Sunday, May 31, 2009

Clipper Chicks Meeting Monday

Just a reminder that we meet Monday at 7:30pm at Chick-Fil-A. Bring your coupons, clip, organize and get ready for a list of sales and deals this week. Bring coupons to share, if you have any, and great deals to tell others about. Formal "coupon discussion" begins at 8:30. We'll see you then!

Friday, May 29, 2009

2 coupon inserts this weekend!


Courtesy of It's Hip to Save!

There will be 2 coupon inserts this coming Sunday: One SmartSource and one Red plum. As always please remember that coupons and coupon values may vary a little from region to region.

Coupon highlights:

SmartSource
Save $2 on Cutter Insect Repellent-FREE at Walgreens!
Save $2.50 on Biz 80 oz Powder or 40 oz 2x Liquid
Save $1/3 Dole Mandarin Oranges, 11 or 15 oz cans-.48 per can Walmart!
Save $1 on one Eskimo Pie item
Save $4 on Lysol Neutra Air FreshMatic Starter Kit
Buy one Lysol Neutra Air Aerosol get one FREE

Red Plum
Save $2 on Bayer Quick Release Crystals
Save $4 on Blink Tears or Gel Tears Lubricating Eye Drops
Save $1 on 8th Continent Soy Milk (64 oz carton)

**Check out the full list of coupons here.

2 years of an AWESOME coupon magazine for $17.95


All You magazine is loaded with great coupons. They've even added a feature for subscribers to get extra coupon booklets in the mail! Click here to read about this great deal at Fiddledeedee.
Hurry, though! Time is running out on this deal! Be sure to follow the instructions...it's a little involved, but well worth it!

HOT!! $10 off of $25 Purchase at JC Penney!

Hot coupon for JC Penney folks!!

Click here to get your JC Penney Coupon!
Good till June 2nd

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Publix w/o 5-28- 6/3

Below are *just a few* of the items that are on sale or BOGO this week at Publix. Please check out Fiddledeedee and Hot Coupon World's Publix forum for even more great deals and links to print coupons.

I know a few of you have had some problems with some Publix cashiers in the past week or two (myself included). Monday at the meeting, I will have some nice cards printed up for you with some store coupon policies for you to reference if needed (as well as customer service phone numbers you can offer to call if the cashier is confused and the manager isn't helpful).

But, let me re-affirm to you that at Publix you are allowed one manufacture and one store (read that Publix or competitor grocery store...Target is usually included, but some managers may refuse) coupon per item purchased. This means, if you have a $1/1 mfg and $1/1 store Q, you can use both on one product. If there is a BOGO sale, then you can use 2 $1/1 mfg and 2 $1/1 store coupons (this is technically 4 coupons for two items purchased...even though one item is free) This is how you get the biggest savings. Also...if an items is priced 2 for $5.00, you do not have to buy 2 to get the sale price. You can get 1 item and pay $2.50 (and use a coupon of course!). If your totally confused still, because I realize that was clear as mud...please let either myself or Teri know and we'll try to clarify it more in real life on Monday.

Also...please leave comments with any other great Publix deals you find this week.

OK...a few great deals.

Hershey's Candy Bars - 6pk (Cindy...this is for you!) $3.99
Buy 2 Get 1 free hang tag (I grabed a couple, I think I have one or two left, so ask me on Monday) This means you buy 4 packs of Hershey's bars or Reece's cups and you only pay for one. Look for more coupons (usually shoved behind the candy so look hard.) If you find more coupons, grab a few extra to bring on Monday night to share please.

Taco Bell Home Orignial's dinner $2.69
Printalbe for $1/1 ( I can't print it though) but your two taco dinners would be $.69

Kraft Mac N Cheese dinner $1.19
Print for B3G1 (buy 4 for the price of one)

Nabisco Chips Ahoy $3.25
$1/1 Target Q in the newspaper a few weeks ago (use two)

Uncle Ben's $1.49
$1/2 print pay $.49/2

French's Mustard $1.39
$.50/1 print and newpaper Q (use 2) pay $.39/2

Crystal Lite $3.99
Lots of Crystal Lite printable. Check out Fiddledeedee and Hot Coupon World

Bird's Eye frozenVeggies are 50% off

I hope that jump starts your interest in Publix this week. So far, I don't think it's as great as last week, but there is still some potential. Don't forget to comment and check back often for more great deals.

