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2/23/2012

BOGO on Odwalla reward on Recyclebank, plus other rewards


To celebrate getting 200,000 likes on Facebook, Recyclebank is offering a limited time high-value reward, a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for Odwalla.  Even though they are limiting this to 2,000 prints, I was just able to get one a few minutes ago, so if you like Odwalla Smoothies, get this reward now (only 25 points).

Not a member of Recyclebank yet?  You don't need to be a greenie to join (I'm not).  It's very easy to accumulate points and they have great coupon and gift card rewards.  You can join here now.

 These are coupons that I routinely request from Recyclebank Rewards.  You can find them in the "Get Rewards" section:


I print this coupon out religiously from both my and my husband's Recyclebank every week (it's limited to one print per week).  We are big tuna consumers here and our Kroger affiliate store, King Soopers, routinely has Bumble Bee Chunk Light on sale for $0.79-$0.69 per can.  This coupon drives it down to $0.29-$0.19 per can.  Even if you don't live near a Kroger affiliate store, many drugstores like CVS, Walgreen's and Rite Aid cycle under $1 sales on Bumble Bee tuna.  This is one of my favorite and most useful coupons.

Kashi products (cereal, snack bars, granola bars) are always on sale at Target for somewhere between $2.50-$3.50.  Using a $2 coupon  makes for some very cheap Kashi items.  Whole Foods occasionally comes out with store coupons for Kashi, which, depending on your region, can be stacked with this manufacturer's coupon for great savings. 
 

Here are a few regional high-value coupons that we download regularly.  Depending on where you live and which address you have entered in your Recyclebank profile, you might or might not be able to access them:


If you live in Arizona, Texas, Colorado, or California, Sprouts has got the same sort of natural and organic merchandise that Whole Foods does, but their produce is priced much lower.  They also have their own store coupons which can be stacked with manufacturer's coupon, like those at Mambo Sprouts.  I send for this coupon regularly and never walk into Sprouts without it.  I buy about $40 worth of organic stuff at Sprouts every third week, and with all of my coupons, the bill usually comes to about $15.


My husband traveled a great deal to Omaha last year for business, so we got a small temporary apartment there.  One of my favorite supermarkets in Omaha is Bag 'N Save.  They have spectacular sales (I once drove back to Denver with a car trunk full of dirt-cheap Bounty and Purex), and their kosher department is excellent.  Whenever we drive to Omaha, I print this coupon first, for my regular Bag 'N Save haul.

ALbertsons is located in Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Montana, North Dakota, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. I find most of their stuff to be overpriced, but it's got great sales and coupon deals. I never walk into one without one of these coupons.  

A great way to use $__ off $__ coupons is to stack them with free product or BOGO coupons.  Make sure the cashier rings the $__ off $__ coupons first, before all the other ones, and you can make out like a bandit.

2/22/2012

Coupons.com Savings Club for free for one year: access to exclusive higher-value coupons


Coupons.com has a paid membership program called the Savings Club.  For $10 per month, you have access to very high-value coupons, better than the ones that are available on the free Coupons.com  site.  I've always been curious about the Savings Club, but not curious enough to spend the $10 per month, nosirreebob.  Before I start to pay-to-save, I want solid proof that in the end, I will come out significantly ahead.

Today, Coupons.com is running a special promotion on their Savings Club memberships.  They are giving away year-long free memberships to Savings Club.   The kicker is that you must enter your credit card in order to get the annual free membership, and after one year, they will automatically start charging you $10 per month, but you can cancel at any time before the free annual membership expires and still not pay a thing.

I'm not afraid to sign up for offers like this, because I make sure to set up an email reminder in Google calendar two weeks before the free part of the promotion is up, so that I can contact  Coupons.com and cancel my membership before they charge my credit card.  Also, just to be on the safe side, when I signed up for the free offer, I used a credit card that expires late in 2012.  Before they start charging my credit card, they'll need to contact me again anyway to get one that is unexpired.

