VONS

I am shocked that I found a great KILLER deal at Vons. I just ignored the coupon policy that they told me the last time I was there, and went in there with 12 coupons in hand. :)


I purchased

10 boxes of fruit snacks
3 boxes of Honey Nut Cherrios
2 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
1 Quaker Instant Oatmeal
3 packages of Blueberries
1 package of mini carrots
3 packages of GoldFish Crackers.
Final price $ 6.35


Guess you want to know how... :)
Let me share this with you.


Vons deal this week
Buy 4 Save $4.00 Mix & Match over 50 Breakfast Items
Look for tags in store for more participating items. Listed in the ad are:Quaker Life Cereal, Cap n Crunch Cereal, Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Honey Nut Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal, Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal, GM Wheaties Cereal, Fiber One Chewy Bars LIMIT 20


Transaction #1
5 boxes of Betty Crocker fruit snacks / roll ups $1 ea
Use $1.00/2 from bettycrocker.com or pillsbury.com or use .50/2 Fruit Roll Ups or .40 off Fruit Shapes from coupons.com or smartsource.com
On top of that you can Load electronically .40 off Fruit Flavored shapes from shortcuts.com or .50/2 Fruit Roll Upsfrom shortcuts.com AND Load .50/2 Fruit Roll Ups from cellfire.com (I didn't load from Cellfire.com)
2 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch $1.50 ea
Use $1.00 off HERE
1 Quaker Instant Oatmeal $1.50 ea
Use $1.00 off HERE
Load .40 off Fruit Flavored shapes from shortcuts.com or .50/2 Fruit Roll Upsfrom shortcuts.com AND Load .50/2 Fruit Roll Ups from cellfire.com
Grand total after 6 printable coupons and the electronically loaded coupons, my total was $2.65
a Catalina printed out at time of checkout for $3.50 to use at my next purchase.

I went to the car and came back in for more fun times. :)

Transaction #2
5 boxes of Betty Crocker fruit snacks / roll ups $1 ea
Use $1.00/2 from bettycrocker.com or pillsbury.com or use .50/2 Fruit Roll Ups or .40 off Fruit Shapes from coupons.com or smartsource.com
The electonically loaded ones from before didn't work a second time. I wish they did but that is ok. :)
3 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios $1.50 Ea
Use 2 $1.00 off HERE
Use 1 $1.00 off BettyCrocker.com I printed out a TRIX coupon for $1.00 off and it worked. I don't argue, just do it. :)
1 bag of Mini carrots 99 cents
Use the 6 coupons mentioned before and the $3.50 Catalina from Transaction #1 and my total was $1.59
YEP they printed another Catalina for $3.50 because I purchased 5 Betty Crocker fruit snack/ roll ups

Transaction #3
3 6oz package blueberries .99ea
3 6.6 oz Goldfish crackers .88ea Sat/Sun only
Grand total 5.61 after turning in the $3.50 catalina from Transaction #2
I paid $2.11

Total for all of it $6.35 :)

Thank you Saving and Giving for your help figuring this out.

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3 Free issues of Family Circle Magazine

Yay! A great new magazine freebie is available courtesy of Valuemags.com! Go here to score 3 FREE issues of Family Circle magazine (May, June and July 2010)! Don’t worry, you will never receive any sort of bill in the mail and there are no strings attached!
These magazine freebies go fast, so hurry and request yours!

Thanks Hip2Save

Cheese Nibs

I just got back from Walmart. I printed out 2 of these coupons so I got 4 boxes for FREE


Cheese Nips (8 oz)Retail: $1
Coupon: $2/2 printable FF Link
Total: Free!


Thanks CouponingtoDisney for finding this!

Free KIDS meal at Burger King

There is a printable coupon available for free kid’s meals at Burger King. But it’s a little tricky.

It is a bricks coupon (typically print twice) but it is printing up to 10 times for each person!
Click the link HERE.
One you click “Print the coupon” it will say “You Have Printed this Already”. Underneath you will see where you can refer a friend to the coupon. Type in YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS and info to send it to yourself.
In a minute, you will receive your link for the FREE Burger King Kids Meal coupon!
Click the link- once it gets you back to the “Refer a Friend” page, close the page and reopen the link from your email.

