Showing posts with label coupons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coupons. Show all posts

Friday, April 9, 2010

Lowes Printable Coupons!

Thanks to AttentionTargetShoppers.com for pointing these out!

If you head over to MyLowesCoupons you can print out some great Lowes coupons!

$3.25 off any Tide Total Care, $1.00 off any Green Works, and more for products by Method, Lysol, Arm & Hammer, Simple Green Whirlpool Water Filters, Brita, Pur and 3M!

Monday, March 29, 2010

Nestle Coupons - $1.25 off Nesquik Powder!

If you go over to Nestle's Website, and sign into your account, then head to the "Special Offers" page, you'll find some great new coupons! 

You'll have to click on the "$1.00 off Wonka Jelly Beans" to find them though - took me forever to figure that one out!  Then on the Wonka page, you can click on the link for "Exclusive Savings page for more offers"

$1.00 off two Juicy Juice products, $1.25 off Nesquik powder, $1.00 off 2 Nestle Chocolate Morsels (which I was able to print 4 of!) and much more!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Ore-Ida $1.50 off ANY 2 French Fries printable! - Swagbucks Members!

If you are a swagbucks member, head over to swagbucks.com and check out the Special Offers->No Obligation Offers to find a $1.50 off any 2 Ore-Ida French Fries printable coupon! 

If you're not a member, signing up is easy and free.  You can earn swagbucks by searching the web, reading their blog, following them on twitter, being a fan of them on facebook, checking the Swagbucks Widget (see down on the right-hand side of my page) and more!  I've received two 5$ Amazon gift cards from them, and I don't even use it that often!

So anyways - here's how to get that amazing coupon! 

Sign in or Sign up for your Swagbucks Account
Click on "Ways To Earn" -> "Special Offers" on the top of the page
Look for the big blue "No Obligation Offers" box on the right hand side of the page.  Click that.
Keep clicking on "Skip Offer"/"Skip"/"See Next Offer" (whichever one it says down below the ads)
When you get to the Ore-Ida offer page STOP! lol :)
Fill out the short form (Name, age, gender, zip code)
Click on Accept
You'll see a typical 'Bricks' start page, and click on "Get Coupon"
Your coupon will print - be sure your printer is on and has paper!
After the coupon prints, you'll see the Ore-Ida page in the offer frame - Right-click on the red area below the child eating, and select "Back"
Another coupon will print!
And that's it - click on "See Next Offer" and keep doing that until you reach the end, where you'll find a swagbucks reward.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Kmart Double Coupon Even Master List of Participating Locations - 4/4/10

Kmart was kind enough to post the Master List of Participating Locations for the April 4th Double Coupon Event on their Facebook Fan Page.  The rules have changed this round - 5 coupons doubled per day per person, and you have to use your Shop Your Way Rewards Card.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Snow Snow snow...and a free magazine from P&G

I did not get my early edition of the Sunday paper this week due to the horrible snow we've been getting.  There's at least two and a half feet of snow out side, and it just keeps coming!  So no preview this week (as you may have noticed)

But, thanks to KitKittyKat on SD, I just learned about a free magazine called Rouge that P&G puts out.  You can sign up HERE to receive it by mail.  KitKittyKat mentioned that there are coupons occasionally in the magazine!  Free and possible coupons is a great combo!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Enter to Win FREE Milk for a Year!

Head over to HERE to enter to win free milk for a year.  Not valid in Hawaii and Alaska, and only for the first 125,000 entrys.

It might look like it didn't go thru - there was no confirmation page, but I almost immediately received the email confirming my entry....and letting me know I wasn't an instant winner.  The email did contain a link to a milk coupon though!  It's good for One FREE Half Gallon of Chocolate Milk wyb any Gallon of White Milk!  Max value of $3.00  Sounds good to me!

Friday, January 29, 2010

Free Sample of Pampers AND a chance to win diapers for a year!

If you head over to Pamper's Sample page you can request a three-pack of Pamper's NEW Crusiers with Dry Max diapers.  You can choose from sizes 3, 4 or 5.  And if you happen to receive a sample diaper stamped with "Team USA", you'll win diapers for a year!  They are randomly inserted into the samples, so everyone who requests one has a chance to win!

After you log in, or sign up for a new account, at P&G (after you request the diaper sample you'll be redirected there) you can also request other samples and coupons from P&G brands.  I requested a 3$ coupon for medium or large size Tide Stain Release, and coupons for Iams dog and cat food.  Just verify your mailing address and they'll send your requested samples and coupons to you.

Thursday, January 21, 2010

New Coupon Preview Site!


