But then I see super cute things like these 8″ Giggling Lola Dolls for $6 on Haute Look (thanks, She Saved!) and I think “Ooooo….that is such a good deal and (insert SuperChild) would LOVE it!” … and then I want to share.

Because I share.  Everything.

We loooove all things Charlie and Lola in this house.  If you haven’t seen the show or read the myriad of super cool books you should check them out.

So here it is:  HauteLook has a sale today on Kids Preferred soft toys.  Several cute Charlie and Lola options (Plush Sizzles the Dog, pose-able Charile and Lola, Color Me Lola as well as Eric Carle plush toys, Spot the Dog, The Snowman and lots of others.

These would make good stocking stuffers, baby shower gifts or a nice little addition to your “Oh-No the Birthday Party is in an Hour and We Still Have to Pick Up a Gift” stash

You have to register at HauteLook to see/shop for these, but it’s free…and they have cool stuff.

**Whenever I see what looks like a good deal, I like to take a quick peek around and see what the typical price is … so I know if it is really a good deal or not.  This particular plush doll (Giggling Lola) goes for around $15-18… $6 is a GREAT deal!**

One of the things I’m doing to help myself stay on top of things this semester is to stock up on healthy snacks for the kids.  I’ve got several dates marked off on the calendar when I not only have to keep my kids going … but provide snacks for soccer games, preschool, insert activity here….

We have completely eliminated dairy from SuperGirl’s diet and while it’s not 100% gone from SuperBaby’s … it will be before long.  This means I need to have snacks on hand for when we go somewhere and (Insert dairy laden snack) is provided.  I was NOT prepared when we went to “Meet the Teacher” night at SuperBoy’s school and they were serving: Ice Cream.  Poor SuperGirl had to sit there and not eat any while the myriad of children around her devoured theirs. (Next year I’ll drop off some SoDelicious before we get up there!)

ANYWAY …. I’m keeping my eyes open for deals so I’m not running to the store at the last minute.  Today on Amazon I found Stretch Island Original Fruit Leather 30 pks. for $8.92 shipped! That is roughly $0.30/each …. about half of the cheapest price you can buy them individually at the store.

Strawberry,  Ripened Raspberry, Orchard Cherry, Grape, Mango and Apricot fruit leather are all part of the same sale.

When you visit Amazon, you will see the price listed at $10.49.  The price drops to $8.92 and Free Shipping when you pick “Subscribe and Save”.

“But I don’t want shipments of fruit leather at regular intervals!”  Neither do I!

Click “Subscribe and Save” and you can pick the interval you would like to have the shipment delivered.  I usually pick a longer period like 3 or 4 months.  Once your order has shipped, go to “Your Account” then under “More Order Actions” you click “Manage Subscribe and Save”.  From there you can cancel your subscription...but not until the order has shipped to you or you will not receive the discount or the free shipping.  I always set a reminder alarm on my phone for three or four days after I make my purchase to go and see if it has shipped and make the cancellation so I don’t forget.

Thanks, CouponGeek, you’re always looking out for me!

Visit this link to Amazon and see the offer for 4 – 8packs of 6.75 oz. Juicy Juice Boxes, the list price will be $9.91.  Add this to your cart and then click Subscribe and Save.  Your total will be $8.42 with free shipping.

Subscribe and Save is an option that saves you money on your purchase when you sign up to have that same item shipped to you at regular intervals.  HOWEVER…after your item has shipped, you can cancel the subscription under “Your Account” then “Manage Subscribe and Save”.    I set an alarm reminder on my phone for the day after the product is supposed to ship so I remember to go in and cancel the subscription.

All items ship free with Subscribe and Save.

I love to keep Juicy Juice boxes around, especially in the summer because we are always on the move and it is an easy drink to take along with us…and I don’t have to worry so much about the sugar.

These will go fast so make sure to order them today before the deal goes away!

Thanks, Penny Pinchin’ Mom!

These make a great snack for the kids (and moms, too!) … especially in the summer when we are always on the go and need something we can just throw in the lunch bag and go!
Thanks, CouponGal!

*Remember that if you print your coupons using the links that I provide for you …. the lovely people at Coupons.com throw a few pennies in my piggy!

I have been seriously crabbing at myself for the last week because SuperBaby and SuperBoy need some basic summer clothes and while I know it is a little pricier than Target or WalMart… I really like getting some basics at Old Navy.  Let’s just say … the clothes I didn’t give away when SuperBoy was little…are still in GREAT shape for SuperBaby to wear.  They just hold up very well.

