Mandarin Garden Restaurant: $25 Gift Certificate for $6.25!

Get a $25 gift certificate to Manadarin Garden Restaurant for just $6.25 from City Deals! Here's how:

1. Click this link to get to City Deals. This should take you directly to the Mandarain Garden Restaurant offer.
2. On the right hand column, it will show 3 available offers. The first is for a $25 gift certificate for $12.50. Make sure the quantity says "1" and add to cart. Only 1 of this particular offer is allowed per household.
3. Click the orange "Check Out" box at the top right hand corner of the page.
4. In the middle there's a box that says, "Do you have a gift or promotional code?" Type in NOWANDLATER and click submit. The screen should refresh itself and show a discount of $1.25.
   
5. Now in that same promotional code box, type SUMMERFUN. The screen should refresh itself again and show another discount of $5!
6. Your total should now be $6.25. Click the orange "Check Out" box at the bottom right of the page and finish checking out.

To Recap:
$25.00 Gift certificate to Manadarin Garden Restaurant
-$12.50 CityDeals.com special offer
-$1.25 NOWANDLATER code
-$5.00 SUMMERFUN code.
$6.25 Total!
$18.75 SAVINGS of 75%!

Quiznos: Kids Eat FREE!

Quiznos is currently running a promotion where kids eat FREE with the purchase of an entree! That's a tasty deal!

Subway: Text to get a FREE 6-inch Sandwhich!

Subway is offering a FREE 6-inch sub to its cardholders! Use your cell phone to text your 16 digit Subway Card Number (without spaces) to 35562 and get 50 FREE bonus points added to your to the just by sending a simple text message. You will then get 50 bonus points added to your card Subway Card, which can be redeemed for a FREE 6-inch sub!

No Subway Card? No problem! Just go to a Subway to sign up (it's free)!

With the Subway Card, you can earn one point for every dollar spent on Subway restaurant menu items. The points can then be redeemed for free menu items. Points are rounded up or down to the nearest dollar, prior to sales taxes! You can check out all the details about this rewards program here.

Thanks, Hip2Save!

Kmart: Great deal on Scott products!

For the sake of time and to give credit to my all time favorite blog, Hip2Save, I'm going to direct you there for a great deal on how you can get 4 Scott products for $6.53, get a $4 catalina, and a $4/1 coupon for Scott products at Kmart!

ALERT! This deal expires tonight! Great local coupons!

I've been considering getting the 2010 Utah Happenings Entertainment Book for a couple months, but the regular price was $35, so I didn't consider it worth it. BUT, through tonight only, you can get it for just $12 with FREE shipping!

Plus, go through ShopAtHome.com, you’ll get $7 cash back. So the final cost of the Entertainment becomes just $5!

To get the $7 cash back, go on over to ShopAtHome.com and login or register. After doing so, type “Entertainment Book” in the search box at the top right hand corner, and click through the link they provide. Within 60 days (possibly only 30), you’ll receive your $7 cash back!

There are several Cache Valley local restaurant coupons in the Utah Happenings Entertainment Book, including Buy 1 Get 1 free deals for Center Street Grill, El Sol, Fredricos, and MORE! For a complete list of all the deals in this book available in Cache Valley, go here.

Thanks, Hip2Save, for the heads up about the great deal!

Smith's Marketplace: Why I shop there and some awesome deals there this week, including cereal!

Prior to couponing, Smith's Marketplace was probably the last place in town I would have gone for my grocery shopping. However, now I go there ALL the time for several reasons!

1. They have FREE child care for 1 hour while you shop! This is for children at least age 2 (I'm not sure if there's an upper age limit). The "teacher" gives them an activity to do, if they want to, or they can play with toys or watch a movie. They have a fairly secure system of checking the children in an out, and make them use hand sanitizer before they can enter the play area. No adults are allowed in the play area, so you have to make sure your children will go in by themselves; you can't go in with them then leave once they're comfortable. Children must also go to the bathroom before entering the play area, since they can't leave till you come to get them. Also, and this is a big one for my 2-year-old, no pacifiers or bottles or food or drinks of any kind.

2. Smith's Marketplace is a great place for 1-stop shopping. You can go there to get your gardening supplies, shoes, dresses, toys, car care supplies, storage totes, bath towels, groceries, and more! Check out some of this weeks deals!

