Nov 23, 2011
$10 Tues(Wednes)day!
Oct 31, 2011
Pssst...free stuff!
Oct 14, 2011
Free Stuff for Your Downstairs Business!
I signed up for JCPenney Rewards (you can too). This is not a credit card – just a rewards program. You earn points for purchases and the points add up to rewards. You must earn 250 in one month to earn $10. I will probably never do this. $250/month at JCP. Are they kidding?!? You get a bunch of points for signing up so it’s possible to reach 250 your first month pretty easily. Today I received two coupons – I don’t know why as I haven’t made any purchases this month. One coupon was for $10 off any Ambrielle bra and one was for a free Ambrielle panty. I’m a sucker for free panties. I have a pair (why are they called a pair?) from VS with little rhinestones that spell out “Bride”. I’ve never been a bride but you bet your sweet bippy I wear the free panty.
So I went to JCP during lunch and picked up my free seamless panty (normally $12), a bra on clearance (you can use the $10 off coupon on clearance items), the aforementioned bra’s matching clearance panty and a clearance tee. Grand total: $12.97.
I also learned a couple things:
(1) JCP corporate sends out coupons without informing their employees. If you are the first to use the coupon, they may not know what to do with it and may need to stare at it for a while and call other people over to stare at it. And they’ll most likely stare at you for a while too. You can try very sweetly asking them to just scan it and see if it works. They may listen. They may turn their stare into a scowl.
(2) The JCP lady who helped me does not know how to pronounce “Ambrielle”.
Interact with me! Do you correct other’s mispronunciations? Is it douche-y? Do you want to punch people in the ear-hole for things like that or do you think “gosh, thanks for helping me talk purdy”?
Original Prices: $ 80.00
Sale Prices: $ 34.97
Total Paid:$ 12.97
Total Savings: $ 67.03 or slightly over 83%
Aug 18, 2011
A Lesson in Greed
I've posted a couple times about picking up soda deals. I have enough soda. I did not need to buy more soda this week, but I did it anyway. I didn't post about it because you don't want to read about my soda anymore and the greed shames me. The greed also came looking for my butt like that wispy final destination air monster (WFDAM)...
I was lazy after my 4 for $10 Diet Dr. Pepper purchase and left 3 twelve packs in my car. In Florida. In August. On my way home from work yesterday, one pack (yeah, all twelve cans) exploded. Imagine, if you will, how 12 exploding cans might sound and the way soda running down your back might feel. I thought I had been shot. No worries, I am still alive (allegedly) much to the chagrin of WFDAM.
In my defense, I need to hoard soda as I will soon be without a job. Soda will be my only sustenance. And probably my bed.
Aug 5, 2011
And the winner is...
Jul 28, 2011
Update and a random bird
Second, a little follow-up on yesterday's post. I tried the Nuance Makeup Remover that I rambled incessantly about. It's pretty great! A few gentle swipes and my hot tranny mess lashes that I love so dearly were clean as a whistle. I forgot to try the moisturizer (yeah, my face is gonna fall off). I did remember the Age Renewal Anti-Oxidant Day Lotion this morning. It goes on like sunscreen. I kinda hate it so far - just feels too heavy. I'll keep using it and see if it works like a miracle on my skin. If it does, I'll deal with the heavy. If not, I'll give Sally's (Salma's) creams and serums a try since I love her makeup remover so much.
Jul 27, 2011
Free pens + Jen rambles incessantly about peeper removal
I’m not a product snob about many things (just Viva paper towels, Seventh Generation dish soap & detergent, Diet Dr. Pepper, and anti- Apple), so I decided to give the CVS skincare products a go. They are B1G1 50% off this week. I picked up the Age Renewal Anti-Oxidant Day Lotion (that InStyle says I should have started using in my twenties) and the Age Renewal Deep Wrinkle Moisturizer (cause InStyle says you should use something with Retinol in it when you hit your thirties).
I also picked up a bottle of Nuance (by Salma Hayek) Dual Phase Makeup Remover. I take serious issue with most makeup removers. Here’s why: I’m super crazy about mascara. I want people to look at me and think “geez, those lashes are so thick and dark and long and insane; they must be super heavy; how does she keep those peepers open?” EVERY makeup remover I have EVER tried has been a disappointment. I have to scrub my lashes with a q-tip until I swear my eyes are about to fall out. I want a remover that I can gently swipe across my lashes and that’s it. No more scrubbing and cursing the day makeup remover was born. Cause I’m a lady.
