First of all, don’t panic! This Instant $5 sale runs through 8/25, so lots of time for more sales and coupons! Right now Dove is the hottie, but here’s the best of the rest out there; on some deals you could massage those coupons until you get arrested for prostitution and it wouldn’t helpFour of the large TRESemmé (28 oz) bottles are $16, less instant $5, less four $2 coupons – you’re still paying $4.32. Which actually isn’t a bad price for this product. One TRESemme and four Suave Gold Professionals less Instant $5 off, $2 TRESemmé coupon and two Suave BOGOs ($2.99 each). Total $3.77.

Four Dove shampoos and conditioners and one Dove styling product less $5 instant, two $3/2 coupons and one $2 coupon. Total $2.73 Four Dove shampoos and conditioners and one TRESemmé. After $5 Instant savings, two $3/2 coupons and one $2 coupons total was $3.80.

Nothing yet even remotely close to a decent deal on Suave body wash – considering Tone was almost free after coupons and paying with points last month at Walgreens.

With the brand new (7/29-8/25) Unilever promotion – $5 off instantly with $15 participating personal care products – we’re having to do a lot of combinations here.  So far I’ve run Dove a few times and am now working on TRESemme, Suave Gold and Suave body wash.  Will post with more later as I run and test them.

This, to me, anyway, Dove have the best coupons in the group. Dove has both $3/2 shampoo/conditioner and $2 styling products couons in the 7/26 rp and how you work them is up to you.  Prices are 2/$6 and you aren’t required to buy multiples to get a $3 price.

P&G promo Save $7 instantly wyb $25+ in participating P&G products. Ad says minimum purchase requirement must be met after coupon reductions. Instant savings discount is applied on non-P&G items.  They lie…  While I didn’t use coupons (didn’t have them with), the $7 came off just fine when buying only Pantene.

Bought twelve Ice Mountains ($6.11), used three $1 coupons from 6/28 rp and paid $3.11.

Use the $1/4 coupon from 6/28rp and pay 25¢ a bottle!  Ultra will have the .5L  6-pks on sale for 3/$5 starting Wednesday – – unfortunately, it uses the same $1/4 coupon.  boo!

This promo runs through July 19th – most Jewels should have large quantities stocked.

Jewel has a Thank You special Thursday through Sunday. As part of it the Jewel brand milk gallons and O Organics 1/2 gallons are only $1.77 each. Limit 2 – hah! 18-ct cookies are only $1.99 (sugar, chocolate chip & raison are available). They also have meat specials, but who cares when we have cookies and milk!?

I’ll be picking up quite a few milks over the next couple of days because they freeze so well.

I never printed the Earthbound Farm Organic 75¢ coupons because I thought signing up meant giving up all vitals – frankly I’m getting mighty tired of all my personal information being shared for under a buck!  But the Earthbound site only required email and zip code, the rest was optional…meaning blank.  MUM says they send out emails with coupons about once a week, so that’s good.

Through today, Jewel has the 1 lb Earthbound Farm organic carrots on sale for 79¢.  Use this 75¢ coupon and you’ll pay 4!

And I was at Jewel to pick up my 120 tubs of Truwhip topping – the Food Pantry was thrilled…if a bit pressed for freezer space!

50¢ off one Bistro salad bowl (under zip code 77477). Jewel has the Bistro salad bowls on sale for only 99¢ through tomorrow – usual price is $3.99!  I normally pick up one of those large $5 salad boxes to add to the bowl, since they’re light on lettuce and heavy on “stuff.”  My current favorite is sesame miso; FirstBorn likes Chicken Caesar.