CHANGE YOUR SHOPPING HABITS IN 2012
The new year is a great time to change bad habits, shopping habits included. Try these on for size:
– Avoid going to the same stores out of convenience. Shop around and see if other stores offer better deals.
– Don’t let a bad experience or two keep you from returning to a store that may lower your grocery bill.
– Being in debt means sacrificing what you want to get out of debt. Just think of how great it will feel to get out of debt to keep you from making bad decisions. Think of it as a financial diet.
– Don’t be brand loyal. Do a blind taste test to see if you really can differentiate different brands including store brands. You may be surprised that you prefer a product you thought you didn’t like.
ALDIS
Pineapples – whole – $1.49
Grapefruit 5 lb bag – $1.99
Pears 2 lb bag – 99 cents
Navel Oranges 4 lb bag – $1.49
COUPON NETWORK
Be sure to print the new coupons on htpp://www.couponnetwork.com. Plus click on the Your Bucks deals to enable them including a Lean Cuisine catalina for $1 with purchase of 4, $2 with purchase of 6, and $3 with purchase of 8.
COUPONS.COM
New coupons loaded up to print. Over 100 total coupons including these:
Barilla pasta sauce – $1
Wet Ones – .75
Crunchmaster crackers – .75
RID – $2
Pro Plan cat food – $3
Smart Ones – $3/10
Cramp911 – $1
Atkins – $1.50/2
Maalox – $1.50
Midol Complete – $2
Kashi cereal – $1
Aleve D – $2
Muir Glen – .75
Bear Naked – $1
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/255z7qp
CVS
Eggs – $1.29
Bumble Bee tuna can – 59 cents
Oral B power toothbrush – 99 cents after $2 extrabucks and $3 coupon
Oral B floss – 99 cents after $1 extrabucks and $1 coupon
Nivea lip care – profit after purchase of 4 with two $3/2 coupon and $5 extrabucks
GIANT EAGLE
75% off Christmas items including toys, candy, and decorations
Lean Cuisine entrees – 10/$20 – plus use two $1/5 coupon – get 20 cents in fuel perks = 10/$12
Dannon yogurt 4 packs – $1 after $1 coupon
Grape tomatoes – BOGO
Blueberries – BOGO
Brownberry Bread – BOGO
Eight o’ Clock coffee – $2.99 after $2 coupon at http://coupons2.smartsource.com/smartsource/index.jsp?Link=PM523TE5BSX5O
KMART
Double coupons of $1 and less on Wednesday, 1/4 and Saturday, 1/7 only. Limit of 5 $1 doubles.
Earn gas rewards at Speedway with purchase of $50 and more.
Tyson chicken – $1.99/lb
Lean Cuisine – 5/$10 – plus use $1/5 coupon
LEAN CUISINE DELICIOUS REWARDS
Collect points by purchasing Lean Cuisines to earn Delicious Rewards. Enter Codes and redeem your points for kitchenware, dining décor and much more! Get a free lunchbag with 25 new codes.*
1. Choose from more than 130 delicious varieties of LEAN CUISINE!
(excludes LEAN CUISINE bagged products)
2. Find & Collect
Look inside eligible LEAN CUISINE boxes (excluding LEAN CUISINE bagged products) for a unique Code printed in red.
3. Enter Codes
Set up an account or log in1 and enter up to 10 Codes per day. Each Code is worth 20 Delicious Rewards points and can be entered only once.
4. Redeem your points for Culinary Chic™ rewards—choose from rewards you can redeem and rewards you could win.
*LUNCH BAG PROGRAM: To participate in the 2012 BE CULINARY CHIC™ lunch bag promotion, you must first read and accept the Offer Details. Once you have accepted the Offer Details you will need to enter 25 NEW Codes between January 1 and March 31, and place your order for one of three bag designs by 11:59 p.m. ET on March 31, 2012. Each Code entered is also worth 20 Delicious Rewards™ points and can be used anytime.
Click here to begin:
http://deliciousrewards.leancuisine.com
OFFICEMAX
Get a Glee II Mid-back Manager chair for $9.99 after a $70 Maxperks reward – limit 2 – super deal
8GB SDHC card – $9.99
O’ REILLY AUTO PARTS
Purchase a MicroGard filter and five (5) quarts, or one 5 quart jug of Peak Conventional Motor Oil between December 28, 2011 – January 17, 2012 and receive a rebate for $7.00 ($9.99 offer price based on $16.99 in-store Oil Change Special offer price, plus an additional $7.00 mail-in rebate).
