Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Kens Salad Dressing - Free AGAIN at HEB


I had to stop into HEB tonight to use a couple coupons I had for meat and while there I checked on a report of free Kens Dressing!
I am happy to report that if you have your 8-14 SS and it happened to have the $1 off Kens Salad dressing good for 8 or 9 oz, you are in luck!
Kens salad dressing is labeled 5 for $5 (luckily I confirmed you can buy more than 5 of this deal and still get the sale price) and in true HEB fashion, there are no dates on the tags, so I have NO clue when this deal ends! Clip your coupons and go get your free dressing :)

And, if you are going there anyway, if you are in need of some canned tomatoes, they have an IP for buy 2 hunts diced tomatoes, get one free. This is a B coupon, so if you can find any Hunt's manufacturer coupons to combine with it, please let us know, I don't personally know of one.

Thanks SD and Courtney :)

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CVS - Gas card deal and a few small money makers


Sorry it has taken me half the week to get to this but I have been unable to take lunch hours to shop this week due to meeting. By the time I shop at get home, I am too exhausted to post.
So anyway, it is a fairly light week this week, but there are a few deals to be had with the right coupons!
I am just picturing one of each item(I bought some multiples of these items) just to make it quicker to post and not have to stage it all for photos.
First, this one might not be for everyone as this involves homemailers and a CRT coupon I had. Pantene is on sale for 2/$6.97.  When you purchase two, you earn a $1 extra buck.  I happened to have 2 homemailers for a free bottle of Pantene and I combined that with a $2/2 shampoo, conditioner or styler CRT coupon I got for scanning my card at the scanner in the store.  I used the overage on this to buy my milk for this week(not pictured).  The milk was priced $2.99 and you earn a $1 ECB when you buy a gallon, so essential I made a $1 on the three items combined!
2/$6.97 + $2.99 - $6.97 free homemailers - $2 crt - 2 ecbs earned = -1.01  (not to mention the .70 I earned toward my $5 Beauty Club ECB- buy $50 worth of beauty ie Pantene, get $5 ECB)

Second deal, again might not be for everyone as this involves clearance so your store might be out.  I found all this clearance at 3 different stores and it is NOT marked on the shelf.  I pictured these so you know which ones to look for in your store and have scanned at coupon machine.
Garnier stylers $1.17 and $1.37.  I used $1 off inserts from 6-5, 7-24 or 8-28 RP or IP(goes straight to print).  Cost is .17 or .37 each and for each $10 worth pre coupon you earn $3 ECB AND each counts toward Beauty Club ECB!

Now for the gas card promo: Spend $30 get $10 gas card.  The following items should help you get there for FREE or better(after gas card)

Visine was $3.99 buy 1 get one 50% off
There is a $3 IP, making the two FREE!
$3.99 + $1.99 - 2 $3 = $0 oop and $5.98 toward the gas reward.  If you have 2 computers do this twice and you are well on your way to the gas card!

Herbal Essence Shampoo/Conditoner are 2/$5.97 or $2.99.  If you have the free homemailer, use it to earn another $2.99 toward fuel reward.

Then the Dawn dish soaps are .99 each.  Use the .75 or .50 coupons in the most recent insert and pay .24-.49 each out of pocket.

This is the scenario I ended up doing for the fuel discount(I did this at multiple stores on my way home so as to not use more than 4 like P&G coupons:

2 Visine $5.98 - $6 coupons
24 Dawn dish .99 - 12 .50 q - 12 .75 q = $8.76
Spent $8.76 and got back $10 gas card for on overall mm of $1.24 on this deal
*I did not use my Herbal Essence homemailer since I was able to find 4 of each variety Dawn at the 3 stores I visited :)

If you have access to 2 computers,  I would suggest trying to get 4 Visine so you are already at $11.96 toward the $30(actually mine printed at $29.74), so that would bring you down to 18 Dawn or 15 if you have the Herbal Essence freebie :)

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Cellfire Back to School Promotion - Sept 1 6am-6pm EDT


Cellfire is doing a pretty awesome promotion tomorrow only!

Just log into your cellfire account between 5am -5pm Central time and you should see a coupon for either .50 or $2. This coupon can be clipped and saved to your Kroger or Kroger affiliate card or to your Randalls, Tom Thumb or other Safeway affiliate(not include Safeway proper or Dominick's).
Then, just go to that store before Sept 5th and your coupon will automatically deduct from your purchase upon scanning your card at the register.

While logged in, you might want to load the rest of the coupons to your card, especially your Randall's card. Personally, I am super excited about the Honey Nut Cheerios coupon and hope to see an awesome sale on them.
Let me know what you score, the .50 or the $2 and good luck!

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HOT! Free Gillette Bodywash - Today ONLY!!!!!


WOW! I got an email from a friend letting me know of a HOT deal on Gillette bodywash at Kroger. Unfortunately, the coupons expire today so if you want to do this deal, you will need to go out tonight, OR you can take the ad to Walmart tonight and price match the bodywash as it appears to be in the ad.

