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Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Smith's 3 Day Sale! July 8-10 only:
*General Mills Cereal Chocolate Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Total Whole Grain, Cheerios or Lucky Charms 10.6-17 oz. $1.49 (Must buy 4 to get this sale price)
Use $1/2 SS 5/30Or use .55/1 Cheerios printable coupon (Print 2)Or use $1/2 Cheerios printable coupon (Print 2)Or $1/2 Cheerios printable coupon (Print 2)Or use .55/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch printable coupon (Print 2)Or use .60/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch printable coupon (Print 2)
Also use .55/1 & .75/1 cereal eCouponsAnd use .55/1 & .75/1 cereal eCouponsAnd use .55/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch eCouponFinal price: As low as 31, 34 or 39 cents each!
*Kroger Brand Orange Juice 1/2 gallon 99 cents!
*Mountain Dairy Chocolate Milk 1/2 gallon 99 cents!
*Smith's Large Eggs Dozen 69 cents!*Cool Classics Twin Pops 12 ct. 78 cents!
*Budget Gourmet Entrees 7.5 oz. 57 cents!
*Kroger Brand Frozen Potatoes 14-32 oz. $1.19!
*Kroger Brand Apple Juice 64 oz. 99 cents!
*American Beauty Pasta 12-16 oz. 50 cents!
Regular Sale Items:
Dial Liquid Hand Soap 8.5 oz. $1.00Use .35/1 RP 6/13Final price: 65 cents!
Ivory Body Wash 12 oz. $1.00Use .50/1 P&G 6/6Plus use .50/1 Ivory eCouponFinal price: FREE!Or use .25/1 P&G 6/6Plus the above eCouponFinal price: 25 cents!
Coppertone Suncare Products 6-8 oz. $5.00Use $1/1 Coppertone printable couponFinal price: $4.00!
Kroger Brand Toaster Treats All Varieties 8 ct. $1.00!
Mars M&Ms Chocolate Candies 1.14-1.74oz 50 centsUse BOGO FREE RP 6/27 couponFinal price: 25 cents each!
Starkist Pouch Tuna All Varieties 2.6-3 oz. $1.00Use B2G1 FREE RP 6/20Final price: 66 cents each
Post Cereal Honey Bunches of Oats or With Almonds, Honey Bunches with Strawberries or Peaches, Natural Raisin Bran, Honeycomb, Golden Crisp, Cocoa or Fruity Pebbles 11-20 oz. $1.50Use $2/1 Post Cereal printable couponFinal price: FREE!
Tide Stain Release Duo pacs or Stain Release in Wash Booster 68 oz. or 34 ct. $9.99Use $3/1 P&G 7/4Or use $3/1 Tide printable couponAlso use $3/1 Tide eCouponFinal price: $3.99!
Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent 100-128 oz. $9.99Use $1/1 P&G 7/4Also use $2/1 Tide eCouponFinal price: $6.99
Downy Liquid Fabric Softener All Varieties 41-51 oz. $4.99Use .25/1 P&G 6/6Also use $2/1 Downy eCouponFinal price: $2.74!
Nestle Nesquik Flavored Milk 13.5-16 oz. $1.00Use $1/2 SS 5/2Final price: 50 cents each!Yoplait GoGurt Yogurt All Varieties 8 pk. $2.00Use .75/2 SS 5/30Or use .75/2 Yoplait GoGurt printable couponAlso use .75/2 GoGurt eCouponAlso use .75/2 GoGurt eCouponFinal price: $1.25 each!
Kroger Brand Orange Juice Gallon $1.99
Fast Fixin' Chicken All Varieties 6-10 oz. $1.00Use $1/1 All You March or May Magazine couponFinal price: FREE!
DiGiorno Pizza All Varieties 11.9-34.2 oz. $4.77Use $2/1 DiGiorno printable couponOr use $1.50/1 Digiorno printable coupon (Print 2)Final price: $2.77-$3.27
Fuze Drink All Varieties 18-18.5 oz. $1.00Use $1/3 Fuze eCouponFinal price: 66 cents!
New York Steak Beef Loin, Bone In, Super Value Pack $4.49/lb.!
Ball Park Meat Franks 16 oz. $1.50Use .75/2 Ball Park printable couponAlso use .75/1 Ball Park eCouponFinal price: 75 cents!
Barilla Pasta All Varieties 12-16 oz. $1.00Use $1/2 Barilla printable coupon (Print 2)Final price: 50 cents!
Buitoni Pasta or Sauce All Varieties 9-15 oz. $2.50Use $1/1 Buitoni printable couponFinal price: $1.50
Betty Crocker Helpers Hamburger, Chicken or Tuna, All Varieties 4.3-8.4 oz. $1.00 Use .75/3 SS 5/30Also use .75/3 Betty Crocker Helpers eCouponAlso use .75/3 Betty Crocker Helpers eCouponAlso use .75/3 Betty Crocker Helpers eCouponFinal price: 50 cents each!
Chicken Fillet Sandwich at Service Deli 4 oz. $1.99Use .99/1 Chicken Sandwich eCouponFinal price: $1.00! Thanks, Savvy Shopper Deals! Get the complete Smith's shopping list.

