I Love a Bargain

Heads up!  Big markdowns!

Check your local Target store for 75% clearance.  Today I found mens' dress socks, 3-pair for $1.48, mens' swim suits for $3.48 and boxer shorts, etc.

There's plenty to be found around the perimeter aisles of the store as well.  Happy hunting!

I took my weekly turn around the perimeter aisles looking for red clearance stickers and wanted to use a few coupons that were about to expire.

Champion C9 running shorts on clearance for $6.99 (regulary $13.99)
use $5 off any Champion clothing Target coupon ( here if available still)
final cost $1.99

Soft soap on sale for 99 cents
use .35/1 MQ
final cost 64 cents

Olay Total Effects body wash $5.79
use $4/1 MQ
final cost $1.79

Ivory body wash $3.29
use MQ for free Ivory up to $3 with any Olay TE body wash purchase
final cost 29 cents

Sun Crystals 5 calorie sweetener/100 packets clearance $2.48
use MQ for $2
final cost 48 cents per box

Gillette Body Wash & Shampoo on sale $2.99
used MQ $2/any Gillette
used B1G1 free MQ
final cost for both 99 cents

My coupons totaled a whopping $35.70.  Add in savings on clearance prices already marked down for another $17.50 for a total savings of $53!

If you are a coupon cutter, you can probably match the Target deals I got today—these items cost me $13.79 (about the price of the t-shirt before clearance) and I earned a $5 Target gift card to use next time.
4 - Scrubbing bubbles daily shower cleaner on sale for $6.99 ($27.96)
used four $5 off MQ (-$20)
final cost for four  $7.96
earned $5 gift card using coupon for $5 Target giftcard wyb four Scrubbing Bubbles products

2 - Olay Total Effects body wash reg. $7.99 on sale for $4.79 ($9.58)
used two $4 MQ off any Total Effects body wash (-$8)
used two MQ get free Ivory body wash or soap wyb Olay body wash (20 free bars, value $7)
final cost for 2 body washes and 20 bars of soap $1.58!






At CVS I am still finding makeup clearance, although this was not the store I usually frequent.  Each of the items below had a GREEN sticker on it for 75% off making the 8 makeup items (retail value $70) less than $10 total after I used a $1 MQ on each; the two Nivea lip balms were 50% off and I used a B1G1 free MQ making them 75 cents each.

Found at Target:

Reynolds wrap, non-stick, heavy duty and regular on sale for $2.50 each.  Couponers should have $1 off coupons that expire tomorrow, making them just $1.50 apiece.

General Mills cereals (various) on sale for $2.33.  There are many coupons out there for:

• $1/3 (means $1 off wyb three), 
• $1/2, recent peelies for $1.50 off any GM cereal 16 oz and larger and 
• Target coupon for $1/2 (from recent home mailer) any GM cereal.  

I was able to combine for $4 off of $4.66 for a final cost of 33 cents a box.  If you haven't got any coupons in your stash you can find 55 cent coupons here

Great buy on Tostito's chips, when you buy two bags ($6/2) you get a free jar of salsa ($2.50).  Some of the bags have $1 peelie coupons on them, so make sure you pick those ones, and you'll get all three items for only $4.  I also had a tear pad coupon while shopping at Publix for a free bag of Lay's chips wyb two Tositos (value $2.99)— so I got all four items for $4!

If you have $1 coupons for Rayovac batteries (I had five) you can pick up free batteries in the Dollar Spot.  The coupons say alkaline, but some cashiers don't care which type you get.  I got these five packages for free.

Vitamin water was on sale for $1, so I used a manufacturer coupon for $1/2 and got them for 50 cents each.

This flavor of fruit roll-ups were clearance priced $1.48.  I picked up four boxes and used two coupons for $1/2, making each box less than $1.

A few weeks ago, I mentioned the hang-tag coupons on Tide with Febreze laundry detergent, these were store coupons for $1.50 off the Tide and $2.50 off Champion apparel.  I used my last two Champion coupons on these items: A man's jacket regularly about $22, marked down 75% off, less coupon, I paid about $2.50.  Also I picked up a pair of women's yoga pants for the same price— I saved about 90% on each clothing item.  Lastly, I picked up a giant scarf on 75% clearance for $3.24.  Retail cost would have been $93 on this shopping trip, my cost was under $19.
Always keep an eye out for hang-tag coupons, blinking coupon dispensers and peelies on the products.  The savings especially add up when you get free products with the purchase of another (like - free milk wyb two Nabisco cookies).
Shop smart!