FREE Honey Nuts Cheerios Sample

Honey Nut Cheerios is offering a FREE sample (HERE).

Happy Shopping!

FREE Sample of Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray has been offering FREE samples of its sparkling fruit beverage on and off for the last few weeks.  To get one go HERE.

FREE Sample from Downy

Downy is offering a FREE sample today!  Just click (HERE) on their site and put in your information.

FB Shampoo Give-a-Ways

There are a couple of products giving away samples or coupons for FREE hair care on their Facebook pages right now.  These offers are limited so you may have to get on this quickly.

Aussie (HERE)

and Herbal Essences (HERE)

FREE Sample from Purex

Purex is offering a FREE laundry detergent sample on their site (HERE).  Not sure how long this will last so hurry over!

FREE Sample of Bare Minerals Moisturizer

Sephora, inside JC Penney is offering a coupon for Free samples of Bare Minerals Purely Nourishing Mousturizer (HERE).





Print coupon + stop in a pick up your FREE sample = Profit!

Free Crest Pro Health Samples

Waltmart's webpage (HERE) is showing a FREE sample of Crest Pro Health available, as well as valuable coupons!

Get yours while they last.

FREE Pantine Sample

If you could not get the Free shampoo sample earler today, try this one!  Pantine is giving away a free trial sample on their facebook page (HERE).

Coupons and Deals 6/27

While wandering the interwebs today I found these coupons and deals for you:

Tylenol Precise

Clorox Products

Honey Nut Cheerios

Snuggle

McDonald's (strawberry lemonaid)

Quest Low Carb Protene Bar (Free Sample)


Happy shopping!

FREE Snuggle Fabric Softener

Snuggle is giving away FREE samples of their fabric softener (HERE).

FREE Sample of Fekkai Shampoo and Conditioner

Head on over to the P&G Facebook page (HERE) and fill out your form to get a FREE sample of Fekkai shampoo and conditioner.

FREE Sample of new SHOUT product!

Brand new FREE samples from shout (HERE).

Suave coupon / sample giveaway

Suave has a game on their website (HERE).  If you play and win you could get coupons or samples!

BR FREE Ice Cream

Basking RObbins if offering a FREE Scope of Icecream when you purchase one with this coupon (HERE)!

Coupons and Deals: June 25

Here are this weekend's coupons:

Jack Daniels BBQ Sauce

Puppy Chow

Pedialyte

Benadryl

V-8

Bacardi Mixers

TGI Friday's Mixable Cocktails

Pine-Sol

Alpo Dog Food

Coupons and Deals: June 24th

Found these coupons and deals on my travels today:

Lever 2000

Dannon

Magnum Ice Cream Bars

Nivea

AWWWWWH Sugar, Sugar....(Well Fake Sugar Anyway)!

Splenda is offering a FREE sample (HERE).

As well as coupons!

I Scream for ICE Cream!!!

Bryers is offering a coupon on their Ice cream (HERE)

Which you can stack with a Target coupon (HERE)

Where Does She Get Those Marvelous Toys?

Lately I have been sorting coupons on the train to and from work.  Its actually a nice relaxing exercise but, almost always, someone asks me about couponing.  Among the questions asked are often “Are you one of  THOSE people?”  “How do you keep track of all of it?”  “Where do you get them all?” and  “Does it really work?”

I have been doing this a bit less time than other people but I will try to answer each question with a post on this blog.  The first one I want to address with you is. “Where do you get all those coupons!?!?!”

I have two main sources for my coupons, the Internet and publications.  In addition, I occasionally trade coupons with a friend from my office.

(1) Publications.

Sunday Paper.  By far the best publication to get coupons is the insert in your Sunday news paper.  Now most areas are served by more than one paper and not all papers serving your area will have the same insert.  For example, my area is served by both the Chicago Sun Times and the Chicago Tribune.  Often these paper’s get different inserts and sometimes the same inserts have different coupons.  In the past few weeks I have been buying both to be sure I get the full variety of coupons.

Magazines. Second to the Sunday paper are magazines.  Many magazines sport the occasional coupon but the best magazine for coupons I have found so far, is called “All You” which is sold in most Wal-Mart stores and has a website (HERE). 

(2) Internet.

The Internet seems to have overtaken paper publications as the best place to find coupons.  Coupons can be found on the web in virtually every corner (get it…”virtually”  I said there would humor folks…didn’t say it would be good humor). 

