DEALS O’ THE WEEK, PINK SLIME
ALDIS
Onions – 3 lb bag – 59 cents
Celery – 59 cents each
Russet Potatoes – 10 lb bag – $1.69
Magos – 69 cents
Cantaloupe – 99 cents
Pineapple – $1.29
DISCOUNT DRUG MART
Get ecoupons at http://www.discount-drugmart.com.
$1 Produce:
Baby Carrots – 1 lb
Celery
Fresh Express Salad Bag
Fresh Express Cole Slaw Mix
Russet Potatoes – 10 lb bag – $2.50
Digital Prints – in-store – 10 cents prints
Freeman facial and feet products – BOGO
Sundown Vitamins – BOGO
Ekrich Franks – BOGO
CVS
Gold Emblem jelly beans – free after extrabucks
Mars East Egg or Bunny Single – $1 profit after $1/2 coupon and $1 extrabucks on 2
Bertolli pasta sauce – 6/$2.50 after $3 extrabucks and six .75 coupons
Colgate 360 toothbrush – free after $1 coupon and $2 extrabucks
Bounty paper towels – 12 pack – buy 3 get $10 in extrabucks plus use .25 coupon on each = 36 rolls/$19.25 = 53 cents per roll
GIANT EAGLE
Emerald Breakfast to Go snacks – 8/$6 after eight $1 coupons and .20 in Fuelperks reward (with 30 gallons = $6)
Pop Tarts – 12 ct – 4/$5 after $1/3 coupon and $2 off instantly
Yoplait Greek yogurt 4 pack – $1 after .75 coupon
Land o’ Lakes butter – $2 after .50/2 coupon
Hillshire Farms kielbasa – $1.10 after .55 coupon
Dow Bathroom Cleaner – .99 after $2/2 coupon and $2 instantly off with purchase of 2 or .49 after .75 coupon found at http://tinyurl.com/255z7qp
Tidy Cat litter – $2.50 after $1 coupon
Diet Pepsi 12 pack – $1.50 after .75 coupon
JOANN FABRICS
FREE SHIPPING with $25 minimum purchase. Use promotion code PZF85 in your online shopping cart. VALID THROUGH SUN., MAR. 25, 2012.
Web Exclusive Sale! Shop Online Fri.-Sun
Click here:
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KMART
Double coupons of $1 and less with $25 purchase – limit 5 – through the month of March
Apparel Clearance – $2.99
Take an additional 50% off clearance toy items
Get a $25 off your next $50 grocery, health, and/or beauty items purchase coupon when you transfer an Express Script Prescription.
Get Speedway gas rewards with purchases of $50 and more.
Dole salad bag – .88 after coupon in ad
Grapes – 99 cents/lb
OFFICEMAX
Case of paper – $14.99 after Max Perks rewards
OLD NAVY
Take 25% off your purchase at Old Navy, Gap, and Banana Republic. Take 30% off your purchase when you spend $100 or more. Use code SPRINGSAVE Hurry ends 3/26!
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/8x9xx5k
RITE AID
Carefree – free after $1 coupon
Shick Hydro razor – $1.99 after $4 coupon and $4 UP reward
Snickers eggs – BOGO – free after $1/2 coupon
STAPLES
Look for 20% off clearance cameras and $5 off $25 cleaning and breakroom coupons in ad.
