Review & Giveaway - EcoStore USA Products!

I have mentioned before that I am on the lookout to using gentler & more eco-friendly cleaners in my house. I fully disclosed that I wasn't sure I could go completely green but to reduce the amount of chemicals & harmful toxins in my household & household cleaners really became important after we had our daughter.

I am so excited about this giveaway! I was contacted by EcoStore USA to host this giveaway & WOW are you'll lucky! EcoStore USA has any product you can think of for yourself & your house! Their products have NO nasty chemicals, nitrates, phosphates, sulphates or synthetic dyes or perfumes. Their products are biodegradable and contain earth safe ingredients

For my review I chose the Pure Oxygen Whitener & the Dishwash Liquid:

Full disclosure before I begin: We have well water in my household. It's not overly hard but it has an elevated iron content that leads to staining of some of our fixtures & appliances - along with our lighter clothes, which after time become dingy & have a slight orangish reddish tint. We have a household filter that slows the damage to some degree but we really need a water softener to correctly treat out water & on one income - that is still a little ways off!

This is why I was so interested with the Pure Oxygen Whitener. With the elevated iron in our water I cannot use bleach because it causes the iron to oxidize. So I gathered a bunch of my husbands tshirts and to the laundry room I went! The Pure Oxygen Whitener reminds me of an eco-friendly Oxy-Clean! After the first wash I noticed a slight difference but it wasn't what I was hoping. I went back to the bottle and read that for strongly stained clothing & for extra effect I should leave them soaking in the washing machine overnight. At the time we were heading out of town the next day so I didn't have overnight to let them soak but I was able to let them soak for 4 hours. Once they finished the wash cycle I pulled them out & there was a noticable, very impressive, difference in the brightness & whiteness of my husbands tshirts. I even casually asked him when he got home if they looked better than normal & he quickly agreed!

Now the Dishwash Liquid was the other product that I received to try. At first use I noticed the light but pleasant citric/lemon scent. It has the same consistency as other dishwash liquid but maybe a little less lather/bubbles. I initially used the dishwash liquid on my daughters bottle items, spoons & sippy cup parts. It cleaned them very well & didn't leave any residue & washed off easily. I then tackled my dinner dishes with it! It easily tackled my dirty pan & dishes from our taco dinner that evening.

I really didn't know what to expect when I received these products to try but I am very pleased with what I have experienced by using these products!

I wanted to note that they are currently running a BOGO promotion if you purchase $50 worth of products!


Now - on to the giveaway!

I am giving away a $25 gift certificate to EcoStore USA! Here are the rules & how to enter:
1) Contest is open from today, September 30th - midnight ET Tuesday, October 6th, 2009!

2) You must be willing to provide your name, address, email & phone number for me if you are the winner - so I can forward your information along to EcoStore USA for you to receive your products!

3) Must be 18+ to enter & US residents only.

4) Leave a comment for an entry - make sure you leave your email address or that it links back to your website so I can contact you.

5) For extra entries (leave a separate comment for each):

* Become a follower of my blog (or let me know if you already are)
* Follow me on Twitter - @savingourway (or let me know if you already do)

* Blog or Tweet about the giveaway
* Sign up for the EcoStore USA Newsletter here
* Become a fan of EcoStore USA on Facebook
* Follow EcoStore USA on Twitter - @ecostoreusa


Thanks Maggie at EcoStore USA! I had a great time reviewing these products & hosting a giveaway!

Coupons

We are at the end of the month of September and its time to print off any coupons that you need from my Coupons.com toolbar up top.

Their coupons reset at the start of each month so remember to come back and check out the newly loaded coupons on Thursday, the first of October.

:-)

$5/$25 Coupons for CVS & Walgreens!

There are $5 off of $25 coupons currently available for CVS & Walgreens!

The coupon for Walgreens can be found here & is only valid through tomorrow.

The coupon for CVS is available after you take their Flu Survey and is valid for about 2 weeks after printing! Go here to take the Flu Survey.

Bath and Body Works Coupon

Bath and Body Works has released another great coupon!

This coupon is for a FREE Home Fragrance Reed Diffuser or Refill with any $15 purchase! Go here to print yours.

The coupon is valid through October 13, 2009.

M.I.A.

Sorry i've been MIA the past few days - busy busy!

We've been out of town for my baby brothers wedding this weekend. We had a great time! My little one has a checkup tomorrow at her Ped's and as always - much unpacking & laundry await from a weekend away.

I'll be back tomorrow afternoon! Hope you'll had a wonderful weekend!

Join the Chicken Wave!

If you haven't joined the Chick-fil-a Chicken Wave yet - what are you waiting for?!

By joining you will receive a Free Medium Coke Zero from Chick-fil-a and there are many opportunities to win other items such as Free products, a Calendar & Gift Cards!

Join the Wave!!!

Old Navy Weekly

Its Thursday & that usually means Old Navy Weekly update! Their blog post from M80 Newsroom hasn't updated yet & I haven't received an 'Item of the Week' text, which usually preceeds the update - but it should be sometime tonight according to the expiration of last weeks coupons.

They were sneaky last week & updated early evening. So if you are interested - keep checking the website & as always, good luck!

FREE Cold Stone Ice Cream!

Tonight, from 5-8pm, you can get a FREE 3-oz. Make-A-Wish Creation with a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation at Cold Stone Creamery!

Free ice cream is fun but Free Cold Stone ice cream is a don't miss!

