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Archives for August 2010

Walgreens Deals Week of 8/29/10: FREE Colgate Total and More!

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You can score some FREE Colgate Total toothpaste at Walgreens this week.  Here’s how:

Colgate Total Toothpaste, $2.99
Get $2 in Register Rewards
Use $1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste, Fall Diabetes and You Walgreens Magazine (By Pharmacy)
FREE after coupon and RRs!

Click here to see the rest of the deals this week at Walgreens.

If you are unfamiliar with shopping at Walgreens, you may want to check out my Top 5 Tips for Drugstore Shopping and my Top 5 Tips for Shopping at Walgreens.  Please note that coupons vary by region.  Read all about my coupon lingo here.


Rite Aid Week of 8/29/10: FREE Gain Dish Soap and More!

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Here’s how to score some FREE Gain Dish Soap this week at Rite Aid:

Gain Dish Soap, $.89
$1/1 from 8/29 P&G
FREE after coupon!


See the rest of this week’s deals at Rite Aid here.

If you are new to shopping at Rite Aid, I recommend checking out my Top 5 Tips for Drugstore Shopping and my  Top 5 Tips for Shopping at Rite Aid. Please note that coupons vary by region.  Read all about my coupon lingo here.


CVS Week of 08/29/10

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If you are unfamiliar with how to shop at CVS, you may want to check out my Top 5 tips for Drugstore Shopping and my Top 5 Tips for CVSing. Please note that coupons vary by region.  You can read more about my coupon lingo here.

I am very pleased to report that I will be sharing the entire list of coupon match-ups for CVS with you thanks to Carrie at Pocket Your Dollars.  I will typically have them up for you by Saturday evening, but this week I am behind due to our recent move!

Three-Day Sale (Sunday-Tuesday only)

Buy 1 Philips In-Ear Headphones for $6.99
Get $6.99 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Free after Extra Care Bucks!

Week-Long Extra Care Buck Deals

Buy $10+ of Oral-B Pulsar or Manual Toothbrushes
Get $5 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 2)
Available coupons include:
$0.75/1 or $0.75/2 from the 8/1 Procter & Gamble insert (exp 8/31) or 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert or
Buy 1 Oral-B manual toothbrush, Get 1 Free from the 8/15 Red Plum insert

***Deal idea***
Buy 2 Oral-B Pulsar toothbrushes for $5.99 each (based on online price)
Use Buy 1 Oral-B Manual Toothbrush, Get 1 Free from the 8/15 Red Plum insert
$0.50 each after coupon and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 Crest or Oral-B Pro-Health Glide Clinical Protection Floss (38.2 yd), Clinical Gum Protection Toothpaste (5.8 oz) or Complete Rinse (16.9 oz) for $3.97
Get $2.50 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 2)
Use $0.75/1 Crest Glide Floss or $0.75/1 Crest Toothpaste from the 8/1 Procter & Gamble insert (exp 8/31) or the 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert
$0.72 after coupons and Extra Care Bucks!
**Note: Some shoppers nationwide are reporting that the limit on this deal is actually as high as 10. The way to tell if a limit has been reached is to check the bottom of your receipt. If this particular deal is listed at the bottom with a number, then the limit is not reached and you can do it at least one more time. When it says “limit reached,” then you’re done.

Buy 1 Bounce or Downy Dryer Sheets (70-80 ct) or Downy Liquid (40 loads) for $3.99
Get $1 Extra Care Buck (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 from the 8/1 Procter & Gamble insert (exp 8/31) or $1.50/1 from the 8/22 Smart Source insert or $0.50/1 from the 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert
As low $1.49 after coupons and Extra Care Buck!

Buy 2 Stouffers for $3.00 each
Get $1 Extra Care Buck (Limit 2)
Buy 2 and use two $1/1 Stouffers printable after registering
$1.50 each after coupons and Extra Care Buck!

