tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14981791092993207022024-03-14T01:56:48.213-07:00Mommys' PiggyFeeding my piggy bank and my familymmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-63437565358940861422009-10-20T15:16:00.000-07:002009-10-20T15:44:21.667-07:00Gro Baby Animated Short!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://thegreennursery.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/g/r/grobaby_trio_md.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 350px;" src="http://thegreennursery.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/g/r/grobaby_trio_md.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Go <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW9navHC7Qo">HERE</a> and check out the Gro Baby animated video! It's super cute! I love my Gro Baby diapers. I've blogged about them before. So easy to use and they have saved me hundreds of dollars already. Their customer service is top notch as well. Enjoy the video!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-49838716023718298252009-10-19T16:08:00.000-07:002009-10-19T17:38:58.429-07:00Shaws- Spent $5.97, Saved $133!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJDeOUpYVct1G7eOi6psgBu8esMK_J-J8j4pCTNMiePxvRuyylyNOOwo3HBuDvo2TmkN3zIHjog5f693ZrWD3dGnOnZovI7bdUx4ug7v1t3u7g-mg8EbIepuvjIUtTHJ4vPnIG_IxaOTj/s1600-h/DSCN2160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJDeOUpYVct1G7eOi6psgBu8esMK_J-J8j4pCTNMiePxvRuyylyNOOwo3HBuDvo2TmkN3zIHjog5f693ZrWD3dGnOnZovI7bdUx4ug7v1t3u7g-mg8EbIepuvjIUtTHJ4vPnIG_IxaOTj/s320/DSCN2160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394461527240891202" /></a><br /><br />I had a great trip to Shaws today! I did have some trouble and a disappointment, but overall pretty smooth. I did 4 transactions. Nothing actually printed for my first transaction I tried to do at self checkout (only did that since they had 2 registers open and each was 5 people deep). Not the first time self check out wasn't loaded right.<br /><br />The best part was when the less than friendly supervisor I often see there told me the Flu catalina was done last week and that the self check out wasn't the problem. It's happened to me on several occasions and so it does irk me when I get told its me or I'm wrong. I guess this is a vent of sorts :)<br /><br />Anywho, the same transaction at a regular register printed $16.50 in catalinas. $3 of that was the Flu catalina. Lesson learned. <br /><br />I left with $21 in catalinas on my next purchase and $133 in food for under $6!!!!<br /><br />I am giving away several of the items here to some families I know could use them. Not that we can't ;) but some of these are foods we don't eat.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-58940635873038877682009-10-19T15:56:00.000-07:002009-10-19T16:08:00.255-07:00Target Deals!!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhff2Q3oN8sLwHbnDZ3ieYRzGyHJHdx74IUfGoAE6wNl8ULm3rg4agb7ycKo1ZDSbEWKpf4JFoWqvPHXgPeM5Npmt-_5iF-E2W3U9_0j4A0zO1lyUWQDzDOZZPdHRq4RJthzUBUjp2UaUrA/s1600-h/DSCN2165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhff2Q3oN8sLwHbnDZ3ieYRzGyHJHdx74IUfGoAE6wNl8ULm3rg4agb7ycKo1ZDSbEWKpf4JFoWqvPHXgPeM5Npmt-_5iF-E2W3U9_0j4A0zO1lyUWQDzDOZZPdHRq4RJthzUBUjp2UaUrA/s320/DSCN2165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394449311558478594" /></a><br /><br />Missing from this pic is a Graco Comfort Sport Convertible car seat and a box of 88 Pampers Pull Ups. I paid $17.xx out of pocket and received $10 back in gift cards. The car seat was marked down to $12.50!!! They had 4 or 5 of them, so check your store! They are marking down other Graco baby items as well. <br /><br />The Glade deal was buy 5 of the holiday scents (glade tins or the refills) get a $5 gift card. I had $1.50 off any tin coupon (5 of them) and buy the tin get a free refill coupon (5 of those). So I got a $5 gift card for my 5 tins and another for my 5 refills! The refills were FREE! The tins cost me $5, but I got $10 back in gift cards! <br /><br />The $1.50 off the tins I found inside the tins themselves. Please do not take them out of tins you do not buy. When I went today none of my tins had candles. None of the tins there had them, but they should have. So please only take the coupons out of the ones you are purchasing. If I do this deal again I'll have to figure something else out since I didn't get any coupons today :(mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-47987736781983602882009-10-18T06:37:00.000-07:002009-10-18T06:58:34.631-07:00<iframe src="http://www.alice.com/badges/alice_badge_4?ref=123EF254" <br /> style="height:60px;width:234px;" <br /> scrolling="no" <br /> marginwidth="0" <br /> marginheight="0" <br /> frameborder="0"><br /> </iframe><br /><br /><br />Check out <a href="http://www.alice.com/referral/123EF254">Alice.com</a>. I heard about this on <a href="http://www.forthemommas.com">For The Mommas</a> and just made my first order last night. <br /><br />Use the link I provided and you'll get a $10 off when you spend $50 bonus! You don't need to spend the $50 all at once either. I spent $22.xx last night on items that normally go for around $31 or so. Not terrible for items that don't usually go on sale or have coupons!