Free Sample of Arm & Hammer Toothpaste

For this one you'll have to open a new browser window and type this URL in - don't click on it or it will not bring you to the free sample page for some reason?

http://www.tryarmandhammer.com/

All those FREE SAMPLES really do come in the mail!

Just this week: free magazines & samples of cereal, toothpaste, lotion, shampoo & coupons!

Free Sample of Head & Shoulders

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Free Sample of Emergen-C

Click - here - to go there.

Free Sample of Degree

Click - here - to go there for your free sample.

Free Sample of Caress

Click - here - to go there for your free sample.

Axe Hair Care ~ Free Sample

Click - here - to go there for your free sample ~ you do not need a membership number to request a free sample.

Starbucks Frappuccino

Print your coupon here . Right now at Walgreens they are 3/5.

Coupon ~ Soft Scrub Scrubby Pads

$1.00 off ~ Click - here - to go there and print.

49cent Cereal at Albertsons

There are $1.00 coupons on coupons.com for Raisin Bran & Fruit Loops ~ which would make these 49cents a box! Click - here - to go there and look for these coupons. Make sure you use them in conjunction with this coupon found on the front page of this weeks Albertsons ad.

Free Mission Tortillas at Albertsons

Use the coupon on the front page of the Albertsons ad for the week -along with the $1.00 coupon you can print - here - making these FREE!

A few Albertson Deals ~ 30 April

This all came up to $19.32 (this includes the catalinas I received back) ~ it should have been $17.82, after checking my receipt I noticed that one of my coupons for $1.50 was not deducted ... but this can occasionally happen when handing over a handful of coupons and trying to work "the deals" ~ and the cashier I had for this transaction is always terrific & helpful when it comes to making sure everything is there ... so don't get frustrated, sometimes this can happen & sometimes the opposite happens ... shortly after that when I picked my son up from school we went to Wendy's to use the frosty coupon - see here - and after checking my receipt later I think they under-charged me by $1.00

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On to the transaction ... I think it was a pretty good deal! In the past just 2 of the organic un-sweetened cranberry juices would have almost cost me this much! and we drink a lot of these! Will post more on that later.

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I decided to purchase the pringles along with the puff tissues for the P&G deal of buy $20 get $5 in a catalina back - so that takes the total for these items to $15 already - then I received another $3 in a catalina to be used on other P&G items bringing this to $12, then I used five $1.00 coupons and doubled 2 of these(from the paper for the pringles buy 2 get $1 off) this brings the total for these items to $5.00 minus another 25cent coupon for the puffs = $4.75 for 10 cans of pringles and 4 boxes of tissues ... so about 34cents per item for this particular "deal."

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I also purchased 6 coffee mates for the "deal" on page 3 of the Albertsons ad - you only need to purchase 5, but I had 3 coupons for $1.50 off 2 (this is where one of my coupons was missed though) so: 6 at $2 each = $12 minus $2 in instant savings - minus 2 coupons at $1.50 each = $7.00 makes these $1.17 each ... really not that good of a deal, if my other coupons would have been scanned they would have been 92cents each (print coupons - here - if you can print the $1.00 off ones this will be a really good bargain - buy 5 for $10.00 then minus $2 instant & $5 in coupons would make these 60cents each -, but we use a lot of coffee creamer so I had already reached my print limit on these for now)

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I also purchased french bread for dinner ... I love Albertsons french bread! And the Land O'Lakes Spreadable Butter is on sale for 4 for $5 buy 2 and get a 50cent catalina - also use 55cent coupon from here - if you buy 2 this makes them 45cents each. Tortillas were free, I'll post on that in a bit & 2 Cranberry Juices at $4.99 each (which can seem pretty expensive for Cranberry Juice unless you drink unsweetened organic cranberry juice!)

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So those are pretty much all of the details - so that you can also go forth and work your own good deal :-)

$2.00 Coupon for Clean & Clear Products

I alternate between cleansers ~ and this is one I keep in my shower, I really like it & love the ways it smells ~ it's really refreshing. Click - here - to go there for your coupon.

Restaurant.com 80% off certificates ~ Last Day Today!

