Back to School $200 Visa Gift Card Giveaway!

Can you believe Summer break is almost over and its getting time to get ready to send the kiddos back to school! Oh where does the time go, feels like yesterday we were getting the pool ready for swimming and now its almost over :( But cheer up! Hayden Coupon Mom has teamed up with some AWESOME bloggers to bring you a chance to win a Back To School Shopping Spree with the prize being a  $200 Visa Gift Card Giveaway! WOW, yes I said that right!!! How awesome is that!
Is so easy to enter, what do you have to lose! Make sure you check all these awesome ladies who came together to bring YOU this awesome prize!!

Contest will run July 27th to August 10th

Prize: $200 Visa gift card - one winner

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CVS Trip 7/24/11 & 7/25/11

Ok first to start out, on Sunday 7/24, I did the Spend $20 on Platex or Schick products Get $10 in Extra Care Bucks back..Now you are fixing to see some of my couponing tips and tricks in action, I had a rain check on the Schick Hydro Razors for BOGO (held out for a good time to use it, also my rain check was for 10, so they redid me a rain check for 6 because they only had 4 of them!), I found 1 CVS store (UGH) that had 4 of the Schick Hydro 5 razors left, so this was my transaction:
4 Schick Hydro 5 razors (on sale for $7.99 each): Used Rain Check for BOGO and 4 $4/1 coupons (exp. 7/24 which is why I had to use them yesterday)
2 Skintimate Shave Gels ($2.19): Used 2 $0.75/1 coupons (printable from Smart Source coupon I post on Facebook a few days ago)

TOTAL: $6.69
ECB Back: $10.00
Money maker of : $3.31

Today's Trip (Starting out with the $10 in ECB's)

This is a good post on multiple transactions, and some of my coupon tips I teach..

FIRST TRANSACTION:

Bought 3 Soft Soap Pampered Hands (On sale for $2 and you get $3 ECB's when you buy 3 of them: 

Used 3 of the $1.00/1 printable Coupons I posted on Facebook Today (http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?bt=vg&tqnm=ygvlcyt55268361&o=87045&c=CP&p=FjOneX9S)

Total: $3.54

Got Back $3 ECB's

SECOND TRANSACTION:

7 Aussie Shampoo's & 7 Aussie Styler's (on sale for 2/$4.97): Used 7 $3/2 (when you buy 1 Shampoo or conditioner AND 1 Styler) found in July's P&G insert. (Part of the Gas Card)

3 Clariol Natural Instincts Hair Dye (on sale for $6.99): Had 3 of the FREE Coupons from a Facebook offer a while back (had 2 extras b/c my Mother & Mother in law didn't want theirs) (Also part of the Gas Card) Coupon Tip: I always keep these type coupons until one of the Drug Stores offer a reward for buying the item so it becomes a money maker :)

1 Bounty Paper Towels 8 Roll (on sale $7.99 + you get $1 in ECB's Back for purchasing): Used my $5 Bounty Coupon from their Facebook offer

Used my $10 ECB from yesterday's Schick Deal

TOTAL: $12.52

Got back a $10 Shell Gas Card

Like getting the purchase for: $2.52!!

THIRD TRANSACTION:

6 Boxes of Pop Tarts (on sale for $1.79 each): Used 2 $2.00/3 coupon from (http://www2.kelloggs.com/Coupon.aspx) I posted it on Facebook also a few days ago..

1 4 Roll Of Charmin (on sale $2.99): Used 1 $0.25/1 coupon from July's P&G Coupon Insert

Used $3 ECB from the Soft Soap Transaction 

Used $1 ECB from the Bounty Paper Towels purchase

TOTAL: $6.72

Interested in learning how to shop like this!

I offer Local (Hayden, AL & surrounding areas) Coupon Classes, Coupon Parties, and Online Coupon Classes!! More Info: http://haydencouponmom.blogspot.com/p/coupon-parties.html

I also offer Coupon Supplies including my HCM Coupon Reference Guide that shows you how to get started on couponing and stockpiling: http://haydencouponmom.blogspot.com/p/local-businesses.html

HAPPY COUPONING!!!

My interview with Chris Womack CBS 42 news on couponing..

Segment that was on the CBS 42 news..

Hayden Coupon Mom's Best Tips

CVS & Target Trip 6/12/11

Target Trip 6/12/11

Degree is my preferred deodorant so I was so excited to get this deal and freebies for buying it!

I got 6 Degree Deodorants-used 3 BOGO coupons that expire soon plus used (2) $1/1 Degree Motion Sense coupons that I got from the free sample (my mom gave me her coupon is why I had 2) and used 1 $0.75/1 coupon that is expiring soon as well.

Target has a deal this week, you get the body spray free for each deodorant you buy :)

I also had 10 Sensodyne Pronamel coupons (on any) that were expiring soon (I always hold out on a full size deal before I get the travel sized) and Target carries the travel size in it!

