Start your Christmas shopping early: Toys ‘R Us deals


In looking through the ads yesterday, it looks like a lot of retailers are trying to jump start Christmas shopping. I usually try to have all of my shopping finished by Thanksgiving, so this works for me! There are some pretty good deals that you might want to take advantage of, especially if these things are on your list anyway. Don’t forget to take advantage of some of these good deals to give items away to local charity programs around the holidays.

At Toys ‘R Us, they’re celebrating Geoffrey’s birthday this week. The following “brands” are buy 2, get 1 free. All of the participating items are: LEGO, all books, all video games, all LeapFrog, all Barbie, all Star Wars Clone Wars, all PlaySkool, all Melissa & Doug puzzles, all GeoTrax, all Imaginext, all Thomas wooden engines, all K’Nex, all Mega Bloks, all Crayola Color Wonder/Explosion/Surge, all You & Me, all Disney Princess Dolls and playsets, all Just Like Home, all My Little Pony, all Littlest Pet Shop, and all Play-Dog.

The Sesame Street and Baby Einstein videos are buy one, get one free. Prices start at $5.99.

There are also some great manufacturer’s coupons and offers that will match up with these deals.

Right now, when you buy a Fisher Price TRIO building set, you get an instant $5 off. There are some sets that are priced at $5.99 that are part of this offer, so after the instant $5 off, you only pay $.99! This is one of the sets you can get for $.99:

There is also a printable manufacturer’s coupon here for $5 off with a minimum pre-tax purchase price of $10 (you can print 2 per computer). With the coupon and the instant discount, this police station would only be $4.99.

Check out all of the sets that are part of this offer here. ETA: It sounds like this deal may only be available online now ๐Ÿ™ Check with your store for sure before going in.

The following Leap Frog printable coupons are available here:
$5 off any Tag Junior Book Pal
$3 off any Tag Junior Book
$10 off any Tag Reading System
$4 off any Tag Books
$10 off any Leapster Learning System
$5 off any Leapster games
$10 off any Didj Gaming system
$6 off any Didj games
$10 off any ClickStart My First Computer
$3 off any ClickStart games
$4 off any LeapFrog Learning Toys
$4 off any LeapFrog Fridge toys



For example, you can get a ClickStart My First Computer and two games for $42.98. The combined “list” price of these items is $101.97, so you’re saving over 50%! When doing the Buy 2, get one free offer, the least expensive item will always come off as the “free” item. It’s best to try to buy items that are similar in price to get the most bang for your buck. Also, if you are interested in the Tag books, they are a better deal at Target this week. You can see all of the participating Leap Frog items here.

All of the My Little Pony items are also buy 2, get 1 free. There is also a $5 off $20 My Little Pony printable coupon on Coupons.com. You can get all of this for $19.78 (after coupons and discounts):



Check out all of the participating My Little Pony items here.

Target deals for the week of 9-20


Clothing:
*Infant and toddler basic denim – $6
*Infant and toddler mix and match shirts – $5

Food and Grocery:

Healthy Choice meals – 4/$10use the $2/1 printable coupon here and get them for .50/each!

Market Pantry Cheese (8 oz) – $1.79/eachuse the $1/2 Market Pantry cheese products coupon and get it for $1.29/each!

Market Pantry 5 lb bag of russet or red potatoes – $1.99/each

Pop Tarts and Nutrigrain bars – $2/each – get them for $1-$1.50/each (when you buy 2 boxes) using the coupons!

**Get the Pop Tarts for $1/each. Here’s the breakdown:
Buy 2 boxes Pop Tarts – $2/each

Use $1/2 Pop Tarts manufacturer’s coupon
use $1/2 Pop Tarts Target IP

Spend $2 OOP!

Here’s the breakdown for the NutriGrain bars:
Buy 2 boxes NutriGrain bars – $2/each

Use the $1/2 manufacturer’s coupon from the 8-2 inserts or the IP here

Spend $3 OOP!

**If you haven’t done the Kellogg’s Fuel for School Rebate yet, this is a great time to stock up – you will break even or it will be a moneymaker depending on which deal you are doing! (all items have to be purchased in one transaction and it has to be completed by 9/30)

Miscellaneous:

Bounty Basic single roll paper towels – $.89use the .25/1 Bounty coupon from the 8-30 PG insert and get it for $.64!

Health and Beauty:

Band Aid (20 ct Hello Kitty) – $1.89 – $.89 after coupon!
.50/1 Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages Product, Any Excludes Trial Size – 08-02-09 SS
$1/1 Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages Product, Any Excluding Trial Size – 06-28-09 SS

Pantene Nature Fusion shampoo – $3.29look for Target hang tags for $1/2 and get them for $1.79 after coupons (when you buy 2)
$1/1 Pantene Expressions Or Restoratives Product, Any Excludes Trial Size – 08-09-09 RP
$1/1 Pantene Expressions Or Restoratives Product, Any (excludes trial size) – 09-13-09 RP

Renu Multi-Plus contact solution – $6.50get it for $4.50 with the printable coupon here!