So ANYWAY… I was kind of cursing myself for not getting down there…but I cannot muster up the energy to take them all down there.  Then I was cursing myself for missing a sale I saw come through a while back. I decided yesterday I would just suck it up and order some things online…. then last night I got the email that they were having an online sale!  WEE!!!  It is over the next several days… it works like this:

Use the code ONSPRING when you check out and get:
25% off your online purchases TODAY (4/14)

20% off your online purchases Friday (4/15) and Saturday (4/16)

and 15% off your online purchases Sunday (4/17).

I’m stoked. Want to order today?  Click HERE and get started!

And did you know…that if you click on one of the links in this post you are helping a lowly blogger out?  I have an affiliate relationship with Old Navy and if you visit them via my site, they throw a few pennies in  my Christmas Stocking

One of the best ways to round up higher dollar coupons is to subscribe to newsletters.  There are some that, honestly, I unsubscribe to right away….but others that are useful IN ADDITION to the coupons!  Right at Home from SCJohnson is one of those.  You get newsletters with tips and recipes as well as printable coupons.  Every so often they come out with an offer to receive a sample pack by mail as well and you will always get notices of those if you are subscribed.

You can subscribe HERE for the Right at Home newsletter today so you don’t miss a thing!

Produce coupons are so few and far between … I thought I’d pass this one along:

When you sign up for the Driscoll’s Reward program you will receive a  $0.50/1 Driscoll’s berry coupon in your email.  I’m interested in seeing the actual newsletter for other recipe ideas, etc… and they promise more coupons as time goes by.

Thanks, Coupon Geek!

It’s no secret that I love a good deal…and when things are FREE … well, even better!!  One of my favorite Date Night ideas is to stay in with a good movie and Redbox is the best way for us to get movies.  $1 for a movie isn’t bad… but what if they were free??

Now through St Patrick’s Day, Redbox is giving everyone the opportunity to receive as many free one night movie rentals as they can score, so spread the word!
Here’s How it Works:

• Sign-up at www.redbox.com/luckyus and Redbox will email you a unique web address
• Every time someone reserves a movie online through your unique web address, you’ll receive a credit for a free one-night DVD rental.
• If it is their first time reserving online, they’ll also receive a credit for a free one night rental.
• Now spread the luck! Email it, post it to Facebook, Tweet about it….get your friends signed up and reserve movies online….and everyone will benefit!

*This is a Redbox sponsored post.  I get lots of chances to do posts like this; but I rarely do them.  Rest assured that when I do, the opinions are mine and they are products or services that I truly believe are worth your time and money!

Today’s Groupon deal for Lawrence is $25 for a Cut and Chemistry-Shot Treatment at Hair Experts!  This is a great deal…and happens to be my salon of choice.  A chance to get your hair cut and revitalized ..for $25! If you are new to Groupon you can Sign Up Here.  Never been there?  Call and ask for Andrea…she does a GREAT job!! Tell her I sent you

Today only you can print this coupon good for up to TWO FREE KIDS MEALS at Chili’s for each adult entree purchased.  Thanks to my friend Chris for pointing me in the direction of this coupon….although I’m already sick of quick meals and ordering out…with most of our house packed and my energy levels rapidly depleting….I’m down for a quick meal where the kids eat free and I ‘m not cooking OR doing dishes.  Lucky me…we have a gift card as well!  No extra money that we weren’t planning on spending!

My kids STILL love Thomas the Train.  I keep thinking SuperBoy will outgrow him one of these days…. but not yet!

You can get the Learning Curve Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway Thomas Easter Egg Car for only $9.99 plus free shipping with Amazon Prime or Amazon Mom. This is a little more than 50% off it’s normal price.

You can also get the Thomas at Sea Vehicle Pack for only $5.99 right now; 70% off!   This is a very inexpensive addition to the Thomas collection (which is normally very pricey!)… the picture shows the raft and Thomas but there is also a boat that Thomas and his raft are floating on.

These would make great little basket filler for Easter pr a gift to put away for a birthday party down the line.  If you have any Swagbucks remember that you can cash them in for Amazon Gift Cards… you could get these for free!

Thanks, SheSaved and CouponGeek!

