I must apologize to you all. I am still adjusting to the life of a new mom (yes, even though my daughter is 8 1/2 months old) and it has gotten to the point where something has to give. I've been going crazy trying to get stuff done. Unfortunately, this blog is something that I can easily give up, and have more time, and less stress. I will leave you with my two favorite blogs to follow, and they will keep you well informed.
       Vanessa, over at Our Thrifty Ideas Become One lives up in the North Salt Lake area, so while most of her deals will count for all of northern Utah, they are more specific to up there.
       Melea at Freebies2Deals lives in the Lehi area, so her deals will often cover both the Provo/Orem area as well as the Salt Lake area.
Sorry that I cannot continue at this time, and good luck with everything.
~Sarah

Double Coupon Tuesday

Yup, it is double coupon Tuesday over at Ridley's Family Market! For your shopping convenience, here are the matchups that I found in their ad, but I'm sure you can find a lot more if you head over there and browse the aisles.

Ridley’s: double coupon Tuesday

-general mills cereal $1.38

            $1/2 mfr cpn (SS 5/30)

            $0.88 ea OOP

-Hamburger Helper $1.15

            $0.75/3 mfr cpn (SS 5/30)

            $0.82 ea OOP

-Pop Tarts $1.64

            $1/2 mfr cpn  (RP 6/13)

            $1.14 ea OOP

-Edge or Skintimate shave gel $1.94

            $0.75 mfr cpn (RP 6/27)

            $0.94 OOP

-Hersey’s Bliss Candy Bars $0.50 (if included)        

            $0.55 mfr cpn (SS 4/25)

            $0.00 OOP

Sunday paper deals

I'm sorry, this weekend was hectic for me (go figure, huh, it was for everyone) but my body didn't deal well with it yesterday. Because of that, I haven't been able to get the Sunday paper deals done. I'm sorry. However, I do know of some places you can look for them. Vanessa, over at our Thrifty Ideas has a great Target list here. Melea at Freebies2Deals has a Walmart one here. I'm sorry, I haven't seen the drug store ones yet.

Free pack of basil seeds

Just for signing up for their newsletter (I used my spam email address) you can get a free packet of basil seeds. fresh herbs are always best, they give more flavor, and if you can grow them yourself, then they are very inexpensive as well. I'm excited, because I believe I could grow this in a small pot on my windowsill, which means I actually can grow it, even though I have a small apartment. Anyway, go here to Tomato Heirlooms, and sign up for their newsletter, using the area on the right. However, it seems they send you the info on how to get the seeds via email, so maybe just keep deleting the newsletters until you actually get the seeds, then unsubscribe.

Free Dove Hair Care Sample

Woohoo! As I have said many times, I love the hair care samples. Well, here is another one. This is a free sample of Dove Daily Treatment conditioner. You can choose either intensive repair or daily moisture. It will open a pop up window for you to fill out your information and request your sample.

Sunday Paper deals

Well, today I actually seem to have a fair number of stores that have some good deals. Some may only have 1 or 2, but still, they're pretty good. So, here ya'll go. (yes I said ya'll, yes it was on purpose. It's a joke)
Oh! And remember, Smith's is still doing their double coupon event, so if you weren't able to get a few of the items on your list, you may want to try running over there again, and seeing if they've restocked. I sure will be doing that. 

Walgreens:

-Dentyne Gum 3/$1.98

            $0.99 in store cpn

            $1/1 mfr cpn (SS 6/13)

            $0.00 OOP

-Royal Gelatin 5/$1 (in ad cpn) (filler)

-Skintimate Shave Cream $1.99

            $0.75 mfr cpn (SS 6/27)

            $1.24 OOP

-Gillette Fusion Proglide $9.89

            $5 RR

            $4 mfr cpn (PG 6/6)

            $5.89 OOP

-U by Kotex 3/$10

            B3g1 movie ticket free

            $1 mfr cpn

            $2.33 OOP

-Crest Pro-Health mouthwash $4.99

            $2 RR

            $2 mfr cpn (RP 6/27)

