Freebie Friday 2/24

 

It's Friday, that means it's time for some FREEBIES!

 

• Free sample of Kotex!


• Free sample of Strivectin (Facebook link)


• A great list of free and low cost events to take the kids to this weekend (So Cal).  My fav is: Target’s Dr. Seuss Storytime: Bring the kids to a Target store near you for Dr. Seuss story time to hear a live reading of The Lorax. All Target stores. 9-11 a.m. Free.  It's tomorrow.  We're taking Little Man!


• Coupon for a free gallon of milk when you buy 3 breakfast items! (Facebook link- coupon is smart source)


• Marley Brand Coffee is giving away samples!


• And while not exactly free, this deal on American Express prepaid cards (like gift cards) is pretty good.  You can make up to $75!  I'll be using some money in my paypal account I get from surveys to purchase a few for gifts.  I'll be buying mine online.


• Free sample of GUD lotion (Facebook link)

I'll keep my eyes peeled for more freebies and update this post today as I find more!

 

I went shopping: Target

Can it really be called shopping if my OOP was $0.00?

 

Thanks to some blog I read (and I can't remember which one), I was able to score free Activia yogurt.

 

This week it's 2/$4.  There is a $2/2 target coupon available on Target.com, and in the 2/15/12 SS there is a $1/1 Q.

We bought 2 Activia Light in strawberry.  I even brought my handy reusable bag, but because my OOP was zero, I didn't receive the 5 cent bag credit. Oh well.  Free is rad too.

 

If you didn't get the 2/15/11 SS insert for whatever reason, Coupons.com has a $1/1 Activia 4-pack (use Zip code 84121)

REMEMBER: At Target you can stack a Target store coupon and a manufacturer coupon!

 

 

February Couponing Classes!

I'll be holding two FREE couponing classes in February at my home in East County on

February 18th.

 

The first session starts at noon, the second session starts at 3pm.  Both classes will have the same content, I have scheduled two so that those with differing schedules can attend. The presentation is 90 minutes with time for questions afterward.

 

Is Shopping with Coupons worth your time?

NO MORE EXCUSES!! Couponing is for everyone! 

Here is what you will learn:

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  How to save 60-100% off regular retail! (maybe even 110%!)

  
  


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  How to avoid paying full price for anything ever again!

  
  


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  Where to find Coupons! and.....most importantly...

  
  


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  How to organize them! You'll love the organization! (No binders or baseball card holders mentioned in this class!)

  
  


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  How to use the Grocery Smarts website that will do all the work for you!

  
  


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  How to shop so you're not that CrAZy Coupon lady at checkout!

  
  


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  Plus you'll get other useful tips to stretch that hard earned dollar!

  
  


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  AND…you’ll be able to sign up for DISCOUNTED Sunday newspapers, the #1 source for coupons!

  
  

 

 

Leave the kids at home, this is an adult only event.  To RSVP, please email me at cacoupondiva@gmail.com.  Please note which session you would like.  I will send out an email to all students a few days before with my address and directions.

Refreshments will be served, and there will be door prizes and opportunities for you to host a free couponing class with your friends and family and earn Free gift cards!

Facebook Giveaway!!

We're hosting a SWEEEEET giveaway on our Facebook Page for all of our fans!

To enter, you must visit our Facebook Page and leave a comment on the giveaway post about how you plan to save money this year. Coupons, rebates, budgeting, Not eating out as much, something else? A winner will be chosen on 1/6/12 (that's Friday!) evening.

 

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This lot of goodies has a value of over $50!Burt's Bees moisturizer, Origins Cleanser, Watkins Moisturizer, L'Occitaine hand creme, Seattle's Best Coffee, Body Shop Body Cream and Bath Pouf, and a handful of samples.  I'll also include a potluck of 25 coupons.

 

Please don't leave comments on this post, only comments on the Facebook post will be counted as an entry.

 

Thanks to all of our readers!!

I went Shopping: Drugstores

I don't really play the drugstore game, however, I read over on HotCouponWorld that the CVS machines were printing out the ECB's from beauty club purchases (you accrue cash back based on your purchases and once a quarter the little machine spits out ECB's!).  I didn't think I had purchased anything at CVS, but what the heck... Free money!

