JoeTheCouponGuy.com Deals Blog

MARCS
Apples & Pears – 89 cents/lb
Mushrooms – 89 cents/package
Potatoes – 10 lbs – $1.49

OUR TOWN COUPON BOOK
Now free shipping and handling! Get the book for $28. Tons of coupons for restaurants, golf, wineries, West Side Market, dry cleaning, movies, Pat Catans, movies, etc. If you are going to get a coupon book, this is the one to get! Over 840 pages of coupons! Remember to keep them in your car.
Click here to order:
http://www.joethecouponguy.com/merchandise/index.htm

RESTAURANT.COM
Get 60% off restaurant gift certificates. Pay $4 for a $25 gift certificate.
At checkout use discount code: SWEET
Ends 10/19
Click here:
RESTAURANT.COM 60% OFF

THE KNOT WEDDING SHOP
Save up to 70% off wedding gifts & supplies. Starting Wednesday, take 15% off your order of $100 or more. Use code OCT9SAVE at checkout. Sale prices are valid Wednesday, October 14th through Tuesday, October 20th. OCT9SAVE coupon valid October 14th through Thursday, October 22nd.
Click here:
THE KNOT WEDDING SALE

BOOK CLOSEOUTS
Find a variety of books discounted on this site. With the cold weather coming I might just find a good book like Highlights or Grit Magazine to read with the fireplace going while I’m wearing a Snuggie.
BOOKCLOSEOUTS DEALS

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES
Some airlines offer package deals. For instance, Southwest is offering a 3 night package with flight included to Vegas starting at $45 per person.
Click here for the deal:
VEGAS DEAL

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

RITE AID
Free after rebate:
Poligrip
Allergan Blcok – plus use $3 coupon
Carmex lipcare
Carmex original
Cold Wards
Allergy Buster
Simply Saline Child – plus use $1 coupon
Simply Saline Cold – plus use $1 coupon
Comtrex
Sucrets
Breathe Again
Bodi Heat

Break up your order so you can use the $5 off a $25 purchase coupon more than once. Click here for the coupon:
http://offers.riteportal.com/760/ecoup_S525.pdf

LOWES
Half off perennials and shrubs.

K-MART
Summer clearance clothes – All $1.99!

SEARS
Clothes up to 90% off.

ALDIS
Pumpkins – $1.99 – they had some whoppers too. I think most people wouldn’t be able to lift them from the bin.
Apples – 3 lb bag – $1.19 – that’s about 40 cents a pound!
Milk – 1 gallon – $1.69

OUR TOWN COUPON BOOK
Now free shipping and handling! Get the book for $28. Tons of coupons for restaurants, golf, wineries, West Side Market, dry cleaning, movies, etc. Over 840 pages!
Click here to order:
http://www.joethecouponguy.com/merchandise/index.htm

A LITTLE STORY
When I get busy I sometimes neglect spending time with my cat and fish. So I plan a night with them to play cards to let them know I haven’t forgotten about them. I open up some chips and dip and diet cokes for everyone.

We usually have a good time but I always have to keep an eye on the algae eater because they always seem to cheat. The cats always seem to win the most money. I think they just know me all too well.

I think I may need to come up with a new game such as Chutes and Ladders or Hi Ho Cherry-O. Or perhaps they can help me cut coupons. But that isn’t right. We should be doing something they want to do. So it was their pick. Next Wednesday is square dancing night. Maybe the neon tetras will come up with something better next time.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

RESTAURANT.COM
Get 80% off restaurant gift certifcates until 10/12. Pay only $2 for a $25 gift certificate!
At checkout use discount code: FOUR
Click here:
RESTAURANT.COM 80% OFF DEAL

GIGANTIC EAGLE
Get 50 free digital prints. Use code OCT50. Ends 10/31.
Click here:
http://www.gianteagle.com/Photo

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

SHERATON
Get a free night at a renovated Sheraton hotel. Go to http://www.Sheraton.com/freenight to enter. Contest runs from Oct 6th to 9th. You can enter each day of the contest for the free night. Free night is for Friday, October 23rd.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

