Free toothpaste at CVS

Well, the Wags deals are really lacking this week and next week, so unless some crazy, unadvertised deal comes up, I will probably be at CVS more often. Stopped in for a quick toothpaste run today...

2.99 Colgate toothpaste (1) .51 profit
3.50 Crest toothpaste (2) .75 profit each
.33 chocolate - filler
.81 tax
11.13 subtotal
-8.00 EBs
-.75/1 Crest toothpaste MQ 1/17 PG (2)
-1.50/1 Colgate toothpaste MQ found at Safeway pharmacy
.13 paid on giftcard, earned $9 EB (7 Crest, 2 Colgate)
SUMMARY = .87 profit

I forgot to scan my green bag tag :(, but I remembered that if you give EBs first, then MQs, the MQs will eat into your tax. Which is exactly what happened :) My subtotal before tax was -.68 and no beeps. Yay!

Wags Friends & Family 15% Discount Day

I was excited to grab a bunch more diapers at 1.64 per pack with the 15% off discount Friday. It kind of turned into a disaster because none of my Wags had any Joint Juice or men's Dove to roll the RR back and forth. And the Huggies $3 RR stopped rolling ealier in the week, so my options were limited. When I realized my original plan wasn't going to work, I tried to cash in all my RR on a giftcard and just buy the diapers on a giftcard. No go. My cashier said no using RR to pay for a giftcard. I explained I was using the overage from other items to pay for the giftcard, but she was not having it. So, here's what I did, after spending almost 2 hours in Walgreens:

All prices reflect the 15% off price...
7.64 Huggies 1.64
.57 3 Musketeer's (4) .05 each
6.48 subtotal + .55 tax
Paid with $6 RR & 1.03 on giftcard
Earned 4.50 RR (3 Huggies, 1.50 3 Musketeers)
SUMMARY: 2.53 cost

At this point, I wanted to do another Axe/movie ticket deal and the next 2 weeks at Wags don't look that exciting, so I just decided to cash out all my RR.

5.09 Axe shampoo (2) 3.09
3.65 Axe deodorant (3) 3.65
.42 Vday candy (4) fillers
22.81 subtotal
-2/1 Axe shampoo peelies (2)
16.81 paid with (5) $3 Huggies RR & a 1.50 3 Musketeers RR
Put 2.02 on a giftcard and earned 2 free movie tickets

I will jump back into Wags when a great deal comes up. I have a love/hate relationship with Wags. When the deals are good, I can't get enough. But I get easily frustrated with all the "rules" and have to take a break every now and then. If I don't post again before tomorrow, have a Happy Valentine's day!

Quick Safeway Trip

I was excited about the free Betty Crocker cookie mix and cheap Betty Crocker brownie mix this week, so I headed to Safeway today with my eQs loaded up and ready to go.

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2.00 Chex Mix -.50/1 IPQ, -1.50 eQs = .50 overage
1.39 BC frosting -.50/1 MQ 2/7 SS, -1.50 eQs = 1.11 overage
.69 BC brownie mix (wyb 4) (4) .50/2 MQs from inside boxes (2) .19 each
.99 BC cookie mix (wyb 4) (5) -.40/1 MQ 2/7 SS (5), -.40/1 eQ = .09 overage each
1.99 Toll House morsels -.75/1 IPQ, -.50 eQ = .49
2.00 Go-Gurt (2) -.35/1 MQ 2/7 SS (2), -1.60 eQs = .20 each
.50 Yoplait cups (6) -.40/6 2/7 SS, -1.50 eQs = .08 each
2.00 Fiber One yogurt -1/1 MQ 2/7 SS, -1.00 eQ = FREE
Total before Qs = 22.09
After Qs = -2.09

I wasn't sure why my total was negative, so I threw a couple of Reese's candy bars on the order. I figured it was probably a couple of extra eQs that came off. I ended up paying .92 OOP on my debit card because I couldn't find my Safeway giftcard. I left it in my car. :( Darn it. That's a good lesson for me to remember to put things back where they belong.

After studying my receipt, I realized there were 4 coupons for the Go-Gurt scanned, when there should have only been 2. I think my cashier may have accidentally scanned each one twice. I'll go back tomorrow because I want to stay on my local Safeway's good side and I want to be able to sleep at night too. :)

After work, I went back and grabbed the 3 gallons of milk and cottage cheese, using 4 Real CA dairy Qs to bring my total down to 4.26. I paid with a $4 Pillsbury catalina and .26 on my giftcard.

Tomorrow, I am heading to Wags for the 15% off family and friends event. I'll stock up on the rest of my diapers at an even lower price than I got earlier in the week! Hooray!

2.99 Huggies at Wags & one more Fry's run

Walgreens has a Huggies RR deal this week that makes each pack of diapers 2.99 each (or less)! AND... the Huggies $3 RR is rolling! This means you can pay for Huggies with a $3 Huggies RR and get another $3 RR. WOWZA! Stock up time!

