Qdoba deal

Get free kid's meals this weekend at Qdoba. Yay :)

Love audio books?

My friend Naomi brought this deal to my attention if you are a fan of audio books.

Through amazon, you can save $100 on any AudibleReady® products when you agree to join Audible.com's AudibleListener® Gold plan for 12 months at $14.95/month. If the product or accessory that you choose is less than $100, you will receive the product for free.

Naomi & her family worked out a great scenario.

Ipod Touch on sale from $199 down to $170
-$100 for enrolling in the club
-$15 for searching the web with swagbucks (confused, click here)
Price: $55!

Great deal if you are a fan of books on tape, uh.. or cd, uh...or tiny microscopic file :)

The Great Outdoors

In case you're in the mood to be outdoorsy. Here's a way to do it even cheaper :)

National Park Week begins April 17th and ends April 25th. This means you get Free admission to all 392 U.S. national parks. Click here to view all the locations.

Certain parks are also offering additional offers, so check it out!

Thanks, Deal Finding Chik

Drugstore/Superstore Deals 3/28-4/3

There are some really great deals out there this week folks!! I think I'll be hitting up Target for $.25 soup, $4 Starbucks coffee, cheap veggies, diapers & pillows. There are great deals all around though, so pick your store :)

Walgreens, care of Passion for Savings

Rite Aid, care of My Frugal Adventures (*Ad runs 3/26-4/1 in LA & San Diego county)

CVS, care of Bargain Briana

Target, care of My Frugal Adventures

Toys R Us sale- Fri/Sat only

Tonight & tomorrow, hit Toys R Us for a good DVD deal. They are on sale Buy One Get One Free- if you still haven't bought the Princess & the Frog (which I have attempted to get a few times but have yet to snag), use the $5/1 coupon HERE.,

The P&F DVD is $19.99

- $5 coupon

-$5 Band-Aid rebate

-$5 Frog Tape rebate

OOP= $4.99 PLUS another FREE DVD!!!

Also on sale: books: Buy One Get One Free. (excludes Leapfrog and vTech)

You can see the ad HERE.

Thanks Pirates of the Supermarket!

Grocery Store roundup 3/24-3/30

Here's the new format folks. I'm just going to point you right over to some great sites where they've got all the matchups for you :)

Stater Bros

Vons

Ralphs

Albertsons

Diapers!! Deals & Coupons

There are some really incredible deals on diapers this week! The lowest I have ever seen in fact. Act now!! :) Don't have kids? Plan ahead!! :)

There are three possible locations to print $3.00/1 coupons for Huggies. You should be able to print 2 per site, for a total of $18 in huggies coupons!! Score!

$3.00/1 Huggies coupon –

$3.00/1 Huggies coupon –

$3.00/1 Huggies coupon –

Here's the best deal (which I did yesterday- twice!)

Rite Aid: Huggies Jumbo packs & Pull-ups $8.99-

Buy 2 @ $17.98

-2 $3/1 coupons (-$6.00)

-2 $2/1 Video Values coupons (-$4.00)

-1 $3/$15 purchase

-$1 Single Check Rebate

Total: $3.98 FOR TWO PACKS! ($1.99 each!!)

Here is a Pampers deal if you are a fan of pampers: Thanks to my friend Rhiannon for this info :)

Pampers Jumbo Pack Diapers or Easy Up – $8.97
Earn $3 Extra Bucks (Limit 2)
$2/1 Pampers Cruisers Diapers 2/21/2010 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2010)

Rhiannon found $1.50/1 coupons near the product too!
$1.50/1 Pampers Diapers or Pants 2/7/2010 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2010)
$1.50/1 Pampers Easy Ups 2/7/2010 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2010)
$1.50/1 Pampers Extra Protection 2/7/2010 P&G Insert (exp 3/31/2010)
Final Price after Extra Bucks: as low as $3.97!

Decision, decisions

Well, I think I'm going to continue posting, although you might notice a few differences between how I was posting & how I will continue. Most notably, you won't see all the grocery store deals here on this site, but you will get a link to a direct webpage with all the info.
I have realized through your numerous & kind emails that there are quite a few of you out there counting on these deals. As I compile them for myself, it actually bothers me that I am not sharing them with you.
Let me know if you have any comments :)
love
katie

Grocery/Drug store updates

I realize through many of your comments that you guys have been using the deals I post a lot more than I thought. I do not mean to leave you high & dry without deals, so I am going to continue to pray about continuing the blog. In the mean time, here is an udpate on information about grocery/drugstores posts, as these are the big problem I ran into with posting.

There are groups of bloggers who specifically match up coupons to sales & want you to visit their site so that they get web traffic and revenue for their efforts. Although some of the bloggers responding to me were upset with my citations, (and if I continue blogging, I will discontinue posting deals and links to them due to their attack), a few others just pointed out another way to post the deals and that many of them had done the same thing when they first started blogging the deals.

That said, there are a few bloggers who are searchable through Becentsable: Grocery Gathering. You can click on your state & then the store you are hoping to shop at to get that week's deals (deals are usually posted a day or so after the new ad).

If I decide to continue blogging, I will forward you the link to their post each week so that you can go there & print off your shopping lists. (as opposed to listing that store's entire deals)

In the mean time, here is the Becentsable website.

Did I lie?

Ok, so I am here posting again.

Truth be told, this deal was found completely by my personal sister-in-law, so I feel at complete liberty to share it!!

