Frugal Fritzie

Like I posted earlier, I was visiting my family up in Iowa most of this week, so I didn’t shop much the last several days. While I was up there, they had a Kmart pretty close by, so off we went! We don’t have a Kmart where I live, so I was happy to get the chance to experience their double coupon event. I was disappointed in a couple things when I went there. First, the prices seem very high on almost all of their items. It felt like the only deals to be had were items that were on sale. Even with the double coupons, some of the items just weren’t worth the price. Second, I was disappointed that there was just a 5-coupon limit for the double coupons. If I had lived nearby and was able to stop by every day that might have been ok, but that wasn’t the case. I really would have enjoyed the experience more if the coupon limit had been even just a little bit higher. Regardless, I still had fun and got a great deal!

• Soft Scrub Total Kitchen Cleaner $2.99, Used $1.50/1 coupon from the 3/7 RP insert (doubled)

• 2 Right Guard Total Defense 5 Deodorant $2.50, Used 2 $1.50/1 coupons from HERE (no longer available) (doubled to $2.50)

• Gillette Body Wash $4.00, Used $2.00/1 coupon from the 3/7 P&G insert (doubled)

• Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing 16 oz. $3.49, Used $2.00/1 coupon from the 3/14 SS insert (doubled to $3.49)

• 4 Revlon Nail Emory Boards $1.29 ea. (on sale-BOGO 50% off) Used 4 $1.00/1 coupons from the 3/7 SS insert (2 not pictured)

• Broadway Diva Nail Art $1.99, Used $2.00/1 coupon from HERE

• 2 Dial Liquid Hand Soap $1.00 ea., Used 2 $1.00/1 IP coupons (no longer available)

• Final Cost $0.85

The Kmart Super Doubles Coupon Event is here! See more details about the event HERE and check to see if your store is participating HERE. They’ll be enforcing the 5 coupons a day only rule (they’ll double coupons up to $2.00 in value) and you’ll need to use your Kmart rewards card, if you haven’t signed up yet, you can do so instantly & print out your rewards card number HERE. Here’s a few coupon match-ups to get you started:

Soft Scrub Total Bath & Bowl or Total Kitchen $2.99
Use $1.50/1 coupon from the 3/7 SS insert
Final Cost Free

KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce $1.99
Use $1.00/1 coupon from the 3/14 SS insert
Final Cost Free

Johnson & Johnson Red Cross Product Various $2.00
Use $1.00/1 coupon from the 3/14 RP insert
Final Cost Free

Reach Floss or Flosser $1.49
Use $1.00/1 coupon from the 3/7 SS insert
Final Cost Free

Sure Deodorant for Men $2.89
Use $1.50/1 coupon from the 2/28 SS insert
Final Cost Free

Revlon Beauty Tools $1.49 – $1.99
Use $1.00/1 Revlon Beauty Tools coupon from the 3/7 SS insert
Final Cost Free

Hartz Crunch n’ Clean Dog Biscuits $3.99
Use $2.00/1 Hartz coupon from HERE
Final Cost Free

Right Guard Total Defense 5 Deodorant $2.50
Use $1.50/1 Right Guard coupon from HERE
Final Cost Free

Dove Ultimate Deodorant $3.99
Use $2.00/1 Dove Deodorant Coupon from IE HERE or FIREFOX HERE
Final Cost Free

Carpet Fresh $2.29
Use $1.50/1 Carpet Fresh coupon from IE HERE or FIREFOX HERE
Final Cost Free

Thanks to Christian Clippers for the above match-ups!

A couple more:

Nivea Body Wash 16.9 oz. $4.49
Use $2.00/1 Nivea Body Wash coupon from HERE
Final Cost $0.49

All Liquid Detergent 50 oz. $4.00
Use $2.00/1 All Liquid Laundry Detergent coupon from the 2/7 RP insert
Final Cost Free

Note: There is also a $5.00 off $50.00 Kmart coupon HERE (hand this coupon over first before using any other coupons).

I’ll update the list as more deals come available. Here’s a few other high value coupons that may come in handy:

• $2.00/1 Always Infinity coupon from the 3/7 P&G insert

• Various $1.25/1 Dove/Degree/Sauve Deodorant coupons from HERE

• $1.00/1 Halls Cough Drops 20 ct. or larger HERE

• $2.00/1 any GE Energy Smart CFL Multipack IE HERE or FIREFOX HERE

• $2.00/1 any Clean & Clear product (excluding trial sizes) HERE

Update: Kmart has taken the coupon down off their site, plus it looks like they weren’t honoring them even though the coupon is not region specific.

