Dillons Kellogg's Cereal Deal

This week at Dillons Kellogg's Cereals are $2.18. Find 8 Kellogg's coupons on my coupon bar to the right for $1 and it makes them $1.18 each. That's a good deal.

Also consider printing the Fresh Express Salad coupons as well. You can often find these on Manager Special and combined with the coupon that would make a great deal!

Free and Cheap Things To Eat

Take out your calendar and jot these dates down.

Today: Domino's is serving FREE Bread Bowl Pasta's during the hours of 11am and 2pm for carry-out only. Call ahead to varify your Domino's is participating.

Today: Baskin Robins has $.31 small scoop cones from 5 - 10pm. Located on the West side.

May 2nd: Braum's is giving FREE cones (4 oz scoop) for Kids 15 and under between 1 - 6pm.

Sonic: Free CroisSonic Breakfast sandwich with the purchase of a large drink. Sign up here for the coupon.

Dillons Deals 4/29-5/5

Non-Coupon Deals
Dillons Large Eggs $.99
Avocados $.88 each
Sterling Silver Ground Chuck $1.99/lb.

Coupon Deals
General Mills select varieties $1.88
Use $1 printable
Use $.75 printable on 3 varieties
Use $1/3 coupon from 4/05 insert
Pay $.88 to $1.55 each

Healthy Choice Meals $1.88
Use $1/2 printable
Use $1/2 coupon from 4/05 insert
Pay $1.38 each wyb two

Marie Callendar Frozen Meals $1.88
Use $.75 coupon from 3/25 insert Pasta Al Dente variety
Pay $.88

Eggo Waffles 8ct. $2
Use $.75 coupon from 4/05 insert
Pay $1 each

Yoplait Yogurt $3/5 ($.66 each)
Use $.40/6 coupon from 3/22 and 4/19 insert
Pay $2.80 wyb 6 ($.46 each)

Keebler Sandies Cookies $5/2
Use $.55 coupon from 4/05 insert
Pay $1.50 each

Pringles $3/2
Use $1/2 coupon from 3/15 and 4/05 insert
Pay $2 wyb 2

Pace Picante Sauce 16oz $4/2
Use $.50/2 coupon from 4/19 insert
Pay $3 wyb2

L'Oreal Vive Pro BOGO
Use $1 printable
Use $1 coupon from 2/22 and 4/26 insert
Item ring up at 50% off each so you should be able to use a coupon for each
Dial Soap Products $10/3
Use $.35 coupon 3/08 insert
Use $1/2 bodywash coupn 3/08 insert

Free Hallmark Card Shipped For You!

Hallmark is offering a free card $3.49 and under as a promo for Mother's Day. Create the card on-line and they will stamp and ship it for you for free! Use the code CARD4MOM at checkout. Although this promotion is for Mother's Day there are many occasion cards to choose from that are part of the deal. Click here to begin.

Tip: You must register on the site to use the code.

A Way To Give

Another opportunity to stock up for very little for Operation Christmas Child. Dillons has a clearance on their Activity/Coloring books for $.50 each! This is a great deal for a really nice coloring book and a great addition for any child's box. Look for them in the clearance area the next time you're there.

In The Mood For A Free Movie!

This code is for Monday 4/27 only.

4CW33N

You can check out what movies are at a redbox near you at www.redbox.com .

Dinner Deal!

Looking for an idea for dinner this week? Sargento Potato Topper's make a great meal for 2-4 people in your family. This week at Dillons Sargento Potato and Salad Toppers are on sale 2/$5 and there is a blinkie (coupon dispenser near the product) for $1 each. That makes them $1.50 a piece. Not a bad price for dinner.

Want to make it even better? I found Baby Butter Lettuce salad packages and potatoes on MS for $1.50. Add on the chicken nuggets for $1 for the kids and yourself and you've got a great meal going!

Better Yet! There was a rebate for Sargento I talked about here. I'm not sure what the expiration was on this, but if you still have it and it's still valid this would be a great deal!

Walgreens Scenarios

Wow! How does she do it? Check out Commonsensewithmoney's scenarios for this weeks RRs. This is exactly how you roll a deal. Click here to find out.

My All-Time FAVORITE Dillons Deal!!

