Saving a Buck in The Buff

Toys R Us Playdate

2010-07-06T08:41:00.000-07:00

This Saturday (July 10th) from 11am-1pm Toys R Us is having a Thomas Playdate. There will be a story, games, special offers (usually coupons) and the kids get to color and play with Thomas and the other trains on the train table.

There is usually a free gift (magnet or something). Generally speaking these are fun events if you have nothing else to do and you want to get a little air conditioning time with out actually shopping.

All Thomas & Friends Mega Bloks will be on sale B1G1 Free. Sign up for Toys R Us emails to be notified of future events such as this (and to print the B1G1 coupon). Call your local TRU to make sure they are hosting the event before you go. I know that the Niagara Falls Boulevard location always hosts these.

Fire Works

2010-07-01T06:44:00.000-07:00

Here's a link to WGRZ's post on all the locations around the area where firework shows will be happening.

http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=78315&catid=37&GID=2jH3J+8wjvrLEzOAuA7yeUijGIuvnz1wDW4o8V0tqHw%3D

Get out there and see some fireworks this year!

Free Summer Lunch Program Update

2010-06-30T18:54:00.000-07:00

I have not been able to find any direct link to information on this program here in Buffalo. I happened to be at a Free Summer Lunch Program site today and saw that the lunches will start on the 7th of July. So it is still active and in the locations that I listed in the last post but they will not start serving lunches until the 7th.

Also remember that tomorrow is the Opening day for all splash pads and pools in the City of Buffalo. I happen to know from getting out there that the Williamsville pools are already open and so are the Cheektowaga pools.

Happy swimming in The Buff... just remember to wear a swimming suit!

If you have additional information about what you town/village/city offers this summer leave me a comment and let us all know.

It's Summer Time in The Buff!

2010-06-21T19:01:00.000-07:00

Since today is the official first day of summer I thought this post would be appropriate!

Buffalo is a great place to be in the summer. There are tons of activities that are sponsored locally by the city/town/village and there are also the activities that are sponsored nationally. With this list you won't be able to say there is nothing to do this summer. At the bottom you’ll find an additional resources list that will help you further plan your calendar with festivals and such.

• Artpark has a Tuesday in the Park series sponsored by First Niagara. Every Tuesday from 6:30-9:30 you can find a FREE concert starting June 15th with War and ends August 31st with The Machine performing Pink Floyd. Check out the rest of the line up at www.ArtPark.net. While the concerts are free, parking is $10**.

Artpark also has Coors Light Wednesday series. Every Wednesday from July 14th thru August 25th.

**You don't HAVE to park in the Art Park parking lot. Pick a spot that is free and just walk from there.

• Regal Cinemas has a Free Family Film Festival where they offer FREE family movies every Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10AM. This is 19th year offering this fabulous summer activity. The movies are G and PG rated. The theatres for the Buffalo area are: TH201 Walden Galleria Stadium 16 in Buffalo, Niagara Falls Stadium 12 in Niagara Falls,Quaker Cr. Stadium 18 in Orchard Park, and Transit Center Stadium 18 & IMAX in Williamsville. See full details of this great event and all theatres participating at RegMovies.com. Starts 6/29 and ends 8/25.

• AMF Bowling Lanes has 2 great offers.
1) The Kids Bowl Free program is a great way to spend your time this summer. Your kids, 15 and under, can bowl 2 games EVERY DAY for FREE (shoe rental is NOT included) from May 24th to September 19th. All you have to do is go to the www.KidsBowlFree.com and register your children. There is an additional pass you can purchase for $25 that will allow up to 4 adults the same offer. There are several participating locations in our area. Maybe the Thrift store has some bowling shoes??!!

2) If you sign up for AMF's eClub they will send you a coupon for up to 10 people one game of bowling for FREE (shoes not included).

• Thursday at the Square has a free concert series. Info for this can be found at www.BuffaloPlace.com.

• Niagara Power Project has an admission-free visitors center featuring state-of-the-art exhibits and a full calendar of events. Visit www.nypa.gov for more information.

• Gusto at the Gallery Family Nights are open every Friday all year long. Every Friday from 3pm until close there is no admission fee. There are workshops, performances and more. We’ve done this with our kids and they love it! As an extra bonus, have some art time a day before and a day after and talk about the art museum and what it is. You’ll be surprised at how much your kids will enjoy this event.. Everything is free except parking. ENJOY! Visit www.AlbrightKnox.org for more information.

• Shakespeare in Delaware Park. Delaware Park, behind the rose garden. Tuesdays-Sundays through July 11th. 7:30pm. FREE event. Visit www.shakespeareindelawarepark.org for more information.

• Movies in the Park presented by East Aurora Wesleyan Church, East Aurora. FREE family friendly movies every Friday in July & August at dusk in Hamlin Park Bandstand, Oakwood Ave. (some say it’s easier to get to on Prospect), East Aurora. For more info call 716-652-0392 or email eawchoffice@aol.com

• Home Depot has many different FREE clinics for all adults, just women and just kids. For information on the kid's clinics visit HERE.

• Lowes also has free Build & Grow Clinics for kids. On Saturday 6/26 you and your child can sign up to build a Monster Truck! Find more information at their website: www.lowesbuildandgrow.com/hom.aspx

• Toys R Us frequently has FREE kid events with freebies for you kids to take home. Last Saturday they had a Lego building contest with prizes and giveaways! Sign up for their email updates to find out about them, you can sign up at www.ToysRUs.com. From my experience they do not advertise them on their websites so it’s only through emails to their customers.

• Birthday Freebies! There are lots of Birthday Freebies out there from free ice cream to free dinners and more. You can find a huge list of Birthday Freebies to sign up for in my Birthday Fun post.

• Rainy Day Plans! You never know when you need a good rainy day back up plan… and you still want/need to get out of the house. There’s a great blog post written about the locations in our area that you can depend on to brighten those rainy day/winter blues check it out HERE.

• Water Fun! Pools and Splash Pads in the area are set to open July 1st. There are lots of places to go and get wet for free in the area too. Garrison Park in Williamsville has a nice 18” wading pool. Island Park in Williamsville has a 2’ wading pool. For a full list of indoor pools, outdoor pools and splash pad locations visit the City of Buffalo's website.

• Free lunch for the kids! At many local parks the City is providing free weekday lunches to our kids from 11am – 1pm on a first-come, first-served basis. These are the locations that I am aware of in the city: Cazenovia Park, 129 Cazenovia Street; Delaware Park, Rose Garden; Hennepin Park, 24 Ludington Street; MLK Park, Fillmore and MLK Parkway; Public School #3, 255 Porter Avenue; Public School #18, 118 Hampshire Street; Riverside Park, 50 Crowley Street; Shoshone Park, Pool House area; Waterfront School, 94 Fourth Street.

Other Resources:
• The Buffalo News, you can find a list of local happenings at: http://events.buffalonews.com/events/search/?category=Family

• Another great resource for helping to plan your summer and calender is The WNY Family Magazine. You can pick the magazine up for free at your local library and Wegmans and other places, or you can access the full magazine online at: http://www.wnyfamilymagazine.com/
• WGRZ Channel 2 always has a good list of things to do on their website, What 2 Do.
• Planning a trip out of town? Check out Western New York Family Magazines sister magazines at www.parentingpublications.org, you never know … they might have activities you won’t want to miss!
• For a complete list of Summer Concerts and Festivals visit: Best of WNY.
• Buffalo Moms Like Me has a pretty comprehensive Summer 411 list.

How about you? What are your plans this summer in The Buff?

Swag Bucks: Even More Ways to Earn!

2010-06-11T07:57:00.000-07:00

Since the release of SwagBucks 3.0 they have steadily been adding more ways that you/we/I can earn 'bucks'. Since my last posts about SwagBucks do not include these ways I thought it was time for a little update. In just the short few months since the release I have earned more than $100 in Amazon e-gift cards. This site REALLY DOES WORK!

First off, you gotta sign up for SwagBucks

* You already know about the Tool Bar daily bucks from my previous posts.
* I also wrote about No Obligation Special Offers daily bucks.
*Another one I wrote about previously is Daily Tasks located on the Special Offers page Wall 1.
* I also wrote about the commercials you can see on the different Special Offer Walls. You should know that there is an additional Special Offer Wall that is not located under the Special Offers Tab. There is a yellow bar area towards the bottom of the SwagBucks home page. This offer wall has the most possible daily commercial bucks. All you have to do is click on the little commercial offers (currently Scion, Best Buy, Bing... etc for 3 bucks each ... and KIN for 2).

Some new things:
*Daily Polls! Each day they have a new poll up for you to vote on. Each day that you vote you will receive buck(s). You can access the Daily Polls from the 'Daily Polls' tab on the right side of the Swagbucks homepage.
*Trusted Surveys! They just added this feature this week and I LOVE IT! Each day that you go to your Trusted Surveys Dashboard (also located on the right hand side of the home page), you will receive bucks. You can also see all the Surveys available for you to take. If you qualify for and complete the surveys you will earn the stated bucks for that survey. I earned 250 for 1 survey earlier this week and it only took me 15 mins to complete!
*Birthday Bucks! Enter your birthday on your profile page (My Account, I think) and on your birthday you will receive 50 swag bucks! NICE huh?

*Finally, and this is the main area that you will earn bucks each and every day... SEARCHING! Do all your searches on SwagBucks and you WILL be rewarded. It won't be every search but you will see them stack up each day. Instead of going straight to Facebook each day I up my chances by typing in 'Facebook' in the SwagBucks search engine. I've won bucks several times on this search! I do the same for all my daily sites (email, forums, websites, etc.) every search you do gets you closer to earning rewards.

If you haven't signed up yet do it now ... I promise you won't be sorry! Use my link to sign up and we will both get rewarded! http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/srvymaster

Happy searching, surfing and swagging!

I Scream You Scream...

2010-06-03T10:25:00.000-07:00

*image courtesy of Friendly's*

On June 5th (this Saturday) from noon to 5pm Friendly's will be giving out FREE I Scream! Oops, I mean ICE CREAM!!!

Can you tell I'm excited?

50% OFF Groceries!

2010-06-03T10:08:00.000-07:00

Jubilee on the corner of Harlem and Kensington in Cheektowaga/Snyder is closing their doors. They have chosen not to renew their lease and instead Tops will. They have everything that is still on the shelves at 50% off. Mostly it's just shelf stable items at this point but there are some freezer items left too. This could be a great time to stock up.

I haven't checked but hopefully they are still accepting coupons too!!! I see lots of free items that could be picked up with this winning combination. Jubilee does not double and does not accept internet or printed coupons.

Good luck and happy pantry stocking up!

Link to local news report: http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/93584684.html

As of today they still had their doors open and the 50% signs still up.

We Have a Winner!

2010-04-01T11:41:00.000-07:00

I used Random.org to determine the winner of the $5 Amazon e-gift card giveaway this morning (see previous post for details on the give away. The winner is Laura D.! Enjoy your gift card and SwagBucks too!

Thank to you to everyone that entered!

I'm giving away a $5 Amazon gift card!

2010-03-13T09:41:00.000-08:00

I just redeemed swag bucks for my 3rd $5 Amazon e-card/gift card for the month of March. In celebration I'm going to give it away!!! How can you be the lucky winner you ask???

Here's how it will work:

step 1) sign up for SwagBucks using this link: SwagBucks

step 2) do some searches using their home page and win your first 'swag buck'

step 3) leave me a comment with your email address... (these will not be published, I will be using the comment moderation tool) I will verify with SwagBucks that you completed steps 1 & 2 above.

Anyone that completes steps 1-3 above before the end of March will be entered into a random drawing. The drawing will take place the beginning of April and I will contact the winner via email. The winner will have 72 hrs to contact me back after which I will send the Amazon e-card redemption code to them via email. IF the winner does not contact me back with in 72 hrs I will randomly draw another winner. I will also post the winner here.

Good Luck and happy swagging! I know you'll love it as much as I do!!!

This Weekend in The Buff

2010-03-13T06:35:00.000-08:00

Well, this is a bit late... but if you know me, this is just typical. The Buff is a great place to live because there's always something happening. We live in a major city, small but major. Our city participates in all the national events which is great because it's just plain fun. There's always parades and other fun local events happening too. So what's going on this weekend? Well first it's a rainy day (actually couple of days) so if you haven't picked something out yet, try choose something indoors. Check out the weather for today, courtesy of Weather.com:

Right Now

Light Rain / Windy

43° F

Feels Like: 34° F

Wind: From ENE at 21mph gusting to 28mph

Details | Webcam

**FREE** Toys 'R' Us Event:

Today, Saturday, March 13th from noon to 2pm TRU is having a "BaRBiE MeRMaiD PaRTY!"

