In store deals – 12/19/08: Kroger, Target, Toys ‘R Us, Walgreens and more!

These are the deals that I have seen so far. Please feel free to share any deals you have also!

Gap Outlet: They will be having a huge sale starting today with 60% off original prices.

Gymboree Outlet: All sweaters will be $12.99. All microfleece will be 50% off.

Hallmark: Get three .99 cards for $1 using this printable coupon here.

Kroger: Huggies diapers/Pull Ups are on sale this week for $9.99/each. When you use your card, you get an instant $3 off. There are $1 and $1.50 manufacturer’s coupons out there from the inserts and home mailers and $2 Pull Ups coupons (printable, inserts, and mailers). There are also coupons that you can load onto your Kroger card for $1.50 and $1 off at Cellfire.com and Shortcuts.com. I think the cheapest way to do this is to buy 2 packages of Huggies diapers (one regular/one Supreme). Use the $1 off manufacturer’s coupons if you have them. The $1.50 and $1 will come off from Cellfire and Shortcuts. The $3 will come off instantly. If you have all the coupons, it should be $11.48 for 2 packages. If you have receipts for at least 5 packages, you can send in for the rebate from Caregivers making it $9.48 for 2 packages (or $4.74/package).

You can also get free Cottonelle toilet paper with the coupons from Cellfire and Shortcuts along with your manufacturer’s coupons and free Colgate Total toothpaste with the $1.50 Cellfire coupon and your printable $1.50 coupons.

Toys ‘R Us:
They are having BIG sales this weekend (some deals are online and in store and some are online only).

Here are a few highlights from the Friday & Saturday in store only ad: (view the full ad here)
*50% of all Guitar Hero Aerosmith bundles ($39.99-$44.99)
*BOGO free – all Darla dolls & accessories
*50% off all Furreal newborns – $6.99 each
*Fisher Price blue or pink medical kit – $6.99 each
*Leap Frog Fridge Talk Magnetic Word Play recorder

Target:
There are some great coupons that expire this weekend (12/20) which will end some of the deals that we have really enjoyed. You can print these using the coupon generator on HCW.

Here are a few of the good ones that will be expiring:
*$2/1 Archer Farms ham – use to purchase the ham steaks which are ranging in price from about $2.02-$2.50 (so they will be .02 to .50/each after the coupon)
*$1/1 Fresh Cauliflower or Broccoli – Broccoli is on sale 3/$4 this week which makes it .33 each after the coupon
*$1/2 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts – YMMV, but the boxes of these are $1.78 in my stores. Combine this coupon with the $1/2 manufacturer’s coupons that are out there and you pay .78/box of Pop Tarts
*$1/2 Pillsbury refrigerated baked goods – There are biscuits in a green package (you can view them here) that are priced at $1.07 at my stores. If you buy 6 of these and use 3 $1/2 printables combined with the .75/3 manufacturer’s coupon (blinkie), you will pay .32/can. If you don’t have the printables and buy 2, it’s .57/can which still isn’t a bad deal. My stores have also had a number of the ready to bake cookies on sale 2/$4. There are $1.50/2 blinkie coupons, so you pay $1.50 for two packages of ready to bake cookie dough.
*$1/2 Quaker cereal – Life has been on sale 2/$4 at my stores. Combine this with a $1/2 manufacturer’s coupon and pay $1/box (this definitely isn’t the best price ever for cereal, but if you like Life, it’s not a bad deal).

Keep an eye out for the Rayovac alkaline batteries in your $1 spot. Use the printable coupon here to get free batteries.

Walgreens 2 day doorbuster deals: (Friday and Saturday 12/18-12/19)

*Webkinz Lil’ Kinz pets – BOGO (priced at $6.99)

*Buy 2, get 2 free – kids toys (priced at $6.99/each)

*Buy 1 @ $6.99, get 2 free – Cafe Gel candle (11 oz) or Patriot Candles Mini Reed Diffuser

*50% off Sale the Color Workshop Cosmetic case (regularly $9.99 and up)

*50% off Mens’ Razor or Groomer (Remington Code or Titanium 6 in 1 grooming kit)

*50% off Sale W photo SD memory card (1 to 4 GB)

*50% off outdoor lighted Christmas decorations, light sets, and trees

*50% off digital photo frames (3.5 inch = $29.99, 7 inch = $39.99)

*Red Baron pizza – 2/$5

*A&W, 7 Up, Sunkist, Canada Dry, or Hawaiian Punch – .79

*Spend $10 on Hallmark cards, get a $5 RR

Here are a few highlights from the regularly weekly ad:
Olay Deal – Olay Regenerist products are buy one, get one 50% off this week. The Olay Regenerist cleanser is $7.49. So, buy 2 and your total will be $11.24. There was a $5 off coupon in Sunday’s P&G insert. After this coupon, it will be $6.24. Use a $5 RR to pay (if you have one) or just pay the $6.24. There is a mail in rebate from Olay for a $15 gift card when you buy 2 Regenerist products. Here’s the link.

From the 4 day sale ad (12/17-12/20):
Spend $15, get $5 RR
Triscuit 2/$6
Wheat Thins 2/$6
Ritz 2/$6
Capri Sun 2/$6
Oscar Meyer Bacon 2/$6
kraft american singles 2/$5
oscar meyer cooked ham 2/$5
deli shaved roasted turkey 2/$5
vitamin water 20 oz 5/$5
fuze 18.5 oz 5/$5
powerade 32 oz 5/$5

There are $1/2 printable coupons for use on Nabisco crackers here.

Buy 5 boxes of Triscuits, Wheat Thins, or Ritz and use 2 $1/2 printables. Spend $13 (or $8 if you are rolling one of your holiday RR into this deal) and get a $5 RR back.

Other deals:
The DeMet’s turtles are on sale for $.99 and there is a $1.50/1 coupon from the 11/16 SS insert. You have to buy more than one box to use the coupon or it beeps. So, buy 2 boxes and pay .48. Buy 8, use 5 coupons, and pay .42. Buy 11, use 7 coupons, and pay .39.

I am also doing these deals:
Buy Tide – $12.99 (use $1 coupon from this week’s inserts)
Buy DeMet’s Turtles – $.99 (use $1.50/1 DeMets coupon)
Buy Butterball chicken broth – .50

Use 2 $5 RR (one from Holiday deals, one from Gatorade purchase)
Spend $1.98, get $2 RR

Buy 2 Oral B stages toothpaste – 2/$4
Use $1/2 Oral B stages coupon
use $2 RR from Tide
Spend $1, get $2 RR

Freebie Friday: photos, gifts in a jar, Pampers points

I found this deal on Fatwallet:
Get a free 8X10 photo from Walgreens. Upload your photo here and use code FREEGIFT at check-out. Pick it up in your local store. This offer expires on 12/20.

I found this deal on HCW:
Free photo book from Picaboo. You do have to pay for shipping, which is about $7.99.

I found this on MoneySavingMom:
Download a free “Gifts in a Jar” e-book. I have gotten gifts in a jar from people and I love them! Click here to access the free download.

This deal also comes from HCW:
Get 10 free Pampers Gifts To Grow points when you enter code WEAPPRECIATEU08

I also found these free codes worth one point each here:
WELCOME2GTG0809
OHAMANDAAWGTG08
DONTFORGETGTG08
WELCOMEBONUS089

Through the end of December, they are also offering free shipping on all of their Gifts to Grow rewards!

Thrifty Thursday: Christmas on a Budget

Each year, I start budgeting for Christmas in January. This enables me to buy things throughout the year when they go on sale. I was a little stressed this year because I really hadn’t come across many exciting deals, but then the Amazon deals came along and I made up for lost time.

I am still receiving boxes. I don’t think I will give the kids all of this for Christmas (I will probably put some of it away for their birthdays), but I just wanted to share that a little bit can go a LONG way and you don’t have to spend a lot of money for Christmas. I actually came in under budget for Christmas this year and will have money to start out my Christmas fund for next year.

Total OOP: $113.78 (before rebates), $108.79 after rebates
Total retail value: $380.78

Disney Bike – Total OOP was $6 exactly, regularly $79.99. On sale for $20 off at Toys ‘R us. Used 20% off coupon. Used $10 off Toys ‘R Us gift card. Used $30 Toys ‘R Us gift card (did a prescription transfer @ Randalls and got it for free).

Leapster – Total OOP was $3.88, regularly $49.99. On sale for $28.88 at Target.com. Used $25 e-certificate earned from Britax carseat deal that fell through, earned $2.02 back from Ebates.

Leapster games: Dora Pinata Party (regularly $17.99), Letterpillar (regularly $17.99), Kindergarten (regularly $24.99), Scooby Doo (regularly $17.99), and Numbers Raiders (regularly $17.99), total regular price $96.95. Purchased during Leap Frog 50% off sale , spend $49.47, earned $2.97 back from Ebates.

