Photo's from Kroger trip....

5 country bobs sauce I got for free
the 9 free dish scrubbers...
4 of the 8 bags of candy for $1 each...
and the 4 frosting and cake mix for brother-in-laws
birthday cake!




9 of the 10 propel i got for 19c each
and 1 box of the 10 pizza rolls i got for 30c each
and 1 of the 8 banquet meal we got for $1 each.





4 of the 5 brut deo I got for free
the 2 pert I got for free




the 8 free bags of Halls Cough Drops




the 4 packs of cottonelle....... I paid 50c each




the 2 glade scented oil....I paid $4.49 for both
and recieved $8.00 in coupons (actually only
recieved 1 for $4.00)




the 7 purex detergent....... I paid $1 each!

What would u spend it on....?

Well I havent blogged in a few days. Thought I would come and share a few words (for the very few who follow my blog)...Me and hubby were watching a program a few days back about people winning the lottery. It was telling the stories of some of the people who won the lottery and what they did with it. It got me thinking.... I truly believe I would not stop using coupons if i had the money to live comfortably. Its almost a way of life now! lol I cant imagine actually paying for shampoo! crazy! haha.... I would also like to start up a organization to help people in need of a car. We are currently without a car. Maybe february we will be financially able to get a car, It is so hard to be without one! we have to depend on people to take us places, and the times we do not, we walk and have many bags to carry from the grocery store. I wouldnt like to see anyone else in my situation. A car can be such a blessing for some people, with children a car is needed to take the children to the doctors, school, and many other places. Just a single couple like me and hubby are in need of a car, just to get around town and get grocerys and for hubby to maybe get a better job. If you have a car and have transport do not take it for granted! Be thankful! And if you are financially able to help another person who has a family and needs a car.... you will be blessed too!. It doesnt have to be a nice car, doesnt have to cost a lot... there are cars out there for $300-$400 that actually do work and will get around town!....well, we got the public transport to pick us up, and take us to the next town to go to kroger, Kroger is the only place I can get the fabulous deals to save me some money towards my car fund! lol Here is what we got! (note: the candy was supposed to be a deal: buy $15 get $5 off your next order, well the 2 for $4.00 candy was ringing up $1.47! so i didnt get my $15 worth like I planned, but still great price on candy!)

1st transaction:
Kroger Insulated Freezer Bag - $2.00 These things are great!
Kroger Insulated Freezer Bag - $2.00
Kroger Insulated Freezer Bag - $2.00
Glade Scented Oil Warmer - $4.49
Glade Scented Oil Warmer - $4.49
3 musketeers fun size bag candy - $1.47
3 musketeers fun size bag candy - $1.47
M&M's fun size bag candy - $1.47
M&M's fun size bag candy - $1.47
Milky Way fun size bag candy - $1.47
Milky Way fun size bag candy - $1.47
Snickers fun size bag candy - $1.47
Snickers fun size bag candy - $1.47

(1) B1G1F Glade scented oil warmer coupon - -$4.49
(4) $1.00 off 2 fun size candy - -$4.00

tax - $1.41
balance - $19.66
recieved - 1 $4 catalina for glade (should of got 2)


2nd transaction:
10 15ct totino's pizza rolls - $1 each (had raincheck from last week)
8 banquet dinners - $1 each - $8.00 (no coupons but great price)
10 bottles propel flavored water - $1.19 each
2 pert plus shampoo - $2 each
8 bags off Hall's cough drops - $1 each
9 scotch brite dish scrubbers - $1 each
5 brut deo - $1 each
2 Mount Olives Pickles - $2.50 each
1 betty crocker cake mix - $1 each
5 country bob sauce - $2.99 each
4 4packs cottonelle toilet paper - 99c each
4 pillsbury frosting - $1.32 each (thought these were bc so i had no coupons)
4 bottles of purex laundry detergent - $1.99 each

