Coupons in Cali

Woke up early this morning to hit up RA and CVS. If you decide to go to RA, I HIGHLY recommend you print their coupon acceptance policy which can be found here and take it with you. You’d be surprised that stores do not have this but I ran into some trouble and ended up having to go home and grab it. That’s alright though, based on RA’s deals this week, I’m still in heaven.

$3.70 spent OOP, will get $5 back. $2.30 profit on the good stuff!

Rite Aid transaction:
2 x CoverGirl Simply Ageless Foundation $15.99 (BOGO)
2 x CoverGirl Simply Ageless Blush $13.99 (BOGO)
Biore Nose Strips reg $5
Biore Nose Strips ultra $5
Biore Warming cream cleanser $5
$44.98 before coupons
-$5/$25 RA VV
-$3 (3 x $1) Biore RA VV
-$2/2 Biore Peelie on product (found at 2/2 of my RAs)
-$5 Biore BOGO free cleanser wyb strips 3/7 SS
-$15.99 CoverGirl face product BOGO 2/7 P&G
-$13.99 CovreGirl face product BOGO 2/7 P&G
=$0 + $3.70 tax
Can submit for SCR for $5 back
Profit $2.30

I don’t usually do SCRs so I don’t know much about them and won’t elaborate. In fact, this will be my first time doing one.

Yes the Cover Girl coupon DID beep “Item not found” (this seems to be a problem with the Simply Ageless line), only a manager can override. Since I had to go back home to grab the coupon policy that shows it’s alright to use a BOGO q with a BOGO sale to get two free items, I checked SlickDeals. Someone posted that if you call into CoverGirl Cust Service (800-426-8374 M-F 9a-6p EST), they will tell you the coupon can be used on any CoverGirl face item PERIOD and managers should override the coupon if it beeps, and if they need information about reimbursement they can call that 800#. I armed myself with that number and explained to the manager if he was concerned about redemption, to please call the number so I could use the coupon, he didn’t call but he overrode my items and was pretty nice.

Moving on to CVS…

$4.32 get $6 ECB back, Profit $1.68

CVS Transaction:
Oral-B Cross Action toothbrush $4
Gillette Gel Deodorant $3.99
Gillette Gel Deodorant $3.99
Gillette Bodywash $4.99
Gillette Bodywash $4.99
Johnson Buddies soap $1.39 (thought I needed a filler, but I didn’t)
$23.35 before coupons
-$5/$20 CVS print
-$4/2 Gillette Deodorant 2/21 P&G
-$4.99 Free Gillette Bodywash WYB Deodorant 2/7 P&G
-$4.99 Free Gillette Bodywash WYB Deodorant 2/7 P&G
-$1 Johnson & Johnson baby item 1/3 RP (and redplum.com)
-$.75 Oral-B
=$2.62 + $1.70 tax
Used $2 ECB and $2.32 OOP
Received $6 ECB
Profit $1.68

There is a BOGO Oral-B coupon in the 3/7 P&G to make this deal even sweeter! You can use the BOGO and the .75 coupon if you have both.

5 off 20 $5/$20 NorCal nocal CVS print sacramento bee santa cruz sentinel

Go get your Groupon!
Bargain hunters love a good deal, amirite? Groupon is a unique and widely popular deal-a-day website offering insanely discounted deals locally across 40 metropolitan areas. You can find gift certificates for half off their value for places like local shops, salons, restaurants. You just have to get the deals when you see them because they’re usually gone within 3 days!

Groupon membership is 100% free. They get unfathomable deals by using group buys as leverage. When enough people sign up for the discounted deal, the fantastic rate becomes a GO for everyone. They save you money on practical items AND there’s a great forum for insider-tips. Follow and forward on Twitter, Facebook, and via email. They also have a feature that allows you to Gift a deal. So, as an example deal I’ve seen in the past, you can get a $40 gift certificate to a sports-goods store as a birthday gift to your brother, and it only cost you $20.

