You’ve probably noticed by now that many coupon websites online require you to register prior to printing the coupon. I keep a separate junk email account just for this purpose. Signing up for these things generates tons of spam sometimes, though I’ve never gotten a virus or annoying pop-ups from signing up. Even if it doesn’t generate spam, they’ll send you ads all the time, and occasionally coupons. It also will generate more junk snail mail. When I have to put my name & address somewhere, I use different variations. I may not capitalize anything, and may only use my first initials–that way when the junk mail comes to the house, if it’s addressed to LL rather than Lisa, I know that it’s junk mail that was just generated by signing up for offers. I only use my real first and last name for regular business like bills and stuff. Interestingly, I just started receiving 2 magazines over the summer-Glamour and Parenting, both come to the house addressed to LL. I’ve never paid for them. Somehow, somewhere, in junk mail marketing la la land, someone thought I needed free magazine subscriptions.
Peebles email alert & coupons
Peebles in Kennett is starting to mark down some of their fall things and back to school stuff. Time to make room for xmas stuff I suppose. It’s early, so their things will get marked down even more. I don’t go there enough to know if they do it weekly or every other week. In any event, here is a link to sign up for email notifications of sales and you should receive a 15% coupon for signing up.
I know I said no more Walmart………
But I had something to return, honest! And I had no receipt, so I had a store credit to spend. If you go to the back of the store (Kennett Walmart) where the gardening and holiday stuff usually is, they have started to put Halloween stuff out. There also is a huge aisle of all clearanced toys. Remember the Tickle Me Elmo TMXs that were going for hundreds on ebay? Ha ha, now they’re $18 on clearance. Stuff for all ages, so a good time to get some xmas shopping done for relatives or even pick up something for Toys for Tots.
Viva-the single rolls of Viva are $1, so if you have the $0.75 coupon from last week, $0.25. I used all my coupons since I had the store credit, though a better deal may come along. Last time Acme did a “Buy xx, get $xx oyno” and Viva was included.
Electrasol-I’m looking for a good place to use my $2.25 coupon, but this isn’t it. It was $3.67. I’m waiting for a store to have it for 2 for $6 or $2.99. I did hear Target has it on sale for $2.79, but I’m not running down there just for a few boxes of Electrasol.
School supplies-not clearanced yet.
Toddler clothes-most summer items marked down to $1.
Health/Beauty items–nothing great on clearance.
Kotex-if you have the $1 off one coupons that were in the paper recently, also frequently found in magazines, they have $1 packs–free! Also, $1 and $0.75 printables available at coupons.com or smartsource.com.
I should be rich
So yeah, I’m always bragging about getting free this, free that, $0.30 for a box of cereal. With all of these savings, I should be rich, right? I wish.
Right now my savings are going to two places–balance out rising costs and my dogs. I am spending $10-$20 more per tank of gas these days and we all keep hearing reports on how the cost of groceries has increased. With coupons I have been able to keep pace with inflation and our monthly budget for these items has not changed. I just heard a report yesterday that grocery costs have increased 5%. I don’t know if I believe that, most of the price increases I’m seeing are much higher than 5%.
And my dogs. I have two giant (100 lb) geriatric dogs who are on tons of expensive medications and prescription food ($70 a bag!). So I am glad for my coupon savings or we would have some very difficult decisions to make. The way I have it figured now, it costs us about $7-$8 a day to have dogs, which is really the equivalent of a car payment. I participate in some rebate programs for both their food and some of the meds, but it’s only a small dent.
