The Checkout Chicks

Like most parents, I keep jars for my kids to save up coins. After a while, they get pretty heavy and it’s time to cash in all the coins. Rolling coins is a huge pain. So, the only choice is to turn to a CoinStar machine which takes a percentage of your money as a fee. A large percentage - 8.9 cents per dollar counted. That can really add up!

Now you can get your coins counted for free if you redeem you change for gift cards. Click and search for a CoinStar machine that will dispense gift cards and keep a bit more of your change!

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CVS is well known for their $x/$xx coupons ($3 off of $10, $5 off of $15, etc.).  It seems that Walgreen’s is now offering a $10 off $30 good on May 30 only.  Happy shopping!

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I’ve added a Freebies category to the Blogroll on the right side navigation. Check it out!

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Wish there was a frequent flyer mile for surfing the web? Now there is! SWAG BUCKS are digital dollars that you earn by searching the web, and shopping at your favorite online stores. It’s FREE, easy, and fun, and the PRIZES are amazing! Click here to get started!

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1 Revlon nailpolish - $3.99
2 CVS kids sunblocks - $5.99 ea
2 bags Hershey kisses - $1.88 ea
4 Sierra Mist 2-liters - $1.59 ea/ BOGO

BOGO - 2 Sierra Mists for free

$5/$15 CVS coupon
2 Sierra Mist BOGO coupons for $1.69 ea ($.10 more than the sale price!)
$2 Revlon coupon
$10.97 ECBs

Total OOP: $1.56 paid with gift card

Gift Card Balance: $16.73

ECBs Earned: $3 and $10/$50 coupon

How’d you do?  Post it on your blog and add your name to the linky widget below!

1. Mary-Ann

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Free Teddy Grahams sample

Cheap is good…but FREE is better! Join FreeFly’s and get FREE samples of name-brand products!

FREE samples of health related products from RemedyLife

Strawberry Shortcake ice cream sample

Tampax/Always Being A Girl sample pack (need DOB of 1985-1987)

Free 14 day sample of NatureMade soft gel vitamins

Sample of Seattle’s Best Coffee

Free Child Diabetes Wizdom Education Kit

Free baby nursery guide

Free John Frieda Frizz-Ease Creme Serum sample - Click on the New Creme Serum Overnight Repair Formula text and then click on TRY IT FREE

Free John Frieda Frizz-Ease Weather Works for Hair sample - Click on the New WeatherWorks text and then click on TRY IT FREE

Free Baby CD

Free subscription to Metropolitain Home magazine

Free pedometer from Tylenol’s Keep Moving program

sources: http://freesamplesdirect.com/, Centsible Sawyer

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Four magazines for ninety-nine cents each is a fabulous deal!

* NO automatic renewal
* Free shipping
* No Tax
* No hideen fees
* Money back guarantee

I chose Working Mother, Taste of Home, Marie Claire and Parenting.

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How could we have a holiday without going to CVS?

Check out Sierra Mist…BOGO, limit 4….BUT WAIT! Add in this coupon and you gotta lotta free soda…or pop…whatever you call it in your neck of the woods. Just grab 4 Sierra Mist 2 liters, you should get all of them for the price of one!

How about we make a little money buying Revlon nail polish?!

$3.99 with card, 3 ECB’s, so only .99 after ECB….BUT WAIT! Grab your inserts from 5/18 and snip out your $2/1 on any Revlon Colorstay or any Color Cosmetic product…now we have .99 PROFIT!!!

*Pardon me while I do the profit dance*

Finally, get ya some CHEAP French’s mustard or Kraft Barbecue Sauce…only .66 each! I may also be able to find some q’s on these…I don’t like Kraft bbq sauce, so I’ll be looking for mustard to see if I can turn Hubster’s sandwiches into MONEYMAKERS! (Besides, I’ve been busy buying KC Masterpiece for .67 a bottle at Albertson’s. They are on sale 3/$5, or $1.67 each, use a .50 mfc from the 4/13 Red Plum and if your store doubles…you pay .67 each. The Sweet and Tangy is delish.)

CVS prices are good only on Sunday May 25th and Monday May 26th…so hurry on in to stock up!

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Catalina Marketing Corp. is the company that manufacturers and distributes the register coupon printing machines you see at the grocery store. To most people, these little machines, and the coupons they print, are called catalinas. The printers are actually called Checkout Coupon Printers.

Your purchasing behaviors are analyzed and determine which coupons print out for you.

When I worked for MCI, we were considering partnering with a local grocery store chain so they would print catalinas for us. Essentially, we could determine which customers we wanted to receive an MCI promotional message and possibly coupon based on their purchasing habits. Determining factors could have been gift card purchasing history, average sale history, and purchasing habits such as gourmet foods or store brands.

Print triggers are programmed into the system. As you checkout, your purchases are compared to all the possible print scenarios to determine if you qualify for coupons.

Usually, catalinas are treated as manufacturer coupons and are not stackable. Always check your catalinas to make see if they are manufacturer or store coupons.

Some interesting Catalina facts: (source)

• Access to more than 250 million transactions each week
• Reaching consumers in more than 22,000 U.S. and 7,000 international grocery, drug and mass merchandiser stores
• Providing direct-to-patient communications in more than 14,000 retail pharmacies
• Average promotional response rates of 6.3%*—one of the highest in the industry
• Targeting advertising results increasing awareness by 16% points and recall by 24% points
• One of the largest online decision support databases in the world

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