• A week of coupons & freebies

    Posted on December 1st, 2008 Saver Queen 11 comments

    I’ve been so busy that I haven’t even updated you with some great deals and freebies I discovered last week. First, let me begin with my favourite grocery deals I scored.

    This week's best deals

    As Kate mentioned on a previous post, the Europe’s Best Frozen Veggies were on sale for $1.99 and with plenty of Europe’s Best coupons out there, the priced was reduced to just 99¢ each.  Luckily, this sale, which can be found at Loblaws, is recurring this week!

    The Robin Hood Flour was on sale for only $3.49, but with a 75¢ off coupon (came with my free Homemakers magazine) it was only $2.74.

    The Maestro Extra virgin Olive Oil was on sale for $5.89 - and this sale came just in time, as we had just run out.

    The Knorr soups were on sale for $1.99 and came with a $2 coupon when you buy two, so they were only 99¢ each.  This special is still on this week at Loblaws and Valu Mart.

    The Royale toilet paper was purchased from IGA at $2.99 for a pack of 16. With a $1 coupon, it came to $1.99 - or just over 12¢ a roll.  The equivalent sale is on now at No Frills this week - 40 rolls for $5.97. Use a coupon (Royale coupons are plentiful, at save.ca, for instance) and pay $4.97, or again, just over 12¢ a roll.

    I will be adding the flour and toilet paper to my Food Bank stash for the Saver Queen Shopping Challenge. I am adding to my personal stash every time I get a great deal and will be delivering to the Fire hall this December.

    Butternut loves exploring the cloth bags when I unpack the groceries!

    In all, I used $6.55 in coupons - a little bit less than normal, however I also got extra PC points with points coupons and from bringing cloth bags.  Make sure to remind the cashier to give you your PC points with every green bin and cloth bag you use.  I used two bins and one bag. 

    I also received some coupons with my PC bill.  If you spend $75, you will get a bonus of 5000 points; 10,000 points come with $150 purchase and 20,000 points with a $200 purchase.  Don’t forget to check your bills for coupons like these!

    Other freebies this week:

    My partner and I went to Marks Work Warehouse to use my two free $10 gift cards that came with the flyer.  (As earlier referred to here.) The minimum purchase was $10 so the products were free (minus taxes). I got a stainless steel water bottle (stainless steel is apparently the safest kind of water bottle) and another travel mug (a certain someone keeps forgetting his at work.) The best thing about getting these purchases for free is that they are money savers!  Water bottles and coffee mugs are great investments to make so that you can avoid frequenting the coffee shops.

    Did anyone else use their free gift cards?

    They were free! And a great investment to boot.

    Finally, I also enjoyed receiving a few more freebies.  I used my free coffee card at the Second Cup (also mentioned here) and found Head & Shoulders shampoo and conditioner samples in my mail box. Good for a stocking stuffer or a travel kit.

    What great deals, sales, or freebies did you enjoy in the last week? 

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    11 responses to “A week of coupons & freebies”

    1. jpkittie December 1st, 2008 at 08:22

      great shopping!!!! Looks like you got some pretty good deals! (and love the kitty photo!)

    2. Brenda December 1st, 2008 at 09:18

      I used one of my Mark’s coupons - got some lip balm for mother-in-law, and two small packs of ear plugs (for my husband to sleep during the day when the kids are home!) I had an extra card, which I wasn’t going to use, so I gave it to the woman in line ahead of me to use. Pass it forward!

    3. Sally December 1st, 2008 at 12:19

      The Mark’s card was a great deal and I bought the same travel mug - I am returning it today. I love it and am sad but when I hand washed it water got inside the purple part. I have tried draining it in different ways but after a week there is still water in there. It was also not dishwasher safe so a pain to begin with. I love the travel mug but I do need one that I can wash in water!

    4. Saver Queen December 1st, 2008 at 12:23

      Sally, I had no idea the travel mug wasn’t dishwasher safe. I put it in the dishwasher last night. Oops!!! Does anyone know if it safe to wash the stainless steel water bottles in the dishwasher??

    5. Kate December 1st, 2008 at 13:33

      I’m glad the coupon tip came in handy!

      I have to admit- I seem to be useless with coupons. I’ve been trying it out as part of the Saver Queen Shopping Challenge, but have been finding actually USING coupons frustrating.

    6. Saver Queen December 1st, 2008 at 13:48

      Kate - excellent question. I’m going to post some tips on how to use coupons effectively and easily. It’s definitely an art form! :)

    7. Kate December 1st, 2008 at 16:20

      They always seem to be a) for products or brands I don’t use (processed junk in particular) and/or b) force me to trek all over town to redeem them (maybe it’s a downtown thing, but I tend to get the ‘valid except at x, y, and z stores’ ones, and anything within a 20 min drive of me is x, y, or z).

      I HAVE found flyer hunting useful though. We live near both a Loeb and Loblaws, so flyers help decide which one gets our business that week. Flyers have certainly helped us save money by stocking up when things are cheap, plus I tend to find all sorts of deals at the store that weren’t advertised, like the recent Almond Dream at Loblaws for the equivalent of $1.00 off each carton (3/5.00 instead of 2.69 each)

    8. Cara December 1st, 2008 at 22:05

      I found using coupons difficult at first too but I am getting better! I got a free Toblerone Chocolate bar today with my $1 off coupon when I used it at Walmart for a Toblerone bar that was only 97 cents! Yay!

    9. Katelyn December 2nd, 2008 at 00:08

      Where’d you get the stainless water bottles from? I like them and am in the market for a new one… the one I have has a crappy spout, so I never use it. Shame on me. :(

    10. Andrea December 2nd, 2008 at 00:19

      LOL :). Love the cat in the background! It’s like your signature/or trademark for the pic. Too funny.

      My fam. was sick this past week so I have some catch-up reading to do…but WOW-great deals in this blog! It reminds of the Ikea commercial with the lady running out of the store with her receipt and yelling, “start the car…start the car!..”. I love that commercial & everytime I see it I laugh out loud.
      The great deals like what you have received, water bottles and all must have felt exhilarting when you left the store..

    11. Saver Queen December 2nd, 2008 at 17:20

      Thanks for your comments, everyone!

      Brenda - love the pass it forward idea. One day I noticed the couple ahead of me buying stuff I had a $2 coupon for so I handed it to them (and then they voluntarily helped me with my bags!) It gave me this great sense that we can take care of each other.

      Katelyn - I got it at Mark’s Work Warehouse and you can find your free coupon here: http://www2.marks.com/CashCardCoupon/

      Andrea: Welcome back, sorry to hear about the sick fam. That commercial is so funny!!! Butternut is becoming a regular on the site eh? “Saver Cat”. She’s definitely the true “Queen” in our household.

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