FREE Book: Dads and Daughters by Dobson

I saw this deal on the Thrifty NW Mom blog and wanted to pass it along.

James Dobson's new show, Family Talk, is giving away copies of the book, Dads and Daughters. Here's a direct link to their site where you can sign up for your copy.





Katie

Free 5x7 Photo Book!

I got an email advertising this deal via email.

Shutterfly is offering a FREE 20-page photo book in the 5"x7" size. Even with shipping this would make a great little gift for a Grandma or another family member. Don't forget Christmas is just around the corner!

You'll need to enter Promo Code: GT58-DK91-V1KM-C53T1V This code should be good through December 6, 2010.

Katie

Top Foods Redmond - 25% off Almost Everything

The Redmond Top Foods store only has 4 days left before closing. Their ad indicates that virtually every department is 25% off. Here's a list:

All Meat
All Wine & Beer
All Produce
All Grocery
All Bakery
All Delicatessen
All Dairy & Self Service Deli
All Frozen
All Candy
All Bulk
All Heath & Beauty Care
All Housewares

I would recommend going to check it out - with high value coupons you could get some screaming deals. I can't make it until the wee hours tomorrow, Thursday, because I don't have a vehicle today, but I'm looking forward to see what kind of bargains I can find!

If you can make it to Top in Redmond this weekend check out some printable coupons here and see if there are any for products you normally buy. 25% off plus the coupon could be a great deal, particularly on diapers, organic food items, vitamins, and other normally expensive items. I am going to check out baby formula because I have some great coupons that might make the Top deals cheaper than Costco.

Katie

Melissa & Doug Clearance at Amazon - 70% OFF

Amazon is having a great sale on Melissa & Doug items - some are up to 70% off! You can look at those items here. Scroll down the page and click the 70% off link under the "Discount" heading on the left side of the screen. At this writing there are 83 items in that category.

There are many craft items & a few puzzles. If you have kids aged 4 or 5 and up or have birthday parties coming up definitely check this sale out. Free shipping with Amazon, as ever, if you spend $25. The $25 has to be spent with Amazon as the shipper, so look for the note that says "Eligible for Free Super Saver shipping" in the description under each item.

I was able to get my girls some birthday gifts and I've covered Christmas for my nieces as well!

I saw this deal on MommySnacks.

Katie

Hurry! Free Ziploc Gift Pack!

I just saw this on Money Saving Mom:

Right@Home is offering a FREE Ziploc Back-To-School Gift Pack which includes:

• One box of 50-count Ziploc® Brand Sandwich Bags
• One box of 25-count Ziploc® Brand Storage Bags with the Smart Zip™ Seal
• One package of Ziploc® Brand Containers with the Smart Snap™ Seal (small bowl)

Hurry and sign up! There are only 10,000 gift packs available and they will go fast.
It looks like Money Saving Mom got this from Coupon Pro, to give credit where credit is due.

Katie

Pampers - Gifts to Grow Points

Does anyone participate in the Pampers "Gifts to Grow" program? I understand you enter codes online to collect points and then can redeem points for various rewards.

If you participate I have codes for 110 free points I'll be happy to send you. These are one-time codes, not like the monthly Facebook code, so I can only give them to one person. Please comment and I'll send them your way.

Katie

Grocery Outlet $5 off $25

There's a great coupon here for $5 off a $25 purchase at Grocery Outlet.

Grocery Outlet is a great place to find a variety of foods and household goods at really low prices. They aren't all over, but on the Eastside we have them in Kenmore, Monroe, & Kent. Please comment if you know of another one around here.

In June these coupons ran out quickly so print it sooner rather than later if you think you'l use it. Coupons.com mixes up the front page coupons, so you may have to scroll through several pages to find this particular coupon.

Katie

Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce - $.24 at Safeway

Safeway has some good coupon deals this week. I'll be heading over for these:

Jack Daniels & KC Masterpiece BBQ is $.99. Print a coupon for $.75 off Jack Daniels here. You can print this twice per computer, just push your browser's 'back' button to print a second time. Thanks to Carrie at Springs Bargains for this great coupon!

