November Shopping ~ $243.58 To Date

I'm going to keep track of spending in a post...to maximize space. I will just continually update this post when I spend...GOAL...At or Under $250!

11/1 Ralph's Trip
$13.40 (4 diet cokes plus CRV)
$ 1.00 (2 Ocelo Dish sponges)
$ 4.57 (3 Purex Nat. Elemnts Det)
- 1.00 (catalina Q)
$ 1.86 Tax
$19.83 OOP

(Manu Q's = $2.40)
(store savings with all Q's = $19.88)

11/4 Ralph's Trip
**prices after Qs**
$1.29 (Purex - Natur. Elmnts)
$3.89 (splenda packets - didn't plan)
$3.21 (oregano spices 33% off)
$4.00 (2 Lay's Potato C's - hubby's impulse)
$3.69 (Big Box Minute Rice)
$0.99 (Int. Delight Creamer)
$0.90 (Pillsbury Cinn. rolls)
$3.50 (4 Campbell's Cream of Ckn)
$1.00 (can of Pineapple)
$1.67 (cottage cheese)
$5.79 (Mozz. Cheese 4 cups)
$0.25 (tuna pouch)
$1.00 (2 ocelo dish sponges)
$2.30 (4 gala apples)
$3.52 (4 avacados)
$2.49 (3 onions)
$8.40 (2 -5lb chickens BOGO)
$0.28 tax
$49.67 OOP

(Manu Q's = $6.55)
(store savings with all Q's = $42.60)

11/4 Albertson's trip
$4.00 (8 - 14pk Raisins)
$ free (french bread 4 taking survey)
$1.49 (asparagus)
$5.49 OOP

(Manu Q's= $4.00)
(store savings $19.23=T savings $23.23)

11/8 Albertson's Trip
trans#1
$4.98 (3 progressive broths-$1.66 ea)
$9.96 (6 suave kids S/C - $1.66 ea)
$5.00 (knorr pasta sides - $1 ea)
$9.96 (Wishbone dressings -$1.66 ea)
$0.77 tax
-14.00 (coupons!! I know- crazy good!)
$16.67 OOP

I was supposed to get $15 in Catalina Q's for promo...that's another story...to be continued...

trans #2
$6.66 (dove S & C - $3.33 ea)
$3.32 (2 prog. broths - $1.66 ea)
$1.66 (1 BC frosting - $1.66 ea)
$3.32 (2 BC cookie mix - $1.66 ea)
$3.32 (2 Wishbone dressings - $1.66 ea)
$2.00 (2 Knorrs pasta sides -$1.66 ea)
$1.00 (1 BC potato box - $1 ea)
$6.64 (4 Ragu sauces - $1.66 ea)
$3.00 (2 pastas for Ragu Q's - $1.50 ea)
$0.52 tax
-9.85 Q's
$21.59 OOP

Was hoping this was $15 less...Cat deal

11/8 Ralphs
$1.00 - 10 carnation evap. milk
$1.00 - Sourdough round/buns
$2.00 - 4 mini lint rollers

$3.49 OOP

11/09 Costco
$4.29 - tub of sour cream
$4.49 - 18 organic eggs
$8.78 OOP

11/16 Ralph's

(note prices are before the $5 off mix and match)
$10.50 - 7 Hunt's 28 & 29 oz Tomatos (bigger cans than above)
$ 6.00 - 4 (18 oz) Quaker Oats
$ 6.00 - 4 Dial Hand Soaps
$ 6.00 - 4 Hefty zip bags
$ 8.00 - 4 Viva Paper towels
$ 2.50 - 1 Dan Active
$ 2.50 - 1 Activia ( I like these!)
$ 2.00 - 1 eagle brand milk
$ 3.00 - 1 Lysol spray (use them for sanitizing the trash cans!)
$ 5.00 - 2 Smuckers apricot Preserves
$ 2.50 - Pam spray
$ 5.00 - 2 (24pks) of water
$17.37 - Beef purchase - Didn't see it ring up..this is going back! thought it was $10!
$4.83 - Caramels for daddy's b-day cake
$3.01 - pecans for cake (33% off!)
$7.00 - 2 Omega CC Butter Tubs
$0.78 - broccoli for this week...need more!
$1.61 - 2 gala apples
$1.53 - green, but not granny smith apples
$1.00 - 1 mango
$0.65 - 2 bananas (getting more!)
$2.40 CRV on Waters
$98.73 Subtotal

Q are in scenario's for the week..but I found a peelie for $.20 off now the hefty bags. =)
Total MFQ $ 16.90+5.00 ($5/$75) = 21.90

$98.73 Orginal Total
- 21.90 Manu Q's
- 15.00 Mix & Match (auto Q)
+ 1.46 Tax
$63.29 OOP

Receipt says I saved $88.03 with card, Q's and double Q's!

