Heads up, students & teachers - Old Navy sale just for you!

From Old Navy's Facebook page:

We love students and teachers! They’ll receive 25% off their entire purchase, this Friday through Sunday only. Students—show your college or high school ID to receive your discount. Teachers, show your school ID or pay stub to receive yours.

You’ll rule the school with your cool!

Legal stuff:
...Offer valid from 7/23/2010 through 7/25/2010 at Old Navy stores in the US and Canada. Not valid at oldnavy.com. Discount applies to merchandise only, not value of gift cards purchased, packaging or applicable taxes. No adjustments on previous purchases. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts including Gap Inc. employee discount. Must show either student ID, school ID or teacher pay stub to obtain discount.

Snacks: Snikiddy

Score yourself a coupon for a free bag of Snikiddy baked snacks.  It's a printable coupon, no download required and you have a while to use it. The coupon expires Nov 30, 2010.

Source: Hip 2 Save

Better Than Ears

If you have a dog or few around, snag them a sample of Better Than Ears treats from Walmart here.

Source: Hip 2 Save

Special K protein bars

Head on over here for a sample of Special K Protein Bars trial pack w/coupons.

Source: Freebies 4 Moms

Mailbox Love

Last call for the week! In the mail today were:

1. Stayfree Thermo Control pad sample w/$1 off coupon
2. Salonpas Pain Relief Patch sample w/$1 off coupon
3. AMF eClub coupons for 10 free games of bowling 

What goodies did you get today?

Quest: School supplies savings

Anyone want to join me on a quest? A quest to get school supplies necessary to help educate my kid without breaking the bank?

Surely you've read about me starting my school supplies quest months ago, stalking the sales. I think I've done pretty well so far. I probably could've done better, but not bad.

Here's what I need and the notes:

• Two large boxes of Kleenex -$3 Costco ($3.50 coupon in coupon book exp 8/8/2010)
  
• One clipboard (8 ½ x 11) - $1.44
  
• One spiral notebook - $0.15
  
• Three plastic folders - $2.25
  
• One pk markers (broad tipped) - free (left over from last yr)
  
• One box of CRAYOLA washable watercolors with brush - $2 (this chaps my hide...I paid 2x as much for Crayola than if I could've gone w/Rose Art. I had to pay full price for the Crayola ones, and you know I hate paying full price. Grrrr...I'm still hunting for a sale on them though)
  
• One box of 48-64 crayons - $2
  
• 24 No. 2 pencils - $0.40 - Walgreen's July 4-10 ad.
  
• Two large-sized (8 oz.) bottles of white Elmer's glue - $3.14 (again, this one chaps my hide...4 oz bottles are $0.25 ea! You do the math...)
  
• One bottle of rubber cement - $1.34
  
• Four glue sticks - $0.40 Target (they mislabeled them and the cashier was kind enough to give them to me for the price I saw)
  
• One pair Fiskar brand children's scissors with metal blades - $0.99 Walgreens July 11-17 ad
  
• One pump bottle of antibacterial hand soap - $0.48 SoftSoap - Walmart - $0.98 cents plus $0.50 off coupon
  
• Four pkg wipes - $5.96
  
• One package of four sponges - FREE! O-Celo sponges are 2/$3 @ Rite Aid this week w/Wellness + card. I had a $1 off UP coupon from buying BOGO1/2 Coppertone, plus the packaging of the sponges was a bit damaged so the cashier was kind enough to knock another buck off.
  
• One backpack - Free! I had a new one I got years ago
  
• One durable 11" x 10" plastic basket - $3.50 (I didn't care how much I paid for this damn thing, the specifications made it impossible to find!)
  
• One short-sleeved adult t-shirt for painting - $2 - I didn't have any usable shirts, and my DH's were way too big for our kid so I dropped $2 for some at Rite Aid.
  
• One old magazine with colorful pictures - Free! - I get free subscriptions to tons of mags!
  
• One box small (sandwich) zip-loc bags - $1 Dollar Tree
  
• One box gallon zip-loc bags - $1.67 Walmart
  
• Plastic/paper cups - Free - left over cups from MIL's bday party

Total spent: $31.72

Good crappiolicious! School supplies, even with sales, coupons, and bargains are freakin' expensive! I really hate that teachers get so brand and size specific. Glue is the one thing that bugs me the most. Little kids have little hands so they handle smaller, 4 oz size glue better anyway. Why do parents have to spend over 6x more for the 8 oz glue?

So...any one want to help me keep an eye on Crayola water colors, 8oz bottles of glue, and rubber cement sales? :D

Heads up, Swag Buckers

Have you noticed there's been a shortage of Swag Bucks earning video ads to watch lately? I noticed something today. I noticed 3 vid ads that did NOT have the little blue arrow indicating that it's a vid ad. I only noticed it because the point value was much smaller than the typical "sign up and buy" offer...it was only for 1 SB. You click on it and rather than it opening up a small pop up with the vid, it opens up a new browser or tab with the vid in it. Once you watch it in its entirety you should instantly get the SB.

Oh yeah, and I just received another Amazon gift card from them today. I'm just 25 SB away from another one! I hope to get it by the end of this weekend. Oh, and did you hear? Or should I say, read? They've improved their Amazon gift card redemption process. Now you can get it faster instead of waiting until the 1st and 17th of each month to get your GC. I like it! It's a lot less pressure on me to get those SBs in time. :p

Mailbox Love

In the mail today:

1. $5 off coupon for KY Intense lubricants (Bricks request)
2. $5 off coupon for Neutrogena Clinical (Bricks)
3. $2 off coupon for any Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Brand non stick pads (Bricks)
4. $1 off coupon for Roman Meal bread (Bricks)
5. July and August issues of Maxim magazine - free subscription for DH.  He was happy. When I asked him what all came in the mail, he said, "I dunno...I stopped looking when I found these" as he happily held up his prized freebies. :p
6. Two $1 off coupons for Charmin products
7. Parenting magazine
8. Family Fun magazine

 It was a busy day for my mailbox.  What goodies did you get today?

The Coup de Gras

Our dvr service was up for renewal this month and for the past 2 months, I've been getting emails reminding me to renew, otherwise they'd start charging me the pricier monthly option. (We prepaid to get savings.) But I intentionally put it off until the very last minute because I don't believe in giving people my money in advance until I absolutely have to. My money in my pocket is better than in someone else's. My procrastination paid off. I got an email promo that saved me $300 in renewal charges! Needless to say, I took advantage of that saving. :)

Today is also a vacay fund deposit day.  If you've been following my blog this week, I've had some pretty good luck at Rite Aid lately.  That amounts to a pretty good amount of savings.  I'm due some rebates back from Rite Aid, but I haven't requested the check yet so I don't count those savings. (Kind of like not counting my chicks before they hatch type of deal.)

Here's a break down of free money & savings for the last 9 days:

$10 Amazon gift cards from Swag Bucks
$5 from misc survey
$24 savings from Rite Aid
$35 savings from various stores & coupons


Total: $74
Add the dvr renewal savings: $374!  That's a huge chunk of change!

Mailbox Love

In the mail today:

1. GoodNites underwear sample  (click to snag a sample)

Slow mail day.  What goodies did you get?

Stride Rite Outlets sale

Just in time for back to school!
Starting Wednesday July 15, 2010, Stride Rite Outlet is having 25% off Kids Athletic shoes and 50% off original price on select styles. The deal runs through July 21, 2010.

Orange Julius

Orange Julius has some tasty deals right now. Click here for a $2.99 Orange Julius Fruit Drink coupon. (Good through August 31, 2010.

If you join their OJ Quench Club, they'll send you exclusive deals plus a birthday coupon. Right now they just sent out a coupon for BOGO Julius drink on Tuesdays until Oct 16, 2010!

Kroger Sweeps

It's time to play Kroger/King Sooper's Summer of Savings Sweepstakes!   If you've been playing, what have you won?

I didn't win anything today. :(

Get your free on!

Here are some goodies for you today:

• Get a bikini bra from American Apparel
  (Source: Hip2Save)

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• John Freida Root Awakening sample
• Origins™ Mega-Mushroom Skin Relief Advanced Face Serum sample
  (Source: Freebies 4 Moms) 

Mailbox Love

In the mail today:

1. August issue of Parents magazine
2. a bill *gag*
3. junk disguised as coupons

Kroger Sweeps

Are you remembering to play Kroger/King Sooper's Summer of Savings Sweepstakes?   If you've been playing, what have you won?

I haven't won anything since the free can of AMP. Boo :(

Mailbox Love

In the mail today:

1. Sennheiser head phones from Woot
2. $1 off 2 Sugar Free Jello coupon (Bricks request)
3. $1 off TRESemme Fresh Start (Bricks)
4. NatureMade Fish Oil sample

Have you been requesting the goodies I've been posting?  Have any luck with them yet? Get any in yet?  What goodies did you get in the mail today?

Goodies

Here are a few goodies for you today:

• Free Jiffy Mix Recipe book
• Home Made Simple coupon book worth over $30 in savings

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• Free single serving of Thai Cashew Chicken at Panda Express Wednesday, July 14, 2010 only. No purchase necessary. One coupon per person.  Not valid with any other promos or coupons.
• Free bag (good on any 5lb–6.6lb bag) of Natura dry pet (dog or cat) food.

(Source: Freebies 4 Moms)

Brands include: HealthWise^®, Innova^®, EVO^®, Karma^® and the new California Natural® grain free formulas!

My Notes:  You'll have to input your name, address, and email then the site will generate a retailer list in your area for you to choose from. The coupon, which they will mail to you within about 2 weeks, is only good at that retailer so choose carefully.  The site has been hammered all day long so it's running slow and wonky.  I tried all day long and even though I entered a valid address knowing the food is sold in my area, it wouldn't generate a retailer list. I tried one more time and it eventually did load so just be patient and keep trying. If it still doesn't work, use the contact info on their website and call customer service for help. They should be able to take your info and send you the coupon.

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• Kraft Homestyle Mac n Cheese coupon (Bricks)
• Tons of Nexcare bandages coupons (they're pdfs!)

(Source: Couponing to Disney)

Mailbox Love

My mailbox is a bit late tonight. Here's what's in the mail

1. Two O.B. Tampons coupons for $1 each (requested from Bricks)
2. Coupon for free DIGIORNO Deep Dish Pizza (requested from Bricks)
3. Mizkan recipe book, note cards, and coupon

Magazines for $0.00

Score yourself a magazine subscription for free!

Titles include:

Entertainment Weekly - 52 issues
People en Espanol - 11 or 22 issues
Time - 56 issues
W - 12 issues
Essence - 12 or 24 issues
Sports Illustrated - 56 issues
Details - 10 issues

and more.

Sign up for US Airways Dividend Miles (free) and use promo code NM15. It will start you off with 1500 miles, which should be credited to your account within 24-48 hours. (You'll get an additional email welcoming you to Dividend Miles, but it doesn't mention you got extra miles. You'll have to log into your account to verify.) Once you've received your miles, click here to redeem them.

What magazine do you plan on getting?

Source: Hip2Save