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Vanessa

Free Grand Slam Breakfast at Denny's - 2/3/2009

Every guest from 6AM - 2PM on Tuesday will receive 1 free Grand slam, and 1 free coupon book with 8 coupons in it. Each coupon book has 4 BOGO's, 2- 25% off coupons, 1 coupon good for free dessert , and 1 coupon good for a free order of pancake puppies. Each Denny's in the US received 1,000 of these coupon books to hand out to guests on Tuesday who order a free Grand Slam.

Per Denny's Corporate every store also received 500 Grand Slam rain check coupons. Denny's has instructed each manger to hand these rain checks out good for a free Grand Slam to any guest who can't wait.

So go into Denny's, on Tuesday ask the manger and get a great coupon book and a free Grand Slam rain check coupon for a later date

Denny's spent 3 million on the Super Bowl ad, and tons more on a full page ad this coming Monday in USA Today. They are taking this very seriously and instructing all stores to staff as if it's a major Holiday and for the staff to be as friendly as humanly possible.

The commercial announcing it airs in the third quarter of the Super Bowl.

Vanessa

If you select subscribe and save the shipping will be FREE! Just remember to cancel after the item arrives!

If you do it right, your order total should look like this:

Item(s) Subtotal:	$19.00
Shipping & Handling:	$5.93
Shipping Discount:	-$5.93
Promotion Applied:	-$19.00
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Total Before Tax:	$0.00
Estimated Tax:	$0.00
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Grand Total:	$0.00

Free Cranberry Squares from Amazon

Sat, Jan 31, 2009

Hot Deals

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honest Free food from Amazon? It’s a first for me. Put Honest Foods Country Squares Cranberry-Lemon Zest, 2.15-Ounce Packages (Pack of 12) in your cart, use the code HONESTFD at check out and get it for free. The code is only good on one box. You can be eligible for free shipping if you spend more than $25 in your order. You can use this list here to find some fillers for your order. Otherwise shipping was $5.93 for me.

Hurry! Who knows how long supplies will last. Code expires 1/31. Thanks to the Thrifty Mama for this incredibly hot deal!

Thanks to the site CommonSense with Money

Vanessa

I think I am going to total how much money I earn each month through surveys and non-work related endeavors and report them here. I think it may be good motivations for my readers and those who are considering signing up for survey panels. I am only including checks and gift cards that have arrived. I know there are SEVERAL more on the way.

Source

Date

Type

Amount

.

Jury Duty

1/6/2009

Cash

18.18

.

Survey Spot

1/12/2009

Check

6

.

Minefield Internet

1/14/2009

Check

11

.

Opinion OutPost

1/15/2009

Check

6

.

View Point

1/17/2009

Check

14.67

.

Valued Opinions

1/20/2009

Amazon GC

20

.

Ligth Speed Panel

1/23/2009

Amazon GC

10

.

American Opinion Panel

1/26/2009

Check

4

.

JANUARY TOTAL

79.85

Vanessa

2 $1.00 off Thomas English Muffins or Bagels coupon
1 FREE Any Synder of Hanover. Eat Smart, or Synder's of Hanover Multi-Grain Snack up to $3.99 coupon
2 FREE Buddig Packages not to up to $0.89 coupon
1 FREE Delmonte No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes 14.5 Ounce coupon
4 $0.55 0ff Vagisil products

Vanessa

SeaPak sent 3 $1.00 off when you buy any two products.
Stony Field Farms sent $0.50 off 1 6 pack or Squeezers 8 pack of Stony Field Farms YoKids Organic Yogurt, 1 $0.50 off 1 Drinkable 4-pack or YoBaby Yogurt, 1 $0.50 off Milk, 1 $0.50 off Ice Cream, 1 $0.50 off Probiotic Yogurt, $1.00 off Greek Yogurt, $0.50 off 2 10 oz bottles or 1 6oz 4 pack smoothies, 1 $0.50 off 3 6 oz or 1 6 pack Soy Yogurt, 1 $0.50 off 3 6 oz cups yogurt, and 1 $0.50 off 1 32 ounce yogurt.
Gerber Sent Nestle good Start Checks for $1.00 and $2.00 off and assortment of babyfood coupons. Which I will be sending to a friend since we are a way beyond baby food in this house.
Sunsilk sent 3 samples and a $1.00 off any Shampoo and conditioner coupon and $1.00 off any Sunsilk styling aid coupon.
Marie Callender via Walmart Samples sent a free shopping list and a $1.00 off any Marie Callender's Signature Sautes

Vanessa

Bilo Riverside Deals

So far all I see

Helluva Good Dip -$1.69 $0.75 doubled = $0.19 for dip
Ragu is 2 for 3 ($1.50) the $0.75/2 makes them $0.75 a piece

I am going to stock up on Ragu. Since our paper did not get any coupons for Ragu I ordered them off Ebay. I ordered 15 coupons that are $0.75/2 . That will let me buy 30 jars of Ragu at $0.75 a piece. The coupons are always doubled at Bilo-Riverside so this will be a great deal compared to paying full price!