If you are a Southern California Edison customer, bring a bill or statement & up to 10 lamps to one of their free events (THIS Saturday-Sunday, 3/27-2/38 in Victorville, CA) to get up to 10 NEW lamps free!!

Basically, you can swap out any used, working condition lamp to get a new one that runs on less electricity! So yay for new stuff & yay for it being good for the earth & pocketbook.

Details available here.

I'm also debating using this blog still. I'll keep you posted. I'm trying to pray about it :)

Early blogging retirement ***LAST POST***

So, after a whirlwind of emails and confusion today, I am discontinuing my blog and will no longer be posting anymore bargains. Lame that I spent all of two nights ago re-doing my blog! :(

In general, I started this blog because I wanted to quickly share with my friends the deals that I received from others that were pertinent to my friends/family/area. However, this whole thing is more complicated than it should be, so I am stopping.

If you want to know the details of why, please email me as I would LOVE to tell you, but feel that what is said here in the public blogosphere might be taken incorrectly by some parties.

If you are super sad and still want me to send you out some bargains I get via email, email me and I'll see what I can do. :)

I do have a list of great frugal blogs I recommend, although none of them are specifically in my area so you will have to sort through deals that don't pertain to you most likely. If you want those blog names so you can subscribe, please email me!

Thanks for reading. Hope this information helped you save some money and time.
Love,
Katie

SWAGBUCKS!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, so sorry for the delay (uh... 3 months) on posting about Swagbucks, but it keeps escaping my mind to blog about it. I thought of it again yesterday while sipping my Frappuccino. You'll see why...

Swagbucks is a fantastic little company that you do your internet searches through (ie. google). Instead of going to google.com, I go to swagbucks.com (or use the handy toolbar that I downloaded at the top of my browser) & I search for things just like I would use google. Only instead of just getting my search results, I could win (they are randomly awarded) swagbucks!!

I have been earning swagbucks since around Christmas, and just by doing my regular searches through their search engine, I've received $30 in starbucks gift certificates!! (real plastic ones that sit in my hand even). You can use your swagbucks to get lots of stuff, from gift certificates to Starbucks, amazon, and major retailers, to products and sweepstakes. It is just a generally amazing & fun way to search for whatever you search for and get free stuff while you are at it.

Did I tell you it was free?

Did I tell you to use this link & sign up & start winning? You get a bonus for signing up :)

Do it! You won't regret it (unless you like me use your swagbucks to buy starbucks & gain a few pounds! -- well worth it!)

Vons 3/17-3/23

Realize I forgot to post this. Here it is from Christian Clippers:

Here are this weeks deals at Vons. My Vons match ups are based on the ad I receive in Southern California. Be sure to check your Vons store ad as prices may vary store to store.

Don’t forget to load your coupons to your club card from cellfire, shortcuts and pgesaver. New coupons are added very often and you only have a certain time frame to load them to your card.

~Meat Deals~

Foster Farms Whole Chicken, $.77 lb

Tri-Trip Roast, whole boneless, $2.47 lb

Pork Tenderloin, whole boneless, $1.97 lb

Safeway Chicken Leg Quarters, Drumsticks or Thighs, $.99 lb

Farmer John Sausage Links or Rolls, 8-12 oz, $.99
Use $.75 Farmer John Coupon
Final Price: Free

~Produce Deals~

Braeburn Apples, $.77 lb

Strawberries, 1 lb, $1.50 ea

Sweet California Navel Oranges, $.99 lb

~Saturday & Sunday Only~

Zacky Farms Lean Ground Turkey, 20 oz, $1.99 ea (Limit 4)

Large Hass Avocados, $.50 ea

Kraft Salad Dressing, 14-16 oz, $1.29 (Limit 4)

Lucerne Shredded or Chunk Cheese, 6-8 oz, $1.49 (limit 2)
Use $.50 Real California Cheese Coupon *These usually carry the label
Final Price: $.49

Nabisco Oreo or Nutter Butter, 9.6-18 oz, $1.99 (Limit 4)

~In Ad Coupon Deals~ *Must use in ad coupon to get the prices listed below & $10 min purchase required

Buddig Deli Cuts Lunchmeat 1.77 (Limit 5)
Use $1 Buddig Deli Cuts Coupon (zip 32606)
Use $1 Buddig Deli Cuts from 1/17 SS
Final Price: $.77

Safeway Select Variety Breads, 24 oz, $1.49

Pillsbury Cake Mix, 18.25-18.9, $.69 (Limit 3)

Lucerne Butter, 16 oz, $1.99 (Limit 2)
Use $.55 Real California Dairy Product Coupon *These usually carry the label
Final Price: $.99

Waterfront Bistro Raw Shrimp bags, 2 lb, $7.99 ea (Limit 4)

Pillsbury Grands Biscuits, 16.3 oz, $.99 (Limit 4)
Use $1 Pillsbury Grands Coupon
Final Price: Free

Finish Powerball Quantumatic Starter Kit, 1 ct, $5.99 (Limit 3)
Use $3 Finish Powerball Quantumatic Starter Kit Coupon
Final Price: $2.99

~$.88 Mix n Match Beverage Sale~*Limit 10 total

Gatorade, 32 oz $.88
Use $.50 from 1/10 RP (G2)
Final Price: 1st one free, $.50 ea after

Pepsi, 2L $.88

Propel, 24 oz $.88

SoBe Lifewater, 20 oz $.88
Use B1G1 Free Sobe Coupon
Final Price: $.44 ea

~Other Deals~

Lay’s Classic or Kettle Potato Chips, 8.5-11 oz, $1.99
Use $1 from 3/14 SS
Final Price: $.99

