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My Walgreens Shopping trip (Free Mouthwash & Snack Bars)

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Here’s my shopping trip at Walgreens from the beginning of this week. I was happy that everything I was looking for was actually in stock. I haven’t been shopping a whole lot at Walgreens the past few months because I wasn’t having much luck finding what I was looking for and to be honest, I just haven’t felt that motivated to get out in the summer heat. Note: on this last trip my cashier confirmed that they would be rolling out a Rewards Card starting at some point next month. I’ve heard some details about it, and let me tell you, I am less than excited about it. But, anyway, I’ll be posting more details on this new program within the next week  or so and what it is in store, so stay tuned. I didn’t have any previous Register Rewards on this shopping trip, so I was starting out fresh. I split my Walgreens shopping trip into 2 transactions to maximize the savings:

Transaction #1:

  • Gillette ProGlide Fusion Power Razor – $9.99, Used $4.00/1 8/12 RP insert, Got $4.00 RR
  • Final Cost $6.46 and got back $4.00 RR

Transaction #2:

  • 2 Sunny Paper Plates (72 ct.) – $0.99 ea.
  • 2 Good N Natural Bars – $1.29, Used 2 FREE coupons
  • 2 Dickinson’s Witch Hazel products, $2.99 ea., Used 2 FREE coupons (no longer available)
  • 2 Scope Mouthwash (25.4 oz.) – 2/$6.00, rang up Buy One, Get One 50% Off, Used 2 $0.75/1 7/29 P&G insert, got back $3.00 RR
  • Used $4.00 RR from 1st transaction
  • Final Cost $1.06 and got back $3.00 RR

My Price Cutter Shopping Trip Earlier this week

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Here’s my Price Cutter Shopping Trip from the beginning of this week. Two of my favorite things about shopping at Price Cutter are their markdowns in their meat department and their good sales on Hiland Dairy products, which we buy all the time. Also, I started shopping at the Price Cutter in Joplin again this summer and I have to say my trips have gone much better than they did in the past. Unlike previous trips, prices have all been ringing up correctly and I haven’t had any issues with coupon usage at all which is great. I am very glad this location has improved, so if you haven’t given them a try in awhile, you may want to now. I’m just happy they have stepped up their customer service because we really need all the grocery shopping options we can get in Joplin! I’m really hoping we get a few more grocery shopping options in the near future of the next few years, that is something we SO need. I would love to see a Hy-Vee store here, hopefully one will someday. And Dillons, sighhh, what can I say about Dillons. I have contacted them numerous times and I continue to get the same response, they will be coming back, just no news on when and where just yet. Believe me, as soon as I hear ANYTHING concrete, I will be shouting the news from the rooftops. In my opinion, any Dillons news is very, very long overdue. Anyway, here’s the details from my Price Cutter shopping trip from the beginning on this week:

  • 1 Hiland Dip & 1 Hiland Sour Cream (16 oz.) – $1.49 ea., Used $0.50/2 6/10 SS insert SS insert (doubled)
  • 2 Hiland Orange Juice (half gallon) – $1.49 ea., Used $0.50/2 Hiland coupon (doubled)
  • 2 Hiland Cottage Cheese (24 oz.) – $2.29 ea., Used $0.50/1 Hiland printable coupon (doubled)
  • 2 Hiland Family Pak Ice Cream (56 oz.) – $1.50 ea., Used $0.45/1 previously available (doubled)
  • 2 packages of Smart Chicken Whole, Cut Up, Mamger’s Special $0.99 lb., $3.25 & $3.63 (Great price for Smart Chicken!)
  • Black Angus Top Sirloin, about 1 lb., Marked down to $2.74
  • 3 Diet Crush Soda (2 liter) – $0.99, Used $1.00/3 Peelie coupon
  • 2 Pepsi Next (2 liter) – $0.99, Used 2 $0.50/1 Peelies (doubled)
  • 5 Pop Tarts – $1.69, Used $1.00/3 Pop Tarts 7/29 RP insert, & 2 $0.70/1 coupons previously available
  • Final Cost $26.56

My Aldi Shopping Trip (Great Markdown on Chicken!)

