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New FREE Home Made Simple Coupon Book Filled for P&G Products

homemade simple coupon book

Home Made Simple has a new coupon book filled with in valuable coupons for Procter and Gamble (PG) products. This Homemade Simple booklet will arrive by mail in about 6-8 weeks.

We keep this little booklet with us in our coupon binder every time we go shopping in case we find a great deal out there.  PLUS we have found that the Procter and Gamble coupons in this booklet are higher in value than the P&G coupons from the newspaper.

Thanks Money Saving Mom


HOT Graveyard Mall 80% Off Already Low Prices - HURRY!

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We have really come to appreciate Graveyard Mall! It is a great place to score gifts, household items for cheap! Most everything has been great quality with the items we have purchased in the past.

With that said, we were excited to see that they are having an overstock clearance today and there are some incredible deals.  This might be a great time to look at some Christmas shopping items!

They already sell things for up to 80% off everyday, but then right now, if you use code: shipbyseptember17 at checkout, you will get ANOTHER 50% off on the overstock items!! There are dozens of items in this overstock sale. You will need to pay shipping which ranges based on the size and weight of the items you are purchasing.

There are a number of items on this sale including many great toys and possible gifts.

Here are a few items that caught our eyes that we would recommend.

First, I was excited to see the Playskool Noodleboro games that teach kids about sharing, listening and manners while playing a game.  I saw these all over the place last year and wanted to get them for our kids, but couldn’t find a good enough deal! Well this Christmas I think they might be getting one.  There are 2 different types available right now:

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The best part is that they are normally $19.99  (we couldn’t find them for less than $11.99 last year and decided to wait), but Graveyard Mall is selling them for $5.99 right now! PLUS use coupon code: shipbyseptemeber17 and you will receive an additional 50% off each = final is $2.99  – nearly 90% savings!

There are many, many more items- here is a peek (use the coupon code for 50% off the prices listed).

graveyard mall toys sale
graveyard mall toys deal

Let us know if you score some great deals! They will probably sell out quickly as this is only until supplies last! Shop now for best selection!


Shout Color Catcher FREE Sample

shout color catcher

Head over to Shout on Facebook and “like” them. By doing so, you will be able to request a FREE sample of Shout Color Catcher for your laundry! You will also receive a .55/1 coupon!

Thanks Bargain Blessings

Want even more tips on color catching in a thrifty way? See our previous post about using vinegar in the laundry and make sure to catch the comments on Facebook for this post for many more ideas from our readers!


Daily Dose of Thrifty: Use White Vinegar In Your Laundry

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Have you ever thought about using white vinegar in your laundry?  I hadn’t until a while ago when I heard that you can add vinegar to your towel loads to fluff them up instead of using liquid fabric softener! Who wouldn’t want fluffy towels?

So, we started to put 1/2 cup of vinegar in a full load and a 1/4 cup in a smaller load of towels.  You just pour it in at the beginning in the fabric softener slot or during your rinse cycle when you would normally put in your liquid fabric softener.  We have found this to be immensely beneficial to our laundry and to our budget! And it is a natural alternative!

  • Not only does the vinegar “fluff” the towels, it actually takes smells out too! So you can have fluffier, fresher smelling towels.
  • We also use it with our sheet and blanket loads for the same reasons.
  • We also use it in our white loads.
  • Vinegar is very cheap especially in bulk or gallon size bottles. This will save you an incredible amount of money not needing to use liquid softener.  You will not need to purchase special or expensive odor removing laundry products.
  • We still use dryer sheets as needed to reduce the static – but we use the sheets in the dryer. The vinegar does help to reduce some static.
  • We also read somewhere that the harsh chemicals in fabric softener actually breakdown the threads whereas vinegar will not break the towel threads hardly at all – so your towels may last longer as well and save you money on towel replacement.
  • It is also gentler on the skin and perfect for those with sensitivities to the ingredients in common household laundry products.

Have you ever used vinegar in your laundry? It was a weird concept when I first heard about it – but it really works and hardly costs anything!


Energizer Rechargeable AA Batteries FREE to the First 30,000

rechargeable energizer batteries

Head over to Energizer on Facebook and “like” them. By doing so, you will be able to request a coupon for a FREE 4-pack of Energizer rechargeable AA batteries valued at $13.

HURRY – it is for the first 30,000 that request it and it opened yesterday afternoon.  There were still a bunch left.

Thanks Mojo Savings


FREE Gain Dish Soap at Walmart and Rite Aid

gain dish soapOf all the Gain products, we have yet to try this one.  Well now it looks like we can get it FREE this week. There was a new coupon that came out in this week’s Procter and Gamble insert dated 8/29.  Inside of this insert you can find a coupon for $1.00/1 Gain dish soap.  This is a HIGH value and great news!! You can stock up on Gain (depending on how many coupons you have) for FREE this week.

