Saying goodbye!

I just want to say thanks to everyone who has followed my blog, taken my class, emailed, commented and said hello to me in the stores!  I have totally enjoyed getting to meet all of you and hope that you continue to coupon.  I just simply do not have the time for this blog which makes me sad, but I don't like to do things half-way and always feel guilty for not getting updates done.
I will still answer questions if you want to email coupongals@live.com. 
Thanks again for your support and as always, Happy Shopping!
Nicole

Smith's will be rounding coupons next week!

Just wanted to let you know on my reciept today it said that Smith's will round all coupons to $1 next week - Aug 25th thru Aug 31st. Yipee!
 
Thanks Gerratt's for the heads up!

And the winner is...

The winner of the personal shopping trip with Nicole is
Natalie S. who wrote, I have been trying to get this hang of this for a few months now.  Have gotten a few good deals, have made lots of mistakes.  I would love a chance to have a one on one consultation!  I hope I win!

Natalie S.  you have 24 hours to contact me by email (coupongals@live.com) to claim your prize!  If I don't hear from you then I will do another drawing.

Thanks everyone who emailed!  It was great to hear about your couponing!

Don't forget to sign up and use Shortcuts.com when you are shopping Smith's.  They have electronic coupons that you load on your Fresh Value Card and when you swipe your card or give your phone number, the coupons deduct automatically.  You can also give them paper coupons at the same time. 
Shortcuts.com also has a printable tab so you can print out coupons just like you do on coupons.com

Smith's Matchups for 8/18 through 8/24

Add up the Savings Promo continues!  Save $4.00 when you buy any combination of 8 participating products using your Fresh Values Card. ( I am only listing the items we have coupons for, there are other items worth getting so check your ad!)
This has been going for a couple of weeks so this is probably the last week.  They usually run for 3 weeks. 

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks $1.99 (look for signs by the varieties included)
use $.50/2 printables from coupons.com, smartsource.com, bettycrocker.com, boxtops4education.com
Final price: $1.24 each

Catalina is printing!
Buy 3 get $1.50 oyno
Buy 4 get $2.00 oyno
Buy 5 or more, get $3.00 oyno (which makes them $.64 each!)

Cottonelle Bathroom Tissue $5.99
use $.50 from 8/15 SS
Final price: $4.99

Betty Crocker Hamburger, Chicken or Tuna Helper $1.39
use $.75/3 from Coupons.com, Bettycrocker.com, boxtops4education.com
Final price: $.69 each

Fiber One Bars $2.49
use $.50 from coupons.com, bettycrocker.com, smartsource.com
Final price: $1.49

Catalina for Fiber One!
Buy 3 get $1.50 oyno
Buy 4 get $2.50 oyno
Buy 5 or more, get $3.50 oyno
Final price when buying 5 is $.79 each!

Gardettos $1.99
use $.50 from coupons.com
Final price: $.99

General Mills Cereals 16.2-25.25 oz $2.99 (the big boxes)
use $1.00/2 printables from coupons.com, smartsource.com, boxtops4education.com,
use $.55 off Cocoa Puffs printable
use $.55 off Trix printable
Price will vary from $2.44 - $2.49 (Not great)

The smaller boxes are on sale for $1.98
use any of the coupons from above
Final price: $.73 - $.98

Pillsbury Toaster Strudel $1.99
use $1.00/2 from coupons.com or smartsource.com
Final price: $1.24

Sunny D $1.28
use $.25 from 8/8 SS
Final price: $.53

TGI Fridays Skillet Meals $5.49
use $1.50 from coupons.com
Final price: $3.49

Wanchai Ferry Skillet Meals $5.49
use $1.50 from coupons.com
Final price: $3.49

Albertson's Sale 8/18 through 8/24

Not much at all going on this week, which is not all bad since it is fair week.  Not to mention most of us just had to pay for school registration!  Take a breather after last week!  Sorry I am so slow getting these done and welcome to the newest group from the class I taught on Monday!  I am only listing what are the best deals. 