Today, Kroger started a sale on select P&G items and for each 4 you buy, you get $4 off your shopping order. The Gillette bodywash is $1.99 AFTER the buy 4 price and we have $2 P&G inserts from last month. These EXPIRE TONIGHT!

Also, the Febreze noticeables warmer only(does not include a scent) is on the sale for $1.99 after buy 4 pricing. We JUST got $3 off coupons in this weekends P&G, making this a $1.01 money maker! Woo Hoo. This coupon does not expire until the end of this month so you have at least a week(maybe two depending on the sale) to score this deal!

NO BEEPS! You will have to have other items in your order to use your overage as Kroger does not pay cash back.
BONUS:  The febreze noticeable has a $3.50 rebate inside.  If you have not yet done this rebate the wording on it states it is a $3.50 rebate NOT an UP to $3.50 so you can make an additional $3.50 on this deal by mailing in the rebate!

Sorry for the late notice, I got the email right before I left work and I just got home! Seems work is getting to be actual work these days :(

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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Giveaway Winner Selected - Cool Cuts 4 Kids

Ok, so Zo helped with the drawing tonight.  Since I had so many ways to enter this one: on the blog,  via email, on facebook,  etc we decided this was the most scientific way to pic a winner.

Zo wrote all the names on sheets of paper and then we put the names in her hat and I let her pic a winner.

So without further adieu, the winner is..............


Does anyone recognize this little one?  I know who he belongs to so please send me your mailing address so I can get your $25 Cool Cuts 4 Kids gift card out to you! 
Thanks everyone for sending in your pics, I had a blast seeing your little ones :)

$6 Admission and Skate Rental for two at Mason Road Skate Center


WOW! I have to say today's Juice In the City offer really has me excited.
I am probably gonna date myself with this info, but growing up I LOVED the movie Xanadu!  The best part of that movie to me was the roller skating.  At the end they build a HUGE disco roller rink and I was just in envy, I so wanted a place like that to hang out. 
While we didn't have the cool roller rink of Xanadu, my bff and I did spend a great deal of time of roller skates.  In jr high and part of high school instead of biking to each other's house, we roller skated.  Seriously!  And now the real embarrassing tell all, I still HAVE my roller skates.  NOT roller blades, honest to goodness roller skates.  The white lace up roller skates.

This Juice in the City really brought back those memories and I am considering carrying on the roller skating love and buying for a girl's date with my oldest.  I would love for her to share my love of roller skating and hey, great way to get in shape to boot!  I wonder if I can convince my bff to meet me there with her daughter for a fun meetup!
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Shushybye Review and Giveaway


How many of you out their struggle with getting your little ones to go to bed at bedtime?  Especially right now with the start of school and getting back to the normal routine of a normal bedtime?
I know we struggle with putting the kiddos in bed over and over and over again.

I was sent the above pictured Shushybye book with CD to review as well as the Shushybye Dream band Shushybye and Goodnight Cd with 16 songs.

I have to admit I made a mistake of not listening to the music first and right away when I put the CD in the player my 4 year old(5 now) got up and started dancing.  Ok, not what we were expecting and only after that mishap did we realize the CD is not meant to be lullabies to lull your child to sleep but rather to get them excited about going to bed and dreaming!
Once we realized the errors of our logic(I mean really, if you can get lullabies to put a 4 and 7 year old to sleep I would love to see it, lol) we determined to try again with the new approach of starting the music as part of the nighttime routine.  It gets the girls excited about the prepping for bed and the process of thinking about what they want their dreams to be.
  Then we whip out the book and read together.
The book is about the Shushies that live high above the clouds in Shushybye.  Shushybye is the land where dreams are made and it is the job of the Shushies to deliver Dream boxes to the children that fall asleep when they are told.  Unfortunately for Snoozles he is assigned to two children: Leo and Leona, that just won't go to sleep when they are told.    Snoozles is sad because the kids dreams are still inside their dream boxes in Shushybye. 
The story goes on to explain this to the kids and takes them on a tour of Shushybye including a stop at the train station to see the Dream boxes get loaded for delivery by Conductor McCloud.  After that the kids could not wait to fall asleep when they were told so they could get their Dream boxes.

The music is pretty upbeat though so is also great for longer car rides. The songs can get repetitive but I have to admit they are one of my preferred kids music cds for the car and I do find myself mouthing along the words.   It is also one of the few cds my kids can actually agree on listening to so that is a bonus!  If you want to hear a sampling of the songs, you can go here and a clip of each song will play for you. (As a game in the car, you can even have the kids count the number of times they say the word Shushybye, trust me if you need a little silence in your car this works GREAT ;)

Now for the giveaway:
One reader will win a book and cd as well!
Mandatory entry - Please go to Shushybye and tell me one feature you love about the website.
(make sure you check out the fun here too!  They have virtual puzzles online your children can do, how cool is that, flex your kids brain muscle and give them computer skills at the same time, can you tell I personally LOVE this feature!)
Extra entry(void if you don't do mandatory entry first)  Like my page on facebook here.  Leave a separate comment for this extra entry letting me know you like my page.
Giveaway will close September 5th and winner will be selected via Random.org

*Disclosure:
I was given a free book and cd to review and the opportunity to give one of my readers one as well in a giveaway.  No other compensation was provided and all opinions as always are my own.

