Cleaning Up At Rite Aid

Rite Aid continues to have great sales each week
Total OOP - $2.59 (58¢ before tax)

I had to buy the candy bar as a filler. I also got $7 in +UP rewards.

I just love Rite Aid. Here's to clean hair, a clean face and freshly brushed teeth!

And now that I have taken the picture, I am going to eat my candy bar.

**Pinch**

Amazing Race

The Harris Teeter Super Doubles Event (HTSDE) has been over for more than a week and our accountant Missy Sippy, from the accounting firm of Bright & Early, has finally tabulated the totals of our shopping trips.

My totals:

Shelf Price - $586.97
OOP - $53.17
90% Savings

And the winner of the HTSDE Amazing Race is...Sleeping Beauty

Shelf price - $458.35
OOP - $25.25
95% Savings

And she still has $15 in catalinas that she can spend on a future shopping trip.

I salute you, my dear friend, Sleeping Beauty. I bow down to your shopping greatness.

To my loyal friends and fans, the next time you see Sleeping Beauty give her the unofficial one-finger salute...just for me!

**Pinch**

The Doctor Is In The House

I stopped by Food Lion this morning to get more Aqua Pods and I got a very pleasant surprise. The magic Food Lion coupon machine spit out a store Q for 50¢ off a 2-liter Dr. Pepper. And there was a hangtag Q on the Dr. Pepper for 35¢. Last Friday, I got a text message from Food Lion that a 25¢ coupon was loaded on my MVP card. Wow! I got a 2-liter Dr. Pepper for 15¢.

You can sign up here to receive mobile coupons. The Dr. Pepper mobile coupon is 25¢ off a 2-litter DP once a day until October 14. I have received some really good mobile coupons in the past...$3 off baby products and $3 off $15. It is well worth it to sign up for Food Lion's mobile text coupons.

I think I will fix me a nice cold glass of Dr. Pepper!

**Pinch**

A Hard Day's Work

Whew, I'm tired...saving all of this money has gotten to me. Just kidding! Saving the money was the fun part...finding places in the freezer, fridge and cabinets was the hard part. It is done, all is good!

Harris Teeter employees were busy restocking Tuesday morning so HT had some items that I hadn't seen since last Wednesday.

My three transactions today:

Shelf price: $14.74, OOP $4.11 (got back $3 catalina)
Shelf price: $42.23, OOP 22 CENTS
Shelf price: $4.99, OOP 52 CENTS

Total shelf price = $61.96
Total OOP = $4.85 - $3 catalina that I still have to spend = $1.85 for $61.96 worth of groceries!

Not a bad days work!

==Sleeping Beauty==

Still Not Finished

During my previous trips to Harris Teeter, I didn't get all of my eVIC specials. Oh no! I had to go back yet again just to see what I could find. I did have a plan and it worked on the Kraft cheese. There was plenty of cheese in stock. Who had time to look at cheese before?

Shelf price: $53.89

After Qs, sales, and eVIC, my OOP was 50 CENTS!

Gotta love it!

==Sleeping Beauty==

Desperately Seeking Diapers

Here are my two transactions for Rite Aid. I bet you thought it was going to be another Harris Teeter deal!

The first transaction
Huggies diapers - sale price $8.99 each pack. The shelf price of the diapers are $11.99 (not on sale).

After all of my coupons, OOP was $8.29...less than the price of one package of diapers! I received $6 in +UP rewards, so...

$8.29 - $6 = $2.29 for 3 PACKS of Huggies diapers. We will use them for the grandbaby!

Can it get any SWEETER than that? Of course, I'm sure you didn't have any doubts! This has already been submitted for the $10 gift card from Rite Aid for purchasing the diapers.

CAN YOU SAY PROFIT????

The second transaction
Another $10 gift card coming...yes, I used a different Wellness Card. The store didn't have a problem with it. I kept the Cottonelle and baby wipes. I donated the pads.

After coupons, OOP was $14.52. I received $3 and $1 in +UP rewards.

So $10.52 for everything in that transaction and I already submitted for the $10 gift card.

Final - $2.29 + $10.52 = $12.81 and $20 in gift cards coming! The $12.81 included $2.87 in TAX. Total before tax was $9.94.

Shelf price for both transactions was $73.92...all for around $10.!

Rite Aid had some great sales this week. The employees at my favorite Rite Aid are always really nice and ready to help!

==Sleeping Beauty==

Simply Amazing

Here you have it, another good visit to HT. What can I say that you don't know already. Just simply AMAZING.

This is the run down:

Shelf price $70.89
Total OOP $6.20

I got back $3 and $1 in catalinas.

