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Thrifty Thursday: great sales online and in stores

June 25, 2009 by

One of the great things about summer is all of the semi-annual sales as stores try to clear out merchandise. Here are some of the sales going on right now:

*Crazy 8 – save up to 60% off original prices during the semi-annual sale. Prices start at $4.99. Earn $20 Crazy cash for every $40 you spend in store or online.

*Eddie Bauer – Save up to 50% during the semi-annual “Ultimate” sale. Also, get best selling polos for women and women for $14.99 through 6/28.

*Gap – Take an additional 20% off women’s and men’s apparel online only when you use the code SALE20 at check-out. The sale ends today (6/25). Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to earn an additional 1% cash back (you also get a $5 bonus if you are signing up for the first time and use my link)

*Gymboree – The Big Red Balloon sale – save up to 60% off original prices in store and online and get free shipping with your order of $100 or more online. Prices on accessories start at $.99. Prices on other clothing starts at $3.99. There is a 20% off coupon in the July issue of Family fun magazine that can be used during this sale. You will also earn a $25 Gymbuck for every $50 you spend which can be redeemed later.

*JC Penney – save up to 60% off original prices in store and online. Use promotional code DAD10 through 6/26 to take an additional 10% off sale prices online. Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to earn an additional 4% cash back (you also get a $5 bonus if you are signing up for the first time and use my link)

*Kohls – save up to 65% off original prices on many marked down items. Earn $10 in Kohls Cash for every $50 you spend through June 30th. Get free shipping on your purchase of $75 or more. Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to earn an additional 2% cash back (you also get a $5 bonus if you are signing up for the first time and use my link)

*Leap Frog – Get 25% off site wide during the Friends & Family sale. Use promotional code FF25JY9 at check-out. The sale ends on 6/26. Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to earn an additional 3% cash back (you also get a $5 bonus if you are signing up for the first time and use my link)

*Target – save up to 75% online and in store on clearanced items. Click here to check out the online clearance. Get free shipping on many items when you spend $50 or more. Don’t forget to shop through Ebates to earn an additional 4% cash back (you also get a $5 bonus if you are signing up for the first time and use my link)

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Summer Fun on a Budget: Fee Free Weekends at US National Parks

June 20, 2009 by


This is straight from the US National Park Service website:

America’s Best Idea – the national parks – gets even better this summer with three fee-free weekends at more than 100 national parks that usually charge entrance fees*.

Mark your calendars for fee-free weekends this summer:

  • June 20-21, 2009 (Father’s Day weekend)

  • July 18-19, 2009

  • August 15-16, 2009

And to make the fun even more affordable, many national park concessioners are joining the National Park Service in welcoming visitors on this summer’s fee free weekends with the their own special offers.

Here’s a tip – many national parks never charge an entrance fee, so you can plan inexpensive visits year round!

For a list of family fun activities this summer, visit National Parks: The Place to Be for Family Fun.

*Fee waiver includes: entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

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Summer fun on a budget: indoor fun!

June 19, 2009 by


On rainy days or days when it’s too hot to go outside, there are still plenty of fun things you can do inside (that don’t include TV or video games) to keep your kids busy.

Earlier this week I shared some craft ideas for entertaining your kids here.

Here are some more ideas:

*Bake – pick out your favorite cook (or other kid friendly recipe) and start cooking! My kids love to help in the kitchen

*Board games – My kids absolutely love it when we get to pull out the board games and we have a closet full of different ones that I try to rotate through so that they don’t get tired of playing the same thing over and over again (although for some reason they never seem to get tired of Candyland).

*Build and indoor fort – Grab your pillows, blankets, and sheets, and get creative! If you need some ideas, here are some great articles:
Building an indoor fort (from families.com)

How to build an indoor fort (from Helium.com)

*Indoor picnic – instead of eating lunch at the table, spread out a blanket and have an indoor picnic. This breaks up the monotony and my kids love it!

*Puzzles – my kids love puzzles. I have found some great, inexpensive puzzles for $1 at Dollar Tree and it’s a great boredom buster.

Here are some more great articles with ideas for indoor fun:

*Rainy Day Activities for Children Ages 6-10

*20 Fun, Indoor Activities for Bored Kids

*Rainy Day Fun and Boredom Busters for Kids

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Coupon round-up!

June 19, 2009 by

There will be two inserts (RP and SS) in this Sunday’s paper. You can check out the full listing here on The Coupon Clippers. I didn’t see a whole lot to get excited about. Keep in mind that inserts vary by location, so your inserts may have different coupons or different dollar amounts.

If you are looking for multiple copies of coupons, The Coupon Clippers is my favorite resource. Coupons for the Sunday inserts are available for purchase early Saturday morning and the hot coupons go FAST.

Here are the highlights:

SMARTSOURCE
*.50/1 French’s Mustard on any (expires 9/10/09) – good for the 10/$10 sales if your store doubles because it will be free

*.75/1 Huggies baby WIPES on ONE package, 64 count or larger (expires 7/18/09)

*$1.50/1 Huggies DIAPERS on ONE package (expires 7/18/09)

*$2/1 Iams Premium Protection pet food, this is a TARGET coupon NOT a manufacturer’s coupon (expires 8/31/09) – this would be good to combine with the $2 off coupons from the P&G Year of Savings booklets when they have a gift card deal on Iams (which they seem to have almost every month)

*$1/1 Kraft DIP on any ONE, 16 oz (expires 7/31/09) – great for the 10/$10 sales because then they will be free!