<br /><br />This site is great for several reasons. First they offer free shipping! Second, they offer discounts in the form of coupons or percentages. It's super easy to use this site and you can add things as your "products" and set reminders if it's something you need often (such as toilet paper). <br /><br />They have mostly health and beauty items. Things such as diapers, makeup, shampoo, medicine, razors, etc. I ordered some medicine products there are never good sales on because they were cheaper than they are at walmart (cheapest I've seen, until now) and a pack of Luvs diapers. <br /><br />Things you should know:<br /><br />You normally need to order at least 6 items. Not too bad since some are even $.29 each. But on your first order they will let you slide with less. <br /><br />Some prices aren't better than the stores using sales and coupons. So keep that in mind. If you NEED it now, chances are this is the best price. If you can wait though, some items will be a better price with sales and coupons. This includes razors, shampoos, etc. Other items are a great deal, so definitely check them out often! <br /><br />Overall it looks like a great way to buy some items cheap! I will report back when I get my order!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-69043020964461120832009-10-16T06:34:00.000-07:002009-10-16T06:50:18.058-07:00More Freebies and Reminders...<a href="http://fwnet.ipower.com/images/2009/04/target_logo2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://fwnet.ipower.com/images/2009/04/target_logo2.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Go <a href="http://www.forthemommas.com/freebies/friday-freebie-roundup-2">HERE</a> for lots of free photo stuff! Create a new account for snapfish (with a new email) and get a free mug!<br /><br />You can get degree deodorant and spray at Target for $.29 each <a href="http://www.thefrugalgirls.com/2009/10/hot-target-deal-degree-fine-fragrance.html">HERE</a>. <br /><br />Don't forget to hit Shaws this week! Great deal on the back page and LOTS of printable coupons on coupons.com, betty crocker, eat better america, and pillsbury sites!!! The BEST resource for the weekly deals is <a href="http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/shaws/">Hot Coupon World Shaws forum</a>. You just click on the the current week and you'll get a run down of all the deals!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-39475225526089812152009-10-15T10:12:00.000-07:002009-10-15T10:30:23.097-07:00Freebies!!Use <a href="http://www.healthychoice.com/">THIS</a> coupon (the $2 frozen entree one) from Healthy Choice to get some free meals at Walmart and cheap meal at Target! You can print this twice per computer.<br /><br />Also <a href="http://www.newsletters.happybabyfood.com/2009/ShineALight/img/DollarOffcouponShineALight.pdf">HERE</a> you'll find a pdf coupon for free baby puffs or foods. I have seen these puffs at Target. Even my nearly 3 year old loves these for snacks! Check it out! You can print this several times but you can only use one per customer. Please do not go crazy here, otherwise companies stop promos like this. <br /><br />If you are a Victoria Secret fan make sure you join their "pink" club. <a href="http://www.thefrugalgirls.com/2009/10/victorias-secret-coupons-free-undies-10.html">The Frugal Girls</a> have posted about about a coupon for members to get a free pair of undies, no purchase required. I signed up less than a month ago and they put coupons like this out alllll the time! Love it! <br /><br />And finally go <a href="http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qjalfgr5237947&bt=vi&o=58843&c=LH&p=fKqxGeu4">HERE</a> and print this Neosporin Lip Health coupon. These are $2.99 this month at CVS. This $3 coupon makes it free!! You can print this twice per computer.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-72040211180030245612009-10-14T19:08:00.000-07:002009-10-14T19:13:21.533-07:00Yay! New template!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD7PDfkBMKIyZuXq6ddbGM5NNPrVmkj3Rbfj4IpulTCyQufen0ZzewbDIx0TBhg70Uh5DBXAVwBS3OMspQFujTYe6oY0btjIM7APdVQZMu9sS0GzDGqGCVGiKOfpwE8RRw7Odnv1htcGk/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxD7PDfkBMKIyZuXq6ddbGM5NNPrVmkj3Rbfj4IpulTCyQufen0ZzewbDIx0TBhg70Uh5DBXAVwBS3OMspQFujTYe6oY0btjIM7APdVQZMu9sS0GzDGqGCVGiKOfpwE8RRw7Odnv1htcGk/s320/5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392643497488990322" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://template-mama-freebloggertemplates.blogspot.com/"> The Template Mama</a> is a great find I stumbled upon today! Cute templates and instructions on how to do some of this stuff yourself. I just wanted to take a second to mention this site because it's so easy and free! Next I'll be working on a button! I've wanted to make one for a while but never had a clue. She has instructions on her blog.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-70499017681921191252009-10-14T17:58:00.000-07:002009-10-17T07:05:52.133-07:00Shaws- Spent $2.76 and $12 back!