Welcome to Frugal Fairhope. Using this site you will have a fair hope of success at finding deals. Like most towns, Fairhope comes with a price. By taking advantage of the deals posted on Frugal Fairhope, it doesn’t have to be. The deals are not limited to Fairhope and can be used across the country. New friends are welcome so grab a glass of sweet tea and stay a while.
These deals are good from 1/29-2/4. We will mark all changes with “NEW“ as we see them and post that we have made the change on our Frugal Fairhope Facebook page.
Check out the green print icon at the bottom of this post to create your shopping list. Here are some tips for this week’s deals:
Watch your expiration dates on your coupons and print coupons while you still can.
Final Price is the cost of each. Click on “printable” to print the coupon.
Don’t forget to grab the Walgreen’s coupon book next to the circulars in the stores (we call this the Walgreens [Month] Coupon Book). This is a clip free book. You can also print these from your home computer.
Walgreens Register Rewards (RRs) are basically store credit that can be used on your next purchase. They print out after your transaction. Walgreen’s RRs will roll over, as long as you don’t use a RR that is for the same company. You can not use a Walgreens Register Reward and a manufacture coupon for the same item without the purchase of a filler.
Walgreens will not give you overage for a coupon but it will be adjusted down to zero, according to their coupon policy. If you use a manufacture coupon for one item and pay with a Register Reward you must purchase a filler in order for the transaction to go through. Make sure you keep all store coupon policies in your coupon binder. See right side bar New Here? How Does This Work for the coupon policies that are available.
The coupons that we have listed in this post are available across the US, not just in certain areas, so if you can not locate the coupon in your circular it may not have been available for your market. Can’t find the coupons you are looking for? Try this siteOr this site or see the search below
Offers without Register Rewards can be price matched at Walmart and you do not have to have the ad to get the discount. If you are told the discount is “too deep” ask cashier to pull the store copy of the ad or call Walgreens for the price match.
Van Camp’s Pork and Beans 15oz or Armour Vienna Sausage 5oz $.50 (with circular coupon)
Gillette Venus or Fusion Proglide razor system $9.99 Get $4 RRs Get an additional $3 RRs WYB razor & cartridges
-$3 coupon 1/29 P&G
-$5 coupon 1/1 P&G
Final Price: $.99
Get $5 RRs WYB $15 Alka Seltzer 20ct Plus Cold and Cough, Flu, Sinus. or Allergy Relief 24 or 36ct Digestive Relief $3.99
-$1 December All You Magazine
-$1 & $2 coupon 10/23 & 12/4 RP & 1/1 & 1/29 SS
-$1printable & printable & printable
Final Price: $.74
Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue 12 rolls $5
-$.50/2 & $.50 coupon 1/15 SS
-$.75 November All You Magazine
-$.75 printable (previously available) -$1 & $.75 Walgreens February coupon book
Final Price: $3
Dixie Paper Napkins 200pk, Plates 20-45pk, or Bowls 24pk $2.50
-$1/2 February Walgreens coupon book
Final Price: $2
Today we shopped at the Fairhope Publix store and paid $5+ in tax but our total was $.15, if we had shopped in Pensacola we would have paid tax on the majority of the items so we thought it made since to stay in Fairhope. We did a small amount today but will go back to do another shopping trip after picking up additional coupons from friends and family members.
4 Swanson Broth 32oz $2.69 4 Publix Broth Free
-Used 4 $1 Publix coupons
-Used 2 -$1/2 printable Final Price: $.60 each
5 Fiber One Cereal $5/2
-Used $1 Tear Pad from binder
-Used 4 $.75 coupon 1/1 SS
-Used 5 $2 Publix Circular Coupons Final Price: Free plus money maker
FFF Tip: There are only three flavors of Fiber One that qualify for the Publix Circular Coupon. The Original, Carmel, and Rasin bran flavors qualify for this coupon.
5 Purina One Beyond $7.99
-Used 5 $5 coupon 1/15 SS
-Used 5 $2 Winn-Dixie coupon Final Price: $.99
Kingsford Charcoal $4.19
-$10 printable (previously available (http://www.frugalfairhope.com/hot-5-kingsford-charcoal) Final Price: Free plus money maker
Glass Plus Glass & Multisurface Cleaner 32oz B1G1 $1.25
-Used $.50 printable Final Price: $.75
It’s Friday !!!! Get to Searching the Internet for Gift Cards or Cash!!!
This is a fantastic way to pay for gifts, diapers, books, or just get cash in the bank.
Have you heard of Swagbucks? It is a great way to get rewards (gift cards) for doing what you normally do, search the internet. It is really that simple, sign up for Swagbucks and instead of using Google or Yahoo use Swagbucks when you search. Get points (we get them at least once a day) and redeem the points into gift cards. Simple!
