My Old Navy Loot: $25 for 6 shirts and 4 skirts!

 

My Old Navy Loot!

6 tops and 4 skirts for only $25!!!

Yesterday, July 5th, I ran over to Old Navy in Visalia hoping to spend a few Groupon deals I bought last month.  Two times in June, Groupon.com had a deal to spend $10 to buy a $20 Old Navy certificate.  I bought a total of two certificates (one each time they had the deal).  

Yesterday, it turns out, was a fantastic day to shop at Old Navy!  They just marked down a bunch of nice summer clothes to 75% off!  Whew, I was so excited!  The clearance price on most of the shirts was around $3, and the skirts were all in the $6 range.  By splitting up my items into two purchases, and using my two $20 Groupons, I paid only about 5bucks extra out of pocket.  With the $20 I spent to buy the two groupons, my total expense for all items purchase was right around $25!  My daughter and I will be well-clothed for the remainder of the heat wave we so fondly call "summer."

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Thanks for the great photos, Groupon & Picture People!

Dear Groupon, 
     
     Thanks for hooking me up with a totally sweet deal.  The Picture People deal from a few weeks back, 8 portrait sheets for only $16, was a super steal.  What I love best about Picture People is that the studio is large and open and well-air-conditioned!  My kiddos said "Cheese" and mama was happy with the results, for sure!

Sincerely,

Happy Mama with updated pictures

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3 Days at Disneyland for $139!

I've had a lot of people ask about where to find the best deal for Disneyland.  I just opened my email to find a pretty nice offer from Disney, $139 for 3 days at Disneyland/California Adventure (one park per day).   If you're trying to fill your summer with a little more fun, you might want to check out this great deal!

$139 for 3 days at Disneyland!

Save Mart Weekly Sales and Coupon Match-Ups Wednesday, 7/6/11- Tuesday, 7/12/11

Save Mart Weekly Sales and Coupon Match-Ups

Wednesday, 7/6/11- Tuesday, 7/12/11

In writing up this week's specials, I used the Coupon Database at The Frugal Find.  Please check out her site for more deals.

Pantry:

Fritos, Cheetos, Rold Gold or Munchies 4 for $6 (must buy 4)

Cocoa Puffs or Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch cereal, 3 for $5 (must buy 3)

                Find printable online coupons at the TFF Database

     Possible scenario:

     buy 3 boxes

     use 3 85c coupons from database

     final price: 85c each!

Buy 2 Sunny Select pasta, 32 oz (2/$3), get one 26oz Sunny Select sauce for FREE!

                *A total of $3 for 4 lbs of pasta and a jar of sauce, not too shabby!

Rice-A-Roni or Pasta-Roni, 88c each

Dennison’s chili beans $1

Rosarita refried beans 16oz, $1

Betty Crocker fudge brownies, $1

Sunny Select mustard or ketchup, $1

Kellogg’s Granola Bars (Nutrigrain, Cinnabon, Special K, FiberPlus), $1.99 (must buy in increments of 4)

Meat:

Chicken leg quarters 59c/lb (10#bag, $5.90)

Jennie-O ground turkey 20 oz. Buy 1 Get 1 Free

Pilgrim’s Pride chicken party wings, 5lb bag. $7.99

Fresh Produce:

Fresh broccoli or cauliflower $1.29 each

White corn 25c each

Roma tomatoes 79c/lb

Bell peppers or curumbers 33c each

Medium size artichokes 2/$1

Drinks:

Pepsi or Mt. Dew 12pack, Buy 2 Get 1 FREE (single purchase $5.99)

Coke or Sprite 12pack, Buy 2 Get 1 FREE (single purchase $5.99)

Gatorade 32oz, 10 for $10

Gatorade 8pack 20oz, $5.99

In-ad coupons:

$2 off Coors, Budweiser, Miller or Tecate 20pack, 12oz

99cent Banquet Breakfast Sausage

$1.99 Jennie-O Turkey Bacon 12oz

Save $10 on your next purchase when you purchase any 2 of the participating P&G products:

Tide 150oz $17.99

     $0.50/1 Tide Laundry Detergent 7/3/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)

Downy fabric softener 103oz $9.99

     $1/1 Downy Liquid Fabric Softener 7/3/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)

Cascade action Pacs 85ct. $15.99

     $1/1 Cascade Products 7/3/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)

Swiffer Sweeper starter kit $8.99

Iams Dry dog food 15-17lbs, $18.99

Charmin TP 20 regular rolls $11.99

     $0.25/1 Charmin Toilet Paper 6/5/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)

