Oikos coupon

The new June issue of Organic & Natural is out at Hannaford. There are only two coupons but they are decent ones:

• $1 off any Bear Naked 12 oz. Granola
• $1 off any 5.3 oz cup, 16 oz cup or 4oz 4-pack of Oikos Organic Greek Yogurt

The Oikos coupon is especially nice as they tend to go on sale regularly at Whole Foods and Shaws.

Kisses

At Shaws (Westbrook) this morning I happened to notice they had a bunch of Kiss My Face products marked down to 50% off in the little clearance area in the back with the day old bread. There's a nice little $1.50 off Kiss My Face products on coupons.com. The coupon does say something about the products being available at Walmart, so Shaws may or may not take it.

I also got a $2 off my purchase of $10 or more from the freezer section-- I think I got this because I got the husband a California Pizza Kitchen pizza. Likey!

Trashy

The other day at Rite Aid I noticed a little sign announcing the City of Portland trash bags would be going up in price from $7.5o for a roll to $10. If my math isn't failing me, this is a 33% increase, right? I believe this will be effective July 1st. In anticipation of shrewd shoppers hoardin' up on the $7.50 rolls, stores are limiting purchases to 2 rolls per transaction. So you might keep this in mind on your next several shopping trips. To make your dirty dollars go further, you might use the ever-fancy $5 off $20 from watching Rite Aid Video Values, or the recent $5 off $50 that Hannaford emailed out last week.

This is also a reminder to me to get back to composting, which though I never seem to use the compost for everything, it still makes me feel productive, and cuts down on our disposable trash, which cuts down on the $ we spend on trash bags. Just sayin'.

Whole Foods Sale and Coupon Match-ups, 5/26 to 6/1

To see all of the Portland store's advertised sales this week, click here. Not too much different from last week:

• Glaceau Vitaminwater, 5 for $5, use $.50 off 1 from May/June/July Whole Deal or here


• Corn, $.33 each


• Think Thin Bars, 2 for $3, use $.50 from May/June/July Whole Deal and $.50 off here


• Back to Nature Chocolate Chunk Cookes, 2 for $5, use $1 off from Spring Mambo Sprouts coupon book


• Blue Diamond Almond Milk, Original Unsweetened, $1.99. Use $1 from March/April Whole Deal (expires 5/31) and $1 from 5/23 Smart Source or here = free!


• R.W. Knudsen Organic Just Tart Cherry Juice, $3.99, use $.75 from Spring Mambo Sprouts coupon book or $1 off here
• Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Frozen Yogurt, 2 for $7, use $1 off from May/June/July Whole Deal or here
• Ciao Bella Blood Orange Sorbetta, use $1 off 2 from May/June/July Whole Deal or here

Amazing Yard Sale Score

I'm not much of a yard sale gal-- mostly because clutter seems to magically spring up around me like dirt around Pigpen. But this morning the hubster mentioned that the daycare across from us was having a big yard sale, and we mosied on over to check it out.

You know how sometimes when you go shopping and have an idea of what you're looking for, it's an utter failure. Tears in the dressing room, hours of frustrated wandering. And other times, things feel so serendipitous that it's like the Goddess of Shopping is waving her magic wand (or credit card?) down upon ye. Well this was one those magical, serendipitous days.

I'd been wanting to slowly change over the mountain of plastic toys in our living room to more natural toys, like wooden ones. Besides the health and environmental implications of plastic, it just looks crappy. Well, let's just say that at this yard sale I speak of, I got my wood on. Serious Woody. (And a few cool books and a xylophone.)

And to offset the influx of unshiny, faded, potentially cootie-infested toys coming into our home, I brought a few big bags of baby clothes and other toys that the kiddo could care less about over. When I went to pay for my second load of goodies, one of the women that works at the day care told me to just take the stuff because we had brought donations... So, basically, all of this for $2. And we cleared out some clutter.

Oh, and I apologize for the ultracraptacular photos. Someday I will learn to take a decent shot...

Buy one get one hummus q

Hot hummus coupon-- thanks to Vegan Coupons. Click "like" on the Athenos Facebook page for a buy one, get one free coupon. I know Shaws does not accept b1g1 free internet coupons-- does anyone know if Hannaford or Whole Foods does?

Whole Foods Sale and Coupon Match-ups, 5/19 to 5/25

For all the advertised sales at the Portland Whole Foods, click here.