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I just got back from My Aldi Shopping Trip today and I was happy to stumble across a markdown sale on chicken. I know what we’re having for supper tonight! 😉 I also picked up a couple of great buys in the produce department. I stopped in at Food4Less afterwards and picked up a bag of potatoes. The price was right at $2.48 for a 15 pound bag, but I was disappointed when I got home, several of the potatoes from Food4Less in the bag were moldy, so I had to throw several out, so not such a hot deal after all. 🙁 Oh well, back to my Aldi trip and my great deals from there:

  • 3 packs of Chicken Thighs, $0.99 lb. All of them had $2.00 Off Stickers on them, so basically half off ($2.03, $2.41, $2.28)
  • Green Bell Peppers (3 ct.) – $1.29
  • Baby Carrots (16 oz.) – $0.49
  • Imperial Quarters (1 lb.) – $0.79
  • Country Creamery Margarine (45 oz.) – $1.99
  • Baked Beans (28 oz.) – $1.19
  • Skim Milk (gallon) – $2.56
  • Wheat Bread (20 oz.) – $0.99
  • Hot Dog Buns – $0.79
  • Cheese Crackers – $0.99
  • Chocolate Bar (7.25 oz.) – $1.49
  • Corn Chips – $0.99
  • Salsa – $1.69
  • Tomato Paste – $0.39
  • Taco Seasoning – $0.35
  • Spaghetti (32 oz.) – $1.69
  • Water (24 pk.) – $2.29
  • Final Cost $27.98

My Dollar General Shopping Trip (Cheap Hellmann’s Mayo and more deals)

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After looking through the coupons from my Joplin Globe this morning, I decided to go and pick up a Kansas City Star. It has SO many more coupons than our local paper it is just astounding. I’ve compared each insert side by side in the past and it’s not even close, the bigger city papers get way more coupons for sure. I let my subscription to the Star expire awhile back because they wanted to charge me more than double the cost of the paper to deliver it. I called them up and asked for a better rate, they dropped they price, but still was not a good deal in my opinion, so I passed.  I have been keeping an eye out for a better deal, but haven’t spotted one as of yet.

In the meantime, I headed to my very nearby Dollar General to pick up one and snag a few deals while I was there. Tip: Some Dollar Tree Stores carry Sunday Newspapers and sell them for only $1.00. The one here in Joplin sells the Star, but head’s up, if you want one, be sure and get there right when they open, because from what I’ve heard, people are standing in line at the door waiting for them to open on Sunday mornings. I haven’t gone to pick up a Sunday paper from the one in Joplin since they moved after the tornado. It’s just too far out of my way now to justify the trip, especially in this heat. 😉

Anyway, I checked Dollar General’s ad this morning and noticed a few deals, so here’s what I snagged on this trip. I’m working on a Dollar General post for the week, so stay tuned later today…

  • KC Star – $2.00
  • 1 Stayfree Pads – $2.00, Used $2.00/1 Stayfree 7/22 SS insert
  • 2 Hellmann’s Mayo (30 oz.) – $3.50 ea., Note: Keep an eye out, my store had Bonus Free Onion Dip Packs attached to the Mayo! Used $2.00/2 coupon from RecycleBank (125 pts.) and 2 $1.00/1 Dollar General Store coupons
  • 2 Ragu Pasta Sauce (26 oz.) – $1.50 ea., Used $0.60/2 Ragu 7/29 RP insert and $1.00/2 Dollar General Store coupon
  • Final Cost $6.71

My Price Cutter Shopping Trip (Love their Manager’s Specials)

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So, here’s my Price Cutter Shopping Trip for the week. I headed out early this morning to try and beat the heat (as usual) and boy, I am so glad I went early, because it was absolutely scorching when I got home. I SO hope we get some rain soon, I don’t know how the farmers are making it right now, my heart goes out to all of them! It seems like all the articles in the paper lately have been about the heat or drought in the area, whew! In fact, it’s been so hot, the power has been going off on a daily basis for us, thankfully, not for very long stretches at a time. Anyway, back to the subject. Here’s my shopping trip this time around:

