Okay, we went to Sam's Club on Saturday, not today:) I was a bit disappointed with that trip. I went specifically to buy marinated artichoke hearts, BUT they didn't have any!!!! Last time I looked for them there was in 2006 or 2007... I purchased them from Costco within the last year and they still had them in September. Unfortunately I didn't pick any up before our membership expired in October. Other things that Sam's didn't have that I wanted:
Maple Syrup
Shelf stable soymilk(vanilla)
BUT they do carry the gallon size of Frank's Red Hot Sauce(Costco doesn't). You know what the old lady in the commercial says, right? Well that's my husband...
Any way, here's what we bought:
16qt stock pot(commercial grade) 26.87
Twin pack rc cars 29.76
spinach artichoke dip 6.97
24 pack junior mints 11.98
acai juice 5.87
1/2 gallon marchario cherries 7.88
16 oz jerky 9.88
3lbs sliced almonds 12.38
gallon hot sauce 9.48
freeze dried mushrooms 4.18
2 bags frito lay brand chips 5.98
total was 134.91 (3.68 in tax)
not sure of the savings
Kroger
2 nestle cookies 4.00
-2 1.50 printables
-.55 shortcuts= .23 each
4 cans dole pineapple 4.00 (1.00 each)
-4 .50 printables(no longer available)= free
big k 12 pack 1.77
4 oscar mayer lunchables 4.00 (1.00 each)
-4 .55 printables= free
3 newspapers 4.50 (1.50 each)
3lb clementines 3.68
-.55 coupon= 2.68
also used a 2.00 cat
7.48 (.08 tax)
saved 22.96, 14.55 in coupons
Meijer
bananas 1.12
4 cans campbell's tomato soup 2.32 (.58 each)
-2 .50/2 printables= .08 each
3 bags of spinach 3.00 (1.00 each)
6 3lb bags of apples 6.00 (1.00 each)
6 rolls ground turkey 6.00 (1.00 each)
2 cole's mini garlic toast 2.00 (1.00 each)
-2 .50 printables= free
5 packs sliced mushrooms 5.00 (1.00 each)
reduced eggnog 1.50
received 2 1.00 discounts from the 10/$10 get the 11th free promotion
total was 20.94
saved 33.40, 4.00 in coupons
Monday, December 7, 2009
Sam's Club, Kroger, and Meijer 12/06
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Menu Plan Monday 12/07
The hubs finally had a request for dinner. Well, he actually said I didn't have to make it because he would forget wanting it by this week, lol. I'm lucky he isn't picky about what's for dinner, but it is kind of annoying when I ask him for suggestions and all he has to say is"I don't know" or "I don't care".
Chicken Enchiladas(the requested dish), black beans and rotel
Potato and turkey chowder, spinach salad
Quinoa spinach, mushroom and cheese casserole (an experiment- I'll let you know how it works out!)
Left overs
Breakfast casserole (bacon, egg, cheese, and potatoes), fruit
BBQ Pork ribs, baked potatoes, broccoli and cheese
ham, green beans and sweet potatoes
We are having lots of potatoes this week in attempt to use up the last of the 15 lb bag I purchased before Thanksgiving. We are expecting some exciting news later in the week which will cause tons of work, so I am going for the quick and easy recipes that have left overs for the next day's lunch(and maybe even breakfast).
You can find 100's of other menu plans here.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Kroger 12/04
I made another stop at Kroger on the way home from dropping the oldest kid off at school. Here's what I got:
4 16oz packs ground chicken 5.16 (1.29 each)
3 loafs arnold bread 4.77 (1.59 each)
-3 .35 peelies = .89 each
1 loaf arnold italian bread 1.49
-1 .35 peelie= .79
nature pride bread 2.50
-.55 printable
-.75 cellfire coupon= .75
bananas 1.03
chicken of the sea tuna .50
-.25 home mailer= free
2 rotel tomatoes 2.14(1.07 each)
-.50 printables= .07 each
2 international delight creamers 5.18 (2.59 each)
-2 free printables= free
3lb cuties clementines 3.68
-.55 printable= 2.68
4 oscar mayer bacon 10.98 (5.49 for 2, 2 free)
-2 .75 coupons= 2.25 each
total was 23.59
saved 30.60, 15.23 in coupons
More Kroger E Coupons!
I just opened an email from Kroger to find yet another E coupon site! These are holiday coupons for the Kroger Private Selection Brand, along with national brands. Go here to add these to your Kroger card. Coupons include:
$2.00 off quantum finish 20ct
our Meat Market
*Limit 1 cake mix per purchase.
or Folgers Coffee
*Limit 1 Martha White Muffin Mix per purchase.
It looks like these will be replacing the My Magazine Home mailers or at least I hope. I always forget to bring mine with me to the store.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Free International Delight Creamer!
You can print a coupon for 1 FREE pint of International Delight coffee creamer. Just go here and click the coupon tab. You will need to become a fan to access the coupon. I was able to print two!
Thanks, Printable Coupons and Deals!
*HOT* .55 off Lunchables Combinations (w/o drink) Printable

Coupons.com has a .55/1 Lunchables Combinations (w/o drink) coupon. If your store doubles these will be really cheap when pairing the coupon with sale.
other new releases at coupons.com:
.50 off Green Giant Steamers
.75 off gold fish crackers
1.0o/2 imagine foods soup or broth
.75 nutrigrain bars
and many more!
Get Amazon Gift Certificates Instantly from Opinion Outpost!
Opinion Outpost has made changes to it's redemption requirements and added another payment option. Instead of waiting until you have $10 before you can cash out and then waiting some more until the check arrives, you can now redeem at $5. The best part is they now offer Amazon gift certificates! These will post instantly for you to go shopping with.
I am loving these changes and checking my Opinion Outpost account several times a day so I can earn another gift certificate in time for a little more Christmas shopping. It isn't at all difficult to make the $5 in 2-3 surveys, if you have the surveys available to take.
Want to know more about Opinion Outpost? See my previous review here.