$6.20 - $4.00 = $2.20 for $70 worth of groceries!

==Sleeping Beauty==

On Aqua Pond

Food Lion has a great deal on Deer Park Aqua Pod water. The 8-pack is on sale for $1. AND if you buy three Aqua Pods, you will get a catalina for $3.

The catalina is rolling...which means buy three and get a $3 catalina. Then buy three more, use the $3 catalina, pay 6¢ in tax and get another $3 catalina.

It gets even better...there is a Miller Lite $10 rebate when you buy $30 in bottled water. If you can't find the Miller Lite rebate in the store, I have extra rebate forms.

Now the bad news...I went to four Food Lion stores this morning. There are very few Aqua Pods left. I did get a raincheck, but one manager told me to check back on Tuesday after the store restocks tonight. The Aqua Pod sale continues through September 28 and the catalina runs through October 3rd. I did not have a coupon, but there is one for $1.50/2. If you don't have this coupon either, you can order some from a coupon clipping service.

Cheers! Here's to staying hydrated!

**Pinch**

Low and Behold

Another wonderful trip at HT
Can I get any lower than 51¢?? You betcha!!

It was a social event at Harris Teeter Friday night! TS & I had a wonderful time shopping. You wonder who TS is? She is a great friend of mine...Pinch knows her also. She is also a cuz-in-law! We have shopped together a few times before at HT and always have a good time. We ran into a neighbor of mine who happens to have a killer coupon notebook. I think I have to have one of those! Hey A, don't tell anyone where you got your notebook until I get one for myself. She said it was on clearance and has had it about a week so maybe there will be one left for me. We also had a nice conversation with a couple of other shoppers...hope y'all check out our blog since you have a flier and let us hear from you! We are such social butterflies!

Okay let's get on with it seeing as it is almost 2 AM and I do so need my beauty sleep. All items pictured in my first transaction came to $3.54 total.

I did a second transaction with the General Mills products and a couple of other things. Dang if I didn't get thirsty and have to have another Sierra Mist at $1.59, plus I bought the wrong bread. It was not a bad deal at $1.17, but not what was on eVIC for 77¢. Don't worry, be happy...I will purchase the eVIC bread tomorrow and the eVIC eggs.

Like I said, it is late and my brain is floating around in the fluid from this head cold that I have. So I will get on with it. Can I go any lower? Well yes I can and I did. My total OOP was 44¢! Plus I got $3 back from GM and $1 from Old El Paso. I am loving it!

Wonder what tomorrow will bring? Pinch has something planned I just know it...and I have a half way plan so it will all work out.

==Sleeping Beauty==

Not Low Enough

My totals still are not low enough to take the Coupon Crown away from Sleeping Beauty. But that's okay, I'll let her keep the crown for a while. It makes her feel special...and I hate it when she cries!

I did two transactions today because I wanted to use my $3 GM catalina on the garbage bags, which were $1.29 (tax included) after $1Q and catalina. When I got home, I found a $1 peelie on the box. So I plan on buying those again if I get another GM catalina. My eVIC special was bread and eggs, which is a good thing since I dropped an entire carton of eggs on the kitchen floor last Sunday.

Total savings: $77.92 (1st transaction) + 6.70 (2nd transaction) = $84.62

TOTAL OOP - $5.92 (includes both transactions)

It's a far cry from Sleeping Beauty's 51¢ gold medal performance but I'm satisfied! I heard through the grapevine that she is changing her name to SuperWoman!

**Pinch**

How Low Can You Go?

Let me tell you a secret...you see I have a confession to make for myself and Ms. Pinch. We have a real problem. We need to stop our competition with Harris Teeter. We need to stop seeing just how low we can go. But we CAN'T and we WILL NOT. And this, my friends, is why.

Everything that you see pictured cost me less than $1. That's right, I paid with change, just a few coins. Can it get any better?? You betcha! It can and it did! After paying with my change, I got back a $3 catalina and a $2 catalina. That's $5 back, in case anyone is counting.

Okay, here is the lowdown. I got 33 items and paid 51 CENTS! That is it, total with tax. I had a negative balance and had to purchase a candy bar for $1. If I had been thinking, I would have bought the marked down bubbles for 50¢ and only paid a penny!

Well, I have finally passed Coupons 101. Maybe I'll receive a certificate! Nah...I cause the teacher too many headaches. But while we are on the subject, I need to take a moment to THANK my teacher MS. PINCH. So THANK YOU MS. PINCH from the bottom of my plain pea picking heart for teaching me everything that you have in the past nine months.

