For those who breeze through Arby's during your lunch break, here are some free items that Arby's offer every Wednesday. Thank-you to http://www.centsiblesavings.com/ for posting this information on her blog.
Here's the list I copied from http://www.centsiblesavings.com
Arby’s
May 13th - Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
May 20th - Free Chocolate Malt Swirl shake with and sandwich purchase
May 27th - Free Regular Roast Beef sandwich with any soft drink purchase
June 3rd - Free FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
June 10th - Free Roast Chicken club with any soft drink purchase
June 17th - Free Regular Sidekicker with any sandwich purchase
June 24th -Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
July 1st - Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase
July 8th - Free Orange Cream Swirl shake with any sandwich purchase
July 15th - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
July 22nd - Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
July 29th - Free FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
August 5th - Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase
August 12th - Free Roast Chicken Club with any soft drink purchase
August 19th - Free FruiTea with any sandwich purchase
August 26th - Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase
Happy Freebies,
~Linda
E-mail: bestnurse@usa.com
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Zillions of Coupons Today
(flickr photo)Welcome to my English Professor, Denise L., whom I've added to this site posting list. Now I really must watch my p's and q's! (I can't find my notes on this, but I think she told us to put apostrophes in there.)
Today's paper (May 17, 2009) had four fat coupon booklet inserts, so there should be something for everyone!
Also, check out the USA Weekend because there are some coupons in there for Hefty trash bags and VIVA paper towels. It looks like Big Lots has a good special on Hefty trash bags too, and I have lots of coupons for $1 off. My goal is to spend no more than 25 cents a 30-gallon bag, but maybe I can do even better.
I'm to the point where if it isn't sinfully FREE, I don't need it for most items, so please feel free to leave me an email with your requests for extra coupons. (All I ask is that you obtain your own Sunday paper so you can pick out the coupons you want more of.)
Those Knorr Rice Sides are still on sale at Giant Eagle, (through Wednesday, May 20), and with the 75 cent coupons doubled, they cost only 25 cents a package. I like to use them as starters and add mushrooms, olives, and maybe extra veges and/or meats to the package for our supper.
I have links somewhere to on how to get free apples at Target.
I believe if you are on my website, http://goldencoupons.blogspot.com you can click the Target icon on the left and find that information. Don't forget, you can print out your Target coupons AT THE STORE, and you can add a second manufacture's coupons to the Target coupon.
Feel free to leave a comment on my blog. Click the word 'comment' at the end. Sign in as anonymous if it's easier. Or, send me an email from your personal email site.
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
E-mail: bestnurse@usa.com
Thursday, May 14, 2009
New! Weekly Updates
I believe I have a little following of those who would like to know what the local weekly specials are that go along with that week's coupons. With that in mind, I'll try to post for the three grocery stores that I usually shop. Keep in mind each store has its own weekly schedule, so you'll have to check here on Sunday for Kroger and Meijer who start their new weekly sales on Sunday and Monday respectfully. And, on Wednesdays for Giant Eagle who starts their new sales each Thursday. If I get some favorable response, I'll take the time to post these for you.
Don't forget you can email me with your weekly coupon requests to my email listed at the end of each posting. I already got one request for this week. It's so exciting to share!
Happy shopping!
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
Don't forget you can email me with your weekly coupon requests to my email listed at the end of each posting. I already got one request for this week. It's so exciting to share!
Happy shopping!
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Extra Coupons and New Deals
I've finally discovered a way to get extra coupons without having to drive around town and pick up those discarded bags by old mailboxes. ha ha
My newspaper carrier says many times the 'extras' are thrown away each week by carriers who have leftover booklets of Red Plum and Smart Source. (The major national coupon booklets.) You might ask your newspaper carrier if there's a way to get the extras they discard each Saturday or Sunday. (They also have resources we don't have for extra papers. Maybe you can find out where they discard them?)
If your carrier goes the extra mile for you, don't forget to tip extra!. I've heard from several sources that many newspaper companies have cut the carrier pay in half and made the routes longer in order to stay in business (including the Columbus Dispatch). So, don't be frugal with the tips for your carrier.