FREE 2010 New Yorker Calendar Poster

According to their site:

FREE FOR YOU - THE NEW YORKER 2010 CALENDAR POSTER

Sign up now and we'll send you a free 2010 New Yorker calendar poster as a thank you for continuing to read The New Yorker. No strings. Nothing to buy. Measuring 18" x 26," the calendar is printed on heavy, high-gloss paper that is perfect for display. Offer expires October 31, 2009. Quantities are limited.

I did have to register for an online forum account but its free with no strings attached. I just used my 'junk email account' which is what I use when I sign up for freebies & samples. This keeps the junk mail & newsletters out of my personal account!

This would make a fun Christmas gift for anyone you know who loves New York or the New Yorker Magazine!

Baseball is Back In Richmond!

Did you hear? Baseball is back in Richmond, VA! So exciting!

What's even more exciting is that we get to name the team! There will be 5 Lucky Winners ... 1 Grand Prize! The Grand Prize is an 'Ultimate VIP Baseball Package" which features 2 Season Tickets for life, Picture in the 2010 game program, a team jacket and cap, and an invitation to the Team Name Press Conference! Four Runners Up will receive two season tickets and an invitation to the Team Name Press Conference!

If you think you have what it takes to name Richmond's new Baseball Team - go here to submit your entry! Hurry though, contest ends September 30, 2009!

Freebie Wednesday at Arbys!

Arby's is back with their free item on Wednesday's promotion, for the month of September! Today's freebie menu item is a FREE Roastburger with any soft drink purchase!

Here are their offerings for this month:

September
23 – Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase
30 – Free FruiTea with any sandwich purchase

Take note of your receipt before you toss it. The last few times we've eaten at Arby's the back of the receipt has a Free Roast Beef or Roast Beef n' Cheddar sandwich offer on it if you complete a survey about your trip to Arby's, within 2 days! So don't miss that deal either!

FREE Olay Pro-X Wrinkle Smoothing Cream For Vocalpoint Members

VocalPoint is offering a FREE 28 day sample of Olay Pro-X Wrinkle Smoothing Cream! This 'sample' is a full size jar of the product which retails for around $47! Go here to request your Free sample! All you need to do is come back & complete a simple review survey after you have used the product.

If you aren't a member of VocalPoint go here to register. This is a really great website. I have received a full size Bounce Dryer Bar and Secret Clinical Strength Deoderant to try & review. The Secret Clinical Strength offer is still available if you are interested in trying that also.

On top of the great product trials I have also received some high dollar coupons from VocalPoint! I've really enjoyed being a part of the VocalPoint community.

Frugal Couponing Tip

I have a couponing tip that I wanted to pass along while its on my mind!

I have a couple coupons for free items that I am currently holding on to. The reason why I am holding on to them is that I am watching & waiting for a good sale to maximize my coupon! You may be thinking - how much better can you get than a coupon for one free item, right? Oh - it gets better! I am waiting for the possibility for a store to run the item on a BOGO (Buy One Get One) sale! If that happens before my coupon expires or before I truly need the item - then instead of just one free item - that coupon will get me TWO FREE items!

An example is that I received a coupon for a FREE Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets Sheets Starter Kit or Refills for being a Purex Insider. Every so often CVS or Walgreens will run a sale where they have them BOGO. If I am able to catch this sale then I will be able to get two packages instead of just one for FREE! If this type of sale doesn't run before my coupon expires - I am also looking for a sale at CVS or Walgreens where they will offer ECB's or RR's - where i will make money off of my free item!

:-)

CVS Deals 9/20-9/26

Here are some of my favorite deals from CVS for the upcoming week:

$1 ECB WYB Dry Idea, Right Guard Sport, or Xtreme $2.99 Limit 3

Right Guard, Dry Idea, or Soft & Dri $1 on 2 (10/31/09) SS 8/16/09

Right Guard, Soft & Dri or Dry Idea $1 on 2 (9/30/09) SS 7/12/09

$2 ECB WYB Aquafresh Iso Actives $3.99 Limit 1

Aquafresh Iso Actives,$1 off, Print or Print

$1.50 off AquaFresh Isoactive, Extreme Clean, or Advanced 4.3-6oz CRT

$2 ECB WYB Multi packs of Crest or Fixodent Limit 1

Crest Premium Toothpaste, 4.2 oz+ .75 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Crest Rinse, 440ml + .75 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Crest Toothpaste, 4.2 oz+ .50 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Fixodent Adhesive, 1.2 oz+ .50 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

$2 ECB WYB Crest TP, Rinse or oral B Floss $2.99 Limit 1

Pro Health Toothpaste or 4.2 oz or Pro Health Rinse or Oral B

Crest Premium Toothpaste, 4.2 oz+ .75 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Crest Rinse, 440ml + .75 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Crest Toothpaste, 4.2 oz+ .50 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

$1 ECB WYB Colgate Toothbrushes Limit 1

$3 ECB WYB Zantac $9.99 Limit 2

Zantac $1 (10/31/09) SS 8/23/09

Zantac 75 product $1.50 (9/30/09) SS #2 5/17/09

Zantac Product $1 (9/30/09) SS #2 5/17/09$5 printable here [zantacotc.com]

$2 ECB WYB Clairol Perfect 10 $10.99 Limit 3

Clairol Hair Color, any except Balsam $2 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

$5 ECB WYB $15 Neutrogena Limit 1

$3 ECB WYB any Gillette Cartridges Limit 1

Gillette Fusion Shave Gel Free wyb any Fusion Cartridge (9/30/09) V 8/16/09

Gillette Deodorant Free wyb any Fusion Cartridge (9/30/09) V 8/16/09

$10 ECB WYB Covergirl Simply Ageless Foundation AND any Olay Regenerest Limit 1

Covergirl Face Product, Any (1) Free wyb (1) Covergirl Foundation, Any, (9/30/09) P&G 8/30/09

