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August 19, 2008 by

A link to this blog post was posted on a message board I frequent. If you’re new to couponing, a lot of this might not make sense (and it might even scare you away). If you’ve been couponing for awhile, you’ll laugh the whole time because you know that it’s all true!

http://frugalinvirginia.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-married-couponaholic-5-ways-life-has.html

(For the record, I haven’t stooped to buying Joint Juice just yet, but I did buy Just for Men Touch of Gray hair color once – no….my husband doesn’t have a hint of gray hair, but it was free after ECBs, plus there was a rebate….I just couldn’t help myself….I have since reformed my ways…)

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More Freebies!

August 17, 2008 by

*Check your coupon inserts carefully! In the Red Plum insert, there is a coupon for free Sara Lee bread!

*In the Parade magazine, there is a coupon for the new McDonald’s chicken sandwich and for the chicken biscuit when you but a medium or large drink. In this area, the drinks are all $1 right now, so it’s a good deal 🙂

*Here is a link to register for a coupon for free Snawsomes dog treats:
http://snawsomescoupon08.icmodus.com/Default.aspx?bhcp=1

*On 8/22, if you visit this link and register, you will get a free pedometer:
http://www.moremusthaves.com/heartsmart

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This week’s bargains (8/17-8/23)

August 16, 2008 by

Here are the bargains for this week: (It’s kind of a slow week from what I’m seeing so far, which is kind of a relief for me because between going back to work last week and all of the deals, I’m burned out!)

CVS: (not many ECB, but some BOGO free deals)
**My ad scans this week came from here:
http://iheartcvs.com/2008/08/817-823-weekly-ecb-deals-preview.html

*Buy Ascensia Contour system ($19.99) and Colgate Total Whitening Toothpaste with free toothbrush, get $5. (not a bad deal if you have the $30 Contour coupon, a $1.50 Colgate coupon, and use the $2/10…it ends up being a free $5)

*Buy Oral B indicator toothbrush or Crest toothpaste at $1.99, get $1 ECB. There are .75/1 and $1/2 coupons for the Crest in the August P&G insert.

*Gatorade or Propel 6 pk – 2/$9, get $2 ECB

*Buy $10 of Band-Aid, Neosporin, or Johnson & Johnson, get $5 ECBs – There have been lots of coupons for this recently.

*Maybelline Colossal Volum’ Exprses mascara – $4.99, get $2 ECBs – There were $1/1 Maybelline coupons recently

*Revlon lash fantasy – $7.99, get $5 ECB – there were $2/1 and $1/1 coupons in the paper recently

*Schick Quattro Titanium – $7.99, get $5 ECBs

*Speed Stick 24/7 – $3.99, get $1 ECB – there were coupons for $1/1 and $1/2 in the paper recently

BOGO deals: (*remember you can use two coupons!)
*Dreyer’s/Edy’s ice cream – buy one @ $5.99, get one free – not bad if you like ice cream and even better if you have any coupons

*Glade air fresheners – they are .88, there were BOGO coupons in the paper recently.

*Revlon makeup – there have been $2/1 and $1/1 coupons in the inserts recently.

*Sunsilk (Prices listed at $4.29-$4.49)

*Wet Ones wet wipes – $2.99 – there were .75/1 coupons in the paper recently

GYMBOREE:
Circle of Friends sale is August 21st-24th and you get 30% off your entire purchase (plus your additional 5% if you have the Gymboree Visa). They are giving out coupons in the store right now. If you sign up for their mailing list on their website, you will also get an e-mail with a printable coupon and a code for online use. The Halloween costumes will be in the stores this week!

KROGER:
Deals through 8/19 are here:
http://melziemomsbargains.blogspot.com/2008/08/kroger-deals-week-of-813-819.html

OFFICE MAX: I LOVE back to school sales! I don’t even have school-aged kids (other than preschool, where supplies are pretty much provided), but with young kids, crayons and notebooks always come in handy, so I stock up for the year!

*Bic pens are .25 – there is a $1/2 coupon that was in the paper a few weeks ago. If you use it, you will get .50 “overage”

*Elmer’s glue for a penny!

