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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Restaurant.com: 70% off + 15% cash back through Ebates


Restaurant.com gift certificates can be had for 70% off using coupon code LUCKY through tomorrow, 3/22. This means $25 gift certificates can be had for $3.

Go through Ebates to get an additional 15% back!

As a disclaimer, if you sign up under our Ebates referral link here, we will receive Ebates cash back thanks to you.
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

May you have a wonderful, relaxing, recuperative Thanksgiving today!
(And good luck to those of you with enough energy and fortitude to conquer Black Friday...) ;)


Psalm 34:8-10

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!
Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
The young lions suffer want and hunger;
but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.



With thanks for photo to flickr's Cameron Nordholm,
under creative commons license.
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Now through 11/25, get $10 from Bing cashback via PayPal on a $25 purchase!

A new deal in hot off the presses!!

PayPal users can now get $10 from the new Bing cashback service by making a $25 purchase through Bing cashback, now through 11/25. Only those with an email invitation from PayPal who are new to Bing may participate, so if you have a PayPal account, check your email (and perhaps your spam?) for the invite.

Details and sign-up link found here.


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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Tuesday Deals Roundup - Borders & Children's Place Coupons, free Einstein Bagel snacks, free Olay Regenerist Roller, and More!

This Tuesday we have some new beginning-of-the-month October coupons to share.

Click here for a 40% off one item coupon at Borders. Expires 10/12. Must be a Borders Rewards member to participate. *Great coupon for a Christmas gift! It's not too early to start shopping!

The October Children's Place coupon is available here. 15% off any purchase, including the outlet!

Click here to print a coupon for a free order of Einstein Bagels' new "bagel poppers" with a beverage purchase. Expires 10/14. Sounds like a great fall compliment to hazelnut coffee! Thanks, Coupon Cravings.

Coach anyone? Click here to print a coupon for 20% off any Coach Factory Store purchase. Expires 10/14. Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom!

If you are a Pantene fan, check out this $20 Olay Regenerist rebate, with thanks to Frugal in Virginia. You need only buy a bottle of Pantene and an Olay Regenerist roller to get a $20 rebate check, and since the roller runs $20 or so, (and you can use a Pantene coupon), you're getting a beauty gadget for free!

Free Oregon Chai Sample! Mmmmm. (Thanks, Freebies 4 Mom!)

A boatload of toy and board game coupons, thanks to Mommy's Wish List. Think Christmas!

Cheap or FREE Bumble Bee Tuna pouches, via the printable Bumble Bee pouch coupon available here. Thanks, Frugal Coupon Mom!

For vegan or dairy-eschewing readers, get your cartons of Rice Dream beverage for just $0.67/carton, thanks to the $1 coupon posted by Money Saving Mom!

If you have a Family Dollar nearby, you can score Snuggle fabric softener sheets for FREE or Snuggle liquid fabric softener for just $0.75. Bargain Briana (thank you!!) tells us all how.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Tuesday Deals Roundup - Free Clorox Wipes, Prescription Offers, Big Granola Sample, and More! (Including a COACH coupon for 20% off!)

Here are some deals that have caught our eye in the past few days. A few freebies and higher-value coupons up for grabs!
  • To help teachers welcome students back to school, as concerns grow about this flu season and the spread of novel H1N1 2009 flu virus, National Education Association (NEA) and The Clorox Company are offering a FREE canister of Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes to teachers nationwide. September 2 - September 5, 2009, teachers can visit www.cloroxclassrooms.com to redeem the offer, while supplies last. At the Web site, teachers can also download a free “Clean Up the Classroom” kit, including lesson plans, games and other tools to help reduce the spread of germs at school.

  • Frugal Friends assembled this oh-so-useful post on current new-prescription and prescription-transfer offers and coupons out there - including some free-with-prescription gift card offers! The great part about seeing this all in one place is the fact that some of the pharmacies listed, like CVS, accept competitor coupons. Hot diggity! Thanks, Laura!!

  • Here's a first for photo customization: ArtsCow is doing a promo for their new exclusive Personalized Photo Umbrella. Get one for $19.99, shipping free, through September 13, using the code FOLDUMB1999. See the sample product here.

