No more Beef!

hmmm, I swear it's the same beef. "Beef Round Top Round Roast" or whatever it says. I picked up the SAME size I bought yesterday, and it didn't work. No discount, so I left it at self-check. Then went back for the rest of my goodies!





Some months ago my mom gave me a coupon for 4 free BeechNut Stage 2 jars. I had noticed it was on Upromise for $1 back WYB 8. Not a necessary item for me, so I waited. Then I got the same coupon in the mail, but Upromise had for Stage 1 food. Well, this month the buy 8 Stage 2 and earn $1 is back (if I remember correctly - their site hasn't been working for me). They are on sale For $.39 right now, so I wrote $1.56 on the q, but the teenager had to do the math the loooong addition way before she believed that *eye roll*

I found the Wheatables everyone is talking about in blog land - not on a shipper, but on an end and they had taped a q to each one :) $1.88, minus $1.50 q, x2!

Another FREE Slim Fast candy bar
TOTAL: $.91 for all that :)

Mmmm, Beef. Dinner.

Matt and I picked up three total of the Slim Fast bars. REALLY hard to find ones that weren't crumbled all to bits! No Catalinas printed though. These are delicious, even though they are pure sugar!

Also picked up a holiday ID Creamer. It said $.99, but scanned at $1.99 after card savings, so the service desk manager actually gave it to me free for ringing up incorrectly!

Then I tried a roast for $10.17, and it took off the $5.48 savings for the veggies :) When we went back, I actually found another for the exact same price! It's crock pot weather here, so will definitely be making one this week, and froze one for later.

Used a $2.50 cat I found left at a self-check last week!

Total for 6.8 pounds of beef, 3 slim fast and one ID: $7.10 ($1.04 per pound!!!)

YUM. Wish I already had the freezer, but that's not til Feb 7th and won't be using it til we move anyway.

Yay Dominick's!

Sometimes, you can do alright, even when the employees aren't the best and self check freezes like it tends to do. yeargh.




Fruit Snacks with e-coupons and catalina, etc etc. Soda as filler. etc!





Dominick's
Annie's mac (coupon beeped...why, when 1st one didn't?)
BC potatoes $.99, $.40 e-coupon x2, $.50 manq = --$.31
Mulit-grain cheerios: $2 after instant save, $1 manq x2, $.55 e-coupon = 2/$1.45
Oatmeal and Cap'n $.50 after save and q's
Total: $3.83

Quick trip to Jewel!
South Beach Bars, two transactions at two stores.
3 bars @ $8.97, $1.25 Avenu x2, $1 IP x3 = $3.63, earn $3 cat
3 bars @ $8.97, $1.25 Avenu x2, $1 IP x3, $3 cat = $.63, earn $3 cat

Dominick's
6 cereal for $.93! Used $3.50 and $3 cat.

Altogether now: 32 items for $9.45, which is $.30 each That's more like it! Haven't had this in a while, and now we are stocked on cereal.

Catching Up

I took a break from shopping - it was tiring and we don't need anything. But I did do a bit over the last week!

Some goodies at Meijer with their "buy 10 get the 11th free" except I wish they weren't out of pasta. We have almost used it all from the last Jewel deal. But I also bought Breakstone cottage cheese there and took my $5 cat to Dom's where I paid $.69 for this:



8 - $.50 e-coupons came off for soup/broth, plus a $1.10/3 IP (soup was $1.11 and broth $3.29). Eggs were $.99 with store q, Quaker $.99 w/store q, then $1/2 manq. Bought Clif bars as fillers to use my $5 cat!


I hit up Dom's for the crazy Aveeno/C&C deal.
Aveeno: $2.92
-$2 e-coupon
-$2 IP
C&C: $6.99
-$2 e-coupon
-$6.99 e-coupon
-$2 IP
for some overage! So I picked up 5 more Breakstone.

Meaning I spent $2.07 cash and earned a $5 cat. Sweet!

Today in the mail I got one of those digest sized Bisquick cookbooks you see at the checkout. Don't remember signing up?

I have also been busy crafting. Check out this lovely baby in the dress I crocheted:

Quick run for goodies!