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3O94POaf-MK-Cr_u1zqOd4mJuIZ_gtEjvFG99bXwFrxAOgkWuQQ9O5nHIVlFs0y4AqzVrRKbT1_BxHSgisJjVgtucLu66x_YXxOEqiu5b_JDVtyY3s9PfyBvwSjy8bfbR0TlXjAvFfV8G/s1600-h/DSCN2120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3O94POaf-MK-Cr_u1zqOd4mJuIZ_gtEjvFG99bXwFrxAOgkWuQQ9O5nHIVlFs0y4AqzVrRKbT1_BxHSgisJjVgtucLu66x_YXxOEqiu5b_JDVtyY3s9PfyBvwSjy8bfbR0TlXjAvFfV8G/s320/DSCN2120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392625235289797618" /></a><br /><br />Yeah I don't have a dog, but my mom does! So here we have 2 bottles of ginger ale, 6 Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta, 2 hartz boxes of dog bones, a box of pretzels, 3 clorox wipes, and 2 huge bags of Splenda (probably the best deal of the week!). <strong>I spent $2.76 and got $12 back for my next purchase, plus a catalina for a free box of milkbones!</strong> <strong>I saved $52.47!!</strong><br /><br />I used the catalina's I received from the other day to pay for most of it. Next week has a great deal too! Spend $25 get $10 back on the items on the back page! Use your catalinas from this week to help cut that $25 down. AND it's $25 off of shelf price not sale price...so it's even easier to reach $25 when going by the shelf/full price!!!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-86990771688702967662009-10-12T17:45:00.000-07:002009-10-12T20:02:53.608-07:00Awesome Shaws Week!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIWh9O86WamM4XoYI__Ieyj_JfTZ0HS7g4okDu9CX8FUzlClJt-zE2FKcCS019NfkwBWDUOCN1z7nJU5eF-WHSqdLPZ24vIJgU2DrzqYr75-Hq1H36Btih13hYynlYXfjRsruaAOdaiD9/s1600-h/DSCN2109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXIWh9O86WamM4XoYI__Ieyj_JfTZ0HS7g4okDu9CX8FUzlClJt-zE2FKcCS019NfkwBWDUOCN1z7nJU5eF-WHSqdLPZ24vIJgU2DrzqYr75-Hq1H36Btih13hYynlYXfjRsruaAOdaiD9/s320/DSCN2109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391880188351543682" /></a><br /><br />Missing from this pic are 6 more Soft Soaps and 2 Hartz Dog Bones boxes. I spent $14ish out of pocket and received $15 back in catalinas for my next purchase! <br /><br />So this week at Shaws (good through Thursday) there is a great deal on the back page. <br /><br />Spend $10 (shelf price) get $3 back for you next purchase. The items are listed on the back page and in the fine print at the bottom. <br /><br />Here are some of the best deals...<br /><br />Splenda 5lb equivalent bag- shelf price $10.79 (poof you get $3!) sale price $5<br /> *Buy 2 and use <a href="http://splenda.com/page.jhtml?id=splenda/newspromotions/press/special_offer.inc&tracking=ed"><span style="font-weight:bold;">THIS</span></a> $3.50 off coupon <br /><br />So $10 for 2 minus $3.50 for the coupon= $6.50 and you'll get $6 back for your next purchase!<br /><br />Smart Balance products. Pretty much all of them I saw! Including butter, peanut butter, oil!<br />Oil $5.49 shelf price, $2.50 sale price (the BIG bottle too!)<br />Buy 2 for $5 (poof you get $3 back!)<br />**Use 2 $1 off coupons, which I found in the isle in a blinkie!<br />OR use $1 off of 2 listed below.<br /><br />All the Smart Balance coupons <a href="http://coupons2.smartsource.com/smartsource/index.jsp?Link=E3ZRDETDN4L3O"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a><br /><br />It ends up being $3 (with the $1 off 1 coupon) get $3 back or $4 get $3 back!!<br /><br /><br />Ronzoni Harvest pasta $1.99 shelf price, sale price $1. Use the coupon <a href="http://www.coupons.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a><br /><br />Clorox 35 count wipes (yellow or green containers) $3.49 shelf price, $3.29 sale price<br />**Buy 3 get $3 back for this promo and $3 back for a "flu" promo! So $6 back!<br />**There is also a $1 off of 2 coupon from a few weeks ago.<br /><br />Hartz Dog Bones $3.69 shelf price, $2.50 sale price.<br />**Buy 2 get a coupon for a FREE box of Milkbones! UPDATE: I'm hearing you can just buy 1 box and still get the FREE Milkbones Q!!!<br />**Use <a href="http://hartzcrunchnclean.com/DogOffers.htm"><span style="font-weight:bold;">THIS</span></a> $2 off coupon (print 2!) <br /><br />Soft Soap $1.69 shelf price, $1 sale price<br />**You can buy 6 and get the $3 back (I had coupons from a while back)<br /><br />Also Kleenex tissues are B2G2 and qualify for the "flu" promo, so you should get $3 back. Don't forget to use coupons! There are a few out there. <br /><br />Eggo and The Super Pretzels (frozen pretzels) and plenty of others have coupons that go with it!!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-21637554340506948122009-10-09T19:23:00.000-07:002009-10-09T19:39:04.138-07:00Old Navy $15 vests tomorrow!!As part of their celebration, Old Navy is offering their freeze free vests tomorrow only for $15!!! I suggest getting there early, early, early!!! I've been to a few Old Navy special Saturday sales and it can get crowded. But this is a great deal. Last year the vests were insanely high priced! They are $34.50-$39.50 this year for womens vests! <br /><br />Don't forget to grab a coupon off of www.oldnavyweekly.com! Any coupon will make this an even better deal!! <br /><br />There are some deals already on Old Navy's site. Kids fleeces 2/$15 and the kids vests are $15 all week. Tomorrow it will be vests for the whole family!