Couponing Gyrls

Today is the last day of the weekly ad so I had to finish up my deals.

4- California pizzas @ $6.49/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
4- Jimmy dean delights @ $6.59/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
6- Banquet sausages @ $1.99/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
1- Breyers ice cream @ $3
4- Lean cuisine salad additions @ $2/ea
2- Fresh express salads @ $4.09/ea
2- French's honey mustard dipping sauce @ $1/ea
2- Glad cling wrap @ $1.69/ea
2- Kikkoman soy sauce @ $1.39/ea
2- Kikkoman seasoning packets @ $.89/ea
Bananas @ .41

Total before coupons: $61.66
Total after coupons: $21.47

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon, PQ- Publix coupon

$3/30 purchase PQ
4- $1.50/1 California pizza kitchen MQ
4- $2/1 Jimmy dean delights MQ
2- $1/3 Banquet MQ
1- $1/1 Breyers PQ
3- $.75/1 Lean cuisine MQ + (1) $1/1 lean cuisine MQ
2- Free salad when you buy lean cuisine Target Q (used as competitor coupon)
2- $.75/1 French's honey mustard MQ
2- $1/1 Glad MQ + (2) $.75/1 Glad PQ
4- $1/1 Kikkoman MQ

We went to Publix today to get in on this free chicken deal. The deal is you buy 3 select P&G items (I chose Tide) and you get the Publix rotisserie chicken for free! Cannot wait to eat dinner tonight!

3- Tide @ $5.99/ea
1- milk @ $3.79
2- South beach bars @ $2.99 (BOGO)
1- coleslaw @ $1.69
1- chicken @ 7.39
10- Beechnut fruities @ $.99/ea set of 2 (BOGO)..used my raincheck to get them BOGO

Total before coupons: $38.78
Total after coupons: $5.85

Today I decided to go to K-Mart to buy my daughter some kids vitamins. I had a free $5 credit on my K-mart shop your way card. If you don't have a k-mart card, I suggest you sign up for one. It's free and you earn points back on your purchases but most of all from time to time they just randomly give you free money!! Yes I said free money, last year I received $3, $5, and even $10 (multiple times!) to spend on anything! So anyways while we're at checkout, the lady makes an announcement about all the Christmas clearance being $.10 today! Yeah, we jumped out of line and went to check it out. My mom has always told me stories about how a few years ago she got wrapping paper at K-Mart for $.10 and I always told her yeah right I don't believe it. Well today she proved me wrong lol.

1- Kids vitamin @ $8.99
9- wrapping papers @ $.10/ea
1- box of cards @ $.10

Total before credit: $9.99
Total after credit: $4.99

Well I was a day late on reading about this deal and of course had to go hunting for it because others beat me to it. I finally found a Publix with 7 left.

7- EAS Lean 15 bars @ $0.99/ea

Total before coupons: $6.93
Total after coupons: -$0.07 ..they paid me to take it!

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon

7- $1/1 EAS MQ

Did a quick Publix trip today, the new ad was so-so and nothing producing overage so boo. Because of all the past deals with overage, we were saving 90% and up, now it's back to about 50% savings.

4- California pizzas @ $6.49/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
2- Jimmy dean delights @ $6.59 (BOGO)
4- Banquet sausages @ $1.99/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
2- Whole fruit bars @ $3.59 (BOGO)
1- Breyers ice cream @ $3
1- Yoplait parfait @ $2.39

Total before coupons: $32.53
Total after coupons: $16.00 (tax included)

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon, PQ- Publix coupon

$3/30 purchase PQ
4- $1.50/1 California pizza kitchen MQ
2- $2/1 Jimmy dean delights MQ 
1- $1/3 Banquet MQ
2- $0.50/1 Whole fruit MQ
1- $1/1 Breyers PQ
1- $0.75/1 yoplait MQ 

Today we decided to take a trip down south to the outlet mall. This mall happened to have a Bath & body works outlet..like the REAL outlet. Not the regular store that happens to be inside of an outlet mall..this was the real deal! I went crazy in there! Everything pictured above was broken up into 3 separate transactions so I could use some $10/30 coupons. Total for everything after coupons was $68 but I had some money left on a Christmas gift card so I paid $47 out of pocket.