Sara Lee Bread and Bagels, select varieties, $2
Use $.55 from 2/21 RP
Final Price: $1

Kraft BBQ Sauce, 18 oz, $.75 *Must buy 4

Frito Lay Variety Pack, 22 ct, $5.99
Use $1 from May issue of All You Magazine
Final Price: $4.99

Pasta or Rice-A-Roni, 3.8-7.2 oz, $.75 *Must Buy 4
Use $1/3 from 1/3 RP
Final Price: $.50 ea

Pepsi or 7-Up, 12 pk, $2.49 *Must Buy 4

~Buy 3 and Pay $1.99 Cleaning Promo~

Febreeze Air Effects $1.99
Use $1 from 3/7 PG
Final Price: $.99

Glade Relaxing Moments Candle Island Escape 4 oz $1.99
Use $1.50/2 from 2/28 SS
Final Price: $1.24 ea wyb 2

Lysol All Purpose Trigger, 32 Fl oz $1.99
Use $.50 Lysol All Purpose Cleaner Trigger
Final Price: $1.49

Lysol Antibacterial Kitchen Spray Cleaner , 22 Fl. oz. $1.99
Use $.50 Lysol Antibacterial Cleaner
Final Price: $1.49

Lysol Deep Reach Toilet Bowl Cleaner, 24 Fl. oz. $1.99
Use $.50 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaners
Final Price: $1.49

ScotchBrite Sponges, 3 ct , $1.99
Use $1/2 Scotch Brite Scrub Sponges
Final Price: $1.49 each, when you buy 2

Soft Scrub Antibacterial Bleach Cleanser, 24 oz, $1.99
Use $1 Soft Scrub Cleanser Product
Final Price: $.99

Soft Scrub Bath and Bowl Total, 25.4 oz $1.99
$2.99 each, when you buy 3
$1.50/1 – Soft Scrub Total Product – (softscrub.com)
Final Price: $1.49

Windex Crystal Rain Trigger Glass Cleaner, 26 Fl. Oz. reg price $3.50 $1.99
$1.00/1 – Windex Product, any – (rightathome.com)
Final Price: $0.99

Windex Antibacterial Multi Surface Trigger, 26 oz $1.99
Use $1 Windex Product Coupon
Final Price: $.99

Windex Blue Original Canister Wipes, 28 Count , $1.99
Use $1 Windex Product Coupon
Final Price: $.99

The frozen food promo is running until 3/30/10. Visit The Krazy Coupon Lady for a HUGE list of participating product match-ups for this promo.

This post is part of BeCentsAble’s Grocery Gathering.

Diaper coupon alert!

There are two locations for $3 Huggies coupons right now. Print them while you can as these are sure to give some great deals!

1. Coupons.com

2. Become a Fan of Huggies on Facebook and then look at the Wall posts (filter them and see "huggies only" – you will see an update with a link that will direct you to a $3/1 Huggies Little Movers printable coupon.

While you are on Facebook, don’t forget to become a fan of Katie's Bargains and get most of the deals I post right in your Facebook News Feed.

Lots of blog changes

I stayed up way too late tonight giving my blog an overhaul. I've changed the layout & background & I am loving it!!

I've also added a few handy features:

1. A search button at the top so you can type in, say, for example, "Old Navy" and get the link to the coupon you remembered you wanted to print.

2. You can also use the "Looking for a deal?" section to the right to get all the latest postings on high frequency topics like Target, Walgreens, Food/drink deals, online shopping, SoCal activities, Freebies, etc...

Just click here to take a look and let me know what you think. Anything you think I should add? Take away??

In case your a facebook fan, I also swapped out the link of this blog going to my personal page & it now goes to my "business" page here. Become a fan while you are there & continue to get all of these posts sent straight to your homepage. Now all of "Katie's" posts will be strictly personal while "Katie's Bargains" posts will be frugally minded :)

Home Depot Kid's clinics

Stop over HERE for details on these fun spring classes for kids ages 5-12! These hands-on sessions are offered on the first Saturday of each month from 9am-noon for FREE :) Thanks, Moms By Heart.

Free photobook

Here's a free photobook offer from Vista Print. You do have to pay shipping, but it is worth a look. This post courtesy of f.

Just head over HERE and you can get a 26 page soft cover or hard cover book for free!

This is just in time for Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gifts. Even better you can use your existing Vista Print account- no need to register for a new account!

I make a few of these books every year for the Grandparents- so this will be perfect for my Mother in Law!

Shipping and processing is not included.

Mall Coupons for this weekend

Print this in store 30% off coupon for Gap, Old Navy & Banana Republic this weekend! It works at the outlet stores too.

5% of your purchase goes to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society too!

The Old Navy in store item of the week (expires Saturday) are their smocked tube dresses (as a cover up or otherwise). They are normally $15 +up and are all on sale for $8- or $5.60 after your 30% off coupon!

If you are going to do any shopping at Express now through Sunday, be sure to take along this printable coupon for $15 off a $30 purchase, or $30 off a $75. The coupon can’t be used on clearanced items. If you prefer to shop at Express.com, use the code 4227 to get the savi

Print this coupon for 15% off your purchase at Staples. Valid through 3/23/10. See coupon for exclusions, which does exclude all computers and a few other items.

Save 15% off at JCPenney with this coupon. Valid March 24-27!

If you plan on doing any shopping at Kohls this weekend, you may want to print this saving pass. Valid March 19-21 and gets you 15% off your purchase!

