Thrifty Thursday...Friday Edition...

And this is why I coupon...I spent four dollars and some change on all the items in this photo. That's 13 12-packs and 4 Clean and Clear face washes for FOUR Dollars.

I actually did this transaction earlier in the month but am just now getting around to getting this up on the blog. I'm hoping to do some Thrifty Thursday posts and showcase what I've found. Potentially make it a link up party and everyone can show off their finds. I'll have to investigate. Anyways, CVS has been running specials where when you buy $30 in certain products you earn $10gift cards. Well, the week before I did this transaction I had earned $30 in CVS giftcards. So, with my $30, Extra Care Bucks (ECBs) from the week before, and coupons for the face wash I was able to buy all of this for $24 AND I earned $20 in CVS giftcards for next time. Thus, my total then became $4 and change. Not too shabby. :)

Normally I don't buy that many canned drinks at once, however, I knew we had several events coming up with the college family and AG's birthday that I needed to stock up for. Anyone else have any success couponing lately?

Yo Ho, Yo Ho...

...Mommy got a great deal! Last year, I wanted to get AG a water table but we opted to splurge on his playhouse/climber combo for his birthday present. This year he had some birthday money that I decided I would use for a water table. It's funny because I really liked this particular table last year and since then AG has become a huge fan of all things associated with Peter Pan... including pirates!

The only problem is I didn't want to pay full price for the table, $79.99. So, I started shopping around to see if I could find a good deal and what a deal I found! Here's how it breaks down:

Toys'R'Us Price: $79.99

Coupon for $10 off from Toys'R'Us

Gift Card from Christmas for $40 to Toys'R'Us

Bringing the total down to $29.99 plus tax...which I used birthday money to pay for...so we paid nothing out of pocket! Wahoo, for shopping around and looking for good deals. 

Here's AG trying it out for the first time. He was quite excited about it...

I'm sure it will provide hours of entertainment this summer. I need to decide where exactly we should put it. Right now it's just hanging out on the patio but I may relocate it to the sandbox. We'll see. Anyways, I guess all that's left to say is Anchors Away!