Walgreens: FREE wrapping & tissue paper

If you're in need of Christmas wrapping paper and/or tissue paper...head over to Walgreens! When you purchase 2 Hallmark products this week you receive $2 in Walgreens Jingle Cash (a fancy name for Register Rewards!) and when you purchase 6 Hallmark items you receive $5 in Jingle Cash. I didn't need more wrapping paper but when its FREE, plus a money maker...I'm definitely getting it! I did my best to find wrapping paper that can be used year round, especially for birthdays. Overall, I paid $7.30 out of pocket before tax and received $12 in Jingle Cash.

Here are the 3 different scenarios I did today:

Transaction #1:

Buy 2 Hallmark 50ft rolls @ 1.99 ea BOGO FREE

FT: $1.99

Received $2 in Walgreens Jingle Cash

Transaction #2:

Buy 6 packages of Hallmark tissue paper (marked 99 ct ea) @ 3/$1 or .33 ea after in-ad coupon

FT: $2.00

Received $5 in Walgreens Jingle Cash!

Transaction: #3

Buy 2 Hallmark 50ft rolls @ $1.99 ea BOGO FREE

Buy 4 packages of Hallmark tissue paper (marked 99 ct ea) @ 3/$1 or .33 ea after in-ad coupon

FT: $3.31

Received $5 in Walgreens Jingle Cash!

60 photo cards for 4.90 plus Overnight Shipping!

I've already created my Christmas cards, but I couldn't resist getting a few more with theses two offers!

Go HERE to SeeHere Photo and create 60 4x8 photo cards and received them for FREE...only pay $4.90 for shipping by using code 50cards during checkout. If you don't need that many cards or need thank you notes, select 24 cards, use code 25cards at checkout and receive them for FREE and only pay $2.49 for shipping!

Per other bargain boards, you can get in on both of these deals, just do them in separate transactions.

Rite Aid - rolling +Up Rewards

Its a good week to head over to Rite Aid, especially if you have +Up Rewards that will expire soon! I had so many from the Thanksgiving Day deals 2 weeks ago that expire 12/11.

Here's how I turned $19 in +Up Rewards to $25 cash!

Buy one Duracell myGRID @ $29.99...$23.99 after 20% Wellness Discount

Minus $5 off $25 Rite Aid purchase

Minus $19 +Up Rewards

Final Total: -.01 (.95 tax) = .94

Will receive a $25 Rite Aid Rebate for purchasing the myGRID

Transaction #2:

(2) Revlon nail enamel @ $1.19 ea (clearance price I guess!)

minus 2 $3 Rite Aid coupon off any Revlon nail product

(1) Revlon nail enamel @ $4.79

minus $3 Rite Aid coupon off any Revlon nail product

(1) Revlon nail enamel @ $2.39 BOGO 50% sale

minus $3 Rite Aid coupon off any Revlon nail product

(2) Rite Aid picture frames @ $2.50 ea 50% off sale

(2) NYC nail enamel @ .79 after 20% wellness discount

minus $2 off 2 NYC products from December All You magazine

(2) Keri lotion @ $5 ea

minus 2 $1 mfc

(1) Nivea Men's body wash @ $3.99

minus $1 mfc from 12/5 insert

Minus $5 off $25 Rite Aid purchase

Minus $8 +Up Rewards from a previous purchase

Final Total: .13 ($1.26 tax) = $1.39 out of pocket

Received $16 in +Up Rewards ($4 frames, $3 Keri, $1 Nivea, $8 Revlon) Thought I would receive $2 +Up Rewards for purchasing the NYC nail polish, but I was surprised to get the $1 +Up for the Nivea, plus I'll get a $1 rebate for the Nivea.

Bath & Body Works: FREE Reindeer Pocketbac

These are just the cutest little things! I love the pocketbac products from Bath & Body Works, so I jumped at the chance to get one of the Reindeer Pocketbac for FREE buy using this coupon. I purchased a pocketbac holder for 50 cents and received the pocketbac for FREE. Great little stocking stuffer! This coupon is only valid this weekend December 3 - Sunday, December 5, 2010.

$3 off Avery Address Labels

I had just placed "buy labels for Christmas cards" on my to-do list this week, so I was so happy to receive this $3 off any Avery full sheet mailing label product coupon today from Avery! The EcoFriendly white address labels are priced $4.22 at my local Walmart, so after the coupon I got them for $1.22 for 300 labels!

