Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Good things are coming!!

I have a decent non-food stockpile.  I think it's pretty good anyway....


You can't see the details, but it includes: 2 bottles of lotion, 1 bottle of body wash, 4 cans of shave gel, 12 packs of Cottonelle wipes, 2 nail clippers, 3 boxes of bandaids, 3 packs of Shout Wipes, 12 tubes of toothpaste, a 2pk of toothbrushes, 3 bottles of mouthwash, 2 bottles of contact solution,  4 packs of razors, 4 Old spice deodorant, 1 Secret deodorant, Johnson & Johnson bath stuff, package of Goody Rubberbands, a shelf of toilet paper, and on the bottom is 1-12pk of purple Cottonelle & 2- 9pks of the blue Cottonelle.  On the top shelf (not pictured) is a couple packs of pads/tampons.

i'm hoping that i can start on my food pile this week/weekend.  with Safeway pasta being $0.79ea & doubles coming out on Sunday for Albertsons....i should be able to stock up on Hamburger Helper, Totino's Pizza, Pizza Rolls, Ice Cream & cereal.

This morning, I attempted to "jump start" my Albertsons trips.  By "jump start," i mean, you have to start with some money out of pocket, but once you start & keep rolling over your catalina's (coupons you get back when you check out), you can get a decent amount of stuff for little out of pocket expense.

So this morning, my plan was to hit up Albertsons & buy the following:
    8 - Totino Party Pizza's - $1.25ea
    2 - Boxes of Cocoa Puffs - $1.88ea
    (a total of $13.76)
    Then I had:  2 - $1.00 off 4 Totino Pizza's
                       2 - $0.75 off 1 box of Cocoa Puffs

Well....I wasn't paying attention.  AGAIN.  I bought the wrong Cocoa Puffs.  UGH!  It should've checked out like this:  Pay $10.26 out of pocket, get $5.00 catalina to use on my next trip.

But instead, I messed up & paid $16-something & didn't get my catalina.  GRRRRRRRR!!

However tonight I feel like I redeemed myself by getting the following at QFC:

     4 - Degree Deodorant - $1.99ea
     (a total of $7.96)
     I had:  4 - $1.00 off 1 Degree Deodorant

It was $3.96 for all 4 & then a $5.00 catalina printed up.  Making it a $1.04 money maker.  I think this is the second money maker transaction i've had.  I actually ended up picking up a gallon of milk, a small bottle of pepsi & candy too.

I have plans to "re-jump start" the Albertsons shopping.  And i'm hoping to score great things at Fred Meyer this weekend with their Friends & Family pass.  They're offering the following:

   Extra 20% off Apparel, Shoes, Cosmetics & Accessories
   Extra 15% off Home, School Supplies, Toys, etc
   Extra 10% off Electronics
   Extra 10% off Nutrition
   Extra 10% off Private Selection brand foods
   Extra 20% off Jewelry

I haven't sat down with their ad yet to see what things I can get, but i need to find out if i can stack their bonus coupons on top of this.  Also need to see what I can rack up at Walgreens to get my Register Rewards to use there too!! :)

Happy couponing!!


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