Coupon Matchups for Meijer, Kroger

Let’s look at some coupon/deal matchups this week at popular stores:

Kroger has General Mills Cereal for $2.50 each.  Buy four, and receive an instant $1 off each one.  Now that they are $1.50  each, use the various coupons you have for $1 off one, two, or three.  Your final cost is between .50 and $1.00 a box.

Dole Fruit is $1.00  Use the .55/2 coupon from last week’s Smart Source.  You know have them for less than .75 each.

Don’t forget the milk at Kroger - it is $1.88 a gallon this week.

Meijer’s got double coupons in some locations this week.  Here are some outstanding deals, thanks to Macomb Money Savers

Beech-nut Let’s Grow Toddler Meals 1.03
Minus Smart Source Printable coupon for .50
.03 after double coupon.  If you don’t use this product, buy it for the food pantry donation.

Maruchan Yakisoba Noodles 1.09
Minus .50 coupon from 10/18 Smart Source Insert.
Final cost after double coupon  .09

Muellers Pasta, .69 each
Minus the .55/2 coupon from 10/4 Smart Source
.42 when you buy two with a doubled coupon.

Meijer also has some great catalinas offered.  You can actually come up with money makers on some of these.  Be careful you watch the double coupon policy.  Meijer has some strict limits in some areas.

Also at Meijer: Buy 3 Kelloggs Mini Wheats Cereal 14.5 oz. or larger, and get a checkout coupon valid for a free gallon of milk. (10/23 - 11/19)  Use printables or coupons from inside packages for this one.

Buy 5 or more Stove Top Stuffing Mix or Heinz Gravy, get a $2 checkout coupon valid on your next order (11/8-12/5)

More Coupons for You!

It is an exciting time here at FreeCoupons.com. On Friday, we made some interesting changes to the website. We added an amazing amount of new coupons and coupon codes. Don’t believe me? Go click on the grocery coupons section right now. We now have all of the Coupons.com printable coupons, as well as our own exclusive printable coupon finds.

Finding coupons is easier than ever! We have refined our search feature, so you can search for the exact coupon that you need. Want to match a Target coupon with a manufacturer’s coupon? Just search in the box.

Printable coupons can be found in a much easier format under “Printable Coupons,” and you can also find them under their individual categories ($.50 off Pillsbury Crescent Rolls is under the Groceries category for example).

Just in time for the holidays, there are a ton of new store coupon codes and coupon links. Check out the Toys category, for example. Both Target and Toys R Us are offering shipping deals. Buy.com has a bunch of video game deals and eToys has coupon links for free Melissa and Doug and other toys with purchase. As well as printable coupons, you can also search for coupon codes in the search box.

Finally, since you asked, we are going to be featuring more coupon match ups in our blog posts. This way you can check out the deals for a particular store, gather your Sunday insert coupons, print out your printable coupons and just head out.

Please leave a comment on this post to tell me what you like or don’t like about the new FreeCoupons.com!

Pay Attention at the Check Out Counter

Are you carefully clipping those coupons and matching them to the sales but then forgetting to follow up at the check out counter? You could be losing money. Here is why.

Many stores utilize a bonus card or club card for their store. You can’t get the sale or discounted price unless you have this card. The problem is that sometimes the cashiers are so busy that they forget to scan the card during your order. This means that you won’t get the sales price and instead, you will have to pay the full regular price. Always make sure your cashier scans your card. You can even assign this job to a child or another member of your family, so you can get busy loading the belt or getting your coupons out.

If cashiers forget to scan cards, they also forget to scan coupons. Sometimes they forget to scan all of your coupons, and sometimes they only forget to scan a few. Either way, you are out some cash. Since it is easy for the cashier to get distracted, I usually tell them I have coupons and then hand the coupons over after all of my items have been scanned. This way, the cashier has the coupons in hand when he or she is ready to scan them. And, I can watch the screen as the money comes off for each coupon.

Finally, here is an error that isn’t the cashier’s fault. Just because an item is on sale, doesn’t mean that the scanner will record the sale price. Many items scan in at full price, even if they are advertised on sale. When this happens, you are often entitled to a cash bonus in addition to having the price corrected. Usually the bonus is to simply get the item for free, or it can be up to an additional $5 back. This all depends on the store policy and the state law.

Entertaining on a Budget

Okay, now that we are into November, I am starting to panic. There will be a whole host of gatherings at my house starting with the big one on Thanksgiving. I don’t even know how to brine a turkey, but I guess I’ll just have to learn. One thing I do know, though, is how to save money. You bet that I am going to apply that knowledge this year to save as much as I can with entertaining.

Here is what I plan on doing.

I think food will be my biggest expense. To save money on groceries, I’ve been gathering the coupons for some of the special foods that we will need for the holidays. Our local grocery store offers a free turkey with points, and with a family of five, I should be making enough purchases there to qualify. Anything that is non perishable can be picked up as soon as a good sale comes along.

I’ll also be combining coupons and sales, and then stacking the coupons when I can.
This strategy also applies to cleaning products. I will definitely be stepping up the cleaning for company. Generic cleaners and home made cleaners (such as vinegar and water to wash windows) will save a bunch of money.

For some affairs, I can get away with hosting a pot luck. This will cut down on the food costs, and we will all get the benefit of everyone’s favorite dishes!
When I provide all of the food myself, it is often cheaper to make it all from scratch or at least assemble it myself. For example, instead of buying a cut fruit platter, I will buy the fruit whole and cut it.

For music, I already have a bunch of holiday music on my iPod, but I’ll still be looking out for more. Amazon often offers free music downloads. Napster is offering a free trial of downloads, too. There are also a number of online sources for streaming holiday music, such as http://www.accuradio.com/holidays/

Did you know that you can often save on wine and alcohol when you go almost to the source. Large distributors often sell to the public. Local shops may also have some great recommendations on less pricey but excellent wine and other beverages.

Do you have any other tips for saving money when you entertain?

Target Matchups - Free Cereal and More

Did you know that you can stack coupons at Target to receive extra savings?  Use Target’s printable coupons, or the ones they have in the newspaper, and then use manufacturer coupons on the same item.  You will receive extra savings.  If Target has a sale, so much the better for you!

Here’s a great matchup:

This week Target has a great sale on Kellogg’s cereals.  They’re on sale for $2.66 each. Buy any three boxes, get a fourth one free.   Print as many as you can - usually you are allowed 2 prints of each coupon. Try to get four of these.  Then combine them with these manufacturer coupons:  $1, $1/2, .75 on Coupons.com, Redplum.com, and Kelloggs.com.

You could get these four boxes for FREE.  Wow.

Target also has an incentive for you to buy the higher priced items that were featured in this week’s P&G Brandsaver insert.  Purchase any 2 of the following items, get a $5 Target gift card.  Use these coupon matchups for extra savings:

Swiffer WetJet Starter Kit $18.99

Cheer $14.99
- $1 RP 10/18

Gain $14.99

Charmin $14.99
- $1/2  P&G 11/1 or SS 9/20

Bounty $14.99
- $1/2 P&G 11/1

Gillette Fusion Manual or Venus Embrace Razor $7.99

Bounce Dryer Sheets $8.99
- .50 P&G 11/1

Downy Liquid $8.99
- .40 P&G 11/1
- .50 P&G 10/11

Puffs $8.99
- .25 P&G 11/1

This week in Target coupons, you will also find discounts on Archer Farms deli meat, bread, and bakery products, and $1 off 2 pounds or more of bulk apples.  Just in time for fall apple pie!

Don’t forget to check out the rest of Coupons.com’s great features now.  The best deal for families that use diapers is the Huggies $2 coupon on any size.  ANY SIZE!  That is rare.  Print your maximum on these.

Facebook - Fun and Frugal

Facebook isn’t just for connecting with friends and playing games anymore.  It’s becoming more and more a place to become a “fan” of certain products and companies - and for them to test their online market.  Have you noticed lately that more restaurants, and couponed products want you to become a fan?  They want to see how many people they can get to sign up as fans in a limited amount of time, how many people register for a freebie, a giveaway, or a coupon.

It’s frugal fun!

And it’s relatively cheap for companies who sponsor the promotions.  What better way to gain online visibility for an ad campaign and collect email data about the people who use the product - all while those very people are “sharing” the promo with others?

A few months ago, Starbucks had a promotion for a free pint of ice cream.  You signed up on facebook to send the coupon for ice cream to someone else!  What a neat way to get friends who don’t understand what you are doing with all those coupons to see a sweet value.

Recently I got a free coupon in my email for free Edible Arrangements chocolate dipped fruit.  This is a $15 value, a six pack of chocolate dipped fruit - promoted on Facebook.  The promotion is over, but a $5 coupon is now offered at the link.

Get a free Nature Valley Nut Clusters Sample clicking the link on this page. You can also enter for a chance to win a trip to the 2009 Birds of Prey ski race.

Muir Glen Organic tomatoes have a $1 coupon on this Facebook page.  Print the coupon, and they will donate to the Chefs Collaborative which promotes sustainable farming.

You can connect with promotions for Little Debbie here.  They had a giveaway of their chocolate cakes which is ended now, but by signing up on Facebook, you will hear of more promotions.

TGI Fridays Facebook page has a link for their Give Me More Stripes Program, where you can earn incentives for free food and drink.  You can also find out more about what is happening at this popular restaurant chain.

Facebook is becoming more and more a way for people to connect - and you will connect with the savings and opportunities.

Coupon Matchups - Anyone with a Deal to Share?

There are two Sunday coupon inserts this weekend, a SmartSource and a RedPlum.  They are chock full of good deals.  I like having $1 coupons for Wholly Guacamole products, Progresso, and Colgate.  There’s a 50 cent Betty Crocker frosting coupon which will add up to big savings on double coupon days.  And cat lovers, there are coupons for Science Diet from PETSMART and there are also 9 lives coupons.  See the whole list here.

