What a great visual!

This was posted on another website, but I thought it was an awesome example of what a few coupons and a little organization can do for you. (And these are all deals at Walgreens this week)

Milk: $3.79

Milk, 3 Robitussin, 2 Chips Ahoy, cup (filler), Crest Rinse

$3.24

Walgreens $5 off $20

Walgreens just put out a $5 off $20 coupon for Friday and Saturday. There are a ton of opportunities for getting items for free and making a profit, especially on the free after rebate items. See the previous post for all the steals and deals.

It looks like they've changed the wording on this coupon to restrict all coupons after the use of the $5 off $20. So do your math and make sure after you use all your Wags coupons, Manufacturer coupons and register Rewards that your total is at least $20. In the end your max out of pocket should be about $15 and you can make that up in rebates...

Walgreens - Double Dip & (other great deals)

The Wags monthly EasySaver books are FULL of coupons and rebates. These books overlap for two days each month allowing for the use of two months coupons, two months rebates AND manufacturer coupons, i.e. double (or triple) dipping. I'm not going to lie, this event takes some preparation (depending on how much you want), but it can be well worth it! The September one should be in the store waiting for you, but sometimes they hold the October one back. However, you can print any and all of the coupons from their website: September October. If you want rebates items for September and October, just be sure to make two trips so that they are on two receipts.

There is going to be a of lot explaining for this one, so we'll abbreviate some words:
SQ=September Coupon
SR=September Rebate
OQ=October Coupon
OR=October Rebate
MQ=Manufacturer Coupon
MR=Manufacturer Rebate
IP = Internet Printable (Manufacturer) Coupon

These items are double dips with no rebates to worry about-you can buy them with September or October rebate items:

• Nutripals $4.79: $1 SQ, $1 OQ, $1 MQ = $1.79!
• Jergens Lotion $3.99: $1 SQ, $1 OQ, $1 MQ = .99
• KY Yours & Mine $19.99: $5 SQ, $5 OQ, $5 IP = $4.99

Register Rewards (use like cash on your next visit!)-you can buy these with September or October rebate items:

• 2 Ultra Clean Reach toothpaste or floss @ $2.50 = $5: get $5 RR = free, HOWEVER I haven't seen them in the 3 Walgreens I've walked through!
• Crest Pro-Health $4.49: get $4.50 RR = free
• 2 Oreos/Chips Ahoy @ $2.50 = $5: get $2 RR (you don't have to buy the milk as listed in the ad) = $1.50 each

September double dips then rebates:

• Pert Plus $3.79 (online rebate submission only): $3.79 SR, $2.50 OQ, $2 MQ = $4.50 profit
• 3 Garnier Fructis (the big ones) @ $6.99 = $20.97: $10 SR, $9 OQ (the $3 OQ will x 3), 3-$1 MQ = $1.03 profit
• 4 11-14 oz bags M&Ms @ $2.50 = $10: $5 SR, $2 OQ (the $1 off 2 will x 2) = $3
• Excedrin Express Gels $3.99: $3.99 SR, $2 MQ for PM = free or $2 profit
• Nivea for Men $4.99: $4.99 SR, $1 IP = $1 profit
• L'Oreal Revitalift $16.49: $16.49 SR, $1 MQ = $1 profit
• Crest Pro-Health $3.79: $3.79 SR, .75 MQ = .75 profit
• Chemistry Hair Care $7.99: $7.99 SR = free
• LypSyl Moistrurizer (with Chapsticks) $1.99: $1.99 SR = free

October Double Dips (you don't have to buy the non-double dip rebates):

• Glade Scented Oil $5.79: $2 SQ, $2 OR, $2 MQ=.21 profit
• 2 Oust Air Sanitizer @ $3.79=$7.98 : $2 SQ ($1 SQ will double), $2 OR (2-$1 rebates), $3.79 (BOGO) MQ, $1 MQ = .81 profit (wow, that was a lot of Q's!)
• Glade Fabric Spray $3.99: $1 SQ, $1 OR, $1.50 IP = .49
• 4 - 8-14.8 oz Hershey's Harvest Bag Candy @ $2= $8: $2 SQ ($1 off 2 will double), $5 OR=$1!!

WOW! Wasn't that fun! If you get EVERYTHING on the list you will make a profit of $1.60 (not counting tax and with the 10% gift card bonus). You are making a profit, but you will be spending quite a bit out of pocket due to rebates. If you submit online it just takes a couple of weeks to get the gift card back in the mail.

Cold Stone Creamery - FREE

Free Ice Cream today at Cold Stone Creamery from 5pm - 8pm. YUM!

INFO HERE

CVS $3 off $15

I heart CVS!!! In the Long Island Newsday, on page G8 of the LIFE section there is a CVS ad which includes a $3 off $15 coupon. Click here for the cropped version. You are still saving 20%, but now we don't have to make as many small trips as with the $2 off $10!!

CVS - sorry you're not getting it for free...

...but you're going to get a GREAT deal. Many of the sales this week are high dollar so it will be hard to cover the entire cost with coupons and ECBs. However many of these are everyday items that you will actually use!

