Freebie Friday: CVS $15 gift card giveaway!

I am FINALLY doing my first giveaway and I have decided that I’m going to do a giveaway every month just for fun! I was actually planning on doing something else, but then I decided that a CVS gift card would be a better way to kick things off. If you’ve been CVSing for awhile, you know that $15 can go a long way, and if you’re new to CVS, this will help to get you started. I’m excited to get this started!

The giveaway will run from now until 11:59 PM (PST) on Friday, 1/30/09. I will announce the winner on Saturday, 1/31/09. (The winner will be randomly selected)

You can enter up to four times. Here are the ways that you can enter:

1. Post a comment letting me know how you plan to use the gift card if you win.

2. Sign up to follow my blog (if you are already following my blog, you automatically get an entry!) or subscribe to my blog (if you subscribe, please send me an e-mail to let me know that you have subscribed).

3. Create a post on your blog letting others know about the giveaway and link back to my blog. Be sure to comment here with a link to your post!

4. Post a comment with a question or tip for Tip of the Day Tuesday.

If you win, you need to provide me with some way to contact you. If your profile is public with a link to your blog, that works. Otherwise, watch the blog closely on Saturday, 1/31 for me to post the winner.

(If you post a comment as “anonymous” you need to include some sort of identifying information or your entry will not be valid)

Good luck!

Lots of online deals: Eddie Bauer, Gap, Kohls, Old Navy

Here are a few deals from my inbox that I thought were worth sharing!

Eddie Bauer – save up to 60% off during the semi-annual “Ultimate” sale. Get 4% cash back when you shop through Ebates.

Gap – Take an extra 30% off new arrivals and get free shipping when you spend $150 or more when you enter the code SPRING at check-out (offer ends on Sunday, 1/25). Get 3% cash back when you shop through Ebates.

Kohls – Check out their “incredible savings sale” (in store and online). Get additional savings during their “Power Hours” – Friday (online 3 pm-midnight EST, in store 3 pm-11 pm local time) and Saturday (online 12 am-4 pm EST, in store 7 am-1 pm local time). Save 60-65% off selected fleece tops, knit tops, and sports shirts for men. Save 50-60% off selected updated sportswear. Save 40-50% off selected athletic shoes. Save 10% off selected sheet sets (already 50-60% off). Save an extra 15% off selected kitchen electrics (already 10-20% off). Take an extra 15% off when you use code GET15EXTRA at check-out. Get free standard shipping when you spend $75 or more. Get an extra 4% cash back when you shop through Ebates.

Old Navy – Take an extra 30% off new arrivals and get free shipping when you spend $150 or more when you enter the code SPRING at check-out (offer ends on Sunday, 1/25). They also have more clearance markdowns starting at $1.99 and up. Click here for the details. Get 3% cash back when you shop through Ebates.

The Children’s Place – If you haven’t taken advantange of their great clearance sale yet, it’s not too late! Their “Monster Sale” is still going on. Take an additional 50% off already reduced clearance items. Get 3% cash back when you shop through Ebates.

Get a free sample of Chex Turtle Mix!

It’s not freebie Friday yet, but this stuff is so good that I didn’t want to wait to post it! Sign up for a free sample of Chex Turtle Mix. If you haven’t tried it yet, it is sooo yummy!

Kroger Mega Sale scenarios


You can find my coupon match ups here. My Kroger stores triple three like coupons up to .35 and double three like coupons up to .50 (check with your store for their policies – YMMV).

Here’s my first scenario:

Buy 3 Daisy Sour cream – $2.97 (after coupons, does not include instant $5 off)
use 3 .50/1 coupons (check your store’s policies if they double/triple…mine only doubles/triples three like coupons)

Buy 1 Ken’s salad dressing – $.99 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use $1 coupon

Buy 1 Juicy Juice – $1.53 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use $1 coupon

Buy 2 Green Giant Valley Fresh steamers – .98 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use 2 .50/1 coupons

Buy 3 Kleenex – $2.37 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use 3 .40/1 coupons

Buy 1 Rotel – FREE after coupon
use .30/1 coupon

Buy 2 Pace Picante sauce – $1.52 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use 2 .50/1 coupons

Buy 1 Totino’s pizza rolls – $1.44 (after coupon, not instant $5)
.50 Cellfire.com coupon .35/1 coupon

Buy 1 Velveeta – $3.99 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use $1 printable

Buy 2 French’s mustard – .98 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use 2 .50/1 printables

Buy 2 Cattleman’s BBQ sauce – $1.48 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use 2 .75/1 printables

Buy 2 Philadelphia cream cheese – $2.98

Buy 1 Pedigree Good Bites – $2.39 (after coupon, not instant $5)
use $1 coupon

Buy 8 Kraft shredded cheese – $9.92 (after coupons, not instant $5)
use 8 .75/1 coupons

Total before Mega sale instant $5 off (tripled because I am buying 30 items) = $33.54

After $15 from Mega sale promotion = $18.54

I will also buy 2 packages of Pilgrim’s Pride chicken (usually about $5.99) and use two .55/1 printables, so it should be about $4.89 for both packages because they are BOGO free

I will buy 2 packages of Sara Lee bread, which should be $2.29 (since they are BOGO free)

I will buy 2 gallons of milk and use my $1 off milk when you buy Sara lee bread coupons, so that should be $3.98 for both gallons

Instant Win Wednesday: Mars snack foods, Wanchai Ferry, Kimberly Clark

Kimberly Clark $25,000 Room a Day Giveaway: click here (ends 3/6)

Mars Snack Foods Be on the Field Super Bowl giveaway (ends 2/1): click here

Wanchai Ferry Chinese New Year promotion: click here (ends 3/1)

Here are the instant win games from previous weeks (some may have ended):
http://melziemomsbargains.blogspot.com/search/label/instant%20win%20games

If you’re wondering if it’s “worth” it to play these games, I just won the Kraft instant win game I posted about recently this morning 🙂