RITE AID
Free after rebate:
Scalpacin
Polident
Click here for a Rite Aid $5 off a $25 purchase coupon – expires 12/19/2009:
http://offers.riteportal.com/760/ecoup_S525.pdf

CVS
Buy $20 get $10 in extra bucks:
Sudafed spray – $6.50 – use $4 coupon
Benadryl – $4.50 – use $1 coupon
Mix and match other items with coupons also

Revlon Nail polish – 99 cents – use $1 coupon
Find other deals at http://www.iheartcvs.com

RESTAURANT.COM
Get 60% off! Get $25 resaurant gift certificates for $4 (originally $10).
At checkout use code: ENJOY
Ends 10/8.
Click here:
RESTAURANT.COM 60% OFF

HALLOWEEN
Goodwill is a great to get Halloween costume accessories, but there are only oh so many pirates donating their outfits to Goodwill. Get Halloween costumes and accessories at a discount. They will match the price of identical costumes and beat it by 20%. Find clearance costumes also.
Click here:
CostumeDiscounters.com

STAPLES
$5 off $25 coupon – expires 10/10:
http://akimages.crossmediaservices.com/listingimages/Retailers/Staples/event_images/175x175_060131_New_Site/Online_Coupon_5_off_50_Click_Thru.pdf

ENTERTAINMENT.COM
Get the 2010 Entertainment book and receive a Free $25 Restaurant.com gift certificate plus Free shipping! Offer end 10/31. Click here to order:
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK SPECIAL

CLEVELANDINDEPENDENTS.COM
The site sells gift certificates of local independent restaurants (not chain restaurants). Gift certificate sale on October 13th. They are also selling a deck of cards that contains 52 gift certificates for $10 off at each restaurant in the deck. Find them at http://www.clevelandindependents.com.

GIANT EAGLE
Selected Old El Paso items – 4 for $6 – use 2/.75 coupon – look for buy 2 get a seasoning pack free coupon on box – buy 6 Old El Paso items and get $3 off your next shopping trip coupon printed at the register.
Green Giant vegetables – $1 -use recent .50 coupon to get it free – go to COUPONS.com for the coupon too.
CoffeeMate creamer – $1.50 – use .50 coupon to get it for .50

WALGREENS
During October:
Sunday PD – 99 cents
Daily PD – 50 cents
Subscribe to a newspaper at up to a 50% discount for home delivery at:
DISCOUNTED NEWSPAPERS

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
If a store goes out of business, don’t get lured by low percentage off their initial sales. Most regular sales offer 30 to 50% off an item. I usually wait until the store goes at least 50% off. Otherwise it’s not that great of a sale.
Borders – Beachwood store in LaPlace closing on October 10th.
Furniture and Mattress store in Mayfield Heights
World Market – still about 30% off at the most.
Ink Stop – they may reopen, but they even said they may have trouble meeting payroll…uh, yeah.

ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME VOTE
The nominees for induction into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame have been announced. A lot of diversity with this group. Now is your chance to vote for your favorites. I’m going with Kiss, Genesis, and ABBA. The others are iffy or just need to wait longer. Yes, I’m a freak and like ABBA. I’ve seen Phil Collins as a solo act and not with Genesis. He’s good. Kiss just defines rock.

I’ve seen quite the assortment of acts from Metallica, Van Halen, Neil Diamond, Cindi Lauper, U2, Barry Manilow, Duran Duran, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, Cher, Bruce Springsteen, Celine Dione, AC/DC, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, Go-Gos, and Depeche Mode. I like bluegrass, rock, techno, urban, and 80s. I can’t stand jazz. Jazz reminds me of nervous waiting-in-line music. But who am I to be critical of music. Just look at some of the treats I saw. There are some acts I’d like to see that I haven’t yet or wish I did. They include the Beatles (snap), ABBA, and Josie and the Pussycats.

If you haven’t been to the Rock Hall in Cleveland, check it out. Cool place. Go to their site and you can find coupons on it.

