NEW PRECIOUS CHEESE REBATE!!!

I love rebates especially on food I need for my family. I found a new one today at Vons on the Precious

String cheese.  The rebate is for $5 off two Precious snack cheeses. You need to have the peelie from the package.  It is good 4/1/10-10/31/10 and you can do it up to five times.

The Nabisco free cookies link is up again. Hurry it is good today only!

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Anyone recv. the Sample Showcase from the USPS?

I recvd mine today and it is full of goodies. What a nice surprise. I recvd:
Sample of Secret Clinical
2 Shower to Shower samples
1 Montreal Steak from Grill Mates
Sample and coupon from Splenda
Sample Aveeno shampoo & conditioner with $1 cpn
Bengay Moist Heat Wrap
2 samples Taster's Choice flavored coffees
Sample tube of Aveeno Positively Ageless
Sample tube of Aveeno Positvely Ageless Firming Lotion with $2 cpn.
Small bar of Dove Chocolate
Whoo-Hoo what a great day at the mailbox.
The box says if you are interested in recving more to go to the website and share what you think.
I'm going now!!

Free Sample of Handmade Soap

This is a really cute sample. Perfect if you like to use your freebies
or good deals to make up gift baskets. Free Samples / Freebies / Free

Busy Weekend

I would love to get out there today and get some of those deals but my daughter turned 16 yesterday and we had a big party and friends sleep over so I am too busy and tired to go anywhere.  I will be hitting Rite Aid which I don't usually go to but seems to have the best deals this week. CVS doesn't have as much but I may try to do some of the MMs this week. I tried to shop ahead for my daughter's party this time and I figured I probably saved about a $100 compared to the usual totals for parties we throw. We like to have tons of food and lots of drinks for the kids and some beverages for the adults so parties can be expensive. I bought all the paper products ahead with coupons and specials and all the meat and lots of the snacks were purchased with coupons and it made a huge difference.
Next time you are planning a party start shopping at least a month ahead when you see things you know you will need but are on sale or a great buy with coupons. It makes a big impact on the party budget. Before I would shop just a few days ahead and whatever my total was ended up being the budget. Now I plan out what I need and make a detailed list and check off as I see it on special and pick it up. Takes a few minutes but saves a ton.

Free Sample of Gas-X

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Swagbucks is For Real!!

When I first read about Swagbucks online at other blogs I must admit that I didn't pay it much attention. I thought,  This can't be real, why would they give me stuff for free?" I am a skeptic but I have to say now I am a believer. After signing up and using them for searches, I earned enough Swagbucks to order myself a $10 Starbucks card. Took me about 4-5 weeks. That's it! I am hooked. If you are a skeptic like me go ahead and try it. It is for real.

Free Eucerin Lotion Sample

This is a great lotion and hopefully they'll include a coupon. Free Samples / Freebies / Free

Check out Kellogg's Special K Protein Bar Trial Pack

Check out Kellogg's Special K Protein Bar Trial Pack

Loving Walgreens this week.

Back for some more free Plackers. My family uses these like mad.
1 90 ct plackers (used the coupon but don't have rec. in front of me)
2 Sudafed
1 .39 Choc. pudding (filler)
2.08 oop and 7 RR back
I will head out to do the same with the Stayfree and some more Plackers tomorrow.

Some Treats for Your Pooch

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CVS 4/26

Had a good trip into CVS. I didn't get the coupon for the sunscreen but still you can't beat the 2oz. tubes buy 2 and get 5 ECB.
4 cans pork & beans .49 each
1 soft soap serum body wash 2.99
1 soft soap hand soap.99
1 gallon milk 2.59
1 box Fig Newtons
2 2oz. CVS sunscreen 4.38 for both: total 23.72
Gave CVS
.40 cpn for Soft Soap
.75 cpn for body wash
11.99 ECB
my oop was 1.63 Saved 22.09
Got back 7.00 in ECB

Free sample of Caress Body Wash

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All organized

To maintain my sanity while doing the coupon thing I have to stay organized. I have to figure how to put pictures on here to show my system. Today I spent an hour in the den with one of my girls (who I taught my binder system to) and clipped away while she filed. I clip what I know I will use and would like to. The others go in a file by date. I cleared a spot in a little closet we have that you can walk into to put coupons as the come in, my binder when not in the car, the file keeper for the older inserts and any misc. I need to go thru. I love it. Coupons out of sight and not on my dining room table like before. I will have to post some pics. I love to see how others do this and will share my strategy to keeping it all organized and sane.

