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{diapers and wipes} price roundup for week of January 6~10+ stores listed

January 5, 2013 by Lisa · Leave a Comment

Coupons:

Huggies are coming 1/6, Pampers were in 12/29 inserts. Varying amounts. As always, there are many home mailers.

$2.00 off any one PULL-UPS Training Pants

$0.50 off ONE Pampers Wipes 60 ct. or larger

$1.50 off Triple Paste medicated ointment

$1.50 off any one package of HUGGIES Diapers

$2.00 off 1 HUGGIES Little Movers Slip-On Diapers

$3.00 off any 1 Gerber Good Start Soothe Formula

$0.50 off two Gerber Graduates Yogurt Grabbers

Pricing guidelines (my opinion): Don’t pay more than $0.02 per wipe or $0.20 per diaper unless you’re out. Aim for $0.01 per wipe or less and under $0.15 per diaper–give or take, depending on size of diaper. Larger sizes cost more.

Packaging: Use your phone or a calculator to figure out what you are paying per diaper. I do not calculate all the costs in this post because number of diapers per package varies greatly.

Acme, Jan 4-10: Acme has a $5 off your next order when you accumulate $25 in qualifying baby products.

Diapers include:

Baby Basics jumbo packs at $7.99
big things of Huggies at $19.99
SuperPacks of Pampers at $25.99
Pampers and Huggies tubs of wipes shown at $2.99, which is a TERRIBLE price for 60 wipes! That’s almost $0.05 a wipe!

Amazon: prices change all the time, but here is a round up of best Amazon diaper deals.

Big Lots: Remember those horribly ugly denim-ish diapers that Huggies came out with? Well, BL has them at $7 a jumbo pack and $15 a box. Depending on the count, this could be an ok price if you’re going to cover them up anyway. Big Lots does not take coupons.

CVS, Jan 6-12:

Pampers Jumbo Packs are $9.49 and big things of wipes for $5.99, and $3 ECB back when you buy both.

Giant, Jan 6-12:

not available yet

Kmart, Jan 6-12 : Buy a big box of Huggies at $29.99, get free tub of wipes. Store brand big box, $15.99. Also, front page of website says “stock up sale” and shows a box of Luvs, but they are not in ad. May be worth checking out.

Doing double coupons on Wed & Sat, see your store for details.

Rite Aid, :

Did not get a Rite Aid ad this week.

Superfresh, Jan 4-10: Having a $7/$35 Procter & Gamble deal–with big boxes of Pampers showing at $29.99 and the wipes at $5.99.

Live Better Baby Club members get 10% off on baby items every time you shop. See store to sign up.
$2.00 off one package of GOODNITES Underwear
$2/1 GoodNites Disposable Underpants printable
$2/1 Pull-Ups Training Pants printable

Target, Jan 6-12:

Big boxes of Huggies and Pampers are $37.99, $10 gift card when you buy two.

Toys R Us:

No ad this week.

Walgreens, Jan 6-12: Not showing any other promos besides getting your Balance Rewards points. Items in ad are:

Huggies and Pampers wipes-$5.99

Huggies jumbo packs-$8.99

Pampers box-$24.99
$2.00 off one package of GOODNITES Underwear
$2/1 GoodNites Disposable Underpants printable
$2/1 Pull-Ups Training Pants printable

Walmart:

Parents choice big boxes for $19.77.

Make sure you join Gifts to Grow to get good (higher value) home mailer coupons and earn points. I got B a bike for this birthday, just with Pampers points!

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car model comparison app

January 5, 2013 by Lisa · Leave a Comment

There really is an app for anything these days, isn’t there? My one friend posted the other day that there actually is an app that helps you teach kids how to use “their inside voice.” That seems like a bit much, but here’s an app that is actually useful. It’s a car model comparison app. It’s great if you’re in the market for a car, specifically a Toyota. It allows you to compare and contrast all the features for the different models of Toyota. My first car was a 1975 Toyota. It’s amazing what our parents let us drive around in back then, huh? That care barely passed inspection each year, the doors didn’t lock and often the reverse didn’t work. But hey, I was a teen and it got me where I needed to go.

Today when comparing car options, safety is a real concern and this app helps you look at that. My dad is a Toyota guy. He’s had a few Highlanders, Camrys and a Forerunner or two. I don’t think he compares specs as much as most shoppers–he just likes how they look and how they handle. He is at his Toyota dealership all the time. He doesn’t have a smartphone, or I’d tell him to get this app. Then maybe he would just poke around and look at pictures and specs instead of going for a test drive!

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Option for those that don’t have credit cards

January 5, 2013 by Lisa · Leave a Comment

We shop online all the time which of course requires some type of credit card or sometimes Paypal. Yesterday while I was out, I heard two women say “Oh, I don’t have a credit card.” I’m always surprised when I hear people say this. I have had a MAC card ever since they came out in the 80s, and I’ve had a credit or debit card (with a Visa or MC logo) for as long as I can remember. Then again, I’m still surprised when I see people at the grocery store pay with a check…….but I digress.

There are options to get a prepaid debit card. They have a lot of great features–no credit checks, reloadable, and no fees if you keep a certain balance. They are all pre-pay. Make sure you read the fine print about fees and terms of use.

Prepaid debit and credit cards are one of the fastest growing parts of our economy. Consumers are tired of credit cards, with their interest rates and fees. And don’t want to be tempted to spend money they don’t have. NPR recently did a piece on this. Make sure you weigh all the pros and cons, and are aware of all fees and policies before you get one.

And the next time you see an offer for prepaid debit cards at your local store, don’t brush it off! It might be something you find useful. Think about it for college students or even teens living at home, when you’re teaching them how to budget and spend within their means. A small service fee is a much better option than the overdraft fees that will happen if they overdraw an account. Good luck & keep us posted of any great offers you find.

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