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Kroger 12/01
I had planned to skip shopping altogether until the weekend, but I was low on diapers. The baby wears cloth diapers during the day and disposables at night and if we are going on a long car ride or will be out in public for more than 3 hours. The toddler wears disposables all the time. His booty is too big for the one size cloth diapers and the size large diapers we have. I could stick him in prefolds and covers, but I hate touching the wet parts of the diapers and it is near impossible for me to not touch them when using prefolds.
2 mega packs luvs diapers 21.98 (10.99 each)
-2 2.00 coupons (one was a homemailer and the other was a catalina)
-.50 P&G esaver= 8.74 each
6 kashi tlc crackers 11.94(1.99 each) - 1 day sale
-6 1.00 coupons (from a booklet I found @ Kroger in early May)
Suave deodorant 1.00
-1.00 cat = free
2 pack of soothie pacifiers 3.89
3 boxes apple jacks 4.77 (1.59 each)- 1 day sale
-3 coupons(found in blinkie machines last month)=.59 each
Cuties clementines 3.68
-.55 printable= 2.68
Total was 32.44(1.68 tax)
saved 36.40, 16.50 in coupons
Check out more Kroger trips @ The New Frugal Mom (because this one was kinda lame, lol)
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
New Month Means New Coupons!(Printable and E )
You can go to Coupons.com, coolsavings.com, Redplum.com, and Smartsource.com to print all the new coupons that interest you. Print what you think you will use in the next 30 days. Some of the best coupons will reach their print limits quickly.
Cellfire and Shortcuts also released new e coupons in the past few days. You have 2 weeks to load the ones from Cellfire. They expire 30 days from now. Don't forget to go to UPromise and load those new e coupons too.
Also check the other General Mills Websites I have listed here.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Olay $20 Rebate when you spend $50
There is a new Olay rebate out: get $20 back by mail when you spend $50 on Olay facial moisturizers, cleansers, and/or treatments. Purchases must be made by December 27th 2009 and postmarked by January 8th 2010. Download your form here. (Not Valid in Maine)
The $50 has always been BEFORE coupons in the past. This would go well with Meijer's deal this week. There may be a sale coming up at CVS or Walgreens to make this even better. I will need to check the previews to know for sure.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Update on Kraft Cheese Rewards Program @ Kroger
In my initial post it was unclear how you would know how much credit you had accumulated toward the Kraft cheese rewards program. Today among the catalinas my husband received at check out was a little notice telling me I needed $18 more dollars to receive my $2 reward. Your total will not be on your regular receipt. You will get a notice from the catalina machine a few days after you purchase qualifying items telling you much you have spent and how much more you need to spend. I've updated the original post to include this new information.
Menu Plan Monday 11/30
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are still eating left over turkey. My husband had the foresight to split them in half and put one bag in the fridge and the other in the freezer to keep us from burning out. I have enough turkey for 2 more meals in the fridge and 3-4 in the fridge:)
Crockpot chicken and quinoa stew- using turkey in place of chicken and adding mushrooms
Chilaquiles casserole
Beef stew
Spaghetti w/ meat sauce and green beans
chicken breast, baked potatoes, broccoli and cheese
Left overs
Steak N Shake, if my gift card from my points comes. If not we will have something easy from the freezer
Go here to see hundreds of other Menu Plans.
Jungle Jim's Deals 11/30-12/06

Jungle Jim's is open from 8am-10pm everyday. They do not double coupons and they do accept printable coupons. View the full ad here.
Items which state "limit X w/ additional $10 purchase" do not count toward your $10 minimum for other items which require a $10 minimum.
Florida Red Grapefruit 5lb bag 1.99
Sunburst Tangerines 3lb bag 2/$3
assorted bulk nuts 1.99/lb
bananas .39/lb
limit 4lbs
texas limes 2lb bag 2/$3
anjou pears .79/lb
green onions 3/$1
Riceland long grain rice 25lbs 8.99
-.50 11-15-09 RP= 8.49 or .34 per pound
Boneless Alligator Sirloin 11.99/lb
Freshlike frozen veggies 16oz .78
-.35 11-15-09 SS=.43 each
Folgers Coffee 27.8-33.9oz select varieties 4.99
-1.00 11-08-09 RP= 3.99 each
limit 2 per family w/ additional $10 purchase
General mills cereal (cinnamon toast crunch, golden grahams, cheerios, lucky charms) 1.79
-1.00/2 lucky charms, golden grahams, or cinnamon toast crunch printable
-1.00/2 cheerios 11-08-09 SS= 1.29 each
limit 3 per family w/ additional $10 purchase
Rosetto ravioli 18oz 2/$5
-1.00 11-01-09 SS=1.50 each
Tony's original pizza 12in 1.88
-1.00/2 10-04-09 SS= 1.38 each
Aunt Jemima Syrup original, lite or buttermilk 24oz 2.49
-1.00/2 10-04-09 SS= 1.99 each
aunt jemima pancake mix complete, buttermilk complete, or original 32oz 1.89
-1.00/2 10-04-09 SS= 1.39 each
propel fitness water 24oz 2/.90
martha white blueberry muffin mix 7oz .89
-1.00/4 11-08-09 RP= .64 each
smucker's grape jelly 32oz 1.19
-.25 11-08-09 RP= .94 oz
pringles super stack select 1.29
-1.00/4 11-15-09 RP= 1.04 each
Nabisco snack crackers triscuit, wheat thins, sociables, fiber select 7-10oz 1.99
-1.00 11-08-09 SS= .99 each
International Delights creamer 16oz 2/$3
-1.00/2 11-08-09 SS= 1.00 each
Quaker instant oatmeal assorted varieties 10ct 2.29
-1.25/2 08-30-09 RP(expires Monday)=1.67 each
Zatarains Rice sides cheddar broccoli and chicken .99
-.75/2 09-13-09 RP(expires Monday)=.62 each
betty crocker warm delights 1.29
-.50 printable = .79 each
texas toast tortilla strips chipotle cheddar or chili lime1.39
-.50 11-08-09 SS= .89 each
campbell's chunky soup 1.59
-1.50/3 printable= 1.09
Dial holiday hand soap pump winter pomegranate or sparkiling cider 1.19
-.35 10-04-09 SS= .84 each
Lysol Disinfectant spray garden mist professional 19oz 1.99
-1.00 11-08-09 SS or printable= .99 each
bounty basics paper towels 1ct .59
-.25 11-01-09 PG(expires Monday), 11/29/09 PG= .34 each
limit 12 per family with additional $10 purchase
Staples: Free Batteries And Markers!
