Hyvee Coke products 5 for $12

If you drink Coke products from cans, get to Hyvee. You can get 4 12-packs for $12 (which is pretty typical in the summer), but with an in ad coupon, you can get a 5th for FREE. Ends up being $2.40 per 12-pack. A great deal!

Walgreens 8/30 thru 9/5

Ran to Walgreens today to get Special K B1G1 Free! It's a great deal, and if you have any coupons (which I did-- $1 off 2 boxes), you can get two boxes of Special K for 3.49-- not bad!

I also scored on $.99 Scunci hair accessories for Kate (in ad coupon) and got Kraft Deluxe Mac/Cheese (I use it in my taco bake recipe) for 1.69, which is good, but with $1 off 2 boxes, it's even better! Oh, and Scotch packaging supplies are B1G1 too. So, I got 2 things of packaging tape for 2.49 (I had two $.50/1 coupons!)

All in a good days work!

Chik-fil-a promotion

Two things are going on in the world of Chik-fil-a. First, on Monday, September 7, you can get a free chicken sandwich for wearing any team-related clothing. It's a promotion focused around the Chik-fil-a bowl and the start of college football season.

Second, if you don't want to go and wait in line all day, then you can sign up at http://www.chickenwave.com/ to be a fan and in return get a coupon for a free chicken sandwich (first 150,000 fans). As of this morning, there were plenty of spots open, but I couldn't get the site to load well enough to get through the process. I think they are having serious bandwidth problems, but if you get a chance to try it, add your experiences to the comments.

Update: I tried the chickenwave.com site just now and it worked fine!

Double Coupons again!

Another double coupon week at KMart starts 8/30 and runs until 9/5!!!

Price Chopper 8/19 - 8/25

This is not a comprehensive list, but these are the deals I'm looking forward to at Price Chopper this week:

Kellogg's products 50%
Eggo waffles: $2 - $1/2 coupon = $3/2
Caprisun 10 pack: $1.69 (Thurs-Sat only)
Eggs: $.99 (Thurs-Sat only)
Lunchables: $.79 (limit 6, Thurs-Sat only)

I'll let you know which Kellogg's products are on sale when I look at the ad. I'm hoping cereal, but who knows!

Hyvee Ziploc baggies-- Free!

Just found out from a reliable source that there is an end cap at the 40 Hwy Hyvee with ziploc bags marked down to $.50/box. If you have the ziploc coupons, which are prevalent lately, you should be able to get free baggies! I haven't confirmed this myself, but it's worth a look if you happen to be there anyway.

KMart Double Coupon Week! 8/16-8/22

It's Double Coupon week at KMart! I've been able to get awesome deals the last two times I've shopped double coupon week. Make sure you do your research before you go so your trip will go smoother. I recommend typing out a list of what you want and the corresponding coupon insert location. I also categorize by household/grocery/etc. so it's easier to navigate in the store. Jaime discovered last time around that the Bannister KMart is less picked over so she was able to get tons of the free things that the Independence KMart I shop at was out of. Go, Jaime!

For a detailed list of free and just plain good deals, go to http://www.abundantfoodsavings.com/Kmart/kmart-super-double-816-822-coupon-match-up-list-free-and-super-cheap.html

Hy-Vee Deals

Here's some awesome deals I found for the upcoming week. Remember, grocery stores week's go from Wednesday to Tuesdays. Sorry if it takes me a while to figure out the best format to do this in so it's least confusing.

HyVee

Ragu Pasta Sauce - $1.48 each

$.75/2 (RP 8/2) - total price $1.11/each

Knorr Sides - 10/$10

$.60/2 (RP 8/2) - total price $.70/each

Kellogg's cereal/Pop Tarts - $1.68 - 2.50 depending on what you buy

$1/2 (Kelloogg's insert 8/2) + Hyvee in-ad coupon for $1.50/3- total price as low as $.85 each depending on what you buy

Oscar Mayer hotdogs or bologna - 3/$5

$1/2 (SS 6/21 - EXPIRES 8/16!!) - total price $1.33 each

When you buy $15 of these Unilever products you will get $5 coupon towards your next purchase. $7 if you buy $20, $10 if you buy $30, $15 if you buy $40. Be sure to look at the ad because there's more than I mentioned here.

PLUS if you stock up on the Kellogg's items and buy at least 10, you can send in the rebate form in the Kellogg's insert and get $10 cash back! The savings just keeps going.

Also at HyVee:

Skippy Peanut Butter - $.99

$.60/1 (RP 8/2) - total price $.39 each!!!

I will be stocking up on individually frozen chicken breasts this week too. HyVee has a 3 lb bag for $4.99 (less than $1.67/lb) and Price Chopper has them for $1.69/lb.

Just Between Friends

The Just Between Friends consignment sale is scheduled for August 28-30 (public dates) at the John Knox Village Pavilion! That means more than 25,000 square feet of merchandise! I am planning to participate again as a consignor and volunteer, so if you have any questions, please let me know.

You can sign up to participate or see the schedule for shopping at the JBF web site: http://www.jbfsale.com/leessummit/ .

Honey Nut Cheerios Sample

Saw this banner ad for a free Honey Nut Cheerios sample and coupon by mail: http://sample.nonchallenge.com/

They just require home address, not email address (although they offer that if you want spam!)

Just thought I'd let you girls know!

Examiner Deal

If you are already going out each week to purchase the paper for it's jackpot of coupons, then this deal is for you!

The Independence Examiner is offering up to $500 free food and fun for a year when you purchase a 6 or 12 month subscription. When you subscribe you will receive punch cards for deals at the following places for 12 months:

Chik-Fil-A: 1 free chicken sandwhich (per month)

Diamond Bowl: 2 free games of bowling (per month)

Family Golf Park: 1 free golf attraction (per month)

Outback Steakhouse: 1 free bloomin' onion (per month)

Side Pockets: 1 free hour of pool (per month)

Waffle House: 1 free waffle (per month)

With this Tues- Sat subscription you will get coupons in the Saturday paper, and you will also receive the Sunday edition of the Kansas City Star which has coupons. So you're getting 2 sets of coupons each week PLUS all that free food and fun each month!

6 months - $57.00 *

12 months - $110.00 ($8.25 per month)

Get details and/or subscribe at www.examiner.net

*If you choose the 6 month deal you will choose only 3 of the 6 above punchcards to receive

Team Work Makes a Dream Work

I don't know that saving money is a dream, but according to those small, singing children from Sunday's night at Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, team work is good. So, together with my co-conspiritors, we are launching this very informal blog to share our tips and tricks about the best deals around town.

For me, I began couponing around the first of this year, but really kicked it into high gear around May. My average grocery bill is now less than $50 a week, and I am buying more food than ever. Even my husband is impressed with the savings!

I'm no professional, but I really do want to stretch my dollar as far as I can. I know that my friends are much better at this game (and that's really what it is), than I am. We've been sharing tips and tricks via email and facebook for some time, and decided it was time to try sharing in a more readily available and searchable format.

Here are the rules: Each bargain should be labeled with the type of bargain it is (coupon, freebie, rebate, sale) and/or where it's at (Target, Price Chopper, etc). This will allow us to create an index of the deals for easy research. If you're referencing another source (blog, ad, etc), please refer to it by name in the posting.

If you aren't a current author, please feel free to comment on a post with any additional tips or tricks you might have.

What am I leaving out, girls? Let's get to the bargain hunting!