Is Couponing Worth It? Part 7
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Today’s Argument: You might become a slave to coupons.
My Opinion: Can you hear me snorting from where you’re sitting? Sorry, “slave to coupons.” Again the author brings up the lack of choice once you start couponing. Such a weird perspective – that we give up my free will once we start couponing.
I believe her point here is that we might have a difficult time purchasing items at full price once we become coupon savvy. Well, she is right. After I had been couponing for several months I went on a trip. I did not take any snack items with me thinking I’d just buy stuff once I got there. I went into the store to purchase some cheese & crackers and a few other snacky items and I had major sticker shock. I hadn’t paid full price for crackers in so long that I just could not believe they were $4+ a box or some outrageous thing. I rarely have made that mistake since then. I tend to take snack items with me when possible.
However, this does not mean that I never spend full price on things. For example, my (adorable) nephews were staying with me last Summer. On my way to take them home we stopped at a gas station for gas. They asked if they could buy a treat. Pringles at a gas station! Whew! But I love these children and one of the reasons that I am frugal is so that I can occasionally splurge. I buy my nephews treats, I buy nice handbags and sunglasses (although I do buy them from 6pm.com so they are still screamin’ deals!). I splurge!
I don’t let my couponing keep me from enjoying life. In fact, I feel that couponing has freed me to enjoy my life even more!
See your local listings on Pinching Your Pennies website with further information on current grocery deals and printable coupons.
Also, be sure to check out the current coupon list for your state at Pinching Your Pennies!
Cafe Press – $50 GC for only $25!!
$25 for $50 Worth of Customized T-shirts and Gifts from CafePress
Select Syracuse as your city! You don’t need to live in Syracuse. You will purchase the groupon and then redeem @ Cafe Press.
Most people form first impressions of a stranger by looking at his T-shirt, unless they’ve stolen a skin kernel for DNA testing. Let the shirt you wear send a marvelous message with today’s Groupon: for $25, you get $50 worth of personalized T-shirts, home goods, and other products ordered online from CafePress. You may use your Groupon’s value toward shipping costs. The Groupon expires in three months.
CafePress provides an array of inventive, humorous, and customizable clothing and gifts. Trick out your torso with the undead appeal of a zombie T-shirt ($25), or channel the talents of nature’s stickiest gourmet with a frog apron ($22). SIGG water bottles ($28 for one liter) provide both an earth-nuzzling alternative to disposable plastic bottles and a portable prison for renegade potables, and a crazy cat lady license-plate frame ($15) is sure to strike a sympathetic chord with car thieves. Online design tools allow shoppers to customize products ranging from zippered hoodies and underwear to pillows and wall clocks, giving them the power to emblazon possessions with their picture, initials, or SAT score.
Thanks to an iron-clad guarantee of satisfaction, CafePress customers can shop with the confidence of an invisible knight on a field of giant eyeballs. The site’s nearly limitless galaxy of goods and highly personalized nature makes it an ideal destination for gift shopping, and its easily navigable format allows visitors to find exactly what they’re seeking with just a few clicks of the mouse or a few taps of their tongues.
Expires Aug 17, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy 4 additional as gifts. Limit 1 per order. Not valid until 5/18/11. Online only. Sales tax may apply. Not valid toward sale items. Shipping not included.
Clearance + Free Shipping on any order @ Shopko.com
Clearance Items, like…
Zhu Zhu or Kung Zhu Pets Hamsters *other characters available*
reg. $9.99
clearance $4.49-$4.99
Zhu Zhu Pets Convertible Sports Car *other accessories also on sale*
reg. $14.99
clearance $7.99
Plumpeez Cow Novelty Pillow *other animals available*
reg. $19.99sale $7.99
Sara Peyton Fountain Candle Led
reg. $19.99
clearance $7.99
Crayola Twistables Sketch & Draw Power Pack
reg. $19.99clearance $9.99
Revlon Perfect Heat Straightener
reg. $29.99
clearance $9.99
Revlon Perfect Heat 1.5″ Ceramic Straightener
reg. $29.99
clearance $11.99
My Pillow Pets Pig or Dog 11″ Pee Wee Pet
reg. $17.99
sale $12.99
As Seen on TV My Pillow Pets Luv Pup
reg. $24.99
clearance $15.99
Barbie Shop N Scan Boutique
reg. $24.99
clearance $17.49
My Pillow Pets-18″ Thumpy Bunny
reg. $24.99
clearance $17.99
Code:
Free Shipping on any order SHIPFREE – exp 5/14/11
Extra 30% off Used Video Games at GoHastings.com
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Used: $31.15
*$21.81 after code
NBA 2K11
Used: $31.15
*$21.81 after code
Code:
Extra 30% off Used Video Games ATARI – exp 5/14/11
*Shipping for 1 item is $2.82, 2 items $4.56
Garmin nüvi (Refurbished) – $55 Shipped!
Garmin nüvi 255 3.5-Inch Portable GPS Navigator (Factory Refurbished)
List Price: $219.99
Price: $54.99 Shipped!
You Save: $165.00 (75%)
Custom Canvas – 16×20 for only $45 shipped! Canvas on Demand!
$45 for One 16″x20″ Gallery-Wrapped Canvas Including Shipping and Handling from Canvas on Demand ($126.95 Value)
Select St. Louis as your city! You don’t need to live in St. Louis. You will purchase the groupon and then redeem @ Canvas on Demand. This is a SIDE DEAL.
Though rubber-banding a photograph to a roly-poly super ball increases its utility, its picture quality plummets after playing just a few rounds of fetch. Put a photo in a durable place with today’s Groupon: for $45, you get one 16″x20″ gallery-wrapped canvas work of art from Canvas on Demand. Shipping and handling within the continental U.S. are included with this Groupon.
A wrapped canvas is a professional photorealistic reproduction printed on textured artist canvas and gallery wrapped around a sturdy 1.5″ edge. Upload your desired image and pass it off to Canvas on Demand’s image-touch-up experts. They’ll make complimentary fixes, such as improving sharpness, balancing color, fine-tuning contrast, and removing suspiciously red eyes, before reproducing your image on a 16″x20″ canvas. Customers can also opt to mail in traditional prints; Canvas on Demand’s image magicians will make a high-resolution scan for you and return originals by mail—unless they’re baby photos, which are returned via stork.
With a wrap-around canvas, your new art will have a colorful edge, and it won’t need a frame. About a week from receipt of your initial submission, you’ll have your gallery-canvas print in hand, ready to hang with pride above any lonely fireplace in need of a non-imaginary friend. You may apply value to more expensive items.
Expires Oct 16, 2011
Limit 1 per person, may buy multiple as gifts. Limit 1 per visit. Not valid until 5/18/11. Online only.
iPad – Apple® iPad® with Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB – (Refurbished) Black – $329 Shipped!
Apple® iPad® with Wi-Fi + 3G 16GB – (Refurbished) Black
AT&TWireless.com LINK
Search for: R8086
Price: (New) $429.00
Refurb Discount: – $100.00
Total Due at Time of Shipping: $329.00
Note: You are required to pick a data plan at time of purchase, which may be cancelled any time. 2GB Data plan for 1 month may be added at no additional cost.
Great deals at Graveyard Mall!!!
Exercise Ball and Resistance Band Fitness Kit
$39.99
NOW $7.99
Shipping is $6.99 for the first and $1 for each additional
Micro Candy Machine – Case of 48
List $95.52
NOW $13.99
Shipping is $6.99 for the first case of 48 and $1 for each additional case
Soft Snuggly 18 Inch Pet Pillows – Set of 6
Was $119.94
NOW $29.99
*Shipping is $6.99 for the first set of $6 and $1 for each additional case of 6
Soft and snuggly, these pillows fold up and double as adorable little pets using a velcro closure that has a soft cloth cover to protect your sleeping childs face from getting scratched.
All 6 at one great low price!
•Includes: Panda, Puppy, Bumble Bee, Lady Bug, Unicorn & Dolphin
•Original copyright protected styles
•Meets ASTN & EN71 Safety Requirements
•18″ wide x 18″ with head x 3″ pillows
•Velcro close has soft cloth cover to protect childs face from scratches
•Ages 3+ (not for children under 3)
•Machine washable
Please note: These are not Pillow Pets Brand.
Kohl’s 15-20-30% off + Kohl’s Cash
Codes: (Can combine a % code and a shipping code.)
*Code should be live at approx. 10pm MST tonight.
20% off your entire order w/Kohl’s charge: MAYSAVINGS or SAVENSPRING – 5/11-5/18
15% off your entire order w/Kohl’s charge: SHOP15 – 5/11-5/18
10% off entire order NEW4996
Free Shiping on any order with Kohl’s Charge FUN2BMVC
Free shipping on orders $75 or more – no code required.
Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 spent. 5/11-5/15
***Kohl’s Cash will not be credited on orders placed before the Kohl’s Cash promo is seen on the Kohl’s Homepage. This will be approx. 11pm MST tonight.
Please no posting of codes higher than 20%, as requested by Kohl’s.
NCAA Sale Items, like…
Shooter Muscle Tee
original $20.00
sale $10.00*as low as $7.00 shipped after codes
Performance Tee
original $30.00
sale $15.00
*as low as $10.50 shipped after codes
*Other Teams available*
Codes: (Can combine a % code and a shipping code.)
20% off your entire order w/Kohl’s charge: MAYSAVINGS or SAVENSPRING – 5/11-5/18
10% off entire order NEW4996
Free Shiping on any order with Kohl’s Charge FUN2BMVC
Free shipping on orders $75 or more – no code required.
Earn $10 Kohl’s Cash for every $50 spent. 5/11-5/15
Please no posting of codes higher than 20%, as requested by Kohl’s.
New Kids Savings Accounts from ING Direct “Teach ’em to be good savers”
Kids rule when it comes to saving
Piggy banks are great, but an online savings account — even better. Kids love having money in the bank, and they’ll love feeling in charge of it, too.
Kids Savings Account
Teach ’em to be good savers
A kid-friendly 1.00% variable Annual Percentage Yield (effective 02/23/2011)
No fees, no minimums
Have the “money talk” early – Show youngsters that stashing cash away is not only easy, it’s fun.
Play it safe – The money’s FDIC-insured and the grown-up’s in charge of all deposits and withdrawals.
Nivea Happy Sensation Lotion – $1.04
Today at Target I found the Nivea Happy Sensation lotion for $5.04 (regular price).
Old Navy Printable Coupon: Save 50% off 1 item!!
Click HERE for coupon.
*Offer valid from 05/13/2011 through 05/15/2011 at Old Navy stores in the United States and Canada. Not valid online. Discount applies to regular-priced merchandise only, not to GiftCards. Coupon is good for one time use and must be surrendered at time of purchase. Limit one coupon per customer per transaction. Not responsible for lost or stolen coupons. No adjustments on previous purchases. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts including Gap Inc. employee discount
Extra 25% off Sale Shoes + Free Shipping @ Shoes.com
Items like…
O’Neill Kids’ Stacked
Was: $28.00Now: $8.40
*$6.30 shipped after code
Keds Kids’ On Deck Slip On Tod/Pre
Was $29.99
Now $9.00
*$6.75 shipped after code
Etnies Kids’ MissyWas $39.00
Now: $13.65
*$10.24 shipped after code
Adio Men’s The Shaun White V1
Was $72.00
Now $21.60
*$16.20 shipped after code
Code:
Extra 25% off sale 25SALE
Free Shipping. No code required.
Free 20-page 5×7 custom cover Photo Book + 20 Free Prints @ YorkPhoto
Code:
Free 20-page 5×7 custom cover photo book + 20 Free Prints 11YAFREE5X7
Code:
3¢ Prints + 40 Free Prints 11YA3CP
Shoes & Apparel up to 80% off + $3.95 Flat Rate Shipping @ 6pm.com
Deals like…
Reef Kids I Heart You 2 Pack
Was $19.95
Now $6.98
Hurley Radiance Men’s S/S Tee
Was $20.00
Now $7.00
Volcom Kids Stone Tag S/S Tee (Big Kids)
Was $17.00
Now $7.65
Roxy Bahama II – WomensMSRP $14.00
Now $7.70
Reef Kids Slap
Was $24.00
Now $7.95
Oakley Big Square O Qs Tee
Was $20.00Now $8.00
DC Star 50/50
Was $20.00
Now $8.00
DC Star Pullover Hoodie
Was $50.00
Now $15.00
Vans Authentic
Was $50.00
Now $17.11
SoftWalk Barbados
MSRP $89.00
Now $17.80
DC Court Graffik SE
Was $60.00
Now $18.00
Born Karen
Was $100.00
Now $25.00
Born Electra
MSRP $75.00
Now $30.00
Oakley Montefrio
MSRP $118.00
Now $39.95
$3.95 Flat Rate Shipping – Limited Time Only