I'm sure you will need batteries to go with many of your Christmas gifts this year. You can score some free after rebate Duracell batteries(AA and AAA) at Staples. Combine the battery deal with the $25 in free sharpie deal (only valid online Sunday and Monday this week) and you don't even need to leave you house or pay shipping to get them! Jenny at Southern Savers has the scoop here.
Be sure to shop through ebates to get 2% back too!
Don't Throw out Your Parade Magazine!
Inside the Parade magazine(comes in some Sunday papers) there is a $2 off huggies coupon. Make sure you cut it out before recycling your newspaper.
Meijer Deals 11/29-12/05
There are a few good deals this week at Meijer, but nothing spectacular. I'm sure many of you are happy to have a slower week of shopping this week any way;)
In my area(Cincinnati) Meijer doubles coupons up to .50 and anything between .51 and .99 goes to a dollar, 1.00 or more is redeemed at face value. Limit of 2 identical coupons doubled per order.
*Prices my vary
Blackberries 5/$5
-.50 printable(if the berries are driscoll brand)= free
oscar mayer bacon 2.69
-.75 11-15-09 SS=1.69
eckrich smoke sausage 2.19
-.55 11-15-09 SS= 1.19
Dannon activia 1.99
-1.00 11-01-09 SS, 10-04-09 SS= .99
Sargento Shredded Cheese 8oz 1.89
-.40/2 11-15-09 SS
-.55 All You, December 2009= 1.49- .89 each
freschetta original or brick oven pizza 3.99
-1.00 11-15-09 SS
-1.00 brick oven printable =2.99
Kashi cereal select varieties 3.59
-3.00 Vocalpoint home mailer
-1.50 Vocalpoint home mailer
-1.50 golean crunch printable = .59- 2.09 each
yoplait kids or trix yogurt 1.99
-1.00/2 trix 11-08-09 SS= 1.49
v8 Splash 64oz 1.99
-1.00/2 printable= 1.49
Knorr pasta or rice sides .89
-.75/2 11-15-09 RP
-1.00/5 meal box = .29 each wyb 5 and use 2 man. and 1 meal box coupon
campbell's chunky soup 3/$4
-1.50/3 printable = .83 each
Mc cormick dry seasoning packs 2/$1
-1.00/4 meal box coupon= .25 each
Red Gold tomatoes .79
-1.00/2 printable = .29 each
Kellogg's cereal raisin bran, rice krispies, frosted mini wheats, frosted flakes 1.88
-.50 raisin brand , 1.00/2 krispies and mini wheats, 1.50/3 frosted flakes printables
-1.50/2 mini wheats printable
-1.50 off store brand coffee wyb 3 kellogg's cereals here and here = .88, 1.13, or 1.38 and 1.50 off coffee
Free Olay facial cleanser or cleansing clothes when you buy any olay facial moisturizer or treatment(6.29-24.99) -free item must be of equal or lesser value
-1.00 moisturizer or cleanser 11/29/09 PG= as low as $4.29/2
Rebate: get $20 back wyb $50 in Olay facial cleansers, moisturizers, or treatments
$2 off colorgirl lip product (excludes outlast and gift sets) Prices starting at 3.50
-1.00 11/29/09 PG
-2.50/2 11-01-09 PG(expires Monday)= as low as .25 each
Olay body wash and quench lotion 5.29
- free lotion wyb body wash 11/29/09 PG
-1.00 11/01/09 (expires Monday)= 2.15 each
Pantene shampoo or conditioner 12.6oz excludes expressions and restoratives 2.96
-2.00 Vocalpoint home mailer
-1.00 Vocalpoint home mailer= .96-1.96
Playskool toys buy two get one FREE
printables here and here
Friday, November 27, 2009
More Hot Printables
1..00 off toll house morsels and 1.50 off toll house cookies here
(Thanks, Common Sense with money!)
1.00/4 del monte canned veggies, fruit or tomatoes here (bottom right corner)
@ coupons.com
ace hardware: 50% off one reg priced item under $30
1.00 off lunchables(must take a pledge to access)
1.50 off store brand coffee wyb 3 kellogg's cereals
1.50 off wheatables
1.50 off all bran crackers
1.00 off coast body wash
1.00 tone bar soap
3.00 off Sid the science kid talking plush
More printables at Redplum.com, coolsavings.com and smartsource.com
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Some Hot Printables
Here are several hot printables you will want to print quickly, before they reach their print limits:
.55 3lb cuties and 1.00 5lb cuties (clementine oranges) here (register at the top to get to the coupons)
.50/ driscoll berries here (bottom right corner)
Thanks, Saving with Shellie
5 various Kraft dairy coupons here
A Black Friday Warning
It is very easy to get caught up in all the hype of Black Friday, but don't forget to make a budget of how much you can afford to spend this season and stick to it. If you are using a credit card, do so with caution and realize you will need to pay that bill in a month or less. If you don't plan to pay the card in full when the payment is due your Black Friday savings are really not all that great (after you factor in the interest you will be paying on the purchase).
It is nice to be able to give nice gifts to those you love, but it is even better to spend time with them and create memories. You do not need to prove your love to anyone with presents. Sit down before you head out the door to snag those great deals and cross off your list items that you really don't need to get. Just because it is a door buster doesn't mean you need to buy it. It still cost money, takes up space in your home, and takes time to acquire, maintain, and keep picked up off the floor. I always like to calculate the cost of an item by seeing how many minutes or hours of my husbands time at work it takes to pay for it. When you look at an items cost in this way, you will find many things cost too much.
