Shelf Reliance gives stuff away {really!?}

So go to Shelf Reliance's blog { http://www.shelfreliance.com/blog/index.php/2009/07/10/free-friday-pantry-72/ }, leave a comment {read the rules first} and get an entry. Add their blinky to your blog and comment that you did it and another entry. NIICE.

They are calling their giveaway "Free on Friday" *guess why*.

Sonic = Summer!

So Sonic has a "Happy Hour" for half off drinks...a great time to grab a summertime Route 44 and chillllax. Anway, grab this link, insert your email adress and that's it. You will be emailed a coupon for their new "Chiller" for 99Cents. {yay cheap}

http://www.sonicdrivein.com/chillout

Random chance for a free thing?

Ok, so bloggers who are promoting their businesses often give away samples from their stores that are soon to be replaces with new samples.

They will choose a random person who has left a comment on their blog, and wa-la! A free item.

www.katicupcake.blogspot.com is doing just such a thing.

First entry, just comment on her quilt....say it is cute, even that it's not {why would you if you want to win it though ;)}

The second entry is to use it on your blog, and send people her way....

so get on comment, say JoAnn sent you, and THEN use it in your blog. entry. entry. entry.

what could it hurt?

could make an awesome gift {think save money!}

Sale frustration....

Ok, I keep waiting for a true "EPIC" sale.....

Good thing I am not holding my breath! It seems that manufacturers are having a hard time letting a good sale happen. I have been couponing for a year on the 4th {not terribly long} and so I am not 100% sure that this problem isn't a case of the typical late summer price points, but OI!

The best thing I have managed to do is

#1, take the paper {or make friends with people who take the paper but don't coupon}
#2, print the coupons online {check www.pinchingyourpennies.com}
#3, use the random doublers that are in the paper

{HINT HINT....there are going to be doublers in tommorrows paper. July 8th)

photo shoot on the cheap...will elaborate.

So really what happened here is I had Olivia's pics done, and really can't afford to pay for every print of everything I loved, and knew it before I went. Soooo, I made nice with the wonderful business women in Rigby and took some pics of my own at Annie's Attic, and the Quilt Shoppe!

Sales for 5/20-5/27 09

Pinching your pennies does a lot of great work! They really research the sales! When you go to their website, www.pinchingyourpennies.com usually there is a small pop up that asks you to sign up for their newsletters. DON'T {X} out of it, sign up. No junk mail there, what you will get is two types of newsletters, one containing the shopping lists for area stores {i.e. Albertsons, Smiths, Broulims} the other is for fun online savings. TOTALLY worth it.

These are the deals I have found so far this week, most from PYP, some from friends giving me their scoop.
Couponing had come to a stand still as I can only do so much, but have started again.

Lightbulbs at Broulims are 99 cents, we have a coupon for those that will make them free. {yes they are taking the coupon for over the amount ~ my Mum bought hers all in one trip with NO snags. My aunt did it also and they just wrote 99cents on the coupon and she was also on her way. The light bulbs are for 1 GE florescent bulb over by the Pharmacy}

Sweet Baby Ray's bbq sauce is on sale 10 for 10 dollars and we have coupons from 5/10 papers that are for a dollar, once again FREE.

Smiths has Quakies rice snacks for a dollar and with coupon ...you guessed it....FREE!

New Sales are up...

Smiths has their Kelloggs Cereal on sale, after printable coupon they will be 88 cents a box. Each coupon group can be printed twice per computer.

Here is the link for the Pinching your Pennies link: http://www.grocerysmarts.com/idaho/lists/indexg83ro1.php?s83mi2

Scroll down to Kelloggs and then print "group A" twice!