Free Sandwich Keeper with purchase of Welch's - Combine with sale at Randalls


Right now, Welch's is offering a free sandwich keeper with purchase of 2 Welch's Jams, Jellies or Spreads.
If you recall a prior post of mine, Welch's is currently on sale at Randalls for $2 each. Use the .35 insert coupon from 7-31 SS.


You will pay $1.90* for the 2 jellies and then can send for the free sandwich keeper.
*Please note, Randalls in Houston and Austin and Tom Thumb in Dallas typically double/triple only 1 like coupon per transaction, so you will need to buy these in 2 transactions to optimize your savings.

And don't forget to clip the box tops of the jars before recycling :)

Thanks Texascouponers for the heads up on the sandwich holder.

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

Reminder - Reserve your free Breakfast at Chick Fil A - opens tomorrow


REMINDER, you can place your reservations TOMORROW!
Here is my original post:
Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Chick Fil A. Well, apparently the word has spread and now Chick Fil A gives me the heads up on some awesome FREE food! Yay, the cows must LOVE ME!

From September 6 Р10, 2011, participating Chick-fil-A restaurants are giving away a variety of FREE breakfast entr̩es to customers who make a reservation online. To make your reservation, visit this website beginning Monday, August 29, 2011 and choose your preferred Chick-fil-A restaurant, the date, time and breakfast entr̩e.

Customers will have up to nine breakfast entrées to choose from, including the Chick-fil-A® Chicken Biscuit, Spicy Chicken Biscuit, Sausage Biscuit, Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Minis (three-count), Chicken, Egg & Cheese Bagel, Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit, Chicken Breakfast Burrito, Sausage Breakfast Burrito and the new Multigrain Oatmeal. Entrée choices may vary by restaurant.

I will have you know I personally LOVE the Chicken Egg and Cheese Bagel(multigrain bagel with sunflower seeds YUMMO!) Although I might just be tempted to try their new Multigrain Oatmeal, slowcooked in kettles.

You must be aged 13 or up to participate in this promotion.

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Winner of Randalls booklet giveaway

Thanks everyone for entering and I do wish I could send the coupon booklets out to everyone, but I just don't have that kind of stack. All I can offer is to keep asking at your store's service desk. I ask daily each time I am in the store and usually get one. This is my experience at multiple stores too.

The winner, chosen via Random.org is Alex Houston. Please email me your mailing address and I will get these out to you in the mail right away.
Stay tuned later this week for a new giveaway and the winner of the Cool Cuts 4 Kids giveaway will be announced.  If you not submitted your photo go here to read the requirements.  I am loving all the smiling faces :)
I have the following so far as being entered so if you entered and you do NOT see your name here, please contact me so I can account for your entry:
Rebecca P
Gwen G
Imm
Brittany B
Del S
Irene S
L.S
Courtney B
Aliceson L
Kim C
Amanda
Susan T
Davotney R
Jennifer S
Hina S

I have a comment from Audrey D that says you sent a pic but I don't see an email with that, could you resend?  Thanks

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Minute Maid 100% juice - $1 off IP coupon and a few other IP finds


I was just browsing for new IP coupons and this one is new to me. Coupons.com is offering a $1 off Minute Maid 100% juice 10 packs. I am not sure if there is a deal currently on these but I am printing the coupon just in case I find one.

If you are in need of a few more Jose Ole coupons for the taquito deal at Randalls I posted about, go here before you go shopping.  You should find a $1 off any Jose Ole product coupon(not as good as the insert, but if you were a few shy, this might make the deal)

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Moody Garden's Groupon - only available for 8 more hours


Today only Groupon is offering a pretty hot deal on tickets to their Rainforest and Aquarium Pyramid attractions. For just $21 you can get a ticket to both (a $41 value).   Once purchased voucher will be good from 9/6 through 9/30.   I am pretty excited about this offer.  We went to the rainforest pyramid back with my oldest was a little one and we loved it.  It will be nice to go again now that the kiddos are old enough to really learn about the animals. 
We plan on using ours during one of my Friday's off so I can enjoy the field trip too :)
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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Small Money Maker on Revlon at HEB


Tonight I ran into HEB and noticed they had some $2.50 Revlon coupons with a B!!!!! (B coupons are store coupons that CAN be combined with manuf. coupons per their coupon policy.)
I had 8 Revlon $1 off coupons left which was not enough for Walgreens so I used them at HEB on these single shade eyeshadows.
Priced at $3.36, after both coupons they paid me .14 each to take them out of the store :)


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Ocean Spray Cranberry Cocktail .13 each at HEB!