Highlights:

• Nivea body wash (for men!) $4.99 free after ECB, print a $1 coupon
• Adidas deodorant $4.99 with $4 ECB, free after $1 newspaper or All You Q
• Pepsi 4 for $11, get $3 ECB (so $2 a pack!)
• Kashi Bars $2.50, "join the community" to print a $2 coupon AND sign up for a free cookie and it will come in the mail!!!
• South Beach bars $2.50, print a $2 coupon
• Gatorade/Propel 5 for $5 get $3 ECB
• Crest Pro-Health $2.99, get $2 ECB, there should be a $75 newspaper Q...I mean,if you want to pay .25 for it!
• Buy $25 get $10 ECB (so basically 40% off) see below
• -----Huggies Mega $15, $1.50 off reg diapers $2 off Pull-Ups newspaper Q
• -----12 pack Cottonelle TP $6.49, $.50 newspaper Q
• -----Viva paper towels $6.49, $.50 newspaper Q or print $.50 coupon
• -----Kleenex $.99, $.30 off 3 newspaper Q
• -----Huggies CleanTeam pump or wipes $2.99, $3 off 2 newspaper Q
• -----Cottonelle Wipes $2, coupons here
  

So, like I said there are A LOT of great deals this week. This week I'm on the same playing field as some of the rest of you. I have NO ECBs! I spent them all this weekend on things I "needed"...but that's what I'm supposed to do with them, right???____________________________________________

Trip #1
Nivea body wash $4.99
Adidas deodorant $4.99
2 Kashi bars $5
.25 anything-filler (look in the school supply section)

Total: $15.23

Coupons (in this order):
$3 off $15 coupon
$1 Nivea coupon
$2 Kashi coupon

Out of Pocket: $6.23
ECBs received: $8.99
Profit: $2.76(at least this time)
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Trip #2
Huggies $15
.25 filler (must have as many items as Q's)

Total: $15.25

Coupons (in this order):
$3 off $15 coupon
$1.50 off Huggies coupon
$8.99 in ECBs

Out of pocket: $1.76 and you're on your way to the $25 deal
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Trip #3
Viva $6.49
Cottonelle $6.49
South Beach Bars $2.50

Total: $15.48

Coupons (in this order):
$3 off $15 coupon
.50 off Cottonelle
.50 off Viva $.50 coupon
$2 off South Beach

Out of Pocket: $9.48
ECB recieved: $10
Profit: $.52 (yes profit, but it stinks that it's after $9.48 OOP!)

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Trip #4
4 Pepsi (any type) 12 pack $11
5 Gatorade/Propel $5

Total: $16

Coupons:
$3 off $15 coupon
$10 ECB

Out of Pocket: $3
ECBs received: $6 ($3 Pepsi, $3 Gatorade)

After four trips with some GREAT stuff we're out $14.47 - and you have some ECBs to start off your next week. PS if you're not into Huggies, substitute any of the other items listed, just get to $15 for the coupon!

Walgreens - I think I'm a coupon snob

I know, you only have two days to get to Walgreens because I am posting so late. We were out of power for almost 5 days following the wind storm, so I am behind on quite a few things, including but not limited to dishes, making lunches, going to Walgreens, laundry, making dinners, going to CVS...anyway, this week has been a mess.

Nevertheless I made it to Walgreens this afternoon and came out pretty well for little preparation! And the title of this post - I think I'm a coupon snob - comes from the fact that I didn't buy toothpaste at Walgreens this afternoon because it wasn't free. I had a 75 cent coupon that would've made it 25 cents out of pocket, but I couldn't find my $1 coupon that would've made it free...so I just walked a way. Does anyone else refuse to PAY for toothpaste???

Anyway, here's my trip:

• Tuf garbage bags 45 ct $2.50 (this is a great deal - not all the bags are marked but most are $2.50)
• 2 - Nestle Morsels @ $3.29 = $6.58
• 2 - Glade Plug In Gel & $1.99 = $3.98
• Glade Candle $1.99
• Crest Pro Health Rinse $4.49
• 2 Pantene Beau Length Sham @ 4 = $8
• Pantene Gel $4

Total: $31.54

Coupons:

• Nestle Morsels $1.99 (subtract $2.60) tear from page 3 of the weekly ad
• 2 - $1.50 of Nestle chips (go to the bottom of the pages & sign up)
• BOGO Glade PlugIn - newspaper
• $1 off Glade PlugIn (coupon was stuck to PlugIn!)
• $1 off Glade candle - newspaper
• $2 off Pantene - newspaper
• $4 off - free Pantene stylling product when you buy 2 Pantene Sham/Cond - newspaper
• $10 Robitussin Register Reward (COME ON you did the deal last week right?!?!)

Out of Pocket: $5.95 (or $15.95 without RR) + tax
RRs recieved: $6.50 ($4.50 for Crest and $2 for Pantene)
Rebates received: $8.80 ($5 for Pantene #11,$2 for Glade PlugIn #33, $1 for Glade Candle #34 with 10% gift card bonus)
Total cost. $0.65 + tax (out of pocket + RRs used - RR received - Rebates recieved)

OH and if you want the .25 toothpaste, tear the "super coupon" from page 11 of the weekly ad and use the .75 coupon from the paper, or I THINK there was a $1 coupon in the All You magazine...but I can't find it!