Kellogg's Fruit Snacks coupon

My kids are fruit snack monsters, so if you have a little monster of your own, go here to print a $1/1 coupon for Kellogg's Fruit Snacks.

If you haven't heard of Vocalpoint.com, you might check it out. It's basically a forum for new products and some that are on the verge of coming out. I just signed up and got a bunch of coupons in the mail from them to try out new products and tell them about your experience.

Restaurant.com certificates 80%off

Use discount code: SAVOR at checkout and get your $25 gift certificates for $2!!

Colgate Coupons

If you are a colgate user, you might go here to check out the coupons they are offering. Some pretty high dollar coupons.

CVS deals

I will forewarn you that I have never coupon shopped at CVS or Walgreens, so this is a first for me. I did browse their ad in the Sunday paper and spotted a couple good deals...I'm sure there are more to be had, so if you find one, please let me know!

ExtraCare Card (if you don't know what an ExtraCare card is or Extra Bucks, go here) Deals:

Progresso Soups: Buy 1 get 1 free
Deal: Buy 4 Soups -- Pay for 2
Use the $1/4 coupon from the 2/21SS.
Total cost for 4 soups: around $4.98-5.78


2x Ultra Tide or Gain (Regular or HE 48-64 loads) $10.99 + 2 extra bucks=$8.99
Buy a 2x Ultra Tide & a tide stain release.
Use the Buy a Tide Detergent, get a tide stain release free coupon from the 2/7PG
Use the $.35/1 from the 1/17PG or 2/7PG
Pay $10.64 and get 2 extra bucks -- Total $8.64 for both

Colgate MaxFresh 4.6-6oz or 2-in-1 kids 4.6oz: $2.99 + 2 extra bucks=$.99
Use the $.75/1 coupon from 2/21SS or from here.
Final cost: $.24

Thanks Hip2Save

General Mills Cereal (Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, etc) on sale for $1.99 with the extracare card

Use the $1/2 coupon from here

Final cost $1.49/box

Depending on which cereals you buy, you can get it down to $.99/box by using this coupon.

There are several other great deals at CVS this week...you can check out their weekly ad by going here. You can also score a coupon for double extra bucks and 4% back on CVS/pharmacy brand items by printing this coupon.

HotPrints -- Free Hot Book (like a photo book)

UPDATE: For some reason their website is down...let me know if you have luck.

If you haven't discoverd HotPrints yet, check them out:

http://www.hotprints.com/

When you sign up, you can receive 1 free hot book/month with free shipping. They now have full-page layouts (so you can put one picture on a whole page) that they are including in their free hotbook/month campaign.

These little books make great gifts for grandparents or for the kids to look at.

HEB deals

This has been a crazier week for me than usual, so this is not the greatest listing of HEB deals...but here are a few of the in-store coupons that are new:

Buy Keebler Town House Crackers get HEB Creamy Creations Premium Ice Cream (1 pint) free.

But Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunchmeat (16oz) get Mrs. Baird's Whole Grain White Bread (20 oz) free.

Buy two Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurts (6oz), get 3rd Free. To make this an even sweeter deal, go here and click on the 'coupons and offers' in the bottom right hand corner. Once you register, you can print various coupons...one of these coupons is a $.50/3 coupon, so really you'll be getting 3 yogurts for the price of 2 minus $.50.

$3.00 off 3 Kellogg's Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops or Frosted Flakes.

$1.50 off Quilted Northern Soft & Strong Ultra Bath Tissue (12 double rolls). You can combine this with the $1/1 coupon from the 1/24/10 red plum to make a total cost of $4.50 for 12 double rolls of the good stuff.

$2.00 off Brawny Paper Towels (6 big rolls). You can combine this with the $1/1 coupon from the 1/24/10 Red Plum to make a total cost of: $4.50.

I'll try to get back to the swing of things for next week. Let me know if you find any other good deals at HEB.

Restaurant.com -- 70% off!

