Movie coupons AND more!

$3 Movie coupons - here are a few coupons for $3 off of select DVDs.

hhgregg - free shipping on select products $99 or more until December 17th, with code FREESHIP

Leapfrog - last day of free shipping for a $50 order, plus get an additional 10% off with code MERRY10. The Fusion Fly pen was $79.99 is now $14.99! The Tag system is on sale for $29.99 for a limited time.

Victoria Secret - last day to save 15% off your entire order with VSSAVE15.

Chadwicks - last day to take an additional 20% off with code CH2DAY20

Barnes and Noble - $10 off of toys and games when you use your Mastercard, with this link, and coupon code.

Degree Deodorant - $1 printable coupon

Big Lots ad - This week if you buy 2 different Wii accessories one is $20 the other is $30 then you can get any of 6 different Wii games for $14.16! One of the games available is a Jillian Michael's game...not the 2010, but I believe the 2009 version.

Just to let you know as of December 31st P&G Esaver can no longer load on your Kroger card. I have no idea why just received an email telling me these facts. What a bummer.

Sorry that the posts have been so thin. I feel as if I barely have time to turn around...I think you are there as well, right? Enjoy the holidays and I will continue to post as able.

All I have in Email to Share

Expiring today at Chadwicks, get an additional 40% off of one item when you purchase any two items, use code CHSAVE40...don't forget to purchase through ebates to receive 3% back on this purchase.

Expiring today: Victoria Secret free shipping with any bra purchase with code SHOPVSBRAS. Also get 20% off any clothing product with code 20ITEM...this one ends on Wednesday. VS will let you use up to 3 codes at a time so you can combine these two and get the 20% AND the free shipping if you purchase a bra and another item, I think you will have to buy 2 items but maybe you could use both on the bra purchase. Make sure to go through EBATES to get money back on this purchase.

Avon - free shipping on any order with code FSWER

Mission Toritillas - $1 printable coupon

Hooked on Phonics - free shipping on a $25 order with code FSWORK, expires October 31, 2009

Leapfrog Princess and the Frog game or book - free shipping on this product until 1/10/10 with code FSPATFL

Heartland America get free shipping and $10 off any order with code GCC4-1118, expires 12/31/09. I will be honest the G could be a 6 or an 8...so if you have problems try the numbers...but I think it is a G. Also the $10 off only works from a certain catalog so if you put in an item that doesn't work then try another one. Here is one item that I found that would be relatively cheap: pair of FRS/GMRS handheld radios that work up to 20 miles away for $14.99 so they would be $4.99!!! Here is their item number GC-85982. Just to let you know it looks like items that start with GC are in this catalog so that should help when just looking at the website for an item. If you find something cheaper share it in comments so we can all purchase!

Enjoy your day.

Monday, lets wheel and deal!

Jennifer's blog - she is back and boy have we missed her finds! Make sure to check her out. It is amazing that we have been thinking along the same lines. She mentions loading coupons on your grocery card and I had done the same thing in my prep work for this post, make sure to follow this advice and you will save extra just as she says.

Here is what I found as I pursued the paper:

Walgreens, slickdeals link
Lays 2/$4
puffs .89 - .25 c = .64
Kelloggs cereal $1.99 - $1 c = .99
Revlon Colorsilk hair color $1.99 - $1c = .99 (thanks to Kim W. for pointing this one out)
Free ink refill with a $5 mail in rebate

CVS, slickdeals link
Post Trail Mix cereal $2 coupon - link, go here and print out twice to use for the BOGO sale, price is $4.59 for 2 use both coupons get both for .59!
(If you know anyone that lives in Pennsylvania get them to send you a sale paper for the Acme store, it has $5 off of pepsi products that would go great with this sale.)
Gillette Fusion razor $7.99 - $4 c = $3.99 plus $4 ECB
Pert shampoo $1.99 - $1 ic = .99, ic at http://www.coupons.com/
$20 Pepsi products $10 ECB
Mentos gum BOGO $1.69 - .55/2 c = $1.14 or .57 a piece
Almay spend $10 get $5 ECB back, starts at $1.99, have $1 c
Intuition razor $8.99 - $2 = $6.99 plus $4 ECB
Advil $1c, Robtussin $2 ic (slickdeals link), Dimetapp $2 ic (slickdeals) buy $15 get $5 ECB
Free tv converter box with government $40 c
Free glucose meter with $30 c
$20 Huggies get $5 ECB ($2 ic link on slickdeals)
Gillette shampoo $4.99 - $2 c = $2.99 get $3 ECB
Sure Deodorant $1.99 - $1 ic = .99 (use the link over the $1 ic, to get the coupon)
Goldfish BOGO, $2.19 or $1.10 for one

Kmart:
Fantastik $2.50 - $1 c = $1.50
Poptarts $1.66
Post cereal $2 - $1/2 c = $1.50 a piece
Hanes sports bras on sale $1 c

Target:
Open Season 2 $16.99 - $3 c = $13.99
Fireproof movie $16.99 - $5 c = $11.99 with purchase of Facing the Giants or Flywheel movie
Act II popcorn $2.19 - .50 = $1.69
Target Snuggle coupon $1 http://www.coupons.com/ combine with $1 from paper

