Kids Swap Meet Deals

Whew, it's been a bit since I posted, and I have had many successful couponing trips since my last post, but I want to tell you all about my recent trip (today) to a kids swap meet which yielded many great deals.

3 x Robeez soft soled slippers Retail Price $29.99 each

1 x Robeez winter boots Retail price $42.00

1 x Gap long sleeved blouse Retail approx $24.99
1 x Children's Place sweater Retail approx $19.99
1 x Children's Place skirt Retail approx $14.99
2 x Joe Fresh long sleeved onesie approx $$7.99 each

If I would have bought all of these items new it would have cost me OVER $200 and I spent $29.50 (the cost of ONE pair of Robeez) !!!!

Overages

Although I recently had another great stacking trip to London Drugs I wanted to take the few precious baby free minutes opportunity to share with you another couponing technique that you can do at Walmart.  Walmart gives you overages, meaning that if your coupon is worth more than the item that you bought you will get that left over money to apply to other purchases! In essence you are being paid to take the product out of the store.  Here are 2 recent overageing trips that I did at Walmart:

Transaction #1

•  3 x Aspirin @ $4.97each less 3 x $6 off coupons = + $3.09
• 2 x Purex 3 in 1 regular $7.99  on sale for $2 less 2 x $3 off coupon = +$2  There were also $1 off Peelies on the inside of each of these to be used for my next purchase
• 1 x Finish Quantum dishwasher tabs Regular $7.99 on sale for $5 less $2 off = $3 However I have a mail in rebate form that will get me the full price of the product (including tax) back so I actually made $5 here
•  2 x glasses @ $1 each = $2

Total Purchased $51.31
Total Paid $ 1.21 ( all tax) 

Transaction #2

• 15 x Gillette Foamy shaving cream regular $2.16 each price matched to Rexall @ $1.49 each less 5 x $5 off WUB3 = + $2.65
• 9 x Aspirin @ $4.97 each less 9 x $6 off = +$9.27
• 1 x Purex 3 in 1 Laundry sheets Regular $7.99 on sale for $2 less $3 off = + $1
• 2 x Purex 3 in 1 laundry sheets Regular $7.99 each onslae for $2each less 2 x $1 = $2
• 1 x Finish Quantum dishwasher tabs Regular $7.99 on sale for $5 less $2 off = $3 I will also be getting the full cost of this back through mail in rebate
• 1 x Pacifiers @ $3 = $3
• 4 x Glasses @$1 each = $4

Total Purchased  : $121.89
Total Paid $3.33

Grand total purchased $173.20
Grand total Paid $4.54 (all tax)

I will actually be earning $10 (plus tax) for the purchase of the finish quantum products so I will have made money doing this transaction! See it does pay to coupon :)

Helping others by couponing

When I think back to how much better I could have managed my money when I was a single mom with 2 boys it drives me crazy!!! That being said, I am sooo happy that I am able to help my family out by saving so much money.  The reality is that as a family of five we are spending much less on EVERYTHING than most families in our same situation.  I am so thankful for that. As a result, and from the pure joy that I get from couponing I have been able to help others.  Doing street outreach on Vancouvers downtown east side, as well as working in the youth detox it became very apparent that things like toiletries are the last things you buy when you have no money. 

Walmart recently had a sale on Crest toothpaste for $.88 a tube. I had 23 coupons for $.75 off. 23 tubes of toothpaste cost me $2.99. I bought these toothpastes for the sole purpose of donating ( you may know from a previous post that I have more than enough toothpaste!)   I also have an abundance of travel size shaving foam that were FREE ( i actually got paid to buy them).

 
I have been fortunate enough to be able to breastfeed Addisyn nearly exclusively, but after seeing the amount of stackable coupons available for formula I thought that I would purchase the formula and give it a way to those who can use it:) I have accumulated

• 4 large cans of Similac sensitive powder,
• 1 Large can of Similac Advance powder,
• 1 large can of Emfamil A+powder,
• 5 small cans of Similac Advance powder,
• 1 small can of Enfamil A+ powder,
•  1 small can of nestle good start powder,
• 1 small can of heinz powder,
• 4 cans of similac sensitive concentrate,
• 6 cans of similac advance concentrate

All of this formula has cost me roughly $15 !!!