$1/1 any Covergirl product (9/30/09) P&G 8/30/09

$1/1 Olay Facial Moisturizer or Facial Cleanser (10/31/09) V 9/13/09

$1/1 Olay Facial Moisturizer or Facial Cleanser (9/30/09) V 8/23/09Olay Mail-in-Rebate [olay.com] (to receive a free Olay Regenerist Anti-Aging Eye Roller coupon wyb 2 Regenerist Facial cleansers)

$5 ECB WYB $15 of the Candy listed Limit 1

Mike & Ike or Good & Plenty 2/$2

M&Ms $6Orbit or Extra 2/$4

Orbit or Trident 2/$5

Trident Gum White, Extra Care, or Splash $1 on 3 DND (10-24-09) SS 8/30/09

Whoppers 2/$4

Mars Fun Size $8

Sourpatch Kids or Swedish Fish 2/$4

Mars Minis $5

$1 ECB WYB Propel or Gatorade 2/$9 Limit 1

$3 ECB WYB Pepsi 12 pack 4/$12 Limit 1

Other non ecb deals:

Kleenex 96¢ Limit 4

Kleenex Facial Tissue .50/3 OR any One Bundle Pack (9/30/09) SS 8/2/09

Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat & Pebbles Cereals BOGO

To view entire ad go here.

Walgreens Deals 9/20-9/26

Here are some of my favorite deals this upcoming week for Walgreens:

Roots of Nature Hair Product $6 Get Back $6 RR FREE

$1 Printable

Thermacare Heat Wrap single pack, on sale $2.49, get $2.50 RR FREE

$1.00 off Any Size Thermacare Printable [wyethallbrands.com]

Buy $25, get $10 RR

80 or 100 ct. Tylenol $7.99

100 ct. Motrin or Simply Sleep

180 Ct. St. Joseph's Aspirin

30 ct. Zyrtec $18.99

Tylenol Extra Strength $1 (9/7/09) V 6/7/09

Tylenol Extra Strength $2 any except trial size (9/30/09) SS 6/21/09

Motrin $1 (12/15/09) V 5/17/09

Zyrtec 14ct, 10mg Tablets $2.50 (9/23/09) V 8/23/09

Zyrtec 30ct+, 10mg Tablets $4 (9/23/09) V 8/23/09

Zyrtec Childrens $2 (11/2/09) SS 8/2/09

Zyrtec Childrens $2 (9/23/09) V 8/23/09

Zyrtec Childrens Perfect Measure, 10ct $3 (9/23/09) V 8/23/09

Zyrtec, 24 ct+ $4 (11/2/09) SS 8/2/09

Buy $20 of Nestle products, get $5 RR

Lean Cuisine, Stouffers or Hot Pockets 2/$5

Lean Cuisine, any variety $1/2 (12/31/09) V 9/13/09

$2/3 Lean Cuisine entrees (12/31/09) Sept. 09 All You magazine

Coffee Mate powder $2.99

Nescafe Taster's Choice Instant coffee $6.99

Coffee-Mate $0.55 Printable [everydayeating.com]

Lean Pockets or Hot Pockets, 6.5-9oz packages .75/3 (11/15/09) V 8/23/09

Buy 20 ct. Claritin for $15.99, get $3 RR

Claritin D Non Drowsy, 10 ct+ $3 (9-30-09) SS 8/30/09

Claritin Non Drowsy Childrens, 10ct+ $2 (9-30-09) SS 8/30/09

Claritin Non Drowsy, 20 ct+ $4 (9-30-09) SS 8/30/09

Buy 2 or more, get $5 RR

Sudafed PE 18 or 24 ct., Children's Liquid 4 oz., or Nasal Spray .5 oz. $5.99

Benadryl 18-24 ct., Children's Liquid 4 oz. $4.99

Tylenol Cough, Cold, Sinus and Allergy Relief 20 or 24 ct., Liquid 8 oz., Children's Liquid 4 oz. $5.99

Sudafed, Sudafed PE or OM $2 (11/2/09) SS 8/2/09

SudaFed, PE, $1 off Various, $2 off Nasal Spray Print [sudafed.com]

Benadryl $1.00 Printable [benadryl.com]

Benadryl Allergy $1 (9/30/09) SS 6/28/09

Benadryl Allergy Product $1 (12/31/09) V 8/23/09

Benadryl Allergy Product, any except trial $1 (11/12/09) SS 8/2/09

Benadryl Childrens Allergy Product, any except trial $1 (11/2/09) SS 8/2/09

Benadryl, Childrens $1 (12/31/09) V 8/23/09

Tylenol 8HR Product, 24ct+ $2 (11/23/09) SS 8/23/09

Tylenol Allergy or Sinus, any except trial $1 (11/2/09) SS 8/2/09

Tylenol, $1 off Any Children's Tylenol (Excludes Trial)PrintTylenol, $1 off Any, Print [tylenol.com]

Tylenol, Extra Strength, $1 or Arthritis, $1, Print [tylenol.com]

Tylenol, Cold, $2 off, Print [tylenol.com]

Children's Benedryl, liquid 4 oz., Dissolving Tablets 18 ct. $1 off (Wags CAB)

Tylenol Children's Liquid, 4 oz. $1 off (Wags CAB)

Tylenol Adult Cold, Sinus or Allergy, 8 oz. or 24 ct. $1 off (Wags Healthy Savings Booklet)

Crest, purchase 2 for $8, get $5 RR

Crest Outlast 5.8 oz. or Extra Whitening plus Scope Toothpaste 6 oz.Scope White 24 oz. or Outlast Mouthwash 25.4 oz.

