Walgreens and the American Cancer Society

Cancer is something that hits close to home for most people. My Mom has had breast cancer twice and cervical cancer once. I have a good friend who lost her Mom from Breast Cancer (Love ya Angelina!!) So when I heard about this deal (thanks couponproject.com), I could not resist.

If you make a 1.00 donation to The American Cancer Society and you get a coupon booklet.

If you make a 5.00 donation to ACS, you get the coupon book and a 5.00 register reward for your next purchase!

ALL proceeds will benefit the ACS...for more information hop on over to their website to check it out!!

Dole Fruit Coupons

Coupons.com...the link to the right has some great coupons for Dole fruit! Not only the frozen variety, but also the fresh and canned varieties. I printed mine out this morning. I will be making a jello fruit salad for Mothers Day and always love to save on my frozen berries.

Coupons.com also has coupons for General Mills cereals. These are .55/1 not too bad. You may still find some Kellogs 1.00/1 coupons. I NEVER spend more than 1.00-1.25 for a box of Cereal. (unless it is Cherrios for Johnny!) When there is a good deal usually buy 8+ boxes of cereal. I anticipate some good deals coming. They usually show up right after the coupons....So get them while you can! The new sales come out tomorrow. If cereal is in it, these coupons won't last!!

FREE KFC 2 PIECE MEAL!!!

KFC is giving away 2 piece grilled chicken meals...not just the chicken. You get 2 sides and a biscuit too! This is all courtesy of the Oprah show!! Gotta Love Oprah and her freebies!!! Click on the link here to print out the coupon. This coupon is good from today until 5/19, not including Mother's Day.

ENJOY!!!

UPDATE...This coupon is only available until May 6th at 7:59pm!!!

Kelloggs coupons

I think there is going to be a great Kelloggs cereal sale coming...Safeway has a deal on Raisin Bran. It is 1.99 there are coupons for 1.00 off which would make it only .99! The coupon bar to the right has coupons (8 kellogs coupons) and you can print out another set here. I think there will be some more deals in the near future. Print your coupons now, they may not be available in the near future! Get em while they are hot!

Free Ben and Jerry's cone

Get a free Ben and Jerry's cone tomorrow 4/21! Get the details here. There are 4 participating stores in Western Washington: Lake Tapps, Seattle, South Center, and Gig Harbor.

I know my hubby will be enjoying it at the Lake Tapps Ben and Jerry's tomorrow!

Free Movie Monday...

If you have never tried RedBox...I LOVE it! Every Monday there is a free code as long as you return the movie by the next day it is free!

The code today 4/20 is M6FR97.

Enjoy! Although it may be too nice of a day here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest to spend time inside :)

Safeway deals until 4/21

Rice or Pasta-roni reg 1.79
on sale for .89 (limit 6)
use coupon 1.00 off 3 or more from here
bottom line for 3 is .56 (69% savings)

Kraft Mac and Cheese reg 1.49
on sale for .59 (limit 4)
bottom line .59 (60% savings)***

Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers reg 3.99
on sale for 2.50 each
use 1.00/2 FM 3/22 (FM was an leaflet included in the SmartSource insert)
bottom line 2.00 (50% Savings)***

Good Earth Tea reg 4.59
on sale for Buy one Get one
use 2 coupons .55/1 4/19SS
bottom line 1.75 each (62% savings)***

CapriSun Sunrise Drink reg 2.50
on sale for 1.99
use coupon from in store only ad .50 off capri sun (limit 1)
use 1.00/1 from 4/19SS
bottom line .49-.99 (w/o instore coupon) (61%-80% savings)***

Tampax Tampons 20ct reg 4.99
on sale for 2.99
use 1.00/1 online coupon attached to safeway club card from here
use .50/1 coupon from 4/5PG
bottom line 1.49 (70% savings)***

Electrasol finish powerball tabs reg 5.99
on sale for 3.99
use 2.50/1 coupon from 4/19SS
bottom line 1.49 (75% savings)***