You can earn Swag Bucks by doing the following:
Searching the Internet
Shop Online Using Swagbucks
Trade-In Phones & Video Games
Refer a Friend
Submit a User Poll
Comment on the Blog
Much More
Then redeem your Swagbucks for gift cards, health & beauty items, magazine subscriptions, electronics, and much more in the Swagbucks store.
Use the Frugal Fairhope Swagbucks link, and you not only get the Swagbucks but we get them as well! You can do the same by referring your friends to Swagbucks. Swagbucks won’t let us tell you but can you guess what we will be doing with ours?
What is the big deal with the Mega Swag Bucks? Every Friday is Mega Swag Bucks Day which means you have a better chance of winning not only Swag Bucks but higher amounts than any other day of the week. So get to searching!
There are some limits on redeeming the rewards:
Members are limited to redeeming two prizes per day, and limited to 5 of any individual item per month.
This is the last weekend before orders have to be turned in.
Monday is the last day.
Here are some answers to questions from other readers:
Coupons include restaurants in Mobile and Baldwin (more in Mobile), to see a list of coupons and details, see this link: http://www.enjoythecity.com/city.php?cn=48 and see below for the index of coupons inside this book
In the past and currently readers from Pensacola were able to use the Winn-Dixie coupons at their local stores
I have volunteered to deliver and mail any coupon books for the school. If you want to save on postage I am willing to meet you in Malbis to deliver your books (other places can be arranged)
I have a PayPal account set up where you can pay online and I will write a check to the school for your order
If you mail a check to the school at this late date, make sure you call the school or you can email me that the check is on its way so your order will be placed
Here is an example of where only one of $5 off $30 Glove Box coupons more than paid for itself: http://www.frugalfairhope.com/152-publix-groceries-for-4; with the update of the $11 Activia rebate this ended up being a $11 money maker!
Frugal Fairhope has 5 $5 off $30 Publix Glove Box Coupons to giveaway from our personal coupon binder
The first 5 book orders to email Frances(at)FrugalFairhope(dot)com will also get a $5 off $30 Publix glove box coupon that they can stack with the Winn-Dixie glove box coupon.
The Learning Tree Preschool (First Baptist Church of Fairhope) in Fairhope, AL will be taking orders for the 2012 Enjoy the City coupon books
Orders are being take now and books will arrive after the end of the month.
This years book includes 4 $5 off $30 Winn-Dixie coupons that expire at the end of the year, which pays for the cost of the book. If you want to see the other coupons inside this book see below or use the link to get additional details:
This is a fundraiser for the school, Frugal Fairhope is only assisting the school in selling these books for our readers.
Books are $20.
Make Checks Payable to The Learning Tree
300 South Section Street
Fairhope, Alabama 36532
Questions call 251-928-0496
If you live in Mobile or can not make it to Fairhope, email us at Frances(at)FrugalFairhope(dot)com to work out the details on how to get these coupon books
Here is the list of coupons from the Walgreen’s February Coupon Book. These books can be found next to the store circulars by the front door around 1./29. Use these coupons at Walgreen’s in combination with manufacture coupons when these products go on sale. You can show the cashier the Walgreen’s coupon from this book and you don’t have to “clip” it. Use only one of these coupons for several items that you purchased, the register will automatically deduct it for all the items that you have purchased with the scan of one coupon. These coupons are also available online but save your ink and get them in the stores.
We have gotten reports that some cashiers are telling their customers that the coupons inside the Walgreen’s coupon books are manufacture coupons. This is not true, these are Walgreen’s store coupons that can be stacked with manufacture coupons. Check the the circular ad for 10/23-10/29 for the Scott Naturals paper towels that proves this.
