Yippee! There is a hot new coupon that was released overnight good for $1.00 off any JOHNSON’S Baby product (excluding 1 to 4 oz).Monday, October 17, 2011
Johnsons baby products coupon
Yippee! There is a hot new coupon that was released overnight good for $1.00 off any JOHNSON’S Baby product (excluding 1 to 4 oz).
Princess Doll
Free Shipping on EVERYTHING at Mattel! Plus, a $5.99 Sparkling Princess Belle Doll! (Normally $19)
Update: Looks like you can use code BDA15 to get an extra 15% off too! (Thanks Tarrah!)
For those who love princesses, Mattel is offering the Sparkling Princess Belle Doll for only $5.99 right now! (Selling for up to $19 at some places right now.) Plus, all orders placed today will get Free Shipping. I guess they are making today another Cyber Monday sale?? Kinda strange.. but not complaining since shipping is free!
- Just head over to Mattel
- Search for “Sparkling Princess Belle Doll”
- Then, you can add it to your cart and get free standard shipping too!
Sunbelt Granola Bars Coupon
Hurry! $.75 off 2 Sunbelt Granola Bars Coupon!
Sunbelt has announced on their Facebook page that they are giving out a $.75 off 2 Sunbelt Granola Boxes Coupon! These are usually priced great at my local Walmart. So you should find something similar- then with the coupon, take off even more!
These will probably reach their printing limit fast.
Free Stuff at Walmart
So Walmart is not my favorite store, I inevitability end up spending too much money and walk out frustrated but a trip to Walmart can be pleasant if you plan your trips just right. First, make a list and stick to it, only get what you came for and you'll save a ton. Sound hard? It is at first but once you discipline yourself it will become very easy. Secondly check this blog, lol, I'll be posting all the freebies I see there.
First freebie is Covergirl, a few weeks ago a coupon came out that gave you 8 bucks off 2 covergirl products, now normally I wouldn't get too excited about this as these items end up being pretty expensive but hang on to the coupons you think you my never use, they may end up to getting you some free stuff. At Walmart if you purchased 2 things of eye shadow and use that coupon it makes it free!!!! These are the items you wanna look for, if you get a high volume coupon go to the item section and look for the most inexpensive thing to get the items free.
Also a couple of weeks ago there was another 2 dollar off schick coupon, it was on any pack of disposable razors. There was a pack of 12 schick disposable razors for 1.97 making them free!!! These are great items to donate to your local shelter or use for your family.
Don't have a dog? Well you don't need to have a dog to get this deal and be a blessing. There's a 4 dollar coupon for Purina beyond dog food, if you check your dog food isle there will be a smaller bag of Purina for 2.97 helping you make money and get free dog food!!!!!
When you get your coupon inserts on Sunday, cut out EVERYTHING, even if you don't use the items you can get for free you could donate them or make money by buying them. Also, have you tried doing any rebates lately? Some websites will promote their product by offering a rebate form which will make your product free. I do this a lot lately, I can buy an item say 10.00 bucks and have a 5 dollar coupon and only pay out of pocket 5 dollars but the rebate is for 10, so when I send in the rebate I'll make 5 dollars! Give it a try.
First freebie is Covergirl, a few weeks ago a coupon came out that gave you 8 bucks off 2 covergirl products, now normally I wouldn't get too excited about this as these items end up being pretty expensive but hang on to the coupons you think you my never use, they may end up to getting you some free stuff. At Walmart if you purchased 2 things of eye shadow and use that coupon it makes it free!!!! These are the items you wanna look for, if you get a high volume coupon go to the item section and look for the most inexpensive thing to get the items free.
Also a couple of weeks ago there was another 2 dollar off schick coupon, it was on any pack of disposable razors. There was a pack of 12 schick disposable razors for 1.97 making them free!!! These are great items to donate to your local shelter or use for your family.
Don't have a dog? Well you don't need to have a dog to get this deal and be a blessing. There's a 4 dollar coupon for Purina beyond dog food, if you check your dog food isle there will be a smaller bag of Purina for 2.97 helping you make money and get free dog food!!!!!
When you get your coupon inserts on Sunday, cut out EVERYTHING, even if you don't use the items you can get for free you could donate them or make money by buying them. Also, have you tried doing any rebates lately? Some websites will promote their product by offering a rebate form which will make your product free. I do this a lot lately, I can buy an item say 10.00 bucks and have a 5 dollar coupon and only pay out of pocket 5 dollars but the rebate is for 10, so when I send in the rebate I'll make 5 dollars! Give it a try.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Christmas gifts on a budget
I don't know about you guys but Christmas is coming fast, I'm reminded by Christmas items being put on the shelves in September. Being the savy lady I am, I'm already planning. Last year along with most other Americans Christmas was slim, not only do you have to worry about your kids but you have to worry about family and extended family. So last year I decided I'd put my craftiness to good use. I got some family photos together and headed to my nearest dollar general to pick up some frames and went to town. For the Grandparents I assembled multiple pictures of the grand kids. For extended family (aunts and uncles) I got their school pictures framed. And for their daddy (who I can never surprise or figure out what to get him) I made a collage of family pics, kids and pics of us together. Guess what? They loved them!!!! The family loved having pics of the kids. Try it this year, don't forget to look out for picture deals online and also deals on frames.
Now for the kido's. Coupons.com just put out coupons for board games to buy the kids, wait! Don't just go use them, match them with a deal. This week you can get the Toy Story Operation game at Big Lots for 5 bucks! But you can't use a coupon there so how do you get the best deal? Take Big Lots ad to Walmart and they'll price match it and then you can use the 4.00 off coupon and get it for 1.00!!!!! These would be a great stocking item, somebody's always got a birthday,lol. Right now Walmart is making room for new inventory so look around your local Walmart and look for the clearance isle. You might be able to score a toy deal that you can match with a coupon! Let me know how you do.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
How do I make a coupon Binder?
This is the couponers most valuable weapon,lol. When you first start out couponing you may think all you need is a envelope or a plastic baggy,lol, let me help you on your couponing journey with this first thought, that ain't gonna cut it. First of all it's not practical, thumbing through coupons and hoping to find what you need through the vast amount of coupons your starting to collect.
Now is the perfect time to start a binder, schools in session and binders are on sale!!! I'd recommend getting getting a binder that has a zipper around the outside, the other will work but your more likely to drop coupons out of it. Along with the coupon binder you get all kinds of great spaces to put your necessary items like, a pen, I always seem to need one to redo my math if I find another deal I wasn't expecting,lol, a calculator, I don't know about you guys but I didn't do very well in math and can not do it in my head so having a calculator of some type is needed your going to be doing a lot of it,lol.
Also handy for your binder is a divider system, it helps to have all of your food items and hygenic items separated so you can easily find them. Again now's a great time to grab these, Walgreens had them for .40 cents this week, look for a deal like that and stock up. How do I divide it up? Welp, this can get really technical or really simple it just depends on how organized you would like to be. I refrained from posting a picture of mine because I didn't wanna scare you into not making one,lol, as I have broken everything down into several categories. To start I would get a general list of sections, Baby (if you need it) Dairy, Household(cleaners, Lysol,ect) Hygienic, Pet, Produce, Pantry and Store coupons (Coupons from Walgreens(RR), CVS,ect). This would be good to start out with.
Now you wanna see mine? Hehe, you would be here all night reading, but I have it broken down like this in my hygenic section, Bodywash, Deodorant, Hair Care,ect. Then in the Pantry section, Bread, Cereal, Chocolate,lol, ect. I break it down like this because when I'm looking for my coupons I want to find them fast and know where they are, plus I'm a organizing freak,lol. Figure out what works best for you and go from there.
Next topic, Can I take it into the store? Of course you can!!! I went to the store with my husband for the first time so he could see me in action,lol and as I was getting out of the car he said, "are you really gonna take that big thing in there?" A lot of people are afraid of embarrassed to take in their coupon binder, I've just gotten used to it, especially after not having and finding deals and not being able to get them, that's a pet peev of mine. I make my list of what I'm going to buy but I always take my binder with me, chances are there's a deal that wasn't listed and if I have my coupon binder with me I'll snag it! Always check the clearance isle, there's almost always something on sale that you can use a coupon with and get for cheap or free!!!
Now is the perfect time to start a binder, schools in session and binders are on sale!!! I'd recommend getting getting a binder that has a zipper around the outside, the other will work but your more likely to drop coupons out of it. Along with the coupon binder you get all kinds of great spaces to put your necessary items like, a pen, I always seem to need one to redo my math if I find another deal I wasn't expecting,lol, a calculator, I don't know about you guys but I didn't do very well in math and can not do it in my head so having a calculator of some type is needed your going to be doing a lot of it,lol.
Also handy for your binder is a divider system, it helps to have all of your food items and hygenic items separated so you can easily find them. Again now's a great time to grab these, Walgreens had them for .40 cents this week, look for a deal like that and stock up. How do I divide it up? Welp, this can get really technical or really simple it just depends on how organized you would like to be. I refrained from posting a picture of mine because I didn't wanna scare you into not making one,lol, as I have broken everything down into several categories. To start I would get a general list of sections, Baby (if you need it) Dairy, Household(cleaners, Lysol,ect) Hygienic, Pet, Produce, Pantry and Store coupons (Coupons from Walgreens(RR), CVS,ect). This would be good to start out with.
Now you wanna see mine? Hehe, you would be here all night reading, but I have it broken down like this in my hygenic section, Bodywash, Deodorant, Hair Care,ect. Then in the Pantry section, Bread, Cereal, Chocolate,lol, ect. I break it down like this because when I'm looking for my coupons I want to find them fast and know where they are, plus I'm a organizing freak,lol. Figure out what works best for you and go from there.
Next topic, Can I take it into the store? Of course you can!!! I went to the store with my husband for the first time so he could see me in action,lol and as I was getting out of the car he said, "are you really gonna take that big thing in there?" A lot of people are afraid of embarrassed to take in their coupon binder, I've just gotten used to it, especially after not having and finding deals and not being able to get them, that's a pet peev of mine. I make my list of what I'm going to buy but I always take my binder with me, chances are there's a deal that wasn't listed and if I have my coupon binder with me I'll snag it! Always check the clearance isle, there's almost always something on sale that you can use a coupon with and get for cheap or free!!!
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Where do I shop???
Starting off couponing it can get overwhelming but don't worry, it's ok now I'm here,lol. Most people go to Walmart for their all you can get in one place shopping, which is fine but your missing out on so much. Before I started couponing I never went to Walgreens or CVS or anywhere else like that, that's just for Medicine right? NOOOOOO!!!!!! For a couponer Walgreens and CVS is heaven,lol. People come in my home and ask all the time, where in the world do you get all that deodorant?? Hehe, I like to smell good. The best place to start shopping for your hygenic needs is Walgreens or CVS, it just depends on what you have close to you. My favorite is Walgreens and that's only because of the Register Rewards (RR). What are RR? Register Rewards are like a coupon you get back when you purchase something. Example: This week there's a Blood glucose monitor for 10.00 and you get a 10.00 RR. You pay the 10.00 and a coupon for 10.00 prints out, what can I do with this? RR are like cash back from a store. When you get it, you can use it on just about anything even when your using another coupon on your other items. The only stipulation is at Walgreens you have to have the same number of coupons as you do items. Say you've got 4 things of toilet paper and you've got 4 coupons for the toilet paper and 1 RR, what do I do? Now's the time when you look around the store for the things we call "filler items", these will be items that your not using coupons for that are less than the RR your trying to use. Example: I always try if I have a 1.00 RR to find something that's just .25 cents or cheaper. So nows your chance to grab a cheap candy bar or clearance item.
CVS is another great place to shop and they have kind of the same thing with something that sometimes can be great and not so great. CVS has an Extra care bucks card that allows you to scan your card as you walk into the store and will sometimes print out great coupons for you to use while your there. Also the Extra Card also keeps up with what you buy if there have a deal going on and you need to buy so many to get the deal, they keep track of it on there. Unfortunately along with these great incentives comes the not so good stuff. With the Extra care card you are limited on how many sale items you can get each week. Example: Gain dish washing liquid .99 limit 3. This is not like Walgreens or other stores where you can buy 3 and then go out and then come back in and get 3 more. To get the deal you've gotta have the card and they keep track of how much you have already purchased. Still a great store, they also have extra bucks which again is like having store cash. Again for the most part you can use this on just about anything. CVS is a great store to shop at as well, I just prefer Walgreens.
Now, Why? Well unlike regular stores Walgreens almost always has a way that you can get your items for free or very close to it. Like the glucose monitor I mentioned earlier, it's like your getting it for free, you get the 10.00 back at the end of the transaction that you can use on other items. Again there's another stipulation but all of this will come naturally to you once you get going. Say you bought the monitor and you wanted to buy another one, Can I just use the RR to buy it? Nope. Why not? Walgreens came up with a great way to protect themselves from going bankrupt because of us couponers,lol. If you were to buy the second monitor with the 10.00 RR another 10.00 RR would not print out. This is how I roll my RR.
