Monday, November 24, 2008

Kelly Recommends... Target for ____!


This week at Target there here are the deals that you should definitely check out!

1.  Campbells Gravy, (chicken, beef, & turkey varieties)!
LP: $0.50, cpn: 0.40/4, $0.40 each!

2. Pillsbury Refridgerated Pie Crusts, 2 ct box!
LP: $2.00, Peelie coupon on package: 1.00/2, EP: $1.50 each!

Happy Target Shopping!

Kelly Recommends... Winn-Dixie for ____!


This week Winn-Dixie has 2 deals that you should check out!

1.  Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls, 8 ct!
LP: $1.66, IP: 1.00 printable here, EP: $0.66 ea!

2.  Pyrex Glass Bakeware, 3 qt oblong pan or 9" pie plate!
LP: $2.54 ea!

Happy Winn-Dixie Shopping!

Kelly Recommends... Walmart for ____!



This week there are 3 items at Walmart that you should check out!

1.  Glade Scented Oil Candle Refills! - I enjoyed this one!
LP: $2.00, cpn: 2.00/2, Publix cpn: 5.00/5, EP: FREE!

2.  Carnation Evaporated Milk!
LP: $0.98, IP: 1.00 off 2 printable here, EP: $0.48 per can!

3.  Green Giant Green Beans!
List Price: $0.44 per can!

Happy Walmart Shopping!

Kelly Recommends... Aldi for ____!

This week Aldi has 2 items you may want to check out!

1.  Frozen Turkey, 11 lbs!
LP: $9.99, some stores have price dropped this to $8.99!
A fantastic deal on a Turkey Day bird!

2.  Fresh Cranberries, $0.99 per lb!
The next lowest deal I have seen has been in Walmart for $1.99/ lb.
Aldi wins on this one!

Happy Aldi Shopping!

Kelly Recommends... Publix for ____!

This week at Publix there are 4 items you may want to check out!

1.  Spices!
There are several McCormick seasonings that are Publix Advantage Buys for the month of November for which there are coupons as well.
Example: McCormick Ground Ginger, LP: $2.49, cpn: 1.00, EP: $1.49!

2.  Swanson Canned Broth, 14 oz!
LP: BOGO & $1.13, cpn: 0.25/4, EP: $2.01 for 4 or $0.50 ea!

3.  Crisco Pure Oil (Canola, Vegetable, or Natural Blend), 48 oz!
LP: BOGO & $5.07, cpn: 0.55 (used 2 cpns), EP: $1.98 per bottle!
Note: The next lowest price I've seen was near $3 per bottle.

4.  Betty Crocker Potatoes, 4.6 - 7.2 oz!
LP: BOGO & $1.79, IP: 0.40 printable here (used 2 cpns), EP: $0.49 ea!

Happy Publix Shopping!

Kelly Recommends...


This Thanksgiving week savvy shoppers can score big deals if they are willing to shop around!

To aid in our continued quest for cheaper deals I have decided to do a series of post called "Kelly Recommends..." where I will show some of the BEST deals on sale at several stores!

Please stay tuned and continue to email me with your requests and finds.

~ Kelly

Aldi Deals List! - Week of November 20 - 26!

Welcome BeCentsAble Grocery Gathering readers!  After checking out all the money-saving deals that I have for you below, be sure to visit the Grocery Gathering website to research even more money-saving deals!

Sales!