First, Rite Aid has the Gain dish soap on sale for .89 each this week = FREE after coupon

Also, Walmart has the small bottles of Gain dish soap for .97 = FREE after coupon

Thanks Money Saving Mom



Tide with Febreze FREE Sample

tide febreze sample

You can request a FREE sample of Tide with Febreze from Walmart right now.  You will also receive a $1.00 off coupon. Many times these go quickly!

We keep the laundry samples for our trips and stays when we stay at Timeshare resorts or condos! Saves space in packing, saves money by not needing to pick up any at the stores near our vacation destination and they are perfect sizes for our needs during our stay!


Smiths Grocery Store is Rounding Coupons Again

Smiths coupons and promotions

Smiths has brought back the doubles coupon event again – it is going on now through August 31st! Smiths is a NW affiliate of Kroger stores – check your ad to see if there is a coupon event at your Kroger affiliate. Last time, while our Kroger affiliate, Smiths, was increasing coupons to $1.00 – other Kroger affiliates across the nation were doubling and even tripling coupons! If there is one going on in your area – leave us a comment and let us know which Kroger or affiliate of Kroger!

The event is a non-traditional one in that a coupon is not just simply doubled, but instead any coupon that is less than $1 in value will automatically be worth $1.00! Any coupon that is $1.00 or over will remain at it’s face value!

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So there are many possibilities of FREEBIES and great deals! Here are a few of our favorite deals during this event this week, and some of the items we hope to score if you don’t beat us to it ;) This is just a sneak peek of possibilities.

FREEBIES:

Country Crock Buttery Spread

  • Buy 1 Country Crock Buttery Spread for $1.00.
  • Then use .40/1 printable (another HERE) doubles to $1.00 = final is FREE

Trident Gum

  • Buy 1 Trident gum for .79
  • Then use .50/1 printable doubles = final is FREE
GREAT DEALS:

Yoplait Greek Yogurt .19

  • Buy 1 Yoplait Greek Yogurt for $1.19
  • Then use .30/1 becomes $1.00 off = final is .19

Challenge Butter $1.19

  • Buy 1 Challenge Butter for $2.19
  • Then use .55/1 printable becomes $1.00 = final is $1.19

We have pointed out a few of our favorites, but you will want to head over to Pinching Your Pennies and Utah Deal Diva for even more ideas!!

Be sure to check out the regular ad with a list of the full coupon match-ups.  This list will show the prices after the coupons that are rounded to $1.00.


Soap.com Deals - $20 Voucher for $10 from Ideeli

soap.com logoThis is a smokin’ hot deal.  Right now – you can order a Soap.com gift card voucher valued at $20.00 for ONLY $10.00 until tomorrow, August 18th through the site called Ideeli.

What is Soap.com. Well it is the new sister site to diapers.com where you can order anything that you would normally get at a supercenter, grocery store or drugstore for household, beauty and personal care items at everyday competitive prices.  But the cool part is that they have 1-2 day shipping!

It is a really convenient way to snag essentials that you may need.  But it is even better to score great deals!!

Here’s how to make this work best:

  • Head over to Ideeli deal website to purchase the $20 voucher for $10 – this site is by invitation only – but your invite is right here!
  • Then head over to Soap.com here and shop the sales that are currently on Soap.com for maximum savings (click on the “Savings Center” at the bottom of the left side for the sale items.
  • We suggest actually purchasing $25 worth as you will also receive FREE shipping

Here are a couple of ideas on sale items right now for you:

  • Nature Made Vitamins are buy one get one free (50% 0ff)
  • Axe Men’s products are 20% off
  • Aveeno products are 20% off
  • Dove products are 20% off
  • Herbal Essences are 20% off
  • And tons of products that include ecoupons from .25 – $4.00 off!
  • They also offer a ton of Organic products and so this would be a great way to get your organic picks for cheap.

So if you made a purchase of $25 in Nature Made Vitamins, paid with your voucher and received FREE shipping – you would end up paying $15 for $5o worth of vitamins shipped FREE to your door!

You may also be able to use the code: THRI7428 for an additional 15% off your order on Soap.com!!

Here is the fine print of the voucher from Ideeli:

Vouchers not used by 9/20/10 will be redeemable for their original purchase price of $10. Limit one voucher per household. Valid for new Soap.com customers and existing Diapers.com members who have not yet purchased from Soap.com. Must redeem in single order. Shipping and handling not included. Offer valid with Soap.com free shipping on $25 purchase promotion. Offer may not be combined with any other offers, discounts, promotions or credits. See all Terms and Conditions here.

Thanks Passion for Savings