Fun day shopping but had to pay $.25!

No Frills

Used gas tickets (I had $6.66 worth)
Bacon $3.00
Blueberries $2.00
Lemon Juice $.99
Brocolli $1.00 used $.75 coupon = $.25
Total $6.24 Paid $.00
Should have bought a tin of cat food and spent $.30

Walmart

Dempsters Bagals $4.07 FPC
Quaker Oatmeal $2.47 FPC
Crest Pro Health $1.00 coupon $1.00
Dental Floss Free when puchase Creat Pro Heath
$11.52
Paid $.25 GST

Safeway

Liberte Greek yogurt $4.59 x 2---2X  FPC
Chee Cha Puffs $3.19 FPC
$12.37
Paid $.00

Total $30.13 Paid $.25
Im very glad the stores I shopped at are close together as Walmart & No Frill didn't have The Liberte yogurt nor the Chee Cha Puffs.

Now need to change my totals spent and saved for Febraury!

Karen

Got my L'Occitane Sample Today!

My daughter was sweet enough to pick this up for me today.  I needed handcream too.  1st time trying this it is very nice stuff.

Karen

Quantom Finish Rebate!

This was a great deal.  I priced matched London Drugs sale 2 for $7.99.  I didn't realize the cashier rang it in a Walmarts price of $6.74 for 2.  So I got 2 boxes free.

Coupon Coffee Time ! Grab A Cup I need to Vent!

So I have never posted anything like this before and it is not intended to ruin anybody's credibility but instead bring awareness to people. I love looking at pages that post their coupon deals and savings.  I think you can learn alot just reading and viewing the pictures.  Its also nice when they give you a run down of how they got to the final amount paid on their shopping trip.  Now I don't teach couponing, run classes or sell How to coupon books.  Some people need or want these things to help them have a better  knowledge on couponing but I don't think they are really necessary to become good at couponing but coupon partys would probably be very fun.  I have not head of them where I live though. Now thats just my opinion.  My page was created more to find out how much I will save in 1 year with couponing and trying to stick to a budget. People who coupon have made claims that they have saved 1000's of dollars couponing so I want to see what I can save. With that being said I like sharing my deals as well. Ok so I was excited to see a facebook page the other day and check out the haul she brought home.  She as alot of experience and shares alot with everyone about couponing. Her shopping trip brought alot home and she paid nothing. Value I beleive was around $700.00. WOW amazing!  Well I want to do that too!.  Im sure everyone who coupons wants to do that as well.   Well questions were asked some answered and some not but if you have been couponing even for a short time you as like myself would be curious and maybe research some of the methods she used to bring home so much and pay nothing. Now thats what I did and found there is no way I will be able to do what she did.  It will not be because the cashier is stupid or the employees or managers don't know the policies or follow them it will be because the Walmart she shops at is not following policies.  What bothers me is she teaches couponing and even sells a book.  Now last week I saw several pages posting an article on why we shouldn't watch Extreme Couponing. ( Lies and deception)  its a TV show not even filmed in Canada.  Umm! So some of you may know what im talking about and some not.  So here is what I questioned and was told by Walmart that in fact Walmart will not lose anything from these transaction but the manufacturers will.  These transaction are in no way suppose to be practised and again anyone who teaches couponing should no this really is illegal.  So what she did is used alot of overage on coupons. Really what a great idea here some examples of coupons that apparently you if you know what your doing you can get overage on UMM!!!  Now Im not saying these are coupons she used these are examples of the type of coupons! 

Ok let say these are on sale $3.00 but the total value the store can claim is $4.00 so this should be claimed as $4.00 and you will recieve $1.00 overage and let say we have 10 WOW $10.00 overage right WRONG!! Seriously.

Ok let say these are on sale $2.99 but the total value the store can claim is $4.99 so this should be claimed as $4.99 and you will recieve $2.00 overage and lets say we have 10 WOW $20.00 overage right WRONG!! Seriously now we are at $30.00 and we can apply this to our other items we are purchasing great deal right.  So are you seeing anything wrong here I do!  Should I go on no enough said I hope Im getting pissed off sorry!

Anyways here is my email to Walmart and I did get a phone call back telling me that using these coupons and claiming them at a full value is considered fraud if they are purchased on a sale price but claimed on full value.


