Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Advent Baby Coupons


Got a baby? Need to save money? Go HERE to print 5 different Advent baby coupons from bottles to pacifiers. This would be good to pair with a sale or even clearance.

$3 off any multi-pack of BPA free Advent bottles
$1.50 off any Advent pacifier pack
$1.50 off Advent BPA free toddler cup

$.55 of Rayovac Batteries

$0.55 off Rayovac Alkaline Batteries

Go HERE to print the coupon above. Walmart sells $1 packs of these!

Monday, January 30, 2012

Mega Find at CVS Today

Do you follow me on Facebook? If you do then you got my post while I was shopping at CVS this morning on how to get Skintimate shaving gel for free with no coupons! I scored 14 cans for free, thanks to a tip from fellow couponer Melissa, but the deal is now dead. CVS made a mistake and quickly realized it but not until about every can of Skintimate was cleared off the shelf. But one deal you can still get is 3 $.99 greeting cards for free with a $3 ECB. To find me on Facebook just search for Evansville Bargain Shopping Mom.

My freebies from this weekend

I didn't get to do any coupon shopping this weekend since I was attending a military seminar but yet I still came home with a few freebies, from the hotel!

Where Do You Go To Buy Coupons?

For some people the concept of buying coupons sounds crazy because your wanting to get products for FREE.  When you buy a coupon then essentially the product is not FREE unless overage is involved. There's different reasons to buy coupons.  First, your an extreme couponer and 238 tubes of toothpaste is just not enough! Second, your donating to charity. Third, you do not get a paper and choose to buy all coupons and not collect or dumpster dive for them. And lastly, your ordering coupons you did not get in your local paper! DING DING DING! That one fits me and a little bit of number 2 as well.

There is a strategy to buying coupons also if you want to get the best ones that sell out quick.  For example, all the coupon buying websites were sold out of the Iams $3 coupon before Sunday morning even came.  This is because the company that sells the coupons gets them around Friday and may even list them up for sale on Friday. I'm sure you have seen the comic/ad section of the paper sitting in the gas station on Saturday and you drool over wanting to take a peek.  These websites are just the same.  They order 2,000 newspapers and literally cut out each coupon to sell. You can usually find out what coupons will be in the paper by Wednesday or Thursday by going HERE. A seasoned couponer can look at the list and know what coupons will go fast which are usually any coupon that will equal a FREE product.  It's kind of like bidding on eBay where you need to sit at your computer waiting for the sites to list the coupon and be one of the first to get yours.  

Below is a list of all the different coupon buying sites that I know of.  I've made some notes of which ones I've used and my experience with them as well.  Check the very bottom of this post for all my "beware of" when buying coupons as well. Also, please note that each of these sites may have different coupons because they are located in different areas of the country.  You may have to shop around to find a company that has the coupon you want or the higher value coupon. Sometimes I order coupons from 2 different companies in the same week.

www.thecouponclippers.com
I have used this company for years.  Recently is seems that it takes almost 7 days to get my coupons which is too long for me so I've switched to a different company now.  But this company does let you buy all you want, no limits.
www.couponsthingsbydede.com
This site has pretty quick shipping. The draw back is that she does limit you to a quantity of 10 but this also helps at times too because she will often have stock left where other sites have sold out.
www.couponclippersco.com
This is my new favorite site.  They have quick shipping, great prices and no limits. They also sell whole inserts.
http://www.lorihas3kids.com/
I love her site and she has great prices.  She bundles coupons in 20 though so you can't buy just 4 or 10.  But her prices are good and she ships quick.

The rest are coupons site I haven't used yet but are popular:
www.thecouponmasters.com
www.wholecouponinserts.com
www.buycoupons.org
http://www.klip2save.com/
www.floridacouponclipping.com

Now to the "BEWARE OF" section when it comes to buying coupons.  I always advise people to not buy internet printed coupons because of how much fraud there is with it.  You don't know if the person who printed the coupon has committed fraud by making photo copies or some other means.  Also, eBay is a popular place to buy coupons and is usually the most expensive place as well.  You may pay twice there what you would at one of the sites above.  I have never bought coupons on eBay because of that but there are hundreds of listings including that $3 off Iams coupon.  I'm just going to go dumpster dive for mine!

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Goodwill Reward Cards

Central Indiana has a rewards program for all their Goodwill stores. The cashier told me that this program is suppose to be branching out through the state so I hope our local stores will follow soon. You simply swipe your card every time you check out. You get 10% off if you spend more than $20. You also get $5 loaded on to your card on your birthday and $2 when you sign up. There are also special rewards on holidays and throughout the year. I always look for old furniture I can refinish and VHS tapes. It's a great place to get children's books too.

