Grocery Lineup 7/29 - 8/4

Happy Couponing has the coupon matchups and best ad deals for the DFW area.

One addition to her Albertson's lineup:

Scotch Packaging Tape 2" x 800 in. 10/$10 or $1 each
- $.50/1 Scotch Packaging Tape (7/26 RP)
- $.50/1 Scotch Packaging Supply (7/26 RP)
= FREE

Walgreens 7/26 - 8/1

These are the deals that I find of interest this week at Walgreens. As always, more great deals can be found at Couponing101.

Goody Ouchless Headband $3.99, Earn Free Mail-in Rebate
- $1/1 Printable Coupon
= Free + $1 Profit

Scotch Bubble Mailer 39¢
- 50¢/1 Q (7/26 RP)
= Free

Starbucks Frappuccino $1.25
- $1/1 Q (6/21 SS)
= 25¢

Listerine 500 ml Advanced, Natural Citrus, Total Care, Smart Rinse, or Agent Cool Blue $4, Buy 2 and Earn $3 Register Rewards
- $1/1 Agent Cool Blue Printable Coupon
- $1/1 Smart Rinse Printable Coupon
- 50¢/1 Printable Coupon
- $2/1 Total Care Q (3/15 SS or 4/26 RP)
- Various Qs (3/15 SS, 4/26 RP, or 6/14 SS)
= 50¢ ea. & up

Thanks to iheartwags and Couponing101 for these great matchups and ad scans!

CVS 7/26 - 8/1

These are the deals that I find of interest this week. As always, there's more great deals available, please visit Couponing101 for more great local deals.

Sunday – Tuesday ONLY:

Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste $2.88, Earn $2 ECBs (limit 1)
- $1/1 Q (7/12 SS) OR
- $1.50/1 Q (All You Mag March Issue) OR
- $1/1 Printable Coupon
= Free + Profit

Caliber Composition Book 99¢, Earn 99¢ ECBs (limit 2)
= Free

Caliber or CVS/Pharmacy Erasers, Push Pins, or Binder Clips 99¢, Earn 99¢ ECBs (limit 2)
= Free

Caliber Pencil or Index Card Case 99¢, Earn 99¢ ECBs (limit 2)
= Free

Pilot EasyTouch Pen 2 pk 99¢, Earn 99¢ ECBs (limit 2)
= Free

Swingline Tot Stapler or Caliber Sticky Notes 2 pk 99¢, Earn 99¢ ECBs (limit 2)
= Free

Week-long Deals:

Select Candy, Spend $15 & Earn $5 ECBs (limit 5)
$1/2 Snickers, Twix, MilkyWay, or 3 Musketeers, Single Bars Q (7/26 RP)
55¢/1 Mentos Gum Q (5/3 or 6/21 SS)
$1/2 Dentyne Gum Q (6/14 SS)
$1/3 Twizzlers Q (6/28 SS)

Scenario:
(18) Snickers, Twix, Etc 3/$2
(3) Mentos Gum $1
- (9) $1/2 Mars Qs
- (3) 55¢/1 Mentos Qs
= $4.35, Earn $5 ECBs
= Free + 65¢ Profit

CVS/Pharmacy Tampons 10ct $1.89, Earn $1.89 ECBs (limit 1)
= Free

Kashi Cereal, Crackers, or Bars or Kellogg’s Smart Start Cereal 3/$10, Spend $10 & Earn $5 ECBs (limit 1)
- $1.50/1 Cereal Printable Coupon
- $1.50/1 TLC Snack wyb Go Lean Crunch Printable Coupon
- $1.50/1 Cereal or TLC Printable Coupon
= 17¢ ea.

Thanks to iheartcvs.com and Couponing101 for these matchups and ad scan!

School Supply Roundup 2009 (Updated)

I'm on a quest to see how much of my son's school supplies I can get for FREE with all of the great deals going on. This is a list of his current school supplies and where/when I think I can get them for free or, if not free, then super cheap. ;) I should note that I'm getting a late start and have missed several great sales in which some of these things were already free. :(

I find it interesting that I've gotten 3 different school supply lists for my son's first year of Kindergarten. One came in the school packet at Kindergarten Roundup, the second one is the list of items included in the package you can buy at Kindergarten Roundup (also came in the school packet), the last came from the school's website. I just combined them and noted any differences.

