so i’ve been feeling a little (a lot) guilty for my complete lack of deal mongering lately. the humble coupon lady roots of this blog have been lost somewhere along the way, and i don’t care for it. my original mission had been to make the coupon clipping, corner cutting lifestyle more accessible for single childless jerks like me, and i want to try to bring that element back a little bit. that said, it’s a fact: i will never be a slick and sexy deal hunting machine. however, i do think it’s a worthwhile exercise to really take a look at the weekly deals, and make a perfectly edited list of everything that’s worth bringing home. not just what’s free or what’s cheap, but what’s actually good stuff. thus, i bring to you a new weekly feature: worth the trip.
unfortunately, as with most beta testing phases, there are a few bugs. for example, there really isn’t shit worth getting this week. i had hoped deeply that big lots might have a new shipment of $3 movies, or that target would have some sort of crazy gift card deal… but nothing. no, WORSE than nothing- BABY SALE?! or what about walmart’s pet sale (hasn’t that iams food been recalled enough?). lame.
cvs: if i were going to bother to head over to the cvs this week, i would pick up 2 packs of trident layers gum. at $.99 each with $.99 in extrabucks back (limit 1), you can get 2 packs for free when you use this coupon. gum is good to have around, and this layers shit is pretty tasty. but seriously, that’s it this week for cvs. i’ll probably pass.
rite aid: not much better than cvs. i will be scoring on the free crest ($2.99 with $2 in +up rewards and a $1/1 coupon from last weekend’s p&g brandsaver). and if my sources (deal seeking mom) are correct, the right guard that’s on bogo (online price $3.99) will also be free after two of these printable babies. you can also get some free biotrue contact lens solution… but i don’t wear contacts and it’s not really donatable, so i’m gonna skip it.
shaw’s: again (are we sensing a pattern here?), nothing earth shattering, but a couple of decent deals on foods that i regularly eat. morningstar fake meats are all on sale for 2/$7. this is generally unremarkable (knowing that you can get them at target for $3.24 most of the time), but shaw’s does the double coupon thang, and i scored a bunch of $.50/1 coupons off a tearpad in the south portland store (don’t worry, i took almost all of them at first, but then felt guilty and threw a bunch back when no one was looking). $2.50 each still isn’t dirt cheap, but it’s about as good as it gets when it comes to morningstar. secondly, i think i’ll score a few larabars in the cart as well. you can rarely get these pricey fuckers for less than a dollar, and since they’re on sale for $.99 each, you can get 3 for $.50/ea. with this doubled coupon.
and that’s IT. not very exciting (or timely at this point), but it is my hope that with less of a vacation hangover and a more proactive spirit, i can get this going as a regular sunday feature (and get the weekend pickthrough back to friday where it belongs). hopefully, the shopping universe will also give me something a little sexier to report than just free gum. now, i’m fully capable of missing things (or generally not paying attention), so if you see something awesome that i missed, please let me know. i want to know what you’re buying!!! (so i can get to the store first and clean them out).
broke 207 
What, babies are on sale at Target? I gotta get me one of those.
gross. if babies really were on sale, i’d give you my coupons. you could load up. get 12 pack even (the kind that fits in the fridge?)!
The only thing I’m making multiple trips for is the free SOBE Lifewater at CVS (with the SOBE Heads or Tails B1G1 coupons). The devoted BPA-free, steel water bottle part of me feels guilty for buying so many individual plastic bottles but at least I know they’ll all be recycled (not letting that $.05 deposit go to waste). Also, the scanner is printing out one day only $3/$10 grocery coupon so I was able to throw in a large bags of Almond M&Ms for free.
i can’t get into the lifewater. i’m a vitaminwater devotee until the end (you know, where it fades into drink fad oblivion with new york seltzer and orbitz….). but if i was, that would be a kick ass deal. however, you should have gone with the pretzel m&ms. they’re the superior variety (says me!). 😀
I have noticed the same thing, for a while I was stocking up on great deals at Shaw’s now not a thing. I thought maybe I was just a lousy deal hunter.
it ebbs and flows. it’s been a crappy couple of weeks, but i do love the dollar doublers! this will be a stock of week for me for sure!