My Marsh Shopping Trip

I'm up in northern Indiana today and I just got back from shopping at Marsh. I checked their corporate coupon policy online yesterday and it stated that they doubled coupons $.50 and less and no more than 2 like coupons. But I have learned in the past to always find s manager and ask what their store policy is. So I was happy to find out that they had no limit on like coupons. you never know so it doesn't hurt to ask. I also signed up for a Marsh store card so I'm prepared for the next triple coupon event (whenever that is?).

Marsh is like Schnucks in price and even higher. I found prices were higher in every store I went to today. I was sad to see how few coupon matchups I was able to do. I did find Kleenex Cool Touch tissues on sale for 2/$3 and I used the $.50 coupon from the 1/1SS. I bought 7 boxes for $.50 each and then got a $2 Catalina when I checked out. Sadly, that's the only deal I found. But it was fun!

Here's the funniest part. I went to a Goodwill store across from Marsh and actually saved much more money. I got 4 pairs of brand new Crocs for $12 total.

Friday, January 27, 2012

2 Inserts This Sunday???

Sunday Coupon Preview is showing that we will be getting a P&G insert and a RedPlum this Sunday. But fellow couponer Melissa, who has already gotten to see the ad section of the paper, let me know that our paper actually has 2 RedPlum inserts, 1 Smartsource, 1 P&G and a few more coupons in the Parade. WOOHOO!!! This is a good week to go buy a few papers at the Dollar Tree. To see what coupons will be inside go HERE.

Im Going Out Of Town

Hi everybody! I will be out of town this weekend with no laptop :(  But I will still be blogging from my iPhone.  I wont be able to post links though so please check out http://www.hip2save.com/ for the coupon match-ups for next weeks sales.  Stay tuned because I will be shopping at Marsh and maybe Meijer so I hope to post some information for you guys on their good deals.  Marsh does double coupons $.50 and under but only 2 like coupons.  I'll also be dumpster diving for those larger market newspapers so I hope to get some good FREE coupons.  Also, if you haven't already, like Evansville Bargain Shopping Mom on Facebook so you can see all my photo uploads of what couponing mischief I can find myself in up north!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Tons of FREE stuff at Walmart

Go HERE to read a great blog post on all the items you can get for FREE right now at Walmart and the coupon match-ups! Be careful about the Brita MIR because many couponers are stating that Brita is no longer accepting any rebates on them. 

New Coupon Class Coming Soon!!!

Time for another coupon class.  I had a friend and fellow couponer contact me about doing a benefit for Relay For Life and I'm super excited to finally announce it. "Coupons, Cupcakes and a Cause" will be March 30th, Friday from 6 to 8pm at First Christian Church.  The coupon class fee will be $10 and 100% of the proceeds will benefit Relay For Life.  There will be giveaways, a coupon swap and of course a 2 hour coupon class.  Details about the class are to come but it will be designed for anyone new to couponing but I will dedicate about 30 minutes of the class to Extreme Couponing.  This is going to cover how to stockpile like the people you see on the TLC show Extreme Couponing and advanced coupon techniques.  I will go over the untold secrets of the show like how they get so many coupons, how they get the FREE deals and how you can do it too.  I'm very passionate about giving back so I'm honored to use my couponing skills to teach others and benefit a charity.  If your interested in attending this class then please RSVP to Katie Perkins at (812) 746-8928 or email her at katie.perkins@hotmail.com

Space will be limited for this class so please RSVP so your spot will be held for you.  Everyone will receive a resource handout and will get to leave with lots of coupons and chances at winning one of the giveaways. And I can assure you that it will be a fun time! Email me for any questions at marymwirtz@yahoo.com.  Hope to see you there!!!

How Do Bloggers Find All Those Coupon Links?

Ever wonder how bloggers seem to find a limitless supply of coupon links every day?  Well, its because they are signed up for EVERYTHING!  You sign up with every manufacturer to get email alerts, email newsletters and like their Facebook page. I personally get about 200 emails every day and 80% of it is stores, websites and manufacturers letting me know what they have to offer this week.  I also sign up for email alerts for a few different coupon websites that are great about providing coupons links.  My favorites are:
www.mysavings.com
www.mummydeals.com
www.weusecoupons.com
 
Also, a lot of the bloggers with huge viewership on their sites get tons of tips every day from readers that alert them when they find a hidden deal.  They get emails about clearance finds and unadvertised sales that they pass on to everyone else.  It's great how couponers help each other out to find the deals. 

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Where do coupons rank on your packing list?

