BEST OF THE LUBBOCK AJ 9/25/11 - LOCAL & NATIONAL DEALS

     This Sunday in the Lubbock AJ was a new installment of the Red Plum and Smart Source inserts. There are a few coupons that caught my eye, and I plan on trading, buying, and diving for more of them. These are the "shelf stockers" you'll want to get in bulk and take advantage of before they expire. There are also quite a few local/national stores with great deals for hunters, families, moms, tailgaters, and Race For The Cure participants.

     RED PLUM & SMART SOURCE COUPON INSERTS

1. 50¢/1 Tide Detergent (no size restrictions), exp 10/31 RP
2. $3/2 Pantene (no trial), exp 10/31 RP
3. $1/1 Secret Twin Pack, exp 10/31 RP
4. 55¢/1 State Fair Product, exp 11/30 RP
5. 55¢/1 Gandy's Tru Moo, exp 10/22 SS
6. 55¢/1 Glade Premium Room Spray 9.7oz., exp 11/5 SS
7. $1/1 Windex Multi Surface Product, exp 11/5 SS
8. $2/1 Theraflu with Lipton, exp 12/3 SS
9. $1/3 Variety Snack Size Chocolate (Reeses, KitKat, Mounds, etc.), exp 10/15 SS*

TARGET DEALS
     ▪ $1/1 4oz. Junior Mints OR 8oz. Mini Oreo Snak-Sak
     ▪ $1/1 4.15-4.5oz. Lunchables
     ▪ 4/$5 Annie's Homegrown Macaroni & Cheese
     ▪ $1/1 Aquafresh 6.4oz. Cavity Protection OR Extra Fresh OR 4.6oz. Kids (Coupons Available!)
     ▪ $2/1 Huggies OR Pampers 64/72ct wipes. (Coupons Available!)
     ▪ $3/1 RE Standard/Queen Plush Pillown(Coupons Available!)
     ▪ $8/1 RE TV Tray Black OR Natural (Coupons Available!)
     ▪ $4/1 Chefmate Nonstick Bakeware
     ▪ $9/1 Wilson OR Spalding Volleyball, Basketball, or Football


K-MART DEALS
     ▪ $3.99/1 Joe Boxer Pillows
     ▪ $24 Craftsman 2.5gal. Wet/Dry Vac
     ▪ $2/8pk. Juicy Juice
     ▪ $9.99 Black & Decker 3qt. Crock Pot


TOYS 'R US DEALS
     ▪ Variety Snack Size Chocolates 1.99 ea. Use SS $1/3* and get 3 bags for $4.97/$1.66ea. (Great Halloween candy deal!)
     ▪ Lalaloopsy Peppy Pom Poms Cheerleader 25% off, only $18.74
     ▪ Lalaloopsy Mini Doll 8-Pack 25% off, only $29.99
     ▪ BOGO 50% off FAO Schwarz Toys
     ▪ FREE Halo Mini-Figure w/purchase of $20 or more

     ▪ Huge BOGO sale, lots of items!

ACADEMY SPORTS & OUTDOORS DEALS 

     ▪ Men's Game Winner Camo T-Shirts $7.99ea.
     ▪ Remington Shurshot Heavy Dove Loads (12 or 20 ga.) $6.39ea.
     ▪ Wildlife Research Center Premium Masking Scents $4.99ea.
     ▪ Timber Creek 5-LED Cap Lights $4.99ea.
     ▪ Igloo 48qt. Cooler $16.79ea.
     ▪ Wrangler Pink For The Cure T-Shirts (men & women) $6.99ea.
     ▪ Sabre Breast Cancer Awareness Keyring & Pepper Spray $7.99ea.
     ▪ Wilson Hope For The Cure Pink Tennis Balls $2.99/3pk.
     ▪ BCG Pink For The Cure Yoga Mat $9.99ea.
     ▪ Wilson Youth Pink For The Cure Havoc Basketball $9.99ea.


HASTINGS DEALS
     ▪ Vinci VV20 Violin $69.99ea.
     ▪ Spectrum AIL38K Student Acoustic or AIL39Y Acoustic Classical Guitar $59.99ea
     ▪ Transformers DOTM $15.99ea.


MICHAEL'S DEALS
     ▪ 40%/1 Regularly Priced Item (web/paper coupon)
     ▪ Open Stock Scrapbook Paper 5/$1
     ▪ Ashland Fall Potted Arrangements $4.99ea.
     ▪ Celebrate It Harvest Scarecrows $6.99ea.
     ▪ Americana Acrylic Paint 2oz. 77¢ea.
     ▪ Impeccable, Charisma, Vanna's Choice Yarn $2.99ea.
     ▪ Fall Chargers 2/$3
     ▪ T-Shirts $2.99ea.


BIG 5 SPORTING GOODS
     ▪ 20%/1 Regularly Priced Item (paper coupon)
     ▪ 10x25 Porro Prism Pink Binoculars OR 10-Power Monocular $7.99ea.
     ▪ Texas Tech Mossy Oak Camo $5.99ea. 
     ▪ Winchester (12 or 20ga.) Target Shells $5.99ea.
     ▪ Denali 'Herron' Lo Hiking Shoe $16.99ea.


