I feel like I just gave myself a Christmas present!

I went to check out some more of the Target 75% after Christmas sale because they were planning to organize into one area today. I feel like I just hit the lottery!

Ok here goes it!

4 - Arm & Hammer baking soda - .57 each
1 - Febreeze Apple & Cinnamon Spray -$1.25
3 - Febreeze Apple & Cinnamon Candles - $2.98 each
2 - Christmas Undies (3pk) - $1.99 each (regularly priced $7.99 each)
3 - AF Tortilla Chips - $2.33 each
3 - Nestle Chocolate Chips - $.61 (regularly priced 3/$5.55)
2 - Axe Gift Set - $7.54 each
1 - Titanium Shaver Gift Set - $4.98
4 - Venus Shaver Gift Set - $4.48 each
2 - Sunsilk Shampoo & Twist - $2.54
12 - Ziploc rectangle (shoe box size) - $.99 each (regularly priced 12/ $47.88)
1 - Christmas Sock for Kylie - $3.99 (regularly priced $14.99)

Coupons Used:
Arm & Hammer - $1 off 2
Arm & Hammer - $1 off 2
Febreeze Apple & Cinnamon Spray - 1 @ $.50 off (Savings $.50)
Febreeze Apple & Cinnamon Candles - 3 @ $2.00 off each (Savings $6.00)
Nestle Chocolate Chips - 3 @ .50 off (Savings $1.50)
Axe Gift Set - 2 @ $1.00 off each (Savings $2.00)
Titanium Shaver Gift Set - $2.00 off
Venus Shaver Gift Set - 4 @ $4.00 off each (Savings $16.00)
Sunsilk Shampoo & Twist - $2.00 off purchase of 2 (Savings $2.00)
Ziploc rectangle (shoe box size) - 3 @ $1.00/2 (savings $3.00)
Ziploc rectangle (shoe box size) - 3 @ $1.50/2 (Savings $4.50)
Christmas Sock for Kylie - $3.99 (regularly priced $14.99)

Walked out saving $105.78 and paid a whopping $45.35.

I am SHOCKED and amazed! I can finally start my plans for organizing all my crafty stuff and office. Those ziploc’s stack nicely and can hold quite a bit. That alone with the shaving sets was worth the ride. Twice! lol I took my best friend back and she used the rest of my $2 off coupons on the Titanium Shaving Sets. She picked up 4 of those and 1 Intuition set.

Good luck to all hitting the after Christmas specials and deals. Hope you hit great buys like me!

Looking to see what coupons are coming in this week’s paper?

Check here: Taylorstown Coupon Preview!

(4) Taster’s Choice To Go - $1.00 each
– (4) manuf. coupons $1.00
(2) Fruit Rollups (clearance) - $1.38 each
– (1) manuf. coupons $.50
(1) Charmin Toilet Paper - $6.99
– (1) manuf. coupons $.25
– (1) target coupon $1.00
(1) Shower Curtain originally priced $19.99 - $6.48 clearance
(2) Outside rugs originally priced $9.99 - $2.48 each on clearance
(2) Giant Crayola Coloring book originally priced $9.99 - $3.48 on clearance
(1) Crayola Beginnings crayon set originally priced $9.99 - $2.48 on clearance
(1) Soccer Ball originally priced $9.99 - $4.98 on clearance
(4) 2pk Rayovac batteries - $1.00 each
– (2) manuf. coupons $1.00
(4) Fuzzy Bear Books - $1.00 each

Subtotal - $45.35

Used $20 in gift cards
final OOP $25.35

Pledge Target Coupon (not sure where my MIL found this but glad she did) - Buy 3 products and get $5 Target Gift Certificate.  So this is what I did.

(5) Pledge Wipes - $2.94
– (5) manf. coupon $2.00
(1) Pledge Duster - $2.69
– (1) manf. coupon $1.50

OOP - $6.80
Received $10.00 in gift cards.

Look no further, you can find Target Printable Toy Coupons here.

I went to Walmart today based on a post from Money Saving Mom that you can find here.

This is probably one of the best shopping trips to date thanks to her blog post!

Minwax Stain - needed for DD home - $6.34

(2) Scrubbing Bubbles - $2.08
Used $2.00/1 printable
$.08 after coupon

(2) Reynolds Parchment Paper — $2.84
Used $1.25/1 printable
$1.59 after coupon

(2) Scotch lint roller trial size–$1.34
Use $1/1 coupon from 10/5 Redplum insert
$0.34 after coupon

(4) Kotex pantiliners 16 or 18 ct.–$1.00
Use $1/1 printable
Free after coupon

(6) Johnson’s Buddies Bar Soap–$0.97 each
Buy 3 and use $3/3 coupon from 9/14 Smartsource insert
Free after coupon

(2) Wet Ones trial size –$0.92
Use $0.75/1 printable
$0.17 after coupon

(6) Starkist Tuna Creations–$1.00
Use $1/1 coupon from Vocalpoint mailing
FREE after coupon

(2) Fantastik Cleaner–$1.97
Use $1.50/1 printable
$0.47 after coupon

(2) Windex Cleaner — $2.84
Used $2.00/1 printable
$0.84 after coupon

(2) Windex Cleaner — $2.84
Used $1.50/1 printable
$1.34 after coupon

(7) Scotch Brite Nail Scrubbing Sponge — $1.97
Used $1.00/1 peelie on pkg
$0.97 after coupon

(4) Sun Maid raisins–$1.33
Use $1/2 coupon from 10/5 Redplum insert
$0.83 after coupon

Before Coupons — $70.93
After Coupons — $26.93

That’s 62% savings! It was an AWESOME feeling!

