Week of October 6th

Through Tuesday at Albertsons this week (Oct 7th)

Purina Whisker Lickins Cat Treats on sale $1 - coupon for $1 Redplum 9/14 = Free
Albertsons Large Eggs $1.29 = 46% off
Darigold Yogurt on sale $.50 / $.50 off 3 coupon next to product = $.33 ea
Toothpicks on sale $.39
Gala apples $.88/lb
DanActive Yogurt drink on sale $2.00 - $1.00 coupon off in 9/21 Smart Source = $1/4 drink
DanActive Yogurt on sale $1.50 - $.50 coupoon in 9/21 smart source = $1/4 yogurts
Best Deal of the Week - Suave Shampoo on sale for $1.49 - use a Fred Meyer coupon on sale for $.79 and there is a $1.50 coupon off 2 - making the final price $0.04 cents per bottle!!

The flyer has alot of buy 10 participating items and get $5 off which I am going to do 10 items but everyone will have different items they may want to consider for this deal.

Remember if they are out of shampoo to ask for a raincheck and buy it next time you are there.

Walgreens Freebies this week L'Oreal Cleanser $6.99 - $6.99 Easy Saver rebate - $1 (RP 9/21) Final price $1 profit Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation $7.49 - $1 (RP 9/14) - $7.49 Easy Saver Rebate Final price $1 profit Extreme Energy 6-Hour Shot $3.99 - $3.99 Easy Saver Rebate Final price FREE Oral-B Crossaction Toothbrush $4.49 - $4.49 Register Reward Final price FREE

Rite Aid Sep 28 - Oct 4 Freebies!! Sept 28 - Oct 4 ☺Watch for these "triple plays" and especially good buys. FREEBIES ☺*Diabeti-Derm Heel & Toe Cream $6.99 -$6.99 Single Check Rebate 33 (valid only on purchase made 9/28 - 10/4/08) -$2 printable coupon Final price $2 PROFIT ☺Crest Pro-Health Whitening Toothpaste $2.69 -$2.69 Single Check Rebate 163 -$1 printable pharmacy coupon (see link above) -.75 c/o (P&G 8/31 *exp 9/30) Final price $1.75 PROFIT ☺Gillette Fusion or Fusion Power Razor $9 -$5 Single Check Rebate 148 (valid only on purchases made 9/28 - 10/4/08) -$4 c/o (P&G 9/28) Final price FREE ☺Excedrin Tablets 50 ct $4.99 -Excedrin Back & Body rebate mail-in offer up to $4.99 (S 7/13) Final price FREE on Back and Body ☺Kotex Lightdays Pantiliners .99 -$1 c/o (AY 9/26 or AY 8/29 *exp 9/30) -$1/2 c/o (S1 9/7) Final price FREE or 2/.98 ☺Alpo Canned Dog Food 13.2 oz. B1G1F -B1G1F c/o (AY 10/27) -B4G1F c/o (RO 9/14 or RP 8/10) -B4G1F c/o Prime Cuts, Slices, Class Ground or Chunky (RP 8/10) -B3G1F Chop House Originals (RP 8/10) Final price 2/FREE with AY coupon ☺Pedigree Canned Dog Food 13.2 oz. B1G1F -B1G1F c/o Butchers Selects (RP 8/24) -.75/10 c/o (RP 9/21 or RP 8/24) Final price 2/FREE Butchers Selects ☺Whiskas 2.25 oz Pouch and Multi-Pack Cat Food B1G1F -B1G1F Purrfectly Pouch (RP 9/7) -$2 c/o multipack (RP 9/7 -$1 c/o multipack (RP 9/7) Final price 2 pouches/FREE Purrfectly Pouch ☺FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Meter $9.99 -$9.99 in -pack rebate Final price FREE 8:35 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment - Edit - Remove

