Kmart doubles make me happy:)

I figured after showing my toy deal before, I should post my Kmart Doubles Event shopping success as well! I made several trips, but my last trip through was my most eventful. I had a coupon for basically everything making most items free and a $5/1 for the $5.99 Pictureka game, which was used with a $5/$25 coupon which made my total after taxes -$2.38.

The cashier was confused when she tried to take $2.38 from me and the register was not letting her complete the transaction so called her manager over who pointed out that they OWED me the money! To which she quickly added that she was not going to "pay me to leave the store with merchandise", so I ran and grabbed an Oxy Clean spray to make my total more and made it out the door paying $1.70 for everything shown above! (originally priced it woudl have cost $43.88!)

One of my other trips I picked up the following (again thanks to buymore4less for the heads up on the sparkle/angel soft deal!) minus the contact solution which I bough at RiteAid for $0.10 after coupons!-- and paid around $7.00 (originally priced would have cost around $48!!!) I was happy about the paper products as I was getting low on towels!!!

Christmas comes early to Kmart Shoppers!!!!

I am so excited about this post. And by excited, I pretty much mean totally and completely psyched!!!! For someone who has a difficult time getting ANYTHING ready by gift time - be it birthdays, holidays, etc., -- let's just say that if you managed to get more than 1/2 of your children's Christmas shopping completed by the beginning of July, you would feel this way too!

Thank you to buymore4less for the heads up on this STELLAR Kmart deal going on right now. Currently all of Kmart's clearance toys are an additional 50% off of the clearance price. (Note the $5 / $20 purchase in the linked post!) I only used 1 coupon, but am considering going back to see if I can get some of the same items broken up into smaller transactions to take advantage of additional savings.

Here is my haul which I know my kids will be TOTALLY PSYCHED about come Christmas morning....

Total BEFORE any sales/coupons $327.55 (or $347.20 after taxes!)
Now the part you have been waiting for...
Total AFTER coupons and clearance prices = $70.34 ($66.74 before taxes)!!! FOR EVERYTHING!!!

My favorite purchases are as follows:

Bionicles - originally priced at $39.99 and $29.99 were on clearance for $5 and $7.50!

The Eye Clops was originally priced $59.99 - on clearance for $18.50.

The Discovery Planet Lab - $29.99 - on clearance for $11.00.

The Cube World digital games - $34.99 and $23.99 each - on clearance for $4.50 and $3!

The Pictureka game was not on clearance, but I had a $5/1 coupon from a few weeks ago that I used off the original $5.99 price!

Tip - if you see something you think your children will like and it is not marked down, use the price checker and scan it anyway! The Discover Kids Lab did not have a clearance sticker but I knew my boys would enjoy it and it scanned for $11.00!!!!!

As my boys are older I was mainly focusing on the boys items, but there seemed to be a good variety of baby and girl items left as well!

As an added bonus, I will get 1% back on my purchases for using my K'Ching card and I received a coupon for a FREE Sharpie Retractable Marker :) Go here to see complete list of possible prizes.

Happy Shopping!!!

Free Veggie Tales movie

Click here for details to receive a FREE Veggie Tale Movie (You must pay $2.99 shipping) when you sign up for the Big Idea's e-Newsletter. Select from Larry and the Fib from Outer Space, Where's God When I'm S-scared or The Ballad of Little Joe.

Great BOGO sale at RiteAid

There are quite a few BOGO sales at RiteAid this week - one that you might want to take advantage of is the Stayfree BOGO sale. There is a BOGO coupon for any Stayfree in this past Sunday's Smart Source which makes for FREE Stayfree. I get two papers so was able to get 4 packs of Stayfree for FREE!
They also have their regular size chocolate candy on sale for BOGO so if you are holding onto any of those Mars Chocolate Relief coupons now is a great time to use them! I had two of those as well so walked away with 4 FREE chocolates as well!

Sorry - no picture. As my boys were with me 1/2 of the candy was gone by the time we got home ;)

Wednesdsay Arby's deal

Freebie Wednesday at Arby's today!


Today's freebie is a regular beef 'n cheddar with purchase of any soft drink!

Upcoming deals:

July 8th
Free Orange Cream Shake with sandwich purchase

July 15th
Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase

July 22nd
Free RoastBurger with soft drink purchase

July 29th
Free FruiTea with sandwich purchase

August 5th
Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase

August 12th
Free Roast Chicken Club with soft drink purchase

August 19th
Free FruiTea with sandwich purchase

August 26th
Free Roast Beef ‘n Cheddar with soft drink purchase

meijer trip

Wow, long time no post - between planning two birthday parties last week, tennis lessons for the boys and about a million other things, I find that I need a few extra hours in my day!