 

Turns out, I received an ECB for $1.00!  Not too bad, especially since I don't really frequent CVS.  I used my $1.00 ECB and 2 .25 off Dawn coupons to buy two bottles of Dawn.  It is on sale this week for .88/bottle.  After ECB and coupons, my OOP was $.32!  I came home and filled up the large bottle on the sink board, and stashed the extra bottle away.  Since all small bottles of Dawn are on sale, the Olay Hand Renewal is also on sale for .88/bottle.  Match that up with the .50 off coupon from yesterday's P&G insert and you are paying only .38/bottle!  I think i may go back today and pick a couple up!

 

Next I headed across the street to Rite Aid.  I received a coupon for a free box of John Freida hair color, redeemable only at Rite Aid.  Thankfully, they had a large selection, which included my color! OOP: $0!

 

Not a bad shopping trip!

I went shopping: Wal*Mart

After cruising some internet forums, looking for some free stuff (after coupons) at Wal*mart, I scooped up some coupons and packed up the Little Man.

We went a local Wal*Mart I had not been to in years.  It has a full service grocery store in it.

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Quite a few items were free!

All of the Potatoes were free.

• Hash browns courtesy of a Free item coupon in All You Magazine.


• Mashed Potatoes were $.98, I paired them with a $1.00 off coupon that is available online. I received .02 overage which was applied to my balance.

The rolls were free.  I contacted Sister Schubert with a question, and they sent me a free product coupon.

The Torani syrup coupon ($1.00/1) is still available to print at Coupons.com. I use about a teaspoon in my coffee along with creamer.

I'm now hooked on La Creme coffee creamer. It's a good thing I found a $1.00/1 coupon in last months' All You Magazine.  After the coupon, it was only .88!

And finally, the Hormel Snack tray.  There is all sorts of hubbub all over frugal blogs and twitter that it's only .98 after a coupon.  NOT TRUE. Prices at Wal*mart differ by region (lame), so in my area (and a lot of others from what I've been seeing in the backlash from this widely posted deal).  I printed the coupon, because I needed cheese and butter crackers for a recipe, and buying this tray would be cheaper than buying either ingredient separately. At my Wal*mart, the Hormel Snack trays are $5.48 before coupons.

Daily Deal Site: One Kings Lane $15 credit!

One Kings Lane is offereing a new account credit of $15.00. And... When you use the code get-inspired at checkout, you'll save $15 off of a $30 or more purchase.  That is a potential savings of $30!

I just looked over the website and they have a lot of really great items priced at or a few dollars above $30.00, including, some really nice ceramics from Tunisia.  For my historical recreation buddies, these would make great holiday gifts!

Shipping is not included in the offer, however shipping starts at just $4.95.  (CA residents have to pay sales tax)

 

I know I'll be doing some of my holiday shopping there.  I think my dad might be getting a tagine.

The joys of overage at Wal*Mart

I'm not a regular Wal*mart shopper, however, there was a great coupon this week available online that lead to some amazing overage*!

Coupons.com had a coupon for $6.00/2 Schick Disposable razors.  Walmart had packages of disposable razors for just $1.97 each, which leaves $2.06 in overage*!

Forgive me for the lack of photos, we're still unpacking and the cameras are MIA.

I used only 1 $6.00/2 per transaction.  I left the second coupon at home accidentally, so I *had* to go back.

 

Trip 1:

Razors   $1.97

Razors   $1.97

Snickers Bar  .74

Nature's Own Bread $2.98

English Muffins  $2.50 (Per Hubby's request!)

-$6.00/2 Razor Q (from Coupons.com)

- .74 Free Candy Q (From M&M/Mars Random Acts of Chocolate Facebook Campaign)

- 2.98 Free Loaf of Nature's Own Bread (BzzAgent Coupon)

Total .44

Tax .31 (Tax is on the pre-coupon amount in CA)

TOTAL OOP .75

 

Trip 2:

Razors   $1.97

Razors   $1.97

Garnier Hair color $6.47

Hazelnut Creamer $3.68 (we were out of creamer and we really needed it- so the overage was very helpful!!)

-$6.00/2 Razor Q (from Coupons.com)

- $7.99 (Free hair color coupon from Garnier Facebook campaign)

Total .1o

Tax .81 (Tax is on the pre-coupon amount in CA)

TOTAL OOP .91

 

*For those new to couponing, overage is when the amount of the coupon exceeds the price of the item and there is a negative balance.  Wal-Mart doesn't give cash back for overage, but you can use that negative balance to buy other items with little or no Out of Pocket.

 

Giveaway- $10.00 Dakota Beef Coupon

A few months ago Dakota Beef was offering a coupon for $10.00 off any Dakota Beef product (exp 12/31/11).  I was lucky enough to snag one!

