Tuesday, July 31, 2012

It's official.....the year is over 1/2 way.......wow, this year is going fast for sure.  Let's quit rushing and enjoy where we are RIGHT NOW!  Easy for me to say, right?

I wanted to remind you all that starting on Friday,  8/3-Sunday, 8/5 is tax free weekend.  This is your opportunity to shop for clothing, shoes and school supplies TAX FREE!  I say every  penny  counts, use your coupons and take full advantage this weekend.  I always go underwear/sock shopping for my husband and myself on this weekend, I replace all of ours...(and I am so glad we didn't get hit by any buses...if you know what I mean???)

Yesterday, I did a couple of small deals at Wags and CVS.  Wags I got ICAPS for $17.49, minus a coupon for $2.50 off AND at $5 register reward!  My husband has to take those for his eyes and they only cost me $9.99 when all was said and done.  Normal price is around $20!  The Dawn Dish soap is on sale at Wags & CVS for .99 each, the small bottles...(I don't care, if I get enough of the small ones cheap enough, who cares how big they are???).  Anyway, I ended up paying .49 each for 4 of those.  The coupon was in last weekends P&G insert...and through today, 7/31 the previous month's P & G is still usable.  Okay, bought that stuff, received a $5 RR, turned around and bought school supplies with that.

CVS had some great deals.  Dummy me, did not have all my coupons with me, so....Head & Shoulders Shampoo was $4.99, we had bogo coupons from the July P & G, then we had $1 off coupons from last weekends P & G.  They would not let me use two $1 coupons with the bogo one, I  tried, but no go.  Anyway, I got 2 of those for $3.99.  Cascade DW gel packs were $4.99, I had a $2/1 that I must have gotten in some special box or something, then we had gotten $1/1 in our P & G for July.  I paid $3.49 each for those.  I also bought some more Dawn Dish soap.  I bought 6 more, with coupons for .25/1, but when I swiped my card at CVS when I got there, I received a coupon for $1/5 Dawns...so, I paid about .57 each.  The CVS coupon helped a lot on that deal!  Don't forget to swipe the machine when you go in!  It's my understanding that through today you can do a deal with Olay items where they come out free.  I have not tried it myself, but if you look online....DivineDealDiva...will tell  you how to do it!

Have a great week.  Check out the deals at Walmart on your school supplies, Target too.  I only go to Target for Freebies........God Bless and happy couponning!   Rhonda Goff

Tuesday 7/24/12

I did a quick Wags run today....had a plan.....that did not work out all the way.  I shopped 2 different Walgreens stores, hoping to at least get a couple of the Venus Olay Razor deals and some of the Stay Free Maxi Pads for FREE.....those were way gone!  Anyway, the first store....had nothing I went in for....this IS just Tuesday, right?  I did come across in their "mark down" aisle, set of 2 Collapsible storage cubes marked down to $2.99.  I had a $1 RR, so I got the 2 storage cubes for around $1 each.

On to the next Wags....online I had seen where at one ladies store, they had marked down the Garnier humidity hair sprays to $1.59 and we had coupons for $1/1...however, this was not the case in my 2 Wags stores.  I am still looking for the Olay Body Butter or Ribbons BW  that were supposed to be marked down to $2.49, I have not found those yet either.  The Stay Free was long gone in this store as well.  I did find one of the Venus & Olay shaving systems for $8.99, we had coupons for $4/1, and then got a RR for $4.  I found 1.  So, I turned my $4 RR around and bought $4 worth of school supplies for our church.  I got 16 #2 pencils for $1.58, 2 pairs of blunt cut kids scissors for .99 each.

Keep your eyes peeled for the Garnier humidity hair sprays, that would be a great deal to get them for .59 each...nice gift bag items.  Also the Olay Body Butter or Ribbons body washes.  If any of you see either of these items marked down, holler.  I will keep looking too.

Not much for today, but gee, after the shop I had last week.....I really didn't expect to have another experience like that again so soon!

Have a great week and God Bless......Rhonda Goff

Friday 7/20/12

Woot woot woot...for the first time ever, Publix paid me to shop!  Here's the blow by blow, I shopped 2 different Publix stores.

