More complete lists here or here.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Giant Eagle February 18-24
Go here or here to see what's going on this week. There aren't many exceptional deals, but I do not have the time or energy just now to take a better look. I have family coming tonight, and depending if our little girl is completely over her sickness, we may be traveling for a wedding this weekend as well.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Random notes on couponing
A lot of the sites to print coupons and get freebies require you to give your email address. I strongly recommend signing up at somewhere like yahoo.com for an email that you use only for this purpose, because some sites generate a lot of spam and unwanted email. I get a lot of emails on my yahoo account, which I glance through, and if nothing interests me, I delete them all. My personal email is for only the email that I really want. Your comments on this blog go directly to my personal account, just in case you wondered!
When printing coupons, you can set your printer preferences to black and white in order to save on color ink, which is most expensive. I have never had trouble with my black and whites. To conserve paper, you can use any color paper you have on hand, and in fact, I have already used paper that was already printed on one side, and printed my coupons on the other. I had no problem with that, either. I wouldn't use anything with my personal information on, though. :) If your barcodes won't scan, it's probably because your printer is not properly aligned. I had trouble when I first started, then I aligned my printer, and have very little problem anymore.
I usually print 3 coupons on 1 piece of paper, even when I'm only printing one at a time. To do this, I print one coupon, turn the paper around, and print one coupon on the other side. This leaves a blank space in the middle. Cut off one coupon, and you can print the third one in the empty space.
Giant Eagle will double coupons with a face value of up to 99 cents. 25 cents becomes 50 cents, 50 cents becomes $1, 75 cents becomes $1.50, and 99 cents would be $1.98. You will notice that some coupons say DO NOT DOUBLE. As a general rule, Giant Eagle doubles all coupons under a dollar as long as the numbers under the barcode start with 5. If the barcode starts with 9, the coupon will probably not double.
If you ever have any questions, I will be happy to answer them to the best of my knowledge, so ask away!
When printing coupons, you can set your printer preferences to black and white in order to save on color ink, which is most expensive. I have never had trouble with my black and whites. To conserve paper, you can use any color paper you have on hand, and in fact, I have already used paper that was already printed on one side, and printed my coupons on the other. I had no problem with that, either. I wouldn't use anything with my personal information on, though. :) If your barcodes won't scan, it's probably because your printer is not properly aligned. I had trouble when I first started, then I aligned my printer, and have very little problem anymore.
I usually print 3 coupons on 1 piece of paper, even when I'm only printing one at a time. To do this, I print one coupon, turn the paper around, and print one coupon on the other side. This leaves a blank space in the middle. Cut off one coupon, and you can print the third one in the empty space.
Giant Eagle will double coupons with a face value of up to 99 cents. 25 cents becomes 50 cents, 50 cents becomes $1, 75 cents becomes $1.50, and 99 cents would be $1.98. You will notice that some coupons say DO NOT DOUBLE. As a general rule, Giant Eagle doubles all coupons under a dollar as long as the numbers under the barcode start with 5. If the barcode starts with 9, the coupon will probably not double.
If you ever have any questions, I will be happy to answer them to the best of my knowledge, so ask away!
Dairy Queen reminder
Go here to refresh your memory on the details of Dairy Queen receipt day, which is tomorrow, February 12.
Giant Eagle deals February 11-17
Page 1
Chocolate Cheerios $2.50 each
Use $.75 printable which should double
$1 each I hoping it's not just the Chocolate Cheerios on sale- sometimes there are brands on sale that aren't listed in the flier. If not, we'll get to see what Chocolate Cheerios taste like!!
