Saturday, November 28, 2009

2 Free Issues of All You


Go here to sign up to get 2 FREE issues of All You magazine! I love this magazine as it usually has loads of great valued coupons in it! No need for a credit card, just click the bill me later tab. Once you receive the bill send it back with CANCEL written on it and you'll owe nothing.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Leapfrog.com Black Friday Sale


Right now here, you can find a Black Friday sale on all Leap Frog products- 25%-75% off their entire website. Order $50 or more in products and get free shipping. AND get an additional $10 off $100 or more! Hurry this offer ends 11/30!

Kmart Deal of the Day


Today's deal is on Rubbermaid 40 piece Easy Find Lids Set for $13.99, go here. What a great thing to get and organize your container cupboard! Get yours now this deal is only good today!

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Toy's R Us Black Friday Deals


So here you have it, some of the Black Friday deals that I've seen in their flyer. Remember, Toy's R Us will be opening at midnight so if you see any deals that you want to catch midnight is the time to be there! The midnight opening time is a national thing so all stores in the US should be open at midnight. If you're unsure, call ahead to your store.

Get a box of 64 Crayola Crayons FREE with every purchase. Limit one per customer (even if you do more than one transaction, you will only get one box). Limited quantities- I would imagine these will go fast! No minimum purchase required!

All Star Trek figures- $6.99
BOGO Free
Final: $3.49 each

All Totally Me crafts- $1.48-$44.99
BOGO 50% off
Final: varies

All Terminator 6" figurines- $9.99
BOGO 2 Free
Final: $3.33 each

Bakugan 5 pack booster cards- $1.99
B2G1 Free
Final: $1.32 each

All Polly Pocket Pretty Fashion Packets- $5.99-$11.99
BOGO Free
Final: $2.99-$5.99 each

All Fisher Price Jumbo Pack Diapers
2/$10
Final: $5 each (must buy 2 for offer, limit 3 per guest)

Select Wii games- $9.99
Some games include Sims Party, Price is Right, and Party Baby's

Select DS games- $9.99
Some games include Monsters Vs Aliens, Ice Age, and Petz

Select DVD's range from $4.99-$9.99

Littlest Pet Shop VIP Plush Pets- $2.98

Transformers Bumper Battlers- $4.39

All Carters clothes- $3.99-$17.99
B2G1 Free
Final: $2.66-$11.99 each

All Gerber Clothes- $2.99-$10.99
B2G1 Free
Final: $1.99- $7.32 each

All Sleepwear- $9.99-$17.99
B2G1 Free
Final: $6.67-$11.99 each

All Shoes- $6.99-$34.99
B2G1 Free
Final: $4.66- $23.32 each

All Miniwear Sets- $9.99-$14.99
B2G1 Free
Final: $6.67- $9.99 each

All Earth's Best Baby Food Value Packs- $8.29-$10.29
BOGO Free
Final: $4.15- $5.15 each

GeoTrax Starter Set- $10

Select Card Games- $5.99-$6.99
BOGO Free
Final: $2.99-$3.49

Fisher Price Girl and Boy Medical play sets- $5.99

All Gear Monkey Video Game Accessories- $9.99
BOGO Free
Final: $4.99 each

Playdoh Playsets- $7.99

All Batman Dark Knight 6" Figures- $8.99-$11.99
B1G2 Free
Final: $2.99- $3.99 each

Twilight/New Moon Game bundle packs- $16.99

iPod 8GB Touch- $199.99
Get $50 Gift card back
Final after gift card: $149.99

And multiple other items for 33%-80% off regular prices!!! Again, they open at midnight and continue the sales until 1 PM.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Rite Aid Black Friday Deals


Here's the deals I promised you for Black Friday! Keep in mind that all of your purchases now will go towards the Gift of Savings program and it counts prior to coupons. These deals are good from Thursday until Saturday so you should have plenty of time to take advantage especially if you are already going to be out on Black Friday like me!! Don't forget to pick up your $5/$25 coupon here.

Hot Wheels Cars- 2/$1

Tampax Pearl Tampons- $3.99
$3.00 SCR
Total: $0.99

Herbal Essence- $2.99
Use Free Styler wyb shampoo 10/11 P&G
Use Free shampoo or conditioner (facebook promotion-in home mailer)
Use $1.00 off shampoo, conditioner, styler (facebook promotion- in home mailer)
$2.00 SCR
Total: $0.99/2, Free or $2.00 moneymaker depending on the coupon you use

Scope Mouthwash- $3.99
$3.00 SCR
Use $1/1 from 11/1 P&G
Total: FREE

Oral B Cross Action Toothbrush- $2.99
$2.00 SCR
Use $0.75/1 from 11/1 P&G
Total: $0.24

