8/09 Target Spending

So Monday, I dragged the whole family through Target for 1 1/2 hours. DH was not so happy with me but we had picked him up from work and were going out to eat so I wanted to fit it in between. The deals were worth him frowning at me. :)

Airwick Air Mist (Orig. $2.99, sale $1.99)

used $1/1 coupon here

(2) Glade candles (Orig. $2.50)

used (2) $1/1 coupons 8/1 SS

(5) Tide Travel size (Orig. $0.97)

used $1/1 coupons 8/1 P&G

Merona Shoes (Orig. $19.98, clearance $9.98)

used $3/1 Target coupon here

Nail Polish Remover (Orig. $1.02)

(3) Hartz Crunch & Clean Treats (Orig. $1.66)

used (3) $1.50/1 coupons from ?? insert (I"ll try to update)

(2) Friskies Party Treats (Orig. $1.42)

used B1G1 coupon 7/18 SS

(4) Cesar Dog Treats (Orig. $2.99)

used (4) $2/1 coupons 8/8 RP

(3) Bandaid Bandaids (Orig. $2.29, sale $1.69)

used $0.50/1 Target coupon here

used $3/3 coupon 8/1 SS

(2) Five-Star 5 Subject Notebooks (orig. $3.22)

used (2) $2/1 coupon 8/8 RP (was originally for a binder, but they took it)

used (2) $1/1 Target coupon here

Portfolio Folder (Orig. $0.99)

(4) Post It Notes (Orig. $1)

used (4) $1/1 coupons here

(12) Scotch Tape (Orig. 1.69, sale $0.50)

used (4) $1/3 coupons 8/8 SS

Target Home Shelf (Orig. $19.99, sale $15.00)

used $10/1 Target coupon here

If you bought 1 Fabric Sweeper & 2 Pledge Multi-Purpose Sprays, you got a $5 Gift Card. I did this deal twice, plus bought 2 extra sprays. 

(2) Pledge Fabric Sweeper (Orig. $4.64)

used (2) $2/1 coupons here

(6) Pledge Spray (Orig. $3.99)

used (3) B1G1 free coupons 8/1 SS

Spent OOP: $34.17

Original Cost of Items: $145.41

Savings: $111.24

77% Savings!

+ Received $10 in Gift Cards

I think the best deal (besides the free Post It notes) was on the tape. 3 were $1.50 and with the $1 off/3, I paid $0.50 for 3 tapes! Like paying $0.17 each!

It was not a Super Target so I plan to go back and used my Gift Cards and pick up some yogurt, free Bic pens, more free Post It notes. I also want to do the cheese/free bread deal from the flyer. Hopefully everything won't be gone by the time I get there.

Christmas TOYS Shopping Extravaganza!!!

So, yesterday was the big day for most Targets across the country. 75% off select toys. Many were already on clearance and were marked down even further! I'm so glad I read deals forum boards sometimes. This was definitely not the sale to miss! 

(not pictured: screenprinting kit, 7 SkelAnimals the dd picked out and are sleeping on her bed now)

I have now just about covered 6 children's Christmases, a couple items for a teen, 3 children's birthdays, a couple toys to donate to Toys for Tots (which we usually do anyway) and I stocked away several things I know sell pretty well on Ebay at Christmas time. Do you know how I know? I bought very similar items last year! lol I didn't load up 7 carts like I heard some people did and were clearly only there to gather it all to sell on Ebay. But I did buy several things to sell. I figure, the money made off them will buy the Christmas presents for the rest of my family. Win win situation for me!

None of the 4 Targets I went to had Legos or Star Wars on sale like so many people are saying their stores had. Those are the two main things I was shopping for. I did however score a few Playmobil pieces, so I'm very happy with that.

I bought 55 toys with an average spent of: $3.18 a piece. I call this a fabulous deal!

Spent OOP: $174.75

Original Costs: $699.00

Savings: $524.25

75% Savings!!

Stay tuned for tomorrow's Post - Almost free CEREAL & Cat Treats!

Back to Target for MORE DEALS!

After coming home from Target 2 days ago, I found several more deals that I could do. So back I went yesterday to save myself some more money. Now the only hard part will be keeping the family from eating all the pretzels in one week!

