Got sick kids? Tis the season. Medicine coupons!

Wow, it's been a while since I've updated the blog.  Don't worry, I'm still very interested in finding and sharing ways of saving money...  Here's a topic which may be prescient.  Save money on OTC medicines!  Sign up to receive coupons HERE.

Got my Scotch Blue Painter's tape off Facebook!

A while ago I liked Scotch Painter's Tape on Facebook cause they'd send me a free sample... it's been a while--maybe 2 months?  Anyway, it finally came in the mail today!

Here's proof:

Free Orbit Flip Flops!

Orbit Gum is giving away FREE FLIP FLOPS.  Go HERE to sign up.

Use wrapper lot code 074941

Dove Conditioner Sample

Get a free sample of Dove Intensive Repair or Moisturizer conditioner.

Sign up here!

Free Vaseline Intensive Rescue Sample

Vaseline is giving away free samples of their latest lotion...just in time for dry skin season.


Sign up HERE!

Hot stuff, Free ASTROGLIDE!

Here's a chance to get some free Astroglide lube for those special occasions...

Sign up here!

Free Betty Crocker 2011 Recipe Calendar

Looks like Betty Crocker is giving away 2011 calendars with different recipes printed on them....

Hey, it's free, right?

Sign up here.

$1.00 Off Simply Orange Juice!

I can be a cheap bastard but one thing I don't skimp on is quality orange juice!  I always buy Tropicana Pure Premium or Simply Orange as it is the best.  With this coupon, Simply Orange should be about $1.59 to $1.79 depending on whether or not you can find it marked down slightly... that's CHEAP.  For the best experience, pair up your OJ with some good Champagne for a nice mimosa.

I just printed two of these puppies and mine don't expire until December 15th!

Follow THIS LINK and click on "Your coupon has arrived".

Customers clipped on coupons at Target

Slow times for free stuff right now, but this is prescient.  The gist of this article is about how Target is not always giving you full value on your coupons.  I have to say, this has happened to me.  Read the article here.

In other news, the end of the month is coming up.  Print any coupons you need before they switch in November...

Free Sample of Breathe Right Nasal Strips

They claim these things are drug-free... I guess I'll find out if they work or not.  Sign up for a free sample here.

Free Cottonelle Moist Wipes...but wait, there's more!

Last month I shared a deal to get free coupons for Cottonelle Moist Wipes.  About a week ago I finally got my coupons.  Well, I got my free tubs of moist wipes from Target and I noticed on the bottom, there were Box Tops for Education (BTFE) as well!  So when you get your moist wipes, don't forget to collect your BTFE.  If you don't donate them to your kids' school, you can sell them on Ebay like I plan to.  From what I've found, you can sell your BTFE for about seventy cents on the dollar.  Not a huge money maker, but you could still make a few bucks nonetheless.  I'm already up to $.90 worth of BTFE.  =)

Nothing dulls the pain like FREE ADVIL!

They might have run out of Free Advil coupons and switched to $2 off coupons, either that or they are playing tricks with my computer. Find out for yourself.

Anyway, I got my free bottle of Advil. :)

I got my Free White Castle and M&M Candies!

A few days ago, I posted about Free White Castle Coupons... well I went back for seconds without a problem. After that, I went to Target and got my free M&M's and a free bottle of Advil. Total retail value, $6.10. Total spent, $.07, all on sales tax for the M&Ms. Not bad for a quickie before work. :)

Unfortunately, the free M&M deal is over, but the White Castle coupons don't expire until 10/30/2010... Get them now!

Free Advil Coupon and more!

Get your coupon for a free bottle of 24 Advil tablets... sign up here!

I've already got mine!

Here's the latest free stuff I've gotten.... 2x Advil coupons, free Post-It notes, and a sample of Crest Toothpaste from Walmart.

HOT! Extra is giving away free gum on Facebook

TODAY ONLY, if you "Like" Extra gum, they will send you a free sample. Go there now!

Success! I got my Cottonelle Coupon!

I signed up for my free Cottonelle Moist Wipes a few weeks ago and they just showed up in the mail today. I double checked--the giveaway is still going on. Sign up here!

Holiday Station Stores $.05 Gas Coupon

FYI, Holiday Gas Stations ALWAYS have coupons on their website for free drinks and $.05 off gas.  Don't buy gas without the coupon!

