Minute Maid & Disney Movie $5 Rebate

Disney and Minute Maid orange juice are offering a $5 rebate when you purchase Sleeping Beauty, WALL-E, Tinker Bell or The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and purchase 2 Minutes Maid juices (64 oz., 10 pack, or 15 pack) between 10/7/2008 and 2/16/2009. You can get one rebate per title for a total of 4 per household.

I was really pleased when I found this offer on the side of my OJ carton because I was planning to purchase Sleeping Beauty for a Christmas gift. You can usually get Minute Maid OJ 64 oz. cartons on sale for $2.50 every couple weeks. Two weeks ago when I found out about the rebate, it was on sale at Super Fresh for $2 per carton.

You can find all the details for this offer and the mail in certificate here.

Edited to Add: Here is a link to a $3 off coupon good towards Disney DVDs.

This Week at CVS

I had some great transactions worked out for this week but the Bic Comfort 3 razors were already sold out. But the week still turned out good. My family consumes a lot of oatmeal, so the buy $20 get $5 in ECBs deal worked well for us. The oatmeal is less per packet than I pay at Costco. Also I decided to try the Soy Joy bars since they are a money maker this week (that means I got more in ECBs back than I paid for them) even though I have heard that they aren't very good. The sale on Nestle candy is only good through today.

Here are this week's transactions:

Transaction 1:

Purchases:
Butterfinger Fun Size bag @ $1.50
Nestle Crunch Fun Size bag @ $1.50
4 Soy Joy Bars @ $1 each
Gold Emblem Bag of Dum Dums @$.99
Gold Emblem Bag of Tootsie Rolls @ $.99
Total: $8.98

Coupons & ECBs Used:
$1.98 off 2 Gold Emblem Candies CVS coupon (printed from price scanner machine)
2 $1 off Nestle Candy internet coupon
Buy 2 Soy Joys Get 1 Free coupon from 10/26 insert
$2.99 ECB from previous visit

Total OOP: $1.01
Total ECBs Earned: $4

Transaction 2:

Purchases:
8 boxes Quaker Oatmeal @ $2.50 each
Total: $20

Coupons & ECBs Used:
4 $1 off 2 boxes of Quaker Oatmeal from 10/26 and an earlier insert
$4 ECB from first transaction

Total OOP: $12
Total ECBs Earned: $5

I have a big stockpile of Halloween candy now. I am looking ahead to Christmas and I plan to use the leftovers for stocking stuffers (if I don't eat it all before then).

Did you have a great trip to CVS this week? Leave a comment and tell everyone about it!

This Week at CVS

It was a pretty good week at CVS. I got a great deal on Halloween candy and snagged some more free toothpaste.

Here is my transaction:

Purchases:
M&M Fun Size Bag @ $1.50
M&M Peanut Fun Size Bag @ $1.50
2 Snickers Fun Size Bag @ $1.50 each
Milkyway Fun Size Bag @ $1.50
Skittles Fun Size Bag @ $1.50
2 Colgate Total Advance Fresh (4 oz) @ $3.49 each
Total: $15.98

Coupons & ECBs Used:
3 $1 off 2 bags of Mars Candy coupon from 9/28 insert and 10/12 insert
2 $1.50 off Colgate Total coupons from September and October All You magazines
1 $1 off Colgate Total CVS coupon (this printed from the price scanner machine in CVS)
$8 ECB from previous visit

Total OOP: $.98 plus tax
Total ECBs Earned: $4

What are these price scanner coupons? If you scan your CVS ExtraCare Card at the in store price scanner, the machine will print out CVS coupons. Sometimes they are product coupons or money off your order coupons. I received my $1 Colgate Total coupon when I scanned my card yesterday. It turned the toothpaste deal into a moneymaker since the toothpaste was only $1.49 each after ECBs earned and I already had the 2 $1.50 off coupons.

Did you have a great trip to CVS this week? Leave a comment and tell everyone about it!

Safeway Deals 10/8-10/14

My Safeway doubles coupons up to 50 cents in value.


Saturday & Sunday Only Deals:

93% Lean Ground Beef 50% off

Fresh Express Salad on sale for 99 cents

Lucerne Cheese (6-8oz) on sale for $1.50 (limit 2)

Ken's Salad Dressing (16oz) on sale for 99 cents (limit 3)


These deals are good all week:

Manor House Boneless Chicken Breasts (4 lb bag) on sale for $1.49/lb.

