Update: Mariposa reminds me that the 2/27 P&G insert also contains a FREE Puffs (up to $1.99) when you buy any 1 Vicks product. So we’re talking about 4 Sinex and 4 Puffs for each transaction. Hell, yeah, I’ll wait until the 13th to make certain it all comes in.
I know some of you are probably wondering if the Goddess has lost her touch: Goddess, Sinex will be $5.49 using the in-ad Wags coupon on the 27th, the same week as our wonderful MotrinPM. Well, yes, but two things are wrong with using it then: 1) the ad says “limit 3” which is usually just a laugh, unless you are dealing with an unfriendly-to-couponers Wags but more importantly 2) there is no stock on this stuff! If any of you have seen more than one or two boxes, let me know ’cause I sure haven’t. My Wags called the warehouse trying to locate an amount suitable for our purposes; bad news is that one store took a huge amount, but good news is that Sinex is coming in on a regular basis. So hold tight and we’ll get tons more. besides, the coupons aren’t readily available just yet…
If you like the Purex Complete 3 in 1 sheets that are BOGO this week you could get rain checks for a sizable amount, order $3 coupons and pick them up using the $3 Motrin RRs to pay for them. Adding 2 fillers would still leave you OOP only about .50. although i don’t honestly believe anyone should be forced to do this much laundry…
I decided to start a new post to cover the pour-through deal on Sinex (MotrinPM to Sinex); it certainly deserves its own thread!
Just spoke with the Steve (hi, Steve) the Wags store manager and learned a couple of new things: 1) the Sinex sale price has now dropped .50 to $5.49 (almost zero OOP) and the sale has been pushed back one week to March 13th. While this will in no way prevent us from making serious cash, the timing will have to be carefully worked out. Not to worry, ’cause everything is being arranged even as I post. And honestly? it gives us more time to get those coupons…
I will have a further update tomorrow (morning?) with greater detail. Remember extreme couponers: In unity there is strength!
Steve is a real trooper! he deserves a raise!
His store did enough business to place him third in a district composed of 30 stores (including 24 hours ones); his Wags has been open less than three months. I’m certain that corporate, being dunderheads, will initially attribute this to: grand opening; better location; new store vibe. Until they compare his sales with comparable new store sales…
we keep his numbers on the way up by all shoppin’ at his store and he’ll probs get that raise…or they’ll transfer him to a store that needs to show better numbers..fine line we tread
Hiya! I am so confused and sick AND hopped up on nitetime type stuff. (Vodka included) I don’t think I have enough coupons for the Motrin deal… basically cuz my pea brain just got why you buy products for the catalina coupons. However, I would like to tap the Sinex deal! How do you do MULTIPLE TRANSACTIONS? I get “multiples”… believe you me, but do you say… “hey, I got 70 coupons, go ahead of me?” Do you make a reservation? Gigggggggle… and I could really use something to make my nose stop running!
When you run multiples, you NEVER tie up a main register – that’s a huge no-no. If you’re at a store when they understand coupons, they will have to bring up enough stock to cover your complete transactions. At that point the mgr or asst mgr will probably open or take over the register in either cosmetics or photo. If people come up during those say, 70 transactions, remember it’s 70 transactions in total, but you are buying in sets of 4, so easy enough to let people in and then you keep on going. No one gets upset and you’re making the store’s numbers soar.
Gotcha! I am super excited! Thanks for all the extra hand holding too!
It’s tempting to road trip to a wags that understands us. Chicago is hit or miss…I get stuck with bitter ladies and gansta boos. You should snap a pic of Steve…or is that considered privacy invasion?
I’ll ask him, but I don’t want this site to turn into “The Dating Game – Extreme Couponers Version.”
Is it confirmed that $5.49 will be the price for the week of March 13th? Thanks.
Yes, the Wags store lists show $5.49 as the price.
This makes me nervous……a little.
