This week's totals

I made two trips to Meijer this week and mostly bought a bunch of salsa, cheese, chili seasoning, avocados and Alouette cheese. I also got rain checks for more Alouette, Sargento and Chi-chis since they were out of the particular varieties that I wanted. If you have coupons for a sale item that you use a lot of it's always a good idea to ask for rain checks if you don't get a chance to use up all of your coupons that week.

Total spent at Meijer: 71.87
Total saved: 77.82

Total spent this week: 89.28

Gamer.

Back to CVS tonight. The Fusion Gamer razors were finally in stock and I also had more Gillette shampoo coupons, as well as a $5/$30 that I got in by inbox. (Hooray!) So here it is:



(3) Gillette shampoo/conditioner @ 4.99 each, used 2.00/1 coupons, earned 3 ECBs each
(2) Fusion Gamer razors @ 7.99 each, used 4.00/1, earned 4 ECBs each

Used 5/30 + coupons
Paid with 11 ECBs, 1.85 out of pocket, earned back 17 ECBs.

CVS Tutorial

I just found this great CVS tutorial for anyone who still has no idea what in the world Jessica and I are doing at CVS every week.

This particular blog is written by Mary Ellen who lives in Shelby, North Carolina. I visited Shelby once. They have a stellar farmer's market.

Target

I have some Seventh Generation coupons that expire this weekend so I thought I'd make good use of those, along with the billions of 2.00/1 Target Kotex coupons I have sitting around from 1/4, and the Kotex manufacturer coupons from 1/11. Remember that Target coupons can be combined with mannys for even better savings.

I bought:
(1) 7th Gen laundry detergent @ 7.99, used 1.00/1
(1) 7th Gen dish soap @ 2.69, used 1.00/1
(2) Kotex pads @ 2.94, used 2.00/1 Target and 1.00/1 manufacturer (FREE plus overage)
(2) Kotex liners @ 2.94, used 2.00/1 Target and .75/1 manny
(1) Organic maple syrup clearanced to 4.48

Total before coupons: 28.27
Total after coupons: 14.77

Kraft coupons--enter to win

http://brands.kraftfoods.com/sogoodtogether/

The word on the street is that your chances of winning are higher in the morning.  I tried Saturday night and lost--tried Monday morning at 6am and WON. good luck!

article on High Fructose Corn Syrup

Check this out from the Washington Post if you are interested