2009 February | Money Saving Mom®

Walgreens: Deals for the week of March 1-7, 2009

by crystal on February 28, 2009

Here are the best deals available at Walgreens this week, with thanks to Mercedes for her help in compiling them. Be sure to stop by her blog and read her great post on Stockpiling.

And I just have to say, I haven’t been shopping at Walgreens recently to keep things simple and stream-lined, but this week I am definitely going to make a trip there. I just can’t pass up so many free or great deals on things we need and use!

WEEKLY DEALS

Nabisco Ritz Crackers 4-8 oz.–on sale B1G1 (2 for $1.99)
Use $2/2 coupon from 1/25 Smartsource insert
Free after coupon

Reach Toothbrush–$0.99 after in-ad coupon
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/8 Red Plum insert
Free after coupons

Fiber One Bars–on sale for $1.99
Use this $1.35/1 internet printable coupon
$0.64 after coupon

Campbells Soups–on sale 3 for $3 after in-ad coupon
Use this $1/2 internet printable coupon
$0.50 each after coupons

Nivea Lip Balm–on sale for $2.99
Use $1/1 in-ad coupon
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/8 RedPlum insert
$0.99 each after coupons

Revlon Matte Eye Shadow–on sale 2 for $4.99
Use $2/1 coupon from 2/8 RedPlum insert
$0.99 for two after coupons

Walgreens Brand Jumbo Pack Diapers or Training Pants–on sale 2 for $9

REGISTER REWARDS DEALS

Buy 1 Blink Tears Eye Drops 0.33-0.5 oz. at $7.99, Get $7.99 Register Rewards
Use $1.50/1 internet printable coupon
Free plus $1.50 in overage after coupon and Register Rewards

Buy 1 Colgate Max Fresh or Max White Toothpaste at $3.49, Get $3.49 Register Rewards
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/22 SmartSource insert
Free plus $1 in overage after coupon and Register Rewards

Buy 1 Vaseline Intensive Care Rescue Lotion at $2.69 (25% off regular price of $3.59), Get $2 in Register Rewards
Use $1/1 coupon from 1/18 RedPlum insert
Free plus small overage after coupon and Register Rewards

MARCH FREE-AFTER-REBATE DEALS

Advanced Memory Formula 45 ct. soft gels–full rebate up to $19.99
Free after rebate

Axe Hair Care–full rebate up to $5.99
Free after rebate

Wal-Zyr 24-hour allergy relief 5 ct.–full rebate up to $3.99
Free after rebate

Walgreens Extra Strength Headache Relief 20 ct. gel–full rebate up to $2.99
Free after rebate

MARCH EASYSAVER FREEBIES

Colgate Total Toothpaste 4 oz.–priced around $2.99 to $3.49
Use $2.50/1 coupon from the March Easysaver Catalog
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/22 SmartSource inserts
Free plus possible overage after coupons

Revlon Emery Boards–priced around $1.59
Use $1/1 coupon from the March Easysaver catalog
Use $1/1 coupon from 2/8 RedPlum inserts
Free after coupons

Sambucol–priced around $12.99
Use $10/1 coupon from the March EasySaver catalog
Use $4/1 internet printable coupon
Free after coupons

New to shopping at Walgreens? Start here.

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Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal
scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link
below. **To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the
links, your link must link directly to your Walgreens deals post. Links
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CVS: Deals for the week of March 1-7, 2009

by crystal on February 28, 2009

Here are the best deals I see at CVS this week (let me know if you see any mistakes):

******ECB DEALS******

Buy 1 Carnation Instant Breakfast at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $0.75/1 from the January Issue of the All You Magazine
Free plus overage after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 ACT Total Care Trial Size at $0.99, Get $0.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Gillette Fusion Gamer at $7.99, Get $4 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $4/1 Gillette Fusion Razor from the 2/8 P&G insert
Free after coupon and ECBs

Buy 1 Slimquick Energy Shot 2-pack at $4.99, Get $4.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Spend $20 on Lumene products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
The ad states that prices start at $2.99. There's a $4/1 coupon here (can only be used once per transaction) but it's for Premium Beauty products and I'm not sure what the prices are on those. If you find any great deals using this coupon, please let us know. (Thanks to The Thrifty Mama for letting me know about this coupon.)

