We all have crazy weeks and this was one for me. We got home from a trip on Monday afternoon, and haven’t stopped going since! I can imagine with end of the school year activities I’m not the only one who has had that kinda week…
Normally I get my coupons together Wednesday morning before heading to the stores, but this week I went up to Charlotte to film a few segments with the Charlotte Today show and never found the time to gather any coupons. I tried to practice what I teach though and still shopped the sales.
Coupon or no coupon, if items you will use are on sale this week you need to grab them. Following store sale cycles it means that items on sale this week won’t be back on sale for 6 weeks. You don’t want to miss the sale and have to pay full price! So leave the coupons at home and at least grab the sales.
We always head to Publix and Bi-Lo to look for unadvertised deals so I gathered sale items at both stores that we will use. I did find two coupons in the store at Publix (thanks store dispenser lady for keeping those stocked). That was it. I kinda feel like a fraud confessing, but truth is best.
Even without the coupons though we still saved almost half!
Publix –
Total Purchase Value: $115.98
Total Spent: $62.18
Total Saved: $53.80
We grabbed a lot of produce, and milk along with BOGO deals. Had I just stuck with BOGOs we would have been an easy 50% saved, but milk always brings the savings down.
Bi-Lo –
Total Purchase Value: $71.72
Total Spent: $33.91
Total Saved: $37.81
This was all BOGO deals and a few closeouts. I also used some Plenti Points from a previous trip to bring the out of pocket cost down.
Tip: A few of the items we grabbed did have coupons on them. Check with your store because they may let you come back with coupons the next day and use them still!
I love hearing from you all and get so many encouraging emails each day of people who are able to stretch their budget and meet their goals. I also get lots of questions, so I thought today I would knock out one of the top questions I get:
How do I know when the coupon inserts are expired?
For everyone that uses the whole insert method of coupon organization (my favorite), you can feel like you need to keep those inserts forever. It’s that or you have to go through each page and look at the expiration dates…
Honestly 12 weeks worth are all you really need to keep. There is a great trick I use though to be sure I’m aren’t tossing valid coupons.
Pull up the coupon database and search the date of the insert in question. Inserts have a one or two digit month and two digit day (ex. SS 8/14, RP 1/08). The database will only show coupons that are still good to use:
If there are any coupons that haven’t expired, they will be listed and you can clip those few. (The four coupons shown above). If nothing comes up, you are good to get rid of the insert!
What should I do with expired inserts?
The preferred option is to send expired coupons to the troops who can use them up to 6 months past the expiration date. If not, I suggest you at least recycle them.
Running low on butter? There is a new Land O Lakes butter coupon available! Head to Target this week and get Land O Lakes butter for $1.29 after coupons.
The deal ends 6/3. You can see all of the Target deals here.
New Land O Lakes Coupons
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Target Deal Idea
- Land O’ Lakes Butter with Canola Oil, 8 oz, $2.39 (reg. price)
-25% off Land O’Lakes Butter, Target Cartwheel (EXP 6/3) printable
-.50/1 Land O Lakes butter with canola oil printable
(use both, makes it $1.29)
The deal ends 6/3.
More Target Deals:
Print all of the coupons you need for these deals.
It’s time to get ready for some fun at Harris Teeter! Look for Super Doubles starting 6/4 in most stores. This will run for 3 days through Tuesday 6/6.
Super Doubles means that they will double all coupons $2 or less. They double 20 coupons per person, but it’s best to come in with more than 20 since you will find them out of somethings you want.
I’ve got two very long list of deals up on the Harris Teeter deals page. Here’s a list of the top deals from both lists though.
Please don’t just use this list… you want to look at all the deals before shopping!
