Giant Eagle Breakdown 8/16-8/22

Hey everyone!! Here's the ad break down for Giant Eagle this week. Not much good but I was able to pull a few and for my newbies a few frees to start you off :)

Ore-ida potatos: 2 for $6 get a third free :) making them 3/$6 not too bad :)

General Mills snack items icluding fruit snacks and Fiber one: Earn 20 cents bonus fuel perks when you purchse 4. There are all kinds of coupons available for these right now and can be found on coupons.com and bettercrocker.com in addition to that make sure you check Savingstar for additional savings!

Rice Krispie treats: 2/$5 use: $1/2 from the 7/29 RP

Frigo Cheese string cheese: 2/$6 use 55cents/1 found in the 8/12 SS

Purex laundry soap BIG bottles $6.99 use $1/1 from the 8/19 RP *MUST BE 125oz or bigger*

Duracell batteries $6.49 use 75c/1 from 7/29 P&G insert

and the FREEBIE!!:

Crest toothpaste 2/$3 use 75cents/1 from the 7/29 P&G

Sorry I couldn't pull more out of there. it really sucks this week :( Happy shopping! and as always if you have any questions or see anything I missed please feel free to contact me @ Brighteyes2581@gmail.com!

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Giveaway winner!!!

Just wanted to say a big Congrats! to Debbie Bellows for winning our insert giveaway!! So glad you joined us and I hope you enjoy and put to good use your set of inserts! They will be on their way shortly!

Insert giveaway!! INCLUDES P&G!!

Hello everyone! So I feel terrible about missing the B2S post last week. It was a crazy week for me! So I'm going to make it up to you and put up a set of inserts from this past sunday's paper for a giveaway! This set includes a P&G insert!! Yayay! I will also include a Red Plum from the upcoming weeks inserts as I will have mine in hand before the giveaway comes to an end.

Something different about this one: For each "entry" you are given points. It has come to my attention that sometimes these are just clicked and the tasks are not actually done. To keep to the integrity of the blog, and be true to all my readers I will be verifying all entries. I have not done this in the past and for that I am sorry.

As usual this giveaway is open to U.S. residents only! It will start tonight (7/30) at midnight and end wednesday (8/1) at midnight. I will draw a winner and announce it both here and on Facebook shortly thereafter!

Thanks so much for you patience with me the last week as I start a new journey in my life... As always if you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com!

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Giant Eagle ad breakdown 7/19- 7/25

Hey everyone! It feels like it's been forever since I posted but it was really just sunday huh? :) anyway, I'm back with some awesome Giant Eagle deals for the upcoming week. As always, coupon values and some prices may vary by region.

Here we go:

Sargento Shredded cheese Buy one get one free! This is awesome as the price in the ad says save $2.98 with your card. Broken down that makes each one just 1.49 each... New stock up price! for as much shredded cheese as we go through here you better believe I'm taking advantage of this one! BUT not shelf clearing :)

Turkey Hill ice cream also Buy one get one free (this is for you Jen :) ) there's a coupon in the 5/13 RP for $1/2 which you can still use even though its buy one get one free because of the way their system breaks it down! makes each one just $2.49!

Barilla pasta blue box: 10 for $10!! yay finally a good pasta stock up! we are down to the last few! use: $1/2 from the 6/24 SS.. makes each box 50 cents... keep in mind pasta is often something we can get for free BUT recently thats been impossible so I say 50 cents is still good :)

Pepsi and mountain dew 24oz 6pks are 4/$11.. that's just $2.75 each not too bad really.

This weekend we are expecting a Moments to Save Pepsi Co. insert... this only comes out every few months and the coupons have a short life span so use them quickly yet wisely :) The following products have coupons that can be found in that insert,

Tostitos chips, salsas and queso dips 2/$6 with a $1/2 coupon in MTS insert

Doritos and Lays 2/$6 with a $1/2 coupon in MTS

Quaker chewy granola or soft bake bars 2/$5 with a $1/2 coupon in MTS

Pepsi NEXT 2liters 99 cents with 55 cent off coupon in MTS ****NOTE- this coupons does NOT DOUBLE!**** sorry no free soda this time around :)

Lipton iced tea .5 liter 12 pks and starbucks frappuccino 4 pks 2/$10 with a $1/2 coupon in MTS

Nabisco Newtons, nutter butters, and vanilla wafers 2/$6 there is a $1/2 coupon available on Coupons.com for these items (excludes single serves)

Starkist Pouch tuna 4/$5 use the 55c/1 in 7/15 SS which doubles making each packet just 15 cents each!! This also kicks back 30 cents in fuel perks for every 4 bought in a single transaction :) not too shabby :)

On to health and beauty stuff... most of you know I do my H&B shopping at CVS. But I can't hold back some FREE DEALS from my readers can I? NO WAY :) so here they are:

Crest toothpaste 6.4 oz use 75c/1 from the 7/1 P&G insert= FREE toothpaste!!

Kotex by U tampons and pads 2/$8 use $1/1 from 7/8 SS

Gillette disposable razors $7.49 use $2/1 from 7/22 RP (in our area these are in your tuesday "junk mail".

