I got a deal

Saturday I went to Pick N Save and wow did I ever get a deal.
My grocery bill started out at $133.00, than I gave my store card and it went to $79, and than I gave my coupons and my final price was $49. Yes, I said it right went from $133. down to $49. I could not believe it either.
I was able to stock on a couple of items that were to good to pass up. I was browsing the aisles to see what I could use my coupons on and I came across some Oxiclean Powder that was 50% off it's normal price. So from $4.14 down to $2.07, than I happened to remember I had a coupon for $1.00 off any Oxi Product. I bought whatever was on the shelf; which happened to be 14 of them. If I were to buy this item at retail I would of ended up $57.96, but I only paid $11.98 because a few of the coupons doubled. So in the end my price only ended up being $.86 per container. If I would of been thinking while I was shopping I would of done 2 separate transactions to maximize my savings. Lesson learned for next time.

My other good deal was on Pillsbury products. Pick N Save had them 10/$10 and I had coupons for .40 off 2 items, so in reality I only paid .80 for each one (Not a bad deal either).

Another good deal, I wanted to mention was at Wal-Mar they have Crest Mouth Wash for $4.00, I had a coupon for $2.00 off each one, which than brought my price to $2.00 per mouthwash. This coupon was only good until 4/30, but I noticed in todays newspaper there is another crest coupon for $.75 off one, which for Crest is still a good price in the end of $3.25. This mouthwash I know normally runs over $5.00.

Even though I had to stop at 2 other stores to get what I wanted, Overall I did Excellent shopping. Which brings me to another lesson, always look closely at the bottom/ top shelves because you never know what deals are going to be hiding in plain sight; and yes it might take you a little longer to shop, but think about the savings in the end.
I know it is late in the day to mention this, but today was a very good day for ads in the Sunday Newspaper, there was a total of 4. I had a P&G, Red Plum, Moments to save, and 1 other one and most definitely alot of good deals/savings.

Until next time TTFN - And remember Pay full price for an item, I think not, because I am sure there is a coupon for that :)

My deals today

I was on a roll today getting free samples and getting coupons printed that I thought I would share with you what I got.

Free Sample of Dove Deodorant/ $1.00 off
http://www.dove.us/#/insider/sample.aspx

Coupon for $1.00 off 1 ANY Snuggle Liquid Fabric Softener or Dryer Sheets (Facebook)
http://www.facebook.com/Snuggle

Coupons.com also has some great print off coupons
http://www.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=13306&zid=iq37&nid=10&bid=alk0428210423b4041577f19214

Another Facebook coupon on All 28 loads or larger $1.00 off
http://www.facebook.com/allLaundry?sk=app_106126312805794

Another Facebook coupon on Wisk 45oz or larger $1.00 off
http://www.facebook.com/wisk?sk=app_122352761150614

Stay free Pads has $1.00 off any stay free product (This could be a potential FREE item depending on what you buy w/your $1.00 off
https://www.stayfree.com/special.jsp

If you are in need of bottles, Playtex has $1.00 off your next bottle purchase (Facebook)
http://www.facebook.com/PlaytexBaby?sk=app_7146470109

Playtex Sport Tampons has $1.00 off coupon
http://www.playtexproductsinc.com/femcare/sport.asp

Nivea if you are friends on Facebook there is potential for 3 diff coupons $1.00 each on different products
http://www.facebook.com/NIVEAusa?sk=app_168008933247313

This is what I have for now. I will be doing a shopping trip this weekend and will update you with my savings.

TTFN - Happy Couponing "Never pay retail again"

Coupon Tips

I am sure you have heard of the hit TV Show "Extreme Couponing" I have taken some lessons from the show, in which I find quite useful. I would like to share some of those tips with you.
1) Organize: When cutting coupons and printing off the various coupon websites put them in some kind of order. I find it helpful to alphabetize, but anyway you organize the better in the long run you will be.