8.99 Huggies 2.99
5.99 Dove men's body wash 1.76 profit
3.99 children's Motrin (2) .49 each
.29 Valentine's Day bag - filler
23.25 subtotal
-2/1 Huggies IPQ
-1/1 Huggies Wags activity book Q
-1.75/1 Dove MQ 1/31 RP cashier had these behind the counter
-4.00/2 Motrin, Tylenol, etc MQ from Safeway coupon booklet
14.50 + 1.39 tax paid with $15 RR ($10 Joint Juice + $5 Wags RR)
Earned $12 RR (3 Huggies, 6 Dove, 3 Motrin)
SUMMARY = $3.89 cost
*The Wags $5RR ate into my tax - that NEVER happens at Wags. What a nice surprise.

8.99 Huggies 2.99
5.99 Dove men's body wash 1.76 profit
2.00 Super Poligrip 1.00 profit
3.99 children's Motrin (2) .49 each
.50 Reese's hearts (2) - fillers
25.96 subtotal
-2/1 Huggies IPQ
-1/1 Huggies Wags activity book Q
-1.75/1 Dove MQ 1/31 RP
-1/1 Poligrip MQ 1/3 RP
-4/2 Motrin, Tylenol, etc. MQ from Safeway Q booklet
16.21 + 1.93 tax = paid with $16 RR + 2.14 on giftcard
Earned $14 RR (3 Huggies, 6 Dove, 2 Poligrip, 3 Motrin)
SUMMARY = 4.14 cost

8.99 Huggies 2.99 cost
.29 Valentine's bag - filler
9.28 subtotal
-2/1 Huggies IPQ
-1/1 Huggies Wags activity book Q
6.28 + .67 tax = paid with $6 Dove RR + .95 on giftcard
Earned $3 RR Huggies
SUMMARY = 3.95 cost
FINAL COST = 11.98

I love stocking up on diapers at rock bottom prices! I don't mind spending Wags money so I never have to make that emergency diaper trip and pay full price. I may have to grab a few more packs before the sale ends.

I was excited to find the Motrin deal. I wish it included the 6-18 months age Motrin, but my daughter will be 2 in August, so I'll be able to use it soon. I bought Motrin with an expiration date of September 2012, so I know I'll use it before it expires. Nothing like stocking up on super cheap medicine!

DISCLAIMER- The Huggies RR could stop rolling at any moment. It's a glitch, so beware of that.
FRY'S
The mega sale ends tonight and I had enough coupons left to throw a deal together. Here's what I did... Note: the Wholly Guacamole were the only items not included in the mega event & all other prices reflect mega event pricing (wyb 10).

1.00 Wholly Guacamole salsa (4) FREE
1.49 La Vic salsa (8) .50 overage each
.88 Goldfish (2) .12 overage each
.49 Sobe Lifewater (4) .01 overage each
1.49 Kraft dressing .50 overage
2.00 Post Raisin Bran .01 overage
1.49 Kraft cheese (4) .99 each
29.09 subtotal
-1/1 Wholly Guacamole MQ (4)
-4/2 La Vic salsa IPQ (4) from La Vic rewards site, adj to 3.98/2
-.75/1 Goldfish IPQ (2)
-BOGO Sobe Lifewater IPQ (2)
-Free Kraft dressing Fry's home mailer Q, deducted 1.99
-2/1 Post cereal IPQ
-1/2 Kraft cheese blinkies (2)
-.80 total + .73 tax = -.07 given to me by cashier :)

Wags & Safeway

WAGS
We use lots of Axe at our house so between the 25% off Axe sale, 2 free movie tickets wyb 5 Axe, and the $5 Wags RR when you spend $25, it was a perfect storm for me!

10.00 Joint Juice powder mix FREE
3.21 Axe deodorant (5) 25% off sale
.69 Royal jello - filler
26.74 + 2.10 tax = 28.84 subtotal
-.49 Wags in-ad Q Royal jello
-1/1 Axe IPQs and peelies (4) only had 4
22.25 subtotal paid with $18 RR & 4.25 on gcard
Earned $10 RR (Joint Juice) + $5 Wags RR + 2 free movie tickets cat

SUMMARY = $7.25 cost before factoring in 2 movie tickets.

I think $7 for 2 movie tickets is a smoking deal, so I am happy with this transaction. I found a couple of $2/1 Axe shampoo peelies on the Axe deodorant (I've been hearing about these). If I can gather up a few more tomorrow, it may be worth it to grab 5 shampoos for 2 more movie tickets.

SAFEWAY
Well, the eQs, free Best Foods mayo, & free Mission tortillas sucked me into Safeway today. As usual, some eQs did not come off as expected, but lots did creating some nice overage for the dairy and produce. The first 4 items listed are part of the Buy 4, Save $4 event.

