Dollar General: $5 off $25 Saturday!!!

Don't forget to stop in at Dollar General tomorrow (Saturday, 12/3) for another save $5 off a $25 purchase!  If you didn't get the coupon on the bottom of your sales receipt, visit the Dollar General website for a printable!

I am happy to see this text on my receipt coupon:  "Cashier instructions: Scan or enter promotion code for this coupon BEFORE manufacturer coupons."  What does this mean?  Well, I am hoping this means that you can combine {or "stack"} this Dollar General promotion with manufacturer's coupons!  I'm going to solve that mystery once and for all tomorrow!  Wish me luck!

Brawny Paper Towels Cost How Much?

This 55-cent off a single roll of Brawny was one of my favorite coupons yesterday but I wasn't sure how much a single roll of towels cost.  So, I did a little price checking and found them at Wally World for $1.77 each!  Yikes, that's an expensive roll of paper!  You'd still pay $1.22 after coupon, and that's not a great buy. 

Here's a Great Buy:  You can get a 6-roll package of Bounty for $5 bucks at Dollar General this week.  If you buy 5 packages of Bounty tomorrow and use your $5 off coupon, you'll only pay $4 per package!  That's about 66-cents per roll without needing a manufacturer's coupon!  Much, much better!  Sorry, Brawny, Bounty's got you beat!

Southside: Congrats to the Winning Pod!

I wanted to send a quick shout out to Southside's winning Pod...only I can't remember which pod was the winner!  If you're reading this {hey, Ms.Teresa!}, and you know who won, leave a comment; just click "Congrats to the Winning Pod!" above and you'll be redirected to the page with the comments field just under this post!

I had the immense pleasure of seeing a full {over flowing!} donations table yesterday during my visit at Southside.  There are going to be full cupboards all over the place tonight!  I also got to meet a sweet, sincere student who helped count the donations with Ms. Teresa.  Come to think of it, I think this student may have had a big hand in seeing her pod to victory!  It's heart warming to see youngsters taking such an active roll in helping others, don't you think? 

To the winning pod, CONGRATULTIONS!  I know you guys will enjoy your pizza party.  But, what's even better, I know there will be families who will really enjoy all of your donations, too!  And let's give a round of applause to the Family Resource Center and Southside for sponsoring such a fantastic Food Drive!  Students and Families, there couldn't be a Food Drive without your participation, so give yourself a pat on the back! 

Today officially ends this year's food drive....all I can say about next year: Game On!  ;-}

Aleve, Sally, and Lava?

I took a quick stroll through Coupons.com to see if anything new and exciting had popped up over night.  And it DID!  Here are my top three favorites this morning!

Save $1.00 off Sally Hansen Nail Color I am super happy to see this coupon for Sally Hansen Polish!  I know a tween or two who will be very happy to score a bottle of the hot, new Crackle Polish!  If you haven't heard, crackle is no longer just for DIY projects.  I saw these fascinating little bottles on an end cap at Wally World for around $7 bucks each.  Now, let's hope for a sale!

Save $2.00 on any Aleve 40ct or larger
A great little remedy for all the things that give you a headache during the holidays!

Save 55-cents off Lava Twin Pack I had to go back and print this one, because in all the months I've been couponing, I can't remember seeing a coupon for Lava soap before!  Plus, I figure if this stuff is geared for grease, it'll be just as great for washing away wood stain and paint!

Don't Panic, Red Plum gets a Makeover

I got a message from Red Plum yesterday letting me know that the website has undergone some changes to make life better.  They've revamped their coupon printing software to make printing coupons faster {HOORAY!}. 

What does this mean to us?  Faster printing and coupons with a clearer, crisper image.  You shouldn't have to update any "printing software" for these changes.  Other coupon printing sites use the same program so your PC should be ready for whatever you decide to print!

All, Brawny, SpaghettiO's, Minute Maid, BigG Cereals

Here's a list of my six favorite Coupons.com printable coupons this morning!  I found all of them under 77477.

Save $1.00 on Two Big G Cereals Printable
Use it at Sureway this week during the 4/$10 sale!  Print two copies and get your cereal 4/$8 or $2 each!

Save $1.00 on Two Big G Cereals Printable
Great for Sureway if these varieties are part of the 4/$10 sale!

