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Post by leanna on Sept 14, 2011 12:12:06 GMT -5
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Post by munjoyhill on Sept 14, 2011 12:20:16 GMT -5
I went to CVS at noon and I was so excited, the red machine was spitting out $3.00 off any two Sure deodorants. I use Sure deodorant all the time, every day, it's my favorite, have tried others and really don't care for them. Since I started seriously couponing in June the Sure deodorants haven't been on sale. I know where the cheapest ones are (happens to be WAGS), but so far they haven't been on sale, nor have I seen a Q.
So here's my deal:
Sure Deodorants 2 @ 3.19 ea Poland Spring Water 1 @ .80 ea. (for a filler) Bottle Deposit 1 @ .05 Total $7.23 Less $3.00 off 2 Sure Q from red machine Less $4.00 ECB Total $.23 plus sales tax, my OOP was $.60
I am so happy that I was able to do this transaction on the fly too.
I realized this morning that I need baggies, I think I remember that they're on sale someplace this week, I'll check it out later.
Oh, and something else that I had expected is when I scanned my card at CVS I got my next $5.00 ECB for reaching $50 for beauty club.
I also stopped into OfficeMax and picked up an expandable coupon file, it's a little bit for my purse, I try not to carry a large one, but I'll keep my Q's in it that I use all the time, and just store it in my glove compartment in my car.
Does anyone else here use OfficeMax? They have a rewards program that I just signed up for, have not read up on it yet.
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Post by reeneejune on Sept 14, 2011 13:00:15 GMT -5
marvholly - THANK YOU for the theater link. I LOVE theater but haven't gotten to go to many performances due to budget for the past few years. I'm excited to find out if I get tickets!
munjoyhill - I repurposed a small photo book, the kind with plastic sleeves just big enough for one 6 x 4 photo. I labeled each sleeve with the type of Q for easy sorting, and it's the right size to fit in my smaller purse.
kathyattraverse - I've shopped Big Lots before. Mostly they're a lot like Ross dress for less, but more household stuff and not so much clothes. Great for when I needed a gift last minute. Ours had a food section, but I found similar deals and better quality at the local grocery store. HTH
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Post by dancinmama on Sept 14, 2011 13:54:28 GMT -5
leanna: On the front of my Safeway ad (toward the bottom) it shows a few frozen food items that are BOGO. Combining that with the $5/$15 frozen food Q might make for some good deals. ETA: I can't do either the Tombstone or Eggo deals cuz I didn't get the Qs in my inserts. That seems to be the story of my life lately.
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Post by jeep108 on Sept 14, 2011 17:02:43 GMT -5
leanna: On the front of my Safeway ad (toward the bottom) it shows a few frozen food items that are BOGO. Combining that with the $5/$15 frozen food Q might make for some good deals. ETA: I can't do either the Tombstone or Eggo deals cuz I didn't get the Qs in my inserts. That seems to be the story of my life lately. I gave my last $5/$15 to my mom. oh, well..
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Post by va500 on Sept 14, 2011 17:54:20 GMT -5
ABC evening news just had a feature on extreme couponing and how the stores are now fighting back. Try and watch it if you have a chance - its about twenty minutes into the program.
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Post by jeep108 on Sept 14, 2011 18:01:54 GMT -5
ABC evening news just had a feature on extreme couponing and how the stores are now fighting back. Try and watch it if you have a chance - its about twenty minutes into the program. another reason to hate that show.
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Post by leanna on Sept 14, 2011 18:04:46 GMT -5
ABOUT THAT SUPPOSED FROZEN FOOD DEAL AT SFWY
My friend just tried to do the deal and it turns out the $5 cat only prints if you buy $15 of frozen food AFTER coupons. So, probably not such a great deal.
I haven't had time to look into it myself, but just wanted to update my earlier post.
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Post by jeep108 on Sept 14, 2011 18:13:20 GMT -5
ABOUT THAT SUPPOSED FROZEN FOOD DEAL AT SFWYMy friend just tried to do the deal and it turns out the $5 cat only prints if you buy $15 of frozen food AFTER coupons. So, probably not such a great deal. I haven't had time to look into it myself, but just wanted to update my earlier post. Thanks Leanna.