Kroger:
They are still having the buy 10 items get $5 off deal. Looks like they have added some new things to the sale. I am going to list some of them that we have coupons for and then just list some that are really good deals. Something else you might want to do is go to http://www.shortcuts.com/. You have to join, then you enter your Kroger card number and you load coupons to your card. I have been really hesitant to do this because I thought I couldn't use my paper coupons at the same time, but you can! I bought 2 jars of Ragu last week and I used my paper coupon for .75 off of two, plus they took off .50 and $1 from my shortcuts coupons! You can also go to http://www.kroger.com/ and load PG esaver coupons to your card, I have yet to try to purchase a PG product with a paper coupon and use the card, I am hoping that it will let me use both. If you have tried this and it worked for you then let me know and I will pass it along to the others.
List:
Milk - $3.18
Lean Cuisine $1.88
Kroger cheese $1.66
Johnsonville smoked link sausage $2.50; $1/2 so $4 for two
Pepsi $3
Coke $2.50 (buy 3 for $10 get a 4th free, so $4 for $10)
Lays $2.27 (on the special deal, otherwise cheaper at CVS and Walgreens)
Tombstone pizza $3.33 (on 10 deal)
Aquafina water $3.99 (on 10 deal)
Nabisco Crackers $2.39 - $1/2 c = $3.78 for two (on deal)
Tyson fajita kit $4.99 (on deal)
Hormel chili $1.00 (on deal)
Rotel $1 - .30 c - .30 dc = .40 (on deal)
Totinos pizza rolls $2.99 - .35 c - .35 dc = $2.29 (on deal)
French's mustard $1.69 - .50 ic - .50 dc = .69 (link below, on deal)
cattlemens barbeque sauce $1.69 - .75 ic = .94 - link (link good for mustard coupon as well)
Farm Rich Cheese sticks $4.99 - $1c = $3.99 (on deal)
Kens salad dressing $1.96 - $1/2 c = $2.92 (on deal)
Velveeta $4.99 - $1 ic = $3.99 (on deal, coupon at http://www.coupons.com/)
Armour meatballs $2.49 - .55 = $1.94 (on deal)
popcorn $1.99 - .40 c - .40 dc = $1.19 or $1c = .99
Kraft mayo $2.99 - .75 c = $2.24
Daisy sour cream $1.99 - .50 c - .50 dc = .99
coffeemate $3.29 - $1.50 ic = $1.79
Kraft Cheese $1.99 - .75 c = $1.24 (c. is in store in front of product, hopefully...:))
TN pride sausage $5 for 2 - $1/2 c = $4
Hungry man meals $2.50 - $1 ic (http://www.smartsource.com/) = $1.50 (c. is good for the sandwich, not sure if this one is on sale)
Juicy Juice coupon,$1 off of 2 - link, $5 for 2 - $1/2 = $4 (on deal)

Food City:
Orville Popcorn $1.66 - .40 = $1.26, no doubles and no $5 back like Kroger
Birdseye Vegs $1 - .35 c = .65
Kraft Barbeque sauce $1
Sara Lee Bread $1.66

Other stuff:
Freegrabber:
Metamucil - free sample

Oriental Trading - $10 off of $10 code - AVA910

Studded high heel boots - $9.48 + shipping..they are really cute

Coldwater Creek - 60% to 85% sale, free shipping code - WKH1242

Kohls - 60% to 80%, extra 15% off with code NEW15EXTRA, get .99 shipping on each item

Pillsbury - $1 printable coupon on the cookie dough

Shrimp and Cocktail sauce - printable coupon for $1 off of shrimp and .50 off Heinz cocktail sauce

Wishbone dressing - .75 printable coupon

Thanks to slickdeals for the help this morning. My brain feels kind of fried this morning so I think I will leave it here. I am making up some Kroger plans that I will attempt to share in a couple of days.

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2008

Well this is a momentous day. Whether you voted for Barak O'Bama or not, history is definitely being made. I hope that he can live up to his promises. And regardless of his beliefs and values, which greatly differ from my own, I will be praying for him as he becomes our President.

I hope you have all joined the Wendy's email list...I just received $1 coupon for a burger. Sorry it has a personal link for me so there is no way that I can post it, but I can email it to about 7 friends. If you are interested email me OR leave your email in the comments section and I will send it to you.

CVS deals I missed: (ic = internet coupon)
St. Ives product $2.99 - $2 ic = .99 (ic was listed on a blog post recently)
3 Hallmark cards for .99 a piece get $3 ECB with a purchase of 3 cards...so you get all your money back

Save your $10 ECB from Pepsi this week and do again next week. CVS on slickdeals for next week says that the Pepsi will be 3/$10 BUT the chips will be 2/$4 AND if you spend $20 you still get $10 ECB back.

Here was my shopping trip, keep in mind I had every intention of doing the throat coolers with the BOGO (buy one get one) coupon but they didn't have any so I had to readjust my thinking while in the store. First I will do my actually trip then I will show you what I had hoped to do, just in case you go to a different CVS and they have the coolers.

Order #1:
St. Ives bodywash $2.99 - $2 ic = .99
Excedrin for migraine $1.99 - $2 ic = -.01
Herbal Essence shampoo $2.99 - $1c = $1.99
3 American greeting cards .99 a piece = $2.97
Used $1 ECB, $1.50 ECB, $1 ECB
Total oop was around $2.44
got back $1 ECB and $3 ECB

Order #2:
5 - 12pk of pepsi $15
4 - Gatorade 4/$5
$20 - $1 ECB - $3 ECB =
$17.24 oop, plus $10 ECB back

If I could have used the throat cooler in the first order I wold have paid around $8 oop and received $9.98 ECB that I would have used my second order making itaround $7.50, both orders would have then been around $15.50 instead of the $19.68 that I had to pay. Keep this in mind when you go to the store.

www.coupons.com - has a BUNCH of $2 movie coupons

Chadwicks - 75% off in their clearance section.

Parent's Choice - free sample of baby formula

Gold Bond lotion - free sample and link for special savings

Free doughnut -Free Krispy Kreme Doughnut on Inauguration Day, via slickdealer
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts announced this morning that it will offer a free doughnut of choice to every customer on Inauguration Day, which is Tuesday, today people! Link to local article Link to press release And of course....Krispy Kreme Store Locator

Palermos pizza - $1 off of 2 coupon, pdf file can print as many as you might need

Sunny D - .55 printable coupon

Macys - if you are petite then macy's has some sweaters for you starting at $3.99, check out this link and it gives the description, price, and link directly to the item.