Since we were far down south I decided to see if there was a Toysrus or Babiesrus around so I could hunt for more free diapers. This store had a ton of the $10 diapers but they did something different. Instead of getting a regular $20 gift card back, they gave a promotional gift card..which means that you can't use it until 6 hrs later :(  What a shame because I was going to buy like 6 more boxes..oh well you win some, you lose some. At least I ended up with a total of 6 boxes.


Our final stop was at Publix. Today is the last day of the weekly ad, the new ad starts tomorrow so I had to go to Publix to finish up this weeks deal. They had no beechnut fruities which was what I needed to get to $30 and it would have given some great overage too. Because of that missing item, it messed up my transaction, I was going to pay $.17 OOP for everything. But this is how it went instead...

2- Haagen-dazs ice cream @ $4.09 (BOGO)
4- Birds eye voila meals @ $5.15/ea set of 2 (BOGO) this particular publix had higher prices too
2- Rudi's bread @ $3.99 (BOGO)

Total before coupons: $18.38
Total after coupons: $3.29

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon, PQ- Publix coupon

1- BOGO haagen-dazs MQ
4- $1.75/1 bird's eye voila MQ 
2- $2/1 rudi's MQ

Last night I read a tip about getting these diapers for a great deal. Basically the deal is that you buy 2 boxes (it has to have over 72+ diapers per box) and then you get back a $20 Toysrus/Babiesrus gift card. Notice that these boxes have the $10 special value pack banner in the top right corner, only these boxes are ringing up at $10/ea!

So it went like this..buy 2 boxes, pay $20 plus tax ($21.20) and get back a $20 gift card, then buy 2 more boxes and use the $20 gift card you earned and pay tax only ($1.20) and get back another $20 gift card! The only problem is finding these special boxes. I went searching at 4 different stores and found 2 at one store and 2 at another. The good thing about these boxes is that inside they have coupons, one of the coupons is for $6 off babiesrus brand diapers. I read that you could use them on this deal but the 2nd store that I went to said that I couldn't use the coupons and get the $20 gift card, it was one or the other..so I chose the gift card. Still a good deal! I mentioned this because it's worth a try trying to use the $6 coupons. If I decide to go hunting for more, I will try to use them again! Another thing to note is that Toysrus carries diapers too and I had better luck finding the diapers there instead of Babiesrus (they were sold out at the 2 I checked).


I received an email from Victoria's Secret this morning for a coupon for $10 off the new Pink bralette and another coupon for a free Pink cheekster panty with any Pink purchase. The fine print said that the $10 coupon can be combined with Angel reward cards. I just so happened to receive my $10 Angel reward card last week for all my shopping during Christmas and they also mailed a coupon for a free lacie thong (no purchase necessary). This new bralette costs $24.50, I had $20 off, got the free cheekster panty, and free lacie thong and only paid $4.77! What a deal!

We went to Publix today, I put together a nice $30+ transaction. I still have 1 more transaction to do at Publix, will attempt that one probably tomorrow.

6- Barilla veggie pastas @ $1.50/ea
2- Rudi's bread @ $3.99 (BOGO)
4- Lindsay olives @ $1.99/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
2- Bird's eye Voila meals @ $4.99 (BOGO)
2- Lean cuisine salad addition meals @ $2/ea
1- Fresh express salad mix @ $2.99
10- Beechnut fruities @ $.99/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
1- package of porkchops (not pictured) @ $6.44

Total before coupons: $40.34
Total after coupons: $3.85

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon, PQ- Publix coupon

$3/30 purchase PQ
2- $1/3 barilla veggie pasta MQ and 6 $1/1 barilla PQ
2- $2/1 rudi's MQ
4- $1/1 lindsay olives MQ
2- $1.75/1 bird's eye voila MQ
2- $1/1 lean cuisine MQ
1- Free fresh express salad when buying 2 lean cuisine Target coupon (used as competitor)
6- $1/1 beechnut MQ and 4 $.75/1 beechnut MQ  

My CVS turns on the new weekly ad after 4pm on Saturdays, so I couldn't wait to run out and do my coke deal!