*NOTE: Please excuse the photos. I put everything up before I realized I had not taken a photo. So here are individual photos taken on the stockpile shelves.*

(4) Tide travel size (Orig. $0.97)

used (4) $1/1 coupon 7/4 P&G

(8) Snyders of Hanover Pretzels (Orig. $2.24-$2.59)

used (8) coupons 5/23 SS and 7/25 SS

used (8) Target coupons here

(2) Chef Boyardee (Orig. $1.29, $0.89)

used (2) Target coupons here

(3) Aquafresh Kids Toothpaste (Orig. $1.62)

used (3) $1/1 coupons here

used (3) $0.50/1 Target coupons here

(7) Purina Friskies Cat Treats (Orig. $1.42)

used (4) $1/2 Target coupon here

used (6) B1G1 free coupons 7/18 SS (they took off of each one, essentially making them free)

(2) BIC Pen set (Orig. $1.00)

used $1/1 Target coupon here
used $1/1 Target coupon, came in home mailer

(2) Papermate Pen set (Orig. $1.00, sale $0.50)

used $0.50/1 Target coupon here
used $1/1 Target coupon, came in home mailer 

3 Musketeers (Orig. $0.69) - filler

Lipton Cold Brew (Orig. $2.54) - no sale, just needed

(2) MP Sugar Substitute (Orig. $1.79) -  no sale, just needed

used 39 coupons in all, plus my order (with candy bar) was just over $50, so I received a $5 GC to use another time (found the $5/$50 deal in a Target home mailer.)

Spent OOP: $6.79 (The total OOP is a bit off, the cashier did a bit of fiddling with the coupons and for some reason I saved another $4.98, weird but I'll take it!! lol)

Original Cost of Items: $51.55

Savings: $44.76

87% Savings!

If you subtract the GC, the savings is 97%!!

Target - A 56 Coupons Day!

Target had the best steals deals this week, I could not pass them up! It was all too perfect really, the exact ingredients to make a child happy on the exact day she is struck down with a cold. What could be better?

(2) Dole Salad Mixes (Orig. $2.39, sale $1.99/0.99)

used (2) $1/1 coupons won here

(20) Chef Boyardee (Orig. $1.29, sale $0.89)

used (16) $1/1Target coupons here

used (4) $1.50/4 coupons here

* Rec'd 4 of these cans free - some cans had coupon 'Get can whole wheat Boyardee w/3 cans purchase') *

(8) Juicy Juice 8 pk (Orig. $2.24)

used (2) $2/4 coupons here

used (8) $1/1 Target coupons here

(5) Bagel Bites (Orig. $2.24)

used (5) $1/1 Target coupons here

used (3) $1/1 coupons 6/13/10 SS

used (2) $1/1 coupons here

(6) SOBE drinks (Orig. $1.59, sale $10/10)

used (3) $0.50 Target coupons here

used (3) B1G1 free coupons won here

(4) Papermate Pen pks (Orig. $1.00, sale $0.50)

used (4) $0.50/1 Target coupons here

(4) BIC Pen pks (Orig. $1.00)

used (4) $1/1 Target coupons here

We also saw that Star Wars/Clone Wars sheets were on sale. They weren't marked 'sale' but the twin sheets were $19.97 and the full sheet set was $7.27. My daughter LOVES Star Wars so this was a deal we couldn't pass up!

Clone Wars Sheet Set (Orig. $29.90, sale $7.27) 

Spent OOP: $14.22 (The total OOP is a bit off, the cashier did a bit of fiddling with the free cans price so I probably should have paid $16.88, I don't mind the extra savings! lol)

Original Cost of Items: $107.14

Savings: $92.92

87% Savings!

It's been a stellar week of savings. I think I might just stop here for the week unless something else pops up I can't stand to live without! Walgreen deals didn't look too much fun so I'll hang onto my little RR I have for next week. Ta-ta for now!

* My poor sick babe sleeping peacefully in her new Star Wars sheets (with a cat nearby to take care of her.)

July 18th Target Deals

Sometimes when couponing you're not going to get everything for free. But, as in the case of this week, I had birthday presents to buy. The coupons came in handy and saved me a good deal. I also came upon a full rebate offer, see below. All in all, great Target shopping!

TARGET Visit #1

My bill was much higher than normal this week because I was buying birthday presents of Play-doh. I'm going to have one happy girl on my hands come August 4th.

