FREE Orville Redenbacher’s® Popcorn Cakes - WalMart

Another great freebie from WalMart: FREE Orville Redenbacher’s® Popcorn Cakes. Get yours here. Hurry -- there's only one flavor left (cheddar) and I have a feeling WM will run out pretty soon.

$10 off $25 at Amazon

Just came across a $10 off $25 code for Amazon. Check out their amazing clearance deals (up to 98% off!). The code is said to apply to clearance items as well! I haven't tried it yet; off to shop now :)

$10 off $25 code - CLRANC78.

Shoppers: tripling coupons up to $.50 and doubling up to $1!

My DH was so excited that we scored some free rice at Shoppers last week and said we should definitely do it again, if Shoppers would decide to make tripling coupons a standard practice. I laughed: it was the first time ever that any store in our area tripled coupons, and it was hard to believe that it would happed again any time soon.

Well, apparently I was wrong. DH has heard on the radio that this Thursday through Sunday Shoppers is tripling again - up to $.50 AND doubling coupons with values between $.51 and $1! It's even better than what they did last week (they didn't double higher value coupons). It looks like I will be going through my coupons tonight, clipping and sorting the ones that I might use at Shoppers in the next few days.

Any good coupons/deals out there?..
If your grocery stores double or triple coupons, which coupons do you use and what do you get?

FREE design magazines

We just purchased a house that needs some remodeling, so I'm actively looking for ideas. I've found some free subscriptions to design-oriented magazines, and thought I'd share. :)

• FREE 1-year subscription to Appliance Design magazine
• FREE 1-year subscription to Building Design and Construction magazine
• FREE 1-year subscription to Contemporary Stone and Tile Design magazine
• FREE 1-year subscription to Clean Rooms magazine

Crayola: FREE markers (and more!) for teachers and 20% off for everyone!

Crayola is giving out FREE dry-erase markers to teachers here, FREE catalog here and FREE 2008/2009 school year calendar here.
Everyone else can enjoy their back-to-school savings offer -- extra 20% off any order with code: BTSCHOOL8 (expires 08/31/08)

$1 sale at BookCloseouts + $5 off $35 code

We love books and are so pleased that our kids read a lot. We visit our public library often, but it almost seems like our daughters have read almost everything that's age appropriate and interesting to them in our branch. I'm always looking for more books for them, and can hardly pass a good deal. I have ordered from BookCloseOuts.com a number of times and it looks like I'm off to place another order: for the month of August they have over 1000 items on sale at $1! (Click on "Promotions" and their $1 Summer Sale is right there)

To make the deal even sweeter, there's a coupon code to save $5 off $35+ order:
Code: BookSale-5
Password: bookcloseouts.com

They are sending the books via USPS media mail, which usually takes a while, but is the cheapest shipping option for books.

FREE samples from DOVE - new links!

These Dove samples are offered by Univision FREE to US residents, but the request forms are in Spanish. Here's a little cheat sheet to help you fill out the forms:

Nombre -First Name
Apellido -Last Name
Direccion -Address
Ciudad -City
Estado -State
Código Postal -Zip Code
Telefono -Telephone
Correo Electronico -eMail
Fecha de Nacimiento -Birthdate
Estado Civil -Marital Status
Sexo -Sex

• Free sample Dove Ultimate Clear Deodorant
• Free sample Dove Sheer Moisture Shampoo/Conditioner
• Free sample Dove Energy Glow with Subtle Self-Tanners
• Free sample Dove Calming Night Body Wash and Body Lotion

FREE CD: Stained Glass & Living Stones

Stained Glass & Living Stones
Electric Church
August 2007

Request your FREE CD here.

Free double roll of Scott TP - WalMart

WalMart is offering a FREE roll of Scott Extra Soft toilet paper for a limited time here.

Hurry, as I don't think this would last long: it says "while supplies last"!

School lunch dilemma and a chance for YOU to win a $5 Starbucks gift card

School starts on August 25th around here this year, and that is [gulp!] next Monday! I was flipping through all the papers that came from school and couldn't help noticing that they have raised the cost of school lunches: it's $2.90 now.

