WAL MART WOW

I seldom use coupons at Wal Mart, since most of the time I leave disappointed. They are usually very coupon-unfriendly. I guess today was my lucky day! I had a $4 Wholly Guacamole coupon and my last $5 Kraft coupon. They were both expiring. I bought:

2 Breakstone Sour Cream
3 Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1 Wholly Guacamole
1 Store Brand Loaf Bread

The guacamole only cost 2.28 so I was prepared for a problem. However, if went through just fine. I don't think my cashier keyed it in, but I'm not sure. When she scanned my Kraft coupon, she was prompted to enter the amount. When she entered $5, it only credited me 1.42. She told me this and when I questioned why, she said she didn't know. She then went and asked someone, and when she came back, she entered the remaining 3.58 as a vendor coupon.

I paid a total of .70. WOW!

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WAL MART SURVEY

Do you shop Wal Mart? I do shop there for some things, but do not use many coupons there. They are just so picky that they actually un-bag the merchandise and scrutinize it to the smallest detail. If you would like to let them know how you feel about your couponing experiences there, click HERE to take their survey. It should not take you more than a minute or two. I only had 6 questions.

STAPLES MAKES A CHANGE

For those of us who participate in Staples' Ink Recycling program, this is a big change. As of July 1, 2010, Staples will award $2 Staples Rewards for each cartridge recycled. The limit per month stays at 10. This gives us just 4 more days to receive $3 per empty cartridge. If you do not currently participate in this program, go HERE, and click on "Staples Rewards" at the bottom of the page for more information.

15% OFF AT STAPLES

For those of you who shop Staples, go HERE to print a coupon for 15% off your in-store purchase, excluding computers. But you have to hurry! The coupon is only valid through Saturday.

HOT SCRUBBING BUBBLES COUPON

Have you been wanting to give the Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner a try, but just do not want to pay that much for it? Go HERE to print a $7 off coupon and a coupon for Buy one refill, get one free. Then just look for the best deal in your area. Word has it that Walgreen's has a special right now, through 01/02/10, where you get a free refill with the purchase of the starter kit. So you could purchase the starter kit for 13.99 minus 7.00 coupon and get 2 free refills all for 6.99 plus tax. You could then submit it for a 5.00 rebate from SC Johnson, making your total cost 1.99 plus tax. Good Deal!

50% OFF AT MICHAEL'S

Go HERE to print a coupon for 50% off any one item at Michael's. But hurry, this coupon expires on 1/2/10. Sign up for their newsletter and you could receive one of these coupons every month.

STAPLES REWARDS = FREE STUFF

Do you have old ink cartridges lying around? I have been saving these things forever because a long time ago I heard that there was some sort of fundraiser associated with them and I just could not bring myself to throw them away. Well, never found out anything about the fundraiser but they have become a moneymaker for me. You can recycle up to 10 cartridges per month at Staples and they will give you $3 in Staples rewards per cartridge. Staples Rewards are store credit that you get via mail. Some of them come monthly, others quarterly. But you have to sign up for the program HERE. While there, I also took advantage of a special offer they are having right now on Duracell Batteries. I bought 2 20-packs of Duracell AA Batteries at 12.99 each and will receive the whole purchase price of 25.98 back in Staples Rewards. I already bought 2 packs a couple of weeks ago, so I am looking forward to receiving 81.96 back in Staples Rewards in January. Since I have a Kodak Printer, and the price of the ink is about the same everywhere, as determined by Kodak, this is a great way for me to stock up on ink.