CVS Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/29/11 - 6/4/11

Spend $25 on select Aveeno products, get $10 ExtraBucks
Use any of the following coupons:
 $1.50/1 sun care from the 5/15 RedPlum (exp. 7/31)
 $3/2 sun care from the 5/15 RedPlum (exp. 7/31)
 $2/1 sun care printable
 $1/1 Daily moisturizing lotion printable

 $5.50  Buy 2 Speed Stick deodorant
-$1.50  Use 2 $0.75/1 coupons from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 6/12)
 $4.00  Out of pocket
-$3.00  ExtraBucks
 $1.00  Net price for 2

 $6.99  Bic Soleil Shimmer razor or cartridges
-$3.00  Use $3/1 coupon from the 5/1 SmartSource (exp. 6/12)
 $3.99  Out of pocket
-$3.00  ExtraBucks
 $0.99  Net price

 $3.99  Preparation H wipes
-$2.00  Use $2/1 printable (requires signup)
 $1.99  Out of pocket
-$3.99  Register Rewards
 $2.00  MONEYMAKER!

 $9.98  Buy 2 Cortaid at $4.99 each
-$6.00  Use 2 $3/1 coupons from the 5/15 RedPlum (exp. 7/31)
 $3.98  Out of pocket
-$3.00  ExtraBucks
 $0.98  Net price for 2

Walgreens Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/29/11 - 6/4/11

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday weekend! The weather in CT is absolutely amazing and we have been thoroughly enjoying it. Sorry the matchups are a little late, but I just couldn't resist the sun. :-)

 $9.99  Buy 2 Banana Boat or Hawaiian Tropic sun care (BOGO)
-$2.00  Use 2 $1/1 BB or HT coupons from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 6/26) or HT printable (requires signup)
 $7.99  Out of pocket for 2
(Note that it does not say both must be the same brand, so if you only had 1 insert, buy one of each and use the 2 different coupons)

 $2.99  OxiClean laundry treater
-$1.00  Use $1/1 coupon from the 4/17 SmartSource (exp. 6/30)
 $1.99  Out of pocket
(You can also buy 2 and use the $3/2 coupon to pay only $1.49 each)

 $4.99  Off mosquito repellent
-$0.75  Use $0.75/1 printable (requires signup)
-$1.00  Use $1/1 Walgreens monthly Instant Value Coupon booklet or printable
 $3.24  Out of pocket

Buy 3 selected Ponds, Dove, Degree, Axe, Caress, or Lever products for $18, get $6 Register Rewards
Use any 3 of the following:
 $1/1 Dove Clinical deodorant printable
 $1.25/1 Dove Men+Care body wash printable
 BOGO Axe deodorant from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 7/17)
 BOGO Degree deodorant from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 6/19)
 $1/1 Degree deodorant from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 6/19)
 $1/1 Caress bar soap from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 6/19)
 $1/1 Lever 2000 bar soap printable

Scenario:
$18.00  Buy 2 Degree Clinical deodorant and 1 8-pk Lever 2000 soap
-$6.00  Use BOGO Degree coupon
-$1.00  Use $1/1 Degree coupon
-$1.00  Use $1/1 Lever coupon
$10.00  Out of pocket
-$6.00  Register Rewards
 $4.00  Net price for all 3

Buy 4 selected Dove or Degree products for $15, get $5 Register Rewards
Use any of the following coupons:
 $1.25/1 Dove Men+Care body wash printable
 $1/1 Dove Men+Care printable
 BOGO Degree deodorant from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 6/19)
 $1/1 Degree deodorant from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 6/19)

Scenario: (requires 2 inserts)
$15.00  Buy 4 Degree deodorant
-$7.50  Use 2 BOGO Degree coupons
-$2.00  Use 2 $1/1 Degree coupons
 $5.50  Out of pocket
-$5.00  Register Rewards
 $0.50  Net price for 4

 $3.99  Listerine mouthwash
-$1.00  Use $1/1 coupon from the 5/22 RedPlum, 4/17 SmartSource, or 2/27 SmartSource (all exp. 12/31)
 $2.99  Out of pocket
-$1.00  Register Rewards
 $1.99  Net price

 $0.99  Ecotrin Aspirin 45-ct with in-ad coupon
-$0.99  Use $1.50/1 coupon from the 5/1 RedPlum (exp. 6/25) (will adjust down)
 FREE  Out of pocket
(Depending on how the cashier rings in the in-ad and mfr coupons, this might be a moneymaker. I suggest handing the mfr coupon first, and then the in-ad, to avoid beeps.)