In Store coupons:
Albertson's Pasta $.78 each limit of 4. 
Glaceau Smartwater or Vitamin Water $.88 limit of 8


Dannon Yogurt $.50 each
 use $.40/6 from 8/15 SS
Final price: $.43 each

Cottenelle Bath Tissue 12 pack $4.99
use $.50/1 from 8/15 SS
Final price $4.49

There are manufacturer's coupons on the back page.  You cannot stack these since they are manufacturer's coupons.  Nothing really exciting for me. 

Wanchai Ferry Frozen Entree $5.99
use $1.50/1 from coupons.com
Final price: $4.49 each.

That's it for me, if anyone finds anything that I missed, feel free to comment!

Hidden Double Coupon Ideas

I went shopping yesterday but have not had time to post my pictures.  I few things that we found while shopping.

Glade Candles, some were on closeout for $2.00 the rest are on sale for $2.49.  Used $1.00 off from 8/1 SS so with a doubler they are free or $.49.

Also Glade Scented Oil refills were $2.00, used $1.00 off from 8/1 SS and doubled it so they were FREE!

I found Hormel Always Tender Pork Chops, used $1.00 off from 8/1 SS and doubled it.  I got one package for $.63, one for $.84 and I bought 3 racks of ribs, each about $7.00 (which is something my family loves and I never buy).  Anything with the Always Tender Hormel label will work.

LA Looks Hair Gel $2.99, use $1.00 off form 5/23 SS or 8/1 RP.  Final price $.99.

El Monterey 2 Pack Burritos, $.99 each.  Used $1.00/5 from 5/16 SS and doubled it.  Final price was $.79 for a 2 pack.

Cinnabon Cracker and Cereal were both on sale for $2.50.  Used the $1.00 coupon from the Parade magazine 8/15 and doubled it.  Final price was $.50 a box. 

Happy shopping everyone!

Double Coupons are coming!

Just giving you all a heads up that we are getting Albertson's Twice the Value Coupons (aka Doubles!) this Sunday! 
At the Burley store they will let you do 3 separate transactions in one trip.  Meaning you used to spend 3 doubles, go out to your car, come back, spend 3 more, go out to your car etc...
Now you can use 3 doubles, put the space bar, do a 2nd transaction using 3 more doubles, space bar, 3rd transaction using 3 more doubles.  Then go out to your car, come back in and do another 2 or 3 transactions depending on how many you have.
Remember you cannot make money on doubles.  Meaning if the price of the item is $1.99 and you have a $1.00 coupon, then the double will be worth $.99 instead of $1.00.
You can also use doubles on any coupon $1.00 or less in value EVEN if it says do not double on it!
Happy Shopping everyone!

Late night shopping, total spent $5.84, saved $44.70

6 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks $2.00 each, used 3- $.50/2 coupons; 2 Betty Crocker Cake Mixes $1.00 each, 2 Betty Crocker Frostings $1.50 each, used 2- $.50/2 coupons.  Got $5.00 off instantly, paid with a $5.00 catalina from last week, total OOP $5.22, saved $22.80 and got a $3.00 catalina for the fruit snacks.

10 Bisquik Shake 'n Pour Pancake mixes $1.00 each, used 2- $2.00/5 coupons that I bought a couple months ago on Ebay; 1 gallon of milk $2.19.  Got $5.00 off instantly, paid with my $3.00 catalina from the first transaction.  Total OOP $.62, saved $21.90!

Time for a contest!

I haven't been doing much shopping lately and I am feeling a little disconected so let's have some fun!  I would like to see what everyone else is buying, how much money you are saving or even just your attempt at saving.  Email your picture to coupongals@live.com or just post a comment. 

We will pick a winner (using random.org) and the prize will be a personal consultation/shopping trip with Nicole!  I feel a little strange because maybe no one will think this is cool, but I have people comment all the time that they would love to go shopping with me.  (Or at least have me do their shopping!)

The contest will last until Saturday, Aug 21st at 10:00 am.  Can't wait to hear and see what you have been up to!

