Thursday, April 2, 2009
FREE printer paper!
In fact, here's what I just did... (I'll end up "getting paid" for taking the paper out of the store. Amazing!)
Buy 8 reams of printing paper – $6.99 each
Submit for rebate online – $5.99 each
Use $10 off $50 competitor coupon
(Office Depot just sent me one in the mail this week! You can also use a printable Office Depot coupon.)
Pay $48.68 (including tax)
Get $47.92 in rebates
Use Staples Rewards card when checking out – and add $4.50 in Staples Rewards for later use! (If you don't have one yet, you can apply for one right there.)
(Aren't you thankful for internet and a community of frugal bloggers? I am!)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Walgreens deals – 03/29 thru 04/04
Glade Soy Candles – on sale for $5.99 each
Use $4.00/1 printable coupon (print limit reached)
Use $2.00/1 coupon from April EasySaver catalog
FREE after coupons
$0.89 each after weekly-ad coupon
Use $1.00/1 coupon (02/08 SmartSource)
FREE plus $0.11 overage after coupon
No Nonsense Pantyhose – on sale B1G1 Free
$1.75 each after coupon
Edge Infused Energy Shaving Gel – on clearance for $2.39
Get $3.00 Register Rewards
FREE plus $0.61 overage after Register Rewards
True Shimmer Chapstick – $1.99
Get $2.00 Register Rewards
FREE after Register Rewards
Quaker Life Cereal – on sale 2 for $5.00
Use two $1.00/1 printable coupons
One-A-Day Multi-Vitamin Drink Mix (2 count) – $1.49
Use $1.00/1 coupon (01/04 SmartSource)
Submit for April EasySaver Rebate #1
FREE plus $1.00 overage after coupon and ES rebate
Because of the Walgreens coupon policy (that number of coupons cannot exceed number of items in transaction), I also picked up two Spam Single Serving packs on clearance.
Now I'm planning to go back, use those RR, and (among other things) get FREE Mentos Gum and FREE Coke plus a FREE Hershey's Bar!
For details on even more current deals, go here and here.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Walgreens deals – 03/22 thru 03/28
Here are details on some of the deals this week...
First store:
Campbell's Soups – $0.79 after weekly-ad coupon
Hunt's Tomato Sauce (8 oz.) – regularly priced at $0.99
$0.39 each after weekly-ad coupon (Limit 3)
Buy $10 worth and submit for $5.00 March EasySaver rebate #29
(I'm doing this in increments due to the "Limit 3" stipulation on the coupon.)
Pledge Fabric Sweeper – on sale 2 for $7.00
Buy two and use two $2.00/1 printable coupons
Submit for March EasySaver rebate #23 ($1.00 rebate each)
$0.50 each after coupons and ES rebate
Use $2.50/1 coupon from March Easysaver catalog
Use $1.50/1 printable coupon
FREE plus $0.51 overage after coupons
Total coupon savings: $27.96
$4.00 (plus 10% bonus) coming from EasySaver rebates!
(I still have to figure in the Hunt's Tomato Sauce ES rebate, too!)
Second store:
Hunt's Tomato Sauce (8 oz.) – regularly priced at $0.99
$0.39 each after weekly-ad coupon (Limit 3)
Buy $10 worth and submit for $5.00 March EasySaver rebate #29
(I'm doing this in increments due to the "Limit 3" stipulation on the coupon.)
2 Colgate Total Toothpaste (4 oz.) – $3.49
Use $2.50/1 coupon from March EasySaver catalog
Use $1.50/1 printable coupon
FREE plus $1.02 overage after coupons
Right Guard Professional Strength – on sale for $5.99
Use $2.00/1 coupon (from inside flap) from a similar CVS deal earlier this week!
$3.99 after rebate
I'd already submitted another for the $5.00 March EasySaver rebate (#5)
Axe Hair Care Pomade – $6.99
Submit for March EasySaver rebate #1 (up to $6.99)
FREE after rebate
Remember that you get 10% bonus when you request your rebates on a Walgreens gift card!
Total out of pocket: $2.33
Total coupon savings: $23.80
$6.99 (plus 10% bonus) coming from EasySaver rebates!
(I still have to figure in the Hunt's Tomato Sauce ES rebate, too!)
(Go here for details on even more current deals.)
