Just a small trip this week, but you can’t beat FREE on the Sobe Life Water and the Trident gum!  I bought $24.09 worth of stuff for $5.55, or 77% off.  I used a $5 ECB from last week to pay so I actually only spent 55 cents!  Here are the deals:

Dentyne Pure,Stride Shift or Trident Layers Gum – $0.99
-Earn $0.99 Extra Bucks (Limit 1)
-$1/2 printable (I used this one)
-FREE Stride shift Gum wyb Stride gum 5/16 SS
-$0.50/1 Printable
Final Price:  Both Free!

Sobe Life Water Buy One Get One FREE 
-BOGO coupon from the  Heads or Tails Game 
Final Price:  Both Bottles Free!

CVS Batteries B1G1 at $4.29

Lindsay Black Olives $1
-$1 off Lindsay Olive product, RP 5/02
-$1/2 Lindsay Olive product, September Family Circle Magazine
-$1/2 printable
Final Price:  50 cents each

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I’ve been stocking up on toothbrushes here lately so I picked up four to do the deal below but one of them rang up on clearance for 74 cents.  I decided that was a pretty good deal, and it would give me one for each of the kids so I kept it and ran back to get another to finish out the deal.  I didn’t see the difference at first, but if you look closely you’ll see that the green one in the middle of the picture has two rows of yellow bristles and the others don’t.  If you find any at your store you could use the $1/1 q listed below to get some overage   This week I got $22.54 worth of stuff for $6.88, or 70% off after earning $5 ECBs.  I actually used a $7.99 ECB from last week to pay so came out ahead $1.11 for the week!

Oral-B Pulsar or Manual Toothbrush (1 pk.), psa $2.99
Get $5 ECB’s wyb $10 (Limit 2)
B1G1 FREE Oral-B Manual (8/15 RP)
$1/1 Select Oral-B Products, exp. 8-31-10 (P&G 08/01/10)
Final Price:  98 cents total or 25 cents each (I used 2 B1G1 qs)

Nabisco Wheat Thins (4-8 oz) — $1
-$1 printable
Final Price: Free!

Gold Emblem candy bags – $.88

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It is very rare to get a good deal on beef jerky so I was happy to see it on BOGO this week at CVS, but then bummered when I got there and realized that the All You qs (listed below) are for 6.2 oz packages and the BOGO packages are only 3.25 oz.  They had a bunch of the new Beef Steak Nuggets with $1/1 peelies on them so I grabbed some even though I’d never tried them before (I have now and they’re pretty darn good!) and a couple of the regular beef jerky packages had $0.55/1 peelies on them so I got two of those.  I explained to the cashier why my All You qs wouldn’t work as I was trading them for the peelies and she said “well let’s just see if it takes them” and they rang up fine.  Now I’m thinking I might have to go back and get some of my fave teriyaki beef jerky while it’s on sale   I also used a $5/$15 that I got from the scanner and ended up with $73.19 worth of goodies for $11.17 or 85% off.  Here are the deals:

Blink Gel Tears (0.34 oz.), $7.99
Get $7.99 ECB’s (Limit 1)
-$1/1 Blink Tears or Gel Tears Eye Drops, exp. 9-30 (RP 8/15/10)
-$1.50/1 printable HERE or HERE  (I used this one)
Final Price:  $1.50 money maker!

Get $3 ECB’s wyb $10 Glade or Household Cleaning products (Limit 1)
-$3/1 Glade Plug-Ins Scented Oil Holder, exp. 9-25 (SS 08/22/10)
-$3/1 Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit, exp. 9-25-10 (SS 08/22/10)
Final Price:  50 cents each

Jack Link’s at $5.99 – BOGO
-$1/1 coupon from the July All You magazine (or peelies!)
Final Price:  $2.00 each after coupon

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Wow – what a day this has been!  Sorry I’m running so late guys – it was the first day of school for my five young’ns so I thought I’d have some time to get stuff done – HA!  We took our old work truck in to the shop today to get the air conditioner fixed and it worked GREAT - for about five minutes   Already running late, we headed on home with just one hour to spare before being due back to the school, then found out our Internet was down – ouch.  On our way home from school one of my four year old girls complained about her neck hurting and it turned out that her adenoids were terribly swollen so I dropped off most of the kids and headed right back out to the emergicare center.  She has acute pharyngitis, a new grape smelling prescription and lots of stickers, I on the other hand have an empty belly and a major ‘to do’ list.  So enough griping - here are the deals   Today I bought $48.58 worth of products for $10.18, or 79% off after earning $9.50 ECBs and deducting my survey money.  Here’s what I got:

Crest Glide Floss $3.49 Get $2.49 ECB’s (Limit 1)
-$1/1 Crest Glide Floss coupon (PG 8/1)
Final Price:  Free

Right Guard Total Defense, B1G1 FREE ($4.49)
-B1G1 FREE Right Guard coupon (RP 7/25)
Final Price:  Both for Free!

