Wednesday 1/16/13

Did a run to Walmart today.  Our Women's Ministry group is going to do a shower for one of the locations (unknown to us) for one of the safe houses for the young ladies who have been sold into sexual slavery.  At any rate, we are couponing and trying to come up with things like pads, tampons....anything that would help these young women.  I hit a bonanza at Walmart today!  Poise fresh up towlettes were $2.97 per package, we had MFG Q from Smartsource on Sunday, 1/13 for $3 off one, I got 4 of those and made .12.  They had Kotex panty liners on sale for .94 per package, we had MFG Q from SS 1/13 for 1.50/2, got those for .19 per package, 8 of those....Yeah, all for the shower.  Found other good deals at Walmart today.  Addicted to saving site had a coupon you could print for $2.00 off a 3 lb bag of grapefruit, I got a 5 pound bag of pink for $1.78.  Ruffies Trash bags were 1.62, had a MFG Q for $1.50/2, making those .87 per package.  I printed that Q on coupons.com.  Old Spice Deod was $2.00, I had Q for $1 off 2, making those 1.50 each.  I just ate an entire can of Margaret Holmes canned tomatoes, corn & okra.....man was that good!  We have Margaret Holmes canned goods Q from a long time ago, don't remember exactly when we got them but they are good until May!  They had a great variety of Margaret Holmes canned goods in Walmart, and each can was .98, our Q were for ..35 off each one, making those only .63 per can.  Bought milk and ground turkey, stuff for Chile, paper towels...can't seem to catch a break on paper products.   All in all I think I did really well.  Total before coupons was $117.09, after Q's, it was $85.84.  .27 percent savings, I've done better but not lately, but it's still dollars in my pocket that they did not get!  That's a win to me.  How to figure your percent of savings?  Divide your total amount saved by the total value (before your coupons) and that gives you your percentage of savings.  Okay, have a good day and rest of week, I think that will do it for me for this week.  IF you have ladies items that you would like to donate somewhere, we have a place for them.  Let me know and I will arrange to get them.  God Bless and save some $$$.

Rhonda Goff

Monday 1/14/13

I am so sorry I haven't posted for some time, hopefully I can get back to it.  I shopped today at Wags & CVS.  If you have not already done so, sign up for your Wags balance rewards card, after using it, I like it much better than the Register Rewards program.  You can spend your bonus points on whatever you like, no restrictions.  (Except tobacco & prescriptions I think)  Good deal.  1,000 bonus points is actually $1 in the grand scheme of things.  They want you to have accrued at least 5,000 to use a $5 off bonus, and 10,000 to use a $10 off bonus.

Total at Wags I did 2 deals.  First one was Cottonelle bath tissue was $5 for a 12 pack and if you bought 2, you got a 1,000 point bonus AND I had mfg.coups for .50 off each one.  All said and done, I paid .33 per roll for the TP.  They had Lindsey Olive coupons in the Wags flyer for .99 per can.  Then in preparation for cold & flu season, I bought a box of Mucinex for $19.99 (normally $22.99) had a coupon for $2 off 1, which I printed from the FB  Mucinex site and I received 3,000 points for buying the item.  I spent $28.97 for $35.99 in goods and went forward with 4,000 bonus points (or $4.00).

2nd deal, they had Poise & Depend pads 10.99 per package, bought 1 of each for $21.98, used a $4/1 coupon that printed when I did my first wags deal and I had a mfg. for $1 off the other from SS 1/13, then I used $5 or 5,000 of my bonus rewards points (I already had some accrued plus the 4,000 I earned in the first deal, bringing my total to $13.52 saving me $8.56.  Not bad.

CVS was next and I mainly went for the Dawn Dish Soaps, we had coupons from Jan. Proctor & Gamble flyer for .50 off the Dawn hand care and .25 off the regular dawn.  My supplies were low, so I bought 5 of each at .99 each, after coupons they  were .61 each.  These are the small 9 ounce bottles, but they run this sale all the time with Dawn or Palmolive and it works out really well for me.

Okay, that's what I did today.  Let me know if you all find some savvy deals.

