3-22-10

If ever you need a new battery for your vehicle you
might want to give Walmart a try! They take in cores
so be sure to bring your old battery with you or you
will be expected to pay an additional $9.00
extra on top of the price of a new battery.
Cores are turned in at the service counter
once you purchased your new battery.

Advance Automotive wanted $104.99
for a battery with 3 year warranty
and only 850 cold cranking amps.

Walmarts battery is $77.00
with 3 year warranty and
1,000 cold cranking amps.

If you live on Ohio with all the cold
weather during the Winter months
the more cranking amps the better!

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If anyone still has those $1.50 Oscar Mayer printable
coupons here's a deal for you!

This week at Walgreens they have Oscar Mayer Bacon
2 for $6.00
use two $1.50 coupons
then you get back $1.00 in register rewards.

So it's like getting 2 packages of bacon
for $2.00. ($1.00 each!)

Compare to:

Kroger has Oscar Mayer Bacon for $2.99
- $1.50 coupon
makes them $1.50 each

Meijers is most expensive at $3.64
-$1.50 is $2.14

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While I am not a big fan of "As Seen on TV"
products because I think they are junk that don't work,
I would like to recommend one item that does work
and has been soooo helpful!!

It's called Moving Men. They are little slider
discs you put under furniture to help you
move large heavy items across the floor. There has
been things that have been so heavy that I could
not move by myself before. It got so frustrating
because I am the only one home during the day
and couldn't move furniture around by myself.

Put under sofas, large entertainment stand WITH a TV,
large beds and so on. Works like a breeze!

Today I am using them to move beds around.
Combining the kids into one room and putting
bunk beds together.

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I have been asked where to find a cheap printer.
I found my HP printer at MicroCenter
for $35. Walmart also has the same printer
for $32 but good luck finding them in stock.
I am able to refill my ink cartridges with
this type of printer.

No matter how cheap it may sound, do not go
with an all in one printer! Those type of
printers do not allow you to refill the ink
cartridges!! Even though it is possible to refill
them, the computer chip in them will not register
as full and will not allow you to print until
you buy a new cartridge.

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Here's a little tip to get the most for your money
when stopping by a fast food joint or convenience
store. When purchasing a soft drink tell the cashier
you want little or no ice. You will get lots more
to drink if you do this! The other day at McDonalds
I got a soft drink and could not even get my straw
in the cup due to it being so full of ice!!! Due to
all that ice I was lucky to have even gotten a half cup
of pop.

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I have been in the mood to start my Spring cleaning.
Oh what a tedious task that is! It's not just
a matter of cleaning up and dusting. I clean top
to bottom wiping down anything and everything!
Then I try to go through everything and weed
out what we don't need. You have to be in your
right mind to do this let me tell ya. I have
been working my way up to this moment to
get psyched up for it. It's a lot of work for
one person to do. I could ask for help from the
family but feel I am better off doing it myself
so it gets done the right way and I don't have
to backtrack or figure out where something went.
Trying to be organized along the way.

Oh my gosh! I'm sitting here typing away when I
glanced out the window because I heard a loud car
exhaust. This poor conversion van! I would have
loved to of had a picture of it. All side windows
were MISSING and the curtains were flapping in
the breeze outside it! I thought he was gonna stop and
check out the Expedition for sale because he
did a complete turn around in the road. Scared me!!
I'm thinking if you can't afford windows for your van
or pissed someone off so bad they busted your windows
out then I definately don't want them stopping here!

Ok well I need to get back to sorting through
stuff and hauling trash out. What fun!
The less you have the less stuff will get
messed up is my theory. Ohhh this is gonna
take forever to do, ahhhhhh!

3-20-10

This morning I got up early and headed to Meijer
to get some of their one day sales.

12 cans Campbells Tomato Soup 3 for $1.00
12 cans $4.00

2 pounds of Strawberries @ $1.00 a pound

2 packages of Bacon $1.67 each

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I am STILL struggling to find a yellow paint color.
Stopped in Sears and grabbed a few samples
then headed over to Walmart. I checked their
mistinted marked down area and thought I found
a yellow paint I liked. But the more and more
I walked around the store with it in my cart
the more I didn't like the color and ended up
putting it back.

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We put the Expedition up for sale so for anyone
in the Columbus, Ohio area that might be interested
you can check it out HERE on Craigslist.
Hubby is one who likes to have a collection of cars.
It drives me crazy but I deal with it.
At the moment we have 6 vehicles, including a motorcycle.
And not including a car trailer taking up much
needed space.

Kelly Blue Book Value

Excellent Condition $8,000
Good Condition $7,600
Fair Condition $6,000 to a little over $7,000

I am asking $4,000. Why so cheap compared to Blue Book?
All I want is what I paid for it. I am still
at a loss of $1,000 on it for what work we put
into it!!! So this is a heck of a deal!!!

I would love to be able to park my vehicle
in the drive way and not have to park in the mud
out along the road so it needs to go!!

3-19-10

50% OFF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY SALE

PLUS PRINT THIS KHOL'S COUPON FOR AN ADDITIONAL
15% OFF THE 50% SALE FOR UP TO 65% OFF!!

INCLUDES

-selected Bras

-selected Sonoma Outdoor Furniture & Table Linens

-selected Quilts

-selected Candles and Reed Diffusers

-Fashion Jewelry, Gifts Sets & Rings

-Athletic Shoes

-Fashion Bottoms & Tops
boys, girls, toddlers, infants & newborns

-Solids Polos for Men

-Many Women's & Men's Clothes

-Olivia Totes

-Sunglasses

-Fashion Accessories

-The Color Institute Makeup Kits

-Bath & Body Spring Kit Sets

-Rugs, Doormats, Decorative Pillows & Slipcovers

-Easter Candles, Ceramics & Accessories

-Clocks & Ledges

-Bath Collections

-Shoes & Sandals for Women, Kids, Men

-Fleece Blankets

-Small Kitchen Appliances

-Memory Foam Pillows

-Bath Towels

-Luggage Sets

-Sheet Sets

-Table Linens

-Bath Towels


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MICHAEL'S MADNESS SALE

SUNDAY MARCH 21 4pm to 8pm

Go HERE to print out your 15% off
your entire purchase coupon(good Sunday only)

Also there is a printable coupon for
40% off any one regular priced item.
Good March 21-27

20% off Crayola

40% off all Baskets

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SHERRY'S BUILD A BEAR




Today I stopped in the thrift store.
I decided to find Jonathan a
bear with outfits for his Easter basket.

large bear .75 cents
baseball top .45 cents
baseball shorts .60 cents
socks .59 cents
undies .59 cents
tennis shoes .60 cents
2 onesies $1.20
jean shorts .50

TOTAL COST FOR BEAR
-WITH 3 OUTFITS
-SOCKS, UNDIES & SHOES
$5.28

Now compare to an actual Build A Bear...

1 bear $10.00
1 outfit $12.00
socks $2.00
tennis shoes $7.50
did not see underwear for a bear

TOTAL COST FOR A CHEAP BUILD A BEAR
-WITH 1 OUTFIT
-SOCKS & TENNIS SHOES (no undies)
$31.50


Now which one are you going to pay
for a child to play with one time
and let sit on the bed or in a closet???!!!

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HORMEL PRINTABLE COUPONS

register to be able to get coupons below

-SAVE $.75 on any one (1) pkg of HORMEL® Fully Cooked Bacon

-SAVE $2 on any one (1) HORMEL® Party Tray

-SAVE 50¢ on any two (2) HORMEL® Bacon Topping

-SAVE 55¢ on any two (2) HORMEL® Pepperoni packs

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I am still having a hard time choosing a paint
color for our living room, dining room and
hallway areas. While I am ready to go beyond
my comfort zone of typical wall colors
it scares me to pick one and it not be the color
I like. I have been to a couple stores and picked
out some paint chips. I don't like any of them
under the lighting in our home. I am looking
for a toned down yellow that is not too light,
too bright or too dark. I've looked at Valspar,
Sherwin Williams, Olympic and so on. So what do I
do to find the right color that will look good?
Maybe I could find an object with the color I like
and they could color match it. Even then those
colors don't come out right. I'm at a loss here
and would like to bring home my new sofa soon
but would like to have the living room and other
areas painted before doing so. AHHHHHH!!!

3-18-10

Stopped back in Kroger's today.
Yesterday I saw they had All liquid detergent
marked down to $3.00 so had to go back and
snatch a few up!

KROGER

3 ALL LIQUID DETERGENT 50 ounces
reg. $5.14 each x's 3 is $15.42
sale $3.00 each x's 3 is $9.00
I paid after coupon $1.00 each x's 3 is $3.00

2 bottles of Franks Red Hot Sauce
reg. $1.59 each
I paid FREE





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A little late in the week but I finally made
it to Walgreens and surprisingly everything
I went for was in stock!

WALGREENS

I spent $1.48 before tax
for $42.52 worth of items!!


2 Tylenol Simply Sleep
reg. $5.49 x's 2 is $10.98
I paid FREE

3 Dark Chocolate Reeses Cups Candy
reg. .89 cents x's 3 is $2.67
I paid FREE

5 pound bag of Gold Flour
reg. $2.79
I paid .75 cents

4 Ore Ida Easy Fries
reg. $1.29 x's 4 is $5.16
I paid .96 cents for all for or .24 cents each

2 Planters Trail Mix 6 ounces
reg. $2.69 x's 2 is $5.38
I paid FREE

2 bottles 90 count Ester C Tablets
reg. $10.99 each x's 2 is $21.98
I paid .99 cents for 2 or .49 cents each


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Hurry and print out this COUPON for KMART!!
It's on the top right side.

It's $10 off a $20 purchase.
Good March 5 to May 22.

Don't know how long this coupon will be available!

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MEIJER ONE DAY SALE

Saturday March 20th 6AM til Midnight

Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup
3 for .99 cents limit 12

Strawberries
1 pound container $1.00

Sargento Shredded or String Cheese
$2.00

Plumrose Sliced Bacon 16 ounces
$1.67

40 ounce package Meijer Skinless Chicken Breasts
$3.99

30 ounce Joy Dishsoap
.89 cents

Buy 1 Get 1 Free
Colgate Toothpaste & Toothbrush

Buy 1 Get 1 50% off
Playtex 30 count tampons
Limit 2

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DOLLAR GENERAL

Announcement on Dollar General's facebook said:

A special coupon will be delivered to our Facebook fans next Thursday 3/25. The offer will be for across the store savings on Sunday 3/28. Spread the word, share the savings and be sure to check back!"

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Here lately at Kroger's at the checkout
I've been getting Catalina coupons
(those coupons that print at the checkout
next to the register)
for $10 off a $25 purchase at Fashion Bug.

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SAVE-A-LOT Facebook

We’re giving away 100 - $5 Coupons to your favorite Save-A-Lot Stores!

To be eligible, we’re asking you to go on a little scavenger hunt. Start out by visiting save-a-lot.com and leaving an honest review for any of our products…then return to this comment thread (under this image) and leave your Smart Shopper username a...and the name of the product you reviewed.

Winners will be announced over the next 10 days at random. Giveaway ends March 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM CST. Only one win per person, and please don’t SPAM the comment thread, abuse of entries will get you booted!

3-17-10

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY

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Today's trip to KROGER

$63.38 BEFORE SALES & COUPONS
$28.38 PRICE I PAID
$35.00 TOTAL SAVINGS of 56%

10 VITAMIN WATER
reg. $1.49 each
sale $1.00 each
I paid .24 cents each

2 SARGENTO SHREDDED CHEESE
reg. $4.00 each
sale $2.49 each
I paid $1.59 each

2 jars of PLANTERS PEANUTS
reg. $3.99
sale $2.99
I paid $1.50 each

2 PANTENE SHAMPOO/CONDITIONER
reg. $3.95 each
sale $2.97
I paid .97 cents each

100 count bottle KROGER IBUPROFEN
reg. $3.30
I paid $2.80

2 DIGIORNO PIZZAS
reg. $6.99 each
sale $4.47 each

3 two liter bottle DIET BIG K COLA
.80 cents each

2 CREAMETTES BOXED PASTA
reg. $1.79
sale .79 cents each

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3-16-10

Hey STRIDE® fan! Want to know what the flavor of new STRIDE® Mega Mystery™ is?

They're giving away a free pack of Mega Mystery™ to the first 20,000 people who register and become a fan on Facebook. They will send you a confirmation email.
Click HERE.

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11:15AM Just back from Meijers.

$86.31 worth of groceries for $28.22

A savings of $58.09!!




2 Clairol Natural Instincts Hair Color
was $9.57 each x's 2 is $19.14
marked down to $2.87 each x's 2 is $5.74
I paid .74 cents for 2 or .37 cents each

4 Glade Air Freshener Cans
.99 cents each x's 4 is $3.96
I paid .96 cents for 4 or .24 cents each

2 Bags Goldfish Crackers
was $2.19
sale $1.00
I paid FREE

2 Banquet Entrees
was $1.00 x's 2 is $2.00
I paid FREE

1 Gorton's Fish Fillets
was $5.99
sale $3.49
I paid $2.69

4 Green Giant Frozen Vegetables
was $1.56 x's 4 is $6.24
sale $1.00 x's 4 is $4.00
I paid $2.00 for 4 or .50 cents each

4 Grands Biscuits
was $2.80 each x's 4 is $11.20
sale $1.00 each x's 4 is $4.00
I paid $2.80 for 4 or .70 cents each

2 Malt-O-Meal Cereals
was $1.79 each x's 2 is $3.58
I paid .58 cents for 2 or .29 cents each

6 Betty Crocker Helper Mixes
was $1.54 each x's 6 is $9.24
sale $1.00 each x's 6 is $6.00
I paid $3.00 for 6 or .50 cents each