Stater Bros. 3/17-3/23

Thanks, The Mommy Trade for this post :)

Not too many great deals at Stater Brother’s this week:

Non Coupon Deals:

Cantaloupe - $.39 lb

Strawberries, 1 lb - $0.99

Beef-Beef Loin T-Bone Steak - $3.99 lb

Pork-Pork Loin Chops, boneless – $1.99 lb

Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt, 6 oz – $0.50

Coupon Deals:

Post Honey Comb, Original, 14.5 oz, Cinna-Graham, 14.5 oz, Pebbles, Fruity, Cocoa or Confetti Cupcake, 11 oz or Raisin Bran, 20 oz – $1.88 
Use: $1/2 SS-2/28   (2 coupons in the insert)
Final Price: $1.38

Post Pebbles Cereal – $1.88 
Use: $1/2 Post Pebbles Cereal, any, SS-3/14 
Final Price: $1.38

Rice A Roni or Pasta Roni, 4.2-7.2 oz – $0.99 
Use: $1/3 Rice A Roni or Pasta Roni, any, RP-1/3 
Final Price: $0.66

Clairol Nice’n Easy Hair Color, – $5.99 
Use: $5/2  Clairol Hair Color Product, any, PG-3/7 
Final Price: $3.49

Downy Liquid Fabric Softener, 64 oz – $2.99 
Use: $1/1 Downy Liquid, any, PG-2/7 
Final Price: $1.99

Pedigree Dog Food, 15.9-20 lb – $9.99 
Use: $3/1 Pedigree Food for Dogs, 8.8 oz or larger, RP-2/14 
Final Price: $6.99

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Threadless T-shirt sale

My friend Kellie buys these super cute shirts (This is not her in the picture-- she looks even cuter in them!) There are tons of designs and they are all on sale for a limited time for $10 bucks. There is certain to be a design you are in love with too. Check it out here.

Free Pastry @ Starbucks 3/23

Thanks to my cousin, Jennifer, for this deal!

Get a free pastry on Tuesday morning 3/23 @ Starbucks with the following coupon:

http://www.starbucks.com/blog/4983/free-pastry-day

Details:

Coupon must be printed or shown via mobile device.

Free pastry item is WITH any beverage purchase and expires @ 10:30AM.

Princess & The Frog deal UPDATE- even cheaper!!

New coupon released, folks- so the Princess & the Frog DVD (not Blue Ray) is now just $.99 after mail in rebate!!
I got UP for the girls for Christmas at this price & now my almost 4 year old will have a great present. Here are the details:

There is a $5.00/1 printable coupon for the new Princess and the Frog DVD.

Collin over at Hip2Save has all the details on how to get the new Disney movie – The Princess and Frog- for $0.99 at Target. It releases today!

Target Weekly Deals (3/14)

Here are the Target deals thanks to My Frugal Adventures. Enjoy!

Be sure to check out Target’s coupon policy right HERE and the price matching policy HERE. You can also see the entire list of current Target coupons available right HERE.

You can also sign up for Target coupons on your cell phone right HERE!

Folgers Coffee $6
Use $1/2 from 2/28 SS
Final Price: $5.50

Buy 2 Venus or Gillette Fusion razors at $7 and get a $5 gift card
{Deal Ideas}
Buy Fusion Razors at $7
Use (2) $4/1 from 2/7 P&G
Final Price: $6 and get a $5 gift card back!

or
Buy 2 Venus Razors at $7
Use (2) $2/1 from 3/7 P&G or 2/7 P&G
Final Price: $10 for 2 and get a $5 gift card back
*PLUS use (2) Free Body Wash when you buy a Venus razor from 2/7 P&G- get all four items for $5!

*You can mix and match one Venus and one Fusion as well. That works out to $3 for both razors plus the free Olay Body Wash!

Pedigree 40lb Dog Food $19
Use $3/1 from 2/14 RP
Final Price: $16 for 40 lbs!

Lunchables $1
Use .75/1 HERE (if deli subs are included)
Final Price: .25

Danimals Yogurt $1.89
Use $1/1 from 2/28 SS
Final Price: .89

Activia $1.89
Use $1/1 from 2/7 SS
Final Price: .89

Morningstar Items $2.99
Use $1/1 Target coupon HERE
Final Price: $1.99
*There is a $1/1 coupon HERE for Lasagna and Sweet and Sour Chik’n if included, makes this .99

Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Pasta $1.20
Use $1/1 from 1/10 SS (Can anyone confirm this coupon? It appears to be regional)
Final Price: .20
*There is also a $1/2 coupon HERE, makes these .70 each

Pillsbury Savorings 4/$12
Use (2) $1/2 coupons HERE or HERE
Final Price: $10 for 4

Up and Up Petroleum Jelly, Hair and Body Wash $1

GE Energy Smart CFL Lightbulb $5
Use $1/1 from HERE
Final Price: $4

Filtrete Filters $10
Use $2/1 HERE
Final Price: $8

Softsoap Handsoap 7.5 $1
Use .50/1 from All You March
Final Price: .50

Green Giant Frozen Veggies $1
Use .50/2 HERE
or .50/1 HERE (if Steamers are Included)
Final Price: .50-.74 each

Princess and the Frog DVD $15.99
Princess and the Frog Blu Ray $19.99
Princess and the Frog Blu Ray Combo Pack $26.99 (this should have a free little purse with it!)
Use $10/1 Coupon HERE (Blu Ray Combo pack)
Final Price: $16.99
**There are also rebates HERE for the DVDs or Blu Ray!

