Couponing for Charity 11/14-20 & Update #27

Hi y'all,

I've done a quick scan of the deals online, and I suggest if you're picking only one store, make it CVS. Nothing at Walgreen's thrilled me and I have no RRs to use up.

UPDATE 11/15: Having just come from Kroger and CVS, if there's one week to sit out on getting the freebies, this is it. Only go if you have RRs or ECBS expiring.

CVS:

For Southern Savers match-ups, click here.

For Coupon Katie's picks, click here.

For Coupon Mommie's picks, click here.

Sometimes, it's good to check all three because they can differ at times. I do have a few ECBs expiring; so here is my plan.

• 1 Blistex ointment: $1.59, get $1.50 ECB, use $.55 MC from 11/14 paper=$.46MM (Note: This was priced $2.49 at my store, thus costing $.99, and I didn't see the coupon; so I skipped it).
• 1 box Fiber One bars: $3.99, get $3ECB, use $.50 MC printable=$.49
• 1 box Puffs: $.99, use $.25 MC=$.74
• 1 Align: $29, get $5ECB, use $5 MC=$19 (certainly not a freebie, but I'm going to try it)
• I'll also use ECBs from previous trips: $7.49, $1.00, $2.00, $3.00=$13.49 total.

Total OOP: $15.78 plus tax

ECBs for next time: $9.50

Hopefully the kiosk will have even more deals for me; you never know! I'll keep all the deals but the Blistex. No good coupons printed. I'll be donating nothing this week. :-(

As for Kroger, I don't see any freebies this week, and I don't plan to head to Target either. Since I haven't updated my totals in a couple weeks, here's where I stand:

TOTAL PRODUCTS TO DONATE TWO WEEKS AGO:

• 1 Olay body wash (normally $8.29, on sale for $7, get $3ECB, used $5 MC when you buy Olay and Secret),
• 1 travel Secret deodorant ($1.00; with coupons and ECBs, both were FREE),
• 4 boxes Ronzoni pasta (normally $1.99 each, on sale for $.79, used $1 coupons on each = $.84MM on 4),
• 3 Campbells cream of mushroom soup (normally $1 each, on sale for $.49 each, used $1.50 esaver = $.03MM),
• 2 Campbell's chunky soups (normally $1.59, on sale for $.99 each, used 2 $1 coupons = $.02MM),
• 2 Colgate toothbrushes (normally $2.29 each, on sale for $1, used 2 $1 coupons=FREE)
• 3 Johnson & Johnson travel first aid kits ($.97 each, used $3/3 coupon=FREE; exact amount keyed in)

TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTS TO DONATE THIS WEEK: $30.92

TOTAL SPENT THIS WEEK: -$.89

TOTAL PRODUCTS TO DONATE TO DATE: 1 lotion, 8 toothpaste, 2 toothbrushes, 2 heat wraps, 7 lip balms, 3 body wash, 1 shaving gel, 2 razors, 1 lipstick, 1 multi-purpose solution, 1 candle, 9 first aid kits, 3 deodorants, 2 travel wash detergent packs, 1 cough drops, 2 pantyhose, 1 gum, 8 soups, 2 hand soaps, 2 tuna, 4 boxes pasta, 1 cold & flu medicine

TOTAL VALUE OF PRODUCTS: $175.14

TOTAL SPENT: -$7.79 (that's negative nearly 8 bucks)

What great deals am I missing?