Staples

Courtesy of It's Hip 2 Save, check out this great money maker at Staples. I'm starting to love that store.

Deal Scenario:

(Buy 1 of each item below)

Electric Pencil Sharpener $10 (After $5.99 instant savings)
Zebra Cadoozles 0.7 mm mechanical pencils, 10/pack $2.99
Zebra Sarasa retractable gel pens, medium, black, 5/pack $4.99

Pentel Handy Lines retractable assorted highlighters, 4/pack $4.99

Staples photo supreme 8½" x 11" paper, 50/pack $12.98

Backpack priced around $15

Total=$50.95

Use the $10 off $50 Office Depot Coupon (Thanks, Jackie!)

(Staples takes competitor coupons)

Pay $40.95 + tax

But then get back these Easy Rebates: $10 for the Pencil Sharpener, $2.99 for the Mechanical Pencils, $4.99 for the Gel Pens, $4.99 for the highlighters and $11.98 back for the Staples Photo Supreme Paper. Plus, you'll get a 100% back in Staples Rewards from the backpack purchase--it's like getting it for FREE!

Final cost all of the above FREE + a Possible $9 moneymaker!

July 13 meeting

Tonight we had a pretty good meeting with some good deal conversation.

Publix...check out Hot Coupon World for the best coupon match ups. Don't forget to print two coupons for the products

CVS....8x6 photobook are $7.99 with $7.99ecb back...which makes them FREE!!!! The ad says limit one, but according to Green Tree CVS it is limit 5 as the large in store sign states. Woohoo. Some ideas for photobooks: gift for grandparents, easy yearly scrapbook for you child(ren), make a chore chart with pictures, document your furniture and valuables for insurance purposes, scrapbook of your wedding or favorite family vacations. Seriously....these are nice little keepsakes. I bought my first one for a penny...the other 4 I make tomorrow will be free:-)

Thru Tuesday there are a ton of school supplies that are free after extra care bucks. After Tuesday, they are regular price with no ecb.

Gillette Fusion razor $7.99 with 4 ecb...there is a $4Q from June P&G if you still have it.

Staples
A pack of 500 sheets of copy paper is $.01 after easy rebate (limit 2)
There are a ton of other items that are one dollar after the rebate (including photopaper).

To use the $5/20Q that was in the Staples ad this week here is an idea....buy 2 Staples photo papers ($9.99 each) and one pack of Staples 500ct copy paper (3.99). Your total will be $23 and change. Use the $5 Q and pay $18 and change out of pocket. Fill out the easy saver rebate and get $21 and change back in rebate money. It's a $3.00 money maker:-)

CVS photobook changes....unknown at this time

Yesterday when I looked at our CVS ad, I was disappointed to see limit 1 on the photobook offer. This would have been a fun way to roll ecb because it was suppose to be limit 5. I have read rumors on sites like iheartcvs and hotcoupon world that really it is limit 5 everywhere, but this is not yet confirmed in out area. I hope to have an answer tonight at our meeting. I will go in today and make one photobook and see what my receipt says after I purchase it. I've spent some time putting together 5 sets of pictures for these pictures, so I'm really hoping this deal will work.

If anyone else tries it out before me....leave a comment and let us know how it goes.

If not...I hope to see you tonight. I have a hard time making it at 7:30...but I will be there by 8 to lead coupon discussions. Have a super day!

Sunday 7/12 paper inserts

Hey everyone,
There will be two inserts in tomorrow's paper, a Red Plumb and a Smart Source. If you want a sneak peak of possible coupons, click here. Remember that we are in a crummy market, so we miss out on a lot of these coupons for some reason:-(

Also...I hope you've been putting together pictures for your 5 photobooks at CVS that are Free after Extra Care Bucks this coming week at CVS

Sunday's Paper - only one insert

Tomorrow, it looks like only the Proctor & Gamble insert will be in the paper. This insert is generally only found in the News-Press...not the Naples Daily News. Click here to see what coupons are scheduled to be in this insert.

Now...this is a chance...but in the past, I've noticed the Wednesday version of the Bonita Banner, a free publication found in public areas like the library, include the P&G insert. I may buy one paper tomorrow, and hope that the Bonita Banner has the insert later in the week.

Happy Fourth of July. Have fun celebrating:-)

Publix w/o 7/2 - 7/8

Check out Fiddledeedee or Hot Coupon World for links to some of these great coupons for the week. Below are some of the items I'm excited about this week.

BOGO
A.1. Steak Sauce: print 2 $1/1Qs OR you should have at least one $2/1Q from the paper. Use two of those and get your steak sauce for Free (or almost free)!!

Bic Utility Lighter: print 2 $1/1Qs, final price $1.49/2

Bush's Baked Beans: $1/2 printable

Cool Whip: $1/2 printable

Kraft Mac & Cheese: Buy 3 get 1 free printable and newspaper coupon (Note, the newspaper coupons say one per transaction)

Kraft Mayo: $1/1 printable

Oscar Myer Lunchables: $1/2 printable (get 2 for a buck)

M&Ms Big Party Bags: I found $1/1 blinkies last week. Look for them and grab two. Get two large bags for $2.50 or so.

McCormick Grill Mates seasoning: $1/1 newspaper Q, use two and get them for free?

Reynolds Wrap (35-75sq ft): $1/1 newspaper Q, use 2 and get two boxes for $2.39

Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce: $1/2 newspaper Q, get 2 for $1.29

SALE
Breakstone's Sour Cream: $1.25 each use $1/2 printable and get two for $1.50

Kraft Philidelphia Cream Cheese: $1.25 each, use $1/2 printable and get two for $1.50
OR $1/1 June Publix Grape Magazine, makes it $.25/1

Don't forget to be on the lookout for the great coupon books out at some Publix stores now. Get them while you can (and grab a few extra to share at the next meeting)

There are tons of other great deals out there for your fourth of July weekend. Share them by leaving a comment if you'd like. Check out our sources, Fiddledeedee and Hot Coupon World for more deals and links.

Hey....I miss seeing a lot of you at the meetings. I hope to see you again this Monday!!!

2009 ALL YOU Grocery Challenge

I wanted to pass on to you all info about the ALL You Grocery Challenge I found in the ALL YOU magazine this month.

They are challenging you to spend $25/member of your house hold/week for 4 weeks (So, if there are four of you, your budget is $100/wk). They want you to document how you spent your food money (including eating out), what your menu was like, etc. The lucky winner gets a $1,000 grocery gift card and a year's supply of Knorr's Sides.

Obviously there will be zillions (OK, maybe not zillions, but thousands) of people entering. But...how cool would it be to have a Clipper Chick win, or at least be in the top 10? I know some of you have come a LONG way in your grocery shopping just in a few months. I'd love to know if you are going to participate.

Here are some handy dandy links.
ALL YOU Grocery Challenge info
ALL YOU Grocery Challenge Sign up

The contest starts July 13 (last day to sign up though is July 12)