I found a couple of printable coupons on the Internet for free Thomas Trains at Toys R us. I plan on saving one for a Christmas gift and giving one to my son on our vacation. Hopefully it will help keep him occupied on the plane.

Albertson's Trip June 28th

I heard they were having good deals at Albertsons this week so I decided to go check it out. I had everything planned down to the penny and matched up with my coupons. Wouldn't you know that they would be out of several of the things I wanted and really needed. This left me scrambling to find things to add so I could get the deal. You had to buy 10 of the listed items and you got $5 off your purchase. You could only do 2 deals per transaction so I had my husband do one and I did the other. He isn't familiar with coupons so I did my best to make his easy. Of course...that is the one that was messed up.

Transaction #1

2 Kraft mayo--$2.50 each
planter's peanuts--$2.50
crouton's--$1.00
18 count eggs--$2.00
French's spicy brown mustard--$1.00
Cool whip in a can--$2.00
A1 steak marinade--$2.00
marshmallows--$1.00
cream cheese--$1.50

Coupons Used

$5 off from the Albertsons deal
$3 for the planter's peanuts
.30 off the mustard
$1.00 off A1 marinade

This transaction total was $8.96 and I saved $24.80 with sales and coupons.


Transaction #2

Cheerios snack mix--$2.00
Betty Crocker brownie mix--$2.00
4 suddenly salad's--$1.00 each
Bull's eye BBQ sauce--$1.50
planter's peanuts--$2.50
croutons--$1.00
French's mustard--$1.00
2 strawberry flavored cool whip's--$1.00 each
2 cool whips in a can--$2.00 each
pinto beans--$1.00
Vlasic relish--$1.00
2 A1 steak marinades--$2.00 each
2 pkgs Kraft cheese--$2.00 each
5 lb bag potatoes--$3.99
1 lb strawberries--.99

Coupons Used

2 $5 off for the Albertson's deal
$3 off planters
$1 off cheerios snacks
2 .50 off suddenly salad
.75 off bulls eye BBQ sauce
$1 off cool whip in a can
.30 off French's mustard
.40 off Betty Crocker brownie mix
2 $1 off a1 marinade
$1/2 Kraft cheese

For this transaction I spent $15.03 and saved $51.45 with sales and coupons. I really wanted to stock up on olives but they were out so I had to add 5 things I didn't plan on adding.

Fry's Trip June 26th

There wasn’t a whole lot on sale at Fry’s this week that I needed. I just stopped in to get a couple things that I needed and I will do the rest of my shopping at Albertson’s this weekend.

Transaction

2 3lb bags of Kroger chicken tenders—on sale for $4.99
1 jug Fry’s apple juice--$1.88
1 bottle of Powerade--.79
1 dozen eggs
1 bag chocolate chips--$1.12
1 bag powdered sugar--$1.99
1 bag shredded cheese--$1.64
$19.50 bottle corn syrup--$2.29
1 Minute Maid lemonade-- .99
1 block cheese--$1.64

Coupons Use

.40 off Kroger eggs
.75 off of powerade—fry’s doubles so they added the extra .04 to make the Powerade free
.45 off Kroger cheese

Not the best shopping trip ever but the things I needed weren’t on sale. My total was $22.12 and I saved $19.50 with sales and coupons.

CVS Trip June 22

I headed out before church today to get some deals. I was able to return the Head & Shoulders shampoo from the other day so they gave me a gift card for $6.48. Oh and I also found all my missing coupons. Turns out they fell out when I was taking out expired coupons and I accidently threw them away. Luckily I figured it out before the trash went out. All were in perfectly good shape. Whew!!!

Transaction

1 Aussie conditioner --$2.99
1 pack of Duracell 9 volt batteries--$5.29
3 packs of Charmin TP--$5.99 each
1 Colgate Sponge Bob toothbrush--$2.99
2 Colgate toothpaste--$2.99
8 Soy Joy Bars--$1.00 each
2 Huggies baby wash--$3.49 each
2 Johnson’s buddies bars-- .99 each

Coupons Used
$10 off $50 purchase
2 25 cents off Charmin
50 cents off Duracell
2 $1 off Johnson’s buddies
2 $1 off Huggies products
2 $1.50 off Colgate toothpaste
B2g1 coupon for Soy Joy—saved me $1.39

ECB’s Used
$1.99, $2.00, $2.00, $3.00, $3.98, $6.00, $6.98.