I guess I should say that you have to live in the Burley/Rupert or Twin Falls area.

Smith's Sale 8/11 through 8/17

Founder's Day Sale continues...

Save $4.00 when you buy any combination of 8 participating products using your Fresh Value Card.

Powerade, Sobe or Sobe Lifewater $.48
24 Pack Nestle Pure Life Water $2.99
Kroger 16 oz. Bar or Shredded Cheese $2.49
Fritos or Cheetos $1.49
Frozen Claim Jumper Entrees or Hungry Man Dinners $1.77
CapriSun or Kool-Aid Jammers $1.49
Sunny D 64 oz. $.78
Quaker Quakes Rice Snacks $.99
Bumble Bee Tuna or Tuna Salad $.49
Betty Crocker Potato Pouch $.49
Progresso Soup $1.00

• use $.50/2 from coupons.com, boxtops4education.com or bettycrocker.com
• Final price $.75

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks $1.49

• use $.50/2 from coupons.com, boxtops4education.com, bettycrocker.com, shortcuts.com
• Final price $1.24

Hamburger, Chicken or Tuna Helper $.89

• use $.75/3 from coupons.com, bettycrocker.com, shortcuts.com, boxtops4education.com
• Final price: $.64

General Mills Cereals select varieties $1.48

• use $1.00/2 from coupons.com, shortcuts.com, boxtops4education.com, bettycrocker.com
• or use $.55 off Trix from same as above
• or use $.55 off Cocoa Puffs
• Final price: $.93 - $.98

Wanchai Ferry Frozen Skillet Meal $4.99

• use $1.50 off from coupons.com, shortcuts.com, bettycrocker.com, boxtops4education.com, Pillsbury.com
• Final price: $3.49

There are some more but I am too tired to think so I will finish this tomorrow!

Albertson's Sale 8/11 through 8/17

I am going to start with the General Mills Promo (found on the back page) Save $5.00 instantly when you buy ANY 10 of these participating General Mills Products in a single transaction.  Plus get 50 Bonus Box Tops (which is a $5.00 value to the school you donate them to).  You should be able to buy 30 products at a time, just make sure that it takes 3 @$5.00 off before you pay.

All of the coupons are printables so my best advice is to go to coupons.com, shortcuts.com, smartsource.com, boxtops4education.com, bettycrocker.com and redplum.com and print 2 from each site.  I am not going to put links since they will be taking you to the same sites over and over.  (Sorry being lazy today!)
Update!  Also go to Pillsbury.com, they have most of the coupons listed!

I am only listing the ones that I have found coupons for.

$2.50 items that will be $2.00 after instant savings:
Pillsbury Toaster Strudel
use $.50/2 printable
Final price: $1.75 each

Totino's Pizza Rolls
use $.40/2 printable
Final price: $1.80 each

Pillsbury Cookie Dough
use $1.00/2 printable
Final price: $1.50 each

Pillsbury Sweet Moments
use $1.00 printable
Final price: $1.00 each/ FREE with double!

Nature Valley Granola Bars
use $.50  printable
Final price: $1.50 each
If you buy 5 it will be like paying $.80 each after factoring in the catalina/ $.50 with double!

Catalina update
Buy Nature Valley Granola Bars, 6.7 oz or larger, or Fiber One Chewy Bars, any flavor/variety between 8/9 and 9/5

Buy 3, Receive $1.50 Catalina ($0.50 savings per item)
Buy 4, Receive $2.50 Catalina ($0.62 savings per item)
Buy 5 or more, Receive $3.50 Catalina ($0.70 savings per item)


Nature Valley Nut Clusters
use $1.00 printable
Final price: $1.00 each/FREE with double!


$2.00 items that will be $1.50 each after instant savings
Betty Crocker Fruit Gushers, Roll-ups, or Fruit by the Foot
use $.50/2 printable
Final price: $1.25 each
If you buy 4 it will be like paying $.75 each!

