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Sunday “Must Do” Deals

by admin on April 28, 2012

I haven’t said this in a looooooong time, but … Rite Aid – when it opens. Be there.

I want newspapers, so I will head over to Walgreens and use my leftover RR to get them.

CVS is pretty lame this week.

And of course I will be driving to Tops to do a little super-doubler damage!

I made up a new Wegmans deal list this week. I was underwhelmed.

A&P and Pathmark have a few good deals if you are in the area.

Looks like Rite Aid and Tops for me tomorrow with a quick stop at Walgreens for newspapers.

How about you? What are your Sunday “Must Do” Deals?

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Sunday Morning Shopping

by admin on April 22, 2012

First stop this morning was at CVS where I received a $5 ECB beauty reward at the kiosk that expired sooner than what I had from a prior purchase, so I used that:

CVS Order

(1) Blink Tears $8.99
= $8.99
- $1 manufacturer coupon
= $7.99
- $5 ECB
= $2.99 and I received (1) $8.99 ECB

Then it was on to Walgreens simply to roll the RR I had from last week:

Walgreens Order

(1) I Cool+D Menopause Relief Tablets $10
(1) U by Kotex Sleek Tampons $3.99
(1) Easter candy 12¢
(2) Nestle Grand Bars 2/$1
= $15.11
- (1) $9 RR from prior week
- (1) $3 RR from prior week
- (1) $2 i cool manufacturer coupon
- (1) $1 kotex manufacturer coupon
= 11¢ and I received (1) $10 RR and (1) $3 RR

After that, a stop at Rite Aid to use up $4 on +ups I had that were expiring this week. I regret buying the overpriced candy and wish I had purchased a card with my excess. *shakes head *

Rite Aid Order

(1) Samy Fat Foam $7.19 (I have a 20% discount attached to my card)
(2) Candy $1.44
= $8.63
- (1) $2 adperk coupon
- (1) $2 samy manufacturer coupon
- (4) +ups from a prior week
= 63¢ and I received (1) $5 +ups

Then it was off to Tops where I had a ball!

Tops Order #1

(4) Diet Pepsi $1
(5) Edge Shave Cream $2.50
(2) Sugardale Bacon B1G1 (2/$6.99)
= $23.49
- $5 shave cream instant credit
- (4) diet pepsi 55¢ coupons (doubled to $1)
- (5) edge $1 coupons
- (1) sugardale $1 coupon
= $8.49

Tops Order #2

(4) Diet Pepsi $1
(4) Milk $1
(2) Milk Bites $3
= $14
- (4) diet pepsi 55¢ coupons (doubled to $1)
- (4) milk 25¢ coupons doubled
- (2) milk bites 75¢ coupons doubled
= $5

Tops Order #3

(5) Skintimate $2.50
(2) Filippo Berio Olive Oil $2.99 (I checked against the bigger bottle and it was a tad less per ounce this way after (2) $1 coupons, but just a tad – I got it for the small bottle convenience)
(1) Invisible Glass $3.49
(1) Top Care Allergy Med $9.49
= $31.46
- $5 shave cream instant credit
- (1) $9.49 free allergy reward coupon
- (5) skintimate $1 coupons
- (2) filippo berio $1 coupons
= $9.97
- $3 invisible glass MIR
= $6.97

For my trouble I collected 11 Monopoly cards through which I “won” …. 2 more Monopoly cards.

And our final stop was *gulp* Wegmans. Since I posted that Pepperidge Farms cookie deal a few weeks ago, I took pity on hubby’s and his low cookie stash and we stopped. I swear we took one hour and 10 minutes to do Tops, Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens, and it was over 30 minutes to get 8 bags of cookies at Wegmans!! My closest store really is a zoo on the weekends.

