The August Giveaway is OPEN!

August means it's time for the ninth Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2018. 8-)

This one is chock full of Summer time essentials....shampoo, make-up, topical pain rub, vitamins, electrolyte tablets and M&Ms!

A nice box of goodies will head to whomever's name is picked from the entries.
Somebody has to win and it might just be YOU!

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

1 x Zim's Max Freeze
1 x Suave shampoo
1 x 2 pack GE LED lightbulbs
1 x Centrum Flavor Burst vitamins
1 x Crest toothpaste
1 x Hydralyte tablets(grape)
1 x Arm and Hammer battery powered toothbrush
1 x Sour Patch Kids(watermelon)
1 x Cover Girl mascara
1 x Cover Girl eye shadow palette(Ice Princess)
1 x Neutrogena eye concealer
4 x M&Ms candy(2 pretzel/2 peanut butter)


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

Within reason I'll also let you swap out something here for something else(if I have it).

I'll leave this giveaway open until Monday, August 20th at 11:59pm Eastern Time, so that gives everyone a full week to enter this one.  On August 21st 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 will only be ONE way to enter this time by leaving a comment on this post.  Tell me what your garden is producing, the best thing you did this Summer, the best grocery deal you got recently, or the thing you most want to win.....those sort of comments.
You may enter once each day by leaving a daily comment on this post before August 20th at 11:59pm Eastern time.

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

Rite-Aid Porn....30% off Sale

I went up to R-A yesterday to refill some meds and see what damage I could do during the Friends & Family 30% off Sale.
I had a Get $6 OFF wyspend $30 Q too.

Here's what I got......

2 x R-A nutritional drinks BOGO50%(1 was more expensive than the other one as it wss high protein type)=$12.23
1 x Hello toothpaste on sale=$5.00
5 x Colgate toothpaste on sale but 30% lower($3)=$15.00
2 x PayDay candy bars on sale=$1.00
SubTotal.....$33.23

Coupons Used
$6 off wys $30 mailedQ=$6.00
1 x $1/1 Hello IPQ=$1.00
4 x $1/1 Colgate optic white IPQ=$4.00
1 x .50¢/1 Colgate manuQ=.50¢
5 x $3/1 RA In-AdQ=$15.00
Coupon Total...$26.50

$33.23-$26.50=$6.73 + tax except........
I forgot 3 of my $1 off Qs a home AND I bought 1 toothpaste that wasn't on sale for $3.50 and $3 after the 30% discount.
$34.42-$23.50=$10.92
Ugh.
I paid with Bonus Cash and earned back $5 in BC(Hello toothpaste)so this spent down $5.92 of my BC.
I did do a "post Q" Saturday morning for the $3 in Qs I forgot.......

I'll probably go back this week and return the $4.19 Colgate toothpaste which will give me back $4.19 in BC which means this all will have "cost" $1.73 in BC and I got $3 cash for those Qs so I am down a bit in BC but up a bit more in cash.
Got it?  ;-)

Then I when back today to get my meds and bought all this(still 30% Sale going on plus I had a Save $10 wyb $50 mailed Q on a different card........

4 x Dial body wash on sale($7/2)=$14.00
1 x Mitchum deodorant 30% discount=$3.84
1 x Purex detergent on sale=$1.99
1 x Right Guard 30% discount=$3.35
4 x Colgate toothpaste 30% discount=$12.00
3 x Nivea In-shower lotion 30% discount($5.94)=$17.82
SubTotal.......$53.00
Except I bought 1 toothpaste that was $3.49 instead of $3 with the 30% off. sigh.
So SubTotal was $53.49

Coupons Used
1 X $10 Off wyb $50 R-AQ=$10.00
2 x $1/2 Dial body wash IPQ=$2.00
4 x .50¢ R-A Dial peelie Qs=$2.00
1 x $3/1 Mitchum R-A mailedQ=$3.00
1 x $1/1 Purex ManuQ=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Purex R-A mailedQ=$1.00
1 x $1/1 Right Guard ManuQ=$1.00
2 x $1/1 Colgate IPQ=$2.00
4 x $3/1 RA in-AdQ=$12.00
3 x $2/1 Nivea in shower IPQ=$6.00
Coupon Totals....$40.00

$53.49-$40.00=$13.49 + $1.32 tax=$14.81
Except.........
the register wouldn't take 4 of the Qs(the R-A Purex, both Dial body wash and the Right Guard)so we had to do another "post Q", this one for $4........