#1 Publix on Brannen Field.  Bought 6 Hamburger Helpers bogo,  no coupons, 4 for the Food Pantry at .97 each, bought 6 Chef Boyardee pastas bogo no coupons for .75 each.  Ball Park HB buns, 2/$4, Sara Lee Butter Bread 2/$4, John Frieda Root Awakening shampoo & conditioners, 2 of each, used Publix coupon in the Green flyer for $2/1 and a mfg coupon for $2/1, making those $1.49 each (normal price is $5.79 each), Publix onion soup mix $1.15 no coup, Palmolive Dish soap was bogo, had coups for .25 off each one, making those $1.49 each, the real big aroma ones, 5 Bayer low dose aspirins were $2.63 each, we had coupons for $3 off 1,  I think they were in the SS 6/24, I made .37 each on those, total of $1.85 in the plus column towards my other groceries.  Smart Balance Spray butter was bogo at $1.79 each, no coup.  Huge bag of Publix Pinto Beans were $5.69 no coup, I bought 7 Cover Girl eye shadows that were $2.99 each, had Publix coupon from the green flyer for $1/1 and a mfg coupon for $3/2, making those .49 each....great for my Christmas gift bags!  bought bananas, bought 2 of the Organic Valley 1/2 gal of milk, they were on sale 2/$7, had a coupon for $1.50/2, making those $2.75 each, they are usually much higher than that.  All in all, I spent $48.55 for $125.89 in goods...saving a whopping $77.34.  I also used one of my $5/$30 WD coupons.

#2 Publix at Normandy Crossing.  I mainly stopped in here to burn off the rest of my  Bayer Aspirin coupons and my Cover Girl Coupons.  I bought 10 Bayer Aspirins at $2.63 each, had mfg coupons for $3/1 so I made .37 each times 10 or $3.70 in my plus column!  I bought 1 Cover Girl Eye Shadow at $2.99, with the Publix coupon from the green flyer, and my mfg coupon, that came to .49.  I bought 1 CG beauty tool for $2.99, after coupons it was .49, bought 2 CG aloe emery board sets for $2.19 each, after the Publix coup for $1/1 and the mfg coupon for $3/2, those were free and I made .62 on the 2.  I bought 4 CG Salon Shaper nail kits for $2.19 each, I made .62 on each of those.  Bought Orville Redenbacher Pop corn that was bogo for $5.19 and 2 Milky Way candy bars $1.59 each, had a coupon for $1 off 2, or $1.09 each, had over $50 in goods, so I used one of my $5/$55 WD coupons.  When all was said and done, PUBLIX OWED ME .64!  HA HA.  I finally did it!  When the cashier finished with me, she called the manager over....she said I don't know what to do, it says we owe her .64?  The manager said pay the lady her .64!  And they did.

I love having a day when you find everything you go after and make money to boot!  What could be better.  All told I ended up with $187.08 in goods for $48.55!  Not a bad day....let's see, I think that comes out to 74% Savings!  My best EVER!  I am totally stoked over this, get out there and get some of these deals.  My husband and I both, on the advice of our doctors, take 1 low dose  aspirin per day, that's 60 aspirins per month, which can get a little pricey.  Now, I've got enough for 3 months at least for FREE!  You gotta love that.

Have a great weekend and God Bless!  Rhonda Goff

Thursday 7/19/12

Hi all, I've been  looking over the Publix ad, not seeing lots....again.  I was planning to shop today, but the weather turned ugly before I could get gone, I'll try again tomorrow.  Here are some of the things I intend to try tomorrow.  Remember now, I haven't done these yet and I may have to go to several stores to get them done if at all.

