My haul from today is pictured above! I have strep throat, so I haven't done my research as thoroughly as I normally would have. I don't think I did half bad for being half conscious during my shopping trip.
Today, I stopped in to Walgreen's and purchased two Nivea Men's shower gels, two packs of cherry Ricola cough drops, three boxes of Puffs tissues, two bottles of Dawn dish soap, some little candy corn shaped marshmallow treats (not pictured), Blistex lip ointment and two pumpkin shaped Reese's peanut butter cups (random purchase at the register because I didn't calculate everything correctly with tax...grrr...sometimes I hate Register Rewards!). After using $8 in Register Rewards, my total was $1.24. I received $2.60 in Register Rewards, so I actually made a total of $1.36 (in Register Rewards).
TJ and I also made a trip to Menards, so he could buy some man-things. Poor guy, I bet he didn't know Menards has the best prices around for cleaning products! To be fair, I did have a rebate from some Physique shampoo from a while ago, which went toward my purchases. I bought a 32 oz. bottle of Fantastik, a bottle of Windex Multi-surface cleaner, Fantastik window cleaner, two cans of Pledge Multi-surface, a container of Damp-Rid, a 21 oz. canister of Bar Keeper's Friend, two cans of regular Scrubbin Bubbles, a can of Scrubbin Bubbles Mega Shower foamer, a bottle of 409, two boxes of Mr. Clean Magic Erasers and an 85 watt Energy Star light bulb (not pictured). I won't have to buy much in the way of cleaning supplies for the next few months!
After coupons, rebates and Register Rewards, my grand total from both stores was $2.16. I used my P&G gift card (Meijer had a promotion a while back, spend $40 on P&G items, get a $10 prepaid MasterCard), so it didn't cost me a dime out-of-pocket.
My charity bin is slowly growing. I know it isn't much, but so far I have: a tube of Colgate toothpaste, three boxes of 18 ct. Playtex tampons, various lip balms, two bottles of shower gel, a stick of men's Right Guard deodorant, two bottles of Gain dish soap, and a Schick razor. The best part? I have gotten all of these items at no cost, only paying the sales tax. This will keep growing until Christmastime, when I'm hoping to have my storage bin full of personal care items to donate to the church pantry, although I am debating waiting until the end of January. It seems like everyone gives during the holidays, but the donations drop off sharply after.
I am only posting this, and will continue to do so, because I know there are a lot of people of there who feel can't afford to give. I am one of them. I can't donate money, I live within a budget and every just about extra dollar is a dollar that goes toward a bill or something completely un-fun, including saving up for a house. I do, however, have a few bucks a week where I can and am willing to use coupons and get items paying only the sales tax. Over the last month, I have purchased several items at very little cost to myself that will go a long way in my community. If there were twenty other church members who did this, the pantry would be stocked regularly. Helping isn't just throwing money at a problem...
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