1-15-10

WTTE Channel 28 just said they predict 7" to 9" of snow
for the Columbus and Franklin county area.
Said it should start snowing in the next hour,
around 9:15am.
Oh goodie, about the time I have to leave
for the doctors.
At least the kids don't have school today
and don't have to worry about getting to
and from school with this snow coming.

I've had enough of snow already!
It's gonna take a long time for all the
snow and ice hills to melt from the plowed snow.
Then will come the big thaw.
Thinking of all the mud tracked in the house
and onto a whitish gray carpet.
Ahhhh! I don't even put the carpet cleaner
away anymore as I use it too much.

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From Hip 2 Save:

Free subscription to Rouge magazine.
this magazine is completely FREE to request and includes P&G coupons in each issue.

The coupons included in the latest issue are:
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.75 cents Dole Salad coupon.
This should be a good deal when doubled at $1.50
and paired with a sale!
You are able to print 2 coupons so be
sure to go back and print a second one!

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IS IT SPRING YET!!!???

Here's some icicle pics I took yesterday.
Lots of icicles hanging from all the houses around here.
In one photo you can see the ice jam forming
above the gutter.
We've had water dripping in one of the
bedroom windows because of it.
Now I keep a towel on the window sill.







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$1.00 to $2.00 off Tylenol products

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Purchase $50 worth of any P&G products between
February 1 and April 15, 2010.*
* Before tax or coupon discounts
Void in Maine.
I'm not sure how they would know if you used
a coupon on their product or not.
My receipts don't show what the coupon
was for. It would be nice if they did
so I could keep better track of my
coupons when shopping at stores!!
Get a coupon book worth $100.

Proctor and Gambil Brands

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11:00am

Just back from the doctor's.
The snow is just starting to fall and collect
on the streets once again.

Didn't really accomplish a whole lot today.
I have to make 3 more appointments:

1. Pap, Pelvic and another urine test to test
for protein since that was evident when done
at an earlier Urgent Care visit.

2. GI appt. GI means Gastro Interology.
A specialist doctor for the digestive system.
My doctor said they could recommend a colonoscopy.
Oh boy gee. I have that image in my head now of
how that would go, ahhhh!!

3. And I have a referral for Physical Therapy for
my back pain. At times I can hardly get out of bed
or bend over without severe pain!

Then will get another check up for cholesterol,
and things of that sort.

Then at the end of the year a mamogram.

IT SUCKS THAT I WILL BE 40 IN NOVEMBER.
ALL THE ACHES AND PAINS AND DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS
THAT COME WITH IT!!

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CBS NEWS VIDEO- Getting The Most Out Of Your Coupons

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I am still trying to figure out how to shop
for deals at Target. I ran across this website
today about Target Deals.

TOTALLY TARGET

Buy 5 Select Kellogg’s / Keebler Snacks listed below and receive a $5 Target gift card!

Participating Snacks:
Keebler Cookies (FudgeShoppe $2.25, Cheesecake Middles $2.25, or Keebler Chips Deluxe $2.04)
Keebler 100 Calorie Right Bites $2.69
Kellogg’s Pop Tarts (12 ct boxes) $2.50
Kellogg’s Special K (6 ct bars) and Nutri-Grain (8 ct bars) $2.50
Cheez-Its Original 9 oz Box or 7.5 oz Reduced Fat $2.19

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For those of you looking for Walgreens deals
try I HEART WAGS.

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KITCHEN TIPS

Instead of using store bought plastic bowl
covers or even plastic wrap a cheaper way
to cover your bowls is by using cheap
shower caps.



They works just the same as the Saran Quick Covers
seen here on one of my bowls. I got them free and
that's the only reason I have them.
I also have the shower caps.


My next tip is to save those empty coffee containers.
I save the metal ones for hubby to keep his nuts
and bolts in.
The plastic ones I used to store dry goods in such
as rice seen here.
If they are designed to keep moisture out of coffee
then they will surely keep moisture out of rice,
beans and so on.


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12:00am

Got a pot with cabbage leaves boiling. Going to
make up some cabbage rolls ahead of time and
have for supper tomorrow.
1/3 cabbage .33 cents
leftover meat & rice mixture from stuffed peppers .85 cents
can of tomato soup .25 cents
leftover shredded mozarella cheese

TOTAL COST $1.43
5 servings @ .29 cents a serving

Here it is ready to go on the fridge.
Will bake tomorrow.



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Also have another pot of potatoes boiling.
And I cut up 1/2 of the remaining cabbage for tonight's
supper of fried cabbage with potatoes.
I'll also cut up a package of cheddar sausage links
and add to the mix.

Potatoes .50 cents
Cabbage .33 cents (1/3 head)
1 small onion .10 cents
1 package sausage links $1.00

TOTAL COST $1.93 cents
5 servings @ .39 cents a serving



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The remaining 1/3 head of cabbage will make
a 4 small servings of cole slaw.

Cabbage .33 cents
1/2 small onion .05 cents
2 Tablespoons sugar, free
1/4 cup mayo, free
Leftover carrots, shredded

TOTAL COST .38 cents
4 small servings @ .10 cents a serving

Doc said I needed to up my potassium
and by doing so he said I should
eat more leafy green veggies.
Cabbage is one of them.

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ENOUGH ALREADY, SNOW THAT IS!

12:50pm

This is the 3rd Winter Storm Warning we've
had in the last couple of weeks.
It's coming down pretty good.


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GARDEN TIP
using Christmas lights.

- WARMING TRAY

For those of you who decide to start your
seeds indoors:

Instead of purchasing an expensive warming mat
for your starter trays take recycled plant trays that have the drain holes and place them in a plastic tub or flat tray so water can drain. Place the tray on Christmas tree lights(cost=$1). The lights give off enough warmth to germinate the seeds.

Or another idea is to set your seed tray on top of
your refrigerator.
That won't work for me as I have too many trays.

