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Next up, Walgreens:

Aside from only having one bottle of Snuggle and a little trouble at checkout getting the vitamins to ring properly this one worked out well.


  1. •Accuchek Aviva blood sugar monitor, regular $19.99, sale $14.99, $5.00 store coupon, $10.00 coupon = free

  2. •Snuggle fabric softener, regular $5.29, sale $3.50, $3.00 coupon = $.50

  3. •2 Triaminic kids’ melting strips, regular $6.49 each, sale $5.99 each, $3.00 coupon off both = $4.49 each

  4. •Breathe Right strips, $5.99, $1.00 coupon = $4.99

  5. •2 Nature Made vitamin D, regular $4.99 each, sale B1G1, $1.00 coupon = 1.99

  6. •Visine, $3.99, $2.00 coupon = $1.99

  7. •4 small boxes Cheezits, regular $.99, sale $.50

  8. •100 ct aspirin, $1.29, $1.29 coupon = free


I now have $9.00 Register Rewards and a rebate for the Accuchek monitor for purchase price of $14.99.

Next stop, CVS:

The only disappointment here was a lack of Honey Nut Cheerios on the shelf, but that was no disaster.  This one went quite well.


  1. •2 Dayquil/Nyquil duo packs, regular $11.99 each, sale $10.00 each, $1.50 coupon each = $8.50 each

  2. •2 Glade Sense & Spray kits, regular $9.99 each, sale $6.00 each, $2.00 store coupon, $4.00 coupon each = $1.00 each

  3. •4 Cinnamon Toast Crunch single serve bowls, $1.00 each, $1.00 coupon off 2 = $.50 each

  4. •7 Johnson’s Buddies soaps, I was so mad at Target that I bought these here even though they cost me a little, $1.39 each, $1.00 coupon each = $.39 each

  5. •green bag tag*, $.99

  6. •2 prescriptions refilled online, $14.76


*This is a new thing for them.  You buy this tag and every time you use a reusable bag instead of plastic they scan the tag, and after 4 scans you get $1.00 ECB.  It can only be scanned once a day, but it’s still better than $.05 per bag from United (not that I’m complaining about that!)


I now have $14.00 ECB and a $5 off of $15 coupon.

The last store was United.  It’s the longest list but not very long by my usual standards.

  1. •2 children’s Motrin, $4.39 each, $3.00 coupon off both = $2.89 each

  2. •4 Ecotrin, $2.99 each, $7.00 coupon off 2 = $2.04 overage

  3. •2 Herbal Essences shampoo, $2.70, one free coupon and one $1.00 coupon = $.85 each (or $1.70 for one and one free, technically)

  4. •1 lb black beans, $1.09, WIC

  5. •spices were a GREAT deal - 2 McCormick ground cloves, regular $8.99 each, sale $2.50 each, $.50 coupon each = $2.00 each - 1 McCormick ground nutmeg, regular $6.79, sale $2.50, $.50 coupon = $2.00 - McCormick ground cinnamon, regular $1.69, sale $1.45, $.50 coupon = $.95

  6. •2 brown sugar 2lb bags, $.99 each

  7. •2 canisters Maxwell House coffee, regular $9.99 each, sale $8.99 each, $1.00 coupon off both = $8.49 each

  8. •2 Gold Medal flour 5lb bags, regular $1.99 each, sale $1.50 each, $.50 coupon each = $1.00 each

  9. •4 12pks Coke, regular $4.59 each, sale $4.00 each, one free coupon = $3.00 each (or $4.00 each for 3 and one free, technically)

  10. •18 Vitamin Water, regular $1.69 each, sale $.89 each

  11. •Doritos, regular $3.99, sale $3.50, free coupon = free

  12. •2 8pks Rice Krispy treats, $2.50 each, $1.00 coupon off both = $2.00 each

  13. •canister of grits, $1.19

  14. •2 loaves Sara Lee whole wheat bread, $2.49 each, WIC

  15. •Smuckers apricot preserves, $2.19, $.55 coupon = $1.64

  16. •2 Birds Eye Lightly Sauced veg, $2.50 each, $.50 coupon each = $2.00 each

  17. •2 Birds Eye Steamfresh veg, regular $1.59 each, sale $1.09 each, $.35 coupon each = $.74 each

  18. •2 Green Giant Steamers veg, $1.59 each, $.50 coupon each = $1.09 each

  19. •2 Ore Ida Express fries, regular $1.19, sale $.99, $1.00 coupon off both = $.49 each

  20. •6 bolillo rolls, regular $.99, sale $.71

  21. •quart milk, $1.59, WIC

  22. •Reddi Whip cream, $3.99, free coupon = free

  23. •American cheese, $3.99, WIC

  24. •4 big city papers, $2.00 each

  25. •11 reusable bags credit, $.55


I now have a coupon for a free 14-22 lb turkey.


If you’ve stuck with me this long, here’s the totals for the weekend:

Regular prices, $358.25

Sale prices, $288.14

Price paid, $170.73, or 47.66%

I have $9 RR at Walgreens, $14 ECB at CVS and a $5/$15 coupon, a free turkey at United, and $15.74 in rebates.  Factoring these in gives me a percentage of 35.9%, but as we know I don’t like to do that. :)


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