Printing Coupons
It seems that printable coupons are becoming the best money saver out there. Their values are typically higher than coupons in the Sunday paper, and you can usually get more than one without having to buy more papers. There are two things about printable coupons that make people afraid of them: difficulty of use and difficulty printing. Let me try to help with both issues.
First: Of all the stores in my area there is only one store that I know of that does not take printed coupons and that is Rite Aid. There are always rumors out that stores are going to stop taking them or people have experiences with bad clerks and are told that they can not take them, but as a whole most corporate policies state that they do take printable coupons.
If a store gives you a hard time:
1. Speak to the manager if it is a store clerk causing problems. Show them the individualized areas of your coupon – coupons.com has a small “dotscan” barcode under the expiration date and every coupon is different, smartsource has an individual number next to the bar code on the bottom.
2. If the manager is still saying no, step aside and call the corporate office (ask the manager for the number, they know it). Tell them that the store is giving you a hard time with coupon usage and that you have printed coupons from _______ (source). Most will tell you to put the manager on and they will kindly tell them to stop giving you a hard time. Some Corporate offices do leave situations up to the manager but you can still ask to file a complaint against the store for lack of customer service.
3. If all else fails don’t check out and just leave. Let them put your items away and make a point that you will take your business to another store.
You can always remind the clerk or manager that they will still get their money back for the product it just won’t be you paying them.
If you have problems printing coupons:
Do you use Firefox?
1. If a coupon is not printing, stuck in the please wait screen, or tells you that it is not compatible with your browser — right click on the tab for the screen you are in and click “Switch Rendering Engine” This will automatically reload the page in Explorer without you having to do anything else. (Thanks to my husband for teaching me that one)
2.If you upgraded to version 3.0, Smart Source and ecentives were not ready for the change and are not compatible. You can either un-upgrade or use the switch rendering engine tip above.
How to print more than 1?
After a coupon finishes printing hit your back arrow button (top left corner of your screen) twice to reload the print coupon screen and it will automatically print the coupon again. Most coupons hae a print limit of 2 per computer so this only works once.
These deals start Saturday at CVS for the entire month of November. There is only one free item listed for the month, but a few of these might make a great deal as things come on sale. For that reason I am not doing any Monthly deal ideas. Most of these should be considered on a weekly basis, waiting until CVS puts the item on sale (a lot like you would use your coupons — wait until the best time to get the ECB deals). I am going to start putting into the weekly posts what monthly deals would be good that week.
$3.49 ECB wyb Crest Pro-health Whitening Toothpaste ($3.49) Limit 2 FREE AFTER ECB
-$1 Crest Toothpaste any premium variety 4.2 oz. or larger PG 10/12 or printable
-.75/1 any Crest Toothpaste PG 11/02
$2 ECB wyb Neutrogena T/gel Shampoo Or Conditioner 4.4-8.5 Oz Limit 2
-$1 off any Neutrogena Hair Care product RP 10/26
$5 ECB wyb $10 Of Gillette Shampoo/Conditioner
$1 ECB wyb L.A. Looks Styling Gel
-$1 LA Looks Product, any 7.5 oz.+ SS 8/10
$5 ECB wyb Conair Infiniti Iconic Or Ceramic Styler
$10 ECB wyb Aquafresh White Trays 14 Ct
-$5 Aquafresh White Trays Pro-Gentle System SS 10/5
-$7 Aquafresh White Trays printable
$1 ECB wyb Plus White Toothpaste 3.5oz, Sensitive Gel 3oz Or 3 Piece Kit
-$1 Plus White Product, any RP 9/14
$3 ECB wyb Oral-b Advanced, Indicator, Cross Action Or Pulsar Value 4 Pk Toothbrush
-$1 off Oral B Pulsar, Cross Action or $1/2 Indicator PG 11/02
$1 ECB wyb Blade 4oz Spray
-$2 off Blade CVS Beauty Book
$3 ECB wyb 2 Sure Solid 2.6 Oz (reg $2.79, $2.99)
-$1 Sure Antiperspirant & Deodorant, SS 10/19
$5 ECB wyb Oral B Replacement Brush 6 Pack
-$1 Oral B Replacement Heads 3 ct PG 10/12/08
