New free Redbox code!

March 11, 2010 by

If you’re a Redbox fan, there’s another free code that is valid through 3/18.  The code is GE3FFM8 and it can be used once per card. (Thanks One Day, One Dollar a a Time!)
Here are a few other codes that may work if you have not used them before:
BREAKROOM
DVDONME
REDBOX

For use at Walgreens only: DVDATWAG

You can use these codes once per card (you do have to swipe a credit or debit card to “rent” the movie).

To learn more about Redbox (or to find a location, see what’s available, or reserve a selection online), check out their blog here and their site here.

If you are new to using Redbox, Dealseeking Mom has a great tutorial here.

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Gap and Gymboree deals!

March 11, 2010 by

Take an extra 20% off sale prices online when you enter the code GAPEXTRA20 at check-out.  Get an additional 4% cash back when you shop through Ebates!  This code expires on Saturday, 3/13.  They also have a “Recycle Your Blues” promotion going on right now where you can bring in your old jeans (it can be any brand) and they wil give you a coupon for 30% off any of their denim at Gap, GapKids, or babyGap!  If you have a Gap card, you get 35% off! This promotion also ends on 3/13.

Check out their Spring Break deals and get board shorts and rash guards for boys for $12.99 and swimsuits for girls for $14.99.  Plus, check out the latest markdowns and save 40-60%!  Earn a $25 Gymbuck for every $50 that you spend (Gymbucks redemption starts on 4/8).  There are currently 20% off coupons out from home mailers, and in the April Parents magazine.  You may want to hold on to your 20% off coupons, though, because rumor has it that the “Fill A Bag” sale will start on 3/18.  During that sale, you get 30% off everything in store and online and you can use a coupon on top of that!  The outlet is also having a “Swim & Shorts sale” with price points starting at $12.99 and you can save up to 50% off the original price on spring styles.

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Hot deal on gauchos at Target ~ $4/each shipped!

March 10, 2010 by

Target has a hot deal right now…You can get the Xhilaration Juniors Gaucho Collection pants for just $4 each online!  The pants are currently priced at $10 each and they are Buy One, Get One free, so you pay $10 for two pairs of pants.  Then, you can enter the promotional code URTYJLI8 and get an additional 20% off, which makes it $8 for two pairs of pants! Shipping is free, too!  You get an additional 3% cash back when you shop through Ebates, too!  (and if you’ve never signed up for Ebates before, you’ll get a $5 bonus just for signing up, which makes one pair of pants free!)  These are selling out FAST, so if you want to do this deal, jump on it!

I’m so excited about this deal!  I had $50 in Target e-gift cards that I had earned from Swagbucks, so here’s what I was able to snag for just $3.91 out of pocket!

4 pairs of Gauchos
One pair of sandals for my son
One pair of sandals for my daughter (they have lots of kids’ shoes that are BOGO 50% off)
2 pairs of Bermuda shorts for my daughter
2 shirts for my daughter

The 20% off code worked for everything that was in my cart and on top of that, there is free shipping if you spend $50 or more (this appears to be before discounts).

(Thanks Hip2Save!)

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Kroger deals for the week of 3/10

March 10, 2010 by

Don’t forget to load your coupons to your Kroger card:
Cellfire
Kroger
Shortcuts
Upromise

**For more information about loadable coupons and how they work check out this post!

This ad is based on the Texas/Louisiana market. My Kroger stores double three “like” coupons with a face value up to $.50 and triple three “like” coupons with a face value up to $.39. Your market may be different. Check with your store for details!

The Cart Buster Savings Event continues this week.  Look for special yellow tags that identify participating products.  In addition to the Cart Buster event, there is also a March Madness Mix & Match Event:  Buy any 8 participating products, get an instant $4 off (you can view the full list here)
Check out the Kroger March Madness Instant Win game and get great prizes added to your Kroger shopping card when you’re a winner.  I won a four pack of Reese’s peanut butter cups last week and Planters peanuts this morning!