Currently, I'm swamped with coupons and happy to share! If you get the Smart Source or Red Plum and see a coupon that you might want additional ones of, please feel free to ask. If I'm not using them, I'll send some to you. Don't be concerned it might take coupons away from me. Ha Ha. I'm first on the list. Please feel free to ask.
Having said that, I'm still picking up lots of manufactures coupons from the blinkie boxes in the grocery stores. These coupons can be used other places such as the Dollar Store where some things cost less. My sister in Florida does this because grocery stores don't double coupons down there. Might as well use the coupons where they make you the most money!
Another idea is to ask family members and friends who don't use coupons to send you the coupon booklets from the Sunday paper because these are national coupons. Aunt Helen in California who gets the Sunday paper probably tosses them out. You could post or make a request for the Sunday coupons at your place of work, church bulletin board, babysitter, hair salon, or any free bulletin board. How about making the request in an email to everyone in your address book? I read somwhere that gas stations will give you their leftover Sunday papers if you get there late Sunday night.
This week I see several nice cents off coupons in the Red Plum and Smart Source. There are some FREE items if you purchase something else. (Niva items). There's too many to mention because everybody uses different things. There are some excellent coupons for items we don't use, so I hope to share those coupons.
Last week I got Kelloggs cereal at Kroger for 99 cents a box and Cheerios for 75 cents a box at Meijer! Dishwasher soap for 50 cents, and toilet paper and paper towels for free at K-Mart.
Simply, check the weekly fliers for the stores you shop and compare with coupons in this weeks coupon booklets or with coupons you have on file. Creating a file box for coupons is a must for serious coupon shoppers. The weekly store sales usually DO NOT match the week the coupons come out. It's PLANNED that way.
You can email me with your coupon request (listed below) or leave a comment on this site. I'll get either message.
As my guardian angel always says to me, "Go For It".
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
E-Mail: bestnurse@usa.com (from your email)
HOME: http://dustyangels.blogspot.com
My newspaper carrier says many times the 'extras' are thrown away each week by carriers who have leftover booklets of Red Plum and Smart Source. (The major national coupon booklets.) You might ask your newspaper carrier if there's a way to get the extras they discard each Saturday or Sunday. (They also have resources we don't have for extra papers. Maybe you can find out where they discard them?)
If your carrier goes the extra mile for you, don't forget to tip extra!. I've heard from several sources that many newspaper companies have cut the carrier pay in half and made the routes longer in order to stay in business (including the Columbus Dispatch). So, don't be frugal with the tips for your carrier.
Currently, I'm swamped with coupons and happy to share! If you get the Smart Source or Red Plum and see a coupon that you might want additional ones of, please feel free to ask. If I'm not using them, I'll send some to you. Don't be concerned it might take coupons away from me. Ha Ha. I'm first on the list. Please feel free to ask.
Having said that, I'm still picking up lots of manufactures coupons from the blinkie boxes in the grocery stores. These coupons can be used other places such as the Dollar Store where some things cost less. My sister in Florida does this because grocery stores don't double coupons down there. Might as well use the coupons where they make you the most money!
Another idea is to ask family members and friends who don't use coupons to send you the coupon booklets from the Sunday paper because these are national coupons. Aunt Helen in California who gets the Sunday paper probably tosses them out. You could post or make a request for the Sunday coupons at your place of work, church bulletin board, babysitter, hair salon, or any free bulletin board. How about making the request in an email to everyone in your address book? I read somwhere that gas stations will give you their leftover Sunday papers if you get there late Sunday night.
This week I see several nice cents off coupons in the Red Plum and Smart Source. There are some FREE items if you purchase something else. (Niva items). There's too many to mention because everybody uses different things. There are some excellent coupons for items we don't use, so I hope to share those coupons.
Last week I got Kelloggs cereal at Kroger for 99 cents a box and Cheerios for 75 cents a box at Meijer! Dishwasher soap for 50 cents, and toilet paper and paper towels for free at K-Mart.
