Gimme, gimme, gimme…
GIANT EAGLE
I had one of those real slow cashiers today. She was so gentle with placing the groceries in the bag, it’s like she didn’t want to wake them up. I thought I should run around her at super speed to excite the electrons around her, hoping that they would in turn make her move faster. Didn’t work. I got in a good workout though.
Colgate toothpaste or toothbrush – free after .75 coupon
Dole Fruit Bowl – 50 cents after .75 coupon
YoCrunch yogurt – 4 pack – .50 after .75 coupon
SmartOnes entrees – buy 10 get $4 on your next shopping trip coupon – $2 each – plus use $3/10 coupon at http://tinyurl.com/6hsbpxb
Cheerios – $4.50/3 after .75 coupon at Coupons.com or http://www.couponnetwork.com – PLUS get a free gallon of milk.
CVS
Russell Stover or chocolate bunny – free after extrabucks – through Tuesday only
Super Miracle Bubbles – free after extrabucks – through Tuesday only
Fuze/Coke/Smartwater/Honest Tea – 3/$3 after $1 extrabuck – limit 4 deals – use 2/$1 Fuze coupon – or 3/$1 Coke coupon tag
Airwick spray refill – BOGO – buy 4 get $10 in extrabucks – or –
Airwick Freshmatic – $6 – use $4 coupon – buy 4 get $10 extrabucks
RITE AID
Complete contact solution – free after rebate
Snickers eggs – free after 2/$1 Mars Easter coupon
Gillette body wash or Old Spice body wash – profit after BOGO coupon and two $2 UP rewards.
John Freida hair care – 4/$2 after $2 coupon on each and purchase of 4 with $10 UP reward.
Nature Made fish oil, vitamin D, and CoQ10 vitamins – buy $20 get $10 UP reward – plus use coupons found in All You magazine or coupon inserts.
Visine – free after $2 coupon in ad and $2 coupon
Save over $100 watching video values at http://riteaid.adperk.com/
WALGREENS
G Series FIT – Free after rebate with purchase of prime, perform, and recover products.
Snicker eggs – free after 2/$1 Mars Easter coupon
Carefree – profit after 50 cent coupon and 99 cent register reward
Luster White 7 toothpaste – profit after $4 coupon and $4 register rewards
ALDIS
Strawberries – $1.49 a pack
Bag o’ salad – 49 cents
Cantaloupe – 99 cents
Sweet potatoes – 49 cents/lb (3 lb bag)
KMART
Get a $10 gift card with a new prescription or transferred (up to 5) coupon in ad.
JOANN FABRICS
50% off regular priced item coupon in ad. Save gas by buying what you want online – use code NFSE104 Sun, 4/10 thru Thurs, 4/14 or code NFSE106 Fri/Sat.
50% framing order plus an additional $20 off.
Click here to order online: http://tinyurl.com/69hf2mr
HARBOR FREIGHT
Free digital multi-meter with any purchase coupon in inserts. I found a garden hoe for $2.17 there.
Click here to order online:
http://tinyurl.com/3krej3c
VALU KING
Roman Meal bread – 50 cents after $1 internet coupon found previously on Coupons.com.
Strawberries – $1.69
Mushrooms – 99 cents
Free after coupon in ad:
Pasta Roni
Birdseye vegetables
AM/PM
Free cup of coffee at AM/PM coupon in Wednesday’s PD.
BREUGGERS
Wednesdays – $5.99 for a dozen bagels ($2 off the regular price)
Click here for a $1 off cream cheese tub – exp 4/13:
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QUIZNOS
$2.99 small sub
http://quiznosqclub.com/?flow=prtc&imm_cid=33-9W&imm_mid=5299:CBD
KOHLS
Get an extra 30% off online using code SHOPNSAVE30 from April 13th thru 20th. Also get $10 for every $50 spent from April 13th thru April 17th. FInd items up to 80% off online.
EXTREME COUPONING
So did you watch the new episode of Extreme Couponing on TLC this past week? They had four gals on. The first one they portrayed as obsessed with her looks. Some of the others had issues at the register…something that we will see if Kroger and other stores decide that they don’t want other people saving as much as they did and start changing their coupon policies and allowed savings like double coupons.
It’s great if the show got people to learn how to save money and how much couponing help people in dire situations, but it does more trying to show couponers with nuances. Kroger has made numerous changes to their coupon policy since the show aired. Not a good sign. Hopefully another cable show will show the good things about couponing and not make couponers look like hoarders.
The producers wouldn’t ok showing that I donated and even filming one of my classes. Those are the hallmarks of couponing. I’m glad I told them no to being on the show since again they are not showing couponers in the best light. I could just imagine what they would show about me. Let’s see, they could’ve ran with an angle of me buying all kinds of women stuff. Or maybe that we have enough chocolate (before we donate) to feed an auditorium of PMS’ing women. Or how incredibly cool it is for a guy to have enough clipped coupons to fill four cases of beer (from my free after rebate beer collection).
