This Week's Weis(PMITA)Markets Trip(s)

So I went on Tuesday to do my shopping at Weis this week, on Senior Citizens Day.  When Hubs turned 60 a few weeks ago we both went up to the grocery store so they could attach the Senior Discount onto our loyalty card.  I had visions of lots of good buys in my head due to the touted 10% discount for the old folks if you shopped on Tuesday.  Turns out I was mislead.....the 10% off is only on Weis branded products.  You know....the stuff that there is never a coupon for. lolz
Oh well.....

There wasn't much I planned to pick up this week, a few odds and ends.
Once I got in the store I found a few deals..........

They had fryer chickens packaged up in half sections and these had $1 off instant discount stickers on them, which made them cheaper than buying a whole chicken(.63¢ lb. vs. .98¢ on sale)so I bought 2 halves and I'll scotch tape my bird together. lolz

Weis also has advertised that this coming 3 Day Deal includes leftover St. Pat's day stock of Corned Beef briskets for $2 lb. but they had the briskets out and marked down already on Tuesday so I went ahead and got three.

I had to really hunt among the packages to find a few that weren't mostly juices.  I was not about to pay $2 lb. for juice!

I found this container of 16 mini croissants on the 50% Bakery rack for $3.

And I but this Mix and Match Deal together on the fly in the store.
I had 2 x Coffeemate Qs(which doubled to $1.50 each).
I got 2 bags of salad mix, 2 Coffeemate creamers and 2 jars of Kraft mayo.  After sale, Qs and $3 Mix and Match discount all 6 items came to $11.94 or $1.99 per item.  I also got $1.70 Ibotta for the mayo so $10.24 for all 6 items.
I also bought some Weis brand chili(extra .15¢ off a can for buying it on Tuesday)to try to see if Hubs likes it.  Hormel gets pricey if it's not on sale/don't have Qs for it and College Boy has been nocturnally eating all the chili in the house.  I told Hubs he needs to start putting notes of foods he wants to consume like I do so the kids don't take it first. ;-)

I also picked up 2 bags of 8 o'clock coffee as it's BOGOF at Weis until Wednesday night and I had 2 x $1/1 IPQs, making it $1.74 a bag after sale/Qs.

But here's my best find on Tuesday..........

Weis was getting rid of all the leftover Passover foods and I snagged this 5 lb. box of matzos(imported from Jerusalem...Ooo!)for a quarter.  Who do you think I am that I'd leave this on the shelf for a quarter?!? lololz
Regularly it goes for $9.99.

Besides grinding them up to make Matzoh balls for chicken soup I've got to get creative finding a way to use these up but Google is my friend and I've already found a few ways to incorporate matozh into some dishes.  8-)))
Let me know if you have any good uses for matzoh.
There is always PBJ on matzoh......I'd be more than happy to use them up that way as a good PBJ cracker every now and again hits the spot. ;-)

All totaled I spent $56.02 on Tuesday at Weis with the additions of the Gatorades I got CB, some lunch meat, 2 cans of chili a bottle of mustard and a bag of grapes.

So I saw a $1.50/1 Q for 8 o'clock coffee up on Coupons dotcom this morning and printed it off x 6 times(2 x via 3 different computers here)before the prints run out. 
I wanted to hit a different Rite-Aid this week to use the Rimmel face item Qs I have(my Rite-Aid doesn't carry any face products, just the eye products)so I hiked up to the town NW of us to hit the Weis too(as they have a wider variety of 8 o'clock coffee than my Weis does and they are always out of College Boy's favorite variety.

Here's the small shop I did this morning.........

I found assorted meats with discount stickers on them--the top Cab Round Roast was $7.81($2.88 lb), the Jimmy Dean hot sausage was $2.50, the Bob Evans links was $2, the Jimmy Dean turkey sausage was $2.50 and the Coleman uncured bacon was $1.50 after $2 off sticker stacked with a $1.50/1 IPQ I had(woot!).  I picked up the OJ to make sure we didn't run out before I got around to doing a bigger shop(or a name brand went on a good sale)and I used all 6 8 o'clock coffee Qs and got 6 more bags of College Boy's preferred variety and those cost me $1.24 a bag after sale and Qs.  Sweet.
A pack of 50% bakery muffins rounded out this shop for $31.26.

I believe I am done food shopping for the month now and I do believe I stayed under $400 for April(with $30 or so to spare).  I 'll get around to posting the end of the month grocery tally sometime this weekend.


Sluggy

Clairol Deal at Rite-Aid on Sunday & Other Things I Bought

Heads up if you have a  Rite-Aid(sorry Sonya Ann)and you are a "women of a certain age" who colors her hair.
Starting Sunday(that would be yesterday)at R-A there is a Clairol deal.
Nice n' Easy and Root Touch-Up colorings is on sale for $6.99.  If you have Gold Wellness status your price will be $6.79 per box.

There was a $5/2 Clairol Hair Color ManuQ in the 11/29 P&G coupon insert.
There is a Buy One Clairol Hair Color Get One Root Touch-Up Color in this past Sunday's coupon insert. You'll have to have 2 of this Sunday's insert Q and access to the R-A Beauty Magazine in store with the $5 off $25 purchase inside to do this deal.

Here's your Deal--

Buy 2 x Clairol Hair Color=$13.98
Buy 2 x Clairol Root Touch-Up Color=$13.98
Subtotal...$27.96

Use Coupons....
1 x $5 off $25 purchase R-A Beauty Mag Coupon=$5.00(Ask for it at the store if they don't have any of the Beauty Magazines out.)
1 x $5/2 Clairol Hair Color ManQ=$5.00
2 x BOGOClairol ManuQ from Sunday's insert=$13.98
Coupon Total........$23.98

$27.96-$23.98=$3.98 + any tax for all 4 boxes.
That $1 a box for hair color!


So I went to R-A Sunday to do this deal plus get a few other things and complications ensued...........

First off I bought $50 in Subway gift cards on each of the Plenti cards we have as they give $6 in Plenti Pts. for every $25 you spend this week.  We frequent Subway during the year so I pulled Eating-Out money for 2016 and got some cards, netting me $24 for free potential Rite-Aid goods with the points.
That went fine.

Then I bought the Clairol hair color products and a few other things......

2 x Clairol Nice n' Easy on sale=$13.58
2 x Clairol Root Touch-Up on sale=$13.58
4 x HE conditioner on clearance$1.24=$4.96
1 x Crest mouthwash on sale=$5.00
1 x Soft Soap refill jug on sale=$3.99
SubTotal.........$41.11

The coupons I handed over.....
1 x $5 off $25 Beauty Purchase RAQ(hair coloring qualifies)=$5.00
1 x $5/2 Nice n' Easy ManuQ=$5.00
2 x BOGO Nice n' Easy/Root Touch-Up ManuQ=$13.58
1 x $2/1 Soft Soap Refill RA FacebookQ=$2.00
2 x $3/2 Herbal Essence product ManuQ=$6.00
1 x $1.50/1 Crest mouthwash Load2CardQ=$1.50
Coupon total was $33.08.

$41.11-$33.08=$8.03+.34¢ tax=$8.37 OOP is what it "should" have been.

But......
There were 2 other Load2Card Qs that came off for this transaction that we couldn't figure out why.....a $2 and a $3 Q.
And because they were applied to the transaction the register wouldn't take my $5/2 Clairol and one of my $3/2 Herbal Essence ManuQs.

So my Coupon Total was $30.08 instead....

$41.11-$30.08=$11.03+.34¢ tax=$11.37 using Plenti points so $0 OOP.
And I earned $3.50 in new Plenti points so I spent down my points by $7.87.

After we completed the sale they did a "Post Coupon" transaction and gave me $8 in cash for the 2 coupons that wouldn't scan......

So in the end this transaction "cost" me $7.87 in Plenti points(the $11.87 I paid with, minus the $3.50 in new Plenti points I earned buying the Crest mouthwash)and I got an $8 cash refund.
WTF?!?!?

Later at home I figured out by comparing my clipped L2CQs on the other Wellness/Plenti card that the $2 L2C was also for Clairol(when you buy one) and the $3 L2C was also for Herbal Essence(when you buy two).  This means I shouldn't have used one of my HE $3/2 ManuQs so I need to return $3 of that cash refund and my transaction turns into spending down $2.87 worth of Plenti points instead of a .13¢ moneymaker.