I had to share this with you because today in the San Jose Groupon they have an AMAZING deal. Today’s feature deal is laser hair removal from A Youthful Reflection. Ok, if this doesn’t interest you, just check out Groupon for other more mass-appealing deals, and skip over the rest. I have seen Groupon do laser hair removal deals in the past, and being silky smooth is something that interests me. Even though I don’t pay for razors thanks to my couponing addiction, permanent stubble-freeness is something I’ve wanted since I discovered the technology, who’s with me girls? But sessions are typically $100-$150 EACH and most people require SIX sessions. And that’s just for one part of your body. Yikes! How can someone who proudly uses the word “frugal” go for that?

Today, Groupon saves the day teaming up with A Youthful Reflection to offer 3 packages for only $125 (yes, for all three), and you can score up to two packages at that discounted price. That is UNBELIEVABLE. This is a $500+ value. You WILL NOT find a lower price on permanent laser hair removal. There is some fine print, most notable this certificate does not cover legs, but they do allow you put the value towards legs for a small price increase. While bikini is included, Brazilian is an only $50 more per session, incredible.

Click here to get started and see what’s available in your area.

The deal above will be gone within a day, but there’s plenty more where that came from.

Quote from the Sun Times, Lisa Donovan:
This is how it works: Every day, Groupon posts a new bargain for something in the Chicago area. Each deal has a threshold at which the coupon gets activated. So, for example, if 100 people are needed to get the deal going and 220 people want to do it, all 220 people get charged for the item.

Groupon is in 40 cities nationwide, but not everyone is covered yet.

Some other good deal-a-day websites:
www.woot.com

Do you have any other favorites?

Rite Aid is having some GREAT deals this week. I kind of got inspired out of the “blue” to write this post so it’s going to quick and only highlight the best freebies. You can find a complete Rite Aid rundown by doing a web search. I myself don’t do the SCRs but there is a RA across the street from my usual CVS, so I’ll pop in if the deals are really good or really free.

Cover Girl products are Buy One Get One Free this week.
Get two CoverGirl face products.
Use the BOGO coupon from the 2/7 P&G to get both for FREE!
Use $1/1 from the 2/7 P&G for overage!

Renu $.99
-$1/1 Print here
or get 2 and use the $2/1 Print here
FREE

Secret/Gillette or Old Spice Deodorant 2/$8.00
use $4/2 Gillette from 2/21 P&G
use 2 x Get 1 Free Body wash wyb Gillette in 02/07 P&G
use $3.00/$15.00 printable coupon (might need fillers to get to $15)
= $1 for all 4 products, or $.25 each.
And you can submit for a $2 SCR to make this deal a MM.

Use these Rite Aid coupons $5/$25 here or $5/$15 here to sweeten your deals even more.

UPDATE: The CG BOGO Coupon is becoming a hassle for some people because the coupon is coded incorrectly and will not work on some items. It will not go thru for an of the Simply Ageless line (which are coded as Olay items and not as CG), and it beeps on some lip and eye products. Your best best is to only use this coupon on non-Simply Ageless Covergirl blush, foundation, bronzer, and concealer if you don’t want to have to get the manager, who is the only person who can push this coupon through on any other items.

A SDer reported 5 beepless transactions (except to enter price) on these items below. I personally have not tried it, but if you want to brave it:

Mascara (lash blast and last blast length)
Exact Eyelights (eye shadow sets)
TRUblend Minerals powder
TRUblend Minerals Blush
TRUconceal
Outlast All-day Lipcolor
Shine Blast Lipgloss
Advanced Radiance Foundation (Olay Ingredients)

thanks rainhousefl

I really want the Simply Ageless foundation and blushes, love that stuff, great look for hitting the town at night. I have a bunch of these coupons so I will grab enough to use 2 coupons and ask for the manager to push them thru. The coupon clearly states ANY CG face product, and since Olay doesn’t make makeup (and they are both made by P&G), AND because I really want this item, I’ll go thru the hassle.

