Ziploc® Pack-and-Go Gift Pack FREE

Ziploc® Pack-and-Go Gift Pack 

First 10,000* to respond will receive one full pack of Ziploc® Brand Sandwich Bags and one small Ziploc® Fresh Shield® Twist 'n Loc® Container.

Go HERE to sign up! I signed up for this last summer and I got everything they said they would send and good coupons. Don't miss this one!

Thanks Jennifer at Dragonflyflyjourney for the tip!

FREE Chick-fil-A if you dress like a Cow, TOMORROW!

DON'T FORGET!!

Chick-fil-A restaurants are offering a FREE meal to their customers on July 10th, when you dress up as a cow.  This is in honor of cow appreciation day.  They even allow you to print off your own cow started kit, cow ears, nose, spots, tail and a sign that reads “eat mor chikin”   Click here for your starter kit and for more details.

This is us last year. I am embarrassed to say we ate 3 meals at Chik-fil-A that day. The kids had a blast though!

Safeway or Randalls: Free Starbucks ice cream

At Walmart they have the StarBucks Ice Cream for $2.58 for the one pint size.  If you use the $2.00 coupon from the 6/21 smart source you can get it for .58 cents.  If you do not like coffee they do have a hot chocolate flavor as well.

Safeway/Randalls has the individual-sized Starbucks ice cream cups on sale for $1 each this week. Use the $1/1 coupon from the 6/21 SmartSource insert to score free ice cream.

If you don't have a Safeway store, you might check your local stores to see if they also carry the individual cups of ice cream. I'm guessing they would be priced at $1.50 or less making for a pretty sweet deal after this coupon. Thanks, Coupon Clippin' Mama!

Speaking of Starbucks ice cream, you gotten your free pint yet?

Also, you can get a $1/1 coupon here (good only on the pint-sized ice cream) or here. I couldn't get the last link to print on my computer. If you can get it to print, let us know if it is good on any size of Starbucks ice cream or only on the pints.

CVS shopping trip pile for $22.00 COOL!

I finally had a big trip this week at CVS. I have been busy and had to take a little CVS break or I get burnt out! I made a HUGE $10 mistake in the way I checked out.... rookie mistake! I should have only spent $12 out of pocket for all this but instead had to pay $22. Oh well, still a great deal considering I had 11 $10 razors, plus everything else. 

Earlier last week I posted about the cereal deal HERE

Razors are Buy one get one free so I used 1 $4 off coupon for each one making them all .99 cents a razor!

Make-up is being clearanced at my store so I loaded up on 50% and 75% off, combined with coupons made them almost free.

The rest of everything were ECB deals. 

* My rookie mistake was buying the frebreeze and the makeup in the same transaction. Because the makeup didn't give me any ECB's back I should have split that into 2 different transactions, buying the frebreeze first and using the ECB's from that to pay for the makeup. I was in a hurry and had already done 4 transactions, so I wasn't thinking!

Don't forget to start watching for sales on school supplies. Last year I scored 4 kids school supplies for under $20 by starting now. 

Also, if you are planning on coming to the coupon class this weekend, it's free, shoot me an email so I can get a good count and have all the handouts and door prizes ready!

Aveda: Free Hand Relief and Smooth Infusion Shampoo/Conditioner

 
Use these coupons here and here to get a free lavishly-sized samples of Hand Relief and 3-piece Smooth Infusion Shampoo, Conditioner, and Style-Prep Smoother. You should be able to go to either a salon or one of the Aveda schools. If you are in my area, they have a school behind Home Depot, by the new football stadium and Sam's Club.

Baked Lays $1/1

 

Go here and click on the floating dollar sign to get a $1/1 Baked Lay's coupon. You can usually find these on sale at Walmart for under $2. My family has been eating these lately and really like them.

