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Target deals for the week of 2/21

February 21, 2010 by

The ad this week doesn’t have a whole lot to offer (in my opinion).  Thankfully, there are some gift card deals and other deals that are carrying over to this week!  The “good” news is that there are a lot of HOT new Kraft printable coupons on Target.com (go to their website and then scroll down to the bottom where it says “Grocery coupons”)  These are STORE coupons so that means they can be combined with manufacturer’s coupons!

NEW AT TARGET: Electronics trade-in ~ Trade in your new or used iPod or iPhone for a Target gift card.

Get Text Alerts from Target: receive coupons, deals, and weekly ad reminders on your mobile phone – use a barcode that can be scanned at check-out for multiple one time only coupon deals throughout the month.  The text alerts for mobile coupons appear to be released on Sundays.  The latest round includes the following:

$.75/1 Crest toothpate or Oral B Manual toothbrush

$3/1 Glade Fragrance Collection (excludes 2 oz)
$1/1 Kraft cheese, chunk, or shred
$.75/1 M&Ms Premiums
$1/1 Planters product (5 oz or larger0

Target now offers price matching. You can check out their policy here.

At Target, you can use one Target coupon and one manufacturer’s coupon per item. The printable Target coupons now state “one per transaction” meaning you can only use one “like” coupon per transaction. The Target coupons from the inserts do not have this wording and neither do the Target toy coupons. You can read/print their coupon policy here.

They are also offering a .05 credit when you bring in your own reusable shopping bag!

Here is the “reported” markdown schedule (YMMV):
Regular Markdown Schedule in other Departments
Monday – Electronics, Kids Clothing and Stationary (Cards, GiftWrap, etc.)
Tuesday – Domestics, Women’s Clothing, Pets and Market (food items)
Wednesday – Men’s Clothing, Toys, Health and Beauty, Lawn & Garden items
Thursday – House Wares, Lingerie, Shoes, Sporting Goods, Movies, Music, Books, Decor and Luggage
Friday – Auto, Cosmetics, Hardware, & Jewelry

There are HOT new Kraft printables on Target.com (to print, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on “Grocery Coupons”).  These are STORE coupons so they can be combined with manufacturer’s coupons!  Thanks to Totally Target for the heads up and match-ups!

$1/1 California Pizza Kitchen frozen pizza

$1/2 Chips Ahoy cookies (14-15.25 oz)

$1/2 Crystal Light powdered drink mixes

$1/1 DiGiorno frozen pizza
 $1/1 DiGiorno Rising Crust Pizza – 1-24 SS

$1/2 Kraft EZ Mac cups

 $1/2 Kraft grated parmesan cheese (if you still have your $1/1 printables from a few weeks ago, you can use these!)

$1/2 Kraft salad dressings
*There are tear pad coupons for $1/2 Kraft salad dressings and for free produce (up to $1) when you buy Kraft salad dressing) on eBay 

$1/1 Kraft shredded or block cheese
$1/2 Kraft natural shredded cheese – 1-24 SS

$1/2 Kraft singles or Deli slices

$1/2 Kraft squeeze mayonnaise

$1/1 Maxwell House coffee (33-34.5 oz)

$1/2 Nabisco 100 calorie packs

$1/2 Nabisco Oreo cookies

$1/2 Nabisco LU cookies

Nabisco Ritz Crackers – on price cut for $2.50 until 3/13
$1/2 Nabisco Ritz crackers
$1/1 Nabisco crackers, any – 1-24 SS
Final Price = $1/each after coupons (when you buy 2)

$1/2 Nabisco Teddy Grahams

Nabisco Wheat Thins & Triscuits – on price cut for $1.93 through 3/13
$1/2 Nabisco Wheat Thins or Triscuits$1/1 Nabisco crackers, any – 1-24 SS
Final Price = $.43/each after coupons (when you buy 2)

 $1/2 Oscar Mayer bacon

$1/1 Oscar Mayer packaged lunch meat

Planters Mixed Nuts (11.5 oz), Peanuts (20 oz) or Cashew Halves & Pieces on price cut for $3 through 3/13
$1/2 Planters Nuts (9 oz)
$2/2 Planters Nuts – 1-24 SS
Final Price = $1.50 each after coupons! (when you buy 2!)

