Wow did I score a fun deal at Oriental Trading! Right now (I think it expires tomorrow) there is a coupon code for $10 off a $10 order. You'll still have to pay shipping at $6.99. I looked through the clearance section and ordered the following:
2 child's size gingerbread apron craft kits at $2.49 each
1 snowman snow measuring craft kit $2.99
1 snowflake glitter tattoos $1.49
1 all aboard w/Jesus color your own stickers $.99
Total after shipping and $10 coupon was $7.44 I think that's a terrific price for 4 activities for the kids. I'll save the apron kits for next Christmas but the other three will keep us busy during the next snow day or two.
I actually plan on placing one more order to pick up some Valentine/ St. Patrick's Day/ Easter crafts.
Oh, if you are interested, the code is AVA910. Don't forget to go through ebates to get 3% back! If you haven't signed up before, here is the link - you'll automatically get $5 when you sign up!
http://www.ebates.com/rf.do?referrerid=XbrrVHIe6loxHLSmfRUsAw%3D%3D
Friday, January 30, 2009
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Snow!
Sitting here in my office looking outside at over 11 inches of snow! Wow! My daughter went down to a friend's house and they are sledding - hopefully I can kick off work at some point this afternoon and get outside to play too!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Deal of the week!
Per request, I posted the method we used for our deep dish pizza in the comments under yesterday's post . . .
This week I had a fun time at CVS, Walgreen's and Kroger!
CVS:
I got lucky and had a $10/$20 coupon for a new CVS that opened near our house - so I used that and bought 8 packs of Huggies wipes, also using 8 $.50 coupons and paid with ECB's. After the $5 ECB I got back it cost me $1.00 for 8 tubs of wipes! I was super excited because we were almost out of wipes.
Walgreen's:
Using the B1G1 free Hershey/ Special Dark coupons in Sunday's paper, I ended up with 12 free candy bars - 6 regular Hershey bars in the freezer waiting for summer smore's and 6 Special Dark in the pantry to be used in place of baking chocolate. I combined that coupon with the B1G1 free coupon in the Walgreen's ad. I purchased some other items (the monthly rebate deals) and didn't have any issues with the coupons.
Kroger
I did a few of the buy 10 items, get $5 off your order, but my favorites were the Rotel tomatoes - they were $.87 and I had $.30 coupons, so ten of them were $8.70 minus $6.00 in coupons then minus another $5.00 for the deal - so I came out ahead on those - plus we use the tomatoes like crazy! My other favorite was Kraft shredded cheese - it was on sale for $1.99 a bag, and there was a blinkie right in front of it for $.75 off a bag. So, ten bags were $19.90 minus $5.00 and then minus $7.50 for a total of $7.40 or $.74 a bag. I stuck them in the freezer so we'll be set for pizza and mexican nights for a while.
This week I had a fun time at CVS, Walgreen's and Kroger!
CVS:
I got lucky and had a $10/$20 coupon for a new CVS that opened near our house - so I used that and bought 8 packs of Huggies wipes, also using 8 $.50 coupons and paid with ECB's. After the $5 ECB I got back it cost me $1.00 for 8 tubs of wipes! I was super excited because we were almost out of wipes.
Walgreen's:
Using the B1G1 free Hershey/ Special Dark coupons in Sunday's paper, I ended up with 12 free candy bars - 6 regular Hershey bars in the freezer waiting for summer smore's and 6 Special Dark in the pantry to be used in place of baking chocolate. I combined that coupon with the B1G1 free coupon in the Walgreen's ad. I purchased some other items (the monthly rebate deals) and didn't have any issues with the coupons.
Kroger
I did a few of the buy 10 items, get $5 off your order, but my favorites were the Rotel tomatoes - they were $.87 and I had $.30 coupons, so ten of them were $8.70 minus $6.00 in coupons then minus another $5.00 for the deal - so I came out ahead on those - plus we use the tomatoes like crazy! My other favorite was Kraft shredded cheese - it was on sale for $1.99 a bag, and there was a blinkie right in front of it for $.75 off a bag. So, ten bags were $19.90 minus $5.00 and then minus $7.50 for a total of $7.40 or $.74 a bag. I stuck them in the freezer so we'll be set for pizza and mexican nights for a while.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Menu Plan Monday
Easy week - going with old favorites for the most part:
Monday - "fake" jambalya
Tuesday - roast, fresh bread
Wednesday - ham & beans, cornbread
Thursday - leftovers
Friday - homemade pizza
Saturday - burritos, spanish rice
Sunday - breakfast (eggs, sausage, toast)
Last week we made a deep dish pizza in addition to our normal pizza and it was FABULOUS!!! Every bit as good as a pizza parlour pizza - we've been talking about it ever since, so that is definitely back on the menu for this week.