Pure & Natural Hand Soap reg 4.59
one sale for Buy one Get one Free
use 2 1.00/1 coupons from 4/19SS
bottom line 1.29 each (61% savings)***

Dry Idea or Right Guard Deodorant reg 3.49
selected varieties on sale for BOGO Free
use 2 1.00/1 4/19SS
bottom line .74 each (65% savings)

Red Seedless Grapes reg 2.99/lb
on sale for .98/lb
bottom line .98/lb (67% savings)

Healthy Choice Frozen Meals reg 4.19
on sale for 1.99 must buy 5 to get that price
use 2 1.00/2 coupon from 4/5SS
bottom line 1.59 each (62% savings)

Red Baron Single Serve Flat Bread Pizza reg 4.19
on sale for 1.99
use .75/1 coupon from 4/19SS
bottom line 1.25 (70% savings)

Breyers Ice Cream reg 4.49
on sale for 3.00
use .75/1 coupon from 4/5RP
bottom line 2.25 (65% savings)***

***Buy $30.00 worth of these products (sale price before coupons) and get a $10.00 off on your next purchasse coupon! There are many ways to structure your purchase so that you can maximize your savings. If you have several Electrasol coupons, it will help you get to that 30.00 mark quickly with only spending 1.49 per soap!!

Let me know if anyone does this! Post your savings from the bottom of the receipt!!

Free chicken on Monday April 27th

KFC is giving away 1 piece of their new grilled chicken to everyone on 4/27! For more details click this link. Yummy!!

Ebates success

I wanted to point out one of my comments I have gotten recently from Jennifer Balmer. She used ebates to book a vacation to Vegas and is getting 51.98 back for booking her flight through ebates at Southwest Airlines. That is FANTASTIC!!! She has also done very well at Rite Aid pairing coupons with rebates! Congrats Jen, have a great time in Vegas!!!

Another success, my Mom-in-law used ebates and not only did she get her 3% cash back there was a coupon for 10 off of a 25 order! Great Start!!!

If you haven't signed up for ebates yet, take a look at all the money you could get back for just doing your normal online shopping!!! If you sign up through this link, you get an extra five dollars back with your first purchase!!! There are several stores that have raised their percentages for Mothers day. Now is a perfect time to get that Mothers day gift taken care of!!!

Walgreens Deals ending 4/25/09

I am excited about Walgreens this week. I have 13.50 in register rewards from Last week to use this week!! It will really make my out of pocket very minimal. You have to remember that Walgreens requires that you have 1 item per coupon and register rewards. Example, If you have 10 coupons and register rewards and you only have 8 items...you must find to super cheap filler items. I usually get .10 pencils or cheap suckers for the kids.

Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Color Reg 9.49 sale 5.99
4.00 off 4/19RP
Bottom Line 1.99 (79% savings)

Edge Infused Comfort Shave Gel or Skintimates Shave Cream Repg 3.49 sale 2.99
2.99 in register rewards for your next purchase
Bottom Line FREE (100% savings)

Dawn Dish Liquid reg 2.19
Use walgreens store coupon for .99 (limit 2)
use .25 off 4/5 PG
Bottom Line .74 (66% savings)

Mitchum deodarant reg 3.50 sale 2.99
use .75 off 3/22 SS
get 2.00 in register rewards for your next purchase
Bottom Line .24 (93% savings)

Reach Prevent Toothbrush reg 1.99
and Reach Waxed Floss reg 1.99
use walgreens coupon .99 (limit 3)
use 1.50/2 3/15SS or 3.00/3 3/15SS
Bottom Line .24 to Free (88%-100% savings)

Act Total Care Mouthwash reg price 4.99 sale 2.99
use coupon 1.00 off 4/19SS
Bottom Line 1.99 (savings 60%)

Tums Dual Action reg 9.99 sale 7.99
use coupon 3.00 3/22SS
get 3.00 in register rewards
Bottom line 1.99 (80% savings)

Excedrin pain relief (80-100 pack) reg 10.49
use Walgreens coupon 5.99 (limit 3)
use coupon 2.00 off 3/1SS
Bottom Line 3.99 (savings 62%)

Revlon Matte Eye Shadow reg 4.99
sale Buy one get one free
use coupon 2.00/1 from 3/15SS
(some stores may allow 2 coupons to be used making this deal real sweet)
Bottom Line .50 to 1.50 each (the coupon expires today sunday 4/19)

Rite Aid Deals Through 4/25/09

Here are the Rite Aid deals I have found so far...I may add as the day goes on.