Got that?
I hope so because my head hurts now....lolz

I am done with Rite-Aid until Wednesday when they are having another 4 day "Mid Week Specials Sale".   Lot of BOGO sales in that 4 day ad.

The 5 Hour Energy shots and the Mtn. Dew KickStart drinks will be free after Plenti points earned on each so I'll be getting some KickStart drinks for College Boy.

Plus there is a $ back in Points deal when you buy Kohl's gift cards during this sale so I'll probably take some more clothing funds for 2016 and buy a couple cards since we finished up using my stash from last year back in October replacing part of College Boy's wardrobe.

Also of note--the large bottles of Suave professional 'Poo will be BOGO and there is a $2/2 Suave Pro ManuQ that expires on 12/13 plus a $2 Suave Pro SavingStar Rebate so $4 off 2 bottles + the BOGO price will make for some cheap 'Poo.

And there is also a BOGO sale on Arm & Hammer Cat Liter and $2/1 and $1.50/1 Qs for Liter on the Arm & Hammer website you can print, plus you get $5 back in Plenti points for buying 2, making for some cheap liter for your pussy.

Now I am off to start writing Christmas cards up.  I am so behind on that job.

Sluggy

Is It Time Yet?

Not only is #2 Son anxious to bug out of this hellhole town we live in(hellhole according to him....I much prefer to call it provincial on my better days), but I may be a wee bit anxious to get him out of the house too.

I started writing out my hard copy of the "College List" last Friday.
You know.....The master list of "what every college kid might ever need when they leave home" List that Sonya Ann and friends came up with before her oldest went off to college 4 years ago.

So I started gathering supplies for #2 Son that I have already.......

The boy does like to do ALOT of laundry.
I got these Purex Complete 3 in 1 laundry sheets back when they were new on the market and when Couponing was in it's Salad Days-when there were awesome coupons and sales and few limits and you could get shit free or almost free.
You know, the good old days.

I have enough sheets here sitting in the linen closet for #2 Son to do 224 loads of laundry.
I hope it will last him all 4 years.

I just discovered that the dorms where he will be living have free laundry!  He won't even need quarters.
Sweet.
A quick calculation and I figure with the water and electricity he alone will be using to do laundry nonstop on their dime vs. on our dime, the housing costs we have to pay are a win for US!!!

So he is covered on detergent.
And also covered on toiletries-deodorant, shampoo, soap/bodywash, toothpaste, toothbrushes.
He has an electric razor so the hairy face stuff is taken care of too.

While we were on vacation in April and then when we got home a week or so ago, I hit the Winter clothing clearance sales at Kmart.  We just happened to be in a KMart in Shreveport and found men's winter clothing for $2.99 a piece.  Then the next week when we were home I went into the local KMart here and the clothing was down to $1.99 a piece.
So of course I picked up some clothes for #2 Son to take to college with him.

It doesn't look like much since I just heaped it up on the spare bed for these photos.

Everything was either $2.99 or $1.99, except for the black coat which was $7.99 marked down from $60.
Score!
I got him long sleeved knit shirts, fleece PJ pants, longish Joe Boxer boxers, 3 casual dress shirts, a minky lined flannel jacket(original price of $24.99) and 2 pair of thermal underwear.
It's even colder than here in the Winter where he's going to school.  8-)
They also had 6 packs of men's boxer briefs on sale for $5.99 in his size.  Somebody must have mis-ordered because they had hundreds of this size in this style/brand of undies.

I had picked up at Ollies(Good Stuff Cheap!)a multipack of the socks he likes over the Winter for $2.99.
Between the Kmart score, the undies and sox, he is all set for going away to college clothing...unless of course, he wears out/grows out of his pants.

I wrote this and then went and read Sonya Ann's Post today.  Go read toward the middle of hers.
We really do think alike and lead lives in a parallel universe, don't we?  ;-)

We finally have a date now for when #2 Son will go sailing off into the sunset.
Freshman Check-In is August 21st.

I am synchronizing my watch as I type.

100 days and counting!!!
The countdown has begun.

Sluggy