RITE AID
Pantene – 2/$2 after $3 coupon and $2 UP reward
Carefree pantiliners – 2/$1 after $1 UP reward
Bayer Healthcare products – Buy one get one 50% off – plus spend $30 get $10 up rewards – use coupons on items for better deals
Monster Energy drinks – 2/$1.50 after $1.50 UP reward
Oral B Complete Action or 3D White Action power toothbrush – free after $2.99 rebate and $3 coupon
SALON ECLIPSE
Mention the Coffee News ad and get $15 off a color/highlights and perm, $10 off any haircut, and $5 off nail service. New clients only. And with Chrissy only. Located at 8891 Mentor Ave. To me it’s kind of like hazing on Chrissy. Like she has to do all the new customers since she is a rookie there. Poor thing.
SAVING STAR
Get these electronic coupons and many more at Saving Star – a manufacturer’s coupon can be stacked with these offers:
Lipton tea, Dean’s Dips, Dove, Essence Magazine, Karo Syrup, Fleischmann’s yeast, Argo, Kingsford’s, Pepsi, Frito Lay and Cheetos, Lay’s Kettle Chips, Campbell’s soups, and Scott’s bath tissue.
Click here to sign up for free:
http://tinyurl.com/3fsy4wc
STAPLES
Get 100% back in Staples Rewards with the purchase of:
Avery Heavy duty view binder – limit 4
Staples letter/legal storage tote – limit 2
Staples economy storage box 10 pack – limit 2
Look for $5 off a $25 purchase coupon in ad. Use it to make a profit on the 100% Staples Rewards items.
BOGO M&Ms peanut 27 oz
Click here to order online:
http://tinyurl.com/87szhy9
STOUFFERS THRIFT STORE
Find deals on Stouffers products including Lean Cuisine entrees at their thrift store at 5750 Harper Road in Solon. Many full case deals. Deals vary every week. Hours are Mon to Fri 9:30 to 5:00 and Saturday 9:00 to 1:00. Phone number is 440-349-5757.
TARGET
70% off Christmas items
Lean Cuisines – $2 – plus buy 10 and get a $5 gift card
WALGREENS
Lichi Probiotic tablets – free after register rewards
Triaminic fever medicine – profit after purchase of 2 with $3 coupons and $5 register reward
Tylenol cold, cough, and flu relief – 2/$1 after purchase of 2 with $2 coupons and $5 register reward
Nutralife SAME – free after register rewards
Hyponex potting soil – 99 cents with coupon in ad
Eos Lip Balm – 99 cents after $2 register reward
Muscletech smart protein bar – free after register rewards
Lysol Toilet Bowl cleaner – 99 cents after $1 coupon
Aussie or Herbal Essence shampoo – 99 cents after $1 coupon and $1 register reward
Lean Cuisine – 2/$5 – buy $20 worth and get $5 register reward – plus use $1/5 coupon
Buy 1 Custom Cover Photo Book Get 2 Free
Coupon Code: B1G2BOOK
Start Date: 1/1/2012
End Date: 1/7/2012
$.09 Prints on Orders of 100+
Coupon Code: NINE
Start Date: 1/1/2012
End Date: 1/7/2012
30% Off Photo Posters
Coupon Code: STORY30
Start Date: 1/1/2012
End Date: 1/7/2012
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/7f2smug
BEST DEAL MAGAZINES
Use code NEWYEAR19 to get 19% off your order. Sunday, 1/1/12 only!
1/1 – Shape 1 Year – $4.29
1/2 – Clean Eating 1 Year – $9.39
1/3 – Budget Travel 1 Year – $5.29
1/4 – Golf Tips 1 Year – $4.29
1/5 – Mother Jones 1 Year – $5.29
1/6 – Seventeen 1 Year – $4.29
1/7 – Old House Journal 1 Year – $4.29
1/8 – Rolling Stone 1 Year – $4.29
Deal of the Day valid only on date specified through Midnight EST
SEASON OF SAVINGS AT BEST DEAL MAGAZINES
Take An Extra 15% Off Most Titles
Code: PXCJ0108 Offer Expires January 8, 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: MNDCJ0108 Offer Expires January 8, 2012
TAKE AN EXTRA $7.50 OFF $40 ORDER COUPON
Code: MQQCJ0108 Offer Expires January 8, 2012
TAKE AN EXTRA $10 OFF $50 ORDER COUPON
Code: MQPCJ0108 Offer Expires January 8, 2012
TAKE AN EXTRA $15 OFF $70 ORDER COUPON
Code: MTKCJ0108 Offer Expires January 8, 2012
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VACATIONSTOGO.COM
Here are some great cruise deals with http://www.vacationstogo.com. Get away from the snow and cold!