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Post by dancinmama on Sept 14, 2011 19:07:42 GMT -5
ABC evening news just had a feature on extreme couponing and how the stores are now fighting back. Try and watch it if you have a chance - its about twenty minutes into the program. va500: Do you mean World News with Diane Sawyer? That starts in about 20 minutes here. ETA: IF this is the right show, you can see full episodes on line the day after they've aired. abcnews.go.com/watch/world-news-with-diane-sawyer/SH5585921
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Post by misspt on Sept 14, 2011 19:22:36 GMT -5
HOUND ALERT: If any of y'all received the Domino's sugar coupons of .50/1 in your 8/28 RP inserts, I sure would appreciate some of them. A local grocer that doubles coupons up to .50, has the 5lb bags on sale for 2.50. Thanks a bunch, just pm me if you can help.
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Post by dancinmama on Sept 14, 2011 19:26:39 GMT -5
ABOUT THAT SUPPOSED FROZEN FOOD DEAL AT SFWYMy friend just tried to do the deal and it turns out the $5 cat only prints if you buy $15 of frozen food AFTER coupons. So, probably not such a great deal. That figures. Even though I didn't have the coupons to do the deals myself, I sure was hoping that someone else was going to be able to score.
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Post by dancinmama on Sept 14, 2011 19:28:58 GMT -5
HOUND ALERT: If any of y'all received the Domino's sugar coupons of .50/1 in your 8/28 RP inserts, I sure would appreciate some of them. A local grocer that doubles coupons up to .50, has the 5lb bags on sale for 2.50. Thanks a bunch, just pm me if you can help. misspt: Even though WAGs here carries Domino, we never seem to get coupons for it anymore. We get C&H in the west (stands for California and Hawaii).
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Post by dancinmama on Sept 14, 2011 19:32:56 GMT -5
Regarding coupons and retailers - I imagine it is those chains that allow doubled coupons that are having the problem; all other coupons would be paid back at face value plus processing, so I doubt the retailers would be having problems with couponers redeeming them.
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Post by leanna on Sept 14, 2011 19:42:42 GMT -5
I don't get Domino mq's in my newspaper either. I have gotten them in the national mag's (i.e. Woman's Day) but don't have any current ones.
Yeah, I'm not sure what is going on with the frozen food deal. My friend had a fiasco w/it, but then I saw someone posted on Slickdeals that it worked for them. So I dunno. I'm so busy with trying to clean my new house, I don't have time to check it out for myself at the moment.
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Post by misspt on Sept 14, 2011 19:48:28 GMT -5
Thanks for checking, guys, I think it's mainly a Southern/Midwest brand.......
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Post by leanna on Sept 14, 2011 20:06:54 GMT -5
They used to sell Domino sugar in NY, when I was growing up. So peeps on the east coast should be getting those q's.
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Post by constanz22 on Sept 14, 2011 20:12:27 GMT -5
HOUND ALERT: If any of y'all received the Domino's sugar coupons of .50/1 in your 8/28 RP inserts, I sure would appreciate some of them. A local grocer that doubles coupons up to .50, has the 5lb bags on sale for 2.50. Thanks a bunch, just pm me if you can help. When do you need them by? If I can get to the campground this weekend, I will check the papers there. I did get it in my paper, but I don't have any extras. I used mine at Wags a couple weeks ago when it was 2.49 as I was getting low...
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Post by rubyslippers on Sept 14, 2011 20:37:47 GMT -5
Constanz: I mailed your envies last night. I hope they arrive in time.
Saveinla: Thanks for the Crest deal. I went to Walmart and bought 4 lbs. organic carrots @ $.88, 1 Crest package @ $2.47, 3 Pure Silk shaving cream @ $.99 (pricematched WAGS) and 1 large pineapple for $2.50. I used 4 IPQ $1.00+ $2.40 MQ's + $2.00 Crest Q and paid $3.44 OOP. I got $13.00 in MQ's from the Crest. The overage from my carrots covered what the Crest coupon didn't.
Kathyattraverse: Sometimes there are 20% off IPQ's for Big Lots. Otherwise, they don't accept coupons.
Rite Aid: I had $5.00 in UPs that I used to do the Tylenol deal but I was a nickel short, so I had to put a Reach toothbrush with it for $2.50. I used a $1.00 VV and $1.00 MQ. Now I'm trying to find a way to break it down to get smaller UPs.
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Post by dancinmama on Sept 14, 2011 20:44:41 GMT -5
The World News segment was primarily about preventing shelf clearing or stockpiling any more than what any one family can use (as if they'd know how much that is).
They said that CVS has a "no shelf clearing" policy. The did not say directly, but I think they are referring to the fact that they impose limits on the best deals rather than that they will not allow someone to buy (10) of something.
This is what I think. Extreme Couponing is "in your face". It illustrates how there are many consumers who have become very savvy about how to get the products their families need at a very low cost AND it is showing MILLIONS of people how to do it. Obviously, stockpiling at rock bottom prices cuts into the retailer's profits; stockpiling using coupons cuts into the manufacturer's profits.
The retailers can limit how many of something a person can buy in one transaction and a manufacturer can limit the number of like coupons a person can redeem in a single transaction, but that will not stop someone determined to stockpile when there is a good sale; it just makes it a little more inconvenient.
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Post by saveinla on Sept 14, 2011 21:00:28 GMT -5
rubyslippers - thanks should go to dancinmama for the Crest deal. I just wanted to point out that there is a Crest Q that we did not get. Anyways, great deal on using the overage. Regarding carrots, has anyone noticed that they are getting harder than normal and very difficult to slice? Unless I get it fresh from the farmers market, I don't buy carrots from the stores anymore.
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Post by saveinla on Sept 14, 2011 21:02:10 GMT -5
The World News segment was primarily about preventing shelf clearing or stockpiling any more than what any one family can use (as if they'd know how much that is). They said that CVS has a "no shelf clearing" policy. The did not say directly, but I think they are referring to the fact that they impose limits on the best deals rather than that they will not allow someone to buy (10) of something. This is what I think. Extreme Couponing is "in your face". It illustrates how there are many consumers who have become very savvy about how to get the products their families need at a very low cost AND it is showing MILLIONS of people how to do it. Obviously, stockpiling at rock bottom prices cuts into the retailer's profits; stockpiling using coupons cuts into the manufacturer's profits. The retailers can limit how many of something a person can buy in one transaction and a manufacturer can limit the number of like coupons a person can redeem in a single transaction, but that will not stop someone determined to stockpile when there is a good sale; it just makes it a little more inconvenient. I agree. I think they wanted to show the manufacturer and stores' side of the issue, but there was not enough time for that.
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Post by misspt on Sept 14, 2011 21:03:51 GMT -5
constanz: Ideally, I need them before next Tuesday, but it's such a great sale for this area, that I am hoping all the little couponers will come out in droves, and I will be able to get a raincheck. However, their rainchecks are only good for a week, so I couldn't have them later than 2 weeks from yesterday. Thanks for checking!!!!
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Post by dancinmama on Sept 14, 2011 21:16:22 GMT -5
The World News segment was primarily about preventing shelf clearing or stockpiling any more than what any one family can use (as if they'd know how much that is). They said that CVS has a "no shelf clearing" policy. The did not say directly, but I think they are referring to the fact that they impose limits on the best deals rather than that they will not allow someone to buy (10) of something. This is what I think. Extreme Couponing is "in your face". It illustrates how there are many consumers who have become very savvy about how to get the products their families need at a very low cost AND it is showing MILLIONS of people how to do it. Obviously, stockpiling at rock bottom prices cuts into the retailer's profits; stockpiling using coupons cuts into the manufacturer's profits. The retailers can limit how many of something a person can buy in one transaction and a manufacturer can limit the number of like coupons a person can redeem in a single transaction, but that will not stop someone determined to stockpile when there is a good sale; it just makes it a little more inconvenient. I agree. I think they wanted to show the manufacturer and stores' side of the issue, but there was not enough time for that. I was thinking about the whole stockpiling thing and it used to be that a store would offer one or two items a week that were a REALLY GREAT DEAL. They called them loss leaders - sales that were so good and were specifically intended to draw people into the store who would supposedly buy those one or two deeply discounted items and HOPEFULLY several others at their regular price. The profit from those "other items" would more than make up for the purchase of the loss leader(s). I don't see many loss leaders any more. I see several items that are offered at a lower than regular price, but rarely anything so deeply discounted that I would call it a loss leader. Back in the day, my mom would stockpile the loss leaders.
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Post by suziq38 on Sept 14, 2011 22:50:36 GMT -5
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Post by suziq38 on Sept 14, 2011 22:51:50 GMT -5
I actually went to CVS Sunday and today.I bought the allergy pills (5) for $3.69, then receive $3.69 EB The PH whatever tampons $6.79, then receive $6.79 EB FREE Ritz crackers with the CRT Johnson's baby aspirin $2.00, then $1.00 MQ, then receive $1.00 EB I bought the above products on 3 different cards.I also bought the Dawn (I bought 4) for 99 cents each with 75 cents off MQ's. 3 of each. Bengay $5.49 minus $5.00 MQ Warning: The ad for the Bengay is wrong. You can't use that $5.00 coupon on the cheaper ($5.49 Bengay) one as featured in the ad. YMMV.I bought 3 on Sunday, then tried to buy 3 more today, and the cashier said "no." I am going to complain to the main office, and I hope a few of you do too.I also got a CRT for $3.00 off of any hair dye.I used it to buy the Nutresse: Each box was $4.99, I bought 2, so total was ($9.98. minus $3.00 CRT, minus 2 MQ's for $2.00 each, so the balance was $2.98 for TWO boxes of Nutresse). Not bad...$1.50 a box.... I paid with EBs on two separate cards. I am so "scattered" lately. I went on vacation and forgot about some RA bucks. Oh Well. I saw 69 cents a pound Foster Farms whole chicken today in Safeway/Von's ad.
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Post by suziq38 on Sept 14, 2011 22:59:16 GMT -5
constanz: That is some picture. Wow... suziq: Glad to see you post again. I was wondering if work had been keeping you away. Hope you make a total, complete and full recovery and are back on track soon. Your Hawaii trip sounds wonderful. I miss my trips there as DD2 graduated and I no longer have an excuse to visit. Darn! My teen years were in Anaheim and I went to college in San Diego. Used to take the train all the time--kind of a long trip with all the stops but enjoyable just the same. Loved just looking out the window. I imagine you were in the downtown SD area--it has changed so much and for the better! You should take more trips with all the $ you have saved over the years! Thank you, Murpath! You are so nice. Thanks also for all of your contributions to this thread. We are still; here, in spite of the negative climate for couponers right now.
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Post by suziq38 on Sept 14, 2011 23:02:34 GMT -5
CVSADDICT: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Suzi: Sorry to hear of your health situation but hoping you have a swift recovery and take care of yourself. Oh to go to Hawaii. That is on my bucket list. I have no desire to go oversees anywhere but have always wanted to go to Hawaii for about a month with no financial restrictions!!! Like that will ever happen. Sorry to say I have no friends living in Hawaii. However, glad you got to visit with your family. What a mess with no power. One worker set that whole mess off with one mistake. That's not good.... Thank you Kathy! I appreciate your good wishes for my health.Yes, San Diego was quite memorable this time around. I want you to go to Hawaii too! You can do it if you save a little here and there on toiletries and groceries, plus get a great deal on the hotel and the air flight. You are so nice.
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Post by suziq38 on Sept 14, 2011 23:07:32 GMT -5
Suzi: Prayers for your complete recovery. I'm glad you got to take a nice trip.... Thank you so much, Ruby.
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Post by suziq38 on Sept 14, 2011 23:10:16 GMT -5
I think that the Extreme Couponers did more damage than anything else could. Before they came along, I was happily doing deals like nobody's business. Now everyone notices what I and we do!!!
I just hate it.
I notice the cashiers are much stricter with the coupons lately. They read them with a magnifying glass, LOL. They won't accept them if it is not exact.
This was after the show.
That being said, I still get a few great deals here and there. I have been eating out less and saving more. I have been making more and more of my meals at home.
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