Here are the deals for the week:

CART BUSTER ITEMS:

*Always Maxi pads – $5.49

*Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $1.79
$.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, or Fruit Roll-ups printable
$.50/2 Betty Crocker fruit snacks loadable on shortcuts.com
$.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, or Fruit Roll-ups printable on bettycrocker.com

There is a catalina deal that matches up with this offer~

Between 2/22 and 3/21, buy Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-ups, or Fruit Roll-Up Fruit Stickers:

Buy 3, get $1.50 OYNO
Buy 4, get $2.50 OYNO
Buy 5, get $3.50 OYNO

All items must be purchased in one transaction:  06578 10219 20180 0904 0761 0580

SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $1.79/each

Use 2 $.50/2 printable coupons (should double)
$.50/2 Cellfire loadable
$.50/2 Shortcuts loadable

Spend $4.16 OOP, get a $2.50 OYNO catalina
Final Price = $1.66 OOP after coupons and catalina

*Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake Mix – 10/$10
 $.75/1 Betty Crocker Cake Mix printable (no longer available to print, hopefully you printed when I posted about it last week!)
Final Price = $.25 after coupon

*Betty Crocker twin pack potatoes – $1.68
$.40/1 Betty Crocker potatoes printable (should double)
$.40/1 Betty Crocker potatoes printable on bettycrocker.com (must register)
$.40/1 Betty Crocker potatoes loadable on shortcuts.com

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Betty Crocker twin pack – $1.68

Use $.40/1 printable (should double)
$.40/1 shortcuts loadable

Spend $.48 OOP ($.24/box!)

*Charmin bath tissue – $5.99
$.25/1 Charmin bath tissue – 2-7 PG (should triple)
Final Price = $5.24 after coupon

*Chex Mix or Bugles – 2/$3 – FREE after coupons!
$.50/1 Chocolate Chex Mix printable (should double)
$.50/1 Chex Mix loadable on shortcuts.com
$.50/1 Chocolate Chex Mix loadable on shortcuts.com
$.50/1 Chex Mix loadable on cellfire.com

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Chocolate Chex Mix – $1.50

Use $.50/1 printable (should double)

$.50/1 Chocolate Chex Mix loadable
Final Price = FREE after coupons! (you will only be able to get it free once per loadable coupon)

*Crest Pro Health mouth rinse – $4.49
$1.50/2 Crest Pro Health rinse – 2-7 RP
Final Price = $3.74/each (when you buy 2)

*Dawn dish detergent liquid – $1.99

*Downy fabric softener or Bounce dryer sheets – $4.99
$.50/1 Downy fabric sheets – 2-7 PG (should double)
$1/1 Downy Fabric softener (liquid) – 2-7 PG
Final Price – $3.99 after coupons

*Duracell batteries – $1.99
$1/1 Duracell batteries – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $.99 after coupons

*Frito Lay Sun Chips or Baked Lays – $2.98

*General Mills Honey Nut Cheerios – $2.99
$1/2 General Mills cereal printable
$1/3 General Mills cereals – 2-7 GM insert

Final Price = $2.49 after coupon

*Gillette disposable razors – $4.99

*Gillette or Old Spice body wash or deodorant – 3/$10
$4/2 Gillette body wash or deodorant – 2-21 PG
$2/1 Gillette body wash  – 2-7 PG
Free Gillette body wash WYB Gillette deodorant – 2-7 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Gillette deodorant – $3.33/each
Buy 2 Gillette body wash – $3.33/each

Use $4/2 Gillette deodorant/body wash coupon
Use 2 FREE body wash WYB deodorant coupon

Spend $2.66 OOP

*Gold Medal Flour – $1.77
$.75/1 Gold Medal flour printable
Final Price = $1.02

*Green Giant canned vegetables – 3/$2

*Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers – $1.28
 $.50/1 Green Giant vegetables printable (should double)
$.50/1 Green Giant bagged vegetables printable (should double)
Final Price = $.28 after coupon

*Hamburger Helper Twin pack – $1.68
$.75/3 Hamburger Helper loadable on shortcuts.com
$.75/3 Hamburger Helper printable on bettycrocker.com

There is a catalina deal that matches up with this offer!