Total after coupons: $10.70

Savings of: $45.06

CVS Trip 6/12/11

I made 2 transactions:

First one I bought the 5ct Zyrtec ($5.99) and used my coupon for them free, and got back $5.99 in ECB and also $1 ECB (4th visit using my CVS bag tag card) I paid $0.54 in tax.

Second one I bought:

3 Renuzit Adjustables on sale for $0.88 - used the B2G1 Free coupon from this Sunday's Paper

1 John Frieda Full Repair Shampoo & 1 John Frieda Full Repair Conditioner on sale for $5- used 2 of the $5/1 coupon for the John Frieda Full Repair Products (regional coupon, I had 2 thanks to the coupon train! Thanks Delphine :) Also you got $3 in ECB's for spending $10, so this was a true $3 money maker!

1 Schick Hydro 3 Razor-On sale for $8, used the $4/1 coupon in this Sunday's Paper and got back $4 in ECB's

1 Bayer Advanced Aspirin-On sale for $3, used the $2 coupon in this Sunday's paper, and got back $1.00 in ECB's

3 Tic Tac's-On sale b2get1 for a penny-used 3 of the $0.75/1 in this Sunday's paper.

Check out: Used my coupons plus the $5.99 ECB from previous transaction

Subtotal after coupons and ECB was $1.67 + tax=OOP: 4.08

Savings of $36.41

ECB's back to use on another trip:

$3, $4, $1, $1

plus it printed a coupon on my receipt for 30% off a purchase (up to $99) for 3 days only!

Yep I am going back in a day or so to use that and my remaining ECB's!!

Share your findings and savings with us!!!

Publix Trip 6/10/11

Front View

Back View

Oh how I have missed Publix, I have been so busy I have to admit I haven't been in over two weeks and I missed it!!! I got some really good deals today, Here is a run down of what I got, everything I bought I had at least one coupon for (except my milk), most items I had stacked  coupons for :)

8 Ragu Spaghetti Sauces

4 Peter Pan Peanut Butter

2 Mt. Olive Pickle Relish 

4 Fanta Drinks (I had $1/2 coupons that my husband brought home from a tear pad at the Pilot Travel Center)

8 Sprite Drinks (I had $1/2 coupons that my husband brought home from a tear pad at the Pilot Travel Center)

(3) 6pk of cokes (tear pad in store for buy 2 get 1 free, stacked with a Publix coupon in the Yellow Advantage Fler for buy 2 get 1 free, so I actually with the two coupons it was like buy 1 get 2 free :)

1 Bayer Advanced Asprin

1 Tylenol Precise 3pk patch

1 Tylenol Precise cream

1 Ruffies Trash bags

4 Hunt's Ketchup

4 Combats (in store blinkie $1/1 coupon plus a $3/1 Yellow Adv. coupon)

6 Suave Body Washes 

10 Suave Lotions

2 Dove Men + Care Body Wash

2 Dove Men + Care Deodorants

1 Publix Rubbing Alcohol (coupon for it free through Publix Baby Club)

1 Publix Hand Sanitizer  (coupon for it free through Publix Baby Club)

1 Publix Coco Butter Lotion (coupon for it free through Publix Baby Club)

1 Glade Candle (coupon for one free)

3 Sargentos Shredded Cheese

1 Gallon of Milk (no coupon :( )

Plus donated $2 to the Children's Network (I think it was) and got 2 of these coupon pages:

Total before coupons, etc: $217.37

Total after coupons, etc: $49.92

Yea!!!

Last one for tonight from Jen's Easy Way Out with The Gourmet Cupboard!

She has donated $5 off a purchase of $20, US only please. Please head to Jen's Easy Way Out with The Gourmet Cupboard and send some HCM love and then post a comment below, will choose 1 winner through random.org in 10 minutes!!

Next "Product Tester" is from Scent-Tastic Scents, Bridget Labeots Independent Scentsy Consultant!

She has donated one scent circle, it will be a random scent that she has in stock. US only please. Please head to Scent-Tastic Scents, Bridget Labeots Independent Scentsy Consultant and ask to join her page and then post a comment below, will choose 1 winner through random.org in 10 minutes!!

Bingo Game from Gold Canyon - Candles~Body~Home - Independent Demonstrator Brenda Cook!

Ok next Bingo game comes from Gold Canyon - Candles~Body~Home - Independent Demonstrator Brenda Cook!! She has donated 3 Gold Canyon auto freshener with 3 winners getting 1 each, Please head over to her page and send some HCM love and then leave a comment here on the blog and I will choose 3 separate winners via random.org :)

Rayovac Coupon and Deals!

HOT NEW $2 off ANY Rayovac Batteries Printable Coupon, Walmart has Rayovac Batteries for under $2 or less, and many Target Stores also have Rayovac Batteries for $2 and under, located in the dollar section, making these FREE after coupon! Hurry this coupon will probably reach the print limits fast!


(Thanks Hunt 4 Freebies!)

Free 1 week Supply of Natures Bounty Fish Oil

Head HERE to get your Free 1 week Supply of Natures Bounty Fish Oil!