Purex Complete 3-in1 laundry sheets 20ct. $5.99, Get $2 ECB (Limit 1)
-$3/1 Purex Complete 3-in-1 Laundry Sheets, exp. 9-11-10 (RP 08/15/10)
Final Price: 99 cents!

 Johnson & Johnson Band-Aids $1.99 
-$3/3 from 8/1 SS
Final Price: 99 cents each

Kellogg’s Cereal 3/$10.00 Get $5.00 ECB’s wyb 3
-$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals, exp. 9-12-10 (RP 08/01/10) or
-$1/2 Select Kellogg’s Cereals, exp. 9-26-10 (RP 08/15/10) or
-$1.50/2 Kellogg’s Cereals printable coupon
Final Price: as low as $1.17 each

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Wow – I’m running really late today!  I had to run by the school to drop off some paperwork for my quads to start pre-k next week (STILL doing my happy dance) but I hadn’t expected to have MORE paperwork to fill out - in quadruplicate ;)  Just  got back and am trying to catch up on everything after being out of town for four days.  Maybe sometime later in the week I can catch up on sleep!  Today I bought $61.63 worth of products for $9.92, or 84% off after earning $19.99 ECBs.  I actually paid with the ECBs I earned last week so I walked away with all of this for free.  Here are the deals:  

$9.99 ECB wyb Dulcolax Balance 8.3oz $9.99 LIMIT 1
-$4 off Dulcolax Balance Bottle, SS 5/16 or  printable or
-$5 off Dulcolax Balance, 14 dose+, May All You Magazine or
-$3 off Dulcolax, printable, SS 8/08
Final Price:  up to $5 Money Maker! 

$5 ECB wyb Lysol Healthy Touch System $9.99 LIMIT 1
-$3 off Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap System, SS 7/11
Final Price:  $1.99 

$5 ECB wyb Lamisil Cream, gel or continuous spray 4.2oz $9.99 LIMIT 1
-$2 off Lamisil, printable
Final Price:  $2.99 

Colgate Total Whitening 4.2oz, Cavity, Tartar Control, Baking Soda & Peroxide 6.4oz or Kid’s toothpaste 4.6oz B1G1
-.50/1 Colgate Toothpaste, 4 oz +, SS 7/25
Final Price:  $1.00 each 

Edge or Skintimate Shave Gel $1.99
-.75/1 Edge Shave Gel, SS 8/01
Final Price:  $1.24 

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Whoohoo - I got a chance to get by a different CVS this evening and I was able to pick up the things I wanted but missed out on earlier   I bought $56.82 worth of products for $11.64, or 80% off after earning $11 ECBs.  I could have done better if I’d planned ahead and had travel bottles to fill up, but it was cheaper to buy the travel sized mouthwash and hairgel (all CVS trial sizes were B1G1 50% off) than to buy the empty bottles – very glad I checked!  Here are the deals:

$5 ECB wyb $15 of these Neutrogena or Clean &Clear Products:
Clean &Clear (excluding kits), $1 off
Bought PersaGel  $5.49, Astringent $4.59 & 3in1 Exfoliating Scrub $5.99
-$2/1 Clean and Clear Product, any (Excluding Trial Size) x 2
-$1/1 Clean &Clear Facial Care Item – excludes trial size (exp 9/11/2010) x1
Final Price:  $16.07 – $5RR - $5Qs = $6.07 or $2.02 each

$5 ECB wyb $10 of the following: (limit 2)
Crest or Scope ProHealth 1 liter, Whitening 3D White rinse 16 oz, floss 38.3 to 54.7 yds, floss threader, picks 30 ct or Scope Outlast, $3.99
-$2/1 Crest Mouthwash, 946 mL + 8/1/2010 PG
Final Price:  $11.97 – $5RR - $6Qs = 97 cents total or 32 cents each
(OUCH!  Just realized that the travel size mouthwash cost more than these big ones!)

$1 ECB wyb Altoids $1.49

Gatorade 32 oz or Sobe lifewater 20 oz, BOGO
-B2G1 Gatorade 6/13/2010 RP Insert (exp 10/31/2010) or
-B1G1 Sobe (Play Game for Coupon)
Final Price:  Free!

