What We Do With Expired Coupons

Did you know that you can send expired coupons over seas to the U.S. Troops? Commissaries accept manufacturers coupons up to six months after the expiration date. Below are a couple of the programs that you can send the expired coupons to.

Coups For Troops

Coupon Cabin

Troopons

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Suave Gold Professionals Deal at Walmart

Suave Gold Professionals = $2.88 each

We bought 2 = $5.76

We used the $3.00 off of 2 bottles coupon from the 11-1 Smart Source flyer = $2.76 or $1.38 per bottle

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Mrs. Cubbison's Crouton Deal at Lowes Foods

Mrs. Cubbison's Croutons on sale = $1.00 each.  Buy 2 bags = $2.00

We used a printable coupon for .50 off 2 bags = $1.50

Lowes doubles manufacturers coupons up to 99 cents so that's an additional .50 off =  $1.00/2 bags or 50 cents a bag.

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Progresso Soup Deals at Lowes Foods

Progresso Canned Soup on sale = $1.00 each.  Buy 2 cans = $2.00

We used a .50 off 2 cans coupon from the 11-1 Smart Source flyer
= $1.50

Lowes doubles manufacturers coupons up to 99 cents so that's an additional .50 off =  $1.00/2 cans or 50 cents a can.

If you don't get the Sunday newspaper and get the coupons from that, here's a deal with just manufacturers coupons.

Progresso Canned Soup on sale = $1.00 each.  Buy 3 cans = $3.00

We used this printable coupon for $1.00 off of 3 cans = $2.00 (or .67 per can)

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadettes

Tampons at CVS

1 box of Kotex Tampons on sale = $3.99

We got $2.00 in Extra Bucks back = $1.99

We used a $1.00 coupon from the 10-11 Smart Source = .99

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Free Propel Electrolye Water at CVS

1 Propel Electrolye Water = $1.25

Buy 1 Propel Electrolye Water, get $1.25 in Extra Bucks back = Free!

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Food Collection and Drop Off to CCUMC Feed My Sheep Food Pantry

Adia and I combined our items today and took them to CCUMC to drop off for the food pantry.  As you can see from the photo above, we had quite a few items to drop off.

I am so glad we grabbed so many deals this past month.  These items will help out the pantry a lot!

Here is a photo of us dropping off the items.  Lila, a Junior in our troop, helped us carry everything into CCUMC.

We had a lot of stuff to carry in so we appreciated her help.  Gideon and Mattie also carried items in but they are not in this photo.  Thanks to everyone who helped!

Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Progresso Soup BJ's

I went to BJs today and I bought an eight pack of Progresso Soup for a good price.  After Tax, the cost ended up being $.78 per can of soup!  

Here is how I did it.

The 8 pack of soup sells for $10.49. 

I used a $2.50 off coupon that was in the October mailer that arrived at our house.

Then I used 2 - $1 off the purchase of 4 cans coupons for another $2 off.

This made the total cost after tax ,$6.20 or $.78 each.  

I hope you save a lot too!

Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Hamburger Helper Deal at Lowes Food - $.60 each! OR at Food Lion for $.48 each!

Today, you can get Hamburger Helper for $.60 a box at Lowes Food!  How you ask?

They are on sale 10 for $10 but you do not need to purchase 10.  They ring up for $1 each.  If you purchase 4, you can use the printable coupon at coupons.com that saves you $.80.  Since coupons under $1 are doubled, you get $1.60 off of your purchase of 4 Hamburger Helpers!  So you spend $2.40 for 4 boxes!

I actually had 5 coupons and purchased 20 boxes for $13.14 after tax!  This will be a good addition for the CCUMC Food Pantry.

I hope you save a lot too!
Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette


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10/18/15 UPDATE.  Food Lion has Hamburger Helper on sale for $.88 each.  Since they double coupons under $1, the boxes work out to be $.48 a box.  I picked up 8 more boxes today!

Dollar Deals at the Dollar Tree

While I did not use coupons, the Dollar Tree can be a great place to grab deals.  I grabbed several items this week at the Dollar Tree! Check out the items I grabbed in the photo. They were  $1 each!  

I hope you save a lot too!

Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Scrubbing Bubbles Deal at Target

I went to Target today and I grabbed a Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner Deal!  After coupons and Gift Card Credit, I only paid $1.25 per bottle after tax!  

