Target Trip- great deals!!!

There are some fabulous deals at My local Target this week! I'll bet yours has some too!

This is what I picked up last night for only $66 after coupons and gift cards!!!
Before coupons, sales, red card 5% savings and gift cards this would have been over $125!!!

If my computer was working I'd link to every coupon for you:( I'll do my best to out line it for you from my iPod:)

Jean shorts $14.99(sale)
Target printable for $5 off Jean bottoms
Final cost: $9.99

Fresh & fruity aquafresh tooth paste $1.89
Target printable $1 off(or from target back to school mailer)
Final cost $.89

Paper Mate 10 pack of pens $.94
Target printable or B2S mailer $1 off
Final Cost: FREE

KELLOGG'S DEALS(BUY 5 GET $5 GC) Specific items
I got:

2 Chocolate rice Crispies $2.69 each ($1off two from nutrigrain box a while back)
Final: $2.19 a box BUT don't for get you'll get $5 GC too at end of purchase!!

2 Chocolate Krave $2.75
($1 off two from nutrigrain box a while back too)
Final: $2.25 a box BUT don't for get you'll get $5 GC too at end of purchase!!

4 boxes of kellogg's fruit snacks $1.99 (I didn't have a coupon for these)

2 boxes of Nutrigrain bars $2.54
$1 off two coupon from previous nutrigrain bar box.
Final: $2.04 a box BUT don't for get you'll get $5 GC for every 5 item purchased at end of purchase!! I earned 2!! And some how ended up with 3, so $15 in GC!

CANNED GOODS ON CLEARANCE:
check for any and all canned goods coupons because there was a lot on clearance. Just take what coupons you find with you.

I got 12 cans of stuff lots about $.60 each, some a little more

BE SURE TO CHECK MY COUPON SEARCH USING THE TAB AT THE TOP!!

Trident layers gum $1.08(clearance)
Bogo coupon printable from www.coupons.com if still available
Final: $.54 each

Market Pantry 10 count fruit snacks $1.69 a box
$1 off printable target coupon(and b2s mailer)
Final: $.69 a box!!

Oreo Family Size box $3.99
I had a refund coupon from Mnfct. Because I let them know the birthday cake creme cookies are nasty!! Yup they sent me a coupon for up to $4.49!!
Final: FREE plus target gave me the full value:) made $.50 :)

Heinz vinegar $1.19
$1 off coupon use coupon search tan to find it
Final: $.19

Kraft Mayo $2.54
I didn't have a cpn w/ me but I bet you can fin one with the coupon search:)

Market Pantry Powdered Sugar $1.59
Again I didn't have a cpn but I think there is one from target printables(I just couldn't print w/ computer problems)

Chow mien noodles $2.04
We jut needed some

Mott's Applesauce $1.90 on clearance big glass jars- cheaper than store brands

Sara lee whole wheat bread $1.99
Good price for my target

Pillsbury devils food cake $.97

7UP $1.25
$.55 off Target printable or B2S mailer coupon
Final: $.70

Market pantry frozen pizza $2.66
$1 off two printable cpn
Final $2.16 each

Just be sure to search out the coupons from my coupon search tab and www.coupons.target.com first:)

And remember most of deals on this list are unadvertised deals so prices may vary.

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Crabby Coupon Trip...

UPDATE: So my crabby coupon trip... I was supposed to make up for it on the following Thursday(after the trucks come in), guess what, the entire day I had thought it was Wednesday and didn't realize it was Thursday until it was too late to try and go. :( BUT I did have the RR's for the following week of sales! That was fun! I got some Huggies slip on diapers and wipes and potty treats as well:) It was a pretty sweet deal but i didn't save my receipt to show all my efforts. So just so you know, when couponing, I don't thing you can ever be perfect at it... if you try to be, you will be disappointed and likely quit so please don't be so hard on yourself if sometimes you have to pay almost full price or even full price every now and then.

Why am I on at 11:30 at night? Well to report to you why sometimes couponing SUCKS! I know, I know... it's all worth it in the end... and such. Well I just want to be real with you and let you know sometimes you ARE going to come home from what you think is going to be a great Grocery Haul with nothing to show for it, like me. tonight. I spent 3 hours doing the following...(not to mention all my planning from earlier today)

I planned a trip to Walgreens that involved 6 transactions, fairly simple ones too... only problem(you might already be guessing), they were all out of EVERYTHING on my list! Yes EVERYTHING, oh accept the Allegra that I didn't realize I had to have the MIR from the Sunday paper which I don't so I didn't buy it. Although I did have a couple of free coupons, herbal essences and Pantene... both came with RR's too but i had to buy 2 Pantene's to get the RR, I did. I spent $4.00 and got Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner and Herbal Essences Hairspray and $3 of RR's so a total of $1 spent. I was supposed to spend about $38 and come home with $7 RR and $28 in MIR's and LOADS of cereal and some fun freebies like markers for the kids and a few other items that my brain can't remember right now.