I am speaking from my own experience. My oldest daughter's first few Christmas's could have been much better had I not gone crazy "saving" money on all kinds of gifts for her. 4 years later I am still tripping over half of the gifts I got her then. During her 2nd Christmas I realized I wasn't doing anyone any favors by spoiling her with so much stuff. She was tired of opening gifts and ungrateful to others who didn't get her 20-30 gifts each. She finished opening 5-6 gifts at her great grandmother's house, realized she had no more gifts to open and pouted "I didn't get nothing". It broke my heart I had inadvertently made her greedy and unappreciative.
Now we have three children and our tree has less gifts under it than the first few years when we only had one child, but we have so much more time to spend with them actually playing with the toys and reading the books they receive. My kid's aren't overwhelmed. I don't have to worry about the huge credit card bill looming over my head or asking my husband to spend more time at work to pay for the gifts. And my daughter who once was insatiable now only has a list of two items she wants for Christmas(which she had to think long and hard about before she came up with).
So be careful when you are out getting all the great deals. There are plenty because retailers have been hurting all year. Don't jeopardize your finances buying what you don't need and do not go with out a detailed list which included a grand total. Do not go over your budget. You still have 6-8 weeks of bargains being crammed in your face.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Paid to Read/Survey/Shopping Rebate Site : My Points
I have been a member of My Points for quite some time. It was hard to narrow down the description part of the post title on this site. My Points has so much to offer: paid surveys, rebates for shopping online, points for "reading" emails, reviewing sites, using their search bar and so much more!
When I first signed up with My Points in early 2004 I only earned points by clicking through the emails they send. You receive 5 points for each one you click through. One year later I had enough points to redeem for a $25 gift card! Since then I have earned over 45,000 point(around $325 depending on what you redeem for).
Now I utilize more than just the paid email aspect of the site(though it is still the largest point earner for me), and as a result it doesn't take me a year to earn rewards.
Tip for making the email reading part of the site easier:
1. Once every week or two (or however often you like, just be aware the emails have expiration dates of 2-3 weeks. If you click on them after the expiration date you wont get credit for reading them)do a search in your email account for mypoints.
2. Open the first email in you search results
3. Right click the link in the email and click open in new tab
4. Delete the email(unless it's an offer you want to take advantage of later, in that case just click next)
5. Repeat with the next 4- 5 emails in the search results
6. Close the tabs that you just opened and repeat the whole process until you have no more emails left from mypoints
You can set up what offers you would like emailed to you in your account settings. For the sake of earning more points I signed up for all available newsletters.
Another way to earn points is through referrals. Here's how it works:
Send an invite to join your network to your friends using their form, when those friends sign up you receive 10% of the points they earn(unlimited), plus you will earn a flat 25 points for the first 20 people in your network.
This is a new referral system, it used to be you could invite up to 10 friends a month for a flat 250 points.
I usually try to get a "treat" gift card using My Points(I just redeemed some points for a $25 Steak N Shake Gift Card!), but they also have more practical choices like CVS and Kmart.
I could go on and on about My Points, but I'd rather have you go check it out for yourselves by signing up here-it's free or, if you are already a member share your own experiences with us in the comments(the good and the bad).
You will not get rich using this site, but you will earn a little extra spending money.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Quick, Print This .50 off Dole Fruit Coupon!
Did you max out you prints for the .50/1 dole canned fruit coupon here(you have to play the game to get to it)? Well you can print two more at coupons.com! Just click the banner above to get yours before it's gone.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Menu Plan Monday 11/23
Last week I was pretty ill on Sunday, so I did not make a menu plan for the week. How many times do you have to repeat an action before it becomes habit? I really need to make menu planning a habit! Practice, practice, practice...
Well, turkey is on the menu for a good portion of the week. I will be making a turkey at home as soon as the one in the fridge is finished thawing (probably Tuesday) and we will be having turkey with family on Thursday.
Breakfast for dinner - eggs, bacon, fruit and toast
Turkey dinner at home
leftover turkey over mashed potatoes covered with gravy, peas
Turkey dinner w/ family
baked potatoes w/ broccoli and cheese, salad
turkey salad sandwiches, fruit
turkey Alfredo noodles and broccoli
I know we are going to have a ton of turkey left from our bird- it's 16lbs and only 4 of us will be eating on it! I see more turkey recipes in next weeks menu plan. MMM! I love Thanksgiving:)
You can see hundreds of other menu plans here!
Jungle Jim's Deals 11/23-11/29

Jungle Jim's is open from 8am-10pm everyday. They do not double coupons and they do accept printable coupons. View the full ad here.
Items which state "limit X w/ additional $10 purchase" do not count toward your $10 minimum for other items which require a $10 minimum.
Jungle Jim's store hours on Thanksgiving day are 8am-6pm
Sweet Potatoes .29/lb
6lb limit
Georgia Pecan meats 1 lb bag 4.99
celery stalk .79
Florida Red Grapefruit 5lb bag 1.99
Philadelphia cream cheese .99
1.00/3 =.66 each
Kraft cool whip 8oz .69
limit 4
pillsbury all purpose flour 5lb .99
limit 1 per family w/ additional $10 purchase
Mrs. Smith Pies 27oz 2/$6
-1.00 11-15-09 SS= 2.00
libby's canned vegetables select .59
-1.00/4 09-27-09 RP or .50/2 printable = .34 each
limit 12 per family w/ additional $10 purchase
Wesson vegetable oil 48oz 2.19
-.50 printable = 1.69
Campbell's can gravy (beef, turkey, or chicken) .49
-1.00/4 printable
-.40/4 11-08-09 SS= .24-.39 each
Progresso broth beef chicken or reduced salt chicken 32oz 1.39
-.50 10-04-09 SS, 11-15-09 GM or printable = .89
betty crocker pouch potatoes .69
-.35 11-15-09 SS, 11-22-09 SS or
-.40 printable= .34 - .29 each
Libby's canned pumpkin
15 oz 1.19
29 oz 1.99
Betty crocker bac o bit 4.4oz 1.09
Nestle toll house morsels white-semi-milk chocolate or butterscotch 12oz 1.59
-.50 11-01-09 RP= 1.09
Birdseye steamfresh veggies 12oz .77
-1.00/2 printable= .52
last time lightly sauced was excluded
filippo berio extra virgin olive oil 17oz 4.99
-1.00 printable = 3.99
lipton tea bags 100ct black 2.59
-.60 11-15-09 SS= 1.99 each
bounty basics paper towels 1ct .59
-.25 11-01-09 PG= .34 each
limit 12 per family with additional $10 purchase
Charmin basic big roll bath tissue 12ct 4.99
-.25 11-01-09 PG= 4.74
limit 2 per family with additional $10 purchase
Renuzit Pearl Scents apple cinn, fresh snow scent 1.79
-.50 printable
-b2g1 11-08-09 SS= .86 each wyb 3 and use 2 printables and 1 b2g1 coupon
vanity fair napkins dinner 40ct or luncheon 100ct 1.79
-.50 08-09-09 RP= 1.29
Unadvertised(valid on 11/22 with no end date mentioned- can be pulled at anytime)
scott extra soft bath tissue 4pk .89
-1.00 on 8 or more rolls 11-22-09 SS = .39 each wyb 2 packs using 1 coupon
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Meijer Deals 11/22-11/28
This week doesn't look too bad! Be sure to check your ad for non coupon items you may need and to be sure I didn't over look something great!
