Great Target Deals this week: Sept 27- Oct 3

I went to Target last night since our refrigerator is the barest I have ever seen. There are some great deals this week. Check out this site for a list of many deals at Target this week. I am unpacking, washing clothes and preparing for my girlfriend and two daughters to come to stay with us so I won't be able to devote lots of time. He is a few more deals that I found at Target that are not listed on the above site.

Gold N Plump Whole Chicken on sale for $1.79 ($1.00 off MQ)= $0.79 for a whole chicken!

Suave coconut scented shampoo and conditioner $0.89 each ($1.00/2 MQ)= $0.39 each!

Folgers Tub coffee (Colombian and Regular) $2.50 each ($0.25 MQ)

12 pk of Crystal light water bottle flavors $1.97 each ($2.00/2 MQ)= $0.97 each

Leapster game on sale for $18.00 ($5.00 off MQ from leapster website)= $13.00

Huggies size 5 jumbo pack diapers $8.99 (Target $1.50 Q and $2.00 MQ)= $5.49 each

Degree ultimate protection men's 3-pk $5.99 ($1.25 MQ) = $1.55 each

Halloween M&Ms 2 for $5.00 ($1.00/2 off Target Q and $1.00/2 MQ)= $3.00 for two bags of
Halloween M&Ms plus you get a free Halloween reusable Tote with this deal. It is a really cute black reusable target bag with a spider in a web. It would be perfect for Trick or Treating!

6 Purina cat appetizers for FREE! I used 3 BOGO MQ and 3 Target BOGO coupons.

I saved $90.74 with deals and coupons but spent $101.28. I don't feel too bad since we were desperately needing milk, bread, sandwich meat and other essentials. I hope you can find some great deals at Target this week too!

More Fun Freebies in my Mailbox

We are back from the beach and look at all the goodies I found that came in the mail when I got home.

• A 2-count Depends from Sam's club samples (not sure why I signed up for this but I could donate them)
• Astroglide sample from freebies.com
• Target coupon mailer (I love these since I can combine them with manufacturers coupons)
• EOS minty lip balm freebie
• Lip Fusion gloss XL freebie
• Blue bunny rebate check for $4.99 for trying the Sedona bars during Labor Day weekend (Granola cookie with chocolate frozen yogurt with active cultures included found at Market Street)
• $2.00 off coupon for more Sedona bars
• 2 Splenda Mocha flavor packets for Coffee and a $1.00 off coupon
• $2.00 off Gain with Febreeze coupon
• Bear Naked Granola sample (cranberry raisin flavor is yummy) and $1.00 off coupon
• (5) Free up to $4.00 off any Star fine foods item coupons (they sell olive oil, capers, olives, anchovies)
• Fancy Feast Appetizer freebie and $1.00 off of 3 coupon (Our cat is thrilled!)

Shop Smart Look Fab at Stonebriar Mall!

I picked up my $10 Gift Card at Stonebriar Mall today. The Shop Smart desk is set up down stairs by the elevator in the center of the mall. They are there during the hours of the mall. There are specials running at several stores during the dates of September 17th-20th. See a complete list of stores here.

I got a separate deal where I showed my e-mailed confirmation number and the Shop Smart desk gave me a $10.00 gift card. I shopped at Sears and bought 2 jackets and 3 shirts for a total of $17.00! I used a $10.00 off a $10.00 purchase juniors department coupon. For my morning outing, I traded in my empty shampoo bottle for a FREE bottle of Fekkai shampoo. I used a coupon to get a FREE protein drink from GNC, picked up my FREE $10.00 mall gift card and got 5 tops/jackets for $17.00. Not too bad! Unfortunately, I left my stroller at the house so my 2-year old couldn't last any longer...otherwise I would have spent the $75.00 total using lots of other coupons/gift cards/deals that are available and picked up another $10.00 gift card.

For the readers that don't live locally, there are hundreds of malls participating this weekend in this promotion. I hope you can find one in your area. Check your zip code here.

Busy Few Days

I apologize for the lag in posts. With my husband's birthday, getting ready for my brother's wedding, packing, deal finding and taking care of my two children full time, I have been very busy the last couple of days. Tomorrow, I will be traveling and will be gone for a week. I will try to post some but am unsure when I will be able to find a computer to use or the time. I hope everyone has a great week of deal finding!

More Walgreens Deals 9/15!

The Walgreens deals are great this week! I purchased:

Always infinity $5.49 (FREE item coupon from here that was sent in snail mail)

Listerine Total Care 250 ml $2.99 ($1.00 MQ) prompted $2.00 RR

3- Sally Hanson Nail Polish $2.29 each ($1.00, $0.50, $0.50 MQ) prompted $5.00 RR for Sally Hanson products

2-Thingamajig Hershey's candy bars $0.22 each on clearance (Buy two Hershey's brand bars and get a Free 20 oz. bottle of Coke) only one in picture, other one is in my kids' tummys

2-Glade 2 oz candles (2-$3.00 Q)

Paid with $5.00 RR then Total OOP= $1.80

But I also made $2.00, $1.00 and $5.00 Register Rewards




Second Transaction (not pictured)

2- Sally Hanson Nail Polishes 2.79 each (prompted another $3.00 RR so you can roll over this deal)
2- Thingamajig Hersey Candy 0.22 each
20 oz Coke

Paid with the $5.00 RR that I just received
Total OOP= $1.10 (this would have been free if I had more coupons)
but then I got the $3.00 RR!