Check out this blog about how one of the couponers on the show allegedly fraudulently redeemed coupons:
http://jillcataldo.com/node/16258?page=1
Speaking of, look for new changes to stop the use of fraudulent coupons. UPC bardcode readers are changing and many stores have been implementing the system this year under the new guidelines. The barcode you will see on coupons look different too. I expect stores to lose business as many coupons won’t be redeemed under the tighter bardcode reads. They will have a harder time moving stock which may effect their buying power.
If anything, coupons need to be more plentiful, have longer expiration dates, be for one item and not 2 and more, and in the Sunday papers. Look for some adjustments as the year goes on as to what stores will accept. And as the economy gets better the coupons should get better too.
2010 COUPONS.COM (INTERNET COUPONS) SAVINGS RANK
Coupons.com came out with the Most Frugal U.S. Cities list for 2010. Atlanta came out first with a more than $1000.00 dollars in coupon savings from the site in 2010. Cleveland ranked 8th again. Cleveland’s score increased from 2009. Ohio ranked the most frugal with three cities in the top 20. North Carolina had two cities in the top 10.
2010 Savings Index Rank
1 Atlanta GA 997
2 Tampa FL 569
3 Cincinnati OH 497
4 St. Louis MO 420
5 Minneapolis MN 329
6 Charlotte NC 303
7 Nashville TN 291
8 Cleveland OH 289
9 Pittsburgh PA 250
10 Raleigh NC 235
11 Kansas City MO 233
12 Washington DC 207
13 Miami FL 202
14 Dallas TX 198
15 Oklahoma City OK 198
16 Boston MA 192
17 Denver CO 170
18 Seattle WA 153
19 Columbus OH 147
20 Wichita KS 146
2010 COUPON (COUPON INSERTS) USAGE STATS
NCH Marketing reported that shoppers saved $3.7 billion with coupons in 2010. An additional $200 million was saved in 2010, representing a 5.7% increase from 2009. A total of 332 billion coupons were distributed, a record with a redemption volume of 3.1% or 3.3 billion coupons. Overall, 87.7% of all coupons were distributed in 2010 were the coupon insert variety, also called free standing inserts, a growth of 19 billion coupons.
In 2010, the survey reveals that 78.3% regularly use coupons compared to 77% in 2009, 75.8% in 2008 and 63.6% in 2007.
Coupons were on average $1.46 face value, a 6.6% increase from 2009. A total of 26% required the purchase of two or more items to obtain the offer discount Coupons expired in an average 9.1 weeks, a week and a half shorter than the prior year.
CELL PHONES
Be sure to renew your contract every two years in order to get two free phones or discounted ones. Request a free month, more rollover minutes, or more anytime minutes before you do renew.
LETSTALK.COM
Need to figure out who has the best cell phone deal? Instead of checking all the different sites, Letstalk checks cell providors and it lets you put in the number of minutes you think you will use, phone types, connectivity types, and more. You can also get free phones or make a profit on some. Get free shipping with a 2 year contract. You can also check another site that does essentially the same thing – http://www.billshrink.com.
Click here for cell phone deals:
http://tinyurl.com/6yg3egq
TRACFONE
Do you need a cell phone, but you don’t want to use many minutes or sign a long-term contract? Tracfone is a good choice. Get a phone and 125 minutes of airtime for $19.99 per month. No contracts. Buy minutes as you need them. Potsie Weber uses this service. He uses the excuse that he only has a limited number of minutes so that Richie Cunningham doesn’t bore him with his stories.
Click here to order:
http://tinyurl.com/34yy8en
CELLPHONESHOP.NET
Is your cell phone case cracked or did you lose your power charger? Get new ones for cheap – up to 80% off. Instead of buying them at the cell phone store where they charge you a premium, get them online where you can get them for cheap. I got cell phone batteries and a power charger for around $4. Get screen protectors for $1.99. Leather cases are $3.39 and up. Styluses can be had for $2.99. They sell them at stores for $25 to $30! You’ll be surprised to see how cheap their prices are.
Coupon Code: EAST12
Discount: 20%
Minimum Purchase: $25
Expiration Date: April 30, 2011
Coupon Code: EAST11
Discount: 10%
Minimum Purchase: $10
Expiration Date: April 30, 2011
Coupon Code: CLEAR15
Discount: 15%
Minimum Purchase: $15
Expiration Date: May 10, 2011
Click here to order:
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SKYPE
Make free video calling, free Skype to Skype calls, also call internationally for just 2.3¢ per minute.
Click here to sign up:
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GOTOMEETING
Get a free trial GoToMeeting web conferencing account plus get $10 off when you open an account.
Click here:
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BIRDS NESTS FOR SALE
I sat on the corner selling birds nests that I cobbled together. I figured all the birds that fly north are wiped out enough flying that far that they don’t want to build a nest. I made them with sticks and dead grass and glued them together with Elmers. Sales were very slow. I had a few sparrows and a cowbird or two get one.
To pump up the sales I included a hat I made out of bottle caps and rubber bands for the birds to wear figuring that would clinch a sale. They loved them. I think they are using them for some bird gangs they are going to put together. So if you see any birds toiling with building a nest, send them my way. I will set them up.
