Free Stuff and a Lesson Learned

This was a fabulous week for getting FREE items at the grocery store. I was quite happy for the most part. So many people think they have to shop at the cheaper stores or the warehouse clubs, but seriously, you can't beat FREE. Most items below came from Publix. A few were from Bi-Lo or Target.




Here's what I got for FREE!
4 cans of Dole pienapple
6 bags of Bird's Eye frozen vegetables
3 boxes of Ritz chocolate covered crackers
2 boxes of regular Ritz crackers
5 boxes of Ritz Crackerfuls
1 can of Steaz organic tea (from Target)
5 bricks of Philadelphia cream cheese (Bi-Lo)
1 bag of Fresh Gourmet salad toppings
1 pouch of Starkist tuna
1 package of Publix sliced cheese (was actually a penny)

Also in the picture are 4 Glade candles, which should have been free, but weren't. Which brings me to my lesson learned...

To get the candles free (plus make a dollar), I need to send in a rebate. I could of course do this, but I also plan to send in a rebate to get those Ritz crackers for free. The problem? I only got one receipt and both rebates require the original receipt. So the $10 cracker rebate beats the $5 candle rebate. I should have done 2 transactions or asked for a duplicate receipt.

Technically, those candles didn't cost me anything. I will get $10 back for the crackers (which only cost me $4.50) and I only paid $4 for those candles, so I'm not really out any money, but it sure would have been nice to have a little more. Lesson learned.

Still a pretty good week, don't you think?

Great Coupon for Rotel Tomatoes!

Go here to print a .50/1 coupon for Rotel tomatoes. You'll need to wait until the banner at the top shows a place to click for the coupon. (It's large. You won't miss it.) Be sure to click the back button on your browser and print it twice!

I am going to see if these go on sale for a dollar or less at Publix to get some free rotel!

Test Post: aka my coupon notebook!

Freebies I'll Be Looking For This Week!

It's late Tuesday night. That means the new grocery ads are coming out! I love seeing what I can get for free or just pennies each week.

A few items I'll be stockpiling for FREE this week are:

Dole canned pineapple (Publix)
Philadelphia Cream Cheese (Bi-Lo)
Zantac 8 count (Publix)

And freebies I hope to get thanks to last week's rainchecks:

Playtex gloves (Bi-Lo)
Endust Free (Bi-Lo)

As always I am looking forward to getting the mystery penny item from Publix on Sunday or Monday. Also, I am hoping to score some Vanity Fair napkins for just 9 cents a package at Publix.

Those are the most frugal deals I see, but not the ONLY great deals by any means! Should be a great week!

I am planning on posting a picture of all the week's freebies each Monday. I'll include the Publix penny item as well since one cent is as close to free as you can get. Actually, maybe I should include anything 10 cents and under in my picture.

Stay tuned!