Buy the monitor for 10.00 and then use the 10.00RR on other items you may need, possibly buy more items that will also print out a RR. Example: I have my monitor and the 10.00 RR, I go back through the store and I pick up one razor 9.99 and I get a 5.00 RR after I purchase it, of course I have a coupon, who's gonna pay full price? So I use my 4.00 coupon along with the razor bringing my total to 5.99, now I need another item to take up the rest of the ten, what do I do? DO NOT buy anther razor, why? If you purchase 2 of the same thing in the same transaction the register will print out a RR for only one item, another safety net for Walgreens. So I'll pick up a pack of toilet paper, because who ever has enough toilet paper? So I go to check out and lets say I don't have a coupon for the toilet paper (but in real life this would NEVER happen,lol) with the 2 items my total reaches 10.98, I give the cashier my RR and razor coupon then I pay the tax. When I'm handed my receipt I'll get a 5.00 RR that I can use on another item, do not use it to buy the same thing back to back, the RR will not print out. I learned this the hard way and when your just getting started I would for the sake of your wallet, take your items out of the store and then go back in and roll your RR. When you get the hang of it you can grab all of your items and then just make different transactions. But please be considerate of the people behind you. I saw a T-shirt one time that I have yet to get and would love to have but it said, "If she's got a coupon binder don't get behind her". We need to be respectful of the people behind us and not make people think that coupon people are aggravating. Because we're not, crazy maybe, but not rude. That's pretty much Walgreens in a nut shell and CVS is very similar.
If you have any questions, please place a comment here and I'll get back to you as soon as I can, thanks for reading :-)
CVS is another great place to shop and they have kind of the same thing with something that sometimes can be great and not so great. CVS has an Extra care bucks card that allows you to scan your card as you walk into the store and will sometimes print out great coupons for you to use while your there. Also the Extra Card also keeps up with what you buy if there have a deal going on and you need to buy so many to get the deal, they keep track of it on there. Unfortunately along with these great incentives comes the not so good stuff. With the Extra care card you are limited on how many sale items you can get each week. Example: Gain dish washing liquid .99 limit 3. This is not like Walgreens or other stores where you can buy 3 and then go out and then come back in and get 3 more. To get the deal you've gotta have the card and they keep track of how much you have already purchased. Still a great store, they also have extra bucks which again is like having store cash. Again for the most part you can use this on just about anything. CVS is a great store to shop at as well, I just prefer Walgreens.
Now, Why? Well unlike regular stores Walgreens almost always has a way that you can get your items for free or very close to it. Like the glucose monitor I mentioned earlier, it's like your getting it for free, you get the 10.00 back at the end of the transaction that you can use on other items. Again there's another stipulation but all of this will come naturally to you once you get going. Say you bought the monitor and you wanted to buy another one, Can I just use the RR to buy it? Nope. Why not? Walgreens came up with a great way to protect themselves from going bankrupt because of us couponers,lol. If you were to buy the second monitor with the 10.00 RR another 10.00 RR would not print out. This is how I roll my RR.
Buy the monitor for 10.00 and then use the 10.00RR on other items you may need, possibly buy more items that will also print out a RR. Example: I have my monitor and the 10.00 RR, I go back through the store and I pick up one razor 9.99 and I get a 5.00 RR after I purchase it, of course I have a coupon, who's gonna pay full price? So I use my 4.00 coupon along with the razor bringing my total to 5.99, now I need another item to take up the rest of the ten, what do I do? DO NOT buy anther razor, why? If you purchase 2 of the same thing in the same transaction the register will print out a RR for only one item, another safety net for Walgreens. So I'll pick up a pack of toilet paper, because who ever has enough toilet paper? So I go to check out and lets say I don't have a coupon for the toilet paper (but in real life this would NEVER happen,lol) with the 2 items my total reaches 10.98, I give the cashier my RR and razor coupon then I pay the tax. When I'm handed my receipt I'll get a 5.00 RR that I can use on another item, do not use it to buy the same thing back to back, the RR will not print out. I learned this the hard way and when your just getting started I would for the sake of your wallet, take your items out of the store and then go back in and roll your RR. When you get the hang of it you can grab all of your items and then just make different transactions. But please be considerate of the people behind you. I saw a T-shirt one time that I have yet to get and would love to have but it said, "If she's got a coupon binder don't get behind her". We need to be respectful of the people behind us and not make people think that coupon people are aggravating. Because we're not, crazy maybe, but not rude. That's pretty much Walgreens in a nut shell and CVS is very similar.
If you have any questions, please place a comment here and I'll get back to you as soon as I can, thanks for reading :-)
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