GROCERY DEALS:

*Buy 3 selected Quaker snacks – $2/each, get a free 6 ct box of True Delights Cafe Squares
$.75/1 Quaker True Delights granola bars or Cafe Squares – 2/14 RP
$.75/2 Quaker Chewy Granola bars – 2/14 RP

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Quaker True Delights Granola Bars – $2/each
Buy 1 True Delights Cafe Squares

Use 3 $.75/1 coupons

Spend $3.75 OOP ($.93/item!)

*Weight Watchers Smart Ones – 4/$8
$3/10 Smart Ones printable on Smartsource.com
$3/10 Smart Ones – 1-10 SS
Buy 3 Smart Ones, get one Flatbread free – 1-10 SS
Buy 5 Smart Ones, get 1 breakfast free – 1-10 SS
$1/5 Smart Ones printable


SCENARIO:
Buy 8 Smart Ones – $2/each
Buy 1 breakfast item
Buy 1 Flatbread

Use $1/5 printable
Use Buy 3, Get Flatbread free coupon
Use Buy 5, Get breakfast free coupon


Spend $15 OOP ($1.50/each!)

PETS:

*Assorted dog treats – $2.39/each (listed in ad ~ 3.5 oz Waggin’ Train jerky tenders, Pup-Peroni treats, Boots & Barkley plush bone with rope)
$1/1 Pup-Peroni
Final Price = $1.39 after coupon


GIFT CARD DEALS: (None of these are advertised in the weekly ad)

If you still have your Target/Scrubbing Bubbles coupons from the 11-15 SS insert (even if you don’t have these coupons, My Coupon Hunter has them!), this is an awesome deal when you combine it with these new printables: (The Target coupons don’t expire until 3/31, so there’s still plenty of time to get in on this deal if you haven’t already!)

$2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner refills
$7/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner starter kit
BOGO free Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner refills

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Starter Kit – $12.99

Use $7/1 printable
Use Free $5 gift card when you buy shower kit – 11-15 SS

Spend $5.99 OOP
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/gift card (less if you have a gift card to “roll” into the deal!)

SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Refills – $4.14/each

Use 1 $2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Cleaner refills printable
Use 2 BOGO free printables
Use 2 $1.50/2 Scrubbing Bubbles Target coupons – 11-15 SS

Spend $3.28 OOP, submit for $5 SC Johnson rebate
Final Price = $1.72 after rebate/coupons!

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I posted last week about the Keebler-Kelloggs gift card deal.  Some of the items are on sale this week which will make the deal even better!

Here’s the deal:  Buy 5 select Kellogg’s and/or Keebler snacks, get a $5 Target gift card!  This deal is valid through 3/13!

Here are some of the participating Keebler products:
*100 calorie Right Bites – $2.69
$1/1 Keebler 100 calorie Right Bites – 1-10 RP
*Cheesecake Middles – $2.25/each
*Chips Deluxe – $2.04/each
*Fudge Shoppe – $2.25/each

Here are some of the participating Kellogg’s products:
*Fruit Crisps – $2.54/each (not all flavors are working)
$1/2 Special K products Target coupon – 1-10 RP (My Coupon Hunter has these in stock for $.09!)
$1/1 Kellogg’s Fruit Crisps printable
$.75 or $1/1 Fruit Crisps coupons in the 2-21 inserts
*Nutrigrain bars – $2.50/each (8 ct)
$1/2 Kelloggs Nutrigrain bars – 2-7 RP
*Pop Tarts (12 ct, assorted) – $2.50/each
*Special K bars (6 ct assorted flavors) – $2.50/each
$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K products – 1-10 RP (this is a Target coupon)
$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K cereal bars & Fruit Crisps – 1-3 RP (My Coupon Hunter has these in stock for $.09)

Here are the participating Cheez-Its products:
*Original 9 oz box or 7.5 oz Reduced fat -$ 2.25
$.75/1 Cheez-It Italian Four cheese printable (must register to print)

If items are not marked at your store, be sure that you scan them at the scanner to see if they are producing the gift card (on the right hand side of the screen, it will say “Free $5 gift card” if it is a participating item).

