Thankful It's Thursday- Bulls Eye Special

Throw any self restraint you have out the window, get in the car, and head to TARGET (Plattsburgh NY). I would gladly do just that on just about anyday of the week, but if you have started your Christmas shopping or if you have been clipping all of the "Target" coupons out of the Sunday Paper inserts today Thursday 9/3/09 is a super day!

Target publishes weekly printable coupons on their web page every week, but The Folks at Organic Grocery Deals keeps a data base that will make printing multiples of each coupon a breeze! You can print as many of each as you want. For some reason Target registers prefer them when they are NOT printed in full color. Black and White is the way to go.

Here are the Highlights complete with price, coupon matchup, and physical location in the store (for Clearance Deals):

• Leap Frog Tag Reading system- Less than $13.00 (I didn't write it down, but $12.58 rings a bell). This is down from $39.99. The sets include a book, and comes in green, pink, or blue. There were 12 left on and endcap in toys- right near the bikes. This would make a great gift for the preschooler in your life!!
• Crest White Strips (Trial size, too many Sunday Paper insert coupons to count for $3-$10 off. Find one that does not limit trial size) $4.89 on an endcap near Pharmacy.
• If you have coupons for any electronic toothbrush (Gun, Crest Spin Brush, Colgate 360) there are scads of them on the same pharmace endcap-prices at $2.36-$4 (great stocking stuffers).
• SONY DVD movies marked $5 (many titles-click here for $2 coupon and list). You can print as many copies of the coupon as you want and they scan with no issue! The title list is helpful, since they are mixed in with all of the $5 DVDs. I think these are great gifts and stocking stuffers.
• Last Sunday there was a $2.50 coupon in the Albany paper for Shout (Target only). This can be paired with anyone of the 35c-$1 coupons from the Sunday paper's in July and August to score a FREE FULL Size Shout Product (this makes any variety free with the right coupon combo).
• Special K. There are great coupons on www.coupons.com and www.couponbug.com for special K crackers, cereal, and snack bars. Most are on sale for $2.36-$2.39 this week. Some are on sale for $1.99, but those will not work for the SUPER deal I am about to explain. This week if you buy 4 you will get a $5 Target Gift Card back at the register. I picked up 2 boxes of Special K Blueberry Cereal and 2 boxes of their new granola bars (marked $2.36 on sale). I used 4- $1 off printable coupons from the links above. I also used 2 Target Printables (under 9/12 exp.) for an additional $1/2-Target Printables. So here is how the deal breaks down: Product Total $9.44- $4 manufacturer coupons-$1 Target coupons= $4.44 out of pocket. The Cashier gave me my $5 gift card. I took home all 4 products and will realize a 66c profit after I use the gift card!
• The Edy's Ice Cream Deal- from earlier in the week is still available. I was out of Sunday paper coupons, but printed 5 Target coupons for $1/each. The Ice Cream is on sale for $2.50-Target coupon=$1.50each. If you buy 5 you will get a $5 Target Gift Card back at the register. $7.50 OOP with $5 in return gift cards for 5 Yummy 1/2 gals of Ice Cream is a great deal in my book.
• End Cap near Pharmacy- many clearance toothpaste deals, some makeup, and a handful of odd pet outfits. Most of the toothpaste is near free after coupons. Since I have over 60 tubes of free toothpaste I didn't pick any up. Do you live near Cadyville? Do you need free tooth paste? Drop me a line- I would be more than happy to share!
  

Price Chopper Best Chops 7/26-8/1/09

The Deals are plentiful this week!

Here are my favorites!