American Girl - some items that are on sale for 50% off, plus a code for $10 off of $30, 161357, this works...I used it, :)

Chicos - list of some clothing at chicos that starts at $4.99

Freegrabber:
Popcorn - another free sample

playtex - sample plus a $1 coupon

Kraft First Taste - if you don't belong to this team then just sign up to receive the offers, this time it is a $2 coupon for Oreo cakesters or $1.50 off of Jello Rice pudding. You get the offer and then you kind of have to go back and let them know what you think about it.

Kellogg's - $3 off of 3 coupon, has a Target symbol on it but am not sure if that is the only place you can use it. Here is the mailable link, here

Codes shared by a slickdeal member:
New coupons I received (Wet Seal, Armani, Coldwater Creek, Barnes & Noble, Limited Too)
Wet Seal - Free Shipping until 1/31/09 - WSWL0209
Armani Xchange - Free shipping until 1/31/09 - INSIDER09
Coldwater Creek - Free Shipping until 1/29/09 - WKH1242
Barnes and Noble - 10% off until 1/25/09 - Y7Y9H9T
Limited Too which is now Shop Justice - 30% off until 1/26/09 - 770 and 50% off until 2/28/09 - 649

Coffeemate creamer - sign in or register and get a coupon for $1.50 off!!! That will make the small bottle less than .50!!!, I am totally excited. Here is the link to get one in the mail - link

7UP - $1 off any 7up 12 pk, if you already have a Dr. Pepper account just sign in using it. This will take forever to load if you have dial-up, I am very sorry.

Everyone take care and have a wonderful and safe day. My daughter is selling girl scout cookies if anyone is interested. Also don't forget my church youth group is selling discount cards. Thanks again to all of you that read the blog.

Monday, Jan. 19th, 2009

First of all I want to direct you to Alicia's blog she has some great CVS scenarios for products that ran through Saturday as well as some products that are going all month long. (link) Also on the last post she commented that the Throat coolers are on sale for the whole month $4.99, use the bogo coupon from the last post and get 2 for $4.99 plus get $9.98 in ECB back, can do up to 5 times and get the ECBs back. Read the comment if this is confusing.

My deal ideas for the week:
Walgreens, slickdeals link for the sale info is below
18 bottles of water $1.99
Kleenex .99 - .40c = .59
$20 P&G get $5 RR back
Robitussin $3.99 - $2 ic = $1.99 (spend $10 get $5 RR)
Vicks $6 - $1 c = $5, spend $20 get $10 RR, spend $15 get $5 RR, when buy Vicks get a free puff with coupon
$20 in pepsi and lays get $10 RR, can do 5 pepsi 12 pk and 2 bags of lays for $20, make sure to save receipt and then proofs of purchase to send in and get extra coupons for these items, on blog recently
Blue Diamond nuts BOGO $3.69 use .50x 2 ic = $2.69 for 2 (on blog, Jan. 16 post)
Extra gum 3/.99, use coupon from Easysaver

Okay all this looks good but if you live where I do and you have alot of good coupons I wouldn't even try most of these deals at our Walgreens because you will just walk out frustrated. What good is a Register Reward (RR) that you can't even use. I personally recommend another Walgreens, feel free to try your luck.

CVS, go here, practically the same deals and you ACTUALLY get to use the ECBs that you receive, slickdeals link below
Pepsi spend $20 get $10 ECB, chips are a little higher but at least you will receive the ECBs and you get to use them on another transaction
Crest $1.99 - $1c = .99
Oral B toothbrush $1.99 - .75c = $1.24
Duracell batteries $2.99 - .75 c = $2.24
Herbal Essences $2.99 - $1c = $1.99, plus $1 ECB
excedrin $1.99 - $2 c = free...use the link to get the coupon
puffs tissue .99 - .25c = .74
Kelloggs cereal $2.50 - $1c = $1.50

Kmart:
Kelloggs select cereals 4/$9 or $2.25 - $1c = $1.25
Suave big bottle of lotion $2.50 - $1c = $1.50

Target:
Wii fit $89.99
Jack LaLanne Juicer $99.99, get a $10 GC
Progressive soup $1.40 - $1 x2 ic= $2.80 - $1 = $1.80 or .90 a piece
Mach 3 razor $5.49 x2 - BOGO c = $5.49 for 2

Kroger:
.88 kroger brand items, ex. popcorn, ketchup, napkins, paper towels, etc.
Buy 10 special items get $5 off order automatically
Salad mix Ready pac brand .99
Milk $3.18
Buns $1.00
4/$12 Coke brand products
Kraft cheese $1.99
Lays Chips $2.27
Goldfish $1.59
Orville popcorn $1.99, have $1ic on naturals and .40 c, $1.00c of 2 of any kind
Kraft mayo $2.99 - .75c = $2.24
Kleenex $1.49 - .40c - .40dc = .69
Green Giant steamers $1.50 - .50c - .50dc = .50
Colgate $1.50 - .75c = .75
Dial $1 - .35c - .35dc = .30
Olay body wash $3.33 - $1 c = $2.33
Vitamins BOGO have $2 and $1 coupons for the natures made, natures bounty, etc
Remember some of these items above are on the buy 10 items get $5 off list as well so that increases your savings. Some of these can be priced matched at Walmart if you just don't have the time to get to Kroger.

Common Cents - only click if you have high speed, if not click here and listen or look at the last two lines of the song...I love this!

Lids - has clearance caps for $5, here are some codes
$5 off $25 JAN09LIDS5
$10 off $60 JAN09LIDS10
Plus you can get free shipping if you spend $50 or it has a flat rate of $5

2 Dozen red roses for $29.99 - link

CVS, via slickdeals, for week starting 1/18
Mailable pepsi coupon - link, printable link for the pepsi doesn't work but the mailable one seemed to go through...we shall see

Walgreens, via slickdeals for week starting 1/18
Good printables to make this coming weeks deals better.