In my area(Cincinnati) Meijer doubles coupons up to .50 and anything between .51 and .99 goes to a dollar, 1.00 or more is redeemed at face value. Limit of 2 identical coupons doubled per order.
*Prices my vary
You can print Meal Box Coupons with the Widget below or with the HCW Meijer Coupon Generator Here
$14 off Grade A Tom Turkeys (16.1 lbs and up)
$8 off grade A hen turkeys (average 10-16lbs)
limit 1 w/ additional $20 purchase
-$2 off wyb butterball turkey and (5) 12oz heinz gravy/6oz stovetop stuffings
-$2 off butterball whole turkey and here
Sweet Potatoes .37/lb
red grapefruit(5lb) 2/$5
Birdseye steam fresh veggies 1.00
-.35 not sure which insert, the ones listed in database exclude steamfresh= .30 each
breyers ice cream 2/$5
-.75 10-18-09 RP= 1.50
pepperidge farm stuffing mix 2/$5
-1.00/2 printable = 2.00
pascal celery .67
king's Hawaiian rolls 2/$4
-1.00/2 printable or 11-15-09 RP= 1.50
alouette cream de brie 2/$5
-1.00 or .75 11-08-09 SS= 1.50
progresso chicken or beef broth 32oz 1.69
-.50 10-04-09 SS, 11-15-09 GM or printable = .69
heinz gravy .99
-1.00/3 printable = .66 each
dole salad blends 2/$5
-1.00/2 printable and here= 2.00
Pillsbury grands biscuits .99
-11-15-09 GM or printable= .69
international delight creamer 16oz 1.64
-.55 or 1.00 11-08-09 SS 10-04-09 SS= .64
Rumored Cat Deal: Buy 2 pint sizes get $2 oyno cat(makes this a mm of .72!), good through 12/05
dean's dips 1.19
-1.00/2 09-27-09 SS= .69
daisy sour cream 16oz 1.49
-.50 11-15-09 SS(says limit 1 per transaction)= .49
kraft cheeses assorted 3/$5
-1.00/2 11-15-09 RP= 1.16
rhodes warm n serve rolls 1.99
-1.00 09-20-09 SS= .99
bob evan's breakfast sandwiches(4ct) 3.99
-1.00 10-11-09 SS= 2.99
smithfield bacon 2.29
-.55 10-25-09 SS (did not double when I used on ss sale- watch the register)= 1.29
eggland's best grade a large eggs 2/$3
-.35 11-01-09 SS= .80
toll house morsels 1.99
-.50 11-01-09 RP= .99
king arthur flour 5lb 2.99
-3.50/2 King Arthur Flour, 5 lb., and Fleischmann's Jar Yeast - 11-08-09 SS= free plus .51 toward jar yeast
diamond shelled walnuts 16oz 4.99
-3.00/2 11-08-09 SS (says limit 1 per transaction)= 3.49 each
martha white muffin mix .88
-1.00/4 11-08-09 RP= .63 each
prevacid 14ct 10.27
-4.00 11-15-09 RP= 6.27 (.44/pill)
-5.00 snow white printable
-buy both and enter rewards codes to get two free santa buddies plush toys free( +6.00 s&h) (if you buy both try getting 2 bags of apples too, it doesn't say limit one in the ad)
-5.00 rebate when you buy snow buddies and butterball whole turkey 11/22 insert or here
Playskool Dinoroars stompers $19.00
-10.00 printable= 9.00 (normal price is $25 at Meijer)
Fisher Price trio builders starter set or fire station 15.00
-5.00 printable= 10.00
Buy 2 $25 o charley's gift cards in one transaction, get $5 back on your next Meijer order
Friday, November 20, 2009
Make $5 @ Meijer 11/21 Only!

Tomorrow only you can save $5 on the purchase of $50 in Meijer gift cards with the coupon in the Super Saturday ad.
Meijer will also be having a Thanksgiving day sale, Black Friday sale, and Another Super Saturday sale next week. You can see all of the ads here.
The Wii and Wii fit are cheaper at Meijer than they are on amazon (details on amazon deal here), but you will need to go to the store on two separate days.
Meijer 11/20 (lots of fruit)
3 pints of strawberries .69 (.23 each)
bananas 1.03
3 mangoes .50
8 pomegranates 2.00 (.25 each)
1 spaghetti and 1 butternut squash 5.74 (.79/lb)
4 tomatoes 1.23
15lb bag potatoes 2.69
brown sugar 2.99
dark brown sugar .89
4 cup a soup/ recipe secrets 3.96(.99 each)
-2 .40 coupons
-1.00/4 meal box= .34 each
1 hen turkey 13.79 (10.xx lbs)
-8.00 instant promo= 5.79 (about .58/lb)
4 ragu pasta sauces 5.16 (1.29 each)
-2 1.00/2 meal box coupons
-2 .60/2 coupons= .29 each
2 packs aunt millie dinner rolls 2.58 (1.29 each)
-2 .55 printables= .29 each
4 i can't believe it's butter sticks 6.76 (1.69 each)
-2 1.00/2 meal box coupons
-4 1.00 coupons= .19 each
healthy ones 8oz lunch meat 4.58 (2.29 each)
- 2 .50 discounts- not sure why but these came off automatically at the register!
