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In case you don’t feel like cooking tonight…

September 1, 2008 by

Happy Labor Day! In case you don’t feel like cooking tonight, there are two free chicken offers that you can take advantage of for dinner.

Chick Fil A – 3 piece chicken strips when you wear a shirt with a collegiate or football team logo. Details below:
http://melziemomsbargains.blogspot.com/2008/08/more-free-chicken.html

McDonald’s – free Southern style chicken sandwich. Print up a coupon from the information below and there were also coupons in a recent Parade magazine that expire today:
http://melziemomsbargains.blogspot.com/2008/08/free-mcdonalds-sandwich.html

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Hot deals this week (8/31-9/6)

August 30, 2008 by

I haven’t been able to shop as much since I’ve gone back to work. I got “caught up” this morning while my husband watched my kids. There are LOTS of good deals this week. I’m grateful that I have Monday off, so I can take advantage of some of the deals this week!

CVS deals: Full ad scans can be found here:
http://s280.photobucket.com/albums/kk172/myfeethurt56/CVS%20Ad%20Aug%2031%20thru%20Sept%206/?action=view&current=cvsadscan020.jpg

ECB deals:
*7Up/Canada Dry/A&W/Sunkist – 4/$12, get $3

*Colgate MaxFresh burst, Total Advanced clean/whitening/fresh – 4 oz – $2.99, get $2 (limit 2). There are coupons in All You magazine for $1.50/1 Total Advanced or you can print them here:
http://www.google.com/url?q=http://offers.e-centives.com/siflo/reg/survey.cfm%3Fs%3DYz0xJmY9MSZjdT0xJmJxPTEmdmlkPTY2MSZvPTE4MTUyMjEmcD0xODE3MDI2JnB0PTEmY289NDAyJmZ3ZWI9MSZzYz0zMjcmY2lkPTEwMDQ3MzQ4OTUmclVSTD0lMkZzaWZsbyUyRnBvc3RyZWdpc3RlciUyRWNmbSUzRnZpZCUzRDY2MSUyNnQlM0QxJTI2cyUzRDEwMjUzNjg2NjIlMjZmd2ViJTNEMSUyNmNvJTNENDAyJTI2c2MlM0QzMjclMjZpZCUzRDdjNmY5YTgzJTJEYzFhMCUyRDRlYjElMkQ4OTJmJTJEYzcyMjY5ZmEyOWY2JnM9MTAyNTM2ODY2MiZpZD03YzZmOWE4My1jMWEwLTRlYjEtODkyZi1jNzIyNjlmYTI5ZjY%253D&sa=D&usg=ALhdy28OE58mVAKKrA3DiTafUU5fXnCdEg

*Non-drowsy Claritin or Claritin D – $8.99, get $1

*Accu-Chek diabetes monitoring kit – $9.99, get $9.99

*Spend $25 on Aveeno, get $10

*Spend $15 on select John Frieda, Jergens, Curel, Biore products, get $5

*Spend $20 on selected Gillette items listed below, get $5:
$3.99 – Gillette 2 in 1 body wash, $9.99 Gillette Fusion razor, $5.99 Gillette shampoo or conditioner

*Gillette Venus or Vibrance razor – $9.99, get $3 ECB

*Pantene Pro-V, 3/$9.99, get $2

*CoverGirl Wetslicks – $5.99, get $5.99 ($1/1 coupon in this weeks inserts or BOGO free – you can only do the deal once though)

*Spend $6 on Suave products, get $2

BOGO free deals:
*Life Fitness vitamins
*CVS supplements
*Kleenex facial tissue
*Tylenol (there are $1 off any coupons that were in the inserts recently)
*Covergirl lip products (mix with BOGO coupon from the inserts this week = FREE)

Other deals:
Dawn – .99 (use .50/1 from P&G insert)
Tide – $5.49 (use $1/1 coupon)
Pop Tarts/Rice Krispie treats – $1.69 ($1/2 from recent Kelloggs insert, $10 MIR if you buy 10 items)

My scenarios (I decided to include these if people are new to CVSing and need ideas):
Transaction #1 – Buy Claritin $8.99 and Colgate $2.99
Use $4 Claritin from last week’s inserts, $1.50 Colgate from All You and $2/10 CVS coupon
Spend $4.48, get $3