            $2.99 OOP

-Blistex fruit Smoothies lip care (3 pk) $2.99

            $3 RR

            $2.99 OOP

-Herseys Twizzlers 2/$3

            $2 RR

            $1/3 mfr cpn (SS 6/27)

            $1.17 ea OOP

Rite Aid:

-Crest Pro Health Toothpaste $2.99

            $2.99 SCR

            $0.75 mfr cpn (PG 6/27)

            $2.49 OOP

-John Frieda hair care 4/$20

            $10 +UP wyb 4

            $3/1 mfr cpn (SS 6/6)

            $2 ea OOP

-Old Spice/Secret Deodorant $1.99

            $1 +UP

            $1/2 OS cpn

            $0.50 S cpn

            $1.49 OOP

-Stayfree Maxi Pads

            B1g1 in-store offer

            B1g1 mfr cpn (RP 6/27)

            $0.00 OOP

Allens:

-Bar S franks $0.59 ea

            $1/2 mfr cpn (RP 5/16)

            $0.09 ea OOP

-80% lean ground beef $1.69/lb

-Gold n’ Plump Chicken 56 oz 3/$10

            $1 mfr cpn (SS 6/20)

            $2.33 ea OOP

Maceys:

-Watermelon $0.17/lb

-chicken leg quarters $0.88/lb

-Kraft Dressings $1.58

            $1 mfr cpn (SS 6/20)

            $0.58 ea OOP

-Lawry’s Marinades $0.98

            $0.50 printable cpn

            $0.48 OOP

WF mayo/salad dressing $1.69

-Pretzel Flips $0.99

            $0.50 mfr cpn (SS 3/28)

-Meadow Gold Frozen Yogurt $0.99

Target:

-Corn on the Cob 10/$1

-Simply juice $1.99

Free Sample of Avril Lavigne's Forbidden Rose Perfume

Well, Here we have a perfume sample. I know I personally don't like paying big money for something without knowing I'll like it first, so a tester of a scent is great. (That and I don't wear perfume very often, so a tester is all I'd need). Anyway... here we have a free sample of Avril Lavigne's new fragrance, Forbidden Rose.

Smith's Matchups

Hey Everyone, Here is my list of matchups, both from the ad, and from regular prices.
Thanks Our Thrifty Ideas for the price matching, that was a lot of work!!
Have fun this week getting lots of good deals with this "double" coupon event
There are some loadable coupons listed... here is where to get those

-Bounty Basics paper towels - $1.09

$0.25 mfr cpn (6/6 PG)

$0.09 OOP

-Betty Crocker cookie mixes - $1.69 (wyb 10 participating Daytona 500 items)

$0.50 mfr cpn (5/30 GM)

$0.69 OOP

-Dial bar of soap or liquid soap - $1.00

$0.35 mfr cpn (6/13 RP)

$0.00 OOP

-French's mustard 20 oz. - $1.49

$0.50 mfr cpn (6/20 SS)

$0.49 OOP

-Hunts Ketchup - $1.25

$0.20 mfr cpn (5/16 SS) or (6/20 SS)

$0.25 OOP

-Wacky Mac - $1.25

$0.50 mfr cpn (5/16 SS)

$0.25 OOP

-Sunny D $0.88

            $0.25 mfr cpn (5/9 SS)

            $0.00 OOP

-Pork Sirloin Roast $1.49/lb

-Suddenly Salad $0.89

            $1 mfr cpn printed previously

            $0.00 OOP

-Smith’s Flour Tortillas $0.88

-General Mills Cereal $1.99 (wyb 10 participating Daytona 500 items)

            $1/2 mfr cpn

            $0.55 Loadables (cinnamon toast crunch, lucky charms, honey nut cheerios, trix)

            As low as $0.44 ea OOP

-Oreo Cookies $2.69 (wyb 10 participating Daytona 500 items)

-Kellogg’s Pop Tarts $1.99 (wyb 10 participating Daytona 500 items)

