Giving Back

With the Christmas Season upon us I have been trying to teach my girls that it is better to give then to receive and that there are people who have nothing and we have so much.  One of my goals was to be able to use my couponing to give back and today, for the first time, I was able to and it felt AMAZING!  I made a little trip to my Dentist, Dr Do, and asked for some coupons.  Well I was blown away when she had a HUGE stack for me.  So I headed over to my parents house so my Mom could help me sort all the coupons, no small task, there were about 1000!  Some were actually expired but we still had tons and the one that I wanted to my deal today ... I had 275!  I had to go to two different Walmarts but was able to get a huge amount have a look .....

Crazy Right!  So here are the details:

126 - 85ML Toothpaste = Regular Price $2.69 Price Match Loblaws $0.99 and $1.50 coupon from my Dentist for each one.

43 - Travel Size Toothpaste = $1.00 then $1.50 coupon from my Dentist for each one

Retail Cost: $431.59 (including HST)

and my total ... drum roll please ...

I MADE $65.08

That's right Walmart PAID me $65.08 in gift cards to "BUY" 169 tubes of toothpaste.  So we are ready to make a large toothpaste donation to charity (and share among our family and friends who need it) then use the money we made to buy some gift for children in need.  I LOVE that I was able to do this and will help so many people out!   

Value Village Deals

Value Village had a 50% off sale on all there clothes, bed and bath and accessories so I headed over for some great savings.

scarf: $0.99 sale $0.50
zebra train $0.99
gloves: $1.49
winter dress: $4.99 sale $2.50
shoes: $3.99 sale $1.99
boots: $9.99 sale $5.00
belt: $3.99 sale $2.00
skirt: $2.99 sale $1.50
bag: $2.99 sale $1.50
shorts: $1.99 sale $1.00
summer dress: $2.99 sale $1.50
pants: $2.99 sale $1.50
womens jacob jeans: $12.99 sale $6.50
childrens jeans: $4.99 sale $2.50

Subtotal: $30.48
HST: $3.12

Total Spent: $33.60

Total Saved: $27.88

Just think of how much more I saved by shopping second hand!

My Shoppers and Superstore Deals

Shoppers Drug Mart

Pampers: $23.99 sale $9.99 Coupon $2.00
Cookies: $4.49 sale $1.99 (200 bonus points WUB2)
V8 Fusion: $4.49 sale $3.00 Coupon $0.50
Tylenol: $14.99 sale $5.99 Coupon $4.00 WUB2 (2350 bonus points WUB2)
Nyquil: $15.49 sale $9.99 Coupon $2.00 (2700 bonus pointsWUB2)
Canesten: $10.49 {poor baby has bad diaper rash :( }
Vicks Babyrub: $7.49 sale $$4.99 sale $2.00
Flinstone Vitamins: $11.99 sale $6.99 coupon $2.00
Pot of Gold: $7.99 sale $3.99 {Christmas tradition one for me one for my sister}
Jam: $4.49 sale $2.49 Coupon $1.00
Bread: $2.49 sale $1.99 Coupon $0.50
Mouthwash: $8.99 sale $4.99 Coupon $5.00 = FREE