Mall $10 Gift Card, Express Coupon

From September 17-20th, many malls will be participating in the Shop Smart Look Fab promotion. Our local Stonebriar Mall with also be participating. You will be able to shop for whatever you like during those four days and take your receipts totaling $75.00 or more to the Shop Smart Zone and get a mall gift card for $10.00. Supplies are limited so shop early! See here for more details.

Use this Express coupon to help your money go even further!

Do you want 1/2 price Donuts, Coffee and Icecream?

Visit Groupon.com for today's deal. They are offering $20.00 worth of Dunkin' Donuts, Coffee, Ice cream, Ice cream cakes and more for $10.00. It is available at the Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins combo store in Plano,TX off of Coit Rd. and the store in Carrolton, TX. See the site for more details. Might be a good idea if you need an ice cream cake for a special someone.

Free Shampoo from Saks Fifth Avenue

On Thursday, Sept. 17th, Saks Fifth Avenue will be participating in a Shampoo Swap from 10 am until 9 pm. Bring in a full sized bottle of Shampoo you currently use and you can swap it for a complimentary full sized bottle of Fekkai Shampoo, retail value $23. (Your current bottle can be full or empty.)

The Saks Fifth Avenue stores in Dallas and Plano will be participating according to the link above. I have a bottle of shampoo that I am just finishing up. I will be there!

One per customer, while supplies last!

Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom and Nicole's Nickels

Great Deals- Walgreens visit AGAIN 9/14

I was out in another part of town without kids and have been searching for this coupon book (pictured above) If you can find it then you can use a coupon in it for this deal.....

2-Children's Triaminic Syrup $6.99 each ($1.50 MQ here stacked with $2.00 Walgreens coupon in the book pictured above) will also prompt a $5.00 Register Reward. There is rumors that if you buy two Night time Cold and Cough Triaminics then it will prompt two $5.00 RRs. Let me know if that works for you.

2-Ghirardelli Luxe Milk $0.65 each (MQ and Store Q) sorry, I can't find the link

True North Almond Crisps $3.99 each ($1.00 MQ here) and get $3.00 in RR

CankerMelts natural $7.99 (Free Coupon for this item)

Total was $4.30, used $2.00 RR from yesterday's purchase.

I paid $2.30 OOP and got $5.00 RR and a $3.00 RR and a coupon for $0.75 off of any 2 Ghirardelli Bars. (I will go back and get two more bars for $0.55 total to FREE, depending on what other coupon they will let me use with it.)

I Love Free Samples!

Look at all of the FREE stuff I got in my mailbox today!

I received a kit from beinggirl.com which included 2 Tampax Pearl Tampons, 1 compak light Tampon, 1 Always Infinity Maxi-Pad, 2 Always Pantiliners, and 1 Always Feminine Wipe.

The best part is that there were coupons included in the kit for a FREE box of 18-count Always Infinity and $2.00 off Tampax Pearl or Tampax Compak Pearl! Go here for yours.

I received a box from Fiber One that included a sample size of Fiber One honey clusters cereal, a Fiber One Oats and Chocolate Granola Bar and $5.00 worth of Fiber One coupons! Go here for yours.

I received a sample size of the new Total Blueberry Pomegranate Cereal and a $0.75 off Total Cereal coupon. Go here for yours.

L'Oreal sent me samples of Advanced Revitalift SPF 15 day lotion and also their night creme for deep set wrinkle repair...in addition to a $2.00 off L'Oreal Revitalift coupon. Register with their site to get coupons and free samples.

Nasonex sent me $15.00 coupons on each monthly prescription for loyalty. Go here if you want a coupon too.

Wow! It was an exciting day to go to the mailbox!

$100 Coupon Book from CVS

There is a $100.00 coupon book available from CVS when you get your seasonal flu shot from their Minute Clinic. These might make for some great deals when paired with manufacturer's coupons or while on sale/clearance. They all expire 12/31/09. Here is a list of the coupons in the book to help you decide if it is worth it to go to CVS to get your flu shot this year:

$1.50 Excedrin 50 ct. or larger
$2.00 Zicam Cold or Allergy products
$2.00 Mucinex 14ct or Delsym 3oz.
$2.00 Coricidin HBP product
$1.00 Diabetic Tussin DM Cough Suppressant
$2.00 Boiron Homeopathic items
$4.00 Afrin PureSea
$0.50 NyQuil or DayQuil
$3.00/2 Theraflu
$2.00 Tums
$1.00 MiraLAX 30 dose
$1.00 Boost
$2.00 Zostrix HP cream, 2 oz.
$2.00 StaphAseptic First Aid Gel, 2 oz.
$0.50 Nexcare tapes and Princess Bandages
$1.00 Bausch & Lomb Soothe Eye Drops
$1.50 Kotex Pads, Liners, Tampons, or Poise Petite Packs
$1.00 Playtex Tampons
$1.50 Depends
$1.00 Dr. Scholl's Arthritis Pain Relief Orthotics Insoles
$1.00 Dr. Scholl's For Her Foot Lotions
$1.00 Dr. Scholl's For Her Rub Relief Stick
$2.00 Miracle Foot Repair Cream
$1.00 Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste or pack including 360 toothbrush
$1.00 Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste or Toothbrush
$1.00 Listerine Total Care 1-Liter
$1.00 Orajel Severe Pain
$1.00 Dry Idea Roll-on Deodorant
$1.00 Dove or Degree Clinical Protection deodorant
$1.00 Secret or Gillette Clinical Strength or Old Spice ProStrength Deodorant
$1.00 Gillette Shave gel (includes foamy)
$2.00 L'Oreal men's products
$1.00 Schick Intuition razor
$1.00 Remington products
$2.00 Clairol Perfect 10
$1.00 Head & Shoulders shampoo or conditioner
$1.00 Dove shampoo or conditioner
$30.00 Zeno Acne Clearing device (available in select stores)
$1.00 Dial Body Wash
$5.00 University Medical Face Lift item
$2.00 Lac-Hydrin Five moisturizing lotion
$1.00 Lubriderm Intense Skin Repair ointment or body lotion
$1.00 Softsoap liquid hand soap 40oz. refills or Ensembles hand soap
$1.00 Sally Hansen Treatment
$2.00 Tweezerman implement
$1.00 BOD men's fragrances
$5.00 select fragrances (ex. Curve for Her)
$1.00 PediaSure six pack 8 oz.
$1.00 Balmex 4 oz.
$2.00 Huggies Goodnites
$1.00 M & M's Premiums
$1.00 Dove Large Bars and Premium pouches
$2.00 In-store Photo Book
$5.00 Yes DVD transfer order from videotape, movie film, slides or prints
$1.00 65-280 ct. Kleenex Tissues
$1.00/2 Angel Soft 4-pack Double toilet paper
$1.00/2 Brawny 2 Big Roll towels

Each coupon says: Manufacturer-funded coupon valid only in-store at CVS/pharmacy. Cannot be combined with any other CVS/pharmacy coupon.

Albertsons deals through Tuesday night!

This is from a Guest Blogger, my friend Vicki, who also knows how to find a great deal.

Here are some great coupon deals this week at Albertson’s:

I don’t typically shop at Albertson because the store is not just around the corner and prices tend to be a bit higher. However this week on the front page of their weekly add they had some wonderful deals. Please note the coupons on the front page had two different bars: Blue was manufacturer coupons and Red was Store coupons. So you could only use additional coupons with the Store coupons. Never the less there were still some great deals.

Florida’s Natural Orange Juice Reg 3.99 Coupon price 1.99 Limit one
Kraft Mayo 32 oz. Reg 4.29 Coupon price 1.99 Limit one
Kraft American Cheese Slices Reg. 3.49 Coupon price 0.99 Limit one
Capri sun Juice boxes Reg 2.11 Coupon price 0.99 Limit one
Digorno Pizza Reg. 6.99 Coupon price 2.99 Limit one
Apple Juice Reg. 1.99 Coupon price 0.99 Limit one
Oscar Meyer Lunch Meats Reg 4.49 Coupon price 0.99 Limit one
Velveeta Cheese Reg. 4.49 Coupon price 3.49
Totals: Reg 31.84 Coupon prices 14.42 = savings of $17. 42

Other good deals at Albertsons:

Planter Peanuts are regularly 3.49 a bottle, ad coupon for buy two at 0.99 each = 1.98. The bottle had an additional manufacture coupon for buy two get a $1.00 off, so I got two bottles of peanuts for 0.98 so that is a savings of $6.

Dial 3 bar soap was on sale for 1.99. I had a coupon for 0.35 (which Albertson tripled minus another 0.70) Final cost 0.94 cents

Boneless Petite Sirloin Steaks Albertson Coupon for Buy 1 Get 2 Free Final cost 14.74 which gave me three packages of nice steak preseasoned which for my family of four will be 3-4 meals.

Hamburger Helper normally 2.19 a box was on sale for 0.88 cents per box. Had a coupon for buy 3 get 0.75 off, so basically got 3 boxes for 0.63 cents a box.

Dannon Yogurt Coupon for 0.29 each for up to 20. I purchased 12 and had two coupons for buy 6 get 0.60 off, so I basically got four yogurts for free.

Dr. Pepper products reg 1.69 markdown to 0.78 cents each. It is a great time to stock up!

This coming Saturday is the Free Museum Day!

I wanted to remind you about this opportunity for a free/cheap family outing.