Gillette Shave Gel or Cream- $1.99
$1.00 SCR
Use $1.00/1 from 11/1 P&G
Total: FREE

Secret or Old Spice Deodorant- $2.49
$1.50 SCR
Use $0.50/1 Secret deodorant 11/1 P&G
Total: $0.49-$0.99

BIC Soleil Razor- $6.99
Use $5.00 in ad coupon (you'll find this one in the flyer itself)
Use $2.00/1 from 11/15 SS
Total: FREE

Schick Disposable Razors- $0.99
Use $1.00/1 from 11/22 SS
Total: FREE

Schick Quattro Razors- $1.99
Use $2.00/1 from 11/22 SS
Total: FREE

Ziploc- $1.88
Use $0.55 from inside packaging (from a previous package)
Or Use $0.55 here
Total: $1.33
(Buy 3 for total $5.09 if only using one coupon, send in for $5.00 rebate here- to get more than one Ziploc coupon you'll need 2 computers. If you are able to get 3 coupons your overall total would be $3.99 and would end up being a $1.01 moneymaker!)

These are all the deals I've seen. If I've missed any please let me know. If I notice that I've missed any I will update this post! Remember these deals are only good from Thursday-Saturday.

Kmart's Deal of the Day


Are you in the market to get a GPS system? Well Kmart has exactly that as their Deal of the Day. Get the Magellan Roadmate 1210 Navigation System for $79.99 here! Regularly priced at $129.99 plus get FREE shipping since its over $60 (free shipping deal ends 11/25)!

Sears online code


Were you planning on doing some online shopping through Sears this year? If so here is a promo code to use on check out to get $5 off $50. For Sears this isn't too bad! Use code CUSTOMERS to get the $5 off.

Last Day for Free Shipping


Today is the last day that Toy's R Us is doing FREE shipping on everything on their site with a purchase of $49 or more. If you had intentions of shopping online for some stuff, get it done tonight! Go to Mr. Rebates to get 2% back on your purchase.

Black Friday Amazon deals


Amazon is having their Black Friday sales starting today! They are having deals almost every hour of every day this week. They are doing this in hopes of competing with places like Wal-mart who is advertising $2 DVDs. Go here to check out the current deals on Amazon, but grab them quick as some of these are sure to go quickly and they are only on sale for a very short time!! And don't forget about the Amazon Prime membership here which will give you free 2 day shipping.

Rewards program details and Black Friday deals for Staples


I received the Staples ad in my email and here's the deals that I found! These black friday deals are good on Friday and Saturday, unless noted. Some of these deals are only great deals if you are Staples Rewards Member, you can sign up here. This is a free program where you can earn rewards just for shopping at Staples. This is how their website describes the program:

Rewards
Earn 10% back in rewards on all ink and toner, case and ream paper, and Copy & Print Center services.
Special savings
Enjoy member-only special savings where you can earn extra rewards back on additional products.
No limit
There's no limit to how much you can earn in rewards - spend your rewards at Staples.
FREE delivery
Get FREE delivery on orders of $50 or more, excluding custom products.
Quarterly rewards
We will mail a quarterly reward as long as you've earned at least $10 in rewards in the quarter. An example would be: you spend $100 in qualifying purchases; you receive 10% back in rewards. This means you receive $10 back in Staples Rewards. Staples Rewards balances under $10 will expire at the end of each quarter during the calendar year.

Typical examples might be :
  • You purchase $110 of case paper;
    This is $110 of qualifying purchases @ 10% back in rewards = $11 in Staples Rewards
  • You purchase $50 of case paper Plus $70 of Copy & Print Center services;
    This is $120 of qualifying purchases @ 10% back in rewards = $12 in Staples Rewards
  • You purchase $50 of ink Plus $50 of Copy & Print Center Services Plus $40 of case paper;
    This is $140 of qualifying purchases @ 10% back in rewards = $14 in Staples Rewards

    Staples Rewards are mailed within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter, and you have until the last day of the calendar quarter to redeem your issued rewards. by the expiratSion date printed on your Staples Rewards.
Ink Recycling
You can recycle ANY ink cartridge - no matter which brand! This includes Brother®, Epson® and Canon ink or toner cartridges, up to 10 per calendar month per customer and receive $3 back in Staples Rewards per cartridge. Limit one Staples Rewards account per address. We will recycle additional cartridges but rewards will only be issued for 10 per calendar month per customer. Your ink recycling reward will arrive each month, separately from your standard Staples Rewards statement.