Simply, check the weekly fliers for the stores you shop and compare with coupons in this weeks coupon booklets or with coupons you have on file. Creating a file box for coupons is a must for serious coupon shoppers. The weekly store sales usually DO NOT match the week the coupons come out. It's PLANNED that way.
You can email me with your coupon request (listed below) or leave a comment on this site. I'll get either message.
As my guardian angel always says to me, "Go For It".
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
E-Mail: bestnurse@usa.com (from your email)
HOME: http://dustyangels.blogspot.com
Sunday, April 19, 2009
K-Mart Triple Coupons This Week and A $5 Coupon Link
To see if your city is offering triple coupons this week April 19-25, 2009), click HERE. (Tampa, Florida, is participating, Oregon is NOT.)
Here's a link for a $5 off if you spend $50. HERE (You must have a printer on your computer.)
Yes, if you have dollars-off coupons, there are grand deals to be had this week in many states across the USA! But, it's almost a do-it-yourself check-out process to get the most accurate savings as the cashiers seem to be totally lost as to how to 'do' the coupons, so I'm offering a few helpful hints in this article.
In Columbus, Ohio, the lines were long, long, long and slow, slow, slow. My friend, Buffy and her husband waiting in line almost an hour Sunday morning. I had to duck a flying grocery cart full of food when an irate customer lost her patience and gave her cart a hefty shove past all the check-out lines. There were only two lines open on an extremely busy Sunday afternoon for the entire store, and the computer for her lane crashed. Apparently, she too had been waiting for 'a very long time'.
But for us, the wait (and time spent organizing all the coupons) was worth the savings. I spent $22 and saved $110.00! Later, I went back with some extra coupons and did even better percentage-wise. We stocked up everything I had good coupons for, but beware of prices that they jacked up before we got there! Like, Dove body wash was almost $9 a bottle! On the other hand, I think there's a good deal on Huggies, and and most anything that is on sale. I found a discount cart with several items I had coupons for too!
Later, I only had a few items and when the cashier said, "I have no idea what I'm doing,", I offered to help her by telling her what item on her screen to select. Finally, I paid exactly what I expected to. Hey, does that mean I could work as a cashier now?
Even though I thought I understood the strange coupon credit for K-mart today, I still got confused at first. Here's how it works in our town.
Any coupon up to 75 cents is tripled. (A 75 cent coupon is worth $2.25 off.) Any other coupon is worth double up to $8. That means a $1 coupon will double to $2. A $2 will double to $4. A $4 coupon will double to $8. If the coupon says "Do Not Double", they won't double!!!! We could only get 4 items of the same product with coupons. Also, they say you can't use more than 25 coupons in one day, but there's no way they can keep track of how many times to go through the check-out line.
Or, this is how my blogger friend at http://becentsable.blogspot.com/ put it. " KMart is once again doubling coupons.... Thanks, Kim from STL Mommy for gathering this information:
Kmart will triple any coupon up to $0.75. The maximum discount is $2.25. Kmart will double any coupon from $0.76 to $4.00 which means the discount will range from $1.52 - $8.00 They will not allow you to go over the price of the product, but you can receive the item for free. There is a limit of 25 coupons per person per day. Some stores will be accepting internet printable coupons."
About that 25 coupons per person per day, it's a joke. I went back three times and no one noticed!
So, good luck and happy hunting with triple coupons. But, watch you back and your cashier.
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
Here's a link for a $5 off if you spend $50. HERE (You must have a printer on your computer.)
Yes, if you have dollars-off coupons, there are grand deals to be had this week in many states across the USA! But, it's almost a do-it-yourself check-out process to get the most accurate savings as the cashiers seem to be totally lost as to how to 'do' the coupons, so I'm offering a few helpful hints in this article.
In Columbus, Ohio, the lines were long, long, long and slow, slow, slow. My friend, Buffy and her husband waiting in line almost an hour Sunday morning. I had to duck a flying grocery cart full of food when an irate customer lost her patience and gave her cart a hefty shove past all the check-out lines. There were only two lines open on an extremely busy Sunday afternoon for the entire store, and the computer for her lane crashed. Apparently, she too had been waiting for 'a very long time'.