Grocery
$.50 Coca-Cola Products Mini Cans 8pk
$1/2 Dove Minis 10.5oz
$1/2 Ghirardelli Chocolate Bar 3.1 or 3.5oz
$1/2 Godiva Gems 3.5 to 4.25oz
$1/2 Good & Delish Cookies 6.3 to 11.4oz
$1/2 Hershey’s Bliss 8.6 or 9.6oz
$.50/2 Hershey’s King Size Chocolate 2.1 to 3oz
$1/2 Hershey’s Pieces or Drops 8 to 10.5oz
$1/2 Kettle Chips 8 or 8.5oz or Emerald Almonds 11oz
$1/2 Jif Peanut Butter 18oz
$1/2 Mars Minis 11.5 to 13oz
$1/2 Mars M&M’s Chocolate Candy 9.9 to 14oz
$1 Odwalla Drink 12oz
$1/2 Orbit Gum 3pk
$1/2 Planters Peanuts 16oz or Flavor Grove Almonds 6oz
Household
$1 Cottonelle Clean Care or Ultra Bath Tissue 12 rolls
$1/2 Dixie Napkins 200pk Plates 20 or 45pk or Bowls 24pk
$1 Hefty Trash Bags 18 – 45pk 13-39 gallons
$2 Kodak 35mm Film 200 or 400 or 800 sp 96 total exp. 4pk
$1 Scott Naturals Paper Towels 6 rolls
Beauty & Personal Care
$3 Almay Smart Shade Primer Clear Complexion Makeup Concealer+Treatment Gel
$10 Aquafresh White Trays 14pk
$1 Bio-Oil Skin Care 2oz
$2 Burt’s Bees Acne Treatments .26 to 5oz
$2 L’Oreal Youth Code Revitalift and Age Perfection Moisturizers
$5 Norelco Body Groomer 2020/31SM Multigroom QG3270 Stubble Trimmer QT4022 or Hair Clipper QC5130
$1/2 Revlon ColorSilk or Luminista Hair Color
$1 Revlon Color Stay Nail Enamel
$3 Revlon Implements-Scissors Nippers Shears or Brow Set
$1 SOHO Applicators
Baby
$2 Huggies Little Movers Slip-On Jumbo Pk Diapers
$2 Little Remedies Colds Elixir Cradle Cap Lotion 4oz Little Noses Stuffy Nose Kit
$1 Little Remedies Little Noses Saline Mist 1.7oz or Spray/Drops 1oz
$1 Pedia-Lax Fiber Gummies 60ct or Suppositories 6k
CLICK HERE to get up to $12.99 back when you buy Science Diet Ideal Balance. Offer good from 1/1/12-12/31/12.
If you are like us and used this last year, this appears to be a new rebate.
Here are some tips for rebates:
Save. If you find a rebate save it to your desktop. You never know when the rebate form will be removed.
Read Read Read. Pull out your magnifying glass and READ the rebate form. If the instructions are not clear you can call the manufacture by searching for the company name on Swagbucks (good opportunity to get some Swagbucks ) and ask for more details. Sometimes a 800 number is listed on the rebate form.
Tracking. If we are not familiar with the company we will document the date, make a copy of the rebate, receipt and any additional information the rebate requires. You might want to track the rebate form on a spreadsheet. To save on paper and ink we scan these to our desktop.
OnLine Tracking. Sometimes the company offering the rebate will participate in online tracking programs. Check out the CMS Rebate Tracking Center to view your rebate status. You can find the website for tracking your rebate on the rebate form.
Neatness Counts. Make sure your name and address are clearly written on the rebate form. If your handwriting is difficult to read, it will be difficult to process your rebate form.
Keeping Receipts & UPCs. You should think about keeping your receipts for future rebates. We keep ours in a wipes tub for the year and toss everything except for December receipts at the end of the year. We do not keep UPCs. We have found that most rebates (except Kelloggs) do not require the physical UPC. If we need the code we just go back to the store to get the code from the package on the shelf.
We are having a great time and some luck stockpiling our gift closet this year. We do this throughout the year so that we will have a well stocked gift closet for those birthdays and to save up for The Little One’s Christmas.
We found this on sale at the Fairhope Walmart store. In normal Frugal Fairhope Fashion we left two on the shelf for others. This was located in the toy section but was not marked with a price tag. Because it was separated from the rest we scanned this toy and found it was on sale for $2.90. The use of the $3 printable coupon meant money maker!
Stockpiling shouldn’t stop with groceries, especially if you have Little Ones in the house. If you are a Grand parent, Aunt or Uncle you might want to think about stockpiling future gifts for those Little Ones. We do our best to avoid those last minute need to buy a gift Walmart $19.95+ shopping trip. We have all done it, we have purchased a gift at the last minute and paid full price. Keep an eye out throughout the year, and stockpile those gifts. We stockpile future holiday, birthday and Christmas gifts for The Little One’s friends, teachers, and family members.
Here are some tips for stockpiling your gift closet:
Write down the names of everyone you purchase gifts for throughout the year and hang it in your closet (use a chalk or white board purchased at a garage sale) This will prevent you from re-gifting. If buying for Little Ones friends write down the ages as well.
Keep it generic, avoid boy and girl gifts if you can
Keep an eye out for gifts that range several years, board games, sidewalk chalk, clay and play dough are great examples of a generic Little One gifts
Keep an extra supply of generic gifts for unexpected events
Stockpile small gifts to put together for gift baskets (purchase baskets from a garage sale)
If you find that you have some leftover gifts that are not age appropriate you can always sell on eBay or Amazon or donate to charity
Stock pile your cards, gift bags, wrapping paper and tissue
Wrapping gifts ahead of time (mark them well) will save you time
Not every gift has to be purchased. Sometimes the best gifts are homemade items. Times have changed and some of your lives may have changed dramatically this year. Taking care of yourself and your family comes before anything on this earth. This includes gift giving, If you are in this situation have the conversation with your family. Suggest or inform that this year you are only buying for The Little Ones or drawing names for gifts. Most families are already doing this and will understand.