If you’re looking to buy tickets for shows, I’ve bought tickets that are sold by people online at Stubhub. You can find some good deals there. You can also sell you tickets on the site.
To find ticket deals click here:
Stub Hub

Vote for the next Hall of Famers here:
http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2009/09/poll_which_acts_are_deserving.html

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

RESTAURANT.COM
Get 50% off restaurant gift certificates. Find gift certificates for the restaurants that were sold out last month, by getting them early in the month when they are replenished. Get a $25 gift certificate for $5!
Use code: SHRIMP
Ends: 10/4
Click here:
RESTAURANT.COM 50% OFF

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

VACATIONSTOGO.COM
Find some great deals on cruises at http://www.vacationstogo.com. We’ve used them to get a great deal on cruises to Hawaii (7 night balcony on Norwegian for $1,000 – originally $5,000) and Alaska (7 night on Royal Caribbean for $1,100). Check out the one below that goes from Lisbon, Portugal to Brazil. Only $399 for 14 days! That’s cheaper than renting an apartment!
Their Top tens deals:
1) Caribbean, 7 nights on Carnival, departs Miami Oct 4, starting at $379, save 77%, FastDeal # 16308
2) Transatlantic, 14 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs Lisbon Dec 1, starting at $399, FastDeal # 25692 (Royal Caribbean does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.)
3) Caribbean, 7 nights on Holland America, departs Tampa Nov 15, starting at $449, save 67%, FastDeal # 10953
4) Mexico, 7 nights on Royal Caribbean, departs Los Angeles Dec 13, starting at $423, FastDeal # 24638 (Royal Caribbean does not provide brochure rates for this cruise, so we are unable to show a savings percentage.)
5) Bermuda, 7 nights on Norwegian, departs Philadelphia Oct 10, starting at $449, save 69%, FastDeal # 25863
6) Caribbean, 7 nights on Princess, departs San Juan Dec 13, starting at $499, save 57%, FastDeal # 17591
7) Bahamas, 7 nights on Carnival, departs Baltimore Oct 18, starting at $499, save 72%, FastDeal # 13555
8) Canada/New England, 11 nights on Costa Cruises, departs Quebec City Oct 3, starting at $599, save 68%, FastDeal # 22879
9) Caribbean, 10 nights on MSC Cruises, departs Fort Lauderdale Nov 30, starting at $649, save 57%, FastDeal # 11424
10) Mediterranean, 7 nights on Windstar, departs Barcelona Oct 11, oceanview starting at $1499, save 63%, FastDeal # 12792 (Windstar will not allow this rate to be shown on the Internet — please call us at the number below for information or reservations.)

TOP ELEVEN LIST
Top eleven things to ask the person behind you in line at the store.

11) You can go ahead of me. I’m trying to beat the Guiness World record for letting people ahead of me.
10) So watcha got in your cart?
9) I heard lane number three is giving out free samples of Fresca.
8.5) (in your best Foster Brooks voice – whippersnappers may have to google his name) This line better move faster or we’ll all be sorry (start dry heaving). Do you have a bucket in your cart? (best to put your arms around the shoulder of the person for this one)
8) I heard Potsie Weber shops at this store.
7) You might want to light your lighter. I’m gassy today.
6) You really don’t need to be eating all that ice cream. How about I put it back for your own good.
5) Your shoes look so nice. Do you mind if I try them on for size. (Smell them first and then tell them no thanks)
4) I have tons of expired coupons that don’t even match up with what I bought.
3) This is my first time in grocery store line. Can you hold my hand?
2) Can I borrow $8. I’ll pay you back next time I see you.
1) I sure hope the cashier is still giving out hugs if my order is over $50.

KMART
There is also supposed to be a limit of 10 coupons doubled – it used to be unlimited. Not all stores are following that rule and not all K-Marts are participating.

Find the double deals here:
http://docs.google.com/View?id=dctcjr24_3f4582rgx

CAR REPAIRS
I got rear-ended this past weekend. I was stopped waiting for a car to turn that was a couple cars ahead of me when I got blasted. Good thing I was wearing a seat belt. And good thing I wasn’t eating chili or an ice cream cone or drinking coffee. But if I was eating peanut butter and had a chocolate bar in the other hand it may have led to a great discovery.

The guy said his anti-lock brakes locked up and he skidded into me. The roads were wet, but I think he was also not paying that close of attention. His car hood was buckled and there was a big dent in the hood.

