Buy Low

 I hit Buy Low all by myself today! Just me, myself, and I! So many great stock up deals that continue through tomorrow (Tuesday).

18 oz peanut butter $1.97
Yogurt 6 oz .33 ea
WF ice cream $1.97
Kajun fish fry coating $1 (in clearance cart)
Freezer and snack slider bags .99 ea

Family packs Boneless Skinless Chicken Tenders $1.39/lb
Tilapia... I don't remember how much it was per pound but the pack was just over $3. Gonna try to start eating fish...

Loose Carrots 3lb/$1
Peaches 2lb/$1
White Onion 3lb/$1
Roma Tomatoes 2lb/$1
Celery 3/$1
Bananas 2lb/$1

Me and my Mama! Oh, and tax dollars at work... :(

 My mom came diving with me today!!! I had found some vintage sewing patterns in a recycling bin at a local elem school but couldn't reach all of them and can't find my grabber. Mama was intrigued and came over with her super awesome, high performance grabber and we headed back to the bin. We grabbed as many as we could, turns out I had only seen the tip of the ice berg! Then, when we couldn't reach anymore, we tossed my son in there and he excitedly got the rest for us! Team effort!
 Turns out that old patterns sell really well on ebay. Good stuff!!

 All of our patterns, sorted and stacked.


So now the crappy part of the day. Once again, when hitting up my new favorite, secret set of bins to collect my weekly haul of coupons..

... just like last week, I found a whole bunch of books that had been thrown away. :(

A complete set of encyclopedias, a stack of brand new Scholastic Literacy Source books, and some vocab text books and beginner's dictionaries. My husband says that encyclopedias are obsolete. Here, in this spoiled area that we live in, that may be true. But I know there are plenty of people around the world and even in our great nation that would love to have these books! SO FRUSTRATED!! You will find your tax dollars in your local elem school's recycling bins, in case you were wondering.
If anyone knows of a book drive or anywhere these books can be used, please let me know!!

Yesterday's Haul!

I am feeling brave! I took all three kids with me shopping yesterday. I handled really well, I think. They're all still alive anyway. :)
We hit Buy Low first to catch the end of last week's deals and to use the Monday/Tuesday only coupons that we get online. (sign up for them at the register in store)
So many great deals!!

 Butter $1.97
Nectarines .50/lb
Yogurt .29 ea
Romaine Leaf Lettuce .33 ea (w/online Buy Low coupon)

 Fuji Apples .69/lb
Milk $1.97
-.75/1 any Milk (coupons.com)= $1.22
Red Bell Peppers 3/$1

32 oz Grated Cheese $4.87
-$1/any 2 lb cheese (coupons.com)= $3.87
1 lb Strawberries .79 ea (w/online Buy Low coupon)
Mini Watermelon .79 ea (w/online Buy Low coupon)
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix .99 (in the clearance cart)
-.75/2 Betty Crocker brownie mix= .61 ea
If I had doubled the same coupon at Walmart, they would have been $1 each. 
Total Value (w/tax): $86.62
Total Spent (w/tax): $34.43 

Walmart:

 Cool Whip $1.25 ea
-.50/2 cool whip (doubled to -$1/2= .75 ea)
 

 Jell-o .62 ea
-.50/2 jello (doubled to -$1/2= .12 ea!)
Carefree liners .94 ea
-.50/1 carefree liner (doubled to -$1/1= +.06 each!)
Mr. Clean $1.97
-.50/1 Mr. Clean (doubled to -$1/1= .97 ea)

 Santitas .98 ea (ad-matched w/Winco)
Heinz 40 oz Ketchup $1.98
-.50/1 any Heinz ketchup (doubled to -$1/1= .98)
Gerber formula $14.97 ea
-$10/1 Gerber mail coupon= $4.97 each!!!
Sign up online at your favorite formula's website for all kinds of coupons and free samples!!
Zone Perfect bars multipack $4.39
-.50/1 any Zone multipack (coupons.com) doubled to -$1/1= $3.39 ea 

   Frigo string cheese $3.48
-.50/1 Frigo cheese (doubled to -$1/1 = $2.48)
Kool Aid Jammers 10 ct   2@.98 (ad-matched w/Winco, limit 2)
1 @ $1.78 (regular price)
-.75/3 Kool-aid jammers= .99 ea
Total Value (w/tax): $155.12
Total Spent (w/tax): $45.05

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I'm kicking myself for not paying attention to the time limits on the infant formula study as my baby is now too old. Don't miss out if one of the studies will benefit you!

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Buy Low coupons

Here's a link to Buy Low's Monday & Tuesday deals. You must print and bring coupons with you to get these prices.

Buy Low Monday & Tuesday only!

Yesterday's shopping

 Yesterday I hit Buy Low and Rite Aid. It went really well and I got some great deals!

Rite Aid:

 I had $4 rewards to spend from last week. These were B1G1 @ $5.99 each, minus the rewards= $2.12 total.

Buy Low:

 Nacho chips .99
Milky Way bars .59 ea
-.75/2 milky way bars online coupon= .21 ea
Sunbelt Granola bars $1.49 (ad-matched w/Macey's)
Western Family large bags cereal $2.50 (ad-matched w/Maceys)
Shasta 12 pk .98 ea (ad matched w/Winco)
Kraft 17.5 oz BBQ sauce .78 ea (ad-matched w/Winco)
-$1/2 kraft bbq sauce= .28 ea
35 oz Hunt's Ketchup .98 (ad-matched w/Winco)

 Santitas .98 (ad-matched w/Winco)
V05 shampoo and conditioner .78 ea (ad-matched w/Macey's)
-$1/3 vo5 shampoo or conditioner= .44 ea

 Apples .69/lb
Nectarines .50/lb
tomatoes 69/lb
white onion 3 lb/$1
3 pk romaine lettuce $1.29
WF yogurt .29

Bananas 3 lb/$1
Red bell pepper 3/$1
green onions 4/$1

Walgreen's heads up!

Follow this link to check out Walgreen's fabulous deals starting this Sunday! Lots of FREEBIES and register rewards to work with!

Walgreen's Sneak Peek!