Buy 1 Glade Relaxing Moments Spray Twin Pack for $4.99
Get $1 Extra Care Buck (Limit 3)
Use $1/1 from the 8/22 Smart Source insert or $2/3 Glade Relaxing/ Moments Room Spray printable or a second $2/3 Glade Relaxing/ Moments Room Spray printable or $1/1 Glade Premium Room Spray printable
As low as $1.50 each after coupon and Extra Care Buck!

Buy 1 Listerine or Reach Total Care, Zero, Advanced Arctic Mint (16.9 oz), Reach Toothbrush (2 pk) or Total Care Floss (32 yds) for $3.97
Get $1 Extra Care Buck (Limit 2)
Use $3/3, $1.50/2, $1/1 or $0.50/1 Reach Toothbrush, Floss and/or Listerine Mouthwash from the 4/11 or 5/16 Red Plum inserts or 8/1 Smart Source inserts

***Deal idea***
Buy 1 Listerine Total Care for $3.97
Use $1/1 coupon from the 4/11 or 5/16 Red Plum insert or 8/1 Smart Source insert
$1.97 after coupon and Extra Care Buck!
**This is cheaper at Walgreens this week

***Deal idea***
Buy 2 Reach toothbrushes (2 pk) for $3.97 each
Use $1.50/2 from the 4/11 or 5/16 Red Plum inserts or 8/1 Smart Source insert
$1.11 for each toothbrush after coupon and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 Purex Ultra Concentrate Liquid Laundry Detergent (29-38 loads) for $3.99
Get $2 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 3)
Use $0.35/1 from the 8/15 Red Plum insert
$1.64 after coupon and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy $15+ of Any Nivea Body, Wash, Lotion, Crème or Serum, Nivea Lip Care or Select Eucerin Products
Get $5 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Available coupons include:
$4/2 Nivea Body Products printable (for Internet Explorer) or printable (for Firefox)
$4/2 Nivea for Men Products printable (for Internet Explorer) or printable (for Firefox)
$2/2 Nivea Lip Care printable (for Internet Explorer) or printable (for Firefox)
$1/1 Women’s Nivea Body Wash or $1/1 Nivea Body Lotion from the 6/20 Red Plum insert or 8/29 Red Plum insert
$1/1 Men’s Nivea Body Wash from the 7/25 or 8/29 Red Plum insert
$3/1 Nivea Happy Sensation Body Lotion from the 7/25 Red Plum insert

***Deal idea***
Buy 2 Nivea Happy Sensation Body Lotions for $7.99 each (based on online price)
Use two $3/1 Nivea Happy Sensation Body Lotion from the 7/25 Red Plum insert
$2.49 each after coupons and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 Cascade Gel, Powder (75 oz) or 2-in-1 ActionPacs (16-20 ct) for $3.99
Get $1 Extra Care Buck (Limit 1)
Use $0.25/1 any Cascade from the 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert
$2.74 after coupon and Extra Care Buck!

Buy Any Conair Appliance (prices start at $7.99),
Get $5 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)

***Deal idea***
Buy 1 Conair 12 Piece Haircut Kit for $9.09 (based on online price)
$4.09 after Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 Nature Made Cholest Off (60 ct), Flaxseed Oil (100 ct) or Fish Oil (60-100 ct) for $7.99
Get $4 Extra Care Bucks Back (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 Nature Made Product printable or $1/1 Nature Made Herbal Supplement printable
$2.99 after coupon and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 Old Spice Pro Strength, Secret or Gillette Clinical Strength Deodorant for $7.99
Get $1 Extra Care Buck (Limit 2)
Available coupons include:
$2/1 Gillette Deodorant from the 8/1 Procter & Gamble insert (exp 8/31)
$4/2 Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant with purchase of Gillette Clinical Strength Deodorant from the 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert
Buy 1 Gillette Deodorant Get 1 Free Gillette Body Wash coupon from the 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert

***Deal idea***
Buy 1 Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant for $7.99
Buy 1 Gillette Deodorant for $7.99
Use $4/2 Secret Clinical Strength Deodorant with purchase of Gillette Clinical Strength Deodorant from the 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert
$4.99 each after coupons and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 Bausch & Lomb Renu Multi-Purpose Solution (Twin Pack) or Alaway Eye Itch Relief for $12.99
Get $3 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Buy 1 Alaway Eye Itch Relief and use $4/1 Alaway from the 8/8 Smart Source insert or
Buy 1 Bausch & Lomb Renu Solution and use $1/1 ReNu Multi-Purpose Solution printable or $2/1 printable
As low as $5.99 ($3/bottle for twin pack) after coupons and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 Duracell AAA, AA 20 Pack, C or D 8 Pack or 9-volt 4 Pack Batteries for $9.99
Get $2 Extra Care Buck (Limit 1)
$7.24 ($0.37/each for AAA or AA) after coupon and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 24-Hour Prevacid (42 ct) for $24.99
Get $7 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Use $4/1 Prevacid printable
$13.99 after coupon and Extra Care Bucks!

Buy 1 Pampers Cruiser 2x (46-62 ct) for $21.99
Get $3 Extra Care Bucks
Use $1/1 from the 6/6 or 8/22 Smart Source inserts or 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert or $1.50/1 from the 8/1 Procter & Gamble insert (exp 8/31) or $1.50/1 from Vocalpoint home mailer (if you received these) (exp 8/31) or $2/2 from the 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert
Plus, use Buy 1 Pampers Diapers, Get 1 Free Pampers Wipes (72 ct or less) from the 8/1 Procter & Gamble insert (exp 8/31)

***Deal idea***
Buy 1 Pampers Cruisers diapers for $21.99
Plus, buy 1 Pampers wipes (72 ct or less)
Use $1.50/1 from the 8/29 Procter & Gamble insert or from Vocalpoint home mailer
Plus, use 1 Pampers Diapers, Get 1 Free Pampers Wipes (72 ct or less)
As low as $17.49 after coupon and Extra Care Bucks, plus free wipes!

Spend $15+ in Hallmark Cards (excludes boxed cards) and Crayola Products
Get $3 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 2)
Final price: Varies

Week-Long School Supply Deals

Paper Mate Pens (10 ct.) $0.99

3M, Elmer’s or Krazy Glue – Buy 1, Get 1 for 50% Off

3M Post-it Notes, Tabs, Flags, Page Markers (1-5 pk), All Scotch Mailing Supplies – Buy 1, Get 1 for 50% Off

Five Star Notebooks or All Avery Binders (prices start at $2.29)– Buy 2 Get 1 Free (Limit 6)
Buy 3 and use $1/2 Mead Five Star product from the 8/8 Red Plum insert
Final price: ?? after coupon

Fashion Notebooks, Portfolios, Pilot EasyTouch (2-5 pk), FriXion Erasable (2 pk), Precise V5, V7 Pen (2-3 pk), Maxell CD-R Music (30 pk), It’s Academic or Caliber Stretch Book Covers (prices start at $1.29) – Buy 1 Get 1 Free

***Deal idea***
Buy 1 Pilot Easy Touch Pen
Use $1/1 Pilot pen printable
Final price: Varies

Buy 1 Caliber Spiral Notebook (5 pk), Composition Notebook or Filler Paper (3 pk) for $4.99, Get $2 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 3)
2.99 after Extra Care Bucks!

Week-Long Deals (Non-Extra Care Buck)

Dawn Dish Soap (9.5-10.3 oz) $0.97
Use $0.25/1 from 8/1 Procter & Gamble insert (exp 8/31) or $1/1 Dawn Hand Renewal from Home Made Simple coupon booklet if you have previously requested and received this
As low as free after coupon!

