I wrote a post not too long ago entitled "Crappy Kroger" because although I had a very successful trip, my catalina coupons did not print and I left the store feeling very upset. As an update, I want to say that Kroger completely redeemed themselves. I emailed corporate Kroger and explained the situation. They kindly put a $10 credit on my Kroger card, which was worth almost double the value of the coupons I should have received. Yay!
A similar situation happened on a recent Harris Teeter trip: a $4 on-your-next-order catalina did not print for buying $20 worth of Gerber products like it was supposed to. I took my receipt to customer service where the manager took my information and told me he'd email corporate. I got a phone call the next day saying that corporate would be sending a $4 OYNO coupon as well as a $5 gift card for my trouble. I picked them up today! Yay!
Tuesday, January 20
January is more than half gone....
Here are my spending totals for the first half of the month!
Eating Out:
+ $3.53 McDonalds 1/2
+ $12.92 Papa John's 1/2
+ $10.51 Jersey Mike's 1/6
+ $4.96 McDonalds 1/6
+ $29.86 PF Chang's 1/9
+ $16.13 Jason's Deli 1/12
+$16.70 Pei Wei 1/15
Total: $94.61
Groceries/Household:
+ $19.73 Harris Teeter 1/1...saved $28.74, 59% savings
+ $17.24 Food Lion 1/4...saved $0, 0% savings
+ $5.48 Harris Teeter 1/4...saved $12.00, 67% savings
+ $31.04 Harris Teeter 1/4...saved $48.50, 61% savings
+ $37.41 Harris Teeter 1/4...saved $40.23, 52% savings
+ $1.62 Food Lion 1/5...saved $0, 0% savings
+ $12.16 Kroger 1/9...saved $14.40, 54% savings
+ $8.90 Food Lion 1/10...lost receipt
+ $57.83 Harris Teeter 1/12...saved $36.10, 38% savings
+ $44.47 Trader Joe's 1/15...saved $0, 0% savings
+ $51.04 Food Lion 1/16...saved $42.86, 46% savings
+ $0 CVS 1/20...saved $100.51, 100% savings
Total $286.92...saved $323.34, 53% savings
Other:
+ $6.22 UPS 1/14
+ $9.11 CVS Pharmacy 1/10...earned a $25 gift card**
Total: $15.33
**This was for a prescription purchase. You are not allowed to use ECBs to pay for prescriptions, so this was out of pocket because DH bought it and didn't have my gift card with him. Our insurance was supposed to cover the prescription, so it should have been free. DH is going to call them and try to get that straightened out. On the up-side, we had a coupon for a $25 Gift Card with a new or transferred prescription, so we did get that! :)
Eating Out:
+ $3.53 McDonalds 1/2
+ $12.92 Papa John's 1/2
+ $10.51 Jersey Mike's 1/6
+ $4.96 McDonalds 1/6
+ $29.86 PF Chang's 1/9
+ $16.13 Jason's Deli 1/12
+$16.70 Pei Wei 1/15
Total: $94.61
Groceries/Household:
+ $19.73 Harris Teeter 1/1...saved $28.74, 59% savings
+ $17.24 Food Lion 1/4...saved $0, 0% savings
+ $5.48 Harris Teeter 1/4...saved $12.00, 67% savings
+ $31.04 Harris Teeter 1/4...saved $48.50, 61% savings
+ $37.41 Harris Teeter 1/4...saved $40.23, 52% savings
+ $1.62 Food Lion 1/5...saved $0, 0% savings
+ $12.16 Kroger 1/9...saved $14.40, 54% savings
+ $8.90 Food Lion 1/10...lost receipt
+ $57.83 Harris Teeter 1/12...saved $36.10, 38% savings
+ $44.47 Trader Joe's 1/15...saved $0, 0% savings
+ $51.04 Food Lion 1/16...saved $42.86, 46% savings
+ $0 CVS 1/20...saved $100.51, 100% savings
Total $286.92...saved $323.34, 53% savings
Other:
+ $6.22 UPS 1/14
+ $9.11 CVS Pharmacy 1/10...earned a $25 gift card**
Total: $15.33
**This was for a prescription purchase. You are not allowed to use ECBs to pay for prescriptions, so this was out of pocket because DH bought it and didn't have my gift card with him. Our insurance was supposed to cover the prescription, so it should have been free. DH is going to call them and try to get that straightened out. On the up-side, we had a coupon for a $25 Gift Card with a new or transferred prescription, so we did get that! :)
CVS in the snow!