Wishbone Salad Dressing is $.99 with in-ad coupon - Limit 3. I heard there was a $.75 off coupon in the Wishbone newsletter, so I signed up for the newsletter here. A welcome email arrived saying I'd get a newsletter soon so no coupon as of this writing. We'll see if I get one by the end of the sale, 7/6.

Tillamook Cheese is $3.99 for the 2# brick with in-ad coupon. Cheddar is regularly available at this price but the coupon says 'selected varieties' which would make this a great deal on other types of cheese.

Safeway doesn't double coupons here in Seattle, but if you're in Portland you could get those BBQ sauces for Free plus Overage.

Katie

50% of Costumes & Party Supplies

My girls love to dress up so I was excited to see a great deal running at BuyCostumes.com.

You can get an additional 50% off your purchase using code clear50. The "blowout" clearance kids costumes mostly range from $4.99 to $29.99 though I only saw a few under the $9.99 price. At 50% off these costumes could be as low as $2.49! BuyCostumes has a flat shipping rate of $4.99 so if you buy several costumes you could be getting some sweet deals! I'm thinking this could be a great time to buy all your Halloween costumes - adult and infant sizes are available, too. This site also has party supplies available so if you're planning a party see what you might find at 50% off! This deal only runs through Monday, July 5th!


I saw this deal on BucktownBargains today.

Katie

Free Nabisco Cookie Coupon

Starting today and continuing each Monday through 2010, Nabisco is offering a free coupon on their Facebook page.

It's an OK coupon, but not fabulous. The coupon offers a free package of Nabisco cookies if you also purchase a package of cookies along with a gallon of milk and one other size milk. I won't be printing it every week because I don't often buy Nabisco cookies, but if it's regular item you buy then this is a great deal for you.

Katie

The Big Deal with Drugstores

Over a year ago I discovered the "drugstore deals" method of shopping. I knew that sometimes the Sunday ad had some pretty good coupons for Walgreens & Rite Aid, but I didn't know to get those "free" items that were sometimes advertised. What are Register Rewards? What are SCRs?

The best tutorial I've found is by Charlene at My Frugal Adventures. She explains -in detail - how to get the deals at Walgreens and Rite Aid. Check out her "Drugstore 101" tab to find those great articles. Even better, Charlene posts every week about the deals you can find at drugstores combining the store coupons with manufacturer's coupons and sometimes mail-in-rebates. Her blog is awesome if you want to chase those drugstore freebies.

Basically, here's how I get the Walgreen's deals: First I go to My Frugal Adventures to check out the deals. I do this early in the week because sometimes the drugstores don't keep much stock. I decide which deals I'll shop for and use the links to print coupons. I'll also go through my manufacturer's coupons and the store ad to find the coupons I need for this week's shopping trip. Then, I take my list and my Walgreen's circular down to the store and start shopping. When I check out I make sure all the Register Rewards coupons print. These are those advertised deals that say "free after register reward." If the Register Reward doesn't print, you don't get the item for free so make sure the RR prints! The RR coupons works like a Walgreen's gift certificate, but it's only good for 2 weeks. Again, if you don't use the RR before it expires you didn't get that original item for free. The difficulty here, obviously, is that you have to keep going back to Walgreen's to use your RR. If I don't see any deals I want to use the RR for in the two week expiration period I'll go and buy the store brand sleep diapers since those are reasonable at regular price. There are lots of rules & tricks about number of coupons allowed and if you can "roll" RR for similar transactions. Check out the tutorial at My Frugal Adventures for more details.

Basically, here's how RiteAid works: Find a list of the deals online and decide which ones you want to pursue. Again, I recommend going early in the week. Next print your coupons & make sure you have everything you'll need for your shopping trip. When you're at RiteAid you make your purchases, using all the coupons, and pay the coupon price. You will request your Single Check Rebate after you leave the store. If you want the really good deals that are advertised at the "after SCR" price, you MUST save your receipt. When you get home you log in to your RiteAid account, which is very easy to set up, and input your receipt date and a long code at the top of the receipt. The software figures out all the SCRs you qualify for and accumulates your total all month. Once a month you can request a check the pays out the total of your SCRs. Again, check out a more detailed explanation at My Frugal Adventures.