Speaking of car troubles, if you’ve ever taken your car to a repair shop to find out what the check engine light codes mean, they most likely charge around $90 to have them get the codes and diagnose the problem. If you go to AutoZone or Murray’s/O’Reillys they will let you use the gadget that reads the codes for free. From there you can call a repair shop to find out what needs to be done or you can google the codes for sites that will tell you what they mean and what needs to be done.

EDMUNDS
To find deals on cars or helpful info before you buy a car, go to Edmunds. Go to the site and find out what rebate and financing deals there are out there. Click here:
EDMUNDS

TIRE RACK
Get new tires on the cheap at Tirerack for your car this winter. Don’t want to rear-end anyone! Click here to get tires much cheaper than you can get at any tire shop – have them shipped to you.
Click here:
TIRE RACK

GPS
Here’s a story about maybe not following your GPS without maybe questioning it some:
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/151282/driver-takes-gps-to-top-of-cliffand-nearly-over/

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

GIGANTIC EAGLE
Get free antibiotics at Giant Eagle now. Here is a link on it: http://www.gianteagle.com/pharmacy/free-antibiotics?om_rid=$jYN5f&om_mid=_BKuSAgB7u9jrgV&
Also check out http://www.pharmacychecker.com for discounts on prescriptions. Someone in one of my classes last week said they saved over $400 using them.
Ad starting Thursday – use coupons to get even better deals:
Post Cereal – 5 for $10 plus get $5 off coupon on your next trip
Online Digital prints – 9 cents each
Breyers yogurt – 40 cents after purchase of 10
Tic Tac Chill – free after .75 coupon
Birdseye Steamfresh vegetables – free after .50 coupon

RITE AID
Free after rebate:
Crest Scope Toothpaste (make money after $1 or .75 coupon)
Gillette Fusion Razor – (after $4 coupon)
Nivea Lip Care (make money after $1 coupon)
Oral B Advantage Cleans and Whitens/Artica Toothbrush (make money after $1 coupon)

WALGREENS
Get $5 off a $25 purchase coupon good on 9/29 and 9/30 here:
http://www.walgreens.com/topic/promotion/Halloween2009.jsp?ec=wa_20090927ho_halloween5off25&ep_mid=60209943&ep_rid=2967067788
Free after register rewards:
ChapStick Fresh Effects
Clairol Herbal Essences Hair Care (free after $1 coupon)
Dentek Floss or Floss Picks (find coupon on Smartsource.com)
Emergen C Booster
Gillette Fusion Razor (make money after $4 coupon)
Halls Refresh Sugar Free Drops (make money after .75 coupon)
Oral B Advantage 123 Toothbrush (make money after $1 coupon)
Robitussin DM To Go 2 pk
Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotion – make money after $1.50 coupon on COUPONS.com

TARGET
Get Target coupons here:
http://sites.target.com/site/en/supertarget/page.jsp?title=coupons_specials

KMART
Some stores are just doubling P&G coupons this week. Other stores are more lenient and accepting all coupons. KMart made a booboo on this one. They made it hard for the cashiers and the customers to figure out what coupons they are taking.
I keep an ear open for any cashier that grunts towards the customer. They usually aren’t the nice ones that make it easy for the customer. Ask the cashier if they are good at Go Fish since they will have to be good at matching the right coupons with the right item at the register. There are plenty of nice cashiers – yell out with a heidiho, so that other couponers will go to their line.

There needs to be a Supreme Court of Coupons. There needs to be a law that all coupons must have no expiration dates. And at Giant Eagle the coupons automatically double without having to press any buttons to match the coupon. KMart needs to fix theirs so it automatically doubles. It wastes the cashiers and shoppers time and almost always is incorrect. That needs to go to Coupon Supreme Court too. Judgement for the plantiff.

Click here for KMart coupons:
http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=14544&zid=jj40&nid=10&bid=alk09280909086b762be4b2013

RESTAURANT.COM
80% Off Deal! Get a $25 restaurant gift certificate for $2 (normally $10)!
At checkout use code: CHEF
Ends: 9/30
Click here:
RESTAURANT.COM 80% OFF

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

DISCOUNT MAGAZINES
Get these deals and more for annual subscriptions.

