What to do with Free Lunchables?

Alright, I'll admit it, we don't actually EAT Lunchables in my house. So I had $1/1 coupons for a free product I wouldn't feed to my kids. But I can't resist free!! So I concoted this:

Taco salad
1 Nacho Lunchables (stockpile item from this week)
2 cups Fresh Express Lettuce (stockpile item from this week)
1/2 chopped Avocado (stockpile item from this week)
1/4 cup Black Beans
1/4 cup shredded Cheese (stockpile item)

Put 2 cups lettuce mix on plate, top with black beans, chopped avocado, shredded cheese and drizzle on salsa from lunchable, cheese from lunchable (might need to be warmed up a little) and top with teensy cute little chips from Lunchable.

You can always top with dressing of your choice as well.

Yeah, you could make this with regular chips, Pace salsa and omit the nacho cheese, but why pay for those things when the Lunchables are FREEEEEEEEEE :)

Organic coupons galore!

Earth Fare has a new page of organic coupons available HERE and if you had to get a raincheck for the Cascadian Farms last week at Publix, like I did, you're in luck as there is a $1/1 printable for the fruit and the granola bars. I have a raincheck for the bars, but not the fruit, wish I did! :)

Many of these q's are manufacturer coupons, and they're unlimited prints! If you want them, print them now, I suspect they will be pulled quickly.

Free Virgin Coconut Oil!

DEAD DEAL!!!


If you're a first time buyer, head over HERE to Tropical Traditions (be patient, their server is currently being taxed to the limit!) to get a FREE pint of Coconut Oil! I am SUPER excited about this deal!

Better go quick though, I have a feeling this offer will be gone soon!

Shopping for Father's Day

It's never to early to shop for holidays- Mother's Day, Father's Day, birthdays, even Christmas! I myself bought several items at 75% off from the "gift" items at CVS on Friday for NEXT Christmas!

Amazon has a few good deals you might want to snag.


Rockwell ProGrade 12-Volt Cordless Drill only $29.95! Down from $109.99!!












If someone in your family loves to cook, might I recommend Cooking Light Magazine? They have the best recipes of any cooking magazine I have ever cooked from. Ever recipe is cooked, recooked and tested by the Test kitchens and tasted and rated by staffers. They have lots of books as well, to support the magazine, and some of the ones I recommend:

Cooking Light Cooking Through the Seasons: An Everyday Guide to Enjoying the Freshest Food currently on sale for $19.77!

This is a great one for anyone who is trying to a) eat food that is in season (which, by the way, is much cheaper and better for the environment!) b) cook healthier and c) cook GOOD yummy food.







Cooking Light What to Eat: A Real-World Guide to Making Smart Choices (Cooking Light Magazine) currently on sale for $12.21!!

Cooking Light® What to Eat delivers our best secrets and everyday advice on how to make smart, healthy food choices for you and your family. Designed as your personal food shopping guide, What to Eat walks you through every aisle of the supermarket from bread to dairy, from seafood to meat, from snacks to ready-to-cook products.

Swagbucks= Free money

If you haven't signed up for SWAGBUCKS yet you're missing out on free money! They recently redesigned the website allowing for more bucks to be earned quicker.

There are lots of ways to earn, but the way I earn the fastest is by using the downloadable toolbar.

And there are loads of new prizes you can redeem for! My favorite? A giftcard for Earth Angels Diaper Co. You can buy cloth diapers, baby wraps, or anything else Earth Angels sells using the giftcards from Swagbucks. And really what's better than free cloth diapers or baby products?? They sell Moby Wraps (which my babies loved) and other carriers... and the price is nice- a $5 gift card is only 210 Swagbucks (A $5 amazon gc is 450 swagbucks, as a comparison).

So go ahead, give in. :) Sign up HERE and start earning some free money. Hey, you're searching anyway, why not get paid?

Possible Free Lunchables at Kroger

I haven't been out to check this out for myself, but word is out that there is a catalina deal- buy any lunchable and get a $1 oyno cat. I know these are priced under $2 and there is a $1/1 Lunchable mq, so that would make them free.

I will post more when I have more details...or if anyone else has the details, share! :)

Week of 4.25, drugstores

A note about tomorrow's paper. There may be a $10/1 Bayer Monitor (Breeze2 I think) in the paper. If we get this q, you might want to consider picking up some extra papers. Occassionally, these will go on sale for $9.99 with a $5 or $10rr. It's not as good as the $30 coupon, but still could result in a moneymaker, so just don't say I didn't tell you. :)

Here's the deals at the drugstores next week:

Walgreens
Stayfree 16 or 24 ct $2.99, earn $3rr
-$2/1 mq 03.28.10 RP
=$2 MM after rr

Plackers dental picks $2, earn $2rr
-$.50/1 mq 04.18.10 RP
=$.50 MM after rr

Skintimate $2.99, earn $3rr
=Free after rr

Tone Body Wash $3.99, earn $3rr
-$1/1 HERE
=Free after coupon and rr

Clio Personal Care trimmer $4.99, earn $5rr
=Free after rr

Benadryl/Tylenol/Sudafed products $4.99/ea, earn $5rr wyb 2
-$5/2 mq 04.11.10 RP
=Free after rr and coupon (this coupon is back to NOT WORKING again. erg. So if you want to use it, you'll need to ask nicely, pretty please, can the coupon be manually entered as a $5 vendor coupon instead of keying the barcode or scanning it. Then you will get your rr)

Scotch Packing tape $.99 w/in-ad coupon
-$1/1 HERE
(a tip- hand over the mq first, then the in-ad so no beeps occur!)