If you are looking for some Cranberry cocktail cheap, you might want to find yourself at HEB and look for a display similar to this one. From what I have noticed they don't normally carry this size so you will have to look on endcaps or look for a pallet of them somewhere in your stores.
These are 32 oz bottles of Cranberry cocktail priced at .88 a bottle. Well, HEB has one of their famous yellow coupons for $1.50 off any 2 Ocean Spray juices making these just .13 each! WOW!

Thanks csaves for the heads up!
*Note these are Cranberry Cocktail so ~ 27% juice.  To compare the Ocean Spray, you can go to their official site here.

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Another HOT Randalls Frozen Food deal


Wow, this one is really awesome if you are a fan of taquitos.
There is in in ad coupon for Jose Ole taquitos for $2.99. They are currently on sale for $3.99. There is also a $1.50 insert coupon for these as well (8/21 SS).
This is how the transaction looks:

4 Jose Ole taquitos @ $3.99 = $15.96
-$5/15 frozen
-$4 ($1 off each with in ad coupon)
-$6 (4 $1.50 insert)
=.96 for 4 boxes or .24 a box!!!!!
WOW!

Thanks SD for the scenario :)

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Friday, August 26, 2011

Cheap Booty - Reader Spotlight!


A reader with my kind of sense of humor sent me a picture entitled MY "BOOTY" so naturally I HAD to open that email! lol

Inside was this picture.  Apparantly reader Mariah found 1 oz bags of Pirate's Booty at her Kroger clearly marked for 20 for $1!!!! WOW!  She was informed by the staff that these were on a Back to School display and they normally do not carry this size.  I am not sure if this will be the case at every store but I was informed by Mariah that they rang that price at the register and they did NOT have manager special tags!  Good luck out there and happy BOOTY shopping ;P

Thanks Mariah for the Booty shot!  Best Booty I have ever seen ;P

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Frozen Food deal at Randalls (Digiorno) and Coupon Giveaway

WOW! I was so super excited when I noticed ALL Digiorno pizza on sale at Randalls for only $5.  And when I say ALL I mean ALL!  This includes the combo boxes like pizza with Wyngz, pizza with breadsticks, pizza with cookies!  Not only THAT but right on the freezer door was a $3/2 coupon for the pizza!  WOW!  I LOVE Digiorno because I totally agree with their ads in that it is the closests to delivery as I have ever had!

I didn't have all my coupons in the store with me and I wanted to try to make a rather low transaction utilizing the $5/15 frozen food coupons from the booklets I got at the service desk the other day.  Well, I could have done 3 pizzas @ 15 - $5/15 - $3/2 = $7 or $2.33 a pizza, but I wanted a BETTER deal.  This might not be the best deal and I will attempt to find some better, but it wasn't bad either.

I noticed the Delimex soft tacos and Chicken and Cheese rolls up had $2 peelies on them.  My husband likes to eat these as a snack on occasion so I thought what the heck.  They were $4.49 so this is how my transaction looked:
2 Digiorno $10
2 Delimex $8.98
=$18.98 - $5/15 - $3/2 pizza - $4 Delimex = $6.98 or $1.75 an item   YAY!

A few other deals you might consider if you have the right coupons
2 Digiorno pizzas, 5 Magnum ice cream singles (found on clip strips inside freezer cases or in their own spot
$15 - $5/15 - $3 Digiorno - $5 (5 $1 Magnum7-31 RP)= $2!!!!!!!

Or, the Totinos pizza stuffers are $3.49 Inside the frozen food booklet is a Randalls coupon for $1 off , then inside the MDA booklet is a .50/1 coupon.  Throw in $2 Magnum singles for $1.
2 Digiorno $10
1 Totino's pizza stuffers $3.49
2 Magnum singles $2
=15.49 - $5/15- $3/2 pizza- $1 totinos store coupon - $1 .50 totinos doubled MDA book- $2 magnum = $3.49!  YAY!

Then, I went to checkout and Coupon Karma was on my side as you can see this register happened to have frozen food booklets just sitting there! So I took one more!


And now for the giveaway! I will give 1 reader 5 copies of the MDA booklet and 1 copy of the frozen food booklet AND if you want, I will also include a few coupons for the Digiorno pizza! Sound good? If so, just leave a comment here saying you want to enter. The MDA booklets have $1.50 off any Pert that work for .53 overage at Walmart but that ends 9/4 so I will pick a winner Sunday(tomorrow) so you will hopefully get them before the ad change.

Thanks Courtney for the suggestion for the giveaway, you really keep me grounded in "reality for most couponers".

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Sunday Coupon Preview - WOW!



This week is a BIG coupon weekend. Weekend of P&G and then you can expect 1 Smart Source and 1 Red Plum to keep it company! Check out what you might get in a paper near you here.

Keep in mind, coupons do have regional variances in brand and value.
What coupons are you excited about this coming weekend?


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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Free Can Pro Plan cat food - Facebook


Pro Plan is giving away a free can of cat food on their facebook page. Just go here and like them and authorize for them to access your info. Provide you mailing address and they will mail a coupon in 4 weeks.

If you don't have a cat, you could always donate the can or feed a stray :)
Consider an rescue organization like AnimalRescueKingdom.


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Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch - High Value IP

For those of you who might be interested in purchasing the 10 participating BoX Tops items for the promo at HEB I posted about here, you might want to print this coupon.
Go here to score a coupon for $1 off Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch cereal (yikes, typically that makes my teeth hurt, lol)

Thanks Amy.

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Dave Ramsey - All Cds and Dvds $8 today only - limited quantities

If you have been considering purchasing Dave Ramsey Cds or Dvds, today you may want to take a look at his online store. Today only he is offering all Cds and Dvds for just $8.(4,000 available) Shipping is $4.95 for any order.

BounceU Houston- Better than half price vouchers


One of the deals today on livingsocial is pretty good in my opinion. BounceU is offering a voucher worth 5 open bounce passes for $15 at either of the 2 locations in the Houston area. This is a $35 value, so you can save $20 by buying into this certificate. You have the next 3 days to decide.
Fine print: Limit one voucher per person, additional as gifts • Each voucher good for five passes; each pass admits one child • Voucher is valid at both locations • Voucher may be used over multiple visits • Other conditions apply • PROMOTIONAL VALUE EXPIRES ON February 29, 2012

If you have some friends that might be interested in this, you can buy yours, then convince 3 friends to buy in and yours will be free!

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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Food Town Deals Aug 24-30th


.39/lb Bananas

.79 1 lb bag Baby Carrots

4/$1 Red Gold Tomato Sauce
-.55/3 blinkies (I found them at Gerlands)
= .20/3 or .07 each wyb 3

.66 Pop Secret PopCorn 3 ct
-$1/2 IP
= .32/2 or .16 each wyb 2

.55 Red Gold Squeeze ketchup
-.55/3 blinkies (I found them at Gerlands)
= 1.10/3 or .37 each wyb 3
*blinkies are for any 3 Red Gold so you can mix and match!

.69 Libby canned veggies
-$1/4 insert 8-28 RP*
= .44 each wyb 4
*this is in the preview so we might not get this one?????

$1.33 Challenge Spreadable butter
-$1 insert 11-14 SS or .55 IP
=as low as .33

These are the deals I find decent at Food Town. For most I will most likely price match at Walmart because it is closer and they are more coupon friendly than my closest Food Town.

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Free Steak Dinner at Outback Steakhouse!


Wow! Want to get a free steak dinner at The Outback Steakhouse. Per their website:

To celebrate the oak flavor of our new Wood-Fire Grill, we're giving
1,000,000 steak lovers a taste: a free steak dinner with a side.
So stop reading mate, 'cause these beauts will be gone in a jiffy.
Limit one per household. Just go here to enter your zip and your coupon should come via snail mail in 4 weeks.

Thanks Jennifer :)

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25 Free Disney Movie Reward Points


Are you a member of Disney Movie Rewards yet?  If not, go here and sign up.
When you do, or if you are already a member, enter code D23 to earn 25 free points!

 It is free to join and you earn points from purchasing select Disney Movies and submitting Disney movie ticket stubs and occassionally from these freebies they post :)
You can then turn your points into Disney merchandise!  Easy right?

Thanks SD for the code.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Winner of $25 Sams Club giftcard selected


Well wow, lots of you turned out for this giveaway and I do appreciate all the entries. I wish I could pick you all, but my little birthday girl picked and I guess I should have known not to ask her a number tonight. Obviously she picked number 5 after her birthday, so congrats to Rebecca A, please check your email as you should have one from me asking for your address :)

For those parents who have yet to do so, please enter the Cool Cuts 4 Kids $25 gift card giveaway.

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Revlon deal at Walgreens - Hit or Miss, Attempt at your own risk