Not too much going on this week that floats my boat, but your mileage may vary:

• Olympus Greek Yogurts, 10 for $10
• Organic Brocolli, $1.99/lb.
• Organic Gala Apples, $1.99/lb.
• Gardenburger Veggie Burgers, 2 for $6
• Back to Nature Chocolate Chunk Cookies, 2 for $5, use $1 from Mambo Sprouts coupon book
• Blue Diamond Almond Milk Original Unsweetened, $1.99, use $1 off from March/April Whole Deal and $1 off from here = free
• Glaceau Triple XXX Vitaminwater (what makes it XXX?!?), $5 for 5. Use $1 off 2 from the 4-25 SmartSource & $.50 from the May/June/July Whole Deal or here = free
• Knudsen Organic Just Tart Cherry Juice, $3.99, use $.75 off from Spring Mambo Sprouts coupon book or $1 off here
• Snikkidy Snacks Grilled Cheese Corn Puffs, 2 for $4, use coupon here = free!
• Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Frozen Yogurt, 2 for $7, use $1 off from May/June/July Whole Deal or here
• Ciao Bella Blood Orange Sorbetto, 2 for $7, use $1 off 2 from May/June/July Whole Deal or here
• Think Thin Bars, 2 for $3, use $.50 off from May/June/July Whole Deal & $.50 off here

A few good coups...

I know, I've been completely slacking in here lately. Teething baby, day job and other life distractions have been squeezing out my free time. But wanted to point out a few coupons in todays newspaper that I liked:

• For Portland area folks, there's a $3 off $10 coupon on the front of the Walgreen's ad. You can use this at the new Walgreens on Allen Ave or you can bring it to Rite Aid (and probably CVS too) as they take competitors coupons.
• You know how I love the rebates, so imagine my delight to see a rebate form for $2.50 back when you buy a 25.5 oz or larger Bertolli olive oil between 5/16 and 6/30. I haven't been able to find any Bertolli olive oil coupons to pair with this, but I'll let you know if I do. And, it doesn't appear to be void in Maine. Smokin'.

Whole Foods Sale and Coupon Match-ups, 5/12 to 5/18

To see all of the Portland Whole Foods advertised sales, click here.

• Olivia's Organics Salad Mixes, 2 for $4. Use $1 off coupon here
• Paesano Unfiltered Olive Oil, $9.99/lt. (50% off)
• Blue Diamond Almond Milk, Original Unsweetened, $1.99. Use $1 off from March/April Whole Deal, stacked with $1/off from Spring Mambo Sprouts coupon book, or here, = free!
• Knudsen Organic Tart Cherry Just Juice, $3.99, use $1 off here
• Snikiddy Snacks Grilled Cheese Corn Puffs, 2 for $4, use coupon here for free!
• Odwalla Strawberry Banana Smoothie, 2 for $5, use
• ThinkThin Bars, 2 for $3. Use $.50 from May/June/July Whole Deal or here, stacked with $.50 off here (good deal alert!)
• Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Frozen Yogurt, 2 for $7, use $1 off from May/June/July Whole Deal or here
• Ciao Bella Blood Orange Sorbetto, 2 for $7, use $1 off 2 from May/June/July Whole Deal or here
• Glaceau Triple XXX Vitamin Water, 5 for $5, use $.50 off 1 from May/June/July Whole Deal or here, stack with $1 off $2 from 4-25 Smart Source insert, making them free!

Coupon Blues?

Got the coupon blues from the ultra lame, lone Smart Source insert in this morning's paper? Head on over to Broke 207 and check out her post on overage on lotion. Good stuff.

Free Bacon Salt

Okay, this is bizarre and hilarious. Click here to sign up for free silly stickers regarding nasal abuse of bacon salt. The stickers come with a sample of bacon salt as well, which is, surprisingly, vegetarian, and "makes everything taste like bacon."

Whole Foods Sale and Coupon Match-ups, 5/4 to 5/11

For all of the Portland store's advertised sales this week, click here. There are a few really good deals this week:

• Olivia's Organics Salad Mixes, 2 for $4. Use $1 off coupon here. (these are usually $3.99 each but with sale and coupon, they're $1)
• Organic Leeks, $1.99/lb.
• Purely Decadent Frozen Coconut Milk Dessert, 2 for $7, use $1 off here (these are usually $5.39 each and w/coupon they'd be $2.50 each)
• Naked Coconut Water, 2 for $3, use $.50 off 1 from May/June/July Whole Deal
• Naked Juice Red Machine Juice, $2.50, use $1 off here
• Spectrum Fish Oil, $15.99, use $3 off here
• Think Thin Bars, 2 for $3, use $.50 off here , stack with $.50 off from May/June/July Whole Deal (these are usually $1.69 each, this would make them $.50 each)
  

Hannaford coups

Thanks to Teresa at Money Saving Maineiac for pointing out a few nice Hannaford coupons. Pick up their Close to Home coupon book (I found it at the front of the store by the produce). There's a $1 off coupon that can be used on any "close to home" products. Use the map here to find eligible products. I purchased some local Kate's butter for about $.70 after the coupon. I also got a 32 oz. jar of Casa Visco pasta sauce for about $.55.

There's also a coupon for $1 off 1 lb. or more of Old Neighborhood roast beef from the deli, and a free 6 oz. Stonyfield yogurt when you buy a 32 oz. Stonyfield yogurt.

Props (does anyone say that anymore?) to Hannaford, who can be skimpy on the coupons, for promoting local food.