4 two liter bottles of Diet 7UP
was $1.19 each x's 4 is $4.76
sale $1.00 each x's 4 is $4.00
I paid $3.00 for 4 or .75 cents each

3 Sure for Men Deodorant
was $2.07 each x's 3 is $6.21
Rain check $1.84 each x's 3 is $5.52
I paid $1.02 for 3 or .34 cents each

17.6 pound bag Kibbles & Bits Homestyle
was $11.49
sale $10.00
I paid $7.50

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MAIL CALL

Here are freebies I received in the mail recently.
I also received 2 other full size products to test try
but am not allowed to mention what they are
as they are a part of my research studies
since they are new products not on the market yet.













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Buy 1 Get 1 FREE A.1 Slider from White Castle
1 coupon per customer per visit.
expires 4-24-10

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Become a fan of Ritz Munchables on Facebook
and score a free sample!

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Members of ViewPoints, write 10 reviews
about different products and receive
a $10 gift card for Target!



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Members of VocalPoint
Free package of Puff's Plus to-go-pack!

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Gotta love Ebay when it comes to saving money!

I bought my camera a couple years ago from Ebay
and just love it! It has the BEST rechargable battery
ever! For mom's late birthday gift she has requested
a camera just like mine because of how long the battery
lasts. So tonight I won her a camera for $58 including
shipping. It also included a charging dock and
a camera bag!
Kodak Easyshare DX6490 digital camera
I highly recommend this camera.

It's only 4MP. Which is fine by me. The higher
the megapixel in a camera just means how big
of a photo you can make without distorting the
picture. With a 4MP camera you can get pictures
20 inches by 30 inches without distortion.
So why people feel the need to get a much
higher megapixel camera is beyond me!

If you ever need a good review site
of digital cameras I always use
Steve's Digicams






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Sitting here this eve watching the news from the living room
when I hear Tony yell something from the bedroom where
he is also watching the news.

Me and Tony met at work which was an apartment complex
back in 1997. He used to tell me this story about
the city trash man, Ed, who used to dump the apartment
complexes trash who had a huge crush on me. I had
no clue at the time nor was even aware of it til
after me and Tony got together. Not that I would
have been interested in him as I think the story
is kind of funny.

Anyway Tony's yelling something from the bedroom
so I go see what he said. He's pointing to the
tv and says there's Ed who had the big crush on you.
So I just thought it was funny he was on the news.
No, the new's story wasn't funny as he discovered
two bodies in a pickup near the trash place.

You just never know who turns up on the news!

VIDEO

3-15-10

I got a phone call today from The Bag.
The lady tried to tell me because I receive
The Columbus Dispatch I do not get coupons in
my bag because the same ones are in the newspaper.
No matter how I tried to tell her they were not the
same coupons she kept saying they were.
So I guess I'll just have hubby check
the ones where he works and bring them home to me.

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Stopped in the Thrift Store today.

Found a bunch of patterns for the boys
and myself. They had .90 cents a bag of
patterns. I ended up with about 36 patterns
total which averaged out to be .25 cents each.
These are recent patterns also, not outdated!

Patterns to buy somewhere like JoAnns is not cheap
so I ran with this deal.

I also found Tony a Jeff Gordon reversible comforter.
It was $4.99.
I plan to put this back for Christmas.







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Today I picked up some paint sample chips from
Lowes and Sherwin Williams to try and decide
on a yellowish color for the walls.
Never try to buy paint without seeing first
what it looks like under your homes lighting.
It can appear very different than what you
see in the store.

I would like to do away with blinds in the living
& dining room as they accumulate dust and are too hard to
clean. Also they don't sell the size we need
in the stores without special ordering them.

I have come up with 2 options for a window treatment
for a bay and regular window and am not sure
which one to go with. Maybe go with the top
photo to do the 3 panel bay window
and the other one with the regular window.




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I'm sure everyone has heard of Build A Bear.
I have heard from others it can cost $40 to $50
if not more to make one of these animals!
AHHH I ain't paying that much for a stuffed animal!!!

Jonathan must have seen a commercial on tv for
the Build A Bear and now wants one because his
friend has one. Well I've got news for him,
we ain't getting one of those specialty stuffed animals!!

I told him if he wants to build his own bear we'll be
going to the thrift store to pick out a stuffed animal
then head over the the baby section and pick out some
clothes for it. Wallah Sherry's Build A Bear for
a fraction of the cost!!