LIGHT GROW BOX

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Old Orchard Coupons

-.50 cent off one 64 ounce

-$1.00 off 2 Healthy Balance fruit juice

-$1.00 off 4 frozen fruit juice concentrates

-$1.00 off 2 Chiquita Smoothies

FREE Bottle of Healthy Balance Juice

Collect 10 UPC barcodes from any Healthy Balance juice product, and redeem them for a VIP coupon good for 1 FREE Healthy Balance 64oz. bottle of juice of any flavor.

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Prestone.

Purchase any (2) one-gallon participating bottles of Prestone Extended Life Antifreeze/Coolant and get the second one FREE via mail-in rebate. Offer ends 2/28/2010.

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Dr. Scholl's

Buy one Dr. Scholl’s Custom Fit Orthotic product between January 15, 2010 and April 30, 2010 and get $10 back via mail-in rebate.

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Filtrete.

Save $3 by mail-in-rebate when you purchase a Filtrete Air Filter with a 1000 micro particle performance rating (MPR) or greater. Offer expires 3/15/10

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Febreeze.

Get a coupon for a FREE Febreze Flameless Luminary two-pack refill when you send in 6 used Flameless Luminary Shades. You have until 4/01/2010 to collect your used shades.

I remember seeing these in the mark down bin
at Kroger on Henderson Rd!

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Liquid-Plumr.

Get a rebate of up to $9.00 for Liquid-Plumr Gel 80 oz or up to $5 for Liquid Plumr Gel 32 oz and Liquid-Plumr Foaming Pipe Snake. This is a money-back guarantee, so only request this rebate if you’re truly unhappy with the product. You must request your money back within 60 days of purchase. Offer expires 6/30/2010.

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Reynolds Wrap.

Get a FREE Reynolds Wrap Foil 1:64 die-cast car when you purchase (2) rolls of Reynolds Wrap Foil (excluding 20, 25 and 30 square feet) in a single transaction between 6/1/09 and 4/30/10.

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Energizer.

Get a FREE 80-page Keep Going Journal when you purchase any combination of (3) of the following products: EnergizerMAX, Energizer Ultimate Lithium, or Energizer Rechargeable batteries. Note: Only select size packages qualify for the rebate, so read the small print. Offer ends 3/31/2010.

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General Mills.

Get a FREE movie ticket when you collect codes from any (2) specially marked boxes of General Mills cereal. Offer ends 6/30/2010.

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2:30pm

The snow keeps falling and hasn't let up.
Peeked out the window to see the neighbor
across the street snow blowing our sidewalk
for us.
Hey he's wearing a New York jacket.
Upstate NY isn't getting all this snow
we've been having. I'll be sure to send
them some! Don't want them to miss out!

I have yet to see the township's snowplow
go down our streets. Usually they are
right on top of this stuff.

Somewhere under all this snow is grass
waiting to pop it's little blades up!!




VISIBILITY IS DOWN TO ABOUT ZERO AT TIMES WITH THIS SNOW!





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PREVACID

-$10 off 42 count

-$6.00 off 14 or 28 count

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This is how I feel about all this snow.
Is it time for bed yet???



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I-71 is a mess!! Several crashes has caused
a 23 mile strip of 71 to shut down.
From Mt. Gilead to Polaris.

My brother said there was one crash that
involved at least 40 cars!!

He also stated that on his way home from
work (Honda plant) that he helped several
people in ditches and that were stuck.

This area was near Marysville to Marion.

WBNS 10 TV

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NO COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL TOMORROW!!

The kids are happy. Heck I would be too
to have a 4 day weekend.

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7:00pm -8:00pm

Just ventured out into the Winter wonderland tonight
for the first time since it started snowing.

Here's a few photos and videos.

This first one was of a couple cars sitting
next to us at a red light. Columbus driver's scare
me and here is a few good reasons why...

The car in front did not brush off his rear window.
So he didn't even notice that the high beams
were on in our truck, lol.



Oh but it gets better. This person directly next to us
at the red light was completely unaware that I had
my window down and was taking a picture of his car
when we were only a couple feet away. Wonder
why he didn't see me??? Scary thought that people
are driving like this huh!



Christopher just as he got out of the truck.
The snow is up to his knees.
I have boots that almost go up to my
knees and they got snow in them, BRRR!





AND I WONDER WHY THE KIDS DO THE THINGS THEY DO!!!



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Not only do the driver's in Columbus scare me
but the walkers as well!! This video shows
a road that is typically 35 mph. It is now
covered in snow and ice and it's harder for
vehicles to stop. So what do these folks do?

I need to write a book called:
"You Might Live In Columbus If"



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What is it with the New York thing today?
First the guy in the New York jacket and now
a song on the radio when I made this video.
I know, I'm trying to jinx NY into getting
some snow at the moment, LMAO!



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Ok I have babbled on long enough for one day.
That's what happens when you are cooped
up inside for too long.

I did find 4 deals tonight at kroger.
I'll post them tomorrow for everyone to see.

1 item free
1 item almost 90% off
2 items 50% off

So I'll leave you in suspense for now :-P

2-14-10

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WALGREENS DEALS

BLISTEX

Walgreen coupon for $1.00 each (limit 4 with coupon)
2 x's $1.00 is $2.00
$1.00 off 2 manufacture coupon
makes them 2 for $1.00 or .50 cents each

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TRIDENT GUM

Walgreen coupon for .69 cents each (limit 6 with coupon)
Manufacture coupon .75 cents
makes them FREE

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REVLON COLOR SILK HAIR COLORING

Walgreen coupon for $1.99 each
$1.99 x's 2 is $3.98
Manufacture coupon for $1.00 off 2
makes it 2 for $2.98 or $1.49 each

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GILLETTE FUSION RAZOR

$8.99
minus $4.00 manufacture coupon
makes it $4.99
Plus you get $4.00 register rewards coupon
makes it .99 cents

PLUS
if you also buy a 6-8 pack Gillette refill cartridges
you get an additional $3.00 in register rewards.
There is a manufacture coupon for $3.00 off those.
Don't know price as it's not stated in the ad.

