Good food and the game

Sunday was Matt's mom's birthday, so the whole family met for dinner last night to celebrate. This was a rare treat. Sister is a nurse, which means crazy hours, so we don't get to see her and her groom all too often.


We met at Red Robin. I heard a rumor they have bottomless steak fries, and I can confirm - it's true.

In order to not look like the crazy girl that takes a picture of every thing she eats event, I refrained from pics, but most of their food looks something like this.

I restrained myself just enough to order the Caprese Chicken sandwich, but I had to try the bottomless fries. This is why I'm not bottomless.

I've been researching the grocery game and the drug store game the past couple of weeks and with the help from a friend from work, finally got the nerve to try a transaction last night. She pointed me to a great website (or six), that is a WEALTH of information.

One of my favorite features is Thursdays, it lists all the coupons that will be in Sunday's paper, so you can see if you want to buy more than one paper. Another great tip - you can buy Sunday papers at the dollar store for, you guessed it, one buck. I saw there were a lot of good razor coupons this Sunday, and I'm fresh out. Seemed like fate. I bought two papers and tried my hand at Walgreens last night.

Here's how my deal went down.

Bought: (Razor and refills were on sale for 8.99, shaving cream for 1.99)

(1) Quattro Razor System or Catridges 4 pk

(1) Schick Intuition Plus Razor System or Catridges 3 pk

(2) Skintimate Shave Cream or Gel 6 or 7 oz

(2) Edge Shave Cream or Gel 6 or 7 oz

Used:

(1) -$4 off Schick Quattro Titanium Razor, Trimmer or Refill, SS 6/27

(1) -$4 off Schick Quattro for Women or Intuition Plus Razor or Refill, SS 6/27

(2) -.75/1 Skintimate Shave Gel or Cream Shave SS 6/27(2) -.75/1 Edge Shave Gel SS 6/27

Total Due: $14.94

Get Back: $10 RR, makes it 82¢ ea.

My total with tax was around $18, and I saved $22. I also got back $10 of register rewards to use on my next visit, perfect for the last few items that I need to pick up (have a coupon for those too!). So for $18 I got a razor, refills, 4 cans of shave gel, tampons, toothpaste and floss. I'm a dork, but it was a litte rush working the system. I think I can proceed with confidence!