Walgreens 4-30

*3 Stayfree pads
*3 Skintimate shave cream
*3 Plackers floss
*4 candy bars
*1 Hallmark card (not pictured)

Total Cost: $0.59

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $2.59
Total Register Rewards Spent: $22
Total Register Rewards Earned: $24

Walgreens 4-25

*8 Stayfree pads
*5 Skintimate shaving cream
*2 Tone body wash
*6 Plackers floss
*6 Sudafed medication
*2 Scotch packing tape
*2 Clio beauty hair trimmers
*3 candy bars
*3 cheap highlighters

Total Cost: Profit of $18.72

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $3.28
Total Register Rewards Spent: $60
Total Register Rewards Earned: $82

CVS 4-24

*1 Huggies wipes (FREE with CVS $2.00 off coupon + 50 c off MC!)
*1 A&D ointment (Only .49 cents with CVS $5 off coupon + $1 off MC!)
*1 Advil
*2 Cover Girl mascara
*1 CVS green bag tag
*1 CVS reusable shopping bag (not pictured)
*1 Listerine whitening pen - clearance for $3.49

Total Cost: $6.70

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $2.21
Total Extra Care Bucks Spent: $15.48
Total Extra Care Bucks Earned: $10.99

Walgreens 4-24

*5 Kotex products
*6 Oral B Pro Health Toothbrushes
*3 Gummy candy

Total Cost: $2.47

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Total Out of Pocket: $2.97
Total Register Rewards Spent: $18
Total Register Rewards Earned: $18.50

Shaw's 4-24

*2 Country Kitchen bread
*10 Lean/Hot Pocket varieties
*6 Bird's Eye Steamfresh frozen vegetables
*2 Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta
*2 Hebrew National Beef franks
*10 No Yolks noodles
*6 V8 juice
*grapes
*celery
*apples (not pictured)

Total Out of Pocket: $24.80
Total Saved: $82.65
Percentage Saved: 77%

Walgreens 4-18

*7 Kotex tampons/pads
*15 Nature's Bounty Vitamin D
*2 Colgate Total toothpaste
*4 Bayer aspirin
*3 Oral B Pro Health toothbrushes
*1 Scunchi bobbi pins
*4 Walgreens reusable bags (not pictured)
*20 highlighters

Total Cost: -$16.04 (profit of $16.04)

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $22.96
Total Register Rewards Spent: $69
Total Register Rewards Earned: $108

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Note: $22 out of pocket is unusual & a lot for me to spend at Walgreens. I had pre-ordered the vitamins, as they were free ($5, get $5 register rewards back and I had coupons, so I knew I would make an automatic profit. Plus, we will use them.) So I ordered these through the manager and then found out that another item I had planned on buying last week - and earning register rewards with - was completely sold out. As a result, I was not able to have as many register rewards on hand going into this week as I had thought. That's why I spent more out of pocket than usual. It was still well worth it, as I made a profit in register rewards.

Walgreens 4-11

*2 Sudafed nasal spray
*2 Schick Hydro shave gel
*3 clearance Easter candy

Total Cost: - $2.29 (profit of $2.29)

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $0.71
Total Register Rewards Spent: $8.00
Total Register Rewards Earned: $11.00

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FAQ: Why are you always buying little things, like candy or kids' cups or other various small "junk" items?

Walgreens will only accept as many coupons as items. Register Rewards are counted as coupons. Therefore if I wanted to purchase 4 items and use 4 manufacturer coupons, plus use 2 Register Rewards (a total of "6 coupons" according to the Walgreens registers), I would have to buy the 4 items plus 2 more items. Of course, you want to find something really cheap as the extra or "filler" items (as we call them) so that's why I end up purchasing Easter cups or clearance Easter candy.

I admit it can be a pain and I'd prefer it if Register Rewards didn't count towards the item/coupon count, but those are the rules of the "game." And I still save so much/get so many things for free that this very minor inconvenience is worth it, and really not so bad, once you get used to it.

Shaw's 4-17

*20 No Yolks noodles (raincheck)
*10 Ken's salad dressing (raincheck)
*2 pounds of strawberries
*2 Cheez-It crackers
*1 Hood ice cream
*24 Reese's clearance candy
*2 gum & 1 candy bar
*17 Gerber baby food

Total Out of Pocket: $1.20
Total Savings: $110.77
Percentage Saved: 99%

Note: I used a $10 off baby products catalina, so my total was $11.20 before that.

Target 4-11

*15 boxes of Kellogg's Special K cereal
*7 Tide trial size
*4 Gillette Fusion Razor's

Total Cost: $7.81
Out of Pocket: $17.81

Gift Card Deals: Earned $25 in giftcards, spent $15, have $10 remaining.

Shaw's Sales 4/16

Deal highlights:

-Purex detergent $2.49 - .50/1 Online Coupon Click HERE = $1.49

For more deal highlights, visit:
A Full Cup Shaw's Free & Cheap

For more ad highlights, visit:
A Full Cup Shaw's Ad Preview

Shaw's 4-10

*1 Huggies diapers, 96 ct box
*7 Pampers Cruisers diapers, 27-31 ct
*1 Huggies wipes, 360 ct box
*6 Gerber baby snack foods (1 not pictured)
*26 Gerber baby food
*24 Reese's candy
*12 Ziploc bags
*4 Post cereal
*44 Carolina rice mixes

Total Out of Pocket: $56.21
Total Savings: $221.40
Percentage Saved: 75%

Note: The majority of the out of pocket cost for this shopping trip was towards baby supplies. All the rice & candy were free (actually I made money off them), and the cereal & Ziploc bags cost about $4 total. Spending $50+ at Shaw's in one week is a lot for me, but it was worth it to get as many diapers/baby supplies as I did. There is a promotion going on this week, where you get back a $10 coupon for purchasing $30 worth of baby supplies. This coupon is good towards a future baby supplies purchase.