Thank you CouponingtoDisney for this info.

*HOT* Milk Instant Win Game + Coupon!

I just found this from Hip2Save


Yay! I have a *HOT* new instant win game to tell you all about! Head on over here to enter to win FREE milk for a year (wouldn’t that be nice!) and just for entering you’ll be able to print a coupon valid for a FREE half gallon of chocolate milk when you purchase 2 gallons! You’ll see this coupon offer advertised in the bottom left hand side after you find out if you’ve won or not. These coupon are only valid for the 1st 125,000 to enter, so hurry and snag yours!
As you may know, milk coupons are very RARE, so I always get very excited when they’re available! AND, who knows? Maybe a Hip2Save or GERI'S :) reader will win FREE milk for a year! Good Luck!

Walgreens Walgreens Walgreens

Ok... Well I just got back from 3 different Walgreens but I AM DONE! I got pretty much everything off my list and still have money in my pocket.


After viewing both Hip2Save and CouponingtoDisney I made my game plan and even had some "filler" items JUST IN CASE. I am now understanding why people LOVE Walgreens and CVS. WOOHOO I am getting it.

It is a little embarrassing to tell you all what I purchased today but because it is such a fantastic deal and too many of you are bugging me about it...... HERE GOES! :)

I made a plan and figured out my coupons and just took it transaction by transaction. LOL (My goal was to spend as little as possible)

Now remember ...
*when you get a Register Rewards you can't turn around and use that RR for the same item.

*they have limits to the RR you get but they do not have a store CARD so you can just make another transaction and get those items again and get the RR again.

With that in mind this is what I got......




Transaction 1
4 Kotex $3
WYB 3 get $4 RR
Use the $2/2 coupon from the 1/10 SS
Total $8 with tax 8.97
Get $4 RR

Transaction 2
ThermaCare Pain Relief Single Pak Neck & Arm Heatwrap $2.49
Get $2.49RR
Use the $1/1 coupon found here

Buy 2 participating Neosporin or Band-Aid products= $3RR
Buy 2 Neosporin Lip Health Products on a Megasave sale all month long– 2/$8
Use 2 $3/1 coupons from here: IE or Firefox
Pay $2
Get back a $3RR

All Gillette shampoos on clearance for $1.59
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 12/27PG
Final cost $0.59 ea

Oust Spray B1G1 $4.29
Use Coupon from 1/3SS B1G1 (up to $3.99
total .30 for 2
USED $4 RR from Transaction 1 my total OOP is $2.42

GOT RR FOR THE NEOSPORIN $3 AND THE THERMALCARE $2.50

Transaction #3
4 Kotex $3
WYB 3 get $4 RR
Use the $2/2 coupon from the 1/10 SS
Total $8
Get $4 RR

4 Oust Spray
Use Coupon from 1/3SS B1G1 (up to $3.99
total .60 for 4 - Needed filler items for the coupons.
Used $5.50 RR from Transaction 2
Total OOP $4.77

Transaction 4
ThermaCare Pain Relief Single Pak Neck & Arm Heatwrap $2.49 = $2.49RR
Use the $1/1 coupon found here
Get $2.50 RR

Purchase 1 Sugar Free Theraflu $3.99 & 1 Lipton Tea Bags $3.49 = $4RR
Use the $3/1 Theraflu coupon from the 12/6 SS or $2 found here: IE or Firefox or here
Pay $4.48
Get back a $4RR
After using the RR from last transaction
Total OOP $2.59
Received $6.50 RR

Transaction 5
4 Kotex $3
WYB 3 get $4 RR
Use the $2/2 coupon from the 1/10 SS
Total $8
Get $4 RR

Oust Spray B1G1 $4.29
Use Coupon from 1/3SS B1G1 (up to $3.99
total .30 for 2
USED $4 RR from Transaction 1 my total OOP is $2.42

3 Gloves with in-ad coupon .39 ea

Used RR from last transaction
Total OOP $6.88
Received $4 RR

Transaction 6

Purchase 1 Sugar Free Theraflu $3.99 & 1 Lipton Tea Bags $3.49 = $4RR
Use the $3/1 Theraflu coupon from the 12/6 SS or $2 found here: IE or Firefox or hereUse the $2/1 Theraflu coupon from the Diabetes & You Booklet
Pay $2.98
Get back a $4RR

