Swiffer Deal at Walgreens This Week

I posted previously about the Swiffer deal at Walgreens that starts today, however I may have given wrong info (actually, I'm pretty sure I did).  Since the deal is Buy $10 worth of certain products (including the Swiffer refills) and get a $3 Register Reward, and the refills are on sale for 25% off (making them $4.49) you'd actually need to purchase more than just 2 of the refills to get the deal.

So here's my new plan (because I ordered some of the BOGO coupons).
You'll need 2 of the BOGO Swiffer refill coupons to make this deal work.

Buy 4 Swiffer Refills @ $4.49
-use 2 BOGO refill coupons
= 4/ $8.98
-get $3 Register Reward
(= 48 ct for $5.98) -

For the record the best non-sale/non-coupon price for Swiffer refills is at CostCo. They have the 48ct wet refills for around $12.??.  I'm not sure the price on the dry refills but I think it's even better than that.  Either way, this BOGO coupon is a great deal.

Kroger also has the Swiffer refills listed in their online ad this week for $6.99 (the ad says 2-32ct) so if you can actually get the higher count refills for this price and use the BOGO, this could be a pretty good deal as well (without the worry of Register Rewards).

Jersey Shore - Now on Netflix Instant Viewing

I have to admit I've never watched this show, I didn't know what "the situation" was until a friend filled me in.  I'm just taking a guess that I'm not alone.  So for those of us who need to catch up, Netflix is making it easy... season 1 and 2 of Jersey Shore are now available for your instant viewing pleasure on Netflix.  Seriously, I didn't know there was more than 1 season of this show.

Don't have a Netflix account, no worries they've got a Free Month Trial (you should be able to make it through both seasons in that time).  And while you are at it, there are some awesome movies to watch instantly.  Right now we are watching "Prince of Persia: Sands of Time" on instant download to pass away this rainy Saturday.  This was after several episodes of Pawn Stars & Mythbusters.

CONFESSION: I Really Don't "Get" Rolling Rewards

I keep trying to get a handle on this idea of rolling register rewards at Walgreens.  They limit RR to one per transaction (on a like item) AND you can't turn around and use that RR to buy the same item and then get another RR.

I tried it again today.  They have a RR deal this week on both the Gillette ProFusion razor and the Schick Hydro.

Gillette ProFusion - $9.99 (get $4RR)
- $4 coupon
= pay $5.99 (get back $4RR)

Schick Hydro - $8.99 (get $6RR)
-$2 coupon
= pay $6.99 (get $6 RR)

So I had figured out I'd have to alternate transaction, buying one razor in one transaction then buying the other.  The problem came in when I remembered that Walgreens also has a coupon policy that limits you to using only as many coupons as you have items.  So since I wanted to use the MQ and the RR, I needed two items in each transaction. I'd originally planned to buy 2 of each razor. So we found some cheap candy (and hubby wanted an ice cream bar).  I was starting off with a $5RR I earned last week.  So....

Transaction 1
Gillette Fusion $9.99
Walgreens Ice Cream Sandwich .99
- $4 Fusion coupon
-$5 RR
= $2.86 (received $4RR)

Transaction 2
Schick Hydro $8.99
Candy .59
-$2 Schick coupon
-$4RR
=$3.58 (got back $6RR)

Transaction 3
Gillette Fusion $9.99
Candy .79 (just realized they over-charged me, this was on clearance for .37)
-$4 Gillette coupon
-$6RR
=$1.64 (got back $4RR)

So in total OOP, I spent $8.08 and got back $4 in RR. 

I don't feel like I did as well as I should have.  While I'm not good at the whole "rolling" concept regardless of which drugstore I'm shopping, Walgreens seems to throw me more than the others because of the way they do their limits.

CANDY COUPONS - Fill Those Easter Basket

There are lots of great candy coupons on Coupons.com right now to help you get ready to fill those Easter baskets. 

• $1.50/1 Fun Size bag of ButterFinger Snackerz
• .55/1 bag of Nestle NestEggs (8 or 10oz)
• $1/2 bags of Nestle NestEggs (8 or 10oz)
• $1/1 Wonka Springy Double Yummy Gummies
• $2/2 Wonka Springy Double Yummy Gummies
• .55/1 Wonka jelly beans (picture also shows Nerds & SweeTarts)
•  $1/2 Wonka jelly beans

COUPON: Farm Rich Snacks

There's a new coupon on Coupons.com for .75/1 Farm Rich frozen snacks. We love these things in our house, especially the Mozzarella Bites (kinda like cheese stuffed pizza crust). If you can catch them on BOGO this coupon should make for a good deal.

Don't forget to grab your mystery coupon from Cellfire.  Log in today before 6pm PST to snag it.

FREE Mailing Labels, Business Cards & More

I'm a big fan of VistaPrint and I use them for really any thing I need printed, whether it's a brochure, business cards or just some return address labels. Today it was return address labels. I mean how you can pass up a deal like only paying $3.06 for shipping and nothing more. 140 address labels for $3. SWEET! I've always found the quality of their items to be excellent and I've never felt like I "got what I paid for" but always have felt that I got way more than I paid for.

I usually buy things in small amounts from them to take advantage of the great deals that they offer. In the past I've gotten 100 business cards FREE, 25 brochures FREE, 140 return address labels and even some really high quality banners for super cheap. If you need anything printed I'd definitely check them out before going anywhere else.

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Saving Money at the Grocery Stores: RainChecks

Ok, so you're finally shopping the sales and you have your list all made out and coupons to go with it. Then you get to the store only to find out they are out of something on your list, and it was the item that had the BEST DEAL!  What do you do?  Well, six months ago I would have just walked away feeling bumbed that they were out of something I wanted and assumed I lost out.  That's not the case anymore.

RainCheck!
Now, when I get to the store and find they are out of an item I'd planned to get a great deal on I go directly to the Service Desk. I do not pass go and I do not collect $200 (although I'd love to!).

What's a Raincheck? Simple. It's a form that the store gives you promising to honor their sales price, after the sale is over.  These are usually good for 30 days after they are issued.

With a raincheck you no longer have to be annoyed that a store is out of an item you'd hoped to get on sale.

How do you Get One? Go to the service desk and ask for it. It really is as simple as it sounds. They will ask you what the item was and look up the sales price on it. They will also ask you how many you wanted to purchase. Most stores have a maximum limit they will write the raincheck for. I usually just ask for as many as I have coupons for (or however many I'd intended to buy that day).

What do you do with it? Store it away with your coupon(s) for the item.  Then next time you visit the store check to see if the item is in stock.  If it is grab the number you planned to purchase (the number you have on the raincheck) and head to the register.  When you check out be sure to hand the raincheck to the cashier first thing, since they'll have to do a price adjustment.

Once you do it once you'll find it's quite worthwhile and won't want to leave the store without either the sale items you went in for or your raincheck!

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IAMS Mail In Rebate

There's a really great MIR for IAMs right now, on both dog and cat food. You can get the details and the form here. (this link will take you to the form for the cat food, but the link for the dog food is right there, too).