I have really gotten to love checking the mailbox since I started finding all these links for you guys. At least it is no loner just bills. We got shampoo, cereal, a rebate check and a razor yesterday!!
- Have you loaded up on Kellogg’s cereal with all the coupons recently? Well cut 5 UPC codes and get a free soccer ball. No receipts needed. Click here for more information.
- A Free Sample of Seatle’s Best Coffee. You even get to pick the flavor/type.
- Get up to 2 Free copies of “Samantha’s Silly-icious sandwiches” from Boars Head.
- A Full size sample of Secret Sport Clinical Strength. — If link doesn’t work copy and paste the url directly: https://secretsport.safeprocessing.com/
- Ponds Clean Sweep Towelettes sample
- Free 10pk sample of Cottonelle moist wipes (flushable)
- Free Sample of Pet Greens Treats for your Dog or Cat here.
- Get a rebate for a free box of Touch of Gray Hair Coloring. (These have been free at Walgreens and CVS before so the rebate makes it a money maker…)
- Pledge Multi Surface is giving a free sample and a coupon.
- 12 issues (1 Year) of PC Magazine free. (Can I wrap it and call it a gift to my husband if I don’t pay for it)
If you have any big labor shopping plans here are some printable coupons to take with you and one sale worth staying home and shopping online…
- Babies R Us $5 off $25 printable
- Liz Claiborne is having a Pre-Labor Day sale with 25% off already reduced Clearance prices. Use code LIZNEW0608 to save another 10%. Shirts starting at $5, Shorts for $8 (reg. $65) Wrap Dress for $23… some great prices.
- Bath and Body Works Free Lotion with any purchase printable
- Get $10 off a $10 or more at The Body Shop printable
- Get a sample of Gain and “savings” from Walmart.
- A coupon for a free bag of Yesterday’s News Cat Litter.
- Here is a free Healthy Habits Coloring/Activity Book for kids from Lysol.
- A free and easy way to make a little money… join Survey Team. Right now they are offering $3 bonus just for signing up. All survey’s pay between $3-$80.
Need any last minute school supplies? Here is a sneak peak of what will be free or under .50¢ starting Sunday at major office supply stores. Don’t forget about the free glue, pens and pencils at Rite Aid. Note that most of Office Depot’s items are Sunday – Wednesday only.
Staples:
Free:
Pencil Sharpeners (limit 3)
2-pocket folders (limit 10)
Cap Erasers (limit 3)
$0.05: Pencil Case (limit 2)
$0.25:
Glue Stick – 4-pack (limit 3)
3-hole punch (limit 3)
1/2″ or 1″ plastic binders (limit 8)
Office Depot:
Free After Rebate:
Swingline Tot Slim Stapler (limit 1)
$0.20: Vinyl Storage Pouch (limit 3; valid through 8/27)
$0.50: Student Compass (limit 5; valid through 8/27)
$0.99:
Poly 2-pocket Portfolios (valid through 8/27)
Glue Stick – 4-pack (limit 5; valid through 8/27))
Sharpie Pocket Accent Highlighter – 6-pack (limit 5; valid through 8/27))
OfficeMax:
$0.01:
2-Pocket Folder/Portfoilio – (limit 10)
Crayons (24-pack)
$0.20:
Wide and College Ruled Filler Paper
Paper Mate No. 2 Yellow Pencils (8-pack)
$0.25: Kids’ 5″ Scissors (2-pack)
$0.50: Pink Pearl Erasers (3-pack)
–Thanks to Slick Deals
Clipping Services
If you have been following the deals for any amount of time now, I know you have had moments where you wished you had more of just one particular coupon. For me that moment is every time the coupon makes something that we use a lot FREE.
Here are a few tips to help you use a clipping service wisely.