I had a good trip to Meijer today - since we are going out of town for the 4th and as two of my family members are out of town for the next few days, I am not needing to stock up on much this week, but I managed to find a few good deals at Meijer that I wanted to get...
At Meijer I took advantage of their buy 10 get 11 items $1 deals. I used two Sweet Rays coupons that were for $1/2 MQ (they expire on 6/30) and 1 $1/2 MQ peelie from the broccoli cole slaw, as well as 2 Meijer Mealbox coupons for $1/2 for the pasta and used the cake as my freebie 11th item and got everything for $5. At less than $0.50 a pop for each item I am feeling pretty good :-)

I also had a great trip picking up coupons from tear pads and various displays - either I just wasn't paying attention before I started couponing -- which very well may be the case, but I have noticed a definite increase in coupons around the store lately. Again, perhaps they have always been there and I just wasn't picking up on them!
I hope your shopping week is off to a good start!

ohhhh, ice cream!

Being a true lover of all things ice cream, I plan on taking advantage of this awesome deal on Starbucks ice cream on sale at Walmart this week!
Starbucks pints are on sale for 2/$5 - use the $2/1 MQ from 6/21SS to get a pint for just $.50!!

And then if today turns into anything like our 90 degree day yesterday, immediately grab a spoon and dig in :)

Great Deal on Kool-Aid, Mac ‘n’ Cheese, & sugar at Meijer this week!

Kool-Aid packets are on sale $2 for 20 at Meijer this week. In addition, when you buy 20, you can get a free 5-pack of Kraft macaroni and cheese for FREE!

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Here is the scenario:

Purchase 20 of the Kool-Aid packets, 2 bags of sugar (my Meijer had sugar for $2.79) and 1 5-pack of the mac n' cheese. Use 2 of the coupons from the 6/21 SmartSource - (buy 10 packets of Kool-Aid, get $2 off any sugar). Also, if you printed the $.50 off 10 packets of Kool-Aid from coupons.com last month now is a great time to use them!

So depending on if you have the extra coupons or not, you can get the 20 packs of Kool-Aid, 5-pack of Mac 'n' Cheese and 2 bags of sugar for around $3.58 or $2.58 with the coupons.com coupons! Not too bad :-)

One day sale at Once Upon a Child

Once Upon a Child is having a HUGE sale this Saturday on select fall and winter clothing. One day only! They usually have a nice collection of gently used children's clothing at reasonable prices. This store is also a great place to sell some of the clothing that your children have outgrown!

Saturday, June 20, 2009

From 9:00am - 1:00pm -

Save 50% OFF

From 1:01pm - 4:00pm -

Save 60% OFF

From 4:01pm - 8:00pm -

Save 70% OFF

I received this message from the Alpine location, so I am not sure if other stores are participating.

enter to win tickets to Year One movie

Go here to fill out a form for a chance to win 2 tickets to see Year One at Celebration Cinema.


Ten (10) winners will be chosen at random Thursday, June 18 @ 10 a.m. and each winner will receive two passes to view the film at any Celebration Cinema Theater in the Grand Rapids area.

Sign Up for Two FREE Sample Packets of Emeril's Original Essence

Go here to sign up to receive 2 Free samples of Emeril's Original Essence. Complete the online request form to receive two (2) free sample packets (.25 ounce each). Allow 8-12 weeks for delivery.

Get a FREE Root Beer Float on June 19 at A&W

In celebration of their 90th anniversary, A&W is giving away FREE Root Beer Floats on Friday, June 19th from 2pm - 8pm. Offer good for a small float. Participation may vary. No purchase necessary. Limit one per customer.

Coupon for free slider at White Castle!

Ahh, so many great memories of the slider!Go here to print a coupon to receive a FREE slider at White Castle . Offer expires July 12, 2009.

Free Arby's Wednesday

Every Wednesday, Arby’s is offering a freebie with an additional purchase. This Wednesday (6/17), you can get a Free Regular Side Kicker with sandwich purchase.