See my post - here -

Baskin 31 Robbins

A scoop is only.31 cents tonight in honor of American Firefighters. Click here for locations

Buy 1 get 1 free Sierra Mist

Print your coupons here. Sometimes it appears in page 3 and sometimes on the last page.

More Pup-Peroni Coupons!

Wow ~ these are $2.00 coupons ~ off one 4.8oz or larger. Click - here - to go there! My doggies doing the happy dance, not really, but she does when I ask her if she wants one of these :-)

Target currently has a coupon out also for Pup-peroni (click - here - for coupon)~ Purchase two and get $1.00 off ~ these coupons can be stacked together, Target will accept their coupon + a manufacturers coupon on an item ... so I'm thinking these should be a really good deal there - buy 2 packages & get $5.00 off!

Philadelphia Cream Cheese ~ Coupon

Save $.75 on one Sundried Tomato & Basil -or- Spinach & Artichoke ... don't those sound good! Click - here - to go there and print. A reader noticed that this particular coupon is only good at Publix stores ~ so enjoy if you've got one of those nearby :-)

Coupon ~ Shout Wipes

You can possibly find these in a trial size. Click - here - to print coupon.

Free Sample of Teeccino Herbal Coffee

Click - here - to go there.

Betty Crocker Cookie Mix Coupon

This is the cookie mix (Sugar Cookie) I used for my Fabuless Fresh Fruit Pizza!

Click - here - for coupon.

Coupons for 3m Command Hooks & Picture Hanging Strips

I used some of these hooks, in a brushed stainless steel finish, to hang robes in our bathroom ~ they look nice, were easy to put up & have been working great going on 3 years!


Coupons for $2.50 Command Metal Hooks
$1.50 Command Picture Hanging Strips
$1.00 on any Command Product


Click - here - to go there.

Sonic Drive-In ~ Free CroisSonic Breakfast Sandwich

Coupon for a free CroisSONIC Breakfast Sandwich with the purchase of a large drink. Click - here - to go there.

Wendy's Buy One Frosty get One Free!

About once every two weeks or so my son talks me into taking him by Wendy's after school ~ and the next time we go I'm getting me one of these!

They have new Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosties & Frosty-cinos! Click - here - to go there.

Bisquick

Click - here - to go there and sign up to receive: coupons, recipes, & meal ideas.

Fabuless Fresh Fruit Pizza!

I picked up a few sugar cookie mixes that were on sale at Albertsons & this is one thing I like to make with them. You can also use the refrigerated sugar cookie dough in the Pillsbury cans -or- even just make your own sugar cookie base.

Make a large pizza sized cookie and bake on a pizza sheet according to package directions.

Rest of the Ingredients:

8oz of cream cheese softened -or- used whipped cream cheese

1/2 cup sugar

2 T. fruit juice

2 tsp. cornstarch

1 cup fruit juice

1 small can pineapple wedges

fresh fruit ~ you don't need a lot & I usually use what is fresh and in season: berries, bananas, kiwis, grapes ...

Cool large sugar cookie. Mix cream cheese, sugar, and 2 T. fruit juice together until smooth. Spread on cookie & top with fruit.

In a saucepan mix together 1 cup fruit juice and cornstarch. Cook over medium heat until thick & then cool. Spread this sauce over the fruit topping the top of the fruit pizza. Refrigerate & enjoy :-)

This recipe is linked to Tasty Tuesday at Balancing Beauty and Bedlam.

Bath & Body Works ~ $10 off $30 through May 11th ~ coupon

Click - here - for coupon.

Walgreens ~ Great Deals ~ All this $2.82

I did pay for these in separate transactions ~ but this sums it up:

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4 Nivea Body Washes:

$19.96 (4.99each) minus 4 $1.00 coupons (print - here -) = $15.96, received $20.00 (4 at $5each) in Register Rewards makes these FREE plus a profit of +$4.04!

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2 Rembrandt Mouthwashes:

$11.98 (5.99each) - received $12.00 (2 at $6each) in Register Rewards making these FREE plus a profit of +2cents!

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2 Tresemme Hairsprays:

$7.00 (3.50each) minus 2 $1.00 coupons (print - here -) = $5.00, received $2.00 in Register Rewards makes these $3.00 or $1.50 per bottle.