You might want to print out the official Rite Aid Coupon Policy pdf (which deliberately addresses using BOGO coupons on BOGO sales) and take it with you in case you get any nazi cashiers! Happy shopping.

Profit $22.88 $0 OOP (all on a gift card baby)

I haven’t been shopping for like a week. What’s wrong with me? Had to make up by going to two CVSs today. Here’s what I got!

4 x Covergirl Pressed Powders $6/ea
4 x Glade 6oz Candles $6/ea
2 x Glade Reeds $6/ea
2 x Olay Body Wash $6.49/ea
2 x Venus disposables $6.49/ea
2 x Oust Disinfectant $3.99/ea
4 x Crest Pro Health Rinse $3.50/ea

After coupons, used $19 ECB + $4.12 on a CVS Gift Card
Got Back $46 ECB
Profit $22.88
(my math keeps adding up $1 off, so either $21 or $22 profit, works for me)

I usually tag which coupons I use on the breakdown, but today I’m not going to so check CouponTom if you want to find the coupons! There is a NorCal only $5/$20 CVS coupon appearing in the Wednesday wrap-around of most NorCal newspapers (Chronicle, SC Sentinel, Mercury News, etc) and if you also have access to the online editions of those papers, you can print this coupon online. States on coupon valid only in NorCal.

Keep reading for the breakdown…

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A few weeks ago, CVS.com had a promo where you could buy anything from the Beauty 360 line and the first 250 people would score a free giftbag. There was a free shipping code and people found a $3 eyeliner sharpener, the cheapest item. I didn’t see the promo til it had been up for at least 12 hours so I thought they’d gone thru the 250 pretty quickly and I’d missed out. But I had a $3 ECB from the quarterly payout (don’t laugh, tax is high here and it counts towards quarterlies! Good couponers strive to get $0 or $.50 quarterly ECBs since this is based on your OOP). I decided what the hey, logged onto CVS.com and used my quarterly ECB (which is truly like a free ECB anyway). I got the sharpener I purchased a few days later, but that was all I received. Then today I got:

• $55 Borba Illuminating Eye Enlightening Cream & Brightening Serum duo
• $38 Pop Eye Cake 5 eyeshadows, Pop beauty sparkle sauce glittery eyeliner sealant, and duo brush in a gold bag
• $24 Revloution in Cut Smooth taming creme
• $12 Nailtini Nail lacquer (brandy)
• $30 Vincent Longo trio eyeshadow
• Blue Beauty 360 reusable shopping bag, and saving the environment is priceless

I took some out of the packages so you could see these are all full-size products. WOW! Fabulous! So if you see these promos and they’re not too far of a stretch, sometimes it can really be a nice payoff. I would have never spent this amount of money on myself with things tough right now, but after coming home from work today and seeing the priority mail box at my door and finding these goodies inside, wow how nice. I can’t way to try all of these products. Thank you Beauty 360/CVS!

Thank you iheartcvs.com. If Erica hadn’t posted this on her blog, I wouldn’t have seen it. By the way, I love this girl’s site, it got me started into CVSing and pointed me to SlickDeals. If I see people at the grocery store take an interest in my coupons, I refer them to her site since it’s a super easy name and has the best tutorials. Everyone always says “Do i spell out the word heart,” lols. If you haven’t been yet (who hasn’t?), I highly recommend you check it out.

New internet printable coupon for CVS customers popped up on several NorCal newspaper’s online editions today including the Sentinel, the San Francisco Chronicle and the Sacramento Bee. Take $5 off a $20 purchase (before coupons!) expires 2/6/10. Coupon clearly states “Redeemable at our No. California stores only.”

$5/$20 CVS IP from SF Chronicle

7 weeks in a row for us NorCal folks! I love this coupon. Every week for the last 7, this coupon has appeared in NorCal newspapers (usually on the front wrap-around) and on the newspapers’ websites available to print. If you are not in Northern California, keep in mind it will not beep at the register, but there is a very high chance your cashier will not let you use it.

