The Holiday Taste of Sam's Club

Sam's club is putting on an entire weekend of taste sampling! We are members and received a booklet about this in our mail but, in case you are not a member, members have a one day pass on the back of these booklets to invite a friend for free. Looks like a ton of goodies and I plan on going and getting some of them. Here's a website to check it out.

http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?dest=298&iid=11-18-08_HomePage|SMB|HTOS

Organizing my coupons

I've been a little behind lately due to my children being sick. So for two weeks in a row I was unable to clip or organize my coupons. I also had extras from taking our recycleables in and checking out the newspaper dumpster...JACKPOT! Anyone who knows me knows that I can't stand to be unorganized. If I'm unorganized my day goes bad...organized my day can flow smoothly. So yesterday I worked long and hard to get reorganized. When I first started couponing I looked a lot for good organization methods. There are many ways people organize thier coupons, but this is how I've chosen to do mine.
I usually cut all coupons on sunday night, then organize on Monday during naptime, then plan my trips by Tuesday morning. After I cut all my coupons from the inserts I spread all of the catagorized envelopes out on my table and start sorting.

Each envelope has an index card inside it, standing on it's side with the name of the catagory on it sticking up above the envelope. This way the catagory can be easily found.

I am in need for revamping my catagories but here are the catagories I have now (in no particular order):

Air Fresheners
Cereal
Pasta/Rice
Facial Care/Razor/Ect...
Soaps/Body Washes
Paper/Plastic
Laundry
Meats
Dairy
Canned Goods
Cleaning Supplies
Baking
Frozen Foods
OTC Meds (Misc.)
OTC Heartburn
OTC Children's
OTC Headache
OTC Cold/Sinus
Deoderants
Misc.
Toothbrushes
Floss
Beverages
Baby
Produce
Vitamins
Feminine Hygiene
Eye Care
Condiments
Mouthwash
Salad Dressings
Pet Supplies
Makeup
Snacks
Dishes
Oral Care (Misc.)
Toothpaste
Restaurants
Refund Forms
Entertainment
Value Cards

When I'm finished sorting I put all the coupons in thier envelope and put the envelopes into a shoe box.
My shoebox is always equiped with, of coarse, coupons, scissors, a handheld calculator, and extra paperclips to help keep organized in the store.

As I make my shopping lists I take out coupons as needed and put them in a binder clip along with my shopping list for that store. When I'm finished adding items and coupons to that list I put a sticky with the name of the store on the front of it. Then I'm ready to head to the stores! If you are kidless while shopping, those binder clips work great for clipping your shopping list to the cart right in front of you where you can see it.

Walgreens Deals 11/16-11/22

2 Gallons of Milk 2.49 each (only .01 cheaper than Meijer this week, but we needed milk and I didn't want to take the girls into Meijer if I didn't have to)

2 Deerfield shredded cheese Sale 2/$3

1 bag of Chex Mix Sale .99
$1/1 printable here
= FREE + .01 overage
*NOTE - I had two of these coupons and for some reason they said only one would scan and they would not let me use the other one. I will just go back again and use the second coupon*


3 toys originally priced at 9.99
used the $4 off toys marked 9.99 coupon on front page of Walgreen's circular
= 5.99 each
I am pretty impressed with this deal. They had some really good toys there. I may go back for another round. Limit per transaction is 3.

Total oop = 27.02 including tax
Total Saved = $18.08

Target Deals 11/16-11/22

6 Betty Crocker Potatoes (3 flavors) SALE .79 each
- 6 x .35/1 (from inserts)
= 2.64 or .44 each

5 Stove Top Stuffing SALE .79 each
= 3.95

2 Trial size Dove face lotion
- 2 x $1/1 (from inserts)
= FREE + .02 overage

2 Dollar Spot Items (for stocking stuffers)
Baby bowl (2pack) 1.00
Kids cup 1.00

Total oop = 8.81 including tax
Total saved = 14.13

Deals in Detroit - Christmas Shopping

We took the family to Detroit this weekend to do some Christmas shopping at our favorite outlet mall, Great Lakes Crossing. I love, love, love The Children's Place and Carter's in this mall. They always have 70% or more off racks. Here's what I got at The Children's Place for the girls: only one sleeper is pictured.




1 sleeper for Jaylee
2 sleepers for Jillian
= $25/3 or 8.33 each

1 pleated pink skirt 2.99

1 long sleeved babydoll shirt 2.99

2 short sleeved t-shirts 1.99 each

2 cotton skirts (one for each girl) 2.99 each

Total oop = 43.39 including tax


Then we went to the Disney store and everything in the store was 25% off. My 2 yr. old is in LOVE with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse characters. We found this blanket (which is another object she is very fond of) that has all of the characters on it priced at $14.50.




Total oop = 11.xx including tax