I've decided to put all the coupon previews in one place, over on SmartSourceCouponPreview.com  You can find the button in the "Blogs and Sites I Love" button box.  Be sure to visit me there every Tuesday for your first look at the SmartSource coupons!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Spoiled by the Deals and handy tips on remembering deals.

Boy, I can hardly remember back to the days when I didn't use coupons.  I can remember thinking that the big-box stores were the way to go, that my local grocery store was overpriced, and raising food costs were just part of life.

Now I find myself thinking that 80 cents a pound for shredded cheese is too expensive, I walk into the big-box stores and get sticker shock looking at the prices, and my local grocery store is like my second home! 

I actually passed up going to the store today because I just couldn't bring myself to 'pay' for the deals!  They weren't free, so I decided that what we have here at the house is good enough until the next deal comes around. 

Some people use price books, others go by memory, others use past receipts...  What is the best way to know when the products you use the most have hit their "rock-bottom-price"?  I think it just depends on you.  Myself, I tend to go with memory.  I had started a price book last year, but it just wasn't working for me.  But I know that I won't buy Quaker Oats unless they're free because my family doesn't really use them very often.  And two dollars a box is a good price for the garbage bags we use.  I used to be able to get our laundry detergent for less than a dollar, but do to rising prices the low-price now is $1.30ish.  These are all after-coupon prices of course. 

Another handy tip is to get a mp3 player with a voice recording feature.  I actually got mine, a Sansa Clip, from Woot.com.  It's small, easily clips onto the inside pocket of my purse, and fits in the palm of my hand.  I think it was 15$ plus 5$ shipping, and holds 2G.  If there's a catalina promo for buying $X.xx worth of products - I'll walk up and down that aisle in the grocery store and read the prices off for each product.  That way when I go home I can either transcribe the products and prices, or just listen to the mp3 of the list, while making my shopping plans.  It's also handy for remember everything on clearance - I often walk up and down the aisles of Rite Aid, making notes on what items on are clearance and making note to look for coupons for those items when I get home.

You can keep a pen and notepad in your purse, coupon binder, or coupon wallet too.  But my handwriting is horrible, so I like the option of recording instead.  Although I wonder how many customers who see me doing it go home to tell their loved ones about the crazy lady talking to herself in aisle three!

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Pittsburgh Area Coupons - 1/10/10 SmartSource

Ok, I know it's not a preview being that it's Sunday and I'm just now posting it, but I wanted to wait until I had the blog going to start posting previews :-)




