Couponing to Christmas is Over...Or Is It?????

I spent all this year doing coupon deals, coupon stacking, rebate programs, online deals and more to get FREE or super cheap gifts for all the people in our lives for Christmas.  Now I've emptied my gift closet.  Yes, I do have a closet just for gifts and donations.  I call it my gift closet and my husband calls it my hoarding closet.  Anyways, tomorrow is January 1st so it's time to start all over again and I can't wait.  I get to gift shop all year and reap the savings as well. 

So my challenge to you is to try and look for deals that can be gifts for the people in your life for birthdays, anniversary and holidays.  Its so nice as a couponer to know that when you have a birthday party coming up all you have to do is go to your own gift closet and pick one out.  My motto is to never pay more than the lowest price I can pay for an item so buying last minute for a gift would go against my motto.

Join me in holiday shopping all year and I'll be sure to post any deals I find on the blog for you guys.  Good Luck!

Free Coffee at Hardees

Hardees is giving away FREE small coffee today and tomorrow with this coupon HERE. 

This Weeks Shopping Deals

Here are the best deals this week at our local drug stores from Hip2Save.com

CVS

Walgreens

Rite-Aid HERE

My Coupon Resolutions

For the past 2 years I have made couponing New Years resolutions that I actually achieved, unlike my weight loss resolutions that get abandoned about 4 weeks in.  So Ive been thinking about what I should set goals for other than the usual "increase my savings" one. 

Goal #1: To build more shelving in my basement to store my stockpile and to have it be better organized

Goal #2: Focus more on grocery food savings and building my food pantry stockpile

Goal #3: Try ordering coupons in large quantities to buy enough items to donate to charities and food pantry's

Goal #4:  To do an outreach to a local non-profit that serves low income families where I can teach coupon classes to help them stretch their food budgets

Goal #5: To get to go shop at Marsh during one of their triple coupon events

Goal #6: to shop at Publix in Nashville the next time I'm there

It might be fun to set some coupon resolution's for yourself and see how you might challenge yourself for the next year!

$1 off Rayovac Batteries = FREE at Walmart

Go HERE to print a $1 off Rayovac Batteries coupon from their Facebook page.  Our local Walmarts usually carry the small pack for $.97 of the AA or AAA.

B1G1 Free Scotch Brite Wipes Coupon

Go HERE to print a B1G1 FREE coupon for the Scotch Brite wipes.  After the coupon you should be able to get the small size container for under $1 each at Walmart.

Possibly 4 inserts this Sunday

Sunday Coupon Preview is showing 2 inserts for this Sunday which is a Red Plum and a P&G.  To see the coupons inside go HERE. But most bloggers are reporting that we will also receive 2 different Smart Source inserts as well.  This certainly makes up for 2 weeks of no coupons. 

$.75 off Wet Ones Wipes

Go HERE to print a $.75 off one Wet Ones wipes.  This would be nice when doubled!

$2 off Pull Ups Training Pants

Go HERE to print a high value $2 off Pull Ups Training Pants.

$1.50/2 Chex Mix Cereal

Go HERE to print a $1.50 off 2 boxes of Chex Mix Cereal. You need to click the banner on the top right side of the page to print the coupon. I've been seeing free seasoning packets to make Chex mix snacks at Walmart!

Target Has New Coupons Up

Target has listed up some new coupons on their site. Go HERE to check them out. There's several new household and food coupons available that can be paired with a manufacturers coupon.

FREE 4X6 Prints at Walgreens

Have some Christmas pictures you need to get printed?  Go the www.walgreens.com to upload your prints and get 25 4X6 prints for FREE with in-store pick-up and coupon code PRINTNOW at checkout.

Free Aquafresh Extreme Toothpaste at Walmart

Go HERE to print a $1 off ANY Aqaufresh Extreme Toothpaste coupon and get the travel size FREE at Walmart.

Christmas Clearance and Store Sales

Target now has their Christmas clearance at 50% off.  Bath and Body Works is reporting on their site that they have 70% clearance going on.  Now's the time to use any coupons you have to get cheap Christmas candy, candles and decor.  I always buy my gift bags and Christmas cards at Target when it goes to 75% off which may be next week.

