"Straight Up" Drugstore Freebies - 4/1 Edition

Welcome to the April 1st edition of "Straight Up" Drugstore Freebies! I hope that everyone has been enjoying & taking advantage of all the great deals this week at Target. Many of these deals will be running a while longer, so make sure you check them out if you haven't already here: http://www.lvfcouponchick.blogspot.com/2012/03/project-easter-basket-cheap-toys-at.html

Now to switch gears & get ready for some great bargains at the drugstores this week. Here are your weekly freebies with no coupon stacking or accounting degree required!

CVS

Allegra Allergy 5ct - Price $6.49
*Use $7/any 1 Allergra (found in THIS weeks 4/1 newspaper)
TOTAL = FREE (Note: CVS will usually adjust the coupon down to $6.49 value. No overage.)

Complete Multipurpose Contact Lense Solution - Price $8.99
*Receive $8.99 Extra Care Bucks back toward next purchase
TOTAL = FREE

Depends Real Fit or Silhouette 3ct - Price $3.99
*Use $2/1 printable coupon found here: www.depend.com/specialoffers
*Receive $2.00 Extra Care Bucks back toward next purchase
TOTAL = FREE

RITE AID

Scunci Hairbands - Price $1.99
*Receive $1.99 UP+s back toward next purchase
TOTAL = FREE
(These are awesome Easter basket fillers for girls!)

WALGREENS

Not offering any freebies this week.. This is NOT an April Fools joke :-(

Sorry you'll be missing out on all the coupon action this week, Walgreens!

PROJECT "EASTER BASKET" - Cheap Toys at Target!

Need some Easter Basket inspiration?? Does a tight budget have you down? Do you have multiple kids and NO IDEA what to get to fill all those baskets? If you do, head on over to the Target website & Hasbro website to print some coupons!! There are some great sales at Target right now in their Toy Department that paired with these coupons make some truly AWESOME deals!

To get you started, here are the links!

TARGET TOYS: http://coupons.target.com/toys-coupons

HASBRO: http://www.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=15162&zid=st48&nid=20&bid=alk0323120320ffd54d5553417

Don't forget that Target will allow you to stack their Store Coupon with a Manufacturer Coupon, so you can receive double the savings on many items. Each coupon on both the Target & Hasbro websites can be printed twice from your computer.

Here is what I got at Target today. Feel free to copy my order OR match up your own pairs for savings on many other items, as well.

Star Wars Fighter Pods (4 ct)                                   Price $5.99
*Use $2/1 Star Wars Fighter PodsTarget Coupon           - $2.00
*Use $2/1 Star Wars Fighter Pods Hasbro Coupon          - $2.00
                                                                   TOTAL         = $1.99 EACH
*I did this twice using both sets of coupons!

Hasbro SpongeBob Memory Game                          Price $7.04
(Also available in other characters)
*Use $3/1 Hasbro Preschool Game Target Coupon        - $3.00
*Use $3/1 Hasbro Preschool Game Hasbro Coupon       - $3.00
(Includes Cootie, Memory, Chutes & Ladders or Candy Land)
                                                                           TOTAL = $1.04     

 
Hasbro Chutes & Ladders Game                                 Price $7.79
(Also available in other characters)
*Use $3/1 Hasbro Preschool Game Target Coupon           - $3.00
*Use $3/1 Hasbro Preschool Game Hasbro Coupon          - $3.00
(Includes Cootie, Memory, Chutes & Ladders or Candy Land)
                                                                              TOTAL = $1.79

Hasbro FLASH Games                                               Price $15.00
(Including Simon Flash, Scrabble Flash & Yahtzee Flash)
PROMO DEAL: Buy 1 "Flash Game", Get Hasbro Card Game FREE (Orig Price $6.49)
*Use $5/1 Hasbro Flash Game Target Coupon                   - $5.00
*Use $5/1 Hasbro Flash Game Hasbro Coupon                  - $5.00
                                                                             TOTAL = $5.00 for both Flash Game +
                                                                                               FREE Card Game
*I did not choose to do this twice, but you can!
*We chose Simon Flash & I Spy Go Fish for our deal!

Transformers Rescue Bots Playschool Heroes             Price  $6.99
*Use $3/1 Playschool Heroes Target Coupon                      - $3.00
*Use $3/1 Playschool Heroes Hasbro Coupon                     - $3.00
                                                                             TOTAL =   $0.99 cents
*I did this deal twice using both sets of coupons

TOTAL FOR WHOLE ORDER = $13.76 BEFORE TAX!
ORIGINAL PRICE                     = $62.28
TOTAL SAVINGS                     = $48.52/77% SAVINGS!

