Free doughnuts!

FREE DONUTS: At Krispy Kreme & Dunkin Donuts

Thought Memorial Day heralded the arrival of summer? What kind of freebie-lover are you!

The end of May means that National Donut Day is almost here. That’s right, it’ll soon be the first Friday in June, when donut shops large and small throw open their doors and start handing out those dough-y bits of goodness…for free!
The biggest players in the game are Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme, both of whom will once again be giving out free donuts this year. At Dunkin Donuts you’ll have to purchase a beverage to get the gratis goodie (bottled sodas don’t count) while at Krispy Kreme you’ll have your pick of donuts without any purchase. On the regional level Lamar’s will also be handing out free donut holes. But make sure to check in with your favorite local or regional donut outlet, too, as they may have their own giveaway planned.
Though it sounds like a totally made-up holiday, National Donut Day is actually legit. It was begun in Chicago in 1938 by The Salvation Army to honor women who served donuts to soldiers during World War I. So if you didn’t properly reflect on those who served our country on Memorial Day weekend, this is a chance to reflect on those women who served those who serve.
As with every dining deal, make sure you call ahead to check with your local restaurant before heading out. “At participating locations” means just that!

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Amazon.com mp3 single sale!

Amazon has some of the hottest new songs on sale right now for 69 cents each! They have a variety of hit singles so there is sure to be something for every particular musical taste.

Click here to check it out

2 more free sample deals

Free Aveno Hair sample https://secure.startsampling.com/sm/aveeno101589/quickQuestion.iphtml?item=101589&source=

Free Fiber Choice sample https://secure.startsampling.com/sm/fiber101762/captureAddress.iphtml?item=101762&source=

2 free Quest Bars http://www.questproteinbar.com/sample/

Free Sample of Fiber Choice

You can go to this link to get a free sample of Fiber Choice.

3 dollar combo meals at Jack in the Box

In case you have not seen the ad, Jack in the Box has yummmmmmy 3 tacos, fries and a meduim soda meal deal for 3 bucks. Healthy...no. Delicious and cheap..YES!

My 5 dollar Schnucks trip!

I recently went to Schnucks and got all this for less than 5 bucks using coupons. We got the 3 packs of wipes using getfreshwithafriend.com, got a free pack of Kraft cheese from Kraft First Taste along with a coupon for a dollar off another bag, making it 1.80, then a coupon for 25 cents off Sunny Delight from last weeks newspaper, which they doubled, making our juice 1.30. Then we bought a newspaper to, you know get more coupons, bringing our total to just under 5 bucks, Couponing works! You just have to work at it!

Get a free meal at IHOP

My husband and I had a free lunch yesterday at Ihop. How did we do this? We signed up for their weekly newsletter at their official website and when you do that, they send you a coupon for a free meal, a Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity. Then they also email you another one on your birthday. Since my birthday is next week, I got 2 coupons! The Ihop we went to allowed us to use both, so we had a nice 20 meal for free. Dont worry, we left a good tip! If you have never been there, you get bacon eggs and pancakes for your free meal. Very tasty but not worth the money if you can get it for free.

Great shoe sale at Sears!

I can never say no to an amazing pair of shoes. I adore shoes, especially heels. I just feel so much better when Im wearing a nice pair of shoes. But I never pair more than 20 bucks for a pair of shoes. (unless its boots then I go up to 35) Sears has so many very trendy spring\summer shoes on sale right now for 20 or less. Check out these 3 cute shoes I bought for 20 each. I love them and will totally be getting my moneys worth! Plus I can wear them to work!

$6 Sale This Week at Old Navy!

Old Navy sent me the following email:

MEMORIAL DAY SALE
Now Through Monday:
OUR GIGANTIC PARTY
JUST GOT...BIGGER!
Stores are adding TONS of new deals for the family
ALL Starting at $6!!!

      •      $6 Women's Jersey Dresses
      •      2 for $6 Women's Tees
      •      $6 Polos for Women, Boys & Baby Boys
      •      $6 Shorts for Adults, Girls & Baby Boys
      •      $6 Tees & Tops for Everyone
      •      Plus much, much more!

I couldn't find much online for $6.00 in women's other than some basic t-shirts. Maybe I will have better luck in stores. The promise of $6.oo Jersey dresses and $3.00 t-shirts sounds prettty exciting. I love Old Navy clothing and they do have some cute things for spring and summer this season!

