You are here: Home / Archives for Melissa

Savings Saturday: Target deals for the week of 2/22

February 22, 2009 by

This week there are LOTS of great offers at Target! Check out this post to find lots of great items for free or close to free when you use Target printable coupons and manufacturer’s coupons.

Don’t forget to enter to win my $15 Target gift card giveaway here.

And now for the weekly deals…..

HOT gift card offers: (I always keep a $5 Target gift card on hand to “roll” into gift card deals)

*Buy 2 1 GB USB drives ($6.99/each), get a $5 Target gift card
If you have a $5 gift card to “roll”, buy 2 USB drives – $6.99/each

Use $5 gift card

Spend $8.98, get $5 Target gift card (it’s like paying $4.49/each)

*Buy 2 Gillette Fusion or Venus Breeze razors or cartridges, get a $5 Target gift card: Gillette Fusion or Venus Breeze razor priced at $7.99

Scenario #1:
Buy 2 Gillette Fusion razors – $7.99/each

Use 2 $4 Gillette Fusion manufacturer’s coupons
Use $5 Target gift card

Spend $2.98 OOP, get a $5 gift card

Scenario #2:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $7.99
Buy 1 Venus Breeze razor – $7.99

Use $3 Target Venus razor printable (available on Target.com)
Use $4 Gillette Fusion manufacturer’s coupon
Use $2 Venus manufacturer’s coupon
Use $5 gift card

Spend $1.98 OOP, get $5 gift card

Scenario #3:
Buy 2 Venus Breeze razors – $7.99/each

Use 2 $2 Venus manufacturer’s coupons
Use $3 Target coupon (the coupon specifies one per transaction)
Use $5 gift card

Spend $3.98 OOP, get $5 gift card

*Buy 2 selected P&G products, get a $5 gift card: Gain or Cheer liquid (150 oz) or Gain powder (120 load) – $14.99/each; Bounce sheets (240 ct) or Downy liquid (120 load) – $8.99, Bounty 12 pack giant roll paper towels or Charmin 30 pk big roll or 16 pk mega roll toilet paper – $15.99/each, Iams dry dog food (17.5+2.5 lb) – $17.79

The cheapest way to do this deal is:
Buy 1 Bounce sheets – $8.99
Buy 1 Downy sheets – $8.99

Use $1/1 Bounce coupon from P&G $120 savings booklet or .25/1 Bounce coupon from 2/8 PG insert
Use $1/1 Downy coupon from P&G $120 savings booklet or .50/1 Downy coupon from 2/8 PG insert
Use $5 Target gift card

Spend $10.98 OOP (if you have the $1 off coupons) or $12.23 if you don’t have the $1 off coupons, get a $5 Target gift card

Here are some other scenarios:

Scenario #1:
Buy Gain detergent – $14.99
Buy Bounty 12 pack paper towels – $15.99

Use $1/1 Gain Fabric Softener or Dryer Sheets, Any – P&GbrandSAVER – $120 P&G savings
Use $1/1 Bounty, on any ONE Bounty – P&GbrandSAVER – $120 in savings
Use $5 Target gift card

Total before coupons = $30.98
Spend $23.98, get a $5 Target gift card

Scenario #2:
Buy 2 Bounty 12 pack paper towels – $15.99/each

Use $2.25/2 Bounty Paper Towels, Any 6-Roll + – 02-08-09 RP
Use $1/1 Bounty, on any ONE Bounty – P&GbrandSAVER – $120 in savings
Use $5 Target gift card

Total before coupons = $31.98
Spend $23.73, get a $5 Target gift card

My Scenario:
Buy 2 Iams dog food – $17.79/each

Use 2 $5 Iams coupons (from home mailers)
Use $5 Target gift card

Total before coupons = $35.58
Spend $20.58, get a $5 Target gift card

Other Gift card offers:
*Buy Bissell Lift-Off Revolution ($169) or Bissell ProHeat 2X ($199), get a $20 Target gift card
*Buy Dyson DC24 All Floors ($399) or Dyson DC25 Animal ($549), get a $75 Target gift card
*Buy 2 Iams 8 lb original or weight control dry cat food ($14) or Fresh Step cat litter (25 to 28 lb – $12), get a $5 Target gift card
*Buy Sony PlayStation 3 game system, $399.99, get a $50 Target gift card
*Free $5 Target gift card with the purchase of 40 lb dry Pedigree dog food ($19.99) and 8 ct Pedigree Little Champions dog food ($4.49)
*Buy 2 Purina dog chow items (20 lb Dog Chow – $11.99), get a $5 Target gift card
*Buy TaxCut software (PSA $34.99), get a $10 Target gift card

