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Freebies Archive

2011-04-12T20:31:00.000-07:00

A list of freebies that actually arrive (at no fee)!

Free Language Demo CD:
http://www.rosettastone.com/personal/form/demo-request

Free Ensure Meal Replacement Beverages:
https://secure9.securewebexchange.com/pharmacommunications.ca/ensure/english/ensure.php
*Note: I only received a $2 off coupon in the mail.*

Free Perfume Sample:
http://www.lacoste-parfums.com/free-sample/
Free $5 off voucher for Chapman's Products:
contactus@chapmans.ca
*Note: You must send them an email request- limit of 1 request per year/family*

Free Magazine:
http://www.kraftcanada.com/en/registration/RegistrationStep1.aspx

Free Samples (Proctor & Gamble products):
http://brandsampler.ca/en_CA/home.php
*Note: Must create account*

Free Feminine Products:
http://www.beinggirl.ca/en_CA/pages/cooloffers.php

Soon to come: Parent's Guide to Free Sample's :)

Zeller's Deals of the Week (April 8- 14)

2011-04-11T18:06:00.000-07:00

Here's some great Zeller's deals for you and the coupons you'd want to use!

What I got:

So I got 10 items for a final price of $11.47. Saved $6.00 in total from coupons and $7.08 from sale price items.

The Deals broken down:

#1) 2 Ziploc Zipper Freezer Bags (pkg of 10 each)

Sale Price: 2 for $6.00

Coupon: Buy 2 Ziploc, save $2 from websaver.ca

Final Price: 2 for $4.00 or $2.00/each

#2) Lever 2000 Body Wash 532 ml

Sale Price: $1.99

Coupon: $1.00 off from recent Redplum flyer insert

Final Price: $.99 cents

#3) Hershey Drops 200 g

Sale Price: $2.99

Coupon: $1.00 off from recent Redplum flyer insert

Final Price: $1.99

#4) 3 Cloverleaf Flavoured Tuna

Sale Price: $0.89 cents each

Coupon: Buy 3, save $1.00 from cloverleaf.ca (Take 5, Get $5 deal)

Final Price: $0.56 cents each

#5) Betty Crocker French Vanilla Frosting 450 g

Sale Price: $1.99

Coupon: $1.00 off from save.ca

Final Price: $0.49 cents

#6) 2 Cloverleaf Flaked Light Tuna

Sale Price: $0.89 cents each

No coupon, just a great deal! :)

Coupon Brag- Body Wash

2011-04-06T21:13:00.000-07:00

Here's the coupon deals I discovered this week:

#1) Shopper's Drug Mart

-Oral B toothbrushes are on sale for $1 each, unfortunately my local store had none but the deal ends this friday so hopefully you can snatch one up

#2) Sobey's

Olay Body Wash 345ml

Reg Price: approx. $4.99-6.99

Sale Price: $3.99

Coupon Deal: Buy 2, Save $5

(from P&G brandsaver newspaper inserts)

Final Price: $2.98 or $1.49 each

With couponing, it's best for you to take note of what coupons you have and search for the best deals that week. If the deals are not so great, or even if it's not a product you wouldn't use, don't use the coupon!

Patience is a virtue.

Start out slow. Depending on the store policies, majority only allow one coupon per product. Don't get frustrated if perhaps you're paying a couple dollars here or there for a product. If you're using a coupon then you're automatically saving money. There will be the time you'll be able to get products for free but it takes time.

Favourite Eyebrow Product

2011-04-02T22:11:00.000-07:00

As you noticed, I am all for a deal and when I was scanning my local drugstores shelves I noticed Maybelline had their infamous Great Lash Mascara but in clear. Hmmm. Clear now? I've been searching for a cheaper alternative to tame my eyebrows and this might just work. Plus side? It's cheap! Even cheaper when it's on sale ;). So I did a little research like a good student and discovered my brilliance was not alone. Turns out quite a few people use this product. I love it. It dries clear and helps you tackle those bushy brows! Plus it doesn't have a waxy or sticky feel to it. It doesn't even make your eyebrows hard like most eyebrow products. Only thing is after awhile the clear product turns a little milky (eww) but that's to be expected when you're reusing the same applicator.