Catalina update!
Buy Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored Snacks between 8/9 and 9/5

Including: Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers,Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit Roll-ups Fruit Stickerz
Buy 3, Receive $1.50 Catalina ($0.50 savings per item)
Buy 4, Receive $2.00 Catalina ($0.50 savings per item)
Buy 5 or more, Receive $3.00 Catalina ($0.67 savings per item)


Betty Crocker Premium Brownie Mix
use $.75/2 printable
Final price: $1.13 each/$.75 with double!

Betty Crocker Warm Delights or Warm Delights Minis
use $.50 printable
Final price: $1.00 each/$.50 with double

Pillsbury Breadsticks or Loaves
use $.40/2 printable
Final price: $1.30 each

Yoplait Go-Gurt
use $.75/2 printable
Final price: $1.13 each

General Mills Cereal 8.9 oz Cheerios, 11.8 oz Cocoa Puffs, 11.5 oz Lucky Charms, Trix and Reeses Puffs are also pictured so check what is included when you are shopping.
use $.55 off Cocoa Puffs printable
use $.55 off Trix printable
or use $1.00.2 General Mills cereal printable
Final price:  $.95 - $1.00 each/ $.40-$.60 with doubles!

$1.50 items that wll be $1.00 after instant savings:
Chex Mix
use $.50 printable
Final price: $.50 each/FREE with Double!

Progresso Soup
use $.50 printable
Final price: $.75 each/$.25 with doubles!

Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
use $.30/2 printable
Final price: $.85 each

$1.25 items that will be $.75 after instant savings:
Totino's Party Pizza
use $1.00/5 printable
Final price: $.55 each wyb 5/$.35 each with double!

Hamburger, Chicken or Tuna Helper
use $.75/3 printable
Final price: $.50 each

Betty Crocker Frosting $1.00
use $.50/2 printable (these are when you buy a cake mix and frosting at the same time)
Final price: $.75 each/$.50 with double.

Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake Mix $.50
use $.50/2 printable (goes with the frosting)
Final price: $.25/FREE with double!

These are the rest of the items on sale, price listed is after instant savings:
Bugles $1.00
Old El Paso Taco Shells $1.00
Yoplait Delights or Yo Plus $2.00
Old El Paso Dinner Kit $2.00
General Mills Cereal Treats $1.50
Betty Crocker Muffin Mix $1.50
Yoplait Trix 6 pack $1.50
Yoplait Splitz 4 pack $1.50
Betty Crocker Cookie Pouch $1.00
Betty Crocker Bisquick Mix 20oz $1.00  (the printable is only for 40 oz, bummer!)
Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes $.50
Old El Paso Refried Beans $.50
Green Giant Vegetables $.39
Betty Crocker Shake 'n Pour 5.1 oz. $.50

Other items of note:
Fresh Albertson's Whole Fryer Chicken $.79 lb. limit of 4 (awesome price!)

Red Baron Pizza $3.50 each
 use $1.00 off Pan Pizza from shortcuts.com (If included in sale)
Final price: $2.50 each

Red Baron Pizza By the Slice $3.34 each
use $1.00/2 from 8/1 RP
Final price: $2.84 each

Kotex Pads, Tampons or Stayfree Pads $2.99
Use $1.50/2 liners from 8/8 SS
or use $2.00/2 Pads from 8/8 SS
or use $1.50/2 Tampons from 8/8 SS
Final price varies from $1.99 - $2.24 each

Albertson's Sale that starts tomorrow

So I am just starting to work on the matchups but wanted you  to let you know that you are going to want to print these coupons from coupons.com.  Also there are several on shortcuts.com (after you get to shortcuts.com then hit the printable tab and you can print 2 of each).
This is going to be a great sale!  The promo is Save $5.00 instantly when you buy ANY 10 participating products in a single transaction and get 50 Bonus Box Tops. 
More to come later!