A scenario for you using the $5rr from the Nature's Bounty:

Scenario1
Buy
Stayfree 2.99
Plackers 2.00
Skintimate 2.99
Total: $7.98

Use
Stayfree $2/1
Plackers $.50/1
$5rr from NB
=-$7.50

=$.48 oop, earn $3rr, $3rr and $2rr
Spend low oop and turn your $5rr into $8rr's.

Rite Aid
The Wellness program is now available nationwide! Sign up and get a card and be able to use lots of coupons. :) Once you register online, you can print the coupons at your account page. iheartriteaid.com has the printable links as well.

Stayfree $1.99
-$1/1 Rite Aid Video Values coupon (good on 28ct+ packages, I don't know what size will be on sale...so this may not work)
-$2/1 mq 03.28.10 RP
=Free to $1MM (if you can use the RAq as well)

Rite Aid Cetirizine is bogo again, so you can do this:
Buy
Cetirizine 17.99
Cetirizine 0.00
Stayfree 1.99

Use
$5/20
2x $5/1 Cetirzine RAq's
1 -$2/$2.99 Allergy purchase RA Wellness q
1 $2/1 Stayfree mq

=$.98 +tax

Earn $17.99 toward Allergy rebate. Repeat two times and earn the $25 gift card for the allergy rebate. If you find that you are able to use the VVq for the Stayfree, your total will be $0 oop!

CVS
Fig Newtons small box 5/$5
-$1/1 mq HERE
=Free

Softsoap or Irish Spring Body Wash 15-18 oz. $2.99, Earn $2 ecb
-$.75/1 mq HERE
-$1/1 Softsoap or Irish Spring CVS q from RIB magazine
=Free+ after coupons and ecb

Crest 3D White Vivid 4oz or Oral B 3D White Toothbrush $2.99, Earn $1 ecb, limit 2
-BOGO mq 03.07.10 P&G
-$2/1 OralB tb 04.04.10 P&G

~Scenario
Buy
2 OralB toothbrushes $2.99/ea

Use
1 bogo mq = $2.99
$2/1 mq

Total: $.99
Earn $2 ecb

Free the week of 4.18.10

Lots free this week. Sorry I missed last week! :)

Walgreens:
Vitamin D 120ct $5, earn $5rr
-$5/1, $3/1 or $2/1 ip wy enter codes
=up to $5 MM! after rr

Benadryl regular priced $4.69, earn $5 rr wyb2 (monthly deal)
-$5/2 Benadryl/Sudafed/Visine, etc mq (supposedly this is now working to print the rr, I will verify when I can)
=-$.62 after RR


Rite Aid
Look, I will be honest, most of these freebies aren't things I need in the next century, but what they DO is get me to $20, so I can use a $5/20 and get $5 on things I NEED! That's how you think like a couponer.

Nature's Bounty Vitamins (various prices starting at $4.99) BOGO
-$5/1, $3/1 or $2/1 ip wy enter codes
-$1/1 Video Values coupon
=Moneymaker, varying amounts

TGIFridays snacks $.99
-$1.50/1 mq HERE (This coupon WILL beep and say "Item not found" it will do this even if the price of the item is the regular price)
=Free to $.51 MM

Everlast Supplements $19.99 BOGO (available in GNC stores)
-$10/1 ip HERE or 4.18.10 RP (regional)
-$2/$5.99 vitamin purchase RA Wellness coupon
=Free to MM, depending on coupons used

Benevia $8.99 BOGO
-$3/1 mq HERE (register)
-$2/1 RA VVq
=-$1.01 with 2 of each and two items are purchased


CVS
Thermacare Heat Wraps 1ct $2.49, Earn $2.49 ECB
-$1/1 Thermacare HERE (register first)
=$1 MM after ECB

Green Bag Tag $.99, Earn $.99 ECB
(THIS IS AWESOME!!!)
=Free, plus make money every fourth scan!

Colgate Total $2.99
-$1/1 mq All You or Kroger home mailer
-$.75/1 mq HERE
=Free after ecb and $1 coupon or $.24 with $.75 coupon


Kroger
Scotch Brite Green Sponges 10/$10
-$1/1 Scotch Brite Cleaner Green coupon from Spring Greenwise (found at Publix)
=Free

Scotch Brite no Scratch sponges 10/$10
-$1/1 Any Scotch brite product pdf mq (no longer available)
=Free

Kotex U travel pack (4pk of tampons or liners) $1.00
-$1/1 printable (other mq's exclude travel size)
=Free

Green Giant Boxed veggies 10/$10
-$.50/1 ip HERE
-$.40/1 Shortcuts HERE or $.40/2 Cellfire HERE
=$.50 mm on one or two depending on q's used. Free with just ips.

Publix (new ad starting today)
A note that there are a few nice freebies, but most of them are only because of the coupons found in the Value in the Family (or whatnot) booklet that has been VERY hard to find! (I was able to trade for a couple, but I never found them in the store, apparently they FLEW out the doors, so either you didn't find 'em, or you have about 50 of them :D )

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta $1.79 bogo
-$.50/1 blinkie found at Food Lion
=-$.10 each

Cascadian Farms Granola Bars/Cereal $1.99
-$1/1 mq ip
-$1/1 Whole Foods q (if your store accepts WF as a competitor)
-$2/3 Publixq
=Free with WF and mq

Scotties tissues $.99
-$1/1 or $.50/1 mq HERE
-$1/3 Publix q HERE
=Free with mq, MM with Publix q if you have enough q's to get three.

Shout Laundry Stain Remover $2.99 bogo
-$.55/1 mq 3.21.10 SS
-$1/1 Publixq (Value in the Family booklet)
=-$.05/ea

Scrubbing Bubbles $3.29 bogo
-$2/2 peelie mq
-$.50/1 mq All You Magazine
-$2/2 Publixq (Value in the Family booklet)
=-$.05/ea

How to be a cheap date

Since having children, my husband and I don't get out much. I often reminisce about my pre-child days, when I could just run out to pick up food, or go see a movie whenever I wanted without having to worry about the kids.
I LOVE my kids! But it's a whole different world.

So we haven't been to a movie in ages and for Christmas, we received two free movie tickets, so we figured we would take advantage of those and go see Clash of the Titans.

If we had not had the free tickets, I would have used my code from Fandango and Tropicana from last week's big deal to get bogo tickets, saving $7.

As it was, we saved $7/ea on the movie tickets by using the free ones given to us.

Then I used the coupon from Facebook for a FREE popcorn at Regal theatres. I printed two, one for me and one for my husband. We went to separate lines, since it was "one per customer" and each got a free popcorn.

Then, I entered my codes from my bogo Kelloggs cereal I bought at Publix last week HERE to earn prizes. When you enter 3 codes, you get $5 in concession cash. So I then went back and used my $5 concession cash to get two small drinks. They were $4.50/ea, so $4 after my $5 discount.

Grand total for two movie tickets, two small popcorns and two small drinks: $4.00
Total saved: $29.50

Great blinkie found!

I found a super blinkie at Food Lion last week- it's a $.50/1 any Ronzoni pasta coupon. !!! (It does say "not subject to doubling" but it begins with a 5, so unless your cashier/store suppresses the double, it will automatically double)

This should get you free pasta at Kroger this week and overage at Publix in the future on a Ronzoni bogo sale. :)

Big Walgreens Moneymaker next week

To get prepared go HERE and register for the Rewards program at Nature's Bounty. (Nature's Bounty is in the process of changing their program, so this will be one of the last months you can do this version of their rewards program.

Then go HERE to read about codes to enter to earn coupons. Once you enter 500pts worth of codes, you can print a $5 coupon. Once you enter 300pts, you can get a $3 coupon, 200pts will earn you a $2 coupon.
These are Bricks coupons with a limit of 6 each. Once you print one, hit your back button to print another, up to 6 of each! You will not be able to print more than 6 even if you earn enough codes until they are reset, so don't waste your points. You can, however, go to another computer and print coupons from the same account.



Here's the deal:
Nature's Bounty Vitamin D 1000 iu high potency 120 ct tablets are on sale for $5, and you earn a $5 rr wyb 1.
So it's free after rr- any coupon you use make it a mm. With the $5 coupon, this is a $5 mm!! Use this on things you need- diapers, milk, toilet paper...name it!

I am going to be asking my SM to order me a bunch of bottles tomorrow so I know they're there!

I am totally psyched to earn a bunch of rr's to pay for things we need for our vacation! Sunscreen, swim diapers, flip flops, bottled water, snacks, etc. :) YAY!

Check your Target stores for clearanced candy!

It might already be too late, but run into Target and check the clearanced Easter items. I found bags of the Hershey Kisses special flavors in with the 90% off clearance items. I found one bag of Coconut and a whole ton of bags of orange creme (which, taste exactly like a creamsicle).
These rang up $.29/ea and I was able to use the $1/3 coupon from this week's inserts!

THEN

I will submit HERE for free movie tickets. You submit four UPC codes and get one free ticket.

Free candy and free movie tickets! It can't get better than that.

High Value Zyrtec printable

Go HERE to register for Zyrtec's newsletter. You will then be able to print some high value Zyrtec q's:

$6/1 Adult Zyrtec, 24ct or higher
$4/1 Children's Zyrtec, Perfect Measure
$2/1 Adult Zyrtec, 14ct or smaller (anyone seen a travel size Zyrtec?)

Free the week of 4.11.10

Rite Aid
Zyrtec (after rebate) see info HERE

Crest toothpaste $2.99
-$1/1 mq
-$2 SCR
=Free after rebate

Complete lens Solution $7.99
-$7.99 SCR
=Free after rebate

Puffs $.99
-$1/1 mq Vocalpoint home mailer
=Free

Walgreens
Schick Hydro Gel $2.99
-Earn $3rr
=Free after rr

Carefree Pantiliners $1.59
use $.99 in-ad coupon
-$1/1 peelie
-bogo mq 3.28.10 RP
=Free or MM depending on coupons

TGIFridays chips/snacks $1.39
-$1.50/1 HERE (possible free, you might have to have the cashier make the coupon $1.39 instead of $1.50, most Wags will not give overage)
=Free or MM

Benadryl $4.69 to $4.99, $5 rr wyb 2
-$5/2 mq 4.11.10 SS (will not print rr if scanned!)
=Free to small mm after rr

CVS
~Scan your card at the coupon scanner when you go in and the last coupons to print should be a $1 off CVS brand paper product and $1 off CVS brand skin care

CVS single Bathroom tissue 2/$1
-$1 CVS paper product coupon from machine
=2 free

CVS brandy travel pack wipes (with baby wipes) $.99
-$1 CVS brand Skin care from machine
=Free

Dove Shampoo/conditioner $4.49, earn $4.49 ecb
-$1.50/1 mq (we only got the conditioner coupon in Nashville region, AJC got a shampoo one also)
=Free to MM with coupon

Dial Nutriskin $5.49
-$1/1 Dial HERE
=Free after ecb


Kroger
Nestle Stixx $1
-$1/1 mq 3.28.10 SS
=Free

Pillsbury biscuits (and other participating items) $.59/ea for small cans
-$.75/3 blinkie (hanging right there next to them!)
~earn $4 oyno cat wyb 6 Pillsbury biscuits

scenario
Buy
6 Pillsbury biscuits $.59/ea
-$.75/3 blinkie
=$2.94 for six, plus earn $4 oyno cat!

Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes $1.09/ea
-$.40/1 ip (not currently available, I bet there will be at the beginning of the month!)
-$.40/1 Cellfire HERE or Shortcuts HERE
-$.25/1 mq 3.28.10 SS {we did not get this in Nashville!}
~earn $3 oyno cat wyb 3 Betty Crocker potatoes

scenario
Buy
3 Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes $1.09/ea
-$.40 cellfire
-$.40 shortcuts
-$.40/1 ip x3 =$2.40 (after doubles)
=$.07 for three, plus earn $3 oyno cat!

Publix
(new sale week)
Orville Redenbacher Smart pop Popcorn (if included) $2.79 bogo
-$1/2 Publix q in Yellow flyer
-$2/2 printable HERE
=-$.21 wyb 2

Dawn dish detergent $1.49
-$.50/1 mq 4.4.10 P&G
-$.50/1 Pxq P&G Future Friendly booklet
=-$.01 w/doubled mq
Plus use Publix q from Future Friendly booklet for free reusable bag wyb 2 participating P&G products from the booklet

Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer $7.99
-$3/1 PXq "One Stop One Store" booklet
-$5/1 printable or 4.11.10 RP
=-$.01

Prevacid 14 ct $10.79
-$5/1 PXq Green Adv Flyer
-$6/1 mq 3.28.10 SS, 3.14.10 SS
=-$.21

Mahatma rice packets $.89
-$.50/1 mq 2.7.10 RP
=-$.11


Food Lion
McCormick Cinnamon $.87 (sale!)
-$1/1 ip or 3.214.10 RP
=-$.13

Snuggle dryer sheets or bottles $2.99 (I think this ends 4.13.10)
-$3/1 mq 3.28.10 RP
=-$.01

Purina Mighty Dog $.60 - sale ($.75 regular)
-$Free mq 3.28.10 RP
=Free

Purina Mighty Dog $.60
-$3/5 3.28.10 RP
= 5 Free

Uncle Ben's Long Grain boxed rice $1.00 (sale!)
-$1/1 3.28.10 SS
=Free

Free Coffee at Starbucks April 15

To celebrate Earth Day, Starbucks is offering a free brewed coffee to anyone who brings in their own reusable travel mug, instead of requiring a paper cup.

This is a good habit for all of us to be in, not just on Earth Day!

More information can be found HERE.


Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!

Another Rite Aid Swiffer deal

If you're thinking of doing some Swiffer deals- you might consider buying a Swiffer dry starter kit. Don't forget to use the Free refill wyb kit coupon from the Homemade Simple Booklet. That refill will count toward your Swiffer rebate. The kits come with coupons, and one person said the coupons were GREAT ones! $2/1 refill coupons! These can make your deals even better.

Let me know if you find these great q's!

Allergies got you down?

If you're an allergy sufferer like me, the spring is beautiful, but hard to get through. I know my days are one sneeze at a time. Itchy, watery eyes, sneezing, blowing my nose. It's lots of fun. I have been keeping Visine, Benadryl, Zyrtec and tissues in my car. Just in case.

So luckily for us, the drugstores are taking care of us to keep the cost of those allergy meds down!

Benadryl at Wags
monthly deal: Buy two Benadryl, Sudafed, and ear $5 rr.
Benadryl is regularly priced $4.69 at my store, and several other of the varieties are $4.99 on sale this week.
The new $5/2 coupon in today's paper would be good on this, BUT! The coupon is coded the same as the RR deal, so if you use the coupon and buy the products, you won't get the RR. The register thinks you've used a RR to get the same deal, and we all know you can't do that. There is a way around this. 1) You can ask "pretty please" if the cashier can manually enter $5 vendor coupon instead of scanning the coupon. (if your store knows you, or is aware of the problem with his coupon, they may be fine with this. I did this today and it worked fine.) or 2) You can buy them without the coupon, then say oh, OOPS! I forgot to give you my coupon! And they will reimburse you the $5.

So, if you can get this deal, Free (or MM) Benadryl! Woohoo!!

Zyrtec deals at Rite Aid
Seriously SUPER Zyrtec deals at Rite Aid. Not only on brand name Zyrtec, but also on the Rite Aid brand Zyrtec (Cetirizine or something).

With Zyrtec, you get a double dip.
*Zyrtec and Benadryl have a 3-limit Allergy SCR #553 deal, Spend $75 on Zyrtec or Benadryl and get a $20 Rite Aid Gift Certificate

*Purchase $50 in participating products (of which Zyrtec, Cetirizine, etc) and receive a $25 gift card

Zyrtec is on sale this week for $18.99
-$4/1 Rite Aid coupon emailed to Rite Aid customers on the mailling list
-$4/1 Zyrtec mq 4.4.10 SS (or other places!)
=$10.99
~Buy $1.01 of other items and use a $5/20 coupon to save more and earn $18.99 toward your rebates!

For the Rite Aid brand Zyrtec product, Cetirizine, you also qualify for the Allergy Rebate.
Here is a $5/1 Cetirizine Rite Aid coupon HERE that you can print multiples of.
The week of 4.25.10 The Cetirizine is bogo, so you could buy two for the price of one and use two of the $5/1 RA coupons.

Do this:
2x Cetirizine $17.99 bogo
$2.01 filler
Use $5/20
$5/1 Cetirizine RAq's x2
=$5 oop and earn $17.99 toward the Allergy rebate!

Rite Aid and Swiffer deals

Rite Aid has Swiffer refills on sale this week for $3.99/ea (wet and dry!)

Also there are a few deals this week.

*Complete Multi-purpose Solution 12 oz $7.99 get $7.99 SCR #34
=Free after SCR

*Visine (various prices) $3.99
-$2/1 in-ad coupon
-$2/1 4.11.10 RP
=Free

*Nivea Lip Care $2.99, get $2 SCR #38
-$.50/1 mq from booklet found in store (I found at Rite Aid, CVS, KMart and Wags)
=$.49 after SCR

*Crest White Vivid Toothpaste $2.99, get $2 SCR
-$1/1 Crest mq P&G 4.4.10
=Free after SCR

*Puffs $.99
-$1/1 mq Vocalpoint home mailer
=Free

Swiffer $3.99
-$.50/1 mq P&G 4.4.10
-$1/1 mq (inside package)
-$2/1 mq (inside package)
=$3.49- $1.99 (depending on coupon used)

*Brita Replacement Pitcher Filters, 3pk $12.99

(Brita / Burt's Bees / Green Works get $5 rite aid gc wyb $25 scr #75)

-$2/1 VV coupon

*Zyrtec $18.99
(double dip on rebates with the Zyrtec rewards program and the Allergy SCR)
-$4/1 mq
-$4/1 RA q (emailed to you when you join allergy program)

=$10.99 after coupon (use a $5/20 with a small filler and do several transactions to earn the Zyrtec and allergy rebates)


Sample Scenarios:
Remember, you don't have to buy all the items for a SCR deal in one transaction. You may separate them into separate transactions.

Transaction 1
2x Visine 3.99
2x Swiffer 3.99
Crest White 2.99
Puffs $.99
= $19.94

Use
$5/20
2x $2/1 Visine in-adq
2x $2/1 Visine mq 4.11.10 RP
$.50/1 Swiffer
$.50/1 Swiffer
$1/1 Crest
$1/1 Puffs
=$16

=$3.94 oop
earn $2 SCR
earn $5.98 toward Swiffer rebate HERE

Transaction 2
2x Visine 3.99
3x Swiffer 3.99
=$19.95

Use
$5/20
2x $2/1 Visine in-adq
2x $2/1 Visine mq 4.11.10 RP

3x $.50/1 Swiffer mq
=$14.50

=$5.45 oop
earn $11.97 toward Swiffer rebate

Transaction 3
Zyrtec 18.99
Swiffer 3.99
=22.98

Use
$5/20
$4/1 Zyrtec RAq
$4/1 Zyrtec mq
$.50/1 Swiffer mq
=$13.50

=$9.48 oop
earn $3.99 toward Swiffer rebate & $18.99 toward Zyrtec SCR and $18.99 toward Allergy SCR

~Submit for Swiffer rebate and get $10 gc
~Earned $2 SCR

Transaction 4
Zyrtec $18.99
Nivea $2.99
=$21.98

Use
$5/20
$4/1 Zyrtec RAq
$4/1 Zyrtec mq
$.50/1 Nivea mq
=$13.50

=$8.48 oop
Earn $2 SCR (Nivea) and $18.99 toward Allergy and Zyrtec SCR

Transaction 5
Zyrtec $18.99
$1.01 fill
=$20

Use
$5/20
$4/1 Zyrtec mq
$4/1 Zyrtec RA q
=$13

=$7
Earned $18.99 toward Allergy and Zyrtec rebates- This completes the $50 requirement for the allergy rebate, SCR#552, earning a $25 gift card!