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50% off sale of AIR WICK I MOTION or FRESHMATIC
Don't know price.
Manufacture coupons available:
-$4.00 off any Air Wick I Motion starter kit
-$5.00 off any Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra I Motion starter kit

AIR WICK PRINTABLE COUPONS

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HARBOR FREIGHT TOOLS

They have a FREE tape measure coupon
in their ad.

Also if you look in the USA Weekend section
you can find another coupon for Harbor Freight Tools
and get a FREE led flashlight.

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Free local classifieds from the Columbus Dispatch
and This Week community newspapers.

OH GET IT

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SAVE-A-LOT

Coupon for a FREE gallon of milk
on the front of The Bag, the bag that has the
sales ads in it, usually found on your front door.

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FAMILY DOLLAR COUPONS

I'm not sure if these are store coupons
or manufacture coupons. So I do not
know if you could combine them with
another manufacture coupon.

Family Dollar does take manufacture coupons
at face value.

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Today in Speedway I found these coupons
on the shelf and cooler door:

-$1.00 off any 2 Fiji WAter 1 liter or larger

-.25 cents off Sun Chips 2-2 3/4 oz bags, any variety

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It's 12:30pm and we just got back from taking
the kids sledding. I took my camera along
but forgot my camera card. That sucked!
Maybe next weekend.

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It's 1:00pm. I am off to Walgreens. I ihave
$12 in Register Rewards to use up before they
expire tomorrow. Will let you know my outcome.

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3:00pm returned from Walgreens and Family Dollar

I got 2 bottles of 100 count Walgreens acetaminophen
for $6.00. It was buy 1 get 1 free.
(regular price $12.00)

I wanted to get some Tylenol tablets but
saw they all were pulled off the shelf due to a recall.

I Motion Air Wick
$2.49
(regular price $15.00)

2 Berry Medicated Blistex Balm
$1.00
(regular $1.30 x's 2 is $2.60)

1 Berry Blistex Balm
(regular $1.30)
.67 cents

$31.00 MY TOTAL BEFORE COUPONS, SALES AND REGISTER REWARDS

$1.24 TOTAL PRICE PAID OUT OF POCKET

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I had to make a pit stop at Family Dollar.
Tony wanted me to get a quart of oil and tranny fluid.
I priced them at Walgreens and they wanted waaaaayyy too much!
At Walgreens:
-oil $5.80 a quart
-trans. Fluid $4.00

Family Dollar

-$1.99 Quaker State Tranny fluid (was $3.50 on clearance!)
-$2.75 Quaker State oil

I saved $5.00 by buying at Family Dollar instead of Walgreens!!

Oh yeah and while at Family Dollar I asked the
assistant manager if they combine manufacture
coupons and store coupons.
She said NO. So there ya go.
I made the comment that they probably are the
only store that doesn't when Walgreens and CVS does.
She said she had never heard of such a thing.

Well ya know who's throwing their money away,
the lady at Family Dollar!

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Tonight's supper

Stuffed Green Peppers

2 pounds deer burger, free
1 package onion soup mix .50 cents
1 box of Spanish Rice mix .70 cents
1/2 cup of white rice, free
1 can diced tomatoes with juice .50 cents
leftover jar of 6 cheese spaghetti sauce

(I made up a large batch as this will
be enough for this meal and another meal,
cabbage rolls. Will put the other half in
fridge for a couple days so the rice
can soak up all the juices.
Only use half this batch for green peppers)

2 green peppers, .99 cents
leftover shredded cheese, taco & mozarella


Total cost $1.84
Serves 5 @ .36 cents a serving






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SURPRISE, SURPRISE, SURPRISE
(ok I'm soundin' like a Gomer Pyle, lol)

Lookie what my honey got me today,
a box of chocolates!
Didn't see that coming, LOL!

Originally $9.99
$4.99 sale
minus $1.00 coupons
made it $3.99

A total savings of $5.98!



LIFE IS LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES!


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We have yet another Winter Storm Warning, Ahhh!
I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning
at 10am in Upper Arlington. This should be fun
drive! Still getting checked up as to what
has been wrong with me the last month or so.

**WINTER STORM WARNING Monday & Monday Night**

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with light snow developing. Low 18.

MONDAY: Heavy Snow. Accumulations of 5-9". High 28.

MONDAY NIGHT: Snow likely. Low 20.

A WINTER STORM WARNING will go into effect early Monday morning lasting through early Tuesday morning. Heavy bands of snow will develop into Monday with 5-9" of snow forecast for the Columbus Metro area. The heavy bands of snow will extend from Central Ohio to Southwest Ohio. Snowfall amounts will be significantly less just North and Northwest of Columbus.

Meantime, roads will become icy and snow covered making driving very difficult into Monday afternoon and evening.

The snow will quickly taper off into Tuesday morning, but strong winds will begin developing causing blowing and drifting snow.

ABC 6 and FOX 28

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2-13-10

We already seen that some Pepsi products are bringing
back the old logos and made with real sugar called
Pepsi Flashback.



I just got word from PSST that starting tomorrow, February 14th,
Target stores nationwide will have five limited-edition General Mills cereals featuring fun “retro” package designs and premium offers from the 60s and 80s. The promotion will run for a limited time through March 7.

I just thought it was neat if you were an 80's
person like myself.

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Took the kids to the Great Train Expo at the fairgrounds.

I try to prepare ahead of time so I don't have to
buy expensive refreshments at events like these.

Stopped in Speedway before going there and bought
4 twenty ounce bottles of Pepsi Max for everyone.
Was $4.44 and used four $1.00 off manufacture coupons.
I paid .44 cents for 4 bottles plus got 400 rewards points!!
Woo Hoo! That was .11 cents a bottle!! Can't beat that
at any convenience store.

