KFC FREE MEAL UPDATE

Apparently some people have been running into problems when they tried to get their FREE 2 piece meal at KFC using the coupon from the Oprah site. Here is what Leah at Let's Save! had to say, "My sister's husband went into KFC today to get his free meal. When he handed the cashier the coupon she said that they were not accepting codes that ended in 1234. This is the coupon that was on Oprah's website yesterday. He did not get his free meal :("

She looked into the matter, and this is what she found out via Oprah's website:

"If you have concerns about using multiple coupons with the same code number:

All the PDF coupons downloaded from Oprah.com on the evening of May 5 have the same bar code.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the coupon and instructions on Oprah.com, these coupons will be accepted by participating KFC restaurants in the U.S.

If you downloaded coupons and they were not accepted at a KFC restaurant:
Please call 1-800-CALL-KFC.
Our Customer Service representatives will assist you and also take the information about your experience and follow up with the restaurant.
Get a list of participating locations.

They should take the coupon even though it ends in 1234. You might want to have the 1-800 number handy when you go to KFC."

(If you live in Long Beach, Ca. the KFC on Atlantic, Bellflower, Anaheim, 7th St., Willow, PCH, and Artesia are ALL particiaptating!  Make sure to take the 800 number with you in case you run into any problems!)

Thank you Leah for the info!!

Vons Deals May 5-12

Here are the weekly Vons deals starting today.

Vons ONLINE Coupons!

FREE 1lb STRAWBERRY CONTAINER!!

$1.00 off 2-4lb STRAWBERRY CONTAINER!!

Strawberries are on sale this week for $3.99 2lb container and 2/$6 1lb Organic containers! (Thanks for the heads up Mommyswishlist!)

Buy any 5 Save $5 Mix and Match Sale

(Participating brands include: Ocean Spray, Capri Sun, Capri Sun Roarin' Waters, Mott's, Langers, V8, V8 Fusion, Izze, Crystal Light, Propel, Gatorade Powder Drink Mix) All 5 part. items must be scanned and purchased in a single transaction with your Vons club card 5/6-5/12.

Mott's/Capri Sun: $1.49ea (wyb 5)

-$1/1Q 4/19 SS (capri sun)

Ocean Spray/V8: $1.99ea (wyb 5)

-$.55/1Q in 4/19RP (ocean spray pomengranate/ruby pomegranate)

Langers/V8 Fusion: $2.49ea (wyb 5)

-$1/1Q in 4/19SS (V8 fusion)

Earn a $5.00 Catalina when you buy Any 4:

-Haagen Dazs Ice Cream 14oz/bars 3pk or larger

-$1/2Q in 4/26 SS

-Dreyer's Brand Ice Cream 1.5qt

-Dreyer's Fruit Bars 6pk or larger

-$1.00/2Q in 4/26SS (6ct, 12ct, 24ct fruit bars)

-Dreyer's Dibs 10ct or 60ct

-$1.00/2Q in 4/26SS (dibs 10ct or 9oz)

-Nestle Drumstick 4pk or larger

-$1.00/2Q in 4/26SS (4ct, 8 ct. cones)

-Eskimo Pie 6pk or larger

-$1.00/2Q in 4/26SS (12ct eskimo pies)

-The Skinny Cow 4pk or larger

-$1.00/2Q in 4/26SS

Save $4 instantly wyb 1 doz Roses and 2 Hallmark Cards with your Club card in a single transaction. (offer includes rose bunches, rose bouquets, rose arrangements, excludes $.99 cards. offer valid 4/29-5/12)

Vons in-AD coupons:

Lucerne Large Eggs: $1.99 (w/ Q & club card -limit 1)

Chinet Plates/Cups $2.50 (w/ Q & club card -limit 1)

Cascade : $3.49 (w/ Q & club card -limit 1)

Listerine: $2.99 (w/ Q & club card -limit 1)

Safeway Disinfecting Wipes: $1.79 (w/ Q & club card -limit 1)

Kleenex Facial Tissue: $1.00 (w/ Q & club card -limit 1)

Safeway Select Batteries: $3.99 (w/ Q & club card -limit 1)

Buy 1/Get 1 FREE deals:

Foster Farms Thin Sliced Lunchmeat

Foster Farms Turkey Tenderloins

Hormel Fully Cooked Entrees

Margaritaville Shrimp

Johnsonville Breakfast Sausage

-$1/1Q in 4/5SS (links and patties)

Lucerne Whipped Cream

Buy 2/Get 3 Free: Duncan Hines Cake Mix (looks like brownie mix too!)