            $1/2 mfr cpn (6/13 RP)

            $1.49 OOP

-Totino’s Party Pizza or Rolls $0.95 (wyb 10 participating Daytona 500 items)

            $0.35 mfr cpn (5/30 SS) (doubles)

            $0.00 OOP

-Carefree Liners $1.09

            $1 mfr cpn (4/25 SS)

            $0.09 OOP

-Old Spice Body Wash $2.99

            B1g1 mfr cpn (4/18 RP)

            $3/2 Loadable cpn

            $0.00 OOP (for 2)

-Country Crock Spread $1.69 (wyb 10 participating Daytona 500 items)

            $0.40 printable (doubles to $1) 

            $0.69 OOP

-Post Cereal 2/$3

            $1/2 mfr cpn (5/16 SS)

            $1 ea OOP

-Pepperidge Farm Gold Fish 4/$5 goldfish grams?

            $0.50 loadable

            $0.75 OOP

-Silk Pure Almond $2.69

            $0.75 mfr cpn (4/11 SS) (doubles)

            $1.69 OOP

Ridley's Tuesday Deals

Well, I suppose most of these actually will be good most of the week, but some of them are only at the OOP price on Tuesday with the double coupon event. Anyway, they actually had their ad up this morning, so here are your deals for the week.

-super saver boneless chicken $1.98/lb

-Sun detergent (175 oz) $4.58

            $0.75 mfr cpn (doubles on Tuesday) (RP 5/23)

            $3.58 OOP

-Charmin Basic toilet paper $4.58

            $0.25 mfr cpn (PG 6/6) (doubles on Tuesday)

            $4.08 OOP

-Garnier Shampoo/conditioner $2.88

            $1 mfr cpn (RP 6/13)

-Nivea Touch of Body Wash $4.99

            $3 mfr cpn (Nivea for men) (RP 5/2)

            $1.99 OOP

-Pantene Hair care $2.38

            $1/2 mfr cpn (PG 6/6)

-Kellogg’s Mini wheats $1.68 (on first 4)

            $1.50/3 mfr cpn (RP 5/23) or

            $1/2 mfr cpn (RP 6/6)

            $1.18 OOP

-IttiBitz ice cream $0.88

            $1/4 mfr cpn (SS 5/16)

            $0.63 OOP

-twin pops popscicles $0.99 (with in-ad cpn) (limit 2)

Rumor Has It...

That Smith's will be doing their "double coupon" event again starting this Wednesday. Just in case you don't remember how this works, coupons with a value under $1 will become $1. So a $0.25off coupon will be $1 off, as will a $0.50 off, $0.55 off, and $0.75 off (and any random numbers in between). Any coupon of $1 or more will stay the same.
I have to say, it seems the stores down here in Utah County are now competing for the couponers' business, and I couldn't be happier. Ridley's doubles coupons every Tuesday, and Smith's seems to be doing their double coupon event once a month. I'm good with that. The time it takes to walk the aisles finding every deal I can is a little much for me to do much more than once a month, especially with a little one. There should be info about this in the Smith's ad that comes out today (in your mailbox). If you are like me, and your mailman isn't very reliable, you can probably also go online right now and look it up.

Down for the count

Hey everyone, sorry, I've been kinda down for the count with a breast infection the last little while, (hence the no posts) I'm still feeling it, so I don't know when I'll be back up. Hopefully I'll be better by the end of today, or tomorrow

Ridley's Deals

Yay! Their ad finally appeared online! Our mail doesn't come until way late about half the time, so I never know when the ad will come that way, so I use the online one. So, here are the deals that I found in the ad for this week, but remember double coupon Tuesday. Sorry, this post is later than I would have liked for that.

-Hidden Valley Ranch $2.18

            $1 mfr cpn (printable) 

            $1.18 OOP

-Cheetos/Fritos 3/$5

            $1 mfr cpn (SS 5/9)

            $0.67 OOP

-Nature Valley/Fiber One/Chex Mix bars 2/$5

            $0.50 Nature Valley cpn (SS 5/30)

            $1.50 OOP

-KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce 4/$5

            $1/1 mfr cpn (printable) 

            $0.25 OOP

-Jimmy Dean Sausage $2.69

            $1/2 mfr cpn

            $2.19 ea OOP

-Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage $3.49

            $0.55 mfr cpn (printable) 

            $2.49 OOP

-Johnsonville breakfast links $2.99

            $0.55 mfr cpn (printable) 

            $1.99 OOP

Rite Aid 101

Well, I told you I'd have this up soon. So, here is my info post on Rite Aid, and what little tricks there are for that store.
     In my opinion, Rite Aid is fairly straightforward in the way they accept coupons. One manufacturer coupon, one Rite Aid coupon. For anyone interested, or if you are in the habit of carrying the coupon policies with you, here is Rite Aid's official coupon policy (Thanks Deal Seeking Mom) The coupons cannot exceed the amount of the item, but generally they'll just adjust the coupon down to the item price. I'm not going to list everything that is in their offical coupon policy, but here is my favorite part. "If a customer presents a Buy One Get One Free coupon for the purchase of two items that are on a Buy One Get One Free promotion; we accept the coupon, essentially making both items free."
     There are a few extras involved with Rite Aid though.
     First of all, they have an online coupon section called Video Values. What this is: You watch some videos, and they give you coupons. Fairly straight forward. You can also find Rite Aid coupons in their ad every Sunday.
     The next extra thing that Rite Aid does is the Single Check Rebate (SCR) program. What it is: A simple way to get rebates for items that you buy, all items throughout the month in a single check (rather than 5 different $1 checks). How it works: There is a SCR ad in the stores that you can pick up, so that you know the different rebates that are going on throughout the month. They will also list some every week in their ad. So, you buy some of the items that are have a SCR amount. When you get home you go online to their website and find the Single Check Rebate link (at the bottom), or just go here, and sign up. Once you have signed up, put in the receipt info it asks you for. They will then automatically see which items you purchased that had a SCR on it. Keep doing this throughout the month, and then at the end of the month you can request a check. Be careful though. You will want to make sure you wait until the month is over, because if you request your check for that month,  you cannot request another one. So, if you requested it before the month was over, and then bought more that month, you'd be out of luck.

     Now, I personally have had issues at Rite Aid because I can't always get there first thing Monday morning. A lot of the good deals will be sold out by the time I get there. However, Rite Aid will do Rain Checks, as long as it isn't a SCR item. So, you will want to do a couple things to combat the out of stock issue. First; ask your Rite Aid when they restock. (I haven't checked mine yet) If your Rite Aid restocks on Wednesday, that might be the reason it seems to always be sold out so early on Monday. If you're still having problems, ask them for a Rain Check. Again, they won't give them for the SCR items, but some of the other deals you can still get.
     That's all I can think to tell you for Rite Aid. I hope that helps.

Ridley's ad

Well... Their weekly ad isn't up yet, so I will have those deals for you (double coupon Tuesday!) as soon as I can. Sorry.

FREE Bodycology lotion from Walmart

Walmart is giving away yet another freebie. I love it when they do, because Walmart's are fairly reliable. There have been a lot of freebies I've ordered, and not received, but I don't believe any of them are from Walmart. This time they are giving away a free sample of lotion. You get your choice of either cherry blossom, or cucumber melon. Go here to request yours.
Thanks Our Thrifty Ideas.

Paper Deal at Staples

 Okay, technically this could have come in yesterday's post, because the Staples ad did come in the Sunday paper. However, it wasn't in my idea of "groceries" so I figured I would just give it a separate post.  Dollar Days are back at Staples, and paper is included. It is the HP multipurpose paper. Now, it will actually be $4.99 OOP, but Staples has an easy MIR available on it for $3.99, so you end up paying $1. You are also allowed to buy 2 reams of paper and get the rebate on both. So, you would spend $10, but get $8 of it back.

FREE Propel

Here's another Facebook Freebie for you all. Just go here and "like" them, and you can then request a free sample of Propel powder (so you can then mix the drink whenever you want).
Thanks Our Thrifty Ideas!

Sunday paper deals:

So, it seems that my favorite stores from the Sunday paper are Rite Aid, Target and Walgreens, because, yet again, those are the only ones that featured deals to interest me. I will post those for you though.
Walgreens:
 If you are new to Walgreen's, or need a refresher course, go here for the Walgreen's 101.
 -Nivea for Men body wash $5.99

            $5.99 RR

            $3 mfr cpn

            $2.99 OOP (MM!!)

-Nestle candy bars $0.39 (use as filler)

-Hellmann’s Mayo 2/$5

            $0.75 mfr cpn (printable)

            $1.75 OOP

-Herseys candy (bags) 4/$10

            $5 RR                            

            $2.50 OOP

-Fantastik, Scrubbing Bubbles, Windex, 2/$6

            $1 RR

            $1 SB cpn (SS 6/13)

            $1 Windex cpn (SS 5/9)

            $0.55 Fantastik cpn (SS 6/13)

            $2-$2.45 ea OOP

-Gillette Fusion ProGlide $9.89

            $5 RR

            $4 cpn (PG 6/6)

            $5.89 OOP

-Schick Hydro 3 or 5 Blade $7.99

            $4 RR

            $5 mfr cpn (SS 6/13)

            $2.99 OOP (MM!!)

-All laundry detergent $2.99

            $2 mfr cpn (RP 5/16)

            $0.99 OOP (if All oxi is included)

Rite Aid

Rite Aid 101 coming soon, watch for it.

-Crest Toothpaste 4.6 oz $0.99

            $0.50 mfr cpn (PG 6/6)

            $0.49 OOP

 -Gillette Fusion ProGlide $9.99

            $5 SCR

            $4 mfr cpn (PG 6/6)

            $5.99 OOP ($0.99 after rebate)

Only 2 of the following 4 deals with wellness card

-Old Spice Deodorant $2.49

            $1.50 SCR

            b1g1 mfr cpn (RP 4/18)

            $1.25 ea OOP ($0.50 ea after rebate)

-Secret Deodorant $2.49

            $1.50 SCR

            $0.50 mfr cpn

            $2 OOP ($0.50 after Rebate)

-Herbal Essences Shampoo/Conditioner $2.49

            $1.50 SCR

            $1 mfr cpn (RP 5/16)

            $1.49 OOP (MM after rebate)

-Scope Mouthwash $2.49

            $1.50 SCR

            $0.99 after rebate

3 day rebate offer with Wellness card (only 1 rebate available) 

-Gillette or Old Spice Body Washes $2.99

            $2.99 SCR

            b1g1 mfr cpn (PG 6/6-Gillette) (RP 4/18-Old Spice)

            $1.50 ea OOP (both free after rebate)

Target:

If you are new to Target, or need a refresher course, go here for Target 101.

 -Gillette Fusion ProGlide $9.89 or Venus Embrace $7.99

            $5 gift card wyb2

            $4 fusion cpn (PG 6/6)

            $2 venus cpn (PG 6/6)

            $5.89-$5.99 OOP

-Dove Deodorant $3.49

            B1g1 Dove or Degree body mist free

            $3/2 mfr cpn (printable)

             $1.25 mfr cpn (printable) 

             $1 target cpn (printable) 

             $2 mfr cpn (printable)

             As low as $0.99 ea OOP (plus free mist)

Free Saample Emergen-C blue

Hey, free vitamins. I'm definitely good with that. Vitamins are expensive. So, Facebook is giving away free samples of Emergen-C Blue. Go here to claim yours. I believe you don't even have to "like" them to get this sample.

Free Sample All Oxi Active laundry detergent

I am very definitely okay with free laundry detergent. Definitely a fan. And Walmart is giving some away! So go here to claim your free sample. It will then take about 4 weeks to arrive.