Free and $1 coffee at Coffee Bean Sept. 13, 2011. Credit: CoffeeBean.com
There are 31 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join!
Tomorrow! Free cappuccino - Stop by Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Sept. 13, 2011 between 4-7 p.m. and get free 4 ounce tastes of the limited-edition salted caramel cappuccino and cinnamon mocha cappuccino. Plus, pumpkin and cinnamon french toast lattes are $1. Tasty!
Free photo gifts - Walgreens has a HOT coupon for $5 off any photo gifts of $5 or more with coupon code 5OFFANY. This means you could potentially get something for free, plus shipping! Expires Sept. 17, 2011.
Free Kleenex - Target has a hot freebie for Kleenex cool touch, apparently a new line of tissues. This one will go fast!
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This post originally appeared on the Bargain Hunter blog, which I wrote at the LA Daily News.
A lot has changed in a decade, but when it comes to finding bargains on September 11, I still feel the same way. I cannot do my job. Ten years has passed; should I move on? I see many have, and I also see the compulsion people feel to mark a neat round number. I prefer to take Sept. 11 as a holiday to remember and cry. A few years ago I told you why and here’s that story again.
Forgive me for not posting any bargains today, the eighth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Trying to save $3 on a sandwich or find a shoe sale seems silly and out of place today. Instead, I’m going to try to give blood, something I wasn’t able to do that day in New York.
Last chance for back to school deals! Credit: stevendepolo/Flickr
Just a reminder that the back to school deals end this Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011 at Office Max and Staples. Office Depot has already cut us off. The only school sale worth mentioning for Sept. 11-17 is Staples so you’ll find that below. Here’s a recap of the deals ending Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011:
Get Good Housekeeping for a year for only $5! Credit: FamilyFinds.com
There are 35 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join!
Free music - Get a free music download of Tony Bennett and Sheryl Crow’s duet from “The Girl I Love,” courtesy of the jeweler Tiffany. Ends Sept. 15, 2011 or until supplies last.
Free icy hot - Get a freebie sample from Icy Hot, a gel that can soothe sore muscles and relieve aches. While supplies last.
Free tea - Get three free tea samples from Twinings when you fill out this simple request form. While supplies last.
Forget-you-not to enter this giveaway! Credit: lo4u/Flickr
Don’t forget to comment for a chance to win “Saving Savvy.” So far there are only 13 comments, so that’s darn good odds!
“Saving Savvy” is chock full of tips to stop paying full prices for everyday items, trim your grocery budget, coupon, and meal plan. You’ll also find food for thought in the form of bible verses throughout the book and tips on living generously. Not religious? This book will help you set goals and meet them.
To win our review copy, let us know how you have benefited from others’ generosity by Sept. 11, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PST. If you can’t wait to read more about Hancock’s suggestions, purchase a new copy on Amazon
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I share five must read blog posts about saving money every Friday.
Will you pay for coupons? Coupons.com Savings Club promises to offer earlier access to coupons and higher value coupons for a monthly subscription fee. (Bargain Briana)
In need of a pay raise? The Silicon Valley Blogger shares safe and extreme ways to getting a raise at work. (The Digerati Life)
Amazon is now offering local daily deals. Have you use it yet? (ShopSmart)
Here’s an odd economic indicator. The sales of disposable diapers has dropped suggesting parents are saving money on diapers by changing them less often. (Time Moneyland)
Fight for affordable care by learning how to negotiate medical bills. (Fabulous and Frugal)
By Bobbi Burger Brunoehler of BobbisBargains.
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When I was little, the only color nail polish that a “nice” girl wore was clear. And we knew how to use that clear goo in many ways. Here are my top 10 favorite uses for clear nail polish:
- Stop nylons from running. Remember we wore hose ALL the time. Even in the snowy winters of New England during the mini-skirt fashion craze. You just COULDN’T bear to have a run in your stocking. A little dab of clear polish would stop the run. Of course, it would also stick to your leg, so you have to kind of pull the nylon away from your skin until it dried.
- Polish the inside of the yarn you have wrapped around your “steady boyfriend’s” class ring.The fuzzier the yarn the better. But if you put a coat of clear nail polish on the inside, it kept the yarn from unraveling. This entire procedure – wrapping yarn around your boyfriend’s ring- was repeated every night while you talked to your girlfriends on the phone. (more…)
HUGE Dell sale this week. Credit: medbuoy/Flickr
There are 26 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join!
Free Real Simple - Get two issues of Real Simple free through a partnership with Bed Bath and Beyond. If you don’t want to pay for the rest of the issues, write cancel on your bill.