Spend $20 on Pampers/Playskool Products, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)

*Deal*
Buy 2 Pampers or Easy-Ups Jumbo packs at $10 each
Use 2 $1.50/1 coupons from 2/8 inserts (or on the back of some Cheerio boxes)
Pay $17 out of pocket
Get $5 ECBs
$6 per pack of diapers after coupons and ECBs

******NON-ECB DEALS******

EAS and Zone Perfect Nutrition Bars on sale Buy One, Get One 50% Off–There are reportedly $1/1 coupons coming out for these in the 03/01 inserts. Buy two and use two of those coupons to get these free. Or, you can combine one of those coupons with these B1G1 or B1G3 coupons to get these for more than free.

Glucerna products are on sale B1G1 50% off–Buy 2 and use two $5/1 coupons here to get these for free or more than free.

Hershey Whipps are on sale 2 for $1–Use the $1/2 coupons from the 1/4 SmartSource insert to get these free after the coupon.

******MARCH ECB DEALS******

Buy 1 CVS Pharmacy Vitamin D 400, 100-ct. at $2.99, Get $2.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

New to CVS-ing? Don't try to
make heads or tails of this post because it probably won't make a lot
of sense to you. Instead, go here where I explain the CVS program in
full detail. Want to join in the fun and incredible savings? Then go here where I share more about how to make
it work for you.

******Share Your Deals and Scenarios!********

Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal
scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link
below. **To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the
links, your link must link directly to your CVS deals post. Links
going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog
besides the direct link to your CVS deals post will be deleted.**

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by crystal on February 28, 2009

The winners of the Bottombumpers diapers are:

Angie (bugahay@)
Beth (beth.lev@)

Details on claiming your prize have been emailed to you. If you failed to receive this email, please contact me.

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Free subscription to Family Fun magazine

by crystal on February 28, 2009

Are you enjoying getting all your free magazines in the mail? I know I sure am! I only request a few of those I post here since I don't have loads of time to read magazines, but it's always a bright spot in my day when one of the free magazines arrives in the mail.

And today there's another great magazine freebie, go here to sign up for a free subscription to Family Fun. If you're looking for creative ideas to do as a family, you'll definitely want to sign up for this magazine. It's packed with inspiration.

You can also get a free subscription to Focus on the Family's magazine here.

Thanks, Thrifty Northwest Mom!

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Target: Free Renuzit Super Odor Neutralizer

by crystal on February 28, 2009

renuzit

Renuzit Super Odor
Neutralizer is priced at approximately $1.92 at Target right now (prices may vary by store). Use the $1/1 coupon from the 2/22 SmartSource insert and stack it with the $1/1 Target coupon here to get these free after the coupons.

Thanks, Shellie!

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$2/2 Naked Juice coupon and more

by crystal on February 28, 2009

If I have one frugal downfall, it would definitely be Naked Juice. I love these and could easily drink one everyday were they not so expensive. My husband knows if he really wants to make my day, he just needs to stop and buy me a bottle of Naked Juice!

I've never seen coupons for these before, so I was thrilled to find this $2/2 coupon here (or here if that one doesn't work for you) . These are sometimes on sale for $2.50 at our local stores and on rare occasions, I've even seen them marked down to $1.49 each or less. At any rate, if no one else is excited about these, I certainly am!

Thanks, The Thrifty Mama!

More Coupons:
$1/1 Luv's coupon (Thanks, Everything Moms!)
$5/1 Kid Essentials coupon (Thanks, Jaycie!)

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MarketSplash: 100 free business cards with free shipping!

by crystal on February 28, 2009

MarketSplash is currently offering 100 free business cards with no shipping or processing fees attached. Business cards are a great way to promote your small business or blog. And who can beat free?