Total cost to get in the train expo was $19.
$14 admission for me and Tony plus $5 to park.
No handicap parking as that was filled up.
And we had to park in a back parking lot
as the others were filled up. That sucked!
Should've been like $2 for back lot parking
for having to walk farther in the snow and slush!








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Stopped by Kroger on the way home because I needed
pop. I took a quick gander at their mark down carts
and found a 36 pack of Kroger brand pop tarts for
$2.89. That's .08 cents a pop tart.
I think a pack of 8 count Kroger pop tarts
run around $1.50 so this was a very good deal!!
Pop tart brand can start around $2 on up!


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Once home I started lunch.
Since not feeling well I have a fridge full
of things needing used up.
I made Pizza Pinwheels.

On a cookie sheet I spread out a can of
pizza dough. Then opened up a can of
6 cheese spaghetti sauce and used a little
of it to spread on the dough.
Topped it with pepperoni, bacon and taco
flavored cheese.

Next I took kitchen shears and cut the dough
into strips starting at the smallest width
of the dough. Each piece I rolled up like
a cinnamon roll.
The house smelled sooo good and they were delicious!



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Well I just got The Bag, paper ads, soon after
returning home. Will sit down and go through
them to see what bargains I can find.

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MEIJER

Hamburger Helper $1.00 each
$1.00 x's 3 is $3.00
minus $1.50 (double) manufacture coupon or this coupon
makes it $1.50 for 3 or .50 cents each

Use 2 coupons to get 6 boxes.
Meijer's will only double 2 like coupons
for the same product.
Any coupons after that for the same
product are at face value.

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I'll have to brain storm on this next deal
to see how it will work out.

Buy 3 Hershey bars get 1 free sale
I have a buy 1 get 1 free manufacture coupon.

I know if you use a buy 1 get 1 coupon
on a buy 1 get 1 sale it makes both items free.
So maybe this deal would allow you to
buy 2 get 2 free.

So if I had 2 coupons:
(brain is hurting thinking!)

WOULD IT BE BUY 1 GET 3 FREE????

I need help on this one as I am so confused
trying to figure this out!!

Will ask one of my yahoo groups to see
if I can get an answer.
Will post if I get one.

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Betty Crocker cookie mixes $1.50
minus .80 cent coupon
makes it .70 cents

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Betty Crocker warm delights $1.50
minus $1.00 coupon or use this coupon
makes it .50 cents

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Chex Mix snack $1.00
$1.00 x's 2 is $2.00
minus $1.00 off 2 manufacture coupon
makes it $1.00 for 2 or .50 cents each

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Green Giant frozen boxed vegetables $1.00
$1.00 x's 3 is $3.00
minus $1.20 off 3 is $1.80

USE 2 COUPONS TO GET 6 BOXES

When you buy 5 boxes of green giant frozen veggies
you get a box FREE (meijer sale)

So total breakdown is
7 boxes of Green Giant frozen veggies
for $3.60 or .51 cents each

OR

$4.00 minus (2) $1.00 coupons
makes it $2.00 for 4 or .50 cents each

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Cheerios $1.99
minus $1.00 coupon
makes it .99 cents

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Betty Crocker muffin mix $1.67
minus $1.00 coupon
makes it .67 cents each

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Betty Crocker frosting $1.29
minus $1.00 coupon
makes it .29 cents

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LaChoy Creations 25% off
Don't know price.
I think I saw them at kroger for about $4
so will use that price.
$4.00 minus 25% off is $3.00
minus $1.50 off manufacture coupon
Could make it $1.50
(just guessing at this one)


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Been sorting through items in my fridge that is
packed full. In the last week I have not been
in a cooking or baking mood due to not feeling well.

I gathered up a few things out of the fridge today
and things I found in the mark down bin recently
at the store and decided to throw together a couple
peaches and cream pies. Throw together meaning
I used no recipe. I made it up.

1- 8 ounce cream cheese, softened $1.00
1/3 cup sugar, free
2 eggs free (buy 1 get 1 free coupon)
1/3 heavy whipping cream .50 cents
1 large box vanilla pudding .25 cents
1/3 cup reserved peach juice
1 large can peaches, drained, reserving juice .97 cents
1 pillsbury double pie crust .50 cents

Whip together the first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl.

Unroll pie crusts and place each one in a pie pan.

Divide large can of peaches between two pie pans
and arrange in bottoms.

Divide up creamed mixture between 2 pans
and spread evenly over top of peaches.

Combine a couple tablespoons of sugar
and a teaspoon of cinnamon in a small bowl
Sprinkle over top of the pies.

Bake 35-40 minutes.

Allow to completely cool or refrigerate
before serving to allow to set.

TOTAL COST FOR 2 HOMEMADE PEACHES AND CREAM PIES:
$3.22 for 2 or $1.61 each.

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I think this is the most quiet the kids have
played in a long time. They went treasure hunting
in the basement and found a box of Legos that was
long forgotten about. It was like a new toy to them!!

They also found our first Playstation 2
that we bought about 3 years ago off Craigslist
for $50. We could never get it to work as it
kept reading disc error. They brought that thing
out of the basement, plugged it in and it worked
like nothing was ever wrong with it!!!
Me and Tony just looked at one another like
what the bleep.
It goes to show that it does pay to hold onto
things and not throw them out.
I am sure at one point Tony wanted or may have actually
thrown it out and I rescued it and stored it ever since.
It's a good day!!


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Tomorrow for breakfast we will have Cinnamon Rolls.
Made from canned refrigerated pizza crust.
I got them made up tonight and ready to go
for tomorrow morning.



This past week at Meijer I got 4 cans of Pillsbury
pizza crust on mark down and used coupons. (.55 cents each)

I discovered you can't free the pizza dough in the can.
I tried it once and was never able to get it unrolled.
It was a huge mess.
You can freeze canned biscuits though.

So these cans of pizza crust sit in my fridge at the
moment looking for ways for me to use them up and
get creative.
I also found tucked in the back of
my fridge a half tub of cream cheese frosting.
I'll use that for the glaze on the cinnamon rolls.

