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Yay! I'm so excited, my sister-in-law Tia has agreed to post her deals on here as well, so you get twice the deals. Thanks Tia!

Cheap Hashbrowns

In the Target ad they have the ORE IDA Hashbrowns buy 2 get 1 bag free. They are $2.50 each so you get 3 packages for $5 BUT if you have the $1/1 Ore Ida Hashbrown coupon from 2 Sundays ago you can also use three of those and your grand total OOP ends up being $2.15. Pretty Dang Good!

KMART DEALS AND STEALS

I went to KMART this morning on my way to work and here is what I got for a grand total of $3.18.-Biore Face Astringent-Biore Nose Strips-Halls Cough Drops-3 Cans Mighty Dog Food-3 Bottles of Liquid SnuggleThe Biore Face Products are on sale B1G1 half off plus if you use the coupon from the SmartSource paper 2 weeks ago (buy 1 product get the strips free) it makes for an awesome deal.Other Coupons I used-3 $3/1 Snuggle coupons from last Sunday's Paper-3 Free Can of Mighty Dog Food from last Sunday's Paper-1 Free Halls Cough Drops from last Sunday's Paper.

Another Great Way to Get Coupons

Another great way that my sister-in-law, Tia, told me about to get coupons and awesome free samples is by signing up with Vocalpoint. I received a full bottle of Pantene Pro-V in the mail 2 weeks ago along with 3 coupons for $2/1 Pantene product. I've also received coupons from Vocalpoint for various free products. It is definitely worth your time to sign up for. I just signed up for a free sample of Pantene Pro-V shampoo and conditioner. I'm not sure that it will be full size again, but I'll be pleasantly surprised if it is.

Toys R Us Games

Edited to add: The coupons I said were no longer there have reappeared so go print any that you want now before they disappear again.

Couponing isn't all about groceries. I've gotten so many good deals on non-grocery type items. Games being one of them. I love having a stash of games to pull out for birthdays. This is a great week to stock up on some of those birthday presents for cheap. Unfortunately my Toys R Us isn't very close, so I may be sending Jeremy there for me.
The following games are $4.99 this week at Toys R Us. And then after $2 rebate they are $2.99.
Candy Land
Cootie
Chutes & Ladders
Memory
Hi Ho Cherry O

The following games are $8.99, $5.99 after $3 rebate.
Operation
Trouble
Connect 4
Twister
Battleship

The following games are 14.99, $11.99 after $3 rebate
bop it
connect 4x4
Guess Who
Sorry sliders

Plus if you buy $20 or more you get a $5 gift card.
There were coupons for many of these in the 3/21 Smart Source, and if you printed any from the playsaver site I posted about last week, but most of them are gone now.

Here's a scenario I'm planning on doing:
Twister 8.99
Battleship 8.99
Hi Ho Cherry O 4.99
=22.97
- $4/1 Twister game SS 3/21
-$4/1 Battleship IP
=$14.97 OOP
Then I'll get $8 in rebates and a $5 Gift Card. Final Total= $1.97 for 3 games.

Farr's Ice Cream

If you get the Standard Examiner you probably saw this on page 7A.
Farr's Ice Cream on 21st Street in Ogden is celebrating their 90th anniversary. As a result this weekend the 25th-27th they are having a sale. Vanilla ice cream for 5 cents/scoop, 90 cents for other flavors. 90 cents for a quart of vanilla ice cream, or 1/2 gallon of orange or pineapple sherbet. 4 quarts of vanilla for $4.99 or other flavors for $5.99.

Rite Aid update

The scenarios I had for Rite Aid didn't work since the Ester C wasn't buy one get one free. So you'll have to find some other filler item. I used peeps.

Best Target Deals This Week

All deals courtesy of thekrazycouponlady.com

Dove Daily Moisture Shampoo or Conditioner $3.44
Use $2.00/1 – Dove Hair Care – (dove.com)
Use $1.00/1 – Dove Hair Care, Target Coupon- (target.com) (look under Beauty)
Final Price: $0.44

Monopoly $7.00

$5.00/1 – Monopoly Game – (playsaver.com)

0r $5.00/1 SS 3/21
Final Price: $2.00

Connect 4 $7.00
$4.00/1 – Connect 4 Game – (playsaver.com)

0r $4.00/1 SS 3/21

Final Price: $3.00

Battleship $9.00
$3.00/1 – Hasbro games, select, Target coupon – (target.com)
Final Price: $6.00

Dollar Spot Beach Towels $2.50
$2.00/1 – Beach Towel – (target.com) sort by HOME category to find it quick
Final price: $0.50

Rite Aid Deals 3/21-3/27

As promised here is a chance to try out a cheap diaper deal at Rite Aid. It comes at a great time, because there are 3 different $3 Huggies printables out right now which you can print 2 times each for a total of 6 coupons.  The links to the Huggies coupons are in my previous post.   There’s a lot of filler items you could use this week I just chose the one that will make the transaction the cheapest.  Go to thekrazycouponlady.com to see all of the best deals.

Here’s a transaction

buy:

(2) Huggies at 8.99 each

(2) Ester C   8.99 BOGO

=$26.97

use the following coupons:

-$5.00        $5/$20 here after watching 20 videos

-$6.00          2 Huggies Manuf. Coupon

-$4.00         2  Huggies Rite Aid Video Value Coupon found here

-$10.00        (2) $5/1 Ester-C Tablets, SS 02/21

=$1.97  Out of Pocket.  Then you’ll get $1 rebate back for the diapers.

or if you’re after toilet paper here’s a transaction:

(1) Cottonelle $10.99
(2) Ester C $8.99 BOGO
= $20.98
- $5.00       $5/$20 here after watching 20 videos
- $1              Cottonelle Rite Aid Video Value Coupon
- $.50          $.50/1 Cottonelle Toilet Paper, SS 03/14
- $10             (2) $5/1 Ester-C Tablets, SS 02/21
= $4.48 OOP, get $2 Cottonelle SCR = $2.48!!

When you print the video value coupons make sure when the box pops up and asks you how many you want to print you change it from 1 to how many you need.  Once you print them you can’t print anymore. 

Print, Print, Print

Wow! There are 3 separate $3 Huggies coupons out right now, each of which you can print twice per computer.
Here are the links:

Huggies coupon #1 (Firefox) or (Internet Explorer)

Huggies coupon #2 coupons.com on page #3

Huggies coupon #3 become a fan of Huggies on facebook

I would print them before they are gone, and save them up for the awesome diaper sale at Rite Aid this week where you can get diapers for as low as $1.50/pkg. I'll post some scenarios tomorrow.

Starting Out

My sisters and sister-in-law always e-mail back and forth about good deals we find so I thought this could be a good place where anyone who also wanted in on the good deals could look.
Here are some tips for beginning couponers:
1. Subscribe to the paper (although I go back and forth on whether this is worth it or not. It seems like I go through periods where I either use a lot of newspaper coupons, or hardly any at all. For the time being I still subscribe-I get a paper everyday and 5 papers on Sunday for $19.99/mo.) I've found that you can get a lot of coupons off the internet so it's not completely necessary to subscribe. In fact I would probably suggest seeing what you can use from the internet before you subscribe.
2. Check out grocerysmarts.com or pinchingyourpennies.com. Both places have grocery lists that match up sale prices with coupons giving you the best value for your dollar.
3. Become familiar with the lingo. The grocery lists or coupon blogs will tell you which coupons to use, but it can be a little bit difficult to interpret. I'll break down the following for you:

Litehouse Product, any $1/1 (3-31-10) SS-12/13

$1/1 means if you buy one Litehouse product you will get $1 off. The (3/31/10) tells you when the coupon expires, and SS 12/13 tells you which insert the coupon came out of.
There are 3 inserts that come in the paper.
Red Plum=RP
Smart Source=SS
Procter & Gamble=PG
So this particular coupon came out of the Smart Source insert that came out on December 13th.
Whenever I get the inserts I always label them with the date so I know where to find a coupon when I need it.
I hope this is helpful for those interested in getting started.