$1 Breyers coupon

Yum, these are great.
https://ssl.unilever.com/BREYERS.COM/COUPON/default.aspx?SessionUID=47b931bc-b7dc-44b4-91ca-5c32efc32c94&T=TRUE

Wow 10 minutes and 15 CVS Extra Care Bucks

If you are a member of the CVS Advisory Panel, watch for e-mails from them. I recvd one today asking me to see of I qualified for a survey. I could earn 2 bucks if I didn't qualify but would get 15 bucks if I did. Well, I did qualify and after a short survey of about 10 minutes about a new possible product line, I was done and told I had earned my ECBs. That is awesome. Did I mention how I love CVS. If you'd like to sign up for the program here is the link. https://www.cvsadvisor.com/Home_gray.aspx

CVS and Vons deals on meat.

I went to finish up my CVS buys for the Olay rebate. I am stocked up on Olay for at least a year. Went into Vons and needed a big shop. Not too many really great buys but if you have a Vons near you the Kraft buy 5 get $5 off is a good deal right now. We are all stocked up on Am. cheese for a bit. I was able to get lots of meat on markdowns. Vons has great deals on meat they need to move fast and I always check there first. With 4 kids and their friends over for dinner a lot I need deals on meat. I try to not to spend more than $5 for meat for our dinner and am able to do this most every day. Check it out if you shop at Vons. I just pop it in the freezer when I get home. Sometimes with coupon matchups I can get meat for $1 or almost free. My pre-coupon total was $148 and after coupons it was $101. Not the best but I am stocked up on meat for a while even found some for my daughters b-day bbq next weekend.

Target printable coupons

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Free Coupon Booklet

Here's a link to a great coupon booklet of Procter & Gamble Products. I've recvd this before and there are some great high value coupons in it like a $1 off Dawn.
http://www.startsampling.com/sm/101022/quickQuestion.iphtml?item=101022&source=

Thanks She Saves

What did I get in the mail so far this week?

Did I mention that I love getting freebies? I love checking the mail everyday to see what has come in the mail slot. This week I thought I'd share what I have recvd so far.
$10 Walmart giftcard (An offer that came in the mail to update our BofA CC.
A coupon for a free Beechnut toddler food.
Sample of Olay body wash.
Sample pack of pampers diapers with $2 coupon. (I may combine this with the Target pampers coupon from Sunday's paper.
That is what I have recvd so far and it is only Wed.

Here's another good lotion sample.

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Free sample program from the US Postal Service

Here is a link to a program you can sign up for to recv a box of free samples from the Postal Service. You answer a short questionaire and then you are set if you qualify. I did qualify and it looks pretty easy to. Try it out, there are some good freebies in the box.
https://secure.startsampling.com/sm/101145/

Thanks For the Mommas

Another free sample. I just got a ridiculously strong biodegradable trash bag for FREE!

I just got a ridiculously strong biodegradable trash bag for FREE!

Dunkin Donuts Sample

Free coffee sample. http://www.shop4freebies.com/category.php?cid=39

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Here's a sample of the new U by Kotex. I believe this sample also comes with a $1 coupon. As far as tampons and pads go these are cutely wrapped in new bright colors. My girls thought they were cute anyway. Shop4Freebies.com

How to Contact Companies for Coupons | eHow.com

This is a great article on how to e-mail companies for coupons. I have had great success with the this. Procter and Gamble recently sent me an entire envelope of high value coupons just because I asked. How to Contact Companies for Coupons | eHow.com

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Here's a freebie for some free Aveeno shampoo and conditioner.
4/17 I was in Walgreens today and in the Bandaid/ointment section they had various Aveeno lotions and such for less than $2. Some as low as $1.29. This may not be so for all Wags but worth a check. Of course pair with a coupon and you have a deal.

Saving the stockpile from the kids.

When I first started to stockpile I got a great buy on Cheezits and thought wow we will have a supply for two months. Well, what did my kids do? They ate three boxes in a week. I was furious so I came up with an idea to make the supply last. When I come home with multiple packages of some snack I know they like, I take a Sharpie and mark each package across the front with a date one week apart. Now the kids know if that date hasn't arrived yet, they cannot open the package yet. My husband doesn't abide by the rule but he rarely snacks so we make an exception for him. Hope this helps some of you to preserve our precious stockpiles.