Shopping Ollie's for Food....Good Stuff Cheap!

Yes, our regional discounter Ollie's is near and dear to my heart.
I love their motto....."Good stuff cheap!" 8-))

I had earned a 10% off coupon from them and since I seem to be in shopping mode lately, I went to see if there were any deals to stock up on.
Here is what I found.....

5 x Assorted Juices (100%)$1.99 or $1.79 w/discount=$8.95
2 x Parmesan Cheese $2.19 or $1.97 w/discount=$3.94
2 x Vanilla Extract(real) $4.49 or $4.04 w/discount=$8.08
1 x BBQ rub  $1.99 or $1.79 w/discount=$1.79
2 x Mustard or Chicken Bouillon $.99 or $.89 w/discount=$1.78

Stocked on Juice, shaker Cheese and Vanilla.  These extract bottles are HUGE.....

16 oz sized and NOT imitation!
$4.04.
That's cheaper than making my own. 8-)

And here is my real stock up.....5 huge bottles of Olive Oil....

1 x Apple butter $1.79 or $1.61 w/discount=$1.61
2 x Olive Oil(Tunisian-1 liter) $4.99 or $4.49 w/discount=$8.98
2 x Olive Oil(Pompeian Extra Light-48 oz.) $6.99 or $6.29 w/discount=$12.58
1 x Olive Oil(Pompeian Classic-48 oz.) $7.99 or $7.19 w/discount=$7.19

Total Out of Pocket....$54.90
The Total Value if I had purchased all this at retail elsewhere.....$101.93

They also had the 48 oz. bottles of Pompeian blend of Olive Oil and Canola Oil for $5.99, which after discount would have cost me $5.39.
But I don't use Canola Oil.

I may go back Sunday evening and buy some more.  I have a coupon for Ollie's special sale where everything in the store will be 15% off, which means even more of a savings.

Anybody else shop at Ollie's?

Sluggy

Jesse's Girl Double Dip Today Only at Rite-Aid!

Here's another Double Dip only good THROUGH TODAY! if your Rite-Aid carries JESSE'S GIRL Cosmetics.

There is a weekly Deal--Buy $12 of Jesse's Girl, Get $6+Ups.
And there is a monthly Deal that ends TODAY!--Buy $10 of Jesse's Girl, Get $5 +Ups.
So Buy $12 and Get $11 in +Up Rewards back.

And Jesse's Girl products are Buy One, Get One 50% off this week as well.

I picked up on my Wellness card.....

1 make-up brush--full price $3.99
1 eye shadow set--50% $1.99

1 nail polish--full price $2.99
1 nail polish--50% $1.49

1 eye liner--got my 20% discount since I didn't buy 2  $1.59

Subtotal was $12.05
I paid $12 with +Up Rewards & put the .05¢ on my gift  card and got back 1 x $5+Ups and 1 x $6+Ups.

$1 for 5 cosmetic items. 8-)

And here is the rest of what I bought on BIL's Card at the downtown store(so some of the prices are lower than my town's store)....

4 x Soft Soap BOGOFree $1.99=$3.98
2 x Axe Body Wash on sale=$9.00
2 x Axe Body Spray on sale=$9.00
2 x ProGlide Razors on sale(but Wellness discount less $8.39)=$16.78
2 x Gillette Disposable Razor packs w/Wellness discount $5.99=$11.98
3 x Jesse's Girl nail polish BOGO50% $2.99 reg. price=$7.47
2 x Jesse's Girl lip glass BOGO50% $2.99 reg. price=$4.48
1 x Jesse's Girl nail file BOGO50% .99¢ reg. price=$.49
3 x Blistex 3/$4.98(but 2 of them were cheaper-$1.35)=$4.36 for 3
1 x Conair Shower Cap w/Wellness discount=$1.99
SubTotal.....$69.53

Coupons Used
2 x $1/1 Axe Body Wash ManuQ=$2.00
2 x $1/1 Axe Body Spray/Deo ManuQ=$2.00
1 x $1/1 Axe Body Spray/Deo Load2Card=$1.00
2 x $10/1 ProGlide Razor wyb a Gillette disposable ManuQ=$20.00
1 x BOGOFree Gillette disposable Razors ManuQ=$5.99
1 x $1/2 Blistex ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $2/1 Conair hair item In-Ad Q=$2.00
Coupon Total.....$33.99

$69.53-$33.99=$35.54+.04¢tax=$35.58
I paid with $35 in +Ups and put the .58¢ on my gift card.
I received $33 in +Up Rewards back(2 x $1 Soft Soap, 2 x $5 Axe-weekly & monthly deals, 2 x $4 Gillette Proglide, $6 & $5 Jesse's Girl, $2 Blistex).



These trips--
OOP....$0.00
Value of items....$107.63
+Ups coming into this trip....$54.00
+Ups used....$47.00
+Ups earned.....$44.00
+Ups at the end.....$51.00

*And here are my MONTHLY TOTALS*
 
GRAND TOTALS FOR DECEMBER so far.......

Out Of Pocket....$0.00  cash
Value of items bought.....$185.60
Savings Rate of  100%
Single Check Rebate due....$0.00
Other Rebates due......$0.00
After SCR applied, Out of Pocket.... $0.00
Savings Rate.....100 %

+Ups at beginning of month...$47.00+
+Ups used....$71.00+
+Ups received...$75.00+
+Ups currently...$51.00+ 

So I spent "down" $3 in +Up Rewards for everything pictured above.
Go get them double dips and HURRY!

Sluggy

Doing the Monthly Deals at Rite-Aid Before Time Runs Out!

3 separate transactions at Rite-Aid Sunday evening and/or on Monday.......

2 x Soft Soap 5.5 oz Aloe ones on sale BOGO=$2.29
SubTotal....$2.29
No coupons.
I paid with a $2 +Up Reward and put the .29¢ on my gift card.
I received a $1 +Up Reward back for buying 2 Soft Soap dispensers.

So I paid $.65 each for these Soap dispensers.
The larger Soft Soaps are BOGO this week and give the $1 +Up wyb 2.  They are regularly $3+ at Rite-Aid but these smaller Aloe ones that run $2+ are included in the sale/+Ups promo, if you can find 2 on the shelf.
Be sure and get a raincheck for these smaller ones too!  Maybe a Q will happen to come out and you can combine it with a raincheck for almost free Soft Soap.  ;-)

Then it was free Axe Day on Monday!......

4 x Axe Body Wash on sale $4.50=$18.00
1 x Conair Roller Pins w/Wellness Gold discount=$1.99
1 x Cella cherry(filler)w/Wellness God discount=$.26
SubTotal.....$20.25

Coupons Used
4 x $2/1 Axe item(12/2 inserts)ManuQ=$8.00
1 x $1/1 Axe Load2CardQ=$1.00
1 x $2/1 Conair In-Ad Q=$2.00
Coupon Total.....$11.00

$20.25-11.00=$9.25+.01¢tax=$9.26

I paid with $9 in +Up Rewards and put the .26¢ on my gift card.
I received back $20 back in +Up Rewards(2 x $5 Axe-1 for the monthly Buy $15/Get $5 Deal and 1 for the weekly Buy $15/Get $5 Deal, $10 Holiday Promo +Ups for spending at least $110 this month).

There is a $5 Axe weekly deal wyb $15 worth of product and a $5 Axe monthly deal wyb $15 worth of product, so the Axe double dips this week but ONLY UNTIL TUESDAY!  If you want to get the double dip buy your Axe Tuesday at the latest, as the new monthly deals kick in on the 5th.

So this transaction, I "spent" $9 +Ups but I got back $10 +Ups for the Axe.

Last transaction of the day.....

4 x Wahl Groomers w/20% Wellness Discount $8.39=$33.56
2 x Conair Roller Pins w/20% Wellness Discount=$3.98
SubTotal......$37.54

Coupons Used
4 x $5/1 Wahl Groomer In-Ad Q=$20.00
2 x $2/1 Conair Product In-Ad Q=$4.00
Coupon Total.....$24.00

$37.54-$24.00=$13.54+.04¢tax=$13.58
I used $13 in +Ups to pay and put the .58¢ on my gift card.
I received back $10 in +Up Rewards for a Wahl monthly Deal(Spend $30/Get $10 +Ups).

So my 4 Wahl trimmers/groomers & 2 sets of hair pins 'cost' me $3.58.
Again, this is a Monthly Deal that ends on Tuesday.
And if your Rite-Aid won't let you use multiples of the In-Ad Qs, you will have to break this last transaction up into 4 transactions.  The Monthly Wahl $10 +Up should print after your 4th Wahl trimmer/groomer is bought.

These trips--
OOP....$0.00
Value of items....$77.97
+Ups coming into this month....$47.00
+Ups used....$24.00
+Ups earned.....$31.00
+Ups at the end.....$54.00




*And here are my MONTHLY TOTALS*
 
GRAND TOTALS FOR DECEMBER so far.......

Out Of Pocket....$0.00  cash
Value of items bought.....$77.97
Savings Rate of  100%
Single Check Rebate due....$0.00
Other Rebates due......$0.00
After SCR applied, Out of Pocket.... $0.00
Savings Rate.....100 %

+Ups at beginning of month...$47.00+
+Ups used....$24.00+
+Ups received...$31.00+
+Ups currently...$54.00+

Off to a good start at Rite-Aid this month!

Sluggy

Food Spending NOVEMBER Week 4, Meal Planning DECEMBER Week 1

Just looking at this picture makes my taste buds tingle with delight!

This is the Holy Grail of Soups for me.

And I can't find a restaurant that serves it that is any closer than 2.5 hours away from where I live.

Yet another reason to detest living here......

Some day I'll talk about how I obsess over this soup.

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And here is what actually got served last week....

Sunday--Tacos

Monday--Leftovers

Tuesday--Spaghetti and Meatballs, Green Beans

Wednesday--Chicken and Dumplings

Thursday--Pork Chops with Apricot Glaze, Mashed Potatoes or Sweet Potatoes, Beets

Friday--Pizza, Salad

Saturday--Leftovers

Yes, we pretty much ate every meal I planned but we may not have had them on the designated day.

So sue me.

The food spending last week was 1 trip to Price Chopper that cost me $32.39 for $68.35 reg. retail worth of goods. 

Some of these were really good deals.  There was a $5 off when you spend $20 on PC house brands and I got 2 dozen eggs, 4lbs. butter, 2 cartons OJ, 2 bottles of Tartar Sauce and 3 rolls of 'whack' biscuits

for $13.47.  The juice and eggs were on sale and I had .55¢/1 Qs for the butter(making each lb. $1.74 in addition to the $5 off $20 Q).

The yogurts all had instant dairy discount stickers on them so the Chobanis were .24¢ ea. and the quart of Mountain High left the store with me and PC paid me .26¢ to take it home!

Now THAT'S my kind of shopping. 8-)

Even the frozen pizzas were a deal.  We are in love with these Freschetta Sea Salt and Olive Oil pizzas.  I'd rather had a homemade pizza but for some reason we can't get enough of this frozen one.  They must put crack in it or something. ;-)

PC had them for $4.99 and I had .75¢/1 Qs and my PC now doubles FULLY up to .99¢, so they doubled to $1.50, making my pizzas $3.49 each!

I finished November spending $368.57 of our $400 food budget.

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Going into this week, I have leftover Taco Beef(a little bit), some meatballs, some stuffing.  I also have a large container of ricotta cheese that needs using.  I had hoped to make cannoli but I don't think that will be happening.  I'll need to find a recipe for something else or make more stuffed shells to put into the freezer for later.

This week's menu....

Sunday--Everyone was sick but Hubs, he had soup and sammie

Monday--Lasagna Casserole, Salad

Tuesday--Chicken and Gravy over Fried Stuffing, Cali blend Veggies

Wednesday--Rigatoni and Meat Sauce, Caesar Salad

Thursday--Tuna Sub Sandwiches

Friday--Going Out for Dinner....woohoo!

Saturday--Leftovers or Breakfast for Dinner

This week I need to use up the stuffing or throw it into the freezer.  I'll pan saute some chicken breast, then put a crust on slices of stuffing and place the chicken and gravy over that on Tuesday. Getting inventive here!lol 

I'll break up the meatballs and use the taco beef for my meat sauce on Wednesday.

What I need to buy for this menu?

Salad Greens.  Everything else is on hand.

I'll be doing some shopping ahead this week....bagels, clementines, green chiles, cream cheese, sour cream, pasta, more OJ, some canned pumpkin(since it's on sale now), some cheese, etc.

I spent $35 already on Monday and plan on spending another $60 or so more this week.  I'm trying to keep it under $100 total for the week.

What are your menu plans for this week?

Sluggy

Boring Blog Box Giveaway Winner Revealed!

First let's take a look again at all the fine prizes that went into this Giveaway's Box.....

There were 80 valid entries.  I numbered them all and had Random.org pick the winning entry.

The winning entry is from.......Lisa Richardson.
Congratulations Lisa!
Please email me privately with your mailing information so I can get this box 'o goodies out to you.

Thanks to everyone who played.

Sluggy