Kindergarten School Supply List:
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2 facial tissue (large box)
- Previous Kroger sale w/coupon = FREE

2 12x18 Manila paper (50 count) (school list says 1 pk)
- 7/19 - 7/25 Target 50pk $1.67 (I *think* the seasonal price is $1.99)

12x18 Asst. construction paper (50 count)
- 7/26 - 8/1 Walgreens: 96 ct $.99
- 7/19-7/25 Target .88 - my Target was sold out of these today :(

#2 pencils (12)
- 8/2 - 8/4 CVS: Caliber or CVS Brand (10ct) $.99 w/$.99 ECBs = FREE (limit 2)

2 glue sticks
- 8/2 - 8/4 CVS: Caliber or CVS Brand (3pk) $.99 w/$.99 ECBs = FREE (limit 2)

4 bottles white glue (4oz.) (website says 2, school list says 3, pre-purchase pkg from school=4)
- 7/26 - 8/01 Walgreens: .39 each Elmer's brand (limit 6)
- OR 7/26-8/1 Staples: .25 each Elmer's brand (limit 2 per customer)
- Target .25 each seasonal pricing (Elmer's Brand)
- Walmart .25 each seasonal pricing (Elmer's Brand)

1 Water-based (washable) markers (8 count) (some lists said washable, some didn't)
- Target $1.79 each seasonal pricing (Roseart washable)

2 Boxes waxed crayons (24 count) (school list says 2 boxes of 16)
- Walmart $.25 seasonal pricing (Crayola brand 24 ct) - my Walmart was out of these :(
- Target $.27 seasonal pricing (Crayola brand 24 ct)

2 pocket folder (website says 1)
- 8/2 - 8/4 CVS: 2-Pocket Poly Folders (too fancy?) $.49 w/$.49 ECBs = FREE (limit 2)
- OR 7/19-7/25 (and 8-2 - 8/8) Walgreens: 9 cents each.
- OR 7/19-7/25 Office Depot $0.05 (limit 5)
- 7/19-7/25 Walgreens: 9 cents each. (Wags substituted these for the 2 pocket folders so I got 3 total at 9 cents each.)

1 folder with brads (on website list only)
- 7/26-8/1 Walgreens: 3/.59
- 7/19-7/25 (and 8-2 - 8/8) Walgreens: 9 cents each. (Wags substituted these for the 2 pocket folders so I got 3 total at 9 cents each.)

2 Spiral wide-ruled notebook (website says 1)
- 8/2 - 8/4 CVS: Caliber or CVS Brand $.99 w/$.99 ECBs = FREE (limit 2)
- Walmart $.15 each seasonal pricing

Scissors (sharp point)
- 8/2 - 8/4 CVS: Caliber or It's Academic $2.99 w/$2.99 ECBs = FREE (limit 2)

Box of water-color paints with brush
- 7/26 - 8/1 Target 8ct $.50 (Roseart washable)

1 composition book (not on the school list, on website and pre-purchase pkg from school lists)
- 7/26 - 7/28 CVS: $.99 w/.99 ECBs = FREE

1 box “ziploc” type bags — quart or gallon size
- FREE after sale/coupons from Target in June (previously posted)

I updated this post with seasonal pricing on some items and any items that I purchased are in red.

Total spent so far: $5.15

Estimated final total: $8.92

NOTE: If CVS is sold out of their ECB deals when you get there, you can always ask for a rain check which will give you the sale price including ECBs! Walgreens (to my knowledge) does not give the Register Rewards with rain checks.

Wanna go on your own quest? Check out this cool forum entry "Back to School 2009" - I wish I had found this list BEFORE I started this post. lol.

Thanks to iheartcvs.com and iheartwags.com for posting ad scans and deals!

Grocery Lineup 7/22 - 7/28

The grocery deal line up for the DFW area can be found at Happy Couponing! I'll post any additional deals that I may find in the post as well.

Blockbuster Express Kiosk FREE Rental Codes

Blockbuster has joined the kiosk realm and is offering several new rental codes. Check their website for local kiosks (hint - there's one at Circle K's in Lake Dallas and McKinney!). The valpak flyer I received says $1/movie day rentals.

One FREE rental: CKVPX9A7 (valid 7/20-7/27)

Rent One, Get One FREE: CKVPX9B7 (valid 7/27-8/10) or CKVPX9C7 (valid 8/10-8/24)

Upcoming CVS Deal: FREE Finish/Electrasol Dishwashing Detergent

I always get excited about good FREE stuff and this one is no exception...