McDonald's: Free Iced Mocha or Hot Mocha on Mondays

 

McDonald's is advertising here that they are giving away a free Iced Mocha (7 oz.) or Hot Mocha (8 oz.) every Monday from July 13, 2009 through August 3, 2009 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m at participating locations.

From everything I could gather on the website, this should be a nationwide promotion. However, McDonald's stores are notorious for not knowing about promotions even if it's advertised as a nationwide thing. So, I would strongly encourage you to contact your local McDonald's stores to see if they are participating before making a special trip for free mocha.

The stores in my area are all doing this promotion and have signs up!

Thanks, Suzanne and Susan for reminding me!

Also, if you live in Indiana or Illinois, you can go here to get a free coupon for a mocha or coffee at McCafe. (Thanks, Katherine!)

Best coupon in the world!

Do NOT let this coupon go to waste! It is a coupon for $1.50 off Blue Bell Ice Cream!

If you have not had Blue Bell ice cream, I am really sorry! If I could afford it I would mail everyone of you some!! It really is the best ice cream in the country, no lie! AND, they give tours of the factory in little Brenham Texas, at the end you get free ice cream. 

P.S. This week at Kroger Blue Bell is $3.99!!

* Try this link if the first one doesn't work! Get a $1.50/1 coupon for Blue Bell Ice Cream HERE (IE) or HERE (FF). Print them quick before they’re gone. You can only print 2 per computer but they don’t expire until 09/06/09.

 If you are ever in Texas and are looking to adopt a family to go on the tour with, call us!

Pringles Advisory Panel: Try new products--for free!

Do you like Pringles? If so, you'll want to consider joining the Pringles National Consumer Advisory Panel which promises that, as a panel member, you'll be the first to sample new products and share your opinions.

Go here to sign up. (Thanks, Saving Your Cents!)

When I signed up I had to fill out as much as it would let me then hit submit... then go back and fill out the rest and hit submit and it worked.

Other similar programs which offer free product sampling opportunities:

Kraft First Taste

General Mills Panel

Vocal Point

Thanks Crystal!

New Muir Glen coupon $1/1

 

There is a new $1/1 any Muir Glen organic product coupon here. Use this on the canned tomatoes at Wal-Mart to get them for less than $0.30/can. Or, you can use these on the small cans of tomato paste to get them free or almost free.

Thanks, Cha-Ching on a Shoestring!

What to do with .99 cent a lb strawberries? Freezer Jam!

It wasn't until I was in college that I tried freezer jam. Can you believe I had lived my entire life until then without any? Crazy. So I would like to take a minute to thank my roommates, it was either Cami, or Chelsea who brought some from home and changed my bagel eating life. This was my staple meal while in school, a plain toasted bagel, with slightly melted plain cream cheese and piled with strawberry freezer jam.

 It doesn't get any better than this....

Paul took the bigger kids to the Astro's game, I had the little kids and 10 pounds of strawberries that I found for .99 cents a pound. 

Hmmmm, what to do with my night??

Park the little kids at the table with coloring books and get busy!
This is the easiest yummiest most satisfying thing that you can preserve. Take the tops off your strawberries. Toss them into your food processor or a large bowl. Pulse them slowly until they are in small chunks, or mash with a potato masher until smashed.
Don't over smash them or esp. in the food processor, don't kill them! Just small pieces will work!
For every 2 pounds of strawberries mashed, I used 1 1/2 cups sugar and one packet freezer jam fruit pectin.
I got all the supplies from Wal-mart. I love the nifty little freezer jars they had. Are these new? I have not seen them before and thought they were really cool. I had to try them out and was in LOVE!
This is super quick to make, abut 40 minutes and 9 pounds of strawberries later I had this stash to throw into the freezer. Enough to last us for the next few weeks.... just kidding the  next month or so :) It last up to a year in the freezer or a month or so in the fridge. 

If you have not had freezer jam on a bagel with cream cheese, do yourself a favor and make some this summer!

