Here's a link to get yourself a free box of Chocolate Cheerios or Fibre One cereal. Mmmmm....freeee....
https://www.websaver.ca/en_ca/portal/cheerios/
NOTE: The coupon is only valid on June 21. I know...weird right...but free cereal is free cereal!
Enjoy!
Saturday 30 April 2011
Another Weekend of Savings!
It was definitely an eventful week and of course, I tried to get on the computer sooner to blog about the deals and how to use your coupons to your full advantage...but here I am again....running late...but not too late! This week in deals is not as great as last week....this weeks shopping trip was not nearly as great as last weeks either since I was followed around the store listening to the boy crash his mini cart into everything imaginable while chanting choruses of "Can we get this?" followed by the longest whine ever "Whhhhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"......that was in every aisle...over every single thing....ugh. By the time we paid I am pretty sure I sounded demonic or psychotic...or perhaps a combination of both. No more bringing bored boy to grocery store.
Oh, before I go into the deals, I will just mention this once again. I braved it to the Superstore during off hours (weekday afternoon when there is less people traffic and more room to roam) to check out any deals and there was a good one! Gillette Deodorant was buy 2 for $5....and there was a couple coupons on the wall to save $1.00 and I had several coupons of my own to save $1.00....and you can double coupon....so that was two men's Gillette Deodorants for $1.00 (or $0.50 each)! Cant beat that if you don't want your hunny smelling funky. However, yet again those rat bastards tried to rip me off charging me full price (again!!!!). Of course I didnt realize this until I got to the car so I had to haul the kids back in and get it adjusted. Once again I argued Code of Conduct and once again I was rebuffed. Also, once again I did not argue. I really need to be one of THOSE people....but I just can't find it in myself! I did get back the difference though and ultimately that is what I needed to do anyways, so I left the store feeling somewhat vindicated. But again this is a lesson. I have only been to Superstore TWICE since starting this blog and both times have resulted in errors in the scanning at the cash register (and both times I didnt notice until I left the store...at least this time I realized in the parking lot). These errors are probably costing customers a TON of money and making the Superstore rich off people just believing it is accurate. It isn't (it happened again today at Sobey's too...luckily I was onto them). Keep a good watch if you can. Sure, you may look a little stupid and feel like you're a bit creepy, but if you're anything like me, that extra money is needed elsewhere.
Here's a few of the good deals...starting with my pick of the week for stores:
SHOPPERS DRUG MART
Timed specials Sunday and Monday only:
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.77 - $1.00 off coupon = $4.77
Fructis Styling Products $3.99 - $1.00 off coupon = $2.99
Sunlight Laundry Detergent $3.99 - $1.00 off coupon = $2.99
Duracell AA batteries (20 Pack) - $9.99 - $0.75 off coupon = $9.24
All Week Specials
Pampers and Huggies Diapers - $9.99 (WHAT?!?!?!) - $3.00 off coupon = $6.99! OHHHH YYEEEAAAHH! That's the deal of the week for sure.
Colgate 360 Toothbrush - $2.99 - $1.50 off coupon
Aerius Allergy Medicine = $16.99 - $2.00 off coupon = $14.99
Gillette Fusion Razor = $12.99 - $2.00 off coupon = $10.99
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner (two for $5) - buy two save $2 coupon = two bottles for $3
I'm reviewing my list here and I notice that the deals this week are really quite pathetic following the buy one get one mania of last week! The only other deals worth mentioning is buy one get one Yoplait Yogurt at Safeway and if you live near a Save-On Foods you can redeem 400 points to get Sunlight Dish Detergent for $1.25 - $1.00 off coupon = $0.25 for a bottle of dish soap! Also, its 15% off Tuesday at Save-On Foods this Tuesday (and its also 10% Tuesday at Sobey's) so you can snap up additional savings then as well!
The rest of the deals are too lame to mention. Lets hope there are better deals for next week!
Oh, before I go into the deals, I will just mention this once again. I braved it to the Superstore during off hours (weekday afternoon when there is less people traffic and more room to roam) to check out any deals and there was a good one! Gillette Deodorant was buy 2 for $5....and there was a couple coupons on the wall to save $1.00 and I had several coupons of my own to save $1.00....and you can double coupon....so that was two men's Gillette Deodorants for $1.00 (or $0.50 each)! Cant beat that if you don't want your hunny smelling funky. However, yet again those rat bastards tried to rip me off charging me full price (again!!!!). Of course I didnt realize this until I got to the car so I had to haul the kids back in and get it adjusted. Once again I argued Code of Conduct and once again I was rebuffed. Also, once again I did not argue. I really need to be one of THOSE people....but I just can't find it in myself! I did get back the difference though and ultimately that is what I needed to do anyways, so I left the store feeling somewhat vindicated. But again this is a lesson. I have only been to Superstore TWICE since starting this blog and both times have resulted in errors in the scanning at the cash register (and both times I didnt notice until I left the store...at least this time I realized in the parking lot). These errors are probably costing customers a TON of money and making the Superstore rich off people just believing it is accurate. It isn't (it happened again today at Sobey's too...luckily I was onto them). Keep a good watch if you can. Sure, you may look a little stupid and feel like you're a bit creepy, but if you're anything like me, that extra money is needed elsewhere.
Here's a few of the good deals...starting with my pick of the week for stores:
SHOPPERS DRUG MART
Timed specials Sunday and Monday only:
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.77 - $1.00 off coupon = $4.77
Fructis Styling Products $3.99 - $1.00 off coupon = $2.99
Sunlight Laundry Detergent $3.99 - $1.00 off coupon = $2.99
Duracell AA batteries (20 Pack) - $9.99 - $0.75 off coupon = $9.24
All Week Specials
Pampers and Huggies Diapers - $9.99 (WHAT?!?!?!) - $3.00 off coupon = $6.99! OHHHH YYEEEAAAHH! That's the deal of the week for sure.
Colgate 360 Toothbrush - $2.99 - $1.50 off coupon
Aerius Allergy Medicine = $16.99 - $2.00 off coupon = $14.99
Gillette Fusion Razor = $12.99 - $2.00 off coupon = $10.99
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner (two for $5) - buy two save $2 coupon = two bottles for $3
I'm reviewing my list here and I notice that the deals this week are really quite pathetic following the buy one get one mania of last week! The only other deals worth mentioning is buy one get one Yoplait Yogurt at Safeway and if you live near a Save-On Foods you can redeem 400 points to get Sunlight Dish Detergent for $1.25 - $1.00 off coupon = $0.25 for a bottle of dish soap! Also, its 15% off Tuesday at Save-On Foods this Tuesday (and its also 10% Tuesday at Sobey's) so you can snap up additional savings then as well!
The rest of the deals are too lame to mention. Lets hope there are better deals for next week!
Sunday 24 April 2011
Its that time again!
I wanted to get on the computer to blog about all the GREAT finds I have located, but I have had precious little time what with Easter holidays being upon us. Now that the bunny has come and gone again, its time to sit down and relay some of the great deals that I noticed!
Flyer day is a big day around here. I wait with great anticipation to hear the thud of the flyers landing on my front porch...since my complaint to Flyer Force seems to have really upped the regular occurance of flyers! They even came on Thursday this time like they should! My husband located the flyer bag and was excitedly shaking them around waiting to see what goodies he could unveil. Of course, he only looks through the flyers with dude stuff, like Best Buy and Future Shop....but having said that he uncovered loads of deals for things like BBQ's and other great things to get your pad ready for the summer.
We also came upon a flyer that I had never seen before.....or even knew existed. It was the Zellers Midnight sale. It was the day the flyers came and let me tell you, there was unreal deals in there! I'm not sure how long Zellers will remain open in wake of Target buying them, but the lesson here is a good one. Check your flyers the day they come. They could yield lots of good sales that are on time limits but you could stand to save 60% or more on some items if you really pay attention!
Something I find amusing to do is to make yourself the brunt of the jokes about couponing.....people who don't coupon find it really funny! The other day, I visited a friend of mine who does not coupon and does not review flyers. Since I was there, she decided she would look at them for the first time in years and she was shocked at what she saw! Encourage your friends (even if they dont want to coupon) to look at the flyers...share the wealth of deals! People DO appreciate it...then you can make fun of yourself for all the additional coupons you have in your special fancy coupon holder!
One more thing before I go down the list of stores.....if you havent done so already, go to Sobeys. Its buy one get one free on many items. I contacted a bunch of friends when I left there giddy with excitement at the amount of things I was leaving with for free. That same friend I mentioned above who doesn't coupon or read flyers went to Sobey's at my insistance and once she returned home she counted the amount of free items she had...$110 dollars worth of items free!!!
Lets start with Sobey's.....my pick of the week for the best place to shop!
SOBEY'S
As I mentioned, its buy one get one free...here is a list of some of the items on sale buy one get one free:
BOGO LIST
Oranges 5 lb bag
Cracker Barrel Cheese
Warehouse packaged meats: Steaks, Pork Chops, Chicken (this is HUGE....BBQ season is upon us!)
