Monday, January 17, 2011

Scrubbing Bubbles, Garnier, and Axe at Target

Tonight I went to Target to look for some light bulbs, etc to get prepared to redesign my kids' rooms this weekend.  Somehow, I stumbled into some other awesome deals too!  I hope you are able to find these too!

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Scrubbing Bubbles power sprayer starter kits are 6.99.  The blue bottle is on clearance for 5.94.  There is a $5 off Q in the    1/9 SS.  Match that with the .50 off any scrubbing bubbles TARGET COUPON and you have a huge bottle of shower cleaner for .44!  I mean really, from $7 to .44...how is that not awesome!

 

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Also, if you have the 12/5 inserts still, there is a $2 Q for Garnier.  Match that with the $2 TARGET COUPON and you can buy the Nutri-pure face cloths for .04.  They are on price cut at my store for 4.04.  (you'll find them in the aisle with the face soaps and cleansers). 

 

 

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And the Axe gift packs (two body washes and a scrub for men) are on clearance for 4.50.  I didn't have a Q, not sure that there is one, but will probably still pick some up.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Bi-Lo: cheap cereal, hummus Q, and free pasta

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I'm going to try this deal at Bi-Lo for some cheap cereal...

check out the Kellogg's Qs at their website.  I found .70 Qs for Raisin Bran, Fiber Plus, and cinnamon corn flakes.  Charlotte area Bi-Los double up to .99.  So I'm hoping to buy 4 at 2.50 each, minus 1.40 Q each box.  You'll pay 4.40 for 4 boxes and get .15 Fuel perks (buy 4 for each transaction but you can repeat that in another purchase).  There are a ton of recent Qs for a lot of these products, so these options are many!

BUY 4 PARTICIPATING PRODUCTS, GET .15 Fuel Perks
Offer valid January 12-18, 2011 w/ your BONUSCARD®.
2/$5 - Kellogg’s Special K Oats & Honey Cereal, Special K Raspberry Cheesecake Bars or Special K Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars, 5-6 Count Assorted Varieties
2/$5 - Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes with Fiber or Frosted Mini Mixed Berry
2/$5 - Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Extra Cereal, 15 oz.
2/$5 - Special K Chips, 4 oz. Assorted Varieties
2/$5 - Kellogg’s Cinnamon Corn Flakes, Smorz or Eggo Maple Cereal, Select Sizes
2/$5 - Keebler 100 Calorie Right Bite Fudge Dipped Sandies, 4.4 oz. Assorted Varieties
2/$5 - Kellogg’s Fiber Plus Cereals or Fiber Plus Caramel Coconut Fudge Bars
2/$5 - Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut Golden Flakes or Roasted O’s Cereal
2/$5 - Kellogg’s Handy Manny or Alvin & The Chipmunks Fruit Snacks
2/$5 - Pop•tarts Mini Crisps, Chocolate or Strawberry
2/$5 - Cheez-It Baby Swiss, 13.7 oz
2/$5 - Keebler Fudge Shoppe Jumbo Sticks or Oatmeal Fudge Stripe Cookies, 6.6-11.5 oz. Select Varieties

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PLUS, there is a REBATE for Fiber Plus to try it free!  The wording on the rebate says one rebate PER FLAVOR!!!  So I bought 2 simply cinnamon, 2 Fiber Plus (one of each flavor), paid 4.40 after Qs, got .15 fuel perks, and will get $5 rebate :)

 

 

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You can also like Tribe Hummus on their FACEBOOK PAGE, answer a few quick sweepstakes questions, and have a PDF Q for $2 off any flavor.  This is on price lock at Bi-Lo for $2, but when I went today I realized that the origins was not on sale.  Bummer!  But, hang on to the Q, it might go on sale at some point! 

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And of course it is worth reminding you to print your coupons from MUELLER'S WEBSITE to get free pasta through January (at least) at Bi-Lo.  Pasta goes on sale for $1 quite often at Bi-Lo and HT (sale is on currently there too), so you can frequently score some free pasta to donate! At Harris Teeter you will be limited to 2 per transaction b/c it is an IP coupons.  At Bi-Lo, I've never had issues buying a reasonable amount at once. 

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Donations for the week of 1/12 - 1/18

Well, I guess anytime you  follow freebies from Super Doubles or Triples, it's hard to get very excited about the new week's list b/c it looks so puny in comparison.  Still, each item helps to build into a bag of donations.  So here are some ways to help this week.  This list is a combo of cheap items that you can use towards your own pantry or to donate to a community pantry.

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Quaker Instant Oatmeal, 10 ct. $2.50
-$1  RP 1/02  = 1.50

Little Debbie Snack Cakes, 9.25-16.2 oz. $1
(Okay so this is on my list to keep my hubby happy)

Progresso Classic Soup, 18.5-19 oz. $1
-$1/4 SS 1/02, SS 11/21 (EXP 01/15), SS 12/05, printable , printable or printable

Angel Soft Bath Tissue 12 Double or 24 Regular Rolls $4.99
-.50/1 RP 11/14,  printable = 3.99
I tend to buy when this size is at $4...rarely do I find better deals than that.

Marcal Small Steps 100% Recycled Facial Tissue, 144 ct. $1
-$1 SS 12/12, RP 1/02 = FREE

 

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Capri Sun 10 pack e-vic $1.77, limit 1 for the whole week at this price
(also part of the Buy Theirs Get Ours deal below)

Buy All or Wisk Detergent 50 oz., $3.99, get Yourhome Fabric Sheets 40 ct. FREE
Limit one of each offer per transaction.
-$1 off All detergent, (register) printable  = $3 + free fabric sheets
-$2 off Wisk laundry detergent, RP 1/02 =$2 + free fabric sheets

Buy Capri Sun 10 pk $1.97, get HT Peanut Butter or Cheese Crackers FREE
Limit one of each offer per transaction.

Pepperidge Farm Goldfish $1

Barilla Lasagna $1.66
-.55/1  SS 1/09=.56

Perdue Short Cuts Chicken Breast, 6-9 oz. BIGI $3.99 ($1.99)
-.75/1  RP 1/09 = .49

Ragu Pasta Sauce, 26 oz. BIGI at $2.79 ($1.39)

HT Milk, gallon $2.77 (limit 4)
I cringe when I pay $3.14+ for milk these days, so this is a stock up price for me (as much as you can stock up on milk)

Yoplait Kids or Trix Yogurt or Gogurt $2
-.50/1 Yoplait Kids Cup printable or printable
-.75/2 Yoplait Go-Gurt, Trix, or Splitz yogurt printable or printable
-.75/2 Yoplait Go-Gurt or Trix multipack, SS 1/02, printable , or printable
-.75/2 Yoplait Go-Gurt, Trix, or Splitz yogurt printable , printable , printable
makes these $1-1.25 which is a great stock up price for me considering my kids beg for yogurt

Betty Crocker Pouch Cookies Mix $1.79
-.40/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Pouch, 17.5oz.+ printable , or printable, SS 11/21 (EXP 01/15) or SS 12/05
will be .99.  or if you have signed up for the clipless E coupons, there is a .40Q there that can be stacked to make it .59
you can only use the e-coupons once and they don't double
I made these sugar cookies substituting a banana and splash of water for the egg and they tasted like a soft nilla wafer...yummy!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Give cancer patients a little "Boost"

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Here is a great way to use our coupons in a way to help others.  This post at Passion for Savings gives some more info about a woman who is collecting extra Boost and Ensure coupons to donate to her local Cancer Support Home who can use these drinks for cancer patients. Her mother recently died of Brain Cancer and this is one way she’s working to to support those still battling the disease.  I know my Boost Qs would have normally ended up in the recycling box, so instead they are now being mailed to her.  I won't even miss the stamp!

Boost Coupons
1125 S. 3rd #14
Paris, AR 72855

Here are the coupons that will help her out:

$3/1 Boost Nutritional Drink or Powder, exp. 2-13-11 (SS 01/02/11)
$3/1 Ensure Product, exp. 3-6-11 (SS 01/09/11 #2) (I looked all through the Observer's inserts but didn't see this one.  Let me know if you find it)
$3/1 Ensure Product printable
$3/1 Boost printable

We can all make a difference even if we feel it is a small gesture, the impact can be very meaningful. 

Free vitamins at Target!

UPDATE--I read that this Q is now gone :(  I hope you had the chance to print it! 

Another day of icy roads, another day to just collect coupons instead of actually use them! 

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Target has the Nature made fish oil vitamins on sale for $5.  You'll want to print this quickly before it disappears!  There is a new printable for $5 off making them free!  Use zip 93035.  I guess I should be thankful that the ice storm gave me time to wait for the $5off Q instead of using the $2Q I mentioned earlier :) 

Monday, January 10, 2011

This week at Target...Scrubbing Bubbles, Special K, Kashi, floss, and more...