Here are a few auctions if you want to do this deal.

20 $.75(2) off coupons Ragu Pasta Sauces

$1.75

28d 8h 2m

(10) COUPONS FOR .75 CENTS OFF ANY 2 RAGU PASTA SAUCES

0 Bids

$0.99

Free shipping

2d 0h 38m

10 $.75/2 RAGU PASTA SAUCE COUPONS

0 Bids

$0.75

2d 6h 26m

12-.75/2 JARS RAGU PASTA SAUCES SPAGHETTI SAUCE COUPONS

1 Bid

$0.98

2d 10h 17m

15 .75 ON ANY 2 RAGU PASTA SAUCES COUPONS

0 Bids

$0.99

2d 10h 43m

10-.75/2 JARS RAGU PASTA SAUCES SPAGHETTI SAUCE COUPONS

$1.59

2d 11h 55m

15-.75/2 JARS RAGU PASTA SAUCES SPAGHETTI SAUCE COUPONS

0 Bids

$0.98

3d 11h 11m

15-.75/2 JARS RAGU PASTA SAUCES SPAGHETTI SAUCE COUPONS

0 Bids

$0.98

4d 12h 43m

15-.75/2 JARS RAGU PASTA SAUCES SPAGHETTI SAUCE COUPONS

0 Bids

$0.98

5d 12h 37m

15-.75/2 JARS RAGU PASTA SAUCES SPAGHETTI SAUCE COUPONS

0 Bids

$0.98

6d 11h 56m

When you are bidding on coupons for a sale. I sugguest selecting a seller that is located closest to your location. Also, If you are the only person bidding, don't hesitate to contact the seller and see if they will end the auction early, due to the timing of the sell.

Vanessa

I am a huge supporter of One2One Network for Women. They are a great site and you need to check them out!

Right now they are promoting Yanni Voices! Which I think is GREAT for kids and adults of all ages.

March 2 PBS Special, March 24 CD Release, April 10 Tour Begins
Yanni Voices Website: http://www.yanni.com/voices/
Video: http://www.yanni.com/Events/
PBS Special Air Dates: http://www.yanni.com/Events/pbs_schedule.aspx
Tour Info: http://yanni.com/Tour.aspx
Images: http://www.one2onenetwork.com/content.cfm?cntid=45
One2One Network: http://www.one2onenetwork.com/index.cfm

Vanessa

Delgrosso sent coupons for 2 FREE JARS of Delgrosso Sauce, Pizza Sauce, or Sloppy Joe Sauce and 2 $0.50 off coupons for sauce. All of the coupons are GREAT because the $0.50 will be doubled and I can use them when the sauce is on sale for $0.99 at Bilo-Riverside or Giant Eagle.
Quaker Mini-Delights Sample and a coupon for $0.50 off any Quaker rice snack product
Cascadian Farms Chocolate Chip Granola Sample and a $1.00 off any Cascadian Farm Product
LiteHouse Foods sent 3 $1.00 off Coupons. These will make Dip FREE at Bilo-Riverside when it goes on sale 10 for 10 again!

Vanessa

If anyone is not a member of MyPoints I highly suggest it! BzzAgent pays in Mypoints, you can also earn points if you shop through them and in turn be redeemed for gift cards.

Please let me know if you want a referral, you are allowed 5 per month!

Vanessa

Today I went to go check the mail and I am still not sure if it came! I found a few pieces of mail buried underneath the snow! I think it may have been from yesterday! Mainly because the Our Town Paper was not here with the Bilo-Riverside Ad

I found buried under snow in the open mail box.

1 $1.00 off Any Folgers Gourmet Selections
2 $1.00 off any Kiss, Broad Way Nails or Pink by Kiss Artificial Nail Product

Vanessa

Jane4Girls is Hosting a Contest on her blog. I suggest you check it out! She also recommends an Organic Grocery Deal Site

I am not a huge fan of organic products, nor do we eat a 100 percent organic, mainly because Organic means carbon based and all things are based from carbon. I do however believe in eating healthy and in moderation. We are huge fruit and vegetable fans in our home and one of my goals with this blog is to show people that they can eat healthy not spend a fortune. Such as my Bird's Eye Steam Fresh Veggie Deal! Much better than canned and you can't go wrong at $0.30 a bag!

Vanessa

Today I received the Proctor and Gamble Sample Package it contained:

Pantene Brunette Expressions Shampoo and Conditioner Samples
Prilosec Samples

I also received an Under Jams Sample with a $2.00 off coupon.

Vanessa

Emailing Companies

I have successfully contacted 676 companies. I put everything into a google document with active links to share (docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfk9rdxc_5fb...).

To find a company on it using Fire Fox to Edit on the tabs and click FIND. A box will appear on the bottom left hand of your screen. Type in the company name and it will come up if I added it.

If there is a company I don't have please leave me a comment with the name of the company and I will add it!

Vanessa

Free Diet Dr. Pepper - Found on Slick Deals. They will mail you a coupon for free Diet Doctor Pepper!

Vanessa

Ladies and Gentlemen its okay to just say hi! Comments make me feel good! If I didn't have a blog counter I would think people thought I was just crazy!

Vanessa

My blog
http://johnstownmoneysaving.blogspot.com/

Vanessa

Let me repeat how much I LOVE Bilo-Riverside in Windber now that the have a new owner. They are awesome!

I have a few personal karma rules of couponing. My number one rule is to never clean a store out, unless they tell me too. Well today Bilo told me too! They were getting another shipment in, so it was encouraged! The Bird's Eye Steam Fresh Vegteables were $1.00 or 10 for 10 as advertised. I ordered several coupons off of ebay and was RAOKed a few from coupon friends.

I did two transactions. The first I bought 18 bags of Vegetables and the second I bought 16 because they told me to go get more since I had more coupons. I then gave the left over coupons to the Cashiers. ( Again working on Karma and reserving freezer space for another deal).

Transaction for 18 Steam Fresh Vegetables Total = $4.20
MFR coupon savings = 15.40
Double Coupon savings ( they did something here) =1.40
Wild Card and Store Savings = 24.82

Total Savings = 41.62

Transaction for 16 Steam Fresh Vegetables Total= $3.40
MFR Coupon Savings =11.20
Wild Card and Store coupon savings =23.52
Double Coupon savings ( something weird again) =1.40
Total Savings = 36.12

I bought 34 Bags of Vegetables ( for some reason it feels like more I may need to count them)

My total out of pocket spending $7.60 for 34 bags!

Vanessa

Two Kirkland Size 6 Diapers from Costco
40 $0.35 off Steam Fresh Vegetables I ordered off Ebay
1 FREE Little Bear Product, 1 $0.55 off Little Bear Product and 2 $0.50 cent off Celestial Seasonings Tea
$4.00 Check from American Consumer Opinion
A generous coupon RAOK from a friend with Bird's Eye and Cheese coupons
2 FREE Sister Schubert's Product Coupons
1 $2.00 off TWO Boxes of Nasbisco 100 Calorie Mini Cakesters
3 $1.00 off Rosetto and 2 $0.50 off Celestial Teas
1 FREE BOX Baking Miracle or Fryn' Magic

Vanessa

I am debating if I should stock up on Ro-Tel. Bilo-Riverside has it 10 for 10 and Evil Place aka Walmart has it for $0.83.

At Bilo it would be $0.40 after the double $0.30 coupon.

At Walmart it would be $0.53 because they don't double coupons.

My problem is that I can't guarantee Bilo will have the same price after the auction ends. Their adds run from Thursday to Wednesday and generally I try to avoid Walmart like the plague.

Vanessa

I absolutely love the new and improved Bilo-Riversids in PA. They were recently sold to independent owners and the new owner of the Windber store has done a great job. They keep the place clean, have great deals and a MUCH friendlier staff.

Today I went and stocked up on more cheap chickens! They are $1.00 a lb and I can make several yummy and healthy meals from each chicken!