Ok ya know what's funny is that I already had plans
of making the cinnamon rolls but never told anyone
about it. Just moments ago Jonathan says, "can you
make some cinnamon rolls?" This is not something
I make all the time around here.
So I thought that was weird.
He says he smelled the cinnamon from the pies
and it reminded him of cinnamon rolls.

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With tomorrow being Valentine's day, hubby says
he needs to step out in a little bit.
I know what he is up to wanting to buy me
a Valentine's day gift.
I say you don't need to spend a whole lot
on me, but if you insist on buying me something,
here is a couple coupons for Walgreens, LOL!

I handed him a Walgreens coupon for
Whitman's Chocolate on sale for $4.99.
Next I hand him a manufacture coupon
for $1.00 off Whitman's chocolate.
The candy sampler should be $3.99.

He left out of here looking paranoid as
hell with those coupons, LMAO!!
You'd of thought I handed him a ticking
time bomb.

I gave him $4, money I found in his shirt
pocket when I just put a load of laundry in.
I said this is all you are allowed to spend
on me since it is found money, LOL!
I'm sure he had change in his pocket if
he needed extra.

He is freaked out thinking he needed more money
for that chocolate! (maybe for tax)
He starts with the what if's.
What if they don't take both coupons?
What if they say I can't use any coupons?
What if I don't have enough money?

I am still laughing inside!!

It's time for the little birdy to
fly the coop on his own
and learn how to use coupons.



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If you missed out on the Entertainment Coupon Book
deal at Walgreens before Christmas the
Entertainment book website is now offering a $14 discount.
They are currently $21 compared to $35 and
that includes FREE shipping.
Hurry because it is only a 3 day Valentine's Day sale!

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Target Deal

Buy 2 trial-sized Right Guard deodorants at $0.99 each
Use $2/2 coupon here
Free after coupon

You can use coupons on trial sizes
as long as the coupon does not specify
excludes trial sizes.

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COOKIE MONSTER

Hubby has been making fun of me all day
about this incident.
I always get a sweet tooth in the middle
of the night or first thing in the morning.

Well last night/early morning, as we were in
bed asleep when it happened, I must
have gotten up and got a couple
double stuffed Oreos. This morning
he found a half eaten Oreo cookie
in bed with us, LOL! I said I probably
got up for a snack in the night.
Then he has to act out this part like
something off of America's Funniest Videos.
He shows me eating a cookie half asleep
taking little bites here and there, then falling
asleep dropping the cookie in the bed.

Here lately I have been known to sleep walk
or run, LMAO. One night I must have jumped
outta bed and ran to the kitchen, literally. Tony said
I woke him up and he wondered what in the world
I was doing! By the time I got to the kitchen
I kinda woke myself up wondering why I was there.
I slowly went back and crawled into bed hoping
no one saw me. I was busted though. Still
don't know why I was in the kitchen.

He says I all the time laugh in my sleep.
Wish I knew what I was laughing about, lol.
My mind runs constantly with things I have
to do or get done so it's a no wonder I sleep
walk at times. I need to teach myself
how to sleep clean. That way I could get
up in the morning and wonder how my housework
got done, LOL.

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Been trying to scope out the Walgreen deals
for next week.

Air Wick i-Motion or Freshmatic Products, 50% off

$4/1 Air Wick Kit printable
$5/1 Air Wick Ultra i-Motion Kit, exp. 3-21-10 (SS 02/07/10)
$4/1 Air Wick Compact i-Motion Kit, exp. 3-21-10 (SS 02/07/10)
Final price varies

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The other day while in Target I found a
hang tag coupon for Purex fabric softener.
laying in the bottom of the shopping cart.
A hang tag is a coupon found around the
neck of a bottle so be on the look out for them!
This wasn't really a coupon but a form
to fill out to get a refund up to $4 on a bottle of
Purex fabric softener. I'm sure Purex
goes on sale and there are coupons for it.
Keep your eye out for those hang tags on Purex!

1-12-09

Started off the morning by going to Walmart.
Me and mom stopped in to have breakfast at
McDonalds.
Had 2 sausage bagel sandwiches
and shared a small drink for $3.49.
Used a buy 1 get 1 free coupon that came
out in Wednesday paper ads with the Giant
Eagle flier.

I searched Walmart for a flannel jacket with
hood for Tony and turned up nothing.

I did check into the Malt-O-Meal cereal.
While they carried many varieties of this
brand they DID NOT have the chocolate
frosted flakes or the chocolate
spooners flavor of cereal.
If they did it would have been around $4.50
minus the $2.00 coupon would have made it $2.50.

While there I also checked to see if they
had the double stuffed golden oreo cookies
and they DID! So I used my free coupon on those.

I noticed Walmart is putting out Spring items.
I saw packages of vegetable and flower seeds
for .20 cents and picked up quite a few.
Don't know that I will use them all this year
but will be ready in the Spring.
-California Wonder Pepper
-Jalapeno Pepper
-Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax Pepper
-Grand Bell Mix Pepper
-Green Arrow Pea
-Cherokee Wax (Yellow Bush)Garden Bean
-Early Scarlet Globe Radish
-Early Golden Acre Cabbage
-Iceberg Lettuce
-Poinsett 76 Cucumber
-Grey Zucchini Squash
-Beefsteak Tomato
-Large Red Cherry Tomato
-Delicious Tomato
-White Lisbon Bunching Onion
-Sweet Basil
-Long Island Mammoth Dill
-Moss Curled Parsley
-Italian Parsley
-Flying Saucers Morning Glory

Mom bought me some Friskies party mix cat treats
at Walmart.
They were $1.42.
And I had 2 buy 1 get 1 free coupons.
So for 4 bags it was $2.84 or .71 cents each.

