Frances | April 30, 2009

If you can help it, don’t buy these until next weeks sale at Target. Of course if you find a better deal…

Here is a sneak peek of the Target deals next week.

Get a $25 value Soap & Glory bath gift set Free when you buy $129 Kodak Zi6 camcorder or $146 GPS (TomTom One) or Apple 8GB Ipod nano

$79 Kodak C913 digital camera

$10 Digital LCD picture keychain

$139 Nintendo DS bundle with DS game systems

$119.99 Nikon Coolpix L20

$159.99 Fuji Z30 digital camera

$199.99 (after $30 instant savings) Cannon SD1200is digital camera

$179.99 Nikon CoolPiX

$18.88 Various computer accessories

$69 Phillips 7″ portable DVD player

$14.99 Sandals

$7.99 C9 Women’s singlette with mesh ventilation

$25 Boppy

$8 7′ Beach towels

$25 18.5″ Smith & Hawken lion statue

$4 photo frames

$235 Aussie 4-burner stainless steel gas grill

$29.99 Sale plus Free $10 gift card with purchase of Hamilton Beach Blender, Coffeemaker, and Sandwich Maker

$9/4 SmartOnes Weight Watchers

$3.75 Keebler 12ct variety pack or 9 pk GoldFish

$3.50 Market Pantry water 24 pk. 5 liter

$.59 Kraft Mac N’ Cheese

$60 Rope hammock with pillow

$85 Deluxe hammock stand (We would like to have a hammock stand so we have been watching these, price this week is $99)

FFF Tip: We would like to have a hammock stand for the yard so we have been watching these for a longggg time. The current price at Target is $99 and we almost bought one this week. Glad we didn’t because next week they are $85.

Looking for this hammock deal was actually the inspiration for this post. We will buy something and it will go on sale next week.

Has this ever happen to you?

If it does, most stores will give you the difference up to 30 days. It is up to you to bring in the receipt.

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Frances | April 30, 2009

First of the month means most if not all manufacture web sites reset their coupons.

We go back to our favorite coupon sites for at least three occasions:

1. End of the month to print all that we can before they reset.
2. First of the month to print the new coupons.
3. When the existing coupon expire, sometimes this happens in the middle of the month.

If you have been reading Frugal Fairhope for a while, you know to hit your browser back button to print the coupons twice. We hit it three times, just to make sure that we get the “Sorry! You have already printed this coupon the number of times allowed” message. There are a few occasions where we were able to get three of our favorite coupons instead of just two. The latest coupon we were able to print more than twice was Roc Skin Care printable.

Here are some of our favorite coupons from this site:

• $2 Dry Idea Deodorant (get these for free this week at Target)
• $1.50/2 Bottles Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
• $1 Kellogs Frosted Flakes
• $1 Kellogs Rice Krispies
• $1 Kellogs Special K
• $1 Kellogs Corn Pops
• $1 Mini Wheats
• $1 Apple Jacks
• $1 Raisin Bran
• $1 Froot Loops
• $1.50/2 Boxes Kashi Snack Bars
• $1.50/2 Boxes Kashi Cereal
• $1 Kashi Honey Sunshine Cereal
• $1 V8 Juice
• $1 Evercare Lint Roller (Wal-Mart has travel size for free with this coupon)

You can print your coupons here, or they are also available for quick print on the right sidebar.

Here are some more coupons that will be added to the Master Coupon page:

• Yesterday’s News printable
• Purina printable

FFF Tip: Anytime we are shopping in Wal-Mart or Target we not only go down the baby aisle but we have started a new habit of going down the pet food aisle. Our animals will just about eat anything, and anything they won’t eat we donate to a friend or the animal shelter. We look for any products that are $3 and under. Most of best deals for dog and cat food are under $3. If we find something that has been marked or is on sale for $3 or under, we then check to see if we have a coupon for the product. Everyone’s coupon system is different but you may find that this is a faster method than matching the coupon with the product. We look for the $3 product then see if we have a coupon.

• Purell printable (may require FF to print)
  

FFF Tip: We are not going to get on our soap box about hand sanitizers, all we will say is Please Be Careful.

• Fiber One Bars printable
• Fiber One Bars printable
• Fiber One Cereal/Muffin Mix printable

FFF Tip: Look for another $5 gift card offer from Target next week when these go on sale to $2.39 each.