Independent sites.  There are third party sites like the one for All You Magazine which offer online coupons.  One of the best I have found is Coupons.com (HERE). 

Store sites. Store who offer coupons often post them on their websites.  Many stores, like Jewel (HERE) and Dominick’s (HERE) offer specific coupons with their rewards cards.  Other stores, like Target (HERE), simply offer their coupons to everyone.

Manufacturer Sites. Many manufacturers also post coupons directly on their sites. Sometimes these coupons are of higher value than the ones in the Sunday paper insert.  Here are a few manufacturers who post coupons on their websites:

Tyson  

Bayer Aspirin

Brita Filters

Woolite

Colgate

This Site.  There are other sites and facebook pages which talk about coupons.  Often items are spammed throughout the day.  Unfortunately, the demands of my “day job” won’t let me participate that actively.  BUT I will be making a daily and /or weekly post with coupons I find about the Internet so you can catch these offers too. A few I found in my travels today are:

Jello

Viva

Well those are currently my main streams of  coupons.  I note that there are sites out there that will sell you coupons (called “cutting services”) and I am honestly not sure how I feel about it.  For now I will just stick with the above.  Please chime in below if you know of a good source for coupons.

Happy shopping!
-K

Twix Game

Click HERE to register and play a quick game for a chance at a FREE Twix bar. Just check off "I don't have a code to play."

Prilosec FREE sample @ CostCo

Costco is giving away a small sample of Prilosec.

Click (HERE) to see the site.

Tide Free sample

Who likes clean cothes?  I like clean clothes.  I am sure you do too.  Well tide is doing a give-a-way and still has about 5000 left. 

Simply go to their Facebook page (HERE) and watch a short video.  Then answer the question they ask (HERE).  Once you answer correctly a form will pop up for you to fill out so then can send you the sample.

FREE Aveda Samples to first 30,000

Aveda is offering FREE samples to the first 30,000 people who request. 

Just head over to their Facebook Page (HERE), Click "Like" and fill in your information.  A message should pop up stating if you are one of the first 30,000.

Target Deal: I Can't Believe it's Not Butter

Here is a double for you:

Target has a coupon on their website (HERE) for $0.50/1 off of  I Can't Believe its Not Butter.

Pair that with this online coupon (HERE) for $1/1 on the same and you will get $1.50 off their regular price of $2.49 (prices can vary between stores). 

That leaves you with a cooking staple for only $0.99!

SHOUT! For a FREE Sample!

Shout is offering a FREE color catcher sample.  Just go (HERE) and fill in your information.

A Little Help for Allergy Season

If you are an allergy sufferor, you will love this one.

Walmart is selling Zyrtec for (approx.) $5.27.  Take this coupon in (HERE) and get 5ct for $0.27!

FREE Sample of Kaboom

Free sample of Kaboom cleaner HERE!!!

Type in "freekaboomtixc" at the bottom of the page.

Falling asleep this afternoon?

Head over to Au Bon Pan between 2-6pm for a FREE iced coffee.  Check it out (HERE)!  Looks like you don't even need a coupon!

Petco: Free Catfood

PetCo is offering two free cans of catfood (HERE), for all of you cat lovers out there.

M&M Pretzel Deal @ CVS

Last Sunday (6/19) Smart Saver had a coupon for $1/1 bag of M&Ms Pretzel.  The coupon does not state a size so you can use them on the regular "single serving" size, which makes this a good deal!

Now lets make it a GREAT deal.  CVS is offering a "buy 2 get 1 free" deal on this candy.  So you can do this:

(1) Purchase M&M Pretzel Package 1 @ $1.19 - $1.00 coupon = $0.19
(2) Purchase M&M Pretzel Package 2 @ $1.19 - $1.00 coupon = $0.19
(3) Get M&M Pretzel Package 3 for FREE!

Works out to be about $0.12 a package.

CVS FB Fan Drive

CVS is running a Facebook fan drive.  If you go (HERE) to their facebook page and "Like" them, they you will see their fan drive page.  Click on the offer and it will let you register an email address.  If they reach their Tier 1 goal you will get a 20% off shopping coupon, and at their Tier 2 goal, you get 25%!

NOM NOM NOM FREE Peanut Butter Sample!

Target has a sample site (HERE) which is offering FREE samples of Jif to go!

FREE Nivea Body Wash Sample

Head over HERE to get your free sample of Nivea Body Wash.

