Back to Work Blues

Well, its the end of my maternity leave, probably the end of late night couponing....well....maybe not.

In an attempt to cheer myself up today, I went on two coupon trades.  Knowing Adidas products were coming on sale at Walmart, I put a call out on the local board on Smart Canucks to see if anyone was interested in trading for some.  I was able to get 14 of them!  So happy!  Then, I was able to meet someone who gave me the tear pads needed to complete another stack! 

I stopped at my local Shoppers Drug Mart and located Fibre Plus cereal on clearance for $1.99, with the 100 cents off coupon (yes..that's what it says!!) it was then $0.99!  AND they had Fibre One cereal with a $5 coupon for frozen yogurt, ice cream or cones on the box and the cereal was marked down to $1.99 as well!  SCORE!

On the way home I was so happy I created a plan to shop later.  After supper I took the girl and went to London Drugs with price match FEVER!  Here is what I got:

2 bottles of Purex Laundry Detergent
2 bottles of Lysol 4 in 1 cleaner
4 tubes of Arm & Hammer toothpaste (various types)
5 tubes of Crest toothpaste (various types)

Total cost:  $7.14 (this is less than the cost of ONE of the laundry detergents at regular price without tax!!!)

I was very pleased!  So I decided to stroll over to Walmart to scan their products that I knew were coming on sale in this weeks flyer.  YAY!  Price updates!  That meant the Adidas deodorant was now $0.27 with the $2 off coupon I traded for!

I bought 5 Adidas deodorants and 3 gillette shave foam for a total cost of $0.92.  I felt renewed. 

After returning home and getting the small folks to bed, I decided to venture back out for some much needed mommy coupon alone time. No one following me screaming.  No one spazzing out.  No one insisting I stand in the toy section while they point out every Transformer on the planet and what their names are. 

I went to a different Walmart which had a HUGE stock of Adidas deodorants, so I got to use up the rest of my coupons...and not even come close to clearing the shelf!  I checked the ice cream, but none worthy of my $5 off ice cream coupon.

Then, I went to Save-On Foods and located new tear pad coupons for Save $5 on any 5 kraft products and $0.75 off Post Cereals...then I hit pay dirt.  Dark Chocolate Cherry frozen yogurt.  Regular $7.99.  On sale for $5.  With my $5 coupon (from cereal box) it was free.  I walked out of Save-On with lots of new coupons and some delicious frozen yogurt and didnt pay a penny.

I think I will get a bowl of the frozen yogurt right now and ease the back to work blues!!