Premier status
Get automatically upgraded to Premier status when you spend $1,000 or more on virtually anything at Staples in a calendar year.
Remember the rewards program gives you points dollar for dollar, once every 3 months they will send you the equivalent in points in your account to you in the form of coupons or gift certificates that you can use at Staples. Basically with the battery deal below, you will pay OOP $12.99 and then get a certificate for $12.99 in the mail to only be used at Staples. I just spoke with customer support, it is very confusing! The rewards program is NOT a rebate money in your pocket type of program. So now that you understand the rewards program on to the deals!!

20 pack of Duracell Batteries- $12.99
Use $0.75 off 1 in 11/1 P&G
Total: $12.24
Get $12.99 in Staples rewards- like getting FREE batteries!
(only allowed 2 packs per customer)

HP Photo Paper- $1.00 (Friday only)

Norton 360- $79.99 (Friday only)
-$30 in Staples rewards
-$40 Easy Rebate
Like paying $9.99

PeachTree Pro Accounting 2010- $199.99
-$35 instant savings
-$165 mail in rebate
Total: FREE

Sharp Handheld Calculator- $6.99
-$6.99 Easy rebate
Total: FREE

GE 4 Device Remote- $14.99
-$5 instant savings
-$10 Easy rebate
Total: FREE

Staples Maple Computer Cart- $69.99
-$30 instant savings
- $10 Easy rebate
Total: $29.99

FREE Canon Photo Printer with purchase of ANY digital camera!

Fellowes Saturn 9.5" Laminator- $159.99
-$60 instant savings
-$70 Easy rebate
Total: $29.99

HP InkJet Printer- $49.98
FREE with purchase of ANY PC or laptop after $50 Easy Rebate

And don't forget to print your 10% off any item here. Valid Saturday only. If you have easy rebates that you need to get taken care of go here.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Toys R Us Deal of the Day


Toys R Us is getting on the band wagon I guess you could say with their daily deals. Tomorrow's deal (Sunday November 22, 2009) is select games for $9.00 each. Go here to print your coupon. Games include Monopoly, Scrabble, Pictureka!, Sorry!, The Game of Life, Battleship, Twister, Trouble, Jenga, and Operation. Plus there is an exclusive $3.00 rebate on all the games here, which would make the games $6 each!! This coupon/deal is only good tomorrow, only one coupon per customer and is in store only.

Remember they are still offering free shipping for online orders over $49.

Friday, November 20, 2009

50 FREE photo cards



I am so excited to report this incredible find to you! 50...count them 50 free photo cards through seehere.com PLUS free envelopes AND free shipping. This is an incredible deal! I created mine today and I just got an email confirming they have been shipped as well and I didn't pay a dime! I loved this site especially because you can personalize the entire card! Most companies I have run into or looked into only let you personalize to a point but this site lets you do pretty much anything you want! I'm so excited to be getting these in the mail in the next few days! Thanks to Freebies 4 Mom for getting this great deal! Go here to read her post about it and to get the promo code. This offer is good until November 30th.

Not to mention if you are a new customer you can get 100 FREE prints (less shipping which is around $5) with the promo code prints. You will have to do two separate transactions to get your free photos.

How I do it

I have been asked quite a lot about how I do what I do, especially now during the holidays. I posted on Facebook a few days ago about getting $106 worth of products for only $19 and now I'm going to tell you how I did it.

First of all, you absolutely HAVE to give yourself a budget. Make it reasonable for yourself. This is a goal to be reached and not exceeded. This year I set my budget at $200 for 10 people. Pretty reasonable overall. If you don't like coming up with a large amount of money than decide exactly what you want to spend on each person on your list. Include everyone from family, friends, teachers, delivery people, postmen, whoever it is that you buy for every year. My list of 10 people, however, does not include my husband or my children. That's a different budget. Once you make out your budget start making a list. Have an idea of what you would like to get people for Christmas and start to keep your eyes open for those items to go on sale.

Now, the key to great Christmas shopping is to not wait until last minute and start early. I actually started Christmas shopping way back in July! I know, who's thinking about Christmas in July? Well, I do! I always have my eyes open for good deals or something for someone while I'm traveling that I KNOW I can't get in my area.

The second key is to get in with all the Rewards programs that stores have out now. For example, Toys R Us has a rewards program where they will have exclusive member only sales where you can get incredible deals! Go here to sign up online for their rewards program. Toys R Us is known to have stuff go on sale with gift cards back and sometimes there are even MIR that go along with them too. One of the deals I was able to get since I was a rewards member was on an XBox 360 game. Here's the breakdown:

XBox 360 game- $59.99 or $62 after tax
I had $33 in rebate money which I used towards this purchase.
I got $20 gift card back for being a rewards member.
So OOP I was able to get the game for $9.