Click here to sign up for the Savings Club free year offer.  I have no idea if this is a worthwhile venture or whether the higher-value coupons will indeed be worth $10 per month, but I'm willing to take this free year membership to find out.

If you do sign up for this offer, send me your feedback on whether you think the Savings Club is worthwhile.  I'd love to hear what you think.

Early deals on (shriek!) Passover items



I know, I know, Passover is over 6 weeks away, and why-oh-why am I posting about this now?  I'm sure everyone's head is into Purim and no one is in the mood to look at this stuff.

So why am I posting this now?  Because judging from past years, once Purim is over and everyone starts to shop for Passover in earnest, these deals will either be unavailable or way more expensive.  Good luck finding a Pesach cake mix on the shelves or a jar of pizza sauce for less than $2 in three weeks.   One of the best ways to save money shopping for Passover is to do it off-season.  Once Purim has passed us by and that last Shalach Manos has been delivered, the prices on kosher for Passover food start to skyrocket.  And why shouldn't they?  Doesn't everyone expect and agree to pay four and five times as much for Pesach groceries?

Not me. And this year, not you either.

Here are some Passover deals that I found on Amazon. Why Amazon?  Because:

  1. I can get everything delivered for free with my Amazon Prime account.  If you don't have Prime, order several items at once and if you exceed $25, you can get free delivery with SuperSaver shipping. 
  2. If I order larger quantities than I need, I can split them with friends who are grateful to be getting Passover items at a low cost.  (Facebook is great for shoutouts about splitting things.)
  3. I can pay for them with Amazon gift cards that I got from Swagbucks, the world's greatest no-brainer rewards program ever.  That's a nice break from shelling out cash for Pesach groceries.
Many of the items listed below are "Amazon Warehouse Deals" which means that you ignore the exorbitant price listed initially and look right underneath it for the "other sellers" lower prices for the identical items.  I've ordered a ton of stuff from Amazon Warehouse and it's all been fine. Everything listed here is available for free shipping, either with Prime or SuperSaver ($25 minimum).  

Have you started your Pesach non-perishable grocery shopping yet, or do you shriek at the very thought of it (or both)?

2/21/2012

16GB Flash drive for $10


Get a SuperTalent 16GB USB2.0 Flash Drive for $9.99 with free shipping, from SuperBiiz:

  1. Add this SuperTalent 16GB USB2.0 Flash Drive to your cart. It's currently priced at $14.99.
  2. Enter promo code FATTUESDAY at checkout and watch the price drop by $5 to $9.99. This promo code is good through 2/27/12.
  3. Shipping is free.
My go-to price for flash drives is about $0.75 per gigabyte, and this deal comes in at about $0.63 per gig.  Great deal.

Just a reminder, the Prilosec free sample is still available

Prilosec

The Prilosec free sample is (happily) still available, just in time for tax season and pre-Passover cleaning.  ;). Request your free sample of this pricey, over-the-counter heartburn drug here.

$10 off your next purchase at Koren Publishing


Get $10 off your next purchase at Koren Publishing when you sign up for their email list here.

$3 off one six-pack of Zevia soda


UPDATE:  Some of you have reported trouble getting to the site.  If you're having trouble loading the site, try this link.


Zevia, the all-natural, sugar free, caffeine-free, food coloring-free soda that is flavored with stevia, has got a new coupon out for $3 off one six pack.  Print it here (scroll down to the bottom of the page for the link).

This is a very expensive soda that occasionally goes on sale at Whole Foods and Target. Whole Foods has also had store coupons for Zevia that are stackable with the manufacturer's coupons (at some Whole Foods, YMMV).   I've gotten $6 six packs for $0.50 with stacked coupons and a good sale. Unless you can find a really good sale opportunity, I'd hold on to this coupon until the next batch of Whole Foods store coupons is published in early March.

Save $7 on a haircut and highlights at Fantastic Sams


Fantastic Sams has got a $7 coupon on their Facebook page, good toward an adult haircut & highlights, through 2/28/12.

Free Zumba Fitness Rush Game with XBOX 360 purchase on Amazon plus $10 Amazon credit


Get a free Zumba Fitness Rush game (value $50) when you purchase one of three Xbox 360 selections on Amazon.

Click over here to get started.

These are your Xbox 360 choices to qualify for the promotion:

Once you've added the Xbox 360 to your Amazon cart, add the Zumba Fitness Rush game as well.   You should receive the $49.99 credit when you check out.

There is also a $10 promotional credit that Amazon will give you for purchasing the Zumba Fitness Rush game. This credit can be used toward future purchases.

Get a free week at Curves

Curves

Have you ever wondered about Curves and how this highly successful, all-women's gym works? For a limited time, it won't cost you anything to try it out.  Get a completely free week at Curves by signing up here.  Zero obligation, no credit cards, just free.

New coupons for Fisher-Price baby gear and toys

$20.00 off any Fisher-Price babygear swing$10.00 off any Fisher-Price babygear
$5.00 off Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Puppy's$5.00 off Fisher-Price Kick & Play Piano Gym

Coupons.com just came out with some brand new coupons for Fisher-Price baby gear and toys:

Sidley Luxura Executive High-Back Desk Chair from Staples for $49.99


Get this Sidley Luxura Executive High-Back Desk Chair from Staples for $49.99 with free shipping. The chair comes in both black and brown.

  • Luxura faux leather seating surfaces looks and feels like real leather.
  • Fixed arms with padding.
  • Pneumatic seat height adjustment.
  • Built-in lumbar support provides for lower back support.
  • Center tilt with adjustable tilt tension and tilt lock.
  • 5-star nylon base with 2" hooded casters.
  • Dimensions: 44-3/8" - 48-1/8"H x 28-1/4"W x 31-3/8"D.
  • Seat size: 19-1/2" - 23-1/4"H x 20-3/4"W x 20-3/4"D.
  • Back size: 20-3/4"W x 26-3/4"H.
  • Weight rating: up to 225 lbs (102 kgs) based on an 8 hour shift.
  • Meets or exceeds ANSI/BIFMA standards.
  • Full assembly required.
  • 5-year mfr. limited warranty.

Hurry! Print your coupon for $4 for 4 Kellogg's cereals



Did you miss out on the $5 for five Kellogg's cereals coupon yesterday?  Here's another shot at at a high-value cereal coupon (though I wish they would come out with these AFTER Passover, but ok.)

Coupons.com just released a coupon for $4 off four Kellogg's cereals, specifically Corn Flakes, Raisin Bran, FiberPlus, Crispix, Rice Krispies or Crunchy Nut.  Click here to print it now, before it runs out of prints.  If it doesn't come up right away, use zip code 30303 and then click on the "Foods" tab.  I found it three pages in from there.  Make sure you print this twice using your back button.  The $5 for 5 coupon ran out of prints very quickly yesterday, so print this while you can.

Like yesterday's coupon, there are plenty of great ways to use this coupon, but right now, you can stack it with the two of the current Target coupons for $1 off two boxes of Kellogg's cereals (click on the "grocery" tab).

That will get you a total of $6 off of four boxes of cereal, with no size restrictions.  If you find four of the smaller boxes of cereal on sale for $2-ish, you will end up getting four boxes of cereal for $2, or $0.50 each.

HT:  Kosher On a Budget

Rachel Ray $80 knife set for $32.98 on 1SaleADay

One thing I've learned from years of preparing meals is this:  a good knife is probably my most valuable and important kitchen tool. 1SaleADay Family has got this Rachel Ray two-knife set with a self-sharpening storage case for an incredible price:  $32.98 shipped.