10 35c off 1 pizza roll coupons - doubled to 70c x 10 = $7.00
10 50c off 1 propel coupons - doubled to $1 x 10 = $10.00
2 $2 off 1 pert plus coupons - $2 x 2 = $4.00
8 50c off 1 halls cough drop coupons - doubled to $1 x 8 = $8.00
9 50c off 1 scotch brite coupons - doubled to $1 x 9 = $9.00
5 $1 off 1 any brut - $1 x 5 = $5.00
2 55c off 1 mount olive products - 55c x 2 = $1.10
5 free country bobs - $2.99 x 5 = $14.95
4 25c off 1 cottonelle - doubled to 50c x 4 = $2.00
4 50c off 1 purex - doubled to $1.00 x 4 = $4.00
5 $4 oyno catalina's (from glade deals) = $20.00

tax - $3.31
balance - $13.31

total savings 92% - $118.28!! wooohoo! lol

3rd transaction:
3 purex detergent - $1.99 each (hubby got 3 more as it was limit 4)
3 50c coupons off 1 doubled to $1 = -$3.00

tax $0.31
balance - $3.28

total savings 75% - $9.00

I think I did great!
I will add pictures later!.....

Bad Day, But also a Good Day.........

Okay well I made a grocery shopping trip today, me and my husband. I had everything planned out. We went to cvs and got the excedrin deal, luckily I had picked up some $2.00 coupons off excedrin express gels the week before at kroger. There was also $2.00 off back and body in last sundays inserts.
Cvs had their excedrin express gels 20ct for $1.99! Free Excedrin!!

Heres my Bill:

2 Excedrin Back and Body 24ct - $1.99
9 Excedrin Express Gels 20ct - $1.99
1 Energy Fuel Multipack - $9.99
We was looking for the cvs brand energy shots they had on sale for 4/$10 last week but they seemed to not have any in the store even at regular price
11 $2.00 coupons
subtotal- $9.88
tax- $2.23
Total - $12.11

Great for 11 boxes of excedrin and if we didnt get the energy shots it would have been about $2 or $3!

Okay so then we went to Kroger, This is were my day went kinda bad.... I had plans to go get the Glade Scented oil warmers. I had buy 1 get 1 free coupons and they were priced $4.49. So two for $4.49 is a great price for two! But to sweeten the deal, you recieved a $4 catalina for every one glade you bought so I make money from it. Well I had 6 b1g1f coupons so that means 12 warmers....they only had 6 of the warmers at $4.49,So I got the last 6, I got 3 glade scented oil nightlight's at $6.99 and 3 Glade scented oil Fan's for $7.99. So I didnt get to make much money but I did get the warmers for free!....
6 Glade scented oil warmer - $4.49 each
3 Glade scented oil nightlight - $6.99 each
3 Glade scented oil fan holder - $7.99 each
B1g1f coupon - $4.49
B1g1f coupon - $4.49
B1g1f coupon - $4.49
B1g1f coupon - $6.99
B1G1f coupon - $7.99
tax- $5.03
total- $48.06
recieved catalina's - $48.00
cost- $0.06c!!

So I went back and got my grocerys they was out of the pizza rolls, so I got a rain check (they were $1 each and I had 35c coupon, doubled to 70c, pizza rolls for 30c!).
Well I went to get the johnsons baby oil, and the cashier said I was not allowed to have the $1.89 baby oil with the $3 off 3 johnsons as it was a trial size! It so was not, and I was due to get the $1 catalina for those too. I got the 4oz baby powder and i was not able to use the Johnson's $1 coupon with those as the cashier said it was a trial. It so was not!! well, anyways, here is what I got finally after her taking 6 baby powders off and 3 baby oil's off my bill...

