ACME Grocery Store Freebies this week - HURRY IN

I'm slowly getting back to freebie grocery store shopping. 

My pantry is pretty full but I couldn't resist this deal at ACME.

This week (My store ends their sale Thursday night so hurry in) there is a catalina deal (like register rewards) - spend $25 get back $10.  The beauty of ACME's catalina deals is the $25 spend is on shelf price (original price) not sale price so if you work out the shelf price you'll actually be spending a lot less to get to the $25 threshold!  Don't forget to bring a calculator to the store and check shelf price as each store is different.  Oh and also rinse and repeat with your $10 catalina coupon as it does rollover - just make sure your total doesn't go in the negative - be healthy and add a bunch of bananas in or something.

So here are some freebie scenarios:

Swiss Miss

If the shelf price is $2.99 then you can buy 9 (9x3 = 27) for $9 and get back $10 for a $1 Moneymaker

Healthy Choice Soup

If the shelf price is $2.69, then you can buy 10 (10 x 2.69 = 26.90) for $10 and get back $10 so they are free.

Banquet Dinner or Manwich

If the shelf price is 1.99 then you can buy 13 (13 x 2 =26) for $13 and get back $10 for $3 oops

Snack Pack Pudding

 If the shelf price is $1.80, then you can buy 14 (14 x 1.80 = 25.20) for $14 and get back $10 for $4 oops

This is what I got the other day

2 Snapples 6 pack (Shelf Price $6.79) Sale price $5

4 Hunts diced tomatoes (Shelf price $1.39) Sale price $1

3 Healthy Choice noodle soup (Shelf price $2.69) sale price = $1

Used $1/1 Snapple manufacturer coupon

Used $1/3 Hunt tomatoes manufacturer coupon

OUT of pocket $15

Got back $10 catalina coupon

= $5 after catalina coupon

RINSE & REPEAT to make this deal even BETTER

I'm heading back after work for another session!

My friend got this

10 Hunts pudding (1.69) -$1x10 = 10

1 hunts diced tomatoes(1.39) – $1 = 1

1 PAM Cooking spray(3.99) - $2.50 = 2.50

1 Blue Bonnet spread(1.89) -$1x2 = 2

Total = 15.50 got back $10

Happy Freebie Shopping

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 | No comments | Read More

Get your Fit on: S2H Tracker for as low as $3 + Shipping = Freebies WOW

I have a high end pedometer courtesy of my work to promote healthy activity.  I love knowing how many steps (or lack of) I've made and I can track my progress daily.

But what about earning gift cards through activity!  This is where S2H comes into play

Featured on the Today Show, Fox News, QVC, and more, the S2H REPLAY Activity Tracker can be strapped onto your wrist. Then all you have to do is get moving…you’ll earn a Reward Code for every 60 minutes of running, walking, aerobics, or any physical activity. The codes translate into points that can be redeemed for gift cards from Target, Toys R Us, Borders, Best Buy, Game Stop, and dozens of other popular stores and vendors.

Deal Scenario

Sign in or up with MamaPedia

Buy the S2H REPLAY Activity Tracker for $10 (regular price $20) - Pay Shipping of $4.99

New MamaPedia members get a $5 credit

New MamaPedia members use coupon code: COUPONCAB2 for $2 off

New members pay $3

Current members pay $10

Plus don't forget 5% of your purchase can go to the school of your choice (WIN WIN)

Low down:

Can only enter one 60 point reward code per day

About 1900 points equals a $10 gift card. 12500 points equals a Wii or Xbox 360

So will take you 1 month of 60 minute of daily excercise to get $10

So will take you 209 days to get a wii or Xbox 360

Net net - workout = Freebies

So wonder if it would be worthwhile to buy two one for each wrist to double my rewards

Fine Print:

Flat shipping rate of $4.99 (NOT included)

Order must total at least $19.95 for voucher to be applied

Limit (1) voucher per transaction; Expires August 17, 2011

No refunds or exchanges on expired or unused vouchers, cannot be combined with any other offers

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | No comments | Read More

Target: Score Eat Pray Love DVD for $5 After Coupon

I've been wanting to watch this movie.  Now we can since its only $5 at target with this printable $4/1 coupon.  Target has it on sale for $9 this week! 

Have u seen the movie?  is it good?

