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Free or cheap Clean and clear this week at CVS and Walgreens

Posted on 12:28 PM comments (7)

CVS and Walgreens both have deals on Clean and Clear products this week.

At Walgreens, all Clean and Clear are BOGO50% and you'll get a $10 RRs when you buy $30 worth of products.

At CVS, all Clean and Clear are $1 off regular prices and you'll get $5 ECBs when you buy $15 worth of products (limit 5).

There is a $2/1 any Clean and Clear printable, and right now the print limit is 10 per computer!

Here's a sample scenario for CVS (prices have already had $1 taken off):

$3.99 Blackhead Clearing Scrub
$3.99 Blackhead Clearing Scrub
$3.99 Blackhead Clearing Scrub
$3.99 Blackhead Clearing Scrub

$15.96 before coupons

-$2/10 CVS coupon
-$8 (4) $2/1 Clean and Clear printables

$5.96 after coupons, earns $5 ECBs!

Do you have any good scenarios? If so, leave a comment and share them with us!

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Free Pistons hats, just pay shipping

Posted on 12:22 AM comments (2)

The Palace of Auburn Hills (go Pistons!) is celebrating it's 20th anniversary by marking down all of the hats they sell at the Palace Locker Room Store.

When you use the coupon code HALF it is supposed to take 50% off of your order. There must be a glitch in the system, because it is taking 100% off of the price. I ordered 2 hats, and the coupon code brought my total to $0. You pay shipping, it seems to be a flat $8 for ground shipping regardless of order size.

$8 for two hats is an excellent deal, since Hubs loves the Pistons, and he really needs a couple of new hats!

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Hosting a House Party!

Posted on 3:15 PM comments (8)

Not long ago, I heard about a website called HouseParty.com. At that site, big corporations sponsor parties to promote a new product or service that is available to consumers. Anyone can apply to host one of these parties, and there are usually at least a few available to apply for on the site.

There is no selling at these parties. If you're selected to be a host, the company sends you a package of products and related goodies for you to demonstrate to your guests. The parties can center around food products, DVDs of new shows coming on a television network in the upsoming season, toys, cleaning products, etc. There are countless companies wanting to get the word out to the public about their products, and sponsoring House Parties is becoming a very popular way to do that.

Hosting a House Party is a great excuse to get some friends together and socialize and have fun while trying out new items and scoring some free stuff.

I have applied to host 2 House Parties in the past, a Hershey's Bliss house party (a chocolate party, need I say more??) and a Party for the second Season of Ice Road Truckers, a show on the DIscovery Channel that my husband really likes. I didn't get picked for either of these, so I was starting to think that I may not be in the demographic that they're looking for.

I got an email a month or so ago that they were accepting applications for a Fisher Price House party. And the host package was amazing, better than either of the other two that I had applied for before. I was sure I wouldn't get chosen, but I applied anyways. I wanted this one way more than the other two, so imagine my glee when I got an email yesterday congratulating me on being chosen!

I am super excited about this party. First, they're sending some awesome toys my way. The package includes:

* 1 Laugh & Learn™ Smart Bounce & Spin Pony™ (ages 12 mos. to 3 yrs., MSRP $79.95)

* 1 Laugh & Learn™ Fun with Friends™ Musical Table (ages 6 mos. to 3 yrs., MSRP $49.95)

* 1 Amazing Animals™ Spinnin’Around Musical Zoo (MSRP $49.99, not available in stores until 8/18/08)

* 1 Go Baby Go Crawl & Cruise Musical Jungle™ (MSRP $65.29, not available in stores until 8/18/08)

* 10 Fisher-Price toys to share with your guests, including Poppity Pop™, Rock-A-Stack®, and Friendly Flip Phone™

* 10 Infant Product Guides
* 10 coupons for the Fisher-Price online store
* 10 Gift Bags

Isn't that cool?!?! My daughters are going to flip over these toys. I'm excited about the Musical Jungle, because it looks a lot like the Drop and Roll Dinosaur that my 2 year old, Zoe, LOVES. These toys are perfect for my two girls. As soon as the party is over, they're getting packed away to go under the tree on Christmas. What a blessing.