(2) Right Guard Travel Size (Orig. $0.99)

used (4) $1/1 coupons here

(4) Olay Body Bar (Orig. $0.99)

used (4) $1/1 coupons 7/4/10 P&G

(2) Sally Hansen Nailcolor Pens (Orig. $7.29, clearance $1.82)
(2 Pantene Products (Orig. $3.49)

used B1G1 free coupon 6/27/10 Parade Mag insert

(4) Pantene Travel size (Orig. $0.97)

used (4) $1/1 coupons 6/27/10 P&G

(2) Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kits (Orig. $0.99)

used (2) $2/2 coupon here

(10) Subject Notebooks (Orig. $0.99, sale $0.25, rang up at $0.15)

Play-doh Burger Builder (Orig. $15.99)

used $5/1 coupon won playing Play-doh game

Play-doh Spaghetti Factory (Orig. $10.98, clearance $7.68)

used $2/1 coupon won playing Play-doh game 

Armour All Wipes (Orig. $3.99)

used $3/1 coupon - now expired

Armour All Wipes (Orig. $3.99)

used $2/1 coupon here

Spent OOP: $23.89

Original Cost of Items: $78.21

Savings: $54.32

69% of Savings

TARGET Visit #2

The teen and I made a second Target visit after I was there the first time and saw that Veet was in the clearance, AND after we learned of the full rebate on the lunch bag. Couldn't pass up those deals!

(8) SOBE drinks (Orig. $1.59, sale $1.00)

used (4) B1G1 free coupons won here

(4) Veet Hair Removal w/free tube of same (Orig. $8.80, clearance $7.48)

used $3/1 Target coupon here

used $3/1 coupon here

Embark Lunch bag (Orig. $3.99)

inside has a coupon booklet worth $10 and a rebate of $4.97 back

Spent OOP: $13.91

Original Cost of Items: $45.55

Savings: $31.64

70% of Savings

Rebate: $4.97 coming

 

Total savings for these 2 trips:

Spent: $37.80 - rebate $4.97 = $32.83

Original Cost of Items: $123.76

Savings: $90.93

73% of Savings

Target, CVS & Walmart Dealios

This week wasn't the best in deals (ie: every thing wasn't FREE like I would prefer) but I managed to snag a few more bargains besides the Walgreens deals I posted here.

TARGET VISIT:

The thing I find funny about this visit is the receipt. I'll show you why...

Clean & Clear Cleanser (Orig. 3.69, sale $2.69)

used $2/1 coupon printable here

Spent: $1.38

Original Cost of Items: $7.38

Savings: $6.00

81% of Savings

Here's the receipt.

It claims I saved $10. If the original items were only $3.69 a piece and I paid $1.38, how am I saving $10? I think they're just making things up to sound cool...

CVS VISIT:

This week I had nice deals at CVS. I had $10 in ECB monies to use and the opportunity to get many back. I paid a bit more out of pocket but just because the cashier was having trouble with things not ringing up the correct prices so I was reluctant to try to do separate transactions. It would only confuse her. I have lots of ECBs to spend next time though.

(12) SOBE drinks (Reg. $1.59, sale $0.77)

used B1G1 free coupons I won playing the SOBE game here

(2) Arizona Tea (Reg. $1.50, sale $0.99 & B1G1 free)

(2) Carefree Pantyliners (Orig. $1, sale 2/$1)

Bausch & Lomb Eyecare Solution (Orig. $9.99, sale $7.99)

Biotrue Eyedrops (Orig. $2.99)

(2) Covergirl Lipstick (Orig. $5.99, sale B1G1 free)

used $1/1 coupon 6/27 P&G

used $1/1 coupon 7/4/10 P&G

(2) Degree deodorant (Reg. $3.99)

used $1/1 coupons - printed 2 - found here

Spent: $17.56 (had used $10 ECB before this total)

Original Cost of Items: $57.02

Savings: $39.46

69% of Savings
ECB $20 for next time 

WALMART VISIT:

I've been wanting to use my Nexcare coupons ever since someone posted somewhere that Target had boxes on sale for $1.24 each. My coupons were for $1 off. But alas, I could not find them for that price or even close, until this week at Walmart. So if anyone decides to get hurt in the next 10 years, I have enough bandaids! lol

Nexcare bandaids - bought 12 (Orig. $1.85, markdown $1.50)

use $1/1 6/6/10SS

use $0.55/1 5/2/10 SS

print $1/1 coupon here (can print many)

Spent: $6.00

Original Cost of Items: $22.20

Savings: $16.20

73% of Savings

P.S. If you're heading to Walmart in the next few days they're having great deals on school supplies already (apparently they don't realize that IT'S SUMMER STILL!!! Urgh!) Great time to stock up.