Thanks www.iheartcvs.com and Erica for the link

Here are some deals across the local, greener stores for people who prefer organic or eco-conscious.

Whole Foods – New Leaf – Staff of Life – Shopper’s Corner

Click here for full ad Santa Cruz/Capitola:

Garden of Eden blue tortilla chips 2/$3 (reg. 2.99/ea)
Avacados (Chile) $5/5
Organic naval oranges $.99/lb
(reg 1.99, same as non-organic at Safeway club price)
Chicken drumsticks,
fully cooked ready to serve, house-made 3/$2 (reg. $2 ea)
Three Sisters cereal 2/$4 12.5oz-15.5oz (reg 3.49/ea)
Boneless Center Cut pork loin chop $5.99/lb (reg $7.99)
Wellshire Farms sausage links or patties 2/$7 (reg 5.69/ea)
Weekly Friday one item one-day sale

Staff of Life full ad here

Kettle Foods potato chips 5oz $1.79
-$1/2 SS 1-31 (do they take coupons? Hmm…)
Final price $1.29/ea… if they do

$5 off $50 purchase digital coupon
Thurs or Fri this week, 1 coupon per customer per day
Click here to send to your cell to use with EcoCoupon

I was little amazed the first time I saw Staff of Life’s extensive bulk food selection with grains, nuts, dried fruits, cereal. This place is a health nut’s dream.

View New Leaf’s site here

$5 off $25 purchase good thru 3-3-10<—-Excellent!
Free Blue Sky Soda w/purchase of Green Plate Lunch @ deli, includes Kettle Chips thru 3-3-10
Go to EcoCoupons.org and put in your zip code.
If you’re around a New Leaf store, you will see those two coupons above.

Green Plate Lunch only $5
Available at the Deli, includes Kettle Chips
Monday-Friday. Served 11am ‘til it’s all gobbled up.
Monday - Meatball Sub with Melted Provolone
Tuesday - Grilled Vegetable & Black Bean Burrito*
Wednesday - Turkey Wrap with Monterey Jack & Sautéed Mushrooms
Thursday - BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Friday - Grilled Harris Ranch Tri-Tip Sandwich

There is an awesome New Leaf downtown on Pacific Ave across from Borders. I worked downtown and on the days I didn’t pack my lunch, I would go here and pick up a fabulous pre-made spinach salad with cranberries, gorgonzola, and divine glazed walnuts. It was about $5 plus a drink but if you’re eating downtown, you’re likely to spend that anyway.

Shopper’s Corner

Full ad of weekly deals click here.

Good prices on wines and sprits
06 Il Cuore Napa Rose 3.99 (reg 11.99)
06 Sonoma Creek Merlot 4.99 (reg 14.99)
Belvedere vodka 750ml 24.99

Excellent meat
Out of this world customer service
Shopper’s has a ton of prices listed in the above link.

MMMM I LOVE CVS snack deals. Ok it’s not meat and cheese, but it will all be used. I should have gotten more of this deal but I didn’t go out til Saturday so c’est la vie. There will always be more deals. This next week is Coke and Pringles. Everyone got this deal except NorCal. It’s a good time of year to stock up on snacks because of the Super Bowl sales. I have the NorCal ad in hand right now and as Lily pointed out there are several differences from the national ad. Kind of a weird since we’ve been pretty synchronized since Thanksgiving. I’ll post the details next week’s ad for us NorCal folks on the prior thread.

I love chips and salsa but they were out of salsa/dips, no biggie, forgot to grab raincheck. I love Starbucks so these were great. I can’t wait to try True North. I grabbed more Boost!! It was only $6.99 this week instead of $7.99.

