Friday, August 31, 2012

JOIN ENDORSE TO GET CASH BACK


Endorse is a new mobile app that is compatible with iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S, iPad (3rd generation) and for Android (version 2.2 or higher, requires a rear-facing camera): Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S, Motorola Triumph, Motorola Droid, Motorola Asix, HTC. All you have to do is go HERE to sign up for the app. Once you have signed up and have the app on your smartphone, you will receive new offers each week. When you buy those items, you will have to upload a copy of your receipt on your phone and simply wait for the credit to show in your account. You could receive anywhere from 10% to 100% of the purchase price. You will be able to "Cash out" after you have accumulated $25 in your account and they will send you a check.

I have received $1.21 for buying Mt. Dew and candy. Offers change every week and each will state the percentage that you will earn.

FREE SAMPLE OF DOWNY UNSTOPPABLES

Beginning at 11:00 am EST today, Downy will be giving away 12,000 free samples per week. Just go HERE to request yours. These usually go fast, but they will repeat the offer each week through October 14.

FREE BABY PORTRAIT PACKAGE

Right now, Olan Mills is offering a free portrait package for babies 6 months old and younger. The package contains one 8 X 10, two 5 X 7's, and eight wallet size photos. There is no sitting or processing fee. I called the Olan Mills call center to verify this. According to the coupon, there is a limit of one coupon per person, per sitting. This leads me to believe that you could use this offer more than once, as long as your baby is under 6 months old. So go HERE to print yours now.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

FREE PHOTO MUG FROM INK GARDEN


Right now, Ink Garden is offering a free 11 oz. customized ceramic mug. Just go HERE and click "Get Yours Now" and follow the simple instructions. If you are not already registered with them, you may have to do so first. You will have to pay shipping, which is around $5.99. Even so, this is still a great deal. I'm not sure when this deal will end.

$2 OFF NECTRESSE

 Have you heard of Nectresse, the new sweetener by Splenda. It is supposed to by 150 times sweeter than sugar with no calories. Wal Mart sells it for around $3.50 for the 40ct box. If you act quickly, you can go HERE and print this coupon for $2 off, which will make it about $1.50. At this price, I.m willing to give it a try.

9/2 INSERT PREVIEW: TAKE A BREAK!


This Sunday, due to the Labor Day holiday, there will be no coupon inserts in the papers. This will be a nice break that we have not had since Memorial Day. Even on July 4th, P&G slipped their insert in on us, but since theirs was in last week's paper, that's not likely to happen.

Enjoy your Labor Day weekend!

RARE $1/1 WHEAT THINS COUPON

Nabisco has a rare Facebook coupon for $1 off 1 box of the new Bold Flavor Wheat Thins. Go HERE, like them, and then print your coupon. Once you have printed this, you can share the offer with your Facebook friends, and then print a coupon for $1 off 2 boxes any flavor. These coupons should pair nicely with the coupon for B2G1 Free Nabisco coupon on coupons.com right now, if your store allows. These are both Bricks coupons, so you should be able to print 2 of each.

Friday, August 24, 2012

DOLLAR TREE TO START ACCEPTING COUPONS


Beginning August 26, Dollar Tree will begin accepting manufacturer's coupons. Their policy is quite simple and can be found HERE. You will have to scroll down a bit to find it. The only thing that appears to be different than most places is that they are limiting us to two printable coupons per transaction. I commend them for having an official policy in place already and hope that they train their employees on it.

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

25 FREE PRINTS AT WALMART

To request yours, click HERE and sign up for a new account at Walmart Photo, on the right side of their page. They will email you a code for 25 FREE 1-Hour 4X6 Prints. Just follow the instructions in your email. Make sure you select in-store pick up, to make it 100% free. This offer is only applicable to new accounts.

Saturday, August 11, 2012

8/12 COUPON INSERT PREVIEW

This Sunday you can expect 2 inserts in your paper. There should be 1 Red Plum and 1 Smart Source. Remember that coupons vary by region, so you should get the largest paper that you have available to you. Here is a preview of the scheduled coupons.

