The Tide Has Come In...

Jewel has a little Catalina extravaganza going on over there this week, so I made a pit-stop Friday night to pick up some of the goodies along with some of the 3-day promos, particularly the Tide (we all know how loyal I am to Tide).  Here is what I picked up for $21.54 OOP:

I had to do three transactions to maximize my cats and use them all up so I could pay as little OOP as possible.  

Transaction #1:

• 3 boxes Pop-Tarts $5.00.  Used printable q $2/3 = $3.00.  Got back $1.00 Cat
• 4 tubes Crest toothpaste $6.00.  Used 4 .75/1 = $3.00.  Got back 2 $1.00 and 1 $2.00 Cat for a $1.00 MONEYMAKER
• 2-4 pack Danimals yogurt = $4.00.  Used 2 $1/1 = $2.00.  Got back $1.00 Cat

Total was $8.61 with $6.00 back in Cats.

Transaction #2:

• 3 boxes Pop-Tarts $5.00.  Used printable q $2/3 = $3.00.  Got back $1.00 Cat
• 4 tubes Crest toothpaste $6.00.  Used 4 .75/1 = $3.00.  Got back 2 $1.00 and 1 $2.00 Cat for a $1.00 MONEYMAKER
• 2 Fresh Express bagged Romaine Salad $2.56.  Used 2 $1/1 printables (no longer available) = $0.56
• 1 Fresh Express bagged Spinach Salad $1.28. Used $1/1 printable (no longer available) = $0.28
• Bunch of bananas = $1.24

Used $6.00 from the previous transaction and got back another $5.00 in Cats.  Paid $2.71 OOP.

Transaction #3:

• 4-40 load Tide powder detergent $21.96.  Used 4 $2/1 q's = $13.96

Used $5.00 in Cats from the previous transaction.  Total OOP $10.22 (stinking tax)....not bad for 160 loads of Tide.  

I have no qualms with using the powder.  I feel it cleans just as well as the liquid and I never have an issue with it not dissolving.  Since I went pretty late in the day, I was only able to pick up 4 boxes because the shelves were already empty.  I think I will go back tomorrow and pick up 4 more....even without the $5.00 in Cats to knock the price down, $13.96 is a good price for 160 loads of Tide.  I didn't really need the toothpaste, but since they were going to give me $2.00 to take home 8 tubes, I couldn't pass it up...now I am stocked for about a year...I think we will need all that toothpaste with the plethora of Pop-Tarts that has come our way.