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last day…..

July 31, 2010 by · Leave a Comment

Last day for a lot of things. Last day this blog will be auto published to my personal page. After today, if you want it to show up in your feed, you’ll have to “like” my bargains.

Last day for Walgreen’s & CVS weekly ads. Remember both had a few freebies to be had and CVS has the Pampers deal. Pampers deal apparently can be done twice, make sure you do in separate transactions.

Last day at Office Max and Staples to get 100% return on backpacks if you buy one.

Last day to do the 50% off Longwood Gardens deal I posted yesterday.

And it’s the last day of the month, so many coupons are expiring. But tomorrow’s another day with more inserts. Support your local Sunday paper and buy it!

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Welcome Daily Local and Chester County (and a welcome deal!)

July 30, 2010 by · Leave a Comment

Good Morning and welcome! As of today, I am now listed on the Daily Local’s Blogtown. Yippee!

And what better way to welcome you locals–than with a deal for an $8 admission to Longwood Gardens! These tickets must be purchased within 48 hours of this post, and must be used in August, but what a great deal. I’ve been reading so many artciles about festivities going on over there, from the Scents display to a Lavender workshop I would have loved to have attended but couldn’t.

Glad to have you all aboard, stay tuned for the great deals.

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Serves me right….

July 30, 2010 by · 2 Comments

I didn’t blog yesterday, but did post on my new bargain alert facebook page about the Target toy clearance. I also said that I wanted to have the will power to stay home and not go, as I did not really need anything.

This morning I caved and went. I had to head out that way anyway, and last night I remembered about the Venus gift sets. Back in the Health and Beauty area, they have these really nice Venus gift sets–a razor, a body wash and a lotion, for $4.98. The 7/6 inserts had a $2 coupon and this weekend’s paper will probably have one too. I was hoping they would be marked down further. They weren’t, but I purchased eight anyway. I’m going to use them for teacher/therapist gifts. I think we have eight to buy for, maybe more, so cost is an issue.

But since I was in Target anyway……..might as well check out the toy clearance, right? Right. Got another basket of fake food, since the puppies have destroyed most of the first basket. All the way down to $1.24. And, Brian spotted this Yo Gabba Gabba slide guitar thing. Originally $25, now $6.24. He is being exceptionally cute and well-behaved today, so I caved and purchased it. It has now been in our possession all of about 90 minutes, and it is single-handedly the most annoying toy we own. The noises coming out of it don’t sound anything like a guitar or a piano, and the stupid phrases from the characters, oh boy. So that’s what I get, serves me right, should have stayed away. I went to the store in Concordville and the toys are pretty wiped out. I also read that Brandywine was already picked over too.

On the way home, popped into the Kennett Walmart again to look for two freebies. In case you’ve read about them on other sites–the Scrubbing Bubbles and the Hydro. The Scrubbing Bubbles should have produced a $0.50 overage if it rang at 4.50 and you had the $5 coupon. I had about 20 of them, so planned to use the overage for juice. No go, ringing up $6.xx. Hydro reported to be ringing up at $5, free if you have the $5 coupons. I also have about 20 of those, planned to use them as xmas gifts for garbage men. Still ringing up $9.xx. I should go back & get three anyway, for the garbage men. But I still have a few months to find gifts for them. Yes, I get xmas gifts for my garbage men. And mail carrier, all teachers, therapists, ladies who work at the newsstand (ack! I should go get more Venus sets).

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Superfresh matchups for July 30-Aug 5

July 29, 2010 by · Leave a Comment

Buh-bye Acme, I’m headed to Superfresh this week for my weekly trip. The gift card deal could be decent, I’m just thinking it’s going to be more hassle than it’s worth. If I read some place that Acme gift cards are included, there are freebies to be had and we can stack the catalinas, then maybe I’ll head over there. Someone on the hcw Acme discussion board suggested getting the $10 catalina, then throwing in $5 to purchase the $15 gift cards for teacher gifts and such–not a bad idea!

Superfresh looks like it has much better deals next week. And it’s cloudy and dreary here, boys are sleeping, so I have time to look it over and write it up. First, on the cover of the ad, there’s a coupon–choose either 10% off a $100 order or 15% off $150. From past experience, this will be after you scan your card (sale prices) but before manufacturers’ coupons.

Also on front cover flap:
Tropicana Pure Premium or Trop 50-1.79. I found $0.50 coupons for this at Acme, near the service desk, and they’ll double. I think that there are current insert coupons out for this as well. This is usually $3 around here, so still a good price.
Eggo Waffles-still haven’t had your fill of Eggos? 4 for $5, use the $1/2 coupon from this past week’s paper to get yours for $0.75 a box.

Then we get to the catalina deals!
First, a get $10 wyb $40 from Procter & Gamble. On the front cover, advertising big bottles of Tide for 9.99 and bounty for 8.99. I’m positive that these have a shelf price of at least 14.99, maybe even 15.99 for the Tide. That is what price you use to get to the $40, then knock it down to sale prices, then take off any coupons you might have. The P&G website currently has a printable for $3 when you register there. So just with those two items, you’re over $30, then bumped down to $19 minus coupons. Another good item to add to the pile would be the Fusion razor, shelf price of 9.89, that should take you up over $40. If you still have the P&G coupon inserts (came out first weekend in June and July) use the $4 coupon in there. Pay about $20 for all three items, get $10 back.

If you need diapers–stack the deals. Buy $50 worth of baby, get $5 back. So get $50 worth of Pampers, get a $10 and a $5 back. Coupons were in the P&G coupon insert from first weekend in June and July, check your Cheerios boxes, and they do home mailers, maybe you have some laying around.

We use a ton of napkins here, my kids are so freakin messy. They have a shelf price of 3.99, sale 2.49.

Next is a buy $20 get $7 from SCJohnson (Fantastik, Windex, Ziploc). They usually have decent coupons on their website, check it out. I don’t know the shelf prices for any of these items, but after the whole use shelf price, pay sale price minus coupons–you should make out well after you get your $7 back.

There’s another Buy $20 get $5 back from SCJ and miscellaneous other items. Bandaids, zyrtec, immodium, J&J baby, Listerine, etc. Again, determine what you need, then you know the drill-use shelf prices to get to the $20, then pay sale price minus coupons, get your catalina back.

Not to be left out, General Mills is running a deal too. Purchase any 8 items from the flyer, get $5 back in Box Tops for Education. Lots of potential here for cheap stuff, I don’t see any freebies. But if you use the stuff and do BTFE, worth a look.
Gogurt is 2 for 4, there were coupons in last week’s paper. Actually, I think there were coupons in last week’s paper for just about all the items listed–Chex Mix, Brownie Mix, cookie mix, Nature Valley. Unfortunately this is a deal with a specific number of items, not based on a $ amount, so you’ll have to buy 8–not do the shelf price, sale price thing. Lots of printables for these items too, use the links on this page.

The whole Perdue line is 40% off, they’re usually pretty good about putting coupons on their website.

Sargento is $2, if you still have any of the $.50 or $.75 coupons out there, they’ll double.

Suave line is $1.49, lots of $0.75 coupons in recent papers, which will double.

Other things that are a good price, but not my stock up price: Ragu, Kraft Mac & cheese (cheaper at Acme this week), Dole & Tropicana refrigerated drinks (try mixing them with club soda, yum!) and GM cereals.

Superfresh also has a link to log in your card for extra savings.

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