Last year we got a lunch card for Victoria, so she could get a hot and nutritious lunch at school. We had a mixed success with that: depending what's on the menu, she would either eat what she liked (usually pizza and/or a piece of fruit) or just get some milk and eat a snack that I packed for her daily. I tried packing lunches, but she brought most of them back as she "wasn't hungry", or complained that her lunch got cold and she didn't want to eat it cold (our elementary school doesn't have a microwave for students to heat their stuff. We wanted to donate it last year, but due to some norms and standards it's apparently not allowed :( I used a thermos jar and a FunTainer, but neither would keep the food warm enough until Victoria's lunch time)

So here's my cry for help here: even though we are generally happy that school lunches are available, we really don't want to spend $2.90 every day, especially if Victoria doesn't eat. We are looking for quick (to prepare and eat!) and inexpensive lunch ideas that would meet nutritious needs of a 7 1/2 year-old and would be appealing enough so she would actually eat her lunch and not trade it or bring it back. (Victoria doesn't eat peanut butter, so PB&J sandwiches are out; I usually also pack a piece of fruit and a cereal bar or crackers as a snack). Any tips on how to keep her food warm are also appreciated (like I said, we were using an insulated lunch box and a thermos jar or a FunTainer, but they weren't working well for us).

For every comment with school lunch ideas you will be entered to win a $5 Starbucks gift card. Links to your older posts are ok, pictures encouraged, but please try to limit your comments to one per day :)
One winner will be selected randomly on Sunday, August 24th, and announced on Monday, August 25th. If among the comments received we find an idea that would work for us, we may award another $5 Starbucks gift card to the author!

Thanks!

Free e-books from Prepared Pantry

• Great Baking: Monkey Bread and other sweet breads
• A Collection of Fruit Pie Recipes
• The No-Bake Cookie Guide
• A collection of muffin recipes
• The Perfect Pancake
• The muffin top guide
  

Free samples and coupons: Cascade, Bounce, Ziploc and more

• Free 8.45 oz Cascade Crystal Clear Rinse Agent (bottom of the page); they will send you coupons for other products as well
• Free sample of New Bounce® Awakenings dryer sheets (*By mail. While supplies last. Limit 1 per household. This offer is available for U.S. residents.)
• Free Ziploc samples and coupons to the first 10,000 respondents (if you are a member of Clean Home JournalTM, they made you a member of RightAtHome automatically, and you will either receive this "welcome gift" by default, or are ineligible to receive it at all... not really clear)
• Free Tide Total Care laundry detergent (from WalMart)
• Free coupon for Downy Total Care and Herbal Essences instant win sweepstakes here.
  

More FREE magazines!

• Get a free 1 year subscription (10 issues) to WaterSki magazine. It's offered by StartSampling, and you may need to log into your account first, or create one if you are not a member (it's free and they have high quality samples and other rewards too!)
• Three free issues of Town and Country magazine from StartSampling also
• Two free issues of Family Fun magazine - from StartSampling as well. (You do NOT need a credit card, you will NOT be billed and do NOT have to cancel anything!)
• Free subscription to Baking and Snack magazine (may need to qualify)
• Free subscription to Natural Products Insider magazine (qualify)

Staples - free pencils, rulers and pencil sharpener

Speaking of school supplies, I thought I'd mention that Staples has 8-pk #2 pencils and 12" plastic rulers FREE (limit 2 per customer) this week. We also got a battery operated Slimline pencil sharpener: it's on sale for $10 this week and has a rebate for $10 pre-paid Visa card. You can submit the rebate online, so essentially you just pay tax for this cute, powerful and useful gadget :)

Other hot Back-to-School deals this week at Staples are plastic binders for $.25 each, assorted folders that are advertised for $.20 each but scanned $.05 yesterday (I'm not complaining! :)) and sturdy plastic pencil boxes for $.50 (these are great not just for pencils! we use a lot of these around the house)

I won! $5 Charity Challenge

I am so excited! I won a $5 CVS gift card @CouponCravings $5 Charity Challenge from last week! Erin is hosting a new challenge this week for $5 Walgreens gift card.

"The rules are the same as last week. Just leave me a comment by Friday at 8 p.m. ET with a little bit on how you’d use a $5 gift card from Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, Walgreens or CVS to benefit your community (e.g., toiletries for the homeless shelter, canned goods for the food pantry, etc.)."

