Sometimes I find some great deals and I’m so excited about it that I have to share it with all you thrifty folks.  My latest deal is this oak entertainment center/armoire. 

My hubby and I dropped by the local antique/furniture/junk store this week.  We just never know what we’ll find.  I have been dropping in there frequently lately because I was looking for something for my tv to sit on.  I found a beautiful big dresser but it was $350.  Ouch.  I even considered it.  After all, it would be a lifelong beautiful piece.  Thankfully, we went back a few days …read more

My inbox has loads of information on sales and deals. I’ve decided to combine some of them into one post. Also, I’ve included a few links I’m enjoying. I hope you enjoy the combination.

Get 3x the points in the Pampers Gifts to Grow program with your Pampers wipes purchases.  This offer is good through 11/5/09.
Mommy Snacks has a free Pampers Gifts to Grow code for you to use.  This will give you one point in the Gifts to Grow program.
Save 20% on Christmas cards at Dayspring.  Use the coupon code PREVIEW20 at the checkout.  Also they offer free shipping on …read more

Office Depot has another penny sale going on this week. Some of their best deals include:

Free pourable glue
OD Clear Pencil Pouch – 5 cents
TUG Pencil Sharpener – 10 cents
10 count pencils – 25 cents
Enjoy the savings!

We can always count on Wal-Mart for back to school sales.  To be honest, I’m not that thrilled with the sale.  I’m more interested in the $.20 packs of paper, pencils, and crayons, but here’s some of the things they’re offering this week:

Crayola 8-count washable markers $2.50
Crayola 24-count washable crayons $2
Crayola 8-count washable watercolors $2
Crayola 24-count twistables crayons $4.50
Kleenex 3-pack facial tissues $3.97
Expo 4-pack low odor dry erase markers $3.50
Sharpie 2-pack fine markers $1.50
Bic 10-pack mechanical pencils $1.50
Bic 5-pack Brite Liner highlighters $1.50
Texas Instruments TI-84 plus silver edition calculator $99
Clorox disinfecting wipes $1.97
Wet Ones antibacterial hand and face wipes $1.97
Purrell hand sanitizer $1.97
Great …read more

OfficeMax has a great sale going on this week with back to school specials.  Even if you don’t have a child in school, you might be able to use some of these items at work or home.

Some of their deals include:

2-pocket basic or prong folders $.01 each
12″ wood rules $.01 each
OfficeMax 12-pack pencils $.10
OfficeMax wide or college-ruled filler paper $.10
marble composition notebook, wide or college-ruled, 100 sheet $.50
BIC Cristal ball pens, black or blue, 10-pack, buy 1 get the 2nd for $.01
Uni-Ball Jetstream pen 3-pack, get 1 get 1 for $.01
Expo click dry erase marker 3-pack, buy 1 get 1 …read more

Harris Teeter is having a super double coupon sale. They will double coupons with a face value of $1.98 or less.
I went shopping yesterday with a 3 and 5-year-old. Yay, me!  I made it out alive and with some bargains as well.  I hope to make it back in before the sale goes off, but here’s what I got today:

Starbucks 4 pk Frappuccinos (mommy’s splurge item)
7.19 reg price, 6.49 sale price
$1 coupon
$4.49 final
Hefty one zip bags
2.99 reg price, 2.50 sale price
$1 coupon
$.50 final
Kraft dressing
$2.82 regular price, $2.50 sale price
$1 coupon
$.50 final
100 calorie packs
$2.29 reg price, $2 sale price
$.55 coupon
$.90 final
Ocean Spray …read more

I love the thrill of a bargain.  There’s not much better bargains to be found than at a yard sale.  Last week, my family stopped at a few yard sales.  A neighborhood in the area was supposed to have a neighborhood yard sale, but only a few houses participated.  I was a little disappointed, but I was still able to find some deals!

1st stop: Almost everything I found was $.25.  Wowwee!  As you can see here, I got some nice books for only 25 cents.  The pink books are some pre-k/kindergarten books.  He let me have all of them for …read more

On March 24, donate a non-perishable food item and receive a scoop for $1! Enjoy your favorite flavor AND help others in need. All donations will be supplied to your community’s local food bank.  Visit the Ben & Jerry’s website to find a Scoop Shop near you.

As with all promotions, I recommend calling your local store to see if they are participating.
image from ben & jerry’s

We’ve had some beautiful weather lately and the yard sales are starting.  I love the thrill of a bargain and finding great stuff for a great price.
Saturday we were on our way out of town and I spotted a yard sale.  Trust me, it wasn’t because of their signs.  Anyway, they had books, toys, children’s clothes, and more.
I was able to get Alligator girl four pairs for $1 each and she needed the pants.  I also picked up a Mrs. Spider’s Sunny Patch cd for $1, a Dora dvd for $2, some magnetic alphabet letters for $.50, and a few …read more

As you know, this is the time of year when the toys get really cheap.  This is the time when I begin to pre-buy for future birthdays and Christmas presents.
We stopped at Target tonight to see if their clearanced clothes were an additional 30% off.  (FYI – they weren’t at my Target.)  We also went to check out the clearanced toys.  My kids had some gift cards and Christmas money left over anyway.  There were many toys that were 30-75% off.  Here’s what we got:

vtech Write & Learn Letter Pad $14.99  $3.74
Little Einstein’s Tub Toss Mission $4.99 $2.48
Barbie Advent Calendar …read more