Buy Hamburger Helper, Chicken helper, or Tuna Helper between 2/22 and 3/2:

Buy 3, get $1.50 OYNO
Buy 4, get $2 OYNO
Buy 5, get $2.50 OYNO

Must be purchased in one transaction, offer # 09500 20215 10555 0904 0060 0986

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Hamburger Helper twin packs – $1.68/each

Use $.75/3 printable
Use $.75/3 loadable

Spend  $3.75 OOP, get a $1.50 OYNO catalina coupon
Final Price = $2.25 after coupons/catalina ($.37/each!)

*Iams cat food – $12.99
$1/1 Iams dry cat food – 2-7 PG
Final Price – $11.99 after coupons

*Iams wet dog food – 10/$10
$3/6 Iams Dog food cans – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $3 after coupons (when you buy 6 cans)

*Iams dry dog food – $15.99
$1/1 Iams dry dog food – 2-7 PG

Final price – $14.99 after coupon

*Nature Valley granola bars – $2.29
$.40/1 Nature Valley Granola bars printable (should double)
$1/1 Nature Valley Granola Nut clusters loadable on shortcuts.com
$.40/1 Nature Valley granola bars loadable on shortcuts.com and cellfire.com
$.40/1 Nature Valley Granola bars printable on bettycrocker.com
 $1/1 Nature Valley Granola Nut clusters printable on bettycrocker.com
Final Price = $1.09 after printable and loadable coupon

*Nice ‘n Easy hair color – $5.99
$1/1 Nice ‘n Easy hair color – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $4.99 after coupon

*Old El Paso taco shells or refried beans – 10/$10

*Pampers diapers – $8.99
$2/1 Pampers Cruisers – 2-21 PG
$1.50/1 Pampers diapers pr pants – 27 PG
Final Price = $6.99 after coupons

*Pantene Shampoo – $2.97
$2/2 Pantene products – 2-7 PG
$1/1 Pantene products – 2-14 RP and 2-7 PG
Final Price – $1.97 each after coupons

*Pillsbury biscuits, crescents, or cinnamon rolls – 4/$5
$.30/2 Pillsbury Grands printable
$.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet rolls or Grands sweet rolls printable
$.30/2 Pillsbury Grands loadable on shortcuts.com
$.25/1 Pillsbury crescent rolls – 12-13 GM (should triple)
$.40/2 Pillsbury Crescent rolls – 1-3 GM, 1-31 SS
$.40/3 Pillsbury Grands biscuits – 12-13 GM, 1-3 GM
$1/2 Pillsbury Grands biscuits printable

*Pillsbury Ready to Bake cookie dough – 2/$4
$.75/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Holiday cookies printable
$1/2 Pillsbury refrigerated cookie dough printable
Final Price = $1/each after coupon

*Pillsbury Toaster Strudel pastries or Scrambles – $1.99
$.55/2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel pastries printable
$1/1 Pillsbury Toaster strudel pastries printable
$.55/2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel loadable – shortcuts.com
Final Price = $1.43 for two after coupons ($.72/each)

*Prilosec OTC – $18.99>
$3/1 Prilosec OTC – 2-7 PG
Final Price = $15.99 after coupons

*Pringles Super Stack – 4/$5
$.50/4 Pringles cans – 2-21 PG (should double)
Final Price = $1/each after coupons (when you buy 4)

*Progresso Soup – 4/$5
$.25/1 Progresso Light Soup – 2-7 GM, 2-21 SS (should triple)
$.50/2 Progresso – 2-7 Gm and 2-21 SS (should double)
Final Price = as low as $.50/each

*Romano’s Macaroni Grill Restaurant Favorites – 2/$7
$1/1 Romano’s Macaroni Grill Restaurant Favorites Dinner Kit – 3-7 SS
Final Price = $2.50/each

*Secret or Old Spice deodorant – $1.88/each
$1/2 Old Spice antiperspirant/body wash – 2-21 PG
Final price = $1.38 after coupon

