DEAL at CVS
They're running an ECB deal on sunglasses, but Style Science accessories count. Some of them are as low as $0.99, so you can buy 2 style science lens clths @ $0.99 each and get $10 in ECBs. Just make sure you've got your Extra Care card with you when you go.
That's a money maker!
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Publix Deals w/Competitor Coupons Beginning 6/18
Hello everyone!
It's been a while, so hopefully, you've been saving a ton of money. As promised, if I found anything great, I said I'd be sure to post it. Well, here's one:
Today I received a $5 off $25 purchase coupon from Rite-Aid via email. Remember what I said about competitor coupons--they are the nuclear weapon of coupon savings. Before I go any further, don't fret if you didn't get one. You can check Southern Savers or Hot Coupon World--I'm sure one of them will have a link to print it.
Then, I checked IHeartPublix to see what Michelle had. Here's what I found:
-You can get Ziploc bags for free or almost free w/Target competitor coupons and Sunday paper coupons combined
-Bic Soleil Razors were cheap, too (for my WIFE)
-There's a printable Lucky Charms coupon worthy of my time.
-There's also a decent Kellogg's coupon also.
So, here's what I did:
1. 2 boxes Lucky Charms (BOGO) x $2.00 = $4.00
2. 2 boxes Mini-Wheats (BOGO) x $2.00 = $4.00
3. 5 boxes of 15 ct Ziploc bags 1 gal. size ($1.99) = $10.00
4. 5 Bic Soleil Razors x $2.75 = $13.25
Now, right there is a savings of about $23. But wait--there's more! I applied the following coupons:
Manufacturer Coupons
2 x $0.50 for the Lucky Charms, which is doubled = $2.00
2 x $1.00 for the Mini Wheats = $2.00
5 x $0.40 Ziploc bags, which is doubled = $4.00
5 x $2.00 off Bic Soleil = $10.00
So, there's another $18.00 off. If you're not keeping a running total, that's about $40 savings (give or take).
But wait--there's more! Remember what I told you about competitor coupons? I also did this:
5 x $1.00 off Ziploc bags from Target = $5
$5 off $25 purchase from Rite Aid = $5
That's another $10.
When the dust settled, my BEFORE savings amount was: $54.04
My ACTUAL amount for the bill was $4.48
My TOTAL savings was $49.56
Check http://www.iheartpublix/ for the dates and pubs for the mfr coupons as well as links to other applicable printable coupons.
That's how it's done! I hope it helps.
It's been a while, so hopefully, you've been saving a ton of money. As promised, if I found anything great, I said I'd be sure to post it. Well, here's one:
Today I received a $5 off $25 purchase coupon from Rite-Aid via email. Remember what I said about competitor coupons--they are the nuclear weapon of coupon savings. Before I go any further, don't fret if you didn't get one. You can check Southern Savers or Hot Coupon World--I'm sure one of them will have a link to print it.
Then, I checked IHeartPublix to see what Michelle had. Here's what I found:
-You can get Ziploc bags for free or almost free w/Target competitor coupons and Sunday paper coupons combined
-Bic Soleil Razors were cheap, too (for my WIFE)
-There's a printable Lucky Charms coupon worthy of my time.
-There's also a decent Kellogg's coupon also.
So, here's what I did:
1. 2 boxes Lucky Charms (BOGO) x $2.00 = $4.00
2. 2 boxes Mini-Wheats (BOGO) x $2.00 = $4.00
3. 5 boxes of 15 ct Ziploc bags 1 gal. size ($1.99) = $10.00
4. 5 Bic Soleil Razors x $2.75 = $13.25
Now, right there is a savings of about $23. But wait--there's more! I applied the following coupons:
Manufacturer Coupons
2 x $0.50 for the Lucky Charms, which is doubled = $2.00
2 x $1.00 for the Mini Wheats = $2.00
5 x $0.40 Ziploc bags, which is doubled = $4.00
5 x $2.00 off Bic Soleil = $10.00
So, there's another $18.00 off. If you're not keeping a running total, that's about $40 savings (give or take).
But wait--there's more! Remember what I told you about competitor coupons? I also did this:
5 x $1.00 off Ziploc bags from Target = $5
$5 off $25 purchase from Rite Aid = $5
That's another $10.
When the dust settled, my BEFORE savings amount was: $54.04
My ACTUAL amount for the bill was $4.48
My TOTAL savings was $49.56
Check http://www.iheartpublix/ for the dates and pubs for the mfr coupons as well as links to other applicable printable coupons.
That's how it's done! I hope it helps.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
In Case You Were Wondering...
You'll notice that my posts the last couple of weeks have been somewhat flimsy. There's a good reason for this--I've started a side business that is taking up much of my time.
The bad news is that this "sabbatical" will continue through the summer.
The good news is that this means that you can now buy Mr. K's Cookies at the Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings on the Marietta Square.
If you've ever had my chocolate chip cookies, you can attest that, yes, this is good news!
If I see anything grand, I will post it and send via e-mail. Otherwise, I recommend the following sites for scenarios and deals:
www.iheartcvs.com: Will post the flyers, match coupons and give you scenarios to maximize your savings at CVS
www.iheartwags.com: Will do the same for Walgreen's
www.iheartpubix.com: Will show you great deals you can get every week at Publix.
www.southernsavers.com: This site covers all the stores above and generally does a good job of posting additional online coupons you can use.
www.couponmom.com: Use the "Grocery Coupon Database" to search for coupons on items you intend on buying and use "Grocery Deals by State" to do matches to the weekly flyer at your favorite store.