This is the one deal (ok, so there may be others too) I NEVER pass up! If you have never done this deal you are in luck. Dillons has Fast Fixin' Chicken nuggets on sale 10/$10. These are delicious chicken nuggets and 6 of these nuggets are healthier than 1 McDonald's nugget!

Here's what you do:
Go to the Fast Fixin' website here. When you sign up at their site you get ten $.30 coupons. Don't forget to refresh the page so you can print them again if possible.

There is also a survey to complete under "More Coupons" that will earn you a $.75 coupon (refresh and print twice).

They use to give out $1 coupons, but the $.30 double will still make a great deal. Even if you don't have any coupons for the product they are worth stocking up on for a dollar each. I buy at least 12 packs each sale (it won't come around again for about 12 weeks). You can feed about three to four people per package. I love using these when we have babysitters because it is easier and less messy than pizza or mac & cheese. I also love getting the popcorn size and strips and use them to make chicken caesar salads for James and I while the kids eat theirs with sauce.

Update** The coupons the site is now giving out is for the 20 oz nuggets which are not part of the deal. Disappointing. However, trust me they are worth a dollar spent. Also you can send in 10 UPC codes for a coupon for a free product.

Rolling With Walgreens' Punches

Well it's official. Walgreens will no longer have their Easy Saver Rebate program, not even the coupons that come in the booklet. I hope you got to take advantage of it while it lasted. I know I received many great free items this way and will be sad to see it go. I especially liked having the money put on my Walgreens' gift card so I wasn't spending money directly out of pocket when shopping there.

So our new key word when discussing Walgreens will be "Rolling". This is a common term in the couponing world. It means using the one deal to purchase the same deal or another deal and to do that over and over again. Walgreens will be focusing more on their Register Rewards (RR) program which I explained in my post here. When you roll RRs you use RRs that you have earned to buy another RR product to earn back RRs that you just used to purchase that item. Basically, you want to receive RRs every time you use RRs to pay for an item therefore spending as little money out of pocket.

Here are the RR deals for this week thanks to Common Sense With Money. To see a complete list of Walgreens deals visit Common Sense With Money here. She also has a summary of what's to come with the loss of Easy Saver including a possible new free after rebate program.

Register Rewards Deals

Bayer Breeze or Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, Earn an $5 RR when you buy one
Use $30/1 coupon from 3/1 or 3/22 RP inserts (coupon will need to be adjusted down)
FREE plus $5 in overage from the Register Reward!

Ecotrin 45ct Tablets $2, Earn a $2 RR when you buy one
Use $2.25 printable coupon (coupon will need to be adjusted down)
FREE plus $2 in overage from the RR!

Nivea Body Wash $4.99, Earn a $4.99 Register Reward when you buy one
Use $1/1 coupon from 4/19 RP insert
FREE plus $1 in overage after RR and coupon

Rembrandt Toothpaste or Mouthwash $5.99, Earn a $5.99 RR when you buy one
FREE after RR

Bayer Quick release Crystals $2.49, Earn a $2.49 RR when you buy one
FREE after RR

Scrubbing Bubbles automatic Shower Cleaner Starter Kit $13.99, Earn a $3 RR when you buy one
Use $7/1 printable coupon
Pay $3.99 each after coupon and Register reward

Schick Quattro for Women Razors $8.99. Earn $3 in RR when you buy one
Use $4/1 coupon from 3/22 SS insert
Pay $1.99 each after coupon and RR

Got2B Hair Products 2/$10, Earn a $5 RR when you buy two
Use $2/1 printable coupon
Pay $1 for two after coupons and RR

Buy $10 in participating products below and Earn $4 in RR
Band aids $3
Neosporin $4

Deal Idea
$6 when you buy two Band Aid products
$4 when you buy on neosporin
Use two $1/1 band aid coupons from 3/15 or 4/26 inserts
Use $1/1 neosporin coupon from 3/15 or 4/26 inserts or printable here
Pay $3 for all three after coupons and Register reward

Dr Scholls Shoe Insoles 2/$20, earn a $10 RR when you buy two
Use $2/1 printable coupons
Pay $6 for two after coupons and RR

TreSemme Hair Products 2/$7, Earn $2 RR when you buy two
Use $1/1 printable coupon
Pay $3 for two after coupons and RR

Personality Tests

Did you ever take the Cosmo quizzes to find out what kind of date you rank to be? Here are my Cosmo results according to me on common stores couponers shop at. No doubt you have your favorite places to shop. And than there are the ones you do your best to avoid or just groan your way through. I've found that the personality of each store pretty much matches up their coupon policies. Of course, it's just my opinion but here are my thoughts.