  • Black Angus Ground Chuck (lftb-free, btw) – $1.99 lb., so $7.36
  •  Tyson All-Natural Chicken Thighs – Manager’s Special $0.99 lb., so $3.58, Used $1.00/1 home mailer coupon (I emailed and told them what I liked about their products and they mailed me 3 $1.00/1 coupons)
  •  3 Diet Crush Soda (2 liter) – $0.99 ea., Used $1.00/3 coupon 7/22 Pepsico insert (There were also $1.00/3 peelie coupons on each of the sodas I bought, good through 9/30 that I’ll be able to use on a future purchase)
  •  3 Hamburger Helpers – $1.00 ea., Used $0.75/3 coupon 6/3 SS insert (I loved that the 40% more bonus boxes were included in the sale)
  •  Bread from the Bakery – $1.99, Used $1.00 peelie coupon
  •  2 Lay’s Kettle Chips – $1.99 ea., Used $1.00/2 coupon 7/22 Pepsico insert
  •  2 Land O Frost Deli Shaved – BOGO @ $3.05, so $1.53 ea., Used $1.00/2 here
  •  Best Choice Toaster Pastries (6 ct.) – $1.00
  •  American Beauty Spaghettti (16 oz.) – $1.00
  •  Reser’s Hashbrowns – $1.00
  •  4 Libby’s Canned Corn – $0.59 ea., Used $1.00/4 Libby’s coupon (previously available) I keep hearing how hard corn has been hit this year with the weather, so I figured it wouldn’t be a bad idea to stock up while the price is right.
  •  Oscar Mayer Selects Premium Beef Franks (16 oz.) – $4.69, Used FREE coupon (no longer available)
  •  Final Cost $25.73

My Aldi Shopping Trip (Plenty of deals even without an ad!)

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So I ran to Aldi this week to pick up a few things and to see what unadvertised deals I could spot since we didn’t get an ad this week . And let me tell you, not having an ad did not deter me from shopping at Aldi this week one bit. Having shopped around a lot of different stores (and I do mean a LOT), I have found Aldi to be one of the best places, not just for best buys, but also the convenience and speed of it. Yes, I can still get better deals on some items with coupons and I definitely go to other stores for coupon deals, but I have found Aldi a very reliable source for many items, especially produce and milk. And, no I don’t work at Aldi or know anybody that does, nor did I get paid anything to say these things, I just like Aldi that much. LOL

Anyway, I didn’t find anything too spectacular in produce this week  and since I still had plenty of produce from last week’s huge produce haul, I passed and stocked up on a few other items.

  • Kirkwood Chicken Thighs – $0.99 lb., $4.67
  • Large Eggs (dozen) – $1.12
  • Skim Milk (gallon) – $2.56
  • Hot Pork Rinds – $0.89
  • 2 Peanut Butter & Crackers – $0.99 (my mil’s favorite snack right now)
  • Saltines (16 oz.) – $0.89
  • AquaPur Water (24 pk. bottles) – $2.29
  • Jumbo Franks (16 oz.) – $0.99
  • Bologna (16 oz.) – $0.99
  • Split Wheat Bread (20 oz.) – $0.99
  • 2 Big Dipper Chips – $1.19 ea.
  • Final Cost $20.70

My Price Cutter Shopping Trip (Ready for Stir Fry now!)

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One of my favorite things about Price Cutter is their meat markdowns, so I stopped in earlier this week to see what I could snag. It was pretty slim pickings, so I didn’t end up with much, but here’s what I did find:

  • Hiland Orange Juice Gallon – $2.99, Used $0.50/1 coupon from 5/20 SS insert (doubled)
  • 3 Diet Crush Orange Soda (2 liter) – $0.99 ea., Used $1.00/3 peelie in store
  • Steak – marked down to $2.18, This will make a great Stir Fry with all the great veggies I picked up on My Aldi Shopping Trip
  • Final Cost $6.44

My Aldi Shopping Trip (Markdowns on Bread & Lots of Fresh Veggies!)

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Here is my My Aldi Shopping Trip from earlier this week and was able to stock up on all sorts of wonderful fresh veggie goodness:

  • 2 packs of Multi-Colored Bell Peppers (3 ct. ea.) – $1.29 ea.
  • 2 Fresh Mushrooms (8 oz. ea.) – $0.79 ea.
  • 2 bags of Onions (3 lbs. ea.) – $0.79 ea.
  • 3 Puffed Corn – $1.29
  • 1 Big Dippers Corn Chips – $1.19, I make tuna salad a lot and we love to use these chips to dip with
  • Skim Milk (gallon) – $2.69
  • Eggs (dozen) – $1.13
  • Jumbo Franks (16 oz.) – $0.99
  • Chicken Thighs – $0.99 lb, $4.56
  • Bologna (16 oz.) – $0.99
  • 2 Burritos – $0.35 ea.
  • Wheat Hot Dog Buns – normally $0.99. marked down to $0.69
  • Wheat Bread (24 oz.) – normally $1.69, marked down to $1.29
  • 2 Milk Chocolate Bars (7.25 oz.) – $1.49 ea.
  • Final Cost $28.11