TRANSOCEAN
You know, I really don’t like pointing out how some companies take advantage of the system. Every week there seems to be some kind of injustice, but if we just grin and bear it will continue on. Is there anything that would be so outrageous that it would make you act on it or at least get you upset? Here’s a good one. Transocean gave it’s executives bonuses this past year because they met their safety requirements – this after the Gulf oil spill where eleven people died that was found to be partly their responsibility. Wha-wha-what!? Yes, apparently they did good enough in their formula that they still met or exceeded their safety standards. Let’s see, an oil rig exploded and many people died while ruining the environment and livelihood of thousands. Am I missing something here that makes that ok enough for people to get a bonus. Doesn’t one person dying trigger no safety bonus?
Sure working on an oil rig in the ocean is dangerous than most jobs, but this was a preventable accident. They even stated in their annual report that they had “the best year for safety performance in our company’s history”. What in the banana peppers were they thinking? When does all this nonsense stop? Didn’t someone reading it think that they went too far with that statement and on the bonuses? It’s like shooting someone and then having them apologize to you for you shooting them.
Execs deserve bonuses when their companies do well financially and their stock rises and for other positive moves. That makes sense. But when the company goes bankrupt or almost collapses an economy or ruins the lives of thousands of people because of their leadership I would say they don’t deserve an iota of a bonus.
RED ROOF
To celebrate National Pet Month use Promo Code 605442 when making your reservation at Red Roof and get 15% off any stay in April. Pet stay free. You’ll also be entered into their Redi-for-Spring Sweepstakes.
Grand Prize: One year of free nights at Red Roof (3 nights per month or a total of 36 free nights). 1 winner
First Prize: One week of free nights (7 nights). 3 winners
Second Prize: One free night. 100 winners
BEST DEAL MAGAZINES
Weekly Deals:
FITNESS
Additional 20% Off
$3.76 for 1 year
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FAMILY FUN
Additional 20% Off
$3.76 for 1 year
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TASTE OF HOME
Additional 70% Off
$5.40 for 1 year
Coupon Code: TASTE
Daily Deals:
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4/12 – Marie Claire 1 Year – $4.39
4/13 – Road & Track 1 Year – $4.39
4/14 – Elle 1 Year – $4.39
4/15 – Good Housekeeping 2 Years – $15
4/16 – Yoga Journal 1 Year – $4.39
4/17 – Seventeen 1 Year – $4.39
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DONATE COUPONS
The Palmer-Roberts American Legion Auxiliary Unit 214 in Willoughby is accepting coupons to send to the troops overseas. Call 440-942-7762 or stop at 4304 Center Street to donate them. Some other Auxiliaries accept coupons. Check with a local one by you. Also check out http://www.ocpnet.org. They also send coupons to the troops. The troops overseas are allowed to use coupons up to six months expired.
OPENING
Marshalls – Garfield Heights City View Center –
Family Dollar – East 79th and Euclid
Earth Fare – organic food – Fairlawn
Thrifty on Vine – Willowick
B Spot – Strongsville
Thirst and Ten – Berea
Fracas – Cleveland Heights (at former Centrum Theater location)
Zanzibar – Shaker Square
Matchworks – Mentor – now open – 1/2 off wine on Mondays
O-Reilly Auto Parts – Geneva
Mr. Hero – Geneva
CLOSING
YWCA – Medina – closing at the end of May
Yoconos – Akron
Allcare Dental – closed abruptly earlier this year – paid $135,000 for deceptive advertising and financial information in 2009 in PA. Get with your state Attorney General if you are still trying to get money back from them.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! Learn how to save 70% and more grocery shopping and over 90% toiletry shopping. Also find out how to save money on restaurants, utility bills, cell phones, vacations, gas, and tons more! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: http://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm
If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com.
April
Tuesday, April 12 – 6:00 – Mothers of Preschoolers – Trinity Baptist Church – Mentor
Wednesday, April 13 – 12:30 PM – Herb Guild – Westlake Porter Library
Saturday, April 16 – 11:00 AM – Maple Heights Library
Thursday, April 21 – 7:00 PM – Port Clinton Library
Tuesday, April 26 – 7:00 PM – Perry Library
May
Thursday, May 5 – 7:00 P.M. – Silversneakers Seniors Program – Painesville YMCA
Saturday, May 7 – 10:00 A.M. – Garfield Heights Library
Thursday, May 12 – 7:00 P.M. – Kenston Community Education – $20 fee – register at http://www.kenstoncommunityed.org or call 440-543-2552
Tuesday, May 17 – 7:00 P.M. – Lorain Public Library
Wednesday, May 18 – 7:00 P.M. – Brook Park Library
June
Wednesday, June 15 – 6:30 P.M. – North Canton Library
Saturday, June 18 – 10:30 A.M. – Zagara’s Marketplace – 75th Anniversary – Cleveland Heights
Wednesday, June 29 – 7:00 P.M. – Akron – Firestone Library