This is just the beginning of me being able to help out others with my couponing, and I can`t wait for more opportunities to do the same :)

A lesson in price matching at London Drugs

There were some great deals to be had this week, and I wanted to mention a few things about price matching and stacking at London Drugs. Generally they will only price match on item per price match, so you can't expect to buy 5 of something and have them price match all 5.  I have found that alot of stores will have a similar price on some thing every week. For example, if  shoppers and superstore both have diapers advertised for a similar price you can price match one pack to shoppers and one to superstore. It helps to go through all of your flyer's and circle the deals with a sharpie to help keep track. I also make a list of what I will be price matching and to what store, as well as having my stacklable coupons for each item paper clipped together with a stickie note on each with the values of the the stack of coupons. This makes it much easier on both you and your cashier :) Another way to fudge around the price matching policy is to do a couple of different transactions ( don't go crazy and do a million different transaction though, cause we don't want them changing the policy to state that you can only do one transaction) I did 2 different transactions on this day :

Transaction #1

• 2 x Dove go fresh deodorant Regular $4.99 price matched t superstore 2 for $5 less $5 in stacked coupons = FREE Saved $9.98
• 2 x Charmin toilet paper(12 double rolls) regular Approx $9.99 on sale for $4.99each less $4.50 in stacked coupons = $5.48 saved $14.50
• 1 x Johnson's baby lotion Regular $5.69 price matched to walmart $3.96 and 1 x Johnson's baby wash $5.69 less $5 in stacked coupons = $4.65 saved $6.73 London Drugs had an in store coupon for a free baby lotion when you purchased 2 other Johnson's products 1 x Johnson's baby lotion regular $4.49 = FREE saved $4.49
• sunlight laundry detergent Regular $7.99 price matched to Safeway $3.99 less $3.99 in stacked coupons = FREE saved $7.99

Total purchased : $56.51
Total Paid: 10.63

Transaction # 2

• Scrubbing bubbles shower cleaner Regular approx $9.99 on sale for $6,99 less $6.99 in stacked coupons = FREE saved $9.99
• sunlight Laundry detergent Regular $7.99 price matched to Safeway $3.99 less $3.99 in stacked coupons = FREE saved $7.99
• 2 x Dove go fresh deodorant Regular $4.99 each price matched to superstore 2 for $5 less $5 in tacked coupons = FREE Saved $9.98
• I also received a $.50 coupon book discount on the sunlight :)

Total Purchased : $29.35
Total Paid: $.30

Grand total purchased : $85.87
Grand Total Paid : $10.93

Back to the world of SAVING!!!

Can you believe it is the end of July already? We have been busy, and between a huge family camping trip(25 people) and a wedding out of town I have still managed to fit couponing into the mix.  On our recent camping trip my cousin and I got out our coupon binders out and did some trading, and I was able to take part in this months coupon train. I snagged some great coupons in both instances.  Coupon trading is a great way to get coupons that you will use while trading away those that others want.  This is the premis of the coupon train, and I highly recommend becoming part of one in your area.  It goes like this, people sign up to "ride the train" and a list is made of who will be participating.  The train ( collection of coupons ) is passed from person to person and each person takes the coupons that they want and leaves coupons that may be of use to others.  I get many stackable coupons that that I can use at London drugs trading coupons with others.  Here is what got on my trip to London drugs today :

• 2 x Pampers Mega pack regular $18.99 each onsale 2 for $26.99. My coupons stated that I must also purchase wipes
  2 x pampers travel size wipes @ $2.99 each = $6 I then had 2 x $15 in stacked coupons for diapers and wipes as well as $2.50 in stacked coupons for wipes = $.47 Saved $37.51
• 2 x Pampers Mega pack regular $18.99 each onsale 2 for $26.99.
  My coupons stated that I must also purchase wipes
  2 x pampers travel size wipes @ $2.99 each = $6 I then had 2 x $13 in stacked coupons for diapers and wipes as well as $3 in stacked coupons for wipes = $3.97 Saved $34.01
• 1 x Enfamil formula Regular $28.99 price matched to Superstore $24.99 less $19 in stacked coupons = $5.99 Saved $23
• 1 x Similac Formula Regular $28.99 price matched to Superstore $24.99 less $25 in stacked coupons = FREE Saved $28.99
• 2 x Similac Formula Regular $28.99 onsale for $26.99 less 2 x $25 in stacked coupons =  $3.98 Saved $54.00
• 4 x Tide Laundry Detergent Regular $8.99 each onsale for $5.99 each less 2 x $10 in stacked coupons. This should have cost me $3.96, however upon further inspection of my reciept it became apparent that the cashier did not ring in the second two detergents, but did ring in the second set of coupons so I cam out with an overage of +$8.02

Total purchased: $251.83
Total Paid: $10.29 Should have been $18.31

Hard Work = Savings

So, it was my intention today to do a big London drugs haul today while Addisyn hung out with Daddy :) I decided to swing by Shoppers Drugmart on my way as I had seen some whole wheat lasagna noodles on the clearance shelf a few days prior, and was hoping to scoop them up. To my delight they were still there, as well as Kellogg's cereal for $.99! I soon discovered that there was a 15000 shopper optimum event when you spent $75 (before coupons) so I took advantage. Here's what got:

• 8 x Special K blue berry flavour cereal Regular $6.49 on clearance for $.99 = $7.92 Saved $44 Each of these boxes also included a coupon for free yogurt value of $4.99 each total of $39.92
• 4 x Kellogg's Muslix cereal Regular $6.49 each on clearance $.99 = $3.96 Saved $22
• 1 x Kellogg's Satisfaction Regular $6.49each on clearance $.99= $.99 Saved $5.50
• 2 x Catelli Harvest whole wheat lasagna noodles Regular approx $3.99 on ale for $2.39 each less $1 WUB2 = $3.78 Saved $4.20
• Centrum Cardio vitamins Regular $17.99 on clearance for $5 less $3 = $2 Saved $15.99
• 10 x Nestea singles regular $3.49 on sale for $1.99 =$19.90 Saved $15
• 9 x Crest Pro Health toothpaste $3.79 each less 9 x Free coupons = FREE Saved $34.11

I earned a total of 15760 shoppers optimum points (value of $20)

Total purchased : $181.31

Total Paid : $40.51

I also did my planned London Drugs trip and here's what I got:

• 10 x Crest Pro health toothpaste Regular $4.99 onsale $3.99 each less 10 Free coupons from our dentist = FREE Saved $49.90
• 6 x Fantastic spray cleaner Regular $4.99 each on sale $3.69 each less 4 x B1G1 coupons less 2x $1 off = $6.38 Saved $23.56 Here is what I did here: I had 2 sets of 2 different B1G1 coupons and because I could stack them, I only had to buy two bottles to get 4 free !!
• 12 x Finish dishwasher detergent Regular $7.99 on sale for $5.99 less 12 x $6 in stacked coupons = FREE Saved $95.88
• 1 x and 1x Deep wood off $9.99each  mini spray $5.99each and 1 off mini spray free with B1G1 coupon less 2 x $5 WUB2 less 4 x $1 less 1 x $2 off = FREE Saved $21.97
•  1x Deep wood off $9.99each mini spray $5.99each and 1 off mini spray free with B1G1 coupon less 2 x $5 WUB2 less 4 x $1 less 1 x $2 off = FREE Saved $21.97
• 1 x Off power pad refills 8.99 and 1 x Off mini spray $5.99 less 2 x $5 WUB2 less 4 x $1= $.98 Saved $14
• 1 x Off power pads refill $8.99 and 1 x Off mini spray $5.99 less 2 x $5 WUB2 less 4x $1 less $2 = FREE saved $14.98
• 1 x Off power pad refills 8.99 and 1 x Off mini spray $5.99 less 2 x $5 WUB2 less 4 x $1= $.98 Saved $14
• 2 x Off Family aerosol $7.99 each less 2 x $5 WUB2 less 4 x $1 = $1.98 Saved $14
• Huggies Diapers Mega pack Regular $18.99 Price Matched to Sobeys $12.99 less $10 in stacked coupons = $2.99 Saved $16
• Multibionta Vitamins $14.99 less 1 x $10 off less 1 x $5 off = FREE Saved $14.98
• 4 x Crest toothpaste Regular $2.99 each Price Matched to Safeway 4 for $5 less 4 x $.75 less 1 x $.75 = $1.25 Saved $10.71
• Advil nighttime Regular $9.99 price matched to Walmart $3.97 less $4 off = FREE saved $9.99
• Dove conditioner Regular $4.99 Price matched to Safeway $2.99 and Dove Go fresh deodorant $4.49 less 3 x $2 WUB2 less $1 less $1 = FREE Saved $9.48

Total Purchased $362.79
Total Paid $28.27


I used $280.65 in coupons on this transaction COUPONS ARE CASH!!

Grand total purchased $544.10
Grand total paid $68.78

My Best Transaction Yet!!

After a week away in BC visiting friends and family, I was itching to get back to getting some awesome deals! I did manage to score some awesome finds while in BC helping with my sister in laws garage sale benefiting the Canadian Marfans Association ( I will post my finds in a later installment).  I had a couple of coupons that were expiring yesterday, and I have a really hard wasting the savings, especially when the coupons will enable me to pay nothing for my purchases! I headed to my favorite London Drugs to do some stacking and here's what I got:

•  2 x Similac Infant formula Regular $28.99 each on sale for $26.99 each less 5 x $5 off coupons, 2 x $10  similac cheques, 2 x $5 similac cheques = FREE Saved $57.98
• 2 x Pampers Swaddlers Mega packs Regular $18.99ech price matched 1 bag to Sobeys for $14.99 each less $32 in coupons ( can't remember exactly which ones) = $1.98 Saved $36
• the diaper coupons required me to purchase wipes as well, so I grabbed the travel wipes @ $2.99 each less $1 coupon = $4.98 Saved $1
• 2 x Lysol no touch hand soap system @ $14.99 each less 4x $5 off = $9.98 Saved $20

With the Lysol soap systems I also have two mail in rebate forms for a free system.  What this means is that even though I only paid $4.99 each for them I will receive a cheque from the company for for the full price of the item, meaning that I will MAKE $10 on each item!!!!

