This Week at Target

I went to Target on Friday and had every intention of posting about my trip that night. Obviously that didn't happen and in the meantime I have misplaced my receipt. So my prices here are approximate, but you get the main idea.

Check out Totally Target for all of this week's coupon match-ups. And don't forget to check out the Target coupons available on Target.com.

Item	Regular Price	Sale Price	Coupon	I Paid
(4) Crackers		$2.00	(4) $1/1 B3G1 Target coupon	$0.50/each
(2) Kids Socks	$1.00		(2) $1/1 Target coupon	FREE
(2) Soft Scrub Total		$2.49	(2) $1.50/1 (2) $1/1 Target coupon	FREE
Up & Up Plates	$3.99	$1.48	$0.50/1 Target coupon	$0.98
(3) Hefty Bags		3/$5	(3) $1/1	$0.66/each
(2) Up & Up Cotton Rounds	$0.99		(2) $0.50/1 Target coupon	$0.49/each
(2) Revlon Emery Boards		$1.47	(2) $2/1	FREE

Plus, look at all those catalinas:

$5/2 Revlon tools (Target coupon)
$2/1 Sally Hansen Nail Care (Target coupon)
$1/1 Purex laundry item (Target coupon)
$0.50/1 Ritz/Wheat Thins/Triscuit (Manufacturer's coupon)
$1/1 People Magazine (Manufacturer's coupon)

As an added bonus, a picture of my "helper".

The Wonders of Amazon

Remember when the only thing you could buy on Amazon was books? Well, times have changed. You can literally buy anything on Amazon these days. I can't remember the last time I was looking for something and couldn't find it on Amazon.

Here are a couple lesser known resources on Amazon. You can also check out my previous posts on the awesomeness of Subscribe & Save and the Amazon Mom program.


Warehouse Deals: Save up to 50% on bulk purchases. These items are discounted because they are reaching their expiration date.

I love these deals because you can often find great organic snacks that can be hard to find on sale. A couple weeks ago I stocked up on Earth's Best cereal bars and chocolate graham crackers for my son. I think am going to order these Nature's Path Chococonut Granola Bars. I haven't tried this flavor before, but I love the other Nature's Path bars that I've tried and can you really go wrong with chocolate and coconut?

I also spotted a couple other great deals.

Sprout Organic Baby Food, Sweet Peas (12 count for $5.99)

Special K 90 Calorie Cereal Bars (36 count for $8.99)

Manager's Specials: These are weekly deals on a variety of grocery items. This week I see a TON of gourmet chocolate treats.

Magazine Subscriptions: Amazon often has great deals on magazine subscriptions. Right now I see Marie Claire for $5 a year and Redbook for $3 a year.

Amazon Appstore for Android: I just got my first smartphone and I'm loving the Amazon Appstore. They have a ton of free apps and each day offer a paid app for free. Right now you can download Angry Birds Rio for free.

Amazon Student: If you have a .edu e-mail address, you can sign up for Amazon Student which will give you a free Amazon Prime membership for one year. Amazon Prime gives you free 2 day shipping on any order!

What else do you buy on Amazon?

Eversave $5 Credit

Sign up for Eversave today and get a $5 credit. They usually only offer a $2 credit, so today is a great day to sign up. Go here to sign up!

You can use your credit today or save it for another deal. Today's deal is $20 for a $40 credit to heels.com. The deal includes FREE SHIPPING! I'm not personally coordinated enough to wear heels, but I did spot these cute ballet flats. You could pick these up for $15 with your new member credit. That is 81% off regular price.

Also, I just noticed that Eversave is now on Swagbucks. You can earn 23 Swagbucks for every $4 you spend on Eversave. After you sign up for Eversave, head over to Swagbucks and find the deal you want to purchase under Daily Deals.

Grocery Store Round-Up: 3/23

Each week, I will try and post my favorite deal(s) from each of the local grocery stores. Plus, I'll link you to my favorite bloggers who have the full list of match-ups for each store. Fred Meyer deals are good through Saturday. All the other stores are good through Tuesday.

There is a $5 off $15 in frozen foods in the Safeway ad again this week.

Lean Cuisine Frozen Entrees (Sale $2)
Buy 8
- (4) $1/2 coupon (1/2 SmartSource insert)
or
- (2) $1.50/3 printable coupon
or
- (2) $1/3 coupon from Safeway frozen food coupon book
Use $5/$15 frozen food in-ad coupon
Final price: as low as $.88

See more Safeway deals over at Frugal Living NW. 

Pop Secret Popcorn, 3pk ($1.50)- $0.50/2 Pop Secret (2/20/2011 Red Plum)
or
$1/2 Pop Secret Products
Final Price: as low as $1.00

See more Albertson's deals over at Coupon Connections.

