I’m just getting caught up after being off the computer all last night & today and found this awesome cereal deal going on at both Albertson’s & Safeway! But, you’ll have to hurry as it will only work today (Wednesday March 10th)!! It looks like your best bet is Safeway, although it’s still an awesome price at Albertson’s too!

Here’s the catalina deal (thru today) at both stores:

Buy select Kellogg’s cereals (Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Froot Loops, Corn Pops, Cocoa Krispies, Honey Smacks)

If you buy 3, get a $1 catalina back

Buy 4, get a $3 catalina

Buy 5, get a $4 catalina

Safeway also has a Buy 5, Get $5 instant savings promotion (so make sure you buy your cereal in groups of 5)

Even better, I’m hearing reports that there are blinkie coupons on the cereals mentioned (as well as on some of the healthier Kellogg’s cereals, which unfortunately are not included in the catalina deal, but the coupon will make these a better price).  So, make sure to look for the blinkie coupons (little blinkie machines right in front of the cereal boxes)

Here’s how to work the deal (once you buy your 5 cereals, you can “roll” the catalina & do the same deal again if you choose using your catalina to pay (although you may need to add in an extra item to use up all of your catalina)::

Safeway::

Buy 5 Kellogg’s select cereals (Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, Cocoa Rice Krispies) $1.50 each (reg. $2.50-when you buy 5, instant $5 savings)

Use 5 $.70/1 blinkie coupons

(If you can’t find these, there are $1/2 coupons in the 3/7 Red Plum insert – use 2 of these)

Final Price: $4 (if using the blinkie coupons) and receive a $4 catalina back = 5 FREE boxes of cereal (after catalina & coupons)

Use that catalina to roll the deal & buy another 5 cereals {just be courteous & don’t clear the blinkie machines of all the coupons}

Albertson’s:

Buy 4 Kellogg’s select cereals – priced at $1.88/ea    ($7.52 total)

Use (2) $1/2 coupons from 3/7 Red Plum insert

Final Price: $5.52, Get back $3 catalina  = $.63/ea (after catalina & coupons)

Thanks Krazy Coupon Lady & Frugal Living NW!

If you’re a member of Kraft First Taste, make sure to log in to your account to see if you have a coupon waiting for you for 1 FREE package of new Kraft Philadelphia Minis (up to $2.29 value). This is Philly Cream Cheese – but instead of in a tub or a box, it comes in 4 individual 1.25 oz snap-apart Minis. Maybe good for a snack on the run, like bagels & cream cheese.

If you log into your account, you may see the chance to request this FREE coupon to be sent to you or there maybe another coupon that you could print.  Or there may not be anything in your account – but it doesn’t hurt to check! It’s first come, first serve, so make sure to check soon!

And if you’re not a member of Kraft First Taste, this is a word of mouth marketing program from Kraft, where you have the chance to try out  new products for free or at a discount and share what you think with Kraft, as well as your family & friends! They recently had a coupon to try out the Oreo Cakesters for FREE – now that was a bad idea for me! I’d never tried them before, so I took my free coupon & got a box for our family to try. Oh my goodness, soooo good. Definitely didn’t need to know about those – now it will be harder to pass them by in the stores!

Here’s an interesting freebie – become a Facebook Fan of Vaska and you can request a FREE sample of  Herbatergent, a special liquid laundry detergent using lavender & other botanical cleaning agents without any harmful chemicals. This is available in light lavender or scent free.

This is a smart idea for companies to provide samples like this as it’s a great way for us as consumers to try new products. I’m excited to try this detergent & see how well it works!

Right now, they’re offering a $10 credit for a FREE signup for their e-newsletter.  There are some adorable items you can use your credit towards or you can save it for another day. It will stay in your account (you will also get an email). I just ordered some super-cute rainboots for my daughter and it took the $10 off immediately. You can use that $10 towards the shipping cost, too (for the rain boots, shipping was $6.95).  Sign up HERE.

Here are some items you can find today:

Bumble Bee Umbrella – $7.99 (+$6.95 s/h) – $10 credit = $4.94

Dolphin Sun Hat $5.99 ($2.94 after $10 discount)

Booties (from Sheababy Naturals): $5.99 ($2.94 after $10 discount)

Thanks Coupon Geek!

