Shaw's CAT Run (X3)

Total Before Savings:  $105.98

Total Coupons/CATs Used:  $41.47

Cash OOP:  $32.54

CAT Leftover:  $10.00

Net:  $22.54

CAT Stuff

7 Pillsbury Cake Mixes - Reg. $1.63, Sale $1 ea (3 $1/2 MFC Peelies from packages) $4 for 7 or .57 ea

2 ICBINB Sticks - Reg. $2.99, Sale $2.50 (BOGO Free MFC) $1.25 ea

2 ICBINB Tubs - Reg. $3.49, Sale $2.50 (BOGO Free MFC) $1.25 ea

6 Ragu's - Reg. $2.45, Sale $2.00 (2 $1.25/3 MFCs) $1.58 ea

2 Wishbone Dressings - Reg. $2.69, Sale $2.00 ($1.25/2 MFC) $1.38 ea

4 Skippy Peanut Butters - Reg. $2.49, Sale $2.00 (2 $1/2 MFCs) $1.50 ea

2 Post Cereals - Reg. $3.99, Sale $2.50 ea

Total Pre-Sale Price:  $57.41

Non-CAT Stuff

Shaw's Olives - $2.85

French's Mustard - $1.00 ($1/1 MFC) FREE!

Lindsey Olives - $1.49 (.55/1 MFC DOUBLED) .39 cents

2 Campbell's Select Harvest Soups - BOGO @ $2.79 ($1/2 MFC) .90 cents ea

2 Chi - Chi's Tortillas - 1 @ $1.69, 1 @ $1.99 ($1/2 MFC) $1.34 ea

Fiber One Bread - $2.50

Shaw's OJ - $3.19

4 Chi - Chi's Salsa - $1.50 ea (2 $1/2 MFCs) $1 ea

2 Chi - Chi's Snackers - $1.50 ea ($1/2 MFC) $1 ea

2 Candy Bars - .89 ea (BOGO MFC) .45 ea

My "Non-CAT" items equaled $20.30 - which means I spent $12.24 for my "CAT" stuff - but with my $10 CAT, the net for my CAT stuff is $2.24 - not bad for items that had a shelf price of $57.41.  

Hope you rocked Shaw's well this week!  Just a note - I stocked up on cake mixes because I've been really into decorating cookies lately.  I'm venturing into cakes, so I need all the practice I can get (and as cheap as possible).  I'm also feeding a really strange olive addiction.  I've been eating about $6 worth of olives a week (YIKES!)  But I love them and have zero idea how to give them up.  This Shaw's didn't have my favorites - Jalapeno Stuffed Olives.  Those suckers are pricey!  I don't care though - somethings in life are just too good to not pass up just because you don't have a coupon for them (For instance, the NKOTBSB tickets I bought today for FENWAY!  Can I get a "Hangin' Tough!")

Good Bye Cashbaq!

My favorite rebate site, Cashbaq.com is closed!  What!!?  I'm very disappointed.  I had about $20 in unpaid rebates that I probably won't see - especially sucky if you used it for your holiday shopping (my last payment from them was the end of October).

Guess I should hop on the Ebates wagon like everyone else....

Hope you weren't affected too bad by this!  Many thanks to Kara at Itty Bitty Bistro for taking time out of her busy cooking schedule to let me know!

Discover Card Users - 5% back at Grocery Stores Sign Up!

I love my Discover card.  I opened it in 1999 and it was my first credit card.  I love their Cashback program.  Not only does it accumulate faster than the snow in New England this year - but the rewards are phenomenal as well.  They've really pumped it up with their "Shop Discover" program too.  Think Ebates or Cashbaq - but with less companies (but a lot of the major ones) - but also, bigger %s back.  The kicker with the "cash back" - is not only does it accumulate fast (usually 1%-5% on all your purchases) - but when you go to cash it in, you actually get more than what you have.  A lot of the partner gift cards are "cash in $40, get a $50 gift card".  Or "cash in $20, get $25".

Well anyways - if you are a Discover Card holder - make sure you log in and sign up for the bonus 5% on your grocery & drug store purchases for the month of March.  This is up to $200 in purchases (but who doesn't spend $200 a month at the grocery store?).  This equates to $10 cash back in addition to all that you earn with your purchases.  Easy $10.

They're also doing their "Travel & Restaurant" 5% through March as well.  When we went on vacation earlier this year, I found the best price for our airline tickets/rental car through Orbitz.  But before I hit "purchase", I logged into Discover.  Went through their "Shop Discover" site, clicked on Orbitz, THEN pushed "purchase".  I earned over $36 in cash back rewards just by doing that.

Amazon: Spend $20 on Magazine subscriptions, Get a $10 credit

Order at least $20 worth of magazine subscriptions at Amazon.com in the month of February, and get a $10 credit on or around March 4th (this credit can be used on ANYTHING at Amazon.com!).  Amazon makes it easy because they even have a bunch of magazines that are "2 for $20".  A lot of subscriptions off Amazon are pretty cheap anyways.  However, most of them are "auto-renew" - but you can go into your Amazon account easily and change this after the fact.