October 1 Category: Food and Restaurants Kmart will be having several Double coupon Days, Weeks or Weekends. Super Double Manufacturer Coupons up to & Including $2 Value Amount of Credit from doubling a coupon cannot exceed the retail price of an item. No cash or in-store purchase credit will be awarded for any amount exceeding the retail price of the item. Limit 1 coupon for each item purchased. Only 1 coupon will be doubled per item. You may only purchase 4 of the same items using double coupons. Coupons do not apply to sales tax. Limit 75 coupons per customer per day. Internet coupons or copies of manufacturer instant coupons are not valid. Offer excludes products prohibited by law, including but not limited to alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medication. Not valid on Non-merchandise, federal or state regulated items, prior purchases, Lands End. Sears merchandise run on Sears registers within Kmart and Kmart.com. In the event of a return, coupon savings may be deducted from refund. Sears Holdings(Kmart) reserves the right to modify or cancel this program at any time. Available at participating Kmart and Super Kmart locations. It mostly likely nationwide with some areas not participating in the program. Kmart Main website Kmart Locations Get two $5.00 Coupons for signing up for Kmart Emails. Slickdeals Thread Note: Coupons are They are: $5 off $50 in-store and 5 off $50 online with very quick expiration dates. You can buy $50.00 worth of stuff, use $5.00 off $50.00 in-store then use the coupons. Here are the participating WA stores 03133 1001 E SUNSET DR BELLINGHAM WA 03270 4210 WHEATON WAY BREMERTON WA 03389 4141 MARTIN WAY E LACEY WA 03413 24800 W VALLEY HWY KENT WA 03443 13200 AURORA AVE N SEATTLE WA 03722 1550 S BURLINGTON BLVD BURLINGTON WA 04146 8102 EVERGREEN WAY EVERETT WA 04178 5132 6TH AVE TACOMA WA 04253 1414 72ND ST E TACOMA WA 04467 5401 100TH ST SW TACOMA WA 07143 621 RIVER RD PUYALLUP WA 07253 9623 STATE AVE MARYSVILLE WA 07621 32163 STATE ROUTE 20 OAK HARBOR WA

QFC Deal

Game Day Essentials Promo -

"Buy 9 and Save $6.00 instantly in a single transaction with Advantage card"

Kraft Mac N Cheese

4/$3 = $.75 ea

$.75 x 9 =$6.75

$6.75

- $6.00

equals $.75 for NINE boxes! $.08 each!

Safeway Deal

SaraLee is running a promotion at safeway between, the ad says 1/25--2/10.(the catalina actually says until 2/17....)

Buy ANY 5 particpating SaraLee, Hillshire farms, Jimmy Dean and Ballpark products and get a $10 OYNP(on your next purchase) coupon.

so buy 5 of these, 5x $2.50 = $12.50 and you get $10 coupon back. so your NET is $2.50 for 5 items.,,,

then buy another 5 items(have them in line with you) use your $10 coupon from previous transaction, and you pay $2.50, and get another $10 coupon...

loop this as many times as you want.

Albertsons Deal

Tabasco is on sale for 10 for $10. Making this item $1.00 each. Then there is a coupon blinkie right there on the shelf... The coupon is for .75 cents off Tabasco. Making this deal apprx .25 cents a bottle.

McDonalds Superbowl weekend Deal

50 nuggets for only $9 on superbowl weekend.

Deal seems to be nationwide.

Walgreen's good deals (1/29/2008 8:07:40 PM):

I got:

3 Kleenex, 89¢ w/ in-ad coupon, -.50/3 c/o

2 Dawn detergent, 99¢ each w/ in-ad c/o - $1/2 c/o

3 Peppermint patties, 3/99¢ w/ in ad c/o

1 Cinnamon toast crunch cereal, on sale for $1.99

1 Garnier Fructis shampoo $3.99 - $1 c/o (& 3.99 rebate)

2 Revlon color stay makeups for $3.29 (clearance, regularly $11.99 or something like that) -$3 easysaver coupon taken off each one.

2 Revlon bronzer $3.19 each - (1)$1 ss coupon. (I forgot this was not Color stay so that $3 did not come off. I actually had other $1 coupons I could have used but I just wasn't thinking.)