Then I was to hit Smith's for the last night of 4 for $10 General Mills cereal AND 2 FREE gallons of milk. I had coupons for the cereal and the milk so it would have been like getting 4 boxes of cereal and 2 gallons of milk for $6.50... just over $1 an item. I was going to do this at least twice. WELL THEY WERE ALL OUT OF THE CEREAL.... :(  I walked out completely empty handed.

Then I had planned to head to Wal-mart for just a few more items... well, I had to buy pretty much everything there... milk and a whole bunch of stuff I needed whether I could get it for free or not. At least I did have coupons that got used there... I think. I ended up spending $68 at Wal-mart. It was supposed to be like $80 for all the items... so a whopping $12 shaved off... not too impressive AND I have a lot less to show for it too.

In total I was planning on about $100 out of pocket from all 3 stores and WAY more for my money that I actually got. Better luck next time. That next time better be this Thursday morning WALGREENS, cause I'm a comin!

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Albertson's shopping trip!

I often forget to share with you the successful shopping trips I have with coupons. This definetly isn't my best trip but very worth sharing.

I did this in two transactions. The first transaction went like this:

20 boxes of cereal(10 General Mills, 10 Kellogs w/ free milk promo)

8 boxes of Nature Vally Granola Bars

2 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks

2 2lb bricks of cheese

2 Salsa's

1 cream cheese

1 Budding Deli cuts Sandwich meat

1 Lansinoh Nursing pads

2 huge boxes of Huggies Diapers 76 count

4 bags of Huggies diapers 40-something count

THE TOTAL WOULD HAVE BEEN $260 BUT I PAID $154!!! AND I GOT 5 COUPONS FOR FREE MILK, AND $10 TOWARDS MY NEXT CHECKOUT! Plus all my General Mills cereal had $4+ of coupons on each one, so that is over $40 worth of more coupons for juice, paper goods, and butter... things I'm sure I will buy in the future when it is on sale:)

So I took my loot to the car and turned around to go grab my milk:) And some Dreyers ice cream... and some Welches Fruit Snacks!

5 gallons of milk

3 tubs of ice cream

7 boxes of Welches Fruit Snacks

TOTAL WOULD HAVE BEEN $56.18 and.... I SPENT $7.80!!!

So all in all, the two shopping trips should have cost about $320 and I only spent $160!!!!

I won't have to buy diapers or cereal for at least 3 months! 

That was 58 items(including 6 big packs of diapers and my Lansinoh pads-never on sale and $10 bucks a pop) for $160 which averages out to $2.75 an item.

Or if you want to be more specific, 320 diapers + 60 lansinoh pads + 51 other items= $.37 per item! (with it broken down a bit, lol!!)

And if you want to include the $40 in coupons I got... it's even better, but that is only if I end up using them. Let say I do.

It would be 28 CENTS per item. :)

***Just a few notes I learned from this trip, we already know you should ALWAYS bring ALL of your coupons with you, this is one reason why, I had plans to just buy diapers, cheese and cream cheese! I wouldn't have scored these other items that we always buy and consume anyway. 

*I learned Albertson's gives you the full amount on coupons for free items. EX: free milk, up to $4.50. The milk was only $2.79 so the rest went towards my ice cream:) I thought Wal-mart was the only place that would do this

*I thought the limit on the free milk was 3 but it printed 5... two of which said FREE up to $4.50!!! that was ALMOST $4 of extra savings I hadn't planned on!  SWEET!

*I mentioned before that I would never shop anywhere but Wal-mart again accept when there are Catalina's involved... changed my mind... unadvertised sales can be the best ones! They don't price match those!

*an FYI... the buy one Dreyers get two free promo.... I'm sure you are aware but incase you are not, they have the price of ONE at $6.99, that is way more than normal... it is usually $3.50-3.99 so it is more like buy two get one free. I've noticed over time that Albertson's definetly tries to play games like this. I'm not fooled. So really it wasn't even as good as the sale when it goes to $2.00 a bucket. I purchased it anyway because remember, I had free milk and $10 towards my next shopping trip. I could have bought something more useful or more healthy but I really love ice cream and it is getting warmer around my part of the country!!!

OK, I'M DONE:)

Wait, not quite... I also need to mention if you have coupons on the Kellogs cereal, that can make for a few more in savings, I didn't have any left, used them last week!

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