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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Killer KOHL'S Coupon $10 Off any purchase of $20 or more & a Coupon Giveaway!

Today’s issue of The St. Petersburg Times has an incredible KOHL’S “sticky note” coupon on the front page today. The coupon is for $10 OFF any purchase of $20 or more and is good between
March 24-April 3, 2010.



The coupon is valid for sale merchandise as well as clearance items in store purchases only, and is valid only in CO, FL, GA, NC and TN. Only one coupon per customer is allowed. All valid coupons have a scan bar code on the back.
The coupon was distributed by The St. Petersburg Times on all home delivery and single copy circulation in the greater Tampa Bay area. If you don’t have home delivery you might want to think about signing up for a subscription as this is the second “sticky note” KOHL’S coupon that has been distributed by the Times.

I also have a great giveaway for you. I have five of the coupons that I’m going to give away to my lucky readers!

Three Great Ways to Enter:

1. Leave a comment about why you love KOHL’S.

2. Tweet about this giveaway – include me http://twitter.com/MariNapoli in the twitter so I can see it.

3. Subscribe to my blog

I’ll select the winners on Thursday night, March 25th, between 9:00 and 10:00 p.m. via Random.org.

Good Luck!

Monday, March 22, 2010

2010 Entertainment Book on Sale at CVS!

CVS has the 2010 Big Coupon Book (Entertainment Book) on sale this week when you use your CVS Extra Care card. 
A co-worker bought the St.Petersburg, Pinellas County and West Pasco version of the book today for only $15!  I bought several in the fall for $20.

The book has $25 in Save a Lot Food Store coupons and $20 in GFS Marketplace coupons inside.  If your Publix considers these stores competitors you'll be able to use them to add to your savings.

If you're in the Tampa Bay area go HERE to find out more details and to see the store circular.

NRG Organic Supermarkets March Coupons

If you shop at NRG Organic Supermarkets you might want to go HERE  and check out the March coupons they have up.  Some Publix Supermarkets consider them a competitor  and you might be able to use them at your store.

NRG has ten locations in Florida and two are conveniently located in Palm Harbor and St. Petersburg!

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Savings of 85% & A Firsthand Account of Publix's Superior Customer Service!

This week I saved over 85% off of my grocery bill at Publix. I'd like to be able to take full credit for this personal triumph but this success must be shared equally with some good old fashioned elbow grease from me and human error from my poor cashier.

Unable to sleep, I awoke at 5:00 a.m. and decided to get my coupons together for my grocery shopping at Publix. At the store everything went smoothly until checkout. I don't know what it is but I've just a streak of bad luck recently when it comes to check out time. This occurrence was no different because I soon reached the limit of coupons where the cashier needed the managers "override" to continue. Instead of just calling the manager for the override, the cashier decided to tell me that I had reached the limit of coupons allowed and that I wasn't allowed to use any more. When I informed her that was incorrect she told me no and that I just couldn't use them and that was that. NO, I told her, I purchased these items and I had the right to use the coupons for them and she just needed to call a manager. After a minute or two of this back and forth she final consented and called a manager who of course let me use the coupons and apologized. Long story short is I went from $159.76 before coupons to $24.72 after coupons. Elated, I paid and was home lickety split. It wasn't until I was home and had time to take a closer examination of my receipt that I discovered that the cashier has shorted me several of my coupons, I keep a detailed list so I know what I'm saving, and that she has taken a $2.69 cent coupon for free napkins and rung it in for $29.36!

I knew this was a huge mistake that was in my favor. I also knew that I needed to do something about it. Coupons, like money, have to balance to the penny or the cashier is considered out of balance. Being an honest person and not wanting to have the cashier get in trouble for her mistake I headed back to the store to pay the money back and talk to the manager.

Since I had called ahead the manager was waiting for me when I arrived. This was the same manager who had given me the override on my coupons so she was familiar with who I was. I explained to her what happened with the coupons and that I was there to pay back the overage. I told her that I'm an honest person and besides being the right thing to do I want the store to know that I'm honest and that I use coupons honestly and accurately. Since I'm going to continue to shop there it's important for me to have them know that.

The manager was very apologetic about the cashier’s behavior and with the issues I’ve been experiencing at the store with my coupons. I had a bad experience a few weeks ago that I’d written to corporate about and apparently corporate had forwarded a copy of my email to the store. She wanted to let me know that I was considered a valued customer to the store and because of that and my honesty she said not to worry about the $30.00. I stressed that I didn't want to the cashier to get in trouble or her drawer to be out of balance and she it wouldn't be a problem what-so-ever. She told me that she knows I have the choice to shop elsewhere and they didn’t want to see that happen since I visit the store two to three times per week.