Leap Frog Tag reading system (regularly $49.99) and Disney Princess book (regularly $13.99) – $21.98 for both during Amazon Gold Box deal

Dr. Seuss I can Do That Game – $5.99 during Amazon deal (regularly $19.99)

Hannah Montana doll – $3.24 (purchased on clearance at Target) (regularly $9.99)

Hannah Montana Jake doll – $3.24 (purchased on clearance at Target) (regularly $9.99)

Barbie & The Diamond Castle dolls – $9.99/each (purchased through Amazon.com deals, regularly $24.95/each)

Total OOP: $110.64 (before rebates), $109.72 after rebates
Total retail value – $214.89

Fisher Price Musical Fingerpaint – regularly $19.99, purchased from Etoys for $14.99 (received .32 from Ebates)

Clipo Creativity Table – regularly $32.99, purchased for $19.99 on Amazon.com

Clipo Activity bucket – regularly $19.99, purchased for $5.99 through Amazon deal

Imaginarium blocks set – regularly $19.99, purchased for $9.99 through Toys ‘R Us deal

Mr. Potato Head Themed Value Pack – $7.99 through Amazon, regularly $19.99

Playskool Talk ‘N Scan Cash register – $5.99 through Amazon, regularly $15.99

Tonka Front loader truck – $3.99 through Amazon, regularly $12.99

Leap Frog fridge Farm – $9.99 through Leap Frog 50% off sale, regularly $19.99 (received .60 from Ebates)

Little Einsteins character set – $1.49 clearance at Target, regularly $7.99

Tonka Truck – $3.24 on clearance at Target, regularly $9.99

Fisher Price Rock, Roll & Ride trike – $26.99 on Amazon, regularly $34.99


My CVS trip for the week. I went in with the intention of buying just the Contour monitors. They are on sale for $14.99 this week and you earn a $5 ECB. I have a coupon good for up to $30 off. So, the cashier scanned my monitor and then my coupon and told me I needed $15 more in merchandise. This is NOT supposed to happen and I TOLD the cashier that she was supposed to adjust the coupon down, but she insisted she couldn’t. So, I ended up with all of these for some change OOP and earned $15.99 in ECBs.

My Walgreens trip. I lost count of how many Turtles I purchased. They are on sale for $.99 this week and there are $1.50/1 coupons. I bought them in sets of 11, used 7 coupons (you can’t use one coupon per item because then it beeps because of the overage), and paid .39/each. I went to different stores and did not clear shelves (there were still plenty left). I even shared leftover coupons with the cashiers!

Pottery Barn Monogrammed Christmas Stockings – reduced even more!

If you’ve been on the fence about ordering the monogrammed Christmas Stockings from Pottery Barn, this is a great time to go ahead and get them because the prices have been reduced even more:

small (11.5″) – now $4!

medium (19.5″) – now $7
Check this deal out here. Get 3% cash back when you shop through Ebates.

DAILY IN STORE DEALS for 12/18/08

Bath and Body Works reportedly has their $1 gift bags at 50% off (so 50 cents each). Then, you can use this coupon to get a free item.

Gap Outlet: They will be having a huge sale starting tomorrow with 60% off original prices.

Gymboree Outlet: All sweaters will be $12.99. All microfleece will be 50% off.

Kroger:
Huggies diapers/Pull Ups are on sale this week for $9.99/each. When you use your card, you get an instant $3 off. There are $1 and $1.50 manufacturer’s coupons out there from the inserts and home mailers and $2 Pull Ups coupons (printable, inserts, and mailers). There are also coupons that you can load onto your Kroger card for $1.50 and $1 off at Cellfire.com and Shortcuts.com. I think the cheapest way to do this is to buy 2 packages of Huggies diapers (one regular/one Supreme). Use the $1 off manufacturer’s coupons if you have them. The $1.50 and $1 will come off from Cellfire and Shortcuts. The $3 will come off instantly. If you have all the coupons, it should be $11.48 for 2 packages. If you have receipts for at least 5 packages, you can send in for the rebate from Caregivers making it $9.48 for 2 packages (or $4.74/package).

You can also get free Cottonelle toilet paper with the coupons from Cellfire and Shortcuts along with your manufacturer’s coupons and free Colgate Total toothpaste with the $1.50 Cellfire coupon and your printable $1.50 coupons.

Randalls/Safeway (depending on your area):
They have their 12 packs of Coke products on sale B2G2Free and there is a coupon in this ad for a 5th free, so it works out to be Buy 2, get 3 Free. There is also a catalina promotion (YMMV) where you get a $5 OYNO when you buy 4 Coke 12 packs. So, this is a good time to stock up 🙂

Target: the days of the free ham, cheap broccoli, and cheap biscuits will be coming to an end soon (the printable coupon will be expiring on 12/20). This week, you can get the ham steaks for an average of .02-.50 after the $2 off printable coupon, the broccoli for $.33 after the printable coupon and the biscuits for .32 each if you have the .75/3 Pillsbury manufacturer’s coupon and the $1/2 Target printable (buy 6 and use 2 of the .75/3 and 3 of the $1/2) or .57/each if you just have the Target printable. While you’re there, you can also get free batteries if your Target has the Rayovac alkaline batteries in the $1 spot. If you’re wondering what ham and biscuits you’re looking for, you can find pictures here (the battery coupon is also there).

Walgreens: The four day sale is still going on. Check out yesterday’s thread for details and scenarios.