Make a splash and celebrate the release of Barbie in A Mermaid Tale with coloring fun and great activities!

These events are always a good rainy day pass time. They usually have toys relevant to the event set up for your child(ren) to play with, and beg for of course. Also they (usually) have a goodie bag with take home stuff and a free item... relevant to the event. So if you've got a little girl(s) that loves Barbie and nothing else to do ... go hang out at TRU@toys r us

Restaurant Week ends on the 14th:

This is a national event happening in some/most major cities. Restaurant week is where local restaurants invite you in to enjoy a wonderful meal for a specific price. This year being 2010 the price is $20.10 - WHAT A VALUE! This is dinner for 2 that includes appetizer, entree and dessert. Check it out HERE for participating restaurants.

From sushi to barbecue, diners should find a reason to try something new during Spring Restaurant Week. More than 120 restaurants have already signed on, agreeing to offer value-priced meals the week of March 8 to 14. ~The Buffalo News~

The Carrousel Museum:

The Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum is having a scavenger hunt, doesn't that sound fun! From noon to 4 you can hunt for the Leprechaun and his Pot Of Gold! It's $5 a person and promises to be lots of fun with the scavenger hunt and other activities and crafts.

A favorite rite of childhood is that first ride on an old fashioned carousel. The Buffalo area is home to the only carousel museum in the world housed in an authentic, original carousel factory building with an operating 1916 carousel as well as a vintage 1940s "Kiddie Carousel." ~from WrightNowInBuffalo.com

**FREE** Bison's Family Day:

Today The Buffalo Bisons have their Family Day Open House (free admission) from noon to 3pm at Coca-Cola Field. There will be free food and lots of fun events. Sounds really fun if you don't mind braving a little rain. Check out the details HERE.

Those are my picks for the weekend. What did I miss? What are you doing this weekend in The Buff?

Buffalo Office Supply Corp is having a Giveaway!

2010-03-10T08:23:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Ann at Coupons Deals and More for cluing me in on this gem!

Buffalo Office Supply Corp seems to have frequent and NICE giveaways! Check out their current giveaway:

If we get 100 fans on our Facebook page by Sunday night, One Lucky Reader Will Win a Brand New Acess HD PTV 7000 Portable HD TV ($120 Value)
This 7″ Acess HD personal digital LCD TV is perfect for Road Trips, Tailgating, Camping, RV’s, Kitchen’s, Dorm’s, Power Outages, Office Use or Emergency Weather Conditions! This handy little portable TV has a 7-inch LCD screen is 16:9 aspect ratio. It has a built-in ATSC/NTSC tuner with detachable antenna enabling you to receive crisp reception of your favorite channels. The rechargeable battery offers up to 90 minutes of life between charges. The PTV 7000 includes an AC power adapter, a car adapter and a Remote Control
This giveaway ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, 3/14/10 and is open to all Western New York residents 18 years or older. We will use Random.org to select the winner. The first 100 fans of Buffalo Office Supply will be entered. Winner will be notified by email on Monday 3/15/10. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification to claim their prize. Good luck!

Not bad huh? Well, get out there and become a fan of Buffalo Office Supply Corp in The Buff!

SwagBucks: Daily Tasks

2010-03-09T06:19:00.000-08:00

Today I'll earn my 2nd $5 Amazon gift card this month, I LOVE this site! There are so many ways to earn 'bucks' on SwagBucks. We've talked about getting started and codes in previous posts. Now I want to tell you a little bit about how to earn bucks through easy daily tasks.

There are several things you can do that I would call 'Daily Tasks', all of which earn you a few bucks everytime/day you do them. With the new SwagBucks 3.0 there are so many little things to do.

Make sure you are using SwagBucks as your search engine. I earn between 10 and 30 bucks each day just by searching the web. I find that the more 'natural/real' my searches are the higher my rate of return is. For instance, if I get on periodically through out the day and search for things I'm genuinely interested in searching (even searching for sites I'm about to visit like Facebook) that I earn more per day than if I just search to get bucks. Know what I mean? Let's be really conservative and say you only win 10 bucks a day on searches (one win per day) that's 3650 bucks a year!
Use Your Toolbar! If you haven't downloaded the tool bar... DO IT! Each day you use the toolbar you will be rewarded with 1 buck. I know that sounds like pennies when you have to earn 450 bucks just to redeem for a $5 Amazon card ... but let's look at this. You can do it every day so if you did it EVERY DAY than you would earn 365 bucks in 1 year... that's almost enough for a $5 Amazon gift card JUST for using a toolbar once a day! Combine that with all the other things you're doing to earn and it certainly helps you along.
Page through the Special Offers Blue Box every day! Before the birthday you could only page through the blue box once a week and the max you could get was 1 buck a week (now equivalent to 10bucks). Now you can page through it every day and the amount can be 2 bucks, or 3 bucks, or more. The amount is usually the same all week long. This week it's 2 bucks. Again, sounds like pennies BUT if you do it everyday that's 730 bucks a year... combine it with your toolbar bucks... your coming along now.
Watch some videos! On the Special Offers page go to Wall 2 and you will see a few videos. Right now there are 3 different videos on my Wall 2. There is a Karate Kid trailer that is worth 2 bucks, it's about 2 1/2 mins long. There is an Axe commercial that is 17 seconds long worth 4 bucks. Finally on page 4 (still on Wall 2) there is a Macy's video, also 17 seconds and worth 4 bucks. You can watch each video once a day. Right now that's 10 bucks a day if I watch them all each day. That would work out to 3650 if you watch the videos each day for a year.

Let's add those daily tasks up: 3650 for daily searches + 365 for the toolbar + 730 for paging through special offers blue box + 3650 for the videos = 8395 or 18 $5 Amazon cards* in 1 year for 5 mins a day ($90)! Nice little chunk of change!

Have I convinced you to join yet? Well, what are you waiting for? Go Join Now and get your $90+, probably even in time for Christmas!

*Amazon Gift Cards (e-cards) are currently 450 swagbucks. They are in my opinion the best deal and let's face it Amazon has EVERYTHING! You can stack the gift cards - use more than one at a time - and they will even apply to your shipping charge.

SwagBucks: All About Codes

2010-03-04T10:45:00.000-08:00

Occasionally SwagBucks will put out codes that will help you earn even more 'bucks'! You have to find them and you are not supposed to share them or tell others where they are (your account can be deactivated for this) BUT you CAN give hints. It's like a treasure hunt every time they are out!

Codes can be worth various amounts and put out at any random time. They put them on their Facebook fan page, Twitter, Flickr, the SwagBucks website, their Blog, the Toolbar and even in the monthly Newsletter. Oh, my... let's not forget about the Swidget where you will find hints and codes on occasion as well. The Swidget is a widget you can put on you blog, your facebook page and various other locations. You'll find one at the bottom of THIS blog! You can find out if there is a code available and any clues of where to look for it, or the directions to find it, on the Swidget. You can download your own Swidget through the SwagBucks website. On the bottom of the Swidget is a button that is labeled 'SC' for SwagCodes, you click on that and it will tell you if there is an active swag code or not. As stated previously, the Swidget on occasion will also have a code directly on it. All you have to do once you find the code is to copy and paste it into the "Enter Code" box located on the right of the SwagBucks home page.

For more information about SwagCodes and where to find them check out their page about it HERE. Then check out Adam's blog TattooAstronomy where he walks you through finding previous SwagCodes that have expired. (this will help you find future swagcodes).

Sign up NOW if you haven't already and start being rewarded for surfing the web!

SwagBucks: Getting Started and the Basics

2010-03-03T10:38:00.000-08:00

If you haven't already signed up for SwagBucks you really should! I LOVE SwagBucks! Last month SwagBucks celebrated it's 2 year anniversary... errr, birthday. Now it's even better than before with more was to win and a cool new look.

Last month I redeemed for $20 in Amazon gift cards (well, e-gift cards but the same since Amazon is only online) and I'm just a beginner! It's super simple and easy. SwagBucks is a 'Search & Win' site that is powered by Google and Ask.com. Basically you use it to search the web - can it get any easier than that? As you search you will randomly win "swagbucks" which you can redeem for giftcards, and/or swag (many, many items). They have a toolbar you can download for Internet Explorer and for FireFox that will allow you to do your searches very quickly and easily with out going to their home page. If you use Google Chrome you can change your settings to use SwagBucks as your search engine.

There are other ways to earn 'bucks' as well, one is through codes, another through daily tasks, special offers and online shopping and finally through referrals. I'll be telling you more about these other ways in the next few days so stay tuned....

For now watch this video of SwagBucks in the news and GET STARTED Swaggin' or in other words, searching the web and getting rewarded for it!

FREE Taco!

2010-02-22T09:49:00.000-08:00

photo from www.drivethrudiet.com

Did you forget your lunch today? Do you love tacos as much as I do? Then this post is for you...

Taco Bell has announced it's new Drive Thru Diet. The idea is to NOT skip fast food or the drive thru but to make better choices. If you love fast food as much as most Americans than this is a pretty great diet for you! From now until the 28th (the end of the month so hurry!) Taco Bell is offering 1 FREE Fresco Taco to each person. All you have to do is go HERE and print the coupon for one FREE taco. Take your coupon down to your nearest Taco Bell and redeem it. This coupon is limited to one per person, you can print 2 coupons per computer so take the whole family (if you have enough coupons) and make it a lunch date!

National Pancake Day

2010-02-16T00:18:00.000-08:00

photo from of www.ihoppancakeday.com

Next week we'll celebrate National Pancake Day. Wonder what it is and how you can get some? Let me tell you...

IHOP (that's International House of Pancakes for those of you that aren't too familiar with late night pancake eating), started their National Pancake Day in 2006. Here's their details:

Known also as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, National Pancake Day dates back several centuries to when the English prepped for fasting during Lent. Strict rules prohibited the eating of all dairy products during Lent, so pancakes were made to use up the supply of eggs, milk, butter and other dairy products...hence the name Pancake Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday.

Since beginning its National Pancake Day celebration in 2006, IHOP has raised more than $3.25 million to support charities in the communities in which it operates. While IHOP's National Pancake Day typically takes place on Shrove Tuesday, this year the company will host its free pancake event on Tuesday, February 23, extending the fundraising window by one week to maximize donations for Children's Miracle Network. With your help, we hope to raise $5 million in five years for Children's Miracle Network through your donations in 2010!

Basically, on Tuesday, February 23rd you can go on down to your local IHOP and get a short stack of pancakes for FREE. They would like it if you made a donation to Children's Miricale Network but it's not required. So mark your calendars, Tuesday February 23rd from 7am to 10pm

Get out there and get some free pancakes, and donate to a great cause, in The Buff!

Birthday Fun in The Buff

2010-01-21T13:15:00.000-08:00

We just had a couple birthdays in our house so I thought it might be a good time to bump this up. I've added a few new ones to the list, they are marked accordingly.

Birthdays are a great day to get free stuff and save a buck in The Buff. There are lots of companies that offer free stuff for you birthday and if you plan it right you can get all your entertainment and food for free on you birthday. Free stuff is usually limited to the person celebrating the birthday so if you plan on bringing a person with you or the family just know that you WILL have to spend some money.

A lot of the websites/companies that offer free items on your birthday will allow you to sign up your whole family with just 1 (your) account. It makes it so much easier!

*word to the wise - create a separate email account for free offers, you will get lots of emails from lots of companies after signing up for birthday clubs and free samples because they usually sell your information!

Here are some birthday clubs I've found.

Everyone:
PretzelMaker PretzelTime
**NEW**Baskin-Robbins (free ice cream)
**NEW**Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Shop (free ice cream treat)
**NEW**Cold Stone Creamery (coupon for free ice cream, good for 1 week)
**NEW**Dairy Queen (coupon for BOGO 16oz Blizzard)
**NEW**Famous Dave's P.I.G Club (free food coupon - could appetizer, dessert or even ribs!)
**NEW**Fuddruckers Fudds Club (free burger - all ages)
**NEW**Red Robbin (free burger)

For Kids Only:
The Children's Place
LearningCurve.com
AdventureLanding - Buffalo
Chuck E. Cheese's
**NEW**Boston Market Kids Birthday Club (free kids meal)
**NEW**Bob Evans Kid's Club (12 and under - free meal)
**NEW**Burger King Kid's Club (under 13 - free kid's meal)
**NEW**Denny's Kids' Birthday Club (10 and under, free meal including dessert)
Last but not least, don't forget to take your baby to the circus before they turn 1!
Ringling.com

So get out there and save a buck in The Buff on your birthday!