Print off your free admission for you and a guest at any one participating museum. You may use one admission card per household. It is only valid on Sept. 26, 2009. Hubby and I will be traveling back to town from my brother's wedding this day but I hope everyone will be able to take advantage of free admission. Check the site to see which museums are participating. I know that the Heard Museum in McKinney is on the list!

Upcoming Kroger Deals Starting 9/15

Stretching a Buck has compiled a list of deals at Kroger. She lives in Ohio but the deals should be similar. Make sure to check your local ad to compare deals and prices. I will be traveling out of town for my brother's wedding on Friday and will not be grocery shopping this week. We need to work on getting rid of our perishables.

CVS flu shots

The CVS stores that have a Minute Clinic are offering the flu shot for $25.00 just like most other pharmacies. CVS is advertising that they give you $100.00 worth of coupons if you get your flu shot at their store. I plan on going tomorrow and will update you all what kind of coupons will be offered. I really enjoyed the Ready Fill Coupon books that were available from the pharmacy in CVS but they just expired yesterday.

CVS and Walgreen's Sun. Sept 13th

I headed out to Walgreens without kids this morning to see what kind of deals I could find. To be honest, I don't think this week is very good for deals. At Walgreens I purchased:

2- Trident gum $0.97 and $0.75 ($1.00/2 MQ here)

Carefree ultra pantyliners (MQ here)

Pronamel for Children ($1.00 MQ and $2.00 Walgreens coupon from September savings)

Degree Sport for Men (MQ from the newspaper)

1.0 GB Memory Card- clearance $2.49

4- cans of Progresso soup- $1.25 each with in-store coupon ($1.10/3 MQ)

Total OOP= $8.05 but received a complimentary RR for $2.00


I ran across the street to CVS where Jack Link's Flamin' Buffalo Chicken Nuggets were BOGO. I had a coupon for a FREE bag from the magazine All You Aug. or Sept. issue(found at Walmart) so I got two bags of the Chicken Jerky for FREE! The bag that you can get for free at Walmart is bigger but I prefer the two separate smaller sized bags.

See receipt below. I hear that it works the same way if you have a manufacturer's coupon for BOGO free and the store is having a sale on that item BOGO free....you get both for free and should not have to pay anything out of pocket.

Walgreens visit Sat. Sept. 12th

I sent hubby to Walgreens Saturday afternoon to grab a few things before last week's sale ended. He purchased in his first transaction:

Scrubbing bubbles Automatic Cleaner $9.99 ($5.00 MQ here)

Glade Sense and Spray $5.99 ($4.00 MQ here)



Two Chex Mix bags $0.99 (2-$0.50 MQ from newspaper)

Total= $8.54 OOP but also got $3.00 RR and $2.00 RR


Then in the second transaction, he purchased another Scrubbing Bubbles shower kit $9.99 ($5.00 MQ) and the 4-pack of Peanut Butter Twix for $0.42.

For those beginners, learn from our lesson. You cannot use a Register Reward from Walgreens on the same item that prompted the first Register Reward. Example....see above. When my hubby purchased the second Scrubbing bubbles and paid with the $3.00 Register Reward, the new $3.00 Register Reward did not print.

He paid a total of $2.61 for the second transaction. This is a lesson learned and we will be careful not to repeat this mistake again. In addition to this, we learned that you have to have a filler item when purchasing a special item on sale so that is why he had to buy the candy.

Free Food from Schwan's

Go to Schwans.com and you should be able to sign up for $10.00 worth of food that will be FREE and delivered for FREE. This has been happening for a little while so I am not sure how close to 500,000 people they have come. There are many items to choose from under $10.00. You should double check your shopping cart to ensure the 9.99 discount is applied.


From Schwans:
*No purchase necessary. Offer ends 9/30/09 and limited to the first 500,000 new residential/household customers (i.e., have not purchased any products from Schwan's Home Service, Inc. within the past 14 weeks) who are located in an existing route of Schwan's Home Service.

Restaurant.com deal ending soon

If you wanted to take advantage of the 90% off Restaurant.com deal, then you need to act fast. The sale is ending Sunday September 13th. $1.00 for a $25.00 gift certificate is a pretty good deal. Enter discount code NINETY for the deal.

Another site for printing coupons

Look at the bottom of this site for any coupons listed that you might need. I was able to print lots of new coupons last night that I have not seen before. I am trying to stock up before our trip to the beach again so we don't have too spend much on groceries. I hope you find some you can use!

Free Chocolate Friday again!

Go to the Mars website for FREE chocolate Friday. There are only 250,000 coupons available so hurry! In six weeks you will get your coupon for a FREE chocolate bar. This is only going on for a couple more weeks so take advantage now.

Albertsons Shoppers- 10% off on Game Day

Dallas Cowboy's fans need to know that you get 10% off of your grocery purchase on every Cowboys game day at Albertsons when you wear your Cowboys Jersey. *See store for details

At the Albertsons store in Frisco, (FM 720 & FM 423) on Tuesday September 22 there will be a Kid Zone event. Kids between 5-12 years old can join them for a chance to win FREE tickets for the ultimate Cowboys experience. (Check with the store for times and more details)

5 coupon inserts in Sunday's Paper!

