Hy-Vee July 23rd-July 29

Here are the deals at Hy-Vee this week. As always please let me know if I missed anything

• Peaches and nectarines are .99/1b. !!!
• Pillsbury classic brownie mixes are .99/1
• Hy-Vee ground coffee is 4.99/34 oz can
• Pears are .99/lb.
• Dole Classic salad mixes are .99/1
• Mangos are 2/1
• Hy-Vee 8 oz. cream cheese is .99/1 (same as Aldi)
• 73% lean ground beef rolls are 1.39/lb.
• Honey Suckle ground Turkey is 1.99/lb. (1lb. rolls of turkey are .99/1 at Aldi)
  
• Delux thin sliced turkey breast from the deli is 2.99/lb.
• Midwest county fare frozen veggies are .77/bag
• Hy-Vee 8 oz. tub of sour cream is .48/1
• Hy-Vee bagels are 1.18/bag
• Hy-Vee 12 oz. cottage cheese are .88/1
• Dannon yogurts are 10/5- use coupons from recent inserts to get these for less!
• Zucchini or gold bar squash is .99/lb.
• Green cabbage is .44/lb.
• Cucumbers are 2/1 (they were .59/1 at Aldi this week)

These are the best deals I see. Looks like a great week for produce at Hy-Vee, but be sure to check out Dillons this week for their Mega Event!

Dillons- The Mega Event is Back!!!

If you are new to couponing and don't know what this mega event is you will want to be sure to not miss it. Last time this big sale came around I was able to get $145 worth of stuff for only $22- that totally works for me!! For those of you who know what I am talking about the items in this sale are different from last time and they have unfortunately eliminated the .50 category:( The likelihood of saving as much this time is slim, but we are still saving right!? I am not going to re-invent the wheel on this one since this great blogger here already listed out the deals and prices to go along with it. She is so awesome that she even links you to printable coupons too! I will be sure to post my "deal plan" at some point, but for now have fun coming up with your own based on the coupons you have and be sure to share if you want too!

A quick re-cap of how the sale works. There are 4 categories: $1.00 items, 1.5o items, 2.00 items and 2.50 items. These are the prices IF you buy 10 items. You can mix and match items from all 4 categories but you have to make sure you buy 10 ITEMS! When you purchase 10 items you will get an automatic $5 off your total making these items the advertised price. You can do this deal 3 times in 1 transaction, meaning you can buy up to 30 of these items at a time. You must buy these in quantities of 10. If you try to do this deal 4 times or more (40 items) in 1 transaction you will not get the $5 off for 4th deal you do. So ONLY do this deal 3 times in 1 transaction! Be sure to focus on the $1 category as there are some FREE items to be had if you have enough coupons!

Here are the other deals I see:

• Kroger cheese- 1.68/2 cup bag or 8 oz. bar
  
• Sterling silver ground beef/buffalo and Honey Suckle 93% lean ground turkey is 30% off and prices start at 3.29. (probably not a great deal, but if you like these brands it will probably be worth it)
• Cantaloupes are BIGI and prices start at 3.49- good deal!
• USDA choice cuts of beef are 40% off
• Sunny D is 10/10
• Huggies 16-40 ct pack of wipes (travel size) are 10/10. If you get the Huggies mailer they do not specify a size on these .50/1 coupons, once doubled to $1 these are FREE!

These are the best deals I see this week. Be sure to alert us to any other deals you find or share your "deal plan" for the big mega event if you so desire!

My CVS Trip

I posted my original plan here... I usually always come away with something I didn't plan. Here are the 2 transactions I did last night:

#1
1 24/7 skin item= 15.99 (get back 5 EB wyb 1)
2 trident extra gum packs 1.49 (BIGI free)=1.49 for both packs (get back 1 EB wyb 2)
1 CVS baby wash item=2.00- 2/1 CVS skin care coupon=FREE
Total before coupons=19.48
-3/15 cvs coupon (our cvs takes expired CVS coupons)
-10/1 24/7 skin care crt
-2/1 cvs skin care coupon
Used 3.99 in EB and paid .53 OOP and got back 6EB! I actually could have gotten the trident free had I brought my BIGI coupon I got in Sunday's paper, but I forgot it:(

#2
4 12 packs of Pepsi=11 (get 3 EB wyb 4) -2/1 coupon=9.00
2 Loreal V Pro shampoo/conditioner- BIGI cvs promotion= 4.99 for 2
1 CVS baby care item=2.00
=17.99
-3/15 CVS coupon
-2/1 Pepsi coupon
-BIGI Loreal coupon (4.99- making them both FREE)
-2/1 CVS skin care coupon
=6.00 + tax
Used 6 EB and paid .52 OOP and got back 3 EB

So for the night I ended up only "burning" 1 EB for all that!

Only in Johnson City...

Can you see one heck of a turtle race! We visited my husband's family this past weekend and had a great time! I will be back up posting later this evening or tomorrow morning- depends on how much energy I have! I hope you all had a great weekend and scored some great deals at CVS this week!