My friends are already excited about the party, too. I have quite a few friends with chilcren who are between 6-3 years old, so it should be a great time!

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Blog Award!

Posted on 12:19 PM comments (1)

Thanks to Frugal Dr. Mom for giving my blog this award. I love getting blog awards, because it is an honor to know that my readers enjoy coming to my blog and appreciate the time I put into writing it. Blog awards are a great way to encourage other bloggers, and also a great way to share their audiences with other great bloggers out there. I am honored that she chose me to receive this award, and now the rules say that I have to pass it on to five of my favorite blogs as well!

I choose to give ths award to:

Andrea at Mommy Snacks
Carrie at Money Saving Methods
Amy at Goo Goo Buy Buy
Sherri at SwagGrabber
Erin at Coupon Cravings

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3 for $10 DVDs at Amazon

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For a limited time at Amazon.com, you can purchase 3 classic DVD titles from an available list for $10. And a huge bonus to this deal is that they are all eligible for free Super Saver shipping off orders of $25 or more, but the shipping discount is calculated before the 3/$10 DVD discount. So if you get 3 movies regularly priced at $8.49, shipping is free based on the pre-discount price, making your total $10 with free shipping.

A few available titles:

Saving Silverman
Born Free
Real Genius
Finding Forrester
The Craft
The Quick and the Dead
Iron Eagle
Peggy Sue got Married
Bottle Rocket
Go
The Way We Were
Night of the Living Dead
Postcards from the Edge
Muppets in Space
Crossroads
Milo and Otis
The Toy
Spice WOrld
Look Who's Talking Now
28 Days
For Keeps

and many more!

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Earn money with Swagbucks

Posted on 11:02 AM comments (3)

I can't believe I haven't posted about Swagbucks yet! You may have seen the button ad on the sidebar of my blog for a couple of months now and not known about the gem that is Swagbucks.com.

First, it's simple. You earn "Bucks" for something that you're probably already doing - searching the internet. With one click you can install the Swagbucks search bar on your toolbar in Firefox or IE, and when you do a search, it'll give you your results from Google or Ask.com.

By using Swagbucks for your searches, you can earn "Bucks" randomly. On the very first search I did, I earned 2 Bucks! In the first two days, I was up to 14 Bucks, just by doing my normal searches that I would have done anyways, with or without being paid.

You don't need a lot of points to claim a prize, either. With only 45 Bucks you can get an Amazon gift card, and with 50 Bucks you can get a giftcard for Starbucks. There are other prizes as well (DVDs, XBox games, an iPod shuffle, etc.), but gift cards are all I'm interested in.

In the past 2 months, I have earned a $50 Best Buy card (for Hubs for Christmas) and 5 $5 Amazon gift cards. And I consider that free money, since it was earned by doing nothing but searching the internet, which I would be doing anyways.

Another perk is that Swagbucks offers incentives for getting your friends to sign up. You earn every buck that your referrals earn, so if you have a blog (like me), put a referral link on there and promote it! It's a win-win for you and your readers, they get paid for their searches, and you get paid as well.

If you're new to Swagbucks and are wanting to sign up, please use my referral link here to do so. I'd really appreciate your help in earning more gift cards, Christmas is right around the corner and I'm starting early this year, and our finances are tight so I can use all the help I can get!

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Potty Training with ease!

Posted on 9:14 PM No Comments

I have been trying in vain for a couple of months to interest my daughter, Zoe, who is 2 years and 4 months old, in using the potty. She just doesn't like it. She fusses more about sitting on the potty than she does about going into time out.

At least she used to.

I have found a solution that, at least for the last few weeks, has worked wonders to change her whole attitude about potty training.

I searched Amazon for a potty training sticker chart, thinking that the stickers might just be what she needs to interest her. What I found instead was something that takes the reward system a step further than just stickers. I purchased this Potty Training Chart for $9.95 (also available for boys here), based mostly on all of the rave reviews.