I did my weekly shopping adventure at Target yesterday! It was fun and exhilarating finding such deals.

Attention Target Shoppers had a similiar scenario to the below but our store didn’t have the Ortega seasoning but I needed shells:
(4) $.99 Target reuseable bags
(4) $1.52 Ortega Taco Shells
(4) Target $1 off coupons
(2) $.75/2 any Ortega Products (expires 10/31)
TOTAL: $4.54

I’m going to host a housewarming party for my DD after we move her into her home. I’m going to use those Target bags for door prizes filled with freebie stuff I’ve got from using coupons. Sorta like what Coupons Cravings Guest poster discussed here.

I also seemed to hit when they filled the food area clearance rack.
(10) $.26 Wrigley’s gum
(10) $.36 Mentos gum
(4) $.86 Hershey’s Cookies & Cream Kisses (normally priced $3.87)
(6) $1.94 Prego Sauce
(8) $.70 Ziploc 25ct Bags
(5) $3.69 Covergirl Nail Polish
(4) $2.30 Cascadian Farms Granola Bars
(4) $1.74 Curves Bars
(4) $1.84 Lg. Box Poptarts
(4) $2.48 Simple Harvest Granola Bars
(3) $3.48 56qt Rubbermaid Halloween containers
(3) $1.42 Quaker Oatmeal Bites
(1) $.46 Trident Splash Gum
(1) $2.69 Flat Earth Chips
(2) $1.37 Cat Treats

Coupons used:
(5) B1G1 Free Wrigley’s
(5) B1G1 Free Mentos
(3) $1.00/2 Target Prego
(2) $.75 Prego
(8) $.40 Ziploc
(5) $1.00 Target Covergirl
(5) $1.00 Covergirl
(4) $1.00 Cascadian Farms
(4) $.75 Curves Bars
(4) $.55 PopTarts
(4) $1.00 Quaker Simple Harvest
(1) $1.00 Quaker Oatmeal Bites
(1) $.50 Target Trident Splash Gum
(1) $1.00 Target Flat Earth Chips
(1) $1.00 Flat Earth Chips
(1) $1.50/2 Cat Treats

Final Total $69.21 w/tax.

I also hit CVS yesterday, I REALLY like CVS! Those people were SO helpful! Along with the fact I saw some other psycho coupon ladies as Wags calls us shopping. I find myself slightly jealous by their organization. They seriously had scrapbook type binders all organized with there coupons. It was AMAZING to watch.

Colgate Total Toothpaste 2/$5
Gillette Fusion Power Razor $9.99
Covergirl Foundation $5.49
Covergirl Foundation $5.99
Covergirl Lipslick $3.89
Covergirl Lipslick b1g1 50% off $1.94
7 Dawn Dish Soap - $.99 each
5 Dawn Hand Care - $.99 each
Subtotal: $49.18

Coupons Used:
Colgate Total Toothpaste - 2/$1.50
7 Dawn Ultra for a total of - $2.75
5 Dawn Hand Care - 5/$1
Covergirl - 1/$1
Covergirl - 1/$3.89
Gillette Fusion - 1/$4
— not sure what she did here but for 2 B1G1 free covergirl coupons she entered $9.99 discount —
Instore discounts of: $6.04

After Coupons & Taxes: $16.98
ECB’s for my next purchase: $5.79 + $5.00 + $2.00
Total OOP for my first CVS run: $4.19

Totally not complaining here!

I did it, I’m so proud of myself!  I crossed the bridge and it didn’t collapse. haha!  Inside joke for anyone who lives in Door County.  Most of us rarely cross the bridge, but I did today!

Was a long journey that started off slow and on the wrong foot.  Got almost to town and yikes, I realized I forgot my CVS card.  Go figure right?  I also forgot I had a backup card in my wallet.  Go figure again!  So I drop 10 miles BACK to my house to get my card.

Then I got to the bridge to find it up, yes up!  Why is it whenever I do decide to go across it, some fool decides he needs to take his back ass sailboat under it.  Mind you it’s like 50 degrees IF that on land, I can’t imagine what it was out on open water.  People, 99% of them are nutcases.

So anyways, I finally made it to Green Bay.  Store 1 Walgreens!  Rude people I swear totally rude.  Cashier didn’t smile didn’t acknowledge me at the register.  I swear between our local walgreens and the ones in GB today … it must be a prerequisite to be rude and not smile.  They all want to argue about what coupons I could use and what I couldn’t … see this is when those corp emails come in REAL handy.  Fun fun to teach a manager his own job.

Then off to my second walgreens, little easier, little friendlier by about .05%.  Got my things and practically ran out of the store.  This store though wanted to argue about a KY Intrigue $5 printed coupon.  Telling me it’s not possible to use the store coupon (it was $5 off) and then my manf coupon (another $5 off) for a total of $10 off a $19.99 product.  Uhm YEAH you can! Sheesh greedy little turds.

Then off to my third walgreens, yes third, I too am a tidbit insane.  Got my things again ran out of the store, ofcourse, after a 20 minute disagreement about how to use coupons AGAIN.  This time I lost.  Couldn’t buy 2 P&G products and use a $8 register reward from P&G and then two more $2 off coupons for only 3 products.  If I’d have bought another P&G the coupons would have all gone through.  Eh learning lesson, won’t be doing that again!

That’s it for now it’s 10:46 CST time and I’m cold and ready for bed!  Tomorrow I’ll share the rest of my adventure … tick tock!

The next two weeks worth of ads can be found compliments of HotCouponWorld here:

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This week I’m not sure I’m hitting Wag’s. Not a very good ad.