Opening up the Sunday paper and checking out the coupons is a sick amount of fun for me…. but I also like to take a peek at the preview to see what I can expect, decide how many papers I’m going to pick up on Sunday.  This weekend is a P & G weekend.  As any good couponer knows…it is the anticipated coupon weekend of the month.  (Okay I’m kidding…a little.)

This weekend you will find lots of BOGO coupons in the P & G insert…including my favorite: Tide Stain Release.  Not only is there a BOGO…. there is also a $3/1 Tide Stain Release coupon.

Happy Clipping!

Lots of new printable coupons on Coupons.com you will want to be sure to check out! Some of these won’t last long so if you are interested I wouldn’t waste any time printing them off!

There are coupons for:

Print this coupon for a $2.99 Rib Sub from Quiznos. This coupon will only be available through the end of the day so print it while you can! This is a great deal on these new sandwiches!

Print this $5/1 Zantac Coupon and use it around town to get great deals on Zantac.  My two favorites are:

• Dillon’s/Kroger Zantac is part of the $5/10 Sale.  As a participating item the price would be $5.50. Use the coupon to pay $0.50 for a 24 count box!
• CVS 24ct Zantac is $8.99.  Get $3 in Extra Care Bucks, use this coupon and pay $0.99!

]]> http://www.superjenn.com/51-zantac-coupon/feed/ 0 http://www.superjenn.com/how-strong-is-your-coupon-character/ http://www.superjenn.com/how-strong-is-your-coupon-character/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 04:44:24 +0000 Jenn http://www.superjenn.com/?p=2937 One of the relevant points of using coupons to save money is the art of stock piling when you get a good deal.  A lot of times, even if it isn’t something they will use a lot of, people will buy a large amount of one item because it is such a good deal…or because of what they get out of it (gift cards, extra bucks, points, etc).

I was thumbing through the ads tonight and noticed that one of the “$5 Gift Card with Purchase” deals at Target this week is KY Yours and Mine personal lubricant.  This item designed for her pleasure is on sale for  $14.99 and there are several different coupons available… you could get this for a final price of around $5 …normally $20.  That is a great deal.

But just how good of a deal?  I’m wondering how many people have enough strength of character (see how I worked that one in today?!) to but 5, 6, even 7 packages of KY Personal Lubricant just because it is a good deal?  I’m fairly hard to embarrass but I can promise you that I couldn’t walk out with that much lube and not be mortified.  My backbone is not that strong.  I do not have that much hutzpa.  I.am.weak.

The hardest purchase I’ve had to make to date was a LARGE quantity of pads from CVS a couple of years ago.  Some were for me (uh…I was PREGNANT) and the rest I was planning on donating.  I don’t remember the details but I’m sure it involved seeing exactly how many items I could purchase at CVS while paying only pennies and walking away with enough Extra Care Bucks to rule the Universe.  The deep shade of scarlet on the male, early-college years cashier led ME to be embarrassed. In an attempt to be witty I was bumbling on about how I know it looked funny but I promised this wasn’t all for ME … ha ha ha.  I’m guessing pure, agonizing silence would have been better.

Another embarrassing purchase was no deal…but necessity …. SuperBaby was, oh, 3 months old, and I lugged my post partum self along with an infant, a toddler and a preschooler into the store to purchase … a pregnancy test.  Baby crying, older two misbehaving (it was probably their nap time)… the cashier actually said to me: “Oh please tell me this isn’t for you”.

Soooo…. what has your most embarrassing purchase been?  Has there been a time when you have laid it all out just to get a good deal?  What about now?  Now that I’ve laid down the proverbial KY gauntlet…anyone going to take the challenge?

For quite a while now I’ve wanted to purchase Adobe Photoshop so that I could mess with all of the pictures of my kids….make those beautiful pictures of my cooking and baking a teensy bit nicer for you to look at, and watermark my photos.  One of my other goals for the near future is to purchase a D-SLR camera for myself so that I can start to take “real” photos. (Don’t worry…you all will be along for the ride!)

I’ve almost saved up enough for the camera, I’m watching prices.  I’ve also been watching prices on Photoshop and it is currently $77.69 at Amazon, down from $99.99.  I’ve got $50 in Amazon gift cards I’ve saved up from my Swagbucks, if I use those its an even better deal!

If you have been looking, this might be the time for you to buy Photoshop Elements 9.  A 22% savings and Free Shipping!

