Good morning!
Two more days in January – how can it be? It’s gone by incredibly fast for me, how about you? I hope it’s been a good start to 2013 for you.
The Queen Bee Facebook page just reached 20,000 likes! This probably doesn’t mean much to you – but I think it’s kind of exciting. Thank you to everyone who has shared a Facebook status update or recommended to your friends that they should follow me on Facebook! I’m so grateful for the community that we’ve built on Facebook and I hope that it continues to be a place for questions, dialogue and sharing our deals. I’ll try and think of some fun giveaways to celebrate!
Check back around 11 a.m. for our next installment of our Getting Married on a Budget series! You can see the first three weeks of the series here.
Last day to enter to win a $50 Fred Meyer gift card! It ends tonight, just head over to this post and leave a comment to be entered!
COUPONS
With two days left in the month, you’ll want to print any coupons you see before they reset or disappear on the February 1.
$1 off two (2) Country-Time or Tang drink mixes
$1 off one Sparkle Towel 6 big rolls or larger
$1 off 14-oz. Spot Shot carpet stain remover
$1 off any ONE Garnier Fructis Shampoo
$1 off when you buy any ONE (1) 12-ct box of Café Escapes® K-Cup® packs
$1.50 off when you buy any TWO (2) 12-ct boxes of Café Escapes® K-Cup® packs
Buy one Nestle Valentine Heart, get one Nestle Valentine Heart FREE (up to 79¢)
Find more printable coupons on Coupons.com.
FAVORITE DEAL
The Buy one Nestle Valentine Heart, get one FREE coupon came back. If you use this next week at Walgreens, they’ll be just $0.20 each!
Head over to the Seattle’s Best Facebook page and cast your Groundhog Day prediction. You’ll be entered to win a FREE sample of coffee from Seattle’s Best. They are giving away 10,000 samples IF the groundhog sees his shadow (if not, there won’t be a random drawing and no prizes). Vote must be cast by midnight Eastern time, February 1, 2013.
Krispy Kreme has a special Valentine promotion – buy a dozen Valentine donuts and they come with Valentines – each good for one free donut!
RECIPES & MEAL PLANNING
Check out these new coupons for Grocery Outlet! Rotel for $0.50 cents a can, $0.99 La Victoria salsa and more great bargains. I hope to make it today or tomorrow.
Albertsons Round-Up event started today! You can see all the Albertsons deals here and we plan to head into the store today to scope out unadvertised deals (our favorite!) – so stay tuned for that list.
Safeway deals just went up this morning and you can get a FREE 2-liter of soda with a Safeway e-coupon (click on beverages to find it easily).
The QFC continues this week! Many of the same deals that were available last week continue! They have a great deal on Pork Shoulder Roast, which make great Pulled Pork Sandwiches for the Super Bowl.
Here are this week’s grocery match-ups and deals: Albertsons Fred Meyer QFC Safeway
FOR THE LOCAL NW FOLKS
Lacey – 2 days left! Briggs YMCA (Lacey) is waiving the joining fee this month! Just go in and tell them Queen Bee sent you and you can save as much as $100! Learn more about the YMCA discount here.
Seattle, WA – $6 for Four Soft Pretzels Auntie Anne’s Seattle – Multiple Locations (Up to $15.16 Value)
Tri-Cities, Washington – $20 of Food and Drinks at Ice Harbor Brewing Company for Only $10 – Valid at BOTH Locations!
Eugene, OR – C’est la Vie Inn – One-Night Stay for Two in the Matisse, Gauguin, or Monet Room. Combine Up to Three Nights. – $99 (reg. $170)
Coastal Oregon – The Inn at Face Rock – One- or Two-Night Stay for Two in a Standard Room or Ocean-View Suite with a Hotel Credit. Up to Two Kids Stay Free – from $79
Redmond, WA – Meritage Meadows Inn – One- or Two-Night Stay for Two in a Yakima, Puget, or Columbia Room – $89
ONLINE DISCOUNTS & PROMO CODES
Zulily is having a Cricut sale! This is a rare sale and I wish I was more familiar with Cricut products so I could spot a good deal. Create a Zulily account here and it should take you to the sales – let me know what you think of the Cricut prices. If the prices are super exciting, it might warrant another post.
6pm sales that started today:
Clarks Up to 60% Off (1/28 – 1/30)
Columbia, Merrell, Vibram FiveFingers and more! Up to 70% off! (1/30 – 2/1)
Chloe Eyewear up to 75% off! (1/30 – 2/1)
Skip Hop Treetop Friends Activity Gym – only $51.48 when you use promo code BABY2013 at checkout to get the extra 20% off. This is a great price! The next lowest price I can find online is $69. The code BABY2013 is valid for only a few more days – see all qualifying Amazon baby items here
Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day: 45% Off Puma Shoes
Alpha & Omega (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Copy) – only $4.45 (look to right side of page for Amazon as the seller!)
(Thanks Hip2Save!)
DeAnn says
I stopped comparing, too soon! The best deals there on Cricut products are the cartridges. Both are $19.99, but over at Amazon they are at least $50 and up.
DeAnn says
Yes, I agree…the Cricut sale is ok, but not spectacular. You can do better over at Amazon. Here’s one example: Zulily has the Cuttlebug (which does die cuts and embossing) for $57.99, but you can get for $49.99 at Amazon. Plus, they’re selling the Cricut Expression, but Cricut already has the Expression 2 out. 🙂
Jen says
All the YMCAs in the Greater Seattle area (13 total) are waiving the joining fee for the remainder of January. This can be a savings of up to $125 depending on the type of membership you choose.
TT says
cricut sale is decent. nothing considered “hot”
thank you for your posts. I enjoy reading all you find.
Heather says
Thanks for the info – I won’t create a separate post for the Cricut sale. I appreciate you taking the time to give me the “scoop”
Rachel says
I agree with TT, the sale on the cricut is ok. I’ve found better deals on Black Friday though.