Harris Teeter Super Doubles 6/4 – Top Deals
- Wholly Guacamole Avocado Verde Salsa, 10 oz, $2.49
-$1 off Wholly salas items printable
(makes it 49¢) - Skintimate Shave Gel, 10 oz, $2.50
-.75/1 Skintimate shave gel, excl 2.75 oz, Checkout 51 mobile coupon
-$1/3 Skintimate shave gel, on same receipt, excl 2.75 oz, limit 2, Checkout 51 mobile coupon
-$1 off Skintimate shave gel, excl 2.75 oz printable
(makes it FREE after Checkout 51) - Zatarain’s Caribbean Rice, 6 oz, $1.55
-.75/1 Zatarains rice mix printable
-.75/1 Zatarain’s rice mix, RP 04/30
(makes it 5¢) - Whole Earth Sweetener Nature Sweet, 2.8 oz, $3.99
-$2 off Whole Earth Sweetener Co product, RP 05/21
(makes it FREE) - evol Burrito, 5 oz, $2.79
-$1 off evol item printable
(makes it 69¢) - Van’s Gluten Free Waffles, 9 oz, $3.19
-$1.25 off Van’s product, including gluten free printable
(makes it 69¢) - WeWalka Pizza Dough, 7-14 oz, $1.49
2.99 reg. price
-$1.50 off WeWalka Pizza Dough (when you share) printable
-$1 off Wewalka dough item, SS 04/09
(makes it FREE + profit!) - Zing Zero Calorie Stevia Sweetener, 1.4 oz, $2.39
reg. price: 2.99
-$1.50 off Zing Stevia sweetener printable
-$1 off Born Sweet Zing stevia sweetener, SS 04/30
(makes it FREE) - Gain Flings, 16 ct, $4.50
reg. price: $5.99
-$2 off Tide PODS or Gain Flings! printable
-$2 off Gain Flings, 12 ct.+ printable
(makes it 50¢) - Galbani String Cheese, 12 oz, $2.34
reg. price: $4.69
-$2 off Galbani snack cheese item, 6 oz+, SS 05/07
-$1 off Galbani snack cheese item, 6 oz+, SS 05/07
(makes it FREE) - Luvs Diapers, jumbo pk., $5.99
reg. price: 8.59
-$2 off Luvs diapers, excl trial size, PG 05/28 (EXP 6/10)
-$1 off Luvs diapers, excl trial size printable
(makes it $1.99) - Garnier Whole Blends Hair Care, 12.5 oz, $3.99
reg. price: $4.99
-$2 off Garnier Whole Blends shampoo, conditioner or treatment, RP 06/04
(makes it FREE) - Holland House Cooking Wine, 16 oz, $3.99
-$1 off Holland House cooking wine, 16 oz, (limited areas) printable
-$1 off Holland House cooking wine, limit 5, Checkout 51 mobile coupon
(makes it 99¢ after Checkout51) - Garnier Fructis Hair Care, 12.5 oz, $3.99
reg. price: $4.49
-$2 off Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner or treatment, excl 2.9-3 oz, RP 06/04
-$2 off Garnier Fructis shampoo, conditioner or treatment, excl 2.9 and 3 oz trial size printable
(makes it FREE) - Tetley Ice Tea Bags, 24 ct., $1.89
-$1 off Tetley Tea printable
(makes it FREE) - Tofurky Bologna Slices, 5.5 oz, $3.49
-$1 off Tofurky plant based products printable
-$2 off Tofurky plant based products (unlock) printable
(makes it FREE) - Siggi’s Yogurt, 4.4-5.3 oz, $1.25
reg. price: $1.67
-$1/2 Siggi’s yogurt cups printable
-.75/2 Siggi’s Icelandic-Style yogurt, on same receipt, 4.5 or 5.3 oz singles or multipacks, Ibotta App mobile coupon
(use both, makes it FREE) - The Good Table Freeze-to-Plate Kit, 10.2 oz, $3.29
-$1 off The Good Table product printable
-$1 off The Good Table product, SavingStar eCoupon
(makes it 29¢ after SavingStar) - Maybelline Twin Brow Pencils, $3.99
-$1 off Maybelline product, RP 04/30
-$2 off Maybelline brow item printable
(makes it FREE) - Noxzema 3 Blade Razors, 4 ct., $4.99
-$2 off Noxzema 5, 4 or 3-blade 3-ct.+, or Twin blade 12-ct., Spa 4-blade kit or Sonic Beauty Want, excl trial size, RP 05/14
-$1 off Noxzema products, excl trial size, RP 05/14
(use $2 off, makes it 99¢) - Maruchan Bowls, 3.31-4 oz, 66¢
reg. price: $0.89
-$1/3 Maruchan bowls, SS 04/23
(makes it FREE) - Ortega Seasoning Mix, 1-1.25 oz, 99¢
-$1/2 Ortega products printable
-$1/2 Ortega items printable
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Need an easy side dish? Suddenly Salad is a great option! Use this new Suddenly Salad coupon and SavingStar rebate to get it for as low as 50¢ per box!