You can print the coupon off Holiday's Website here.

Box Tops for Education... Who Knew?

Remember Box Tops for Education? I do...sorta, from my elementary school days. I just recently discovered that people buy and sell Box Tops For Education on Ebay! It's known as BTFE for short. I did a little searching and it appears you can sell BTFE for about $.70 on the dollar!

Maybe not a bad way to slowly earn back a rebate on the food you buy anyway. I've started collecting, I've got $.60 worth so far. Welcome to the 21st Century I guess.

Success! I got my free Life Nutritious Energy Bar

Most people don't know this, but Walmart gives free samples of stuff on their website.  All you have to do is sign up and they mail it out to you!  Today I got a Life Bananna Walnut Bread snack bar in the mail.  Not bad!

For Walmart's latest free samples, just CLICK HERE!

 

Success! I got my Free White Castle yesterday!

I went to White Castle with my Free Garlic Slider coupon yesterday... and I think they screwed up my order and gave me two of them for free instead of just one.  Oops.  I didn't discover it until I was already driving away.  As you can see though, they charged me $0.00!  =)  This is a pretty good coupon, it doesn't expire until 10/30/2010....  I was too hungry to wait to take pictures so enjoy my photos of the wrappers!

 Take advantage of this deal while you can, see the printable coupon below!

White Castle Free Garlic Cheese Slider Coupon!

No need to go anywhere, just click on the picture below, print it and get your FREE Garlic Cheese Slider at White Castle!



Free Scotch Blue Painter's Tape on Facebook

If you like Scotch on Facebook, they'll send you a sample of blue painter's tape.  Tape up your car before your next roadtrip!  Scotch's Facebook link.

Kleenex Softness Worth Sharing

Kleenex has a promotion right now where you can mail out free boxes of Kleenex tissues to friends.  Check it out!

Free Hardhat Keychain!

It's still a tough time for production homebuilders, with many business challenges and personal pressures. However, it is also the perfect time to get prepared and lead as the housing industry begins its ascent. Currently we have a promo action, we are giving away free keychains. These small gifts are available for USA, CANADA and UK customers. 


Sign up HERE!

Cream of Wheat Sample and $2.00 off Coupon!

Click on the X to skip the video of fake New Yorkers talking about Cream of Wheat and go straight to the $2.00 off coupon and free sample request right HERE.

Free Thomas Coffee Sample!

Thomas Gourmet coffee is giving away free samples.  Fill out the form HERE.

Free Ginnero Chocolate Sample

Go HERE for your free sample of Ginnero chocolate!

Free Cottonelle Moist Wipes!

For free Cottonelle Moist Wipes, just fill in your mailing address right HERE.

Subway Fiery Hot Frenzy Instant Win Game!

From the Subway website:

 Our Fiery Footlong Frenzy™ promotion is burning up, so before the fire goes out make sure to see if you're an instant winner by entering A3334F7TKT at http://frenzy.subwayfreshbuzz.com/ Are you feeling the fire, because we are?! @SubwayFreshBuzz will be offering even more chances to win today with our special “Fire Drill Alerts” so don’t pass it up. There are 500 $5 SUBWAY Cards up for grabs today!

Free Fix Energy Tea Sample

Fill in your contact information and they'll send a sample of FIX Energy Tea to you.

http://mark.fixteas.com/sendFIXsample.html

Free Glad ForceFlex Garbage Bag Sample

Click the link on the bottom right corner of the page.

http://www5.samsclub.com/showcase/myworld.aspx?sid=tailgating

Free Sample: L’Oreal EverPure Shampoo and Conditioner

http://www.redplum.com/pages/loreal.aspx

Enter to Win an iPod Touch from The North Face!

The North Face is giving away 200 iPod Touches, sign up now!

Success: $10 eBay coupon for listing vehicle in classifieds.

I just noticed that I had a $10 gift certificate from eBay in my account today.

The offer is still active until September 27th, so it isn't to late to get one for yourself!

http://apps.motors.ebay.com/coupon

Free Sample Quest Protein Bars!