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Next we stopped by Target.
Still did not find a flannel jacket.
Don't know why stores this time of year
feel the need to start putting out Spring
and Summer items but that's about all I found!!
From Summer dresses to swimsuits to shorts!!
Come on now has anyone looked outside to see
all the snow on the ground???
This can't be good business for them at the moment.

I keep reading about many deals people are
able to get at Target. One day I will try
to match coupons to sales and to their store
coupons to see what I am able to save at
that store. They do carry quite a bit of food
on shelves and in freezer or refrigerated cases!!

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My last stop of the day was to the thrift
store on Indianola. Still no flannel jackets
with hoods. I'm about to give up on those things!!

Here are my bargains I found while there:


For about the past year we have been wanting
a water cooler. They run around $100 on up.
I even priced them at Walmart today at over
$100. Craigslist people want at least $50
for one.

Today I found one for $12.12!!
I plugged it in and it seems to work.
So lets hope it does for that price!!
Hoping to get the kids to drink more
water during the Summer months.



Got Christopher a pair of jeans for .99 cents



2 boxes of Easter egg kits.
1 turns eggs into vehicles
and the other has glitter eggs.
.50 cents each



Found kitty a cat brush for .50 cents
She needs to be brushed out as black
cat hair and light gray carpet and light
colored furniture don't go together!



And lastly because I seem to be experiencing
cabin fever, a cute sunflower bird feeder for .90 cents
I'm so ready for Spring can't ya tell with me
buying bird feeders and seeds for the garden???




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MAIL CALL

Here are some things I received this week:





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My store experience for today:

I was in line at the service counter at Meijer.
In walks a foreign couple that looked to be returning
something. They asked an employee where they should go.
They pointed to the line and said to go stand next to
that girl. That girl being me. The foreign lady took,
"stand next me", pretty seriously. When I was next up
to the service counter, the foreign lady walked up to the
counter with me and stood beside me.
I thought, "what the?"
I felt a little uncomfortable as she stood directly
next to me like she was family or something.
I think I felt her breath on my shoulder a couple times!
But I knew she didn't understand and just giggled a little
and went about my business. She waited patiently beside
me until it was her turn though.

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Head on over to Beyond Bodi Heat for a free sample.
Type in your email address and they will send you
a link with an authorization code.

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Here's an email from Honey Nut Cheerios I got:

Hi Sherry,

Thank you for registering for The Honey Nut Cheerios® Sweet Rewards Giveaway! Buzz wants to remind you that there is a chance to win $5 every ten minutes!

Come back to play again - up to 10 times a day! Just log in at www.NutsAboutHoney.com when you're ready to play again.

Good luck!


WOO HOO! The spinner landed on $5.00!!

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DOVE

Dove has a Spin to Win game.
Spin three times for a chance for free soap.

There are also a couple printable coupons:
-Dove beauty bar 4 pack $1.25
-Dove Men+Care body and face bar 4 pack $1.75
-Dove Men+Care body and face wash
or Dove Men+Care dual sided shower tool $1.50

Free sample Dove Intense Therapy shampoo & conditioner

$2.00 off Dove Ultimate visibly smooth deodorant

Here's another Dove deal I found at Hip 2 Save:

As you may have noticed, Target has had lots of warehouse type products available– which we couponers don’t usually like and it actually looks like other customers aren’t too interested either! You see, Target now has lots and lots of these bonus-size items on clearance. One item to note is on the Dove Men + Care Bonus Packs. They were priced at $3.99, but now they’re on clearance for $3.19. Here’s how to score these bonus packs for just $0.44!

Dove Men + Care Bonus Packs (includes 4 pk soap & small Body wash) on clearance for $3.19
Use the $1.75/1 coupon from the 1/31RP or from here
Use the $1/1 Target coupon from here
Final cost ONLY $0.44! Let us know if you’re able to find these on clearance too!

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OLD ORCHARD JUICE

Enter to win frozen juice for a year.

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More on the story about the $20 late fee
the Ohio BMV is charging you if you are more than
7 days late renewing your tags or license:
NBC4

And if they don't fix this scheme I will have another
$20 late fee on a car trailer that I forgot was in
my name and didn't think to renew now because it
is a Summer time trailer.
Thank goodness we were able to get historical
plates on our Trans Am because normally
we would wait until Spring or Summer to renew
them since the car was not driven over the Fall
and Winter Season.

I am on the side of most of those
who made comments at the bottom of
the article.

They say if they do away with late fees
they might increase vehicle registration fees!
What the heck is next. Are they going to
charge us for the air we breath???

Some people don't see the fee as a problem
and feel that people are responsible to
pay their bills on time. Sure that is fine, BUT
we are in a recession for starters with many people
having hard times. Second they should have sent
out notices to all registered drivers about this
new late fee. I'd say 99.9% of people were completely
unaware of it like myself. Sneaky way to get at your
hard earned money huh?

For those thinking about historical plates
you pay a one time fee and it is good for
50 years!! But there are stipulations as
to where and when you can drive the vehicle
with those on them.

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LISTEN TO A LIVE SCANNER FOR THE FRANKLIN COUNTY AREA!

Don't have to buy one of those expensive scanners
when you can listen in online for FREE!

police, fire, medical, news helicopter, sheriff & OSU

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Here is a sneak peak at Sunday's coupons preview:

1 Red Plum insert

* $1/2 Angel Soft Toilet Paper, exp. 5-14-10

* $1/1 Aussie Product, exp. 3-31-10

* $0.60/1 Bertolli Pasta Sauce, exp. 3-14-10

* $1/1 Brown Gold Product, exp. 12-31-10

* $1/1 Centrum Cardio, exp. 4-30-10

* $3/1 Centrum Ultra, exp. 4-30-10

* $1/1 Centrum Ultra, exp. 4-30-10

* $1/1 Crisco Olive Oil, exp. 4-30-10

* $1/2 Hillshire Farm Deli Select Lunchmeat, exp. 3-14

* $6/1 Knox Powder or Caplet Product, exp. 3-31-10

* $4/1 Knox Powder or NutraMix for Strong Nails, exp. 3-31

* $1/1 Natural Instincts/Loving Care Hair Color, exp. 3-31

* $5/2 Natural Instincts/Loving Care Hair Color, exp. 3-31

* $1/1 Nature’s Bounty Vitamins or Supplements, exp. 3-30

* $1/1 Select Olay Products, exp. 3-31-10

* $0.30/1 On-Cor Entree, exp. 4-30-10

* $1/1 Pantene Restoratives or Expressions, exp. 3-31

* $2/1 Pedigree Dentastix Dog Treats, exp. 4-11-10

* $3/1 Pedigree Dog Food, exp. 3-28-10

* $1/1 Pedigree Good Bites Treats for Dogs, exp. 4-15-10

* $1/2 Pedigree Little Champions Variety Pack, exp. 4-25

* $1/2 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, exp. 4-10-10

* $0.75/1 Select Quaker True Delights Products, exp. 4-10

* $1/1 Quaker True Delights Instant Oatmeal, exp. 4-10-10

* $0.75/1 Select Quaker True Delights Snacks, exp. 4-10

* $1/1 Real Simple Magazine, March Issue, exp. 3-19-10

* $1/1 Robitussin Product, exp. 3-31-10

* $1/1 Robitussin To Go, exp. 3-31-10

* $1 off Scotties Facial Tissues, exp. 3-31-10

* $1/1 Smart Balance Sour Cream, exp. 3-20-10

* $1.50/1 Smooth Away/Vibe Hair Removal System, exp. 5-30

* $1/1 Sparkle Paper Towel, exp. 4-12-10

* $1/1 St. Joseph Aspirin Product, exp. 5-31-10

* $1/2 StarKist Pouch Product, exp. 5-9-10

* $1/2 State Fair Corn Dogs or Mini Corn Dogs, exp. 10-31

* $1/2 Temptations All Natural Cat Treats, exp. 3-28-10

* $1/2 Select Temptations Cat Treats, exp. 3-28-10

* $1/1 Select Tylenol Products, exp. 5-31-10

* $1/1 Whiskas Purrfectly Dry Cat Food, exp. 4-11

* $1/1 Whiskas or Whiskas Purrfectly Multipack, exp. 4-11

2-11-10

If you answer the survey at Special Offer From Excedrin® with anything except Excedrin, you will get a free Excedrin coupon!
EXCEDRIN
The next page will come up and say:
Thank you for completing our survey. To receive a FREE coupon for any Excedrin product* as our thanks to you, please fill out the information below. Please expect 3-5 days for coupon delivery.

*Valued up to $5.99

If you select Excedrin on the survey you can
print out a $2.00 coupon.

I did the survey 3 times.
I put my name on the first one,
mom's on the second
and Tony's on the third.
It allowed me to do it but who's
to say they'll all be sent out.
It don't hurt to try!!
I also did it where I checked the
Excedrin box and printed out
a $2.00 coupon.

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OK here are the deals I have found between
last night and today from Meijer's mark downs:
These are from the Cleveland Ave. store.
Refrigerated mark downs can be found
in the area by the milk tucked in with
other items. Gotta look closely!


14 Yoplait Light Yogurt

Regular price was .60 cents x's 14 is $8.40

Mark down price was .30 cents x's 14 is $4.20

I used 2 manufacture coupons:

-.80 cents off 6
-$1.00 off 8

Made it $2.40 for 14 yogurts or .17 cents each

I saved with coupons and mark downs $6.00!!



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2 packages of double Pillsbury Pie Crusts

Don't know regular price.

Marked down to .99 cents each

used $1.00 off 2 manufacture coupon

made it .98 cents for 2 or .49 cents each



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3 Pillsbury Pizza Crusts

Regular $2.50 x's 3 is $7.50

Marked down price was $1.25 x's 3 is $3.75

I used 3 coupons for .70 cents off each one

Made it $1.65 for 3 or .55 cents each

I saved with mark downs and coupons $5.85



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Went to 3 different thrift stores looking
for rubber duck boots for my step-dad
and a flannel jacket for Tony.
Had no luck at all with finding anything like that.
I even checked Meijer and Family Dollar
for the Flannel jackets and nothing!

Why is it men seem to wait til the last
minute to tell you things.
A couple weeks ago I could
have found bunches of these boots
or jackets. But noooo, we wait
til the snow flies and is knee
deep and when others are also in the
market for boots or coats. These particular
items are now scarce in the thrift store
at the moment. Good luck finding any!

While browsing the store I came across
a Swiffer mop. No price. I asked a lady
if she could get a price for me and she did.
She came back and said $5.95!
I said $6.00 for a STICK! You've got to be
kidding me. She agreed and was on my side.
I put that mop back real quick.
I might have considered a buck or two for it
considering it was used.
Tony brought me home several free new bottles
of Swiffer cleaning solution he found at work so that is
why I was interested in it.
I lost interest very quick!!
I checked online and saw a new one for $14.
Plus I am almost positive there are coupons
for it to make it much cheaper.
So I did not think a used one should
have been $6.00 at a thrift store!


I only bought one thing which was a shirt
for the kids.
It was $5.00 marked down half price at $2.50
at the thrift store.



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For lunch me and mom ate at Long John Silvers
and used our 2 printed coupons for 2 free
fish filets, also got a baja fish taco
and shared a small refillable pop.
Cost: around $2.60 for 2 people for lunch.

Register at Long John Silvers
for a free fish filet
and enter into a $20,000 contest
and play a spin to win game!

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I like to write about different store experiences
so here is another one.
Today while in line at Meijer I noticed
the lady in front of me checking out
had nothing but bras in her cart.
I don't know if some had been rung
up already and put in bags but from
what I saw and counted out in the open
being rung up there was 11 bras.
What in the world does
one need that many bras for?
Believe me I check Meijers for all
their mark downs and there wasn't
any on bras!!

