Walmart Gift Packs

• Old Spice Travel kit was $15, clearance for $7.48, used $2 from 11-28PG, $5.48 for it, not spectacular, but John is an Old Spice snob.
• Gillette kit $9, clearance for $4.44, used $4 from 11-28PG, 44 cents.

Hy-vee Glade

They are in shopping carts when you first walk in for 89 cents. They had oil plug-ins as well. Use coupons from 12-5RP to make them free-ish.

Hy-vee also has clearance toys, limit selection, but some good for around $2.

After Christmas deals.....

• Herbal Essences gift pack at walmart, in the main aisle between clothes and food for $5.  it comes with shampoo, conditioner, gel and body spray, with a year subscription to Allure and a stack of P&G coupons
• Axe Hair gift pack at Walmart (in Health and Beauty section) for $4.44, used $3 off from 12-12 RP.  Has shampoo, body spray and hair putty.  the hair putty is pretty awesome.
• 50% off xmas stuff at Walmart
• 50% off xmas stuff at Target (clearance prices on food/freezer section stuff, check all departments!)
• 50% to 70% off xmas stuff at Shopko, but their stuff is EXPENSIVE right now.  it was 50% off a week before xmas, so i am waiting this place out.  they have stacks of ornaments i'm interested in.

Post when the stuff goes to deeper discounts!

Airwick Candle

Target has $2.99 Air Wick candles. Use the $3 off from 11-14 SS, and they are free. They are located in the air freshener aisle, but at the far end, hanging off the side kick end thing. These make nice holiday gifts....if you aren't using your coupon, I know someone who will!

Walgreens Coloring Books

Walgreens has super cute coloring books/puzzles for 2 for $1 or 59 cents a piece. The puzzles were a bit junky, but the coloring books were cute. I picked up two Cars ones for $1.07. They are similar to the ones sold in the Target $1 spot. Located in the center aisle endcap.

Free Franks

Walmart has smaller sized bottles, 5 ounces, of Franks Red Hot for 96 cents.

Use the $1 off from 10-3 S, and they are free, I got the overage of 4 cents. But, YMMV.

Hy-vee Examples

Just a sampling of a Hy-vee trip.

• 6 bags of fun sized Snickers, $1.98, used 2 $1.50 off Mars from 10-10 RP, $1.48 a piece
• 4 cans of Campbell Chix Noodle soup, reg 88 cents, sale for 39 cents, used 25 cents off 4 from 10-3 S, 33 cents a piece (part of Thursday/Friday Hotdeals only)
• 6 things of Ramen, 19 cents a piece (no deal, just sayin'. I don't eat this, it's the very only thing John can cook)
• Harvester Deli Sammies, $3.98 a piece, BOGO Free coupon in flyer, 1.99 a piece (these make for a tasty lunch treat)
• Cereals: Cin Toast Crunch $3.49, Multigrain Cheerios (2) $3.49, Kix (2) $3.09, Lucky Charms $3.49, total $20.54, minus $10 from flyer, minus 2 - $1 from 10-3 GM, brings us to $8.54, minus the $6 back, brings us to $2.54 or 43 cents a piece. Whew. The cheapest GM cereal I saw was Golden Grams for $2.50.
• Marshmellows 99 cents (no deal, just need them for hot chocolate)
• 20 cents off for using my bags
• $1.43 in tax
• Grand Total: 19.67 (takes into account the $6 back from GM cereals)

Hy-vee Cereal Deal, it's back baby.

Swiped directly from Hip2save. Get ready to get your cereal on.

Through October 25th, all of you lucky HyVee shoppers can once again score super cheap General Mills cereal using the $10/6 in-ad coupon found on page 12 of the weekly ad (keep in mind that this deal may not be available at all Hyvee locations). Plus, you’ll snag a $6 Catalina coupon at checkout good for your next purchase, so this means you’ll save a whopping $16 which should make your cereal purchase FREE!!!

Check out this deal scenario to get ya thinking…

Buy 6 General Mills cereals for $2.49 each
(keep in mind that this price may vary depending on your location and cereal selection)
Total $14.94
Use the $10/6 in-ad coupon
Use 6 $0.75/1 select Cheerios coupons found here
(There is also a $0.65/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal coupon found here. Or there are various $1/3 General Mills cereals coupons available in the 9/12 or 10/3 General Mills coupon insert.)
Pay as low as $0.44
Get back a $6 Catalina coupon
Final Cost FREE plus $5.50+ moneymaker!!!

Halloween Picture

Walgreens has a nice Halloween special:
"Stop by Walgreens for some Halloween Fun! Trick or treat at our photo lab on October 31st!! Our photo specialists will take a Free Photo of your Little Gobins. You can pick up the next day, we will be taking pictures from 1 to 6 pm"

Target Deals

• Danimals: $2.09, used $1 off Target coup from the back of the 3 cent notebooks listed in previous post, there are still some available to buy, $1 off from 9-12S2, 9 cents final
• Softsoap: $4.69, sale $3.99, $1 from 9-12S2 (target only), $2.99 final (you can probably get the little ones cheaper, but I prefer the big refillable bottle)
• Mr Clean: $2.99, sale $2.49, used BOGO Free from 8-29PG, $1.25 a piece (plus, they were the Bonus 20% more size)
• Kandoo Wipes: $1.65, used $1 from 9-26PG, 65 cents final
• Shoes: $16.99, clearance for $4.24
• Sandals: $14.99, clearance for $3.74
• Boys Belt: $6.99, clearance for $1.74

Of course, I forgot my bags, so I came home with 3 plastic bags instead of saving an additional 15 cents. Sigh!