Breyers Ice cream
Compliments Diapers (I decided to try them...since they were buy one get one and only $12.99)
Schneiders Sausage Rings (all sold out when I got there, pays to go early!)
Sugar Snap Peas
Salads (our Compliments)
Our Compliments Cereals (a lot of them taste better than the original brands!!!)
Post Honey Bunches of Oats (and if you coupon, you might have a coupon for additional savings!)
Old Dutch Arriba chips
Ivory Soap
Signal Fabric Softener
Glad Force Flex Bags
Potato Salads
Our Compliments bottled water (12 x 500 ml)
Gold Fish Crackers
Quaker Oats
La Grille Seasonings and Marinades
Olive Oil
Betty Crocker Cake Mix
Chip Dip
Del Monte Fruit
Margarine
Frozen Orange Juice (Minute Maid)
Lady Speed Stick
Astro Yogurt
Russet Potatoes
And that's just buy one get one free deals! There are tons of items that are on sale and that you should have coupons for that you can save tons on. If you got the Smart Source flyers this week, there were coupons in there for Fruit By the Foot, Gushers, etc....those are also on sale at Sobey's and I buy them occasionally for the boy. Another item that I noticed on sale for super cheap was Sensodyne Iso-Active Toothpaste which was on sale for 3.99 (its $7.99 normally) and you could have a coupon for $1.00 that as well. Sweet!
LONDON DRUGS
U by Kotex (free tin with purchase of two) - $3.99 per box (buy 2 save 2 coupon)
Fructis Products - $2.99 (less $1.00 coupon)
Nutrisse Hair Dye $7.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
Herbashine Hair Dye $7.99 (less $3.00 coupon...$4.99 hair dye... nice!)
Johnson's Baby Products - $2.99 (great price, but there's a coupon for $1.00 off as well making them $1.99!!)
Loreal Hair Expertise - $4.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
Huggies/Pampers - 2 for $26.99 (not a GREAT price, but bear in mind, you could double coupon at London Drugs. As it stands, I could use 3 coupons against the diapers for a savings of $8.00. Diapers for $9.50 per pack?!?!?! That's a great deal!)
Dawn/Sunlight Liquid Dish Soap - 3 bottles for $5 less buy two save $1.00 coupon....3 bottles for $4!
SUPERSTORE - Spend $250 get $25 GC
Loreal Sublime Mousse Hair Dye - $9.99 less $4.00 coupon (and maybe there is a coupon on the wall at superstore you could use to double coupon???)
Loreal Revitalift - $19.99 less $3.00 coupon
Zest $3.49 less $1.00 coupon
Green Giant Frozen Veggies - $1.97 less $1.00 coupon
Bulls Eye BBQ Sauce - $1.97 (no coupon but this is an amazing price!)
Old El Paso Taco Kits - $3.47 less $1.00 coupon and coupon for free bottle of salsa from previous box
ZELLERS
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.99 - $1.00 coupon
Royal Facial Tissue - $3.99 - $1.00 coupon ($2.99 for 6 boxes of tissue!)
Loreal Hair Expertise products - $3.99 less $1.00 coupon....$2.99 best price yet!
Loreal Youth Code products $19.99 - $3.00 coupon....$17.99 once again best price yet.
SAFEWAY
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.00 less $1.00 coupon
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner 2 for $5.00 (less coupon for buy 2 save 2....2 bottles of toilet cleaner for $3! Yay!)
Colgate Toothpaste - buy 1 get one free less coupon for $1.50 (NICE!)
I can hear the wee one fussing so I am going to cut to the chase and say that the rest of the deals aren't really even that great. By FAR the best place to go (again) this week is Sobey's. You can have your house fully stocked for a fraction of the cost with a huge amount of items for free! Go. Shop. And Happy Easter!!!!
Flyer day is a big day around here. I wait with great anticipation to hear the thud of the flyers landing on my front porch...since my complaint to Flyer Force seems to have really upped the regular occurance of flyers! They even came on Thursday this time like they should! My husband located the flyer bag and was excitedly shaking them around waiting to see what goodies he could unveil. Of course, he only looks through the flyers with dude stuff, like Best Buy and Future Shop....but having said that he uncovered loads of deals for things like BBQ's and other great things to get your pad ready for the summer.
We also came upon a flyer that I had never seen before.....or even knew existed. It was the Zellers Midnight sale. It was the day the flyers came and let me tell you, there was unreal deals in there! I'm not sure how long Zellers will remain open in wake of Target buying them, but the lesson here is a good one. Check your flyers the day they come. They could yield lots of good sales that are on time limits but you could stand to save 60% or more on some items if you really pay attention!
Something I find amusing to do is to make yourself the brunt of the jokes about couponing.....people who don't coupon find it really funny! The other day, I visited a friend of mine who does not coupon and does not review flyers. Since I was there, she decided she would look at them for the first time in years and she was shocked at what she saw! Encourage your friends (even if they dont want to coupon) to look at the flyers...share the wealth of deals! People DO appreciate it...then you can make fun of yourself for all the additional coupons you have in your special fancy coupon holder!
One more thing before I go down the list of stores.....if you havent done so already, go to Sobeys. Its buy one get one free on many items. I contacted a bunch of friends when I left there giddy with excitement at the amount of things I was leaving with for free. That same friend I mentioned above who doesn't coupon or read flyers went to Sobey's at my insistance and once she returned home she counted the amount of free items she had...$110 dollars worth of items free!!!
Lets start with Sobey's.....my pick of the week for the best place to shop!
SOBEY'S
As I mentioned, its buy one get one free...here is a list of some of the items on sale buy one get one free:
BOGO LIST
Oranges 5 lb bag
Cracker Barrel Cheese
Warehouse packaged meats: Steaks, Pork Chops, Chicken (this is HUGE....BBQ season is upon us!)
Breyers Ice cream
Compliments Diapers (I decided to try them...since they were buy one get one and only $12.99)
Schneiders Sausage Rings (all sold out when I got there, pays to go early!)
Sugar Snap Peas
Salads (our Compliments)
Our Compliments Cereals (a lot of them taste better than the original brands!!!)
Post Honey Bunches of Oats (and if you coupon, you might have a coupon for additional savings!)
Old Dutch Arriba chips
Ivory Soap
Signal Fabric Softener
Glad Force Flex Bags
Potato Salads
Our Compliments bottled water (12 x 500 ml)
Gold Fish Crackers
Quaker Oats
La Grille Seasonings and Marinades
Olive Oil
Betty Crocker Cake Mix
Chip Dip
Del Monte Fruit
Margarine
Frozen Orange Juice (Minute Maid)
Lady Speed Stick
Astro Yogurt
Russet Potatoes
And that's just buy one get one free deals! There are tons of items that are on sale and that you should have coupons for that you can save tons on. If you got the Smart Source flyers this week, there were coupons in there for Fruit By the Foot, Gushers, etc....those are also on sale at Sobey's and I buy them occasionally for the boy. Another item that I noticed on sale for super cheap was Sensodyne Iso-Active Toothpaste which was on sale for 3.99 (its $7.99 normally) and you could have a coupon for $1.00 that as well. Sweet!
LONDON DRUGS
U by Kotex (free tin with purchase of two) - $3.99 per box (buy 2 save 2 coupon)
Fructis Products - $2.99 (less $1.00 coupon)
Nutrisse Hair Dye $7.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
Herbashine Hair Dye $7.99 (less $3.00 coupon...$4.99 hair dye... nice!)
Johnson's Baby Products - $2.99 (great price, but there's a coupon for $1.00 off as well making them $1.99!!)
Loreal Hair Expertise - $4.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
Huggies/Pampers - 2 for $26.99 (not a GREAT price, but bear in mind, you could double coupon at London Drugs. As it stands, I could use 3 coupons against the diapers for a savings of $8.00. Diapers for $9.50 per pack?!?!?! That's a great deal!)
Dawn/Sunlight Liquid Dish Soap - 3 bottles for $5 less buy two save $1.00 coupon....3 bottles for $4!
SUPERSTORE - Spend $250 get $25 GC
Loreal Sublime Mousse Hair Dye - $9.99 less $4.00 coupon (and maybe there is a coupon on the wall at superstore you could use to double coupon???)
Loreal Revitalift - $19.99 less $3.00 coupon
Zest $3.49 less $1.00 coupon
Green Giant Frozen Veggies - $1.97 less $1.00 coupon
Bulls Eye BBQ Sauce - $1.97 (no coupon but this is an amazing price!)
Old El Paso Taco Kits - $3.47 less $1.00 coupon and coupon for free bottle of salsa from previous box
ZELLERS
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.99 - $1.00 coupon
Royal Facial Tissue - $3.99 - $1.00 coupon ($2.99 for 6 boxes of tissue!)
Loreal Hair Expertise products - $3.99 less $1.00 coupon....$2.99 best price yet!
Loreal Youth Code products $19.99 - $3.00 coupon....$17.99 once again best price yet.
SAFEWAY
Royale Toilet Paper - $5.00 less $1.00 coupon
Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner 2 for $5.00 (less coupon for buy 2 save 2....2 bottles of toilet cleaner for $3! Yay!)
