Old Navy deals/August

Last month I picked up a few new things for the girls (mostly for Grace for next year, she never gets anything new!)I HARDLY ever buy brand new clothes, but when Old Navy does their additional 50% off clearance, I splurge and spend $ 1.74 for a tee shirt! I picked up 17 items.
Total Spent= $ 31.61
Total savings= $ 126.50

August/September deals...

9- First aid kits= FREE (after using $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
4- Lysol wipes= FREE after $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon + Albertson's double coupon)
5- Soup at Hand= FREE (they were marked down to .50 then I used .50 manufactured coupon)

Total Spent= .42
Total savings= $ 23.87

August 17th deals...

Albertson's is doing double coupons until tomorrow and I was thrilled about the FREE Juicy Juice this time! Great for school lunches!
I picked up:

9- boxes of Juicy juice= FREE after $ 1.00 off manufactured & double coupon
6- Glade Soy candles= FREE with manufactured coupon (up to $3.49 off)
4- Scotch tape= .25 each (in the clearanced section at back of store 7th/12th)
3- Roman Meal bread= .50 each after $ 1.00 off peelie & double coupon

Total spent= $ 4.45
Total savings= $ 81.78

I'll be teaching another coupon class- in Nampa

Get ready for another FREE coupon class! (in Nampa)
Mark your calendar for our upcoming coupon class! Like always, it will be FREE! There will be a donation box at the door if you have any item you wish to share, but no obligation, just come ready to learn more about coupons!

Where: 2212 E Amity, Nampa Idaho 83686
( Inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints building)
Nearest intersection: Powerline/Amity

When: August 18th @ 7:00 PM

All are welcome! We hope to see you there!

We will cover all the basic information so you leave confident to try couponing on your own!
You will learn:
* How to gather coupons
* How to organize your coupons
* How to match coupons with weekly sales
* How to save thousands of dollars a year
* Website & blog information to help you stay organized
* How to get things for FREE using coupons
* Coupon lingo, tips and store policies
* All about double coupons, internet coupons & rebates
* How to reduce your grocery bill by at least 50%
* How to build your food storage using coupons/stockpiling
...and more

.30 gas rewards!

I saved $ 4.80 today on gas using my reward points!

FREE food after rebate!!!

Yes, I am very aware of all the junk food I've been buying lately, but really, I've needed it! We haven't had any of it in the house so it was time for a few good deals to come my way! Chips, candy bars, Pop tarts, sugar cereal and now cookies! The Lord really loves me because he's sent all these deals to me (as I hang my head in disbelief at every OB weight check)

Today at Albertson's, the Kraft rebate deal started. I was so stalked up on everything, and really all I needed was some cookies. There are a few coupons out there, but not for anything I bought. To get the free food, you have to spend $ 25.00 on participating items. After you pay for your items, a $ 5.00 catalina (or coupon) will print at the check stand + a rebate form. Send your reciept & rebate form to the address & you will receive a $ 20.00 check 6-8 weeks later! I LOVE FREE food! Thanks Kraft for making heavenly cookies that I will be eating at midnight!

Total Spent= $ 11.50 (also used my $ 15.00 in catalina's from last week)
(Recieved a $ 5.00 catalina + will receive a $ 20.00 rebate check!)
Total savings= $ 21.80

August 7th deals...

So, this one is going to be a little crazy because of all the transactions/return...

I orginally went to Albertson's to get the free water coupon when you buy 4 chex & 4 Fiber one bars, plus I picked up 2 Ragu & 2 All detergent's to get me to my $ 30.00 total. My transaction went fine, except it didn't print my 2 water catalina's (my whole reason for doing the transaction to begin with!) After waiting 25 minutes with another lady whose catalina didn't print either, the manager found out that the sale had ended days ago... UGG

Total Spent= $ 8.44 (was expecting $ 9.00 in water coupons, darn!)
Total savings= $ 44.74 - $ 9.54 in return value = $35.20

But, I wanted my water! So I had to pay 2.77 each + my 2 boxes of butter for $ 1.47 each.

Total Spent= $ 3.99 (used $ 5.00 catalina)
Total Savings= $ 14.96


So... when I went to the other Albertson's, to return a movie, I returned 6 out of the 8 boxes of Chex & Fiber one bars (we tried a box and were not thrilled with them anyway),knowing I was going to do another transaction, and Albertson's was going to get their money right back, I didn't feel bad about returning those items (some people will buy items using coupons/get things for free & then return the items and get the full price back in return and profit off the store. Personally, I think it is dishonest, even though the store gets reinbursed for the coupon value, I believe the intent is wrong, therefore, I HARDLY ever return items,and when I do, like in this case, I turned around with the gift card they gave me ($ 15.90 )and used it on other products, so it was really like an exchange. I didn't walk out with cash in hand profiting off the store. (Those are just my feelings. I truly believe what goes around, comes around)

So... I bought:
6- All detergents
5- cereal
1- Milky Way= (FREE with coupon from mail)

Total Spent= .0 (used gift card) + recieved $ 15.00 in catalina's from promo
Total savings= $ 48.38

***I do make my own detergent, but these were so cheap, plus it's nice to have a few on hand!)

August 3rd deals...

Yesterday I bought 14 cans of Pringles for $ 21.00/ Apart of the spend 20, get 5 back
I used 7 $ 1/2 manufactured coupons (new total $ 14.00)
Then I used 7 double coupons (new total $ 7.00)
Next I used 1 $ 5.00 catalina (new total $ 2.00)
Paid $ 2.84
Received $ 5.00 catalina!
Money maker= $ 2.16+ 14 cans of Pringles!

Total savings= $ 24.46

August 3rd deals...

******New update******

Who knows what's going on with this sale!!!! Some ladies are having no problem, some stores are having tons of problems, other ladies are able to buy the items on the lower part of the ad, some are not- AUGG.... sorry for those of you trying to do these deals. Corporate missed over 100 upc's on this deal, so it's been a nightmare in some places! Hopefully you'll have great luck!
***************UPDATE******************

We (Mark from 7th & 12th & I) just discovered a few things about this sale that I had to share. This is at least at his store, let us know what you run into at your stores...)

*You can only do 2 sale transactions a day if you want your catalina's to print. (I did 2 at 12th & Greenhurst and then went to 7th & 12th after my Dr. app to get the sauce and my catalina's didn't print.) He tried a bunch of different ways to get them to print, made sure I had the right sizes, etc... and then decided to try a different perferred card- and it worked, meaning, it would only allow my card those first 2 transactions.

*They are allowing you to use all 7 of the different double coupons in 1 transaction, even though they are all numbered 1-3, they came out of 3 different ads!!! Incredible! That could be a huge money maker! (Too bad I have to wait until tomorrow to use my card again!)

* The items on the lower half of the ad, are not apart of the deal. A lady bought some of the Lipton noodles priced at a dollar and her catalina's did not print, Mark, let her know those items are NOT apart of the deal. (Hamburger helper, betty crocker potatoes, Ben & Jerry's Breyers ice cream, all, macaroni grill dinners & snapple)

I just bought 18 jars of Ragu sauce for $ 4.00! I was thrilled because I just ran out of my year supply, too! That = .22 a jar.
I used 9 $ 1/2 internet coupons & 2 double coupons, & my $ 15.00 catalina.

Total Spent= $ 5.68
Total savings=$ 57.02

August 3rd deals...