Have you tried one of these?

McDonalds has mini McFlurries. They have a new one with Rollos for 1.69. It looks prettier in the pic that Mickey Ds took, but it is just as tasty.

Cute flipflops on sale at payless.com

Payless has cute flip flops on their website in all sorts of styles, colors, sizes and patterns for low a 3.99! Love it!

I want...I want!

Check out these adorable floral flip flops from Payless.com I want one in every color! They look super comfy, super cute and they are the type of flip flop I could get away with wearing to work (not rubber or plastic!)
They are sale right now for $14.99 each, down from 24.99. I will have to look and see if I can find any coupon codes for them, at least something for free shipping!

Yummy free juice samples!

Hurry on over to facebook to like the Ocean Spray fan page to get your free sample of their sparkling juice. This stuff is super yummy!

Get a borders 50% off coupon

Go to Borders facebook page and get a coipon for 50 percent off one item. It is only good for today though! I also think its only for in stores. Wonder if you could use it on a kobo? Muwhahahah

Just tried my free sample

I just tried the free sample of Garnier Moisture Rescue that came in the mail today. The sample was rather small but they provided enoug of the product for me to tell that it is quality. It had a very nice smell to it; clean, fresh, almost minty. It made my dry skin feel prett good and wasnt greasy. Just smooth. It came with a dollar off coupon so I may consider buying it in the future if I can find a good sale.

Crackerfuls Coupon

Yummy deal! Click here to like Ritz Crackers on facebook and get a coupon for 75 cents off a box of Crackerfuls. Have you tried Crackerfuls yet? They are deeeeelicious! Plus they seem to have some sort of app on their facebook page that plays Glee music. Glee and cheap snacks? I'm in!

Free Nexcare Products?

Passion for Savings has a link to a printable coupon for $1 off Nexcare products. Since many Wal-Mart stores have their bandages marked down to $1 on Rollback, you may be able to get them for free! Click here to get the coupon. My only beef with this coupon is that it is REALLY REALLY big! It also has a place to write a shopping list at the bottom. Really? Who writes their shopping list on a coupon? Seems weird to me.

Mail call!

 

Today was a great trip to the mailbox. Not a single bill in sight! Instead of bills, I had the following

• Free samples of Taster's Choice Instant Coffee along with a dollar off coupon. My husband loves these things and since you can find these often for $1 at drugstores, he should be able to get another free box.
• 2 coupons for 2 free bags of OreIda sweet potato fries. I'm not sure why they send 2 bags but I'll take it! They sound yummy!
• free sample of Garneir lotion along with a coupon
• Cheer coupon
• free sample of Head and Shoulder's Men shampoo. It is supposed to make men's hair look thicker. Perfect for my balding hubby. Hehehehe If THAT product really works, I will be sure to pay FULL price for a full size bottle!

The only other thing was my weekly netflix movie. This week I am watching "I am number four". I've read the book and I can't wait to see the film.

Want a mailbox more like mine? Sign up for samples as I post them and you soon will!

Like Lean Pockets? Get a BOGO

Go to facebook and like Lean Pockets for a buy one get one free coupon! Not quite a free lunch but sounds good to me!

Even more FREE samples!

Get a free sample of Zipfizz Health Energy drink mix just by liking them on facebook. You get to choose your  flavor. There seems to be no limit to households so you can probably have your spouse sign up too!

Click here to get your free sample!

Feed your kids for free!

Kids eat for free! On Tuesday, May 24 many Chillis will give you a free kids meal for kids under 12 with the purchase of an adult dinner.

Get a $2 Tidy Cats Coupon

Head on over to facebook and you can get a coupon for $2 off Tidy Cats Kitty Litter. It looks like you can use this one on any size or on either clumping or non clumping litter. If you do not mind non clumping, Walmart sometimes have ten pound bags for under 5 dollars (sometimes as low as 3) making this a great deal!

Buy the new Lady Gaga cd for 99cents

Any Lady Gaga fans out there? Today only you can download her entire brand new album, Born this Way, for just 99 cents only on Amazon.com! Wow! If you are gaga for Gaga, this is an amazing deal since it costs that much for a single song normally. Head on down to Amazon all you little monsters!

Get your MOJO working for FREE with a FREE SAMPLE of MOJO Milk!

