A Trip to Rite Aid and CVS

I got some great deals at Rite Aid and CVS this week!  I only purchased items for which I had a coupon (or two) and only bought items that we need and will use.  (Yes, I know we don't NEED the coffee and chocolate but they were completely FREE with coupons!)

$17.17 for all this! (Possibly, $12.17.  I have to wait and see if I get a rebate for part of it.)

4 bottles of Pantene

4 bottles of Head & Shoulders

4 bottles of Gillette body wash

4 tubes of toothpaste

4 toothbrushes

2 Gillette Pro-Glide razors

2 bottles of John Frieda Full Repair 

2 bottles of Renu

2 cans of Seattle's Best Iced Coffee

1 Hershey bar

That's an average of $.60 per item.  (or $.42 per item if I get the rebate)

Get some great samples and savings on Motts for Tots at:

www.vocalpoint.com/mottsfortots

Thanks to Vocalpoint!

FREE Music!

I've known about this for a while and I don't know why I didn't think of blogging about it before now.  Hopefully, this is new and helpful to some of you.  Although if it is not new then that's great because you are already taking advantage of it.  So anyway, if you have an mp3 player and want to try some music without having to pay for it, here is a LEGAL way to do it.  (By the way, it is illegal to have music, movies, etc. on your mp3 player or on a copied disk that you have taken off a friend's cd/dvd, a library cd/dvd, a netflix dvd, etc.  Sorry, that's the law.  Don't shoot the messenger.)

So for the FREE music, you can go to Amazon and search for FREE songs or albums by clicking HERE.  Look on the right hand side and you'll see the top downloaded FREE songs.  Below that are the top downloaded FREE albums.

Or you can go to the iTunes store.  If you scroll down to the bottom of the page there is a spot that says "Free on iTunes".  Click there and you can get FREE songs, videos, television episodes, and podcasts.

You can also get FREE music at your local Starbucks store.  They typically have a display of "pick of the week" cards either on the counter where you order, pick-up, or doctor your coffee.  On the back of the card is a code with instructions on how to download the song.  You do need to have an iTunes account for this.  They update every Tuesday.

Another way to get FREE music is at walmart.com.  If you click HERE, you will see about five songs that you can choose to download for FREE.

I'm sure there are many other places to download FREE music.  These are just a few that I know.  By far, amazon.com gives the widest selection from which to choose.

I hope this helps some of you in your quest to build your music library or try new styles of music or new artists.

Chick-Fil-A and Denny's FREE food

EVERY Tuesday in February, Chick-Fil-A is offering a FREE breakfast menu item between 6:30 AM and 10:30 AM.

Denny's is offering a FREE Original Grand Slam®, Tuesday, Feb. 9, from 6 AM TO 2 PM.

Want to save some money?

Go to the websites of stores where you shop or would like to shop and sign up for their emails. If you don't want your inbox flooded with these, set up a new account just for this purpose. You can get some great stuff just for signing up for emails. For example, about every two months I get a coupon either in the mail or on email for a free pair of panties from Victoria's Secret and coupons for free items at Bath & Body Works. (I can't remember the last time I actually bought a pair of panties.) I also get printable 40% off coupons from Michael's Arts and Crafts about every other week.

Register your Starbucks gift cards online to get some free stuff like a coupon for a free drink on your birthday, free wifi at their retail locations, and points towards more free stuff every time you use it.

Looking for Old Navycoupons? Check out www.oldnavyweekly.com for a variety of coupons to find.

FREE Pancake Day!

On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, IHOP will be celebrating National Pancake Day from 7 AM until 10 PM. They'll give you one free short stack (three pancakes). *They will be taking donations for local children's hospitals through Children's Miracle Network or other local charities.