Here are some scenarios:

SCENARIO #1:
Buy 5 Special K Fruit Crisps – $2.54/each

Use 2 $1/2 Target coupons
Use 5 $1/1 printable coupons

Spend $5.70 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card
Final Price = $.70 OOP (after coupons and gift card)

SCENARIO #2:
Buy 5 100 calorie Right Bites – $2.69

Use 5 $1/1 coupons

Spend $8.45 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card
Final Price = $3.45 (after coupons and gift card)

SCENARIO #3:
Buy 5 Kellogg’s Special K bars – $2.50/each

Use 2 $1/2 Target coupons
Use 2 $1/2 manufacturer’s coupons

Spend $8.50 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card
Final Price = $3.50 (after coupons and gift card)

This is what I’ll be doing because my kids are almost out of their Pop Tart “stash”:

Buy 5 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts -$ 2.50/each

Use $1/2 coupon (this was from inside a box of cereal)
Use $5 Target gift card

Spend $6.50 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card

Buy 3 selected Listerine items – $4.50/each, get a $5 Target gift card (includes Listerine Whitening Rinse and Listerine SmartRinse) – this deal was in last week’s ad, but is reportedly working through 3/31
$1/1 Listerine Whitening Rinse – 1-3 RP
$1/1 Listerine Smart Rinse – 1-3 RP
$1/1 Listerine Antiseptic – 1-3 RP
$1/1 Listerine printable
$1/1 Listerine Smart Rinse printable
$1/1 Listerine printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Listerine rinses – $4.50/each

Use 3 $1/1 coupons

Spend $10.50 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card
Final price = $5.50 after coupons/gift card (less if you have a gift card to “roll” into the deal!)

The Olay body wash gift card deal is valid through 3/27! Reportedly, this includes Olay Total Effects (8.2 oz), Olay Bath Bar Bonus pack, and ALL bonus packs of Olay body wash – some are reporting that this deal may be regional, so make sure you scan your body wash at the scanners first to make sure it is part of the gift card promotion (it will show up with a message on the right hand side of the screen if it is).
$1/1 Olay Body Wash, Bar Soap, and In Shower Body Lotion – 1-17 PG


SCENARIO:

Buy 3 Olay body washes – $5.49/each

Use 3 $1/1 Olay coupons

Spend $13.47 OOP, get a $5 Target gift card
Then, submit for the $15 Olay MIR
Final Price =  $6.53 money maker after gift card and rebate!

OTHER DEALS:

Band-Aid travel size (10 ct) or Hello Kitty (10 ct) – $.97
$1/1 Band Aid product, any – 1-3 RP
Final price = Free!

GE Reveal light bulbs – prices starting at $2
$1.50/1 GE Reveal light bulb package (Target printable)
$1.50/1 GE light bulbs package – 1-10 SS
Final price = free or overage with both coupons! (remember to give the Target coupon last!)

Hershey’s Pieces candy – $2.49
$1/1 Hershey’s Pieces – 1-31 SS
$1/1 Hershey Candy pieces (Special Dark, Almond Joy, Reese’s, or York) Target printable
Final price = $.49/each after coupons

Lysol Healthy Touch Starter Kit – $9.99
$3/1 Lysol Healthy Touch Starter Kit – 1-24 SS
$1/1 Lysol Healthy Touch Target printable
Final Price = $5.99 after coupons

Scott Bath Tissue – 8 rolls – $8.54
$1/1 Scott Bath Tissue printable
$1/1 Scott bath tissue Target printable
Final price = $6.54

Dove Men + Care Bonus Packs (includes 4 pk soap and small body wash) – $3.99$1.25/1 Dove bath bar – 1-31 RP
$1/1 Target Dove Men + Care printable
Final price = $1.24

Lip Smackers – $1.47
$1/1 Lip Smackers printable
Final price = $.47

Reach floss – $1.12
$1/1 Reach floss – 10-18 RP, 1-3 RP
Final price = $.12

StarKist tuna pouch – $1.02
$1/1 StarKist tuna pouch printable (IE) (Firefox)
Final price = $.02

TOY AND GAME DEALS (Print the coupons here)

*Hasbro Electronic Catch Phrase – $24.99 – $19.99 after $5 coupon!

*Hasbro Game of Things – $27.99 – $22.99 after $5 coupon!

*Hasbro Guesstures – $24.99 – $19.99 after $5 coupon!

*Hasbro Monopoly card game – $5.24 – $1.24 after $4 coupon!

*Hasbro Pictionary – $26.99 ($21.99 after $5 coupon), Scattegories, or Taboo – $26.99 ($21.99 after $5 coupon)

*Hasbro Pictureka card game – $5.25 – $.24 after $5 coupon!

*Hasbro Pictureka – $17.99 – $12.99 after $5 coupon!

*Hasbro Scrabble – $12 – $8 after $4 coupon!

*Hasbro Scrabble Slam card game -$5.24 – $1.24 after $4 coupon!

*Hasbro Scrabble Deluxe game – $29 – $19 after $10 coupon!