How do you use a large amount of fruit in the summer? Do you can? Make freezer jam? Share some good recipes or a link to your site if you have canned or put up something!

Staples free printer every DAY for 12 weeks!

Staples is having a big promotion, they are giving away a Printer every day for 12 weeks! Just fill out their form HERE, for a chance to win!

Thanks to my Mom for sending me this deal!

Free Fiber One products and coupons!

I love fiber one products!!! The fiber one bars are out of this world! Go here to get a free sample of Fiber One cereal and a Fiber One bar plus $5 in coupons. (Click on the "Free Fiber One Sample" button at the bottom of the page.)

Thanks, Freebies 4 Mom!

Kellogg's $10 Fuel for School rebate ($4 money-maker!)

The Kellogg's Fuel for School rebate is back again this year! Purchase 10 participating Kellogg's products between July 6, 2009 and September 30, 2009 and send in the rebate form and you'll receive a $10 rebate check plus a $70 coupon code from Dell. I actually did this last year and was pleasantly surprised when I got my rebates in the mail! I had forgotten I sent them in!

The participating Kellogg's products are:

• any Kellogg's Cereal (10 oz. or larger)
• any Keebler or Austin Product (8 oz. or larger)
• any Sunshine Product (8 oz. or larger)
• any Eggo Product (4 ct. or larger)
• any Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Cereal Bar (8 ct. or larger)
• any Kellogg's Special K Cereal Bar (8 ct. or larger)
• any Kellogg's Pop-Tarts Toaster Pastries (8 ct. or larger)
• any Kellogg's Reice Krispies Treats Squares (8 ct. or larger)
• any Kellogg's Fruit Flavored Snacks (6 ct. or larger)
• any MorningStar Farms Veggie Foods Product (5 oz. or larger)
• any 100 Calorie Right Bites (6 ct. or larger)

Print your rebate form by logging into your Kellogg's account (or signing up for a new account) and then going here. Please note that all items must be purchased in the same transaction and you must send in the UPC symbols, the rebate form, and the original register receipt.

Last year, there were all kinds of opportunities to snag some excellent buys with this rebate form and I'm guessing this year will be no different.

Here's one way you can currently turn this rebate into a money-maker:

Buy 10 Eggo BakeShop products at Target this week for $1.50 each
Use 10 $1/1 coupons here, here, here (or here), and here (you'll need access to 2 computers in order to print 10 total)
Spend $5.00 plus tax out of pocket
Send in your receipt, the UPC codes, and the rebate form
Get $10 rebate check from Kellogg's
Approximately $4 money-maker after the sale, coupons, and rebate (minus the cost of tax and stamps)

Thanks, Abundant Food Savings!

New giveaway! Fine silver custom necklace and swap pictures!

A good friend of mine is an amazing seamstress, I drool over all her designs! When she suggested a trade I was ALL OVER IT!! I had been wanting one of her "mail bags" for my little girls, seeing how they are really into mailing things... 

I had to pry the bag from Storie's  little fingers this morning to take a picture, she had slept with it. Shelly really put so much detail into everything. The felt letters on the bag are all perfectly stitched on, the felt letters all have stamps and addresses. They are really nicely done and perfect for little hands to play with. You can check out Shelly's designs HERE.

This is the necklace that I made for Shelly, I think it turned out darling. A larger patterned disk is the backdrop for two smaller disks with her girls names on them. It is perfect to wear everyday, not too big and not too small. I normally antique my pieces quite a bit as I like the old look, but my sister convinced me to only do the disks on this one and I love how it looks. Besides, it will naturally tarnish a  bit over time. 

As my giveaway this week, I am giving away a necklace like Shelly's. Of course not with her kids names on it, but personalized however you want. I can also add a few small birthstones if you would like... Take a look at my Silver Cottage site and get an idea of what you want, leave me a comment and my kids will pick a winner next week! If you are a follower let me know and I will put your name in twice! Don't forget to leave me your contact info! Good Luck!