Spend $15+ on Beauty Items, Get Coupon For Free Charm ($15 value)

Fluff Puff, Emerald Cashew Snacks, Checkers Cookies, Duncan Hines Snack Size Brownies, Austin Cheddar Cheese Crackers, Chow Mein, Oreo Cookies, Wheat Thins, Nescafe Taster’s Choice $1.00
Buy 1 Wheat Thins and use $1/1 Wheat Thins printable (Facebook offer)
Buy 2 Nabisco Oreo cookies or Wheat Thins and use $1/2 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers printable
As low as free after coupon!

Kleenex Facial Tissue (78-110 ct) $0.99
Buy 3 and use $0.50/3 from the 7/11 or 8/15 Smart Source inserts
$0.82 each after coupon!

Pringles Cans (5.7-6.75 oz.) $1.50
Use two $0.50/1 from the 8/1 Procter & Gamble insert (exp 8/31) or 8/29 Proctor & Gamble insert
$1.00 after coupons!

Buy 1 Arm & Hammer Total 2-in-1 Dryer Cloths (40 ct) for $4.69 (based on online price) – Buy One Get One Free
Use two $1/1 Arm & Hammer printable (if your store lets you use a coupon on an item you are getting free)
$1.35 each after coupons!

Nestle Pure Life Water (24 pk) $2.77 (Limit 3)
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Nestle Pure Life printable
$2.27 after coupon!

Month-Long Extra Care Buck Deals

**NEW** Buy 1 High Octane Energy Chews for $1.99, Get $1.99 Extra Care Bucks (Limit 1)
Buy 2 and use the High Octane Buy One Get One Free printable
Free after coupon and Extra Care Bucks!

On-Going Deals

Visine Eye Drops $1.99
Use $2/1 from 8/8 Red Plum insert (exp 10/31)
Free after coupon!

Emerald Nuts (4.5 oz) $1.00
Use $1/1 from 8/15 Red Plum insert (exp 9/26)
Free after coupon!

Johnson’s First Aid To Go Kits $1.00 (estimated price)
Buy 3 and use $3/3 from 8/1 Smart Source insert (exp 11/30)
Free after coupon!

Reminder: FREE Hardcover Photo Book from Picaboo Ends Tomorrow (8/31)!

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picaboo free photo album

Last call for this this sweet offer from Picaboo!  Just a reminder that you have until tomorrow, August 31 to order your FREE photo book!

New members can get a free 8.5 x 11 Classic hard cover photo book at Picaboo! Use code FREEBK through August 31, 2010.

You will need to pay $8.99 shipping, but this is still an incredible deal since the book is regularly priced at $39.99.  There are three cover styles to choose from:  Large Classic, Classic Leather, and Classic Custom.

Click here to get started on yours!

The last time this offer was available, I ordered an album and absolutely love it.  I highly recommend jumping on this offer!

Sunday Coupon Preview 8/29/10

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Just a heads up that there will be one SmartSource and one RedPlum insert in this week’s Sunday paper.  Head on over to the Sunday Coupon Preview to get the full scoop on what coupons you can expect to find.  (Note: Some coupons vary by region!)

Note: If you go here, you can enter your address to find out which of your local papers carry RedPlum or if your insert will arrive by mail.

(Closed) Giveaway: $50 Safeway Gift Card (Includes Safeway, Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s, Pavilions, and Carrs)

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I’ve always liked the thought of groceries delivered to my door, haven’t you?  So I was excited when I was recently offered the opportunity to try out Genuardi’s Home Delivery program.  Unfortunately, I am outside of their delivery area, but I passed the offer along to my sister-in-law and asked if she’d be willing to share how she felt about the experience with my readers.

Here are a few pros and cons that she shared:

PROS:

Allows for a variety of shopping methods- express list, aisle, categories

Items can be sorted – what’s on sale, price

Home delivery

CONS:

Often difficult to navigate

Can not shop directly from weekly circular

Some produce is much more expensive

Delivery = two hour window- restrictive

NO COUPONS!!!!

Edited to add: You can imagine how I felt when I heard that there was no way to use coupons.  While there are certain special online promotions, we all know that coupons are the key to scoring items at the cheapest possible prices.

