Free Blockbuster EXPRESS Rental Today Only!

Today only (10/25) you can get a free Blockbuster Express rental when you use coupon code BBXMDY at checkout.  To find a kiosk, just go HERE. For local readers, you can find them at most Randall’s locations now.
Sounds like it is movie night!  Thanks Saving with Shellie!

Fantastic Savings at HEB!

Usually I don't shop at HEB because I can find better saving elsewhere with coupons.  I decided to check out a rumor I've been hearing about a great deal on Vicks Vapo Drops (cough drops) there and was pleasantly surprised!

Vicks cough drops are priced at .99 a box at HEB.  Recently, there was a coupon in the paper for $1.50 off ANY Vicks product.  I logged onto Ebay and bought 20 coupons for less than $2 and went shopping.  I bought 8 boxes of cough drops and was able to get all the products pictured for $2.60!  The manager did have to do an override to allow the high value coupons but it took just a second and was no problem.  The .50 credit on each box really adds up!  I will have lots of cough drops to donate so everybody wins!  If you want to try your luck and possibly score an awesome deal on items that never have coupons, check it out! 

I did find some good sales while I was there.  I never by frosted cereal of any kind but their Frosted Mini Wheat Spooners were clearance to .50 so I couldn't pass up that sale.  Also, some of their packaged bumble bee tuna was .79 each.  With the .55 coupon I talked about here, it is the best deal you can get on tuna at .24 each!

Happy shopping!!

Walgreens and Kodak Picture Freebies!

Walgreens has another great photo freebie!  Today through October 23rd you can get a free 8x10 collage print by using the promo code 8X10TREAT when you check out!  You can also receive $10 off your $20 photo order when you use promocode ALLPHOTO when you checkout through Saturday.  Thanks to Chicks Dig Deals for heads up on this deal!

Also you can get a free 5×7 photo book from Kodak Gallery when you use coupon code TARGBOOK when you check out. You will have to pay $1.99 for shipping. New Kodak Gallery customers get 50 free 4×6 prints as well.  Great gift ideas!  Thanks to Saving with Shellie for this deal!

Kroger Sales 10/20 - 10/26

Kroger has a pretty good sale this week on several items.  My family loves tuna salad with apples and pickles and my husband is a fan of sausage bake.  It looks like we will be putting those on the menu.  Also essentials for holiday meals are going on sale now, so use coupons and stock up early!  I will add to this list as I find more good deals.

Bumble Bee Chunk White Tuna or Ready To Eat Salad (packet)- 10 for $10
     *.55/1 (coupons found near the tuna)
      10 for $4.50

Jimmy Dean Sausage (roll) - 2 for $5
     *$1.50/2  (Red Plum 10/10)  2 for $3.50 
     *If you "like" Jimmy Dean on Facebook you may be able to print out a $1/1 coupon if they haven't run out. (Hit the back button to print 2)   2 for $3

Mix and match 10 for $10 sale

No need to buy 10 of one item.  You can mix and match as long as you have ten participating products.

Campbell's Cream of Mushroom and Chicken Soup - 10 for $10
     *$1.50/3 printable coupon
     3 for $1.50
     *Kroger also has coupons on their website that you can download to your card.  I have one for $1.50/3 of any Campbell's soup.  I may be able to get 3 for free when both my printable coupon and e-coupon are combined!!

Jet Puffed Marshmallows - 10 for $10
     *Kraft coupon on display in the store $1/2. 
     .50 each

Don't Forget About Upromise!

For added savings, make sure you have signed up for Upromise and load your shopper cards with additional e-coupons on their website.  These savings will accumulate in your Upromise account and can be used for college or you can request a check and use the money as you like.

The Filippo Berio Olive Oil deal that I talked about here gets even sweeter when you load the $1 coupon from Upromise.  Olive oil for $2.39!  That is a great deal!

There is also a .40 coupon for Fleischmann's Yeast and when combined with the .50 printable coupon it could easily be free.

Check out the savings!  Every little bit makes a big difference!

Grocery Shopping - Round 2

We had just run out of milk so my shopping trip Saturday night came just in time.  I loaded all Shortcut and Cellfire coupons as well as loading my Randalls card with e-coupons from their "coupon link".  I went to Randalls first and found quite a few good deals.  I had a $5/$50 coupon from the Entertainment 2010 book which I was happy to put to good use!  I bought top sirloin steak, pork roast, smoked sausage, Hebrew National hot dogs, a gallon of organic milk, lentils, organic romaine lettuce, organic apples and so much more for a grand total of $51.95.  Over all I saved 57% on my bill!
The following are some of the best deals I found.
Banana Cheerios - super coupon in Randall's flier made them $1.99 - 2(.75) e-coupons - .75 printable coupon =  -.26...My daughter is quite happy with this purchase! 
Lays Chips - Bought 2 at $1.79 each.   $3.58 - $1/2 coupon (tear pad found in Randalls) = $1.29 each.  Great for picnics!
Reach Toothbrush - $2.24 - $1 e-coupon - $1 coupon (Red Plum 10-10) = .24
O Organic Apples - $3.99 for 3 lb. bag... Not a bad deal for organic.
Progresso Soup - Certain varieties for .88 each.  I bought 2 and 5(.50) e-coupons came off.  -.74 for 2 cans of soup!
Filippo Berio Olive Oil - $5.39 (25 oz) - $1 e-coupon -$1 printable coupon = $3.39

In the next few days, I'll be going to HEB and I'll let you know what kind of deals I find there.  Brookshire Brothers has cat fish  on sale for $3.49 a pound so I'll have to stock up there as well!

Other great printable coupons...
Quaker Oatmeal  $2/1
Florida's Natural Juice
$2/1 Hungry Man

Happy saving!

Checking on the Budget...

It has been nearly 2 weeks since my last big grocery trip so it is time to start planning the next one!  But first I've added up all my receipts for this month to see if I stayed in budget.  I spent $100.80 total.  I went over by just .80 so not too bad!  When I added up all the savings, I found that I saved $59.54 using coupons and using my store cards. A savings of 37% by using very few coupons!  Yay!  Time to start emailing more of my favorite companies and getting ready for my next shopping trip!