Not a great week at QFC, but some good prices coming up during their 3 Day Sale (Fri-Sun 3/25-3/27).

Pork Back Ribs or Pork Tenderloin
$2.99 a pound

Fresh Asparagus
$1.49 a pound

QFC Large Eggs (dozen)
$0.99 (limit two)

See more QFC deals over at Queen Bee Coupons.

I did my weekly shopping at Fred Meyer this week because there were several things in the Sunday ad that I wanted to pick up. They have some great prices on produce this week as well. I bought organic apples, strawberries, and grapes for cheaper than my local fruit stand.

1/2 Gallon Organic Valley Milk
$2.50 each with in-ad coupon (first 2)
- $1/2 printable coupon
Final price: $2 each

See more Fred Meyer deals over at The Coupon Project.

A Word About Toilet Paper and Baby Wipes

After several months of serious couponing, I have come to a realization about toilet paper and baby wipes. Basically, I have realized these are two items I am not willing to chase all over town and will continue to buy the Kirkland brand at Costco.

Baby wipes: I recently bought a box of Huggies wipes on Amazon. They were marginally cheaper than the Kirkland brand. But I love the smaller containers that come in each box of the Kirkland brand. They are easy to throw in the diaper bag. I usually use about 3/4 of a container at home and then once it is smaller rotate that one into the diaper bag. No separate containers needed.

Price: $18.99 for 900 wipes ($0.02/per wipe). There is often a $4 off coupon in the Costco mailer bring the price down to $0.017/per wipe).

Toilet Paper: On a recent trip to Target, I literally spent an hour calculating the per square price of various brands on toilet paper. I ended up paying more than I should have and wasted a lot of time. My time is too valuable to worry about paying a few extra cents per roll. I love that the Kirkland brand comes individually wrapped and the rolls are huge. When my current supply gets low, I'll be heading back to Costco for my toilet paper needs.

Price: $17.99 for 36 rolls ($0.50/per roll or $0.0094/per square foot or $0.0018/per square).

I know that I can get both of these items cheaper, but my time (and sanity) are worth more to me. I save a lot of money on other items and it's kind of freeing to realize I don't need to chase down every baby wipe or toilet paper deal that comes along.

Target: Stationary Clearance

I stumbled upon 75% off clearance in the office/stationary section of Target this week. I love finding these sales. I can always pick up a few packs of cards or some cute office items. I even found a couple items I had coupons for to bring my total savings down to 85% off!

I was really excited to find 40 invitations that will be perfect for a wedding shower I am throwing this summer. You can't beat $3.92 for invitations!

Item	Regular Price	Sale Price	Coupon	I Paid
(3) Packs of kids Thank You cards	$3.99	$0.98		$2.94
(4) Packs of Invitations	$3.99	$0.98		$3.92
Crayola Stationary Box Kit	$9.99	$2.48	$2/1 coupon	$0.48
Post-It Pockets	$10.29	$2.58	$1/1 coupon	$1.58

Total = $8.92 + tax

Saved 85%

Rite-Aid: Moneymaker Trip

Another great week at Rite-Aid. I finally found some stock on the Johnson & Johnson items from last month that I had rainchecks for. Still no Desitin though. Which is really a bummer because my raincheck and coupons expire this week. Oh well.

As always, head over to This Beautiful Frugal Life for all the Rite-Aid deals for the week.

Item	Regular Price	Sale Price	Coupon	I Paid	+UP Rewards Received
(2) Lysol Wipes	$3.49	$1.99	$1/2 (printable)	$2.98	$2.00
(1) Veet	$6.49		$3/1 In ad coupon $3/1 (printable)	$0.49	$1.00
(2) Loreal Go Clean Face Wash	$7.19	B1G1 50 % off	$2/$10 purchase (VV) $2/1 (VV) (2) $2/1 (3/20 Red Plum)	$2.78	$4.00
Physician’s Formula Organic Mascara	$9.95		$5/1 (no longer available)	$4.95
Physician’s Formula Powder	$10.95	$5.95 (clearance) + B1GI 50% off		$2.97
(2) J&J Bedtime Bath	$5.69	$0.99 (Rain check price)	$2/2	$0.00
(1) J&J Shampoo	$4.49	$0.99 (Rain check price)	$1/1	$0.00
(2) J&J Detangler	$4.49	$0.99 (Rain check price)	(2) $1/1	$0.00

Total = $14.12

-         Received $7 +UP Rewards

-         $1 Single Check Rebate on Lysol

-         $9.95 Physican’s Formula Rebate

Grand Total = $3.83 profit

Check out your store for clearance Physician's Formula items. All Physician's Formula are Buy 1 Get 1 50% off and this does include clearance. I found a powder (in my color) on clearance. I paired it with a organic mascara with a Try Me Free sticker and a $5 off coupon. I'll get both items for FREE.