Wednesday Review

I got the new Giant ad in the mail today.  Turkey Hill ice cream for $1 -yeah!  You can get $1/1 IP from Recyclebank dot com by redeeming points.  There is also $1/1 tearpad coupon out there.  I found (4) last week in Pennsylvania.

We are out of waffles so off to Safeway I go to get them for 49 cents a box using .75/1 IP coupon.  You can get the coupon  by redeeming points at Kelloggs Family Rewards.

The best news was finding (2) Food Lion Week 6 tickets.  I decided to cash one in to test the waters.  Promo works just like last year.  My goal is cash in a minimum of 5 deals this time.

Embracing the heavily trafficked couponing HT stores

I have been thinking about this a lot this week during the current Super Doubles.  I have always hoarded rainchecks from various stores.  However, this was the first time I used them during HTSD.  Theresa over at LCL got me thinking about it some more.  Today I went through my rain checks and found one for $2 Chocolate Toast Crunch and  $2 Right Guard.  The $2 CTC matched perfectly with my $1/1 General Mills cereal coupons and the $2 Right Guard matched perfected to a $1/1 coupon I got from a 5K race almost a year ago (and was expiring today).  This is  today's haul - paid 37 cents for tax only

Before leaving the store I grabbed 5 different rain checks.  I am already scouting out tomorrow's ad for potential rainchecks.  Thus, I am embracing the heavily trafficked coupon HT stores in hopes of seeing OOS items for rainchecks.  Then hopefully using those rain-checks to create my own personal private Super Doubles deals.  This also means match ups for the next Super Doubles will take more time but then the pay off might well be worth it.

Also on a related note.....please check your receipts.  I have spent more time at customer service this SD than any other SD.  Today I handed the cashier 20 coupons; however, only 18 scanned.  Check out at the grocery store is like being in a casino - the odds are in favor of the house.  Most mistakes are in favor for the grocery store.  Know your math before check out and if something is wrong try your best to resolve it before leaving the store.  Don't let your hard earned money go to waste.

Not a good week for Food Lion

My family did not locate a single Food Lion Promo catalina for week 4 or week 5 while I gone in Pennsylvania.  I got back in to town late Friday so with my limited time I was only able to find (1) Week 5 Food Lion Cat Promo Ticket.  The weekend weather was bizarre so I did not find anything.   I had to work late last night so with limited time I did not find any tickets.  Today is the last day.  I might have to finally break down and purchase a gift card or two as it has been slim pickings.

This afternoon's haul

Cliff Notes: Paid 3 cents

Unabridged version:  I had 20 coupons at check out but 4 of my IP coupons would not scan so HT would not accept them.  No Biggie - I had them take the items off.  Because of the back and forth with the coupons I lost track and final tally was $6.03....which was WAY OVER PRICED.  I paid it and went over my receipt while still in the store.  (3) $1.00 coupons did not scan.  Customer service gave me $6 back in cash; therefore, I ended up only paying 3 cents

Purchased:
(6) Barilla Pasta Meals - on sale from a raincheck for $2 - used (6) $1/1 Qs
(3) Pop Secret.  I am so digging the new Sweet 'n Crunchy Caramel flavor
(3) Planters Peanuts.  I finally found them!!! YIPPIE!  :-)
(1) Colgate Optic White Toothpaste
(4) Campbell's Homestyle soup -Had (2) $1/1 and (1) 1/2 tearpad coupons from a trade

Got home very late from work...guess what we had for dinner tonight ;-)

HTSD cheers and disappointments

Disappointments:
* A lot of my ZVRs not coming off
* Hawaiian Punch coupon not doubling
* Finding a HT that carries Quaker Warm & Crunchy Oatmeal.  Most of my stores stopped carrying it
* Not finding the Land O' Frost Premium mini lunch meats.  Looks like they are being replaced by a new packaging of Land O' Frost lunchmeat.  I am not surprised to see it being phased it as the former container was next to impossible to reseal.  However they are the perfect size for my 5 year old's little hands.  
* Increasingly number of couponers.  The number of coupon binder couponers increase with each SD event.  I can't blame them for couponing...just disappointed to find empty shelves.  This time around I increased my HT DC area shopping so that I could find items in stock. 
* $2/1 Right Guard coupon auto scans at $1.50/1

Cheers:
* Super Doubles in general is always a thumbs up and Cheers!
* The FREE Suave Kids Shampoo/Conditioner and Body Wash
* Power of Rainchecks.  I was able to get a ton of Barilla meals this SD thanks to an active $1/1 coupon and raincheck.  I also got several Keebler Coconut Dream cookies for pennies thanks to overage, raincheck, and active coupons.  Rainchecks may be the new way for me to shop during HTSD since finding current deals is getting harder and harder to find with the increasing number of couponers out there.  Rainchecks have the power to make it your own private personal deal.

Quick HT purchase before Work

Darted in to HT super quick this morning since I was late for work. This HT store is 2 stories so I really did not have time for a complete shopping trip. This morning's goal was to get (3) Hawaiian Punch & (3) Quaker Warm and Crunchy Oatmeals....Goal Complete!  Since the coupons were manually entered I can use 20 coupons after work today when I do a complete shopping trip.  Manually entered coupons also created overage towards my Hawaiian Punch drinks---yeah! 

This is hands down my favorite freebie during HTSD-what is yours?