Here are a few websites I've found that help you find all the free stuff there is to be had and all the birthday clubs you can join:

Sites with lists:

ilovefreebies.com - no sign up or personal information required
bargainist.com - no sign up or personal information required
heyitsfree.net - no sign up or personal information required
totallyfreestuff.com - no sign up or personal information required
great-birthday-gift-ideas.com - no sign up or personal information required
spoofee.com - no sign up or personal information required
bithdayfreebies.com - sign up required but there is no charge for it

Site that does it all for you:

freebirthdaystuff.com - sign up and personal information required but there is no charge for it and they do all the leg work!

Once again 80% off Restaurant.Com

2009-12-18T08:27:00.000-08:00

Starts today and ends Friday December 25th! This is a great last minute gift for a friend or family member! Go to Restaurant.com and get a $25 gift certificate for $2! AMAZING DEAL. Use promotion code SANTA at check out. While you are there make sure and give all your friends and family members a free $10 certificate to use through the Feed It Forward 2009 Offer. You can send up to 30 each day. Great deal if there are places that you go to a lot and just want to have some discount certificates on hand for whenever.

Get out there and eat for super cheap in The Buff, and let your friends eat too.

$25 Restaurant.com Gift Certificates for $2, Today Only

2009-11-30T00:13:00.000-08:00

Restaurant.com's Cyber Monday deal is one of their all time most loved promotions... 80% off! You can get a $25 gift certificate for about $10 normally with the 80% off code it brings the price down to $2! What a great way to have a super cheap date night with your hubby or special date with your kids.

Use promotion code SAVE to redeem the 80% off. Offer good 11/30 only.

Hurry up and get some in The Buff!

FREE Movie Passes!

2009-11-24T18:26:00.000-08:00

WYRK and REgal Cinemas Presents The Cans Film Fest - Tomorrow morning between 7a-9a The Breakfast Club will be asking listeners to come down to the Rand Building, 14 Lafayette Square, downtown Buffalo to drop off a bag of non-perishable goods in exchange for a FREE Regal Cinema movie pass or prize from the WYRK prize closet (while supplies last). WYRK will be set up in front of the Rand Building accepting donations to benefit the areas less fortunate...

This information can also be viewed at WYRK's page HERE.

So get out there and freeze your buns off in The Buff ;)

This Week

2009-10-18T20:17:00.000-07:00

This week looks like it's going to be a great week! The sales at Walgreens and Tops have made me an excitable mess! Hope you got your paper(s) today because there are some great coupons in there. By the end of the week I hope to have our freezer stocked full of free turkey products from Jennie-O and free cold and flu medicines for the hubby and I... you know, just in case ;)

Also it's getting closer to Halloween and we love hanging out with some friends and doing our annual halloween fun with them. We've still got to figure out what to dress the kids up as. We've got The Great Pumpkin Farm to look forward to (no, we still haven't made it) and hopefully some apply picking.

If you haven't booked your Free Night of Theater yet? My daughter and I got tickets for the Theater of Youth's production of Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business last week. It was AWESOME! We had so much fun and look forward to next years free tickets to come around again. Anyway, there is only one play left... several showings, in the next couple weeks and then that's it for the year. So if you are interested in going to a free play with a date than sign up and GO, you'll thank yourself (in The Buff, of course).

What are your plans in The Buff this week?

I'm BAAAAACK!

2009-10-12T13:30:00.000-07:00

Did you miss me? I bet you did! Well, I'm back and I'm here to help you enjoy this great city and find some fabulous deals.

It's fall and the trees are in full color. What's your favorite thing to do in the fall?

We enjoy apple picking and going to The Great Pumpkin Farm. It's a tradition and we love those things. This year seems like it's been colder or wetter or busier or something because we have not gotten out much. My daughter and I did score FREE theater tickets to see Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business at the Theater of Youth (TOY) this past weekend and it was such a great show. Want to score some of your own free tickets? Well Junie B. Jones is no longer available but there are some others at Free Night of Theater's website. I honestly didn't think she enjoyed the show but she's been talking about it ever since and pretending to put on plays. This was a musical that was appropriate for children ages 4 and older. The actors did such a fantastic job, and afterward they let the audience (kids) ask questions. Some of the questions were really cute! I've been to a handful of plays and performances in my lifetime and I can honestly say that THIS ONE was by far THE BEST one I've ever been to. I had a hard time not laughing through the whole thing!

This week there are some great deals at Walgreens, especially if you need diapers, so make sure you check out the Shopping List Links on the side bar. Also at the end of the week 10/16-10/18 Quality Markets has a doubler in their add where you can double any coupon up to $3! WOW! This could mean some free or cheap stuff that is usually expensive. I've never shopped Quality Markets but I'll give it a go this week just for the doublers. (some restrictions apply to the doublers so make sure you read the fine print) I've got a few days but I plan on coming up with a plan of action for what to buy there.... I'm thinking laundry soap but we'll see. They also have the Purex Laundry soap on sale for $2.99 and if you use the coupon available on Purex's website (doubled with their normal coupon policy) you can get it for $1.99.

So tell us about your favorite Fall activities and what deals you will be doing this week.

Remember to get out there in The Buff and enjoy yourself!

Taking a Break

2009-08-07T21:09:00.000-07:00

Yup, that's right... I was taking a break. Don't worry though, the links for the shopping lists are actually good for each week. Click on them and they should take you to the current shopping list for each store.

Additionally, if you are still looking for something to do in The Buff this summer check out my post HERE.

One last thing, there are so many things that make The Buff so great... here's my list of favorites:

Treasure hunting in your neighbors trash on bulk trash day.... and your neighbor's neighbor, and so on.
It really is the City of Good Neighbors ... we've been on the receiving end of garden fresh veggies and flowers from several friends and neighbors. We've also been on the giving end and it's so nice to share with our neighbors and friends.
The weather is great and there are tons of things to do.

So what have you been doing this summer in The Buff?

Shopping Lists 6/14-6/20

2009-06-15T14:02:00.000-07:00

Here are your lists and resources for this week. If you shop at a different store that accepts coupons and would like to see a list for it, leave a comment and I'll work on getting a list or resource for you. Happy Shopping!!!

Tops list can be found HERE (thanks Ann at Coupons, Deals and More)
Don't throw your circular away... there is a $1 coupon doubler in their ad this week. You can use 2 on a purchase of $15 or more (says after other coupons have been deducted). It's a limited time event for the 18th - 20th. This could be a great tool to get some additional FREE stuff (along with your free Santa Cruz Juice - see link for details). There is only one doubler in your ad so get your neighbors ad, you friends ad, your mom's ad and pick some up in the store. Break your shopping up in to as many transactions as you can with the total of $15 after coupons to take the best advantage of this deal.

Wegmans list can be found HERE (thanks Liz at Frugal in Virginia)
the list doesn't appear to be up yet, but I'm sure it will be soon.

Aldi list can be found HERE (thanks Sharon at Good, True and Beautiful)

Walmart can be found HERE (thanks Money Saving Mom)
Don't forget to get your FREE floss and FREE ice cream! What a pair huh?!
The price on the Bar-S hot dogs hasn't dropped yet so while it may be free in lots of areas of the country it's still not free here... yet!

Target can be found HERE (thanks Ginger at Attention Target Shoppers)

Walgreens can be found HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)
St. Ives Bodywash is FREE this week if you have coupons from a few weeks ago.
I hope you've been saving your coupon inserts!

CVS can be found HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)

Rite Aid list can be found HERE (Shabby Chic at The Coupon Insider)

Shopping Lists 6/7-6/13

2009-06-08T16:59:00.000-07:00

Tops list can be found HERE (thanks Ann at Coupons, Deals and More)
Wegmans list can be found HERE (thanks Liz at Frugal in Virginia)
Aldi list can be found HERE (thanks Sharon at Good, True and Beautiful)
Walmart can be found HERE (thanks Money Saving Mom)
Target can be found HERE (thanks Ginger at Attention Target Shoppers)
Walgreens can be found HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)
CVS can be found HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)
Rite Aid list can be found HERE (Shabby Chic at The Coupon Insider)

The Garden Center

2009-06-01T15:25:00.000-07:00

Growing your own garden and doing your own landscaping is a great way to save a buck or two (or lots). I'm not the greatest gardener or the most experienced out there but I do have some frugal tips for you that can help you save even more money.

In our effort to replant our garden this year, and you know it's FINALLY time to plant here in Western New York, we've had to get creative in how we spend our money. I don't know if you know this but it turns out that money doesn't grow on trees... no matter how much you care for them or tend to them! So here are my tips for you:

Ask your local home improvement store if they have any torn or broken bags of mulch, soil, compost or other item you need for your garden/yard. They set these aside as 'unwanted' and will usually sale them for super cheap. Our Home Depot puts all the previous day's broken or otherwise defective bags on a palate and who ever gets there first in the morning can buy the whole palate for $3 bucks or so.
Check into your towns composting or mulching facility. Amherst has a composting and mulching facility and they will sale compost, mulch and even some soil. Check out their website HERE. I got this tip from a friend this weekend and after looking at their prices this is the way to go!
When you buy plants look for the dying ones and ask for a discount. With a little attention these plants almost always survive.
Finally, if you are shopping at home improvement stores, they accept coupons too! Lowes has their own coupons, Home Depot accepts competitor coupons, True Value has coupons available to print off their website. True Value currently have a $5/$25 coupon and if you use that at Home Depot along with your dying plants and ripped bags you can get some really good deals!
**UPDATE** A tip from reader Alaska:
Don't forget the farmer's market--Tomato plants ($1/each) ready to go in the ground or pot as we are doing... They also had all kinds of herbs and flowers for the so-inclined. Produce prices are down--even for the "fake" farmer's market food (food they buy from the green grocers and bring and sell at the market that isn't local). Come shop! There are lots of markets in the area. ...there are at least 6 in the area.

What are you waiting for? Get out there and grow a garden in The Buff. Got more tips? Please leave a comment and let us know how you save a buck on your garden and landscaping in The Buff!

What to do in The Buff this summer

2009-05-28T19:05:00.000-07:00

The Buff is a great place to be in the summer. There are tons of activities that are sponsored locally by the city/town/village and there are also the activities that are sponsored nationally. With this list you won't be able to say there is nothing to do this summer. At the bottom there is an additional resources list that will help you further plan your calender with festivals and such.

Artpark has a Tuesday in the Park series sponsered this year by First Niagara. Every Tuesday from 6:30-9:30 you can find a FREE concert starting June 9th with Reverend Horton Heat and ends August 25th with Peter Frampton. Check out the rest of the line up HERE. While the concerts are FREE the parking is $10.

Artpark also has Wednesdays in the Gorge series. Every Wednesday from July 15th thru August 26th you can find even more FREE concerts. Go take a look at the line up HERE. Again, the concerts are FREE but the parking is $10.

**Update** reader Kashann has this great tip for FREE parking at ArtPark:

Don't pay to park at Art park! You pull in just before the parking down the hill and it is free and less walking then the pay to park spot... I love art park. It is gorgeous and they have a great time for kids during and before the show.

Thanks for that great tip Kashann!

Regal Cinemas has a Free Family Film Festival where they offer FREE family movies every Tuesday and Wednesday mornings at 10AM. This is 18th year offering this fabulous summer activity. The movies are G and PG rated. The theatres for the Buffalo area are: TH201 Walden Galleria Stadium 16 in Buffalo, Niagara Falls Stadium 12 in Niagara Falls, Quaker Cr. Stadium 18 in Orchard Park, and Transit Center Stadium 18 & IMAX in Williamsville. See full details of this great event and all theatres participating at RegMovies.com.

Thanks to Beth at IN Good "Cents" for this fabulous information!

AMF (bowling lanes) has 2 great offers.

The Kids Bowl Free program is a great way to spend your time this summer. Your kids, 15 and under, can bowl 2 games EVERY DAY for FREE (shoe rental is NOT included) from May 4th to September 6th. All you have to do is go to the Kids Bowl Free website and register your children. There is an additional pass you can purchase for $25 that will allow up to 4 adults the same offer. There are several participating locations in our area.
If you sign up for AMF's eClub they will send you a coupon for up to 10 people one game of bowling for FREE (shoes not included).

Previously I blogged about Thursday in the Square's FREE concert series HERE.

I also previously blogged about Yoga on the Square HERE.

Previous posts that are helpful and on the same topic:
If you have a birthday this summer check out my Birthday Fun Post for free activities and food ideas.
You never know when you might get rained on so my Winter Blues Post might give you some ideas for indoor play and fun.
On going activities that are available in The Buff are posted HERE.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN!!!
Tell us, what's your favorite thing, activity or summer event is, in The Buff of course.

Other Resources:
The Buffalo News has put together a great list of Summer Festivals. Check it out HERE and mark your calenders for the events you plan on attending.