Go here to order your free business cards. This is a limited time offer, so I'd advise you to place your order promptly if you are interested in these.

Thanks to Frugal Fulfillment for sharing this deal!

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Super Savings Saturday: The I-stayed-home and slept-in-late edition

by crystal on February 28, 2009

I'm a little behind in getting this posted today due to the fact that I slept for 10 hours last night. I had to look twice at the clock when I woke up this morning to see that, yes, it really did say 9:30 a.m.!

I had no idea I was even capable of sleeping in until that late in the morning, but I guess my 31-week- pregnant body is just requiring more sleep these days (should I confess this 10 hours of sleep was in addition to the two-hour nap I took yesterday?! I can't remember the last time I've slept that much in a 24-hour period!). At any rate, now that I'm all rested and feeling much perkier than I have in a long time (!), it's time for Super Savings Saturday!

Except, I have no pictures to show. No, I don't have the excuse I did last week of not having any camera batteries. The truth is, I did not go shopping this week. In fact, aside from going to church, I have stayed home this entire week. And after three very busy weeks, it was so nice to have a quiet, simple week at home.

My husband did stop and buy milk this week, but that was it. So I guess that's my savings this week–staying home! I've certainly found that staying at home is a sure way to spend less money!

I wasn't planning to do any shopping at all, but after Shannon emailed me with the link to the current deals at Dillons, I'm now considering making a quick run to the store later today. We'll see how the day goes!

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Did you snag any great deals or bargains this week? If so, be
sure to post about them on your blog and leave your link below. Please remember that this weekly round-up is to share deals you personally got this week and/or money you were able to save this week. Links which do not specifically relate to this will be deleted. Also, to make it easy
for everyone to navigate quickly through
the links, your link must link directly to your Super Savings Saturday
post.

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HOT! $5/1 and $3/1 Huggies coupons!

by crystal on February 28, 2009

Well, I didn't mean to make this "Diaper Week" on MoneySavingMom.com, but that's what it's turning out to be. For those of you who are not in the children-in-diaper stage, I promise we'll move on to other topics next week.

For the rest of you who have children in diapers or who will soon have children in diapers, run over here and print your Huggies coupons.

There is a coupon for $5/1 Huggies Gentle Care product and $3/1 Huggies Natural Fit product. You can print each twice per computer.

I don't think I've ever seen such a high value Huggies coupon! And I can promise you these will not last long. Get 'em while you can!

Combined with a sale, these coupons would make a very sweet deal on diapers at almost any store. However, if you have a Walgreens, I'd highly suggest you print them and hang onto them for a week because starting March 8, 2009, it is reported that Walgreens will have a Register Reward promotion on Huggies diapers that could net you three jumbo packs of diapers for $5 after these coupons and the Register Reward.

And hey, even if you don't have children in diapers at your home, those prices would make for very practical and inexpensive baby gifts!

Thanks so much, Laina and Mercedes!

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24-Hour Giveaway: 2 sets of 3 Bottombumper cloth diapers

by crystal on February 27, 2009

Are you interested in trying out some cloth diapers for yourself now that we've discussed them at length? Well, here's your chance to win a set of three Bottombumpers cloth diapers!

Bottombumpers are All-in-One cloth diapers made of organic materials by moms in the USA. These trim-fitting absorbent diapers come in four different sizes and a variety of colors.

The outer layer of these diapers is constructed of water PUL knit materials. The inner lining is certified 100% Organic cotton and snap-in soaker material. The soakers are also topped with a very soft Bamboo Velour.

And did I mention how absorbent these diapers are? They've been tested and a well-used diaper will withstand over 16 oz. before leaking!

Today, two different readers here have the opportunity to win a set of three Bottombumpers diapers in your choice of either small, medium, or large. To enter to win one of these sets, all you need to do is leave a comment with your name and email address. I'll randomly choose two winners on Saturday afternoon and will post them shortly thereafter.

Also, for anyone interested in ordering a starter package of Bottombumper diapers, for the next week, you can save 10% on your order by using the coupon code MONEYSAVING when you check out.