This weekend, today, 5/27, through Monday, 5/30, Shopathome.com is having a Memorial Day Extra Cash Back event This makes for some great online deals, since you can grab sales and use coupon codes… plus earn cash back on your total purchase in your ShopatHome.com account.
One store to highlight for this big cash back weekend is Philosophy. They are offering 15% extra cash back as opposed to the normal 5%. Pair the cash back with three ongoing promotions and you’ve got a deal!!
Summer Sale 40% off items
Free shipping with orders over $50
Free gift when you spend $50
Philosophy is a brand that approaches personal care from a skin care point of view. They are all formulated with scientifically-proven ingredients so you know that the products will work well. Wanna try some??
The Giveaway
To make this event even more fun, Philosophy is giving away a gift basket through ShopatHome.com to one Southern Savers reader! The gift basket is a $226 value full of great Philosophy products!
The gift basket includes:
Amazing Grace Foot Cream, $22
Amazing Grace Fragrance, $40
Amazing Grace Hand Cream, $25
Purity Made Simple, $20
When Hope is Not Enough Serum, $38
Hope in A Jar Oil Free with SPF, $38
Amazing Grace Body Butter, $28
Amazing Grace Hand Cream, 10 oz, $15
To Enter:
Leave a comment with your favorite product from Philosophy.
I’ll pick a winner Monday evening 5/30.
No catchy theme this week, just yummy looking food! We are really on a kick at our house of cooking every night and it’s been awesome. I hope that these menu ideas help you see that saving money and using coupons isn’t always about getting the processed junk food. We can save money on anything in the grocery store!!
Check out all the past Frugal Weight Watcher Menu Plans.
*These prices are based off of averages and are subject to change weekly
Creamy Breakfast Farina with Blueberries – Recipe
Blueberries, 5.6-16 oz, $2.99 (Publix)
Dixie Crystals Sugar, 4 lb bag, $1.50 (Bi-Lo)
Stonyfield Oikos Greek Yogurt, 4 pk, $2.50 (Publix)
(5 Points Plus)
Balsamic Chicken with Mushrooms – Recipe
Holly Farms Chicken Breasts or Tenders, 50% off (Food Lion)
Baby Portabella Mushrooms, 8 oz, $1.69 (Publix)
College Inn Broth 32 oz, $1.29 (Publix)
(4 Points Plus)
Beef Fajitas – Recipe
Top Sirloin Fillets, $5.99 lb (Publix)
Georgia Vidalia Onions, 79¢ lb (Publix)
(4 Points Plus)
Shrimp and Scallion Skewers with Creamy Grilled Pepper Sauce – Recipe
Gulf Shrimp raw, 41-50 ct., $4.99 (Kroger)
(2 Points Plus)
Thai Chicken Stir-Fry – Recipe
Holly Farms Chicken Breasts or Tenders, 50% off (Food Lion)
Green Beans $1 lb (Kroger)
(4 Points Plus)
Rice-Stuffed Tomatoes – Recipe
Georgia Vidalia Onions, 79¢ lb (Publix)
Publix Baby Cut and Peeled Carrots, $1.29 (Publix)
Tomatoes on the Vine, $1.69 lb (Publix)
Sargento Shredded Cheese, 5-8 oz, $2 (Publix)
(5 Points Plus)
To celebrate the start of the summer savings, Eversave is throwing a Virtual Block Party and giving you all a great opportunity to save on your next Target trip. Eversave is a daily deal site that runs national and local deals. If you’ve never used Eversave before, they offer some fabulous deals at big discounts!
From today, May 25th, until Tuesday, May 31st, Eversave is giving away $20 Target gift cards 5 lucky readers! They are also giving away a lot more prizes on their facebook page.
You have two chances to enter:
1. Leave a comment below with your favorite deal on Eversave today (note – you must be registered with Eversave to win)
and/or…
2. “Like” Eversave on Facebook (where you will be automatically entered to win additional prizes like a $300 Target Gift Card) or follow Eversave on Twitter. Let Southern Savers know in the comments below once you do!
This giveaway is sponsored by Eversave. All opinions are 100% my own.
If you are tired of seeing all the coupons on facebook and not getting them (or if you are tired of giving your personal information out just to get coupons) there is a way to have a BLANK facebook page that lets you get coupons without sharing anything personal!
To get a blank page we are going to create a new facebook profile. You do not need to upload pictures, network with friends, or fill out your profile information. You can simply create the bare minimum of a Facebook account to print your coupons!
Here are 10 simple guiding steps to making a blank Facebook page:
1. Create a free email just for couponing/samples. Great ones out there are: gmail, yahoo, or hotmail. Using a different email than your normal account helps friends and family members not be able to find you.
2. Now go to Facebook.com
3. Fill in all your information – Name, E-mail (use your new one created in #1), Password, Gender, & Birthday
4. Click “Sign Up”.
5. Enter the words you see in the security box.
6. Click “Sign Up”.
7. Click “Skip” on the next three steps (this is key to having a blank profile)
– Skip finding friends.
– Skip updating your profile.
– Skip uploading a profile picture.
8. Now check your email for and open an e-mail from Facebook.
9. Click the link to confirm your e-mail address.
10. Enter the confirmation code provided in the e-mail sent to you (if it asks for it).
Now, you have a Facebook account. Enjoy printing your coupons! To get started checkout all the facebook coupons from yesterday alone.
I have fun news!
Starting tomorrow the Kroger Fuel Rewards program is making a big improvement. You can now earn up to $1 off per gallon of gas with points.
***To learn more about shopping at Kroger and to see all of the deals go here.***
In the past you could use 100 points to get 10¢ off a gallon of gas, but if you had 200 points your discount did not get any bigger. Now you will get 10¢ off for every 100 points you have. So if you have 400 points saved up you’ll get 40¢ off, have 1000 points you’ll get $1 off.