1) Caribbean, 7 nights on Carnival, departs Miami Jan 8, starting at $399, save 76%, FastDeal # 19126
2) Mediterranean, 9 nights on Norwegian, departs Barcelona Jan 31, starting at $469, save 57%, FastDeal # 32863
3) Caribbean, 7 nights on Celebrity, departs San Juan Mar 10, starting at $529, save 63%, FastDeal # 30197
4) Hawaii, 11 nights on Princess, departs Papeete Feb 7, starting at $805, save 63%, FastDeal # 23648
5) Bahamas, 7 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs Baltimore Apr 7, starting at $819, FastDeal # 21827
6) Mexico, 7 nights on Carnival, departs Long Beach Jan 22, starting at $459, save 74%, FastDeal # 18524
7) Caribbean, 7 nights on Norwegian, departs Miami Mar 18, starting at $479, save 68%, FastDeal # 19443
8) Mexico/Central America, 7 nights on Holland America, departs Tampa Mar 4, starting at $599, save 40%, FastDeal # 11981
9) Caribbean, 7 nights on MSC Cruises, departs Fort Lauderdale Feb 18, starting at $429, save 64%, FastDeal # 15190
10) Transatlantic, 13 nights on Seabourn, departs Fort Lauderdale Mar 23, suite starting at $2,999, save 53%, FastDeal # 24413
To find these and other deals go to:
http://www.vacationstogo.com
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
I like to do unconvential things because it helps me think outside the box and becoming too rigid with my thoughts and actions. For instance, when I order fast food at the drivethru I sing out my order…alphabetically. Then when I pick up the food I wear any variety of Halloween mask that happens to be in my car. The facial expressions of the cashiers are priceless.
Many people think and act the same as their parents since that is the behavior they learned. As they say the apple doesn’t fall very far from the tree. It doesn’t always follow that line of thinking since I’m not sure where I get the above mentioned action. I’ve never seen anyone else do it. Maybe watching just channels 3, 5, and 8 in my younger days left me with plenty of time to let my imagination run.
I noticed something that brought this thinking outside the box out in the open. I was listening to a radio show and the caller must have held the phone too close to his head because it beeped from pressing the numbers with his noggin or maybe his nose or chin. I don’t know about you, but that drives me up a wall. Blah, blah, blah, beeep, blah, blah, beeep. Their IQ drops in half with every beep.
Everyone knows someone that always does it. It’s not like they do it once and it never happens again. Maybe when people try to iron clothes with the phone cradled in their ear and shoulder while smoking a cigarette it causes them to press to hard on it. A Bluetooth would help in these situations or a speakerphone. Maybe these people should go to phone school and learn not to press so hard. Give that phone some breathing room.
Even though the phone thing is petty I like to make things right in this world, so I invented a solution to this problem. It’s crude but the phone has toothpicks taped to the side of it. If someone tries jamming it too hard to their face it will painfully jab their face. I’ll have to see if Ronco will go for my invention.
MY 2012 PREDICTIONS
10) Scientists will create a device that stops cellphones from beeping when pressed up to your head too hard.
9) I will get ringworm from eating cereal that is one week expired.
8) Coupons will be redeemed telepathically.
7) Bigfoot will be caught smelling his own farts.
6) People will get pre-tested to see who gets their luggage quickest and they will be placed in front of the plane. The slower people at the back fo the plane will be prodded by a marine seargent to move faster.
5) Ohio will be renamed Rhodesia.
4) A Supreme Court decision will allow Silly Rabbits to eat Trix.
3) Anyone that doesn’t fully sneeze will now get arrested. No more sneeze concussions to quiet their sneeze.
2) Elvis will be found working as a short order cook at Arthur Treachers.
1) More families will get their dinners through Hillbilly handfishin’.
PHOTBIN
$19 to convert 200 photographs to digital from PhotoBin.
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VITALICIOUS
$15 for $30 worth of Good Housekeeping-approved, low-calorie Guilt Free treats from Vitalicious
Click here:
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CLIFFROSE LODGE AND GARDENS
Enjoy the magic of nearby Zion National Park with a stay at the Cliffrose Lodge in Springdale, Utah. with a Two-Night Stay for Two Adults and Up to Two Children in a Canyon View Room ($99)
Or, a Two-Night Stay for Two Adults and Up to Two Children in a Riverside One-Bedroom Suite ($169)
Or, a Two-Night Stay for Two Adults and Up to Four Children in a Riverside Two-Bedroom Suite ($249)
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4epwuq5
POTIONSPOPCORN
Pay $15, and you’ll get $35 to spend on gourmet popcorn and treats at Poptionspopcorn.com.