Rite Aid: Gift of Savings Program

The Rite Aid Gift of Savings program is back for the holiday season! Like before, when you spend $25-$50 you get $5, spend $51-$100, get $10 and when you spend over $100, you receive $20 back in a Rite Aid gift certificate. With all of the great deals and coupons, its easy to hit the $100 mark. So far I've gotten a $82.35 start with the 3 transactions I did today to receive the $20 gift certificate. I spent $4.97 out of pocket for my items, earned an additional $4 in +Up Rewards, and will receive a $25 gift certificate to nfl.com for buying participating P&G items!

Here are the details:

Transaction #1:

(1) Gillette gift set @ $12.79 (after 20% wellness discount)

minus $4 mfc from 11/28 P&G insert

(2) Gillette razors @ $8.79 (after 20% wellness discount)

minus 2 $4 mfc

Total: $30.37

Minus $5 off $25 Rite Aid purchase

Minus $13 in +UP Rewards

FT: .37 ($1.27 tax) = $1.64

Received $15 in +Up rewards: $5 +Up (Gillette gift set) & $10 +Up (Gillette razors)

Transaction #2:

(6) Gillette deodorants @ $3.50 ea

minus 3 $2 mfc & 2 Buy 2 Gillette deo receive 1 FREE all from 11/28 insert

(2) Crest toothpaste @ $2.50 ea

minus 2 .75 mfc from 11/28 insert & 2 $1 Rite Aid coupons from yellow pharmacy booklet

(2) Dial Hand Soap @ .99 ea

minus 2 $1 Rite Aid coupons from yellow pharmacy booklet

Total: $27.98

Minus $5 off $25 Rite Aid purchase

Minus $4 in +Up rewards

FT: .48 ($1.15 tax) = $1.63

Received $7 in +Up Rewards: $6 +Up (Gillette) & $1 +Up (Crest)

Transaction #3:

(4) Old Spice Deodorant @ $3.50 ea

minus 2 BOGO FREE mfc from P&G booklet & $1/2 mfc from 11/28 insert

(2) Crest toothpaste @ $2.50 ea

minus 2 .75 mfc from 11/28 insert

(2) Oral-B toothbrush @ $2.50 ea

minus .75 mfc from 10/31 insert (exp 11/30) & 2 $1 Rite Aid coupon from pharmacy booklet

Total: $24

Minus $5 off $25 Rite Aid purchase (I could use this because the tax took me over $25)

Minus $6 in +Up Rewards

FT: .75 (.95 tax) = $1.70

Received $5 in +Up Rewards: $4 (Old Spice) & $1 (Crest)

$20 P&G Rebate

If you were able to take advantage of the Thanksgiving weekend deals at CVS, Rite Aid & Walgreens the past couple of days, save your receipts...here's another way to make more money! Go HERE to download a $20 rebate offer when you spent $50 worth of ANY Olay, Venus, Covergirl, Secret, Pantene, Herbal Essences, and/or Clairol products. Offer is valid 11/23/10 through 12/31/2010.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope you all had a wonderful day with your family! Last night...midnight to be exact....a dear friend & I ventured out to CVS & Walgreens to take advantage of the great Thanksgiving Day deals! As you can see from above I had a great time! I'll be out there in the madness tomorrow for Black Friday shopping! Good Luck to everyone venturing out too!

Target: FREE Tag Leap Frog Books

Here's a great way to jump start your holiday shopping! This week Target has all Tag Leap Frog reading books Buy One Get One FREE! Many are priced at $9.99. Even if you don't have a Tag Reading System, these are great books for beginners. Go HERE to print 2 $5 off Tag books manufacture coupons (make sure to view the video first!). I was able to use both coupons today on 2 books which made them FREE! If your Target won't allow 2 coupons, using one for each BOGO FREE set will make each book $2.49...which is still a great deal!

FREE Air Wick candles

These Air Wick Candles are priced $2.99 at my local Target. When you use the $3 mfc from this past Sunday's insert (11/14), you can get them from FREE. I found them on the end of the candle isle on a small side shelf. They smell really good too!

FREE Thanksgiving Cards - EXPIRED

Hope you took advantage of this deal early...looks like it has already expired!

This offer looks too good to be true! However, I just tried it and my order went through with no problems! I ordered Thanksgiving cards, plus blank thank you notes..all for FREE! No credit card is needed to ship your order. Here are the details from Money Saving Mom:

Tiny Prints is offering free Thanksgiving cards with free shipping!

