2-17-10

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MEIJER CATALINA COUPON DEALS
I myself have not tried any of these yet.

Remember the *HOT* $0.95/1 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls coupon I posted?! Well, if you have a Meijer nearby, then you can use this coupon to score Pillsbury Sweet Rolls for FREE!

Here’s How:
Buy 4 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls (5 ct.) $1.09 each
Total = $4.36
Use 4 $0.95/1 coupons from HERE (you’ll need 2 computers)
Pay $0.56
Get back a $2 Catalina for buying 4 packages a Pillsbury Sweet Rolls
Final cost all FREE + a $1.44 moneymaker!

Also, while you’re at Meijer, you may want to score yourself some FREE Betty Crocker Potatoes too! Meijer has the Betty Crocker boxed Potatoes on sale 5 for $3 this week. Plus, when you buy 5 boxes, you’ll score a $3 Catalina coupon to use like cash on your next purchase!

Deal Scenario:
Buy 5 boxes of Betty Crocker boxed Potatoes
Pay $3
Get back a $3 Catalina
Final cost 5 boxes for FREE!
**If you have coupons to use on top of this deal, then you’ll turn this into a nice little moneymaker!

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Buy select Kellogg's cereals during purchase dates and save up to $4 on a future order with coupon

Purchase Dates: 2/10/10 - 3/10/10

Buy 3 get $1
Buy 4 get $3
Buy 5+ get $4
coupon off your next shopping order.

All items must be purchased in one shopping order. Limited to product in stock. No cash back. Offer expires 3/10/10.

Participating Products:

Frosted Flakes - 10oz or larger, any flavor
Apple Jacks - 10oz or larger, any flavor
Froot Loops - 10oz or larger, any flavor
Corn Pops - 10oz or larger, any flavor
Cocoa Krispies - 10oz or larger, any flavor
Honey Smacks - 10oz or larger, any flavor

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Save $1.00 on your next beef or chicken purchase when you buy any 3 packages of old el paso taco shells, dinner kits, seasoning, refried beans or heat & serve side dishes

Save $3.00 on your next purchase when you buy any 6 packages of old el paso taco shells, dinner kits, seasoning, refried beans or heat & serve side dishes

Started 01/25
Expires 02/21

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Save up to $4 OYNO wyb Maxwell House Coffee

Buy 2 -3 get $1 OYNO
Buy 4 or more get $ OYNO

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KROGER CATALINA COUPON DEALS
I myself have not tried these yet.

Buy Purex 50oz laundry detergent between 1/11 & 3/7
Buy 2 & get $4
Buy 3 or more & get $5 coupon off your next order.

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Buy Stove Top Stuffing Mix between 2/12-3/7.
Buy 3, get $1.00;
Buy 4, get $2.00;
Buy 5+ get $3.00 OYNO

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Hamburger, Chicken, Tuna helper
Buy 3 get $1.50
Buy 4 get $2.00
Buy 5 or more get $2.50

2/22 & 3/21

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Save up to $3 on a future purchase of Beef or chicken with coupon

Purchase any Old El Paso Taco shells, Dinner Kits, Seasoning, Refried beans, or heat and Serve side dishes between 1/25 and 2/21

Save $1 on your next beef or chicken purchase when you buy any 3 pkgs Old El Paso taco shells, dinner kits, seasoning, refried beans or heat and serve side dishes

Save $3 on your next beef or chicken purchase when you buy any 6 pkgs Old El Paso taco shells, dinner kits, seasoning, refried beans or heat and serve side dishes

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Buy any refrigerated Jell-O Snack Product During Purchase Dates and Save up to $3 with coupon off a future Shopping Order

Purchase Dates: Buy any refrigerated Jell-O Mousse, Pudding or Gelatin Snacks between 2/12 and 3/7 :
Buy 2: and get $1.00...OR
Buy 3: and get $2.00 ..OR
Buy 4: and get $3.00.
Coupon off a future shopping order

All Items Must be purchase in one shopping order. Limited to product in stock. No cash Back. Offer expires 3.7.10.