All You magazine - list of the coupons in the magazine for the month of Feburary

Snuggle - $1 coupon for Target only...can combine with a regular manufacturers coupon

Luvs - $1 off printable coupon when you sign up

Crest pro-health toothpaste - $1 printable coupon

Walgreens - $5 off of $20 online order - code HEALTH

Gerber - submit a gerber pledge and get a stainless steel spoon plus coupon for $5 off any Nestle Good Start Formula and $3 off any Gerber Baby Food, Graduates Goods, or Graduates for preschoolers

Double Tube mascara - $1 off at Walgreens only

St. Ives - $2 printable coupon in lower right hand corner

Books a Million - printable coupon

Organic Valley - $2 printable coupon

Eat Better America - $10 mailable coupon book

Boost for Kids - free sample of kids essentials boost drink

Yo-plus - extra $1 coupon off this yogurt plus a way to get your money back if you don't love the yogurt

Coupons - coupons that were in the paper but this is a great way to get doubles of those coupons that you just love having all the time.

KY - $5 printable coupon

The Who Amazing Journey CD - .99 with free shipping from Best Buy...use ebates to get back...what .01! :)

Tennessee Cabin or Villa - 50% off coupon for cabins or villas at state parks in TN on reservations until Feb. 28th, discount is only going to be good Sunday- Thursday

Disney - free pass for active and retired military...$99 for everyone else in the family, trying combining it with the birthday discount and then you can get 2 people for free! The link has the details on the military discount. Search the blog for the details on the birthday discount.

Gamestop - 20% off on used accessories, 10% off on strategy guides and new gamestop branded accessories, combine with EDGE card to get more of a discount, these are printable coupons

11x14 Canvas - you send in a picture and they add it to a canvas, the picture is free but the shipping is $17. Walmart makes these at the portrait studio for around $60 - $70.

Norm Thomason Outlet - link to the tee shirts that START at $7.99, here is a $5 off code to make the deal sweeter - 12964

$15 Rebate - on Oral-B Professional Care Electric toothbrush...all you need is the UPC, so if you got it for Christmas and you still have the UPC you can send in the form and get $15 back, this is good until 6/30/09

Crayola 3 piece keyboard, mouse, and mouse pad for $10 with .97 shipping through Walmart.com

Sure - try this deodorant for free with this rebate form

Yankee Candle - start at $3 and get free shipping with code - xf812a9

Isaac Mizrahi dresses - dresses at Target starting at around $7.50

3 pc. quilted canvas traveling set - $5.99 plus .99 shipping with code bhpkgship

Shopjustice - division of Limited Too, sale clothing is Buy 1 get 1 50% off, plus use code 649 to get 50% off entire order.

Scott coupons - if you like scott products here is away to get more coupons for their products. You have to purchase some scott products fill out this form and send it in and they will send you more coupons but be quick this ends Feb. 1, 2009

Freegrabber:
Coupon for a free sample of Hansen's organic junior water - link

J. Jill - items on page are $9.99 but after these 2 codes they become $4, 25OFF and THANKU, use both codes

Friday, Jan. 16, 2009

Oh, boy is it cold! We started at a blistery 5 degrees this morning! I have no idea how "warm" it is now. Try to keep warm.

Here are a couple of things that I did yesterday that are still good until Sunday:
CVS, the container where the milk is located had some peelie coupons for .50 off of Nesquik, can use this at Kroger this week and get them for free, also coupons for $1 off of a oreo cookie and a gallon of milk...use at Walmart, will explain in a moment. They also have some Loreal vive shampoo that was marked down to $1.25 would be great with a $1 coupon if yours hasn't expired. CVS brand shampoo and conditioner that is similar to Frucitis Garnier is clearanced down to $1...go to www.iheartcvs.com and print off the coupon that is good for $3 of any CVS brand product buy 3 bottles and get them all for free.

Walmart sales and what I got that was good:
Suave lotion .97 - $1 c = -.03
Oreo cookie (in the christmas clearance area) $1.50 - $1 c = .50 + buy the milk, use coupon from CVS
White Cloud tissue paper $2.24 - $1 ic = $1.24
Mini pringles $1.88 - $1 c = .88
Strawberry or Blueberry muffin mini wheats $2.50 - $1 c = $1.50
Purina cat Chow $4.33 - $4 ic = .33!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Scrubbing Bubbles $1.90 (price match from Walgreens) - $1 c = .90
Kotex lightdays $1 - .75c = .25
That would have been an impressive ticket if that was all that I needed to get but alas it was not, oh well.

Good Housekeeping magazine coupon list:
Pounce cat treats $1 off of 2
Refresh tears $1 off of 1, $3 off of 2
Fanci-full hair color .55
Kozy Shack no sugar (looks like pudding) .25
Healthy Choice meals Buy 5 get one free
$5 off of $10 at Build a Bear
Farm Rich Cheese sticks $1
Weight Watcher snacks $1 off of 2
Texas Toast .50
Pepperidge Farm bread .50
Seapak item $1

I got a subscription to this magazine from a catalina at Kroger. I just sent in my little certificate and got a 12 month free subscription. I don't really read the articles but I do so love the few extra coupons that I get. Sorry I don't know how much the magazine is in the store, so you will have to determine if there is enough here for you to purchase. The rest of these links are links that I found either from my email box OR from just thumbing through the Good Housekeeping magazine. Make sure that if you are getting magazines in your home that you are thumbing through them, IF they list a website LOOK IT UP, lots of times they have coupons listed on their site. Most of the coupon listings will be under Promotions or Special offers.

Dove - coupons

Avon - SALE!!! Okay so avon is always having a sale but here is the latest shipping code, free shipping with a $20 purchase, code - RFSC3

Refresh brand tears and contact lens comfort drops $4 coupon on the site...if you become a member they will send you more coupons.