• Thomas English Muffins B1G2
• Freihoffer's Bread B1G2
• 4/$6 Deal: Betty Crocker Fruit Rollups, fruit snacks, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Trix (There are still many $1/2 fruit snacks coupons for the betty crocker snacks, over the past month coupons.com has featured many tricks and lucky charms coupons). It will be very easy to bring 4 home for $2 or less.
• Tropicana OJ- $2.48 on sale ($1 ISave on 2), combine with tropicana.com $1 printables
• Claussen Pickles $2.69 (use $1/1 coupons from 5/10 Smart Source)
• Big Pens and Pencils (Free with coupons.com coupons)
• Keebler Fudge Shop BOGO (Add with $1/2 coupons.com to bring both home for 99cents)
• 12 pks of Snapple (usually 9.99-12.99) on sale for $6.99 (pair with $1 printable from coupons.com or coupon bug.com=$4.99)
• Shredded Mini-Wheats, Rice Krispies, Special K $2- Free with coupons.com Special K coupon or with June's many Kellogg's coupons
• Ritz Crackers $2.50- There are peelies by the large smores display in Hannaford, there may be some near the candy in Price Chopper- pair with one of those for 50 cents per box!
• Wise Cheese Doodles- BOGO, wise has printables, use 2- 50cent coupons to get both for 99cents
• Whole Fruit Bars $2.49- June and July saw about 15 sunday paper coupons 50cents-$1 off per box. Final Price $1.49-FREE!
• $3 Catalina for spending $10 Deal- Softsoap, Colgate tooth brushes and paste, Irish Spring- all on sale, but most free with coupons from last month. Spend $1-2 after coupons and bring home a $3 catalina for your next trip

There are great peel away sheets of coupons with the Coke displays at Price Chopper- Take one, or two or ten home to share with friends! There are many great produce and meat deals this week. There ear even sales on artisan bread. Overall it should be a great week to add to your school supply and personal care stock pile. I cant wait to see the Sunday coupons! The deals sound good and will likely turn many other featured specials into great chops!

Price Chopper Best Chops 7/19-7/26/09

Price Chopper sales are not the greatest this week, but stay tuned for next week. This week's Press Republican and Troy Record are scheduled to be chuck full of coupons. Coupons.com has some good coupon matchups.

Now for a word on my new source www.afullcup.com I LOVE IT! This site is a coupon data base and can point you in many directions for specific product coupons. If you search source/type for printable coupons a wonderful list of links (for over 500 coupons) will pop up. It has been a great tool for making coupon matchups for the weekly sale items.

Best Deals this week:

Klondike Bars $2 per 6 pk. Use $1/2 from coupons.com- there is an Isave $1/2 coupon this week. Bring home 2 - 6pks for $1.00.

Betty Crocker Brownie Mix $1 each. Print .75 coupon from coupons.com= 50 cents for 2 boxes (the coupons will work for any Betty Crocker Brownie)

Over the past month there have been many $1 coupons in Sunday inserts for Noxzema, Dial Soap, Oscar Meyer deli meat, Bic Razors. These are all BOGO this week and will cost pennies-free for both when combined with coupons.

Coupons.com

I Love Coupons.com!! Follow the link to print your favorite coupons today!! Click HERE or click on the picture.

Meal Plan Monday- A Day Late

This week is already chuck full of meetings, activities, and more "to-dos" than I can count.
Monday: After many errands, I grabbed a coupon and headed to Dominoes.
Tuesday: Marlboro Man Sandwiches, oven french fries, fruit salad (www.pioneerwoman.com)
Wednesday: Zippy Dogs, Hash Brown Casserole, Peas
Thursday: Pioneer Woman Chicken Picatta and Lemon Baked Pasta, Greens from the Garden
Friday: Steaks, Potatoes, and Corn on the Grill.

Zippy Dogs- Love Them- With the 8 free packs of hotdogs that are in my freezer I was looking for something other than hotdogs, michigans, or franks and beans. This recipe was a hit last week, so we are having it again the week. In a pan whisk: 1c. ketchup, 3/4 c. brown sugar, 1/4 c. cider vinegar, splash Tabasco, splash worcheshire sauce, 1/2 tsp black pepper, one large onion minced. Stir until sugar dissolves over med. heat, add hotdogs, simmer for 15-20 mins. Serve in yummy steamed buns!

Hash Brown Casserole: Defrost one bag of frozen hash browns in the refrigerator. Mix thawed hash brown potatoes with 1 can cream of mushroom soup, 1 cup sour cream, one large finely chopped onion and 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Bake for 45 mins in a 350 degree oven, sprinkle top with more cheddar cheese. Bake again until cheese is melted.