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FREE Tropical Chewy LemonHeads
Limit two (2) per household, one (1) per e-mail.

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For those who may have the free marcal toilet paper
coupon, I heard that you can find the toilet paper
at Staples. Seems like an odd place to have it but
that's what I hear.

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MAIL CALL

My insurance company sent me a $10 coupon for Prevacid.
If I chose not to use the coupon then there is a
rebate on the back for up to $11.99! COOL!



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For those of you new to couponing I just want you to
know it is not an easy task!!
In order to save money you have to work at it.
It is so worth it though.
Here is my mess just from going through my coupons
today.
I have 2 coupon binders to keep my coupons in.
One of which is HUGE!
Couponing is like having a second job.
But imagine how much you make an hour
by doing this with all the savings!!

Here is a short video of one of my coupon binders.





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Every Monday through Friday from 2-5pm

2 for 1 (buy 1 get 1 free)
Cokes, McCafe Mochas, Lattes or Cappuccinos and more (didn't specify)

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$1.50 Right Guard Coupon
click bottom right corner

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Free sample of NESTLÉ® ABUELITA Granulado

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The other day I posted about asking the assistant manager
of Family Dollar if they accepted manufacture coupons
with store coupons together. I was told NO.
Today I found the Family Dollar coupon policy online.

It says:

Multiple coupons may be used in one transaction. There is a
limit of two coupons per item. You may use one Family Dollar
coupon along with one Manufacture's coupon for the same item,
as long as neither coupon states that is is not valid
with other coupons.


So there ya have it. Print it and carry all coupon
policies with you to stores. You'll need it in your defense!
Because many stores seem to make up their own rules.
Or employees aren't aware of what the coupon policies are.

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Just wanted to brag a little about my Walgreen trip the other day.
Price before sales and coupons $32.04
Before taxes I spent a total of .13 cents!!

2- 100 count Walgreens Acetaminophen reg. $12
I Motion Air Freshener reg. $15
3 Blistex reg $5.07





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2-16-10

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COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS CLOSED WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 16th.
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Are they sure parents just can't voluntarily take
the kids to school????

--from a mom that's going crazy being couped up in the house
for (going on) 5 days with kids. AHHHH!
I need to have a word with Mother Nature!
Anyone have her number???


Kitty trying to hide from rambunctious kids.




I think most schools in the Columbus area are
closed today. That includes OSU campus.

This makes the 3rd calamity day for Columbus schools.
Only 2 left then it will be make up days.

We are under a Level 1 Snow Emergency

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Total snowfall in February for Columbus 21.9 inches.

We got 7" of snow yesterday.

They say if we get another 10" of snow by the
end of February we will beat the all time record.

1"-2" of snow expected today.



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OK here are the manager special deals I found
yesterday at kroger...

SMART BALANCE SOUR CREAM
Marked down to $1.00
Used a $1.00 coupon
Made it FREE!


15 Count Gallon Freezer Bags
Was $1.39
Marked down to .69 cents


2- 1 pound 12 ounce cans of tomatoes
Was: .99 cents each
Marked down to .49 cents each


Pictureka Board Game
Was $24.99
Marked down to $7.00
Used a $5.00 coupon
Made it $2.00
Saved a total of $22.99 with mark down and coupon!!!!



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Don't think we'll be getting the Expedition out
anytime soon!


The township seems to be in full force today!
2 snowplows and a bobcat this morning.




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Got an email today from Bob Evans for a
Buy 1 Biscuit Bowl get 1 free.
Get yours here on facebook.

Ya ever tried their Pot Roast Hash?
Now that stuff is to die for!!

Be sure to sign up at Bob Evans to
receive coupons, recipes and so on.
Enter their contest daily for a chance to win
a 52” Flat-Screen TV or a Bob Evans Restaurant gift card!
Once you enter then you get to do a scratch off game for
another chance to win a free Biscuit Bowl!
BE-Mail


BOB EVANS MANUFACTURE COUPONS
-.50 cents off breakfast sandwich
-.50 cents off any roll sausage
-.50 cents off any bratwurst or italian sausage
-.50 cents off side dishes

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I signed up for yet another survey site.
This one is called MindField.