Wegmans Order #1

(4) Pepperidge Farms cookies $1.99
= $7.96
- (4) 50¢ manufacturer coupons doubled
= $3.96

Wegmans Order #2

(4) Pepperidge Farms cookies $1.99
= $7.96
- (4) 50¢ manufacturer coupons doubled
= $3.96

Total Merchandise: $117.60
Total OOP: $32.11

and I have $8.99 ECB, $5 +ups and $13 RR to use at another time.

Note: At yesterday’s meet-up it was requested that I post this weekly link on the right side with the other important weekly posts, so I will!

So, how did your Sunday Morning Shopping go? Were you out bright and early? Sleep in? Find a deal we should all run out for?

Details folks, we want details!

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Sunday Morning Shopping

by admin on April 15, 2012

Hubby and I were at Walgreens bright and early this morning! This was definitely where the action was this Sunday! I wrote up my first four orders before I walked in the store so I would be totally organized. Because I did not know how much stock would be on hand, I didn’t want to claim more than two Nasal Ease and two Similasan (one each for hubby and me) if they were limited in stock. As soon as I grabbed the two each through, the clerk went to the back room and grabbed a few more blocks (12 each) of each type, so I didn’t feel bad doing a third order with the Nasal Ease. Yes, I do have more coupons, but I do not like to take too many.

Order #1

(1) Nasal Ease $9
= $9
- $5 manufacturer coupon
= $4 and received (1) $9 RR

Order #2

(1) Similasan $6
(1) Pepsi Next 99¢
(2) Newspapers $2
= $10.99
- $1.50 coupon
= $9.49
- $9 RR from order #1
= 49¢ and receive (1) $6 RR and (1) 99¢ RR

Order #3

(1) Nasal Ease $9
(2) Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaners 2/$3
(2) Easter candy 25¢ – did not need these for filler, hubby needed them
= $12.50
- $5 coupon
- $1/2 coupon
= $6.50
- $6 RR from order #2
= 50¢ and received (1) $9 RR

Order #4

(1) Similasan $6
(1) Pepsi Next 99¢
(2) Newspapers $2
= $10.99
- $1.50 coupon
= $9.49
- $9 RR from order #3
= 49¢ and receive (1) $5 RR and (1) 99¢ RR

This is where I went back to the car, clipped my Nivea coupons (and got a bonus Red Plum! YAY!), and then went back in to spend RR.

Order #5

(1) Nasal Ease $9
(3) Nivea Body Wash $3.49
(3) Easter candy 25¢
= $20.22
- (1) $5 coupon
- (3) $2 coupons (nivea)
- $6 RR from order #4
- 99¢ RR from order #4
- 99¢ RR from order #2
= $1.24 and received (1) $9 RR

Order #6

(3) Nivea Body Wash $3.49
(2) Lysol Wipes 2/$6
= $16.47
- (3) $2 coupons
- (1) $1/2 coupon
- $9 RR from order #5
= 47¢
- $3.59 lysol rebate
= $3.11 profit! and received (1) $2 RR

One last Walgreens note: Easter chocolate is 75% off starting Monday!

After that I stopped into Tops to see if the Egg Beaters Florentine were going to count towards the 200 gas points bonus offer.

I brought up the two Egg Beaters Florentine and six of the Diet Rite. I had the cashier ring up the two Egg Beaters Florentine and four of the Diet Rite – NO gas points bonus. I then had him add the other two, and the gas points bonus appeared.

Tops Order

(2) Egg Beaters Florentine $2.69
(6) Diet Rite 3/$4
(1) Organic Milk $2 (it was reduced, hubby will make pudding!)
= $15.38
- (2) 75¢ coupons doubled
= $12.38 and I did get the extra 200 gas points worth $6 off 30 gallons

And then I went to CVS. Because it was already after 9 am, I missed out on the NatuRelief so I got a raincheck.

(1) Burts Bees Scrub $8.99
(1) Burt’s Bees Body Butter $12.99
= $21.98
- (2) $3 coupons
= $15.98
- $4 ECB from a prior week
= $11.98 and received (1) $5 ECB

Total Merchandise: $117.95
Total OOP: $28.44

and I have $5 ECB and $2 RR to use at another time, plus I received gas bonus points worth $6!