Total Purchase $138.52

Total Paid $ $19.42
However I will be receiving $29.98 back from Lysol so I actually made $10.56 on this transaction!!!! 

I went to Walmart today to see if the trial size shampoos that I had coupons for were in stock.  My intention was to get these and use the overages to purchase other items that were onsale, and that I had coupons for.  I also did some price matching to get the most bang for my buck:)

• 9 x Nexxus Shampoo @ $2 each less 9 x $3 off coupons = +$9
• 1 x Nexxus Conditioner @$3 = Free Saved $3
• 1 x Crest Toothpaste Regular $2.99 @ $1.88 less $.75 coupon = $1.13 Saved $.75
• 3 x gillett shaving foam Regular $2.46 @ $1.46 each less $5WUB3 = + $.62
• 4 x Arm and Hammer Laundry Detergent Regular $4.97 each price matched to No Frills $2 each less 4 x $.75off = $5 Saved $14.88
• 1 x Purex Laundry Detergent Regular $5.76 price matched Shoppers Druhmart $3.99 less $3 off = $.99 Saved $4.77
• After Bite (for my Cohen and his mosquito bites) $.4.47

Total purchased $64.55
Total Paid $4.16

Is it strange that I was disapointed that I paid so much?

I'm Gonna Blog

I have to say that I am having so much fun doing this coupon thing, and generally saving my family tons of money! I am going to take the advice of a new friend and start a blog :) I am currently thinking about a name for my new blog, does anybody out there have any suggestions? Here's a peek at a shopping trip I did today:

• 3 x Kelloggs Fiber Plus cereal Regular $4.97each onsale for $2.97each less 3x $2 off coupons = $2.91 Saved $12
• 1 x English Breakfast tea (for my hubby) $2.79
• 19 x Pure protien bars regular $1.89 less 19x Free coupons = FREE Saved $35.91
• I had $2.88 in superbucks ( from getting gas)

Total purchased $53.61
Total Paid $2.82

Free Diapers

I noticed that I had a couple of stackable coupons for diapers that were about to expire so I headed to London Drugs to use them. Two of the diaper coupons that I had required me to buy wipes, and it almost killed me to pay full price for them. Unfortunately I couldn't find a price match for them, and they were all out of the travel size wipes containers. Here's what I got:)

• 2 x Pampers Cruisers Mega Pack Regular $18.99 each pricematched Safeway 2 for $25 less 2 x $2 off, 2 x $2 off, 2x $4 off WUBdiapers and wipes, 2x $5 off WUB diapers and wipes = FREE Saved $37.98
• 2 x Pampers wipes @ $4.99 each (OUCH) less $1(left over from diaper purchase and cashier was nice enough to put it towards the wipes:) ) = $8.98 Saved $1
• 3 x Advil Nighttime (20ct) Regular $9.99 each London Drugscoupon book $7.99 each Less 3 x $4 off, 3 x $4 off = FREE SAved $29.97
• 2 x Old spice mens deodorant Regular $3.99 each price matched Superstore 2 for $5 less $3 WUB2, 2x $1 off = FREE Saved $7.98
• Triscuit crakers $2.74 less coupon for free box= FREE Saved $2.74

Total purchased :$93.08

Total Paid: $12.48

Getting closer to the ZERO balance

I scorded a bunch more coupon inserts from last weekends paper so I headed out to Walmart today in search of overages. My plan was to buy some flowers for my front garden beds with those overages. Here's what I got:

• 13 x Iams trial size cat food @ $1.73each less 13 x$2 off coupons = + $3.51 Saved $26

• 42 x Gillett foam trial size @ $1.27 each less 14 x $5 off WUB3 = +$16.66 Saved $70

• 3 x Gillett foam regular $2.50 onsale for $1.46 each less $5 off WUB3 = +$.62 Saved $8.12

• 5 x Nexxus shampoo @ $2 each less 5x $3 off coupons = +$5.00 Saved $15

• Stargazer Bulbs $9.97 rang in at $7 Saved $2.97

• Sun Garden Bulbs $12.97 rang in @ $9 saved $3.97

Because the bulbs rang in cheaper I ended up with an -$6.48 overage left so I grabed:

• printer paper $4.93

• Crest toothpaste $1.88

Total Purchased : $126.23
Total Paid : $0.67

Stacking Stacking Stacking

So I found out that not all of the London Drugs in Calgary Have the new policy about stacking certain coupons, so I headed out to a different one, and I stacked untill my hearts content! Here's what I got:

• Sunlight Laundry Detergent Regular $7.99 onslae for $4.99 less 5x different $1 off coupons = FREE Saved $7.99
• 10 x Multibionta vitamins (including 4 boxes of 50+ for my parents) regular 14.99= $149.90 les 10 x $10 off less 10 x $5 off = FREE Saved $149.90
• 2 x Old spice mens deoderant Regular $3.99 each Price matched Superstore 2 for $5 less $3off WUB2 less 2x $1 off = FREE Saved $7.98
• 2 x Gillett mens deoderant Regular $3.99 each price matched Superstore 2 for $5 less 2 x $1 off coupons = $3 saved $4.98
• 2 x Greenworks dishwashing liquid regular $3.99 each onsale 2 for $5 less 2x $1.50 off = $2 Saved $5.98
• Cascade Action pack dishwasher detergent regular $5.99 onsale for $3.99 less 2 x differnt $1.50 off less 1x $.50 off =$.49 Saved $5.50
• 4 x Finish powerball dishwasher detergent Regular $14.99 each onsale for $7.99 less 4 x $1 off coupons = $27.96 Saved $32
• London drugs also had a deal where you got a Free diswasher cleaner with the purchase of 2 finish products so I got 2 regular $5.39 each = FREE Saved $10.98

Total purchased: $271.70
Total paid: $43.74

My First Audience

I went to Walmart with a bunch of coupons that would see me getting paid to take the items out of the store, and when I was checking out I had my first audience waiting in antcipation to see how much money I had saved! Here's what I got:

• 33 x Gillett shaving foam trial size $1.27 each = $41.91 less 11 x $5 off WUB3 = +13.09 (yup, I made money buying these!!)
• 11 x Iams cat food trial size @ $1.73 each= $19.03 less 11 x $2.00 off coupon = +2.97 (made money on this one too!)
• 2 x Snack pack cookies Regular 3.99 each onsale for $2 each = $4 Saved $3.98
• Watermelon $3.97

Sobeys had a deal where you get a free 4 litre of milk when you buy 3 kellogs cereal, so I price matched at walmart as their kelloggs cereal was onsale for $3 a box

• 3 x Miniwheats Regular $5.99 onsale for $3 = $9 Saved $8.97

• 4 Litre of Milk = FREE Saved $4.37

Total Purchased : $98.54
Total Paid : $4.27 ($3.06 being tax!!!)
Each box of cereal also had a coupon for a free box of Coolison Yogurt Tubes. A value of $11.97
The Cat food has since been donated to a friend of Justins (Lucy can't eat this kind) and most of the shaving cream is being donated to the Mustard Seed homeless shelter:)

Saving isn't always about coupons

I realized that the AIO cloth diapers that I had purchased for Addisyn before she was born were never going to fit her properly as they were clearly not made for baby's with such chickeny legs lol. I had purchased them used, so I decided to try and sell them for what I paid for them ($110 for 27) and I did:) I also sold an old baby carrier that I had for $30. I then began my search for some new (to us) things for Addisyn. I have become addicted to the group Airdrie Parents Swap and Buy, and heres what I scored from there in the last 3 days:

• 3x Perkle 9 month sleepers (retail $9.95 each) paid $6 for all Saved $23.85
• 9 x carters winter sleepers (retail aprox $9,95each) paid $9 for all Saved $80.55
• 2 x Similac 375g cans (retail 15.99 each) FREE saved $32
• 1 x Enfamil 375g can (retail $15.99) FREE saved 15.99
• 1 x Heinz nutrution formula (retail 15.99) FREE saved 15.99
• 2 x Similac concentrate 385ml cans (retail 3.99 each) FREE saved $8

With the Free formula I also recieved over $40 in coupons for formula(some of which I can stack at London Drugs for more FREE FORMULA!!!)
I also hit up Kijiji this week for some great finds:

• 13 x Mother ease one size cloth diapers (retail $11.99 each)

I already had two of these diapers which are snug enough around her legs and will take her through potty training
4 x Mother-ease medium wraps (retail $12.25each)
1 x Extral Large Bummis wet bag (retail $19.95)
Paid $85 for all Saved $140

• 12 x Green mountain size medium (15-29lbs) prefold diapers (retail $32/12) Paid $12 Saved $20 (and shipping prices for these are crazy!)