Target is just about as snotty with their coupons as the french pronunciation of their name suggests. Wanting to be better than they are but still just another low value mega-store Target gets nasty about coupons. Lots of people go there and use coupons all the time without a problem. I've had a couple run-ins with poor cashiers who get snotty about coupons (a typical Target attitude I find) and decided that I can do better at Walgreens and Dillons anyways. I don't shop there regularly enough to really make it worth my time mostly.

Walgreens always manages to screw things up somehow (a typical Walgreens problem), but their deals are so great it's worth putting up with the fuss of it. Be on your toes and double check before you pay. You'll find your basic math getting put to good use as you mentally check their math. And have you ever noticed how the cashier's line is completely empty until you walk up there with three transactions? All a sudden there are five people behind you and they need to call a manager to check your coupon. Really, only Walgreens!

Dillons is great with coupons and rarely causes any problems (a typical Dillons experience overall). Hold onto those Catalinas (that "receipt thing" that prints out). You'd be amazed when you get some good ones. They also send great coupons (including free product coupons) in the mail quite often (you may get these already). Doubling all coupons up to a $1 makes all those low value coupons usable. You have to be patient though, their great sales only come every few weeks. I use to shop exclusively Walmart till I realized the money I could save at Dillons. The high-end store you never thought you'd have the luxury to afford.

Aldi is a little small town market in everyway. Even though they don't except coupons they are a regular stop for me. I get that giddy feeling pulling into the lot (seriously love grocery shopping too much). Rich, poor, old, young, glitz, goth...they're all there and they all unite as one community in Aldi. Some how paying for your cart and bags makes you a kinder, gentler human being. People leave quarters in carts for the next person to enjoy freely. They move their groceries and cart forward to let you get yours on the check out belt. Even with five people standing in line you don't hear griping and usually people strike up pleasant conversations with each other. Ahhh...Aldi! You never know what the little market will carry that week other than the usual staples, but you know you'll always get it cheap.

I Sank My Ship

So how's that $40 grocery budget going? It probably is somewhere on the bottom of ocean by now after I sunk it a couple weeks ago. Don't go after it, no treasure to be had, just lint from my pocket. Let's just say the Dillons' April 2nd "No Foolin" sale was the direct hit that took it down. After spending nearly $30 on cheese and eggs I knew I was in trouble. The deal was just too good to make my budget behave. I decided to use the remaining $10 and the next week's budget to finish off our two weeks of grocery needs before our vacation. That worked well with the rest of the groceries coming $2.60 under budget! However, it didn't total in the milk we would need to replenish later in the week or the few dishes I still needed to bring when going to friends' houses during those two weeks. KA-BOOM! I think I came under $60 for each of those weeks? I gave up tracking and just got what I needed which led to buying fun things for our trip that we probably didn't need. I really need a budget to keep me honest! So instead of boarding the luxury cruise-liner of a bigger grocery budget when we get home, I'll be floating around in my little lifeboat of $40/week until I pay penance for the vacation budget I sank.

More Great Deals!!

Kristin has become the ultimate new deal seeker! Thanks for passing these on!

Today's Deals
Taco Bell has $.49 crunchy tacos
Pizza Hut has $6.99 large one topping pizzas
Blockbuster has $1.99 for new releases and FREE older movies (limit 3)!!

Blockbuster confirmed their deal is Thursday, Friday and Saturday and since they are under the same company this may apply to all the deals.

Great night for pizza and a movie!

FREE Car Wash!!

Thanks Kristin for calling and filling me in on this deal!

A new Legends Car Wash just opened at 37th and Rock and is giving away FREE car washes up to a $12 value! What a great way to get that winter grime off your car on such a sunny day. My kids have been asking everyday when the car wash will be open, so it's going to be a special surprise for them (they are easy to please). Enjoy a sparkling car today!