Anybody need a Kleenex? I just happen to have some. Okay, sniff, sniff.

Here is the math:

My coupons tendered were $79.49 (that includes Qs and VIC).

My balance was $8.65 - $6 for General Mills = $2.65 - $4 (CVS Q) = negative $1.35. That is when the candy bar came in the picture. It was $1, so now I'm at negative 35¢. Add the tax of 86¢ and you get 51 CENTS.

So that's how it happens in Never, Never Land. I never, never thought about what I would be paying on this trip. Ha! I guess it was a trip...wonder what tomorrow will bring!!!

Just in case you want to know, this is a rundown of what I actually purchased:

6 boxes Hamburger Helper
6 boxes Betty Crocker potatoes
2 packs Nabisco cookies
3 Febreze air fresheners
1 box Nilla Wafers
2 boxes Kahiki egg rolls
3 boxes "PLAIN" Green Giant veggies
4 Grands biscuits
1 Pillsbury Sweet Moments
1 pack Danimals
3 Oiko's yogurt

Oh my gosh and the candy bar!

That's 33 items, you know in case anyone is counting!

Happy Hunting!

==Sleeping Beauty==

Thinking Outside The Hamburger Helper Box

My 1st trip to HT
Oops! The steaks are hiding the Nilla Wafers
Wednesday was a very good day at Harris Teeter. Sleeping Beauty and I made two trips to HT...one in the morning and one before dinner. I'll be honest...I used my VIC card and a family member's VIC card. I did multiple transactions in order to roll the catalinas.

What made my totals so good were the catalinas for Green Giant and Pillsbury PLUS the "buy 20 GM products and get $6 instantly" deal. And the $4 CVS coupon also helped.

But enough of that, let's get to the good stuff. This is the trip summary for my two trips:

Shelf Price - $118.55
TOTAL OOP - $13.05

I still have one catalina left...$3 off the purchase of beef. And I found a $4 rebate for meat purchase. The B1G1 ribeyes cost $7.41 total minus the $4 rebate = 3.41 for two ribeye steaks. LOVE IT!

My 2nd trip
I had to get M&Ms for Princess Pinch's class for some kind of school project. And I needed dishwasher detergent. I did not have coupons for either of those items. BUT with the $6 off GM AND the $4 CVS Q, things worked out just perfectly.

I also bought lots of Hamburger Helper...3 out of 4 people in my house HATE this stuff. The person that likes it is only 5 and she doesn't cook so her opinion is pretty much ignored. But sometimes you have to think outside the box when you shop. Do I need it? NO. Will we have it for dinner? Not unless Princess Pinch cooks dinner and that won't happen for a few years. Why did I buy it? Because it was FREE and it helped with the GM deal. Will I donate it? Most definitely YES.

I talked to Sleeping Beauty this morning...she is still flying high from her 2nd HT shopping experience. And I am proud for her. Just wait until you hear about it! You will be amazed.

**Pinch**

Let's Get This Party Started

This trip was just the opening act.
Coupons tendered - $76.85

Total OOP = $8.46 with 83¢ being tax and $1.59 for a Sierra Mist. What can I say? I was thirsty. And I was giving Pinch a headache...AGAIN! So yes, I had to have some relief...and since I don't drink, it was the next best thing.

I got back a $2 catalina and a $1 catalina

Here is my math:
$8.46 OOP
minus tax - 83¢
minus Sierra Mist - $1.59
Equals $6.04, less the catalinas of $3 gives you/me $3.04! Sounds good to me.

What do you think? Have you been to Harris Teeter yet? If not, my next trip tonight will make you wish you had!

==Sleeping Beauty==

Food For Thought

Here is another deal that you might want to think about when putting your list together for Harris Teeter Super Doubles. In addition to the catalinas I mentioned in other posts, there is an additional General Mills deal...buy 20 items get $6 off instantly.

Some of the items included are GM cereals, Betty Crocker, Hamburger Helper, Old El Paso, Nature Valley, Green Giant, Pillsbury and Yoplait. There are so many items included...check the ad for the full list.

There are a lot of coupons (newspaper inserts and internet printables) for these products. Sounds like a plan to me...buy a bunch of stuff, use coupons, get $6 off instantly AND get catalinas for my next purchase!

SOME Harris Teeters will take the CVS $4 off $20 coupon mentioned in an earlier post.

I can't wait!!

**Pinch**

Harris Teeter Class Saturday

If you want to get the most out of your Harris Teeter Super Doubles shopping, we are having a Harris Teeter class on Saturday. If you are interested in attending, email us at qponswithclass@aol.com to reserve your spot.