$3 ECB wyb Huggies Supreme Natural Fit 68ct Or Ultra Value Pack 116-144 Ct
-$1.50 any Huggies Diapers, Huggies home mailer
-$1 off Huggies Diapers SS 10/26
$2 ECB wyb Johnsons Baby Wash, Lotion 27-28 Oz Or Desitin 16oz
-$3/3 Johnsons Baby Product, Desitin, Tylenol Infants, Motrin Infants, etc., SS 9/14
-$1 off any Johnsons product SS 11/02 (upcoming)
-$2/2 Bedtime products printable
-$1 off Desitin printable
-$1 off any Johnson’s Shampoo printable
-$1 off Baby Oil printable
-$1 off Moisture Care Wash or Baby Cream/Lotion printable
$2 ECB wyb Huggies Wipes Mega Pack
-.50 any Huggies Wipes 64 ct.+, Huggies home mailer
-.75 any Huggies Wipes 64 ct.+, coupon on inside of jumbo pks of Huggies
-$1 off Huggies Wipes 10k Classic Booklet at Publix
$3 ECB wyb Ayr Allergy & Sinus Nasal Mist Or Saline Rinse Kit
$2 ECB wyb Similasan Eye Or Ear Relief .33 Oz
$2 ECB wyb Claritin 30 Ct Limit 3
-$3 off Claritin printable
$2 ECB wyb Afrin All Night Pump Mist .5 Oz
-$1 on any Afrin printable
I was tagged by Extreme Couponing to share seven things about myself. I haven’t ever really shared anything about myself on this blog so it’s time to get personal :)
These are the rules for tagging…
1) Link back to the person who tagged you and share the rules on your blog
2) Share 7 facts about yourself
3) Tag seven people and list their links in your post
4) Tell those 7 people by commenting on their blog!
1. I believe in Jesus Christ, and know Him to be my only hope for salvation, and I hope and pray that my children might also say that one day.
2. I am a stay at home mom with three kids ages 3 and under (two came together).
3. My Husband thinks I’m crazy and has no understanding of the amount that we save every week.
4. My older girls learned to use scissors by pretending to cut coupons. They called it that not me…
5. Winter has started where we live and being born and raised in FL I’m cold, all the time. (We live in SC but I promise it’s cold outside)
6. My best friend is my Husband, even though he doesn’t get my hobby.
7. One of my biggest goals in life is to more hospitable, now I just have to get the house clean.
That was a lot harder than it looked…
I’m now to tag 7 other sites, so many that I know of have already been tagged, so I am picking the 7 most recent sites that came to Southern Savers. I guess I should list above, that I love following the traffic links in my site stats to see all the blogs that you guys have!
http://www.g8rfmly.blogspot.com/ (Though I am a proud FSU grad)
http://flhomeblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.thecoupongame.blogspot.com/
http://monroeice.blogspot.com/
http://www.thethriftymama.com/ (a blogging buddy)
http://www.funandfrugal.com/ (a great site I want to live in your city!)
http://goodorfreedeals.blogspot.com/
Free samples of Mineral Make Up, you can request certain products!
Get a free e-book version of Jumble Pie a full length novel
Bear Naked Fruit & Nut Granola sample
Get a free mini Magic Eraser for leaving a comment
John Freida Luxurious Volume Hair Care sample
Jergens Naturals Daily Moisturizers get of a 3 pack sample
Heading to the Mall this weekend? There are lots of coupons to take with you and deals to know about!
Old Navy
Saturday Oct 25th and Sunday Oct 26th
Old Navy is hosting a Halloween party at every store. They will be giving away candy and FREE t-shirts (in the form of a certificate for any graphic tee) to kids under 13 who come in costume on Saturday while supplies last.
Macy’s
20% off entire purchase printable coupon off regular, sale or clearance items — good through Sunday 10/26.
Enter zipcode then click in the bottom left.
Bath & Body Works
Antibacterial Soaps are currently 5 for $15!! Stock up and use these coupons for other free items:
Free Wallflowers or Scentport Pluggable Set with any purchase printable exp Nov 23
Free 2oz Signature Collection Lotion your choice with any purchase printable exp Nov 5
(both of these will work on even little $1 purchases!!)
Free Black Amethyst or other Signature Collection product of your choice (up to $12 value) with any $10 purchase printable – exp Oct 31
Free True Blue Spa or Aromatherapy item of your choice (up to $15 value) with any $10 purchase printable – exp Nov 2
Free Signature Collection item of your choice (up to $12 value) with any $10 purchase printable – exp Nov 2
Live near a store that is just opening??
