Tiffany, Author at MyLitter - One Deal At A Time

Build A Bear $5 off a $10 purchase

September 18, 2009 By Tiffany Leave a Comment By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

Last year for my daughter’s birthday, I printed a few of these off and combined with the coupons that were on the boxes of Teddy Grahams, we did her birthday party at Build A Bear for almost nothing! We had 10 kids, and only paid $55 for all of them to make a bear and leave with a $5 gift card. I did this all with coupons.

Go HERE to print a coupon for $5 off a $10 purchase. The purchase must be a bear and not clothing.

The very basic bears that we let our kids do are $10. So this is half off!

Rare, Pepsi coupon!

September 18, 2009 By Tiffany Leave a Comment By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

I have never seen printable coupons like these! Hurry and print them! If you have a store that triples like Kroger or Randalls, I am guessing you can get free pepsi products!

.25/1 Sobe Lifewater
.25/1 Dole 64oz
.25/1 Pepsi Product (multiple sizes listed from 20oz to 24pks!)

Go HERE to print yours,

Thanks, couponersunite!

Great cleaning deals at Target!

September 18, 2009 By Tiffany Leave a Comment By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

Thanks for these deals Myfrugaladvantures!

There was a Target coupon in the 8/30 SS for $2.50 off Shout when you buy Scrubbing Bubbles and Windex. This makes for a great deal when you combine coupons.

Windex $2.54- use $1/1 HERE
Scrubbing Bubbles- Toilet Gel is $3.94- use $1/1 coupon from 8/2 SS
Also use the FREE starter kit when you buy toilet gel from 8/2 SS

Shout is priced at $2.50- use $1/1 from 8/2 SS

Looks like this:
Windex $2.54
Shout $2.50
Scrubbing Bubbles $3.94
Subtotal: $8.98

Use $1 Windex
Use $1/1 Shout
Use $1 Scrubbing Bubbles
Use FREE starter kit coupon
Use Target $2.50 coupon
Final Price: $2.93 for all 4 items or .73 each!

Childrens PLace great clearance deals!

September 18, 2009 By Tiffany 1 Comment By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

Keep your eyes open for summer clearance all over right now! At The Children’s Place has matchable shorts, tanks and tees for boys and girls marked down to only 99¢ ea!

Use this code NEXTJ78 at checkout to get an additional 10% off your purchase which bring these down to only 89¢ ea! Shipping is a flat $5 no matter what you buy.

Thanks mojosavings!

Oh my goodness, Fekkai shampoo!

September 18, 2009 By Tiffany 6 Comments By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

My husband just got home from work… he stole my son’s half used bottle of Pert this morning and drove 20 miles out of his way into downtown to first a Nordstroms, only to find out they weren’t doing the free shampoo. Then to have to re park and pay for parking, again, at Saks to trade in the Pert for the bottle of Fekkai!

Wow! And I was just considering getting rid of him 🙂 Just kidding, that was really thoughtful! He knows my addiction to hair products and my obsession with trying every single brand out there! I get so much free shampoo that even though I get a great deal on professional stuff I have a hard time paying for it even at reduced prices lately.

This was a nice surprise!

Seas deal reported as DEAD!

September 17, 2009 By Tiffany 6 Comments By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

** Update, again. Call your store first to see if they are taking them! Some still are!

Sears no Longer Accepting Printable Coupon

Many people are reporting Sears is no longer taking the printable coupon I posted about earlier. This is really frustrating for consumers! No wonder Sears is struggling so bad. The coupon doesn’t expire until November and not even 24 hours into the deal they pull it. When you call customer service they say it was intended to use online only, but they can’t explain why on the bottom of the coupon it tells cashiers how to key it in and that it has a barcode… bad business on their part.

There is the same coupon found in the October issue of Seventeen Magazine, which is still being accepted. Was a great deal while it lasted!

Free diapers and $10 for doing a study!

September 17, 2009 By Tiffany 3 Comments By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

Remember a while ago I told you about a company that does diaper research. Well, I called back then and left a message. They called today!! They are sending me 3 week supply of diapers and $10 to be apart of their study. Right now they are looking for boy’s in size 4. Either way I would call and leave a message, they obviously will call you when they are doing your size!