 

Smart Source 8/12

$1/1 Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra refill, excl free item packs (exp 9/9)
$2/1 Air Wick Freshmatic starter kit, excl free item packs (exp 9/9)
$1/1 Barilla microwaveable meal (exp 10/6)
$1/1 Barilla microwaveable meal (exp 11/3)
Free Biore cleanser wyb pore strip, max $7, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
.75/4 Buddig original, 2 oz (exp 11/30)
$1/2 Campbell’s V8 Splash, 64 oz+ (exp 9/23)
$2/1 Cheer detergent, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$2/1 Clairol Nice ‘n Easy or Natural Instincts, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$3/1 Clairol Natural Instincts or Nice ‘n Easy non-permanent color (exp 9/30)
$2/1 Claritin Children’s syrup, 4 oz (exp 9/9)
$3/1 Claritin Children’s chewables, 20 ct.+ (exp 9/9)
$3/1 Claritin Children’s syrup, 4 oz (exp 8/19)
.40/1 Colgate adult or kids toothbrush, excl Plus and Extra Clean (exp 9/1)
.75/1 Colgate Max Fresh, Total, Optic White or Sensitive toothpaste (exp 9/1)
.50/2 Cottonelle flushable moist wipes, excl trial size (exp 9/23)
.50/2 Cottonelle toilet paper, 4 pk. or (1) 9 pk.+ (exp 9/23)
.45/1 Daisy cottage cheese (exp 10/6)
.50/3 Dannon Oikos, 5.3 oz cups or (1) multipack (exp 9/30)
$1/1 Depend guards for men (exp 9/22)
$1/1 Depend product (exp 9/22)
$1/1 Depend Real Fit or Silhouette item (exp 9/22)
.50/1 Era detergent, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
.55/1 Frigo Cheese Heads, 10 oz+ (exp 10/31)
.40/1 Gain detergent or fabric softener, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$1/2 Gain detergents or fabric softeners, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$1/3 Hershey’s, Reese’s, or Kit Kat Miniatures or Hershey’s Kisses (exp 9/16)
.50/1 Huggies baby wipes, 56 ct.+ (exp 9/8)
$1.50/1Huggies diapers (exp 9/8)
$1.50/1 Huggies Little Movers, Little Snugglers or Overnites diapers (exp 9/8)
$2/1 Huggies Pull-Ups training pants, jumbo pk.+ (exp 9/8)
.50/1 Irish Spring multi-bar pk., 3 ct.+, or body wash, excl 2.5 oz size (exp 9/1)
$1/1 Ken’s dressing, 16 oz (exp 9/30)
.50/3 Kleenex boxes, 50 ct.+, or (1) bundle pk., excl trial size (exp 9/23)
$1/2 Kleenex hand towels (exp 9/30)
$1.50/2 Kotex Natural Balance pads (exp 9/22)
$1/1 Kotex U item, excl trial size (exp 9/22)
$1/2 Kotex Natural Balance liners, 33 ct.+ (exp 9/22)
$1/2 Kotex Natural Balance tampons (exp 9/22)
.55/1 Lance Cracker Home, 8 ct.+ (exp 9/30)
.75/1 Lance Cracker Creations (exp 9/30)
.75/1 Method Mickey or Minnie hand wash (exp 12/31)
$1/1 Method cleaning spray (exp 12/31)
$1.50/2 Mission tortillas bags AND (2) carton of eggs, one dozen (exp 12/31)
.75/1 Nestle Toll House refrigerated cookie dough (exp 10/31)
.55/1 Odwalla beverage, 12 oz+ (exp 11/30)
.55/2 Odwalla smoothies for kids, 6.75 oz (exp 11/30)
.55/2 Odwalla bars (exp 11/30)
$1/2 Old Wisconsin snack bites, 4 oz+ (exp 11/30)
.55/1 Oroweat Healthfull sprouted grains or 45 calories/slice bread (exp 11/12)
.55/1 Oroweat low sodium bread (exp 11/12)
$1.50/1 Poise Hourglass pads (exp 9/22)
$1/1Poise cooling towelettes, feminine wash or panty fresheners (exp 9/22)
$1/1 Poise product (exp 9/22)
$2/1 Poise personal lubricant or roll-on cooling gel, excl trial size (exp 9/22)
$1/$5 Post-it Super Sticky Notes purchase (exp 9/16)
$2/$5 Post-it label item purchase (exp 9/16)
$2/$5 Post-it note dispenseper purchase (exp 9/16)
$2/$5 Post-it tab, flag or pocket item purchase (exp 9/16)
$1/1 Precious Galbani cheese (exp 11/30)
$1/3 Reese’s or Kit Kat snack size bags, 9-22 oz (exp 9/16)
$2/1 Schick Intuition razor or refill (exp 9/22)
$2/1 Schick Quattro for Women disposable razor pk. (exp 9/23)
.50/1 Scotch-Brite Botanical disinfecting wipes (exp 9/30)
.75/1 Scotch-Brite select scrub sponge, scour pad or dishwands (exp 9/30)
.50/1 Scott Naturals flushable wipes tub or refill (exp 9/16)
.75/1 Scott towel rolls, 4 ct.+ (exp 9/16)
$1/1 Scott Extra Soft bath tissue rolls, 12 ct+ (exp 9/16)
$1/1 Seattle’s Best coffee bag, 12 oz (exp 10/13)
.55/1 Skintimate shave gel, excl 2.75 oz (exp 9/23)
.35/1 Softsoap liquid hand soap, 8 oz+ (exp 9/1)
.50/1 Softsoap body wash or bar soap, 2 pk.+ (exp 9/1)
.50/1 Softsoap liquid hand soap refill, 28 oz+ (exp 9/1)
$1/1 Speed Stick regular or Lady, excl 2, 1.4 and .5 oz sizes (exp 9/1)
$1/1 Sunsweet Juicers (exp 10/14)
$3/1 TreSemme styling item wyb shampoo or conditioner (exp 9/9)
$1/3 Trident or Stride multipacks, pouches or bottles (exp 10/5)
.25/1 Ultra Palmolive dish liquid (exp 9/1)
$1/2 Ziploc bags (exp 9/22)
$1/2 Ziploc containers (exp 9/22)
$1/2 Ziploc slider bags (exp 9/22)