Here is a look at this weekend’s coupon inserts! I always like to know what to expect before the weekend arrives so I can plan both my shopping…and my paper purchases!  This weekend is the last of the month which means there will be a P & G insert.  Smaller than they have been ($98 in savings) it is still chalk full of great coupons.  You will also find 2 Red Plum inserts and a Smart Source.  Get those scissors ready!

While you are in the coupon mood, don’t forget to check out all of the great printable coupons available because when the month ends most of them will disappear!

I always like to take a look at what coupons will be available in Sunday’s paper; this let’s me do a little planning for the week ahead.  Not only do I know how many papers I want to purchase, I know if there is a coupon I could be using on next week’s shopping list!

Right now you can get $75 worth of BabyLegs for $18.75 on the BabyLegs website!  If you shop the clearance section and spend at least $75, use code WINTER75 to get a 75% discount on your order!  We LOVE BabyLegs at our house and I’m resisting ordering more …. (only because we have so many already!) They have some cute socks in the clearance section, too!

If you’ve never seen BabyLegs before you are missing out!  I first got some when SuperGirl was born and she is STILL wearing them (She Turned 3 at Christmas!).  They were great under sleeper gowns to keep her legs warm and still keep diaper changing easy when she was a little baby, when she started moving around then were extra protection for her knees, and now that she is Miss “I will only wear skirts and dresses” I can have her put on her “Long Socks” and it keeps her legs warm…and no unfortunate potty incidents because she couldn’t get her tights off fast enough.

Hurry over, I’m sure they won’t last long!

Thanks, SheSaved and Penny Pinchin’ Mom!

Once a month in Lawrence, HyVee at 23rd and Kasold hosts a Gluten Free club.  This is a free class that offers a chance for people interested in a gluten free diet to get together and learn about different options and products available to them.

Embarking on any new diet plan is difficult, it is learning a whole new way of life.  This is a great opportunity to meet other people living with the same dietary challenges; a chance to share recipes and exchange tips.

Next Monday, January 17th at 7:00 pm (in the dining area at HyVee) is the next meeting of the Gluten Free Club and Hilary Kass will be speaking on ancient grains.  Hilary Kass MPH, is a nutrition educator and cooking instructor.

Hilary created Ancient Grains, a gluten-free, dairy free and egg free baking company offering whole grain baked goods using nutritious grains from around the world.

As an additional bonus, you will get 10% discount on any purchase made from the Health Market the day of the class.

This is one of many great cooking events hosted by HyVee and Jan Hornberger, the Health Market Manager.

Enjoy!

Grab yourself a 40% off one item at Hobby Lobby coupon.  I always like these to go in and grab little supplies I need.  I use wallet-sized picture holders found in the scrapping department in my coupon binder to hold my coupons… these usually run around $3-$3.50 for an 8 (?) pack of sheets…. this coupon is perfect for picking up an extra set!

Wholly Products has a new coupon available for print: $2 off any one Wholly product.  You will have to click on “Rock the Guac” and fill out the form to get the coupon, then you will be able to download the PDF coupon and print.

This is a great coupon on a great product but if you live near a Kroger store (Dillon’s in Lawrence) hurry on over today (Tuesday, the last day of the sale week) and you will find Wholly products (Salsa, Guacamole, Queso) on sale B1G1 which means they ring up half price.  This makes their price around $2.50-$3/ea.  Use these coupons to get them for $0.50-$1 each!

Did you know you can FREEZE guacamole?  Yes.You.Can.

Hurry, the coupon expires 1/8/11 and the BOGO sale ends Tuesday!

Thanks, Coupon Geek!

Here is how to get yourself a free Kodak 5 x 7 PhotoBook:

1. Sign into or register with the Kodak site (you’ll get 50 free 4×6 photo prints if you’re a new member!)
2. Choose “Shop” and then”Photo Books”
3. Select “Small Book, 5×7″
4. Create your personalized photo book
5. Enter coupon code TGTFREEBOOK at checkout to get your book for free
6. Pay $1.99 in shipping and enjoy!

I love these free photobook deals…even the little ones are a great way to put your memories together or create a gift for someone.  My SuperGrandma is in the hospital recovering from several falls and had to spend both Christmas and her birthday (shared with SuperGirl) laid up in hospital land so I’m going to make one of the kids just for her!

Thanks, Couponingfor4!

If you don’t use SwagBucks for your web searches, you’ll want to make sure you do today.  It’s Mega SwagBucks day!  You can earn anywhere from 5 – 500 Swagbucks today just for your normal internet searches; and remember it only takes 450 SwagBucks to earn a $5 Amazon gift card.