Fill out the survey for two free Quest Protein bars...

http://www.questproteinbar.com/freeoffer/index.asp

Free Sample: Garnier Rescue Gel

Click "get free sample" on the bottom right corner.

http://www.garnierusa.com/_en/_us/moisture-rescue/index.aspx

Tamron is giving away FREE SLR Lenses!

Sign up for Tamron's 60 lenses in 60 days giveaway contest!  Just go HERE and enter to win!

Daily prizes

• SP 70-300mm Di VC USD Zoom Lens
• 18-250mm Di II All-In-One Zoom lens
• Limited Edition 60th Anniversary T-Shirt (only 60 will be made, L, XL and XXL sizes only)
• $60 off any Tamron lens purchased at an authorized Tamron retailer
• 1-Year subscription to your magazine of choice (Digital Photo, Outdoor Photographer, Pop Photo, Shutterbug)

Free Shout! Color Catcher Sample!

Free Shout! Color Catcher Sample!

Nobody wants dyes bleeding onto other items of clothing in the laundry. Shout® Color Catcher® sheets absorb and trap loose dyes in your wash water, safeguarding your clothes from color bleeds and helping to preserve original colors. Use Shout® Color Catcher® sheets in every load to keep clothes looking vibrant and bright!

Product Features:
• Sheets lock up loose dyes found in the wash water to prevent dyes from running or bleeding onto other clothes.
• The proof is on the sheet-each sheet changes color as it absorbs these loose dyes.
• Helps save you time by reducing the need for sorting.
• Helps save you money by reducing the need for half-size loads. 

http://www.shoutitout.com/coupon/06-10-shoutsample/

Free Stuff: Avery LabelPads at Staples

Staples has Avery LabelPads on sale for $1 this week. Use the $1 off manufacture coupon link below to get them for free!

$1 off Avery LabelPads

Buying it Cheap, Stacking it Deep

This month, I decided to REALLY put the power of free stuff and coupons to the test.  I thought I would show you the results.

Here is all the free or cheap stuff I've managed to collect from just the past month or so.  This is actually not all of it, as I have eaten some of the food I've bought.  I didn't really get photos of the frozen stuff I bought.  Overall, there is hundreds of dollars of food and merchandise here that I bought for probably under ten bucks or received for free!  Not too shabby if I say so myself.  Many of these deals are still active, so I put up links so you can get them yourself.  I'm also looking for more deals and of course I will post them in this blog.

Anyway, here's a breakdown of my haul:

70 cans of Chef Boyardee  FREE after $1 off Target store coupon  http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/07/gettin-ready-to-get-my-shop-on.html

82 bottles of Sobe Lifewater $.035ea. in tax after manufacturer BOGO & 2x $.50 off Target Store coupons.  Also CVS had a deal with in-store BOGO + manufacturer BOGO.  At this price, it's cheaper than real water!
http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/07/picked-up-two-bottles-of-sobe-lifewater.html

7 boxes of Hamburger Helper $.50/ea. after $1.50 off for 3 boxes manufacturer coupon and $.75 off for two boxes Target store coupon.  http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/07/where-heck-did-you-get-these-coupons.html

2 cans of Campbells Chunky soup $1.29 ea. after $.50 off Target store coupon

3 cans of Campbell's Select Harvest soup  FREE after $1 off manufactuerer coupon and $.50 off Target store coupon.  http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/08/free-campbells-select-harvest-soup.html

3 boxes of Nature Valley Granola Bars $.96/ea. after $.50 manufacturer coupon & $1 Target store coupon.

2x Cheetos Mighty Zingers = FREE sample from Be Snack Ready  http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/08/free-cheetos-mighty-zingers-sample.html

2x Special K Meal Bars = FREE sample from Special K

2 cans of Chicken of the Sea Tuna, $.02/ea. after $1.00 off coupon.

2 boxes of Kraft Mac & Cheese + Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese FREE Sample from Kraft
http://www.kraftrecipes.com/Products/SuperValu.aspx

2 Newcastle Beer glasses, FREE, mail in giveaway  http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/07/success-got-my-newcastle-beer-glassfree.html

http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-newcastle-twins.html

Compact flourescent light bulb, FREE, giveaway: http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/08/success-free-cfl-light-bulb.html
 http://1dealatatime.blogspot.com/2010/07/free-cfl-light-bulb-for-website-owners.html

Some older photos from about a month ago: