Weekly Roundup #10 - March 6-12

This week I focused on the Frozen Food deal at Giant and picked up a lot of freebies at Rite Aid with my 20% Wellness Discount. I haven't posted these deals, because I don't think they apply to most readers, but if you would like me to do so, just leave a comment and I will.

You need 500 Wellness points for a Silver Level (10%) discount and 1000 Wellness points for a Gold Level (20%) discount at Rite Aid. I currently have 469 points, which means I am well on my way to a Gold Discount in 2013. If you want to know your standing, check the bottom of your next Rite Aid receipt to see your Wellness Points total.

                                                                   

Purchases              

                                                                                    

Food

- Aquafina water (1)                - Minute maid lemonade (1)

- Gallon milk (1)                       - Fruit Gushers (4)                                                       

- Gatorade, 32 oz. (4)             - Dozen eggs (1)    

- Wonder Bread (2)                  - Fruit Roll-ups (2)       

- Iceberg lettuce (1)                  - Baby peeled carrots (1)

- Tomatoes on the vine              - Mission Tortillas (2)

 - Vegetable Tray with dip (1)    - Goobers theater box (4)                                               

- Mann's Slaw mix (2)                 - Corned Beef, 4 lbs (1)

- Furmano diced tomatos (4)      - Furmano tomato sauce (2)

- Farm Rich appetizers (6)         - Croutons (1)      

- Breyer's Ice Cream (2)             - Ellio's Pizza (2)

- Mama Rosie's Ravioli (2)         - Totino's Pizza Rolls (2)

- Ore Ida Easy Fries (4)              - Betty Crocker fruit shapes (2)          

- Assorted Jellybeans (1)            - Coke product 12-packs (14) 

- Raisenets theater box (4)         - Cadbury chocolate egg (5)  

- Keebler Fudge Stripe cookies (2)

- Birds Eye Steamfresh varieties (2)

               

Health and Beauty

- Colgate toothpaste (1)          -  G.U.M. Periobalance (1)

- Revlon nail polish (10)          - Sally Hanson nail file (4)

- Soft Lips lip balm (2)            - Prestige mascara (1)

- Prestige lip liner (1)               - Pure Spring lotion (1)

- Aquanet hairspray (1)           - Zyrtec, 5 ct. (1)

- Rite Aid brand cotton swabs (1)

- Pediacare Cough & Cold (1)

Miscellaneous 

- Rite Aid brand sandwich bags (2) 
- Playtex Sippy Cup (1)

- Playtex pacifier (5)
- Kushy Foot casual socks (3)

 

Expenditures     

Rite Aid - $5.83

CVS - $3.95

Walgreens - 66 cents

Giant - $53.55

Total: $63.99

This week I went over my $50.00 budget.  I sent my husband and son to Giant to pick up a head of lettuce and some tomatoes for a salad. They came back with a head of lettuce, tomatoes on the vine, a bag of baby carrots, a box of croutons, two packages of tortillas and a $10 vegetable tray from the deli!

I nearly fainted when I saw the tortillas, since I already have a year supply. My son told me that he only got them because he saw a sign in the produce department stating that the tomatoes on the vine were free with the tortilla purchase. I scrutinized the receipt, but couldn't see any discount, so I called the store. It turns out that the offer was advertised last week and someone forgot to take the sign down, so customer service told me they would give me a refund for the tomatoes. The next time I went to Giant I got $2.48 back! 

Bloom Stores Markdown to 50% Off

The two Bloom supermarkets that are closing in Loudoun County - in Ashburn (on Farmwell Rd.) and in Leesburg (on Fort Evans Rd across from the Outlet Malls) - discounted their entire stock of merchandise by 50% today!

Those two stores are no longer doubling coupons, but will accept manufacturer's coupon at face value. They will not accept Bloom store coupons. They are open seven days a week, from 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Next week the stores will discount merchandise to 75% and the percentage will continue to drop weekly until they close around February 12, 2012.
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Here are some HOT store coupons you can use at the stores that are remaining open:

• $1.00 off any purchase of $1.00 or more from Meat Department
• $2.00 off purchase of $2.00 or more from Deli department
• $3.00 off any  purchase of $40 or more (Entire store)

You can print these coupons from your computer at Coupons.com. Plug in your zip code, then click on "local coupons" on the left hand side of the page. Then look for the coupon that says: Bloom - Football Frenzy - Save $6 with an all-star lineup of coupon savings! These coupons do not expire until February 7, 2012.

FREE AARP Membership!

Anyone age 50 and over who is unemployed is eligible for a free membership in AARP - the American Association of Retired People. This organization offers seniors a wealth of discounts and information to improve the quality of life.

If you are already a member, you can extend your annual membership for free. Just click here and fill out the form. Your packet will arrive in the mail after a few weeks.





One benefit of belonging to AARP is their exclusive savings program with Walgreens. Scan your AARP card every time you shop at Walgreens and receive coupons for discounts and free items. You can read more about the AARP/Walgreens partnership here.

Bloom Update - Super Doubles

Bloom is holding a Super Doubles event again on January 21, 2012!

Start clipping coupons for the last Super Doubles event before Bloom begins the conversion to Food Lion on February 15, 2012. Super Doubles will only occur at the stores in Loudoun County that are not closing.

The stores that ARE closing  - in Ashburn (on Farmwell Rd.) and Leesburg (on Fort Evans Rd.) - will begin marking down their merchandise by 25% beginning on 1-8-2012. Coupons will not be accepted for marked-down merchandise.