Last night I packed up my stash boxes! It is truly amazing how much you can get for free (or very very cheap) in just a few months. All of these items will go either to Mom's free medical clinic or to Dad's institutional ministry.
Please keep in mind that all this was accumulated over the past four months, and at no time did I do "shelf clearing." My total out of pocket (pre-tax) was around $5 for all of this:
1 - Nova Max Reader
1 - Bayer Contour Meter
1 - Tena Sample
2 - Tums Dual Action
9 - Thera Flu
8 - Comtrex
3 - Bengay
6 - Zantac
5 - Neosporin
2 - Children's Claritin
2 - Cankermelts
7 - Triaminic Thin Strips
7 - Triaminic Syrup
11 - SpongeBob Bandaids
14 - Barbie / Dora Bandaids
1 - Blink Tears
3 - Visine AC
1 - Visine Dry Eyes
11 - Ducolax Balance
3 - Stayfree Maxi Pads
8 - Complete Contact Solution
1 - Renu Contact Solution Twin Pack
3 - Men's Touch of Gray Hair Dye
9 - Clean & Clear Cleanser (travel size)
1 - Stimudent Plaque Removers
1 - Revlon ColorStay Mineral Mousse Makeup
2 - Cover Girl Clean Makeup
2 - Almay Pure Blends
2 - Carefree Pantiliners
2 - Zooth Toothbrushes
6 - Oral-B Stages toothbrushes
1 - Super Poligrip
2 - AccuCheck Avia
4 - Gas-X Chewables
4 - Maalox Advanced 12 oz
2 - Breathe Right Strips (samples)
1 - Duracell Hearing Aid Batteries (6 count)
15 - Ecotrin 81mg
1 - Soft N Beautiful Hair Relaxer
3 - Aquafresh Toothpaste
3 - Diaper Samples
2 - Pert for Men Shampoo
2 - Walgreen's Children's Activity Books
2 - Herbal Essences Fixatif Hairspray
2 - Dickinson's Witch Hazel
2 - Nexxus Mousse
1 - Goody Hairband
1 - Conair Dual Pack Brushes
15 - Lubriderm Lotion
6 - Dove Deodorant
2 - Dry Idea Roll On Deodorant
1 - Dry Idea Powder Fresh Clear Gel
1 - Right Guard Sport
1 - Speed Stick
1 - Degree Ultra
1 - Secret Invisible Solid
1 - Old Spice Deodorant
I still have a number of Ecotrin coupons ($10 off 3 and $7 off 2) that expire on 12/31. If I can find a Walgreen's that has the 45 count bottles in stock, I will have more Ecotrin to add.
Merry Christmas!!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Full Circle Once Again...
After a few good trips to Walgreens, I had another bad one today.
The healthy savings Walgreens coupons that came out earlier this year - for whatever reason - are programmed in the Walgreens computer system as manufacturer coupons, rather than Walgreens coupons. This threw off my item to coupon ratio, which in turn caused the line behind me to get impatient.
How can they call something a manufacturer coupon and not have that clearly labeled on the coupon? If anyone has an answer, I'm all ears.
The healthy savings Walgreens coupons that came out earlier this year - for whatever reason - are programmed in the Walgreens computer system as manufacturer coupons, rather than Walgreens coupons. This threw off my item to coupon ratio, which in turn caused the line behind me to get impatient.
How can they call something a manufacturer coupon and not have that clearly labeled on the coupon? If anyone has an answer, I'm all ears.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Win a Gift Card!
I know, I know...the couponing posts have been few and far between lately. Hopefully I can get back on track soon. In the mean time...
Mercedes at Common Sense with Money has a great contest going on. Enter here to win a $100 Visa Gift Card.
Anyone else have last minute Christmas shopping to finish??
Mercedes at Common Sense with Money has a great contest going on. Enter here to win a $100 Visa Gift Card.
Anyone else have last minute Christmas shopping to finish??
Monday, December 7, 2009
Another Great Contest!
Leslie Loves Veggies is doing another fab give-away - RAWMinerals. Go check it out and enter to win!
http://leslielovesveggies.blogspot.com/2009/12/raw-natural-beauty-rawminerals-7-piece.html
http://leslielovesveggies.blogspot.com/2009/12/raw-natural-beauty-rawminerals-7-piece.html
Thursday, December 3, 2009
I Won!
Remember the post I did about Mom Saves Money giving away clipped coupons? Well, I won!!! I love getting coupons from others since we have such lousy coupons in the Quad Cities.