Butterball Whole Turkey, 18-20 lb - $0.99 per lb

Butterball Fully Cooked Smoked Turkey, 11 lbs - $1.69 per lb

Kirkwood Turkey Breast, 4 lb - $9.99 ea

Appleton Spiral Sliced Honey Ham - $1.49 per lb

Appleton Ham in Natural Juices, 3 lb average - $2.99 per lb

Loven Fresh Classic Dinner Rolls, 12 ct, 17 oz - $1.69 ea

Happy Harvest Extra Fine Green Beans, 16 oz - $1.89 ea

Valley View Seasoned Mashed Potatoes, 7.6 oz - $0.89 ea

Chef's Cupboard Stuffing Mix (chicken flavor or cornbread), 6 oz - $0.89 ea

Fresh Sweet Potatoes, 3 lb bag - $1.29 ea

Fresh Yellow Onions, US #1, 3 lb bag - $1.29 ea

Fresh Broccoli Crowns, 14 oz, US #1 - $1.39 ea

Fresh Celery, US #1, large stalk - $0.99 ea

Spice Club Brown Gravy Mix, 0.87 oz - $0.33 ea

Buehler's Jumbo Biscuits, 16 oz - $1.19 ea

Coctail Sausages, 16 oz - $2.49 ea

Parkview Summer Sausage (regular or beef), 20 oz - $3.49 ea

Diomede Large Pitted Ripe Olives, 6 oz - $1.09 ea

Great Gherkins Pickles, 16 oz - $0.99 ea

SaladMate Salad Dressing, 16 oz - $1.19 ea

Chef's Cupboard Croutons, 6 oz - $0.97 ea

Happy Farms Cream Cheese or Neufchatel, 8 oz - $0.99 ea

Sundae Shoppe Whipped Topping, 8 oz - $0.69 ea

Toasty Puffs Miniature Marshmallows, 10.5 oz - $0.69 ea

Friendly Farms Whipping Cream, 16 oz - $1.59 ea

Friendly Farms Evaporated Milk, 12 oz - $0.69 ea

Carlini Vegetable Oil, 48 oz - $2.29 ea

Carlini Spread Quarters, 1 lb - $0.68 ea

Happy Farms Butter, 1 lb - 1.99 ea

Buehler's Refrigerated Pie Crusts, (9" pie crusts), 2 per pk, 15 oz - $1.59 ea


Food Special Purchases!

Butterball Fresh Whole Turkey, 13 lb - $1.39 lb

Chef's Cupboard Stuffing Mix (turkey flavor or herb), 6 oz - $0.79 ea

Happy Harvest Prince Edward Medley, 16 oz - $1.49 ea

Deutsche Kuche Luxury Cherry Stollen, 28.2 oz - $4.99 ea

Belmont Gourmet Cream Pies, 31-35 oz - $5.99 ea

Clancy's Gourmet Caramel Corn Canister, 17 oz - $3.69 ea

Sea Queen Cold Smoked Salmon, 3 oz - $3.89 ea

Fit & Active Dried Cranberries, 6 oz - $1.39 ea

Splenda Brown Sugar Blend, 16 oz - $0.69 ea

Splenda Granular, 9.7 oz - $6.89 ea

Reynolds Oven Bags, turkey size, 2 pk - $1.79 ea

Durable Foil Cake Pan with Lid, 2 pk - $1.99 ea

Durable Foile Oval Roasting Pans, 2 pk - $2.29 ea

Kwik Fresh Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil, 37.5 sq ft - $1.69 ea


Special Purchases!

Medion E 3230 Navigation System - Glamour Edition - $169.99 ea

Oregon Scientific Weather Station - $39.99 ea

Adventuridge Steel Toe Hiker - $24.99 ea

Traveler DV-5000 Digital HD Video Camera - $99.99 ea

pqi 4GB High Speed SD Card or USB Drive - $9.99 ea

GPX 7" Digital Picture Frame - $59.99 ea

Happy Aldi Shopping!

P.S. - My apologies for the late post everyone, I was hospital sick, but am finally starting  to feel better now.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Publix Deals! - Spent $11.66! - Week of Nov 15th!

This week Publix had some great deals!
Here are all the details of my Publix adventure!

8 - Nestle Juicy Juice 100% Juice, 64 oz
LP: 3.49 & BOGO, IP: 1.00 printable here (used 2 cpns),
EP: $1.49/2 or $0.74 ea

4 - Celestial Seasonings Tea, 20 ct
LP: 3.49 & BOGO, Wags cpn: 1.00/2 (used 2 cpns), 
MC: 0.55 (used 4 cpns),
EP: $1.39/2 or $0.69 ea

4 - McCormick Grinder Seasoning/Spices
LP: 1.99 & BOGO, cpn: BOGO (used 2 cpns), EP: FREE

2 - Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls
LP: 1.67, IP: 1.00 printable here (used 2 cpns), EP: $0.67 ea

1 - Covergirl Smoothers Concealer - On Clearance!
LP: 2.50, cpn: 1.00, EP: $1.50 ea

The math:

5.96 - Juicy Juice
2.78 - Celestial Seasonings tea
1.34 - Pillsbury dinner rolls
1.50 - Covergirl - CLEARANCE
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Total Paid OOP:  $11.66
Total Savings:  $47.43 (75% savings)
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I Publix!

Friday, November 14, 2008

Aldi Deals List! - Week of November 13-19!

Welcome BeCentsAble Grocery Gathering readers!  After checking out all the money-saving deals that I have for you below, be sure to visit the Grocery Gathering website to research even more money-saving deals!

