7 cubic foot GE chest freezer for $156 shipped from Home Depot

Get this 7 cubic foot GE freezer chest from Home Depot for only $155.70 shipped.  Here's how:

1. Click through the Shop at Home link to Home Depot on this secret page to make sure you get your 10% cash back.  Make sure to click specifically through the Home Depot link on this page (available through 7/10/11).  If you make this purchase after 7/10/11 or click through the regular SAH Home Depot link, you can still get the usual Home Depot 3% back from Shop at Home. You must be a member of Shop at Home and signed into your account to get your cash back. Not a member of Shop at Home yet?   It's free.  Click here to join and get $5 cash just for signing up and using their site to make a purchase within 30 days.
2. Once you're on the Home Depot site, add this GE freezer chest to your shopping cart.  The freezer is on sale for $178, marked down from $219.
3. At checkout, use promo code SAVING4TH to drop your price by $5.  This promo code expires today, 7/5/11.
4. Shipping is free. 
5. With your 10% cash back, free shipping, and $5 promo code, your grand total on this freezer chest is $155.70.

A spare freezer is indispensable for stockpiling frozen  food that you've acquired inexpensively through coupons and sales.  My personal preference for a spare freezer is an upright (your back will thank you, believe me), but if you've been thinking about a spare, this freezer chest is still a great buy.

Ten pairs of men's Hanes socks for $10

Amazon has got 10 pairs of Hanes classic cushion crew socks (for men's shoes sizes 6-12) for $10 with free Amazon Prime shipping.   Click here.

Buy-one-get-one-for-50%-off coupon at Borders

Click here to print a coupon for a BOGO 50% off coupon for any items at Border.  You must be a Borders Rewards member, but the membership is free.  Oupon expires 7/7/11.

The less expensive item is the one that will be discounted by 50% and this can be stacked with a Borders Rewards Plus 10% discount.  Not valid for ebooks.  For use online, enter promo code BMR4303J at checkout.

New in-store 75% off coupons at Staples

Staples just came out with four new 75% off coupons, good in-store only until 7/9/11:

•  75% off any one HP paper product for inkjet, laser and photo printers: the least expensive ream of HP paper goes for $7.29, so you will get it for $1.51 with coupon.
• 75% off any Uni-Ball product: a dozen-pack of Uni-Ball Onyx Rollerball pens goes for $7.29, so you will get it for $1.51 with coupon.
• 75% off any box of envelopes: a 100-box of Staples #6-3/4 QuickStrip Envelopes goes for $6.99, so you will get it for $1.75 with coupon.
• 75% off any package of filing folders, hanging folders or expanding file items: a box of 25 Staples hanging folders goes for $6.99, so you will get it for $1.75 with coupon.

Plus, now you can buy an in-store 15%-off pass, good from 7/3/11-9/17/11 for $10.   The savings pass is good on school supplies, including calculators, backpacks, binders, writing items, and ream paper.  Remember, if you want to do this, you need to do the math first, meaning 15% of the amount you spend should exceed $10.  So if you buy the discount pass, plan on spending at least $67 at Staples for the next 2 1/2 months. Also, the pass comes with a number of exclusions:  not good on technology, ink and toner, case paper, flash drives, furniture, food, cell phones/plans, services, stamps, gift cards or phone cards, and can only be used in one transaction per day, and cannot be stacked with other discounts or coupons.

Heads up, because next week Staples is going to be running some insane deals, like 25 cents for a ream of paper (!!!!!) and some crazy penny deals. I'll post more details soon.

Happy Independence Day to all my Cheapskate readers

"

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."

As a first generation American on one side (my father z"l was a Holocaust survivor) and a second generation American on the other side, I have a special appreciation and love for the country that took in my parents and grandparents and allowed us so many important freedoms and opportunities.  Happy birthday, America.

I'll be posting a little sporadically as I celebrate the day with my dear husband, but I wish you a wonderful Independence Day, full of family, friends and gratitude.

-Susie

Freshwater pearl turtle earrings, $4.99 shipped.

The pearl-tle earring deal is back!  Have a little fun and treat yourself to a pair of supercute freshwater pearl earrings at a throwaway price. Get these turtle earrings with freshwater pearls; they're $4.99 with free shipping.

Click here and add the freshwater pearl turtle earrings to your cart. They are marked $29.99, but enter coupon code SUPER25 to get $25 off.  Check out at $4.99.

Tons of Pfizer OTC drug and vitamin coupons

Click here to print any of the following 18 coupons:

• $1/1 Advil Congestion Relief
• $1/1 Advil
• $1/1 Advil Cold & Sinus
• $1/1 Children's Advil
• $1/1 Alavert
• $2/1 Caltrate (155 ct.+)
• $1/1 Caltrate (120 ct. or below)
• $3/2 Centrum + Centrum Kids
• $1/1 Centrum or Centrum Kids
• $3/1 Centrum Cardio or Centrum Performance
• $2/1 Centrum Silver (150 ct. +)
• $5/2 Centrum Ultra /Silver, Ultra Men's or Women's
• $2/1 Centrum Ultra /Silver, Ultra Men's or Women's
• $2/1 Dimetapp
• $2/1 Preparation H
• $2/1 Robitussin to Go
• $1/1 Robitussin
• $1/1 ThermaCare

Fire up the grill: $3 coupon plus $5 rebate for Amerigas or $3 rebate on Blue Rhino propane purchase or swap

New Amerigas $3/1 coupon on Coupons.com:  click here and then click on the household section to print your $3 coupon for an Amerigas propane cylinder swapout or purchase.  (Try zip code 80224 if you don't see it.)  Use your coupon at Home Depot (yes, they DO accept manufacturer's coupons) and stack with a Lowe's 10% coupon.  Then, dick here to print your $5 rebate certificate for an Amerigas propane cylinder swapout or purchase that occurred in 2011.  You must have a PoP from the cyclinder sleeve and the cash register receipt.

Or, if Amerigas isn't available in your area:

Click here to print your $3 rebate certificate for a Blue Rhino propane cylinder swapout or purchase. This rebate is good for purchases/swap made in both 2011 and 2012. Here too, you need your PoP and the cash register receipt.

Happy grilling!

Huge Fourth of July deals at Sears today through 7/5/11

Wow!  If you've been waiting to buy anything at Sears, this week is the time!  Here are some great stackable discounts going on through 7/5/11 at Sears:

• (This one is through 7/4/11 only) Click through the  Shop at Home link to Sears.com to get a whoppingly crazy 20% in total cash back!  
• Get free shipping (exclusions apply) when you use promo code JULY4SHIP at checkout.
• Get $5 off your $50 purchase when you use coupon code 9800009689902884 at checkout.
• Get 15% of your purchase with coupon code SEARJULY15.

Frugal home improvement at Home Depot (Part 1)

Before I start my shpiel on saving money at Home Depot, I must tell you about two special Fourth of July HomeDepot.com deals, going on today and tomorrow only (7/3/11-7/4/11):  1)  Shop at Home is offering a whopping 9% cash back on your Home Depot online purchases.  2) Use promo code SAVING4TH to get $5 off your $50 purchase. And now back to our regular programming.

First of all, let me just say that I'm a home improvement addict.  If I had a limitless budget for home improvement, my husband and I would be living in a palace.  That said, there are too many sentences that start with "if I had a limitless budget..."

Fact is, my budget is very limited. You may recall when I wrote here about how I replaced every appliance in my kitchen for less than $400 total, how important it is to keep your mind open and shop at different stores. Over the next few weeks,  I'll have some upcoming posts about tips on saving money at other home improvement stores, like Sears and Lowe's.  Today I'm going to talk about some specific ways to save money on home improvement at one of my favorites, Home Depot.

1. Price matching. Home Depot will match and exceed any competitor's price by 10%.  Do you see the washing machine you want at Sears for $400 when Home Depot has it for $475?  Bring in the ad and Home Depot will match the $400 price plus 10% and give it to you for $360.  We needed a small, compact microwave oven, and Home Depot price-matched Macy's plus ten percent, and we got it for $45.
2. Coupons.  Home Depot accepts Lowe's coupons. Yes.  Even expired ones (but not too expired...usually not more than a few months).   Where can you get Lowe's coupons?  Go to your local post office and ask them for a change-of-address kit.  There will be a 10% off Lowe's coupon inside.  I never go into a Home Depot without one of those in my purse.
3. Plan in advance.  I know it's not always easy to do this. When your stove dies on you, you're not going to have the luxury of waiting two months to buy another stove.  But if you are interested in upgrading appliances that you own, wait and plan.  Look for sales, set aside coupons, compare prices online.  The more you research, the better off you'll do on your purchase.  I waited a year before I got my French Door refrigerator from Home Depot, and even though it meant living with with my ugly, white, conventional, undersized, petri-dish of a fridge until then, it was well worth the wait.  I cashed in some credit card points for Home Depot gift cards, and I waited and watched until there was a fantastic sale on the fridge that I wanted, stacked it with a coupon, got free shipping, and I pounced.  
4. Befriend a manager.  If you are doing a bunch of improvements and will be buying a lot of stuff from Home Depot, develop a relationship with a store manager.  As you well know, any large store has its share of good salespeople and bad ones, especially a huge chain store like Home Depot.  It pays to befriend one store manager who is going to have your back and help you negotiate any problems you might have with products that you bought, advise you on home repairs, and basically treat you special.  I have the business card of a manager at the Denver Home Depot on the side of my fridge, and he has helped us with our home improvement snags on numerous occasions.  The bigger the store, the more important it is to connect to an empowered staff member.  
5. Facebook.  "Like" the Home Depot Facebook page.   They run promotions, special offers and giveaways that are only available on their FB page.  A few months ago, I got a really nice grill set through their FB page for only $5 shipped. 
6. DIY.  I am not what you might call, er, handy.  I lack the "do-it-yourself" gene.  I grew up in a very traditional home, where the men changed the light bulbs and the women dusted the lamps. That all changed when I got married.  The first time I saw my uber-handy husband design and put together a sukkah from scratch, lay down a ceramic tile floor, or install a new toilet, etc. I was in awe.  We saved a fortune on the labor on these projects.  I was determined to go from pathetic to skillful if it killed me.  I've since learned how to take apart the plumbing underneath our kitchen sink, de-clog the garbage disposal, and a few other DIY tricks.  How?  Home Depot has some great DIY classes and workshops that are actually fun to attend, really teach you something, and best of all, are free.  To find out about when your local Home Depot gives free classes, click on the banner image above this post and sign up.  I'm currently enrolled in their "Design Storage Workshop," which will be given every Sunday in July.  (I want to reconfigure every messy closet in my house.)  One other point about do-it-yourself projects:  even if you can only do a portion of a home improvement project by yourself, go ahead and plunge in, and then have the rest done by a handyman or contractor.  You will still save money on the portion of the project you've have done. 

Did I miss anything? What are your frugal tips for shopping at Home Depot?

(Next up in this series, Frugal home improvement at Sears.)

Shop at Home 4th of July Extra Cash Back Event

Are you planning to take advantage of all the 4th of July online sales this weekend?  Shop at Home is having another one of their crazy Extra Cash-Back Events, but this time, only for a few days, through 7/4/11.


Shop at Home is a premier, safe, secure cash-back program.  Join Shop at Home and buy anything online; if the vendor is listed on Shop at Home and you click through their link first, you will get a percentage of your purchase back in cash.  Shop at Home has most major online vendors listed on their site. And the beauty of it is, you're not forced to do something you wouldn't already be doing...you're already shopping online, just clicking through a different link first. 

Shop at Home is now offering sky-high rates on cash back on 27 fantastic vendors for a limited time, at their 4th of July Extra Cash Back Event!  From June 30-July 4, you can get increased cash-back when you shop at the vendors listed here.

These are some of my favorite:

• Sears, cash back was 5%, now 20% (!!!)
• Home Depot, cash back was 3%, now 9% (and use promo code SAVING4TH to get $5 off your $50 purchase)
• Kmart, cash back was 3%, now 9%
• Macy's, cash back was 4%, now 9%
• Kohl's, cash back was 2%, now 6%
• JCPenney, cash back was 3%, now 10%
• McAfee, cash back was 16%, now 48% (time to renew your anti-virus software)
• NewEgg, cash back was 1.5%, now 3%
• SmartBargains, cash back was 8%, now 15%
• Expedia, cash back was 4%, now up to 8%
• Crocs, cash back was 6%, now 10%
• Old Navy, cash back was 4%, now up to 8%
• Gap, cash back was 4%, now up to 10%

Check out the Shop at Home 4th of July Extra Cash Back Event page to see the other 14 vendors with super-high cash back rates, good only until 7/4/11.  Happy Independence Day!

Get a near-free LÄRABAR at Whole Foods with these two coupons

Get a free LÄRABAR at Whole Foods. If your Whole Foods store allows you to stack manufacturer's coupons with store coupons (as any of the Denver area Whole Foods do), print this $1/1 LÄRABAR manufacturer's coupon and stack it with the $1/2 off LÄRABAR Whole Foods store coupon that is still available from last month. LÄRABARs usually go for about $2 at Whole Foods, so you will score a near-free product!

Not all Whole Foods stores allow coupon stacking, so double-check with your local store.

New coupons for this month at Coupons.com

It's a new month and that means new Coupons.com coupons. Print away:

• $1/1 LÄRABAR or JOCALAT bars
• $0.75/1 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
• $0.50/1 Nature Valley Granola Thins
• $0.75/1 Nature Valley Granola Bars
• $0.75/1 Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch cereal
• $0.75/1 Cookie Crisp cereal
• $0.50/1 Honey Nut Cheerios cereal
• $1/1 any Benadryl Anti-itch product
• $1/1 Poise Liners
• $1/1 Poise Pads
• $3/1 Garnier HerbaShine Color Creme
• $1/1 Garnier Fructis Shampoo/Conditioner
• $1/1 L'Oréal Studio Line styling product
• $1/1 L'Oréal Paris Go 360° Clean product
• $1/1 Garnier Frucits style product
• $1/1 Greased Lightning
• $3/1 Oklahoma! on DVD
• $3/1 King and I 50th Anniversary Edition
• $3/1 All That Jazz Music Edition on DVD
• $3/1 History of the World Part 1 on Blu-ray™
• $3/1 Moulin Rouge on Blu-ray™
• $3/1 Rocky Horror Picture Show on Blu-ray™
• $3/1 Walk the Line on Blu-ray™
• $3/1 South Pacific on Blu-ray™
• $3/1 The Sound of Music on Blu-ray™
• $3/1 Crazy Heart on Blu-ray™

Another great battery deal at Radio Shack: 18 pack of AA or AAA batteries for $5.33

If you missed last month's super-cheap battery deal at Radio Shack, here's your chance to get another great battery deal. Radio Shack is having a July 4th week-long sale on their Enercell batteries (Enercell is the well-reviewed Radio Shack battery brand).  From now until 7/9/11, you can get an 18-pack of double A or triple A batteries for $5.49.  This is a really low price for quality batteries.  Here's how:

1. Click through the Shop at Home link to Radio Shack first, to make sure you get your 3% cash back.  You must be a member of Shop at Home and signed into your account to get your cash back. Not a member of Shop at Home yet?   It's free.  Click here to join and get $5 cash just for signing up and using their site to make a purchase within 30 days.
2. Once you're on the Radio Shack website, add these 36 AA batteries or 36 AAA batteries (or both) to your shopping cart.  They are marked down by 50% to $5.49 (until 7/9/11).  
3. Choose ship-to-store to avoid shipping charges.  There are Radio Shack stores everywhere.
4. With your 3% cash back, your grand total on each pack of 18 batteries is $5.33.

We recently had a blackout in our area, and our power was out for almost 4 hours,  It was definitely comforting to know that we had extra batteries on hand for flashlights and emergency radios.  It's always a good idea to stockpile batteries.

Griffin RoadTrip 4030 for $5

Get a Griffin RoadTrip 4030 iPod FM Transmitter with Cradle and Charger for only $4.99 shipped, today only (7/3/11) on Daily Steals.  This little device enables you to listen to your Ipod through your car stereo.  I bought a RoadTrip two years ago for $40; this is a great buy.

Buy three Kikkoman sauces and get a free gift

Kikkoman has a great new promotion:  buy any three Kikkoman sauces, 8 oz. or larger, before 8/31/11, and send in the receipts with this redemption form to receive your free gift, which will be either a grill tool or kitchen tool (value $5).

Here's a $1 coupon for any Kikkoman product to get you started.

New P&G Organize in Style coupon booklet

Get your new P&G Organize in Style coupon booklet by clicking here. If you've never received one of these coupon booklets before, you're in for a treat.  They contain tons of high-value Procter & Gamble coupons for detergents you will definitely need, like Dawn, Cascade, Mr. Clean , Febreze, etc.  Last time it came out, I think I used just about every coupon.  Click here.

BOGO on Super-Soldier Swirl, Flavor of the Month at Baskin-Robbins

Buy one scoop of Super-Soldier Swirl, the flavor of the month at Baskin-Robbins, and get one scoop free.  Print the coupon here.   Good through 7/4/11.

Reflections "silver" plasticware for $11.99 at PaperGoods.com; and now, save $10 off your first order

Have you discovered PaperGoods.com yet?  I just stocked up on my ever-shrinking supply of paper goods.  New customers now get a referral bonus of $10 off your first order of $25 or more (40%!) when you enter code g8vitzn1915cjdm07s at checkout.  Papergoods.com has some fantastic deals on tableware and other paper goods.  For example:

•  Reflections Silver Heavy Weight plastic cutlery - 160 Count. 80 forks, 40 spoons, 40 knives, for $11.99!  Beats the Costco price.  I bought two.
• Reynolds Turkey Oven Bags for $1.79 (cheaper than Walmart)
• Red Plastic Table Cover for $0.74 (think July 4th barbecue)
• Hefty -Easy Grip Cup 18 oz 30 Count - Varied Colors Red / Blue for $2.39
• Mesiba 10" Paper Dinner Plates - 20 Count for $1.59 
• Dreidel 9 oz. Dinner Cups - 12 Count for (gulp) $0.72 (think Chanukah!  Always shop for holidays off season and save a ton of money.)

This is just a sampling. There are lots of bargains to be had on this site, many better than Walmart and Costco, so compare prices carefully.  FYI, for the environmentally-minded paper goods consumers, they also have a great green section.

But wait, I hear you say. These prices might be good, but they get you on shipping, don't they?

Actually, they don't! Shipping is a flat $5 for all orders under $49. For orders over $49, it's free.

For my first order from PaperGoods.com, I bought two boxes of the Reflections plasticware and a box of the oven bags,  with my order totaling $25.77 plus $5 for shipping.  I saved $10 off my order from the referral bonus and paid a grand total of $20.77 for all three items.  That's what it normally costs for one box of the Reflections plasticware.  Check out the identical item on Amazon for $18.57.

Whatcha waiting for? Remember, you can get a referral bonus of $10 off your first order of $25 or more (40%) when you enter code g8vitzn1915cjdm07s at checkout.  Fantastic deal.

Please let me know what other bargains you find on this site.

New 20% off one item at Staples coupon, expires 7/2/11

I hope you've taken advantage of the fantastic Staples coupons that I posted here; they include some incredible bargains. If you haven't been to Staples yet, go today; those coupons expire tomorrow, 7/2/11.

Staples just came out with another coupon, this time 20% off any item (with the usual exclusions) good also until 7/2/11, so use it today. Click here to print the coupon.