2)Limits: Pay attention to how many of 1 type of coupon you can use. Make sure if it says Limit 4 of the same coupon that you only use 4 or do different transactions.

3)Bigger is not always better: Sometimes going for the bigger item with a coupon will end up costing you more than if you were to buy several of the same item in a smaller package.

4)Time management: Allow yourself ample time to survey each aisle especially if you plan on doing a lot of surprise buying.

These are just some of the few helpful hints that I use when I go shopping. Next time I will share some websites that I often visit or subscribe to in order to save time and money.

:)

Van Dyne Smalltown USA Princess

This year, 8-15-2010, Haley was the Princess for the "Van Dyne Small town Days". I was so proud of her and I know she was also proud of herself. It was definitely a day worth remembering.

Washington D.C. Day 2

We attempted to hit up D.C. on day 2 being here and that did not work out so well.  Not only did the heat play into a factor but also the fact that there was really NO place to park.  We drove around for about an hour and finally found a spot that was not so good because none of the things we wanted to see were close to us.  So we ended up walking back to the car after walking for 45 minutes.  We are leaving early tomorrow morning to head to our last stop of Chicago, IL and staying there for 1 night.  When we arrive we will not do anything until the following day which may include either the Brookfield Zoo, Shedd Aquarium, or possibly just a movie.  It all depends on what time we arrive and the weather.  In any case I have attached the pictures that we were able to take so hope you enjoy. 

D.C. Day 1

Below are some pictures we took from our first visit into Washington D.C.  As my sister-in-law advised us there are a lot of homeless people, which is very surprising but I can voucher for that one.  The sites are so beautiful and the architecture is so amazing.  We were in the middle of taking pictures when security decided they needed to kick everyone off the sidewalk & road & we needed to move out of the area fast (whatever this reason may be).  In the first few pictures you will see a whole bunch of police cars that look like there was a bust and this place they were at; which is kind of crazy to think.  I would say the only two things frustrating about D.C. that I found was the construction/detours & parking spaces.

Well hope you enjoy the pictures (and yes the ones with us a family Jared was very cranky this time of the night).

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Day in VA Beach

Today we went to Virginia Beach and it was a lot of fun.  No matter how many times Jared got knocked over by the waves, he got right back up and started jumping them again.  Natalie was not to fond of the waves but she did allow Dennis & I to hold her & take her out in the water.  Haley is another one that the waves did not phase her.  It was tons of fun to see everyone having such a blast.  Enjoy these pictures from today

 

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Day 2 in Virginia

On day 2 we went to the local “Y” and swam for a good portion of the day.  Sadly we did not take any pictures because we were having way to much fun swimming.  Since we did not take any pictures yesterday I am going to post some pictures from our day 1. 

Natalie loves to shake her bon-bon

I took this video of Natalie at the fireworks yesterday and you can see that she is enjoying herself.

Let the Vacation begin

For the week of Fourth of July we are on vacation in Virginia for a few days and than we are going to head off to Washington D.C. and than for a final stop we are going to be Chicago, IL.  For the Fourth of July we went to Yorktown, VA to watch the fireworks and we were told it was the best in the state.  From watching them I know we would definitely agree.  We also visited a place called Bennett's Creek.  The kids got to see Crabs, Jelly Fish, and minnows.  There was a park that the kids could play on and they also got to climb a tree.  That was pretty much the first day of our vacation.  

Here are some pictures of some of the events that took place that day. 

This first picture is of my sister-in-law’s twin girls (Addison & Avery) & Haley / Natalie This picture is of my sister-in-law’s son Zach, Jared & Natalie

This is all the kids & my sister-in-law’s husband Sam looking for crabs.

 

This is a picture that Dennis took of Haley inside one of the tubes at the playground and I do have to say it is beautiful.

  Climbing up the tree

 

Hope you enjoy !  I am going to try & post a video of Natalie dancing her buns off later if I can figure out how to do it.