Free Items at Albertsons!!

Albertsons has a couple of sales this week (through Tuesday March 23) that will get you free products IF you have the correct coupons.

Suave Women's Deodorant...on sale for $1
$0.50 off coupon (found in last week's newspaper)
This coupon will be doubled.
Final price: FREE!!

Steamfresh Vegetables (Select Varieties)...on sale for $1
$0.50 off coupon (supposed to be in tomorrow's newspaper)
This coupon will be doubled.
Final price: FREE!!

Keep in mind that if you have specific brands of deodorants or foods that you use, it would still be a great idea to pick these products up. You will get them for FREE, and you can donate them to friends, families, churches, food banks, etc. Or give your coupons to friends and let them know about the sales, so they can take advantage of FREE stuff!!

A friend's trip to Target

Yesterday I met one of my friends at Target to try to help her find some good deals. She has used coupons in the past, but is just now getting back into the habit of shopping with them. We found some great deals. She bought everything pictured below, and spent...


$25...AND she received a $5 gift card that she can use on her next trip to Target. She saved over $128.00 by combining coupons with in store sales and promotions!!

I'm not sure of every single coupon that was used, but I'll try to match them up to the best of my knowledge, so you can see if you have any coupons that will score you free/cheap deals at Target!!

4 boxes of cereal 4 for $10 (plus you get a $5 gift card when you buy 4)
minus $1.50 off any 3 Kellogg's cereals (found at www.target.com)
Spent $8.50 (but received $5 gift card)

2 4 packs of GE Reveal Lightbulbs $2.12 each
minus 2 $1.50 GE Reveal Target coupons (found at www.target.com)
minus 1 $1 GE Reveal manufacturer's coupon
Spent $0.24...$0.12 each

2 Gillette Clinical Strength Deodorant $1.79 each
minus $4 off 2 Gillette Deodorant coupon
FREE plus $0.42 overage

3 Gillette Body Wash $3.54 each
minus 2 Buy Gillette Deodorant get Gillette Body Wash free
and 1 $2 off any Gillette Body Wash coupon
Spent $1.54...$0.51 each

2 Right Guard Deodorants...trial size $0.97 each
minus $2 off 2 Right Guard deodorants found at www.coupons.com
FREE plus $0.06 overage

4 Air Wick Freshmatic Starter Kits $6 (These are regularly priced at $13.99)
minus 2 $1 Air Wick Target coupons (found at www.target.com)
minus 4 $5 Air Wick manufacturer's coupons
Spent $2...$0.50 each

1 Herbal Essence Shampoo $2.99
minus 1 $1 Herbal Essence shampoo coupon
Spent $1.99

1 Herbal Essence Hairspray $2.99
minus 1 Buy Herbal Essence shampoo, get styling product free coupon
FREE

1 Satin Care Shave Gel $0.99
minus 1 $0.55 Satin Care Coupon
Spent $0.44

Johnson and Johnson First Aid Travel Kit $0.99
minus 1 $1 Johnson and Johnson First Aid coupon
FREE plus $0.01 overage

2 boxes of BandAids ($1.77 each) and 1 tube of Neosporin ($3.89)
minus 2 $1 BandAid Target coupons (found at www.target.com)
minus 1 $0.50 BandAid manufacturer's coupon
minus 1 $3 buy Neosporin and BandAid coupon
Spent $1.93...$0.64 each

2 tubs of Betty Crocker Frosting $1.00 each
minus 2 $0.50 Betty Crocker coupons
Spent $1...$0.50 each

1 4-pack Del Monte Fruit Chiller Cups $1.89
minus 1 $1 Fruit Chiller coupon (found at www.coupons.com)
Spent $0.89

3 boxes of Jell-O $0.46 each
minus 1 $1.25 when you buy 3 participating Kraft products coupon
Spent $0.13...about $0.04 each

3 4-pack Snack Pick Pudding cups $0.96 each
minus 1 $1 off 3 Snack Pick Pudding coupon
Spent $1.88...$0.63 each

1 Crest ProHealth Toothpast ($2.99) and 1 Crest ProHealth MouthWash ($2.74)
minus 1 $1.50 off 2 Crest ProHealth products Target coupon
minus $1 off any Crest Toothpaste manufacturer's coupon
minus $2 off any Crest Mouthwash manufacturer's coupon
Spent $1.23...$0.62 each

2 Crest Scope Outlast Toothpastes $2.79 each
minus 2 $1 Crest Toothpaste coupons
Spent $3.58...$1.79 each

If you are just beginning, start clipping coupons and checking ads...before you know it, you'll be able to get some amazing deals as well!!

Great shopping Leta!!