Free 16 pack of Duracell AA or AAA batteries with Staples Easy rebate – limit 2
HP photo paper – 50 pack – free after Staples Easy rebate – Sun to Wed only – limit 2
Staples Pastels colored paper ream – free after Staples Easy rebate – Sun to Wed only – limit 2
Staples Paper case – $9.99 after Staples Easy rebate
Hammerhill ream of paper – free after Easy rebate – limit 2
Titanium antivirus software – free after Easy rebate
McAfee antivirus software – free after Easy rebate
Save $150 on Quickbooks 2012
Click here to order online:
http://tinyurl.com/89vr45m
WALGREENS
Mars eggs – free after $1/2 coupon
Dow Scrubbing bubbles – 2/$3 after $1 store coupon in booklet and $2 coupon
Shick Hydro razor – $1.99 after $4 coupon and $4 register reward
Got2b stylers – free after purchae of 2 and $3 coupon on each and $5 register rewards
Extra Stength Mentholatum Pain Relief – 99 cents after $5 register reward
BOGO on select Walgreens Hearing Aid Batteries
End Date: 3/31/2012
FREE after Mail in Rebate- Walgreens True2go Blood Glucose Monitoring
End Date: 3/31/2012
BOGO on select Nature’s Bounty Vitamins and Supplements
End Date: 3/31/2012
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/83cec9g
COUPONS.COM
Get these coupons and more:
Windex – .75/2
Shout – .75/2
Glade Carpet deodorizer – .55
Pledge – $1.50/2
Quilted Northern – .75
Delizza Patisserie products – .75
South Beach bars – $1
Reynolds wrap – $1.50
Cheez-It – .70
Click here for more coupons:
http://tinyurl.com/255z7qp
KELLOGGS
Get these coupons and more on the link below.
SAVE 70¢Kellogg’s® Crunchy Nut™ On any TWO Kellogg’s® Crunchy Nut™ Cereals
SAVE $1.00Kellogg’s® Crispix® on any TWO Kellogg’s® Crispix® Cereal
SAVE $1.00Kellogg’s® Frosted Mini-Wheats® On any TWO Kellogg’s® Frosted Mini-Wheats® Cereals
SAVE $1.00Kellogg’s® Krispies® Cereals On any TWO Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® and/or Cocoa Krispies® Cereals
SAVE $1.00Kellogg’s™ Special K™ Protein Products On Any TWO Kellogg’s™ Special K™ Protein Products
SAVE $1.00Kellogg’s® Krispies® Cereals On any TWO Kellogg’s® Rice Krispies® and/or Cocoa Krispies® Cereals
SAVE $1.00Kellogg’s Raisin Bran® On any TWO Kellogg’s Raisin Bran® Cereals
SAVE 50¢Keebler® Ready Crust® On any TWO Keebler® Ready Crust® Pie Crust
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/74gol9p
BEST DEAL MAGAZINES
Find these deals and more on a variety of magazines for annual subscriptions.
Weekly deals for annual subscriptions:
TASTE OF HOME
Additional 70% Off
$5.40 for 1 year
Coupon Code: TASTE
NATURAL HEALTH
Additional 20% Off
$3.76 for 1 year
Coupon Code: WKLYSPEC
WHOLE LIVING
Additional 20% Off
$3.76 for 1 year
Coupon Code: WKLYSPEC
Daily Deals for annual subscriptions:
3/26 – Men’s Journal – 1 Year – $5.29
3/27 – Digital Photo – 1 Year – $5.29
3/28 – Marie Claire – 1 Year – $4.29
3/29 – Mother Jones – 1 Year – $5.29
3/30 – Fitness – 1 Year – $4.29
3/31 – Car & Driver – 1 Year – $4.29
4/1 – Shape – 1 Year – $4.29
DEAL OF THE DAY PRICE MAY BE LOWER THAN LISTED ABOVE ON THE DAY OF THE OFFER.
Deal of the Day valid only on date specified through Midnight EST
Take An Extra 15% Off Most Titles
Code: PXCJ0401 Offer Expires April 1, 2012
250+ Magazines under $10 with this coupon!
70+ Popular Magazines – Just $3.99 with this coupon!
30+ Popular Magazines – Just $5.24 with this coupon!