-2 .55 coupons= .79 each
3lb bag of apples 1.50
4lb bag oranges 2.00
3 12packs of soda 7.44 (2.48 each)
also used a $20 cat(from filling a RX in the meijer pharmacy with a coupon I got at checkout last time) and 4 $2 cats
total was 11.83 (.25 tax)
saved 69.20, 49.60 in coupons
The savings do not include what I saved on all the marked down fruit:)
My little guy has been sick and recovering from a fractured ankle the past few weeks and it has affected his appetite. He is finally feeling somewhat better and he is back to his hungry self. Today he ate 3.5 bananas, almost a pound of strawberries, an orange, 3 bowls of cereal(1 cheerios and 2 rice krispies plain), 2 pieces of pizza, and a handful of goldfish honey grahams. No veggies. He wouldn't eat much for dinner after he had his fruit munching session in the 30 minutes it took me to get my daughter from school(daddy was watching him). I'm wondering how much is going to eat when he gets bigger! He is only 23 months right now.
mealbox coupons are here
Black Friday Survey
I know a lot of us have Black Friday on the mind(it's 1 week away!). Retailers do too. Hot Coupon World has a survey they are doing to provide retailers with more information about consumer shopping habits on this special day. You can take part in it by going here. It will be available until thanksgiving day, so if you don't have time right now you can come back later and take it. There will also be a follow up survey after Black Friday. I will let you know when that is up as well.
What is Hot Coupon World? It is another community of coupon clippers and deal seekers like A Full Cup. you can check out Hot Coupon World's black Friday forum here(and don't forget to check out A Full Cup's too).
Sunday Coupon Preview 11/22
There will only be one insert in Sundays paper. To see what all will be included click the banner above. I'm going to guess that there wont be any in next Sunday's, due to the holiday. I'm okay with that, I need to catch up on clipping. I have inserts from before the baby was born still waiting to be clipped!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Black Fridy Deals
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
New Cellfire Coupons, Including Purina!
Along with the usual line up of e coupons, cellfire has Purina pet food coupons now! I don't have a pet personally, but I know from family how expensive pet food can be. Here are a few of the newest cellfire coupons you can load to your shopper's card today:
$4.00 on Scotch Fur Fighter-Kroger and ShopRite only
$1.00 on any one package of Purina brand Dry Cat Food, any size/variety
$1.00 on any one package of Purina brand Dry Dog Food, any size/variety
$1.00 on two packages of Purina brand Dog Snacks and/or Cat Treats, any size /variety
$0.75 on any one loaf of Nature's Pride bread
I highly recommend adding as many as you can fit on your card. Once you have shopped you can add any that wouldn't fit. You have 2 weeks to load these new coupons to your card and 4 weeks to use them. This is from the time the coupons were released, not when you added them to our card. Load them here!
Also check and see if you have all the ecoupons from shortcuts, P&G esaver, and the newest site - Fall Savings. You should already have all of the UPromise ecoupons since they only change at the beginning of the month, but if you forgot to add them you can do so now.
And lastly, take a peek at the three major coupon sites- Coupons.com, Smartsource.com, and Redplum.com to be sure you have printed any new releases.
You will also find $15 in Campbell's printables here (thanks, hip2save!)
Monday, November 16, 2009
Awesome Wii/Wii fit Deal @ Amazon!
Amazon has a great deal on the Wii/Wii fit plus with balance board bundle! When you go here
and place all three items in your cart(wii, wii fit, and $50 amazon gift card) you will get a $50 discount at checkout automatically. The cost for all items is $289, plus you have $50 left to spend! You can spend that $50 on the Wii Play with Wii Remote
($44.49) and still have $5.50 to spend on something else!
This deal is only good until the Nov. 22nd(Sunday) and is limited to 1 per customer.
I'm also using my swagbucks to get a Wii Dual Charge Station & Turbo Cooler so we aren't going through batteries like crazy!
Thanks so much to Couponing to Disney for the heads up on this and the nudge I needed to actually purchase it;)
Spoonfuls of Stories Giveaway winner!
Click to Give: Each click helps those in need!
You can help each of the causes below by simply clicking through the links. You are able to click each once per day! How awesome is that?
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Jungle Jim's 11/16-11/22

Jungle Jim's is open from 8am-10pm everyday. They do not double coupons and they do accept printable coupons. View the full ad here.
Items which state "limit X w/ additional $10 purchase" do not count toward your $10 minimum for other items which require a $10 minimum.
Sweet Potatoes .29/lb
6lb limit
celery stalk .79
Florida Red Grapefruit 5lb bag 1.99
Philadelphia cream cheese .88
1.00/3 =.55 each
limit 6
Kraft cool whip 8oz .69
limit 4
Mrs. Smith Pies 27oz 2/$5
-1.00 11-15-09 SS= 1.50
limit 4 w/ additional $10 purchase
libby's canned vegetables select .59
-1.00/4 09-27-09 RP or .50/2 printable = .34 each
limit 12 per family w/ additional $10 purchase
Wesson vegetable or canola oil 48oz 2.19
-.50 printable = 1.69
heinz gravy select .99
-1.00/3 printable = .66 each
college inn chicken broth(original or low salt) .79
-1.00/2 11-15-09 RP= .29 each
Freschetta Pizza 12in 3.99
-1.00 11-15-09 SS= 2.99
naturally rising pictured
Freshlike veggies 16oz 10/$10
-.35 10-18-09 SS, 11-15-o9 ss= .65 each
Reddi whip 7oz 2/$3
-.50 11-15-o9 ss= 1.00
kraft singles 2/$3
-1.00/2 11-15-09 RP= 1.00
mayfield selects ice cream 48oz 1.99
-1.00 10-18-09 SS(expires 11-18- Wednesday!) = .99
the blueberry pie and banana split kinds are soooooooooo GOOD!
pillsbury all purpose flour 5lb .99
limit 1 per family w/ additional $10 purchase
welch's grape juice purple or white 64oz 2.79
-1.00 printable= 1.79
reynolds turkey oven bags 2ct 1.49
-1.00 11-15-09 SS= .49
dixie napkins 200ct 1.69
-1.00/2 10-18-09 RP= 1.19
wet ones canister wipes 40ct 2/$4
-1.00 printable
-1.50 printable =1.00- .50
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Toys, Toys,Toys! Meijer 11/15
It's been a while since Meijer was on the top of my to-do list for Sunday, but I have a hard time by passing cheap turkey and Mr. Potato Head Silly suitcases! My husband just told me the kids were eyeballing them at Costco a few months ago, so I know they are gonna love them:)
You can print your meal box coupons here
1 Mr. Potato Head Silly Suitcase 12.99
-5.00 printable= 7.99
1 Mrs. Potato Head Silly Suitcase 12.99
-5.00 printable= 7.99
1 Activity Ball 12.99
-5.00 printable= 7.99
1 dino roars hatchling 12.99
-5.00 printable= 7.99
bananas 1.39
Tom Turkey 19.35 (was 16.26 lbs)
-14.00 Promotion= 5.35 or .33/lb
4 lipton soup mix/ cup A soups 3.96 (.99 each)
-1.00/4 meal box coupon
-4 .40 coupons(2 doubled, 2 at face value)= .14 each
4 ragu pasta sauces 5.16 (1.29 each)
-2 1.00/2 meal box coupons
-2 .60/2 coupons= .29 each
2 packs aunt millie dinner rolls 2.58 (1.29 each)
-2 .55 printables= .29 each
4 i can't believe it's butter sticks 6.76 (1.69 each)
-2 1.00/2 meal box coupons
-4 1.00 coupons= .19 each(got back 4 2.00 cats! made 1.81 for each package bought)
healthy ones 8oz lunch meat 4.58 (2.29 each)
- 2 .50 discounts- not sure why but these came off automatically at the register!
-2 .55 coupons= .79 each
3lb bag of apples 1.50
4 pepperidge farm naturals snacks 10.00
-2 1.00/2 meal box coupons
-4 1.00 coupons= 1.00 each
total was 52.09(3.25 in tax)
saved 86.31, 43.60 in coupons
Not too bad considering 35.25 of the total was for toys:) and now I have $8 in cats to spend on my next trip.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Meijer Black Friday Ad 2009
Meijer will release their black Friday ad tonight at 12:01 am. You can access it here. Below is the front page of the ad, just to give you a tiny preview:) Click on the image to make it larger.
Meijer 11/15-11/21
There are some nice Thanksgiving and toy deals this week at Meijer! Please be sure to check you own ad to confirm prices and for other deals I know I missed.
In my area(Cincinnati) Meijer doubles coupons up to .50 and anything between .51 and .99 goes to a dollar, 1.00 or more is redeemed at face value. Limit of 2 identical coupons doubled per order.
*Prices my vary
You can print Meal Box Coupons with the Widget below or with the HCW Meijer Coupon Generator Here
$14 off Grade A Tom Turkeys (16.1 lbs and up)
$8 off grade A hen turkeys (average 10-16lbs)
limit 1 w/ additional $20 purchase
-$2 off wyb butterball turkey and (5) 12oz heinz gravy/6oz stovetop stuffings
-$2 off butterball whole turkey and here
Stove top stuffing .99
heinz gravy .99
-1.00/3 mealbox coupon
-1.00/3 printable = .33 each
dole salad blends 2/$5
-1.00/2 printable and here= 2.00
Healthy ones thin sliced lunch meat 8oz 2.29
-.55 10-18-09 SS= 1.29 each
swanson canned broth 14.5 oz .59
-1.00/6 11-08-09 SS= .43 each
Dole canned mandarin oranges, tropical fruit, or pineapple .99
-.55/2 mandarin or .35/2 pineapple 11-08-09 SS
-.50 printable (play the game)= free to .65 each
Pillsbury cookie dough or pie crust 1.99
-1.25 printable simply peanut butter, .55 any simply printable=.99 to .74
-.75/2 holiday cookies printable or here= 1.49
-.50/2 pie crust printable or here= 1.49
Sara Lee cheesecake, pound cake, or coffee cake 1/2 price
-1.00 printable = cheap
keebler pie crust 1.77
-.30 11-08-09 RP= 1.17
I can't believe it's not butter sticks 1.69
-1.00 11-15-09 RP
-1.00/2 meal box coupon= .19 each
catalina: buy icbinb sticks get back $2 oyno coupon- you should get 2 when you use 1 meal box and 2 manufacturer coupons- makes it a MM of over $3!
brooks chili beans .99
-1.00/3 meal box coupon
-.55/2 10-04-09 SS= .23 each wyb 6 use 2 mealbox coupons and 3 manufacturer coupons(3rd won't double)
ragu pasta sauce 1.29
-1.00/2 meal box coupon
-1.00/2 printable
-.60/2 11-15-09 RP= .29 each wyb 2 and use 1 mealbox and 1 printable
pepperidge farm crackers 2/$5
-1.00/2 mealbox
-1.00 11-01-09 SS= 1.00 each
Lipton recipe secrets or cup A soup .99
-1.00/4 meal box coupon
-.40 11-15-09 RP= .14 each wyb 4 and use 1 mb and 4 manufacturer coupons(2 will double, 2 at face value)
Aunt millie brown n serve or old fashioned rolls 1.29
-.55 printable= .29
Maxwell house 33-34.5 oz(excludes flavors) or Seattle's Best 12 oz 5.99
-1.00/2 printable maxwell house, also in keep the jingle in your holiday booklet
-1.00 seattle's best 09-27-09 SS= 4.99-5.49 each
Seattle's Best Rebate
Instant Promo: Buy two of the listed coffees, get (1) 4lb bag peninsular sugar free
buy 2 seattle's Best and 1 bag of peninsular sugar, use 2 $1 printables, submit MIR, = 3.99 for 2 bags of coffee and 1 bag of sugar!
wheat thins or triscuits 2.17
-1.00 11-08-09 SS, 1.00/2 in various booklets= 1.17- 1.67
Instant Promo: buy $10 in any combination of Nabisco cookies and crackers- all varieties and sizes, get $10 off instantly on any Mattel Apples to Apples, Blokus, Mad Gab, or Uno Game, Reg $15.99 and up(ends 11/18)
Would also work well with the rebate I mentioned here (keep the jingle in your holiday)
Philadelphia cream cheese 1.18
-1.00/3 11-15-09 RP = .85 each
Toll House refrigerated cookies 2/$4
-1.00 11-01-09 RP
-1.00/2 meal box coupon= .50
Buy $25 in Outback gift cards get $5 back as a meijer custom coupon
Buy $50 in Outback gift cards get $10 back as a meijer custom coupon
limit 1 per transaction
My little pony newborn cutie playset 34.99
-5.00 off 20.00 my little pony purchase printable=29.99
Select playskool items 12.99
pictured:
Mr. Potato Head silly suit case
-5.00 printable= 7.99
Activity Ball
-5.00 printable= 7.99
Dino-Roars' T-Rex
-5.00 printable= 7.99
Friday, November 13, 2009
Vocalpoint.com : Free Products and High $ Coupons
I've talked about Vocalpoint.com in some of my shopping trip post. They are a wonderful source of free samples, coupons for free items, and other high value coupons. Recently I have received free clinical strength deodorant, pro x face cream, and free cereal coupons. I highly recommend signing up with them Here if you haven't already. They don't bombard you with spam.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Kroger: Kraft Cheese Rewards Program
I received this catalina informing me of the new Kraft Cheese Rewards program at Kroger.
Receive a $2 catalina every time you spend $20 on Kraft cheese or dairy products using your shopper's card now through 5/8/10. Purchases can be made over multiple shopping trips. The $2 coupon will print at the register within one week of the $20 threshold being met.
Qualifying products include:
Kraft singles
Kraft naturals (shreds, chunk, snacking, or slices)
Philadelphia cream cheese
Kraft deli Fresh Natural slices
Kraft Deli deluxe slices
Velveeta pasteurized prepared cheese product
polly-o cheese(string, mozzarella, and ricotta
cracker barrel cheese
digiorno cheese
athenos feta
breakstones cottage cheese
knudsen cottage cheese
breakstone sour cream
knudsen sour cream
kraft dips
kraft grated parmesan
cheese whiz
I am assuming the $20 is based in pre coupon price, so it shouldn't be too hard to reach the $20 mark a few times between now and May!
You will receive a catalina a few days after purchasing participating items informing you of how much you have spent toward the reward and how much more you need to spend to receive the reward.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Free Paula Deen Holiday Hosting Guide

Go here to download a free Holiday Hosting Guide From Paula Deen and Smithfield. I skimmed through the first 12 of 36 pages and learned a couple of things I didn't know all ready.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
FREE Sample of Kotex Overnight Pads
Sign up to get your FREE sample of Kotex® Ultra Thin Overnight Pads with Wings. Click Here
Often times you will also get a coupon with your sample.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Elefun and Friends Games Winner!
Menu Plan Monday 11/09
I'll admit I have been using prepackaged foods a lot lately.This has left us feeling cranky and tired, so I am trying to ease back into cooking real food for the family.
My son has always been clingy around dinner time (he's 22 months). I was able to just stick him at the table and talk to him and serve him a small snack while I finished cooking the meal, but he is too loud to do that with now. The baby sleeps in the room right off the kitchen and my hands are tied if he wakes her up before I finish cooking. I need to work out a new arrangement for dinner prep time. Maybe more slow cooker meals I can get put together while the kids eat breakfast.
Any way, here is what I'm going to try to cook up this week:
Pork loin, green beans, mashed potatoes
Chicken and Squash Saute with Rice (I'm going to use quinoa instead of rice)
Beef stew, rolls
eggs, bacon, hash browns and fruit
Chili over baked potatoes, side salad (I'm going to be lazy and use the canned stuff- I need some easier options for the hectic days)
BBQ Pork sandwiches, peas
Left overs
What I still need to pick up to pull it off:
-bread .66
-potatoes 1.88
-red onion .75
-butternut squash 1.50
-pasta sauce .50
-packaged salad .98
-tomato 1.00
estimated total= $7.27
And I will be checking out the other menu plans @ I'm an Organizing Junkie for inspiration next week.
Kroger 11/08 : Last Mega Event Trip
10 cans mandarin oranges 5.00 (.50 each)
-5 .55/2 coupons= free
v8 v fusion 2.49
-1.00 printable= 1.49
10 bags halls cough drops 5.00 (.50 each)
-5 1.00/2 coupons= free
5 scotch 3m lint rollers 5.00 (1.00 each)
-5 1.00 coupons= free
2 birdseye steam fresh meals 10.98 (5.49 each)
-1.50 printable
-bogo coupon @ 5.99= 1.74 each
4 pepperidge farm milano cookies 7.96 (1.99 each)
-4 .55 coupons= .99 each
chocolate chex mix 1.49
-.50 printable
-.50 shortcuts= free
playtex handsaver gloves .50
-1.00 cat= free plus .50 overage
2 gogurts 2.98 (1.49 each)
-2 .35 coupons
-.80/2 shortcuts= .39 each
12 hormel chili 9.48 (.79 each)
- 4 1.50/3 coupons= .29 each
2 ore ida potato products 3.98 (1.99 each)
total was 18.05(.09 tax)
saved 96.88, 38.19 in coupons
An item got scanned twice, so I was over charged. I'm not sure what(my guess is a canned item). The cashier was trying to rush, scanned something twice then tried to void it, then rescanned something 2-3 times. My receipt says I purchased 51 items but I know I only bought 50- I recounted them 5 times before checking out:) My total was still pretty good so I didn't try to figure out what it was.





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