If you haven’t yet, today is a great day to sign up for SwagBucks for FREE because not only will you get 30 SwagBucks for signing up… if you use the code JoinIn2010 (case sensitive) when you register you will get an additional 30 SwagBucks added to your account.  That is 60 SwagBucks just for registering today!

What is SwagBucks? A completely free search engine tool, powered by Google.  You complete your searches through their site or their toolbar and SwagBucks are randomly awarded.  It is really easy to rack up the bucks and there are all types of prizes including a wide variety of gift cards.  The $5 Amazon gift card is my favorite because it is only450 SwagBucks and I use it for things like my Kindle books.  Download their toolbar and the searching becomes easier. You can read all about the program and register HERE.

Good Luck!

Speaking of Snapfish … if you have a MyCokeRewards account you can get a code for 50 free 4×6″ prints that never expire!

Log In to your MyCokeRewards account …even if you have NO points…go to the “Offers and Promotions” section in the black bar at the top and click on “Snapfish”.  Choose the free prints offer and continue through until it gives you your promotional code.  Then follow this link to snapfish.com/mycokerewards and add your promotional code.  You will have a credit for 50 prints stored in your account that won’t expire!

Make sure to take lots of great photos over the holidays and then click over to Snapfish for their BOGO Photo Book Sale! Buy ANY Photobook get the second one FREE . Just use the code BKBOGODL when you check out.  This offer expires Jan 15, 2011.

I just made a photo book with Snapfish for SuperGirl’s birthday present and it turned out ADORABLE.  You can import your photos from Facebook, from your computer…. they have a feature that will automatically place your photos for you in the order the photos were taken or you can do a custom book yourself.

AND

Remember that you can  sign up with Snapfish before Dec. 31 and get 50 FREE  4″ x6″prints, too!

KitchenAid K45SS Classic 250-Watt 4-1/2-Quart Stand Mixer, White is discounted from $269.99 to $144.99 with Free Shipping and No Tax! This is 46% off its normal price!

If you have been waiting to purchase a KitchenAid (and I HIGHLY recommend everyone have a KitchenAid !  ) THIS is the time to get it … a great price, free shipping … and a straight.up.deal.  This means no rebates, no coupons or coupon codes…nothing “extra” to do…just purchase it at this great price.

This will go quickly so don’t take too long to decide if you are ready to buy or not!

*With Free Super Saver Shipping or Amazon Prime you will still get this in time to whip up cookies on Christmas Eve!!

Thanks, Coupon Gal!

Play-Doh Mega Fun Factory

Play-Doh Cake Making Station $7.49 down from $16.99

Play-Doh Fun Factory Set $9.99 down from $19.99

Play-Doh School Bus Back-to-School 24pk $7.49 down from $14.99

Play-doh Star Wars Playset $14.99 down from $19.99

Play-Doh Toolin Around Playset $18.29 down from $39.99

Play-Doh Puppies Playset $7.49 down from $14.99

Play-Doh Barnyard Pals Playset $5.99 down from $12.99

Horizon Organic Reduced Fat Milk, Chocolate, 8-Ounce Aseptic Cartons (Pack of 18) $16.50.  This alone is a great price but when you buy them with Subscribe and Save you will save an additional 15% (and automatically receive free 2 day shipping) dropping the price to $14.02 or $0.78/each.  (Buying  these on sale, at the store this still saves me $3.96).

Horizon Organic Reduced Fat Milk, Vanilla, 8-Ounce Aseptic Cartons (Pack of 18) $16.50 or $14.02 with Subscribe and Save.

Silk Soymilk, Chocolate, 8.25-Ounce Aseptic Cartons, 3-Count Pack (Pack of 6) $20 or $17.00 ($0.94/ea) with Subscribe and Save.

Subscribe and Save is a great way to save yourself an extra 15% and get free shipping, even if you aren’t going to spend the $25 for Super Saver Shipping.  If you aren’t interested in having your purchase automatically reshipped to you per your subscription….simply log into your Amazon account and go to “Your Account”.  There you will find “Manage Your Subscribe and Save Items”; this is where you can cancel your subscription.  You can do this anytime after your purchase ships (if you do it before it ships, you will lose the discount).  I set an alarm on my phone for the day after it is supposed to ship so that I don’t forget.