Swedish Sentiments

Look at all the goodies I found today at Harps!!

MQ= Manufacturer Coupon

(x2) = doubled

Here is what I got:

Ken’s Honey Mustard Dressing

Sale Price= $2.25

MQ $1.00 off 1 bottle (x2) = $2.00 off

Final Price = 25 cents!

1 Hamburger Helper and 2 Chicken Helpers (for quick dinner nights!)

Sale Price = $1.18

MQ 75 cents off 3 boxes (x2) = $1.50 off

Final Price = $2.04 for 3 or 68 cents eachJ

Jolly Time Healthy Pop

Sale Price = $2.00

MQ 50 cents off Jolly Time Popcorn (x2) = $1.00 off

Final Price = $1.00

Oxy Clean Max Force (10 pack)

Sale Price = $2.68

MQ $1.00 off Oxy Clean Max Force (x2) = $2.00 off

Final Price = 68 cents

Brachs Lemon Drops (couldn’t resist…childhood favorite!)

Original Price = $1.89

MQ 50 cents off Brachs candy (x2) = $1.00 off

Final Price = 89 cents

Prego Spahgetti Sauce (small jar ) and Prego Veggie Smart

Original Price = $1.85 and $2.00

MQ 75 cents off 2 Prego sauces (x2) = $1.50 off

Final Price = $2.35 for both or $1.18 each

Heintz 40 oz Ketchup

Original Price = $2.50

MQ 50 cents off Heintz Ketchup (x2) = $1.00 off

Final Price = $1.50

Post Shredded Wheat

Sale Price = $2.00

MQ $1.00 off 1 box of Post Shredded Wheat (x2) = $2.00 off

Final Price = FREE!!!

2 Libby’s Canned Peaches

Sale Price = $1.25 each

MQ $1.00 off 2 cans (x2) = $2.00 off

Final Price = 50 cents for 2 or 25 cents each

Jar of Nutella

Original Price = $3.45

MQ $1.00 off 1 jar (x2) = $2.00 off

Final Price = $1.45

Vlasic Dill Hamburger Chips Pickles

Sale Price = $2.50

MQ = 75 cents off Vlasic Dill Pickles (x2) = $1.50 off

Final Price = $1.00

3 Libby’s Sweet Corn and 1 Libby’s Green Beans

Sale Price = 68 cents each

MQ $1.00 off 4 cans (x2) = $2.00 off

Final Price = 72 cents for 4 or  18 cents each

4 Cans of Spaghettios

Sale Price = 77 cents each

2 MQ 40 cents off of 2 cans (x2) = 80 cents off

Final Price = 37 cents each or $1.48 for 4

Best Choice Seasoned Salt

Sale Price = $1.00 (no coupon)

Best Choice Ground Ginger

Original Price = 89 cents (no coupon)

Grand Total before coupons would have been $36.85.  After doubling coupons my grand total was $15.75.  That is a savings of 57%.  Another fun fact: I had a total of 25 items and they averaged 63 cents each!!

Well it’s already time to head to Harps and see what you can find during Double Coupon Week! I went with my friend and it is always so much more fun together!!  We can share some deals that way too Here is what I found:

MQ= Manufacturer Coupon

Febreze Brazilian Carnaval

Original Price $2.99

1 MQ $1 off 1 Febreze (doubled)

Final Price = 99 cents

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaners (2 – I gave one to a friend so only paid for 1)

Sale Price = $2.12 each

1 MQ $1 off 2 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaners

Final Price = $1.12 each

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser – Trial Size

Original Price = $1.00

MQ 75 cents of 1 Mr. Clean Eraser Pack (doubled)

Final Price = (-.50 cents…woohoo!)

