Disney Store Online Discounts for TODAY Only..

Disney Store is Celebrating Minnie's Masquerade's Premier on Disney Jr by Offering Minnie Discounts!

 Today, Disney Store Online is having a Minnie Event.  You will get FREE SHIPPING on everything in your cart when you buy any one Minnie Mouse item too!

Also, you get an additional 15% off every Minnie Mouse item in your cart.

To get these special discounts, just enter promo code MINNIE at check out.  To shop Disney Store Online, head over HERE.

Also, you can get an extra 5% cash back when you go through Ebates to shop Disney Store Online  HERE.

** I found THIS really cute Minnie Reusable Tote Bag for $2.50. (Then it should be another 15% off with promo code, so $2.13 or so)   $2.50 (or a little less) for shipping on your entire order to be FREE?? Sign me up! Plus, when you shop through Ebates, you get a check for 5% extra back.  Pretty nice.  I buy the heck out of these bags. They are usually cheaper than gift bags and better quality. Also, TARGET gives you 5c back for each reusable bag you use at the check out.  

Am REALLY loving this deal!  I saw some really great nightgowns for $5.99... and some Tangled Fleece Throw Blankets for $5.99. Christmas shopping starts today!

Turn +UP Rewards Into CASH!

I am Loving Rite Aid.

I Just Figured Out How to Turn My +UP Rewards Bucks Into CASH!

Before I posted this deal, I wanted to make sure it would work the way I was hoping it would be. And it did! I am so excited about the prospect of this scenario and the implications it holds for the future of my bank account....

Here's What Happened:

Last Saturday, I had $2.88 in +Up Rewards "bucks" for Rite Aid that were expiring. I had worked a deal a few weeks back where I paid less than $2 for $17 worth of items. Then, I received $2.88 BACK in +UP Rewards.  

As stated, this $2.88 was expiring. So, I took my bargain binder and the circular (and the rewards, of course) to Rite Aid.   I was SUPER ANNOYED, however, bc the items and deals I wanted to work were sold out. As I was walking around trying to think fast of a plan B to use my rewards dollars on, I spotted BLINK Tears drops. They were fully stocked. I grabbed my circular. Hadn't I seen where they were $7.99 on sale that day, with a full $7.99 rebate offer attached?? Yep. It was right there in the circular. Usually those "FREE AFTER REBATE" items are sold out. This one wasn't. Why was that? I think it was because the good folks at Rite Aid forgot to put the hang tag with the offer on the shelf.  AND, they were marked $10+ in price. Again, an oversight of the employees. They forgot the special ad price of the week on that item.

SO, WOO HOO! I could use my $2.88 in bucks to pay for the $7.99 drops, and then get a rebate on the purchase price of the drops going through Rite Aid's Rebate site.  

My question for the check out employee (also a manager) was this:  Would I get a rebate for the FULL $7.99, or would I just get the $7.99-$2.88 amount since I was using "bucks"?  He didn't know. I figured, heck, Free Drops either way and the +UP rewards were expiring that evening, so why not run an experiment for you.

So, I bought the drops, paid with $2.88 in +UP rewards, and submitted the rebate offer. Fast Forward to today. I just got notice that Rite Aid approved my rebate and is mailing me a check for $7.99!!! 

So, I essentially turned my $2.88 into depositable CASH for my bank account. NICE!!  

*Remember, I originally got the $2.88 by spending LESS out of pocket than the $2.88 I got back. This was a TRUE moneymaker!! 

Now you know.  I am really thrilled about the prospect of working rebates more often in the future and getting even more cash to deposit.  Need more info on this? Want to get signed up to start working your own Rebate deals? Go HERE. 

**This is the SECOND TIME where Rite Aid being sold out of the items I wanted originally turned into a moneymaking scenario for me.  The first time was when I went to work an Edy's deal. They were sold out of the icecream. I could have bought 6 of the quart and a half Edy's for $1 total. They gave me a raincheck. The week they stocked the ice cream back up, they had a different sale going on. I bought the 6 ice creams with my raincheck and THEN, it triggered the current week's deal to print +UP rewards out for me.  I ended up getting paid 30c or so to walk out with 6 Edys.  That was better than paying $1 for 6! Yeah. Digging my luck at Rite Aid.. even when it seems like crap luck, it turns out wonderfully. You just have to be patient sometimes.

Kelloggs $10 MasterCard Rewards Card Rebate Offer

Kelloggs is At It Again With a New Rebate Offer!

Buy 10 Boxes of Participating Kelloggs' Cereal, 

Get a $10 Pre Paid MasterCard Rewards Card.

Kelloggs is one of my favorite brands for rebates and extra freebies.  They have come out with a new rebate that I am loving the terms of:  Buy 10 participating Kelloggs' Cereals.  Mail in the UPCs off the boxes, no receipts necessary, by 12/2011.  Receive a $10 MasterCard Rewards Card in the mail.

It is that simple! They are calling it a "Gas Rewards" rebate.  It looks like you will just get a prepaid MasterCard debit card with a $10 value that you can use on anything. If you have to use it on gas once it comes in, well, then.. $10 worth of gas for FREE!

If you are a stock piler of cereal, check your pantries and snip those UPCs! If not, don't worry. You have until the end of the year to find your sales and clip your UPCs.  And, I will be keeping a close eye out for Kelloggs sales now!  What would be great is if they put out another movie ticket reward offer. Then, you could buy the cereal from specially marked boxes, submit the code online towards the ticket reward AND still mail the UPC in for the $10 deal.  