Sally Hansen Brow kit 2.99 Clearance

Total OOP

After using $4 RR from last transaction the
Total OOP was $2.14

Transaction 7

4 Kotex $3
WYB 3 get $4 RR
Use the $2/2 coupon from the 1/10 SS
Total $8
Get $4 RR
After using the RR from the last transaction
Received $4 RR
total was $2.47


That makes a total of :
16 boxes of Kotex
8 cans of Oust
2 Neosporin lip care
2 Gilette Shampoo
2 Thermalcare Neck and shoulder
2 Theraflu
2 lipton Tea
4 gloves
1 Brow kit


My total for these items were $30.24 OOP I just kept on rolling over all of my RR to the next transaction and was left with $4 RR. (I had 8 total transactions)

As you all know, there is a fantastic $10 Johnson & Johnson rebate available on Coupons.com! Plus, Walgreens has lots of the qualifying rebate items on a buy one get one 50% off sale! …AND there are quite a few high value coupons to combine with this deal!

I got
5 Lubriderms
1 Aveeno Shampoo
1 Aveeno Conditioner
3 Aveeno Lotion
Total $33.52

Use 5 $2/1 Lubriderm coupons from the 1/10 SS or found here
Use the $1/1 Lubriderm coupon from the Diabetes and You Booklet (will deduct $5–for purchasing 5)
Use 2 $2.50/1 Aveeno Nourish coupon from the 1/10 SS or found here
Use 3 $2.00/1 Aveeno Body or Baby coupons from the 1/10 SS
Total after coupons 7.95 plus TAX
I used my $4RR from above and needed a filler item to be able to use the extra coupon. I picked up another package of gloves ($.39)
For all of these items with tax my total OOP was $7.12
but wait...... I already filled out the paperwork for the Johnson and Johnson Rebate so after my $10 comes in my total will be a money maker of $2.88.

Todays GRAND TOTALS were $37.36 OOP

After the rebate comes in, my total will be $27.36.

I know I got some great deals. I may not NEED everything I purchased today (who needs 8 cans of oust) but the reason I purchased them was so I would get more RR for what I really wanted. :)

49 items for $27.36 :)


If you have any questions please feel free to just ask.


Thanks again Hip2Save and CouponingtoDisney I would have never figured this out without your blogs.

Free Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheet samples

Go here to get a free 2-load sample of Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets. I was able to get some of these for free with a coupon awhile back and loved them. If only I could always get them for free!

Thanks MoneysavingMOM

Walgreen Clearance roundup

As with all clearance, though, it may not be available at your store, but it never hurts to be prepared with your coupons. Also, remember that clearance items may not be marked correctly, so I suggest price checking items.


Walgreen Clearance Deal Round-Up:

Aveeno Advanced Care Body Wash with soothing oat essence on clearance for $2.79 (orignally $9.99)
Use the $2/1 coupon from here
Final cost $0.79!

Buy 2 Curel Foot Creams on clearance for $2.99 each
Use the $2/1 coupons from the 12/6SS
(some regions only received $1/1 coupons)
Pay as little as $1.98
BUT then get back a $5 Register Reward for purchasing 2 Curel creams!
Final cost FREE + a $3 moneymaker!

All Gillette shampoos on clearance for $1.59
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 12/27PG
Final cost $0.59!

Select Herbal Essences product $1.09
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 12/27PG
Final cost $0.09!

Thermacare wraps (wrist and knee) $2.29
Use the $3/1 coupon from here (will have to be adjusted down)
Final cost FREE!
**If you don’t want to deal with the coupon beeping, by 2 and use 1 $3/1 coupon!


Thanks Hip2Save

Free Raising Cane's Box Combo

FREE Raising Cane's Box Combo Meal!

Click HERE to sign up for the Raising Cane's email club and just for doing so you'll receive a coupon good for a FREE Box Combo Meal! Click HERE to find a location near you!
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Enjoy!
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Thanks Stretching A Buck!

Swagbuck NEW CODE

Search & Win

There is a new Swag code out worth $1. You need to go to the main page of Swagbucks.com. Click on Ways to Earn.

Select special offers.

Click on the No Obligation Offers box.

Notice it says this at the top of that page:

Welcome to Swag Bucks Special Offers. Sign up for the free money-saving offers you like,feel free to skip the rest, and find a special swag code reward at the end.

Skip all the offers by clicking the skip button beneath the advertisement.

After about 4- 7 pages, there will be a Swag code worth $1.

Enter it on swagbucks.com in the Enter a Swag Code box.

Good luck!

Track your savings.

I don’t personally track my savings as I don’t have time. But I have found an amazing spreadsheet for those of you that do want to track your savings. Go here to see how it works and download it. It’s free!

Thanks CouponingToDisney

Newspaper coupon preview for SUNDAY

FYI this is what the newspaper is suppose to have as far as coupons go this Sunday but I have not seen that Vegas gets anything but the SmartSource. If you get more than that please let me know and tell us where you picked up your paper. :)
Some people are lucky enough to receive the RedPlum and Proctor & Gamble in the mail on Tuesdays with the grocery ads but not everyone gets them. :)
There will be a Redplum Coupon Insert and a SmartSource Coupon Insert in this Sunday's Paper! Here are a few of my favorite coupons! Please note that some coupons will vary by region!
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Redplum Insert:

Ecotrin Aspirin Therapy save $2.00/1
Garnier Fructis Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment, Excludes trial size save $1.00/1
Garnier Fructis, style product save $1.00/1
Garnier Nutritioniste Moisturizer save $2.50/1
Kellogg’s Special K products save $1.00/2
L’Oreal EverPure Shampoo, Conditioner or Treatment save $2.00/1
L’Oreal Shade of Preference save $3.00/1
Mach 3 Disposable 3 ct, Sensor3 Disposable 4 ct or Custom Plus 3 Disposable 4 ct save $2.00/1
Mach 3 Disposable 6 ct, Sensor3 Disposable 8 ct or Custom Plus 3 Disposable 8 ct save $3.00/1
Maybelline Mascara save $1.00/1
Tide Stain Release 26-50oz Powder, 15-34ct Duo PAC, 36-68oz Liquid save $3.00/1
SmartSource Insert:
Aveeno active naturals facial care & cleansing bars $2 off (ETS) (x2/10)
Aveeno active naturals body or baby care & cleansing bars $2 off (ETS) (x2/10)
B1G1 Bic disposable shaver (x2/21)
Birds eye voila $1.50 off 2 (x2/20)
Colgate sensitive toothpaste $.75 off (x1/30)
Edge shave gel .75 off (ETS) (x3/6)
Fisher product 4 oz or greater $1.00 off (x7/31)
GE energy smart compact fluorescent bulb package $2 off (x2/28)
GE light bulb package $1.50 off (x2/28)
Kotex pads $2.00 off 2 (x3/7)
Neutrogena face make up $2 off (x2/21)
Neutrogena hand & body lotion $1 off (x2/21)
Netutrogena lip or eye make up $1 off (x2/21)
Pediasure $2 off 6 pack (x3/31)
Ritz crackerfuls sandwich crackers 6 oz $1 off (x3/31)
Scrubbing bubbles automatic shower cleaner starter kit $3.00 off (x3/7)
Scrubbing bubbles fresh brush 2in1 starter kit or refills $1 off (x3/7)
Scrubbing bubbles toilet cleaning gel $1 off (x3/7)
Tyson grilled chicken breast fillets $1 off (x3/31)
Windex multi surface product $1 off (x3/7)-
Click HERE to check out all the RedPlum Coupons and HERE to check out all the SmartSource Coupons!
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Enjoy!
Thank you dealfindingchik

Swagbucks

I have posted a link on the right side of this blog regarding Swagbuck. Swagbucks is a search engine that will give you "bucks" throughout the day just for using the search engine. You can earn 2-5 per day. Then you can redeem them for purchases from Amazon.com. I think it is a win win situation. :) Check it out. Click HERE and let me know what you think.

Search & Win

Smiths Tip of the day

Smiths is having the caselot sale you should really look at the ad and see what you need.

One thing that is a GREAT deal is the 4pk Cottonelle toilet paper for $1.75. If you look in your SmartSource that was in the newspaper on 12/13/09, you will find a $.50 coupon for a 4pk. That makes it $1.25. If you don't have the SS (SmartSource) go HERE and look for Cottonelle and print them up. Each one will be able to print 2. Be careful not print out the ones for 12pks because they will not work for 4pks. LOL

Smiths Case LOT Info

I went to Smiths today and spoke with a manager, I asked him why the caselot sale was now and if they were not going to have one in April. He said that he is under the assumption that they will be having the caselot sale 4 times a year to help people with the economy. I hope he is right.
I just wanted to let you know the information that I found out.

My Walgreen trip

I am not sure that I have Walgreen totally figured out but this is what I did this week.
I have quite a few transactions but hopefully you see that they were worth it.

Also, you should know that I purchase 3 newspapers a week. (from the 99cent store so I pay $3 for 3 newspapers WITH COUPONS) My mom happened to come by my house today and give me another SmartSource so I have 4.

I did have some problems but I am learning how these Register Rewards work. :) Here was my trip


Transaction #1

Electrasol Finish Quantum Dishwasher Detergent — $3.49
RR: $1 wyb 1
Coupon: $2.50 from 1/3 SS
Deal: Buy 1 and use $2.50 Q.
Pay 99c and
get $1 RR
I paid $1.27 after tax OOP

Transaction 1B
I tried to use my RR from transaction 1 to buy another Electrasol for free, but I learned that you can't use the RR on the SAME item. It did take my RR but it did not give me another RR for the next transaction. I spoke with a manager to ask questions because I was totally confused. She was great and explained it great. She also gave me $1 RR because I didn't know about the RR rules.

I picked up one Elecrasol for .99
needed to purchase something else so it is above $1.
I got a stupid carmel candy thing for .39
after using my RR (that I was not suppose to) my OOP was .66


Now I do have 1 RR left (that the manager nicely gave to me)





Transaction #2

Electrasol Finish Quantum Dishwasher Detergent — $3.49RR: $1 wyb 1
Coupon: $2.50 from 1/3 SS
Deal: Buy 1 and use $2.50 Q.
Pay 99c and
get $1 RR

I paid $1.27 after tax OOP


Transaction #3 I have 2 RR from first transactions

Neosporin Lip Health products — 2/$8
RR: $3 wyb 2
Coupon: $3 printable (ff link) Print 2
Total: $2

2 folders .19 each with ad coupon (needed a filler)

Used the $2 RR from transactions 1 & 2 and I paid $1.06 OOP



Transaction #4 I have $3 in RR from last transaction

Electrasol Finish Quantum Dishwasher Detergent — $3.49RR: $1 wyb 1
Coupon: $2.50 from 1/3 SS
Deal: Buy 1 and use $2.50 Q.
Pay 99c and
get $1 RR

1 Bleach 96oz .99 (with in ad coupon)

1 Walgreen wax paper 75sqft .89 (with in ad coupon)

3 Hunt’s Tomato Sauce, 8 oz — 39c (with in ad coupon)
Coupon: $1/3 printable
Total: 6c ea

Total: after using $3 RR from transaction 3
$.47




Transaction #5

1 Morton Salt 28oz .50 (with in ad coupon)
1 Baking Soda .50 (with in ad coupon)
used 1 Register Reward from transaction #4
Total FREE no tax on food. :)



On my trip I got 4 Electrasol Finish Quantum Dishwasher Detergent, 2 Neosporin Lip Health products, 2 folders, 1 bleach, 1 salt, 1 baking soda, 3 Hunts tomato sauce, Wax paper.
That is 15 items for $4.73

I understand that I messed up on transaction 1B. If you did the exact same thing the right way your total would be $5.34 and you would have another Register Reward to use for your next trip.

I have never used the Electrasol but I figure that dishwashing soap cannot go bad and it is a FANTASTIC deal. The rest of the things I purchased are because I know that I will need them at some point. I could have saved my RR for next week but I could use the other things that I purchased. Hope this helps someone.

Thank you CouponingtoDisney

Swagbucks

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Smiths Case Lot

Well rumor has it that the case lot sale will be starting January 6th. I am shocked, usually it is March or April. Just wanted to let you all know.