3 Boxes of Totino’s Party Pizza

Sale Price = $1.33 a box

1 MQ 60 cents off 3 boxes (doubled)

Final Price = 93 cents each or $2.79 for 3 boxes

2 boxes of Cinnamon Burst Cheerios

Sale Price = $1.99

1 MQ $1 off 2 boxes of any Cheerios (doubled)

Final Price = 99 cents each

1 Box of Wheaties

Sale Price = 2.68

MQ 75 cents off Wheaties cereal (doubled)

Final Price = $1.18

2 boxes of Ziplock Freezer Bags

Sale Price = $1.88 each

MQ $1.00 off 2 Ziplock Bags (doubled)

Final Price = 88 cents each

Land of Lakes Spreadable Butter

Original Price = $1.85

1 MQ 40 cents off 1 Land of Lakes Spreadable Butter (doubled)

Final Price = $1.05

Herbal Essence Conditioner and Herbal Essence Mousse

Sale Price = $2.50 each

2 MQ $1 off any Herbal Essence product (doubled)

Final Price = 50 cents each

Gain Dishwashing Liquid (30 oz)

Sale Price = $1.98

1 MQ 50 cents off 1 Gain Dishwashing Liquid

Final Price = 98 cents

1 Box of Texas Toast

Sale Price = $2.50

1 MQ $1 off any Texas Toast (doubled)

Final Price = 50 cents

The grand total before coupons would have been $33.97.  After coupons I paid $13.97.  That is a savings of $20.00 or 59%.  Woohoo!!

Here is what I found at Target this week:

Notice the pretty candles??  If you’ve read my posts before, you’ve probably picked up on the fact that I LOVE candles.  I’ve been wanting to try a “wood wick” candle from febreze for months but refused to pay the $10 price.  Thankfully I found one for just under $3 so I am excited to try it!! Also, you’ll notice the lightbulbs….after coupons I only paid $1 for each of those packs!! Woohoo   I love finding deals on regular household items that we are always in need of!!

TQ= Target Coupon

MQ= Manufacturer Coupon

What I got:

Febreze Candle (5.5 oz)

Original Price = $5.99

Clearance Price = $2.98

MQ $1 off any Febreze candle

Final Price = $1.98

Febreze Wooden Wick candle (9oz)

Original Price = $9.99

Clearance Price = $4.98

MQ $2 off any Febreze wooden wick candles

Final Price = $2.98

2 Jars of Classico Sun Dried- Tomato Alfredo Sauce

Original Price = $1.99 each

Clearance Price = $1.68

1 MQ $1 off 2 Classico Pasta Sauces

Final Price = $1.18 each

2 Reveal Lightbulb Packs of 4, 40W and 60W

Original Price = $3.50each

Sale Price = $2.50 each

2 TQ $1.50 off 1 Reveal Lightbulb

Final Price = $1 each

Up and Up Nail Polish Remover

Original Price = 97 cents

1 TQ 50 cents off Up and Up Nail Polish Remover

Final Price = 47 cents

Up and Up Saline Solution, pack of 2 bottles

Original Price = $3.69

1 TQ $1 off any Up and Up product $3 or more

Final Price = $2.69

2 boxes of Market Pantry Cereal Shredded Wheat

Original Price = $2.69 each

Sale Price = $1.75 each

1 TQ $1 off 2 Market Pantry Cereals

Final Price = $1.25 each

Pantene Conditioner

Original Price = $3.79

1 MQ 1 Free Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner (Facebook offer)

Final Price = FREE

The total for all of these items before sale, clearance and coupons would have been $37.00.  After sale and clearance prices as well as coupons, the grand total was $14.98.  That is a savings of $22.02 or 59%. 

TQ= Target Coupon, MQ= Manufacturer Coupon

Up & Up Sport Sunscreen

Original Price = $4.09

TQ $1 off any Up & Up Item over $3

Final Price= $3.09

Suave Body Wash

Original Price = $1.92

MQ 1 Free Suave Body Wash

Final Price = FREE

Venus 4 Count Razor Refills

Original Price = $10.99

MQ $2 off any Venus Refills

Final Price =$8.99

Oil of Olay Body Wash

Original Price = $4.49

MQ Buy any Venus Razors, get Oil of Olay Body Wash FREE

Final Price = FREE

Market Pantry Cereal, 2 Frosted Shredded Wheat Boxes

Sale Price = $1.75 each

TQ $1 off any 2 Market Pantry Cereals

Final Price = $1.25 each

Merona Turqouise Sandals

Original Price =$19.99

Clearance Price = $4.98

TQ 20 % off Merona Shoes

Final Price = $3.98

The grand total of all the times before clearance and coupons is $45.00.  The grand total after clearance prices and coupons is $18.56.  That is a savings of $26.44 or 59%.