Sometimes I crack my own self up. I was writing out my packing list since I'm going out of town this weekend and my first thought was coupons. It even ranked above underwear! I'm hoping to hit up double coupon friendly Marsh in northern Indiana so I'm taking all my coupons with me. And my husband asked me what I'd like to do on our little vacation and I said "find the nearest newspaper recycling center." oh yeah! Large market coupon dumpster diving here I come!

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Coupons I'm Printing Right Now


$1 off U by Kotex HERE

$1.10/3 Pillsbury Grands biscuits, crescent rolls, ready to bake cookies or sweet rolls of ANY size HERE

$.25 Clearance at the Dollar General Store

I picked up a ton of stuff for $.25 each at my local Dollar General store. All Christmas merchandise was marked down to $.25!!! I bought 22 gift bags, 2 packages of shirt boxes, 6 tablecloths, 4 rolls of ribbon and a teapot for under $10.

$2 off any Nature Made Product


Most of the time Nature Made only releases a $1 off coupon for ANY product so this is nice.  It's also a PDF coupon which means no print limits and it doesn't expire until 12/12!!! BUT, it's a manufacturer coupon on a 8 X 11 1/2" ad so this will use a lot of ink to print.  I'm currently out of ink so I can't test print this for you guys but it what it looks like to me.  Go HERE to print it out.  This coupon could get pulled so you may want to print all you want now.

Also you can score FREE Nature Made Vitamin D by combining this coupon with the $1 off Target coupon HERE.

$1 off Mens Dial Foam Body Wash


Go HERE to print the coupon above.  You may need to use zip code 19901 to find it.

Monday, January 23, 2012

Have you ever bartered with coupons?

What about paying for a service with items out of your stockpile? I've been doing this for awhile but just never thought about how I was actually bartering with my couponing. For example, today my neice babysat my youngest son today and she agreed to be paid in toothpaste instead of cash. So I'm going to grab a few boxes of Colgate from my stockpile to pay her for an hour of babysitting. This weekend I gave my mother-in-law several packages of dental floss in exchange for printing some coupons from her printer. She would let me print them anyways but I feel I should give her something for using her printer ink. This has me thinking what else can I barter for. I do have 20 boxes of KY Jelly I don't need, I wonder what I could trade for that? LOL!

$5 off a $50 Purchase At Buehlers


Go HERE to print a $5 off a $50 purchase or more at Buehlers.  This would be great to combine with the double coupon sales this week.  The coupon does expire 1/29 and excludes alcohol, lottery and prescriptions.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Double Coupon Week at Buehlers

I got a chance to see a sneak perk of the Buehlers ad for next week and it will be double coupon week. The sales are not great but I will be going there tomorrow to scout out any unadvertised deals. So check the blog tomorrow afternoon for all the coupon matchups. For any newbie couponers out there, Buehlers will double coupons $.99 and under with no limits. They also take Internet coupons. They do this sale only one week a month and includes all Tri- state stores.

Coupons I'm Printing Right Now


$1/2 off Pace Salsa products HERE (this could be good if doubled with a sale)

$1/2 Oscar Mayer Carving Board meats HERE

$1/2 Right Guard Total Defense 5 Body Wash HERE

New Target Coupons


YEAH! Finally some more apparel coupons at Target.com  Target released quite a few new coupons including 7 different apparel ones.  I often get free clothes from these coupons by shopping the clearance racks with them.  There are also a bunch of new grocery coupons and some are manufacturer coupons as well.  Go HERE to print yours.

Free 1 Year Subscription to Better Homes and Gardens


I was just able to snag a FREE 1 year subscription to Better Home and Gardens and you can too.  Go HERE but hurry, they are taking the first 7,000 and I was 6,329.  If your new to couponing you will find that not only can you get store items free but you can also get a lot of magazine subscriptions free or super cheap.  Magazines are another way to get coupons too.  I love using the 20% off Gymboree coupons that may come in this magazine, plus I love the magazine itself.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Best Deals This Week at our Local Drug Stores

CVS

Walgreens

Rite-Aid HERE

thanks, http://www.hip2save.com/

$1 off Dial Soap for Men


Go HERE to print a $1 off Dial body wash for Men.  The coupon does state Redeemable at Walmart but it doesn't say "Only at Walmart" so in my opinion it's just a suggestion and I can redeem my coupon where I want.  Which will probably be Walgreens or CVS depending who has it on sale first! Use zip code 77477 if you can't find the coupon.

We will get 2 inserts this Sunday

There will one 1 SmartSource and 1 RedPlum insert this Sunday.  It's suppose to even include Hasbro toy coupons! To see the coupons inside go HERE.

