Coupon Queen Diaries

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Get a 1-night FREE rental from REDBOX (today only) with code JNH232X. This code is only valid at Walgreens locations. Be sure to see the other deals you can pick up at Walgreens this week!

Tomorrow (March 12th) is the last day to get the special deal on ALL YOU Magazine. The offer is for 40 issues at $0.70 each or a total of $28. You won't find a better deal than this. This deal is a 70% savings off the regular price!

Many of you have already taken advantage and I hope you enjoy your subscription. I certainly look forward to mine each month and I will simply extend my subscription by purchasing this offer.

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Don't forget about the great deal that Cindy sent over from The Q Hunter. My readers can get 25% off their order of $2 or more with code CQDMarch7. This code expires tomorrow, March 12th.

Shopping Trip - Saved 73%

2010-03-11T10:54:00.003-06:00

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I purchased $189 in groceries for $52 at a savings of 73%! Here's what I bought this week.

WALGREENS & CVS: ($31.52) At Walgreens I bought lunch meat (1.37), cheese (0.88), mac & cheese (0.49), cereal (1.25), taco shells (0.99), insoles (0.98). At CVS I got FREE toothbrushes and lip balm plus soda (2.25).

KROGER: ($14.34) Here I got FREE batteries, and Chex Mix. I also bought pizzas (1.00), kiwi (0.44), Pringes (0.75), cookie mix (0.10), pizza dough (0.35), yogurt bars (0.09), nut clusters (0.29), pepperoni (2.45), bread (0.78), apples (0.98 lb), Lunchable (1.00), Reese cup (FREE - March To Savings Game).

FOOD LION: ($5.88) Quick trip here for some essentials like eggs (0.75), milk (1.99), buns (0.87) and Excedrin (0.50).

GRAND TOTALS:

Regular Price: $188.93

Savings: $137.19 or 73%

Actual Cost: $51.74

The Publix ad was kinda blah again this week so I skipped. I spent a big chunk of change at Walgreens & CVS this week but they had the best deals on sandwich fixins and soda, which are items that this household blows through each week. I did a little extra adding and found that almost $10 of my total was TAX. Ugh! Makes me miss FL just a little bit but not too much.

***Remember, next week I'll be traveling to visit my folks in Birmingham so I want to spotlight deals that YOU find. Find out how to submit your entires for my Reader Showcase. I cannot wait to see your savings!***

Reader Showcase

2010-03-10T13:29:00.004-06:00

Spring Break is coming up and I will be gone most of next week (visiting family in Birmingham), which means I probably won't get any shopping done. I sure hope there aren't any to-die-for deals. However, I would like to take this opportunity to spotlight some of my readers in place of my usual Thursday post detailing my Shopping Trip. I think pictures are inspiring to couponers both new and old so I wanna see some of YOUR deals.

Here are the guidelines:

Your submission must be from recent deals (3/10-3/18).
Categories: Publix, Kroger, Walgreens, CVS, Food Lion, Aldi
A picture of items purchased is required.
Calculate your savings using my method here and submit retail value, savings and actual cost.
Email entries to CouponQueenDiaries@gmail.com and include your name & location, If you have a blog, please include that info as well.

I will select 1 entry for each of the above store locations and post them on Thursday, March 18th. I cannot wait to see what kind of deals you all find this next week!

Kraft First Taste - Philadelphia Minis

2010-03-10T13:06:00.002-06:00

Kraft First Taste members need to go immediately and check their Offers page. I had an offer waiting for me for FREE Philadephia Minis, which is a convienient 4-pack of individual sized cream cheeses. You can only get the coupon while supplies last. I'll be on the lookout next time I am in the store to see who is carrying these already.

If you haven't signed up for Kraft First Taste, I would highly recommend doing so. They send out FREE coupons frequently throughout the year for new products. It's a great opportunity to try new items as soon as they become available (and for FREE).