I have been taking a break from “couponing” this past month due to traveling and visiting with family.  But I started getting the “itch” this past weekend so I headed out to Harps today to catch their last day of Double Coupon Week.  They have a new rule that only allows you to use 20 coupons per day and you can only buy 2 of the same item.  Due to this their crowds have really gone down, which is great for me because there is more of a selection and I found some of their items that are ALWAYS out of stock had a few left! I also noticed that Harps raised their prices on common items bought with coupons, so I stayed away from those!  Here is what I found this week:

Just as a reminder, MQ = Manufacturer Coupon

Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce

Original Price = $2.13

MQ 55 cents off 1 bottle (x2) = $1.10 off

Final Price = $1.03

4 Old Orchard Apple Juice Blends 100% Juice

Sale Price = $1.28 each

MQ $1.00 off 4 Old Orchard Frozen Juice (x 2)

Final Price = 78 cents each

2 boxes of Planters Antioxidants Nutrition Bars

Sale Price = $2.00 each

1 MQ $1.00 off 1 box of Planters Nutrition bars (x2),

1 MQ 75 cents off 1 box of Planters Nutrition Bars (x2)

Final Price = 25 cents each

2 Containers or Lloyds BBQ Pulled Pork

Sale Price = $3.99 each

2 MQ $1.00 off 1 Lloyd’s BBQ (x2)

Final Price = $1.99 each

2 Cans of Rotel Mild

Sale Price = $1.08 each

2 MQ 30 cents off 1 can of Rotel (x2)

Final Price= 48 cents each

2 Boxes of Pilsbury Brownies (Mocha Fudge and Dark Chocolate)

Original Price = $2.05

2 MQ 40 cents off 1 box of Pilsbury Brownies (x2)

Final Price = $1.25 each

1 Downy (40 loads)

Sale Price = $4.28

1 MQ $1.00 off Downy (x2)

Final Price = $2.28

1 Herbal Essence Curly Mousse

Sale Price = $2.50

1 MQ $1.00 off 1 Herbal Essence (x2)

Final Price = 50 cents

Herbal Essence Shampoo

Sale Price = $2.50

1 MQ $1.00 off 1 Herbal Essence (x2)

Final Price = 50 cents

Edge Shaving Gel

Original Price = $2.39

1 MQ 55 cents off 1 Edge Shaving Gel (x2)

Final Price = $1.28

Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta

Original Price = $2.05

1 MQ $1.00 off Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta (x2)

Final Price = 5 cents (Sweet!)

2 bags of Wacky Mac Veggie Bows Pasta

Sale Price = $1.00 each

2 MQ 40 cents off 1 bag of Wacky Mac (x2)

Final Price = 20 cents each

1 Box of Shredded Wheat Honey Nut Post Cereal

Original Price = $3.28

1 MQ $1.00 off any Post Shredded Wheat (x2)

Final Price = $1.28

Ready for the Grand Totals?? Without coupons, my total (before tax) would have been $42.44.  After doubling all of my coupons, the total was $18.33.  That is a savings of $24.11 or 57%.  Not too shabby!!!

As you can tell by this picture, I don’t mind buying generic brands as long as they are good quality.  I have been very pleased with Target’s “Up and Up” and “Market Pantry” store brands, and especially happy when I can get awesome Target coupons to make the savings even better!!

I used ONLY Target coupons this week, so TQ= Target Coupon.