Right at Home Offer

SC Johnson is running another promotion to sign up for great coupons and seasonal free items. From candles and coupons to bath room cleaners and scrubbing bubbles they have been very consistent with coupons and fun free items! Click Here to sign up.

Coupon Train

Click the image or here to sign up for another great book of coupons.

Guaranteed to offer deals on Cascade, Dawn, Febreeze, Mr Clean.

Thank you Money Saving Mom!!

Price Chopper Best Chops 7/5/09

Price Chopper continues to roll out week after week of great deals this summer! Here are some of this weeks best and brightest!

• Price Chopper Eggs $1/dz


• Hormel Catalina Deal (Buy $20 of participating products to get a $5 Register Reward)

Buy $20 worth of these Hormel products to earn your Register reward.Pepperoni $3.99 (Use $1/2 coupon from last weeks Smartsource or go to http://www.hormel.com/ to print many coupons that will allow you to spend far less than $20 to redeem your reward.

Hormel Chilli 4/$5

Chichi's salsa 4/$5

Spam$2.99

Canned Corned Beef Hash 2/$4

Hormel Completes 2/$5

If you use the hormel printables or price chopper printables you will easily pay only $10 out of pocket for $20 worth of products, Plus a $5 Register Reward

Classico Pasta Sauce 2/$5- use the $1 Catalinas that popped out with the last unilever promotion ans you will get both for $1

Nabisco Chips Ahoy $2.69 (Use June coupon $1)=$.69

Green Giant 11-15.5oz canned veggies 5/$4, use BUY 5 get one FREE to bring home 6 Cans for $4- Coupon was in Last weeks Parade Magazine.

Pop Secret Microwave popcorn Buy 1 get 2 Free. Buy 6 and use 3 $1/2 coupons from last weeks Sunday Troy record to pay only $0.38 for all 6 boxes~Great Deal!!

Pringles Super packs 2/$3- use $1/2 coupon (several in may and june)= 2/$1

Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies BOGO = Use www.coupons.com printable to pay about $1 per package.

If you still have Last month's P&G Insert you can score the following by using their coupons:

• Glide Floss $1
• Gillette Shampoo $1
• Pantene Pro-V Shampoo and Conditioner $3- use $1/1 or $1/2 for an even better deal
• Old Spice Body Wash- $1

This week's add is also featuring 4 boxes of Kellogg's Cereal for $6- use www.redplum.com to get $1.50 off 2 or $1/1 Raisin Brand. June 3rd Smart source featured a whole sheet of 4 Kellogg's Cereal coupons. Either way you will bring home 4 boxes for $1.50 to free! Great Deals to fill hungry bellies on Summer Vacation.

Price Chopper Best Chops until 7/5/09

I finally had time to run into Price Chopper today. I have to say that they have been on a roll with great BOGO and B1G2 deals!!

My Grand total in 2 orders was $45.59 and I now have $17.00 in Register rewards. I had split into 2 orders and had planned on rolling one of the register rewards to the 2nd order, but the catalina went nuts so I had to get a rain check. They fixed it and cats printed out just fine with the next order. My Grand totals before coupons and advantage savings came to $155.48. I saved 71% and earned $17.00 towards anything I want next time.

Some of My favorite deals revolve around 2 fairly profitable Register Reward/Catalina coupon deals:

Buy $20 worth of Kraft products, get $7 RRs.
**Remember totals are from original price, not the price after coupons and advantage savings**

• Velveta Cheese $3.49 (from $4.79 reg.) use $1 Kraft Printable from May or June to get each for $1.49.
• Kraft Cheese Slices $1.99 (use $1/2 Kraft Printable) = 99cents each (reg. 3.29)
• A1 Marinades are BOGO (reg. $3.79 each) combine with any one of many June coupons online or in sunday inserts to walk out with both for $1.69.
• Kraft Mac and Cheese- I used a B3G1 coupon, 4/3.29
• Miracle Whip (reg 4.29) on sale $3.29 use $1 Kraft printable= $1.69
• Philly Cream Cheese 99cents (use $1/2 Kraft Printable)= Free

It was very easy to get $20 of products for cheap, then with the register reward they were pretty much free. You can do this deal once per transaction. Come up with 2 transactions, use the $7 to pay for the 2nd order and get another $7RR! Lots of free and cheap great Summer foods!!