Bayer 40-120 count asprin $5.99 use $3/1 from 6/24 SS

Now this one I'm going to list as a MAYBE because I haven't actually seen the SS insert for the coming sunday... So I'm not entirely sure how accurate this is concidering we haven't seen this high of a value coupon for this particular product in a long time. BUT:

Stayfree pads are $2-- in the 7/22 SS there's SUPPOSED to be a $2/1 coupon which makes these FREE!!! **side note suggestion: I'd be there as soon as the store opens for these, they will go FAST!!**

Okay, that's what I've got for this week. As always if you have any questions or see something that needs to be added please feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com !! Happy couponing!

B2S breakdown for 7/15- 7/21

Okay got lots of stuff this week... Remember as we near school time stores are going to have even deeper discounts on some items. keep your eyes peeled :) The lists I'm going to type out have some items duplicated at different prices. Some people are loyal to certain stores and I want to make sure you know the deals no matter where they are. Others may opt to pick out the cheapest prices and make trips to multiple stores.

So we will start off with Staples again:

Staples

8.5"x11" writting tablets (legal pads) 1 cent with minimum $5 purchase
Insertable tab dividers 1 cent with minimum $5 purchase
Avery durable 1" binders $1 with minimum $5 purchase

BIC velocity retractable pens 2pk 25 cents
Staples one hole pencil sharpener 50 cents
Wet wipes 30pk 50 cents
Rulers 50 cents
Pencil boxes 50 cents
Compass and protractors $1
6pk Staples dry erase markers $1
Dry erase board cleaner $1

There are also easy rebates on Copy paper, BIC matic grip mechanical pencil 5pks and photo paper...see ad for details.

Office Max

Officemax Poly 3 fastener folders 50 cents limit 5
Officemax clear zipper binder pouch 50 cents limit 5
Just basics 10pk ball point pens 25 cents limit 3
Purell 0.5 oz hand sanitizer 10 cents limit 6
Schoolio 1" or 1.5" poly binders $1 limit 3
Bounty single rolls, 1 subject notebooks (100 sheets), Glue bottle/sticks and glue bottle/scissor combo packs, Papermate pink erasers 4pk, and sharpie highlighter 4pks all $1 each

CVS

Tissues 88 cents a box limit 10
Folders 10 for $1
1 subject notebooks 3 for $1
Index cards and envelopes $1

Buy one get one half off on crayola- if you spend $15 you get $3 back in extrabucks

Drug Mart

BIC pens 88cents
Composition notebooks 2 for $1
Scott papertowel singles 4 for $4
White out Buy one get one free $1.49

Walgreens

8pk pencils, pencil sharpeners, pencil case, 70 or 100 ct index cards, index card case all 39 cents each
1 subject notebooks 49 cents
composition notebooks 69 cents
Back packs $3.99 - these probably arent very good ones... just a warning. I like Jansport for the kids, while not entirely fashionable, they are super reliable and have a lifetime replacement gaurantee :)
Elmers glue and glue sticks 79 cents with in ad coupon (remember to have them scan the coupon!)
Folders 6 for $1 with in ad coupon (remember to have them scan the coupon!)

Walmart

Crayola crayons 50 cents
Crayola colored pencils and markers (i think these are the fine line ones, not broad tip) 97 cents
Elmers glue 50 cents
BIC pens 97 cents
20 pk dixon pencils 1.12
1 subject notebooks 17 cents
folders 12 cents

Target

Rose art glue and glue sticks 2pk 25 cents each

Thats it for now my friends. as always if you have anything to ad or have any questions feel free to contact me and Brighteyes2581@gmail.com !

Giant Eagle Ad breakdown 7/12-7/18

Hello!! Thankully this ad has better sales to report than last week! Whoa! was that a train wreck :) Come on Giant Eagle give us something to work with! :)

So here we are, as always coupon values and prices may vary from region to region so please be aware.

First I want to point out on page one of the flier: " See pages 6 & 7 for our HUGE 3 day meat sale!" Friday, July 13, Saturday, July 14 and Sunday, July 15 ONLY! And are there some GREAT deals!!

Okay so to start off we have:

Cereal Sale: see ad for specifics, but I can tell you after the fuel perks and coupons are added in your looking at decent savings on cereal. We are STOCKED to our noses in cereal so unless I can get it below $1 or free, I won't be buying any. There are all kinds of cereal coupons out there associated with the ones on sale so I'm sure there are some good deals to be had!

Lance Cracker creations are on sale again 2/$5 with a 10 cent bonus fuel perk for purchasing 3 in one transaction. USE: 75C/1 from 6/17 SS makes each just $1 a box! **note these are usually GONE when I shop so I suggest getting there early :)**

Uncle Ben's Ready Rice 10/$10 USE: Buy 2 Get 1 free from 5/13 RP makes each box roughly 67 cents each. Not a bad deal :)

International Delight Coffee creamer 3/$5 USE: 55C/1 from teh 6/10 RP makes each as low as 57 cents each.  *NOTE COUPON EXPIRES 7/15 SO HURRY!*

Tidy Cat litter 20lb 2/$13 USE: $1/1 from the 4/29 SS or I did see peelies for $1/1 on these the other day when I was browsing the pet isle. So keep a look out but remember to not take unless you are going to use ON THAT PRODUCT RIGHT NOW! *sorry peeve of mine :)*

Enfagrow Ready to Drink baby formula BOGO free (ad states price at 5.98 with card) there is a coupon for $5/1 found HERE making each box just 50 cents a piece. FANTASTIC price :)

Now on to the MEATS :)

Eckrich sausage is $1.99 there is a coupon available on their facebook page for $1/1 found HERE making each package just 99 cents.

