I just got paid to shop :)

 Ok so one of my favorite places to shop for all things "kids". If you have ever heard of Platos closet this is very much like it only for children not teens/young adults. This place is a resale shop that pays on the spot for the items you don't want anymore. They buy clothes, toys, baby items (big and small) books the list goes on and on..Today I brought in a box of clothes that do not fit Rylan any more and it was sooo full I washed everything that had tiny stains last night to try and get them out as this place only buys stuff that is in good condition that is not too used and has no stains or holes etc. I fold them all neatly and separate them by size and season so 2T short sleeve and shorts go together, and 3T long sleeves all go together and shoes together, you get the pic. They offered to buy 29 items and wanted to pay 39.05 for them! I was so excited! I was like YES that is great. Keep in mind I usually get all of his clothes under 5.00 an item so to be paid 1.34 per item I was stoked! I usually get so many items for him for almost free too by shopping at the end of the season. While they looked over his clothes that they wanted to buy I shopped. Since they only buy clothes in good condition I love this place, I can get name brand clothes for better than Wal-mart prices! I needed new jeans for him in size 4T and I needed a few more long sleeve t-shirt style shirts also in 4T (he could use a few more jammies too but I do not recommend getting them here as these usually do not look new even if they have been well taken care of because they are worn so often usually) I got a pair of Levi jeans (5.50) and a pair of OshKosh jeans (8.50 I usually don't pay that much for his clothes but he really needs jeans and I was basically trading and not paying), a pair of sweats from Old Navy (4.50) , a red and white button down shirt from Gap (4.50) I'm thinking this will be cute for pics with Santa, two t-shirts from Gap (3.50 each), one polo t-shirt (3.50), a hoodie style shirt from Gap (5.50 Rylan loves shirts with a hood for some reason). So they put in my sell items and rang up the items I chose and she said "We owe you a nickle." Part of me wanted to go back into the store and pick another item but I just took the money and ran! I will try all of the items on Rylan tonight because I only have 7 days to return if something doesn't work. I really would have liked to get more long sleeve t-shirts but this store is totally hit or miss sometimes they have exactly what you are looking for and sometimes they don't it just depends on what is being sold to them in the last few weeks. I don't think I have ever gone in and left with nothing though. I mentioned that I don't recommend buying jammies there and another thing I don't really recommend that they do sell and have bought a lot from me is shoes. They sometimes have nice shoes, I have gotten a few dress shoes from there because they looked new and were hardly worn. If you are looking for a pair of play shoes though you can get a pair there that are usually 5-10 for Nike shocks even. Kids are just so hard on shoes it is hard for me to buy them there I would rather just pay more and get new ones. Once upon a Child is a chain (OUAC for short as my BFF Janette and I call it via text lol) so look up their site and see where the closest one to you is, if it is the one by me then call me and we will go to lunch :)

Fun mail box goodies!!

If you remember a while back I ordered the wax melter smell good things from Yankee Candle co. for teacher gifts. I knew I would be needing the wax drops to complete the gift but I wanted to wait until I found a good deal and I did last week as they were only 1.00 each so I ordered seven to go with the cute melter things I already have, those came in the mail today. I also ordered 5 movies from Target and I got all of those in. I forgot that I sent in a few rebates and those came back, one for 6.99 and one for 3.50 the 6.99 one was for shampoo which made it free and the 3.50 one was for febreeze noticables (the plug not the refill) I had coupons for 3.00 off each one and walmart had them on sale for 2.99=free now that I have the rebate it means I just made 3.50 to buy them! I still have at least one more rebate out for a Brita water pitcher that I bought for 8.00 I had a 5.00 off coupon so I paid 3.00 and found a rebate for 10.00 that will be another money maker when I get that back! Today I also got some fun samples in the mail I got a few post cards of samples of men's cologne usually they come as little tubes full of liquid but these were just little wipes with smell goods still a free day of smell goods so who cares. I got a Playtex sport sample with a coupon from Walmart.com (this may still be available they often have free samples to sign up for so does Target.com) I got free aquafresh toothpaste (it is like a travel size tube also from walmart.com I think) and a free pack of crest 3d white goodies which include white strips, and toothpaste and coupons. I got travel size head and shoulders too! I think my mail lady knows I like all these goodies so she holds them until I get a bunch and brings them all at the same time!!

I shopped at CVS for soooo little!!!

Yesterday I stopped after school at CVS for a box of cereal and I needed a large box of cheerios for a craft at school that I said I would be responsible for. Last week I think I forgot to post that I went into Walgreen's for razors, for those of you who do not frequent pharmacies you should consider it and let me tell you why. At the front of the store there is a "special coupon machine" where you scan your reward card and coupons print out for your shopping! I have scored some free deodorant and conditioner from this machine. They were on sale or clearance and the coupon would have said something like "2.00 off hair care product" or something like that well find one on clearance for 1.00 and BOOM you pay taxes on 2 shampoo or conditioner etc.