Part of the deal is "If you’re the winner, just take a photo of what you bought using the $5 gift card and either send me a link to the blog post you write about the charitable donation", but as I explained in my comment, I wouldn't rush to spend this gift card right away: I would wait until school supplies go on clearance (our CVS clearances them to 75% or even 90% off) and combined with manufacturers' and CVS store coupons, this $5 gift card can go a long way! I am planning on getting school supplies for Victoria's school: she goes to a public school and teachers often run out of pencils, pens, crayons and paper mid-year and ask for donations or spend their own money to buy stuff at regular prices. We try to stock up on great back-to-school sales at Staples and Office Depot (they offer freebies or penny items every week until school starts) and then on clearances at Target and CVS. We're making gift baskets filled with supplies and presenting them to Victoria's teachers 3 times a year: "Back-to-School" basket, then one around Christmas time, and another one in spring, when our school has teachers' appreciation week.

I will be sure to post pictures of what Erin's $5 gift card would buy, but that will probably happen towards the end of September or even in October - depending on our CVS store markdown schedule.

Thanks, Erin!

Drumroll, please!

My first giveaway is officially over - thanks so much to everyone who participated! As promised, the winner was picked tonight and it is....

Leigh!

CONGRATULATIONS!

in a nutshell

I haven't updated for a while: we have just bought a house and are super-duper busy right now. Excited, splattered with paint and tired. But happy :)

I still manage to carve some time for bargain shopping - mostly CVS (I had a lot of ECBs expiring this weekend, so I had to go and spend them even though I didn't really need anything), but also Staples and Office Depot for school supplies, and our local Shoppers tripled coupons up to $.50 - for the first time ever! - so we got some freebies there too. We've found Success Rice with was on sale 2/$3 with $.50 peelies on them (that when tripled, made the rice free), and here's a printable coupon for $.50 off any Rice-a-Roni or Pasta Roni (Rice-a-Roni is on sale 10/$10, so you're $.50 ahead when the coupon triples). You can print two coupons per computer I think, and you may need to register (it's free) and then click on "Printable grocery coupons", it was on the first page for me.

I can't count how many times we've been to Home Depot and Lowes this week, and I imagine this may become another part of our daily routine... We got a 10% HD coupon (that we're holding until we buy something big... which will probably happen tomorrow: we need to replace the doord) and a Lowes Bonus card, but other than that I'm not sure if there any other current offers for home imptrovement stores... Anyone?

Anyway, I'm going to pick the winner of my first giveaway and call it a night...

101st post giveaway - CVS coupons

My blog is 100 entries long, so that's a reason to celebrate! :)

It still looks empty and ugly and sometimes I don't feel like posting, but it's very encouraging to see people stop by and comment on stuff they've found useful or share a tip that they think I may use.

I'd like to thank all of you who stop by by offering some coupons that you can use at your local CVS pharmacy. Just leave a comment (make sure I have a way to contact you if you win) and keep your fingers crossed :)

One lucky winner will receive the following coupons:

• 2 x $5 off $30 back-to-school/stationery purchase (exp. 9/13) - these actually scan on anything in the store!
• 5 FREE 4x6 prints from your digital camera or picture CD (exp. 12/31/09 - this is not a typo!)
• $1.50 off BreathRX (exp. 8/31)
• $2 off any Cristophe Beverly Hills purchase (exp. 8/31)
• $1 off Aquapod natural spring water (exp. 9/30)
• $3 off 2 Sally Hansen nail color (exp. 8/31)
• 2 x Buy 2, get 1 free POWERade or POWERade Zero (exp. 8/30)
  

I know that a lot of CVS stores do not accept coupons printed online due to some fradulent coupons floating around, so I wanted to emphasize that these are NOT printed from the internet: these are real coupons from CVS booklets found at select stores. If I find any extras I'll throw them in as well :)

The winner will be randomly drawn on Sunday (8/17th) night and announced on Monday (8/18).
Good luck!

Free subscription to T.H.E journal

If you have school age children, here is a perfect back-to-school gift for your kids teacher(s)! I have entered my daughter's teacher's info and qualified for a free subscription to T.H.E. (Technology Horizons in K-12 Education). You can get one too -- here.

Free baby bottles

A number of leading brands is offering FREE BPA-free bottles:

• Free bottle from Medela
• Free bottle & liners from Playtex
• Free bottle from Gerber (this is a mail-in rebate; I've seen these bottles on sale at Target)
• Free Avent Tempo Natural Feeding Nurser (bottle) with 6 tempo wide pre-formed liners (login and enter promo code TT926590); they are also offering a rebate if you purchase any of their new BPA-free bottles or cups -- call 1-866-624-1906

Free sample of organic life teas

From the website: Every Sundance Organic Life Superfruit blend contains a fusion of exotic superfruits and health-promoting natural teas. So if you think you’ve had something similar before, you’re in for a surprise. These are vibrant, refreshing drinks, blending the best attributes of tea and juice. A hybrid of health and taste, and and each is made from carefully sourced organic ingredients. They’re an unbeatable organic combination of great taste and great health benefits. They’re Sundance—Everything good under the sun.

Select a Sundance Tea to find out what it can do for you, naturally.

Get a free sample here.

Free subscription to Online Strategies magazine

Online Strategies magazine and eZine focuses on best practices in all areas of online marketing, including e-commerce, search engine marketing, optimization, email marketing, web analytics and affiliate marketing.

Get your FREE susbcription here.

Geographic Eligibility: USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Australia, South Africa, and Israel

$10 off $10 at Blockbuster!

Use code augappreciation to take $10 off your order of $10+ at Blockbuster.

*Promotional code expires 9/1/08. Use the code in this email to get $10 off your next purchase of $10 or more of any new or previously viewed DVDs from blockbuster.com. Discount is not valid for BLOCKBUSTER Online rental service, subscription services, BLOCKBUSTER GiftCards® or at BLOCKBUSTER stores. If purchase is less than ten dollars ($10), your account will not be credited the difference. Customer is responsible for all applicable taxes and shipping and handling for new product. Promotional code may be redeemed one time only. Not valid with any other offers. Subscriber discount will be applied to order. Limit one promotional code per blockbuster.com account.

There's also free shipping on previously viewed movies!

Today ONLY! 80% off gift certificates at Restaurant.com!

Today ONLY (08.08.08) New Restaurant.com Gift Center has an 80% off sale for the first time ever! $25 gift certificates for $2!!! A lot of restaurants to choose from. Treat yourself or someone special - that's the best deal I've seen so far! (Sale ends today, 11:59 PM CDT)
Use code: FIRST

Free magazines - Car & Driver and more

1) Qualify for your free 1-year subscription for Car and Driver magazine (from Mercury Magazines, must qualify here)
If you qualify, you may get up to 3 FREE magazines subscriptions.

2) Free subscription to Oracle magazine - Oracle Magazine contains technology strategy articles, sample code, tips, Oracle and partner news, how to articles for developers and DBAs, and more. Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. Get yours here.

3) Get 2 Free issues of Family Fun magazine (you will not receive a bill and do not have to cancel) - here. You will need to login with your StartSampling ID, if you are not a member yet, join here FREE (they have other samples, coupons, contests and rewards for members as well)

4) Free subscription to Global Finance magazine here. Global Finance delivers the full story; corporate finance, joint ventures and M&A, country profiles, capital markets, investor relations, currencies, banking, risk management, custody, direct investment, money management and all the rest-specifically tailored for corporate readers around the world.

Free Pedia-Pop electrolyte mix

Pedia-Pop Quick Mix was created for those on-th-go parents who are seeking the convenience of a lightweight travel-friendly electrolyte replacement product. Now you have it...JUST GRAB AND GO!

Get your free sample here.
You even get to choose the flavor - apple or orange!

Great costumes under $5

As soon as the back-to-school sales start, I often find myself thinking about... Halloween. Only because I'm usually too late to get on the best deals: the nicer costumes seem to fly off the shelves even before the major Halloween sales start. This year I decided to started shopping (or at least looking for the deals) early: my girls are older and pickier now... And for them it's not about getting all dressed up and made up once a year: they love playing dress up and wearing fancy "princes" dresses, and regular prices for those are just outrageous!

Today I've stumbled upon a great place with an unbelievable promo going on: 5 items under $5, 5 days a week at BuyCostumes! Sadly, most of todays deals are already sold out - like this complete Cinderella costume that either of my girls would loooove. (They have a tiger mask that's just $.50 (@90% off!) and a few specials on adult-size costumes (76%-85% off) currently available through the link above)
I'll make sure I check back tomorrow: I'm excited to see what costumes will go below $5.

FREE $30 gift card for prescription (exp. 8/31)

Here is a printable coupon to get a free $30 gift card when you transfer your prescription to RiteAid. If you don't have a RiteAid or prefer to fill your prescriptions at another pharmacy check if they accept competitor's coupons (most of them do!). I have successfully used this coupon at CVS (on a new prescription), and I know that Target and Albertson's honor competitor's coupons as well.

This coupon is from RedPlum (the same company that puts coupon inserts in the Sunday papers) so it's completely legit. It expires 8/31, so there's still plenty of time to use it :)

Free Address Labels

There's a number of places that would send you free address labels - just for requesting more information or filling the form on their website. Some of them could use a donation, but it is not required to get your free labels.

