Free stuff from late December to mid-April. Acquired through product testing, magazine reader panels, online freebies, L’Oreal Rewards Program, HauteLook/daily deal site credits, and couponing.
Beauty bargains from late December through the first half of April. I would estimate that the grand total out of pocket was no more than $110.
Notable deals:
- Joico gift set marked down to $10 during Ulta’s January clearance and grouped with a $3.50 off of $10 store coupon = $6.50!
- Fekkai Glossing Cream (full size!) $3/ea on clearance at a Schnuck’s grocery store
- Biosilk products $2/ea on clearance @ Schnuck’s
- got2b products $0.99/ea with coupons + sale @ CVS
Everything was either on sale or clearance and grouped with coupons.
Sign up to Hulu Plus and get 2 weeks FREE
How I watch TV has changed drastically in the past month. First of all, I got a Roku LT (FREE - purchased with a $50 gift card that I redeemed from My Coke Rewards) and signed up for a free 1 month trial of Hulu Plus from an online promo last month. Now I only watch live TV maybe once a week.
While Hulu Plus costs the same as a streaming-only Netflix subscription ($7.99/month), it does still have commercials. The breaks usually don’t last more than a minute and a half. I personally don’t mind them, considering the huge collection of content.
Which brings me to one of the main reasons I’m keeping my subscription past the trial period - such a huge selection of programs and a very impressive selection of international TV. Where else in the US can you legally watch Misfits? Or all five seasons of Skins?
If you’re looking for a lot of quality movies, forget Hulu. Seriously, their movie selection is bargain bin at best. But for TV it’s more than worth getting a subscription to Plus.
I didn’t mean to take such a big break, but I’m back with the details of today’s Walgreens trip.
Transaction #1
Schick Hydro: $8.49 sale price - FREE coupon = $0.70 tax ($4.50 Register Rewards earned)
Transaction #2
Theraflu: 2/$10 sale - $3 coupon - $2 coupon ($5 Register Rewards earned) = $5
Mini sticker books: 2/$1
Total = $6 - $4.50 Register Rewards = $1.68 w/tax
Transaction #3
Angel Soft: $5.99 sale - $0.50 coupon = $5.49
Bayer Aspirin: $0.99/ea with Walgreens coupon - 3 $1 manufacturer coupons = FREE
Mini sticker books: 2/$1
Total: $6.49 - $5 Register Rewards = $2.07 w/tax
Grand Total w/tax: $4.45
Total & Percentage Saved: $40.37, or about 90%!
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Register at SaveMore.com to get a $10 account credit. The Chili’s deal is only $5 for a $10 gift card, making it totally free!
Last week’s freebies:
- Sample (.06 oz) of Burberry Body for being a Facebook fan. It’s quite nice because it actually came in a little bottle with a spray pump. It’s nice to get free samples of stuff you’d never actually be able to afford and I like the smell of it too :)
- FREE card for Grandparents Day (Sept. 11th) from PaperSnaps.com. I’m going to give this to my grandparents with a gift card for the movie theatre.
- Box of samples from Kotex which included: 1 pad and 2 tampons along with a $1 off coupon. The box is really cute :)
- Sample of Scotch Adhesive Dot Roller with a coupon for $1 off.
- FREE subscription to Women’s Day magazine. I don’t remember when or where I got this from, but I think it’s for a year’s subscription.
- Bounce Dryer Bar coupons. There was one for $2.50 off and three for $1.50 off. I don’t have my own dryer so I’ll probably give these away to family and friends.
From the Kroger clearance section:
Disposable duster kit: $0.79
2 Windex window sponges: $1.39/ea - $1 off 2 = $1.78
Crest Glide floss: $1.69 - $1 off coupon = $0.69
Total: $3.26
FREE bottle of nail polish with FREE shipping!
Save More is running a deal for a bottle of nail polish (crackles included! and with free shipping!) from Fabulous Nails for only $7.50 ($15 value). Register with Save More and get a $10 credit automatically in your account, making this deal free!
Pantene: free w/coupon from Facebook
Febreze Set & Refresh: free from Facebook giveaway
Big Freebie Roundup
You may have already gotten some of these, but be sure to grab up any you’ve missed! Note: My requests from Target took a while to go through.
Food & Drink
Kashi Cereal or Granola Bar (Your choice)
Atkins Weight-Loss Kit and 3 Granola Bars
Health & Beauty
Mary Kay Eau de Toilette Fragrances
Hello Kitty & Chanel Nail Stickers (Free with code FBLIKE. PayPal info required.)
Laderma Heel/Foot Balm (on the left tab)
Feminine Products
Poise Hourglass Pads HERE or HERE
Pets
Household
Cottonelle Toilet Paper Roll Cover (With UPC)
Charmin Toilet Paper Holder Extender
P&G Coupon Booklet- $35+ in coupons
Other