TAKE AN EXTRA $5 OFF $30 ORDER COUPON
Code: MNDCJ0401 Offer Expires April 1, 2012
TAKE AN EXTRA $7.50 OFF $40 ORDER COUPON
Code: MQQCJ0401 Offer Expires April 1, 2012
TAKE AN EXTRA $10 OFF $50 ORDER COUPON
Code: MQPCJ0401 Offer Expires April 1, 2012
TAKE AN EXTRA $15 OFF $70 ORDER COUPON
Code: MTKCJ0401 Offer Expires April 1, 2012
Click here:
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PINK SLIME
By now I’m sure you’ve heard of the news about the pink slime that grocers use on their beef products. Pink slime is ammonia-treated ground beef filler. Some stores call it by another more palatable name…lean finely textured beef. It’s lean because they whip the fat yuck out of the rest of the yuck. What it reminds me of are those Christmas trees that get spray-painted green to enhance the green-ness of the tree. You know it’s spray-painted because you can see the branches along with the needles get sprayed green.
Those bloated packages that are sealed with meat in them are nasty. I never buy those products. Meats with added broth and enhanced coloring are off my shopping list too. I’m amazed that this hasn’t been brought to the attention of consumers until now. What else are they putting in our food that we don’t know about! I’m half tempted to snatch up some of those pesky chipmunks in the yard and fire up some munk-kabobs. All the whole grain bird seed and nuts that they eat have to be good for me too.
The pink slime has been described as “the cheapest, least desirable beef on offer – fatty sweepings from the slaughterhouse floor, which are notoriously rife with pathogens like E. coli 0157 and antibiotic-resistant salmonella. (Beef Products, Inc. or BPI, the company that makes the pink slime) sends the scraps through a series of machines, grinds them into a paste, separates out the fat, and laces the substance with ammonia to kill pathogens.”
According to a New York Times article, The “majority of hamburger” sold in the U.S. now contained fatty slaughterhouse trimmings “the industry once relegated to pet food and cooking oil,” “typically including most of the material from the outer surfaces of the carcass” that contains “larger microbiological populations.”
Would you be willing to suffer through cancer or some other major illness so that a business can increase their profits? Some examples where harmful chemicals were allowed include BPA in glass bottles, cadmium and lead in products, growth hormones, mercury in fish, toxic chemicals in cigarettes, PCBs, and plenty of others that regulations didn’t catch or allowed initially or still do so. Profits should never be held higher than a human’s health or life for that matter. Some may say regulations cost too much. But so does medically treating people for the sicknesses they get from polluting their bodies, knowingly and unknowingly.
Stores like Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s and Earth Fare have filled a niche for health conscious shoppers. They sell foods without all the preservatives and added chemicals. The food is more expensive, but the trade-off of staying healthy has made the growth of these type of stores jump.
New labels showing the ingredients of what you buy are great for the health-conscious consumer too. But even politicians fought against those rules because it was an added regulation and cost businesses money of which those businesses paid for some of their campaigns. Shouldn’t they be representing us people and not their campaign coffers. We all need to know what we put into our pie-holes.
Click here to find out which stores in the area use or have used pink slime:
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/lifestyle/food/which-northeast-ohio-grocery-stores-are-selling-ground-beef-with-beef-trimmings-aka-pink-slime
MARMITE SHORTAGE
Time to panic. The factory that produces marmite went down with the recent earthquakes in New Zealand. It’s the only place that makes it so none is being produced until the factory comes back online. What is marmite you ask? It is a salty black yeast goo that New Zealanders like to put on a piece of bread. It’s similar to Vegemite that Australians like to eat…remember the Men at Work song lyric…”give them a piece of my Vegemite sandwich.” I guess Americans equivalent would be Spam…or pink slime.
POTATO/POTAWTO
Do you pronounce the word Coupon as COO-pon or Cue-pon? I find myself saying both depending on different factors like how much milk I’ve had for the day. Don’t ask me why. A study found that 57% of people surveyed say it as Cue-pon. A total of 72% of those responding in 36 states, mainly in the Midwest, South amd Northwest say it as Cue-pon. The tops that say it as Coo-pon were in New Mexico, Idaho, Missouri, South Dakota, and North Dakota. Those in the West and Northeast prefered Coo-pon. The highest were in Washington DC, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Rhode Island.
Click here for the story:
http://www.couponsinc.com/Corporate/OurCompany/PressReleases/2011.aspx?udt_542_param_detail=249
FRUGAL CELEBRITIES
Do celebrities use coupons or are frugal? Why yes they do and are. I found many newscasters use coupons. Everybody needs to save a buck! This story found that stars including Halle Berry, Sarah Michelle Geller, and Hilary Swank are frugal. I think it’s glamorous for a star to use a coupon. I think if they autograph it then the coupon should double!
Click here for the story:
http://www.couponsinc.com/Corporate/OurCompany/PressReleases/2011.aspx?udt_542_param_detail=309
CLEVELAND INDIANS TICKETS
Get 2 Cleveland Indians tickets with 5 fill-ups at BP after you redeem your 5 codes online. After each fill-up of 10 gallons or more, simply present your receipt to an onsite attendant to receive a BP Fill-Up Card. Once you’ve entered five fill-up codes at http://www.BPindiansBaseball.com, you can receive a password to get your 2 tickets!!
GARDENS ALIVE
$20 FREE off your first order at Gardens Alive!
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/7wobk66
GIFT CARDS
Buy gift cards up to 35% off. On the site you can also see your gift cards for up to 92% of its value.
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/78kqoqr
DAYS INN
15% OFF Days Inn hotels when you stay 2 nights or more Easter weekend!
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/6rx4u7x
HOLLYWOOD MOVIE MONEY
$15 for two movie admissions from Hollywood Movie Money.
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/6ego57m
GOURMET SAUCES
$15 for $30 worth of gourmet sauces, spreads, dips and more from TerrapinRidge.com.
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/6ego57m
GRIPMATE
$10 for a deluxe one-touch can opener + jar-opening Gripmate.
Click here:
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ELK CREEK VINEYARDS
$87 for a one-night stay and wine tasting at Elk Creek Vineyards in Owenton, KY.
Click here:
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MILLERS PRO PAINTING
At Millers Pro Painting in Canal Fulton: For $99, the Millers Pro team will paint one room — up to 12×12 in size — using one gallon of flat in a color of your choosing (a $350 value). You can get even more coverage for your buck with painting for three 12×12 rooms at a price of $297 (regularly $1,050).
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4epwuq5
RANGE AT VALLEY VIEW
At The Range at Valley View steer yourself straight out of your wintertime rut with five medium-basket passes to the driving range for $18 (regularly $38).
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4epwuq5
JB MILANOS
Spend $15 for $30 worth of food and non-alcoholic beverages at JB Milanos in Richmond Heights.
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http://tinyurl.com/4epwuq5
Click here:
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CHURCHILL HOTEL
At the Churchill Hotel in Washington, DC get a One-night stay, valid Sunday–Thursday for:
$165 for two a premier king room
$184 for up to four in a junior king or junior double suite
Included in all options:
Classic continental breakfast for two
Book by: 5/1/12
Travel by: 6/30/12
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
SALON JIA LI & SPA
Salon Jia Li & Spa in Avon get:
$49 for one diamond peel, which uses diamond tips to even the skin’s surface, reduce pore size, and dissipate fine lines and wrinkles (a $100 value)
$25 for $50 worth of sugaring services, an all-natural hair-removal technique that also softens skin. A brow treatment costs $15, and a half-leg costs $50.
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
SAMURI SUSHI & HIBACHI
At Samurai Sushi and Hibachi in Strongsville pay $15 for $30 Worth of Japanese Fare for Dinner.
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
GONE FISHIN BAIT AND TACKLE
Gone Fishin’ Bait and Tackle – Cuyahoga Falls
Three-Hour Fishing Charter (Up to 51% Off). Two Options Available.
•$29 for a Three-Hour Fishing Charter for One Person ($60 Value)
•$49 for a Three-Hour Fishing Charter for Two People (a $120 Value)
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
ONE RED DOOR PHOTOGRAPHY
$19 for Portrait Shoot with One Retouched Digital Image Ready for Social Media ($85 Value).