Colgate Toothpaste - buy 1 get one free less coupon for $1.50 (NICE!)
I can hear the wee one fussing so I am going to cut to the chase and say that the rest of the deals aren't really even that great. By FAR the best place to go (again) this week is Sobey's. You can have your house fully stocked for a fraction of the cost with a huge amount of items for free! Go. Shop. And Happy Easter!!!!
Sunday 17 April 2011
Giant Tiger Sized Disappointment
As planned I went on my mission today to view my first Giant Tiger....wow. I wasn't sure what to expect when I arrived there, but I felt euphoric nonetheless. I began to view the store and realized that there is a reason they call it a "Discount Store"....while they did email me that coupon for $5.00 off a purchase of chidren's fashions or footwear, I would probably not get much else from there! I decided to tour the entire store for the overview...and let me tell you....they have a grocery section that I am not sure I would want to buy anything from unless it was boxed or canned. Their meat was in storage units that looked similar to those freezers you get popsicles out of at 7-11...only without any sliding glass doors on the top.....it was bizarre and the store I went to was having a grand opening...I can't imagine what it would be like if it had been there for years....probably pretty gross!
I searched top to bottom and the only thing I found that I could coupon on (and did) was a bottle of Sunlight Laundry Detergent, which normally retails for $6.97, but was on sale for $3.47 and I had a dollar off coupon so I was able to get the detergent for $2.47, which is a damn good price for laundry detergent. Also, I decided I WOULD use the coupon and get the kids a couple different items. The clothes are pretty decently priced and some of them were really cute. I was able to get the boy two hoodies and used the coupon which enabled me to get him a cute shirt for $0.97.
Having said that, I had to hover over the cashier and tell her all the items that were on sale as nothing that was on sale seemed to scan in. The manager seemed a bit frustrated by the fact that I was correcting the prices but I didn't care. I got the impression that the signs for the items that were on sale were up in the store when they werent supposed to be. I suppose I could have bought the items and then later complained that the posted prices were cheaper (Code of Scanning) and then got the items for free. Damn it. Why am I only thinking of this now????
Well this visit to Giant Tiger was a definite BUST but I was able to get a few items inexpensively. I will keep viewing their flyers, but I highly doubt I will be going out of my way to pay Giant Tiger a visit anytime soon!
I searched top to bottom and the only thing I found that I could coupon on (and did) was a bottle of Sunlight Laundry Detergent, which normally retails for $6.97, but was on sale for $3.47 and I had a dollar off coupon so I was able to get the detergent for $2.47, which is a damn good price for laundry detergent. Also, I decided I WOULD use the coupon and get the kids a couple different items. The clothes are pretty decently priced and some of them were really cute. I was able to get the boy two hoodies and used the coupon which enabled me to get him a cute shirt for $0.97.
Having said that, I had to hover over the cashier and tell her all the items that were on sale as nothing that was on sale seemed to scan in. The manager seemed a bit frustrated by the fact that I was correcting the prices but I didn't care. I got the impression that the signs for the items that were on sale were up in the store when they werent supposed to be. I suppose I could have bought the items and then later complained that the posted prices were cheaper (Code of Scanning) and then got the items for free. Damn it. Why am I only thinking of this now????
Well this visit to Giant Tiger was a definite BUST but I was able to get a few items inexpensively. I will keep viewing their flyers, but I highly doubt I will be going out of my way to pay Giant Tiger a visit anytime soon!
Saturday 16 April 2011
The Newest Mission
I have elected to dub this mission Operation Stealth Panda Crouching Coupon (or SPCC)
SPCC will see me try to find out about the Giant Tiger store. Have you heard of them? Me neither until recently, but according to my flyer they are all over the place, even in Calgary (and other cities too). When I told my hubby I wanted to go there he turned up his nose and refused to go there like I used to do to my parents when they told me they wanted to get me clothes from Kmart. So, it appears the girl child and I will go on this mission tomorrow. The reason? I have learned that Giant Tiger will honour coupons that exceed the amount of the product...for example....a tooth brush is $0.88 but I have a coupon for $2.00, Giant Tiger will allow me to use that coupon still! Plus they sent me a coupon for joining their eNewsletter thing on their website that I can print and use in their store....which I won't though because its for clothes and this mission does not have time or money for no stinking clothes. This mission is strictly to see what I can assess about this store and whether I can come away with an item (or items) without paying a dime (since I barely have any dimes to pay with!).
Provided we do not get a ton of snow and there is no complications, this mission will be a-go for tomorrow. Watch for my blog about the success or failure of this mission as this will be my first trip to a Giant Tiger ever...in my head it reminds me of a SAAN store...but I have no idea...curiousity...fear...wondering...I can hardly wait!
SPCC will see me try to find out about the Giant Tiger store. Have you heard of them? Me neither until recently, but according to my flyer they are all over the place, even in Calgary (and other cities too). When I told my hubby I wanted to go there he turned up his nose and refused to go there like I used to do to my parents when they told me they wanted to get me clothes from Kmart. So, it appears the girl child and I will go on this mission tomorrow. The reason? I have learned that Giant Tiger will honour coupons that exceed the amount of the product...for example....a tooth brush is $0.88 but I have a coupon for $2.00, Giant Tiger will allow me to use that coupon still! Plus they sent me a coupon for joining their eNewsletter thing on their website that I can print and use in their store....which I won't though because its for clothes and this mission does not have time or money for no stinking clothes. This mission is strictly to see what I can assess about this store and whether I can come away with an item (or items) without paying a dime (since I barely have any dimes to pay with!).
Provided we do not get a ton of snow and there is no complications, this mission will be a-go for tomorrow. Watch for my blog about the success or failure of this mission as this will be my first trip to a Giant Tiger ever...in my head it reminds me of a SAAN store...but I have no idea...curiousity...fear...wondering...I can hardly wait!
Why It Pays To Do Your Research (and have some patience)...
So it was Thursday yesterday and do you think the flyers came??? Nope. So, last night I surfed on the web and found some good deals on groceries which led me to go to 2 separate grocery stores. Was it annoying....ABSOLUTELY but I live sandwiched between 3 major grocery stores (Walmart Supercenter, Sobey's and Save-On Foods) so I figured this was definitely dooable and worth it since I knew Save-On has great warehouse packs of meat for $10 each.
In an attempt to get all the deals (since I am generally the person that shows up at the END of the sale when everything is gone) I decided to get prepared to shop early. First up, Sobey's. I figured this was the best place to start because they have those kids carts that they can push around and it keeps the little man entertained for hours.
Now, wouldnt you know that because I actually did my research ahead of time and showed up to the stores around noon, just my luck they hadn't stocked the ham yet - a key ingredient for a delicious easter dinner - (which was on sale for $9.99) because their shipment hadn't come in. Gee. What a surprise. However, the turkey was on sale for $0.99 per pound! I picked up a good sized turkey for cheap!
After locating a few good deals within the store, we paid and set off for Save-On Foods where I was handed a giant slap in the couponers face. They had their boxes of Fibre One bars on for $1.29. F$#%! Stupid greedy me just HAD to use the coupon to double coupon at London Drugs when I could have had TWO boxes for $0.29 each had I just waited. Lesson learned. Don't double coupon just because you can. Be patient. Wait for the best deal possible. It WILL happen. Crap. Wish I knew that before hand!
Nevertheless, once I returned home there were the flyers, staring me in the face saying READ ME! You will find better deals!!! Which brings me to lesson #2. Wait for the flyers to come.
I needed paper towel in the worst way, so I found a good deal on paper towel - $5.99 for 6 rolls. Pretty decent and I was pretty desperate. Sure enough, when I opened the flyers there was TONS of deals for paper towel for WAY cheaper. Of course. Lesson #3 - Always review the flyers prior to shopping for things like paper towel and toilet paper.
So I have discovered that in order to be a good shopper, you must be a smart shopper and that means reviewing all of the flyers to check for all the good deals and then maybe going to a few different places. How ignorant was I in my former ways. Too cool to use coupons. Always going to the same store because it was "my store".....never again!
Here is the run down of the deals of the week I have located:
SAFEWAY:
Turkey $0.99 per lb.
Irish Spring Soap and body wash - buy one get one free (and if you took coupons out of the smart source flyer, there is a coupon for $2.00 off Irish Spring).
Duracell Batteries buy one get one free (and there are coupons for duracell batteries on one of the sites)
Royale Double Roll toilet paper - $5.99 less $1.00 off coupon
SHOPPERS DRUG MART (spend $50 and get a $10 gift card)
Minute Rice (350 g) - $1.99
Royale Double Roll Toilet Paper - $5.99 less $1.00 off coupon
Sunday and Monday only Huggies and Pampers are $13.99 less $2.00 or $3.00 off coupon
Tide and Downy $5.99 less coupons (I am unsure of amounts as I am not a Tide or Downy user)
3 boxes of Catelli Pasta for $5.00 - less coupon for $1.00 when you buy two so that's 3 boxes of pasta for $4 (or $0.75 each)!!! :)
Febreeze - $2.99 less buy 2 save 2 coupon
CANADIAN TIRE
Royale Double Roll $4.77 less $1.00 coupon!! Best deal in town for bum wipe!