Free perfume sample

Click here to request your free sample of Oscar de la Renta perfume (I dont know how it smells yet but I thought I'd share) I have a thing on my Google home page that is called "Totally free crap" lol that is where I got this one from. I am also happy to announce I have made it to 450 swagbucks and will be requesting my first free 5.00 amazon gift card! You can still sign up its never too late! Click on the swagbuck gadget at the bottom of my page and you can install the toolbar and start earning today!

Stock up prices

Today I am researching stock up prices as I know when some items are a good deal but others I sometimes look and say hmmm I think this is a good deal but I am not always sure. I can never remember what I pay for certain things either. This week my grocery bill will be much higher than I like as I only have 2 weeks until Rylan's birthday party and I need to start getting all the nonperishable items to prepare for that. It also seems like I can not even remember when I last shopped so we are running low on lots of items that we need. I last shopped for under 100.00 nearly one month ago! Think about that..... I am pretty proud of myself right now lol I knew it felt like a long time I guess I got more stuff than I realized and no wonder my freezer is getting empty! I started looking up stock up prices from other bloggers because I was looking at my weekly flyer's from albertsons and Winn Dixie and saw boneless skinless chicken breasts for 1.88/lb and I thought to myself that is a great price I think... I can never remember prices produce or meat for some reason so I looked and saw that many other couponers think that 1.99/lb is a great price for boneless skinless chicken breasts so I think I will grab a LOT of chicken this week maybe 10 pounds! I will try and make a stock up price page for you all if you are like me and can never remember then you can print it and keep it in your binders so you won't have to question if you are getting a good deal or not.

blinkie coupon?

I just heard a new term I haven't come across before. A "blinkie coupon" I had to google it I was thinking what is that?! It is a coupon from a smart source machine in stores usually found in the aisles with little red blinking lights lol the name makes sense now.

Get ready for the holidays now

So I've been talking about doing Christmas gift shopping and getting ready for the holidays so today I want to remind you all who will be making pies or dinners for friends and family to get your coupons ready now! Today I just found a great coupon request for a Ham. Meat coupons are hard to come by so when I see one I grab it! click here to request yours too if you want to save a 1.00 on a great Thanksgiving or Christmas meat. I'm sure I will be posting lots of this kind of coupon so turn your printers on :)

savemore.com

I've talked about savemore.com before but I want to come back and tell you about some deals they have right now that I just scored. I picked up two gift cards, one to subway and one to CVS both worth 10.00 for 5.00. These will make for a fun Christmas basket for a college student I like :) or maybe a good gift for me :) I like both of those places and the way I see it I will get a free gallon of milk at CVS this way and free dinner one night at subway with this deal. This is a link click here that will take you directly to the site. There is only one day left on both of these deals so if you think you want this one then head over and score some 50% off cards! You will have until midnight on 11/2 I think.

More freebies at JCPENNY!

So on one of my first posts I talked about saving over 75% off of retail. Well last week I got in a 10.00 off 10.00 purchase coupon for JCpenny so yesterday I went after Rylan's class Halloween party and before pick up since there was only about an hour. I found the cutest sandals on clearance for 4.97! I picked up two different pair for next summer I can't wait to wear them! I also found cute play clothes or school clothes for Rylan I needed .03 to be able to use my coupon so I grabbed a shirt for him 1.97 and went to the register. I paid 2.08! Now the blue pair of sandals were originally 65.00 I paid .80! The brown strappy pair were originally 50.00 I paid .80! The shirt I grabbed for Rylan was 11.99 I paid .31! So clearance prices plus a coupon equals nearly 100% off people! This is my favorite way to shop! I have another 10.00 coupon to there that doesn't expire until the end of the year so I may wait until closer to christmas in case there is a last minute gift I want to grab. So originally  the cost would have been 126.99 plus tax and I paid 1.91 (plus tax 2.08 total).... you do the math!

Thankfully I'm learning to hold my tongue

I am not really sure if I should be offended or not.... This morning I met with some other moms from Rylan's school. We were there to talk about school functions put on by the parents. We were all talking about getting together again for a day of crafts to get ready for these events. Someone offered their house as a craft spot (she basically lives next door to school) but directly after the offer she said that we would all have to ignore her messy house. I know that some people say that when it is really very clean. Some people say that and mean it you just have to wait and see. Another mom immediately started in on how messy her house was too and how she wouldn't judge. I had already been to this said craft house and it is neither messy or shining without a spec of dust. I don't care what peoples houses look like, I don't judge you because you live in your house however you want it, as do I. Where I got offended is