Walgreens: Deals and freebies for the week of December 6-12, 2009

Here are the best deals at Walgreens this week, with thanks to Mercedes for her help with compiling these:

COUPON DEALS

Chex Mix--$0.99
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from 11/15 SmartSource insert
$0.49 each after coupon

Chinet Plates--on sale Buy One, Get One Free (2 for $2.99)
Buy 2 and use $1/1 printable coupon (IE Link) (FF Link) or $1/1 Chinet Classic White
$0.49 each after coupons and store deal
 
Carnation Evaporated milk--$0.99 each after in-ad coupon
Buy 2 and use $0.50/2 coupon from 9/27 SS insert
$0.75 each after coupon
 
Kellogg's Cereal--$1.99
Use $5/4 printable coupon on Target website (this is a manufacturer's coupon with Target logo)
Pay $2.96 for four boxes after coupon
 
WEEKLY REGISTER REWARDS DEALS

Buy 2 Theraflu at $5 each, Get $3 Register Rewards
Use $2/1 printable coupon
Use $2/1 coupon from Walgreens Healthy Savings coupon booklet
Spend $2 plus tax out of pocket, Get $3 Register Rewards back
Free plus overage after coupons and Register Rewards

Buy 2 at Triaminic at $5 each, Get $5 Register Rewards

*Deal Idea*
Buy 2 boxes of Triaminic Thin Strips
Use 2 $3/1 coupons from 12/6 SmartSource insert
Use $2/1 coupon from Walgreens Healthy Savings coupon booklet (will deduct $4)
Spend $0 out of pocket, Get $5 Register Rewards
 

Buy 5 boxes of Nabisco Crackers at $2 each, Get $3 Register Rewards
Use 5 $1/1 Nabisco Crackers or Easy Cheese coupon from 11/8 SmartSource insert
$0.50 per box after coupons and Register Rewards
 
See more deals at Walgreens this week here.


New to shopping at Walgreens? Start here.

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CVS: Deals for the week of December 6-12, 2009

Here are the best deals at CVS this week, with a big thanks to The Thrifty Mama for her help in compiling them.

******THREE-DAY ECB DEALS (Good through Tuesday)******

Buy 1 Merry Brite Mini Ornaments (12-count) at $3.99, Get $3.99 ECBs (Limit 2)
Free after ECBs

Buy 1 Essence of Beauty Bath and Body at $4.99, Get $4 ECBs (Limit 2)
$0.99 after ECBs

******WEEKLY ECB DEALS******

Buy 1 Bayer Contour Meter at $14.99, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use up to $30 off coupon from the 10/25 RedPlum insert
Free plus $5 overage after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Zantac 150 24-count or 75 30-count at $8.99, Get $8.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 from the 11/15 SmartSource insert
Free plus $1 overage after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Emergen-C Immune Booster 2-pack at $3.99, Get $3.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Free after ECBs

Buy 2 Crest Toothpaste at $2.25 each, Get $2.50 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use 2 $0.75/1 coupons from the 11/29 P&G insert
$0.25 cents each after coupons and ECBs

Spend $20 on Boost (6-packs), Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)

*Deal Idea*
Buy 3 Boost 6-packs at $7.99
Use 3 $2/1 printables here (will need access to two computers)
$2.66 per pack after coupons and ECBs

Spend $20 on Garnier Skin Care, Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $2/1 Skin Renew Eye Roller Printable here or $1/1 from the 12/6 RP insert

******NON-ECB DEALS******

Gillette Fusion, Mach 3, Series or Satin Care Shave Gel--$1.99
Use $1/1 from the 11/29 P&G insert
Stack with $1/1 CVS coupon from the $100 Flu Booklet
Free after coupons

Buy 1 Bayer Contour or Breeze 2 Glucose Meter at $19.99, Get $5 ECBs (Limit 2)
Use up to $30/1 coupon in the 3/22 SmartSource or 3/1 RedPlum inserts
Free plus overage after coupon and ECBs

******MONTHLY ECB DEALS FOR DECEMBER******

Buy 1 Complete Multi-Purpose Solution at $9.99, Get $9.99 ECBs (Limit 1)
Use $1/1 from the 10/25 RedPlum insert
Free plus $1 overage after coupons and ECBs

Buy 1 Bayer Breeze 2 Meter--$40 off with CVS Clip-Free Coupon
Use up to $30 off from the 10/25 RP insert
Free after coupons

Neosporin Lip Health--$5.49
Use $2.50 off CVS Clip-Free coupon
Use $3/1 printable here (IE) or here (FF)
Free after coupons

See the rest of the deals at CVS this week here.

New to CVS-ing and want some hand-holding? Don't try to make heads or tails of this post because it probably won't make a lot of sense to you. Instead, go here where I explain the CVS program in full detail. Want to join in the fun and incredible savings? Then go here where I share more about how to make it work for you.