6- 12 pks of Coca-Cola @ $2.50/ea
6- 12 pks of Sprite @ $2.50/ea

Total before coupons:  $31.80 (tax included)
Total after coupons: $6.82 plus earned $10 CVS cash card for spending $30

Used 1 coupon for a free 12 pk (auto-deducted $4.99), $9.99 ecb earned from this deal here and used $10 cvs cash card earned from this deal here 

We had a productive day, we of course went to Publix. I had 6 Sundown coupons leftover and today is the last day for the deal so I decided to go hunting for more! Went to a different Publix and somehow found 6, they were all over the place but I got em!

1- milk @ $3.79
1- tater bites @ $2.49
2- rudi's bread @ $3.99 (BOGO)
1- yoplait light parfait @ $2.39
6- sundown vitamins @ $3.59-$3.99/ea
bananas @ $0.42
apples @ $1.90

Total before coupons: $38.12
Total after coupons: $3.37



Our 2nd and 3rd stop was Bath & Body Works, we went to 2 different ones. We used the facebook offer they posted for a free mini valentine's lotion, all you do is claim the offer on facebook, they send it to your email and you just show it on your smartphone at the store. One location was out of the valentine's lotions and substituted the new tropical ones in place, which was awesome! Not only are they yummy but they are 1 oz larger so SCORE! And the 2nd location actually had the valentine's lotions, me and my 3 yr old can't wait to test these out tonight. We are already fighting over who gets what! lol


Total spent: $0 


Our final stop was at Target. We were bored so we decided to go shopkicking. See this post here to learn more about the Shopkick app. I already accumulated 500 kicks so I redeemed for a $2 Target gift card and my mom was short by about 250 points so we went hunting for the items to scan and after hunting she had enough points to redeem a $2 GC as well! The 2 bounce dryer bars were bought in 2 separate transactions.

Transaction #1:
1- Bounce dryer bar (pictured on the right, notice how it says $4 off on the box) @ $4.29
Used $0.50/1 MQ
Used 2 shopkick GC's that we earned and paid $0.05

Transaction #2:
1- Bounce dryer bar (pictured on the left) @ $4 on sale
Used $2/1 MQ found inside the box in transaction #1 (yes I was tearing the box apart at the register! lol)
 Paid: $2.24 (with tax)

Total spent: $2.29
    
  

Today is the start of the new Publix weekly ad, my trip was supposed to be bigger but the Publix that I chose to shop at got hit by a lot of couponers, damn near everything was gone, I'm surprised I was able to put together a $30 transaction, isn't is crazy how this little trip would've cost $37?! I went to this other Publix because the main 2 that I shop at is out of cheap Sundown vitamins and I like throwing that in for overage. So here goes..

2- Texas toast @ $2.89 (BOGO)
2- Rudi's bread @ $3.99 (BOGO)
4- Hellman's mayo @ $5.29/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
2- Haagen-dazs ice cream @ $3.99 (BOGO)
4- Sundown vitamins @ $3.79-$3.99/ea

Total before coupons: $37.01
Total after coupons: -$0.50..they paid me to take it!

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon, PQ- Publix coupon

$3/30 purchase PQ
2- $0.50/1 texas toast MQ
2- $2/1 rudi's bread MQ
1- BOGO haagen-dazs MQ...used with the BOGO sale makes both free!  
4- $0.50/1 Hellman's mayo MQ + 4 $1.50/1 PQ
4- $2/1 sundown MQ + 2 $5/2 sundown PQ

Since CVS was right next to the 2nd Publix we visited, decided to stop in to do a small trip, done in 2 transactions.

Transaction #1:
(3) $0.99 hallmark cards
Used $2/3 hallmark cards MQ

Total before coupons: $2.97
Total after coupons: $1.15 (tax included) plus received $3 ECB so it was a $1.85 money maker!