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I haven't heard this until now about Kroger
so haven't actually checked it out.
I found this on Stretching A Buck's Blog.
I don't know if these are actual prices
of items either because I haven't
compared them to the flier.

Central OH area & Toledo Kroger stores are running a Triple Coupon Event starting today through Sunday, 2/14.

Here is how Triple coupons work:

* Coupons up to $0.50 triple (ex: a $0.50 coupon would triple to $1.50)
* Coupons between $0.51-0.99 will double (assuming your store normally doubles coupons up to $0.99)
* Coupons $1 or more are redeemed at face value

There should be no limit to the number of coupons that you can use, and Internet Printable Coupons should also triple. Remember that eCoupons dowloaded from sites such as Cellfire and Shortcuts are redeemed at face value also – they do not double or triple.

Here are a few triple coupon match ups:
SPECIAL PROMOTIONS

Daytona 500 Sale – Buy 10 Participating Products, get $3 Off Instantly at Checkout. No Limit (check your ad to confirm in your area). Prices below assume you are purchasing 10 participating items and are receiving the discount. See ad for complete list of participating items

Gatorade (32 oz) – $0.70/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/10 Red Plum insert (if G2 is included)
Final Price = FREE

Campbell’s Chunky Soup – $1.35/ea
Use $0.50/2 in 2/7 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $0.40/ea

Pillsbury Grands Biscuits – $1.19/ea
Use $0.40/3 in 1/3 GM insert or $0.30/2 here and here
Final Price = $0.74/ea when you buy 2 or $0.79/ea when you buy 3

Country Crock Spread (45 oz) – $2.19/ea
Use $0.30/1 in 1/31 Red Plum insert or $0.50/1 here (IE) or here (FF)
Final Price = $0.69-1.29/ea

Chef Boyardee Pasta (14-15 oz can) – $0.70/ea
Use $0.35/3 in 1/10 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $0.35/ea when you buy 3

Betty Crocker Muffin Mix – $2.19/ea
Use $0.50/1 Muffins here and here
Final Price = $0.69/ea

Bounty Paper Towels (6 big or 8 regular rolls) – $7.69/ea
Use $0.25/1 in 2/7 P&G insert
Final Price = $6.94/ea

Purex Fabric Softener (52 loads) or Laundry Detergent (24-44 loads) – $2.69/ea
Use $0.35/1 in 1/10 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $1.64/ea
Catalina Alert! Get $4 off of your next purchase when you buy 2 – 50 oz Purex Laundry Detergents (Thanks, Money Saving Methods!)
OTHER DEALS

Gorton’s Frozen Seafood (select items) – $3.49/ea
Use $0.40/1 in 1/24 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $2.29/ea

Colgate Toothpaste (Max Fresh, Total, select) – $1.67/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $0.17/ea

Suave Advanced Therapy Lotion -$2/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $0.50/ea

Irish Spring Soap (8 pk) – $2.50/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Smart Source insert
Final Price = $1/ea

Lever 2000 Soap (2 pk) – $1.79/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $0.29/ea

Suave Deodorant – $1/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = FREE

Suave Men’s Shampoo – $1.85/ea
Use $0.50/2 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $1.10/ea when you buy 2

Suave Professionals & Kids Shampoo – $1.85/ea
Use $0.50/2 in 1/31 Red Plum insert
Final Price = $1.10/ea when you buy 2

Pampers Wipes (sensitive) – $1.99/ea
Use $0.50/1 in 2/7 P&G insert
Final Price = $0.49/ea

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Tonight's supper

Teriyaki Stir Fry with sausage ($4.00 Aldi's)

Will cut up the sausage links with kitchen
shears and add to the stir fry mix.
Sausage ($1.00 Meijer)

Total cost for meal $5.00
Serves 5 @ $1.00 a serving





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Thinking about taking the kids to the
Great Train Expo at the fairgrounds this weekend.
We went last year. It was ok. Could have been better.
But Christopher loves his trains.

February 13 & 14

Kids 12 and under are free.
Adults and children 13 and older are $7.00
Plus there is a parking fee.

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$1.00 off coupon on Friskies Party Mix cat treat.
Page 9.

Plus there is a manufacture coupon
for buy one get one free.

Hoping they'll go on sale for around a buck.

Right now at Meijer they are on sales for $1.42

$1.00 off makes it .42 cents each

buy 1 get 1 makes it .72 cents each

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Just did a survey for American Consumer Opinion.
Once I complete a follow up survey I make
$5.00 for it. Cool more free money!
So behind on surveys. Trying to get caught
up the best I can.

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Printable coupons for:
-Chunky Soups
-Campbell Soups
-V8 Fruit Fusion Juice
-Pepperidge Farms Breads

Found this coupon site advertised in the
US Weekender section of the Sunday Dispatch.

I always try to stock up on Campbell's soups
coupons because there always seems to be
some dented cans on the Meijer mark down
shelves at the one on Cleveland Ave.
Mark down area is in the back near
the pharmacy.

Bread and bakery mark downs are in the back corner
of the store by the yogurt.

Freezer mark downs sometimes can be found in
the center open freezer case on the end near the meats.

Other mark downs can be found in meats and produce.

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Mom's wanting to go to Walmart tomorrow.
I'm not much of a Walmart person and don't
go there too often so figured
I'd better take along my Malt-O-Meal coupons
and check out their prices while there.
Will let ya know how it turns out and see
if it's worth it.
Since I don't know Walmart all that well
to use coupons there I am printing a copy of
their coupon policy from their website to take
with me.
WALMART'S COUPON POLICY

More Malt-O-Meal coupons can be found
at their website.
-.75 cents Honey Graham Squares
-.75 cents Honey and Oat Blenders

For some reason it is not working for me.
Kind of stuck on the page not going through.

I finally got it to go through but it
wouldn't allow me to print it a second
time, that sucked.
Oh well I have a total of 9 coupons
I should be good.

Now remember Walmart does not double coupons!