******Share Your Deals and Scenarios!********

Have your shopping trip planned or did you come up with a great deal scenario/idea? Just post about it on your blog and leave your link below. **To make it easy for everyone to navigate quickly through the links, your link must link directly to your CVS deals post. Links going to the homepage of your blog or any other part of your blog besides the direct link to your CVS deals post will be deleted.**

$2/1 Johnson & Johnson baby product, $0.55/1 Challenge dairy product, $0.75/1 Gold n' Plump Chicken, more printable coupons

There's a brand-new coupon up on Coupons.com for $2 off any one Johnson & Johnson baby product (27 oz. or larger) at Walgreens. I'm not entirely sure what the prices are on these items, but this is definitely a high-value coupon. Let us know what deals you find!

There are a bunch of other new coupons up on Coupons.com, including:

$0.75/1 Gold n' Plump All Natural Chicken

$1/1 Budding Original lunch meat tubs

$0.55/1 any Challenge Dairy product

$1/1 True Lemon product

$1/1 Newman's Own Thin and Crispy Pizza

$1/1 GoodNite Sleep Pants

Sneak preview of Sunday's coupon inserts

Wondering what coupons will be in Sunday's newspaper inserts? Head over to the Sunday Coupon Preview to get the full scoop on all the coupons which should be in the two coupon inserts coming out.

If you're new to using coupons and are looking for help getting started, be sure to check out my podcasts here and here.

Wondering what coupons will be in Sunday's newspaper inserts? Head over to the Sunday Coupon Preview to get the full scoop on all the coupons which should be in the two coupon inserts coming out.

If you're new to using coupons and are looking for help getting started, be sure to check out my podcasts here and here.

Super Savings Saturday: The Freezer Cooking Day edition

Whew! It's been a big week here with the Freezer Cooking Day and yesterday's Giveaway Day! Thank you everyone for playing along!

I only made one quick shopping trip in preparation for the Freezer Cooking Day. You can read more about it here.

And then I stocked up our freezer on Wednesday with all sorts of goodies. Read more about that here.

We should be well set as far as meals go through January. And with all the extra events and dinners that December often holds, it's possible our freezer meals might actually last through near the end of January.

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Hallmark Gold Crown Stores: $5 off any purchase

Go here to print a coupon for $5 off any purchase of $5 or more at Hallmark Gold Crown Stores. You should be able to pick up something small for free or almost-free with this coupon!

This coupon is valid through December 24, 2009.

Thanks, Mojo Savings!

$0.75/1 Goldfish crackers, $0.75/1 Nutri-Grain bars, $0.75/1 Kellogg's Special K bars

The $0.75/1 Goldfish cracker coupon is back on Coupons.com! Go here to print it. (Thanks, Carrie!)

More printable coupons:

$0.75/1 Nutri-Grain cereal bars
$0.75/1 Kellogg's Special K bars
$1/1 LACTAID milk product

Two free Christmas ebooks: 50 Favorite Christmas Cookies and A Christmas Adventure

Go here to download a copy of the 50 Favorite Christmas Cookies ebook with over 99 pages of delicious Christmas cookie inspiration!

Get a free copy of A Christmas Adventure--a 63-page ebook full of kid-friendly Christmas crafts, recipes, and stories from Scripture Adventures--when you go here and put A Christmas Adventure in your cart and then use moneysavingmom as the coupon code at checkout.

24-Hour Giveaway: 4 $50 Walmart Gift Cards

Walmart, Sara Lee, and Hillshire Farms have teamed up to bring you Tasty Holiday Ideas--a brand-new site with recipes, tips, and entertaining ideas which is launching tonight.

To kick things off, they are having a big Twitter Party tonight (December 4, 2009) from 9-10 p.m. EST with the hashtag #tastyholiday. There will be great conversation, fun activities, and lots and lots of great prizes (75 prizes in fact--see them all here.) You won't want to miss it!

Just for fun, they are also giving away 4 $50 Walmart gift cards on my blog today. I'm sure you don't need me to give you ideas on how to use those! :)

Would you like to enter to win one of four $50 gift cards to Walmart? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 2 p.m. on December 5, 2009. Three winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 $50 Safeway Gift Cards

While we don't have a Safeway here, I know many of you do and often tell me about the great deals there. To help make the holiday season less-stressful and more enjoyable for you, Safeway is giving away 5 $50 gift cards to readers here today.

If that's not enough, they also have set up a special section of their website this season with budget-conscious holiday recipes, tips, and ideas. My favorite section of their site is the Leftover Lounge where they give you all sorts of creative ways to remake your Thanksgiving and Christmas leftovers. I don't believe I've ever seen such a great selection of leftover ideas in one spot. Check it out here, you're sure to be inspired!

Would you like to win a $50 gift card to Safeway or a Safeway-affiliated store? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post in the next 24 hours.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 1 p.m. on December 5, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotion Sets

Winter is upon us and with it comes the dry skin and chapped hands. But Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion is here to erase those usual skin issues!

While many moisturizers only treat the top layers and leave your skin feeling heavy and sticky while others sink through quickly and don't fully moisturize, Vaseline Sheer Infusion with Stratys-3 infuses and suspends moisture across all layers of your skin for a long-lasting silky feel.