LOCAL FREEBIES
     ▪ FREE Massage - Kothmann Chiropractic and Rehab 5407 4th St., Ste F. 806-791-3399
     ▪ FREE Coupon Class - Garden & Arts Center 4215 University Ave. 6-8:30pm
     ▪ FREE In-Home Try On - Vision Mart Express 806-794-4775


xoxo,
Rachel

WHY BOTHER?

Image Courtesy: Country Saving Mommy

     Today was the dumpster diving day that couponers' dreams are made of. All the newspaper recycle bins in my area were overflowing with newspapers and, wait for it... coupons! Lots of coupons!!! I collected about 30 inserts (as in a complete insert, not one page), and my sweet husband brought home a handful from his day in the Texas Panhandle. Ah, true love.  :)

     While I was at my local recycle bin, I met a lady who lives in my area and she asked me if I was "dumpster diving". I said, "YES! Are you a dumpster diver too?" She said no, but that she wanted to get more into couponing and she is taking a class at the city Recreation Center. I wasn't aware that my local community center was offering these classes, and I'm so glad they are. Check your local Parks and Recreation websites and see if one is being offered in your area. It's a great way to meet other couponers in your area and hopefully you'll be able to set up a coupon trading community local to you. How great would it be to drive a few blocks and pick up all the coupons you need clipped nicely in exchange for ones you don't need?!

     Back to my story... I was so excited to share with her all that I have been learning so I gave her my blog address. She asked me to excuse the directness of her next question, "This is great and all, but what's in it for you?" I knew the answer I wanted to give her but I hesitated, because it never occurred to me that someone would ask that question about sharing savings and deals. I guess that's the small town showing in me. I told her the same thing I'm going to tell you...

     I'm in this for my family. I need to help my family. I need to help my husband by stretching the dollars he works so hard for. I need to help my children understand the value of a dollar and the importance of frugality. I need to help my community, my church. I want to help other moms make their dollars stretch and thereby relieving some of the stress and strain that financial hardships can put upon a family, a marriage. Lastly, I want to be a go-between. I want to help manufacturers know what we moms think of their products and services. I want to help improve the way they produce for us. I want to help moms... parents... women speak and be heard by the big corporations. That being said, I have chosen to participate in affiliate programs with a few of the vendors whose links are on my website. I do receive some benefit from the click throughs and purchases that happen as a result of those click throughs. But, I believe it's a good trade off, you receive helpful honest information, the corporations recieve useful feedback and a ground zero voice reaching out to the community, and I am able to make a few dollars here and there to help my family with our finances.

     That does not mean, the content provided on my blog is driven by manufacturers or special interest groups. I am completely honest with you about all my personal opinions and I disclose any benefit these businesses bestow upon me for sharing my experiences (coupons, free trials, samples, etc.). So, have no fear, I am just like you, a mom, a wife, a woman; blogging, sharing, living life and reporting back to you.  :)

xoxo,
Rachel

 

FREE NOXEMA BIKINI RAZORS - WALMART

     I cannot find the exact location of the Noxzema $2/1 coupon that I found, but I believe it's from the 8/24/11 RP. It's not coming up in the coupon database, so if you know where it comes from, please message me.

     If you have one of these mystery coupons in your posession, you can take it to WalMart and get these Noxzema Bikini razors for FREE. They are $1.97, so you'll have a $.03 overage!

xoxo,
Rachel

ALL YOU CAN PLAY $15.95 AT MAIN EVENT THIS WEEKEND ONLY!

L'Oreal True Match $1.54 @ CVS!

L'Oreal True Match is $10.99 at CVS, but I got it for $1.54 today!!! Here's how I did it:

1. I used the $2/1 L'Oreal Paris Face Product, exp. 9/18/11 (RP 07/24/11)
2. Scanned my Extra Care card at the Kiosk for a $3 off $10 Cosmetic Purchase CVS printout
3. Used a 25% off CVS Shopping pass I received in the mail
4. And used $2 in Extra Care bucks I received when I bought 2 Gallons of milk minutes earlier

The 25% off sales pass expired Sunday, so you won't be able to get it for $1.54 if you didn't get it today. But L'Oreal's True Match Foundation at $4 is still 60% off the normal $10.99 price at CVS!

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ONCE UPON A CHILD'S $1 CLEARANCE BLOWOUT!

 

 

If you haven't discovered Once Upon A Child yet, today is your lucky day. OUAC buys and sells gently worn clothes for children sizes premie on up. They also have shoes, toys, and baby gear. Right now, the Lubbock, Texas store is having an end of season blowout where all clearance items are just $l! If you're like me, you buy next summer's clothes now, so this is my favorite time to score some huge deals. Check out their locate a store page and find one near you. They may be having this same sale.

If you are a super savvy saving mom, then you might just have some of the brands Once Upon A Child is looking for in your stash of "out growns". You can visit their Top Brands page to see what they prefer, and if you bring in some cute stuff your store credit will allow you to get clothes for free from the $1 Clearance sale! It's a win, win!

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