K-mart Doubles

K-mart will be doubling coupons again 8/16-8/22!! Below is a letter from corporate discussing the dates, guidlines, and Illinois stores that are participating:

Thank you for contacting Kmart regarding the Kmart Double Coupon Event. We appreciate you interest in this promotion. Our next double coupon event starts on 8/16/09 and will run until 8/22/09 . The following IL stores are participating and doubling couponsup to $2:
ALTON, BELLEVILLE, BELVIDERE, BLOOMINGDALE, BLOOMINGTON, BRADLEY, BRIDGEVIEW, CANTON, CHICAGO, COLLINSVILLE CRESTWOOD, CRYSTAL LAKE, DANVILLE, DECATUR, DES PLAINES, EFFINGHAM, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, FOREST PARK, FRANKLIN PARK,FREEPORT, GALESBURG, GRANITE CITY, HOMEWOOD, JOLIET, LANSING, LOMBARD, MACOMB, MOLINE, MONTGOMERY, MORTON, MT VERNON, NAPERVILLE, NEW LENOX, NORRIDGE, OAK LAWN, PEKIN, PEORIA, PERU, PONTIAC, QUINCY, ROCK ISLAND, ROCKFORD, ROUND LAKE BEACH, SPRINGFIELD, STEGER, STERLING, STREATOR, TINLEY PARK, WASHINGTON, WAUKEGAN, WEST FRANKFORT, WILLOWBROOK,
WOODSTOCK, ZION
Following are the restrictions:Super double coupons up to $2.00 with a purchase of $25 or more in grocery and drugstore items. Grocery and drugstore items include: all food items, health & beauty, baby diapers, household cleaning supplies, detergents, paper goods, shampoos and other beauty items, over the counter medicines such as : Tylenol, aspirin, etc. 10 coupons, per day, per customer may be doubled. Participating stores only. Amount of credit from doubling a coupon cannot exceed the current retail price of a single item. No cash or in-store purchase credit will be awarded for any amount exceeding the retail price of the item. Limit 1 coupon for each item purchased. Only 1 coupon will be doubled per item. You may only purchase 4 of the same item using double coupons. Excludes Buy One,Get One offers, Kmart Savings coupons and Kmart Store coupons. Coupons do not apply to sales tax. Limit 10 coupons per customer per day. Offer excludes products prohibited by law, including but not limited to alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medication. Not valid on non-merchandise, federal or state regulated items, prior purchases, Lands? End, Sears merchandise rung on Sears registers within Kmart and kmart.com. In the event of a return, coupon savings may be deducted from the refund. Exclusions apply. Please see store associate for details. Sears Holdings (Kmart) reserves the right to modify or cancel this program at any time. Once again, thank you for your interest in our double coupon promotions.We appreciate your business and value you as a Sears Holdings customer. We certainly hope you will continue to make Sears Holdings your choice for quality and value.
Sincerely,
Joanne J. Retail Customer CareSears Holdings Corporation

Old Navy Hidden Coupons

If you like to work for your coupons Old Navy has the site for you! Every week you can hunt the Old Navy Weekly page for Awesome coupons. The best one is $75/$100 they also have $50/$100 as well as others but they go fast so you have got to be quick.
Every Thursday(I am not sure if it is going to be every Thursday they may change it) between 8-11pm they update the site and once the number of coupons they want to give out are gone they are gone. Unfortunately no one knows the exact time the page updates so it turns into a waiting game. Last night the page updated at approx 10:45pm and by 11:15 all good coupons were gone.


Below are the FAQ:

FAQs
How do I start hunting for coupons?
We've hidden the coupons all over the page and each week the hiding spots are different, so just start clicking around and eventually you'll stumble upon fabulous style savings.
When are more coupons hidden?
About once a week, we update the site with hot new SuperModelquin gossip and great new clothes. That's when we choose new hiding spots and add new coupons. Exactly when that happens is all part of the game to keep you on your toes!
How many coupons can I get each week?
You can have one for yourself each week. However, you can share one coupon with a friend each week as well.
Once I add a coupon to "Your In-store Coupon" can I keep hunting for another?
Yes. You can keep hunting until you click the "Make Coupon" button. After you've clicked the button, you won't be able to swap or make another coupon until the following week-so hunt wisely!
I sent a coupon to myself via email but I didn't get it. What should I do?
Try checking your junk mail and if it's there, add no-reply@oldnavyweekly.com to your address book so it goes straight to your inbox next time.
What if I lose the Facebook notification with the link to my coupon?
Simple! Just click the "Retrieve Coupon" button on the bottom of the site. Then follow the Facebook instructions to have your coupon resent.
The coupon says "One Time Use Only" but what exactly does that mean?
Each coupon has a unique barcode that can only be used once. So once it's been scanned and applied to a purchase the barcode will show up as invalid if it's scanned again. The same goes for coupons that are photocopied, whoever is the first to use the coupon will receive the discount but it will not work for anyone else after that.
What if I lost my coupon after I printed it on the site?
Just click the "Retrieve Coupon" button on the bottom of the site and enter your email address to have it resent to you.
Who are these mannequins?
They're the "SuperModelquins" and they're the newest center aisle celebrities at Old Navy. This plastic pack models Old Navy's hottest styles and has gathered quite the fan following for their good looks and fun personalities. ON Weekly chronicles their every move-or lack there of-and their hit TV show "The SuperModelquins" is a huge success. These fashion icons aren't going anywhere!

