Every month we have hundreds of coupons that expire. What do you with them??
If you are new to all of this, you can go here to learn more about how to get coupons.
First, don’t worry about having expired coupons, it means you played the game right. You didn’t run out and grab something that wasn’t on sale. You waited and the sale didn’t come, but we’ll see those coupons again. In the mean time it’s time to send your coupons onto a better place…
Send them to those who sacrifice for us everyday: our troops around the world. The military and their families are able to use manufacturer coupons up to 6 months after their expiration dates at their Commissaries if they are stationed abroad. There are a lot of bases that can use these coupons.
How do you get started::
Honestly the easiest way for you to get started is to pick a base. Then check out their mailing hints and tips. You send these straight to the base you pick in a priority mail envelope (you don’t have to pay overseas shipping!).
Note: This site has a great list and tips but you don’t really need to inform them that you are adopting a base or tally anything and send it in. The more work you put on yourself the least likely you are going to stick with it. Just shove them in an envelope and head to the post office!!
What are you waiting for::
Grab all your coupons that recently expired, then round up a few friends and send them over. This is a great thing to do once a month. Have coffee together, chat and package coupons!
Have you mailed coupons over or received coupons while overseas? We would love to hear how these are helping!
We love a good Mexican meal in my house! This is one of my older girls’ first requests if we go out to eat.
Mexican at home doesn’t have to cost a lot and can be healthy too, if you scale back the cheese and beef up the veggies.
We’ve gotten a little taste of summer weather here and that’s put me in the mood for a frozen tropical treat. I’m including a couple ideas that you can whip up depending on the fresh fruits you like or have on hand.
*These prices are based off of averages and are subject to change weekly
Marinated Tuna w/ Roasted Corn & Red Pepper Relish – Recipe
(7 Points Plus)
Mexican Turkey Salad Platter – Recipe
Old El Paso Taco Seasoning, 20¢ (Bi-Lo)
Onions, 5 lb, $3.99 (Food City), 3 lb, $1.49 (Bi-Lo), $1.99 (Food City)
Cucumber, 50¢ (HEB)
(7 Points Plus)
Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Enchilada Casserole – Recipe
Fresh Corn, 24¢ (Harveys) or 34¢ (Bi-Lo)
Green Bell Peppers, 69¢ (Food Lion) or 79¢ (Bloom)
Dixie Lily Stone Ground Corn Meal, 24 oz, 74¢
(8 Points Plus)
Orange-Chipotle BBQ Pork Chops w/ Grilled Onions – Recipe
Onions, 5 lb, $3.99 (Food City), 3 lb, $1.49 (Bi-Lo), $1.99 (Food City)
Jack Daniel’s BBQ Sauce, 28 oz, $1 (Harris Teeter)
Jumbo Navel Oranges, 68¢ (Ingles)
(5 Points Plus)
Pineapple Mango Smoothie – Recipe
Voskos Greek Yogurt, 5.3 oz, FREE (Bi-Lo)
Jumbo Navel Oranges, 68¢ (Ingles) or 99¢ (Winn Dixie)
Dole Tropical Gold Pineapple, $2.99 (Winn Dixie) or use canned
(6 Points Plus)
Kiwi-Berry Ice Pops – Recipe
Kiwi Fruit 33¢ (HEB)
Jumbo Navel Oranges, 68¢ (Ingles)
(1 Point Plus)
As promised, here is part #2 of the list of products that you can pick up cheaply to send to the charity of your choice to support those recently devastated by the storms across the Southeast.
All of these are from stores that started their new week of sales after Sunday. For stores that started their deals Sunday, check out the previous Donations list.
Beverages
- Harris Teeter – Nestle Pure Life Water, 6 pk., $3.39 ($1.69)
- Harris Teeter – Deer Park Water, 24 pk., $7.49 ($3.74)
-$1 off Deer Park Natural Spring water 700 mL multipk WYB .5 L 24 pk., RP 3/27 - Harris Teeter – Harris Teeter Spring Water, 12 pk., $2.50
- Harris Teeter – Vitamin Water, 20 oz, or Smart Water, 700 ml, $1
-$1/4 vitaminwater reg or zero, 20 oz, Kroger home mailer
-.75/1 vitaminwater product, tearpad
-.75/1 smartwater product, gas station tearpad
(use .75/1, makes it FREE) - Harris Teeter – Gatorade, 64 oz, $1.77
- Harris Teeter – Gatorade G2 32 oz, $1 Read More→
Looking for something to do this Friday? Better Homes and Gardens wants you to enjoy an afternoon at your nearest botanical garden.