-$.35/1Q in 2/1SS (any brownie mix)

-$1/2 (wyb carrot cake mix AND cream cheese frosting)

10/$10 Items:

Oscar Mayer Lunchables

Clif/Balance Bars

Pasta Roni

-$1/4Q in 3/8RP

Red Seedless Grapes: $.89/lb

Whole/Sliced White Mushrooms $.99/lb

Sara Lee Breads 2/$5

Tropicana OJ 2/$6

-$1/1Q in 3/15RP

-$1/2Q in 5/3RP

Eggo Waffles: 2/$6

-$.75/1Q in 4/5RP

Digiorno Frozen Pizza $5.49

-$1/1 IP (if flat breads are on sale)

Lean Cuisine Frozen Meals: $1.99ea

-$1/4Q in 5/3SS

Bertolli Dinner for 2: $6.99

-$1/1Q in 5/23RP

Yoplait Yogurt Cups: $.60ea (wyb10)

-$.40/6Q in 3/22SS -or-4/19SS

-$1.00/8 in Eat Better America 

Kraft Mayo: $2.50

-$1/1Q in 4/26SS

2 Liter Pepsi: $.75ea (sierra mist is part of sale)

-Buy1/Get1 FREE IP (if you were able to print them)

Del Monte Fruit Cups: 2/$5

-$1/2Q IP

Nestle Pure Life Water $3.49

-$.50/1Q from blinky machine in Ralphs a week ago

Garnier Fructise: $2.99

-$1/1Q in 5/3RP

20% off Olay Regenerist or Total Effects

Fresh Express Salad Kits: 2/$6

-$1/1Q IP

FREE KFC 2pc. MEAL!

Click HERE or HERE to read more about this deal! Thank You A Thrifty Mom and It's Hip 2 Save! Click HERE to print your coupon! I believe you can print a limit of 4, at least that's what rumor has it!

Buy Low Deals 5/6-5/12

Sorry for the delay, I was having technical issues last night! So if you have time to go to Buy Low today here are the Wednesday and Thursday Only Sales:

Wednesday Only Produce Sale:

Watermelon: 8lbs/$1

Chayote Squash: 6/$1

Brown Onions: 8lbs/$1

Jicama 6lbs/$1

Cucumbers 8/$1

Granny Smith Apples: 5lbs/$1

Thursday Only Meat Sale:

51-60 Raw White Shrimp: $2.79/lb

Lean Pork Spareribs: $1.49/lb

85% Lean Ground Beef: $1.99/lb

Chix. Breast $.99/lb (not sure if it's bone in/boneless)

Boneless Beef Shoulder Roast: $1.69/lb

Regular Weekly Sale thru 5/6-5/12

Foster Farms Whole Chix.: $.79/lb

70-80 Raw White Shrimp: $1.99/lb

Chuck Steak: $1.79/lb

Fuji Apples: 4lbs/$1

Bananas: 3lbs/$1

10lb Bag Potatoes: $1

Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice $1.99 

Crystal Geyser 1 gal. Water: $.69

5lb Long Grain Rice (Ansera): $1.99

Zacky Farms Hot Dogs: 10/$10

Ca. Ranch XLG Eggs 1doz: $.99

Boneless Rib Eye Steak Ends: $24.9/lb

Boneless Chix Breast Steak: $1.99/lb

Fresh Broccoli: 3lbs/$1

1lb bag Carrots: 5/$1

White Squash: 3lb/$1

Tomatillos: 3lb/$1

Red Potatoes: 3lb/$1

12oz. Dole Classic Salad Bags: $.79

Minor Issues

Today is just one of those days where if something can go wrong it will. And boy, it's been one crazy day!! It started out with the dentist appt. at my old dentist to get yet another mold done for my permanent crown, from a root canal done August 2008! (Long story!) As I'm waiting for the dentist to get started he busts out the needle to numb me. But I thought I was ONLY getting the mold done!? Why do you need to numb me? He said, and I quote, "I'm never satisfied with my own work, so I'm numbing you in case I find something to fix, which I always do." WHAT!? Needless to say, I was quite irritable with him, and thankful for my new dentist who is amazing! 