Oral B/Crest dental care, on sale 2/$4, get $2 RR

Oral B Indicator ToothbrushOral-B Indicator Manual Toothbrush B1G1F (9/30/09) V 8/23/09

Crest Toothpaste 6.4 oz.Crest Toothpaste, 4.2 oz+ .50 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Lipton Tea on sale 2/$5, get $1 RR

100 pack Original48 pack Decaf or 40 pack Green TeaLipton Products, Teabags, To-Go or Iced Tea Mix, .50, Printable [coupons.com]

Lipton Tea Bags, Lipton To Go or any Iced Tea Mix, any .75/2 (10-25-09) V 8/2/09

Lipton Tea Bags, Lipton To Go, or any Iced Tea Mix .50 (9/20/09) V 6/28/09

$1 RR WYB 1 Electrasol, 20 ct., or Jet Dry, 8.45 oz, $3.99

Finish Dishwasher Cleaner .40 (9/27/09) SS 8/30/09

Finish Jet-Dry .40 (9/27/09) SS 8/30/09

Finish/Electrasol Powder or Gel, any .25 (9/27/09) SS 8/30/09

Finish/Electrasol Powerball Tabs, Gelpacs or Quantum .75 (9/27/09) SS 8/30/09

$1 RR WYB 2 Glade candles, 2/$5

Soy Candles 4 ozScented Oil Candle Tin 4 pack refillCandle Holder[Note: this is a monthly deal.]Glade Scented Oil Candles Refill Pack FREE wyb any Glade Scented Oil Candles Holder up to $3.99 (10/03/09) SS 8/23/09

Glade Scented Oil Candles Refill Pack FREE wyb any Glade Scented Oil Candles Holder up to $3.49 Printable [redplum.com] (use zip 77530)

Glade Scented Oil Refill Pack $1 (10/03/09) SS 8/23/09

Glade The Fragrance Collection 2oz Soy Based Candle FREE up to $3.49 (10/3/09) SS 8/9/09 Glade The Fragrance Collection Products $3.00/2 (10/3/09) SS 8/9/09

$5 RR WYB a FreeStyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitor, $19.99

[Note: ad also mentions a $19.99 mail in rebate in box.]

To view entire ad go here.

Sunday Coupons

Tomorrows Sunday Paper will have two coupon inserts. Keep your eyes out for one Smart Source and one Red Plum.

To preview the coupons take a peek here.

OshKosh B'gosh & Carter's Coupons

Here are some great coupons for OshKosh B'gosh & Carter's. I usually use these at their outlet stores in Williamsburg to stretch my dollars even farther!

OshKosh B'gosh is having a great $10 Blow Out Sale where Baby Boy & Girl two-pieces regularly priced at $26 are just $10 and under! Use this coupon to get even more! Coupon valid through September 23, 2009.

Carter's is in the final days of thier 50% Off Baby Sale! Here is a great coupon to use there to get even more also! It's valid through September 22, 2009!

Enjoy!

Free GeoTrax DVD

This is a great Freebie from Fischer Price! You can request a free GeoTrax DVD which contains 4 episodes and runs for a total of 46 minutes. It's totally FREE - including shipping & handling!

Sign up for your copy here.

Thanks, Stretching A Buck!

Free Mars Chocolate!

It's Friday & every Friday through September at 9:00AM ET you can get a Free Real Chocolate coupon for your favorite Mars product from their "Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act"! Go here to get your coupon!

Don't wait long to get yours - its only open each week for the first 250,000 people who request!

P&G Home Made Simple Coupon Book

This wonderful coupon book offer is available again! It has really great value P&G coupons and most of the time it will have a coupon for one free product. Mine last time was a free bottle of Cascade Rinse Agent.

Go here to request yours!

$3/1 Sara Lee Pre-Sliced Deli Meat!

Go here to print your coupon for $3.00 off the purchase of a package of pre-sliced Sara Lee Deli Meat.

These will not last long so go get yours now!

Thanks, For the Mommas!

Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets

Have you heard of or tried the Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ sheets yet?! I really really like this product!

New Purex® Complete 3-in-1™ Laundry Sheets are the simplest way to do laundry. Each powerful sheet contains a load’s worth of super-concentrated detergent, softener and anti-static all in one product.

Simply drop a Laundry Sheet into the washer (either Standard or High-efficiency), the blue detergent portion of the sheet is released during the wash cycle. Once the washer is complete, transfer the laundry sheet with clothes to dryer. The color stripe is heat activated by the dryer to soften clothes and remove static. It is that simple.

Whats great is that since they are individual sheets you know if the package indicates 20 loads that you will get 20 loads out of it! Sometimes its hard to judge liquid detergent to make sure you are getting the proper number of loads per bottle, therefore the most for your money. Also - if you are washing a smaller load you can cut the sheet in half or cut a portion of it off as to gain even more use out of these laundry sheets.

These sheets make laundry so simple!! If you were thinking of trying this product, now is the time! Go here to learn more and to print off a $1 off coupon when you buy the Purex® Complete 3-in-1™.

$30 off at Express

Starting today through Sunday, September 20, 2009 - Save $30 off a $75 purchase or $15 off a $30 purchase in store & online at Express!

Go here to print your coupon. To use it online use the online promo code: 3049

Arby's Freebie Wednesday

Arby's is back with their free item on Wednesday's promotion, for the month of September! Today's freebie menu item is a FREE Regular Sidekickers with any sandwich purchase!