6 armour sizzle and serve pork links - $1.00 each
6 green giant vegetables - $1.00 each (in all the fuss I forgot to give her the coupons for these but they would of been 50c with a 25c coupon doubled)
6 Celestial Tea - $1.00 each
1 4pk Cottonelle - 99c
2 Halls cough drops - $1.00 each
2 Land O Lakes butter - $1.00 each
1 Sunny Delight OJ - $1.00 (also forgot this coupon!)
5 Country Bobs Sauce - $2.99
1 Febreeze noticeables - $6.99
2 20z cokes - $1.49 each
Blue Plate Mayonaise - $3.69

6 armour sizzle and serve - 35c coupons doubled to 70c coupons
6 Celestial Tea - $1 coupons
1 cottonelle - 50c Esaver coupon loaded onto Kroger Card
2 Halls cough drops - 35c coupons doubled to 70c coupons
2 Land O Lakes Butter - 55c coupons
5 country bobs sauce - Free coupons ($2.99 each)
1 Febreeze noticeable - $5 Esaver coupon loaded onto Kroger Card
(I had a $5 coupon also to get overage on this as the coupon on the kroger card is classed as a store coupon... but cashier would not allow it as I would get the item for free... yeah!...anyways it ending up costing me $1.99)

5 $4 catalinas (from glade deal) - $20

tax - $2.00
total - $3.94

recieved - $3 in catalinas for the 3 baby oils she took off my bill! lol

so In kroger, total, I spent - $52.00
and have $31.00 in catalina's off my next order left!

$21.00 for all that isnt too bad.

So we get home and I read my emails.... got more comments from my walmart deal....
heres the story... there were Mr Clean bottles or liquid and the sprays for $2.50 in walmart. They had free magic erasers attached to them. I was told that it is perfectly fine to use the B1G1F coupon and the 50c coupon for both items. The coupon states that you buy one you get one free, it does not state that you cant use a coupon on the bought item. So people are saying you need both products to use the buy one get one free coupon. This I know... I also know that many many people have used these coupons this way. If they scrutinized every single wording on the coupon, we ALL would never get the deals we are getting.... I got told that 'if the store is dumb enough to let you do it'........ why would they be dumb? doesnt the b1g1f coupon ask for the price of the free item? yes so doesnt that mean it is for the free item? yes... anyways, the cashier stopped and read the coupon, she was a experienced cashier! she said it was fine. Im just fed up and aggrivated with people who will sit there and tell you that you are breaking the rules, knowing the situation with coupons anyway. If i was using a copy of a valid coupon, a counterfit coupon, or a expired coupon, or not buying the specified size and product then I would understand.... It almost makes me want to stop using coupons altogether...........

new crockpot/slowcooker

Ok well I havent blogged for a few days... I have been very busy with my new job. But I ventured into the next town and tried out kroger a few days ago. I searched the threads on hcw as to what you could get for free or close to it, so I had my coupons ready, and was ready to go!. So me and my niece were going, well the night before I got sick with a terrible cold, a public bus service was to pick us up at 10am, I had only got to sleep at 6am, I couldnt breathe all night! So, needless to say.... we was late so we had to rush out..... we got there and I could hardly find anything that I had planned.... But I did get the free cottonelle with the 50c coupon.... and some ronzoni smart taste pasta for 33c....maybe luck next time!!!
Well on a good note, I did get a great deal on a crockpot yesterday... I was needng one, I already had a small one that i bought after thanksgiving last year... but that wasnt big enough.... this was a south beach portable one that was on rollback for $17.88 which was a great price!!!

my graphics for today.......

a good mail day today....

I had a pretty good mail day today... got 2 free coupons for buddig lunchmeat, but the best one was 25 free coupons for country bobs all purpose sauce! yayyyy! Apart from that i havent done anything much....

HERE IS A PEEK AT MY LATEST CREATIONS!

Wednesday Oct 1st.........

Well I havent blogged for a few days so thought I would at least come and leave a note. I havent done any shopping either but did find a few sale i would love to get before the sales end at my local grocery store. Gain on sale 3.99 with the coupons i have, 2.99 great price! better than paying 5.00! birds eye viola meals 2 for 6.00 and with 1.00 coupons of each they will be 2.00 each! thats a good price!..... Anyway I started my job today which means more money for the bills, maybe we can get straightened out.... just thought i would post the avatars I made so far! If you would like one made just let me know!