So, how did your Sunday Morning Shopping go? Were you out bright and early? Sleep in? Find a deal we should all run out for?

Details folks, we want details!

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Sunday “Must Do” Deals

by admin on April 7, 2012

Slow week next week …

If you have the coupons, the Dr Scholls and the Speed Stick deals at CVS are worth a stop.

And at Walgreens the Reach toothbrushes are a good deal if you need them.

But in my opinion, Rite Aid has the only Sunday “Must Do” deal for this week. It has been quite some times since razor blades were free-after-reward, and those BIC are actually a reward-maker. I’ve had my coupons clipped for two weeks!

There isn’t anything at Tops that requires running in on Sunday.

New list of Wegmans deals. Still not going.

A&P and Pathmark have quite a few good deals if you are in the area.

So it looks like I will be stopping at CVS for Kiosk Coupons, and Rite Aid for razor blades. Short shop tomorrow.

How about you? What are your Sunday “Must Do” Deals?

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Sunday Morning Shopping

by admin on April 1, 2012

Oh did I have a ball this morning! While not the lowest OOP you will ever see, I am ok with it since it was all stuff we will use! Especially the Tim Horton gift cards!

Our first stop was CVS for the Allegra. We were the only people there, and there must have been 100 on the shelf! I did have hubby ring up four though instead of me doing eight at once.

CVS Order #1

(4) Allegra (5ct) $6.49
(4) Hershey Candy 4/$10
(1) CVS Omeprazole $9.99
= $45.95
- (4) $7 allegra coupons adjusted down to $6.49
- (1) $2/3 hershey coupon
- $2/$10+ cvs kiosk coupon
= $15.99
- $14.49 ECB (prior week + quarterlies)
= $1.50 and I receive $2 ECB and $1 ECB (bag tag)

CVS Order #2

(4) Allegra (5ct) $6.49
= $25.96
- (4) $7 coupons adjusted down to $6.49
= $0

Then it was on to Walgreens. I had to go to two different stores for the Popcorn Indiana since my store only had three bags of the flavor I like best. The second store had 10-12 bags, but I only took four since the first store gave me a raincheck – I figured I could hold off using the rest of my coupons!

Walgreens Order #1

(4) Popcorn Indiana $1.99
(3) Newspapers $2
= $13.96
- (4) $1 coupons
- (1) $5 RR from a prior week
= $4.96

Walgreens Order #2

(4) Popcorn Indiana $1.99
= $7.96
- (4) $1 coupons
= $3.96

After that, it was off to Tops. First things first: the Tim Horton gift card deal is spitting out the free coffee coupon, but not giving the 200 bonus points. You need to go to the office and have them added. The weird part is the cashier at the first store said she saw it flash “200 bonus points” on the screen, but then not print or add. I went to two stores, and it did not give points at either place so it must be a system-wide error.

Tops Order #1

(1) Smithfield Ham $11.39
(1) Tim Horton gift card $25
(4) Sargento cheese 2/$6
(3) Allegra $5.99
(2) Land O Lakes Butter 2/$5
= $71.36
- (3) allegra coupons adjusted down to $5.99
- (4) sargento coupons $1
- (1) smithfield coupon $2
- (2) lol 75¢ coupons doubled
- (4) $1 super doublers
= $40.39 and I received a free coffee coupon

Tops Order #2

(1) Tim Horton gift card $25
(4) Sargento cheese 2/$6
(4) Land O lakes 1/2 and 1/2 $2.79
(2) Land O Lakes Butter 2/$5
= $53.16
- (4) sargento coupons $1
- (4) land o lakes 1/2 and 1/2 55¢ coupons doubled
- (2) lol 75¢ coupons doubled
- (4) $1 super doublers
= $37.76 and I received a free coffee coupon

Tops Order #2

(1) Smithfield Ham $10.02
(1) Tim Horton gift card $25
(4) Sargento cheese 2/$6
(3) Allegra $5.99
= $64.99
- (3) allegra coupons adjusted down to $5.99
- (4) sargento coupons $1
- (1) smithfield coupon $2
- (4) $1 super doublers
= $37.02 and I received a free coffee coupon

I have no idea how they were added, but I received just shy of 1000 gas points today.

