Kmart Super Double Coupons

Surprisingly, I have never done the Kmart Super Double Coupons deal before. I guess I can only shop at so many stores with 2 young boys :-). However, after I heard about the Unilever promotion on top of double coupons, I just had to go, and it just so happened my boys were both playing with friends.

The deal is: You can double coupons up to $2.00. You can only double 4 like coupons and 10 coupons total per trip. Your total before coupons must be at least $25.

Plus, Kmart has some of their toys on clearance, and you get 50% off on top of the clearance price. I got a Batman as a birthday party gift for my gift closet.

Purchased:
Batman toy - $4.00
Lever 2000 bar soap - $4.50 (not pictured...because I somehow missed it in the bag)
Vaseline Hand Lotion - $3.00
(3) Kotex Lightdays - $1.29 each
Edge Comfort shaving gel - $1.99
Sunsilk Conditioner (B1G1 free packaging) - $3.89 for both
Degree deodorant - $2.34
(4) Dove Ultimate Visibly Smooth deodorant - $3.99 each

Used:
$1.50 Lever 2000 QP from 5/17 RP
$1.25 Vaseline QP from 5/17 RP
(3) $1.00 Kotex QP's - IE or FF (or from samples in the mail)
$0.75 Edge QP from 5/17 S (some regions have $1.00)
$1.00 Sunsilk QP from 5/17 RP (some regions have $2.00/2)
$1.00 Degree QP from 5/17 RP
(4) $2.00 Dove QP's - IE or FF

I had 12 coupons, so I asked how the system determined which ones not to double (since I wouldn't double the Kotex QPs, since the product was only $1.29), but she doubled them all for me.

Total after Coupons: $10.23
Unilever Promotion Coupon for next Purchase: $7.00

For more ideas for the Unilever promotion, visit Money Saving Mom. For additional items that are free after double coupons, visit Money Saving Mom and Common Sense with Money.

Free Meal at Chick-fil-A

Tomorrow (7/10), dress in your best cow costume and get a free meal at Chick-fil-A. It might be a fun activity with the kids to come up with a creative costume, or you can use the starter kit found here. If you don't have a full cow costume, you can still get a free entree for a partial costume.

Unfortunately, we don't have a Chick-fil-A near me (too bad...because I love their chicken), but I look forward to seeing pictures.

I try to keep a running list of the upcoming freebies in my Google calendar on the right sidebar. Check it out for upcoming events. Please send me an e-mail me if you see any events that I'm missing.

Coupon Preview in Sunday's Paper (7/12)

There will be a Smart Source (S) and Red Plum (RP) coupon insert in this Sunday's paper. For a preview of the individual coupons included, please check out the Coupon Clippers. Click on 7/12 in the calendar, and you can see what coupons are available in the insert. Of course, there will be some regional variations.

You can even order extra coupons directly from the Coupon Clippers for this coming week or for prior weeks.

If you live in one of the areas that no longer gets the Red Plum insert in your paper, click here to sign up to get the RP insert by mail. If you want to see which papers still include the RP insert, click here.

Some of my favorite coupons include:

• $2.50 off Finish / Electrasol Quantum, Powerball Tabs, or Gelpacs
• $1.00 off Colgate Total Advanced
• $1.00 off Garnier Fructis shampoo or conditioner
• $2.00 off Cutter Insect Repellant
• $0.35 off Yoplait Go-Gurt Yogurt, Yoplait Kids Cup Yogurt, Yoplait Kids Yogurt Drink or Yoplait Trix Multipack Yogurt on any flavor
• lots of Lysol coupons
  
• and many more

Join Disney Rewards for Free

In our household, we're a huge fan of Disney movies (especially the old live-action movies from the 70's that I grew up watching). I just discovered the free Disney Rewards program. Basically, you get points for purchasing Disney DVD's and CD's (there's a code inside the case) and for watching Disney movies at the theater. Your point accumulate, and you can redeem them for many different prizes.

If you're interested in joining, click the picture above (or here if you can't see it). Once you've joined enter the code GOOFY and get 50 bonus points.

McDonalds - Free Mocha Mondays

Two summers ago, McDonalds offered free Iced Mochas on Wednesdays. If I was in the area, I would stop and pick one up. Although I don't really like coffee, they are pretty good.

Now, it's back. Every Monday (between 7 am and 7 pm) through 8/3, you can get one free 8 oz. Mocha or 7 oz. Iced Mocha per person.

This deal is valid at participating locations only, so call before you make a special trip, but it does appear to be a nationwide offer, not just local.

Thanks to $30 Weekly Grocery Challenge for the heads up!

Staples Teacher Appreciation Days

If you are a teacher, check out Staples Teacher Appreciation Events. You can look up the information by state and city to find out about the event in your area, but it appears that most events are on 8/22.

This is what is included at my location (if I were a teacher):

• Receive a FREE gift bag (for the first 100 teachers, while supplies last)
• Take advantage of Staples Teacher Rewards® Bonus Season - Every $1 you spend in product purchases will count as $2 toward earning rewards

5 Free Issues of O, The Oprah Magazine

If you're a fan of Oprah, click here to get 5 free issues of O magazine. You will need to sign in/create a Start Sampling account to order the magazine. Once you've signed into your account, click on the Oprah magazine offer and click on the button to sign up. It will ask you to confirm your address.

Note: You will receive 5 issues (August to December) with no commitment or obligation whatsoever. You will NOT receive any additional magazines, you do NOT have to cancel a subscription this offer will NOT automatically renew and you will NOT owe any money after you have received your 5 issues. Toward the end of term of this subscription, the publisher may contact you to see if you would like to continue your subscription. If you are enjoying the magazine and would like it to continue, you can choose to renew your subscription based on the offer provided by the magazine.

Works for Me Wednesday - Camping

Last week, my family and I went camping for the long 4th of July weekend. Camping is one of the best frugal vacations there is (well, I guess staying at home would be even more frugal). We only paid $21/night for our site and we are able to cook and eat at our site (no restaurant expenses).

My boys LOVE camping. As you can see from the picture, they can get as dirty as they want (and stay dirty...since there were only 8 showers shared by 219 campsites). We hiked, biked, played in the dirt, made Reese's peanut butter cup s'mores, served as mosquito bait, and went to watch a local airshow.

Although my husband and I were excited about the airshow, the kids were only minimally interested in it. That's where we made a great investment. We purchased a set of 12 small planes for the boys to play with during the airshow....so we got to enjoy the real planes.

Fore more ideas that work for others, please visit We are THAT Family.

Free Ziploc Pack-and-Go Gift Pack

Right @ Home is offering their monthly free gift pack. The first 10,000 to respond will receive one full pack of Ziploc® Brand Sandwich Bags and one small Ziploc® Fresh Shield® Twist 'n Loc® Container. Limit one (1) gift pack per household/address and you are not eligible if you've received a gift pack in the last 180 days.

Sign up here. You do have to be a Right @ Home member, so you if you're not, you can register today and then sign up for future offers.

Update: It seems that they have fixed the technical problem that they had earlier (it asked for a username and password), so if you tried to sign up earlier and got an error, try again.

Snapfish - 50 Prints for 50 Cents

If you're like me, I always have pictures that I need to get printed off my digital camera. Snapfish is running a promotion through 7/10 (Friday), where you can get 50 prints for 50 cents, plus shipping, when you use coupon code PENNY at checkout. Plus, if you have never signed up for Snapfish before, you can get 20 free prints