Miscellaneous

Here is a hot deal from Groupon – a daily deals site that allows you to score amazing deals on a wide variety of products and services.

Today ONLY (Thursday, 8/19/10), you can purchase a $50 Gap Gift Certificate for only $25!! This offer is valid at all Gap stores across the country, excluding outlet stores. There is a limit of 1 certificate per person and there is some additional fine print that you’ll need to read. (In a nutshell – this offer is valid in stores only and expires on 11/19/10.)

If I had to guess I would say that this deal is going to be extremely popular, so if you experience down time on the Groupon site, be sure to keep trying. Rumor has it this deal will not sell out and will be available all day.

If you are not currently signed up for Groupon, sign up here. It is quick and painless, and you’ll quickly become addicted to all of the great daily deals. :-)

Good luck! Hopefully we will all be able to grab this great deal before the end of the day!

Thanks, Southern Savers!

If you are looking to earn a little bit of extra cash, Pinecone Research is accepting applications again! When you sign up with Pinecone Research you will be paid for completing short surveys. I have friends who have and love them. I signed up myself and found the process to be straightforward and fast.

These spots tend to fill up quickly, so be sure to click on the image above and sign up if you are interested.

As I mentioned earlier in the week, Kroger is running a special promotion through Sunday where select Betty Crocker, General Mills and Quaker products are 50% off. I finally had the chance to run to my local store today, and here are a few match ups that I wanted to share:

Total Cereal – $1.71/ea
Use $0.75/1 Total Cereals 6/27/2010 SS Insert (exp 8/7/2010)
Final Price = $0.21/ea

Fiber One Cereal – $1.99/ea
Use $0.75/1 Fiber One Cereal
Use $0.75/1 Fiber One Cereal 8/1/2010 SS Insert (exp 9/11/2010)
Final Price = $0.49/ea

Fiber One Bars – $1.84/ea
Use $0.50/1 Fiber One Chewy Bars
Use $0.50/1 Fiber One Chewy Bars
Final Price = $0.84/ea

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – $1.49/ea
Use $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
Use $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
Load a $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Kroger eCoupons (exp 8/27/2010) on to your Kroger Card
Load a $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Cellfire (exp 8/9/2010) on to your Kroger Card
Use $0.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks 8/8/2010 GM Insert (exp 10/2/2010)
Final Price = $0.99/ea when you buy 2

Quaker Instant Oatmeal – $2.24/ea
Use $0.75/1 found in boxes of Quaker Instant Oatmeal (if you have it)
Final Price = $0.74/ea

Quaker Life Cereal (smaller boxes) – $1.37/ea
Use $1/2 coupon found in boxes of Quaker Instant Oatmeal (if you have it)
Final Price = $0.87/ea when you buy 2

Honey Nut Cheerios (big box) – $2.89/ea
Use$1/2 General Mills Cereal
Use $0.75/1 Honey Nut Cheerios
Load a $0.55/1 Honey Nut Cheerios Kroger eCoupons (exp 9/27/2010) on to your Kroger Card
Final Price = $1.39-2.39/ea

Trix Cereal – $2.50/ea
Use $0.55/1 Trix Cereal
Final Price = $1.40/ea

Cheerios Cereal (big box) – $3.13/ea
Use $1/2 General Mills Cereal
Use $0.50/1 Cheerios 6/27/2010 SS Insert (exp 8/7/2010)
Use $1/2 General Mills Cereals
Load a $0.55/1 Original Cheerios cereal Cellfire (exp 8/9/2010) on to your Kroger card
Final Price = $2.13-2.58/ea

Did you score any great 50% off deals not mentioned here? If so, let us know!

Find more Kroger deals for this week here.

I am so happy to announce that yesterday my husband, daughter and I welcomed as new addition to our family! Our baby girl was born yesterday afternoon at 3:40 and we are all doing great.

Things may be a little quieter than normal around here this week, but I still have plenty of things planned including more giveaways, a couple of guest posts and a few other deals. I appreciate your patience if I don’t respond to your comments or emails as quickly, but I’ll do my best to respond as I can. Thanks! :-)

One of the things that I love the most about using coupons is being able to donate items to my local food bank or other charities. If you are a “stockpiler” as well, you have no doubt found your shelves bursting with a few too many items at one time or another. That’s why I wanted to let you know about a fun campaign that fellow blogger Kaley of Cha Ching on a Shoestring is spearheading called Couponing for Community.

During the week of May 2-8, Kaley is asking you to give away a portion of your stockpile to those in need, with the thought being that if we all unite, we can make a huge impact! You can get all of the details on Kaley’s site here.

What about you? Do you already donate items from your stockpile on a regular basis? What tips/tricks do you have for managing your stockpile? For example, how do you make room for it, and do you have a system for making sure that your food doesn’t expire?