Saven Maven

It's that time again where I share links to bloggers that have taken the pain out of teaming up coupons and the sales and going a step farther by helping you create wonderful scenarios.  Since I've only mentioned this once so far, I wanted to remind you if you use the Ctrl key at the same time as clicking on the link a new page will/ window will appear and you won't have to back click as much.


For CVS this week I'm just going to list one. I've looked at a couple of others, but Southern Savers did such a fabulous job I think you'll find everything for what you're looking:

Blush and Shadow 50% Off full sizes!  I'm so excited and had to control myself because I love LaurEss!  I ordered Escape shadow because my husband took extra notice when I wore it the first time. I also couldn't resist a sample as I'm still trying to find that perfect highlight shadow. My eyes are brownish green hazel, so if yours are too, Escape is a must have.

LaurEss shadows just glide across the lids and have wonderful color payoff which I just love. Extra pride is taken in Lauren work and it shows all the way down to the packing and shipping. If I had an endless supply of money; I'd buy an endless supply of LaurEss.

*All thoughts are my own and I am in no way reimbursed for this review on LaurEss.

Select a pain reliever you've used in the last 12 months and receive a coupon in the mail for Free Excedrin!  Be sure not to choose Excedrin or you will not receive the coupon.  I chose Bayer since I have used it within the last 12 months. I'm so glad they didn't ask what my favorite was that I used in the last 12 months because this is my favorite pain reliever for headaches.  I can't wait!
Thanks Colin!

Last night I was talking to the one of two ladies in charge of the HBA at Giant Eagle. We discussed the Crest and Scope deal that ended last night and how the snow storm affected ordering and delivery. She was super nice and informative.

During our conversation she mentioned a deal on the Arrid Anti-Perspirant that starts today. I totally missed this which often happens because I don't have concrete ad. :(  I thought this was worthy of mention if you don't already have a stock pile of free or next to free from the Palmolive-Cologate deals of yesteryear. She said they are getting a very large amount and putting it on end caps as well as the normal shelf spot.  So without coupons it's $1 that's right $1 buck for name brand anti-perspirant, no coupon needed!  Normally priced at GE for $2.49. 

Kuntry Klippers is my favorite coupon resource and I'm not just saying it because they are offering a coupon credit for posting on a blog or forum.  I really do love ordering from them. Totally professional with fast service and will send you  emails with surprise discounts on already fabulous pricing.  Kuntry Klippers is based in SE Ohio which is another reason I personally shop there for my coupon needs. Check them out you won't regret it!

 

You can find the typed out version here or the flash or HTML ad here.  In humble opinion there are not a lot of exciting deals that require scenarios, but I will post a few that you still might like. 


10 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks $.80/1 (Housefullofhappiness)
Shelf: n/a
Sale: $2
Mq: .50/2 01-03-10 GM exp 2/27)
Cat: $7 oyno wyb 10
Math: $20-$5mq=$15 get $7 oyno=$8/10

10 Nature Valley Sweet & Salty Granola Bars (if included) $.70/1
Shelf: n/a
Sale: $2.40
Mq:$.50/1 Q  1-3-10 GM
Cat:  $7 oyno wyb 10
Math: $24-$10=$14 get $7 oyno $7/10
*You may mix and match the granola with the fruit snacks.


6 Mrs. T's Pierogies $1.17/1
Shelf: n/a
Sale:  5/10 + 1 free + 6/10
Mq:$1/2 01-31-10 RP
Cat:n/a
Math:$10 - $3mq = $7/6

3 Ore Ida Fries, Hash Browns or Steam 'n Mash Potatoes $1/1 (Jen)
Shelf:
Sale: 2 FOR $6 +1 FREE *Must buy 2
Mq:$1/1 IP Steam n Mash
Cat:
Math: $6-$3=$3/3

Super Pretzel  $.75 (Jen)
Sale: $1.75
Mq:$.50/1 01-31-10 RP
Math: $1.75-$1=$.75

Morning Star  $2.00/1 (Jen)
Sale: $3.50
Mq: $.75/1 Tearpad
Math: $3.50-$1.50=$2 

Kashi  $2 /1 (Jen)
Shelf:n/a
Sale: $3.50
Mq:$.75/1 Tearpad
Cat: n/a
Math: $3.50-$1.50=$2

Simply Asia soup bowls $ .50/1
Sale: $1.50
Mq: $.50/1 02-07-10 SS
Math: $1.50-$1=$.50

Post Cereal Honey Bunches of Oats or Shredded Wheat  FREE!
Sale: $2
Mq:$2 IP Shredded Wheat
Math: $2-$2=Free

Olivio  $.90/1 (Jen)
Sale: $2
Mq: $.55/1 (DND5) 01-03-10 SS
Math: $2-$1.10=$.90

Nesquik  $.20/1 (Jen)
Shelf:
Sale: $1
Mq:$.40/1 tearpad
Cat:
Math: $1-$.80=$.20

Sunny D $1/1 (Jen)
Sale: $1.50
Mq: $.25 02-07-10 SS
Math: $1.50-$.50=$1


V8 Fusion $1/1
Shelf: n/a
Sale: $2.50
Mq:.75/1 1-3 SS
Cat: n/a
Math: $2.50-$1.50 =$1

Method detergent  $3.99 (foods4less)
Sale: $5.99
Mq: $2 IP
Math: $5.99-$2=$3.99

Here are the newest Mineral Make Up Sales:

This offer will go fast!  Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Sarah at the Giant Eagle forum shared using this at GE will score you free sauce at the everyday price!  Thanks Sarah!  Hope you can get a great deal too! I may spend a little out of pocket and get the paste since I like to use it in my meatloaf. The coupon is good for any products 15oz or smaller.  Oh and the print limit is high; I got 10 which will equal 30 cans!  Oh Happy Day!

I think I am getting a better idea about my blog appearance and which place is the best or easiest. Currently though, there is not a whole lot of difference between the two because I haven't asked a designer to customize it yet. I did find another template at Wordpress that allows me to change the Header(currently flowers my husband got for me) and the sidebar color (green) and the trim (burgundy). So if you like that layout the most, but not the colors that is easily adaptable and I'll most likely make a separate poll for that in the future.

I decided to link up several of my favorite bloggers' drugstore deals in one spot.  This will give you a variety of formats and some add deals others do not. If there is a store I left out that you would like to see, please just let me know.  If you press the Crtl key when you click the link it will open a new window so you don't have to keep going back.


Southern Savers

This time you need to spend a total of $50 to receive $100 worth of coupons.  The MIR is in Feb 21 P&G insert.  More information HERE and lists of participating products.  You need not buy all $50 worth on one receipt either.

Thanks Cherry Picker

Mr. Eric Harkreader, customer service, notified me that Rite Aid is having a sale, 25% on All Regular Priced Cosmetics Feb 11-13. It's while supplies lasts and no rainchecks.  It's a secret from the general public until Tuesday. I thought you might want a head start to get your coupons ready. I believe there are some very nice Cover Girl in this Sunday's paper that includes buy "this" get this "free".  Don't forget you can still use a coupon on the buying "this" too.

Giant Eagle is on the Left; Aldi's is on the right starting with the bread and fruit.

Giant Eagle
2 Organic Milk $7
2 Eggland's Best $5.48-$2mq
1 Small Steps PTs $2-$2mq
2 Simply OJ $6
1 Chocolate Milk $2.89-$2.89mq
1 Bunch Leaf Lettuce $1.17
1 Breakstone Sour Cream $1.50-$1.10mq
1 1lb Organic Carrots $.99
1 Canister Ice Tea $3.79
4 Hellmann's Mayo $10-$5.50mq
2 Ragu $2.50-$1.20mq
Retail Total:$55
Sale Total:$42
Cats Used:$17
Oop:$13
Cats Received: $5

Aldi's
Golden Potatoes 5# $1.99
Lemons 1#  $1.49
Limes 1#  $1.49
Navel Oranges 8# $2.78
Bananas $1.65 ($.39/#)
Broccoli $.99
Green Peppers $1.29
Multi Peppers $1.99
Seedless Cucumber $1.29
Safari Chicken $3.99
Hashbrowns $1.59
Vanilla(pure) $1.99
Marshmallow Creme (2)  $1.38
Bread(2) $.80
Water $2.79
Total Cost: $27.50

Total for both about $40

Hubby did buy some more bread, buns, chips, bacon and RC tonight at Walmart. Estimated Cost $17 

Oh and a bag of chips last night and fries from local grocer. $5 

Rite Aid shopping trip was so exciting too especially because they were out of almost everything. :( 

Just a small quick transaction to get the men's bodywash. I also was thinking it was Tuesday and the water would be $2.99; it was Wednesday and now $3.99. So, I had to pay $.62 oop; can you believe that? lol  Also the water pictured is Aldi's instead of Emblem because I was too tired to make the switch and the bottles were coming out of the Emblem packaging. 


Used $12 ECB
Mq: $1.25 *2
OOP $.62
Received $10.98 ECBs
Cost $1.64

Please help me decide.  I think this poll is more enjoyable and easier to understand. Then you never know with me and my spinning brain.


Thank you to everyone that voted on the blog preference. I may keep both for awhile until I can work out some of the kinks with WP and figure out how to add buttons so I can keep my signature link at Hot Coupon World.

I am currently formatting the deals others have shared on Hot Coupon World.  I totally thank you for finding the deals and if you put your handle in parenthesis you will be given credit.   I just copy and paste into notepad before formatting a different way.

More Updates 2/5:


Yoplait Greek Yogurt
Sale: $1
Mq: $.25/ any  GE Eoffer
Cat:
Math: $1-$.25=$.75

$3 OYNO WYB $10 Deals

8 Hunts Tomatoes $.38/1
Shelf:  $1.50
Sale:  $1
Mq: B3G1 1/24 SS
Cat: $3 oyno wyb $10
Math: $8-$2Mq=$6 get $3=$3/8

6 Manwich $.17/1
Shelf:$1.79
Sale: $1
Mq: $.50/3 1/10 SS
Cat:$3 oyno wyb $10
Math: $6-$2mq=$4 get $3 oyno=$1/6

4 Orville Micro Popcorn 3or 4 pks varieties $.34/1
Shelf: $3.18
Sale:BOGO
Mq:$1/2 1/24 SS 
Cat:$3 oyno wyb $10
Math: $6.36-$2mq=$4.36 get $3=$1.36/4

4 Alexia Cruncy Snacks $1.75/1
Shelf: $3
Sale:$2.50
Mq: n/a
Cat:$3 oyno wyb $10
Math: $10 get $3 oyno=$7/4

4 Banquet Chicken 12 to 14oz   $2.25/1
Shelf:$3.14
Sale:$3
Mq:n/a
Cat:$3 oyno wyb $10
Math:$12 get $3 oyno=$9/4

5 Gulden's Spicy Brown Mustard $1.40/1
Shelf: $2.39
Sale: $2
Mq:
Cat: $3 oyno wyb $10
Math: $10 get $3 oyno =$7/5


2 Hebrew National Franks $.39/1
Shelf:  Varies $4.29-$5.78
Sale:BOGOFree
Mq: $1 IP
Cat:  $3 oyno wyb $10
Math:  $5.78-$2mq=$3.78 get $3 oyno=$.78/2
or  Buy 4 if under $5 each ($.29)
Math: $8.58-$4IP=$4.58 get $3 oyno=$1.58/4 =$.39/1
  If $4.99 each buy 4
Math: $9.98-$4IP=$5.98 get $3 oyno=$2.98/4 or $.75/1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

6 Satin Care Shave Gels  $.23/1
Shelf:  $2.79
Sale:  $2
Mq:  $.55/1 02/07 PG
Cat:  $4 oyno wyb $15
Math:$12-$6.60=$5.40 get $4 oyno =$1.40/6

6 Gillette Series $1.30/1 (not great )
Shelf:  $2.79
Sale:  $2
Mq: n/a I believe the one this Sun is for Fusion
Cat:  $4oyno wyb$15
Math: $12 get $4 oyno=$8/6

3 Gillette Fusion Razor $1.32/1
Shelf: $8.99 reported
Sale:  $6.99
Mq:  $4/1  3/31PG
Cat:  $4 oyno wyb $15
Math: $20.97-$12=$8.97 get $4 oyno=$4.97/3

Combo 1 Shave Gel and 2 Razor $1.33/1
Shelf:  $2.79 and $8.99
Sale:  $2 and $6.99
Mq:  n/a and $4/1
Cat:  $4 oyno wyb $15
Math:$15.98-$8mq=$7.98 get $4=$3.98/3

3 Venus Embrace or Breeze Razor  (plus 3 free olay wash) $1.99/1 (not great imho)
Shelf:  $8.99
Sale:  $6.99
Mq: $2/1 2/7 PG and Free olay wyb Venus
Cat: $4 oyno wyb $15 
Math:$20.97-$6=$13.97 get $4oyno=$9.97/2 razors or $9.97 for 5 products

Combo of 1 Satin and 2 Venus (get 1 free wash) $1.72/1
Shelf:  $2.79 and $8.99
Sale:  $2 and $6.99
Mq:  $.55/1 and $2/1 and Free Olay wyb Venus
Cat:  $4 oyno wyb $15
Math:$15.98-$5.10=$10.88 get $4=$6.88 for 4products

Combo 1 Satin Care and 2 Gillette Razors $.92/1
Shelf:  $2.79 and $8.99
Sale:  $2 and $6.99
Mq:  $.55/1 and $4/1
Cat:  $4 oyno wyb $15
Math:$15.98-$9.10=$6.88 get $4 oyno =$2.88/3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2 Prilosec  $9.99/1(not familar with deals at drugstores,so don't know if great or not)
Shelf:  n/a
Sale:  $17.99
Mq: $3/1 1/17PG
Cat:  $10 wyb 2
Math: $35.98-$6=$29.98 get $10=$19.98/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Metamucial $4.49/1
Shelf:n/a 
Sale:  $7.99
Mq: $2 Tearpad (?)
Cat:  $3 wyb 2
Math: $15.98-$4=$11.98 get $3 onyo=$8.98/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nyquil,Dayquil, liquid or tabs $1/1
Shelf:  n/a
Sale:  $5
Mq: $2/1 1/17 PG
Cat: $4 wyb 2
Math:$10-$4=$6 get $4 oyno =$2/2

Shelf:  Sinex $3/1
Sale:  $5
Mq: n/a
Cat: $4 wyb 2 
Math: $10 get $4oyno=$6/2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
6 Crest Toothpaste Profit $2 (Pittsburgh24)
Shelf: n/a
Sale: $5/3 
Mq: .75/1 q's (2/7 P&G and last P&G)
Cat: $3 oyno wyb $10
Math: $10-$9mq=$1 get back $3 oyno

2 Scope and 1 Crest Combo $1.17 (LadyD)
Shelf: Scope $4.49/Crest n/a
Sale: Scope $3.50 /Crest $1.67
Mq: Scope & Crest.75/1 q's (2/7 P&G and last P&G)
Cat: $3oyno wyb $10
Math: ( $10.65) $8.67-$4.50=$5.17 get $3 oyno
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
12 Weight Watchers Smart Ones $1.41 each
Total: $17/12
Shelf:
Sale:$2
Mq:Buy 3, Get Flatbread Free Q (01/10 SS),Buy 5, Get Breakfast Item Free Q (01/10 SS),$3/10 Q (01/10 SS)
Cat:
Math:$24-$7mq=$17/12

5 Jello Mousse,Gelatin or Pudding Snacks $.30/1
Shelf: n/a
Sale: $2.50
Mq:$.60/1 (exp 2/10/10)
Cat: $5 oyno wyb 5
Math: $12.50-$6=$6.50 get $5 oyno=$1.50/6

McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce FREE
Shelf: n/a
Sale: $1
Mq:$.50/1 Tabasco Brand Family of Flavors, any size, any flavor - 01-31-10 SS 
Cat:n/a
Math: $1-$1=FREE

Dixie Napkins $.90/1
Shelf:n/a
Sale:$2
Mq: $.55/1 01-24-10 RP
Cat:n/a
Math: $2-$1.10=$.90

*Updates in purple.

After three months of neither receiving my missing catalinas nor a letter of explanation, I made another called. This is what was confirmed over the phone. I am requesting it in writing too, but they currently have me on transfer, for the last 20 minutes.  
Now researching the issue more and will call back.

I got a call back and they decided to send me the catalinas. I'm not sure why I didn't get the policy. I imagine they didn't want me to have it in writing and maybe I should have pressed the issue.  If I follow the verbal policy and something should go wrong I will call again and politely insist on written. 

The catalina machine print out 10 or less like catalinas regardless of the amount you spend. Another shopper discovered it is up to $100 even if 10 like have not printed. This happened when the deal was $5 wyb $20 so only 5 like cats because $100 was reach.

e.g.  $3 oyno wyb $10

I buy $50 get (5)  $3 oyno 
I buy $100 get (10) $3 oyno
I buy $150 get (10) $3 onyo

This means if I want to buy $150 worth of product I need to split my purchases into at least two transactions to receive all (15) $3 catalinas.   

This was confirmed for ConAgra and Giant Eagle. I am assuming this is for most companies and stores where multiple catalinas print. I believe Unilever and Kraft would fall under these stipulations.