Couponing Gyrls

I should have waited until Thursday to do a double stack but really really wanted those Febreze car clips and my store never has enough in stock to begin with so I just went today to get it out of the way.

3- Febreze car clips @ $3.89/ea
1- Febreze noticeables warmer @ $3.99
1- Febreze noticeables refill @ $5.99
2- L'oreal Youth code cleansers @ $7.79/ea
1- L'oreal Revitalift cleanser @ $7.29
1- L'oreal Revitalift wipes @ $7.29
1- Kit kat 6 pk @ $1
1- M&Ms @ $0.99

Coupons used:
Free M&Ms CVS Q
3- $1/1 Febreze car clip MQ
1- Buy the refill get the Febreze warmer free MQ
4- $2/1 L'oreal MQ
Used 25% CVS Q from last Thurs email which took off $12.72
Then I used $10 ECB, $10 ECB, $4 ECB, $1 ECB earned from past deals

Total before coupons: $56.20
Total after coupons: $2.99 ($0.59 subtotal, $2.40 tax) plus earned $10 ECB for buying the L'oreal and $10 ECB for buying the Febreze. And I also got a bonus $2 ECB for scanning my green bag tag since the program is now over so go and scan yours ASAP for free $$!

Went to Publix yesterday to get the weekly haul out of the way. Did pretty good and have now learned to use small "filler" items to avoid having to get a supervisor to put in their override code and hold up the line. Transaction went much smoother this way and I think I will do this from now on.

2- Edy's ice cream @ $6.49 (BOGO)
2- Sea Cuisine fish @ $6.69 (BOGO)
2- InnovAsian meals @ $5.99 (BOGO)
2- Banquet sausages @ $1.99 (BOGO)
2- Sundown vitamins @ $3.29/ea
1- Nivea lip butter @ $2
1- Publix yogurt @ $0.35
1- Splenda @ $2.59
2- Quaker popped chips @ $2.99 (BOGO)
2- Hawaiian punch jucies @ $2.33/ea
2- El Monterey burritos @ $4.29 (BOGO)
1- Nabisco chips ahoy @ $1
1- Cookie snack @ $0.49
1- Cracker snack @ $0.33

Total before coupons: $46.45
Total after coupons: $15.35

Coupons used:
$3/30 purchase Publix Q
$1/2 Edy's MQ
2- $2/1 Sea cuisine MQ
2- $1.50/1 InnovAsian MQ
2- $1/1 Sundown MQ + $5/2 Sundown PQ
$1/1 Nivea lip MQ + $1/1 Nivea lip Target Q
$2/1 Splenda MQ + $1/1 Splenda TQ
2- $0.55/1 Quaker MQ + $1/2 Quaker TQ
2- $1/1 Hawaiian punch MQ + B1G1 free Hawaiian punch PQ
2- $1/1 El Monterey MQ

Made a quick trip to Publix as the weekly ad ends today. We did the Skinny cow in 2 separate transactions to follow the newly enforced rule at our Publix. They now only take 1 Target Q per person per transaction. I know I've read about other peoples Publix already enforcing this rule since last year but the Publix stores around me just started this rule last Friday.

4- Skinny Cow ice creams @ $5.15/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
2- Hawaiian punch @ $2.33/ea
2- Pure leaf tea @ $1/ea
2- Quaker bars @ $2.99 (BOGO)

Total before coupons: $19.95
Total after coupons: $5.22

Coupons used:
4- $1/1 Skinny cow MQ + (2) $1/1 Skinny cow Target Q
B1G1 free Hawaiian punch Publix Q + (2) $1/1 Hawaiian punch MQ
2- $0.95/1 Pure leaf MQ
2- $0.75/1 Quaker MQ + $1/2 Quaker Target Q

Next stop was CVS, I printed out the $2/10 beauty purchase CVS Q yesterday and I still had 1 unexpired Revlon CVS Q for $3/1 so I put it to good use. 

1- Revlon mascara @ $9.99

Coupons used:
$2/10 beauty purchase CVS Q
$3/1 Revlon CVS Q
Used $5 ECB earned in the Lysol deal

Total after coupons: $0.30 (all tax) and got back $4 ECB

Went to CVS today mainly to get the Lysol sprays but decided to work a $30 transaction so I could use a $5/30 Q.

