Southern Savers

Welcome to Southern Savers, where finding deals and steals is simple and rewarding!

See I told you, this would help!

SC = Store Coupon
MC = Manufacturer Coupon
SS = Smart Source
RMN = Retail Me Not
PG = Proctor and Gamble

Coupon Terms

WYB = When You Buy
B1G1 = Buy One Get One Free
.75/1 = 75 cents off one item
.75/3 = 75 cents off three items
EXP = Expiration Date

Going Nuts? I can help you understand coupon terms and abbreviations

The wait is over for a Free Mother’s Day card! Use the coupon code MDAYFREE at Treat.com to get a Free Mother’s Day card.

You’ll have plenty of card designs to choose from as well as the option to personalize the cards with text and pictures.

Order your card today, 5/6, to ensure delivery in time for Mother’s Day.

See more freebies!

Use your MaxPerks ID at checkout to earn 100% back on select writing supplies at OfficeMax.

Bonus Rewards will show up on your next statement cycle in the form of a Reward Card redeemable for future OfficeMax purchases. These are available online only.

Here are the writing supplies available for Free after 100% back:

Paper Mate Ballpoint Pens, 4 Ink Colored Pens $3.89

Paper Mate Mechanical Pencil Starter Kit $6.29

Sharpie Liquid Highlighters, 5 count $6.99

Sharpie Fine Point Permanent Markers $4.89

Expo Dry Eraser Expo Markers $5.99

Uni-ball Retractable Gel Pen, 3 pk. $5.79

Shipping is Free with a $50 purchase or choose in-store pickup. Limit (2) per person.

Offer valid thru 5/11.

See more Office Supply deals.

Printable Shopping List

Dollar General Logo

Here are all the deals in the Dollar General Ad starting 5/5. There is a great deal for Dr. Pepper lovers this week!

If you see any other deals leave a comment below.

Instant Savings Promotion

Buy $10 in participating items, get $3 off instantly.
Eckrich Lunchmeat, 9 oz, $3
Eckrich Meat Franks or Bologna, 12-16 oz, $1.50
Hawaiian Punch 6 pk. 10 oz or 1 Gallon, $2
-$1 off Hawaiian Punch Aloha Morning, gallon or 10 oz 6 pk., SS 4/14
(makes it $1 (if Aloha Morning is included))
Hidden Valley Ranch Original, 24 oz, $3.75
Kingsford MatchLight Charcoal, 6.7 lb, $7.50
Sparkle Paper Towel Rolls, 2 ct., $1.95
-.25/1 Sparkle product, max 3 pk. roll, RP 5/05
(makes it $1.70)
Eckrich Smoked Sausage, 14 oz, $2.50
-.55/1 Eckrich smoked sausage or 1 lb of deli meat (Facebook) printable
(makes it $1.95)
Kingsford Charcoal, 8.3 lb, $6.50
Dr. Pepper 2 L, $1
(must purchase 3)
–B1G1 Dr. Pepper 10, 2 L printable
Heinz Tomato Ketchup, 38 oz, $2
Dixie Plate. 90 ct. or Platters, 26 ct., $4
Dixie Ultra Plates, 20 ct., or 24 ct., $2.50

Grocery

Mt. Olive Hamburger Dill Chips, 16 oz, $1.50 Read More→

Printable Shopping List

Kroger Logo

There are even more great Kroger unadvertised deals this week! Score FREE Soap, Veggie Chips and a few other things, plus tons of things less than $1. Don’t forget to also check the long list of Kroger deals in the Kroger weekly ad list.

Note: Closeout deals vary by store, please check your store price before purchasing.

Have you seen any other deals in your store?