I also picked up 4 board games (on a seperate transaction) that were on sale for $29.95.
Used the $20 gift card that I got back from the Xbox game.
I got a $10 gift card back for the purchase of the board games.
So I had NOTHING OOP since they GAVE me a $10 gift card back!

Now how will I get the Xbox game for free? Well, because I bought the board games I will get a $10 rebate in the mail which will make the XBox 360 game free with a $1 profit.

So when you break it down and look at all I got back and will receive in the mail, I was able to get both purchases for nothing out of my pocket. Now don't be confused, I did pay for stuff OOP BUT Toys R Us handed me gift cards back which is like putting money in my pocket. For example, on my receipt it shows that I paid $62. Now, minus the rebate money I had of $33 means I paid out of my budget, $29. Take the $29 and minus the $20 gift card they gave to me takes the total for the game down to $9. Confused yet? LOL

I had $33 in rebate money that I got in the mail from other purchases so when using that money that is not money that I had to take out of my budget or as I usually say out of my pocket. Once you get swifter with the rebate programs out there, you can almost "get paid" to shop for all the potential rebates you could get back.

Another deal I just got was on a grill. I bought it at Ace Hardware for $42, BUT there is a $20 rebate that goes along with it. Which is like paying $22, once I get the rebate back.

Unfortunately, rebates can take 6-8 weeks to be processed and for you to see the check but its still money you can look forward to and minus from your overall budget.

You'll notice in a lot of my posts about gift card deals from places like Target. These deals are on certain items and when you buy a certain amount. When shopping, attempt to match these items to coupons to lessen your overall OOP expense and then at the end of the transaction they will hand you a gift card which is like putting money back in your pocket instantly! Remember, gift cards are just like money only you can't spend it anywhere else except at that store; but, if you're like me, you'll use the gift card anyway so its not that big of a deal. I still have a $10 gift card from Toys R Us that I'll be using to get stocking stuffers for the kids. Which again is money that won't be coming out of my pocket since the gift card was given back to me for purchasing the board games earlier. Be careful with the Toys R Us gift cards, they generally expire within 2 months. The gift cards from Target don't usually come with an expiration date but always check to make sure!

Another way to get FREE gifts is by using Swagbucks.com. This is a special search engine site that will give you "swag bucks" for searching. These special "swag bucks" can be used on gift cards once you accumulate enough. Between my husband and I, we accumulated enough swag bucks to get 3-$5 Amazon.com gift cards absolutely FREE. I used those gift cards to get another Christmas present for FREE, which lowers my overall OOP expense and keeps me within my Christmas present budget! Great thing with Amazon.com right now is you can sign up for their Amazon Prime program for free for one month here. With the Amazon Prime program you can get free 2 day shipping on items sold by Amazon (not personal sellers). *Note: if you sign up for the Amazon Prime program be sure to go into your account and set it to not renew automatically so that you don't get charged when your one month trial period is over.*

Another program I also took advantage of this year was Kodaks 1 million free $15 dollar gifts. I was able to get 2 of these codes since I used my email address and my husbands email address. This promotion is still going on, go here to get your FREE $15 code. If you do get multiple codes, you must use them one at a time so you will have to put in multiple orders. These codes do NOT apply to shipping but I can tell you that the small photo book ($9.99) is $2.99 shipping and the porcelain ornament ($14.99) is $1.99 shipping. All in all you pay for shipping and that's it.

For all my checks and address labels I use VistaPrint.com. They always have stuff that you can get for free (less shipping). If you watch their website they will have all kinds of things go on sale or "free" where all you have to pay is shipping. Sometimes shipping can be a little steep but if you look at what the price WOULD have been if you paid for the product too it turns out to be a great deal! I've never paid more than $6.99 for my address labels or bank checks.

So there, that's a little insight as to how I do what I do. I hope this post was some what helpful to everyone and if you ever have suggestions or would like to know about something please don't be afraid to email me at shab0151@aol.com. I will be sure to answer your question within 24 hours directly or with a blog post. If you ever find a great deal, please email me with all the details and I will be sure to pass it on to my readers! Thanks for reading my blog!!

Target Daily Deal


Go here to get the Phillips 6-Device Universal Remote Control with View Panel for Ipod for $39.99 plus FREE shipping!! That's an incredible deal! These are usually priced at $199.99 which means its an 80% savings! With these kinds of savings you better get yours soon as these are sure to be sold out quickly!!

Buy 3 Signature Collection Body Care, get 3 FREE


Bath and Body works is having a great sale too! Man I love this time of year!!! In stores through Sunday November 22, buy 3 Signature Collection Body Care products and GET 3 FREE! They also have PocketBac's 5/$5! Could make a great addition to a gift basket! If shopping online here, use promo code SHIP1 to get $1 shipping on any order of $30 or more!