Free VS Undies!

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Love free undies- go here for yours. Redeemable only in store on 11/30.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Free Sample of Baby Formula

Babies R Us is offering a free sample (a full day's worth!) of formula. I'm fortunate enough to be able breastfeed, but that isn't always an option for everyone. Formula is expensive stuff, so I sign up for every single formula sample I can. Here's how I put it to good use:

• donate to food pantry or shelter
• give it to the working mom you know who doesn't have time to request samples
• use it as an instant gift for your next baby shower

Turbo Tax Game for Good

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Got a Facebook account? Time to put it to good use! "Like" TurboTax's page and play their
Game for Good. Once you've completed the game, TurboTax will donate a toy to Toys for Tots. I was toy 976! Great cause and it only takes a minute to make a kid smile.

20 Free 5x7 Holiday Cards at Staples

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I recently got 10 Holiday cards from InkGarden and just paid 3 bucks worth of shipping, which was a pretty great deal. Here's an even better one: Staples is offering 20 custom 5x7 holiday cards. You can pick up in store or order online, but if you have a staples close, I'd try to avoid the shipping charges. This deal really make me wish I weren't so organized neurotic. For those of you wondering when exactly I ordered our Christmas cards, lets just say that they arrived well before Halloween.

Mega Swagbucks!

I'll be honest- I really didn't think that signing up for a Swagbucks account was worth it. But I tried it anyway, and I'm so glad I did.

Fridays are Mega Swagbucks Day, where new members get tons of bonus swagbucks, just for signing up. You'll definitely want to wait until Friday to create you account. There is a button at the very bottom of the blog- you can click there and it'll take you where you need to go.

Swagbucks periodically rewards you for performing searches using their search engine, printing and redeeming coupons,  answering polls, and lots of other activites you are probably already doing online. You'll definitely want to download the toolbar, too. Just make sure you are signed in when you're online!

You can redeem your swagbucks for all sorts of rewards, but my favorite is the $5 virtual Amazon.com gift card, which takes 450 swagbucks to earn. This is free money for us- I order most of our kids' diapers and wipes through Amazon.

Enjoy :)

Free Barista Prima K Cups from Kohl's

Yum! Another coffee freebie this week- loving it!  Go here for yours and use campaign code: pywjrsmw

High Value Glade Coupon- $2/2

$2/2 Glade Winter Collection Products!!! Their Evergreen scent smells so delicious. I like to pair it with the Cinnamon candles. Yum!

This would be a great coupon to pair with Target's promotion- Buy 5 selected Glade items, receive a $5 Target gift card.

Scenario:
Buy 5 Glade candles at $2.50 each
Use (2) $2/2 Glade Products (if you can print twice)
Or use $1/2 Glade candles, Coupons.com
Pay as low as $8.50, Receive $5.00 Gift Card
Effective Price: $3.50 for 5 candles!!!

50% off Ace Hardware

Ace Hardware is offering 50% off any regularly priced item under $30. I'm going to scoop up one their amaryllis kits- priced 4.99. Heads up- the coupon expires 11/26 and can only be used on Saturday for some strange reason. Enjoy anyway :)

Del Taco- @ Free tacos, just for signing up!

Free food always tastes better!  Get it here.

Kia Optima Test Drive Gift Card



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If you can put up with the sales tactics, here is a super easy way to earn $25 bucks.  Go here and fill out the form. You'll print out your personalized certificate. Just test drive a 2012 Kia Optima before 12/31, mail in your completed form, and allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. Awesome!

White's Premium Dog Food, Free Sample

White's is offering a free sample of either Chicken&Rice or Lamb and Rice. Click here to sign up.

There is always a chance they won't send these to the US, since they are a British company, but the signup is quick, so I think it is worth a shot.

Want Free Coffee?

I thought you might! You can go here and get your coupon good for any 12oz Community Coffee product, absolutely free.

Renuzit Crystal Elements Rebate

Did I mention that I love Renuzit? When you have three dogs, it's kind of an imperative. Right now, Renuzit is offering a money back rebate on their Crystal Elements Air Freshener. I can't wait to try these- I think they're going to look gorgeous in some of my cool glassware.

Super Cheap Crocs

My husband is so great- he's gotten two new pairs of shoes this week alone! I might even tell him he's done this, too :)

Anyway, if you aren't already a member of Zulily, I'd recommend signing up. It's a daily deal site with some pretty sweet discounts.

Today, Zulily has some great deals on Crocs and you can get 3.5% cash back thru ebates, too. If you missed the detailed instructions on working the ebates system, click here.

I found these for 14.99, which is even cheaper than 6pm.com (which is another good sale site) where they were 29.99. You don't want to know how much they are on crocs.com




My total wasn't enough to use a coupon code on, but there is a 10% off $30 or more on retailmenot ;)

Shipping was 6.95, so that was kind of a bummer, but all in, all done, this was still a super cheap pair of Crocs. Another cool feature of Zulily is that once you buy one item and spring for the shipping, you can enjoy free shipping on any purchases made in the next 24 hours.

Super Amazing Land's End Code

Land's End has some truly awesome deals right now- I love their Overstock Clearance section :) AND, you can use the code DISCOVERLE with pin 6702 to score 25% off AND free shipping on any purchase, no minimums!

Remember to shop thru ebates or shopathome first for that cash back!

$1/1 Cheerios Original Cereal!

Awesome! The usual Cheerios coupons are 50c, so this $1/1 coupon is awesome! These make for super cheap toddler snacks in our house! Print quick and print twice- these will probably reach their limit soon!

Online Shopping Tips

Due to our State's tax structure, I typically find that it is less expensive to order an item online and have the company ship it, rather than using the post office/Fedex/UPS. With Christmas looming on the horizon, I though I'd share a couple of tricks for getting the best deals online. Here's a deal I worked last night:

I've needed new sneakers for a while now. My first step was to go to ebates.com. If you're new to ebates, you'll need to register, but it's quick and painless. You can use shopathome, too but their registration process is more involved, so I just stick with ebates for simplicity.

I looked under the "Shoes" tab and saw that they were offering 7% cash back on Puma purchases. Once you've chosen your store, just click their link; a tracking ticket will be opened up and you'll be automatically diverted to the site you've chosen.

Once on Puma's site, I clicked on the Sale tab and found these babies:

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Originally $65, they were on sale for $31.85. At roughly 50% off, that was a pretty good deal on it's own. I added them to my cart and proceeded to checkout. Shipping was a flat $7.00 and tax was 8.2%, which brought my total to $42.46. Not cool.

So, I went to retailmenot and searched for "puma coupon code" where I found PUMASHIP1011, which took the $7 shipping fee off! My grand total for the order was now $35.46

So, back to the whole ebates thing. With 7% cash back, I'll receive $2.48 in my ebates account, which will effectively make my sneakers $33 bucks, all in all done, which is pretty darn good for getting Puma's shipped to your doorstep! My ebates credit will take 2-3 business days to show up in my account. Once I've reached $5 in cash back (not hard to with Christmas coming up and a big family), I'll be able to request the entire amount in the format I choose, ie paypal, gift card, etc.

Note: I find that retailmenot is the most reliable site for codes, but if you can't find what you need, a good old fashioned google search will probably get the job done, too.

Idahoan Potatoes Coupon

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Idahoan Potatoes is offering a 75c/3 Flavored Mashed Potatoes Packets, 4.1 oz or smaller.  Click  "Print coupon" on upper right side of page. These retail for about a buck each, so if you need quick, realatively cheap mashed potatoes, here you go.

Kashi Cereals- Play and get $1/1

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I'm not usually a huge kashi fan, but I have to admit that the cereals are pretty tasty. You can go here to play The Bowl Game and receive your coupon. SInce Kashi isn't the cheapest, I'll be holding onto this one until I find a good sale.

Kroger Affiliate Match-ups

I absolutely love our Fred Meyer- for those of you with Kroger stores or Kroger affiliate stores, you may want to take a look at Coupon Connections's Kroger Matchups.  I really like her click and print list feature, too! Remember to load your loyalty card with Saving Star coupons before you go, too! If you are unfamiliar with Savingstar, you can click here for the lowdown.

Nature Sweet Coupon

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Yum! Nature Sweet is offering a .75/1 cherry tomato coupon! Note: I successfully printed twice!

Saving Star- Load to Card

Saving Star is a load-to-card coupon site that allows you to double dip on coupons. Here's how it works:

1. Register your shopper loyalty cards on their site- for our area, that means Fred Meyer and Albertson's. Each coupon you add will automatically hit each card you have registered. When you are done adding coupons, you have the option to either email yourself a summary or print it out. I print mine and keep it in my coupon organizer.

2. Match your loaded coupons to any clipped or printed coupons you have.

3. Swipe your card at checkout AND use your paper coupons. The Saving Star coupon will NOT be reflected on your grocery bill, just the paper coupon.

4. Log into Saving Star. When your coupons redeemed via card add up to $5, you will have the option to select one of several ways to get your money back. I personally like PayPal, but you can just as easily request a gift card.

Example: At this time of year, there aren't like to be any great deals on BBQ sauce. Unfortunately, we are out and need more. I've loaded a $1/2 Sweet Baby Ray's to my card and also printed a $1/2 coupon from Wounded Warrior Project's Savings tab. The last time I checked, Fred Meyer had Sweet Baby Ray's for $1.88 ea. I'll buy 2 and (eventually) get $2 off, making my OOP $1.76 or .88 ea.  Not a great deal, but not a bad one, either.

Peanut Butter Price Hike

Have you heard that peanut butter is expected to go up by around 40%? Now is the time to stock up! Here is a great coupon for Peter Pan $1.50/3, so you should be able to get it for less than $2 per jar.

You'd giggle if you saw my pantry right now- we have enough peanut butter to last us about a year. My husband is really peanut butter picky- try saying that 5 times fast. No generics, no crunchy, and preferably JIF, though he allows Peter Pan and Skippy if they're on special :)

Torani and Arrowhead Mills Coupons

   

Coupons.com has $1/1 Torani syrup and $1/1 Arrowhead Mills product. I used zipcode 90210, but they're available under most zipcodes, too.

Wounded Warrior Coupons

I love Wounded Warrior Project. Their work is near and dear to my heart (obviously) and I will go out of my way to purchase products that support them. Right now, you can visit their site and print out tons of great, high value coupons. Your purchase of these products will help support our troops (just in time for Veteran's Day, hint hint).

Go here and scroll down just a bit, then click on the "Savings" button.

Deal Idea: Print 1/2 Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce. Redeem at Fred Meyer (Kroger affiliate). Price before coupon: 74c.

Loads of Fisher Price Coupons- Expire 12/31

Awesome! $45 worth of Fischer Price coupons, many of which can be stacked with Target store coupons for an amazing deal. These expire 12/31.

I'm going to be enjoying $5 off this little guy:

Fisher Price Laugh and Play Puppy

Free Sample of Nature's Path

Go here to request your free sample of Nature's Path Granola Bars. You get to pick your flavor and you'll be entered to win a $500 Whole Foods Gift Card!

New Stackable Toy Coupons

Update: the Elefun Busy Ball Popper was 24.98 at Target, so with both coupons, we paid 14.98. We already had to hide it from the munchkin- she just knew it was for her!

Target has some great new toy coupons, many of which match up with the Hasbro coupons we've been seeing in Sunday papers lately. Transformers, Leapfrog, and Hasbro are included, just to name a few.

Here's what we're planning on getting our little girl for Christmas: should be $10.00 off after coupons!

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Gold Medal Flour Coupon

Good for 50 cents off 1 five pound bag. Can be printed twice. Go here and look on the upper right side of the scrolling banner.