BRAG SPOT - TARGET - FROM LAURA

I totally forgot to post this from a dedicated reader Laura who went to Target and did the above deals.

Here is what she wrote:

Did this deal the other day thanks to your blog about your daughter and the magnum ice cream!! So happy you decided to stick with the blogging. I check it every day an sometimes more than once. Lol. Got a grat deal here: 2 magnum ice cream 2 merona tank tops Light bulbs 2 guacamole and 2 taco seasoning 2 lifesavers 1 carefree pantyliner 2 tums fresher 2 aquafresh all for only $10.17 There was an older gentleman behind me in line. At first I thought he was going to get frustrated because the cashier didn't know you could use a mf and store q on 1 item. But I corrected him and he got verification from his supervisor. But the man said "you watch that couponing show?" I said Ive watched it a couple of times but don't really agree with the "extreme" part. At the end when the cashier said I had save $30 some odd dollars he was excited!! And said wow!! Way to go!! All in all, thanks x a million for keeping up your blog. It's one of my favorite things to check out each day!! Hope you have a great weekend!! Laura

Thanks again Laura! You made my day!

BRAG SPOT FROM LAURA

This is a Brag Spot from Laura. Laura sent me this a week ago and I totally forgot to post it. This was Laura's first attempt at couponing after taking the class. Good job Laura! She spent $18.88 on all this stuff and a 20 lb. bag of dog food is not in the picture!

Total came to $56.90 after publix BOGO and in store savings. ($92 before that) spent $18.88!!! Saved $78.42!! So excited!! Got: 16 crystal light, 2 phazyme, 4 ken's steakhouse dressing, 2 yoplait smoothie mix, 6 knoors sides, And a 20 lb bag of Pedigree dog food (still in car. Lol) thanks again Judi!!! This was an exciting trip!!! - Laura

GET YOUR BRAG ON!

Linda is my BFF in couponing. She is rocking Walgreens lately. Here is her brag spot. Every Walgreens I have gone into are out of Maalox. I am glad she found some!




"Walgreens is my favorite store lately, so I am glad it is just a mile from my house. Today I had to run to Walgreens for one item, so I took my little coupon book with me. I saved $72.51 and only spent $4.83 OOP."


3 Maalox

3 Gas-X

2 Reynolds Wrap

1 Wax paper

3 Nivea Men’s Shaving Gels

1 Aloe Gel

1 Gold Bond Lotion

2 Knee High



Coupon Rookie-in-Training

Linda

ANOTHER BRAG SPOT

I received this e-mail today from Linda who took the class just 2 1/2 weeks ago. Congratulations Linda on your first sucessful CVS run. Your OOP expenses will get even less as you go along!

Hi Judy,
I am so excited to give you this progress report. I went to CVS Monday and was proud of my little savings until I came home and read your CVS savings and realized I had missed bargains, so I planned another trip following your deals. Attached is a photo of my purchases that would have totaled $45.22 at full price. After my coupons, I only paid $19.38 with tax. Then CVS gave me $15 in ExtraBucks for my next shopping trip, so I ended up getting all this for only $4.38. WOW, how exciting! I can’t wait for my next shopping trip.

Linda
(December class Alumni)


P.S. My husband was so impressed about getting the Gillette razor for $1.99 that I wanted to get another for my son. Since there was a limit of one, I picked up a second CVS card and went shopping on it to get a razor for my son. While on my second shopping trip, I spied the greentag cards and immediately bought one so I can earn an ExtraBuck every 4th time I use it with my recyclable tote bag.


In case you can’t see the photo, here’s what I bought.

2 Pantene Pro-V shampoo & conditioner
1 Dawn dish detergent
1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor
1 Olay Body Wash
1 Tone Body Wash
2 Colgate Toothpaste

BRAG SPOT FROM CHRISTY!

I received an e-mail from Christy asking a few questions and told me her mom is learning how to do this as well. I thought about what she said below and how it is a testimony of how much you save doing this method and using coupons. This is what she said:

"My Mom is so funny…today, she emailed me her list of what she’s buying and how much her coupons are worth! LOL!! It’s all your fault Judi!! LOL! JK! I’m so loving all this money we’ve saved! Our savings acct just from the grocery savings receipts is now over $1000.00!!! And that’s in less than 3 months time when we started our savings project!"

Christy continues to do well every week and I thoroughly enjoy getting her e-mails! Please feel free to let me know how you are doing! It makes me feel good and I know others are blessed with it as well!

BRAG SPOT TO CHRISTY, SPENT $43.48 SAVED 76%!

I received an e-mail from Christy who deserves a "shout-out" on her latest shopping trip! She does an awesome job!! Here is a list of her purchases:

Onion - $1.29lb = $.89

Tomato - $1.49lb = $.63

Green Tomato - $1.49lb = $.70 (I can smell the fried green maters already!!!)

Red Pots - $2.99 bag - $1.00cpn = $1.99

2 - Yoplait Yogurt - Bogo $2.50 - $2.00cpn = $.50

2 - Breakstone sour cream - Bogo $1.85 = $1.85 (NO CPN)

1 - Milk - $3.35 = $3.35 (NO CPN)

4 - Kraft sandwich mayo - Bogo $1.99 - $6.00cpn = FREE = $2.00 overage!!!! woop woop!!