• National Foundation for Cancer Research (this is one of the charities we support, and their labels are beautiful!)
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (they offer you a choice of labels - roses or patriotic)
• St. Joseph Indian School (Native American inspired labels)
• Akta Lacota Museum and Cultural Center eClub (Native American designs - labels, note cards, writing pad, etc.)
• FREE labels from VistaPrint (they also have a bunch of other free samples: business cards, magnets, note cards, calendars, custom printed hats, etc)
• Maker's Mark: become their Ambassador, and they will send you free labels and other goodies.

School supplies: money maker @Office Depot (in-store)

Starting Sunday, August 3rd, Office Depot is having 10-pk Paper Mate pens on sale for $.25/pack; there's a printable coupon for $1 off any 2 PaperMate products here (you can print 2 coupons per PC). There are a few other penny deals advertized (pencil sharpeners, pencil cases, rulers, folders, crayons), so (hopefully) you'll be able to apply the overage towards some other school supplies that you might need. And, on top of that PaperMate contributes some %% to your Upromise account (they base it on pre-coupon price)! If you are not registered with Upromise, you might want to consider doing so (it's free!) and they help you save for college, by putting some %% of stuff you buy into your special college savings account - it doesn't cost you anything more than you pay in the store for the products you buy (and they don't care if you used coupons - as long as you pay with your registered credit card or scan your store loyalty card /for grocery stores and pharmacies/ you'll get what you're entitled to). It may be pennies, but they add up: my CVS shopping alone helped put aside over $20 into Upromise account! I hope the amount grows by the time my girls start college. :)

Friday Freebies

• Nature Made Triple Flex sample from Costco
• Pond's Clean Sweep Towelette from Costsco
• Free Joint Wise Cream offer: call in, instructions on the website
• Free Charmin Mega Roll extender (this is an old offer I believe, but it still works; lets you order 2 extenders per household and comes with coupons for Charmin)
• Origins freebies with the consultation (in-store only)
• Disposable knives and knife holders from C.L. Sturkey - order samples here.
• Free subscription to The Scientist magazine (valid for US and Canada)
  
• Free Schick Quattro Titanium trimmer (vote for the style you like)
• Free Seattle's Best coffee samples available again (three blends to choose from)
  

Free Rocking Gift from Nivea

Register now and get a free gift from Nivea.

For Women:
Duffy's new CD - Rockferry, a selection of Nivea's body-care and lipcare products

For Men:
Nivea for Men product samples and MP3 Player Skin

*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.
Offer valid between 12:01AM ET August 1, 2008 and 11:50PM EST September 1, 2008. While supplies last. Limit one gift per person/email/household. Average retail value of the gift set is $50. Offer is only open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are at least eighteen (18) years of age. Please allow six to eight weeks for delivery. Shipping in the US only. Sponsor not responsible for technical malfunctions or other errors.

Free potty training kits - Pampers and Huggies

The Pampers potty training kit includes: A free sample of Easy Ups Trainers High-value coupons Fun stickers & coloring pages Step-by-step potty training tips Potty Progress Chart Dora or Diego training trophy

Get yours here. (One per household, US & Canada)

And here's the one from Huggies/PullUps - comes with DVD and coupons. US only, one per household/per month, so if you ordered one more than a month ago, you can do this again.

Free $5 Sears gift card from AdPerk

I already mentioned AdPerk in my post for current FREE magazine subscriptions, and now they are giving $5 Sears gift card for 10 AdPerk credits (would take you about 5 minutes to watch the commercials and get it). Hurry, as I don't think it will last long. The offer is here.

Thursday freebies

• Pantene ProV Color Expressions shampoo and conditioner (choice of sample)
• Tide with Dawn StainScrubbers (this is different from WalMart sample offered earlier)
• Receive a free Craftsman cap when you enroll and provide your email address for "Monthly Club Member Only" deals. Promotional Password from Catalog Cover enter: COOLTOOLS
• Prilosec OTC sample
• Another Prilosec OTC sample (this one is from Sam's Club). No one in our household uses it, so I didn't order it, but would imagine that you would be able to get free samples from both links
• Sun-Maid New Taste of Tradition Recipe booklet
• Free subscription to Natural Products Insider magazine
• Free subscription to Food Arts magazine
  

First 500 respondents - FREE PureOlogy Shampoo & Conditioner

From the website: Thank you for your interest in PureOlogy Serious Colour Care®! The first 500 participants will receive a free sample* of PureOlogy Dandruff ScalpCure™ Shampoo and Condition.