Subtotal: $91.29
HST: $16.53

Regular Points: 1570
Product Bonus Points: 5250
20x the Points: 29830

Total Spent = $107.82

Total Saved = $121.48

Total Points Earned = 36,650

Real Canadian Superstore

Milk Skim and 2%: $5.59 sale $3.97

Milk 3.25%: $5.37

Oasis OJ: $5.99 sale $3.99 PM Fresh Co $2.97

Sandwich Meat: $4.67

Littlest Pet Shop: $3.94 sale $1.94

Broccoli: $1.79 PM Loblaws $1.00

Blackberries: $1.99 PM Loblaws $1.00

Tomatoes: $1.99

Apples: $0.96 per LB

Bananas: $0.78 PM Fresh Co $0.67

Beans: $1.27 sale $0.99 PM Metro $0.59

Soups: $0.99 PM Metro $0.59

PJ Bottoms: $15

PJ Bottoms: $9

Subtotal: $66.29

HST: $3.62 NO TAX $0.00 FREE

Total Spent = $66.29

Total Saved = $21.18

I love being able to PM (Price Match) at RCSS, it makes things so much easier, to be able to go to one place, and the Super Walmart is much farther away.  The cashier was telling me that last week they made $10,000 due to PMing and there are rumours that if it goes well they will make it store policy ... fingers crossed!

20x Event

20X the Points Event at Shoppers Drug Mart 

Saturday 19th ONLY
Spend $50 and recieve 20x the points

No Tax at RCSS

Friday 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th there is no tax at the Real Canadian Superstore. 

How to get Free Kitchen Catchers

Today is your last day to get the free kitchen catchers from Walmart.  Here is what you have to do;

You need to have your Flyer from the Real Canadian Super Store (RCSS).  In the ad they have a sale for the Kitchen Catchers for $1.97.  Then if you click here you will find the $2.00 link for the Kitchen Catchers.  Make sure that you pay attention to the size in the ad and find ones that are within that size.  So at the cash hand them your flyer for RCSS and tell them that you are price matching.  Make sure to do this before they start scanning.  Then they will price match them all, hand them the coupons and there you go you will be paying just the tax!

Walmart x2

I made two trips to Walmart today and was very please with the deals that I got ... Free is Fun!

Cake: $1.97 on sale for $1.00

Crackers: $2.97 PM Zellers for $1.69

Goldfish: $2.97 on sale for $2.00 used coupon for $0.50

Gain: $10.97 PM Fresh Co for $4.97 used coupon for $3.00 WUB2

Subtotal: $26.46

HST: $1.29

Total Spent: $27.75

Total Saved: $31.09

 

Regular Price: $5.97 x 10 = $59.71

Price Match RCCS: $1.97 x 10 = $19.70

Coupon $2.00 x 10 = negative $0.30

HST: $2.56

Total Spent: $2.26

Total Saved: $57.45

SHOPPING TOTALS

Total Spent: $30.01

Total Saved: $88.54

(74% savings)

Metro Deal

I made a trip to Metro today to get a few groceries and stumbled upon a great deal!  I was able to get cottage cheese for $0.99 each after sale and coupons.  

Regular Price: $3.29 x 5 = $16.45
Sale Price: $1.99 x 5 = $9.95
-$1.00 coupon: $0.99 x 5 = $4.95 total spent


Total Spent: $4.95
Total Saved: $11.50

A Free kind of day

Today I took a trip to Dollarama to find some storage containers for my growing stockpile and my sister and I asked if they were taking coupons and amazingly outs still is!  I had my coupon for Palmolive that I got from the company and got five containers for $0.65!  Just tax, as they were $1.00 and my coupons were from the company were for $1.00 off :)  I am defiantly going to be doing come research on what other coupons I can use there!

Before we went to Dollarama my sister saw on Kijij, in the free section, that there was a house that had tons of kids stuff on the lawn for free, so we sung over hoping there would be a few things and .....

We couldn't believe how much we found, some for her family, some for my family and some for my neighbour!

My Deals for the Day

Loblaws

Eggs - $2.59
Chicken/Beef Broth - $2.79 each on sale $1.67 coupon $0.75 off 2 = $1.30each
Yogurt - $3.99 on sale $2.49 coupon $0.50 = $1.99
Arm&Hammer - $6.49 sale $3.99 coupon for free = FREE
V8 Juice - $3.99 sale $2.99 coupon $0.75, scanned wrong so (SCOP) one I made $0.75 the other was $2.24
Kashi Bars - $4.19 coupon for free = FREE
Cheese - $8.59 sale $4.99 coupon $0.754 = $4.24 each