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2 Got2be Hair Products:

$10.00 (5.00each) minus 2 $2.00 coupons (print - here -) = $6.00, received $5.00 in Register Rewards which makes these $1.00 or 50cents a piece.

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1 Blistex Raspberry Lemonaide:

84cents on clearance (check the clearance section - this has an expiration date of 2011, so the items are still good) with a 25cent off coupon that was attached to it = 59cents

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1 Pack of Tissues:

29cents (used as a filler item: coupons + register rewards need to = the number of items you have ~ you can't have more coupons + register rewards than items, if you need a more in depth explanation of this feel free to e-mail me)

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2 Bag Clippies:

$2.00 ($1 each card) one of these was also used as a filler item - the other one we just needed 'cause we're always looking for something to hold a bag closed around this house!

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These are all items we usually use (I may not have used some of the brands before) & I've definitely paid more than $2.82 for just a single mouthwash in the past! Check the ads and plan carefully and you too can do this!!!

Restaurant.com 80% off certificates ~ 4 Days Only!

Save 80% ~ $25 Restaurant Certificates for only $2 ~ Enter Discount Code: LUCKY at Checkout and Hit "APPLY". Click - here - to go there!

*There's a new Restaurant listed: Tres Bonne Cuisine on Overland Rd. Specializing in European cuisine Polish & German ... you know I got one of those :-)

Redbox FREE Movie Rental code for April 27th

4CW33N

Walgreens ~ A few more things Apr 26-May2

* Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner (page 7) Sale Price $13.99 use $7.00 off coupon (here) and receive a $3.00 Register Reward = $3.99

* Ecotrin Aspirin (page 12) $2.00 use $2.25 coupon from - here - and receive a $2.00 Register Reward = FREE+

* Band-Aid (page 12) Buy $10 in participating products & receive $4 in Register Reward = Buy 4 boxes of Band-aids at $3 each = $12 minus 4 $1.00 coupons from Sunday Paper = $8 and receive $4 register reward makes these $1 a box

* Listerine Mouthwash (page 11) 2 for $8.00 use 2 $1.00 off coupons from - here - and receive a $4.00 Register Reward = $1 per mouthwash

* Dr. Scholl's Shoe Insoles (page 15) 2 for $20 use 2 $2.00 coupons from - here - and receive a $10 register reward = $3.00 for 1 set

Walgreens ~ Some things I'll be looking for Apr 26 - May 2

* Got2b Hair Care (page 10) Buy 2 for $10 use 2 $2.00 coupons from - here - and receive a $5.00 Register Reward = 50cents per 1

* Nivea Body Wash (pg 16) Buy 1 for $4.99 use $1.00 coupon from - here - and receive a $4.99 Register Reward = FREE plus an extra $1

* Rembrandt Mouthwash or Toothpaste (pg16) Buy 1 for $5.99 and receive a $5.99 Register Reward = FREE

* Listerine (pg11) Buy 2 for $8.00 use 2 $1.00 coupons from - here - and receive a $4.00 Register Reward = $1.00 per bottle

* Tresemme Hair Care (pg16) Buy 2 for $7.00 use 2 $1.00 coupons from - here (print on landscape!) - receive a $2.00 Register Reward = $1.50 each

These are what caught my interest ... there are a lot of other good deals too - let me know what you come up with ... and I'll also be posting a few other things for this week from Walgreens later in the day.

Sunday Paper ~ 26 April

Look for 2 coupon inserts in tomorrow's paper: Red Plum & Smart Source.

Free subscription to Organic Gardening

This will definitely be coming in handy as we are in the process of starting a small garden. Become a member of the myStonyfield community and receive a free subscription to this magazine ~ membership is free ... we buy Stonyfield Farm Organic Yogurt occasionally and it is very good! Click - here - to go there.

Free Sample of Crest Whitestrips Advanced Seal

Click here to go there for your free sample.

This tip comes from Joy - one of our readers :-)

Borders.com offers rewards perks, things like discounts on movie tickets, percentage discounts for quite a number of stores, coupons for restaurants, travel, pets ... there's a lot there! Check them out - here - please make sure you have a separate e-mail account for all the things you are registering for - see tip - here -

This tip also led me to On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina & doesn't that just look yummy! Check out there locations - here -

Thanks Joy!