And to help you plan your summer lunches, following is the schedule of their freebie promo for the rest of the summer:

June 24th
Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase

July 1st
Free Regular Beef and Cheddar with soft drink purchase

July 8th
Free Orange Cream Shake with sandwich purchase

July 15th
Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase

July 22nd
Free RoastBurger with soft drink purchase

July 29th
Free FruiTea with sandwich purchase

August 5th
Free Regular Roast Beef with soft drink purchase

August 12th
Free Roast Chicken Club with soft drink purchase

August 19th
Free FruiTea with sandwich purchase

August 26th
Free Roast Beef ‘n Cheddar with soft drink purchase

Enjoy!

Free Chocolate Friday!

Remember to request your free chocolate today!

Every Friday through September, Mars will be giving away 250,000 coupons to be redeemed for your favorite Mars product. Simply go here starting at 9 a.m. ET to enter the giveaway. You can also enter your e-mail address to be sent a reminder.

You’ll receive your coupon by mail within six weeks. Limit four coupons per household during the offer period.

Thank you Mars Chocolate relief!!

Thank you Mars chocolate relief!

My coupons for free chocolate arrived earlier this week and I am happy that I didn't run right out to use them as I matched them with a RiteAid BOGO sale on chocolate going on right now! YEAH! What is better than one FREE chocolate? How about 4 for $0.06!!! YAHOO! My boys were very happy to tag along on this shopping trip!

An even bigger bonus was when I went next door to Plumb's where I picked up the two coupons pictured above for BOGO on candy which I am hoping to use if I can snag two more of the Mars freebies!

Remember - tomorrow starting at 9:00 you can try for your FREE chocolate too!

Successful Kmart Trip

I wasn't too thrilled after looking through the Kmart circular this week, but super doubles are exciting enough to get me to go to the store and I am pretty happy I went as I was able to get some great deals!
Total before coupons = $25.06 before taxes
Total after coupons = $6.89 - $3 K'Ching gift card rewards
Total OOP = $3.89

Register here for a $1/1 Wet Ones coupon - sold for $2.29 = $.29

Sign-up here for an Aveeno $2/1 coupon - sold for $3.19 but rang up at $2.19 = FREE

Go here for a $1/1 Cheerios coupon - on sale for 5/$10 = FREE

Use $1/2 Pringles coupon from P&G insert (either May or June) - on sale for 2/$3 = $.50 each

Use $1/1 Quilted Northern coupon from 4/26 RP insert - $5.29 = $3.29

I used a $3 Smart Rewards that I had been saving since a few weeks ago and WON a Sobe Life Drink (pictured) for my efforts!!!! That makes for $6 in gift card rewards, 2 sobe drinks, and 1 candy for participating in their Smart Rewards program! Not bad!

Kmart Super Doubles are back!!!

Yeah! As I previously posted, Kmart Super Doubles are back this week and they are doubling coupons up to $2! You can go here to confirm if your location is participating.


They made a few adjustments to their program this time and some stipulations do apply:

• Manufacturer Coupons up to $2
• Does not include Kmart Store Coupons
• Does not include Kmart Pharmacy Store Coupons
• Does not include copies of manufacturer coupons
• Limit 10 total coupons per customer per day (Hopefully you live close enough to make several trips if needed!)
  
• Doubled up to current retail price of a single item

NOTE : I called my store and the woman who answered said that she did not believe that they were enforcing the 10 coupon limit at that location so maybe call ahead and see if your store is doing the same!!!

Make sure to sign up for their FREE K'ching Smart Rewards program at the store if you have not done so already.

It just takes a minute and there are all kinds of great bonus reasons to do so including the following:

• Get 1% in rewards on qualifying purchases*
• Take part in Kmart K'Ching Surprises, a chance to win prizes at checkout
• Receive 10% in rewards on Cosmetics, Skin Care and Sun Care products*
• Receive expedited shipping at the same cost as standard shipping when you shop at kmart.com**
• Hassle-free returns
• Enjoy in-store events, discounts and promotions exclusive to K'Ching cardholders

So far I have won a Sobe drink, Reese's peanut butter cups, and (2) $3 gift cards just for having my card scanned at checkout! And I only signed up last month!

Now through June 21st members can earn an extra 10% on all car care products, all Craftsman Lawn and Garden, and all swing sets.

Get a FREE Two Year Subscription to Shape Magazine

Go here to complete a survey on yogurt and receive a FREE 2-year subscription to Shape Magazine! No credit card information is required.
Now if we can just find a link to look as great as she does we will be all set! I will keep looking!

Great post on saving ink!

