This is a great week at Staples! Not only get you get free school supplies in the weekly advertised deals, now with new Staples coupons you can also get FREE paper!
Head over to the Staples Coupon page and get coupons for three different free paper deals:
HammerMill Copy paper 8.5 x 11, 5oo sheets
Staples 8.5 x 11 Pastel Colored paper, 500 sheets
Staples Photo Plus paper, 60 sheets
You will pay full price in the store and then get a print out rebate at checkout. Come home and submit your receipt online to get the full value back in a rebate gift card.
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Dollar General is running another great ad that started 8/25. Don’t miss the Kraft instant savings promotion, where you save $2 instantly when you purchase 3 participating items. Pairing in the coupons, this sale makes a number of items cost less than $1.
If you see any other deals leave a comment and I’ll add them to the list!
Buy any 3 participating Kraft Food Products save 2
- Kool Aid , Country Time, Tang or Crystal Light Drink Mix 6-10 qt., $2
-$1/2 Kool-Aid drink mixes printable
-$1/2 Kool-Aid drink mixes printable
(Buy 3, use $1/2, makes it $1 ea. after discount) - Mio Liquid Water Enhancer 1.08 oz or Kool-Aid Concentrate, 1.62 oz, $3
-$1.50 off MiO liquid water enhancer, 1.62 oz, (Dollar General coupon) printable
(Buy 3, use (3) $1.50 off, makes it 83¢ ea. after discount) -
Jell-O Instant Gelatin Strawberry or Cherry or Pudding Chocolate or Vanilla, 3-3.9 oz, 75¢
(Buy 3, makes it 8¢ ea. after discount) - Miracle Whip Dipping Sauce, 12 oz, $2.50
-$1 off Miracle Whip dressing, 12 oz+ (Facebook) printable
-$1.50 off Kraft Miracle Whip dipping sauce, 12 oz printable (limit reached)
-$1 off Kraft Miracle Whip dipping sauce printable (limit reached)
-$2/2 Kraft select product, (Dollar General coupon) printable
-$1/2 Kraft product, (Dollar General coupon) printable
(Buy 3, use $2/2 and (3) $1 off, makes it 16¢ ea. after discount) - A.1. Steak Sauce, 5 oz, $2
-$1 off Beef WYB A.1. steak sauce or marinade, 10 oz+, tearpad
-.55/1 A.1. steak sauce, 10 oz+ printable
(buy 3, use (3) .55/1, makes it 78¢ after discount) - Kraft Anything Salad Dressing Ranch or Italian, 16 oz, $2
-$1/2 Kraft product, (Dollar General coupon) printable
-$2/2 Kraft select product, (Dollar General coupon) printable
(Buy 3, use $2/2 makes it 33¢ ea. after discount) - Kraft Miracle Whip or Mayo, 30 oz, $3
-$1/2 Kraft product, (Dollar General coupon) printable
-$2/2 Kraft select product, (Dollar General coupon) printable
-$1 off Miracle Whip dressing, 12 oz+ (Facebook) printable
(Buy 3, use $2/2 and (3) $1 off, makes it 66¢ ea. after discount) - Jell-O No Bake Dessert Mix, $2.75
- Velveeta Loaf Original or Queso Blanco, 16 oz, $3 Read More→
Earlier this summer I received an email from Kohls asking if I would like to get some back to school clothes and to report my experiences with you. The girls always need new clothes, so how could I really say no. When I said yes, I had no idea how much Kohls would be giving me to shop with, and I confess I would have been giddy with $25.
A few weeks went by and I got a box and a note that it was a $500 gift card! After I finished jumping, I then panicked. I’ve never spent that much in one place and I wanted to make sure I did a frugal job of stretching it as far as possible.
I gathered Kohls coupons and we hit the store for our first trip for Kohl’s back to school shopping. The week we went they were offering Kohls cash back, which means that you earn $10 off a future visit for every $50 you spend in the store. Plus we had two coupons: $10 off $25 in children’s clothing and a 15% off your entire purchase coupon.
I was worried as we hit the store that I wouldn’t find clothing that made Mama happy. We are a bit strict in our house with clothing and a lot of what you find in stores these days doesn’t make the cut. Within 30 minutes though, we had a buggy full of great finds!
They had all clearance marked down to 80% off, so that was our first stop. Clearance was mostly summer items, so each girl got shorts for $2.50 and shirts for $3-$4. On fall clothing, most items were marked 40% off or more. My one Kohl’s rule… a real sale in Kohl’s is 50% off or more. You’ll see lots of 40% all the time, so wait for the extra percentage, it does happen!