I'm Back

Sorry for my hiatus from the blog with all the Christmas events I had going on.  But now I'm back and ready to post more deals and all the local best deals as well. 

I have pretty much given away all my extra stockpile in gift baskets to teachers, family and friends so I'm excited to re-stockpile.  I also coupon and clearanced shopped all year which let me get a gift for everyone in my family except for 2 people.  I only had 2 gifts to get in December so couponing really helped me reduce my stress from finding that perfect gift and also saved me a ton of money. My favorite gift I gave was to my sister-in-law which was an assortment of 15 different clothing items from Target at a total of $4.97.  She loved all the new clothes and I loved the savings.  Now I'm on a mission to top that for next year. I hope all of you had a great Christmas.  It's snowing right now as I write this so enjoy the view, sip some hot chocolate and CLIP THOSE COUPONS!!!

FREE Dulcolax at Walmart

You can get Dulcolax in the small box priced at $1.82 for FREE with overage from the $5/2 on ANY Dulcolax product HERE.  It shows a $3/1 coupon link but it says it's out of prints. I love overage!

$1 off any Rayovac Flashlight

Rayovac has a great new coupon up on their Facebook page that may get you a FREE small flashlight at Walmart.  Go HERE to print the coupon above! My husband is always complaining about not being able to find a flashlight so I'm filling his Christmas stocking this year with a dozen small flashlights!  So this coupon will help.

$.50 off Ruffies Trash Bags

Go HERE to print a $.50 off any Ruffies trash bag.  I buy these in the small size at Walmart and they are usually around $1.60 so after coupon it will be about $1.10.  I use the small size for the diaper pail and they are pretty thick and work well.  You need to use zip code 77477 to find the coupon.

B1G1 Free Sunbelt Granola Bars Coupon

This is a nice coupon I don't see often.  Go HERE to print the coupon above.  I know Walmart carries this brand and their not expensive.  This is a Facebook coupon and you can get 2 prints per computer, per Facebook account.

Couponing to Preschool

My youngest will be starting preschool next month.  I had a meeting with his teacher and she shared that the parents take turns bringing a snack for school.  Mostly it's just like a bag of pretzels or a box of gummie snacks.  I kind of laughed inside and said to myself "How about 20 boxes of granola bars or 32 boxes of fruit gummy snacks."  That's what I have on hand right now from couponing.  I just said, "sure, no problem." 

$1/2 Coupon for Peeps

Peep! Peep!  My husband loves Peeps.  Go HERE to print a $1/2 Peeps which will get them for you for FREE at Rite Aid this week.  Peep!

Free Sample of Kleenex Cool Touch Tissues

I have a stockpile of these already but I cant resist a FREE sample.  Go HERE to request yours.  You do not need to be a member of Sam's Club to get the free sample, just leave the member card number blank.  4-6 weeks delivery.

$10 off Coupon for Shoe Carnival

Go HERE to print a $10 off a purchase of $49.98 or higher at Shoe Carnival.  It can be used in-store or online and expires 12/24.

Reindeer Cam Website

This doesn't have anything to do with couponing but it is FREE.  Go HERE to see Santa's reindeer through a web cam and see Santa himself feed the deer at 10am and 5pm. It's fun to show the kids and get them even more excited for Christmas day.

$.40 off Betty Crocker Pouch Potatoes

This would be a good coupon if the product goes on sale for $1 and this coupon is doubled.  Go HERE to print the coupon above.

$.99 off Coke Zero

This coupon will go fast.  Go HERE to Coke Zero's Facebook page to print off a $.99 off cupon with no size restriction.  2 prints per computer!

Couponing for Profit?

There was some discussion a couple weeks ago on a coupon forum I follow and a couponer who get items for FREE and then resells them.  There were a lot of people who were upset about it because they felt that any couponer should donate their free items if they are not going to use them themselves.  It was interesting to me how different people felt about it.  Some couponers would sell their free items in their yard sales or at a local consignment store.  Another lady said she had a table space at a flea market. It was a very heated discussion and I was so surprised how passionate couponers were about donating.  If you read my blog often then you know that I love to donate items to local charities. I often can not afford to make cash donations to charities but couponing allows me to donate food, medicines and baby supplies which are highly needed as well.  But in my opinion, it's my choice to do what I want with the items I have.  You DO purchase these items from the store which makes them yours. You also pay taxes on them. I certainly don't want to tell anyone what they can or can't do with their stockpile.  Times are hard and I can understand why a couponer would sell their free items and I personally don't feel there is anything wrong with it.  I have couponed my way to free maternity clothes at Target before and then sold them at a consignment sale.