*Hasbro Sorry Revenge card game – $6.99 – $2.99 after $4 coupon!

Here are some links to the clearance deals online: (don’t forget to shop through Ebates to get 4% cash back)
*Toddler girls
*Girls (4-14)
*Toddler boys
*Boys (4-14)
*General clearance

Want to get on the Target mailing lists? This isn’t a sure thing, but it’s worth signing up here. (Thanks A Full Cup!)

This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering.

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Walgreens deals for the week of 2/21

February 21, 2010 by


This week, I have some scenarios combined with the match-ups. The “newbie” scenarios and FAQs are at the end.  Be sure to check out the “Other Deals” section for cheap Excedrin, Kellogg’s Smart Start, and Trident gum this week!

FREEBIES:
*Buy Excedrin Menstrual Complete – 2.50, get a $2 RR (this is a monthly deal that is not advertised in the ad)

$2 printable coupon

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Excedrin Menstrual Complete – $2.50

Use $2 printable coupon

Spend $.50 OOP, get a $2 RR
Final Price = $1.50 money maker after coupons/RR

RR DEALS:

*Spend $10 or more on Dr Scholl’s Foot care, get a $5 RR
$2/1 Dr. Scholl’s Freeze Away common plantar wart remover printable
$2/1 Dr. Scholl’s Massaging Gel Insoles printable
$2/1 Dr. Scholl’s Pain Relief Orthotic printable
Final Price ~ Varies

*Buy Freestyle Lite or Freedom Lite Blood Glucose Meter – $19.99, get a $5 RR
*Gillette Fusion manual or power MVP razor system – $8.99, get a $4 RR (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
$4/1 Gillette Fusion razor – 2-7 PG

SCENARIO #1:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99

Use $4 coupon

Spend $4.99 OOP, get a $4 RR
Final Price = $.99 after RR and coupons!

*Buy Gillette Fusion or Venus Embrace razor system and 6-8 ct. cartridges, get a $3 RR (this is a monthly deal valid through 2/27)
$3/1 Gillette Fusion cartridges – 1-17 PG

Gillette Fusion cartridges (8 ct) – $25.99

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Buy Gillette Fusion cartridges – $25.99

Use $4 Gillette razor coupon
Use $3 Gillette cartridges coupon

Spend $27.98 OOP, get a $4 RR (razor) and a $3 RR (cartridges)
Final price = $20.98 after coupons/RR

*Buy Goody Ouchless Elastic hair bands (27 ct) – $2.99, get a $2 RR
Final Price = $.99 after RR

*Spend $10 or more on Hershey’s pieces – 2/$5, get a $5 RR
$1/1 Hershey’s pieces – 1-31 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Hershey’s Pieces – 2/$5

Use 4 $1/1 coupons

Spend $6 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $1 after coupons/RRs

*Buy Stouffer’s Macaroni & Cheese – 2/$3, get a $1 RR
Final Price = $2 after RR

*Buy Prilosec OTC – $24.99, get a $5 RR
$3/1 Prilosec OTC – 1-17 PG and 2-7 PG
Final Price = $16.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy 2 Theraflu or Triaminic products – 2/$10, get a $5 RR
$2/1 Theraflu caplets – 2-7 SS
$2/1 Theraflu printable
$1.50/1 Triaminic printable
$1.50/1 Triaminic printable
$1.50/1 Triaminic – 2-7 SS


SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Theraflu – 2/$10

Use 2 $2 Theraflu printables

Spend $6 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $1 after coupons/RR

*Buy 2 or more Tylenol Cold or Allergy products – $4.99/each, get a $3 RR
$2/1 Tylenol Cold printable
$3/2 Tylenol Cold, Sinus, Allergy, or Liquid – 1-3 RP2, 2-7 RP

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Tylenol Cold – $4.99

Use 2 $2 printable coupons

Spend $5.98, get a $3 RR
Final Price = $2.98 after coupons/RR

*Buy Zyrtec Liquid Gels – $18.99, get a $7 RR
Final Price – $11.99 after RR

“FILLER ITEMS”
*Big Roll bathroom tissue – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Butterball chicken broth – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Easter chocolate – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Hershey’s candy – $.49 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39/each (w/ in ad coupon)
*Hydrogen peroxide – 3/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Jell-O regular or sugar free – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Royal instant pudding – 4/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Russell Stover candy -$ .39 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Seed packets – 5/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Swedish fish, Sour Patch Kids, or Lemon Heads – $.49/each
*XCel solid air freshener – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Arm & Hammer laundry detergent
$1/2 Arm & Hammer laundry detergent printable
*Arm & Hammer toothpaste
*Breyer’s ice cream
*Keebler or Cheez-It crackers and cookies
*Ester C or Flex-a-min
*No Nonsense pantyhose, knee highs, or socks