The neat thing about this is that ALL REVLON IS BUY 1 GET 1 50% OFF, even clearance!

So the four Revlon items, $3.29, $3.29, $3.19 and $3.19 =$12.96 - $6 Esaver coupon= 6.96 - $1 ss c/o= 5.96. Then another 50% off each second one, so another $1.65 and $1.60 off, so I only paid $2.71 for all four makeups that would have been over $40. Also I had a $4 RR coupon from last week, plus I bought the $2 chapstick and got the $2 RR for that, so I also had $6 off. I paid $5.84 plus tax for 13 things (Saving $62.49). Plus I will be getting $3.99 back for the Garnier shampoo and the Revlon items count towards the offer for the vacation cash.,

Rite Aid Deals (1/29/2008 7:31:47 PM): If you have the right coupons/forms there are two extra good deals this week at Rite Aid.

Sunkist 12oz Pistachios are on sale 2/$5. Buy 4 for $10. Use two $2/2 coupons. I found them on tearpads at Albertson's. Add the Heineken MIR for $9.99 wyb $10 worth of nuts and it makes them all free plus about $4 profit. Heineken forms were at Smith's and on the trading board.

Target

Electrasol tabs -If you still have some Electrasol 3-in-1 tabs coupons for $2.25 they expire on Feb.3. use it at Target.

Couponing Basics

I keep a price list in my purse. I've listed the products my family normally buys and the rock bottom prices I’ve found for those items. If I see a product for the last known lowest price, I stock up. I also list products I’ve been disappointed in and wouldn't get again.

The next step would be to become aware of the store policies regarding coupon use. Do they accept competitor coupons? Do they limit the number of coupons you can use? Do they allow you to use a store coupons and a manufacturers coupon on the same product? It can be disappointing to put the work into organizing your coupons only to find out it won’t ring up right. I am always aware when checking out to stay on top of what deals I am aiming for, and if it doesn’t ring up right, I will stop the process to see why. It could be I bought the wrong size or the wrong quantity and the clerk will usually work with me to try to make it right. Its just easier for me to deal with it right then than to go home and have to look over my receipt to try and figure out why it didn’t work. I generally use self check, if available, because I want to make sure my coupons work and I don't want a huge line getting irritated behind me. I also try not to go at a peak shopping time. I will alert the clerk on duty that I am trying to work a promo/coupon and may need help. If I am patient and prepared they generally are happy to help.

First you need to get the Sunday paper. It has two major inserts each week. Vlassis and Smart Source. I file my inserts by date.
When the grocery flyers come out on Tuesday, I look them over to see what is on sale that week. I look up those products at thecouponmom.com in their coupon database to see if any coupons have been issued for these products. If you do not have online access it would make more sense for you to clip your coupons and file by store layout category. I generally go for the big promos. For instance, last week Albertsons was having a Quaker promo. This week, it is a General Mills promo, etc.

I belong to several user groups online with like minded savers who will post messages about what is on sale. The groups I belong to are thecouponmom.com, thegrocerygame.com*, refundcents.com*, afullcup.com and slickdeals.net, freecycle.org, and WA good deals alert. The message boards help me to be aware of promos and coupon deals going on that I might not be aware of. Most of the websites are national, so not all content will apply to my state, but I glean what I can from others . Thegrocerygame.com and refundcents are paid sites, the others are free.

Once I have researched sale items against issued coupons I will go pull those inserts and clip only those coupons and re-file the coupon insert. I make a list according to the store layout and paper clip my coupons outside an envelope. Once I find the item, I move the coupon to the inside of the envelope.
Be on the lookout at the store for additional savings. Be alert of "blinkies" in front of products (a blinking coupon generator) or specially marked packages. One week Oscar Meyer deli fresh sandwiches were on sale for $1 and in front of the product was a blinkie with coupons for $1 off making them free. If the product on sale is sold out ask for a raincheck. A raincheck can work to your advantage. It will give you more time to gather more of the coupons for the sale item. Also, don’t forget to gather your ‘catalina’ tapes. A Catalina is a machine at checkout that will spit out additional coupons for future use. For instance, they recently had a promo if you bought 4 boxes of cereal you got a free milk. If you didn’t buy a milk in that transaction, the Catalina machine would spit out a coupon for a future visit for a free milk. One more tip on catalinas, if they spit out during the transaction, they can sometimes be used on that transaction. Just because it says on a future visit doesn’t always mean you can’t use it on your current transaction.

