Last Minute Deals and $3 Dinner Out

Some hits and misses yesterday afternoon...  I hate to post after most of these deals have already ended, but sometimes it's hard to fit everything in.  I don't know how all you supermoms out there do it, juggling kids, jobs, couponing, etc, etc...  I try to post on the blog after the kids go to sleep, but sometime in the middle of reading one of the Magic Tree House books to my kids last night, my eyes shut and didn't wake up until the morning....

Walgreens
1 Kotex 3.49 (used 1/1)
2 Reeses minis 2 for $5*
used 5RR and 2 RR
subtotal:  49

total with tax: 1.17 paid with cash, received 2.50 RR for Kotex and coupon for free Always

*There was a sign by the Reeses that said if you buy 2 for $5 you get $5 register rewards.  I believe this was a mistake because the ad said you had to buy $10 worth.  I gave it a shot and the RR didn't print.  I showed the cashier the sign and she tried to tell me the RR didn't print because I paid with RR.  I hate having to explain how the RR program works to the employees!  I just got a refund, in cash, of 5.40 and returned the candy.

Rite Aid 1
Style science sunglasses 9.99 (used 10/1 vv)
trial pack of tugaboos diapers .89 (used 1/1 in each package)
1 jumbo pack of huggies 8.99 (used 3/1 and 1/1 vv)
1 can Alpo 1.39
used 5/25
subtotal: 1.26
total with tax: 2.17 on gift card, will submit for $2 Huggies SCR, and after next pair of sunglasses $10 SCR


Rite Aid 2
2 pairs of Style Science sunglasses 9.99 each (used 2 10/1 vv)
wet ones 3.29
Pssssst dry shampoo 3.49
used 5/25
subtotal: 1.76
total with tax: 3.50, will get $10 back for buying sunglasses (I only needed one more, but I couldn't find anything else I wanted or had coupons for, so free sunglassses are fine with me!) and 3.49 for Psssst with Try Me Free label

Target
Uncle Ben's Rice 1.59 (used 2.50/1 coupon I got for complimenting the company!)
Listerine 5.34 (used 2/1)
subtotal: 2.43

total with tax: 2.86 on gift card, will submit for $10 Listerine rebate

Shoprite

2 100 cal snacks 2.50 each (used 2 1/1)

capri sun 2.19

3 Kraft easy mac 1.99 each (used 3 freebie coupons)

3 Marcal toilet paper (used 3 freebie coupons)

2 Melitta coffee 2.99 each

6 Alpo 5 for $4 (used 1/1)

2 spaghettios .99 each

SR wheat bread 1.49

3 al fresco sausage 1.49 each (used 3 2/1 coupons=overage)

oranges 1.29

Baileys creamer 2.99 (used freebie coupon)

2 yoplait .69 each

1 yo crunch .50

2 100 cal. cheese 2.29 each (used 2 freebie coupons)

pizza dough 1.79

used $3 catalina

.15 canvas bag refund

total: 20.24 on credit card, received $2 catalina for signing up at shoprite.com/yourbucks; will use all of kraft items purchased toward Kraft rebate Buy $30, get $10 (received in the mail)

Today we had a Red Robin dinner that turned out to only cost $3 for a $40 meal!  A few months ago, I was disappointed in our experience at the restaurant and decided to email the company and politely complain.  They sent me back 2 free entrees.  My dad had a Red Robin gift card he got from credit card points.  So after both of these, we got a really cheap, big dinner!  It pays to compliment or complain!!!