Transaction #2 – Buy Cover Girl Wet Slicks $5.99, buy 2 Cover Girl Lip color $5.99 – use Cover Girl $1/1, Cover Girl BOGO free, and $2/10 CVS
Spend $2.99, get $5.99 – I needed new lip stick, so I’m excited about this 🙂
**If you are new to CVSing and have this week’s coupons, this is a nice way to start

Transaction #3 – Buy Tide, 2 Dawn, and Colgate – use Tide $1/1, 2 Dawn .50/1, Colgate $1.50/1 and $2/10 CVS
Spend $4.96, get $2

More scenario ideas (great if you are new to CVSing and don’t want to spend a lot of $$)
Transaction #1:
Buy Cover Girl Wet Slicks $5.99, buy 2 Cover Girl Lip color $5.99 – use Cover Girl $1/1, Cover Girl BOGO free, and $2/10 CVS Spend $2.99, get $5.99

Transaction #2:
Buy Pantene Pro-V Shampoo/Cond/Styling Product- 3/$9.99, Colgate – $2.99

Use another $2/10 CVS coupon, the $1.50 printable Colgate coupon, the free Pantene styling product coupon from this week’s inserts, and your $5.99 ECB from the CoverGirl deal. Spend .16 (plus tax depending on your area), get $4 in ECBs.

Transaction #3:
Colgate – $2.99 – use $1.50 manufacturer’s coupon – OOP $1.49
Dawn- .99 Cents – .50 Cent MFR = .49 cents OOP
Use your $2 ECB (They will have to adjust it down to $1.98), and get another $2 ECB! 🙂

SO……for $3.15 (and possibly tax), you get all of that stuff and still have $4 in ECB to spend next week!

**The CoverGirl Wetslicks and BOGO scenario ONLY works if you can find the Outlast lipsticks for $5.99 (the ad says prices start at $4.99, but my stores don’t have anything under $9.99). If you can’t, you need to revamp the scenario because if you try to buy two Outlast lipsticks for $9.99 and the $5.99 Wetslicks together, it will take the “free” off the $5.99 automatically and then with your coupon, one of the $9.99 will come off, but you will still end up paying $8.99.


Target deals: I haven’t seen the ad (we get the paper on Sunday) or ad scans, but I read about this on a few different sites. Apparently it is not in all areas, so check your ads first.

Kellogg’s products are on sale 4/$9. Buy 4, get a $5 gift card. Items I have seen listed are: Rice Krispie Treats (8 ct), Pop Tarts (12 ct), Special K bars, Fudge Shoppe cookies, and Cheez Its. There are $1/2 coupons for many of these items in the recent Kelloggs insert. There are .50/1 Pop Tart coupons on Afullcup.com. There are also Vocal Point coupons for $1/1 off the Special K bars and the $10 MIR when you buy 10 products if you haven’t done that yet. The beauty of this Target deal is you can buy 8 items (or 12 if you are going for the MIR) and get 2-3 $5 gift cards.

Here’s a Pop Tarts deal: Buy 10 Pop Tarts, use 5 $1/2 manufacturer’s coupons, use 10 .50/1 Target printable coupons. Spend $12.50, get $10 Target gift cards (send in MIR, get $10)

(There are LOTS of Kelloggs coupons on ebay NOW, but there won’t be as people see this deal…and what is available will be way expensive….check NOW!)

Walgreens deals: Full ad scans can be found here: http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dccpgn8g_105gtxpvqc7

Register Reward deals

*Tide or Gain laundry detergent 2/$11, get a $1 RR
(there were $1/1 Tide coupons in August’s P&G and there are $1/1 coupons in some P&G inserts this week, too)

*Excedrin pain reliever – $1.99, get $1 RR
Print a $2 off Excedrin Migraine coupon here: http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rextegr55087634&bt=vi&o=51835&c=EX&p=0SZ5JtO8

FREE RR!
(there were also $1/1 coupons in the 6/8 and 7/13 SS inserts and there is a MIR for the Excedrin Back and Body)
You can only get one per transaction

*Aussie or Herbal Essences Hair Care – 3/$10, get $2 RR

*Pantene Pro V Expressions/Restoratives or Head and Shoulders shampoo or conditioner, 2/$9, get $3
(There will be a coupon in this week’s inserts for $2 off any Pantene Expressions and a coupon for $2 off Head and Shoulders conditioner when you buy Head & Shoulders shampoo)

*Gillette 2 in 1 body wash ($3.99), Gillette or Satin Care shave gel ($1.99), and Gillette disposable razors ($5.99) – buy 2, get $1, buy 3, get $3 (There will be coupons in the P&G insert this week….if your inserts has the $1 shave gel coupon, it will be a good deal!)

