Free Greeting Card

I have seen these offers often from thecardstore.com and it is back again. I didn't even know it was National Friendship Day, but if you want to say Hi to a friend with a cute card for cheap, this is the place to do it! Go to http://www.shop4freebies.com/offer/FREE-Personalized-Greeting-Card to find out how to score your FREE greeting card with free shipping. Offer expires August 5th so act fast!

Kroger Deal of the Day!

If you have a Kroger Plus card, you can load a daily deal to your account each day through August 11th. Go to http://www.softcoin.com/Sites/Kroger_CartBuster/Page/DealOfDayPage and select Kroger, then sign in to your account to load today's deal of the day. Best to do this in the morning, as the available coupons will dissapear quickly!

Revitalization!

Alrighty folks. I'm really new to this blogging stuff (overall) but as much as I love to write and as much as I love to coupon, I think it is time I paired the two. Lately I've been feeling like I need to find some kind of purpose in life, something that I am good at and that I love doing, outside of my music stuff and outside of being a mommy. I figure this is worth a shot. I know people who make a lot of money doing this, and I can say that I'm not aiming to do that (not right away, in any event), but I am aiming to just spread the word about local coupons and deals. I know many of you will enjoy these posts and I hope to keep them interesting and fun, and maybe even give you an insight into who I am, and what I do all day. I'm not a big talker, as a general rule, but that doesn't mean there isn't stuff going on inside my head at every moment! I want to show the world a little piece of me, a little piece of my life, and hopefully give them a good bargain in the process. Please "Like" my page, spread the word, and happy savings!

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Pooh Giveaway

Mommies with Cents is hosting an awesome giveaway for Pooh Bear books and stuffed animals. Read her post here: http://www.mommieswithcents.com/2010/09/kohls-cares-winnie-the-pooh-books-plush-giveaway.html. Good luck!

Great Shopping Trip

Normally my husband and I shop at the Commissary for our primary grocery needs, because they are often the cheapest and there is no tax. However, lately I've been doing pretty good at Kroger. Kroger will double coupons up to $1, and if you have a good coupon and are able to mix it with a good sale price, you can make out pretty well. Let me tell you about today's trip.

I bought 10 items, and after everything rung up, I paid only $7.98. That's about 80 cents a product. Every single item had a coupon, and three of them had freebie coupons:

1) Country Bob's All Purpose Sauce-$3.79
*With free coupon found here-FREE

2) Goldfish Cinnamon Graham Crackers-$2.19
*after 75 cent coupon plus 25 cent Kroger bonus-$1.19

3) Chicken of the Sea canned tuna-$0.89
*after 25 cent coupon plus 25 cent Kroger bonus-$0.49

4) Colgate toothbrush-$2.50
*after $1.49 Plus Card savings, 55 cent coupon plus 45 cent Kroger bonus-$0.01

5) Welch's refridgerated juice-$2.09
*after 75 cent coupon plus 25 cent Kroger bonus-$1.09

6) Coffee Mate 16 oz Hazelnut creamer-$1.59
*after 75 cent coupon plus 25 cent Kroger bonus-$0.59

7) Inernational Delight 16 oz creamer-$1.56
*after 23 cent Plus Card savings, 40 cent coupon plus 40 cent Kroger bonus-$0.53

8) Chavrie Goat Cheese-$5.99
*with free coupon found here-FREE

9) Dole salad mix-$3.18
*with $1 off coupon-$2.18

10) Bananas-$1.09
*with free coupon from Chiquita email inquiry-FREE

That's how you do it! One thing I learned about recently that you can easily do too is to email various companies to tell them either that you like their product or that there was a problem and some of them will send you nice coupons, like Chiquita did for me. :-) What awesome shopping trips have you had lately?

Birthday Freebies

I just celebrated a birthday and I'm still enjoying the perks of some of these freebies. Keep in mind, some will send you an email the week before your birthday and the coupon will expire a week after your birthday. Some send it right on your birthday and it expires (usually) a week later. A few are only good on your birthday and a couple come through snail mail. I would suggest you set up a "junk" email account so you're not bothered by a bunch of promo emails. However, don't forget to check that account regularly, as a lot of these eclubs will often send you something just for signing up, and they also send you perks throughout the year as well.

Some freebies are better than others. My favorite are the entrees. Get water to drink and you have a whole meal for free. I usually still tip though so the meal ends up costing a couple bucks. Still, not bad! Some of them require a meal purchase so they're really only useful if you had intended to go there anyway. And the buy one get one free offers are best if you plan to go out with a friend. In any event, happy birthday and happy freebie finding!

Best Birthday Freebies

Breakfast:

Denny’s-free Grand Slam breakfast (only on your birthday)

First Watch-free entrée

Appetizers:

Buca di Beppo-free small dessert or small appetizer (with entrée purchase)

Joe’s Crab Shack-free appetizer with entrée

Lone Star Steak House-join the eclub for a free appetizer with entrée purchase on your birthday

Texas Roadhouse-free appetizer of sidekick of ribs with entrée purchase

Entrees:

BD’s Mongolian Grill-free stir fry

Benihana-free meal

Moe’s Southwest Grill-free entrée

Noodles and Co-free bowl of noodles

Red Lobster-$5 off two adult dinner entrées

Red Robin-free gourmet burger (entrée)

Ruby Tuesday-free burger/sandwich entrée (back page of menu)

Spaghetti Warehouse-free spaghetti entrée and spumoni sundae

Drinks:

Borders-free coffee

Caribou Coffee – Create an account and be sure to update it with your birthday. They will send you a coupon for a free coffee drink on your birthday.

Dunkin Donuts-free beverage

Sonic-FREE medium Tots, a regular CreamSlush® Treat or a medium drink

Starbucks-free large drink (with registered card)

Tropical Smoothie Café-join Club Tropical for a free smoothie on your birthday

Ice Cream/Dessert:

Applebee’s-free dessert shooter with entrée purchase

Baskin Robbins-free scoop

Ben & Jerry’s-free scoop

Buffalo Wild Wings-free dessert

Champps-free slice of mile high ice cream pie (with any purchase)

Chili’s-brownie sundae with purchase of entrée

Dairy Queen-BOGO 16 oz Blizzard (join the club at the bottom of the page)

Friendly’s-free single cone with any purchase

Great American Cookies-cookie cake slice

MaggieMoo’s-free kid’s size ice cream on your birthday

Rita’s-buy one get one free

TGI Friday’s-join Give Me More Stripes for free dessert with entrée purchase

The Melting Pot-free chocolate fondue for 2 (when you purchase any Big Night Out or the combination of any two individual entrees and a cheese fondue)

Tumbleweed-free Margarita sundae

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