Delicious Coupon!

I am working on my grocery list right now and searching for Qs to match things I need and want. I came across a good one that I want to share. I recently tried Seeds of Change's Tikka Masala simmer sauce, and let me tell you, it was fan-frickin-tastic. My grandma and husband agreed too! You just simmer 1 lb. of your favorite protein (I used chicken) in the sauce for 10 minutes and voila, you have an amazing Indian dinner that people will give you many compliments on, thinking you did more than just open a jar.

The jars run $3.99 at Kroger, which I really don't think is bad for something that makes a whole meal and super easy. It is also organic, so that factors in to the price. I found that they have a coupon on their site for $1 off any Seeds of Change item. Snap it up, you won't regret it!

Happy Green Bee 50% off!!!

I just LOVE Happy Green Bee's children's clothing, but it is a little pricey as it is organic cotton made in sustainable and conscious conditions. So I was SO happy to get an email today informing me that they are having a huge sale to make room for new inventory.

Use the code: BIGSALE to get 50% off your entire order! (excluding factory store items)

FREE shipping on orders over $25!

More free baby foods!

Apparently free baby foods is the theme of the week. This is a GREAT coupon here for a FREE product of Happy Baby foods. This is a fantastic company with really wholesome foods. It's organic too, which might be of interest to some of you. I know there is hype now that organic isn't any better for earth, people, farmers, etc. but I like to buy it if it is the same price (or cheaper!) that the regular options. I figure it maybe won't help, but it also can't hurt. Anyways, I can attest that Happy Baby products are great! Also, this coupon is a pdf form, so you can save it to your computer and print as many as you want, but take note that they will all expire Nov.10 and you can only use one per transaction (technically it says one per customer, but that basically means one per day b/c it's not like anyone is keeping track of who is using one).

For those of you whose babies may not have arrived yet (Casey!) you can still use this Q to grab some Happybellies probiotic oatmeal b/c it has a long shelf life and is an excellent first food. Penny didn't think too much of it, but she never likes much of anything but burritos, however I thought it was a great tasting oatmeal and contemplated just eating the whole can myself at times.

freebie for toddlers!

Free organic snack sample for toddlers from Little Ducky!

Praise Aldi

I haven't been doing too much food shopping lately b/c we had plenty in the stockpile, and then we were out of town for 4 days, so I have been a little behind on things. The only things I bought were produce, and we all know that is something that is hard to find coupons for!
But I finally needed to get some necessities and went to Aldi b/c I know it is an easy place to shop and get great deals without having to organize very much beforehand.
I just want to take a moment to praise all that is Aldi. That place is fan friggin tastic! I can go in there and wander around without a list and buy all kinds of stuff I didn't plan on, and still come out basically unscathed in the wallet department.

Here's what I got:
Hot dog buns .79
Bag of mini bagels 1.89
Fudge stripe cookies 1.09
Bag of frozen salmon patties (4 filets, wild-caught) 3.99
2 bags of deli-sliced cheese (muenster and colby) 1.49 ea.
Real fruit frozen bars (box of 4) 1.99
Multi-grain frozen waffles (box of 8) 1.29
Red grapes (a damn lot of them, and really good ones too!) 2.29
4 pears (pre-packaged) .99
Broccoli crowns (pre-pack) 1.29
3 Zucchinis (pre-pack) 1.29
Bananas (pre-pack) 1.00
64oz 100% apple juice 1.29
Welch's aqua juice 1.99
Gallon skim milk 1.44
100% juice fruit punch 2.19
1 plum .33

Total: $28.12

And also I want to give props to them for an extremely readable receipt!
Seriously folks, if you don't have time/energy/desire/organization skills/etc. to put up with the coupon game, just go to Aldi. You will still get a bag of quality groceries without feeling cheated!

That same day I also stopped in at Kmart and took advantage of double coupons to get Huggies wipes for 1.99, Pampers for 7.99, and a tub of Oxiclean for 4.50. Not the best deals on the planet, but still pretty alright.

Tomorrow I will be making my way to Bigg's for my 2nd try at the Kraft rebate (it ends tomorrow btw!), and maybe heading over to Kroger for a quick tap into the mega-sale b/c I haven't even touched it yet...

Bigg's 8/12

Today I stopped by Bigg's to take advantage of the $25 Kraft rebate. I got:

4 Planters trailmix
1 California pizza for one
2 Kraft shredded cheddar
1 Kraft cheddar snacks (indiv. wrapped cheese blocks)
2 Kraft American cheese singles
1 Digiorno pizza
2 Philly cream cheese tubs

Total was $25.94
I used $7.50 in MFQs
OOP = 18.44

However, the rebate did not print out at the end of my receipts for some reason, so I went to the customer service desk and the lady there oculdn't figure out the problem in a few minutes, so she just gave me a $25 gift card. I will just use this on a second go at the rebate and really be maximizing my dollars! Basically I spent 18.44 and will be getting back $50 ($30 in groceries, which you know will be a lot of groceries once I add coupons, $20 on a prepaid Visa card from the rebate)!
Coincidentally, the same thing happened to my friend's dad, and he will also be trying for the rebate again, using his gift card as payment.
Moral of the story: Bigg's has great customer service! Now if only they would double coupons everyday!

Staples 8/2 - Free Label-maker

My last stop today was Staples for the Casio label-maker. I have been wanting to buy a label-maker for a while now to really organize my stock-pile, as well as everything else in my new abode, so I jumped at the chance to get this one for FREE after rebate. This is the first time I have ever done a Staples rebate, but I hear it is really fast. It was really simple to fill out the form online.

It was $14.99, I used a 10% off coupon that I printed. Paid $14.37 OOP, and will get a rebate making it free. I am not sure, but I think I will actually get a full rebate of $14.99, so that's a .62 money-maker! I won't spend it all in one place! haha