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'.

Seventh Generation rebate

A sweet little rebate for those of you who use Seventh Generation products. $5 back for any three Seventh Gen purchases. The form is here. I've gotten a couple of great deals at Babies & Toys R Us using Seventh Gen coupons, in store coupons, and the Seventh Generation $5 off when you buy $30 in products. This makes it an even better deal. And-- it doesn't seem to be void in Maine.

Zip it!

Word on the street (okay, not really on the street, but on the coupon message boards I frequent) is there's a sweet little cat deal going on at Shaws right now on Ziplocs. Buy three boxes priced at $1.99 (not sure if there are certain requirements on the sizes-- the person who posted bought three quart sized boxes) and get a catalina coupon good for $2 off your next order. Combine this with coupons from the 3-21-10 Smart Source insert (or maybe from inside the boxes of Ziplocs you already have in your cupboards?) for a nice little deal. Then, shuffle on over to here where you can get a $5 rebate for your three boxes of Ziplocs. This rebate deal allows you three chances at the rebate-- so you might even want to roll your $2 cat and do the whole thing over again. Ah, the sweet, sweet quadumvirate (okay this is so not a word but I couldn't find the quad-equivalent of triumvirate) -- sale plus coupon plus catalina plus rebate. Swoon!

Master-Rebater

This week I've gotten two small yet supple rebate checks. One from a hummus rebate that I sent in back in December thanks to Money Saving Maine-iac, and one from the SC Johnson rebate that I used on Ziplocs. I might actually do that one a few more times, as it's good through June and they allow you to do three and Ziplocs always seem to get used around here. And they don't disciminate against us Mainers like Broke207 points out that many other rebates do. (that was terribly poor grammar but I'm in a rush and sleep-deprived.)

I'm still waiting on my Rite Aid Grab the Gold rebate Visa to come, but I did receive a $100 contact lens Visa rebate the other day too. I'm feeling pretty good about all this rebatin', I have to say. Plus here's a rebate site that, though lacking in options, cracks me up. I might pick up some cheapish Cottonelle bum wipes at Walgreens when they open this Thursday, and cash in on some rebate action here, too. Oh, and you don't have to be a caregiver to access this-- it even says that on the website lest you think I'm trying to partake in shady rebate shenanigans.

And what shall I do with all this rebate cash? Well, I consulted the husband on that one to see what he thought made the most sense. Should it go back into the grocery budget to allow for some saucy extras? Or go back into the grocery budget but without making space for extras? Or should it go into my purple piggy bank? He thought the purple piggy bank was the most sensical, since my experiment with said piggy was intended to be a repository for money I'd previously ignored. I agreed with his logic (having seemingly lost my own logic at the moment of giving birth), so looks like the little piggy bank will be getting chubbier soon (but not ready for slaughter!).