I was thrilled about the sale that started yesterday at Albertson's! When you spend $ 30.00 on participating items, you get a $ 15.00 catalina! I was in need of some junk cereal (I have a billion boxes of the healthy stuff!)and it turned out to be a great price after a bunch of internet coupons and a few double coupons and 3 transactions. I bought:

4- boxes of Cinnamon toast crunch
9- boxes of Reeses puffs
6- boxes of honey nut cheerios
6- boxes of cookie crisp
2- boxes of yo plus yogurt
8 cups of Albertson's yogurt
3- bottles of Ragu spegetti sauce

Total Spent= $ 15.55 (factoring in $ 15.00 catalina & tax) plus I have 15.00 more on my next trip!
Total Savings= $ 108.70

**************UPDATE**********

*I just found out that Albertson's on 12th & 7th are allowing all 7 double coupons on 1 transactions (they are all numbered 1-3, but came out of 3 different ads)!!! I wish I would have known that before I did my 3 transactions, it would have been a huge money maker, oh well, you can't win them all!

August 1st deals...

Last week a great candy bar coupon came out for $ 1.00 off any 2 candy bars. Right now at Wal Mart they are .50 each making them FREE! I got 13 for FREE last week (used 6 coupons+ 1 coupon that I received in the mail for a free one) and then I bought 15 more coupons off E bay for 4.99. So I picked up 30 more candy bars yesterday with those coupons. (I'm pregnant, what can I say???)They averaged out to be .15 a candy bar after I factor in the $ spent on coupons & tax. And really, at midnight, when all I want is chocolate, I'm glad I spent a few extra dollars! (and yes, there are a few missing from the picture)

Total Spent= 6.45 ($ 4.99 for coupons + tax for 43 candy bars)
Total Savings= $ 15.05

August 1st deals...

Right now Albertson's is doubling coupons, and right now their BIC pens are .50 each.I purchased 12 packs making my total $ 6.00, gave them my 3 internet coupons, making my total $ 3.00, then gave them my 3 double coupons, making my total .0
(I printed 3 internet coupons for $ 1.00 off 2 BIC products)


Total Spent= .18
Total savings= $ 31.08

July 29th deals...

I price matched the Albertson's Pop Tarts for $ 1.00 each at WalMart. I picked up 10 boxes. After the $ 10.00 Kelloggs mail in rebate these will be FREE. (It states on the rebate form, the 10 items must be purchased in the same transaction, which is why I price matched at WalMart. At Albertson's, you could only buy 5 at a time to get the dollar price, which means you would have to do 2 transactions to get the $ 1.00 price & the 10 qualifying items. I didn't want to chance not getting my rebate because they were on 2 different reciepts,. There are also .55 blueberry IP coupons out there, but I adore the Smores & strawberry ones!)

Total Spent= $ 10.60/ (FREE after rebate)
Total savings= $ 9.20

July 29th deals...

At Albertson's I picked up:

4- cups of yogurt= .13 each (after using .75 IP off any yogurt & double coupon)
4-packages of Bic pens= FREE (using $ 1/2 IP & double coupon)

Total Spent= .64
Total Savings= $12.46

July 24th deals...

I won't worry about the details, because this deal is over, but I was able to get:
1- package of Sparkle paper towels= .25
1- package of toilet paper= .25
17-packages of disposable gloves= FREE

(It would have all been FREE + another toilet paper & paper towel if I would have had the other IP, but I only had 1. I was fine with paying .50 for all of it!)

Total Spent= 1.37 (includes tax)
Total Savings= $ 42.71

.25 off gas...

I LOVE the gas rewards program at Albertson's! Free food + cheaper gas= 1 happy lady!
I don't have my reciept, but I saved $ 4.50 the last time I filled up.

Total Spent= (approx.) $ 41.40
Total Savings= $ 4.50

July 15th deals...

A girl can never have too much ice cream!

Right now you can get FREE pint size Breyers ice cream at Albertson's when you print the $1/2 internet coupon (from coupon.com) and use the Albertson's double coupon! I picked up 4 this morning.

I just got back from Nampa Walmart 12th/Greenhurst, where I price matched the ice cream there and was able to use my Albertson's catalina's there too! I bought 13 more pints and only spent $ 3.00 for all of them! Yeah!!

Total Spent= 3.24 (for 17 pints!)
Total savings= $ 25.89

July 13th deals...

