CVS Deal of the week

I went to CVS in a snowstorm armed with some Cottonelle coupons from their website.  When I scanned my CVS card at the kiosk I got 2 more Cottonelle coupons- you can stack CVS coupons with manufacturer coupons.

I bought 2 each 18-pk Cottonelle toilet paper @ $10 each, 2 tubs each Cottonelle wipes @ $2 each, 1 pk Cottonelle wipes refill @ $2 each, and 1 pk Kotex-U liners @ $1.49 each= $27.49 (before tax).

I had 3 each $0.50 off Cottonelle coupons for the toilet paper and wipes and 1 CVS coupon for $3 off Cottonelle and 1 CVS coupon for a free tub of wipes when I bought 1 pk of Kotex-U.  I also had $10 ECB from a previous transaction and a $5 off CVS coupon for completing a CVS survey online.  My total after coupon was $6.06 (with tax).  I got $10 more ECB back.

I also got a coupon for 10% off all Beauty purchases for joining the CVS Beauty Club.

What to do with extra school supplies?

The stores are still practically giving away school supplies this week. Here are 3 things you can do with the extra school supplies you bought.

1. Donate them to a food pantry. Food pantries often give out school supplies this time of year.
2. Donate them to a local school. Each year teachers spend hundreds of dollars of their own money to buy school supplies for their classrooms.
3. Save them to put in a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child- coming in November.

Changes are coming!

Look for my new blog 90 Days of Change starting September 1st!

Find a Farmer's Market near you

Use this website Local Harvest to find a farmer's market near you. Some farmer's markets we have visited this summer:

Munroe Falls Brust Park Rt 91 Tuesday 3pm-7pm
kind of small, found some good tomatoes here

Green YMCA Summa Health Parking Lot Tuesday 3pm-7pm
lots of Amish stuff, found good strawberries in June

Brimfield Town Center Rt 43 Wednesday 3pm-7pm
great eggs from Bowers farm

Twinsburg Rt 91 behind the Post Office Thursday 3pm-6pm
grass fed beef from Sirna Farms

Cuyahoga Falls 2nd Street next to City Hall Friday 3pm-7pm
kind of small, found some good corn here

Hudson Main Street Green Saturday 8am-12noon
kind of upscale- found good garlic here

$1 clearance girls clothes at Walmart

I got a bunch of cute girls back-to-school clothes at Walmart today reduced to $1 each! One hooded tunic top, one pair black pants, two dresses, one 3-piece outfit (top, skirt, pants) for $5 total (plus tax)!

$1.05 Target shopping trip

Got all this for only $1.05 out of pocket at Target. 1 Scrubbing Bubbles power spray at $6.99 (used $5 manufacturer coupon plus $3 Target coupon= $8 off), 1 bag of rice reduced to $0.91, one can of green beans reduced to $0.48, one can of tomato paste reduced to $0.41.

McCormick vanilla extract deal

Buy 3 McCormick vanilla extract on sale at Giant Eagle 2/$7 (the small bottle) total $10.50 for 3. Use 3- $1 off coupons from 3/14 Sunday newspaper insert. Spend $7.50 out of pocket. You will get a $2 catalina back from Giant Eagle and a $2.50 catalina back from McCormick. That's like spending $1 a bottle for vanilla extract.

Also if you buy 2 bags of Domino sugar at $3 ea and 2 cans of Carnation evaporated milk at $1 ea ($0.50 coupon in 3/21 newspaper insert) you will get another $2 catalina back. I would recommend doing these in two separate transactions and you can use the first catalinas to pay for the second.

Ziploc double dip at Giant Eagle

Buy 3 boxes of Ziploc Slider close bags at Giant Eagle at $2.49 each get $2 catalina back from Ziploc PLUS $2 catalina back from S C Johnson. There are coupons in last Sunday's newspaper. I bought these today- 3 boxes for $7.50 used 2 coupons $2.10= $5.40 got back $4.00= $1.40 for 3 boxes of Ziploc bags. You have to buy the Slider kind.

Michelina's deal at Giant Eagle

Go here and print two coupons $1 off when you buy 5 Michelina's. Go to Giant Eagle they are on sale for $1 each. Buy 10 get $2 catalina back. So $10 minus $2 coupons minus $2 cat back= $6 for 10 or $0.60 each.