Sunlight Dish Liquid - $1.77 less $1.00 off coupon
SUPERSTORE (Spend $250 get gift card for $25)
Green Giant Frozen Veggies - $1.97 less $1.00 off coupon
Club Sized Diapers (156+) - $27.99 less $3.00 coupon
Club Pack of Wipes - $11.99 (if you have the coupon to save $4.00 when you purchase wipes and diapers you could use the coupon to get savings on both items and be totally stocked up!!)
Johnson's Baby lotion - $3.99 less $1.00 off coupon - by FAR the best deal I have seen
Aerius allergy tablets - $19.99 less $2.00 coupon - once again the best price I have seen
Ham halves - buy 2 for $14 (but I happen to know there is a coupon on the coupon wall at superstore to save a dollar on ham so if you get two you could use two coupons and get the hams for 2 for $12 or $6.00 each....which is a great price for ham!
Ziploc Containers are $3.00 each, but I have a coupon from one of the Smart Source flyers for buy 2 get 2 free....which means you can get 4 packs of Ziploc containers for $3.00 or $0.75 per box. Yaaaay savings!
SOBEY'S
Pop (Coke and Pepsi) $3.33 for 12 pack. Oh I rushed out and got mine for sure!
Black Diamond cheese block - $4.99
Pampers diapers - $12.99 less $2.00 or $3.00 coupon!!
Turkey $0.99 per lb.
Strawberries - $2.99 for 2 lbs (most stores have them $1.99 for 1 lb but its a way better deal to get the 2 for $2.99)
Hamburger Helper - $1.99 less coupon for $1.00 (and I have a coupon from a previous box for a package of free frozen vegetables!)
WALMART
BABY FOOD SALE!!!!!! $0.50 per jar!! Trust me. Best price ever for Heinz!!!
Johnsons soaps and lotions (large bottles) - double pack $9.99 less $1.00 coupon = $8.99 for 2 big bottles!
Nivea lotion $6.97 less $2.00 coupon = $4.97
Pillsbury Croissants - $1.00 less $1.00 coupon ...... you got it! FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Betty Crocker boxed potatoes - $1.67 less $1.00 off coupon = $0.67. NICE!
There's my round up of some of the greatest deals of the weekend! I'm sure there are loads more!
In an attempt to get all the deals (since I am generally the person that shows up at the END of the sale when everything is gone) I decided to get prepared to shop early. First up, Sobey's. I figured this was the best place to start because they have those kids carts that they can push around and it keeps the little man entertained for hours.
Now, wouldnt you know that because I actually did my research ahead of time and showed up to the stores around noon, just my luck they hadn't stocked the ham yet - a key ingredient for a delicious easter dinner - (which was on sale for $9.99) because their shipment hadn't come in. Gee. What a surprise. However, the turkey was on sale for $0.99 per pound! I picked up a good sized turkey for cheap!
After locating a few good deals within the store, we paid and set off for Save-On Foods where I was handed a giant slap in the couponers face. They had their boxes of Fibre One bars on for $1.29. F$#%! Stupid greedy me just HAD to use the coupon to double coupon at London Drugs when I could have had TWO boxes for $0.29 each had I just waited. Lesson learned. Don't double coupon just because you can. Be patient. Wait for the best deal possible. It WILL happen. Crap. Wish I knew that before hand!
Nevertheless, once I returned home there were the flyers, staring me in the face saying READ ME! You will find better deals!!! Which brings me to lesson #2. Wait for the flyers to come.
I needed paper towel in the worst way, so I found a good deal on paper towel - $5.99 for 6 rolls. Pretty decent and I was pretty desperate. Sure enough, when I opened the flyers there was TONS of deals for paper towel for WAY cheaper. Of course. Lesson #3 - Always review the flyers prior to shopping for things like paper towel and toilet paper.
So I have discovered that in order to be a good shopper, you must be a smart shopper and that means reviewing all of the flyers to check for all the good deals and then maybe going to a few different places. How ignorant was I in my former ways. Too cool to use coupons. Always going to the same store because it was "my store".....never again!
Here is the run down of the deals of the week I have located:
SAFEWAY:
Turkey $0.99 per lb.
Irish Spring Soap and body wash - buy one get one free (and if you took coupons out of the smart source flyer, there is a coupon for $2.00 off Irish Spring).
Duracell Batteries buy one get one free (and there are coupons for duracell batteries on one of the sites)
Royale Double Roll toilet paper - $5.99 less $1.00 off coupon
SHOPPERS DRUG MART (spend $50 and get a $10 gift card)
Minute Rice (350 g) - $1.99
Royale Double Roll Toilet Paper - $5.99 less $1.00 off coupon
Sunday and Monday only Huggies and Pampers are $13.99 less $2.00 or $3.00 off coupon
Tide and Downy $5.99 less coupons (I am unsure of amounts as I am not a Tide or Downy user)
3 boxes of Catelli Pasta for $5.00 - less coupon for $1.00 when you buy two so that's 3 boxes of pasta for $4 (or $0.75 each)!!! :)
Febreeze - $2.99 less buy 2 save 2 coupon
CANADIAN TIRE
Royale Double Roll $4.77 less $1.00 coupon!! Best deal in town for bum wipe!
Sunlight Dish Liquid - $1.77 less $1.00 off coupon
SUPERSTORE (Spend $250 get gift card for $25)
Green Giant Frozen Veggies - $1.97 less $1.00 off coupon
Club Sized Diapers (156+) - $27.99 less $3.00 coupon
Club Pack of Wipes - $11.99 (if you have the coupon to save $4.00 when you purchase wipes and diapers you could use the coupon to get savings on both items and be totally stocked up!!)
Johnson's Baby lotion - $3.99 less $1.00 off coupon - by FAR the best deal I have seen
Aerius allergy tablets - $19.99 less $2.00 coupon - once again the best price I have seen
Ham halves - buy 2 for $14 (but I happen to know there is a coupon on the coupon wall at superstore to save a dollar on ham so if you get two you could use two coupons and get the hams for 2 for $12 or $6.00 each....which is a great price for ham!
Ziploc Containers are $3.00 each, but I have a coupon from one of the Smart Source flyers for buy 2 get 2 free....which means you can get 4 packs of Ziploc containers for $3.00 or $0.75 per box. Yaaaay savings!
SOBEY'S
Pop (Coke and Pepsi) $3.33 for 12 pack. Oh I rushed out and got mine for sure!
Black Diamond cheese block - $4.99
Pampers diapers - $12.99 less $2.00 or $3.00 coupon!!
Turkey $0.99 per lb.
Strawberries - $2.99 for 2 lbs (most stores have them $1.99 for 1 lb but its a way better deal to get the 2 for $2.99)
Hamburger Helper - $1.99 less coupon for $1.00 (and I have a coupon from a previous box for a package of free frozen vegetables!)
WALMART
BABY FOOD SALE!!!!!! $0.50 per jar!! Trust me. Best price ever for Heinz!!!
Johnsons soaps and lotions (large bottles) - double pack $9.99 less $1.00 coupon = $8.99 for 2 big bottles!
Nivea lotion $6.97 less $2.00 coupon = $4.97
Pillsbury Croissants - $1.00 less $1.00 coupon ...... you got it! FREEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!
Betty Crocker boxed potatoes - $1.67 less $1.00 off coupon = $0.67. NICE!
There's my round up of some of the greatest deals of the weekend! I'm sure there are loads more!
Wednesday 13 April 2011
New P & G Brand Samplers!
If you are into getting free samples, click onto the link below. Run by the same site for P & G Brandsaver, except you can request several free samples! But do it ASAP because they only run the promotion for a limited time and when the samples are gone....that's it!
https://www.pgbrandsampler.ca/en_CA/
AND if you are a guy (or you want to order for your hubby) there is P & G Brandsampler for MEN! There is a free sample of facial cleanser...free deodorant....a razor! Loads of free stuff, so after you request your free stuff from Brand Sampler, click on this link below to get your free samples for men as well!
http://www.brandsamplerformen.ca/en_CA/home.php
SWEEEEEET! I cannot wait to get my free stuff in the mail! All you need to do is use your P & G Brandsaver user ID and password to get in and then click away! Three cheers for free stuff!
https://www.pgbrandsampler.ca/en_CA/
AND if you are a guy (or you want to order for your hubby) there is P & G Brandsampler for MEN! There is a free sample of facial cleanser...free deodorant....a razor! Loads of free stuff, so after you request your free stuff from Brand Sampler, click on this link below to get your free samples for men as well!
http://www.brandsamplerformen.ca/en_CA/home.php
SWEEEEEET! I cannot wait to get my free stuff in the mail! All you need to do is use your P & G Brandsaver user ID and password to get in and then click away! Three cheers for free stuff!
Tuesday 12 April 2011
I DID IT!!!!! I DID IT!!!!
Ladies and gentleman...we have confirmed double couponing success! I felt like a stealth criminal as I entered the stores...baby in hand. I had come up with the master plan after my husband returned home early from work. Sweet. A chance to take only one of the children and go...the girl is, afterall, a fantastic shopper and a mama's girl and she doesn't ask me to buy her stuff...over...and over...and over...