Buy $10 Unilever, get $3 RRs.

• I Cant Believe Its Not Butter (reg $3.29) on sale for $1.69, use $1.25 coupon= 44 cents
• Lipton HUGE cans of tea (flavored, sugared powder) BOGO (reg 4.99)- use 2 60cent coupons to get both for $2.59- This alone almost earns the reward!

Other Great Deals

• Sunny D Drinks $1 on sale, use 55cent coupon from one of several June Sunday inserts= Free
• Suddenly Salad $1.29 on sale. Use $1/2 Printable to get 2/60 cents
• Luigi's Italian Ice BOGO (reg $3.69) use 2- 75cent coupons to get both for 69 cents total.
• Ballpark Hotdogs B1G2, - I loaded 6 packs into the cart and used 3- $1/2 coupons from last sunday's smart source. The coupons say do not double, but they did double at price chopper! (Reg. 3.69/pack). By buying 6 and using the 3 coupons this brought the price down to 23 cents per pack- for 8 hotdogs!!
• Hebrew National Hot Dogs BOGO- expensive at $5.79, but I had $1/1 coupons, so I got 2 packs for $1.79. This is still much more expensive- only 4 in a pack, but a great sale.

What will I do with 8 more packages of hot dogs? Hand them out to friends and family. We are stocked with more hotdogs than I know what to do with- so we will share.

Free For All Friday

There are so many great free things to score today.

Fisher Price is offering a free Precious Places DVD for the little princess in your life. Click HERE to request yours.

Mattel is offering a free Geo Trax DVD- HERE.

Enjoy!!!

Frugal Friday

Ahhh.. SUMMER!!! I never imagined how much I would truly love the school calendar! Last night I had a summer vacation theme trip to Target- The summer fun headquarters in my humble opinion. Thank you Lifeasmom.com for hosting Frugal Friday- check out her great site for more $$ saving tips and tricks!

Today's post will be dedicated to one of my best friends; The Target Coupon Generator.

Click here to visit this new friend of mine HERE!

I visit this link frequently- I simply plug in how many of each I want and print. You can cash in as many coupons as you want- ONE per Item. This week print a scad of the Edy's ice cream coupons. The single serve ice cream treats are only $0.19 each! Head over to coupons.com for an additional $1/3- that will make 5 of them FREE when paired with 5 Target coupons.

Target has many great deals in their Trial Sized lane- Nexcare bandages, vasaline, 10 varieties of deodorant, hefty garbage bags (3 bag trial pack), and a variety of sunblocks are all FREE. Target is great- if the coupon does not say NO TRIAL size, then they take it no problem.

If the register does not recognize a match, tell them to over ride and ask for a manager. Every target has a "white phone" near customer service on the wall. Target has a chain wide coupon policy, 1 coupon or combination of coupons (1 Target Coupon and One Manufacturer Coupon per item). Individual stores cannot vary from corporate policy. The white phone is a direct connect to Target Corporate- during all operating hours. If you find a coupon scrooge- threaten the phone and demand a manager. The ladies at Plattsburgh Target are super- they know the drill and nearly jump out of their skin for you!!

Some of the Best finds this week:

Buy 4 Lipton tea ($2.50 each for a total of $10) pair with 2 $1 off coupons from Lipton web site and 2 $.60 coupons from 5/11 or 6/3 Insert- pay about $6.80 out of pocket, get a $5 target gift card.

