Contacting Companies for Coupons

So I was over at Single Mom Saving Money and Pam had posted about Emailing Companies for Coupons and I decided to check it out.  She listed 20 companies and linked to their contact us/comment forms.  Here is my experience with the 20 companies.  If you want the links yourself, check out Pam's blog post :)

1. Vlassic Pickles- did for Birds Eye Products- got nice try email*
2. Scrubbing Bubbles- (Same link as Drano) A coupon book for several SC Johnson products! Has about $20 worth of coupons inside. 
3. Duncan Hines- got nice try email*
4. Pampers- not really a contact form, found contact form- got nice try email*
5. Edy’s Ice Cream- 2 $.75/1 coupons
6. Welch’s Grape Juice or Jelly- 2 $.50/1 coupons
7. LUVS Diapers- not really a contact form, has a sign up for coupons 
8. Knorr/Lipton Sides- nice try email*
9. Clorox-
10. Delmonte Foods- page error, found contact form- did for Meow Mix, got nice try email*
11. Mission- 
12. Schick Shaving Products- nice try email* 
13. Campbell’s- nice try email*
14. Hostess Brands- 
15. Skinny Cow- page error easy to get to contact page
16. Healthy Choice- not really a contact form, has a sign up for coupons 
17. Glad Press and Seal- (Same link as Drano) A coupon book for several SC Johnson products! Has about $20 worth of coupons inside. 
18. Haagen Dazs- 2 $.50/1 coupons
19. Drano- (same link as Scrubbing Bubbles) A coupon book for several SC Johnson products! Has about $20 worth of coupons inside. 
20. Bic- nice try email*

Blue= no luck
Green= waiting to hear back
Purple= got coupons
*"nice try email" doesn't really say nice try in it, they were just a generic "we're not giving out coupons at this time"/"coupons available in the Sunday newspaper" kind of thing.

Savings for the week of 6/19-6/25

So I didn't get the amazing deals I got last week, but they still aren't too shabby.  We didn't have a ton of time to shop this week, however, we still got some good bargains and bonuses.  Everything purchased was either part of a BOGO, a package to get a gift card, had a manufacturers coupon, a store coupon, or any combination of  some (or several!) of these. This is also my first week using CVS and the ExtraCareBucks, I am loving them because they also take coupons! Woohoo!

CVS-
*Saved $45.98, Spent $34.11 OOP, earned $23 in ECB and still have $3 left

Publix-
*Saved $9.82, Spent $9.64 OOP

Target-
*Saved $45.39, Spent $91.85 OOP (cat food, litter and laundry detergent all at the same time adds up quickly!), earned $20 in gift cards, and still have $1.80 left, and $4.50 in additional coupons.

Grand total-
Saved $101.19, Spent $135.60

2011 Candlelight Processional Narrators

The much anticipated 2011 Candlelight Processional Narrators have been announced (well, most of them anyway):


Mira Sorvino Nov. 25-27
Michael W. Smith Nov. 28-Dec. 1
Whoopi Goldberg Dec. 2-3
TBD Dec. 4-6
Isabella Rossellini Dec. 7-9
Neil Patrick Harris Dec. 10-12
TBD Dec. 13-14
(interesting, Dec 15 is missing) 
TBD Dec. 16-18
Trace Adkins Dec. 19-21
Susan Lucci Dec. 22-24
Blair Underwood Dec. 25-27
Marlee Matlin Dec. 28-30






If you've never seen the Candlelight Processional at Epcot and you happen to be visiting Walt Disney World during that time, I highly recommend you take time out of your schedule to go and see it! 

$10,000 COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY!

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of PBM Products for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Did you know that over the last 13 years, Wal-Mart’s Parent’s Choice Infant Formula has helped with millions of success stories by allowing parents to provide for their children the outstand nutrition that they need, all at affordable prices? Parent’s Choice Infant Formula is Wal-Mart’s private brand formula, and it is available exclusively at Wal-Mart locations nationwide and on their website at www.walmart.com
Now the great team at Parent’s Choice is going to help one student and one family with another success story- they are launching the Parent’s Choice Infant Formula Savings Sweepstakes.  This sweepstakes was created in partnership with PBM Products, LLC (a Perrigo Company) and it will provide one lucky winner with a $10,000 college scholarship in the form of a College Savings 529 Plan.   Wow, $10,000!  That will definitely help with some of the high costs of college!  Wish I had an extra $10,000 for my college costs ;)
The Parent’s Choice Infant Formula Sweepstakes launched on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 and it will run through 11:59 pm on Monday, August 1, 2011.
Make sure you check it out!  If we had a child right now, we’d definitely be entering! More information, rules and all the legal information, and the entry form is available at  Parent’s Choice Infant Formula Savings Sweepstakes

My Savings Shopping Spree

I've recently begun couponing (more than just a few dollars we'd save at the grocery store in the past) and I've scored two really great trips that I want to share!  