Farm Rich - 2 printable coupons

Smart Ones and Hanes - Through the Weight Watchers website, $1 coupon on both items, direct Hanes coupon link - here this is a coupon for $1 off of a sports bra from Hanes it is a pdf file so you can print multiple copies; Smart Ones direct link - here, this is for $1 off of 5

Robitussin - sign up for a $2 coupon

Activa challenge - eat everyday for 2 weeks and if you don't feel a difference you can get all of your money back...this link has the details

Thoat cooler - Buy one get one free coupon, it soothes and hydrates a dry scratchy throat...available at CVS and Rite Aid, direct coupon link - here

Victoria Secret - bra and panty sale, extra 20% off until Sunday

Skinny Dippers diet - BOGO coupon

Rebate - buy Blue pet food + Oliver and Company or Space Buddies on DVD and get $5 rebate

Blue Diamond - .50 printable coupon on these nuts

International Delight - $1 coupon on this coffee creamer

Hylands Leg Cramps - 2 day free sample

Jolly Time popcorn - here are some of their promotions, way to get a free bag and a free pedometer, plus get printable coupons, $1 off of 1, $2 off of 2 and $3 off of 3 boxes. You have to sign up or sign in to print the coupons.

Mega T green chewing gum - $1 printable coupon

Laura's Lean Beef - check to see if it is available in your area and then sign up for emails and get a coupon, most Food City stores carry this brand

Barnes and Noble - 10% off coupon printable, plus online code for 10% off

Okay now the rest of the post will be from searching the net:
Pizza Hut - $5 off of a $15 order if you order online

8.9" laptop - ACER brand, good specs, one of those mini laptops on sale at Buy.com for $299.95

American Eagle - order 2 clearance items and get free shipping

Dec. 15th, Monday

Christmas idea: I really love this idea. I received one of these as a bridesmaid's gift and they are really neat. It is called Wish a Pearl. (Just go to www.google.com and type in Wish a Pearl and look at all the different sites that pop up, it is sold at Target for $33.95, or at Amazon for $12.95 + $4.95 shipping.) The kit contains a oyster, an opening tool, a charm, and a necklace. The recipient gets to pry open the oyster, push around in the gooey stuff and dig out their very own pearl! Then you just open the little cage on the charm, and you have a beautiful pearl necklace. This gift is guaranteed to thrill any woman, young or old.

Before I get started I have to say that I had a distasteful experience at my local Walgreens. I purchased two children's toothpaste items that were 2/$4 used two coupons and got a RR for $2. Then I was going to use the $2 coupon on my next order, and well it just wouldn't let me. Some sorry excuse about how the purchase was over...the total price was $5.xx and the tax was .92. I told them to call a manager because it should go, well he looked at my receipt and said, "You used a lot of coupons.." I said, "Yeah, but it is still not over and I should be able to use my RR." He just commented that it wouldn't take it so that was that. I gave my RR to someone in the store and told them I hoped they had better luck and I wouldn't be coming back. IF, and that is a BIG IF, I go to Walgreens it will be at another store. Why make an offer that a person can't even use. The same thing happened to my friend last week. They seem to have a problem letting you use your coupons if they have something on sale. If you do decide to visit their establishment and you use RRs make sure to use it first before you use any other coupons. I wish each of you luck.

Regardless of my disdain for Walgreens at the moment they do have some good deals IF they will let you use your coupons:
Colgate toothpaste .99 - .75 c = .24
2 x Scotch packaging tape $3 bogo - $1 c - $1 c = $1, or .50 a piece
Bic lighter $2.50 - $1 c = $1.50

CVS deals:
Bayer Contour blood glucose meter $14.99 - $30 c. (they type $14.99) = $0, $5 ECB
Gillette Fusion razor $9.99 + Gillette single $5.99 = $15.98 - $4 c = $11.98, $5 ECB
Pantene $5.99 - $2 c = $3.99, $2 ECB
Schick Quattro razor $7.99 - $2 = $5.99, $3 ECB
Thanks to Black Friday ECBs I save $126.11 in savings on my CVS ticket this week!

Freegrabber:
Sarah Jessica Parker fragrance sample - link
Free Chopra Calendar - link

Some of my finds:
$10 back - $10 back on a Gillette Fusion razor and an xbox sports game, this razor will be on sale at CVS this week, buy $15 get $5 ECB, $4 coupon from newspaper.

Free 6" lamb - free printable coupon for this lamb at Bath and Body with any purchase...they have soap on sale for $2.50 or 4 for $10.

Crest spinbrush - $2 printable coupon, use at CVS this week, $5.99 - $2 c = $3.99, get $2 ECB

White Cloud $1 printable coupon

Eversave .55 on Honey Nut cheerios, on sale at Walgreens starting Sunday for $1.99 use coupons to make it $1.44, if you don't have the $1 coupon from before.

CVS coupons - Really good ones...check them out.

Walgreens $25 gift card for a transferred prescription

Goody's hairbrush - $1 printable coupon, Walgreens has B1G1 50% next week

Toy list - Here is Amazon's sale toy list. There are some Polly Pocket items that are running $6.99 that at one time were $21!

Mary Kay - Free 4 piece Mary Kay sample

$27 P&G coupon booklet - comes through the mail

Fashion Bug - $10 off of $25 code - 776247900

Cereal - $1/2 General Mills cereal, use at Walgreens this week, cereal for $1.99. Or go to coupons.com and get .55 off of each box.

Gap - Today and tomorrow, Dec 15 and Dec 16, get $20 off of $100 and free shipping use code -GIFT.

Old Navy - Good until tomorrow, Dec 16, get free shipping code - JOY, and get 10% off of a $75 order with code - ONHOLIDAY.

Off to check sale papers. Hopefully I will have more for you tomorrow. I hope that your holiday shopping is going well.

Friday, Dec. 12th

One thing that I want to add about the sale items from the other day is that Kroger brand popcorn is on sale for $1 for a 3 pack. If you are making the movie baskets this would be a good price for the popcorn.

In the past you printed a coupon for $3/2 Band aid first aid products, a good place to use this is Target. Pick up 3 of the trial sizes for .97 a piece and use the coupon, still comes to -.07.

Here are some things I got in my email inbox:
Juicy Juice - $1 printable coupon, if you haven't registered yet then you will have to sign up to get the coupon. When you sign up for the first time you can request a Juicy Juice sippy cup for free.

Barnes and Noble - This is a printable coupon for 10% off, online code is - D9E4E3T, this will only work on ONE item.

Talbots - 30% off and free shipping...go through ebates to make back extra money. If you haven't register with ebates use this link. If you have registered the just go to www.ebates.com and sign in.

This came from my cable bill:
HSN - $15 off of your first purchase of $45 or more, code 773210. If you are an existing customer get 20% off your order by using code - C76034.

Freegrabber list:
Doughnut - coupon for a free Krispy Kreme doughnut, have to join friends of Krispy Kreme to receive the coupon.
MP3 download of "Jingle Bells" by Brad Paisley - link
Colgate $1.50 coupon - link (I have already printed my limit)
Lancaster anti-aging sample - link
Free bag of Rice Works snacks, printable coupon - link
Lowes creative ideas magazine - link

New York and Company - $20 off of $40 coupon code - 7548

Alloy - 75% off, plus $10 off of $25 code - AHXGIFT

Digital clock and photo frame - You pay $9.99, and then get $10 back on a rebate so it is free! This is through Circuit City so you have to order $24 worth to get free shipping.

Travel bags - 3-Pc. travel set, for $5.99, for free shipping use code - BHSHIPF

Riding toy - JcPenny's riding toy clearance, free shipping on $25 with code - 46GIFT, code expires on Dec. 18th.

Aeropostale - Additional 30% off with code - 30CHEER, if going to the store there is a $10 off of $50 printable coupon on the link.

Bush beans - .55/3, have coupon mailed to you.

Degree clinical deodorant - $2 printable coupon.

Harbor Freight - coupons

Johnson and Johnson bedtime line - $2/2 coupon printable or mailed

Fisher price easy link internet - This is a safe way for your preschooler to hook to the internet. It hooks to the computer and only allows the child to go to the site of the character, price $6.24 with free shipping from Target. Understand it is on sale at Amazon for $5 but you will have to spend $25 to get the free shipping there. Don't forget there is 4% cash back at ebates on a Target purchase.

Games - Overstock.com has 3 games (for Wii, I think) on sale, Lego Batman, Wario, and Mario sluggers for around $25, shipping is $2.95, BUT look at the third post, you can add a ipod cable for $1.95 and get free shipping saving you $1 and getting you a stocking stuffer.

Aerie - $5 printable coupon, good at any Aerie store, expires 12/17/08...not good at American Eagle stores or online.

Free shipping day - On Dec. 18th a lot of stores are participating in a free shipping day they also guarantee that you will have the order before Christmas Eve, use the link to see if a store you are interested in will be participating.

Figleaves - panties, bras, and swimwear for $1.20 and up. 90% off sale. $5 for the shipping, but they have swim suit pieces for $3.20, so it would be worth it if you can find some pieces in your size.

Have a wonderful, and WARM day.

Friday, Dec. 5th

Christmas idea: Buy a glass casserole dish, add the free recipe books from the past months, plus products bought with coupons for example, cornstarch, karo corn syrup, baking soda, brown sugar, wrap in tulle and seal with a bow.

Buy.com - having Black Friday II sale
One of the good deals is Sansa Sandisk 1GB clip mp3 player for $13.99, if you want the email with all the sales email me or leave a comment and let me know.

Eversave - $1 off of Chiquita bites, get another $1 here, on the question make sure to answer "All of These" (if the second link doesn't go for you then you can reach it by going back to Eversave going to the Chiquita bites coupon and clicking on the " Click here" link in the coupon. This is a coupon for a single back for free and .75 off of a multipack.)

Hershey's Bliss $1 coupon...use at CVS this coming week. Combine with the other coupons for $1 off of 3 Hershey products and use at CVS, spend $20 on Hershey products and get $10 ECB back.

Apple Shuffle - 1GB for $39.99 at Amazon, with free shipping...this is the Apple Ipod Shuffle.

Office Depot - $10 off of $30 printable.

Gymboree - 25% off of everything plus free shipping

Couponbug - check out these printable coupons

Free reusable bag

Kroger ad- (link to the ad) Some Krogers are offering a free Rotisserie chicken, a 2 liter coke, the POM tea, a bag of Dole salad, a bag sunkist almond accents, and sunmaid cranberries if you purchase the Narnia DVD for $19.99, remember to use the $3 coupon from yesterday...this is in the Johnson City/mid Atlantic area.

More later.

Tuesday, Dec. 2nd

Christmas idea: Take an old shoe box, wrap with wrapping paper, fill the box with different items, example: shampoo, toothpaste, air freshener, toothbrush, lotion, etc. Next purchase tulle from Wal-Mart for .98 a yard. Wrap box in tulle bring excess up to the top of the box, bunch together and add a pretty ribbon and turn into a bow. Thanks to Kim W. for the idea.

Yesterday I mentioned that Walgreens had the Glade wisp candles on sale for $3.99, they also have the Glade scented oil candles for $3.99, use $2 c and BOGO coupon to get 2 for $2 or $1 a piece.
Next go to WalMart and pick up the refills $2 a piece, use Buy 2 get one 1 free coupon and $2 off of 2 refills:
$2 + $2 + $2 - $2 c - B2G1 ($2) = $2 for 3 or .67 a piece

Freegrabber:
Free sample of Gaspari Nutrition products - link
Lego club magazine subscription - link
Goodnights sample - link

Victoria Secret - sleepwear (pjs), free slippers, and free fragrance set for $30 - $35.
2. Select Pajama Set
3. Select Slippers (same page)
4. Enter coupon codes
"GET20" - 20% off
"SLIPPER08" - Free slippers with any sleepwear purchase
"FA814233" - Free Fragrance Gift Set w/Any Sleepwear purchase

Sansa SanDisk Express 1GB mp3 player- reconditioned, $10.99 with free shipping.

Dog training kennel - $15 from Lowes, get free shipping after spend $25.

Blockbuster - 2 week trial PLUS $25 in your paypal account, read the details to make sure you can cancel after the 2 weeks and still get your $25. For new customers only.

Tv cleaner - Alot of people are going to LCD and plasma tvs this year and well we can't clean them like we used to, here is a sample of cleaner for free. Use coupon DISAMPLE, DO NOT GIVE CREDIT CARD INFORMATION, because you don't need to. Also I just put in all zeros for my phone number and it worked just fine. Make sure to read the ingredients on this cleaner before you put it on your tv, and to read the cleaning directions on your television.

Coupons - Have coupons for Star Wars toys! Coupons on steamer vegetables, only .60 this time would make them .40 at Walmart. Some other really good coupons.

Ronzoni Bistro - coupon for $1 off.

Ziploc - $3 coupon printable, mailed

Petsmart - Use first post to get pdf printable coupon for $5 off of $10 or $10 off of $20 at Petsmart.

Kelloggs mini wheats - $1 printable, or mailed to you.

Babysrus codes

Huggies - $2 printable coupon

Auntie Annies - register to get a coupon for buy 2 pretzels get 1 free.

Dove deodorant - $2 printable off of the clinical kind, if you have problems with the link try here

Dove - current Dove coupons

Listerine - $7 worth of Listerine whitening coupons.

Bic Pens, pencils, etc - printable coupons.

Mascara - scroll the middle of the page down for a free sample, have to register to receive. If you want a full size bottle you have to enter 10 friends. If you don't see a button to click to receive the sample just hit enter...it worked for me!

Bee pollen - free sample

Have a wonderful day.

Wednesday, Nov. 26th

I promised Christmas ideas and I am so behind on that. Thanks to Kim W. for sharing this one.

Make a movie basket! Include:
One to Two liters of soda pop
A bag of popcorn, popped or microwavable
And a movie (some good ones on sale on Friday, starting at $2 at Walmart)
Put in a cheap basket
And wrap!
Great gift for any family member.

Just to let you guys know I will this will probably be the last post until after the weekend...unless I just find something I have to share. I will of course email you and let you know if I do post. I wish all of you a Happy Thanksgiving. Remember there is always something to be thankful for, one thing could be that God allowed you to get out of the bed for one more day.

Just to mention one other thing, Rachel P. sent me an email to warn people about buying gift cards for Christmas. Alot of companies have filed for bankruptcy. The gift cards they are selling will be worthless after Jan. 1st. Make sure to check out the company if you plan to get a gift card. I will forward her email along to all in the group.

The Finds:
Ebates is advertising that Avenue (go to ebates and then Avenue) has sweaters for $15 plus 6% cash back. If you have signed up with ebates use this link if you have use this one link

Catherines (go through ebates as well) is have a 70% off sale the day after Thanksgiving, use code 776730608 for free shipping.

Freegrabber list:
Crest headband -link (must be a vocal point member)
Activity flyers for kids -link
Sample of Dual layer soap - link
Christmas bell ornament - link
Lipstock Chapstick - link

Build a Bear $40 Gift Cards for $25 shipped!!
Add 3 $10 gift cards to cart
When in cart, you will be prompted to add an additional $10 GC for $5
Checkout, apply coupon code 93304 for $10 off
Your total will be $10 x 3 + $5 x 1 - $10 = $25 with free shipping

Christmas pin - free pin

Pantene - sample

Pantene pro v - sample

Johnson and Johnson - $3 off of 3 products, use on buddies bars, the coupon does say not on 4oz but I would think that would mean the lotion. Link, other Johnson's coupons.

Okay need to do some hunting for Christmas. Have a wonderful holiday and a great shopping day.

Added:
Johnson and Johnson Vapor rub coupon
American Girl coupon, $10 off of $30 use code 153302
Free brag bag - link- stop by on Black Friday at the JcPenny portrait studio and schedule a portrait to get a free brag bag

Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008

Money Saving Tip #5b:
Thanks to a friend's reminder here is another way to get books at a discounted rate - Paper Back Swap you get points for the books you sale, and then you can buy books with your points. They even give you points just for signing up.

Freegrabber :
Glad storage and Freezer bag sample.

Goody's product
$2 printable


Pledge
$1 printable coupon. Use it at Kroger this week for extra savings.

For CVS ideas
I know that a lot of people have been depending on my ideas for their CVS purchases which is great! :) But I thought you might like to use this website to get more ideas as well. They also have printable coupons that are good for CVS.

Energy Ball
Kick Butt amped energy ballz sample.

Stayfree
Stayfree sample.

Quiznos
Quiznos coupons and offers.

Playstation 3 bundle
By Dell use coupon code - PWXNZVNDRWWX1P, for 15%. Total will be $339 + free shipping. Code is good until 11/07/08. Remember you need to type in the code. Sometimes copy and pasted codes won't work. Looks like this is still in stock. Good luck.

Walmart
Starting Nov. 8th in store only WalMart will be having this special sale. PS3 will be $399 BUT you will get a $100 gift card, 46" Sanyo LCD tv for $798, Compaq 15.4" laptop for $298, some other great deals, check out the link above. Make sure if you are going to take advantage of this to be there EARLY! The sale may not start until 8 BUT WalMart is open all night. Get there early and ask for the product and pay after 8. Good luck.

Aeropostale
Striped Jersey Polo - $5.99
Solid Polo - $7.99
$10 off of $40 Printable for in store.

Free pet food
$5 coupon for Science Hill Diet pet food. Petco has a 5 lb. bag of Hill’s Science Diet Dog Food for $5 for P.A.L.S. members. P.A.L.S. is free to join at your local Petco store. Register for the coupon above then take to Petco and you have a free bag of pet food. Link use this to find the Petco in your local area. I don't see one around me but other places sell the Science Hill Diet product so the coupon can still be used by us local yocals.