Page 4
Cheez-It Crackers $2 each
Use 75 cent printable for Italian Four Cheese flavor (I will be checking to see if GE has this kind on sale)
50 cents each after doubled coupon
Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes 80 cents each
use 40 cent printable - print up to 2 per computer
FREE after doubled coupon (if you have access to enough computers to get 10 coupons, you can make money on these-see page 4 for details
Page 5
Bisquick 40 oz. $2 each
use 60 cent printable
80 cents after doubled coupon
Page 8
SuperPretzel 9-13 oz. $1.75 each
use 50 cent coupon from 1/3 RedPlum insert
75 cents after doubled coupon
These are some of the better deals I see. Go to Cherry Picker see a more complete list
Chocolate Cheerios $2.50 each
Use $.75 printable which should double
$1 each I hoping it's not just the Chocolate Cheerios on sale- sometimes there are brands on sale that aren't listed in the flier. If not, we'll get to see what Chocolate Cheerios taste like!!
Page 4
Cheez-It Crackers $2 each
Use 75 cent printable for Italian Four Cheese flavor (I will be checking to see if GE has this kind on sale)
50 cents each after doubled coupon
Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes 80 cents each
use 40 cent printable - print up to 2 per computer
FREE after doubled coupon (if you have access to enough computers to get 10 coupons, you can make money on these-see page 4 for details
Page 5
Bisquick 40 oz. $2 each
use 60 cent printable
80 cents after doubled coupon
Page 8
SuperPretzel 9-13 oz. $1.75 each
use 50 cent coupon from 1/3 RedPlum insert
75 cents after doubled coupon
These are some of the better deals I see. Go to Cherry Picker see a more complete list
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Not a good week for me to keep up
This computer is so slow, and the other one isn't working at all, so I haven't felt like fighting with it to do any CVS, RiteAid, or Walgreen's matchups. But if you're interested, go to Money Saving Mom or Cherry Picker or browse around to see what this week is like. I know there are some potential freebies at CVS, didn't really look at Rite Aid and Walgreens posts this week.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Pillbury Refrigerated Sweet Rolls Coupon
Giant Eagle usually doubles coupons, even if the coupon says not to, and in this case, since the bar code starts with a 5, they probably will. Giant Eagle reportedly has them for $1.79, so they should be free after coupon AND through February 17, Giant Eagle will give you a $2 coupon off your next shopping trip when you buy 4 Pillsbury® •Refrigerated Baked Good Products so if you have 2 computers, this could be a $2 moneymaker. Can't beat that!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Dairy Queen Receipt Day
A friend gave me the following information, valid at the Middlefield Dairy Queen only:
Whatever you spend on Friday February 12th, you get that much off your next order.
I will try to remind you again next week, but as I understand it, it's basically getting 2 orders for the price of one. Not bad if you love Dairy Queen!
Whatever you spend on Friday February 12th, you get that much off your next order.
- DQ Cake purchases excluded
- Must have receipt at time of redemption
- Discount not valid on day of purchase, with any other coupons or promotions, multiple orders or DQ cakes
- Each receipt is one time use only.
- Must be redeemed within 21 days.
- Promotion valid only at the Middlefield DQ Grill and Chill.
I will try to remind you again next week, but as I understand it, it's basically getting 2 orders for the price of one. Not bad if you love Dairy Queen!
Giant Eagle deals 2/4 to 2/10
There are only a few deals this week that I want to point out.
Post Pebbles or Raisin Bran 3/$5 or $1.67 each
Use $2 off 1 printable (for Raisin Bran, and you can only print one)
Use $1.00/2 from 1/17/S =$2.32/2
FREE page 10
Yoplait Yoplus or Fiber One Yogurt 4 packs 3/$5 or $1.67 each
$1 off printable firefox or internetexplorer
$.50/1 Fiber One 1/3 General Mills insert or 1/24 Smartsource
$1 Yoplus 1/3 General Mills insert
$.67 each page 11
Bird's Eye bagged or boxed vegetables $1 each, selected varieties
$.50/1 Birds Eye 2/7 Smartsource or 1/10 Smartsource
free after doubled coupon page 11
McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce $1
$.75/1 from 1/31 SmartSource
free after doubled coupon page 10
Bar-S Franks 16 oz. (excludes beef) $1 each
$1 off 2 printable
50 cents each page 8
Daisy sour cream 16 oz. $1.50 each
$.50/1 Daisy Sour Cream 1/31 SS
50 cents after doubled coupon page 11
Thanks to The Coupon "High". See a more complete list there.