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4epwuq5
1840 CARROLTON INN
Stay at the 1840s Carrolton Inn in Baltimore and enjoy the nearby waterfront.
•For $125, a one-night stay for two in the Estate, Equestrian, Scholars, Senators, Congressional, Liberty, or Patriots room or the Caton suite with breakfast
•Or, for $225, a one-night stay for two in the Declaration, Carroll, or Annapolis suite with breakfast
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
JCPENNEY PORTRAITS
For $40, you get an enhanced portrait package with the sitting fees waived at jcpenney portraits (a $209.89 value), plus 40% off additional portrait purchases, redeemable at all jcpenney portraits location, including their locations in the Cleveland area. The package includes:
•Six single-image enhanced portrait sheets, 10”x13” or smaller
•One Be Squared portrait, 10”x10” or smaller
•One single-image CD
•Standard sitting fees for all subjects in the photo shoot are waived
•40% off additional purchases of portrait sheets, greeting cards, collages, posters, or enlargements made that day
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
BARRI LEE/MICHELLE CLEANERS
Get those musty stained clothes cleaned at Barri-Lee/Michelle Cleaners. Choose between the following options at one of the eight locations:
•For $12, you get $25 worth of dry-cleaning services.
•For $20, you get $45 worth of dry-cleaning services.
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
GOLF INSIDE AND OUT
For $49, you get a one-hour golf-swing analysis at Golf: Inside & Out in North Royalton (a $150 value).
Click here:
http://tinyurl.com/4bqn6dt
STEAK ON A STONE
Over 30 meals under $10 on their new menu. Locations in North Olmsted, Copley, and Willoughby,
Happy Hour – Mon to Fri – Appetizers – $3.50, beer $2.25, wine $3.50, martinis $4, frozen drinks $3
Sunday Brunch – all you can eat – adults $11.95, children $5.95
OPENING
The Greek House Grille – 29325 Euclid Ave (in the old Arabica) – $1.49 breakfast specials
Coyote’s – 37638 Vine Street – In January 3 Olives drinks $2 – (old G Wiz bar that closed)
Bogtrotters Doorstep – West 25th behind Old Angle Tavern – sandwich shop
CLOSING
Sears/Kmart – They plan to close 100 to 120 Kmart or Sears stores. Many more Kmarts are closing. Most stores update their look every so many years and I think that has been one of the issues with Kmart as they haven’t invested in updating their stores. Many of the stores look like an old Woolworths. Dated and it’s hard to break that image. Kmart isn’t known for quality even though they have had big names endorse some of their lines from Kathy Ireland and Martha Stewart. Now they have Gordon Ramsey, the Kardashians, and Selena Gomez lines. Maybe a new name would have helped like Blue Light.
Sears bought a clunker in Kmart. Trying to combine the two didn’t make sense since Sears is known as a hardware store. They shoulda done something more exciting with their blue light specials. They could’ve had a world class sprinter put the blue light on their head and you had to catch him to get the special. Now that I would like to see.
Sears recently announced that they are keeping their headquarters in Illinois. So much for that state giving such a huge break of $150 million. The tax break requires the retailer to retain 4,250 jobs at its headquarters, now the site for 6,100 workers. That makes no sense as giving them such a huge break should have made them hire more workers. Ohio offered $400 million for them to move their headquarters to Ohio. Almost half a billion! About $65,000 per job. Poaching jobs will eventually hurt the cities or states that need to collect taxes. A recent study the Ohio Attorney General found that only 48% of firms that received grants, tax credits or other rewards didn’t meet their goals for job retention, job creation, or other measures.
Florida has the most closings at 11. Georgia, Michigan and Ohio are next with 6 closures. Minnesota, North Carolina, and Tennessee were next with 4. Sears/Kmart now has 3,560 stores. Typically their stores employ between 40 and 80 employees.
Click here to see the list of store closing:
http://www.searsmedia.com/tools/122711_close.pdf
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, 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.
January
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Amherst Library
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Streetsboro Parks & Recreation – fee
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Brecksville Library
Monday, January 23, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Cleveland Heights/University Heights Noble Road Branch Library
Monday, January 30, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Akron Odom Boulevard Branch Library
February
Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Brookpark Early Childhood PTA
Monday, February 6, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Chick-Fil-A – Willoughby location – call 440-946-1831 to register – get a free coupon book!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Lakewood Community Education
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Shaker Heights Library
March
Monday, March 5, 2012 – 7:00 PM – North Ridgeville Library
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Streetsboro Parks & Recreation – fee
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
May
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Streetsboro Parks & Recreation – fee
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 – 7:00 PM – Middlefield Library
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