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
DIVINE DESIGN STUDIOS
Get these deals for your lasses at Divine Designs Studio of Hair in Cleveland.
$49 for a haircut and partial highlights (a $120 value)
$99 for a keratin straightening treatment (a $250 value)
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
NOVA BAR & GRILL
You’ll need to try this treat of a restaurant. We were there this past weekend. The stadd was super-friendly and responsive. The food was great. And even better were the deals. They had Smithwicks beer, Moosehead, and Sam Adams draft for $1!! Many others were priced just as cheap including Dortmunder at $2. They are in restaurant.com too. They serve Argentinian food, but had pizza and many other entrees. They even gave us some empenadas to try for free.
They’ve been open only a couple months. They are located at 1313 West 6th in downtown Cleveland.
Daily Happy Hour Specials 5pm – 8pm
$2.00 Domestic Bottled Beer
$3 Imported Bottled Beer
$3 Imported Draft Beer
$4 Well Liquor Drinks
$5 MartinisDaily Events
Monday’s:
Margarita Mondays featuring Don Julio and Jose Cuervo Tequila’s
Taste our creatively made Margarita’s and indulge in our homemade Empanadas 3 for $6
Tuesday’s:
West 6th and local Industry Night. 50% off drinks all night
Wednesday’s:
Wine-O Wednesday’s. Enjoy half priced bottles. Join our monthly wine tasting events at the end of each month (ask your server for details)
Thursday’s:
Battle of the sexes!!
$3, $4, & $6 Smirnoff vodka & flavors specials for the Ladies.
$4, $5, & $6 Bushmills, Crown Royal and Johnny Walker Red & Black specials for the guys.
Friday’s:
Ladies Night … 50% off for Ladies from 9:30pm to 12:30am
Friday’s and Saturday’s will include specially priced bottle service. Ask your server for details.
Click here for more specials:
http://novacleveland.wordpress.com/events-specials/
OPENING
Look for tons of more openings downtown with the new casino opening up. More when the Medical Mart convention Center opens too.
Quaker Steak & Lube – Lakewood in Marcs Plaza – opening in fall
Brew Garden – Middleburg Heights
DNA Level C – 618 Prospect – downtown Cleveland
Bar Louie – Westlake – now open
Nexus Cafe and Coffeehouse – dowtown Cleveland at 627 Prospect at the old Caddyshack location.
CLOSING
Sear Hometown dealer stores (43) & Sears Hardware Stores (10)
WELW
Listen at 7:18 AM on Wednesdays to WELW 1330 AM as I go over the deals of the week on the Wake Up Lake County Show. Go to http://www.WELW.com to listen to old podcasts or to listen live.
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, travel, gas, prescriptions, 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.
Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as many have waiting lists.
March
Monday, March 26, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Chick-Fil-A – Willoughby – Register at http://www.ourchickfila.com – 35441 Euclid Ave – Free Coupon Book Giveaway for Attendees good at Willoughby Chick-Fil-A restaurant – class is FULL
April
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 – 12:00 PM – Geauga County Retired Teachers – Chardon
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Mayfield Library
Monday, April 16, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Burton Library
Wednesday, April 18, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Avon Library
Saturday, April 21, 2012 – 2:00 PM – Ida Rupp Library – Port Clinton
Monday, April 23, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Avon Lake Early Childhood PTA – Avon Lake Library
Monday, April 30, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Chick-Fil-A – Willoughby – Register at http://www.ourchickfila.com – 35441 Euclid Ave – Free Coupon Book Giveaway for Attendees good at Willoughby Chick-Fil-A restaurant
May
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Bay Village Library
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Streetsboro Parks & Recreation – call 330-626-3802 to register – $20 fee
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Middlefield Library
Monday, May 14, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Independence Kiwanis Club
June
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 – RSVP Lake County – Chick-Fil-A Willougby
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