also see Cherry Picker
***I recently found out that if you take your own reusable bags to the Middlefield Giant Eagle, you get 5 cents credit PER BAG. I tried it at the Giant Eagle on 45 below Champion, and they didn't do it there, so it may be just be up to individual stores. If you find other Giant Eagles that do this, let me know, as well as any other local stores that give credit for bringing your own bags.***
Post Pebbles or Raisin Bran 3/$5 or $1.67 each
Use $2 off 1 printable (for Raisin Bran, and you can only print one)
Use $1.00/2 from 1/17/S =$2.32/2
FREE page 10
Yoplait Yoplus or Fiber One Yogurt 4 packs 3/$5 or $1.67 each
$1 off printable firefox or internetexplorer
$.50/1 Fiber One 1/3 General Mills insert or 1/24 Smartsource
$1 Yoplus 1/3 General Mills insert
$.67 each page 11
Bird's Eye bagged or boxed vegetables $1 each, selected varieties
$.50/1 Birds Eye 2/7 Smartsource or 1/10 Smartsource
free after doubled coupon page 11
McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce $1
$.75/1 from 1/31 SmartSource
free after doubled coupon page 10
Bar-S Franks 16 oz. (excludes beef) $1 each
$1 off 2 printable
50 cents each page 8
Daisy sour cream 16 oz. $1.50 each
$.50/1 Daisy Sour Cream 1/31 SS
50 cents after doubled coupon page 11
Thanks to The Coupon "High". See a more complete list there.
also see Cherry Picker
***I recently found out that if you take your own reusable bags to the Middlefield Giant Eagle, you get 5 cents credit PER BAG. I tried it at the Giant Eagle on 45 below Champion, and they didn't do it there, so it may be just be up to individual stores. If you find other Giant Eagles that do this, let me know, as well as any other local stores that give credit for bringing your own bags.***
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Freebies in January
I promised a post on the free products I got in January, and how I got them, so here we are. This does not include samples I got in the mail. I should keep track of those this month, and do a post on that. I got 38 items free, although I did have to pay tax on a few of them.
Freebies at Giant Eagle:
1 Taco Seasoning Packet (Redplum)
2 Bird's Eye Steamfresh Broccoli (SmartSource)
2 Glade Soy Candles (Smartsource) paid $3 plus tax, got $5 in catalinas back= moneymaker
4 small containers of Quaker Oats (printable coupons from 2 computers)
1 Yoplait Smoothie Mix (got a FREE coupon in mail)
1 box Ronzoni Spaghetti (either Redplum or SmartSource)
6 cans of Pillsbury biscuits
6 cans Pillsbury cinnamon rolls -2 transactions, paid $7.80 and got $8 in catalinas= moneymaker- (Smartsource coupons- there were actually better printables at the time, but I used what I already had)
1 bag Stacy's Pita Chips (got a FREE coupon in the mail)
2 Mr. Clean pourables
2 Mr. Clean Sprays -paid $4.44 (including tax), got $5 back (Home Made Simple coupon booklet)
2 Seventh Generation Dish Soaps (FREE coupon mailed from Recycle Bank- 2 different times)- tax only
1 Seventh Generation All Purpose Cleaner (FREE coupon mailed from Recycle Bank)- tax only
CVS
1 3-pack Ivory Soap (P&G insert) tax only ( I liked this, because I use Ivory Soap to make homemade laundry soap)
2 Renpure Organic Shampoos (no coupons) It was a buy one, get one free, and I got to submit it for a rebate for the full price for the one- tax and stamp only
Rite Aid
2 packages Stayfree pads (Redplum) RiteAid had B1G1, and the coupon was B1G1, making both free -tax only
WalMart
2 Johnson's Soap Buddies (Redplum) -tax only
Smartsource coupons come every week except holidays in the Sunday paper. The Plain Dealer seems to have the most in this area. The P&G insert comes with the Sunday paper once a month or so. The Redplum coupons come in the mail, and lately, they have been really, really pitiful =( I get coupons for free products by following Money Saving Mom and other blogs, and signing up for them. The Home Made Simple Coupon booklet is a good one to sign up for- I sign up for it whenever it is available, and I usually can find a way to use them for free or almost free products. Update: Money Saving Mom shows you here how to sign up for several of these. I'd encourage you to try signing up right now. The Recycle Bank coupons I mentioned awhile back. If you haven't tried it, I would recommend that as well.