Then I called the Catalina Corp. regarding my $10 LWFG catalina that didn't print last night. Apparently I was $0.02 short! TWO CENTS SHORT!! Two of the items I purchased that were on sale at Vons complete with LWFG white promotional tags are in fact NOT part of the LWFG promotion. So because I was  TWO CENTS SHORT the catalina corp cannot mail me my catalina. The guy could not believe I was TWO CENTS SHORT! He said he's never seen that happen, and there was nothing he could've done. So I called the Vons store afterwards, spoke to the manager and explained the situation, (and how dear this $10.00 catalina is to me) and she went and checked the shelf. Sure enough the items in question were indeed marked with the white LWFG promotional tags, so she told me to bring my receipt in and she will give me a $10.00 store credit. Whew, at least that one worked out!

Then I got home to start posting the grocery sales for the week of 5/6-5/12 and my computer is acting up yet again. (It's a newer iMac that we bought in November of 2008, which 4 days after receiving my husband crashed. We've taken into the Mac store several times, and it still is not fixed... grr....) Not only is my computer acting up, but I noticed that my blog went a little wacky while I was away. Apparently the swagbucks buttons I added felt a little threatened by my printable coupons button, so they staged a coup-de-tat and took over! However it happened, my coupon buttons are M.I.A. and Swagbucks has apparently taken there place. Hmm... it would be an easy fix, if my computer were working properly. 

Alas, I'm giving up for the day, and will try again tomorrow!! I'm off to figure out dinner. (Yet another thing that went wrong today) I had my timing and everything down for the scrumption split pea soup I was making tonight, only to realize that after my FOUR transactions yesterday at Vons I still somehow managed to forget the two items on my shopping list that I really needed for tonight! Ay yi yi! So split pea is out the window tonight, and I'm left scrambling to defrost meat from the freezer, and throw together a quick dinner before my husband gets home, because when he gets home it's PLYO time, (more regarding plyo, and what it is in an upcoming post...) and then I'm off to our church's monthly prayer meeting, and possibly the only thing that will go right for me today!! 

I hope your day was much smoother than mine! 

Have a wonderful night everyone!

One Last Promo Run

So I did one last run to Vons tonight for the Living Well Feeling Great Promo that ends tomorrow night. I fared pretty well,  aside from the $10 catalina not printing out on my first transaction. -Bummer- But one call to the Catalina Corp. tomorrow morning will fix it, and I'll be getting not one, but TWO $10 catalina's in the mail shortly. Here's what my last run looked like. By the way, everything was on sale from the 4/28-5/5 weekly Vons sales ad! (I had a request to list the sales dates, so I added them, to both this and my previous post HERE. Sorry for the confusion!)

Before Coupons and Catalina's this cost $115.60

After Coupons and Catalina's I paid OOP $21.15

BUT I got back $20.00 in Catalina's so actually

all of this cost me $1.15!!

(Well I should've gotten $20 in Cat's, but 1 didn't print... it will come in the mail)

(that's my hubby's hand reaching for the almonds. a personal request of his.. I love that man!)

Here's what I did:

Transaction #1

2- Emerald Almonds 2/$8.00

-1 $1.50/2Q

2 Chex Mix Bars 2/$5

-2 $.50/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1

4 Fiber One Toaster Pastries 2/$4.00

-4 $.50/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

7 Quaker Rice Snacks $1.00ea

-7 $1.00/1Q

1 100 Calorie Pack Snacks $2.50

-1 $.75/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

1 Capri Sun $1.99

-1 $1.00/1Q

Total Cost of Transaction #1: $57.34

I paid OOP: $8.49 (and a $10 Catalina SHOULD'VE printed, but didn't, so it's coming in the mail)

FP: FREE + $2.49 overage (when you add in catalina that's coming!)

Transaction #2

1- Capri Sun $1.99

-1 $.50/1 VonsQ + 1 $1.00/1Q

3- Muir Glen Pizza Sauces $2.05

-3 $1.00/1Q

2- Fire Roasted Muir Glen Tomatoes $2/$5.00

-2 $1.00/1Q

1- Dawn Dish Soap $2.49 -not part of promo-

-1 $1.00 VonsQ + 1 $.50/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

2- Finish Dishwasher Detergents $3.99ea

-2 $2.50/1Q

1 Lysol Cleaner $1.99

-1 $.50/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

1- Scrubbing Bubbles Cleaner $2.50

-1 $.71 VonsQ + 1 $.50/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

3- Tampax $2.99ea

-3 $.50/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

Total Cost for Transaction #2: $58.26

I paid OOP: $12.66 + A $10.00 catalina printed out...

