More clothing and coupon shopping to this time this week:
Stopped after I got off work Saturday morning at a local consignment store that was having a Dollar Day - picked up 3 white shirts for myself, to wear under my scrubs at work (I'm death on white shirts), 3 heavy winter coats in sizes up for the boys, 4 assorted weight jackets, 2 hooded sweatshirts, and a pair of long johns ditto - $13. Stopped and filled the car with gas in our local town - price was still $3.39/gal; bigger town price had been $3.54/gal.
Back in to work Saturday night; got hit with an ice/sleet/snow storm that started very early morning on Sunday. I ventured out after I got off work that morning to the nearby gas station where I picked up my 'big city' newspapers for the coupon inserts; then, with a forcast of 2-5" more snow and winds 25-30 mph, I turned around and headed back to work and claimed a bed so that I could be sure to be at work that night. Got in a couple hours of overtime Monday morning as one of the RNs couldn't make it in - down south got hit harder with ice, so I stayed until the boss got done with some meetings, etc... and was able to take over. I'll enjoy the extra $ on the paycheck, and since 2 hours were about the same amount of time I saved by not driving home and back in on Sunday, I really hadn't spent any extra time than I otherwise would have.
Only made one stop on the way home from work Monday morning - CVS, where I bought:
4 - bags M&Ms @ 4/$12
2 - bags Whopper malted milk eggs @ 2/$5
2 - bags Hershey chocolate eggs @ 2/$5
3 - Reese's peanut butter eggs @ 87 cents
1 - bag Gold Emblem jelly beans @ 99 cents
Total: $23.86 + 24 cents tax = $24.10
Used:
1 - $2/3 bags Hershey's candy (2 Hershey eggs, 1 Whoppers)
1 - $3/2 Hershey candy store coupon
1 - $3/$15 purchase of candy store coupon
2 - $1.50/2 M&M coupons ($3)
1 - $1/3 Reese's products any size
1 - $5 ECB
1 - $3 ECB
1 - 75 cent ECB
Reese's eggs were buy one, get one free so that deducted 87 cents
Total: $21.62
Paid: $2.48; got back $4 ECB on M&Ms, $1 ECB on Hershey's candy, 99 cent ECB on jelly beans, and, for some reason a 74 cent ECB for buying Cadbury, which I didn't buy but the cashier said to keep anyway.
Then I returned to the counter and bought:
2 - Fixodent @ $4.99 - if Hubby doesn't need these, I will donate them to the food bank
Total: $9.98 + 67 cents tax = $10.65
Used:
2 - $2.50/1 Fixodent coupons ($5)
1 - $4 ECB
1 - 74 cent ECB
Total: $9.74 (cannot pay tax with ECBs)
Paid 91 cents out of pocket; got back a $4.98 ECB ($2.49 for each Fixodent)
Then:
1 - Nasacort 60 ct allergy spray @ $11.99
1 - 4 pk CVS C batteries @ $7.49
1 - 10 pk CVS AA batteries @ $7.49
Total: $26.97 + 58 cents tax = $27.55
Used:
1 - buy one pkg batteries; get one of same price free sale deal = $7.49
1 - $2/$10 battery purchase store coupon
1 - $5 Nasonex coupon
1 - $5 Nasonex store coupon
1 - $4.98 ECB
1 - $1 ECB
Total: $25.47
Paid $1.50 out of pocket
Think I am pretty close to being set for candy for the 5 Easter baskets (if I can keep Hubby out of it!), although I might buy some to donate for the local Easter Egg hunt - if I can get a good enough deal on pre-wrapped stuff like mini candy bars or something.
Today, I took daughter and grandson's out to lunch; had a 20% off coupon through the local paper, took in the boys sippy cups from home, ordered water to drink with our meals, and shared our meals with the boys, so it ended up being just $8 + the tip, which daughter left. Brought oldest grandson home with me, but by the time I went through my bank's ATM and took daughter through her bank's drive up, both boys were snoozing, so I didn't stop anywhere else on the way home. Thinking about going over to the Y tonight for aqua aerobics - I haven't been since I had the not-Flu virus and slipped on the ice at work and aggravated my ACL a few weeks ago; feeling creaky so need to get out and do something, even if it costs me a little gasoline to do so!