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-85307231859265133242009-10-09T19:13:00.000-07:002009-10-09T19:19:25.928-07:006pm.com KEEN Sale and More!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.treknologies.com/images/keens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 160px; height: 160px;" src="http://www.treknologies.com/images/keens.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Check out 6pm.com for a great KEEN sale! They are awesome quality shoes and plenty of them are 60% off (or more). There is another brand with some shoes up to 94% off! They were super pricey shoes so paying $4.95 for $90 shoes isn't bad! <br /><br />**Just be careful to read the customer fit rating. I have found that to be very accurate and 6pm doesn't give free return shipping. If your shoes don't fit, you will likely not receive the same shipping on the correct size because the sale will be over. <br /><br />If you follow the customer fit rating you should be fine. Worst case scenario, sell them on ebay! Why spend $$ on return shipping when you can get your money back on ebay? ;)mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-91862649454557075762009-10-07T19:23:00.000-07:002009-10-07T19:42:25.345-07:00Snow White Deals!Snow White was re-released yesterday and there are some GREAT deals! My favorite is Toys R Us. If you buy $25 in princess items you get a free Snow White baking set (valued at $12.99)! Also I bought my movie yesterday (the release date) and received a $5 gift card as well. Not sure how long that is going on for, but check it out! BTW- TRU often does this with pre-orders (which I did NOT do, but it may have been a release day only thing. Don't know since it was not advertised).<br /><br />Here is the deal I did:<br /><br />Snow White dvd/blu-ray: $19.99<br /><br />Snow White Dress Up Shoes: $5.99<br />_________________<br /><br />Total= $25.98<br /><br />Got a free baking set!<br /><br />-$10 Snow White movie coupon (you can find it disney rewards site or TRU site)<br /><br />So all 3 items for $16.xx!! And perhaps a $5 gift card back!<br /><br />I also used a $5/$25 purchase I had, but I had to add an item for some reason. So I grabbed a Littlest Pet Shop for $.49 after everything was said and done.<br /><br />At the very least you can grab the movie for $9.99 after coupon. You *might* get the gift card too, who knows! But to get all the items I did for only a few dollars more (accounting for the gift card), you can't find a better deal!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-62303965216795127412009-10-02T15:24:00.000-07:002009-10-02T15:29:04.448-07:00Coupons.com Reset First of the Month!Not only have they reset, but they have added a ton of Playskool/Hasbro coupons! These could be handy for holiday shopping since they do not expired until January! I'll be keeping an eye out to see if there are any good black friday deals for these.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-81381353872400422712009-10-02T15:18:00.000-07:002009-10-02T15:24:01.523-07:00CVS Free Neosporin Lip Health!<a href="http://www.thethriftymama.com/2009/10/free-neosporin-lip-health-cvs.html"><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Thrifty Mama</span></a> posted that CVS has a clip free coupon for Neosporin Lip Health (Daily Hydration or Overnight Lip Therapy) regularly $5.49, but $2.99 after clip free coupon. <br /><br />To make that deal even better....there is a $3 off printable (found on the link I provided). This means free lip stuff! Woohoo!!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-57132419848306084192009-09-28T07:02:00.000-07:002009-09-28T07:14:05.090-07:00CVS 9/27<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-PYv3rKuSBiOldWQXAWxa1p__FYkWAzat3fk3h-2jXV8XRjlBR42A6D053QWQBOf58PVQLxPHcBfqlaMuYLdEPGqScKBQOHBkEgDIBtp9gl4OSi_k0Az5aQG1iHmbyFiYB1WStOXk6aF/s1600-h/DSCN1904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-PYv3rKuSBiOldWQXAWxa1p__FYkWAzat3fk3h-2jXV8XRjlBR42A6D053QWQBOf58PVQLxPHcBfqlaMuYLdEPGqScKBQOHBkEgDIBtp9gl4OSi_k0Az5aQG1iHmbyFiYB1WStOXk6aF/s320/DSCN1904.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386518848726878850" /></a><br /><br />This week I stumbled upon a blog with a great feature! <a href="http://www.southernsavers.com/2009/09/cvs-weekly-ad-927-103/"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Southern Savers</span></a> has a CVS post for this week and you can actually make your shopping list by check off the boxes next to the items. <br /><br />Anyway, I used their scenarios this week to get everything you see above for $12 plus I received 10 Extra Care Bucks (ECB) back. Now I only had 1 ECB to start with so I could have done a lot better if I had more. Also there was an issue with my Cover Girl BOGO so I believe I over paid because my "free" item for the BOGO should have been the more expensive face item. Instead it took off the foundation (buy foundation get a free face item is what it said) which was cheaper. <br /><br />I do love my CVS so I didn't want to make a big deal out of $1.xx because it wasn't worth arguing. <br /><br />Anyway, I'm going back this week to have them price match a few items. I can then use my 10 ECBs to pay for them and get more ECBs in return.