- Plan your order in advance in your mind or on paper. You see the coupons that come out weekly keep track of ones that you really love and jot them down on a “shopping list”. Also check out what the deals are for the weeks ahead. This is something that I will start adding to Southern Savers to help you. If you can get everyday coupons along with coupons that will make products free in the coming month at Rite Aid, Walgreens and CVS you will maximize the amount saved in one order.
- When you go onto a site, look only at coupons that will double or are higher value. Seems like an easy thing but you will be caught up in all the savings possibilities. Remember a .50 cent coupon is much more valuable than a .65 cent coupon.
- Automatically sort the list on the page by expiration date. Unless you know that you are using the coupon for a sale that week only order coupons that will be good for a while to give you a longer chance of using them.
- Go in with a friend. i know it’s easier said than done, but set a date that you are going to order by and give a few people a chance to see if they want anything before submitting it. On coupons that require you order 5 it will help if all 5 can get used.
- Realize that every week there will always be more coupons coming out that you want. It’s a fact of life, I don’t recommend ordering every week though. The coupons will still be there, these websites have thousands of each coupon. You best bet is every 3 weeks (or longer), the coupons will still have a good life left in them until they expire and you will have a few weeks to see what you need.
If the coupons cost money doesn’t that hurt your savings?
Maybe depending on the coupon you get, but if you bought 20 coupons and a few of them helped you have an overage on a sale item you just paid for your coupons. Also if the coupon will help you get an item for .40 cents that is normally $2.50 then paying the .08 cents isn’t that bad. It really depends on you though.
What sites are out there that do this?
There are a lot! There are three that I will quickly review…
Coupons and Things by Dede – She mostly sells coupons by the entire insert. It technically comes out cheaper per coupon however there are not many weeks that I like all the coupons in an insert that much. You also have to register (free) to be able to see prices. This is a good option if you are dedicated enough to get a few inserts cut the coupons you want and sell the rest on ebay…
The Coupon Master – A lot like the next service but the website is not as easy to search. Their prices are slightly higher than others as well. The do have a lower minimum quantity of 3 for each coupon. There is a .50 cent handling fee and you pay shipping.
The Coupon Clippers – I have already mentioned before that this is my preferred service. I have ordered from them in the past and got everything in time to use it for that weeks sales. Their site is easy to search and divided by “grocery aisle”. Their coupon minimum is generally 5 of each coupon, however some you can get just 1 of. They also charge a .50 cent handling fee and you pay for shipping.
Have you ever used Restaurants.com certificates? There are some participating restaurants in our area and we have used them a few times to get a cheap lunch. You purchase a gift certificate off their site for a fraction of the real value and then use it anytime at the restaurant. They do require that your bill be more than the value of the certificate for a $10 cert your bill must be $15 before and for $25 bill must be $35.
Well right now they are having a 50% off sale. So you can get a $25 dollar gift certificate for $5 dollars or a $10 one for $1.50. There is no shipping or tax, you print it off right after you buy it. Click the box above and use the code SMART when you check out.
An example of how we use it:
A sandwich shop downtown is a participating location, we get a $10 cert for $1.50 then my husband and I go to lunch both get sandwiches and drinks total is around $15 we pay the difference after the cert of $5 so total for lunch we paid $6.50 or less than half!!
One last freebie for the day for ya.
Get a free full roll of scott toilet tissue.
Click here to see the list of other freebies posted this morning.
Need a Monday pick me up? How about more suprises for your mailbox.
- Get a free sample of Bounce Awakenings Dryer Sheets.
- Try out Dove Shampoo’s plus get coupons. You get a choice between Shine Therapy and Therapy Energize.
- Don’t forget you can register for multiple samples from Sun Silk. Try them all if you like.
- Have a little person around? Get a BPA Free bottle from Medela.
- Crayola is giving away free Dry Erase Markers for teachers. You do not have to give any school information…
- Post It is giving out free post-it flags for signing up for Post-It perks (a free newsletter).
- Sign up through the link below for a Home Depot Work Shop and get a $10 off coupon. (Please let me know if link is not working)