There is a great coupon here...that is $5.00 off of any $25.00 purchase!! Don't forget to bring it!! Hand this one over first before you give them your other coupons :)

Bengay Ultra Strength Patches (4-5 ct) $6.99
Get a $3 Single Check Rebate #21
Plus, get a bonus Single Check Rebate #221
Use the $1 coupon from the 3/22SS
Bottom Line FREE!

Colgate Regular Toothpaste (6.4 oz) $2.49ish
Get a .75 Single Check Rebate #98
Plus, get a bonus .75 Single Check Rebate #298
Use the .75 or $1 coupon from the 2/22SS
Bottom line close to or at FREE!

Listerine Total Care (1 Liter) $5.99
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate #88
Use the $2 coupon from the 2/8RP
Bottom Line ONLY $1.99!

Dove Conditioner $3
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate #75 on 2 Dove products (limit 2)
Use two $1.50 coupon from the 3/15RP
Bottom Line .50 each!

Dry Idea Antiperspirant buy one get one FREE
I'm guessing these are priced around $3.99
Use two $2 coupons from here if you don't see the coupon use zip code 98404
Bottom line possibly as low as 2 for FREE!

GE Light Bulbs 40, 60, 75 or 100 watt Reveal (4-pack) $3
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate on 2 #106
Plus, get a $2 bonus Single Check Rebate #306
Final cost $1 per pack!

Select Johnson & Johnson’s First Aid products buy one get one FREE
Use the $3/2 coupon found in a dispenser near these products
Or the $1 coupon from the 2/8SS
Bottom Line close to free depending on what items you choose.

If you find any other Rite Aid Deals, please post a comment and I will post them for all to enjoy!

BJ's Brewhouse Coupon

This link will take you to a $5.00 off of $20.00 food order. If you have never been to BJ's you are missing out. Their Pizzookies are to die for! Very good food too :)

http://www.bjsrestaurants.com/promotions/?utm_source=coupon&utm_medium=viral&utm_campaign=5for20

If you use the coupon, let me know what you think. For those of you in my area, it is a newer restaurant in the Tacoma Mall Parking Lot. There is also another at the Southcenter Mall.

JCPenney Daily Deal

JC Penney is now doing a daily deal. Today it is Arizona Bermuda shorts for 7.99 this is a great deal!

http://www3.jcpenney.com/jcp/SearchDepartment.aspx?SearchString=daily+deal&JSEnabled=false&mscssid=&cmResetCat=true&hdnOnGo=true

Don't forget to use ebates for your 4% back. They have semi reasonable shipping if you send it to your nearest store.

Oprah's Spring Giveaway

This post doesn't include anything about coupons, but I love fun giveaways and contests too!

As you know, Oprah really has some great giveaways. This is a tote filled will all kinds of beauty samples (ARV $50.00). The grand prize winner gets a trip to the Oprah Magazine Fall Signature event! Good Luck Everyone! http://www.omagonline.com/springahead/

Free No Nonsense Nylons for FREE!!!

Check out this great Walmart Freebie:

In the 3/29 SmartSource coupon insert there was a $1 off any No Nonsense product coupon. Well, Walmart's everyday low price for the No Nonsense Ultra Sheer Pantyhose is $1, so after the coupon FREE! The best part is that after you purchase one you'll find another $1 coupon inside! Use it to snag another FREE pair and you'll be able to keep on rolling this deal!
(Thanks, AThriftyMom!)