Other deals:
*Lots of DVDs, CDs, and games for $10 each (pictured: Taylor Swift Fearless CD, Christina Aguilera Keeps Gettin’ Better CD, Dora Saves the Mermaids Nintendo DS game, M&Ms Kart Racing Wii game, Disney’s Enchanted DVD, Kung Fu Panda DVD, Dr. Seuss Horton Hears a Who DVD, Disney’s Wall-E DVD, Sex and the City DVD, Juno DVD, Mamma Mia DVD, The Dar Knight DVD) – I’m thinking the Disney DVDs/Wii games would make great Easter basket gifts for the kids!


According to HCW, there is a Kellogg’s promotion that will run through 3/16 where you get a $5 Target gift card for purchasing five selected Kellogg’s products. The following items are reportedly working for this promotion:
*12 ct Pop Tarts (priced at $2.55) – use $1/2 coupons from 2/22 inserts or $1/1 peelie coupons
*Nutri-grain cereal bars (some are reportedly marked down to $1.27/box)
*select cereals (check out Kelloggs.com for coupons)
*Rice Krispie treats
*Special K bars

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With:

Vote for a good cause

February 22, 2009 by

This is not a “deal” but I believe in supporting worthy causes as well.

Now Vote For The Hospital You’d Like To Receive A Second Starlight Fun Center™

Colgate-Palmolive is partnering once again with the Starlight Children’s Foundation to help seriously ill children cope with the pain, fear and isolation that often accompanies serious illnesses, such as Sickle Cell Disease.

During this year’s “Show the Love” campaign, Colgate-Palmolive will donate Starlight Fun Center™ mobile entertainment units to this year’s all 11 participating hospitals. The top 3 hospitals that receive the most online votes by 12pm (EST), February 27, 2009 will receive a second Starlight Fun Center™. Help spread more smiles and show the love to your community by voting for your local participating hospital!

Starlight Fun Centers™ feature a SharpAQUOS™ LCD Television, DVD player, and Nintendo Wii™. Whether children are nervously awaiting surgery, sitting restlessly during a long treatment or feeling lonely in their hospital room, these Fun Centers help them cope by providing endless hours of fun and distraction right at their bedside.

To learn more about Starlight Children’s Foundation, click here.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With:

Get a free tote bag!

February 22, 2009 by


Thanks to Vanessa (BBCPasta) for sharing this find!

Click here to get a free tote bag from Mantra Energy (you can choose red or green)

Filed Under: freebies

Get a FREE Victoria’s Secret Pink body lotion

February 22, 2009 by


Get a free 1 oz sample of Victoria’s Secret Pink Energizing Body lotion (made with organic ingredients). Print the coupon here and take into a retail store for your free sample.

Read the fine print:
Offer valid through March 2, 2009. Limit one free sample per customer while supplies last. Cannot be used with any other coupon, discount, or introductory offer. Not valid on previously purchased merchandise, catalog or online purchases.

Filed Under: freebies Tagged With:

Savings Saturday: CVS deals for the week of 2/22

February 21, 2009 by


Here are the coupon match ups for the upcoming week: (YMMV on coupon amounts because they are different in different areas)

The match ups for the monthly deals are here.

I do these coupon match-ups myself and it takes a LOT of time. I don’t mind if you share this information with others or on your blogs, but please make sure you are giving credit by posting a link back to my blog! Thanks 🙂

FREEBIES:
Extreme Energy 6 hour shot (2 pk) – 4 oz total – $4.99, get $4.99 ECB (this is a monthly deal, ad says limit 1, but limit is actually 2 now)

*Gillette Fusion Gamer, Gillette Venus Embrace or Spa Breeze razor – $7.99, get $4 ECB (limit 1 per household) – this is free after ECBs if you have buy the Gamer and have the $4 manufacturer’s coupon (last week, the ECBs were also printing for the Gillette Fusion Phantom/Phenom Power razors, but be sure you scan first to see if they come up at $7.99)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion razor – expires 3/31/09 – 2/8 PG
$2/1 Gillette Venus razor, any – expires 3/31/09 – 2/8 PG