God Bless......Rhonda Goff

Tuesday 11/13/12

Did some drop in shops today.  I used my first $5 Bonus Rewards at Walgreens.  They had some decent deals, however, our Wags was out of the Lindsey Olives for .99, which there is a printable coupon on the coupons.com site for $1/1 can of Lindsey Olives.  I bought the boxes of Cheese it crackers for .99...no coupon involved.  My best deal there was the Breathe Right Nasal Strips....in the Wags November booklet is a coupon for $2 off each box (which worked on the 10 count) and we have coupons for $1.50 off the 10 count boxes.....got 3 boxes for $4.49 per box.  Used my $5 bonus rewards...the cashier gives you the option to use them or save them, then you just have to approve it on the machine.  Pretty easy.

Dollar Tree....I love it there at Christmas Time.  I bought a few stocking stuffer type things, some kitchen Christmas rugs for $1 each....I've bought the nicer rugs in the past, after a wash I ended up throwing them away anyway, so $1 is fine for a couple of months.  Got some Christmas storage containers, Spic N Span spray, Palmolive bath soap, 3 bars for $1...we love that soap.  Got some Disney paint sets for some little people I know and some marshmallow suckers for their Christmas goodie bags!  Came out with 24 items for $24 plus tax.  Not bad.  Dollar Tree still has the Libby's canned fruits and veggies for .75 each and we just got new coupons again for $1/4 again.  It's my understanding that we may get them even cheaper at Dollar General starting on Sunday....keep an eye out.  Would love to buy 16 cans for less than .50 each, wouldn't you?

Big Lots next....no, they STILL don't take coupons, but they had 2 of the 3.5 ft lit trees for beside your front door for $40 for the 2.  They are prelit and flocked, they were really cute little trees.  Bought some Honey roasted peanuts for a boy I know who thinks you can't have Thanksgiving without them...Bob's Mill unbleached natural flour and natural Tapioca pudding beads and a new Christmas Gate Hanger.

Publix has our Truvia sweeteners for $3.99 (40 ct. box) and we have $2/1 coupons.  Can't remember where they are from, but my friend Dianna will want to take advantage of that too.

TGIF snacks were $1 each.  Bought all my ingred for my snack mix....not a cheap endeavor by any means, but I had coupons for most of the crackers and things...  Hidden Valley Ranch dry dressings were 3/$5, wish I'd had a coupon.  Here is my really great deal....I've been using the Nicorette Losenges to quit smoking, we have $10/1 package coupons and I used my $5/$55 WD coupon for those.  Hopefully, this should be my last package of those...I've been quit now for 51 days!  These should take me up through the end.  Thank God!  I've already saved around $300!  If  you need to know how I did, email me and I will hook you up with the program I used.

I don't imagine I will be doing much more shopping before Thanksgiving, as we are going to our daughter's in NC for the holiday.  My next shop will be in Shelby, NC!  I wish you all wonderful Thanksgiving memories and just take the time to be Thankful, we have much and others have so little.  I will also be thanking God for my coupon shopping endeavors too, sometimes He leads me right to a great deal!  Happy Thanksgiving to you all and God Bless you...
Rhonda Goff

Friday 11/9/12

Did a quick Publix run on Friday to pick up on a few things they had on sale.  Haven't been too impressed with anyone's sales here lately.  This sale runs through Wednesday 11/14 if you want to do some of these deals yourselves.

Suave Body Lotions were bogo at $3.21 for 2, had coupons from RP 10/14 for $2/2 which made those .60 each.  Betty Crocker Potatoes were bogo at $1.99 for 2, had .50/2 which I printed on coupons.com, making those .75 each.  Halls Cough Drops were bogo $1.69 for 2, had coupons from SS 11/4 for $1/2 making those .35 each.  Kraft Stove Top stuffing was bogo at $1.69 for 2, printed coupons from coupons.com for $1/2 making those .34 each.  Campbells cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soups were bogo at $1.33/2, had coupons for $1/4 coupons.com or SS 11/4 for .35/4.  Those ended up at .58 each.  I use these in EVERYTHING so I stocked up with 16 of them.  Progresso broth was bogo at $2.59, searched high and low for coupons and found none, so those were $1.29 each without coupons.  Except for some things to make soup (fresh veggies), milk and bread, that was about it for last week.  Hopefully there will be better deals this week.  The coupons we got on Sunday 11/11 were much better than I've been seeing.