White Whole or Sliced Mushrooms (8oz) on sale for $1.50

Broccoli Crowns on sale for 99 cents/lb.

Thomas' Twin Pack English Muffins on sale for $1.99

Betty Crocker Brownie Mix on sale for 79 cents

Fiber One Bars on sale for $2.50
- use 50 cents off 1 from recent insert
Final price $1.50

Chex Mix on sale for $1.50
- use 50 cents off 1 from recent insert
Final price 50 cents

Hunts Tomatoes (14.5 oz) on sale for $1
- use 40 cents off 2 from Oct. All You magazine
Final price 60 cents each

Buy 2 Classico Pasta Sauce for $4, get 2 free boxes of Barilla Pasta.

Penny Prints from Snapfish

Snapfish.com has 50 prints for 50 cents! The coupon code is FALLPENNY08.

Regular shipping charges apply and it can't be combined with another offer. The offer ends October 11.

The Drugstore Game: An Example

When you first start playing the Drugstore Game it is helpful to see examples of transactions that others have tried. I am pleased with my transactions for this week, especially since I was starting to run low on deodorant.

Transaction 1

Purchases:
1 Bic Soleil Razor @ $5.99
1 Colgate MaxFresh Toothpaste 6 oz @ $2.99
Total: $8.98

Coupons & ECBs Used:
- $2 off Soleil printable coupon
- $1 off Colgate MaxFresh coupon from 9/28 insert
- $5 ECB earned during previous visit

Total out of pocket (OOP): $.98 + tax
Total ECBs Earned: $6

Transaction 2:

Purchases:
1 Bic Soleil Razor Refills 4 ct. @ $5.99
1 Colgate MaxFresh Toothpaste 6 oz @ $2.99
2 Lady Speed Stick 24/7 @ $1.99 each
Total: $12.96

Coupons & ECBs Used:
- $2 off Soleil printable coupon
- $1 off Colgate MaxFresh coupon from 9/28 insert
- $1 off 2 Lady Speed Stick coupon from 9/28 insert
- $2 ECB earned during previous visit
- $6 ECB from first transaction

Total OOP: $.96 + tax
Total ECBs Earned: $8

So I went into this week with $7 in ECBs, I spent $1.94 out of pocket and I ended up with $8 in ECBs to spend next time.

If you are new to the game, you might be wondering why I did two transactions instead one. It is often better to do multiple transactions so that you pay less out of pocket. In transaction 2 I was able to use the ECBs from transaction 1 towards my purchase.

When I do multiple transactions, I always stand in line once for each transaction. This allows me time to regroup and plan after each transaction. I also think it is unfair to people behind you in line to do a bunch of transactions and make them wait longer.

Did you have a great trip to CVS this week? Leave a comment and tell everyone about it!

Drugstore Game Introduction

I love playing the Drugstore Game at CVS! It is a great money-saving way to get shampoo, cosmetics, deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, groceries and sometimes even diapers. I think it is fun too. The idea of the Drugstore Game is to pay as little as possible out of pocket for your CVS purchases by using manufacturer and store coupons and store rewards from the ExtraCare program to pay for your items. You do this by planning your transactions in advance with the weekly sale ad and organizing all your coupons before heading to the store.

To learn how to play the game, head over to the Money Saving Mom’s CVS 101 tutorial and Q&A post. This is how I learned the game and I can’t explain it any better than she has already done.

Other links to help you learn the game:
Chief Family Officer has a great Drugstore Game Primer and philosophy.
Visit the CVS Weekly Preview at Coupon Cravings to find out the deals for the week.
Visit the CVS $5 Challenge at Keeping the Kingdom First to help you get started building your supply of ExtraCare Buck (ECB) store rewards.

Welcome!

Welcome to Penny Possibilities! In this blog I’d like to highlight money saving strategies that will cut costs on groceries and explore other money saving ideas. I live in the DC metro area and I plan to share deals and coupon matchups for local grocery stores like Giant, Superfresh, and Safeway. I also love CVS and will share my drugstore game transactions. I also plan to include frugal and delicious family meals, freebies and samples, tips on couponing, product and rewards program reviews and what ever else I can come up with to help others save money.