Get a free Krispy Kreme doughnut today!

Sadly, all of the Krispy Kreme doughnuts in my area closed down, but if you happen to have one in your area, you can get one free today in honor of the inauguration. No purchase is necessary. You can get all of the details and find a participating location here.

ENJOY!

Are you eligible for free makeup/beauty products?

If I didn’t have to work today, I would definitely be at the mall getting free makeup or beauty products!

Starting today, a number of retailers (I will include the list later in the post) will have free makeup and beauty products available as part of a settlement (read all the details here). If you purchased products from any of these lines between May 29, 1994 and July 16, 2003, you are eligibile to participate.

Boucheron (USA) Ltd.: Boucheron, Sonia Rykiel, Christian Lacroix, Paul Smith, Issey Miyake, Jean Paul Gaultier

Chanel, Inc.: Chanel Colour, Precision Skincare, Chanel No. 1 Collection, Chanel Le Corps Actif, Allure, Chanel No. 5, Chanel No. 19, Chanel No. 22, Coco, Coco Mademoiselle, Chance, Allure for Men, Platinum Egoiste, Cristalle, Egoiste, Pour Monsieur, Technique Pour Homme, Anateus Pour Homme

Christian Dior Perfumes, Inc.: Christian Dior Perfumes

Clarins U.S.A., Inc.: Clarins, Thierry Mugler, Azzaro Paris

Conopco, Inc.: Calvin Klein, Obsession, Eternity, Escape, CK One, CK Be, Calvin Klein Color, Contradiction, Truth Calvin Klein, Calvin, Crave, Latitude Longitude, BCBGirls, Vera Wang, Chloe, Narcisse, Karl Lagerfeld, Lagerfeld Classic, Lagerfeld Man, Lagerfeld Woman, Lagerfeld Jako, KL, Photo, Sun Moon Stars, Cerruti (or Nino Cerruti), Cerruti 1881, Cerruti Image, Cerruti 1881 Amber, Valentino, Very Valentino, Valentino Gold, Vendetta, Elizabeth Arden, 5th Avenue, Blue Grass, Red Door, Sunflowers, True Love, Elizabeth Taylor Black Pearls, Elizabeth Taylor Passion, White Diamonds, Jean Louis Scherrer, Indian Nights/Nuits Indiennes, Visible Difference, Ceramides, Millennium

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.: Estée Lauder, Aramis, Clinique Laboratories, Inc., Prescriptives, Origins Natural Resources, M.A.C., La Mer, Bobby Brown Cosmetics, Tommy Hilfiger Toiletries, Donna Karan Cosmetics, Aveda, Stila Cosmetics, Jo Malone, Kate Spade Beauty, Laboratoires Darphin, Michael Kors Fragrances

Guerlain, Inc.: Guerlain

L’Oréal USA, Inc. (formerly known as Cosmair, Inc.): Biotherm, Helena Rubenstein, Kiehl’s Since 1851, Lancôme, Shu Uemura, the Designer Fragrances, including Cacharelle, Giorgio Armani, Guy Laroche, Paloma Picasso, and Ralph Lauren

Parfums Givenchy, Inc.: Parfums Givenchy

The following retailers will be participating:
Bergdorf Goodman

Bergner’s

Bloomingdale’s

Boston Store

Carson Pirie Scott

Dillard’s

Gottschalks

Herberger’s

Macy’s

Neiman Marcus

Nordstrom

Parisian

Saks Fifth Avenue

Younkers

These are the items that will be distributed (no other items will be available). Items will be available for seven days, but it is “While supplies last” and no rain checks will be given, so I would be very surprised if there is anything left after today:
Boucheron (USA) Ltd.:

Femme Eau de Toilette (1 ounce/30 ml)

Chanel, Inc.:

Coco Mademoiselle body lotion (3.4 fluid oz)

Christian Dior Perfumes, Inc.:

J’Adore Eau de Parfum (15 ml)

Clarins U.S.A., Inc. (customers will have a choice of ONE of two products, while supplies last):

Clarins Energizing Morning Cream (30 ml) OR

Clarins Beauty Flash Bomb (30 ml)

Conopco, Inc. (distributed by Coty, Inc. on behalf of Conopco, Inc.) (customers will have a choice of ONE of three products, while supplies last):

Calvin Klein Euphoria Bath and Shower Crème (6.7 oz)

OR

Vera Wang Princess Body Polish (5 oz)

OR

Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker Shower Gel (6.7 oz)

The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (customers will have a choice of ONE of two products, while supplies last):

Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair (15 ml/0.5 oz)

OR

Clinique Moisture Surge (30 ml/1 oz)

Guerlain, Inc.:

My Insolence Eau de Toilette (15 ml)

L’Oréal USA, Inc. (formerly known as Cosmair, Inc.) (customers will have a choice of ONE of eight products, while supplies last):

Lancôme UV Expert 20

OR

Lancôme Cils Design Pro Mascara

OR

Lancôme Fatale Mascara

OR

Lancôme Courbe Virtuose Mascara

OR

Lancôme Primordial Skin Defense

OR

Ralph Lauren Romance Shower Gel (6.7 oz.)

