Monday, March 31, 2008

Free Ink Cartridge Refill at Walgreens!

link: http://www.walgreens.com/dmi/freeink/default.html

Print this out and take to your local Walgreens for one free ink cartridge refill! Valid on Wednesday, April 2nd ONLY!

Friday, March 28, 2008

Great sale on sewing patterns!

JoAnn's has their Simplicity patterns on sale for .99!! This is only good through tomorrow so HURRY! I don't sew much but I've been assured this is a great deal! (Thanks Velika!)

Thursday, March 27, 2008

My Favorite Grocery Deals 3/26-4/1

Bashas

"Make money" buying Raisin Bran cereal!
Kelloggs Raisin Bran, 20 oz or Raisin Bran Crunch, 18.2 oz on sale for 1.88
Buy 7, get a coupon for $10 off your next purchase

Printable coupon here: http://coupons.smartsource.com//index.aspx?Link=5S2ZUA6PWPEPO
You will need to answer 2 questions to reveal your savings. Make sure to answer them this way to get a $3 off 2 coupon:

  • Of the following Raisin Bran cereals, which do you purchase most often? Post Raisin Bran
  • How often do you purchase the Raisin Bran cereal you selected in the previous question? More than 12 times per year

You will need three $3 off 2 coupons for this deal. You should be able to print 2. You may have to get on another computer to print the third.

Buy 7 Kelloggs Raisin Bran or Raison Bran crunch for 13.16. Use three $3 off 2 coupons. Total out of pocket is $4.16. Then get a coupon for $10 off your next purchase!! Congratulations, you just made $5.84 buying cereal!

If Froot Loops are more up your alley, buy 7 boxes (15 oz) for 13.16 (sorry, no coupons) and get a coupon for $10 off your next purchase. Seven boxes for 3.16 is a great deal!

General Mills promo is still good this week. See post below for deals.

Fry's

Excedrin is still free at Fry's this week. See the post below for links to printable coupons.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

HOT Walgreen's 4-Day coupons!

print the coupons here: http://www.walgreens.com/hotbuys/default.jsp?ban=bil_flh_erop_032608

Coupons are good March 26th to March 29th
**4pk of Walgreens supercell ultra-alklaine batteries C or D for .99 Limit 2
**SanDisk 512MB memory card $4.99 limit 2
**3pk Scotch magic tape .99 limit 2
**Zori Sandals .99 limit 2

Friday, March 21, 2008

My Favorite Grocery Deals 3/19-3/25

Bashas

Frozen Food Promo

Purchase 6 participating products and get a coupon for $5 off your next purchase. Get a stack of ads at Bashas because all the coupons you need are in the ad!!

Michelinas Frozen Entrees, sale 1.00 each
Print coupons here (two different coupons, print 2 of each): http://www.michelinas.com/SaveMoney.aspx
Buy 6 entrees, use one $1 off 5 printable coupon, total: $5. Then get a coupon for $5 off your next order! (You have enough coupons to do this 4 times for a total of 24 entrees FREE!)

Eggo Waffles, sale 3 for $5
Buy 6, use 3 coupons (in the Basha's ad) for $1 off 2.
Total $7, get a coupon for $5 off your next purchase. Works out to .33 each! (My kids go through these things like water!)

There are other deals in the ad, but these ones are the cheapest! Remember, you can mix and match to get to the 6 items and you can roll your $5 coupon into your next purchase so you have very little out of pocket cost!

Bashas also has the best price on eggs this week: 1.39 for a dozen! (Think Easter....)

General Mills Promo

Purchase 6 or more participating General Mills products and receive a coupon for $3 off your next order.

Print coupons for Betty Crocker Potatoes, Pop Secret Popcorn, and Hamburger/Chicken/Tuna Helper here (print 2 of each): http://www.boodle.com/cgi-bin/center.cgi?config=PINCHING

Print coupons for Betty Crocker Potatoes and Pop Secret Popcorn here (again, print 2 of each): http://www.bettycrocker.com/

1st Transaction: Buy 3 BC potatoes and 3 Pop Secret, total $8
use: 3 potatoes coupons and 3 Pop Secret coupons (all double), new total: $2.60 out of pocket.
Get a coupon for $3 off your next purchase!

If you need the BC Helpers:
Buy 6, total $10
use: 2 helpers coupons ($1.10 off of 3) and your $3 coupon from the 1st transaction, new total: 4.80. Get a coupon for $3 off your next purchase!


Fry's

FREE Excedrin!

Excedrin (24 ct.) is on sale for 1.99. The following sites have printable coupons for $2 off--makes it FREE! Remember to print twice from each site:

http://www.boodle.com/cgi-bin/center.cgi?config=PINCHING (migrane only)

http://coupons.smartsource.com//index.aspx?Link=5S2ZUA6PWPEPO

http://www.couponbug.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=11366&nid=15&zid=wp69 (migrane only)

http://www.redplum.com/ (migrane only)

Also at Fry's
Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast, 1.67/lb
Asparagus, .99/lb
Potatoes, 5lb bag, .99 each

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Hi everyone! Sorry it has been so long since I posted--we've been out of town and last week was a little slow (deal-wise) anyway! But there are some good deals this week and I'll get them posted as soon as I can! In the meantime, visit http://www.pinchingyourpennies.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=20 for all the best deals!

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Walgreens 3/9 to 3/15


More "FREE" Jane Make-up!

All Jane make-up is buy one, get one free through Saturday, March 15th. Most items are 4.00 or less. Use the coupon here: http://www.janecosmetics.com/coupons/coupon%20only.pdf to get make-up VERY cheap!


Here's how it works: Print out as many coupons as you want (one per item). Make sure you buy an even number of items. After your cashier gives you the total, give her the most coupons you can (without making the total go below zero). This works because you can use one coupon for each item (even the free ones!). Unless you get more expensive items, you will not be able to use as many coupons as you have items because it will make the total go below zero. Just find out the total, divide it by 2, round down and use that many coupons. (Clear as mud?) I did several transactions for this promo a few weeks ago and all were under $2 total out of pocket!!

Disclaimer: Your cashier may not want to let you use coupons on the free items. The store will get reimbursed for the coupon but if the cashier and the manager don't allow it, just try another store!

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

My Favorite Grocery Deals 3/5 to 3/11

Bashas

Frozen Foods Promo

Update: When I went to Bashas' last night, they had a sign up by the ice cream that said, limit one Blue Bunny coupon per transaction. Still, FREE ice cream! Buy 6 for $6, use (1) $1 coupon. Spend $5 out-of-pocket, get a coupon for $5 off your next purchase! If your Bashas will take more of the ice cream coupons then the scenarios below still apply:

Purchase 6 participating products and get a coupon for $5 off your next order. Get a stack of ads at Bashas because all the coupons you need are in the ad!!

First transaction:
Buy 6 Blue Bunny Personals ice cream or gelato (sale $1 each)
use (3) $1 off 2 coupons (in the Basha's ad)
out-of-pocket cost: $3
Get a coupon for $5 off your next purchase! (You just made $2 buying ice cream!)

For each additional transaction, make sure your total is $5 or above so you can use the $5 coupon from the previous transaction. If you do this right, you should have little or no out-of-pocket cost for each subsequent transaction.

Some different options:

  • Buy 6 Pictsweet Vegetables Deluxe Steamers (sale 1.25 each) Use (3) $1 off 2 coupons from Bashas ad. Throw in some gum or any other .50 item. Total will be 5.00. Use your 5.00 coupon from the first transaction to pay for this one. $0 out-of-pocket and another $5 coupon to use on your next transaction!
  • Buy 6 Blue Bunny Personals (use 3 coupons from the ad) and any $2 grocery item. Total will be $5--use your $5 coupon to pay for it and get another $5 coupon!
  • Buy 4 Blue Bunny Personals (use 2 in-ad coupons) and 2 Krusteaz Pancakes or French Toast (sale, 2.50 each, use (1) in-ad coupon for $1 off 2). Final price will be $6, use your $5 off coupon so the total out-of-pocket is $1 for 6 items! (And get another $5 coupon....)
  • Buy 4 Blue Bunny Personals (use 2 in-ad coupons) and 2 Van De Kamp's Fish 18-26 oz family size (sale 3.50 each, use (1) in-ad coupon for $2 off 2). Final cost after $5 coupon is $2 for 6 items.

You can roll these $5 coupons over as many times as you would like and do as many transactions as you want. Just be considerate of the customers behind you in line and those who may come to the store later than you (i.e. don't clear the shelves). Just buy what you have room to store and what you can reasonably use before the expiration date.

