DVD Awesomeness

Now listen. If you've been following my blog for a little while, you may know my little secret: I love Disney. It seems March has been filled with Disney goodness for me (getting 3 new dvds before they went back into the vault, getting Ponyo on my birthday, going to Disney World, and now this)! Ok, enough of that. I know you want to know what in the world DVD Awesomeness is about. Well here you go!

I saw this post on IHeartSavingMoney for a dvd deal. Basically I followed it, and here's how it worked out for me!

On Monday night I went to Toys R Us and did the following:

Got Princess and the Frog dvd (Blu Ray combo was sold out*) - $19.99
Pre-ordered Toy Story 1 dvd/Blu Ray combo - $5.00 (deposit)
Pre-ordered Toy Story 2 dvd/Blu Ray combo - $5.00 (deposit)
Total before discounts = $29.99 + tax

-Received $15 off any Disney Princess movie instantly when pre-ordering both TS dvds.
-Had a $15 gift card from birthday
Total OOP after discounts = $0.64

*I was thrown off because the PATF combo packs were sold out, so I couldn't use my $10 off PATF coupon. This is resolved later....

Today I went to pick up my TS dvds. (And by I, I mean 'we' since I was hanging out with a friend and she was doing the same deal.)

Toy Story 1 - $29.99
Toy Story 2 - $29.99
Total before discounts - $59.98

-Received $26.00 discount for buying both TS1 and TS2 at the same time (making them just $16.99 each)
-$10 credit (for deposits when pre-ordering)
-Used $10 off TS1 coupon
-Used $10 off TS2 coupon
Total OOP after discounts - $3.98 + tax

Now here is the messy part:
When I bought PATF because the combo pack was sold out, I couldn't use my coupon. I did have a $5 off the regular dvd for PATF. So I brought that in with my receipt and they gave me $5 cash back. They also did not give me my free Princess jewelry box for purchasing a Princess movie, so I got one today. There was a small snafu that's too much to blog about, but long story short, I have a $10 gift card to Toys R Us.

Added bonuses:
Each TS dvd pack comes with a ticket to see TS3 for free!
I will also be able to send in for each of these PATF rebates:
-$5 off for purchasing PATF plus 2 Band Aid products
-$5 off for purchasing PATF plus 2 Success Rice products

Final Round Up:
I got Princess and the Frog dvd, Toy Story 1 dvd/Blu Ray combo pack, Toy Story 2 dvd/Blu Ray combo pack, a Princess jewelry box, 2 movie tickets, a $10 gift card, $5 cash back and I'll receive $10 total in rebates.

Overall value: $124.96
OOP: $0!!!!!!

Now tell me why it is people say couponing isn't worth the time?? :D