Here are the details:

I purchased 4 bottles of Scrubbing Bubbles for $2.89 each.  ($11.56)

I had 4 coupons at .$50 each ($2.00)

When you buy 4, you get a $5 gift card to Target.

Total costs after tax and after deducting gift card: $5.00 or $1.25 each.

I hope you save a lot too!

Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

CCUMC Feed My Sheep Food Pantry Visit

The CCUMC Food Pantry was handing out food this morning so I thought I would go by and see how the food we donate is handed out.  I arrived just before it opened and the line for food was out the door, down the sidewalk and past the building.  The food pantry is serving a lot of people!

I am so glad that we decided to donate the food we get from couponing to this pantry.  They are helping a lot of local families every month.

I hope you save a lot!
Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

September 22nd Collection Drive and Drop Off

Adia, Freya and I did a lot of couponing since the last drive.  It is hard to tell by the photo above but we donated a lot of cereal this time.  I had 22 boxes myself and both Adia and Freya brought more!  It was our largest food collection to date.  

Thanks to he girls in our troop who also donated items!

We dropped off the food items at the CCUMC's Feed My Sheep Food Pantry too.  Here is a photo of us dropping the food:

Hope you save a lot!

-Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Colgate Total Toothpaste Deal at CVS

I grabbed a pretty good deal at CVS today.  They had Total Colegate toothpaste on sale for $2.99 each.  I used a $1 off coupon that I printed at www.couponmom.com bringing the price to $1.99.  I received $2 in extrabucks rewards for my next purchase so really, the toothpaste was FREE!  I just had to pay tax.

I had 2 coupons so I grabbed 2 deals and received $4 is extrabucks.  I paid $4.38 at the register but if you take off the $4 I earned, I grabbed 2 tubes of toothpaste for $.38!

I hope you save a lot too!

-Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Trip to Harris Teeter - Spent $9.25

There are some pretty awesome deals at Harris Teeter this week.   All of my deals are printable coupon deals because we did not renew our newspaper subscription.  We grabbed quite a few of deals for our home but I also shopped as a Couponing Cadette. After tax, I spent $9.25 on all of the items in the photo below.

These items went on sale today so you can grab these deals all week.

The Old Orchard Juice is a really good deal! Select bottles are buy one get one free (BOGO).  The normal price is $2.99 so each bottle rings up for $1.49.  I used a $.50 coupon I printed at this link:  https://oldorchard.com/promotions/  You have to create a free account to access the coupons. Coupons under $1 are doubled at Harris Teeter so I paid $.49 for each bottle of juice.  Harris Teeter only allows 3 like coupons per visit so I grabbed 3 juices!

The Eight Oclock Coffee was also BOGO.  Regular price is $6.59 I was credited $3.30 so it was $3.29 for one bag before my coupon.  I had a $1.50 off coupon I printed at www.couponmom.com so I paid $1.79 for the bag of coffee.

The Campbell Select Harvest Soups regular price $2.50 are on sale for $1.50 each so $3 for 2 cans. I had a $.75 off 2 cans and Harris Teeter doubled the coupon so I paid $1.50 for 2 cans or $.75 each.  I bought 3 of these deals.

The French's Mustard was not on sale but my $.50 coupons expire in a couple of days so I used them.  The mustard was $1.59 each and the coupon was doubled so I paid $.59 each for mustard.  

So after tax, I paid $9.25 for all items!

I hope you save a lot too!

Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette 

Maruchan Bowls at Lowes Foods - Six Bowls for $1

I grabbed another great deal at Lowes Foods.  The Maruchan Bowls are currently buy one get one free in the store, so they are $.50 each.  I bought 6 of them making the total cost before coupons $3.  I had 2 - $1 off if you buy 3 coupons from the Smart Shopper so I paid $1 for six bowls! That means I just got six bowls for the price of one!  

I hope you save a lot too!
-Reagan, fellow Couponing Cadette

5 Boxes of Cereal for $1.61 at Lowes Food

I found a great deal at Lowes Foods today using coupons.  They have a special right now on some of the General Mills Cereals.  The cereals are on sale 2 for $5 but if you buy 5 boxes at one time, you get them 5 for $9.  In addition to this special, I had a coupon for each box of cereal.  The coupons were for $.75 off a box.  At Lowes Foods, coupons under $1 are doubled so I got $1.50 off each box.

Here is the sale price rundown:

5 -  boxes of cereal:  $9
5 - $.75 off coupons doubled: -$7.50
Total Costs: $1.50 + tax = $1.61

Here is a photo of the receipt: 

Thank you Adia for sharing your coupons so I could grab this deal again! We make a great team!

Hope you save a lot too!
-Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

I spent $20.40 at Food Lion Today and they gave me a $4 off next purchase!

I spent $20.40 on these items:

I went to Food Lion today to pick up some Oatmeal.  They had their name brand Instant Oatmeal, normally priced $1.89 on sale for $1. They also have another promotion going this week if you purchase certain Store Brand Products, you get $.25 off next order.  You have to purchase at least 4 Food Lion Brand items to get deal.  So I purchased 16 boxes of Oatmeal at $1 each.

I also purchased 5 Overstuffed Beef Raviolis by Chef Boyardee.  Normal price is 5 for $6.25, on sale for 5 for $5.  I had a $1 off purchase of 5 so I got them for $4!

Total spent after tax $20.40 AND I have a $4 coupon to use on my next trip!

I hope you save a lot too!
Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Dropped off Donations at CCUMC

I almost forgot to post that I dropped off the grocery items earlier this week at the CCUMC Feed My Sheep Food Pantry.  Here is a photo of me with some of the items I dropped off:

Donating the food items we have bought using coupons to our local food pantry helps the people in our community!  

If any of you would like to donate items, the address to the CCUMC food pantry is 1082 Amelia Church Road Clayton, NC 27520.  

-Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette 

Deals at CVS today - All this for $12.98!

I grabbed some pretty good deals at CVS today.  I purchased all of the items in this photo for $12.98.

Here are the details:

2 - 18oz boxes of Cheerios normally $5.49 each ($10.98 total) 
      On sale price 2 for $7.  Used $1 printable coupon making these huge boxes of cereal 2 for $6.

Aussie 13.5 fl oz Shampoo and Conditioner normally 4.79 each ($9.58 total)
     On sale buy one get one half off. 
     Used $2 off printable coupon making this shampoo and conditioner $5.18 for both!

2 - Pantene Pro-V 12.6 fl oz  2 in 1 Shampoos normally $4.99 each ($9.98 total)
      On Sale $4 each.  Used $2 off printable coupon making 2 bottles of shampoo $6.00

CVS 32 fl oz Shampoo and Conditioner normally $3.59 each ($7.18 total)
      On sale buy one get one free!  No coupons, that is a good deal for that much product!

Dawn 9 fl oz Ultra Platinum Dish Detergent normally $1.77.
      On Sale for $.99  Used $.25 off printable coupon making it $.99.

I also used $10 in Extra Bucks I earned last month bringing total order to $12.98!
Including Sale Prices, Coupons and and Extra Bucks, I saved $27.98, a 71% savings value!

I hope you save a lot too!
Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Diaper Deal at Target

When we dropped off donations at the Smithfield Rescue Mission last month, the woman working there said that they could really use feminine products and also diapers and pull-ups for the kids.  After that, we started looking for deals on diapers, and we found this deal on the Totally Target website:

Buy 2 Up & Up Giant Pack Diapers ($28.99) = $57.98
Receive a $20.00 Target gift card.
We used four $5.00 Target gift cards from previous purchases to bring our cost to $37.98 for over 300 diapers.

Yesterday we went to Target to spend that $20.00 gift card on feminine products for the Smithfield Rescue Mission.

Always pads x4

Regular Price:  $5.49 per pack

Coupon:  $1.50 off of two

Earned: $5.00 Target gift card

Total with tax:  $23.44

Total after $20.00 gift card and $1.50 off coupon:  $1.94.

~Freya

Donations Today

The Couponing Cadettes met up today to combine our couponing deals.  Food items will be delivered to the CCUMC Food Pantry and the toiletries will be delivered to the Smithfield Rescue Mission.

We also clipped coupons together.  

Lila, also pictured, is a rising Junior in our Girl Scout Troop.  She helped us load all of the food into the car.  She was a big help!

Couponing is a great way to help feed those in need.

Hope you save a lot!
-Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

My Pile of Donations

See that pile of donations right up there? From August 17th to August 26th we bought all of that with coupons, and used only $16.39! Awesomeness, am I right? Couponing is cool like that.

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

4 Secret Outlast 48 hour Deodorant - Deal at Target

Here is a photo of me grabbing the deal at Target:

Buy 4 Secret Outlast Deodorants @ 3.99 each
Use 2 printable coupons for $2 each.
(The printable coupon is for $2.00 off TWO Secret Antiperspirant/Deodorants)
This brings the cost down to 11.96
Then Receive $5 Gift Card when you purchase 4.
This brings the cost to $6.96 for 4 of them OR $1.74 each!