A store bought gift will be forgotten and eventually thrown out but creating memories with family and friends is something that will last forever.
The Fairhope Walmart store will price match to all these circulars. Check with your local Walmart if they will do the same. If you know of other grocery stores that you would like to see highlighted let us know and we will ad them to this weekly post.
The best way to use this post is to bring up Frugal Fairhope.com on your phone (print using the green icon at the bottom of this post if you don’t have internet on your phone) and price match at the register. No pen and paper, circular ad or memory needed to get the price match at Walmart. We are filing this under Other Grocery Stores and Walmart categories to make it easier to find.
Some of these stores will take manufacture coupons (Greers, Piggly Wiggly, Save-A-Lot…) so here are links to check if coupons are available for what is on sale:
Printable & print here for the second set of coupons (while the first set is printing go back to this page and print the second set from the second link- this is a huge time saver for us)
There are some more hot coupons that have just been added, so check your account and activate all the coupons before you go shopping. Remember you can stack this with manufacture and store coupons and still get the deposit.
Sign up for SavingStar to save digital grocery coupons directly to your store loyalty cards (CVS, Rite Aid, Winn-Dixie, and BiLO). Load the ecoupons to your card when you have made the purchase the money is added to your SavingsStar account. Once you have built up $5 you can cash it in. This means you can also stack manufacture and store coupons with your purchase and you get money added to your account.
Remember SavingStar eCoupons do not come off your in store purchase, but the savings is put into your online account that will result in money you can take to the bank.
Don’t forget to add all your cards to your account and add these eCoupons every time we post them! If you purchase the product you get the deposit; if you don’t no harm done.
We will be adding these SavingStar coupons to our Weekly posts for CVS, Rite Aid, and Winn-Dixie.
Like Upromise we activate all the coupons available at one time so we don’t have to worry about it later.
Use coupon code NEW to get $25gift certificate for $2
Offer Expires 1/31
CLICK HERE to get your Restaurant Gift Certificates
For those of you who are new to Restaurants.com here are the details.
You pay for the gift certificate on line and it is printable right from the site. They also email the certificate to you at the same time.
One certificate, per visit, per party.
This certificate does not expire and can be transferred to other restaurants.
Carefully read the terms and conditions before you order. There are some certificates that require 2 dinners or a minimum food order. For example most of the $25 certificates require 2 dinners while the $100 certificate require a $200 minimum order. Some exclude alcohol and split checks.
Don’t forget to tip for the full value of the check and not after the discount. Most certificates state that a 18% gratuity will be added to the check. Some restaurants enforce this while others do not.
There have been some questions about what to do when a restaurant closes or will not accept the Restaurant.com certificates. We recommend you call the restaurant first before ordering a gift certificate for that restaurant. Some restaurants have not been contacting Restaurant.com and canceling their contract so the restaurant is appearing as a valid certificate.
We have contacted our representative at Restaurant.com and this is the response we received:
What to do if the restaurant has closed or refuses to take the gift certificate?
You can advise your readers that we can issue them a credit to Restaurant.com for another gift certificate to a different restaurant. Please provide us with the gift certificate number, so that we may issue a credit, in the form of a Restaurant.com gift certificate, and also notify our representative to resolve the program participation issue with the restaurant. They can contact our customer service line at 1-800-979-8985 or e-mail us at cs@restaurant.com.
Why do some of the certificates have a different amount when the code is used?
When we run a promotion, it is a specific percentage off the original retail prices. Our standard price for a $25 restaurant-specific gift certificate is $10.00. However, prices for $25 certificates can vary from $10 to $17.50. The certificate that you were interested in during the 70% sale, originally cost $20, and that is why it was totaling $6.
We pulled this from the Pensacola ad, the Mobile ad is not listed on line so we can not confirm if this is the same deal at the Mobile store without the ad.
Buy 1lb Ground Beef $2.99 Get Ragu Pasta Sauce 24oz & Barilla pasta 16oz Free (limit 1, Rewards card required)
-$.55 coupon 1/8 SS & printable (if included)
Circular Coupons
Free Swiss Miss 10ct WYB $25+
Free Kellogg’s Krave Cereal 11–11.4oz WYB $25+
Free Dozen Grade A large eggs WYB $25+
Free Hershey’s snack size bag 10.5–11.6oz WYB $25+
Angel Soft 12 Double Roll or 24 Regular Rolls Bath Tissue $5.49
-$.45 & $1 coupon 11/13 RP
Final Price: $3.49
Purina One Dog Food 3.5lb $5.99
-$5 coupon 1/15 SS
Final Price: $.99
) and ask for more details. Sometimes a 800 number is listed on the rebate form.
or donate to charity