B1G1 (Buy One Get One) FREE Fabric Drawers
B1G1 FREE Circuit Cartridges
B1G1 FREE Barbi & various other toys and games
B1G1 FREE Dining Chairs and Stools! (I might have to get a couple stools!)
B1G1 FREE Photo Frames
B1G1 FREE Movies

I highly suggest viewing their complete ad here. Most of their B1G1 FREE deals are listed on page 5 and 8. By the way, just in case you're not great at math, B1G1 free means you're getting the item for 50% off when you buy in multiples of 2!

3. Smith's Marketplace, just like Smith's, has some AWESOME grocery deals! Check out these deals running right now!

Buy any 4 participating General Mills items and receive a $4 Catalina
Valid through 6/13/10
(Note: A catalina is a coupon that prints out at the register that you can use just like cash on your next shopping order!)

Buy 4 General Mills cereals, $1.99 each

• Use two $1.50/2 coupons from here
  
• Pay $4.96 OOP (out of pocket)
  
• Receive a $4 catalina, valid on your next order
• Final price: $0.96, or $0.24 a box!

Buy 4 Wheaties Fuel cereals for $1.99 each

• Use two (use 4, if you have access to more than one computer, and this deal will be even better!) $1/1 coupons from Facebook here
  
• Use two .75/1 coupons from 5/2 SS
• Load this .75/1 Smith's e-coupon on your Smith's Fresh Values card {will only be taken off once!}
• Load this .75/1 Shortcuts coupon on your Smith's Fresh Values card {will only be taken off once!}
• Pay $2.96 OOP
• Receive a $4 catalina back!
• Final price: FREE plus a $1.06 money maker!
  

Buy any 4 Nabisco 100-calorie packs and receive a $3 Catalina
(Valid through 5/16)

Purchase 4 Nabisco 100-calorie packs, $2.50 each

• Subtotal: $10
• Use two BOGO coupons from here (on Facebook)
  
• Pay $5 OOP
  
• Receive a $3 catalina, valid on your next purchase
• Final price: $2, or .50 each box!

All of these grocery deals are also available at Smith's!

Thanks, Utah Deal Diva, for help with the catalinas and coupon match-ups!

FREE Story Time!

I discovered one of Cache Valley's best kept secrets last week: the FREE Story Time at the American West Heritage Center in Wellesville! I've been discouraged by the Logan Public Libraries Story Time because you have to sign your children up for it, and it's only for children over 3. My youngest would get really bored as we waited for my other daughter to get out of story time. Plus, I couldn't go in to story time with her, it's only for the story tellers and the children. (Note: Summer time is different; you can take children of all ages, and you can go in with them and you don't have to sign up.) So I decided to try out the Story Time at the AMHC and it was AMAZING! I was very impressed, and highly encourage you to make the beautiful drive over there to enjoy it!

Story Time at the AWHC takes place every Wednesday morning at 10:30. Preschool kids and their families are welcome. Last week, we read 2 stories, played games, ate popcorn, and made a cute flower craft. There is no admission fee for Story Time. It lasted about 30 minutes.

The American West Heritage Center is located at 4025 S. Hwy 89-91.

Let me know if you go, and what you think about it!

JJ Cole Warehouse Sale - May 14th & 15th!

JJCole is having their Spring Warehouse sale this weekend! Go to their warehouse on Friday, May 14th from 1 pm to 7 pm and on Saturday, May 15th from 9 am to 5 pm to score some sweet deals on baby products!

Location: 1189 W. 1700 N. Suite 150 in Logan.

For those of you who don't know about JJCole, it is a Fortune 500 company based in Logan, Utah, that manufactures baby products such as fashionable diaper bags (such as the one pictured above) and changing pads, comfy car seat/stroller covers, nusery items, blankets, and more. Check out their current line here!

Einstein Bros Bagels: FREE Bagel & Shmear this week only!

Visit Einstein Bros Bagels Facebook Page to get a coupon for a FREE Bagel & Shmear, valid through 5/9/10! You can even print enough so you could go get one free each day this week!

Gotta love free food!

Maceys: FREE Oscar Mayer Bologna & Inexpensive Frigo Cheese Heads

Here are 2 yummy deals at Maceys this week. The sale ends tomorrow (Tuesday)!

Frigo Cheese Heads, 12 0z $2.59
$1/1 Frigo Cheese Heads Coupon (Make sure you have pop-ups allowed. Wait till the page loads, then the coupon will be at the top right hand corner. Click on it and a pop-up window will open and the coupon will be sent strait to your printer.)
Final Price: $1.59!