  • Through October 15, you can get a free sample of Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters by clicking to this site and submitting some info. Rumor has it that you will receive a bag of these clusters normally valued around $4, so this is a hefty freebie! Thanks, Freebies4Mom!

  • Get a $1 coupon off eos (evolution of smooth) lipbalm by going here. This mostly organic minty-flavored lipbalm retails around $3 at drugstores and mass retailers, so if you can find a way to stack it with a sale or store coupon, you could get it pretty cheap. They're so cute, they would make great stocking stuffers.

  • Go here for an easy manufacturer's coupon/store coupon stacking scenario at Target - getting you a FREE two-pack of Johnson and Johnson's Bedtime Bath (mmm smells so dreamy!). This stuff is a yummy lavender smelling bubble bath that adults and kids can enjoy in their baths as well as babies! Thanks, Jodi!

  • Enjoy cooking with and eating olive oil, vinegars, olives, and so on? Go here to fill out a short survey, and in exchange for your info, you will be sent five $4 ($20 worth!) coupons for Star products by mail. I was sure to mention that the more coupons and sales that Star promotes, the likelier I am to try its products and become a regular user. Thanks, Money Saving Mom!

  • And finally...one decidedly-not-frugality-oriented coupon - 20% off already discounted items at Coach Factory Outlet. One of these just opened in Potomac Mills, so if there is a big ticket handbag purchase on your horizon (or you just want to forward our post to someone you'd like to consider making a big ticket handbag purchase), this is the coupon for you! VA locations include Williamsburg, Leesburg, and Woodbridge (Potomac Mills). MD locations are in Hagerstown and Queenstown. Find your local Coach factory outlet here. Thanks, 30 Dollar Weekly Grocery Challenge!
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Works for Me Wednesday: Free Podcasts


It's Wednesday again - time for another "Works for Me!" tip, inspired by the blog carnival/series at We Are THAT Family. Check out We Are THAT Family's Wednesday tip (and others' Mr. Linky'ed tips) here.

I frequently listen to free podcasts while getting some of my chores done - laundry folding, dishwasher loading, etc. What I play depends on my mood - but freebie laughs and encouragement (plus hearing adult voices) can propel me through my tasks so much more sanely than if I try to do them sans podcasts.

If you have iTunes on your computer, you can do a search and check out the following podcasts for free (and check out past weeks' podcasts!). Note that while the majority of the following shows' content is generally family-friendly, it is always wise to check the subject matter of each week's show before playing with little ones around.

The Boundless Show. (Generally aimed at 20- and 30-somethings; also can listen straight from the website here). Hostess Lisa Anderson's self-deprecating sense of humor is just one of the reasons I tune in every week. Updated on Thursdays.

Car Talk. This classic radio show - hosted by brothers (and old school mechanics) Tom and Ray Magliozzi. These guys cover their callers' car mysteries, sure, but half the fun of the show is the weekly Puzzler, and especially the brothers' busting chops on each other. Click here for info. Updated on Saturdays.

Family Life Today.
Family Life is "a Christian organization helping couples build healthier marriages and families." The collective wisdom and experience with marriage and parenting is astounding and very encouraging on this show. Click here for info on getting the podcasts.

A Prairie Home Companion's News from Lake Wobegon. In this excerpt from Garrison Keillor's weekly radio show, Mr. Keillor wryly spins some tall tales about his hometown - "Where the women are strong, the men are good-looking, and the children are above average." Click here for info on the podcasts. Updated Mondays.

One for post-kiddie bedtime:

The Moth.
One of our husbands stumbled on this one, and we like to listen to it during adults-only time. The Moth is a non-profit storytelling organization. The podcasts feature "true stories from the storytellers' lives and they must be told live, without notes." Most are captivating, but some involve language inappropriate for children. Click here for The Moth podcasts.

Do you listen to any free podcasts? Which ones make you laugh, encourage you, uplift you, and generally inspire? Post a comment!
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Thursday, July 9, 2009

5 Reasons to Visit Giant (aka Stop and Shop) This Week, 07/10-07/16

The $5/$15 meat coupon is still out there busting a move. Although links directly to it may or may not work, you can access it right from the Giant site (click the link for more info). Thanks again to those who helped us navigate around this glitch.