Transaction #2:
(2) Kelloggs cereals on sale 2/$4
Used CVS deal of the day coupon (found on cvs.com) which made the cereal 2/$3
Then used $3 ECB received in transaction #1 to pay for the cereal.

 Total before coupons: $3
Total after coupons: $0 
  

So my 1st Publix trip went so well that I decided to do the grapefruit deal again and my mom needed stamps, so I put together a scenario.

4- Ocean spray grapefruit juices @ $3.09/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
2- 5 lb bags of grapefruit @ $2.99/ea
6- Barilla veggie pastas @ $1.50/ea
2- Powerade drinks @ $0.88/ea
6- Sundown vitamins @ $3.59/ea
1- book of stamps @ $9

Total before coupons: $53.46
Total after coupons: $1.39

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon, PQ- Publix coupon

$3/30 purchase PQ
4- $2/1 100% grapefruit juice MQ
2- free bag of grapefruit when buying 2 grapefruit juice PQ
6- $2/1 sundown MQ + 3 $5/2 sundown PQ
6- $1/1 barilla PQ + 2 $1/3 barilla MQ

Well today was a good day! I had only planned to buy the ham and grapefruit juice and bag of grapefruit but then realized that I would be getting a ton of overage so ended up with more. And yes another gallon of milk! lol

2- Ocean spray grapefruit juices @ $3.09 (BOGO)
1- 5 lb bag of grapefruit @ $2.99
10- Smithfield hams @ $3.49/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
1- bunch of bananas @ $0.87
4- Sundown vitamins @ $3.59/ea
1- milk @ $3.79
1- Smithfield bacon @ $3.34
1- package of steak @ $5.39

Total before coupons: $51.28
Total after coupons: $2.29

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon, PQ- Publix coupon

$3/30 purchase PQ
2- $2/1 100% grapefruit juice MQ
1- free bag of grapefruit when buying 2 grapefruit juice PQ
10- $2/1 smithfield ham MQ
1- $1/1 smithfield bacon MQ
4- $2/1 sundown MQ + 2 $5/2 sundown PQ

CVS:

4- Coke 12 pks @ $3/ea
1- Sprite 12 pk @ $3
3- Tide @ $5.94/ea
1- Kit kat snack pack @ $1 (not pictured bcuz we ate it all lol)

Total before coupons:  $33.82
Total after coupons: $3.18 plus earned $10 CVS cash card for spending $30

Coupons used:

5- free 12 pk coke coupons (see below)
3- $1.50/1 Tide MQ
Then I used (1) $9.99 ECB earned from the Bayer meter deal here
And I used $3 ECB which CVS emails you for free when it's your birthday (it was my mom's bday this mth)
The kit kat was not in my original plan but my 3 yr old wasn't leaving without one! So my subtotal was $1.33 instead of $0.33 like I planned and the tax was $1.85

I earned the free coke coupons from www.mycokerewards.com/ 
You enter the codes found on coke products like under the caps and earn points. My husband always brings me a ton everyday from work because him and all his co-workers drink a lot of coke.



Publix:

1- Milk @ $3.79
1- lettuce @ $1.49
3- banquet dinners @ $1/ea
6- sundown vitamins @ $3.59-$3.99/ea

Total before coupons: $31.82
Total after coupons: $0.82

Coupons used: MQ- manufacturer coupon, PQ- Publix coupon

$3/30 purchase PQ
1- $1/3 banquet MQ
6- $2/1 sundown MQ + 3 $5/2 sundown PQ..gave $3.46 overage

Today's Publix trip was a huge success, paid only $0.51 out of pocket!! On this trip I used overage to pay for the frusion smoothies, milk and yogurt (since this is my new addiction). If you're wondering why there's milk in every trip, well now that my lil man is 1..he is guzzling down that cows milk lol and my 3 yr old drinks milk too, so milk doesn't last more than 2 days in my house. Here's the breakdown of my transaction plus explanation of coupons used:

1- Publix milk @ 3.79
2- sundown vitamins @ $3.59/ea
6- emergen-c mixes @ $3.99/ea
2- frusion smoothies @ $2/ea
1- yoplait light parfait @ $2.39
8- smithfield hams @ $3.49/ea set of 2 (on sale BOGO)

