Shopping Trip!

I went to Target and Giant last night and had a pretty nice time! Highlights include 9 CFL bulbs for $0.45 after catalinas, and very cheap Kashi Organic cereal!  Here are the details...

TARGET
2 Chutes & Ladders Games $9.73
2 Bertolli Organic Pasta Sauces $5.98
2 Annie's Organic Cheese Ravioli $2
1 Annie's Organic Granola Bars $2.99
4 Archers Farms Organic Tortilla Chips $10
4 Skittles Blenders $2.76
1 Zyrtec (Bonus 40 count!) $18.19
TOTAL: $51.65
Minus 2 $2/1 Chutes & Ladders coupons
Minus $1/2 Bertolli Target coupon
Minus $1.50/2 Bertolli coupon
Minus $0.75/2 Annie's coupons
Minus $1 Annie's Granola Bars wyb pasta Target coupon
Minus 2 $1/2 Archer Farms chips coupons
Minus 2 $0.50/2 Skittles coupons
Minus 2 $1/2 Skittles Target coupons
Minus $7/1 Zytrec coupon
Minus $4/1 Zyrtec Target coupon
Minus $0.05 Reusable Bag Discount
PAID: $27.35, a savings of $24.30 or about 47%!

At Giant I actually did four transactions, which is unusual for me.

Transactions 1 & 2
3 GE CFL Bulbs $2.97
1 Giant Reusable Bag $0.99
Tax $0.18
Minus $0.99 (Free Bag wyb two CFL bulbs promo)
PAID: $3.15 (twice)
Received two $3 OYNO catalinas!

Transaction 3
3 GE CFL Bulbs $2.97
1 Giant Reusable Bag $0.99
1 Kraft Parmesan $3.49
1 Hormel Natural Choice Turkey $2.50
6 Kraft Cheese $12
Tax $0.18
TOTAL: $21.95
Minus $5 Kraft Instant Savings
Minus $0.99 (Free Bag wyb two CFL bulbs promo)
Minus 3 $1/2 Kraft Cheese coupons
Minus $0.50 Hormel coupon (doubled to $1)
PAID: $12.14 
Received $3 OYNO catalina!

Transaction 4
1 Kraft Parmesan $3.49
1 Filippo Berio Organic Olive Oil $5.49
2 McCormick Organic Black Pepper $3.18
1 McCormick Organic Paprika $4.69
4 Organic Gala Apples $3.48
1 Organic Baby Lettuce (7 oz) $3.99
2 Organically Grown Basil $3.98
1 Hormel Natural Choice Turkey $2.50
6 Kraft Cheese $12
2 Silk Organic Soy Milk $5.58
1 Stonyfield Organic Milk $3.69
5 Kashi Organic Cereals $13.95
1 Terra Chips $2
Tax $0.24
TOTAL: $68.26
Minus 1 Free Lettuce wyb Kraft Parm ($1.50)
Minus $1/1 Filippo Berio
Minus 3 $1/1 McCormick Spices
Minus $0.50 on $6 in Produce (from Giant's magic coupon machine)
Minus $0.50/1 Hormel (doubled to $1)
Minus 3 $1/2 Kraft Cheese
Minus 2 $2/1 Silk coupons
Minus $4.50 Free Milk coupon (first time they didn't adjust it)
Minus 2 $2/1 Kashi cereal (from RecycleBank)
Minus 3 $1/1 Kashi cereal
Minus $0.55/1 Terra Chips (doubled to $1)
Minus 3 $3 OYNO coupons from GE Bulbs
Minus $5 Kashi Instant Savings
Minus $5 Kraft Instant Savings
PAID: $22.76
The cashier scanned the $0.30/gallon for spending $50 coupon (my total was over $50 after the instant savings), but it does not appear to have credited me the points.  I will be contacting Giant to hopefully have that fixed.

I spent $41.20 total at Giant, and my total savings (including sales and coupons) was $118.98, a savings of about 65%!

Target 4/17/11-4/23/11

Target has a NICE organic/natural spread in their ad this week!

