$1/1 Kix Cereal coupon There hasn’t been a Kix cereal sale for awhile, so when one pops up combine it with this for a real sweet deal soon.  Thanks, Utah Deal Diva!

Walgreens Deal $2 jellybeans this week:
$1/2 Walgreens March Coupon book (in-stores, just ask  for it)
$1/2 Jelly Bean Lifesavers
Final Price = $1 per bag Thanks, A Thrify Mom!

Are you looking for a way to make use of the 15% off Walgreens coupon that will be available to use tomorrow, February 12th? Well, I may have some deals for you!

Deal Scenarios:

Sonicare Healthy White Rechargeable Toothbrush $119.99 (Online price, may be less in-stores)
Use the 15% off Walgreens coupon (will deduct $18 from your total)
Use the $25 off Walgreens coupon that is on the ““Over $100 in coupon savings” flyer available at most Walgreens.
Use the $10/1 manufacturer coupon from the 2/7SS
Pay $66.99
And then submit for the $10 rebate found here
Final cost ONLY $56.99! That’s a pretty great price considering these retail for $112.99 on Amazon.

Rembrandt 2 Hour Whitening Kit $21.99
Use the 15% off Walgreens coupon (will deduct $3.30)
Use the Walgreens in-ad coupon making the kit just $9.99
Plus, use the $5/1 manufacturer coupon from here
Final cost ONLY $3.70!

Kotex Tampons (18 pack) 2/$6 = $3 Register Reward (on 2)
Use the 15% off Walgreens coupon (will deduct $0.90)
Use $1.50/2 Kotex Tampons from S 1/10 or coupon from here
Pay $3.60
Get back a $3 Register Reward
Final cost ONLY $0.60 for both… just $0.30 per box of Tampons!

Venus Embrace 3 pack Razor System $8.99=$4RR
Deal Scenario:
Buy 1 Venus Embrace 3 pack $8.99
Buy 1 Olay Body Wash $4.49
Total=$13.48
Use the 15% off Walgreens coupon (will deduct $2.02)
Use the $2/1 Venus coupon from the 2/7PG
Use the FREE Olay Body Wash Coupon when you buy any Venus Embrace coupon from the 2/7PG
(Will deduct $3.82– the total amount for the product after the 15% coupon)
Pay $5.64
Get back a $4RR
Final cost $1.64 total, ONLY $0.82 per item!

UPDATE: We’ve got both winners, Ann and Erin! I spent $57.17 and I saved $135.28. And I still have a $8 Walgreens register reward leftover for this week’s trip! Also note I saved $10 with coupons and free gift cards from facebook promos at Toys R Us, which I added to my saved total already but may have thrown off some of the guesses. My k-mart trip was free after the $10 rebate, plus well I actually made some $$$ on it.  Anyways here the other receipts:

Walmart $15.18 (mostly for Baby Formula which I had no coupons for, boo!)

K-Mart Spent $6, getting a $10 K-mart gift card back! $4 moneymaker!

Thanks to our reader Virginia for sharing her great deals she got at CVS and Walgreens, all for only $26.00!  Everyone can do this; it’s not just talk or some crazy scheme, as I recently read a critic say it was. I know it has blessed my life tremendously.

Want to post pictures of your shopping trips? If any other readers want to share pictures of their great shopping trips or details about their deal finds, you can post them on my facebook page here. Thanks Virginia!

Be sure to watch Oprah at 4:00 PM MST to see what Walgreens and her are up to.  On Walgreen’s facebook page it says to become a fan and then watch the show for an announcement.  I have never watched her show before so I guess I’ll try it out today if I have time.

Thanks KC Penny Pinching Mama

I was just at Toys R Us today and look how many Zhu Zhu pets they had!

Zhu Zhu Pet $10
- $5 Gift Card (remember the “become a fan on Facebook for $5?)
= $5

I just got my email from Toys R Us for $5 off any purchase- so check your junk email if you haven’t got yours yet!  Also I got a $5 off any $25 purchase in the mail from them last week, so check your junk mail pile   I combined the two to get $10 off my $25 purchase this morning.

