Free Veggie Tales DVD (just pay $2.99 s/h)

I just read about this great deal from Kelly at Faithful Provisions:

Sign up for the Veggie Tales e-newsletter and you can choose a FREE DVD! There is a $2.99 charge for shipping, but since these movies are usually $16.99 and up that is a great price. Sounds like a good Christmas or birthday present or a good summertime fun idea!

It's Freebie Wednesday again tomorrow at Arby's!

I posted a list of all the great freebies that Arby's will be offering on Wednesdays all throughout the summer - you can view that here.

Tomorrow, July 1st is Free Regular Beef 'n Cheddar with any soft drink purchase.

So head out to Arby's tomorrow to get a free beef'n cheddar sandwich! (with the purchase of any drink)

New - Summer recipes and offers from Betty Crocker.

Betty Crocker is back with all, new summer recipes! Sign up to get emails with special offers, coupons, and great summer recipes from Betty Crocker.

CVS deals for June 29 - July 4th

Here's the best deals I see this week at CVS:

2 day sale - Sunday - Tuesday

Maybelline Pulse Perfection vibrating mascara
On sale for $12.99, get $3.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Final price: $9.99 after coupon and ECB

Neutrogena Wave Duo
On sale for $15.99, get $5.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use this printable coupon
Final price: varies

ECB deals good all week

Clean & Clear
Spend $15.00 get $5.00 ECB (Limit 1)
Use $2.00 Printable, $5.00 Printable or Printable, or $5.00 Printable
Final price: varies

Adult sunglasses
Get $10.00 ECB wyb 2 adult sunglasses (limit 1)
Final price: varies

Benadryl or Cortaid itch relief (prices starting at $3.99)
Get $2.00 ECB wyb 1 (limit 5)
Use $1.00 coupon for Benadryl from 5/17 RP, 4/26 RP, 6/28 SS
Use $0.50 coupon for Cortaid from 5/17 RP or 6/28 SS
And use $2.00 off any cortaid CRT
Final price: varies

Sales

Edge or Skintimate
On sale for $1.99
Use $1.00 Edge printable coupon or $0.75 coupon from 5/17 RP
Use $1.00 Skintimate printable coupon
Final price: varies

Walgreens deals for June 28 - July 4

Here's the deals at Walgreens this week:

Right Guard/Dry Idea Deodorant
On sale for $2.99, get $2.00 RR
Use $1.00 coupon from 4/19 SS (hurry coupon expires 6/30/09)
Final price: FREE after coupon and RR

Aquafresh 6.4 oz Toothpaste
On sale for $1.99, get $1.00 RR
Use $1.00 coupon from 6/21 SS
Final price: FREE after coupon and RR

Off Clip-On Mosquito Protection
On sale for $9.99, get $3 RR
Use $2.00 coupon from 5/17 SS #2
Final price: $4.99 after coupon and RR

Great new E-book on Entertainment Books and get a free 2009 Entertainment book!

Do you buy and use the Entertainment coupon books? I have bought them in the past but haven't bought one recently. Well, after reading Julie's E-book on Secret of Entertainment - the best insider's tips and tricks to help you maximize the savings of your Entertainment Membership here I am ready to go out and buy one tomorrow! I will definitely be looking for a good deal on these in the future and pick up one for us to use. I liked her tips in the restaurant section and I didn't even know that you could print and do things online with your Entertainment membership! I also liked her suggestion, which someone had emailed me about regarding my vacation as well, of buying an Entertainment book for the area that you are going on for vacation. Especially if you are taking a high price vacation like to Hawaii, I can see where this could save you a good amount of money for an investment of $20 or less. So go here today and read her free E-book. Then click on the link above to get a free copy of the 2009 Entertainment Book that you can start using today - all for just reserving your copy of the 2010 book. This will also sign you up to receive a copy of the Entertainment book each year - unless you cancel.

Sunday Sustenance - Happy Anniversary to us!

Today my husband and I celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! I am so happy that I am married to this wonderful man and I am looking forward to many more years to come!