So if I am planning to use my 50 $3RR from Mortin on ….. 25 Sinex transactions and the sale for Sinex is being pushed back to March 13th, then this would mean that I probably should NOT do the Mortin deal on Feb 27th since the RRs expire in 2 weeks (March 13)? Correct?
I am also reading that the Sinex deal is for the month of March, but what you’re saying is that the price of $5.49 PLUS having it in stock at our-friendly Wags store is planned for March 13th? Am I putting this together correctly?
Thanks so much 🙂
Exactly right, see, you’re getting it! Because even though the price is $5.49 on the same week as the MotrinPM, it’s doubtful there will be ANY stock around to run a deal. Our options are to either hold onto the $3 RRs and use some on other “stuff” or wait until the 13th, when we will be able to run this, guaranteed. Again, a day or two difference won’t really matter on the expiration date of the RRs. hint, hint (at least at our Wags)
Yeah, I’m getting it ……..after hours and hours of thinking about it. I’m getting grays hairs 🙂 Okay, so the ? is how far back should postpone the Mortin deal…maybe until Tuesday or something. I would rather not have expired RRs in the event that I can not make it to Friendly-Wags, I can use it here at home.
I think you are putting it together just right. Makes me nervous too.
And here i was, lookin’ forward to meeting, I mean just being in the same store as and seeing, the Goddess at Wags on the day. Not so sure that’s gonna happen now.
Just thinking and hoping that the general population will not be buying all that much Sinex since there have been so many sales on it lately.
I just don’t want to be the only one doing a 50 transaction deal….not sure why. So ….uh …… when are people planning to go? 🙂
Good heavens, you’re confusing the Goddess with hall monitors: they wear badges, I wear a tiara. If you take your time, you’ll do fine. Don’t scream at the managers, throw products or stamp your feet. Otherwise the Goddess will make you take your nap.
Go slow; have all your coupons ready; put one coupon out for every two MotrinPM in your cart, so when the coupons are out, you’re finished. If you’re scared, do ten or so, put them in your car and go back in.
This competely made my morning! I, too, am a little scared rabbit… except your Wags is like 3 hours away for me, one way. AND I am too excited to be THAT scared. It so happens the manager at my Wags if way easy on the eyes, so I look forward to the encounter! Shall leave the kiddos and the hubs home for that one! Just keep chanting… “One coupon at a time…” 🙂
I was just having a moment of panic. I’m alright 🙂 Thanks for the pep-talk.
Don’t forget to throw in the FREE Puffs (up to $1.99) wyb ONE Vicks Products 2-27-11 PG x3/31…the salad is spinning
you could throw extra inserts you have my way…spinning…i’m staggering
Thanks Mariposa, I forgot to add that part of it; I’ll update now. I remember running quite a few multiples of this deal at Jewel last year (?) when the FREE coupon did not specify size or up to price and we were all stocking up on the Puffs 3-pks. It was a beautiful thing…
I know…I’m running down to two boxes of PUFFS only. Anyhow, totally off topic…while I was downtown shopping at the Macy’s on State skipped over to Wags to use the devil’s, oops I mean Chase’s ATM and lo-and-behold to what did my wondering eyes appear…but 36 Elusive Walgreen’s Infant Care booklets! I left behind a huge chunk, but I’m getting the feeling downtown has a good stock of coupon booklets. I’m sending my DH back for more on his way home from work…bwahahaha.
Holy fuckballs! If downtown peeps aren’t going to avail themselves of that bounty, by all means find them good homes in the suburbs. You go, gurl…
Holy Fuckballs, never heard that one, love it. It’s nice to see the F Bomb fly. It seems some days (most) fuck is every other word out of my mouth. I really don’t need the Sinex, but will get it anyway. Everytime my husband coughs or sneezes I tell him he better take something, sounds like he is getting sick. Last winter I couldn’t keep enough of the shit in the house and this year I have a ton of it.