Pittsburgh Area Coupons - 1/10/10 SmartSource


Activia, 4pk, 8pk, 12pk or tub - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/15) DND-5
Ambi Skincare product - $2.00 off any 1 (x2/10) *ETS and Excludes Cleansing Bars
Aveeno Active Naturals Nourish+ Hair Care product - $2.50 off any 1 (x2/10) *ETS
Aveeno Active Naturals Facial Care product - $2.00 off any 1 (x2/10) *ETS and Excludes Cleansing Bars
Aveeno Active Naturals Body or Baby Care product - $2.00 off any 1 (x2/10) *ETS and Excludes Cleansing Bars
Benefiber Orange product - $2.00 off any 1 (x3/6)
Benefiber product - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/6)
Bic Disposable Shaver - BOGO up to $6.99 value (x2/21) *DND-5
Birds Eye Voila, bags - $1.50 off any 2 (x2/20)
Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables, bag - 50 cents off any 1 (x2/7)
Butterball Turkey Bacon, Smoked Sausage, or Lunchmeat  - $1.00 off any 2 (x2/28) *Includes Deep Fried Turkey Lunchmeat
Campbell's Condensed "Great or Cooking" Soups - 30 cents off any 4 (x3/15)
Campbell's Soup at Hand Variety - 75 cents off any 2 (x2/21)
Celestial Seasonings Tea, box - $1.00 off any 1 (x4/10)
Chef Boyardee, 15oz+ cans or 7.5oz Microwaveable Cups - 35 cents off any 3 (x2/28)
Chef Boyardee, 14.5oz Microwaveable Bowl - 40 cents off any 1 (x2/28)
Clean & Clear Advantage Blackhead Eraser Refill Pack FREE wby any Clean & Clear Advantage Blackhead Eraser Exfoliating Cleanser - up to $6.99 value (x2/10)
Clean & Clear product - $2.00 off any 1(x2/10) *ETS
Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste - 75 cents off any 1 (x1/30)
Cream of Wheat - 75 cents off any 1 (x2/28)
DanActive, 4pk or 8pk - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/15)
Danimals, 6pk drink, 12pk drink or 4pk Crush Cup - $1.00 off any 1 (x2/10)
Dannon 32 oz yogurt $1.00 off 2 (x3/7)
Dannon Light & Fit, 6pk - $1.00 off any 2 (x3/7)
Depend product - $1.50 off any 1 (x2/21)
Depend Guards for Men - $1 off any 1 (x2/21)
Dole All Natural Fruit Jars - $1.00 off any 2 (x3/31)
Dole Frozen Fruit products - $1.50 off any 2(x3/7)
Dole Fruit Bowls or Fruit Bowls in Gel - $1.00 off any 3 (x4/4)
Dole Fruit Parfaits - $1.00 off any 2 (x4/4)
Edge Shave Gel - 75 cents off any 1 (x3/6) *Excludes 2.75oz cans
Egg Beaters Product - 35 cents off any 1 (x2/28)
Energizer Brand Batteries or Flashlight, any - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/27)
Finish Powder or Gel - 25 cents off any 1 (x2/7)
Finish Jet-Dry Rinse Agent or Turbo Dry - 40 cents off any 1 (x2/28)
Finish Dishwasher Cleaner - 40 cents off any 1 (x2/28)
Fisher Product, greater than 4oz - $1.00 off any 1 (x7/31) DND-5
GenTeal product - $1.50 off any 1 (x5/31)
Grande Tortilla Chips - $1.00 off any 1 (x4/30)
Halls Drops, 20ct+ - $1.00 off any 2 (x2/20)
Hershey's Extra Dark Chocolate Bar or Bag, 3.5oz+ - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/14)
Hershey's Special Dark or Special Dark w/ Almonds Chocolate Bar, 1.45oz FREE wyb any Hershey's Milk Chocolate, Milk Chocolate w/ Almonds, Special Dark, or Special Dark w/ Almonds Bar, 1.45-1.55oz - up to 85 cents value (x2/21)
High Liner Sea Cuisine product - $1.00 off any 1 (x4/30)
Jell-O Refrigerated Mousse, Gelatin or Pudding Snacks - 35 cents off any 1 (x2/10)
Ken's Dressings - $1.00 off any 2 (x2/28)
Ken's Lite Accents Salad Dressing Sprays - $1.00 off any 2 (x2/28)
Ken's Marinade - $1.00 off any 2 (x2/28)
Kotex Pads - $2.00 off any 2 (x3/7)
Kotex Liners or Security Tampons - $1.50 off any 2 (x3/7)
Lubiderm Body Lotion, Cream or Ointment - $2.00 off any 1 (x2/10) *Excludes 1fl.oz or 3.3fl.oz Lotion
Lysol Neutra Air Aerosol Can - $1.50 off any 1 (x2/8)
Mini Babybel Cheese - 55 cents off any 1 (x3/31)
Natures Bounty Your Life Men's or Women's Multi - $2.00 off any 1 (x2/23)
Natures Bounty Vitamins or Supplements - $1 off any 1(x2/23)
Natures Source Natural Cleaner - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/6)
Neuragen PN, 0.17fl.oz Bottle - $5.00 off the regular price of any 1 (x7/31)
Pediasure, 6pk - $2.00 off any 1 (x3/31) *Limit One Coupon Per Transaction
Pepperidge Farm Sandwich Bread or Rolls - 40 cents off any 1 (x3/7)
Pepperidge Farm Swirl Bread, Bagels, or English Muffins - 40 cents off any 1 (x3/7)
Pledge Furniture Care Products - $2.00 off any 2 (x3/7)
Post-It Brand Notes - $1.00 off any 1 (x2/10)
Post-It Brand product - $1.00 off any 1 (x2/10)
Prevacid 24HR product - $3.00 off any 1(x2/6)
Purpose product - $2.00 off any 1 (x2/10) *ETS and Excludes Cleansing Bars
Ritz Crackerfuls Sandwich Crackers, 6oz/any variety - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/31
RoC Product - $3.00 off any 1 (x2/10) *ETS
Sargento Salad Finishers or Potato Finishers - 50 cents off any 1 (x3/31)
Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Refills - $1.50 off any 2 (x3/7)
Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Starter kit - $3.00 off any 1 (x3/7)
Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaner - 75 cents off any 1 (x3/7)
Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush 2-in-1 Starter Kit or Refills - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/7)
Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/7)
Scrubbing Bubbles Fantastik All purpose Cleaner - 75 cents off any 1 (x3/7)
Shout Laundry product - 55 cents off any 1 (x3/6)
TARGET COUPON - PAMPERS save wyb BOTH Baby Wipes AND Diapers, 768ct+ baby wipes AND 160ct+ Swaddlers or 112ct+ Baby Dry or 92ct+ Cruisers - $7.00 off wyb BOTH (x2/20)
The Laughing Cow Cheese Wedges - $1.00 off any 2 (x3/31)
Tyson Grilled Chicken Breast Fillets, bag - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/31)
Umcka product - $2.00 off any 1 (x4/30)
Weight Watchers Smart Ones Breakfast FREE wyb any (5) Weight Watchers Smart Ones products - up to $3.89 value (x4/30)
Weight Watchers Smart Ones products - $3.00 off any 10 (x4/30)
Weight Watchers Smart Ones Flatbread FREE wyb any (3) Weight Watchers Smart Ones products - up to $3.89 value (x4/30)
Windex products - $1.00 off any 2 (x3/7)
Windex Multi-Surface product - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/7)
Woolite Oxy Deep or Pet Trigger - $1.00 off any 1 (x3/31)
Woolite Carpet and Upholstery Cleaner - $1 off any 1 (x3/31)
Ziploc Brand Bags - 40 cents off any 1 (x3/6)
Ziploc Brand Bags - $1.00 off any 2 (x3/6)
Ziploc Brand Containers - 55 cents off any 1 (x3/6)
Ziploc Brand Containers - $1.50 off any 2 (x3/6)

