lectric shave coupon

lectric shave coupon
if your man likes this,
mine does,
good for bloom super doubles!

awesome chicken tenders

i made these awesome chicken tenders last night.
the only problem with these is that i burnt my mouth because i couldn't wait to taste them.

the recipe is from the pioneer woman's website.
here lately, she's my inspiration.
she has great recipes using ingredients that are readily available.
and amazing photos. and cute stories. and humor.
*tip-this recipe calls for buttermilk, but how many of you have buttermilk in the fridge? not me. substitute 1 cup milk + 1 tablespoon lemon juice. let that sit for a few minutes. great results!
go here for the recipe.

target 11/1-11/8

here is the target ad for this week, from hot coupon world.
stretching a buck
coupon mom

the power of a simple gift

it's time for operation christmas child!
don't forget to pick up a few items to pack a shoebox for a child in need.
after halloween sales may bring some good deals.
i like to go to the dollar spot at target or the dollar tree.
go here for more information about how to pack your box.
drop off locations in mooresville are broad street methodist church and peninsula baptist church.
go here for directions and hours.
other locations can be found here, by entering your zipcode.
collection week is november 16-23.
something new this year is the ability to track your box (when you use EZ give) and see where in the world it goes. how cool is that?

kellogg's cereal coupons

here's a link to some kellogg's cereal coupons.
some will be great for triples next week.
and remember the mini wheats/milk catalina (see right side bar).

lysol coupons

lysol coupons here. nuf said.

$10 off a pair of jeans from special K

if i don't stop eating sonic milkshakes and start walking more,
i'm really gonna need this!
collect 5 special K tokens from specially marked packages and mail in for a voucher good for $10 a pair of jeans. sweet.
read save at home mommy's post.
go to the coupon database, enter "special K" to see available coupons.
go ahead and print out the rebate form, because sometimes they disappear.
offer good until 12/31-2010!

sunday paper coupon preview 11/1

11/1?
how'd that happen???
oh well, here's the coupon preview for sunday....

bloom 10/29

just couldn't help myself, i had to go.
i went to the bloom on brawley school road and everyone was so nice and friendly.
no scrutinzing coupons and such.

here are some of the bargains i found:

del monte pineapple $2.50 - 75¢ printable zip 45403(doubled) = $1

jolly time popcorn bogof FREE with printable $1 coupon

kraft shredded cheese 4/$6 use 2 $1/2 printables for 50¢ cheese

smart balance cooking spray 3.19 - $1/1 10/18 rp = $1.19

method dish washing soap on clearance for $2.18 $1/1 printable = 18¢

i also had some $1.50/1 glade oil candle coupons, they were on sale, so i got those free.

melitta 40 ct coffee filters on sale for $1.49 $1/2 printable or 10/4 ss. final cost 49¢ each.

smithfield bacon bogof use the 55¢/1 10/25 ss = 1.39

i wish i would have had some muir glen printables $1/1 for cheap or free organic canned tomatoes.
maybe after church on sunday....

no spend challenge day 29

i'm done.
we were so close, but weakened by lack of starbucks and milkshakes.
shaken by deals too good to pass up.
bloom super doubles.
steak and shake peppermint chocolate chip milkshakes...
BUY ONE GET ONE FREE!
it was yummy :)

$10/$30 coupon bottom dollar or....

i almost missed this.
in today's mail, along with the food lion, bloom, and bottom dollar ads, there is a card (about 5" x 11") for bottom dollar with 2 $10/30 coupons. one good this week, one next week.
did you know that harris teeter will honor these?
so if you have some major shopping to do, use these!

bloom super doubles 10/28-11/3

need a warm-up for triples?
got a lot of $1 coupons burning a hole in your binder?
go here to see jenny's post on bloom super doubles, this week.
i love jenny. <3

here's a matchup from hot coupon world's last bloom super doubles, but toward the end of the forum, they are talking about current matchups.

new dole printable 50¢/1

go here to play a flip a fruit game and a win a printable 50¢/1 coupon that will make for free mandarin oranges next week at HT. i love this mandarin almond salad recipe, it's great in the winter when a lot of produce is out of season.

TRIPLES! 11/4-11/10

heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend....

HARRIS TEETER
TRIPLES
NEXT WEEK!!!!!
11/4-11/10

thanks lg :)

food lion 10/28-11/3

here are the food lion lists for the week.
southern savers
coupon kim

harris teeter 10/28-11/3

here's the ad from hot coupon world, more later!
southern savers
a full cup


i finally got the 8 o'clock coffee coupon to print. it kept telling me i had already printed it. if you are having trouble....
use internet explorer, go to their website, scroll down to the bottom right, coupon link is there.

not advertised, but yummy. HT has spaghetti squash on sale 99¢/lb. top with spaghetti sauce or a shrimp scampi topping. delish.

harris teeter no super coupon events again :(

this is getting old.

CATalinas

food lion has updated their page explaining current and upcoming catalinas. i wish harris teeter would do that. i have found that a lot of the time, the same catalinas are going on at both stores.
go here to see food lion's page.

another one, not listed, is for mccormick spices. i got this printout at both HT and FL.
the dates are 10/30-12/27. buy mccormick spices, herbs, or extracts only and save on a future shopping order.
buy 2 get $1 back
buy 3 get $2 back
buy 4 get $3 back

i found a new coupon on coupons.com for $1/1. use zipcode 45403 if you don't see it.

target 10/25-10/31

come here for the target lists this week...
coupon kim
a full cup target forum (lots of good topics)
hot coupon world
couponing to disney
stretching a buck

target toy coupon book

go here to read ginger's post on a coupon book that MAY be available at target.
attention target shoppers

word of mouth companies want to give you free stuff!

what's in your mailbox?

this is what has shown up in mine over the last 2 weeks.

these are from "word of mouth" companies,
vocal point and pssst!

they send me full sized products for FREE and then i have the
opportunity to go online and take surveys telling how i liked them. they also send lots of high value coupons to share!
progresso soup...a full sized can plus $1.10/1 coupons.
oil of olay pro x wrinkle smoothing cream, a 28 day supply plus $10 off coupons.
progresso panko bread crumbs plus coupons.
secret clinical strength deodorant plus coupons.
i have also gotten a lot of stuff from kashi before, including coupons for free waffles and cereal.

this is all free and there really is no commitment. i mean, i guess if you never give reviews, they may stop sending stuff.
sign up for vocal point here, pssst! here.

no spend challenge day 24!

how's it going you ask?
pretty well!
last week, we spent 71.12 and that includes $25.00 for gas and $4 for papers.
this week, our total is only $66.64. $25.15 of that was gas. i got an extra paper from my MIL.
since i have been staying home so much, i am still on the tank of gas i got on 9/30! and i think i will make it through the end of the month without filling up.

yesterday i went to food lion. i didn't buy only things i needed, but things that were very good buys.
for instance, hamburger buns on sale 77¢. use the $1/2 coupon to get them for 27¢.
eggs, regular price $1.22, use the $1/1 coupon for 22¢ eggs.
DH had recently requested some instant oatmeal. on sale for $2.50 (look for the bonus pack of 12) and use the food lion coupon for $1/1.
coupons for those here.
i did need an onion, so i got that.
and i wanted to try the ground beef coupon (for you) to make sure it wouldn't beep.
so i got some ground round (on sale for $1.88/lb) 1.07 lb for $1.51.
i was making the special pasta for DS so i splurged on some ronzoni rigatoni, even though i could have substituted some penne i already had. it was regular price $1.39, but there are 50¢/1 blinkies right in front of them. and i got some parmesan cheese (on sale $1.79) for the pasta as well.
he loved it and said it was "scrumptious"! the cheese bread that goes with it was to die for. i had to put on my sweats after dinner because my tummy was so full :)

this morning i went out, back to food lion for more eggs, and to check the price on some pillsbury pie crust that i needed for "pie day" at church tomorrow. food lion's price $2.59, harris teeter $3.25. picked up another small pack of ground round too.

then to harris teeter.
progresso soup bogo $1.34, used vocal point coupons to get it for 24¢
go here to sign up for vocal point, free samples and coupons in the mail!
trident layers gum free.
reese's 8 packs 40¢ (8/23 ss 55¢/1)
fun sized candy bars, the e-vic one i got for free, and the other for $1 (i used some peelies for 50¢/1 i got at target)
cheese nips on sale for $1.50 use the $1/2 coupon to get them for $1.
snapples $1.25 each. use the 55¢/1 to get them for 15¢.
HT raisins, unreal deal until 11/3, $1 for a 6 pack.
texas toast croutons on sale for $1. (there is a huge salad in my future)
duncan hines cake mix on sale bogof. 55¢/2 coupon makes them 34¢ each.
herbal essence mousse for DD 2/$5, and i had $1/1 coupons
picked up some more birds eye vegetables (free with 10/18 ss coupon)
sargento cheese, stew meat, and coffee creamer for DD (printable coupon here) were some other things i purchased.
i got a bunch of stuff with some good coupons and only spent $12.83.
saved $49.30.
if you go to harris teeter (davidson) look for the pepperidge farm display near the bread. there were coupon booklets there that have coupons for puff pastry, cookies, bread, and campbell soup.

dinners have been kind of boring.
frozen veggies, chicken, mac and cheese, rice, sloppy joes.
that's hard for me because i love to cook and i love trying new recipes!
one night i did make some butternut squash with cheese ravioli.
(see photo)
the recipe calls for tortellini, and it is better with tortellini, but i was thankful for the squash one of my friends brought me!

so, only a few days left. it has been a blessing that there really haven't been any great sales or coupon events.
i really don't know how the ladies who say they only spend $30/week do it. i feel like i haven't shopped at all and have spent on the average $43 on groceries.

maybe the next time i do this, i will have fiqured that out :)

sunday paper coupon preview 10/25

here's the preview from jenny at southern savers...

printable coupons, just for you :)

there are always lists of printable coupons.
here are a few....

common sense with money
faithful provisions
southern savers
the coupon high (ground beef coupon)

*ground beef coupon works at food lion, no beeps!

pioneer woman cooks on bonnie hunt show

ree drummond is going to be on the bonnie hunt show on monday. here in mooresville it's a 11 am, channel 18.
ree is known as the pioneer woman and her blog is so fun.
she cooks, she homeschools, she photographs, she is hilarious!
you can even read "black heels to tractor wheels" aka her and her husband's love story.
i think i love the recipe part of her site best. she takes beautiful pictures of each step and usually makes a funny comment to go along.

tonight i am making ree's pasta alla marlboro man for dinner (she calls her husband "marlboro man"). i have some kissin' up to do with my 18 year old picky eater. last night we had tuna casserole (which i LOVE), so i'm hoping to get back on his good side.

$2 candy coupons

apparently this is a big deal because all the bloggers are posting it.
go to coupons.com to print $2/1 24 oz bag of nestle or wonka candy.
those are big bags.

my candy this year is going to be a little different.
i got some free reese's cups during triples a while back.
i've stashed some free gum and wonka gummies.
and i even got a free canister of happy baby organic puffs for one of my baby friends.
sometimes being frugal means being CREATIVE.

cheap stuff at target

this is a great post, and i love the name of the blog, from couponing to disney.
a great list of deals.
and another from cool deals and savings
AND new target printables (stack with manufacturer coupons) including candy and apples!!!
here's the hot coupon world post on how to use these for the best deals.

can you tell i'm making a target trip this morning?

spiritual gifts...

tonight i was talking to some friends about using our spiritual gifts.
it occurred to me that we need to face each day with purpose, not get trying just to "get through". then i read this from together we save, and i had to laugh!
it's really another way of saying the same thing.
go get 'em girls :)

Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit

the ground each morning the devil says,

"OH CRAP, SHE'S UP"!

food lion email

i didn't get my food lion email this morning that gives me my special coupons.
here is a link at hot coupon world and another from southern savers. print away!
cheap eggs and hamburger buns :)

food lion 10/21-10/27

here's this weeks ad from mooresville.
list from hot coupon world.
southern savers

harris teeter 10/21-10/27

here's the ad from hot coupon world.
southern savers

harris teeter no super coupon events again :(

i don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing with my no spend month.
i sure haven't been to the store very much with the lack of couponing excitement.
so i guess that's good.
here's a post from "foodie" at a full cup.

Hi,

Yesterday when I was a local HT store, the Customer Service clerk told me NO TRIPLES OR SUPER DOUBLE COUPONS FOR WEEK OF 10/21/09 TO 10/27/09. She showed me the new circular ad for next week.

She mentioned that perhaps the week of 10/28/09 to 11/03/09 there might be TRIPLES OR SUPER DOUBLE COUPONS. Since the stores were doing inventory on 11/05/09, they might offer the TRIPLES OR SUPER DOUBLES beforehand.

Not much on sale for week of 10/21/09 to 10/27/09. Mainly BOGOs for cantaloupe, coke products, Sargento shredded cheeses, and other things. I didn't get much time to glance at the ad.

Hope this helps--

Foodie

printable coupons...be on the lookout!

as i am using my pantry supplies, i like to use the website allrecipes.com to enter ingredients and get recipe suggestions. i noticed the other day that on the right side, different advertisements came up, some with links to printable coupons. on allrecipes, i saw coupons for mccormick spices, cookie dough, bisquick, and more. look at different recipes for different ads.
another place, i heard about from freebies 4 mom, is yahoonews.com. got a coupon there for $1/1 new progresso high fiber soup. this is on sale at HT this week bogof or $1.34 each. use the coupon for cheap soup! also coupons there for crescents and grands.

target 10/18-10/24

target lists for this week...
hot coupon world
stretching a buck
a full cup
common sense with money

free trident layers gum at HT

hey, harris teeter has the new trident layers gum.
priced at $1.49, get it free with this 75¢/1 printable!

walmart 10/16

went to walmart to check on the over the moon milk.
yep, it was $2 for the 1/2 gallon, use the $1/1 coupon for cheap milk.
also they had some nice apples (all kinds) on sale for 88¢/lb.
of course, it was a ZOO in there on friday afternoon....especially since it's race week in charlotte!

and by the way, their prices are not always cheaper.
i'd say not even generally cheaper.
for instance, 10 lb sugar 4.79 at walmart, 4.29 at food lion!
cheez its 2/$5, nothin' special.
pop-tarts $1.87, but when HT will double your 55¢ coupon, better at HT even with HT regular price of $2.19 (but they are on sale almost every week, this week $2).

now, the $2.79 wine, that's a deal!!!

food lion sneak peek 10/21

i'll post this again next week, but here's a sneak peek.
our ad seems to be a little different than this one, especially the meat department.

harris teeter free milk catalina

just read this on hot coupon world...
Purchase any Three Kellogs Mini-Wheats Cereals
(14.5 oz any flavor, mix and match)
during purchase dates (10/23-11/19)
and get 1 Gallon FREE Milk
(any brand, any flavor up to $3.60) OYNO.
All items are to be purchased in one shopping order.
Limited to product in stock. No cash back.

sunday paper coupon preview 10/18

go here to see what you'll get.

free happy baby food product

i know i have seen this at target, in the frozen section.
go here to read shellie's post about another pdf coupon (expires 11/10) for a free organic baby food product.
if you don't have a baby, get some and donate or surprise a friend :)

new target printable on red plum

go read ginger's post on getting some cheap
deodorant and body spray at target.
this stuff does smell good :)
we got the $1.50/2 coupon here in mooresville.

*better deal from mercedes at common sense with money.*
go here!

over the moon milk coupon

go here to print a $1/1 over the moon milk coupon.
this is a pdf which means you can save it to your computer and print it as much as you like. expires 12/31/09.
last week when i was at walmart they had this milk (1/2 gallon) on rollback for $2.
i'm gonna go check and see if they still do for some $1 milk.
if you get there before i do, leave a comment!

my stonyfield rewards

i love this yogurt, especially the oikos.
we use it like sour cream, and it TASTES like sour cream.
great in recipes too.
anyway, stonyfield has a new reward program where you can enter codes online for free healthy food coupons!
this is a great time to start this because HT has flavored cups of stonyfield yogurt on sale for 50¢ this week.
there are printable coupons on their website as well.
check it out here.

harris teeter cheap snapple!

back in the day when the real estate business was great and DH and i spent money on a lot of frivolous things, a cold drink at check-out was a given. dang, think of all those $1.25's.
here's a deal that even a cheap skate (like i am now) will give in to.
HT has snapples on sale for $1.25, regularly $2.19 {gasp} (17.5 oz size).
use the 55¢/1 at coupons.com for a 15¢ beverage :)

i could only print one per computer at coupons.com, but here's another one for you.

free music downloads at amazon.com

thanks to jenny for posting this.
you can get free music at amazon.com. lots of genres.
check it out.
i saw a few past american idol contestants on here!

HOT kraft cheese coupon $1/2

here's a coupon for something i love...cheese!
super doubles has to be coming soon, right????

food lion 10/14-10-20

here's where you will find the info for food lion this week.
a full cup (shopping list)
hot coupon world


fyi, you can log into foodlion.com and see your area's food lion circular.

*we got $1.99/lb chicken again! also someone on the boards suggested buying the boneless sirloin tip ($1.77/lb) and having the butcher grind it for you if you need hamburger meat. great idea, i think....

harris teeter 10/14-10/20

here's where you will find your harris teeter info for the week!
a full cup (preview)
a full cup shopping list
hot coupon world
southern savers (i love jenny's lists)


muir glen organic tomatoes are 2/$3.
printable at pillsbury.com for $1/1.

free sunny delight smoothie at HT

if you are going to harris teeter tomorrow, print this coupon.
55¢/1 and they are on sale for 99¢. that is a bogo price, so you will only be able to use one coupon.
thanks to $30 weekly grocery challenge.

lands end girls shoes $5 free shipping!

lands end trekker shoes.
what do ya think? are these ugly or FuNkY?
go here to get the code to get free shipping on these $5 shoes.
(free shipping good thru thursday)

cheap skippy peanut butter at target

just found this post.
if you didn't know, target does price matching now.
take your walgreens ad with you to target, they have skippy on sale for $1.67.
use the 40¢/1 man. coupon from the 10/4 RP and stack with the $1/1 target printable.
final price 27¢.
thanks cindy at living rich with coupons.

no spend challenge....weekend shopping

i stayed home on friday, but DH went to a meeting and bought a $2 cup of coffee on the way. i couldn't be too upset though, because he was going to meet with my daddy about moving to mooresville!

yesterday DH and i went to the davidson harris teeter. did the meal deal with the $2 off coupon for the hormel meat. don't know how that will be, but the nutrition info wasn't horrible and i thought that was a lot of food for $6. happy to have the big bag of salad! also got the 57¢ nestle cookies and some cinnabon bars (i love those!) with a coupon my dad sent home with DH. also needed some poptarts.
* on bottles of yellow tail shiraz, there were hangtags for $2 off beef, got a couple of those and one on some other wine for $1 off chicken. the beef coupon says "no wine purchase necessary"! so look for those.
total spent $9.51.

after lunch on saturday, we went to bj's and got some grape tomatoes (2 lbs) and an 18 pack of land o'lakes eggs. i had a coupon for free eggs that i got when i hosted a land o'lakes house party a few months ago. house parties are a way companys promote their product and the hostess gets lots of free stuff. check out their website here.
total spent at bj's $5.67.

then to walmart for the wine, and some butter.
total spent $8.62.

today, while DD was at choir, we went to the mooresville harris teeter to get some papers and the e-vic eggs i forgot yesterday. i also saw the HT had 8 pack AA energizer batteries for $4.99 and i had a $2 off coupon, so i got those. the managers at the mooresville HT must really be hard on their cashiers. the young girl practically read each word on my one coupon and then said "those were energizer batteries....i guess there was 8 in that pack, right?" aaaggghhh!
total spent $3.78
papers $4.00

then to target. even though the $2.49 chicken was not listed in our ad, they did have it. it was the extra tender type, but the coupon worked fine with no beeps. bumble bee tuna pouches were still on sale for $1 so i got 2 more of them (free with coupon). and there was a sweet lady handing out coffee sample for market pantry coffee. DH was happy about that since we skipped the usual starbucks. the best part...she was also handing out coupons for a FREE full sized bag of market pantry coffee! so we got that and some bananas, a cucumber, and a 5 lb bag of oranges for $2.99. i had left my pocket book in the car, with my gift cards inside, so we had to pay the full
$7.85.

dinners are still going well.
friday i made tortellini alfredo with peas and bacon.
used more peas than the recipe called for and made my own alfredo sauce. it was pretty good, even better reheated with a few grape tomatoes thrown in for lunch today.
saturday dinner was grilled chicken wraps, mexican layer dip and chips, and annie's mexican macaroni and cheese (i don't think they even make this any more, it was from a box).
sunday dinner is pancakes and al fresco chicken sausage, with some oranges on the side.

frugal saturday night

a wise woman
(whom i saw at food lion)
once told me that wine was
as essential as drain opener!

tonight we had a fabulous evening with the family. DH and i went out shopping this afternoon. went to harris teeter and got a free redbox movie (use code DVDONME...ghosts of girlfriends past...i cried...it was pretty good) and some nestle cookies for 57¢.
then to walmart for some $3 wine. the brand is oak creek and the shiraz is awesome! i think it's my new favorite.
anyway, we all settled in for a movie, some freshly baked cookies, and DH and i sipped a glass of wine.
now that's relaxation!

printable coupons

here's a great list from shellie at saving with shellie.
i need some no yolks.
come on triples...!

target ad 10/11-10/18 cheap chicken!

here is the target preview from hot coupon world.

go to coupons.com (zip 55555) to print a couple $1/1 gold n plump chicken coupons for $1.49 boneless skinless chicken breasts!
lists:
stretching a buck
attention target shoppers
it's hip 2 save

keebler toy coupon voucher

be on the lookout for specially marked packages of keebler cookies and crackers that have a "toy voucher token" on them. collect 5 and you can send off for a $10 check good on toys.
read together we save's post for some available coupons.

this deal is good until 12/31/2010 or while supplies last.

full list of participating products:
Keebler® Sandies® Simply Shortbread cookies (12 ct/16 oz)
Keebler® Sandies® Chocolate Chip & Pecan Shortbread cookies (16 oz)
Keebler® Sandies® Pecan Shortbread cookies (Specially Marked)
Sunshine® Cheez-It® Party Mix (13 oz)
Keebler® Club® Crackers (16 oz)
Keebler® Town House® Original Crackers (16 oz)
Keebler® Club® Snack Sticks Original Crackers (12 oz)
Keebler® Toasteds® Party Pack Cracker Assortment (12 oz)
Keebler® Town House® Flipsides® Cheddar (11.7 oz)
Keebler® Town House® Flipsides® Original Crackers (11.7 oz)
Keebler® Sandies® Dark Chocolate Almond cookies (14.5 oz)
Keebler® Town House Toppers® Multi-Grain (13.5 oz)
Keebler® Sandies® Cashew Shortbread (14.5 oz)
Keebler® Town House® Flipsides® Garlic Herb (11.7 oz)
Keebler® Town House Toppers® Original Crackers (13.5 oz)
Keebler® Town House Toppers® Garlic & Herb (13.5 oz)

at the keebler website, there are other promotions going on too.
check it out here.

eggo pancake deal at target

if you like eggo pancakes, and you are going to target today or tomorrow, you may want to have these coupons just in case...details here.
target eggo coupon here.

HOME made simple

it's time for the new home made simple coupon book.
go here to sign up.
i always get free dish soap with these coupons and super doubles or triples.
thanks lori at moms by heart.

herbal essence shampoo giveaway...if you are up at 11:30 PM!

this is a nice giveaway, for a coupon by mail for a free bottle of shampoo or conditioner.
read about it here at southern savers.

no spend challenge day 8

we are doing pretty well!

my husband's brother invited him to a treat of golf in the mountains today, so in return we had BIL and SIL over for dinner. it is always great to spend time with them. dinner involves a little more planning because BIL is gluten-intolerant.
so i baked the chicken i bought last week at HT. it was lovely! stuffed with a lemon i had and rubbed with olive oil, sprinkled with garlic and onion seasoning.
i had a half a box of quinoa (which is a gluten free grain) and made this recipe for quinoa with chickpeas and tomatoes. it was really good. i substituted a can of diced tomatoes (drained them and used the juice as part of the quinoa cooking water) and topped with feta cheese i had.
also made some mixed veggies and butternut squash topped with maple syrup, walnuts, and butter.
had all that in the freezer.
the only thing i had to buy was a lime for the quinoa recipe!

i went to target today while DD was at her homeschool science class. if you live in the area, the organization is njoyscience. they offer a great biblically-based hands-on program at a reasonable cost.
anyway, used another one of my $5 target gift cards to buy hamburger buns, chicken boullion, sour cream, a lemon, a lime, a box of tissues (had 50¢ up&up coupon from home mailer), and bumble bee tuna pouch (on sale $1 each, coupon $1/1 from smartsource.com). got the 5¢ credit for bringing my reusable bag.
total spent 39¢.

later i went to food lion to do the mccormick deal again. bought 2 garlics and 2 parsleys. had 4 $1/1 coupons. the cashier was messing with the catalina machine and it was stuck. so i told her i was supposed to get a $3 oyno coupon. there was a guy behind me so she asked me to wait a second. i walked over to the customer service desk, new book over there "seasonal wellness", coupons in back! then the bagger girl came up behind me and handed me $3 cash!
our rocky river promenade food lion is awesome!
also bought a smart option milk which qualified me for a free milk next time i go.
spent $4.72.

coupon preview sunday 10/11

here's what we will be getting in sunday's paper.
from jenny at southern savers.

printable coupons

found this website, from ginger at attention target shoppers, called attention coupon clippers. it's a coupon blog with lots of links to printables.

take your reusable bags to target for a 5¢ credit!

forgot to post this...
target now will now give 5¢ credit for each reusable bag you use.
doesn't have to be a "target" bag.
they have a little barcode posted beside the register, so make sure your cashier scans it.

food lion mccormick spices

did you know that spices are full of antioxidents?
here are the top 7:
Cinnamon
Ginger
Oregano
Red Pepper
Rosemary
Thyme
Yellow Curry
went up to food lion, hoping to get some cheap spices.
ad says only "select" spices are 30% off.
none of the ones i needed were "select".
oh well.
i bought 2 curry (3.63), 1 italian seasoning (1.90), 1 bay leaf (2.77).
i'm thinking the italian seasoning did not work for the catalina (see right sidebar), because i only got $2 off of my next shopping order.
i was able to print some more coupons from coupons.com, so i will try to figure out which ones ARE on sale and repeat the catalina.
but i really did need those spices!
spent $8.17.

product review -whink hair clog blaster

my 14 yo DD has the most incredible hair.
she got it from her daddy.
this is actually a photo she took of herself...
(how'd she do that?)
more of her photos here.

anyway, you can imagine that this fabulous mane wreaks havoc on our shower drain. but i have found a great product, i've only seen it at food lion. it's called whink hair clog blaster. it works like a dream. a bit pricey at $7.19 a bottle (you use 1/2 a bottle for treatment of a slow drain).
still, cheaper than a plumber!

food lion treasure hunt

take your kids to food lion today for a treasure hunt.
you see, the new blinkie machines came yesterday and you could find some good coupons.
DH and i went late last night to get drain cleaner (i am NOT including that in my no spend totals!)
and found coupons for:
glade candles, bogo
50¢/1 ronzoni pasta
25¢/1 rotel tomatoes
$1/1 froot loops or apple jacks
55¢/1 nestle cookie dough (on sale bogo at HT this week)
$1/1 crisco olive oil (food lion had one variety on clearance for $3.41)

unlike the blinkie machines at harris teeter, whose coupons are coded with a "9" and do not double, these coupons are coded with a "5" which means they will double at harris teeter.

have fun!

buying coupons

here's an excellent post from shellie at saving with shellie, about buying coupons. this is one thing i am missing during my "no spend month" as i usually purchase 2-4 sets of coupons from ebay each month.
here's another post that i did.