Monday, May 9, 2011

I'm So Excited....And I Just Can't Hide It!!

Good Monday my friends....I hope you all had a great and fantabulous Mother's Day weekend. You can read my post from yesterday to see how mine went.

Today is Mailbox Monday. I am sooo excited about it because I got ALL of this in the mail this past week:

Mailbox Monday
4 Magazines (2 Woman's Day, Black Enterprise, Jet) and some random product samples and coupons. I will be linking up with AFrugalFriend to share my mailbox goodies so go on over to see what everyone else got in their box. I also finally received the glasses that I ordered from CoastalContacts when they were doing their FREE giveaway. YAY!!! This was amazing for any of you all that got a chance to take advantage of it.  Usually when websites do giveaways they offer to give you the least expensive item that they have available so as to not lose out on a bunch of money. Buuuttttt, CostalContacts was offering name brand glasses-FOR FREE. All you had to pay was shipping and a service fee which came out to $18.85-still not bad considering I got all of this:


$18.85 for a pair of BeBe glasses that were originally $128. That's an 85% savings and one helluva deal. They even came with a cool carrying case. Kudos to CoastalContacts.

FREE BeBe's from Coastal Contacts

They've done several of these giveaways within the past couple of months but I was only able to cash in on this one. Stay on the lookout for more of them (giveaways, that is).

Next on my agenda is Savin' Maven Monday. I don't feel as though I did much shopping this past week just because there weren't really any great deals out there. Here's my roundup...

My first stop was at Rite Aid. I spent $5.71 there and got this:

Savin' Maven Monday (Rite Aid)

The Revlon and Covergirl Cosmetics were 40% off and I used a ($2.50 off 2) and coupon. The nail polishes were B1G1 50% off but I didn't have coupons for any of them. All of the candy was on a special 'after Easter' clearance so they were around $.25 each after the store coupons that I used. By making this purchase, I received $9 in Register Rewards to use toward my next purchase, a ($3 off $15 purchase) coupon, annnddd a coupon for 10% off.  This trip actually made me alot of money that I can use next towards my next trip. Rite Aid is easily becoming one of my favorite places to shop. Sure some of their prices may be a little on the expensive side, but once you use your coupons and take advantage of their Register Rewards, you really don't end up spending much money at all. You can register for your own rewards card by clicking here.

My next stop was Farm Fresh. They double coupons up to $1 on Wednesdays so I always wait until then to visit. I spent $8.65 there and here's what I got:

Savin' Maven Monday (Farm Fresh)
The Dawn dish detergent is actually from CVS and I only spent $.10 for all 4 of them but that was the only trip I made there so I just tagged it on to my Farm Fresh trip. Nothing else too special about this trip other than the fact that the M&M's were FREE with the purchase of the Rice Krispies (I got the coupon from a peelies that was on the cereal box). I can't wait to make yummy Crab Salad with the Crab Classic that's pictured.

My next trip was to Wal-Mart. They rarely ever run specials so I just go in there in order to rid myself of some of the coupons that I have piling up. I spent $8.06 here and got the following: 
Savin' Maven Monday (Wal-Mart)

This picture does not include the Miley Cyrus camo skinnies that I purchased for $3 but they are included in my total. The Ivory soaps were $.97 and I used 2 ($1 off 1) coupons so they ended up being FREE. Everything else was under $1.60.

There you have it-my weekly roundup of goodies.
This week my total came to $84.40
My total out of pocket was $22.41
For a total savings of $61.99 (73% savings)

What do you think?

Did you find any good deals this past week?


17 comments:

  1. I'm starting to hate Walgreens...they never have any of their advertised items in stock. If it weren't for the free coupon codes, I wouldn't have thought twice about going there!

    Rockwell

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  2. Thanks for that bit of info. I didn't even think if could be seen in the photos but I guess if someone is crazy enough they will figure out how to enlarge it!

    Rockwell

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  3. No shame in being thrify but shame on those who aren't.
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  4. wOW!!! Can you teach me some of your tricks! wow!

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  5. Happy MM. What a great bunch of goodies. You may want to reconsider showing your address from the magazine label. I tear mine off or cover it before taking photos. There are toom any crazies out there!

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  6. I did a gather post today about my attempt at coupon shopping at Wal Mart. I had 2 coupons for the Ivory but there was only 1 package left on the shelf. I also got the TP as well as Gain fabric cheets and cat litter at a good price. I'm not satisfied with Wal mart coupon shopping. I finally got a chance to look over my receipt today and 2 of my $1 coupons didn't come off at the register. Next time I'm going to give the cashier the product then immediate the coupon as she is ringing is up. I know it will make people behind me mad, and probably the cashier too, but I'm not in a position to lose $2!

    You got some great mail, and you got some great savings on your shopping too!

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  7. People always look at me and my coupons and say that I'm such an old lady and hell I'll be old if that means slashing my grocery bill in half!! Thanks for visiting and following!

    Rockwell

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  8. You had a great week between your free items and shopping trips. I was happy with my Walgreen's visit this past Sunday! Have a great week!

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  9. Sure I can! I'm planning to dedicate a while post to my shopping tips in the near future so stay tuned!

    Rockwell

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  11. I know that's right!! Walmart is HORRIBLE for couponing. They don't double coupons and never put anything good on sale. Thats why I only go when I'm trying to get rid of excess coupons.

    Rockwell

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  12. So sorry. I used to have pathetic Walgreens before we bought our new home. There is less available and they are always busy and always stocked! It is a huge difference from some of the Walgreens I have visited. So sorry you have a rough one!

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  13. Thanks for visiting my blog and the sweet comments on my anniversary. Thanks for the shopping tips.
    Mamaw

    http://itsabouttimemamaw.blogspot.com/

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  14. You're most certainly welcome!

    Rockwell

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  15. Thanks for visiting and following;-)

    Rockwell

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  16. I love your "savin mavin" posts...especially at the end where you total everything up.

    xoShelly
    www.gslillian.com

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  17. Awesome!!! I really enjoy this segment too...I get so excited to see how much I saved each week. Thanks for stopping by;-)

    Rockwell

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