First stop. Superstore. I have attached a photo. I feel such satisfaction. I did NOT double coupon at Superstore as I was on a pretty tight budget and they didn't have coupons on their wall for anything that I had coupons for. Nevertheless, please see photo:
Have any guesses as to cost?
That is a Royale Super Huge Giant Big Mega Double Roll Pack. 24 double rolls. Oh, and those at the back...that's two 6 packs of Aloe Irish Spring and Fancy Smell I Forget Irish Spring. Oh and there's two loaves of bread....don't forget to add in the bread...and there are two fancy Colgate Advanced Health Toothpastes and a bottle of Children's Colgate - which, might I add, I was able to procure from two ladies who were buying ALL of the children's colgate and they agreed to let me have one. I was thrilled.
Here's a breakdown of the items I got on sale and with coupons:
ROYALE BUM WIPE - $8.98 (so already hugely on sale!) (less $1.00 off coupon) = $7.98.....for all that kittiny soft two ply goodness...how could one go wrong.
CRACKERS - $1.00 off and they were on sale so it made them roughly $1.38 per box. Woohoo!
COLGATE ADVANCED - $1.99 on sale (less $1.50 coupon) $0.49 per tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IRISH SPRING - $2.49 on sale (less $2.00 off coupon) - $0.49!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats right....$0.49 for all that soap! I will never need to buy soap again! (Except for my stock pile).
OLD EL PASO KIT - $3.99 on sale (less $1.00 off coupon) = $2.99 AND it has a coupon for a free bottle of salsa with your next purchase. Mucho Fun Tonite!
PEPSI CUBE (24 pack) - On sale for $6.97!!!!!
BREAD - $1.97 - on sale for dirt cheap for really good bread!
And that was the Superstore...alright....it DOES pay to shop there....oh...and I remembered my bags this time too!
Across the parking lot was LONDON DRUGS .... a couponers dream. You will recall I had already bundled my double coupons that were different (as per London Drugs coupon policy) and there was precious few in the way of doubles, but I wanted to check it out. The blood was pumping through my veins as I neared the check out....here is what I had:
Ok....I didnt have coupons for the chocolate...but lets talk price.
The hair dye was regular $11.99, but was on sale for $9.99, the Fibre 1 bars were $3.29 and the chocolate bars....lets be honest, I was less focussed on their original price than I was focussed on their chocolatey goodness. In fact...I want one right now. Ok. I went and got one. Funny story about these. I bought one on a whim once and it was so good, I wanted another. I have been searching for them ever since. Its like as soon as the Kit Kat company found out I liked them they ceased all production and I never found them again...ever....UNTIL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, here we go with what I paid:
Sublime Mousse Hair Dye (box 1) - $9.99 - less coupon for $4.00, less coupon for $3.00 = $2.99
Sublime Mousse Hair Dye (box 2) - $9.99 - less coupon for $3.00, less coupon for $2.00 = $4.99
Fibre One Bars - $3.29 less two coupons for $1.00 each = $1.29
Chocolate Bars - $0.69 each! :)
So there you have it, it CAN be done! Just hang on to your coupons and wait for the greatest deal. Trust me, I held onto those Irish Spring coupons for a month or two and it paid off AND they didn't even bat an eye or look at me like I was a weirdo. I can remember a time where I would be embarassed to use coupons but now I believe it is becoming more common place and accepted and even if it wasn't WHO CARES! If I can save all this money, then I should! I wish I had of known all this a long long time ago!
First stop. Superstore. I have attached a photo. I feel such satisfaction. I did NOT double coupon at Superstore as I was on a pretty tight budget and they didn't have coupons on their wall for anything that I had coupons for. Nevertheless, please see photo:
Have any guesses as to cost?
That is a Royale Super Huge Giant Big Mega Double Roll Pack. 24 double rolls. Oh, and those at the back...that's two 6 packs of Aloe Irish Spring and Fancy Smell I Forget Irish Spring. Oh and there's two loaves of bread....don't forget to add in the bread...and there are two fancy Colgate Advanced Health Toothpastes and a bottle of Children's Colgate - which, might I add, I was able to procure from two ladies who were buying ALL of the children's colgate and they agreed to let me have one. I was thrilled.
Here's a breakdown of the items I got on sale and with coupons:
ROYALE BUM WIPE - $8.98 (so already hugely on sale!) (less $1.00 off coupon) = $7.98.....for all that kittiny soft two ply goodness...how could one go wrong.
CRACKERS - $1.00 off and they were on sale so it made them roughly $1.38 per box. Woohoo!
COLGATE ADVANCED - $1.99 on sale (less $1.50 coupon) $0.49 per tube!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IRISH SPRING - $2.49 on sale (less $2.00 off coupon) - $0.49!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats right....$0.49 for all that soap! I will never need to buy soap again! (Except for my stock pile).
OLD EL PASO KIT - $3.99 on sale (less $1.00 off coupon) = $2.99 AND it has a coupon for a free bottle of salsa with your next purchase. Mucho Fun Tonite!
PEPSI CUBE (24 pack) - On sale for $6.97!!!!!
BREAD - $1.97 - on sale for dirt cheap for really good bread!
And that was the Superstore...alright....it DOES pay to shop there....oh...and I remembered my bags this time too!
Across the parking lot was LONDON DRUGS .... a couponers dream. You will recall I had already bundled my double coupons that were different (as per London Drugs coupon policy) and there was precious few in the way of doubles, but I wanted to check it out. The blood was pumping through my veins as I neared the check out....here is what I had:
Ok....I didnt have coupons for the chocolate...but lets talk price.
The hair dye was regular $11.99, but was on sale for $9.99, the Fibre 1 bars were $3.29 and the chocolate bars....lets be honest, I was less focussed on their original price than I was focussed on their chocolatey goodness. In fact...I want one right now. Ok. I went and got one. Funny story about these. I bought one on a whim once and it was so good, I wanted another. I have been searching for them ever since. Its like as soon as the Kit Kat company found out I liked them they ceased all production and I never found them again...ever....UNTIL TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So, here we go with what I paid:
Sublime Mousse Hair Dye (box 1) - $9.99 - less coupon for $4.00, less coupon for $3.00 = $2.99
Sublime Mousse Hair Dye (box 2) - $9.99 - less coupon for $3.00, less coupon for $2.00 = $4.99
Fibre One Bars - $3.29 less two coupons for $1.00 each = $1.29
Chocolate Bars - $0.69 each! :)
So there you have it, it CAN be done! Just hang on to your coupons and wait for the greatest deal. Trust me, I held onto those Irish Spring coupons for a month or two and it paid off AND they didn't even bat an eye or look at me like I was a weirdo. I can remember a time where I would be embarassed to use coupons but now I believe it is becoming more common place and accepted and even if it wasn't WHO CARES! If I can save all this money, then I should! I wish I had of known all this a long long time ago!
Monday 11 April 2011
Couponing FAIL!
Dear Bloggians....I have failed you.
Yesterday I wanted to conduct a little experiment to see if I could use the $1.50 coupon on a tube of $0.84 toothpaste. Baby took a huge nap so by the time I was able to go it was night time....but lets start at the beginning shall we?!
As I was trying to get the kids to bed I dreamed of double couponing delight at the London Drugs which is beside the Walmart. I figured I just MUST get there. I took a few minutes to pin up my double coupons and headed out. Sure enough....London Drugs was closed. Go figure. Oh well, I decided to go to Walmart anyways.
I searched high and low for the $0.84 toothpaste and couldnt find it. I decided I needed to find the flyer since I had seen the deal advertised on their online flyer. I began to wander. Then I remembered that I could get the flyer at the door. Epic Fail #1. Do not attempt to search for flyers while you have stuff in your cart. I started to search near the door not really thinking that I might look like someone attempting to jack a 24 pack of pop for free....so as I neared the door I could hear the shouts of the little man with the blue vest on his scooter following me. Oops. I dont think he believed me when I said I was looking for the flyer. Next I searched for the toothpaste again. Still couldnt find it. But did manage to locate $1.87 toothpaste.....which meant toothpaste for $0.37...not too shabby....but not the -$0.66 I was hoping to locate. Next up....$0.64 deodorant (with coupon). Found that too. I should have stopped there. But did I???? Noooooo. I just had to keep going....I'm sure the security cameras were following me as I looked slightly crazy stopping every few seconds to review my coupons. I didn't locate any other amazing deals (other than the ones I blogged about already), but still I managed to leave there with a cart full of crap I don't need spending way more money that what I intended. Now I spent the money I intended to use for double couponing delight. What is a girl to do??? I may just have to wait a few days until some funds are replenished and then try again.
The morale of the story? Don't go to Walmart when you are sick, tired and have no willpower. At least I have some praline pecans to pacify me in my time of need. I hope to attempt double couponing at London Drugs shortly. If I can afford it....Must....not....buy....additional....items!