Hooray for snow today! Although I must admit I was a bit scared that CVS would be closed because of it and ALL my Extra Care Bucks were expiring today! I called this morning and they told me they'd be open all day--lucky for me! :)
I went in with $65.45 in ECBs that I had earned on Dec. 20th. There weren't that many deals I was excited about this week though, so I am super impressed that I was able to earn back $57.96 in ECBs! I was afraid I was going to lose a lot more than that! And I'm also psyched about all the soda we were able to get.
(Sorry there are no pictures...my laptop with the camera software is currently out of order.)
CVS:
+ 2 Mountain Dew 12-packs
+ 2 Caffeine-free Pepsi 12-packs
+ 2 Pepsi 12-packs
+ 1 Diet Pepsi 12-pack
+ 2 Nutra-Trim weight loss gum packs
+ 3 Soy Joy 6-pack bars
+ 1 box Lorna Doone cookies
+ 2 Maybelline NY mascara
+ 3 American Greetings cards
+ 2 Nasogel
- Coupons ($2.00 )
- ECBs ($65.45 )
+ Tax
=$6.38 on GC, $0.00 out of pocket, $94.13 saved, 100% savings
Avg. cost per item: $0.00
*Plus I earned back $57.96 in ECBs and 4 CVS coupons!
In other news, I am way behind on updating spending as of late, so I'll get to that soon! :)
I went in with $65.45 in ECBs that I had earned on Dec. 20th. There weren't that many deals I was excited about this week though, so I am super impressed that I was able to earn back $57.96 in ECBs! I was afraid I was going to lose a lot more than that! And I'm also psyched about all the soda we were able to get.
(Sorry there are no pictures...my laptop with the camera software is currently out of order.)
CVS:
+ 2 Mountain Dew 12-packs
+ 2 Caffeine-free Pepsi 12-packs
+ 2 Pepsi 12-packs
+ 1 Diet Pepsi 12-pack
+ 2 Nutra-Trim weight loss gum packs
+ 3 Soy Joy 6-pack bars
+ 1 box Lorna Doone cookies
+ 2 Maybelline NY mascara
+ 3 American Greetings cards
+ 2 Nasogel
- Coupons ($2.00 )
- ECBs ($65.45 )
+ Tax
=$6.38 on GC, $0.00 out of pocket, $94.13 saved, 100% savings
Avg. cost per item: $0.00
*Plus I earned back $57.96 in ECBs and 4 CVS coupons!
In other news, I am way behind on updating spending as of late, so I'll get to that soon! :)
Sunday, January 4
New Year's Resolutions
My New Year's Resolutions:
1 - Make a monthly budget and stick to it. (see below for January's goal)
2 - Limit impulse buying by discussing all $20+ purchases with DH first.
3 - Plan monthly goals for improvement. (see below for January's goals)
January Goals:
1 - Budget for food/household/eating out: $500 (basically this should cover everything except for routine bills and gas...will start with a high limit this month and try to work down each month of the year)
2 - Read more books to DS.
3 - Convert the dining room to a playroom for DS.
1 - Make a monthly budget and stick to it. (see below for January's goal)
2 - Limit impulse buying by discussing all $20+ purchases with DH first.
3 - Plan monthly goals for improvement. (see below for January's goals)
January Goals:
1 - Budget for food/household/eating out: $500 (basically this should cover everything except for routine bills and gas...will start with a high limit this month and try to work down each month of the year)
2 - Read more books to DS.
3 - Convert the dining room to a playroom for DS.
Harris Teeter 1/1/09
Here's an HT trip that I forgot to post a few days ago....this was using triple coupons, too! I had coupons for everything except the Tostitos (which I was craving!) and the milk.
+ 3 Gerber Graduates pasta pick ups
+ 4 Gerber Graduates fruit strips
+ 2 Gerber Graduates yogurt melts
+ 2 Gerber Graduates crunchies
+ 1 bag Tostitos tortilla chips with lime
+ 2 Beechnut yogurt/juice
+ 1 Dannon Yogurt (large)
+ 1 gallon HT Skim Milk
- Coupons
+ Tax
=$19.73 out of pocket, $28.74 saved, 59% savings
Avg. cost per item: $1.23
+ 3 Gerber Graduates pasta pick ups
+ 4 Gerber Graduates fruit strips
+ 2 Gerber Graduates yogurt melts
+ 2 Gerber Graduates crunchies
+ 1 bag Tostitos tortilla chips with lime
+ 2 Beechnut yogurt/juice
+ 1 Dannon Yogurt (large)
+ 1 gallon HT Skim Milk
- Coupons
+ Tax
=$19.73 out of pocket, $28.74 saved, 59% savings
Avg. cost per item: $1.23
your December total is...