Also, there is going to be a great deal on Coke products (12 pk can and 8 pk bottles) next week at Target. The news I am getting is $11/4, that is $2.75 each.

Remember where you heard it first!

www.FrugalFairhope.com

Happy shopping and keep in touch!

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Frances | April 30, 2009

Barnes and Nobles has a Summer Reading Program where your children can earn a FREE book when you they read 8 books this summer.

Here is the information directly from their site:

Here’s How It Works:

1. Kids read any eight (8) books of their own choosing.
2. Kids use the Summer Reading Journal to tell us their favorite part of each book. A parent/guardian signs the journal when it’s complete. You can also get a Spanish-language Reading Journal.
3. Children bring their completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble store between May 26th & September 7th, 2009.
4. We’ll give them a coupon for a FREE book! They choose from a list of exceptional paperback titles.*

* Eligible books will be listed on the coupon. Choices must be made from available stock. No special orders. Limit of one (1) form per school-age child (grades 1-6), please. Incomplete forms will be ineligible for free books.

Click on Summer Reading Program to get all the details.

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Frances | April 29, 2009

Sonic is giving away a free CroisSonic breakfast sandwich with a large drink purchase when you sign up for their newsletter

Wendy’s Free Frosty

TCBY is giving away free frozen yogurt to moms on Mother’s Day for moms.

Free Arby’s Iced Fruitea

Carvel is giving away a free Iceberg tomorrow between 3-7 to celebrate their 75th Anniversary. the closest store to Fairhope is Atlanta.

Join the Mac Pac and get free coupons

Ted’s Montana Grill Get a certificate for B1G1 burger when you cast your vote.The closest Ted’s to Fairhope is in Montgomery.

If you have been reading the following are “old” offers but still good.

• $25 Restaurant.com Gift Certificates for only $2!
• Arby’s coupons available after sign up
• Have you seen the new penny promotion at CCs? Pick up a penny around their store and receive a free pizza. I checked the west Mobile store last week and was not lucky enough to find a penny.
• Chuck E. Cheese (printable and email)
• Krispy Kreme (sign up to get coupons by email)
• Moe’s sign up for their eNewsletter you will get a free burrito on your birthday.
• Olive Garden (sign up to get coupons by email) Don’t forget about the lawsuit.
• Free Quiznos Torpedo Play game and register for coupon.
• T.G.I. Friday Stripes program and get bonus points during the month of April plus free food when you sign up. They also have a $5 promotion.

Need more almost free food?

Sign up for our newsletter and get access to the latest offers.  We have the easiest way to sign up, look to the left under subscribe, enter your email and press enter.

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Frances | April 29, 2009

Remember the Scotch 3M pdf coupon? Well, warm up your printer for another round of printing.

Buy $15 worth of Scotch 3M products and you will earn $5 ECBs (limit 1).

I am told that the 3M Command Hooks are on sale for $2.50 each in some stores. Here is the breakdown:

Scotch 3M Command Hooks $2.50 each (buy 6)
-$5 ECBs
-$2.50 printable (use 6)
Final Price: Free plus money maker of $5 ECB

FFF Tip: Don’t worry if your store does not have the 6 that you need (this happens to us all the time). If you have several CVS stores close to you, you can buy a couple at each store. The total will build with each purchase on your card and when you hit $15 your ECBs will print out. Cool huh?

If you got the Sunday paper you probably saw the Zooth toothbrushe coupon, this is how you can get them for free.

Zooth Toothbrushes $1.99 each
-$2 ECBs
-B1G1 coupon 4/5 P&G (expires 4/30 so you have until tomorrow)
Final Price: Get 2 for Free after ECBs

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Frances | April 29, 2009

Here are some great coupons for the Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Starter Kit and refills

• B1G1 on refills
• Combine this with the -$1.50/2 coupon refills 3/29 SS (use 2)
  
• $7 printable

Walgreens will give you $3 Register Rewards with your purchase $13.99. Here is the breakdown

Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Kit $13.99
-$3 RRs
-$7 printable
Final Price: $3.99 each

CVS will give you $5 ECBs when you buy $15 in SC Johnson Cleaning Products (this includes Fantastik, Windex, Shout, and Scrubbing Bubbles)

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Frances | April 29, 2009

Look out for the May issue of Good Housekeeping for a tear out of $5 off $10 coupon at Build-A-Bear Workshop. The coupon expires 5/31.