So I hope I didn't offend anyone or crush your dreams of shopping at Walmart and getting a whole lot for nothing I just want to express my opinion and I really hope that the use of coupons are not abused knowingly because in the end it will ruin it for everyone who is excited about coupons and saving money using them. Please leave a comment good or bad if you like and feel free to share this with others who coupon.  Everyone should be aware that there are savings using coupons and there shouldn't be exceptions for anyone regardless on how coupons are used and how much you donate or know about couponing.  Thanks for reading  I'm doing a draw for some coupons if you would like to enter leave a comment below or on my facebook page under this link saying enter me! I will do the draw next Wednesday.  You have to like my page to enter.  Thats it waiting for your comments now. Thanks again for reading.

Today At Canadian Tire!

I not spending any money this week on household items.  So here is my CT shopping trip.
Royal x3 at $4.99 - 3x $1.00 coupons =11.97
Miklbones $2.49
Denta sticks 2x $4.79 = $9.58 B1G1 free = $4.79
Iams dog food $12.99 coupon $3.00 = $9.99
Temptations cat treats 3x $1.55 = $4.65 B2G1 free = $3.10

Total CT money redeemed $34.57   Paid OOP $0.00

Thats All I'm Spending This Month (I Hope)!

Well I went out yesterday and picked up a few items to get us through the week.  It's cheap week and I'm not suppose to spend any money on household items.  I got my flyers today and its going to be hard I love good deals and spending money using coupons.  The good thing is I got some free product coupons, Canadian Tire money and gas coupons to keep me in the game Yah!  I hate cheap week but im sure it will help us stay in budget.

So here are my totals for spending and saving so far!

Coupons tracker savings since January 1/12  $343.68 should go up with my free product next week !
Grocery money spent for Feb./12  $400.55 (I know its over Im working on it).
Year to date household /grocery $845.68
So that will be 9 weeks end of next week equals appox, $94.00 a week includes our takeout (not bad).
Ummm this one please don't ask found a rut in the road but working on it cig money saved hate to say hope some of my family isn't reading this $117.77.  I know!!!

Over all I know we are spending less love to see totals at the end of the year!  (after we enjoy summer & Fall that is).

Karen

Coupon shopping at No Frills This morning!

Allbran cereal $3.00
Allbran bars free when buy Allbran cereal
Raisen bran 2x$2.00 =$4.00
Used $3.00 off when you buy 3 kelloggs cereal  total for cereal &bars $4.00
Gillette razors sale $5.49 coupon $2.00 = $3.49
Axe sale $3.00 coupon $2.00x6 = $6.00
Gain sale $3.00 coupon buy2 save $3.00 =$3.00
Miracle whip sale $3.49 coupon $.50 =$2.99
I shouldn't have bought the following (I don't think) not such a good deal!

Demonte fruit snacks 2x$2.00 should have only bought 1 box coupon $1.00 =$3.00
Mr clean sale (could find better wasn't thinking) 2x$2.00 coupon $1.00 when buy 2=$3.00

Total $25.48 plus tax.

Totals to date coupon savings $388.71
Spent since Feb 1/12 $296.10
Total spent since Jan1/12 $741.23
Cig saving $138.68 minus( V day shopping & stop smoking aid )= $107.73 since Jan 17/12-- 1 month today Yah!

Need to pick up some meat still!

The day after Valentine's Day!

Decided to spend a little cig saving money on Valentines Day sale items at Shopper's.  I got some great little items for future gifts just hope I can stay away from the chocolates. (LOL no really). The total with tax was $24.99 I used $10.00 OP's so I paid $14.99.  My bill reads  You have saved $150.46.  So glad we didn't buy anything yesterday!

Karen

Do you buy refills for these soap dispensers!

Im sure Lysol would prefer we buy the refills for these but I find they cost more than other soap refills.  So I thought I would see if I popped the top off if it would still work without spilling and it does. Im not sure if it will work over and over but in the meantime I can use it and wait for a sale.

I think lysol should make the bottle refillable.  It would be better on the enviroment.  Any thoughts?

Karen

Went over my budget!!!!

