Instant Win Wednesday: Kraft, Sleeping Beauty, Southwest Airlines

Here are the instant win games for the week:

Kraft So Good Together on Game Day: Enter to win $15 worth of free products from Kraft foods here
(ends 2/2/09)

Sleeping Beauty Royal Sweepstakes: Enter to win a magical VIP vacation to the Disneyland resort. Click here to enter.
(ends 1/31/09)

Southwest Airlines Click ‘N Celebrate: Enter to win a trip for you and 9 friends to get away and play. Take your friends on vacation to Denver, Phoenix, Chicago, or Florida. The destination is your choice. Enter to win here.
(ends 1/31/09)

Here’s the link to the instant win games from previous weeks. Some may have ended already.

GOOD LUCK!

Join Sam’s Club, get a $25 gift card

Sam’s Club is running a promotion between January 15th and 21st for New Members. If you join as a New Member during these dates, you will get a free $25 gift card. The cost of a Sam’s Club membership is $40. To access the details click here.

I actually gave up my membership when I started heavily couponing about two years ago. I found that I could get most of the items that I was purchasing there for free or close to free matching coupons with sale prices. People often ask me if having a Sam’s Club membership is “worth it.” It depends on what you are using it for.

If you are mainly buying health and beauty items there, then I don’t think it’s worth it. Learn how to shop at Walgreens or CVS, and you can get those items for free or close to free and you will have a nice stockpile before you know it.

I can get most bulk food items (cereal, granola bars, canned goods, etc.) cheaper at the grocery store using coupons during stock up sales.

They do have great deals on electronics/CDs/DVDs, books, clothing, meat (I have my mom buy me a big package of ground beef every few months because I usually can’t get a better deal anywhere else), and produce (they have great produce at great prices).

Get free Suave shampoo!

Thanks to Julie at Kingdom Klipper for the heads up on this freebie!

On Wednesday, January 14, you will be able to get a free bottle of shampoo from Suave. Go to their website here to take advantage of the offer.

Here are the terms of the offer: Register on Suave.com to receive a coupon for one bottle of Suave shampoo, conditioner, styling aid, body wash, or body lotion (good up to $3) by mail. Registration begins at 12 am ET on 1/14/09 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on 1/14/09. Open to all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, aged 18 or older. Limit one offer per household.

Tip of the Day Tuesday: Coupon lingo

When I first started couponing, I felt like I was entering a secret society that spoke a language filled with acronyms. It was a bit confusing at first! If you’re new to the world of coupon lingo (or you’ve been around for awhile but still haven’t figured it all out), here’s a key to help you “decode” things on my blog and other blogs/message boards you may visit:

$ off – this is a “slang” term used for most common coupons that have a $ off amount. If you are reading message boards, people will sometimes shorten this to $/1 or $/2 (meaning the dollar off and then the # of items that need to be purchased)

Blinkie – These coupons are usually found at grocery stores and come out of a little machine with a blinking red light

BOGO = buy one, get one (usually buy one get one free or buy one get one 1/2 off)

BOLO = “be on the look out” (some examples = BOLO for these coupons, these clearance items, etc.)

Cat = Catalinas. Catalinas are the coupons that print out at the machines by the register that they often hand you with your receipt. These are usually considered “manufacturer’s coupons” and the items you purchase usually “trigger” these coupons. You can read more about catalinas here.

CRT – CRTs stands for “cash register tape.” These are the coupons that print out at the bottom of your receipt (they have these at CVS and at Target)

DND = Do not double – Some stores will double or triple a coupon to a certain face value. If the coupon says “DND” or “do not double” at the top, this may or may not apply (it will be up to the individual stores)

ECB = Extra Care Buck – you earn these at CVS when you purchase certain targeted items from the weekly or monthly ad. They can be used like cash off your next purchase.

ES = Easysaver coupon booklet – a monthly coupon booklet at Walgreens (usually found near the front of the store by the weekly ads)

ESR = Easysaver Rebate (Walgreens monthly rebate program)

GDA = Good Deal Advertised or Good Deal Alert

IP = Internet print – these are the coupons from websites such as Smartsource.com or Coupons.com that you print online

MIR = Mail in rebate

NED = No expiration date

OOP = The amount of money you spent out of your own pocket (after using gift cards, coupons, ECBs, RRs, etc.)

OYNP = On Your Next Purchase – Some grocery stores offer promotions where you earn a catalina that can be used like cash off your next purchase when you purchase participating items.

Peelie – a coupon that is placed on the outside of a product and peels off

PG = Procter & Gamble insert (from the newspaper)

RP = Red Plum insert (from the newspaper)

RR = Register Reward – You earn these for purchasing certain targeted items at Walgreens. These are like catalinas and are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” so the one coupon per item rule applies to these as well.