And lastly, I also have gotten a number of free books (and more) from Amazon by redeeming my Swagbucks points. If you sign up and get a friend or friends to sign up under your referrel link, you can get points even faster! Of course, I do have an ulterior motive to get you signed up under my referral link ;) but even before I had anyone signed up under me, I still got 1-2 $5 Amazon cards per month. I thought that was pretty good, too.
One more thing: the die-hard couponers often buy more than 2 or even many more Sunday papers to get even more great deals than you can with only one. You can also get them on coupon trading sites, eBay, and elsewhere. I have never done that, so I can't say how good or bad it is.
Freebies at Giant Eagle:
1 Taco Seasoning Packet (Redplum)
2 Bird's Eye Steamfresh Broccoli (SmartSource)
2 Glade Soy Candles (Smartsource) paid $3 plus tax, got $5 in catalinas back= moneymaker
4 small containers of Quaker Oats (printable coupons from 2 computers)
1 Yoplait Smoothie Mix (got a FREE coupon in mail)
1 box Ronzoni Spaghetti (either Redplum or SmartSource)
6 cans of Pillsbury biscuits
6 cans Pillsbury cinnamon rolls -2 transactions, paid $7.80 and got $8 in catalinas= moneymaker- (Smartsource coupons- there were actually better printables at the time, but I used what I already had)
1 bag Stacy's Pita Chips (got a FREE coupon in the mail)
2 Mr. Clean pourables
2 Mr. Clean Sprays -paid $4.44 (including tax), got $5 back (Home Made Simple coupon booklet)
2 Seventh Generation Dish Soaps (FREE coupon mailed from Recycle Bank- 2 different times)- tax only
1 Seventh Generation All Purpose Cleaner (FREE coupon mailed from Recycle Bank)- tax only
CVS
1 3-pack Ivory Soap (P&G insert) tax only ( I liked this, because I use Ivory Soap to make homemade laundry soap)
2 Renpure Organic Shampoos (no coupons) It was a buy one, get one free, and I got to submit it for a rebate for the full price for the one- tax and stamp only
Rite Aid
2 packages Stayfree pads (Redplum) RiteAid had B1G1, and the coupon was B1G1, making both free -tax only
WalMart
2 Johnson's Soap Buddies (Redplum) -tax only
Smartsource coupons come every week except holidays in the Sunday paper. The Plain Dealer seems to have the most in this area. The P&G insert comes with the Sunday paper once a month or so. The Redplum coupons come in the mail, and lately, they have been really, really pitiful =( I get coupons for free products by following Money Saving Mom and other blogs, and signing up for them. The Home Made Simple Coupon booklet is a good one to sign up for- I sign up for it whenever it is available, and I usually can find a way to use them for free or almost free products. Update: Money Saving Mom shows you here how to sign up for several of these. I'd encourage you to try signing up right now. The Recycle Bank coupons I mentioned awhile back. If you haven't tried it, I would recommend that as well.
