Coupon Inserts 5/1

This week is a great one to get out and grab some extra copies of the Chicago Tribune.  There's loads of great coupons in the inserts this week, and lots of inserts!  There's two that I wanted to point out so that you don't over look them.  Make sure you don't toss these in the recycle bin thinking they are just ads. 

There was an extra insert called "Moments to Save" with manufacturer coupon in it, and here's a pic of it:

Then, to my surprise I received ONE of these Target store coupon inserts in the 5 papers that I got inserts from this weekend:

All of these are store coupons, great for stacking, which it advertises right on the front of the insert.  I am just really perplexed that I only got one of these, with 5 papers.  Anyone else get these? 

Olay Products on Sale at Target

Deb mentioned the get $20 when you buy $50 worth of Olay rebate here. Here's how to make this one into a money maker .... This week Olay products are on sale at Target and you also get a $5 gift card for every 2 you buy, so ... buy 8 Foaming Facewashes ($3.50) and 8 Refreshing Toners ($2.84) which will equal $50.72. You will get back $40 in gift cards for buying 16 products and when you submit for the $20 MIR, it will be a $9.28 MM. Other types are also on sale, so check the isle for other products you might use as well.

Note: The signs were not up indicating the Toner as part of the sale at my Target on E State, but I had them scan it at the register and it is included.

Also Note: There are coupons out for Olay Facial Cleanser or Moisturizer ($1/1 in the 10/10 PG and 10/31 PG), but they will only work if you understand how to avoid the register GLITCH (This is the best explanation I have found from Totally Target). The coupons will make this a bigger MM, so if you want to use them, I suggest taking your receipt and coupons directly to customer service after checking out and having them apply them as 'forgotten coupons' rather than dealing with the hastle of the registers.

Nivea Lip Balm Price Match Reminder

Since there's so many Nivea coupons out there, I am assuming that some of you might be having a hard time finding enough stock at Wags this week.  I want to remind you that you can take the ad to other stores with a price match promise, like Wal-mart and Target, and get these for FREE there also.  Just bring along your Wags ad before the sale ends on 10/9 and you should have no problems. 

Free Merona socks at Target

Actually, you can pick up two pairs of women's Merona dress socks at Target for free. There is a $2 Merona socks and hosiery coupon on Target.com (don't forget to print it twice). There were a whole bunch of socks on sale at my Target on East State Street. These socks were in the sock area with a large sale sign above them. The sign stated only the black one pair packs were $2, but every pair I scanned were the $2 sale price - but still scan yours to be sure.

While you are there Motts apple juice and applesauce 6 packs have a gift card deal running on them. They are buy 5, get a $5 gift card and there is no limit. The juices (including Motts for Tots) are on sale this week for $1.75 for the 64oz bottle and the applesauce 6 packs (natural, cinnamon and regular) are on sale for $1.67 each. After sale and gift card the apple juice is $.75 each and the applesauce $.67 (or $.11 per cup). There were coupons for these on Target.com, but they went fast. If you happened to get one, this deal could be even better.

And Lunchables are on sale for $1 each. There is a $1/2 coupon on Target.com making these $.50 each.

Target Stores Rolling Out Catalina Promos!

It is being reported over at CW that Target stores have begun rolling out Catalina promos just like those at grocery stores.  Here's three of the current promos running at Target stores:

Buy Betty Crocker Fruit Flavored snacks between 10/4 & 10/31
Buy (3) & get $1.00...or
Buy (4) get $2.00...or
Buy (5) or more & get $3.00

Buy Nature Valley Granola Bars between 10/4 & 10/31
Buy (3) & get $1.50...or
Buy (4) & get $2.50...or
Buy (5) or more & get $3.50

Buy Betty Crocker Ready ToSpread Frosting Tubs (any flavor/variety) between 10/4 & 10/31
Buy (2) & get $1.00...or
Buy (3) & get $2.00...or
Buy (4) or more & get $3.00

It will be great to see more than just coupons pop out of the Catalina machines at Target now!  We will have to wait and see if this is working at ALL Target stores or just Super Target stores...please report back if you have success with this at Target!  It will also be interesting to see if Target runs the national Catalina promos that are usually standard at all the grocery store chains. 