ECB deals:
*Accu-Chek Compact Plus diabetes monitoring kit – $19.99, get $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*7Up, Canada Dry, A&W, Sunkist (12 pk, 12 oz cans) – 4/$12, earn $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 printable coupon here (you must register)

*Claritin Liqui-Gels (this is a monthly deal) – $19.99, get $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 printable on Claritin.com

*Clear Care 2 X 12 oz twin pack or Zaditor 5 ml – $14.99, get $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2 printable Zaditor coupon here

*Buy 2 DayQuil, NyQuil or Casero liquid (4-6 oz) or liquicaps (12 ct) – 2/$9.98, get $5 ECB (limit 5 per household)
$1.50/1 Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil, Any – 02-08-09 PG
$1.50/1 Vicks Nyquil Or Dayquil, Any – 01-18-09 PG

*Depend Underwear – $11.99, get $2 ECB (limit 5 per household)

*Buy Maybelline Dream Mousse foundation or Dream Matte powder, (PSA $8.39), get $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Maybelline Foundation, Any – 02-08-09 RP

*Maybelline Volume XL Seduction Lipstick and Lip Gloss – $8.99, get $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Maybelline Lip Product, Any – 02-08-09 RP

*Spend $20 on Revlon cosmetics, get $10 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, Any – 02-08-09 SS
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, Any – 02-08-09 SS
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, Any – 12-07-08 SS
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, Any – 11-16-08 RP

*Schick Intuition Plus razor – $8.99, get $4 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Schick Intuition or Intuition Plus Razor Or Refill, Any – 01-25-09 SS

*Stayfree or Carefree pads and pantiliners – $4.49 (this is a monthly deal), get $2 ECB (almost free if you use the BOGO free coupon)
$1/1 Stayfree printable here
$2/2 Stayfree products, on any 2 – 02-22-09 RP
BOGO free Stayfree Product, Any – 01-04-09 RP – valid up to $7.50
$1/2 Carefree products (34 ct & above), on any 2 – 02-22-09 RP
$1/2 Carefree Product, Any 34 Ct. + – 01-04-09 RP

*Viva paper towels – $7.49, get $2 ECB (limit 3 per household)
.50/1 Viva Paper Towels Big Roll Package, Any – 01-11-09 SS

BOGO free deals:
*Campbell’s or Swanson’s soup (PSA $1.49)
*CVS pharmacy batteries
*CVS pharmacy facial tissues
*Life Fitness vitamins
*Nabisco Chips Ahoy, Lorna Doone, Nutter Butter, Fig Newtons, Nilla wafers, Wheat Thins, Triscuit, or Ritz (9-16 oz) – priced at $3.99 – limit 6 items = FREE when you use two of the coupon below
$2/2 Nabisco Ritz, WheatThins, Triscuit, 1/25/09 SS
*Nature Made vitamins or supplements (20-500 ct – PSA $3.99) – limit 6 items
$2/1 printable coupon here (must register)
$1/1 printable here
**Save your receipts – Nature Made products are eligible for a $1/each cash back rebate through Caregivers
*Post cereals (Trail Mix Crunch, Shredded Wheat, Honey Bunches of Oats, Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles, 13-17 oz cereal) – limit 4 items
$2 off Post Trail mix crunch printable here
$1/2 Post Cereals on any TWO, 1-25-09 SS
$1/2 Post KIDS Cereals on any TWO, 1-25-09 SS

Other deals:
*Advil Cold & Sinus – $4.99
$2 off Advil Cold & Sinus printable here
$1/1 Advil Cold & Sinus, Allergy Sinus or Children’s Advil Cold, Any – 01-25-09 RP
*Aquafresh or Colgate – .88 (with clip free coupon) – limit 5
.75/1 Colgate adult or kid’s toothpaste – 2/22/09 SS

*Cadbury or Hershey’s mini eggs or chocolate egg – .49 (with clip free coupon)- limit 5
*Gatorade – 5/$5 (limit 10)
*Gold Emblem spices – .77 (with clip free coupon) – I use these all of the time
*South Beach bars – $2.50
$2 off South Beach bars printable here
*V05 shampoo or conditioner – .77 (with clip free coupon) – limit 6

Filed Under: Savings Saturday Tagged With: