Shop With Michelle: WEEK 3/9

3/10/2014

Save over 70%!! See how:

Reg Price: $136.38
On sale: $91.46
My OOP (Out of Pocket) WITH coupons: $49.96
After store rewards: $35.96 for 22 items

Michelle's List...

The coupons with an (**) on the right of it is the one that I used... I left the other coupons as an option in case you can get a better deal. Some of the coupons I didn't get in the mail, so I hope you can find this helpful.

At CVS:

Transaction 1:
Nature Made Gummies, 80-90 ct $5.99, sale price through 3/15
Buy 1, Receive $4.00 ExtraBucks through 3/15, Limit 1
Use $3.00/1 – Nature Made Adult Gummies Product from SS 3/9
Or $1.00/1 – Nature Made Adult Gummies Vitamins (naturemade.com)**
Or $1.00/1 – Nature Made Product (naturemade.com)
Pay $2.99, Receive $4.00 ExtraBucks
Final Price: $1.01 Moneymaker
(I paid $4.99 OOP, got $4 ECB, my final price was: $0.99)

Transaction 2:
(2) Charmin (with 25% more), $9.99
-used $5 ECB from last week
=Paid $14.98
(NOTE: My mom really wanted me to get toilet paper so I this wasn't a planned addition, but I got the 25% more FREE bag, which was a good deal, because it was like getting an extra bag of TPs for FREE...)

Walgreens

My local Walgreens changed their store policy. They will only allow (2) transactions per customer per day. It doesn't bother me so much that they did this since it's next to my kid's school, so I can literally go back there each day before and after dropping the kids to school with no change to mileage. It was changed, because shelves have been cleared by couponers said the Manager, which is why COUPON ETIQUETTE is a must. It's for the fairness and benefit of everyone and one's actions can affect another. I do not clear shelves. I get what I need and/or at least ask the manager for extra supplies if needed, so that their shelves are well supplied. It's always better to ask than not ask at all.

Transaction 1:
Buy 1 Colgate Toothpaste, 3.5-6 oz $3.00, sale price through 3/15
Buy 1, Receive $2.00 Register Reward through 3/15
-Use one $1.00/1 – Colgate Total, Optic White, Max Fresh or Sensitive Toothpaste, 3.4 oz or larger from SS 3/9
Pay $2.00, Receive $2.00 Register Reward
Final Price: Free

Transaction 2:
Buy 2 Almay Eye Make up remover $6.29, regular price
Buy One Get One 50% Off through 3/15
-Use one $5.00/2 – Almay Cosmetic Products (coupons.com)
+And use one $2.00/1 Almay Cosmetics or Makeup Removers from Walgreens March Savings Book (exp 3/29) – will automatically deduct $2.00 twice
Final Price: $0.43, when you buy 2

Buy (2) Angel Soft, $9.99
-Use In-Ad Coupon (earn 5000 balance rewards points) with minimum purchase of $25

=Pay $20.41, earn (5000 balance rewards) for next time

(**DO NOT pay with any balance rewards towards this transaction, otherwise you will NOT earn the 5000 pts!)

Rite Aid

Buy 2 Bic Silky Touch Disposable Razors, 10 ct $4.49, regular price
Buy One Get One 50% Off through 3/15, Limit 2 Buy 2, Receive $1.00 Up Reward through 3/15, Limit 2
Use two $3.00/1 – Bic Disposable Razor from SS 3/9
Pay $0.74, Receive $1.00 Up Reward

Ralphs

{Deal Idea}
Buy (3) Select General Mills Cereal $6.00
-Use (3) $1/2 General Mills Cereal exp. 3/15 (SS 2/2)
=Pay $9
($1.50 each with free milk.)

DO ASK for a Rain Check for the cereals that are not available... Ralphs' rain checks don't expire for 60 days, so if you can ask for 3 boxes each rain check plus the free milk, you're good to go for the next three months with this deal.... Milk costs on average $3.50, so think of it as getting free cereal along with it, especially if you have a cereal coupon to attach with it.

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