 $0.99  Icy Hot Naturals 0.5oz cream
-$0.99  Use $1/1 coupon from the 5/1 SmartSource (exp. 7/31) (adjust down)
 FREE  Out of pocket
-$0.99  Register Rewards
MONEYMAKER!

No clipping tomorrow

Two quick things before I head out to enjoy the beee-yoo-tiful weather!

1. There are no coupon inserts in tomorrow's paper. Have a clip-free weekend!
2. Today is the last day to watch and earn May's Rite Aid Video Values coupons.

Keep an eye on those expiration dates this week - a lot of stuff expires on Tuesday. Now get out there and enjoy the weekend!

Stop & Shop Deals & Coupon Matchups 5/27/11 - 6/2/11

You're killing me, Stop & Shop. You're just killing me.

Ball Park beef franks, BOGO
Use $0.75/2 printable
Your price varies

Hood ice cream, 2 for $5
Use $1/2 coupon from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 7/31) or printable
You pay $4.00 for 2 ($2 each)

Heinz ketchup, $1.99
Use $0.25/1 coupon from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 6/19)
You pay $1.49 after coupon doubles

Ocean Spray juice, 2 for $4
Use $1/1 blueberry juice coupon from the 5/15 RedPlum (exp. 8/31) (if included)
You pay $1.00 each

Newman's Own salsa, 2 for $4
Use $1/1 Facebook printable
You pay $1.00

Sargento sliced cheese, $2.99
Use $1/2 coupon from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 7/3)
You pay $4.98 for 2 ($2.49 each)

Big Y Deals and Coupon Matchups 5/26/11 - 6/1/11

It looks like we are going to be eating pasta this week - there is an awesome deal on Ragu pasta sauce with your Big Y silver coins, plus Ronzoni pasta is on sale for $0.50! In addition to grabbing some for your family, remember these are perfect items for donating to a food pantry. A lot of grocery stores now have donation boxes right at the front of the store, so you don't even have to make a separate trip!

This is also the last week for the Big Y monthly deals - be sure to check them out! I promise I will try to update that list with new coupons before the weekend so that you don't miss anything.

Freschetta pizza, 2 for $6
Use $1/1 coupon from the 4/10 SmartSource (exp. 6/30) or printable (requires signup)
You pay $2.00 each

Breyer's ice cream, $3.69
Use $1.50/2 Facebook coupon printable
You pay $5.88 for 2 ($2.94 each)
(There was also a $1/2 coupon in the 5/22 RedPlum exp. 6/19 to make them $3.19 each)

Heluva Good dip, 3 for $5
Use $0.50/1 printable
You pay $0.67 each after coupon doubles

Hood Half & Half 32oz, 2 for $5
Use $1/2 printable
You pay $4.00 for 2 ($2 each)

Hood sour cream 16oz, 3 for $5
Use $1/2 printable
You pay $2.33 for 2  ($1.17 each)

Hood Simply Smart milk 64oz, 2 for $6
Use $1/1 printable
You pay $2.00 each

Tropicana Trop50 juice, 2 for $6
Use $0.50/1 printable (note - excludes orange)
You pay $2.00 each after coupon doubles
(There was a $1/2 coupon in the 5/22 RedPlum exp. 7/31 to make them $2.50 each)

Philadelphia Cooking Cream, 2 for $4
Use $1.50/1 coupon from the 3/6 SmartSource (exp. 5/31)
You pay $0.50 each

Big Y shredded cheese 12oz, $2.69
Use $0.90/1 mozzarella printable
You pay $1.79 each (coupon does not double)

Sargento cheese slices, $2.99
Use $1/2 coupon from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 7/3)
You pay $4.98 for 2 ($2.49 each)

Polar seltzer 1L, $0.77
Use $1/4 coupon from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 9/30)
You pay $2.08 for 4 ($0.52 each)