Breyer's Ice Cream $2.99
Use $1.50/1 Target coupon

Annie's Homegrown Pastas (15 oz can or 6 oz box) $1
Use $1/1 Granola Bars wyb 2 pastas Target coupon

Annie's Fruit Snacks $2.99

Archer Farms Organic Tortilla Chips or Salas 2/$5
Use $1/2 Chips Target coupon

Archer Farms Organic Coffee (12 oz) $6.99
Use $1/2 Target coupon

Organic Cotton Sheets (twin) $27.99
* Note: Other sizes on sale also. We have a set of these and I think they're quite nice.  I keep looking for them to go on clearance!

Camelback & Thermos Reusable Bottles 20% off

Method Hand Soap (10-12 oz) $2.49
Use $0.50/1 Target coupon
Look for $0.75/1 peelie coupons, too!

Method Cleansers (selected) $2.49
Use $0.50/1 Target coupon
Look for $0.75/1 peelie coupons, too!

Method Laundry Detergent (50 load) $11.99
Use $2/1 Facebook coupon (if you have it)
AND Use $0.50/1 Target coupon

Seventh Generation Laundry Detergent (64 load) $1.99
Use $1/1 Target Mobile Coupon
AND Use $1.50/1 IP coupon (requires registration)

Seventh Generation Cleansers $2.49
Use $1/1 Target Mobile Coupon
AND Use $1/1 insert coupon (1/23/11 SS, expires 4/23/11)

Dr. Brommer's Peppermint Castile Soap (32 oz) $12.99

Tom's of Maine Toothpaste (4.7 oz) $3.49
Use $1/1 Target coupon

Tom's of Maine Deodorant $3.49

Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balms $6.99
Use $1/1 Target coupon

Weleda Skin Cream (2.5 oz) $12.99

GREAT New Target Coupons!

Target just uploaded a lovely set of new coupons!  There are some goodies up there, and lately some Target coupons have been disappearing quickly, so you may want to print now if you're interested in any of these.  Enjoy!

$1/1 Annie’s Granola Bars wyb (2) Annie’s Mac & Cheese or Canned Pasta (expires 5/7/11)
Use with $0.75/2 tear pad coupons (if you can find them)

$3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers 50 ct+ (expires 5/7/11)

.50/1 Method cleaning Item (expires 5/7/11)
Use with $2/1 Laundry Detergent coupon (Facebook offer)

$1/2 Green Works Cleaning Items (expires 5/7/11)
Use with $1/1 dish soap IP coupon here

$3/1 Green Works 90 oz Laundry Detergent (expires 5/7/11)

$2/1 Energizer 4 or 8 pk AA OR 4 pk AAA Rechargeable Batteries (expires 5/7/11)
Use with $1/1 coupon from 3/27/11 SS (expires 4/30/11)

$1/1 Burt’s Bees Tinted Lip Balm (expires 5/7/11)

$1/1 Kashi GoLean Bars or Rolls 4 pk (expires 5/7/11)

$1.50/3 Kashi Crackers, Cookies, or Bars 6 oz+ (expires 5/7/11)

$1/1 Kashi Frozen Waffles, Entree or Pizza (expires 5/7/11)
 $1/1 Tom’s Of Maine Simply White Toothpaste 4.7 oz (expires 5/7/11)

Target Coupons

There are some nice coupons available on the Target website right now- some are new, some have been around for a while.  It's worth a look to see what's there for you to print.

$1/1 Burt’s Bees Lotion (expires 4/9/11)

$2.50/1 Huggies Diapers 48-ct. or larger (expires 4/9/11)- this should be good on Pure & Natural Jumbo packs in Size 1. Look for IPs to pair it with on Coupons.com

$1/2 Bertolli pasta sauces 15 oz+ (expires 4/30/11)- Bertolli has organic sauces that even my husband, the pasta sauce snob, thought were pretty good! I believe they run about $2.99 at Target.