Walgreens Deals (Beginning Sunday March 21)

This is my first attempt to try to match up Walgreens upcoming ads with coupons to try to get you the best deals! It's a bit overwhelming, so please bear with me. Again, I am only going to be listing the best deals that I see, so look through the ad yourself and see if you can find any deals that might work with your coupons!! All the coupons that I mention using will be from past weeks of the newspaper unless otherwise stated.

There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of good register rewards deals at Walgreens this week. I guess I've been spoiled by all the free (or close to free) items that we've been able to get the last couple of weeks.

Oral care

Colgate MaxFresh or MaxWhite Toothpaste $2.99 and receive a $2 Register Reward.
-Use $1 coupon (found in All You magazine)
-Or $0.75 coupon found at http://www.colgate.com/
Final price: As low as $1.99 PLUS you'll receive $2 register reward (once factoring that in it's like you are getting it for free!!

Crest 3D Mouthwash, toothpaste, or toothbrush 3 for $9 and receive a $3 Register Reward
-Use buy 1 toothbrush, get 1 free coupon
-$1 off Crest Toothpaste coupon
-$0.75 off Crest Toothpaste coupon
Buy 2 toothbrushes and one tube of toothpaste...use B1G1 free coupon and $1 off coupon.
Final price: Pay $5 and get $3 register reward...like getting products for $2 ($0.67 each)

Crest ProHealth Mouthwash $3.99 and receive a $1 Register Reward
-Use $2.00 off Crest Mouthwash coupon
Final price: Pay $1.99 and receive a $1 register reward...like getting it for $0.99

Baby Supplies

Huggies Diapers Jumbo Pack $8.99 (buy 3 and get a $5 Register Reward)
-Use $3 off 1 Huggies diapers coupon from http://www.coupons.com/ (you can print off two)
-Use $3 off 1 Huggies diapers coupon when you become a fan of Huggies on facebook
Final price: Use 3 $3 coupons, Pay $17.97 and receive a $5 register reward...like getting each pack of diapers for $4.32!!

Personal Care Products

Head and Shoulders or Pantene Shampoo $3.99 and receive a $1 Register Reward
-Use $1 off Pantene Shampoo coupon
-Or $1 off Head and Shoulders coupon
Final price: Pay $2.99 and receive a $1 Register Reward...like getting it for $1.99

Tampax/Always Products 2 for $11 and receive a $2 Register Reward
-Use $1 off Tampax coupons
-Or $1 off Always coupons
There are also various $2 coupons, but I'm not certain that they apply to the various products pictured in the ad...you might want to check your local store and see
-Final price: Pay as low as $9 and receive a $2 Register reward...like getting them for $7 (or $3.50 each)

Satin Care/Gillette Fusion Shaving Gel
-Use in ad coupon for 2 for $5
-Also use $1 off Gillette Fusion Shaving Gel coupon
-Or $0.55 off Satin Care coupon
Final price: Pay as low as $3 (for two Gillette shaving gels)...or $1.50 each

Olay Quench Body Lotion $7.99
-get Free Olay Quench In shower Body Lotion (sale Walgreens is doing this week)
-Use $1 off any Olay Body Lotion coupon
-Also use $1 off any Olay In shower lotion coupon
-Final price: $5.99 AND submit for Olay Body Quench Lotion Rebate...get $7.99 back...you'll be getting paid $2 for buying both of these products. (To learn more about this rebate check out my Olay Rebate post).

Gillette, Secret, Or Old Spice Clincal Deodorants $7.99 and receive $2 Register Rewards
-Use $1 off Clinical Strength deodorant coupon
-Or buy Gillette deodorant, get Gillette body wash free coupon
-Or buy Old Spice Pro Strength deodorant, get $4 off another Old Spice Pro Strength deodorant coupon
Final price: Will vary

Cosmetics

Cover Girl Eye Cosmetics Buy One Get One 50% off
-Use Buy one get one free coupon
-Use $1 off Cover Girl make up coupon
Final price: Will vary

Maybelline Products Buy One Get One 50% off
Final price: Will vary

Loreal Buy One Get One 50% off
-Use various coupons from $1 off to $3 off
Final price: Will vary

Medicines

Triaminic or Theraflu $3.99
-Use $1.50 off Theraflu coupon
Final price: $2.49

Ricola Cough Drops
-Use in ad coupon that will make them $0.99
-Use $1.00 off 2 coupons
Final price: $0.98 when you buy 2...or $0.49 each

Vicks NyQuil or DayQuil products $4.49 (If you buy $20 worth of Vicks products you will receive $10 in Register Rewards. If you buy $15 worth of Vicks products, you will receive $5 in Register Rewards).
-Use $1.50 off NyQuil/DayQuil Products coupons
-Use $1.50 off any Vicks Products coupons
Final price: If you only buy 1, it will be $2.99
If you are trying for the Register Rewards, Buy 5 products ($22.45), use 5 $1.50 coupons (takes total down to $14.95). You will receive a $10 Register Reward...after factoring this in, it will be like you are paying $0.99 for each item you purchased.