When they had posted the offer, Whole Foods sold the product. Once the coupon arrived, I discovered that Whole Foods no longer carries these products.

Dakota Beef is sold at :

• Bill The Butcher


• Balducci's


• DeMoulas


• Central Market


• Food Emporium


• H-E-B


• King Soopers
  


• Kings Supermarkets


• Shaws

Since I can't use it, I'm giving the coupon away!

For your shot at this really high value coupon, as well as some other great coupons (that's right, I'm making it a potluck!), simply leave a comment telling my what you'd make with the Dakota Beef.  I'll choose a winner next Friday (9/30/11).

For an extra entry, tweet: @cacoupondiva giveaway $10.00 beef coupon. Enter 2day!

CVS- FREE 10-pk Batteries with Purchase

Check you in-box CVS Extra Care card holders!!!

In my in-box there was a coupon for a free 10 pack of CVS brand batteries with any $15.00 purchase this Wednesday ONLY!!

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If you didn't receive this email, but you have an Extra Care card, visit the CVS website and sign up for an online account.

 

New subscribers will receive a $4/$20 coupon to use on their next CVS visit.

Time for some freebies!

The internet is smoking with some great freebies right now!!

P&G has some new samples available!!

A free greeting card from Tiny Prints- use promo code: Santa11. You can choose between two cards:  Santa’s Scroll OR Checking it Twice.

Free Tampons from Playtex Sport!

Free sample of a Kashi Bar (we got ours yesterday- it's soooo yummy!)

Sign up for a new account at SaveMore (a Daily deal site) and you can get two collapsible vases for free!

And Courtesy of our friends over at DrugStore Divas, check out this great freebie: Great Veet Wax Strips!

 

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Through August 27, 2011 you can get a free package of Veet ready to use wax strips at Walgreens.

They are priced $2.99 and there is a $3.00 off printable [[here]]

If you printed the $3 coupon, you can print a $2 coupon on Veet's site.

There is a $2 Walgreens coupon on the August booklet found in store but for 40ct.

Due to Word Presses TOS, I can't link to Drug Store Diva's website, but here is a link to their twitter feed!

Mail Call!

This past week was a banner week for freebies in our house!

Free product coupons for Pantene, Fiber One Brownies, Garnier Hair Color.  $10.00 off meat.

Free samples of:

Mints

Clinque cream

Diapers (2 kinds!)

Gillette Razor

Not pictured, but we also received Entertainment Magazine, Maxim, Opera News, and All You.  All these magazines were free by taking surveys.

How do I get all these freebies?  I find freebies on Twitter and re-tweet them. I also find freebies on the AllYou website.  They feature a new freebie each day, and you can check out the previous days freebies too!

 

What awesome freebies have you received lately?

250 Business cards!!

Oh, Vistaprint, how I love you!

Great for bloggers, crafters, small business owners, or use them as calling cards!

Follow the steps below to get your cards!

1. Visit VistaPrints to get started


2. Browse the TONS of different templates, chose your favorite and create a fabu card that represents *you* or your business


3. Choose "250 for Free"


4. Skip the offers (just hit "next")


5. During checkout, select the slowest method of shipping to save the most money.  If you need the cards sooner than 21 days (it usually doesn't take that long), select a different shipping timeframe.

 

To sweeten the deal, you can pay with your paypal account!  So if you are a member of Pincone Research, you can use your survey rewards to pay for your cards and there will be no OOP!!

 

 

 

Thanks to Frugal Girls for the heads up!!

VocalPoint- Free Fresh Express Salad!

Everyone loves a cool, crisp summer salad!

If you are a VocalPoint member, Check out this link* and see if you are eligible for an exclusive offer: A coupon for a free bag of Fresh Express with Rinse Fresh bagged salad.You will also receive coupons to share with a friend!

Fresh Express^® has developed a breakthrough, eco-friendly produce wash called Fresh Rinse^™ that is 7x more effective in cleaning salads than traditional chlorine wash,¹ but is still gentle on lettuce.

• Environmentally friendly


• Acceptable for use on organic produce

¹Based on average reduction of bacteria (Total Aerobic Plate Counts,
and indicator for the level of microorganisms on a product)

*Must be a Vocalpoint member; limited quantities available. Only one package will be mailed per member. Please allow 5-7 weeks for delivery. Offer only available in certain areas.

We eat at least 3 bags of salad per week in our house and we can't wait to try Fresh Express with Fresh Rinse!!

