A week of coupons & freebies

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? 

Good stuff in the mail!

There was a cute post I noticed recently on at The Finer Things, where the blogger discussed listed some of her favourite things in life that are free. One of my favourite things is getting “good mail.” Getting mail from my international friends is probably my most favourite thing to receive, but coupons and freebies aren’t bad either! Here’s a list of goodies I got last week:

Save.ca coupons, including coupons for a free Campbell’s Healthy Request Soup (sells for $2.47 at Price Chopper) and coupons for Dairy-Oh milk, Best Water Fish, Duracell Batteries, and more.

A Kraft cookbook. Join the “Kraft community” and they will send you a feee cookbook. Unfortunately it didn’t come with coupons like I had hoped, but there are actually a couple interesting recipes, like one for double baked sweet potatoes! And if you are looking for coupons for Kraft products, I recommend you stop by Loblaws for a kraft coupon booklet, with $8 of savings inside. I got a bunch of these last time they were out and saved a lot of money on cheese.

Kotex samples and coupons. I got 2 free samples for Kotex pads and liners and 4 coupons, sent courtesy of Shoppers Drugmart. I honestly don’t know why I got them, so it was a nice surprise! Did anyone else receive these?

An insurance cheque for dental work. If you have benefits through your company at work, don’t forget to mail in for your rebates. It’s worth it! If you have a chronic condition, it’s a good idea to mention it on your rebate sheet, and then save up your receipts and mail them in all at once. If it’s just a one-off, send it in right away. If you made the payment on your credit card, you want to get the cheque before you have to pay the bill - especially if you’re carrying a balance and don’t want to pay interest on it.

Did you get some good mail this week? Let me know what good stuff you got!

Save your Samples!

I save my samples and put them to good use.  If you’re looking for samples, I suggest you check out Red Flag Deals, or go directly to product sites you like.

I make good use of little samples by carrying them in my purse or taking them while traveling. They come in handy! Sometimes you can get very useful samples - recent examples include free Mitchum deodorant sticks, Gillette razors (mens and women’s), and Kashi and Campbells soup products. You can go directly to their websites for more details or simply google the items to find where these products are available.