However, I'm taking back the hamburger that rang up $17.37! Are you kidding me! I didn't see it and I would never pay $5.99/lb for hamburger! So I will more than likely use the refund on more produce. Grr.

11/16 Albertson's

transaction #1
$12.00 - 4 cinn. toast crunch
- 2.00 - 2 $1/2 for CTC
+10.00 - Fruit Snacks
- 1.00 - 2 $.50/2 Fruit snacks
+ 6.00 - 2 Honey Nut Cheerios
- 2.00 - 2 $1/1 HNC
+ 2.00 cake mix (for dh bday)
-15.00 Cats from last week
$10.00 OOP, earn $ 15 in Cat's and free Milk Q!

transaction #2
$20.00 - 20 cans of Hunts tomatoes (mix & match - $1 each)
+ 4.99 - Milk
-15.00 - Cats from trans #1
- 5.00 - Free Milk Q from trans #1
$4.99 OOP! get $10.00 in Cats

11/19 Albertsons
$1.50 taco shells
$2.50 Pillsbury 5 lb flour (not a great deal, but grabbed it last minute)
$1.98 Hamburger about 1 1/2 lbs
$1.97 Same as above
$0.99 3 limes
$1.49 1 mango (should've got more the other day!)
$0.89 fresh cilantro
-10.00 cat from above
$1.32 OOP! (used $ from meat return!)

11/19 Walmart
$6.00 - 3 Jimmy Dean Sausage ~ $2 ea.
$6.48 - 6 Green Giant Steamers ~ $1.08 ea.
-6.00 - 6 $1/1 Steamers
+2.12 - Ouchless hair ponies
-2.00 - Goody Q $2/1 ouchless
+2.97 - Cascade Rinse
-2.97 - Free Cascade rinse from home mailer
+2.16 - 2 libby cans of pumpkin
-1.00 - $1/2 libby IP
+0.39 tax
$8.15 OOP - good deal on sausage usual sale price is $2.50.

11/21 Ralphs
$1.50 Yeast (get $.50 cat)
-1.00 Yeast Q ($0.65 doubled)
$10.00 Soda
$ 2.40 CRV for soda
$ 2.00 Mandarin Oranges
- 1.00 Dole Q ($0.55 doubled)
$ 1.67 Grand biscuits
- 1.00 Grand IP Q
$ 1.67 Grand biscuits
- 1.00 Grand IP Q
$15.24 OOP

11/22
Farmers Market
$2.00 for 4 avacados
($1.00 for a bunch of thyme)
$2.00 OOP ($1 - thyme for Thanksgiving)

Costco
$3.99 Organic Tortilla Chips
$3.99 OOP

11/25 Ralphs (husband went solo!)
$5.19 2 - Jugs of Milk
$3.34 - 2 Pillsbury crescent rolls
-1.05 - Pillsbury Q's
$6.99 - Pecans (for Sweet potatos!)
$2.99 - Soft Shell Torillas
$2.22 - Pepper (i wouldn't have spent that much!)
- 0.50 - cat from yeast last trip
$19.18 OOP (only adding the ones in Bold to the Nov. Spending,not adding the thanksgiving stuff)

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TOTAL Spent for November $243.58

Horrible CVS trip, Lessons Learned

So I went into CVS to get diapers, some body wash and toothpaste for around $13. Sigh. First mistake, I picked up the wrong Crest Toothpaste. I picked up the bigger one, that is not free after ECB's (good thing this is a month long deal). I ended up paying like $25 OOP, but returned the crest for a refund of $4.20 on a gift card. SoI guess it wasn't too bad, but I'm mad at myself...the other mistake, I forgot to give her my $5/$25 coupon (what a waste). I'm so sad. Lesson: I need to be more organized with my game plan!