Yesterday I wanted to conduct a little experiment to see if I could use the $1.50 coupon on a tube of $0.84 toothpaste. Baby took a huge nap so by the time I was able to go it was night time....but lets start at the beginning shall we?!
As I was trying to get the kids to bed I dreamed of double couponing delight at the London Drugs which is beside the Walmart. I figured I just MUST get there. I took a few minutes to pin up my double coupons and headed out. Sure enough....London Drugs was closed. Go figure. Oh well, I decided to go to Walmart anyways.
I searched high and low for the $0.84 toothpaste and couldnt find it. I decided I needed to find the flyer since I had seen the deal advertised on their online flyer. I began to wander. Then I remembered that I could get the flyer at the door. Epic Fail #1. Do not attempt to search for flyers while you have stuff in your cart. I started to search near the door not really thinking that I might look like someone attempting to jack a 24 pack of pop for free....so as I neared the door I could hear the shouts of the little man with the blue vest on his scooter following me. Oops. I dont think he believed me when I said I was looking for the flyer. Next I searched for the toothpaste again. Still couldnt find it. But did manage to locate $1.87 toothpaste.....which meant toothpaste for $0.37...not too shabby....but not the -$0.66 I was hoping to locate. Next up....$0.64 deodorant (with coupon). Found that too. I should have stopped there. But did I???? Noooooo. I just had to keep going....I'm sure the security cameras were following me as I looked slightly crazy stopping every few seconds to review my coupons. I didn't locate any other amazing deals (other than the ones I blogged about already), but still I managed to leave there with a cart full of crap I don't need spending way more money that what I intended. Now I spent the money I intended to use for double couponing delight. What is a girl to do??? I may just have to wait a few days until some funds are replenished and then try again.
The morale of the story? Don't go to Walmart when you are sick, tired and have no willpower. At least I have some praline pecans to pacify me in my time of need. I hope to attempt double couponing at London Drugs shortly. If I can afford it....Must....not....buy....additional....items!
Sunday 10 April 2011
One more thing!
There was one more extreme deal...ready:
SUPERSTORE
Irish Spring 6 pack of soap - $2.49 (less $2.00 off coupon). Yup...thats $0.49 for 6 bars of soap...or if you want to do the math its just over $0.08 per bar. :) Nice!
So, I am thinking I want to go to Walmart today to check out this $0.84 colgate and to see if I can use the $1.50 off coupon...I sound like a pile, but I am feeling slightly less sorry for myself today so I just might do it. Will report later on the outcome! First....DOLLARAMA!
SUPERSTORE
Irish Spring 6 pack of soap - $2.49 (less $2.00 off coupon). Yup...thats $0.49 for 6 bars of soap...or if you want to do the math its just over $0.08 per bar. :) Nice!
So, I am thinking I want to go to Walmart today to check out this $0.84 colgate and to see if I can use the $1.50 off coupon...I sound like a pile, but I am feeling slightly less sorry for myself today so I just might do it. Will report later on the outcome! First....DOLLARAMA!
Saturday 9 April 2011
My Flyer Boy Needs an Arse Kicking
Well, here we go again. I wait...and I wait...and do you think the flyers came? Noooooooo. I spent half my night searching deals online when what I really need to find is a place that carries the Kleenex Ultra Grande tissue so I can have something to blow my cherry red chaffed nose with (and get it with my coupon). This flu is horrible. So horrible it prevented me from going to the place I love most. Dollarama. I was even planning to venture to an out of town Dollarama (ROAD TRIP!!!) but alas...having the hack of a dying 80 year old smoker along with mucus oozing membranes and bulging eyes has beaten those dreams out of me. My chest hurts. I want my momma.
Nevertheless I forged ahead. First, I complained to the Flyer Force about the non-existent flyer situation I got goin'on here...then searched what I could off the internet for some good deals. This is just some...I'm sure there are tons more out there!
Ready...
SOBEY'S
Colgate 360 toothbrush Sale Price $3.79 (less coupon for $1.50)
Colgate toothpaste Sale Price $1.99 (less coupon for $1.50) = ohhh yeaaahhh $0.49 toothpaste!
Old Spice Deodorant Sale Price $3.49 (there's a coupon floating around for this but I don't have it....)
Pampers Wipes Sale Price $7.99 (Less coupon for $4.00 when purchasing diapers)
Clorox Wipes $2.99 (less coupon for $1.00)
Fibre 1 Bars 2 for $5 (less coupon for $1.00...and I have two of these coupons!)
Highliner Fish 25% off - less $2.00 off coupon
Hamburger Helper $1.99 (less $1.00 off coupon...and a lot of the boxes have additional coupons on them for $3.00 off ground beef (how you get $0.22 ground beef) or for free Green Giant frozen vegetables)
SAVE-ON FOODS
Betty Crocker Potates 2 for $4.00 (less $1.00 off coupon)
Old Spice Deodorant $0.99 (I requested the coupon for this and dont have it yet....ugh!)
Dawn Liquid Soap $0.99 (less coupon for buy 2 save $1.00 - then you get 2 for $0.98 (that's $0.49 per bottle!)
Fibre 1 bars 2 for $5 (less coupon for $1.00 (if you have 2 then you can use one on each box and get them for $1.50 per box)
WALMART
Garnier Ultralift products $12.97 (less $3.00 off coupon)
Huggies/Pampers Box $19.97 (less $2.00 off coupon for Pampers and less $3.00 off coupon for Huggies)
Colgate Toothpaste $0.84 (now, I'd really have to go check this out but I have a coupon for $1.50...I wonder....could it be done...could I get this toothpaste and actually get back $0.66???? - further investigation is required when I am not a walking pile of crap)
Lady Speedstick Deodorant - $1.64 (less $1.00 coupon - $0.64 deodorant??? Right Arm!)
ZELLERS
Children's Tylenol $5.97 (less $1.50 coupon - $4.47 per bottle ... remember...tis the season to get snotty)
Flintstone/Disney Gummy Vitamins $7.47 - less $2.00 coupon makes em $5.47 per bottle...might be a good thing to invest in.... only you can help prevent this flu. Mmmm. Candy vitamins
Bertolli Olive Oil (ok...I dont have a coupon, but its $4.49 per bottle...thats like SUPER cheap...and I need some)
Downy - $4.99 per bottle (buy two save $5 - makes em $4.98 (or basically $2.98 per bottle)
Colgate $1.49 (once again....I have this $1.50 coupon...could it be done??)
SHOPPERS DRUG MART
Flintstone Gummy Vitamins - $7.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
One A Day Vitamins - $7.99 (less $1.50 off coupon - "Dear Baby Jesus....please make me well enough to go to Shoppers to get these vitamins....amen.")
Sunlight Liquid dish soap - $1.99 (less $1.00 coupon)
Easy ups - $13.99 (less $3.00 coupon )
Febreeze spray $2.99 (less buy 2 save $2 coupon)
Downy $7.99 (less buy 2 save $5 coupon)
Pampers Big Box of diapers $19.99 (less $2.00 off coupon = GREAT PRICE!)
Wipes - BIG PACK - $10.00 (less $4.00 off coupon when purchasing diapers = a great time to stock up on diapers and wipes)
Lady Speed Stick - $2.99 less $1.00 coupon = $1.99 (still ok, but I have seen better deals)
LONDON DRUGS
Loreal Sublime Mousse - $9.99 - you can double coupon and get it for $7.00 off!
SAFEWAY
Irish Spring Soap - buy 1 get 1 free - less $1.00 off coupon
U by Kotex - $4.99 - less $3.00 coupon when you buy 2
Gotta go, took too long to write this and hubby is having withdrawal from geeking out. Lets hope for flyers next week!!!
Nevertheless I forged ahead. First, I complained to the Flyer Force about the non-existent flyer situation I got goin'on here...then searched what I could off the internet for some good deals. This is just some...I'm sure there are tons more out there!
Ready...
SOBEY'S
Colgate 360 toothbrush Sale Price $3.79 (less coupon for $1.50)
Colgate toothpaste Sale Price $1.99 (less coupon for $1.50) = ohhh yeaaahhh $0.49 toothpaste!
Old Spice Deodorant Sale Price $3.49 (there's a coupon floating around for this but I don't have it....)
Pampers Wipes Sale Price $7.99 (Less coupon for $4.00 when purchasing diapers)
Clorox Wipes $2.99 (less coupon for $1.00)
Fibre 1 Bars 2 for $5 (less coupon for $1.00...and I have two of these coupons!)
Highliner Fish 25% off - less $2.00 off coupon
Hamburger Helper $1.99 (less $1.00 off coupon...and a lot of the boxes have additional coupons on them for $3.00 off ground beef (how you get $0.22 ground beef) or for free Green Giant frozen vegetables)
SAVE-ON FOODS
Betty Crocker Potates 2 for $4.00 (less $1.00 off coupon)
Old Spice Deodorant $0.99 (I requested the coupon for this and dont have it yet....ugh!)
Dawn Liquid Soap $0.99 (less coupon for buy 2 save $1.00 - then you get 2 for $0.98 (that's $0.49 per bottle!)