Dillons Deals 4/15-4/21

Sorry all! We're getting ready for a vacation and the needs of getting my family ready for that is out weighing getting these deals up sooner. I'm looking forward to vacation and I'm looking forward to coming home and getting back into my regular routine of things as well. Next week I won't be posting any Dillons' Deals (hopefully I won't miss out on any great sale) and after that I hope to get them posted early in the day on Wednesday. Thanks for your patience.

10/$10 Mix and Match Sale! (Remember you don't have to buy 10 of any item to receive the sale price. Consider everything on sale for $1.)

Parkay or Fleischmann's Margarine Dillons White Sandwich Bread Kroger Value Snack Pies Kroger Vegetables

Birds Eye Vegetables
Use $.35 coupon from 3/29 insert
Pay $.30 each

Green Giant Vegetables
Use $.60/2 printable for boxed variety only
or
Use $.50/2 coupon from 4/05 insert boxed variety only
Pay $.50 each wyb 2 boxed vegetables

Rice or Pasta Roni
Use $1/4 coupon from 4/50 insert
Pay $.75 each wyb 4

Angel Soft Bath Tissue Scott Paper Towels Kroger Microwave Pizza Tony's Pizza For One Powerade/Gatorade Sports Drink Ozarka Water Nabisco Go Cups Kroger Microwave Popcorn Quaker Quakes Simply Juice Singles Dillons Potato Salad or Mustard Potato Seedless Red Grapes

Other Deals
Johnsonville Brats $3.99
Use $.55 coupon from 4/05 insert
Pay $2.99

Bertolli Skillet Meals $4.98
Use $1 coupon from 3/15 insert
Pay $3.98 each

Huggies Big Pack $19.99
This looks like a deal according to babycheapskate.com
Use one of several $2 or $1.50 coupons found in recent inserts.

Register Rewards and Easy Saver

Well sadly Walgreens will be doing away with their Easy Saver program which offered such great rebates. There's no word yet on what they will be replacing it with, if any. So here's a quick run down on how to use the Easy Saver program for this one last month. Also, a quick tutorial on Register Rewards (RR) that will probably become the greatest way to save money in the future at Walgreens. Hope it's helpful.

Register Rewards: When you buy a certain product or a certain number of products you receive register rewards. Each week the register rewards are listed in the ad. Register Rewards look just like the coupons you get below your receipt at Dilons. You have to hold on to them and spend them on your next purchase like a gift card. However you don't get any money back and you have to spend the whole amount when you use it. Also be careful because they expire in two weeks or so. Don't forget about them.

People often refer to "rolling" RRs. This means they use RR to buy other items to gain more RRs. This helps you buy as much as possible without spending actual money out of pocket. However, you usually cannot buy the same item with the RR that it produced and still receive more RRs. For example: In my post below I mentioned toothpaste and chapstick are both free after RR. You could buy the chapstick in one transaction and then use the $2 RR towards purchasing the toothpaste in the next transaction. This way you spend less money out of pocket and you aren't holding so many RR that may expire quickly. However, you could not use the RR from the chapstick to buy another chapstick. It would purchase the chapstick, but not print out another RR for the chapstick just purchased.

Free After Rebate: Purchase the item. Using a coupon and getting the rebate will actually earn you money! The best way to track them is online. Go to the Easy Saver area on their site (log in first) and click on Claim Rebate. Follow the instructions by checking the items then go to the next screen and enter in the long code found on the top of your receipt. The code is in their main system with all you purchased and is proof that you bought the item and can get the rebate. You should hold on to your receipt in case of a problem, but I've never had trouble. Sometimes you can use that receipt for the manufactures rebate and get your money back twice (this doesn't happen too often). Always hit the Save and Return Later button so you can keep adding through out the month. Once you completely claim your rebates (a box will pop up and remind you of this when you do claim them) you can not claim any more that month so just save them and claim them at the end of the month. You can ask for them to send you a check or a gift card. I do the gift card and have them reload it each month with my total. It only takes a couple days (compared to a couple weeks for the check) and you get an extra 10% added on for choosing the gift card (the first time you claim the gift card it can take up to 3 weeks for them to send it, just be patient).
You can use the booklet and track it and mail it in, but you have to keep all your receipts and circle stuff and track stuff and it seems like such a hassle!

A Way To Give

Here's a great opportunity to give while saving!

Walgreens will give you a $3.50 RR when you buy Colgate Total toothpaste for $3.49. Walgreens will also give you a $2 RR when you buy Natural Chapstick brand chapstick for $1.99. That makes for free toothpaste and chapstick! These would be a great items to add to your Operation Christmas Child boxes or to give to a Men's/Women's shelter. Grab each one each time you hit Walgreens this month.

This month's deal of free toothpaste and chapstick are a great deal to match up with other things your already using cash to buy. Early this month I went in to buy pull-ups that were a great deal. I did two separate transactions that included one chapstick and toothpaste each. That left me with $11 in RR. I then did my third transaction where I used my RRs to pay for my pull-ups. I'll being doing this again when I go in this week to buy some children's meds. First I'll purchase the chapstick and toothpaste, then use the RR to purchase the meds.

In The Mood For A Free Movie!

This code is for Monday 4/13 only.

J89LA2

You can check out what movies are at a redbox near you at www.redbox.com .

More Than Just Saving

Ministry opportunities are the most unexpected blessing I have found with couponing. I hope that doesn't sound trite. The gospel is so much bigger than my little world and affective, wholly complete in its self. These gifts of giving that are provided while couponing are a special whisper God placed in my heart when I first learned about couponing reminding me that even through difficult times my He can cause my cup to overflow; I have more than my measure to share with others. I hope those of you reading this know my heart in writing this, because I'm afraid my words fail me far too often. How can such a huge, magnificent God be so personal to me to teach me trust and faith even through couponing? When the pantry is bursting with deals upon deals I know He has provided and when they look thin I know I can trust Him to provide again for me. Not through couponing, sales, deals but if the coupons, money and stores were gone He would provide for me. He already has, as we remembered yesterday. I run into people time and time again, couponing as our only connecting point, and I know deep down that it's no coincidence. And I know couponing is only the beginning, the starting point, the easy part, the safe part. There's a bigger blessing there to be found and it's there that my faith falters.

This is not where I was going with this post. Not at all. But this is far more real and true to me to post than any any free deal out there today. What a humorous, loving, unique, personal God we have that can cause my heart to praise Him through silly things like couponing.

Great Deal!

Have you got the Dillons' General Mills cereal and free milk deal yet? This is a great deal! I just got 3 boxes of cereal and a gallon of milk for $5.62 with tax! Print the coupons twice and run the deal twice in two separate transactions.

DEAL
Use the coupon generator on the right hand side.
Pick all 3 Big G cereals (Multi-grain Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, Cinnamon Toast Crunch)
Print them a second time
Grab 2 gallons of milk
Pay $5.62 for 3 boxes of cereal and 1 gallon of milk each transaction!

I like to use the sugary cereals for the kids snack times, and we'll be bring them in the car for snacks on the road (they are fortified with vitamins). However, today we all couldn't resist having some for lunch as well.

The Bad News With No Good News To Report

The bad news...Walgreens will be canceling their Easy Saver Rebate program after this month. The lack of good news...there is no announced program yet of what they will be replacing it with if any at all. I hope many of you were able to take advantage of the rebate program in the past. I know I received many great free products from this program and am very sad to see it go. However, Walgreens is very aware of all of us loyal couponers and we will not be forgotten. Their stocks have reportedly gone way up since their beginning of their coupon/rebate programs several years ago. I looking forward to what's to come and hoping for something great. I'm also going to become an avid Register Rewardian (I know it's not a word) and see how far I can get with those in the future. To see a letter from cooperate you can click on Dealseekingmom.com here to see her post.

A Princess For Your Princess

Free Princess DVD from Fisher Price! After choosing the Free DVD button complete your order by selecting your country toward the top of the pop up window.

We have so many "boy" movies in our house, it's time for my little girl to have something pink, pink, pink! It seems like the site is incredibly busy so you may have to try several times to get through. I think it will be worth it though!

CLICK HERE

Dillons Deals 4/8-4/14

I'm currently planning three big events for our family and the Dillons lady wouldn't let me have this weeks flier early and those are my excuses for not getting the deals posted this week until now. Can I also add to those that there's not many great deals to be had a Dillons this week either. Don't be discouraged though, Dillons is about due for another good sale sometime soon. They're always worth the wait and you'll be glad for your stock pile of coupons (I hope).

