Thursday, January 13, 2011

CVS: Join the Beauty Club to earn bonus Extra Care Bucks for your beauty purchases + more! – Couponing to Disney

CVS: Join the Beauty Club to earn bonus Extra Care Bucks for your beauty purchases + more! – Couponing to Disney

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CVS: Join the Beauty Club to earn bonus Extra Care Bucks for your beauty purchases + more!

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 01:27 PM PST

CVS has a new club called Extra Care Beauty Club and it is offering some pretty great rewards for CVS shoppers. I suggest EVERYONE should join this.

Here’s the benefits you can get:

  • Just for joining you will get 10% off your beauty purchase
  • You will receive $5 in Extra Care Bucks for every $50 you spend on beauty items
    Keep in mind that the $50 is before coupons! You will easily reach this amount.
  • You will also get $3 in Extra Care Bucks on your birthday

Go here to sign up now.

Be sure to check out all the current CVS deals. And be sure to learn how CVS can help you “Coupon to Disney”.

(Thanks Susan!)

Facebook: New fans can get a free bottle of Neil Med Sinus Rinse

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:23 PM PST

Neil Med is offering new Facebook fans a FREE bottle of Neil Med Sinus Rinse with 2 Saline Rinse packets. Hurry because these deals don’t last long at all!

If you aren’t interested in being active on Facebook, you could follow these directions to create a private account to use to sign up for these offers.

(Thanks My Sweet Savings!)


Bath and Body Works Rewards Club gets you free goodies!

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 12:10 PM PST

Bath and Body Works launched a new rewards club called LUV BBW Club back in November (unfortunately it is now closed). You should of received a membership card in the mail and you can use this card to get a FREE gift on the Thursday of your choice each month you come into the store between January 1st and May 31st, 2011!

Here is a testimonial from my reader Melody:

I went today and it was a full size hand soap, pocket bac and holder! Plus I took my coupon for a free travel item with purchase. I found an ornament for 90% off $1.50. I paid .16 including taxes!

I love free! And if you don’t want to personally use it, you could put it in your gift closet for someone later on!

Be sure to check out all the various ways to earn rewards/coupons.


Rebate: Try Me Free rebate for Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Correcting Primer (possible money maker at CVS??)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:49 AM PST

There is a try me free rebate available on Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Correcting Primer. CVS’s magic coupon scanner was giving out coupons for $10 off Physicians Formula this week. I am not sure how much this make up costs, but if you could use your Extra Care Bucks at CVS along with the coupons, you might be able to turn this into a money making deal for your fund!

It is also being reported that the Physicans Formula Lash Enhancing Liquid Liner has try me free stickers on it. Be sure to look for it!

Go here to print the form.

Be sure to check out all the current rebate deals .

(Thanks Who Said Nothing In Life Is Free???)

Extreme Couponing is looking for more couponers to be featured in one of the 6 new episodes

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:34 AM PST

TLC Extreme Couponing has been renewed for 6 episodes and they are looking for Extreme couponers to be featured on the show.

Are you interested in participating in an upcoming episode of TLC's Extreme Couponing? If you have the expertise to get amazing deals and accumulate fantastic stockpiles of goodies, they’d love to hear from you! E-mail them at extremecouponingcasting@gmail.com.

You can learn more about Nathan and his experience on Extreme Couponing over at his site We Use Coupons.

Target – Selection of toys marked 75% off!

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST

Target has many of their toys on sale for 75% off! I am getting emails from all around the country that their stores have the toys on sale. I highly suggest that you head to your local store to see what you can find.

Totally Target had quite the haul this morning. Check out all she got in the picture above. She paid just $153.53 for everything!

Be sure to leave a comment and let me know what you find!


Couponing to Disney – Cutting down your dining out bill while still enjoying eating out

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:36 AM PST

This is a guest post by Melissa from Dining Out Challenge on how you can save on going out to eat so you can still afford to go out to eat.

When I was little, going out to eat was a treat; now, however, it is part of the culture. People are too busy to cook every meal at home, or their schedules require them to be away from home during meal time. Whatever the reason, more and more families are dining at restaurants weekly or more frequently.

Kristin reached her goal of going to Disney by saving money in a variety of ways. The nice thing about the age of the Internet is that you don't have to give up your way of life to save money. You can employ simple techniques as Kristin writes about to spend your money in a smarter way. When you employ savings techniques, you can live the same lifestyle while saving money for your goals (whether that is going to Disney or another goal).

My family and I treat ourselves to a meal out once a week, but we make it a goal to not spend more than $25 a week (or $100 a month) dining out with our family of 5. (We are only feeding 4 because one is just starting on solids).

Here are the top 20 techniques we utilize:

Deals Directly From the Restaurants

More than ever, restaurants are trying to entice you to patronize them. Here are some of the more popular ways:

1. Join your favorite restaurant's e-mail list. There are several benefits from joining e-mail lists—you are often given a discount to use within 2 weeks of first joining, the restaurants often e-mail you coupons, you often get a free meal or dessert on your birthday and the restaurants let you know when they have special features on their website such as games, etc., which leads me to my next point.

2. Play restaurants' online games. Several months ago, Qdoba had an online game asking people to build a better burrito. Their prizes varied from buy one get one free to getting an entire meal free. Likewise, at Halloween, Penn Station Subs had a Hangman game that was simple to play and rewarded players with free food. Many of these games let you play every day until the game's run is over.

3. Sign up for a restaurant's rewards card. If you go to Starbuck's, you can buy a gift card, register it at starbucks.com, and the rewards you receive increase the more drinks you buy. For instance, after the first 5 drinks you buy with your card you can regularly get free drink upgrades such as no charge for soy milk (normally an additional .50 to.60 a drink). Qdoba gives you a free meal after you purchase 10 meals.

4. Like your favorite restaurant on Facebook. Famous Dave's was running a campaign to get a certain number of followers on Facebook. I liked them on Facebook as did my husband, and we were each rewarded with a free meal. (I would only like them on Facebook when the restaurant is running a specific campaign for some amount off or a free meal.)

5. Complete the survey request on the restaurant receipt. Often the bottom of your restaurant receipt will have a place you can call or go online to complete a survey about your visit. Sometimes you can get a free dessert or appetizer by doing this; other times you will be entered into a pool to win a monetary amount.

6. Check your favorite restaurant's website. My husband and I were thinking about visiting a local Mexican restaurant, so we found their website and right away we saw a coupon for 10% off.

Deals for Kids' Meals

Restaurants benefit by making kids brand loyal. One way they do that is by sponsoring kids' programs. Here are two of our favorite programs:

1. Take advantage of kids' reading programs. Last summer my son took part in the reading program at our local library. Each week that he met his goal, he earned a prize, often a coupon for a free kids' meal at a local restaurant. Likewise, his school has a program that rewards kids with a free personal pan pizza at Pizza Hut if the kids read 400 minutes a month.

2. Take advantage of days kids can eat free. I love going to Stir Crazy. At our local Stir Crazy, kids eat free on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you have a favorite restaurant, it is worth it to find out when kids eat free and go to the restaurant on those days.

Coupon Free Ways To Save:

Beyond coupons, there are plenty of ways restaurants offer coupons. Here are some conventional and unconventional ways to save:

1. Take advantage of daily specials. Many restaurants feature a daily special; the savings on those particular meals can be significant. Always look at or ask for the specials before you order.

2. Ask for the lunch menu if you go early in the evening. Many restaurants end their lunch menu at 4 p.m. If you come in at 4:30 or 5 p.m., you may nicely ask if you can still order off the lunch menu. I have success with this about 50% of the time. The worst thing a server can say is no, and it can save a significant amount of money if they say yes.

3. Visit a restaurant during happy hour. Restaurants such as Applebee's offer ½ off appetizers during happy hour (typically 3 to 7, M-F). I had a friend who would only order appetizers as his meal to save money. Or, you could order an appetizer and share an entrée to save money.

4. Eat where the college students eat. College students often don't have much money or time. Rather than cooking, some choose to eat out, usually at restaurants that are not expensive and serve a large portion of food. True, some of these restaurants will not be that tasty, but you can find an unexpected gem this way. When we were in grad school, my husband and I found a delicious Chinese restaurant that had the best food and offered very generous sizes. All meals were under $5. I could get 3 meals out of the one meal I ordered. I wish we still lived close by.

5. Before trying a new restaurant, check out the ratings on Yelp.com. If my husband and I see a Groupon for a restaurant we have never tried before, we often check the reviews on Yelp.com to see what others think of the place. Likewise, we always read the discussion about a particular Groupon. If people rave about the restaurant we may buy several Groupons; if they complain, we pass on the deal and save ourselves money.

6. Ask the reviewers on Yelp.com for a good restaurant recommendation. My husband and I love sushi, but it doesn't always fit our budget. We went to Yelp and asked for a restaurant that was budget friendly but still had tasty sushi. Several people referred us to a small Japanese store we had never heard of that also has a small eat-in area and serves sushi. Delicious. We will be back again!

Take Advantage of Deal Sites & Other Offers

There seems to be a new deal site popping up every week. Our favorites are Groupon and Restaurant.com.

1. Buy Entertainment books. The Entertainment Book contains many coupons for restaurants in your area, often buy one, get one free. In addition, buy through Ebates and you will get cash back on your Entertainment book purchase. I just bought the 2011 Entertainment Book for $20.00 with free shipping, and I got $3.50 back from Ebates, so my end cost was $16.50. The book will pay for itself in one or two uses, and the coupons in the book are good through November! (You can also find the Entertainment Book even cheaper than this; keep reading Couponing to Disney for periodic sales.)

2. Buy certificates from restaurant.com when they are 80 to 90% off. Instead of paying $10 or $15 for a certificate, you will only be paying $2 or $3. You will then get $10 or $25 off your order, depending on the certificate you buy. Read the fine print carefully. I try to only buy from the restaurants that let me use a $25 certificate on a $35 order. (Some restaurants require a $50 order or won't let you use the certificate on weekends.)

3. Respond to restaurant.com surveys. After you use a restaurant.com certificate, you will often be sent a survey from the restaurant asking about your visit. Take the time to complete the survey. A few restaurants have rewarded me with a free meal on my next visit just for taking the survey.

4. If you are a college student, look for dining cards. My aunt works at a university, and they have reusable restaurant cards for the students. You buy one card that has perhaps 20 restaurants listed, and you can use the card all year long.

5. Look for deals on Grubhub. Type in your address, and then click on the box that says, "Offers coupons." Then click on the "Info" tab for the restaurant you choose, and you will see their free offer. Our favorite Thai place offers a free egg roll.

6. Use the coupons in the back of the phone book or on grocery store receipts. Many people don't look in these places, but you can often find good deals here. Our favorite Chinese restaurant always advertises 20% off on the back of our grocery store's receipt. We have access to a coupon every week.

While dining out is a luxury, it is a luxury you can still afford while Couponing to Disney if you look for ways to save money. With so many offers and deal sites available, there is no reason to pay full cost when dining out. Enjoy!

Melissa is a mom to three little ones. She documents her family's eating out adventures and shares current restaurant deals on her blog, Dining Out Challenge. She also has another blog about learning to live a fulfilling life on less at Mom's Plans, where she shares her quest to feed her family healthy meals on a budget, stock her freezer with delicious, convenient freezer meals, and share her experiences saving money while not sacrificing her family's standard of living.

I need your help! (plus a giveaway)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 10:05 AM PST

I’m always looking for ways to better help my AMAZING readers. Right now I am looking for a little reader feedback so I can better gear my content towards what you need. I would really appreciate it if you could fill out my survey.

There are a total of 10 questions, and all of your responses are completely anonymous! I know they are a little personal in nature, but it is information that I need for a project that I am working on.

Click here to take survey

After you have completed the survey, please come back and leave a comment on this post. Everyone who does will be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card. I really appreciate all of you, and your help!

I am personally sponsoring this giveaway for my amazing readers! The survey and contest will end on Friday at 11:59 pm CST.

Printable Coupons: Disney Channel DVDs, Hostess Cakes, Hellmans, Stayfree and more!

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:52 AM PST

The printable coupon round up is presented by Coupon Katarina:

Coupons.com just added 3 new coupons for Disney Channel DVDs. Don’t forget that these will also have Disney Movie Rewards codes in them:

There is also a RARE coupon for Hostess Cupcakes (which are sooooo good):

$0.50/1 NEW Hostess SmartBakes Streusel Cakes

…and more printables from Printable Coupons And Deals:

$0.75/1 Hellmann’s or Best Foods Product

$1.00/1 Earthbound Farm Organic Salad

B2G1 Free SoyJoy Fruit Bars

$1.50/1 Clorox 2 Product

$0.50/1 Think Thin Bar


Plus make sure you hurry and print the BOGO Free Stayfree Product (14-24 ct) Available at Dollar General up to $3.00!
(thanks PrintableCouponsAndDeals!)

You can get this deal at Rite Aid through Saturday:

Buy (2) Stayfree Maxi Pads (14-24 ct) -– 2/$5.00
Up Rewards: $2.00 wyb 2
Use BOGO Free Stayfree Product (14-24 ct) Available at Dollar General (new link)
or BOGO Free Stayfree (14-24 ct) Available at Dollar General
or BOGO Free Stayfree (14-24 ct) Available at Family Dollar
or BOGO Free Stayfree Product (14-24 ct)
Plus use $1.00/1 from 11/7 RP (for the one you're paying for)
Pay $1.50, get back $2.00 +UpR
Total: 50c money maker!

Be sure to check out all the Rite Aid deals here!

Remember you can print most of these coupons twice by using your back button. Printable coupons are a great way to lower your grocery bill so you can add more to your fund. Be sure to check out all the ways to get coupons and all the available printable coupons.

Amazon.com: 10 packs of Hammermill copy paper for $6.07

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:08 AM PST

BUMMER!

Please be advised due to a mapping issue on Amazon we have encountered a unit of measure issue with the item you ordered.
The item was incorrectly listed as ten reams when the item is actually being sold as a ream. Regretfully we have canceled your order
for this item. We sincerely apologize for this error and we ensure you that all measures will be taken to prevent issues like this from arising
again. Thank you for your understanding.

Sincerely,
The Customer Advocate Group

Amazon has another one of those ‘too good to be true’ kind of deals. But usually their deals do come, so I went ahead and ordered one for myself.

Hammermill 10 reams of copy paper is on sale for $6.07 with free shipping. I ordered mine and it said it would be here in a week. That is a LOT of copy paper.

Out of stock. :(

Be sure to check out all the current Amazon.com deals. Plus learn how to use Amazon to “Coupon to Disney”

(Thanks to my reader Chris!)

Winn-Dixie 1/12 – 1/18 (12 under $1)

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:04 AM PST

Winn Dixie deals are courtesy of Miami Mommy Savings! Be sure to check out her list for all the deals over $1!

Click on continue to see all the deals!

Create your personal shopping list: Click on the box next to each item you would like to purchase and then click on the print list button at the bottom to print your own personal shopping list!

  • Use .40/6 printable
    or .40/6 from 1/2 GM
    Total: $0.43

  • Use $1/1 blinkie
    Total: $0.49

  • Use $1/1 from 10/3 or 10/17 SS
    Total: $0.49

  • Total: $0.50

  • Use $1/1 from 1/9 SS
    Total: $0.69

  • Use .60/2 from 1/2 GM
    Total: $0.70

  • Total: $0.79

  • Total: $0.99

  • Total: $0.99

  • Use $1/4 from 12/5 or 1/2 GM
    Total: $1.00

  • Total: $1.00

  • Total: $1.00

Day 13 of No Dining Out January

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 05:31 AM PST

Can you go an entire month without going out to eat? What about a week or a day? Can you cut your dining bill by 20%, 50% , 75% or more? That is what I challenge you to do!

At the end of the 30 days, I will choose one winner who will get $50 to spend however they choose!

How can this help you “Coupon to Disney?”

  • Take a look at your current dining out budget. How much did you spend last month going out to eat? That is money that could of gone into your fund instead! Try cutting your out to eat costs this month and adding the difference to your fund.
  • Set a weekly dining out budget, if you resist going out to eat, add that amount to your fund instead.
  • If you were seriously about to go out to eat (like had your coat on and was going out the door or pulled into the drive thru and then pulled back out), add the amount you would of spent to your fund.
  • Going out to eat and using a coupon or paying with a gift card? You could add that amount to your fund too. For example… if you had a $25 gift card to Cracker Barrel and you used it, you could take $25 cash out of your budget and add it to the fund. Or if you used a $10 coupon, you could take $10 cash out of the budget and add it to the fund.
  • Be sure to read my Couponing to Disney training series.

The rules:

  • You must challenge yourself. Try to spend less than you spend now. If you don’t go out to eat at all, challenge yourself to try new meals this month. As long as you are challenging yourself when it comes to your family’s eating habits, you can participate!
  • You must comment on at least 10 days worth of the discussion posts in order to be eligible to win the cash.
  • The winner will be chosen at random. It won’t matter if you have been 100% successful or not.
  • You are allowed 1 freebie meal that you don’t have to count or report back to us about. Please report on everything else though so we can encourage and support one another!
  • Free meals do not count against you. This is a challenge to spend less money going out to eat than you usually spend. If someone else is paying for the meal or you have a coupon to make it free, great!
  • Be sure to check out our list of casserole recipes here and the crock pot recipes here and the under 6 ingredient recipes here.

My update

No dining out for us yesterday. Emily had a friend come over and play all day and that was a lot of fun. Jason had to work.

How are you doing?


Safeway 1/12 – 1/18 (8 under $1)

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 06:23 PM PST

Safeway deals are brought to you by Moms Thrifty Deals. Be sure to visit her blog for all the deals over $1!

Be sure to read the Safeway getting started guide.

Click on continue to see all the deals!

Create your personal shopping list: Click on the box next to each item you would like to purchase and then click on the print list button at the bottom to print your own personal shopping list!

  • Use .50/1 from 1/2 SS
    Total: FREE

  • Use $1/4 printable
    Total: $0.25

  • Total: $0.49

  • Use b1g1 printable
    Total: $0.50

  • Use $1/2 from 1/2 SS
    Total: $0.50

  • Use .60/3 from 1/2 SS
    Total: $0.68

  • Use .35/3 from 1/2 SS
    Total: $0.70

  • Use $1/4 from 1/2 GM
    Total: $0.86

Get more coupons from coupon clipping services

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 04:45 PM PST

Ever wonder how people get so many coupons? A lot of them get them from coupon clipping services. These are companies that charge you a handling fee to cut, sort and mail you the coupons of your choice.

Here are the services that my readers and I use:

1. My Coupon Hunter

2. The Coupon Clippers

3. Coupons & Things By DeDe

4. Coupons and Forms

5. Whole Coupon Inserts

6. MadCoupons.net

7. Collectible Coupons

8. Ebay

When using a coupon clipping service, always make sure you are purchasing the right coupons. And make sure you allow enough time to receive the coupons before the sale ends. You might want to email a few of them and ask them where they mail from to get a good idea of when you might receive them.

Do you use a coupon clipping service? Any tips you can share with us?

Go here to return to the Getting Started “Couponing to Disney” page.


What shuts the south down

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 03:08 PM PST

I’m sure you have heard on the news about the winter storm that has hit the south. I just got a call from the school that they are closed AGAIN tomorrow. And I wanted to show you pictures of what shuts the south down……

I was so excited for the snow….. but it ended up being ice, snow mixed with ice and more ice. It’s terrible.

This is my neighbor’s car.

This is my van. I haven’t driven it since the snow and it hasn’t hardly melted at all!

I wish we were at Disney World this week instead…..

Print now for a sale next week at CVS

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 02:14 PM PST

Orbit Gum is going to be on sale buy 1, get 1 free at CVS. There are 2 different buy 1, get 1 printable coupons available. Combine the coupon with the sale and you will get up to 8 free packs of gum! But make sure you print them now because you never know how long they will be around.

Here’s how it works:

Buy 2 packages of Orbit Gum
Use B1G1 printable coupon located here or here (click Special Savings)* Out of prints
Total: 2 for FREE!

*Remember to print up to 4 copies of the coupons (2 from each link) when you use your back button.

Be sure to check out all the current CVS deals. And be sure to learn how CVS can help you “Coupon to Disney”.

(Thanks Coupon Pro!)

FREE movie rental at Blockbuster Express machines until midnight tonight

Posted: 12 Jan 2011 01:39 PM PST

Here’s a new rental code for BlockBuster Express machines:

7CHD1X – free rental until midnight tonight

Plus you can also register for Blockbuster Express emails and get a code for a free rental!

Remember these codes are limit 1 per credit card. Movies are due by 9 pm the following day to avoid having to pay an additional $1 to rent the movie another 24 hours.

How to use this to “Coupon to Disney“: If you are really dedicated, you could take $1 cash out of your budget and put it in your Disney fund.

Go here to find a Blockbuster Express kiosk near you!
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