My FP: $2.66 (after you factor in catalina)

Not to shabby! 

FREE CHICK-FIL-A for Teachers!

On Tuesday, May 5th, Chick-Fil-A is celebrating National Teacher's Day with a FREE 3 piece Chicken strips to ALL Teachers. I've heard that even Homeschooler's are included in on this deal! Click HERE for more information, and participating locations near you. If you are a homeschooler, I recommend calling ahead to see if they will include you as a Teacher, because, well, YOU ARE!

A dear friend, and reader of mine emailed me this catalina deal going on at Albertsons 5/8- 5/31. Here's what she wrote, 

"There is a new Catalina at Albertsons between 5/8-5/31 It says: Save up to $5.00 off your next shopping order when you buy from any Two (2), Three (3) or Four (4) different SCOTT product categories* between 5/8 -5/31 

-Buy TWO (2) different SCOTT product categories*  GET $2.00 off your next shopping order

-Buy THREE (3) different SCOTT product categories* GET $3.00 off your next shopping order

-Buy FOUR (4) different SCOTT product categories * GET $5.00 off your next shopping order

 *purchases must be from different SCOTT product categories. Product includes: Bath Tissues, Paper Towels, Napkins, Flushable Wipes.

 All items must be purchased in one shopping order."

Here is a list of SCOTT coupons provided by CouponMom:

03-08 RP

Scotties Facial Tissue 2 multipack or 5 boxes

$1.00/2

03-08 RP

Scotties Facial Tissue 2 multipack or 5 boxes

$1.00/5

04-19 RP

Scotties Facial Tissue 2 multipack or 5 boxes

$1.00/2

04-19 RP

Scotties Facial Tissue 2 multipack or 5 boxes

$1.00/5

04-19 S

Scott Naturals Paper Towels six or more size pack

$1.00/1

04-19 S

Scott Naturals Bath Tissue 4 pack or larger

$1.00/1

03-29 S

Scott Long Lasting or Mega Roll Paper Towels 4 pack or larger

$1.00/1

03-29 S

Scott Extra Soft bath tissue 4 pack or larger

$0.75/1

Vons Promo Run

Before Coupons and Catalina's this would have cost me $103.82.

But after Coupons and Catalina's I paid only $17.72.

BUT I got back $22.00 in Catalina's so my final price was 

FREE + $4.28 overage!!

These items were all on sale from the 4/28-5/5 weekly Vons sale.

Here's what I bought:

Transaction #1:

2 Emerald Almonds- 2/$8

-1 $1.50/2Q

2 Orville Redenbacher Popcorn B1/G1Free $3.69ea

-1 $1.00/1Q + 1 $0.40/1Q (doubled to $.80/1)

3 Quaker Rice Snacks $1.00ea

-3 $1.00/1Q

1 Capri Sun $1.99

-1 $1.00/1Q

2 Precious String Cheeze $3.49ea

-2 $1.00/1Q

1 Dial Handsoap $1.00 (my filler item to reach the $30.00 threshold)

-1 $.35/1Q (doubled to $.70/1)

2 Ball Park Hotdogs 2$6.00

-1 $1.00/2Q

Transaction #2

2 Arrowhead 6packs $1.99ea

-1 $1.00/2Q 

1 No Yolks Noodles $1.50

-1 $.75/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

2 Herdez Salsa 2/$5.00

-2 $.50/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

1 Finish Powerballs Dishwasher Detergent $3.99

-1 $2.50/1Q

3 Dial Handsoaps $1.00ea

-3 $.35/1Q (doubled to $.70/1)

2 Mr. Clean Magic Erasers 2/$6.00

-1 B1/G1 FREE Q

2 Tampax $2.99

-2 $.50/1Q (doubled to $1.00/1)

Pretty Frugal in my book! I saved 85% on my first transaction, and 83% on my second! I love this LWFG catalina going on right now at Vons! It sure does "feel great". Ha!

Monday FREE RedBox Code

BT73H9

Don't forget to get your FREE Redbox Rental today! You will have to swipe your debit card, but you will NOT be charged unless you fail to return the rental by 9pm tomorrow night! 

Happy Watching!