So it was $53.49-$36 in Qs=$17.49 + $1.32 tax=$18.81 paid for with Bonus Cash.
I earned back $10 in new BC($5 Dial, $5 Nivea)so after that and the $4 cash this transaction "cost" $4.81.
Again I'll return the "expensive" toothpaste I bought by mistake so that's $3.49 back in Bonus Cash so I am only down $1.32 in BC for this all.

I guess sitting in bed for three days dulled my Rite-Aid spidey senses.....lolz
I'll try to do better next time.

Sluggy

Frugal Friday.....August 10th Edition

It's been an ultra-frugal week this past week, mostly since I was confined to my room for 3 days.
Can't spend if you can't leave your bed. lolz

Here's the few frugal wins we had this week.........

*  The $50 Target card I sent for arrived.........

I'll pair this free with credit card points gift card with a $10 off when you buy $50 Target coupon I was mailed and get free+ food at Target sometime in the next 3 weeks.

*  Harvested lots of garden veggies.....

We are in the process of using or freezing them all with more coming.

*  I haven't grocery shopped this past week.  Hubs has run out and bought....1-Taco shells for when he made tacos on Wed., 2-a watermelon because I wanted one(lolz)and 3-ice cream because we were out.  At least #2 and 3 were both on sale.  8-)

*  I received .25¢ more on Ibotta for buying that hair coloring and Cover Girl I bought at Rite-Aid last Friday so am up to $5.25 in cash rebates on it.

This all cost me $3.60 in BC and I earned $10 in new BC.

This cost me $5.92 in BC and I earned $4 in new BC AND earned $5.25 in cash rebates.
I haven't gone to Rite-Aid since last Friday.  I am sure I missed out on free Hello and Colgate toothpaste this week.

I did get this at the checkout last Friday.........

Friday(today)and Saturday there is a 30% Friends and Family Sale at Rite-Aid.  (Also valid online using the code THANKS.)
I need to go refill some meds so I might pop in today and have a poke around.

But that's it for my frugal exploits this week.

What about you?  Any good frugal-ness to report this week?

Sluggy

Garden Update

Here's what has been harvested since my last update.....

a Squash and a Zucchini on 7/28.......

Our first tomato on 8/1.  It's a Black Krim variety.

On 8/3 there were two more yellow Squash.......

And three tomatoes, 2 Amish Paste and another Black Krim.......

I know Hubs picked something yesterday but I haven't gotten downstairs yet to see what and to update the weights on everything that's been harvested.

He says the tomatoes are starting to ripen fast and furiously now.  If so, I'll have lots of work to do soon.
I am sure the Basil needs picking as well since Hubs hasn't been paying any attention to it I am sure.

I think my foot is well enough to try the stairs now.  After 3 days in my bedroom I am getting a bit stir crazy. 8-P

What's your garden producing?

Sluggy

CT MOM....Last Update

Ok, here's the deal.
This Friday will be the last day to contact me about getting access to CT MOM.

Just so you know, CT MOM is NOT posting on her blog at the moment.
She has decided to start a private group on Facebook.
So if you ask for an invite it will be to that Facebook group and not her blog.
Only time will tell if she continues to blog again on her Blog.
If you don't "Do" Facebook I am sorry but for now, CT Mom has decided a F/B group works best for her needs.

If you are reading this after Aug. 10th, Friday, you can go to Facebook directly and search for the group "CTonabudget" to join.
Please don't email me after Friday about getting access to CT MOM's blog/Facebook group.

thanks,

Sluggy