Why Couponing Rocks – Giving Back

This month it is “paper donation” month at Sophie’s preschool.  To help keep tuition low, every month parents donate items to the school.  Items on the “paper” list included paper towels, tissues, baby wipes, antibacterial wipes, paper plates and cups, etc.  Because of the magic of couponing, all I had to do to get items to donate was go to my stockpile!  Here are some things I took in that I already had more than enough of on hand:

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Last week Lysol products were on a great ECB deal at CVS, so I grabbed 4 containers of Lysol wipes as well and took all this stuff in. It was such a great feeling to be able to give all this and not have to worry about the cost, since I already had most of it.  And, there is still plenty left in my stockpile. Yay for coupons!

Coupons have been such a blessing in my life and are one way God provides for my family’s needs – and the needs of others!

What’s your “coupons rock” story??

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Two-timing: Rite Aid and CVS deals today!

I had a few more Rite Aid deals I wanted to get and since I didn’t get to use my $1/$1 Huggies Rite Aid video values coupon on Sunday’s run, I decided to try my luck and see if another $2 +UP Reward would print even though I bought three (and got three rewards) on Sunday. So…here’s what I got at Rite Aid today.

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Huggies $8.99

Listerine Zero $2.99

Oral B tooth brush $2.99

Two Cottonelle wipes refills $4

Total = $18.97

coupons:

-$3/$15 Rite Aid purchase (Single Check Rebate quarterly coupon emailed to me)

-$2.50 Huggies Little Movers printable coupon

-$1 Huggies Rite Aid Video Values coupon

-$2 Listerine Zero coupon from this Sunday’s RedPlum

-$1 Oral B from specially marked P&G product packages

-$6 +UP Rewards from Sunday’s Huggies deal

=$2.47 + 91 cents tax = $3.38 and I got back 6 +UP Rewards!  The $2 for the Huggies did INDEED print, and I got $1 for the Cottonelle, $2 for the Oral B and $1 for the Listerine.  Woohoo!  That’s how I like to shop!

Next I moved on to what has become my part-time lover, CVS.  Despite the fact that the Rite Aid deals have been WAY hotter recently, there were a couple of deals I wanted to get this week.

CVS paid 78 cents and got back $5.80 ECB

Two Right Guard deodorant $2.29 each = $4.58
Schick Hydro Shave Gel $2.79
Chewy Sweet Tarts $.89 (I needed a filler, and Mama likes FRUITY CANDY!)

total = $8.26

Coupons:

-$3/2 Right Guard from coupons.com

-$5 ECBs

= 26 cents + 52 cents tax = 78 cents and I got back $4 ECB for the Right Guard and $1.80 for the Schick shave gel!  Not a bad way to pick up my hubby’s FAVORITE shave gel.

So that’s what I got today – what did YOU get??

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The Rite Aid Diaper deal is a freebie!!

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To update you on the Rite Aid Huggies/Pull-Ups deal I posted in the post below, the +UP Rewards printed for ALL THREE packs I bought. So the limit is at least three which makes this deal a freebie after +UP Rewards and Single Check Rebates!!

Here’s how I worked it:

2 packs Pull-Ups $8.99 each = $17.98

1 packs Huggies Little Snugglers $8.99

Milk $2.60

total = $$29.57

coupons used:

– $5/$25 Rite Aid printable

– $6 Two $3 off Pull-Ups printables from Pull-Ups email (these are no longer available)

-$2.50 Huggies Little Movers printable

total = $16.07

I paid with 16 +UP Rewards  had from last week and paid 7 cents plus $1.27 tax for a GRAND TOTAL of $1.34.  AND I got back 6 +UP Rewards (2 for each pack of Huggies/Pull-Ups) and will get back a $10 Rite Aid gift card from the Kimberly-Clark Single Check Rebate.  WHOOHOOOO!!

I didn’t even use my $1 off Rite Aid Huggies Video Values coupon because then I would have had to buy a filler and I was in a hurry.  So, I might try my luck and get another pack of diapers later this week.

YAY!!! Did any of you do this deal? How did it work out for you? Don’t forget to see this post for all the printable coupon links!

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