Daily Deals for annual subscriptions:
Use code JOETHECOUPONGUY to get an additional 20% off select subscriptions through June 30th.

Fri, Jun 28 Subscribe to Car and Driver Magazine, just $4.50/year! Use Promo Code: 8801
Fri, Jun 28 Subscribe to La Cucina Italiana Magazine, just $4.99/year! Use Promo Code: 7062
Sat, Jun 29 Subscribe to Macworld Magazine, just $9.99/year! Use Promo Code: 4750
Sat, Jun 29 Subscribe to Vogue Magazine, just $8.99/year! Use Promo Code: 6821
Sun, Jun 30 Subscribe to Fast Company Magazine, just $4.50/year! Use Promo Code: 3307
Sun, Jun 30 Subscribe to Elle Decor Magazine, just $4.50/year! Use Promo Code: 3310
Mon, Jul 1 Subscribe to American Photo Magazine, just $4.50/year! Use Promo Code: 7350
Mon, Jul 1 Subscribe to Cosmopolitan Magazine, just $9.99/year! Use Promo Code: 7588
Tue, Jul 2 Subscribe to GQ Magazine, just $4.99/year! Use Promo Code: 5495
Tue, Jul 2 Subscribe to Saveur Magazine, just $4.99/year! Use Promo Code: 7117
Wed, Jul 3 Subscribe to Wired Magazine, just $4.99/year! Use Promo Code: 8063
Wed, Jul 3 Subscribe to Yoga Magazine, just $4.99/year! Use Promo Code: 9606

Save 10% and get Free Shipping on Magazine Subscriptions! Use Promo Code: SUMMER10 (Valid thru August 31)

Get Free Shipping on Any Order (No Minimum) with No Sales Tax!

Save $10 OFF your order of $50+! Use code: 10OFF50

Subscriptions are NOT subject to automatic renewal.

Click here to order: http://tinyurl.com/DiscountMagazinesJoe

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

TRUE VALUE
Get a 20 lb bag of bird seed for $3.33 (3 for $10). Great on salads! Now I’m not that much into eating animal food, but my cat seems to enjoy some human food. I have some raspberries growing in the front yard. I picked some and left them on the kitchen counter the other day. I noticed that some were smushed up when I got home that evening. I just thought my wife might have man-handled them and I thought nothing of it.

The next day I noticed the cat jumping from the counter right where the raspberries were located. And now today I asked my wife if she had some raspberries I picked yesterday, including some golden raspberries. She said no, there weren’t any. Apparently Meow Mix needs to consider making raspberry salmon flavored cat food. My cat Dummy is apparently nuts for raspberries. If I see my cat painting tapestry in the living room or some other humanistic trait I will see if I can get him to do a load of laundry or something more human-like that will benefit us.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

RESTAURANT.COM
Get 70% off with every gift certificate order! Get a $25 gift certificate for $3 (originally $10).
Use code: TREAT
Ends 9/27/09.
Click here:
Restaurant.com 70% Off

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

Growing up, did you ever have your Mom call out your name out loud in the store looking for you? Mine did. It was so not cool when you were a kid. Here I was at Pick-n-Pay and I hear her yodel out my name. If I had a empty tin can to kick I would’ve at that moment, but I just cowered and made my way over to the voice alarm. I think I was like, “umm, Mom, you can stop it.” I might as well put a name tag that said ‘Crud’ on it.

At that time my Mom was also good about using me as a shill for her to get more than the limits allowed for certain sale items. So here I was with a 5 lb bag of sugar, some milk, and some butter in line and I had no concept of money. I think the bag of sugar was taller than me and weighed more than me too.

Now the worst was the walk home. At that time my Mom didn’t drive so we walked to the store. At that age it seemed like it was walking to the other ends of the earth when we went to the store.

On the way back home I was weighted down by all kinds of groceries. I was little so my legs didn’t move me as far as an adult could move. But that didn’t stop my Mom from cranking it on the way home. I think you could see a dust cloud behind her when she walked. My legs were doing triple time just trying to keep up with her. They were moving like the Scooby Doo running in place movement.

Now that I’m older I walk very fast and I’m sure it’s because I had to keep up with my FloJo Mom. I probably should take up walking races. I’m sure I’d set new world records. The nice thing is that it helps me blaze through stores.