Update: It looks like this is not available in Clark County. It’s only available in these counties: Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, and parts of Marion, Columbia,  & Yamhill county.

Just found out about a great deal for those of you down in SW Washington & Oregon:: you can subscribe to the Oregonian on Fridays, Saturday, Sundays & holidays for just $1 a week!! AND you’ll get the “This Week” section on Tuesdays! Wow!! This is the price I paid up here for the Tacoma News Tribune last yr, but it was only for the Sunday paper!

It sounds like this is for new subscribers only, though (it has to be longer than 30 days since you were a subscriber)! The $1 price is only for 24 wks, after that it will change to $30 for 16 wks, so make sure to put it on your calendar when you need to call back & ask about another rate.

Call 503-221-8240 or go to:www.OregonLive.com/weekendpackage

Now, if only the newspapers up here in western Washington would start offering deals like this! As I mentioned HERE, I called both the Seattle Times & the Tacoma News Tribune & they do not have any specials for couponers. But, I really think that if more and more of you keep calling their subscription offices asking for this, they may consider offering some sort of a promotion in the future!!

{If you are in the area for the Everett Herald, though, make sure to check out the promotion that Coupon Connection told us about HERE – I think this is still working!}

Thanks for letting me know about this great deal, Saving 4 my Family!

Staples is definitely a place to check out this week for some inexpensive supplies! These prices are good thru Saturday March 13th and you’ll find a number of items for $1 and $2 as well as after-rebate items!

Here’s the list:

Items for $1:

Quarlet Dry-erase markers 4 pack $1– reg.  $3.29
Staples dry-erase board eraser $1– reg.  $2.99
Staples Pull and Seal envelopes 25 pack $1– reg. $3.49
Avery Glue Sticks 3 pack $1– reg. $2.49
Staples 3 hole binder punch $1– reg. $3.99

Items for $2:

Staples gel pens 12 pack $2– reg.  $6.29
Quarlet magnetic dry-erase board $2– reg.  $6.99
Westcott 7” soft handle scissors $2– reg.  $7.29
Bic highlighters 5 pack $2– reg.  $4.99

Staples Easy Rebate Items

HP Everyday Photo Paper 50 pack $9.99
$8.99  Rebate (limit 2)
Final Price (after rebate): $1

HammerMill Copy Paper 500 sheet ream $5.99
$4.99 rebate (limit 2)
Final Price (after rebate): $1

Learn about Staples Easy Rebates HERE (you can submit online or print out the form & submit by mail).  See the weekly ad HERE.

Costco is offering a FREE (after rebate) software program for small business owners as their Deal of the Day today only (Tuesday March 9th).  Start, Run, & Grow your Own Business Plus software is on sale for $31.99. However, there is a Manufacturer’s rebate you can submit online for $31.99. So, the final price will be FREE including shipping (after you receive your rebate).  {If the link doesn’t work, then try this main link & click on the Deal of the Day graphic top right}

Start, Run, Grow your business Plus Software – $31.99 (free s/h)

Submit for $31.99 online HERE

Final Price (after rebate): FREE

If you remember, Costco offered a FREE after rebate software program for children back in February (Jump Start software).  I bought the program and was able to submit my rebate online as soon as I received confirmation that the order had shipped (which was later in the day).  And I just received my rebate check this weekend. So, it definitely was a simple process. I’m not always a big fan of rebates as I am just forgetful about sending them in, so I liked the fact I could submit it that day and submit it online.

I personally don’t know anything about this software and I could only find 2 reviews on Amazon for it, so let us know if you’ve used this software and found it to be helpful & worthwhile.

Here are some  features about the software program:

Start, Run & Grow Plus offers 45 essential business tools and services to help you start, run and grow your business.  Over $650 of extras included and a 60 day money-back guarantee.

Some extras include:

• Save $25 on a subscription to the Wall Street Journal
• Save 25% on press release services
• Save $25 on incorporation services
• Save $149 on advanced marketing automation software

Start your business tools:

• Company logo
• Business cards
• Website domain
• Legal forms and guides
• Sample business plans
• Letterhead
• Car window decal or car magnet
• Incorporation tools

Run your business tools:

• Subscription to Inc. Magazine
• Bookkeeping software
• Business calculators
• Credit assessment
• Learn how to run payroll better
• Legal guide
• Complete office software suite
• Time tracking software

Grow your business tools:

• Email marketing tools
• Marketing fundamentals guide
• Press release software
• Sales contact database
• Email management software
• Online surveys
• Project management software
• Password manager

Thanks for this tip, Coupon Connections NW!