I usually shop at Albertsons because they accept up to 8 other store coupons. So if Fred Meyer or Safeway has a high value coupon I want to use, I use it at Albertsons when I go do my charity shopping. It saves me trips to different stores.
Forget brand loyalty. If you have a high value coupon for a product that you have not tried before, buy it anyway. Someone can use it even if it ends up not being a product you would not normally buy. I have tried dozens of different toothpastes, shampoos, deoderants, etc. Some were disappointing while others I would buy again without a coupon.

Stock up! Don't wait until you need a product to buy it. Stock up when prices are rock bottom. If toothpaste is on sale for $1 and you have a 75 cent coupon, buy it even if you don't need it. When you do need it, it will be $2.50/tube. You will start to notice trends in sale items. Just about every type of product will be on sale within an 8 week period. When I first started doing this I felt like I had to buy 10 boxes of cereal because they were on sale and combined with a coupon were only $1. Only to discover, that if I waited, the sale would come around again. That’s where the price list comes in handy. I start to get a list of what I have paid for items and will check if it’s really worth stocking up or not
Some examples:

Last week: Albertsons had a Quaker promo. The items were on sale for $1.50/each. If you bought 10 items, they would instantly take off $5. That made the items $1.00 each. I looked to see which Quaker coupons I had and found 10 coupons for $1.00 off. That made all the items free. I also had a try me free coupon for a lemonade and picked that up also. My total for $55 worth of groceries was 0.11 cents!! The week before we spent $27 and saved $155! Not all weeks will have sales that combine with high dollar coupons. This week for example, on the General Mills promo we got $214 worth of groceries for $69. Still a significant savings of $145, and a lot of food for donation.

Once you've gotten the hang of couponing, you may want to explore refunding. Its another fun way to save or get free items. Every week Walgreens and Rite Aid have free after rebate items. I check the ads and pick up those items. Once I get the rebate money back, I use it to keep buying rebate items and the chain continues each week. I haven't paid for many toiletries in a long time. Manufacturers will often issue try me free, or rebates on new products they are promoting. You may have to wait a month or more for your rebate, but you would have spent the money anyway and now the rebate goes right back in to your grocery budget. I always try to combine a coupon with a free after rebate item. You still get the full rebate amount back, but its less out of pocket to begin with.

Keep it honest, know your stores policy on coupons and have fun! If you're gonna have a hobby, why not make it one that blesses others.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”. Margaret Mead

new deals

Printable $1/1 General Mills - You can print coupons for Reeses Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch and Lucky Charms cereals, $1 off 1 box here. http://bigg.generalmills.com/

I did this and used them at Albertson's yesterday where they have them on sale 10$15--making them .50/box

(4/19/2007 4:09:20 AM): This has been posted before, I just wanted to help remind everybody to please go, share a story about giving. For each story of sharing, Country Crock will donate a meal to a person in need. www.spreadthesharing.com Some of the storys will get special highlight too. Oh, and you can post more then one time so go share.

Fashionbug has an extra 40% auto discount of all clearance (red) prices and $20 off $50 coupon 776166209 (when you use a Visa card) available. Shipping starts at $5 and is free on $75+ orders.

Kohl's has a sale on 12-pack Home Classics Solid washcloths for $3.49 with $0.99 shipping per item. Use an additional 10% off coupon NEW2715 to make them $4.14.