Check out restaurant.com Certificates if your eating out this weekend!

Purchase $25 restaurant gift certificates for $4.00 -and- receive a free $15 Dale and Thomas (Gourmet Popcorn!) Promotional gift card! These certificates print immediately and can be used right-a-way! Enter Discount Code: BONUS at Checkout and Hit "Apply"

Click - here - to go there!

Organic Valley Coupons

Coupons for milk, soy milk, cheese, butter, cottage cheese. Click - here - to go there.

A few other "Good Deals" I came across this week!

I did manage to stop by Walgreens on Earth Day and received an extra 15% discount. I got my free bag and picked up 2 more Dawn dish soaps (each 47cents) and a case of water (thus the little coupon in the pic, I didn't feel like dragging it in for the photo shoot!): My subtotal came to $1.82 for these items.

I found the John Frieda shampoo & conditioner on clearance at Albertsons this past week ~ they were $3.24 a bottle minus a $2.00 coupon (from the paper) that I had for each one - this brings them to $1.24 a bottle - for a subtotal of $7.44 -then- a $5.00 register reward printed! making them approximately 41cents a bottle (the original price per bottle was $6.49.) I think you only need to buy 5 for the register reward, so that would make them even less in price per bottle! So check out the clearance merchandise while you're shopping and if you've got any matching coupons ... you'll never know what good deals you'll find!

Did you know about these? Instant Mashed Sweet Potatoes!

I had to make another trip to Albertsons the other day ... with all the "good deals" shopping I've been doing I forgot to pick up some cream cheese I needed to make a Fruit Pizza, I'll have more on that Fruit Pizza later. Of course I couldn't pass up the chance to work another "good deal" :-) These are part of the Buy $10 get $4 off (see post here) ~ they came to approximately 85cents a box with coupons (I had some from the newspaper) and discounts, there are 2 pouches in each box. I really like sweet potatoes so I'm excited to try these!
I picked up 2 boxes of these - 2 more sugar cookie mixes - 2 more boxes of bagel-fuls and the cream cheese I needed ... for a grand sub-total of $1.37

Free bag at Whole Foods

Print your coupon here to get a free bag until April 26th or while supplies last. Click here

Free Sample of Schick Quattro Titanium Trimmer

http://www.schickquattro.com/xmenorigins/#home/razor

Open up a new browser window and copy&paste the above link to go there (for some reason this worked best - a direct link doesn't want to work?

Free Sample of Dove Ultimate Deodorant

Cucumber & green tea! Click - here - to go there ... this is from Costco but you do not have to be a member to request one.

Free Sample of Nivea Touch of Happiness Body Wash

Click - here - to go there and get your free sample.

... the rest of the story ... on the coupon book anyways :-)

I've also labeled some of inside sections of the book ~ the post-it note tabs work really well for me, I can re-arrange thing easily when I need to.

In the very back section I keep all of my Register Rewards organized by date ~ always in easy view to check expiration dates, and to get to quickly when I'm paying.

I also keep my grocery lists at the back ~ I usually like to keep running lists for the stores I shop at. I also keep some envelopes in the back for things that I am specifically looking for -and- also store specific ones that I know I'll be using when I'm in a particular store.

So that's my coupon book ~ I know the pics are a little dark, it was pretty late at night when I took these a few days ago ~ but I hope it gives you some ideas on creating your own.

My Coupon Book

Over the past few weeks a few friends have asked about how I organize my coupons and about my coupon book ~ so here it finally is! I really thought about what I would carry around with me ... I just knew I wouldn't want to carry around anything too big ~ and I also wanted to like it and have it be pretty ... I really like this retro design :-)

It's a photo album that I found at Target. It is a little less than 8x9 inches in size. When I'm carrying a bigger bag it fits inside ... and when I'm carrying a smaller bag it's really easy to hold. I used a sharpie to label post-it note tabs with sections that would make sense for me ... things like Fridge/Freezer/Baking etc ...

It has a band that goes around it to help keep it closed when I'm not leafing through it.

And this is what it looks like inside.

I'll post a few more pics in the post after this ...