Chicken-$2.89
Chicken-3.48
Chicken-3.39
Chicken-3.42
4 Bar S- Hot Dogs 1.00 and used $0.25 doubled = $0.50 per package
4 Packages of Kraft Cheese $2.99 and I used 4 $0.75 off coupons that doubled = $1.49 a package
1 Can Polar Chesnut and 1 Can Bamboo Shoots- $0.99 I used a .50 coupon that doubled=.98 for two cans
Rotel Mild Diced Tomatos- 1.00 and I used a .50 off coupon that doubled and made it FREE
Fresh Express Salad -Reduced to $0.99 I used a $.055 coupon that doubled that gave $0.11 in overage
Lastly I bought 4 packages of Jello using no coupons :( at $0.69 a box.

My total for 19 items was $25.08
MFR Coupon Savings was $5.05
Double Coupon Savings was $ 5.05
Wild Card Savings was $9.29
Total Savings was $19.39

Vanessa

Today was a decent shopping day. I went out early in the morning in order to get in on a few deals.

Rite Aid

Huggies Wipe Refill Package 232 Count Wipes $6.99
Kimberly Clark Coupon from Emailing -$1.00
Rite Aid Single Check Rebate -$1.00
Total cost for 232 Wipes $4.99

This is what you should be looking for in the store.

Huggies Wipes Refills 184 - 232 ct. Limit 1 Rebate Single Check Rebate Offer requires sign up at riteaid.com/scr

Price: $6.99
(After $1.00 mail-in rebate, your final price is $5.99!)
Valid Until:01/31/2009

View Details >>

Not as good as last years Target Deal where I got over a years worth free, but I don't want to be left paying full price for wipes! So $0.02 per wipe is an okay deal to me!

There is also another notable deal at Rite Aid that I did not participate in, for Good Nights Pull ups. I have a very strong feeling my son will be potty trained before 4 years old and 60 lbs. He comes to me now at 15 months and pulls on me to change his diaper. So I did opt out of this deal for now.

Huggies GoodNites Limit 1 Rebate Rebate valid only 1/25 - 1/31/09 Single Check Rebate Offer requires sign up at riteaid.com/scr

Price: $9.99
(After $5.00 mail-in rebate, your final price is $4.99!)
Valid Until:01/31/2009

View Details >>

To make this deal better there are $2.00 Coupons for Good Nights From the Kimberly Clark Spanish Coupon Booklet. That will make the pull ups 2.99 for a package.

Vanessa

FREE Heart Shaped Amethyst Diamond Cut Stud earrings. Follow this link:

http://darcustori.com/storefrontprofiles/deluxesfitemdetail.aspx?sid=1&sfid=163412&c=719949&i=246583638

1. Add the earrings to your shopping cart.
2. Use promotion code: 0801
3. Click the ADD button to activate the code.
4. Complete checkout.

Regularly $59.95, with the promotion code they're $0.00!

Vanessa

Today was a much better mail day!

Food Product Trial from Survey Spot
Another Skin Product Trial from Market View Research
Buy One Get One Free and 4 $1.00 Starkist Coupons from Vocal Point
4 $0.35 off Melissa's Products Fresh or Dried
The Responsibly Project Kid from Mom Central Consulting

Vanessa

I am not a big fan of internet contests, because they seem rigged for people to never win. Though I do highly recommend playing the Kraft Game Day Challenge!

I just won after playing daily!

$15.00 of FREE Kraft Product Coupons!

Vanessa

Today was a So-So Mail Day

I received a $10.00 E-Certificate from Light Speed. for taking surveys via email. I applied it to my Amazon account to pay for my Diapers that I subscribe to each month.

I also received a product trial from Market View Research

Vanessa

We love the Bird's Eye Steam Fresh Vegetables in our home. They are great because my husband and I have completely different tastes in regard to vegetables. He only likes corn, mushrooms, green peppers and onions. I love almost all vegetables and I am trying to give our child awesome eating habits.

Bilo Riverside has the Bird's Eye Steam Fresh Vegetables on sale for 10 for 10! Which is awesome because there is a $0.35/ 1 coupon out! Bilo Riverside doubles all coupons up to $0.99. After coupons that makes the Vegetables $0.30 a piece.

In order to stock up I ordered coupons from Ebay thanks to the good ladies over at Babycenter who helped me find a seller who was near by and had 100 percent feed back.

I paid $1.00 for each set of 20 coupons!

If you want to do this deal too here are a few links to ebay auctions for the Birds Eye Coupons.

Price

Time Left

20-Bird Eye Steamfresh Vegetable/Rice Coupons-$0.35/1