In the end we did awesome on this trip! I checked out in two transactions. First was $60 so that we could use the $10 off coupon and still have a $50 balance to earn $10 in Kohl’s cash. Then we did everything else and used the 15% off coupon. Here’s our total savings on the second transaction:
After this first trip we spent most of the gift card, but thanks to Kohl’s cash we left with a chunk of money left to spend on a future trip. Total there was $30 left on the gift card, and we had $80 in Kohl’s cash.
I don’t know about anyone else with multiple children, but once we got home I quickly realized that one of my kids was a little too quiet in the store and ended up with very little. The other two got every thing they needed. On our return trip it was decided that she would get the lion’s share of the remaining money to finish out what she needed.
My big concern on two trips within just a few weeks was that we wouldn’t find anything new to pick from. I was completely wrong. There were racks and racks of new clothes that we hadn’t seen before and many of them were 60% off which made my day! We grabbed what she needed and headed to checkout armed with another 15% off coupon (by the way Kohls doesn’t need you to print the coupons, just show them on your phone). At the checkout I was asked the age old question “would you like to open a Kohl’s charge and save 30% off today.” I gave him my usual no and then said that I was paying with a gift card. The clerks response through me for a loop: “You don’t have to pay with it”. Really? So I charge absolutely nothing and you’ll let me save 30% off and get exclusive coupons? I am anti credit cards (we have one, but pay it off every month), but I couldn’t resist this. So I bit signed up. In the end after saving 30% off and paying with the gift card and Kohl’s cash we only owed $1.27.
My thrill wasn’t quite over yet… turns out that you get a game chip to enter an instant giveaway for every $30 you spend in the store. Between the two trips we had quite a few of these little scratch off tickets. Turns out we were lucky on a few of them and ended up with two $5 Starbucks gift cards!!
There is a new 3 day sale starting today, 8/25, at Bi-Lo & Winn Dixie. Ever since Winn Dixie bought Bi-Lo the ads are almost identical, and this one is exactly the same! The only difference between the two stores… Bi-Lo takes competitor coupons.
Don’t forget to also check each stores weekly ad deals before shopping:
Three Day Sale
- Whole Chicken Fryer, lb, 99¢, limit 2
- Cold Water Frozen Lobster Tail, 3.5 oz, $3.99, limit 4
- DiGiorno Pizza, 14-32 oz, $5
-$2 off Digiorno Pizzeria Pizza (Facebook) printable
-$1/2 DiGiorno Rising Crust frozen pizza, (Target coupon) printable
-$2/2 DiGiorno large pizzas, RP 8/25
(makes it $3)
(at Bi-Lo, use competitor and (2) $2 off, makes it $2.50 ea.) - Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies, 9.5-13 oz, $2.50
-$1 off Nabisco Chips Ahoy! cookies, 9.5 oz+, Make Their School Day Great booklet
-$1/2 Nabisco Chips Ahoy! cookies, 9.5 oz (Facebook) printable
-.75/2 Nabisco cookie or cracker items, 6.5 oz+, SS 8/11
-$1/3 Nabisco cookie or cracker items, 6.5 oz+ (regional), SS 8/11
(makes it $1.50) - Chek Drinks, 12 oz cans or 6 pk, $1.99
- Chicken of the Sea Chunk Tuna, 5 oz, 79¢
- Suave Shampoo or Conditioner, 22.5 oz, 88¢
The end of another week means we have a fresh batch of giveaways that I don’t want you to miss out on.
ScoreBig
1 Winner: Wins $100 for sport or entertainment tickets of your choice – Ends 8/26
RetailMeNot
2 Winners: Win a Kindle Fire – Ends 8/30
GiftCardRescue.com
1 Winner: Win a $100 Loft Gift Card – Ends 8/30
When the giveaways are closed, make sure you check the Giveaway Winners Page to see who won.
Have you been pondering getting off the couch and learning to run? If you said no, then let me tell you that you can do this. I decided 6 weeks ago that it was time. I’m not the classic runner by any means, and I spent the first 30 years of my life making excuses for why I couldn’t run. I was too out of shape, I’ve had two back surgeries, bad knees… yeah I’d think up just about anything. They are all true, but they aren’t enough to not get up and start moving.
I think for me the turning point was having a 8 month old and still wearing maternity pants. The pants are now all in a box stored away (cause you never know what may happen) and my running shoes are getting good and worn in. I’ve been training with my twins to run in a 5k, but I confess if I didn’t have them I would need someone to keep me motivated and moving. In the past 6 weeks I’ve lost over 10 pounds and gained unmeasurable amounts of confidence.