*$1/1 Kraft SALAD Dressing on any ONE bottle (expires 7/21/09)

*$1/2 Oscar Mayer HOT DOGS on any TWO packages (expires 8/16/09)

RED PLUM:

*$1/1 Garnier Fructis SHAMPOO, Conditioner or Treatment on any, excluding trial size (expires 7/31/09) – good to have on hand for CVS and Walgreens deals

*$.75/2 Quaker CHEWY GRANOLA bars on any TWO boxes (expires 8/15/09)

The Coupon Clippers

ONLINE COUPONS – Don’t forget to go and load the latest online coupons to your Kroger or Randalls/Safeway card:

Cellfire (now has Randalls coupons, too!)

P&G Esaver

Shortcuts (now has Randalls coupons, too!)

Upromise – matches up well with CVS deals

COUPONS.COM PRINTABLES – Here are some good printables: (you should be able to print 2 per computer)

*$2/2 Crystal Light drink mixes
*$1/1 Keebler Sandies cookies
*$.75/3 Pillsbury refrigerated baked goods products
*$1/1 Wisk laundry detergent
*$3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural diapers
*$.75/2 Nature Valley granola bars
*$2/1 Dry Idea deodorant
*$1/2 Hefty plates or bowls
*$2/1 Listerine
*$1.25/1 DiGiorno crispy flatbread pizza
*$2/1 Axe
*$1/2 Keebler fudge shoppe cookies


Check out Slick Deal’s A-Z printable coupon list here.

Get more great coupons by clicking on the links below:

Luvs

CoolSavings

Kraft Foods

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Save 30% on Pampers and Luvs diapers!

June 18, 2009 by

If you’ve been holding on to the Amazon gift cards you’ve earned through Swagbucks, and you need diapers, now is a great time to spend them!

Save 15% today when you buy select Pampers and Luvs diapers offered by Amazon.com. Use the following promotional code when you check out: PMPRSJN9 (offer valid through 6/30/09). Plus, save another 15% when you combine this instant rebate with your Subscribe & Save order–bringing the total savings to 30%. This offer also qualifies for FREE SHIPPING when you spend at least $25! The wipes and Kandoo products are also included in the promotion! Pampers diaper deals are hard to come by, so this is a great offer.

Here’s the link to access participating Pampers products:
Pampers 15% off sale

Here’s the link to access participating Luvs products:
Luvs 15% off sale

The Subscribe and Save link appears under the link where you click to add the diapers to your cart. If you do not want to participate in the Subscribe and Save program long term, be sure you cancel after you receive your diapers (you can cancel at any time). Here are more details about the Subscribe and Save program.

Here are some sample prices with the 30% off when you combine both promotions:
Pampers Swaddlers Diapers, Newborn (Up To 10 Lbs), Big Pack, 84 Swaddlers – $13.99 after both discounts (.16/diaper)

Pampers Swaddlers Diapers, Size 1-2 (up to 15 Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 234 SwaddlersPampers – $28.69 after both discounts (.12/diaper)

Pampers Baby-Dry Diapers, Size 1 (8-14 Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 252 Diapers – $31.49 after both discounts (.12/diaper)

Pampers Baby-Dry Diapers, Size 2 (12-18 Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 228 Diapers – $30.79 after both discounts (.13/diaper)

Pampers Cruisers, Size 3 (16-28 Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 160 Cruisers – $28.69 after both discounts (.17/diaper)

Pampers Baby-Dry Diapers, Size 3 (16-28 Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 204 Diapers – $31.49 after both discounts (.15/diaper)

Pampers Cruisers, Size 4 (22-37 Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 140 Cruisers – $28.69 after both discounts (.20/diaper)

Pampers Baby-Dry Diapers, Size 4 (22-37 Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 176 Diapers – $31.49 after both discounts (.17/diaper)

Pampers Cruisers, Size 5 (27+ Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 124 Cruisers – $28.69 after both discounts (.23/diaper)

Pampers Baby-Dry Diapers, Size 5 (27+ Lbs), Economy Plus Pack, 156 Diapers – $31.49 after both discounts (.20/diaper)

Here are some prices for the Luvs when you combine both promotions:
Luvs Premium Stretch Diapers, Newborn (4-10 Lbs), 168 Diapers – $25.19 after both discounts (.14/diaper)

Luvs Premium Stretch Diapers, Size 1 (8-14 Lbs), 264 Diapers – $25.19 after both discounts (.09/diaper)

Luvs Premium Stretch Diapers, Size 2 (12-18 Lbs), 228 Diapers – $25.19 after both discounts (.11/diaper)

Luvs Premium Stretch Diapers, Size 3 (16-28 Lbs), 204 Diapers – $25.19 after both discounts (.12/diaper)

Luvs Premium Stretch Diapers, Size 4 (22-37 Lbs), 180 Diapers – $25.19 after both discounts (.13/diaper)

Luvs Premium Stretch Diapers, Size 5 (27+ Lbs), 150 Diapers – $25.19 after both discounts (.16/diaper)

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