Thursday, November 18, 2010

Rite Aid Trip 11/17

I'm trying to get in on all the Rite Aid goodness, because apparently we're moving next month to a town with no Rite Aid... *sniff. I'm going to have to learn Walgreens and CVS it looks like! Anyway, yesterday was another awesome trip to Rite Aid with a LOT of free stuff. Free toothpaste, free toothbrush, free dish detergent, & free heat wraps! I'd made an error in my first transaction, but the manager was kind enough to help me figure it all out so I still got my +UP rewards. And I had a Rebate Check from last month that I was able to use to pay for most of it. So my out-of-pocket (before tax) was a measly $2.01! Actual "price paid" (since I've already "used" the savings from the rebate and last weeks +UPs) was still less than $30 for over $100 worth of product!

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Rite Aid 11/10

If you remember, I had $12 in +UPs from my last trip. Since they expire next Saturday, I wanted to be sure to use them. So this trip wasn't amazing, but I did save just over 70% and my out-of-pocket was less than $1 before tax. The big deals this week were for items that I'd just purchased and so not only did I have enough, but I no longer had the good coupons for them. So I just grabbed a few things that were on sale, used a couple coupons, and LOTS of +UPs!

Monday, November 01, 2010

New Mega Event at Kroger!

Yippee! Kroger's doing one of their famous Mega Events this week and, according to Southern Savers there's over 190 items in the sale! Wow! I did the sale three times tonight, for an extra $15 off my groceries. With coupon matchups, we did very well indeed!

Monday, October 25, 2010

Rite Aid Does it Again!


And again, a marvelous week at Rite Aid! Although it took me FOREVER to generate my shopping list this week, I think I made out pretty good! Cheap chocolate, FREE shampoo and FREE beauty products, ridiculous pricing on vitamins.... oh yeah, pretty good! *UPDATE: Just ran the number totals and I did WAY BETTER than "pretty good"!!

Monday, October 18, 2010

Fabulous Rite Aid Trip



I haven't gone to Rite Aid in the last couple weeks, even though there have been some great sales, mostly 'cause the timing just wasn't right. But I had the opportunity to go this morning and snagged some super deals... and lots of free stuff!

Monday, September 20, 2010

Rite Aid Trip 9/20

Rite Aid has a great SCR out on Kimberly Clark products. Unfortunately, the deal I'd set up failed due to lack of product. I'm going to have to go on Sunday, lol!

My First Publix Trip

Now that I have Rite Aid and Kroger down, I'm expanding my reach. This week, I tried shopping at Publix. I've heard great things about this store, since they have a lot of store coupons available. They're also a step above Kroger (think Walmart vs. Target), though that does mean their prices are bit higher as well. They seem to have a lot of Buy One Get One Free sales -- which are great for couponers! Publix starts their sales on Wednesday, which gave me lots of time to get my list together as the closest Publix makes a great after-church stop. The biggest issue I had was several coupons that would have saved me even more weren't in my inserts Sunday morning. It's super frustrating when that happens! Even son, everything was 50% off before coupons.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

AMAZING deal at Toys R Us -- perfect for Christmas!

I just got back from Toys R Us. They have a great sale right now on lots of items (Buy 2 Get 1 Free) and on top of that, the above two games were on sale AND coupons came out as well. Here's what I did:

(3) Monopoly Games (sale: $7.99 reg. $12.99)
(3) Sorry Games (sale: $7.99 reg. $16.99)
-- B2G1F sale
-- (6) $4/1 coupons found here or in the USA Weekend in today's paper
Final cost: $7.96 for all 6 games ($1.33 ea. -- a savings of 91%)

Now to hope my nieces and nephews don't see this post! ;-)

Saturday, September 18, 2010

I saved 94% at Rite Aid today!

Even though it's Saturday, I was able to find almost all the deals I had on my list. They were only sold out of one item (which is amazing), and then one item that I had a coupon for they don't carry yet. Still, I got over $80 worth of product for less than $5! Have I said that I love Rite Aid?

