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Since the CVS in Joplin just opened up here in late September of this year, I just experienced my very first CVS Black Friday Shopping adventure. And I have to say, it was a fun and stress-free trip.
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My Latest Shopping Trip Adventures
I ran to the Price Cutter yesterday morning to take advantage of their Kraft B1G1 Sale.. I hit a couple snags along the way, which was not the slightest bit surprising to me. If I ever run into issues, it is almost always at my nearest Price Cutter store. I do love Price Cutter’s sales, their meat markdowns and the fact that they do double coupons. Having said that though, there are a couple things that have bothered me about this store that have NOT changed over the last few years (for me anyway)…
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My Walgreens Shopping Trip
I ran over to my nearby Walgreens earlier today to pick up some cheap Hamburger Helper along with a few other items. I was also out of eggs, but fortunately I had a rain-check tucked away for a time such as this. I didn’t see a whole lot in the way of unadvertised deals, but I noticed they did have a toy clearance sale on quite a few toys (50% off), so something to keep an eye out for at your local Walgreens on your next trip. I was happy that everything I was looking for was in stock, even the Almay softies which was a pleasant surprise, I thought the $4.99 eye shadows would have been wiped out a long time ago. Anyway, here are the details of my Walgreens shopping trip today:
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Aldi Easter Markdowns
Head’s up! I was at my Aldi store today and I noticed they had marked their Easter Candy and various Toys down 50% off. They had a nice selection of Toys when I was there including Barbie Dolls marked down to $4.99 and various other toys.
They had nice buys on candy as well including 6 packs of Reese’s Eggs for $1.49, Jelly Beans for $0.39, 4 packs of Cadbury Eggs for $1.29 and lots more goodies. The best deals will probably sell out fairly quickly, so if you’re out & about, you may want to stop in at your local Aldi sooner rather than later. 😉 Keep in mind that selection and markdowns can vary by region.
They even had the 3 lb bags of Sweet Potatoes marked down to just $0.29, wow! I mainly went to pick another smoked ham at $0.99 lb, but darnit, they had sold out a week ago and they said they aren’t getting anymore in. Oh well, there will always be another deal.
Here’s what I picked up at Aldi today while I was there:
2 Large Celery stalks – $0.69 each
2 Saltine Crackers 16 oz – $0.95 each
Radishes 1 lb – $0.99
Refried Beans – $0.79
2 Macaroni & Cheese – $0.39 each
Truffle Easter Eggs – was $2.99, marked down to $1.49
Mars Spring Mini Mix – was $2.99, marked down to $1.49
Table Salt – $0.39
Roma Tomatoes 20 oz – $1.19
Yellow Mustard 20 oz – $0.89
Final Cost $11.83
I wanted to mention that if you shop at Sam’s Club, keep an eye out for markdowns there too. At my Sam’s Club when they have markdowns, they tend to put them on carts at the front of the aisles (like pictured above). A couple trips ago, for example, I picked up a nice markdown on Crest Mouthwash Rinse. This trip I spotted the big boxes of Gain Laundry Detergent, Powder for $10.00 (great buy for such a huge box!)
Another thing to keep an eye out for at Sam’s Club is their new “Freeosk.” It looks like a vending machine and when you scan your card, it dispenses a free sample, how fun is that?! Our Freeosk is at the front of the store when you first walk in. Today was the first time that I caught it while it still had free samples in stock. Today’s freebie was a Double Dark Chocolate ZonePerfect Bar.
And here’s what I picked up at Sam’s today:
Rotisserie Chicken – $4.88
Romaine Lettuce 6 pk – $3.78
Mario Queen Olives 2 pk, 21 oz each – $6.98
Baker’s Chef Cottage Cheese 5 lb – $7.88
Gallon Milk – $3.22
2 Free ZonePerfect Bars (from the Freeosk, John & I both got one since we each have a card)
Final Cost $28.22
Latest Shopping Trip
So on my latest shopping excursion, I ventured out to Target, Walmart and Price Cutter. My Target was really wiped out so I had to do some major improvising to take advantage of the $10 off Grocery Target coupon that is available this week, but all-in-all, I was happy with my trip. As much as I love the awesomeness of Target, I do find it frustrating that my Target seems to be consistently wiped out of a lot of items every single time I go. I’m not sure why that is, either I have incredibly bad timing no matter what time of the day/week I try to go 😉 or our Joplin Target is just a seriously popular and heavily shopped location. Seriously, I think Joplin could EASILY support two Targets, especially considering the lack of grocery stores in Joplin. Anyway, back on subject (ha!). I stopped in at Walmart to price match a few produce deals and also picked up a few buys at Price Cutter (love the freebies, woot!) Here’s the details from my trip:
Target Trip
Wesson Canola Oil 48 oz – $2.69 each, Used 2 Use $0.75/1 Wesson Coupons
4 Market Pantry Large Dozen Eggs – $0.99 each, used 2 $0.55/2 Eggs Coupon (previously available). Note: You can also snag $0.50 off Market Pantry Eggs Target mobile coupon 2x (text THANKS to 827438) and (text SPRING to 827438).