Giant eagle WHOLE frying chickens on sale 99 cents a pound! Great price!

Giant eagle Boneless chicken breasts (come in 3lb bags) just $1.87lb... I've mentioned before that these are my favorite. I will be buying a few bags because that's a GREAT price :)

Tyson Entrees $3.99 *these are normally almost 8 dollars each!

That's all I've got for now! As always if you see something that should be added please feel free to contact me @ Brighteyes2581@gmail.com! Happy couponing!

Earning gift cards!

So in addition to Viggle there are lots of easy non-time consuming ways to earn gift cards. I'm going to break them down and leave you with links to get started.

The first one is Swagbucks. Swagbucks rewards you for things as simple as partcipating in a daily poll, watching videos (and most of these are very informative), and simply browsing the web. Basically you are awarded points for each action you complete and when you hit specified point levels you can cash out for things like gift cards to your favorite stores and restaurants.  I personally cash out my points for Amazon gifts cards to use on Amazon.com where I purchase anything from movies to video games to my couponing binder!  You can also earn points for printing (and redeeming) coupons!!! How awesome is that? Getting rewarded for something you were already doing right? If you are concidering joining please use my referral link:
http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/Brighteyes2581

Speaking of earning for things you are already doing, I suggest you look into and sign up for another awesome website called Savingstar. This is more of a "cash back" type website and also allows you to cash out for amazon giftcards or paypal or ank deposits.  The way this one works is you register you rewards cards (grocer, CVS, Rite aid) on their website. You click on the "coupons" and when you purchase those items the "coupon" value is deposited into your savingstar "account" when you reach $5 you can then choose your payout option.  These are NOT coupons that will come off automatically at check out! **note: each store seems to have different time frames for notifing savingstar of your purchases, I'm not sure if this is just the way their systems update or what. But for example things I have purchased at CVS will show in my account faster than things I purchase at Giant Eagle.** So be sure to check the savingstar website before you shop to ensure you have all the coupons loaded!

I will add a few more later! As always if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com ! Happy couponing!

Giant Eagle ad breakdown 7/5 to 7/11

Sorry this post is getting up so late. I promise it will be up no later that wednesday nights from now on. I'm finally getting myself on track and figuring out a schedule for things. Thank you to all of you who have stayed with me during this start up, I really appreciate you!!

So the Giant Eagle ad kinda stinks this week so I had to go out and do a little research on my own to bring SOMETHING to the table for all of you. The prices and deals I am about to list are not exactly my "stock up" prices but are good for now if you really need something. Always remember ANY savings is savings and it's money you have in your pocket :)

So here we go (remember coupon values and/or prices listed may vary from region to region):

Nesquick syrup: 2/$4 USE: 50/1 coupon from SS a few weeks back (sorry cant find it in database right now) will double making each bottle just $1!!

Yoplait Yogurt cups: 20/$10 USE: 40c/6 or 50/8 from 7/8 SS (also available in 6/24 SS) will double and there are also SAVINGSTAR savings available for this! Be sure to log into your account and load them onto your card! These are also producing a $2 OYNO (on your next order) catalina.

Gerber graduates are on sale and are producing a $2 OYNO (on your next order) catalina when you purchase any 5 items. This sale includes the following: Puffs 2/$4, Meatstix 2/$4, Entrees 2/$4, Yogurt blends 2/$6

Betty crocker, Ocean spray and Motts fruit snacks are $1.99 each you can find coupons on Betty Crocker's website for these as well as in the 6/24 SS.

Nature valley granola bars, betty crocker muffin mix and Bisquick are on sale 4/$10 you can find coupons from the nature valley on Betty Crocker's website and in the 6/24 SS. These items are also giving you an additional 10 cents fuel perks when you purchase 4! There are also additional savings on SAVINGSTAR for these items.

Colgate toothpaste 10/$10 USE 50c/1 from today's (7/8) SS makes for FREE toothpaste :) I already have enough so I'll leave it for all of you :)

BIC razors (Soleil, Flex 4 and flex 4, Advanced & Hybrid) $4 USE: $2/1 from today's (7/8) SS makes each just $2. You all know that razors are something I get free at CVS so this is NOT a stock up price by any means. But again if you NEED them its a good price :)

I also found deals on Meow mix wet and dry cat food, Kibbles n bits dog food, Tidy cats clay litter was on sale for $6.99 for a 14lb container with a $1/1 peelie. Thats about all I found! As always if you have any questions or want to add anything I may have missed, please feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com! Happy couponing!

Favorite time of year! B2S!! =Back to school!

Obviously a little sarcastic :) But really with two kids to get supplies for I need to find the best deals possible. And I plan on sharing all of the deals I find with you! The stores I will cover are: Staples, Office Max, Target, Kmart, Walmart, and the drug stores if I find deals there too.

So let's start off with my favorite!
STAPLES

They have some great deals this week. Be sure to check your sunday ads for the Staples flyer as there is a $5 off a $30 purchase coupon on the front page. In addition to that if you have the Staples rewards card, check your email. I got a $5 off $30 coupon in my email last week.
The deals:

1. Rose art crayons, Staples school glue and BIC round stic pens are all 1 cent with a minimum $5 puchase. ALL LIMIT 2
2. Mechanical pencil 5pk 25 cents
3. 2pk pink erasers, 3.5x4.5 memo books, BIC dry erase markers and Staple slider pencil cases are all 50 cents each.
4. Sharpie fine tip markers, 4pk Staples glue sticks, and 2ok Westcott scissors $1 each.
5. Staples Multipurpose paper is 24 cents after easy rebate. Those work like this: Price is 6.99 (you will pay this up front)-$6.47 easy rebate (comes back to you in the form of a check)= 25 cents per pack LIMIT 2 per household.