But for us, the wait (and time spent organizing all the coupons) was worth the savings. I spent $22 and saved $110.00! Later, I went back with some extra coupons and did even better percentage-wise. We stocked up everything I had good coupons for, but beware of prices that they jacked up before we got there! Like, Dove body wash was almost $9 a bottle! On the other hand, I think there's a good deal on Huggies, and and most anything that is on sale. I found a discount cart with several items I had coupons for too!
Please note that the Sunday paper (April 19, 2006) and the Smart Source and Red Plus coupon booklets that included $2.50 off for Finish dishwashing soap and $4 off Natural Instincts hair coloring. There's pet food coupons and lots of food item coupons also.
If you don't get the paper or want more coupons, (Smart Source or Red Plum coupon booklets), you can click HERE get them mailed to you each week. I haven't done it, but the website tells you how to request it.
Unlike most stores that take coupons, K-Mart has this strange coupon system where, when they scan your coupon, the cashier has to select the item you purchased from a list of all the items in that category. For instance, I got some Purina dog treats that should have been 'free' with my coupon, but she selected a lesser cost brand and I only got coupon credit for the lesser cost. It's almost impossible to tell the cashier which item you got one at a time, so I'm sure I lost a few dollars because of that.Later, I only had a few items and when the cashier said, "I have no idea what I'm doing,", I offered to help her by telling her what item on her screen to select. Finally, I paid exactly what I expected to. Hey, does that mean I could work as a cashier now?
Even though I thought I understood the strange coupon credit for K-mart today, I still got confused at first. Here's how it works in our town.
Any coupon up to 75 cents is tripled. (A 75 cent coupon is worth $2.25 off.) Any other coupon is worth double up to $8. That means a $1 coupon will double to $2. A $2 will double to $4. A $4 coupon will double to $8. If the coupon says "Do Not Double", they won't double!!!! We could only get 4 items of the same product with coupons. Also, they say you can't use more than 25 coupons in one day, but there's no way they can keep track of how many times to go through the check-out line.
Or, this is how my blogger friend at http://becentsable.blogspot.com/ put it. " KMart is once again doubling coupons.... Thanks, Kim from STL Mommy for gathering this information:
Kmart will triple any coupon up to $0.75. The maximum discount is $2.25. Kmart will double any coupon from $0.76 to $4.00 which means the discount will range from $1.52 - $8.00 They will not allow you to go over the price of the product, but you can receive the item for free. There is a limit of 25 coupons per person per day. Some stores will be accepting internet printable coupons."
About that 25 coupons per person per day, it's a joke. I went back three times and no one noticed!
So, good luck and happy hunting with triple coupons. But, watch you back and your cashier.
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
Friday, April 03, 2009
Getting Started With Coupons - The Easy Way
(For those who get this by email - This is a new post on my coupon blog at http://goldencoupons.blogspot.com) I wrote this article for an English assignment at Bohecker College.)
Free Meals and Good Deals Every Day!
This morning I stopped at the store and accidentally left my purse in the car. As I sheepishly returned to the car, my husband said, “Oh I thought you got everything free with your coupons now.” It’s almost that good! Since I started collecting and shopping with coupons, we have such a big stockpile of food and paper goods that we’ve had to put extra shelves in the garage, and our grocery bill has gone down at least 50 percent!
It started almost three months ago when I was working as a home nurse for a small child. The child’s mother was collecting an arsenal of shampoo, baby food, paper products, laundry detergent, and various household supplies that she proposed to have gotten free – or almost free - by using coupons while shopping.
After observing her for a while, I was convinced it could be a profitable experience for me if I could give it the commitment to time and detail required with such an undertaking
Finding coupons is a challenge, but not the mystery it seems to be once you know all the places to look. (I haven’t learned them all.) Most people have heard about the “Sunday paper coupons”, but do not understand how they work. The coupons are not actually printed in the Sunday paper. There are three popular coupon circulars inserted into the newspaper. These small booklets are chocked full of money-saving coupons. They are called Red Plum (RP), Smart Source (SS), and Proctor and Gamble (PG), but all three are not always in every week’s paper. (You can get a schedule list online at http://www.southernsavers.com/2008/12/2009-coupon-inserts-schedule/.) April 5, 2009 is schedule to have five booklets - the only time all year this will happen!