CVS for July 20th

I am posting this early since I will not have internet access for 3 days! I will be back posting on Monday hopefully. There is not much at CVS this coming week but if you are a pop/soda drinker like me then this deal may work for you! If you have yet to go to CVS this week make sure you check out my post here!

I am figuring this assuming that the Loreal is 3.39

4 packs of Pepsi=11 (get back 3 EB wyb 4)
2 Loreal conditioners BIGI=3.39
1 CVS face wipe=2.99 (get back 1 EB wyb 1)
Total=17.38
-3/15 CVS coupon
-2/1 CVS skin care coupon
-2/1 Pepsi coupon ( I have one of these left from a promotion that was done back in January)
- 1 BIGI Loreal coupon (3.39)
=6.99 + tax and get back 4 EB! So you "burn" about 3 EBs in this deal, but since I was able to make EBs last week this deal is worth it to me!

It is like getting 4 packs of Pepsi for $3!

Have a great weekend!

My Trip for this week

This is a picture of my trip yesterday- the milk is missing b/c I had already stuck it in the freezer- yes you can freeze milk!:)

I headed out to Dillons yesterday to do some "deals". Since we are going out of town for the weekend I will not complete my shopping trip until Monday probably. Here is what I have gotten so far!

Deal 1
2 Always Maxi Pads at 5.49/1=10.98
1 Crest Pro-Health toothpaste=3.44
= 14.42
-5.49 -BIGI Always coupon from P&G insert (the sizes were all the same price)
-2.50/1 Always coupon
-3/1 Crest Pro-health coupon I received in a mailer
-3 off for buying 3
-1.50/7.00 Dillons beauty purchase coupon (came in Dillons mailer)
= overage of 1.07!

Deal 2
3 Pantene items=$10
- 3 2/1 coupons
-3 off for buying 3 items
-1/5.00 Dillons beauty purchase (came in Dillons mailer)
=FREE!

The rest of my trip:

• 4 Oil of Olay body washes on close out for 1.99 (I happened to have 4 $2/1 coupons to make these all FREE!)
• 2 Infusium shampoo/conditioner products on close out for 3.24 (I had 2 $3/1 coupons make these .24/1!)
• 3 1/2 gallons of Dillons milk (rp=1.77)on MS for .50/1=1.50!
• 3 Heartland Springs whole wheat pasta at 1.50/1=4.50 - I had 3 .55/1 coupons doubled to $1 making these .50/1 or 1.50 for all 3
• 3 boxes of Rice a Roni=$3- 3 .50/1 coupons doubled to $1 made these FREE!
• 4 Keebler items= 12.00- $6 off for buying 4- 2 1/2 coupons= $4 for all 4 items!
• 1 bag of granny smith apples (rp=4.99) on MS for .99
• 1 bottle of country bob's sauce=2.89 -free coupon=FREE
• 1 11oz can of Kroger ground coffee=2.39-free coupon=FREE
• 1 bag of goldfish crackers=1.99

Total including tax for all of this= 13.97 (4.50 of this was just for tax alone!). My receipts says that between store coupons and mf coupons I saved 87%! I know I saved even more by buying things on MS, but it is too early in the morning to figure that out!

Also the toothpaste deal may not be a bag gig if you just buy regular Crest. They are 2/5 this week. Here is how it would play out:
3 crests=7.50
-$3 off you get for buying 3
- 3 .75/1 coupons doubled to $1 (from the P&G brand saver)
=1.50 for 3 tubes of toothpaste!

.99 for swim diapers and wipes!

The above picture was my purchase yesteday. I did the described deal below 3 times and had a 5/1 Luv's MF coupon and a 1.50/1 target coupon so I got this 7.99 pack of diapers for 1.50. Total for all of this was 5.61!

NOTE: It is confirmed that this deal is no longer working at Topeka Target, they have taken down the 2.99 signs and claim that this price was a "mistake" I am not sure if this is just Topeka Target or other Targets as well.

Target has Pampers and Huggies swim diapers marked down to 2.99/box. If you have pampers coupons you can make this a pretty sweet deal. There were 1.50/1 coupons for pampers swim diapers in the P&G insert a few weeks ago, combine this with the 1.50/1 pampers target coupon here and get these FREE!. If you want and you have the coupons you can do this deal:

1 box of Pampers swim diapers =2.99
1 package of pampers 180ct of higher=5.00 (on sale this week)
Total= 7.99
-1.50/1 swim diapers coupon
-.50/wipes coupon
-5/the purchase of diapers and 180 ct or higher wipes Target coupon found here
=.99!

If you do not have the 1.50/1 coupon or the .50/1 coupon a 2/2 Pampers coupon will work also and the cost is the same!

Note: There is also a coupon for a $5 target gift card when you purchase both diapers and 180ct higher wipes. Do not try to use this coupon in conjunction with this deal. You need to use either 1 coupon or the other. Target has been unclear about whether or not you can use both of these coupons in the same transaction. It is my understanding that you cannot, but I know some cashiers are allowing it even if they are not supposed to.