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Walgreens $10 Challenge and Deals July 25 – 31, 2010

lipsticktocrayons — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:09:23 +0000

Here is this week’s Walgreens $10 or Less Challenge and a list of other Walgreens deals this week. If you are new to Walgreens shopping, go here for a quick Walgreens 101 course. And go here to learn the lingo.

Each week, I will post a Walgreens $10 or Less Challenge in which you can get a lot of stuff for $10 or less using Walgreens Register Rewards, sales and coupons. Along with the challenge, I’ll share with you some other great Walgreens deals and steals. So be sure to subscribe to my site in the upper right corner so you don’t miss anything!

Your budget: $10 or less

Your goal: grow your $10 (or less) into much more by using coupons and Register Rewards

Remember, scenarios don’t include tax, as that will vary by region.

Transaction #1

Buy three bags Twizzlers 11 to 15 oz. at $2/3 (3 for $4.50)
Use $1/3 coupon, 6/27/10 Smart Source
Total OPP: $3.50
RR’s earned, $2

Transaction #2

Buy five boxes Cheez-its, 4.5 oz at 5/$5.
Total OPP: $5
RR’s earned, $2

Transaction #3

Buy four 3M Scotch tape at $1.99 each
Use BOGO free coupon in Walgreens ad
Use $4 RR’s earned above
Total OPP: zero

Grand Total OPP: $8.50 for three bags of Twizzlers, five boxes 4.5 oz boxes of Cheez-its and four rolles of 3M Scotch tape.

Other favorite Walgreens deals, including some awesome school supply deals this week:

BACK TO SCHOOL DEALS

Crayola Colored Pencils $.99 (with insert coupon)
Penway 3-Subject Notebook $.99
Penway Filler Paper 130-ct $.59 (with insert coupon)
Penway Composition Book 80-ct $.69 (with insert coupon)
Flexible Ruler or Protractor $.39
Poly Pencil or Index Card Case $.39
2 Pocket Poly Folder $.39
Elmers glue stick 2-pk or 4-oz glue $.59 (with insert coupon)
Penway crayons 24-pk $.39 (with insert coupon)
Crayola Poster board 22 x 28 $.39 (with insert coupon)
Penway Memo or Mini Composition Book $.19 (with insert coupon)
Paper Mate Profile Pens 2-pk or Sharpie Markers 2-pk $.69 (with insert coupon)
Penway Carry-All Pouch $.59 (with insert coupon)
Scotch Mailers $.39 (with insert coupon)

M&M candy single size $.49 (with insert coupon)

$.75/2 from 7/11 RP
Final Price: 2/$.23

Hunts Snack Pack 4-pk pudding $1

$1/3 from June ALL YOU magazine
Final Price: $1.67

Select Austin, Cheez-It or Keebler crackers or cookies 5/$5
$2 RR on five
Final Price: 5/$3

Stride gum 3/$2 (with insert coupon)

B1G1 free from 5/16 SS
Final Price: 6/$2 or $.33 each

Softsoap hand soap 7.5-8.5 oz $2.49 B1G1 free

$.35 from 7/25 SS, use two
Final Price: as low as $.75 each

Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength toothpaste $1.99
$1 from 7/11 SS
Final Price: $.99

Thermacare Heatwraps 2-3 ct $6.99
$2 insert coupon
$3 from 7/25 RP

Final Price: $1.99

Gillette Fusion Pro Glide razor $9.89
$5 RR at checkout
$4 from 6/6 PG

Final Price: $.89

Garnier Fructis 3/$10
$1 from July Coupon Booklet
Final Price: $1.33

Tums 60-150 ct $3.99
$1 from July coupon booklet
Final Price: $2.99

Reach Total Care toothbrush $2.99, buy two

$1 in ad coupon, will automatically scan twice
B1G1 free from 5/16 RP
Final Price: 2/$.99

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Online Printable Coupons Savings Estimated at $1 Billion – So Get on the Bandwagon, Already

lipsticktocrayons — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:26:57 +0000

Last week, I told you about the growing popularity of couponing and the savings that resulted via newspaper inserts. Well, now my favorite online, printable coupon site, coupons.com, has some numbers to share.

Coupons.com today issued new data that shows digital coupons grew 100 percent during the first half of 2010. The data shows that more than $1 billion in digital coupon savings was printed or loaded to a store loyalty card via Coupons.com and the Coupons.com network in the last 12 months, outpacing the growth of coupons distributed in newspapers 10 to 1.

Printed Savings Exceeds $1 Billion

Printed savings from Coupons.com and the Coupons.com digital network for the 12 months ending June 2010 exceeded $1 billion. This includes savings printed or loaded to a store loyalty card and represents a 100 percent increase compared to $529 million the year before. In addition, printed savings in the month of June 2010 exceeded $110 million, the highest ever recorded by the company in a single month. Growth is attributed to several key factors, including continued consumer adoption of online printable, save to store loyalty card and mobile coupons and increased use of digital coupons by brand marketers, including manufacturers and retailers alike.

Demographic of Digital Coupon User

Data shows that users of digital coupons have higher household incomes and are better educated than users of newspaper coupons and the general population, dispelling the perceived low-brow stigma of couponing.

Consumers who print digital coupons have an estimated average household income of $96,000, a 14 percent higher income level than the U.S average.[9] Interestingly, adults with household income of over $100,000 are twice as likely to have redeemed coupons printed from an online source than adults with household income less than $35,000.[10]

In addition, 33.4 percent of those who print digital coupons have a college degree (up from 30.4 percent in 2008), compared to 28.9 percent of those who use newspaper coupons and 26.1 percent of the general populace.[11] Also, adults with college degrees are almost twice as likely to have used coupons in the past six months as those who didn’t graduate from high school.[12]

Digital Coupons, Popularity by Product Category

For the first half of 2010, Ready to Eat Cereal was the most popular category for both online printable and coupons accessed via mobile apps, and was the 7^th most popular category for coupons saved to loyalty cards. Dairy & Eggs was the top category for Save to Card coupons. The deeper variance in the top categories for Save to Card coupons compared to the other two lists is attributed to the fact that brands geo-target campaigns to areas where local supermarkets carry their products which results in a different set of coupons available for consumer selection.

So where is your favorite place to get coupons?

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Save on Movie Tickets & Printer Cartridges

lipsticktocrayons — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 03:43:24 +0000

Weekly Cinema is a great site to help families on a budget get out to see the latest big-screen hits. Right now, you can get four movie tickets only $15.99 at sign up then every month afterward get three tickets for $15.99. Considering movie tickets in my area are $10 a piece now, this is an awesome deal.

Click on the button below to join Weekly Cinema today.

Some additional information about Weekly Cinema:

How do I use my tickets? How does it work? — You can redeem your coupon codes at Fandango.com for up to $14 value per ticket towards any movie (even IMAX and 3D movies)! Fandango is accepted at most theaters across the US
When can I cancel? Will I be charged? — You can cancel anytime, without a cancellation fee.
When do I get more tickets? — We give out your monthly tickets at the beginning of the month
Where can i find out if my theater is covered? — Go to Fandango.com and see if there are any Fandango ticketing theaters near you.

Buying printer cartridges for your printer can certainly eat into your monthly budget. But you can get 10 percent off the already low price of printer cartridges and toner plus get free shipping on orders over $55 at Simply Ink. Click on the button to below to see how much cheaper these re-manufactured cartridges compared to the ones you buy at the office supply stores.

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Black Friday and Christmas in July Sales This Weekend

lipsticktocrayons — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:01:44 +0000

Black Friday, the shopping craze the day after Thanksgiving is making a summer debut online. Today, July 23^rd, Target.com is having the earliest Black Friday sale ever. According to Target.com, the online-only sale will offer an average of 40 percent off regular prices on apparel, electronics, toys, housewares, movies, music, books and more. Target’s sale competes with many retailers’ Christmas in July online and in-store promotions throughout this weekend where Sunday July 25^th marks exactly six months till Christmas. This year, retailers are using Black Friday and Christmas in July as a preview of the great deals you can get before the holiday shopping season truly begins.

Target.com is offering:

Philips 47″ 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV for $699 ($300 off)

Philips BluRay Player $99.99 (42 percent off)

Clothing: dresses, tank tops and bathing suits $14.99-33.74 (25 percent off)

Other retailers having Christmas in July Sales this weekend include:

Colonial Candle, Extreme Halloween, Fitz and Floyd, Little Tikes, Perfumania.com, QVC, Sears and TaylorGifts.com. Kmart is having a Family and Friends sale on July 25^th with an extra 5-20% off almost everything. Meanwhile, Toys R Us is also having a Cyber Monday Sale on July 26^th.

Links to these sales can be found at http://www.cyberblackfriday.com

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Gap Coupon Codes for Back to School

lipsticktocrayons — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:04:30 +0000

Here is a Gap coupon codes that is valid online and in stores for 25 percent off regular-priced kids and baby back to school styles: GAPBTS25 — expires Julye 25.

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Students & Teachers Save 25 Percent at Old Navy

lipsticktocrayons — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:55:15 +0000

Old Navy loves students and teachers! Show your high school or college ID and get 25% off all of your back-to-school purchases from Friday, 7/23 through Sunday, 7/25. In-store only. You’ll rule the school with your cool!

For details, check out the event page on Facebook!

Offer valid from 7/23/2010 through 7/25/2010 at Old Navy stores in the US and Canada. Not valid at OldNavy.com.

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Research Shows Increasing Popularity of Couponing – $2 Billion SAVED!

lipsticktocrayons — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:10:09 +0000

Valassis, one of the nation’s leading media and marketing services companies, announced today that coupon distribution and redemption continue on a record-breaking growth trend during the first half 2010 In total, consumers saved nearly $2 billion with coupons in the first half 2010, a 37% increase over pre-recession levels.

Marketers offered 18 billion more consumer packages goods (CPG) coupons in the first half of 2010, up 11.4% from a year ago and 24.8% from mid-year 2008.

As shopping behavior has become more entrenched in value-oriented habits that originated during the recession, overall redemption volume has increased 7.9% year-to-date, with a higher growth rate (+12%) coming from the Health and Beauty Care (HBC) segment in 2010.

“Marketers have increased their promotional activity as consumers have embraced mindsets toward value and are defining what has been called the ‘new normal’ when it comes to these learned shopping behaviors,” said Suzie Brown, Valassis Chief Marketing Officer. “Consumers are adjusting their spending and becoming more strategic in their purchases as deal seeking escalates. Today’s shoppers don’t leave the house without their coupons and they don’t seek savings in just one place or from one media source.”

First-half 2010 findings also reveal a shorter expiration of 9.5 weeks compared to 10.6 weeks for the full year of 2009. In addition, face value is up to $1.43 for the first half of 2010 compared to $1.37 for 2009.

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Must-Have Wardrobe Staples for Every Frugal Fashionista’s Closet

lipsticktocrayons — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:31:46 +0000

Fashion-forward shoppers know it’s not just the latest trends of the season that help to build a stylish wardrobe, but classic pieces that stand the test of time. That’s why Prime Outlets, a portfolio of 21 outlet shopping destinations across the U.S., teamed up with celebrity fashion expert James Aguiar to reveal five essential fashion pieces every woman should own as well as how to find them for a fraction of their regular retail cost.

According to Aguiar, fashion expert and host of “Full Frontal Fashion,” “Where D’Ya Get That?” and “Style Court,” in a culture where fashion trends are fleeting, the key to building a great wardrobe is starting with a few timeless pieces.

“Trends may come and go but there are essential fashion classics that will never go out of style,” said Aguiar. “From the little black dress to the classic trench coat, these are the must-have items every fashionista should have in her closet.”

Outlet malls provide access to some of the finest brands and these timeless pieces at a fraction of the cost.

At everyday savings of up to 65 percent off full retail prices, Prime Outlets’ shoppers have complete access to style icons including Gucci, Michael Kors, J. Crew, Banana Republic, Gap, Coach, Victoria’s Secret, Tory Burch, Polo Ralph Lauren and Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, among many others.

Here are some of the timeless, essential pieces that Aguiar recommends:
— The LBD – Whether simple and classic or a more glamorous choice in various lengths and sheer fabrics, the little black dress (LBD) is a must-have. Think Audrey Hepburn when choosing this piece and look for a dress that’s tailored and fitted through the waist. Pair your LBD with wedges and a designer handbag for a daytime look, or strappy sandals and an ornate clutch for a night-on-the-town.

— Crisp White Shirt – Look for a crisp white shirt with feminine detailing around the bustline, a long silhouette and French cuffs to pair with skinny cigarette pants or a pencil skirt for an easy, tailored look. Take your look into the evening by pairing a white
blouse with a ball gown skirt and layers of pearls for a sophisticated look sure to turn a few heads.

— Top Handle Bag – A top handle bag with a strong shape and structure is a must-have fashion classic. Look for top handle bags in a variety of colors with interesting details such as intricate stitching and unique hardware for a stylish accessory that will last a lifetime.

– Printed Scarf -This essential accessory will freshen any look and always keep you in style. Whether tying it around your neck, head or handbag, look for colorful scarves with prints and patterns for a posh, sophisticated look.

– Classic Trench – One of the most essential wardrobe staples is a classic, chic trench coat. More than just a way to cover up, trench coats are the new accessory. Look for a trench in black, khaki, white or stone colors with details such as tortoise shell buttons and epaulet accents for a timeless trench that will truly make a statement.

Go here to join Prime My Closet and view videos of fashion classic must-haves from James Aguiar and Prime Outlets.

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CouponMap.com A MUST for Finding Coupons Online/New Updates for Customization

lipsticktocrayons — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:16:33 +0000

CouponMap.com, a popular website that highlights local coupons, recently launched a new feature to make it even easier for its users to get coupons and deals for merchants in their neighborhood.

Launched last summer, CouponMap.com enables users to enter their zip code, address or landmark to view a map of printable coupons for nearby merchants. CouponMap.com’s new alerts feature allows users to enter their email address to sign up to receive alerts when new coupons are added. They can even choose to customize their alerts for specific categories. I signed up and have already printed a Borders coupons and Kohl’s coupon.

Users can also filter the coupons by category to find the coupons best suited for their needs. Furthermore, users can set the distance they are willing to travel so they’ll only see coupons for their selected area.

CouponMap.com currently offers more than 180,000 coupons for 90,000+ stores. Coupons are available in categories like health and beauty, home and garden, restaurants and much more.

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Sweet Deals – Sign Up

lipsticktocrayons — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:09:51 +0000

Every once in a awhile, I find an awesome deal via an email newsletter. Here’s one – called Sweetest Daily Deals — that I think is worth checking out.