Walgreens Deals that end 4/18/09

Here are some deals that I have found that will be free to almost free! Have fun! Some you don't even need coupons for!

Scunci Elastics

On sale for $2

Receive a $2 Register Rewards good towards your next purchase

Bottom line: FREE

FiberChoice 10 tablets

On sale for $2.49

Receive a $2.49 Register Rewards good towards your next purchase

Bottom line: FREE

Colgate Max White Toothpaste or Toothbrush

On sale for $3.29

Receive a $3.29 Register Rewards good towards your next purchase

Bottom line: FREE

If you haven't already done the $5 Walgreens Hershey's EasySaver Rebate #25, then you'll definitely want to get in on this deal. All the Easter candy at Walgreens is 50% off! They have the Hershey's kisses priced at $1.25 per bag. Buy 4 for a total of $5 and then submit for the $5 EasySaver rebate. Final cost 4 bags for FREE!

Well, it looks like it's confirmed that the Travel size .99 Dove deodorants (.5 oz.) are working for the Unilever Register Reward deal; buy 4 get a $2 Register Rewards or buy 6 get a $6 Register Rewards.

Deal Scenario:
Purchase 6 for a total of $5.94
Use 3 $1.50/2 coupons from the 3/15RP
Pay $1.44
Get back a $6RR
Final cost FREE + a $4.56 moneymaker!

I've also heard that select Degree deodorants are on clearance for $1.09. These are the confirmed varieties working for the RR deal: Degree Ultra Clear Pure Satin, Degree Ultra Clear Pure Rain, Degree Ultra Clear Pure Powder0, Degree Ultra Clear Pure Powder and Degree Ultra Clear Men's.

Deal scenario:
Purchase 6 Degree deodorants for a total of $6.54
Use 6 .75 coupons from the 3/1RP
Pay $2.04
Get a $6RR
Final cost FREE + a $3.96 moneymaker!
**You could also mix and match the Dove and Degree deodorants!

Earth Day Giveaway at Home Depot 4/19

In celebration of Earth Day, The Home Depot is giving away one Million 14w CFL light bulbs. This is an in store promotion so quanities will be limited! CFL light bulbs are a great way to go green in your own home. Not only are they green energy, but they last longer and will save you money in the long run by cutting your electric bill!! Check out their website for all the details, www.homedepot.com.

Another K-mart doubler

I have heard through the blogging grapevine that we will be having a K-Mart doubling event starting next weekend. Now is the time to start looking through your coupons and finding the one up to and including 2.00. Most K-Marts will also take printable coupons. I will find some printables to link on my blog. One good site that I found for printable coupons is Coupons.com. I am hoping to have a link on my site to them.

There are NO coupons in this Sunday's paper. Please don't buy extra papers to get more coupons. I always buy my one paper so that I can at least see the ads from the brick and mortar stores.

Happy Easter Everyone! Rejoice for He has Risen!!

Cheap Milk and OJ

I am on vacation in a different state, so it is hard to find my deals!

However, this is one of my favorites. Usually, evetry other week Fred Meyer puts a coupon in their Sunday ad for 1/2 gallon of milk, chocolate milk and orange juice for $1.00. This puts milk at 2.00 a gallon. Which is a good deal. But for chocolate milk and OJ it is a fantastic deal. My hubby and kids love it when the coupon is in the paper. Because I get 2 papers, I have two coupons and use one on the Sunday I get it and use the other the following Saturday. So here's to getting our calcium! Drink up!

New Giveaway!!!

I am now doing another giveaway for posting comments with either a success story using my tips or posting a hot buy that you have found. This giveaway will include baking items. Cookie mixes, cake mixes, frosting, brownies and other misc items that you can use in baking!

Good luck everyone!!! I will get some new hot tips posted tonight!!

THE WINNER IS.....

We had 6 people enter for the fabulous prize basket!!! Thank you so much for logging in and helping me with my blog! The 6 people entered were....