Canadian Coupon Brag

2011-03-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

This week was a very good week for me and my coupons. We had a wonderful time together and they sure did love being used! ;P Here's what I got this week (and in the nick of time, too, as most of my coupons are expiring late March/ April).

#1: Sunlight Laundry Detergent
*one of my personal best in savings*

Reg. Price: approx $6.99

Sale Price: $3.98

On Bottle Manufacturer coupon: -$1.50

In Store Manufacturer coupon: -$1.00

Save.ca coupon: -$1.00

Final Price: 68 cents!

Here's the proof!

#2: Lysol Wipes & Greenworks All-Purpose Cleaner

Lysol (no coupon)

Reg. Price*: $4.99 (at Shopper's Drug Mart)

Sale Price: $1.99

That's just a good sale price even without a coupon!!!

Greenworks Cleaner

Reg. Price*: $4.99 (at Shopper's Drug Mart)

Sale Price: $2.99

websaver.ca coupon: -$1.50

Final Price: $1.49

*approximate prices

Tip: Keep your eye out for coupons on product displays. If they're manufacturer coupons grab a couple and save them. Remember you don't need to purchase from a particular store if it's not specified on the coupons. That way you can wait until you find the cheapest sale price and use your coupon there!

My Coupon Books

2011-03-25T19:36:00.000-07:00

To keep my coupons organized, I use these collector card binders. I have two books, one for household coupons and the other for food products. I found these books at my local dollar store, but a larger binder with card holder inserts would be great to use as well, that way you can put dividers in for even better organizing.

Canadian Coupon How-to

2011-03-21T13:29:00.000-07:00

Unsure of where to go for coupons? I visit these sites regularily for great coupons! Best part is all these sites mail you the coupons! It's a bit of a hit and miss when it comes to printable coupon sites. A lot of merchants don't accept printable ones, so do your homework first to ensure you're not just wasting paper and ink!

These sites mail you coupons at no charge:

http://www.save.ca/

http://www.websaver.ca/

http://www.brandsaver.ca/

Want free samples?

Check out http://www.pgbrandsampler.ca/

Proctor & Gamble will actually send you free samples (again, no charge for shipping). Every couple months you'll receive an email letting you know samples are available. You just need to answer a couple questions, click and choose!

Want to know more?

Smart canucks is a great resource when it comes to deals and couponing. Check out the website at http://www.smartcanucks.ca/ and see all the different forums.

You can also email different companies for coupons or samples. Every month you can email http://www.jnjcanada.com/ and request Product or Parent coupons. They will actually send you coupons in the email worth anywhere between $1-$3 each. Super great!

Coupon Brag- Grocery Store Edition

2011-03-19T21:33:00.000-07:00

Friday usually marks my 'flyer destruction zone'. I click on all my regular grocery store websites and eyeball any deals that work with some coupons I have or just be awesome on their own. This week isn't the best for deals sadly enough. Sobey's is having a Buy One Get One Free Event but I much prefer their Dollar Days Event. Saves me so much money! But, alas, I was super excited coming across this deal for Renee's Salad Dressing! I usually always buy no name brand salad dressings so this is definitely a treat!

What I got:

Renee's Salad Dressing 350 ml

Reg. Store Price: $3.99 each

Sobey's Deal: Buy One Get One Free

Coupon: -$2.50 from specially marked Special K cereal boxes

Final Price: $1.49 for 2!

approx. 0.75 cents each!!

I can't wait to have caesar salad's once again! I've been waiting and waiting until I could use some of my coupons to buy some new dressing!!! Definitely worth the wait.

Grocery Deals Honorable Mentions:

I also picked up a couple other items that aren't as great deals but they do hold their own weight in awesomeness.

Cheemo Frozen Perogies 907 g bags: 2 for $3.99

Club House Seasonings: 2 for $7.00

Arm & Hammer Extra Whitening Toothpaste: $1.79 - .50 cent coupon= $1.29

Modest Clothing Fashion #2

2011-03-15T18:31:00.000-07:00

Another style of modest clothing I like to wear to work. It's feminine while not showing a lot of 'the goods'. You can also wear the belt around the cardigan but I prefer a little bit looser fit so I chose to just wear it with the chiffon shirt.

