Have you printed your coupons for a FREE 12-ounce hot beverage at 7-11 yet? We went tonight! I had a Pumpkin Spice Latte and Roger had a Hersheys Hot Cocoa. Click here to print your coupon. Limit one coupon per customer per day. Expires 10/31/09 Take someone special out for coffee! 
October 14, 2009
FREE hot beverage at 7-11
October 14, 2009
Double Coupons Wednesday
Ukrops grocery store now has double coupons up to 99 cents on Wednesdays. I made a quick trip in this evening to pick up a few necessities (bread and eggs) and some double coupon deals. My freezer and pantry are well stocked so I haven’t needed to spend much on groceries lately. With my UVC card, store coupons, and manufacturer’s coupons I ended up paying $28.65 for $80.40 worth of groceries. (My total should have actually been an additional $3.49 less, but they wouldn’t accept one of my FREE product coupons. I would have returned the item, but Roger had already started to the car.) I purchased 36 items so it worked out to be about 80 cents per item. 
bread, 2 dozen eggs, 4 boxes 30-count trashbags, Dole fruit in jello, Freshpet dog food (treat for Stella), Club/Cheddar snack crackers, 3 boxes PopTarts, 2 tuna pouches, Little Debbie Nutty Bars (husband’s impulse purchase), 2 boxes original Ritz crackers, 2 boxes Ritz Crackerfuls, 2 Snapple, 3 Velveeta Shells & Cheese, 2 Healthy Choice Steamer Dinners, Lipton teabags, 4 Pillsbury cinnamon rolls, and 4 Pillsbury crescent rolls Yes, I’m aware that a lot of it is junk food. I’m very happy with this new coupon promotion at Ukrops and will be shopping there more (on Wednesdays of course!)
October 14, 2009
A very profitable trip to Rite Aid
This week Rite Aid is offering a FREE $25 giftcard if you transfer a prescription to their pharmacy. I took my prescription and my husband’s prescription in this evening. The two together cost just $10.50 and I got $50 in Rite Aid giftcards. That’s a profit of $39.50! I went ahead and picked up a few of the FREE after rebate items for the week. See photo. I used a $5 off $25 purchase coupon and a $1.00 off Comtrex coupon (found in a blinkie machine on the shelf). I paid with one of the giftcards at a total of $22.73. I’ll be getting back $28.73 which is a profit of another $6.00 for a total profit of $45.50 and I needed to fill the prescriptions anyhow! This transaction always qualifies for my Rite Aid Fall Gift of Savings reward total -sweet!
October 11, 2009
Frugal shopping with Debbie
This past Friday I was off from school and work so I decided to head out for some bargain shopping. I managed to get a few items for FREE. Total spent for the afternoon was $31.15 but I did earn $3.00 Extracare Bucks (CVS), a Target $5.00 giftcard, and a $1.00 Register Reward (Walgreens). I’ve also qualified for a $10 Fall Gift Of Savings at RiteAid.
First stop was Dollar General for FREE shopping.
Snuggle Liquid Fabric Softener $3.00 – used $3.00 off coupon = FREE
(2) Kotex Liners $1.00 each – used $2.00 off 2 Kotex coupon = FREE
Total cost .25 for tax!
Second stop was Rite Aid for more Zyrtec, which I take daily.
Zyrtec 30-count (1 month’s supply) $18.99
(2) MaryJane Peanut Butter Kisses – a must have for fall . 88 each
Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers Ziti $3.00
Swiffer Wood Floor Cleaner on clearance for .87
(2) Snickers Bars (needed a filler to get to $25) .44 each
Coupons used:
$5.00 off $25.00 Rite Aid Purchase
$4.00 off Zyrtec
$2.00 off Healthy Choice Fresh Mixer
$10 off Rite Aid purchase (Zyrtec reward)
Total out of pocket was $4.68 and I’ve now qualified for a $10 Fall Gift of Savings Certificate at Rite Aid and I’m close to increasing that to $20. I’m not quite sure where I stand on Zyrtec Rewards.
Not a great week at all for me at CVS, but I did get some nice razors. My out of pocket was pretty high at $8.30, but I did earn back another $3.00 in Extracare Bucks. 
Case of water (needed this) $2.99
Tone Soap 2-pack $1.88 (earned $1.00 Extracare Bucks)
Colgate Toothpaste $2.99 (earned $2.00 Extracare Bucks)
(2) Schick Quatro for Women $9.99 each Buy 1 Get 1 FREE
(4) Eco-Friendly CVS Airfreshener clearanced to .99 each
(4) 9-Lives Jumbo Litter Pan Liners 10-pack clearanced to.74 each
(1) mini bag of carmels (needed a filler to get to $25) .59
Coupons used:
$1.00 off Tone Soap
$1.00 off Colgate
(2) $4.00 off Quatro Razor
$5.00 off $25.00 CVS purchase
$3.00 Extracare Bucks
On to Target! 
(5) 6-packs of Mott’s Applesauce $1.75 each (love these!)
(2) Chex Mix $2.04 each
(2) trial size (2 load) All laundry soap $1.02 each
Skippy Peanut Butter $2.04
(2) Ziploc sandwich bags 120-count $1.98 each
Coupons used:
(2) $1.00 off All detergent any size
(2) $1.00 off Chex Mix (Target store coupon)
.50 off 2 Chex Mix
$1.00 off Skippy (Target store coupon)
.40 off Skippy
Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Ziploc
$5.00 Target giftcard from a previous purchase reward
Total out of pocket was $8.46, but earned back another $5.00 Target giftcard!