**** If you don't have the coupons from the Sunday paper inserts, you can always go on over to ebay and get handfulls. I use ebay every day for coupons. I have a subscription to the Sunday paper, they bring me 5 (yes I said 5) every Sunday for $21 a month. Sometimes when I find a good deal I go to ebay and get extra's.

Couponing 101.....

I have so many people ask how I do it, here are some tips to get you going!
1. It all starts with the coupons...When new printable coupons come out, PRINT them. Don't go use them right away. Hold on to them for a sale. DON’T be brand loyal…try new products and be open to purchase products you wouldn’t normally use. 2. Sunday newspapers will have 70% of your coupons in them. The rule is get 1 paper per family member. This enables you to stockpile– which basically means if you’re getting a product at a rock bottom price STOCK UP! Great things to stockpile are canned goods, cleaning products, toothpaste, paper goods… and pretty much anything with a long expiration date.
3. Buy the smallest size possible that the coupon will allow. For example, if you have a $1/1 Charmin coupon (with No size restriction), buy the smallest size–which is usually the 4 pack. Why? Well, sometimes the 4 packs go on sale for $1, so FREE after the coupon! AND, if you have a few coupons, then you can STOCK UP and get a couple 4 packs for FREE!
4. Always check manufacturer product boxes before throwing them away. A lot of times there are different rebates going on or other promotion where you might need the UPS. Also some products have coupons on them as well…sometimes hidden inside the box. I cut out the UPC’s from my Colgate toothpastes purchased previously (which were FREE by the way) and sent them in to get FREE Sponge Bob automatic toothbrushes for my kiddos!
5. Coupon organization is key when it comes to finding unadvertised clearance deals. There are several coupon organization options, but my favorite by far is the binder method. Basically I have a binder with dividers and baseball card inserts for coupons. I use dividers for different categories such as dairy, snack foods, canned goods, personal care, cleaning supplies ect. The baseball card inserts are great because you can see all your coupons laid out in front of you!
6. Sometimes you have to buy products you don’t need to get products you do. Now this rule might seem like a hard one to understand. Here is an example: Lets say Walgreens has a Register Reward promotion going on–Buy 10 Gillette shaving products, earn a $5 Register Reward. The least expensive Gillette Shaving Gel products are $2. Buy 10 for a total of $20. Plus, Walgreens has $1/1 coupon and there are also $1/1 manufacturer coupons, so if you stack these together you can get 10 Shaving Gels for FREE + score a $5 Register Reward to use on your next purchase! You can buy Diapers, newspapers or any other items you may need with that Register Reward! So the point is, you may walk out of Walgreens with 10 FREE shaving Gels you don’t need, but $5 worth of products (from the $5 Register Reward) that you do need!
7. Make couponing work for you. I clip and sort through expired coupons while watching TV or movies at night. I like it because it keeps my hands busy! You can also have your kiddos help with organizing coupons. My kids enjoy sorting the coupons into the right categories and putting them inside the inserts. There are lots of ways to make couponing clipping more enjoyable! I think the main thing is to get your family involved and make it a fun activity!
8. Bring cash when you shop! I don’t know about you, but when I slide a credit card at the store it’s well, so easy! Makes me want to keep on spending! BUT, when I have to actually take dollar bills out of my wallet… well, it’s not so easy and definitely makes me think twice about what I’m purchasing!
9. Coupon overage is Great. It lets you get other products you want and don’t have a coupon for at a better price. Example: I buy the travel size clean & clear at Kmart for $1, but have a $2/1 coupon (that doesn’t exclude travel size)…so the additional $1 goes towards other products I’m purchasing.

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