Best Bargains at Walgreens Week of Sept 28-Oct 4

• Trident gum BOGO free with in-ad coupon + coupon from 9/21S insert = $0.10 for 2 packs.
  
• Gillette Shampoo 12.2 oz - after $5 EasySaver rebate on 2 + 2 coupons from 9/28PG insert = $1 for 2 bottles. 
  
• Oral B crossaction toothbrush $4.49 in rr + coupon from 9/28PG paper = $1 profit.
• L'Oreal Cleanser - after $6.99 EasySaver rebate + coupon from 9/21RP or 8/10RP or 7/20S insert = $1 profit.
• Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation - after $7.49 EasySaver rebate + coupon from 9/14RP insert = $1 profit.
• Extreme Energy 6-hour Shot - after EasySaver rebate = Free.
• Febreze 27 oz. - after $5 in rr + 2 coupons from 9/28PG or 8/31PG insert = 4 bottles for $4.99. 
• Revlon Colorsilk Hair color or Root Perfect - after $1 rr + coupon from 8/3S insert = 2 boxes for $0.98.

rr = register rewards

s = smart source

rp = red plum

pg = p & g

All the best,

Col

Walgreens Coupon Good This Weekend

Ladies start your clipping!

Here is a link to a printable coupon for Walgreens valid this Friday and Saturday only. $5 off $20 or more. For those of who are mathematically challenged, that's 25% off. Of course you can use your newspaper coupons with this coupon for added savings. 

Colleen

Organizing Coupons, part deux

Sue says:

My husband and I share one car, which makes me organize my days a little differently than otherwise. I try to take him in two days per week and cram all of my running in to those two days, so I keep my coupons clipped and with me at all times.

I have friends who use a "shoebox method" of organizing -- they have large shoeboxes and organize their coupons by business-sized envelopes and carry the box in their cars. I have a slightly more compact system than that, but I do keep mine in the car.

I have two different check-organizers (accordian-style) that zip closed. One organizer is for general items that I find at the grocery store, broken down in to logical sections that meet our purchasing patterns. The other is strictly for health & beauty aids and is kept largely for my CVS trips. I found that the HBA section of my regular organizer was causing the entire thing to be too large and bulky, so I bought a second organizer (about $5.50) and filled it up with the offending bulk.

I have a larger bag in which I keep those organizers, and before I head in to any store, I check my list, clip the appropriate coupons to it, and then carry the larger bag (containing the organizers and my purse) in with me. I haven't missed a coupon or an unexpected sale-price since I started doing it this way, and I don't have a large shoebox rattling around in my trunk, either.

How do you organize your coupons?

Colleen says:

First, I buy 4 papers each week. I separate the inserts into two piles - SmartSource in one and Red Plum (with any other inserts such as General Mills, P&G or Kelloggs). Then I put the date on the front of each pile with permanent marker. Next, I slip each pile into its own page protector. Finally, I place these in a 3-inch binder. I learned this technique from the www.couponmom.com.

All loose coupons that I've clipped from mailers, magazines, newspapers or printed from online I keep in a Mrs. A's coupon organizer.  Organized by category. 

That said, I'm thinking of switching to using the system used by www.iheartcvs.com's founder. See her system here. 

So, what do you do?