Double Coupon Days Haul

Every so often, an event comes along in a couponer's life that can't be missed. It just so happened that Friday and Saturday were double coupon days at Pharmasave. So off I went, coupons in hand, Friday morning. Made it there a few minutes prior to the Airdrie location opening, and thank goodness I did. It got busy fairly quickly. They didn't have everything I was on the hunt for, and limits were put in place on certain items. Needless to say, managed to save $105 with coupons, and only spent $45. They even doubled a $10 coupon that I had!! Here's the haul and the details:

4x Kids Band-Aids, 2x Loreal Conditioner, 2x Pantene Shampoo, 2x Pantene Conditioner, 6x Gilette Shave Gel, 3x Gillette Shower Gel, 1x Schick Hydro Razor Refills, 3x Cover Girl Mascara, 3x Breathe Right Strips, 1x Oral B Brush, 1x Cold Sore FX (That was the $10 coupon)

So all in all, a good haul. Nothing too crazy! Now if they had carts instead of only baskets, would have been different!

Am working on some upcoming dates for Couponing 101 Seminars/Swaps. Let me know if you are interested! Also, let me know if anyone is interested in a Calgary Coupon Matchup weekly on here! Would love to do it! Until next time, happy clipping!

Huge Haul!!!

Was definitely an amazing coupon day. Decided to pull off a big haul at London Drugs, so I took the time, pre-stacked my coupons, made my list, dropped Liam off at preschool and off I went. Grabbed my cart, and shopped. And shopped. And shopped.... And handed over coupons. And this is the end result:

 2x Melitta 2lb. coffee beans, 2x Melitta coffee filters, 2x French's Mustards, 2x Pam spray, 6x Wasa Crackers, 4x Adam's Peanut Butter, 9x Smuckers Jam, 1x Honey Nut Chex Cereal, 2x Colgate 360 Toothbrushes, 6x Aveeno shower gels, 2x Zest shower gels, 2x 6-pack Zest bar soaps, 2x Glade Limited Edition Room sprays, 2x pledge polishes (+mail-in for 2 free microfibre cloths!!), 1x Scrubbing bubbles cleaner, 1x Fantastik, 2x Clorox bleach, 2x 48pack Quantum Detergent, 3x 20 pack Quantum Detergent.

Total Bill Before Coupons: $262.58
Minus Coupons: $165.00
Total Paid: $97.58 !!!!!

Was an awesome shopping trip. The coffee was a splurge, but after coupons was $6.99 per bag, and it was $16.97 at Wal-Mart per bag!!! Low prices my ass!And, still have enough coupons left to stack to get 10 more quantum, 15 more jams, 10 more peanut butter, and more coffee filters.

Am looking at setting up a few coupon trading sessions in the near future, which would include a swap, tips and tricks and grocery budget tips! Let me know if you are interested!
Until next haul...happy clipping!

I'm Back & Ready To Save!

It has been a few months since I have posted anything on here. I'll admit it, I needed a break. What started off as a way to show off my deals and steals turned into a huge thing--something I wasn't ready for at the time. So, I took a much needed break, still did some couponing, and regrouped. I am back on board, back to extreme couponing as much as I can, and gearing up for more couponing classes, as well as the much anticipated "Grocery Savings Class". Alot of you have requested it, I am working on a class plan and schedule, so stay tuned for that!! Will also be doing coupon mail-outs as soon as I get my stash organized--will definitely be more organized with that, as the emails became overwhelming. There will be limits and restrictions on quantities and locations.

Another reason why I took a break from it all, was the frustration of shelf clearing. I mean, really, do you need to clean out a shelf of Aspirin, and then battle with ME at the till, telling me it's for charity? Hmmm.... Nonetheless... I use coupons to save my family money, as well as donating the free or almost free excess product to low-income families and shelters. It is my contribution to our family, as a stay at home mom. It is what allows us to do extra outings, travel, and have a treat every now and then.

Onto the good stuff. A few deals and coupons this week:
---Huge money maker at Wal-Mart this week. By using the printable Tylenol coupon found HERE for each 16- count bottle, you make $1.77. Remember, Wal-Mart has a limit in place of 12 of the same item. Still, 12 bottles with overage means you make $21.24! That's enough to cover a few groceries!
--Wednesday Sept. 21 is a 20X the points event at Shoppers Drug Mart (with a minimum $50 purchase). You can view their current flier HERE! And remember to check their clearance racks--they usually have some wicked deals to match up coupons with!
--Want to add some crunch to your diet? Try out Wasa crackers with this printable coupon. They are great with melted cheese or tuna salad. Or both!
--And for fixing up cuts and scrapes, save on Band-Aid's by clicking here.

So keep in touch, drop me a line, and stay tuned. I'm back and ready to save!

Back From Vacation....Wasn't Long Enough!!!

Well, I'm back from Montana. Our trip definitely wasn't long enough, but fun nonetheless. Managed to snag a couple of the US versions of SmartSource inserts--so jealous! They have some great coupons in them--even $1 off's for People magazine! Sigh! They had some great deals down there grocery wise, the hubby and I stocked up on fun flavors of diet Mountain Dew, as they had 12 packs on for $1.99. Yum! And lots of tins of green chiles--couldn't beat $0.67 per tin--they are over $2 here, depending on where you go.

A big thank you to all my lovely mail-out ladies for the goodies that keep coming in my mailbox--have been sorting more coupons to send. Thank you!

The coupon classes have been filling up quickly--be sure to register for an in-class session, or one of my mail out options. Check out all the info on my Coupon Class page. If these go well, will be looking at offering advanced classes, as well as branching out into cutting grocery budgets, etc. I've gotten very good at this lately!

Did a bit of couponing today. They have Purex laundry soap on at Safeway this week, so when you combine their BOGO sale with $3-off coupons, you can score 2 jugs for just over $4. Picked up 4 jugs, and while I was at it, got 4 bottles of Franks Red Hot sauce on BOGO, with $1-off coupons. Also did a small haul at London Drugs today. Picture and details are below.

12 Old Spice Shower Gel, Bounce Dryer Sheets, 3X Floss, 2X Cover Girl Eye Shadow, 1X Toothpaste, 3X  Febreze, and 1 Toothbrush. Total Paid: $14.85 Total Saved with Coupons and Pricematch: $75

Was a good London Drugs trip, had a bit of a hard time with the cashier, but it ended well. Am prepping all my class material the next few days, so may be a bit of a stranger on here! Happy clipping all!

BBQ Season is upon us...in a big way!

Had a great time doing the segment on Breakfast Television on Friday! You can catch it by going here!!! It was a great experience and I would do it again in a heartbeat!

And, I have edited the info and POSTED DATES on my Coupon Classes Page! Contact me to reserve a spot or with any questions that come up! Super excited about seeing all of you!

There are some great deals out there right now. Especially when it comes to FREE BBQ Sauce!! Head over to Wal-mart, and pick up some Sweet Baby Rays sauce for free when you use your coupons from Smartsource. I ended up getting 40 bottles! I'm not keeping them all, some of them have already been given away! Bicks Relish is on for $1.50 at Superstore, so grab your $0.75 off coupons and snag some cheap relish! The corn relish is to die for on hot dogs and ham... yum-o...

There has also been some great new coupons coming out too! Love it! And a great tip: request free samples on a regular basis, they almost always come with coupons!!

I may not be on here much this week, as I am trying to clean, organize and pack for our trip to Montana this weekend! Can't wait! Going to try to snag some super deals down there!

Until next time, happy clipping! And be sure to register soon!