Summary- this may be helpful for people who do not have a car, have limited mobility, or even new moms!  Large , heavy items can be purchased and delivered right to one’s doorstep, but the high cost of fresh produce and the inability to use COUPONS makes this option impractical for regular use.

If you’ve wanted to give home delivery a try, I have good news.  Right now Cha-Ching on a Shoestring readers can use code: chaching to get $7 off and free delivery on your order of $50 or more. Simply head over here and click on ‘Shop Now’ and then enter your zip code to find out if you can receive a home delivery from a Safeway store near you.  (Coupon code expires September 30, 2010.)

And here’s more good news:

One lucky Cha-Ching on a Shoestring reader will win the following:

A $50 Safeway gift card (Includes Safeway, Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s, Pavilions, and Carrs)  Note:  Gift cards cannot be used for the Home Delivery service as of this time.

**Remember to enter my other Safeway gift card giveaway and double your chance of winning!

You have up to 4 methods of entry:

  • Leave a comment sharing why you’d like to win this prize.
  • Subscribe to our feed in a reader or by e-mail and leave a comment letting me know you subscribed.  If you are already a subscriber, simply let me know in a comment.

Note: Be sure to scroll down to the bottom of this post to leave your comments.  (If you are reading this is an e-mail click here to do so.) By leaving a separate comment for each entry you will have a greater chance of winning!  E-mail responses will not be considered as an entry in the giveaway.

This giveaway ends at 10:00 a.m. EST on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. I’ll use Random.org to select the winning comment. Winner will be notified by email and listed on this site.

Disclosure: In order to facilitate this giveaway, I was provided with a gift card and one to give away.

Swag Bucks: Today is Mega Swag Bucks Friday!

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swagbucks special offers

Just a reminder that today is Mega Swag Bucks Friday!  Some lucky people will be rewarded Swag Bucks in 100, 200, 500 and 1000 increments for their online searches today.  Let me know if you’re one of them!


Our Extreme Home Makeover Minus Ty Pennington = A Short Blogging Break

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Raise your hand if you have moved more than three times in your life. Seriously. I’d love to know.

I know people who haven’t lived in one place for more than two years at a time.

But I also know people who have lived in their home for years! Many of them have also spent a fortune perfecting it on the inside as well, they know what they want and some of them have a great eye for interior design.

For example, one of my friends has recently just got this customized shower door for their bathroom, and it’s made such a difference! And not only that but they’ve done simple things to their house, that has really helped make it a home – I don’t understand how people who move around loads can manage this?

I also don’t know how people manage to just redesign their whole house without an issue, mine decorating skills are clearing lacking, which is why I like moving into a house which I think is perfect right from the start.

But then again, I also don’t like moving that often, it’s a pain. A huge pain.

Honestly. I don’t know how they do it. I have moved to a new house twice in my entire life (that I remember).

We have had an Extreme Home Makeover-ish kind of week around here as we get ready to move. (Minus the free appliances from Sears, the trip to Walt Disney World and thousands of helpers. Oh and Ty Pennington.)

All I can say is: I am tired.

Oh and did I mention we are moving in two days?

Yikes.

Anyway. I just thought I’d give you a heads up that I will have a few posts scheduled over the next couple of days (and another fun giveaway!), but I am going to take a break from blogging for a few days. So if I don’t respond to comments or emails, don’t feel too badly. It’s just that I am buried under a pile of boxes somewhere, and I’m filled up with sorting out house proceedures! Luckily the home insurance isn’t one I have to give too much thought too as it was done and dusted pretty quickly. I have a friend who recently moved to Pennsylvania and she told me that she was able to get the best home insurance in pa from simply insurance and she could breathe a sigh of relief from it, good for her! The home angels are here for us movers!

So good-bye for a bit! I’ll miss you all! (Unless of course you’d like to come help me finish painting and packing…now wouldn’t that be fun?!)