I spent $56.21 and now have $10 to spend on baby food/diapers, etc. I might make another trip later this week to pick up a few more packages of diapers.

Walgreens 4-10

*2 Kotex tampons/pads
*6 Oral B toothbrushes
*8 Pilot highlighters/pens

Total Cost: $1.50

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $0.50
Total Register Rewards Spent: $12.00
Total Register Rewards Earned: $11.00

CVS 4-10

*1 Complete Lens Solution
*1 Skintimate Shave Gel
*1 Colgate Total toothpaste
*1 Absolutely Divine chocolate bar (free w. coupon printed from CVS coupon machine!)
*2 Stride gum

Total Cost: $0.48
*****
Total Out of Pocket: $2.47
Total Extra Care Bucks used: $12.98
Total Extra Care Bucks earned: $14.97

Shaw's Sales 4/9-4/14

Here's a few deals at Shaw's, starting 4/9 (Friday):

-Post cereal $1.49, use $1/2 ($1.00 off 2) coupon = $0.99
-All laundry detergent $5.99, use $2/1 coupon = $3.99
-Carolina Rice Mix .69, use .75/2 = Free/12 cent money maker on 2!

Check out these and more good deals at A Full Cup Shaw's Free & Cheap
Also, here's a preview of other sales for the week: A Full Cup Shaw's Preview

Shopping Lists At A Full Cup

As you may know, I'm a big fan of the A Full Cup website. I have several of their links listed here and often mention them.

I recently became aware of their "shopping lists." This is basically a list of the weekly sales at most major stores across the US and coupon match-up's. Moderators/moms try to keep these up, so it's easier for everyone to find fantastic deals. They try to find all available sales/what coupons will match up, whether it's a regular coupon or one you can print from online (and they include links too!) It's so easy to just glance and see if there are any deals you want to take advantage of.

Check it out: http://www.afullcup.com/store-shopping-lists

Walgreens 4-3

*6 Dove haircare
*3 Simply Saline
*4 Walgreens One Daily vitamins
*7 Dentek floss
*8 Reese's candy (clearance - used as fillers)
*2 bubbles
*2 Sally Hanson salon nail polish

Total Cost: Profit of $12.34

*****

Total Out of Pocket: $3.66
Total Register Rewards Spent: $18
Total Register Rewards Earned: $34

Shaw's 4-3

*10 No Yolks noodles (raincheck)
*6 Gerber baby food
*6 Crest kids toothpaste
*2 Keebler crackers
*6 Reese's candy
*6 Keebler cookies
*1 Philips Sonicare 3 pack toothbrush heads

Total Out of Pocket cost:$9.38
Total Savings: $106.41
Percentage Saved: 91%

My big savings this week was the Philips Sonicare toothbrush heads:

They normally retail for $30 or more and at best, go on sale for $25 at Target/Walmart. I found these on clearance for $15 and had a $5 off coupon, so I got them for only $10! And it ended up being even less with an extra $6 off $60 store coupon! I was very happy about this fabulous find!

Free Pasta & Toothpaste At Shaw's This Week!

Barilla Whole Grain & Piccolini Pasta is on sale for $0.99 this week - this includes spaghetti noodles & tons of other varieties. Use coupons for 55 cents off make 11 cents profit on each one!

ETA: Actually just about all the Barilla pasta is on sale, but the coupons are good towards the Whole Grain & Piccolini varieties.

The sale runs from 4/2-4/8, so you have time to order coupons if you need to.

I recommend buying from Dede:
Barilla Whole Grain Pasta

You can also check ebay.

*****

Crest toothpaste is on sale for $1.49. Order 75 cents off coupons, which will double and you'll get free toothpaste! Again, check Dede or ebay if you need to order some.

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Remember: Shaw's will double up to 6 of the same coupon in each transaction, so if you have more than 6 coupons, split them up into separate orders. More than 6 of the same coupon will not double and you'll only get face value.

Order now to get your coupons in time before the sale ends!

*****

For more sales & very cheap deals at Shaw's, visit A Full Cup Shaw's Forum:

Ad Scan 4/2-4/8

Free & Cheap

Shaw's 4-1

*12 No Yolks noodles
*15 Ken's salad dressing
*15 Ziploc bags
*6 McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
*6 Reese's candy
*3 Gerber baby food

Total Out of Pocket: $7.64
Total Savings: $142.42
Percentage Saved: 95%

Note: I also earned some catalinas from McCormick (Buy 3 extracts or food coloring & get $2.50 back - I got pure vanilla extract for 66 cents each when combining sale price ($2.99) with coupons (75 cents doubled) with the catalina deal!) & Ziploc (Buy 3, get $2.00 - total cost was 3 for 67 cents, when combining sale price ($1.99) with coupons (55 cents doubled).) I started with $4 in catalinas & now have $4.50 in catalinas, so this shopping trip cost $7.14 ($11.64 - $4 in catalinas + $4.50 earned = $7.14)

Shaw's 3-28

*12 No Yolks noodles
*2 Land O Lakes butter
*6 Ziploc bags
*12 Reese's candy
*1 Sunday newspaper

Total Out of Pocket: $3.10
Total Savings: $55.58
Percentage Saved: 94%

Note: I earned $4 in catalinas from a Ziploc promotion (buy 3, get $2.00 back.) I also used one $2 catalina from a previous purchase, so this shopping trip essentially cost $1.10. (Total $5.10 - $2 catalina + earn $4 in catalinas = $1.10)