Buy a Gillette Razor ($7.99 on sale from $13) and a deodorant or body wash ($3.49) use a $4 coupon from June inserts for the razor, $1 off body wash, or $2/2 deodorant, so pay about $7 out of pocket, Get a $5 gift card

Use the Target coupon generator for $2/1 soft soap coupons. The double packs are priced at $6- buy 2 for a total of $8 out of pocket (there are some great $2 off manufacturer coupons from late May to drop the cost to $4/2 double packs) get a $5 gift card

Pace Salsa (gourmet) is on sale for $2.09- pair with a $.50 Target and $1 manufacturer (6/11) coupon and pay only $.59.

Tide to Go Pens are on clearance near the Pharmacy on an end cap in Plattsburgh. Two pen packs ($5.49 REG) clearanced to $2.47- pair with $1 off Late May coupons to pay only $1.47 for 2!

I also found a variety of Kraft products on clearance near Frozen Pizzas- ($.10-$.50) after last month's Kraft coupons.

Coupons.com has a variety of Hasbro game coupons- one happens to be $5.00 off for Pictureka. At Target these coupons are accepted for travel size games as well. I printed 2 coupons and purchased 2 @ $1.64 each- Perfect for age 6 and up. A great summer treat for the favorite school aged kiddo in your life.

Today I enjoyed my first outing with my neighbor- I fully intend to have her hooked on coupon shopping before she turns 12! I thought her eyes were going to pop out when the cashier took her coupons and she watched her total shrink from $25 to $2.02- She felt a little guilty until I explained the concept to her. Thank you for joining me Mikayla- I look forward to many girls outings this summer!

free finds

Glidden kicks of National Glidden Pain Giveaway tomorrow 6/25 (Thursday). Visit their site by clicking on the paint can, select a color, and they will send you a free quart of paint.

Value Mags is offering a free 24 month subscription to Parent's Magazine over the next 48 hours. They also have a few other mags to pick from. I have hit a few good ones over the last year- and they are really free!

Click on the Magazine to sign up.

I am on summer vacation mode as of tonight- Watch this space for new improved and timely coupon match ups and $$ saving offers/promotions. 2009 is my summer of savings!

Thank you OrgJunkie for helping me start my week off right. I am trying to buy only what I need, but have managed to stockpile quite a bit. This week my menu features some beautiful farmer's market finds, and many of my Price Chopper deals.

• Monday: Chicken Parm with angel hair pasta, dole bagged Veggie Blend Salad, Garlic Bread using Farmer's Market Herb bread
• Tuesday: Italian Sausage Tortellini Soup, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Watermelon
• Wednesday: Ranch Burgers, Oven Roasted baby Potatoes, Broccoli
• Thursday: Broccoli Cheese Soup, Panini Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
• Friday: Seafood Boil- Lobsters are $6.99 this week, I have frozen Shrimp, corn, and sausage in the freezer.
• Saturday: Breakfast for Dinner: Pancakes (maybe banana or McMama's Spinach and Sour Cream, Johnsonville Sausage, fruit, Bagels and Cream Cheese
• Sunday: BBQ- Hotdogs, Drunken Chicken, Salads, Watermelon

Recipes of the Week:

Cheese Tortellini Salad

In Large Salad Bowl Combine the following

• 1/2 c. mayo
• 1/4 c. buttermilk (1/4c milk with 1 tsp vinegar will work too)
• 1/4 c. sour cream
• 1 packet Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing mix (powder)
• 2 tsp fresh minced chives
• 1/2 c. halved cherry tomatoes
• 1/2 lb. cooked and crumbled bacon
• 1 bag cooked and cooled frozen Cheese Tortellini (Cook according to package, dump into ice water to stop cooking and cool).

Mix all together, cover and refrigerate. Guaranteed to be the hit at your next picnic.

Pregnancy Pickle Poppers

I love pickles- Dill pickles! When I say pickle I mean Dill pickle- to me they are the only variety! No you will not have to be pregnant to enjoy them, but they are sure to please the pregnant or non-pregnant pickle lover in all of us.

You will need:

• 1/2 lb Deli Sliced Ham (Cut on #2)- I love Saleen Ham
• 1 Brick Cream Cheese (Good time to cash in the Kraft Philladelphia Cream Cheese Coupons)
• 1 Jar Dill pickles- whole (spears or slices are not ideal)

Place 1 slice of ham flat, spread lightly with cream cheese. Roll a pickle into the ham slice. Cut log into rounds. Chill and serve.