OFFICE MAX

They also have some great deals this week. Be sure to look in the sunday ads for a $5 off $25 dollar purchase coupon found on the front of the ad.

Here are the deals!

1. ***HOT*** FREE FOLDERS!! (up to 10 with minimum $5 purchase!)
2. Office max 4pk glue sticks 25 cents LIMIT 3
3. Composition notebooks 50 cents LIMIT 5
4. Office max Durable binders $2 LIMIT 2
5. With coupon (found in ad) each of these items are $1 each- 1 Subject notebooks (limit 2), Quartet Dry erase markers (limit 2), Sharpie 12 pk fine tip markers (limit 1), Papermate clearpoint mechanical pencil starter kit (limit 2)
6. Office max wireless College, wideruled, or quad ruled notebooks 80 sheets $1
7. 3x5 Index cards 100pk $1

TARGET

Not alot of great deals and these might not actually be the lowest prices for these items we will see before school starts. So keep that in mind.

Here are the deals:

1. 2 pocket poly folders 50 cents each
2. 10 pk crayola markers (bold colors) and 12 pk crayola colored pencils 99 cents each
3. Sharpie 2pk markers and sharpie highlighters $1

Now with Target also keep a look out on their coupon page for $1 off this or that coupons. Last year I was able to get sharpies, crayons, pens and a few other things completely free with these coupons. If I see them I will be sure to post about them!

WALGREENS

There isn't much at Walgreens or any of the drug stores right now to report on but keep your eyes peeled. Walgreens (as much as I dislike to coupon there) often has some of the BEST B2S sales! I've gotten supplies super cheap there in the last few years and what better than that? FREE! again watch for coupons in their store coupon book available in the rack where the weekly fliers are kept.

Here are the deals:

1. Filler paper 130 sheets 79cents with in ad coupon (make sure you take this out and have them scan it!) LIMIT 3
2. 2 pocket folders (these are the paper ones) 8 for $1 with in ad coupon (again make sure they scan it) LIMIT 16

That's all I've got right now! I checked Walmart and Kmart's sites before I posted for updated ads and have found none. I will make a trip to both stores tomorrow and see if there's anything worth reporting and update the post tomorrow afternoon!!

Now off to get that Giant Eagle list together for you! Sorry its taking so long for that but to be honest there really isn't anything in the ad worth reporting, but Lewis and I did do a walk through the other night and I found a couple of items worth it :)

As always if you have any questions or other deals you have found that I haven't posted about feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com Happy Couponing!

Get on the Viggle train!!!

Viggle is a fantastic opportunity for Android and Iphone users to earn gift cards to their favorite stores just for "checking into" your favorite shows!

Nicole from David's Mommy has a great breakdown on her page all about viggle and lists the line ups each day! Head on over there and check her out! She Rocks!

Another giveaway!

Hey everyone! Sorry it's been a crazy week. I'm working on Giant Eagle as the ad really sucks this week so last night I went out and did my own "Round up" I just have to pull all the coupon locations off the database and then get it posted. I will do that at naptime today :)

In the mean time! Nicole from David's Mommy has been kind enough to offer up a set of inserts from this coming weeks paper and a BONUS P&G insert from this past sunday!! Remember to "LIKE" David's mommy on facebook she's been a fountain of information the last couple of weeks and is now "goggleable" :) I know that's not a word but it's fun and looks funny! Type David's mommy into your google bar and her site will pop up! How exciting!!! I hope one day to get our blog there!

So visit David's mommy and get entered into that giveaway!!!

Giant eagle breakdown coming later!

Okay got the Giant Eagle ad and my coupons just a little while ago so I will beak it down for you in a bit. I also will have some more couponing 101 posts in the next couple of hours. Sorry I've been out by my "mastermind" :) has been sick and he comes first :)

Giveaway winner!!!

Just wanted to say thank you to all who entered the target beauty bag giveaway!  I look forward to doing more giveaways in the future including a few in conjunction with David's Mommy!!

I wanted to also say congrats to our winner this time around Michelle Jardine!! Follows us all the way from Texas!!! Yayayay!! congrats!

Couponing 101: Pricebooks and stock up prices...

So you got a great deal, and you mentally note the price of the item... A few weeks later your walking through the grocery store and you see the item on sale. You think to yourself  "Wow! that's a great price and I have coupon for it that makes it even cheaper, but what did I just pay for that a few weeks ago? Is this lower?" Now I'm sure all of you mommies (and daddies) know just how hectic life can get and how easily unimportant things like this can slip you mind. That's the pupose of a price book. You can keep track of what you have paid for items at their lowest point and determine if this is the rock bottom price you have or are willing to pay for an item.

There are some awesome tools FOUND HERE **thank you moneysavingmom.com** to get you started.

I put the price book at the front of my binder and refrence it every time I shop. I want to make sure I am always getting the best deal. I keep my stock up price list saved on my computer and when I'm searching out deals I always make sure I am within my stock up price before I add it into my scenario or purchase it.