Transaction 6
Repeat Transaction 5

This will complete the Zyrtec rebate, earning $20 gift certificate!

Total for all above transactions: $41.35
Earned: ($59 total)
$2 SCR rebate (Crest)
$2 SCR rebate (Nivea)
$20 Rite Aid Certificate (Zyrtec rewards)
$25 RA Gift Card (RA Allergy)
$10 Visa Card (Swiffer)

Total profit $7.65!

Possible great deal on Huggies!

Those of you in need of baby wipes might consider running into Target with any Huggies wipes coupons you have. Some stores are reporting Huggies 64ct tubs on price cut, priced at $1.66.

-$.50/1 3.21.10 SS
-$.75/1 printable HERE

=$1.16 - $.91 /ea depending on coupons used.

(there are also a bunch of home mailers out there!)

Nearly free Swiffer wetjet refills at KMart

Option A
Swiffer Wetjet pad refill $6.99
Swiffer Wetjet liquid refill $4.99
Swiffer Wetjet liquid refill $4.99
Swiffer Wetjet liquid refill $4.99
Swiffer Wetjet liquid refill $4.99
=$26.95

-$.50/1 mq (doubled to $1/1) 3.7.10 P&G x5
=-$5

=Total $21.95

Submit for $10 Mastercard from KMart's P&G offer (tearpad found in KMart) ($10 wyb $25 of P&G products)
AND
Submit for $10 gift card offer from Swiffer here ($10 gc wyb $20 of Swiffer refills)

Total after rebates: $1.95 + tax

Option B
Swiffer Wetjet pad refill $6.99
Swiffer Wetjet pad refill $6.99
Swiffer Wetjet pad refill $6.99
Swiffer Wetjet liquid refill $4.99
=$25.96

-$.50/1 mq (doubled to $1/1) 3.7.10 P&G x4
=-$4

=Total $21.96

Submit for $10 Mastercard from KMart's P&G offer (tearpad found in KMart) ($10 wyb $25 of P&G products)
AND
Submit for $10 gift card offer from Swiffer here ($10 gc wyb $20 of Swiffer refills)

Total after rebates: $1.96 + tax

Why I don't run out and use the good q's

So as a beginning couponer, you wonder. When do I use a coupon? I have this great coupon, so should I use it now?

Over time, here's what I've started doing: If a super coupon comes out, I print it (if it's a printable, which many of the REALLY good ones are) and hang onto it. If it's an item I really REALLY need then I'll go ahead and use it, but I will try to hold onto it and wait for a good sale to pair it with. Most coupons I will hold until right before expiration and then use it the day or so before it expires.

Think of it this way, you can always use a coupon on a regular priced item, so hang onto that sucker and if you don't get a sale, then you can use it before it expires on the regular priced item.

A good example: I received some of the Vocalpoint mailer q's for Kashi Heart to Heart cereal. In the pack was a "free" box coupon and some $1.50/1 coupons. I could have run right out and used my free box coupon, but I chose to wait. A couple of weeks later I found the new Whole Foods booklets which have a $1/1 Kashi product coupon and several of the Publix stores here accept Whole Foods as a competitor. Then, the Kashi cereals went on sale 2/$5. So stacking the Whole Foods coupon with the $1.50/1 coupons gave me free cereal. And when I stacked the Whole Foods coupon with the "free" box coupon, I got a dollar overage.

And here's another example:
A month or so ago, some printables were out on cookingwithkraft.com for the Oscar Meyer Deli Creations sandwiches. There was a BOGO Publix coupon and a $.75/1 Publix coupon printable. I could have gone out and used those for a good deal, buy two and use the $.75/1 and the bogo. But I thought I would wait.
Then a coupon came out to save $1 on Publix brand water wyb a deli creations sandwich. Alright, now we're getting there!

But today, there's a coupon HERE for $1/1 Deli Creations sandwich manufacturer coupon. Aha! Now, the last time I was in, I price checked and these were 2/$5. If these are the same price, I can buy two and use one Publix bogo coupon, one $.75/1 Publix coupon and two $1/1 manufacturer's coupons as well as save $1 on Publix brand water.

Now I've gotten water, and two sandwiches for a moneymaker of $.25.

That's what I call a good deal.

Kroger haul today

I finally made it to Kroger to use all my Betty Crocker potato printables (from four computers and three websites - coupons.com, smartsource.com, BettyCrocker.com)

I didn't want a bunch of small fillers, and my grandmother had given me some money to pick her up some tomatoes, so I just spent more oop instead of rolling the cats. Now I have the cats leftover to use on the digital coupon deal this week! (more on that later)

21 Betty Crocker potato pouches
1.12 lb tomatoes on the vine
Total tax: $1.17
Total oop: $6.12

With $18 in cats leftover!

Did you miss out on the Tropicana coupon?

If you did and you're still feeling sad, Tropicana's Facebook page is touting another coupon as Wednesday's special reward of the day! Join now HERE and you won't miss out this time. These are one day deals, get them while you can!

KMart Super Doubles Money makers

There are several moneymakers with the Super Doubles at KMart this week if you have the right coupons!

