Big Savings!

On my first transaction, I saved 81%. And on my second I saved 80%. (Strike that. Reverse.)

First:

I got Crest Pro Health toothpaste, $2.99 ($1-off coupon)

Loaf of store brand bread, 99 cents ($1-off coupon)

Nivea lipcare, $1.99 ($1-off coupon)

with my discount I paid $2.54, and got a $2 coupon back.

Second:

2 bottles of Nivea bodywash, 2/$7 ($3-off-2 coupon)

2 kids toothbrushes, which were animal-shaped, $1.59 each on clearance ($2 coupon, from previous purchase.)

I paid $4.42

One of my coworkers said he hopes his future girlfriend and/or wife shops like me. "Some girls don't care", he says. He should be impressed. I'm flattered. 

I clocked out early and then realized I forgot to vacuum. So thanks to my coworker who did!

Early Out!

We got out early tonight, which I liked.

I was supposed to be in Hallmark, but ended up stocking candy and helping people face instead.

My right foot didn't hurt at all tonight. Neither did my left foot, incidentally. My feet hurt like how they do after an eight hour shift.

My first purchase was of:
two Mountain Dew Kickstarts (99 cents each) ($1 off two mnf coupon)
Dawn Olay dish soap (on sale for 99 cents, with a 25 cent coupon)
Dawn Apple Blossom dish soap (on sale for 99 cents, with a 50 cent coupon)
I paid $1.93 and saved %74

My second purchase:
two Pampers Dry diaper bags ($9.99, with a $1-off-two mnf coupon)
a 2L of Dr. Pepper Ten ("free" with a Catalina coupon)
25 ft package of store brand tin foil (99 cents with in-store coupon)
I also used a $4 off coupon.
I paid $16, and got a $1 coupon back, and saved %70.
I realized after the fact, though, that I need to bring the receipt back because my coworker didn't use the in-store coupon. I bet my savings will be under a $1, but obviously it is the principle of things.

My Right Foot

The pain in my right foot is incredible. My pinky toe and the toe beside it and the surrounding area hurts. Perhaps I have a bone loose or something. I think I will have to schedule a doctor's appointment, which means its' real bad because I hate going to the doctor.

Twice today I got mistaken for someone else. Not in a hilarious way though.

I came into work acting a fool in front of my two coworkers... probably because I didn't eat much today but I did drink a lot of coffee.

I wish people would stop with this no-call/no-show business. We were super-busy and understaffed, but no one was real difficult about it. Unlike the day shift.

Easy Breezy

Today was pretty good too. (knock on wood) Nights are not that bad, as it turns out.

While I was on the register I was trying to do my suggestive selling and I asked this guy who said
"No, those don't go well with scotch."
True fact, sir.

I rung up this guy who didn't look familiar to me at all, but towards the end of the transaction, he asked if I had to go to traffic school recently. I then realized he was in my traffic school class about three years ago! How he remembers me is a little freaky, but I did tell him about when I got pulled over on the way home from Tennesse. We had a good chuckle.

I'm Back!

Today was my first day back since January 14th. It was not as hard as I thought it would be. But my lower back hurts real bad. I am not as tired as I thought I would be, which is nice.

I have to pump during my lunch break, so I really have to organize myself well. And I have to remember that if I want to purchase anything, I must do it before midnight.

I will miss the former store manager though...
"I hate to tell you this, but..."
and his obsession with squirrels and calling the cops. And his freaking out in the office about how everyone is fucking nuts.

Change is hard.

Cat Food

Gotta write this quick before Baby wakes up...

Went to the pet store again today, and hauled home
2 big bags of dry food
1 small bag of dry food
30 cans of Fancy Feast
1 bag of dental treats for cats
3 bags of T-bone doggie treats
Retail price $96, I paid $72.
I got a free can of Friskies with that coupon I used the other day, but I donated that can to the pet food bank.

The people at this store are hit and miss with coupons. I think they all like me, but some of them struggle with my efforts. They have to ring everything up, scan a coupon, then re-scan the item. Which is a lot of work. And sometimes the coupon doesn't even go through. The cashier who was ringing me up today got flustered about why my Fancy Feast coupon wasn't working, but luckily  the manager was there. And when I told her she had to key in the barcode on the store coupons I printed from online, she got even more stressed. So its true, us younger cashiers are the ones you couponers should go to. Also, the receipts from this store are hard to read.

Btw, me and the hubs have been living mostly off my stockpile since I went on leave and this season has been slow for him. I told ya'll I would be doing that!

Still Using...

...coupons, that is! Today I went to Petco to use my $5 Rewards coupon, and a free Friskies coupon I found on Freestuff.com, or whatever Thunderfap.com is now.
I bought:
one 5.7 oz can of Friskies (a new variety) 57 cents, free with coupon
one "I Love Kitties" planner, marked $7.99 on clearance
4 snowmen rawhide pieces, on clearance for $2.84/lb
4 mini rawhide bones, also on clearance for $2.84/lb
My total was $8 and some change; turns out my planner was $3.98. I love register surprises like that.
Final price: $2.04. Go me!

Also, I have been watching youtube.com videos about extreme couponing. But only while I'm clipping my coupons.