The rumor is that there will be five coupon inserts in Sunday's paper. There is usually more coupon inserts after a holiday weekend since they don't do coupons on certain holidays but 5 is GREAT! This weekend would be a great time to get extra papers, especially if you are a beginning couponer and want to stock up quickly.

Thanks for the tip, It's Hip to Save!

A few more coupons available

Walmart.com has six new coupons available: Go here and click on the get special savings button to print coupons for:
$1.00 off of 4 Snack Pack punding snacks
$1.00 off of 3 Kid cuisine meals
$0.50 off Peter Pan Peanut Butter
$0.75 off of 3 Hunt's Tomatoes
$1.00 off of 4 Ro*tel cans
$1.00 off of 2 ACT II Popcorn Balls

Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

90% off at Restaurant.com

Restaurant.com, in celebration of 9/9/09, has been having a 90% off sale on their restaurant coupons. You can purchase a $25.00 gift certificate for $1.00 now. This sale ends 90 hours after it started on September 9th at midnight. These gift certificates are great for gifts or to stash for yourself for some date nights.

Enter the coupon code NINETY to get the 90% off discount.

Are you in need of Laser Hair Removal?

Today only, at Groupon, there is a great price on laser hair removal at The New You Med Spa on Mockingbird Lane in Dallas. This Groupon is valid for the following areas: underarms, bikini, beard, upper lip, and back of neck. The actual value is $525 at a 65% discount for a final cost of $185 for three laser hair removal treatments! You may buy two of them for six visits if you would like.

How Groupon.com works:

Each day they feature one deal at an unbeatable price.
You only get it if enough people join that day. Groupons are available in other cities as well as Dallas. Check out their site to see if they have anything available in your area.

Free samples at Panera Bread Today

On Thursday, September 10th, Panera Bread will be offering new samples of their new fall menu items.

Thanks, Mama Cheaps!

Procter & Gamble Sampler

Yesterday, I received a P & G brand SAMPLER in the mail. It included samples of:

head & shoulders shampoo and conditioner
2-Prilosec OTC pills
Metamucil Clear & Natural
Metamucil Pink Lemonade

And coupons for:
$2.00 off 2-count PUR replacement filters
$1.00 off any 1 Aussie product
$3.00 off any 1 Iams 7lb or larger cat food
$5.00 off any 1 PUR pitcher
$1.50 off any 1 Tide Stain Release product

If you haven't signed up to receive a sampler with P & G, try to get a sampler here. It looks like there will be a new sampler available in October if you have already signed up for the September sampler.

Bath and Body Works coupons

I just received a coupon emailed to me from Bath and Body Works. It is only available at North Park Mall in Dallas and is for a FREE item with a $10.00 purchase.

Here is another coupon for Bath and Body Works available for use at any store. You will probably have to use the coupons in separate transactions.

And here is a 20% off your entire purchase coupon. Thanks to it's hip to save for this one! Would be great with sales or clearance items.

We got our Cheesecake- Yummy!

We went to our local mall this afternoon and donated four cans of soup to the Feeding America organization. The Cheesecake Factory gave us two large slices of Ultimate Red Velvet Cake Cheesecake and two sets of coupons for a free slice with any $30 purchase.

In my last post about the free cheesecake, I said I really liked the music on their site. Pictured above is the girl who sings that song. She was there singing live! Tamar Kaprelian is so good...I really think she is going to make it BIG! The song New Day is my favorite and she had her CD available for a $2-$5 donation. It really reminds me of a theme song for The Biggest Loser Show....very inspirational.

Tamar kept talking on her microphone about how cute my youngest child was. My kids were dancing to her music then someone involved in the publicity started video taping them. We got asked if we would give an interview. The whole experience was lots of fun.

My boys were excited about their Cheesecake! It was really delicious!

September 9th- Pei Wei 50% off new dish

Tomorrow, on September 9th, Pei Wei Asian Diner will be promoting a new menu item by hosting a Ramen Noodle Exchange. If you bring in a package of store bought Ramen noodles, Pei Wei will give you 50% off of their new dish called Japanese Chile Beef Ramen (soy mirin glaze, bean sprouts, carrot, onion, scallion, cilantro, fresno chili rings, lime and egg noodles).

Pei Wei will be donating all of the collected Ramen Noodles plus $1.00/package to local food banks. This is a nice way to have a cheaper dinner and support the local food bank. This event is planned to start at 10am at all Pei Wei Diner Restaurants.

Target Printable Coupons

Target has become one of my favorite places to find great deals by combining manufacturer's coupons with store coupons. Here are two places to find Target weekly printable coupons and previous Target coupons that are not expired yet.

Check out my previous finds at Target here and here.