With all this junk food, clearly I’m not on a diet. I use the Boost more as a breakfast replacement. In case you were wondering… It fills me up and the strawberry is really good. Haven’t had the vanilla yet but I’ll keep you posted…

Yummy

My haul:
1 x 12 pk Pepsi
1 x 12 pk Mtn Dew
4 x 4 pk Starbucks Frappuccino
8 x Sobe Life Water
4 x True North nuts
1 x Stacy’s Pita Chips
2 x Dove Men+
4 x Tostitos
3 x 6 pk Boost

Paid $5.03 OOP
Used $48.50 ECB (broken up into 4 transactions)
Received $47.98 ECB
Cost $5.55 (includes tax and crv)

I probably won’t take the cans or bottles into recycling, we have curbside, but if I did we would also get back $2.40 in crv

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Don’t forget you can stack these deals with the Bonus days deals detailed here

FREE

Dove Men’s Care $5.49 get $5.49 ECB  FREE limit 2
-$1 print
-$1.25 Dove Men RP 1/31/10

Three Day Deals (Sun-Tue)

M&M 9.9-12.6oz bags 2/$5 (This deal is NOT available in NorCal)
-$1/2 M&M blinkie
-$1/2 M&M’s 9oz+ RP 1/10

Gold Emblem 24pk 16.9oz bottled water $2.99

Boxed Valentines Cards $2.99 BOGO

Weekly Deals

$2 EB wyb Colgate Max Fresh 4.6 – 6 oz $2.99 Limit 1
-$.75 print
-$1 Colgate Max Fresh or Max White Toothpaste All You Mag Jan 2010

Buy Colgate Max Fresh $2.99
Use $.75 IP
Pay $2.25 get $2 ECB
Cost $.25! Or FREE if you have the Jan. All You

Unilever Products buy $10 get $3 ECB limit 1
Hellman’s Mayo BOGO ($5.99?)
-Hellman’s Product – 16.5oz or larger $.50 RP 1/31/10
-Hellman’s $0.75/1, any 22oz or larger print
(In NorCal, instead of Hellman’s Mayo you can purchase
Best Foods Real Mayonnaise 2/$5 towards this deal)
Skippy 3/$5
-Skippy Peanut Butter 15oz or larger $.40 RP 1/31/10
Ragu 3/$5
-Ragu Pasta Sauces $.75/2 RP 1/31/10
Lipton Tea 2/$5
-Lipton Tea Bags $.60 RP 1/31/10

Buy 6 Ragu Pasta Sauces @ $10
Use 6 $.75 q from the 1/31 RP
Pay $5.50 get $3 ECB back
Cost $2.50 for 6 Ragu Sauces or $.42 each

iTunes Card buy a $50 GC get $10 ECB limit 1

Green Dot Reloadable Prepaid Cards $4.95 get $2 ECB limit 2

$5 EB wyb $15 SoftSoap. Irish Spring or Mennen Products limit 1
Irish Spring Body Wash $3, Irish Spring 2pk Bar Soap $2
Softsoap Ensembles Pump $6, Refill $3, Antibacterial Refill $6 or SS hand soap $2
-$1 Ensembles Printable
Softsoap Nutriserum Body Wash $3
-$1 off Softsoap Nutri Serums Body Wash, 15 oz. in Jan RIB
Mennen Speed Stick 2/$6
-$1 off Speed Stick 24/7 or Speed Stick Pro in Jan RIB

$5 EB wyb $20 Lumene Skin Care psa $2.99 limit 1
-Printable Lumene Qs

Revlon Photo Ready Foundation or Powder $9.99 get $5 ECB limit 1
-Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, any $1 SS 1/17/10

Revlon Color Burst Lipstick $6.99 get $3 ECB limit 1
-Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, any $1 SS 1/17/10

Johnson’s Softwash $4.99 get $1 ECB limit 1
-$1 Johnsons Body Care Product RP 1/3/10

$5 EB wyb Jovan Fragrances psa $9.99 Limit 3

Huggies Products buy $20 get $5 ECB limit 1 (NorCal’s deal is different, as posted below)
Huggies Jumbo Diapers or Pullups 2/$20
Huggies Wipes 2/$6
-$.50 Huggies Baby Wipes SS 1/17/10
-$1 Huggies Diapers SS 1/17/10