Monday, March 23, 2009
CVS deals – 03/22 thru 03/28
You may want to read earlier posts (and click on links to tutorials in them) if you're new to CVSing. A key to getting a regular discount ($ off $$ purchase coupons) at CVS is to be consistent in how much you "spend" there. And that's not hard to do when you have ECBs you need to keep rolling over.
Today's trip was especially exciting – all of this for only $0.73 out of pocket after coupons and $20 ECBs – with the help of a $5 off $25 purchase CVS coupon. (And another one printed on today's receipt, too!)
Here are the details:
Mott's Applesauce (6-packs) – on sale for $1.25 each
Use $0.55/1 printable coupon
$0.70 each after coupon
Buy three Diet Pepsi 12-packs – on sale 3 for $11, Get $2 ECBs
(Limit 1)
Use B2G1 printable coupon
$1.78 each after coupon and ECBs
Buy 1 Crest Pro-Health Enamel Care at $3.49, Get $3.49 ECBs
(Limit 1)
Use $0.75/1 coupon (3/15 P&G)
FREE plus overage after coupon and ECBs
Buy 1 Dry Idea Clinical Solid or Roll-on at $7.99, Get $5 ECBs
(Limit 2)
Use $2.00/1 printable coupon
$0.99 after coupon and ECBs
The Right Guard deal is similar – but the $2.00/1 coupon for it came printed on the inside flap of an identical item purchased through the Walgreens EasySaver program two weeks ago. (And this box also includes a coupon!)
Note: Walgreens has this same item on sale for $5.99 this week – so use the coupon from this box for some nice overage there!
Thanks to The Frugal Kennedys, I found out about the Lumene coupon. I printed only one due to printer trouble but thankfully was able to find two $2.99 items. But Lumene items are on sale – buy one, get one 50% off, so I got two items for $0.50 after the coupon. (Using two coupons would give some nice overage!)
The Kotex deal came about because I had a $1.50/1 CVS coupon that I stacked with a $1.00/1 manufacturer's coupon (that came with a free sample) – and I was trying to reach $25 so I could use my $5 off $25 coupon!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
FREE Italian Ice at Rita's – only on 03/20
Gotta love FREE!

Mine arrived today! In addition to the goodies, there's a booklet with $8.50 in coupons, too. And the trial sizes will be perfect for the travelling we'll be doing later this year.
The best part is that I didn't even spend $15 on the original items – thanks to the $1.50 Colgate Total printable coupon, CVS promotions, and the ECBs program! (Gotta love 'em!)
Apparently, this deal gets repeated, so you'll want to keep your eyes and ears open for it!
money-saving tip – soap pumps!
I must admit that I grinned when I read the article about living without paper towels. That's how I grew up – paper towels didn't exist there either! And the idea of eliminating one simple item from the budget got me thinking about other simple ways to save.
So, here's another idea where little savings can add up over time:
Use a soap pump, and dilute dish soap and hand soap. We've been doing this for at least three years. I've replaced the dish soap pump once and buy the hand soap pumps when Bath & Body Works has a promotion. If you use soaps acquired through bargain shopping at CVS and Walgreens, you can really save!
I fill the pumps about 1/8 of the way with undiluted soap (Dawn, Palmolive, SoftSoap, store brand, or whatever's free or almost free!) and then fill the rest of the way with water. So, for the dish soap, I fill only up to the "250 pumps" line with soap. For the hand soap, I fill only up to just under the product description lines (second from the bottom). Voila – savings!
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Opportunities...
Application to daily living:
So long as bargain hunting and couponing fit that mindset (assisting me in efforts to glorify God by being a wise steward of resources He has entrusted to my care, looking for opportunities to minister to others by sharing what He has given, etc.), bargain hunting and couponing are good things. But when they tempt me to forget those truths, bargain hunting and couponing are not virtues.
I had two opportunities to remember these things this past week...
Walgreens:
I remembered too late on Monday evening that my $2.00 Register Rewards expired that day – the same RR that refused to scan – not just once, but twice! Argh! And the remembrance became an opportunity to choose contentment.
Publix:
While checking out on Monday evening, I inquired about the penny item. The cashier informed me that I did not qualify because I did not have at least $10 in purchases. I told her that I'd recently learned that the one-cent item itself could be included in that $10 total. She asked the girl bagging groceries, and they both agreed that my understanding was erroneous. Would I like to get something else and reach the $10 total? They kindly kept my groceries there while I grabbed a gallon of milk and a pack of gum on clearance in order to reach the $3.00 balance needed. "Are Publix stores independently owned?" I asked while checking out the second time. (Owner-managers certainly have the prerogative to decide their own store policies.) They answered in the negative and wondered which local stores interpreted the penny item coupon as I'd just learned to do.
