Good morning! How are you this weekend? Any big plans?
Yesterday was a lot of fun – I got some fantastic deals at QFC and I got a nice little deal rush. Seems like these big stock-up trips are more rare then they used to be. I didn’t get the cheapest price on a lot of items – but you know what I like? That I didn’t have to do worry about multiple transactions, doublers, catalinas and all the other ways we save these days.
I’d love to hear what you veteran couponers think about this? Do you think the Glory Days are over for couponers? If so, when do you think this changed?
I hope to have a chicken coop tour posted later today! If you want to see past ones – see past chicken coops here.
COUPONS
$0.55 off Reynold’s Slow Cooker liners
$0.75 off Welch’s Light Grape Juice beverage
$1 off House of Tsang sauce or oil
$1 off Newtons Fruit Thins Crispy Cookies
$1 off 2 Dole Fruit Smoothie Shakers
$1 off Lloyd’s Barbeque product
$4 Hasbro Scrabble game
$0.30 Haribo product
$1 off International Delight Iced Coffee half gallon
$0.75 off Maxwell House or Instant Yuban coffee
Find more printable coupons on Coupons.com.
You can also print a $1/5 S&W canned beans and a high-value coupon for Buy Del Monte Diced Tomatoes with Chipolte Chilies or Green Chilies and get one (1) FREE (up to $1.20)
We should get three coupon inserts tomorrow!
FAVORITE DEALS
TODAY Saturday, January 26, use your Buzz Club Rewards Club card at Big Lots and save 20% off your entire purchase. From their website: As a special thanks to our Buzz Club Rewards® members, we’re offering 20% Off Your Entire Purchase* Saturday, January 26, 2013. No coupons to clip… just use your Rewards card when checking out and you’ll automatically receive your 20% discount. Learn more here.
Today only, subscribe to Outdoor Photographer Magazine for only $3.99 per year (63% off). You can order up to three (3) years at this price! Just enter coupon code QUEENBEE at checkout.
I’ve heard from some of you who have already taken advantage of this moneymaker deal on Hallmark cards at Safeway! HOT* Safeway – Make $1.03 for every 3 Hallmark cards you buy
Check out Walgreens deals here and Rite Aid deals here.
RECIPES & MEAL PLANNING
Yesterday I posted a deal for Tortilla Soup for the slow cooker! So easy and a great meal to make from your stockpile and to freeze.
We posted Fred Meyer deals yesterday – the deals start on tomorrow, but you can get your planning done now.
Here are this week’s grocery match-ups and deals: Albertsons Fred Meyer QFC Safeway
FOR THE LOCAL NW FOLKS
Oregon Coast – Salishan Spa and Golf Resort – One- or Two-Night Stay for Two with Dining Credit. Combine Up to Six Nights. $129 – we love this place! Read our review and tips for staying on the Oregon coast here.
Oregon Ballet Theatre Presents “Swan Lake” – Up to Half Off Oregon Ballet Theatre’s “Swan Lake” – $32
Chelan, WA – Campbell’s Resort on Lake Chelan – One-Night Stay for Two in a King Deluxe Lake-View Room. Combine Up to Two Nights – $89 (reg. $154)
Seattle (Lower Queen Anne) – MarQueen Hotel – Hotel and Spa Close to Seattle Attractions– from $79/night (reg. $129)
Astoria, Oregon – Astoria Riverwalk Inn – One- or Two-Night Stay for Two in a King Balcony Room with Trolley and Museum Passes. Combine Up to Eight Nights – from $60 (reg. $120)
Mt. Hood, Oregon – Two-Night Mount Hood Resort Getaway Including Daily Breakfast and a 50-Minute Massage for Two – The Resort at The Mountain – from $269 (Amazon Local)
ONLINE DISCOUNTS & PROMO CODES
Head over to Amazon and register your Wii and you’ll get a $5 Amazon credit.
Gold Box Deal of the Day – The Godfather Collection (The Coppola Restoration) [Blu-ray] (2008) – $17.99 (reg. $57.99)
REI Deal of the Day – Mountain Hardwear Windrush Jacket – Women’s – $36.93 (reg. $75) – FREE in-store pick up or FREE shipping on $50 or more.
Amazon has Lego Friends Heartlake Stables on sale for $34 (reg. $49) – sales are super rare on LEGOs and especially the Friends sets, since they are relatively new.
Amazon has this Xbox LIVE 12 Month Gold Membership on sale for $39.99, down from $59.99! This a physical gift card that you’ll receive in the mail!
Fisher-Price Cradle ‘N Swing, My Little Snugabunny – $99 (reg. $169)
What are your plans today? I hope you have a wonderful day!
Patrice says
I do remember better days when I could score great deals combining coupons with sales. Remember when Albertsons’ accepted coupons from competitor supermarkets? Once I was able to bring home over 40 boxes of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal for .05 a box. These days are over. And with a 3% paycut and the social security tax increase, my paychecks are smaller than they ever were. Many of my coworkers are now holding down moonlight jobs.
Stacy says
I started couponing 4 years ago. I used to come home with bags of free groceries. It seems like the past year that has stopped. Even my husband has commented that my free trips are over now. I get a few free things but nothing like before.
Myself and my friends just don’t make the extra effort for coupons anymore. Like it was previously stated the $1 off 2 just is not exciting. I used to have so much fun coupon shopping.
Shery Hart says
Well, I’m glad that I’m not the only one who thinks that the pickings are slim these days. I’ve noticed it in the last year and along with the coupons, the grocery ads, especially QFC which I cover, are pretty dismal also. This is tough because due to the Social Security deduction going back to 6.2%, the average family lost the equivalent of a tank of gas and a bag of groceries per month.
Ro says
THE GLORY DAYS-I was just talking about this recently. My feelings were that at the end of the Bush administration and the beginning of Obama administation the economy was not so good and all the manufacturers were handing out $1.00 off coupons like they were candy. Now that the economy is slowly recovering the company’s aren’t so willing to help us out (greedy). I hate the $1.00 off 2 coupons. Because it forces you to buy 2 which if I have not tried the product yet and I end up not liking it, it ends up going to the food bank (which I guess isn’t a bad thing).
K says
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