$0.15 Each

• 1 Subject Notebook
• 2 Pocket Folder

$0.25 Each

• Crayola Crayons (24 ct.)
• Elmer’s Glue Sticks (2 ct.)
• Composition Book

$0.75 Each

• 1″ Binders

$1 Each

• Post It Notes (Singles)
• Scotch Tape (Single Rolls)
• Fiskars Safety Scissors
• Plastic Pencil Box
• Zippered Pencil Case
• Bic Ballpoint Pens, $1
• Paper Mate Mechanical Pencils
• Crayola Colored Pencils (12 Ct.)
• Crayola Markers (10 Ct.)
• Sharpie Markers (2 Ct.)
• Pink Erasers (2 Ct.)

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Total savings for these 3 trips:

Spent: $24.94 (- $20 ECBs earned for future trip) = $4.94

Original Cost of Items: $86.60

Savings: $81.66

94% of Savings

July 7th... More Target Practice

I struggle to comprehend, if you are a company that actually has a corporate couponing policy, why do not ALL the stores follow it? I think sometimes the policy leaves things up to interpretation by every Tom, Dick and Marty who thinks they know everything. Can you tell I had a irritating Target experience this week?! lol It all went well in the end so I won't complain too much.

I went to one Target to do my 'dealin' as my husband calls it. They didn't have the Olay Body Wash I wanted in stock. So they found out which stores had it and I drove all the way over to another city (about 15 miles) where they awaited me in Customer Service. The flim-flammin' customer service guy would not let me use my buy one Olay get Ivory free coupons and ALSO use my $ off Olay coupons. It should work fine if I have one coupon per item but he was saying that the BIGI counts 2 items as one item. So stupid. Okay, I'm done. Anyway, I went to another  Target and they happily did it.

Target Visit #1:

(2) Kellogs Cereals (Orig. $3.39/4.29, sale $2.88)

(6) Tasters Choice Packets (Orig. $1.00)

Olay Body Bar (Orig. $0.97)

Tide 1 Use pkt (Orig. $0.97)

(2) Sobe Drinks (Orig. $1.29, sale $1.00)

Kraft Dressing (Orig. $2.09)

Crazy Straws 12 pk (Orig. $1.00)

* Used 11 Coupons for $ off sale prices* 

Spent: $4.03

Original Cost of Items: $21.29

Savings: $17.26

81% of Savings

Target Visit #2:

(6) Olay Total Effects Body Wash (Orig. $5.29, sale $4.79)

(6) Ivory Soap 10pk (Orig. $3.79, sale $3.59)

Spent: $5.15

Original Cost of Items: $54.48

Savings: $49.33

91% of Savings

* Used 12 Coupons for $ off sale prices*

TARGETS TOTALS:
Paid: $9.18
Saved: $66.39

(Orig Price: $75.57)
88% savings!

I think I'm done with my dealin' until Sunday when the new coupons and sales come out. Oh wait! That's tomorrow! Yay!

Target Practice!

Well! My first experience with shopping/saving & couponing at Target. I've learned a few things as well. After reading various blogs and posts about Target finds and troubles, I did the following when I went there last night:

1. I printed our Target's Coupon Policy in case I had to duke it out with a cashier. hehe

2. When I couldn't find something, I headed to the customer service where they have more doohickeys, scanners and phones to help you find things and will give you a list of other stores that carry that item if they don't have it in stock. They will also call the stores to confirm for you, if you're nice!

3. When the beeper scanner thingie goes off and the cashier looks confused, just smile. If she tries again and can't get it, kindly suggest maybe typing in the coupon number or maybe a manager could help make it work. Smile some more while the manager scrutenizes the 8 identical coupons you have for free items and skeptically signs off on all of them.

4. Above all, thank everyone multiple times and BE NICE!

I had the best time Target shopping & saving money! (Apparently my cat loves me saving money too since she couldn't get enough of my purchases...)

Target Treasures:

2 bottles Sobe Lifewater (Orig $1.50, on sale for $1.00 ea)

2 bottles BBQ sauce (Orig $1.75, on sale for $1.25 ea)

9 Axe trial size deodorants (Orig $0.97 ea)

6 Ziploc Steam In bag sets (Orig $2.49 ea)

8 Flamedisk Charcoal Alternative (Orig $4.99 ea)

Retail Cost: $70.09

Final Cost: $4.51

Savings: $65.58

94% Savings!