Here are 5 Reasons to Visit Giant this week:
  1. Meat Reasons! Combo these cheap prices with the $5/$15 coupon for maximum savings. Petite sirloin steak is half price at $2.99/lb. Make some chipotle lime butter to accompany.
    Super G Chicken Drumstick and Thighs OR a Whole Chicken are $0.79/lb. (save $0.70/lb.). I've only ever seen these lower at $0.69/lb., so consider this a stock-up price.
    See our chicken roasting ideas here!
    Center cut pork loin chops are $1.99/lb. (save $2.00/lb.).
  2. Blueberries galore at $1.25/pint!
  3. Coke 2-liters, $1 each when you buy 4 and one of those must be a Sprite or Sprite Zero. Limit 1 offer per transaction.
  4. Kellogg's Cereal (Special K Cinnamon Pecan, Special K Blueberry, Corn Flakes Honey, Froot Loops, or Frosted Flakes), 2/$4. Coupons that apply:
    $1/1 Kellogg's All Bran, Special K, or Raisin Bran Cereal, 06/17 (Final price = $1/box)
    $1/1 Kellogg's Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Cocoa Krispies, Corn Pops, or Apple Jacks (Final price = $1/box)
  5. Dannon Yoghurt is 20/$10 ($0.50/each). Use the $0.60/6 or other coupons from the 05/03 or 06/21 SS inserts - the $0.60/6 will double automatically since it's under $1, giving you $1.20 off 6, final price $0.30/cup.

Other deals and Giant coupon matchups that we spotted for the week of 07/10-07/16:

There is a deal for an extra $0.10 off gas this week when you buy any 4 participating items, listed in-ad. The tiny print goes on to say that the only Giant locations where gas is sold (ergo - where this deal is redeemable?) in Pasadena and Lusby, MD, and Celebrate Virginia Parkway in Fredericksburg, VA. (Thanks to Nicole who commented last time, alerting us to the new Fredericksburg location!)
Cheapest way to work this deal: Buy 4 Fuses or SmartWaters ($4 total). If you pump at least 40 gallons of gas this week at these locations - not hard to do if you have 2 or more cars in your family - you'll have "paid" for the drinks, assuming that you don't have much cheaper gas available nearby.

Buy 4, save $4 on Chex Mix Bars, Fiber One Bars, or Nature Valley Granola Bars. Register to become part of the Pillsbury Community here, and get printable coupons for $0.60/2 Chex Mix , $0.50/1 Nature Valley selected flavors, or $0.40/1 Nature Valley any flavor. With the $0.50/1 coupon, you could save up to $2/box on this deal...not too bad! Other coupons: $0.75/2 Nature Valley (05/31 SS) or $1/1 Yoplait Yoghurt when you buy any Nature Valley Granola Bars, 06/14 SS.

Feel free to post comments with other deals and matchups that you've spotted! :)
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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

Disney and Anheuser-Busch Theme Parks Perks for Military Families

Gina of Moneywise Moms has recently posted about how military families can enjoy special perks at many theme parks nationwide, to include deals and freebies on park entrance fees, hotel costs, and so on. Disneyland, Disney World, Sesame Place, SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, and many others are included. Check out her post for more information!
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Stonyfield Products Rewards Club Online (Organic Dairy Rewards!)

Have you tried the Oikos Greek yoghurt? The honey flavor is really yummy - and the $1/1 coupons that have popped up every few months in the inserts often results in free or near-free yoghurt during coupon doubling specials.

Besides the couponing deals, I frequently buy the ~$3.50 quarts of Stonyfield Farm organic yogurt (especially when Dannon or Yoplait aren't on sale with coupon) and divvy it up over the week, sometimes mixing portions with jam, honey, molasses, and/or vanilla extract.

I also have been known to buy the odd half gallons of Stonyfield organic milk when I make a trip to Sam's Club (~$3.12/each) as I figure the $0.55 extra spent on organic milk is better than me making another trip to another grocery store (nearby Giant for $5.79/gallon organic milk, or more-distant Wegman's for the $5.39/gallon organic milk) - because I would almost definitely be tempted to get more than $0.55 of something else that I wasn't planning on buying. :)

That said, I was delighted to read (thanks, Freebies4Mom!) that Stonyfield Farm dairy products offering an online rewards program. Sweet! It may take some time depending on my Stonyfield buying patterns, but I'll slowly but surely earn some rewards, and they mail the rewards to you free, just like with Pampers rewards.
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Monday, June 15, 2009

Free Spaghetti and Meatballs at Noodles and Company


Sometimes a big plate of spaghetti and meatballs really hits the spot, am I right?

NOVA Thrifty posted this sweet deal (thanks!) - go to Noodleball.com, give playing Noodle Ball a go, and you get to register for a coupon for a FREE spaghetti and meatballs at Noodles & Company with the purchase of any other entree. Sounds like a cheap lunch for two to me! Find your nearest Noodles and Company location here.

I don't have any madd Noodle Ball skillz (or actual basketball skills for that matter) - I only managed to make one meatball basket. It isn't a skill thing - just a gateway to your coupon, no matter how well or poorly you do. :) If you're really tanking, you can hit "End Game" to go straight to the option to register for the coupon (as always, we recommend using your junk email address) and, if you like, also opt-in for future Noodles and Company promos. So what are you waiting for? Lace up and go play some Noodle Ball!
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Thursday, May 21, 2009

All Right! $3 off $15 meat purchase at Giant coupon!

Click here to access a printable coupon for $3 off a $15 fresh meat purchase at Giant!





Coupon is good May 18 through June 4. There is no stated requirement on when the coupon must be presented (that is: after all discounts, etc.), or even that you must have a Giant BonusCard to receive the savings - so you can scan this coupon before your BonusCard for maximum discount.

Sample scenario: Buy $15 retail of fresh meat, scan coupon, bring it down to $12. Scanning your BonusCard will make the meat up to half price off retail (as w/steak and ribs) as discussed in our Giant ad matchups and deals post for the coming Memorial Day BBQ sale - so $7.50 off - down to $4.50 for $15 worth of steak or ribs. All right.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

FREE Oscar Mayer Beef Franks...TODAY only - 'til 11:59 PM EDT!

Gina emailed us this coupon much earlier today, but unfortunately neither of us were able to sign in to blog/check email until just now. Sign up here before 11:59 pm EDT to get a coupon for a FREE Oscar Mayer Beef Franks. Thanks, Gina - and sorry to all for the late notice.

We will be back later tomorrow with some Giant deals for the coming week. Hold on to your hats, because there will be oodles of discounts on:

Barbequein' Meats (beef, pork ribs, chicken, oh yea!)
Chips and salsa (can you say $2 each?)
Watermelon
Coke products ($2.20 each - yea, Barq's!)
FREE Milk WITH Kellogg's cereal purchases.'Bout time to use those $1 coupons if you haven't already. :)

...and on and on. Giant is eager for your business this week in prep for Memorial Day festivities, but I'm planning on marinating/freezing a lot of that meat for grillin' all summer long. Details to come!
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Friday, May 8, 2009

OId Navy Weekly Coupons, May 8 and May 9

I give credit to those willing to stay up into the wee hours hitting "refresh" on the Old Navy site and - it's just not in me these days. But, head over to Bargain Moose to get a good idea of where the few remaining coupons are for this week (unfortunately the $60/$100 and $45/$100 are gone).
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Friday, May 1, 2009

New Coupons.com and upromise.com coupons out for May!

Remember to go to coupons.com and check out the sweet May coupons now available - including $1 off one box coupons for many, many Kellogg's cereals, limit 2 per Windows-run computer. Crystal Paine of Money Saving Mom posted a cool tip yesterday for how to get a second link to a new 'batch' of Kellogg's coupons, too! Coupons are often limited in number, so print the ones you want today!

Have you loaded your batch of May upromise coupons? I just did - and $45.95 worth of May coupons - potential upromise account credit - is now linked to my loyalty cards, just in case I snag some coupon deals with them. If you have store loyalty cards (CVS, Giant, Safeway, Shopper's Food Warehouse, Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Food Lion, anybody?) - then you can tie your loyalty card to your upromise accounts. Just sign into upromise.com, make sure that your loyalty card numbers are tied to your upromise accounts, and go to 'Earn Rewards' in the top menu bar, and click 'e-Coupons'. You can select all of the coupons and load them for May.

You do not get the discounts right away for having loaded these coupons - the 'savings' is loaded instead to your upromise account when you purchase selected items with the store loyalty cards whose numbers you've added to your upromise account. The coupons are very often for the same items heavily promoted in Sunday inserts and store weekly ads, so if you are a couponer, odds are good that you may find yourself buying items that are on the upromise monthly e-Coupons lineup. (Still present in the May e-Coupons: Johnsonville Sausage, Post Cereal Coupons, Huggies...sounding familiar?)

Yes - it is a small amount, but something is better than nothing, and this is a painless way to add some college savings in just a couple of minutes. Think about it: you'd kick yourself if you later realized that the CVS "Free After ExtraCare Bucks" item(s) you purchased would also have given you a couple of bucks in your upromise account just because your store loyalty card numbers and coupons would have been pre-loaded. And remember that purchasing certain participating products with your store loyalty card every day (even without e-Coupons!) will add slowly but surely to your upromise accounts, so go get your account up and running! :)
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Old Navy Weekly Steals are Refreshed, April 30 and May 1

The Old Navy Weekly Steals site is refreshed! This time they're releasing the $75 off $100 coupons in shifts, giving those of us who refuse to stay up until 2:45 a.m. hitting Refresh a shot at big savings. At last! Here's the remaining coupons for now:
  • Click the dog's red Frisbee for an in-store $5 discount on adult and kids shorts.
  • Knock all the popcorn (or ice?) out of the male mannequin's cup for an in-store $10 off $50 purchase discount coupon.
  • Move the mannequin's head from the bottom right onto the headless mannequin to get an in-store coupon for 30% off your entire purchase.
  • Move the blue umbrella from the brunette's drink - drag and tuck it behind the blond mannequin's ear ear for an in-store coupon for $5 off $25 purchase.
  • If you're lucky enough to be confronted by a quiz, the answers are Wesley, Wilma’s Wearables, Barker - and this just might net you the $75 off $100 coupon. (Thanks, BargainMoose!)

This time it might be worth checking during the week to see what's happening on the site...and hope for the quiz. :) Good luck!
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Have you loaded your April upromise coupons?

Have you loaded your batch of April upromise coupons? If you have store loyalty cards (CVS, Giant, Safeway, Shopper's Food Warehouse, Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Food Lion, anybody?) - then you can tie your loyalty card to your upromise accounts. Just sign into upromise.com, make sure that your loyalty card numbers are tied to your upromise accounts, and go to 'Earn Rewards' in the top menu bar, and click 'e-Coupons'. You can select all of the coupons and load them for April.

You do not get the discounts right away for having loaded these coupons - the 'savings' is loaded instead to your upromise account when you purchase selected items with the store loyalty cards whose numbers you've added to your upromise account. The coupons are very often for the same items heavily promoted in Sunday inserts and store weekly ads, so if you are a couponer, odds are good that you may find yourself buying items that are on the upromise monthly e-Coupons lineup. (Among this month's e-Coupons: Johnsonville Sausage, Post Cereal Coupons, Huggies...sounding familiar?)

Yes - it is a small amount, but something is better than nothing, and this is a painless way to add some college savings in just a couple of minutes. Think about it: you'd kick yourself if you later realized that the CVS "Free After ExtraCare Bucks" item(s) you purchased would also have given you a couple of bucks in your upromise account just because your store loyalty card numbers and coupons would have been pre-loaded. And remember that purchasing certain participating products with your store loyalty card every day (even without e-Coupons!) will add slowly but surely to your upromise accounts, so go get your account up and running! :)
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Balancing Organics/Health with Saving Money - and Using the "Dirty Dozen" List for Good!

Right now, it's still a big mental/financial hurdle for me to buy into the concept of "all organic, all the time". There is a list called the "dirty dozen" - naming the organic fruits and vegetables whose conventional versions retain the most pesticides and chemicals that are ultimately consumed by humans.

Of course, the list exists as a guideline for those wishing to allocate portions of their budget to buying organic. Sometimes, when faced with options between organics (like if I have a coupon for frozen organic veggies or fruits), I can remember this list and opt to buy the organic items that are on the "dirty dozen" list - so in that sense it is useful to me in optimizing my organic purchases toward the healthiest options (that is, buying frozen organic strawberries means I won't buy frozen non-organic strawberries...). But have I changed my entire produce-buying patterns to match this list? Not really. For example, we've been scarfing non-organic loss-leader strawberries around here for weeks, and unless I'm mistaken, our Giant doesn't carry organic strawberries.