Sales!

Happy Farms Cream Cheese, 8 oz - $0.99 ea - 
Price Drop! was: $1.09

Happy Farms Butter, grade AA quarters, 1 lb - $1.99 ea - 
Price Drop! was: $2.19

Sundae Shoppe Whipped Topping, 8 oz - $0.69 ea - 
Price Drop! was: $0.79

Southern Grove Chopped Walnuts, 8 oz - $2.99 ea - 
Price Drop! was: $3.49

Sea Queen Deluxe Jumbo Cooked Shrimp, 23-30 ct, 12 oz - $4.99 ea

Happy Farms Swiss Cheese Block, 8 oz - $2.49 ea

Antoinette Imported Havarti Cheese, 8 oz - $3.49 ea

Cambridge Entertainment Crackers, 7-8 oz - $1.38 ea

Nature's Nectar Sparklin Juices, 25.4 oz - $2.29 ea

Appleton Spiral Sliced Honey Ham, fully cooked - $1.49 per lb

Butterball Whole Turkey, 18-20 lb - $0.99 per lb

Butterball Fully Cooked Smoked Turkey, 11 lbs - $1.69 per lb

Kirkwood Boneless Turkey Breast, 4 lb - $9.99 ea

Beaumont Gourmet Coffee, 12 oz - $2.99 ea

Friendly Farms Half & Half, 32 oz - $1.99 ea

Fresh Apples, 3 lb bag - $1.99 per bag

Fresh Navel Oranges, US #1, large size, 4 lb bag - $0.39 ea

Fresh Cranberries, 12 oz - $1.69 per bag

Friendly Farms Sour Cream, 16 oz - $0.99 ea

Loven Fresh Premium White Bread, 20 oz - $0.89 ea

Happy Harvest Vegetables, 14.5-15.25 oz - $0.49 ea

Valley View Instant Mashed Potatoes, 13 oz - $0.99 ea

Chef's Cupboard Gravy (chicken, beef, or gravy), 12 oz - $1.19 ea


Food Special Purchases!

Belmont Pumpkin Pie, 37 oz - $3.99 ea

Belmont Dutch Apple Pie, 42 oz - $4.49 ea

Belmont Homestyle Pecan Pie, 32 oz - $4.99 ea

Happy Harvest Sweet Potato Patties, 32 oz - $2.99 ea

Happy Harvest Sweet Potato Casserole, 22 oz - $3.19 ea

King's Hawaiian Original Rolls, 12 oz - $1.99 ea


Special Purchases!

Vanderwall Utility Folding Table - $39.99 ea

Happy Aldi Shopping!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

CVS Deals Week of November 9th!

This week CVS was great!  I haven't visited Walgreens yet, but I think I may go for a super quick trip for some pumpkin pie filling!


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Here are the details of my CVS adventures this week!

1 - Garnier Fructis Conditioner - I bought Length & Strength!
LP: 2.99, ECBs: 2.00, cpn: 1.00, EP: FREE (+ 0.01 overage)

1 - L'Oreal RevitaLift Advanced Anti-wrinkle Serum, 1 oz
LP: 11.99, ECBs: 11.99, cpn: 1.00, EP: FREE (+ 1.00 overage)

4 - St. Ives Body Wash, 18 oz
LP: 3.99, ECBs: 3.00, IP: 2.00 printable here, EP: FREE (+ 1.01 overage)

3 - Listerine Agent Cool Blue Rinse, 500 mL
LP: 3.99, ECBs: 3.00, IP: 1.00 printable here, EP: FREE (+ 0.01 overage)

4 - Colgate Total, 4.2 oz
LP: 2.19 & BOGO, IP: 1.50 printable here (used 4 cpns), 
EP: FREE (+0.81 overage on each)

1 - Glaceau Smart Water, 1 L
LP: 1.59, ECBs: 1.59, EP: FREE

1 - Nova Max Blood Glucose Monitor
LP: 9.99, ECBs: 9.99, EP: FREE

1 - Viactiv Calcium Chews, 60 ct - I got caramel flavor!
LP: 5.49, cpn: 2.00, EP: $3.49 ea

1 - Orbit Chewing Gum - Filler item!
LP = EP = $1.29 ea

1 - Pedi-Paws Pet Nail Trimmer
LP = EP = $19.99 ea

The totals this week were too crazy to make any sense.  To summarize, I made 3 visits to CVS in one day and visited 2 different stores.  At the end of it all since I bought the Pedi-Paws for my doggie I ended up with $9 in ECBs, but it was worth it because my doggie needed it.