As we know, you can double 5 coupons per day (or I've discovered, per transaction since I went to two different KMarts with the same card and got my doubles)

I would do the transactions in this order (one one day, one the next and then the last, if you can't do more than one transaction in a day)

Product:
Dove Ultimate Deodorant $3.79
-$2/1 ip HERE (doubled = Free)

Transaction 1
When you buy $15 of participating products, you get a $5 catalina good on your next order.
Dove is included. So, buy 4 for free, and get a fifth freebie of whatever you want, then get a $5 catalina to use on your next purchase.

Product:
Soft Scrub $2.99
-$1.50/1 mq 3.7.10 RP
=Free
~Catalina deal at KMart on a host of products including Scrubbing Bubbles, Dial, Angel Soft and a bunch of other brands. If you buy $20 worth, you get a $5 coupon. If you buy $30, you get a $10 coupon.

~OPTION~
Daphne posted about the Soft Scrub club member only coupons- go HERE to join and once you've verified your email address you will be able to go to a members only page to print exclusive coupons. There are currently two coupons available. One is a bogo coupon and one is a $2/1. If you use two of the bogo coupons with your 5 $1.50/1 that double (be sure to hand over the bogo ones LAST) you will pay $0 oop and get the $5 cat! Awesome! Thanks Daphne!!


Transaction 2
7 Soft Scrub $2.99/ea
$2.07 fill item(s)
=23.00
-7x $1.50/1 mq (only five will double)
-$5 catalina from Dove purchase
=-$23.00
=$0 oop + tax, earn $5 coupon

Product:
Tampax Pearl $4.49
-$2/1 mq 3.7.10 PG
=$.49/ea
~MIR deal at KMart on a host of participating P&G products including Tampax. If you buy $25 worth, youcan submit for a $10 mastercard. You will need a MIR form, found at KMart (I have extras if anyone needs one).

Transaction 3
6 Tampax $4.49/ea
-cheap fill $.50
=$27.44
-6 $2/1 mq (five will double)
-$5 cat from Soft Scrub transaction
=-$27.00

=$.44 + tax oop and earn $10 MIR

Total oop: basically tax with a $10 mastercard earned.

Free Coffeemate at Publix for everyone!

If you live in a state with Publix stores that offer double coupons, your bogo items ring up half price so the Nestle Coffeemate that is bogo at $1.99 will ring up $1 and $.99. Use the $.50/1 coupon from 2.7.10 RP, doubled, for free Coffemate.

There is also a B2G1 Coffeemate coupon HERE.
For those in areas where Publix bogo items ring up half price, you'd get one "free" at $1.00. Those folks in areas with a true bogo, your "free" item will be worth "$1.99".

There is also a way to get the Coffeemate free without doubles- Since the creamer is bogo- your coffeemate rings up like this:

Coffeemate $1.99
Coffeemate $0
Coffeemate $1.99
Coffeemate $0
etc...

So if you buy 6, you get three free with the store sale, leaving $5.98 oop. Publix policy is that you may use one coupon on each item in a bogo sale. So use 2 B2G1 coupon for $3.98, then use four $.50/1 coupons = $2.00
= 6 Free.

Looks like this:
Coffeemate $1.99 -$.50/1
Coffeemate $0 -$.50/1
Coffeemate $1.99 -B2G1 = $1.99
Coffeemate $0 -$.50/1
Coffeemate $1.99 -$.50/1
Coffeemate $0 -B2G1 = $1.99
=$5.98 - $5.98
=0 oop

Frees this week 4.4.10

oops! Left out Rite Aid- will add them tomorrow. :)

Walgreens:
U by Kotex Feminine Care $3.49, earn $2.50rr
-$1/1 printable HERE
=-$.01 after rr

Pilot Erasable Frixion Pens $1.19
-$1 Wags monthly q
=$.19/ea
*Look for packages with a MIR on the back. $4.50 back wyb 3. Buy three for $.57 total oop and get back $4.50!

Oral-B CrossAction pro-Health toothbrushes 3/$9, earn $3rr wyb 3
-$2/1 Oral-B CrossAction 4.4.10 P&G
=Free after rr wyb 3 w/ 3 coupons

CVS
Complete Multi-Purpose Solution $8.99, earn $8.99 ecb
=Free after ecb

Stride Gum $.99, earn $.99 ecb
=Free after ecb

Schick Hydro 3 or 5 blade razor system with hydrating gel reservoir $8.97, earn $6 ecb
-$3/1 Schick disposable razor mq 3.21.10 SS
=-$.03 after ecb

Soyjoy bars (look for clearanced bars at 50%off!) @ $.65/ea, earn $2ecb wyb 4 bars (limit 5)
-B2G1 mq 3.14.10 SS

~Scenario
Buy 12 bars $.65/ea
=$7.80
-4x B2G1 mq's
=-$2.60
=$5.20 oop, Earn $6 ecb's
=-$.80 after ecb

KMart
*Super Doubles at KMart this week. Lots of rules. No overage on doubles. Only 5 coupons per day WITH loyalty card. Card must be scanned at the beginning of the transaction. IF you are near a KMart and decide to run in- a few things you might be interested in:

All detergent 2/$8
-$2/1 mq 2.14.10 RP
=Free

Pedigree Dentastix $3.99
-$2/1 mq 3.7.10 SS
=Free

VitaminWater $1
-$1/2 tearpad
=Free

Scrubbing Bubbles $2.99
-$1.50/1 mq 3.7.10 RP
=Free
~Catalina deal at KMart on a host of products including Scrubbing Bubbles, Dial, Angel Soft and a bunch of other brands. If you buy $20 worth, you get a $5 coupon. If you buy $30, you get a $10 coupon.