Anyway, the Nuance remover is really pretty – it’s pink and clear and has iris silhouettes on it. Salma – Sally – I’m gonna call her Sally (Salma makes me wanna brush my teeth) – says (on the bottle) her products are inspired by her grandmother and are designed to help every woman enhance her individual beauty. Grandmothers are one my favorite types of people. And I want to be beautiful. It’s made of fun things like cucumber and rosewater and prickly pear. (BTW, the best margarita I ever tasted was prickly pear.) (I’m such a sucker for the word “rosewater”. Maybe it’s that is sounds a little old-fashioned-y. Maybe it’s that it sounds like something sweet girls would use and I often think about being sweeter.) Down to business: the remover is regularly $7.99 and is now on clearance for $3.49. Not sure why it’s on clearance since it’s not even supposed to come out until next month. I don’t know exactly when it hit shelves in Milton but it can’t have been long ago since it shouldn’t be there yet. Maybe putting something new on clearance is the retail version of “what, this old thing”.
I made two transactions – first an 8ct pack of PaperMate pens for $1.99 with a $1.99 ECB. Second, the skin care. I used the $1.99 ECB and a $5 off $30 from the magic coupon printer during the second transaction.
Be sure to stop by the magic coupon printer. I got another $5 off a purchase of $30 or more coupon today (and something else that I don’t remember – it was lame).
Original Prices: $43.96
Sale Prices: $31.46
Total Paid:$24.46
Total Savings: $19.50 or slightly over 44%
Jul 26, 2011
Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner!
Jul 19, 2011
$10 Tuesday!
Money for Nothing and Your Suave for FREE
Jul 18, 2011
Beauty and the Beast
The ECBs and RRs have been consistently disappointing over the last few weeks. If you are in the market for hair care, some Pantene products are 2 for $6.97 with a $2ECB at CVS. And if you are still hanging on to the $3 off 2 Pantene products coupon from the June 19 Smart Source like I was, you can bring it down to $3.97 (coupon expires July 31). I also picked up two packs of Cottonelle flushable wipes on sale for $1.99 each and used a 75 cents off two coupon from a the July 17 SmartSource. The magic coupon printer gave me a $1ECB, so I used it on this transaction as well. I wasn't thinking clearly and made my second transaction consist only of an 18 pack of Cottonelle toilet paper. It was on sale for $8.99. I had a 75 cent coupon from the July 17 SmartSource and the $2ECB from my Pantene purchase. So I had to add a filler item - remember, ECBs count as coupons and you must have an item for each coupon. I should have purchased the wipes along with the toilet paper instead of in my first transaction. Oh well, I had a caramel for dessert today.
Jul 12, 2011
What's in yoooour binder?
They Do Exist!
I’m finally starting to receive free samples. The first was a 10 pack of Tide Stain Release in-wash boosters. I love this stuff! I love it so much that I don’t care that the lil’ liquid sample leaked all over everything. At least my mailbox smelled good for a few days.
Bonus: $2 coupon came with the sample.
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Playin' Possum
Jun 30, 2011
Looming Cat-Lady-dom
Jun 28, 2011
Muzak Deal!
60 for $1
Jun 22, 2011
Scouting the Hawaiian Tropics
Oh sweet self-actualization, Maslow!
So, my last names begins with "W". I was always last or very close to last in line. As an adult, I meticulously plan my shopping trips. I research purchases. I know what the best product is and who has it for the best price. Plans. Not impulses. Take that WiseBread. But wait! I am also a horrible impulse buyer! I'm proving them right. I want what I want and I want it yesterday. I buy Groupons and get really excited if I do so before everyone else I know. New restaurant - where? I should be the first to try it. Ooohhh, colorful bins of crap in the middle of the isle - they must be in the middle of the isle because they're special. I'm special too, I need that stuff. Pick me! Pick me, stuff! Now I have a blog about getting deals so other people can see my deals and tell me how cool they are (I am). Oh sweet self actualization, Maslow! I'm so glad I have something to blame this on. Personal responsibility? No thanks (unless it comes with a RR).
Jun 21, 2011
Soda Shop
Jun 20, 2011
Shake Your Money Maker at CVS
Dirty mouth? Don't chew gum, that's dumb. Brush your teeth and brush 'em with toothpaste that CVS paid you to take home. This week CVS has Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste for $2.79 with a $2ECB. Combine this with a $1.00 coupon from the 6/12/11 SmartSource and you make 21 cents!
Don't know what ECBs are? Check out "Fillers, RRs, ECBs...huh?" on your right, under "Good to Know".
Walgreens Switch-A-Roo = Free-er Tampons!
So that's 36 ct tampons + 18 ct tampons = $5.49
(Walgreens sale + 2 $1.50 manufacturer's coupons = $8.29 savings)
If you are currently in need of tampons, you'll probably like this deal: pop on over to CVS where you can get $5.99 in ECBs on a $5.99 bag of Hershey's Bliss. That's free - you have to pay $5.99 for the Bliss - a $5.99 Extra Care Bucks "coupon" will print on your receipt that you may use on your next purchase. Go ahead and use it right away if you want. Buy your chocolate then turn right around and buy a few things you need that add up to $5.99 (like bread, pet food, etc) and use your ECB just like a coupon! You walk out of the store with your Hershey's Bliss and other item(s) that equal $5.99 all for $5.99! Consider the Bliss free or the other stuff free, either way, you left with free stuff!
