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.