Now that there's a target store close by...
*scrambles for the Target thread*
http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=599584

What I DON'T like about Target is that it's like Walmart. Corporate companies.

There's always Trader Joe's though. I have never been to Trader Joe's but I heard they're even better since it's around good prices with organic food. They seem like a nice place ^^ But American tofu may taste funny. hehe. Americanized version of Asian cuisine is mostly globs of fat...

Also, what I didn't know was that you can get expired coupons scanned at Target. Isn't that abusing coupons though?

http://www.dealideal.com/ShoppersToolkitHome.asp
Also this place scans coupon barcodes and tells you what the coupon can also be used for other than what it's face is.

Maybe it's old news but I'm a 16 year old with no life.

Oh by the way at Rite-Aid, Ferrero Roche (can't spell) chocolates are 1.99, I don't know about you but I think it's good enough, there might be a bigger sale at Walgreens when Christmas season hits though.

And a lady I met at Rite-Aid was getting those Kleenex for 99 cents, it's the small almost square box one, the lotion or regular kind, not the anti-viral one. It's apparently cheap because she had to get a rain check. I will ask mom about this. As much as I love trees, I cannot sew a hanky.

Halloween Candy was 75% off, I'm done with candy for now. I didn't look at the rebate booklet. For all I know I don't like mail-in rebates. Too much trouble.

So I have to retype this. Again�because I lost it. To a backspace button. And I love this blog and this is why I�m retyping it at 12:44 A.M., otherwise I would type in gibberish out of frustration.

So yes, the Verizon ad, has anyone else gotten it? The government is trying to tax our internet. *cry*

I went to Walgreens with mom last weekend, and checked out the deals for Rite-Aid this week. I�ll just type the deals that I thought were good/decent:

Walgreens:

* 3/$6 Tropicana OJ (I wanted it to be $5 as it usually was.)

*Rimmel Renew & Lift Foundation � Free after $8.99 rebate

*Pantene ProV Hair Products � Free after $5.99 rebate

*Aquafresh Gel-Flex or Toothbrush � Free after $3.99 rebate

*Clear Care Pack Contact Sol. 4oz � Free after $6.99 rebate

*Zicam Cold & Flu - $4 rebate (Maismom only had to pay a nickel. LOL.) compared to Rite Aid�s $6.99.

*Scott Bath Tissue 4 roll - $3.19x2 � [$1 off for 2 + $1 off mnf. Cpn.] = $4.19/8rolls or $0.52/roll (Read on to Rite-Aid sort of hilarious with their ad.)

-Candy: Mars, Hershey�s, Fun Packs, Theathre Box
A lot of $0.99 deals but you have to buy 3
Cpns for a lot of candy, I don�t remember the unit price.
-Save $1 for 2 packs mostly.
-Buy $10 get $5 rebate on candy

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Rite-Aid:

*Pepsi & Pepsi Products 12pck. � 4/$12 with ad cpn.

*Scott Bath Tissue 20 roll - $11.99 or $0.5995/roll. Mom usually goes by $0.50 a roll as cheap. The funny thing was that the ad advertised �Less than 60 cents a roll� and it�s like $0.0005 from 60 cents. Ridiculous advertising.

*Candy: Hershey�s or Mars - 2/$4 after $1 off rebate.
-8 or 10 pack candies (Hershey�s, Baby Ruth, M&Ms) - $0.99
-Theatre-Style Boxed Candy (Mike & Ikes, Dots, Junior Mints, Milk Duds) - $0.88 (cheaper than Walgreens)

*Rite-Aid products, 50% regular retail. My new Rite Aid just opened so we have a coupon $2 for spending $10 on Rite-Aid products. I was planning on getting cotton swabs, $1.99 original I think, so half that is $1 for 300 pack. Not bad.

*Kotex 2/$4 after $1 off rebate plus $1.25 mnf. Cpn. = $1.75

*Halls Cough Drops - 2/$3 (We pay ridiculous amounts in the winter.)

*BC Brownie Mix - $0.99 (Maybe I have a coupon.)

*Poland Spring Water 24 pck. - $3.99 (Not sure if it�s a deal, I�ll check in with my mom tomorrow.)