Kmart Double Coupon Days! - 2 more dates! - November & December!


Kmart is doing there double coupons sale again, but this sale is not as well advertised as they have done previously.  Here is the scoop!

There will be two sales in the upcoming weeks:

  1.    November 12-16 - ALL Super Kmart stores will be participating in this sale.
  2.    November 30 - December 6 - ALL Kmart stores will be participating.

To check out your local store's flyer for this week you click here and browse through.

As always, you can confirm your local store's participation in any state by calling Kmart Customer Service at 1-866-KMART-4U (1-866-562-7848).

Feel free to leave me comments with any feedback on the Kmart double coupon deal days.

Friday, November 7, 2008

What I'm planning to buy at CVS this weekend!


Click here for next week's ad & here for this month's Extra Care Book!

Here's what I plan on buying at CVS this weekend!  
I have approximately $20 in ECBs and a $5/$30 CVS coupon to start with, so we'll see what transactions I put together! 

Garnier Fructis Shampoo or Conditioner, 10-13 oz (limit 1)
LP: 2.99, ECBs: 2.00, MC: 1.00, EP: FREE! (+ 0.01 overage)

Colgate Total, 4.2 oz (no limit)
LP: 2.19 & BOGO, MC & IP: 1.50 printable here, EP: FREE! (+ 0.81 overage)

L'Oreal Advanced RevitaLift Anti-wrinkle serum, 1 oz (limit 1)
LP: 11.99, ECBs: 11.99 MC: 1.00, EP: FREE! (+ 1.00 overage)

St. Ives Body Wash, 18 oz (limit 4)
LP: 3.99, ECBs: 3.00, IP: 2.00 printable here, EP: FREE! (+ 1.01 overage)

Listerine Cool Agent Blue Tinting Rinse, 500 mL (limit 5)
LP: 3.99, ECBs: 3.00, IP: 1.00 printable here, EP: FREE! (+ 0.01 overage)

Nova Max Blood Glucose Monitor (limit 1) - I donate these! :-)
LP: 9.99, ECBs: 9.99, EP: FREE!

Glaceau Smart Water, 1 L (limit 1)
LP: 1.59, ECBs: 1.59, EP: FREE!

Viactiv Calcium Chews or Flavor Glides, 60-110 ct
LP: 5.49, MC: 2.00, EP: $3.49 ea
Not a bad price for vitamins!

What will YOU be buying this week? Share it!  
I enjoy reading all the great deal ideas!

 

Aldi Deals List! - Week of November 6 - 12!

Welcome BeCentsAble Grocery Gathering readers!  After checking out all the money-saving deals that I have for you below, be sure to visit the Grocery Gathering website to research even more money-saving deals! 

Sales!

Sundae Shoppe Whipped Topping, 8 oz - $0.69 ea - 
Price Drop! was: $0.79

Happy Farms Butter, 1 lb - $1.99 ea - 
Price Drop! was: $2.19

Fit & Active Cream Cheese or Neufchatel, 8 oz - $0.99 ea - 
Price Drop! was: $1.09

Southern Grove Chopped Walnuts, 8 oz - $2.99 ea - 
Price Drop! was: $3.49

Happy Farms String Cheese or String Cheese Spirals, 12 pk, 12 oz - 
$2.89 ea -  Price Drop! was: $2.99

Sweet Harvest Brown or Powdered Sugar, 32 oz - $0.99 ea

Baker's Corner Baking Chips, white or milk chocolate, 12 oz - $1.69 ea

Southern Grove Shelled Walnuts, 16 oz - $5.69 ea

Southern Grove Halves or Chopped Pecans, 6 oz - $2.49 ea

Friendly Farms Whole, 2%, or Skim Milk, 1 gallon - $2.79 ea

Butterball Whole Turkey, 11 lb - $8.99 ea

Fresh Apples, assorted varieties, 3 lb - $2.29 per bag

Fresh Navel Oranges, US #1, 4 lb - $1.49 per bag


Food Special Purchases!