There have been some great matchups lately at Walgreens and CVS for sale items.  I’ve enjoyed the deals for Glade candles - at CVS there was a 6.99 ECB this week for the Fragrance Diffuser or Soy candle - with the coupon that came to half price (All you or Printable) and then there is a $5 SC Johnson rebate for buying three products which include the Glade candles.  It’s a super deal.

Walgreens will have a great opportunity for you to stock up on Dove Conditioner next week.  It is B1G1F at 2/$ 4.99.  Buy 8 and get a $10 register reward.  Now this is why you want extra inserts and to clip everything usable.  On Oct 4, there was a $ 1.50 coupon in RedPlum.  If you clipped multiples of that you could buy 8 of these with 8 coupons.  You would buy eight for $20, use eight coupons for a total of $12, and you would spend $8 out of pocket and get a $10 register reward.  YOU GET BACK MORE THAN YOU PAID, and you also get 8 bottles of conditioner.

Do you have a matchup story that you would like to share?  Let me know.  We have a forum section where you can post your great shopping story!

Sunday Coupons October 4, UPromise, and New Printables

Well, if you thought last weekend was big for coupon inserts in the paper, this weekend will not disappoint either.  Find our preview list of Sunday Insert Coupons from Smart Source and Red Plum here. There will be three inserts - one Red Plum and two Smart Source.  One of the Smart Source inserts will be just General Mills.

Some select markets will also have a special separate $1 Jonnycat coupon.

You can add to your coupon savings with printable coupons. Check out Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, and exclusive coupons from Allyou.com.

Also check out Coupons.com, RedPlum.com, and SmartSource.com. These are excellent sources of printable coupons.  They usually change at the beginning of the month, and some only have a limited number of prints.  So please get them now.  A fun thing to do on these sites is to try different zip codes from different areas of the country, and see what you come up with!

You will also want to visit UPromise.com. At UPromise, they not only have cash back on participating products, they have coupons that you can load onto your store loyalty card at participating retailers.  So register for the site, and then register your grocery cards - and load up.  They have a bunch of new coupons now at the beginning of the month.

Happy clipping, happy saving.

Kellogg’s Bonus Bucks

Kellogg’s has a new unlimited offer out now.  It’s called the $10 Bonus Buck offer.  Buy 3 specially marked packages of Kellogg’s cereal,  get a $10 bonus buck certificate toward purchases at  participating retailers.  Enter the codes online at www.kellogbonusbucks.com.  They’ll mail you the certificate about 6 weeks later.

Participating cereals are Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Frosted Mini Wheats, and Raisin Bran.  The codes are printed INSIDE the specially marked packages.

Finding the specially marked packages will be the trick.  You will probably make out well with this deal and coupons. Enter three codes at one time on line in order to claim your certificate.

To redeem the bonus bucks, you can find a list of participating retailers here. Find a movie to go to for free at www.moviecash.com.  Other certificates can be redeemed for sports, books, or electronics, and there are a variety of retailers. Jewel-Osco,  KMart, Walmart, Target, Food Emporium, A & P, Albertson’s, Barnes & Noble, Waldenbooks, Borders are just a few of the stores.

This is a chance to add to your stockpile of cereal, and buy some extras.   This is an awesome deal, easy to redeem online.  Imagine, eating breakfast at home can help you get out more to the movies, or make that ipod or that book or those special shoes for sports a bit cheaper.  And this is a very easy certificate to redeem.

You can download coupons for Frosted Mini Whats from Red Plum now.  You have until September 30, 2010 to use your codes, and the certificates expire November 30, 2010.

We’ll keep you up to date on how you can redeem the certificates, if they can be used for anything in the store and if they can be combined for one big ticket item.

Big Savings Strategies for Electronics & Appliances

I’ve been thinking a lot about electronics and appliances lately. Maybe because I’ve been spotting some great deals, or maybe it is simply because our family computer is slower than molasses and our electric range/oven was originally installed in our home in 1962.
If you are thinking the same thing I am, then you might be able to take advantage of some of the following big saving strategies for electronics and appliances.

First of all, do you remember the day that I did all of that running around and got some great clearance deals on Halloween and fall items? Well, while we were in the mall, we had to pass through Sears on our way. I went right past the appliances and stopped to ask a saleswoman about upcoming sales. She informed me that this Sunday, October 4th is the friends and family event. Shop on Sunday, and you’ll get great deals, such as 30 percent off appliances.

Another plus for Sears are their scratch and dent stores. Have you heard of these. They don’t have them everywhere, but you can usually find one in your state or the next state over. These are appliances sold at deep, deep discounts because of the occasional ding or scratch that accidentally happens when the appliances is being shipped or moved. Heck, my kids will do this anyway, so why not save a few hundred dollars on a little ding?

Related to the scratch and dent store are online ways to save for a similar reason. Electronics Expo has some great deals on Open Box merchandise and both Apple, Dell and HP frequently refurbish returns and sells them for deep discounts. You still get the same warranties, so there is no risk there. The laptop I am typing this post on was a refurbished item from Apple. In four years it has never needed a repair other than a new cord when someone in my house tripped on it.

Check both the Electronics category and the For the Home Category on the left for current deals. I’ll also pull a few of these out for you.

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