Scenario 1:
7 Scrubbing Bubbles $2.99/ea
=20.93
-7x $1.50/1 mq (only five will double)
=-$18.00
=$2.93 oop + tax, earn $5 coupon
=$2.07 mm after coupon


Wal-Mart
Snuggle dryer sheets $1.97 (prices vary!)
-$3/1 mq 3.28.10 RP
=-$1.03
(you may get overage so grab a filler)

Purina Mighty Dog $.57
-$3/5 3.28.10 RP
=-$.15/5

Kroger
Pillsbury biscuits (and other participating items) $.59/ea for small cans
-$.75/3 blinkie (hanging right there next to them!)
~earn $4 oyno cat wyb 6 Pillsbury biscuits

scenario
Buy
6 Pillsbury biscuits $.59/ea
-$.75/3 blinkie
=$2.94 for six, plus earn $4 oyno cat!

Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes $1.09/ea
-$.40/1 ip (not currently available, I bet there will be at the beginning of the month!)
-$.40/1 Cellfire HERE or Shortcuts HERE
-$.25/1 mq 3.28.10 SS {we did not get this in Nashville!}
~earn $3 oyno cat wyb 3 Betty Crocker potatoes

scenario
Buy
3 Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes $1.09/ea
-$.40 cellfire
-$.40 shortcuts
-$.40/1 ip x3 =$2.40 (after doubles)
=$.07 for three, plus earn $3 oyno cat!

Food Lion
McCormick Cinnamon $.87 (sale!)
-$1/1 ip or 3.214.10 RP
=-$.13

Snuggle dryer sheets $2.99
-$3/1 mq 3.28.10 RP
=-$.01

Purina Mighty Dog $.60 - sale ($.75 regular)
-$Free mq 3.28.10 RP
=-$.15
(you will get the regular retail of the item, which is $.75, but the item will be $.60 after your MVP is scanned)

Purina Mighty Dog $.57
-$3/5 3.28.10 RP
=-$0/5

Uncle Ben's Long Grain boxed rice $1.00 (sale!)
-$1/1 3.28.10 SS
=Free

**There is a crazy catalina deal going on right now at Food Lion involving Taco bell dinner kits but there's no rhyme or reason to how it's printing. Basically, when you spend $8 or more in Taco Bell kits, you are supposed to get a $3 oyno cat. The total is based off your pre-MVP price, so if you scan your items, then your card, it should print a catalina. Some of the kits are regularly $4.49, on sale for 3/$5. So you buy two for a post MVP price of $3.34 and you should get a $3 oyno cat. You can roll this deal. Some people are reporting that you have to buy the same kind at the same time. I haven't had luck with this deal, I bought two of the same kind and got a $2 oyno cat, then I did the exact same deal and didn't get a cat at all. So who knows. But if you want to try it, and you're at Food Lion anyway... there you go.

Publix
Dawn dish detergent $1.49
-$.50/1 mq 4.4.10 P&G
-$.50/1 Pxq P&G Future Friendly booklet
=-$.01 w/doubled mq
Plus use Publix q from Future Friendly booklet for free reusable bag wyb 2 participating P&G products from the booklet

Nestle Coffeemate $1.99 bogo
-$.50/1 mq 2.7.10 RP
= Free (after doubles)

Green Giant Frozen Vegetables 10/$10
-$.50/1 mq HERE
=Free (after doubles)

Snuggle dryer sheets $2.93 (some stores reporting inexpensive Snuggle so check while you're there!)
-$3/1 mq 3.28.10 RP
=-$.07

Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer $7.99
-$3/1 PXq "One Stop One Store" booklet
-$5/1 printable
=-$.01

Prevacid 14 ct $10.79
-$5/1 PXq Green Adv Flyer
-$6/1 mq 3.28.10 SS, 3.14.10 SS
=-$.21

Mahatma rice packets $.89
-$.50/1 mq 2.7.10 RP
=-$.11

Free movie tickets, courtesy of Hershey

Before you start ripping open all that Easter candy- save your UPC codes! Hershey has a new promotion where if you send in 4 UPC codes from participating products, you will receive a code for a free movie ticket, valued up to $12 (from Fandango).

The interesting thing is that no limit is stated on the website that I can find. I have an email into Hershey to see if there is a limit. I currently have 22 bags of candy in my freezer that qualify. so to also get free movie tickets?? AWESOME!

Participating products are listed as: 10 oz or larger bags of HERSHEY'S KISSES Chocolates, REESE'S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, HERSHEY'S MINIATURES Chocolate Bars or YORK Peppermint Patties.

Go HERE for forms and more info.

Free 32 oz drink at Pilot

If you're a facebook member, if you go and become a fan of Pilot gas stations, you can print a coupon for a free 32 oz drink! This doesn't expire until the end of May so if you'll be traveling, this will come in handy!!

Try HERE or HERE for the link.