MIR FORM - $10.00 Rebate by mail wyb $30.00 in products from 2 or more of the following brands: Ambi, Aveeno, Clean & Clear, Purpose, Lubriderm, or RoC. Excludes tax, trial sizes and cleansing bars. Send form, CRT dated between 1/10/10 and 2/5/10.  Postmark by 2/5/10. One per household.

Coupon Preview by spendingimpaired.blogspot - this information may not be used without the permission of the Spending Impaired Momma blog owner.  ©2010

Coupon Preview 101: What is a Coupon Preview and How Would I Use It?

Coupon previews can be very beneficial.  For one, it gives you a head start on planning your shopping trips!  If you're running low on a product, it can help you decide to go ahead and get the item now, or if there is a coupon coming out soon that could allow you to save some money if you wait for a few days.

On most couponing forums there are also ad previews, anywhere from a week to a month early as well.  So you have plenty of time to find coupon matchups for the items you need.  By knowing the coupons ahead of time you can work on your shopping trips even more in detail.

Also it can help you decide how many papers you would like to purchase that coming weekend.  Don't see anything good?  Then maybe one or two copies of the paper will do.  See a ton of coupons you could use?  Then maybe this is one of those weeks you want to get 10, 20, or 50 papers! 

BUT, a word of caution.  Coupons vary widely by region.  The coupons I get in the Sunday paper could be better or worse than the ones carried in your paper.  You may get the same product, but different values.  My local grocery stores double coupons up to 99c in value.  So many times I'll get a $1.00 coupon, where someone in an area without doubles may get a 75c coupon.   Or you could get different brands completely. 

Larger city papers usually tend to have more/better coupons than the smaller town papers.  In my area I can get 3 papers which contain the coupons.  The large Pittsburgh Paper gets the most coupons.  The Greensburg Paper, the largest in my county, gets similar coupons to the Pittsburgh paper, but often they are missing a handful of products completely.  And the tiny town paper near where my parents live, get about the same coupons as the Greensburg paper, but sometimes may be missing an entire insert on weeks where there are General Mills or other small extra inserts.  Although, that paper is less than half the price of the Greensburg paper, so some weeks I have to weigh cost vs what coupons do I 'really' need.

But a Coupon Preview can also just give you an idea of what coupons will be out there that next week on coupon clipping sites, in trading forums, or on ebay. If you get a value not as good as the ones I show, then at least you know about that higher value coupon and can search it out! 

I've also heard of people printing out the coupon lists and keeping them in a binder or with their inserts.  It can make a nice 'index' of the coupons out there. 

Hope that helps explain the benefits of a Coupon Preview!

Coupon Previews - a little venting and a tad of rant

I usually post the a coupon preview on several couponing forums, but will be posting them here from now on.

For a little over a year now, I would post the coupons coming in the coming Sunday's paper on Tuesdays.  And yeah, other blogs and sites would copy/paste the list to their site - sometimes giving thanks to me - sometimes not.  Typing the coupons usually takes between 1 hour for a not-so-good-week, up to 4 hours for weeks like 1/3/10 when there were 5 inserts!  So I would get a little upset that someone couldn't take the time to write 'Thanks to' with my name and the forum they found it on.  But being that the list was getting out there and benefiting fellow couponers, I let it slide and never said anything.

