Monday, June 22, 2009

Flip Camera giveaway at Mommysnacks

I just watched a vlog at Mommy Snacks .net and it was nice to see her talking instead of just pictures!

Go here to enter the giveaway for the Flip Video Ultra HD. I'm going to enter!!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Emeril's Original Essence Freebie

Receive two (2) free sample packets (.25 ounce each) of Emeril’s Original Essence Seasoning Click here
I sent for mine already!

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Brookshire's Deals for June 2009

Buy Hellmann's Mayonnaise (printable coupon)
Get FREE: Loaf of Brookshire's Bread and
Food Club Lunchmeat

Buy Wishbone Salad Dressing (on sale for $2.19 week of 6/3-6/9)
Use coupon $.75, final price $1.44
Get FREE: Fresh Gourmet Premium Croutons 5oz package

Buy Country Crock Margarine
Get FREE: Fresh Corn value up to $2

Buy 2 Breyers Ice Cream 48 oz Cartons
Get FREE: Food Club Ice Cream Cones and
Smucker's Toppings

Buy Oscar Mayer Deli Creations (printable coupon) and Jell-O Gelatin or Pudding Snacks
Get FREE: Nabisco Toasted Chips and
Crystal Light, Country Time OR South Beach Drink Mix (7ct - 10 ct box)

Buy 4 (four) of the following to get $4 off your total purchase:
Kraft Parmesan Cheese (Original or 3 Cheese. 7 oz-8 oz Ctn)
Kraft Salad Dressing (16 oz)
Kraft Shredded Cheese (8oz)
Oscar Mayer Chicken Strips (Grilled, Italian or Southwest 6 oz pkg)
Oscar Mayer Real Bacon Bits (3 oz)
(Don't forget to use your Kraft coupons for this deal)

Buy $5 worth of Lawry's Products and get $2 off Meat
-Lawry's Marinades coupons $1/2 exp 7-31
-Lawry's Spice Blends exp 8-31 $.50

Buy any Clorox2 Stain Fighter & Color Booster 33oz+
Get FREE: Clorox Brand Bleach 82 oz-96 oz

There is also a coupon for $1 off El Monterey Taquitos

For all the 'Buy this, get that for free', all items must be purchased at the same time.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Brookshires and the Texas Rangers deal



Take Me Out to the Texas Rangers Ballgame

Purchase any two McCormick items with your Brookshire's Thank You Card and receive a coupon at the checkout for a Texas Rangers Baseball ticket voucher. Take the coupon to the store office and receive a free ticket voucher. Receive one ticket voucher for every two McCormick items purchased.

Each voucher is redeemable at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington for two (2) tickets up to an upper box value each for 2009 regular season home games.

Offer excludes: June 12, 13, 27, July 4, 18, 20, 21, 22, August 1, 14, 15, 16 and September 26.

You can buy McCormick Country Gravy Mix for $.79 a pack, so that's pretty cheap tickets. You can bet that my family will take FULL advantage of this offer as we are HUGE Rangers fans and have already paid to go see 6 games this year.

Brookshires Matchups and deals for 6/3-6/9



Coupons Acceptance Policy: What to know before bringing in coupons...


The cashier will ensure that each coupon they accept complies with the rules printed on the coupon.
All coupons must have a barcode and will be scanned.
Doubling and tripling of coupons will be offered on a store by store basis as determined by Brookshire Grocery Co.
Internet coupons may be accepted up to $1.99 in value per coupon. No “free item” or bulk internet coupons will be accepted.
Management has the right to refuse any coupon they have reason to believe is counterfeit.

My Brookshire's does not double and triple coupons on a regular basis so I will not post doubles and triples. (Although, if I drive 20 minutes to the next closest Brookshire's they do almost all the time.)

All ad prices effective with your Brookshire's Thank You Card.
I try my best to match as many coupons as possible but if I miss some, I apologize. Also, seeing how I've just starting listing them like this, I do not have the SS, RP details, but will have the internet printable match-ups.

Matchups:

Pilgrims Pride 3 lb Bag Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets $4.99
Printable coupon $.55
Final Price: $4.44

Oscar Mayer Weiners 2 for $3
Printable coupon $1 on 2
Final Price: $2 each wyb 2

Pork Tenderloin $6.99lb
Hormel Always tender coupon $1
Final Price: Varies by final weight

Kretschmar turkey $5.49 lb
Printable coupon $.55
Final Price: Varies by final weight

Daisy Cottage Cheese 8 oz $2.50
coupon $.45
Final Price: $2.05

Daisy Sour Cream 16 oz+ $2.50
coupon $.45
Final Price: $2.05

Cheerios $2
Printable coupon $.55
Final Price: $1.45

General Mills Cereal $2 buy 3 for coupon
Printable coupon $1
Final Price: $1.66 each wyb 3