Cheap Covergirl @ Target

My frugal friend Melissa pointed out a great deal on Covergirl at Target that she wanted to share with you. 

These are the coupons you will need:
1 - $1 off any Covergirl product from 7/4 PG
1 - Buy any mascara get an eye enhancer eyeshadow free 7/4 PG
1 - $1 off Covergirl Target store coupon 7/11 RP (some inserts did not have this Q)

Target has select Covergirl mascara for $3.24 each so any of these will work.

1 - $3.24 CG mascara
1 - CG eyeshadow

Use all coupons listed above and your total will be .24 after stacking the store coupon with the manufacturer coupons!

Great find, Melissa!

FREE Johnson & Johnson First Aid Kits

If you need some more J & J First Aid Kits head over here and print this $3.00 off TWO J & J Red Cross Products printable coupon.  This will get you TWO first aid kits with about .53 overage each at Walmart (with the right cashier) or Target (if the register doesn't automatically adjust this down).  With Back-to-School right around the corner these are super handy to have around.

Target Toy Clearance

It's July and that means Target toy clearance!  Target has BIG toy clearances in January and July.  Keep your eyes out for great deals in the toy department.  They usually start at about 30% off and as time passes they keep getting lower until it's all gone.  This is a great time to start stocking up for Christmas or stashing away gifts for birthdays, holidays or special occasions.

Target Printables

There's some really good coupons over on the Target website right now.  Head on over and check them out ASAP - these good ones tend to go pretty fast.

There's:
$5.00 off C9 Champion  Apparel - men's or women's
$2.00 off Merona Women's Top
$3.00 off Merona Handbag
$3.00 off Merona Men's Top
$1.00 off Hanes for Men, Women or Kids

There's also some new coupons for things like Colgate, Clean and Clear and Stride - just to name a few. 

Remember to check the clearance for the clothing/handbag coupons - the coupons DO NOT exclude clearance items!! 

Target Changes

The days of overage with coupons at Target are over.  We were out to dinner for my husband's birthday, so I ran in to Target last night to grab a few freebies that I had on my list.  When the cashier scanned all my coupons, every single one of them adjusted down to the price of the item - not one coupon that was for higher than the amount scanned at the face value.  Even the cashier was surprised to see the register adjusting like this because she already knew that my coupons were higher than the values and was prepared to do a manual adjust.  Target must have been working hard on reprogramming the registers to identify overage.  :{  Oh well, overage is a nice gift, but we surely aren't entitled to it, and it was great while it lasted.  FREE is good too.  I just wonder why they don't write that amount on the coupon so that the manufacturers don't reimburse them for the full amount?   It's almost as if Target is taking the overage away from the shopper and keeping it for themselves! 

I also noticed that the store that I normally shop at (E. State Street, Rockford, IL) now has the Catalina machines at the registers.  The machine didn't give me any coupons, but I saw the woman in front of me in line get one.   If you are shopping at Target make sure you get all the coupons that print out for you and also make sure the cashier is giving you your credit for using re-useable shopping bags, I have noticed that they tend to forget that!

Catalina Machines at Target Stores

My frugal friend Katie sent me an e-mail yesterday telling me that she spotted Catalina machines at the Target store that she shops at in Machesney Park, IL.   Slowly, all Target stores are adding Catalina machines at the registers.  I believe the Super Target stores are going to get them first. 

Keep your eyes open for these when you check out when shopping at Target stores, and make sure the cashier hands you your coupons.  From what I have heard they have been coupons for $X.XX off certain products, I have not heard any reports of getting $X.XX OYNO Catalinas, but I wonder if this will replace the current Target gift card offers that Target runs, once all the stores have the machines in place.  Wouldn't that be great?  Then we would have more Catalina coupons to spend over at Jewel!  Wishful thinking...