Fibre 1 bars 2 for $5 (less coupon for $1.00 (if you have 2 then you can use one on each box and get them for $1.50 per box)
WALMART
Garnier Ultralift products $12.97 (less $3.00 off coupon)
Huggies/Pampers Box $19.97 (less $2.00 off coupon for Pampers and less $3.00 off coupon for Huggies)
Colgate Toothpaste $0.84 (now, I'd really have to go check this out but I have a coupon for $1.50...I wonder....could it be done...could I get this toothpaste and actually get back $0.66???? - further investigation is required when I am not a walking pile of crap)
Lady Speedstick Deodorant - $1.64 (less $1.00 coupon - $0.64 deodorant??? Right Arm!)
ZELLERS
Children's Tylenol $5.97 (less $1.50 coupon - $4.47 per bottle ... remember...tis the season to get snotty)
Flintstone/Disney Gummy Vitamins $7.47 - less $2.00 coupon makes em $5.47 per bottle...might be a good thing to invest in.... only you can help prevent this flu. Mmmm. Candy vitamins
Bertolli Olive Oil (ok...I dont have a coupon, but its $4.49 per bottle...thats like SUPER cheap...and I need some)
Downy - $4.99 per bottle (buy two save $5 - makes em $4.98 (or basically $2.98 per bottle)
Colgate $1.49 (once again....I have this $1.50 coupon...could it be done??)
SHOPPERS DRUG MART
Flintstone Gummy Vitamins - $7.99 (less $2.00 coupon)
One A Day Vitamins - $7.99 (less $1.50 off coupon - "Dear Baby Jesus....please make me well enough to go to Shoppers to get these vitamins....amen.")
Sunlight Liquid dish soap - $1.99 (less $1.00 coupon)
Easy ups - $13.99 (less $3.00 coupon )
Febreeze spray $2.99 (less buy 2 save $2 coupon)
Downy $7.99 (less buy 2 save $5 coupon)
Pampers Big Box of diapers $19.99 (less $2.00 off coupon = GREAT PRICE!)
Wipes - BIG PACK - $10.00 (less $4.00 off coupon when purchasing diapers = a great time to stock up on diapers and wipes)
Lady Speed Stick - $2.99 less $1.00 coupon = $1.99 (still ok, but I have seen better deals)
LONDON DRUGS
Loreal Sublime Mousse - $9.99 - you can double coupon and get it for $7.00 off!
SAFEWAY
Irish Spring Soap - buy 1 get 1 free - less $1.00 off coupon
U by Kotex - $4.99 - less $3.00 coupon when you buy 2
Gotta go, took too long to write this and hubby is having withdrawal from geeking out. Lets hope for flyers next week!!!
Thursday 7 April 2011
Deals of the day!
Well, the baby decided not to sleep tonite so I took her to the place where all insomniacs feel free to roam....Walmart Supercentre. I wanted to see what I could druge up in terms of deals, but I didnt get too crazy...I didnt want to tempt fate entirely.
Firstly, they had Chef Boyardee on sale for $1 a can. Now, I'm sure some of you are just horrified that I eat Hamburger Helper and Chef Boyardee, but let me tell ya...every now and again a can of ABC's and 123's with "meat bulbs" is delish...I kinda want some right now....
Onward and upward though. Next I found Cars gummies which I had a coupon for. It wasn't a smokin' deal but a dollar off is a dollar off.
Sunlight Dish Soap was on sale for $1.97, so I was able to get that for $0.97 with my coupon. As I'm wandering along, I notice the red "Limited Time" pricing signs over by the diapers. I figured I had better investigate. Sure enough boxes of Pampers Baby-Dry were on sale for (wait for it....wait for it).... $19.97. SAY WHAAAAAT?!!?! Plus...you guessed it...I had a coupon. So I got the diapers for $17.97 (the cost of a pack of regular diapers) and there is 30+ more diapers. SCORE!
But here is the ultimate deal of the day. I had a coupon for Pillsbury Crescent rolls. Those ones that come in the tube and when you make them that dough boy talks to you and giggles..."nothing says loving like crescent rolls in the oven...heeeeee heeeeeee". Anyways, they were on sale for $1.27....and I had a dollar off coupon. That made them $0.27. Yoink.
Oh...wait...there's one more unbelieveable deal. They had the Sesame Street Keyboard, with this microphone/headphone and stool (ages 2-5) on clearance for $10. Guess what the Easter Bunny is bringing to my house!
So the little insomniac and I made off with quite the haul tonite. Feels great to get great deals. Thursday flyers didnt arrive....I hope to blog tomorrow or the next day about the great deals to be had for weekend shopping!
Firstly, they had Chef Boyardee on sale for $1 a can. Now, I'm sure some of you are just horrified that I eat Hamburger Helper and Chef Boyardee, but let me tell ya...every now and again a can of ABC's and 123's with "meat bulbs" is delish...I kinda want some right now....
Onward and upward though. Next I found Cars gummies which I had a coupon for. It wasn't a smokin' deal but a dollar off is a dollar off.
Sunlight Dish Soap was on sale for $1.97, so I was able to get that for $0.97 with my coupon. As I'm wandering along, I notice the red "Limited Time" pricing signs over by the diapers. I figured I had better investigate. Sure enough boxes of Pampers Baby-Dry were on sale for (wait for it....wait for it).... $19.97. SAY WHAAAAAT?!!?! Plus...you guessed it...I had a coupon. So I got the diapers for $17.97 (the cost of a pack of regular diapers) and there is 30+ more diapers. SCORE!
But here is the ultimate deal of the day. I had a coupon for Pillsbury Crescent rolls. Those ones that come in the tube and when you make them that dough boy talks to you and giggles..."nothing says loving like crescent rolls in the oven...heeeeee heeeeeee". Anyways, they were on sale for $1.27....and I had a dollar off coupon. That made them $0.27. Yoink.
Oh...wait...there's one more unbelieveable deal. They had the Sesame Street Keyboard, with this microphone/headphone and stool (ages 2-5) on clearance for $10. Guess what the Easter Bunny is bringing to my house!
So the little insomniac and I made off with quite the haul tonite. Feels great to get great deals. Thursday flyers didnt arrive....I hope to blog tomorrow or the next day about the great deals to be had for weekend shopping!
Tuesday 5 April 2011
A Great Day in Coupon Land!
Ok...I will admit it. It was me that took a few extra coupons for hair dye from the pad of coupons in the store....it was only two or three extra (or five or six), but the point is this.....now I have tons of hair dye coupons and when you have to use two bottles of hair dye, this can add up real quick!
Today's mail was heavy laden with coupon delight and lo and behold....there was coupons for the same hair dye that already had the coupons for that I confiscated from the grocery store. Do you realize what this means??? DOUBLE COUPON TIME!!!! You will remember from my previous blog that you can double coupon at London Drugs and I know this particular hair dye goes on sale for $9.99 all the time...and with double coupons that would work out to $2.99 a box! SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! I can hardly contain my excitement.
I'm still euphoric from my deals that I got on the weekend such as Nature Valley Granola bars (you know, those real good ones) that were on sale, and I used a dollar off coupon on top of that so I got them for $1.32 a box! Regularly, these granola bars average close to $4.00 per box! I felt marginally victorious. Then...came the meat section! I had a coupon for $3.00 off the purchase of ground beef with the purchase of Hamburger Helper and sure enough I had a $1.00 off coupon for the Hamburger Helper which was also on sale for $1.99. The ground beef was $3.22. So...I got a package of ground beef for $0.22!!!!!! (and the Hamburger Helper was only $0.99). I had to call someone to tell them. I called my mother. When I told her that I got hamburger for $0.22 she immediately sounded as though a horrible smell had wafted into the room and she said "ohhh.....what's wrong with it???"....dear mother...she just doesn't understand. I phoned a fellow converted couponer my good friend Natalie to revel in my glory. She too had a great shopping trip this weekend and picked up quite a few good deals at the Superstore. Nice!!!
There are loads of savings to be had if you are making sure you purchase your items already on sale and with your coupons on top of the sale price...AND make sure you are checking in the grocery store for coupons. Just this weekend I picked up coupons for Real Fruit gummies and Gillette deodorant on the coupon stands within the store.
Watch for my newest segment for the weekends (posted by Saturdays for sure) where I will go through the flyers to find the greatest deals for you! Saves the guess work! All you need to do is go, find and SAVE!
Today's mail was heavy laden with coupon delight and lo and behold....there was coupons for the same hair dye that already had the coupons for that I confiscated from the grocery store. Do you realize what this means??? DOUBLE COUPON TIME!!!! You will remember from my previous blog that you can double coupon at London Drugs and I know this particular hair dye goes on sale for $9.99 all the time...and with double coupons that would work out to $2.99 a box! SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! I can hardly contain my excitement.
