Oh, cereal eaters!!

From our friends at Abundant food savings:


It is May 1st which always means new coupons on coupons.com first we got all the hot Kellog's coupons so General Mills cereals have also put up new copuons (not as great) $3 off Huggies pure & natural diapers/ Chiquita bites, Fresh Express salads, and Hidden Valley Ranch to go with the salad - I rarely see these and it's $1.50 off two. 

And speaking of those hot Kellog's coupons take them to Target to take advantage of the Kellog's gift card deal which run through Saturday May 2,

Special K Cereals on sale $2.39 x 5 = $11.95 - $5 in coupon = $6.95 get a $5 gift card = $1.95 net

Remember you can then buy another 5 items with coupon and the gift card, pay $1.95 and get ANOTHER $5 gift card if you can get enough coupons. You'll need multiple computers. 

(the coupons they refer to are at: www.coupons.com)

Some more good stuff

Free KFC on 4/27: http://www.unthinkfc.com/
Free lunch bag from Whole foods: http://media.oprah.com/sterm/whole-foods-coupon.pdf
Free resume faxing and copies at Office Depot: http://snipurl.com/gmoxn
Free Razor while supplies last: http://www.schickquattro.com/xmenorigins/#home/razor

Update!

Here is an  article about 5 things you don't need:

http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/106963/Five-Everyday-Items-You-Don%27t-Need

Unless you have a sulfate allergy, expensive shampoo and personal care products aren't much different than their cheap counterparts.  

And remember- with coupons and smart shopping tactics- sometimes a name brand is cheaper than the store brand.  

For San Diego, CA area cheapsters....

One of my favorite places to shop for clothes: www.everything599.com/ Yes, they have plus size as well. It's the largest section of some of their stores. The store on college and university sells up to a 5x most of the time.

And also an ok $5.99 store: www.susiesdeals.com.  Not my fav., but they have nice basic tanktops.  It's mostly "mom clothes".  Not a very good plus sized section.

A great site

abundantfoodsavings.com/

Great site, great savings ideas!!

Kashi wants to give you free food!

www.kashi.com

Sign up for a coupon for a free frozen meal.  NUMMERS!! 

K mart doubling Coupons?

It's true!

Brooke and I hit the Kmart in Ramona on Sunday.  It was a nightmare.  The registers are not coupon friendly and the staff is not trained on how to accept coupons.  The cashier Brooke had asked her before he scanned each coupon, "Are you sure you bought this??" 

He didn't ring through over 3/4 of her coupons and we had to go to the service desk and have them pull his drawer and get out all of the coupons, void the order and rescan it. 

So, here's my thought:  Unless you are an avid Kmart shopper and know your local store, DON'T BOTHER. 

Also- call and verify that your local store is participating in doubles- not all are. 

For caregivers (that means moms and dads!!)

 For anyone who is a care giver (that's moms and dads too), check out this program:

www.caregiversmarketplace.com/

It's free and a great way to get a rebate on all the diapers, wipes and other "stuff" on the list. 

coupon get together and class

I will have a date by Sunday night.

It will be a Saturday, during the day time.

We will be doing a potluck lunch.  Everyone should bring a dish to share (or a few dollars to cover the cost of the beverages and ice), any coupons they wish to trade, and if you have items from your stash (food or HBA) that you want to trade or get rid of- bring those too.  

We'll swap coupons, eat, and trade savings strategies.  Bring scissors and note taking materials.

I'll have handouts with info and strategies available for $5.00 each (sorry, I don't get free copying privileges at work). 

TGFriday's BOGO Q

http://tgifridays.com/promos/bogo_2009_02.aspx?fromhome 

Birthday haul (freebie wise!!)

I received something free from:

JC Penney's ($15 GC) - I have a gold card with them
Torrid ($10 GC) I have the special shopper card thingie- I signed up but never used it.
Free piece of Pie from Coco's
Free steak dinner from Black Angus (BOGO)
Free lunch from Daphnes
Free ice cream cone from Baskin Robbins
Free dessert from Islands


All from signing up for email lists to receive other coupons and offers.

Feb. is a great month at Walgreens!