Toys and Games:

Family Game Night Deal: Buy Hungry Hungry Hippos Game, Connect 4X4 game, Bop It! game, or Monopoly Championship Edition game – on sale for $15/each, get a 2 liter Pepsi drink and free Doritos item

There is a $4/1 printable coupon for Hungry Hungry Hippos and Connect 4X4 hereget the whole package for $11 using this coupon!

All Tag and Tag Junior Reading system books – $9.99get them for $5.99 using the printable coupon here! (you have to register first)

**Target allows you to use one printable coupon and one manufacturer’s coupon per item. If you’re having troubles at your store, print out a copy of their official coupon policy here and keep it with you!

The following printable coupons are available for print on HCW and AFC and expire on 9/26/09: (free or close to free items are in red)

*$1.50/1 Bertolli frozen pasta meal
$1/1 printable here

*$.75/1 Breyers ice cream

*$1.50/1 Chef Michaels dry dog food – get it for .26-.49 with both coupons!
$2.50/1 Chef Michaels printable coupon here

*BOGO Chef Michael’s wet dog food – get 3 for free!
Use the printable coupon here and get 3 for free (4 if your Target store will let you use multiple store coupons)

*$.75/1 Frozen popsicle product

*$1/2 General Mills cereals (10 oz or larger)
$1/2 printable on coupons.com
$1/2 General Mills Cereal: Original Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Berry Burst Cheerios, Frosted Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, Multigrain Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios, Yogurt Burst Cheerios, Cheerios Crunch, Banana Nut Cheerios, Any – 08-30-09 SS

*$.50/2 Hamburger Helper boxed dinners
$1/3 Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper or Chicken Helper Home Cooked Skillet Meals – 08-09-09 SS
.75/3 printable on coupons.com and smartsource.com

*$.50/1 Hellman’s mustard

*$.50/1 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter
$1/1 I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! sticks – 08-09-09 Parade

*$1/2 Market Pantry cheese products – buy 2 cheese sticks (priced at $.40 at my stores – YMMV)) for FREE!

*$.75/2 Ragu sauces – get them for $.56/each when you use both coupons!
$1/2 Ragu Pasta Sauces, Any – 08-02-09 RP or 9-13 RP

*$1/1 Slim Fast weight loss shakes
$1.40/1 Slim-Fast Ready-To-Drink or Bar Multi-Pack or Powder Canister, Any – 08-30-09 RP

*$.75/2 Wishbone salad dressings
.75/1 Wishbone Bountifuls (9.5 Oz.), Wishbone Or Wishbone Western Dressings (16 Oz.) + Or Salad Spritzers (7 Oz.), Any – 08-02-09 RP
$1/2 Wishbone Bountifuls (9.5 Oz.), Wishbone Or Wishbone Western Dressings (16 Oz.) + Or Salad Spritzers (7 Oz.), Any – 08-02-09 RP

The following coupons are available for print on Target.com and expire on 10/3/09:

$2/1 Purina One dry dog or cat food – get dog food for $4.49 after both coupons
$3/1 Purina One dog food

The following Target coupons are available for print hereand expire on 9/30/09:

*75ยข off 12-pk. 12-oz. Dasani water

*$1 off 6-pk. Fuze beverage

*75ยข off 8-ct. Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts
$1/2 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts – 8-2 Kellogg’s Fuel for School insert
$1/2 Pop Tarts – 9-13 inserts

*$1.50 off 12-pk. Nestea beverage
$1/1 Nestea, Any 12-Pack, 500 mL Bottles – 05-03-09 SS

*75ยข off Energy Drinks (NOS or Full Throttle)

*$1 off With purchase of two BIC stationery products – get them for .50/package!
**At my store, the pens are priced at $1/each. Buy 2 and get them for .50/each!**

*$5 off Philips Bliss Bikini Perfect trimmer

*50ยข off 4-ct. Colgate Wisp mini-brushes
.50/1 printable here

*50ยข off Energizer Advanced batteries
$1/1 printable here

*$5 off Hasbro game (Cranium, Things, Funglis, Taboo, or Electronic Catch Phrase) – look for Cranium “kids” games priced at $9.99 (they are for ages 3 and up) and get them for $4.99! (Puppy Pals Bingo, Cranium Duck Duck 1-2-3, and Cranium Polar Bear A-B-C) (thanks AFC!)

*10% off Men’s Authentics Signature by Levi Strauss & Co (Jeans or Shorts)

*$5 off Philips Norelco 180ยฐ hair clipper

The following coupons are available for print on Target.com and expire on 10/10/09:

$1/2 Eggo pancakes, any boxthese are on price cut for $1.50 – use the $1/2 Eggos coupon from the 8-2 inserts and get two boxes for $1!