I hope you remember your re-useable shopping bags when you shop at Target also, you get a .05 bag credit for each one you use.

More Cheap Legos!

I stopped in over at Target on E. State Street (Rockford, IL) this afternoon to get some of the cheap Legos that I mentioned here and I was pleasantly surprised to find ANOTHER Legos deal on the shelf waiting for me! 

The Star Wars Echo Base set is also on sale this week for $15 BUT the E. State Store was all sold out of that set, so they had a sign up on the shelf that stated that since they were out of stock of the Star Wars set, they were offering the Toy Story 3 Lotso's Dump Truck for $12 for the inconvenience. 

It just so happens that my son loves anything Toy Story and the $3 coupon also included this Toy Story set.  According to the Lego website this set retails for $19.99 but with the unadvertised sale and the $3 Target store coupon you can grab this set for just $9!  Anyone who is familiar with Legos knows that this is a great price for this set. 

I am sure this unadvertised price is hit or miss at other stores depending on if the Star Wars set is sold out, but you can always call ahead of time and ask before making a trip just for this.  The Rockford store had plenty of boxes of the Toy Story set on the shelf (and I grabbed the last City Fire Truck that was on the shelf - phew!).  

I was so glad that I had an extra $3 coupon with me when I went so I could grab this great deal on these!  Make sure you print extras to bring along.  There was also a home mailer that some of you may have gotten that had the $3 Lego Target store coupon in so check your coupons for it.

Cheap Legos at Target

If you know a Lego fan this would be a GREAT deal to jump on!  Right now (this week) at Target the Lego City Fire Truck (ages 5-12) is on sale for $15.  This is a great price to begin with since the Lego website sells this same set for $22.99.  If you go over to the Target printable coupons you can print out a store coupon for $3 off Lego which includes this Fire Truck set!  $12 for this set is probably about as low as it goes! 

A huge Thanks to my frugal friend Dawn for alerting me to this deal while she is on vacation in Florida!  Now that is a dedicated frugal friend!  :)  Thanks Dawn!

FREE Herbal Essences Gel @ Target

If you are planning a trip to Target soon, clip the $1.00 off Clairol Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler coupon from the 5/16 RP (expires 6/30) and bring it with you.  Over in the travel/trial area they have small tubes of styling gel for .97.  If you pick the cashier right, you may even get a little overage with this one!

I checked for these products at my local Walmart in the travel/trial area but I didn't find any there. 

$1.00 Nexcare Coupon

I saved a .pdf coupon for $1.00 off ANY Nexcare product.  I have read that there are 8 count packages of Nexcare bandages in the travel/trial area at many stores such as Wal-mart and Target priced right around .97.  If you would like this coupon send me a note, I would be happy to share it!  It doesn't expire until 9/1/10 so you have plenty of time to use it and stock up. 

$1.50 Dove Deodorant Coupon

Here's a link to $1.50 off ANY Dove Deodorant or Body Mist.  Just click on the right side of the screen when you get there.  You can use this coupon a couple different ways.  If you are going to Jewel to do the Unilever Catalina Promo this coupon would come in handy, OR you can use it at Target or any other store that has these in the travel/trial aisle.  They are usually priced at .97 there so those would be FREE with .53 of overage.

More Target Deals

I have a few more deals to report from my Target visit today.

First, I wanted to share that there is Air Wick iMotion on clearance for $6.78. There was (not sure if it's still available, but maybe you printed it previously?) a Target store coupon on the Target website for $2.00 off any iMotion starter kit and you can stack that with the manufacturer coupon in the 4/25 S for $4.00 off to get these for .78.  There's also a printable here for $4.00 off.  Not a bad deal!  I did not get in on this since I did not have the coupon from the inserts with me, but I am hoping that some of you can take advantage of it - there were loads of them on the shelf.  These were on an endcap over by the cleaning supplies. 

Also in the 4/25 S is a coupon for $1.00 off any Carefree product. Head over and pick up a package of Carefree liners (22ct) for .94 and use this coupon for FREE liners with a little overage.

