Walgreens: Deals for 4/26 thru 5/2

I just realized I forgot to post links to the best coupon match-ups I've seen this week. Walgreens has a BUNCH of great deals this week including several freebies and money-makers! I've already been once for the Bayer glucose meter $5 MM and Nivea body wash. You better believe I'll be back this week, too!! It'sHip2Save has a very thorough list of deals for you to check out for Walgreens, CVS and Target.

Thanks, Hip2Save!!

Mail Bag Monday... 4/27

Well, I forgot to post last week, so I'll post last week's today, and save this past week's for next. OOPS!! Anyway, I got quite a few freebies in the mail, and here's the run-down:

• GoGreen shopping tote (I love this bag!) from DeLallo olives, plus a coupon for online order: Sign up to be a web member and get one for yourself!!
• Roots of Nature haircare samples from Walmart. (No longer available...but there are plenty other freebies worth checking out!!)
• Cottonelle mini roll TP, Fresh Wipes sample and 2 coupons. From Walmart.com??
• Three copies of a Huggies mailer with coupons!! (These made for .25 tubs of wipes at KMart during their triple Q event! Yippie!!)...and don't ask how I got 3 copies...I really have no idea. They all had my name and addy on them. Just lucky, I guess!!
• A Fleischmann's Yeast bread recipe book. You can get yours here.
• Playtex Gentle Glide sample and $1 coupon from Walmart.
• Crest Advanced Seal whitening strips sample and $10 MQ. From Walmart?
• and....a $20 rebate check from when I bought contacts last year! (When I submitted this rebate back in 2008, it was my understanding I'd be getting $50 back. I received $30 a couple months back and called the company about it and they said they didn't know about the $50, but that they could see I was owed just the $30...so I thought I was out of luck on the other $20...but, alas, it came!! Yeah!!
  

So, overall, a decent haul in the mailbox a couple weeks back. I'll try to remember to post next Monday all the goodies I've received this week and last!!

Coupon Ethics

I love the site Hip2Save! And here, she has a post on using coupons correctly, along with links to other posts by SouthernSaver (another awesome deal blog) on coupon ethics. Not only the ethics of using coupons and doing so correctly, but also empowering information we could ALL use to make us feel more confident when handing over our coupons at the check-out.
I don't know about you, but I often feel timid about my deals because of the critical looks we sometimes get from cashiers when we get a too-good-to-be-true deal. There is nothing wrong with getting a super deal! The stores and manufacturers set these deals to get people into the stores to buy their products. It's just that most people don't look at it the way we do. They think: oh, toilet paper is on special this week. That must be a good deal. So they go to Target where the big pack is $20 (which, incidentally probably is no deal at all if they would do the math), then they buy all their other needs in that same shopping trip. They just fell into that marketing trap... But not us!! We don't let our immediate needs dictate our shopping trips...we buy when the price is right and save it for when we need it....it's just a different way of thinking. And it PAYS OFF!!
I am seriously behind on logging my purchases over the last few weeks. But, I plan to get caught up this week and I'll post my savings when I do. Keeping a log is a bit time-consuming, but it's something I suggest, especially for newbies because it really lets you see how your time committment to this 'hobby' pays you back!!! I'll post my totals and my system when I get it done... until then, enjoy your deal-hunting this week and relish those savings!!!

Mom's Night Event at Olathe Children's Orchard

I got this in my email today and thought I'd share. Could be fun . . .

May-07-2009

Mom's Nite Out!

6:00-8:30pm

Come help us celebrate National Mom's Nite Out! Bring a friend or neighbor to enjoy snacks, shopping, and lots of fun stuff just for moms!

• Free Facebook profile pictures from Imaj Photography! www.imajphotography.com

• Free Hair Styling and Consultation from Encounters! www.encounterssalonanddayspa.com

• Buy one get on free Ice Cream from Sylas & Maddie's!

• Free Make-and-Take activity from Stampin' Up! www.shellymay@stampinup.net

• Free facials from Mary Kay!

• Pampered Chef taste testing!

• DOOR PRIZES! Including free stuff from Encounters, Stampin' Up, and Children's Orchard Gift Cards!

FREE LIP GLOSS at Bath and Body Works!!!

**UPDATE: I got a tinted lip balm (I LIKE!!) and a cute nail file for $1.08!! What a deal!!**


HURRY! Through Sunday, 4/26, you can snag a FREE with ANY purchase lip gloss!!! These are the best coupons!! Print your coupon and pick out your lip gloss shade and a cute $1 gift bag to put it in and you have a nice little gift for someone you love (maybe yourself!?) for only a buck! You can also use this coupon with clearanced items or those little $1 gel soaps... just a thought!

Thanks, Money Saving Madness!!

Target Deals Worth Mentioning

I ran to Target yesterday and saved $44.20 on a $63 bill! I thought I'd highlight the best deals I found for you:

• Diet Dr Pepper Cherry 12pk: on sale for $3.33 (no bargain there!), but use the $1 TQ and you have yourself a decent deal at $2.33. Then, next time use the $1 MQ found inside the package (printed right on the cardboard), stacked with the TQ, making your next 12pk only $1.33. I forgot to look at the shelf tag to see how long this price is valid;

• Nabisco snacks: There are lots of Nabisco snacks on special right now for around $2, even the 100 calorie packs! Pair that with the $1 TQ and the $1/2 here, and you get these for $.50! OR, get the "Snack Sacks," (These are the Teddy Grahams, Nutter Butter cookies and mini Oreo cookies found in zip-top bags) for $1.52, making these $0.02 after coupons!!! PLUS, if you have the tearpad coupons found at some grocery stores (I've seen them at Price Chopper and Hen House, I think) for $1.50 off a gallon of milk wyb Oreos, this deal gets even sweeter: I was able to get my 100 calorie pack Oreo Cakesters for 50 cents and my gallon of milk for $1.39!
  

• Kraft Salad Dressing: Priced at $1.59 - $1.50 MQ (3/29 SS) = $0.09 each!! I stocked up on these BIG time, thinking this would be SO easy as a marinade for chicken on the grill this summer!

• Gerber Smart Sips: These are priced at $3.03 and have a peelie on them that say Try Me Free! I used the $3 IP I got for making a pledge on Gerber.com, so I paid .03 OOP and will submit for the full $3.03 MIR, making this a $3 MM! I later realized there is a $1/2 TQ that you could pair up with this and any other Graduates item, which all seem to be on sale right now....
  

• Dove Go Fresh deoderant found in the travel section is $.99 and I used the $1.25 MQ in the 3/15 RP to make this a .26 MM! I figured it would beep, but it went right through!

Happy Targeting, y'all!

Freebie For You

I love a free razor, people!!! You can sign up here for a freebie from Schick. What a great freebie!!
I noticed this site was very slow to load, but give it some time...mine finally went through!