I finally made it to Bashas’ and I think I did pretty good considering I upgraded the spices to the larger size. The packets for FREE but this is our favorite steak seasoning and for almost 3 oz more it was well worth the extra $.50 each.

Here is what I bought:

• 6 Promax bars (hubby loves these)
• 6 Daisy sour creams
• 6 McCormick seasonings
• 6 Electrasol dishwasher detergents

I paid $5.84 all 24 items after sales and coupons! And I even remembered to use my Bashas’ reusable bag.

It seems that the printing limits were reset again! Go to coupons.com and Kellogg’s.com to get more coupons!

Here are the really good coupons that caught my eye:

• $1.00 off Kellogg’s Corn Pops
• $1.00 off Kellogg’s Apple Jacks
• $1.00 off Kellogg’s Froot Loops
• $1.00 off Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes
• $1.00 off Kellogg’s Mini Wheats
• $1.00 off Kellogg’s Raisin Bran
• $1.00 off Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
• $1.00 off Kellogg’s Special K

Browse the rest of the coupons.com coupons to see what peaks your interest but don’t forget to snag those Kellogg’s coupons. You can also print these at Kellogg’s.com.

Here are the best deals so far for the week of 5/3 – 5/9. If I’ve missed anything feel free to leave a comment and share the info.

ECB DEALS

FREEBIE!
Buy: Adidas Action3 Anti-perspirant at $3.99 Limit 3
Use: $1 off coupon from the 4/5 RP
Pay: $2.99
Get: $3.00 in ECB’s
FREE after coupon and ECB’s

FREEBIE!
Buy: Colgate Max White or Max Fresh Toothpaste at $2.99 Limit 2
Use: $1.00 off coupon from the 4/19 or 4/26 SS
Use: $1.00 off coupon from the May All You Magazine
Pay: $1.99
Get: $2.00 in ECB’s
FREE after coupon and ECB’s

FREEBIE!
Buy: Zantrex-3 Insta-shot 2 pack at $4.99 Limit 1
Pay: $4.99
Get: $4.99 in ECB’s
FREE after ECB’s

NEARLY FREE!
Buy: 3 Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Smart Start, Frosted Mini Wheats, Special K Cereal, Nutri Grain or Special K Cereal Bars at 3/$10 Limit 1
Use: (3) $1 off printable printable #2 coupons or use $1 off coupons from the 4/5 RP
Pay: $7.00
Get: $5.00 in ECB’s
$.67 each after coupons and ECB’s

MONEY MAKER!
Spend $20 in participating Coke or Mars products,  Get $10 in ECB’s

• Deal idea: (if you still have several Vitamin Water coupons left):
  Buy: Vitamin Water at 3/$4 (Buy 15 if you have 15 coupons)
  Use: 15 $1 off coupons from the 4/5 SS
  Pay: $5.00Get: back $10 in ECB’s
  $5.00 Money-maker after coupons and ECB’s

OTHER DEALS

Buy: Listerine Total Care at $5.49 – $3.00 instant savings = $2.59 (Thanks Mary for the updated info)
Use: $2.00 Q (3/15 SS)
Pay: $.49

Sometimes I find more deals by looking at the actual paper which I’ll pick up tomorrow. At that point I’ll see if that triggers some more bargains.

All this was almost FREE!

Here is what I got:

• 12 McCormick Grill Mates
• 12 Knorrs pasta
• 6 Quaker snacks
• 6 Betty Crocker potatoe packs
• 6 Brut deodorants (my FIL will love these)

I paid $12 for this and considering I love each of the items it was worth it! Plus I got a raincheck for the Pillsbury brownies (no limit) which I’ll snag 12 of those for FREE after coupon as well!

These are just the deals that stand out as HOT DEALS, check your ad for more bargains!

REGISTER REWARD DEALS

Buy: Bayer Breeze or Contour Blood Glucose Meter at $14.99
Use: $30 off Bayer Breeze2 or Contour Meter (3/22 SS or 2/1 RP)
Get: Get $5 RR’s
FREE plus $5 overage after coupon and RR’s!

Buy: Ecotrin 45ct at $2
Use: $2.25 Ecotrin printable coupon
Pay: tax
Get: $2 RR’s
FREE plus $2 overage after coupon and RR’s!