Save 50-cents on 5 SpaghettiO's
Print and keep for a sale!  Kroger often has these as part of their Mega Events.

Save $1.00 on 1 Minute Maid Juice Box 10-pk
My Kindergartener just started taking a lunch box so I am super excited to see this coupon!  I've already printed my copies and have them with my shopping list!

Save 55-cents on Brawny Paper Towels, 1 Big Roll or larger
I haven't purchased a single roll of paper towels in a while, but I would think you could use this coupon and get the roll for somewhere close to a buck.  If they are charging more than $2 for a roll of paper towels, well, I say Brawny can keep them!  I printed it just in case!

Save $1.00 on All Free Clear Liquid or Powder, 32oz or Larger
Did you notice how the pic says "any size" and then has a specified size in parentheses?  Either way, All is my detergent of choice so I'm printing it and hoping for a sale soon!  My "buy it" price for laundry detergent is $2 or less per bottle.

Kroger: Cart Buster Deal of the Day

Kroger's Deal of the Day ecoupon is back through December 13th!  Head over to Kroger and load the Deal of the Day coupon!

Thursday's Deal of the Day is for a Water!  And the ecoupon doesn't expire until December 14th so you don't have to run out to the store today to get your freebie!  WhooHoo!

FREE Perrier® or Acqua Panna® ONE FREE 750 ml OR 1-Liter bottle of Perrier® Sparkling Natural Mineral Water OR Acqua Panna® Natural Spring Water.
exp. Dec 14, 2011

Market Place: 11/30 Ad Matchup

Sale Dates: Wednesday, November 30th - Tuesday, December 6th

Kraft: Buy 5, Save $5 - Buy any five participating items and save $5

• Miracle Whip or Mayo (30 oz) $3.98
• A.1. Steak Sauce (10 oz) $4.18
• Jello RTE Gelatins, Puddings, or Temptations (6 pk) $3.48
• Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce (18 oz) $2.98
• Jello Cheesecake & Double Layer No Bake (12.6-19 oz) $3.68
• Kraft Pourable Dressings (14-16 oz) $3.48
• Jello No Bake Cheesecake & Temptations (4.7-11 oz) $3.28
• Grey Poupon (8 oz) $3.48
• Kraft Easy Mac Cups (4 pk) $4.48

You can find Printable coupons for Kraft Miracle Whip/Mayo, Dressing, and A.1. on the Cooking with Kraft website.  FYI, this is a Publix Grocery Store promotion and all of the coupons print with "Redeem at Publix" in the upper left corner.  Ideally, you can use them anywhere, but they could be refused by Market Place.  You also need an Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, or Tennessee address just to sign up on the website.  It'd be great to save that extra dollar, but chances are it's not going to work out.  Good luck!
http://www.cookingwithkraft.com/sign-in