One of the easiest ways to first start collecting manufacturer's coupons is to scout the grocery isles for the small boxes attached to the shelves called “blinkies”. Some have blinking red lights. Help yourself to every coupon box and collect several of the free coupons to use when that item is actually on sale. (There may be a 20-second delay on the boxes.)
Most serious couponers buy or subscribe to more than one Sunday paper so they get more than one coupon booklet. (Drug Mart in Columbus, Ohio, has the Sunday paper on sale for 99 cents every Sunday.)
You can also go online and google for sites that let you download and print individual coupons for free. For instance, yesterday I google-searched for Angel Soft TP because I discovered it was on sale for 99-cents, and I had no coupons on file. I quickly printed out two coupons and got two 4-packs for free just hours before the sale ended! (Go 'back" two or three times after the first coupon prints in order to get a second printout.)
In the Columbus, Ohio, area another way to collect the coupon booklets is on Saturday – Monday when the clear plastic bags with the weekly Kroger ads and coupon circulars are distributed locally. You may already get this delivered on or near your mailbox every week and not know its worth! Treat them like gold! They often contain the coupon booklets, but sometimes not.
Lastly, you can actually purchase the specific coupon booklets online for 45 cents each at www.couponsthingsbydede.com/register.asp. This site also 'sells' extra coupons for other items. (They can charge only for handling and postage). (You must register with them first.)
One of the greatest coupon secrets is to collect several of the same coupons for items you use. (That’s why you need to get more than one coupon booklet each week.) For example, a wise coupon shopper will collect a bunch of 50-cent coupons for Campbell’s soup (from the coupon circulars, blinkies, or printing the coupons online). Use the coupons (one for each item) at grocery stores that double each coupon, (Kroger and Giant Eagle in Columbus), and only when it is on sale! (Watch the weekly fliers). The usual cost of that soup has now gone down from $1.67 a can to 25 cents a can!
For me, saving money continues to expand. At first I was glad when I saved a couple dollars, but now I’m pressing toward saving 75-90 percent on anything I buy. I do this by coordinating the coupons I have on file with whatever is on sale that week at Walgreens, CVS and the major grocery stores. Today I spent $26 on groceries at Kroger and saved $32 by studying the weekly sales and using my coupons. (I almost missed the 5 half-gallons of free milk and juice, Buffy.)
Much of my coupon continuing education comes from reading blogs written by people who do coupons full time! I have found several good Internet blogs that list weekly sales and matching coupons, helpful tips and advice, and new coupon information.
Some of the good blogs are: www.couponmom.com, www.afullcup.com, http://survivingthestores.blogspot.com (no www on that site), and www.beingfrugalisfabulous.com. You can also do a google search for “Walgreens coupons” and “CVS coupons” for more sites and exciting information on how to get free products and free money at drug stores
I’m still learning new things about how to save with coupons, but I know that I’ll never again have to pay a penny for things like paper towels, toilet paper, toothpaste, body wash, shampoo, snack foods, cereal, Tylenol and Excedrin, razors, first-aid supplies, and much more if I’m willing to organize and wait for sales. (Then I stock up like mad!)
Because I’m such an Internet bug, I have several personal blogs. Thanks to my coupon success, I’ve started one for my coupon experiences called, Good Deals and Free Meals. (http://goldencoupons.blogspot.com). (Where I'll post this article.)
I’m always delighted to teach others how to exchange little pieces of paper for hundreds of products we use everyday! I love to answer questions, give out extra coupons, update my friends on new specials and websites, and help others learn how to shop wisely and save money.
My hope is that more people will want to learn from my experience. Many are skeptical about the time it takes to ‘do” coupons. I agree that it’s not for everyone, but those who have learned the art of couponing say they will never go back to paying full price for anything again. I’ve discovered a new world of ‘couponers’. We are united in believing we can save money, and we are united in the new age of the Internet!
Free Meals and Good Deals Every Day!
