My First Give Away! The new Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese

Hi Everyone!

I figured it's about time I start doing some give aways -- I love entering the give aways on the other blogs that I follow.

I'm going to be mailing one lucky winner two coupons. One is for a FREE package of the New Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Homestyle. The second coupon is for 1.00 off the same product.

So, here's how it works: You can get up to 5 entries into the give-away. The first one is mandatory. For each of the 4 items you need to leave a separate comment for each one.

1. MANDATORY: Leave a comment on this post = 1 entry
2. Go to Facebook and "like" my Bargains and Freebies page by clicking HERE and then come back to this page and post a separate comment letting me know that you "liked" me on facebook. If you have previously "liked" me just post that you already did it. = 1 entry
3. Blog about this giveaway and leave a link to your post in the comments section (separate comment). = 2 entries
4. Follow this blog via Google Friend Connect (there's a link on the right side of this page) and leave another comment letting me know you did it. If you already follow this blog just post that you already do. = 1 entry.

The deadline to enter is Thursday evening at 8:00pm. I will draw on Friday morning/afternoon and email the winner and post the results here (don't worry....I won't be posting your email info or last name!).

Thanks!
Michelle

More Freebies at CVS April 11 - 17

Hello Everyone!

Did you follow last week's introduction to getting free items at CVS? If so, get ready to "roll" those Extra Care Bucks you got last week. If not, click here to read last week's info that has all the info on getting started and just start this week with this week's deals.

So, what to buy this week? Here you go:



Dial Nutriskin Body Wash 16 ounce: On Sale for 5.49
Dove Shampoo OR Conditioner 12 ounce: On Sale for 4.49
Threes package of M&M's or Snickers at the register (the regular size): On Sale for .49: 1.47

SUBTOTAL: 11.45
Click here to print a coupon for 1.00 off Dial NutriSkin = -1.00
NEW SUBTOTAL: 10.45

If you followed along last week you should have 10.00 in Extra Care Bucks -- You pay with this!
YOUR NEW TOTAL: .45
And -- the best part: You will receive 8.99 back in extra bucks (4.49 for the shampoo and 4.50 for the Body Wash)

If by chance you still have your coupon inserts from March 28th there is a 1.50 off Dove Product in the RedPlum coupon booklet. If you have this coupon you can buy another 1.50 worth of products at CVS for free!!! Remember...you can get all kinds of things at CVS....check out all the aisles...you won't believe how many things you can find for 1.50.....school supplies, snacks, groceries, first aid items, travel size items, cold beverages, candy, the list goes on and on!

ENJOY!!!

Got questions? Just ask (you can post a comment below).

Kroger/Fry's DAYTONA 500 Sale!

Hello Everyone!

New deal going on starting today at Kroger/Fry's. You can do this deal multiple times. The first time you do it you will have an out of pocket expense ranging from 6.00 - 10.00 (depending on your coupons) but after that....all your orders can be FREE!!!!!

Here is what I bought today and the coupons used and what I received back:

6 cans of Pillsbury Biscuits - 1.19 x 6 = 7.14
2 bottles of Purex Liquid Laundry Detergent - 2.49 x 2 = 4.98
2 two liter bottles of Coca Cola - 1.19 x 2 = 2.38

SUBTOTAL: 14.50
Daytona 500 Mega Event (buy 10 participating items get 3.00 off) = -3.00
2 coupons for 1.00 off any coca cola product = -2.00
1 coupons for .30 off pillsbury biscuits (doubles to .60 off) = -.60
2 coupon for .40 off pillsbury buiscuits (each doubles to .80) = -1.60
2 coupons for .35 off Purex Laundry Detergent (each doubles to .70 off) = -1.40

GRAND TOTAL: 5.90

****NOW...here's the kicker!!! The Catalina Machine (that little machine that prints out coupons from time to time while you are checking out) will print out TWO coupons for you. One is for 4.00 off your next order because you bought 2 Purex and the other is 4.00 off your next order because you bought 6 pillsbury biscuits!

THAT'S 8.00 OFF YOUR NEXT ORDER!!!!! So, what do you do with these 2 coupons? You do this deal again and again and with coupons your orders will be FREE!!!

How do you get the coupons for the items I listed? There are many places to get them. This list will get you started:

Pillsbury Coupons can be found in your local Sunday paper or you can get them on line! Just go to www.pillsbury.com and at the top of the page you will see a tab that says Coupons. You just need to sign up (this is why I suggest having a separate email for coupons/promos) and then you can print your coupons. You can print each coupon twice. If you have more than one computer you can get even more (2 per computer).....you can also ask friends/family to print them for you.