As I thought about what to share with you today, I thought it would be fitting to be about marriage. My husband and I watched the most recent episode of a TV show this past week that made an announcement of the couple separating and ending their marriage. How sad! I know that we went to bed that night with a renewed appreciation for each other and our marriage. I am so thankful to have a good marriage - one in which we both love and respect each other and truly enjoy being together! My husband is truly my best friend and I would not have it any other way. This is not to brag on ourselves, as the reason that we have a good marriage is not all of our own doing. We have strived to have Christ be a part of our relationship even from the start of our dating relationship. If we have a good relationship with Christ, it will make our marriage relationship that much stronger. If you put Christ first in every aspect of your life, including your marriage, you will reap the benefits!

I am looking forward to one day celebrating our 20th, 30th or even 50th anniversary (if the Lord tarries His coming!) and with God's help, and only God's help, I know that we can!

Crazy Coupon Capers

CVS trip

I got a $5/30 from the coupon printer so was able to use that to make this deal even sweeter.

Total - $31.64

- $5/30 purchase

- $8.00 in coupons

pd with $17.00 in ECB's

Got back 17.98 in ECB's

(plus I bought 2 more Soy Joys for $1.00 after couponlater in the week and got back $4.00 ECB's for the 2 I had already bought in this transaction.)

Publix trip

I had quite a few rainchecks to use up - that is why I bought the A1, Bic lighters, Scrubbing Bubbles. And I got another raincheck to get some more FREE Starbuck's icecream because this is all they had. The Vanilla wafers were the $.01 item. This Publix store will not let me use my $5/30 Riteaid coupon although 2 other stores in this area will but this store is the closest one to my house. So here are the totals.

Total (after rainchecks) - $31.02

- $21.98 in coupons

I paid $9.84

(sorta bummed that this could have been $4.84 at the store near my work but oh well!)

How did you do this week? If you have a Harris Teeter did you get to partipate in the super doubles week? I would love to see how you did!

Free quart of paint from Glidden!

Glidden is giving away a FREE quart of eggshell paint in any color you choose (while supplies last). Go here to sign up to get it mailed to you. I ordered mine and am already anxious to start on a redecorating project in our living room!

Help those in need and get $5.00 in coupons from Kellogg's

Katie from Kelloggs emailed me to let me know about this deal:

Kellogg's has created a program where you can help those in need while helping to fill your pantry too! It’s called Kellogg's Cares and it’s a partnership with Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger relief organization. Here's how - donate $5 or more and Kellogg's will reward you with Kellogg’s cereal coupons worth a total of $5.

Visit their Facebook Page here or Kellogg's website here to make a donation to Feeding America and you will be able to download and print Kellogg’s cereal coupons worth a total of $5 (while supplies last; one-time only.) The donation program will run for three months or until they reach their goal of $1 million in total donations, and distribute coupons to 200,000 consumers.

Cheap Godiva coffee pods at Publix

If you have a single-serve pod coffee maker and a Publix nearby you will want to check out this post by Savvy Mom. She found 16 ct Godiva coffee pods packages for $3.32 after coupon compared to the normal price of $5.99!

It's Free Chocolate Friday again!

Have you gotten your coupons yet for some free chocolate? If not you can try again today!

It's FREE CHOCOLATE Friday again!! Be one of the first 250,000 people to go here after 9:00 am and sign up and you will get a coupon in the mail for a FREE single-size package of M&M's, Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix, or Dove.

*Limit one coupon per email address on Friday and four coupons per household for the entire promotion

"Coupons in the News"

Here's a great article about a new printer HP is coming out with. This printer was designed specifically for coupon printing in mind!

HP's Printer Surprise Touches the Web

It's nice to see that people out there are recognizing the value and growth of coupon usage!

Publix deals for June 24/25 - 30/July 1

Here's the best deals I see at Publix this week. I had a great trip there on Monday that I will share with you on Coupon Capers on Saturday. I love this store - I always save a lot more than I spend!

Don't forget to use this $5/$25 Rite Aid coupon as a competitor coupon if your store will allow you.

