Target Trip 10/26

Went to Target today and scored some awesome deals for around $29 total!

Got the following:

• Up Fresh Cleaning Wipes = 1.24
• 2.24 - $1/1 Target Online Coupon
• Trident Layers Gum 3 pk = $2.99
• Had a coupon for $1/2 single packs, but single packs were priced at $1.42/ea so it worked out better per pack to get the 3 pk with no coupon
• Hershey's Carmel Hershey Kisses = 1.49
• 2.49 - $1/1 Target Online Coupon
• Baked Lays Potato Chips = 1.79
• On sale for 2.79 - $1/1 Target Online Coupon
• 2 Birds Eye Lightly Sauced Steamfresh Packages = 1.97
• 1.97/ea - BOGO MFQ
• Jimmy Dean Light Breakfast Sandwiches = 4.00
• On sale for 5.00 - $1/1 MFQ
• 2 Totino's Pizza Rolls = 2.94
• 1.69/ea -$0.40/2
• Market Pantry Cookie Dough Ice Cream = 1.99
• 2.99 - $1/1 Target Online Coupon
• Reach Dental Floss = FREE
• 0.97 - $1/1 MFQ
• Garnier Fructis 3 Minute Recovery Conditioner = 1.82
• On sale for 2.82 - $1/1 MFQ
• Advil Liquid Caps 20 ct = FREE
• Coupon from Advil promotion for free bottle
• 2 Packages of Ziploc Storage Bags = 43.08
• On sale for 2.33/ea - $1.25/2 MFQ
• Ziploc Storage Containers = 1.83
• On sale for 2.33 - $0.55/1 MFQ
• Cottonelle Flushable Wipes = FREE
• Coupon from Cottonelle Promo I posted earlier this month
• Tums 3 pk of rolls = 1.14
• 2.14 - $1/1 MFQ

I even surprised the cashier with how much I saved and she started asking me where I got all my coupons. I think I am starting to get the hang of this =)

Free Bag of Chips from Food Should Taste Good

The first 100,000 fans who "like" Food Should Taste Good on Facebook will receive a coupon in the mail for a free full-size bag of their chips! Check it out, there are already over 80,000 likes.

Pumpkin Patterns

On our way home today, the hubby and I picked up our pumpkins to carve for Halloween this weekend. I never know what to carve and wanted to be (somewhat) creative this year. Pumpkin Glow has lots and lots of free pumpkin carving patterns that you can download in pdf format and print out. They have patterns for everything, traditional and not. Something that's also really cool about this website is that it offers patterns that can be carved on Watermelon rind for the rest of the year! I'm thinking that maybe I'll try the wizard this year.

Free Pack of Extra Dessert Delights Gum

Go to the Extra Gum Facebook Page and like them, then there will be a button to click that says "check for samples." Fill out the form that pops up, pick your flavor, and you gum will be on its way!

Get Slipper from Cloud 9

Cloud Nine Spa is giving away free sample pairs of their handmade white spa slippers. You can request your pair by signing up here. It says that they should ship within a week. I am really excited about this one so I will be sure to update when they arrive!

Free Travel Mug from Au Bon Pain

Get a free travel mug from Au Bon Pain when you sign up as part of their e-club. After you sign up you will receive a confirmation email with a coupon for your free mug that you can redeem at your local Au Bon Pain location. To make this even better, you'll get a discount on coffee on future visits when you use your Au Bon Pain Mug!

Avoid Spam!

If you're a freebie hunter and coupon-er like me I'm sure you HATE getting spam emails and unwanted phone calls.

To cut down in this be sure to create a separate email address that you use for offers, giveaways, etc. You can get one free through Gmail (plus Gmail is awesome at sorting out spam emails from legitimate ones -- although it does make mistakes now and then so be sure to check your spam box if you don't see something you were expecting).

Also, many offers require you to provide your phone number. Most offers from legitimate companies do not sell your information and use it for demographic purposes, but every once in a while you end up getting annoying calls from unknown you would rather do without. To cut those down be sure to sign up for the Do Not Call Registry at www.donotcall.gov . Once you register, you can file complaints against telemarketers who call after 31 days of your being listed. (Note: be careful though that your filing complaints against unwanted third party telemarketers and not against the company whose offer you signed up for with your phone number).

Try Breathe Right Strips

Get a free sample of Breathe Right Strips by requesting it here. (Especially good if your husband is snoring a lot because of allergies with the change of the seasons).

Free T-Shirts!

Ever wonder what happens when printers make minor errors on promotional tshirts? You can get them for free that's what!

From their website http://petrix.com/shirt/:

"T-Shirt Outlet provides a distribution channel for promotional t-shirts with printing imperfections. All garments are quality-inspected before printing; they have no fabric/construction defects. The printed message has a slightly different-than-specified color shade, size, location, etc. While these items are still usable for promotional purposes, the client prefers not to distribute them directly to its customers since they are not exactly as specified. Companies (software, beverages, etc) who intended to distribute these items agree to pay only the manufacturing costs in exchange for the manufacturer arranging for distribution through alternative channels like T-Shirt Outlet."

Check it out here!

Entertainment Book Savings

One of my biggest saving methods is the Entertainment Book that comes out each year. If you don't know what an Entertainment Book is, it's basically a giant book of coupons for everything from restaurants to retail stores to flower and gift delivery services and everything in between. It costs about $20-35 each year depending on when you buy and where (and whether or not you have a coupon -- one was in the sale papers of last weekends Washington Post for $5 off), but this book pays for itself in just a few uses. It is wonderful to have all those great deals right at your fingertips. My favorite coupons are all of the buy one get one free dinners at local restaurants. It lets us be able to eat out at places we would never be afford to go to otherwise! You also get access to many more coupons online with things like 10% off your target online order, Best Buy outlet access, and discounts on your favorite team apparel. The books are also tailored to your geographic area, so you'll get coupons to places local to you that you wouldn't normally find elsewhere.

Check out the Entertainment Book website here.