ASHLAND — Is there anything more fun than shopping with a group of women couponers? If there is, I haven’t found it.

We found many bargains, and learned how CVS worked. What a nice store and wonderful people! They were so nice to us.

We received free candy and free nail polish. Great deals on razors, paper towels, Colgate, and Hershey Bars, too. When we were leaving, they even brought out some great clearence items, including some very nice toys to put away for Christmas. They were all under $4, and mine had an original price of $29 on the box.

Thank you, CVS of Flatwoods. We all agree we love this store.

Classes are signing up at ACTC for the end of October, and I think word is getting around about how much fun we have.

Here’s a fun one: Do you remember when I asked you not to buy the Tide Pods because there never was a coupon for them and it wasn’t that good a buy? Tide has finally decided they weren’t selling well. The test is over. We aren’t going to buy them unless they produce a coupon and a good sale. So, today they finally have it. You have a 50-cent coupon on Tide Pods in today’s newspaper and a great sale at CVS, limit one.

Buy extra newspapers, as we hope they will push these during the entire month. Thank you for not buying at the nearly $5 mark. How does $2.94 sound?

Pick’N Save’s website has a really good idea for their store. Not only do they double to 50 cents, they take anything over 50 cent coupons to $1. Their website has such interesting savers as “My Recipe Box,” where you can save recipes from this site that you like. It has suggestions for leftovers, such as chicken and making two meals from one dinner.

 Leftovers are usually something no one likes. Make a totally different meal from the leftovers. They have personalized specials to suit your family’s needs, all designed to save you money. There are recipes for the groceries you buy this week. I’m going to love this website and this store. Hopefully, because of what they are doing with the coupons, other stores will have to follow suit. Competition is the spice of life.

Ok, here we go:

Jack’s Market

Gerber Chicken cut up fryers (Amish). I would think this would mean no steriods, and a better chicken, $1.19 a pound.

Boneless sirloin pork chops, $1.89 a pound.

Jiffy cornbread mix, 4/$2

Dole celery, 99 cents

Green cabbage, 39 cents a pound.

Red or white seedless grapes, $1.29 a pound. These are as sweet as candy and much healthier.

CVS

Tide Pods, $4.44, $1 EB, -50 cent coupon equals $2.94. Limit one.

Dawn dish liquid, 99 cents. Limit seven.

Colgate Max Fresh, $2.99, $2 EB, 75 cent coupon. Limit 2

CVS is doubling quarterly ExtraBucks. Your quarterly extra bucks will double to 4 percent on all eligible front store purchases from today to Dec. 15. They will print on your receipt on Jan. 1 and Feb. 14.

Hershey Simple Pleasures candy, 2/$6, $2 coupon, and you can use two equals two for $2.

Hersheys assorted candy, 2/$6, $2 EB, $1 off two coupon equals $3 for two. Limit one.

Maybelline, spend $10 get $3 EB, $1 coupon on Great Lash Mascara. You can use 1/$1 on each one.

Gillette disposable razors, no stated price, $3 EB. Use buy one get one free coupon, then use a $3 coupon on the free one. Limit one.

Aussie shampoo or conditioner, 2/$7, minus $3 coupon.

ACT dental rinse, $3.99, $1 EB, $2 coupon equal 99 cents. Limit two.

K Mart, Oscar Meyer Lunchables, 99 cents

Cottonelle 12 big rolls, $4.97, 50 cent coupon.

Foodfair

FreshLike vegetables — 59 cents a can

Ground Chuck-$2.98 lb.

Campbells Soup — 69 cents ea. -40 cents off 4 coupon

Quilted Northern 12 pack-$5.99

Sparkle paper towels — $5.99 -$1 coupon = 62 cents a roll Stock up time

Foodland

Cheer Detergent — $4.99 - $2 coupon = $2.99

Gain Detergent — $4.99 - $1 coupon = $3.99

Downey Fabric Softner 2/$5 40 cent coupon that doubles. Use 2

New Betty Crocker Shake and Pour Cupcake Mix — 2/$5--75 cent coupon off 1. Use 2 of these

Tide Pods — $4.99 - 50 cent coupon that doubles = $3.99

ALDI

Cauliflower, $1.29 each.

Yellow onions, 69 cents a bag.

Broccoli, 99 cents per pack.

Mums in a basket, $4.99.

Rite Aid

Rite Aid is doing something new. They are automatically taking your store bucks off your card.

We decided in class that this was not a good thing for us. You have the right to ask for your UP Rewards to be done in the old manner only. You can lose bucks if you don’t.

Pepsi, 3 for $9.99 Use $1 in ad coupon equals three for $8.99, equals 24 cents a can. Good deal.

Colgate 360 toothbrush, $1.99, $1 in ad coupon, equals 99 cents. Use $1 coupon from Rite Aid Oral Healthcare booklet. (Moneymaker use) 75 cent coupon just for the fun of it. Puts you in the negatives. Limit one.

Colgate Optic White, buy $10 of these products get $5 UP Rewards. Use $1 off each coupon. Limit four. You could also use the above coupon for the toothbrush from the booklet

ACT mouth rinse, BOG 2nd 50 percent off. NO stated price, $1 UP Reward. -$2 coupon. Use $1 off 2 Act Mouthrinse coupon from Oral Healthcare booklet.

Crest Pro Health, $5.99, - $2.50 UP, $1 coupon Oral Healthcare book. Minus 50 cent coupon mnfr.

Scope mouth rinse, $4.29, $2 Up, $1 coupon equals $1.29.

Aussie or Herbal Essences, 2/$6, $3 coupon, 2/$3

Clairol Nice and Easy Hair Color, $6.99, $1 in ad coupon, $2 coupon (Stacking) equals $3.99

Hershey Simple Pleasures get a $2 UP reward if you buy $6, 2/$6, $2 coupons. Use two. It doesn’t matter if you bring them down with a coupon. It’s what it originally adds up to  2/ 0 Free. Limit two.

The same thing applies on the Ghirardelli Pouches Candy, 2/$6, $2 UP, $1 coupon. Use two of these for a price of 2/$2.

You can only get two of any of the candies listed on that sale. The Simple Pleasures is the best deal.

Kroger

10 for $10 Week

Angel Soft toilet tissue, 10/$10

Dannon Oiko’s Greek Yogurt, 10/$10, $1 off 3 coupon.

Barilla pasta, 10 for $10

Era laundry detergent, $2/99, 50 cent coupon that doubles equals $1.99

Kelloggs Cereal, $2.99 Coupon, $1 off two.

Speed Stick deoderants,  10 /$10

Cottonelle bath tissue, $5.99, 50 cent coupon that doubles equals $4.99.

Campbells soup, four for $3, 40 cents off four coupon that doubles.

Armour LunchMakers. 10 for $10

Frugal Tip:

Use yellow Listerine in a spray bottle to repel mosquito’s. Its much safer than Deet based products, and the color yellow really does repel mosquitoes. Take it from this fisherwoman.

Yellow Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion also works.