RedPlum 8/12

$1/1 Beringer wine (valid in CA or NV), 750 mL or 1.5 L (exp 9/9)
$1/1 Chateau St. Jean wine (valid in CA or NV), 750 mL (exp 9/9)
$1/1 Covergirl face item, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$5/2 Covergirl LashBlast mascaras, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$2/1 Garnier moisturizer (exp 11/12)
$1/1 Gillette disposable razor, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion ProGlide razor, excl Styler and trial size (exp 9/30)
$4/1 Gillette Venus refillable razor, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
Free Good’n Natural bar, max $1.29 (exp 9/15)
.25/1 L’Oreal Vive Pro shampoo or conditioner (exp 10/7)
.75/1 L’Oreal Studio Line styling item (exp 10/7)
$1/1 L’Oreal Colour Riche nail item (exp 10/7)
$1/1 L’Oreal haircolor item (exp 10/7)
$1/1 L’Oreal lip item (exp 10/7)
$3/1 L’Oreal Elnett hairspray, 100 oz (exp 10/7)
$4/2 L’Oreal haircolor items (exp 10/7)
$1/1 Nivea hand or body lotion, 1.7-13.5 oz (exp 9/9)
$2/1 Nivea Q10 skin firming item, 2.5-13.5 oz (exp 9/9)
$1/1 Nivea for Men body lotion, 13.5 oz (exp 9/9)
$2/1 Senokot regular or S tablets (exp 3/31/2013)
.50/1 Snuggle fabric softener liquid or dryer sheets (exp 9/23)
.50/1 Sparkle package, 2 giant roll+ (exp 9/22)
.50/1 Superpretzel soft pretzel item (exp 9/29)
$1/1 Swiffer Duster, dry cloths, wet cloths, or WetJet pads (exp 9/30)
$1/1 Swiffer Sweeper starter kit or Dusters Extender starter kit (exp 9/30)
$1/1 Whiskas dry cat food (Target coupon) (exp 10/13)
$1/1 Whiskas wet cat food, 10-24 ct. (Target coupon) (exp 10/13)
$2/1 Wisk laundry detergent, 45 oz+ (exp 9/23)

Thursday, August 2, 2012

8/5 COUPON INSERT PREVIEW

This Sunday, you can expect 3 coupon inserts in your paper. Look out for 2 Smartsource Inserts and 1 Red Plum. Here is a list of what you can expect.
Remember that coupons vary by region, and you should always buy the biggest paper that you have available to you.

