$0.55/2 Tic Tac Single Packs

Right now you can go on over here and print out a coupon for $0.55/2 Tic Tac Single packs OR two multipacks.

Thanks!

Cheryl

**HOT** Target Printables

Wow, Target has released some nice, high-value coupons. If you want in on them you'd better hurry on over and print them out before they are gone. Here are a few that will not last long.....

Here are a few others that I thought you might be interested in. ......

$1 off With purchase of two 18- or 28-oz. Bull's-Eye barbecue sauces

$3 off With purchase of two John Frieda Full Repair hair care items
$1 off 20-ct. Nexcare kids' bandages
$10 off Select Xhilaration bedding items
10% off Pool toy item
$2 off Coppertone sun care item
20% off Michael Graves closet accessory
$1 off Select Hanes apparel items
$2 off Select Women's beach totes
$3 off Liz Lange® for Target® apparel item
$3 off Women's shorts
$5 off Select Target Home™ bedding items
$10 off Bathroom furnishing item

Just go on over here to print ANY of these out.

Thanks!

Cheryl

The Friends of Manito 2011 Spring Plant Sale is Tomorrow

Anyone out there have a green thumb and like plant sales? I know someone who does and man does she EVER have a green thumb. You can go check out her AWESOME pictures and see what I'm talking about for yourself. Go check "her" blog out and you will be amazed. "Her" is my sister-in-law, who is traveling as we speak, to from Oregon to Spokane, where she and "her" AWESOME hubby live. She is one person that I know who will be attending that plant sale. So, watch out Spokane, Danger Garden is in town, and from I hear, she is armed and ready.☺ Well, I'm hearing that THE plant sale is the one put on by The Friends of Manito. They do this plant sale EVERY year and I hear it AWESOME. I am not much of a green thumb myself. I sure wish I was. :( I was very happy that I didn't kill my vegetable garden last year, so maybe there is hope. Anyway, here are the details.....

What: The Friend of Manito 2011 Spring Plant Show
Where: East of Gaiser Conservatory, Manito Park, Spokane Wa (here's a map)
When:  Tomorrow, June 11, 2011...
~~8:00 a.m. for TFM Members
~~10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for general public

They EVEN have a "Plant Sale Database" if you want to see the types of plants they are selling and more info on the plants.
Here is the PDF version of the database
Here is the Excel version of the database
There are over 500 plants to choose from! Wow!

You can go on over here to get more info, if you would like.

Thanks!

Cheryl

**Reminder** Liberty Lake Yard Sale TOMORROW, 6/11

Photo courtesy of the Splash!

The map is now uploaded, so I have updated this posting with the direct link to the map. ☺

Ooooh, I can't tell you how EXCITED I am, just found out that the Liberty Lake Yard Sale is this weekend! I was just asking my husband, last night, if had had heard anything yet (he works in Liberty Lake, so he gets the scoop). Anyway, Frugal Chic Living, just shared that it is THIS weekend! Yay! Have you been to THE Liberty Lake Yard Sale yet? I went last year for the first time and got LOTs of stuff. It is soooooo fun. The kids had a blast. We just found one parking spot and walked through the neighborhood with our backpacks. Some people take wagons and other little doohickeys.

You ask, what is the Liberty Lake Yard Sale? Well.......It is a one day event where the Liberty Lake Community has yard sales throughout the city of Liberty Lake. I thought I read somewhere that so far there were 125 home listed to have yard sales this year. I could be wrong, but that just shows you how BIG this is. There are even venues setup to sell food and drink too.

So, this is Saturday, June 11th from 8 to 4. You just go out, find a parking spot, and start walking. Don't forget your money and a backpack or bag of some sort. You will find all kinds of goodies.

There will even be maps available here or even at their local service stations. You can go on over here to get more info.

Thanks Frugal Chic Living!

Cheryl

Look what came to my door today.....

Remember that Glidden paint giveaway that I told you about here? Well, I just wanted to show you what landed on my doorstep today.....

Yes, that there is my FREE quart of Glidden paint!

My goal here was to show you that it really does pay to put in for those freebies that we bloggers post about. Now, not all of them will make it to your doorstep for many different reasons, but there are some that do come through and it sure is nice when they do. We will be able to use this for different projects around the house and whatnot. It's not a lot of pain, but it's more paint than what I had of this color that I DON'T have to pay our hard earned money for it. I can use my money for something else. What does a quart of Glidden paint cost anyway? I'm thinking 10-bucks or so. That is a pretty good savings on my end.