And lastly, I also have gotten a number of free books (and more) from Amazon by redeeming my Swagbucks points. If you sign up and get a friend or friends to sign up under your referrel link, you can get points even faster! Of course, I do have an ulterior motive to get you signed up under my referral link ;) but even before I had anyone signed up under me, I still got 1-2 $5 Amazon cards per month. I thought that was pretty good, too.
One more thing: the die-hard couponers often buy more than 2 or even many more Sunday papers to get even more great deals than you can with only one. You can also get them on coupon trading sites, eBay, and elsewhere. I have never done that, so I can't say how good or bad it is.
My Giant Eagle Shopping Trip 2/2
Today I made a quick trip to Giant Eagle, because I had found a deal I hadn't known about last week.
I got the items below for $6.50 and got $4 back on my next shopping trip. In case you want to do this deal yet today or tomorrow, I'll give you the details.
The cups were not part of the money back scenario, but I did get those for 50 cents. They are on sale for $2, and I had a 75 cent coupon (which doubled) for Solo paper products.
The Nestle's hot cocoa mix is on sale for $1 each. Follow the directions here for $.50 coupons (can print 2 per computer) which will be doubled to make them free. Now, you can stop with that and have your free cocoa, or you can combine it with the Juicy Juice deal, and together the two deals will cost you $6 and get you $4 back. Read on:
At the same site as the coupons for cocoa, you can print coupons for $1 off 2 Juicy Juice. The Juicy Juice (the kind on this picture, not on the coupon) is on sale for $2 each. If you buy 4, your total will be $8, and 2 coupons will bring your total down to $6. IF you buy 4 Juicy Juices and 4 Nestle's hot cocoa, you will be able to get a $4 coupon for your next shopping trip. See page 4 of this week's ad for details. Now your total is only $12 before coupons, not $15, but this deal is going by non-sale price, so it will work- or it did for me. If you only have one computer and can't get the 4 coupons for the cocoa, your total after coupons will be $8, and you'll still get the $4 coupon off your next shopping trip.
A similar deal would work if you got the Nestles candy (Nestle Crunch Hearts or Butterfinger hearts) instead of the Juicy Juice. It would actually be a better deal, because the shelf price is higher, so you would only have to buy 2 to get the $4 catalina, and you can use the $1 off 2 coupon here. If you bought the 4 hot cocoas and 2 bags of candy, your total would be $7.98 before coupons, and $2.98 after coupons (if you have 4 cocoa coupons) You'd get $4 back, making this a $1.02 moneymaker. Wow, I wish I had seen this before I used my cocoa coupons. That chocolate candy sounds really good!! Oh well, the Juicy juice will make my daughter happy, and I won't be tempted to over-indulge! Go to Cherry Picker to see more about it. Keep in mind that I didn't do the candy/hot cocoa deal, so I can't say with absolute certainty that it will work.
Now that I've gotten you thoroughly confused, I'll stop! =) Please feel free to ask if you have any questions.
This week's deals 1/31- 2/6
Here are some links to this week's deals thans to Money Saving Mom
CVS
Here is a $1 off coupon for Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Trix, Cocoa Puffs or Lucky Charms. Print up to 2 per computer.
Here is a $1 off coupon for Honey Nut Cheerios. Print up to 2 per computer.
CVS has the small cereal cups on sale this week for $1 each, making them free after the coupon. I got the Honey Nut Cheerios, but I think I saw Cinnamon Toast Crunch cups and possibly the others, too.
Walgreens
Target
CVS
Here is a $1 off coupon for Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Trix, Cocoa Puffs or Lucky Charms. Print up to 2 per computer.
Here is a $1 off coupon for Honey Nut Cheerios. Print up to 2 per computer.
CVS has the small cereal cups on sale this week for $1 each, making them free after the coupon. I got the Honey Nut Cheerios, but I think I saw Cinnamon Toast Crunch cups and possibly the others, too.
Walgreens
Target
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