I used my .45 off gas rewards at Albertson's the other day and saved $ 8.03! I was super happy! Not only do I get FREE/cheap food, but I also save on my gas! gotta love it!

Total Spent= $ 39.08
Total Savings= $ 8.03

July 13th deals...

I missed out on all the FREE Bologna last week, so my friend picked up a rain check for me after the deal was over. I was able to pick some up the other day using my $ 1/2 manufactured & Albertson's double coupon making them FREE! I normally don't buy bologna, but FREE lunch meat is great and the Rescue Mission is ALWAYS in need of meat products! Plus I received another $ 2.00 off survey coupon! This was a $ 1.64 money maker for me!

12- packages of Bologna= FREE/ $ 1.64 MONEY MAKER! (factoring in $ 2.00 survey coupon)

Total Spent= $ .36
Total savings= $ 41.88

Get ready is all I can say... Garriety Walmart in Nampa is accepting Albertson's double coupons!!!

*** THEY ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING DOUBLE COUPONS AT THIS STORE!! SO SORRY!***

The Nampa, Garrity store is accepting Albertson's double coupons right now!!! I would suggest getting yourself over there right away because once the word is out, it is going to be insain,(just like it was in Janurary @ the meridian store)
My friend Angie and I went and spent 6 1/2 hours there tonight and had a blast! We ran into Katie & Tamra and had fun in the check out lane with them until after 2:00 AM!

THINGS TO KNOW:
YOU WILL NEED THE ALBERTSON'S DOUBLE COUPONS IN ADDITION TO YOUR MANUFACTURED COUPONS. (I took my kids to a bunch of different stores collecting coupons tonight!)
*As of tonight, they were NOT limiting how many coupons/doublers you could use! Yeah!
* You WILL NOT receive overage, but will receive the item for free if it is less than the coupon amount.
*You can use up to $ 1.00 off coupon.
* It should last as long as the Albertson's ad does (but I doubt it will last very long due to the amount of ladies I'm sure will be doing it & the time it takes to check out!)
*If you can avoid bringing your kids,do it, unless you're just picking up a few items. It took FOREVER to check out!
*They are accepting Internet printable coupons or manufactured coupons from the paper
Here's what I bought, all using double coupons (if not specified):

9- White cloud toilet papers= FREE (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
5- L.A. Looks hair gel= FREE (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
2- Johnson & Johnson baby shampoos= .17 each (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon )
2- Johnson & Johnson baby lotions= .17 each (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
2- Johnson & Johnson aloe lotions= 17 each (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
2- Johnson & Johnson cotton swabs= FREE (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
2- Johnson & Johnson baby powders= .17 each (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
2- Hefty storage bags= FREE (no double coupon needed. Use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
9- band Aids= FREE (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
3- Suave deodorants= FREE (use .75 off manufactured coupon)
1- Fiber one yogurt= .08 (use $ 1.00 IP coupon)
16- cans of green chillis= FREE (use $ 1/2 manufactured coupon)
2- Reach dental floss= FREE (use $ .50 off manufactured coupon)
3- Old Spice deodorants= FREE (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
6- bags of Tyson chicken= .50 each (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
1- Daisy sour cream 16 oz. = 66 (use .50 off manufactured coupon)
1- Diginoros Flatbread = .50 (use $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
1- California pizza= .50 (use 1.00 off manufactured coupon)


Total Spent= $ 8.24 (including tax)
Total Savings= $ 109.04

* And now it is almost 4:00 AM!!! My 2 year old has already woke up twice since I've been home, my 4 year old has been up once crying about her princess pajamas, my husband came out to see what I was doing, his alarm clock will go off in a hour @ 4:45 AM for work plus I have to put this stuff away and get to bed so I can attempt to sleep before my alarm goes off in 3 hours! And yes, we have swim lessons first thing at 9:00 AM! Oh, help me Lord get through the day! What I won't do for a good deal! Thanks Angie for a great night of laughs, Peanut Butter M& M's and great memories! ((My time is off on my blog, it really is almost 4:00 AM!)