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-38277811333525314662009-09-25T10:44:00.000-07:002009-09-25T11:40:21.118-07:00Holiday Shopping Reminders :)Yes it is September and I am talking about the holidays. My buddy Sara over on <a href="http://www.tacobellagosi20.blogspot.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Steals and Deals</span></a> posted recently about the holidays and I wanted to make sure I touched on a few things as well for my readers.<br /><br />As Sara suggests, make a list. Definitely figure out exactly how many gifts you need and start getting some ideas. As of now I have about half of my shopping, maybe more, done. I should have more done, but I've been very selective :). <br /><br />Buy things that are practical and match sales and coupons just like you would for grocery shopping. Don't buy a bunch of junk simply because it's cheap. Then the item may not get used, etc. It's kind of a waste. Part of the reason I haven't finished my shopping is because I know there will be some great sales on Amazon and other sites. I may want to buy an extra item off of there since I have gift cards. <br /><br />Amazon does have GREAT holiday deals! So make sure you are using <a href="http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/patmck<br />"> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Swag Bucks</span></a> for all your "google" searches and turn your bucks into Amazon gift cards. I have $25 right now and hope to have double that buy the time Nov rolls around. I got a $65 item for $40 last year that was a pretty hot toy from Amazon. <br /><br />Toys R Us also has B2G1 free sales pretty much from now until Nov or so. There are coupons that go with this! I have seen $5/$25 purchase TRU and BRU coupons and coupons from manufactures. Leap Frog and Fisher Price are the two brands I see the most. <br /><br />Also do not over pay for the hot items!! Be careful on sites like Amazon because they have "sellers" who can charge whatever price for an item they want. I often see hot toys at 3x's the retail price by sellers and people sometimes buy an item because it's on someone's wish list. <br /><br />So if you want that hot item you can either wait it out or be persistent at the retail stores. If that doesn't seem reasonable, then go to ebay and stalk auctions. However realize the reason you can't find the hot toys in stores is because these sellers on ebay and amazon have bought them all with the intention of making money off of you.<br /><br />In some instances I will pay $1 or $2 more with shipping for their hassle of going to the store for me :) However, I do not buy from sellers who are trying to take advantage of people. Of course this is my own personal opinion or motto. I prefer to take what I need and leave the rest for other mommas so we can all have a great holiday experience. <br /><br />As a mom I know how much I want my kids to enjoy the holidays. I realize gifts aren't all that matters! I do not want my kids to think it's all about the presents, but spending time with family and enjoying life. I also want to make sure I find something for my girls to donate. I have a few "extra" presents I got super cheap that are high quality we will be donating. Teaching my girls to give even a little if you can. <br /><br />I am hoping to get further insight from my other blog mommas :) Last year I had only just begun my thrifty journey! I am looking forward linking up other bloggers suggestions and tips to help us all save on the holidays.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-46999040183037115192009-09-21T19:04:00.000-07:002009-09-22T05:57:11.027-07:00Toys R Us Deals, including Leap Frog!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module2/81593/logo_TOYSRUS_qjpreviewth.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 220px; height: 140px;" src="http://img.qj.net/uploads/articles_module2/81593/logo_TOYSRUS_qjpreviewth.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />There are a lot of things "Buy 2 get 1 Free" this week at TRU (through 9/26). One thing that caught my eye is the Leap Frog toys and books. The books are $13.99 each and there are coupons out there.