I type this one with my sister in mind as she was just needing to get more ink!!!Thank you to Bargain Briana for posting an EXCELLENT tip on saving your ink while printing IPs!!! Go here to read her post!

Have you requested your free chocolate yet?

Remember to request your free chocolate today! I just requested mine!!

Every Friday through September, Mars will be giving away 250,000 coupons to be redeemed for your favorite Mars product. Simply go here starting at 9 a.m. ET to enter the giveaway. You can also enter your e-mail address to be sent a reminder.

You’ll receive your coupon by mail within six weeks. Limit four coupons per household during the offer period.

Couons, how I love thee

Let me count the ways...

And for that matter, I love Target as well! Everything in this picture (minus one chocolate not pictured which my kids split) cost me a mere $4.92 after matching either a Target printable coupon or coupon from their mailer, along with a MQ for everything except the Bliss bars and the cereal (which I used the $1/1 printable coupons for a few weeks ago!) Total without coupons would have been around $24.81 before taxes.
The Target printable Bliss coupon expires tomorrow (6/6/09) so if you are heading over there make sure you get your last few FREEBIE chocolates!!

And not to desert my dear friend, Mr. Meijer - who, before I started using coupons, used to take a much larger chunk of our paycheck while I got much less each week....The following cost me $4.98!!! YAHOO!!! Total without coupons $27.85!
We are officially stocked up for the summer with 4 cases of FREE water and crackers and Crystal Light a plenty!!

And to round out my shopping trip, while I was unimpressed with CVS this week and had just planned on skipping it altogether, my lovely friend Tracy reminded me of the CVS deal on milk this week which is on sale for $1.99 with a $1 ECB (limit 2) making it ONE BUCK for a gallon of milk! So I picked up my 2 gallons for $4 and received $2 ECB back. AWESOME!

Kmart Super Doubles next week!

Yeah! Looks like Kmart is offering their Super Doubles next week doubling coupons up to $2! You can go here to confirm if your location is participating.


They made a few adjustments to their program this time and some stipulations do apply:

• Manufacturer Coupons up to $2
• Does not include Kmart Store Coupons
• Does not include Kmart Pharmacy Store Coupons
• Does not include copies of manufacturer coupons
• Limit 10 total coupons per customer per day (Hopefully you live close enough to make several trips if needed!)
  
• Doubled up to current retail price of a single item

Make sure to sign up for their FREE K'ching Smart Rewards program at the store if you have not done so already.

It just takes a minute and there are all kinds of great bonus reasons to do so including the following:

• Get 1% in rewards on qualifying purchases*
• Take part in Kmart K'Ching Surprises, a chance to win prizes at checkout
• Receive 10% in rewards on Cosmetics, Skin Care and Sun Care products*
• Receive expedited shipping at the same cost as standard shipping when you shop at kmart.com**
• Hassle-free returns
• Enjoy in-store events, discounts and promotions exclusive to K'Ching cardholders

So far I have won a Sobe drink, Reese's peanut butter cups, and (2) $3 gift cards just for having my card scanned at checkout! And I only signed up last month!

Now through June 21st members can earn an extra 10% on all car care products, all Craftsman Lawn and Garden, and all swing sets.

Go! Go! Go! $2/1 A1 Steak Sauce printable

Go here to print a $2/1 coupon for A1 Steak Sauce. You can also enter to win steak for a year - how fantastic would that be to win!!!! Remember to hit the back button for two coupons!

Remember, there is a Meijer MealBox coupon for $1/2 (exp. 6/13/09) so depending on how much Meijer has them for this could make for very cheap steak sauce! Also, I believe it is around $2 at Walmart and Target.

Target: Free Men’s Degree Deodorant

RedPlum has a $1.50/1 Degree deodorant Target coupon here. Print it twice as there are two opportunities to use it!

Stack this coupon with the $1/1 or .75/1 Degree deodorant coupons in the 5/17 RedPlum insert to score a free+OVERAGE or $.09 (or BOTH!) Degree Men’s Deodorant (Arctic Edge and Intense Sport) at Target! My store had it priced at $2.34!

The $2.34 price is not a sale price in my store so if they are out of stock this week - the MQ doesn't expire until 8/9/09 and the RedPlum coupon 30 days from when you print it.

Still as chance to get Burt's Bees today!

As of 11:06 AM EST they have not opened up the giveaway for today so you might still have a chance! I was able to get yesterday and get a coupon for myself and my mom, but it was over in less than 5 minutes!

Go here starting at 9:00 AM sharp as they will go fast! Good Luck!

The refined fine print: The giveaway starts anytime between 9 a.m. and 12 noon EDT but no one knows exactly when! To equal the odds and give you the fairest chance at a free balm, we've randomized the giveaway to start anytime between 9 a.m. and 12 noon EDT. It could be anytime. For instance -- it may be 9:15 AM one day, 10:25 AM the next, or 11:51 AM the day after! We don't know either - and that's what makes it fun! And if you don't get it one day, you'll get your chance. The balm giveaway goes through June 20, 2009.

Meijer Crystal Light Deal!!!!

Thanks to Deal Seeking Mom for sharing this great deal found at Meijer this week.

Hopefully you printed off all of those great Kraft coupons last month and have some of the Crystal Light coupons left over because this is a FANTASTIC deal!

There is a promotion at Meijer this week where if you buy 2 Crystal Light To Go boxes, you get a FREE 24 pack of Meijer Bottled Water. But it gets better, because there is also a Crystal Light promo right now where if you buy 4 boxes of Crystal Light you get a $2 OYNO catalina at checkout!

Buy 4 Crystal Light to Go packages - My store had them at $2.99 each
Use (4) $1/1 or 2 ($2/2) Crystal Light printables (you might need 2 computers to print 4 if you don't have any coupons left from last month!) from the Coupons.com button on my sidebar.
AND
Use (4) $1/1 Crystal Light printables from the Meijer Mealbox on my sidebar

Buy (2) 24-packs of Meijer bottled water $2.99 each
They ring up FREE at checkout

$3.96 for EVERYTHING after coupons and a $2 OYNO Catalina for purchasing 4 Crystal Light products! In my book that makes it $1.96 for everything above!!!!

If you printed out any of the Crystal Light Skin Essentials FREE coupons from last month - they are part of the deal too! You can either use them as one of the coupons to make your final price even lower, or pick up an extra box for FREE! So I didn't think of this until now, but you could probably print off a 5th Meijer MealBox coupon for $1/1 if you have the FREEBIE coupon to make it even less!!!

ON a side note - when you use the Meijer MealBox coupons MAKE SURE they come off the final price - sometimes they scan but don't take any money off and I have had to have the cashier reenter it!

+++ UPDATE+++

There are still Crystal LIght coupons available at the Kraft site if you did not reach your print limit last month! I just printed off one more coupon for the FREE Skin Essentials Crystal Light.

Win 4 Tickets to Dr. Grins Comedy Club!

Go here to enter for a chance to win 4 Tickets to Dr. Grins Comedy Club at The B.O.B. Five (5) winners will be chosen at random Wednesday, June 3 @ 9 a.m. and each winner will receive four tickets to their choice of the following three shows:

Thursday, June 4 @ 9 p.m. (smoking & open mic + headliner)
Friday, June 5 @ 8 p.m. (non-smoking)
Friday, June 5 @ 10:30 p.m. (smoking)

Good luck!

great target deals

I found some great deals at Target this week!

If you look on the end caps of the aisles, this is where you will often find clearanced items at Target. Over the weekend I was able to get everything shown below for $2.18!

I matched a Target coupon with a MQ for everything except the Act mouthwash and the Bliss bar. If you have not done so already, create an account at Target.com and this should put you on their mailing list to have coupons sent to your home. If you received the Target coupons in the mail, I used a lot of those to get the following:

Bliss bar - use Target printable coupon here
= FREE

Hefty plates - clearanced for $1.68
use .50/1 MQ from Sunday paper
use $1/1 Target Hefty coupon from mailer
=$.18

Act mouthwash - clearanced for $2.07
used $1/1 MQ
= $1.07

Mini Wheats - $1.99
use $1/1 from Kraft printables
use $.75 Target coupon from mailer
= $.24

Bandaid - $1.89
use $1/1 MQ from Sunday paper a few weeks ago
use $1/1 Target coupon from mailer
= FREE + $.11 overage

Rightguard - $2.49
use $1/1 Rightguard printable from a few weeks ago
use $1/1 Target coupon from mailer
= $.49

Not bad!

Free Chocolate Friday!!!

Remember to request your free chocolate today!

Every Friday through September, Mars will be giving away 250,000 coupons to be redeemed for your favorite Mars product. Simply go here starting at 9 a.m. ET to enter the giveaway. You can also enter your e-mail address to be sent a reminder.

You’ll receive your coupon by mail within six weeks. Limit four coupons per household during the offer period.

Nestle Cookie dough printable

Yeah! The Nestle Refrigerated Cookie coupon for $1/1 seems to have been reset! Unfortunately the Meijer Mealbox coupon has expired, but these often go on sale for around $2 which paying around $1 for a package is good in my book :-)
Go here to get yours and remember to hit that back button for a second print! This is a Upromise item now too :-)

More CVS shopping...

I went back to CVS today to do a little shopping for some freebies and had a mixed experience. Don't worry as I don't plan on documenting EVERY shopping trip to this store, however as this was my second trip with more items I figured I would let you know how it went :-)

While I did get a great deal paying .69 cents for everything pictured (subtotal was .34 cents with .35 cents tax!) (yahoo!), my coupon exchange was a little rough at best. Sorry for the horrible quality of the picture - I was too lazy to gather everything for a reshoot! Total savings of $17.37!The cashier ended up giving me all of my coupons so I really should not complain, however I had to ask her to adjust down the price for the (2) $1.50 St. Ives coupons (from the SS 5/10) after she said they weren't working on trail size which was priced at $1.49 and I had to point out that the coupon did not exclude trail size (PLUS one coupon worked and the other one wasn't going through - even though they were the same stupid coupon!). Then there was a problem with my two Sobe coupons working - one worked, yet the other didn't at first so it was ringing up that I needed to pay for at least one of the four drinks. Which don't get me wrong, still would have been a good deal, however knowing that they should ALL ring up for free I wanted to at least have her try again!

I was very nice and patient through the whole transaction as I didn't want to anger the cashier as she was the same one who was there yesterday so apparently we will probably get to see quite a bit of each other from now on! And in the end I did walk away with all I wanted but just hope that future transactions go smoother!

Go here for the BOGO Sobe coupon, which when used with the CVS BOGO sale on Sobe right now should get you some free drinks too!

As for the Ziplocks containers, I had read somewhere that they were clearanced, so keeping an eye out for those, I picked up the last two sets - marked down to .92 cents each and I used a $1.50/2 MQ from the Sunday paper (sorry, can't remember which insert but I think it was a SS!) making them .17 cents each!

Entering the world of CVS

Being a newbie to the world of couponing and drug store shopping (drug store shopping with all of the perks that is!) I have decided to take my time learning each store.

I have been shopping at Walgreens for about two months and after successfully rolling about $4-$10 Registrer Rewards (RR) each week, I feel comfortable enough to move on and learn something new.  Baby steps people! Hopefully anyone who has used MQ with Walgreens coupons and RR can attest to the fact that it takes a little getting used to matching the right # of coupons and order, etc.!

So today I dragged my littlest one who is now on Summer vacation to CVS to fill out the application to get my Extra Care Card (fear not! this is NOT a credit card!!!!). You can do this online also, but you will need to wait for the card to be mailed to you. After doing a little more research, it seems that this program definitely has some great perks and will be easy to use. 

I started my official CVS shopping by keeping it small and only bought a tube of Colgate toothpaste that was on sale for $2.99, used a $1 off MQ coupon (here or the MQ from the Sunday paper a few weeks ago), paid $2 and received $2 in Extra Care Bucks (ECB) which I have pocketed for future use = FREE toothpaste.


SIDE NOTE:   Funny enough, the thing that really got me hooked on couponing was reading a post where someone wrote that you should never have to pay for toothpaste - it should always be FREE!!!! What a concept!!!! And after successfully creating a stockpile of about 12 FREE tubes of toothpaste, here we are...

There are some definite perks to CVS that I can see already:

• Earn 2% back with every purchase in-store and online at CVS/pharmacy and every 3 months your Extra Bucks will print on your store register receipt, or visit CVS/pharmacy online to print your Extra Bucks every quarter. That is like FREE money!
  

• The ECBs seem to have a 30 day expiration whereas Walgreens is usually only a week. 

• You can link your Extra Care Card to your Upromise account and take advantage of the Upromise eCoupons! (Think of the savings if you can line up a MQ, CVS store coupon, sale item and a Upromise eCoupon!)
  

• Use the red scanner at the front of the store to get CVS coupons (match those with MQ!)

• Additional special offers print on your store receipt frequently throughout the year. 