                  

Weis Deals - Week of 3/18

Hurry out to Weis if you plan on picking up some of these deals this week! Here's a list of the best of bunch for the week of 3/18.

Kozy Shack 6oz pudding - Price: 2/$1.00
*Use coupon for $1/2 (found in 3/4 paper)
= FREE!!

Yakisoba Noodles - Price: $1.00
*Use coupon for .50c/1 (doubles to $1.00)
= FREE!!

Land o' Lakes Dairy Products - Price: Varies
Buy participating Land o' Lakes product & submit Mail in Rebate (MIR) for a coupon for a FREE Cinnamon Sugar Butter spread. Link for MIR here: http://www.landolakes.com/assets/pdfs/promotions/lol_buyonegetone_csbs_2012.pdf

KRAFT PROMO: Buy $40 in participating Kraft items, get $10 off instantly! Includes Salad Dressing (14-16 oz), Kraft Fresh Takes, Milk Bite Bars, 5 ct Macaroni & Cheese, Philadelphia Indulgence Cream Cheese, Philadelphia Cooking Creme, Chips Ahoy, Teddy Grahams, Capri Sun, Mio Water Enhancers, Gevalia Coffee & Oscar Meyer Fun Packs. Weis calculates their Instant Savings promotins based on regular shelf price, NOT on the sale price. So you can actually get this deal for cheaper than $40 out of pocket! What kind of great sales can you come up with up? By far, my favorite one is for Capri Sun! Here it is!

"Extreme Coupon" Capri Sun Deal (GREAT one for spring sports families - Little League anyone??)
16 Capri Sun x $2.00 each = $32.00 (regular shelf price is $40+)
                                             -$10.00 Instant Savings
                                            =$22.00 SUBTOTAL
                                             -$8.00 from using 4 of Buy3, Get1 Free coupon (in THIS Sundays paper)
                                            =$14.00 TOTAL for 16 boxes of Capri Sun!

Feel free to post any great deals in the comments, so we can all share the coupon love! ENJOY!

Free Pillsbury Biscuits at Giant

UPDATE: The .59 cents & .99 cents biscuits are NO LONGER WORKING! They are now excluded in this deal. However, the $1.29 biscuits ARE still working, so even without coupons, they will work out to .29 cents a can! ENJOY!


Love Pillsbury Products? My kids go through biscuits like crazy, so finding a good deal on Pillsbury items is always a hit with me! This week, Giant is running an Instant Saving promotion on many Pillsbury items. The promo is as follows:

Buy any 4 participating Pillsbury products in a single transaction & receive $4.00 off instantly. The advertisement lists 9 items all ranging in price from $2.19-$3.29, including biscuits, desserts & pie crusts in several varieties.

HOWEVER, in many Giant stores the promotion is also working on the smaller cans of Grands & Grands Jr biscuits (and has signage under the price tag), as well. These are typically priced at .59-.99 cents a can. You can use any coupons you have in various combinations to end up making this a Money Maker (MM) deal! However, you don't need to use any coupons to get them for free!

Your order will look like this:

4 cans of Pillsbury biscuits $4.00
- Instant Savings                 $4.00
                                        =  FREE TOTAL!

Several couponing websites are reporting that individuals are doing this deal multiple times in the same order & it is working flawlessly, getting dozens of cans for free! So if you have a nice sized freezer, I would suggest stocking up!

Straight Up Drug Store Freebies 3/18

HAPPY SUNDAY! Welcome to the March 18th edition of Straight Up Freebies, bringing you the list of the easiest freebies to get each week at your local drug stores! No stacking, no advanced math degree, no crazy coupon combo's required!!

And without further ado...