Here’s how to order:
Choose one of the 33 Thanksgiving cards available here.
Personalize it and go to checkout. You can order multiples of the card, if you’d like.
Choose the Pay As You Go Option and use coupon code FREETHX at checkout to bring your total down to $0.00. (Or, if you’d like to ship the card directly to your recipient, you can and you’ll just pay the price of a stamp — $0.44.)
This offer is only good through tomorrow, November 19, 2010.

Great Target Coupons

Have you had a chance to check out the new coupons on Target.com? If not, head there soon to print out many valuable coupons! Remember you can print 2 per coupon. One coupon to be on the lookout for is $10 off 3 Target Women's sleepwear. This coupon does not expire until 12/25...its great for Christmas gifts! I plan to head to Target this week to check out the clearance racks! I might even save one of these for Black Friday shopping!

Kroger: Pillsbury Catalina Deal

This week when you buy 4 participating Pillsbury items at Kroger you receive $4 off your transaction. Also, there is a catalina deal going on with Pillsbury from 11/1-12/26...which makes this a "sweet deal"! Here's how I got the above 8 items for 82 cents after coupons & a $3 catalina coupon I can use on my next transaction.

(4) Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls @ $2.49 ea

minus 4 .35 mfc (doubled)

minus .40 cellfire & .40 shortcuts coupons loaded onto my Kroger card

(4) Pillsbury Ready to Bake cookies @ $2.49 ea

minus 2 $1.25/2 mfc from the little red coupon holder in front of the cookies @ Kroger

minus $1/2 cellfire & $1/2 shortcuts coupons loaded onto my Kroger card

Minus $8 off for purchasing Pillsbury items

Total: $3.82

Received a $3 catalina for purchasing at least 6 Pillsbury items!

CVS: $5 off $15 Selected items

I got a couple of great coupons from the CVS coupon scanner today! A $5 off $15 selected health items from page 2 & 3 of the CVS ad this week and a $5 off 2 Excedrin products. Here's how I got the above products from FREE plus overage!

(2) Afrin Spray @ $5.49 ea

minus 2 $3 printables off any Afrin found HERE

(3) Excedrin back & body @ $2 ea

minus 3 $1 mfc & $5 off 2 Excedrin coupon from CVS scanner

Total (before coupons): $16.98

Minus $5 off $15 off selected items coupon from CVS scanner

Final total: FREE, plus $2.02 overage!

Kroger Mega Event Continues

Its the final week for the Kroger Mega Event! When you purchase 10 qualifying items $5 is automatically deducted from your total bill. So far I've been to Kroger 3 times in the past two weeks to take advantage of the deals. There are many qualifying items and coupon match up...go here for more details. Remember to load coupons to your Kroger card from cellfire and shortcuts before you go! I paid $16.48 for the 30 items above after coupons!

The Sweet Deals Are Back!

I'm finally getting back to my normal routine...I think!!! :) My life has been really hectic the past couple of months, but I'm ready to get back to the deals. Today I made a quick trip to Rite Aid. I spent $3.77 out of pocket for my items and received $9.49 in +Up Rewards to use next time!

(2) Keri Lotion @ $5 ea

minus 2 $1 mfc

Received $2 +Up Reward for purchasing 2

FP: $3 ea after reward

(2) Nivea Men's body wash @ $3.99 ea

minus 2 $3 printable

Received 2 $1 +Up Rewards

FP: Both FREE after reward

(1) Lady Speed Stick bonus pks @ $1.99

minus $1 Rite Aid Video Values for Speed Stick

FP: .49 ea

(1) Crest Pro-Health @ $3.49

minus .75 mfc

Received $2.50 + Up Reward

FP: .24 after reward

(1) Oral-B Cross Action toothbrush @ $2.99

minus .75 mfc

Received $2.99 +Up Reward

FP: FREE plus overage

Minus $5 off $25 Rite Aid purchase coupon

Minus $8 in +Up Rewards from last week

Final Total: $2.95 (.82 tax) = $3.77

Toy Story 3, CARS & Hasbro games Toys R Us Deal

My family & I loved seeing Toy Story 3 at the movies! Well, this is the week to grab the DVD! Here's how I got TS3 on Blue Ray plus other items I can stow away for Christmas from Toys R Us for $4 per item after discounts! (I would've taken a picture of all my items, but I was too afraid my kids would see my blog!)

Purchased Toy Story 3 4 disc Blue Ray DVD set @ $34.99...$29.99(I pre-ordered TS3 a few months ago for $5, so $5 was deducted off my price)

minus $8 off TS3 Blue Ray DVD set from Disney Movie Rewards

minus $3 TS3 Blue Ray Toys R Us coupon from blue Magical Savings booklet (found at customer service desk - I also got a booklet when I purchased the Beauty & the Beast DVD)

*Received a FREE Toy Story Wall Clock for TS3 purchase

*Received a FREE Toy Story popcorn tin for TS3 purchase

Purchased CARS:Mater's Tall Tales 3 disc Blue Ray DVD set @ $24.99

minus $3 Mater's Tall Tales Toys R Us coupon from blue Magical Savings booklet

Purchased a $5.99 Cars item

*Received a FREE CARS carrying case for purchasing $30 in CARS items

Purchased 2 Hasbro board games @ $9.99 ea ( LIFE & Operation)

*Received 2 FREE Chocolate Edition Scrabble board games for purchasing 2 Hasbro game

Total before coupons: $80.95

Received a $10 Toys R Us gift card for purchasing $75 in items (coupon in flier)

Received a $10 Toys R Us gift card for purchasing $40 in Disney Movies (automatically given...no coupon needed)

SUMMARY: I paid $66.95 before tax for the 10 items mentioned, received $20 in Toys R Us gift cards, plus I'll submit a $6 ($3 for ea. game) rebate for the Hasbro board games...$4 per item!

Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Its hard to believe but Christmas is about 8 weeks away! I love this time of the year! I know I constantly write about deals that I find on a daily or weekly basis, but I've been so busy lately with my family, day to day life, and plus I've started to focus & start to make my lists for the upcoming holiday season.

One of the first things I do to prepare for the holiday season is decide when I'm going create my holiday cards! This year I've decided to order my cards from Shutterfly. I've created a few photo books and greeting cards from Shutterfly this year and have been very impressed with their quality. My favorite design is this one HERE! Their site makes it easy to load your photos and create your designs.

Thanks for continuing to follow my blog & look out for more sweet deals to get ready for the most wonderful time of the year!

Building +Up Rewards

Rite Aid keeps getting better because I've finally reached the Wellness Gold level...20% off all non sale items for a year! Originally I thought this would be a slow week, but its a great time to build up +UP Rewards by purchasing the NYC cosmetics. I paid 94 cents for my items and received $16 in +UP Rewards. See my transaction below:

(1) Huggies @ $8.99

minus $2 mfc or printable found HERE

minus $2 Huggies Rite Aid Video Values coupon (available in September)

(1) Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold @ $4.39 - after 20% Wellness discount

minus $3 mfc from 10/24/10 insert

(6) NYC lipstick and/or lip gloss @ $1.99

minus BOGO FREE NYC product from October issue of All You magazine

(6) NYC nail polish @ FREE after buying $1.99 or higher NYC lip product

Minus $5 off $25 Rite Aid purchase

Minus $11 in +UP Rewards from previous purchase

Final Total: .33 (.61 tax) = .94 out of pocket

+UP Rewards Received: $2 (Huggies), $2 (Alka-Seltzer) & $12 (NYC products)

Kroger: Cereal & Tide Deal

Its a great week to head to Kroger! The $5 off 10 selected frozen foods continues this week and with coupon match-ups there are great deals to take advantage of. I won't bore you with the details on everything I purchased today but, I'd like to share the 2 awesome deals I thought worthy of making a trip to Kroger for! After mfc & coupons loaded to my Kroger card, I only spent $2.74 for the 6 items above. Load your coupons from cellfire, shortcuts & esaver before you go!

Deal #1: When you purchase 4 participating General Mills cereals this week, you receive $6 off your order. I purchased:

(2) Cinnamon Toast Crunch @ $2.99 ea

minus $1/2 mfc

minus .55 from cellfire & .55 from shortcuts

(1) Cheerios @ $2.99

minus .75 printable

minus .55 from cellfire

(1) Total Raisin Bran @ $3.69

minus .75 mfc

minus .75 from cellfire

Minus $6 off for buying 4

Total:$1.76....44 cents for each box!

Deal#2: When you purchase 2 participating Tide products, you receive $2 off. I purchased:

(1) Tide HE detergent @ $5.99

minus $2 mfc from September issue of Oprah or Parents magazine

minus $1 esaver coupon

(1) Tide Stain Release 36oz @ $5.99

minus $3 mfc from September P&G Sunday insert

minus $3 esaver coupon

Minus $2 off for buying 2 Tide products

Total: .98...49 cents ea!