Regular Weekly Ad Matchup

• Charmin Basic $4.98 {-.25/1 Charmin product, PG 11/27
• Bounty Basic $4.98 {-.25/1 Bounty towels or napkins, PG 11/27
• Gain $3.98 {Printable for Gain Ocean Escapes, if available
• Prairie Farms French Onion Dip or Sour Cream $1.18 {-.50/1 Prairie Farms french onion, ranch, jalapeno fiesta, or bacon cheddar dip, 16 oz, SS 11/06  or PrairieFarms.com  FYI: Prairie Farms coupons are usually Do Not Doubles
• Sargento Shredded Cheese 2/$5 {-.40/1 Sargento shredded products, SS 11/06
• Parkay Spread $2.98 {-.65/2 Parkay products, SS 11/06
• Pillsbury Grands Cinnamon Rolls $2.98 {-.30/1 Pillsbury Reg or Grands sweet rolls, SS 9/11 (exp 12/03) -.40/2 Pillsbury Reg or Grands sweet rolls, SS 10/02 -.40/2 Pillsbury Reg or Grands sweet rolls, SS 11/06 -.40/2 Pillsbury Reg or Grands sweet rolls, SS 11/13 -.40/2 Pillsbury Reg or Grands sweet rolls, SS 12/04 or SmartSource printable
• Angel Soft $1.00 {-.45/1 Angel Soft bath tissue, 4 double roll +, RP 11/13
• Mardi Gras Napkins 2/$5 {-.55/1 Mardi Gras Napkins, 250 or 500 ct, RP 10/02
• Finish Gel or Powder $2.98 {-$1 off Finish Quantum product, SS 11/20 or Home Solutions News Printable, if available
• Dawn Liquid $2.98 {-.25/1 Dawn product, PG 11/27
• Arm & Hammer Liquid Detergent 2/$5 {-$1/2 Arm & Hammer laundry products, SS 10/16 or Arm & Hammer Printable, if available
• Downy $4.98 {-$1.50 off Tide AND Downy product, PG 11/27 or -.50/1 Tide or Downy product, PG 11/27
• Bar-S Bologna $1.00 {-.75/2 Bar-S frank or balogna, 1 lb, RP 10/23 (exp 12/04)
• Bar-S Franks $1.15 {-.75/2 Bar-S frank or balogna, 1 lb, RP 10/23 (exp 12/04) or Bar-S Facebook Printable, if available
• TN Pride Sausage Patties $2.88 {TN Pride Printable, if available
• Tombstone Pizza 3/$10 {Very Best Baking Printable, if available (be sure to check it December 1st)
• Hungry-Man Dinners $2.75 {SmartSource Printable, if available
• Birds Eye Steamers $1.98 {Birds Eye Facebook Printabe, if available
• Hot Pockets 3/$5 {Hot Pockets Printable, if available
• Bunny Bread Soft Twist or 100% Wheat $1.48 {-.25/1 Bunny Bread, SS 10/30
• Green Giant Vegetables $0.65 {-.50/2 Green Giant canned corn, peas or green beans, excl buffet and specialty, SS 11/13 ***Only 15-cents a can after Double coupon!***
• Nabisco Large Size Snack Crackers $3.75 {SmartSource Printable, if available
• Wesson Oil $8.75 {-.30/1 Pure Wesson vegetable oil, SS 11/13
• Hormel Chili w/ No Beans 4/$5 {-.55/2 Hormel chili, SS 11/06
• Ronco Pasta $2.28 {Ronco Recipes Printable, if available
• Bisquick $3.58 {-.50/1 Bisquick baking mix 20 oz + or 10.6 oz Shake 'n Pour pancake mix, SS 11/13 or Bisquick Printable, if available
• Velveeta Skillets 2/$4 {Velveeta Facebook Printable, if available ***This is a great buy if you can get that printable to work for you, it didn't work for me!***
• Texas Toast Croutons $1.18 {-.40/1 Texas Toast Croutons, SS 11/13 or SmartSource Printable, if available ***As low as 18-cents or 38-cents if coupon Doubles!***
• Hungry Jack Potatoes $1.00 {-$1/2 Hungry Jack potato product, RP 11/06
• Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.98 {-.40/1 Betty Crocker cookie mix pouch, 17.5 oz +, SS 11/06 or -.40/1 Betty Crocker cookie mix pouch, 17.5 oz +, SS 11/13

Non-Coupon Good Buys

• Prairie Farms 1/2 Gallon Milk 3/$5 or $1.66 each
• Coke 12 pk Products 3/$11 or $3.66 each
• Family Pack Ground Beef $1.88/lb
• Sparkle Paper Towels, 1 roll $1.00
• Family Pack Boneless Chicken Tenders $2.18/lb
• Various Taco Bell products priced from $0.68 - $2.48
• Silver Floss Souerkraut $0.87
• Fritos or Cheetos 2/$4

$4 Extreme Saver "Stock-Up" List
These are the items I would spend an extra $4 on this week.  Why spend an extra $4?  Spending an extra $4 on each shopping trip will allow you to build your "stock pile" without breaking the bank!

• Luck's Beans 2/$1 {my favorite item of the week because it has a nice, long shelf life}
• Sparkle Single Roll Paper Towels $1
• Angel Soft 4 Roll pack $1

Food Giant / Sureway: 11/30 Ad Matchup

Sale Dates: Wednesday, November 30th - Tuesday, December 6th

Smart Shopper Savings Matchup

• Charmin $4.48 {-.25/1 Charmin product, PG 11/27
• Bounty $6.98 {-.25/1 Bounty towels or napkins, PG 11/27
• Tide $4.98 {-$1.50 off Tide AND Downy product, PG 11/27 or -.50/1 Tide or Downy product, PG 11/27
• Folgers $2.98 {-$1/2 Folgers coffee product, 3 oz +, RP 12/04