Also at my Giant Eagle they were giving out coupon booklets for Yoplait products including $1 off 100 calorie Yoplait Delights- or there was a $0.50 coupon is Sunday's paper that will double- they are on sale for $2 so you pay $1. They are very yummy!

Pampers at CVS

Pampers diapers at CVS $8.97- use $2 off coupon from 2/21 P&G newspaper insert get $3 Extra Care Bucks back- total cost= $3.97 for one pack of diapers- pretty good deal!

Giant Eagle Easy Fries get $5 back

Go to Giant Eagle- buy 6 packages of Ore-Ida Easy Fries at $1 each, get back $5 catalina coupon. Buy 6 more- use your $5 catalina- spend $1- get another $5 catalina back, etc. etc.

Smart Ones deal at Giant Eagle

Buy 6 Weight Watchers Smart Ones at Giant Eagle @ 5/$10 and get $5 catalina back. Plus if you buy $20 worth you will get and additional $2 catalina back and a code for a free Redbox rental. There are coupons online and from the 1/3/10 Smart Source newspaper insert.

Super Savings Saturday

I forgot my grocery cash again! This week I bought some extra items I would not normally buy because I have to bring snacks next week for preschool- and I bought some baby items for my sister. I spend $69 OOP on $114 worth of stuff. Then I went back to customer service. One item rang up wrong so they gave me $2 back and I was supposed to get a $6 catalina for buying all the baby items- so they gave me a $6 gift card. (Shopping at Giant Eagle) See Money Saving Mom for more Super Savings Saturday.

Super Savings Saturday

I started my experiment of shopping with cash only this week and I went to Giant Eagle and promptly forgot my cash envelope. My budget was $60 for the week for groceries and I did charge it on Discover (cash back rewards baby!) but I still did pretty good. Got $96 worth of groceries- spent $64 after coupons and got back $15.50 in catalinas ($$ coupons off future purchases). Check out Money Saving Mom for more Super Savings Saturday!

3 Sharpies and a folder for $0.04 at Office Max

I got 3 single Sharpie markers and a 3-prong folder for a total of 4 cents (no sales tax charged) at Office Max tonight. Coupon for the Sharpies here.

Kashi Deal at Giant Eagle

You need to sign up for Vocalpoint- you really do. Last month they sent me 6 coupons for Kashi waffles. I was holding on to these for a good deal and here it is...

Kashi GoLean waffles 2/$5 at Giant Eagle
I bought 6 boxes @ $15
I used 5 coupons @ $1.50 off and 1 coupon for a free box ($2.50)
$15 total - $10 in coupons= $5 for 6 boxes or less than $0.84 a box!

SSS: How to get 4 boxes of cereal for $1

Giant Eagle has several kinds of cereal 4 for $7 this week (when you buy 4). Buy 4 boxes of Multigrain Cheerios. Use 4 coupons here $0.75 which will double to $1.50 each (you may need to use 2 different computers).

Buy 4 boxes at 4/$7 minus $6 in coupons= $1 for 4 boxes Multigrain Cheerios or $0.25 each!

Check out Money Saving Mom's Super Savings Saturday post!

Giant Eagle Catalina Deals

Go here to see all the current Giant Eagle Catalina deals.

Acme deals this week

Acme has a new looking ad and definitely beats Giant Eagle this week!
Farmland ribs $2.99/lb
Gallon milk $1.77
Breyers Ice Cream $1.99
Gatorade $0.69
Klondike bars $1.88
3lb box burgers $6.99
Food Club hot dogs $1.09
80% lean ground beef $1.49/lb
Boneless skinless chicken breasts $1.79/lb
Hot dog or hamburger buns $0.99
Kraft cheese $1.97
Pepsi 12 pks 5/$11
Food Club can vegetables 2/$1
Sweet corn $1.92/doz
Watermelon $3.99 ea

KTT: Read those fruit labels

This article is maybe a little biased shall we say- but it contains some useful information- like how to read the little labels on the fruit in the grocery store- yes those numbers mean something. Anyway- a number starting with a "9" indicates an organically grown product.

More Kitchen Tip Tuesday at Tammy's Recipes.