*Right Guard or Dry Idea antiperspirant/deodorant
$2/2 Right Guard printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Right Guard ($2.99/each, one is “Free”)

Use $2/2 coupon

Spend $.99 OOP

*Schiff supplements
*Walgreens Gold Seal vitamins and supplements

OTHER DEALS:

*Buy 5 or more Axe products and get 2 free movie tickets!  Buy 3 Axe products, get 1 movie ticket!  Axe products are priced at 25% off this week.

*Excedrin Pain Relief – 2/$5
$2/1 Excedrin printable
Final Price – $.50 after coupon!

*Kellogg’s Smart Start – 2/$5
$1/1 Kellogg’s Smart Start printable
Final Price – $1.50 after coupon!

*Trident Layers – $.99
$.75/1 Trident Layers – 2-7 SS
Final Price = $.24 after in ad coupon

The following scenarios are for those are just starting to shop at Walgreens and who have few, if any, RR to spend:

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99

Use $4 Gillette coupon

Spend $4.99 OOP, get a $4 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Goody Ouchless elastics – $2.99
Buy 2 Excedrin (1 menstrual complete) – $2.50
Buy 1 Trident Layers – $.99

Use $4 RR
Use 2 $2 Excedrin coupons
Use $.75 Trident coupon

Spend $.23 OOP, get 2 $2 RR

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Buy 2 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39/each (w/ in ad coupon)

Use $4 Gillette coupon
Use 2 $2 RR

Spend $1.77 OOP, get a $4 RR

Here’s my plan (I have a $10 RR to spend):

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Buy 2 Theraflu – 2/$10
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39 (w/ in ad coupon)

Use $4 Gillette coupon
Use 2 $2 Theraflu coupons
Use $10 RR

Spend $1.38 OOP, get a $5 RR (Theraflu) and a $4 RR (Fusion)

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99 (*This RR is reportedly “rolling”)
Buy 1 Goody Ouchless elastics – $2.99
Buy 2 Excedrin (1 Menstrual Complete) – $2.50/each
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39 w/ in ad coupon

Use $4 Fusion coupon
Use 2 $2 Excedrin coupons
Use $4 Fusion RR
Use $5 Theraflu RR

Spend $.37 OOP, get a $4 RR (Fusion), a $2 RR (Excedrin) and a $2 RR (Goody)

Transaction #3:
Buy 1 Gillette Fusion razor – $8.99
Buy 2 Excedrin (1 Menstrual Complete) – 2/$5
Buy 2 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.39 w/ in ad coupon

Use $4 Gillette coupon
Use 2 $2 Excedrin coupons
Use $4 RR
Use $2 RR (Goody)

Spend $.77 OOP, get a $4 RR and a $2 RR

Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you can use ONE manufacturer’s coupon and ONE store coupon per item

*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. (for example, you cannot buy 2 Gillette razors in one transaction because you will only earn one RR)

*You also typically cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy the Goody hair bands and use the RR from that to buy another one, your RR will not print.

*Register Rewards are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” and you can only use one manufacturer’s coupon per item. You will have to add “filler” items. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items. (there are LOTS of great filler items this week – check out the weekly match-ups for ideas)

*If you are using more than one RR in a transaction, always give the RR with the highest value FIRST. Sometimes strange things happen with coupons and taxes and even if you think you have planned out your scenario very well, you will end up with more overage than you planned for.

*If you are buying items that would result in a “free” item or “overage” when combining a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon, give the manufacturer’s coupon FIRST, and the store coupons LAST to avoid beeping/issues at the register! Make sure that you are purchasing enough items in your total transaction to “cover” the overage. You will not get cash back and you will have to add items to cover the overage or they will not take the coupon.

*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” (including not using RR from the same parent company to pay) DO NOT let them tell you it is because you used coupons! Chances are they didn’t print because the catalina machine is not working. You have two choices: you can return your items and try again or you can contact the catalina company by doing the following:
*The store will give you a form to fill out and mail in to catalina
*Call 1-888-8coupon, option 3
*Use the online form to contact them: Contact Catalina Marketing (when I have tried contacting them this way, my results have not been very good….your best bet is to call)

This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering.

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Celebrate National Pancake Day at IHOP!

February 21, 2010 by


Tuesday, February 23, 2010 is National Pancake Day and to celebrate, IHOP will be offering free pancakes! From 7 am-10 pm, you can get a free short stack (three) of their famous buttermilk pancakes (limit one per guest, valid at participating dine-in locations ONLY).

While you’re there, consider making a donation to support local children’s hospitals through Children’s Miracle Network or other local charities. Their goal is to raise $5,000,000 in five years.

Register on the IHOP website to get a free celebrity wake-up call from Steve Young, 2010 Miss America Caressa Cameron, Marie Osmond, and others.

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CVS Deals for the week of 2/21

February 20, 2010 by

If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.

Starting on Sunday (1/17), you can double your quarterly ECB earnings! The way this works is that you earn 4% instead of 2% on any CVS brand items that you purchase and $2 instead of $1 for every two prescriptions you get filled (valid through 3/15/10). Enter your Extra Care card number here or print this coupon here and use it at the register on your next visit.

Tag your reusable bag: Buy a Greenbag tag for $.99 at the register, get $1 ECB every 4th visit – limit 1 use per day, per household

If you haven’t already, register your CVS Extra Care card here and you should receive a $4 off a $20 purchase coupon in your e-mail. This also registers you to receive other e-mail coupons!

FREEBIES:

*Buy Colgate MaxFresh or 2-in-1 Kids – $2.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Colgate Max Fresh or Max White – January 22 All You Magazine
$.75/1 Colgate Max White or Colgate Kids toothpaste – 2-21 SS
$.75/1 Colgate Max White or Max Fresh printable
Final Price = $.24 to free after coupons/ECBs!

*Buy EARinse ear cleansing spray – $7.99, get a $7.99 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = Free after ECBs!

ECB DEALS:

*Buy Advil – $8.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Advil, 40 ct or larger – 1-31 RP
$1/1 Advil, 40 ct or larger – 12-13 RP
$1/1 Advil printable
Final Price = $5.99 after coupons/ECBs!

*Buy Almay Intense i-Color – $5.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Almay cosmetic product – 2-7 SS
Final Price – $1.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Almay Smart Shade or Smart Balance – $9.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$2/1 Almay cosmetic product – 2-7 SS
Final price = $2.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Spend $15 on Clean & Clear (PSA $4.99), get a $15 ECB (limit 1 per household)
 $2/1 Clean & Clear product, any printable

Based on online pricing, Clean & Clear Daily Pore Cleanser is priced at $4.99; Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser, Blackhead Clearing scrub are priced at $5.49

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Clean & Clear Daily Pore Cleansers – $4.99/each
Buy 1 Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser – $5.49

Use 3 $2 printable coupons

Spend $9.47 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $4.47 ater coupons, ECBs

*Spend $10 when you buy any Colgate toothbrush, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household, PSA $1.99)
$.75/1 Colgate 360 toothbrush printable
$.75/1 Colgate 360 toothbrush – 2-21 SS

Based on online pricing, the Colgate 360 toothbrushes are $3.99/each

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Colgate 360 toothbrushes – $3.99/each

Use 3 $.75/1 coupons

Spend $9.72 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $4.72 after coupons/ECBs

or

Buy 6 Colgate Plus toothbrushes – $1.99/each

Spend $11.94, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $6.94 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Coke 2 liters – 3/$4, get a $1 ECB – (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $3 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Dr. Pepper, 7 Up, Canada Dry, A&W, or Sunkist – 4/$13, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $10 after coupons/ECBs

*Spend $10 on John Frieda Collection, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price ~ varies

*Spend $20 on L’Oreal skin care products, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household):  L’Oreal Skin Genesis, Advanced Revitalift Deep-Set Wrinkle Repair, Collgen Filler or Age Perfect Pro-Calcium – $14 or L’Oreal Go 360 Clean – $6
$3/2 L’Oreal skin care products – 1-24 RP
$1/1 L’Oreal Facial cleanser printable
Final Price ~ varies

*Buy Mennen Speed Stick Stainguard deodorant – $2.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$.50/1 Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick antiperspirant/deodorant – 1-31 SS
Final Price = $.49 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Olay ProX skincare, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Free Olay Quench body lotion WYB Olay Pro-X -2-7 PG
Free Secret deodorant WYB Olay Pro-X – 2-7 PG
$10/1 Olay-Pro X (mailer for VocalPoint members)
Final Price ~ varies

*Buy 2 Olay Rengerist cream, treatment, intervention, contouring, dermabrasion kit or Definity Facial care – $24.99, get a $12 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Olay Regenerist facial moisturizer – 2-7 PG, 1-17 PG
Final Price – varies

*Buy Pampers Baby Dry or Cruisers – $22.99, get a $3 ECB (limit 3 per household)
$2/1 Pampers Cruisers – 2-21 PG
Final Price = $17.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Physicians Formula Bamboo Wear powder or bronzer refill (PSA $6.99), get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)

*Buy Revlon Photo Ready Makeup or Powder ($12) AND Color Burst Lipstick ($7), get a $7 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Revlon color cosmetic – 1-17 SS
Final Price = $10 after coupons and ECBs

*Buy Tide or Gain – $10.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$1/1 Tide – 1-17 PG
$.50/1 Gain – 2-7 PG
$2/1 Gain (from home mailer)
Final Price = $7.99 after coupons/ECBs

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*CVS Pharmacy batteries
*CVS Pharmacy vitamins/minerals/herbals
*Progresso soup
*Revlon ColorSilk
*Rubbermaid or Sterilite containers

OTHER DEALS:
*Bumble Bee tuna – $.49/each

*Lysol or Air Wick disinfectant spray or Freshmatic auto spray kit – $5.99
$5/1 Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra – 2-7 SS
Final Price – $.99 after coupon

The following scenarios are for people who are new to shopping at CVS and have few (or no) ECBs to start with. (These are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not want/need them):  $14.96 in merchandise for $4.96 OOP, $2 ECB left to spend

Transaction #1:
Buy 1 Colgate Maxfresh – $2.99

Use $1 coupon

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy 1 Mennen Speed Stick – $2.99

Use $.50 Speed Stick coupon
Use $2 ECB

Spend $.49 OOP, get a $2 ECB

Transaction #3: repeat transaction #2

Transaction #4:
Buy 1 Almay intense i-color – $5.99

Use $2 Almay coupon
Use $2 ECB

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 ECB

If you have a $4/20 coupon to use:

SCENARIO #1:
Buy 1  EARinse – $7.99
Buy 2 Mennen Speed Stick – $2.99/each
Buy 1 Colgate Max White – $2.99
Buy 1 Air Wick Freshmatick – $5.99

Use $4/20 coupon
Use 2 $.50 Speed Stick coupons
Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use $5 Air Wick coupon

Spend $11.95 OOP, get a $7.99 ECB (Ear Rinse), $4 ECB (Speed Stick), and a $2 ECB (Colgate)

SCENARIO #2:
Buy 2 Mennen Speed Stick – $2.99/each
Buy 1 Colgate Max White – $2.99
Buy 1 Air Wick Freshmatick – $5.99
Buy 1 Almay intense i-color – $5.99

Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use 2 $.50 Speed Stick coupons
Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use $5 Air Wick coupon
Use $2 Almay coupon

Spend $7.95 OOP, get a $4 ECB (Speed Stick), $2 ECB (Colgate) and $2 ECB (Almay)

SCENARIO #3:
Buy 2 Clean & Clear Daily Pore Cleansers – $4.99/each
Buy 1 Clean & Clear Foaming Facial Cleanser – $5.49
Buy 1 Colgate – $2.99
Buy 1 Mennen Speed Stick – $2.99

Use $4/20 CVS coupon
Use 3 $2 printable coupons
Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use 1 $.50 Speed Stick coupon

Spend $9.95 OOP, get a $5 ECB (Clean & Clear), $2 ECB (Colgate), and $2 ECB (Speed Stick)


Frequently asked questions:

Do you really do multiple transactions at your stores?

In the past, I usually had $20-30 ECB on hand, so I didn’t have to break up my transactions as much as I did when I first started, but now that I am starting over, yes, I am doing multiple transactions. If you are doing multiple transactions, I recommend that you let the cashier know up front that is what you are planning to do. If there are several people in line, let them go in between your transactions. This gives you time to clip your ECBs and get prepared for your next transaction.

My store was out of all the freebie items first thing this morning. Can I get a raincheck?

This all depends on your store. I have contacted corporate about this before because some stores in my area give rainchecks and others won’t. According to corporate, this is up to the individual stores.

I bought the wrong item or I bought the RIGHT item and my ECB didn’t print. What can I do?