Oscar Mayer Bologna, 12 oz, thick, or thin $1.25
$2/1 Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat Coupon (Like them on Facebook, then click on the WIN a Ride tab. Fill out form to get to the page to print the coupon.)
Final Price: FREE + $0.75 money maker!
(Note: I hope this coupon is still available! I just tried to click on it to make sure I had the instructions correct on how to get it, and got a message saying the promotion had ended. I'm not sure if I got that message because I've already printed the coupon, or if it's really ended!)

Borden Singles Sensations - YUM!

OH-MY-GOSH. I just tasted the most wonderful slice of cheese I've ever had.

Borden currently has a pdf coupon available on their website for $1/1 of their Singles Sensations, and it doesn't expire until 7/31/10. They're only $1.25 at Walmart right now, so that makes them just $0.25 for an 8 oz package of sliced and individually wrapped cheese.

I tried a slice of the Applewood Bacon Cheddar for a snack, and ended up eating 5 slices. It was that yummy!

This is probably a cheese I will end up paying full price for after the coupon expires. Now that's sayin' somethin'!

Summer Activities for Kids

Looking for something for your kids to do this summer? Look no further! Go here for a list of dozens of activities held right here in Cache Valley. From library story times to camps, this list has it all for all age groups. Very informative and useful! Now the problem is going to be just picking a few activities so we don't get overwhelmed!

Let me know which activities you'll sign your children up for!

Thanks, Cynthia, for the head up about the list!

Circus Gatti at the Fairgrounds!

The circus is coming! Well, it's here, actually! There were already 2 performances today, and there will be 2 more tomorrow at 4:15 pm and 7:30 pm at the Cache County Fairgrounds. Walgreens, the McDonalds in Hyrum, and I'm assuming other places around town have coupons for $2 off adult tickets and FREE for kids 12 and under.

To get the $2 off adult tickets, place your order here, and enter coupon code 2290 at checkout. Tickets are regularly $22 for adults and $10 for children, so still pretty expensive, IMO. This make it $20 for an adult ticket.

To get the FREE entrance for children 12 and under, take your coupon to the gate when you go to the performance.

So what do you think? Is it worth it? For me and my family of 4, it would still cost us $40. Yikes! I bought 2 adult day passes to Raging Waters and a $50 gift certificate to This is the Place Heritage Park today for just slightly more than that at CityDeals! Go here to get the Raging Waters deal and here to get the This is the Place Heritage Park deal.

The Divvy Up Consignment Sale Starts Tomorrow!

The Divvy Up is having a consignment sale at the Cache County Fairgrounds! The Pre-Sale starts tomorrow afternoon for consignors and volunteers. On Friday, the sale is open to the public and runs from 10 am to 6 pm. Items still available on Saturday will sell for half-price (if the consignor elected to do so) from 8 am to 1 pm. For more details, go here.

At the Divvy Up you’ll be able to find great deals on everything from maternity and infant clothes, carriers, cribs, bouncy seats and more! Clothing ranges in sizes from infant up to junior size 13. Also included in the sale are indoor and outdoor toys, books, videos, puzzles, games, decorations and more! Items have been carefully scrutinized, and consignors pay a fee to use the sale, so prices will be slightly higher then a garage sale, but still a fraction of what you would find at retail store.

Take a wagon, big basket, or stroller to help hold your items until you're ready to purchase.

Let me know if you get any great deals!

Old Navy This Weekend

Check out the Old Navy Facebook page. This weekend, Friday through Sunday, the entire store will be 30% off!

Offer valid from 4/30-5/2/2010 at Old Navy stores only. Not valid online. Discount applies to merchandise only, not value of GiftCards purchased, packaging or applicable taxes. No adjustments on previous purchases. Not valid for cash or cash equivalent. Cannot be combined with other offers or discounts including Gap Inc. employee discount.

Thanks, Krazy Coupon Lady!

Local Store Coupons

Michael's Craft Store, valid through 5/1/10:
20% off your entire regular price purchase
Plus these 3 coupons:
1 - 40% Off any one regular price item
2 - 50% off your custom framing order + extra 10% bonus coupon
3 - Extra 25% off entire purchase of wall & tabletop frames, framed art, and display cases

Joann Fabric and Craft Stores, valid through 5/8/10:
60% off your entire custom framing order

JCPenney, valid through 5/1/10:
$10 off $50 purchase, $15 off $75 purchase, $20 off $100 purchase

Big 5 Sporting Goods:
Sign up to get emails and get a coupon for 10% off any transaction

Grocery Shopping This Week: Printable Shopping Lists Are Up!

