The Target candle deal just got sweeter

November 19, 2008 by

The following coupons are now available to print:

*$1/1 Glade candle
*BOGO free – Glade Plug-ins scented oil refills
*B2GO free – Glade scented oil candle refills

You can print each coupon twice here:
http://www.rightathome.com/offers/200811-glade/

If you haven’t done the deal yet, here are some scenarios:

*Buy 4 Glade Plug-ins scented oil refills in holiday scents (they come with the warmers at my stores)

Use 2 of the BOGO Plug-ins refills coupon. Spend $5, get a $5 gift card

*Buy 4 Glade candles in holiday scents.

Use 4 of the $1/1 candle coupons. Spend $6, get a $5 gift card.

*Buy 3 Glade scented oil candle refills and one Glade candle in holiday scents

Use the B2GO free refills coupon and the $1/1 Glade candles coupon. Spend $6.50, get $5 gift card.

If you’re wondering what to do with all of these candles, use them as part of a gift for teachers, co-workers, neighbors, friends, etc.

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Tip of the Day Tuesday: Stock up in season

November 18, 2008 by

Buying “in season” doesn’t just apply to fruits and vegetables. When you have been couponing for awhile, you start to see trends in the sale items. If you match your coupons with the sale items, you can often get things pretty cheap

This time of year is the perfect time to stock up on:
*broth (chicken/beef) – you can usually brand name for .30-.40/can
*cream soups (cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, etc.) – you can usually get Campbells for .50-.60/can
*baking items (chocolate chips, flour, sugar, etc.) – if you have a Kroger store, take advantage of the Mega Sale going on right now!
*soup in general (you can get cans of Progresso or Campbells ready to serve for .50-$1 and sometimes free depending on your coupons)
*canned vegetables (you can get them anywhere from .39-.50/can right now)
*cold medicines

If you want to start stocking up, at Walgreens this week, you can get ButterBall chicken broth for .39/can. Campbell’s cream soups are 5/$4. Don’t forget the Mega Sale at Kroger for baking items!

Some people stockpile so that they have an emergency reserve of goods for times of need (unemployment, natural disaster, etc.). I have used mine for both situations. Having a stockpile also helps you to save money on groceries. When I see that there is going to be a good sale on something and there are coupons to match, I usually get a large number of coupons (10-20) and stock up. Then, I don’t ever HAVE to pay full price for these items. I am able to wait until there’s another good sale and stock up again. It’s also nice because I usually don’t have to worry about making last minute trips to the grocery store.

If you’re still having doubts about stockpiling, check out this article on the Five Myths of Stockpiling:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/854863/five_myths_about_stockpiling.html?cat=7

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More Savings Monday: Get extra $ for Christmas

November 17, 2008 by
I found this information on Money Saving Mom.

*If you have old electronics, cell phones, computer equipment, etc. sitting around your home, you may be able to turn it into cash or gift cards. Sam’s Club, Costco, and Amazon are all offering trade-in and recycling programs.

Here are the details on the Sam’s Club deal:

Do you want to recycle an old printer? Or trade-in an iPod? We make it easy through our Trade-in and Recycle Program. If you’re a Sam’s Club Member, you can trade in qualified used electronics items. In exchange, we’ll give you a Sam’s Club gift card for the value of your item. If your item doesn’t qualify, we’ll help you recycle it.

Follow these simple steps:

Sign-in to samsclub.com. You must be a registered Member of samsclub.com to use this program. –>
1. Visit www.econewonline.com/samsclub
2. Enter details about the electronic item you want to trade-in.
3. Find out whether your item qualifies as a trade-in.
4. If your item qualifies, ecoNEW, a company we’re partnering with, will tell you the trade-in value.
5. Learn how to recycle items without trade-in values.
6. Follow packaging instructions for your trade-in or recyclable item.
7. Receive a Sam’s Club gift card in the mail for items with trade-in values.