Reveal 60W 4 packet of Lightbulbs

Original Price $2.99

TQ $1.50 off GE Lightbulbs

Final Price = $1.49

UP & UP Acetamin. (Generic version of Extra Strength Tylenol) 100 capsels

Original Price = $3.69

TQ 50 cents off Up and Up Pain Reliever

Final Price = $3.19

Bio True 2oz Travel-Size Contact Solution

Original Price = $2.95

TQ $2 off any Bio True Contact Solution

Final Price = 95 cents

Up and Up Multi-Purpose Contact Solution

Original Price = $3.19

TQ $1 off Up & Up Brand

Final Price = $2.19

2 Market Pantry Cereals (Blueberry Crunch and Honey Toasted Squares)

Original Price = $2.25

Sale Price = $1.88 each

1 TQ $1 off 2 Market Pantry Cereals

Final Price = $1.38 each

Target Home Collection Tweed Throw (I’ve had my eye on this for 3 weeks. It was on clearance for $12.49 at first but I decided to wait in case it got marked down further.  It was worth it!! It is super soft and lightweight for summer! )

Original Price = $24.99

Clearance Price= $6.24

TQ $5 Target Home Bed Item

Final Price = $1.24 (saved 95% on this item!!)

If I had paid the original prices on all items without coupons, it would have cost me $43.31.  After sale, clearance, and coupons all of the above items were $11.82.  That is a savings of 73%. Woohoo!!!! That’s the best I’ve done in a long time!

Here is what I found at Target this week!

Remember, MQ = Manufacturer’s Coupon and TQ= Target Coupon

Tide 50 oz (32 loads)

Original Price = $7.99

Clearance Price = $5.98

1 MQ 35 cents off any Tide

1 TQ 75 cents off any Tide

Final Cost = $4.88

Oscar Meir Combo Pack (Lunchable)

Original Price = $2.49

1 MQ Oscar Meyer Lunchable FREE (from Vocalpoint)

Final Cost = FREE

2 Starkist Tuna in Water Packets

Original Cost = $1.09 each

1 MQ $1.00 off 2 packages

Final Cost=59 cents each

l lb Ground Beef

Original Price = $3.09

Sale Price= $2.47

2 Jars of Bertolli Marinara Sauces

Original Price= $3.00 each

Sale Price = $1.99 each

1 TQ $1.00 off 2 Bertolli Sauces

Final Price = $1.49 each

2 Kraft Ranch Dressings

Original Price = $1.69

1 TQ $1.00 off 2 Kraft Dressings

Final Price = $1.19 each

2 Kraft Bullseye BBQ Sauces

Original Price= $1.52 each

Sale Price = $1.39 each

1 TQ $1.00 off 2 bottles of Bullseye BBQ

Final Price = 89 cents each

2 Coffee Mate Creamers (Fat Free French Vanilla)

Original Price = $1.92 each

2 MQ 55 cents of 1 bottle of Coffeemate

1 TQ $1.00 off 2 bottles of Coffeemate

Final Price =87 cents each

2 Coffee Mate Creamers (1 Hazlenut and 1 Belgiane Chocolate Toffee)

Original Price = $1.92 each

1 MQ 75 cents off 2 Coffeemate Creamers

1 TQ $1.00 off 2 Coffeemate Creamers

Final Price = $1.04 each

If I had paid original prices on all of these items, it would have cost me $35.85.  After sales, clearance, and coupons my total cost was $19.49.  I saved 46% this week at Target!!

P.S For those of you wondering what on earth I use all these sauces and dressings and condiments on, we buy most of our staples at Aldi’s unless I find good deals elsewhere.  Items at Aldi’s such as tortillas, rice, beans, produce, baking goods,and pasta are good quality and great prices.  I usually stock up on chicken and ground turkey at Reasor’s every 6 to 12 weeks.

I stopped at Harps this afternoon to see what sorts of goodies I could find.  It is double coupon week and Harps will double coupons up to $1.00.  They do have a new policy which is 20 coupons per family per day (this way, the “extreme couponers” will leave some things on the shelf for the rest of us!).