Day 1

The haul from day 1

1. Target Regular Price Total = $15.90; Sale Price Total = $5.18; What I Paid = $1.52 and that was on an old gift card, so nothing out of pocket
1. Shout $0.97, $1 off coupon
2. Tee Shirt $12.99, on clearance for $3.24, $3 off store coupon 
3. Suave deodorant $0.97, $0.50 off coupon
4. automatic $0.05 off for reusable bag
2. Michael's Regular Price Total = $9.04; Sale Price Total = $4.25 ; What I Paid = $2.65
1. 60 piece ear wire (makes 30 pairs of earrings) $2.99, half price coupon
2. 14 sponge brushes @ $0.39 each, on sale @ $0.07 each
3. Kohl's Regular Price Total = $59.92; Sale Price Total = $31.01 ; What I Paid = $24.80 and that was on a $25 gift card that I won, so I walked out with a $0.20 profit
1. Cami $20.00, on sale for $9.99
2. LEE denim shorts $36.00, on sale for $18.99
3. Friends and Family 20% Off entire purchase  
4. Walmart Regular Price Total = $7.79; Sale Price Total = $7.79 (no sales); What I Paid = $2.20 
1. KC Masterpiece sauce $1.42, $1 off coupon
2. Reach dental floss $0.88, $1 off coupon
3. 3 pack Ivory soap $0.97, $1 off coupon
4. Degree deodorant $0.97
5. Degree deodorant $0.97,  BOGO free coupon, ($0.97 off) 
6. Sensodyne toothpaste $0.97, $1 off coupon
7. whiskas canned cat food $0.55
8. whiskas canned cat food $0.55, BOGO free coupon (keyed in as $0.59 off)

All of these items retail for $92.65 and I paid (counting the 2 gift cards) $31.17, for a grand total of $4.65 out of pocket!

Day 2 

The haul from day 2

1. Target Regular Price Total = $6.64; Sale Price Total = $6.64 (no sales); What I Paid = $3.40, $1.67 remainder on the gift card, so $1.73 out of pocket
1. 88 count baby wipes $1.79, $0.50 off store coupon
2. Tic Tacs $1.04, $0.75 off coupon
3. Degree deodorant $0.97, $0.75 off coupon
4. market pantry pasta $1.09
5. market pantry pasta sauce $1.34, $1 off when you buy the pasta and the pasta sauce store coupon (prints out another $1 off when you buy pasta and pasta sauce coupon)
6. automatic $0.05 off for reusable bag
2. Target Regular Price Total = $2.43; Sale Price Total = $2.43 (no sales); What I Paid = $0.38
1. market pantry pasta $1.09
2. market pantry pasta sauce $1.34, $1 off when you buy the pasta and the pasta sauce store coupon (from last Target visit), prints out another $1 off when you buy pasta and pasta sauce coupon which the cashier tried to use and the register let it! 
3. OfficeMax Regular Price Total = $4.29; Sale Price Total = $2.99; What I Paid = $0.00
1. Sharpie 5 pack accent highlighters $4.29, on sale for $2.99, $2.99 off coupon
4. Walmart Regular Price Total = $1.03; Sale Price Total = $1.03 (no sales); What I Paid = -$0.96 (Walmart will pay cash for overage or apply it to your other items, I got the overage since I got everything I wanted on day 1)
1. Dial body wash $0.97, $2 off coupon
5. Publix Regular Price Total = $4.23; Sale Price Total = $4.23 (no sales); What I Paid = $0.23 (Publix will apply overage to other items)
1. Bayer Advanced $3.49, $2 off coupon, $2 off store coupon
2. Plastic envelope (for more coupon trips!) $0.69

All of these items retail for $18.62 and I paid (counting the gift card) $3.05, for a grand total of $1.38 out of pocket!

Both days totaled $111.27 retail and I only paid $6.03 out of pocket, saving $105.24, or 94.58%! Not too bad for a newbie :) I would love to keep up the momentum with all the regular weekly grocery shopping.  I may not be able to pull off 95% every time but it sure won't hurt to try!  

I love Walgreens!

This post brought to you by Walgreens. All opinions are 100% mine.
As you may remember I was given the opportunity to try out the Sunscreen Lotion from Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness ProductsWalgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products. It's SPF 30 and it is very water resistant.  It is a great sunscreen!  I spent the last few days out at Kennedy Space Center for the #NASATweetUp.  Most of the event is inside a tent, however there is also a lot of touring and photo opportunities outside under that Florida sun.  I used my Walgreens Sunscreen Lotion for both days and just loved it!  It went on very smoothly, wasn't oily or greasy, and didn't have a strong "sunscreen" odor.  We spent quite a lot of time outside both days and while I didn't reapply, as it is suggested, I didn't get burned at all!  This is the first time I've tried Walgreens Sunscreen Lotion, but I will continue to use it and think you should give it a try too!  If you currently use any Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products or grab some because of this post, please let me know in the comments!  I would love to year from you.  I also love the price a 3 fl oz tube is only $2.99 or you can mix and match with other products 2 for $5!  Those great prices allow your family to save money without sacrificing quality or safety!  Not only are they are great deal, they are Walgreens pharmacist recommended, most of them contain the same active ingredients as national brands, and they have a 100% satisfaction guarantee!
I have used the sunscreen many times since then and still think it's great!
Every purchase of Walgreens Brand Health & Wellness Products supports bringing preventative wellness services to local communities through Walgreens Way to Well Fund™


There are also several bloggers that are giving away Walgreens Gift Cards, so be sure to check out the giveaways