CVS will have Electrasol on sale for 2/$9 during the week of 8/2. You’ll earn $10 in ECBs when you buy $20 of select Electrasol, Lysol, Resolve and Air Wick products. Stock up on the $2.50/1 Electrasol coupons on eBay to get FREE dishwasher detergent!

Electrasol Dish Detergent, 2/$9
Get $10 ECBs wyb $20
$2.50/1 Finish/Electrasol, exp. 8-9-09 (SS 7/12/09)

Here's a scenario you can use:

Buy 5 Electrasol Tabs or Gelpacs $4.50 each
- (5) $2.50/1 coupons (7/12 SS)
= OOP $10.00, get $10.00 ECB!
=FREE after ECB's

Also, here's a link to several printable coupons for Electrasol/Finish, Airwick, Lysol and more (if that link doesn't work, try this one and sign up for their list). Coupons for Resolve (also in this sale) can be found under the Fabric Care Tab.

Thanks to DealSeekingMom, NPRA and iheartCVS for the information!

Free Lunch Box Recipe Book from Ziploc

You'll need 2 UPC codes from Ziploc products - you can use the following code for both fields:

0 25700 13895 2

then hit "Enter Now". You don't have to fill in the address info below that to get the free downloadable recipe book - though they do send out printable coupons from time to time.

When the recipe book comes up, don't forget to hit "download" and save an offline copy!

Kroger 7/8 - 7/14

Here's some Kroger deals I see for this week. My Kroger triples coupons up to .39 and doubles up to .50 cents.

Ground Beef (fat content??) $1.69/lb (3 or 5 lb Flavorseal packs)

Iceberg Lettuce $0.87

Kroger Tortilla Chips $1 each

Bounty Single roll Paper Towels $1 each
- .25/1 (7/5 PG)
= $0.25 each

Eggo Waffles $1.50 ea

Sundown Vitamins B1G1 Free $?? (use 2 coupons)
- $1/1 (6/28 RP)
- $1/1 Printable Coupon
= $??
(I've gotten some great deals on children's vitamins during B1G1 sales in the past)

Nature's Bounty Vitamins B1G1 FREE $?? (use 2 coupons)
- $1/1 (6/28 RP)
= $??

Albertsons 7/8 - 7/14

Here's some deals that I see for Albertsons this week. My Albertson's triples coupons up to $.39 and doubles coupons up to $.50.

24 Pack Niagara Water $2.49

Good Day Orange Juice $0.99 each

85% Lean Ground Beef $1.88/lb (wyb 3lbs or more)

Pink Lady Apples $0.99/lb

Albertson's Dozen Large Eggs $0.88

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls 8oz. B1G1 Free $ ??
** normally there's alot of coupons for these, still looking.... (use 2 coupons if you find them!)

Hefty Paper Plates and Cups B1G1 Free $??
- 50¢/1 Q (5/17 RP) (use 2 coupons)
= ??

*** $2 each wyb 10 of the following ***
Cheerios (select varieties) $2.00
- $1/1 Printable Coupon (sign up for their monthly $1 off coupons)
- .75/1 Multi Grain Cheerios Printable Coupon
- .55/1 Banana Nut Cheerios (yum!) Printable Coupon
= $1 or more depending on coupon/item

Nature Valley Granola Bars $2.00
- .40/1 Printable Coupon
= $1.20

Fiber One Granola Bars $2.00
- .75/1 Printable Coupon
= $1.25

*** End Mix and Match Deals ***

Target Deals 7/5 - 7/11

I'm off to Target to snatch up this great deal - hoping that our Target has the same (or cheaper) prices as what's listed. As always, I'll update this post if I find different pricing.

Kashi Go Lean Crunch or Heart to Heart Cereal $2.66 – Buy 2
- (2) $1.50/1 Printable Coupons
- B1G1Free Target Coupon
- 50¢/1 Target Coupon (YMMV on using this coupon along with the B1G1 Q)
= Free + 84¢ overage

Kashi Crackers or Trail Mix Bars $2.50 – Buy 2
- (2) $1.50/1 Printable Coupons
- $1/2 Target Coupon
= 50¢ ea.

Thanks to Couponing101 for these matchups! Please visit her site for a long list of additional deals - prices vary (sometimes by a lot) depending on the store you shop at.