Get your Groupon on!

You should get your Groupon on!

I've been a member for the past few months & I've gotten a few great deals.

I bought 3 Laser Hair Removal Groupon for $100 each which gives me 6 treatments of the underarm or other small areas, or 3 bikini line. You really can't beat that price at all. Some places charge you $100 for each session! It was a steal & the place is great thus far. Laser is slightly painful but I think I can handle it if I'm hair-free for the rest of my life! YIPPEE!

I also got one for ebay where I paid $7 for a $15 Groupon to buy anything. It's like getting it for 1/2 price. It's freaking great!

I got yet another one for The Body Shop for $20, you get $40 worth of products (if used before 5/31, you get $45).

My friends have all gotten onto the Groupon thing too. We've decide that we'd only purchase a Groupon when it is at least 50% off when we would normally pay. haha Whatever works I guess.

I think you should go & sign up to check it out for yourself. I think you won't regret it one bit. I'm totally hooked!

GUM Soft-Picks

I was given free samples of the GUM® Soft-Picks® from smiley360.com and had a chance to try them out. They are very convenient to use & very easy to carry around with you. Easy to use & I never have to worry about getting food stuck in my teeth anymore when I go out with my friends. No more embarrassing moments. Now I can eat broccoli or popcorn without worrying about stuck foods. This is such a great product. I love it!

Playing Catchup on This Week's Bargains

Playing Catchup on This Week's Bargains

Bargain(s) from 1/25/11.

CVS
Kashi GoLean Cereal (on sale $2.99)
- $3 Vocalpoint coupon
Crest Pro-Health Mouthwash ($3.99 get $3.99 ecb)
2 Revlon Eyeshadows ($5.49 each spend $10 get $4ecb)
- 2 $1 off Revlon MC coupon
- $5 CVS red machine coupon for Revlon
Sally Hansen Nail Polish (75% off - $0.79)
- $0.50 off MC coupon
- used $8 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.25 ($1.04 tax)
Paid with CVS gift card - $FREE

Bargain(s) from 2/1/11.

CVS
Garnier Fruitis Conditioner (75% off $1.87)
Renpure Shampoo (75% off $1.74)
Renpure Conditioner (75% off $1.74)
Reach Floss (sale $0.99)
- $0.99 off MC coupon
- used $5 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.07 ($0.70 tax)
Paid with CVS gift card - $FREE

Bargain(s) from 2/14/11.

CVS (Purchase 1)
2 boxes Loreal Excellence Hair Color (75% off $2.32)
- $2 off SS coupon
Crest Toothpaste ($3.79 get $3.79 ecb)
Excedrin Migrain Pills plus free box of Excedrin PM ($5.49)
- $3 off CVS mailer coupon
- $3.50 Excedrin MC (overage)
- used $4.88 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.54 ($0.59 tax)
Paid with CVS gift card - $FREE

CVS (Purchase 2)
2 boxes Loreal Excellence Hair Color (75% off $2.32)
- used $3.79 ECB (from Purchase 1)
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.85 ($1.17 tax)
Paid with CVS gift card - $FREE

Cost without coupons/discounts: $43.65
Total Savings (coupons/discounts) : $43.65

Grand Total Out of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE

I'll say this was a successful shopping trip.
You, too, can live your life as a Froo-Gal!

Last Week's & This Week's Bargain(s)

Awesome Beauty finds for 50%-75% off! (Still going on, so get yours ASAP!)

This is a great time to stock up on items that you know you will use.
Also a great time to try out products that cost a lot. Go home, try it out.
If you love it, then go back to buy some more because these items will be discontinued soon.

Last's week's bargain(s).

CVS - Purchase #1
Sally Hansen Nail Polish (75% off, $1.45 each)
- $0.50 MC coupon
Reese Minis King-Size (sale $1.59 get $1.59 ECB)
Dove Bar ($0.89 get $0.89 ECB)
- $0.50 CVS red-machine coupon
- used $2.79 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.14 ($0.34 tax)
Received $2.48 ECB

CVS - Purchase #2
Rimmel Eyeliner (75% off, $2.07)
- $1 MC coupon
Revlon Age Defying Concealer (75% off, $2.69)
- $1 Revlon coupon found by the new Halle Berry Revlon display
2 Revlon Eyeshadows (75% off, $1.37 each)
- 2 $1 Revlon coupon found by the new Halle Berry Revlon display
Neutrogena Loose Powder (50% off, $6.49)
- $2 online MC coupon
Physician's Formula 3-in-1 Concealer (75% off, $2.69)
2 Sally Hansen Nail Polish (75% off, $1.45 each)
- $1/2 MC coupon
Schick Hydro 3 ($9.79)
- CVS mailed out FREE coupon
- used CVS emailed coupon for $4 off $20 purchase
- used $8.59 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE ($2.19 tax)

Cost without coupons/discounts: $33.30
Total Savings (coupons/discounts) : $33.16

Grand Total Out of Pocket (OOP) = $0.14
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This Week's Bargain(s)

CVS Purchase #1
2 Crest Pro-Health 4oz toothpaste (on sale $2.99 get $2 ECB Limit 2)
- 2 $1 MC coupon (P&G mailers)
- used $4 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE ($0.28 tax)
Received $4 ECB

CVS Purchase #2 (not pictured but I bought the same Revlon item as in picture 1)
Revlon Age Defying Concealer (75% off, $2.69)
- $2 MC coupon found in 1/15 mailers
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.69 ($0.19 tax)

CVS Purchase #3 (not pictured but I bought the same Neutrogena items as in picture 1)
Neutrogena Loose Powder (50% off, $6.39 different store, so different price)
- $2 online MC coupon
- used $4 ECB (from the 2 Crest purchases)
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.39 ($0.45 tax)
- paid $0.84 from CVS gift card (they gave it to me when I returned 2 items) so my OOP was actually $0.

TIP: I actually purchased these in 2 transactions since I wanted the $2 ECB to come out separately. If you purchased them in 1 transaction, they actually combine the ECB into 1, so it would be one $4 ECB. I wanted 2 - $2 ECB because smaller denominations are easier to use for small purchases.

TIP #2: If you don't use up all your ECB (let's say your purchase was $1.99 but your ECB is for $2), don't let the cashier bully you into buying another item in order for the ECB to go through. They can adjust your ECB to $1.99, so you lose out on $0.01 of your ECB. I've had uninformed cashiers tell me I have to buy something else so that I can use my ECB, which is NOT true. Tell them to adjust the ECB down. Don't be bullied by the cashier.

Cost without coupons/discounts: $15.06
Total Savings (coupons/discounts) : $14.37

Grand Total Out of Pocket (OOP) = $0.69

I'll say this was a successful shopping trip.
You, too, can live your life as a Froo-Gal!

Marshalls/TJ Maxx

I recently walked into my local Marshalls to see if there are any good deals. They have a lot of clearance items so I made a bee-line to those areas. Bee-line...really isn't a straight line but that's for another day's discussion. I always find really great deals in the coat section. All the stores are trying to get rid of their winter coats since they are already introducting swimwear in January! Crazy. Many of the coats I've found are about 40% the Marshalls discounted price, which means it's at the very least 70-80% off the Retail price!

My recent find:
Free Country Snow/Ski Jacket.
Retail Price: $160
Marshalls Regular Price: $49.99
Marshalls Clearance Price: $29

That's about 80% off the retail price.

Now my dilemma is:
1) Keep the jacket for myself (it's really very cute), or
2) Sell it on ebay for a possibly profit since it's the height of the skiing season

I think I'm keeping this one. :-)

CVS Beauty Club

I saw a little flyer by the Beauty section at CVS last week to join the new CVS Beauty Club. I read the instructions & thought I understood it. You are only allowed to sign up only once. When I brought my beauty products up w/ the ticket to join the club, I'd found out you won't get the 10% off first purchase discount until your NEXT purchase. Boy was I upset. :( It printed out on my receipt and the even worse news...it expires in 3 days! WTH?!? That would mean I had to go back in to use it. I should have known it was a marketing ploy to get you to go back in to buy even more crap that you don't need.