Next, there's a $1.00 coupon on any Dove deodorant or body mist in the 4/25 RP.  Target has the small travel/trial size Dove Ultimate Go-fresh deodorant in the travel/trial area for $.97.  I picked up the cucumber and green tea scent - this is my favorite deodorant.  I really like these small size deodorants, they are perfect to keep in the car or your gym bag for when you need a little extra. 

Target has Lea & Perrins Worchester sauce for $2.54 a bottle.  Use the $2.00 off coupon over at Coupons.com to make for some cheap sauce just in time for grilling season. 

Reveal light bulbs are on sale this week for $2.00 each.  Use the store coupon on the Target website (linked over on the right sidebar) for $1.50 off and the $1.00 off manufacturer coupons from the 3/7 S and 4/18 S to get free light bulbs with overage!

Don't forget about the Motrin PM deal I mention here.  I was able to get a few more bottles today since they only had one last time I shopped Target. 

Last you can get some Tresemme coupons here for some cheap hair care products.  These products aren't what I originally thought they were, but still a great deal.  These coupons are for Tresemme's new line - Fresh Start.  These are dry shampoo and a refreshing mist.  Very interesting concept for hair care products and I can't wait to give them a try.  Make sure you pick up the bonus packs for this deal - they were on an endcap in the make-up and hair care aisles.   

Good Deal Alert! $5 Patriotic Ladies T-shirts @ Target

I found these really hip patriotic ladies t-shirts at Target today. 

These were so cute that I couldn't choose which one was my fave.  These are all priced at $5 each and since I had some overage to use up I thought, what the heck, and got each one that I liked!  These are Target brand shirts, but unfortunately they are not Merona brand so you can't use the Merona shirt coupon from the Target site on them (darn!).  Be on the look out for these at your store. (These were at the front of the ladies department - near the front of the store - at the E. State Street, Rockford, IL store)

High Value Tresemme Coupons

Over at CommonSenseWithMoney there's a couple coupon links that you are going to want to check out.  There's a coupon for $2 on any Tresemme Fresh Start product and then there's a B1G1 coupon also on any Tresemme Fresh Start product (up to $5.50).  These are really great high value coupons. 

When I was at Target yesterday I noticed that they have this new product line in bonus packs.  There's two products packaged together for $3.99.  To make a really great deal out of this you could pick up TWO bonus packs  and use the $2.00 coupon on one and the B1G1 coupon for the other to pay only $1.99 for 4 of these new Tresemme products.  I noticed hairspray and mousse, but didn't really check what the other products were. 

Unfortunately I did not have these coupons with me when I was there :(  but I will be returning soon and will surely get in on this deal.

If you are going to head to Target soon, check out my post here on other Target deals that I found. 

New Info on Using RR's at Target

When I was checking out at Target today I wanted to use some of my RR's from the Kotex and Nature's Bounty deals going on this week.  The cashier had to call over the front end supervisor to double check if they could be accepted since they had just decided on a new policy for accepting these. 

Here's what they told me:  They can take them IF they scan and they don't have to override the coupon.  So, they tried the Nature's Bounty $5 RR and, although it scanned, they would have to override the coupon to get the register to  acknowledge it so I wasn't allowed to use that one.  Then we tried the Kotex $2.50 RR and those scanned fine and did not require cashier intervention.  

So, I think I have it figured out - the Nature's Bounty $5 RR wouldn't go through because I had NO Nature's Bounty products in my transaction.  The Kotex $2.50 RR did scan because I had 1 package of Kotex liners in my transaction (they were .94 and I used a $1.00 off coupon that I received from a home mailer).  I used 6 - $2.50 Kotex RR's on this transaction and all of them went through on the scan without cashier intervention. 

So, (I am guessing here) if you want to use RR's at Target with no problems or questions from the cashier, make sure you have product in your transaction from the same company that the RR is from.  It doesn't matter the amount, as long as the product is there.