I'm still euphoric from my deals that I got on the weekend such as Nature Valley Granola bars (you know, those real good ones) that were on sale, and I used a dollar off coupon on top of that so I got them for $1.32 a box! Regularly, these granola bars average close to $4.00 per box! I felt marginally victorious. Then...came the meat section! I had a coupon for $3.00 off the purchase of ground beef with the purchase of Hamburger Helper and sure enough I had a $1.00 off coupon for the Hamburger Helper which was also on sale for $1.99. The ground beef was $3.22. So...I got a package of ground beef for $0.22!!!!!! (and the Hamburger Helper was only $0.99). I had to call someone to tell them. I called my mother. When I told her that I got hamburger for $0.22 she immediately sounded as though a horrible smell had wafted into the room and she said "ohhh.....what's wrong with it???"....dear mother...she just doesn't understand. I phoned a fellow converted couponer my good friend Natalie to revel in my glory. She too had a great shopping trip this weekend and picked up quite a few good deals at the Superstore. Nice!!!
There are loads of savings to be had if you are making sure you purchase your items already on sale and with your coupons on top of the sale price...AND make sure you are checking in the grocery store for coupons. Just this weekend I picked up coupons for Real Fruit gummies and Gillette deodorant on the coupon stands within the store.
Watch for my newest segment for the weekends (posted by Saturdays for sure) where I will go through the flyers to find the greatest deals for you! Saves the guess work! All you need to do is go, find and SAVE!
Saturday 2 April 2011
Super Extreme Buys and Great Deals!!!
Finally....our flyer delivery boy braved the Edmonton sidewalk conditions and brought me my giant sack of flyers, so I took a quick second to paruse the flyers to see what kind of extreme deals I could come up with and I was shocked! If you have gotten your coupons you will have many of the same coupons as me (though I am disappointed because my SmartSource coupons havent come for this week yet), so here are the greatest deals I could come up with just taking a quick look at all the flyers:
CANADIAN TIRE:
Sunlight Liquid Dish Soap, Sale price $1.00....coupon...$1.00 which means its FREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! I'm thinking I'm going to go and hook myself up with this deal!!
WALMART:
Children's Tylenol. Sale Price $4.97, less coupon for $1.50 = $3.47 OR you could buy two and use the $4.00 off coupon and get two bottles of Children's tylenol for $5.94.
Colgate toothpaste on sale $1.88 - $1.50 off coupon.....$0.38 for a tube of toothpaste!!!
Swiffer Sweeper - sale price $9.94 less $4.99 coupon = $4.95
ZELLERS
Lady Speed Stick deodorant - sale price - $1.67 - $1.00 off coupon = $0.67 for some pit stick!!! Awesome!
SAVE-ON FOODS
Lots of buy one get one deals for strip loin steak, raw white prawns and Grill Slinger beef burgers
Colgate toothpaste - sale price $2.00 - $1.50 coupon = $0.50....not quite as good as the Walmart deal, but still not too bad!
Old El Paso taco Kits 30% off (less $1.00 off coupon) = could make Taco kit as low as $2.99 or so.
SHOPPERS DRUG MART
Royale Toilet Paper - Sale price $5.99 less $1.00 = $4.99
Kleenex - $0.77 per box. I have a coupon to save $1.50 when you purchase 3 boxes....so I could get three boxes of Kleenex for a total of $0.81...that breaks down to about $0.27 per box!
Pampers - $13.99 - $2.00 off coupon = $11.99
Huggies - $13.99 - $3.00 off coupon = $10.99
Franks Red Hot (Hot Sauce) - sale price $3.99 less $1.00 off coupon = $2.99
SOBEYS
Nature Valley Granola Bars - 3 for $4.98 less $1.00 off coupon = 3 for $3.98 that's about $1.32 or so a box! GREAT price!
Hamburger Helper - $1.99 less $1.00 off coupon = $0.99 per box. PLUS I have a $3.00 off ground beef coupon!!!!
LONDON DRUGS
Colgate Toothpaste - $1.99 less coupon for $1.50 = $0.49 per tube!
Vileda Broom with dustpan $7.99 less $2.00 coupon = $5.99
Those are just a few of the great deals that are in the stores now and how you can use the coupons you have to get the most bang for your buck!! If you find more great deals add a comment and let the rest of us know! Happy shopping!!!!
CANADIAN TIRE:
Sunlight Liquid Dish Soap, Sale price $1.00....coupon...$1.00 which means its FREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! I'm thinking I'm going to go and hook myself up with this deal!!
WALMART:
Children's Tylenol. Sale Price $4.97, less coupon for $1.50 = $3.47 OR you could buy two and use the $4.00 off coupon and get two bottles of Children's tylenol for $5.94.
Colgate toothpaste on sale $1.88 - $1.50 off coupon.....$0.38 for a tube of toothpaste!!!
Swiffer Sweeper - sale price $9.94 less $4.99 coupon = $4.95
ZELLERS
Lady Speed Stick deodorant - sale price - $1.67 - $1.00 off coupon = $0.67 for some pit stick!!! Awesome!
SAVE-ON FOODS
Lots of buy one get one deals for strip loin steak, raw white prawns and Grill Slinger beef burgers
Colgate toothpaste - sale price $2.00 - $1.50 coupon = $0.50....not quite as good as the Walmart deal, but still not too bad!
Old El Paso taco Kits 30% off (less $1.00 off coupon) = could make Taco kit as low as $2.99 or so.
SHOPPERS DRUG MART
Royale Toilet Paper - Sale price $5.99 less $1.00 = $4.99
Kleenex - $0.77 per box. I have a coupon to save $1.50 when you purchase 3 boxes....so I could get three boxes of Kleenex for a total of $0.81...that breaks down to about $0.27 per box!
Pampers - $13.99 - $2.00 off coupon = $11.99
Huggies - $13.99 - $3.00 off coupon = $10.99
Franks Red Hot (Hot Sauce) - sale price $3.99 less $1.00 off coupon = $2.99
SOBEYS
Nature Valley Granola Bars - 3 for $4.98 less $1.00 off coupon = 3 for $3.98 that's about $1.32 or so a box! GREAT price!
Hamburger Helper - $1.99 less $1.00 off coupon = $0.99 per box. PLUS I have a $3.00 off ground beef coupon!!!!
LONDON DRUGS
Colgate Toothpaste - $1.99 less coupon for $1.50 = $0.49 per tube!
Vileda Broom with dustpan $7.99 less $2.00 coupon = $5.99
Those are just a few of the great deals that are in the stores now and how you can use the coupons you have to get the most bang for your buck!! If you find more great deals add a comment and let the rest of us know! Happy shopping!!!!
Friday 1 April 2011
The final result!
First, I will apologize....I wanted to post this blog last night but my 14 year old son wouldn't get off the computer. And by 14 year old son, I mean my husband. Here he sits...every night...Gollum like....gazing all at the computer screen, playing his Age of Empires game online....all you can hear is him clicking non-stop. I have coined the term "Gamer's Eye" from looking at him when he comes down the stairs...eyes completely blood shot whining about how he lost the treaty match and how his teammates are a bunch of stupid bastards that MADE them lose. But...lets get to the good stuff. The unvealing of the cheap to make decorations!
Drum roll Please...........
Now, bear in mind its a bit smooshed and slightly crooked since its on the floor, but I say....NOT TOO SHABBY. I have never done this before, but if you have a creative eye...this could be a great project to take a stab at. Cost to make this....under $10. Can you believe it?!?!? The wreath was $3.99 (less 25% for my coupon) and all the flowers came from flower bunches (for a buck a bunch) that I just cut with pliers and glued into place with All Tack (which was also on sale at Michaels for $1.99).
Now for wreath #2...
Once again, its sitting on a slight angle...but I just used pretty much the same flowers I used on the other wreath (thereby cutting costs again, but still noting that the flowers only cost a dollar a stem....did I mention they were a dollar a stem??? The butterflies are also from Dollarama and clip on...so you could even remove them and use them again. Once again, this was less than $10.00 to make.
I found a bunny a friend of mine had given me and voila....
They go from Spring wreaths to Easter wreaths and that didnt cost a thing. The bunny can be wired on or even just placed on depending on where you hang your wreath.
Now I must go....my tiny break of computer time is over...supper is burning and children are cranky...yeah....when I say children I include the husband in that group as well. :)
Drum roll Please...........
Now, bear in mind its a bit smooshed and slightly crooked since its on the floor, but I say....NOT TOO SHABBY. I have never done this before, but if you have a creative eye...this could be a great project to take a stab at. Cost to make this....under $10. Can you believe it?!?!? The wreath was $3.99 (less 25% for my coupon) and all the flowers came from flower bunches (for a buck a bunch) that I just cut with pliers and glued into place with All Tack (which was also on sale at Michaels for $1.99).
Now for wreath #2...
Once again, its sitting on a slight angle...but I just used pretty much the same flowers I used on the other wreath (thereby cutting costs again, but still noting that the flowers only cost a dollar a stem....did I mention they were a dollar a stem??? The butterflies are also from Dollarama and clip on...so you could even remove them and use them again. Once again, this was less than $10.00 to make.
I found a bunny a friend of mine had given me and voila....
They go from Spring wreaths to Easter wreaths and that didnt cost a thing. The bunny can be wired on or even just placed on depending on where you hang your wreath.
Now I must go....my tiny break of computer time is over...supper is burning and children are cranky...yeah....when I say children I include the husband in that group as well. :)
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