Twlight in Forks DVD $9.99
Use $3/1 HERE
Final Price: $6.99

or
Buy Twlight in Forks DVD $9.99
New Moon DVD $16.99
Get a $5 gift card when you buy both
Use $5/2 coupon HERE
Final Price: $16.98 for both items!

Reese’s or Hershey’s Candy 3/$8
Use $2/3 HERE
Final Price: 3/$6

Lifesavers Jellybeans $2
Use $1/2 HERE
Final Price: $1.50 per bag

Large Grade Eggs $1 (double check your ad as this may be regional)

Kellogg’s Mini Wheats or Pop Tarts 4/$10 (also includes select other cereals)
Get a $5 Gift Card when you buy 4
Use (2) $1.50/2 HERE or HERE
Final price: .50 per box for four boxes after coupons and gift card

Jumbo Packs Huggies or Pull Ups $8.50
Use $2/1 HERE
Use $1.50/1 HERE (Target coupon)
Final Price: $5

Pampers Jumbo Pack $8.50
Use $2/1 from 3/14 RP
Final Price: $6.50

Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Bread $2
Use .75/1 HERE
Final Price: $1.25

There are some great deals on clothing this week! Especially kids clothes (items starting at $3!) Be sure to grab the $5/30 kid’s apparel, $1 off kid’s Hanes items and $1 off Gerber baby items HERE.

ONGOING DEALS:

Buy 1 Gillette Fusion Hydra Gel at $1.99
Buy 1 Gillette Hydra Scrub and Body Wash $3.54
Use Free Body Wash when you buy a Shave Prep from 2/21 P&G
Use $1/1 Fusion Hydra Gel from 3/7 P&G
Final Price: .99 for both! (Thanks Money Saving Madness!)

Crest Kid’s Toothpaste $1.99
Use $1/1 Target coupon HERE
Use $1/1 in 2/7 P&G (regional differences in value)
Final Price: FREE

Band Aids $1.77-1.83
Use $1/1 Target coupon HERE
Use $1/1 from 1/3 RP
Final Price: FREE

Oral B Stages Toothbrush $1.99
Use $1/1 Target coupon HERE (says Crest or Oral B)
Use $1/1 from 2/7 P&G
Final Price:FREE

Almay Makeup Remover Pads $1.47
Use $2/1 from 2/7 SS
Final Price: FREE

Leapfrog Tag Jr Book $4.99
Use $2/1 HERE
Final Price: $2.99

Seventh Generation Cleaner or Wipes $2.99
Use $1/1 Target coupon HERE
Use $1/1 HERE or 1/10 SS
Final Price: .99

Rimmel Extra Lash Mascara $2.89
Use $3/1 from March All You
Final Price: FREE

Del Monte Fruit Chillers $2
Use $1/1 HERE
Final Price: $1

Gillette Body Wash 8oz $1.99
Use $4/2 from 2/21 P&G
Final Price: 2 for FREE

Don’t forget the .99 travel games I told you about HERE!

Has anyone else spotted a great Target deal lately? Let us all know!

Walgreens

My Frugal Adventures has the scoop on Walgreens this week. She thinks it isn't too good of a week so I will just post her beginner's scenarios without editing. She also has a link to the list of deals she sees at the bottom. I'll edit this & send out any new info if anyone scopes out a great bargain!

"Here is the Walgreens for Beginners idea for this week. To be honest this week is really a stinker so you might spend your time at Target instead!

Colgate Total Toothpaste $3.99
Use $1/1 from 3/7 SS
Final Price: $2.99 and you will get a $3.99 Register Reward back!

This is a $1 moneymaker after coupon. Remember you can not use the $3.99 Register Reward to buy another toothpaste or your second Register Reward won’t print.

If you are interested in rolling the Register Reward- I think this is another good deal:

Buy 2 Special K Protein Shakes packs $4.50
Use (2) $1/1 coupons HERE
Use $3.99 Register Reward from the Colgate above
Buy small filler- Scotch mailers are .33 this week with in ad coupon*
Final Price: $3.34 and get a $3 Register Reward back

So your total spent would be $6.33 for Colgate, mailer plus 2 Special K shakes AND you will have $3 in Register Rewards for next time.

*Since you only have 2 items and you have a coupon for each item, if you want to use the Register Reward you need to purchase a small item that serves as a “filler” so your coupon to item ration is the same. Purchase anything you like in the store that you do not have a coupon for. The Scotch mailer is just a suggestion.

See this week’s deals right HERE.

Check out the Walgreens 101 series HERE.

Be sure to check out My Frugal Adventures for all the latest deals!"

Victoria's Secret Free shipping (TODAY 3/12 only!)

If you happen to get this today (via facebook or random blog searching), Victoria's secret has a free shipping code today with NO MINIMUM purchase :) Just enter SHIPFREE at checkout. You can also use the code 25PANTS with it to get 25% off of most pants (and the free shipping too!)

I have been eying the linen beach pant for about a month now & waiting for the right time to buy them. I purchased the same from VS 3 years ago and completely wore out the fibers wearing them almost daily during 3 summers. I love these pants!