Deal on Suave Body Lotion at Target

Suave Natural's Body Lotion is on Sale this week at Target for $2.69 each

Use the $1/1 Mfr Coupon (HERE) + the $0.75 / 1 Target coupon (HERE) making your price as low as $0.94 each!

Free Slice of Cheesecake @ the Cheesecake Factory!

The Cheesecake Factory is offering a free piece of that wonderful cheesecake (or layer cake) for every $30 you spend, now through June 28th.

Just print the coupon you find HERE



NOM NOM NOM cheesecake!

Hersey Bliss chocolate FREE at CVS

Here is a good one to start off your Sunday / Father's day.

Recall we spoke a bit about store rewards (HERE).  Well starting 6/19 CVS is offering Hersey's Bliss Chocolate at $5.99 each.  Normally, $5.99 would NOT be deal worthy.  But CVS is offering to refund you the $5.99 in Extra Care Bucks!

 You must have have an Extra Care Card for this deal to work.  Obtaining the ECC is free and can be done online (if you wish to wait for them to send it to you) or in store.  Swipe your ECC at the register during check out and a ticket similar to this:

(Yours will be for $5.99 and have your name printed on it.)  That is your Extra Care Bucks!  They are good towards future purchases!  I will be using a few ECBs from prior transactions on this transaction!  Remember your ECB's will expire so keep them handy for future purchases.

Happy shopping!

**Double Coupon Days!!* K MART

Alright folks, last one for this morning (but this one is a biggie), as I am heading out for the day.

Shopping at stores that double coupons is one of the ways that those people on TLC's Extreme Couponing manage such great savings.  Unfortunately very few stores in the Chicago area ever offer double coupon days (check your area for stores that do).

One store that does is K MART!  They only do it on occasion and when they do there are many restrictions (man they are gong to love me coming in with my two binders full of coupons).  Here are the details:

• Double Coupons only happening at SELECT K Mart Stores (check HERE to see if there is a store in your area).
• Coupons only double up to $0.99 -- This means if you have a coupon for $0.65 off a product, you wont get $1.30 off the product, only $0.99.
• You can only participate in this if you have the K Mart Shop your way rewards card.  The card is FREE and you can get it in store or HERE.
• Coupon doubles ends 6/25.

Happy Shopping!

Pinesol half price at Walmart

Pinsol is currently selling fr $1.98 / 1 at Walmart,  grab this coupon (HERE) and head over to pick yours up for just $0.98!

Happy shopping!

Macy's coupon: good until 1pm today

If you are heading to Macy's this morning you may want to take along this coupon (HERE) to save $10 off any purchase $25 or more.


Happy Shopping!

Prevacid Deal at Target

Ok.  The last few days you have seen me win at shopping.  Now here is a chance for you to try.  For heartburn sufferors, Target now has a good deal on Prevacid. This is how it works:

Target has Prevacid (42 ct) on sale for $24.50 (That is a single hit!) through 6/18

Take this $3/1 online coupon (Now you're a double!!):

found HERE!  And stack it with this $4/1 Target coupon (Triple territory!!!):

Found HERE!

Lets see your math:

Prevacid (42 ct) regular price (aporx.) $28.99

• Score on sale (today is the last day) for $24.50
• Use $3/1 online mfr. coupon
• Use $4/1 online Target coupon
• Pay only $17.50!
• Your savings (aprox.) 29%*

*In most cases I will not consider posting deals unless they are 40% or more off.  However medications and certain other accessaries may never see that high of savings so I consider this a good deal and worth attention.

Free tall Coffee (hot or iced) this weekend at cosi

Just stop in and say the word "REFRESH" to get that FREE wake-me-up.  Looks like Cosi will be putting up a new code each Friday to get free coffee.  If you want to keep tabs on this offer then go HERE and "Like" their facebook page.

Target / Petsmart Shopping Trip: The Math

OK folks here is how the math breaks down on my $44 spending spree.

(1) 5 x Pawsafe cleaners regularly priced @ $3.99 each but brought down to FREE using the technique described HERE. 

(2) 10 x Smart Ones frozen dinners regulary priced @ $1.99 each but brought down to $0.99 each using the techique described HERE. 

(3) 2 x Archer Farms frozen pizza regularly priced @ $4.99 each but on sale 2/$9.  Used Target store coupon found HERE to take $1 off when purchasing two frozen pizzas, making the deal 2/$8.  In addtion, Target will give you a 2 ltr. Coke product with the purchse of each Archer Farms frozen pizza (limited time) (valued at $1.89 each).

