The cashier did not know how to input the coupon “buy olay moisturizer get lip perfection free”. So, he voided the lipstick in exchange for the coupon. I told him he couldn’t do that because it was part of an ECB deal and the store wouldn’t be reimbursed for the coupon. The manager was called and he also voided the lipstick from my order and manually printed the ECB because my order was over $30 before the lipstick was removed. My transaction was holding up the line so I didn’t push the issue further…sighs.

My transaction:
(6) Mr. Clean Erasers at $2.99 ea.
= $17.94
- $5 credit
-$5.98 (2) B2G1 Mr. Clean products from P&G 10/16
- $3.00 (4) 75 cents off Mr. Clean from HomeMade Simple bklet (exp 10/31)
-$2.25 in doublers (they will only double 3 in a transaction.)
= $1.71 (before tax) for 6 Mr. Clean Erasers. Woot!!

Then I went to “cough, cough” Walmart. When I walked in I discovered they had marked down all the Halloween candy 50%. First, I went over to the travel size items hoping to find the Tide travel size for 97 cents and use the $2.00 coupon in today’s P&G. No luck. But while there I noticed they had Crest Complete travel size for 97 cents. Had the $2.00 coupon
from ? , sorry can’t remember what insert.
So here is what I did. Stocked up for Christmas baking with the candy.

(4) Travel size crest = $3.88
(10) bags candy @$2.48 ea = $24.80
(2) bags caramels @ 1.99 ea =3.98 (no coupon, just couldn’t resist…:) )
Total = $32.66
- $14.39 for 1/2 off candy
=$18.27
- $8 (4) $2 Crest Coupons
-$6 (4) $1.50 various candy coupons, Hersheys, M&M’s, snickers, etc.
=$4.27 before tax. Yea!!

Now if I can just keep my pea pickin’ fingers out of the candy!!

I bought 44 assorted veggies with 2013 expiration dates for .25cents each! I asked how many I could take and he said as many as I wanted, I felt kind of guilty until I went around the corner and there was a whole other shelf of them

While I was there I met a woman Melissa ((HI)) gave her your card, invited her to come by and say hello.

I went to RA bought 4 papers, I will go back tomorrow. To much going on today……

Anyone have a good scenario for the P&G ? that doesn’t involve CG, those coupons are long gone.

Anyway, dh’s #’s are saying we might just cancel. Especially since we have a new carrier and he put’s “some inserts” in the paper an other’s not dontcha ya know!! Today I got 3 Michael’s, 1 Joann & 1 AC Moore. It was the AC Moore I wanted more of, I wanted to replace my pastry bag tubes and get more liners… dangit all Ann!!!

I had much better luck there. I did 4 transactions and ended up with 46 UP2U gums, 2 Bufferin, 2 Cover Girl blush and 2 Wonderful Pistachios. I used $60 in manufacturers’s coupons (46 $1 UP2U, 2 Bufferin $2, 1 Covergirl $8/2 and 2 $1 Wonderful Pistachios) and $10 in +UPs that will expire on Saturday. My OOP was $8.22 of which $4.68 was sales tax. Both my friend and I will be getting a $6 rebate for the Bufferin. I used my friend’s card for all 4 transactions since I’m trying to build up her points. She had 669 before today’s shopping and I’ve added over 60 points today.

I still have lots of UP2U $1 coupons so I’ll try a third store tomorrow and I’ll probably go back to the first store and hope someone else is there. The Rite Aids around here have never enforced the limit of 4 like coupons unless you get a cashier that thinks one per purchase means one per transaction. Luckily, the UP2U gum doesn’t seem to be a hot item because the coupons aren’t from this week’s papers.

The reason I’m anxious to use as many of the UP2U coupons as I can this week is because it is a great way to build points without spending money. My friend will love the super cheap gum that only costs the sales tax but I’m more interested in getting her card to 1,000 points.

Buffalo/Rochester used to be the #1 coupon redemption area in the US – for years and years. A few years ago it dropped to #3, and in light of the never-ending recession, I would not doubt if it dropped further. My point? Big coupon redemption area + double coupons = lousy FSI inserts.

Ann

Why do the MQ think… that Rochester and Buffalo for that matter live on doggie and kitty treats and CLEANING PRODUCTS?? No seriously?? Then because were not eating normal, they give us pain relievers?? For real?? Are you freaking kidding me?????
Or, wait, wait, we have GIGANTIC FAMILIES so we have to buy 10 of something to get $1.00 off… REALLY???