The details of the program:
You earn points from purchases and prescriptions bought in Kroger. You then get a discount at Kroger fuel stations and participating shell stations.
- 1 point for every $1 you spend on groceries (before coupons).
- 100 points for every $50 spent on gift cards (excludes Kroger & Green Dot cards)
- 50 points for every prescription you fill (no points earned if you are using government sponsored health care)
Every region of Kroger handles Fuel Rewards a little differently, so check out your area for more details (note that the increase in savings won’t be updated until tomorrow).
How to maximize your savings:
You earn points for buying gift cards, so buy Shell gas gift cards. Earn points for your gas gift card, and then head to shell stations to use your card and use your fuel rewards!
I have to share a fun chance to win a shopping spree in my favorite store!
Ann Taylor LOFT is running an awesome sweepstakes that you do not want to miss out on! Enter LOFT’s “My Perfect Summer Getaway” Sweepstakes for the chance to win an unforgettable summer vacation for two!
The first place winner will get to choose a vacation in Mexico, Maine, Minnesota, or New Mexico.
The first runner up will win a $1,000 shopping spree to LOFT.
The second runner up with will a $500 shopping spree and 6 third place winners will receive a $250 gift card!
To enter this sweepstakes, all you need to do is “like” LOFT on Facebook. The sweepstakes is running May 9th-May 30th.
(Maybe I shouldn’t share cause then I have a better chance of winning…)
If you won, what place would you pick to go on vacation? I think Maine for me.
One of my favorite things during the spring/summer is that from the sales I can tell you what produce is in season!
We also got cabbage, chard, turnips, beets, potatoes, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli and lettuce from our CSA so we have no excuse not to eat lots of veggies this week!
*These prices are based off of averages and are subject to change weekly
Veggie Quesadillas – Recipe
Yellow or Zucchini Squash, $1.29 lb (Sweetbay)
Athenos Greek Yogurt, 5.3 oz, FREE (Harris Teeter)
Plum or Premium Tomatoes, $1.29 lb (Publix) Cluster 99¢ lb (Bloom)
(6 Points Plus)
Shrimp & Mango Salad Pitas – Recipe
Ripe Mangoes at 84¢ (Bi-Lo)
Medium Raw White Shrimp, 2 lb bag, $3.97 lb (HEB)
Red, Green Leaf or Romaine Lettuce, $1.29 ea. (Food Lion)
(5 Points Plus)
Sauteed Tilapia w/ Almonds & Strawberries – Recipe
Fresh Strawberries 1 lb, $1.74 (Winn Dixie) – sub for cherries!
Blue Diamond Almonds, 6 oz, 59¢ (Publix) – chopped instead of sliced
Tilapia Fillets, 16 oz, $4.49 (Bi-Lo) or $3.49 (Winn Dixie)
Swanson Broth, 32 oz, $1.29 (Publix)
Serve w/ Salad:
Wish-Bone Dressing, 16 oz, FREE (Publix)
Dole Salad Blends, 5-12 oz, 99¢ (Winn Dixie)
Grape Tomatoes, 1 pt, $1.50 (Publix)
(4 Points Plus)
Grilled Citrus Chicken w/ Chili Rubbed Corn – Recipe
Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.89 lb (Kroger) $1.99 lb (Lowes or Winn Dixie)
Corn 25¢ (Publix), 29¢ (Harveys)
(8 Points Plus)
Herb Roasted Pork – Recipe
Half Boneless Pork Loin, $1.97 lb (Food Lion)
(10 Points Plus)
Baked Vidalia Onions Balsamico – Recipe
Vidalia Onions 69¢ lb (Bi-Lo), 68¢ (Lowes), 89¢
(2 Points Plus)
I’m excited to share it’s official that Harris Teeter has finally joined the land of common sense and updated their coupon policy for coupons accepted on Buy One Get One deals.
Before this week, Harris Teeter was the only store in the South East that would only allow one coupon on a buy one get one deal. Logically that made no sense since the items rang up at half price. If you were buying 2 items that were B1G1, you could separate your order into two transactions and use two coupons, but had to use only one coupon if you bought the deal together.
Well, you may now use one coupon per item purchased! No matter the sale.
One thing to note: I would still expect to only get to use 2 coupons on a Buy 2, Get 3 Free Deal. While they are coming up in the world, I doubt they can come that far…
Check out their official coupon policy for more information.
Many of you have reported this and I have confirmed it with corporate.
Starting today, Coinstar is kicking off a nationwide promotion to help you turn loose change into cash, free coupons and big deals. Right now you can pour in $5 or more into any participating Coinstar machine and select to get your cash back in a Borders e-certificate for no fee!! PLUS you also get a coupon for $5 off your next $25 purchase at Borders!
We love Coinstar Counting Machines and always get our change turned into gift cards rather than cash (it avoids any fee). If you haven’t tried this yet and have small kids they will love it!!! The machine is fun all by itself, and then they see that saving up all the nickles and quarters they find can turn into something really fun.
I want to encourage you to turn this into a summer reading challenge. Encourage your kids to gather up all their loose change then get your gift card to Borders and a coupon. Now let them get stocked up on amazing books to enjoy all summer!
I bet between the cushions of your couch and the floorboards of your card you can easily find $5 in spare change…
To help you get started how about a chance to win??
10 Readers will win a $50 Borders Gift Card!!
You have two ways to enter:
1. Go to Coinstar.com and find the Coin Counting Machine nearest you. Come back and tell us how close it is!
2. Get an additional entry when you “like”Coinstar on Facebook. Leave another comment that you did.
While this giveaway is sponsored by Coinstar, all opinions above are still 100% my own.