This morning I stopped at the store and accidentally left my purse in the car. As I sheepishly returned to the car, my husband said, “Oh I thought you got everything free with your coupons now.” It’s almost that good! Since I started collecting and shopping with coupons, we have such a big stockpile of food and paper goods that we’ve had to put extra shelves in the garage, and our grocery bill has gone down at least 50 percent!
It started almost three months ago when I was working as a home nurse for a small child. The child’s mother was collecting an arsenal of shampoo, baby food, paper products, laundry detergent, and various household supplies that she proposed to have gotten free – or almost free - by using coupons while shopping.
After observing her for a while, I was convinced it could be a profitable experience for me if I could give it the commitment to time and detail required with such an undertaking
Finding coupons is a challenge, but not the mystery it seems to be once you know all the places to look. (I haven’t learned them all.) Most people have heard about the “Sunday paper coupons”, but do not understand how they work. The coupons are not actually printed in the Sunday paper. There are three popular coupon circulars inserted into the newspaper. These small booklets are chocked full of money-saving coupons. They are called Red Plum (RP), Smart Source (SS), and Proctor and Gamble (PG), but all three are not always in every week’s paper. (You can get a schedule list online at http://www.southernsavers.com/2008/12/2009-coupon-inserts-schedule/.) April 5, 2009 is schedule to have five booklets - the only time all year this will happen!
One of the easiest ways to first start collecting manufacturer's coupons is to scout the grocery isles for the small boxes attached to the shelves called “blinkies”. Some have blinking red lights. Help yourself to every coupon box and collect several of the free coupons to use when that item is actually on sale. (There may be a 20-second delay on the boxes.)
Most serious couponers buy or subscribe to more than one Sunday paper so they get more than one coupon booklet. (Drug Mart in Columbus, Ohio, has the Sunday paper on sale for 99 cents every Sunday.)
You can also go online and google for sites that let you download and print individual coupons for free. For instance, yesterday I google-searched for Angel Soft TP because I discovered it was on sale for 99-cents, and I had no coupons on file. I quickly printed out two coupons and got two 4-packs for free just hours before the sale ended! (Go 'back" two or three times after the first coupon prints in order to get a second printout.)
In the Columbus, Ohio, area another way to collect the coupon booklets is on Saturday – Monday when the clear plastic bags with the weekly Kroger ads and coupon circulars are distributed locally. You may already get this delivered on or near your mailbox every week and not know its worth! Treat them like gold! They often contain the coupon booklets, but sometimes not.
Lastly, you can actually purchase the specific coupon booklets online for 45 cents each at www.couponsthingsbydede.com/register.asp. This site also 'sells' extra coupons for other items. (They can charge only for handling and postage). (You must register with them first.)
One of the greatest coupon secrets is to collect several of the same coupons for items you use. (That’s why you need to get more than one coupon booklet each week.) For example, a wise coupon shopper will collect a bunch of 50-cent coupons for Campbell’s soup (from the coupon circulars, blinkies, or printing the coupons online). Use the coupons (one for each item) at grocery stores that double each coupon, (Kroger and Giant Eagle in Columbus), and only when it is on sale! (Watch the weekly fliers). The usual cost of that soup has now gone down from $1.67 a can to 25 cents a can!
For me, saving money continues to expand. At first I was glad when I saved a couple dollars, but now I’m pressing toward saving 75-90 percent on anything I buy. I do this by coordinating the coupons I have on file with whatever is on sale that week at Walgreens, CVS and the major grocery stores. Today I spent $26 on groceries at Kroger and saved $32 by studying the weekly sales and using my coupons. (I almost missed the 5 half-gallons of free milk and juice, Buffy.)
Much of my coupon continuing education comes from reading blogs written by people who do coupons full time! I have found several good Internet blogs that list weekly sales and matching coupons, helpful tips and advice, and new coupon information.
