Spending my OYNO CATS at KMart

I just had to go to KMart this week.
The reason?
I had a handful of OYNO Cats to spend from buying lots of Unilever items during the Double Coupons Event a couple of weeks ago. They were all expiring this week.
Can't let MONEY expire now, can we?

The crazy rules at KMart however are that you can ONLY use ONE OYNO Catalina per Transaction. So, I had to group items into Eight Transactions, as I had 8 Cats of various values.
KMart also makes you pay the Sales Tax on the full value of the items you purchase, even if your coupons bring that purchase cost down to Zero, so unless you just buy food or clothing at KMart in PA, you are going to pay sales tax.

I shopped the clearance and sale items to maximize savings and here's what I got for almost free......

2 packages of Joe Boxer Socks-only 1 pictured. #2 son needed socks. Socks were on sale. $3.50 ea.=$7.00

5 bottles of Elmer's Glue .20¢ ea.=$1.00

1 Mandoline Slicer on clearance $10.00

1 Purse on clearance $12.00

Towels for #1 son for college. Something he needed and they were on clearance. #2 son picked out this 'manly' color-black!lol 2 Bath Sheets/1 Face Towel/2 Washcloths=$23.00

1 box of Canning lids=$2.49 The only NOT ON SALE purchase. I'll be needing these very soon.

SubTotal $55.49
Tax $2.91
Total $58.40

Subtract $53 in OYNO Catalinas (3x $14, 3x $3, 2x $1)

Grand Total $5.40OOP ($2.91 of that was tax)

Sluggy

K-Mart Clothes for Dad, Movie Tickets & Gift Card for ME!

So, I saw this deal over on this Blog HERE. That got the lil' wheels in my head turning....uh oh, this is trouble!lol

The Hubby & #2 son needed some clothes, so we headed down to KMart this morning for a few things. While I am a Compact-or(on year 3 so not nearly as strict as I once was but still very mindful when consuming), hubby and the family still aren't on board. I have gotten them to recycle more and repurpose things but they want brand-spanking new sometimes, especially when it comes to what they wear...though I have made inroads with daughter with shopping at the thrift store. I can get the rest of the family to tow the line with some used things, but clothes, no way. I do question purchases though and make sure that what is bought is NEEDED.

Before we left, I printed out one of those $5 off a $50 purchase coupons for K-Mart. Once in the store, I had hubby & #2 son head over to the men's dept. to pick out what they needed and I made 2 purchases before I joined them there.
1. I went to the Pharmacy to pick-up a prescription. I had a coupon to get a FREE $10 Gift Card, which I received. The prescription had to be filled SOMEWHERE....might as well fill it at KMart and get free money, right?lol
2. Next I went to the check-out and bought a $50 KMart Gift Card. KMart is running a special that ends today, where you get a FREE $10 Reward Card(it's a Gift Card)when you purchase a $50 Gift Card. I put the $50 GC on the credit card. We pay the cc off each month and we'll get points for that $50 good toward a Free Gift Card at one of the participating stores(CVS is one!).
Then I headed over to the Men's Dept. and helped my fashion-challenged menfolk pick out some clothing. ;-) Most of the men's clothing was on sale today too! We got some shirts, jeans, socks & a belt. Hubby also needed sneakers so he picked up a pair for 50% off!
With the shoes, the reg. retail came to $112.92 for 4 shirts, a bag of socks, a pr. of sneakers, 1 belt & 1 pr. of jeans.
With the sale prices, everything came to $68.45.
I used that $5/$50 KMart coupon I printed online.
The bag of socks also had a $1 Peelie coupon on it(and an extra pair of socks inside too!lol), so that made $6 off my total...$68.45-$6=$62.45.
I paid with the $50 Gift Card....$62.45-$50=$12.45.
Then I paid with the $10 Pharmacy Gift Card...$12.45-$10=$2.45.
$2.45 in Cash to the cashier.
And out popped the code for 2 FREE MOVIE TICKETS.


To recap.....
I got--
$112.92 worth of Clothing the menfolk needed.
$10 free Gift Card-2 free $10 Gift Cards if you count the Pharmacy card too.
$14 worth of movie tickets(2).
$136.92-$146.92 worth of stuff.

I am out of pocket $52.45(the cost of the $50 GC and the $2.45 cash, or $62.45 if you count the prescription I had filled).

The "Reward Card" Gift Card had a label on the front that it had to be activated to be valid and you can't activate it until Monday, June 22nd. This meant I couldn't use it right away for my clothing transaction. The Reward Card has a July 31st expiration date so I'm hoping for Double Coupons again in the coming weeks. If not, KMart will be having summer clearance sales and I'll get a good deal on something else if I don't pick up food or toiletries. I could always use it to pay for another transferred prescription I suppose & then use an Rx coupon to get another free $10 Pharmacy Gift Card(that doesn't expire in 5 weeks).

Not a bad morning's work.