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

CVS Field Trip 5/25

A few of you made it to our CVS field trip, and those who came I'm pretty sure would say it was well worth it. There were some fantastic free after extra care buck deals and coupons to go with them.

However....we did have a hard time finding Clearasil. We found one, which Sky (who is a totally newbie at CVS) was able to claim. Yay Sky! Here is a run down of Sky's transactions for those of you who want to know. *Note...I do not have her receipt so I will not have this down to the penny, but it'll be close enough.

Transaction#1
Clearasil $3.99
-2 Q
=$1.99 oop
Receive $3.99 ECB

Transaction #2
2 boxes of bandaids $5.98
-2 $1/1 Q
=$3.98 (paid with adjusted $3.99ECB from first)
Receive 4 ECB

Transaction #3
Deodorant $3.99
=paid with $4ECB from second
Received $3.99 ECB

Transaction #4
Deodorant #3.99
=paid with $3.99 ECB from third
Received $3.99 ECB

Transaction #5
Playtex Tampons $3.99
Colgate Total $2.99
-$1 Playtex peelie
-$1 Colgate Q
=$4.98
-$3.99 ECB from fourth
= $.99 oop
Received 5 ECB

Transaction #6
Revlon nail polish $3.99
-$1 Revlon Q
=$2.99 paid with $3 ECB from fifth
Received 3 ECB

So...all in all Sky paid $3.00 (and 16 cents I believe with tax) for all of that, and walked out with 5 ECB. I think that is a very respectable first trip.

The other ladies transactions were the same, except they couldn't do the first one because there was no Clearasil. They paid less oop but missed out on a great money maker.

Speaking of missing out. We were so caught up in the moment (and time...it was late) that we forgot to ask for a rain check on the Clearasil. UGH....it about made me sick and I had a hard time falling asleep, partly because of that. Stacie and Alison....I'm sorry:-(

MOST of these items were only on Sale for Sunday and Monday. Please do not go back and try this, it won't work. I don't have my flyer in front of me, but I am pretty sure the only thing left that will be free after extra bucks and coupons is the Colgate Total.

***News Flash*** There is potential $6 money maker IF you can find the right product. Neutragena has a deal this week, purchase two sun care products, get $10ECB. There are small little 1 oz tubes of sunscreen that are found in a fishbowl type container, according to Hot Coupon World...almost anywhere in the store. These little tubes are $1.99...but when you buy two, the 10ECB is printing!!!! We have found one store with evidence they once had the tubes at Bonita Beach Rd and Livingston (they were gone though last night). Every other store we've hit we have not been able to find them. Keep your eyes peeled...and if you find some, PLEASE share the news. It's only limit one, so this deal will only work once for you. We'll let you know if we find them somewhere.

Don't forget to check out the Publix post and comments with updates. I posted an easy link at the top right of the page.

Clipper Chicks will resume their regularly scheduled meeting time and location next Monday. Until then....let us know what kind of great deals you find:-)

Sunday, May 24, 2009

CVS Field Trip tomorrow night

********UPDATE***********
We will be meeting tonight at 9:00 at the CVS in Green tree shopping center. This is the corner of Immokalee Road and Airport Road. From there, we may have to split up a bit because we probably won't be able to find one CVS that has enough product for everyone. So...meet at Green Tree CVS at 9:00. Thanks ladies...see you tonight.

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Ok OK...I still don't have a time and location for you for our field trip tomorrow night...but this is why. Tonight I'm going to go scope out the CVS at US 41 & Pine Ridge and Teri is going to scope Vanderbilt & Airport, and maybe Greentree. After our findings, we'll decide where we think the best place to meet first will be.

Until then though...spend a few minutes tonight or tomorrow on http://www.iheartcvs.com/ and print off your coupons. Make sure you either print or have coupons cut for the following products...

Bandaids...no printable look in ss 2/8/09 or 4/26/09
Clearasile...no printable look in ss 4/19/09
Colgate Total...printable and also in All you mags and in ss 5/10/09
Playtex gentle glide 18ct or sport tampons 16 ct....printable or All you mag
Purina beggin' strips...printable (go to i heart cvs for the link because there is a code and directions for use)
Revlon color cosmetic...no printable look in ss 4/26 and 5/17
Sobe...printable (I can't print it though, so check out i heart for the link...I don't want to give you a bad one.