Last stop was Walgreens where I did 3 transactions to roll register rewards. I got everything pictured below for $9.46 and I have a $1.00 Register Reward leftover. My husband was happy about the clearanced car detailing supplies I got for him! The Polygrip was FREE with coupons. I’ll be donating that. The Visine ended up being FREE after combining Walgreens coupons with manufacturer’s coupons. 
October 11, 2009
More winning!
I’ve recently had a few more prizes show up in my mailbox. Fed-Ex delivered (2) FREE product coupons from Healthy Choice, but I’m not even sure when I won this. I’ll take them though!
From Angela at A Busy Mom Of Two, I won a Yoplait Delights prize pack which included a robe, slippers, eye-cooler, and a coupon for a FREE Yoplait Delights product. Angela’s site is one of my favorite blogs that I read daily.
From Ashley at Shopping Frugal, I won a Glade giveaway which included a reed diffuser and a multi-wick candle in lotus bamboo fragrance. 
Thanks ladies for sponsoring the great giveaways!
October 3, 2009
Yard Sale Scores!
It’s been awhile since I set my alarm on a Saturday morning to get up and go yard sale-ing, but that’s exactly what I did today. Roger and I were showered and on the road around 7 am. We had a fun morning that spilled over into the afternoon – there was a pretty long list of sales today – and the weather was perfect. Mom and Dad joined us after I called and woke them up (whoops!) Here are a few of the items we snagged today…
Blake Shelton CD…………. $1.00
Andrea Bocelli CD……….. $1.00
NEW Food Saver…………..$1.00 (Ideal for leftovers for lunch.)
NEW Printer Cartridge…..$1.00 (I can print lots of coupons with this for just a buck!)
Tupperware Onion Keeper.. .50 (also bought one for Mom)
Hershey’s Candy Dish……… .25 (for my Hershey’s collection)
NEW Vera Bradley pouch… .25 (yes, Vera Bradley for a quarter!)
UnionBay handbag…………… $1.00 (very gently used – saving for next summer)
NEW dress shirt and NEW flannel granny gown ( to keep me warm this winter) $1.00 ea.
Top and pants, loungewear………… .50
Skort……………………………………… .25
Dallas Cowboys flag…………………….priceless $3.00
Roger found a terrific sale on clothes for himself. For $30 he purchased 55 shirts and 4 NEW pairs of pants and jeans. (The washer has been getting a workout this evening.) The clothes are in excellent condition and are all name brand items. Tommy Hilfiger, Chaps, Izod, Geoffrey Beane, Bugle Boy, Nautica, Ralph Lauren, and more. He’s practically got an entire new wardrobe, hangers included. I’m jealous! 
The deal of the day, however, went to Mom. She bought an antique school desk for just $10, thanks to me, I spied it!
I found an original Holly Hobbie doll for .50 which will be in a future post. Mom is cleaning her up for me and sewing her arm back on that’s currently being held on by a safety pin. Stay tuned….
September 27, 2009
Hooray for Skechers!
I’ve made my share of customer service complaints on my blog. Today I want to praise the customer service at Skechers. My husband purchased some Skechers work shoes a few months ago from JC Penneys. After about two months, the sole of one of the shoes separated from the rest of the shoe and it also cracked. I emailed Skechers about the problem and was advised that I would have to mail the shoes along with an explanation of the problem to them, and they would examine the shoes to determine if the shoes were defective. I was skeptical about paying the shipping to mail the shoes across the country with no guarantee, but am glad that I did. When we returned home from the lake today there was a package on the front porch containing a new pair of the exact shoes. Thank you Skechers for your great service and let me just say you make THE BEST flip-flops on earth! I’ve worn the same pair for two summers now. They still look like I just bought them and they are so very comfortable. We will definitely be purchasing more Skechers in the future. 
September 27, 2009
Sharing Sunday – Harvest Raisin Bars
I’m ready for autumn, but Mother Nature thinks it’s still summer here in Southside Virginia. It was well into the 80’s so we cooked on the grill tonight for supper. That didn’t stop me from firing up the oven and baking a harvest dessert! While this recipe is for “bars” it’s more like a snack cake. It’s extrememly easy to make and most likely you will have all the ingredients on hand. I enjoyed it and hope you will too! Doesn’t it look tasty?
Harvest Raisin Bars
1/2 cup margarine 1 cup raisins 1 cup water
1 cup sugar 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 cups flour 1 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt
Icing
1 & 1/3 cups powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons margarine 2 tablespoons milk
Heat the 1/2 cup margarine, raisins, and water to boiling; remove from heat. Combine the sugar, egg, and cinnamon; add to raisin mixture. Add the flour, soda, and salt, mixing well. Pour into a 9 x 13 inch pan and bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes. Icing: Beat together the powdered sugar, vanilla, 2 tablespoons softened margarine, and milk until smooth. Spread on hot bars 10 minutes after removing from oven.
September 24, 2009
Land’s End Giveaway Win
I won a prize at a Land’s End Twitter party last week. I received my choice of a Feel Good Sweater. Here’s what I chose….
Thanks to Land’s End!