Some of the good blogs are: www.couponmom.com, www.afullcup.com, http://survivingthestores.blogspot.com (no www on that site), and www.beingfrugalisfabulous.com. You can also do a google search for “Walgreens coupons” and “CVS coupons” for more sites and exciting information on how to get free products and free money at drug stores
I’m still learning new things about how to save with coupons, but I know that I’ll never again have to pay a penny for things like paper towels, toilet paper, toothpaste, body wash, shampoo, snack foods, cereal, Tylenol and Excedrin, razors, first-aid supplies, and much more if I’m willing to organize and wait for sales. (Then I stock up like mad!)
Because I’m such an Internet bug, I have several personal blogs. Thanks to my coupon success, I’ve started one for my coupon experiences called, Good Deals and Free Meals. (http://goldencoupons.blogspot.com). (Where I'll post this article.)
I’m always delighted to teach others how to exchange little pieces of paper for hundreds of products we use everyday! I love to answer questions, give out extra coupons, update my friends on new specials and websites, and help others learn how to shop wisely and save money.
My hope is that more people will want to learn from my experience. Many are skeptical about the time it takes to ‘do” coupons. I agree that it’s not for everyone, but those who have learned the art of couponing say they will never go back to paying full price for anything again. I’ve discovered a new world of ‘couponers’. We are united in believing we can save money, and we are united in the new age of the Internet!
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
Monday, March 16, 2009
Shopping For Seven Sisters
(As posted on my blogsite http://goldencoupons.blogspot.com)
I did something yesterday that made me very nervous, so much so that I enlisted the assistance of Gopher Jim who was enjoying a sunny afternoon nap at the entrance to the burrow.
But, being the nice, helpful, Hubby Gopher that he is, we quickly set out on an adventure in the great metropolis city called Meijer Super Store.
You all know how excited I am when those Golden Coupons provide us with FREE groceries for our burrow. Already we've had to add an extension tunnel for all the extra goodies obtained by exchanging a tiny piece of paper for 'taxable goods'.
Sometimes coupons 'expire' before the sale price makes the item worth my time and effort. Like a dozen .50-cents off on Cottonelle TP coupons that I had on hand for that perfect Kroger .99-cent sale. (Doubled here made them FREE.) I guess Kroger got wise to all the FREE TP they were exchanging for these coupons, so they removed the sale tags and never put them back. Alas, I searched all the Kroger's within a 5-mile radius and no .50-cent TP were to be found. So those coupons expired yesterday and the death was noted with some displeasure at having wasted .80-cents on them at my online coupon store (here). I refused to take .50-cents off of a non-sale product that now costs 3.49!
Back to the city excursion of yesterday. Another stash of coupons being held back for a good sale price was 14 coupons for those sweet, tasty, Warm Delights by Betty Crocker. Made to serve one person by adding two tablespoons of water and 30-seconds in the microwave, these have fast become an occasional afternoon delight when the sun refuses to shine on our family habitat, and the chill winds continue to blow across the Midwest territory.
Oh the joy when I discovered that Meijer was conducting such a good sale price on the Warm Delights to make them FREE when the coupon was doubled. Oh the challenge when I realized that Meijer only doubles the first TWO coupons of the same product. The rest are at face value.
My solution (and I always think of one!) was to make seven transactions for the 14 coupons.
One more imposition is that when two Warm Delights are purchased with doubled coupons, this creates a override or nagative balance, (where they owe ME money), and Meijer Store does not like that either.
So I spent an hour or so the night before last, reviewing ALL the other sales at Meijer to combine with coupons stashed away in my big fat coupon holder to determine what else I could purchase with each of the seven transactions and not create a override balance.
Ready at last, I roused the napping Gopher and we set off for the city with Sheba happily settled in the back seat of the car.
"What am I suppose to do," queried sleepy Gopher.
"Just do whatever I ask you to," was my nervous reply.
In the end, I did make seven transactions at the self check-out counter using one grocery item with two Warm Delights and three coupons for each transaction. And every time I tried to scan the second coupon, the red light above my post would go off calling for a cashier to come over and 'authorize' the coupon(s).
At one point, the long-suffering but patient cashier asked why I was making so many separate transactions.
"She's shopping for her seven sisters," my quick-thinking Gopher replied.