<br /><br />I did do well at Target (getting the older Tag reader for $2.48) and Kmart (getting a few books for $.80) but Kmart didn't have many titles. This is a great sale to pick up the fun titles! <br /><br />I do have a $5 off of $25 purchase as well. Others can be found including any Babies R Us coupons floating around. <br /><br />So if you buy 3 books:<br />-$5/$25 TRU/BRU purchase<br />-2 or 3 (not sure if you can use the 3rd) $4 off Leap Frog books (found on Leap Frog site <a href="http://www.leapfrog.com/en/landingpages/learning_path_recommendation.html"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a>)<br />____________<br />$27.98 for 2 books, 3rd free<br />-$5 total purchase coupon<br />-------<br />$22.98<br />-$8 or $12 (depending on how many coupons they will allow)<br />________________<br />Total= $10.98 to $14.98 for 3 books! <br /><br />You could also use it on the toys:<br /><br />Many toys are around $21.99 <br /><br />$43.98 for 2 toys, get the 3rd free<br />-$5/$25 total purchase coupon<br />-$8 or $12 (again depends), $4 off Leap Frog toys (select toys) on the Leap Frog site<br />______________<br />$26.98-$30.98 for 3 toys! <br /><br />The cheapest I've seen those toys (the new ones they just launched) is $16.99 each. 3 would run you $50.97!!<br /><br />Also you could use this on the Leap Frog Tag readers, which have $10 off Q's on Leap Frogs site! And poof, you'd been done Christmas shopping for all the little ones in your life ;)<br /><br />Another great deal is to get the Tag reader cards. They have $7.99 animal cards (only saw 2 types online) which you could grab those and another item. <br /><br /><br />And FINALLY, since my daughters bday is in Nov I remember that TRU has LOTS of these buy 2 get 1 free coming over the next month or so. I remember getting lots of Fisher Price stuff last year. Just remember to print any Qs you see now for toys that may become handy in the next month.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-91679023909630540822009-09-21T18:47:00.000-07:002009-09-21T19:03:17.565-07:00Old Navy Clearance additional 50% off!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsNFdY28IMyVcGcgZa54M4LOuyef6LyXQt99Xbz9Xkz8D8gMpToLk5dAzXuI6pSf0t-aeVR0V3sppDLHpXu_JxBXaVOv_3edhSGhOfk0cns2phkgT58iQsxCFcYLnC1BBCRY-71J8s-bk/s1600-h/DSCN1872.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsNFdY28IMyVcGcgZa54M4LOuyef6LyXQt99Xbz9Xkz8D8gMpToLk5dAzXuI6pSf0t-aeVR0V3sppDLHpXu_JxBXaVOv_3edhSGhOfk0cns2phkgT58iQsxCFcYLnC1BBCRY-71J8s-bk/s320/DSCN1872.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384102821397299298" /></a><br /><br />I know Old Navy can vary on their Clearance sales, but it's totally worth checking it out!! I went on Saturday and got over $100 worth of stuff regular price for $7. I did have gift cards, but still great prices! Khakis for $5 for me! It was a ME trip :) I had $14 in gift cards for that trip, but got a lot! <br /><br />Above is a picture of my trip today. My husband had a gift card for his birthday so I did have to spend a majority on him ;). I tried to total the regular price and it seems it was well over $300, and I paid $11 after gift card ($30 gc)!! <br /><br />Even at $41 (w/o the gc) it was a killer deal! I got 4 pairs of jeans (3 for me :), they only had 1 pair in his size I swear!), 2 pairs of other pants, 1 pair of yoga capris, 1 shirt for me, 2 sweatery shirts for him, 1 t-shirt for him, 1 pair of shorts for him, 2 t-shirts for my baby, 1 hat for my baby....I think that's it. <br /><br />I really didn't even look through the women's pants much. I bought myself 2 pairs of men's jeans and they are awesome! Of course the 1 pair of women's I bought are not as great, but for $3.49 I'll deal! <br /><br />I also used a $10 off of $50 I found on old navy weekly to make this deal even better.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-39760123498180515242009-09-15T18:11:00.001-07:002009-09-15T18:58:31.271-07:00Target and Shaws trip 9/15<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyNZQpuDVVO13MUb-q3N88RQFvxQSoT0axCkjs8Y-9WwQCI-qC5Om1fnEF9DjFgknMFni5st6zL4mD0l5TN5FDJvDi3QpAf7FT3ihai0-45PBZPE4b0CGLmnVOu2PJG4xeYpzgm7YJLsR/s1600-h/DSCN1779.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyNZQpuDVVO13MUb-q3N88RQFvxQSoT0axCkjs8Y-9WwQCI-qC5Om1fnEF9DjFgknMFni5st6zL4mD0l5TN5FDJvDi3QpAf7FT3ihai0-45PBZPE4b0CGLmnVOu2PJG4xeYpzgm7YJLsR/s320/DSCN1779.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381866948139210706" /></a><br /><br />I would have taken a pic of my haul but I got home about an hour after I expected and needed to feed people. Also I did get hassled at the Target I went to. They did not want to take coupons for a few items I had where the coupon did not specify a size. As in I could get any size. Well I bought the travel sized item, again the coupon did not say "excludes trial size" like they normally do when they, well exclude trial size!<br /><br />They also refused a coupon for Healthy Choice meals, for no reason. It beeped so they would not take it. Also the "supervisor" who decided to rummage through my coupons actually asked me if I photocopied my coupons. I only had 4 of 1 coupon, which really isn't a lot. They took the first 3, but the 4th beeped so they wouldn't take it. <br /><br />I'm assuming this Target was recently reprimanded about coupons? I honestly do not shop this one very often since they are slightly higher priced than other Targets in our area. I was just at another one yesterday and they pushed through coupons that beeped as long as it was the correct item (which I am diligent about!). <br /><br />Anywho, here are my receipts and 2 hangtags I found at Target. <br /><br />The <a href="http://www.couponclippinmama.