Here’s the link if you’d like more information about the trade/recycle program at Costco:

At Amazon.com, you can recycle old phones or iPods for Amazon gift cards here:

http://gctradein.flipswap.com/consumer/

Get a $10 Holiday bonus from Coinstar when you exchange $40 in change for a $40 gift card (participating retailers include: Amazon.com, Starbucks, Circuit City, JC Penney, i Tunes, Borders, Old Navy, Pier 1, AMC, Lowes, and more). Details and participating locations can be found here:

Get cash for books you have sitting around your home at Cash4Books.net. Details are below:

http://cash4books.net/index.php?ref=41667

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Britax Marathon carseat for $42.99 PLUS FREE SHIPPING!

November 17, 2008 by


If you’re in the market for a new carseat, Target.com has a Britax Marathon for $42.99 and it includes free shipping! This is an awesome deal because the retail price on this is $279.99.

You can use it as a rear facing carseat from 5 to 33 pounds and then as a forward facing carseat through 65 pounds and 49 inches.

If you are an Ebates.com member, go through the link there and get 4% back.

If you aren’t an Ebates member yet, you will get a $5 bonus for joining through this link and another $10 bonus for making a purchase through 12/31/08. Click here to join:

http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?id=%2BKE12Ia0hiKNhNAjtiRDTQ%3D%3D

Here’s the link to the carseat:
http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/ref=huc_ic_1_txt/179-8946315-9902008?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B000YSNMG2&nodeID=&merchantID=A1VC38T7YXB528

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Scenario Sunday: for the week of 11/16-11/22

November 16, 2008 by

CVS: If you don’t do any other deals this week, the Duracell batteries deal is DEFINITELY worth it! Stock up now for the holidays or for your emergency stockpile.

Here are my scenarios for the week:

SCENARIO #1:
Buy L’Oreal Age Perfect Pro-Calcium Sheer tint moisturizer – $15.99
Buy Vaseline body lotion – $5.99
Buy Zantrex-3 – $4.99

Use $3/15 CVS skincare CRT, use $1 L’Oreal moisturizer manufacturer’s coupon, use $1.50 Vaseline lotion coupon. Spend $21.47, get $22.98.

SCENARIO #2:
Buy 2 Duracell battery packs – $5.99/each
Buy 4 Glade candle holders – 4/$10

Use $5/2 CVS Duracell battery tear pad, two .75/1 Duracell battery coupons, $1 Glade candle CRT, and 2 $1.50/2 Glade candles manufacturer’s coupons. Spend $11.48, get $5 ECB.

**I will complete 4 more transactions where I buy the batteries (you can only use the CVS tear pad coupon once per transaction). I will spend $29.64 in ECBs and earn $45. So I will make $15 in ECB stocking up on batteries.

**I will do the Duracell deal on my other card also, but I don’t have any more tear pad coupons (I traded for the 5 I did get), so I will just use manufacturer’s coupons. I will spend $54.64 and get $45 in ECB. So, it’s like getting 11 packages of batteries (I will have to get a small package as a filler to get over $60) for $9.64. I bought my Duracell coupons on eBay. I got 20 for $1.99 shipped.

**Another deal this week is the Gold Emblem (CVS brand) spices. They are BOGO free Sunday and Monday. Their spices include things such as chicken bouillon cubes, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoning salt, parsley, and black pepper. I have used all of these and they work great. You get two spices for $.99 during the BOGO sale.

KROGER – See the scenario I posted last week to get 30 items for about $12. I will try to put together another one today.

http://melziemomsbargains.blogspot.com/2008/11/scenario-sunday-for-week-of-119-1115_09.html

RANDALLS – There is a Super Coupon in today’s paper for 3 pop tarts for $3. You can combine this with the $1/2 Pop Tarts manufacturer’s coupon that was in last week’s paper and get 3 boxes of Pop Tarts for $2. I am going to try to come up with a scenario so that I can get over $50 and use a $10 off $50 and get the $10 Home for the Holidays catalina back.

WALGREENS
I will be buying the Claritin – $18.99, the 3/$1 Scotch tape, and the Butterball chicken broth (.39/each). I will use a $5 RR, a $3 printable Claritin coupon.

I will spend $13.16 and get a $5 RR back.

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