Purex Coupons: Same deal as pillsbury. They can be found in your local Sunday paper (there was one a few weeks ago) or you can print them from http://www.purexsavesgreen.com/ Once you get to the website you will see a spot in the upper right hand part of the page that says SEND TO FRIEND, GET A COUPON. Very simple....click on that. Send yourself an email with their form. As soon as you click "submit" you will get a screen to print your coupon. Once the coupon has printed, hit the BACK button (upper left of your screen....also might be a left hand arrow) and you can print it again (your browser may tell you need to refresh the page....do it). Same thing...2 per computer.

Coca Cola Coupons: these are a little harder to get. I went to www.recyclebank.com and signed up for their program and took a few surveys and got enough points to get coupons mailed to me. You will probably not receive these in time for this deal at Fry's/Krogers but you should still do this and then you will have the coupons!

One more note.....what to do with all those biscuits??? First, make biscuits and gravy (yummy!). Other than serving them with your meals you can always share with neighbors, food banks, family, etc.

If you have questions, just post a comment here or you can email me!

ENJOY!
Michelle

Free Starkist Tuna Pouches at WalMart

Hello Everyone! Walmart sells their Starkist Tuna Pouches for 1.00 (only the original flavor...not the others). It's the small pouch - 2.6 ounces. You can get these for free with the following printable coupons. Some walmarts will tell you that they do not accept internet coupons....this is not true. I called walmart and had them send me an email with their coupon policy (you can do the same 1-800-walmart). This may be a non issue for you if your walmart knows what they are doing! Also, it helps to go to young cashier's!

You can print the coupon twice! Once the coupon finishes printing just click the back button on your browser (the little arrow that points to the left in the upper left corner of your screen!). You may get a message that the page needs to resend the info...just click resend and the coupon will print again! Got more than one computer? You can print two coupons from each computer.

Here are the links to the coupons:

If you use FIREFOX click here: Starkist Tuna Coupon

If you use INTERNET EXPLORER click here: Starkist Tuna Coupon

Enjoy!

Kroger's (Fry's) Mega Sale to start this week

Depending on where you live, this sale will either start on Monday January 25th or Wednesday January 27th.

Kroger (Fry's in Arizona) will be having their Mega Sale. The deal is that you buy 10 participating items and you automatically get 5.00 off your bill. If you want to make this a true freebie/money maker deal, you will need to do the following:

1. The Quaker Rice quakes are going to be on sale for .99 a bag.
2. Buy 10 of them and you will get 5.00 off your bill making them .49 each.
3. There are coupons available from the January 10th Red Plum Coupon Insert (from the Sunday paper) for .75 off one bag. Kroger/Fry's doubles coupons up to 1.00 so your .75 coupon will be worth 1.00.
4. I purchased 20 of these coupons on ebay (you can too! just do a search on ebay for Quaker Rice Coupon). I know it seems silly to "pay" for coupons but you will be making money on them. I paid 2.75 for 20 coupons...you might get lucky and find them cheaper...just look at all the auctions and find the best deal per coupon.
5. HERE'S WHERE IT GETS FUN: You should have 10 bags of quaker rice quakes in your cart. Now you need to buy AT LEAST 5.01 worth of other groceries. It can be anything....milk, eggs, meat, bread, candy....anything! Make sure that the items you buy total OVER 5.00 (you don't want your total to go negative)!
6. Head to the registers. Have the cashier scan your kroger/fry's card and ring up your order. Hand the cashier your 10 coupons. Your total should now be under 1.00 (depending on what you bought in addition to the Quaker Rice Quakes).

Here's why this works: The Quaker Rice Quakes were .99 and you bought 10 (9.99) and got 5.00 off your order for a new total of 4.99. You bought 5.01 worth of other groceries for a new total of 10.00. You used 10 coupons for the Quaker Rice Quakes (.75 coupon which doubles to 1.00).....10.00 worth of coupons! Your total is $0.00!!!!!!! My suggestion is to purchase at least 5.25 so that the cashier doesn't get irritated with you for getting it all for free...it's been know to happen!

YOU CAN DO THIS DEAL OVER AND OVER AS LONG AS YOU HAVE THE COUPONS! It's kind of weird at first if you've never done this type of shopping but it works! I go through the line, take my stuff to the car and go back in and do it again. You'll want to check your paper and see if you can do more than one set of 10 at a time. Sometimes it will say you can do 3 transactions at once...in this case you could use 30 coupons and get 15.00 worth of free groceries.

What to do with all those rice cakes? Personally, I hate them! I have a friend that loves them and I give her as many as she wants...the rest get donated to the local food bank (I even ask for a receipt from the food bank and write it off on my taxes as a donation!).

Enjoy!!!
Michelle