 Going  through the feb. 09 super saver catalog (online scan can be seen here:
 http://docs.google.com/View?docid=dccpgn8g_477ddzm8hdz  )  And the sale flier that starts this Sunday (2/1/09)

Check out the awesome deals:



FREE AFTER REBATE ITEMS:

Zucol Cold Care Lozenges 18pk  ($2.00 off Q at http://www.zucol.com/)
Revlon Age Defying Spa Concealer or Spa Foundation (Q's in last weeks paper)
Garnier Fructis Wonder Waves Shampoo, Conditioner, or Stylers 6.8-13oz  ($1.00 Q's in recent papers plus some tearpads in stores)
Revlon Creme Lip Gloss (Q's in last weeks paper)
Walgreens Multi-Purpose No Rub Solution 4oz  (it's for contact Lens wearers)
ThermaCare Trial Size Neck, Shoulder & Wrist heat Wrap (Q's in last weeks and the week previous' paper)

What does an extra Q mean if it's free?  Use the Q, then when you file for your rebate online, you will receive the pre-coupon amount as a rebate. CHA CHING!! Money Maker!!

Pert Plus May Also be a money maker!  It's $3.49 next week, minus $1.50 Super saver catalog coupon, and there were Q's in last weeks paper for either $1 or $1.50 off.  If it's $1.50 off- it's a .01 money maker!

There was a rebate offer in last weeks' paper for Windex, and there is a rebate in the super saver catalog- if you do your wags rebate online no need to submit the receipt, so you can "double dip" rebates.

There is a rebate for SC johnson products, including Oust- use your BOGO Oust Q from the paper a few weeks ago and you can score a $2 Wags rebate! A free Oust air sanitizer and $2!

If your hubby loves old spice deodorant like mine does and you've been saving those OS Q's from the P&G Saver... It's on sale next week $1.99 each (limit 3).  Use your $1/2 and two deo's are yours for $2.98!  They are usually $4-5/each!

$31.50 in SC Johnson Coupons

http://www.rightathome.com/tipsandcoupons/ 

PIE!

Coco's Celebrates National Pie Day –January 23

You already know us for our delicious, fresh-baked pies. Now you can come in and get our pies for less. In celebration of National Pie Day, we are offering coupons for $1 slices of pie or $2 off a whole pie all week. So whether you want just a slice, or a pie for sharing, if you love pie, come celebrate at your local Coco's Bakery Restaurant!

Join the e club to enjoin the savings!

http://www.cocosbakery.com/0109_index.php

Bertoli!

$2 off Bertolli oOven Baked Meals:

http://villabertolli.com/registration_ovenbaked.aspx 

A great money saving website-

Thanks to Brooke for the link:

www.abundantfoodsavings.com

And ladies (and gents)- The johnson and Johnson Buddy bars are a great overage item.  At target they are .97, and the Q's online and in the paper are for $1.00 off.  Each one you "buy" , you get .03 free.  .03 isn't a lot, but it adds up.

I bought about 10 bars last week, so that was $3.00 in overage.

Target gets reimbursed for the face value of the coupon plus 8 cents for each one they accept- so you aren't defrauding Target. 


Most stores allow for overage, but they will not give you money out of the register, you need to buy something. 

coupons.. meow!

 http://www.couponcat.net/ccgrocery.html

Coupon Class in San Diego

I am starting to sort out the details and times I have available.

Right now it looks like: Feb. 9, 10, 13 or 15 are available. 

Of those who are interested, which days work best for you?


We will be doing a coupon swap after the class too, so bring along your spare coupons and trade away!  There will be a drawing for door prizes too!

If there is enough interest, we can coordinate shopping trip(s) to try out  our new skills and strategies. 

Some coupon links

http://deliciouslivingmag.com/coupons/

http://printable-coupons.blogspot.com/2005/10/grocery-coupons.html

www.wow-coupons.com/grocery.php 

free stuff from Walgreens!

This week- Garnier Fructis Shampoo.
It's $2.99 this week!
$2 off Q in the Super Saver catalog
$1 off in most Sunday Papers in this week.

Overage .01!

Check out the Walgreens circular this week- there are a great number of deals on medicine, that can be combined with the q's from today's paper, and offer Register rewards.

I saved $85 and got $30 in RR this morning. There was also a rebate offer for Aleve and other meds. made by the same co, for up to $10.00.

For the next month or so, there will be coupons for vitamins, diet food, and healthier food products to coinside with the new year resolutions to lose weight.