(4) 3 x Sally Hanson nail files regularly $0.99 each but brought down to FREE using a MFR coupon from last Sunday's paper for $2 off of any nail tool purchase costing $3 or more + Target store coupon found HERE for $1 off any Sally Hansen nail purchase.  (note I did this twice in two separate transactions fora total of 6 nail files).

(5) 5 x Vitamen water regularly priced at $1.49 and on sale for $1.00 each.

(6) 5 x Lipton Brisk lemonaid regularly priced at $1.49 and on sale for $1.00 each. 

(7) 1 x Glade Carpet Fresh @ $1.97 (we needed it). 

(8) 1 x UP Dryer Sheets @ $3.99 - $1 from Target store coupon found HERE = $2.99 (we needed it).

(9) 2 x Aussie Hair Products @ 3.54 each but on sale for $2.50 each - $1 coupon from last Sunday's insert (taken off each one) = $1.50 each.

(10) 2 x UP and UP pain relief (asprin equivalent) 24ct on sale for $0.99 - $.50 coupon found HERE = $0.49 each.

(11) 1 x 3ct Zest pack regularly priced at $2.49 but on sale for $1.99 - $1 off coupon from 5/26 Sunday Insert = $0.99 (or $0.33 each).

(12) 1 x 6pck Up and UP paper towel Sale $6.64 - $1 Target coupon found HERE = $5.64

Total Retail: $91.26
Total Spent: $43.56

Total Saved: $47.70 (roughly 53%)

Target/Petsmart Shopping Trip

Stopped off to pick up some things today.  Spent just over $40 and got:

Later tonight I will post how the coupons and deals worked to get all of that.

Free: Estee Lauder Even Skintone Illuminator Sample Packet

Estee Lauder is offering a sample packet in the mail for their facebook friends.  Click the link and "like" them for a form to fill out and get yours.

Petsmart Shopping Trip

We talked (HERE) about Singles, Doubles, Triples and home run coupon scores.  Most of the time I am looking for Doubles and Triples and that elusive Home Run.  Singles often don't meet my mark (more on that in future posts) so I don't consider them worth doing.  A coupon for Smart One Meals does not get the blood pumping.  Two coupons?  ok I am listening.

Well tonight I hit a double and I am pretty proud!

Here are the results of my shopping trip to Petsmart:

My Petsmart told me that they regularly sold Pawsafe cleaners for $3.99 a bottle.  But they are discontinued now for $.99 a bottle. With the coupon mentioned earlier this week (HERE) for $1 off of one, they were practically FREE (had to pay the sales tax).

So here is how it went:

$3.99 x 10 = $39.99
Clearance price of $2.00 off a bottle x 10 = $9.99
Use $1.00 off manufacturer coupons found HERE x10 = the store owing you $.09.

Yep.  Caused a bit of a register meltdown.  Turns out they just don't accomodate people like us who walk out with them owing us money.  So the register person politely asked me to pay the $.69 sales tax, and I did so (with a big ole grin on my face the whole time).

Savings Tally: $10

BWAWAWAHAHAHAHA!  This is going to be fun!

Wallets Gift Cards and Free Shipping, Oh my!

Ok folks  Sherpani out of Boulder Colorado is offering $15 Free Gift cards for the asking just by emailing: facebook@sherpani.com

Many things on their WEBSITE  are priced at, or below $20.  Also they are giving you Free shipping with this offer.  Looks like this one is today only so you better get crackin'!

Here is a video of a cute reversible bag I am considering:

Free Sample of Frizz Ease Smooth Start Repairing Shampoo AND Conditioner

Curly Haired People Unite!!

John Frieda is giving away a free sample of its Frizz-Ease Smooth Start Repairing Shampoo AND Conditioner!

Click HERE and and fill out your name and address to get a free sample!

Couponing Basics: Making the System Work for YOU!

“I don’t use coupons!  The companies put them out there so we will spend more money!”  Yep you are right.  Coupons are a form of advertising.  The manufacturers know that if you try the product you might like it, and if you like the product you might buy it again.  You may even tell your friends about it so their little product has that word of mouth buzz all advertisers crave.  But is there a way to turn the tables and get a good deal?  I think there is if you stick to some simple rules.