It's a laminated chart, and comes with a dry erase marker, 192 stickers, and a keepsake certificate.

My daughter earns stickers each time she sits on the potty, and the stickers make a path on the little road to the treasure chest. Once she reaches the treasure chest, she gets a pre-determined prize. We have a box of books that we got for free from Border's last week (as far as I know that coupon code is still working) and we're using the books as her rewards.

She is loving it. We set our own requirements to earn stickers - 1 for trying, 2 for going pee, and 3 for poop. She LOVES picking out the stickers, and watching me put them on the chart to see if she's at the treasure chest yet. If she starts to seem reluctant to sit on the potty, I produce the box of books for a few minutes to look at longingly, and that gets her motivated enough to want to earn stickers again.

After over a year of frustration when I was training my first daughter (who is now 10) to use the potty, it seems too good to be true that it could really be this simple. I wish I knew then what I know now!

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Save money on your cable bill

Posted on 4:51 PM comments (4)

First, let me set this up for you.

Last week, I called Comcast to ask them how much it would be to increase my Basic Digital cable package to the Preferred package. I'm embarrassed to say that I wanted to bump it up solely because I wanted to watch the new season of General Hospital Night Shift on Soapnet, and my basic package didn't include Soapnet.

Anyways, the CS rep said it would be $18 more a month. $18! I said no. Then I saw the previews of Night Shift and saw that Antonio Sabato Jr would be rejoining the cast, and I gave in and called back and added it. I know, I'm weak. And there's something wrong with me. I have an addiction to General Hospital.

When I called to upgrade my package, I asked the CS rep if there was any promotion or anything that would make it any cheaper, she checked for what seemed like forever and said that no, sadly there was not.

Ok, now fast forward to today. I was perusing SlickDeals, and came across this thread, talking about a promotion for pre-existing customers, available only online through talking to someone on the website's chat feature.

I didn't think it would work, but hey, I'll spend a few minutes in an online chat to at least try (while eating my lunch and feeding my four-month-old a bottle - beats talking to them on the phone!).

So I went to the online chat through this link. And below is my actual conversation, the only part I edited was my SSN and account number. I'm posting it to show you that it was really that easy.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:10:27 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Hello Lavonne_, Thank you for contacting Comcast Live Chat Support. My name is Marco.19602. Please give me one moment to review your information.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:10:32 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

I will be happy to assist you with your questions today.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:11:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

For identification, could you please verify the last 4 digits of the Social Security Number listed on the account?

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:14:47 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

last 4 digits are ****

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:15:29 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Thank you.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:15:38 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

For account identification can you please provide your account number?

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:15:53 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

yes, just a minute while I get it

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:16:21 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Sure.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:16:22 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Thank you.

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:16:52 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

my account number is *******************

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:17:13 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Thank you for that information.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:17:16 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

While I am looking up your information can you please tell me more about your issue today?

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:18:47 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

A friend of mine just changed her plan to a lower rate, I guess it's a new promotion, and she said it was available to pre-existing customers. I am hoping to get the same rate that she just switched to

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:19:55 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

You mean you want an upgrade?

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:21:11 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

no, I'd like the same package, but there is a promotion for pre-existing customers that would make the cost lower than what I am paying currently

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:21:15 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

She was able to reduce her internet to $3o for 12 months, and her Digital Preferred service from $68 to $48 for 12 months as well, with a free DVR. Her bill will be $79 for 12 months.

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:21:39 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

I would like to see if that rate is available to me as well

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:22:03 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Let me check.

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:22:22 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

thank you

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:22:35 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

You're welcome.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:25:51 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Thank you for waiting, Lavonne. Your internet is at $24 and I have lowered your cable to $48, finishing up with DVRs.

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:27:48 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

you are awesome. Thank you. We were considering switching to the Dish because we're cutting down on our budget, but I like having the On Demand with Comcast. With the rate you lowered me to, we can stay with Comcast for another year. Thank you

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:28:17 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

You're most welcome. I am almost done.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:29:35 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Thank you for waiting. Your request is completed.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:29:38 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Is there anything else I can help you with?

