Rise and Shine is my way of sitting down and having a cup of coffee with you! We talk about the new deals of the day, highlights from yesterday, and anything else that might help us save time, money or energy. Published Monday through Friday – as I’m able.
Good morning! TGIF! How are you doing today? I can’t believe we only have 13 days until Christmas! I am soaking in the Season and I hope you are too. I apologize for the lack of Rise and Shine articles – it’s such a busy time that I don’t get to it every day in December.
Photo of my son FIVE years ago on Santa’s lap at Cabela’s! How time flies. . .
Do you have any big plans this weekend? I was thinking we’d try and see Santa at Cabela’s – that’s FREE and a lot less crowded than the mall usually. And I think on Sunday the kids and I will bake some sugar cookies. Of course we have football on the docket for Sunday and I have a bunch of business accounting to do (blech!) so that I can get caught up before the end of the year. What’s your favorite sugar cookie recipe?
We’ve had a lot of reports of prowling and trespassing these past couple weeks in our neighborhood. It’s unnerving. I woke up one day last week to both our side gates being open, a chair propped under one of our windows, and our screen door open to our slider. Thankfully I’m crazy about locking the doors every night and we have wooden sticks in all our windows and our slider door for added security – so the prowler left empty handed. We live in an average neighborhood – but crime can happen anywhere – and it’s especially prevalent during the holiday season. So in the last couple days we’ve added padlocks to our side gates and I picked up a solar panel motion detector flood light at my local Lowe’s and we “installed” it on the side of the house for better lighting. Because it’s solar powered it needs no plugin and we saved the cost of having an electrician come out and wire it. So far it’s working brilliantly – much brighter than I expected and it’s amazing that it still is powered even with all the grey and rainy days we’ve had around here. I don’t believe in living a life of fear – but there are things you can do to proactively protect yourself and deter people making bad choices. 🙂
As for deals, we still have about a week before shipping times are going to get short. Amazon of course has 2-day shipping for Prime members – but I don’t think you’ll want to wait until Dec. 21 or Dec. 22 to make your purchases. 🙂 I’m hoping deals will continue to be strong throughout the next week – so we can all wrap up our shopping needs and settle in and enjoy Christmas.
And I still need to order my Christmas cards! I’ve been unimpressed with the card offers and deals. Hoping we see some much stronger discounts this coming week.
If you’re looking for a gift for a kiddo that will give all year, Discount Mags is having a Gifts for Kids Magazine Sale this weekend with great deals on tons of popular magazines for kids and teens. This sale is valid today, December 12 only.
Coupons
Head over here to print your coupons.
$2.00 off TWO (2) Starbucks K-Cup Packs
$0.40 off 2 Pillsbury™ or Grands!™ Crescent Rolls
$0.75 off any three boxes Helper™ Skillet Dishes
$0.75 off any ONE (1) Jimmy Dean Sandwich Product
$1.50 off pack of Energizer MAX Brand Batteries
$2.50 off Energizer Ultimate, Advanced Batteries
$2.00 off any one (1) Energizer Portable Light
$4.00 off any one (1) Energizer Recharge Charger
$1.50 off Energizer EZ Hearing Aid batteries
$2.00 off ONE Vidal Sassoon Hair Color
$2.00 off NEUTROGENA Rapid Wrinkle Repair product
This Sunday we should get two coupon inserts – one Smart Source and one Red Plum. Here’s a sneak peak of just SOME of the coupons you should see.
Online and Retail Sale
REI Outlet is running a new deal of the day, through December 22, and today save 30% off Women’s clothing! The discount comes off automatically at checkout.
Today only, subscribe to Runner’s World Magazine for only $5.99 per year (69% off)! You can order up to 4 years at this price! Just enter coupon code QUEENBEE at checkout.
Cents of Style – State Necklaces $11.95 with FREE shipping when you use code STATE at checkout! Will arrive in time for Christmas.
Hatley rolled out a special promotion this weekend (Dec 12 – 14) – FREE shipping sitewide, with no minimum. Looks like this includes clearance or “Outlet” items!
Kohl’s has kicked off their Buy More Save More Event – save 15% sitewide when you use code JOLLY15 at checkout and save 20% sitewide with code HOLIDAY when you spend $100 or more. Plus you’ll get FREE Shipping on orders over $50 and $10 Kohl’s cash for every $50 you spend.
Be sure to check out our roundup of printable retail coupons and restaurant coupons before heading out this weekend!
Here are the highlights from the Dollar Tree ad for the week of December 10. There are 21 possible freebies on the full list so be sure to check those out.
Today only, you can subscribe to Weight Watchers Magazine for only $4.99 per year (64% off)! You can order up to 4 years at this price! Just enter coupon code QUEENBEE at checkout. I love this magazine. It’s really down to earth. It has real recipes, success stories of people who are making healthy choices and it’s a good read whether you are on Weight Watchers or not.
6pm.com – TODAY only 6pm.com is having a Happy 12/12 sale with deals priced $24, $36 and $48. All orders ships FREE..
TODAY Krispy Kreme is celebrating “Day of the Dozens” with a sweet buy one dozen glazed doughnuts, get one dozen free offer! You’ll want to print this coupon now, or you can show it on your mobile device in store.
Amazon Deals
We post Amazon deals throughout the day, see the latest Amazon deals here. See all of Amazon’s Deals of the Days here.
Amazon Deal of the Day – Samsung NX3000 Wireless Smart 20.3MP Compact System Camera with 16-50mm OIS Power Zoom Lens and Flash (Black) – $349.99 (reg. $529.99), best price!
Amazon rolled out a new coupon, valid for 20% off shoes and handbags for women, men and kids! There is no minimum purchase to redeem this coupon and it comes off the sale prices! Just select a participating item and enter code 20OFFSHOE at checkout to save an extra 20% off.
Amazon has a new coupon for 25% off any book on Amazon just use code BOOKDEAL25 at checkout. It needs to be a print book that is sold and shipped by Amazon.
Barbie Store It All – Pink – $16.19 (reg. $26.99), BEST price!
Lalaloopsy Baking Oven – $27.99 (reg. $59.99), BEST price!
Fisher-Price Little People Noah’s Ark – $22.49 (reg. $29.99), BEST price!
Targus Ascend Backpack for up to 16-Inch Laptop, Black (TSB710US) – $9.99 (reg. $29.99). This is an amazing deal on this bag – the best it’s ever been on Amazon. Super reviews.
Columbia Men’s Steens Mountain Full Zip 2.0 Fleece Jacket as low as $24.99 – $25.99 (reg. $60). Prices vary by color or size.
KitchenAid KSM150PSER 5-Qt. Artisan Series Mixer with Pouring Shield on sale for $259.99. There is also a $50 rebate available, making it $209.99, a great price for the Artisan Series! The Empire Red color is definitely at this low price, other colors may be priced slightly higher.
Recipes, meal planning, grocery store
Today is $5 Friday at Safeway! You can grab a few good deals like $0.63 Nabisco Snack Saks, $1.17 Chex Cereal, $1.50 Ghirardelli Pouches, $3.50 Foster Farms Cooked Chicken.
Today only, you can download a coupon for a FREE Mentos Gum Pocket Bottle from either the Fred Meyer or QFC coupon sites! today and ! You’ll be able to use the coupon through December 27..
Stop by Fred Meyer’s Coupon Countdown page today to print a coupon for 50% off Crayola products, with no limit! This coupon is valid today only.
See this week’s grocery ads here – Fred Meyer, Safeway and Albertsons and QFC deals and WinCo deals. Get the latest Costco coupon deals here.
Have a great day!
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