MOJO Milk Products has free samples of their product available here for a limited time as long as you are willing to share it on your facebook page. Hmmmmm free chocolatyness just for Facebooking? Sounds good to me!

I'm not familiar with this product so I am excited to try some for free! It looks chocolaty and sounds like it is fairly healthy with some good health benefits.

They describe it on their website as "
a new alternative to current chocolate milk mixes providing the health benefits found in yogurt including immune and digestive benefits, with 60% less calories then Nesquik®. MojoMilk™ delivers even better tasting chocolate milk, with the added advantage of probiotics, clinically proven to be beneficial for health and well being."

Hmmmmm....healthy chocolatyness? Sign me up!

My 35 cent Wal-Mart Trip!

I got to brag about this one!

Last night my husband and I walked out of our local store with a bag containing 6 items that we only paid 35 cents for! It was a wonderful feeling and a great shopping trip. The other customers

Here is what we bought and here is how we got it!

Items Purchased:

·         2 Scotch Magic Tape – They are normally priced $1.22

We used 2 $1 any Scotch tape item we found in an old Sunday paper but if you don’t have that coupon, you can use the free printable coupons from HERE

                Total:  44 cents

·         Then we used the coupons we had sent to us for FREE from Kraft First Taste. Kraft sent us coupons in the mail for one free four pack of Breakstone 100 calorie cottage cheese (cost of item was $2.68) one free double pack of Breakstone cottage cheese (cost of item was 88 cents) and 1.00 when you buy 2 double packets.  The 2 double packets ended up being .76 total. 

Our total with coupons was $7.76. Once you take off the value of the coupons, this should have been a total of 1.22 for all of the items.  

Here’s where we got lucky! One of the items did not scan correctly. Walmart has a policy where if an item does not scan properly and it is their fault, you get the item for free if it is under $5.00 So we got one our tapes for free and all we had to pay was the sales tax. I’m not sure how we had to pay any sales tax since our whole bag should have been free, but hey, I was quite happy to be walking out of Wal-Mart with a bag of items for 35 cents, so I didn’t argue!

As we walked out into the parking lot, I looked at my husband and I said to him HOW COOL WAS THAT!?!!?!

I was in a very gleeful mood all the way home. After all, getting something for nothing is darn fun.

Now you will have to excuse me, I have to go tape my receipt to the kitchen refrigerator with a big gold star sticker!

Coming up soon: My trip to Walgreens and how I got over 17 dollars worth of items for under 5 bucks!  No scanning errors this time. Not to shabby, eh?

Welcome!

My husband and I have begun couponing in the past few months.

We do it for several reasons.

• ·         To save money on things we normally buy anyway, everyday needs/wants

• ·         To try new brands and items that we normally would not have bought of afforded

• ·         To generally save money on our grocery bill so we can spend the money on other things such as entertainment, travel, home improvements, savings, and living credit card debt free

• ·         For fun!  As corny as it sounds, it is a lot of fun to get free items. My husband and I enjoy searching for the best deals online, signing up for free samples and the rush of getting a bag full of items super cheap! We grocery shop together on the weekends so it is a hobby we can do together that costs us nothing.

We also aim to save money in other ways in our life by

• ·         getting free books and movies for free through the local library (something everyone tells you to do but few people actually take advantage of)

• ·         watching tv shows for free online instead of paying for cable

• ·         going to free or cheap local events

• ·          getting the best deals on lodging and fun things to do when we travel (a passion of ours)

Now, don’t get me wrong. I love couponing but I don’t aim to be one of the crazy people on the TLC Extreme Couponing show. If you want to have a pyramid of toothpaste in your garage, more power to you, but I am not that organized and would probably end up on Hoarders instead. Besides, those people on that show spend money on coupon clipping services, u-hauls to bring home their buys and special storage for their stockpiles. If you have spend money to get the coupons, transport the items, store the items, then its not a good deal. Not to mention some of these people will drive hours out of their way to find stores that do double or triple coupons and spend 40+ hours a week.  I work full time and want to have time to enjoy the money I save with coupons.

So welcome to my blog. I will share my coupon strategies, what items I got cheap or for free and fun things I discover along the way, I’ll also be looking to my readers to let me know what is  going on in their couponing adventures so we can all help each other.

I’ll be back later to tell you about my Wal-Mart trip where I got a bag full of groceries for 35 cents!