Remember, MQ = Manufacturer Coupon

Here is what I found:

2 Boxes of Smart Balance Popcorn

Sale Price $1.98 each

2 MQ 75 cents off 1 box of Smart Balance (doubled)

Final Price = 48 cents each

2 tubs of Smart Balance Butter

Sale Price $1.50 each

2 MQ 50 cents off 1 tub of Smart Balance Butter (doubled)

Final Price = 50 cents each

1 jar of Smart Balance Creamy Peanut Butter

Sale Price = $2.65

MQ 75 cents off 1 jar of Smart Balance PB (doubled)

Final Price= $1.15

Nesquick Chocolate Syrup

Sale Price $2.00

1 MQ 50 cents off Nesquick syrup (doubled)

Final Price = $1.00

2 Smuckers Ice Cream Toppings, Hot Fudge and Hot Caramel

Sale Price $2.09 each

1 MQ $1.00 off 2 jars of Smuckers Ice Cream Topping (doubled)

Final Price = $1.09 each

2 Cans of Libby Peach Slices

Sale Price = $1.25 each

1 MQ $1.00 off 2 Libbys Canned Fruit (doubled)

Final Price = 25 cents each

Tropicana 50 Raspberry Lemonade

Original Price $2.50

1 MQ 50 cents of Trop 50 Lemonade (doubled)

Final Price = $1.50

Total for all the items in above picture was $8.29 with coupons. It would have been $20.79 without coupons.

Lloyds Shredded BBQ Pork

Sale Price $3.99

M1 $1.00 off Lloyds Pulled Meat (doubled)

Final Price = $1.99

2 packages Rhodes Warm & Serve Dinner Rolls

Original Price $2.49 each

2 MQ $1 off Rhodes Warm & Serve Rolls (doubled)

Final Price = 49 cents each

Land O’ Frost Smoked Turkey Breast

Sale Price $2.29

MQ $1 off Land O’Frost Lunch Meat (doubled)

Final Price = 29 cents

8 packages of Itti Bitz Ice Cream

Sale Price = 88 cents each

2 MQ $1 off 4 pacakges of Itti Bitz Ice Cream (doubled)

Final Price = 38 cents each

Total for all the above items in the picture after coupons was $6.30.  Without coupons it would have been $18.30.

Ready for the Grand Total??

If I had shopped at Harps without any coupons, I would have paid $39.09.  After doubling all my coupons, it cost me $14.59.  That is a savings of 63%.

I do not often shop at Reasor’s (maybe once a month) but saw a few items in their ad this week that I wanted to check out.  Unfortunately, they had misprinted their butter price and had signs posted correcting their error (it was listing Hiland Butter for $2 a lb, but the actual price was $2.50 which is still good).  I was excited to find new products that I had free coupons for as well as a great deal on milk and chicken!!

MQ= Manufacturer Coupon

Here’s what I found:

4 Hiland 1 lb butters

Sale Price = $2.50 each (even Aldi’s has them marked up to $2.69, so I stocked up and will freeze some for the future).

Kraft Shredded Mexican Cheese with Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Sale Price $1.99

MQ $1 off Kraft Shredded Cheese with Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Final Price= 99 cents

Prairie Farms 1 Gallon 1% Milk

Sale Price = $2.50 (This was a store special and unadvertised.  We usually drink Skim but I decided the cheap price was worth the switch this week.  They only had the 1% on sale, which was 49 cents cheaper than the Walgreens sale price this week)

Ore Ida Sweet Potato Fries

Sale Price $2.79

1 MQ 1 FREE bag of Ore Ida Sweet Potatoe Fries (Facebook Offer)

Final Price = FREE

Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Cream Garlic Flavored

Original Price $2.89

MQ 1 FREE container of Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Cream (from Vocal Point)

Final Price = FREE

2 Mangoes

Original Price 79 cents each

Sale Price 69 cents each

Final Price = $1.38 for 2 (we are really into smoothies and decided to try mango this week!)

And my FAVORITE find this week:

Pilgrim’s Pride Split Chicken Breasts with Ribs 5.4 lbs (in the crockpot the meat falls off the bone and is delicious!)