Another great resource for helping to plan your summer and calender is the WNY Family Magazine. You can pick the magazine up for free at your local library and Wegmans and other places, or you can access the full magazine online HERE.

WGRZ Channel 2 always has a good list of things to do on their website, What 2 Do.

Home Depot has many different FREE clinics for all adults, women and kids.

Lowes also has FREE clinics for adults and kids.

Toys R Us frequently has FREE kid events with freebies for you kids to take home. Sign up for their email updates to find out about them. From my experience they do not advertise them on their websites but through emails to their customers.

There is a plethora of blogs out there that list other nationally sponsored events from restaurant and activities too. I've linked to some in my many posts and I also have a lot of their buttons on the side. You may also have a different favorite blog that lists these!

Taking Out The Trash

2009-05-27T16:19:00.001-07:00

This week at Walgreens you can get their brand trashbags for just $1.99 a box! They are normally $6.99 for the 10-30 ct and 13-36 gal. They are on sale for $2.99, use the $1 coupon on Tuff Trash Bags from that Pharmacy book I told you to get for the diapers and you will bring that already great price down to $1.99.

Now you can take your trash out in The Buff!

Your Shopping Lists 5/24-5/30

2009-05-26T18:00:00.000-07:00

Here are your lists and resources for this week. I just finished the Tops list this afternoon so you'll have to wait a day or two before I can get to the Jubilee list. If you know of any hot deals please leave a comment. Also if you shop at a different store that accepts coupons and would like to see a list for it, leave a comment and I'll work on getting a list or resource for you. Happy Shopping!!!

Tops list previously posted HERE
Wegmans list can be found HERE (thanks Liz at Frugal in Virginia)
Aldi list can be found HERE (thanks Sharon at Good, True and Beautiful)
Jubilee (working on it)
Walmart can be found HERE (thanks Money Saving Mom)
Target can be found HERE (thanks Ginger at Attention Target Shoppers)
Walgreens can be found HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)
CVS can be found HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)

Tops List 5/24-5/30

2009-05-26T15:14:00.000-07:00

Each week I participate in an online discussion about the deals at Tops. Here are the deals we've come up with.

Tops coupon policy: Tops doubles coupons up to $1. Just this week it appears that Tops has changed it's internet printable (IP) coupon policy and is no longer accepting them due to fraud. Depending on the store you visit, the manager and your cashier you may still be able to use your IPs. - I appologize, turns out this is incorrect. Tops does accept IP coupons and will continue to accept them.

Apple and Eve 3 pack of juice boxes $.79
use $1/2 from 4/5 SS (Smart Source insert from Sunday Paper)
Final Price: $.29

Sara Lee pound cakes $2.99
use $1/1 from 5/17 SS
use Tops in ad coupon when you buy 2 and get Cool Whip FREE
Final Price: $3.98 for 2 Sara Lee pound cakes and 1 tub of Cool Whip

Breyers Ice Cream $3.00
use $.75/1 coupon from 4/5 RP (Red Plum insert from Sunday paper, doubled to $1.50)
Final Price: $1.50

Superpretzels $2.00
use $.75/1 coupon from 5/10 RP (doubled to $1.50)
Final Price: $.50

Domino Sugar $1.99 (limit 2)
use $.35/1 coupon from 5/17 RP (doubled to $.70)
Final Price: $1.29

Wise Chips $2.99 and BOGO
use $.50/1 from coupons.com (doubled to $1.00) - your mileage may vary on using this coupon (YMMV)
remember to use 2 coupons since you are buying 2 products!
Final Price: $.99 for 2 bags of chips

Edwards pie singles $2.50
use $.75/1 from 5/10 SS (doubled to $1.50)
Final Price: $1.00

Blue Diamond almonds 6oz cans 2/$5
use $.50/1 from 4/5 SS (doubled to $1.00)
Final Price: $1.50 ea.

Solo Sesame Street paper plates (36ct) and bowls (30ct) 2/$5.00
use $.75/1 from coupons.com (doubled to $1.50)
Final Price: $1.00 ea.

Angel Soft 4 pack bath tissue $1.29
use $.50/1 from 4/19 RP (doubled to $1.00)
or use $.50/1 from HERE (ymmv since it's an IP).
Final Price: $.29

Marcal paper towels 8pk or bath tissue 24pk $4.99
use $4/1 (these did not come to our area but you can buy them on ebay or other coupon selling sites)
or use $2/1
Final Price: $.99-$2.99

McCormick Grill Mates $1.00
use $.50/1 from 4/12 , 5/3 RP, 4/19 RP (doubled to $1.00)
or use $.75/1 from 5/10 (doubled to $1.50)
or use $1/1 from 3/15 RP
Final Price: FREE

Mentos gum $.99
use $1.00/1 from 5/3 SS
or use $.55/1 from 5/3 SS (doubled to $1.10)
Final Price: FREE

Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta 10/$10
use $1/1 from 4/5 SS
Final Price: FREE

Hefty One Zip bags $2
use $.50/1 from 3/25 RP (doubled to $1.00)
or $.55/1 from 3/29 SS
or use $1/1 from 5/17 RP
Final Price: $.90 to $1.00

Activia Yogurt drinks $2
use $1/1 from 3/1 SS and 5/10 SS
receive catalina for $1.50 off your next order (oyno) when you buy (wyb) 2
Final Price: $1 ea. (plus $1.50 oyno)

Activia Yogurt cups $1.45
use $1/1 from 5/10 SS
Final Price: $.45

If you find any more deals or know of some that are not listed please leave a comment.

Stockpile Pictures

2009-05-25T21:13:00.000-07:00

OK, as promised, here are pictures of the supplies I've been able to get. Most of this was FREE and what wasn't free was dirt cheap.

There is food too but the food side of my storage is a mess and I need to organize it before I show the world :).The bag hanging on the right is full of candy and gum. The bag on the left is full of medicine (high were the kids can't reach :). Top shelf: household cleaning supplies, candles and toothpaste.
Second shelf from top: body wash, mouthwash, men's shave gel, women's shave gel, shampoo and other hair products. Third shelf from top: diaper wipes, feminin products, hand soap, shampoo, dish soap and kleenex. Bottom shelf: toilet paper, feminin products, trash bags and paper towels.

Diapers - think we have enough? The top shelf they are stacked 2 deep. The lower shelf they are just 1 package deep.

Two bags FULL of travel size things, deodorant and other small things that don't sit well on the shelf.

Freebies to get you started...

2009-05-24T13:41:00.000-07:00

In response to your comments I thought I would post some things that are FREE after coupons to get you started.
NOTE: All the coupons posted are Internet Printable (IP) coupons so you should all be able to get them. A word about IPs, you do not have to print them with color or on your 'best print' setting...a 'quick print' setting is fine. All IPs can be printed at least twice (with a very few exceptions) once you print the first time hit your back button and it will print it out again. Don't print until your printer is ready, if the computer even thinks you printed it, it won't let you print it again. Coping IPs is considered Coupon Fraud and is punnishable by law so DON'T DO IT.

NOW..... Ready? Here we go.

Evercare Lint Rollers (travel size) are $.97 cents at Walmart. Use the $1/1 coupon from Coupons.com to get them FREE.

Wet Ones (travel size) are $.97 cents at Walmart. Use the $1/1 coupon from WetOnes.com.

Kraft BBQ Sauce is $.98 at Walmart and $.99 at Target (at least the one on Walden). Use the $1/1 coupon from Coupons.com. Last week it was 10/$10 at Tops so it might still be on sale there too, it's not in this weeks ad but that doesn't mean anything.

Hershey's Bliss chocolate individual candy bars are $.99 at Target. Use the $1/1 Target store coupon from HERE. You can find these up front at the check out lanes. (Target is THE BEST place to get super cheap snack stuff. They have store coupons and you can use a manufacture coupon along with their coupons. I've gotten so many snack items for ... drum roll please... 4 CENTS!!! +tax of course)

Kotex Pads (super small package 14ct-ish) are $1.00 at Walmart. Use the $1/1 from HERE for Internet Explorer or HERE for Firefox users.

Coppertone Sunscreen trial size are $.99 at Target and $.97 at Walmart (various types such as water babies or sport etc). Use $1/1 from HERE for IE and HERE for Firefox users.

**Dry Idea deodorant has been $2 at Target for several weeks now, I haven't checked it this week but it should still be $2 (or you can check at Walmart). Use the $2/1 coupon from Coupons.com.** Haven't checked the price yet this week.

Banana Boat sunscreen 2oz size (a little bigger than the 1oz trial size) is $1.97 at Walmart (up by the registers). Use the $2/1 coupon from BananaBoat.com.** I haven't verified the price yet, there are reports of $1.97 and $2.92, so it may or may not be free... yet.

**Dial trial size is $.99 at Walgreens. Use $1/1 from Coupons.com.

**Cottonelle 4 pack toilet paper is $1 at Walmart. Use $1/1 from Cottonelle.com all you have to do is create a simple pledge and follow the instructions. My pledge was so silly, "I will wipe my behind" any pledge will do.** I have yet to find this but it's reported to be in several Walmarts, I still have a few more Wally Worlds to check out though so I might find it.

**Bar S Hot Dogs (small package) on sale this week at Walmart for $.50. Buy 2 of them and use the $1.00 off 2 ($1/2) coupon found Coupons.com and Bar-S.com. Hit your back button to print it twice from both locations.** Haven't verified the price yet. There are reports of $.88 too, let's hope ours is $.50!

NO Coupon needed...
Posture D Calcium is $8.99 at Walgreens this week. When you purchase it you will get $8.99 back on a coupon called Register Rewards. This is store credit that you can turn around and use on something else. (Go over to Couponing 101 for Stephanie's great explanation on how this works or ask me about it.)

Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste is $2.99 at CVS this week. When you purchase it you will get $2 back in ECBs (Extra Care Bucks) for your next purchase (limit 1). Use the $1/1 coupon from Colgate.com to make this FREE. To read more about shopping at CVS and how it works go on over the Couponing 101 for Stephanie's explanation.

Speed Stick Pro deodorant 2.7oz is $3.99 at CVS this week. When you purchase it you will get $3.99 back in ECBs for your next purchase (limit 2). Hint: use your $2.99 ECB from the Colgate Total Advanced Toothpaste (above) to pay for this and you will only have to pay $1.00 out of pocket.

So, what are you waiting for? Get out there and grab your FREE stuff in The Buff.

**Items with the ** are ones that I have not verified are available in our area. Prices vary around the country and so do sales. As soon as I can verify them I will change the posting.

Pennies In My Pocket

2009-05-21T22:44:00.001-07:00

I've been seriously couponing for 2 months now and although it takes time to get organized and to go and shop I've found that I can come home with bags full of stuff and only pay with the change in my purse. It's true, I promise!

Example: Last week I bought 46 packages of diapers at Walgreens and I only paid tax on them! How? Well, there was another deal where I could buy a Diabetes monitor which was free after using a coupon, no tax in NY on Diabetes monitors, then the store had (still has) a promotion where if you buy that product (Bayer Breeze2 Blood Glucose Monitor) they will give you back $5 off your next purchase. I took all those $5 store credit coupons and used them to buy my diapers. So here's how it worked, I paid nothing for the monitor, got $5 back and used it to buy 2 packages of diapers that were $2.50 a pack. Yes, I've bought A LOT of monitors in the past month to be able to do this. All these coupons were available in the Sunday papers and I also bought extras from couponsthingsbydede.com. (there are other websites where you can purchase Sunday paper coupons too).

Another example: Today I bought several containers of Target hand soap that cost $.09+tax after a target coupon! You know I stocked up! I also picked up lots of FREE Kraft BBQ sauce and FREE McCormick marinades, FREE Kotex, FREE Lint Rollers, FREE Wet Ones, FREE hand sanitizer, FREE Axe Shower Gel and even FREE Hershey's Bliss candy bars. I only paid tax on all these items. Wouldn't you prefer to only pay tax on the things you use? I would and that's why when these deals come around I stock up.

It takes a month or two to build your stockpile and then be able to only buy health and beauty items and household items when they are either free or super cheap.

If you are just starting out I would HIGHLY recommend starting with either Walgreens or CVS. Every week they offer 1-4 items for free (after store credit - ECBs for CVS and Register Rewards for Walgreens). If you want to get started and don't know how, let me know and I can help you. Health and Beauty and also Household items have the highest dollar off coupons and if you can get them for free or cheap it will free up a lot of money for other things in your budget. Several weeks ago I was able to stock up on Nivea Bodywash from Walgreens - all FREE+tax. Now we don't need to buy body soap for months...or until another great deal comes around.

If you plan carefully and get organized you can grow your stockpile in no time and shop only once or twice a week.

Let me know if you have any questions or need some help! I'd love to take a companion with me on my outings :)

I'll post a picture of my 2 month old stock pile tomorrow.

