Southern Savers

ABC Mouse is currently offering a FREE 30-day trial of their educational website for kids! We have used this in the past with a 5 year old that had more desire to play than to sit still and more recently have used it with a 3 year old. Computers enthrall most kids, and after I log them in, ABC Mouse can keep their focus for a long time.

As a parent you can guide what is offered to them if you want them to focus more on reading or another subject. You can also just go by grade level and let them do all the activities.

Through the years of using this, both girls have loved all the activities. With our 5 year old we saw her reading improve significantly and now our 4 year old has learned all her letters and numbers! For me it has another perk (beyond teaching them in a fun way) it’s been a great resource to keep idle hands busy while working with older sisters on their school.

As for child friendly, the website doesn’t have any external links or ads so once you log in your child they will not end up anywhere you didn’t want them to be. This is web based so it works on any device that has internet, so tablets and computers!

Try it out for 30 days and then if you choose to sign up here’s a tip. Pay the one month $7.95 fee (not the year $79 offer). After you pay your one month another offer will come with a year for $59! Take the second offer and you’ve saved even more.

To start the trial, visit ABC Mouse’s homepage and click on the red banner.

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Looking for a great deal on photo canvases? Groupon is offering a deal on 16 in. x 20 in. custom premium Canvas Wraps from Canvas on Demand. You can grab (2) for $24.99 shipped.

There is an option to get two 16×20 for $34.99 plus use coupon code OFF at checkout for the additional discount. These make great gifts or an affordable way to personalize any room.

Offer valid for a limited time. Shipping is FREE.

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For the last year Publix stores in areas of Georgia, Alabama, and Tennessee have continued to enjoy double coupons. Meanwhile all the stores in South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida have not doubled coupons. It was only a matter of time until the other stores joined the rest of the company…

It has been officially announced that as of December 21st most stores in the remaining states will stop doubling manufacturer coupons. I know for some of you that this is a shock and makes you immediately want to storm out of the store screaming that you are no longer playing with them. I was there with you just last year as these changes came to South Carolina stores.

Here’s the official PR answer they are giving regarding these changes:

It’s a very markity message that in all honesty hasn’t changed in over a year. I’ll be honest with you… there are no extra great savings we’ve seen and no extra BOGO sales. The digital coupons they mention are all paid for by manufacturer’s so that’s no cost to them. In general this is a bottom line decision, and it would be great if they would be honest in that too.

In most areas of GA, AL and TN there are no other competitors that double coupons. This isn’t needed in their minds to attract or keep customers. So now is a great time to end the extra cost. There is only one area that this is a stupid idea and I’ve said it from the start… North Carolina folks you should be in other stores! Almost every store in NC doubles coupons except Publix (Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Bi-Lo, and Ingles all double coupons). Someone didn’t do their homework there. Everywhere else though this just makes all the stores more of the same.

Before You Only See The Bad

The sky isn’t falling, I promise. Before you get really upset there are two things to see:

Most of the coupons we see are above the 50¢ doubling threshold. In the past four Publix weekly ads this has only affected 10 or less items in each ad. The ad that starts this week only has three coupons that would double! For most shoppers this savings may equate to $5 or less depending on how many items you grabbed and coupons you had.
They still have more store coupons than any other competitor. This is a very important point for your savings. With all of the Publix store coupons we are allowed to use a manufacturer coupon with them. This is where the big savings come in on most items. Think of the great freebies we’ve seen in the past month – free Hellman’s, Popsicles, Ice Cream, and others. They all were free because of the store coupons!

New Coupons

Grocery
$2 off Orgain Organic nutrition shakes, 4 pk. printable
.50/2 Prego sauces, 14 oz+ printable
$1.50 off Prego sauce, 14 oz+ AND (1) Rosina meatballs printable

Personal Care
$2 off Compound W product printable

Fridge & Frozen
.50/1 Frigo Cheese Heads, 8 ct.+ printable
$1 off I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter spread, 15 oz printable
.45/1 International Delight seasonal coffee creamer printable
$1.50 off Orgain Organic protein almond milk printable
$1/2 Pepperidge Farm frozen Texas Toast or Garlic Bread printable
.50/1 Rosina meatballs printable

Pet
$1 off Iams ProActive Health wet dog food printable

Get ready for yard work! You can get a Black & Decker 20V String Trimmer & Sweeper Combo Kit for $69.20 (today only).

The set is on sale for $79.20 and you’ll get an extra $10 off automatically at check-out.

Shipping is free. The deal is valid today, 11/29, only. Note: Prices on Amazon may change at any time.

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Through 12/3, head to Target to get 30% off select Cold Weather gear, sweaters and kids clothing. To grab this deal, use coupon code COLD at checkout.