3- Lysol sprays @ $4/ea
1- Lysol wipes @ $3
2- Crest toothpaste @ $2.99/ea
1- Oral-B toothbrush @ $2.87
2- Kotex liners @ $1.57/ea
1- CVS prep swabs @ $2.37


Coupons used:
$5/30 purchase CVS Q
3- $0.50/1 Lysol spray MQ
1- Free Lysol wipes wyb spray MQ
2- $1/1 Crest toothpaste MQ
1- $1/1 Oral-b toothbrush MQ
1- $2/1 Kotex MQ + (1) $2/1 Kotex CVS Q
Free CVS prep swabs Q
Used $5 beauty bucks and $4 ECB from this deal

Total before coupons: $30.30
Total after coupons: $2.43 plus got back $5 ECB for buying the Lysol, $4 ECB for buying the Crest, and $1 ECB for buying the Oral-b. And I used another Viggle CVS e-gift card to pay for it..so free!


My mom's card had $6 ECB from this deal and I needed milk so I put it to good use.

2- Milk @ $3.79/ea

Coupons used:
2- $0.55/1 McArthur milk MQ
Used $6 ECB

Total before coupons: $7.58
Total after coupons: $0.48 plus got back $2 ECB for buy the milk and I got $1 ECB from the Green bag tag program

Went to CVS today and came up with a great haul, probably my biggest in terms of the total before coupons. I was literally praying for that balance to go doooown. I did a triple stack so I couldn't calculate how the total would be in the end as the 20% coupons are tricky and the register was calculating and re-calculating over and over.

4- Loreal Go clean cleansers @ $5.29/ea
2- Loreal ideal clean cleansers @ $4.99/ea
1- CVS prep swabs @ $2.37
2- Loreal hair colors @ $9.29/ea
1- Sally hansen Insta gel starter kit @ $29.99
20- Snickers, Twix, etc eggs @ $0.22/ea (the easter clearance finally went to 75%) 

Coupons used:
$4/20 purchase CVS Q
$5/1 Sally hansen starter MQ
3- $3/2 Loreal MQ
Free CVS prep swabs Q
2- Free Loreal hair color MQ (won via Facebook game)
Then used 20% CVS Q from the email last week, took off $13.85
And used 20 % CVS shopping pass Q in the ad, took off $15.96
And used $5 beauty bucks earned from buying all the makeup last week and $12 ECB

Total before coupons: $86.48
Total after coupons: $3.95 ($1.32 subtotal, $2.63 tax) plus got back $10 ECB for buying the Loreal and another $10 ECB for buying the Sally hansen. And I used another Viggle CVS e-gift card to pay for it so it was free!!

I had 4 more Edy's bars (yes we are obsessed with the coconut bars!) to buy so I threw together a $30 transaction since I needed to get milk.

1- milk @ $3.75
2- Splenda @ $2.59/ea
3- Clorox cleaners @ $1.66/ea
6- Sundown vitamins @ $3.29/ea
4- Edy's bars @ $4.65/ea set of 2 (BOGO)

Total before coupons: $42.97
Total after coupons: $1.97 (should have been $1.72 but I had an idiot cashier that I had to argue with several times and I didn't catch that he input 1 of my Target Qs as $0.75 instead of $1..GRRR. I let it go because I didn't feel like arguing over $0.25, had it been $1 that he missed..he would have hated me lol

Coupons used:
$3/30 purchase Publix Q
6- $1/1 Sundown MQ + (3) $5/2 Sundown Publix Q..(FYI I found new MQ's at coupons.com and their FB page!)
2- $2/1 Splenda MQ + (2) $1/1 Splenda Target Q
3- $0.75/1 Clorox MQ + $1/3 Clorox Target Q
4- $1/1 Edy's MQ + (2) $2/2 Edy's Target Q

My friend told me about some Clorox coupons floating around that matched the Publix sale so I came up with a mini transaction to buy some.

3- Clorox toilet bowel cleaners @ $1.66/ea
4- Sundown vitamins @ $3.29/ea
2- Splenda @ $2.59/ea

Total before coupons: $23.34
Total after coupons: $0.39 ($.09 was my subtotal!)

Coupons used:
$3/30 purchase Publix Q
4- $1/1 Sundown MQ + (2) $5/2 Sundown Publix Q
2- $2/1 Splenda MQ + (2) $1/1 Splenda Target Q
3- $0.75/1 Clorox MQ + $1/3 Clorox Target Q

Went out today to do my big weekly haul and get it over with. I split it into 2 transactions to take advantage of the $3/30 purchase Qs since my total was going to be over $60.