I ended up going back but I didn't buy anything so the coupon is now expired. I had forgotten about all the 75% off products that were in the beauty section. Some turns out to be really awesome deals if you combine your 10% beauty club first purchase discount. Revlon has many nail polishes & lip glosses that starts at $1.25. Rimmel also offers a few 75% eyeshawdows that are quite cheap & if you had printed out the $1 off Rimmel MC coupon from coupons.com awhile back, it makes for even better deals starting at only about $0.15 for the one color eyeshadow. Combine that with the 10% coupon, it could possibly come out to free!

Just remember, try not to buy items that you really don't need or want, unless it comes out to Free AND you can give away to friends or donate it to the local shelter. Otherwise, it's just useless junk building up in your house.

I was fortunate enough to give a whole bunch of stuff as X-mas presents as well as my company's annual gift exchange. It's always nice making others happy.

Happy shopping everyone!

Playing Catchup on This Week's Bargains

Playing Catchup on This Week's Bargains

Bargain(s) from 12/09/10.

CVS
1 Planters Flavor Grove Almonds (on sale $5 for 2)
- 1 $2.50 CVS coupon (Red Machine print out)
1 Cold Buster ($8.99 get $8.99 ECB Limit 1)
- used $8.99 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE ($0.00 tax)
Received $8.99 ECB.

Bargain(s) from 12/22/10.

CVS
1 Bio-True Saline Solution 4oz ($4.99)
- $1.50 CVS coupon (Red Machine print out)
- $4 MC coupon
1 ThermaCare Trial Size ($2.79 get 2.79 ECB Limit 1)
- $1 MC coupon (pdf)
2 Band-aid bandages (sale $2.49 each get $2 ECB Limit 2)
2 M&M candies (sale 2/$5, get $2 ECB)
- $1 MC coupon
- used $9.36 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.90 ($0.91 tax)
Received $8.79 ECB.

Bargain(s) from 12/28/10.

CVS
1 Nyquil/Dayquil Pack (on sale $8.99 get $2 ECB Limit 1)
- $1 MC coupon
1 Tone Body Wash (sale $3.88 get $3 ECB Limit 1)
- $1 MC coupon
1 Colgate toothpaste ($2.99 get $2 ECB Limit 1)
- $1 MC coupon
- used $12.77 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.09 ($1.40 tax)
Received $14.79 ECB.

King Kullen
1 Pepperidge Farm Cookies ($3.39)
- $2 MC coupon
2 Utz Potato Chips (sale $1.19)
- 2 $1 MC coupon (King Kullen doubles $1 coupon up to product cost, so $1.19 off!)
2 Cottenelle Bathroom Wipes ($2.99 not shown)
- 2 $FREE MC coupon
King Kullen: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $1.39 ($0.52 tax)

Cost without coupons/discounts: $56.86
Total Savings (coupons/discounts) : $54.48

Grand Total Out of Pocket (OOP) = $2.38

I'll say these were a successful shopping trips.
You, too, can live your life as a Froo-Gal!

This Week's Bargain(s)

Here's this week's bargain(s).


CVS
2 Planters Flavor Grove Almonds (on sale $5 for 2)
- 2 $2.50 CVS coupon (Red Machine print out, went to the store 2x in 2 days)
- $1/2 RP MC coupon
3 AZO Itch Relief Cream ($6.99 get $5 ECB Limit 3 til end of the month)
- 3 $2 off MC coupon (pdf)
- $4 off $20 CVS coupon (from my email)
- used $9.98 ECB
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE ($0.00 tax)

Shop-Rite
Barilla Pasta ($1.99)
- $FREE VocalPoint coupon
Shop-Rite: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE

Walgreens
6 Snickers Nutcracker candy (3 for $1)
- $1/3 MC coupon
Walgreens: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE ($0.14 tax)
Cost without coupons/discounts: $29.96
Total Savings (coupons/discounts) : $29.96

Grand Total Out of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE

Plus, $15 in CVS Extra Care Bucks for future CVS use.
I'll say this was a successful shopping trip.
You, too, can live your life as a Froo-Gal!