*Spend $10 on the following products, get $2:
Downy or Bounce – $3.99, Tide to Go stain remover 2/$5, Mr. Clean cleaner or Magic Eraser – 2/$5 (there will be coupons in the P&G inserts this week)

Easysaver Rebate deals

*Nivea Mens body wash – $4.99 FREE after $4.99 rebate (there was a $1 off coupon in the 7/22 SS insert, so it’s a “moneymaker”)

*Pantene Pro V Beautiful Lengths Shampoo or Conditioner – 2/$9, get $5

*Crest Pro Health Whitening toothpaste – $2.99, get $2.99 (.75/1 coupon in this weeks inserts)

*Revlon Nail Care – $4.49, get $4.49 ($2 off coupon from recent inserts and All You magazine)

*L’Oreal Advanced Revitalift – $16.49, get $16.49 (coupon in recent inserts)

*Lypsyl Lip Moisturizer – $1.99, get $1.99

*Acid Controller Complete – $7.99, get $7.99

*M&Ms – 4/$10, get $5

BOGO deals

*Cover Girl foundation, powder, concealer, or blush is BOGO (there are $1/1 coupons in the new P&G insert)

*Kleenex facial tissue

Other deals:
*Printer cartridge refills 50% off with in ad coupon~
Black refills – $5
Color refills – $15

My scenarios:
Buy 1 Excedrin Migraine $1.99, 2 Bounce 3.99/each, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser $2.50.
Use $2 Excedrin printable, $10 RR, spend .47, get $1 RR

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Shoe deals!

August 28, 2008 by

If you love shoes, this site has great prices. Right now, they have lots and lots of Skechers for $24.95 each which is 50-70% off the retail price!

Happy shopping!

http://www.6pm.com/n/search.cgi?q=skechers&x=11&y=13

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Host a House Party!

August 27, 2008 by

If you enjoy being social and want to share fun, free products with your family and friends, check out this site and sign up to host a house party:
http://www.houseparty.com/

Basically, they choose one thousand people to host a party that focuses on a specific product. The parties all take place on one day.

Here are some of the parties that you can apply for right now:

*Orville and Maybelline New York’s Girls Night In House Party
You and your guests will get the following items: Natural Lime & Salt popcorn, Natural Buttery Salt & Cracked Pepper popcorn, Orville Popcorn bowls, Orville Coupon offers, Maybelline New York cosmetics including Colossal Volum’ Express Mascara, Mineral Power Lipcolor and Mineral Power Packette sample for you and your guests (Additional Maybelline New York cosmetics for Hosts: Colossal Volum’ Mascara, Mineral Power lipcolor, Maybelline New York Lip Liner and Expert Wear Eye Shadow, Lipstick Jungle Season 2 premiere preview DVD for you to show at the party, and Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell)

*Barilla Piccolini House Party
Receive a party pack with the following: Barilla Piccolini Pasta, Authentic Italian recipes from Barilla, 1 “The Best of Andrea Bocelli Vivere CD”, 1 Frommers book on Italy

*Creative Canon House Party
The party pack includes: One surprise scrapbooking tool from Canon, Canon Accessories, Mini 4″x6″ baby’s first year photo album, Scrapbooking kit, and Coupons

Here are some of the parties they have offered in the past:

*Fisher Price Play Date House party
*Barbie’s FAB-ulous Summer PJ party
*Gerber Organic
*alli Low Fat Food Tasting

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Hot deals this week (8/24-8/30)

August 24, 2008 by

Here are the deals that are going on this week:

BLOCKBUSTER:

If you’re looking to expand your movie collection, visit Blockbuster.com and click on “Buy.” When you go to check out, use code augappreciation and get $10 off a purchase of any new or previously viewed DVD. They are also offering free shipping on previously viewed DVDs! This offer expires 0n 9/1/08.