Not Me Monday 6/15/09

Thank you McMama for hosting another great edition of Not Me Monday- a fabulous blog carnival where you can clear your mind and soul from all of the things you would never do!

Wow- There were so many things that I would never consider doing.

After my mother evicted her useless boyfriend- I certainly did not spend the better part of a week collecting dog and cat hair to package in with his belongings. Shed? Not my animals! Annoy the heck out of Dickie by making him face something he really hates when he unpacks his things..Not ME!! Never!

And while we are on the topic I certainly didn't share the tale of his disloyalty, thievery, and nastiness with his ex-in-laws, the mail man (mine and my mothers), or any of his co-workers- NOT ME!!

For the past 8 years I have had to cook with his allergies in mind- no salt or pepper in anything- Pass the Peppers and Hot sauce- I am certainly not wearing a large grin!

My mom is free- her spirit and face certainly show it!!

Wags 6/14-6/21/09

I have been full of butterflies this week- The construction of our new Plattsburgh Walgreens is in full swing- I can't wait until it opens, but until then I will continue to trek to Malone when the deals make it worth my while. This week the deals may require several trips in.

• All Axe shower Gel and Shampoo are Buy 1 get 1 50% off- there are many $2 coupons (coupons.com) Use 2 on 2 and get two for about $1
• St Ives Body Wash $2.99- Use $1.50 6/7 coupon to pay $1.49 out of pocket, Bring home a $2.99 Catalina= Free, with $1.50 overage
• Reusable Grocery Bags 3/$1 with in ad coupon, Hefty Food Storage BOGO with in ad coupon, use 2 $1 coupons from 5/11 insert= $1.39/2
• Gillette Fusion $9.49- $4 (5/11 or 6/7 coupon)= $5.49 out of pocket, Bring home $2.50 Register Reward= overall $3 out of pocket
• Buy 8 for $8 register reward or buy 6 for $4 Register Reward (Skippy PB or Ragu $2/4, Hellmann's Mayo 2/$7, Lipton Tea 2/$5) There are many Skippy, Ragu, Hellmann's and Lipton coupons out there from inserts and online) It will be easy to pay little or none out of pocket to get this great RR deal!!
• Off Mosquito Coil/Clip- On sale $9.99, print out a coupon for a free refill ($4.99 value), add a $3 coupon from 6/7 Smart Source= $6.99 oop, free refill, take home a $3 Register Reward= like spending $3.99 for both.
• Right Guard or Dry Idea Deodorant- $.99 each with in ad coupon, use online coupons or one of many from last 6-8 weeks to get 3 for free.
• Kleenex $.89 limit 3 in ad coupon, pair with $.50 off/3
• M&Ms candy 2/$5, use $1/2 6/7 coupon= 2/$4, Bring home a $1 register reward

happy shopping!!

Price Chopper Best Chops 6/14

Oh the deals are plentiful this week at Price Chopper! Earlier today I brought home almost $160 of groceries for less than $40.00. At just about 75% in savings it was a great day!

Printable coupons via www.coupons.com, www.pricechopper.com, www.redplum.com, www.couponbug.com, and www.kraftfoods.com will help you chop your bill nicely with little fuss. There were a few good coupons in the Press Republican and Troy record, but not the greatest.

The other coupons I will mention were from 6/7 smartsource, P&G insert and Supersaver.

Great deals

• Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs BOGO again (2 pkgs for $1.60 after kraft coupon)
• Ballpark Hotdogs BOGO (Use 2 coupons from 6/7 to score 2 for $0.79)
• Bryers Ice Cream $2.48 (use $1/2 or $1/1 to get each carton for $0.48-$1.48 each)
• Price Chopper Large White Eggs $0.99
• Dole Salad BOGO (Use 2 $1 coupons from Dole online= 2/$0.49)
• Edge Shave Gel $2- free with any of many recent $1 coupons
• Too many deodorant, toothpaste, and shampoo free deals to mention
• Wheat Thins & Triscuits- $1.99 (free with any of many $1.00 coupons)
• Keebler Chip Deluxe Cookies BOGO (use 2 $1/1 coupons= both free)
• Ragu $1.78 (many $1/2 or $.60/1 coupons= $.68-78 each)
• Kraft BBQ Sauce $.99 (free with coupon- Kraft)
• Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad $1.19 (.40 coupons online= $.39 each)
• Hood Simply Smart Milk- Price Chopper Catalinas over past month= $.99-$1.99 per half gal.
• Reynolds Recycled Alum. Foil= on sale $2.29 (use one of many $1/1)= $.29
• Arm & Hammer Laundry Soap BOGO (use $1 printable on their site x2)= 2/$.99

Our local Flyer has 3- double paper products coupons up to $3 to be paired with manufacturer coupons- Huggies has had many $3 coupons- cases are on sale. This makes each case of huggies $11.99. That is by far the cheapest I have ever seen. I will be going back several times for this deal alone.

• Buy $15 worth of Clorox, Clorox Cleaner, Glad food storage, KC Masterpiece Marinades, Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing (Mix and match recent coupons to pay less that $5 out of pocket for $15 worth of goodies. Bring home a $5 catalina towards your next Price Chopper Adventure.
• Buy any 4 on sale Ice cream products (all on sale $2.99 with coupons rampant for $1/1 on all sale products)= pay $.99 out of pocket on each, $4.96 for 4- bring home a $4 catalina towards your next trip in. In the end you get 4 boxes of Yum for $.99- I am stocking the freezer- Emma loves ice cream (Who doesn't??)

Blogging Vacation

This week has been very hectic! Tomorrow I will post my weekly Price Chopper coupon matchup. There are MANY wonderful deals! Lots of Catalina and rebate offers, and if you were lucky enough to grab a Troy Record on 6/7 (or two or three of them) you will be rewarded richly!!! Life has gotten a bit hectic here and we have been running back and forth all over the North Country this week. I feel like a ping pong ball.

New Ads

Love the concept of the new Blog Ads now featured here. Blog Frog now offers ads and offers targeted to the viewer, not the publisher. Ads are simple- register, fill out a profile and we both earn a little $$ every friday based on traffic and offers viewed. It works via paypal and so far I have had two Friday deposits. Happy frogging!

Loving the Legos!

Lego is giving away a FREE 2 year subscription today. No Strings attached, no $$ at all out of pocket. Thank you Money Saving Mom for sharing! (Click on the Magazine to get yours today!)

Great Chops- How My Plan Worked Out

I was really disappointed when the Price Chopper Flier came out this week. It looked dismal again. Last week I felt the same way, but ended up having two great shopping experiences. Today was another fantastic trip! Well worth the planning and I was glad I had an extra hour to browse and find unadvertised specials.

Drum Roll Please.....Grand Total was 258.98 and my total out of pocket was $71.35- a 73% savings!!!

I was able to stock up on Summer favorites (Crystal Light, Ice Cream Toppings, Salad Dressing, Jello, Snapple Ice Tea). I was also able to pickup many personal care items for free (Suave Shampoo, Right Guard Deodorant, St. Ives Body wash, ACT Mouthwash). There are so many great BOGO and B1G2 deals that give you 2-3 free items instead of just one!

Some Unexpected Finds
Soda Pop Ice Cream Toppers ($1.00 coupons I found on ebay) 99 cents after coupon
Johnson&Johnson Baby Wash 2/$5 (used 2 $1 coupons from last weekends smart source)= $1/2
Betty Crocker Brownies $.99/ used 75 cent coupons to get them for $.19- what a great deal, down from regular price of $1.79.

I felt so good about my price Chopper Run that I headed over to Target. I was able to score double packs of Pantene Shampoo for $1.12 each. I took advantage their trial size department and brought home 2 free Purell and 2 free Banana Boat Sun Screens. I walked out with $53 worth of great finds for just over $21. A great day!