Diapers.Com Deal/Steal

2009-05-20T21:14:00.000-07:00

If you haven't already done this...DO IT!
If you don't buy diapers but you know someone who does, PLEASE give them this info!

Diaper deal!

Okay, for all of you parents out there using diapers, I found a pretty good deal online for you, especially if you are into Luvs, Huggies, or Pampers. If you have never used Diapers.com, then this is the deal for you. Here are a couple scenarios:
One example of the great deals:
Huggies Snug and Dry Diapers Extra Large Case, Size 4, 150 diapers $38.99
Huggies Snug and Dry Diaper - Jumbo Pack, Size 4, 34 diapers $10.99
= $49.98
- $10 off $49 code (type the code SRVY7855)
+ Free Shipping (for orders over $49)
= $39.98 shipped
- $14.97 refund for Parenting Magazine
= $25.01 after rebate divided by 184 diapers ~ $.14 per diaper

I actually ordered the size 1 and I'm got 284 diapers for that price which makes them $0.09 a diaper! And, you don't have to rush the crowds at your favorite diaper purchasing place!
Just so you know, any name-brand diaper that you can get around .15 cents a diaper is a killer deal, and of course, the smaller the size, the better the deal! Oh yeah, and you get them in 2 business days! It's a one-time deal, here's the link to the mail-in-rebate: http://www.diapers.com/helpcenter/parenting.htm . So, you will front around 38.00-42.00 at first, but then send in the rebate and in 6-8 weeks you'll be reimbursed 14.97. (this rebate takes 6-8 weeks to be processed)

Additionally you can get $0.75 rebate on each package of diapers you buy through this website:

http://caregiversmarketplace.com/FrameSetup.asp

Grocery and Drug Store Lists 5/17-5/23

2009-05-20T12:17:00.000-07:00

Find your Wegmans list HERE (thanks Liz at Frugal in Virginia)
Find your Walgreens list HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)
Find your CVS list HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)
Find your Tops list HERE (posting soon)
Find your Jubilee list HERE (posting soon)
Find your Aldi list HERE (thanks Sharon at Good, True and Beautiful)
Find your Target list HERE and HERE (thanks Ginger at Attention Target Shoppers)
Find your Walmart list HERE (thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101)

If there is another grocery store here in the Buffalo area that you shop at let me know and I'll try and find a list for you. You can either leave me a comment or send me an email at SaveInBuffalo@gmail.com

Thursday In The Square FREE Concert Series

2009-05-20T11:41:00.000-07:00

Buffalo is a great place to live, especially in the summer when there are tons of festivals and free concert series and various other happenings.

Thursday in the Square is a great family event or date night. It's a FREE concert series from 5pm-9pm every Thursday from May 28th to July 30th. The location is Layfayette Square in Downtown Buffalo. Here's the line up:

May 28th - Gomez with special guests Steel Train and Alberta Cross
June 4th - The Disco Biscuits
June 11th - Robert Randolph & The Family Band with special guest The Dana Fuchs Band
June 18th - Better Than Ezra with special guest Tyrone Wells
June 25th - Los Lobos
July 2nd - Zappa Plays Zappa
July 9th - Los Lonely Boys
July 16th - George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic
July 23rd - Neko Case
July 30th - The Avett Brothers with special guest Cornmeal

Visit www.buffaloplace.com for information.

If you have some hot tips of what to do in The Buff email me at SaveInBuffalo@gmail.com or leave me a comment!

Yoga On The Square

2009-05-20T09:55:00.000-07:00

This looks like it could be a really fun way to learn Yoga or continue with your Yoga passion. It's a FREE event that will start in June.

10 Week FREE Health & Wellness Series
Friday afternoons from 12 to 12:30
Location: Centennial Square, on the front lawn of City Hall, Queen St., Niagara Falls

You can give a donation for one of 10 charities or just go and enjoy.

For more info go HERE.

Free Hot Dogs

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Get your coupon for a FREE package of Ball Park Franks HERE.

Go NOW because these coupons go super fast!

Mark Your Calendars... Springlicious

2009-05-20T09:15:00.000-07:00

image courtesy of http://www.queenstreetniagarafalls.com/

Mark your calendars for this upcoming FREE Springlicious Event. Event includes different concerts from several bands including Brian Stace Saturday night. This could make a good date night or family night/afternoon.

June 5th, Friday
5pm-11pm

June 6th, Saturday
11am-11pm

June 7th, Sunday
11am-6pm

For more information visit their website Springlicious.

It looks like there will be lots of free events in Old Downtown Niagara Falls this year as they try to revitalize the area so look for more events coming soon.

Walgreens 5/3-5/9 List

2009-05-03T17:58:00.000-07:00

OK, I was super busy last week...we'll see how this week goes and how much time I have to post.

Here is my Walgreens list for this week:

Bayer Breeze2 Blood Glucose Meter $14.99
use up to $30 off Q from 2/1 RP or 3/22 SS
receive $5 RR
Final Price: FREE ($5 MM - in the state of NY you don't even have to pay tax on this)

Bayer Quick Release Crystals (4 count) $2.49
use $1/1 Q from in-store display
receive $2.50 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($1.01 MM)

Pert Plus Shampoo 2/$5
use $1/1 from 5/3 SS
or use $1.50/1 (for men) from 5/3 SS
receive $2 RR
Final Price: FREE - 2/$1.00 after RR

Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste $4.49
use $1/1 from HERE
or use $.75/1 from 4/26 SS
receive $4.50 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($.76 - $1.01 MM)

Mr Clean Magic Erasers $2.50 ea
use B1G1 from 5/3 PG
receive $6 RR wyb 10 (use 5 Qs)
Final Price: $.65 ea after RR

Aveeno Active Naturals Daily Moisturizing Lotion $2.62 ea (all other Aveeno products also 20% off)
use $2/1 from HERE
receive FREE Aveeno Travel Essentials Kit wyb 3 Aveeno products (use 4 $2/1 Qs since you are buying 4 products)
Final Price: FREE ($.14 MM)

Right Guard Deodorant $2.99
use $1/1 from 4/19 SS
receive $2 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR

Sunkist, 7Up, Canada Dry, A&W or Hawaiian Punch 12pk 3/$11
use 3 $1/1 from HERE (7Up only)
or if you are lucky there will be $1/1 peelies (coupons on product that you peel off) on your 12 packs)
receive $5 RR
Final Price: 3/$3 after RR

Scotch Paper Cutter or 3 Pack Tape 2/$3
use $.50/1 from HERE
Final Price: 2/$2

Energizer Max Batteries $2.99 (AAA and AA 8 packs)
some packages have $1/1 peelies
Final Price $1.99

8x10 photo enlargement FREE on Wednesday ONLY

Tops 4/26-5/2 List

2009-04-27T19:47:00.000-07:00

While you are at Tops this week don't forget to get the Old El Paso coupon books that are on display on the Corona Beer displays. The beer displays always have good coupons and in NY there is not beer purchase required. There is a $6 rebate when you buy any beef or chicken from the butcher!

Kellogg's Cereal (Rice Krispies, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks or Cocoa Krispies) $1.88
use $1/1 from 4/5 RP (red plum sunday paper insert)
Final Price: $.88

Fresh Corn 4/$1

Perry's Sherbet $3
use $1/1 from 4/19 SS (smart source sunday paper insert)
Final Price: $2

Land o Lakes buttery spread $1.99
use $.55 printable doubles
Final Price: $.89 ea

Juicy Juice Immunity (Apple or Berry $2.50
use $1/1 from 4/26 SS
Final Price: $1.50

Mangoes $1

Jubilee 4/26-5/2

2009-04-27T19:28:00.000-07:00

Purex Laundry Soap $1.88
use $.50/1 from HERE
or $.35/1 from 3/8 Sunday paper
or $1/2 from 3/8 Sunday paper
Final Price: $1.38ea with $.50/1 or $1/2 Qs

Hamburger Helper $.88

Cantaloupes BOGO

Gold Kist Chicken Leg Quarters $.49/lb sold in 10 lb bag for $4.90

Walgreens 4/26-5/2 List

2009-04-26T13:07:00.000-07:00

Nivea Body Wash $4.99
use $1/1 from HERE (coupon no longer available...hope you printed it 2 weeks ago when I originally posted this :)
or use $1/1 from 4/19 Sunday paper
receive $4.99 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($1.00 MM)

Rembrandt Toothpaste or Mouthwash $5.99
receive $5.99 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR

Bayer Quick Release Crystals $2.49
(it's been reported that there are $1/1 coupons on the display or packages)
receive $2.49 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR

Ecotrin $2.00
use $1/1 from 1/25 SS
or use $2.25/1 from smartsource.com ( I can never get this site to print for me so GOOD LUCK!)
receive $2 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($1 MM)

Bayer Breeze2 or Contour Blood Glucose Meter $14.99
use up to $30/1 from 3/1 RP or 3/22 SS
receive $5
Final Price: FREE after RR ($5 MM)

This Weekend in The Buff

2009-04-22T14:05:00.000-07:00

**Once again there is some fun Thomas & Friends stuff at Toys R Us this weekend.

There will be coloring, play time on the train tables and free gift bags. Event is Saturday April 25th from 11am to 1pm. Go HERE for more details.

We've been to Toys R Us events in the past and my kids have enjoyed them. If nothing else it's time out of the house.

**Adventure Landing is having a Military weekend with super special discounts for military families. If someone in your family is in the military you should go! Go HERE for more information about this event and other upcoming events.

I'll update this post as other things come up.

Walgreens 4/22

2009-04-22T09:22:00.000-07:00

OK, even though I decided to NOT do Walgreens this week, I'm going to go there today. Why? Well, today only in honor of Earth Day Walgreens is giving away a limited amount of reusable bags AND 15-20% off select purchases (basically excluding dairy, liquor and prescriptions - read coupon link below for more exclusions).

Here's what you do:

Go HERE and print your coupon for a FREE bag and 15-20% off.

Then go to Walgreens and gather your purchases.

Then go to the Beauty counter or Photo counter to check out (free bag and discount only good at beauty or photo counter).

I've put together a list for what I'll be picking up. The prices listed are the sale prices and do not include the additional discount.

Glade Candles $5.99
use $4 IP coupon from HERE
use $2 ESC
Final Price: FREE ($5.09 with 15% discount so it could be a $.91 MM)

Wags Diapers $9.99 BOGO 50%off
use 2 $2 coupons from pharmacy pamphlet (just ask if they have a pamphlet on their prescription program)
Final Price: 2/$10.98 (an addition 20% off with coupon so $7.98 for 2 packs - about 80 diapers so $.10 per diaper)

Physicians Formula Organic (40% off) buy at least $10 worth to get ESR
use $1/1 Q from 3/22 SS or 4/19 SS
send in for $10 ESR
Final Price: FREE after ESR (possible MM with Qs)

Skintimate (new kind in curvy bottle) or Edge Energy Shave Gel $2.99
receive $3RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($2.54 with 15% discount so it's a $.45 MM)

Chapstick $1.99
receive $2RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($1.69 with 15% discount so it's a $.31 MM)

7-up 12 packs 3/$11
use 3 $1/1 from w
receive $5 RR
Final Price: 3/$3 after RR (3/$6.35 with 15% discount before RRs)

Earth Day Freebies

2009-04-21T20:04:00.000-07:00

Photo curtiousy of NOAA

Happy Earth Day!!! Lots of FREE stuff for Earth Day, go on over to Sweeties Swag and check out her list.

My favs are the FREE Walgreens bag with coupons, FREE Aveeno sample with Envirosaks Tote and FREE Reynolds Wrap.

I've got a list for Tops for this week and CVS in the works I just haven't gotten a chance to put all the links on them. I'll get those up tomorrow (earth day!!).

Walgreens 4/12-4/18

2009-04-11T19:25:00.000-07:00

Walgreens

Colgate Max White or Fresh Toothbrush $3.29
use $1/1 coupon HERE or HERE
receive $3.29 Register Reward (RR)
Final Price: FREE

Fiber Choice 10 ct $2.49
receive $2.49 RR
Final Price: FREE

Scunci Elastics 18 pack $2
receive $2 RR
Final Price: FREE

Lysol Products BOGO
don't forget to use 2 Qs. Qs in 3/29 paper.