Most of my couponing friends prefer the RiteAid deals to Walgreens because you get an actual check from RiteAid that doesn't have to be spent at RiteAid. You generally wait until the SCR period ends (usually around the end of themonth) to request your check, then it arrives in 3-4 weeks. You also have to be sure you don't lose your receipt or forget to log it in on the RiteAid site to redeem the SCRs. On the other hand, Walgreens gives you the RR immediately and you don't have to wait a long time to get your 'money' back. You also don't have to remember to record your receipt online later. But you have to spend your RR at Walgreens within 2 weeks. So check out those tutorials and find out what seems like it would be better for you. Then give it a try.

A word of caution: When I first starting shopping these deals I had a great time getting free or almost free toiletries, diapers, & cleaning products at drugstores. Then I realized it was using lots and lots of my time between traveling, sorting coupons & researching the deals online so I slowed it down. Over the course of several months I accumlated a huge supply of toothpaste, deodorant, & shampoo (and I still have most of it stockpiled a year later), so now I only head for the drugstore when the deals are really ridiculously good. I save myself a lot of time & stress by picking & choosing to go only on those weeks when the deals are worth the effort.

Katie

Memorial Day Shopping Deals

I saw a great post on Bucktown Bargains that included lots of great coupons if you're doing some clothes/mall shopping this weekend.



Those printable coupons include:

Abercrombie & Fitch - 20% off
Calvin Klein - 40% off shorts & polos
Carters - 30% off $40
Coach - 20% off
Express - 15% off 1 item
Juicy Couture - 30% off
Lord & Taylor - 20% off
Peebles - 25% off 1 item
Stride Rite - 25% off
Yankee Candle - Buy 2, Get 1 free

Click Here to find those printable links.

Katie

$100 Chase Checking Account

I saw a great deal on the MoneySavingMom blog yesterday.



If you open a checking account at Chase Bank by Friday, May 28th you qualify for a $100 bonus from the bank. It looks like you have to set up direct deposit or use the debit card 5 times to receive the $100 after 60 days. Chase free checking requires etiher direct deposit or at least 5 uses of your debit card in a 30 day period.

This offer is for new Chase customers only, but it's worth checking out since it's such a big bonus. You have to ask for the $100 voucher from this page. They'll send it to your email address & you'll take the printed email into your local branch.

Katie

Free Movies & Books this Summer

I just saw a great post on the moneysavingmom blog about summer freebies that reminded me of some great ones around here we did last summer.



Half Price Books has a great program called Feed Your Brain where kids under 14 can earn a $3 gift card each week they read for at least 15 minutes per day/5 days a week during June & July. That's potentially $27 per kid! Go here for details and here to print the required reading log.



Regal Cinemas also has free movies on Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10AM for ten weeks this summer. It's first come, first served so be sure you're on time or early! DH [Dear Husband] took Eve to a few of these last summer and they had a great father/daughter time. They show one rated G and one rated PG movie each morning. They run at the same time on different screens. Here's a schedule for Crossroads in Bellevue (where DH will be taking our DDs [Dear Daughters]). Check here to see if your neighborhood Regal Cinema is participating.

06/22/2010-06/23/2010
Rugrats In Paris (G)
Kung Fu Panda (PG)

06/29/2010-06/30/2010
Wallace and Gromit (G)
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (PG)

07/06/2010-07/07/2010
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (G)
Monsters Vs. Aliens (PG)

07/13/2010-07/14/2010
Doogal (G)
Hotel For Dogs (PG)

07/20/2010-07/21/2010
Muppets From Space (G)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop (PG)

07/27/2010-07/28/2010
Muppets Take Manhattan (G)
Aliens In The Attic (PG)

08/03/2010-08/04/2010
Tale of Despereaux (G)
Coraline (PG)

08/10/2010-08/11/2010
Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G)
Astro Boy (PG)

08/17/2010-08/18/2010
Charlotte's Web (G)
Planet 51 (PG)

08/24/2010-08/25/2010
Rugrats The Movie (G)
Ice Age: Dawn Of The Dinosaurs (PG)

DH and I try to be really careful what our DDs see, and I know some of these titles are definitely not what we would consider appropriate for our own kids. Check out their content on a rating site before assuming it's safe for your kids. Go here to see one of our favorite family-friendly review sites.