Ok, so Sunday I went to Hip2Save's Walgreens matchups like I always do and saw the awesome Revlon deal she had posted. I didn't get a chance to run the deal until Monday and if there were updates on the forums or her blog, I did not get a chance to read them because work has me extremely busy lately.
For those that do not know the deal, Revlon cosmetics are 40% off and when you purchase $10 worth of participating products you get a $3 RR. Couple that with the $2 Revlon Walgreens store coupon in the insert 7-24 SS and the $1 Revlon manuf coupon in the insert 8-14 or 7-24 SS, and you have yourself a pretty smoking deal, or so I thought.
So Monday I went in and purchased the 2 single eyeshadows for $2.99 sale price and 1 Lip gloss for $4.49. That comes to $10.47 before coupons and $1.47 after. I paid and waited and NO $3 cat :(
So my wonderfully awesome BA (beauty aide) at my favorite Walgreens suggested I might need to buy the colorstay since that is what the ad was featuring.  I was pretty sure that was not the trick, but she suggested we try anyway and she would just void the transaction.
So she rang up 3 Colorstay which totaled ~ $14 after sale but before coupons.  Then she scanned ONLY the $2 Wags coupon which dropped total down to ~ $7, cat did NOT print.
So next she rang up the 3 Colorstay without any coupons and it printed.  BINGO, we learned the transaction has to be over $10 AFTER Walgreens coupon but before manufacturer coupons.(we knew manufacturer coupons were NOT the problem because they were beeping regardless of what I bought so she was manually entering those in)

By then, I didn't have time to regroup and buy anything as my lunch time was up and I had to hurry back.  Well, today I went back to test our little theory and had mixed results
Transaction #1

11 single color eye shadow $2.99 each = 32.89
-2 revlon store coupon (takes off 2 for each so $22) = $10.89 (yay, above the $10)
-11 $1 insert
=-.11
*You will obviously need to buy something else using this scenario as otherwise you are negative, I purchased the Colgate Sensitive toothpaste
The $3 Catalina printed, YIPPEE!

Then, we decided to try the nail polish, which should have also been $2.99
Well, it seems 1 of the 11 I picked up rang up $2.87 NOT $2.99, so while the math comes out ok, the catalina did not print.

10 x 2.99 + 2.87 = $32.77
-$22 for wags store coupon = $10.77
-$11 for $1 insert = -.23
I tried to throw in a .15 notebook and it would not take the in-ad coupon. That should of triggered me that something rang up funny. Although it was above the $10 I personally think the nail polish that rang up $2.87 was probably an older upc number that was never programmed in to the catalina promotion, ARGH!

So, if you choose to do this deal, watch the register closely to make sure everything rings up exactly 40% off the regular price of the item or you might have the same experience I have.
If you have a less than friendly store, I really suggest you try ringing up this transaction at the cosmetics counter.  If you were not aware, the BA gets a small commission on the number of cosmetic items they sell and so they are more likely to welcome your coupons to help their paycheck!  You might even become friends with one as I have and then they are willing to "trial" some transactions for you from time to time.  I of course try not to abuse and even though my cat did not print on the second go round, I kept the nail polish.  It was worth the .38 to test it out :P

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Free Chick Fil A Breakfast - Mark your Calendars!


Anyone who knows me knows I LOVE Chick Fil A. Well, apparently the word has spread and now Chick Fil A gives me the heads up on some awesome FREE food! Yay, the cows must LOVE ME!

From September 6 Р10, 2011, participating Chick-fil-A restaurants are giving away a variety of FREE breakfast entr̩es to customers who make a reservation online. To make your reservation, visit this website beginning Monday, August 29, 2011 and choose your preferred Chick-fil-A restaurant, the date, time and breakfast entr̩e.

Customers will have up to nine breakfast entrées to choose from, including the Chick-fil-A® Chicken Biscuit, Spicy Chicken Biscuit, Sausage Biscuit, Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Minis (three-count), Chicken, Egg & Cheese Bagel, Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit, Chicken Breakfast Burrito, Sausage Breakfast Burrito and the new Multigrain Oatmeal. Entrée choices may vary by restaurant.

I will have you know I personally LOVE the Chicken Egg and Cheese Bagel(multigrain bagel with sunflower seeds YUMMO!) Although I might just be tempted to try their new Multigrain Oatmeal, slowcooked in kettles.

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Downy Unstopables - Free Giveaway


Wow! Right now there are two ways to get a free sample of new Downy Unstopables. One is on their facebook page here and the other is through a Vocal Point membership here. I was able to get both.
Thanks Courtney and Susan for keeping in in the loop during these busy weeks.

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Kids Eat Free Tonight at Chilis - Happy Birthday my little teeth grinder


Have you signed up for the Chilis newsletter yet? When you do, you will get an emailed coupon for a free chips and queso.
What is even better is that after that, you will get emailed reminders of free kids night and the link to print these coupons for free kids meals. Yesterday I received my coupon reminding me kids eat free tonight.  One adult entree will get you two free kids meals (at my store they do require I print 2 copies of the coupon, so keep that in mind)
Lucky me, this coincides with my little witch-ninja's 5th birthday. When the kiddos' birthdays falls on a weekday, we try really hard to take them out as a treat. Chili's is going to allow us to take our family out cheaply! YAY, I love Chili's.
Happy Birthday my little muffin head.

And for those waiting for the winner of the Sams Club Giveaway, the birthday girl will pick the winning number and I will post later tonight!  Good luck everyone.

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Monday, August 22, 2011

Last chance - $25 Sams Club Giveaway


If you have not entered my Sams Club giveaway, please head here to read about how to enter. I pick a winner tomorrow!

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Last Reminder - Cool Cuts 4 Kids Giveaway ends next week - Win $25 gift card


If you have not yet entered my giveaway, please do so today. Next week I pick the winner of the $25 gift card. As a reminder, entry DOES require you to submit a picture either via email(katytxcouponers@gmail.com) to me, on my facebook page, a link in the comments here or by any other means you can come up with.
Please realize, your entry counts ONLY with a picture.  You can earn up to 2 entries
1. Have your kiddos picture dressed for their first day of school
2. Have a picture of your kiddo with a fresh haircut
*If they have a fresh hair cut and they are dressed for school, that 1 picture will count as 2 entries :)

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Walmart Price matches - YMMV based on region


Ok, I get asked on one of my facebook groups a lot what I plan on price matching at Wal*mart. So, if you guys end up liking this feature, I "might" make this a weekly post. I can't promise you anything because if you have read me for any length of time, you know I am sporadic at best! I blog when I can and I am working to get more organized, but again, I am sporadic at best.

So, I have the following ads weekly at my disposal for price matching. You may not have some of these due to your location, or your Walmart might not accept some of these due to proximity(or lack there of) to some of these stores:
Randalls
Kroger
Food Town
Foodarama
Sellers Brothers
Fiesta
Save a Lot
Gerlands Grand Market
Brookshire brothers

To make my life easier while shopping, I browse the ads at home and create a word document of all the items I am price matching and at what store I see that price. Then when I am in the store, I know exactly what I am running in to get and at the checkouts I know what ad matches up with that price in the event the cashier requires a visual. So, for tomorrow's run, here is my personal shopping list based on the items I need and the coupons I have (I have not checked prices yet for these items at Walmart, so they might be cheaper and if so I will just buy at their listed price)

Foodarama
.98/lb Red seedless grapes

.78/lb red or black plums

$3.99 Blue Bell - $1 manuf coupon(Fiesta and Food Town also have this price)= $2.99

$1.39 Challenge Tuscan Style 7 oz - $1 insert 11-21 SS = .39

$1.50 Dan o ninos - $1 insert 8-14 SS = .50

.50 Friskies cat food 5.5 oz – bogo tearpad (Fiesta also has this price) = .50/2


Save a Lot
.49/lb Roma tomatoes

Sellers Bros
.77 Hershey milk shake 12 oz - .50 tearpad = .27

2 for $1 Bic pens 10 pack -$1/2 insert 7-31 SS(Fiesta also has this price) = FREE

2lbs/$1 Sweet Potatoes

2 for $3 Watermelons

Food Town
$1.59 Motts 6 pack - $2/2 MDA Booklet = .59 each (better than CVS price!)

Fiesta
$10.88 Shiner Bock 12 pack (hubs is excited about this one, lol)

.99. Green, red or romaine lettuce

HEB
$1 Cantaloupe

5 for $1 oranges

Randalls
$1.29 lb Beef Back Ribs - $3 winetag = price varies

3/$1 Kiwi fruit

Brookshire Brothers
3/$1 Bic pens - $1/2 insert = OVERAGE (I have never tried price matching BB store ad, so this might not work for me, so my backup is to just get them free from the other ads)

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Randalls frozen food deal! Tombstone pizza


I have been looking for a decent deal to do the frozen deal and this one I think is pretty decent, especially if you need frozen pizza. You will need to find the frozen food booklet for this one as the $5/15 in that booklet does not expire until 9/30/11. (Ask at the service desk for a frozen food coupon booklet, I was able to get 3 at one store by asking).
Now, for the deal:
In the weekly ad is this coupon for Tombstone pizza for $2.99 limit 3. Well the pizza is normally $3.99 so you can count that toward the 15 dollars. Buy 4 and it should look something like this:
4 @ 3.99 = $15.96
-$5/15 booklet coupon
-$3 (in ad coupon for 3 of the 4 pizzas)
-$4 - 4 $1 insert 8-14 SS
= $3.96 for 4 pizzas or .99 each!

Pretty good deal for Tombstone pizzas in my opinion.

While there, you might consider picking up the Motts Juice on sale for $1.99 wyb 3 less the $2/2 coupon in the MDA booklet or the Welchs 100% juice for $1.99 wyb 3 less the $1 insert 8-14 SS :)

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CVS - decent deal on Motts Applesauce


I have to admit I am not overly impressed with the CVS ad this week. Most the deals are ho hum at best. One thing that did catch my attention though is the Mott's applesauce. This week the 6 packs are onsale for 3/$5 or $1.67 each.
If you have a Safeway (Randalls, Tom Thumb) nearby and have found the MDA coupon booklets I blogged about here, you should notice there is a coupon for $2/2 Motts 6 packs.  That makes them just .67 after coupon! WOW.
Great deal and just in time for back to school!
Don't forget to ask for rainchecks if you store is sold out. The $2/2 coupon does not expire until October 31st so that is a TON of time to stock up :)

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Oikos Yogurt - free IP


I am not really sure what store you will be able to use this coupon, but if you go here, you can print a coupon for a free Dannon Oikos 5.3 oz cup, any flavor Up to $3.00)

Things you should know about this offer:
Offer void in CA, LA, and NJ. An alternate $1-off coupon is available for those states.*

E-coupon redemption is at the discretion of each retailer/store. If you have any trouble with this coupon, please Contact Us or call 1-877-DANNONUS.

Your coupon will be emailed to you. Please allow up to 24 hours for email delivery.

This promotion only applies to Dannon Oikos. For Stonyfield® Organic Oikos yogurt, click here to find out how you can get a coupon.

Thanks Courtney.

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Free Redbox code - August 25th

Redbox presents America's Movie Night. Join the fun! Get a promo code* now on Facebook, good for a free one-night DVD rental on 8/25. Then send free movie nights to your friends!
Just go here to get in on the fun!
You will instantly receive a code and you can enter your phone number or your email to have it texted or emailed to you as well! Sweet! Free movie on Thurday. Yippee, this is my Friday off so I think we will make it family movie night and "picnic" in the living room :) The girls will be thrilled.

Small giveaway:  I have been texting DEAL everyday to 727272 and have some 1 time use codes for .50, .25 and even a pathetic .10!  Does anyone want these?  If so just post in comments here or on my facebook page and I will give them first come first served :)  All codes expire 8/24.

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Saturday, August 20, 2011

Off Topic - Shopping NOT worth blogging about

First a quick warning to my husband: If you are reading this do NOT tell Zoey! I want her to be totally suprised when she comes home. (dh took the kids for the weekend so I could accomplish stuff at home :)

Second warning to readers, if you are looking to see if this a coupon or savings deal, it is not. I am avoiding most shopping this weekend due to the crazy crowds. Stayed home today to work on fixing things on my blog (check out the spiffy new header :) and to wait for my folks to deliver my nieces old bed.

And that brings me to my post today. I spent $50 today and used ZERO coupons GASP!!!! ON what you ask? Well, my daughter has a small room that is crammed full of little toys that are a constant annoyance to me. I can't really tell her to put them away because there is no where to put them. Well, the bed my niece let us have is much taller and has so much space under it, I bought these clear Sterilite bins and now my daughters toys can be hidden from view AND organized at the same time!
I am SOOOO happy to have this cluttered mess hidden away from view. Check it out.
Yes the bed is messy but I got tired of working on her stuffed animals and will complete that before she gets home tomorrow!


Here I have a close up shot of the bins. I will have these on both sides of the bed for all her little toys. I have raised the bed skirt so you can see how it looks. Ignore the blurry cat in the corner, she has been following me around all day!

And here is it with the bed skirt down, mostly hiding the clutter but looking so much more organized :)

So readers, while I work on cleaning up the blog a little more, why don't you tell me how you go about organizing the little messes in your house? I am horrible at figuring out how to keep organized and would love some tips from you!

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Friday, August 19, 2011

HOT! Sketchers Twinkle Toes(girls) and Luminators(for boys) $14.99 at Foot Locker - B&M only!




OMG! Are these not freakin adorable shoes!!!!!
Right now, Foot Locker has Sketchers kids shoes on sale for $14.99. These appears to be an in store only promotion! Normally these same shoes retail from $30-$60! Right now, you can get them for $14.99 with NO tax!!!!! WOW! The first 2 pics are the pairs my friend picked out for her kids and niece and goddaughters, the bottom pair I picked up for my little hooligan.
This appears to be an unadvertised sale so I am not sure how long it is going on, but I want to go back and get another pair.  After paying, my receipt has a survey and upon completion I can get a code for 15% off my next purchase, SWEET! 
My friend got a survey with a $10/50 next purchase, so I am not sure if the amount you spend determines the coupon you receive.  Assuming it does, you could possible go in buy 1 pair, then pay, complete the survey(assuming you have a cell phone) and then use your coupon for your next purchase!  Yay! 

Also, if you are military, you can score 20% off anyway, Awesome!
Be sure to ask for a price check because it seems not all stores are marking them on sale (from the emails I am getting from friends!)

Thanks IMM!
Edit: I was in a store looking for another size for a friend and was told I could order a size for ~ $3 shipping in addition to the sale price OR I had the option to buy another size and do an exchange for the correct size if/when they restock.  The Sugar Land staff was AWESOME in helping regardless of how busy they were :)

I am truly giddy over this deal because I ordered Twinkle toes from 6pm in Feb for about the same price for Zo and Skippy wanted to know where her's were.  Well, I told her, it isn't your birthday is it.  PERFECT TIMING!  Her 5th birthday is Tuesday!  The Coupon Gods LOVE ME! <3

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