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Coupon Clippin' Mama</span></a> reported that she saw these hangtags at her Target. One is for Natures Source:<br /><br />Natures Source $2.49<br />-$1/1 Target hangtag <br />-$1/1 peelies or coupon from the paper<br />= $.49!!<br /><br />The other is for Glade fabric and air:<br /><br />Buy 2 Glade Fabric and Air at $2.99 each <br />-2 $2 off Target hangtags<br />-BOGO from the paper<br />= $FREE<br /><br />I also got $.16 Glade Fragrance Tins! <br /><br />Sale price $1.66<br />-$3/1 Any Glade Fragrance Collection item (buy 2 to keep it from beeping)<br />-$3/2 (buy 2) Any 2 Glade Fragrance Collection <br />-$1.50/1 found in the tins themselves<br /><br />As a bonus if you use the $3/1 and buy 2 tins you can also use the BOGO refill coupon that is out there!<br /><br />In totally <span style="font-weight:bold;">I got 17 items for $12.35, saved $34.07 and received a $5 gift card back</span>. <span style="font-weight:bold;">$7.50 of that was clothes!!</span> I did leave a little bummed because they did not honor some coupons. But I will go to my regular store next time. <br /><br />Ok so now Shaws:<br /><br />Oikos yogurt 2/$3<br />-$1/1 Whole Foods Coupon (in the newsletter)<br />-$.75/2 <a href="http://www.stonyfield.com//ourproducts/GreekYogurt.cfm"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a><br />=$.50-FREE <br /><br />Yo Baby 3-in-1 meal $1<br />-$1 <a href="http://www.stonyfield.com/coupons/new_coupon3.cfm"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a> (not sure how long it will be available!)<br />=FREE<br /><br />Keebler Crackers (the peanut butter and club cheddar sandwich type) $2.50<br />-$.55 ($1.10 doubled) <a href="http://www.coupons.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a><br />=$1.40<br /><br />I also got $.35 loaves of Shaws bread (3 loaves) and 8 Hamburger rolls $.35 too, 4 pizza shells for $2, BOGO Turkey burger, and a reduced Angus Steak. Oh and I also bought a $4.44 pizza for dinner because I was so late getting home. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">I spent $22.38, saved $23.57, bought 21 items. I do like to keep it around $1 an item</span><br /><br />That wasn't the best shaws deal this week but they were out of several things. It also seems if you buy 10 Vitamin Waters you get a $3 OYNP (saw the lady in front of me do this and also use $.40 off the Select soups that are part of the catalina deal this week, lucky duck she is!)mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-31683033314810274302009-09-14T19:17:00.000-07:002009-09-14T19:20:40.312-07:00$5 LUVS coupon available 9/15<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://us.luvs.com/en_US/take_a_stand/images/luvs_logo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 181px; height: 137px;" src="http://us.luvs.com/en_US/take_a_stand/images/luvs_logo.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Tomorrow you can get a $5 off Luvs coupon!! That will make for cheap diapers at...well Target or Walmart :) I swear I don't work for Target. <br /><br />Go <a href="http://www.luvsdiapers.com/home.do"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a> to grab yours! I'd do it early since everyone is chatting about this!!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-5584289862659595412009-09-14T19:00:00.000-07:002009-09-14T19:12:34.290-07:00Target deals this week!! Hot place to be!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thisfullhouse.com/.a/6a00e54ee632ab88330120a54f8c70970c-320wi"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://www.thisfullhouse.com/.a/6a00e54ee632ab88330120a54f8c70970c-320wi" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Check out <a href="http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/2009/09/target-deals-913-919.html"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Stretching a Buck</span></a> for most of the good deals at Target this week. I say that because there are so many deals this week it's hard to keep up. I think most of the blogs I have listed to the right have a Target post and each has something different. <a href="http://www.couponclippinmama.com"> <span style="font-weight:bold;">Coupon Clippin' Mama</span></a> keeps updating her blog with deals she is finding too.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thethriftymama.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Thrifty Mama</span></a> brought up a great point today (one of her readers actually). Target will price match advertised prices that are not dependent upon a savings card or membership (ex: CVS deals that require you to use your CVS card). Walgreens has Kashi cereal listed as 2/$5. Target has it for $2.88 a box. You can use that to get an even better deal this week!! They will even do a price adjustment for up to 7 days after purchase. Too bad I didn't know that yesterday and tossed my receipt!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-72152018047368370492009-09-14T11:03:00.000-07:002009-09-14T11:09:26.764-07:00Dollar Tree sells Sunday papers?