$1.50/2 Breyer's Ice Cream (1.5 quart) (expires 4/30/11)

*$1/2 Archer Farms or Market Pantry Fruit Snacks or Granola Bars (expires 4/23/11)

$1/2 Archer Farms Peanut Butter 12 oz+ AND Preserves 9.5 oz + (expires 4/23/11)

*$1/2 Archer Farms Coffees 12-oz. (expires 4/23/11)

*$1/2 Archer Farms® Frozen Pizza 9" or 12" (expires 4/23/11)

*$1/2 Archer Farms Chips 8- to 14-oz. (expires 4/23/11)

$1/2 Archer Farms Cookies 3.5-oz. or larger (expires 4/23/11)

$1/2 Archer Farms Crackers 4.5-oz. or larger (expires 4/23/11)

$1.50/2 Archer Farms Nuts 10-oz. or larger (expires 4/23/11)
  
* = Definitely organic options available.  I am not sure on the others.

New Target Coupon!

Target published some new coupons over the weekend, including one for $1 off any Burt's Bees lotions.  Burt's Bees has been owned by Clorox since 2007, but I do still like their products, although I'd prefer to buy from a smaller or locally owned company.

That's all I see in terms of good new coupons, though!

Fail: Target Coupons

UPDATE: Apparently, Target DOES sell an organic Archer Farms FROZEN tomato soup (17.3 oz), currently on sale for 2/$4.  You can use the $1/2 Target coupon to make it $1.50 each! I didn't think to check my store's frozen section for soup, so I don't know if this is available only at Super Target or all stores.  I will check later.  Thanks Totally Target!

I finally had a chance to stop at Target last night to scope out the options for the new coupons, and I was pretty disappointed.  There are no organic options in frozen veggies, oatmeal, pasta sauce, pasta or soup at my local (non-Super) Target. Also, my store did not have the Wolfgang Puck soup yet.  I hope they do start carrying it!

I already knew about it, but there are two organic Archer Farms salsas: chipotle (medium) and cilantro (mild).  These run $2.99 each regular price.  I have a jar of the chipotle at home, but we have not tried it yet.  Is it any good?

New Target Coupons

Target put some great new coupons up on their website on Sunday!

$1/1 Seventh Generation Diapers, Feminine Care or Cleaners (expires 3/26/2011)
Stack with: $1/1 Seventh Generation Product (1/23/11 SS, expires 4/23/11)
OR Stack with Seventh Generation IPs (requires registration)
*This stack will get you dish soap for about $0.60 (regular $2.59 or so at Target), as well as cheap household cleaners.  Given the long expiration date on these I am going to hold on to them and hope for a sale!

$1/1 Wolfgang Puck Organic Soups (expires 3/26/2011)
Stack with: $1/1 Wolfgang Puck IP (from Walmart.com)
*Reportedly these have been see for as low as $1.99 at Target, so possibly as low as free with the coupons, but they may be as much as $2.99 each.  They're about $2.50 at Giant, and I have yet to see that at my local Targets, but I'll keep my eye out.  These soups are very good, by the way!

There are also a number of new coupons for Archer Farms products, some of which are organic.  I know for a fact that Archer Farms offers organic salsa, chips, pizzas and fruit leathers.  Here's what's available:

$1/4 Market Pantry or Archer Farms Pasta (expires 3/26/11)

$1/4 Market Pantry or Archer Farms Frozen Vegetables (expires 3/26/11)

$1/2 Archer Farms® Soup (dry mix or 17.3 oz) (expires 3/26/11)

$1/2 Archer Farms® Pasta Sauce (expires 3/26/11)

$1/2 Archer Farms or Market Pantry Instant Oatmeal (expires 3/26/11)

.50/1 Archer Farms® Italian Soda (expires 3/26/11)

$1/2 Market Pantry® or Archer Farms® Salsa (expires 3/26/11)

I will check at Target in the next few days and update this with what products are available and their prices!

Target 2/20/11-2/26/11

There are some nice deals at Target this week, plus keep an eye out for clearance deals on natural cosmetics and beauty products (I saw clearance on Alba, Yes to Carrots and a few others), as well as in the temporary bulk section on Method hand soaps.  I love wandering around Target looking for clearance!

Archer Farms lunchbox items $2.49 (5 oz fruit strips & 9 oz bites, plus selected)
Buy 3 get one FREE!
Use $1/2 Simply Balanced products Target IP

Free Reusable Freezer Bag wyb ANY 6 frozen items
I wouldn't even know where to begin on match-ups for this, but I know Archer Farms brand has a couple of organic frozen pizzas, and Target typically carries Alexia products