Total Merchandise: $283.34
Total OOP: $125.43 (not bad when you figure $75 of that is gift cards!)

and I have $3 ECB, (3) free coffee Catalinas, and 90¢ off up to 30 gallons of gas! in rewards

So, how did your Sunday Morning Shopping go? Were you out bright and early? Sleep in? Find a deal we should all run out for?

Details folks, we want details!

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Reminder: Send Your Expired Coupons To The Military

by admin on February 29, 2012

I have decided to run this post at the end of each month as a reminder.

Click here – OCP lists guidelines, who is looking to be adopted, contacts, etc.

or the Cypress United Methodist Church has run an operation coupons for years.

Cypress United Methodist Women
9597 Jones Road PMB 367
Houston TX 77065
Please email: operationcoupons @ comcast.net (take out the spaces) to request a guidelines sheet before you ship us coupons

I also have several other contacts that I can share if you contact me

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Reminder: Send Your Expired Coupons To The Military

by admin on January 30, 2012

I have decided to run this post at the end of each month as a reminder.

Click here – OCP lists guidelines, who is looking to be adopted, contacts, etc.

or the Cypress United Methodist Church has run an operation coupons for years.

Cypress United Methodist Women
9597 Jones Road PMB 367
Houston TX 77065
Please email: operationcoupons @ comcast.net (take out the spaces) to request a guidelines sheet before you ship us coupons

I also have several other contacts that I can share if you contact me

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Gift Card Bonus Offers

by admin on December 19, 2011

‘Tis the season to stretch your gift card purchases with a bonus offer! Hubby and I have already done the Applebee’s offer and the Corner Bakery Cafe offer with plans to do a few more this week! This is the final update of 2011 bonus gift card deals.

Here are some of the bonus gift card deals available:

• AMC Theaters Our Gift Cards are great for all the movie lovers on your list. Don’t forget, for every $30 you spend on our Gift Cards, there’s a $5 Concession Card in it for you.

• Applebees Purchase a $50 gift card, receive a $10 bonus gift card free! Valid in-restaurant only.

• Au Bon Pain Through 12/31/11, purchase a $25 gift card, receive a bonus $5 gift card.

• Ben & Jerry’s Free Scoop of ice cream when you buy a $10 gift card. Call for availability.

• Benihana Through 12/31/11, Purchase a $50 gift card, receive a $10 bonus gift card free! Be the Chef Gift Card purchases do not earn Promotional Cards.
Promotional Cards are valid from 1/2/12 through 3/31/12.

• Best Western Through 12/31/11, Purchase a $100 gift card, receive a $10 bonus gift card to your choice of: Best Western Travel Card, Amazon.com Gift Card, $10 Best Buy® Gift Card, $10 Darden® Gift Card or $10 Walmart Gift Card

• Biaggi’s Through 12/31/11 enjoy a $15 Holiday Bonus Award card with each $100 gift card purchase. Holiday Bonus Reward cards are redeemable 1/1 – 3/31/12

• Black Angus Beef Through 12/31/11, Purchase a $50 gift card, receive a $5 bonus bucks card free! $5 Bonus Bucks Card is valid from 1/1/12 – 2/13/12

• Bonefish Grill Purchase a $100 gift card, receive a $20 bonus card free! *Bonus cards valid 1/1/12-2/10/12.

• Boston’s the Gourmet Pizza Purchase a $25 gift card, receive a bonus biucks scratch off valid for a free pizza, $5 or $10.

• Brunswick Bowling Purchase a $25 gift card, receive a $5 bonus gift card free!

• Buona Beef Purchase a $25 gift card, receive a $5 bonus gift card free! Valid in-restaurant only.