That's all for right now--you can continue to email me at allen@thekingofcoupons.com and I will do my best to answer questions. Also, my Beginner's Coupon Guide, and other helpful documents can be accessed from the right hand side of the web page.
The bad news is that this "sabbatical" will continue through the summer.
The good news is that this means that you can now buy Mr. K's Cookies at the Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings on the Marietta Square.
If you've ever had my chocolate chip cookies, you can attest that, yes, this is good news!
If I see anything grand, I will post it and send via e-mail. Otherwise, I recommend the following sites for scenarios and deals:
www.iheartcvs.com: Will post the flyers, match coupons and give you scenarios to maximize your savings at CVS
www.iheartwags.com: Will do the same for Walgreen's
www.iheartpubix.com: Will show you great deals you can get every week at Publix.
www.southernsavers.com: This site covers all the stores above and generally does a good job of posting additional online coupons you can use.
www.couponmom.com: Use the "Grocery Coupon Database" to search for coupons on items you intend on buying and use "Grocery Deals by State" to do matches to the weekly flyer at your favorite store.
That's all for right now--you can continue to email me at allen@thekingofcoupons.com and I will do my best to answer questions. Also, my Beginner's Coupon Guide, and other helpful documents can be accessed from the right hand side of the web page.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Dunkin Donuts Corporate Coupon Policy
I'm going to tell this story backwards. I'm not sure if I'm making them look bad or me--you be the judge.
Last night I called the Customer Service number to ask their policy on coupons. I went to a Dunkin' Donuts to buy coffee. I had 2 coupons for $1 and went to buy 2 bags, which are buy 1, get the second half off. They told me their policy is that coupons cannot be combined with any other promotion, so that's a 'heads up' if you go to Dunkin' Donuts.
FYI-even without the coupons, the coffee is still cheaper there than at the grocery store. The grocery store sells 12 oz bags for the same price the DD sells a 16 oz. bag.
Anyway, the story gets curious-er with the scene that occured just prior. Here's what happened.
-I put the coffee on the counter and handed the store manager two coupons and a gift card.
-the manager then informed me that I could either use the coupons or get the buy 1 get 1/2 off deal, but not both.
I said "really? that's a little surprising, most types of stores allow combining coupons with sales."
MGR: "Sorry, but the system won't ring it up that way."
ME: "really? could you try?"
He scans the coffee and the coupons. All discounts are taken without error. He then hits a few keys on the keypad and the discounts all disappear.
MGR: "see, sorry sir, the system won't let me do that."
ME: "really, because I'm looking at the screen and I see them being rung up. I then see you cancelling the transaction on the keypad, so it looks to me like it WILL do it, but you're just erasing it."
MGR: 'sorry sir, but I don't make any money if I do both."
ME: "Can't you send coupons in to get reimbursed? It says on there they'll give you the coupon value plus a processing fee, so it would seem to me you'd make more by taking them."
MGR: "sir, which deal do you want?"
ME: "okay, I'll just keep the coupons."
I WAS polite and there was no one else in line, so I figured I'd give it the old college try. And he was following corporate policy, however, it seemed slightly on the retarded side to demonstrate things the way he did without just saying it was corporate policy.
I did buy the coffee anyway, though--it's still the best around, in my opinion.
Last night I called the Customer Service number to ask their policy on coupons. I went to a Dunkin' Donuts to buy coffee. I had 2 coupons for $1 and went to buy 2 bags, which are buy 1, get the second half off. They told me their policy is that coupons cannot be combined with any other promotion, so that's a 'heads up' if you go to Dunkin' Donuts.
FYI-even without the coupons, the coffee is still cheaper there than at the grocery store. The grocery store sells 12 oz bags for the same price the DD sells a 16 oz. bag.
Anyway, the story gets curious-er with the scene that occured just prior. Here's what happened.
-I put the coffee on the counter and handed the store manager two coupons and a gift card.
-the manager then informed me that I could either use the coupons or get the buy 1 get 1/2 off deal, but not both.
I said "really? that's a little surprising, most types of stores allow combining coupons with sales."
MGR: "Sorry, but the system won't ring it up that way."
ME: "really? could you try?"
He scans the coffee and the coupons. All discounts are taken without error. He then hits a few keys on the keypad and the discounts all disappear.
MGR: "see, sorry sir, the system won't let me do that."
ME: "really, because I'm looking at the screen and I see them being rung up. I then see you cancelling the transaction on the keypad, so it looks to me like it WILL do it, but you're just erasing it."
MGR: 'sorry sir, but I don't make any money if I do both."
ME: "Can't you send coupons in to get reimbursed? It says on there they'll give you the coupon value plus a processing fee, so it would seem to me you'd make more by taking them."
MGR: "sir, which deal do you want?"
ME: "okay, I'll just keep the coupons."
I WAS polite and there was no one else in line, so I figured I'd give it the old college try. And he was following corporate policy, however, it seemed slightly on the retarded side to demonstrate things the way he did without just saying it was corporate policy.
I did buy the coffee anyway, though--it's still the best around, in my opinion.
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