Katie

Restaurant.com deal - Today Only!

There's a good deal running at restaurant.com I wanted to share. I don't have personal experience with the site, but my parents have used it with success.



Here's how it usually works:

You buy a 'certificate' on the website for $10. The certificate entitles you to $25 off your bill. What's the catch? You have to spend at least $35, usually. You also have to print the certificate out after purchase so be sure your printer has ink and is set up to print!

Here's the deal:

Through May 13 only, if you use the code ENJOY at checkout, you get an 80% discount on many restaurants. That means only $2 for the $25 certificate.

A word of caution:

Choose well-established restaurants. If they go out of business, you're out of luck. Also, be sure your printer is ready to go!

Katie

Free $10 at JCPenney online!

For Mother's Day JCPenney is offering $10 off a purchase of $10 or more. Use the code 4BESTMOM on their website April 25 - May 9.

Katie

Earth Day Deals

Normally I see lots of great deals around Earth Day for free reusable bags or great prices on a variety of all natural products. I haven't seen too much this year in the way of free bags, but lots of stores including Fred Meyer, Target, and Walgreens have natural cleaning & food products on sale. Also many plants and garden starts are on sale this week if you plan to garden this year.



Here are some specific deals:

• Fred Meyer has reusable shopping bags this week for $0.50 each with in-ad coupon, limit 2
• Safeway has a free reusable shopping bag with a purchase of $40 & in-ad coupon
• Walgreens has reusable shopping bags for 3/$1.00 with in-ad coupon, limit 6

I highly recommend reusable shopping bags. Obviously it is better for the environment, but it also gets you a discount at many stores from $.03 to $.10 per bag used. An added bonus in my home is that we no longer have a multiplying supply of those plastic bags that get shoved in the cupboard causing clutter and an eventual errand to recycle them at the grocery store.

Some other deals I liked:

• Walgreens is refilling ink cartridges for $1 with in-ad coupon on Thursday only.
• Walgreens online is reducing prices an additional 22% on some of their organic products through April 30. Product lines include Method, Yes to Carrots, Alba, Better Life, Renpure Organics, GreenWorks, and Eco Tools. Shipping is free when your purchase is $25. If you start your $25 Walgreens online shopping here you'll also get a $10 credit good for a future purchase.
• Target has Seventh Generation dish soap & Green Works all-purpose cleaner or wipes on sale for $2.49. You can print coupons for those products here and here, respectively.

Have you heard of any other good deals for Earth Day, this week? I'd love to hear about them.

Katie

Free Leapfrog Book

Here's a deal my friend, Kate, found. Thanks Kate!

Most of us have at least one leapfrog toy... and if you "link" your toy to you on their website you get a free board book!

You simply go here and sign up for the learning path (set up an account)... then you select which products you own and you get mailed a free book (ABS Animal Orchestra Tag Junior board book)!

Katie

Free Subscription to Lego Magazine!

Here's a fun freebie if you have kiddos or are just a kid at heart. Click here to sign up for a free 2 year subscription to Lego Magazine. We just graduated my oldest daughter from Duplos to "real" Legos this Christmas, so I'm looking forward to exploring what this magazine has to offer with her.

NOTE: I would recommend signing up with your own information and not your child's. I entered my daughter's date of birth and had to go through extra steps to get "parent approval" even though I was the one filling out the information. =^)

A big thank you to Rachel at Surviving the Stores for this great post!

Katie

50 Prints for 50 cents at Snapfish

This is a pretty sweet deal from Snapfish for printing photos, especially after the Christmas holidays. Enter the code NEWYEAR50 at checkout to receive your 50 prints for just 50 cents. This deal is only good through January 7, so hurry!

I saw this deal on MoneySavingMom and wanted to pass it along.

Updated notes: $4.28 after shipping (it won't let you pick up in store - Thanks Kracinda!).