Above picture was from my aunt’s house on July 4th, when we had a joint birthday party with a cousin, and also for the 4th- taken with an iPhone inside, so it’s blurry- sorry! Wait, look at the cake- it’s Soni’s Boston Cream Pie with CHOCOLATE on top- YUMMMM!

I went through my inbox tonight to write down some of them that I thought were good and to share with you. I have seen some other lists previously, but it was a fun exercise to do.

Baskin-Robbins  Free Scoop
https://www.baskinrobbins.com/BDayClub/RegisterInfo1.aspx

Local Jewelry Store- Poppie Design- receive $20.00 off your next purchase of Poppie Design Jewelry
http://www.poppiedesigninc.com/default.aspx

Cold Stone- Free Ice Cream
http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/birthday/birthday_club.aspx

Sanrio- Enjoy this FREE Hello Kitty Plush with your next purchase over $35*
http://www.sanrio.com/promotions/100420_happybirthday

Texas Roadhouse- Free Appetizer
http://www.texasroadhouse.com/

Smoothie King- Free 20oz. when you buy a 20 oz.
http://www.smoothieking.com/about/cards.php

Fazoli’s- Free Dessert
http://fazolis.fbmta.com/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Subscribe&InputSource=W

Macaroni Grill- Free Chocolate Cake
http://www.romanos.com/Home/Home.aspx

Moe’s- Free Entree
http://www.moes.com/

Victoria Secret- Not sure if just email list or from credit card list, but I got $10 off
http://www.victoriassecret.com/home

Listerine–> I paid $2.50 for 2 bottles

Listerine is on sale for $4 each
In-Ad coupon, is $4 off 2.
$1 off coupon Listerine Whitening Prebrush Rinse coupon
$0.50 off coupon Listerine Cool Mint

Electrasol/Finish Quantum Tabs –> FREE after Rebate (or close to free)

On sale for $4.49
Used $2.50 coupon for Finish/Electrasol, exp. 5-17-09 (SS 4/19/09)
Submit for $2.00- SCR#14(limit 1)

I used Deal Seeking Mom for ideas.

First Trip:

Bought 3 Pond’s Towelettes 30 ct. $3.99 each
Used $1.50/1 from Sunday Coupon Insert
Used $1.25/1 from Sunday Coupon Insert
Earned $5 Extra Bucks because I bought $10 on Ponds- Limit 1
Final Price after Extra Bucks: 1.40/each

Bought Glade Sense & Spray Starter Kit $5.99
Used $4/1 from Sunday Coupon Insert
Earned $1 Extra Buck- Limit 1
Final Price after Extra Bucks: 99¢
I also received a coupon for $1 off my next Glad purchase- which inspired me to come back later

Second Trip:

Bought Fantastik 32 oz. @ $2.50
Used $1/1 coupon from 3-29 Smart Source Insert
Bought Scrubbing Bubbles 16 oz. @ $2.50
Used .75/1 coupon from 3-29 Smart Source Insert
Earned $1 Extra Buck
Final Price after Extra Bucks: $2.50 for both

Bought Glade Lasting Impressions Kit $5.99
Used $4/1 from Sunday Coupon Insert
Used $1/1 coupon from my previous purchase receipt.
Final Price after coupons: 99¢

Here 2 blogs that helped figure this out:

Bargain Briana
Money Saving Mom

Glade Soy Candle: $5.99.  I used $4.00 Internet Coupon that someone posted a few weeks ago, and also used the $2 Walgreens Easy Saver Catalog coupon- So I made a penny and got a candle.  I was disappointed when I saw the candle. It was tiny and didn’t smell as nice as I would have imagined. I don’t think these candles will stick around for long and will be discontinued.

Halls Cough Drops: $2.59. I used the weekly ad coupon from Walgreens and saved $1.20, and also used the $1 off coupon from the paper recently- so I paid 39 cents.

Chapstick Lip Balm 100% Natural: $1.99. I paid full price, but received a $2 off coupon (called Register Reward) for my next Walgreens purchase- So I made a penny and got chapstick.

Total- paid 2.93, got $2 off coupon: Net .93 paid for candle, cough drops, and chapstick- Not too bad.  I do have to say that I had a few other things on my “list of deals” but didn’t see the products I wanted to get.

Here are some of the places I found that listed Walgreens deals for this week:

Money Saving Mom

Bargain Briana

Common Sense with Money

There are several loyalty programs (and/or e-mail newsletters) that I am enrolled in. For example, Hallmark Gold Crown, Kroger, CVS, Borders, Buca di Beppo.

Today, I got an e-mail from Borders with 40% coupon. This is a decent coupon, as they normally only include 10% or 20% off. All you need to do is sign-up for their free Borders Reward Program and then print out the e-mail coupon. They will typically send our their e-mail newsletter about 2-4 times a month and announce specials and sales.

Since this is a free program, it’s a good deal- just need to take the time to sign-up and look at their e-mails when they come across. For me, the main benefit from the program are the e-mail coupons they send, as opposed to the Borders Rewards Points (spend $150, get $5 off) since I don’t spend much when I shop there.

Here’s another description of the program/coupon from Common Sense with Money.

Let’s see what I can get tomorrow for 40%!