Those are the FAECB (Free after extra car buck) items. Please note...if you already have the coupon, but there is a printable available...would you print it to share with someone else. Maybe a newbie or someone without printer access? I already have Colgate Total Qs for myself, but I printed an extra one for a friend with no printer...so don't forget our fellow clipper chicks:-)

Check out any other sales at CVS that you might be able to use ecbs on. I know we need TP and it's on sales and there are Qs available, so I may buy that tomorow too.

Alrighty...I'll update later tonight or in the am with details about our field trip.

Oh...one more thing. If you can't come with us tomorrow night, then try to get to CVS sometime because many of these deal are ONLY Sun/Mon deals. This means no ecbs after Monday and sometimes the sale prices are void too.

Saturday, May 23, 2009

No Coupons this week

Hey girls,
Don't forget, there are no coupons scheduled to be in the papers this weekend, so save your money:-)

But...this is a good CVS week. Check out www.iheartcvs.com for help matching deals. We'll take a CVS field trip on Monday. I'll have to get back to you on the location, but I think we'll meet at 9:00PM. More info soon.

Friday, May 22, 2009

Free Chocolate (every Friday)

Click here and sign up for a coupon for free chocolate (M&Ms I believe...if you don't like them, sign up anyway and give me the coupon. They are my favorite!). Limit is 1 offer per e-mail. 4 coupons per address in the advertising period. Bookmark the page and go back next Friday too. Only the first 250,000 will get the Q.

btw...if you can't wait 6 weeks for your chocolate coupon, M&Ms are BOGO at Publix this week:-)

CVS coupon e-mailed

Hey ladies,
CVS just e-mailed a $5 off coupon that is good today through Monday. Be sure to check your coupon e-mail address for this. It'll be a great way to reduce your oop or ecb usage this Sunday and/or Monday at CVS. There are some good deals coming up.

What???? You didn't get the e-mail. Have you signed up at CVS.com? It's important to register your extra care card at CVS.com for a few reasons. One....you get coupons occasionally in your e-mail box and two...you get better coupons printed at the scanner. It just takes a moment. It's also a good idea to give CVS your phone number (home or cell) that way if you forget your card, they can look it up for you. I lost mine and they couldn't help me in the store because my phone number wasn't registered. I have never once received a call from them...so don't worry.

OK, why are you still reading this? Go to www.cvs.com and register your extra care card today:-)

Elefun

Elefun is a cute little game where butterflies come flying out of an elephan trunk. The object is to catch as many flying butterflies as possible before they hit the ground. It's a great game for 2-4 year olds...both boys and girls. Well, they are on-sale at Walmart for $10.00 . A couple of months ago there was a printable Q for $5.00 off. If you printed the Q then you can get this game for 5 bucks. So....you don't have a preschooler anymore? It's a perfect gift to hang onto for that last minute present you need for a little one.

Is the coupon still available? I don't know. I printed the total quantity I was allowed and when you do that, often times the coupon looks like it disappeared. So, I can't check. But you can. I printed it from www.coupons.com Check it out and let me know if you can still print it. Cheap Cheap Cheap birthday gift.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Albertson's Flyer

Don't throw away that Albertson's Flyer you (may have) received in the mail today. It has a valuable $5/$50 purchase. Use this at Publix this Friday, Saturday or Sunday. There are also big meat savings Qs, but to be honest, I've never done it. You should check with your store manager to see if he/she will accept them...many will not.

There was also a man. Q for Get one FREE 12 pack of Lipton Sparkling Green tea when you buy 2 12 packs of Lipton Ice tea. Clip and save if you may need it (or bring to our next meeting to share)

Publix w/o 5/21-5/28

***UPDATE*** Read the comments (and comment yourself) if you find other exciting deals. I've added a few today

Fiddledeedee has her very smple and informative Publix posts up with both printable and non-printable deals this week. I picked out a few items of note, but head over to her blog to find even more money saving info for Publix this week (and to find the links for these great sales here). This is a good week to use all those Kraft coupons you printed a couple of weeks ago.