Buy: Nivea Body Wash for Women at $4.99
Use: $1 off coupon (4/19 RP = body wash or 2/8 RP = any body product)
Pay: $3.99
Get: $4.99 RR’s
FREE plus $1 overage after coupon and RR’s!

Buy: Rembrandt Toothpaste or Mouthwash at $5.99
Pay: $5.99
Get: $5.99 RR’s
FREE after RR’s!

Buy: Bayer Quick release Crystals at $2.49
Pay: $2.49
Get: $2.49 RR’s
FREE after RR’s!

Buy: Got2B Hair Products, 2/$10
Use: (2) $2 off printable coupon
Pay: $6.00
Get: $5 RR’s wyb 2
$.50 ea. after coupons and RR’s!

Buy: $10 of Band-Aid ($3), Benadryl ($4) or Neosporin ($4) – Better deal at CVS

• Deal Idea:
  Buy: (2) Band-Aids
  Buy: (1) Neosporin
  Use: (2) $1 off Band-Aids (2/8 SS or 4/26 RP)
  Use: (1) $1off Neosporin printable
  Pay: $7.00
  Get: $4 RR’s wyb $10
  $1.00 each after coupons and RR’s!

Buy: TreSemme Hair Products at 2/$7 – Better deal at CVS
Use: (2) $1 off printable coupon (make sure your print in landscape instead of regular)
Pay: $5.00
Get: $2 RR’s wyb 2
$1.50 ea. after coupons and RRs!

Buy: Schick Quattro for Women Razors at $8.99
Use: $4 off coupon (4/26 SS or 3/22 SS)
Pay: $4.99
Get: $3 in RR’s
$1.99 after coupon and RR’s!

Buy: Dr. Scholl’s Shoe Insoles at 2/$20
Use: $2 off printable coupon
Pay:  $16.00
Get: $10 RR’s wyb 2
$3.00 each after coupons and RR’s!

Buy: Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Starter Kit, $13.99
Use: $7 off printable coupon
Pay: $6.99
Get: $3 RR’s
$3.99 after coupon and RR’s!

OTHER DEALS

Campbell’s Soup at $.59 (w/ in ad coupon)
$1/2 printable coupon
$.09 ea. after coupon!

Flipz Chocolate Covered Pretzels at 2/$3
$.50 off coupon (4/5 SS)
$1.00 each after coupon!

Starbucks Ice Cream at 2/$6
$1.00 off Starbucks Ice Cream printable
$2.00 after coupon!

Abbreviations: B1G1 or BOGO = Buy One Get One Free, B1G1-50% = Buy One Get One Half Off, MIR = Mail In Rebate, RR’S = Register Rewards,
WYB = When You Buy, YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary

Whether you’re into being frugal or attempting to be “green”, reusable bags are the way to go these days. I don’t know about you but in my city we cannot recycle plastic bags, we can take them back to the store for them to recycle but lets be honest most people like me tend to forget to take them. So I started looking around and I knew I could get cute reusable grocery bags but I still had that pesky plastic bag problem to deal with in the produce section.

I came across this totally by accident while looking at another bargain site, I wish I could remember what site it was that led me to the solution but either way I am very thankful for a post I saw at WiseBread by Myscha regarding an Eco Hack for produce bags! Now I’m not one for sewing, heck I can barely cut a straight line let alone attempt to make my own bag but Myscha gave us non Martha Stewart types a really frugal and green option! I went to my local Dollar Tree and found this cute little pack of 4 reusable Tidy Totes for just $1.00! I grabbed 2 packs and might get more since they had tons of these in stock.

So now I have my cute reusable grocery bags that I got from various stores and my new pretty green mesh reusable produce bags to take along when I go shopping.

Thanks Myscha for giving readers more than one option on the Eco Hack, though I wish I could sew so I could have a really pretty produce bag.

Buy $20 worth of participating items and receive $5 off instantly. Limit 3 rewards per transaction.