Well, that's changed.  All of the sites I was posting the previews on have a TOS clause that gives them license to use anything you post in any way they want - without any compensation.  So if they would copy every one of my posts and publish a book out of them - they have that right according to the Terms Of Service.

Of course, when I read that section of the TOS, I thought more along the lines that if that site wanted to tweet or post the list on facebook, or have some kind of Alerts site - they could use the information you posted.  That's fine.  But was I was wrong!  One of the sites decided to make a whole website containing my work to provide a source of income to themselves.  Some weeks they would give a 'Thanks to', other times not.

I did some digging to find out just who was using my work - at first I thought it might be a random forum member trying to make a buck.  But using my experience as a web researcher, I eventually found out that the preview site was owned by the same owners as one of the coupon forums!

Now, I don't know what upset me more.  The fact that this site just used my hard work without even considering my time and effort, or the fact that I let them do it by agreeing to the TOS and posting the lists to the site! Argh!

Sooo, that being said.  If you would like to use my coupon or ad previews for a site other than your own personal blog or coupon forum - please contact me first!  If you would like to post it to a coupon forum or blog -  you MUST include the copyright disclaimer and/or give credit/thanks to SpendingImpaired or Spending Impaired Momma!

I won't stop posting on forums though.  I am still active on a couple that I trust.  Thanks for reading, and I'm sorry but I really needed to vent!

Saturday, January 9, 2010

Stockpiling 101: How does it save you money?

I've been asked many times, "What is a stockpile, and why on earth do you do it?!"  And I have to admit, the first time I heard someone mention stockpiling I immediately thought they must be part of a radical group.  You know, someone who thinks the world is ending, or that WWIII is just around the corner?  I envisioned a basement full of ammunition, generators, and vats of canned food!

In actuality, stockpiling is just stocking up on items you and your family uses when that item hits it's 'rock-bottom-price', enough to last you until the next sale at least.

After couponing for a while, you'll find that most items go on sale in cycles.  Every three months or so is the norm, but others may go on sale once a month, or once a year. Take ketchup for example.  You're lucky to find a good sale, along with a coupon matchup, maybe once or twice a year.  Baking staples you generally have to wait until just before the holidays to find a sale and coupon out at the same time.

Some people think that if you coupon, you can't be brand specific.  That's not true.  We only eat Heinz Ketchup, my son will only eat Eggo Waffles, my husband will only use VO5 Shampoo and Conditioner.  I have no problem stockpiling specific brands.

Ok - so why stockpile?  Note - math alert! Remember back in school when you couldn't figure out why you had to learn math?  Now is one of those times you'll need it!

Take my son's waffles.  He eats 4 a day.  There's 12 in a pack.  That's 3 day's worth.  They go on sale with a good coupon matchup, maybe, every 3 or 4 months.  Now, he's here half the time, so for a month, I'll need 4 x 16 (figuring half of 31 days in a month).  That's 64 waffles, or a little more than 5 boxes.  Rounding up, that's 6 boxes a month, for at least 3 months - that means when there is a good coupon out, and a sale, I need to buy 18-20 boxes!  Oh my! Why would I want to do that?!

Let's look at the math some more :-)

Waffles are normally $2.25 a box
If we use about 2 boxes a week, that would cost me $4.50 a week.


When waffles are on sale, they usually go down to $2.00 a box.
That would be $4.00 a week, a savings of 50 cents.  eh..not very good.

The coupon that usually comes out is 75c off one box, and my grocery store doubles coupons.  So that $1.50 off
If I used two coupons and bought 2 coupons the week that they're on sale, it would cost me $1.00 for that week. Wow, that's a nice savings of $3.50


But if I get 20 of that 75c coupon and use them when the waffles are $2.00 a box,  I would pay $10.00 for 20 boxes.

Even more math - If I paid $2.00 a box for 20 boxes that would be $40.00, and if I bought the same 20 boxes paying full price, it would be $45.00

So by stockpiling 20 boxes every time they go on sale, I'm saving $35.00!  See how all those little cents add up to big savings when you stockpile!?

Friday, January 8, 2010

Coming Soon

Well, I'm going to give my hand at blogging a try..... I'm a stay at home mom of three, and as you can see from the name of the blog, I'm spending impaired. I hate spending money and scour the web every day trying to find the best deals using coupons.

At the end of 2009, I added up all my spending at the four stores I frequent the most - Giant Eagle, Rite Aid, Target and Walmart. My average spending for groceries, per week, for a family of 5 was 75$. This includes our weekly food, and stockpiling. I never buy just 1 of anything on sale! Well, 99.9% of the time anyway :-) Total savings for the year was over $16,000!

So....I guess I'm off to figure out the next deal, and just where I want to take this blog!