**Oh, a tip for when you do sign up for freebies and samples, n' stuff like that is to setup a "free" email account just for these offers, so that your regular e-mail does not get clogged up with a ton of spam and unwanted emails.

Wow, thanks Glidden paint for this AWESOME freebie!

Cheryl

Still available=Two Fandango Movie Tickets for ONLY $9!

YAY!! This deal is STILL available. Hurry, so you don't miss out on it. :)

Update: So this deal was offered up sometime in March and I got in on the deal then. We JUST used our passes last night, 6/9, (my husband got a couple and I got a couple) and our family went to see the new X-Men movie yesterday. Well..... I slept through most of it as that is the common theme with myself and movies. I needed to rest up for Zumba class last night. :) Anyway, we surprised the kiddos and took them to the movies and they LOVED it. This is something that we RARELY do as I am not much of a movie goer and IT'S WAY TOO EXPENSIVE to take a family of five.

Anyway, the process was sooooo easy peasy. My husband and I talked it out and figured the kids would like this movie so, he went and got our codes from our Living Social accounts and input them into the Fandango system, printed out our passes, took them to the theater, gave them to the ticket person, where you pay, and then gave the other half to "the" ticket taker. Really, guys, it was so easy and convenient, not to mention FRUGAL!

Wow, it looks like they are offering this movie deal AGAIN. They offered this back in March and we got in
on the deal then and here it is AGAIN! Yay!. Anyway, currently LivingSocial (a daily deal site) is offering up TWO Fandango movie tickets for ONLY $9!

One question I keep getting asked is.....What movie is this too? Well, you don't have to have a specific movie picked out. Just buy the deal and it's like a gift certificate. You can pick your movie out later. Remember July is usually when the REALLY good movies come out. That's when we will probably be using ours. ☺

Here is the fine print....

Limit 1 purchase per customer only • Promo Codes are valid only for Internet purchases made at www.fandango.com and are not redeemable at theater box office, via Fandango’s telephone or mobile services or through any other website operated by third-party merchants
 
• Cannot be combined with any other offer or promotion
 • Not valid on IMAX or 3D showings
 • Limited to tickets with maximum face value (including Fandango’s convenience fee of up to $2 per ticket) of $15 • Both tickets must be purchased for the same movie and show time in a single transaction • Promotional value of Promo Codes expire September 9, 2011. Paid value of Promo Codes expires on September 9, 2016, except where prohibited by law. • Promo Codes have no cash value unless required by law, and will not be replaced if lost or stolen, and are not for resale or commercial use
 • If a movie ticket (with Fandango’s convenience fee included) is more than the $15 maximum Promo Code value, the user must pay the difference with a valid credit or debit card 
• The redemption of Promo Codes is subject to Fandango’s terms and conditions at www.fandango.com/termsofuse.aspx and www.fandango.com/PurchasePolicy.aspx 
• Any questions regarding redemption of promo codes on Fandango.com should be directed to Fandango Customer Support at fandango.custhelp.com • Other conditions apply • Promotional value expires on September 9, 2011 The really cool thing is that if still have a $5 from previously signing up, you CAN use towards this deal and then ONLY PAY $4!! I WAS ABLE to use mine today towards this deal. That is AWESOME!! So, I ONLY PAID $4 FOR TWO MOVIE TICKETS!!! I'm not sure if they are still offering up a $5 for new sign-ups. If you do sign-up, will you let us know? We sure would appreciate it. :)

Just go on over here if you want to sign-up or sign-in and get in on the deal. Hurry before times up though. :)

Thanks Southern Cali Saver for the heads up on this!

Cheryl

Fred Meyer Coupon

This is a really nice coupon, if you are making a purchase at Freddies this weekend. Just go on over here to print it out. Need some match-ups? Just go on over here and see what Fabulessly Frugal has put together for deals.

Thanks Fabulessy Frugal!

Cheryl

*HOT* Printables

If you want these coupons, you'd better hurry before they reach their print limits. I have a feeling they are going to go fast. Go on over here to get these two coupons..... (use zip 77477)

Thanks Coupon Katarina for the heads up on these!

While I was there, I also came across these coupons too...

If this is really "new," then there should be some pretty good sales coming up on it. So, I would print it and put it in that nice stash of coupons you have to use when it DOES go on sale. :)

I don't really know what the prices of this lip stuff is at Walmart. Maybe we can pick up some pretty cheap lip stuff?

Thanks!