Bayer Breeze2 or Contou Blood Glucose Monitor $14.99
$14.99 MIR
Final Price: FREE after MIR

Hefty One Zip Bags $3.49 BOGO
use 2 $.55/1 from 3/29 paper
Final Price: 2/$2.19

CVS 4/12-4/18 List

2009-04-10T20:43:00.000-07:00

Sobe Life Water BOGO
use BOGO coupon from HERE
Final Price: 2 for FREE

Softsoap Scrub Body Wash $4.99
use $1/1 coupon from 3/29 Sunday paper (SS)
receive $4.99 ECB (limit 1)
Final Price: FREE after ECB ($1.00 money maker)

Colgate Enamel Protect, Sensitive Whitening Toothpaste or 360 Sensitive Toothbrush $3.99
use $.75/1 coupon from 3/29 Sunday paper (SS)
or use $1/1 coupon for Sensitive Whitening Toothpaste from HERE
receive $3.99 ECB (limit 2)
Final Price: FREE after ECB ($.75 to $1 money maker)

For other deals go over and visit Couponing 101.

Things to do in The Buff this Weekend

2009-04-10T10:00:00.000-07:00

Borders Books Spring Fling

Hop in to Borders!

April 11, 2009 2:00 PM

Go HERE for info and participating locations

Celebrate the holiday! Dress up and join our storytime, Easter parade, sing-along, and more! After the party, visit the Borders page on Facebook for an opportunity to show how cute your kids are by uploading your party photos.

Toys R' Us

In-store Event: TAMAGOTCHI, Saturday April 11th from 12-2pm. Free VIP backstage lanyard with exclusive website codes and win prizes on the prize wheel.

Go HERE for store locations. These toys are for ages 8-12.

Lowe's

Build N Grow Clinics (for kids) build a Bird House, Saturday, April 11th 10am-11am

Go HERE to sign up and for more information.

Adventure Landing

EASTER EGG HUNTS
Join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunts! Search our golf courses for eggs filled with prizes. A $3 per child donation will benefit Variety Club of Buffalo. Registration starts at 8am

For more info and directions go HERE.

Buffalo Zoo

Breakfast with the Easter Bunny
Breakfast seatings will take place at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. in the Children’s Resource Center. The event will include a catered buffet breakfast. Pre-paid reservations are required due to limited seating.

For information and registration go HERE.

Barnes & Noble

Easter Egg Hunt and Storytime
Call 716-632-3569 to Register, Saturday April 11, 2009 10:00 AM
Clarence
4401 Transit Road Suite 800, Clarence, NY 14221, 716-634-1011

For other events and store locations go HERE.

Go See Some Art

Albright-Knox is FREE on Fridays after 3pm ($3 parking)
Visit one of the UB Art Museums/Galleries (admission is FREE)

For other events happening in the Buffalo area go HERE.

Get out there this weekend and have some fun in The Buff.

FREE Friday

2009-04-10T09:17:00.000-07:00

Buffalo Wild Wings has a coupon offer for 6 FREE wings! Go HERE to print your coupon. Offer expires 4/30 so hurry up and get your free wings in The Buff.

Fisher Price has a FREE Precious Places DVD. Go HERE to get it.

Order your FREE Simple & Delicious coupon book today, includes a coupon for a FREE bottle of Ketchup.

FREE sample of Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers, HERE.

FREE sample of Quaker Rice Snacks, trust me they are good!

Tide Total Care Sample, FREE

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser, 2 pack FREE

Order your FREE Home Made Simple coupon book today!

Tops 4/5-4/11 List

2009-04-10T00:04:00.000-07:00

There is some good stuff at Tops this week.

Land O Lakes Butter $1.99
use $1.00/2 from 3/29 paper doubled
or $.55/1 from HERE doubled
Final Price: 1/$.89 or 2/$1.98

Olivio Spreadable $1.69
use $1/1 from 4/5 paper
Final Price: $.69

Fresh Pineapple $1.99
use $.75/1 from HERE if you are lucky enough to get Del Monte pineapple
Final Price: $.49

Vitamin 10 water $1
use $1/1 from 4/5 paper
Final Price: FREE

Kraft Salad Dressing 3/$5
use $1.50 from 3/29 paper
Final Price: $.17
Receive catalina coupon for $2 off your next order when you buy 4 bottles. That makes this a $1.32 money maker!!!

Birds Eye Steamfresh Vegetables or Rice $1
use $1.00/3 from 3/29 paper
Final Price: 3/$2.00 ($.67 ea)

Dole Canned Pineapple or Tropical Fruit or Mandarin Oranges $1
use $1.00/3 from 3/29 paper
Final Price: 3/$2.00 ($.67 ea)
Receive catalina coupon for $.75 off next purchase when you buy 3 cans!!!

Amazing Movie Buys at Target

2009-04-09T13:27:00.000-07:00

Get Madagascar 2 for FREE

This week Madagascar 2 is $6.99

apply for the following Mail In Rebates and the movie is FREE

$5 MIR from Viola (buy 2 - offer expires 5/15/2009 - coupons available HERE)

$4 MIR from Hostess (buy 2 family size packages - offer expires 4/30/2009 - coupons in 2/22 paper)

Final Price after MIRs: $2.01 money maker

Get Bedtime Stories for $1.99 (new release)

This week Bedtime Stories is $16.99

Use $5 coupon from HERE

and apply for the following MIRs

$5 MIR from Ortega (buy 2 or more - offer expires 7/31/2009)

***$5 MIR from Rayovac (buy 2 - offer expires 6/30/2009)*** This MIR is good towards ANY Disney Movie, so use it on your movie choice! Rayovac on sale at Target for $7.99 on the large packs, there were coupons for $1/1 in the 3/22 paper.

Final Price after MIRs: $1.99

Get Pinocchio for $5.99

This week Pinocchio is $13.99
apply for the following MIRs

$4 MIR from Sunmaid (buy 1 24 oz canister or 6-pack 1.5 oz - offer expires 12/31/2009)

$4 MIR from Hefty (buy 1 participating Hefty plate product - offer expires 6/30/2009 - coupons in 1/18 paper expire 4/30/09)

Final Price after MIRs: $5.99

Get Bolt for $5.99

This week Bolt is $13.99

apply for the following MIRs

$4 MIR from Ronzoni (buy 1 of select brands - offer expires 7/31/2009 - coupons in 4/5 paper)

$4 MIR from Hartz (buy 1 - offer expires 6/30/2009 - coupons in 4/5 paper)

Final Price after MIRs: $5.99

Get Tigger, Pooh and a Musical Too for $1.99

This week Tigger, Pooh and a Musical Too is $17.99

Receive $10 Gift Card from Target for purchasing it with Bedtime Stories

search for: on select Tigger, Pooh and a Musical Too there is a $6 coupon if you purchase both movies (BS and TP&M) Also there is an email that you can print this coupon from (I should have this email later this afternoon so if you are interested in it just leave me a comment with your email and I'll send it along when I get it).

Final Price after GC and Q: $1.99

***Don't forget to use the Rayovac Rebate on your choice of Disney Movie***

All these movies would make a good stash away present for birthdays and Christmas. Also makes for a cheap family night or date night at home.

So get out there and get your movies in The Buff!

YAHOOOOOO! I Won!

2009-04-09T09:18:00.000-07:00

If you haven't checked out Couponing 101 where Stephanie tells us about great deals and shopping lists as well as gets us organized... you should. In fact, you should go there right now!

Recently she had a giveaway for a $25 gift card and reusable shopping bag for signing up on A Full Cup. I did and entered the giveaway. I've never found better deals! Since signing up for A Full Cup I've found out about loads of free stuff, how to use my coupons on the best deals, and how to get new movies for CHEAP (see my post later today).

Well, yesterday I found out that I won! What great timing too because...It was my birthday yesterday :)

Stephanie is great and I'm so glad I found her website. She really has great posts with lots of advice and deals. Thanks so very much Stephanie and Couponing 101. I'll use my bag and GC wisely!

Want To Get In Shape?

2009-04-06T10:15:00.000-07:00

Would you like to get a Wii Fitness Game for FREE? Me Too!!! This is a legitimate offer so listen up...

Go over to IMommies.com, read about the offer/survey, take the survey through AMMO Marketing and wait to hear back!

Good Luck!

FREE Shopping Bag

2009-04-06T07:02:00.000-07:00

Every week Earthbound Farm gives 10,000 bags away to the first 10,000 people to make a pledge to live more sustainably. Not only can you make a pledge and make a difference in you life but if you are one of the lucky first people you will get a bag as well. If you don't get in on it this week just remember to go back next Monday when they make a new batch of bags available.

if you’re one of the first 10,000 people to take the pledge each week in April, you’ll win a beautiful Earthbound Farm reusable shopping tote!

So get over there and get you a tote in The Buff!

Target List 4/5-4/11

2009-04-05T12:37:00.000-07:00

Did you know that there are coupons you can print from Target's web site? This is good to know because you can use one manufacture's coupon and one Target coupon on the same item which will bring your price down even more on each item. There are two places to find their coupons, one is at the bottom of the page under Target Stores heading and says Grocery Coupons. The other is hidden, scroll down the home page where it says New At Target, click there and it will have coupons for each new item!

Vitamin Water 10/$10
use $1/1 coupon from 4/5 Sunday paper
Final Price: FREE

Buy Gillette Fusion Razor $7.99 and Gillette Shave Gel/Satin Care $1.89
Receive $5 GC (gift card) for next purchase
use $2/1 razor coupon from 4/5 Sunday paper
and $4/1 razor coupon from Target Home Mailer (if you get it)
and $1/1 shave gel coupon from 4/5 Sunday paper
Final Price: $1.88 after GC or FREE after GC if you have the Target Home Mailer Q

Air Heads candy $.58
use $.55 coupon from 3/22 Sunday paper
Final Price: $.03
(you may find this for a good deal at Tops or Wegmans too - they double coupons so if the price is less than $1.10 you could get this item FREE)

Market Pantry Fruit Snacks $.89-$1.52 (small bags by register are $.89, boxes in grocery isles are $1.52)
use $1/1 Target coupon HERE (does not specify box or bag)
Final Price: FREE - $.52 (could be a $.11 money maker with the small bags)

Axe Shower Gel (travel size) $.99
use $1/1 coupon from 4/5 Sunday paper
Final Price: FREE ($.01 money maker)

Hershey's Bliss $1.99
use $1/1 coupon HERE
and $1/1 Target coupon HERE
Final Price: FREE ($.01 money maker)

(all prices are based on what others have seen at Target, I have not gotten there yet to verify the prices.)

For more Target Deals go visit Ginger at Attention Target Shoppers.

Walgreens/CVS Lists 4/5-4/11

2009-04-04T15:08:00.000-07:00

****Updated, I made a few errors - OOPS!***

Walgreens:
Colgate Total $3.49, Earn $3.49 RR
use $1.00 coupon from 3/29 SS (Smart Source coupon insert of Sunday Paper)
or use $1.00 coupon found HERE
receive $3.49 in RR (register rewards) for use on your next purchase
Final Price: FREE after RR($1.00 moneymaker with coupon)

Glade Flameless Candle or Lasting Impressions $5.99
use $4.00 coupon from 3/29 SS
and $2.00 ESR - Limit 2(Easy Saver Rebate - you can do this online at Walgreens.com)
Final Price: FREE after ESR

Oust Sanitizer $2.99
Use $2 coupon from 3/29 SS
and $1 ESR - Limit 4
Final Price: FREE after ESR(.01 money maker)

Visine A.C. $3.99, Earn $3 RR when you buy 2
use 2 $3 coupons from 3/15 RP (RedPlum coupon insert from Sunday Paper)
Final Price: FREE ($1.02 money maker)

All Month Long Deals:
*Skintimate Cream Shave (new in curvy bottle) $2.99
receive $3 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($.01 money maker)

*Edge Shave Gel (new kinds) $2.99
receive $3 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($.01 money maker)

Chapstick Naturals or True Shimmer $1.99
receive $2 RR
Final Price: FREE after RR ($.01 money maker)

*The Skintimate and Edge MUST be bought in separate transactions in order to get the RR for both of them.

CVS:
Sunday and Monday Sale only:
Oval or Rectangle Bamboo Easter Basket $1.99, Earn $1.99 ECBs (limit 2 ECB is Extra Care bucks for your next purchase)
Final Price: FREE after ECB

Easter Grass $.79, Earn $.79 ECBs (limit 2)
Final Price: FREE after ECB

All week:
Skintimate Cream Shave $3.49, Earn $3.49 ECBs (limit 1)
Final Price: FREE after ECB

Spend $25 on select baby care products and earn $10 ECBs (limit 1)
Huggies Jumbo Pack Diapers or PullUps $10 ea.
use $1.50/1 coupon from 3/1 SS
$2/1 Pull Ups coupon from 1/11, 2/22 or 3/22 SS
$2/1 Pull Ups coupon from HERE
and load up the $1.50/1 Huggies Supreme Diapers UPromise e-coupon HERE
Johnson's Baby Care $3
use $3/3 coupon from HERE
$2/2 Shampoo, conditioner or Buddies coupon from HERE

For more Deals go over to Couponing101 to see Stephanie's Walgreens List and her CVS List
You should also read up on the Walgreens and CVS 101 tips found there as well.

In The Buff This Weekend...

2009-04-03T15:36:00.000-07:00

*Build a bird house at Home Depot (kids 5-12) - more details HERE (FREE)

*Easter Adventure at Toys R Us, Saturday April 4th from 12-2pm - more details HERE (FREE)

*Another chance to catch the Maple Sugaring Weekend at Cumming Nature Center in Naples, offers a pancake breakfast from 9a-2p and sugaring demonstrations from 10a-3p Saturday and Sunday. ($10 for pancake meal - this is their fundraising event to the $ is for a good cause, no admission charge for demonstrations) For directions and information go to: rmsc.org

*Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Saturday April 4th at 9am, Buffalo Zoo $14 for Adults and $12 for Children (members get a $3 discount) children under 24 months are free - reservations required but can be done online HERE.

*Eggs-Travaganza at the Niagara Power Project's Power Vista will include face painting, easter bunny visit, games, crafts and more from 10a-4pm (FREE)

*Natural Dyes at the Tifft Nature Preserve, at noon ($5)
OR Global Public Star Party at Tifft starts at 7:30pm (FREE)

*Children's Matinee Magic Show, at Stage 3pm ($5) - more details HERE

*Take a walk through the woods at Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve or the Tift Nature Preserve

*Go to a museum: Amherst Museum ($1.50-$5), Buffalo Museum of Science 10a-5pm First Observers program, North Tonawanda History Museum (open M-F), Aquarium of Niagara (FREE - $9.50),

*Take a tour: City Hall on Fridays at 12pm (FREE - meet in the lobby), Queen City Downtown Walking Tour Saturday at 10am ($5 for students! meet at Shea's Performing Arts Center)

*Leaps N Bounce - indoor bounce houses, not sure of the details but you can go HERE for more information.

MORE FREE Bowling in The Buff!!!

2009-04-01T08:44:00.000-07:00

You can sign your kids up to bowl 2 games per day FREE at participating bowling locations. There are several here in The Buff. You still have to rent your shoes but kids under 15 can bowl for free every day from 5/4/2009 to 9/6/2009!!! After you sign your kids up you can sign up for a family pass (up to 4 adults) and get 2 games for free each day of the summer. Passes are $23.95 plus the rental of your shoes each time you go. Shoe rental at our bowling alley is $2.50+tax for children and $3.50+tax for adults and $3.00 for each game. So if there are two adults in your family and you go 4 times this summer your pass will pay for itself. If you are a big bowler this could be a good deal.

Go HERE for more details and locations.
Get out there with you kids and bowl in The Buff!

Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living alerted me to this offer. I checked it out and it's true. Thanks Ashley!

Family Pass details HERE.

NOT An April Fools Joke!

2009-03-31T16:08:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, April 1st, you can get a FREE Chicken Wrap Snacker from Tim Hortons from 11:30am-2pm. Go HERE for information.

Get them while there hot in The Buff!

CVS/Walgreens 3/29 - 4/4 List

2009-03-29T22:44:00.000-07:00

CVS
Sunday and Monday Only Deals:

M&M's Easter candy bags 2/$3 (limit 6)
use $1/2 coupon from 3/1 Sunday paper (RedPlum insert)
Final Price: 2/$2

Paas Egg Decorating Kit $1.99 (limit 2)
receive $1.99 ECB for your next purchase
Final Price: FREE after ECB

All other deals:
Accu-chek monitor $9.99
receive $9.99 ECB for next purchase
Final Price: FREE after ECB

CVS Vitamin D 400 100 ct. $2.99
March ECB deal so if bought in March receive $2.99 ECBs for next purchase
Final Price: FREE after ECB

Walgreens
ChapStick 100% Naturals or True Shimmer Lip Balm or Butter 15 oz $1.99
receive $1.99 Register Rewards (RR) for next purchase
Final Price: FREE after RR

Printer Cartridge Refill $7.50 (black or color)
Easy Saver Rebate (ESR) $7.50
Final Price: FREE after ESR

Walgreens Wal-itin allergy medicine 30 ct. $6.99
ESR $6.99
Final Price: FREE after ESR

One A Day Multivitamin Drink Mix 2 pack $1.49
ESR #1.49 (limit 1) and
use $1.00/1 coupon from 3/22 Sunday paper
Final Price: FREE after ESR to $1.00 moneymaker

Softsoap Body Wash $3.99
receive coupon at checkout for FREE one on your next purchase
use $1/1 coupon found HERE
Final Price: 2/$1.50 after RR

Reynolds Aluminum Foil 20 sq ft $.89 with in ad coupon (limit 3)
use $1/1 coupon from 2/8 Sunday paper
Final Price: FREE (possibly a $.11 moneymaker)

If you didn't buy your Listerine products 2 weeks ago when they were free than this is still a good deal:
Listerine 1 liter 2/$11
receive $5.50 RRs for next purchase (limit 1)
use 2 - $1/1 from 3/15 Sunday paper OR from Walgreens Health magazine found by the pharmacy
Final Price: 2/$3.50 after RR

Glade Soy Candles $5.99
use $4.00 IP coupon (if you got a chance to print it from here, unfortunately they are all gone now)
and $2.00 Easy Saver Coupon (ESC - located in ESC catalogue as you walk in the store).
Final Price: FREE

THESE TWO MUST BE PURCHASED IN SEPERATE TRANSACTIONS TO GET BOTH RRs TO PRINT:
Skintimate Cream Shave $2.99
receive $2.99 RR for next purchase
Final Price: FREE after RR

Edge Infused Energy Shaving Gel $3.59
receive $3.59 RR for next purchase
Final Price: FREE after RR

WOW! WHAT A WEEK FOR PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS! If you see anything else let me know :)

You can read more about the rules and strategies for shopping at CVS HERE and Walgreens HERE. You can also see lists with more deals than this HERE for CVS and HERE for Walgreens.

Thanks Stephanie at Couponing 101 for all the 101 information and her weekly deals posts! I love her website - she has all the deals, go check it out!!!

FREE Bowling In The Buff

2009-03-29T11:08:00.000-07:00

DO NOT DO THIS UNTIL YOU HAVE BOWLING PLANS!

If you sign up for AMF's Email Club they will send you a coupon for FREE Bowling for up to 10 people! You still have to pay for shoes but this is still a great deal! The coupon is only good for 1 month after you sign up so ... don't sign up until you have bowling plans set. A good idea is to share this with friends, then have your friend sign up and share it with you. That way you get the most use out of it. Go HERE to sign up, when you are ready of course.

Another option is that now until the end of March (yup, just found this out) parents putt free at Adventure Landing. So pay for your kids to putt putt and you can putt putt for free. Hurry up, you've only got 2 more days to take advantage of this offer. Go HERE for details and other special promotions

So get out there and putt putt or bowl with your family and friends in The Buff!

What Does a $.40 Box of Cereal Look Like?

2009-03-27T18:44:00.000-07:00

This is what a less than $.40 box of cereal looks like! Can you believe it? It's 17 oz of lightly crunchy nuggets, granola, raisins, almonds and a touch of honey. At CVS this week - until Saturday night - they have this cereal on sale BOGO Free. I learned a huge money saving tip - when the store has a BOGO free sale, USE TWO COUPONS!

This cereal is $4.79, usually 2 boxes would cost $9.58 at CVS. With the BOGO sale it made 2 boxes $4.79 (50% off), then I had 2 coupons for $2 off 1 box (print them HERE, don't forget to hit your back button to print it twice). I used 2 coupons and that brought my total to $.79, for TWO boxes of cereal!!!

I'm converted and you should be two - BOGO sales are your friend. Always use 2 coupons when buying two products!

Now, what does a free box of cereal look like? Well if you are diabetic it looks like this:
Most stores carry Glucerna cereal for less than $5.00 a box (I found it at Walgreens for $4.99). Go HERE and print a $5 off 1 box of cereal coupon, don't forget to hit your back button to print it twice, or you can call 1-877-879-4857 they will mail a coupon for $5 off 1. I picked up 2 boxes at Walgreens this week and got a $2.50 off my next order coupon!!! I think this offer is good until 3/28 so get it soon.

Get out there and get your cheap cereal...and other groceries too.

I WON, I WON

2009-03-26T08:55:00.000-07:00

A fun thing you can do is enter the multitude of giveaways that are available online and through blogs. I happened across a gem of a blog called Southern Blessings. Nancy had a giveaway for a Fiber One Spa basket (and we all know how much I need a spa break right now!) I entered and...I WON, I WON!

Thanks Nancy for the opportunity and for your blog.

So, get out there in The Buff and enter those giveaways. You never know...I might have a giveaway or two coming up!

CVS/Target/Walgreens List 3/22-3/28

2009-03-23T21:41:00.000-07:00

CVS
Crest Pro-Health Enamel Care
$3.49 and earns $3.49 in ECBs (limit 1)
$1 off from 3/15 Sunday paper
=Free + $1 money maker

Dawn Dish Liquid $1 (get $1 ECB wyb 2) Limit 4
$.20 off from 3/01 Sunday paper
= $.30 each after ECBs

TARGET
Schick Intuition and Quattro Razors - $6.99 each
Get a $5 Target Gift Card when you buy 2
Use 2 - $4/1 in 3/22 Smart Source insert
Pay $5.98 out of pocket; It's like getting 2 of these for $0.49 each with gift card!

Motts Applesauce (cups) - $1.77 each
Use $1/1 Target coupon HERE along with a $0.55/1 coupon HERE
$0.22 each after coupon

Gillette Body Wash (8.4 oz) $2.00 each (look on end caps)
Use $2/1 coupon in 3/1 P&G insert
FREE after coupon

WALGREENS
Colgate Total Toothpaste 4 oz. (priced around $2.99-$3.49)
-$2.50/1 Instant Value coupon from March Easysaver Catalog
-$.75/1 coupon from 3/15 SS
Final Price = $.25

Coppertone Sun Care (get $10 RR wyb $20)
$1.50 SS 3/1
= 50% or more savings

Huggies Wipes $2.50
$5 Gentle Care printable (if you still have these coupons)
= $2 each - $2.50 MONEYMAKER

Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair 2/$7
$2 printable
$2 March Easy Saver Rebate (#23)
= $.50 each - .50 MONEYMAKER after rebate

Energizer Rechargeable Batteries 4 pk AA $7.99
$10 (wyb 2) or $15 (wyb 3) March Easy Saver Rebate (#20)
= $2.99

Stride or Trident Gum $.79
$.75 SS 3/8
= $.04

My Favourite Things

2009-03-22T21:01:00.001-07:00

First I LOVE FrugalCouponLiving where Ashley tells you about all the deals and the low down on the free items for the week. She also has grocery lists for several stores. While she hails from Florida, it's still a usefull site to find deals on drugstores and all other stores in general.

Along with the multitude of couponing websites that are out there I love getting my printed coupons from Coupons.com. They have new coupons almost everyday and you can print 2 of every coupon. This week they have $1 off 1 McCormick spice or extract and $.75 off a fresh Dole Pineapple. There was a deal at Tops last week where if you used the $.75 coupon on pineapple you got it for $.49!

I've also discovered Hooray For Freebates where Lori tells you what has a try me free rebate available. If you pair your rebate with a coupon you can actually end up making money. Is this dishonest? has been a question that's asked a lot on her blog and her answer is "the manufactures know what coupons they have out there when they publish their rebates" - so it's up to you. In last Sunday's paper there was a $1.00 off coupon for Sargento's salad finishers, and right beside it was a mail in rebate, try me free offer! None the less it's a great way to try lots of products for free and to never have to pay for shampoo or deoderant again (j/k)!

The last blog I've enjoyed visiting recently and that I think would be helpful to anyone anywhere is BeCentsAble: Grocery Gathering where lots of people contribute and you can find lists for sales and coupons for your local grocery stores.

Now, as far as things specific to Buffalo...I meant to post last a huge list of free events/ideas of what to do that I compiled from information from The Buffalo News' Friday edition of Gusto, the Western New York Family Fun Magazine (which you can find for free at you local library or Wegmans) and Channel 2's What 2 Do section. Alas, I got tied down with other things and wasn't able to post it but those two resources will help you find fun cheap things to do every weekend, I'll try again this next weekend to compile the list. There should be some more Maple Syrup events this coming weekend for the celebration of the maple harvest that started this past weekend!

If you are thinking about getting a paper subscription...why not try it out for 2 weeks FREE from The Buffalo News. Go HERE to sign up.

So, put some clothes on and surf in The Buff!

Are You a Thomas Collector?