If you don't know about restaurant.com, go check it out! You can get discounted gift certificates to local restaurants for half the price regularly (ie - $25 gift certificate for $10). Right now they are having a sale, so you can get a $25 gift card for $3!!!!! When you are checking out, you will need to use the discount code: ENJOY.

http://www.restaurant.com

**BE SURE TO READ THE FINE PRINT BEFORE PURCHASING THE GIFT CERTIFICATES...many of the restaurants have stipulations (ie-must spend minimum of $50, dinner only, lunch only, etc).**

Scholastic Books for $1

Scholastic books is having $1 days in their teacher store right now. They have over 100 books marked down to $1. If you are not teaching in the schools, you have to register as a homeschooler...what SAHM isn't a homeschooler or even moms that work...we are always teaching our kids!! I was able to snag 12 books and a 12-book reader set for $24.95 total (including shipping). Just head over to here and take a look.

Sprouts Deals

Sprouts has some good deals for this week (2/17-2/24).

Rio Red Grapefruits are $.19 each!!

Bulk Granola's are on sale for $1.99/lb

And their fresh chicken breast are on sale for $1.69/lb. These are fantastic...they are huge, so plan on one chicken breat feeding 2 people.

Michael's Coupon

Go here for a 20% off your entire purchase (excludes sale items)...good through Feb 27, 2010.

Target: Stouffer's

Target has a sale right now on their Family Sized Stouffer's family-sized meals. They are on sale for $5.99 each (several varieties). AND, if you purchase 2, you get a free pepperidge farm frozen bread. Their party-sized meals are also 10% off.

Children's Place Coupon

Here is a 15% off your next Children's Place purchase coupon. It is valid until Feb 18. 2010.
Just click here.

Thanks KiddoSavings

New Coupons

Here are a few coupons I found on other blogs...could come in handy:

Nestle:
Save $.75 on one package of Nestle Tollhouse Morsels
Save $1.00 on one package of refridgerated cookie dough
Go here and you will have to sign in to get the coupon.

Borden's Cheese Singles:

Save $1 off Borden Cheese Singles...go here. HEB is sometimes funny about accepting PDF coupons...just depends on the checker.

Fresh Express Artisanal Salad:

Go here and get $1.50 off any Fresh Express Artisanal Salad. It's also a PDF coupon, so you can print however many times you want...just be warned HEB is sometimes funny about accepting them.

Thanks Hip2Save.com!!

More coming this afternoon I'm sure with the sprouts ad out for tomorrow. If you haven't already, you might check out their web deals...just go here. Web deals are good Sat through Tues.

Fiber One Bars

Fiber One Bars: box of 10 costs $4.50. Or you can buy at box of 5 for $2.44 and use 2 -- $1/1 instore coupon and then a $.50/2 coupon from the 1/31SS to make it a final cost for 2--5ct boxes $2.38.
You can also go here and print a $.40/1 coupon to make it even cheaper. You will have to sign in to print the coupon.

Thanks Linde!!

Quiznos BOGO and $1/1 coupon

Quiznos has coupons for buy 1 sub, get one free and $1 off a choose 2 combo by going here. These expire 2/21/10.

Sprouts

I did a quick check of the sprouts ad and the 2 things that popped out were the pineapples for $.99!!! They are currently $3.99 at HEB.
And the Red Seedless Grapes for $.88/lb...again, at least $2/lb at HEB.

Target

I ventured to Target in this crazy weather and found some decent deals...mainly on diapers.
If you wander to the back of the Georgetown store, they have their "Great Save Event" section. They have marked most of those items down at least 15% and then you can use coupons on top of that.

Huggies Snug & Dry Diapers (size 5, 132 ct): $23.78 (down from $33.99)
use the $1.50/1 manufacturer coupon
final cost: $22.28 OR $.17/diaper

They also had Pampers Baby Dry Diapers marked down to $29.99 for a 233 ct box (size 1-2).
Also check in the baby section...there are boxes of diapers marked down to $29.99 and then they have a $30 coupon book inside the boxes (the boxes were specially marked) for more diapers, q-tips, graco, etc.