I've not been too impressed with Wags new system, Cvs has been better lately...although I've not shopped either unless I just had to have something.  This weeks ads look a little better to me.  Will let you know if I find any good deals for us.  Let me know if you find any as well.

Okay, seems to me we are rushing things a bit this year, more so than normal.  I saw my first Salvation Army Bell Ringer in front of Publix on Friday???  Really???  I thought those came out after Thanksgiving?  I've also seen on line where everyone seems to be posting their Black Friday deals early???  Really?  I find this a bit annoying.....can't we just enjoy Thanksgiving and being Thankful before we jump into Christmas???  Just a thought.

God Bless and take a moment to just be Thankful!    Rhonda Goff

Saturday 10/27/12

I did well earlier in the week, our church needed candy for our Fall Festival, so I shopped the Wags sales with my coupons and got a ton of candy and saved $27.  I also earned a ton of reward points, which I need to find out how to use them????  I haven't done that yet.

Yesterday, I shopped the Publix sales.  Here's a few of my better deals.  Bear in mind, getting ready for our Thanksgiving trip to North Carolina, and we always take a load of goodies to the kids when we go to stay.
Totinos Pizzas....my son in law loves them...were 4/$5...found coups on Coupons.com for $1/4, making those $1 each.  Totinos Pizza rolls were bogo at $4.29 for 2 bags, had coupons for .40/2, big whoop right?, coupon from 8/5 SS made those $1.95 per bag.  Caribou Ground Coffee was bogo at $9.99 for 2, had coupons from SS 9/16 for $2/1, making those $2.99 per bag.  Libbys Skinny fruits were $1ea, had coupons from RP 8/26 for $1/4, making those .75 each.  Bar S hotdogs were bogo at $1.49 for 2, had coupons for .75/2 making those .37 per package.....whoo hoo.  McCormick spices were NOT on sale, but had a coupon (coupons.com) for $1.75/2, so those were a better than normal deal.  Activia yogurts were 4pk for $2, had coupons from SS 9/16 for .75/1, making those $1.25 each.  Bounty paper towels and Charmin Bath Tissue were $10.99 for the big packages....don't normally buy them because the coupons are like .25/1...big deal...but there is a promotion going on through 10/31 where if you spend $30 on P & G products in 1 shopping trip, you can earn a free set of Pink cooking utensils.  The set last year was a baking set and was really nice.  The forms are behind the counter at customer service and their are a ton of different products that qualify.  I also bought the Aussie hair care and Herbal Essence hair care products were were on sale for 2/$5, had coupons $1/1from RP 10/7, making those $1.50 each.  Those will go into some of my Christmas gift bags.  Publix brand onion soup mix (which is just as good as Liptons) was only .99 each.  I bought some meat and vegetables & fruits also and the fixins for Chile for Fla/Ga game too.

I felt like the shop was a pretty good one...although I spent more than I have in a long time!!!  However, I saved $140.08, spent $201.64.

Also, don't forget about Dollar Trees, from what I've been reading, some folks are doing pretty well there with coupons.  Need to check them out every so often.  Have a great rest of the weekend.  God Bless....Rhonda Goff

Thursday 10/18/12

Well, I didn't really shop last week, just picked up a few things here and there....big mistake!  You know how that goes.  I did Publix today with the newest ad and did fairly well.

