Vocal point is giving a way free sample of Secret Clinical Strength. You have to be a vocalpoint member to get this freebie. If you are not a member, this is a great time to sign up! I get lots and lots of coupons in the mail from Vocalpoint. Recently I have gotten coupons for a free box of Rice Crispies and a free box of Kashi cereal.

Target fun!

I had a great Target trip today. I got everything in the picture for $6.80 and I got a $5 gift card for my next trip!

3 boxes Special K bars

1 Special K cereal

2 Target brand fiber granola bars

1 mascara

1 schick razor

1 schick razor refill

8 notebooks

2 Kotex liners

4 dog food cans

3 bags of dog food

4 bags of rice cakes

It works out to 28 cents per item!!!

Ralphs triple coupons

According to the Ralphs ad, for a limited time they will TRIPLE manufacturer coupons up to $1.00.

This is not as exciting as it sounds. Coupons will not triple over a $1.

Examples:
$0.33 coupon triples to $0.99
$0.40 coupon triples to $1.00
$.50 coupon triples to $1.00
$0.75 coupon triples to $1.00

CVS trip 8/30/09

1 Glade Diffuser $6.99

1 Bounce dryer bar $3.99

1 Tide $4.99

2 Dawn dish soap $1.98

1 Nivea shaving cream $1.89

1 Irish Spring body wash $4.99

1 Clairol hair color $4.99

1 Bayer meter $14.99

Coupons:

$4 off $20 from pharmacy

$17 ECBS

$14.99 Bayer meter 3/22 Smart Source

$4 Clairol hair color 8/2 Proctor and Gamble

$3 Glade August All You magazine

$1.50 Bounce from Vocalpoint or use $1 from 8/30 Proctor and Gamble

$1 Shaving Cream CRT

$1 Irish Spring CRT

$1 Irish Spring Reinventing Beauty magazine at CVS

$1 Tide 8/2 Proctor and Gamble

Total OOP $0.17, earned $17 ECBS

**In order to get all of this stuff, I had to buy 2 things that I will not use: the Bayer meter and the hair color. I will donate these things or put them in my garage sale box, but I think it is worth it because I got a whole bunch of stuff that I will use! Who can argue with basically free laundry soap and softener??

**My receipt says I saved $127.99 lol ($65 from the meter).

Walgreens photo deals

Walgreens is going to have photo specials all week! I will post the code each day when I get it. You place your order online and pick up at the store

Sunday- Free 8x10 enter coupon code 8x10

Monday-$0.25 for 25 4x6 prints enter coupon code PENNY

Tuesday- Free 11x14 poster enter coupon code FREEPOSTER, you have to pay shipping on this one

Wednesday-Free photo clings enter coupon code BEES

Thursday- Free 20 4x6 prints enter coupon code 20FREE4ME

Friday- $0.99 Scrapbook page 8x10

Saturday 50% off Everyday Photo Books

Looking for a new recipe?

Tonight I tried a new recipe that I found on a blog called "Cook with Sara."

The recipe I tried is Cashew Chicken. Usually after I make something new my husband says "Next time add ....." or "It would be better if....." This time, he had nothing to add. This is an excellent recipe and I recommend you try it sometime!

Click here for step by step directions.

CVS fun 8.16.09

All of this cost me $5!!!
10 boxes of tissues
4 packs of school paper
4 packs of pens
2 Xtra laundry detergent
1 Cascade
Fruitopia shampoo and conditioner
2 Physician Formula mascara
3 cans of tuna
30 gift bags (in packs of 10)
1 Listerine mouth wash
1 Loreal wrinkle cream
1 Loreal face wash
1 Blink tears
2 Johnson and Johnson first aid kits

***California shoppers: Check the date on your Blink tears. I went to two stores today and they both had lots of expired boxes, and a few not expired. Bring expired products to the register and ask for $2 ECB which is part of a California lawsuit against CVS.

Free dessert at Mimi's Cafe

Click here to print a coupon for a free dessert at Mimi's Cafe.

Here is what the coupon says:

Valid for one Mimi's Cafe dessert with the purchase of any meal valued at $10 or more, excluding tax, and gratuity. Offer does not include alcohol purchases and is not valid with any other offers or on holidays. One per party per visit. Coupon valid from 8/13/2009 to 8/20/2009.

Too bad I'm on a diet :(

Stater Brothers deals 8/12-8/17

There are some great deals at Stater Brothers this week!

Skippy Peanut Butter 4 for $5.00
**Use $1 off 2 from 8/2 RP. Final price 4 for $3.00

Hamburger Helper $.99
**I love this stuff, but I'm on a diet so I'll be buying turkey burgers :(
**Use $.75 off 3 from 8/9 SS. Final price 3 for $2.22

Turkey Burger Patties $1.99 for 1lb
**This will be my first time trying a turkey burger!

