Gotta be a genius to read this blog...

I was reading a friend's blog (http://raising-arrows.blogspot.com/2008/11/for-geniuses-only.html ) and read about the Blog Readibiliy Test which scores what level of education is required to read a particular blog. Well... curiousity got the best of me and I just had to see where my blog came in at. Much to my surprise I came in at a genius level. Well, I knew couponers were smart but I had no idea how smart!!!

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Have your blog scored at: http://www.criticsrant.com/bb/reading_level.aspx

Blessings!!!

FREE Dr. Pepper - OFFER EXTENDED!!!

Beginning Sunday at 12:01 a.m., coupons for a FREE 20-ounce soda will be available for 24 hours on Dr Pepper’s Web site. (due to the traffic on their website Dr. Pepper has extended their coupons 18 more hours), Coupons will be emailed to your personal email address and honored until February 28, 2009.

FREE Daisy Sour Cream

I found this link tonight and wanted to share... Daisy sour cream (8 oz.) are on sale at Dillon's this week for 10/$10. With this coupon, you should be able to get 2 for FREE (after you print one, hit your back button then refresh your screen and select retry and it should print a 2nd coupon for you!!).

http://www.daisybrand.com/fun/coupon.aspx

Happy savings!
Amy

2 GREAT Catalina Deals at Dillon's

Here is a transaction from Dillon's yesterday that made for a great transaction thanks to 2 super catalina deals...

I bought:
24 cans of Dole Mandarin oranges (15 oz.), sale for 10/$10
8 blocks of Philadelphia cream cheese (8 oz.), sale for 4/$5
2 tubs of Cool Whip

Total was $36.65
less Qs -12.00 ($.55/2 Dole mand oranges, doubled to $1)
- 4.00 ($.50/2 philly cream cheese, doubled to $1)
- 1.76 (Free cool whip with purchase of 3 Kraft products from a Dillon's mailer)
subtotal $19.76
Catalinas - 4.00 (for purchase 7 or more philly cream cheese)
- 8.00 (8 - $.75 catalina for purchasing 3 dole mand oranges that doubled to $1 each)
NET $7.76

WOOHOO!!!

Great deal on Del Monte Green Beans at Dillon's

Greetings, Coupon Friends!!! I found a good deal yesterday at Dillon's that I had to share with you... in the 11/16 Red Plum insert there was a coupon for $.30/1 Del Monte 50% Less Salt Vegetable. Well, they are $.79 each (regular price) at Dillon's (Kroger store) yesterday. When the $.30/1 coupon was doubled, that made the beans $.19 each!!! WOOHOO!!! I made need to order some more coupons for those!!

Coupon Savings and Grocery Spending for November

I just had to share my excitement.... I track our family finances on our computer and was just reviewing our spending for the month. To my pleasant surprise I discovered that we have only spent $311.71 on groceries this month with net coupon savings of $391.86 ($421.77 total coupon savings less $29.91 purchasing additional Sunday papers and coupons through clipping services)!!! I am so excited!!! It has taken a few months of really "working" my coupons and building my stockpile, but I am finally seeing substantial savings on my grocery bill!! WOOHOO!!!

Post-It & McDonald's Deal

Buy any 2 Post-it® Products and receive $5 in McDonald’s®gift certificates.
http://www.3m.com/us/office/postit/promos/200811_md/giftcertoffer.pdf

There had been a $3/2 coupon for Post-It flag products. I cannot find the coupon on the 3M/Post-It website anymore but do still have the .pdf file. So, if you saved it then you might be able to make a good deal. I think I have heard that Wal-Mart has good prices on the flags.

Let me know what you find.

Dillon's Mega Sale Shopping Trip

I did some MEGA sale shopping yesterday at Dillon's! Spent $72 and saved $282!!! I should have saved $8 more but some how missed out on one of my $5 deals and they refused one of my $3 coupons (and it wasn't worth arguing over). Here's what I bought:

1 - Cheerios
6 - Lucky Charms
30 - Brut deodorant (FREE & will be donated)
4 - Powerade (FREE with overage)
10 - Swiss Miss (FREE)
15 - Betty Crocker cookie mix
3 - Betty Crocker muffin mixes
3 - Betty Crocker potato mixes
1 - Hamburger Helper (FREE)
2 - Johnson's baby wash
2 - Pam spray
1 - Crisco oil
7 - Carnation condensed milk
2 - Eagle evaporated milk
8 - Nestle chocolate chips
8 - Quaker chewy granola bars
2 - Viva paper towels
6 - toaster strudel
1 - Jimmy Dean breakfast entree
6 - Colgate toothpaste (FREE & will be donated)
1 - Colgate toothbrush (FREE & will be donated)
1 - Advil
2 - C&H sugar
1 - Honey Bunches of Oats (FREE)
1 - Nature Valley granola bars (FREE)
1 - Marzetti dressing (not a deal but needed it; did use a coupon though)
1 - Kraft sliced cheese (not a deal but needed it; did use a coupon though)
1 - Goldfish crackers (not a deal but needed it; did use a coupon though)
1 - Daisy cottage cheese (not a deal but needed it; did use a coupon though)
1 - grated parmesan cheese (not a deal, but needed it)
2 - Land 'o Lakes butter
4 - scotch brite lint rollers (FREE with overage)
2 - Early California Olives (FREE)

That is 136 items for $72.60!!! My coupon savings were $162.99; TOTAL savings of $281.14 or 82%!!!! WOOHOO!!!