Jun 16, 2011
I tried this because it was on clearance product review: Godiva Truffle Bar Oranges & Cream in White Chocolate
Initial reaction: O.M.Geeee, that's good! Why did I only buy one? Go back! Go back! Why are they on clearance?!? Are they being discontinued? WHAT-IS GOING-ON?!?
Post initial reaction: Yeah, that was good. I'm glad I only bought one. Had I bought more, I would have turned into something not dissimilar to a wood chipper and devoured them all. Oh yeah, I made a coconut pie Tuesday - I can eat that instead. Wait, instead - I don't need anything instead. If I don't get a new job soon I'm going to be the size of a house. And I don't mean one of those cute little pre-fab houses Brad Pitt "built" in New Orleans after Katrina. I'll see if Target has more of those bars next time I'm there. Which will not be tonight. I can not go tonight. Can I?
Hello, Yellow!
The sale is available online and in-store.
Jun 15, 2011
Stockpile Sneak Peek!
Jen’s stockpile: 4 body washes, 5 lotions, 3 styling products, 1 insect repellent, 2 bottles sunblock, 1 chapstick, 4 mascaras, 5 bottles Bayer Advanced, 3 Tic Tac Big Packs, 2 bottles BBQ sauce, 3 Clorox wipes, 2 Lysol toilet bowl cleaners, 4 tubes Colgate, 2 bottles Glade Fabric & Air, 1 bag Tide Stain Release, 1 package Q-tips
Not pictured: three boxes of cereal and three cans of Pringles. They are in my pantry, which needs to be organized. I’m embarrassed to show it to you right now.
Jun 14, 2011
To the Couponer go the Spoils
2 shirts (sale & store coups)
2 dresses (sale & store coups)
Walgreens
Blistex (sale & rr)
Scar Zone (sale)
3 tubes Colgate (sale & manus)
2 Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaners (store coup)
3 Bayer Advanced (manu coup & rr)
3 Peanut Butter M&Ms (sale) - filler items (I'll do a post on fillers)
Butterfinger (sale) - filler item
Sample of Renpure
CVS
3 Falsies Mascaras (sale & ecb)
Bread (used ecb on this)
4 cans Friskies (used ecb on this)
3 Tic Tac Big Packs (sale & manu)
NYC Lipstick (used ecb on this)
Original Prices: $148.52
Sale Prices: $73.07
Paid: $44.30
Total Savings: $104.22 or slightly over 70% AND I have a few mail-in rebates to submit!
Update: check the right hand side of the blog under the "Good to Know" section for more info on RRs, ECBs and Fillers.
Jun 13, 2011
Crunchy Underwear, no, wait...
Jun 10, 2011
4 Cent Lotion!!!
I admit it, I did this 3 times. Then I took a picture of the lotion and some coupons in a nice grassy area on the UWF campus. Yeah, I went on a picnic with my lotion. So?
Jun 7, 2011
Feeling Suave. Can you tell?
Did you clip the Suave B1G1 coupon from your Sunday paper inserts a couple weeks ago? Though it states B1G1, it actually rings off $3.00! I bought 2 Suave body washes at Target for $1.94 each and used the aforementioned coupon. I paid $0.88 total for 2 body washes! I felt really great about that until I saw that Publix has them on sale for $1.49. They could have been FREE – negative two cents to be exact (Publix does overages)! Learn from my mistakes. The coupon expires June 19 – don’t let this one get away.
AAANNNNDDDDD, you may visit http://www.suave.com/canyoutell/ to watch a few short hair care videos. Each video will end with the question “Can you tell? which model used Suave products”. For each correct answer, you unlock a coupon (answer them all before choosing your coupon – you only get to choose one). I’m getting 2 FREE products!
Jun 6, 2011
Butterhead: Get Paid to Buy Bayer!
Publix Display of Affection
Bayer Advanced Asprin (sale + manu coup + store coup)
2 Mrs. T's Pierogies (B1G1 + manu coup)
2 Hormel Canned Chicken (B1G1)
2 Aunt J Frozen Pancakes - whole grain! (B1G1)
Off Botanicals (manu coup + store coup)
CVS
5 Cans Cat Food (sale)
Tide Stain Release (sale + manu coup)
2 Garnier Hair Stylers (sale + 2 manu coups)
Walgreens
2 Morton Salt (store coup)
Original Prices: $45.02
Sale Prices: $30.62
Paid:$18.88
Total Savings: $26.14 or slightly over 58%
Jun 2, 2011
You Salty Dog: 1/2 Price Old Navy + Sushi
Check it out: $20 worth of Old Navy apparel for only $10 on Groupon! You can use it on clearance. Join me on the coupons + clearance high! Use my referral link to get your Groupon and help a sister out.
Pick up a $12 Nippon Sushi and Grill Groupon for $6 while you're there. Click here to use my sushi referral link.
Update: DON'T do this with your Groupon! (Link courtesy of THE Kacey of KaceysKitchen.com.)