Posts Tagged ‘deals’

Brach’s Candy Corn - This is actually from last week, but I forgot to include it in the picture, so I tossed it in this week. I got it at CVS when the coupon machine was spitting out $1 off coupons for the candy corn. Since the candy was only $0.99, I got it free.

5 boxes of Ronzoni Garden Delights pasta – On sale 5/$5 at Food Lion. There were blinkies on the shelf for $1/1, so I grabbed 5 and got these all free. We’ll keep one box and donate the rest to a local battered women’s program.

4 small bottles of Gain - This deal has been going for awhile. The $1/1 bottle of Gain coupons have been in the last couple P&G coupon inserts and I was able to get my hands on several copies. The dishwashing soap is just $0.97 at Wal-Mart, which made these free. We don’t have a dishwasher, so I’ll keep a couple bottles for our dishes, and give the other ones to the battered women’s shelter.

Banana Walnut Bread granola bar - This was a free sample through Walmart.com – it’s going in a gift basket.

Crest toothpaste sample - Free from Vocalpoint. Also going to the battered women’s shelter.

Not pictured, because I left them in the back seat of the car and my husband was at work (and therefore the car was gone) when I was taking the photo:

Bufferin aspirin - This was free at Walgreen’s this week. On sale for $2.99, plus I had a $3/1 coupon from the paper. Since we just got a free bottle of Advil last week, I will probably donate this.

Bath & Body Works lotion - I used a coupon for a free travel-sized bottle of a Signature Collection item with any purchase. I have a gift card to BBW from my bridal shower, so I purchased a couple of small things for a gift, and then got my Orange Sapphire lotion for free. This is lotion I keep in my travel toiletries bag and it’s almost gone, so this was great timing!

Bath & Body Works lip gloss - Okay, forgive me, I can’t recall which line it is. But it’s the vanilla mint stuff and it smells really good. I also got this with a “make any purchase and receive a gift” coupon. This time the gift was a lip item of my choice. I bought two reusable shopping bags from BBW and then got the lip gloss free. Again, since I had the gift card already, this really was absolutely free to me.

I also got 2 more $5 Amazon gift cards from Swagbucks this week. I’m nearly halfway to my goal of purchasing another set of OXO Good Grips storage containers for absolutely nothing out of pocket!

What great deals did you find this week?

Today only, All You is offering a limited number of $5 Groupon gift certificates to new Groupon members. Too bad I’m already a member!

Sign up quickly – I’m sure these will go fast!

If, like me, you’re already a Groupon member, you can still enter the Real Simple Unbeatable Deals Sweepstakes for a chance to win one of 80 gift certificates to Groupon – and if five of your friends enter, too, you’ll receive a $10 Groupon credit!

Advil -My coupon for a free bottle came in the mail on Tuesday. {This is still available here. Thanks, Money Saving Mom!}

Cottonelle Fresh Wipes – I got a coupon in the mail this week for a free package. {This is also still available – request yours here. Thanks, Money Saving Mom!} This was the first time I had a coupon get sucked into the conveyor belt! The cashier’s eyes got huge and she called someone over to help her dismantle the belt, only to discover that the coupon had landed on the shelf next to the conveyor belt!

Everlast protein bar – I requested this online a few weeks ago and it arrived this week.

6 full-size Butterfinger candy bars – About a month ago I saw a tearpad of coupons at Dollar General for $1 off 2 Butterfingers. I grabbed three, not knowing when I would use them, but for “just in case.” Butterfingers are on sale 2/$1 right now at Kroger’s, so the sale combined with the coupon made them free!

Halls Refresh cough drops – Okay, technically speaking, these were not free. I paid $0.25 for them. However, I received a RR (Register Rewards) for $1 when I purchased them, so I have $0.75 cents to spend at Walgreen’s “free and clear,” after that $0.25. I used a coupon from the October All You, for $0.75/1 bag. They were on sale for $1, and then I got the $1 RR.

I’m looking forward to trying the Everlast bar – I keep granola bars in the car to help curb my motion sickness – maybe this type will be a new favorite. The Advil and cough drops will be going in our still-very-small-but-growing first aid kit. The Cottonelle will be going in the bathroom – I don’t think any more explanation is necessary. And the Butterfingers will be making their way into a birthday gift sometime soon. Five of them, anyway. I think I’m going to save one for me.

Did you get any great freebies this week? I’d love to hear about what you were blessed with. Will you be using your freebies for your family’s everyday, for special treats, gifts, or to bless a local food pantry? Feel free to share a link if you have them posted on your blog.

Franklin Springs Media is offering their lowest sale price ever on the Homestead Blessings series – just $9.25 each until September 20, 2010! (Excluding the newest release, The Art of Crafting.) Time to stock up for Christmas gifts!

Titles include:

• The Art of Sewing
• The Art of Quilting
• The Art of Canning
• The Art of Gardening
• The Art of Bread Baking
• and more!

{I have not seen these myself, but have heard good things about them.}

Follow this link to see if you have a BJ’s in your area. If you do, this trial membership is a great way to stock up on bulk products! BJ’s is like Sam’s Club or Costco, but they also accept manufacturer’s coupons, cutting your costs down further.

{Thank you, Money Saving Mom and Mojo Savings!}

{image copyright Annie B}

I don’t know about other parts of the country, but peaches are currently $0.50/lb at the Wal-Marts around here. This week I just bought a handful – mostly for eating, but I also attempted homemade peach tea this afternoon and I’m going to try baked peaches for dessert tonight.

If they’re still that cheap when I go shopping next week, I’m planning to stock up and freeze a bunch. I’d also like to try my hand at canning. Home-canned peaches will be good when peach prices go back up, and peach butter or honey, and peach preserves sound yummy. Hopefully the prices stay that low until I get back into town!

Food Lion currently has Ronzoni pasta on sale 2/$1.48 and Ronzoni has a mail-in rebate for $3 when you buy 6 boxes. This breaks down to: $1.48 x 3 = $4.44 (plus tax).

Add in $0.44 for your stamp to mail the rebate in, and you’re at $4.88 (plus tax), but you’ll be getting a $3 rebate, making those 6 boxes of pasta only $1.88.

Now, if your Food Lion has the Quick Cook pasta with peelies on them for $0.50 off, you’ll be able to get an even better deal. Buy 3 of the Quick Cook pastas, and then 3 more boxes of Ronzoni and your total will be $4.44 – $1.50 = $2.94 (plus tax).

Once you mail in the rebate, you’re at $3.38 (plus tax), and then you’ll get back $3.00, making your total for 6 boxes of pasta just $0.38. Not bad.

If you can find the $0.55/1 printables from Coupons.com, you’ll be able to get an even better deal!

{Note that the 2/$1.48 is for the regular Ronzoni pasta, not the Smart Taste or Healthy Harvest. These are not whole-wheat pastas.}