Nature's Nectar 100% Cranberry Juice Blends, 64 oz - $2.39 ea

Kellogg's Cereal, 9-16 oz - $2.39 ea

Appleton Breakfast Ham Slices or Roseland Canadian Bacon, 6-8 oz - $1.99 ea

Kirkwood Stuffed Chicken Breast (buffalo or fiesta style), 12 oz - $1.99 ea

Kirkwood Spicy Breaded Chicken Breast Fillets, 2 lb - $4.99 ea

Sara Lee Cheesecake, classic, pumpkin, chocolate swirl, 28-30 oz - $5.49 ea

Ghirardelli Brownie Mix, assorted varieties, 17-20 oz - $1.89 ea

Frankford Chocolate & Candy Co. Character Popcorn Canisters, 6 oz - $6.99 ea

Kellogg's Hannah Montana or Nickelodeon Fruit Snacks, 12-16.2 oz - $3.49 ea

Maple Leaf Farms Whole Duckling, 5 lb - $8.99 ea

Happy Farms Deli Style Cheese Cups, 16 oz - $2.99 ea

Castleton Beef Enchilada & Tamale Meal, 11 oz - $0.95 ea

Appetitos Bread Bowl Appetizers, 8-8.8 oz - $2.99 ea

Freschetta PizzAmore, 18.47-20.8 oz - $4.99 ea

Happy Aldi Shopping!

3-in-1 Trip! - Publix, Winn-Dixie & Aldi Deals I Bought this week!

So thus far this week I have visited Publix, Winn-Dixie, & Aldi!  
Check out my purchases!


Here are the details of my adventures at Publix, Winn-Dixie, & Aldi!

Winn-Dixie Trip (really quick):

1 - Betty Crocker Frosting - I got the Whipped White!
LP: 1.89 & BOGO, cpn: 0.55 printable here (used 2 cpns)
EP: $0.79/2 or $0.39 ea! - An awesome price for frosting!
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Total OOP:  $0.79
Savings:  $2.99! (more than 3 times what I spent!)
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Aldi Trip (also really quick):

3 - Vienna sausages - Need these for a special dinner!
LP = EP = $0.39 ea
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Total OOP:  $1.17
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Publix Trip (my main reason for going shopping)

6 - Pillsbury Savorings Pastry Bites
LP: 3.99 & BOGO, cpn: 1.00 printable here (used 2 cpns), EP: $1.99/2 or $0.99 ea

2 - Nestle Toll House Refridgerated Cookie Dough
Normal Price (NP): 2.89 ea, LP: 2.00 ea, cpn: 1.50/2, EP: $2.50/2 or $1.25 ea

2 - Mrs. T Pierogies - I got Italian Style & Potato Cheddar!
LP: 2.59 & BOGO, cpn: 1.00 (used 2 cpns), EP: $0.59/2 or $0.29 ea

2 - Land O Lakes Fresh Buttery Taste Spread, 15 oz
LP: 2.09 & BOGO, cpn: 0.55 printable here (used 2 cpns), EP: $0.99/2 or $0.49 ea

2 - Pompeian Olive Oil, 32 oz
LP: 10.99 & BOGO, cpn: 1.00 printable here (used 2 cpns), EP: $8.99/2 or $4.49 ea

4 - Nestle Morsels - I got Butterscotch & Premier White chips!
LP: 2.50 & BOGO, cpn: 1.25/2, EP: $1.25/2 or $0.62 ea

4 - Lysol Antibacterial Wipes, 80 ct - I got Spring Waterfall & Citrus!
LP: 5.49 & BOGO, cpn: 1.00/2 printable here, EP: $4.49/2 or $2.24 ea

1 - Shopping List (magnetic) -- These were on CLEARANCE!
LP = EP = $0.45 ea!

The math:
5.97 - Pillsbury Savorings Bites
2.50 - Nestle cookie dough
0.59 - Mrs. T
0.99 - Land O Lakes butter
8.99 - Pompeian olive oil
2.50 - Nestle chocolate chips
8.98 - Lysol antibacterial wipes
0.45 - Shopping list on clearance
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Total OOP:  $30.97
Savings:  $62.94 (more than double savings on what I paid!)
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**** Grand Total Spent on this shopping trip: $32.93 ****
*** Grand Total Saved: $65.93! ***
I  Big Savings!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Walgreens Deals! - Week of Nov 2nd! - Exciting!

The deals at Walgreens this week at first did not seem to interesting, but with the help of some great coupons, Register Rewards, and strategy this week turned out to be an exciting one!
I ended up getting 17 items for $0.57 cents!

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Here are the details of my Walgreens adventure!

6 - Schick Quattro Disposable Razors, 3 ct
LP: 5.99, ESC: 3.00, cpn: 2.00 & BOGO (used 3 of each cpn),
EP: $0.99/2 or $0.49 each! 
BUT since the ESC took off $3 for each I got an overage of $6.03!
 So... these were all FREE!