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:30:00 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

can you tell me what my monthly bill will be now?

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:30:45 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

It is $80.

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:31:07 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. This is good for 12 months?

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:31:30 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Yes, good for 12 months. You're welcome.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:31:32 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Is there anything else I can help you with?

Lavonne_(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:31:40 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

No thank you, have a great day.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:32:16 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Thank you for contacting Comcast, it has been a pleasure assisting you today. Please take a moment to participate in the survey by answering the pop-up questions when you click the "end session" button after this chat. We will greatly appreciate your feedback to help us improve our service.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:32:28 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

If you need assistance in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us through Live Chat or E-Mail (available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). Comcast also offers excellent FAQ and Help forums located at www.comcast.com to help you reach a resolution independently.

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:32:30 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

Have a great day!

Marco.19602(Tue Aug 05 2008 11:51:38 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time))>

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Analyst has closed chat and left the room

Not only did he take off the cost of one of my DVRs, but both of them. My cable package (including two DVRs, NOT including internet) was $107 before. Now it's $48! My internet was $27.95, now it's $24. My total bill last month was $143.90. Ugh, I know. So to drop down to $80 is awesome. I imagine with tax and surcharges and whatnot it'll be close to $100, but still, that's almost $50 less per month. Just by spending a few minutes chatting online.

I was almost doing cartwheels in my living room! Almost.

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Heads Up Monday! CVS deals for the next two weeks...

Posted on 8:06 PM comments (1)

**If you're new to the CVS game this post won't make much sense to you. Go here first to read my Beginner's Guide to CVS and learn everything you need to know. Then read the rest of this post for tips on how to make the game work for you, too!

Here's what I see for the week of 8/10:

Money Maker!

Foot Powder:
$7.59 x2 Lamisil AF Defense Powder ($15.18, earns $10 ECBs, limit 1)
-$8 (2) $4/1 Lamisil AF (from 7/20 SS)
$2.82 Profit after coupons and ECBs!

Allergy Medication:
$5.99 Alavert (earns $3 ECBs, limit 1)
-$4 Alavert printable
$1 Profit after coupon and ECBs!

Free!

Skin care:
$5 ECBs when you buy Skin Effects skin care (limit 1)
Buy face wash at $6.99, use $2 coupon from Beauty Book
Free after coupon and ECBs!

Nearly free!

Candy:
Buy $10 of listed candy, get $5 ECBs! (limit 5)
Includes (among others):

$2 M&Ms dark chocolate bags
$2 M&Ms dark chocolate bags
$3 Dove Chocolate bags
$3 Dove Chocolate bags

$10 before coupons

-$.75 M&Ms dark chocolate
-$.75 M&Ms dark chocolate
-$1.50 Dove
-$1.50 Dove (exp 8/17, not sure which week I clipped this from)

$5.50 after coupons, earns $5 ECBs!

Lip Color:
Cover Girl lip color is B1G1 free
Buy 2 Lipslicks at $3.99 each
Use (2) $1/1 CG product (from upcoming 8/3 P&G)
$1 each after sale and coupons!

Other Deals:

$2.99 CVS Tampons Multi Pack, 72-80ct

Buy $25 worth of baby products listed in ad, get $5 ECBs
Includes:
2/$5 Huggies or Playskool wipes
- $1 Huggies (from 6/22 SS)
- $1 Playskool printable
$8.99 Huggies Jumbo pack diapers or Pull-Ups (excludes overnights)
-$1 Huggies diapers (from 6/22 SS and 7/20 SS)
-$2 Pull-Ups (from 7/20 SS)
$2.99 Johnsons buddies, powder, lotion, oil, wash, shampoo, balm, bedtime washcloths, or Desitin
-$2/$2 Desitin or Johnsons baby printable
-$2/$2 Johnsons Buddies printable
-$1 Johnsons Baby Oil printable
-$1 Johnson's Head to toe Baby Wash printable
-$1 Johnsons shampoo printable
-$1 Johnson's Buddies printable
$7.99 Playskool baby toys
2/$3 CVS Cotton Swabs
-$2 off CVS skin care coupon from Beauty Book
$9.99 Umbrella stroller
$23.99 Enfamil can formula
$7.99 So'Dorable baby boots or clogs
25% off Playskool feeding accessories
$14.99 Tinsley Blake Diaper Bag
$7.99 Fleece Baby Blanket or Johnson's First Tough Gift Set
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Here's what I see for the week of 8/17:

(I'll add more to this tomorrow, but for now here are the ECB deals for the week)

Money Maker!

First Aid:
Get $5 ECBs when you buy $10 Band Aid, Neosporin, or Johnson and Johnson first aid products
Ad says prices starting at $0.99 (excludes Neosporin 1oz)
Buy 10 products at $0.99
Use 10 coupons from below:
-$1/1 Band-Aid Product (from 5/18 RP)
-$1/1 Band-Aid Ultra Strips (from 6/22 RP)
-$1/1 Band-Aid Ultra-Strips (from 6/15 SS)
-$1/1 Neosporin Product (from 7/27 SS)
-$1/1 Neosporin Product (from 5/18 RP)
-$1/1 Neosporin Product (from 6/22 RP)
Profit of $5 after coupons and ECBs!

Free!

Razor:
$7.99 Schick Quattro (earns $5 ecbS)
-$3 OR $4 (from 8/3 SS, amount varies by region)
Free or $1 Money Maker after coupon and ECBs!

Nearly Free!

Toothbrush or Toothpaste:
$1.99 Crest or Oral-B Indicator (earns $1 ECB, limit 5)
$1.99 Crest or Oral-B Indicator (earns $1 ECB, limit 5)
-$1/2 Indicator toothbrush or $1/2 Crest (from 8/3 P&G)
$0.50 each after coupon and ECBs!

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My CVS scenarios for the week of 8/3

Posted on 7:15 PM comments (1)

**If you're new to the CVS game this post won't make much sense to you. Go here first to read my Beginner's Guide to CVS and learn everything you need to know. Then read the rest of this post to see how I'm getting $50 worth of stuff at CVS this week for free, and you can too!

Transaction 1:

$4.99 Extreme Energy (earns $4.99 ECBs, limit 1)
$2.99 Colgate Total Advanced (earns $2 ECBs, limit 2)
$1.00x5 (5) Powerade drinks
$2.79 Sure deodorant (on sale B1G1)
$0.00 Sure deodorant

$15.77 before coupons

-$2/$10 CVS coupon
-$1.50/1 Colgate Total printable, or here (or from August All You magazine)
-$5.00 (5) $1/1 Powerade (from 7/13 SS)
-$2.79 Sure B1G1 (from 6/29 SS)

$4.48 after coupons, earns $6.99 ECBs!
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Transaction 2:

$2.49 Oral-B Advantage toothbrush (earns $1.50 ECBs, limit 3)
$2.49 Oral-B Advantage toothbrush (earns $1.50 ECBs)
$9.99 Gilette Fusion Razor (earns $3 ECBs)

$14.97 before coupons

-$2/$10 CVS coupon
-$2 (2) Oral-B advantage (from 8/3 P&G)
-$4 Gillette Fusion (from 8/3 P&G)

$6.97 after coupons, earns $6 ECBs!
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Transaction 3:

$2.49 Oral-B Advantage toothbrush (earns $1.50 ECBs)
$3.69 Pert Plus shampoo (on sale B1G1)
$0.00 Pert Plus shampoo
$1.99 Suave Body Wash (on sale B1G1)
$0.00 Suave Body Wash
$2.99 Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste (earns $2 ECBs)

$11.16 before coupons

-$2/$10 CVS coupon
-$1.00 Oral-B advantage (from 8/3 P&G)
-$3.69 (2) $2/1 Pert Plus, second one will most likely have to be adjusted down (from 6/29 SS)
-$1.99 B1G1 Suave coupon (from 7/13 RP)
-$1.50 Colgate Total printable, or here (or from August All You magazine)

$0.98 after coupons, earns $3.50 ECBs!
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Weekly Totals:

Price of all products: $50.37
ECBs spent: $13.93
ECBs earned: $17.99

Profit of $4.06!

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New CVS $2/$10 coupon!

Posted on 2:01 PM comments (1)

Thanks to my new best friend Jessica (you know, the one who hooked me up with the Kodak DVD $5 off coupons) for letting me know that there's a new $2/$10 CVS coupon available to print online. Off of ANY purchase, not just CVS brand. And this one is good until Sept. 28! In case you didn't do the math, that's over 7 weeks of usage!!
I see lots of little ten-dollar orders in my future...

Here's how you can get yours:

Go to the Richmond Parents Monthly Family Magazine site, and click on the picture of the magazine. The entire magazine will open in PDF format, the coupon is on page 30.
I suggest saving a copy on your computer in case the site takes it down before the coupon expires (you never know!).

**If you're not getting all of your hair care products, teeth care products, soaps, diapers, and other toiletries and paper products for free or nearly free, then the above coupon and my post here can change your life. Seriously, check it out and email me if you have questions! :)

And if you came here looking for my CVS scenarios for the week, or my Heads Up Monday posts, they're coming! I've had a lot to do around the house today and have only had time to sit down at the computer for a few minutes. Hubs gets home at 5 and I should be able to take the time to work on them after we eat dinner. Check back this evening! :)

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My CVS loot from this week

Posted on 11:56 AM comments (3)

Ok, I ended up doing the candy deal after all. And it was nice to get the intuition razors for next to nothing after working them into a couple of scenarios.

Here's how I did:

Thanks to Jessica, a reader who emailed me and offered to send me 3 $5 off Kodak Picture DVD coupons, I was able to come out ahead this week, about $20! Jessica, the coupons did come on Saturday, so thank you, thank you, thank you again for thinking of me and being kind enough to send them!

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Super Cheap DVDs with code at Blockbuster.com

Posted on 10:10 AM comments (2)

Now through 9/1/08, when you use coupon code augappreciation, you'll get $10 off of your order of $10 or more at Blockbuster.com! The fine print (see below) says you can use the code once per account, not per person, so I used multiple accounts to do multiple orders (more Christmas gifts!).

Shipping is free for used DVDs, so that's all I bought. If you are a paid subscriber, you get 10% off of used DVDs and 5% off of new DVDs, but you don't need to be a paid subscriber to use the code.

Here's how to register for a free account without signing up for a free trial for their paid subscription membership:

Make sure you're signed out, add your movie/s to your cart, and click "checkout". It will give you the option to sign in or checkout without an account. Click "checkout" and it will prompt you to register (free, no subscription). Register, place your order with coupon code, and sign out. Repeat, with a different email address.

Also, I got an "unable to process order" a couple times when checking out. Just click submit again, it'll go through.

Here's what I bought (all used, so shipping is free):

-Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Win a Date With Todd Hamilton, total after coupon and tax; $0.83 (after 10% off, this one I did with a subscription)

-Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, Chasing Liberty, total after coupon and tax: $0.16 (after 10%, this is the last one I did with a subscription)

-Grease 2, Starsky and Hutch, total after coupon and tax: $0.51

-Unaccompanied Minors, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, total after coupon and tax: $0.83

-Guess Who, Last Kiss, total after coupon and tax: $0.83

-Just Like Heaven, Holiday, total after coupon and tax: $0.56

-Anchorman, Simply Irresistible, total after coupon and tax: $0.51

-Strawberry Shortcake, Alex and Emma, total after coupon and tax: $0.51

-The Sum of all Fears, Stuck on You, total after coupon and tax: $0.51

-Primal Fear, Runaway Jury, total after coupon and tax: $0.51

-Out of Time, The Forgotten, total after coupon and tax: $0.83

-Nick of Time, The Village, total after coupon and tax: $0.51

-The Vanishing, Phone Booth, total after coupon and tax: $0.51

-Vanilla Sky, Eye for an Eye, total after coupon and tax $0.51

Altogether, 28 DVDs for $8.13, with free shipping!!

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