Giant Eagle 6/28 to 7/4 ad breakdown

Hello all my coupon nuts... Since I have been awake going on 24 hours now I feel like I should at least be productive and get you all the awesome Giant Eagle breakdown for the upcoming week :) There are a few items I think are a good deal and are in my price book as my stock up prices, so I will be taking advantage of those this week as well as a few others. So here's what I've got:

Ball Park hot dogs: BOGO free; use 75c/1 from 6/3 RP will bring all meat franks down to 2.48 for two.

Giant Eagle frozen chicken breast: $1.99lb (come in big bag, $5.97 each)- this is a stock up for me because rarely do I find this cheaper, and I happen to LOVE this chicken :)

Kraft Cheeses: Shredded or chunks 2/$4- no coupons available right now but this again is a stock up for me on Kraft cheeses.

Kraft singles: $1.79 each- no coupons avaible but a good price.

Breakstone Sour cream 16oz.: 2/$3- no coupons but for a 16oz tub 1.50 isn't bad concidering the store brand is 1.79 normal price.

French's mustard: 2/$3; use 30c/1 from 5/13 or 6/24 SS. Makes each bottle just 90 cents each

Vanity fair napkins *fancy guest napkins :)* 2/$4 use 55c/1 from 5/20 or 6/24 RP makes each pack 90 cents each.

Heluva Good Dips 3/$5: use 75/1 from 5/13 SS makes each one about 17 cents a tub :) good deal!

Coke 2 liters 5/$5 (buy 4 get one free instantly): use $1/4 hang tag (found in grocery stores attached to product) makes each 2L just 80 cents!

Mount Olive pickles $1.77: use $1/1 from 6/24 SS makes each jar just 77 cents! Branden loves these pickles so I will be stocking up!!!

Hamburger Helper 5/$5: use 75/3 from 6/3 SS makes each box just 50 cents this is my stock up price as I very rarely find these cheaper. The register will also kick out a catalina for $2 off your next order for every 5 purchased :)

Coffee Mate creamers 3/$5: use 55c/1 from 4/29 SS **these coupons expire 7/1 so be sure to use them!!!*** makes each container 57 cents each.

Eggos waffles 2/$4: use 75c/2 from 5/6 RP makes each box just 1.25 each!

Satin care Olay shave gel ***NEW*** $1.99: Use 55c/1 froom 6/ P&G makes each one 89 cents each ***NOTE: this coupon expires 6/30 so shop fast!***

That's it for now my friends... As always if you have anything to add or have any questions feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com !! Have a great day and happy couponing!!

CVS trips 6/24 and 6/26

So I've had some great trips this week with the final one to happen tomorrow if two events occur: 1st I get my envelope from Nicole :) and 2nd I call CVS in the morning and the items I need to complete my last transaction for the week are in :) But I'll share the ones I have done this week as inspiration :)

The first trip was broken down into three transactions.

The first was (1) Crest toothpaste, (1) Colgate toothpaste, (1) Colgate toothbrush, (1) Gillette Venus Razor and (1) Gillette Venus razor refill cartridge. I used: $26.49 in coupons, $3.71 30% discount sent to my email by cvs, and $10 in extrabucks, put the difference on a Gift card I had earned including tax and earned back $$14 in rewards.

The second was (1) box of Lorna Dune cookies, (1) bag of pampers baby dry, (1) bag of pampers swaddlers, (2) bags of huggies snug and dry, (3) bottles of bayer asprin. I used: $30 in coupons, $10 in extrabucks and put the difference on previously mentioned gift card including tax. earned back $10 in rewards.

The third was (2) coppertone kids sunscreen, (1) bag of huggies snug and dry, (1) crest toothpaste, (1) bag of Gevalia coffee (my reward for this awesome trip:) ). I used: $22.25 in coupons, and $18 in rewards put difference on previously mentioned gift card including tax and earned back $10 in rewards.



The second trip was done in two transactions.

The first was (2) bags of huggies snug and dry diapers, (1) bag of pampers swaddlers, and (1) bag of pampers baby dry. I used: $28 in coupons, and put the difference including tax on gift card mentioned before and earned back $10 in rewards.

The second I did (4) refill packs of wipes, used: $14 in coupons and the $10 extrabucks from previous transaction, put the remaining balance (tax) on gift card.



For more information on the coupons I used, or a more thourough break down please feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com

Another Coupon Nuts GIVEAWAY!!

Hello all my Nuts :) I have another exciting giveaway to announce! Starting at midnight tomorrow you may enter the week long giveaway for the Summer Target Beauty Bag! This give away will start tomorrow (6-24) at midnight and end at midnight on Saturday (6-30)... This is open to US residents only! Good luck!! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Don't let my mommy fool you....

I'm the real mastermind behind all these awesome coupon posts :) She's teaching me young and I'm learning quick :) Til later my readers :)

Let's talk BOGO's and Stacking

So there are some ways to use coupons that will help your savings go even further. The first is always buying in the smallest quanities. If your coupon says "off ANY" and does not have any restrictions always use it on the smallest items. I know this sounds crazy but often times this gets you the item for free (ex. trial size deodorants- FREE is great right? so who cares if you have 10 of the trial size to make up for the one full size you would pay out of pocket for?).