Cardigan: Reitman's

Chiffon Top: Costa Blanca

Under Tank Top: Old Navy

Pants: Suzy Shier

Shoes: Payless Shoesource

Earrings: H&M

Modest Clothing Fashion #1

2011-03-14T21:06:00.000-07:00

In such a sexist society, a lot of pressure is put on girls to look a certain way and dress a certain way. How many times have we been pressured to 'look' sexy so that we 'feel' sexy? It's important to respect ourselves and not give in to looking certain ways so we feel accepted by men and society (even by women). We are all wonderful individuals and we need to respect our bodies, not show them off for all to see. To me, modest clothing is showing more beauty clothed then skinned. I don't show my shoulders or a lot of my upper arms, and I don't show any of my leg above the knee. Not only do I feel more comfortable dressing this way, but I feel more respected and, in turn, confident.

You can also wear this look with leggings. I wear this to work usually and don't feel comfortable wearing leggings there so I chose to wear dress pants.

Top: Long Tall Sally Tunic $29.99

Necklace: Suzy Shier approx. $10.00

Pants: Reitman's Black Dress Pant approx $39.99

Shoes: Payless approx $39.99

Rimmel Stay Matte Powder Review

2011-03-13T20:38:00.000-07:00

Here's another hitlist contender. I LOVE Rimmel's stay matte powder. Not only is it easy on your wallet (it goes on sale regularily at Shopper's Drug Mart for $3.99), but it goes on very smooth and doesn't leave you looking like a cakeface. I'm extremely pale so I use the translucent shade.I've heard that it isn't a true translucent coverage so be careful if you're darker skinned. I do find my nose gets shiny throughout the day. It's not a big deal to me, but for some girls if you're oilier you might want to keep some on hand to touchup. It helps set my foundation really nicely, and doesn't feel heavy on my face. I've purchased this three times already, and will continue to do so until I find a new love.

'The Tourist' Fashion Obsession

2011-03-08T19:32:00.000-08:00

I'm not one to watch a lot of movies, but I'm sooo glad I watched this one. The set design and fashion attire of The Tourist is amazing!! I don't recall ever watching a movie and being so obsessed with the set design or even what the leading rolls were wearing. Nor did I take a fancy to Angelina Jolie much, however this movie has turned that all around. I have spent countless hours trying to find who designed the clothes (to no avail of course) and how to recreate the look. I loveee it!!! She looks so sophisticated and classy, and rich!

Meatball Recipe

2011-03-07T14:30:00.000-08:00

At least once a month I go to my local butcher and stock up on some lean ground beef to make numerous make-ahead meals such as these delicious meatballs.

What you'll need:

4 lbs Lean ground beef
1 cup Milk
1/2 cup Finely chopped onion
2 cups Dry bread crumbs (or in my case crushed crackers as I didn't have any bread crumbs)
4 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
4 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Pepper
*4 large eggs

*I forgot this item but the meatballs still turned out great! Forgetful Grandma for the win!

Preheat oven to 425 degrees Celsuis. Combine all ingredients in one big bowl. Stir until well blended. Shape into 1 1/2 inch balls. Arrange on greased or lined with parchment paper baking sheet. Bake at 425 C oven for 15 to 16 minutes until no pink remains. Drain. Cool meatballs and place into freezer bag. Freeze up to 3 months. Makes about 8 dozen (96) meatballs. Easy peasy!

Sorry for the fuzzy picture.

Yummers!

I love to use these meatballs for quick and easy spaghetti or meatball sub sandwiches.

Grandma Note: This is also my baseline recipe (without eggs) for hamburger patties. Just form meat into patties. Fry on medium heat in large fry pan both sides until browned. Cool and place in freezer bag. Freezes up to 3 months. That way you'll always have homemade hamburger patties on those days you just don't know what you make! They also are delicious when used as meat in beef stroganoff recipes.

Coupon Brag

2011-03-05T20:06:00.000-08:00

So you all know I had to do it sometime and brag on my coupon feats! I just began couponing major (well not major compared to those TLC Extreme Couponing shows but major as in I have books of coupons). I'm slightly obsessed and it feels fantabulous! Here are two of my most cherished couponing brags! It's grandma coupon time!!!