1. Jessica
2. Jennifer
3. Charli
4. Katrina
5 Carolyn
6. Angelina

The winner is.......Angelina!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats....

When I get back, we will get together and I will get it to you!

Questions Answered!!!

I have received a few questions in the comments.

1. Where do you get all of the coupons? I buy 2 newspapers every week and save the coupon ads in a small file box with the dates written on tabs. When I post coupons, I will post with the date and the name of the ad (red plum, smart source or proctor and gamble). I then go to my file pull the ad and cut the 1 coupon I need. I then don't have to cut bunches of coupons and spend time organizing them. I usually keep about 12-16 weeks of coupons in my file. When I get this weeks coupons, I will pull the last file from 12 weeks ago. I then recycle the ads, put my new ones in and change the date. Then I am done!

2. Jen Balmer pointed out that ebates is similar to mypoints. You can do surveys and buy through their site to earn points for gift cards. She also pointed out that she gets a second email account because they send you a bunch of junk mail. What I like about ebates is that you get cash in the form of a check or added to your paypal account to use as you wish. But as long as it saves me or gives me money I am all for it! Thanks Jen for the tip!

Online Shopping

I LOVE shopping online. I have never been one of those girls that can spend hours at the mall. I have even less time to go to the mall now that I am a Mommy. Online shopping has been one of the best inventions EVER!!! One of the ways I have been able to save money and actually get money back is to use Ebates. If you have never heard of Ebates it is a website that gives you cash back for shopping online. You go to there website and search for the company that you want to shop at. Use the link they have to go directly to the company and when you buy anything you get a precentage back. I did most of my Christmas shopping online and in February I got $40.00 back. The usually have coupons or free shipping codes also. You can check it out through this link: (copy and paste it to your address line if you can't click it)

http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=GaPtxmf1xSbuaxPlGD%2BYew%3D%3D

If you sign up and buy something through their site, you automatically get $5.00 if you use my link. So, if you are going to shop online check them out don't leave any free money on the table! They have over 1000 shops that they do rebates for. They even give you 3% back when you buy something on Ebay. Most major stores are on there (Macy's, JCPenney, Nordstrom, Old Navy, Nike, Childrens Place, Sears...etc..).


My 3 Angels!

Kmart Double Coupon Purchase!

3 packages of Reese's Easter peanut butter cups

2 40ct packages of Band-Aids

2 Sally Hanson Strong as Nails

1 Johnson and Johnson Cloth tape

1 Johnson and Johnson Gauze Pads

1 90ct Pentek Flossers

1 Colgate Toothbrush

1 Pledge multi-surface wipes

5 rubbermaid easy find lid 1.25 cup containers

1 package of single serve Pedialyte

2 Gillette mens body wash

3 Gillette mens Shampoo

2 large Opti Free contact lens solution

2 packages of KY

1 Secret Flawless deodorant

1 febreeze fabric spray

1 Dog Jumbo bone

The shelf price was $128.28. After all my coupons were entered and doubled I paid........$38.00!

Has anyone else taken advantage of these great deals? Please post your successes in the comments for all to see!

Goodie Basket Giveaway!

Here are the goodies for the goodie basket giveaway!

So far there are 10 items that I have taken out of my stockpile of free to almost free things.

Leave me a comment and that will enter you into the contest. I will random.org to pick the winner. So far there are only 4 people entered. Share this blog with your friends that like to save money and find deals. Tonights blog will have a picture of what I bought for $38.00 that was $128.00 before coupons.

Good Luck Everyone!

Free Movie Wednesday

Redbox has a free movie code...MMM325.

If you have never used redbox, I recommend trying it. Especially with a free movie. Check them out at www.redbox.com!

Enjoy!

Kmart Double Deals Posted

Don't forget to scroll down to see the Kmart Double Deals that I posted!!!

Contest for a basket full of goodies!!!

I am new at this blogging thing :) Please leave me a comment as to if you like my blog, what I can do better...if you have any questions for me please leave them in my comments and I will answer. I am going to go through my stockpile and make a basket of goodies...such as shampoos, household cleaners, health and beauty items, and a glade smell good candle or two! I will use random.org to pick who wins...good luck everyone! I will try to get a picture of the goodie basket up by tomorrow. I will pick the winner on Monday and get the goodie basket to you the week of April 5-9 (I am going on vacation next week).

GOOD LUCK!!!

K-Mart Double Coupons

This does not happen very often in our area...so lets take advantage of it! KMart is doubling up to and including 2.00. That can mean VERY cheap to free products. I was able to score lot of free items and some very cheap .50 and under items. I will make a list and post them later tonight. This is not an extra coupon you have to use, it is automatically doubled at their register. I am going to be clipping LOTS of coupons tonight and visit them first thing in the morning. So I will add more deals that I find tomorrow. This very special deal is only happening until Saturday. If you have coupons...look through them and visit KMart. They also have their kids clearance clothes pretty cheap. I was able to get little JD 2 pairs of pants for 2.99 each.

If you find deals please leave a comment and I will post for all to see!!

Here are a few deals I found so far...All of these deals have a bottom line of .50 or less...MANY are FREE!!!!!!!

Trident gum (3 pks) 3/$7
Use the $2 coupon from the SS 3/8
Bottom line FREE!

Trident gum Xtra Care $1.49
Use the .75 coupon from the SS 3/8
Bottom line FREE!

Nature's Source (26 oz.) Cleaners $2.50
Use the $1 coupon from the SS 3/1
Bottom Line .50!

Select Vaseline Lotion $2.99
Use the $1.25 coupon from the RP 3/1
Bottom Line .49!

Colgate Kids Toothpaste $1.99
Use .75 coupon from the SS 2/22
Bottom Line .49!

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner $2.00
Use .75 off coupon from the SS 3/15
Bottom Line .50!

Lysol Disinfect Spray $4.50
Use the $2 coupon from the SS 2/1
Bottom Line .50!

Glade Candles $2.50
Use the $1.50 coupon from the SS 3/15
Bottom Line FREE!

Glade Scented Oil Candle Refill (3 pk) 2/$5 buy 2
Use the $2/2 coupon from the SS 3/15
Bottom line .50 each!

Soft Scrub Scrubby Pads $2.79
Use the $1.50 coupon from the SS 3/8
Bottom Line FREE!

KY Jelly $3.99
Use $2 coupon from RP 2/1, 12/7 & 10/26
Bottom Line FREE!

Suave Body Wash and Haircare products $2.19
Or use $2/3 coupon from the RP 3/1 or 1/11
Bottom Line as low as .38 for 2!

L'oreal eye shadows $4.29
Use $2 coupon from the RP 2/1
Bottom Line .29!

Sally Hansen Nail polish $2.49
Use $1 coupon from the RP 1/4
Bottom Line .49!

Kotex 22ct Pantyliners $1.29
Use .75 coupon from the SS2/22
Bottom Line FREE!

Luden’s Cough Drops $1.29
Use $1 coupon from the RP 1/4
Bottom Line FREE!

Bayer Chewable Low Dose "baby" Aspirin (36 tablets) $1.99
Use $1 coupon from the RP 2/1
Bottom Line FREE!

Bayer low dose aspirin (32 tablets) $1.99
Use $1 coupon from the RP 2/1
Bottom Line FREE!

Assorted Band-Aids $2.19-2.49
Use $1 coupon from the SS 2/8
Bottom Line .19-.49!

Oral-B Adult manual twin pack (select varieties)$3.69
Use $2 coupon from the PG 2/8
Bottom Line FREE!

Pledge Multi Surface Duster $2.79
Use $1.25 coupon from the SS 2/22
Bottom Line .29!

Select Johnson’s and Johnson’s Gauze products $1.69-$2.79
Use $1 coupon from the SS 2/8
Bottom Line as low as FREE!

Quaker Rice Cakes $1.99
Use $1 coupon from the RP 1/18
Bottom Line FREE!

Secret Flawless Touch $4.49
Use $2 coupon from the RP 2/22
Bottom Line .49!

Nivea Lip Care $1.99
Use $1 coupon from the RP 2/8
Bottom Line FREE!

Greased Lightening Cleaner $3.49
Use $1.50 coupon from the SS 2/8
Bottom Line .49!

Select Huggies Bath and Body products $1.99-$2.99
Use $1 coupon from the SS 1/11
Bottom Line as low as FREE to .99!

Johnson's Buddies soap bars .99
Use the $1 coupon from the RP 1/4 or 3/8
Bottom Line FREE!

Rite Aid Hot Deals Today thru 3/28/09

Here are the Rite Aid Hot deals...

L'Oreal Tru Match Superblend
BOGO regular 10.49
Use 2 coupons RP 2/1 $3.00/1 or RP 2/1 $2.00/1
If you use the $3.00 coupons
bottom line $2.74 each with a savings of 74%

Aleve
Regular $2.99
use $1.00/1 SS 1/4
bottom line $1.99 60% off

Hershey's Bliss Eggs
BOGO regular 3.79
use 2 coupons 1.00/1 SS 3/1
bottom line .89 77% savings

Fun size skittles
on sale for .99/bag good deal for easter baskets!

Airwick Aerosol spray
on sale for .79
us bogo coupon SS 3/8
bottom line .39 each, 80% savings

Electrasol powerball
coupon in their weekly add for $2.49
1.00/1 SS 3/15
bottom line $1.49 63% savings

Celestial seasonings Tea
reg 2.99 on sale for 1.99
use coupon 1.00/1 SS 1/11
bottom line .99 67% off

If any of my local gals would like my L'oreal coupons, let me know! I won't use them :)

Planning your week, Walgreens Deals, Target Deals and a free Brewmasters Taste kit

Planning your week??? What is she crazy?? This is really the key to saving the most money. If you shop and eat what is on sale, you save the most money! Ads come out on Tuesday with the sales starting on Tuesday. I try to pick one day a week to plan my meals. It doesn't always work as I would want, with a baby most things I plan don't happen on schedule :) If you look at the ads and see that chicken is on sale, plan a few meals around chicken, etc. If it is a good sale and I have freezer room, I will buy extra. The best place I have found to buy boneless skinless chicken breast and tenders, is the Albertsons butcher counter. The best deal I found was 1.49/lb..right now it is 2.99/lb. Still a warm deal...but not hot. On to the real deals!!!

First there is a FREE brewmasters Tasting Kit from George Killians. It includes 4 glasses, a bottle opener, and a tasting guide. It is not available in all states, but it is in WA. Go to http://www.georgekillians.com/ and use code P3W9L4T or M9N7K3K. It looks like a good kit. I am thinking it is a good thing to throw in the gift closet for Fathers Day!

Walgreens deals: These are good until Saturday 3/28!

RR is an acronym for Register Rewards. These are coupons that will print out at the end of a qualifying transaction. IVC is a coupon that is found in the Walgreens rebate booklet usually found at the front of the store.

Gillette Fusion Razor-on sale $8.99
use $4.00/1 from PG 2/8
Receive $4.00 in register rewards
bottom line .99

Schick Quattro Trim-on sale $8.99
use $4.00/1 from SS 3/22
use $4.00/1 IVC coupon
bottom line .99

Triaminic Thin Strips
$1.00/1 SS 12/7
$3.00 rebate
bottom line 1.99

Thera Flu
$1.50/1 SS 12/7
$3.00 rebate
bottom line $1.49

Stride Gum
Walgreens coupon from 3/22 for .79 each (limit 6)
$2.00/3 packs SS 3/22 (use 2 coupons)
bottom line .12/pack

Don't forget to pick up the free after rebate (FAR) items:

1. Axe haircare item $5.99 FAR
2. Memory Formula $19.99 FAR
3. Walgreens Extra Strength Quickgels $2.99 FAR

I always do my Walgreens rebates online and request them in the form of a Gift Card. You get an extra 10% if you get a gift card. I always use the gift card the following month to get more great deals!