• California Pizza Purchase $100 worth of gift cards, receive $20 rewards card bonus free! Purchase a $25 gift card, receive a $5 bonus gift card free!

• Carrabas Purchase a $100 gift card, receive a $20 bonus card free! *Bonus cards valid 1/1/12-2/10/12.

• Cheeseburger In Paradise Through 12/31/11, purchase a $50 gift card, receive a $10 bonus card free!

• The Children’s Place Through 12/31/11, purchase $40 worth of eGift Cards, receive a $10 eGift Card.

• Chuck E. Cheese Through 1/2/12, purchase a $25 gift card, receive 20 free tokens. Gift cards are not redeemable on day of purchase.

• Claim Jumper Purchase a $50 gift card, receive a $10 gift card to “use in the new year”.

• Corner Bakery Cafe Corner Bakery Cafe -Through 12/26/11, purchase a $25 gift card, receive a $5 bonus gift card.

• Culver’s Through 1/1/12, purchase a $25 gift card, receive a free Double Deluxe Value Basket

• Exxon and Mobil Through 12/31/11, customers who purchase $100 in ExxonMobil gift cards at any Exxon or Mobil station and register those cards online will receive a free $10 ExxonMobil Gift Card. Customers may earn up to two free gift cards per household.

• Famous Dave’s Purchase a $25 gift card, receive a $5 bonus gift card. $5 Reward Cards available ONLY with in-store gift card purchase.

• Flat Top Grill or Stir Crazy Through 1/3/12, purchase $100 worth of gift cards, receive a $25 bonus gift card free! Bonus cards valid from 1/15/12 to 3/15/12.

• Fuddruckers Through 12/31/11, purchase a $25 gift card, receive a $5 gift card valid for use January 1, 2012 thru February 29, 2012 at participating Fuddruckers

• Gap, Old Navy or Banana Republic Save 10% off gift cards with this coupon. valid in-store only though 12/31/11.

• Godiva Retailer Receive a $10 Reward Card for every $50 you spend (4 card limit)* through 12/24/11
Spend $50 or more and receive 1 $10 reward card.
Spend $100 or more and receive 2 $10 reward cards
Spend $150 or more and receive 3 $10 reward cards
Spend $200 or more and receive 4 $10 reward cards

• Half Price Books Purchase a $25 gift card, receive a $5 coupon. Valid in-store or online.

• IHOP Purchase a $25 gift card, receive $5 off your next visit. Valid through 1/31/12.

• Joe’s Crab Shack Through 12/24/11, purchase $25 worth of gift cards, receive $5 in bonus bucks! Redeemable 1/1/12 – 2/12/12.

• Lettuce Entertain You Through 12/31/11, for every $100 you buy in eGift Cards receive a $25 Holiday Bonus Certificate. Holiday Bonus Certificates are valid January 2 – April 11, 2012. Holiday Bonus Certificates are not valid after 3 pm on Saturdays.

• LL Bean One (1) $10 promotional gift card will be provided for orders of $50 or more until 11:59 p.m. ET December 24, 2011. Promotional gift cards will be valid on future L.L.Bean or L.L.Bean Signature merchandise purchases in US dollars until 11:59 p.m. ET February 14, 2012.

• Macaroni Grill Through 1/1/12, purchase a $25 gift card, receive $5 bonus card. Bonus Cards valid 1/2/12 – 2/29/12. Multiple Bonus Cards can be used on the same check, but cannot be combined with any other offers or discounts.

• Maggiano’s For every $100 worth of Gift Cards purchased, the purchaser receives a $20 promotional Bonus Card. Promotional Bonus Card is valid from January 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012 on purchases of $50 or more.