Anyway... they were $40 3 years ago & you can see my super purchase from today below. Oh, did I mention that any purchase today gets you a secret rewards card worth at least $10 in April, but possibly $1000?! Yay for deals on things you already want.

merchandise summary

item description / color	size	quantity	status	edit	each	total
GK-252801 The Beach Pant in linen chocolate (D88)	L	1	In-Stock	edit	$22.12	$22.12
billing summary
offers applied to this order:						order total
25% Off Select Pants Free Standard Shipping on Orders edit About Special Offers				merchandise subtotal shipping and handling taxable subtotal sales tax order total		$22.12 $0.00 $22.12 $1.94 $24.06
						payment total
credit card payment due						$24.06
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Stater Bros 3/10-/316

Here's the Staters post this week via The Mommy Trade!

Here are this weeks grocery deals at Stater Brother’s this week!

Saturday, Sunday, Monday & Tuesday ONLY

Cabbage, Green – $.15 lb

Beef-Murphy’s or Blarney Stone Point Cut Corned Beef Brisket (Limit 2 )- $.99 lb

Non Coupon Deals:

Potatoes, Russet, 5 lb – $0.99

Beef-Beef Loin Filet Mignon Roast, boneless - $7.99 lb

Beef-Beef Loin Flap Meat, boneless - $3.99

Beef-New York Steak - $3.77 lb

Chicken-Chicken Breasts, Thighs or Combo Pack, boneless, skinless - $1.97 lb

Minute Maid Premium Drinks, 64 oz – $0.99

Oscar Mayer Bacon, 12-16 oz - $2.99

Coupon Deals:

Mandarins, California Cuties, 3 lb – $2.99
Use: $.55/1 California Cuties, 3 lb bag, SS-2/7
Final Price: $2.44

8th Continent Soymilk, 64 oz – $1.99
Use: $1/1 8th Continent Soy Milk product, any Printable HERE (need to register)
Final Price: $0.99

Yoplait Yogurt, 4-6 oz (Must buy 10 with In-Ad Coupon – Limit 1)- $10/4.00
Use: $ .40/6Yoplait Yogurt Cups, any, SS -2/7 & Printable at coupons.com
Final Price: $10/4.00 w/no coupon or $0.35 WYB 10

Oscar Mayer Lunchables, assorted, 3.3-4.5 oz – $0.99
Use: $.75/1 Oscar Meyer Lunchables Lunch Combination Subs without drink, any Printable at coupons.com
Final Price: $0.24

Barilla Pasta, 12-16 oz – $0.99
Use: $.55/1 Barilla Piccolini, any, SS-3/7
Final Price: $0.44 (FREE at Ralph’s this week after doubling)

Barilla Pasta, 12-16 oz – $0.99
Use: $.55/1 Barilla Whole Grain, any, SS-3/7
Final Price: $0.44 (FREE at Ralph’s this week after doubling)

Kellogg’s Cereal, selected varieties, 14-20.4 oz – $1.99
Use: $1.50/2 Kelloggs, Frosted Mini Wheats, All Bran, Raisin Bran, any two 11.4 oz or larger Printable at RedPlum
Final Price: $1.24

Kellogg’s Snack Bars, 6-8 ct – $1.99
Use: $.75/1 Kelloggs Fiber Plus Chewy Bars, 5 ct or larger, RP-1/31
Final Price: $1.24

Progresso Vegetable Classics Soup, assorted varieties, 18-19 oz – $0.99
Use: $1/3 Progresso Soups, any three, Printable HERE
Final Price: $0.66

Progresso Vegetable Classics Soup, assorted varieties, 18-19 oz – $0.99
Use: $1/4 Progresso Soup, any, SS-1/17
Final Price: $0.74

Progresso Vegetable Classics Soup, assorted varieties, 18-19 oz – $0.99
Use: $.50/2 Progresso Soup, any, SS-1/17, SS-2/7, SS-2/21
Final Price: $0.74

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You can also find additional printable coupons here and here. (Printing coupons from my links to coupons.com, RedPlum, CoolSavings or from my sidebar helps to support The MommyTrade – Happy Printing!)

For some info on Stater Brother’s Coupon Policy go HERE and HERE.

New to Couponing? Click Here

Need to know the abbreviations? Click Here

Too see all the coupon match ups for Stater Brother’s ad this week I recommend visiting www.grocerysmarts.com and using the passport code: g92ro1

Don’t have Stater Brothers where you live? Check out BeCentsAble’s Grocery Gathering for other stores!

This deal is also featured at Drugstore Divas’ Supermarket Social!

Vons 3/10-3/16

Here's the Vons matchups directly from Save at Home Mommy. Enjoy!

Looking for all the best deals and match ups at Vons in SoCal this week? You have found the right place.

~Need help understanding the coupon lingo? Check out my Coupon Lingo post for the most common abbreviations!

~Load P&G e-coupons and Shortcuts.com coupons directly on to your Vons club card and get Vons printable and e-coupons from Vons.com. Go to Weekly Specials in the top right and then Coupons!

~Cellfire ecoupons can be loaded to your Vons shopping card HERE! Load them all while you can so that you always have them and can possibly get multiples of each coupon.

~You can also load coupons to your card from softcoin.com!

~U Promise has ecoupons that can be linked to your Vons card. The e-coupon values will then be applied to your college savings account instead of coming off your bill.

For all the details and match ups for the month long frozen food promo, check out the home page with a link up to others HERE.