• Receive special savings exclusively at CVS/pharmacy when you sign up for email offers. When you register your card at CVS.com and sign up for their e-mail list you should get a $4 off $20 coupon (Remember to use this coupon BEFORE any other coupons so you get the $4 off of the subtotal!)

 So there you have it! I am excited to start using CVS and can't wair for to take advantage of all of the great deals out there each week!

1,000 FREE Burt's Bees Lip Balms Given Away

Now this is a giveaway that I hope I can get! Not being a huge wearer of lipstick, I love a good quality lip balm!

Go here starting at 9:00 AM sharp as they will go fast! Good Luck!

The fine print: Burt's Bees is celebrating 25 Years. Complete the online form to receive one coupon good towards either one (1) Burt's Bees® Beeswax Lip Balm (tube or tin), or one (1) Honey Lip Balm, or one (1) Replenishing Pomegranate Lip Balm.

Calling all Lego Lovers!

Now here is something my boys will totally LOVE!

Go here to sign up for a free 2 year subscription to Lego Magazine when you sign up for LEGO Club Jr.

Mars FREE Chocolate Friday Give-a-Way!

Don't forget to register for your chance to get your coupon for FREE chocolate!

I couldn't get in last week but I got mine today :-) Free chocolate is always good!!! 

The fine print: Offer valid from 9:00:00 AM ET to 11:59:59 PM ET on the Friday only of each week beginning 5/8/09 and ending 9/25/09 ("Offer Period"). Offer fulfilled as a coupon ("Coupon") redeemable for consumer's choice of one (1) single-sized package of any M&M'S® Brand, MILKY WAY® Brand, SNICKERS® Brand, 3 MUSKETEERS® Brand, TWIX® Brand and DOVE® Brand product (together, "Participating Products").

Offer good while supplies last.

Chips Ahoy $2 coupon tear pad alert!

Watch your cookie asile for a tear pad containing a coupon good for $2 off when you purchase 1 package of Nabisco Chips Ahoy (8 oz or larger) and 1 Capri Sun product.

There is also a .55 cent Chips Ahoy coupon in last Sunday's paper the deal sweetens even more if you still have any of the $1 off Capri Sun coupons from a few weeks ago (of which, sadly I don't!).

Cheap treat scenario: At Walmart Capri Sun is on Rollback to $1.72 and the cookies are $2.98. With both coupons that would make for a nice snack for around $2.15 for both! And even better if the cookies go on sale in the next few weeks!

FREE Flip-Flops at Old Navy on Sat, 5/23

If you don't mind fighting crowds, this Saturday, May 23, 2009, head over to Old Navy to get their solid color flip-flops for just $1. These are while supplies last so you'll probably want to head out early for the best selection of colors and sizes possible. There is a limit of 5 pairs of $1 flip-flops per customer so plan accordingly!

another Off! coupon

updated a bit from my previous post....

If you have already gone here for a coupon for Buy one new OFF!® Clip·On^™ Mosquito Repellent Starter Kit; get a FREE refill (up ot a $5 value) -- you can also go here to print out a coupon good for a BOGO of the repellent starter kits (up to a $10 value!)

There is also a Meijer Mealbox coupon good for $1 off one clip on repellent.

I would love for these little units to work! They would be great on our family's fishing trips throughout the summer :)

FREE Oscar Mayer Hot Dog Coupon (TODAY ONLY!)

In case you didn't stock up on enough hot dogs last week...Kraft just keeps giving and giving!

 

Request your coupon for FREE Kraft Oscar Mayer Beef Franks TODAY!!! Wednesday May, 20, 2009 . Promotion ends at midnight (EST). Your coupon will arrive by mail in 4- 6 weeks.

Coupons and samples!

Just in time for the mosquitos...Go here for a coupon for Buy one new OFF!® Clip·On^™ Mosquito Repellent Starter Kit; get a FREE refill (up ot a $5 value) and then go here to print out a coupon good for a BOGO of the Repellent starter kits (up to a $10 value!)

^{**** There is also a Meijer Mealbox coupon good for $1 off one clip on repelent! ****}

Go here to request a FREE sample of Fancy Feast cat food or Purina Beggin Strips

Go here to request a FREE sample of Playtex Gentle Glide

Go here to request a FREE sample of Bodycology hand soap, lotion and body mist. in either coconut lime or brown sugar vanilla.

Go here to fill out a short survey and receive a couopn good for a FREE Goetze's Caramel Creams. We love these in our house!

Happy sampling!