Regular Weekly Ad Matchup

• Big G Cereals 4/$10 {-$1/3 General Mills cereals, SS 10/23 (exp 12/03)
• Hungry Man Dinners 2/$5 {SmartSource Printable, if available
• Green Giant Boxed Vegetables 2/$3 {-.60/3 Green Giant frozen boxed vegetables, SS 11/13 or Green Giant Printable, if available
• TGIF Frozen Appetizers $2.98 {-$1 off TGI Friday's product, SS 10/23 (exp 12/04)
• Michelina's Frozen Dinners 4/$5 Michelina's Printable, if available
• Farm Rich Snacks $4.98 {-$1 off Farm Rich product, SS 11/13 or Farm Rich Printable, if available
• Tombstone Pizza 3/$10 {Very Best Baking Printable, if available (be sure to check it December 1st)
• Bunny Bread 2/$3 {-.25/1 Bunny Bread, SS 10/30
• Campbell's Gravy $0.78 {-.25/1 Campbell's gravy, SS 11/06 or Campbell's Kitchen Printable, if available
• Margaret Holmes Southern Vegetables $1.38 {-.75/2 Margaret Holmes Southern Style vegetables, December All You magazine
• Chex Mix $2.98 {-.50/2 Chex Mix 4.5 oz+ or Chex 100 Calorie snacks, SS 10/23
• Downy $4.48 {-$1.50 off Tide AND Downy product, PG 11/27 or -.50/1 Tide or Downy product, PG 11/27  ***Fifty-cents Cheaper than Market Place!***
• Puffs Tissues $1.78 {-Free Puffs product wyb (2) Vicks products, max $2.25, PG 11/27
• Secret Deodorant $2.19 {-$1/2 Secret product, excl trial size, PG 11/27
• Old Spice $2.19 {-$1/2 Old Spice product, 1.7 oz +, PG 11/27
• Pantene $3.59 {-$3/2 Pantene product, excl trial size, PG 11/27
• Marzetti Apple Dips 43.58 {-$1 off Marzetti caramel dip, 12 oz +, SS 9/18
• Bar-S Bologna $1.38 {-.75/2 Bar-S frank or balogna, 1 lb, RP 10/23 (exp 12/04)
• Bar-S Franks $1.18 {-.75/2 Bar-S frank or balogna, 1 lb, RP 10/23 (exp 12/04) or Bar-S Facebook Printable, if available
• Fast Fixins Buffalo Wings $5.98 {-$1 off Fast Fixin' product, October All You magazine
• El Monterey Burritos $2.98 {-.50/1 El Monterey burritos, family pk, SS 10/16
• Johnsonville Italian Sausage 2/$9 {-.50/1 Johnsonville Italian sausage, SS 10/16 or -$1 off Johnsonville Italian sausage links or All Natural Italian ground sausage, SS 11/06

Non-Coupon Good Buys

• Western Ribs $1.78/lb
• Dole Salad Blend $0.98
• Best Choice Tomatoes 2/$1
• Chips Ahoy or Keeble Deluxe Cookies 2/$5 {if these are the big packages}
• Fritos or Cheetos 2/$4
• Best Choice Pasta & Rice Sides $0.78

$4 Extreme Saver "Stock-Up" List
These are the items I would spend an extra $4 on this week.  Why spend an extra $4?  Spending an extra $4 on each shopping trip will allow you to build your "stock pile" without breaking the bank!

• Best Choice Tomatoes 2/$1
• Best Choice Pasta & Rice Sides $0.78

Last Week for Food Drive at Southside

If you're a Southside Elementary School parent, don't forget this is the last week to send donations for the Cannded Food Drive.  I haven't checked this week to see which pod is leading the race, but I would like to wish "Good Luck" to all of the pods!  Clean out those cupboards and help fill the donation tables!

You can get 50-cent canned goods at Market Place, Sureway, and Food Giant this week.  And you don't need a coupon!  If you're a Walmart shopper, go ahead and price match the Luck's beans in the Market Place ad. 

Or, if you were lucky enough to get the Green Giant canned vegetables coupon, score super cheap veggies at Market Place where your coupon will double for extra savings!  {I've checked several coupon clipping sites and no one seems to have any of the Green Giant coupons available, total bummer.  There are some available on ebay, if you want to pay the price!}