Russet Potatoes 5 pound bag $.89

Healthy Choice meals 5 for $10
**Free if you have IP from last week!

Friday, Saturday and Sunday specials
Bananas $.39 for 1lb
Fritos, Cheetos or bean dip $.99

Nestle coupons

Click here to sign up for a Nestle Back to School Calendar which includes $20 worth of coupons. I'm signing up because I desperately need Coffee Mate Liquid Creamer coupons and there should be 2!

CVS CA ad 8/16

Click here to see the ad. Scroll down and click on orange button to download.

Thanks to slickdeals!

$5 off $25 purchase at CVS coupon

Click here to take a survey about CVS Ready Fill Prescriptions and at the end you can print a coupon for $5 off $25. This will go great with tomorrow's deals, I'm going to use it to get $5 worth of free stuff!!!

Click here to buy $25 restaurant gift certificates for $2. Enter discount code PORTION at checkout. This offer ends on August 13, 2009.

I've written about this many times before because I love these certificates!!

Recently my husband and I have had a couple of date nights that cost us less than $40!! We use one of these certificates for dinner (we went to Iron Chef one night and Cask and Cleaver on another). Our dinner costs $25-$30. Then we go to the movies at the Terra Vista 6 in Rancho Cucamonga. Night movies are $6.50 per person, so $25 for dinner and $13 for a movie= $38.

If we had paid full price for dinner our date night would be over $60. I love restaurant.com!!!

CVS ad 8/9 California

Thanks to roxxy at slickdeals!

CVS ad 8/9 California edition

My Aunt Marsha was at CVS yesterday and they accidentlly had the 8/9 out instead of the 8/2.

California will be getting deals on 8/9 that the rest of the country will miss out on!

Here are some of the deals we will get:

2 King size candy bars $1.49 get back $1.49 in ECBs

Aussie or Herbal Essence $2.99 get back $2.99 ECBs

Sara Lee bread $2.00 get back $2.00 ECBs

Playtex Sport Tampons $4.99 get back $4.00 ECBS

***There are coupons out for these and I got a $1 CRT for them today!!

I am still working on getting limits from Aunt Marsha, I'll update when I get them.

Free sample of Honey Nut Cheerios

Click here for a free sample of Honey Nut Cheerios and a $1 coupon.

Khols coupon

Check your newspaper! On the front of my San Bernardino Sun this morning there was a coupon for $10 off any purchase of $20 or more. This coupon is good on July 31 and August 1.

Last time this coupon was out I was able to get king size sheets for $10. They had Kohls brand "the big one" sheets for $19.99 and I used the coupon. This was my first time buying these sheets and I love them!! It is hard to find eastern king sheets, and these fit great.

I hope you got the coupon!

Coach purse coupon

Click here to print a coupon for 20% your purchase at Coach Factory Stores. Coach is too expensive for me, but I know some of my readers like to buy Coach purses.

Free steak dinner on your birthday!

Click here to sign up for the Black Angus Prime Club. You will recieve a complimentary dessert for signing up and a free steak dinner on your birthday!!

Bzz agent report

Are you a bzz agent? If not, you should join! Bzz agent is a word of mouth network. They give you products to try, you try the product, share information about it with people you know and then report back to the website. When you are trying a product, you are participating in a "campaign." During the campaign you are supposed to submit two reports on how you shared info on the product with people that you know. In exchange for the report you get 50 points into your mypoints account.

I am currently participating in the Bic Soleil Bella campaign. I received 3 razors. I am using 1, I gave one to my sister and one to my daughter. They also sent me about 10 $3 coupons that I am sharing with my family and friends.


I have been using this razor for around a month and I really like it! Here are some things I like:

• I have been using this for a month and it still has lots of life in it (perfect for a cheapskate!)
• The 4 blades are great!! I get a smooth, close shave
• The e-z rinse technology makes this razor easy to wash off
• The moisture strip is great, I often don't have to put lotion on after shaving
• I love the curvy, comfy grip
• I love the colors. Each razor is a different tropical, ocean color.

I would definitely recommend you buy this razor (if the price is right of course).

If you would like to become a bzz agent and be the first to try new products email me and I will refer you. socalcheapskate@gmail.com

By the way, I am participating in 2 other campaigns right now: Windex Outdoor and 7-11 Iced Coffee. I love getting free stuff to try.

From 7/8/09-7/14/09 Ralphs will have Skippy peanut butter for 99 cents each, limit 4. Hopefully there will be some coupons to go with this in the paper on Sunday

Freebies

Click here for a free sample of Viva paper towels from Walmart.

Click here for a free sample of Nivea Touch of Sparkle bodywash from Walmart.

Click here for a $30 coupon book from Home Made Simple. You never know when these coupons will come in handy and they always include a coupon for a free bottle of Cascade Rinse Aid.

CVS 7.5.09

2 Febreze Noticeables $13.00

1 Febreze Air Effect $3.00

1 Febreze spray $5.00

2 Tape rolls $2.98

3 CVS pencils $2.97

Coupons:

2 $4.00 off Febreze Noticeables 7/5 P&G

1 free Febreze Noticeable wyb Fabric Refresher ($3.00) 7/5 P&G

Used $16 ECBS, got back $15.95 ECBS

Total OOP: $0.94

Kmart will be doubling coupons from July 5-July 11.

You will have to purchase $25 or more before coupons. Limit 10 coupons per purchase. Limit 4 of the same coupon. I'll be sitting out on this one, the new rules are ridiculous.

Cheap Fritos, Cheetos, Fritos Canned Dip at Stater Brothers

Stater Brothers has Fritos, Cheetos or Fritos canned dip on sale for 99 cents each, limit 4. This sale is effective July 1-4.

In the 6/28 Smart Source there is a coupon for $1.00 off on any bag of Frito Lay Snacks when you buy any Frito Lay dip.

Buy 2 bags of chips and 2 cans of dip. Use 2 coupons. Final price $1.98 for four items!!

Sign up for Kraft coupons

Click here to sign up for $55 in coupons and a free calendar from Kraft.

Click here for a coupon for a free large popcorn when you buy a large Coca Cola product at AMC. This expires on 11/5/09.

Famous Dave's BBQ sauce deal at Stater Brothers

Today at Stater Brothers I saw a sign in front of the Famous Dave's bbq sauce that said if you buy 2, $1.50 will automatically be deducted at checkout.

My husband is very particular about bbq sauce and will only use this one (not the kind that I have 50 free bottles of). This bbq sauce is $2.89 which is very expensive for my cheapskate blood.

So I bought 2, and used the $1.50 off 2 coupon from the 6/21 Smart Source. Final price $2.79 for 2 which is basically like buy one get one free and probably the cheapest it will ever be.

I'll be going back for more!!!

CVS deals

There are a couple hidden deals this week at CVS.

1. Softlips

Honeydew and pomegranete are on clearance for $1. Use $1 coupon from Reinventing Beauty magazine (card stock insert) to get this free.

2. Tylenol

Ad states Tyleonl $4.99, get $2 ECB. Shelf tag states $3.99 get $2 ECB. Use $2 Tylenol coupon from 5/17 Red Plum to get this free.

Ralphs deal

Ralphs is having a Mix and Match 5 for $5 sale. The products included are Colgate toothpaste, softsoap handoap and Mennen or Lady Speed Stick.

You have to buy 5 for each item to be $1.

In the 6/7 Smart Source there are coupons for Colgate that expire on 6/27.

This is the deal I did today:

3 Colgate Total

1 Colgate toothbrush

1 Colgate sparkling white

Used 3 $1 Colgate total coupons, 1 75 cent Colgate coupon, 1 75 cent colgate toothbrush coupon.

Total OOP $0.63 or around 13 cents per item

$25 restaurant gift certificates for $2!! AGAIN!!

Restaurant.com is having another sale! You can buy $25 restaurant gift certificates for $2 by using the code PRESENT at check out.

I love using these! It is a great opportunity to inexpensively eat out, or to try a restaurant that you have never been to before.

Hurry, this sale ends June 15th!!

I'm back in the game

ECB's are finally back in California and I got some great deals today!

1 Dove soap $6.50 (it rang up $7, but the ad said $6.50 so the cashier adjusted it)

1 Dove soap $6.50

1 Dove shampoo $4.00

1 Dove conditioner $4.00

1 Gillette gamer $7.99

1 Ritz $2.00 (had to get up to $30)

Coupons:

-$5 off $30 emailed to me

-$1 ritz IP

-$1.00 Dove shampoo (I think the dove coupons came from a March Red Plum, not sure which one)

-$1.50 Dove conditioner

-$1.50 Dove soap

-$1.50 Dove soap

-$4.00 Gillette 6/7 P&G

-$4.00 ECB

Total: $13.29 paid with gift card that I transferred my ECBs to when the ECB program was suspended in CA

Got back $14 ECBs

So I figure this cost me $3.29 OOP which is an awesome deal. One reason for the high OOP is I paid 9.0% sales tax :(

***Do the Dove deal today, the coupons I used expire TODAY

Free chocolate Friday!!

Today and every Friday through September you can sign up for a coupon for a free bar of chocolate from Mars Chocolate. Each family can sign up 4 times through September. You can sign up for coupon today from 6 AM PST to 9 PM PST. Your coupon will arrive in 6-8 weeks.

Click here to sign up.

$25 restaurant gift certificates for $2!!

Restaurant.com is having another 80% off sale!

Use coupon code SPECIAL when you check out and you can get a $25 gift certificate for $2.

This special will end on Monday May 25, 2009.

If you are in the Inland Empire, try Iron Chef- the food is great. The gift certificate is only good Monday-Friday at Iron Chef, but they let us use it on Saturday :)

Free Digiorno flat bread melt

Click here to sign up for a coupon for a free Digiorno Flatbread Melt. Sign up quickly, they are only giving out 100,000 coupons.

More free dentastix!

**I posted this Dentastix deal at Ralphs a couple of weeks ago. I went to shortcuts.com today and I was able to load another $2.50 off coupon onto my Ralphs card, so I can do the deal again. Go to shortcuts.com and see if you can load another coupon!!!

Ralphs has Dentastix priced at $4.59
Use the $2.50 off Dentastix coupon from the 4/19 Red Plum.
Go to shortcuts.com and load the Dentastix $2.50 coupon onto your Ralphs card.
You will have around 4o cents of overage to use towards something else that you need. Unfortunately you can only do this deal once.
**Are you new to shortcuts.com?? Go to the website and register your Ralphs card. Then you can load coupons on to your card. When the cashier scans your card, the coupon will come off automatically.
Go get some Dentastix Nanny, if your dogs don't like them give them to me.

Kohls coupon

Today on my newspaper there was a coupon sticker on the front for $10 off any purchase of $20 or more. The coupon is good May 14-20. I get the San Bernardino County Sun. I'm not sure if this coupon can be found on other newspapers as well.

Ralphs deals

Friday from 1pm-9pm only:

Tombstone Pizza $1.99 each, limit 2

Use $1 off 2 coupon here

Final price: 2 for $3

**Make a salad to go with it and you will have an effortless dinner!!

All week:

Milk 4 for $5. Use 5o cent off coupon (email me if you need the coupon).

Final price: 25 cents for a half gallon of milk

Garnier shampoo and conditioner $1.99 each. Use $1 off Garnier coupon

Final price 99 cents each

Sam's Club pass

Click here to print a free one day pass to Sam's Club without an upcharge. This coupon is good through 5/25 and you could probably print a couple and make different trips.

Great deals

Check out Common Sense with Money, the blog that I check 10+ times daily!

Click here to read about awesome coupons that you can print for Kraft products.

Click here to read about getting free bbq sauce at Walmart and Target. I tried Target today, and the Target in my area didn't have the bbq sauce on sale, but Walmart might. I'm going to check tomorrow.

Click here to find out how you can use some of the above Kraft coupons to get free/cheap items at Target. I got free Nabisco 100 calorie packs today!

CVS strategy

I have come up with a strategy for being able to save my ECBs until ECBs are back in California.

I spent all of my ECBs, and then returned the items. Since I paid with ECBs, I can't get money back so the cashier has to return the items and put them on a gift card. Now I have my ECBs on a CVS gift card that doesn't expire. Now I am not so bitter. I'm still missing the deals the rest of the country gets, but now I don't have to start over.

Here is another trick that I just learned a couple days ago: Keep scanning your card to get coupons at the price check machine. Today I scanned my card 3 times and got 12 coupons. You never know when these coupons will come in handy. I used to only scan my card once, I hate to think of all the coupons I have missed out on.

San Bernardino shoppers: Bittersweet nightmare come true!!!

You all know I hate the manager Diego at the San Bernardino store, good news I heard the employees say that he was transferred to a Fontana store- yay!!

I also hate the cashier Sharon!! She has a real problem with me getting stuff free, she acts like I'm robbing HER. So today I went to CVS to make my return and get my spent ECBs onto a money card. The cashier doesn't know what to do, because I got something for free and now I want to return it. I told her to just put it on a money card, but she has to have "manager permission." So she gets on the loud speaker and says "Sharon come to the front." I thought oh, there is a new manager named Sharon, I can't wait to meet her. Then the horrible nightmare comes true, here comes cashier from hell Sharon, and now she is a manager!!! I about fell on the floor. Hopefully since she is a new manager she will work a lot of nights which is when I don't shop at CVS.

That's all for now......take my advice: go spend your ECBs, return the items and get your hard earned ECBs put onto a gift card.

Free 2 piece grilled chicken meal at KFC

Hurry and print this coupon- I estimate the print limit will be reached tonight!

Click here and you will be able to print a bricks coupon for a free two-piece Grilled Chicken Meal from KFC. Hurry and print yours while these are available! Meal includes 2 pieces of Grilled Chicken, two sides, and a biscuit.

You should be able to print at least 2 per computer, just keep hitting the back button until print limit is reached.

Free Bic pens at Staples

Staples had Bic pens on sale for $1 a box this week.

Click here to print a coupon for $1 off of Bic products.

You can print 2 coupons per printer, the pens will be free with the coupon.

Free sample of Playtex Sport

Click here for a free sample of Playtex Sport.