I’m also quick at getting out of the car. Most people I know are just slow getter-outers from cars. I could be in the store already checked out and they are just getting around to closing the door of the car.

Reminds me, I have a friend whose kids call him Far-parker. Apparently he likes to park at the end of the aisles in the parking lot. I guess it’s better than being called Mr. Slow getting out a good parking spot Person.

RITE AID
Free after rebate:
Proantinox – liquid urinary tract cleanser

WALGREENS
Free after register rewards:
Thermacare
Roots of Nature Hair Care

BEST DEAL MAGAZINES
Get annual magazine subscriptions for $4.69! Rolling Stone, Men’s Journal, Ebony, Running, Mountain Life, Yoga, Vegetarian Times, and many others. My favorite that I found is Varmint Masters Magazine, yes a magazine dedicated to varmint hunting. I think I’m gonna get it for some enthralling bathroom reading.
Click here:
BEST DEAL MAGAZINES

BLOCKBUSTER
Closing about 1000 stores, nearly 22% of their stores. Red Box and Netflix have dug into their business. At $1 a rental at Red Box, it’s hard to beat.

THE KNOT
Get wedding favors, gifts, and supplies at great discounts. Free shipping on orders over $149 – expires September 24th. 20% OFF any order of $100 or more. Use coupon code KSFFSEPT9 at checkout. Coupon expires September 24th.
Click here:
WEDDING SALE

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

If it smells like gas, you may or may not want to light a match.

NATURAL GAS
Even though there is a glut of natural gas in the market, prices spiked this past week. I’ve been waiting to see when it would hit bottom before it would go back up, so now may be the time to lock in a lower gas rate with a supplier. In Ohio, http://www.pickocc.com will calculate comparisons with suppliers apples to apples. And as far as natural gas, if they need more of a supply I know where they can find some…a great amount …after my bean soup dinner.

LOWES
5 + 2 day programmable thermostat normally $39 – now $24. Great to have for those that leave the house all day for work during the week and are home on the weekends. Studies have shown you can save up to $500 annually on your heating bill with a programmable thermostat. So freeze your pets during the day and save money!

CELLPHONESHOP.NET
Need a new cell phone power cord or cell phone accessories? Try this site out. I got a cell phone power cord from them for $4 instead of $30. Get up to 80% off on cell phone accessories – use code LABORD20 to get 10$ off on purchases up of $40 or more – use code LABORD10 to get 10% off on purchases of $10 or more – ends 11/15
Click here:
Cellphoneshop.net

REWARDS NETWORK
They are changing their name back to Idine on September 27th – http://www.idine.com. This is a great program. You get up to 20% off your restaurant bill (includes tax, tip, meal, and drinks). All you have to do is register your credit card with them. Great when you pay by credit card for a large group. They can be found at http://www.rewardsnetwork.com until the changeover date. The savings will trigger even when you are using a coupon from restaurant.com or any other paper coupon.

SUPER K-MART
Westfield Farms Cheese – shredded and chunk – 8 ounce – $1 – dairy has gotten cheaper as of recent late. I think it’s because they are now using milk from the all-plentiful sparrows.
Tyson boneless chicken – 1.79/lb.

I’m on a roll with these lists…

Top ten things to do while you are in the store:

1) You know how some customers get way too close to you when you are in line. Pull out one of those grocery dividers and put it on the ground in-between each other.
2) Lie on the grocery belt and ask to be rung up and double bagged.
3) Whisper to the person next to you, “Management is watching me.” (have a bunch of lumpy towels in your shirt)
4) Ask the customer behind you to hold your place in line while you go get something real quick. Leave the store.
5) Start eating everything you have in your cart. Ask the person behind you if you can borrow their mustard for a sandwich you’ll be making.
6) Run your library pass through the credit card machine. Hand it to the cashier to try. Then when they tell you it won’t work, give them your comb.
7) Sit on top of one of the beer islands and berate the customers into challenging you to being king of the mountain.
8) Order a cake from the bakery and ask them to write ‘look for tool inside’ on it.
9) Lie inside the beer cooler very still with an I just died look.
10) Sit in a cart and ask people to give you a ride real fast around the store.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