2009-03-21T12:34:00.000-07:00

Everyone seems to love Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends. Growing up my brother was all about Thomas. He watched all the shows, had all the VHS tapes (yup, no DVDs in the dark ages) and even had lots of Thomas paraphernalia. How about you, do you collect them or your child? Well this weekend only (Sat and Sunday) you can go into Toys R Us and pick up your FREE TT item. Go HERE and print the coupon, then head on over to Toys R Us and redeem it. I picked up one today that I'll stock away until my son's birthday. The retail value of the toy: $21.99. There were cheaper ones but I liked this one best. There are 4 engines to chose from, read your coupon and ask a sales associate if you need help.

Speaking of Toys R Us, I took my oldest daughter with me today and we were there during the Little Peoples Birthday Celebration. She got to play with all the LP toys, color an LP color page and got a gift bag with an LP DVD.

I'd say we had a pretty sucessfull day at TRS. Toys R Us is a great place to find things to do with all their special celebrations and demonstrations as well as pick up free stuff through their Birthday Club and other free offers.

If you are not already on their email and birthday list sign up today HERE.

UPromise is for Everyone!

2009-03-20T09:30:00.000-07:00

Did you know that saving money for college or to pay off those college loans couldn't be easier? Have you heard of UPromise? Well, if you haven't you need to go sign up for it. Go HERE for information.

I just discovered this in search of coupons. Here's the easiest part, all you need to do is register your store savings cards (those that have partnerships with UPromise - almost all of them do) and load your card with eCoupons that send a $ to your UPromise acount when you purchase those items. Whether you remember to purchase them or not you can load up your card and if you just happen to purchase something that is a UPromise item...you get the credit for it. No THINKING, no HASSLES, no WORK, just REWARDS!

So many people we know are here for school and we hope everyone takes advantage of this deal to pay off those loans and or pay for school!

Get Your Free Dirt Here!

2009-03-18T21:59:00.002-07:00

There are more things than just dirt for free. Some of it is not free but dirt cheap! Here's what I've gotten just this week: (these are all things we will use, if it's the end of the year and we don't use them than we will donate them to a charity.)

Today I picked up 6 bars of Johnson and Johnson Buddies Soap for FREE at Target. They were $.97 and I had coupons for $1.00 off so they actually took an additional $.03 off my bill for the other items. You can find coupons located HERE on my favorite blog for couponing. In addition I picked up some Motts applesauce that was on sale for $1.69 a package (six individual containers), I had a Target coupon for $1.00 off and a manufactures coupon for an additional $.55 off. That made my out of pocket expense for them $.14 a piece! You can find the Target coupon HERE and the MC coupon HERE.

I also picked up some Sambucol at Walgreens for cheap ($2.99) and now I get another one free. How? It's normal price is $12.99 and in Walgreens EasySaver there is a coupon for $10 off. Inside the box of Sambucol is a $3.00 coupon off your next purchase. I've actually been trying this poduct out this week because I've had a minor cold and...IT WORKS AND I LOVE IT! I hope I can pick some more up before the 28th when the ES coupon expires.

Speaking of Walgreens, I've also gotten Pert Plus for Men for free (after rebate found HERE- but actually I had a $1 coupon from HERE, so it is a $1 money maker), Walgreens Extra Strength Headache Relief 20 tabs free after Easy Saver Rebate, Wal-Zyr 24 hr allergy relief 5 tabs free after Easy Saver Rebate. I've stopped into 3 different Walgreens now and everyone is out of the 1 Reach Toothbrush, 1 Reach Ultra Clean floss, 1 500ml Listerine sale items (what a shocker since they are free with this weeks Sunday paper coupon) but I was able to get some rain checks so I'll still get them free once they are back in stock. I'm also going to pick up their Energizer 4 pack of rechargable batteries that are on sale from $12.99 to $7.99 and there is an Easy Saver rebate for $5.00 back on up to 3 packages which makes them $2.99. We use these lots of our electronics and are always in need of them. We'll have to pick up an Energizer recharger too but I've got a $5.00 rebate on one of those and I saw one for $9.99 at Walgreens so it would be $4.99 in the end. I also got the Free Wrigley's gum with the coupon from this last week's Sunday paper.

At CVS I picked up 1 Dry Idea roll on deodorant for Free (actually $1.01 money maker from using the coupon found HERE), 1 Irish Spring body wash (also a $1.00 money maker from using the coupon from this last Sunday's ad) and finally Colgate Max White toothpaste.

That's it so far, I'd say that Sunday paper is definately worth the $2.00! I'll update this as the week goes on but if anyone is reading this than they can get these deals too.

CVS List 3/15-3/21

2009-03-17T08:46:00.000-07:00

Special 3 day sale - Today's the last day for this one:

Irish Spring Body Wash
Price: $4.99
-$1.00/1 coupon from sunday paper
+ $4.99 ECBs (Extra Care Bucks) for next purchase
= $3.99 out of pocket and $4.99 to spend next week!

The rest of these are good all week:

Colgate Max White toothpaste
Price: $2.99
+ $2.99 ECBs for next purchase
= $2.99 out of pocket and $2.99 to spend next week

Dry Idea Roll On
Price: $2.99
- $2.00 printable coupon
+ $2.00 ECBs for next purchase
= $0.99 out of pocket and $2.00 to spend next week

Dove ECB deal: buy $15 of Dove products and get $5.00 ECBs
I use their deodorant so I stocked up on that!
5 Dove Ultimate Clear sticks
Price: 2/$7.00 ($17.50 for 5)
- $1.25/1 coupon from sunday paper (I had 3)
- $1.50/2 coupon from sunday paper
total price after coupons: $12.25
+ $5.00 ECBs for next purchase
= $12.25 out of pocket and $5.00 to spend next time

There were LOTS of Dove coupons in this last sunday's paper so if you use Dove products now is a good time to stock up. Usually their ECB rewards are limited to 1 per offer but this has a 5 limit per household offer.

Remember you MUST use your Extra Care card to get the sale prices and to get the ECBs.

Walgreens List 3/15-3/21

2009-03-17T08:13:00.000-07:00

This is just my list... there are lots of other lists out there with lots more deals but I try to only pick up the ones my family uses or are free (and I just started collecting coupons so I can't get all the deals listed).

Wal-Zyr 24 hr allergy relief 5 tabs
$3.99
final price: FREE after Easy Saver Rebate (just this week)

1 Reach Toothbrush, 1 Reach Ultra Clean floss, 1 500ml Listerine
3 for $9.00
$6.00 back in RRs (register rewards to spend on next purchase)
$3.00/3 coupon from 3/15 sunday paper
final price: FREE

I also picked up their other free items for March through their rebate program. Last week I got Axe Shampoo and some Advanced Memory Formula for FREE

This week I'm on the look out for the Walgreens Extra Strength Headache Relief 20 tabs that is FREE after rebate. I've checked 2 stores now and they are still out of it so at least I have till 3/28 to pick it up.

I found yesterday that the Rebates through Walgreens couldn't be easier - you can do it all ONLINE!!! That's my kind of rebate :)

There were a few other odds and ends I picked up while I was there so I still had to pay them but, I got some good stuff that we use for CHEAP!

Got the Blues in The Buff?

2009-03-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

Winter in Buffalo giving you the blues? Don't know what to do? For at least 6 months of the year here it seems like you are either shoveling yourself out of the driveway or doing a bucket brigade in your basement (maybe that's an over statement, but you know what I'm talking about). Well, as a stay at home mom it's important to know where you can go during the winter with you kids. Here's a list of a few of our favorite spots:

*McDonalds - Several locations in the area have an indoor Playland. Although the McDonalds website shows locations and whether they have a playland or not, I find that it is not accurate. Here are a few I've noticed that DO have a playland but are not listed to have one on the website:

2567 UNION RD, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY 14227, (716)656-7846
4987 TRANSIT RD, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221, (716)204-0089
2058 ELMWOOD AVE, BUFFALO, NY 14216, (716)332-0206

You can go to McD's for Happy Hour with this deal or go on a Friday and get this burger deal which I also saw the fish sandwiches were $.29 at my local McDs! (burger deal good until April 24th)

*Boulevard Mall - In the food court at the Boulevard Mall is the Play Place where infants and toddlers can play and a carousel.
*Eastern Hills Mal l - frequently has expos and other fun things for the family and the kids to do.
*The Aquarium at Niagra - if you have a Zoo pass you get 1/2 off admission and kids 3 and under are free! Make sure and plan your visit during one of the shows or animal feeding times so you get the biggest bang for your buck, also take along a lunch or snack - they have a picnic area too!
*Take advantage of the classes listed in the previous post at Pottery Barn, Kindermusik, Gymboree, your library or the Washington Street Music Classes.

Although we will not be venturing out for these finds this winter due to the new additions to our family, there's no reason why you can't (and I'll post it for safe keeping for myself too)!

So, what are your favorite spots?

What to do in The Buff

2009-03-13T10:06:00.000-07:00

Free Stuff for the little ones:
*Fisher Price: Fisher Price has a program where (if you live in the Buffalo Area) you can sign you infant/toddler up to test products. Occasionally they will pay you for your time (I've gotten $50 so far). There are lots of other things they can pay you for as well, sitting on mommy review panels, taking photo shoots, etc. Email Sarah.Kancar@Fisher-Price.com
*Gymberee: Get a free class pass here
*Kindermusik: Get a free class coupon here
*Pottery Barn: Pottery Barn has story time in their store (Galleria Mall) every Tuesday. Each time you go you get a stamp in your book (for each child) after a certain number of stamps you get a $5 gift card to spend at their store! They also have a sing-a-long where you get stamps too!
*Walmart.com: go here to order your free samples each week.
*Library Story Time: go here for information on which libraries (here in Buffalo) have free story times and for which age group. There are also lots of other free events at the library!
*Boulevard Buddies: go here to sign up for Boulevard Buddies and play for free as well as other free events.

For the Adults:
*Albright-Knox Art Museum: every Friday you can get into the AKAM for free from 3p-10p (there is a $3 parking fee but take the whole family and it's really cheap). Go here for more details.
*Find out about the hiking trails in WNY here.

Not Free but Cheap for the kids:
*Washington Street Music Class, I believe it's $5 per class per family so the more kids you have the better deal it is. I also believe they meet every Thursday - not sure on the time.

This sight also has lots of good information on the area and what to do: Buffalo 4 Newbies

Let's Get This Party Started, in The Buff of course...

2009-03-12T22:03:00.001-07:00

There are some amazing deals to be had in the Buff. (I'm speaking of Buffalo but if you want to try all of these deals in the nude/buff - be my guest, but I don't think it will work!) From entertainment to shopping and everything in between. My family and I moved here 2 and a half years ago and it's taken us about that long to start taking advantage of these opportunities because we either didn't know about them or didn't have enough information. My goal is to 1) keep a record of theses finds so that this can be a tool of reference for myself and others and 2) list some super shopping deals as I start the couponing craze. Diana will also be contributing and listing the super bargains she finds too. Diana is one of the thriftiest people I know and super resourceful too (not to mention FUN), so I know she will give us some great ideas too.

Walgreens Deals 3/8-3/14

2009-03-12T09:15:00.000-07:00

Garnier Fructis Haircare: $2.99
Use $2.00 Easy Saver Coupon (pg. 18)
Use $1.00 off MC from 3/8 RP
Final Price: FREE (but really a $0.01 money maker)

Eclipse, Orbit or Orbit White Gum: 3/$1.98
Use $.99 Easy Saver coupon (pg. 6)
Final Price: 3/$.99

Glade Lasting Impressions: $7.99
Use 2 $4.00 Easy Saver coupon (pg. 29)
Use B1G1 free MC here
Final Price: 2 for FREE

Glade Sense and Spray: $7.99
Use $4.00 Easy Saver coupon (pg. 29)
Use B1G1 free MC here
Final Price: 2 for FREE

Irish Spring Body Wash: $4.49
Get $4.49 in RR for a free bottle on your next visit
Final Price: $4.49 (but really as many as you want for $4.49)

Register Reward Deals
Dry Idea Deodorant: $2.99
Receive $2.00 in RR
Use $2.00 off printable MC here
Final Price: $0.99 (but really a $1.01 money maker)

Purchase $25.00 in select products and receive $10.00 in RR. Participating products:

Huggies Jumbo Pack: $10.00 Use $5.00 or $3.00 off

::Best Scenario::
Buy 3 Huggies Diapers: $30.00
Use (3) $5.00 off coupons: -$15.00
Receive $10.00 in RR: -$10.00
Final Price: $15.00 for 3 packs (but really $5.00 because of $10 RR)

Total out of pocket for trip:
$17.95 +tax
Total RRs for next time:
$12.00 + Free Irish Spring Body Wash