Target Deal

Intuition Plus and/or Quattro for Women
Buy 2
Use coupons from SS 3/22 $4.00/1 for the Intuition and Womens Quattro (there are 2).
At check out you will get a $5.00 gift card
bottom line .49 for each razor
If you get multiple papers you will have enough coupons to do the Walgreens deal and the Target deal. You could also go back and do the Target deal a second time using the gift card and getting a new gift card :)

What you need to start couponing!

I have been serious about using coupons for a couple years now. I save on average 40-60% off of my grocery bill by combining coupons with deals. I buy more when it is on sale so that I have a stockpile of items to use while that specific item is full price at the grocery store. I have a few tools that make couponing a little easier and less time consuming:

1. Do NOT cut out all of the coupons from each Sunday paper. But a small plastic file holder and some file hangers with plastic tabs. On the plastic tabs, write the date. Place the each ad (usually Smart Source, Red Plum and Proctor and Gamble) by date in file hangers. I will list coupons by date and ad company. An example would be for Smart Source ad on January 11th: SS 1/11.

2. I buy 2 Sunday papers. In my area I buy the Seattle Times. They have the best coupons. The other local newspaper does not always have the same coupons. It is usually missing the ones I would use such as a cereal coupon. I also find out which of my family members gets the paper and wouldn't mind saving me their coupons. That way I can buy multiple items for a really great deal.

3. I have a binder with picture or baseball card sheet protectors in them. You will get Catalina Coupons from the stores. I store these in the binder by store. This is also where I store my clipped coupons for the week. I take my binder with me to the store. I also keep my Walgreens rebate pamphlet in my binder.

4. I have www.coupontom.com bookmarked. This website is very important when you are looking for a specific coupon. You type in the name of the item you want to buy and it will tell you if there is a coupon that matches. This is where I usually go to match coupons to ads to find the very best deals.

How much can you really save by using coupons?? Today I went to Albertsons. I bought 1 box of Rice Krispies, 2 boxes of Rice Krispie Treats, 7 large boxes of Poptarts, 5 cans of Chef Boyrdee Pastas, Soft Scrub wipes, 3 Red Baron Pizzas, 1 box of childrens Benadryl. I spent $30.92 and I saved 44.22 a total of 58.8%. To make this happen had to combine coupons with some great sales that Albertsons had going. I will list some of those savings below.

Albertsons had 4 coupons that you can use to double the value of a manufacturers coupon up to $1.00. I cut all 4 of those out.

They have a deal with Kellogs Cereal, Pop Tarts, Keebler Cookies, Cheeze-Its, and Rice Krispie Treats. They are on sale for $2.50 each. If you buy 10, you get $10.00 off. You can mix and match to build your stockpile. There is also a coupon for Pop Tarts from RP 2/22 for $1.00/2 that would make the Pop Tarts 1.00/box for the large box (normally $3.79/box). There are 2 Kellogs cereal coupons from RP 2/22 $1.00/1 box ($1.00/ box) and $.70 off of 1 box ($.80/box). If you have a couple of news papers you can really add up the savings from this deal! If you use the Albertsons doubler coupons, it makes these an even sweeter deal!

The Soft Scrub wipes are on sale for 2.49 (regular 3.49) there is a coupon for $1.50 off. I used one of my Albertsons doubler coupons and saved another dollar. That made these cleaning wipes free!

Chef Boyrdee pasta is on sale for $1.00/can in the small Fred meyer insert inside the Smart Source coupons there is a coupon for $1.00/5. This made each can $ .80, normally they are $1.99 each.

By shopping this way I can usually beat that prices at Wal Mart or Winco.

I will post more deals tomorrow for Target and Walgreens!