Singles are Good Doubles are Better!

I think of coupons like a baseball diamond.  Let’s say you were hungry and budget conscious.  So rather than eating out you decide to stop off at a Target superstore and grab a frozen dinner.  In fact, you will grab enough for the week so you don’t have to stop off each night on your way home.  Now if target had frozen dinner’s on sale then you might think, “Wow, that is awesome I’ll get those!”  A coupon is just a sale with pre planning.  Rather than leaving it up to fate, some people enjoy the saving so much that they are willing to do a bit of snipping and stick the paper in their wallets for the next time they need frozen food.  Coupons can be found in your Sunday paper insert or on the internet.  Many times stores put up coupons like this one from Target: Target Smart One Coupon

Which offers $5 off of the purchase of 10 Smart Ones frozen meals.  Since smart ones typically run about $1.99 a box at Target, your cost would regularly be $19.90 for 10.  If you use the coupon, you could get $5 off of that price dropping you down to $14.90 or $1.48 a box.  Hey that is pretty good!

But what if we could do better?  We can.

Coupons generally come in two varieties, Store made (like the one from target above) and manufacturer made, like this one: Manufacturer Smart Ones Coupon

Which will save you $4.00 when you purchase 10 boxes of Smart Ones?  When you use a manufacturer’s coupon at a store like Target, the store collects all of the coupons and turns them back into the manufacturer for payment.  This means that manufacturer coupons are as good as cash to the retailers.  As a result, most stores will let you add a manufacturer coupon and a store coupon together on the same item (called “stacking”). 

Where our single hit of a coupon bringing the transaction total down to $14.90 was good, our double brings your $10 boxes of Smart Ones down to just $10.90!  That is just $1.09 a box!  Feeding myself for just over $1 a meal is not too shabby.

In addition to stacking coupons most stores will allow you to take the coupon off of sale priced items as well (unless the terms on the coupon expressly forbid it).

So we have two ways to get a double on our Smart Ones:

(1) Manufacturer coupon + store coupon = Double; or

(2) Manufacturer coupon or store coupon + Sale = Double.

But can we do better?  Sometimes we can.

Triples are Awesome!

If stacking coupons or staking a coupon with a sale is a double, then a triple would be when you hit all three.  This is when you should start to consider buying in larger quantities because the savings really start to add up.  Let’s go back to our Smart Ones example.  What if Target put the meals on sale for $1.75 each + our manufacturer coupon + our Target coupon?  Well then your total price would be: $7.75!!! or $.75 a box.

“Wait, wait, wait…” you say, “the store won’t put it on sale, because they know that there are coupons out there.”  You are correct, it doesn’t happen often but it does occur.  Part of getting the most out of this is jumping on these deals when they come up so that you don’t have to pay more for the same merchandize later.  So when a triple comes up, we should seriously consider it.  (I will be looking this weekend to see if Target puts Smart Ones on Sale.)

In addition to stacking two types of coupons + a sale, there is other ways (though less common) to get a triple.  One way is when you can add store coupon + manufacturer coupon + retailer perks (such as Register Rewards from Walgreens or Extra Care Bucks from CVS). Retail perks don’t really offer you money off of your present transaction, but instead give you dollars towards future transactions. It’s fairly rare that a store which offers a regular reward program, will also offer a store coupon. 

Rather, the last triple example is far more common.  That is when you can stack a Sale + Manufacturer Coupon + Retailer Perks.  For example, Two weeks ago Cover Girls New line of cosmetics (called “Naturals”) dropped a coupon in the P&G insert for $5.00 off when you buy 2.  This past Sunday, CVS put CG Mascara on Sale for $8 and Lipstick on Sale for $7 and when you spend $15 you get $5.00 back in Easy Care Bucks 

Sale of $15 for 2 Cover Girl Naturals - $5.00 ECB - $5.00 Coupon from 6/5 P&G insert = $5 for a brand new Lipstick and mascara.  $2.50 each?  Yeah I will do that.

So our triples are:

(1)   Manufacturer Coupon + Store Coupon + Sale;

(2)   Manufacturer Coupon + Store Coupon + Retailer Perks; or

(3)   Manufacturer Coupon + Store Sale + Retailer Perks.

This is where we get into serious savings people. 

But brace yourself there is a holy grail…

But Home Plate is Where You Want to Be!

Well its pop quiz time!  If you have been paying attention then you should know what a home run will be!  Post your guess below!