 Smart Source 8/05

.75/2 Betty Crocker Ready to Spread frosting, 17.5 oz+, cookie mix, Supreme Brownie mix, dessert bar or box muffin mix (exp 9/29)
.50/1 Betty Crocker Fun da-middles cupcake mix (exp 9/29)
.75/3 Betty Crocker Hamburger Helper (exp 9/29)
.75/2 Betty Crocker fruit shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups,or Ocean Spray, Mott’s or Sunkist Fruit Flavored Snacks (exp 9/29)
.50/1 Bisquick Original or Heart Smart, 40 oz+ (exp 9/29)
.50/1 Fiber One chewy bars (exp 9/29)
.75/1 Fiber One Nutty Clusters & Almonds cereal (exp 9/15)
$1/3 General Mills cereal (exp 9/15)
$1/2 General Mills Cheerios cereal (exp 9/15)
.50/2 General Mills Chex Mix, 4.5 oz+, or 100 Calories snack (exp 9/29)
.50/1 General Mills treats: Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Lucky Charms, Golden Grahams, or Chex Mix or Mil ‘n Cereal bars (exp 9/29)
.50/1 Nature Valley protein chewy bars, 5 ct.+ (exp 9/29)
.75/3 Nature Valley granola bars, 5 ct.+ or granola thins, or Fiber One chewy bars, 90 calories chewy bars or 90 calories brownies (exp 9/29)
.50/1 Pillsbury baguette chips, 7 oz+ (exp 9/29)
.50/2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, Toaster Scrambles or pancakes (exp 10/27)
.55/1 Pillsbury frozen egg scrambles or Grands! biscuit sandwiches (exp 10/27)
.75/3 Totino’s rolls (exp 10/27)
.35/1 Yoplait Go-Gurt, Kids Cup, Trix multipk. or Splitz yogurt (exp 9/29)
.40/6 Yoplait yogurt cups (exp 9/29)
.50/8 Yoplait yogurt cups (exp 9/29)
.75/2 Yoplait Go-Gurt, Kids Cup, Trix multipk. or Splitz yogurt (exp 9/29)

 

 

 

Smart Source 8/05

$1 off ACT product, excl trial size (exp 9/23)
$2 off Allegra product, excl trial size (exp 9/8)
$1 off Bailey’s coffee creamer (exp 9/30)
.40/1 Ban product, 1.5 oz+ (exp 9/1)
$1 off Ban solid (exp 9/1)
$3 off BIC disposable razor, excl trial size (exp 9/2)
$1 off Blink tears or geltears (exp 9/10)
.75/1 Command product (exp 9/9)
$1 off Complete product, 12 oz+ (exp 9/10)
$1 off Complete Blink-N-Clean lens drops or contacts eye drops (exp 9/10)
$1 off Cortizone 10 product, excl trial size (exp 9/23)
$1/18 Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys cans (exp 11/5)
B3G1 Fancy Feast Mornings cat food, max 90¢ (exp 11/5)
$2 off Farmer John smoked sausage (exp 9/5)
Free Glade Expressions Fragrance Mist starter kit wyb any refill (exp 9/15)
Free Glade Oil Diffuser starter kit wyb any refill, max $8.99 (exp 9/15)
$1 off Gold Bond Medicated item, excl trial size (exp 9/23)
$1 off Gold Bond Ultimate item, excl trial size (exp 9/23)
$1/2 Gum oral care products (exp 10/31)
$1 off Icy Hot Aspercreme product, excl trial size (exp 9/23)
$10 off John Frieda Precision Foam Colour wyb shamp & cond (exp 9/9)
$1 off Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce, 10 oz+ (exp 10/15)
$3 off Lysol No Touch hand soap system starter kit or dispenser only (exp 9/4)
.50/1 Mariani dried fruit snacks, 4 oz+ (exp 9/30)
$1/2 Mentos bottles, 45 pc+ (exp 10/5)
$1/3 Mentos bottles, 15 pc+ (exp 10/5)
.75/2 Nabisco cookies or crackers, 4.05-27.5 oz (exp 10/5)
$1 off Nonni’s Biscotti Bites (exp 10/5)
$45 off OneTouch Verio IQ meter (exp 10/5)
$2 off Peet’s Coffee medium roast Cafe Domingo or Cafe Solano (exp 9/30)
$10 off Philips Sonicare rechargeable toothbrush, excl Xtreme (exp 9/30)
$15 off Philips Sonicare DiamondClean, FlexCare+, or FlexCare (exp 9/30)
$5 off Philips Sonicare brush heads or Xtreme toothbrush (exp 9/30)
$1 off Pilot Bottle 2 Pen (B2P) or FriXion pens or highlighters, 2 pk+ (exp 9/30)
$1 off Raid ant & roach item (exp 9/15)
$1 off Raid ant gel (exp 9/15)
$1 off Revlon color cosmetic (exp 9/9)
.25/1 Scotch Magic Tape (exp 10/31)
$1 off Scotch Magic Tape one-handed tape dispenser (exp 10/31)
$1 off Scotch pop-up tape item (exp 10/31)
$1 off Scotch restickable shapes, sheets, tabs, dots, or strips (exp 10/31)
$1 off Similac prenatal box (exp 9/1)
$2 off Similac SimplySmart bottle or 2 pk. (exp 9/1)
$1 off Simple facial skincare product, excl trial sizes (exp 9/2)
$3 off Simple cleanser AND moisturizer, excl trial sizes (exp 9/2)
.50/1 Smart Balance spreadable butter & canola oil blend (exp 9/19)
$1 off Smart Balance enhanced milk (exp 9/19)
$1 off Unisom product, excl trial size (exp 9/23)
$1/2 UP2U packs (exp 10/5)
$1 off Wholly Guacamole item (exp 9/2)

RedPlum 8/05

$3/2 Clairol Herbal Essences or Aussie items, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$4 off Claritin product, 15 ct.+ (exp 9/2)
$5 off DermaSilk full size product (exp 8/18)
$1 off Disney Marvel character shaped vitamins (exp 9/20)
$1 off Ester-C product (exp 9/4)
$1/2 Five Star products (exp 9/30/2012)
$1/2 Five Star reinforced filler paper items (exp 9/30)
$2 off Five Star binder (exp 9/30)
$2 off Garnier HerbaShine color creme (exp 9/16)
B1G1 Gillette disposable razor, max $12.99, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$5 off L’Oreal Youth Code kit (exp 9/30)
$1 off L’Oreal skincare item, excl trial sizes (exp 9/30)
$1 off Maybelline lip item (exp 10/5)
.75/1 Meow Mix dry cat food, 3 lb+ (exp 9/29)
$1/6 Meow Mix cat food single cups or (1) variety pk. (exp 9/29)
$2/2 Met-Rx Big 100 bars (exp 9/16)
$2/2 Met-Rx Protein Plus bars (exp 9/16)
.75/1 MorningStar Farms veggie foods product (exp 9/30)
$1 off Nature’s Bounty product (exp 9/4)
$3 off Nature’s Bounty Optimal Solutions item (exp 9/4)
$1 off Nutella jar, 13 oz+ (exp 10/31)
$1 off Olay Simply items, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$3 off Osteo Bi-Flex, 80 ct.+ (exp 9/4)
.50/1 Pepto-Bismol product, excl 8 oz liquid (Target coupon) (exp 10/6)
$3 off Prilosec OTC, 42 ct. or Align, 42 ct. (Target coupon) (exp 10/6)
$1.50/2 Pup-Peroni dog snacks bags, 5.6 oz+ (exp 10/1)
$1 off Sundown Naturals product (exp 9/4)
B1G1 Venus Daisy disposable razor, max $7.99, excl trial size (exp 9/30)
$1 off Vicks ZzzQuil liquid, 12-24 oz, or caplets, 24-48 ct. (Target) (exp 10/6)

FREE CARMEX @ WALGREENS BEGINNING 8/5

Beginning Sunday, you can get a Carmex Cream, Lotion, or Ointment free after Register Rewards and coupon. It will be on sale for 4.99, then you will receive $4 Register Reward. Go HERE to print a coupon for $1 off, making it free.

AWESOME DEAL ON LANCE CRACKERS @ BI-LO

One of our favorite snacks is Lance crackers, and Bi-Lo has an awesome deal on them right now. They are on BOGO for 3.19, making them just 1.59 for the 8-pack. However, there is a coupon HERE for 55¢ off one pack, which will double. This makes the final cost just 49¢ for the 8-pack. That is less than one single pack in most stores. ENJOY!

FREE BIC PENS @ WAGS BEGINNING 8/5

Beginning on August 5, Walgreen's will have the Bic Cristal Bold Pens for just 49¢ with the in-ad coupon. Go HERE or HERE to print a coupon for $1/2, which will make 2 packs free. Or you can use the $1/2 coupon that was in the SmartSource insert on July 29. But be certain to give them your manufacturer's coupon before you give them the in-ad coupon. Otherwise, the MQ will probably beep if you are only purchasing two packs.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Free McDonald's® New Spicy Chicken McBites Coupon From Mycokerewards


If you are a member of My Coke Rewards, log into your account to request a coupon for a free McDonald's New Spicy Chicken McBites. You will receive your coupon in the mail in 8 to 12 weeks. These coupons are ordinarily 75 points, but for a very limited time, it is free. Limit one per person.

$1 OFF NABISCO NEWTONS FRUIT THINS


Hurry on over HERE to the Nabisco Facebook page to grab a coupon for $1 off one pack Newtons Fruit Thins. There are only 50,000 coupons available, so you'd better hurry.

NEW RITE AID COUPON BOOK

There is a new coupon book available at Rite Aid containing up to $74 in oral health savings. They are all store coupons, so they can be stacked with manufacturer's coupons for even bigger savings. The coupons do not expire until 10/13/12, so I'm sure we will have plenty of time to make some great deals.

Here is one great deal that you can get right now.

Rite Aid has Reach Toothbrushes on sale for $2 each. Go HERE to print a coupon for $2/2 Reach Toothbrushes. Then use the $2/2 Reach Toothbrush store coupon from the oral care book. This will make them both free. All you will pay is tax.

            

NEW SAVINGS

With the beginning of a new month comes a lot of great new coupons. Here are just a few of what I have noticed on coupons.com this morning. I used the zip 77477. Some of them probably will not last long, especially the Libby's, so get yours before they're gone. They do not expire until 9/30/2012.

$1 off 2 Libby's Fruit Products
$1 off 4 Cans Libby's Vegetables
50¢ off 1 Box Lucky Charms Cereal
50¢ off 1 Chex Mix
50¢ off 1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal



MY APOLOGIES

As most of you probably know, I have not made many posts this year. It is my goal to change all that. I will soon be updating my coupon amount in my sidebar to reflect my correct coupon usage this year, as I have kept all receipts and am in the process of totaling them now. The numbers will not be as high as last year, but that does not mean that I have not been saving. It means that I have not been spending as much. Many weeks, I have spent less than $20 in the grocery stores, as compared to my average of $40 per week last year. I have lived largely from my stockpile the past few months. My pantry and freezers were full, and there is no point in spending when you have no where to store it. I also have not shopped the drug stores very much for the same reason. I simply have not needed to buy very much.

But now it's time to get things back on the right track here, and start passing on the deals. I am looking forward to that.

MAKING MONEY AT CVS

I had the most awesome trip to CVS this week than I have had in a very long time. I have not been shopping the deals as much lately, due to other obligations, but decided these were just too good to pass up. But then, when I scanned my card at the coupon printer, I became even more excited.

I wanted to buy some M&M's, but with no coupons or ECB deal to go along with them, I was having a hard time convincing myself that it was alright. I did have a coupon for a free bag of Snack Mix with the purchase of 2 bags of M&M's. So I decided to buy them, and just make the best deal that I could. I had $6 ECBs when I started and was hoping to not have to spend more than $5 OOP after using those.

This is what I bought:
2 Olay Facial Cleansers @ 3.74
   Used $3/2 MQ
2 Olay Body Wash @ 5.99
   Used two MQ Free body wash wyb cleanser
   Used $2 SQ Body Wash
   Used $3/$15 Olay Products SQ
4 Head & Shoulders Hair Care @ 4.99
   Used two BOGO Head & Shoulders (scanned 9.49 each)
   Used two $1 H&S MQ
   Used $4/$20 Beauty Purchase
2 Bags M&M's @ $3
1 Bag M&M Snack Mix @ 3.99
   Used B2G1 M&M Snack Mix (Max. Value 3.49)

As it turned out, I did not use any of my ECBs. I paid just 96¢ OOP and got $5 ECBs back. I also have 19.46 toward the Olay Rebate and am just 11.58 away from a 2nd $5 ECB, as that limit is 2. So, at this point, I have made 4.04 on this trip AND I have my M&M's! Awesome!