Hamburger Helpers are bogo at .96 each, I can find no coupons anywhere, but at that price I will get some for the Church Food Pantry.  Same goes for the Chef Boyardee canned pastas...bogo at .74 each.  Palmolive Dish Soap is bogo at $1.74 each, I printed a couple of coupons from their site for .50/1.  The others we received from SS on 6/24 are expired...of course they are.  Organic Valley Milk is $3.50 per 1/2 gal., on the Organic Valley site there are coups for $1.50/2.  John Frieda Root Awakening Shampoo is $5.49, there is a Publix coup in the Green advantage flyer for $2/1 and a mfg coup for $2/1, making those $1.49 each.  Bayer Aspirins are reportedly $2.49-$2.99, 20 - 36 count.  We have a coupon from the SS on 6/24 for $3 off 1....making those free or if they are $2.49, we will make .51 per bottle on those.  Cover Girl Aloe Emory Boards, 10ct are $2.19, (need to also look at shadow for $2.99 and clippers for $2.39).  There is a Publix coupon in the Green Advantage flyer for $1 off 1 Covergirl item, and we got P & G coupons on 7/1 for $1/1 or $3/2 Covergirl items.  There is also a $10/$50 gas card coupon in the Publix flyer.  And don't forget for those of you who bought the Jacksonville coupon books, divide your groceries into 1-$50 group and use 1-$5/$30 WD coupon (we're using $50 to cover our gas card) and then do another deal of $30 and use another WD $5/$30.  When we get our Sunday paper this week, look for a $2 off Schick Quattro for Women coupon.  Those will still be on bogo at Publix on Sunday-Wednesday for $3.49 each, with the $2/1 coupon, they will only cost us $1.49 each.  Okay, that's my plans..but they can change once you get into the store, right?

I hope you all have a great rest of the week.  God Bless....Rhonda Goff

Saturday 7/14/12

I didn’t buy a ton today, but did just okay.  Shell gasoline stop first…..I had .45 per gallon off my gas….thank you Winn Dixie!.  2nd stop, Publix.  Needed milk and eggs of course, and found we needed to replace our night lights.  We have no street lights, so if you get up in the middle of the night here, it is pitch black.  I bought 2 of the Springer Mountain Farms whole chickens (no antibiotics and fed only vegetables) and used 2 of my $1.50 off coupons.  Morning Star Farms veggie foods were bogo at $4.39 for 2.  I bought 4, different kinds of veggie burgers, we had the black bean ones for lunch.  In Red Plum on 6/24 we got .75/1 coupons.  There are 4 burgers in each package, they came out to $1.44 per package, or .36 per burger.  The black bean ones were pretty good!  Super Pretzels were bogo (the soft pretzels in the freezer case), I bet I have a ton of those coupons, of course mine were all expired, but not a bad deal for 6 big pretzels at $1.59 per package, or .27 per pretzel!  Main reason I went today was for the 8 O’clock coffee which was bogo.  I only had enough coupons to buy 6, normally I would have bought a lot more, but they came out to $2.66 per bag, which is not bad for coffee.  Land o Frost Premium lunch meats were $3.49 per pound after coupons from  RP 6/24.  Smithfield bacon was 3 for $10, only bought 2 of those.  Had no coupons for those.  Milk bone dog biscuits….the great big huge boxes of them….they were bogo at $6.99 for 2, had coupons for $1.50/2 from RP 6/24.  Those came out at $2.75 each.  They had some really nice asparagus, Kale  and the Ranier Cherries were bogo.  Then I also bought some school supplies for my daughter for college.  The 4 packs of Sharpie markers were bogo at $1.54 per package of 4.  Bic mechanical pencils….10 in a pack, were $1 per pack.  Crayola crayons were .33 for the 24 pack…those will go into the church pantry/supply closet.  Bought the Pilot gel writers for bogo at $2.99 or $1.50 for 2 pens!  Those are for me.  Found a huge box of oatmeal by Mornflake that was in the mark down basket for $2.25, normally $5.  At any rate, I spent $132.58 and saved $94.47!  I also used one of my $5 off $30 Winn Dixie coupons.

Next stop, Winn Dixie.  I didn’t have a lot of coupons for WD, but I went mainly to buy the bogo chuck roasts.  I bought 4 to put in the freezer.  This is the WD on Normandy, I will say their meat is not as nice as the Argyle WD.  Bought Frosty Paws for the girls (dogs) I figured they could enjoy a cool treat too.  Edys fruit juice bars were $3.50 per package.  Bought some basil, grits, pretzels, baked beans etc. etc.  I spent $70.91 and saved $32.61.  Not a horrible day, but not one of my best.

Do check out those Morning Star Farms veggie burgers at Publix and the bogo chuck roasts at WD.

Hopefully, there will be better savings next week!  God Bless and have a great rest of the weekend.
Rhonda Goff

Monday 7/9/12

Hi all, I did a quick Wags,Winn Dixie and CVS run this morning.  Having company shrunk our paper products supply, so I was in dire need of TP and Paper Towels.  Fortunately, there were some half way decent deals on them!  First stop...Wags.  They had Charmin Ultra 6 roll packs for $3.99, we had .25/1, those came to .62 per roll, not great but we needed it.  Cottonell 12 roll pack was $5., there was a $1/1 coupon in the July Wags booklet and we had a mfg for .50/1, so those came out to .29 per roll.  Viva paper towels were 6 roll pkg. for $5.99, there was a Wags coupon in the booklet for $1/1 and we had mfg for .25/1, so those came out to .79 per roll.  Zest 3pack of soaps were $1.99, we just got coupons for .50 off 1, making those .50 per bar.  Not too bad.  12 inch Red Barron Pizzas were $2.99 each, no  coupons, but not a bad price none the less.  Spent $32.40 and saved $20.10 for The Pizza's, 12 bars of soap, 24 rolls of TP and 12 rolls of Viva paper towels.  I didn't think that was too awfully bad.

Next stop, Winn Dixie.  They had 9 rolls of Angel soft TP for $3.99, we had a coupon for .25/1 making those .42 per roll.  They had Sparkle paper towels 6 roll pack for $3.99 per package, making those .66 per roll.  Land o Lakes stick margarine was bogo  at $1.15 per package, all of my coups were expired for those, but I needed them.  Out of Osteo Biflex, those were $20.99, Kraft shredded cheese was bogo, I needed brown sugar and chocolate chips for my brownies on Thursday night for WM meeting.  After coupons and my $5 of $50 coupon, I spent $52.71 and saved $29.18.

Next stop, CVS.  My main goal at CVS was that they had my Purex Crystals Fabric softener on bogo!  I printed coupons from the Purex FB page and also from coupons.com for $1/1.  I bought 4 at $2.85 each, they are normally anywhere from $6-$7.69 each no matter where I look for them.  This was a great deal for me.  I have tried the downey crystals and the others out there and the smell doesn't last very long in your clothes.  The Purex in my sheets especially, I can smell for several days.  It's really a nice fragrance.  My husband's Old Spice Deodorant was 2/$5, had coupons for $2 off 2, and when I ran my card through the EB machine, I got a CVS coupon for $2 off any deodorant purchase of $6 or more.  I bought 4 of the old spice and they ended up at $1 each.   CVS kitchen garbage bags were bogo, they have the draw string and they have a nice clean smell to them.  I spent $25.21 and saved $30.49.

Not a bad day I don't think.  There were actually some decent sales this week, check southernsavers.com and see what she thought were good deals.  At least I don't have to worry about TP or paper towels for a while!

Have a great week and I'll see ya when I see ya!  God Bless.....Rhonda Goff

Monday 7/2/12

I just had a couple of things to bring to your attention.

 Walgreens Deal

Buy (2) Olay Creme Ribbons or Body Butter Body Wash $2.49 (Reg. $4.99)
$3/2 Olay Bath Bars, Body Wash or In-Shower Body Lotion, exp. 7/31/12 (P&G 07/01/12)
TOTAL = $.99 each  I have not checked this out, but I plan to.  These make great gift bag stuffers.
There is also a $10 rebate form on Wildforwags.com if you spend $30, you get a $10 rebate!

Secondly, just wanted to alert you to "Tax Free Shopping" is coming up on August 3, 4 and 5th.  Clothing, shoes and school supplies!  Once a year, I go and buy my husband and myself all new underwear and socks during tax free days.  Start gathering coupons for places like Target, Bealls and Kohls, famous footwear that will not expire before the tax free dates.  You could score some great deals, my daughter was in town last year, and with our coupons and the tax free status, we were able to outfit her for the coming year for college and saved a bundle.  Office Max usually has some great deals during this time as well.   If you need computer paper and ink cartridges, great time to stock up.

I did a Publix run today also, but I have not put it together yet.  I'll post when I do.

God Bless, have a great week.   Rhonda Goff