* While supplies last. Please allow 8-12 weeks for delivery. Available to residents of the 48 continental United States and AK and HI only. Limit one sample per household or address. You must be 18 or older to receive this sample. Please fill out and submit the registration form

Special offers and samples from Scotch-Brite

From the website: Please send me the Scotch-Brite® Brite Ideas email where I will be among the first to enjoy cleaning tips, surveys, special offers and free samples, as well as learn about new Scotch-Brite® products and other brands in 3M. Sign up here.

More Monday freebies --

• Request information and get a FREE quick dry exercise shirt from Marine corps (it even lets you select the size from S to XXL). Check it out here.
• Free 13 Moon pocket calendar. Not really sure what that is, but if you like it, there's an option to "continue to receive free calendar each year" :)
• Free idea book from AdornIt by Carolee's Creations. Must use a valid email address to confirm.
• Free Head & Shoulders shampoo (2 oz bottle, seven varieties to choose from!) from TeenFX
• Sunsilk is offering samples again. These are packets (not travel size bottles) but come with $1 off coupons.
• Remergent skincare sample.
  

CVS - 7/27 -8/2

I got lazy and didn't post about my other 2 transactions last week, and now I can't find all the goodies and/or receipts, so no detailed breakdown. I finished the baby deal (got $5 ECBs) and did Veet ($5 ECBs), and Clean&Clear one more time (another $5 ECBs), got Trident gum (buy 1 get 1 free + $1 ECB) and Pepsi 20 oz (had a buy 1 get 1 free bottle cap, and it's also giving $1 ECB w/purchase of 2 bottles)... other than that don't remember much, but who cares, right? New week is here!

Here's what I got tonight:

• Dasani water 1/2 liter bottles x 24 pk - reg. $5.99, on sale $3.99 (-$1 coupon)
• Intuition Plus Razor Bonus pack (includes 2 extra cartridges and Dove shampoo & conditioner) - reg. $9.99, on sale $3.99 (-$2 coupon; some regions got $4 and $3 coupons so they can get a better deal on this)
• 2 x Palmolive OXY dish soap 11 oz - reg. $1.59 each, on sale $1.39, Buy One Get One Free (-$1 off 2 coupon from this week's paper)
• Revlon compact - reg. $11.99, on sale $9.99 + gives $9.99 ECBs (-$2 coupon from last week's paper, -$3 CRT)
• Royal gelatin (DD asked for it) - reg. $.50, on sale $.25
• BandAid variety pack 30 ct - reg. $3.99, on sale $2.99 + gives $2ECB (-$1 coupon)
• 2 x Kelloggs Special K bars - reg. $3.49 each, on sale 2/$5 (- buy 1 get 1 free coupon from VocalPoint, -$1 coupon from VocalPoint)

Paid with ECBs + $.69 OOP, got $9.99 ECBs for Revlon + $2 ECBs for BandAids = $11.99 in ECBs. Also found $5/$30 stationery coupons in the school supplies aisle.

FREE box of Cheerios + $6 in coupons

Take the Cheerios challenge and they will send you a free box of cereal and $6 in coupons. *While supplies last. Offer expires 3/31/09. Limit one per person. U.S. Households only.

FREE magazine subscriptions

All subscriptions below are completely free - no credit card info needed, no strings attached!

• More magazine - 1 year - 10 issues (from StartSampling; if you are not a member yet, you will need to sign up first - it's free and they have other samples as well)
• Cosmopolitan - 4 free issues (this one is also from StartSampling, also requires login)
• Latina magazine - 1 year - 10 issues (this is from LowPriceSubs; their free offer changes frequently while the url stays the same; they offered Family Fun, Woman's Day, Bassmaster and Blender within the past two months, so chack back often ;))
• Website magazine
• Hispanic magazine
• Parenting, Ode and Field and Stream magazines - these are from AdPerk: you will need to watch small commercials to 'earn' your subscriptions. The commercials are between 20 seconds and 2 minutes long, and it takes about 15 minutes (tops!) to earn your 1-year subscription. More magazines are "coming soon". (I got Parenting, Popular Science, Redbook and Good Housekeeping from them)
• Garden Center magazine (must qualify)
• Automobile magazine (must qualify)
• Watch magazine (must qualify)
• Elle magazine (must qualify)
• Antiques magazine (must qualify)
• Best of Cooking Light Supper Club Volume III mini-magazine