So I guess my point is that I feel that couponers have the right to do what they wish with their stockpile.  It's great if you can donate or maybe donate a small percentage of it, but it should be each persons own choice. How do you guys feel about it?
 

Target Deals under $1

Kristin at http://www.couponingtodisney.com/ has a great list of coupon deals for products that will make them under $1.  Go HERE to check it out.  I love her website by the way!

This Weeks Shopping Deals

Here the best deals this week at our local drug store from http://www.hip2save.com/

Rite-Aid HERE

Walgreens

CVS

New Facebook Playskool Coupons

Go HERE to print out the 2 Playskool coupons above.

$5 off Kung Fu Panda DVD

Go HERE to print a $5 off coupon for Kung Fu Panda.  You should be able to get the movie for $8 next week at Target.

No coupons this weekend

Oh the horror!   There will be no coupons in this Sunday's paper.  So you can save your $2 this Sunday and treat yourself to some hot chocolate.  Or just chocolate!

Kmart Double Coupon Event Tomorrow

On 12/16 the Henderson Kmart will be participating in a double coupon event up to $2. So a $2 coupon will be $4.  This sale only take place on Friday. If you read my blog regularly you should know I'm not a big fan of Kmart and here's the reason why, you can only redeem 5 coupons TOTAL.  Not 5 like coupons but 5 coupons total.  The only way around this is to have multiple Shop Your Way Rewards cards, which you can get at the customer service desk, and then split up your transactions. You also have to spend $25 in grocery and/or drugs before they will double your coupons. You will have to hope your cashier will let the $25 purchase be before coupons to even make this worth anything. So in my opinion it's not worth the 40 minutes drive to go out there to get 5 things FREE but for any of you that may be interested please go HERE to get more details. I did call the Henderson Kmart to make sure they were participating and that the rule was 5 coupons.  Some blogs are reporting it is only 5 like coupons but that is not the case at our local store.  Good luck! 

ANOTHER $5 off a $10 purchase at Hallmark stores!

I'm loving the Hallmark store this year.  Go HERE to print another $5 off a $10 purchase and this one doesn't expire till 12/24.  A lot of the December magazines have these coupons as well.

$2 off Excederin

Print this coupon now for a sale at CVS next week where you will be able to get Excedrin for $.49.  So go HERE to print a $2 off Excedrin 20 count or more coupon.  2 prints per computer!

Free Fries at Burger King on the 16th!

No coupon needed for this deal.  Burger King will be giving out their $1 sized fries for FREE in a promotion for the launch of their "new" fries. 

$10 off a $25 purchase or more at JC Penney's

Go HERE to print a $10 off a $25 purchase or more at JC Penneys. This is only good until December 17th but should help you stretch that Christmas shopping budget!

Awesome New Coupon Buying Site

I heard about this great website that offers low prices for purchasing coupons.  It's http://www.lorihas3kids.com/ and she sells coupons in groups of 10 or 20 for as low as $1.  That's a pretty good price compared to eBay and some of the other sites.  Check it out and sign up to be notified anytime new coupons are added.  I haven't used this site before so I can't say much about the customer service but I do plan to use soon.  The last few times I have used www.thecouponclippers.com I have been so disappointed in how long their processing and shipping is.  Most of the time it takes 7 to 8 days to get the coupons and that's too long when your trying to get a store deal.

$3 off KY Jelly = FREE at Walmart

Go HERE to print a $3 off KY Jelly (excluding trial size).  Walmart sells the small tube for $2.62 which would give you $.38 in overage. If you need it, I found this coupon under zip code 62946.

$5 off Parents Choice Formula

Go HERE to print the coupon above.  Use zip code 62946 and click on the baby tab to find it quick.

$2 Tide Coupon

Go HERE to request a $2 off coupon from Tide's Facebook page. It will take a few weeks to come in the mail to you but it's a high value coupon!