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Saturday, May 29, 2010

Coupon Insert Preview - or lack thereof!


There won't be any coupon inserts in the paper this weekend due to the holiday. Sometimes I really enjoy having a weekend off to relax and not have to think about new coupons. Enjoy your coupon free weekend and have a Happy Memorial Day!

I goofed


I misread the Sweet Baby Ray's coupon and it is actually a $1/2 coupon, not a $1/1 coupon as I originally posted in the King Soopers weekly deals. It makes the sauce $.50 each, when you buy 2, not FREE! Sorry! I have updated the original King Soopers post as well.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Children's Place - $5 Sale!

The Children's Place is having a big sale for Memorial Day weekend including $5 knits, t-shirts, tanktops and shorts.

To maximize this deal, log into or create a Shop at Home account here. Shop at Home is a cash back website that tracks our purchases and then gives you a percentage back. I use cash back websites for most of my online shopping to save even more. Once you are signed in to your account, search "children's place" and click the link to their website. Place everything you want in your cart and use code E4A5A15% to get an additional 15% off. Check out as usual.

In addition to the great sale, if you shop through the shop at home link, you will get an additional 5% back on your purchase.

Restaurant.com Gift Certificates 80% off Again!


Restaurant.com Weekly Promo Offer 300 x 250

I know it seems like I just posted about this deal, but they are offering it up again! Right now you can purchase gift certificates worth $25 for ONLY $2! I love using this gift certificates for dining out, they usually save me over 50%!

Go here to check out the available restaurants that participate in this program and read the fine print for each one.

A little hint, I actually purchase generic restaurant.com gift certificates when this promotion is running if the restaurants I want are not available. They usually "restock" their inventory at the beginning of the month so when the new month starts, I go and exchange my restaurant.com gift certificate for the actual restaurant I want to use it at. You can purchase these generic gift certificates in the middle box on the first page.

Use code FLAG when checking out to get the 80% discount!

Old Navy - Extra 50% off clearance prices!

WOO HOO - I love these sales at Old Navy. Today and tomorrow only, Old Navy is offering up an additional 50% off clearance prices. Now is the time to stock up on some cheap clothes! You can print out a $5 off $25 or more purchase on the second page here to pair with this awesome sale.

I'd suggest shopping early if you can to snag the best deals.

If you go and get some good deals, let us know!

(Thanks, Hip2Save!)

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Have you noticed...


my lack of posting my shopping trips lately? It is because I have still been slowly working through eating some of our stockpile. The only food shopping I've done lately has been to replace our fresh fruits and veggies and a few trips to King Soopers to stock up on the free mountain high yogurt that ended on Tuesday.

I love the fact that I have been able to stock up on so much food at rock bottom prices that I literally have a couple of months of food at my house. The only problem with having that much is making sure you actually eat it before it goes bad - and that is why I eat from my stockpile a couple of times a year. I don't want to get stuck with food that has expired or gone bad, even if it was really cheap. The only good deal is a deal that you can use OR donate!

I promise, once I start shopping and couponing more again, I'll keep you posted on my adventures!

Safeway Weekly Deals 5/26 - 6/1

Can you tell grilling season has begun with all of the great meat sales going on right now? You can score some cheap salad dressing and pretzels this week at Safeway! As always, these are the best deals I see, if I missed any great deals - let me know and I'll add them to this list.

Safeway has a 4 day weekend sale going on this weekend, Friday through Monday. Here are those deals:

Lay's or Kettle Chips $1.77
8 Piece Fried Chicken $4.99
Seedless Watermelon $3.88
Gatorade (8 pack, 20 oz. bottles) $3.99
18-Pack Bud, Coors or Miller $10.99


Other weekly deals:
Wishbone Salad Dressing $1.39

Use $.75/1 from the 5/23 RP
Cost = $.39!

Snyder's Pretzels $1.89
Use $1/1 from the 5/23 SS
Cost = $.89!

French's Mustard $1.99
Use $.50/1 from the 5/9 SS or printable here
Cost = $.99

Tide Stain Release (18 ct.) $5.99, with in-ad coupon - limit 2
Use in-ad coupon and $3/1 from the 5/2 PG
Cost = $2.99!

Doritos $1.88 with in-ad coupon


Meat/Seafood:
Oscar Mayer Meat Franks $.99, with in-ad coupon - limit 5
Use in-ad coupon and $.55/1 printable available in the orange widget on the left side of this page or here, you must buy 2 to use this coupon
Cost = $.49 each, when you buy 2!

Johnsonville Bratwurst or Italian Sausage $2.99
Use $.55/1 printable here
Cost = $1.99

Johnsonville Breakfast Sausage - links or patties $2.99
Use $.55/1 printable here
Cost = $1.99

Oscar Mayer Deli Shaved Lunchmeat $2.99
Use $1/1 printable here
Cost = $1.99

Rancher's Reserve Bone-In New York Strip Steak (in Extreme Value Pack) $4.99/lb.
Rancher's Reserve Bone-In Ribeye Steak (in Extreme Value Pack) $5.99/lb.
Rancher's Reserve Boneless Ribeye Steak (in Extreme Value Pack) $6.99/lb.


Produce:
Mushrooms (8 oz. container) $1.50