$1/1 Kashi frozen pizza

$1/1 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, whole grain brown sugar cinnamon (8 ct)
$1/2 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts (9-13 inserts)

$1/2 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts (12 ct)
$1/2 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts – 9-13 RP

$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K bars (6 ct)
$1/2 Special K bars printable here (must register)

$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K cereals (10 oz or larger)

$1/2 Special K crackers

$1/2 Special K nutritional products
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$1/2 Pepperidge Farm cookies

OTHER ONGOING DEALS:

Reach Toothbrush – .97 – use the $1/1 coupon from the 3-5 or 6-14 SS insert and get it for free (the coupon will probably beep because it is for more than the amount of the toothbrush)

ReNu Contact Solution – There is a $2/1 ReNu contact solution printable here. There are travel-sized contact solutions priced at $2.29 in the travel section at my Target stores. Use the coupon to get it for $.29 (some stores reportedly have travel sizes for $.99 and there are also $1/1 printables on coupons.com…if your area has those, they are free!)

Rimmel Mascara – select varieties are reportedly priced at $2.24. Use the $2 coupon from the 8-23 RP and get it for .24! (thanks Hip2Save!)

Shout wipes – There are 4 ct packages of Shout wipes in the trial section priced at $1.02. Use the $1/1 Shout laundry product coupons and they are almost free.

Wet Ones wet wipes – there are small packages in the trial section and by the registers for $.99. Use the $1/1 printable here and you will get them for free!

SAVE BIG ON “Staycation” movies! – Target has several “Staycation” DVDs priced at $4.50-$5/each. There are coupons for $2 off DVDs and $3 off Blu-Ray here. You can get titles such as Matilda and Little Women for $2.50-$3/each!

Here are some links to the clearance deals online: (don’t forget to shop through Ebates to get 4% cash back)
*Toddler girls
*Girls (4-14)
*Toddler boys
*Boys (4-14)
*General clearance

Want to get on the Target mailing lists? This isn’t a sure thing, but it’s worth signing up here. (Thanks A Full Cup!)

Check out more Target deals here on Attention Target Shoppers!

Another one of my favorite things: Vocalpoint

I have posted about Vocalpoint in the past. When you register with them, they will send you P&G (Procter & Gamble) products to sample, great coupons, and all they ask is that you review the products or share your experiences with your family and friends! It’s a great way to get the heads up on new products and a lot of the coupons they send match up well with “deals” in the stores.

The latest offer that I received was for a free sample of Secret Clinical Strength. I also recently received a free sample of a Bounce dryer bar and great coupons. To register for Vocalpoint, click here.

Check out this post to see more of my “favorite” things.

Hot printable coupons and the preview for Sunday’s inserts

There are a LOT of great printables right now. Print them quick or they’ll be gone!

Here are some great links:

$3 off any Sara Lee pre-sliced deli meat when you “become a fan” on Facebook. Click here to become a fan and download the coupon (I was able to print 3!)

$5 off any size of Enfamil Premium! (you should be able to print 2 per computer) – Click here to print your coupons

(…and if you’re a new mom or using Enfamil, click on the link below to get a free formula sample!)

$2 off any Huggies diaper product! Click here to print. (you should be able to print 2 per computer)

$1 off any Nabisco Wheat Thins (this will go great with the Kroger sale this week!) – Click here to print

If you know of any other hot printables, feel free to share.

The preview for this Sunday’s inserts (9/20) can be found here:

A few of my favorite things: MyPoints, MySurvey, and Pinecone Research!

People often ask me for the names of “reputable” survey sites, so I thought I’d share a few of my favorite places:

*Mypoints.com – They will send you a few e-mails a week. If you click on the “get points” link in the e-mail, you will earn points that can be redeemed for gift cards. They have gift cards to pretty much every place you can imagine! You can also earn points for shopping through the links on their site and they also have an option where you can get paid for printing and redeeming coupons that are available on their site! This was one of the first sites I joined, and I have gotten several gift cards to places like Chili’s, Target, JC Penney’s, and CVS through the years! Click here to join.

MyPoints

*Mysurvey.com – You earn points for completing online and mail-in surveys as well as product tests. The points can be exchanged for merchandise or reward checks in $10 increments. The points add up quickly and the surveys only take 10-15 minutes a week to complete. Click on the banner below to join.

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*Pinecone Research – This is my absolute favorite survey site. You can only sign on with them during open enrollment periods and usually through a person who is already a member. If you would like to join Pinecone Research, click here (hurry because when they open up for new people, it usually doesn’t last long!)

**Don’t forget that today is the last day to sign up to join Swagbucks and get the 5 bucks bonus! You can earn a total of five Swagbucks if you sign up by clicking on the banner below and then enter the code melissacode (it is case sensitive). If you’re not familiar with Swagbucks, it is a search engine where you earn “bucks” for searching the web. The bucks can then be exchanged for prizes such as gift cards, Paypal money, and merchandise.

If you feel like you’re always missing the Swag codes when they come out and you haven’t downloaded the new toolbar yet, you should definitely check it out here. I love it because I get a message from TSG (AKA “The Swag Guy”) when a new code is out! It also helps me keep tabs on my Swagbucks and lets me know about other great promotions, too.

To find out more about Swagbucks or learn how to get more out of your account, check out this article here. You’ll be surprised at how quickly your “bucks” will add up!

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