Side note: Walgreens also had Zhu Zhu pets when I was there this morning. If you have RR’s expiring soon, and you don’t need anything else use them on these and save them for birthday presents! My daughter’s birthday party is in 2 weeks so that is what I am did.

I enjoy just hanging out with my husband and my girls; I don’t want to spend my whole life clipping coupons and driving to 10 stores a week.  My husband took the picture above of me and my daughters just hanging out.  These are the best times we have and I want more.

Thus I have compiled a list of inventive ways to save time couponing, since it can be so time-consuming:

1. Instead of clipping all the Smart Source, Red Plum, and P&G inserts yourself, find some friends each Sunday to do a coupon insert swap with.  For example, each week I clip the Smart Source coupons and one of my friends clips the P&G and Red Plum inserts.  Give them back their coupons once you’ve finished clipping them.
2. If a store is far away, trade weeks with a friend to shop there. For example, Target is 25 miles away from me.  I print out all the deals I want to get, compile my coupons in an envelope, and give them to my friend who picks up my deals for me at Target.  I do the same for her at Rite Aid and Walgreens; they are also quite a drive away from our homes.  We make sure to have everything organized for the person who is going to make it easy for them.  We also get separate receipts at  checkout to make paying each other back easier & so we can have receipts to submit for rebates that need mailed in.
3. If you have 3 copies of the same insert to clip, make sure to stack all the individual coupon insert pages that are similar on top of each other and cut them at once.
4. I always save my shopping receipts because you never know when a rebate form will appear that has an item that you already purchased on it.  For example, I recently did the Coors Rebate and used a receipt for Plastic Cups that I had purchased before I even heard about the rebate. The rebate dates were so long (Dec. 15-Feb.8) it was easy to find receipts to make the rebate work.
5. Gather all the ads for deals you want to do and price match them at Target or Walmart.  Remember, they won’t price match Rite Aid Single Check Rebates, Walgreen’s Register Rewards, B1G1 Free and other deals where an exact price isn’t listed.  I like to shop at local stores that are running the ad to support them, plus the local stores pay for their ads, but if I don’t have time to visit them all or if the stores are too far away…
6. Use a coupon-clipping service and order coupons in bulk.  Here is one of the cheapest (usually 5 cents per coupon) My Coupon Hunter here. Remember it will take a few days to get your coupons though.
7. Heather from Sweet Deals 4 Mom sent me this great idea: “I do a coupon train with about 7 other people. When I get the envelopes of coupons in the mail, I take what I need, replace what I took and remove the expired ones. Pretty easy.”
8. Kristin from Making Cents Out of Life sent me her tips: “I saves a lot of time and impulse buys just to not clip every coupon.  I have a mixed method of coupon organization…when I get organized that is , where I leave them whole but I plan 4 weeks of sales as far in advance as I can.  I use Slick Deals and other forums and blogs to look ahead, clip what i need and use 4 different accordion holders to store that week’s coupons until I need them.  I keep the rest of the insert filed away and when I hear of a clearance deal I go clip. Always take a notebook and pen with you when you shop so you can write down clearance deals, and run back the next day if you really want the item.  I spend less money not having my coupons with me at all times.  I miss the occasional hot deal but the pay off is worth it.  It’s hard to explain in a short (for me!) paragraph but not keeping my coupons with me all the time is usually a good thing.  If you really are afraid of missing a hot deal, take the inserts but leave them in the car.  You still don’t clip them but you have your box in the car so you can go out and clip the ones that you need if you come upon a clearance deal.  But…I despise clipping coupons and trying to stuff them into the baseball card inserts or any other insert.  Hahah.  I love using them but hate clipping!”
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Buy ONE Clean & Clear Advantage Blackhead Eraser Cleanser and get a FREE Refill Pack here at coupons.com using zip code 45435! A $6.99 value.

$2.00 off any Clean & Clear Product here at coupons.com as well.

My guess is we will be seeing a sale on these at Walgreens, CVS or Rite Aid soon!  Thanks, Mrs. Buys More!