Friday Freebies

• Dove GoFresh Therapy Energize Shampoo & Conditioner (this is in Spanish, but it's pretty intuitive)
• Apres Tasting club. From the website: How it works: Our tasting club is very simple...
  you sign up & we send you FREE Coffee or Tea!
  » You rate our products online and we send you more.
  » You can expect new samples every 3-4 weeks.
• Tecchino Herbal coffee (must subscribe to a newsletter)
• Bee Pollen sample
• Join Mothers of Organic to get newsletter, coupons and recipes.
• Free box of Kellogg's Smart Start (mail-in rebate)
• Free Noxzema Shavers (mail-in rebate, expires 7/30/08) <- last week to do this!
• Free book: Happy About Website Payments with PayPal - if you have a website or sell on ebay, you might find this book helpful.
• Free Meow Mix cat food sample (WalMart)

Wonderful Wednesday Freebies

Here we go - the list of new freebies for today:

• Sam's Club samples: currently Kotex and Gillette, plus other events and giveaways
• Eucerin Calming Creme sample
• StayFree feminine protection samples
• Alli book from WalMart
• Oatmeal Crisp Cereal from WalMart
• Gillette Shampoo & conditioner from WalMart
  
• EmergenC sample
• Hibiclens & Hibistat product samples
• EarthBlend dog food sample
• Free subscriptions to Food Arts and Food Product Design magazines

Readers digest online store discounts

Just received this in my email: Shop the RDstore Cookbook SALE & get an additional 15% off! Enter COOK4ME at checkout through 8-31-08. Some of their cookbooks are 80% off!
They also have free shipping on $40+ orders with code JULY08FS through 8/15/31 and a Back-to-School sale going on.

I'm thinking about getting this Atlas of the World for DD1 as she's been learning about different countries and cultures over the past few weeks and she asks questions all the time. Looks like a good book and a good deal at 64% off (was $24.95, now $8.99)

And this also looks like something she'd enjoy - Oxford First Encyclopedia- at 42% off... (was $22.99, now $12.49) Now, should I just get these two, or get my order over $40 so I could get free shipping?..

More CVS goodies - week 7/20-7/26

I had some ECBs expiring, so I had to go to CVS again in order to spend them. This is what I got:

• All Free Clear 2x concentrated, 32 loads - reg. $6.49, Buy One Get One Free sale (-$1 coupon from here)
• All Small & Mighty 3x concentrated, 32 loads - reg. $6.49, Buy One Get One Free sale (-$1 coupon from here)
• 2 x Clean and Clear Daily Pore cleansers 5.5 oz (bonus packs, include trial size tubes of Clean and Clear Soft oil-free moisturizer) - reg. $5.69, on sale for $4.69, part of this week's Clean and Clear deal (spend $15, get $5ECBs), I had $2 coupons for each Clean and Clear item, printed from here. (it only allows to print 2 coupons per computer, so I had to ask DH to print the other 2 for me)
• 2 x Clean and Clear Blackhead Clearing Scrub 5. oz (bonus packs, include trial size tubes of Clean and Clear Soft oil-free moisturizer) - reg. $5.49, on sale for $4.49, part of this week's Clean and Clear deal (spend $15, get $5ECBs) - I got over $15 so got my extra bucks + $3.36 more towards this deal if I decide to buy more Clean and Clear this week. I'd only need to spend $11.64 to get another $5... I might do it if I can find a way to print more coupons.
• 2 x Johnson's Buddies soap - reg. $.99 ea, free with this $2 off any 2 Johnson's Buddies coupon
• 2 x Taster's Choice To Go packs - reg. $1 (- Buy One Get One Free from TastersChoice.com - need to login and answer a few questions to get the coupon)
• CVS Night Time Baby lotion 15 fl oz - reg. $3.99, on sale for $2, counts towards this week's CVS brand baby deal (spend $15 on CVS brand baby products, get $5 ECBs); I used $2 CVS brand skincare coupon from the Beauty Book for this.

Also used $3/$15 skincare purchase (CRT), paid mostly with ECBs, and 2.xx out of pocket; received $5 ECBs for Clean and Clear + the following CRT coupons: $5 off in store Photo Books 6x8 or larger; $3 off any Lumene Time Freeze Skin Care or Cosmetics (I'm pretty sure I saw small jars of these for $2.99); $1 off any 2 Viva single roll paper towels.