Weber marinade mix envelope, B1G2
Weber seasoning blends, BOGO
Use $1/1 coupon from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 7/31)
Your price varies

Heinz ketchup 40oz, 2 for $4
Use $0.25/1 coupon from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 6/19)
You pay $1.50 after coupon doubles

Lawry's marinade, BOGO
Use $1/2 coupon from the 5/15 RedPlum (exp. 6/19)
Your price varies

Big Y Barbecue sauce, 2 for $3
Use $0.50 Big Y printable
You pay $1.00 each (coupon does not double)

Ragu pasta sauce, $0.88 with silver coin
Use $1.25/3 coupon from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 6/19)
You pay $1.39 for 3 ($0.46 each)
(This is a fantastic price! If you're like me, you have a ton of those silver coins lying around - this is a great way to use them. If you don't have 3 silver coins your final price will vary, but the sauce is still on sale for $1.50 each. Even without any coins, the coupon will make them $1.08!)

Suave shampoo or conditioner, $0.88
Use $1/2 coupon from the 5/22 RedPlum (exp. 6/19)
You pay $0.76 for 2 ($0.38 each)

Hood ice cream, 2 for $5
Use $1/2 coupon from the 5/22 SmartSource (exp. 7/31) or printable
You pay $4.00 for 2 ($2 each)

New Rite Aid coupon policy

Rite Aid has updated their coupon policy. (The file still says "August 2010," but at the bottom the document now says "Revised May 2011.") Take a look, but here are the changes:

• "Buy One Get One Free coupons cannot be used in conjunction with a Buy One Get One Free promotion." To which I say, boo hiss! I have previously ranted about this (about halfway down that post) and the ridiculous idea that using a BOGO coupon with a BOGO sale somehow "cheats" the store.
• "A customer can use one “cents off” coupon in conjunction with the item they are purchasing on a Buy One Get One Free promotion (or with a Buy One Get One Free coupon), although the value of the cents off coupon cannot exceed the selling price of the item." OK, there are 2 separate issues here. 1) If the item is on sale BOGO, you can only use one $X/Y coupon, not two. Again, boo hiss. 2) If you have a BOGO coupon, you can also combine it with a $X/Y coupon. Which is fair.
• "Rite Aid may accept up to 4 identical coupons for the same number of qualifying items as long as there is sufficient stock to satisfy other customers within the store manager’s sole discretion." Hopefully, this will help will help prevent people from clearing shelves, if Rite Aid actually enforces it!
• "When making a return for a product that had a coupon attached, Rite Aid cannot refund cash for the value of the coupon and cannot return the coupon that was used." This one worries me a little. I hope that it means that in those case they will give you a merchandise credit for the full value of the item. To do otherwise would be coupon fraud on their part, since they would be getting the full value of the coupon from both you and the manufacturer. Say you buy a $10 item with a $2 coupon, which you later return. If they insisted on only giving you back $8, and then also submitted the coupon to the manufacturer, then you would be out your coupon, the manufacturer would be out $2, while the store would get the $2 and still have the product on their shelves. We will see how this plays out, but if you are at all worried, just return your items without a receipt and take store credit.

It seems to be the consensus in the blogosphere that these changes are the result of the Craziness exemplified by Totally Loco Channel and their "Extreme Couponing." I finally broke down and watched it the other day (I was home sick! There was nothing else on!) and somebody buy me a vowel, because OH MY GOD. These are exactly the kinds of people who would scheme to buy items with coupons and then return them for cash. They are also the ones who habitually clear shelves, use coupons on the wrong products (yes really) and generally screw things up for the rest of us. So glad that now they have their own reality show to spread the Craziness and make others think a) this is OK or b) that's what all couponers are like.

Hot CVS $5/$20 coupon!

If you get the Hartford Courant, be sure to check the back page of the main section - there is a $5 coupon off a $20 purchase at CVS! This is wicked cool. However, it expires on 5/28 - that is Saturday. So be sure to put together a shopping list soon!

I assume that this coupon will be in other local papers as well. I'm not sure if it is in the papers available on newsstands, or only in home-delivered ones. If you get a different paper and you found the coupon, please leave a note in the comments telling us what page/section it was in!