Weekend Sale- Saturday and Sunday ONLY

Oscar Mayer Deli Shaved Lunchmeat- $1.99

Use $1.00/2 from 3/7 SS

Final Price= $1.49 each when you buy 2

Waterfront BISTRO Cooked Shrimp, 91-110ct- $3.99/lb

Motts Apple Juice- .99 each

Cheetos or Fritos- $1.29 each
Look for tear pads in the store for $1.00/2

Safeway Enriched Breads- .99

Best Meat Deals

Assorted Pork Loin Chops- $1.27/lb

Fresh Safeway Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts Thighs or Combo Pack- $1.97/lb

Safeway Corned Beef Brisket- .97/lb

Best Produce Deals

Asparagus- .78/lb
Use .50 off 1 lb or more from Vons.com
Final Price= .28 for one pound!!
Awesome deal!

Fresh Green Cabbage- .19/lb

Red Bell Peppers- 2/$1.00

Jumbo Red Delicious Apples- .69/lb

Great Salad and Produce Promo

Buy any 5 participating items and get $5.00 off instantly making them only .99 each after you buy 5. Includes:

Eating Right Cut Vegetables

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Eating Right Salad Blends

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Fresh Express Salad Blends
Use $1.50/2 from 2/21 SS
Final Price= .24 each

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Marie’s Pourable Dressings
Use $1.00 off from 1/31 SS or
Use $1.00 off from smartsource.com

Final Price= FREE

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POM Wonderful Tea, 16oz

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Mushrooms, 8oz, sliced or whole

Special Promotions

Buy 5 participating items, mix and match, and get $5.00 off instant at checkout.

$1.00 after promo discount Items:

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks- $1.00
Use .50/2 from coupons.com or
Use .50/2 from smartsource.com or
Use .50/2 from pillsbury.com or
Use .50/2 from bettycrocker.com AND
Load .50/2 from cellfire.com AND
Load .50/2 from shortcuts.com
Final Price= FREE for the first 2

There is also another catalina deal to go with this to make it even better!

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – including Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll Ups
Buy 3- get 1.50/ Buy 4-get 2.50/ Buy 5-get 3.50

Scenario:
Buy 5 for $5.00
Use (2) .50/2 paper coupons AND
Use .50/2 from cellfire.com AND
Use .50/2 shortcuts.com
Out of pocket= $3 and get $3.50 back
Final Price= $.50 PROFIT

Kellogg’s Corn Flakes- $1.00
Use $1.00/3 from 2/7 RP
Final Price= .66 each

Kellogg’s Fruit Snacks- $1.00
Use $1.00 off HERE or
Use $1.50 off from VocalPoint if you have it
Final Price: FREE- .50 PROFIT

Quaker Oatmeal Squares- $1.00
Use $1.00 off from 2/14 RP
Final Price: FREE

$1.50 after Promo discount Items:

Nature Valley Granola Bars- $1.50
Use $.40 off from coupons.com or
Use $.40 off from smartsource.com or
Use $.40 off from pillsbury.com or
Use $.40 off from bettycrocker.com AND

Load $.40 off from cellfire.com AND
Load $.40 off from shortcuts.com
Final Price= .30 for the first

Nature Valley Nut Clusters- $1.50
Use $1.00 off from coupons.com or
Use $1.00 off from smartsource.com or
Use $1.00 off from pillsbury.com AND
Load $1.00 off from cellfire.com AND
Load $1.00 off from shortcuts.com
Final Price= $1.50 PROFIT on one or 2 for FREE
**Every time I have done this, it has also taken on my ecoupons for the granola bars in addition to the ecoupons for the Nut Clusters making this a SUPER deal!

Cinnamon Toast Crunch- $1.50
Use $1.00/2 from 2/7 RP
Final Price= $1.00

Honey Nut Cheerios $1.50
Load .55 off from cellfire.com
Final Price= .95

Post Raisin Bran- $1.50
Use $2.00 off HERE
Final Price= .50 PROFIT
**There is an additional catalina promotion for these below for even more savings!

Quaker Life- $1.50

Chex Mix Bars- $1.50
Use .60 off from pillsbury.com or
Use .60 off from bettycrocker.com
Final Price= .90

Apple Jacks/Corn Pops/Cocoa Krispies/Froot Loops- $1.50
Use $1.00/2 from 3/7 RP
Look for blinkie boxes in stores for .70 off
Final Price=.80- $1.00

$2.00 after Promo discount Items

Honey Bunches of Oats- $2.00
Use .75 off from 2/28 SS
Final Price= $1.25
**NOTE there is an additional catalina promotion below for these

Kellogg’s Raisin Bran- $2.00
Use $1.50/2 from redplum.com
Final Price= $1.25

Kellogg’s Nutrigrain Bars- $2.00
Use $1.00/2 from 2/7 RP
Final Price= $1.50

Kix Cereal- $2.00
Use $1.00 off I posted about HERE
Final Price= $1.00

Chocolate Cheerios- $2.00
Use .55 off from coupons.com or
Use .55 off from smartsource.com AND
Load .75 off from cellfire.com
Final Price= $.70 and these are super yummy!

Fruity Cheerios- $2.00
Use $1.00/2 from 2/21 SS AND
Load .75 off from cellfire.com (*this is the same ecoupon for the chocolate ones above so it would only come off for one of them)
Final Price=2 boxes for $2.00

Frosted Mini Wheats- $2.00
Use $1.50/2 from coupons.com or
Use $1.50/2 from redplum.com
Final Price= $1.25

Charlene over at MyFrugalAdventures had the low down on 2 great catalina promotions that go along with this sale to make them even better! The first is located above with the fruit snacks and then there is:

Post Cereal- Buy 4 or More boxes and get $3, Buy 5 or more boxes and get $4. Includes:
Great Grains, Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat, Honeycombs, Raisin Bran, Grape Nuts, Fruity Pebbles

Scenario:

Buy 2 Post Raisin Bran at $1.50 each
Buy 3 Honey Bunches of Oats at $2.00 each
Use (2) $2.00 off Raisin Bran coupons
Use (3) .75/1 Honey Bunches coupons (if you have this many!)
Out of pocket= $2.75 and get a $4 catalina back
Final Price= $1.25 PROFIT

In Ad Coupons

Lucerne String Cheese, 12-16oz- $2.49 with in ad coupon, limit 2

Hot or Lean Pockets- $1.50 with in ad coupon, limit 4

**I am not sure if these are involved in the Frozen Foods Promotion or not?

Other Great Deals

Pampers Jumbo Packs- $8.99 each
Use $2.00 off from 2/21 P&G or
Use $1.50 off from 2/7 P&G AND
Load $2.00 off ecoupon from P&G esaver
Final Price= as low as $4.99 for one

This post is part of BeCentsAble’s Grocery Gathering.
If you don’t see your store listed on my blog, please check out BeCentsable’s Grocery Gathering for an extensive list of grocery stores and blogs that cover the best deals!

Free St. Patty's Day Meal

Despite recently learning that I am not as Irish as I once thought, I will still be making corned beef & cabbage next week. If you aren't interested in that type of food, head to Baja Fresh wearing green, take this coupon with you to get a free burrito when you buy a large drink!

Thanks, Rachael!

Gap printable

Starting March 18 thru the 21st, print this coupon to save 30% on your entire purchase at Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic, Banana Republic Factory Stores, & Gap Outlet.

Even better, you can use it as many times as you would like during the sale period!

Princess & The Frog deal

On Tuesday March 16th The Princess & The Frog will be released on DVD and Blu-ray. Target will have the Deluxe DVD/Blu-ray combo pack on sale for $26.99, including a free Princess Tiana purse. Use $10 printable HERE to bring your out-of-pocket cost down to $16.99. Then use the following two rebate offers. Since each allows for a photocopy of the receipt you are able to do both rebates using the two UPCs you'll find on the box:

BAND AID $5 REBATE:
Get the printable form HERE, then purchase two qualifying Band-Aid products. Children's Band-Aids are $1.82 at Target.
-$1 Target printable HERE
-$1 from 1/3 RP
Final Price: FREE plus qualify for rebate

FROGTAPE $5 REBATE:
Get the printable form HERE, then buy any roll of participating FrogTape. It can be found at most home improvement stores for about $6 per roll.

Your final cost for the DVD/Blu-ray combo pack will be $6.99. If you prefer, you can purchase the DVD only for $15.99 at Target. Then do the above rebates for a total cost of $5.99!

thanks for the scenarios, Kristin!

Flip deal on Amazon

Ok, so amazon has the Flip video camera on sale right now & it is a really great deal!! Act fast though, because amazon deals go pretty quickly!

You can get the Flip UltraHD for $148.69 (down from $199 on the flip website), plus you get a free accessory (I chose the tripod valued at $15, but there are some $25 ones too) AND Free shipping!! Check it out below: $148.69 with tax, shipping & and an accessory!!

Items: $159.23 Shipping & Handling: $6.17 Super Saver Discount: -$6.17 Promotion Applied: -$10.54 Total Before Tax: $148.69 Estimated Tax: $0.00 Order Total: $148.69

You got free shipping!

Diet Diary

So... I bet you thought I forgot about my blogging food confessions...
No, I've just been busy.

Click through the link to see what good (& horrible) things I ate this week.
Oh... I did start an exercise program for new moms & (so far) it is not killing my back, so yay!

Remember, feel free to participate by commenting :)

?? Weird posting schedule??

So, I posted the Walgreens deals, but it might not get to you because I edited it & saved it as opposed to just sending. Anyway... if it doesn't come to your email. It is here on my blog: here.

Also, on my home page now is coupon lingo & how to guides for your reference. You'll see it on the right hand side if you click the link above.

Free events through target...

Target now offers some museum/attraction freebies on certain days of the month. You can find the info on this website. I included the Long Beach, LA, OC & San Diego attractions for your handy reference :)

Long Beach Events

• MOLAA: Museum of Latin American Art,
  Long Beach

  Target Free Sundays
  Every Sunday
  www.molaa.org

Los Angeles Events

• CAAM: California African American Museum ,
  Los Angeles

  Target Free Sundays at CAAM
  1st Sunday of the month
  www.caamuseum.org

• Japanese American National Museum,
  Los Angeles

  Target Free Family Saturdays Days
  2nd Saturday of the month Feb, Mar, May, Jun, Jul & Oct
  www.janm.org

• LACMA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art,
  Los Angeles

  Target Free Holiday Mondays
  1/17/10, 2/15/10, 5/31/10, 7/17/10, 9/6/10
  www.lacma.org

• Plaza de la Raza,
  Los Angeles

  Target Feria de la Familia
  7/17/10
  www.plazadelaraza.org

Orange County Events

• Bowers Museum,
  Orange County

  Target Free First Sundays
  1st Sunday of the month
  www.bowers.org

• Orange County Museum of Art,
  Orange County

  Target Free Second Sundays
  2nd Sunday of the month
  www.ocma.net

• The Children's Museum at LaHabra,
  Orange County

  Target Free Saturdays
  1st Saturday of the month
  www.lhcm.org

San Diego events

The New Children's Museum,
San Diego

Target Free Second Sundays
2nd Sunday of the month
www.thinkplaycreate.org