I've been saving up some free item coupons and I decided to pop into Walmart to use some of them. Sounds easy enough, right? It actually wasn't too bad. I was buying 2 cans of formula and 11 jars of baby food. The cashier became really nervous once I handed her my coupons and called over a supervisor. The Supervisor apologized and said that she was told there is a limit of 2 like coupons per person per day. New to me. I asked if it was just for free item coupons, and she said no any coupons... but she let me use them all and initialed them for the cashier who told me about 50 times that she did not feel right about these coupons. I actually thought it was funny since these were the full color, glossy paper with foil accents. Not something that could be copied or reproduced. I also stopped at CVS to scan my cards and I bought a can of formula there too! Totals11 jars of baby food $112 formula's $241 formula $14.50Total $49.50 Coupons usedfree item coupons for it all -$49.50Total Paid $0 … [Read more...]

Just a quick peak at all the waters.9 (20 ct) cases @ $3.99= $35.91ca. crv $9.00Total $44.91Coupons/discounts-10/20 coupon-11.97 buy 2 get one free saleTotal $22.94This deal probably won't work anymore. When I went on Thursday the coupon beeped and the manager gave me a million reasons why including that the water was already on sale and a good deal. He did end up pushing it through since the coupon did not list those as exclusions.The cheapest I can get Arrowhead (24 pk) case is $2.99 (rare sale) plus $1.20 crv. That would make each bottle .17 each. With this deal I paid .12 each. Not a screaming deal... but still a savings. Those that don't have to pay CA crv really got a great deal. … [Read more...]

Okay, I felt like a big DORK doing this trip. Who buys tons of candy and baby food in one trip... ME! I had +Up's expiring so I just bought what I could use and I was happy I didn't have to run into the grocery store late in the week, but really, look at the details of what I bought... *sad*6 Gerber baby food @ $1.35-= $8.102 tugaboos $1.583 candy snack packs $7.501 disposable toothbrush with pre-loaded toothpaste (DD was desperate to try it, yuck) $.631 sunkist fruit gens $.702 gerber baby cereal @$2.07= $4.141 bag of lifesavers $124 King/2 2 Go candy bars (BOGOF) @ $1.59= $19.083 tresemme trial size $2.37tax $.11Total $45.21Coupons used5/251 reeses VV1 vv any $1/11 vv any $1/11 reese vv1 reese vv1 reese vv5 tresemme vv1 tugaboo1 tugaboo1 vv any $1/11/2 snack candy mq11.88 (12 bogof mq's for the candy, limit .99 value)$12.76 in +UP'sTotal Paid $.57 Got back a $10 +UP for the candy … [Read more...]

2 Transactions #13 Alka-Seltzer Plus Fast Crystal or Powder Packs 10 ct $13.174 Bayer AM $22.362 Loreal lash blast serum and mascara $19.42tax $3.93Total $58.88This store asks sometimes if I'll combine my transactions if they are busy and then I can use 2 or more 5/25 in one transaction if I spend enough.Coupons used5/25 ex. 12/315/25 ex. 12/313 in ad bayer coupon3 in ad bayer coupon3 in ad bayer coupon3 in ad bayer coupon2 bayer mq (8/1 RP)2 bayer mq2 bayer mq2 bayer mq3 Alka-Seltzer Powder Pack (RP 10/24)3 Alka-Seltzer Powder Pack3 Alka-Seltzer Powder Pack3 loreal coupon (printable here)3 loreal coupon6 loreal ra coupon from the blue flu book6 loreal ra couponTotal Paid $1.88 (on gift card)+UP's received= $21 ($5 loreal. $2 alka seltzer, $2 alka seltzer, $2 alka seltzer, $10 bayerA good money maker! #22 Tugaboos $1.582 Quaker Oatmeals $55 Halloween colored hair spray (50% off) $7.451 huggies $8.994 Gillette Pro @ $6.39= $25.561 Gillette Pro $5.198 NYC nail polish $12.72tax … [Read more...]

No, I'm not a wiener... I'm a winner! I won at Energizer Bunny's Mommy Reports!This past week when I was full of pain meds, stuck in bed and bored out of my mind I actually had time to enter giveaways.I love giveaways. I love to host them and I love to see when others win both mine and others giveaways. I love to see new products I wouldn't normally see in my day to day life and giveaways offer this cheap form of entertainment.I always say this is the week I will enter every giveaway that comes through my google reader, and then life catches up with me and I never have the time.So when I had the time to enter a few giveaways I did. I think I got to 10 before the computer screen started to look fuzzy and blurry and I couldn't type very well and I had to admit to myself that sleep was the best way to pass time.Fast forward to this morning when I checked my emails and I saw an email that started with "Congratulations you won". I clicked it open quickly and saw what I won!Fun! I can't wait … [Read more...]

Today's sneak peak into a stockpile is "Coupon Friend" Vickie! I've heard that Vickie has an awesome stockpile of lots of things... and here we get a sneak peak at her diaper stockpile in her dining room! This is the sign of a real stockpiler! Shh... If you were to look into my dining room right now you would see all the toys that I got awhile back at Toy's R Us... so diapers don't seem that far off from something I would do!Vickie shared some of her secrets for us:1. How long have you been building your stockpile? Since May 20102. What stores do you shop at? Rite Aid,Target,CVS,& Walmart3. What is your favorite stockpile item? Diapers & Laundry Soap4. Where are you located? Corona,CA5. Do you have a blog? If so, please provide a link. I do,but I'm waiting on my friend to make it over for me.6. Any advise for a new stockpiler? Buy 6-10 papers every week...and don't get discouraged when you see lady A buying more than you,or when her stockpile is gleaming and yours is growing! … [Read more...]

Dear Coupon Friends,I'm back.... and SHOPPING! I'll be posting again starting tomorrow! I already did a few trips today and I have lots to talk about.I'll be answering emails and comments then too.A very public thank you for all the well wishes and get better soon emails! I appreciated them very much!Hope you are all doing well!Take Care,Heather … [Read more...]

This, my coupon friends, is a kidney stone. This is not MY kidney stone. Mine refuses to come out. This is not my first kidney stone. 10 years ago I had my first child and first kidney stone. After months of bed rest and then a c-section, I "birthed" a kidney stone. Rinse and repeat after child number 2 and then just ad the passing of the stones for the next 8 years. The past couple of years were quiet kidney wise... I knew the stones were hanging out in my kidneys, but none of them were desperate to come out and I was okay with that... till Wednesday night around midnight... when all hell broke loose, or in this case a stone broke loose. A big stone. So here I am, dreaming about my blog with no new shopping trips to post, just my dream shopping trips! Truth be told my sweet husband will be driving me around later this week to do some transactions. He just wants to make me happy (or is sick of seeing me mope around not able to drive because of my medicated status). If any of you have … [Read more...]

I just read this article. Go ahead and take a second to read it... I'll wait...Okay, where do I start? I noticed this at my local Target (San Diego) awhile back and I immediately pointed it out to the cashier and than the customer service desk. I was buying Smart ones and using a $5/10 coupon that was mailed to me. The computer took off $2 which was the cost of 1 meal while it should have taken off $5. This is really easy to see and fix. The coupon says $5 and it only deducted $2. Pretty straight forward, right? Wrong. Customer service refused to fix it stating the computer knows the truth??? I'm not sure what she was implying, regardless I asked that the whole order be voided and that my coupons be returned. Again, denied. Once the coupons are in the system they can not be returned... I could get the amount I actually paid in cash returned but not the coupon value (fine with me),and not the coupon either.When you run the numbers on this Target is getting reimbursed by the manufacturer … [Read more...]