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

Airplane Price Check at Walgreens....

I always have very good "luck" at Walgreens. I read so many posts and comments on blogs about how awful Walgreens is with coupons -- it all depends on the staff, and more importantly, the manager. I've dealt with different people each time I go to Walgreens and my experience has been amazing. Today, I couldn't find several items on the shelf... it wasn't as if they were sold out, I couldn't even find the spot for them. I asked a manager and he went into the back room and found exactly what I needed. Yippee! So, major coupon/customer service kudos to Walgreens, 3900 Washington Rd, Martinez GA. You rock!

Rite Aid Trip 9/1

Happy September! It's not noticeably cooler yet, but that will happen soon enough, I'm sure. Today I had my list all drawn up only to find that they were sold out of some things I wanted. That's the first time this has happened, so I guess these deals were great enough that more folks jumped in and started saving! A few of these deals weren't mentioned in my circular, but I found them in the circular for the Atlanta area. When I called the store, I talked with the manager who said that the items should be on sale even if they weren't in my paper. I printed out the one page that had the three items I was interested in and she made the price adjustments today. Yay!

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Rite Aid Trip 8/25

Rite Aid has been my favorite drug store since I began couponing a couple months ago, and today was no exception! With the help of Southern Savers, I was able to do some great matchups and take advantage of great sales, great rewards and great rebates! Here in Augusta, we get the "short" Rite Aid ad, which means a lot of the super cool deals weren't available to me. But I still did amazingly well!

Monday, August 23, 2010

Giveaway!! 5 Readers Will Win a Copy of our Book Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey!

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Giveaway!! 5 Readers Will Win a Copy of our Book Pick Another Checkout Lane, Honey!: "


If you are new to The Krazy Coupon Lady, today may be your lucky day! We are giving away 5 copies of our book, Pick Another Checkout Laney, Honey! This is sure to help all you newbies, or as we affectionately call you “Coupon Virgins, as you learn the ropes… With this book, you’ll be on your way to saving 50-90% at the Grocery Store!! Woot!


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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Kroger Mega Event cont.

This week Kroger's continuing their Mega Event. I had my list all narrowed down (qualified for the Event 4 times!) with matching coupons, sales, catalinas, etc.

Of course, once we got to the store, there were a couple other deals on things we needed (milk, bread, zippies) and a couple things we didn't really need but were important nonetheless (ice cream, RC).

I used the self-checkout this time as I was doing three transactions due to the catalinas and I didn't want to hold up a clerked line. It worked out just fine and I felt a little less stressed doing it that way 'cause I wasn't holding anyone up and I could take my time and count items and ensure coupons cleared. The only hassle is that the attendant has to scan in all coupons herself. So after each transaction I'd hit the coupon button and then wait for her to come, take my coupons to her station and scan them. It worked out fine, just would be nicer if I could scan my own coupons!

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Finally made it to Bi-Lo and wow.....

Bi-Lo is hard to shop at as their ad in the Sunday paper runs from Sunday through Tuesday. I typically shop on Wednesdays, so just miss the ad and don't have time to study the new one. This week though, I saw several deals at Bi-Lo, so adjusted my schedule to shop today. And am I glad I did! The deals all worked as they should, I found all the items I was looking for and saved a bunch!

New Kroger Mega Event This Week!

Great sales + E-coupons + Coupons + Catalinas = Happiness! 

Seriously, this was a great week at Kroger. I had some great coupons and combined with e-coupons and Kroger's new Mega event, well... wow!

Kroger's Mega event is Buy any 8 participating items, get $4 off instantly. I bought 16! So an extra $.50 off each of those 16 items... yay!

I even had an e-coupon that I didn't know would apply, so ended up getting deodorant for my hubby for free! Pretty sweet.

Thursday, August 05, 2010

Kroger's Great Sales and a "Surprise" Catalina!