Market Pantry Frozen Raspberries 12 oz – $3.29, Used $1/1 MP Frozen Fruit Target coupon from here & got 5% off Target Cartwheel
4 Market Pantry Cream Cheese 8 oz – $1.00 each, got 5% off from Target Cartwheel
Market Pantry Wheat Bread 24 oz – $1.39
2 Up & Up Alcohol-Free Mouthwash 1.5 liter – $2.99 each, Used 2 $1/1 Target coupons from here & got 5% off Target Cartwheel
2 Spree Sparkling Water – $1.00 each, Used 2 $1/1 Spree Coupons (previously available)
Up & Up Witch Hazel 16 oz – $1.79
4 Stove Top Stuffing – $0.99 each, got 20% off Target Cartwheel
4 Wolf Chili w/Beans 15 oz – $1.02 each, got 25% off Target Cartwheel
4 Market Pantry All Natural Peanut Butter 16 oz – $1.50 each
Osmocote Smart Release Plant Food 2 lbs – $9.99, will submit mail-in $10 Osmocote Rebate
International Delight Creamer – $2.89, used Free International Delight Coupon (previously available), got full value of $3.99 off
2 Go-Gurt – $2.49 each, used 2 free product coupons, got $3.01 off each one
Old El Paso Frozen Chicken Enchiladas on clearance – $5.08 each, used 2 free product coupons, got $7.99 off each one
Used $10/$50 Target Grocery coupon (I handed this over first)
Used $10 Target Gift Card from previous trip
Final Cost $14.99 + will get $10 back in the mail from the rebate
Walmart Trip
2 Mini Bell Peppers 1 lb – $2.98 each, Price Matched at $1.50 each
Zucchini – Priced matched at $0.89 lb
Roma Tomatoes – $0.98 lb
2 Brach’s Maple Nut Candy – $1.28 each, Used 2 $2/1 Brach’s Coupons (previously available)
2 Birds Eye Recipe Ready Green Bell Pepper & Onion Mix – $1.00, Used 2 $1/1 Birds Eye Recipe Ready coupons from the 4/13 SmartSource insert (there’s also a $0.75/1 Birds Eye Recipe Ready Coupon)
O’Cedar Mini Broom with pan – $1.97, Used $2/1 O’Cedar Broom, any coupon from the 3/23 SmartSource insert
White Cloud 4 double rolls – $2.36, used $2/1 White Cloud coupon previously available
Wet N Wild nail Polish – $0.93, Used $1/1 Wet N Wild coupon from the 4/6 RedPlum insert
3 Equate Pads 18 ct – $1.97, Used 3 $1/1 Equate coupons previously available
2 Zest bars – $0.97, Used 2 $1/1 Zest Soap Coupons (previously available)
Final Cost $7.91
Price Cutter Trip
2 Dawn Hand Renewal Soap 9 oz – $1.00 each, Used 2 $0.50/1 Dawn Coupons (doubled) (zipcode 90210)
2 Betty Crocker Boxed Potatoes – $1.00 each, Used $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Potatoes Coupon (doubled)
2 Zatarain’s Rice Mixes – $1.00 each, Used 2 $0.50/1 Zatarains Coupons (doubled)
Radishes 1 lb – $1.00
Pork Sirloin Chips – $1.89 lb (total $6.65), Used $1/1 Fresh Pork Coupon (previously available)
Final Cost $8.02
Here are the deals I picked up on my latest Walmart Shopping Trip. I did quite a bit of price matching today, especially on produce. I had been striking out lately at Aldi as far as their produce selection goes, so I decided to price match at Walmart instead this week. I went early in the morning and took a little time to wander around the store. I usually do not take the time to just kinda shop around, I usually just run in the store with a very specific list and get out as quickly as possible, so it was nice to browse a bit today. I didn’t find anything other than what I had on my list, but I’m glad I had a chance to meander awhile anyway. I was surprised that Walmart still had some Christmas Clearance items, all 75% Off, I found those items way out in the Garden Section. I didn’t find much else in the way of clearance that was of interest to me, but here’s what I did get on this trip:
So, on my latest Target shopping trip I picked up some really great buys. I do not shop very often at Target because the only one we have in town is a bit out of my way and I often find the stock really wiped out. I have tried going at numerous different times, but I just have not found that magical time to shop there as of yet. Having said that though, it is usually still well worth my time to go as long as I combine my Target shopping trip with other errands in that direction of town on the same day. There are so many different ways to save money at Target that even if I only find a few of the items on my shopping list, it is still worth the trip. Anyway, onto the deals I picked up:
Check out more Target Deals HERE.
Here is my Walmart Shopping Trip. I had several stops to make that day, so this trip while somewhat short, was packed with nice buys. It is immensely helpful that Walmart price matches and even more helpful that they don’t require the ad. As always, Walmart was jam-packed with people. I swear, I could go at 2am on a weekday and that store would still be slammed with traffic. LOL I let a few people know about the potatoes price match from Aldi while I was picking mine up so hopefully a few people saved a couple bucks. 😉 Anyway, here’s what I picked up:
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