#1: Sunlight Dishwashing Liquid 625ml

Sale Price: 0.99 cents

Coupon: -$1.00

Final Price: -0.01

So basically they paid me a cent to purchase it.

#2: Scope Outlast Mouthwash 750 ml

Sale Price: $2.99

Coupon: -$1.00

Manufacturer's Coupon: -$1.00

Final Price: 0.99 cents

Grandma Coupon Tip: Make sure you keep an eye out when at the Department Stores. A lot of times they will have extra coupons hidden amongst the aisles. Also, make sure if you're using coupons that you take note of the lowest sale prices. That way you save more and more!!!

Mini Drugstore Haul

2011-03-05T19:15:00.000-08:00

So I had this $10 off gift card I received a few weeks back since Shopper's Drug Mart regularily has those bonuses where if you spend $50 you get a certain giftcard you can use on a future purchase. In my case, it was a suprise giftcard so I needed to figure out what I wanted to get that was over $10. Since their sales haven't been anything to catch my eye lately, I waited until two days before my giftcard expires and to my pleasant surprise found some items I've been wanting for awhile on sale!

Here's what I got:

L'Oreal Go 360 Clean Combination Skin Cleanser w/ Scrublet:
I have been wanting this FOREVER but it is crazy expensive in my mind. Regular $12.99 at Superstore & reg. $14.99 at Shopper's Drug Mart.
What I paid:
On sale at Shopper's Drug Mart: $7.99 - $2.00 off coupon from websaver.ca = Final Price $5.99

Neutrogena Eye Make-up Remover:

This is my second bottle of this. Not my favourite eye make-up remover as I find it's hard to get all my mascara off (currently I've been wearing L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara) but it does the job.

What I paid:

On sale at Shopper's Drug Mart: $7.99 - $3.00 off coupon mailed when requested at jnjcanada.com = Final Price $4.99

Then I used my $10 off coupon so I basically got everything for less than two dollars. That is true Grandma styllleeee.

Garnier Detangling Double Care Review

2011-03-05T17:47:00.000-08:00

There's not a lot of products I'm loyal to. I tend to see something, try it out and move on to the next one. Always searching for bigger, better, cheaper things. This product, however, is by far the best (& cheapest) hair product I have EVER used. My hair is very notty... naughty. Detangling it after a shower is a nightmare without this stuff. This is my second bottle purchased. After I step out of the shower and towell dry my hair, I quickly spray this all over focusing more at the tips, let it sit for a minute then grab my brush and go. It makes my hair so easy to detangle and the leave-in conditioner really works! My hair is not as frizzy as it used to be and seems a lot sleeker/shinier. Thank you, Fructis! You have indeed made the Grandma Hitlist.

Canadian Price Alert: Don't pay full price for this product. Atleast twice a year this lil baby goes on sale at Superstore for approx. $2.47. Keep your eye out when looking through the flyers. Also, at Shopper's Drug Mart it goes on sale regularily, but you'd still be looking at $2.99 for it.

Let Me Introduce Myself

2011-03-05T16:46:00.000-08:00

I've finally started a blog! It's a miracle!! If you aren't aware of who I am (big shockers if you aren't aware of my greatness *please note sarcasm*), I am Esther. My stereotypical Grandma name might seem like a nice cover up for my true identity, but nope, that really is my name. In true Grandma form I'm a great housewife (if I do say so myself). I work fulltime then come home to cook and clean. I use coupons (major Grandma points there) and have a ton of buyer's remorse. But I wouldn't change a thing! Well, actually being a millionaire would be nice.

On my blog you'll find lots of updates on tons of random stuff. My life is not very exciting. No high rollin' for me. Grandma form got me thinking poor and the thrill of a good find is my drug! There will most likely be a high dosage of couponing brags, food recipes, and fashion segments, along with a nice side of rants/ random ways my brain works. My husband says I'm blonde, little does he know I do that on purpose for our entertainment... of course!

If you'd like to be on the Grandma Hitlist with me then keep blogstalking me!