*Spiral notebooks – 10 cents each

*Crayola crayons, 24 ct. – 20 cents each

TARGET:
They have new printable coupons on their site which can be found here:
http://sites.target.com/site/en/supertarget/page.jsp?title=coupons_specials

There is a .50/1 Pop Tarts coupon. This can be combined with the $1/2 manufacturer’s coupon that was in the inserts a few weeks ago. In my area, the Pop Tarts are $1.79, so if you use both coupons, it ends up being $.79/box. Buy 10 and send in the Kellogg’s rebate if you haven’t done so yet and you will make $2.10 🙂

Gold Fish Crackers are on sale 3/$4. There is a .50/1 Target printable coupon. (see link below) Print 3 and they end up being .83/each 🙂

http://afullcup.com/forums/cmps_index.php?page=coupon_generator

WALGREENS: (also a slow week)
Full add scans are here: http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/walgreens/145563-preview-walgreens-aug-17-aug-23-ad-scans-enclosed.html

*Pantene Pro-V 2/$8, get $3 RR. There is a coupon for $1/2 from the August P&G. If the Restoratives and/or Expressions are included (ad does not exclude them) there is also a Walgreens rebate for $5.99/2

*Pert Plus – $3.79 (free after rebate), use $2 coupon that was in the paper recently, make $1.79

*Ragu or Skippy – on sale 3/$5 – buy 3, get $1.50 RR, buy 6, get $4 RR (there will be coupons for Ragu and Skippy in this week’s paper)

*Lots of .39 items: (with in ad coupon) aspirin, hydrogen peroxide, lip care, toothbrush, erasers, lighters, sticky notes, pencils, Jell-O, cutlery, Sharpies, pork and beans, Bubble mailers, tooth picks, muffin mixes

*Dixie plates – buy one @ $3.79, get one free (with in ad coupon)

Don’t forget your free McDonald’s chicken sandwich:
http://melziemomsbargains.blogspot.com/2008/08/free-mcdonalds-sandwich.html

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The week in pictures

August 16, 2008 by

I wanted to share pictures from my CVS and Walgreens trips this week because I know that sometimes a visual helps!

Here’s what I got at CVS this week: (not pictured is the milk, the 4th Lamisilk and the 2nd Alavert because we’re already using them). I used ECBs and paid $.98 OOP (basically because I would have lost ECBs or hadto buy extra stuff to cover a bigger ECBs otherwise). I spend $52.90 in ECBs and earned $46, so I lost about $7 in ECBs, but it was worth it to get free diapers! Plus, I’ll mail in my receipts from the diapers to Caregivers and get $6 back.
Here’s why I love CVS so much:
Card #1:
YTD savings: $3494.45
Spending: $72.80
(We buy basics like milk and stamps at CVS and also fill all of our prescriptions here because the out of pocket goes toward your 2% quarterly ECBS):
Card #2:
YTD savings: $2816.85
Spending: $138.89
(From what I can figure out, the way that CVS calculates the YTD savings includes what you saved by shopping sale prices, plus your coupon and ECB redemptions)

Here’s what I got for $.99 at Walgreens this week. I also got a catalina for two free movie tickets for buying the Axe body wash and I will get a $2 rebate from Walgreens for buying the Glade Plug-in.

I used a $4 Glade coupon, a .75 Lysol coupon, a $1/2 Bic coupon, a $3 Bic razor coupon, the $2 Bic coupon from the Walgreens Easysaver catalog, the in ad coupon for $.89 Kleenex from the Walgreens ad, a $.50/3 Kleenex coupon, and $21 in Register Rewards from last week.

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Free McDonald’s Sandwich

August 14, 2008 by

McDonalds will be offering a free Southern style chicken sandwich or breakfast biscuit with the purchase of a medium or large drink. A coupon is available to download on this site:

http://facetheglory.com/

(You have to print in color or they will not accept it)

The promotion is being offered in support of the Olympics, and the coupon will be valid until September 1st.

While you’re waiting for the coupon to appear, turn yourself into an champion by uploading your picture and creating your own video!

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