No coupons this weekend (9/5), put your papers on vacation!
With this weekend being the Labor Day holiday there won’t be the traditional coupon inserts. There will probably be some good sales and lots of ads, but no scheduled manufacturer coupon inserts that I know of. If you subscribed to multiple Sunday papers through the News Tribune or Olympian, I recommend putting your papers on vacation this weekend – no reason to get multiple copies of nothing
When you put your subscription on vacation you have two options – request them to be dropped off on your next delivery day OR have your subscription extended at the end. I am going to opt to extend my subscription, as I don’t want the papers for this weekend. 
To put your News Tribune papers on vacation, just call subscription services at 1 (800) 289-8711.
If you haven’t subscribed to multiple Sunday papers – you should check it out! It’s very rare that we get NO coupons in the Sunday paper (mostly just holiday weekends) and I’ve found my savings easily pay for the subscription – which is only $1 a copy! Check out the special Queen Bee News Tribune/Olympian subscription offer!
Welcome, Tacoma News Tribune class attendees
If you attended my class tonight at the Tacoma News Tribune and this is your first time to my blog – welcome! It was great to see 100+ people at the class and I hope you had as much fun as I did. I hope you walked away inspired and empowered to start saving big with coupons and rebates. I’m always a resource if you have questions, get stuck or even just want to share a great deal that you scored! Contact me here if you have a question I didn’t answer in the class.
Grocery ads came out today and I didn’t get a chance to do the coupon match-ups before the class, so check back tomorrow (Thursday) to get the scoop on Safeway and Albertsons deals for the week!
Some of the things I referenced in the class are:
Getting started
Awesome deals available right now
- FREE photobook from Picaboo – only thru Aug. 31
- Amazing deal on diapers through Amazon.com
- Restaurant.com – 80% off, get $25 for only $2
- 2011 Entertainment books – available now
- All You magazine subscription
Resources, good deal sites
I have personally signed up for all these Web sites and use them frequently. They are reputable programs that will score you great deals and/or earn you cash back and gift cards.
- Sign up for Groupon – awesome daily deals for local companies
- Sign up for Shop At Home to earn cash back on online purchases
- Sign up for Ebates to earn cash back on online purchases
- Sign up for Swagbucks to earn Amazon.com gift cards and other gift cards or products. I’ve earned $150 in Amazon gift cards just this month from using their toolbar to do Web searches!
Sign up for e-coupons
Read my e-coupons explained page for more details on using e-coupons.
- www.Cellfire.com – for Safeway or Fred Meyer
- www.Shortcuts.com – for Safeway
- www.Safeway.com – for Safeway
- www.pgesaver.com – for Safeway
- www.FredMeyer.com – for Fred Meyer
- www.QFC.com – for QFC
Get the buzz
- Follow Queen Bee Coupons on Facebook
- Follow Queen Bee Coupons on Twitter
- Sign up to get the Queen Bee daily buzz e-mail delivered to your inbox!
- Subscribe to Queen Bee Coupons via a reader
Print some coupons!
Subscribe to the News Tribune!
Get the Sunday paper delivered for $1 a copy! It’s the cheapest you’ll find it and it will pay for itself!
GameWorks (Seattle) – Save 56%, all-day pass only $20
Kid’s getting antsy this summer? Check out this awesome deal on an all-day video game play pass at GameWorks in Seattle. You can get it for only $20 (regular price is $45!)
You can buy five per person, so this is good if you have multiple kiddos. Expires in one year. Valid toward video games only. New membership card must be purchased (I believe this requires a $2 activation fee, but you might want to call GameWorks to verify). Read the fine print to get the whole scoop.
Head over to Groupon to check it out, select Seattle as your city and look at the deals on the right side of the page.
Kindle now only $189 (was $259)! FREE shipping
If you’ve been wanting a Kindle, they are now only $189 at Amazon.com! I know this seems like a lot, but it has previously been $259! You can often get e-books for your Kindle for FREE through Amazon promotions.
If you participate in Swagbucks - you can always exchange your Swagbucks for Amazon.com gift cards (my favorite Swagbucks prize) and use those toward a Kindle, making the price even sweeter.
Do you have Kindle? What do you think?
Fat Burger – Get $21 worth of food, for only $10!
Today’s Seattle Groupon deal is $21 worth of food at Fatburger for only $10! Sounds delicious. Perhaps a good idea for a Father’s Day gift? Fat Burger specializes in gourmet burgers and beer combos, homemade sides, shakes and vegetarian options. This special deal is good for five locations – Bellevue, Redmond, Lynnwood, Issaquah, and Federal Way. Offer good ONLY TODAY – June 16, 2010.
Expires in 1 year. Limit 2 per person. Limit 1 per visit. Not valid with happy hour or other specials. Tax not included. No cash back.
I LOVE Groupon. It’s a great social shopping Web site that offers deals based on the idea of group sales – lots of people buy into the deal and every one gets a great bargain. It’s FREE to sign up for Groupon and they offer deals on everything from spas, to entertainment to restaurants. . .lots of goodies.