• I also picked up my free pocket diaper that I had a voucher for from the great cloth diaper chand (retail $9.95) FREE Saved $9.95

• As well, I order Addisyn two adorable headbands from Mamabargains (retail $12.98 each) Paid 12.98 for 2 Saved $12.98

Total purchased: $484.13
Total Paid : $124.98
I saved $359.15 + $40 in coupons!!! Remember ladies, it pays to buy gentley used!!!!
P.S. Because I paid for all of this with money from selling other items, I had no money out of pocket for these purchases and still have $15 to spend!!!

My Stockpile and Incredible Savings

I did my very first shopping trip in this new couponing adventure on April 22, 2011, and as of May 29th I have saved my family just over $800!! As a Family of five we currently have a $800 per month grocery budget, and in the past I was spending this amount and was only able to get exactly what we needed and no more. By using coupons, in the past 5 weeks I have been able to feed my family and been able to stock up on items that we use. Here is what is currently in my stockpile:
5 packages of diapers
14 boxes of baby wipes
1 case of ready to use formula
1 can of powdered formula
7 bottles of laundry detergent
2 bottles of dishsoap
2 finish quantum diswasher kits
20 boxes if sandwhich bags (and another 20 given to family members)
4 boxes of freezer bags
4 boxes of cereal
21 bottles of BBQ sauce (5 bottles given to family members)
15 cans of pasta sauce
2 jars of pickles
6 bottles of mustard
6 cans of soup
5 boxes of pasta
4 months worth of multivitamins
3 months worth of low dose asprin
1 box of cold and flu medicine ( 1 box given to family members)
1 bottle of Tylenol arthritis given to my mom
10 bottles of mens body wash
2 bottles of bodywash
1 bar of soap
3 bottles of shampoo
2 bottles of conditioner
1 box of haircolor
3 x shaving cream
2 bottles of bug spray
5 bottles of mouthwash
263 rolls of toilet paper
3 salmons
4 whole chickens
5 meals of porkchops
1 roast
1 package of beef stew meat
3 packages of ground turkey
5 packages of hotdogs
1 meal of steak
1 meal of chicken breasts
5 hams
2 packages of hotdog buns
7 loaves of bread
1 bag of buns

I have spent no more than what I have in my monthly grocery budget, and have been able to purchase nearly double that amount!!!!!

I Love those Pink Stickers

For those of you who shop at Superstore you have seen those lovely pink stickers that mean you are about to get a great deal. When I see these stickers I try stock up on meat and bread when I get the chance. Today was the last day to get the $25 gift card when spending $250 so I went to see what the had :) My kids love th expensive whole grain breads, the grainier the better, and given it's price I buy it off the clearance shelf and freeze it :)

• 7 x Country Harvest Multigrain bread Regular $3.67 eaach less 50% = $12.84 Saved $12.84
• Country grain buns Regular $3.89 less 50% = $1.95 Saved $1.95
• 5x Country Harvest whole wheat Bagels Regular $4.07 each les 50% = $10.18 Saved $10.18
• 2 x Club pack of Porkloin sirloin chops(6 meals) Regular $31.63 less 30% = $22.14 Saved $9.49
• 5 x Honey ham sandwhich meat @ $5.59 each = $22.36 less 50% = $11.20 Saved $11.20
• 2 x Maple Lodge chicken breast sandwhich meat = $9.46 less 2 x $1 off coupons = $7.46 saved $2

Total Purchased : $113.38

Total Paid: $65.77

Planning for Summer

Today a made a quick trip to Co-op as I found out that they were clearing out their Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers. That being said, I actually use Cloth Diapers 95% of the time, however, this summer we are going on 2 separate week long camping trips and the way I figure it, why pay full price for diposable diapers just before a camping trip when I can plan ahead and get them cheap? This is also the reason that I bought 6 packages of hot dogs on my previous trip.....there ain't nothing like hotdogs roasted over an open fire....

• 3 x Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers Regular $15.99 (Co-op has outragous prices!) onsale for $9 less $3 coupons attched to the package ( too bad I couldn't doupble them up with my $2.50 coupons!) = $18 Saved $29.97

I also swung by No Frills

• Purex Laundry detergent Regular $5.99 onsale for $3.47 less $3 off coupon = $.47 Saved $5.52
• Dove bar soap Regular $1.99 onsale for $1 and Dove shampoo Regular $4.99 onsale for $3 less $2 off WUB2 dove products = $2 Saved $4.99

Total Puchased : $60.94
Total Paid : $20.47

Clean Bums for All!!