Better Home and Gardens magazine is working with dozens of botanical gardens across the country to get you FREE admission on Friday, May 6th.
All you need to do is sign up for a free admission pass. Even better, you will be able to get 10 people in on your free pass!
Don’t pass up this unique opportunity.
As a mom I really am content with my mother’s day present being a hug from my girls and a sweet handmade card. If you could get something though what would it be??
Ebates is giving us all a chance to share exactly what we want for Mother’s day. There is no need to get a new frying pan and have to pretend excitement, instead put the whole deal together for your family.
For me:
I want an iPhone case that I can strap to my arm for workouts. My new hobby is attempting to teach my body that running is not evil, and right now I run holding my iPhone in my hand then entire time. So if my husband is listening… I want this iphone case from Sears, and make sure you go through Ebates to get 4% cash back. (I’m really a low maintenance mama, it only costs $13).
Now’s your chance.
To celebrate moms everywhere, Ebates is giving away a $1,000 shopping spree from any of their 1,200 retail partners, you get to pick!!!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Ebates. The opinions and text are all mine. Contest goes from Monday, May 2nd to Monday, May 9th 2011.
To enter you must leave a comment in the box above.
Surveys.com is currently accepting applications into their online market research program. There are a limited number of spots open each month, so if you want to try it take a second and register.
Surveys.com is an Online Research Community operated by GfK. GfK is a top-ten market research company, working with research firms across the US and Europe.
What do you earn?
In addition to cash rewards, most surveys offer rewards that range from 375 to 750 points. You also get 25 points for any survey even if you don’t qualify for it!!
The reward points can be exchanged anytime by selecting from a variety of prizes. They can be as simple as a single MP3 digital music track or $25 dinning certificate, all the way up to major rewards like a Maytag French Door Refrigerator. Obviously, the more time and effort you put into Surveys.com, the more you can get out of it (though earning that fridge is gonna take a while).
Personally I’ve done their surveys and have enjoyed it. They are easy to do I tend to get offers at least twice a month.
I am sure that all of you are aware of (and many of you have been affected by) the catastrophic weather that has severely scarred much of the Southeast. I have been working my hardest to get up some posts that will help you all help in the way you know best: by grocery shopping. Judging from the massive amount of e-mail from you all, I am not the only one who feels strongly about getting support out.
Here is a list of products that you can pick up cheaply to send to the charity of your choice. All of these deals are from stores that started their deals Sunday.
For stores that start their deals later this week (Publix, Bi-Lo, etc.), I’ll have a list up this Wednesday.
Beverages
- Kroger – Nestle Pure Life Water, 24 pk., $3.49
-$1/2 Nestle Purelife purified water, 5 L, 20 pk +, SS 5/01
-$1/2 Nestle Purelife purified water, 8 oz, 24 pk +, SS 5/01
(makes it $2.99) - Kroger – Deer Park Water, 3 L, or Propel Fitness Water, 24 oz, 49¢
-$1/2 Propel Zero Cal bottles, 20-24 oz, SS 2/13
(makes it FREE) - Target – Poland Spring Water, 12 pk. 8 oz., $2
- CVS – Aquafina Pure Water, 12-16. oz, 12 pk., or 24 oz, 6 pk., or Tropicana Orange Juice, 59 oz, $2.99
-.50/1 Tropicana Pure Premium juice, 59 oz, Kroger home mailer - Rite Aid – Smart Water, Vitamin Water, Dasani, or Powerade, 88¢
-$1/4 vitaminwater reg or zero, 20 oz, Kroger home mailer
-.75/1 vitaminwater product, tearpad
-$1/2 Coca-Cola or Dasani product printable
-B1G1 Powerade Zero drink, 32 oz printable
(use B1G1, makes it 44¢) Read More→
I gave you guys a hint of something new a few weeks ago, well the big day is here!! We have a new way to save with eCoupons at over 26,000 stores across the country through SavingStar.com. This is the company that manages the Upromise eCoupon system so these eCoupons work very similarly.
These are very simple to use and just plain awesome:
- Load them to your shopper card and never need to remember them.
- Coupons are loaded to every card you enter so no matter where you buy it, you’ll get your savings!!
- You can still use paper coupons and other discounts in the store.
- Savings are put into an online savings account.
- Reach $5 saved get your money back in Paypal, Amazon gift cards or other options.
How do you get started??
- Login/Register with SavingStar.
- Enter all of your store shopper cards. (There are tons of participating stores!)
- Load all the coupons to your cards — you might as well load them all there is no limit and then they are ready if you buy something.
- Go shopping as usual with all your paper coupons.
- Watch your account and request a gift card when you hit $5 saved.
May Coupons
-$1 off All Oxi-Active Laundry Detergent, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Ball Park Franks, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Central Markets Classics Ice Cream, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Clorox 2, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Delimax Mexican Snack, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Farmland Fully Cooked Bacon, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Farmland Fully Cooked Breakfast Links or Patties, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Farmland Seasoned Pork, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Green Works Cleaners, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Heinz White or Cider Vinegar, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Hidden Valley Ranch, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off McCain Fries, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off McCain Purely Potato, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off McCain Smiles, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off McCain Sweet Potato, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Snuggle Fabric Softener, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Weight Watchers Frozen Novelty, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Welch’s Healthy Start 100% Juice, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Welch’s Sparkling Juice Cocktail, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1 off Wisk Laundry Detergent, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1.50 off Huggies Little Snugglers or Little Movers, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1/2 GUM Toothbrush, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1/2 Mussleman’s Apple Sauce 4-6 pk, SavingStar eCoupon
-$1/2 Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels, 16 oz +, SavingStar eCoupon
-$2 off GUM PerioBalance, SavingStar eCoupon
-$2/2 Purina ONE Cat Treats or Food, SavingStar eCoupon
-$2/2 Purina ONE Dog Treats or Food, SavingStar eCoupon
-$2/3 Lucky Leaf Pie Filling, SavingStar eCoupon
-$2/3 Nancy’s Entree Quiche, SavingStar eCoupon
-.25/1 New York Croutons and Toppings, SavingStar eCoupon
-.35/1 Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt, SavingStar eCoupon
-.35/1 Diamond Crystal Salt Sense, SavingStar eCoupon
-.35/1 Diamond Crystal Sea Salt, SavingStar eCoupon
-.40/1 No Yolks product, SavingStar eCoupon
-.40/1 Wacky Mac and Cheese Dinner, SavingStar eCoupon
-.40/1 Wacky Mac Veggie Pasta, SavingStar eCoupon
-.50/1 Diamond Crystal Water Softener Salt, SavingStar eCoupon
-.50/1 Elmer’s Foam Board, SavingStar eCoupon
-.50/1 Elmer’s Glue All, SavingStar eCoupon
-.50/1 Elmer’s Krazy Glue, SavingStar eCoupon
-.50/1 Heinz Cocktail Sauce, SavingStar eCoupon
-.50/1 Snyder’s of Hanover Hard Pretzel Box, SavingStar eCoupon
-.50/2 Marzetti Dressing, SavingStar eCoupon
-.55/1 Farmland Ham or Turkey, SavingStar eCoupon
-.55/1 Fisher Chef’s Naturals Baking Nuts, 4 oz +, SavingStar eCoupon
-.55/1 Fisher Cooking and Baking Nut Blend, SavingStar eCoupon
-.55/1 Fisher Fusion Snack Mixes, SavingStar eCoupon
-.75/1 Fisher Snack Nuts, SavingStar eCoupon
-.75/1 Glad Trash bags, SavingStar eCoupon
-.75/1 GUM Go-Between Flossers, SavingStar eCoupon
-50% back wyb (2) Nestle Waters, 5 gallon, SavingStar eCoupon
-50% back wyb (3) Gorton’s Frozen Items (up to $7.49), SavingStar eCoupon
In case you missed it… these can be used with paper coupons! So many of these do have paper coupons available so this is gonna be fun!!!
I have exciting news:
Swagbucks has added a ton of new gift cards that you can choose from to redeem your swagbucks! We used to only work towards Amazon cards, but now you can choose from a number of other places that are just as good.
Some of the new options:
$10 CVS gift card – 1,249 SB
$10 Home Depot gift card – 1,249 SB
$10 Macaroni Grill, On The Border and other Restaurants – 1,195 SB
$10 O’Charley’s gift card – 1,145 SB
$10 Fandango gift card – 1,175 SB
Don’t worry all the old options are still there.
My two favorites:
$10 Starbucks gift card – 1,300 SB
$5 Amazon gift card – 450 SB
These new options are fun to me, because you have a way to use your web searching to pay for things offline. Think free diapers, paper towels and more using CVS cards!
New to Swagbucks??
This is a search engine that you register for (free) and then earn swagbucks as you search or even shop online. Most folks that use it for all their searching can earn probably 50-75 swagbucks per week, that’s $5 gift card you earn every 5 weeks!
Learn more about how to earn swagbucks.
(You also earn swagbucks to refer friends and the link above is my referral link, just so ya know. Don’t want to click on it? That’s cool just go to swagbucks.com.)
(thanks Michelle!)