Friday, January 20, 2012

$1 off Blink Tears


Go HERE to print a $1 off Blink tears and get it FREE with a $1 overage at Walgreens next week.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

New Hasbro Coupons


Hasbro has listed up a ton of new toy coupons.  Go HERE to check them out.  You might also check for clearance toys at the local drug store, Walmart and Target for any coupon match-ups.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

$1 off ANY Brawny


Go HERE to print a $1 off ANY Brawny paper towel which will probably equal FREE if you use it on the single packs.

$1 off Coupon For Shout Free Laundry Stain Remover


I'm excited that they have this product in a "free" version now.  My son has allergies to dyes and perfumes so this would work good for us.  Go HERE to Shout's website to print a $1/1 coupon for the Shout Free Laundry Stain Remover in a spray bottle.

$1/2 Aunt Jemima Frozen Products


Go HERE to print a $1/2 Aunt Jemima frozen products from their Facebook page.  I was only able to print one and then I got an error message but you should be able to print 2 per computer.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

$5 off Store Brand Baby Formula


I didn't even know there were store brand baby formulas but there is now a $5 off coupon for it. It can be used at any store in size 23.2 oz. or larger.  Go HERE to print one now.

$1 off ANY Bandaid product

Yeah!  Go to Band-Aid's Facebook page HERE and print a $1 off any Bandaid product coupon. We rarely ever get these coupons in our local paper so it's awesome to get to print them.  They will go fast so hurry!

$1/2 Bags of Temptation Cat Treats


Go HERE to print a $1/2 bags of Temptations cat treats

FREE Budget Worksheets


If you have a New Years resolution to be better organized then this might interest you.  Go HERE to download a variety of budgeting worksheets from paying down debt to a monthly budget. Its also all FREE.

Monday, January 16, 2012

Softsoap for $.24 at CVS

I just picked up 3 bottles of 8 oz. Softsoap at CVS for $.24! Select varieties are on sale for $.99 and I used the $.75 coupon from the 10/30 SS. You can also price match this at Walmart. Thanks Melissa for this great tip!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

$1.50/2 Planters Peanut Butter Coupon


Go HERE to print a $1.50/2 Planters Peanut Butter coupon.  I believe Walmart has the best price on these at $1.98 so this will bring it down to $1.23!

$.50/1 Suave Kids Product Coupon


I'm so excited for this coupon especially if it can be doubled on a sale.  Go HERE to print a $.50/1 Suave Kids Product.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

This Weeks Shopping Deals

Another coupon shopping week is here. To get all the coupon match-ups for our local drug store just check out the links below from Collin at Hip2Save

CVS

Walgreens

Rite-Aid HERE

Free Clairol Hair Dye at CVS

Most of our local CVS stores have certain types of Clairol hair coloring at 75% off. I was able to get these 4 for $2.49 each and then used the $1 off coupon from the 1/1P&G. 3 of them also produced a $2 ECB! Good time to stockpile hair dye if you need it. The Morgan Ave CVSWas pretty sold out but the Oak Hill one had plenty.

How To Leave A Comment

I've had several readers tell me how difficult it is to leave a comment on this blog.  I've been trying to figure it out.  I think its because you need to have a Google account to make it easy to leave a comment or otherwise you can just list your comment under anonymous.  It will take you about 1 minute to make an account and you can go HERE to do it.  This account will work for any blog you read with Blogger and Google.  I hope this makes it easier for everyone.  I value all the comments and it helps us all to get tips to deals or share ideas.  I also want all of you to have the option to ask questions or share your own ideas as much as you want.  It makes my day for someone to ask for help with couponing because it's my favorite topic.  Let me know if this solution does not work for you and I'll keep investigating.

I'm Going to Kroger Tomorrow!



I haven't been able to go to Kroger in almost 2 months with the holidays and no babysitter.  But tomorrow I get to go and WITH NO KIDS!!!! Yeah. And I'm going with my sister-in-law! And I ordered coupons just for this trip so I hope to do well. I will be posting photos on my Facebook page as I'm shopping so check for that HERE. I also hope to fit in lunch at Moonlight Bar-B-Q. Can't wait! Watch out Kroger, the Wirtz sisters are coming to clear your shelves (just kidding!).

Getting Organized



Here's another idea for coupon organization.  Have you ever thought of turning a closet into a organization system for all your coupons?  Kristen over at www.Couponingtodisney.com does this and it works for her. You do need to have a closet you can spare but it is a great way to keep everything in one place. I also like that you can shut the door and theres no mess everywhere.  If you like to see more pictures and learn more details then go HERE.

