Friday, April 27, 2012

Making the Most of Sales

During 10 for $10 week, is the best time to review your stockpile. As the season warms up, it’s also time to think about all your meal changes. How are you set for BBQ’s, carry in’s, picnics, ball games, road trips and beverages?

Yep, that’s what I thought. Time to restock! Some summertime ways to save involve knowing what you have at home. Condiments are big in the summer months. Look for Kraft Salad dressings this week, and match to the $1 on 1 produce tearpad coupons commonly found.

Then Kraft BBQ sauce is on the sale as well, look for peelies found often on company brand products like Kool aid, or Country Time containers good on the BBQ sauce. Look for sauce coupons also around any charcoal displays!

Hunts Ketchup is on sale, and we go through lots of ketchup in the summer months. How much? Usually for a family of 5, we can use around 6 bottles. That’s a lot of burgers and grilled veggies.

The grill guides us through our summer meals, that’s why the $1 chicken breasts are so tempting this week. How many to get? We could easily grill up 4 for a meal, but I have a tendency to like to grill 6 at a time, and use then use the chicken on fresh salads for lunches. Yum! You’ll need to pick up the $1 croutons to go with all those salads.

Finally, look for beverages and rebates. I am filing like crazy with rebates I’ve found online. Lots of good deals for ice, coolers, soda, grilling meats, snacks and fresh produce. When looking for rebates, I usually search key words: “Fresh Produce, Rebate, IL.” or try a sting for items you know you are buying (or bought) like Condiments, buns, picnic essentials. Lots of rebates are geared towards outdoor meal prep.


My kids are well trained snack savers. It took a lot of work! But they now know if we’re going on a trip, grab some snacks from home before we hit the road. Good grab and go items are bottled water, grapes, or cereal bars. My summer stock pile changes a lot from my winter. Look for coupons for items that are easy to go with you and you’ll find yourself saving on all those drive thru trips.


Do gather all your shopping bags and easy to tote coolers. Store those in an easy to find place so kids can pack their own treat bags. It doesn’t hurt to have them throw in a lemonade for mom now and then!




For additions Print N Save Coupons:
Print N Save Section of this Blog
County Market
CouponNetwork.com
Coupons.com
Coupon Clipping Services:

Lynn’s Coupons and Refunding Service Put COUNTY MARKET FREE SHIPPING in check out for free shipping on your first order. This offer must be for a purchase greater than $5, and can not be combined with any other offer. She provides newspaper, non newspaper, coupons and rebate forms.
Kuntry Klippers This service specializes in newspaper coupons. Their fees vary but are between 10% and 15% of face value. They also run specials on products. They ship a bit slower, allow for 3-4 days in Illinois. All coupons are sold in sets of 20 like coupons. County Market shoppers also get Free Shipping with “First Time County Market” in check out box.

Coupons by Dede This site sells full inserts, and clipped coupons. All of these coupons are newspaper coupons. The price is generally 15% of the face value of the coupon. You can buy 1 coupon, or 100 coupons. Shipping from this site is fairly fast. Very reliable service. She will run “Specials” on coupons when they get within 10 days of expiration.

The Coupon Clippers is the largest clipping service in the country. They provide newspaper, non newspaper, coupons and rebate forms. They have good service, and a large selection. Being the largest, the hottest coupons disappear fast. However, they do get LOTS of coupons.


The Coupon Master has a mix of newspaper and non newspaper coupons. They ship quickly. Their handling fees are 10%-12% of face value. Shipping is quick, usually arrives in 3 days. They do carry rebate forms on the site.


All internet coupon print limits are subjective. At the time of this email coupons were available for print. If the daily or weekly print limit has been reached, the coupon will be automatically pulled from the websites. You can try to print again tomorrow. All coupons listed are not available in our stores. We list them so you can order or find them to save you money. Check with clipping services, trade boards, or ebay to find coupons not in your store. It is our intent to help you find as many savings opportunities as possible. Enjoy!