Keep in mind, this included lots of Christmas presents in addition to our regular shopping.
CVS:*Total OOP = $0.28
*Total on GC = $7.46
*Total Saved = $299.15
~100% Savings
Kmart:
*Total OOP = $2.81
*Total Saved = $21.88
~89% Savings
Kroger:
*Total OOP = $41.33
*Total Saved = $312.62
~88% Savings
Lowe's Foods:
*Total OOP = $91.17
*Total Saved = $99.26
~52% Savings
Misc.
*Total OOP = $141.51
*Total Saved = $72.61
~34% Savings
Target:
*Total OOP = $230.71
*Total Saved = $72.74
~24% Savings
GRAND TOTAL:
*Total OOP = $507.81
*Total Saved = $885.72
~64% Savings
Harris Teeter Triples!
Triple q's up to $0.99 this week at HT and also doubles of P&G q's between $1-$2. We did three transaction tonight. Overall, we bought 67 items, spent $73.93, and saved $100.73, for an overall savings of 58% and an average cost of $1.10 per item. The savings could have looked a little better, but I had to stock back up on fresh fruit, tofu, and dry beans for baby food making since we'd been out of town for the holidays for about two weeks--and of course, there were no coupons for any of those items. Those 10 items alone cost $24.87 before taxes--so taking that into account, the rest of the items were really a deal!
Transaction #1:
+ 7 Gerber Lil Entrees
+ 3 Kellogg's Poptarts
+ 6 Lipton Knorr Rice Sides
+ 1 Pace Queso 4 Cheese Salsa
+ 3 Jello instant puddings
+ 3 Luzianne decaf tea boxes (48 ct. ea)
+ 1 Skippy Peanut Butter
+ 1 Beechnut yogurt/juice
+ 2 Wet Ones canisters
+ 1 Wet Ones travel
+ 1 Uncrustables
+ 1 Lloyd's Chicken BBQ tub
- Coupons
+ Tax
=$31.04 out of pocket, $48.50 saved, 61% savings
Avg. cost per item: $1.03
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Transaction #2:
+ 2 Martha White muffin mixes
+ 2 Betty Crocker frostings
+ 2 Minute Rice boxes
+ 1 Kellogg's Poptarts
+ 3 Lipton Tea Bags (16 ct. ea.)
+ 3 Luzianne Tea Bags (48 ct. ea.)
+ 1 bag dry organic black beans
+ 1 bag dry organic pinto beans
+ 1 bag dry organic chickpeas
+ 3 Pounce cat treats
+ 1 can Glory black-eyed peas
+ 1 Karo light syrup
+ 1 Aquafresh toothpaste
+ 1 Organic Tofu
+ 1 bunch bananas
+ 1 bunch red seedless grapes
+ 4 Fuji apples
+ 2 Sargento shredded cheese
+ 1 Blistex lip balm
- Coupons
+ Tax
=$37.41 out of pocket, $40.23 saved, 52% savings
Avg. cost per item: $1.17
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Transaction #3:
+ 1 Pringles stixs
+ 1 Pringles minis
+ 1 Bounty Big Roll
+ 1 Pantene 2 in 1 Shampoo
+ 1 Tide to go pen
- Coupons
+ Tax
=$5.48 out of pocket, $12.00 saved, 67% savings
Avg. cost per item: $1.10
Transaction #1:
+ 7 Gerber Lil Entrees
+ 3 Kellogg's Poptarts
+ 6 Lipton Knorr Rice Sides
+ 1 Pace Queso 4 Cheese Salsa
+ 3 Jello instant puddings
+ 3 Luzianne decaf tea boxes (48 ct. ea)
+ 1 Skippy Peanut Butter
+ 1 Beechnut yogurt/juice
+ 2 Wet Ones canisters
+ 1 Wet Ones travel
+ 1 Uncrustables
+ 1 Lloyd's Chicken BBQ tub
- Coupons
+ Tax
=$31.04 out of pocket, $48.50 saved, 61% savings
Avg. cost per item: $1.03
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Transaction #2:
+ 2 Martha White muffin mixes
+ 2 Betty Crocker frostings
+ 2 Minute Rice boxes
+ 1 Kellogg's Poptarts
+ 3 Lipton Tea Bags (16 ct. ea.)
+ 3 Luzianne Tea Bags (48 ct. ea.)