Sunday coupon inserts – June 13
This Sunday, June 13, there will be two coupon inserts – a Smart Source and a Red Plum. I’m especially excited about the Tom’s of Maine coupons that are supposed to be in the Smart Source! I don’t think I’ve ever seen Tom’s of Maine coupons in an insert and it’s one of my favorite brands. Read more
Tacoma Fitness Bootcamp – Save 85%, get 1 month for $39!
Need to get into your swimsuit or shorts soon? Today’s Groupon deal of the Day is one month of Boot-Camp Classes at Tacoma Fitness Bootcamp for only $39, a savings of 85% – regular price is $247. This is super intense – it has 12 classes a week, which if you attended all of them in a month would be 48 classes! Are you ready to get your butt kicked?
Restaurant.com – Sale extended! Save 80%, get $25 for $2
If you missed your chance earlier this week, this offer was extended to April 30!
Take mom out to dinner for a fraction of the price! April 30, 2010 is the last day to take advantage of Restaurant.com’s 80% off sale – which means you’ll get a $25 gift certificate for only $2. Use the promo code MEAL at checkout.
Ravenous Restaurant – $40 worth of food, wine for only $20!
Hey all you Tacoma-area readers, this is an awesome deal! TODAY only, 4/22, through Groupon, you can get $40 worth of fresh bistro cuisine and wine at Ravenous Restaurant and Wine Bar for only $20! I LOVE this restaurant and ate here on occasion when I worked in downtown Tacoma. The offer expires in one year. Limit on per person, may buy multiples as gifts. Limit one per table. Not valid with other offers.
Amazon – Hot Wheels Starter Set only $6.30
UPDATE – 3 p.m. – The price has jumped back up. Sorry! Early bird catches the worm I guess.
Amazon has a great deal on the Hot Wheels Trick Tracks Spin Wrecker Starter Set
(Thanks, Hip2Save and Good Deal Mama!)
Reminder – Borders Teacher Appreciation Week starts today!
Just a reminder that today, March 19, is the first day of the Borders Teacher Appreciation Week. Just bring proof that you are a current or retired educator and you’ll get 30% off your order. Check out my original post here.
Borders – Teacher Appreciation Week, educators get 30% off
Starting this Friday, March 19 Borders is offering a special 30% off discount to current and retired educators in honor or Teacher Appreciation Week. The discount is available for the week of March 19 – 27 on the regular list price of items that you buy for personal or classroom use.
Amazon – Guitar Hero 5 only $28.99, 42% off!
Amazon’s deal of the day today is Guitar Hero 5 Stand Alone Software for Wii, PS3, Xbox 360, or PS2. Today only, March 16, you can snag the game for only $28.99, which is a savings of 42% off the regular price of $49.99, plus it ships FREE! The daily deals are based on supply, so it’s hard to say if it will sell out or not. Just know it’s available until it isn’t.
Amazon – Fujifilm FinePix Z30 10 MP Digital Camera – 53% off!
Amazon has a great deal on this Fujifilm FinePix Z30 10 MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom and 2.7 inch LCD (Whirl White). It’s ONLY $69.99, regular price is $149.95, which is a savings of 53%! It’s only the white color on sale.
I have a FujiFilm FinePix camera and I really love it.
Fujifilm FinePix Z30 10 MP Digital Camera
Cellfire – NEW coupons to add!
Cellfire has new e-coupons available to load to your Safeway and Kroger card, good through 4/5/2010. To load coupons, simply visit Cellfire.com. These e-coupons are super easy to use, you just “add” them to your shopping card and when you buy the item, it’s automatically deducted at checkout. The cool thing is they can be stacked with paper manufacturer coupons! (Read my post about e-coupons to get the whole rundown.) These are the coupons available to download:
6pm – New Balance Men’s Cleats only $10.50!
6pm.com currently has men’s New Balance cleats as low as $10.50, which is 85% off the regular price of $70! They have white and black right now and they also have some styles for around $11 to $13. I’d be stocking up for summer sports!
Amazon – J.A. Henckels 17-Piece Knife Block Set $70.34
on sale for $70.34 (down from $226) with FREE shipping with Amazon Prime.Restaurant.com – 60% off, $25 gift card only $4
Restaurant.com just released a new promotion code to save you 60% – which means you’ll get a $25 gift certificate for only $4. Use the promo code MENU at checkout.
Girls Gretel Crocs only $12.99 shipped!
Crocs.com has these adorable girls Gretel Crocs on sale for only $12.99. PLUS, get FREE shipping when you use the code GETROCKIN at checkout! Shop early as sizes and colors always go fast when they offer FREE shipping and such a great price. To find these, just search “Gretel” or look for the Deal of the Week! Offer Valid Through 3/10/10.
SeeHere – 11×14 poster print only $3.49 shipped!
Right now you can get a custom 11×14 photo poster for only $3.49 from FujiFilm SeeHere. Or, if you want a larger poster, go for the 12×8 for only $5 shipped!