RESTAURANT.COM
Get a $25 restaurant gift certificate for 60% off! Now $4 instead of $10. Deal ends 9/21. I got a few for restaurants in Alaska on the site when I was there after a cruise a couple years ago. They were all great restaurants. And the food tasted much better with a coupon.
At checkout use code: ENJOY
Click here to order:
Restaurant.com 60% Deal

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com

LIST
I make lists when I’m bored. Helps keep the world in order for me.
Top ten things to shout out in line at a store:

10) Is this the line for the free hemorrhoid screening?
9) Boy am I glad to be out of jail!
8) Do you want to see pictures of my latest operation?
7) Free kittens here! Free kittens…
6) Wow, who is the person here that smells real bad?
5) Do you want to see what I have in my pockets?
4) So what do you need that neosporin for?
3) Can someone please massage out the knot I have on my back.
2) Gather around everyone! I’m about to give birth!
1) I can’t wait to ask out the cashier for a dinner date! How do I look?

The nice thing about this is that they might help you move up in line…

Bonus: Put your arm around the shoulders of a person next to you for added effect…

ALDIS
Grapes – 79 cents/lb
Milk – $1.49/gallon

PRESCRIPTION GIFT CARDS
Look for coupons in the weekly ads for the following:
Rite Aid – get a $25 gift card when you transfer a prescription to Rite Aid
K-Mart – get a $10 gift card with a new or transferred prescription

WALGREENS
Free after register rewards:
Murine Ear Drops
True North Crackers – plus use $1 coupon to make money

Wednesday – coupon for free developing of a roll of film.

Irish Spring soap – $1.50 for an 8 pack after register rewards and .50 coupon

COUPONS.COM
Find coupons on this site. Some good coupons for doubling.
Click here:
COUPONS.COM

MICHAELS
50% off one item coupon in ad. Also a 60% off framing coupon.

CVS
Free after extra bucks:
Dyna Pep Energy Micro-shot
Colgate – free after extra bucks and $1 coupon

USA WEEKEND
They quoted me in a story about coupons in the USA Weekend magazine that they put in some Sunday newspapers. Locally, it was in the Lake County News-Herald. The magazine goes to about 25 million people.

To expand on the story, I like to tell parents with little time to do coupons to get their kids involved with cutting coupons and matching the coupons to deals in the ads. It teaches kids a great lesson on saving money. Parents will save because they will be using coupons – give half to the kids to buy what they want within reason or to save for college. It will keep them from bugging you to buy items. They will get better at math. And they will be sure you don’t forget your coupons on the kitchen counter!
Here is the link to the story:
http://www.usaweekend.com/09_issues/090913/090913savesmart-saving-tips.html

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SHOPPING TIP
I typically save over 70% when I go grocery shopping. If an item is 60% off or less, I typically won’t buy it. Now, that doesn’t mean I’m just buying unhealthy processed foods on the cheap. I find bargains on fruit to meat to corn on the cob. There are coupons out there for everything. This week I bought around $150 of groceries for 80% off or about $30 (had some register rewards print). I got cat food, Lysol cleaning products, Hormel meat, oatmeal, saline solution, coffee creamer, and much more. Stuff I can use.

The key is to buy items that are at least half off and in which you have a coupon for that item. Coupons are usually 10% to 20% off the item. Giant Eagle doubles so I get 20% to 40% off on top of the 50% off. Hence I get 70% to 90% off every time I go shopping.

Most people decide what they are making that week for dinner and they buy accordingly. So if they decide to make Chicken Cordon Blue they buy everything whether it is on sale or not. Instead, ground beef and buns were on sale that week. Hamburger night! Shelve chicken cordon blue until chicken and cordon blue stuff go on sale at least half off. There is always a BOGO (buy one get one free) on meat most every week, so plan accordingly. Stores always have different items on sale so you won’t be buying tripe every week just because it’s on sale.

Growing up I had tripe and sweetbread (cow brain). Little did I know what it was, but I would never touch it now knowing what I ate. The sweetbread was breaded and fried and we had it Sunday mornings usually. I think I like to eat grains, chew my cud, and eat hay now because of it.

Joe
http://www.joethecouponguy.com