OR

Giorgio Armani ACM Shower Gel (6.7 oz)

OR

Lancôme Hypnôse Shower Gel

Parfums Givenchy, Inc.:

Very Irresistible Givenchy Eau de Toilette (15 ml)

Tip of the Day Tuesday: Tips for new CVS shoppers

Helpful Tips for Rookie CVS Shoppers
These easy to follow tips will make shopping at CVS a breeze, even if you are a newbie!
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1379497/helpful_tips_for_rookie_cvs_shoppers.html

My $40 weekly grocery budget

I typically do my grocery shopping on Saturdays, but that didn’t work out this week because of other things that were going on, so I went today, but even at that didn’t make it everywhere I wanted to go. My kids were totally out of their routine (and super cranky as a result) and my husband had to work late.

Here’s what I got for $29.95 this week:

Randalls – 2 cans chicken & rice soup, 3 jars Prego sauce (I have a huge stockpile of this, but I’ll be making manicotti for my husband’s birthday on Sunday and I don’t have the right kind for that….I basically only make it once a year and so I didn’t even think to buy sauce for it when I was stocking up a few months ago!), 2 boxes Barilla manicotti shells, 2 gallons milk (used $1 off milk when you buy Sara Lee bread coupon), bread, 3 pounds bananas

Paid $3.25 OOP (spent $16.38 on a gift card)

There weren’t really any great deals at Randalls other than the milk. They have several types of Barilla pasta 10/$10, which is why I went there, but of course, they didn’t have what I wanted for that cheap…at least it was on sale. I figured since I was there, I’d pick up a few things and go ahead and use my gift card since I hardly ever shop at Randalls.

Target – lunchmeat (used a .55/1 coupon and there is a MIR, so it will be a total moneymaker for me because I will get the pre-coupon amount back), frozen chicken breasts, bagged salad, canned tomato sauce, Parmesan cheese, kidney beans, Ranch style beans, Vienna sausage (my daughter loves these and it’s one of the few things she will eat at lunch these days), Pepperidge Farm stuffing (other brands would have been cheaper, but I love theirs the most), Pillsbury biscuits (used .75 off coupon), 10 Sobe Life water

Paid $26.70 OOP

If you haven’t done the Sobe Life water deal yet, it goes through 1/24 and the details are here

I still have $10.05 left to spend for the week. I plan on going to Kroger tomorrow to get some of their fruits and veggies that are a part of the 10/$10 sale.

Here are my updated savings totals:
Baby Emergency fund – 698.92 (Goal = $1000)
Gift savings – $132.42 (Goal = $1500)
Rolling entertainment fund – $0 (Goal = $500)

Here’s how much I have saved at individual stores:

Total Target savings – $130.27 to date (44% savings)
Total CVS savings – $187.77 (78% savings…this would probably be higher, but I do buy my stamps there to go toward my quarterly ECB earnings and you can’t use ECBs to pay for those!)
Total Kroger savings – $21.34 (33% savings)
Total Randalls savings – $58.34 (95% savings) – I have paid for most items here with gift cards/coupons so far this year

**If you’re looking for spreadsheets to help you track your savings, there are some good ones here on the Mommy Snacks blog

Free Bath and Body Works!


Thanks to j_essica on NBBC for sharing this coupon!

Bath and Body Works has a coupon for a free signature collection item with ANY purchase. This means you can purchase a small trial sized item and get a full size item for FREE.

Here’s the fine print: Limit one per customer. While supplies last. Selection may vary by store location. Offer may not be combined with any other offers, coupons, or discounts. Valid in store only through 1/25/09.

Also, just an FYI….these coupons can only be used at regular retail stores. They will not work at outlet stores (some outlet malls have “regular” retail stores…if you have an “outlet” store, the sign will be different and there is a limited selection of items which are usually overstock or with older packaging)

Click here to print this coupon.