CVS

Carefree Original Pantiliners (20-22ct) - Price .99 cents
*Use $1/1 Carefree product (found in todays 3/18 paper!)
= FREE

WALGREENS

Reach Prevent Toothbrush - Price .99 cents
*Use $1/1 Reach Toothbrush (exp 5/31)
= FREE

Carefree Original Pantiliners (20-22ct) - Price .99 cents
*Use $1/1 Carefree product (found in todays 3/18 paper!)
= FREE

14 Day Fat Burn Cleanse (Acai Berry) - Price $10.00
*Get back $10 Register Rewards (RRs)
*Use $1/1 Acai Berry Fat Burn Cleanse (exp 12/13)
= FREE or $1 "Money Maker" (MM) if you have coupon

Neosporin Essential Trial Pack - $12.99
*Use Mail in Rebate (found in todays 3/18 paper) to get
back full price! = FREE

RITE AID

Carefree Original Pantiliners (20-22ct) - Price .99 cents
*Use $1/1 Carefree product (found in todays 3/18 paper!)
= FREE

Reach Total Care Toothbrush - Price $2.99
*Get back $2.00 UP+ Rewards
*Use $1/1 Reach Toothbrush (exp 5/31)
= FREE

Mentos UP2U Gum - Price .99 cents
*Use $1/1 UP2U Gum
= FREE

Just for Men Hair Color - Price $7.49
*Use Mail in Rebate to get back full price = FREE
Mail in Rebate here: http://www.justformen.com/pdf/tryfree.pdf

Lots of great freebies this week! ENJOY!

Time for more Apps!

Here's a couple of free apps for your family to enjoy!

i See-Quence: St. Patricks Day Social Stories
by I Get It, LLC

Great social stories app, which you can customize for your children! Great for preschoolers or special needs kids!

LINK HERE: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-see-quence...-st.-patricks/id507152443?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

Word Book & Puzzle Box (Lite)
by Anlock

Cute interactive game set in a childs room includes puzzle.

LINK HERE: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/word-book-puzzle-box-hd-lite-mwa-accol/id489534735?mt=8

CHEAP Granola Bars & Milk!

FOR SUNDAY, 3/18 ONLY!!!!

Giant Food Stores will be running a great milk coupon promotion next week! You can earn a free gallon of milk (any brand) up to $4.50 with the purchase of 4 participating items. Included in the promotion are Nature Valley Granola Bars, which also have a catalina coupon printing through 3/18. A catalina coupon is a coupon that will print from the register after you check out for a specified dollar amount off your next purchase at that store. In the case of the Nature Valley Granola bars, the amounts are: $1.00 coupon from purchase of 3, $2.00 coupon from purchase of 4, $3.00 coupon from purchase of 5. Here is the link to the details about the Nature Valley catalina coupon promotion if you would like further info: http://www.couponnetwork.com/nature-valley-coupon/9iif3p?utm_campaign=CD6025&utm_source=MySavings_Media_Network&utm_medium=Affiliate. I suggest printing this out & taking it with you to the store in case there are problems with your coupons printing.

Here is a scenario for you to copy to get a super deal on these items!

Buy 4 Nature Valley Granola Bars
(All sizes/varieties included in promotion) = $10.00

*Use two .50cts off 2 NV Granola Bars       -$1.50 (first coupon will double to $1.00)
                                                                      =$8.50 SUBTOTAL (Up front cost to you)
*Two coupons will print-                              -$4.50 value milk coupon
1 for Free Milk (worth $4.50)                       =$4.00 SUBTOTAL
1 for $2.00 off your next order                      -$2.00 catalina coupon
                                                                      =$2.00 TOTAL NET COST FOR GRANOLA BARS!
                                                                          (That's .50 cents a box!)

COUPON SAVY HINT: When these types of deals come up, I will usually do two orders. The first order has ONLY my items that will produce the catalina coupons. My second order will include everything else, in this case also a gallon of milk for the catalina coupon redemption. So you will see that $6.50 in savings from the granola bars RIGHT AWAY in your next order.

This is a great deal if you have kids who go through granola bars like crazy (like mine do)! They are perfect for lunch snacks & with summer quickly approaching, stockpiling some snacks for the pantry is definitely a good idea!

ENJOY!

FREE Sesame Street TV Series

Today on Itunes, the Sesame Street "Learn Along with Sesame" TV Series is FREE! Offering 18 episodes for your little one to watch in Itunes on your Apple product! ENJOY!

Link here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/learn-along-with-sesame/id215221061

Another Day... Another App (or Two)!

Welcome back! There are two great FREE kids apps available today that I hope you will enjoy!
All of these free & low cost apps will make GREAT additions to your Ipads & Iphones for spring & summer traveling, rainy spring afternoons or downtime for the kids before bed! ENJOY!

Ikid: Lessons
by Fresh Factory

Interactive learning game set in a young school environment (preschool or K) featuring 5 different languages & 150 words. SUPER CUTE! Normally priced at $1.99.

Link here: http://itunes.apple.com/app/ikid-lessons-hd/id488116033

The Trees Grin Beside Me
by Auryn, Inc.