For anyone that is ready to take the plunge and train to run or even train to run longer than you already are, then check out the Team in Training program offered by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The program trains beginner and experienced athletes to complete a half marathon, marathon, triathlon, or bike ride, while raising money to help fight blood cancers. Coaches, mentors and staff help participants reach their fitness and fundraising goals. TNT provides some travel accommodations and race entry into fun events like the Walt Disney World Marathon & Half & Rock ‘n’ Roll Savannah.
You get to train with experts and make new friends, plus help raise money towards research to find cures for blood cancers, as well as assistance to families currently fighting blood cancers.
Now through September 15th if you register to train, you will save 75% off your registration with code ssavers. That means you get registered and start training for $25!!
This code is good for anywhere in the US. So check out their program and find a group near you. Believe me, having a team to train with is a requirement. We all need encouragement to get out of bed on the bad days and to push harder on the good days. Again, no excuses… this program is good for beginners and experienced folks.
They are currently accepting new registrations for winter events and training, so use the code and get started pushing yourself towards something big and helping raise money to fight a cancer that kills someone every 10 minutes. Knowing so many little ones that lost this fight, for me I can’t find a better cause to support.
Here are this week’s top picks from all the printable coupon posts! I am using the Kellogg’s coupon to pick up more Eggo waffles for my girls this weekend! All these savings can be found under zip 30003 unless otherwise stated. Enjoy!
Grocery
B1G1 Boost Nutrition bars printable
$1 off Crystal Light Liquid Drink Mix (zip 18051) printable
$1.10 off Edy’s Outshine Fruit or Coconut Waters Bars, 6 ct. printable
B1G1 Harvest Snaps Snapea Crisps or Lentil Snaps (zip 60433) printable
.75/1 Jennie-O Turkey Bacon, 12 oz printable
$1/3 Kellogg’s Eggo frozen items printable
$1 off Kayem franks or sausage printable
.50/1 Red Gold tomatoes, 10 oz+ printable
$1 off Starbucks Discoveries Iced Cafe Favorites, 1.5 L printable
Beauty
.50/1 Crest Select toothpastes, 4 oz+ printable
$1.50 off Dial lotion, 12 oz + printable
$4 off Schick Quattro for Women TrimStyle Razor printable
$1 off Tone body wash printable
$1 off Tone body wash, 18 oz (Target coupon) printable
Household
$3 off AmeriGas propane cylinder exchange or purchase printable
$1 off Crayola dry erase item printable
$1 off Seventh Generation Dish Soap (zip 03103) printable
Search the current sales for any of these products!
See all the deals starting in the Target ad tomorrow, 8/25. There are lots of coupon match ups this week, and again lots of cartwheel offers. I hope y’all are taking advantage of the new way to save!
If shopping at Target is new to you, check out this weeks podcast on all the different ways to save at Target.
See any other deals in the store? Leave a comment and I’ll add them to the list!
Back To School
- Uni-Ball Gel Pens, 2 ct., $2
-.50/1 Uni-ball product, 2 or 3 pk., SS 8/18
(makes it $1.50) - Mead Desk Planner, $7
-$1/2 Mead Five Star items printable
-$1/2 Mead Five Star school supplies (Target coupon), Back to School home mailer
-$1/2 Mead Five Star school supplies, (Target coupon) printable
-$1/2 Mead Five Star items printable
(use store and mfr, makes it $6 ea.) - Avery Heavy Duty 3-ring Binder, $4.50
- Crayola Colored Pencils, 50 ct., $4.99
-$2/$10 Crayola purchase (Target coupon), Back to School home mailer
-$2 off Crayola purchase, $10 +, (Target coupon) printable
-$1/$5 Crayola products (EXP 08/31) printable (limit reached) - Crayola Super Tips Washables Markers, 50 ct., $4.99
-$2/$10 Crayola purchase (Target coupon), Back to School home mailer
-$2 off Crayola purchase, $10 +, (Target coupon) printable
-$1/$5 Crayola products (EXP 08/31) printable (limit reached)
-$1 off Crayola washable markers (Facebook) printable
-$1 off Crayola washable markers printable
(buy 3 & use (1) $2/10 store and (3) $1 mfr, makes it $3.32 ea.) - Paper Mate Clearpoint Mechanical Pencil Starter Set, 3 ct., $4
-$1/2 Paper Mate writing instruments (Target coupon), Back to School home mailer
-$1/2 Paper Mate writing instruments, (Target coupon) printable
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Here are all of the Catalina coupons currently printing in stores thru mid August or early September. Keep in mind some on the list do not start until early September too. These print after you check out when you have bought the right number of participating items and only (1) of each coupon prints per transaction.