$4 ECB wyb (2)Poligrip, Polident or Biotene limit 2
-$1 Polident RP 1/3/10

Quattro for Women $8.99 get $3 ECB limit 1
-$2 Schick Quattro for Women 11/22/09 (coupon expires 1/31)

$5 EB wyb $20 L’Oreal Everstrong Shampoo, Cond, Masque, Overnight Treatment or Healthy Look Color limit 1
-L’Oreal Everpure Shampoo, Conditoner or Treatment, any $2 RP 1/10/10
-L’Oreal EverStrong or EverPure Shampoo or Conditioner $2 RP 1/3/10
-L’Oreal EverStrong or EverPure Treatment $2 RP 1/3/10

Theraflu $5.99 get $2 ECB limit 1
-$2 Theraflu SS 12/6/09 (coupon expires Sun 1/31)
-$1 Manufacturer coupon peelie found on the front of some of the boxes

$5 EB wyb Bayer A1C $29.99 limit 1

$10 EB wyb Jillian Michaels Detox & Cleanse psa $29.99 limit 3

$3 EB wyb Natures Bounty Vitamin D, Fish Oil Bonus 120 ct or Your Life Multi 90 ct BOGO limit 3
-$1 Natures Bounty Vitamins and Supplements SS 1/10/10
-$2 Natures Bounty Your Life Mens or Womens Multivitamin SS 1/10/10
-$5 IP
You can enter codes from purchased NB products here to redeem for internet printable coupons. You can print up to (6) $5/1 coupons per computer. If you need codes, check out Couponing With Mary, thank you Mary

CVS Purelax 14 dose $8.99 get $2 ECB limit 1

Alli Starter Pack $39.99 get $10 ECB limit 3
-$10 Alli, 120 ct or 170 ct RP 1/3/10

Depends $11.99 get $2 ECB Limit 5
-$1 Depend Guards for Men SS 1/10/10
-$1.50 Depend Product $1.50 SS 1/10/10

$1.50 EB wyb Slim Fast Snack Bars Limit 3 Bonus Days Deal
-$1.25 Slim-fast Bar RP 1/3/10

$10 EB wyb $25 PG or Coke Products Limit 1 (NorCal did NOT get this deal)
Coke 2 liter 4/$5
Coke 12 pks 3/$11
Powerade or Fuze 10/$10
-$0.50/1 Coke single product – pictures Powerade
Pringles 2/$3
-Good Coke and Pringles peelies around
Prilosec 42 ct $24.99
Pantene, Aussie. H&S or HE $5.99
-$3 off 2 Pantene P & G 12/27/09 (coupon expires Sun 1/31)
-$1 Herbal Essences P & G 12/27/09 (coupon expires Sun 1/31)
-$2 off 2 P & G 12/27/09 (coupon expires Sun 1/31)
-$1 Aussie P & G 12/27/09 (coupon expires Sun 1/31)
Secret or Old Spice 2/$5
-$1 off 2 Old Spice Deodorant or Body Wash P & G 12/27/09
-$.25 Secret P & G 12/27/09
Bounty Basic 6 pk $5.79
Febreze Fabric Refresher 27 oz $4.49
Tide or Gain $10.96
-$.35 Tide P & G 1/17/10
Duracell Batteries $2.99
-$.75 Duracell Copper Top, 4-pk+ RP 12/13/09 (coupon expires Sun 1/31)

Lots of good deals here. If you have 10 of the Power/Pringles peelies apparently everyone else has except me, do this:
Buy 10 Powerades and 10 Pringles @ $25
Use a $5/$$ coupon and 10 Peelies (buy a coke or powerade and pringles get $1 off)
Pay $10 get $10.
Note the peelie attaches to the Powerade so you cannot use the $.50/1 in conjunction or the register will beep.

Thanks SD!

Northern California differences:

For the last couple of months our ad has been mostly the same but this week we don’t have the M&M or PG/Coke/Pringles deal. Bummer. We did get some other good deals. These are NorCal only unless you see them in your advert.