Cheryl

A couple of NEW printables

$1/1 Wholly Guac (LOVE this stuff. Really, if you can't make it at home, this is the second best)

$0.75/1 when you buy ANY one Nestle Nesquik Powder (Thanks Coupon Hound) If you have printed this before, it has not been reset.

B1G1 Free Lipton Ice Tea

Thanks!

Cheryl

*HOT* JCPenny $10/25 Printable

Hey, are you heading out to do a little shopping this weekend? Stopping by Penny's? If you are, here is an AWESOME coupon that you can take with you and make your deal even BETTER. Go on over here to print out a coupon for $10 off a purchase of $25 or more. OR you can shop online and just use coupon code GO2SALE at your checkout to score $10 off of your $25 or more purchase.

Thanks Hip2Save!

Cheryl

**HOT** $3/1 Tyson Chicken Tenders

Here is a PDF coupon for $3/1 Tyson Chicken Tenders. Maybe cheap at Walmart? Anyway, here it is.

**FYI...I usually try not to post PDF coupons because it is so hard to tell if they are legit or not, but I'm pretty sure this one is. I did a lot of checking in on it and I am comfortable with posting it. Yay for us! ☺

Thanks Common Sense with Money!

Cheryl

Cookie giveaway via Chips Ahoy! Facebook page

this is live...hurry.....

Chips Ahoy! is giving away FREE cookies on their Facebook page today. Make sure you go on over here and like them first. Rumor has it that TODAY, at noon/EST, they are going to be giving away some FREE cookies.

Once the giveaway goes LIVE, click “Chewy Gooey” tab on the left, then on "GIMME Cookies" to request a Free Sample of Chips Ahoy! Chewy Gooey Cookies!

You get to choose form Chocofudge or Megafudge. mmm.......

Thanks Jessica's Coupons!

Cheryl

MORE FREE Music from Amazon

I'm not sure if these are good songs are not, but there are currently 2,434 FREE songs available on Amazon right now, ready to be downloaded FOR FREE. I did browse a bit and did find some songs for the kiddos.

Thanks!

Cheryl

Albertsons=Doublers This Sunday, 6/12

Photo courtesy of Coupon Connections!

Yay, Coupon Connections has confirmed doublers for Sunday!

Thanks Coupon Connections!

Cheryl

B1G1 FREE Popchips

Are you a Popchips fan? We LOVE Popchips over here and "like" them on Facebook too! Right now, if you "pop" right on over to Facebook and like them, you can score a coupon for B1G1 free bag of Popchips! Yummm!

Thanks!

Cheryl

Denny's $5/25

Do you go to Denny's to eat? Well, if you do, go on over here before you do. There's a coupon for $5 off a check $25 or over. This will help you with your bill.

Thanks Coupon Gal!

Cheryl

Purchase versus Transaction

Here's another article from a year or so ago. This is really good information for when you come into those issues of purchase versus transaction. Many of us have had "those" issues before.

Here is something that may be helpful to those of you just learning how to coupon. I read this today on A Thrifty Mom, so this is from her blog.

Question from my (A Thrify Mom's) inbox this week...
First I want to thank you for your thriftymom website. I’ve been couponing for a year now and I still have questions. I learn something neew everyday about coupons….I do have a question after watching TLC’s Extreme Couponing, in the show the couponers bought a large number of items and used coupons for every item…… I’ve read the fine print on the coupon and most of these coupons have written on them “one per purchase” or “one per purchase of like item”……..I’ve tried to use multiple coupons, for instance, Act Popcorn at Winco and the cashier refused my coupons because they read, one per purchase……on the show there were items the couponers purchased and I have the same coupons and mine read “one per purchase”. So does this depend on the store and cashier to take these multiple coupons? Does it also depend on the store and cashier to double a coupon that reads “do not double”. I hope you can explain this to me.

Answer: This is a great question and asked at every coupon class I teach, so I thought it would be a good topic to cover. First let me say the fine print on a coupon should be read and honored. A store has the right to refuse a coupon ( which is silly they get reimbursed the full amount plus 8 cents). That being said this is what the fine print means…

Photo courtesy of A Thirfty Mom

If your coupon says ” One coupon per purchase," that means you are only able to use one coupon per item purchased. ( NOT buy 5 items and scan the same coupon 5 times). If you are buying or purchasing 5 items you can then use 5 coupons. Ask yourself or the cashier how many items did I purchase….5, so that means you can use 5 coupons (One per purchase). You can have multiple ”purchases” within one transaction.

If the coupon was to say “One coupon per transaction” then yes you are only to use one coupon for one item on that shopping trip.