Here are their offerings for this month:

September

16 – Free Regular Sidekickers with any sandwich purchase

23 – Free Roastburger with any soft drink purchase

30 – Free FruiTea with any sandwich purchase

Take note of your receipt before you toss it. The last few times we've eaten at Arby's the back of the receipt has a Free Roast Beef or Roast Beef n' Cheddar sandwich offer on it if you complete a survey about your trip to Arby's, within 2 days! So don't miss that deal either!

Ellwood Thompson's Double Coupons!

Every Tuesday is Double Coupon Day at Ellwood Thompson's! They will double your coupons up to $0.75! Make sure you grab the Mambo Sprouts and Healthy Clippings coupon books in the store and to check your favorite brand online for coupons for these great savings!

Ellwood Thompson's is a local independent business located at 4 N. Thompson Street Richmond, VA 23221, right near the famed Carytown Shopping District. They have a strong commitment to supportingVirginia Businesses and farms. No product created outside of a 100-mile radius bares the Ellwood Thompson's Local Label!

They also support the 'Go Green to Save Green' practice that I posted about here. So bring your own bags, for every bag you bring that we use for your groceries, Ellwood Thompson’s will refund you $0.10. You can reuse paper bags, plastic bags, canvas bags, book bags, purses whatever you choose as long as they do not provide you with a new bag you will receive the credit!

Thanks, Richmond Bargains!

Family Portraits

We were in Va. Beach for a couple of days last week. While we were there we had our first 'family portrait' session! We had come to know about our photographer, Tracey Sanders, through a couple of friends who had sessions with her before. They sang her high praises & she lived up to those praises and then some! She was wonderful with our 15mo old litte bug who literally never stopped moving during the almost 2 hour session!

Here is a preview of our session. If the remainder of the proofs are as amazing as these - I have no idea how we'll choose our prints!

Thank you Tracey! We will be back!

Bath & Body Works

Use this coupon here to get a FREE Signature Collection Body Care Item (Up to a $12 Value) with a $10 purchase at Bath & Body Works! This coupon is valid online & in stores and is good through September 27, 2009!

Walgreens Deals 9/13-9/19

Here are some of my favorite Walgreens deals for the upcoming week:

$5 RR WYB 3 or more or $2 RR WYB 2 or more products below

Phillips Colon Care 24 or 30 ct or liquid 8 or 12 oz

Phillips Product, any (medical) $1 (10/31/09) V 7/26/09

Alka Seltzer 10 - 26 ct

Aleve 200 ct tablets or caplets or 80 ct smooth gels $7.99

Aleve 80 ct Liqui Gels $10.99

Aleve $1.00 Printable [aleve.com]

Bayer Aspirin 100 ct or Heart Health 80 ct $8.49

Bayer $1.00 Printable [apfco.com]

Bayer Aspirin, 24 ct+ $1 (10/31/09) V 7/26/09

One a Day 50 - 200 ct One A Day, Vitamins, $1, Print [coupons.com] or Print [coupons.com] OR $2/1 Print [nmamicrosites.com] (Wags Logo)

Citracal 100 - 200 ctCitracal Product, any except Creamy Bites $1 (10-31-09) V 7/26/09

Citracal $1.00 Printable [citracal.com]

$10 RR WYB $20 Garnier ProductsFructis Hair Care 3/$10

Garnier Fruitis Shampoo or Conditioner .75 (9-15-09) V 8/16/09

Garnier Fruitis Style Product .75 (9-15-09) V 8/16/09

Garnier Fructis, any $1/1 - tearpad found on Wags display

Nutritioniste Ultra Lift $12

Nutritioniste Ultra Lift Pro $14

Nutritioniste Skin Renew $10

Garnier Cleanser or Moisturizer $1 (11-15-09) V 8/16/09

Nutritioniste Nutri Pure $5

Garnier Cleanser or Moisturizer $1 (11-15-09) V 8/16/09

Garnier Hair Color $5Garnier Nutrisse Color $2 (9-15-09) V 8/16/09

Buy 2 or more get $3 RR

Neosporin spray, .26 oz. or ointment, .5oz. $3.99

Neosporin .50 (11/30/09) SS 8/2/09

Neosporin .50 (9/30/09) SS 6/28/09

Neosporin Product, any .50 (11/30/09) SS 8/23/09

IVC $2 Neosporin from coloring book

Bandaid 8-20 ct Tough Strips, Ultra strips, antibiotic bandages $2.49

Band-Aid Adhesive Bandages Product, any except trial .50 (11/30/09) SS 8/2/09

Band-Aid Brand Adhesive Bandages .50 (9/30/09) SS 6/28/09

Buy $15 Get $5 RR

Curel Lotion 13oz $6

Jergens Lotion 16.8 or 21 oz $6

$5 Select John Frieda hair care Shampp or cond. 8-10 oz, Styling products 2.4-10oz.$8

Select John Frieda hair care Sheer Blonde Go Blonder or color renuw shampoo or cond. 9.3oz, Luminous Color Glaze, 6.5oz, Frizz-Ease Hair Serum 1.69oz

John Frieda Collection Product, any except trial sizes and kits $1 (10/10/09) SS 8/23/09$6 Biore Skin Care, cleanser, scrub, lotion, 3.4-6.7oz, 6-14 pack strips$12

Biore Skin Preservation Moisturizer, 1.7oz, Fortifying Eye Creme, .5 oz

To view the complete sales ad, go here.