So what deals are there this week?

$3/3 on:
Cool Whip
Philadelphia Cream Cheese
Kroger Dips or Sour Cream
Kroger Brown and Serve Rolls
Jell-O Pudding or Gelatin
Kroger chocolate chips

$.99 Dillons Large eggs (Not as good as the sale on the 2nd, but still a great price)

Buy 3 Mix and Match Products get a free Gallon of Milk 3/$8 General Mills Cereal 9-13oz
Use $.75 printable on Multi Grain Cheerios
Use $.55 printable on Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Use $.75 printable on Cocoa Puffs
Use $.75 coupon on Chex variety from 3/08 insert
Nature Valley Bars
Use $.60 printable
Use $.50 coupon from 3/08 insert
Fiber One Bars
Use $.50 coupon from 3/08 insert
Chex Mix Bars

Duncan Hines Cake Mix $1
Use $.35/1 from 3/29 insert
Pay $.30

Bertolli Skillet Meals $4.98
Use $1 coupon in 3/15 insert
Pay $3.98

Red Baron Pizza $3.88
Use $1/2 coupon from 3/01 insert
Pay $3.33 each wyb 2

Nestle Refrigerated Cookie Dough $2/5
Use $1 coupon from 3/29 insert
Pay $1.50 per package

Pillsbury Biscuits $1.77
Use $.50/2 printable
Pay $1.22 each wyb 2

Dannon Activia yogurt 2/$4
Use $1 coupon from 1/11 insert
Pay $1 each

Hillshire Smoked Sausage $4.49 BOGO
Use $.65 coupon from 3/08 insert
Pay $1.75 each wyb 2

Hillshire Deli Select Lunch Meat 3/$9.99
Use $.55 coupon from 2/22 insert
Pay $2.33 each

Folgers Coffee $5.88
Use $.25 coupon from 4/05 insert
Pay $5.33

Kraft Miracle Whip or Mayo $2.77
Use $1/2 from3/29 insert
Pay $2.22 each wyb 2

Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies 2/$4
Use $.55/2 coupon from 4/05 insert
Pay $1.50 each wyb 2

Nabisco Snack Crackers 2/$4
Use $1/2 coupon from 3/15 insert
Pay $1.50 each wyb 2

Wishbone Salad Dressing $1.66
Use $1 Bountiful coupon from 3/15 insert
Pay $.66

Still a good deal on Pampers when you buy 3 Jumbo packs. $8.99 each
Use three $1 coupon from 4/05 insert
Pay $7.99 a pack which makes for one of the best prices you can get!

Want More Free Stuff?

Don't forget original receipts are required to be sent in with each rebate so make sure to ring them all up in separate transactions. Also grab the UPC code off the packaging before throwing it away!

Rebate up to $4.99 on Kellogg's All-Bran Strawberry Medley, Fiber Bars, Fiber Drink Mixes, or Rolled Fiber Wafers here. Offer ends April 30!

Rebate seen on packages of Nestle Refrigerated Cookies, Chocolate or Carmel Filled
Use $1 printable

Rebate seen on packages of Kellogg's Raisin Bran Extra Cereal

**Update 4/8 - I found the Raisin Bran Extra cereal at Dillons but did not see the All-Bran of Nestle cookies. I'll be keeping my eye out though.

Nothing Like A Free Meal

I wish I could have shared our dinner tonight with you because it was just that good! Instead, I'll tell you how to get it for free as well. Sargento published a coupon and attached rebate recently for their Potato and Salad finishers. They have been on sale for the past couple weeks so I purchase the Santa Fe flavor Potato Finisher with the coupon and have sent in for my rebate. All you need is for your husband to "mmm..." after several bites to know you've made a great deal!

Deal
Sargento Potato or Salad Finisher Regularly $3.89 (?)
On Sale $2.50
Use $1 coupon
Pay $1.50
Send in for rebate
Receive $3.89 back for listed price of item on receipt
Make $2.39ish which will pay for the potatoes

In The Mood For A Free Movie!

This code is for Monday 4/6 only.

TS473G

You can check out what movies are at a redbox near you at www.redbox.com .

Swaggin' Away!