Mom's Best Oatmeal at CVS

Mom's Best Naturals Oatmeal is priced at CVS for $1.00 a box. If you use this coupon then you could get a box of oatmeal for $0.25. My youngest child goes through two packs a day many days! It is his favorite food.

Another great online coupon site

Mambo Sprouts is a great site to register for if you frequently purchase natural and organic products. If you register with them, then you will be included in the next coupon book mailing in February 2010. I received a coupon book in the mail several months ago and they are just now expiring. Here are some online printable coupons at Mambo Sprouts.

Deal Seeking Mom posted that Seventh Generation Diapers might be on clearance for as low as $3.29 at Kroger. A Seventh Generation Diaper coupon is available on Mambo Sprouts site making the diapers a possible great deal! Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom.

Stonebriar Mall- FREE Cheesecake Today!

On Tuesday, September 8th, the first 500 people that bring two cans of soup to The Cheesecake Factory in Frisco at Stonebriar Mall between 3-6 can get a free slice of the new Red Velvet Cheesecake. Get there early because each event will have live music and a special gift for everyone.

Here is the link to the site. Go check it out. I am diggin' the song that is playing on their site by Tamar Kaprelian. This event is associated with Feeding America to drive out hunger. There has been 7,114 cans of soup collected so far and the goal is to reach 100,000.

Free Cold Stone Creamery on your Birthday!

You can go to this site and register you and your family for a coupon for FREE Cold Stone Creamery Ice Cream on you birthday.

Thanks, Kim for the tip!

Don't forget about Free Chick-fil-A!

Today, on Labor Day only, wear any team logo to Chick-fil-A and get a free original chicken sandwich.

CVS visit 9/6

If I am going to honest about it, I actually visited 3 CVS stores. Don't think I am too crazy. There are several within a short driving distance and it was nice to get out to be away from my kids for an hour. I had all of my purchases planned out at the first store. Several things were already sold out or were not stocked for my scenario so I had to change plans.

First Transaction

2- Coppertone Nutra Shield Sunscreen $6.99 (2- $5.00 coupons)= $1.99 each

1- size 4 Huggies Jumbo pack $8.97 ($1.50 coupon + $1.50 goes to rebate at Upromise)

Total= $22.95

Used $4 off coupon on $20 purchase (from Ready fill coupon booklet in Pharmacy)

Used all three coupons that I had ($11.50 in coupons)

Used $6.99 from last week in ECB

My total OOP was.... $0.50

Second Transaction

Large Jar of Frank's Hot sauce on clearance for $0.25

A Pet Shop activity book with marker on clearance for $1.49

LifeLock DVD $2.99 (Honestly not sure what this. Inside the card is a DVD-ROM that you can view on your computer about identity theft. Then, they want you to enroll for $10.00 a month and if you do not cancel your membership during the trial period, you will get a $10.00 CVS gift card.) Hubby wasn't too happy with this purchase. I am not quite sure why he is bent out of shape; you do get $2.99 in ECBs for it! I had to ask up front for the DVD and they grabbed it out of the stock room for me.

Total= around $4.75

Used $3.00 ECBs from last week

My total OOP was... $1.87 but also got $2.99 in ECBs

Third Transaction

I was a sucker for the 90% summer clearance items so I bought

Lion bubble blower $1.29

Adult size swim mask $0.79

2 swim rings $0.19 and $0.29

1 Schick Slim Triple 3 disposable razor (10 ct) $6.99 ($3.00 coupon)

Used $2.99 ECBs (from previous transaction)

My total OOP was... $3.85 but also got $4 in ECBs

10 items for $6.22 and $4.00 in ECB and $1.50 sent to Upromise!

Other good deals at CVS are:

Aussie Shampoo, Conditioner and Styler...Pay 0.99 after ECBs

Neutrogena Cosmetics (BOGO for 3 days only)

Scope outlast...Pay $0.99 after ECBs even better with coupons

Freebies and Deals for Labor Day weekend

Ikea is doing Kids Eat Free Sat. Sept. 5- Mon. Sept 7, 2009. It is for kids 12 and under with a $2.49 value. No adult purchase is necessary. Choose any three kid-sized items to create a meal!

Don't forget about the Chick-fil-A freebie on Monday Sept. 7th. Chick fil-A will be giving away free original chicken sandwiches to anyone wearing any article of clothing with any team logo on it.

Also thanks to The Freebie Blogger for this link to a rebate for a FREE Aspen or Sedona Blue Bunny ice cream. **Item must be purchased between September 5-7, 2009.** Then fill out this rebate form.

Great Deals at Target until Sat. 9-5-09

I have always loved Target but felt like their prices were high...until recently.

I purchased:

3- Glade scented oil candles $1.66 (used a $1.50 Q inside each tin)= $0.16 each

3-Glade scented oil candle refill packs (used 3 purchase a tin and get refills free Q)=FREE

3 boxes of Special K cereal bars $2.39 (used 3 $0.75 Q and 3 $0.50 Target Q*)= $1.14 each

1 box of Special K Crackers $ 2.39 ($1.00 Q and the $0.50 Target Q would not work)= $1.39

But, since I purchased the 4 boxes of special K, it prompted a $5.00 gift card for next purchase.