CVS Deals 9/13-9/19

Here are some of my favorite CVS deals for this upcoming week:

2 ECB WYB $6 Suave shampoo, conditioner 12-22.5 oz, styler 9-11 oz or body wash 12 oz. Sale $2 each

Suave Body Wash .75 (10/25/09) V 8/2/09

Suave Shampoo, Conditioner, Hairspray or Styling Product $1.00/2 (10/25/09) V 8/2/09

Suave Body Wash .75/2 Issue 9,September All You Magazine, page 39 (11/30/09)

Suave Body Wash, $0.75 off 2, Print [suave.com] (Must Register) brick's-Bottom right hand side of page (pink flower)

Suave, Shamp or Cond, $1/2, Print

2 ECB WYB Listerine Total Care 16.9 oz, Reach Toothbrush 2 pk. or Reach Floss 30 yd $3.99 Limit 3

Listerine Total Care Anti-Cavity Mouth Rinse $2/1 (12/31/09) V 4/26/09

Reach toothbrush or Value Pack $2/1 (5/31/10) SS 6/14/09

Reach toothbrush B1G1 Free up to 3.99 (12/31/09) V 4/26/09

Reach Floss, Listerine Mouthwash, Any 1 Liter or Larger, Reach Toothbrush And/or Reach Access Flosser $5/3 (12/31/09) SS 8/02/09

Reach Floss, Listerine Mouthwash, Any 1 Liter or Larger, Reach Toothbrush And/or Reach Access Flosser $3/2 (12/31/09) SS 8/02/09

2 ECB WYB Claritin products. Non-Drowsy Claritin 24-hr, Liqui-Gels 24 ct, tablets, Reditabs or 12-hr, Claritin-D 30 ct. $19.99

Non-Drowsy Claritin, any 20 ct+ $4/1 (9/30/09) SS 08-30-09

Non-Drowsy Claritin-D, any 10-count+ $3/1 (9/30/09) SS 08-30-09

Non-Drowsy Claritin or Children's Claritin, any 4oz or 10-count or larger $2/1 (9/30/09) SS 08-30-09

For a full view of the sales, go here.

Free Sample - Palmolive Pure & Clear

Go here to get a Free small bottle of Palmolive Pure & Clear. This is my dish soap of choice, especially since I have a little one's sippy cups & etc that I clean. It has no dyes, no unneccesary chemicals and no heavy fragrances.

The Sunday Paper from two weeks ago had a coupon along with a rebate for Palmolive Pure & Clear, which made it Free after rebate.

Sunday Coupons

If you are a coupon shopper - don't miss out on this Sundays paper! It's looking like there should be 5 Inserts this weekend!!! 3 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum! To get a preview of which coupons will be available, go here.

90% off Restaurant.com!

Through Sunday, September 13, 2009 - get a $25 restaurant gift card at Restaurant.com for ONLY $1!!! That is 90% off! Just enter the code: NINETY at checkout to receive your discount.

Make sure you go through Mr. Rebates or Ebates to receive money back on your purchase! If you are new to either you will actually make money on this deal because both give you $5 upon signup!!!

Enjoy!

Old Navy Weekly

Its Old Navy Weekly Update time!

Keep an eye out on their website tomorrow, Friday September 11th, in hopes to catch it on the reload. They are hiding great coupons again this week, including $75 off $100 purchase coupons are back!!! They are tricky & rarely give any hints as to what time of the evening or night they will reload - so it's up to you to keep refreshing.

Good Luck!

Free Chick-fil-a Chicken Sandwich Today!

Today only wear your favorite sports team logo to Chick-fil-a, from 10:30am until close, to receive a FREE Original Chicken Sandwich! Limit one per person!

Enjoy!

CVS Deals 9/6-9/12

Here are some of my favorite deals from CVS for this upcoming week:

3 Day Sale

ALL Neutrogena Cosmetics BOGO

Neutrogena Eye/Lip Cosmetics, $1 (9-6-09) V 7/26/09

Neutrogena Face Cosmetics, any $2 (9-6-09) V 7/26/09

$3 Any Neutrogena Cosmetic Product August All You exp 9/18/09

Aussie shampoo, conditioner 13.5oz or styler 6-14oz $2.99 Get $2 ECB Limit 3

CVS/pharmacy AA Batteries 40ct. $9.99 Limit 3

Coppertone or Nutra Shield sun care (excludes sticks) $6.99

$5/1 Coppertone NutraShield Printable [coppertone.com]

All Week Sales

Spend $10 Get $5 ECB wyb Dove Chocolate Limit 1

Dove Silky Smooth Chocolate Bag, 8.5 - 9.5 oz. $1.00 (11/08/09) V 08/16/09

Covergirl Clean Liquid foundation or pressed powder $4.99 Get $2 ECB Limit 1

CoverGirl one face product Free wyb Foundation (x9/30)P&G 8/30/09

CoverGirl $1/1 any (x9/30)P&G 8/30/09

Roc or Rembrandt Whitening Kit Spend $30 Get $10 ECB Limit 1

Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving Strips or Pen or Rembrandt Whitening Kit $3 (12/31/09) V 4/26/09

Listerine Whitening Quick Dissolving strips or Pen or Rembrandt Whitening Kit $3 (5/31/10) SS 6/14/09

$5/1 Rembrandt 2 hour Whitening Kit Printable [rembrandtwhitening.com]

Roc $3 off any and $10 off Skin Perfecting System [rocskincare.com]

Lubriderm lotion 13.5-16oz Get $2 ECB Limit 1

Clean & Clear Products Spend $15 Get $5 ECB Limit 1

Clean & Clear Product, any $1 (10/18/09) SS 8/2/09

Johnson's Body Care Wash 20.3oz or lotion 11-14oz Get $2 ECB Limit 1

CRT $2 off Johnson's Body Care (Lotion or Wash)$1/1 Johnson & Johnson Body Care Product, Printable [coupons.com]