Ten Freebies for Tuesday :)

• Airborne Power Pixies (this is a new offer!)
• Source of Life (comes with a shaker cup and coupons)
• Sun Crystals natural sweetener (free sample on the bottom; you can also print $2 coupon on the website)
• Kotex sample pack (this one is from Kroger)
• Aveeno Positively Ageless sample and $1.50 coupon
• Nature Made Calcium supplement (14-day supply)
• Free pencil from Kids corner
• Free T-Shirt from G33K 411
• Free Earn Your Stripes wristband from Kellogg's (enter code: M1ghty T1g3rs; you can get another one with code: B3 Your B3st)
• After School Kit (for kids 6-9) from Right Decisions Right now
  

Free DVDs for kids: Planet Heroes and GeoTrax

Get your FREE Planet Heroes DVD here. Select your country (offer valid in US only) and click "Continue".

Get your FREE GeoTrax DVD here. Select your country (offer valid in US only) and click "Continue".

Free samples - WalMart and Sam's Club

I normally try to give a little summary about each sample so you don't waste your time clicking the url for something you might not need, but I'm pressed for time lately and will just leave the links for free samples currently offered @WalMart and Sam's club and if I have time, I'll add more info later.

Here we go:

• Playtex Gentle Glide
• Playtex Sport
  
• Kotex sample pack (this is different from the one in my earlier post)
• Biore sample
• Benefiber ToGo sample
• Tena/Serenity samples
• Nivea for Men Xtreme Comfort
  
• Tide Total Care laundry detergent
• Glad ForceFlex trash bags
  

CVS - 7/20 - 7/26

This week doesn't look very exciting, but today was the last day to take advantage of $3 off $15 coupon, so I tried to put it to good use... twice :)

Transaction #1:

- Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaning Kit (includes the power sprayer, two refills and batteries) - reg. $24.99, on clearance for $12.50; I had a $5 off coupon for it (we needed some refills for ours and found that it's cheaper to buy a new kit with $5 coupon than 2 refills @$5.19 each - $1.50/2 coupon from the paper)

- L'Oreal VivePro shampoo 13 fl oz - reg. $4.99; I had BOGO free coupon

- L'Oreal VivePro shampoo 13 fl oz - on sale Buy One Get One free; the cashier let me use $1 off coupon from the paper on this

Used $3/$15 coupon; paid with ECBs and under $1 out of pocket; no ECBs earned, no CRT coupons printed

Transaction #2:

- Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaning Kit with bonus shower caddy - reg. $24.99, on clearance for $12.50; - $5 off coupon from the paper

- CVS Night-Time Baby Lotion 18 oz - reg. $3.99, on sale for $2 (+ part of the CVS brand baby deal: spend $15, get $5 ECBs); used $2 CVS brand skincare coupon from the Beauty Book

- CVS brand unscented baby wipes 80 ct - reg. $2.99, on sale for $2 (+ part of the CVS brand baby deal: spend $15, get $5 ECBs) - these are very nice quality wipes, we like to keep a tub in the car for unexpected messes ;)

- Trident XtraCare gum 18-ct x 2 - reg. $1.49, on sale Buy One Get One Free (also earns $1 ECB with a purchase of two, limit 5 per household/per ExtraCare card); I had a $1 off 2 coupon (some areas have gotten BOGO coupon for even better deal)

Used $3/$15 coupon; paid with ECBs and under $1 out of pocket; earned $1 ECB for Trident gum.

Free samples - perfumes/fragrances

• Once in a Bloom Fragrances: We look forward to sending you a free .70ml trial size sample of Desert Queen Eau de Parfum so that you can experience this wonderful scent! Please fill in the form below and allow 5 to 7 business days for delivery. Thank you! Get your sample here.

• Moon Sparkle by Escada. Get your hands on a free sample of this year's most sought after fragrance: Moon Sparkle by Escada. Add excitement to your night out with Moon Sparkle. For your free sample, simply click on the following link and sign up.

• Baby Phat Fabulosity Perfume: Feeling fabulous never came so easy. With Baby Phat's new Fabulosity fragrance the fresh blends of fruits, tiger lily and rich honey will make your day simply fabulous. For a free sample, fill out the required information. Available to U.S. residents and while supplies last. Get yours here.

• Vera Wang Princess perfume: Click on the "receive a FREE SAMPLE" link here or complete this form.

• Moblae Perfume Samples (Choice of 4: Air, Earth, Fire, Water for men or for women) here.