• Hot or Lean Pockets, Subs or Calzones $1.67
• Stouffer’s Red Box Entrees $2.00
• Breyers Ice Cream or Ice Cream Bars $2.50
• Nabisco Chips Ahoy Cookies $2.50
• Ritz Crackers $2.50
• Nabisco Snack Crackers $2.50
• Oreo Cakesters $2.50
• Nestle Tollhouse Morsels $2.50
  Use: Nestlé Toll House Morsels, any .50/1 (12-15-08) RP-9/14
• Popsicle 18-24ct $2.50
• Klondike Bars $2.50
• Juicy Juice 64oz or 8-pack $2.50
  Use: Nestlé Juicy Juice product, any $1/1 (11-3-08) RP-8/3
• Fudgesicle or Creamsicle 8-12pk $2.50
• Nestle Cookie Dough $2.99
  Use: Nestlé Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough, any $1.50/2 (12-15-08) RP-9/14
• Nescafe Taster’s Choice 10oz $9.99
  Use: Nescafé Tasters Choice coffee, any jar .50/1 (12-14-08) RP-9/14
• Lawry’s Marinade $1.50
  Use: Lawry’s Marinade Product, any .50/1 (11-9-08) RP-8/17
• Wishbone Salad Dressing $1.50
  Use: Wish-Bone Dressing16oz+ or Salad Spritzers Dressing 7oz+, any .65/1 DND (10-31-08) LV-7/30
• Lipton Tea 20ct $2.00
  Use: Lipton Tea Bag, any excluding 16ct or Iced Tea Mix .60/1 DND (10-31-08) LV-7/30
  Lipton Tea Bags, Lipton To Go or Iced Tea Mix, any $1/2 (11-01-08) RP-8/17
• Bertolli Pasta Sauce $2.50
• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter $2.50
• Coffee-Mate Non-Dairy Creamer $4.50
  Use: Nestle Coffee-Mate liquid or powder creamer, any .50/1 (9-27-08) RP-6/29
  Nestlé Coffee-Mate Powder, any size or variety .50/1 (12-31-08) RP-9/14
• Carnation Evaporated Milk $1.25
  Use: Carnation Evaporated Milk 12oz cans .50/2 (12-31-08) RP-9/14
• Carnation Instant Breakfast 4pk $5.00
• PowerBar Bars $1.00
• Nestle Snack Trays 8 piece $1.00
• Nestly Single Candy Bars .33
• Nestle Stix $1.67
• Wonka Mix-Ups 64oz $7.99

PRODUCE

• Apples- Gala $.69lb
• Asparagus $1.99lb
• Green Beans $1.49lb
• Oranges- Navel $1.99lb
• Pears- Bartlett .99lb
• Potatoes- Russet 5lb bag $2.99
• Strawberries 1lb $1.50ea
• Fresh Express Salds – Green & Crisp, Premium Romaine or Spinach $1.67

MEAT

• Beef- Ground 5lbs or more 85% lean $1.97lb
• Chicken- Breast, boneless $1.77lb
• Pork- Assorted Chops, bone-in $.97lb

DAIRY

• Milk- gallon $1.99ea – limit 2
• Albertsons Shredded or Chunk Cheese 8oz B1G1F
• Mountain High Yoghurt 32oz $1.99
  Use: Mountain High Yoghurt, any 32-oz. .50/1 (9-30-08) LV-7/30
  Mountain High Yoghurt, any 32-oz. .50/1 (9-30-08) SS-7/27
  FINAL PRICE: $1.49

GROCERY

• Zone Bars .79
  Use: ZonePerfect, any single bar or multi-count box $1/1 (10-31-08) SS2-9/7
  FINAL PRICE: FREE
• Aunt Hatties Bread $1.99
• Kraft Mac & Cheese 5 box $2.99
  + in-ad promo: Buy 2 get a free capri sun
• Kraft Mac & Cheese Crackers $2.50
  + in-ad promo: Buy 2 get a free capri sun

BEVERAGES

• Coke 12 packs $3.00 – limit 3
• Nestle Pure Life Water 24 packs $3.00 – limit 3
  Use: Nestle Pure Life Purified Water .5 liter 24 pack .50/1 (11-3-08) RP-8/3
  FINAL PRICE: $2.50

NON-FOOD

• Barbasol Shaving Cream $.79
• VO5 Shampoo or Conditioner $.79
• White Rain Body Wash $.79
• All 2x Concentrate or Wisk Detergent 26-32 load $3.99
  Use: All or Surf Laundry Detergent, any excluding All Small & Mighty .40/1 (10-12-08) RP-8/17
  FINAL PRICE: $3.59 for All

Thanks to Jodi at PyP for the info!