BOGO Items of Note...
Kraft BBQ sauce - 2 FREE with printable Q
Kraft Mayo (that's for you Teri) - $1.81/2 ($.90/1) stacking a man Q and Target Q (both printable)
Kraft American Cheese Singles - $1.68/2 with printable Q
Kraft or Seven Seas Dressing - $.07/2 with printable (that's almost free)
Nabisco Baked snakc crackers - $.59/2 with printable
Mueller's Pasta - $1.87/6 ($.31/each) with 2 $1/3 printables
Dixie plates - $2.03/2 with 2 $.50/1 Q from last week's paper
Ragu Pasta Sauce - $2.03/2 with Q from either April or May paper (if we got it)

Sales Items of Note...
Breakstone's Sour Cream $1.50/2 with printable
Kellogg's Eggo Waffles $.64/1 with a $.75/1 Q from April.

There are many other great deals out there, post in the comments any other awesome find you have.

Organic Valley Qs

I got an e-mail yesterday about Organic Valley Qs that are up. It says they are valid for 30 days after they've been printed. You are allowed 2 prints per Q. And, it says they only refresh their Qs once a year, usually in March. So, print wisely. If you don't need it all right now, maybe wait and come back in a month or two.

http://www.organicvalley.coop/coupons/

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

About our Links

To the right you will find links to some of our favorite coupon related websites. Here's a run down of what you should expect to find on these sites.

Thrifty Florida Mom
http://www.thriftyfloridamama.net/
GREAT ONE with deals for each store in a spreadsheet format

Stretching A Buck
http://www.stretchingabuckblog.com/

Hot Coupon World
http://www.hotcouponworld.com/
This is a forum where you can have read what others post and have conversations on “threads”. THIS SITE IS WHERE WE GET ADVANCE NOTICE FOR PUBLIX, CVS, AND WALGREENS SALES!!

I Heart CVS
http://www.iheartcvs.com/
The BEST CVS site.

Printable Target Coupons
http://www.afullcup.com/target-coupon-generator/

Fiddledeedee (Various stores are highlighted, but mostly PUBLIX deals here)
http://www.fiddledeedeemom.com/

Coupon Cravings
http://www.couponcravings.com/

Centsible Sawyer
http://thecentsiblesawyer.blogspot.com/

Be Centsable
http://www.becentsable.net/

The Coupon Clippers
http://www.thecouponclippers.com/
This is the site where you can click on the paw print to see what coupons are in the paper. You can also order coupons from this site for 10% of the face value of the coupon.

Meeting Notes - Monday May 18

This meeting was filled with information about Publix, CVS and Target. Here's a recap

Publix this week
Ritz Crackers BOGO
Use two $1/1 Man Qs and the right thing to do is use just 1 $1/1 Target Q (The Target Q specifically says one per transaction...your Publix will probably take 2 Target Qs because of their superb customer service, but we want to encourage you to use your coupons in an ethical manner...more to come on that)

CVS this week
In one word *stinks* There are no significant ECB offers. If you use Herbal Essences, it may be worth it for you to purchase 2 ($2.99/1) use your $2/2 Q from the paper. Total oop is $4.00 and you'll get 2 ecb back. So, you'll spend$2 on the deal.

Publix next week
The sneak peak we had from Hot Coupon World wasn't great and seemed to be rumors it was unreliable. We'll post up more details for Publix in the coming days.

CVS next week
Some Great FAECB (Free after extra care buck) deals. We'll do a field trip to CVS next Monday Night.

Other important Notes
***No coupons will be in the paper on Sunday***
*No Clipper Chicks meeting next Monday (Memorial Day*
***BUT...we will do a CVS field trip later in the evening (we're thinking after 9) Details will be announced soon.

*We also discussed some area charities we can donate our stockpile to if/when it gets to big or when you buy items you don't really need. Cindy is getting info about the student choir, Lightforce of First Baptist, trip to Immokalee in June. Amy has connections to the TAP program both in Naples and Immokalee. These girls would love to have our extra toiletries. If you know of an organization or if you church has a special outreach event, let us know and we'll talk about sending some donations their way.

*We've had some issues with a certain Publix and Target in town all of a sudden NOT stacking Man. and store Qs. I will be contacting corporate to get the official coupon policy to MY e-mail box. At the next meeting (in two weeks) I'll have print out for everyone to put in their binders.

*Finally, we had a discussion about copying coupons, using PDF coupons and knowing what is a valid coupon and what is shady. We will begin posting some discussion on ethics in couponing over the coming weeks.

Next offical Clipper Chicks meeting is Monday June 1 from 7:30-9:30 in the back corner at Chick-Fil-A.