Awsome People

I looked at my fiancé' and stated firmly..."It was NOT my fault!"

Maybe it was because he has heard this from me before, or maybe it was because these were the first words out of my mouth when I came home from work, but he stared at me with googily eyes (O.o) and asked.. "WHAT is not your fault?"

I explained that I was on the train quietly sorting coupons, when this lady said "Hey, are you one of those extreme couponers?!?!!?"  At that most eyes around were on me.

Me: "Umm not really extreme.  I mean I don't get thousands of dollars in groceries for pennies, but yeah I do use coupons."
Train Rider: "yeah but you do it"
Me: "yes"
Train Rider:  "Well, HOW do you do it?"

From there my train car had a chat about coupons, stacking, rules, and generally how things work.  There was even a note taken or two and comments tossed in from other train riders who were listening.

So to the nice Metra riding lady, I say thanks for listening last night, to the people in the car I say sorry if the conversation got a bit loud as people asked questions and to the rest of you I say, yep that is why I decided to do this.

Free Crest Complete Sample Pack?

This post is a bit of a mystery.  Oprah.com has a survey up for crest complete.  If you answer their questions correctly (you have kids, you make the buying decisions, you watch OWN).  Then you get the opportunity to put in your information for a free sample of Crest complete.

Here is the link: Crest Survey 6/15/11


Good luck!

Whew! this blogging thing is hard!

Clearly I need a pick-me-up to get through the day!  Oh look!  Free Chocolate!  Yep that will do it!

Thorton's Gas Station: Free Offers

Those of you with Thorton's gas stations in your area are in luck.  For hitting "Like" on their Facebook Page you can get free items.

Today's items seem to be a Monster drink  and a Sniker's Bar

Free Sample From Purex

Fill out the form Here to get either a $1.00 off coupon instantly or a free sample mailed to you!

Harley's Barkin' Bargain: Petsmart Pawsafe Cleaners FREE

Many of you know my Huskies, Harley Quinn and Rand.  Well even the dogs in our house look for bargains, and Harley found this one for you!

Pet Smart is running a deal on Pawsafe cleaners for $.99!  Grab this coupon below and get yours for FREE!

Because who does not like a good snuggle in the grass!

$1 off MFR Coupon for Pawsafe

To coupon or not to coupon...that is the question!

Blink…blink…blink… yep the cursor is definitely mocking me.  Its saying “are you really one of those blog people?”  Honestly I don’t know.  This thing started by watching that show on TLC (Extreme Couponing), where people get $600+ worth of groceries for less than $10.  I found myself sitting there thinking.. ”yeah that is great and all but who WANTS a room full of toothpaste and toilet paper?”  The small two bedroom home I share with my fiancé, Pablo, would never put up with it. Our two huskies, Harley Quinn and Rand would never put up with it.  Even the cat would look at me funny.

*House pictured
here is waaaaaaaaay
cooler looking than my own

But what if we could take that stuff and give it away?  I think one of the people followed on EC did just that.  Can someone really do this couponing thing well enough that they can open up a type of food bank?  Could I?  Is it possible (on a smaller scale) just to do this well enough to make an actual difference in the grocery budgets of the people around me?  It seemed to me that this might be an idea worth trying out.

Now I want to pause here to let you know that I am not insane.  I know that most couponing people don’t save 90% or more on their grocery trips, nor do I expect to save anywhere near that. Also those people devote upwards of 40 hours a week to these deals and I already have a job.  So what was I going to do?  I decided to experiment with couponing over this summer to see how much I can save and how much time it would cost.  My coupon experiment will consist of the following:

*Not Really easy

• Getting Coupons; 
• Organizing the materials for use;
• Purchasing “deals” with the coupons; and
• Tracking the savings and the time spent getting it.

Easy right?

I started clipping coupons, and do you know what?  There are a deal or two to be had out there!  Every time I made a score, I felt pretty good about it and even boasted about it at the office.  That is when one plucky co-worker (yeah you know who you are) decided I should write a blog about the deals I find.  When I brought up the idea to Pablo he just smiled and said, "yes, you must use your powers for good."

So here I am, with the mocking cursor just waiting for me to decide whether I have the talent to do this. I can promise you this, when I find a decent deal I will post it here for all of you to get as well.  So follow me for the next three months and lets find out whether this couponing thing actually works at all or whether the cursor is right.

Blink…Blink…Blink…