Wishbone salad Dressing $2.19
coupon $.75
Final Price: $1.44
When you buy this you will also get FREE Fresh Gourmet Premium Croutons
Limit one offer per transaction 6/3-6/30

Hefty Trash Bags 20ct - 80 ct box $5.89
coupon $1
Final Price: $4.89

Brawny Paper Towels 8 rolls $6.99
coupon $1
Final Price: $5.99

Quilted Northern Paper Towels 9 mega rolls, 12 roll $6.99
coupon $1
Final Price: $5.99

Dove Body Wash 10 oz - 12 oz bottle $3.89
coupon $1
Final Price: $2.89

Dove Shampoo or Conditioner 12 oz+ $3.50
coupon $1
Final Price: $2.50

Tidy Cats Cat Litter 20lb - 25lb bag BOGO
coupon $1
Final Price: Varies

Suave Invisible Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant $.99
coupon $.50
Final Price: $.49

Tyson Chicken Breast Strips or steak strips $2.50 (in different online flyer)
coupon $1
Final Price: $1.50

Good deals:


Food Club Large Eggs $.79 doz

Pepsi or Diet Pepsi 2L $1

Knorr Lipton Sides $1

Community Doffe 12 oz - 16 oz $3.99

Food Club Ketchup 24 oz $.98

DiGiorno Pizza $5

Smart Ones Entrees $1.89

Top Care Ibuprofen 50ct box $1.50

10 lb bag of Russet Potatoes $3.49
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Buy $25 in participating P&G brands (which will have a lot of coupons in the upcoming insert on 6/7) and receive a $5 coupon to use on your next shopping visit.

Brands include: Dawn, Charmin, Downy, Bounty, Cascade, Bounce, Tide

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If I missed something, let me know.

Betty Crocker Coupons $12.50 worth


If you haven't already, today is a good time to sign up for the Betty Crocker newsletter. You will get periodic emails with coupons and what's new on the site. Today I was sent an email about $12.50 worth of printable coupons. So what did I do? I hurried on over and got the ones I wanted!

They are:

$1 on 2 General Mills Cereals
$.55 on Reese's Puffs Cereal
$.55 on Lucky Charms Cereal
$.55 Cheerios
$.40 Suddenly Salad Mix
$1 on Romano's Macroni Grill Restaurant Favorites dinner kit
$.50 Chex Mix 100 Calorie Snacks
$.40 Betty Crocker Cookie mix
$.50 Betty Crocker Frosting
$.50 Betty Crocker Warm Delights
$.75 on 2 Betty Crocker Box Supreme Brownie mixes
$1 Yo-Plus Yogurt 4-pak
$.60 Bisquick
$.60 Chex Mix Bars
$.50 on 2 Betty Crocker Fruit roll ups/gushers/fruit by the foot
$.40 Fiber One Bars
$.50 on 6 Yoplait yogurt cups
$.55 32oz Yoplait yogurt
$.80 on 2 Yoplait® Go-GURT® Yogurt • Yoplait® Trix® Multipack Yogurt
$.40 Yoplait® Go-GURT® Yogurt • Yoplait® Kids Cup Yogurt • Yoplait® Kids Yogurt Drink •

L'Oreal hair $3, $1 coupons

Get $1 off L'Oreal Paris Vive Pro Glossy hair product
Get $3 off L'Oreal Excellence to Go hair product

Remember to hit the back button to print them each twice!

Colgate savings





If you visit the Colgate website there are a lot of great coupons for toothpaste and Wisps.

Finding the time to make it all fit

How do all of you ladies out there do it? I have such a hard time balancing everything. I have a tendency to go head first into something but then other things suffer.

I have so many great coupon/money saving blogs (you can find of them listed in my blogroll) that I visit everyday that it's hard for me to keep this one up to par with theirs. I think 'what in the world do I have to say that everyone else has not'? 'What would make mine special or different'? It's a tough question for myself to answer.

Not only that but I've been trying to get back on track with my weight loss. I started about a year ago and was able to lose 62 lbs by Halloween. Then the holidays hit and I totally went off my daily meal plan (that I had made for myself, not something premade by a diet company) and left my exercise by the wayside. Now I've gained back 20 lbs and am really kicking myself. Today I've kind of decided to really get back into the swing of things and have started to track my food again using the website Spark People. Now to get off my butt to exercise. I also help run a group on SP called 'Crochet the Pounds Away'.

I'm a stay at home mom so I do feel it's my job to try save as much money as I can for my household while my husband works so hard to bring the money into the house.

So...blogging, weight loss, researching money savings and coupons, running the challenges for a weight loss group, kids out of school at the end of the week (15 yob, 10 yob, almost 18 yob, almost 19 yog), my son's high school graduation on the weekend......phew! Where do you all find the time????

I will wait for your input while I pull my hair out!!