Total before coupons: $55.26
Total after coupons: $0.51

Coupons used: MQ= manufacturer coupon, PQ= publix coupon

$3/30 publix purchase PQ  ...total was well over $30 pre-coupon so $3 off
(2) $2/1 sundown MQ, (1) $5/2 PQ ...makes them free plus gave me $1.82 overage
(6) $1.50/1 emergen-c MQ, (3) $5/2 emergen-c PQ  ...make them free plus $.06 overage
(2) $1/1 frusion MQ ...makes them $1/ea
(1) $.75/1 yoplait MQ  ...makes it $1.64
(8) $2/1 smithfield ham MQ ...makes the ham free plus gives $2.04 overage

Today we decided to check out the SAS at Victoria's Secret and to my surprise I found some awesome stuff! After having 2 kids via c-section my body is not what it used to be so now I live in shapewear! And I love VS shapewear, not only is it comfortable as hell but it does NOT show under your clothes at all. You can even wear regular panties with it and the panty lines won't show through! Anyways, I almost placed an online order for 1 of the shapewear dresses shown above and it was on clearance for $39.99, imagine my surprise when I saw these in the store marked down to $29.99 and they were giving an extra 50% off so it was $15!! And I am obsessed with the slimming shorts, I bought these last month for $24 (with a coupon), these were marked down to $12.99 and when I went to the register they rang up at $6.50!!! Yeah if only they had more in my size I would've bought them all, that's how much I love them.

3- shapewear dresses @ $15/ea (reg price $78/ea)
5- slimming shorts @ $6.50/ea (reg price $32/ea)
1- bra (not pictured) @ $15.99 (reg price $48)
1- love spell hand sanitizer (not pictured) @ $.88 (reg price $3.50)

Total before coupons: $100.03 with tax
Total after coupons: $78.83

If you're wondering what coupons I used, sometimes at the end of your receipt a survey prints and you call the 800 number and answer the questions through an automated system and then they give you a 5 digit code to write down on the receipt. The survey coupon is for $10 off $50 purchase and it never expires! The ones I used were from like 2008!

Had a great Publix trip today:

3- Barilla rotini veggie pastas @ $1.50/ea
2- Sundown vitamins @ $3.59/ea
6- Ragu pasta sauces @ $2.67/each set of 2 (on sale BOGO)
3- Rubbermaid easy find containers @ $2.89-$3.39 (on sale 40% off)
1- Publix milk @ $3.79
1- Yoplait light parfait @ $2.39

Coupons used:  Publix coupon=PQ, Manufacturer coupon=MQ

$3/30 purchase PQ
(1) $1/3 barilla veggie pasta MQ and (3) $1/1 barilla PQ
(2) $2/1 sundown MQ, (1) $5/2 PQ
(3) $1/2 ragu MQ, (3) $1.50/2 PQ
(3) $1/1 rubbermaid MQ, (3) $1/1 rubbermaid Target coupon (used as a competitor coupon)
(1) $.75/1 yoplait MQ


Total before coupons: $31.67
Total after coupons: $1.42

So Target finally marked down their Christmas stuff to 90%..with the help of some fab people online posting details and pictures, I was able to score these. It was like a scavenger hunt because none of these were marked clearance at this particular store but I already knew what I was looking for and did a lot of back n forth going to the price checker. Anyway here goes:

8- mini bath sponges @ $.09/ea
1- large bath sponge @ $.19
2- adult holiday soft socks @ $.50/ea
1- kids soft socks @ $.40
1- kids gloves 2 pk @ $1.00
6- betty crocker snickerdoodle cookie mix @ $.20/ea
4- peppermint marshmallows @ $.11/ea
1- scented markers 3 pk @ $.30
2- kids bow clips @ $.50/ea
2- kids purses @ $.70 & $.99
9- chucks toy cars @ $.39/ea

Grand total:  $11.45!!

We had 2 small trips today.