Save $1.00 on TWO Big G Cereals when you buy any TWO


Save 50¢ Yoplait when you buy any flavor Yoplait® Simply…Go-GURT™ Yogurt

Save 50¢ Nature Valley when you buy ONE BOX any flavor Nature Valley® Sweet & Salty Nut Granola Bars

Save 50¢ on TWO Progresso when you buy TWO any flavor Progresso® Soups

Save 50¢ on TWO Betty Crocker when you buy TWO BOXES any flavor/variety Betty Crocker® Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot®,

Save 75¢ on THREE Hamburger Helper when you buy THREE any flavor Hamburger Helper®, Tuna Helper® OR Chicken Helper

Save 75¢ on TWO Yoplait when you buy TWO any flavor Yoplait® products listed: • Yoplait® Go-GURT® Yogurt • Yoplait® Tri…

Save 40¢ on TWO Totino’s when you buy TWO PACKAGES any flavor/variety Totino’s® Rolls Snacks

Save 55¢ Big G Cereals when you buy ONE BOX Trix® cereal

Save 50¢ Chex when you buy ONE BOX Chex Mix® Treats OR Golden Grahams® Treats

Save 30¢ on TWO Pillsbury when you buy TWO any size/variety Refrigerated Pillsbury® Grands!® Biscuits

Save 75¢ on TWO Betty Crocker when you buy TWO BOXES any flavor Betty Crocker® Supreme Brownie OR Dessert Bar Mixes

Save $1.00 on FIVE Totino’s when you buy FIVE any flavor/variety Totino’s® Crisp Crust Party Pizza® Products

Save $1.00 Pillsbury when you buy any Pillsbury® Sweet Moments™ Refrigerated Desserts

Save 55¢ Big G Cereals when you buy any ONE BOX Cocoa Puffs® cereal

Save 50¢ Bisquick when you buy ONE BOX 40 OZ. OR LARGER Original Bisquick® OR Bisquick Heart Smart® Baking Mix

Save $1.00 on TWO Pillsbury when you buy TWO PACKAGES any variety Pillsbury® Refrigerated Cookie Dough

Save 50¢ Yoplait when you buy any flavor YoPlus® Yogurt 4-pack

Time to order your Bountiful Baskets!  You can start ordering at 8:00 tonight and ordering will go until they are sold out or until 11:00 pm on Tuesday evening.

Thanks to Nicke for the heads up on this great deal for breastfeeding moms.

Go to uddercovers.com and use code “cousin2” and it brings the price form $32 to $0. It has to be a limited time thing. you still have to pay shipping which is $9.95 but I honestly could not buy the fabric and materials to make one for that cheap!

Not moving yet

 

Anyone want to buy my house?  We thought we were moving but the deal fell through.  I am still thinking of having a moving/garage sale.  Anyone want to join in?

2 Inserts this Sunday!

Looks like we will be getting a Smart Source and a Red Plum on Sunday!
If you are not getting 5 copies of the Times News every week and you would like to subscribe, please call 208-219-1384 and speak with Nicole.  The cost is $18.00 per month if you have it charged to a debit or credit card.  

Smith's and Albertson's sales this week

So I keep thinking that I will get around to posting the matchups but it isn't looking like it will happen anytime soon.  I am just going to post links to what everyone is posting this week. 
Smith's Matchups
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2010/08/smiths-coupon-deals-week-of-84.html

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/2010/08/smiths-deals-84-810.html

Albertson's Matchups
http://thekrazycouponlady.com/2010/08/albertsons-coupon-deals-week-of-84-finally-a-kraft-promo.html

http://athriftymom.com/2010/08/albertsons-deals-84-810/

http://fabulesslyfrugal.com/2010/08/albertsons-grocery-deals-84-810.html

Happy shopping!

Planters coupon to go with the Albertson's Sale

Click here to get a $1.00/2 Planter's Products

Albertson's Sale this week:

Planters Trail Mix $1.25

Buy 10 Participating Products, Save $5.00 Instantly
$1.00/2 – Planters Products, any – (bricks.coupons.com)
(Also look for Tearpad coupon too!)
Final Price: $0.25 each!

Sorry I have been away...

My son is leaving on a mission for our church tomorrow and the last few days have been hectic to say the least!  I will hopefully be back to normal on Thursday.  Thanks for your patience!