I ventured to No Frills today to get some great Deals, and found out at the cashier that they are now only accepting 2 coupons per family on the entire transaction (Airdrie). I was lucky that the casshier let me use most of my coupons, but I suggest that if you want use more than 2, price match at Walmart....which is just what I did :) Here's what I got:

No Frills

• 2 x Purex Laundry detergent Regular $5.99 each onsale for $3.47each les 2x $3 off coupon = $.94 Saved $11.04

• 12 x Hunts pasta sauce Regular $1.99 each on sale for $1 each = $12 Saved $11.88

• 3 x Wonder bread whole wheat hotdog buns Regular $2.50 on sale for $2 = $6 SAved $1.50

• 2 x Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers Regular $12.99 each on sale for $8.99 less 2x $2.50 off = $12.98 Saved $13.00

• 2 x Huggies wipes Regular $3.99 onsale for $2 less 2x $2 off coupon = $2 Saved $5.98

• 2 x Pampers wipes Regular $3.99 onsale for $2 les 2 x $2 off coupon = $2 Save $5.98

• 6 x Schneiders Hotdogs regular $3.99 each onsale $2 each = $12 Saved $11.94

• 2 x Bicks dill pickles Regular $2.79 each onsale for $1. 97 less 2 x $.75 coupons = $2.44 Saved $3.14

• 2 x Motts Fruitsations Regular $2.99 onsale for $1.77 each less 2 x $1 off coupon= $1.54 Saved $4.44

• 2 x Nordica Cottage Cheese Regular $3.99 onsale for $2 each less 2 x $.75 coupons = $2.50 Saved $5.48

Total Purchased: $128.84
Total Paid: $56.05

Walmart

• 10 x huggies wipes Regular $3.99 Price matched No Frills for $2 each less 10 x $1 off coupon = $10.00 Saved $29.90

• 4 x Frenches Mustard Regular $2.99 onsale $2 each less 2 x $1 off WUB2 = $6 Saved $5.96

• Finish Starter Kit Regular $10.97 onsale for $6 less $6 coupon = FREE Saved $10.97

• Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce $2 less $2 coupon = FREE Saved $2

• 3 x Coolison Yogurt Regular $3.99 onsale for $2.77 less 3 x $1 off coupon= $5.31 Saved $6.66

Total Purchased $76.80
Total Paid : $22.61

Grand Total Purchased $205.64
Grand Total Paid $78.66
Saved $126.98

This is Fun!

A Quick trip to Walmart:

• Fibre Plus cereal Regular Aprox. $3.99 on sale for $2.97 less $2 off coupon = $.97 Saved $3.02
• 2x Great Grain Cereal Regular $5.99 on sale for $3.97 less 2x $.75 off = $6.44 Saved $5.54
• 2 x Kraft Shredded Cheese Regular $7.99 each On sale for $5.99 each less 2 x $1 off coupons = $9.98 Saved $6
• Finish Starter Kit Regular $10.97 Onsale for $6 less $6 printable couppon = FREE Saved $10.97
• Hidden Valley ranch salad dressing Regular 3.97 less coupon for free bottle = FREE Saved $3.97

Total purchased: $49.23
Total Paid: $17.69

Adventures in Stacking

I ventured to London Drugs today for my first experience in coupon stacking and learned soooooo much. I was under the impression that if the coupons were different ( had different bar codes) they could be stacked. The reality is that if the coupon says that it cannot be combined with and other offer or coupon then it cannot be stacked. I was hoping to beable to stack a few more coupons, but I still made out like a bandit! Here's what I got:

• (Gift) Enfamil A+ powder Regular 28.99 (price matched from Superstore for 24.99) Less $13 in coupons (1x$5, 1x$5, 1 x $3) = $ 11.99  This also included 2 cans of ready to use formula value $8 Saved $36.97
• Sunlight Laundry detergent Regular 5.99 (price matched from Sobey's $4.99) less $1 coupon = $3.99 Saved $2 I was hoping to stack big on this as I had 4 different manufacturers coupons :(
• Similac Advanced ready to use formula Regular $16.99 less $10 (1 x $5, 1x $5) = $6.99 Saved $10
• 2 x French's Mustard regular $2.99 (price matched Walmart $2 each) less $1.50 WUB2 Coupon = $2.50 Saved $3.48 I also had another $1 off coupon I was hoping to use :(
• 2 x Off bug spray Regular $6.99 each = $13.98 less $5 off WUB2 = $8.98 SAved $5 was hoping to use $6 more in coupons :(
• 2 x Huggies wipes Regular $3.99 each (price matched Shoppers Drugmart 2 for $6) less $3 ( 2 x $1 off, 1 x $1 off) = $3 Saved $4.98
• 4 x Ziploc freezer bags Regular 3.99 each on sale for 2.99 each less 2 x $4 off WUB2 = $3.96 Saved $12
• 4 x Multibiota Vitamins $14.99 each less (4 x $10 printable coupon, 4 x $5 printable coupon) = FREE Saved $59.96