Have you ever heard of Gold Class Cinemas? This is a new kind of theater experience – it’s not a thrifty option, but definitely sounds like a very fun, unique experience for a special occasion or date night! It’s not only a theater, but a restaurant as well – you’ll be  seated in recliner seats & then you can order food & drinks to be served to you as you watch the movie.  Sounds like a very classy place!

Well, Gold Class Cinemas was recently featured on The Ellen DeGeneres Show &  they are now offering a FREE Vegan sugar-free dessert for Ellen viewers.  You’ll need to print off the voucher & bring it with you to the theater. One voucher per person (so it sounds like each person could get the free dessert).  This coupon is valid thru 4/31/10.

You will need to pay for the movie tickets; however, no additional food purchase is required.  Movie prices are $32/ticket – however, if you sign up for the FREE Gold Class Membership, you can buy tickets at the member price of $22/ticket as well as receive other discounts (half-price tickets on Tuesdays, Thursdays Buy 3 Get 1 free & 1 free ticket for your birthday).

If you’re interested in purchasing additional food, you’ll want to consider buying a Restaurant.com gift certificate.  You can buy a $25 gift certificate for $10 to Gold Class Cinemas (to be used on your food purchases; no alcohol; dinner only).  Of course, if you find a good sale (typically they have 50% or more sales on Restaurant.com gift certificates – if you sign up for their email list, you’ll know when the sales are happening), then you could buy a $25 gift certificate for as low as $2-3.  Thanks for this great tip, FB fan Shannon!

There are only a few locations for Gold Class Cinemas; however, they have more theaters opening soon. Here are the current locations:

Redmond Town Center, Redmond, WA

Pasadena, CA

South Barrington, IL

Bolingbrook, IL

Austin, TX (coming April 2010)

Fairview, TX (coming May 2010)

Thanks for this great tip, CoreyAnn!

Hasbro has $138 worth of new printable toy & game coupons available!! I’ll post some ideas for using these coupons at Target at the end!

Here are some of my favorites – check out the full list HERE:

$2/1 Mr. Potato Head
$3/1 Mr. Potato Head Toy Story
$3/1 Wheels Pals Mini 4 packs
B1G1 FREE Pony Friends
$5/1 My Little Pony
$5/1 Monopoly (should be able to use this towards the $5 Monopoly card games again)
$4/1 Connect 4 game
$4/1 Twister game
$5/1 Bop It!
$5/1 Operation game
$5/$20 purchase of Strawberry Shortcake
$4/1 Clue
$5/1 1st for Me Baby Alive doll
$5/$20 Purchase of Star Wars
$5/1 Elefun game
$5/1 Gator Golf
$4/1 Hungry Hungry Hippos
$5/$20 purchase of Iron Man 2

Ideas for using these coupons:

Target:

$4.99 HHH travel game (found in travel/auto section -if they still have these)

Use $4/1 coupon HERE

Final Price: $.99/game

{Note: Some of these prices might be slightly higher in WA/OR-I haven’t confirmed for our stores – let me know if you have checked it out}

BopIt Handheld Game – $9.99

Use $5/1 coupon HERE

Use $3/1 Target coupon HERE (look under “toys” – $3 off select Hasbro games)

Final Price: $1.99 {wow, that’s a great price!}

Bop-It Original (on price-cut for $15.09)

Use $5/1 coupon HERE

Use $3/1 Target coupon HERE

Final Price: $7.09

Connect-4 (on price cut $10.09)

Use $4/1 coupon HERE

Final Price: $6.09

See more ideas at Fabulessly Frugal!

-Free sample of Dunkin Donuts Turbo Coffee

-Free sample of Lever 2000 soap from Walmart. You can also still find the Lever 2000 sample from Costco HERE (if you haven’t requested this yet).

You’ll also find a $1 off coupon for Lever 2000 soap on the Lever 2000 website.