Bought Jingo's....boy are they good, of course almost anything Peppridge Farm puts their name on is good!  They were 2 boxes for $4, I had coupons for $1/1 making them $1 per box.  Tombstone Pizzas were bogo, did not have a coupon, bought them anyway for $3.15 each.  Eckrich Sausage was bogo, $2.99/2 and I printed coupons from coupons.com for 55/1 making those .94 each.  Fructise shampoo and conditioners were $2.99 each, had coups for $1/1 from RP 10/21, making those $1.99 each.  Playtex Tampons were bogo for $4.59 for 2, had $1/1 (printed from coupons.com), making those $1.29 each.  Bought Bridgeford frozen bread dough to make my cinny buns or should I say "sinny" buns, no coupon.  Fab laundry soap was bogo $3.99/2 and I had coupons for $1.50 off/3....bought 6 for $1.49 each.  Coupons were in the SS 9/30.  Finish DW soaps were bogo for the Gel caps and the Quantum, coupons from SS 10/14....50/1 of the gelcaps and .75/1 of the Quantums.  They ended up at 6.99 for 2, bought 4, 2 of each, for $2.87 each.  Angel Soft tissue was 2 4-roll packs of the double rolls for $5, we had .25/1, they cost me .56 per roll.  Glade Candles were 2/$5, printed coupons off coupons.com for $1/2, making those $2 each.  Lysol wipes were bogo and this included the ones with the scrubby stuff on one side for $4.89 for 2, had coups from SS 10/14 for .50 off 2 (Big Whoop, could they spare it?) making those $2.19 each.  Getting ready for cold & flu season, Coridican HBP products were $5.69 each, got coups from SS last weekend for $3/1, so only paid $2.69 for those. Bought a roast, deli lunch meat, cheese, flour and brown sugar, potatoes...all with no coupons.  I won't be buying laundry soap or dishwasher soap for a good long time!  I also used my $5/$55 WD coupon, so that helped.  Spent $139.27 for $233.86 in groceries.  I felt very successful.  I hope you'all do well too.  Maybe sales are picking up a bit for us.

That's it for me this week, God Bless and shop smart, I know you all do.  Rhonda Goff

Tuesday 10/2/12

My shop from Monday, 10/1 is as follows.  Not everything that I listed on the previous blog worked out....I forgot that it was October, so my September P & G coupons were gonners....oh well, I did okay anyway.

First stop, CVS, first off, when I ran my card through the machine, I got a ton of coupons and one for $3.50 off anything.    Deal 1 They had Soft soap body washes $3.50 each, we had coupons from this past Sunday for .50/1, making those $6.00, I had an ECB left from the other week for $4, making my oop $2, and got back $4 ECB.  I had to include a filler item to make the coupons come out right.  Deal 2, I needed a personal care item that was $12.79, used my $3.50 coupon and my $4 ECB from the previous deal used a filler item and spent $6.38.  Total spent was $9.27 for $24.75 in products.

Next stop was Walmart.  I bought the campbells good for cookin soups were $1 each, had coupons for .40/4 coupons from SS 9/16 making those .90 each.  Don't know about you, but I use those in everything and .90 isn't half bad for them.  They had Heinz Homestyle beans for $1 each, we had coupons for .50/2 from SS 9/23, making those .75 each.  Carnation canned milk (for our holiday baking) was .98 each, we had coups for .50/2 from RP 9/30 making those .73 each.  The Orange Crush and Sierra mist was supposed to be $1, I found that it was NOT.  I'll check back later on that.  Estracell Sponges were 2 in a package for .97, we have coups for .50/2 package making those .72 for 2 sponges.  Stayfree Pads....2 different types 14-24 count were $2.86, we have coups for $2/1 from SS 8/26 making those .86 each.  Cover Girl powder puffs/sponge puffs were $2.94, we have coups for $3/2 from P & G  Oct, making those $1.44 each.  Dove mens body wash was $3.47, we have coupons for $2/1 from RP 9/30 (I think) making those $1.47.  Total before coupons was $84.46, after coupons was $57.26, not too bad.  Was able to get some things for Food Pantry.

Publix next.....Uncle Bens 5 pound bags of rice was bogo at $7.79 for 10 pounds!  I printed a coupon from coupons.com for $1/3 Uncle Bens Products, so I bought 6 bags of rice 30 pounds for $21.37 and was able to use my $5/30 WD coupon when all was said and done, so the rice cost me about .55 per pound.  2 bags for us, 2 bags for Ashley and 2 bags for Food Pantry.  The other thing I went for was the Swanson Flavor Boosts, Publix had them 2/$3 (each package holds 4 of them), there was a Coupon in the Yellow flyer for $2 off 4 of the items and we have coupons for .50 off each....bottom line is they costs us .50 for 4 in the package and they had several different flavors.  Bought a couple of other things I needed, but only spent $31.61 for $73.90 in food.

I felt the day went pretty well.  I still haven't been over to Wags to sign up for my new card or to shop, they just really haven't had anything on sale to temp me!  Maybe next week.  Okay, have a great week, the Publix rice deal I think ends tomorrow and the Swanson stuff goes through 10/12 I think.  Check it out.

God Bless...............Rhonda Goff