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Wow, this is so exciting, posting on my new site. Here are my reverse matchups for the 3/20 Smartsource inserts. New Readers–reverse matchups are sort of my out-loud thinking of what I see & think when I flip through a coupon insert. It evolved from me hearing from others “I look at the coupons in the Sunday paper and I just don’t see anything I want.” Well, this is what I see and what I want. Note: on the spine of the coupon insert is the date. So never, ever throw out a coupon before it expires, toss them in a drawer or shoe box or something. That way if a freebie deal pops up, you’ll be able to find & use that coupon.

Front page, Ken’s coupons-I’ll keep them, but it’s unlikely I’ll use them. I routinely get Kraft and Wish-Bone dressings for almost free, and don’t use much of it anyway. But in the event, of a freebie, I like to have them on hand.

$1 off 2 Planters-there are so many tearpads to be found at the stores that are $1 off 1, which are twice as good, I won’t use these.

Bissell rebates-we just recently got a vacuum, so I won’t use these. But if you need a vacuum, look for ways to stack this deal with sales, possibly a gift card back plus this rebate.

Pediasure-won’t use it, but will keep it.

GM products-c’mon Acme or Superfresh, we’re like a bunch of coupon junkies, and you haven’t given us a good GM deal in a llllooonnnngggg time. I’ll keep these, just in case.

Pullups/Depends-weren’t the Pullups coupons from last week worth $2? So why would I use this one!?! Pffft. Will keep them just in case. After all, I did just purchase (for free) some Tena incontinence products, since CVS paid me to take them out the door. Yeah, I have no shame-if CVS is going to pay me $2.50 to take a pack of Tena off their hands, I’m not opposed to doing the same for Depends. Will donate to local non-profit nursing home.

Genteal/Zaditor-pffft, won’t use.

Pistachios-I really want to get on board with eating nuts for my health, really I do. So I will clip & keep this one in anticipation of doing just that.

Purina-will keep in case of a freebie deal, there are frequently Purina catalina offers at the grocery stores.

Kleenex-Woohoo! That one’s a keeper. $0.75 will double to $1.50 at Acme, Superfresh, ShopRite, Pathmark and Giant. And I must go check my ads–I think I just saw these for $2 someplace, just $0.50 after this coupon.

Scott-will keep to stack with other deals

Next several pages of coupons-Mentos, citracal, blah blah blah. Won’t use those.

Playtex-CVS and Walgreen’s often run promos on this, keep an eye out.

Huggies-the values that were in the paper last week or the week before, much higher. I’ll still keep these, just in case.

Freestyle-always keep these coupons, good moneymaker opportunities at the pharmacies. Then I donate them.

Hill’s-this is what we feed our dogs, so def will use this!

Steamfresh-blah blah, same as last time. Still, I’ll keep it because I love the frozen steamable rice.

Next several pages……….very boring……..won’t use any of them………what a slow week!

Colgate/Target coupon-stack with a mfr coupon for add’l savings. Target’s policy is to take one store coupon and one mfr coupon PER ITEM.

Physician’s Formula-CVS and Rite Aid have been running deals on this lately, and at both, you can use one coupon per item on a bogo sale.

$0.55 off Edge will double to $1.10 at the grocery stores, where this is often on sale for $1.50. $0.40 per can isn’t bad, too bad they don’t put the $0.75 coupons in anymore.

Razors-unfortunately it’s hard to get a free razor these days, but they can still be gotten for $1 or so. Keep your eyes open (I’ll post it if I see it) at Walgreen’s, CVS and Rite Aid.

Mitchum-this keeps showing up on my Acme e-savings for $1.50 off each one, and I can combine that with this $0.75 coupon (doubled) for another $1.50 off. At $3 savings, you’d think this would equal almost free deodorant, but it’s like $5 or $6 regular price! Gah, keep watching for sales and I’ll post it if I see it.

Lysol-this went on a huge sale last year at Acme around this time. And both of those coupons are $1 off ONE, so hopefully we’ll see it again this year.

Rayovac-Superfresh always puts Rayovac on sale for $1, so this will mean FREE batteries. I saw some there on clearance, last week, the bigger 8-count packs, for $1.62. So this would be really cheap batteries after $1 off!

Airwick-I’m a Glade/Febreze girl. I can always find those two things for next to nothing or free, so I usually stick with those two brands.