$1 J&J First Aid Blinkie

While leisurely strolling through the local Shaws Thursday evening (while trying to dry out enough to stop squishing in my sneakers) I went down the OTC med aisle. There in front of the bandaids was a blinkie machine with $1 off any J&J First Aid item (signified by the red cross). There have been several reincarnations of this coupon both in the Sunday inserts and blinkie machines. So long as the denomination works out to at least $1 off one it nets free stuff, overage, etc.

My favorite is the mini first aid kits. They come in a little white plastic box and have a couple items. Not much but a nice thing to toss in a backpack, purse or glovebox. They retail for under a dollar at Walmart and Target. So free first aid kit.

They will also gain you cheap or free gauze, first aid tape in several types and assorted other items depending on where you use them and the sales.

In the past people have used these on non red cross/first aid products. Some people were told this was ok, but the indication is clear from the variety of items pictured that baby wash is not the intended item for discount. There are plenty of coupons for those items without being greedy and pushing the envelope.

So head out and look for these. They don’t expire til 5/31/2010 s you’ve got plenty of time to use them.

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Free/Cheap Snickers, etc With Coupon(s)

There have been a couple really good coupons out recently for candy bars.

One comes in a little folder on the Coors Light display called Race to Savings. Inside is a code for 15% Nascar gear at nascar.com, $1/2 bags of combos (1.5oz+), $2/2 snickers,twix, 3 musketeers,milky way orminis mix bags (10.5oz+), and $1/2 snickers, twix, 3 musketeer, milky way singles (2.0-2.13oz) They all expire 3/31/2010 NBPR, must be 21yrs old.
The other is from the 2/21/2010 RP. This one may vary. I’ve seen .50/2 Snickers bars and $1/3 snickers bars, there may be more though. These also expire 3/31/2010 and do not indicate DND/DNT on them.

Most places sell single candy bars anywhere from .88 each (RA) to .33 each on sale. Which means when they are bogo free, 2/$1, 3/$1, etc you have the chance for some cheap candy bars.

I got the sucky $1/3 Snickers in my RP, but I got a set of 20 from Ebay to use at Shaws. 2/$1 or .49-.59 each is pretty common so I know I will use them all. I also grabbed a handful of the beer packet ones the other night. You can never have enough candy and snacks.

$1.50 Money Maker Excedrin at Walgreens 2/21-2/27

This week Excedrin is on sale at Walgreens for $2.50 each. There are printable coupons for $2/1 Excedrin at coupons.com. The menstrual variety (pink box) is giving back $2 in Register Rewards. Although labeled for menstrual issues it is the same active ingredients as the migraine. So just pop it into an old bottle for the man in your life.

Here’s the math:
(1) Excedrin menstrual 2.50
-(1) $2/1 excedrin IP
.50 oop get back $2

Of course you can print two coupons per computer, which means an extra $3 this week for you. Good way to roll some RR forward as well.

FREE Purevia 40ct at Market Basket

You may have started to see and hear the hype behind stevia based sweeteners. You may already be drinking them in such products as Sobe Lifewater Zero Calorie drinks.

A name brand is Purevia, and it comes in 40 and 50 count packs. The 40 count is $2 at Market Baskets (located New England) and there is a coupon out in the 1/3/2010 Smartsource for $2 on any Purevia product.

I’ve been using stevia since I was a kid in the 80′s, when all we had was the dried herb. Extracts, powders and hybrids are relatively new to the market but much more convenient. Its sweeter than even artificial sweeteners and can be used by diabetics. And its kosher and gluten-free. Pick up a couple to try or donate to a food pantry or senior center.

go to www.purevia.com for a full FAQ

Spiffy New Logo

Tried to make a cute logo for the header of the site. Having issues getting it to go there…been awhile since I had to read code and use divs. But I edited it to make a cute about me logo. And am working on finding a fave icon plugin. After that comes various buttons, etc. Gotta be all professional looking right?

Lysol No Touch Starter Kit for Under $1 2/14-2/20

Have you seen this hanging around endcaps at your favorite retailer? Wondering how to snag one for under the $10-15 you’ve seen it selling for? Were you lucky enough to get the $3 coupon in your 1/24/2010 RP but didn’t think that was enticing enough.

Worry no more. I’ve got the answer for you. Well Rite Aid does but I’m gonna give you my personal scenario to snag it for under $1 (or slightly over depending on your stores). Even if you can’t use the new Wellness program coupons you will be able to cut the price down 50-75%.