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://content.edgar-online.com/edgar_conv_img/2007/09/12/0000935703-07-000044_DOLLARTREELOGO.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 136px;" src="http://content.edgar-online.com/edgar_conv_img/2007/09/12/0000935703-07-000044_DOLLARTREELOGO.JPG" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />That's what I'm hearing! <a href="http://www.couponclippinmama.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Coupon Clippin' Mama</span></a> got her Sunday paper there this weekend. I will have to check it out myself this weekend, but wouldn't that be fantastic? I know the one near me sells papers, but if you live around here you know some Sunday papers really stink. Half of the time the smaller papers only have 1 insert when the big paper has 3. So at the very least it may not be a bad place to go and get a an extra insert.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-68137240123243091432009-09-12T15:28:00.001-07:002009-09-12T15:39:37.570-07:00CVS deal week of 9/13<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bostonist.com/attachments/boston_caroline/011008-cvs-logo.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="http://bostonist.com/attachments/boston_caroline/011008-cvs-logo.gif" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Check out <a href="http://www.thethriftymama.com/2009/09/cvs-deals-913.html"><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Thrifty Mamas</span></a> CVS post. I am particularly excited about the Dove/Degree deodorant deal. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.couponclippinmama.com/2009/09/cvs-deals-913-919.html"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Coupon Clippin' Mama</span></a> also posted some deals too.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-2154300403791700752009-09-12T13:54:00.000-07:002009-09-14T19:15:25.161-07:00Target week of 9/13, get on the Gift Card train!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ivonnesalazar.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/kashi.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 210px;" src="http://ivonnesalazar.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/kashi.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />There are a few deals this week at Target. I'm waiting for someone to repost the details, but here is what I saw.<br /><br />Buy 5 Kashi items (select items) and receive a $5 Target Gift Card.<br /><br />Items are $2.88 x 5= $14.40<br />-$1.50 off of Honey Sunshine cereal <a href="http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qhtibpm5941124&bt=vg&o=58307&c=DV&p=Fl0WcbG2"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a><br />-$1/2 TLC bars <a href="http://www.coupons.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a><br />-$1.50/2 Any Kashi cereal <a href="http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qhtlckw73967751&bt=wi&o=58277&c=DV&p=MNs9VAZr"><span style="font-weight:bold;">HERE</span></a><br /><br />Scenario:<br /><br />Buy 5 Honey Sunshine cereal @$2.88 x 5= $14.40<br />-5 $1.50 off Honey Sunshine cereal - $7.50<br />= $6.90 after coupons<br />-$5 gift card from last week (if you have one)<br /><br />5 boxes of cereal for $1.90 and I'd receive another $5 gift card.<br /><br />**LOOK for peelies on the Go Lean cereal for $1/1 cereal, $1/1 frozen Kashi, $1/1 crackers or cookies. <br /><br />Now you may be thinking, WHOA 5 boxes??!! But I will tell you we go through cereal fast and having a great stockpile is how you save money. Now I don't have to run out and buy cereal at full price. <br /><br />Also I could buy 3 boxes of cereal and 2 boxes of bars and still only pay $3.90 and get a $5 gc!<br /><br />**********************<br /><br />I'm also going to check out this deal for Ritz Crackers that <a href="http://www.coupongal.net/search/label/Target"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Coupon Gal</span></a> posted. <span style="font-style:italic;">IF </span> Ritz Crackers are $2.50 you can use the buy a box of Ritz and get a box of Ritz crackerfuls free. That works out to $1.25 a box.mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1498179109299320702.post-79037098775860451272009-09-12T10:21:00.000-07:002009-09-12T10:27:31.332-07:00Learning Curve Deal still going!!<a href="http://getgroceriesfree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/thomasthetrain.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="http://getgroceriesfree.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/thomasthetrain.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Cheap toys people! Thomas the train and others! <a href="http://mommyspiggy.blogspot.com/2009/08/cheap-thomas-trains.html"><strong>HERE</strong></a> was my original post and try code WELCOME20 (may still be working) to try to get $20 off a $40 purchase for new customers. They have a lot of toys and other stuff you can get a great deal on! Clearance starting at $1.99!mmckennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06466467478888774682noreply@blogger.com0