I try to take all of the organic advice with a grain of salt and for now have ended up with this general philosophy: Allocate as much of our budget to (loss-leader-priced) fresh fruits and vegetables as seems sensible, and when organics are within reach, start with the dirty dozen in purchase prioritizing. After all, eating lots of non-organic strawberries is still preferable nutritionwise to allocating my entire budget to processed/prepackaged foods bought on deep discount.

Say I have an extra $30/week to spend on groceries above my usual budget.

As a little bit of an outlandish example, I could either buy $300 worth of 90% discounted Go-Gurt at a store tripling coupons, or I could buy a wide variety of loss-leader fresh produce, meat, and milk, including a few prioritized and/or affordable organics (especially if I go to at least two different grocery chains!) - and maybe also a couple of weeks' worth of Go-Gurt. The first example, I am being the most resourceful in stark accounting terms, but the second example, I am being the most resourceful in a holistic sense - still saving lots of money, while offering balanced nutrition and teaching my children good eating habits in the long term. The second example is the better steward in combining a frugal/couponing philosophy with a optimize-health philosophy - because while it is important to be good stewards of our money, being good stewards of our minds and bodies is arguably just as important, if not more so.

What are your thoughts on frugality and couponing v. buying organic? Have you found a way for the two to live in harmony? Share your strategies with us all by posting a comment!

Click here to see all Redemption Unlimited posts related to organic and natural foods.

Visit Mambo Spouts for a myriad of printable organic, natural, and health food coupons and to request mailer packages of coupons!
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Friday, March 27, 2009

Whoa! 30% Off Your Entire Purchase at Old Navy with this week's Old Navy Weekly (through April 2)!

Never Pay Retail Again just scooped a HUGE tip.

Go to the Old Navy Weekly coupon site, where you will get a a coupon for 30% off your entire purchase at Old Navy!! Wowee~! Follow the directions below to get your coupon.

Edit: it turns out that you need to put the correct modelquin's head on each modelquin (Amy goes on the seaside dock panel's body). Then, you need to click "get coupon" button on the panel where the heads were. This will show a 2 items for 20% off coupon. Close this red herring coupon quickly, because you have just 'activated' the 30% off coupon dolphin, who will jump out of the water in the blink of an eye. Good luck!

Thanks, Jodi !

Click here to see all of the latest Redemption Unlimited Old Navy posts.
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Monday, March 16, 2009

Coupons on Upromise - load yours now for clip-free college savings!

If you have upromise.com accounts, you can load eCoupons onto your upromise account by tying it to any number of other loyalty cards - CVS cards, grocery store cards, and so on. The coupons are repopulated/refreshed on a monthly basis, so remember to check out upromise toward the beginning of the month to ensure that your account is loaded all month long while you shop!

The kicker is that you don't save instantly at checkout; the savings are stored in the upromise account. But really, once you sign into the website, it takes just moments to tell the site to load all of the month's coupons onto your account - so if you happen to buy anything listed, it gets added to your upromise account, and something is better than nothing, right? Add to this the fact that most of the eCoupon products are hot on the promotional rotation - so they're items with coupons and sales, and thus as a couponer you are already likely to check them out.

If you take 2 minutes to log in at the start of every month and load all of those coupons, you could net you a few bucks (up to around $30/month, depending on what you buy) without you giving it much thought at all. Think about it: You would kick yourself if some of the free-after-ExtraCare-Bucks items that you picked up at CVS would also have given you a buck or two more (profit!) in your upromise account.

The bulk of the leg work is the one time effort of entering your drugstore and grocery store loyalty card numbers so that your purchases automatically track and link with upromise. If only all coupon clipping were this painless!
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RedBox Free Movie Rental Coupon Codes Web Site

Did you know that there is a website, InsideRedBox.com, that documents all of the the latest free movie rental promotion codes that you can use at your local RedBox kiosk locations? Most codes are for a free 24-hour rental, and after that, you pay $1 per additional night that the movie is rented.

Find your local Redbox kiosks at nearby stores and restaurants.
Search the Redbox Movie Titles for tonight!
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