So each box would actually be FREE (if you count the gift card)

Gold N' Plump chicken breast on sale for $3.10 ($1.00 Q and $1.00 Target Q)= $1.10

4 Sobe Waters $1.00 each (BOGO Q)= $0.50 each

2 Campbell's Select Soups $0.94 each ($0.50/2 Q)= $0.69 each

2 Progresso with extra Fiber soups $2.00 each ($1.00/2 Q)= $1.50 each

2 Apple cinnamon Sense & Spray $5.69 each ( used 2 $4.00 Q)= $1.69 each

*Technically, Target doesn't have to take 3 Target coupons for the same thing on one transaction but I found a nice cashier that pushed everything but one coupon through.

Paid= 16.61 OOP, got the FREE $5.00 gift card.

Then I purchased more Baseball card holders for my coupon notebook in a separate transaction.
Saved $68.63

I am loving Target!

Do you like FREE chocolate?

Every Friday is the Mars Chocolate Relief Day. Go here, fill out your information and they will mail you a coupon for FREE Mars brand Chocolate bar.

Hurry up because there is a limit of 250,000 coupons each Friday!

State Fair in Dallas Sept. 25th - October 18th

The State Fair of Texas will be in Dallas September 25th to October 18th. Kroger is selling discounted tickets for $13.50. If you would like to ride the DART and get dropped of at the front of the State Fair then the cost at Kroger would be $16.00 (including admission).

In addition, I found out through a recent e-mail that the Dallas Museum of Nature and Science will be having discounted admission prices during the dates of the State Fair. It will only cost $1 to get into each building (with admission to the State Fair) The museum is a stone's throw away from the front entrance of the Fair. There will also be extended hours at the museum of 10-6 daily. This museum is so much fun and downstairs is the Children's museum (ages 7 and under). If you haven't been to this museum yet, during the Fair might be a great time to try it!

Few Kroger Deals this week 9/2-9/8

These are some of the deals I have found in the Kroger ad for the week.
I have cut coupons from the last several weeks of newspapers that match with sales.
None of these deals are with printable coupons so unfortunately I cannot provide links to the coupons.

Hefty One Zip bags $1.00 $1/2 Q = $0.50 each
BOGO Ball park franks $5.52 $1/2 Q= $2.15 each
Mission tortillas $1.00 $0.55 Q= $0.45 each
Fuse beverage $1.00 $0.55 Q= $0.45 each
Half gallon Turkey Hill Iced Tea $1.00 $1/2 Q = $0.50 each
Single serve Horizon Milk $1.00 $0.25 Q(doubled to $0.50)= $0.50 each
Tony's multi serve Pizza $2.00 $1/2 Q= $1.50 each
Dannon Danimals and Activia Yogurt $1.88 $1 Q= $0.88 each
Dial Hand soap $1.oo $0.35 Q (doubled to $0.70)= $0.30
Ziplock containers $2.00 $1.50/2 Q= $1.25 each
Oscar Mayer Bacon BOGO $5.99 $1.50/2 Q= $2.25 each

If you have any Kroger deals to share please post in the comment section. Thanks!

CVS visit 9/2/09 $3.41 spent!

My son has afternoon preschool and I thought I would stop into a different CVS today while I was wasting time. I found lots of summer stuff on clearance at 75% off.

The rumors from the cashiers is that whatever is left will be clearanced to 90% off on Sunday.

My purchases were:

All of these were on clearance

2-pairs of nice swim goggles $1.99 and $1.25

Swim mask and snorkel set $1.99

Crab floatie for the pool $0.75

3-plastic table covers $0.49 each

A set of napkins to match $0.49

Nivea body good bye Cellulite Patches $1.25 /$1 Q= $0.25

Nivea body lotion with SPF 4 $2.00 /$Q= $1

Aquafresh iso-active whitening $4.99/ $1 Q

received $3.00 of Extra Bucks= $1

Paid with 9.99 Extra Bucks

Total= $3.41 OOP

Upcoming Chick fil-A Freebies

On Labor Day, September 7th from 10am to closing (nationwide) Chick fil-A will be giving away free original chicken sandwiches to anyone wearing any article of clothing with any team logo on it. In addition you can go to the Chick fil-A website and sign up under join the wave button. It appears as the promotion is still going on. They will send you a coupon for a free original Chick-fil-a sandwich.

For the local North Dallas folks...The Chick-fil-A at Custer and 121 is giving away free chicken biscuits every Friday morning in September from 6-9 am (I am assuming this is dine-in only, let me know and I will post otherwise). Grab a chicken biscuit on the way to school or mother's day out for your little one's. What a nice Friday treat! Chick-fil-A Rocks!

Aveeno Nourish+ Haircare Freebie

Go here to sign up for an Aveeno shampoo freebie.