Suddenly Salad Coupon
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Target Deal
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Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad, $1
(ends 6/3)
-.50/2 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad printable
-.50/2 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad, SavingStar eCoupon
(makes it 50¢ ea. after SavingStar)
Ends 6/3.
Publix Deal Idea
- Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad, 5.5-7.5 oz, at $2.29 ($1.14)
-.50/2 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad printable
-.50/2 Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad, SavingStar eCoupon
(makes it 64¢ ea.after SavingStar)
Ends 6/6 or 6/7 (depending on your area).
Grab these grocery coupons too:
Head to Walgreens today for a great deal on vitamins. Print a new One A Day coupon and pair it with a store coupon to get them for $2.34.
The deal ends 6/3. You can see all of the Walgreens deals here.
One A Day Vitamin Coupon
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Walgreens Deal
- One A Day Multivitamins, 60 ct., B1G1 50% off at $7.79
-$3/2 One A Day vitamins & supplements, 30-150 ct., excl prenatal, May Walgreens booklet (EXP 6/3)
-$2 off One A Day multivitamin printable
(use (2) $2 off mfr, $3/2 off store, makes it $2.34 ea.)
The deal ends 6/3.
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Get ready for fun in the sun with this new Aveeno coupon! You can get sunscreen for as low as $4.11 per bottle at CVS.
The deal ends 6/3. You can see all of the CVS deals here.
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CVS Deal Idea
- $10 ECB WYB $30 Aveeno Suncare or Facial care, B1G1 50% off, limit 1
Buy:
(4) Aveeno Hydrate + Protect Sunscreen, 3 oz, $11.99
Use:
(4) -$2 off Aveeno Sun item, excl trial size printable
-$1.50 off Sunscreen purchase $10+, printing at CVS Coupon Center (exp 6/5)
Total Due: $26.47
Get Back: $10 ECB
Like getting it for $4.11 each.
Note: you’ll need (2) computers and (2) phone numbers to print (4) coupons.
You can use these instead if needed:
-$1 off Aveeno products, excl trial sizes printable
-$2/2 Aveeno products, printable
-$2.50/2 Aveeno products, SS 05/07 (EXP 6/4)
-$2/2 Aveeno products,, SS 05/07 (EXP 6/4)
There is a high value Schwarzkopf hair care coupon available to print! You can use it along with a mail in rebate at Walgreens starting 6/4 to get shampoo for 50¢ per bottle.
You can see all of the Walgreens deals here.
Schwarzkopf Gliss Coupon
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Walgreens Deal
- 1,000 BR WYB (2) Schwarzkopf Gliss Hair Care, 2 for $12
Buy:
(2) Schwarzkopf Gliss Hair Care, 2 for $12
Use:
(2) -$2 off Schwarzkopf Gliss hair care printable
Total Due: $8
Get Back: 1,000 BR
-Free Schwarzkopf Gliss Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment product (up to $7.99) mail-in-rebate
–like getting both for $1 or 50¢ ea.
The deal runs 6/4-6/10.
more personal care coupons:
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