Brookshire's Update

As I mentioned here and here, I have encountered a couple of cashiers manually entering my IP's so that they will not double or triple when the coupon says "Do not double or triple".

Today, I was checking out with my favorite cashier, and I talked to her about it. They are now practicing this as store policy. Apparently, they should have been doing it all along, but it is just now being enforced.

Once again, I believe they have the right to do this when the coupon clearly states "Do not double or triple".

It will definitely affect my shopping trips, and my weekly coupon matchups will reflect this to the best of my ability. When I have already printed the IP's and no longer have them, I won't always know if they say DND or DNT.

All of this took place at the Brandon location off of Lakeland Drive. I have not been to another location yet to know if they are enforcing the same policy or not.

I am also not sure about MQ's from Sunday inserts that say "Do not double or triple" and if they are using the same manually entered method.

Just an FYI!

Walgreens (April 5-11th)

If you're new to shopping at Walgreens, read THIS first.

Check out the monthly deals HERE.

Freebies:

Colgate Total Advanced
$3.49
Earns $3.49 RR
.75 MQ from 3/29 insert
Final Price: FREE plus .75 overage!

Cheapies:

Reach Dental Care, Ultra Clean Toothbrush, and Floss
2/$5
Earns $2.50 RR WYB 2
$1.50/2 MQ from Diabetes & You book @ Walgreens Pharmacy
Final Price: .50 each

Betty Crocker Cake Frosting
2/$3
Earns $1 RR WYB 2
.55 IP's HERE and HERE
Final Price: .45 each
***This is a better deal @ Brookshire's right now, as long as it triples.***

Walgreens Diapers
2/$9
$2 IVC in the Pharmacy Booklet for asking about Prescription Savings Plan
Final Price: $2.50 each

CVS (April 5-11)

If you're new to shopping at CVS, read THIS first.

Check out the monthly deals HERE.

Freebies:

***Sunday & Monday ONLY!***
Bamboo Easter Basket
$1.99
Earns $1.99 ECB's (LIMIT 2)
Final Price: FREE after ECB's!

***Sunday & Monday ONLY!***
Easter Grass
.79
Earns .79 ECB's (LIMIT 2)
Final Price: FREE after ECB's!

Skintimate Cream Shave
$3.49
Earns $3.49 ECB's (LIMIT 1)
Final Price: FREE after ECB's!

Cheapies:

Colgate Max Fresh or Max White
$2.99
Earns $2 ECB's (LIMIT 1)
.75 MQ from 2/22 SS insert
.75 MQ from 3/29 SS insert
Final Price: .24
***Walgreens has a better deal on Colgate this week.***

Pringles
.88
$1/2 MQ from 3/15 P&G
Final Price: .38

Maybe's:

12-pack Coke Products
3/$11
Earns $3 ECB's WYB 3 (LIMIT 1)
Final Price: 3/$8 or $2.67 each

Buy $25 worth of selected baby products, earn $10 ECB's. Includes Huggies diapers & wipes, CVS diapers & wipes, Similac & Enfamil ready to drink formula, Johnson's products, Diaper Genie refills, and more. See ad for details.

CVS Show & Tell (April 3rd)

I popped in today to grab the Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubbers.

$2.99 each

used (2) $2.75 IP's HERE

Final Price: .24 each

You have to pay sales tax on the coupon value, so my total was .90 which I paid on a gift card.

On a side note, remember the incident that led to me getting a new CVS card?

Bad news: Now that there's a very small purchase history, I'm not getting any good coupons on my receipts.

Good news: When they transferred my Winter spending, they gave me much more credit than I had actually spent! Maybe to appease me? Anywhoo, I just got my Winter Spending ExtraBuck Reward=$17.00!! YEEHAW!

Brookshire's Show & Tell (April 3rd)

@#%!#^%@$^!%$#@&!!#*%(@*%$&@!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



That was me whining, crying, throwing a hissy fit and stomping my feet...



On the inside.



I had another cashier manually enter my IP's so they wouldn't double or triple. Again, I say that they absolutely have the right to do so when the coupon clearly states "Do not Double or Triple"--but can I just mourn for a moment about it? *tear, sigh, sob*



OK, I'm done!

My transaction would've only subtotaled .16 if the IP's had tripled like they usually do.

You can find most of the coupon matches HERE.

The Mahatma rice was FREE with the .50 MQ from 3/1.

The La Victoria enchilada sauce was FREE with the .50 IP HERE.

Total Paid: $4.43



Total Saved: $17.77 or 84%

How Did I Do Last Month?

I didn't spend a single penny at CVS! Can you believe that? Between ECB's and gift cards (and a lack of astonishing deals...), I didn't have to spend any OOP. I saved a total of $184.79.

I did some damage at Walgreens. $71.20. I still don't think that's too bad. Less than $20 per week and that's where I got all my daughter's formula and diapers in March. Not to mention all the other stuff--soap, deo, razors, shampoo & conditioner, oral care, some food items, etc.! I saved $543.36. It was a good month at Wags.

At Kroger, I spent $78.10 and saved $170.36. We did get a little frivolous (a.k.a. LAZY!) with our some of the Kroger trips. It's so close to the house that when we're feeling lazy, we just pop in there and grab stuff. I need to tighten up on that.

Brookshire's was where I spent a lot. $173.55 with a savings of $527.81. I did a lot of stocking up though--including meat for my freezer.

I've been toying around with a $50 weekly budget for grocery & drugstore items. Most weeks it seems to be enough, but not always. For April, I'm going to go with $60 a week and try to be STRICT! I have a good stockpile now, so I should be able to do it with a little discipline.

How did you do last month?

Brookshire's Show & Tell (April 2nd)

I went in today to check prices on the Buy One Get One for a Penny sales and to verify some of the unadvertised sales.

I'm updating the Brookshire's Weekly Sale post, so be sure to check it out for some new info!

4 Bottles of Sun Burst Laundry Detergent

$2.19 + .01=$2.20 x 2=$4.40

Final Price: $1.10 each

4 boxes of Pop-Tarts

.98 each

used $1 peelies

Final Price: FREE plus .02 overage each

2 bags of Cheetos

$2.89 + .01=$2.90

Used (2) .55 peelies (1 tripled, 1 didn't)

Final Price: .35 each

Keebler Ready Crust

$1.09

used .30 MQ tripled

Final Price: .19



Ducan Hines Cake Mix

$1.09

used .35 MQ tripled

Final Price: .04


Total Paid: $5.87
Total Saved: $21.57 or 81%