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | No comments | Read More

Facebook Freebie: Free Sample Ocean Spray Sparkling Juice - AVAILABLE NOW

AVAILABLE NOW

Sometime today Ocean Spray is offering a free sample of Ocean Spray Sparkling Juice.   Request a Free sample by liking Ocean Spray and hitting the Free Sample tab when they become available, so keep watch.  I'll update this post when I find out when.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | 2 comments | Read More

All You magazine subscription as low as $5

Groupon has a Blue Dolphin Magazine deal $20 GC for $10. 
The All You Magazine can be purchased with this $20 GC (1000 different titles) and retails for $19.99 so the $20 GC covers this and you'll pay $10, remember with Groupon you can double dip via ebates to get some great cashback and bring your out of pocket to less than $5

Deal Scenario

Head to ebates and sign in/or up

Search for Groupon at ebates and a tracking ticket will appear

Sign into or up with Groupon

Search for Pittsburg and look on the right hand side for the side deal. Click Buy.

Check back under My Groupons once the deal has completed and you can print your voucher

Head to Blue Dolphin and purchase the All You Magazine subscription for free with the $20 Code

So out of pocket = $10

Get back 3% cashback from ebates plus new members get an extra $5 cashback

= less than $5 if you are a new ebates member

I've seen a few deal scenarios requiring multiple All You magazines lately - wouldn't hurt to grab extra copies for these deals.

Fine Print

GC good on more than 1,000 titles

Expires Aug 17, 2011

Limit 3 per person

Limit 1 per visit

 

Thanks Mojosavings

Monday, February 14, 2011 | 1 comment | Read More

Request $35+ Worth of P&G Product Coupons

I just requested $35+ worth of coupons from P&G

Just head on over here and login to your P&G Everyday Solutions account or register to get started. After logging in, you should be able to request the following coupons…

$1 off Always Infinity Product
$1 off Charmin MegaRoll
$1.50 off CoverGirl LashBlast Fusion Mascara
$1 off Crest Toothpaste 4.0oz or larger
$1 off Oral-B Satin, Glide Floss 25M or more or Glide Floss Picks 30 ct or higher
$1 off Crest Rinse 946mL or larger
$1 off Downy Product
$1 off Febreze Set & Refresh
$5 off Gillette Fusion ProGlide Razor
$2 off Head & Shoulders Shampoo
$7 off Olay Pro-X face moisturizer
$2 off ONE Olay Facial Cleanser
$2 off Pampers Diapers or Pants
$2 off Pantene Product
$0.50 off Puffs Product = FREE when on sale for $1 and store doubles coupon$3 off Secret Clinical Strength Product
$5 off Swiffer WetJet Starter Kit
$1 off size Tide Detergent

*Note: These coupons will be sent via snail mail!

Pair these coupons up with a drug store sale and we should see some nice freebies!

Thanks  Hip2Save

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High Value $1.50/1 Sargento Cheese Coupons - PUBLIX Store only

Coupons.com has listed 4 high value $1.50/1 Sargento Cheese coupons. 

ONLY good for Publix Store!

Use zip code 33313 if you don’t see them in your zip area.

$1.50/1 Sargento Colby Jack Cheese Sticks

 $1.50/1 Sargento Classic Shredded Pepper Jack Cheese

$1.50/1 Sargento Classic Shredded Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese

$1.50/1 Sargento Pepper Jack Cheese Sticks

But go ahead and print your two copies of each if you live near a Publix!

Thanks for the headsup  Hip2save

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New Pampers 10 point Gift to Grow Code

Here is a a new 10 point code!
4W34A9BD99YDFWY

Not sure if these code works any more but try it if you haven't
2BEGINEARNING50 - 50 points
GIFTSTOGROW4MOM - 50 points
VMF776C7HMXXT4A - 42 points
pampers4momjfm1 - 10 points

I now have accumulated 995 Pampers codes so far - how many do you have?  I'm holding out for a gift card as my kids are too old for the toys.  It will take me a while but all good things comes to those who wait...

Sign up here to Pampers so you can start collecting the codes for prizes too.

Thanks Hip2save

Click here for some points to get you started!

Hint: Like Pampers on facebook as the new codes are often posted there too ; )

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Ways To Save: Kids Birthday Parties - you can have your cake and eat it

My daughter turned 4 recently and it inspired me to write a post on how I made this a budget friendly and fun event for everyone.  Birthday parties can be an expensive affair, with careful planning you can have your cake and eat it.