If you know of any additional Catalina coupons please leave them in a comment below and I’ll update the list!
Kroger Catalina Deals
8/12 – 9/8
Perrier Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
Buy 4-5, get 75¢
Buy 6-7, get $1
Buy 8 or more, get $1.50 off your next purchase
7/28-8/28
Colgate Oral Care Products
Buy 2, get a $2 off your next purchase
Print by 10/16
Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit or (2) Refills
Buy 1, get $2 on your next purchase
Print by 10/16
Glade Wax Melts
Buy 2, get $1 on your next purchase
Other Stores Catalina Deals
8/12 – 9/8
California Pizza Kitchen
Buy 2, get $5
Buy 3, get $8
Buy 4 or more, get $10 off your next purchase
8/12 – 9/8
Cottonelle Bath Tissue
Buy 2, get $2
Buy 3, get $3 off your next purchase
8/12 – 9/8
Cottonelle Moist
Buy 2, get $2
Buy 3 or more, get $3 off your next purchase
8/12 – 9/8
Gerber Juice & Splashers
Buy 2, get 75¢ off your next purchase
9/9 – 10/6
Huggies Wipes Refills
Buy 2, get $2
Buy 3 or more,get $3 off your next purchase
8/12 – 9/8
Jack’s Pizza
Buy 3, get $1
Buy 4, get $2
Buy 5 or more, get $3 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers: BI-LO, Big Kmart, Food Lion, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, Reid’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens
8/12 – 9/1
Kleenex
Buy 5, get $1
Buy 6, get $1.50
Buy 7 or more, get $2 off your next purchase
9/9 – 10/6
KoolAid Canisters
Buy 2, get $1
Buy 3, get $2
Buy 4 or more, get $3 on your next purchase
9/9 – 10/6
KoolAid Envelopes
Buy 15-25, get $1
Buy 26 or more, get $2 on your next purchase
9/9 – 10/6
Kotex
Buy 2, get $2
Buy 3 or more, get $2.50 on your next purchase
9/9 – 10/6
Morningstar Farms
Buy 3, get $2
Buy 4, get $3
Buy 5 or more, get $4 on your next purchase
8/10-8/31
Scott Franchise
Buy 2, get $2
Buy 3 or more, get $3 on your next purchase
Print by 9/8
Scrubbing Bubbles Fantastik
Buy 2, get $1.50 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers: Food Lion, Harveys, Sweetbay, Reid’s
8/12-9/8
Solo Products
Buy 2, get $1
Buy 3, get $2
Buy 4 or more, get $3 on your next purchase
Print by 9/4
Nestlé Pure Life® Purified Water
Buy 2, get $5 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers: BI-LO, Kroger, Winn Dixie
Print by 9/8
Visine Original, Visine A or A.C.
Buy 1, get $3 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers:BI-LO, Big Kmart, Food Lion, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, Reid’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens
Print by 9/8
Mrs. Pauls or Van de Kamp’s
Buy 2, get $4 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers:BI-LO, Big Kmart, Food Lion, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, Reid’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Randalls,Harveys, Winn Dixie
Print by 9/8
Splenda No Calorie Sweetener
Buy 2, get $5 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers:BI-LO, Big Kmart, Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly, Reid’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens,Harveys,Winn Dixie, Kroger, Randalls,
Print by 9/8
Milk-Bone Dog Snacks
Buy 2, get $3 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers:BI-LO, Big Kmart, Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly, Reid’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens,Harveys,Winn Dixie, Kroger, Randalls
Print by 9/8
Classico Pasta Sauces 24 oz or larger
Buy 2, get $3 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers:BI-LO, Big Kmart, Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly, Reid’s, Rite Aid, Harveys, Winn Dixie
Print by 9/8
HeinzTomato Ketchup
Buy, get $2 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers: BI-LO, Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly, Reid’s, Harveys, Winn Dixie
Print by 9/8
Cottonelle Flushable Cleansing Cloths
Buy 2, get $3 off your next purchase
Participating Retailers: BI-LO, Big Kmart, Food Lion, Kroger, Piggly Wiggly, Reid’s, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Harvey’s, Winn-Dixie