You guys be on the lookout for a scenario like that and let me know!

Which cereals are you going to clip the UPCs from to submit for this $10 deal? 

These:

Kellogg’s All-Bran® Original cereal, Kellogg’s All-Bran® Bran Buds® cereal, Kellogg’s All-Bran®, Complete® Wheat Flakes® cereal, Kellogg’s Smart Start® Strong Heart Antioxidant cereal, Kellogg’s Smart Start® Strong Heart Toasted Oat cereal, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes® cereal, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes® Touch of Honey cereal, Kellogg’s Raisin Bran® cereal, Kellogg’s Raisin Bran® Crunch cereal, Kellogg’s Raisin Bran® Extra! cereal, Kellogg’s Crispix® cereal, Kellogg’s Product 19® cereal, Kellogg’s Mueslix® cereal, Kellogg’s® Cracklin’ Oat Bran cereal, Kellogg’s® Lowfat Granola with Raisins cereal, Kellogg’s® Lowfat Granola without Raisins cereal, Kellogg’s® Fruit Harvest Strawberry/Blueberry cereal
Kellogg’s Rice Krispies® cereal


Go HERE to print your copy of the Official Rebate Offer Form. 

As an idea, go HERE to contact Kelloggs directly. (You will go under the "Request More Information" Section)  Tell them you love their products and appreciate their rebate offers.  Thank them for having such great customer rewards.  I have had luck doing this in the past. Sometimes, they have even sent me a package of vouchers for free Kelloggs' products! If you are lucky to get some of those in the mail, use them on the cereals listed above, clip the UPCs, and be that much closer to $10!

Free Personalization On Disney Swimwear/Towels Ends Tonight

Get Some "Freebies" at Disney Store 

Plus, Get 5% Cash Back!

Disney has a special going on that is just perfect for the warmer weather!  Need a gift for a summertime party? I love gifting the personalized towels all year round. They make a great impression and can be a bath gift you can pair with some bubble bath, or a great summertime fun gift that goes with sand toys or bubbles!

Disney Store online is offering FREE PERSONALIZATION on Swimwear/towels. It ends TODAY. You need to enter the promo code FREENAME to claim this deal.

Also, if you spend $75 or more you can get FREE SHIPPING through March 29.  Use code SHIPTODAY to get your shipping free.

AND! To sweeten the deal, if you go through Ebates HERE, you will get an additional 5% Cash Back on your purchases.   New to Ebates? They offer a new member sign up "Bonus" that varies.  Just follow the link for more info. Once you have an account, just search Disney Store in the top right. Then, click on the Disney Store link and shop like usual once it loads.  Then, you will get your Cash Back bonus to appear in your Ebates account within a few days. It is that easy! Ebates will then pay you the Cash Back amount according to how you set up your account.

Recently, I even found some Disney PJ Pals on sale for $5.99-$7.99 online... So search around!

Tell us what great finds you get.

Bargain Puzzler of the Week: When the Cost is the Same, Does it Matter Where You Buy?

Bargain Puzzler of the Week:

Another Lesson in Changing Your Perspective

Let's say you need Pampers. Let's say that multiple places have them on sale for the same price. Does it matter where you buy them?

 

A local drugstore has Pampers for $8. Your fave big store like Target has the same pack for $8. Online has them for $8, shipped.  

Do You:

A. Buy them at the drugstore

B. Buy them at Target

C. Buy them online

D. It Doesn't matter

E. It Depends. 

The answer is E. It depends.  Not all same priced items really are the same price, all things considered.

IF you are truly going to pay the same out of pocket expense at any location, there are a few factors to consider when making your final decision on where to buy.

• Can you use a reusable shopping bag and get 5c back, like at Target?
• What is the convenience worth? If all the places have the same out of pocket expense, why not buy them online and get the dropped at your front door? Or can you go through Ebates, etc and get cash back from shopping online?
• Can you make other purchases at the drugstore and roll your transaction for even less out of pocket?

You have to decide for yourself when it looks like multiple stores have the same price on something you need. Rarely is the same price really the same price when you are a couponer.

My best advice, especially if you want to buy Pampers out right without couponing or dealing?  Buy them at the drugstore.  Why? I have found that drugstores are the place to buy Jumbo pack diapers when they are the same cost BECAUSE I have had great luck finding extra coupons inside the packs of diapers when I buy the Pampers at the drugstore.

This is also my tip of the week: when you are buying diapers, especially Pampers, feel along the sides of the diapers/pull ups.  If you feel something a bit more rigid or card-stocky inside the pack, SCORE! You just might get home to find a $1 off any Kandoo (which makes them about 49c a pack at Target), or $1 off Tide, etc coupon!  The packages are not usually marked that they include a coupon. I am the weird lady at the drugstore feeling up all the Pampers, just in case... But I have had great luck doing so from time to time.  (Other items than diapers can have unexpected coupons, peelies, rebates, etc attached in a drugstore.. I find that to be the case more often than in a traditional store. Keep an eye out!)

Does it matter where you buy your diapers or other items when they are the same price multiple locations? It can. IF you are willing to look at the bucks deals or feel the packaging up in the drugstores. Or if you are willing to look for cash back perks online. Or, if you are tired and want the convenience of buying that item when you are already in a store. That way you wont be tempted to spend more money on other deals you may find if you go to more than one store. The more locations you go to, the possibility of being tempted by more deals.  (which can be good or bad, depending!)