Sale = $1.79 a lb, so $9.66 for this package

Clearance Price = 99 cents a lb (this package had been marked down because it had to sell by the next day!)

Final Price = $5.35

WOOHOO!!

Using coupons and clearance prices, my total was $20.22.  I would have paid $31.22 without coupons or clearance prices.  That is a savings of 36%! ( I did not know the original price of the milk, cheese, or butter so did not include those sale prices in my percentage).

I came across this recipe on a website called Tidy Mom. She has the directions and ingredients and also finished pictures, but none of the actual “process.”  Since I’m a visual person, I like to see exactly HOW someone makes something. So I took pictures as I tried out this recipe for the first time.  It was time consuming (the whole process took a total of two hours, maybe another half hour for dish washing!) but let me tell you, the results are far worth it!!

Cupcake Ingredients:-3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
-1½ cups light brown sugar, packed
-4 large eggs
-2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
-1 tsp. baking powder
-1 tsp. baking soda
-¼ tsp. salt
-1 cup milk
-2 tsp. vanilla extract
-1 cup chocolate chips (semisweet or bittersweet)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Using your mixer, combine the butter and brown sugar.  Mix for 3 minutes on medium speed, until light and fluffy.2.  Add the eggs one at a time, making sure to scrape the side of the bowl so that all is blended well.3.  In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.4.  Add the dry ingredients and milk to the mixture in the mixing bowl, adding a little bit of flour and a little bit of milk at a time until all is blended.  Blend in the vanilla, then the chocolate chips on low speed until just mixed.

5. Set out 24 cupcake liners in cupcake trays.  Fill the cupcake liners evenly with batter, about 3/4 full.  6. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cupcake comes out clean.  Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer the cupcakes to a wire rack to cool completely.  I recommend putting it far away from the oven (such as the kitchen table) to cool faster.

Cupcake Filling Ingredients:-4 tbsp. unsalted butter, at room temperature
-6 tbsp. light brown sugar, packed
-1 cup plus 2 tbsp. all-purpose flour
-7 oz. sweetened condensed milk (NOT the whole can!)
-½ tsp. vanilla extract
-¼ cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:

1. As the cupcakes are baking, make this filling because you will need to refrigerate it for an hour! (I didn’t read that part and it really slowed down my process!).  Beat butter and brown sugar in mixer until fluffly and creamy, like before!

2.  Add the flour, sweetened condensed milk, and vanilla and beat until smooth.

3. Stir in the chocolate chips.

4. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour until firm. (Mine took about 40 minutes)

5.  After cupcakes have cooled, cut a cone shaped portion out of the center of the cupcake.  I had no idea how to do this or what to even use, so I ended up using the end of a handle on a teaspoon.  It worked wonderfully. I’m sure there is some more refined way of doing this, but I have no clue. Save the cupcake insides to eat later hehe!!6.  Fill each hole with a chunk of the cookie dough filling.  I used the end of the spoon to stuff as much as I could down in each cupcake.  YUM!. These are what they looked like when finished with the filling:

Cupcake Frosting Ingredients:

-3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature

-¾ cup light brown sugar, packed

-3½ cups confectioners’ sugar

-1 cup all-purpose flour

-¾ tsp. salt

-3 tbsp. milk

- 2½ tsp. vanilla extract

Cupcake Frosting Directions

1. Cream together butter and brown sugar in mixer until light and fluffy (um..you’ve done this twice already, hopefully you know what you’re doing by now!)

2.  Mix in the powdered sugar until smooth.

3.  Beat in the flour and salt

4.  Mix in the milk and vanilla until smooth.

5.  Frost cupcakes.  I decided to be fancy and use a pastry bag and try different tips. You could easily just frost these with a spoon or spatula and call it a day too. Sprinkle on mini chocolate chips for the finishing touches.

6.  Eat this delicious, melt-in-your mouth cupcake.  Interestingly, my husband and I think these taste the best right out of the fridge so we keep ours in there.WHEW! This post took forever.  I think I need to go eat a cupcake now…;-)