I better find some time to pull all the expired coupons out of my binder to make room for the new ones.
Isn't it nice when little things in life make you so happy? =)
I better find some time to pull all the expired coupons out of my binder to make room for the new ones.
Isn't it nice when little things in life make you so happy? =)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Black Friday Shopping
Last Friday, Hubs and I did the 4am shopping thing. Neither of us had ever done this, and did we have fun!
First of all, let me say that I don't think I'll ever be one of those that camps out for hours waiting to get in. There were people literally camping in front of Best Buy starting Wednesday. The line had started in front of Target by 5pm on Thursday. No way. While my patience is usually pretty good, I don't think I could handle hours waiting in line.
We arrived at Kohl's at 3:50am. There were probably 150-200 people in line ahead of us, but everyone was very nice. When the doors opened at 4am, there wasn't any pushing - most people followed along in line. We were able to score everything on our list in about 25 minutes. However, by then, the checkout line was all the way down the depth of the store, and about a quarter way the length. From the time we got in line to the time we walked out to the car was 45 minutes.
After Kohl's, we grabbed some breakfast through a drive-thru, and headed to Staples. There was waited in line about 20 minutes, and there were maybe 75 people ahead of us. Doors opened at 6am, and once inside, we hit the jackpot. We were able to get everything that was on our list. Having learned a lesson at Kohl's, we got in the checkout line within 15 minutes, and then took turns waiting while the other continued to shop. That system worked really well and will be used again! The one bad thing about Staples was that there were line jumpers. People who weren't in line just walked in. I wish the store would have done a better job letting the line in first.
After Staples, our final stop was going to be Menards. They also opened at 6am, so we knew our chances were slim to find the things on our list. We drove by at 6:45am, and there wasn't a single parking spot available. Cars were waiting in line to park! We decided to call it a day there and just skip Menards all together, as we were very happy with all our purchases.
After being home for a few hours, I headed back out - this time to Walgreens and CVS. I had Lubriderm coupons and wanted to use them up before the monthly Register Reward ended on Saturday. I think I shopped at five different Walgreens, doing fairly well. Still had a little of the cashier attitude (had my most unfavorite cashier at one location - you know the type, the one to avoid like the plague, but NO one else was around so I had to go to her lane) but overall it was good. I was able to score lots of things for the mom & dad stash box. In fact, box number 2 was started! I can't wait to deliver the goodies to them.
First of all, let me say that I don't think I'll ever be one of those that camps out for hours waiting to get in. There were people literally camping in front of Best Buy starting Wednesday. The line had started in front of Target by 5pm on Thursday. No way. While my patience is usually pretty good, I don't think I could handle hours waiting in line.
We arrived at Kohl's at 3:50am. There were probably 150-200 people in line ahead of us, but everyone was very nice. When the doors opened at 4am, there wasn't any pushing - most people followed along in line. We were able to score everything on our list in about 25 minutes. However, by then, the checkout line was all the way down the depth of the store, and about a quarter way the length. From the time we got in line to the time we walked out to the car was 45 minutes.
After Kohl's, we grabbed some breakfast through a drive-thru, and headed to Staples. There was waited in line about 20 minutes, and there were maybe 75 people ahead of us. Doors opened at 6am, and once inside, we hit the jackpot. We were able to get everything that was on our list. Having learned a lesson at Kohl's, we got in the checkout line within 15 minutes, and then took turns waiting while the other continued to shop. That system worked really well and will be used again! The one bad thing about Staples was that there were line jumpers. People who weren't in line just walked in. I wish the store would have done a better job letting the line in first.
After Staples, our final stop was going to be Menards. They also opened at 6am, so we knew our chances were slim to find the things on our list. We drove by at 6:45am, and there wasn't a single parking spot available. Cars were waiting in line to park! We decided to call it a day there and just skip Menards all together, as we were very happy with all our purchases.
After being home for a few hours, I headed back out - this time to Walgreens and CVS. I had Lubriderm coupons and wanted to use them up before the monthly Register Reward ended on Saturday. I think I shopped at five different Walgreens, doing fairly well. Still had a little of the cashier attitude (had my most unfavorite cashier at one location - you know the type, the one to avoid like the plague, but NO one else was around so I had to go to her lane) but overall it was good. I was able to score lots of things for the mom & dad stash box. In fact, box number 2 was started! I can't wait to deliver the goodies to them.
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