At the top of the page there is a section that scrolls through the coupons that are available and those that are gone until next week.

You can follow along with Old Navy and possibly get hints and tips and others with the hidden coupon obsession through the following sites:
http://twitter.com/supermodelquin
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SuperModelquin-Kelly/111847483790

OldNavyWeekly.com
And as always if you have questions fee free to comment me and I will try to help the best I can!
Happy Coupon hunting!!!!

Jewel ad 8/6-8/12

Ok So I had a decent run at Jewel this week until I screwed it up! -More on that later.....
All in all I got:
12 Breyers Ice Cream
10 Knorr Noodles
4 Fruit Snacks
3 Ragu
3 Chex Mix
4 Packs Bic pens
2 Boxes Pop Tarts
Totaling 38 Items Money Spent : $24.81 Cost per item bought $.65!!!!!!!

Ok - so now you want to know how I did it right! Well here goes.....

On the back of this weeks Jewel ad there are multiple items you can purchase to earn $15 off your next shopping order. You need to purchase $30 in items listed but what it doesn't tell you is that the computer recognizes the shelf price not the sale price....soooo you can actually spend less than $30 and receive $15 in coupons. With me so far?? This can be done multiple ways but here is what I did.

Transaction #1
6 Breyers Ice Cream
4 Bic pens
I used 3 $1/2 coupons for Breyers that I printed off the Internet
I used 2 $1/2 coupons for Bic pens from Coupons.com(this made them free)
Total spent $15.14 and I received $15 in coupons for my next order
Transaction #2
10 Knorr noodles
4 Fruit snacks
3 Ragu sauce
3 Chex mix
I used coupons for the noodles totaling $2.50
I used $1 coupon for Ragu
and I used .80 in coupons for fruit snacks
$15 dollars in coupons from previous order
Total Spent $7.73 but I earned $15 off my next order
Transaction #3
6 Breyers Ice cream
2 Pop tarts
I used $4/5 Breyers( I got this from my 1st order)
I used $1/2 Pop tarts from the paper
$15 in coupons from previous order
Total Spent $1.94

The last transaction is where I screwed up. You are only allowed to do 2 transaction per day per preferred card and I did not know that. Had I done the 3rd transaction today I would of gotten more coupons. But you live and learn and now I am more prepared for next time. I still feel I did great, where can you get Breyers for $.65??!!!

If you have any questions feel free to comment me and I will try to explain it better.
Happy Shopping!!

Sorry

I am a horrible blogger! I yonk that no one reads the darn thing and then I don't post anything that can be read!

I guess I am just stuck. I do not want the same blog that everyone else has. I do want to make cents but there are much better sites out there besides mine. I guess I just need to figure out what direction I want to go.

So with that said; please don't leave me. I will be back and running as soon as I figure out what I am going to do!

Tide Stain Release

Tide is going to be introducing a new product in late July. It is a new in wash stain booster that will be available in 3 forms. Click on the link below and request a $1.50 coupon.

http://www.tide.com/en-US/tide-stain-release/index.jspx?utm_source=antares_EDS&utm_medium=EDS_site#/tide-stain-release

I'm not slacking

OK so I am not slacking......I did not receive a Jewel Ad or a Strak Ad in my mail or paper this week.
I do know that Strak has an exceptional deal on Pop and I hope when I go there today there are still some ads left because you need the in ad coupon. I believe it is 5/$7.88

After a year and a half of talking about it and wanting one I finally bit the bullet and bought a laptop. HP took all the nail biting out of the big purchase. I got several free upgrades, free shipping, and no interest for 12 mo. Who could ask for anything more!

I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July and takes the time to thank our service men and women!

Digital photo prints

Do you have a swarm of digital photos stored in your computer or on a disk that you just have not ordered yet? Below are 5 digital processing sites with the current deal for new members. I have used three of them and I was very pleased with all of my photos.

Winkflash.com - currently has .06 prints - use coupon code only6cents

Shutterfly.com - 25 FREE prints for new account

Snapfish.com - .09 prints everyday - first 50 FREE

Yorkphoto.com - .08 prints everyday - first 40 FREE

Photothru.com - first 20 FREE and 2 FREE photo cd's