Dillon's MEGA SALE deals list

I grabbed a partial deals list from http://attentiondillonsshoppers.blogspot.com/2008/11/10-item-mega-event-nov5-nov11.html and have made many additions to it to account for the printables that I have found as well as the mfgr coupons from recent inserts.

* Dillons Milk $2.99
* Dr. Pepper 12 pack $2.67 each when you buy 3
* Nature’s Own bread is 2/$4; with the Buy 1/Get 1 as well as $.75/1 coupons from the flyer in the 11/5 newspaper, these would be $1 each.


10 for $10 Mix or Match
* Campbell's Soup (use .50/2, or .40/2 coupons from previous Sunday paper)
* Nestle, Hershey's, Cadbury XL or Symphony giant bars
* Kroger Frozen Vegetables* Parkay Margarine
* Halls Cough Drops (look for peelies and tear pads to get these FREE!); there was a $.50/1 coupon in the November All You magazine (found only at Wal-Mart) which makes it FREE
* Gerber Graduates (use $1 off any meal or $1 off any snack coupons from Gerber Graduates mailer to get this FREE. Sign up here to get coupons by mail.)
* Avocados



Mix & Match 10 Item Mega Event
(Buy any combo of 10 participating items and get $5 off at register with Dillons Plus Card. Limit 3 Rewards per transaction.)


$1 Items (.50 each when you buy 10):
* Swiss Miss (Use .50/2 loadable coupon here) or use the $1/2 printable at: : http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rkdkeqr85492884&bt=vi&o=54240&c=CG&p=zCqEjvSZ to get them FREE
* Quaker Rice Cakes
* Powerade; there was a recent insert coupon for $1/1, so this would have given a $.50 overage each
* Vitamin Water
* Carnation Evaporated Milk (use $1/2 here or .50/2 in 11/2/2008 RedPlum insert to get for .25 each)
* Coast bar soap
* Scotch lint rollers; with a recent insert coupon for $.50/1 from the 10/5 RedPlum insert which would also give a $.50 overage on each
* Scotch Brite nail saver sponge, with printable these are FREE and it is a .pdf file so you can print as many as you want – woohoo!!: http://www.3m.com/us/home_leisure/scotchbrite/ultranailsaver/

$1.50 Items ($1 each when you buy 10):
* Alka Seltzer
* Right Guard Antiperspirant
* Betty Crocker Potatoes; there have been several insert coupons for $.35/1 which would make these $.30 each; BUT you can also load an e-saver to your Dillon’s card at http://shortcuts.com/ for $.35/1 which would give a $.05 overage on 1.
* Colgate Toothpaste (use .75/1 coupon past insert to get FREE!)
* Colgate Wave or Total Toothbrushes; FREE with printable at colgate coupon
* Dial Liquid Hand Soap; with a recent insert coupon for $.30/1 these would be $.40 each
* Duncan Hines Frosting
* Early California Olives; with a recent coupon from a Dillon’s mailing for $.50/1, these would be FREE
* Edwards or Mrs. Smith's Pie Slices
* Hefty One Zip Storage Bags* Hormel Chili w/o Beans
* Hunt's Tomatoes or Sauce (use .40/2 coupon from previous Smart Source insert which makes them $.60 each) or use this printable for $1/2 making them $.50 each http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rjtnciy2591036&bt=wi&o=53853&c=HN&p=LYJDBhly&WT.mc_id=HUN_10_08a&WT.mc_ev=click * Kroger Peanuts
* Kroger Pancake Syrup
* Plochman's Mustard
* Quaker Oats; with the $1/2 printable coupon available at: http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rkhsbdg23708610&bt=vi&o=54241&c=QO&p=3uQmatMR these would be $.50 each
* Zatarain's Rice Mix