     $0.25/1 Charmin Toilet Paper 7/3/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011)

Pampers baby-dry diapers, 10-96ct, or Cruisers 48-80ct $20.99

     $1.50/1 Pampers Diapers or Training Pants 6/5/2011 P&G Insert (exp 7/31/2011) 

     Pampers Wipes WYB Pampers Swaddlers Diapers Home Mailer (exp 8/31/2011)

*Products must be purchased in a single transaction.  Checkout coupon will print at time of purchase.  Limit one $10 coupon per shopping visit.  Redemption not valid on P&G Brands.  Offer effective 07-06 through 07-19.  Coupon expires 08-02.

Get $5 to start saving on Movie Tix, Food, Entertainment, Getaways!

Hey friends, I have to tell you about another daily deal site I often use. 

Similar to Groupon.com  which I have talked about before here, LivingSocial.com has daily deals that include restaurants, entertainment, getaways, spas, etc at a deep discount. 

Click here to get $5 credit and start saving with LivingSocial.com

Although there are a million daily deal sites out there, LivingSocial is good because every couple of months they seem to run another deal on movie tickets through Fandango.com! 

Several months back they had a special, $11 for two Fandango movie tickets.  More recently, the special was only $9 for two tickets!  Galaxy Theaters don't yet honor Fandango tickets, but most other theaters do. 

Here's what we do:  I buy a pair of tickets from my LivingSocial account, hubby buys a pair from his account.  When we're ready to go on a family movie date, we redeem both pairs of tickets by going to Fandango.com, choosing our movie and showtime, and putting in our codes. 

With 4 movie tickets for only $18-$22, a family date is pretty affordable!  We always use our tickets at the Regal Stadium Theater in Visalia, and will use a Groupon deal or Restaurant.com certificate to eat out for a small price.  Voila, family date on a dime!

If you don't have a printer, Fandango will email your confirmation code which you can use to pick up your tickets at the theater. 

This would also be a great way to catch a show while you're on vacation!

Click here to get $5 credit and start saving with LivingSocial.com

CVS Shopping basics

If you're new to shopping at CVS, here are the very basics.  Sign up for a free Extra Care card.  Every time you go in to CVS, scan your card at the red machine thingy.  It will print out coupons for you, that can be combined with manufacturer coupons.  Sometimes it will print you "dollar off" coupons, such as "$3 off $15 baby items" or what used to be a common one, "$5 off $25 purchase."  The dollar off coupons can be used with all other coupons.  For instance, I'm buying a total of $25 worth of merchandise (my total before any coupons), so the first coupon I hand the cashier is the $5 off $25 CVS coupon (if I scan my other coupons first, my total would be less than $25, get it?).  Next I hand over my regular coupons. 

Green Bag Tags are little leaf-shaped tags that cost $1.  Each time you shop at CVS, bring a reusable bag.  When ringing up your order, have the checker scan your Green Bag Tag.  Every 4th day you use your bag tag, you earn $1 ECB (Extra Care Buck).  Your account can only earn one credit each day, so if you come back later and use your green bag tag, it doesn't count.  If you scan your tag each time, it's essentially like earning a quarter, and it's a helpful reminder to bring a reusable bag, which is a great habit any way.

ECB, or Extra Care Bucks are like CVS dollars.  You earn them by making certain purchases, by using your green bag tag, and quarterly you earn a percentage of your purchases.  They can be used immediately just like cash.  If you see a sale that says something like this: "Oral-B Toothbrushes, $3, free after ECB" that means you will pay $3 for the toothbrush, and receive a $3 ECB to use for your next purchase.

For more details on shopping at CVS, check out my previous posts:
Shopping at CVS
My CVS Loot and Breaking News on CVS Coupon Policy!
My CVS Loot: $3.40 total (half of that tax!)

My CVS Loot: $3.40 total (half of that tax!)

 

CVS Shoppers, don't forget to scan your Extra Care card every time you go to CVS!  Lately I've noticed that if I scan it twice in a row, it will print a few different coupons.  Today I got $2/2 Pantene, Herbal Essence, or Aussie hair products, Free Air Delight candy bar, $2/Skittles, Starburst, Life Savers, $1/Pringles, $1/Twizzlers.

Using the weekly sales and manufacturer coupons from the newspaper, along with a few CVS coupons, I was able to score all the items in this photo for $3.40 (after ECB)!