3 - Charmin Ultra Strong Double rolls Bathroom Tissue, 6 ct
LP: 4.79, 7-Day cpn: $7.00/2 or $3.50 ea, cpn: 0.25 (used 3 cpns), 
EP: $3.25 ea

2 - Adidas Anti-perspirant Deodorant, 2.8 oz
LP: 1.99, cpn: 1.00, EP: $0.99 ea

2 - Dawn Diswashing Liquid, 10.3 oz
LP: 1.99, 7-Day cpn: 0.99, cpn: 0.50 (only had 1 cpn)
EP: $1.48/2 or $0.74 ea (if 2 cpns were used would be: $0.49 ea)

2 - Almay One Coat Mascara, 0.27 oz
LP: $6.99 & BOGO, cpn: 1.00 (used 2 cpns), ESR: 6.99,
EP: FREE (+ 2.00 overage)

2 - Walgreens Invisible Tape, 300" - This was a filler for my RR!
LP: 0.99 & BOGO, EP: $0.99/2 or $0.49 ea

The math:

9.75 - Charmin bathroom tissue
1.98 - Adidas deodorant
1.48 - Dawn diswashing liquid
0.99 - Tape filler
(5.50) - Register Reward
(-6.03) - Schick overage
(-2.00) - Almay overage
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Total Out Of Pocket (OOP): $0.67!
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Note:  The reason that I needed a filler to use my Register Rewards is because the RR cpn states that the number of coupons including the RRs must be less than the number of items purchased.  So in other words, you must have at least one item more than you have coupons (e.g. if you have 10 items then you can only use up to 9 cpns (RRs are included in this count), not 10 as would normally apply).

CVS Deals! - Week of November 2!

This week was a boring CVS week, but they did manage to get me out of the house with a great Dasani 24-pack bottled water deal...  here is what I got!  :-)

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1- Dasani Water, - 24-pack, 16.9 oz bottles
LP = EP = $3.88 ea

1 - Nova Max Blood Glucose Monitor - I will donate this to charity! :-)
LP: 9.99, ECBs: 9.99, EP: FREE

1 - Crest Pro-Health Whitening Toothpaste, 4.2 oz
LP: 3.49, cpn: 0.75, ECBs: 3.49, EP: FREE (+ 0.75 overage)

1 - Colgate Motion Battery Powered Toothbrush - My dear boyfriend opened to investigate! :-)
LP: 4.99, CVS cpn: "2.00/1 Colgate battery powered", ECBs: 2.00
EP: $0.99
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Total before ECBs: $19.60
(-20.00) - ECBs
Total OOP: $0.00!
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Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Election Day Nov 4th! - VOTE TODAY!

Hi Everyone!  Today is Election Day!
I have already voted and you should go out an do it too!  I took me about 45 minutes to an hour.  Time that was well worth it to be able to have a say in how our country will be run in the future!  
There is NOTHING like the RUSH that you get when you walk out of the voting booth! 
The polls close at 7pm, but if you are in line at 7pm you will NOT be sent away, you WILL be allowed to vote so get out there!

To find out where you can vote just CLICK HERE then click on your state!

 It is INVIGORATING and EXCITING, so GO VOTE!  


(This is a picture of my I voted sticker!  YIPPIE!)

AND... in case you still need a little consoling & cajoling to go vote there are several businesses that are lining up to convince you with FREEBIES FOR VOTING!

Note:  All you need to do is show walk into each company's establishments with an "I Voted!" sticker like the picture of mine above! (sticker designs vary, but they all still count!)

Starbucks Coffee Co. - A FREE cup of their TALL size fresh brewed coffee.

Chick-Fil-A - FREE Chicken sandwich!  (I would suggest making Chick-Fil-A your last freebie stop since they will take your "I Voted" sticker from you, unlike the other freebie companies.)

Krispy Kreme Doughnut Co. - A FREE doughnut!

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Stores - FREE ice cream!

Personal story:  I am 23 years old now and I still remember my grandfather being the first person to take me with him on election day to vote!  The impact of him just bringing me along was a lasting one!  It taught me the importance of standing up for what you believe in while exercising it in a constructive forum!

My point:  If you are a parent, as I will be one day, PLEASE TAKE YOUR KIDS TO THE POLLS TOO!  You are teaching responsibility, proactivity, and the importance of country & choice when you do so!

Happy Voting & Happy Freebies we live in a GREAT country!