Jergen's, Biore, Curel Skin Care or John Frieda Hair Care Spend $15 Get $5 ECB Limit 1

John Frieda Collection Product, any except trial sizes and kits $1 (10/10/09) SS 8/23/09

Aveeno shampoo, conditioner 10.5oz or nourishing spray 5.2oz $7.00 Get $2 ECB Limit 1

$2 OFF Any Aveeno IP [coupons.com]

Degree or Dove Clinical Protection anti-perspirant deodorant solid 1.7oz 2/$15 Get $5 ECB wyb 2 Limit 1

Degree Men or Women Clinical Protection Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant $2 (10/25/09) V 8/2/09

Old Spice High Endurance 3-3.25oz, Secret Solid 2.6-2.7oz or spray 4oz (excludes Scent Expressions, Flawless, Fresh & Smooth Effects) 2/$5 Get $1 ECB wyb 2 Limit 1

Old Spice Antiperspirant/deodorant or Body Wash $1.00/2 (9/30/09) P & G 8/2/09

Old Spice Body Spray FREE up to $2.99 wyb any (3) Old Spice Deodorant or Body Wash (9/30/09) P & G 8/2/09

Old Spice Anti-Perspirant/Deodorant or Body Wash $1/2 (x10/31)P&G 8/30/09

Kotex tampons 36ct., pads 28-44ct. or Lightdays liners 105-135ct. 2/$10 Get $2 ECB wyb 2 Limit 5

Schick Slim Triple ST3 disposable razors for delicate skin 8ct. $6.99 Get $4 ECB Limit 1

Schick Disposable Razor $1 (10/04/09) SS 8/23/09

Schick Disposable Razor $3 (9/27/09) SS 8/16/09

Scope Outlast mint, peppermint 750ml or Crest with Scope Outlast toothpaste 5.8oz $3.49 Get $2.50 ECB Limit 2

Crest Premium Toothpaste, 4.2 oz+ .75 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Crest Toothpaste, 4.2 oz+ .50 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Walgreens Deals 9//6-9/12

Here are some of my favorite deals this week at Walgreens:

Buy $15, get $5 RR or buy $10, get $2 RR

Starbucks Ice cream pint $3

$2/1 Starbucks Ice Cream, Any - 06-21-09 SS Exp 9/13/09

Starbucks Ice Cream Pint $1 (10/1/09) V 8/9/09

Starbucks Ice Cream Pint $1/1 Printable [coupons.com]

Starbucks Frapaccino $5Starbucks Bottled Frappuccino Coffee Drink or Doubleshot Espresso Drink $1 (9/13/09) SS 6/21/09

Starbucks Ground Coffee $7

$3 RR WYB Windex Window Cleaner or Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Cleaner $9.99

Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Starter Kit $3 (9/27/09) SS #2 8/2/09

Windex Outdoor All-In-One Glass Cleaning Tool Starter Kit $3 (10/18/09) SS 8/23/09 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Kit $7 printable [automaticshowercleaner.com]

$2 RR WYB Glade Sense & Spray, Lasting Impressions, or Fragrance Collection reed diffuser or 3 wick candle $5.99

Glade Sense & Spray $4 (10/03/09) SS 8/23/09

Glade Lasting Impressions $3 (9/12/09) SS 8/2/09

Glade Fragrance Collection $3 printable [redplum.com] (use zip code 77530)

$1 RR WYB Colgate Maxfresh or Maxwhite TB or TP 2/$5

Colgate Toothbrush .40 (9/19/09) SS 8/30/09

Colgate Toothpaste (select) .75 (9/19/09) SS 8/30/09

$2 RR WYB Venus Razor $7.99

$2 RR WYB Playtex Tampons 36 pk $7.99

Playtex Sport Plastic Applicator Tampons, 18 ct.+ .50 DND (10/11/09) SS 8/16/09

Playtex Gentle Glide Tampons or Personal Cleansing Cloth .50 8/13/09 DND (10/11/09) SS 8/16/09

$5 RR WYB 2 or more products below

Tylenol Severe Allergy 20 - 24 ct or Multi Symptom Liquid 4 or 8 oz$5.99

Tylenol Allergy or Sinus, any except trial $1 (11/2/09) SS 8/2/09

Sudafed PE 20 or 24 ct or Children's Sinus Congestion Liquid 4 oz or Nasal Spray .5 oz $5.99

Sudafed, Sudafed PE or OM $2 (11/2/09) SS 8/2/09

Sudafed OM Nasal Spray $2/1 Printable [coupons.com]

Benedryl Severe Allergy/Sinus Headache or Childrens Liquid 4 oz $4.99

Benadryl Allergy $1 (9/30/09) SS 6/28/09

Benadryl Allergy Product $1 (12/31/09) V 8/23/09

Benadryl Allergy Product, any except trial $1 (11/12/09) SS 8/2/09

Benadryl Childrens Allergy Product, any except trial $1 (11/2/09) SS 8/2/09

Benadryl, Childrens $1 (12/31/09) V 8/23/09

$10 RR WYB $25 or more of products below

Zyrtec 30 ct $18.99

Zyrtec 30ct+, 10mg Tablets $4 (9/23/09) V 8/23/09

Motrin 100 ct $7.99Motrin $1 (12/15/09) V 5/17/09

Tylenol 80 or 100 ct$7.99

Tylenol Extra Strength $2 any except trial size (9/30/09) SS 6/21/09

Simply Sleep $7.99

St Josephs Enteric Aspirin 180 ct $7.99

$2 RR WYB Pampers Jumbo Pack Diapers or Training Pants 2/$20

Pampers, any $1 (9/30/09) P & G 8/30/09

Reminder

Since this weekend is a holiday weekend there will be no coupons in Sunday's paper.

Hope you'll have a very Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Free Chocolate!

Today(Friday) at 9:00AM ET and every Friday through September for a chance to get a Free Real Chocolate coupon for your favorite Mars product from their "Mars Real Chocolate Relief Act"! Go here to get your coupon!

Don't wait long to get yours - its only open each week for the first 250,000 people who request!

FTD Good Neighbor Day

Wednesday, September 9th is the annual FTD Good Neighbor Day.

Florists will be distributing free bouquets and encouraging you to share them with your neighbors!

For more information visit here and to find out if your florist is participating, visit here.

For my hometown, Farmville VA, friends - it looks like Rochette's Florist is participating. You can contact them at (434) 392-4154 or visit their website here.

Thanks, for The Mommas!

Old Navy Weekly Update!

Its Thursday & that means its Old Navy Weekly Update time!

Keep an eye out on their website in hopes to catch it on the reload. They are hiding great coupons again this week, including $65 off $100 purchase coupons! They are tricky & rarely give any hints as to what time of the evening or night they will reload - so it's up to you to keep refreshing.

Good Luck!

Whole Foods Anniversary - Saturday

This Saturday Sept 5, from 10am - 6pm, Whole Foods off of West Broad Street (11173 West Broad Street Glen Allen, VA 23060) will be celebrating its First Anniversary with a day of free cake, live music, hot dog eating contest, bread-making for children, and a shopping spree winner shopping their heart out for 365 seconds!

Can you believe they've been in Richmond for a year already? What a great addition to the area! Happy 1st Anniversary Whole Foods, RVA!

For more information visit Richmond Bargains!

Babies R' Us Labor Day Weekend Diaper Sale!

Starting tomorrow, Friday September 4th & running through Monday, September 7, 2009 - Babies R' Us is running a great diaper sale!

If you purchase any 3 Pampers diapers or pants, 84ct & lower - you will receive a $10 Babies R' Us / Toys R' Us Gift Card!

Buying diapers in smaller counts can be more expensive, however, the $10 gift card totally makes up for that!

They are also having a great sale on other items in the store over Labor Day! Check out the full list here. The coupons are located here My favorites are:

- SAVE $5 coupon on your baby purchase of $25 or more

- FREE $5 Gift Card when you buy ANY 2 Huggies Mega Packs, Overnight Jumbo Packs, Pull-Ups Mega Packs, GoodNites Jumbo Packs or Pure & Natural Jumbo Packs (15 - 84 ct.)

- Save $2 on ANY 3 baby lotion wash, shampoo, powder or diaper rash items (excludes Mustela).

If you are a member of the Babies R' Us 'Rewards R'Us' Program you increase your savings by earning $5 back on every $150 you spend, each quarter! Along with Diaper savings for every 9 Jumbo packs or larger Huggies or Pampers you purchase in a year - you get the 10th FREE!

$10 in Lysol Coupons

Go here to print off over $10 worth of coupons for Lysol Products.

I always hold on to as many Lysol Coupons that I can find! Usually Kroger places their Lysol Cleaning Products on sale about once a quarter. Combine the sale with Lysol Coupons (those $0.50 & under are doubled at Kroger) and you'll get some great cleaning products for super cheap!

Thanks, Saving Our Cents!

For My Teacher Friends

Since the start of the school year is upon us - Clorox is offering a free canister of Clorox Disinfecting Wipes to teachers across the country. This offer is good through September 5, 2009. Go here to redeem the offer, while supplies last.

While you are there - look around the website. Teachers can also sign up & download FREE lesson plans, worksheets and tips to help keep your classroom cleaner.

With the regular & H1N1 Flu Seaons looming - keeping the germs out of your classrooms will be beneficial to you & your students!

Thanks, Stretching A Buck!

National Coupon Month

So this is my 100th post! Wow, huh?! I’m six weeks out from starting my blog & I’ve already done 100 posts! It’s true to who I am though. Anyone who knows me will tell you that I am rarely at a loss for words!

In honor of my 100th post coinciding with the beginning of September – I wanted to pass along a little known fact. Did you know that September is National Coupon Month?! It’s true!

According to Coupon Month Facts - The first coupon was issued in 1894 by a druggist who had purchased the formula for Coca-Cola. He hand wrote his coupons for a free glass of Coca-Cola. The first actual grocery coupon was issued the following year by C.W. Post. It was for one cent off of Post Grape Nuts Cereal! Did you also know that 3 out of 4 (76%) of US Consumers use coupons? This adds up to nearly $3 Billion dollars saved annually!

Some people don’t think that coupons are worth their time. However, they are worth it to me.

Here are some reasons why:

Coupons allow me:
· To be a SAHM to our 15 month our daughter
· To provide a wide assortment of healthy good meals for my family
· To afford to keep us properly clothed!
· To afford for our family to have a couple meals out each month & to give me a few nights off from cooking!
· To afford to purchase a few ‘mommy’ items here & there as a treat
· To try a few new items without risking a hit financially
· To add decorative items to our home without spending money we don’t have
· To purchase birthday & holiday gifts for family members

There are plenty of other ways that by taking a couple hours a week to search for coupons – my family is better off. I am always learning new things about couponing and I am grateful that they exist!