The kit is 12.99 at Rite Aid. This week there is a $5 in-ad coupon for it. We are going to pair this with the 20ct Motrin PM and 36ct Bayer Aspirin and a Vaseline Lotion to use a $5/20.

Lysol kit 12.99
Motrin PM 2.99
Bayer Aspirin 2.49
Vaseline Lotion 2.99
-$5/20
-$5 lysol in-ad
-$3 lysol insert
-$1 motrin insert
-$1 wellness pain
-$1 bayer tearpad
-$2 video value bayer
-$1 vaseline lotion insert
-$2 wellness skin care
total oop: .46 or .97 if they adjust the Bayer $1 down to .49
Plus you will get a $2 SCR on the Motrin and $1 on the Lysol kit.

Wellness is a new program so your store may not let you use these coupons (even if you signed up for a card). If so this would add another $3 back. So then we come to 3.46 or 3.97, which is still a tiny bit less than the 3.99 refill price I’ve seen around.

So get your coupons ready and stock up. At $1 a refill you can’t lose. Plus these things normally come with name brand batteries included.

Cheap Emerald Nuts at Target

I was browsing at Target last night for a snack and saw Emerald Nuts on sale for 2.99, regular price 4.59. Yellow tag for temp price reduction (I think thats what it means). They had the regular peelies for $1 on any 9oz or bigger Emerald nuts canister.

BUT they also had a $1 on any Emerald nuts canister 9oz or bigger Target coupon.

For those of you with slow math skills (or mommy brain)
2.99-$1-$1=.99 each.

Varieties include:
dry roasted peanuts
dry roasted almonds
cocoa roast almonds in dark chocolate
mixed nuts

Yummo. With 11 servings per container thats less than ten cents per serving for some very good nuts. Containers have screw caps with shrink wrap plus a foil seal inside.

FREE Lays Chips from WAGs

With the upcoming Super Bowl PepsiCo has followed it usual trend and given tons of sales and freebies and rebates on their products. The most popular is Spend $20 get $10 back. Products include Pepsi soda, Lays chips, Tostitos chips and salsa, Stacy’s pita chips, and some other things.

This week Walgreens (also known as WAGs) has this sale going on with the following prices:
Pepsi 12 pack 5/$15
Pepsi 2 Liter 4/$5
Doritos, Tostitos, or Lays chips 12 oz. or larger bags $2

There are tearpads out (I found mine at Hannafords) for:
$1/1 any bag of Lays 8-11oz (2/28/2010)
Free kettle chips wyb two lays 10.5-11oz (2/13/2010)

Scenarios:
(10) Lays chips 20.00
-(10) $1/1 lays Qs
10.00 oop get $10 RR back
FREE chips

(10) lays chips 20.00
(5) kettle chips (3.29 each-not on sale) 16.45
-(10) $1/1 lays Qs
-(5) free kettle Qs
11.50 oop get $10 RR back
.15 per bag 95% savings
or less if they subtract the entire 3.29

Its Greek to Me

Many of you will be familiar with the phenomenon of Greek Yogurt. I have stood back as I found it to be a bit expensive to buy. However this week and next the sales and coupons aligned and I found myself in possession of coupons for both Oikos by Stonyfield Farm and Chobani.

Chobani is on sale at Shaws for .99 this week and the coupon is for $1 off. Chobani seems to be $1 or .99 at quite a few stores which explains why people buy coupons on Ebay for .40-.60 each. Its comes in a lovely range of flavors that include plain, vanilla, honey, strawberry, blueberry and pomegranate. Fruit on the bottom. Unfortunately I bought all pomegranate and the fruit includes the seeds and is cooked/processed. So big crunchy seeds get stuck in your teeth. Not bad if you avoid it.

Oikos is on sale for 1.29 each at Shaws next week and their coupon is also for $1 off. Oikos is just over $1 at most stores which similarly explains why their coupons are going for $1-2 per set of ten on Ebay. it comes in a range of flavors that includes plain, vanilla, honey, strawberry and blueberry. The ad says chocolate and caramel coming soon in the four pack. I’m looking forward to trying it out next week.

Greek yogurt also comes in a couple other brands such as Brown Cow. Its thicker and creamier than regular yogurt and silkier on the tongue if not a bit more tart. Kind of like tart sour cream (the full fat kind). Definitely a nice change from the watery junk they sell as yogurt these days.

So pick up a cup or two at a great cost and expand your horizons.