Theme - My daughter loves Princesses, she's dressed up as Snow White for Halloween for 2 years in a row and last year she dressed as Belle.  So it was only fitting to plan her party around the theme of Princess Belle as we already had the costume.  Since I knew Princess birthday parties were in our future for quite some time I had been scouting the Target dollar section all year for Princess related items and I also checked the clearance sections as old Princess designs get marked down to make way for new designs. 

Location Location Location - We typically hold our parties at home to cut costs.  We have a basement with a kids section full of toys and a bar area for the adults.  However, for my daughter's party we decided to host it at the local icecream store (Chubby's Dairy Barn).  Jesse at Chubby's is a good friend of ours and Chubby's hosts parties for free, all you pay is the cost of the icecream.  This fit perfectly in with our budget and who doesn't like icecream.  I also loved that I could bring my own food and drink in.  There's nothing more annoying than being stuck with paying a $1 per juice box - thats extortion!  Chubby's does an outstanding job at making you feel welcomed and Jesse loves hosting parties so head to Chubby's for some delicious icecream and ambience.

Guest List - Since this was a Princess party, I had an excuse to exclude the boys from my daughter's class list of 15.  When you factor in 15+ kids and the parents thats a whole lot of people to feed, plus my daughter didn't want the boys to come anyway LOL.  We ended up with 10 children including my two which was a much more manageable number.  My husband is the last of 6 kids so we invited family to a separate party after the kids party back at our house.  This enabled family to relax and my daughter was able to spend quality time with them.

Party Food - For the kids party I ordered in pizza from the local pizzeria and brought in my own juice boxes, water and soda.  Of course coupons were used to score the drinks.  For the family party I made BBQ pulled pork and served them on buns with sides such as coleslaw and mac n cheese.  I made my pulled pork in a crock pot the night before and its just so simple yet very cost effective and delicious when feeding a lot of people.

Cake - I have a lot of cupcake mixes in my pantry, all free from using coupons, so it was time to make a dent.  The Snapware Cupcake Storage Carrier is a wonderful invention, if you are a cupcake Mom like me.  I purchased the Wilton 13 Count Cupcake Stand to display my cupcakes and T and Little S Designs kindly provided me some Belle cupcake toppers to complete my cupcake display.

Party Favors - I came across these cute pink colored bags when the Target dollar section had these marked at 75% off.  I knew I'd use them either for Valentine's day or a Princess party.  My daughter and I spent the Saturday before her party decorating them with her friends names.   I found the pom poms and foam alphabets in the Target dollar section.  We then filled it with candy and princess related items.  This was a fun weekend project for us and enabled us to spend some quality time together too.

Entertainment - Box Creations kindly provided a Princess castle for review and I must say the castle was the highlight of the party.  The kids enjoyed hanging inside the castle and drawing on it and I've never seen such a quiet party with that many 4-6 year olds.  The Princess castle kept them occupied throughout the party and they only surfaced to scream for icecream.  Keep an eye out for a deal on the daily deal sites as I saw these go for as low as $5 and most recently $20 plus shipping.  The castle held up very well and now sits in the basement play area and is often frequented by my children.

Now for the Party Giveaway Extravaganza

The review and giveaway event starts tommorow until Saturday, keep checking back each day as the following sponsors have provided some fun products for us to check out with great coupon codes and giveaways being offered too.

Click on each logo to find out all about these wonderful sponsors

Monday, February 14, 2011 | 5 comments | Read More

Opinions welcome or forever hold your PEACE

A reminder that the survey is open till the end of the day! 

Fill it in and be entered to win a prize or forever hold your peace : )

 

New Blog

I hope everyone likes my new blog design?  Its still a work in progress, I used a free template online and asked the owner to help me customize and now I'm doing the rest myself.  There are a lot of sites online which help you customize blogger templates but as you may know its a tedious job when you are not familiar with HTML..... so bear with me as I make my changes one little step at a time.

As we approach our 1 year anniversary in April (yes its nearly a year) I want to improve your experience on The Freebie Junkie.  So if you have some time please fill out my questionnaire in this form below, as an incentive one winner will be drawn randomly to win a surprise in the mail - survey will close February 14th.

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Monday, February 14, 2011 | 4 comments | Read More