This week Kroger has a special Mega Event on P&G items. Buy 4, get $4 off immediately. I'd built my list to get 8 items, but one wasn't there and two others were different prices compared to what I'd seen on Southern Savers. So I scratched that and only did one set of 4. Still a great deal! Plus, General Mills cereal was on a special 3 Day Sale and select cereals were 50% off. I had some coupons too, so that dropped the price even further. Of course, most of the cereal's I wanted weren't on the sale.... but I still got some great deals!

wellness+ at Rite Aid

Rite Aid is officially my fave drugstore. And the folks at the Rite Aid on Wheeler Rd. at Augusta Parkway (store #11836) are simply super! I've had the privilege of checking out with two different clerks and both were friendly and helpful. And the deals! I love the Single Check Rebates they offer and the +UP rewards make saving so much fun.

I felt like a veteran today when the lady in line behind me said that she was just wondering how I was able to save so much! I told her, "http://southernsavers.com" and smiled!

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Double Coupons = FREE!

Ok, so not all my coupons double at Kroger, and not all the coupons that do double equal free items. But I did get TEN free items at Kroger today, so I'm stoked! I also used eCoupons for the first time today. You can load coupons from Kroger, P&G, Cellfire and Shortcuts to your Kroger card and they automatically come off when you buy the item. They don't double, or work more than once, but hey! It's cool! And I had a coupon on there I didn't know about (I changed my shopping list at the last minute) and saved an extra $1. :-)


I (heart) Rite Aid!

Today's Rite Aid trip wasn't as exciting as my first one, but it's still pretty sweet! I got a few free things, and saved a bundle on the rest. Used my first Video Value coupons too! I'd written out my transactions before hand, but one of the deals mentioned online didn't really apply, so I had to rearrange on the fly and I missed redeeming an UP reward. But that gives me an extra $1 for next week!

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Kroger Trip 7/14/10

Kroger has a great deal going on this week! $5 off wyb any 10 participating items. And there are a LOT! I'll be going back for more as some are refrigerated and we had other errands to run, but here's how the trip went today:

Rite Aid FTW!

I'm loving Rite Aid! I scored some great deals today - plus coupons and SCR (Single Check Rebates) made for a super profitable trip. Rite Aid FTW! (For The Win!)

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Rite Aid Happiness!

UPDATE: Savings at Rite Aid Better Than Previously Announced! See Below for the Scoop!

I spent some time this week watching videos on the Rite Aid website. This allowed me not only to grab some great coupons, but also a $5 off $20 coupon. With my coupon pouch (I really need a better way to organize!) and the Rite Aid ad in hand, I did my first Rite Aid shop.

I read about folks who have so many issues with coupon users. The Lord has blessed abundantly in my case as both at Walgreens and Rite Aid I had amazing service. I'll definitely be returning to those stores - and they're the closest ones, too! :-)

Thursday, July 01, 2010

Walgreens Wonders

After reading the comments on Hip2Save's recent Walgreens video, I admit I was apprehensive about my first Walgreens foray this morning.

I'm happy to report that the Walgreens I visited was super helpful. The store manager helped me find an item and the cashier also went above and beyond to help me try to find one of the "Free with RR" items (unfortunately, they were sold out). The cashier was super helpful too, allowing me to use my coupons and do three transactions. I made sure to thank her, and I'll be returning to that Walgreens for sure!

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Great $aving$ today in Augusta! :-)

Today was my first real attempt at couponing. I got two copies of the Augusta Chronicle from Sunday, June 13th and two from last Sunday. I went through each paper and clipped all the coupons, filing them in a little cheap clutch I found at the PX.

Then, I went through the ads and wrote out the sale items for which I had coupons. I also checked Southern Savers to ensure the "deals" really were deals!

I ran out of time today, so only went to the three food stores (Kroger, Food Lion & Bi-Lo). I'll do the drug stores tomorrow (Walgreens, Rite-Aid & CVS).