+ 1 bag dry organic black beans
+ 1 bag dry organic pinto beans
+ 1 bag dry organic chickpeas
+ 3 Pounce cat treats
+ 1 can Glory black-eyed peas
+ 1 Karo light syrup
+ 1 Aquafresh toothpaste
+ 1 Organic Tofu
+ 1 bunch bananas
+ 1 bunch red seedless grapes
+ 4 Fuji apples
+ 2 Sargento shredded cheese
+ 1 Blistex lip balm
- Coupons
+ Tax
=$37.41 out of pocket, $40.23 saved, 52% savings
Avg. cost per item: $1.17
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Transaction #3:
+ 1 Pringles stixs
+ 1 Pringles minis
+ 1 Bounty Big Roll
+ 1 Pantene 2 in 1 Shampoo
+ 1 Tide to go pen
- Coupons
+ Tax
=$5.48 out of pocket, $12.00 saved, 67% savings
Avg. cost per item: $1.10
Sunday, December 21
CVS Frees!
Since I had a ton of ECBs stored up from shopping on Black Friday and because my mom was with me, I decided to just do one huge transaction instead of breaking it up like normal. Although I did end up buying one of the deodorants separately just to save on my OOP a little bit. I didn't think my receipt would ever finish printing for Transaction #1! lol
CVS Transaction #1:
+ 5 Listerine Cool Mint 500 ml mouthwash
+ 1 Zantac 150 8-ct.
+ 2 bags Halls Natural Herbal cough drops (the limit for free after ECBs is one on these, but I had a 50 cents off 1 coupon and also a BOGO coupon--so I got 2 for free, plus made 50 cents)
+ 3 Right Guard Professional Strength
+ 1 Excedrin Express Gels 20 ct.
+ 2 Crest Pro Whitening toothpaste 4.2 oz
+ 5 Arm & Hammer Essentials cleaner starter kits
+ 2 Sally Hansen Nail Polish
+ 2 L'Oreal Hip Metallic Eye Shadow
+ 1 Benefiber Stick Pack 16 ct.
- Coupons (totaling $20.29)
- ECBs (totaling $78.93)
+ Tax
=$3.17 on GC, $0.00 out of pocket, $121.19 saved, 100% savings
Avg. cost per item: $0.00
*Plus I earned back $96.72 in ECBs, a $5 off any $15 purchase coupon, a $2.50 off any Pain Reliever purchase of $10 coupon, and a $2 off an $8 Hair Care purchase coupon!
CVS Transaction #2:
+ 1 Right Guard Professional Strength
- ECBs (totaling $4.00 from previous transaction)
+ Tax
=$2.14 on GC, $0.00 out of pocket, $7.99 saved, 100% savings
Avg. cost per item: $0.00
*Plus I earned back $6.00 in ECBs!
In total, I spent $5.31 on my gift card and $82.93 in ECBs. I walked away with 25 items, saved $129.18, and have $98.72 in ECBs in my pocket. So, if you take the ECBs I now have and subtract the ECBs I spent and the money I spent on my gift card, I actually EARNED $10.48 for buying all this stuff!
CVS Transaction #1:
+ 5 Listerine Cool Mint 500 ml mouthwash
+ 1 Zantac 150 8-ct.
+ 2 bags Halls Natural Herbal cough drops (the limit for free after ECBs is one on these, but I had a 50 cents off 1 coupon and also a BOGO coupon--so I got 2 for free, plus made 50 cents)
+ 3 Right Guard Professional Strength
+ 1 Excedrin Express Gels 20 ct.
+ 2 Crest Pro Whitening toothpaste 4.2 oz
+ 5 Arm & Hammer Essentials cleaner starter kits
+ 2 Sally Hansen Nail Polish
+ 2 L'Oreal Hip Metallic Eye Shadow
+ 1 Benefiber Stick Pack 16 ct.
- Coupons (totaling $20.29)
- ECBs (totaling $78.93)
+ Tax
=$3.17 on GC, $0.00 out of pocket, $121.19 saved, 100% savings
Avg. cost per item: $0.00
*Plus I earned back $96.72 in ECBs, a $5 off any $15 purchase coupon, a $2.50 off any Pain Reliever purchase of $10 coupon, and a $2 off an $8 Hair Care purchase coupon!
CVS Transaction #2:
+ 1 Right Guard Professional Strength
- ECBs (totaling $4.00 from previous transaction)
+ Tax
=$2.14 on GC, $0.00 out of pocket, $7.99 saved, 100% savings
Avg. cost per item: $0.00
*Plus I earned back $6.00 in ECBs!
In total, I spent $5.31 on my gift card and $82.93 in ECBs. I walked away with 25 items, saved $129.18, and have $98.72 in ECBs in my pocket. So, if you take the ECBs I now have and subtract the ECBs I spent and the money I spent on my gift card, I actually EARNED $10.48 for buying all this stuff!
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