Using BOGO coupons against a stores BOGO or BOGO 50% off sale: If you have a BOGO free coupon and the store has a BOGO free sale use that coupon against their sale and get both items for free. This happens because: the manufacture pays for one (BOGO manufacture q) and the store pays for the other (BOGO store sale).. Using the BOGO free coupon in conjunction with a BOGO 50% off sale can be a little trickier. SOME stores will take off the cost of the full price item, others will only take the 50% item. so be prepared with scenarios depicting both outcomes and be ready either way. Also don't forget that we pay tax on everything. Coupons can not (by state law) cover the tax on items (there are a few stores where this may not apply, its just how their systems work, don't argue :) ). Also if a store is having a BOGO sale, you are permitted to use a $ off coupon against each item. Most stores break it down into each item costing $x.xx (half of shelf cost) instead of completely taking off the cost of the other. So since you are being charged for both items technically you are entitled to use one coupon per item.

Stacking coupons is also an awesome way to increase your savings. Stacking simply means using a manufacture coupon and a store coupon on the same item. As you are aware using two coupons on the same item is a NO NO as a general rule, but that only applies to manufacture coupons. In this case the store covers the cost of their coupon and the manufacture covers the cost of their coupon so its double savings for you. Stores I know that offer store coupons that are stackable with manufacture coupons are: CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Target, Dollar General, and a few others.

Remember if the store coupon has the stores logo and "REDEEM AT" on it that means its a store coupon. If it has the store logo and "Redeemable at" on it that means its a manufacture coupon and can not be combined with a manufacture coupon per the "Golden rule" :)

I know this is alot to take in BOGO and stacking can get confusing but are great ways to get your products super cheap and often free.. As always if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com

Giant Eagle 6/21-6/27

So there isn't a whole lot to report about Giant Eagle this upcoming week but there are a few goodies :)

Sugardale bacon $3 = there's a 55c/1 coupon available but I can't find it in the database.

Kings Hawaiian mini rolls $1= USE $1/1 from 5/20 RP = FREE!!

Bounty napkins $1-USE 50C/1 from 5/20 SS (doubles)= FREE!!

For you soy milk drinkers out there 8Th continent is on sale 2/$5= USE $1/1 found in 6/3 RP makes these $1.50 a half gallon! pretty good deal to me! ****these coupons were regional- we did not get them in the cleveland area. if your interested in finding these check sources like ebay, and clipping services. or if you have an awesome friend in Texas :) or any other big city chances are they got them so be sure to check in with them!****

Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce is also on sale 2/$3 and if you use the $1/2 from 5/20 SS makes these $1 each!! BUT if you have a Heinen's close by they have them BOGO free regular price $2.79.... use the same coupon makes them 89 cents each!

That's all I've got folks! Sorry... as always if there's anything you think should be added to the list or you have any questions please contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com

Take care and happy couponing!!!

Sorry I've been MIA!!!

I really did not intend to let the blog fall by the wayside the last two weeks but it's been crazy here!! Nick and I went went down to West Virginia for a little us time :)


and as soon as we came back we were getting ready for the Massillon Show!


And here I am two weeks later finally caught up on housework and stuff and getting back to all of my wonderful readers!

I'm excited to share the Giant Eagle finds this week!! There are some great sales and as soon as I have all the coupons logged I will jump back on here and post those for you! **Before bed tonight!**

In addition to that I'll be posting some couponing basics again... Focusing this time on proper coupon usage and stacking, as this can save you a ton at places like Target, CVS and Walgreens.

So off to collect my thoughts and I will be back :)

Getting started: FINDING COUPONS

So obviously to coupon you need coupons :) Now that you have decided on how you will store your new found friends let's discuss where to find them!

The first and most obvious place is in your local paper on sundays. The sunday paper can get expensive so let me let you in on a few tips on how to lower that cost.

1. getting the paper delivered is cheaper than purchasing it at the newstand. this can save you up to 70 cents per paper.
2. Most sores (for local readers, this may apply to others but I want you to be aware it may not) will discount any additional sunay papers down to about half the sunday price.
3. the same coupons can also be found (local readers again, may apply elsewhere) in the Sun News on thursday. If you have a sunday delivery subscription chances are you also get a copy of this on thursdays. The only exception to this is the P&G inserts, these will only come in the sunday papers (or discounted ones). These usually come out once a month.

There's also an insert found in your "junk mail" on tuesdays called the Redplum. It's usually mixed in with the ads for the week.

Iternet coupons are also a good source of obtaining coupons and can also be used in lieu of sunday paper coupons.

Sites where coupons can be found (links available to right of screen):

• Smartsource.com
• Redplumcom
• Coupons.com
• Couponnetwork.com

Tear pads, "blinkes", and peelies are also coupons. Tear pads are the cool little pads you find attached to displays, cooler doors and shelving units anywhere from gas stations to the grocery store. Keep a look out! Also blinkies are coupons that come out of those little machines you find around the grocery store. And peelies are found attached to products.

You can also purchase coupons from ebay or clipping services, but  caution you to not only validate the authenicity of the coupons you are purchasing through either the manufacture or the Coupon Information Center. Also never spend more on purchasing coupons than you will save. This competely defeats the purpose.

Just a little coupon ethics lesson:

When it comes to peelies- they are attached to a product for a reason, they are intended for use by the person PURCHASING that product "right now" so please be kind, leave them there :)

When it comes to tear pads and blinkies- take as many as you think (know) you will REASONABLY use before the expiration date.

Be kind, and courtious couponers. Don't be selfish. There are others out there just like you trying to save money for their families.

As always if you have any questions feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com

Getting started: ORGANIZATION

So before I tell you how to find all those coupons and how to use them, the first thing you need to do is figure out what method of organization works best for you. So I will break it down into the three most basic orgnaization methods and you can decide what route you'd like to go and if you have any questions you can contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com

There are three different methods of organization. You have to choose which one fits you best. Include factors like time, family, comfort with carrying or not carrying a binder, and ease of access to your coupons at any given time.

The first method is the binder method: pretty self explainatory. You keep all of your coupons clipped and filed in the binder. Using baseball card holders (found at walmart, target, hobby stores) to orgaize and kep your coupons. There are also many websites that offer pre-made coupon kits, but honestly it's much cheaper to do it yourself and you can customize it to fit your needs.

The second method is the clipless method: you don't clip inserts until you need the coupons. You type out and attach a list of all coupons included in that insert and the date and go back as nessisary. If you follow a blog :) religously this could be the way to go as they often list what insert the coupon can be found in and it would be easy to go back and fnd it to pair with the sale.

The third method is the hybrid: A mixture of both the binder and clipless methods. You clip what you KNOW you will use and file the rest as stated avbove for future access. This is the method I use and I can tell you it's so much easier, less time consuming and now my binder weighs alot less than when I was clipping everything :) The only thing I don't like about this is say your at the store and you see a good sale, somthing unadvertised, and you KNOW you have a coupon for it sitting at home. You now have two choices: You either pass on the sale, or you go home and get the coupons :) For me this is frustrating because I'm a bit of an impulse shopper. I change my list on the fly sometimes, especially if I find something on clearance.

Three things you need to ask yourself whe clipping inserts are:

1. Will I use this coupon FOR SURE?
2. Would I try this product if I could get it FREE or really cheap?
3. Is this a product I could reasonably donate if I got it free or super cheap?

These simple tips are the best to follow in trying to figure out what works best for you!

CONGRATS!!!

A big CONGRATS!!! To Debbie Reed on winning Coupon-Nuts first giveaway!!! I look forward to more giveaways in the future!!!

Giant Eagle Ad 6/7-6/13

I'm going to start doing the Giant Eagle and CVS finds break downs here on the blog. It's easier and will stream line things as I start to move from one place to the other. I also have issues with facebook freezing on me while I'm trying to post long threads so if  for whatever reason my computer freezes while I am here writting out a message it will save it for me :) So here is what I found in the Giant Eagle ad 6/7-6/13:

Lean Cuisine Simple Favorite Entrees 5/$10
USE: $1/4 found in 4/29 SS or 55c/1 on Coupon Network... In addition to this there is currently a $1/4 coupon on www.Savingstar.com *for more information on savingstar please see the notes in my forum pages www.facebook.com/couponnuts.

Kellogg's cereal 3/$9 save $3 instantly making them 3/$6
USE: $1/3 found in 6/3 RP

Giant Eagle shredded cheese 2/$4 no coupons available but to me finding shredded cheese at $2 package is good :)

Quaker Real Medleys Oatmeal cups 2/$3
USE: 50c/1 found in 5/30 RP

Archway Boxed Cookies or Lance Cracker creations 2/$5 save $1 instantly making them 2/$4
USE: 55c/1 IP found HERE for the Archway and $1/1 IP found HERE for the Lance cracker creations *NOTE- these always go fast when they are a $1 or less, so shop early! and always remember if you don't find them get a raincheck!*

Oscar Mayer Lunchables with fruit or juice 5/$10
USE: $1/2 from 4/15 SS (states no drinks), or $1/2 from 5/6 SS

Hunt's Snack Packs 10/$10
I saw a coupon for these in the All You June issue at walmart the other day, I believe it says Buy 3 get One Free??

Pepperidge Farm Cookies 2/$6 save $1 instantly makes them 2$5
USE: 55c/1 from 5/6 SS (local readers this may have been regional) or $1/2 from same insert

Pediasure Regular Sidekicks or Sidekicks Clear $9.99
USE $2/1 from 5/6 SS or $3/1 found HERE (please let me know this is actually for this product and not just the standard Pediasure) there is also a rebate found in the 6/3 SS for the CLEAR sidekicks :)

Ken's Salad dressings and Marinades BOGO FREE
USE: $1/2 salad dressings and $1/1 marinades (use to per set Marinades only) found in the 5/6 SS

Nutella Spread $6.49
USE: $1/1 found in 5/6 RP

Johnsonville Breakfast links, patties, chicken or smoked sausage links 2/$7
**for the breakfast ones I know there is an 85c/1 coupon floating around but I can't find the insert date, so if anyone can help me with this I would greatly appreciate it!** There are also coupons for the others in the 4/29 and 5/6 SS inserts.

***HOT*** FREE!!! Smart Balance Spreadable butter with Canola oil!
coupons for this can be found on the company's website- you will need to fill out a registration to get them, but for FREE butter??? come on!! :)

All Detergent $6.99 get a FREE bottle of Clorox bleach when you buy 1 participating 100oz All detergent...
USE: $1/1 found in 6/3 RP... makes for a great deal in my opinion. That's a big bottle of laundry soap and a free bottle of bleach :)

Dove beauty items- get a $5 on your next order catalina when you purchase 4 participating products
Coupons for these items can be found in the 6/3 RP insert... I almost always buy health and beauty items at CVS but if you NEED these items it could work out to be a good deal in the right combinations.

Colgate toothpaste or wave toothbrushes 2/$3
USE: 75c/1 colgate toothpaste or toothbrushes found in 6/3 SS
MAKES FOR FREE toothpaste and toothbrushes!!!