If the coupon was to say ” One coupon per House Hold” then you are only use one coupon , not even on a new transaction or next shopping trip.

Photo Courtesy of A Thrifty Mom

Many of you may have noticed P&G a few months back changed the wording on there coupons. They now reads ” Limit one coupon per purchase, Limit of 4 like coupon in the same shopping trip” The top line means the same as above, one coupon per item or purchase ( you can buy 3 of the same items and use 3 coupons)…. but then the next line gives you even further instruction. Only 4 like items in the same shopping trip. So you can buy as many P&G products as you want in one transaction….but limited to 4 of each product. So 4 toothpaste, 4 shampoo, 4 bodywash…you get the idea.

The main thing is to remember a transaction is different than a purchase. A transaction is the sum of all the items or all the purchases you made.

Thanks for this great post A Thrifty Mom!

Cheryl

Coupon Ethics

I posted this sometime last year and just wanted to share it again, since I have been trying go over a few things when trying to learn how to coupon....

Wow, this is a great article from Coupon Gal!

Coupon Ethics!

I have been thinking a lot lately about this HUGE issue! Coupon ethics is really important because if people use coupons unethically, then it ruins it for the rest of us! Of course I don’t want that to happen since we all benefit greatly from the use of coupons, right?

The complete responsibility of correct coupon usage falls on the consumer, not the store employee or manufacturer of the coupon. Because of this, you want to make sure you’re following the rules.

Read the Fine Print:

Make sure you are purchasing the size, quantity, type, etc. that the coupon intends for you to purchase.

Often, you will see the phrase “Limit one coupon per purchase.” Some retailers unfortunately tend to interpret this phrase wrong and think that it means you can only use one coupon on your entire order. This phrase, when properly interpreted, basically means that you can use one manufacturer coupon for each item you purchase. If you have a $1.00 manufacturer coupon for a box of waffles, you can only use one coupon. You can’t stack coupons and attempt to use two $1.00 manufacturer coupons on one box of waffles. If you wish to redeem both coupons, you will have to buy two boxes of waffles. Some stores (like Target) will allow you to stack one manufacturer coupon with one store coupon and that is OK.

Check the Expiration Date:

Most stores will not accept coupons past their expiration date simply because they will not be reimbursed by the manufacturer!

Be Aware of Counterfeit Coupons:

Recently someone emailed me a PDF file of a FREE 1 lb. box of Velveeta Cheese and they wanted to know if it was real. That coupon was a scan of a 20-year-old coupon with no expiration date. Using that coupon would mean you were committing coupon fraud! The stores that people used that coupon at will NOT get reimbursed a dime from the manufacturer since it was not a legit coupon! You can read more about that coupon HERE.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! Be cautious of any coupon in PDF version. If it is in PDF file call the manufacturer or store to verify that it is legit. I realize some PDF coupons are legit and can be found directly on the manufacturer’s website, just make sure it is so you don’t unintentionally find yourself committing coupon fraud.

Photocopying Coupons:

It is illegal to photocopy ANY coupon! It is because of people photocopying Internet printable coupons that some stores will not accept them. Each Internet coupon has a unique serial number in the upper right hand corner. The manufacturer will NOT reimburse a store that has accepted more than one coupon with the same number. Once the coupon has been redeemed it is no longer valid!

Returning an Item:

If you return an item that you purchased with a coupon, that coupon must be taken off your return amount. It is not ethical to return an item to make the money off it. Believe me the stores catch on to this and then that just causes them to scrutinize every coupon and to buckle down on their return policy! I just spoke to Target Customer Relations about their coupon policy and they mentioned that they are aware of people doing this and are coming up with a policy to prevent it from happening. I will talk about this more in my Target Coupon Policy post!

Coupons can be a great tool for savvy consumers like us, but only if they are redeemed properly. I hope you will take into consideration these tips concerning correct coupon usage in mind the next time you head to the grocery store!

Thanks Coupan Gal for such a wonderful article!

Cheryl

FREE Country Music

Hey, it looks like, right now, you can go on over here, get your "unique" promo code and then go on over to your iTunes account and score some FREE country music. This expires July 31st. I'm not sure if these are good songs or not, as I am not a country music listener....

Thanks Common Sense with Money!

Cheryl

$3/1 Any One Huggies Reset

Yay, it looks like the $3/1 Huggies coupon has reset. I printed it last time and was able to print it AGAIN today! Yay!

Thanks The Frugal Find!

Cheryl