If you bought the right item, show the store clerk your ad and your receipt. They should be able to manually print your ECB at the store. If they don’t know how, you can call customer service and they can add one to your account that will print within 48 hours (you have to wait 48 hours from your purchase time to do this so they can “see” your transaction in their computer).

If you bought the wrong item and didn’t receive ECBs, you can do a return and purchase the correct item. If you paid using ECBs, they will have to give you money on a gift card.

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Get your Sunday insert coupons now!

February 20, 2010 by

The coupons that will be in tomorrow’s inserts are available NOW on My Coupon Hunter.  There will be THREE inserts and there are some great coupons!  Don’t forget to check out my printable coupon round-up for other great coupons!

There are lots of coupons, but here are the ‘hot” coupons that I’m seeing:

PROCTER & GAMBLE

$1/1 Crest Premium toothpaste paste – expires 3/31/10 – there is a monthly deal on this at Walgreens!

Buy one Gillette Fusion shave prep, get one Gillette body wash free – expires 3/31/10 – if you have the $1/1 Gillette Fusion shave gel coupons from the last P&G insert, you should be able to use that and this one and get some cheap shave gel and body wash!

$4/2 Gillette body washes or deodorants – expires 3/31/10 – pair this with the free body wash when you buy deodorant coupon from the last P&G insert and you should be able to get some GREAT deals on body wash an ddeodorant!

$2/1 Pampers Cruisers diapers – expires 3/31/10 – Pampers go on sale for $8.99 fairly regularly, so if you love Pampers, $6.99 is a decent price

RED PLUM

Buy One, get One Free Purex liquid detergent or Purex Complete 3 in 1 laundry sheets (max value $7) – expires 3/6/10 – this has a short expiration date, but this is a HOT coupon that will be gone fast!

 $.55/1 Sara lee Soft & Smooth bread, buns, or mini bagels – expires 4/30/10 – we love the whole grain white Sara Lee bread, so these will definitely come in handy!

$3/2 Infant Tylenol, Children’s Tylenol, Infant’s Motrin, Children’s Motrin – expires 5/31/10 – if you need to stock your medicine cabinet, there will probably be a deal at CVS or Walgreens that you can pair this with

$.75/1 Kelloggs Special K Fruit Crisps – expires 4/18/10 – pair these with the Target/Kellogg’s gift card deal for even greater savings!

$1/1 Uncle Ben’s whole grain brown rice – expires 4/18/10

SMARTSOURCE

.55/1 Bumble Bee Premium Tuna Pouch – expires 5/31/10 – now that Lent has started, we’ll see lots of deals on tuna and these will pair up nicely with those deals if you want to stock up on tuna

$4/1 Claritin-D Non-Drowsy and $4/1 Claritin Non-Drowsy – expires 3/20/10 – we go through a LOT of Claritin in this house, so I’m excited to see this coupon!

$.75/1 Colgate 360 manual toothbrush – expires 3/13/10

$.5/1 Colgate Max White, Max Fresh, Total, Sensitive, or Kids toothpaste – expires 3/13/10 – pair this with a CVS or Walgreens deal for free or cheap toothpaste!

Here are a few “Frequently Asked Questions” I get about stocking up on coupons:

How do you know if an item is going to go on sale? I don’t want to stock up on coupons and then have them go to waste.

In some cases (CVS and Walgreens), I can look at ad scans for upcoming weeks online and get a “heads up” about what will be on sale in upcoming weeks. In other cases, I have to go off of my experiences with sales cycles. There’s not a 100% chance that these items will go on sale, but typically if coupons are coming out in the inserts, they will match up with some sale in upcoming weeks.

Is it worth it to “buy” coupons when your goal is saving money? It seems kind of counterproductive.

If you are looking to stockpile items on a budget, the best way to do this is to pair coupons with sale prices and in order to really stockpile items, you are going to need multiple coupons. I know that some people buy multiple newspapers, but that doesn’t really “work” for me because then I have the extra work of coupon up with all of that paper. Using a coupon clipping service or eBay to get coupons is more time and cost effective for me because then I’m only getting coupons for the things that I want and need and they’re already clipped!

The savings far outweigh what I spend.

For example, let’s say I buy 10 .50/1 Bird’s Eye Steamfresh veggie coupons at $.09 each from My Coupon Hunter to pair with a 10/$10 sale at my grocery store (which doubles coupons). Using the coupons, I can get 10 bags of vegetables (which are normally $1.69 at my stores) for $.90 (the cost of my coupons). I have just saved $16.
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