Dawn Hand Renewal — $0.97 
-$1/1 Dawn Hand Renewal from the Home Made Simple booklet
Final Price: Free!

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It was a really sweet trip today pardon the pun, I couldn’t resist!  The M&Ms are actually a penny less this week at Walgreens, but if you buy $10 worth at CVS this week you also get this stunning thin plastic M&Ms bowl, valued at $1.99, for free.  After qs I figure I spent 10 cents more at CVS just to get the bowl, totally worth it   I also have a trip coming up in a couple weeks and the Pantene coupons are expiring this week, so I’m pleased with the hairspray deal.  I think I’ll take a picture of my samples and trial sizes basket from the stockpile for you guys later.  Today I bought $26.95 worth of products for $3.80, or 86% off and I didn’t use or earn any ECBs.  Here are the deals:

Pantene Hairspray (travel section) — $1.29 
-$1 from 7/4 P&G (exp 7/31)
Final Price:  29 cents each

Free M& M’s Popcorn Bowl wyb $10 worth of M&Ms
Bought 20 bags @ 2/$1 = $10
-$.75/2 any two Bags of M&Ms Chocolate Candies 6/27 RP x10
Final Price:  $2.50 or 12.5 cents each

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Not an awful lot going on for me at CVS this week, but I desperately needed some new filters for my Brita water pitcher and they have a great deal on them this week so I had to stop in for those.  Today I bought $38.14 worth of products for $9.35, or 75% off after earning $13.99 ECBs. If you also deduct the $7.98 ECBs from last week that I used to pay, it was actually 96% off  Here are the deals:

$7.99 ECB wyb Celsius Green Tea 4 pk. $7.99 Limit 1
-$2 off Celsius product, 4 pk, printable
Final Price:  $2.00 Money Maker!

$5 ECB wyb Brita Pitcher Filters 3pk $14.99 Limit 1
-$2 off Brita Filter when you register printable
Final Price:  $7.99

Expo Dry Erase Markers 4pk $1.99

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CVS will send you a coupon for a FREE hand sanitizer pen via email when you enter your CVS card number and your email address here.  Hurry, the coupon will expire on 7/18.

Thanks to The Prudent Patron!

Well CVS has been rockin’ on the paper goods here lately – I had planned to get the B1G1 Cottonelle but they were smack out when I got there this morning.  I did the rest of my shopping and asked about it at checkout thinking I’d get a raincheck but the cashier told me they were substituting the Quilted Northern instead.  I said “shoot, I brought my coupons for the Cottonelle” and she said “no problem, I’ll take those for you”   Yay CVS!  So I ended up with $102.82 in products for $17.01, or 83% off after earning $7.98 ECBs and deducting the Neutrogena MIR.  If you deduct the $11 ECBs from last week that I used to pay I’m only out $6.01 and got 94% off!  Here are the deals:

 $.99 ECB wyb Paper Mate Pens, 99¢

$.99 ECB wyb Caliber Scissors, 99¢

$1 ECB wyb (2) Welch’s Grape Juice 64 oz, 2/$6
-$1/1 Welch’s 100% Juice, 64 oz 
Final Price:  $1.50 each

$5 ECB wyb (2) John Freida Shampoo, Conditioner 8 to 10 oz or Styler 3 to 12 oz, 2/$10
-$3/1 John Frieda Root Awakening 6/6/2010 SS Insert (exp 8/21/2010)
Final Price:  $1.00 Money Maker!

Neutrogena Clinical Day, Night, or Eye, $34.99
-$5/1 Neutrogena Clinical Mar 2010 All You Magazine (exp 9/30/2010) or
-$5/1 Neutrogena Clinical
-Try Me Free MIR Neutrogena Clinical (good this week only!)
Final Price:  $5.00 Money Maker!

Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue 12 pk B1G1
-$1/1 Cottonelle July 2010 All You (exp 9/30/2010)
Final Price:  $4.25 each or 35 cents/roll

Note:  Our dryer hasn’t been drying very well lately and if you leave dry clothes in there for very long after they’re done, they get damp all over again.  We make sure to clean out the lint trap between each load so I wasn’t sure what was going on – but then I got on my hands and knees yesterday and looked around in there and saw that there is a TON of lint inside there that isn’t making it as far as the trap because it’s so clogged.  The lint brush pictured wasn’t on my list for today but it seemed to be calling my name when I saw it and five bucks is a steal compared to the alternative

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