Buy One Get Ones

Nature’s Bounty or Sundown Vitamins or Supplements, (price not listed)
-$1 off Sundown Naturals product printable (limit reached)
-$2 off Nature’s Bounty vitamins, Kroger eCoupon
-$1.50 off Sundown Naturals vitamins, Kroger eCoupon
-$4 off Nature’s Bounty Optimal Solutions complete protein & vitamin shake printable
-$2 off Nature’s Bounty Optimal Solutions item printable
-$1 off Nature’s Bounty vitamin or supplement printable
-$2 off Nature’s Bounty Co Q-10 printable
-$1 off Sundown Naturals vitamin or supplement, RP 5/05
-$2 off Nature’s Bounty Optimal Solutions printable
-$1 off Nature’s Bounty vitamin or supplement printable
(use $2 off, will make some FREE)
Nature Made or Flex-a-Min Vitamins or Supplements, (price not listed)
-$1 off Nature Made Fish Oil supplement, (sign in) printable
-$1 off Nature Made product, (sign in) printable
-$1 off Nature Made VitaMelts, (sign in) printable
-$2 off Nature Made Full Strength Minis Multi, (sign in) printable
-$2.25 off Nature Made Vitamelts printable
-$1 off Nature Made Vitamin B, (sign in) printable
-$1 off Nature Made Adult Gummies, (sign in) printable
-$1 off Nature Made CoQ10 item, (sign in) printable
-$1 off Nature Made Vitamin item, (sign in) printable
-$1 off Nature Made Vitamelts (Facebook) printable
-$2 off Nature Made VitaMelts or adult gummies (regional), SS 4/21
(use $2 off, makes some FREE)
Kroger Vitamins or Supplements, full line, (price not listed)
(good through 2/01/14)
Marzetti Vegetable Dip, 14 oz, at $3.99 ($1.99)
(good through 5/11)
-.50/1 Marzetti veggie dip, Ibotta App mobile coupon
(makes it $1.49)
Orbit or Eclipse Gum, 14-18 ct., at $1.29 (64¢)
(good through 5/11)
-$1 off Orbit gum, 14 ct. AND M&M’s chocolate candies, .47 oz+ AND 7Up, A&W, Sun Drop, Sunkist or Canady Dry, 20 oz or 2 L printable
Athenos Hummus, 7 oz, at $2.99 ($1.49)
Marzetti Otria Greek Yogurt Dip, 8.75 oz, at $3.39 ($1.69)
(good through 5/11)
-.75/1 Marzetti Otria Greek yogurt veggie dip printable
(makes it 94¢)
Whitman’s or Russel Stover Sampler, 12 oz, at $9.99 ($4.99)
(good through 5/18)
Kroger Nitetime or Daytime Cold Relief, 10 oz, at $4.49 ($2.24)
(good through 6/01) Read More→

Heads up! If you shop at Food Lion, be on the look out for coupon booklets on Vidalia Onions, 5 lb bags. The coupon booklets contain rare produce coupons.

The Coupons:

-$2.50/2 Dole or Fresh Express Bagged Salad
-$1 off Bolthouse Farms Salad Dressing

They are Food Lion store coupons and the booklets will be available throughout May.

(Thanks Adam of Shuman Produce!)

See all of the current Food Lion deals.

I spotted a nice deal from Home Depot for cases of Air Filters at 50% off. I confess, in asking my husband what we should order, I realized I didn’t know much about air filters at all. After seeing that the price for a case of 12 can vary drastically from $17 up to $100 or more, I spent some time researching how to get the most bang for my buck.

Here’s what I found so we can all make more informed decisions when stocking up on air filters:

Air Filter Size
The easiest way to find out what size you need is to go check the one you have right now. I wrote it down and emailed it to myself just in case I ever forget. Now I can look it up instead of going back through the trouble. This is especially important if your AC unit is in an out of the way place like a crawl space or basement.

FPR Rating

In doing my homework, I learned that you could sort the air filters by their FPR rating, but apparently this is a metric that Home Depot uses try to compare the products. It really doesn’t mean a whole lot though and you are better off choosing based on the MERV index.

MERV Rating
Merv stands for minimum efficiency reporting value. This is the industry rating that tells you the level of filtering you can expect. The higher the number, the more efficient it is at removing particles from the air. The scale is 1-16.

Anything above an 8 is considered a “commercial” application so don’t let them up-sell you on a more expensive filter with a MERV of 12 because it’s not really going to do much for you.

I needed a 16x25x1 air filter and there were 15 options to choose from on HomeDepot.com. After comparing the price per filter to the MERV and FPR ratings, I found that although the price seemed to go up with FPR rating, the MERV ratings on most of the filters are actually the same… I could choose a MERV 6 for $3 a filter or a MERV 11 for $5-$8 per filter. I’ll let you guess which one I picked!

Do you have any tips for how to choose an air filter?