Free item of your choice (up to $13 value) with any $10 purchase in a US store opening in October or November 2008 printable – exp Nov 30, 2008
Look in the November 2008 issue of Better Homes & Gardens:
$10 off any $30 purchase – exp Nov 30, 2008
Victoria’s Secret
$5 off $20, $10 off $50, $15 off $75 or $25 off $100 printable
$10 off any Bra and get a FREE panty printable
Free Secret Garden Body Scrub with any purchase printable
JC Penney’s
20% off almost everything printable Good Sunday 10/26 – Monday 10/27
Petco
$5 off $25 purchase printable, good Oct 23-26th
Cellfire upgraded their site today and while it looks great and will be easier to use… there are a few glitches. If you had any coupons loaded that you planned on using this week they are no longer saved to your card so go back on and reload. Also a lot of the coupons that were available aren’t there now so…. well…. yeah wishing I had gone shopping yesterday. I contacted Customer Support and was told that they are just gone and that was about all they said, so don’t go expecting to save without checking your coupons first.
On a good note though they do have 2 free items that you can load and the Cottonelle coupon and Goldfish coupon for this week are still there (just reload them).
If you don’t have cellfire yet and are a Kroger shopper, go here and enter your phone information to get started. Once you get it set up you won’t use your phone for anything (in terms of Kroger) and they will never text you or use your phone information. You will load coupons straight to your Kroger card just like Shortcuts and P&G. You can load other coupons that do use your cell phone to redeem, in areas like Atlanta there are lots of coupons for various stores.
Let me know if you have questions or problems with Cellfire, I have been in touch with folks from the company and they are very open to feedback.
I guess we are so behind here we are on the wrong day still… I just realized that it is not Monday. So imagine the title as Tuesday’s Freebies.
Great Coupons
Buy One Get One Free Glade Scented Candle Holder printable
-.30/1 Domino Sugar printable
-.25/1 Domino Powdered Sugar or Brown Sugar printable
-$1.25 off Reynold’s Parchment Paper printable
-$1/2 or -$2/4 Progresso soups printable (exp 4 days after printing so print right before shopping)
-$1/2 Hunt’s Tomato Products printable
-$1 off Pillsbury Crescent Rolls printable (should make them free when on sale)
Free Stuff
Free Sample of Folgers Coffee
Garneir Nutritioniste Ultra Lift Deep Wrinkle Treatment.
Free sample of Prilosec OTC
Marvel Comic book featuring Spiderman and the Fantastic 4 sponsored by the US government (you really) to battle underage drinking. You can get as many as you want for free, 25 or more comes with a free poster too.
A Free sample of Zarbee’s All natural Childrens Cough syrup.
Free samples for parents with a new baby or one on the way.
Get a sample of Nicoderm CQ and a $7 off coupon.
Starting tomorrow 10/22 if any player on either team steals a base during the World Series every person in America gets a free taco.
If a base is stolen in games 1-4 get your free taco on Tuesday Oct. 28th.
If stolen during games 5-7 get your taco on Monday Nov. 3rd.
Maybe it will happen both times so we all get 2 free tacos. No matter the number of bases stolen during each set of games you only get 1 taco. If it does happen I’ll try to remind you… Need more info click on the Taco Bell logo above.
Since these don’t work the same was a real coupons I’m including them separately from the lists. Go here and sign up if you haven’t already, and load coupons to any card you have registered and then when you buy that product get the money back into your U promise account. This is a great program for helping you save more. Normally you would get maybe .05 cents with each item and now you get $1 or more.
$1 back with Huggies (CVS or Rite Aid next week)
$1.50 back with Huggies Supreme
$1 back with Motrin (CVS or Walgreens)
Others for regular purchases
$1 back with Charmin
$1 back wyb 3 Bird’s Eye Veges
$1 back wyb 3 Cabot Cheese
Buy 3 Aquafina Flavorsplash Get the full value of 1 back
and more…
A tip for Upromise: You don’t actually have to have any kids to sign up! You can sign up and leave the beneficiary blank and then when a kid comes enter the name and birthday. You can also sign up for any relatives or friends and save for them and you can swtich who you are saving for at any point!! We signed up probably a year before our first two were born and had over $250 saved before we even knew they were coming. Now after 4years + we have over $1800.