Here is a photo of me at the check out:

Hope you save a lot too!
Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Coupons and Deals

Coupons and deals we have! This was what we prepared on August 26th before we left for dance class -we often coupon during the time my other siblings are dancing.

And here's our pile of coupons and deals for today! We circled the deals we decided were best for us to do, hence the red sharpie on that first pile of papers there.

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Every Day deals at Dollar Tree - Soft Soap and Welch's Grape Jelly

Hi all.  I found these deals at our local Dollar Tree.  You should check out your local store.  Dollar stores are a good place to save some money if you know what things cost in other stores.  You can catch some great deals.

Here are a few deals I picked up this morning:

Soft Soap Soothing Aloe Vera Hand Soap 5.5oz - $1 

Soft Soap Soothing Aloe Vera Hand Soap Refill 11.25oz - $1

Welch's Grape Jelly 9.5oz - $1

Hope you save a lot!
Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

$2.26 for 6 bottles of Suave Shampoo & Conditioner!

On August 26th we went to Walmart.

Suave Professional Shampoo & Conditioner = $2.88
We bought 2 = $5.76
We had a coupon from the August 23rd Red Plum flier of $2.00 off of 2 = $3.76/2
SavingStar had a $2.00 cash back offer for 2 as well = $1.76/2
1 bottle of Suave Professional = .88

Suave Gold Infusion Shampoo & Conditioner = $2.50
We bought 2 = $5.00
We had a coupon from the August 23rd Red Plum flier of $3.00 off of 2 = $2.00/2
SavingStar had a $3.00 cash back offer for 2 as well = +$1.00!
We made a $1.00 profit! :-D

Suave Kids Hair Care = $2.50
We bought 2 = $5.00
We had a coupon from the August 23rd Red Plum for BOGO = $2.50/2
SavingStar had a $1.00 cach back offer for 2 = $1.50/2
1 bottle of Suave Kids Hair Care = .75

Isn't that fun? $2.26 spent on 6 bottles of shampoo and conditioner! Awesomeness!

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Bic Pens at Food Lion & Sharpies at Office Max

On August 26th we went to Food Lion.

Bic Pens were BOGO free = $1.79/2
We had a $1.00 off coupon from the August 2nd Smart Source flier = .79/2

We also went to Office Max on the same day.

Sharpie Fine Point Markers on sale = $1.00
We had a .75 off coupon from the July 26th Smart Source flier = .25

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Do you shop online at Amazon?

Do you shop online at www.amazon.com?  Did you know that they offer online clickable coupons?  You can check out the coupons available at www.amazon.com\coupons.

Hope you save a lot!
Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

Dawn Dish Detergent Deal at Food Lion OR Walmart

Food Lion has the 9oz bottle of dish detergent on sale 10 for $10 aka $1 each.  If you use the $.25 printable coupon below, you can get it for $.75!  

Thanks Coupon Mom (www.couponmom.com) for the tip!

Hope you save a lot!
Reagan, Fellow Couponing Cadette

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UPDATE:  While this is a good deal at Food Lion, the everyday low price at Walmart is $.97 for the same size so you can get this deal at Walmart and it ends up being $.73 each.

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Little Remedies Saline Spray/Drops & CVS Brand Oral Care

Yesterday we went to CVS.

1 Little Remedies Saline Spray/Drops = $4.99
You earn $4.00 in Extra Bucks to use at CVS when buying 1 = $.99

When you spend $10.00 on CVS brand oral care you get $8.00 in Extra Bucks back.
2 CVS Mouthwash = $5.79(2) = $11.58 - $8.00 =  $3.58

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette

Suave Men's Deal at CVS

On August 24th we went to CVS.

CVS has Suave Men's Bodywash on sale 2/$3.75
We bought 4 = $7.50

August 23rd Red Plum had a BOGO for Suave Bodywash -$1.88 = $5.62
We printed out 2 printable coupons. Originally, we had printed out 3, but they only let us use 2 of them = $4.62

CVS has a spend $6.00 get $2.00 Extra Bucks Award on Suave Bodywash = $2.62
SavingStar had a cashback offer of $.50 off one Suave Bodywash = $2.12

So that equals $.53 per bottle! :-D

-Adia, fellow Couponing Cadette