Well dinner in tonight thats ok.  We had take out on Sunday spent a whopping $26.50 which brought my total to $91.21.  Went to pick up a few things today and went over my budget oh-no !

No Frills

2 boxes wings on sale $2.97=$5.94
Highliner fish  on sales $3.99 coupon $2.00= $1.99
Raisen Bran on sale $2.00x3 coupon $3.00 when you buy 3= $3.00
Wonder bread on sale $1.49 x2 =$2.98 coupon $.75 =$1.48
Oral B on sale $1.69x2=$3.38 coupon $1.00= $1.38
Gas ticket used $3.60

Sobeys

Progyies 3x$1.00 =$3.00
onions $1.00
green onions 2@$1.00
celery $1.00
Chocolate milk 2x$1.00 =$2.00 plus deposit
sour cream 2x$1.00= $2.00
parkay margerine $1.00

Total with Tax $21.56

Bought coffee and soup at Walmart bringing total spent  since Feb 1/12 $223.41 OOPPS!
Grocery Alerts coupon tracker not working for me but since Jan1/12 saved $367.21 using coupons.
Total spent since Jan1/12 $668.54 with takeout.
Cig money saved since Jan17/12 $128.43 Yaah!

Still may grab more bread and hot sauce though if I have more coupons! Thats it!

Karen

Grocery tracker Update!

So my link to grocery alerts coupon tracker won't seem to update for me so I had to do it manually.  I didn't find to many deals today.
  The best was at SDM the Royal facial tissue was on sale for $2.99 with $2.00 coupon $.99 for 6 boxes.  For some reason they were ringing in at $3.49 and $1.49 weird I got them from the same spot just different color boxes.  Nice deal though I bought 18 boxes of facial tissue and a dozen eggs paid $3.31
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 Best deal I found at Safeway was Red Hot $2.50 a bottle used $1.00 coupon = $1.50.

Total money spent on groceries today was $64.71.  Total spent since Jan1/12 $609.46.  Total saved using coupons since Jan1/12 $357.11.

Total saved on cigs to date since Jan 17/12 $107.93.

Will do a little more shopping through the week still would like to go to Sobeys and NoFrills.
Thats it!

Karen

Mail In Rebate!

Got this MIR from Finish today so this kept me in budget for last week.  So totals adjusted grocery money spent last week $99.64.  Grocery money spent since Jan 1/12 $544.75.  No shopping today maybe tomorrow had a flat tire. :(

SmartSource this week! Feb 9/12

Heres what is Ft Saskatchewan Ab. Smart Source.

Little Cesar dry dog food (1.6 or 3kg) Save $2.00
Aylmers Accents Save $1.00 when you buy any 2
Multibionta save $3.00
Save $2.00 Depends
Save $2.00 on any Depends underwear prints and colors (6 ct or higher)
Save $2.00 on any1 finish Quantim, poerball tabs or gels
Save $1.00 finish jet dry
Save $1.00 finish dishwasher cleaner
Save $1.50 poise (1) package shape pads
Save $1.00 on any (1) poise products
Save $3.50 on (1) Lysol no touch kitchen system starter
Glade B1G1 free Automatic room spray refill
Glade B1G1 free Decor scent holder
Save $2.00 Glade decor scent refills
Save $5.00 on scrubbing bubbles 1 step toilet bowl
Save $5.00 on scrubbing bubblrs bath power sprayer starter

Please let me know if you see errors
Thanks Karen

Freebies & Samples in the Mail this week!

                                              
                                     I love getting free things in the mail beats bills!

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Needed some bread & milk today!

I guess I just like shopping couldn't stop with just bread & milk! Toilet duck B1G1 free on sale $2.00 = $1.00 each, glade plugins B1G1 free on sale $4.00 = $2.00 each, U by Kotex $3.97 coupon $1.50 =$2.47, mustard on sale $1.00 =.75, bread $1.47, Imperial margarine (907 g) $1.99, So good $3.97+deposit coupon $.90, $3.38, Philly cooking creme FPC = free, Peak freams on sale $1.99 B1G1 free= $1.99 .I had gas tickets $3.98 so total came to $14.57. (Walmart & No Frills)

I have saved a total of $332.11 since January  1, 2012. Tracker available at http://www.groceryalerts.ca/coupontracker

Total spent for Feb. (a little over) $104.45. Total spent since Jan1/12  $549.56

Cigs Savings since Jan 17/12  $97.68.