CVS:

The CVS deals for the week can be found here:
http://melziemomsbargains.blogspot.com/2008/08/looking-ahead-cvs-week-of-824.html

GYMBOREE:

Today (8/24) is the last day of the Circle of Friends sale (30% off your total purchase). If you are buying anything from “baby” lines (0-3 months through 5T), DO NOT buy anything that is full retail price now. The Baby Sale should start on 9/3 and everything up to $20 will be priced at $10 and everything over $20 will be priced at $20. You can use the 20% off coupon from this month’s Parenting magazine to get an even better deal! Also, the Labor Day sale should start sometime this weekend. You will get an additional 20% off clearance prices.

KROGER:

The $5 off $20 Nestle purchase goes through this week. Other deals can be found here:

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/kroger-texas-louisiana/151045-8-20-thru-8-26-late-night-look.html

OFFICE MAX:
24 count crayons and pocket portfolios for a penny!

Lots of items for buy 2, get the third for a penny: Crayola crayons/markers/colored pencils, Bic pens/mechanical pencils/markers/correction tape, Sharpie markers/highlighters, Expo dry erase markers
TARGET: I have gotten incredibly cheap now that I have a stockpile of things from Walgreens and CVS, so I don’t see any “screaming” deals that I am going to run out for.

The Pop Tarts that I mentioned last week would still be a good deal (pricing may vary, but at my store, they are $1.79. With the $1/2 manufacturer’s coupons and the .50/1 Target printables, they end up being .79/each) If you have multiple manufacturer’s coupons, you could buy 10 and do the Kellogg’s mail in rebate for $10 and make $2.10 buying Pop Tarts.

All of the kid/adult underwear and socks are on sale, so now is a good time to stock up on those if you need them.

There are Back to School t-shirts for $4, polos for $5, and jeans for $7.

They have lots of storage bins and storage pieces on sale ($3.78-14.99)

You can get a $5 Target card when you buy Viva paper towels (priced at $14), Scott toilet paper (priced at $14), a box of Huggies diapers (priced at $18.99), or Cottonelle toilet paper (priced at $13)

Target partyware is 2/$5 and there is a $3/15 coupon on afullcup.com, so if you need paper plates and plastic cups, it’s not a bad deal.

WALGREENS:

*Dawn dish soap – 99 cents with in ad coupon – use your .50/1 P&G coupon for .49 dish soap

*Edy’s/Dreyer’s ice cream – 2/$5 (not too bad, and better if you have coupons)

*Power Ade – 89 cents – use your $1/1 coupons if you still have them

*Ball Park franks – 2/$4 (use your $1/2 coupon)

*Peter Pan peanut butter – 3/$5 – use your $1/1 from All You magazine = .66 peanut butter!

*Trident Xtra Care – .99 – there were coupons for .75/1 recently

*Reynold’s Wrap – .89 – there are coupons out there for $1/1, .75/1, .55/1 and $1/2 – makes for cheap or free foil!

*Glade scented oil warmer – $4.79 (BOGO store deal) – use the $4/1 Glade coupon and then send in the MIR for $2 for each one. Make $3.21!

*Huggies – $9.49, get $2 RR (use $1/1 coupon) – don’t forget to save your receipt to submit to Caregivers!

**Don’t forget to submit your August EasySaver Rebate receipts! There are “double dip” days this week (8/29 and 8/30). I have never done this before, but the details can be found here:

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/walgreens/145839-aug-sept-esr-double-dips-aug-29-30-only.html

**If you haven’t gotten your Kellogg’s rebate yet, the RR are still printing through 8/30. There are still cereals on sale 4/$10 and Pop Tarts, Rice Krispie treats, etc. on sale 2/$4. You get a $5 RR when you spend $10.

Many stores also have their Walgreens diapers marked down to $5.99 (they are reported to be in a red and white package). Use the $5/2 coupon in the Easy Saver catalog and get diapers for $2.99/each. I haven’t tried these personally, but people on message boards I visit have reported that they like them.

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