I'm so proud of my 14 FREE Warm Delights (although not quite sure what to do with the stash), and the fact that I figured out how to get it done the "golden coupon" way! (I've already given some to our son John...He's still out of work!)
Oh by the way, I discovered Lysol toilet bowel cleaner is on sale this week for half-price at 1.17 a bottle, and with the .50-cent coupon that was in Sunday's paper, I got two bottles for .17-cents each.
A GREAT DEAL for anyone living in the Columbus, Ohio, area who lives near a Meijer store.
For a FREE Warm Delight, click HERE.
Happy Coupon Sales!
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
HOME: http://dustyangels.blogspot.com
E-Mail: bestnurse@usa.com
I did something yesterday that made me very nervous, so much so that I enlisted the assistance of Gopher Jim who was enjoying a sunny afternoon nap at the entrance to the burrow.
But, being the nice, helpful, Hubby Gopher that he is, we quickly set out on an adventure in the great metropolis city called Meijer Super Store.
You all know how excited I am when those Golden Coupons provide us with FREE groceries for our burrow. Already we've had to add an extension tunnel for all the extra goodies obtained by exchanging a tiny piece of paper for 'taxable goods'.
Sometimes coupons 'expire' before the sale price makes the item worth my time and effort. Like a dozen .50-cents off on Cottonelle TP coupons that I had on hand for that perfect Kroger .99-cent sale. (Doubled here made them FREE.) I guess Kroger got wise to all the FREE TP they were exchanging for these coupons, so they removed the sale tags and never put them back. Alas, I searched all the Kroger's within a 5-mile radius and no .50-cent TP were to be found. So those coupons expired yesterday and the death was noted with some displeasure at having wasted .80-cents on them at my online coupon store (here). I refused to take .50-cents off of a non-sale product that now costs 3.49!
Back to the city excursion of yesterday. Another stash of coupons being held back for a good sale price was 14 coupons for those sweet, tasty, Warm Delights by Betty Crocker. Made to serve one person by adding two tablespoons of water and 30-seconds in the microwave, these have fast become an occasional afternoon delight when the sun refuses to shine on our family habitat, and the chill winds continue to blow across the Midwest territory.
Oh the joy when I discovered that Meijer was conducting such a good sale price on the Warm Delights to make them FREE when the coupon was doubled. Oh the challenge when I realized that Meijer only doubles the first TWO coupons of the same product. The rest are at face value.
My solution (and I always think of one!) was to make seven transactions for the 14 coupons.
One more imposition is that when two Warm Delights are purchased with doubled coupons, this creates a override or nagative balance, (where they owe ME money), and Meijer Store does not like that either.
So I spent an hour or so the night before last, reviewing ALL the other sales at Meijer to combine with coupons stashed away in my big fat coupon holder to determine what else I could purchase with each of the seven transactions and not create a override balance.
Ready at last, I roused the napping Gopher and we set off for the city with Sheba happily settled in the back seat of the car.
"What am I suppose to do," queried sleepy Gopher.
"Just do whatever I ask you to," was my nervous reply.
In the end, I did make seven transactions at the self check-out counter using one grocery item with two Warm Delights and three coupons for each transaction. And every time I tried to scan the second coupon, the red light above my post would go off calling for a cashier to come over and 'authorize' the coupon(s).
At one point, the long-suffering but patient cashier asked why I was making so many separate transactions.
"She's shopping for her seven sisters," my quick-thinking Gopher replied.
I'm so proud of my 14 FREE Warm Delights (although not quite sure what to do with the stash), and the fact that I figured out how to get it done the "golden coupon" way! (I've already given some to our son John...He's still out of work!)
Oh by the way, I discovered Lysol toilet bowel cleaner is on sale this week for half-price at 1.17 a bottle, and with the .50-cent coupon that was in Sunday's paper, I got two bottles for .17-cents each.
A GREAT DEAL for anyone living in the Columbus, Ohio, area who lives near a Meijer store.
For a FREE Warm Delight, click HERE.
Happy Coupon Sales!
Take Care on the Journey,
~Linda
HOME: http://dustyangels.blogspot.com
E-Mail: bestnurse@usa.com
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