Subtotal = $35.07
HST = $1.06

Total Spent = $36.13

Total Saved = $48.80

Walmart

 

Nutrigrain Bars - $2.00 coupon $0.75 = $1.25

Thinsations - $2.00 coupon $0.75 = $1.25

Icing - $2.49 price match Fresh Co $0.99 = $0.99

Cake Mix - $1.97 price match Fresh Co $0.99 = $0.99

Taco Kit - $3.47 price match Food Basics $2.99 = $2.99

Salad Dressing - $2.37 price match Food Basics $0.99 = $0.99



Subtotal = $12.42

HST = $0.26

Total Spent = $12.68

Total Saved = $25.07

Sobeys and Metro

Metro

Crackers = $2.99 on sale $1.99

Flour = $4.29 on sale $2.99

Cereal = $5.49 on sale $2.49 coupon $1.00 = $1.49

Milk = $5.49

Milk = $4.49

Chicken = on sale for $15.49

Pop = $5.79 on sale $2.99

Subtotal = $48.37

HST = $1.17

Total Spent = $49.54

Total Saved = $20.53 (plus what I saved on the chicken)

Sobeys

Alymer Tomato = $1.79 on sale $0.99

Raspberries/Blackberries = on sale $1.67each (not sure how much they are regular price as I only buy them on sale)

Hotdogs = $3.99 on sale $1.99

Hothouse Tomato = $1.79

Toothpaste = $5.49 on sale $3.79 coupon $3.00

Hot Chocolate = $4.99 on sale $3.88 (has $8 worth of coupons on the package)

Subtotal = $17.86

HST = $0.99

Total Spent = $18.85

Total Saved = $9.99 (plus what I saved on the Berries)

Totals for my shop today

Total Spent = $117.20

Total Saved = $104.39

Deals for the Week

Here are some of the deals that I think look good for the week

SHOPPERS DRUGMART

- Colgate Total $1.77 ($1 coupon) $0.77

- Thinsations $1.99 ($0.75 coupon) $1.24

SOBEYS

- Aylmer Tomato $0.99

- Colgate Sensitive Pro Relief $3.79 ($3.00 coupon) $0.79

- Raspberry/Blueberry/Blackberry $3/5 ($1.67each)

- Schneiders Red Hot Hotdogs $1.99

FOOD BASICS

- Old El Paso Taco Kit and Salsa $2.99

- Kraft Salad Dressing $0.99

REAL CANADIAN SUPERSTORE

- Broccoli $0.99

- Ginger Root $0.89

- Cottage Cheese $3.49 ($0.75 coupon) $2.74

- Huggies Wipes $2.00 ($1.00 coupon) $1.00

FRESHCO

- Butter $2.77

- Nutrigrain Bars $1.99 (B1G1 Free coupon) $1.33

- Cake Mix and Frosting $0.99

- Cucumber $0.89

- Bananas $0.67

LOBLAWS

- Black Diamond Cheese $4.99 ($0.75 coupon) $4.24

- Campbells Broth and Chunky Soup $3/5 ($0.75 off when you buy 2) $1.29

- Minigo $2.49 ($0.50 coupon) $1.99

- Unico Beans $0.99

METRO

- 12 pack pop $2.99

- Christie Crackers and Peek Freans $1.99

- Dempsters Bread $1.99 ($0.50 coupon) $1.49

- Chicken Drumsticks and Thighs $1.99

- Selection Flour $2.99

REXALL

- VIM $0.99 ($1.00 coupon) FREE 

There are a few places online that break down all the deals with all the coupons that are available, keep in mind the list of coupons goes way back lots of them are no longer available.  Also don't forget that you can price match at walmart from any of these stores and lots of stores have unadvertised sales (usually SDM and Walmart).

Rexall has released a huge book of coupons for the next two weeks with some really great coupons and remember they can be used at Walmart also.  Happy Shopping.