Swim Shirts

Wal-mart has Op UV swimshirts on clearance for $3, original price around $12. There are various shades of blue and pink. Sizes of:
Small-Medium: Weight 20-33 pounds, chest 20 inches
Medium-Large: Weight 33-55 pounds, chest 22 inches
50+ UPF

They are in the clearance section, over between the petfood/paint section.

Kmart Sidewalk Clearance

Some good deals on backpacks on the kmart side walk clearance. For a couple bucks, you can have your very own Sponge Bob pack.

Target School Supplies

Target has super clearance on their remaining supplies. 20 cent scissors, 3 cent notebooks, backpacks for less than $4. The backpacks are SOOOO cute, some even have wheels. But they are mainly girl ones. If I had a girl, I would buy them all.

Walmart Clothes

Near the registers, there are many, many racks of women's clothes priced at $1. Lots of plain tanks, beach cover ups, shirts, work out clothes. There are also clearance things in the kid's section starting at $3.

Trouble with Coupons

for a super funny read,

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/09/trouble-with-coupons.html

Lifted from Hip!

HyVee: *HOT* General Mills Cereal Deal!

This Hip2Save.com deal was hand-posted on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at 11:16 am.

Through August 31st, all you lucky HyVee shoppers can score super cheap General Mills cereal using the $10/6 in-ad coupon found on page 11 of the weekly ad. Plus, you’ll snag a $6 Catalina coupon at checkout good for your next purchase, so this means you’ll save a whopping $16 which should make your cereal purchase FREE!!!

Check out this deal scenario to get ya thinking…

Buy 6 General Mills cereals for $2.49 each
(keep in mind that this price may vary depending on your location and cereal selection)
Total $14.94
Use the $10/6 in-ad coupon
Use 6 $0.75/1 MultiGrain Cherrios coupons found here, here or here (or use the $0.55/1 Cocoa Puffs or Trix cereal coupons found here or use 3 $1/2 coupons from the 7/11 SS or 8/22 SS or found here or here)
Pay as low as $0.44
Get back a $6 Catalina coupon
Final Cost FREE plus $5.50+ moneymaker!!!

*Even without any manufacturer coupons, the cereal still ends up being FREE plus a $1 moneymaker…what a SWEET deal!

Hy-vee Backpack

If you clip their coupon, from their flyer that came out on Wednesday in the Post, or in the entry way to the store, you can get this backpack for $4.99, if you buy 5 qualifing Pepsi Products. So, I bought 5 - 2 liters for $5. (that is a good price for a 2 liter, and we buy and drink it normally, so I wasn't buying anything we don't use.) The backpack comes with:

• Compass
• Protractor
• 4 Glue Sticks
• Scissors
• 2 Erasers
• 24 Crayons
• 12 Colored Pencils
• 10 Pencils
• 1 Ruler
• 1 Folder

School supplies are cheap, you can by the name brand ones for pennies if you go to all the different stores, but this is the cheapest deal on a backpack I've seen. It's a really nice backpack, and Connor actually picked out a "boy" one. There was a lot of pink ones to choose from. The ad says "limited quantities" so, I don't know if they would do rain checks, so if you want in, I'd go now.

Target Deals

• Herbal Essences Hair Care, normally $2.99, sale, $2.50, use 2 BOGO free from 8/1 PG, final $1.25
• Hello Kitty Band-Aid, 97 cents, used $3 off 3 from 8/1 PG, made 9 cents
• J & J First Aid kit, 97 cents, used $3 off 3 from 8/1 PG, made another 9 cents
• Clean & Clear travel size, 97 cents, used $1 off from 8/1 S, made 6 cents
• Kraft Dressing, normally $1.99, sale $1.50, used $1 off from 6/20 S, final of 50 cents

I had a new guy cashier. He seemed really nice, and was very good with my coupons. Even gave me 20 cents back for using my canvas bags. It would be nice to have a different morning cashier than the regular 2 that I have already pissed off enough.

Dollar Tree

In preparation for the big vacation, I stopped by the Dollar Tree to find some fun things to do while at the cabin. I am always surprised with what I find.

• Pair of Merona (Target) Brand sunglasses, tag for $14.99 on them still
• Scooby plastic placemat
• King Sized bag of M&Ms (Con got to pick out a special "in the car treat")
• 6 pack of Keebler cookies
• Cars puzzle
• Water color paints (they are 97 cents at Target, but that is way across town)
• Scooby coloring book
• Bouncy ball with sparkly water inside
• Boxed candy of Everlasting Gobstoppers (usually on sale for $1 at Target, Walmart as well)

A lot of the stuff is available at other stores, for around the same price, but Dollar Tree is close to where I live, and I find it a fun place to shop. I have long suspected that Target sells their close out stuff to Dollar Tree, as I have seen many things from their Dollar Spot at Dollar Tree. There were several Merona and Xhilaration Brand sunglasses there. Some are pretty wild, but fun. Located up in the front corner of the store, right by the widow on an end cap.

Hy-vee

Anyone else all confused about Hy-vee? Their last ad was good for 2 weeks, but now there is another ad on top of that. Check your Post. Nothing screaming to me in the glossy ad. But, in the actual print portion of the Post, there is something about a weekend sale to benefit JDRF. Some good stuff there:

• 9" Tombstone Pizzas 5/$10
• Coke 2 liters 88 cents
• South Beach bars, boxes 3/$5
• $1 Rootbeer floats from 4-7p Friday, 10a-6p Saturday, 11a-6p Sunday