Second thing I learned..don't doubt the power of the clearance rack to put you over the $20! I always stay away from them thinking I'll wind up buying junk nobody else wants, wind up with something I never use, and spend more than I need to get me to $20. I went today and my total was 19.46..darn it..I was going to have to spend at least 1.00 to put me over. Well...I looked thru the clearance rack and found a magnetic memo pad for .50 (I use them for grocery lists and I've been out for awhile...every time I jot my list down on a scrap piece of paper it gets thrown away and I have to start over). So that puts me 4 cents shy..what now? I found these cute hallmark christmas grab bags, 3 to a pack (I usually do homemade cookie gifts at christmas) clearanced down to 10 cents...YAY!!
PS: thank you happy day for pointing out the J&J soap deal (my mom cut this $1 off coupon out of her woman's day and I thought "I'll never use that") and the Clean & Clear warming scrub clearance deal (I still had a $2 printable sitting in my binder from when I did the $5 wyb $15...and it was only 2.80 after mark down here.... .80 oop!)
ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR CLEARANCE ITEMS! They are a great way to throw you over those increments needed for 4/20, 3/15 etc. coupons and combining them with mfg coupons they can be free as well! I use the hair color as a great example of this. I have never colored my hair in my life but with the clearance price of $1.75 and having a $2 coupon it works perfect to put me over $20 and not cost me anything OOP. I just add those items to my donation pile when I get home - some people add them to their yardsale stock. And that being said:
Clean & Clear Daily Pore Cleansing Pads - breakthrough dual action system 26 pads - 50% off - UPC# 3 8137 002108 7 - Clearance Price $3.50 - there is a $2.00 printable on their website.
http://cleanandclear.com Click on the "fun, free, and fabulous" on the top. (can be used on the next one too)
Clean & Clear Warming Daily Pore Scrub - 4oz tube - UPC#3 8137-002109 4 - 50% off Clearance Price $3.00
Dove Regenerating Calming Night Body Wash - bottle also says with soothing honey & Vitamin A - 12 fl. oz - clearanced to $2.75 but I also had $1.00 coupons and used it to throw me over the $20 to use a $4/20
Pantene Red Expressions Daily Color Enhancing Shampoo - Auburn to burgundy for red shades 500 ml (16.9 FL oz bottle) clearanced to $1.57 - I used a $1.50 coupon so it was only .07!
Clairol Nice n' Easy #127 Medium Blonde - white box shown on coupons - 1 application - price $6.99 - so clearanced to $1.75 - the store I purchased them in does not give overage but does give attitude so I had her ring it in for $2.00 because I had a $2 coupon so free!
Clairol Nice n' Easy "gray solution" #8 Medium Blonde - white box with a short haired blond wearing a gray sweater - 1 application - price $9.99 - clearanced to $2.50
Clairol Nice n' Easy Color Boosting Glaze "for burgandy" #4RV on top of box - white box a little smaller than the regular size boxes with a Julia Roberts colored red head on the front - $6.99 - clearanced to $1.75 - again the store I purchased them in does not give overage but does give attitude so I had her ring it in for $2.50 because I had a $5/2 coupon so with the one above they were both free!
Clairol Nice n' Easy Color Boosting Glaze "for medium to dark blonde" #8 on top of box - white box a little smaller than the regular size boxes with a Meg Ryan lookalike (sorta) blonde on the front - $6.99 - clearanced to $1.75
Also saw Noxema Daily Cream in a tube on clearance for I think $2.50 and Cetaphil Cream in tube on clearance for $3.50 - not sure of oz. sizes but I will recheck those next trip!
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