Free candy - Today is the day to get free candy bars via Facebook! Mars is giving away Twix, Snickers, Milky Way, and more. Click on the Twix “Free Coupon” tab, 3 Musketeers “Free Coupon” tab, Snickers “Free Coupon” tab, Milky Way “Free Coupon” tab, M&M’s USA “Free Coupon” tab.
Free deodorant (Costco members) - Costco members can get a Dove deodorant freebie. Your member number is required. While supplies last.
My Coupon Database has all the grocery and drugstore coupons you need!
It’s been a month since I introduced My Coupon Database, a comprehensive source of printable and online coupons for grocery markets and drugstores. You can find it on the drop down menu under Coupons on the BargainBabe.com homepage. It’s the first option and it looks like the image at right.
So…are you using My Coupon Database? Is it useful? Easy to navigate? Are you finding the coupons you need?
My Google Analytics report tells me the page is popular, but I’m curious what you guys and gals think. When you use My Coupon Database, you help make blogging my full time gig!
Bubble bath for Halloween!
This post is brought to you by PureCoustumes.com, seller of the most family friendly Halloween costumes online!
It may seem like Halloween is weeks off – it is – but retailers are wasting no time offering coupons for Halloween costumes, decor, and candy. Here are all the Halloween coupons I’ve spotted so far – a dozen so far.
Kmart - Get up to 20% off costumes plus shipping is free on $40 or more. Or use Kmart coupon code KBOO to get $5 off $50. Both discounts valid Sept. 11-17, 2011.
Target - Spend $50, get free shipping on Halloween costumes.
SpiritHalloween.com - Get 20% off one item with SpiritHalloween coupon code SPAFF20. Expires Oct. 26, 2011.
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This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
Stacks of newspapers have gone missing lately, but it’s not print making a comeback. Thieves are going after coupons. According to a story in USA Today, newspaper theft is tied to extreme couponing. (It’s also caused many retailers to tighten their coupon policies.) Getting multiples of valuable coupons is essential to stockpiling during a sale and saving money on groceries. Here are 10 ideas – legal ones – to get extra coupons.
Winner of the $500 contest announced below!
Thanks to the 440 people who entered the $500 Kmart and Sears back to school 2011 contest. The winner will receive a $250 gift card from Sears and Kmart each, which I worked with on this giveaway. It’s crazy how many clothing deals Sears and back to school gear Kmart stock!
The winner and runners up have been notified and have 48 hours to respond via email. If not, the prize goes to the first runner up and so on. I used Random.org to randomly pick a winner. Runners up will receive a $25 Restaurant.com gift card. Without further ado, the winner is…
Weeklong cruise to Bermuda is $99 per person - but leaves this Friday! See below.
There are 35 coupons and freebies today. If you shop online, get a cash back rebate on every purchase through Ebates or Shortcuts. It’s free to join!
Free candy - The first 50,000 people who sign up to receive coupons through the mail from Mars will get a free candy bar. “Like” one of these Facebook pages, to. The coupon should be for all Mars candy bars, however. Twix “Free Coupon” tab, 3 Musketeers “Free Coupon” tab, Snickers “Free Coupon” tab, Milky Way “Free Coupon” tab, M&M’s USA “Free Coupon” tab.Thanks, Deal Seeking Mom!
Free tampons - Get a free sample of Playtex gentle glide tampons via Walmart. While supplies last.
Free kids music - Amazon has a bunch of free kids music for download. Thanks, Freebie Finder!
This is a post by BargainBabe.com writer Yazmin Cruz.
A smart new book on saving money is really in line with what we do on BargainBabe.com. Below, you can win my review copy! Our blog friend Kelly Hancock of Faithful Provisions (we link to her Kroger grocery coupons every Wednesday) just published “Saving Savvy: Smart and Easy Ways to Cut Your Spending in Half and Raise Your Standard of Living…and Giving.” Long title, but a quick read.
In her book, Hancock shares how she took a leap of faith when she left her corporate job and started blogging. She writes that she hopes to encourage others to trust in God to see their needs fulfilled as her family’s have been meet. The book has a strong emphasis on giving back. Hancock writes:
Many sites have not posted the weekly coupon matches, but you can use My Coupon Database to search dozens of sites for all grocery and drugstore coupons available.
Ralphs - The Ralphs prices assume coupon doubling up to $1. Get all the Ralphs coupons later today.
Safeway/Vons - Get all the Safeway/Vons coupons and deals later today.
