Good morning!
To all the mom and dads taking your kids to school today – it’s going to be a tough one to drop them off, isn’t it? I’m staying at my kid’s school this morning to help with the holiday party. It’s a good excuse to stick around and also be helpful. How are you all holding up?
Today is FREE shipping day. I haven’t seen anything yet that knocks my socks off. I was going to do a round-up of free shipping deals, but haven’t seen anything worth the extra effort. Perhaps once I wade through my email I’ll find some – and of course I’ll be posting those today. I do know of a few deals, which I’ll include down in the online section of this post.
The Amazon toy deals have been CRAZY – so I put together a round-up of toy deals and I will go through that list this morning and update. There are lots of new deals and the prices have changed on a lot of them since last night.
Tomorrow is the last day to get FREE super saver standard shipping from Amazon and have it arrive before Christmas.
I have to go to the post office today. Wish me luck. I think I’d rather lick a thousand envelopes, but we my awesome husband, made my grandma some fresh cookies last night and I want to get them in the mail right away. 🙂 Today is supposed to be the busiest post office day of the year! If you happen to go, make sure and be nice to your postal workers and thank them for their service. It’s a crazy time of year for them! Will you be mailing something today?
COUPONS
There were no coupons in the Sunday paper yesterday, except Albertsons doubler coupons. We won’t have any coupons this coming weekend either. Don’t be too sad – the first Sunday in January is usually the best coupon weekend of the whole year. So enjoy the break from clipping coupons and be prepared for the motherload.
$1 off 2 Holiday LifeSavers or Skittles bags
$1.50 off 1 Hershey’s Simple Pleasures Chocolates
$1 off any Reynolds Genuine Parchment Paper
Find more printable coupons on Coupons.com.
FAVORITE DEALS
Have you heard of this new app called iBotta? You have gotta checkout iBotta! Earn CASH for doing simple things like learning about a new product, sharing the product on Facebook or purchasing a product in a store. You can earn $20 or more per shopping trip. It’s available for iPhones and Androids. Learn more in my post about iBotta here.
There is a new coupon for $5 off a Target grocery purchase of $30 or more! I found it on page 15.
O, The Oprah Magazine (1-year) – $5 a year
RECIPES & MEAL PLANNING
What are you serving for your holiday meals? We put together a list of the best prime rib, ham and turkey prices this week.
Here are this week’s grocery match-ups and deals: Albertsons Fred Meyer QFC Safeway
FOR THE LOCAL NW FOLKS
Sisters, OR – Pacific Northwest Lodge with Waterfront Cabins in Deschutes National Forest – starts at $274
Obertal Inn – Leavenworth, WA – One- or Two-Night Stay for Two in a Standard King Fireplace Room with Breakfast and Mimosas – starts at $89
If you live in the Puget sound area and don’t subscribe to the Tacoma News Tribune, but would like to receive the Sunday coupons inserts, read my post about TNT’s YES! publication. Signing up is FREE and gets you the Sunday inserts, including Albertson’s doublers, delivered to your home for FREE. The offer is limited to specific zip codes.
Olympia – From Dec. 12-25, get 2 hours of FREE parking in downtown Olympia at any pay station or 3-hour metered space. Learn more from City of Olympia Parking Services
ONLINE DISCOUNTS & PROMO CODES
Bob’s Red Mill All-Purpose Gluten-Free Baking Flour, 22-Ounce Packages (Pack of 4) for $5.50 with subscribe and save! This is normally $13 – $17, so I don’t think this price will last long. It comes out to only $1.38 a bag!
Amazon Gold Box Deal of the Day – Roku LT Streaming Player – $39 (reg. $49.99)
Hamilton Beach Simplicity 6-Quart Slow Cooker to only $29.99 (reg. $49.99) – Great reviews!
I’ve been waiting for a price drop on this. I know it’s boring, but if you run a business, this download might come in handy! QuickBooks for Mac 2013 [Download] – $149. Note this link is for a Mac, but they also have it for the PC.
FREE SHIPPING DAY DEC 17
Robeez FREE shipping sitewide with promo code DEC17 and today is the last day to get guaranteed Christmas delivery.
Eddie Bauer FREE shipping sitewide, plus 30% off with promo code GUMDROP at checkout.
6pm.com is FREE shipping always, no minimum, no code.
REI Daily Deal an extra 20% off women, men’s kids, jackets! All orders from REI ship FREE through the end of the year. No minimum.
World Market – FREE shipping sitewide, plus 10% off your online purchase with code FREESHIP12 and today is the last day for guaranteed Christmas delivery.
What are your plans today? I hope you have a wonderful day!
T Sharpe says
There may not have been coupon inserts this week but there were two high value razor coupons in the Parade.