• Max & Erma’s Purchase $25 worth of gift cards, receive $5 bonus card. Bonus card is not a gift card. Promotional use only. Change not given. One-time use only. Coupon amount not valid with the Good Neighbor Rewards Program, other coupons, alcohol, gift card purchases, or any other promotions. Limit one card per visit. Valid 1/1/12 – 3/30/12

• Morton’s Steakhouse Purchase $500 gift card, receive $100 bonus reward card. Purchase $300 gift card, receive $50 bonus reward card. Reward card valid 1/1/12 – 3/31/12.

• Noodles & Company Purchase $25 worth of gift cards, receive a Free Sandwich Duo card

• Receive a bonus $10 in Max Perks Rewards when you buy an Office Max $50 Gift Card! Limit two Office Max Gift Card offers per member.

• Old Chicago Pasta & Pizza $5 in Rewards Cards for every $25 I purchase at my neighborhood OC. Reward Cards are valid 1/1 – 1/29/12.

• Old Spaghetti Warehouse Purchase a $25 gift card, receive a $5 gift card free

• Orange Julius Through 12/31/11, purchase a $15 gift card, receive a free 12oz smoothie.

• Outback Steakhouse Through 12/31/11, purchase a $100 gift card, receive a $20 Bonus Card. Bonus Card valid 1/1/12 – 2/10/12

• Pappas Purchase $50 worth of gift cards, receive $10 reward card. Reward card redeemable 1/1/12 – 2/29/12.

• Pappadeaux Through 12/24/11, Purchase $50 in Pappadeaux gift cards, receive $10 bonus reward card.

• Panda Express Purchase a $25 gift card, receive a free 2 Entree Plate.

• Papa Murphy’s Get a free cookie dough when you buy $20 in Papa Murphy’s gift cards. Because you deserve something sweet for giving such a sweet gift. Available now through 12/31/11 at participating US locations.

• Potbelly Sandwich Shop Now get a ticket for a FREE sandwich when you purchase a $25 Gift Card. Some legal stuff: Promotion ends December 31, 2011. Ticket good for one free Originals or Skinnys sandwich and is redeemable until January 31, 2012.

• Red Robin Purchase a $25 red Robin gift card, receive $5 bonus bucks. Bonus Bucks are redeemable 1/1 – 2/29/12.

• Free Restaurant.com $10 e-certificate

• Ruby Tuesday Through 12/31/11, purchase $50 in gift cards, receive a $15 bonus coupon. Bonus coupon valid 1/2/12 – 2/28/12.

• Ruth Chris Through 12/31/11, purchase $250 in gift certificates, receive a 10% bonus. Holiday Bonus Gift Cards valid from January 1, 2012 through March 31, 2012. Holiday Bonus Cards cannot be redeemed on the same day of purchase.

• Sonic Purchase $25 worth of Sonic gift cards, receive $5 bonus gift card. Call first as not all locations are participating.

• Soup Plantation & Sweet Tomatoes Through 12/31/11, For every $50 purchased in gift cards, get a complimentary meal pass. Complimentary meal pass will be sent to the gift card recipient.

• Steak n Shake Through 12/31/11, purchase $20 in gift cards, receive $5 certificate free!

• Sunda Chicago Through 1/1/12, Purchase a $100 gift card, receive a $25 gift card free!

• Sweet Tomatoes For every $50 purchased in gift cards, get a complimentary meal pass – now thru Dec. 31st! Complimentary meal pass will be sent to the gift card recipient.

• Taco Bell Purchase $20 gift card, receive a free Chicken Flatbread Sandwich.

• Ted’s Montana Grill For every $100 you spend on Ted’s Montana Grill Gift Cards, you’ll get a $20 Bonus Card. * Our regular gift cards never expire, but bonus gift cards expire in 45 days, so hurry in!

• Texas Roadhouse Purchase $30 worth of Texas roadhouse gift certificates online, receive $5 off postcard via mail.

• T.G.I. Fridays Purchase $25 gift card, receive $5 bonus bites card.

• Uno Chicago Grill Through 1/2/12, purchase one $25 gift card, receive a $5 bonus voucher. $5 Bonus vouchers are Valid at Uno locations from 1/2/12 – 4/1/12.