A Great Day Shopping!

Free Toothpaste at RiteAid and Super Doubles at Harris Teeter

This was a great shopping day for me at RiteAid and Harris Teeter.  I also shopped at ShopRite but until I dropped and was just too tired to make a video about my shopping trip there.  Anyway, here's the video about my RiteAid and Harris Teeter shopping trip.

Note: The sale at RiteAid ended Saturday but Super Doubles continue at Harris Teeter until Tuesday midnight.

Let me know about your successes, too.

Happy Couponing!
ShaRon, The Bizzy Coupon Bee

Free Toothpaste at RiteAid!

I Love Couponing at CVS but...

It is no secret that CVS is my favorite pharmacy for couponing. 
But, I just saw this in my weekly RiteAid circular.  I really hope you cut the Colgate toothpaste coupon from this past Sunday's coupon insert -10/28 SS (10/28 Smart Source).  If you did, you can get FREE toothpaste at RiteAid!!!

You transaction should go like this:

• Buy two tubes of Colgate Sensitive or Total toothpaste @ $3.50 each.
• Use one Colgate coupon ($1 off 2) = $2 OOP (out of pocket)
• Get two +UP Rewards of $3 each ($6)
• So, its like getting your toothpaste for FREE!!!

Plus, you can roll those $6 +UP Rewards on two more tubes with another coupon and get those for FREE with nothing out of pocket. Even if you do not have another coupon, you can still get the toothpaste for 50¢ each! and get $6 +UP Reward again!  
Limit 4 +UP Rewards per household.
Hope you bought two papers.

Happy Couponing!
ShaRon, the Bizzy Coupon Bee

Pay $3.50 and Get $3 +UP Reward.  Hope you have a coupon!

Detergent Labels are a Must Read!

CVS Shopping Trip       

 I was taking advantage of the CVS Proctor & Gamble promotion  (buy $30 of P&G products/get $10 ExtraCare Bucks) when I stumbled upon something that was completely new to me (see the video below).  I began my trip with $12 in ExtraCare Bucks that I received after three CVS Advisor surveys.  (You really should consider joining.)  In other words, I began my shopping trip with CVS' money.  I had to modify the transaction to comply with the CVS coupon policy of "max. 4 like coupons" per transaction.  In addition, this was also printed on the coupons.  So, I substituted two GAIN coupons to complete the deal.  
 
My transaction is outlined below:

• Buy 4 TIDE & 2 GAIN detergents @ $5.94 each = $35.64
• $35.64 - $12 ECBs (from CVS Advisor surveys)  = $23.64 
• $23.64 - $6 manufacturers coupons = $17.64 OOP (out of pocket) 
• At the end of the transaction,  I received  $11ECBs ($10 ExtraCareBucks & $1 ECB Green Bag Tag Rebate)
• $17.64 - $11ECB Reward = $6.64  or $1.11 per bottle 

Detergent Labels are a Must Read!

CVS Advisor Program...

Want to increase your ExtraCare Bucks savings?

Let me tell you how I "stumbled" upon a great opportunity to turn a few minutes into a few ExtraCareBucks.  An email with a polling request came to me via my CVS account email.  I took the survey just for the heck of it and I got $10 in ECBs!!!  The survey took me all of three minutes.  

I noticed at the conclusion of the survey that there was a sign up for additional surveys via their CVS ADVISOR program.  So far, I have completed about 4 or 5 of those surveys.  Each survey's ECB reward is different.  Some give me $1.50 and this week I completed two for $5 each.  The best part is that the expiration dates are for 30 to 60 days.  

I have included the link to the CVS ADVISOR  website for you.  They do not accept everyone for all of the surveys.  They will ask you a couple of questions about your spending and buying preferences to determine if you will fit a particular survey.  If not, they will let you know and you will be contacted the next time they have a new product or advertisement for CVS.  

Before you register for the survey you must have a CVS ExtraCare Card; you must register your card on CVS.com (you will receive a coupon when you register for the first time), and you must be at least 18 years old. 

Tip: Respond as soon as you see the email for a survey opportunity.  They have a quota for each survey and once the quota is reached, no one else will be accepted for that survey.  Also, at the end of each survey, you will be asked if you "enjoyed the survey, thought is was a waste of time, etc." If you answer to the negative, you will probably not be invited to additional surveys.  On the other hand, why do it if you really don't enjoy it. Life is too short to do stuff you do not enjoy just for the money!

Still interested?  Click this link: CVS ADVISOR

Happy ECB Couponing!
ShaRon, The Bizzy Coupon Bee

Back to Clipping!

True to the promise I made to myself, I did not clip coupons for an entire month.  I had more time to sit and vegetate, read a couple of books, magazines, etc.  But what happened most was, I missed tons of great bargains by not clipping my coupons.

I used the filing method (file uncut inserts) that many couponers have started using to save time by not clipping, sorting, and filing individual coupons.  But, I found that if I don't see, clip, and file each coupon, I don't know that I have it.  As a result, I can't mentally match up a sale item with the coupon.  Besides that, I really like clipping, sorting, and filing the coupons.  It's like counting money! Who doesn't like counting money?

I am planning a shopping trip for the end of this week.  Also, this Saturday, Wegman's is having a grand opening of their new store in Gambrills, MD.  Can't wait to see the bargains they will have.

Finally, I have been teaching several classes this fall and looking forward to the class I am doing for some parents at a local elementary school sponsored by their PTSA. 

This is an exciting time to coupon.  I love stockpiling comfort foods for those cold wintry days and nights.  Soups and stews and lots of home cooking for the holidays are perfect for couponing!

Happy Couponing!

ShaRon, the Bizzy Coupon Bee

ShopRite Deals 10/21 thru 10/21

Great ShopRite Deals 10/21 thru 10/21

Lots of great deals coming to ShopRite this coming week!

If you use Clorox, you can stock up on Clorox or other Clorox brand products and get $5 coupon off your next purchase.  You must purchase $15 worth of Clorox products to get the coupon.  My Clorox transaction will look like this:

• Buy 9 Clorox bleach (96 oz. each) @ $1.69 = $15.21
• Receive $5 coupon and its like getting the Clorox for $1.13 per bottle.  
• That's a stock up price!  
• I use about a bottle and a half each month so that deal will give me enough bleach to last at least 6 months.

The season for warm fireside snacks is coming soon.  You can snag some great Duraflame Log Coupons but don't wait until you need them.  They may be gone before you know it.  They are on sale at ShopRite but I am not certain just how their price compares with other stores.  So, I am printing these coupons now! Duraflame Log Coupons

Here's a wonderful link  to some really great printable coupons direct from the manufacturers' websites:    The Grocery Game Coupon Center   Most of these coupons are higher in value than those found on coupons.com and similar websites.   

Happy Couponing'
ShaRon, The Bizzy Coupon Bee

Parade Coupons 9/23/12

What a great day for couponing!!!

Only one coupon insert this week but there are some great coupons inside.  In addition, if you use cosmetics, check the Parade magazine for more coupons.

Get ready for next week's onslaught of coupon inserts.  You can expect up to four inserts if you buy the Washington Post or other big city paper.  So, get those scissors ready to clip coupons!

If you are like me, I find myself under a pile of coupons that need to be purged from or stuffed in my binder.  Take a breath and don't cut any coupons for 30 days.  Write the date on the front of your inserts and use a coupon database to help you locate coupons for upcoming sales.

For once, I am going to follow some of my own advice.  I am not clipping any coupons for 4 weeks!!!  I will file each week's inserts according to their date and use one of my favorite coupon databases to find them when I need to go on a couponing shopping spree.  I do this every 3 or 4 months when I feel myself drowning under a deluge of coupons clipped and unsorted.  

I will be sure to let you know how this works for me.  I am a creature of habit and organization.  This is a new way of organizing for me but many couponers never clip a single coupon until they are ready to go shopping.  

Here are a few great coupon databases that I use:  (*register first)

• *http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/coupon.php 
• http://moneysavingmom.com/print-coupons/coupon-database
• *http://www.couponmom.com/
• http://dealseekingmom.com/coupon-database/
• http://www.southernsavers.com/coupon-database/
• http://passionatepennypincher.com/coupon-database/?adv_search=1

Here's a weblink I visit a couple of times a year for their great coupons:  
*http://www.colgate.com/app/Colgate/US/Corp/Consumers/SpecialOffers.cvsp
There are only a few coupons but they are for products we all use.  Remember, you can print each one twice per computer.  Just click the back arrow AFTER the coupon prints to resend the print command.

Just a gentle reminder...Don't forget to set up your junk email and junk Facebook accounts.  There are high dollar coupons on manufacturers' Facebook page and you can only access them with a FBk account.  The downside is that they want access to all of your email addresses and your FBk friends, too.  The junk accounts should have no friends or email addresses of your friends.  

Use your junk email account for your junk Facebook account, too.  Can't think of a "junk name" to use?  I would bet your great-great grandparent would love to have email and Facebook accounts.  Mine sure does.  By the way, she would have been 120 years old this year.  Happy Birthday, Grandma!  

Happy Couponing!
ShaRon, The Bizzy Coupon Bee

Only One Coupon Insert in This Sunday's Paper