French’s Classic Mustard – BOGO - $0.85
Use $1.00 coupon from 6/21 S
Final price: FREE + possible overage

Kraft BBQ sauce – BOGO - $0.70
Use $0.75 coupon from 6/14 S
Final price: FREE + possible overage

Lysol Disinfectant Trigger Spray Cleaner, various kinds – BOGO - $2.35
Use $2.00 coupon from 6/7 S
Final price: $0.35 each

Lawry’s 30 Minute Marinade – BOGO - $0.43
Use $1.00 coupon from 5/17 RP
Final price: $0.43 after coupon

Daisy Sour Cream, 16 oz. - $1.67
Use $1.00 coupon from 5/31 RP
Final price: $0.67 after coupon

Ragu Pasta Sauce – BOGO - $1.10
Use $0.60/2 coupon rom 5/17 RP
Final price: $0.80 after coupon

Betty Crocker Potatoes – BOGO - $0.80

Bird’s Eye Steamfresh Vegetables – 50% off - $0.90

Lipton Family Size Tea Bags – BOGO - $1.33
Use $0.75/2 coupon from 5/17 RP
Final price: $0.96 each after coupon

Breyer's Icecream – BOGO - $2.50
Use $0.75 coupon from 5/17 RP
Final price: $1.75 after coupons

Baking potatoes 5 lb bag - $2.49

To see the rest of this week's deals visit Fiddledeedee for her coupon matchups by clicking the links below.

Deal post with printable coupons

Deal post with non-printable coupons

Super double coupons this week at Harris Teeter!

Harris Teeter is having super double coupons starting today, June 24- June 30. What does that mean? They will double any coupon up to $1.98 face value!! and you can double 20 coupons per day. Wow! I wish I had a Harris Teeter near me - in fact we passed a few on vacation and I was wishing they were having triples or doubles so I could have at least done it once.

Get the full list of coupon match-ups over at The Deal Scoop!

*Newsflash* - recent news articles regarding coupons

Here's some more great newspaper articles on coupon usage.

Digital Coupon Usage Sky Rockets - states that coupons.com usage raised by 212% in the last 5 months! Maybe that is because they have been offering some great coupons lately!

Want Better coupons? Change your zip code! - interesting article on entering your zip code on coupons.com. Different zip codes get different coupons and different value coupons. I typically avoid putting in my zip code but I am wondering if putting in a "high value area" zip code would yield different coupons. What do you think? Do you enter your zip code or not?

AOL’s Shortcuts.com Adds Safeway Supermarkets to Roster - Good news for Safeway shoppers. You can now use shortcuts.com. If you haven't checked out shortcuts.com you should now? I can use it Kroger. What other stores are you able to use it at?

New $5/$25 coupon for LongHorn Steakhouse!

I am loving these coupons for restaurants! It sure does make it easier on the wallet to eat out. Go here to print your coupon for $5.00 off a $25.00 purchase at LongHorn Steakhouse.

When we were on vacation last week, there was a $3.00/10.00 coupon for Longhorn's in one of the coupon books I picked up. We used it one night and split the Shrimp & Crab Gratin and Flo's Filet and upgraded to the Strawberry Pecan Salad (I love this salad!!!). The salad they brought out was a dinner sized salad (larger than normal) and with that and the bread we were more than full. We do this often at restaurants especially when they offer bread/rolls and salads, #1 to save money, and #2 because one or both of us would have ended up taking home a doggie bag because we can't finish our meal if we get 2 separate meals. So, our meal cost under $20.00 after coupon and it was very good!

$1.50 coupon for Kashi cereal

Here's a new coupon for Kashi cereal. Go here to print a $1.50 coupon. Kashi cereal is on sale for $3.00 at CVS this week so it would only by $1.50 a box if you used this coupon.

Thanks, The Thrifty Mama!

Great deal at CVS on Suncare lotion

I had already posted about this deal:

Coppertone suncare products
On sale for $8.99, get $2.00 ECB's


Well it turns out that the Coppertone NutraShield Sun Care should be ringing up at at $8.99 too. Use this $5.00/1 printable to get this lotion for $1.99.


Here's the scenario -
$8.99 - $5.00 IP = $3.99,
get back $2.00 ECB for a total cost of $1.99


Thanks, Coupon Cravings!

It's Freebie Wednesday again tomorrow at Arby's!

I posted a list of all the great freebies that Arby's will be offering on Wednesdays all throughout the summer - you can view that here.

Tomorrow, June 24th is Free Regular Roast Beef with any soft drink purchase.

So head out to Arby's tomorrow to get a free roast beef sandwich! (with the purchase of a drink)