$27.34-$9.46 Refund = $17.88 on 2 Pamper's cruisers, 2 oil of olay body washes, Lypsyl lip balm and the Oral b flossers (which I had the Q at home to save $1 more...brutal night). I was told by a friend the flossers are junk, but I got a $2 off $10 purchase and was going to use it with the RIGHT CREST to totally score a lower OOP and get more ECB's back. Didn't happen!

Target Deals 11/7...Now I Need to Dust!?!

Here is what I did...not too bad.

Transaction #1
$1.47 Huggies Wipes
$2.19 Juicy Juice 8pk
$2.94 Pledge Wipes
$2.69 Pledge duster refills
$2.69 Pledge duster refills

-2.19 Free JJ 8 pk w/ Huggies peelies (thanks Holly!)
-3.00 3-$1/1 Pledge products

Get $5 target gift card for purchasing 3 pledge products

$6.99 OOP plus a $5 gift card!!

Transaction #2
$1.47 Huggies Wipes
$2.19 Juicy Juice 8pk
$6.00 3 - GE 4 pk lightbulbs
$3.25 5 gift cards

-0.50 B4g1 free gift cards
-3.00 3-$1/1 GE Lightbulbs
-2.19 Free JJ w/ Huggies peelie
-5.00 gift card from trans #1

$2.84 OOP

Total OOP $9.83
Product sale/price total $24.89, not too bad.

$5 off any purchase @ Kohls

If you go to the Kohl's website (here), scroll down to the bottom right...a $5 off any in-store purchase Q is available if you sign up for the e-mail alerts. I did about a month ago and have already used my $5 off! Free money for you Kohl's shoppers!

My CVS Scenarios for this week!

I got a lovely $5 off $25 purchase...and I am in need of diapers..wahoo..God is so good. Diapers happen to be an ECB deal this week. Here's what I'm thinking...

Transaction #1
$6.98 - 2 crest whiting toothpaste ($3.49 ea)
-1.50 - 2 $.75/1 Q's
-4.00 - ECB's
.23 - tax

$1.71 OOP, earn $6.98 ECB's

Transaction #2
$20.00 - 2 cruisers diapers ($10 each, earn $5 on 2)
-3.00 - 2 $1.50/1 Q Pamper's diapers
+5.00 - 5 Hershey Bars ($1 ea) - needed $25 total
-2.00 - 2 BOGO Hershey bars Q
-5.00 - $5/$25 (thank you CVS!)
-6.98 - ECB's from transaction #1

$1.01 - tax

$9.03 OOP, earn $5.00 ECB's

Transaction #3
$5.00 - 5 packs of gum ($1 each)
-2.00 - 2 $1/2 gum Q
4.99 - always pads
-2.00 - $2/1 Always Q
-5.00 - ECB's from transaction #2

$0.39 tax

$1.38 OOP, Earn $5.00 & $1

So Total OOP = $12.12
ECB's to roll next week $6.00

Does anyone else have any good scenarios or good buys!?!

Free 8 x 10 Picture @ Walgreens

I got this in my inbox...

Enjoy a free 8x10 picture on Walgreens from now until Saturday, Nov 8th!

Limit one per customer.

Enter FREEPIC in code in discount/coupon field.

I am going to pick mine up when I go Wags shopping tomorrow or Saturday!

Just sign in HERE (or create a new account if you are not registered)

Albertsons Deals 11/5-11/11

Check out I am Frugal (here) to get the list of deals for this week. It's great...you can buy $29 worth of food before Q's and get $15 (3 - $5 catalina q's) off your next purchase. So technically, if you had a ton of matchable Q's, you could roll the deal a few times! Hope this helps! I might try to put my scenario on here later. =)

Goody Hair Ponies

Thanks Holly, Coupon Cravings posted this yesterday!

REALLY CHEAP HAIR PONIES (HERE) w/ Q!

Goody has a coupon on their website for $2/1. You can print it as many times as you want. Holly said they were cheaper at our Walmart. Under 10 cents with Q!!! Hurry Hurry over to print it out. And...you can get a free sample too!

Home & Holiday Gift Packs!

