I have been having fun trying to save a little on our food and toiletry bills. Here are some of the highlights:
Walgreens- I bought two packages of maxi pads for $6.00 and I got $3.00 in rewards coupons. (Basically cash that can be used on another purchase at Walgreens.) I used one Internet coupon for $2.00 so I got each package for $.50. I also bought 3 cleaning supplies on sale for $2.50 each. I had a rebate for $5.00 so that brought my cost way down for some bathroom cleaners. This week at Walgreens I got hair bands for $2.99 ($2.00 rewards), deodorant 2 for $4.49 with a $2.00 off Internet coupon my cost was about $1.25 for each one, and some Hershey candy...buy 4 bags for $10.00 get $5.00 in rewards and I used my $3.00 rewards from an earlier purchase, bringing my total to $.50 a bag! (I am stock piling cheap chocolate now!)
Oil of Olay had a $15.00 rebate off 3 products. I bought two facial cleansers and a package of 6 bars of soap for about $3.00. I love all the products especially the soap!
JC Penney's sent me a coupon for $10.00 so I bought some nice capris for $7.00.
I won't tell you about my Bath and Body coupons...it is a given now. If I get a coupon for buy 1 get 1 free I am probably going to use it. I just love that store and it brings my great joy to go there! :)
My stock pile in the basement is growing! I have been buying cereal on sale with coupons. I have so many boxes now that I am not going to stock up this week even thought Pick-N-Save is having a great sale! I also have lots of soda for parties and family gatherings and shampoo for the next year! I am buying toiletries for the kids when they go off to college so I can get things on sale with coupons. I hope to have a little "store" down there soon!
I stopped at Goodwill on the way home for work today on my quest to find chairs for the kitchen. Sadly, I didn't find any...but I did find some pretty vases for the patio and a brand new shirt from Kohls for just a few bucks!
And finally to the naming of this post. Bekah has joined me in following savings blogs and we have so much fun telling each other about our deals! She went shopping yesterday and had $110.00 in savings! Gabe is catching on and they have a little stockpile growing in their basement. On their way home from shopping they saw that someone was throwing out lots of good stuff! They stopped and both Bekah and Gabe started searching through the pile! My dad will be so proud! They found a nice shelving unit for their guest bathroom and two wooden stools. They called us telling us about their great finds. We asked if they needed our van...they did so we drove over in a matter of minutes. Mary and I stayed with the baby and the rest of the crew went out into the night. They came home with 4 very nice patio chairs...metal with cushions and a nice plant decoration. Their patio is going to be beautiful this summer and most everything came from the garbage! (*Bekah and I found an old bench one day that will look lovely with some plants draped on it!)