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ann

May I just preface this and say that our inserts ‘SUCK’!!! I mean big time. Crazy!! RP had only the advil, purina and the pledge thingie… ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Ugh!! Of course we had less than 1/2 in the SS as well. No Trident, nada!!

Anyway, drama queen and I were out the door at 7:40. First stop, DD’s! Hot chocolate for her, and my free birthday coffee for me!!

RA: #1 – 12 CG products, 2 Old Spice BW. Used: (6) $8/2 CG, $1/1 OS product, B1G1 OS BW + $4UP = $4.48 (btw, tax was over $4 ), received; $15UP – will also submit for the P&G rebate
#2 – 8 Trident layer gum, 1 UP something gum, 1 M&M’s coconut (filler), Febreeze candle, Febreeze set & refresh. Used: (4) B1G1 Trident, $1/1 UP2 (something), $2/1 Febreeze candle, B1G1 Febreeze set & refresh + $6UP = .49 cents

WAGS (I know )
2 Mars fun bars, 3 combos, 2 Blue diamond almonds, 2 Domino conf., 2 marked down dried cranberries (.67/1), 2 Bayer 81mg asprin. Used: (2) $1.50 Mars, .50/2 Domino Conf + WAGS cpn, $1/2 Blue Diamond, $100/2 Combos (tear off), RC for Bayer & $1/1 = $8.85. No RR’s. No matter…
They didn’t have the fun size, they gave me the bigger size for $2.99 each, then I couldn’t use the instore coupon because I didn’t buy the “mini’s”… ugh, BY THE TIME I LEFT I HAD A HEADACHE!! Customer behind me was also a cpner’, and her next stop was also Tops, lol. I rolled my eyes and told her WAGS drives me crazy. She said “yep, that’s WAGS”!!

Tops: 3 transactions – #1 & #2 transactions were identical. Something happened in #2, watch below.
#1 – 4 Carnation evaporated milk (thank God for 9/25 RP, stupid inserts… don’t get me started), 1 Domino sugar, 1 nuts, 3 Jiffy Corn Mix. Used: (2) .50/2 Carnation, .50/1 Domino. Total OOP: $5.99
#2 – Exact duplicate of #1 – Total OOP: -.21, the FEM actually came and key’d it and they gave ME .21. I’m like “HUH”??? I mentioned it to the FEM and she said, no, that’s what the register said.
#3 – 8 Jiffy, 1 boneless skinless chicken breasts, 4 Brillo pads, 1 nuts, 1 pkg Carnation dried milk. Used; (4) .55/1 brillo, .50/1 milk. Total OOP: $16.23

So I went to CS to enquire what the deal was w/ #2. I knew it wasn’t right and I did not feel comfortable with just walking out. They mulled over both receipts, the CSM came over, she mulled over as well. The end result, I got to keep the .21 and didn’t owe them anything. I’m still scratching my head on that one seriously!!!

Ann

Rite Aid
(9) Tic tac, (3) UP2U, (1) Bufferin = $18.99 -$3 Bufferin, $7.20 Tic Tac/Gum = $8.79 – $8 +UP = $0.79 Get $6 SCR

(6) Revlon Beauty Tools ($1.16-$1.99) my 20% discount reduced the advertised price. I had ZERO coupons for these. The AJC hasn’t had Revlon beauty tool coupons in months. Total: $10.69 Got back $4 +UP and $3 SCR. This could be a nice money maker if anyone has 6 Revlon beauty tool coupons.

CVS
(1) Reach TB 2-pack $3.99-$2.00 MC = $1.99 – $2 ECB Received $2 ECB
(1) Schick Quatro $8.99-$5.00=$3.99-$2 ECB = $1.99 Received $4 ECB
(2) Azo Test Strips B1G1 @ $11.99 = $11.99 – (2) $1 MC in the box = $9.99 – $4.00 ECB = $5.99
**I’ve needed these test strips for a while and was glad to finally find a decent deal on them** There are MC’s inside all the AZO products on display.

I’m getting ready to head out. I’m sure that not all the sidewalks have been cleaned so going with my cart will a blast. Fortunately, I have boots with excellent traction.