#1
2.00 Fiber One chewy bars -.40/1 MQ 1/3 GM, -.40 eQs = .60
1.50 Nature Valley granola bars 1.20 eQs = .30
1.50 Lucky Charms 1.10 eQs = .40
1.50 Nature Valley Nut Clusters -1/1 IPQ, -3.00 eQs = 2.50 overage
3.89 Best Foods mayo -1.90 in-ad Q, -1/1 MIT SW Q, -.75/1 IPQ = .01 overage
2.49 Lucerne cheese -.55/1 Real CA cheese IPQ = 1.49
2.19 Lucerne milk (2) -.55/1 Real CA milk IPQ (2) = 1.19 each
BEFORE Qs =17.26
AFTER Qs =1.66 paid on giftcard

#2
3.89 Best Foods mayo -1.90 in-ad Q, -1/1 MIT SW Q, -.60/1 1/31 RP=.01 overage
1.99 Mission tortillas (2) -1/1 in-ad Q (2), -1/1 Mission IPQ adj (2) = FREE
1.89 Pillsbury cinnamon rolls (6) -.95/1 PB IPQ (6), -1/2 PB MIT SWQ (3) = .39 each before cat, .27 overage each after cat
2.49 Lucerne cheese -.55/1 Real CA cheese IPQ = 1.49
2.00 Yoplait Fiber One yogurt -1/1 IPQ, -3.00 eQs = 2.00 overage
1.55 bananas .59/lb.
BEFORE Qs = 25.25
AFTER Qs = 3.37 paid with $2.50 SW cat + .87 on gcard
Earned $4 OYNO for buying 6 Pillsbury
SUMMARY = .63 overage

#3
2.99 Pillsbury Savorings (2) -1/2 1/3 GM, -3.55 eQs = .72 each
3.89 Best Foods mayo -1.90 in-ad Q, -1/1 MIT SWQ, -.60/1 MQ 1/31 RP = .01 overage
.11 tax
BEFORE Qs = 9.98
AFTER Qs = 1.53 paid on giftcard

#4
1.25 Ragu (2) -.30/1 1/31 RP (2), -1/2 MIT = .25 overage each
3.89 Best Foods mayo -1.90 in-ad Q, -1/1 MIT SWQ, -.60/1 1/31 RP= .01 overage
5.99 Wholly Guacamole BOGO sale -BOGO MQ = 2 free
.13 tax
BEFORE Qs = 12.51
AFTER Qs = -.38 cashier gave me the change :)

SW Summary = 2.18 cost

CVS & Wags = $16.70 profit!

I've been trying to get my Wags & CVS deals done all week, but my local stores have been out of stock. I finally found a couple of well stocked stores today ... and made some money!

CVS
Transaction #1
10.00 Huggies
3.99 Oust (2)
8.99 Nature's Bounty vitamins (2) BOGO sale
5.49 Dove Men's body wash
32.46 subtotal
-5/20 CVS Q expired 1/23, but my CVS allows it
-3/1 Huggies MQ home mailer
-Oust BOGO 1/3 SS MQ
-5/1 Nature's Bounty IPQ (2)
-1.50/1 Dove IPQ
8.97 paid with $9 EB & 2.10 tax on gcard
Earned 14.49 EB (6 Oust, 3 Nature's Bounty, 5.49 Dove)
3.39 profit

Transaction #2
10.00 Huggies
8.99 Nature's Bounty vitamins (2) BOGO sale
5.49 Dove men's body wash
24.48 subtotal
-5/20 CVS Q
-3/1 Huggies home mailer MQ
-5/1 Nature's Bounty IPQ (2)
-1.50/1 Dove IPQ
4.98 subtotal
Paid with $5 EB + 1.55 tax on gcard
Earned 13.49 EB (5 Huggies, 3 Nature's Bounty, 5.49 Dove)
6.94 profit

CVS Profit = $10.33

Wags
#1
7.99 Blink tears 2.01 profit
9.99 Aviva meter (raincheck price) $5 profit
.29 Russell Stover chocolate heart - filler
18.27 subtotal
-2/1 Blink MQ 1/31 RP
-9.99 Free meter MQ
6.28 paid with $5 RR & 2.73 (1.45 tax) on gcard
Earned $13 RR (8 Blink, 5 Aviva)
$5.27 profit

#2
9.99 Aviva meter (raincheck price) $5 profit
5.00 Nyquil & Dayquil (4) $2 cost
.99 Wags bleach - filler and needed
.29 Russell Stover chocolate (2) fillers
31.56 subtotal
-9.99 free meter MQ
-2/1 Nyquil / Dayquil 1/17 PG (4)
13.57 subtotal
Paid with $13 RR + 3.06 on gcard (2.49 tax ouch!)
Earned $15 RR (5 Aviva, 10 Nyquil)
1.06 cost

#3 & #4
7.99 Blink tears
.29 Russell Stover chocolate
8.28 subtotal
-2/1 Blink MQ
6.28 subtotal
Paid with $5 RR + 1.92 on gcard (.64 tax)
Earned $8 RR
1.08 profit x 2

Wags profit = $6.37

SUMMARY = $16.70 profit!

$50 Safeway Gift Card Give Away!

KC over at Desert Deals Diva has partnered up with Fiber One yogurt and is giving away a $50 Safeway giftcard! Oh, think of the possibilities! Click here to leave a comment on her blog telling her what your favorite Fiber One yogurt flavor is to enter for a chance to win! Good luck!