** They need people right now with babies in size 4. If that is you call now!!!

This is done by a group called Arquest. They are a reputable company and are very quick to send payment. Please see info below regarding their most recent studies:

Girl Diapers~ Call Georgia at 1-888-342-7372 ext. 646

Boy Diapers~ Call Shiela at 1-888-342-7372 ext 634

News Article

September 17, 2009 By Tiffany 2 Comments By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

The other day some WONDERFUL friends and I were interviewed for a news article in our area. If you want to read the interview it is online HERE.

Thanks girls for coming over!

Free Sandwich at Chick fil A in Houston

September 17, 2009 By Tiffany Leave a Comment By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

HURRY! If you are in the Houston area, tonight from 5-6pm you can get a FREE chicken sandwich no strings attached!

How do you shop?

September 17, 2009 By Tiffany 6 Comments By clicking on our links, we might make a SMALL commission - Thanks for the support! See our full DISCLOSURE here.

This is a comment from a reader on one of my Kroger shoppng trips.

OK!! I’m working on my couponing skills, but you always have so many coupons. Do you actually buy that many Sunday papers? When do you actually sit down and do all of this. These might be stupid questions but I need to know. Do you sit down with your sale paper and your coupons together do you clip the coupons and put them in your binder? then check out the paper while going through the binder? Give a girl some hints, Please. Jen.

Do you actually buy that many Sunday papers?

Yes, I usually buy 6 Sunday papers a week, I also print a lot of coupons online and get many in the mail from different places. Also, I have been known to buy some off ebay if there is a great deal or a really great coupon that I know I will use a lot of.

When do you actually sit down and do all of this?

I try and get all my coupons put away immediately or things get out of control! But that doesn’t always happen, so I try and pick a night when my husband is watching T.V. so I can sit with him and organize my stuff. My days are so crazy that this is something I usually do after the kids are in bed, or I have coupons strung from one end of the house to the other 🙂 I clip my coupons right away and get them put in my binder first. Then I start looking at adds, this way it is so much easier to see what I have.

Do you sit down with your sale paper and your coupons together do you clip the coupons and put them in your binder?

When I get the CVS and Sundays adds I take a look through them to see if I have missed anything, I already know what is going to be on sale because I look at places like Iheartcvs.com that show me what is coming up in the next few weeks. But for me it is easier holding it in my hand than reading it off the computer screen. I also shop my 24 hour CVS late Saturday night so I need to get my act together quickly on Saturday’s so I can run without the kids! During the week if I have to go to the store I will check the store adds quick, check my site for any match-ups, and browse any other sites that might be helpful. For the most part I just do all my match-ups at the store while I am shopping. This is why I like the binder. All my coupons are in one spot and organized by isles of the store. So as I walk down each isle I just flip to that section and I can see all my coupons at once. This way if there are any unadvertised deals I usually catch those.

When I first started couponing, I made a lot of lists. I would pull the coupons I needed and put them in an envelope with the list and use that in the store along with my binder. If I am doing a really big shopping trip I still do this. But this way I didn’t forget anything.

Right now I have such a large “stockpile” of groceries I am shopping just for all the staples and fresh fruits and vegetables. Most of my stockpile items I only pick up if they are free. It took about a good 9 to 12 months to get to the point where I didn’t care if a box of cereal was $.50 I was only going to pick it up if I got it for free.

I find that most Moms have to do much of their organizing while the kids are in bed or taking a nap. Then you can get a list together and go to the store. I know that it can be hard to shop with little kids, trust me I have done it with 6 for many years. Only recently have my older kids been able to babysit while I run to the store. It is hardest for me when I have a little one sitting in the front of the cart because that is where I put my binder, which then gets moved to the basket of the cart and is heard to look through. I like to grab the carts with the little cars if I have the little kids so I can still keep my binder right in front of me.

Always start slowly, if you try and get every deal at one time you will get burned out, frustrated and quit. If you miss a deal, there will be another one. All sales go in cycles, usually about every 3 mo. so that same deal will probably be back again. Pick one store and one drug store to start with and when you are feeling comfortable shopping there and are understanding what deals they run then try other stores. Don’t kill yourself trying to coupon. Just do a little at a time.

How do you shop? Any other tips you can give a newbie?