SS = Smart Source insert (from the newspaper)

Winetag/WT – these are found around bottles of wine and are usually good for a $ amount off of the purchase of items such as meat, cheese, and produce. Some require a wine or beer purchase to use them and others do not require a wine/beer purchase (these will be marked as NWPN or NBPN).

WYB = when you buy – Some coupons will say “free item when you buy X item.” In these cases, you can usually use another coupon to buy the “X” item

YMMV = your market may vary (in other words, this is how it works in my area, but the prices/deals may not be the same in your area)

If you’ve come across a term/acronym that you aren’t familiar with, post it here and I’ll decode it for you!

Diapers.com: Another diaper deal!

The CVS diaper deal is the best deal I’ve seen so far this week, but if you’re brand specific, the deals through Diapers.com might be a better option for you. Thanks to Frugal in Virginia for the heads up on this deal.

Here are a few different scenarios:

Get 3 boxes of Huggies newborn diapers for $41 shipped (a total of 276 diapers or .14/diaper)

Get 2 boxes of Huggies Supreme large case (sizes 1-6) for $42.43 shipped
*Size 1 boxes contain 152 diapers =304 diapers (.14/diaper)
*Size 2 boxes contain 132 diapers =264 diapers (.16/diaper)
*Size 3 boxes contain 116 diapers =232 diapers (.18/diaper)
*Size 4 boxes contain 100 diapers =200 diapers (.21/diaper)
*Size 5 boxes contain 88 diapers =176 diapers (.24/diaper)
*Size 6 boxes contain 72 diapers =144 diapers (.29/diaper)

Get 3 boxes of Pampers Swaddlers newborn for $37.43 shipped (a total of 276 diapers or .13/diaper)

Get a Pampers Baby Dry extra large case and Pampers Jumbo pack for $32.53 shipped
Size 1 boxes contain 252 diapers
Size 2 boxes contain 228 diapers
Size 3 boxes contain 204 diapers
Size 4 boxes contain 176 diapers
Size 5 boxes contain 156 diapers
Size 6 boxes contain 128 diapers

Size 1 jumbo packs contain 56 diapers
Size 2 jumbo packs contain 48 diapers
Size 3 jumbo packs contain 40 diapers
Size 4 jumbo packs contain 34 diapers
Size 5 jumbo packs contain 30 diapers
Size 6 jumbo packs contian 26 diapers

So, if you’re buying size 1, you get 308 diapers (.10/diaper)
If you’re buying size 2, you get 276 diapers (.11/diaper)
If you’re buying size 3, you get 244 diapers (.13/diaper)
If you’re buying size 4, you get 210 diapers (.15/diaper)
If you’re buying size 5, you get 186 diapers (.17/diaper)
If you’re buying size 6, you get 154 diapers (.21/diaper)

Get 1 Luvs Extra large case of diapers and 2 jumbo packs for $27.57 shipped
*Size 1 boxes contain 264 diapers
*Size 2 boxes contain 228 diapers
*Size 3 boxes contain 204 diapers
*Size 4 boxes contain 180 diapers
*Size 5 boxes contain 150 diapers
*Size 6 boxes contain 120 diapers

Jumbo packs contain:
*Size 1 =58 diapers
*Size 2 =50 diapers
*Size 3 =40 diapers
*Size 4 =34 diapers
*Size 5 =30 diapers
*Size 6 =26 diapers

So if you’re buying size 1, you get a total of 380 diapers (.07/diaper)
So if you’re buying size 2, you get a total of 328 diapers (.08/diaper)
So if you’re buying size 3, you get a total of 284 diapers (.09/diaper)
So if you’re buying size 4, you get a total of 248 diapers (.11/diaper)
So if you’re buying size 5, you get a total of 210 diapers (.13/diaper)
So if you’re buying size 6, you get a total of 172 diapers (.16/diaper)

Here’s what you need to do to get the deal:

1. Go to diapers.com and add these items (or any combination of $50+) to your cart.
2. Proceed to check out. If you’re a new member, you’ll have to register.
3. Enter the coupon code melissasba if you are a new customer to get $10 off your order of $49 or more. If you’ve ordered from diapers.com before, you can try to use the code RESOLUTION.
4. If you originally added $49 or more to your cart (before the code), your order should qualify for free shipping.
5. Place your order, and remember to send away for your rebate!
6. Go here and print out the form to receive a rebate of $14.97 rather than a magazine subscription.

**Get an additional 1% cash back if you shop through Ebates (and a $5 bonus if you’re new to the site)

**Diapers.com DOES accept manufacturer’s coupons, which makes this deal even sweeter. You can retail about how to do this here.