A few more points to go till we've received $15 in Amazon.com gift cards redeemed from Swagbucks. I can't believe how quickly it's adding up in just a few weeks time. Not sure what Swagbucks are click here. Interested in starting up yourself click here!

Walgreens Deals 4/5-4/11

Here are some of the best deals for Walgreens this week thanks to Commonsensewithmoney.com. To see the full listing click here.

Register Rewards Deals

Colgate Total Advanced 4oz $3.49, earn $3.49 in RR when you buy one
Use $1.50/1 from March All You magazine
FREE plus $1.50 in overage after coupon and RR

Visine A.C. $3.99, Earn $3 in RR when you buy two
Use two $3/1 coupons from 3/15 RP insert
FREE plus $1.2 in overage after coupons and RR

Reach Ultraclean Toothbrush and Floss 2/$5, Earn a $2.50 RR when you buy two (mix and match)
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/8 inserts
Pay $0.50 for two after coupons and RR

Not All Coupon Inserts Are Created Equal!

Clipping coupons and sorting them are not always my favorite part of couponing. I prefer the saving lots of money stuff personally. So, having two paper inserts to go through these past three weeks has also been a test of perseverance as well. Not to mention this week's paper included five coupon inserts! That's a record number as far as I can remember.

So what's there to report? After matching up all similar coupons, these are the results.

Both the P&G Saver and Unilever inserts matched up exactly.

The Wichita Eagle Smart Source insert also included...
$1 Star olive oil
$1 Star balsamic vinegar
$1 Star vinegar

The KC Star Smart Source insert also included...
$.55 Spot Shot carpet cleaner product
$1 Vitamin water 20oz
$2 Benefiber powder
$1 Benefiber chewable or caplet
$1/2 Color Silk products
$1 Welch's dried fruit
$1 Nestea 12 pack bottles
$.55 Ziploc bag with expandable bottom
$2 Benefiber stick pack
$2 Zicam
$.55 Johnsonville brats package
$.55 Johnsonville italian sausage
$1 Ricola

The KC star Red Plum insert also included...
$1 Uncle Ben's rice
$2 Pepcid AC
$1.50 Kellogg's Cereal
$1 Poptarts
$.70 Kellogg's Special K or All-Bran fiber product
$.50 Treasure Cave Cheese package
$.75 Whole Fruit sorbet
$.55 Nexcare bandage
$1 L'Oreal Paris men's skin care product
$.55 Keebler Sandies Cookies
$.55/2 Keebler cookies package
$.75 McCormick spice
$1 wyb $1 Ahorre natural tone product
$.50 Sister Schubert's rolls
$3/2 Tylenol extra strength
$1 Tylenol extra strength
$4 Alaway eye drops
$.50 Pure Life water 20 pack
$.50/2 Clorox bleach
$.50 Pine-Sol
$.75 Clorox Clean-up 409 formula

The Wichita Eagle Smart Source insert also included...
$.60 Viva paper towels
$1 Biore product
$2 Biore product
$1 Jergens moisturizers
$2 John Frieda product
$.40 Ban deodorant
$.75 ban invisible solid
$1 Curel moisturizer

The KC Star Smart Source insert also included...
$1 Opti-free solution
$1 Systane product
$2 Icaps vitamin formula
$.40 Viva paper towels
$2 Bare Naturale product
$1 Kotex
$.75 Kotex pantiliners
$.75 Kotex tampons

The final results? I think I'm switching to the KC Star. There are far more coupons included and for many products that I'll find useful. The best part is my sweet husband doesn't mind picking me up a copy at the gas station on his way in to church each Sunday. I hope you found this informative and now you know when a coupon is listed for a deal and you can't come up with it, it may have never been included in your insert to begin with.

Go Build Something

Don't forget today is the first Saturday of the month and that means a free building project at Home Depot. Hours are 9-12 and new members receive a workman's apron to collect project pins on. Go check it out!

Old Navy Scavenger Hunt

Do you like scavenger hunts and shopping at Old Navy? Sometimes I feel like shopping at Old Navy is a scavenger hunt. Old Navy has combined the two on their web site by having you hunt for hidden coupons. I received one that gives me 40% off one item, but the really good ones had already been maxed out before I got on ($45/$100 and $25/$50). Word has it that there will be a $75 off $100 next Friday! That would definitely be worth searching for. Want to give it a try? Go to www.oldnavyweekly.com/ by clicking here. Click continuously on the grill until it smokes and the %40 coupon pops up. You can also click on the little boy's frisbee to get a %20 coupon. Happy hunting!