Daily Freebies

I wanted to share with you a site that you might not know about called shop4freebies. Every day new Freebies are posted and you will be emailed a link to that day's freebies. Most of them require that you sign up with their site and they will send you a free item and sometimes coupons for items that you might normally buy. Today there is a Scrubbing Bubbles gift pack, Bare Naked Grain-ola, Quaker granola bars, Venom drink freebies as well as several others that might interest you. Go check it out. It is fun to get free stuff in the mail!

e.l.f. products arrived!

Thanks to It's Hip to Save for letting me know about this great deal. My order of things from elf (eyes, lips and face) came in today. This is what I got for $13!

The Beauty Encyclopedia which includes: 6 powder eye shadows, 2 cream eye shadows, 1 eyeliner pencil, 1 duo sided eyeshadow brush and smudge brush, 8 lip colors, 1 lip Pencil, 1 lip brush, 2 blush colors, 1 face highlighter, 1 bronzer, 1 blush brush and mirror.

e.l.f. step-by-step DVD guide to applying makeup

3 sets of false eyelashes (always wanted to try these)

light pink nail polish (Free with coupon code)

eyebrow comb and brush

plum pout plumping lip glaze

elf flip flops (Free with coupon code)

Berry pop lip gloss (Free for referring some e-mail addresses)

ALL FOR A TOTAL OF $13!

I am waiting for a $12 rebate check so I actually paid $25.

I ordered this last week and already received my products. I don't know if the deal is still working but go over to It's Hip to Save and follow the detailed instructions if you are interested.

Two cool sites for discounts

I have recently found this site called Groupon.com. The premise is that every day there is one deal in the Dallas area. The company/establishment sets a minimum number of people they want to sign up for the deal. If enough people sign up for the deal/discount then it will be granted to all, if not then nothing happens and your credit card is not charged.

Recent deals that were listed were teeth whitening at Bright smiles at North Park mall, Elizabeth Arden spa services, and today's is $25 of Luckie's Smokehouse for $10. Here is the link.

Also, Restaurants.com has some good deals with coupon codes frequently. The restaurants in the North Dallas area are not that great but I found a really nice one in my parent's home town. I got them (3) $25 gift certificates for a total of $9 ($3 a piece) for taking us to the beach for a week. I will post some coupon codes as soon as I know of any.

Dallas Arboretum upcoming events

Starting Sept 21st is the start on the fall Mommy and me Mondays and Tiny Tot Tuesdays at the Dallas Arboretum. Mondays has Creative movement, Stroller fit and Kindermusik. Tuesdays only has the Kindermusik. Both days (included with your admission) has free crafts, free petting zoo and free face painting as well as all of the other fun things the arboretum has to offer. The great pumpkin festival will be going on from Sept 19-Nov. 1st including 25,000 pumpkins around the gardens.

If you think you might really enjoy these activities it would be worth it to purchase the family membership. We have used ours several times already and ours doesn't expire until March. You can bring up to 6 total people with one card and they don't have to be family. I have taken my neighbor and three kids. We didn't have to pay anything. You get free parking as well.

Check out their site for more events and info

http://www.dallasarboretum.org/

Free Museum Day Sept 26

This coming Saturday is the Free Museum Day!

I wanted to remind you about this opportunity for a free family outing.

http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/

Check out this site and print off your free admission for you and a guest at any one participating museum. You may use one admission card per household. It is only valid on Sept. 26, 2009. Hubby and I will be traveling back to town from my brother's wedding this day but I hope everyone will be able to take advantage of free admission. Check the site to see which museums are participating. I know that the Heard Museum in McKinney is on the list!

Little tip about prescription meds

I never really thought of doing this before but have had some success with finding coupons online for some prescription meds I am on. I found a Nasonex coupon online for $30 off each prescription making my OOP $10 instead of $40.

Also, I am on an acid reducer like Prilosec but there is no generic for Zegerid so I have been paying $40 a month for it. Recently, I found a $30 off coupon online as well making my OOP for this med $10. $60 a month saving on prescription meds is great!

Search around for something you are on. The meds website is a great place to start.

CVS visit 8/30

This one is not available anymore but I wanted to share my find from last week.

I purchased 3 Aveeno cleaning products for $28.oo. I had two CVS coupons- $5 off of a $25 purchase and also a $4 off of any facial products from the Ready fill coupon book that you have to ask for in the pharmacy. I also had a MQ for $10 off of 3 positively ageless products. My total with tax was $ 9.71 and a $10.00 Extra care buck printed off.

It was a $0.29 money maker!

This week I went and bought

2 Welches grape jelly (two $0.75 Q)

1 Glade soy candle ($3.00 Q)

2 Murphy's oil soaps (two $0.55 Q)

1 Dawn dish washing liquid ($0.50 Q)

1 10.00 gift I couldn't pass up

I also used a CVS $4 off $20 purchase Q

Used $10.00 of ECB

total= $9.49 and received 9.99 of ECB!

I sent hubby back with his EC card and coupon and got another Glade product with a coupon and made another $6.99 in ECB. Those are $3.00 money makers!