My mood, which had deflated, skyrocketed to an astronomical status. Not only do I feel that Publix has the best deals  and sales but I now have firsthand experience on their superior customer service and I’m happy to share this story with everyone I know because of it. I also know that it’s true what my mother always told me, “Honesty is the best policy”.

Spreadsheet:

Groceries:

Monday, March 15, 2010

Dannon to Reimburse Consumers up to $100 on Activia and DanActive Yogurt Purchases

I just read at CBCNews that Dannon will reimburse consumers for up to $100 US of Activia and DanActive yogurt purchases made anytime up until April 23, 2010. 

For claims under $30 you do not need to send proof of purchase, any claim $30 and over will be required to send the receipt or other proof of purchase.  You can read more about the settlement HERE, and you can file a claim by clicking HERE.

If this is a product you normally buy you might want to find out more about the terms of the settlement.

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Half-Off our Grocery Bill this week at Publix!

Even though I should be ecstatic about saving over 50% this week on groceries I only feel ho-hum about it. My favorite trips are the ones that I save over 65% on.  Good Lord, you know I'm getting to be a serious couponer when 50% just isn't good enough!  I really shouldn’t beat myself up though, out of the 27 items that I purchased I didn’t have coupons for 12 of thoes items and most of that was fresh produce and meat.

I did get an awesome buy that I wanted to share. I found Gillette Deodorant in the clearance section at Publix for $2.88. I used one, $4/2 Gillette Deodorant coupon from the February 21st Procter Gamble ad and two coupons from the February 7th, Procter Gamble ad for two free Gillette Body Wash when you buy two Gillette Deodorants. I scored 2 Deodorants and 2 Body Washes for $0.88, or $0.22 cents each. Even my mom who went shopping with me was impressed with that buy.

Here’s what we purchased:



and my spreadsheet:


More shopping adventures t come later in the week!

Saturday, March 6, 2010

Free Sugardale Ready Bacon

Submit your favorite bacon or pepperoni recipe HERE for a free package of Sugardale Fully Cooked Ready Bacon.

I'm not sure if Publix carries it but I believe that Walmart does.

There's also a link on the same page to enter to win a free personal chef for a year. What mother wouldn't love that!

Friday, March 5, 2010

FREE Sunchips on facebook

SunChips® is giving away 100,000 FREE bags of delicious SunChips. Get yours now before they disappear.......

Click HERE to directly to facebook and click on the Bag Giveaway tab.




Good Luck!

Singing in the Shower Savings!

Oil of Olay has a fantastic rebate going on right now that I wanted to share. Purchase 3 qualifying Olay products, complete the mail in rebate form and they in return will send you a check for $15.



Big Lots currently has the Olay Body Wash price at $2.50 ea. Complete the $15 REBATE, mail in and you end up netting a profit of $7.50!

Remember that prices can vary by store so you may find it for more or less in your area.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Another Great Shopping Trip at Publix

After last weeks Publix shopping trip I felt a little disappointed. Not with the prices that I paid for my purchases but with the fact that most of my items were non-edible. My sister was kind and quick to point this out to me. So this week I tried to focus more on grocery items for family meals. That's not to say that I didn't purchase other household or personal items if there was a good sale that I could combine with a coupon.

Here's a look at what I purchased:

A top view to show more detail:

And of course my spreadsheet:

Click on the spreadsheet and pictures to enlarge and show more details on my purchases.

My total before coupons was $142.57. I then presented the cashier with a stack of coupons that totaled over $105 ! That, along with my BOGO deals, brought my total down to $37.18 with tax. That's a savings of over 74%! You can't complain when Publix pays you (takes money off of your other items) to purchase products because your manufacturer coupons, store coupons, and competitor coupons, equal more in savings than the price of the product you are purchasing. I scored such a deal with my purchase of Sundown Vitamin D, Right Guard Deodorant, and EAS Advantage Bar and Dannon Yogurt. I also was able to get free Sure deodorant and Jennie-O Sweet Turkey Sausage with two mail-in rebate offers. I'm really starting to see that it makes "cents" to use coupons! Sorry but I couldn't resist.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Coupon Links

My friend Jenny who has been following my posts has asked for some links and websites to help her find coupons. Here are a few that I know of to help her along her path:

Smartsource.com

Coupons.com

redplum.com

Kraft Foods

Allyou.com

Target

Bargain Blessings

Bettycrocker.com

Pillsbury.com

Some websites will ask for a zip code to help you find offers in your area or may require you to subscribe to their newsletter programs to receive coupons in your email in box.

Looking for a a specific coupon? Check one of the links below to see if you can purchase the coupon you need for a small handling fee.

Mycouponhunter.com

The Coupon Carry-Out

The Coupon Clippers

I personally have used the Coupon Clippers and have been quite happy with them.

And just for my friend Jenny I've found the following blog, My Frugal Adventures, that offers specials at Raley's/Nobhill which is a grocery store located in northern California.

I hope this helps!