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!