All you are asked to do is complete the registration process and then take a MindField Online survey. What's in it for you? How does MONEY sound... every client survey has a dollar amount that is paid to our panelists upon their completion of the survey. Simply provide thoughtful answers to our survey questions and your Mindfield Account is credited with the promised money. How SIMPLE is that?

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Are you a Vocalpoint member?

Vocalpoint is a community for women that provides valuable and interesting insights about new products, surveys, daily tips, articles, and coupons/samples.

They send excellent samples and many coupons!!

If you are a member they are offering:

Try Nature Fusion for Free!

Get a FREE, full-size sample of Pantene Nature Fusion shampoo and discover how the essence of the delicate cassia flower can actually strengthen* hair.

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When you sign up for Wendy's mail you’ll get a $1 coupon via email within the next few days.
Also, you’ll get periodic emails with additional coupons to save even more!

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Head on over to coupons.com and check out the coupon for
the Simply Asia coupon for .50 cents, that's $1.00 doubled!
Might be able to score a free bowl of soup with a sale!

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ALL YOU MAGAZINE

All You is a women’s magazine published by Time Inc. and sold exclusively at Walmart and via subscription.

All You magazine has many, many manufacture coupons in it!!

There is a .50 cents coupon for All You HERE.

Enter the All You Budget Friendly Recipe Cook-Off
Submit a budget friendly recipe featuring Weight Watchers
yogurt for a chance to win $1,000.
Share your recipe in one of the following categories:
-Dips
-Desserts
-Weeknight Dinners
-Kid Friendly

My entry I submitted is below.

I just winged it. Never had rice pudding in my life.
So I found many recipes and combined them all
to something that sounded good, LOL.
So this recipe has never been made or tried
and I entered it anyway, LMAO!!

PEACH RICE PUDDING

2 cups Weight Watchers non fat vanilla yogurt
2 cups cooked white or brown rice
3 cups milk
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup raisins
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1- 16 ounce can sliced cling peaches in light syrup
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Combine cooked rice, milk, sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer and stir in the vanilla, raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cook until just about all of the milk is absorbed (approx 45 minutes, depending on how absorbent your rice is) and pudding is thick.

Drain peaches. Reserve a few peach slices for garnish; coarsely chop remaining peaches and stir in to rice mixture.

Transfer pudding to a large bowl, cover and cool to room temperature. Fold in yogurt, then divide into individual dishes. Chill for at least 1 hour (or overnight) before serving.

Serve as-is, or with additional peach slices on top.
Makes 6 servings.

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Ok y'all I finally got an email back concerning
the use of coupons on manager specials.
I have run ins sometimes where a Kroger cashier
tells me I cannot use manufacture coupons
on any manager specials. Now that I have this
email I will print it out and carry it in my
coupon binder. Any more problems out of
cashiers and I'll put out my letter from corporate!!

Dear Sherry:

Thank you for contacting Kroger. If you are purchasing a manager's special item and the item is marked down to $2.00 and you have a coupon that exceeds the amount of the item they will not accept it. As long as your coupon does not exceed the amount of the marked down item it is permitted. I hope this information is helpful. If you have any further questions please contact the store manager. Thank you for taking the time to e-mail us.

Sincerely,

Nicole Belcamino
Consumer Affairs

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Now I am waiting to hear back from Walgreens
to see if they accept 2 coupons on a buy 1 get 1 free sale.
That would be nice wouldn't it!

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$2.00 off Land O' Frost's lunch meats

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MOUSE TRAP

For ages 6 and up.
Does that include cats???
She snatched up the mouse token off the board, CHEATER!!



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Tomorrow's supper

Chicken Wings marinated in Teryika and roasted garlic sauce.
Mashed potatoes & gravy
Cole Slaw
Biscuits

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1:00PM

Stepped outside for a brief moment, very brief as it is BRRR out!!

For starters here is a photo of the Expedition
from 11 days ago. This is to show you how much snow we got!




Next we will play, what is that?



This is our car trailer.

And FYI the car trailer has NO fender wells!
There's nothing but snow from tires on up!



Next, here are my water barrels collecting nothing but snow!



And lastly here is out Trans Am that sits under the carport.
There is a lot of drifting snow.
I have never seen snow under the carport until this year!



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Free samples & coupons from Proctor & Gamble

-$1.00 off Tide

-Tide Plus Febreze Freshness sample

-Free sample Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max

-$3.00 off Tide Stain Release

-Free sample of Prilosec

-$2.00 off Olay Total Effects Body Wash

-Iams cat food coupon

-Iams dog food coupon

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HIGH DOLLAR COUPON CHECK IT OUT!!

Pillsbury Refrigerated Sweet Rolls
.95 cent coupon

Kroger, Meijer and Giant Eagle doubles
coupons up to .99 cents

That makes this coupon worth $1.90 off!!

Don't miss out on this!!
Press your back button so you can print 2.

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$3.00 of ThermaCare heat wrap

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Kraft Ranch or Italian Dressing Catalina at Kroger

Kroger currently has a catalina running on Kraft Ranch or Italian Dressing (these two types only).
The catalina is good from 2/5/10 thru 2/28/10.
Buy 2 and get a $1.00 coupon oyno
Buy 3 and get a $2.00 coupon oyno
Buy 4 or more and receive a $3.00 coupon oyno.

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.40 cents of Shedd's Country Crock

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DG EASY MEALS

DG easy meals are recipes that are made almost entirely from items that you can find at your local Dollar General. These recipes are designed to be both easy to make and great tasting.

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KROGER DEAL

Dole Premium Salads
3 for $5
Select Varieties, 9-12 oz
.75 cents off printable coupon
Double that coupon to $1.50 off
makes it .17 cents each

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Register at SNACKPICKS to receive printable coupons for:
-$1.00 off Keebler Wheatables
-$1.00 Kellogg's Fruit Snacks
-.75 cents off Cheez-Its

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$1.00 off 2 Stove Top Stuffing mixes

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$1.00 off Regular Cheerios

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Trident Layers Gum $1.00 at Kroger
use $1.50 off manf. coupon (doubled)
makes it free this week!

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Kroger has the 7.5 oz. Softsoap liquid hand soap on sale for .88, and there is a .50/1 Softsoap coupon in the March issue of All You.

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MAIL CALL

Today I got a check for a survey I did.
Then a coupon for a free Excedrin. (boy that was fast)
and lastly my All You magazine.
Can't wait to see what coupons are in there!



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Woo Hooo
Nancy's Restaurant is coming back! Yeahhh!
Nancy is reopening this Friday according to the Dispatch.
Here is the article from the Dispatch today.
They are also located on Facebook.

I'm so glad to see it reopening once again.
They struggled through so much. Once with a fire, then
with the owner getting ill and now it looks like
another family member along with others have joined
in to get the place going again.
Nancy's brings back memories. About once a month
at work we'd go down and bring back everyone's lunch.
HUGE portions of down home meals like chicken and noodles.
I've told my mom about this place over the years and now
I'll get the chance to take her there to check it out.

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Mommysavers news video...BARGAINS FROM LEFTOVERS

Be sure to check out her great book from the library called
Instant Bargains: 600+ Ways to Shrink Your Grocery Bills and Eat Well for Less

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How to reuse some of those old and ugly clothes in the
back of the closet:

These are some pretty cool fashions these gals made
from old sweaters.

XL Man's Pullover Sweater to Leggings

Oversized Crew Neck to Draped Cardigan


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Sitting here listening to the news.
The weatherman says he's watching for
another possible Winter Storm coming our way.
Oh yeah, just what we need!

Winding down the day with a few more photos of the snow.
Have I mentioned I AM TIRED OF SNOW!!!

Anyone want to lend a hand to help unburry this thing???