Well my coupon nuts, that's all I see in the ad this week, it actually turned out to be more than I expected!! if you see anything that I did not mention please feel free to contact me at Brighteyes2581@gmail.com!!! Til next time HAPPY SHOPPING!!

CVS Trip Break Down 6/3

Okay so I'm sure most of you saw this picture posted on Facebook earlier but I wanted to break it down a little and tell you how I manage these awesome super low out of pocket and money making transactions work.

So I did this all in one transaction and it looked something like this:

(2) Crest mouth wash

(2) Softsoap bar soap

(1) Ladies speedstick

(1) Tampax radiant

(2) Colgate total toothpaste

(2) Oral-B Toothbrushes

(1) Bic razor

I used $9 in CVS coupons, $7.50 in manufacture coupons and $23 in extra buck rewards. So I paid out of pocket 29 cents and then tax.

I earned back $24 in rewards ($5 each for the mouthwash, $2 for the softsoap, $1 for the tampax, $2 each for the toothpaste, $2 each for the toothbrushes and $3 for the razors) and I will submit for a Proctor and Gamble rebate I found that states when you purchase $25 in P&G products they will give you a $10 reward card back :).

The key to making the drug store game work in your favor is to build your rewards and use them like cash instead of using your own money. If that makes sense. To build your reward base is probably the hardest thing to do at first and that's because you tend to spend alot more out of pocket at first to build it.  But if you can have at last $20 in rewards on hand on any given week you will be able to "roll" those into another transaction and lower your out of pocket to a low amount (probably tax) or nothing at all.

Just remember, there's no way around paying taxes so be prepared to pay those no matter what. Occasionally some coupons will be accepted at total face value even though they exceed the cost of the item and may take away some of the tax but most stores do not allow overage so I always go in knowing I'm spending at least tax. The only exception to this is if you have a gift card you are paying the balance with, these of course can pay for anything including tax.

Coupon Nuts first giveaway!!!

Hello readers!!! As a kick off to the new blog I wanted to offer up a give away of a set of inserts from this upcoming weeks sunday paper! So that means a Smart Source, a Red Plum and a P&G insert! This give away will run from midnight tonight until 12:01 on June 6th. This giveaway is only open to U.S. residents.



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Rebates..the 411

I wanted to cover rebates. There are quite a few out there right now and are an awesome opportunity to make money.

There are several points I want to cover with them:

• Participating products
• Rebate dates/ Submit by date
• Transaction versus Transactions
• UPC's
• ONE REBATE PER HOUSEHOLD unless otherwise specified!

So the first thing is participating products. All rebates will have a list of products that are included in the rebate.  MOST rebates include all products made by that manufacture. Some only include certain products, sizes, flavors, etc.. so be sure you are purchasing the correct items for your rebate by all specifications, otherwise your rebate will be denied by the company and you will not get your receipts back to submit for another rebate.
EXAMPLE: Currently there are approximately 4 rebates being offer by Proctor and Gamble. Two of these rebates include ALL P&G products, the other two only include beauty items such as Olay, Venus, Pantene, etc... So again be sure you know what products are included and plan accordingly.

Second, rebate dates and submit by dates. These are NOT the same thing. Rebate dates are the dates between which your products must be purchased. The submit by date is usually a week after the rebate end date and is the date by which your rebate MUST BE POST MARKED in order to be qualified for the rebate. ****Remember to ALWAYS COPY YOUR RECEIPTS*** before you send them into the manufacture for any rebate. On the off chance you get a letter saying we did not receive a receipt for this or that you can go back in your records and provide them with the information needed to complete your rebate. And I always mark the rebate name and date I sent it out for my own records.

Third, items must be purchased in one transaction versus multiple transactions. Some rebates require all products to be purchased in one single transaction and must appear on one single receipt in order to be considered for the rebate reimbursement. Others will let you break those items up into several different transactions making it easier to obtain the necessary amount over a longer period of time rather than in one single trip. So please be sure to read your rebate forms thoroughly before you complete a transaction or transactions for a rebate.

If a rebate requires you to submit UPC's they usually require them one of two ways. They will either ask for the original UPC's to be removed from the product and sent to them, this means ALL upc's must be included with the rebate form, or they will ask you to write them in on the rebate form. If you purchase multiples of an item for instance shampoo or conditioner you must still list EACH UPC on the form. If you run out of space you are allowed to include an additional piece of paper with the remaining UPC's on it.

Unless otherwise specified you are permitted to submit for ONE rebate per household. If you send an additional to the same address it will be bumped from their system and you will not get your receipts back.

Welcome Coupon Nuts!!

Okay this is my first official post here on Coupon Nuts!!! I want to say thank you to Nicole for getting me started! I couldn't be more excited to get this under way!! I also want to thank all of my readers (new and old) of Coupon Nuts on facebook for inspiring me to get this started!

In the coming week I will be adding posts on everything from coupon basics to trip and deal break downs. I want to keep this blog simple, streamlined and easy to find all things related to couponing in the early stages. As my knowledge and fan base grows I will expand into other things but for now it will be simple.

Weekly I will break down Giant Eagle and CVS, and attempt to give you the info on good deals at the other drug stores and Target. I will post my trips (if any apply that week) and break them down including the coupons I used.

I look forward to this blog taking off and moving in the next direction and following in the awesome foot steps of Nicole who's doing a fantastic job :)