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I managed to make it out today (Wednesday), the ice is finally melting!  I have posted some updates based on prices in my store...

The snow day has been good for me to be able to search for good deals.  Unfortunately, I can't get out to the stores to take advantage of them yet!  Here are some ideas for your next trip out to Target...

~hot cocoa goldfish (in the aisle with all the other flavors) is supposedly ringing up at .21   I'm interested to see if we can find these in Charlotte!  didn't see these :(

~Reach floss .97   Use the $1Q to make it free (also free at HT with SD but likely out of stock!)
-$1 off Reach floss printable, RP 10/10, RP 1/2, have also seen on coupons.com  these are .97 everyday, so a good idea to keep in mind when you see these Qs pop up on coupons.com, etc   Always a good extra to donate. 

~Nature made fish oil vitamins (just a good deal that I personally need, so wanted to throw it out there in case) $5
-$2Q SS 1/2 = $3 

~Scrubbing Bubbles fresh brush starter kit and toilet cleaning gel (gel is 2.50)
-Free fresh brush starter kit WYB toilet clean gel 1/9 SS
-.50
 TQ
(scrubbing bubbles cleaning item)
2.50 + price of fresh brush - FREE Q - (2) .50 TQ = 1.50 for gel and brush
the gel was $4, so I'm hanging on to the Qs. 

~Special K (see previous post) can get boxes for .60-.75 each!
Not all varieties are ringing up at 2.50 even though they were marked on the end aisle.  My cashier adjusted the price for me.

~crunch n clean cat treats on price cut for 1.49
-1.50 1/9SS = FREE


~Kashi cereal deal (Thanks to My Frugal Adventures for the scenario idea)

1. Sign up at Recycle Bank.  When you do, register without activating your account.  This should credit your account with 25 points.

2.  Go into your account and you will see a link to join the conversation about reusing — through Ebay. Click this link and follow the prompts to get a quick 50 points in your account

3.  You can also add another 30 points when you take the MillerCoors sustainability quiz here.

4. You can also add 30 points through a juice quiz

With 90 points you can cash in to get a $3 off Kashi Cereal printable coupon. (I've read this is a bricks Q so  you can back space and print two)

Once you get the coupons try this:

Buy 2 boxes of Kashi for $2.99
Use (2) $3/1 coupons from Recyclebank (you can stop here and just get 2 boxes free.  Or you can get a 3rd box for $.47)
Use $1.50/3
Target coupon
and Use $1/1 Kashi printable coupon
Your final price is .47 for all 3 boxes

I don’t know how long that printable coupon will last on Recyclebank so you may want to do this sooner rather than later.

Some have found peelies on the boxes of cereal for $3 off fresh fruit when you buy 3 Kashi, so you might keep an eye out for those.


 

It's a SPECIAL time at Target!

Thank you to Totally Target for posting that the Special K coupon has reset.  I also didn't realize that the price cut was good through 1/22 at Target, so I'm very excited to score some more cheap Special K cereal.  Who knew a 5 year old could be so picky about "corn flakes"--he loves this brand!  Anyone who knows me knows that I will not pay $3.xx for his "corn flakes" though :)  So I am stocking up!  For the scenario below you will probably need another computer to print some extra Qs or you can ask a friend to share.  As always, your experience with stock, prices, and available Qs may differ, but here is an idea of a best-case scenario...

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Special K cereal is on sale through 1/22 for 2.50 each. 
~Buy 6 boxes of cereal
~Use three BIGI Qs that are printing from the Special K website.  (You can print two by hitting the back key, but will need another computer/account for the third)
~Use 1 MQ for $1/3 from 1/2 RP (this Q attaches to the 3 you buy, the BIGI Qs attach to the three free boxes)
~Use three Target coupons for $1/2 (you can pair a TQ and MQ for the same item)
I would give the Qs in the order of the BIGI, $1/3 MQ, TQs

So the math looks like this:
Buy 6 boxes of cereal at 15.00-7.50 (BIGI Qs) -$1 (MQ) - $3 (3 TQs) = 3.50 for 6 boxes or just under .60 a box!  Enjoy your cereal!   There is also a TQ for $1/3 special K, so if you can't round up three $1/2 then it would be .75 a box...still great! You can play around with the math if you need to buy fewer boxes b/c you have fewer Qs (you could buy 4, uses 2 BIGI and 2 TQ for .75 each, for example)