2 - French Must - Bogo $1.89 - $1.00cpn = $.89

2 - Goldfish - 2/$3 - $1.50cpn = $1.50

2 - Cheez-it - 2/$5 - $2.00cpn = $3.00

2 - Bush's beans - Bogo $2.29 = $2.29 (NO CPN)

4 - Chapstick - $1.00 - $4.00cpn = FREE (I'm addicted to this stuff!!)

1 - Tampax 40ct- $5.49 - $3.00cpn = $2.49 (this price is a steal for my house!)

2 - All Laundry - Bogo $5.99 - $2.00cpn = $3.99 (not my favorite of course but hey, it cleans and I got a steal. Judi, thanks for teaching us to try brands we normally don't. I'm saving and my clothes are clean!)

2 - Reynolds Foil - Bogo $4.29 - $2.50cpn = $1.79

2 - Febreeze - BogoCPN - $1.50cpn = $5.29 = $3.79 (love love love this stuff...especially with animals!)

2 - Lysol wipes - Bogo $4.99 - $2.00cpn = $2.99

1 - Publix hotdog buns - $.89 = $.89

5 - Caprisuns drinks - $2.69 each = $10.00 FLIP CPN = $3.45 (I missed the 3/$5 sale by 1 day but hey, I still paid only $.69 per box!! Awesome!!)

2 - Arnold Sandwich thins Bogo $2.99 = $2.99 (NO CPN)

2 - Hillshire Farm sausage - 2/$5 - $3.00cpn = $2.00

1 - Ground chuck - $2.99lb = $3.29

2 - Hebrew Natl - Bogo - $5.29 - $1.50cpn = $3.79 (I couldn't pass these up...they are too good!)

2 - Ball Park - Bogo $3.99 - $1.50cpn = $2.49

10 ears of corn - $1.49 (we will be having my Mom's fried corn this weekend!!!)

2 - Curly's pulled pork tubs - Bogo $5.69 - $3.00cpn = $2.69

2 - Lean Cuisine Pizza's - 4/$10 - $2.00cpn - $3.00

2 - Hydro gel - $2.00 - $2.00cpn = FREE (still waiting on the Hydro 3 razors to come back in stock...my raincheck is waiting!)

Used these to add to my savings...

$10 off $50.00 competitor CVS ECB rewards

$5 off $20 competitor Dollar Store coupon (just got this in the mail yesterday!!!) woohoo!! I wasn't sure if they would accept it..I asked and they said yes! Bonus for me!

TOTAL SPENT OOP $43.48

TOTAL SAVINGS $138.01

BRAG SPOT FROM JOHN

John and his wife Jenny took the class 5 days ago. This is the e-mail I received from him:

Okay, Jenny made her big trip to Publix today. The total before discounts was $206.21. Her OOP was $98.26. I was there to see the cashier’s face….priceless.

I had my own trip.

8 pints of blueberries

New Right Guard deodorant

RC Cola ( I was thirsty)

Total OOP: $1.62.

I think the last line says it all "I was there to see the cashier's face...priceless". You are just beginning. You have not yet seen the looks yet!! Way to go John & Jenny! Keep those testimonials coming!


AND HERE IS ANOTHER FROM SUMMER who also took the class 5 days ago...

I went yesterday and got 4 cartons of blueberries myself for FREE and the checkout girl said “Wow… I didn’t even know this coupon was out there!”

I printed some more and am going back today for more--- since I can freeze them and use them for muffins, cereal, pancakes, smoothies, etc.

And Schick Hydro Shave gel for FREE too! Getting another 10 cans today.

This is my new hobby/ SPORT!

BRAG SPOT, MARILYN'S PUBLIX TRIP

I received this message in my e-mail box this morning. Marilyn took a class about 1 week ago and tried her newly learned skills at Publix. This is what she wrote:

Judi,
Thought you may want to know about my shopping trip today less than 1 week after attending your coupon workshop. I spent $67.76 and saved $57.13. Not too bad considering I had a limited amount of resources. I can't wait to see how I do in a month.
Thanks soooo much.
Marilyn

BRAG SPOT: MICHELLE'S PUBLIX TRIP!

I heard from Michelle, a cute young mother I met on Saturday at the Parkview Baptist Church Workshop. She is getting ready to have her 4th child any day now! This is what she bought:

2 jumbo packs of size 1 huggies supreme diapers at $10.99 each
184 ct. huggies wipes $5.99
64 count huggies wipes $2.49
2 packs (10 in each pack) of energizer AA batteries $4.79 each
2 boxes of combat ant bait $4.79 each
PAID $7.42 FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE

I was more excited about the diaper deals then food !! lol

4 juicy juice bottles
2 international delight coffee creamers
2 boxes of frozen ego waffles
6 pints of blueberries
Half gallon of almond breeze milk
Box of baby cereal. :)

I got all of this today at Publix for $1.32

Thanks for your help. You have uped my coupon doings even higher then I thought they could go!!! And my publix was great, I guess on one of the orders I had more coupons then stuff...and they were like no big deal, so long as i had the right product for the coupon they just overide it...it was nice!

THANKS MICHELLE FOR SHARING WITH US YOUR PUBLIX TRIP! I would be excited about the diaper deal as well! Good Job!!!