Grocery Alerts Update.

I have saved a total of $312.58 since January  1, 2012. Tracker available at http://www.groceryalerts.ca/coupontracker/

I have spent $534.99 since Jan1/12 and $89.88 for Feb/12.

Deals I spotted at Walmart today!

I didn't really need anything today and usually won't shop at Walmart on a weekend but I waited until about 4:30 and it wasn't to busy. I knew if anything I was buying another mustard for $.25.  While there I thought I might check out why some people are looking for the Braun coupon for $15.00.  I know the deal I found may not be what other people used this coupon for but I think its a good deal.  This Braun shaver was reg price at Walmart for $139.97 mark down to $40.00 with the coupon $25.00.  London Drugs has a Braun Series 3 shaver marked at $139.99.  I think the deal I found is pretty good even better with the coupon. Then the Mr. Clean was on a shelf for $2.00 but was ringing in at $3.59 so after showing the teller where I found these and verifying the $2.00 find the 6 were rung in at $2.00 each and with the $4.00 off when you buy 3 I paid $4.00 for 6 not bad.  My total bill with tax came to $31.85.  Cal likes his new shaver.

Karen

Coupon tracker and totals.

I have saved a total of $303.83 since January  1, 2012. Tracker available at http://www.groceryalerts.ca/coupontracker

I spent $85.40 shopping today for household items. Total since Jan 1/12 $530.53
Cig savings ($79.59) but needed to stock up on Nicorette while it was on sale spent $12.66 total savings since Jan 17/12 is $66.93.

coupon deals today!

Cat food Canadian Tire money  ($5.45)= free
Clorex wipes ($1.99) $1.00 coupon= $.99
Charmin seat covers (4x$1.00)
Mr clean bathroom erasers (2x$2.50) used $4.00 coupon x2 = $.1.00
Crest pro health ($1.00) $.50 coupon x3 =$1.50
Toilet duck sale $2.00 each B1G1 free 4x$1.00=$4.00
Mustard sale $1.00 coupon $.75= $.25
Olay soap sale $2.49 coupon $1.00x2 =$2.98
U by kotex $2.47 coupon $1.50x2 =$1.94
Dawn dish soap $.97x2 coupon $1.00 when you buy 2 =.$.94
Allbran bars $2.47 coupon $2.00= $.47
Healthy Harvest sale $1.00 coupon $1.00 off when you buy 2= $1.00
Lacoupe hair $2.00 coupon $2.00 x 6 = free
Satin care $1.54 coupon $1.00 = $.54
Total $16.39.

My Epicure tatar sauce!

Ok this was diffently not a homemade meal tonight.  The only thing I made was my tartar sauce.  I will say the Highliner Signature fish (we had the Haddock fillets) was quite good. They are on sale Walmart $7.00 I had a coupon for $2.00 off so $5.00 not to bad.(8 pieces) Anyway I wanted to share the tartar sauce recipe. Its very versitile and can be adjusted to your liking. I used to following ingredients:

4 heaping Tablespoons mayo (light)
1 tablespoon green relish
a squirt of lemon juice
3/4 teaspoon Epicure lemon Dilly dip mix (not the same without it)
Refrigerate for a couple hours before serving
Store in fridge for up to 7 days.

For more information about Epicure and the products please email me &/or visit www.epicureselections.com

I have 5 sample packs of Epicure Lemon dilly mix if your would like to try one email me at impeccaple1@hotmail.com (first 5 only please put epicure sample in subject)

Karen

Making foamy hand Soap!

So I have been wanting to try this for awhile but was waiting for the bottle to be empty.  I think it is really neat and will save money on hand soap. I rinsed out the empty foam hand soap container and filled the bottle about and inch and a quarter with dial hand soap and filled the rest of the bottle leaving a bit of room to replace dispenser without spilling.  Mixed by turning the closed bottle up and down.

Results are foamy hand soap.  Neat.  Im not sure if this will work with a cream hand soap and be sure to use a container with the foamer in the dispenser. I think I may have to invest in a couple more containers though.  I will be watching for a good sale .