We made small talk and parted on good terms. The experience wasn't negative, only surprising, and I was thankful for God's working in my heart. My dear husband puts it practically:
"During these incredible bargaining transactions, do you conduct yourself in such a way as to be able to give cashiers a Gospel tract or invite them to our church?" (I'm so thankful for him and his practical theology!)
Besides all this, my loving Heavenly Father promises:
"My God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus."
~ Philippians 4:19
Monday, March 16, 2009
CVS deals – 03/15 thru 03/21
And my receipt states: Trip summary: Today you saved $56.03!
These deals are good all week – with the exception of the Irish Spring. It's a 3-day deal, good only through Tuesday!
Buy 1 Irish Spring Body Wash (15 to 18 oz) at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECBs
(Limit 1)
Use $0.50/1 coupon (3/15 SmartSource)
FREE plus $0.50 overage after coupon and ECBs
Buy 1 Dry Idea deodorant at $2.99, Get $2.00 ECBs
(Limit 1)
Use $2/1 printable coupon
FREE plus $1.00 overage after coupon and ECBs
Buy 1 Colgate Max Whitening Toothpaste (4.6 to 6 oz.) at $2.99, Get $2.99 ECBs
(Limit 1)
Use $0.75/1 coupon (3/15 Smartource)
FREE plus $0.75 overage after coupon and ECBs
Buy 2 Pantene Pro-V Shampoo, Conditioner, or Styler for $7.00, Get $2.00 ECBs
(Limit 5)
My deal today: Buy a combination of six products, Get $6.00 ECBs
1 Pantene Shampoo
2 Pantene Conditioners
3 Pantene Stylers
Use the following coupons:
B2G1: Buy Shampoo & Conditioner, Get FREE styling product (Proctor&Gamble 3/15)
$2/2 Pantene styling products (Proctor&Gamble 2/08)
$1/1 Pantene Nature Fusion product (Proctor&Gamble 2/08)
$1/2 Pantene products (Proctor&Gamble 2/08 or 3/01)
$1.25 each after coupons and ECBs
Johnson's Bath Buddies Soap – $1.19 each
$1/1 printable coupon
$0.19 each
Wheat Thins or Ritz Crackers – $1.00 each
Buy two and use the $2/2 coupon (1/25 SmartSource)
FREE after coupons
Buy 1 Absolutely Divine Chocolate at $1.99, Get $1.00 ECB
(I discovered these while figuring how to reach the $25 mark and maximize ECBs back. And my beloved loves dark chocolate!)
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Walgreens deals – 03/08 thru 03/14
The key has been combining Huggies high-dollar printable coupons with overage from two other items on sale this month (see details below) and using almost $25 from EasySaver rebates (on my gift card from previous months.) I think I'm beginning to understand Keren's feat – 13 months and counting without paying for diapers! I'm currently on month 7 or 8 of paying minimally, if at all, for diapers or Pull-Ups – partly due to loving aunts who have been willing to clip diaper coupons and run to drugstores for us! (Thank-you!)
So, the Huggies deals are what lured me into Walgreens four times this week!
Buy $25 in participating Kimberly-Clark products
Get $10 in Register Rewards
This includes a variety of Huggies jumbo packs of diapers or training pants ($10 each) and Huggies baby wipes ($6.00 each). Also included are other Kimberly-Clark products including Kotex (2 for $6.00), Scott or Cottonelle ($7.00 each), Poise or Depends ($12 each), and Kleenex facial care (3 for $4.00).
The following deals have been the "money makers" for me:
Colgate Total Toothpaste (4 oz.) – $3.00
(On sale this month – 2 for $6.00)
Use $2.50/1 coupon from March EasySaver Catalog
Use $1.50/1 printable coupon
FREE plus $1.00 overage after coupons
Sambucol (30 tablets) – $10.99 to 12.99
Use $10.00 coupon from March EasySaver catalog
(or tear pads in some stores)
Use $4.00 printable coupon
FREE plus $1.00 to $3.00 overage after coupons
For local readers: The Walgreens at 291 and East North is the one with the best overage! And if you didn't get to print the Huggies coupons, you could still net some great deals with the help of the overage.
For detailed lists of other deals this week, see here and here.