Wow! Kmart has a new high value coupon for $10.00 off a purchase of $20.00 or more HERE. It’s good through 5/22/10, so this should work great with the Super Doubles Coupon Event coming up the week of 4/4/10.

Thanks Hip 2 Save!

Kmart has now released a Master List of Participating stores for the upcoming Kmart Super Doubles Coupon Event starting 4/4. Check out the list HERE to see if your store is participating.

Thanks Bargain Blessings!

Whoo-hoo, K-Mart Super Doubles Event is returning! From 4/4/10 through 4/10/10, K-Marts will be doubling coupons up to $2.00. I emailed Kmart to see if stores in Missouri are participating and they are! Here’s their response:

“Thank you for contacting Kmart regarding the Kmart Double Coupon Event.
We appreciate your interest in this promotion.

The event will run from 4-4-10 through 4-10-10 . All of the Missouri Stores
are participating.

Following are the restrictions:

Manufacturer Coupons up to and including $2 Value – Doubled up to $2
no matter what the retail price of a single item is. Manufacturer
Coupons up to and including $2 Value – Doubled up to $2 no matter what
the retail price of a single item is. Limit 5 coupons per customer per
day. First 5 coupons presented will be doubled. Participating stores
only. Amount of credit from doubling a coupon cannot exceed the current
retail price of a single item. No cash or in-store purchase credit will
be awarded for any amount exceeding the retail price of the item. Limit
1 coupon for each item purchased. Only 1 coupon will be doubled per
item. You may only purchase 4 of the same item using double coupons.
Excludes Buy One, Get One offers, Kmart Savings coupons and Kmart Store
and Pharmacy coupons. Coupons do not apply to sales tax. Offer
excludes products prohibited by law, including but not limited to
alcohol, tobacco, and prescription medication. Not valid on
non-merchandise, federal or state regulated items, prior purchases,
Lands’ End, Sears merchandise rung on Sears registers within Kmart and
kmart.com. In the event of a return, coupon savings may be deducted
from the refund. Exclusions apply. Please see store associate for
details. Sears Holdings (Kmart) reserves to right to modify or cancel this program at any time.”

I’ll post deals & coupon match-ups when it gets closer to the sale. In the mean-time, keep this sale in mind when you run across high value coupons.

Thanks Michelle!

Kmart has a program called Smart Assist Savings. They offer 20% Off Select Own-Brand Merchandise for unemployed customers for 6 months. Check out the details HERE.

Thanks Money Savin’ Momma @ EADFL!

Here are this week’s Bluelight Special teaser specials:

Bluelight Special Teasers for 12/26 to 12/27:

· Gen gemstone earrings (reg.$ 39.99) sale $9.99

· Mushabellies (reg. $24.99) sale $7.99

· Digital Photo Keychain (reg. $19.99) sale $8.99 ( 65% off )

And don’t forget, the last day to enter KMart’s Bluelight Special Holiday Sweepstakes is tomorrow 12/23- details HERE, Kmart has extended their shopping hours to 6am-12am through December 23rd and 6am-10pm December 24th. You can use the following to tweet about the new shopping hours and enter yourself for the daily drawing through tomorrow:

“Shop @KmartDealsnNews extended Holiday hours: 6am-12am until 12/23 and 6am-10pm on 12/24! #KmartBLS.”

Thanks Ilana!

Here are this week’s Bluelight Special teaser specials:

Bluelight Special teasers for 12/5 to 12/6:

· All 14k gold Birthstone Baby Charms $29.99 (reg $69.99)

· Mushabellies $14.99 (reg. $24.99)

· 4 piece table tennis table $99.99 (reg. 149.99)

All day offers:

· Saturday: Small Wonder Blankets & Wonderkids Thermals – BOGO Free

· Sunday: Men’s 3pk Fashion Brief or 2pk Micro Knit Boxers or Musical Card Boxer $5 (reg. 9.99-12.99)

And don’t forget to enter KMart’s Bluelight Special Holiday Sweepstakes- details HERE, enter daily to win a $50 KMart Gift Card!

Thanks Ilana!