1 Insert this Sunday

Looks like there will be one insert in Sunday's paper which is a Smartsource.  Go HERE to see what coupons will be inside.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Awesome $1.75/2 General Mills Cereal



Go HERE to print a $1.75/2 boxes of General Mills cereal.  It includes any variety and doesn't specify a size but does say "any two boxes."  Print quick!

$2 off White Cloud Toilet Paper




Go HERE to print a $2 off any White Cloud toilet paper except the 4-pack.  This is a nice high value coupon.  I've had trouble getting this coupon to print but I know other people have had no problem. 

$.25 Off Any Chapstick Coupon



It's winter and snowing as I write this which means dry air and dry lips.  So this coupon could come in handy, especially if doubled with a great sale.  Go HERE to print a $.25 off any ChapStick coupon.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Awesome CVS Clearance



I was at the CVS in Mount Vernon today and they had a section Christmas items on sale for 75% and it included toys and electronics.  I got a portable DVD player for $25 (was originally $99) and a digital camcorder for $12.50 (was $49).  I also got a wooden castle building set for $4.99.  They had the Wuggle Pets included in the 75% sale also.  Check your local CVS for these awesome deals.  I bought 2 camcorders which will be birthday gifts for my 2 nieces and the dvd player is for my son.  I also picked up 2 lip gloss sets and a few small toys for future birthday gifts for all the little one in my family.  Hope you find some great deals too!

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Free Stuff Galore on Coupons.com



I'm just printing coupons for FREE stuff left and right on Coupons.com.  I posted before about the $3 KY Jelly coupon that will be FREE with overage at Walmart. I was able to print 2 more again today so it must have reset.  The $1 off Reach Floss is still up which will be FREE floss at Target or Walmart.  And today a $1 off Sunbird Seasoning coupon popped up which sells for about $.78 at Walmart.  Go HERE to print all these great coupons which is under zip cod 90210.

Monday, January 9, 2012

New Johnson and Johnson Coupons


Coupons.com has quiet a few baby coupons up right now that you may want to print quickly.  Go HERE to check them out.  I tried to print them last night and they were gone but then I saw them again this morning so maybe the coupon re-set. These coupons do exclude travel/trial size.

Interested In Buying Coupons???

Well the large markets got 6 inserts this past Sunday but we only got 3, or at least that's how many were in my paper.  And they weren't the good coupons either. So this is the second week I've ordered coupons online.  The site I normally order from did not have all the coupons I wanted so I tried a new site at www.coupondede.com

This site was pretty easy to order from but you can not order more than a quantity of 10. Which is why I was probably able to order Suave deodorant coupons when all the others sites were sold out. I ordered 54 coupons and paid $7.04. Below is my list of what I ordered and most of these are items I plan to use with a double coupon sale.

$.75/1 Suave deodorant
$.75/1 Silk Milk
$.55/1 Barilla Whole Grain Pasta
$1/1 Colgate Total toothpaste (4.0 oz and up)
$.35/1 Totinos Pizza Rolls
$1/1 Bic Stationary

I'll let you guys know how long it takes to receive my coupons.  My order did state it will mail today so that was nice.  The last few times I've ordered from couponclippers.com it took at least 7 days to get the coupons which is too long for me.  If I'm trying to use the coupons for a sale at Target then the sale will be over before I get the coupons.

Saturday, January 7, 2012

New Target Mobile Coupons


Target released some new mobile coupons today.  If you have not signed up yet then go HERE to check it out.  I just added text messaging to our phone plan, which I hated increasing our monthly budget for that, but I do use the mobile coupons which I hope will help pay for the extra cost.

Hasbro Game Coupons



Go HERE to print a variety of Hasbro game coupons. Includes Taboo, electronic Catch Phrase, Pictionary, Jenga and Cranium Brain Breaks.

This Weeks Shopping Deals

Here are this weeks shopping deals from http://www.hip2save.com/

CVS

Walgreens

Rite-Aid HERE

Friday, January 6, 2012

Holy Moly - Possible 6 Inserts This Sunday



There are going to be 6 inserts in this Sundays paper but before you get to excited, I'll be shocked if we get all 6 of them in our market.  But we can hope!  There are 2 SmartSource inserts, 1 RedPlum, 1 General Mills, 1 Walmart preview and 1 Target, Johnson & Johnson insert (I'm pretty sure we will not get this one).  I think Santa read our Christmas wish list for more coupons! To see what coupons will be in each insert go HERE.

Helpful Hint:  If you go to a gas station or a store to buy the paper, check each issue to make sure all the coupons are in there.  So many of us have been cheated out of a insert or two so double check before you buy. Also, whatever coupons we don't get in our market will be up for sale on numerous coupon clipping sites but you need to check them often to make sure you get what you want before they sell out.