Transaction # 1:

2- Reser's chicken alfredo pasta bakes @ $5.49 (BOGO)
1- Splenda @ $2.59
1- Splenda nectresse @ $2.79
2- Knorr rice sides @ $1.59 (BOGO)
2- Simply dressed salad dressings @ $2/ea
2- 2000 flushes @ $3.49 (BOGO)
4- Mullers yogurts @ $1/ea
2- Mio fit @ $3.79/ea

Total before coupons: $31.53
Total after coupons: $10.40

Coupons used:
$3/30 purchase Publix Q
2- $1/1 Reser's pasta MQ
2- $2/1 Splenda MQ + (2) $1/1 Splenda Target Q
1- $0.50/2 Knorr MQ + $0.50/2 Knorr Target Q
2- $1/1 Simply dressed MQ
2- $1/1 2000 flushes MQ
2- $1/2 Quaker (Mullers) Target Q
1- Buy 1 get 1 free Mio Publix Q

Transaction # 2:

2- Silk Almond milk @ $2.50/ea
2- Edy's Outshine bars @ $4.65 (BOGO)
1- Splenda @ $2.59
1- Splenda nectresse @ $2.79
2- Sunbird seasoning mix @ $1.27/ea
4- Welchs fruit snacks @ $2.75/ea set of 2 (BOGO)
2- Reser's potatoes @ $4.49
2- Gatorades @ $1.50/ea (not pictured)
Bananas @ $0.61 (not pictured)

Total before coupons: $31.17
Total after coupons: $11.03

Coupons used:
$3/30 purchase Publix Q
2- $1/1 Reser's potatoes MQ
2- $2/1 Splenda MQ + (2) $1/1 Splenda Target Q
2- $0.80/1 Sunbird MQ
2- $2/1 Edy's MQ
2- $1/2 Welch's snacks MQ
2- $1/1 Silk MQ

So today I read about this last minute Zyrtec deal at Publix and ran out to do it since the MQ expires today and I missed out on the printable Q. The deal was so good that I ran back home to cut more Qs to do it again 1 more time!! And yes Sundown is back!! But only for 2 days since the MQ expires on Tuesday.

Transaction #1:
1- Zyrtec @ $16.99
1- Neutrogena sun block @ $10.49
2- Edy's Outshine bars @ $4.65 (BOGO)
3- Sunlight dish soap @ $0.69/ea
1- Sunlight power pac @ $2.99
2- Sundown vitamins @ $3.29/ea
1- Splenda @ $2.59
1- Splenda Nectresse @ $2.79

Total before coupons: $49.15
Total after coupons: $3.66

Coupons used:
$3/30 purchase Publix Q
$7/1 Zyrtec MQ + $2/1 Zyrtec Target Q
$1/1 Neutrogena sun MQ
2- $1/1 Edy's MQ + $2/2 Edy's Target Q
4- $1/1 Sunlight MQ
$1/1 Sunlight power pac PQ
2- $1/1 Sundown MQ + $5/2 Sundown PQ
2- $2/1 Splenda MQ + $1/1 Splenda TQ + $1/1 Splenda Nectresse TQ
In ad deal- Free Neutrogena sun block when you buy Zyrtec

 Transaction #2:
1- Zyrtec @ $16.99
1- Neutrogena sun block @ $9.49
2- Edy's Outshine bars @ $4.65 (BOGO)
2- Sundown vitamins @ $3.29/ea
1- Splenda @ $2.59

Total before coupons: $40.58
Total after coupons: $3.81

Well this was my last minute CVS deal that I did yesterday before the new ad started.

Transaction #1:

4- Physician's formula concealers @ $0.29/ea
1- PF eyeliner pen @ $1.49
1- PF twin concealer @ $1.79
1- PF bronzer @ $7.79
1- Snickers egg @ $0.44 (not pictured cuz it was eaten before the pic was taken lol)

Coupons used:
$4/12 cosmetics purchase CVS Q
1- $3/1 Physician's forumla MQ
6- $1/1 Physician's forumla MQ


Total before coupons: $12.67
Total after coupons: $0.44 (-$0.33 subtotal, $0.77 tax)

Transaction #2:

1- L'oreal Visible lift foundation @ $14.99
1- CVS Prep swabs @ $2.37

Coupons used:
$4/12 cosmetics purchase CVS Q
$3/1 L'oreal foundation MQ
Free CVS prep swabs Q
20% CVS Q took off $3.00
Used $4 ECB from this deal

Total before coupons: $17.36
Total after coupons: $1.62 ($0.99 subtotal, $0.63 tax) plus got back $4 ECB for buying the L'oreal

Transaction #3:

1- L'oreal Telescopic mascara @ $9.79
1- L'oreal eyeshadow @ $4.89 (it got left out of the pic by accident)


Coupons used:
$4/12 cosmetics purchase CVS Q
$3/1 L'oreal mascara MQ
$1/1 L'oreal eye MQ
Used $4 ECB from transaction #2 and $2 ECB

Total before coupons: $14.68
Total after coupons: $1.27 ($0.68 subtotal, $0.59 tax) plus got back another $4 ECB for buying the L'oreal

I ran out of Pull-Ups so I worked a deal at Publix.