July 8th deals...

I went to Albertson's this morning to pick up a few things. I'm glad it's a slower week, I mostly wanted the water! I bought:

4- cases of water= $ 2.50 each (no coupons used or needed. Limit 4)
20- Easy macs= FREE (after -$5.00 Epic promo & 5 B1G1 Free coupons)
2- Tony 10 oz pizzas= .25 each after $1/2 IP & double coupon)

Total spent= $ 9.79 (used $ 2.00 survey coupon)
Total savings= $ 51.18

July 7th deals... Everything was FREE + I made $ 5.56

Can I just say how much I love Albertson's! I went tonight because I noticed we just received a $ 1.00 coupon for Oral B toothbrushes, and I noticed the other day they had some on clearance. I was able to pick up 7 of them for FREE!
(They had a few left at Nampa 12th/Greenhurst, but were sold out at Nampa 7th & 12th)

I then decided to pick up a few side dishes and 1 more toothbrush with my last double coupons. I was talking to a girl from church and didn't seperate my 2 transactions (because there wasn't a divider) and by the time my transaction was done, I realized mt total was off, and she had combined both transactions. She was a super nice checker and said " Oh,I know how I can fix it", so she took my next set of coupons and double coupons and gave me the amount of the coupons back in cash!It equaled $ 5.39! That hardly ever happens, but I walked away a happy camper!

* Plus I received another $ 2.00 off survey coupon!


Total Spent= $1.83 (includes tax)
Total Savings= $ 43.84
Total Profited= $ 5.56 (factoring in $ 2.00 survey too)

July 6th deals...

I picked up a few more things last night at Albertson's (the Tide was from Fred Meyer)
5- Travel size Tide detergent= FREE (after $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)
4- Right Guard deodorant= FREE (after $1/2 manufactured & double coupon)
2- 64 oz Gatorade= FREE (received a coupons after buying deodorant)
2- wishbone Spritzers= FREE (after $ 1.00 manufactured & double)
12- packs of Albertson's gum = .25 each (sale price. Up near lobby)

Total Spent= $ 1.00 (used $ 2.00 survey coupon/ recieved .68 overage too, but it went towards the gum)
Total SAvings= $ 31.95

July 6th deals...

I had a great morning using my double coupons at Albertson's!
I bought:

3- Hefty ziplock bags= FREE (after $ 1.00 off manufactured & double coupons)
12- Nestle chocolate milk= FREE (after $1/2 manufactured & double coupons)
2- Capri suns = FREE (after $ 1.00 off manufactured & double coupon)
1- Wishbone salad spritzer = FREE (after $ 1.00 manufactured & double coupon)
6- Kraft salad dressings= FREE (after $1.00 manufactured & double coupon)
6- Right guard deodorants= FREE (after $ 1/2 manufactured & double coupons)
1- pound of hamburger= FREE (after using $ 2.00 off meat when you buy 3 Kraft products coupon. Found at store/tear pad)
3- pounds of chicken = $ 3.64 (after using $ 2.00 off meat when you buy 3 Kraft products coupon. Found at store/tear pad)

* Plus I received a $ 2.00 off survey!!!
* Plus I received a coupon for a FREE Gatorade!

Total Spent= $ 3.11 (after factoring in $ 2.00 off survey)
Total Savings $ 84.01

July 2nd deals...

I had to pick up some more sugar and Kool Aid, the deal is just too amazing to pass up!
I picked up;
4- 5lb. pound bags of sugar & 40 packets for = $1.80
6- containers of Breyers ice cream= .99 each (after $ 1.00 manufactured & Albertson's double coupon)
1- Johnson & Johnson first aid kit= FREE + .03 Overage (used $ 1.00 off manufactured coupon)

Total Spent= $ 8.54
Total Savings= $ 33.40