Grocery Smarts' printable shopping lists are up! If you're going to do only one thing to help slash your grocery budget, this is it. Just by using these lists and buying only 4 and 5 star items, you'll save 50%!

Never used Grocery Smarts' printable shopping lists? Here's how:

• To view the printable shopping lists, go here.
  
• On the right hand side it says "Enter a PASSPORT." Enter g84rcm and click "submit".
• Then select your store in the drop down menu on the center of your screen.
• Now you should see a list of the current sales at your store, already matched up with coupons! The coupons are listed in the column titled "Coupon Index."
• To read the coupons listed, the coupon is described by what product it is for, the value of the coupon and how many you have to buy. The date in parentheses is the date the coupon expires. Following that, there is a description such as SS-3/28, which means it came from the March 28 Smart Source insert in the Sunday Paper. RP stands for Red Plum, and PG stands for Proctor & Gamble. Note: Our RedPlum comes on Tuesday, but it is still dated for the following Sunday.
• If a coupon is printable, there will be a link to where you need to go to print it.
  
• Notice the red or black stars on the left hand side of the table? Four or five red stars mean that's a great price, and if your family uses that item, you should stock up!
• You can shrink these printable lists to include only 4 and 5 star items by clicking on the "start" button at the top right of the screen. Then click the single red star on top right hand corner of the table. Now click "shrink" on the top right of the screen again. Now you have just the items that are really good prices this week. You can print your list from here, if you'd like.
• Or, before you shrink your list, you can also highlight just the items you need to get that week. The click "shrink" and you'll have just the items you need.
  

Pretty easy! However, this list doesn't include EVERY coupon out there, either regular coupons or printable coupons. It only includes newspaper insert coupons and coupons from the Grocery Smarts coupon database. So you still want to know what other coupons you have so you can compare them with the sale prices, and have a price point in mind of what you're willing to spend on certain items.

Local Store Coupons

Hobby Lobby: 40% off one regular priced item. Expires May 1, 2010.

JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores: 40% off one regular priced item. Expires TODAY!

Restaurant Deals

There are several coupons out there right now for local restaurants! Here are a few. I'll try to post more later.

Jamba Juice: New Daily Deals to celebrate their 20th Anniversary! Valid Through May 31.
*Monday: $3 Ideal Meals
*Buy 2 Tuesday – buy one get one free
*Wake up Wednesday – $2 Steel Cut Oatmeal
*Tasty Thursday – $1 Baked Good w/ Beverage Purchase
*All Fruit Friday – $3 All Fruit Smoothies
(Thanks, Hip2Save!)

Pizza Hut: $5 off a $15 Purchase! Use coupon code IX at checkout.

Einstein Bros. Bagels: Become a fan on Facebook for these 2 great coupons! They're currently experiencing technical difficulties, but keep checking for the coupons!
*$2 Tuesday: Get a bagel, schmear and coffee or another beverage for $2!
*FREE bagel Friday!

Walmart: Use coupons to get FREE items!

Here are several items you can possibly get at Walmart for FREE by using coupons! These

Muir Glen Tomato Paste, $0.96
Use the $1/1 coupon from here
Final Cost: FREE!

McCormick Taco Seasoning $0.50
Use the $0.50/1 coupon from here
Final Cost: FREE!

Travel Size Dove Deodorant $0.97
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 4/25 RP
Final Cost: FREE!

Travel Size Kid’s Colgate Toothpaste $0.50
Use the $0.50/1 coupon from the 4/25 SS
Final Cost: FREE!

Carefree Original Liners $0.97
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 4/25 SS
Final cost FREE!

Tucks Take Alongs Wipes $2.74
Use the $3/1 coupon from here
Final Cost: FREE+ possible overage!

Arm & Hammer Advanced White Toothpaste (Travel Size) $0.97
Use the $2.50/2 coupon from the 3/21SS
Final Cost: 2 for FREE!

Schick disposable Razors (10 to 12 pack) $1.97
Use the $3/1 coupon from the 3/21 SS or the $2/1 coupon from the 4/11 SS
Final Cost: FREE+ possible overage!

Clearasil Deep Cleaning Face Scrub $0.97
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 3/14SS
Final Cost: FREE!

Halls Cough Drops $1
Use the $1/1 coupon from the 3/28SS
Final Cost: FREE!

Thanks, Hip2Save and PassionForSavings!