Ebook bases on the childrens book by Michelle MacDonald. Beautiful graphics & story

Link here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id459972547?ls=1&mt=8

Straight Up Drug Store Freebies 3/11

Welcome to the March 11th edition of "Straight Up Freebies"! It's a beautiful Sunday & perfect day to load up the car, cruise around town & pick up your drug store freebies along the way! ENJOY the list!

CVS

Zyrtec (5 ct) - Price: $5.99
Get $5.99 back in Extra Care Bucks

Pediacare Liquid (4oz)  or Drops (2 oz) - Price: $5.99
*Use $1.00/1 Pediacare coupon (exp 3/31)
Get $5.00 back in Extra Care Bucks

RITE AID

L'Oreal Youth Code Facial Cleansers - Price $4.39
*Use $5.00/1 L'Oreal Youth Code Rite Aid (RA) Video Values (VV) Coupon
Don't know about Rite Aid Video Value coupons?? Click here to find out more:
http://riteaid.adperk.com/

NO "STRAIGHT UP" WALGREENS FREEBIES THIS WEEK! :-(

FREE Subscription to Better Homes & Gardens!

Like FREE Mags??? I do!

Here's a link for a full 1 year subscription to Better Homes & Gardens! Simply sign up with the American Family website to enjoy your subscription.

Link Here: https://www.americanfamily.com/lp/BHGemailMAR/?tcode=AF-VEM-8010011700

Spring Target Beauty Bag

WOO-HOO for  Free Samples!

...And twice a year Target stores out-do themselves with these awesome little beauty bags full of great products for their customers FOR FREE! I highly recommend snatching these up when they are available. The bags themselves make really cute makeup bags for your purse or overnight bags for your sample products when taking a trip.

Bonus? They also come with some really nice Target coupons for the products in the bag, which you can stack with manufacturer coupons to get some really great deals on the items you've just tried!

To get your beauty bag this season, you must buy a "qualifying purchase" from Target & your code to redeem for your beauty bag will print on your receipt. Unfortunately there is no explanation as to what a "qualifying purchase" needs to be. If you get a code or know what items are prompting a code, please share the love & post what you got in the comments!

The link to get yours is here: http://samples.target.com/?ref=sr_shorturl_samples

Free Redbox Video Games Rental!

Bored with your current video game selection?

Wanna try out a new game without committing to a $59.99 price tag?

Well, this week (3/4) at Redbox, they are giving away FREE one night rentals!

Here is the link for details: http://www.redbox.com/gameweek

ENJOY!

Free Ipad Apps!

There is a new FREE app for today! Please keep in mind the price can go back up at any time, so grab these while you can!

Teddy's Night
by Auryn, Inc

Ebook about what a teddy bear does when everyone is sleeping.

Link here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/teddys-night/id411567366?mt=8

Straight Up Drug Store Freebies (3/4)

It's Sunday again & that means it's Shopping Day to all my fellow Coupon Chicks! So here are the freebies for this week that don't have any fancy math or crazy coupon stacking to get them! ENJOY!

CVS

Gold Emblem Jelly Beans (7 oz) - Price: .99 cents
Get .99 cents back in Extra Care Bucks (ECBs)

WALGREENS

Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste - Price: $3.00
Get $3.00 back in Register Rewards (RR)
*Use .75c/1 coupon to turn this into a Money Maker deal!

Simply Saline Nasal Mist - Price: $5.00
Get $5.00 back in Register Rewards (RR)

RITE AID

Soft Lips (1ct) - Price: $1.99
*Use $3.00 off Softlips Coupon in Rite Aid 3/4 Flyer

OR  you can do this deal to get some "store bucks":

Buy 2 Soft Lips = $3.98 Subtotal
                            -$3.00 Softlips Coupon in Rite Aid Sunday 3/4 Flyer
                          = $.   98 TOTAL PAID
Receive back $3.00 UP+ Rewards, making this a $2.02 Money Maker deal!

PLEASE CHECK ALL YOUR RITE AID FLYER COUPONS THIS WEEK! There are some high value STORE coupons which may result in some free product! Your shelf prices will vary from store to store & region to region, so one store may get free items with coupons & another store may end up with different free items. A few items I saw while researching the freebies on the web MIGHT be: Dickinsons Witch Hazel, Kushyfoot Socks/Tights & Playtex Items. Don't forget you can also stack a manufacturer coupon with a store coupon to get some really great deals if you are up for the challenge!