I had the opportunity to try all three variations of Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion and found they definitely lived up the the claims made on the bottles. While all three smelled nicely and worked beautifully, I especially liked the Mineral Renewal variation.

Would you like to enter to win a collection of each variation of the Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotions? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post in the next 24 hours

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 1 p.m. on December 5, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 copies of Family Feasts for $75 a Week

I recently had the opportunity to review Mary Ostyn's new book, Family Feasts for $75 a Week. I admit I was a bit skeptical about whether or not I'd learned much from this book, despite the fact that I have enjoyed Mary's blog, Owlhaven. Sometimes it feels like I'm scrimping and pinching just about everything I can out of each penny of our grocery budget and there's not much more I could learn on the subject of cutting your grocery bill.

But after reading this book, I decided that is definitely not the case. And my frugal friend Catherine agrees, as well.

Family Feasts for $75 a Week is packed with fresh content, step-by-step instructions for whittling down your grocery bill, and over 200 delicious recipes. I disagree with Mary's take on coupons (she only devoted a tiny section of the book to them and basically passed them off as a lot of work for little return!), but I was able to overlook that since there were so many other helpful tips and new ideas in this book.

If you are new to this whole frugal thing and wishing someone could show you the nuts and bolts of how to reduce your grocery bill, this book is most definitely for you. And those of us who are more the "old dogs" in the pack can definitely pick up a few new tricks as well--at least I know I did!

Want to read more about this book? Amazon has some very thorough reviews here.

I'm giving away five copies of Family Feasts for $75 a Week here today and there are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post in the next 24 hours.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 11 a.m. on December 5, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 Time Keeper Household Planners

Are you looking for a way to organize your home and life in 2010? Enter The Time Keeper, a beautiful household organizer and planner designed by Starla Kreider who is a stay-at-home mom of four boys.

Starla sent me a copy of The Time Keeper and I was immediately excited about this lovely planner. I think it would be perfect for many of you moms who are looking for a simple way to calm the chaos which can so easily ensues in a home and life if you don't have a good plan and organization in place.

This planner is spiral bound and includes a two-page spread for each week with room for daily entries, menu planning, and a “to do” list. There are also monthly calendar pages and space for monthly project lists and to-do lists, a place to jot down gift ideas, two organizer pockets, and several pages for notes and ideas.

The Time Keeper is lightweight, easy-to-use, and practical. Plus, since it's priced at only $11.50, it's a very affordable planning system!

Would you like to enter to win your own Time Keeper Household Planner? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post in the next 24 hours

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 10 a.m. on December 5, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: $100 gift card to Pottery Barn Kids

A few months back, I was nominated for a frugal blog award at The Bump. Many of you were so thoughtful to vot for me in an effort to help me win $1000 towards our house fund.

I didn't end up winning the overall blog awards, but I won in my category so I received a $100 gift card to the Pottery Barn Kids. I've never shopped at Pottery Barn or Pottery Barn Kids before, though I've heard rave reviews of it, so I'd rather share it with someone who loves this store much more than me. So as a thank you for everyone who kindly took time to vote for me, I want to give it away here.

There are three ways to enter to win this $100 gift card to Pottery Barn Kids. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post in the next 24 hours.

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 9 a.m. on December 5, 2009. One winner will be randomly selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.

24-Hour Giveaway: 5 Stain Fighting Kits from Arm & Hammer and OxiClean

If your household is anything like ours, you have lots of stains and spills. I'm a die-hard fan of Shout and it's one of the few items I actually will pay full-price for because its stain-removing powers are worth every bit of the few dollars the bottle costs.

Recently, OxiClean asked if I'd be willing to try out their line of products. Given that I'm sold on Shout, I didn't think I could be dissuaded. But I figured it wouldn't hurt to try, after all, I'm a big proponent of not being brand loyal if you can help it!

Guess what? We've gone through all four bottles of OxiClean that we were sent and I decided that they are just as good as Shout. In fact, I'm now going to compare prices and deals and will gladly snatch up a bottle of OxiClean if I can get it for a better price than Shout.

That's saying quite a bit--if you knew how loyal to Shout I've been for the past few years. But after countless stains of all shapes and kinds were removed and lots of clothes were salvaged, I'm sold that this stuff works well!

OxiClean is giving away both the Stain Fighting Kit and the Baby Care Kit to 5 different readers. Would you like to enter to win both of these kits? There are three ways to enter. (If you'd like more chances at winning, you can do each of them for three separate entries into the giveaway!):

::Leave a comment on this post in the next 24 hours

::Follow me on Twitter here and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a follower, just leave a comment telling me you already follow me.

::Subscribe to the MoneySavingMom feed by RSS or email and then leave a separate comment in the next 24 hours letting me know you've done so. If you're already a subscriber, just leave a comment telling me you're already a subscriber.

This giveaway ends at 8 a.m. on December 5, 2009. Five winners will randomly be selected from the entrants and will be notified and posted on Monday, December 7, 2009.