1- Pull-Ups big pack @ $19.99
2- Splenda @ $2.59/ea
2- Splenda Nectresse @ $2.79/ea

Total before coupons: $30.64
Total after coupons: $11.27 (with tax)

Coupons used:
$3/30 purchase Publix Q
4- $2/1 Splenda MQ
2- $1/1 Splenda Target Q
2- $1/1 Splenda Nectresse Target Q
$2/1 Pull-Ups MQ
$3/1 Pull-Ups Publix Q

Yes I have a problem! I can't stay away from CVS this week. Me and my mom got our Thursday email 20% coupons and I put it to good use.

Transaction # 1:
1- L'oreal magic base @ $12.99

Coupons used:
$4/12 cosmetics CVS Q
$2/1 L'oreal MQ
20% Q took off $2.56
And I used $5 ECB from this deal

Total before coupons: $12.99
Total after coupons: $0.62 ($0 subtotal so it was just tax) and used the remaining balance on my free Viggle CVS e-gift card which was $0.20 and paid only $0.42 OOP! Then got back $4 ECB

Transaction # 2:
1- L'oreal lumi primer @ $12.79
1- Crest mouthwash @ $4.49
1- candy @ $0.33

Coupons used:
$4/12 cosmetics CVS Q
$2/1 L'oreal MQ
$1.50/1 Crest mouthwash MQ
20% Q took off $1.92
And I used $4 ECB earned yesterday
And used $5 Beauty Bucks earned by hitting the $50 mark in the beauty club

Total before coupons: $17.61
Total after coupons: $0.05 (for some reason my subtotal was -$0.61 and tax was $0.66)
and earned $4 ECB for buying the L'oreal and $2 ECB for buying the Crest

I can't stay away from CVS this week and I'll probably be there again tomorrow. That $4/12 cosmetics CVS Q keeps printing everyday and I keep coming up with scenarios to buy more makeup.

1- L'oreal True match lumi foundation @ $12.79
7- Snickers squared bars @ $1/ea
7- Snickers bars @ $0.25/ea

Coupons used:
$4/12 cosmetics CVS Q
1- $2/1 L'oreal face MQ
7- Buy 1 Snickers, get the Snickers squared free MQ
Used $7 ECB from yesterdays Revlon deal

Total before coupons: $21.54
Total after coupons: $2.14 ($0.84 subtotal, $1.30 tax) plus earned $4 ECB for buying the L'oreal and I used the remaining balance on my free $5 CVS e-gift card from the Viggle app to pay for it!

This is a HOT week at CVS with the free Clear shampoo/conditioner and the $4/12 cosmetics CVS Q printing from the red machine everyday and super cheap snickers!! Plus there are a ton of cosmetics giving ECB this week. I am not done with CVS as yet, still going to work a few more transactions to get some makeup. We did 2 separate transactions using my card and my mom's card.

Transaction # 1:

3- Revlon eyeshadows @ $5.29/ea
1- Clear shampoo @ $4.99
1- Crest mouthwash @ $4.49
6- Snickers squared bars @ $1/ea
6- Snickers bars @ $0.25/ea

Coupons used:
$4/12 cosmetics CVS Q
2- $3/1 Revlon CVS Q
3- $1/1 Revlon MQ
6- Buy 1 Snickers, get the Snickers squared free MQ
1- $1.50/1 Crest mouthwash MQ
1- Free Clear haircare
Used $2 quarterly ECB and $4 ECB

Total before coupons: $32.85
Total after coupons: $2.62 ($0.76 subtotal, $1.86 tax) plus got back $7 ECB for buying the Revlon and $2 ECB for buying the Crest and used yet another free $5 CVS e-gift card from the Viggle app to pay for it!

Transaction # 2:

3- Revlon eyeshadows @ $5.29/ea
1- Clear conditioner @ $4.99
4- Snickers squared bars @ $1/ea
4- Snickers bars @ $0.25/ea

Coupons used:
$4/12 cosmetics CVS Q
2- $3/1 Revlon CVS Q
3- $1/1 Revlon MQ
4- Buy 1 Snickers, get the Snickers squared free MQ
1- Free Clear haircare
Used $2.50 quarterly ECB

Total before coupons: $25.86
Total after coupons: $2.38 ($0.97 subtotal, $1.41 tax) plus got back $7 ECB for buying the Revlon and used the remaining balance on my $5 CVS e-gift card