Free BBQ Sauce- Hooray!

There was a $1.00/1 KC masterpiece Q in the 5/15 Smartsource Insert. This week at Target, KC Masterpiece is only .99!

I bought 3 of them- which for some isn't much of a stockpile, but that should last us a LONG TIME!

Not a freebie, but a pretty good deal is the Bullseye BBQ sauce.

Bullseye BBQ sauce is on sale for $1.37/each.  Pair it with the recent .50/1 Q and the $1.00/2 printable Target Q available at target.com. I had 2 .50/1 coupons to use.

Scenario:

2 @ $1.37/ea.=$2.74

-$1.00/2 Target IP= $1.74

-2 .50/1 Q= .74 for 2 or .37/each!

 

So for $.74 for 5 BBQ sauces!

 

I also picked up a can of baking powder for $1.19 for the muffins I made this morning and I'll be making baking powder biscuits coming up this weekend to pair with some sausage gravy and poached eggs!

 

Mineral Makeup Giveaway!

Woo Hoo! This is a great giveaway.  I am giving away 9 mineral eyeshadow and 4 blush samples from Sweet Libertine Mineral Cosmetics.

About Sweet Libertine:

Sweet Libertine Mineral Cosmetics is an independent mineral makeup company owned and operated by Sarah Waller. Fed up by the expensive yet inferior cosmetics readily available, Sarah set about spending some time experimenting in her super-secret laboratory. Raising a big middle finger to conventional beauty standards, Sweet Libertine was finally ready to be unleashed on the world. Specializing in offbeat styles and catering to off-kilter women and men, Sweet Libertine set about challenging every preconceived notion of how a cosmetics company could and should be run.

I've known Sarah for a few years and I love love love her makeup!  The colors are true, blend well and you can mix them to make new colors!

The colors included in this prize packet:

Eyeshadows: Acmon Blue, Murder She Wrote, Baby Drama Llama, Lilac, Sultry, Mojito, Maximum Overdrive, and Above the Clouds.

Blush Samples: Olivia Twist, Jezebel, Felt Up, Deep Romance

To view the colors associated with each name, visit Sarah's online store!

To enter... there are only two easy steps!

1: Leave a comment, why do you want to win?

2: Subscribe to this blog.

That's it! I will choose a winner on 6/30/11 before I go to bed.

 

 

(Sweet Libertine didn't sponsor this contest, but we love them and want to share the goodness of mineral makeup!)

Free food for anyone named Dave!

At Famous Dave's on August 1, 2010.

Check out their website: http://www.davesday2010.com/

There are Famous Dave's in 29 States- so there is probably one near you. If not, start drivin'!

I already emailed my Dad!

2 free $10 credits at Med Co. Health store online!

I've seen this several places online, so I'm not sure who to thank!

Visit Medco Health store online, sign up for an account and start shopping. Save $10 by entering code MHS10.

Then- Come back to the website and do more shopping, there is a second $10 off code: TENOFF.

Shipping is a standard $0.99 per order.

These are good off any purchase- it can be less than $10.00, however, you will have to pay .99 shipping for each order.  I ordered some Burt's bees lips balms, and some cotton rounds to remove my makeup.  I got $20.00 in merchandise for $1.98!  Now that's Savings!!

You might want to hurry- I don't know how long this is going to last!

Latest from Vocal Point- Pantene!

I received this full size (12.6 oz) bottle of Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion shampoo with Cassia Complex from Vocalpoint earlier in the week.

It has a really nice scent and made my hair soo clean and shiny.

It came with 3 $2.00 off coupons, which I'll be giving away on 4/1/10 (NO JOKE!).

To enter, leave a comment.  You can earn an extra entry by following us on Twitter and/or subscribing to our blog via.  So that's a total of three votes.  Leave a comment with how you are entering.  I'll pick 3 winners on 4/1/10 and they'll each receive the $2.00 coupon and a coupon potluck of 20 coupons!

If  you like receiving free products and sharing them with friends and family, consider joining Vocalpoint. I have been a member for over a year!

Freebie Friday

You can get your FREE sample of their Highlander Grogg blend

It is a blend of caramel, butterscotch, and hazelnut. Select link that says "click here to receive a catalog and your free sample". Enter promo code: 21RR


Free bottle of Excedrin:  Do not Select Excedrin as one of your choices.

Print coupon good for a free Banfield Pet Exam at PetSmart

Free Sample of Aveeno Shampoo and Conditioner


Crest White Strips