Used $6.48 from the gift card and paid $1.05 OOP (out of pocket).


ECB’s Earned
$4 for huggies body washes, $10 for Charmin & Duracell, $2 for Aussie hair care, $6 for colgate products and $8 for Soy Joy bars.


So I spent $25.95 in ECB, $6.48 on gift card and $1.05 oop. Earned back $30 in ECB. Not too bad!

Fry's Trip June 21

The sales weren’t great this week but there were a couple okay deals. So I loaded Trevor up and we headed over to Fry’s. He likes grocery shopping because he can get a free cookie at the bakery counter. I like it because it keeps him busy for a few minutes. I realized while looking for a Powerade coupon that all my drink coupons somehow fell out of my binder. I am extremely bummed because I had some good ones. Oh well. Not much I can do about it.

Transaction

2 Fry’s ½ gallon milk—on sale for $1.00 each
2 Jiffy cornbread muffin mix—2/.88
2 Corn on the cob—2/$1
3 Excedrin PM—on sale for $1.99 each
2 Fry’s wheat bread--$1.00 each
1 Kraft Live Active cheese sticks—on sale for $3.99
3 Rice a Roni’s-- $1.00 each
10 Koolaid packets-- .10 each
1 package salad mix--.88
1 package ice cream cones--$1.29
1 Cantaloupe-- $2.10
4 bananas-- .95
2 packages baby carrots-- $1.00 each
Grapes-- $1.57
1 lb Kroger shredded cheese-- $3.00

Coupons Used
2 $2 off Excedrin PM
$1.00 off Live Activ product
$1.00 off Dole Salad mix
$1.00 off 3 rice a roni’s

After sales and coupons I spent $23.01 and saved $40.48. I am hoping for better sales next week. And maybe I will find my missing coupons.

CVS Trip June 19th

My friend Jen B wants to learn how to “CVS” so I met her tonight to show her how I work my deals. It was fun having a buddy to shop with.

Transaction

2 CVS diapers 2/$12
2 Russell Stover chocolates (clearanced for $1.60)
2 Whitman Samplers (clearanced for $1.00)
Tylenol extra strength $4.49
2 Oral-B power toothbrush heads $5.99 each
2 Head & Shoulders shampoos $5.99 each
2 Listerine Smart Rinse Mouthwash $3.49 each
2 CVS bandaids $1.99 each

Coupons used
$10 off $50 purchase
$2 off $10 cvs purchase
2 $1 off listerine smartrinse
$1.50 off pain medicine from CVS
$1.50 off tylenol
2 $20 off Whitman Sampers
2 $2 off Russell Stovers
$8.29 off Oral-B toothbrush heads (not sure where the amount came from)
I had a b1g1 coupon for head and shoulders but for some reason he didn’t ring it.

ECB Used
$10, $6, & $6.99 and paid $1.54 out of pocket

ECB Earned
$6 for Oral-B toothbrush heads
$6.98 for Listerine Smart Rinse
$3.98 for bandaids
$2 for Tylenol
$2 for Head & Shoulders

I ended up spending $3.57 because the b1g1 Head & Shoulders coupon didn’t print. I am going to return the second one next time I go to the store and get back the $5.99 I spent for it.

CVS Trip June 15th

I realized this morning that we had run out of diapers and I didn’t have any backups. So I set off to CVS to see if I could find a bargain. This is what I ended up with.

2 pkgs CVS diapers- regular price $9.49 on sale for 2/$12
2 Oral-B power toothbrushes- regular price $8.29 on sale for $5.99 each
2 Almay one coat mascaras- regular price $7.99 on sale for $6.99 each
1 Oral-B twin pack manual toothbrushes- regular price $7.99 on sale for $6.99
1 CVS sheer bandaids- regular price $2.29 on sale for $1.99
1 Brut deodorant- $2.89

Coupons Used
$10 off $50 purchase
$2 off $10 CVS purchase
.55 off Brut deodorant
2 $1 off Almay products
B1G1 Oral-B power toothbrush

ECB Used $1.49, $2, $3, $3.49, $4 & $10
Used the rest of my gift card $2.78 and put $3.65 on my debit card

ECB Earned $6 for the 2 Oral-B power toothbrushes, $10 for 2 Almay mascaras, $6.99 for Oral-B manual toothbrush, $1.99 for Bandaids & $3 for the Brut.

So after it was all said and done I ended up actually spending $2.43. Not bad for 60 diapers plus all the extra stuff.