Monday - "fake" jambalya
Tuesday - roast, fresh bread
Wednesday - ham & beans, cornbread
Thursday - leftovers
Friday - homemade pizza
Saturday - burritos, spanish rice
Sunday - breakfast (eggs, sausage, toast)
Last week we made a deep dish pizza in addition to our normal pizza and it was FABULOUS!!! Every bit as good as a pizza parlour pizza - we've been talking about it ever since, so that is definitely back on the menu for this week.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Frugal Friday Night Entertainment
I love doing something on Friday nights - for some reason it just makes the weekend seem longer! But, as ususal I don't want to spend much. So, we often have a dinner and game night with friends - we cook dinner at someone's home and play games (board games, cards, Wii, Rockband, whatever we decide)
Tonight we are doing a slight variation on the usual. Some friends are coming over for homemade pizza and then we are heading out to the local high school basketball game. Our husband's are teachers, so we get in for free, but even if we had to pay, tickets are only $4 for adults. We enjoy watching basketball, my daughter enjoys watching the cheerleaders and we have a fun night out!
What are some other ideas for inexpensive Friday nights?
Tonight we are doing a slight variation on the usual. Some friends are coming over for homemade pizza and then we are heading out to the local high school basketball game. Our husband's are teachers, so we get in for free, but even if we had to pay, tickets are only $4 for adults. We enjoy watching basketball, my daughter enjoys watching the cheerleaders and we have a fun night out!
What are some other ideas for inexpensive Friday nights?
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Deal of the week!
I did terrific at both CVS and Walgreen's this week.
CVS:
I had a bunch (like $45) of ECB's to use up, so I made a big trip to CVS Sunday. I purchased all the monthly ECB deals which was nice, so I ended up with the products and new ECB's. I also did a few of the weekly deals on items I needed:
Cottonelle Toilet Paper - big pack get a $4 ECB
Bounty Paper Towels - no ECB, but $6.99
When I scanned my card I ended up with a $10 off $50 coupon, and since I had so much to spend I did very well.
Walgreen's:
This was a great stock up sale for me:
Buy 8 Ragu pasta sauce and get $10 on your next order (Register Reward - RR)
Buy 8 Skippy peanut butter's and get $10 on your next order (RR)
You can mix the two promo's together. Since I didn't want to clear the shelves I went to two different Walgreen's and bought 4 of each. I used $.40 off coupons on Skippy and $.75/2 coupons for the Ragu. Both were in Sunday's paper. I also used a $5 RR I had from the Pepsi promo last week. So, now I have enough peanut butter and pasta sauce to last us probably the rest of the year, and $20 to spend next week. Unless there are spectacular deals, I'll probably use the $20 on the monthly Walgreen's rebates.
CVS:
I had a bunch (like $45) of ECB's to use up, so I made a big trip to CVS Sunday. I purchased all the monthly ECB deals which was nice, so I ended up with the products and new ECB's. I also did a few of the weekly deals on items I needed:
Cottonelle Toilet Paper - big pack get a $4 ECB
Bounty Paper Towels - no ECB, but $6.99
When I scanned my card I ended up with a $10 off $50 coupon, and since I had so much to spend I did very well.
Walgreen's:
This was a great stock up sale for me:
Buy 8 Ragu pasta sauce and get $10 on your next order (Register Reward - RR)
Buy 8 Skippy peanut butter's and get $10 on your next order (RR)
You can mix the two promo's together. Since I didn't want to clear the shelves I went to two different Walgreen's and bought 4 of each. I used $.40 off coupons on Skippy and $.75/2 coupons for the Ragu. Both were in Sunday's paper. I also used a $5 RR I had from the Pepsi promo last week. So, now I have enough peanut butter and pasta sauce to last us probably the rest of the year, and $20 to spend next week. Unless there are spectacular deals, I'll probably use the $20 on the monthly Walgreen's rebates.
Monday, January 19, 2009
Menu Plan Monday
Only have a general idea of what I'll make this week. I have to run to the store at some point to pick up some basic (for us) items we are out of (chocolate chips, sour cream, soy sauce, popcorn). However I still have enough general groceries to last most of the week. So I'm putting off the trip as long as possible hoping some good deals on the items I need will come along with the new ads later in the week.
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - shrimp quesadillas (never made them last week)
Wednesday - out to eat
Thursday - something in the crockpot (soup or roast I suppose)
Friday - homemade pizza
Saturday - salmon, green veggie, quinoa
Sunday - chicken something . . . (stir fry or baked)
Monday - leftovers
Tuesday - shrimp quesadillas (never made them last week)
Wednesday - out to eat
Thursday - something in the crockpot (soup or roast I suppose)
Friday - homemade pizza
Saturday - salmon, green veggie, quinoa
Sunday - chicken something . . . (stir fry or baked)
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