$2.00 Items ($1.50 each when you buy 10):
* General Mills cereal, there have been a variety of coupons in recent inserts as well as a recent Dillon’s mailingl; also, there is a $1/2 printable at:
* Banquet boneless chicken
* Betty Crocker cookie pouches, with printables for $.75/1 at http://www.bettycrocker.com/, http://www.coupons.com/ and http://www.boxtops4education.com/Coupons/ making them $.50 each, or with recent insert coupons for $.40/1, make these $.70 each
* Betty Crocker fruit snacks, check for printables at http://www.bettycrocker.com/, http://www.coupons.com/ and http://www.boxtops4education.com/Coupons/
* Claim Jumper entrees
* Daisy sour cream
* Dannon, Activia, L-N-F O Plus, La Crème or Dan Active Yogurt
* Dove Ice Cream
* Duncan Hines brownie mix
* Eagle brand condensed milk, there is a $.55/1 coupon in the November All You magazine (available only at Wal-Mart) which would make these $.50 each, and there is a $1/2 coupon in the 11/9 RedPlum insert making these $1 each
* Cheetos
* Fritos
* Miss Vickie’s snacks
* Frito Lay snacks
* Kroger vanilla wafers
* Old El Paso Mexican dinner kits
* Orville Redenbackher popcorn
* PictSweet vegetables
* Pillsbury toaster strudel, there is a $1/1 printable making these $.50 each: http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rj4efge39236608&bt=wi&o=53094&ci=1&c=TP&p=LUFwtg7A
* Quaker chewy granola bars, there was a recent Dillon’s mailing coupon for $1/2 which would make these $1 each
* Stouffer’s Red Box entrees
* Tony’s pizza
* Viva paper towel, with a recent insert coupon for $.50/1, these would be $.50 each
* Weight Watchers ice cream cups

$2.50 Items ($2 each when you buy 10):
* Advil; with a $1/1 printable coupon available at: http://www.wyeth.com/specialoffers?rid=/wyeth_html/home/user_group_landing/for_pc/coupons.html these would be $1 each. NOTE: while it appears that you can print as many of these as you want, each coupon does print with a unique tracking code, so you really can only print and use 1 per registration (so, if you have multiple email addresses, then you can probably print more than 1)
* Armour Meatballs
* Betty Crocker Muffin Mix (look for .50/1 peelies, making this $1); or the printables for $.45/1 at http://www.bettycrocker.com/, http://www.coupons.com/ and http://www.boxtops4education.com/Coupons/ making them $1.10 each.
* Bic Sensitive or Ultra Touch Razors
* C&H Sugar, with recent insert coupon for $.30/1, these would be $1.40 each
* Frito Lay Snack Crackers
* Glade Scented Oil or Candles; many coupons were in a recent inserts as well as in the November All You magazine (available only at Wal-Mart) and at http://www.coupons.com/
* Huggies Wipes (use .50/1 coupon from Huggies mailer to make this $1. sign up here)
* Jimmy Dean
* Special K Protein Water or Snack Bars
* Land O Lakes Butter, with $.55/1 coupon at: http://coupons.smartsource.com/ these are $1 each
* Nestle Morsels (use .50/1 or $1/3 coupons from recent inserts), plus there was a coupon at : http://www.verybestbaking.com/promotions/free/coupon.aspx
* Carefree Liners
* Stayfree Pads
* Tylenol; with the $1/1 printable at https://www.tylenol.com/vcrc/manage/nmtycampaign.jhtml?oid=5315 these would be $1 each
* Motrin with the $1/1 printable at: https://www.motrin.com/page.jhtml?id=/motrin/include/coupon.inc these would be $1 each
* Palmolive dish detergent
* Pam cooking spray, with this printable for $1/2, http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rkdkeqr85492884&bt=vi&o=54240&c=CG&p=zCqEjvSZ these would be $1.50 each
* Peter Pan peanut butter, with a $.50/1 from an October issue of All You magazine (available only at Ewal-Mart), these would be $1 each
* Quaker Oats, ; with the $1/2 printable coupon available at: http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=rkhsbdg23708610&bt=vi&o=54241&c=QO&p=3uQmatMR these would be $1.50 each
* Sara Lee fruit pies
* Sara Lee simple sweet pies
* Shout stain remover, with a recent insert coupon for $.75/1, these would be $1 each
* Smuckers jam or preserves, with the coupon in the 11/9 newspaper RedPlum insert for $1/3, these would be $1.67 each

$3.00 Items ($2.50 each when you buy 10):
* Breyers Ice cream
* Crisco vegetable oil, with $1/1coupon from 11/9 RedPlum insert these would be $1.50 each
* Gorton’s grilled fish fillets
* Johnson’s baby care, various printables at: http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/special-offers-expanded.jsp
* Listerine mouthwash, with a recent insert coupon for $.75/1, these would be $1.50 each
* Pepperidge Farm distinctive bag & Milano cookies
* Pepperidge Farm quartet cracker assortment
* Pledge furniture polish
* Simply Orange or Minute Maid orange or grapefruit juice
* Totino’s pizza rolls; with the $.35/1 coupon at http://www.coupons.com/ you can get these for $1.80 each
* TRESemme hair care
* Welch’s grape juice; with a recent insert coupon for $1/1, these would be $1.50 each

Prego for $.80/jar at Target

Here's my latest GREAT deal at Target... we ONLY use Prego speghetti sauce (one thing that I am very brand loyal to) so I watch for deals on it. Until 11/8 it is on sale at Target for $1.67/jar. Well, I had some mfgr coupons for $.75/2 (from the 10/5 SS insert I believe) PLUS found some Target coupons for $1/2 at: http://http://sites.target.com/site/en/supertarget/page.jsp?title=coupons_specials; when combining those coupons, the Prego was $.80/jar!! YIPPEE!!!