Go ( here ) to get a Ziploc gift pack sampler from Right@Home.

You will get the following if you are one of the first 20,000 to respond...

• 1 Ziploc® Brand Fresh Produce Bag with Moisture Vents
• 1 Ziploc® Brand Easy Zipper Storage Bag
• 1 Ziploc® Brand Snack Bag
• 1 Ziploc® Brand Zip 'n Steam™ Microwave Steam Cooking Bag
• 1 Ziploc® Brand Snap 'n Seal Container

Plus it said "In addition, you’ll receive $8.50 worth of coupons for Ziploc®, Glade®, Pledge® and Drano® products."

Shutterfly Deal (thanks Holly)

Go to (HERE)

Open a new Shutterfly account. You get a $10 credit to your new account and $5.99 shipping credit.

Then check out the Tiled 11 oz. mug. It's on sale right now for $10.64

When it's all said and done you end up paying $0.69 (YES 69 CENTS) for a SUPER CUTE tiled mug. Great for Christmas gifts!!!

Coming Soon...Ralph's & Albie's Deals for the week!

Target Deals 11/02-11/8

Just browsing the ad...(not the Superstore ad)

Make sure you check out all the printable Q's from the Target webpage, you can stack Target's coupons with Manu Q's and get even better savings!?!

*** Great Deal*** $2 ~ 4pk - GE Reveal general purpose light bulbs
~ Q $1/1 on any GE Energy Smart, GE Reveal, or GE Edison (9/28 SS)
~ $1/1 online printable (here) up to 2 coupons (thanks HCW!)
= $1 each for a 4 pack

$5.49 ~ 21oz Jergens or 13 oz Curel
~Q $1/1 Curel Q's (10/12 SS)
~Q $1/1 Jergens Q's (10/12 SS)
= $4.49 each

$1.67 ~ Prego Italian Pasta Sauce
~Q $1/2 Target printable (stack with Manu Q) - from HCW (here)
~Q $.75/2 Prego Italian Sauce (10/5 SS)
= Buy 2 for $1.59 (less than the cost of one!) Wahoo!

2 for $5 ~ Quaker Instant Oats or Oatmeal to go
~ Q $1/2 any Quaker Oats (10/19 RP)
~ Q $1/1 IP (Here) Quaker Instant Oats (use 2)
= $4 for Both w/ first Q, $3 for both with two IP's

$2.25 ~ palmolive pure & clear
~Q $.75/1 palmovlie pure & clear (10/26 SS)
= $1.50 ea, not the best deal, but not too bad if you use this one.

$5.99 ~ Airwick's Freshmatic Start Kit
~Q $4/1 Starter Kit IP (here) (thanks HCW)
= $1.99 ea

$4.99 ~ Children's Tylenol or Motrin (4 oz)
~Q $1/1 children's tylenol (9/28 RP)
~Q $2/2 Johnson's products (9/14 SS)
~ Q $3/3 Johnson's products (9/14 SS)
= $3.99 ea, $7.98 for 2, $11.97 for 3

$4.49 ~ Triaminic Night Time (4 oz)
~Q $1/1 any Triaminic 4 oz (10/19 SS)
~Q $2/1 IP any Triaminic (here)
= $3.49 ea or w/ IP $2.49

2 for $11 ~ Ready-to-feed Similac or Enfamil
~Q $1/1 any Similac R-t-F (5/11 SS), use 2!
= $9 for 2

Sources: Hotcouponworld.com (database coupon search) & target.com (wkly ad)

Be sure to check out attention target shoppers for more match-ups.

Lesson Learned - Ralph's Coupon Policy

We stopped by Ralph's yesterday to take advantage of the Purex and Coke Deal. (We plan to return for the other groceries we need on Tuesday, but really wanted the diet coke!) I got three of the Natural Element Purex Detergent. They smell great! I got to the line and gave them my 3 Q's thinking all of them would double ($.35 to $.70), but only one did. I was bummed. Then I was checking out Hotcouponworld.com last night and came across Ralph's coupon policy. They only double one of like kinds. SIGH! I was under the impression they doubled everything as long as it was under a dollar. In conclusion, if you plan on stockpiling an item and want to take advantage of double coupons, you have to make separate transactions.