Not All Coupon Inserts Are Created Equal!

No brownie points scored for the Wichita Eagle today. Not only did I find their inserts to have less coupons, but they sent an automated phone message to us today telling us they will no longer be delivering the Wednesday paper as part of the price for buying the weekend edition. Besides our paper carrier always forgetting to leave our Wednesday paper every week (I've called 3 times about this issue and it's never resolved) now the mid-week paper that contains the Dillons insert will cease altogether. *I must mention here my most wonderful neighbor who each Wednesday notices my lack of paper delivery and leaves her Dillons ad under my door mat each morning. She wins the award for The-World's-Best-Neighbor in my book.* As an avid couponer receiving the Dillons ad asap is critical for planning my weekly shopping trips and coupon organization.

So how did the coupon ads between the KC Star and the Wichita Eagle stack up? I matched up all the coupons that could be found in the inserts of both papers and the following lists are the ones left over that were unique to each paper.

Wichita Eagle Red Plum insert also contained:
$1 Morton Salt System Saver Pellets (water softener)
Buy 3 get 1 free Cesar Canine Cuisine entree
BOGO MAX Face product

KC Star Red Plum insert also contained:
$2 L'Oreal Paris Excellence to-go hair color
$2 L'Oreal Paris Excellence Creme hair color
$1/2 Del Monte Fruit Chillers
$1 ThermaCare Heat Wraps
$1.50 ThermaCare Arthritis Heat Wrap
$2 Alavert product
$.55 package of Hefty One Zip
$.50 package Vanity Fair napkins
$.50 package Vanity Fair bowls or plates
$1 Real Simple magazine
$.75 McCormick Vanilla extract or food coloring
$1.25 Pond's cream, towelette or cleansing product
$1.50 Pond's wet cleansing towelettes
$.50 Newman's Own pasta sauce, salsa, or popcorn
$.50 Newman's Own dressing, marinade, lemonade
$1 Betty Crocker cupcake icing
$1 Quaker rice snack product

Wichita Eagle Smart Source insert also contained:
$.50 French's french fried onions
$.40/3 Swanson broth
$.55/2 cans Dole canned fruit
$1 Scott bath tissue
$1.50/2 Emerald Nut product
$.50 package Poppycock
$1 Glade fragrance collection
$3/2 Glade fragrance collection
$1/2 Welch's jelly
$1/3 Welch's frozen concentrates
$1/2 Polident product

KC Star Smart Source insert also contained:
$1 Imodium product
$1/2 Mrs. Smith's pies
$.75 Scott bath tissue
$.75 French's spicy mustard
$1 French's honey dijon
$.50 Cottonelle toilet paper (2 of these)
$.50 Cottonelle moist wipes
$.50 Softsoap 8.5oz
$.35 Softsoap 7.5oz
$2 Pearls brand probiotics
$3 Whole Body Cleanse
$1 No Nonsense product
$1 T/Gel haircare item
$.35 Steamfresh vegetable or rice
$.75/2 Speed Stick deodorants
$.75 Speed Stick 24/7 deodorant
$1.50 Comtrex cough cold product
$.75 Softsoap body wash
$.40/4 Campbell's cooking soups
$.50 French's Classic yellow mustard
$.40/4 Swanson broth
$.25 Palmolive dish liquid
$.40 Palmolive Pure + Clear liquid dish soap
$.75 Energizer batteries
$1.50 4-Way nasal spray product
$1 Halls cough drops
$.75 French's french fried onions
$.55 Eckrich smoked sausage product
$1 Zantac 150 product
$1.50 Zantac 75 product
$1/2 Natural Almond Accents

You can decide for yourself which set of inserts would be more profitable to you. KC Star has more coupons in general and for me more items I might buy. Next weeks paper looks to have the Proctor and Gamble insert included in it, so one more week of comparison and I think my decision will be made.

In The Mood For A Free Movie!

This code is for Wednesday 4/01 only.

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You can check out what movies are at a redbox near you at www.redbox.com .