Boogie Wipes: $3.99
use the $2/1 coupon from here. I think Walgreens has a better deal...I just don't have time to go a million places right now...maybe someday :)
final cost: $1.99
(and they do have quite a smell to them. my little guy has rsv right now and so I thought these might be helpful for his little chapped nose...and he did not complain when I wiped him...he could be knocked out slightly from the stench...i'm not a fan of the scent).
Thanks hip2save!!

Ziploc bags: On sale 4/$9.
purchase 4
use $1.50/2 target coupon (note:they will only let you use 1/transaction)
use the $.40/1 coupon from the newspaper
final cost: $7.10 for 400 ziplocs...$1.77/100ct box

Tidy Cat Kitty Litter (38 lb!!): on sale $10.49
use the $1/1 manufacturer coupon (can't remember where it's from...i promise i'll get better at this)
final cost: $9.49 for 38 lbs of the good stuff!!

Life Cereal (44oz): $4.42
They also had other cereals marked down.

They also had some good toys marked way down:
Mr. Potato Head Dr Kit (2 mr. potato heads & accessories): $11.88
Generic "nerf" guns: $10.88

And they had clothes marked down (just plain t-shirts and sweatshirts): range from $1.50-2.88.

Happy Shopping!!

HEB Happenings

Be sure to check out HEB.com for their printable coupons. Also, when you get to the store, they have a magazine called "My Texas Life" It has some good recipes in it, as well as several good coupons.

Here are some of the deals I found at HEB on Wednesday (2/10):

Kraft Natural Shredded Cheese: $2.18/8 oz package

used the $1/2 coupon from coupons.com

final cost: $3.36 ($1.68 each)

**You could combine this with the oscar mayer/kraft cheese meal deal**

add: oscar mayer lunchmeat (various) to above and get the following for free:

kool-aid fun fizz

hill country fare round top white bread

Jell-o gelatin

Nabisco Big Bag Cookies or Crackers

Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip

Yo Baby Meals 4-pack: on sale 2/$5

used the $.50/1 coupon from here.

final cost $4.50 for 2--4 packs

Danimals Crush Cups -- On sale $1.99

used the $1/2 coupon from 2/07SS

final cost $2.98 ($1.48 each)

Buy 2lbs mini carrots, get T. Marzetti Veggie Dip free (save $3.98) -- in store coupon (combo loco)

Buy Nabisco Nilla wafers, get jello free (save $.78) -- in store coupon (combo loco)

Buy Keebler nilla wafers, get $.50 off 1lb of bananas -- in store coupon (combo loco)

Cheerios Snack Mix -- On sale 2/$4

used $.60/1 coupon from 1/10SS

final cost $3.40 ($1.70 each)

Post Honey Bunches of Oats Cereal: $2.11/box

used $1/1 coupon (in-store)

final cost $1.11/box

Tia Rosa Tortilla chips: $3.09

used $1/1 coupon (in-store)

final cost $2.09

**HOT**: 4 lb bag of Texas Oranges on sale $1.50

Oscar Myer Bun Length beef franks on sale 2/$5 (regularly 2/$6)

Buy 1 gallon of milk, get 1/2 gal of chocolate milk for free from great gallon giveaway (dead) (saved $2.84)

Freschetta Pizza: On sale for $5

used $1/1 coupon from coupons.com

final cost $4

Buy Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats (16 ct), get kellogg's fruit snacks free (save $2)

use the $1/2 rice krispie treat from a couple weeks ago (sorry forgot the source)

final cost $7 for 2-16ct Rice Krispie Treats and 2-10 ct kellogg's fruit snacks

The Beginning

I have recently taken up the new hobby of couponing and realized that it is more a way of life than a hobby. I had a very hard time finding any resources to help with using coupons effectively in the Round Rock/Austin area. So with that, I decided to start my own. I am not a pro yet at the use of coupons, but I have saved at least $30/week with our groceries and over $35 for each Target trip, so I'm getting there. Just please keep in mind that I am a newbie and will hopefully get better overtime!! So here's to happy couponing!!