Advil (I'm not sure what price they begin at)
-Use in ad coupon for $3 off
-Also use $2 off any Advil product
Final price: Not sure, but if you have both of these coupons, you'll be able to subtract $5 off the starting price.

Excedrin 250 ct. (I'm not sure what price they begin at)
-Use in ad coupon for $5.00
-Also use $4 off Excedrin coupon found in the Walgreens March Coupon Book
-Also use $1.50 off Excedrin coupon found in the newspaper
Final price: Not sure, but if you have all three of these coupons, you'll be able to subtract $10.50 off the starting price.

Household

Sun Laundry Detergent $3.49
-Use $0.75 coupon
Final price: $2.74

All Laundry Detergent $3.99
-Use $2 coupon
-Or use $1 coupon
Final price: As low as $1.99

Snuggle Fabric Softener $3.99
-Use $0.75 coupon
Final price: $3.24

Vanity Fair Plates and Napkins Buy 1 Get 1 Free
-Use 2 $0.50 coupons
Final price: Will vary

Hefty One Zip Bags $3.29 Buy 1 Get 1 Free
-Use $1 off 2 coupon
Final price: $2.29 (or $1.15 each)

Groceries

Hershey's or Cadbury Easter Candy 2 bags for $5
-Use $1 off 2 coupon from Walgreens March Coupon Book
-Use $2 off any 3 bags of Hershey's or Cadbury Easter Candy
Buy 6 bags ($15), use $1 off 2 coupon from Walgreens coupon book (If you give the cashier 1 coupon, it will deduct it for all 6 bags...minus $3), also use 2 $2 off 3 bags of candy coupon (minus $4).
Final price: $8...or $1.33 for each bag...Easter is just around the corner, think about all those Easter baskets that you have to fill!!

Select Mars Candy Bars $0.49
-Use Buy 2 Get 1 Free Mars Candy coupon
Buy 3 Mars Candy
Final price: $0.98...or $0.33 each

Jimmy Dean Select Frozen Breakfast Products 2 for $4
-Use $1 off any Jimmy Dean Sandwich item coupon
-Use $0.75 off any Jimmy Dean Breakfast bowls coupon
Final price: As low as $1

Planters Trail Mix 2 for $3
-Use $1 off any 2 coupon from Walgreens March Coupon book
-Use $1.50 off any Planters product coupon (Can print this coupon off when you become a fan of Planters on Facebook...print this coupon off twice!)
Final price: FREE!!

Hunt's Tomato Sauce 8 oz.
-Use in ad coupon for 3 for $1
Final price: $1 or $0.33 each

Target Deal (March 19)

I went to Target with one of my friends today. I went to help her sort through coupons and find some great deals, and of course I left with a couple deals of my own :) I bought everything pictured below, and spent...


$2.03!!

If you have similar coupons, you can do it too!!

2 Gillette Clinical Strength Deodorants ($1.79 each)
-Used coupon for $4 off 2 Gillette body washes or deodorants
Final Cost: FREE plus $0.42 in overage

2 Bottles of Gillette Body Wash ($3.54 each)
-Used 2 coupons for Buy Gillette deodorant get Gillette body wash free
Final Cost: FREE

2 boxes of Kellogg's Fruit Snacks ($1.88 each)
-Used 2 coupons for $1 off Kellogg's fruit snacks
Final Cost: $1.76 ($0.88 each)

1 10 pack of Hi-C Juice Boxes ($1.69 each)
-Used coupon for $1 off Juice Boxes when you purchase 2 boxes of Kellogg's fruit snacks
Final Cost: $0.69

I bought everything pictured above, for about the same price that I would have spent on one box of fruit snacks before coupons. Look through your coupons and see if you can do any similar deals!!

Olay Rebate...Get paid to try products!!

There are several companies that offer rebates on their products from time to time. Olay has been offering some wonderful rebates for the past several months, and they've just come out with a new one.

If you purchase any Olay Quench Body Lotion (except for the trial size) between March 19 and April 16, you can submit for a full rebate on the product. In order to do this deal you must send them your original receipt and fill out the rebate form that is found at:

http://www.olay.com/Club_Olay/march2010/images/Quench_Form_olayhome.pdf

The rebate that you receive will be for the amount you spent BEFORE coupons!! Walgreens is having a wonderful sale this coming week (beginning Sunday) that will turn this into a great deal.

Walgreens deal:
Buy Olay Quench Body Lotion ($7.99) and get Olay Quench In Shower Body Lotion free (this is a $4.99 value).

Use 1 coupon for $1 off any Olay Body Wash or In-shower Body Lotion
Use 1 coupon for $1 off any Olay Quench Hand and Body Lotion
(Both of these coupons were found in the newspaper).

Pay $5.99 (for BOTH products), and submit for the rebate.

You will receive a rebate check for $7.99 (purchase price of body lotion BEFORE coupons). With the rebate it is like you are getting paid $2 to try this product!! (And you are getting another product free from the Walgreens sale!!)

Keep in mind that even without coupons, this is a GREAT deal...after rebate you will get the Olay Quench Body Lotion free, PLUS you've received the Olay Quench In Shower Body Lotion for free from the Walgreens sale...TWO FREE PRODUCTS!!

Diaper Deal at Walgreens starting March 21

Starting Sunday (March 21) Walgreens is running a special sale on Huggies diapers.

Huggies Jumbo Pack diapers will be priced at $8.99 each, and if you buy 3 of them you will receive a $5 register reward.

If you go to www.coupons.com, you will be able to print out a coupon for $3 off any 1 Huggies diapers. This website usually allows you to print each coupon out twice.

You can also become a fan of Huggies on Facebook, and you will be able to print another coupon for $3 off any Huggies.

At Walgreens buy 3 packages of diapers ($8.99 x 3 = $26.97)
minus 3 $3 off 1 coupons mentioned above ($26.97 - $9.00 = $17.97)
After factoring in the $5 register reward that you will earn, it will be like getting three packs of diapers for $12.97...or $4.32 a pack.

This is a GREAT price on diapers. Remember that if your family doesn't use diapers, there are many families that do. Print off some coupons and tell other families about this deal...or go do the deal yourself and surprise a struggling family with diapers. I'm sure many different organizations around town would be grateful for diaper donations as well. With all the money you can save using coupons, bless another family!!

Good luck!

Albertsons Deals (March 17-23)

It looks like there are going to be several good deals at Albertsons this week. I am only going to be writing about the best ones that I see, so please be sure to check your ad. I might have overlooked something, or might not buy certain products that you/your family uses.

Buy 4 Select Kellogg's cereals for $14, get an additional 3 boxes free (with in store coupon) PLUS get coupons for 3 free gallons of milk when you check out.

-Use 2 coupons for $1 off 2 Kellogg's cereals (found in the newspaper), for the 4 cereals you have to buy.

-Use in store coupon for 3 free boxes of cereal

Pay $12 for 7 boxes of cereal...plus three free gallons of milk. I usually try to pay $1 or less for cereal, but with the 3 gallons of free milk thrown in, this is a great deal!!

Buy Country Crock Spread ($1.99), get a loaf of Nature's Own Bread for free

-Use coupon for $0.30 off any Country Crock (found in the newspaper) This coupon will be tripled.

Pay $1.09 for Country Crock Spread AND loaf of bread.

Buy 10 Lipton/Knorr side dishes ($1.00 each), get 1-12 pack of Coke products and Dozen Eggs for free.

Pay $10 for everything. A 12 pack of Coke runs around $4 at most stores, so once that is factored in, this is a good deal.

Blue Bell Ice Cream half gallon $3.79

-Use $1.00 coupon found at http://www.bluebell.com/ (you will need to register on their site to get this coupon...they will occasionally email you information about new products or new coupons).

Pay $2.79 for Ice Cream

Red Gold canned Tomatoes $1.00

-Use coupon for $0.50 off 2 cans of tomatoes found at http://www.redgold.com/ (again, you will need to register to be able to print this coupon). This coupon will be doubled.

Pay $0.50 for each can (when you buy 2)

Lance Multipack Crackers $1.99

-Use $1 coupon found at http://www.smartsource.com/

Pay $0.99

Goldfish crackers (bags) $1.50

-There were $0.75 coupons found at http://www.coupons.com/ (I am not sure if these are still available), also various $0.55 coupons found inside Goldfish boxes.

Pay as low as $0.75 per bag.

Minute Rice 14 oz $2.00

-Use $0.50 coupon found in the newspaper (This will be doubled).

Pay $1.00

Progresso soups (Select varieties) $1.00

-Use coupon for $0.50 off 2 found in the newspaper (This will be doubled).

Pay $0.50 for each can (when you buy 2)

Prego Spaghetti Sauce (Select varieties) 3/$5.00 or $1.66 each

- Use coupon for $0.50 off 2 found in the newspaper (This will be doubled).

-Pay $1.16 for each jar (when you buy 2)

These are the best deals that I see at Albertsons this week. Look through your coupons and online and see if you will be able to do a few of these deals and shrink your grocery budget!

Good luck!!