Sincere Apology for the Lack of Posts lately

I am truly sorry that I haven't been sharing any deals of any sorts lately.
We are right smack in the middle of a quick move, right before Christmas,
and what's worse is my kids are now off-track. So they are right at my feet
most of the day...
Makes it a little difficult to pack.
The truth is I haven't been shopping much...in face the only shopping I've
really done is Christmas.
I've needed bread for a week, and still haven't made it to the store...
I did run into CVS, so my 6 yr old DS could buy a toy with his money he'd
been saving. So I did sneak in one deal...
3 LG EXCEDRIN...used no Qs, as I was totally unprepared.
38.xx
Paid with my FLEX card...
and earned 10$
I have so much money to still spend on my FLEX...
I was just trying to spend a quick 50...
truth is, I didn't even know about the Excedrin deal, since I haven't
even paid attention to the ads.
I'll post again once I've moved, and am shopping again.
Merry Christmas...and happy shopping.

Leave it to Disney to be so expensive!

But, look at this sweet photo my
hubby took of me. He set it all up,
wouldn't let me look at the setup
until the pic was taken. how sweet,
right?
All coupons are special.
CUT THEM ALL!
have a great week!

a THANKFUL trip to CVS

I met up with a new friend, Ashley at the Norco
CVS on Thursday morning for a lot of freebie
items, and totally scored. I think she did too.
I'll give a quick run down, and
then give you the totals.
the ones in blue are FREE after ECBs.
some of those I MADE money on since I had
great coupons. ( ;) and a nod to my hubby for my papers)
2 CVS pretzels .79 cents each
3 G2 Gatorades 1.49 each
6 Propel waters on closeout .40 cents each (3 not shown)
2 Aussie products 2.99 each
2 Maybelline foundations 8.99 each
1 2pk energy shots 3.99
3 Soft and Dri Deod .99 cents each
5 Right Guard Deod .99 cents each
1 playtex 3.99
2 colgates 2.99 each
1 garnier face wipes 5.99
2 bic soliel razors 5.99 each
1 King size Hershey 1$
2 Phillips headphones 6.98 each
2 altoids 1.50 each
regular total 78.24
- coupons =43.59
paid cash 28.88 oop
earned 74.33 in ECBs
amazing right.?
I love FREE stuff and I'm so thankful for it.
I love all the products i was able to buy yesterday
they are my favorites, except the BICs, but I totally
made money on those, so i'll just give them to my friends
who like them. maybe they'll do a swap with me, once the
venus goes on major sale again?
Do you think I got a SWEET deal? Did you get any deals to
be THANKFUL for on Thanksgiving or BF?
Good luck to you.

Someone threw off my GROOVE at CVS

I messed up today. What was supposed to be 4
transactions, somehow got lumped into 3. This
really made a difference on my OOP. ugh.

1st time: This should have been 2 transactions with what
I was planning to earn ECB wise
3 pkg duracell batteries...21.77
1 Lorea'l AgePerfect...15.99
2 Revlon Nail Polishes...4.99BOGO
total:42.75
coupons used:
3x .75 duracell Q
2$ Lorea'l Q
2$ Revlon Q
PAID 4.27 ECBs, and 35.21 OOP
OUCH...
earned $15(duracell) and $15.99(Lorea'l) ECBs

2nd time other card...
1 Lorea'l...15.99
6 Kleenex...1.49 and BOGO
total: 20.46
coupons used
2$ Lorea'l Q
2x .50 Kleenex/wyb 3
PAID 19.05 OOP
earned $15.99 ECBs (Lorea'l)

3rd time:
3 pkg duracell
total: 21.77
coupons used:
3x .75 duracell
PAID 15.99 ECB(from previous trans.)
3.98 OOP
earned $15 ECBs(duracell)

I think I'm set on batteries for Christmas...woohoo
I walked out of the store with lots of ECBs
15-duracell
15-duracell
15.99 Lorea'l

Learn from my mistake...please.
but the Kleenex is a killer deal.
I paid .57 cents each.
doesn't sound too killer, but they're
the ones with lotion in them....

WAGS with a Friday $5 off of $20

2 separate transactions.
The first:
1 Lorea'l Pro-Age 14.99 Free after Rebate
1 Almay Mascara 6.99 Free after Rebate
1 Revlon Sheer Powder Blush closeout 5.29
total 27.27
- $2 Walgreens Lorea'l Q
- $1 Almay Q
- $2 Revlon Q
- $5/20 Walgreens Q
new total: 19.53
paid 17.59 with GCard
paid 1.94 OOP
Earned 22$ in Rebate.

The Second Transaction:
1 20oz Cherry Coke 1.49
3 Jif Creamy Peanut Butter 3/5$
2 Carefree Pantyliners .99 each
1 Small Honey Bear 1.00
3 Libby Pumpkins .99 each
3 Gifts for Xmas for Kids 12.97 total
total 25.46
-.76 soda Q
-.35 Jif Q x 3
-1$/2 Carefree Q
- $5/20 Walgreens Q
new total: 18.54

so this is how my brain works...I paid 1.94 OOP (cash) and earned 22$ for next months deals.
Thanks Walgreens.
Paid on GC...no OOP

the $5/20 Coupon is only good for Today 11/14 and tomorrow 11/15.
You can use it as many times as you want. But only 1 per transaction. and it has to be the last coupon scanned.
good luck, if you go!

2 more days- FREE $5 Starbucks card...you have a chance to win!

I'm bummed about how most of the Day went yesterday.
The first half of my props and my President didn't go the way I wanted. So, like McCain said, paraphrasing, of course, "we need to back President Elect Obama, and stand together as a nation. Rally together." Isn't McCain so gracious and PRESIDENTIAL? Hmmmm?
I wonder what CHANGE will cost? or mean? I'm a little nervous, and like my Friend, Lauren, I will start praying that Obama will be able to make good decisions for the people of America.

And, here's your chance to enter a giveaway for a FREE $5 Starbucks giftcard.
Visit this CUTE BLOG and enter the giveaway. Good luck.
Hope you have a SWEET day.

12 FREE dog food cans! SWEET!

I visited my local Walmart...and this is what I
got....
2 hooded zip sweatshirts=15.00
1 bag of Dogfood=4.68
12 cans of Mighty Dog=FREE after coupons
1 pumpkin pot holder=1.00
1 halloween bandana=1.00
4 Dove Bodywashes- trial sizes=free + overage after coupons
1 pumpkin cookie cutter=1.23
3 johnson's buddy bars=FREE after coupons
1 black 8x10 picture frame=2.00
4 ouchless headband packs=1.42
1Tshirt=3.00
TOTAL for the trip=36.89
I think this is pretty great for all the dog food plus
the halloween sweatshirts.

What do you stockpile?

Here's my biggest cabinet. Top shelf are some
cleaning products. basically what's opened and
being used...up high so my smallest won't get
into it.
2nd shelf-handsoaps
3rd shelf- deodorants and baby stuff
4th shelf-TEETH
5th shelf-Shampoo and conditioners, including
some baby shampoo
6th shelf-body wash, bars of soap and 1 shower
cleaner refill

This is one shelf in my closet. Left- face wash,
next is lotions, then face wipes and glade candles.

One more of my spots in my closet.
top shelf TP, hair color, kleenex
Middle shelf- women's personal care
bottom shelf- forgot to stock- Diapers.
I have another spot in my room of diapers,
just forgot to reload for the picture.
underneath that shelf, you might be
able to see a gray bin...
this is loaded with food. granola bars,
fruit by the foots and cheerios mixes.
I hide these so my kids can't have them
whenever they want. There's another bin
right to the left of the picture that's filled
with Cereals.
here's my stockpile numbers as of this morning:
32 handsoaps
18 shampoo
14 conditioner
20 toothbrushes
33 toothpastes
19 pads
5 tampons - 2 of those are mega
20 deodorants
15 bodywashes
5 mouthwashes
20 babywashes
19 Johnson's buddy bars
6 bars of soap
3 kids shampoo
17 facial cleansers
14 lotions
11 Hair color
15 Bathroom cleansers
8 Kleenex
4 12pk of TP (not a lot, surprisingly)

my last picture. Under the kids sink. see all my

johnson buddy bars...that's my favorite thing to

stockpile.

Did I miss anything... do you wanna see something

that I didn't share?

a SWEET trip to good ol' Walmart

Ok. a few impulse buys. I must admit.
1 Frying pan-7$
1 purple TShirt for me-3$
2 Halloween carving saws?-2$
4 dove beauty bars-3.88$
2 dove hairsprays-1.86$
6 dove shamp.cond.-5.82$
6 kotex liners-donation-6.00$
4 Febreeze noticables 23.88$
First total 54.02
after 41.75 coupons
new total= 16.41

pretty good right. since the first 3 items=
12$ was impulsive.
i'd say GR8!

another SWEET CVS deal

I forgot to get the free powerade...so I went
back and used my other card, so i could get more
C*A*N*D*Y...
6 johnsons buddies for my DD-5.94-6.00 coupons
2 brachs candy corn
1 powerade
1 BLACK nailpolish for my DD
5 back and body EXCEDRIN=9.95-10.00 coupons
5 extra strength EXCEDRIN=9.95-10.00 coupons
TOTAL: 10.37 OOP
total saved: 56.50
plus i recieved ECBs for
brachs candy-2.58
Powerade-1.69
THAT'S a lot of EXCEDRIN. We need back and
body at our house...
What do you think?

CVS baby and Halloween DEAL

here's the low-down:
1 huggies diapers-9.99
2 huggies wipes -5.58-.50 Q(2)= 4.58
6 Johnsons Baby wash-17.94-3.00 Q(2)=11.94
2 brachs candy corn -2.58
2 glow lights - 1.982 jack o' lanterns -1.98
1 binder(impulse)-3.99
total =37.04-10 ECBs=27.04 OOP
ECBs earned
10$ for diaper deal
2.58 for brachs candy
1.98 for jacks
1.98 for glow lights
I turned around and bought another pack of
diapers=9.99 with the 10$ ecb earned and a pack of
M&Ms=.79 (not shown. ate 'em already)= 1.58 OOP
I think I did pretty good. that's a lot of baby wash.
(It's the only one my FUSSY 6 yr old will use.)

Drugstore Diva- 1 SWEET WAGS deal!

4 crest toothpastes
2 oral b toothbrushes
11.94
used 3/10 WAGS coupon (at my store this week only)
used 2 Manu Qs for toothbrushes-2.00
used IVC -4.00 for Toothpaste
used 4 Manu Qs for toothpaste-3.00
they handed 1 Q back. I guess it wouldn't work.
so I paid
OOP: 1.13$
I think this was a pretty sweet deal.

What I learned?
used toothpaste and toothbrushes as fillers
instead of as a whole transaction themselves...

Want to see more Drugstore Savings?
Visit the "Cent"sible Sawyer's Drugstore Divas!

CVS trippin' for Candy only

not a big deal. but the good thing about this deal is that there's no limit.

GOTTA LOVE a SWEET deal like that.

2 bags of Mars candy for 3$.

Used $1/2 coupon from 10/12 Insert

used 1 ECB

total= 1.08

for 2 bags of fun size skittles. NOT bad. I guess.

I love my WAGS deals.

4 bags Fun size M&Ms=4/1.00 after Rebates and coupons
3 shouts=.75 after rebates and coupons
4 glade odor Carpet cleaners=.50cents overage. money maker
after rebates and coupons
6 windex= .75 cents after rebates and coupons
6 scrubbing bubbles= .75 cents after rebates and coupons
1 energy shots= free after rebate
2 glade candles- free after rebate and coupons
8 glade plug ins= free after rebate and coupons
2 glade refills= free after rebate and coupons

total of 4.75$ for all of this. Oh, but I used another 3/10 WAGS coupon
because my store is new...
so really 1.75$ for all of this....WOW! I'm even amazed at this.

WAGStoRICHES

you should really check out this website! They are the best!

Wanna share your expired coupons, instead of throwing them away?

My friends, Julie, Jennifer and I love to SAVE BIG, and have been looking for this info, so we can help others save big, too. So glad that FromWagstoRiches shared this with us. MyPreciousPennies has the 411.

(isn't that the cutest blog name?)
Go check it all out, you can help others SAVE BIG, too.

Wanna Sneak Peek at the coupons that come on Sunday?

I know you wanna see them...that way you know just how many papers you have to go out and get as extras! I just found this, I've never seen it before, shows how even 6 month newbies (that's me) still find new ways to win this game! Go HERE to check out what comes this week. I'm so excited. Thanks to The Coupon Clippers for the info. You're SWEET!

CVS tonight

There is a great Kimberly-Clark deal this week.
Buy 25$ worth of kleenex, Viva PaperTowels, Cottonelle Toilet Paper, kotex and more...see ad at www.iheartcvs.com for more info.
I had a great emailed coupon 5/30$. So I went to town...
I bought
2 big packs of Viva's 6.49 each
2 big packs of cottonelle 12 rolls each 5.99 each
6 kleenex at 77cents each
and 1 anytizer at 3.50
Used 5/30$
2/10$
2 Viva .50 coupons
2 cottonelle .50 coupons
and 2 .50 cents off wyb 3 kleenex
Paid with 4.99 ECB
19.xx oop
and earned 10 ECBs
not bad, i think...
for need items...

There's only 1 more week of the 2/10$ coupon. So run out
and use it as much as possible.

CVS Q for this weekend only

I checked my coupon email account, and low and behold there was a 5off/30$ coupon for this weekend only.
Go check out your email, to see if you have one too.
Combine with 2/10$ and 2/10$ CVS brand coupon, you could get some pretty SWEET deals.
Good luck.
I'll post my deals, as soon as I go.
go to www.Dealseekingmom.com
or www.couponcravings.com
or www.thecentsiblesawyer.blogspot.com
for more SWEET CVS deals this weekend.

You gotta find a Bread Store

My husband is a little picky about his bread. We really only buy Orowheat...So a while ago, my friend Julie and I found a bread store, and we decided to go again yesterday. (It's in Murrieta, for those of you that live in So. Cal, somewhere near me. It's on Jefferson Street. I'm trying to find the phone number or address for you, but thus far, NO LUCK. ) We TRAVELED, yes I said traveled, about 25 miles away, Freeway the whole way, to go to the Orowheat Outlet. You really gotta find one of these in your area. You get a stamp for every dollar you spend, and when you fill your card up you get 2 free items, plus there is usually a double stamp day...meaning you get double the stamps per dollar you spend. Of course we went on a double-stamp day... our's are Wednesday and Sunday...
I bought 6 loaves of Orowheat Buttermilk, 2 loaves of 7 grain Orowheat, 8 mini loaves of Orowheat Buttermilk (these are only like 4 slices short of a regualar loaf, and more than half the price off) 1 box of Entemann's donuts 99cents, 1 pkg Orowheat Hamb. Buns=24.64
BONUS
1 free orowheat white sandwich bread
1 free Entemann's Raspberry Danish FOR MEEEE!
BOTTOM LINE
20 items for 24.64

*I didn't get a picture before re-organizing my Freezer and puting it all away. But trust me when I say, it takes up almost 1 whole shelf...all for bread. yipee.

My FIRST post

Welcome to my new blog...for all of my brags and highlights of all the shopping trips to CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, Ralphs, Vons and Stater Brothers...there may be more than this...you never know.
I'm just getting started so bear with me.
This is all for fun, and just so I have a place to brag, so all the good deals don't congest my family blog.
Go there sometime, if you wanna see my cute family.
Happy Shopping, and like I always say...
"May the FORCEs be with you...."