Enterprise
"We'll pick you up"...got to love that phrase. Need a car for the weekend? They have a special right now for $9.99, Enjoy!

Walgreens 11/9 - 11/15
Second post gives details on how to get a coupon for Libby's pumpkin in a can. Check out next weeks deals and get a head start.

CVS 11/9 - 11/15
CVS heads up for next week. Make sure to look through the second post to find extra printable coupons on some of the sale products.

Glade deal, from slickdeals:
Buy any Glade plug ins Air fresheners or candle products between 11/7 & 11/30...
Buy 3, get $2Buy 4, get $3Buy 5 or more, get $4 off your next order
For Kroger Shoppers: The oil refills and jar candles ARE a part of their Mega 10 sale going on this week. The glad catalinas (catalinas-these are the same as ECBs at CVS or RR at Walgreens, they print out after you make a purchase at the register) won't print until Friday, giving only 2 days of "double dipping" on these deals. Here is one scenario. Not all of us are going to have this many coupons so just use the coupons your have to work this to your advantage.
Oil Candle Refills:
10x$2.50=$25.00
- $5.00 (M10)=$20.00 (M10 = 10 Manufactuers coupons)
- 3 b2g1 $7.50=$12.50
- 3 $2 peelies $6.00= $6.50
-2 $4.00 catalinas= -$1.50 MM

Clinique
Clinique FREE makeup dou + free shipping
..with any purchase, free makeup dou and free shipping with code "comfort"
superbalm moisturizing gloss in grapefruit .17oz
high defenition mascara in black .05oz
PLUS free standard shipping with any purchase

Gymboree
30% printable coupon for Gymboree good during the Circle of Friends sale going on Nov 6th - Nov 9th. For online purchase use code - GYMFRIEND. Good even on clearance items.

Gap
25% off. Use code - EXTRA.

Target
Target store coupons.

Quilted Northern
$1 printable coupon, at bottom of the page. This is a target coupon SO if you have a manufacturers coupon you can use both.

Couponbug
Has Pizza roll coupons for .35 use at Kroger this week. Also has Glade coupons for the other Kroger deal starting on Nov. 7th.

Gerber
Printable coupons for snacks and baby food.

Okay that is it for now. Tune in later to the same bat channel to find out how I am going to get 30 products at Kroger for $25! See if you can do it too!

Friday, Oct 24 Finds

Bath and Body
In store coupon for a free wallflowers or scentport pluggable diffuser starter set with any purchase.

Aeropostale girls or Aeropostale boys
This is the links to the clearance sections. Use TREAT30 for an extra 30% off of clearance. They have some really good prices on the girls stuff, just okay on the boys. Make sure to go through ebates to get more money back.

Taco Bell
Free Taco on Tuesday, Oct. 28th, from 2pm to 6pm here are the details.

Walgreens coupon
$5 off of $20 coupon!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good for these double dipping days!

Hot Topic clearance
$10 off of $10.01 code - YHTBD101W. 50% off some really, ummm, interesting costumes. Use ebates to get more money back.

Hope you have a wonderful day.

Coupon Codes/Rebate companies

Another great way to save money is by using coupon codes for online purchases. There are lots of websites that offer these codes. Here are just a few:

1. http://www.retailmenot.com/
Search for the store of interest and a whole slew of codes will appear before your very eyes.

2. http://dealspl.us/
Can search by store as well. Has many different coupon codes available for a variety of stores and items.

3. forums.slickdeals.net
Search by store. Individuals post scenarios, clearance items and links, and the best way to use the codes to get the best deal.

4. http://www.dealighted.com/?gclid=CO7U-riE6pMCFRMYagodmCjbVw
Many different forums listed on this one site. Search by store or by item that you are looking to purchase. Sends you to the forum with the information.

5. http://www.thokalath.com/coupons/free_printable_coupon.php
Has coupon codes.

Another way to increase your purchasing power when ordering online is by using a rebate company. I have only used two so those are all that I will discuss.

1. http://www.upromise.com/
You can make purchases through upromise and save money for your children's college education. It also allows other family members to make purchases to help your children save for college.

2. http://www.ebates.com/refer-a-friend/0809promo.htm?referrerid=nSc0IeinlrEH6nGmWXhEkA%3D%3D
This is my personal favorite. When you make a purchase through ebates you will get a percentage of your purchase back. Every three months you will receive your earnings (there is a payment schedule listed at their website) through pay pal or by check as long as they exceed $5.01. Using the coupon codes above makes this so easy!

3. Hidden freebie -
http://offers.e-centives.com/siflo/reg/survey.cfm?s=Yz0xJmY9MSZjdT0xJmJxPTEmdmlkPTUyOCZvPTE4MTU0MTYmcD00NjEmcHQ9NiZjbz0zMjcmZndlYj0xJnNjPTMyNyZjaWQ9MTAwNTk5MDU5MSZyVVJMPSUyRnNpZmxvJTJGcG9zdHJlZ2lzdGVyJTJFY2ZtJTNGdmlkJTNENTI4JTI2dCUzRDYlMjZzJTNEMTAyOTkzODQ5MiUyNm1iJTNENTMyNCUyNmZ3ZWIlM0QxJTI2Y28lM0QzMjclMjZzYyUzRDMyNyUyNmlkJTNEOGZhN2U5MzAlMkQ5ODI4JTJENDQ3OCUyRDk5MzglMkQ3YzJkMmFhMzNhMzQmcz0xMDI5OTM4NDkyJm1iPTUzMjQmaWQ9OGZhN2U5MzAtOTgyOC00NDc4LTk5MzgtN2MyZDJhYTMzYTM0
Colgate coupons, Walgreens has Colgate for $1.99 this week uses these coupons to make it look like this:
$1.99
- $1.50 c
= .49 oop

Enjoy your day.