Frugal Friday......the February 8th Edition

A quick look around and I see we had a few Frugal Wins this past week and they were most excellent ones..........


*  I hit Rite-Aid on Wellness Wednesday and got lots of goodies!

Everything pictured above plus qualified for a $20 Visa gas card and it cost me $16.53 in Bonus Cash and I'll be getting $6 in cash rebates in my Saving Star/Ibotta accounts.  Woot!

*  Speaking of Rite-Aid, my 2 x $20 Visa Cards arrived.........

$40 to use before the end of March.  I think I can do that.....lolz

*  I mentioned that Kim's Sissie brought me presents last month for my birthday.

The gift bag(which was also saved)had nice glitter flecked tissue paper in it. Instead of throwing it out  I saved the paper and ironed it flat and folded it so I could use it again.  I have been known to save and iron wrapping paper too on the odd occasion.  ;-)

*  Our fridge had a problem.  The bottom shelf was cracked across the back so you couldn't set anything on the back half of the shelf.  Plus the plastic guides that hold the produce bins in place were broken off the unit.  Replacing the whole fridge because of this was just stupid and expensive.  Hubs found the replacement part/shelf online, I ordered it and it arrived last week.  For less than $50 we now have a fridge in original working order.

*  I got the Weis(PMITA)Markets freebie last week.......

a chocolate bar.  Who doesn't like free chocolate? ;-)

*  Speaking of free, a check from a cash back site arrived.........

I use "Shop At Home" when I buy most things online.  Going through their portal means I can earn cash back(usually a % or two but sometimes it's more)on items I was going to buy anyway.  I earned $21.53 this time.

*  One of January's giveaways was this book......

I usually send my giveaway prizes via Priority mail, except when I went to pack this I just couldn't send it that rate.  Books can be mailed for a LOT cheaper Media Mail rate so that is how I sent it.  Given the winner's distance from me it didn't take that much longer than Priority rate to get to her.
I just couldn't go against that frugal voice in my head(you know, the voice that sits right next to the crazy voice up there). lolz  I saved about $4 in postage sending it Media Mail.  Little things like that add up over a lifetime of saving. 8-)

*  And speaking of free money, I found some............

I swung through the BK drive-thru after picking up the nail polish at RA on Sunday.  The snow was melting and I spied a coin next to the building while in line so I hopped out of the car and picked it up.  It was a penny with some corrosion on it due to the ice melt it had sat in for who knows how long.
It will still spend just as well as a bright, shiny one thankyouverymuch. 8-)

And then in Rite-Aid on Wednesday I saw this on the floor...........

A $20 bill.  This was after the store's Wellness Ambassador found a few $1s and a $5 in front of the register and someone else found some cash in the parking lot.
We tried to find whomever had dropped it all but they were long gone.
The employees there know me(haha)so if the person who lost all this comes forward I'll return that $20 too.
If not, what should I do with this money?  I was thinking make a donation somewhere.....what do y'all think?
And no Kim, I am not sending it to you and I win the Found Money Wars this week! pppfffttt! 8-P

What frugal wins did y'all have this week?
Big or small a win is a win so tell us all about it!


Sluggy

A Porn Fest from Rite-Aid

I did various deals on each of my 3 Wellness cards/account on Wednesday.  I loaded the Wellness Wednesday Load2Card Qs plus stacked the paper pamphlet WWQs and sprinkled in a few IPQ or ManuQs to triple stack on a few items too.

A couple of the WW deals double dipped with the "Spent $50/Get $20 Gas Visa Card" Deal--the Centrum and the Emergen-C.  After buying those I only needed a few more items that qualified(that were also on sale and I had IPQs for)to reach the $50 of spending.

 This all was on my son's card/account.  The Folgers L2CQ didn't come off(just the WW pamphlet Q did) that "costs $1.79 instead of being a moneymaker.  The R-A artificial tears were .39¢ after stacked Qs.
After stacked or triple stacked Qs, the Crest mouth wash was -.77¢, the Crest toothpaste was -.97¢, the Soothe XP was -$2.41, the throat drops were -.51¢, the large make-up remover pads were -.17¢, the Ginger Chews, the smaller make-up remover pads and the Power Toothbrush set were each -.01¢.

I made a tactical error buying the Centrum and the Emergen-C in the same transaction as it charged me full price for the Emergen-C(the highest priced item), took 50% off 1 Centrum and 20% discount on the second Centrum instead of BOGO50% on both Centrums and 20% discount on the Emergen-C.  Doing them all in one transaction meant I paid .30¢ for all 3.  Not a deal breaker.

To get to $50 of qualifying products I also bought 2 x Eucerin(BOGO50% + $6 in Qs), 2 Dial foaming hand soups($4-$1.50 in IPQ)and 1 Cover Girl blush palette($2 instant discount + $2 IPQ)which came to $22.62-$9.50 in Qs=$13.12.  With tax I spent $13.30 in Bonus Cash on all the above and earned a $20 Visa Gas Card.

This lot was bought on my card/account.
Again, the Folgers "cost" $1.79 because the L2C WWQ didn't come off. Same items were same prices above, most were slight moneymakers.  I also bought a Thermacare item($6.07-$3 L2CQ)as it qualified for the "Spend $50/$20 Gas Card".  I did purchase the Emergen-C and Centrum in separate transactions this time(saving myself .30¢)

I "spent" $2.94 total in Bonus Cash on this lot and I have $35.99 tracking toward the Gas Card Deal(Only $14.01 left to spend).

This lot was bought on my daughter's card/account. Same stacked WWQs used and a couple of regular manu L2CQs.  I had to add in the Dial hand soap pumps(plus a $1.50/2 IPQ)because my total was in the negative without them.
Total paid OOP in Bonus Cash(with tax)was .29¢

Before leaving I also bought these 4 small Lindt bags. Each has 2 truffles in it and they are strawberries and cream.
On sale this week at Rite-Aid for $1 if you buy 2 or more(otherwise $1.29 w/out Wellness discount level you are at).
I had 4 x $1/1 Lindt truffle bag IPQ(coupons dotcom)and they specifically say on this size bag or larger so they were free(no sales tax on food in PA).  8-)))

Free chocolate?  Yes, please!!

All together I spend $16.53 in Bonus Cash on $341.04 reg. retail worth of stuff at Rite-Aid.
Plus I earned a $20 Visa Gas Card and got $4 back on Saving Star in cash rebates.
**Edited on Friday to add that I got $2 back for the Thermacare purchase on Ibotta as well so I'm up to $6 in cash back on these purchases. 8-)))

Oh and I got a sample sized tube of Burt's Bees toothpaste which I forgot to photograph. ;-)

All in all not a bad Wellness Wednesday.....

Did you get anything at Rite-Aid this week?

Sluggy

March Giveaway.....Come Enter!

March means it's time for the third Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2018.
I can't believe it's the middle of March already so let's get this giveaway going.
This box includes toiletries, some Winter Cold/Flu Season goodies(vitamins/sanitizer/OTC medicine)as well as the always popular-chocolate!
Come on and enter.
Somebody has to win and it might just be YOU!

Here is what you can win if your entry is picked.

1 x Purell hand sanitizer
1 x Remfresh sleep aid
1 x Simple cleansing face scrub
1 x Robitussin cough + chest congestion medicine
1 x Suave Vitamin Infusion shampoo
1 x Centrum vitamins(2 pack)
1 x Right Guard men's deodorant
1 x Sally Hansen nail gloss(lavender)
1 x Crest Pro-Health toothpaste(mint)
1 x Doan's pain reliever pills
1 x Oral-B toothbrush
1 x Gillette Mach3 razor
1 x Scunci hair bands
1 x Magnavox ear buds
1 x Maybelline eye studio 3 color palette
1 x Cover Girl brow pencils
10 x Lindt chocolate Truffles(assorted flavors)
2 x Butterfinger cups chocolate candy

Over $70 in regular retail of goodies.
Closeup shots of the goodies up for grabs......

I'll leave this giveaway open until Monday, March 26th at 11:59pm Eastern Time, so that gives everyone 12+ days to enter this one.  On March 27th  I'll mark all the valid entries and use Random dotorg to pick a number and that corresponding person's entry wins.

*Please note the rules*
I'll post the name/Id of the winner on this blog and that person has 48 hours from then to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page).
If I am not contacted via email I'll attempt to contact the winner via the email they supply with their entry and if that email is not responded to within another 48 hours I'll pick another winner.

There are three ways to enter--1 Daily and 2 One-Time Only........

1. Leave a comment every day.

2. Be a follower of this Blog(Hit the "Follow" button on the right hand side bar.) Let me know if your comment for this entry the name you follow under to verify.  You can do this entry once.

3. Post on your own blog(or on your Facebook page)about the Giveaway and leave a link in your comment/entry to where I can find it.  You can do this entry once.
In your Daily Entry tell me in your comment......something like what here is the thing you most want to win, if you like the cold, if you like to do Winter sports, how cold is it usually where you live....stuff like that.

Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only.
As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten to high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US.  These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies, I pay for it all(cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.

If you're not a registered Blogger User with your contact information on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one with those Google Circles nonsense I CAN NOT CONTACT YOU as Google Circles doesn't show your contact info.

If I can't contact you then you can't win.  I am still having to disqualify entries due to this issue and I sure don't like doing that.  Thanks!

So let's get this started!

Sluggy

Who Doesn't Like FREE Chocolate?

Certainly not I!

So I hiked up to Rite-Aid Saturday morning with a couple of $2 Lindt coupons from Facebook and got these.....

On sale for 2/$4-have to buy 2 to get this price.
I used 2 x $2/1 Lindt bar coupons from F/B.

Out of Pocket Total.....$0.00

Free chocolate works for me! lolz

Now I have $9 in +Ups to use by next Wednesday.  There was nothing I wanted this past week that was a great deal at Rite-Aid so now I have to come up with something to spend those +Ups on.
If you Rite-Aid shop, what are you buying there this week?

Sluggy

Hershey's Chocolate Pieces Candy PROMOTION at KMart....Better than FREE CHOCOLATE!

Ok.....here's a great deal for anyone who loves Hershey's chocolate before I run off for the day to do some errands.

Starting Sunday, 1/31, KMart is running as one of it's weekly sale items the new Hershey's Pieces Chocolate for $2.50 a bag.

Wait, it gets better......

Kmart is running a promotion as well on this item!
When you buy 4 bags you can get a $10 KMart Gift Card.  The form for the rebate will print on the bottom of your receipt if it doesn't print from the Catalina machine.

And to make this deal a moneymaker.....
There is suppose to be a $1/1 Hershey Pieces Coupon in the Smart Source insert on Sunday(1/31).

So......
Take 4 of these Qs with you to KMart.
Buy 4 bags 4 x $2.50=$10.
Use your 4 $1 Qs  $10-$4Qs=$6 OOP.
Send for your rebate.
Wait what seems like forever to get $10 back.
You spent $6.00 and got back $10, so you made $4 on this deal.

Now who wouldn't want to get paid $4 to eat chocolate??

Sluggy