Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Grocery Store Ads come out tomorrow!

Dillons and Hy-Vee ads come out tomorrow. Check back tomorrow night for the best deals. Dillons is owned by Kroger and ofter the Kroger ads are very close to what Dillons has. This week Kroger has Colgate toothpaste and tooth brushes on sale for 88 cents! If Dillons does the same deal, then that means a lot of FREE toothpaste. If you need some coupons for it, $1.00 off, check out the May All you magazine or if you want them for FREE go to Walgreens and pick up the Diabetes Health Magazine, found in the pharmacy department (you may want to grab a few)!

I'm just hoping this will be a deal in the ad tomorrow. Check back and I'll let you know all the good deals tomorrow!

Monday, May 16, 2011

Pizza Hut $5 Buffet Coupon

I'm not a big of fan of the print at home coupons, I just don't have time to sit and print coupons. But I do sometimes print coupons at work. Not a bunch of coupons, like for deodorants, but often they are for what I plan to eat for lunch that day. My husband and I really enjoy the fact we can go to lunch together. He picks me up 2 or 3 times a week and we go out to eat. I really treasure the time we have to do that because very soon, due to his deployment, I won't have that time with him. (sorry for all the personal notes, this blog is a way for me to stay busy and not think about him leaving, and then when he does leave, it will be a way to not focus on him being gone, bare with me!)

Anyways there is a coupon on Pizza Hut's website for a $5 buffet. I can't just put the link up because it won't directly take you to the coupon. So here is how to find the coupon!
 Go to: www.pizzahut.com
Click Deals
Click Exclusive Deals
Click Carryout
Enter Zip (I used mine 66614)
Click on Either Topeka Blvd or Gage Location
Click Deals (again)
Towards the bottom is the coupon for the $5.00 Buffet.

Free is good, stealing is bad.

I went to Subway yesterday for lunch. On my receipt there was a free drink if you go to their website and fill out a survey. I thought what a great freebie! Remember to check your receipts for free offers!

Now on to the stealing. In the case above, that is not stealing. However what I witnessed at Subway yesterday was a horrible scam. A guy walked in, ordered his sub, then went to pay for it and some how his money and credit cards were missing from his wallet. He told the cashier, just a second I'll call someone to bring me some money. He then pretended to make some calls and walked back over to the cashier and said that no one answered. He then said just throw it away. The lady behind the counter felt sorry for him and said just take the sandwich since I have to throw it away.  As he walked out he gave a thumbs up to his buddy in the car as if saying "yes it worked!" Then his buddy expressed excitement.

I guess there is a slight chance this guy was for real and really did lose all the contents of his wallet, but I find that hard to believe. Scams like this is not getting a good deal. It is stealing. I really hope he grows up and figures out what he is doing is wrong.

Minty Strips- Free Sample

http://www.mintystrips.com/free-sample/

Never heard of them. Thought I would give them a try. Hey its free!

Free Sample of Garnier Pure Clean

http://instoresnow.walmart.com/enhancedrendercontent_ektid97078.aspx

I've always had good luck with these free samples from walmart. Sign up now while they are still giving them away!

Walgreens Trip on 5-16

So I broke one of my #1 rules. Go to Walgreens on Sunday. That way they are not out of the sale items. Well I paid for it today. I ended up going to 3 Walgreens. But I have a good reason I didn't go on Sunday, my husband Neil had drill all weekend and I wanted to spend time with him. Just a little about my personal life and then I will get to the deals at Walgreens! Neil is deploying to Iraq at the end of August, however he goes on active duty starting July 5th (very soon)! So I do not have much time with him and want to spend time with him before he leaves. However come July 5th, i'll have plenty of time to update this blog!

Okay on to the Walgreens trip.

Store 1
I get to the first Walgreens at the end of Wannamaker. I was going to buy the Gillette body washes 3/$10 with $3 in RR. However no body washes! So I grabbed Old Spice body wash which is on the same deal. I bought 4 of them. I had 2 bogo coupons and 1 $1 off coupon when you buy 2. No questions asked. Used my coupons and got my $3RR. Out of Pocket Cost (before tax) 5.68, minus $3RR Final Cost $2.68 for 4! or 67cents each!
Normally 4.49 each, or $17.96 Total, a 85% Savings!

Store 2
Next store was at 29th and Gage. Still looking for the Gillette body washes. I finally found them! The deal I was working was buy 3/$10 get $3 in RR. I also had 4 $2 off coupons and coupons for buy one body wash get one free deodorant. So I filled my basket with 4 Gillette body washes and 4 deodorants.

Why 4 you ask? Because deodorants are buy one get one 50% off. I knew the computer would already take off $5.50 for the buy one get on 50% sale on the deodorants and then my free coupons would take off $4.99 each or $19.96 total. Technically the clerk should have lowered the coupons down to $2.75 (the actual price I was to pay for them) but from reading other blogs I found out that this was how it would ring up. So I thought I would give it a try and it did!

So the deal works out like this.
4 Body Washes for $13.34
4 Deodorants for  $19.96
Total $33.30
Minus Buy one get one 50% off Deodorants -$5.50
Minus 4 $2 coupons  -$8
Minus 4 ($4.99) Buy one get one free deodorants -$19.96
Minus $3 in RR you get for buying 3 body washes.
Final total $ - 3.16 plus Tax.

Retail cost for these 8 items $37.92, 108% savings!

Store 3
Here I did the same deal as at store one, however I did run into a problem with the cashier. This was at 21st and Fairlawn. I went to check out and the cashier told me I couldn't use 2 of the bogo coupons and 1 of the $1 off 2. I polity let her know that I could and that I just did at a different Walgreens. She replied that she did not think the computer would let her do it. I then said it would and if she need a copy of the store coupon policy I could provide it for her. She then scan the coupon and it worked! I smiled and took my great deal out  of the store. This could happen to you too! Carry a copy of the coupon policy in case you ever have a problem like this. Just be polite and if you have to, ask for a manager!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Request for Deals on Razors and Laundry Detergent this week.

I just had a friend/follower ask about deals on Laundry Detergent and Razors this week. These items were just on sale the last two weeks and right now the deals are not as great. However she needs them now. What I suggest is buy just what she needs to get by for the moment and then when they go back on sale, stock up.

Laundry Detergent: 

Wisk Laundry Detergent is on sale at CVS for $4.99. This Sunday's paper has a $2.00 off coupon, making the price for 32 loads, $2.99, this is just an okay price.

Tide is on sale at Walgreens for $5.99, I have $.75 off coupon, again not a great deal, but it would get you by.

All Laundry Detergent is on Sale at Walgreens BOGO. I do not have any coupons for this, but if you have 2 coupons for All that would sweeten this deal.

Razors:


Gillette 3 pack disposable razors are Buy one get 1 50% off. Normally they are $6.99 so 2 would be $10.49. I have a $4 off coupon when you buy 2.  Final cost would be $6.49 for 2.  or $3.25 each.  54% savings. This is good deal.

Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razors are still on sale. Sale Price 9.89 with $5 in RR. Making them $4.89. This is a good price, however two weeks ago in the paper there was a $4.00 off coupon, making these $.89 each. That was an amazing deal.