*Palmolive Dishwashing Liquid - $0.99 - $0.40 mnf. Cpn. = $0.59. (I usually buy in huge gallons at BJs though.)

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Whew. So my mom found the Staples receipts. This is just for my reference. Color pencils and markers are Crayola. I don�t trust Roseart. I hate Roseart. =]
Bought during tax-free weekend: 8/12/07
*Staples 0.5MM mech 2/$3
*Avery Binder 1in � 4/$6
*Glue - $0.05
*Cap-Erasers - $0.99
*Westcott Shatterproof Ruler - $0.99 (Cheaper a few weeks ago, $0.69 or $0.79)
*12ct Color Pencils - $0.99
*10ct markers - $0.68
*Sharpie 5 pck black - $0.99
*Pens pck - $0.05
*See-thru Ruler- $1.49 (Sewing)
*Memo Cube - $0.50
*Soft-Cover Binders - $0.33 (25 cents last year.)
*2pt folders - $0.05 (Teachers can get it for a penny)
*Filler Paper - $0.69 (A Bummer this year.)
*6pk Staples notebooks - $0.54
*Sharpie Accent Highlighters - $0.99
*Staples Pencil Sharpener - $0.05

Yay I�m done. Mom is asking me to call T-Mobile to ask about our rebates. Mom had issues with the Post Office not doing their job either. And the deal is, they�re making her pay for the postage again, with no guarantee that�ll it�ll get delivered because the address isn�t verified. Lol. So yeah. Have a nice weekend. 1:19 A.M. Work tomorrow. 2 jobs as a High School Student. How fun.

Got that coupon for the Jumbo book sox. Bought ink with Staples rewards(unknown value):

35.99
+ 3.99
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- 3.99
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39.98
+ 1.80
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37.79

I didn't have enough so I had to dig into my pocket for an extra 5 bucks. I thought I didn't have enough. God I hate buying expensive stuff.

Organized my coupons and receipts into my school binder type thing. Now I don't have clutter on my desk. Which I wouldn't even call a desk. It has no space. For anything.

So I got accepted into that mentoring job. Yay. So I'll end up with 500 bucks by the end of the schoolyear if I don't screw up.
Really nice outcome.

I have finished a book on law and planning to do some more homework and reading. I wasted 30 hours or more this weekend. Stupid. You can tell I'm absolutely frustrated. Not alot of my supermarkets like printed coupons. *Cry*

The T-Mobile rebate. That was a pain in the insertwordofchoice. They gave an invalid mailing address to the rebate. So the rebate was sent BACK TO US. That insertedwordofchoice. Badly. We're waiting over $200 worth of rebates. You can tell my mom's pissed. I heard other T-Mobile customers didn't even get their rebate after 8 weeks. They're pulling my leg.

Edited.:
Walgreens trip, will update later.

[My First Entry x3!!]

I have already done my school shopping, but I have some "coupons" for free stuff like a locker mirror and calculator. It's free because of the website:

http://rockyourlocker.com
It's like a raffle for a free prize everyday and you just go to the website, make an account and just pray that you will win something. It's a sweepstakes too. For kids.

So far I got:
free pens (4 pack, really good ones.)
free music download (1)
and today
free locker mirror
free calculator
two free pencil sharpeners

So anyways. First day of school, and I realized there was a Staples on my route home. Got in, and I was SO GLAD I did my early school shopping because the prices were STEEP. I was only interested in the 5 cent pencil sharpeners, so I took two, one for my brother and myself.

When I went to the cashier, by the stroke of luck, I got my pencil sharpeners and my prizes for FREE. Yes I know 11 cents isn't much but I like free stuff.

I asked the cashier if I was supposed to be paying for my pencil sharpeners and she didn't know either. The manager explained that the coupon was valued at $1.40 for the calc. The calc was $1.30. There was the ten cents that went into my pencil sharpeners. No taxes either!

So total:
Mirror + $3.99
Calc + $1.30
(2) Sharpeners + $0.10
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$5.39
Coupon for Mirror: -3.99
Coupon for Calc: -1.40
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$0.00

=DD Oh and, the cashier was also surprised herself. She made a comment: "Don't you just love Staples?" I smiled and was a happy camper. Today was my first day of school also, I'm glad it turned to be great other than my blistered feet.