Freebies - Free Redwood Creek Vintage Wine Print-Nice Not open to CT,KS,MT or UT residents http://tinyurl.com/27jnst Free Garnier Fructis Shampoo Sample and Contest http://tinyurl.com/36er3n Agele Skin Care Products Samples http://tinyurl.com/2b39pq Liberty Tax-Free Lady Liberty T-Shirt (I put that I saw the lady in my neighborhood) http://tinyurl.com/2ehjny Whiskas Free Sample of Whiskas Purrfectly Fish http://tinyurl.com/2jo4jx InOurTown Free Duffel Bag http://tinyurl.com/jdocf Free Building Blocks for a Healthy Future Kit Building Blocks Sing Along Music CD Know Kit Cards, or Character Cards http://tinyurl.com/2yekat Sample of Ambi Even & Clear Exfoliating Wash and Daily Moisturizer

May 2 will be 31 cent scoop night at Baskin-Robbins, in honor of National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

You can pre-order the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from Overstock for $17.01 (reg $34.99) Shipping is $1.40. It won't be released until 7/21/07. This is an excellent price -- Amazon is $1.88 more.

Get a free Scotch Brite Disposable Toilet Scrubber, click here. You get a $3 coupon and a $3.50 mail-in rebate form.

papa john's free chicken strips ( FREE Chickenstrips when you purchase a Large Pizza with up to Five Toppings at regular menu price online. enter code: 42007A,

Free Golf Balls They have 35,000 golf balls to give away. I went and got mine at 12:25am. http://tinyurl.com/23nwn5 ,

Barnes and Noble Military discount http://btob.barnesandnoble.com/index.asp?r=1&btob=Y if you use this link You receive FREE standard ground shipping and an extra 6% off on all orders -- discounts are automatically applied when you check out hope that this helps someone. blessings ,

Home Depot 4/22/07 Free Compact Lightbulbs (http://www6.homedepot.com/ecooptions/index.html?cm_mmc=hd_email-_-041907_ FREE_SHIP_PATIO_T6.TXT-_-041907_Patio-_-earth+day

Few new ones for Easter

Almay Coupon for Walgreens & CVS (4/5/2007 7:08:13 PM): Go to the Almay website http://tinyurl.com/lukvl and register. The next page that comes up after you register should have a pink box on the upper left hand side offering to print out your coupons. It will allow you to print a $1 Almay Hydracolor Lipstick and then a $1 Face / Skincare coupon. Use the lipstick coupons at Walgreens starting on Sunday to make a profit on the FAR (free after rebate) Almay lipstick. (I have been having problems with the link so if it doesn't work correctly just type "Almay Coupons" in your search engine. The first one to come up for me was the correct site to register.)

Target has pop tarts 8ct is $1.52 and the target coupon is for $1. So not a bad deal., for .52 cents - Will come in handy with kids on spring break next week

Target also has a dozen eggs 2/$1 and on their website is a coupon for 50 cents off so they end up being FREE! Just in time for coloring for Easter

heres the link for the printable target coupons. http://coupons.50webs.org/

Updates

Sorry for no updates lately. We've been working non stop. Busy time of year for home buyers!

My latest diversion is BEES! I got 10 bee boxes today and plan on putting two hives on the side of my house for honeybees. I'll let you know how it goes.

Regarding that FREE Dr. Pepper deal at Albertsons last weekend. I went in to get my free bottle and a few other things and they said take as many as you want. I told her I didnt want to be greedy and just took a few. The clerk said "seriously, my boss wants me to clear off these pallets today, so please take at least 10!! " So, I did and I have ten bottles of Dr. Pepper rolling around my trunk that I need to get out. So, I hope someone likes Dr Pepper this Easter since I have 10 of them.

There was a coupon in the Sunday paper for $2 off an olay product. Just so happens that Olay soap is on sale at Walgreens for $2! So, it's FREE.

I signed up to be a Mystery Diner for restaurants, and got a call to dine at the Cheesecake Factory. You don't make any money at it, but your money is refunded if you do an online survey of your experience. Nice way to go out on a date night and not have to pay for it!