Living the Life as a Fru-Gal

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Starbucks

For all the Starbucks lovers out there.

One of the great joys of working at Starbucks is interacting with you. We really enjoy being part of your daily routine and would love to see you more often. So to say thanks for making our day – and to encourage another visit from you – we’re bringing back our much-loved Treat Receipt.

From June 29 to October 4, make any purchase before 2pm and enjoy any Grande cold beverage for just $2 (plus tax) after 2pm the same day at participating U.S. stores. Just remember to show us your receipt when you return and have a cold one on us!

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Free Samples

Try the new FlameDisk for free. Sign up & they will email you a coupon to use at Target, Home Depot & other fine retailers.

Get a sample of Nicorette. You don't need to be a Costco member to get it.

Gilt Group

Gilt Group has some awesome deals on clothing & accessories for men & women. They sell designer items for a great discount. I've been ordering from them for a few years now & love it. The packages come nicely wrapped & always in beautiful condition. Everything is new & crisp. Their shipping is decently fast if you are in the East Coast area. They are based out of NYC.

This week, they are selling the awesome Tart Infinity Dresses. I am in love with them. The colors are amazing & as an added bonus, you can change them up to many different styles from one dress! You can have a daytime look, then change it up for nighttime. I'm sure you can do more than 8 different styles with these dresses. I saw online tutorials for way more. You have to be a memeber of Gilt Group to view the deals, so sign up today to get some awesome designer clothing & accessories. They will send you an email right before new items are posted so you'll always know what's coming up. Go check it out today!

CVS - Running Tally

Here's a running tally of my CVS purchases since May 13.

CVS

1) $1.84 ECB $4.99
Spent $1.84 ECB $4.99
2) $1.55
Spent $3.39 ECB $4.99
3) $7.12 used $4.99 ECB $5
Spent $10.51 ECB $5
4) $0.38 ECB $1
Spent $10.89 ECB $6
5) $0.82 used $5 ECB $2.97
Spent $11.71 ECB $3.97
6) $14.15 used $3.97 ECB ECB $5
Spent $18.87 ECB $5 minus Rebate $6.99
7) $1.75
Spent $20.62 ECB $5
8) $0.92 used $5 ECB ECB $2 got refund $1.98
Spent $19.56 ECB $2
9) $0.31 ECB $1
Spent $19.87 ECB $3
10) $.10 used $1 ECB
Spent $19.97 ECB $2

Total OOP (this includes taxes) = $19.97 plus $2 ECB remaining.This is pretty good considering I now have the 38 products listed below.

Paper Products

2 Kotex Pantyliners
U by Kotex
CVS Cotton Puffs
6 Puffs Plus w/ Lotion

Drug Items
2 Neutrogena Spray Sunscreen
CVS Dental Brushes
Colgate Toothpaste
5 Dawn Dishwashing Liquid
CVS Antibacterial Wipes
25 photo prints

Body Care
Renpure Organics Conditioner
Pantene Conditioner
2 Dove Shampoo
Gillette Body Wash
Dove Deodorant
Dove Lotion
Queen Helene Cocoa Butter
Food Items
Kashi Cereal
Skittles
3 PowerBars
2 Gold Emblem Candies
Swedish Fish
Coke 2 Liter

This Week's Bargain(s)

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

Shop-Rite
5 bottles Vitamin Water (sale 5/$5)
- 5 $0.50 off MC coupon (found at CVS a few weeks back)
*All coupons under $1 gets doubled. However, there is a limit of 4 of the same coupons at my store, so 1 of the coupons didn't double. I went to Customer Service to see if I can get the extra $0.50 off. They weren't going to give it to me, so I asked for my coupon back & come back to make another transaction later. They caved & gave me the money back.
*Plus 5 $0.50 off doubled coupons
*Plus $0.05 off for bringing 1 reusable bag
Shop-Rite: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE

CVS
Pantene (on Clearance for 50% = $2.49)
- $1.50 off MC coupon
- Used $0.99 Extra Care Bucks from previous trip
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $FREE

Total
Cost without coupons/discounts: $7.49
Total Savings (coupons/discounts) : $7.49
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!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

This Week's Bargain(s)

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

Target
2 Dove Shampoo (end-cap clearance for $3.38 each)
- 2 $1 off Target coupon
- 2 $1 off online coupon
Vaseline Aloe Fresh (price cut for $2.50 each)
- $0.75 off Target coupon- $1 off online coupon
Axe Deodorant (travel size for $0.97 each)
- $1 off online coupon

*Plus $0.05 off for bringing 1 reusable bag
Target: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $3.46*Note: the cashier did not know about Target's policy of 1 Target & 1 MC coupon for each item. She has to speak to the manager & some of my coupons were not going through so she reluctantly pushed them through manually. She made some mistakes and the actual OOP including tax came out to: $1.77!!!

CVS (Transaction 1)

Colgate toothpaste (sale $2.99 each)
- $0.75 off coupon- Get $2 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)

Kashi cereal (sale $2.49 each)
- $1 off MC coupon
2 PowerBars (sale $0.99 each)
- Get $0.99 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 2)- Used $5 Extra Care Bucks from previous trip
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.71
Note: The PowerBars didn't reset from the last promotion so I didn't get my ECB. I went back to get a refund. The cashier gave me back cash, $1.98, making this shopping trip FREE and I got $1.06 back (after tax)!Plus $2 ECB.

CVS (Transaction 2)

CVS Antibacterial Wipes ($1.79)

- FREE coupon sent to my email from CVS
Gillette Body Wash (clearance $1.24)
- $1 off MC coupon
CVS: Total Out Of Pocket (OOP) = $0.24Plus this is my 4th trip using my reusable tag so I got $1 ECB.

Total

Cost without coupons/discounts: $18.74
Total Savings (coupons & cashier's mistakes) : $18.34!

Grand Total Out of Pocket (OOP) = $0.40
Plus, $3 in CVS Extra Care Bucks for future CVS use.

So, in theory, I really only spent NOTHING total!
I'll say this was a successful shopping trip.
You, too, can live your life as a Froo-Gal!