May 2nd and 3rd get a free Mother’s Day Tote at Build A Ear Workshop with the purchase of $15 or more. Plus a “furbulous $15 offer from Shutterfly”. Free gifts while quantities last.

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Frances | April 29, 2009

Did you see the post where Office Depot customers can receive up to 25 single-sided pages of their resume as well as free faxing to up to five different domestic numbers (25 pages faxed total).

Well, Staples is offering a Career Stimulus Plan. You get 20 resume copies and 40 business cards, for FREE! Offer ends June 13th.

Here are the details

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Frances | April 29, 2009

This is our trip to Rite Aid this week. We ran into The We Can’t Take Internet Coupons issue at the Daphne store. We must have jinked ourselves by writing about this yesterday.

The Daphne Rite Aid clerk questioned our internet coupons. The Daphne Rite Aid has in the past taken our internet coupons while the Fairhope store has been hit and miss on taking them. The last trip was a hit, the store manager physically took the coupons (see comment from Rite Aid post). This time the Daphne clerk said “we can’t accept them unless they have a Rite Aid logo on the coupon”. We just smiled and said “Is this a new policy at this store?” She said “you know what I am not sure, let me check with the manager”. We said “OK, we don’t want to get you in trouble”.  Few minutes later she said the manager would take them.

Success!!!  Smiling and being nice does it almost every time.

We were prepared to buy the products for a fraction of the cost without the internet coupons (see below). Here are the details of what we bought with the internet coupons.

MiniDrops Eye Therapy 30ct $6.49
-$1 off MiniDrops printable
SaltAire Sinus & Allergy Relief 1ct $6.99
-$1 off Saltaire printable
Skintimate Shave Cream 6oz $2.99
-$.75 coupon 4/26 SS
Electrasol/Finish Quantum Tabs 12ct $4.49
-$2.50 coupon 4/19 SS We didn’t have this coupon, shocking we know.
Listerine Mouthwash $4 (bought 2)
Note: The fresh burst came with a free bottle of Listerine Tooth Defense-$4/2 Listerine in ad store coupon
-$4/2 store coupon
-$.50 printable (used 2)

-$5 off $25 Rite Aid printable

Total of Products: $28.96

Out of Pocket: $16.21 (not including tax)
Rebates:$17.72
Total cost after rebates: Money Maker of $1.51 (not including tax)

• $6.49 SCR #30 (limit 1)
• $6.99 SCR #33 (limit 1)
• $2.24 SCR #96 (limit 1)
• $2 SCR #114

If we buy 2 more bottles of Listerine before the end of May we will qualify for  $5 SRC #50.

Just for grins and giggles, let’s say that you did not pick up last Sunday’s paper and the store would not take the internet coupons only the Rite Aid coupons. Here is the cost for purchasing the same products.

MiniDrops Eye Therapy 30ct $6.49
SaltAire Sinus & Allergy Relief 1ct $6.99
Skintimate Shave Cream 6oz $2.99
Electrasol/Finish Quantum Tabs 12ct $4.49
Listerine Mouthwash $4 (buy 2)

-$4/2 Rite Aid coupon
-$5 off $25 Rite Aid printable

Total of Products: $28.96

Out of Pocket Charged to the Debit Card: $19.96 (not including tax)
Rebates:$17.72

Total cost: $2.24 (before tax)

See we can do this with or without coupons, better if you have coupons but you get the idea.

Are you new to Rite Aid? Check out this link  for more information.

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Frances | April 29, 2009

Did you watch the Biggest Looser last night? We didn’t watch most of the show but we did catch one of our new favorite quotes from Felipe.

“You can’t help everyone everywhere, but you can help someone somewhere.”

This statement sums up the entire purpose of why we started Frugal Fairhope.

We want to help as many people as we can.

“Rough economic times” or not we are here to make an impact on someone’s life.

Post by post, coupon by coupon, freebie by freebie…saving that $.50 to getting a smile on your face when you open the mailbox and find something there besides bills. A “happy” (gift) as my 99 year old great grandmother Mamo use to put it. She loved getting “happys”. She was such a caring person that she wanted to re-gift the “happy” and give it back to the original person or to someone new. It was almost like she wanted to share the happiness with everyone.

Frugal Fairhope is our “happy” to you and we hope that you will share it with everyone you meet.

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