==Sleeping Beauty==

**Pinch**

I Thought Only Tweetie Birds Tweeted

Apparently everybody but me is into Twitter. Even CVS tweets! I got an email today with an online coupon. Not interested, sorry! But there was something interesting at the bottom of the email about following them on Twitter. So I followed them. And they told me to tell my friends, so I am...I'm telling my friends. Click here for a $4 off $20 coupon. This is only good thru Wednesday. Tweet-Tweet!!

**Pinch**

Catalina Island

I found some more catalinas that may be useful during Super Doubles at Harris Teeter.

Green Giant boxed vegetables
Buy 4, get $1 off your next purchase
Buy 6, get $2 off your next purchase
Buy 8 or more, get $3 off your next order

Betty Crocker skillet helpers
Buy 3, get $1.50 off your next purchase
Buy 4, get $2 off your next purchase
Buy 5 or more, get $3 off your next purchase

Alpo singles
Buy 6-11, get 50¢ off your next purchase
Buy 12-17, get $1 off your next purchase
Buy 18 or more, get $1.50 off your next purchase

Friskies cat food
Buy 12-24, get $1 off your next purchase
Buy 25-34, get $2 off your next purchase
Buy 35 or more, get $3 off your next purchase

**Pinch**

Double Date

It's been confirmed...Super Doubles at Harris Teeter starting Wednesday.

Here are a couple of noteworthy catalinas that might print:

Old El Paso Taco Shells, Dinner Kits, Seasoning, Refried Beans or Heat & Serve Side Dishes
Buy 3, get $1 off your next beef or chicken purchase
Buy 6, get $3 off your next beef or chicken purchase

Pillsbury refrigerated crescents, cookies, sweet rolls, Grands biscuits, Grands cinnamon rolls, pie crusts, dinner rolls, loaves, breadsticks or pizza crusts
Buy 4, get $1 off your next purchase
Buy 5, get $2 off your next purchase
Buy 6 or more, get $3 off your next purchase

DiGiorno small pizzas, flatbread melts or 200 calorie portions
Buy 3, get $2 off your next purchase
Buy 4, get $3 off your next purchase
Buy 5 or more, get $4 off your next purchase

All purchases must be in the same transaction to get a catalina. For example, you can't buy two Old El Paso products in one transaction and one product in another. All three products have to be purchased in the same transaction.

So start cutting those coupons out and get your grocery list ready. Remember...only 20 coupons will double each day on your VIC card. Coupons valued at $1.98 or less will double.

Sleeping Beauty and I have a date scheduled for early Wednesday morning. I need to shop quickly because I have another date at 11:00 AM on Wednesday. Get it?? A double date! Sometimes I just crack myself up.

**Pinch**

The Rite Plan

I went into Rite Aid today with a plan and a $4/$20 coupon. There were some unexpected sales so I changed my plan just a little. After just a little modification, I used my $5/$25 coupon (that I wasn't planning on using) on the first transaction and the $4/$20 coupon in the second transaction.

This trip went like this (not everything is pictured) -

First transaction:
2 Suave body washes
6 packs Trident gum (not pictured, gave to Dad on the way home)
2 boxes Playtex tampons
1 Reach toothbrush
1 J&J baby lotion

Subtotal after Qs - $6.97
Tax - $1.51
Total - $8.48

I got back $11 in +UP rewards

Second transaction:
1 Glade candle holder (clearance item)
3 PINK plastic kiddie chairs (clearance items)
3 boxes Kleenex (clearance items, gave one to Dad, not pictured)
3 canisters of Gerber Puffs (one grandbaby loves these, the other grandbaby isn't old enough for them yet)
1 box Glade scented candle refills

Subtotal after Qs and some of the +UP rewards - 98¢
Tax - 63¢
Total - $1.61

Total combined for two transactions $10.09, and I still have $4 in +UP rewards. It is like paying $6.09 for everything. Works for ME!

Ms. Pinch & I got to shop together today. Shhh, don't tell her I told you but I think I gave her a headache!

==Sleeping Beauty==

Fortune Cookie

Next time the Cookie Monster comes to visit my house, we will be prepared! I went into CVS with Air Wick on my mind and coupons in hand. I came out of CVS with cookies and 2 ice cream bowls that were 50% off. I have been looking at those bowls all summer.

Here is how it went:

Total retail = $22.34

$4.40 subtotal, tax 28 cents = my total spent $4.68 OOP

That was for 6 bags of the Milano cookies and the 2 bowls. I gave a bag of cookies to my Dad before I came home. The other missing bag went to my nephew before I took the picture.

Anybody up for milk and cookies?

==Sleeping Beauty==