Other Bashas freebies:

Arrid Extra Dry Deodorant 1.00 each--use coupon from Feb. 10th to get it for FREE!

Propel Fitness Water 1.00 each--use coupon from Feb. 3rd to get it for FREE!

Fry's

FREE Cereal and Fiber One Bars

Select General Mills cereal, fruit snacks, and cereal bars: sale 4 for $8, plus $4 off when you buy 4 = 4 for $4!

Fiber One Bars, Total Cereal and Cheerios Cereal printable coupons here: http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/coupons/ (should be able to print 10 of each coupon!) Coupons will double to $1 and the cereal and Fiber One bars will be FREE! (Split up into multiple transactions, buy 4 in each transaction.)

Also, you can print 2 Honey Nut Cheerios coupons here: http://www.boodle.com/cgi-bin/center.cgi?config=PINCHING. Mix these in with the other cereal!

Disclaimer: These printable coupons say, "do not double or triple". Manufacturers sometimes put that on their coupons as a favor to the stores. In reality, it does not change the amount a store will get reimbursed for a coupon. Stores are always paid the face value of the coupon plus a small handling fee. Certain stores offer "double coupons" as a way to entice customers to their store. They are never reimbursed for the doubled amount. Long story short, these coupons will ring up doubled but your cashier MAY manually suppress the doubling. But .50 for a box of cereal is still a great deal!

FREE Sausage

Farmland Breakfast Sausage, sale 1.00 each. Use the $1 off 1 coupon from Jan 6th to get it for FREE!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Safeway 3/2 to 3/9


Free Cinnamon Life!

The Sunday Safeway ad has a coupon in it for 5 Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Life cereals for $5 (with minimum $10 purchase, must buy 5).

Printable $1 off one Cinnamon Life (print 2 at each link):

http://www.lifecereal.com/ (go to products, then select Cinnamon Life)

http://www.boodle.com/cgi-bin/center.cgi?config=PINCHING

http://lifesbestdays.com/index.cfm?file=sweepstakes/index.swf

Use the Safeway coupon and five printable coupons to get 5 boxes of Cinnamon Life for free!!

Monday, March 3, 2008

Walgreens 3/2 to 3/8

Some great deals this week! FREE soap! Almost FREE razors!

Olay Body Wash
on sale 3 for $10.
Buy 6 = $20
use (6) $2 off one coupons (from Feb. 10th) - $12 = $8 out of pocket
get $12 register rewards
final price: $4 overage!!

Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioners, or Stylers
on sale 3 for $10
buy 6 = $20
use (2) Buy 2, get 1 FREE coupons (from Feb. 10th) - 6.66 = 13.33
get $12 register rewards
final price: 1.34 for 6 (.23 each)

Gillette Venus Embrace razor 9.99
use: $4 off 1 coupon (from Feb 10th or March 3rd)
out of pocket: $5.99
get $5 register rewards
final price: .99 (plus tax)
THEN, submit online for Walgreens rebate of 9.99!! (rebate #51)

Gillette Fusion Phenom Power or Manual razor 9.99
use: $4 off 1 coupon
out of pocket: 5.99
get $5 register rewards
final price: .99 each

Olay 2 pack, Zest 3 pack, Ivory or Safeguard 4 pack bar soap
sale: 2 for $4 (get $4 register rewards) = FREE!
If you have these coupons, you can save even more!
from Feb. 10th:
Olay Bar Pack, Body Wash or In-shower Body Lotion, any $2 off 1
Zest bodywash or bar bundle, any $1 off 1
from Mar. 2nd:
Ivory Body Wash or Bar Bundle, any .25 off 1
Olay Bar Bundles, Body Washes or In-Shower Body Lotions, any $1 off 2
Zest Body Wash or Bar Bundle, any .35 off 1

Remember, at Walgreens, you cannot roll over the register rewards into another purchase for the SAME register rewards. (Olay body wash and Herbal Essences are the same deal, both razors are the same deal.) But you CAN buy the bar soap, get $4 register rewards, turn around and buy the razor with your $4 rewards and get the $5 rewards. Then use the $5 rewards on the Herbal Essences and get the $12 register rewards. Make sense? (If not, please post, and I'll try to explain myself more clearly!)