The Frugal Muse

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Freebies and Moneymakers at Staples this week!

This week at Staples, a 12 pack of Bic Stic Grip Ballpoint pens is on sale for $1. Use this $1/1 printable coupon to get them free!

Through 6/13/09, you can also get 20 free copies of your résumé plus 40 free business cards through Staples' Career Stimulus Program.

The following items are available through Staples' rebate program. It's easy- just submit for the rebates online, and they'll mail you a check! This is a great way to save on your office supply needs!

PLUS– and here's where the deal gets really sweet– Staples apparently accepts competitors coupons, so if you do these deals tomorrow (5/4), you can use this $10/$50 purchase from Office Depot to make some money on these Free After Rebate items. Awesome!

Here's what you can get:

Casio KL 60L Label Maker $19.99
Submit for $20.00 Easy Rebate
Final Cost: FREE after Rebate! (Limit of 2- so you can get a full rebate on TWO of these label makers!)

Ghiradelli Luxe Chocolate Bag $3.99
Submit for $3.99 Rebate (this may be a separate rebate, it is not listed as an "Easy Rebate")
Final Cost: Free after Rebate! (limit 1)

Peach Tree Pro Accounting 2009 $169.99
- $30.00 Instant Rebate
Submit for $140.00 Easy Rebate
Final Cost: Free after rebate! (WOW- this is a great one!)

HP Multipurpose Paper $7.29
Submit for $6.29 Easy Rebate
Final Cost: $1.00 after rebate!

(A great way to help pay for all those internet-printed coupons!)

Staples Photo Paper $9.99
Submit for $8.99 Easy Rebate
Final Cost: $1.00

Itunes Gift Cards: Save $5.00 When you buy 2 $15.00 Gift Cards
Final Cost: $30.00 in gift cards for only $25.00

Hat tips to Deal Seeking Mom and NWA Deals.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Free Enfamil Samples

Walgreens Deals: May 3-10

Free This Week:

Free 8×10 Photo Enlargement (Wednesday May 6th only) with in-ad coupon or when you use code MOTHER online.

Final Cost: Free after coupon or code

Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste $4.49, Earn a $4.49 RR when you buy 1

Use $1/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: FREE plus $1 moneymaker after RR

Right Guard deodorant $2.99, Earn a $2 RR when you buy 1
Use $1/1 coupon from 4/19 SS insert
Final Cost: FREE after coupon and RR

Pert Plus for men 2/$5, Earn a $2 RR when you buy two
Use $1.50/1 coupon from 5/3 inserts
Final Cost: FREE after coupons and RR

Thermacare Heat Pads $5.99, earn a $3 RR when you buy 1

(this is a monthly RR deal, but it's on sale this week, making it free)
Use $3/1 printable coupon
Final Cost: FREE after coupons and RR

Bayer Breeze or Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99, Earn an $5 RR when you buy 1
Use up to $30/1 coupon from 3/1 or 3/22 RP inserts
Final Cost: FREE plus $5 moneymaker from RR!

Bayer Quick release Crystals $2.49, Earn a $2.49 RR when you buy 1

Use $1/1 manufacturer Q on store display
Final Cost: FREE plus $1 moneymaker after coupons and RR

Good Deals this Week:

Buy any three Aveeno products and get FREE travel essentials Kit (Aveeno products on sale 20% off this week)
How to work this deal:
$7.89 Buy three 2.5 oz tubes of Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion ($2.62 each after 20% off)
-$6 when you use three $2/1 here or here

Final Cost: Pay $1.89 plus tax out of pocket and get free travel kit

V-8 V Fusion Juice 2/$6
Use $2/1 printable coupon
Pay $1 each after coupon

Buy $10 in Conagra products, Earn a $3 RR back

How to work this deal:
$7.50 buy 6 Hunts Snack Packs
$3 buy one Healthy Choice Fresh Mixer
-$2 when you use $1/3 Hunts Snack Pack coupon from May All You
-$1 when you use one $1/1 Fresh Mixers coupon from May All You
Pay $7.50 plus tax out of pocket and get a $3 RR back

Final Cost: $4.50 plus tax after coupons and RR

Spend $25 in selected P&G cleaning products and get a $6 RR back
How to work this deal:

$18 buy 3 Febreeze Noticeables starter kit
$10 buy 4 packs Mr Clean Magic Erasers
-12 when you use three $4/1 Febreeze coupons from 5/3 inserts
-5 when you use two Mr Clean BOGO coupons from 5/3 inserts

-$1.50 use two $.75/1 Mr. Clean Qs
Pay $9.50 plus tax out of pocket and get $6 in RR back

Final Cost: $3.50 plus tax after coupons and RRs

Or another possible scenario:

$25 buy ten Mr Clean Magic Erasers
-$12.50 when you use 5 BOGO coupon from 5/3 inserts

- $3.75 use 5 $.71/1 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Qs from 5/3 inserts
Pay $8.75 plus tax out of pocket and get a $6 RR back
Final Cost: $2.75 plus tax after coupons and RRs

Listerine Total Care mouthwash 2/$9, Earn $4.50 RR when you buy 2
Use $2/1 coupon from 4/26 inserts
Final Cost: pay $0.50 for two after coupons and RR

12 packs of Canada Dry, A & W, Sunkist, and 7 Up 3/$11.00
Use $1.00/1 7up printable coupon here for Cherry 7 Up (if your store carries this variety)
Buy 3 get $5.00 in Register Rewards
Final Cost: $1.00 each after coupons RR

Any other good deals you're seeing this week?

Hat tips to NWA Deals and Common Sense With Money.

Boca Java: 4 Bags of Coffee $4.95 + Free Shipping

Super Savings Round-Up

Walgreens:

Purchased:

(in four transactions)

(3) Breeze 2 Monitors @ $14.99 each

(2) Nivea Body Wash @ $4.99

(1) Rembrandt @ $5.99

(4) Campbell's Tomato Soup @ $.59

(2) Ramen Noodles (for filler) @ $.29

Coupons used:

(3) Up to $30 off Breeze 2 Monitor

(2) $1/2 Campbell's soup

$15 in Register Rewards from previous weeks

Total cost before coupons: $63.88

Total spent out of pocket (before tax): $1.91

Total RRs spent: $15

Total RRs earned: $31

Final Cost: PROFIT of $14.09!

*For those of you interested, the total I spent out of pocket including tax was $7.58 on my Walgreens gift card. I usually don't include tax because it is taxes are different depending on where you live.

But now that Walgreens is going to be doing more RR deals instead of Rebates, we're all going to have to be looking closer at the tax we pay since we won't be able to pay for it on our gift cards.

So from now on, I will be listing the TOTAL amount I pay out of pocket including tax to help us all as we evaluate how well we did on our transactions and scenarios. Your tax may be different than mine, but it will give you a general idea of what to expect. For more thoughts on the subject on Walgreens new system and how to recoup your tax costs on RR deals, check out Heather's great post here at www.nwadeals.net.