Eggs one dozen $.77 limit 2

Kellogg’s cereal $1.29 limit 4 Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Corn Pops, Rice Krispies, Apple Jacks, Fruit Loops 8.7-15oz
-$1/2 Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies 1/10 RP

Coke or Dr Pepper 2 liter $.77 limit 2

Digiorno Pizza $2.99
-$1 1-24 SS

Gatorade 5/$5
-$.50 1-10 RP

Coke 12 pks 3/$8

Lay’s chips BOGO free

Huggies Jumbo pk or Pull-Ups $9.99 get $2 ECB limit 1
-$1 Huggies Diapers SS 1/17/10

Huggies Wipes 64-72 ct $2.99 get $1 ECB limit 1
-$.50 Huggies Baby Wipes SS 1/17/10

Thanks Lily!

Heads up NorCal folks:

Our CVS circular for this week also has the same coupons as last week’s. These are fabulous coupons and can make several of the above deals even sweeter. Thanks to WileE on SD for the compilation!

$5.00 off 2 bottles of spirits w/retail of 9.99+
$5.00 off any hair appliance w/retail of 12.99+
$5.00 off any Fragrance w/retail of 9.99+
$5.00 off any As Seen on TV w/retail of 9.99+
$5.00 off any Blood Pressure Kit w/retail of 16.99+
$5.00 off any Fragrance gift Set w/retail of 9.99+
$5.00 off any Electronics w/retail of 9.99+
$5.00 off any Reading Glasses w/retail of 9.99+
$1.00 off any Beverage w/retail of 2.99+
$1.00 off any Diet Item w/retail of 2.99”
$1.00 off any Deodorant w/retail of 2.99+
$1.00 off any Hair Care w/retail of 2.99+
$1.00 off 2 Greeting Cards w/retail of 2.99+
$1.00 off any Cough & Cold Remedy w/retail of 2.99+
$1.00 off any Book or Magazine w/ retail of 2.99+
$1.00 off any Snack item w/retail of 2.99+
$1.00 off any Candy item w/retail of 2.99+
$1.00 off any Household Cleaner or Laundry Detergent w/retail of 2.99+

Last week I noticed my CVS had run out of circulars so grab a handful now if you’ll use multiples but save some for the rest of us!! I haven’t seen the sheet yet but my guess it they expire 2-6. You CAN use with the $5/$20 but you CANNOT use two identical coupons in the same transaction. These are all CVS coupons so they can be stacked with a manufacturer coupon. Happy shopping

Click here for the 2010 Newspaper Insert Schedule
thanks to the folks at www.sundaycouponpreview.com

For anyone new to couponing, the Sunday paper is where a vast majority of coupons can be found, and while the inserts will have slight regional differences, for the most part the coupons are the same nationwide. If a coupon for cereal, for example, is labeled $1 off Post Cereal 1-17 SS, that means the coupon can be found in the Smart Source (SS) insert from the Jan 17th Sunday paper. If  you know the sales and coupons ahead of time, you’ll know when it’s a good week to grab extra newspapers.

Today I saw a coupon story at CNN, these stories aren’t new by any means, but there’s some interesting statistics from the article:

• Americans cashed in 3.3 BILLION coupons in 2009.
• 2009 was the first year in 17 years coupon usage went UP, probably due to people facing hard times and trying to save $$$
• Redemption of online coupons tripled in 2009, but still newspaper coupons are king.
• Newspaper coupons account for 89% of coupon usage.

“There has been a noticeable increase in page count over the past year. Manufacturers understand that in a tough economy, coupons are an effective and efficient way to spend their advertising dollar.”

–Jesse Aversano, senior executive News America Marketing (SmartSource)

Don’t feel like you’re taking money out of the manufactuer’s pockets. Despite these staggering figures, over 367 billion coupons were issued and 3.3 billion redeemed. Even with our addictive, hyper-active coupon usage, less than 1% of coupons are redeemed. Let’s work harder this year ladies.