CVS:

2- Bayer monitors on sale @ $9.99/ea (done in 2 separate transactions using my CVS card & my mom's card)
We each got back $9.99 CVS extracare bucks (ECB) which is basically like cash except you have to use it at their store.
Total after coupons: $2.48 for both so yes it was a money maker since we got $19.98 back!

Michaels:

1- Candle wick wire @ $21.99
 Total after 40% coupon: $13.19  

Our Target trip consisted of:

6- Digiorno pizzas @ $5/ea
3- Edys fruit bars @ $3.89/ea
4- Ol el paso beans @ $1.19/ea
6- Ol el paso taco shells @ $1.19-$2.27/ea

Total before coupons: $55.99
Total after coupons: $32.52
Total paid out of pocket after using free Target gift cards from Shopkick app: $9.59
And got back a $5 gift card for buying 10 Old el paso products, so essentially $4.59 for everything pictured above! 

Note: Shopkick is an app you download to your phone and whenever you go shopping, you open the app and you get kicks (points) for walking into certain stores and there's also a list of items you can scan the barcodes on to get more kicks. Then you can redeem those kicks for gift cards! It's 500 kicks for a $2 Target gift card, 1250 kicks for a $5 one. I find that I get the most kicks walking into Target and Macys, for example today they gave me 200 kicks for walking into Target and I scanned about 4 products listed and got 100 kicks. Needless to say between me and my mom's phones, we earned 6 gift cards because we've been shopkicking for a while now.


Well today we also went to the outlet mall to go to Build-a-Bear and ended up at Stride Rite's outlet. Found my son a pair of clearance shoes for $12.80! Their shoes are so expensive but for early walkers it is the best, so finding a pair for this price was awesome! And wouldn't you know it, I had a 10% coupon in my bag!

Orig price: $34.99
Clearance price: $12.80
Price after coupon: $11.65

Well today my son turns 1 so my trips were for his birthday. First stop was Publix:

1- Publix special order bday cake @ $28.99
1- Smash cake for FREE!
2- kraft fresh take @ $2.99/ea
2- emergen c mixes @ $3.99/ea
2- yoplait light parfaits @ $2.39/ea
6- sundown vitamins @ $3.89-$3.99/ea
1- singing balloon @ $12.99



2- 6 pack gift paper @ $2/ea
1- large roll gift paper @ $1.50
BBQ grill toy @ 29.99

Total before coupons: $37.xx (with tax)
Total after coupons: $27.xx (with tax)

Used $5 Rewards R Us coupon which I earned with buying stuff during Christmas time and since my son is in the bday club they mailed a $5/25 coupon to the house.

All the money I save at Publix goes right to BBW! And it doesn't help that it's in the same plaza as Publix so I always find myself wandering into there! Anyhow, I used a coupon on this trip too so here's the breakdown:

2- large candles @ $10/ea
2- small candles @ $4/ea
1- hand cream @ $2

Total before coupon: $30
Total after coupon: $21.20 (with tax)

P.S. Their candles freaking rock! I am addicted!!

Today's mini haul at Publix:


1- Keebler soda cracker- $3.49
2- Kraft fresh take- $2.99/ea
2- Yoplait light parfait- $2.39/ea
6- Emergen C drink mix- $3.99/ea
 
Total before coupons: $38.19
Total after coupons: $2.69

Since this is one of my smaller hauls, here's a breakdown of coupons used:

$3/30 purchase Publix coupon
2- $1 off kraft fresh take manufacturer coupon (MQ) + $3/2 kraft Pubix coupon (PQ)
2- $.75 off yoplait light MQ + $2/2 yoplait PQ
6- $1.50 emergen c MQ + $5/2 PQ (used 3)

Happy 2013! I have decided to start a blog chronicling all of my shopping trips using coupons. I have been couponing not really extreme but moderate for the last 2 years. In 2012 I know I saved a ton of money and got a lot of freebies using coupons so I decided that this year I would log every single trip using coupons so I can see how much I can save this year.

The title of this blog is Couponing Gyrls because I don't do this alone. My mom and my 3 yr old daughter accompany me on every trip! We are a team! I am the leader of this team, my daughter just loves to shop period, and my mom loves to see how much money we saved.