Total purchased: $163.62
Total Paid : $45.21

Also something to remember when price matching at London drugs they generally only price match the first of an item

Cheap or Free is the Name of the Game

Some sweet deals at local stores!
Canadian Tire:

• 2 x Snuggle fabric softener Regular price $3.99 on sale for $.99 less $1 off coupon = FREE

Shoppers Drugmart

• Tylenol Arthritis (for my mom) Regular $10.99 on clearance for $3 less $5 off coupon = FREE (too bad Shoppers does not do overages)
• 3 x Nuprin Low dose Asprin (for Justin) regular $5.99 on clearance for $1.29 = 3.87
• 2 x Sunlight Dish Liquid Regular $3.99 on sale for $.99 less $.50 off coupon = $.99 ( there was also a coupon for $1 off sunlight laundry detergent of each bottle!!!)
• 2 x Life brand Cold and Flu Regular $10.99 each on clearance for $.59 each = $1.18

Total purchased : $70.25
Total Paid: $6.46

Summer Clothes for less

With the nice weather finally here it has become necassary to buy the boys some shorts. I took full advantage of the Gap outlet store having 40% off sale, and combined it with a coupon I had for an additional 15% off. Here's what I got:

2 x Shorts for Cohen regular $24.99= 49.98
Less 40%= 20.00
Less 15%= 4.50
Paid: $25.48

1 x Shorts for Cohen Regular $ 29.99
Less 40%= $12
Less 15%= $2.70
Paid: $15.29

2 x Tank tops for Cohen Regular 12.99 = $25.98
Less 40% = $10.40
Less 15%= $2.34
Paid: $13.24

2 x Shorts for Tyler Regular 34.99 = $69.98
Less 40%= $28.00
Less 15%= $6.28
Paid: 35.68

1 x Shorts for Justin Regular 34.99
On Clearance for : $11.99
Less 40%= $4.80
Less 15%= $1.08
Paid: $6.11

1 x Tshirt for Justin Regular $24.99
On Clearance for : $9.99
Less 40% = $4.00
Lesaa15%= $.90
Paid: $5.09

Flip Flops for me Regular $9.99
On sale for: $3.99
Less 40%= $1.60
Less 15%= $.36
Paid: $2.03



Total Purchased: $245.90

Total Paid: $108.08!!!!

Bring on BBQ season!

After an exciting morning of what I now call "Dumpster Reaching"(standing on a milk crate and reaching in for the papers) and collecting 22 coupon inserts that were in yesterdays paper( Why pay for a news paper when you can get it for free the next day right?) I had a plan to head to Superstore to get bottles of BBQ sauce for $.50. Before heading there I decided to swing by Walmart to see if they had gotten any more of the Ziploc bags in stock, which they hadn't, but the BBq sauce that I was after was there and would end up being FREE!! Heres's what I got:

• 24 bottles of Sweet Baby Rays BBQ sauce @ $2.00 each = $48.00 less 24 $2 off coupons = FREE Saved $48
• 4 packages of Majesta Toilet paper(the equivalent of 132 single rolls) regular $10.98 each.Onsale for $5.98 each less 2x $5 off WUB2= $13.92 Saved $30

Total purchased : $91.92
Total paid: $13.92

The BBQ sauce does not expire until July 2012 so we are set! And why the hell were those papers in the garbage anyway shouldn't I have been "reaching" into some sort of recycling bin????

It only takes one transaction and your hooked

I went to Walmart to day to match up a killer coupon with a sale in hopes of getting paid to "purchase" the product. Here's what I got:

• 40 boxes of ziploc sandwich bags onsale for $1.48 = $59.20 less 20 $4 off WUB2(when you buy 2) coupons (value 80.00). I was paid $20.80 to take these out of the store!!!!
• 7 boxes of Nestea Regular price $3.49 price matched from Co-op flyer @ $2.29 each = $16.03 SAVED $8.40 
• 2 bottles of sunlight laundry detergent regular price $6.97 each Multi buy discount $11 WUB2 less 2x $1 off coupon =$9Saved $4.94 
• Free box of Special K cereal (with coupon) Saved 3.97  
• Special K cereal $3.97 less $1 off coupon Saved $1
• Kelloggs fiber plus cereal $2.97 less $.75 off coupon Saved $.75
• Fibre Plus Granola bars $1.97 less $.50 Saved $.50  
• Special K granola bars $2.47 less $.50 Saved $.50
• 2 boxes Catelli harvest Multi grain pasta Regular $3.49 on sale 1.77 saved $3.44 
• Pretzels $1.67
• International delights creamer $2.77

Total purchase : 124.38
Total paid: 20.43
For those of you wondering what I am gonna do with all of those sandwhich bags....They are being donated to the food bank.