Dominick's
Sugar: $1.50
Morningstar: $2.49 clearance x4, $2 manq x4
Soda: 3/$1!! yay!
ICBINB Sticks: $1.99 each, $1 manq x2, earn $2 CAT
Quaker Chewy Bars: $.99 w/super coupon
$8.78 cash, earned $2 CAT
Turned around and bought Real Simple, which is one of my favorite mags to read. Used $1 manq from a magazine (last issue, maybe?) and $2 CAT. Paid $1.99 for this magazine which includes:
TARGET q for FREE Glade Fragrance Collection
$5 GC WYB 3 Pledge
$5 Hallmark coupon that I wanted :)
Paid for itself!

Jewel
Cream Cheese $.88 each. Ad says limit 2, but tag didn't say anything and they all rang up. Used $1.25/3 coupon found at Dom's! ($1.25 on any 3 items, pictures cream cheese, baker's chocolate and jello)
Moon Milk: $2 rain check, $1 coupon

Yesterday's Mail: VocalPoint Pantene coupons
Today's Mail: My 3 $5 SC Johnson Rebates

Bro found special one-day unadvertised sale of canned pumpkin for $.39 at Hy-Vee today! Bought me 6 :)

Some Highlights

Okay then...last week I hit up Dominick's for the clearanced Morningstar products at $2.49, used $2 manq (5 boxes total. These Southwestern ones are delish!). Also did the Home for the Holidays spend $25 get $5 at Dominick's. Of course it's never as good as Jewel, but you get all those crazy e-coupons. The highlight was the Toll House RTB Cookie Dough. $3.69, had a $2 store q, $1 manq, and THREE $.55 e-coupons came off. Plus it counted towards the deal. Also got a free OJ for buying 4 Pillsbury items. Overall it was okay. and I'm going back tonight with my $5 cat for some oatmeal that's $1.50.

I also scored at Jewel because they had the expired tag up for the Over the Moon milk - got one for free, one for $2 and used $1 coupon = $1/1gal!





Today I stopped at Target
Flatbread: reg. $3.99, $1.99 sale, $1 store q = $.99
Up & Up Baby Wipes: $1.97, used $1 q (thought the shelf said they were less. Oh well!)
Degree Fine Fragrance: $3.29 each, $3/2 store q, $1.50 IP x2
Printed a store q for $1.50/1 from cat machine, and I still have an IP that expires Sunday, so will go back!
CD for Matt

Jewel has Ragu for $.88, and I bought it and then Rachel points out there is a printable. Hopefully when I pick up the paper Saturday there is also a Ragu q and I will run out for some more. This is one thing where we are brand specific (picky!) so will stock up. On average with the ones I didn't have coupons for we will still be good. ALSO even though it is "limit 2" it is the usual Jewel way - 2 per FLAVOR!
Cheese is $1.28/8 oz, bought 4, used $1.50/2lb printable = $1.81/lb!

A Good Day Overall

Phew. Rachel convinced me that buying band aids was a snap, so off I went!



The first Wag's denied me, so I left everything there and went to one two blocks away ;)
Band-aids: $1.99 with in-ad q, then $2 off each from Activity Book = earn $.03
Trident Layers: 2/$2, earn $1 RR, $.75/1 IP x2 = $.50 cash, earn $1 RR
Total: $.63 cash, left with $1 RR
(gotta love wags. Gum scans at $1.29 and $.71. so silly!)

Jewel
Chili Master: $3.99 BOGO, $2/1 from AllYOU x3, $1/1 from PC book
Shopper's Value Saltines: $1.49, but FREE WYB 2 Chili = $.98 for 4 chili and 2 crackers
More meat, of course! I found one lone burger for $1.59, stew meat for $2.34, and finally some tenders for $2.74 and $3.03. Not the best on chicken, but average is good, and now I have some beef!
$7.95 cash for all that.
Plus, even though all stores have signs saying you won't earn gas rewards anymore, and spend them before they disappear; however I'm up to $.05 off again...haha. glitch!

Dominick's
Safeway shoppers are reporting Newman's Own Thin Crust for $2.49 "reduced for quick sale." Well, my local store had just the Supreme and Roasted Chicken & Garlic for $2.69, so I snagged one of each.
-$1 Shortcuts, $1/1 IP x2 = 2/$2.38! YUM that's tonight's dinner.
Ensure FREE after q that expired today. Used GC from script, s obasically FREE.

Overall a good day...I would have gotten some amazing things at Target, but oh well, Dominick's pharmicist like left the building or something, so I couldn't transfer my script and I didn't buy anything...