Sluggy

KMart conquered....Results-87% Savings

So Here is what I hauled home from Kmart today. My location had Triple Coupons up to .74¢ and Double Coupons from .75¢ to $4. I didn't use any under .75¢ Qs & I am pretty thin on the $4 Qs right now. The ones I do have are for very high priced items, that even when doubled would have cost more than I wanted to spend. Of course, this is NOT a Super KMart, so there are only 2 aisles of food products, a small cleaning supplies & a small paper products aisle. The toiletries and over-the-counter meds dept. is pretty large. Being KMart however, the regular shelf price of items is quite high compared to other stores. Most items, having high reg. prices, even with coupons doubled aren't free, unless that item happens to be on sale the week of the Double Coupons Promotion.

As I am full up with most toiletries, cleaning supplies & paper products, I was only looking to acquire items that were free with coupons or close to free. I did go over a buck on razors and mayo and spend most of my OOP $ on Doggy Treats. The puppies are fairly low on snacks and with 3 doggies, you have to keep them happy. ;-)


I'll list what I got and how much it cost with the photos......

8x Goodlife Cat Treats $2.00/Q$1+dbl$1=FREE (Q from 3/8 paper)

4x Friskies Party Mix $1.69/Q$1+dbl$.69=FREE (Q from 3/1 paper)

(These are to add to the SPCA Donation.)

1x Bic Comfort 3 Razors $5.29/Q$2+dbl$2=$1.29 (Q from 4/19 paper)
1x Bic Soleil Razors $5.29/Q$2+dbl$2=$1.29 (Q from 4/19 paper)

4x Dry Idea $3.49/Q$2+dbl$1.49=FREE (IP Q)

3x Hall's Cough Drops $1.34/Q$1+dbl$.34=FREE (Q from 3/29 paper)

4x Bliss/Clusters $2.99/Q$1+dbl$1=$3.96($.99 ea.) (Q from 3/1 paper)

4x Vaseline Lotion $2.50/Q$1.25+dbl$1.25=FREE (Q from 3/1 paper)

2x Herbal Essence $3.00/Q$1+dbl$1=$1.98($.99 ea.) (Q from 3/15 paper)

5x Better Than Ears Dog Treats $2.67/Q$1+dbl$1=$3.35($.67 ea.) (Q from 2/22 paper)

1x Carvers Dog Treats $3.49/Q$1.50+dbl$1.50=$.49 (Q from 2/8 paper)

1x Denta Stix Dog Treat $4.29/Q$2.50+dbl$1.79=FREE (Q from 4/19 paper)

2x Ziploc Bags $2.50/Q$1/2+dbl$1=$3.00($1.50 ea.)*needed these badly (Q from 1/11 paper)

2x Vitamin Water $1.00/Q.50¢+dbl.50¢=FREE (IP Q)

4x Sobe Water $1.00/QBOGO=$2.00(.50¢ ea.) (IP Q)

4x Good Bites $2.99/Q$1+dbl$1=$3.96(.99¢ ea.) (Q from 4/5 paper)

4x Mini Jumbones $2.99/Q$1+dbl$1=$3.96(.99¢ ea.) (Q from 4/5 paper)

4x MarrowBones $2.99/Q$1+dbl$1=$3.96(.99¢ ea.) (Q from 3/8 paper)

2x PopTarts $2.50/Q$1+dbl$1=$.98(.49¢ ea.) (Peelies)

8x Lg. Salad Dressings $2.67/Q$1.50+dbl$1.17=FREE (Q from 3/29 paper)

1x Mayo $3.49/Q$2=$1.49 (KMart CAT Q)

1x Marshmallows $1.29/Q$1+dbl$.29=FREE (Peelie)

1x Post Cereal $2.79/Q$1+dbl$1=.79¢ (Q from 4/5? paper)

4x Kelloggs Cereal $2.50/Q$1+dbl$1=$2.00(.50¢ ea.) (Q from 4/5 paper)

SubTotal $34.50

Done in 2 Transactions...Used 2x $5/$50 Kmart Coupons

-$10.00

$24.50

Plus Sales Tax +$4.75

Grand Total OOP $29.25

Plus-I have a $5 KMart GiftCard coming for the 4 Cereals I bought. ($3 of that Gift Card is pure profit.)

Coupons Used $164.61

Value of Items w/sale prices $189.11

Savings of.......87%!

The Cereal GiftCard has to be mailed away for. Be sure and get a MIR form from the Customer Service Desk before you leave the store.

For every 3 Kraft Dressings or Miracle Whips or Mayos you buy, the register generates a CAT for $2 off Dressing/Miracle Whip or Mayo. I bought 4 dressings per order and got the Cat, so on my second order I used that CAT Q to get a Mayo for $1.49. A pretty good price & I was almost out anyway. That order(with the 2nd 4 dressings generated another $2 off CAT so I'll go back sometime this week and get another cheap Mayo.

Sweet!

One of the Kellogg's Cereal boxes had a $1 off Marshmallows Peelie. Luckily my Kmart had marshmallows in the junk food aisle, so I got a bag of those free too.

The second transaction also generated a Free GiftCard on a new/transferred Rx at the Pharmacy so if I go back this week, I'll have the daughter's script refilled at Kmart and use the $10 GC + another $5/$50 IF I can find $50 worth of stuff that is free or real cheap w/Qs.

That's my report in from KMart in PA.

Happy Hunting everyone!

Sluggy