*Swiffer Wet Dry Refills or Wet Jet refills – $6.99

*Tide laundry detergent or New Tide Stain Release – $5.88
$.35/1 Tide – 2-7 PG (should triple)
Buy 1 Tide detergent, get a stain release free – 2-7 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Tide – $5.88
Buy 1 Tide Stain release

Use $.35/1 Tide coupon (will triple)
Use free stain release WYB Tide

Spend $4.83 OOP

*Totino’s party pizza – 10/$10

*Totino’s pizza rolls – $2.79

*Wanchai Ferry Meals for Two – $5.99
$1/1 Wanchai Ferry dinner kit printable
Final Price = $4.99/each

*Wanchai Ferry Meal for Two – 2/$7
$1/1 Wanchai Ferry dinner kit printable
Final Price = $2.50/each

*Yoplait Yogurt Multi Pack – 2/$4
$.40/1 Yoplait Multi-Pack printable (should double)
Final Price = $1.20

OTHER DEALS:
*Asparagus – $1.97/lb
*Blue Bell ice cream – $3.99
$1/1 Blue Bell ice cream printable (must register)
Final Price = $2.99
*Kroger cheese – 2/$3
*Kroger cottage cheese, sour cream, or dip – 10/$10
*Kroger drinking water – 2/$5
*Weight Watchers Smart Ones – 5/$10

CRAZY MEAL DEAL:  Buy 2 lbs 31-40 ct Shrimp Farm Raised Previously Frozen Sold Bulk or in 2 lb package, get FREE Fresh Selections Cole Slaw (16 oz), Louisiana Fish Fry (selected 10 oz varities), French Baguette Bread, Louisiana Cocktail sauce (12 oz), RC Cola 2 liter bottle (save $8.79)

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Tip of the Day Tuesday: What’s in MY pantry

March 9, 2010 by

As people are first starting to coupon and to stockpile, I often get questions about what to stockpile.  The rule of thumb is to stockpile the things that your family will actually use!  Otherwise, you end up wasting a lot of space on things that will end up going to waste.  If you’re just getting started with stockpiling, you might also want to check out my “What I’m Willing to Pay for Things” post.

Since we’re talking about frugal recipes and cooking from your stockpile this month, I thought I’d share what’s in my “pantry.”  My pantry is not very big so my stockpile also extends into my garage on several shelving units and I even have some of it stored in various closets throughout the house (we’ll talk about creative ways to stash your stockpile this month, too!)    One of these days, maybe I’ll get around to taking and sharing some pictures, too.

Having said that, here are some of the things that I stockpile:

Applesauce ~ the small single serve cups

Beans ~ baked beans, black beans, pinto beans, ranch style beans, kidney beans, refried beans (I have the cans and the bags of dry beans)

Brownie/cake mixes ~ these are great to have on hand when you need to take a last minute treat somewhere or just to have a treat for your family every now and then! (I stock up when I can get them for $.20 or less)

Canned “convenience” foods (things like Spaghetti-Os and Chef Boyardee pasta)

Canned meats ~ chicken, ham, and tuna (lately I’ve been buying the tuna pouches)

Canned soups ~ This includes “cream” soups, tomato soup, beef and chicken broth, and Progresso type soups

Canned fruit ~ a variety

Canned vegetables ~ a variety

Cereal ~ we usually go through at least 2 boxes a week, and I usually have 30+ boxes in my stockpile
Flour

Condiments ~ ketchup, mustard, marinades, soy sauce, dressings, etc.

Flour

Fruit snacks/fruit roll ups

Juice (bottles of juice, juice boxes, and Capri Sun)


Macaroni & cheese/Easy Mac

Oatmeal ~ the instant stuff

Pasta (a variety of noodles)

Pasta sauce

Pop Tarts

Potatoes (the Betty Crocker boxed potatoes and instant mashed potatoes)

Pudding and Jell-O cups

Rice

Seasoning packets (Ranch, taco, Italian, chili, etc.)

Sugar

Tomatoes ~ diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, RoTel, etc.

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