Or you can get the identical set at JCPenney.com for $80 plus shipping.  Or on Amazon for $70.67.   Or Cooking.com for $79.95.  Seriously.

This sale disappears at midnight EST today (2/21/12), so get these high-end knives at this price while you can.

Free sample of Zicam Cold Remedy


Zicam is giving away free samples today, but you'll need to share this information with a Facebook friend in order to get one.  Click on the Zicam Facebook page, like them, click on the "Free Sample" tab on the left, and then follow their directions to get your free sample.

Make sure you remove their app from your Facebook profile (by going to your settings) after you've requested the free sample.

Kosher reference free smartphone apps


This article in the Huff Post about the OU's new kosher reference Iphone apps caused me to shrug my shoulders and say "big deal."  After all, other kosher certification agencies like the Chicago Rabbinical Council (CRC), Kof-K and OK Labs have had kosher reference apps out for the last few years already.

But then I realized that not everyone might know about these apps.  And I am all about using technology to help with keeping kosher.  So without further ado, here's the DailyCheapskate list of free kosher reference Iphone apps.   For the Android versions, I'll be happy to add them in if you Android users will send them to me.  If I missed any free kosher reference apps, please comment below so I can add them to the list.

Brother Ptouch PT-1290 Label Print for $7.98 shipped from NewEgg


UPDATE:  Sold out.  <Sigh.>

If you missed out on the Brother PTouch labeler $8 Costco deal yesterday, here's your chance to get the same item at the same stellar price.

NewEgg has got the Brother PT-1290 Thermal Transfer Labeler Printer for $5.99 with $1.99 shipping, for a total of $7.98 shipped.  Hurry! The Costco deal sold out within an hour yesterday.  Not sure how long this one will be around.

HT:  Nossi F.

$10 off your $75 purchase at Staples, through 2/27/12

Print your $10 off your $75 in-store purchase at Staples here, good through 2/27/12.

Not valid on desktop or laptop computers, LCD/LED displays, tablets, netbooks, Beats Audio™, Amazon Kindle, NOOK, Epson ink and toner, custom printing orders placed online, gift cards, mobile phones and mobile phone services, Staples EasyTech, professional-grade and on-site services, depot repair and parts, phone cards or postage stamps. Limit one coupon per customer, nontransferable. Each item purchased can only be discounted by one coupon, applied by cashier in order received and prior to tax.

2/20/2012

How to save money on Purim Costumes: the Facebook Purim Costume Exchange Group


Last year, my New York friend (and sheitel-macher extraordinaire), Gitel, came up with a great frugal idea for Purim and asked me to help her set it up.  She wanted to create a Facebook group where people could post listings and pictures of gently used Purim costumes that their kids have outgrown or just don't want anymore, offer them for sale or trade for someone else's no-longer-needed costume.  I thought this was a fabulous idea.  To me, this sort of exchange is truly "going green," pooling resources so that everyone comes out a winner and saves money.  We had hundreds of people joining the group, mostly parents, posting, swapping, selling, and getting great "new" (to them) costumes for their kids.

This summer, Facebook went through yet another transition, and in the typical Facebook-fixing-something-that's-not-broken move, Facebook "upgraded" the group and wiped out the entire membership.  Grrrr.

We are in the process of building the group membership back up, and I thought I'd open it up to those of you in the DailyCheapskate readership who celebrate Purim and have kids at home in need of costumes.  You can join the Facebook Costume Exchange Group here.

Make sure that when you post pictures of the costumes you are offering, you also post your general area or city.  Some folks are fine about mailing things, and some don't want to be bothered.

I love it that the old mechanism of "gemaching" can get a boost from the new world of social media.   Join the Facebook Purim Costume Exchange Group here.

New Mambo Sprouts organic and natural foods coupons


There's a new Mambo Sprouts Messenger out, which means a whole load of new organic manufacturer's coupons.  I've updated my Whole Foods coupon matchup listings here.