So today was my first day off in around 11 and I had to return a couple of prettiful Christmas gifts that didn't fit, so I ran by Target to see what I could see. I haven't really been couponing over the holiday; namely because I hate crowds.
I still had the two BOGO Steaz coupons. I didn't find anything else I wanted, so my total was $0.05 for tax. On my way out, I found a dime on the floor. Sweet!
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All in all, pretty good day. Now that the holidays are almost over, hopefully things will get back to normal.

Threadless T-Shirts is having a holiday sale. All shirts are $10!
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In addition to the coupons found in this post that are good in-store, you can use the coupon code 25OFF at Aeropostale.com to get 25% off one item.
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Last minute clothes shopping? Click here to print a coupon good for $10/50 or $25/100 in store.

First off, check out the $4 Video On Demand Credit over at Common Sense With Money to get your promo code.
However, for a limited time, you can rent a these movies for free! Yay Amazon!
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Become a fan of Kia Sorento on Facebook here and get a free snowglobe!

Click here and fill out the form to get a free Tito's Vodka personalized label.

Become a fan of iTunes on Facebook here and get a free 20 song Starbucks Sampler downloadable album.

Lotsa cool giveaways going on this week. Check out some below.

The B Keeps Us Honest (see sidebar for a link) is giving away a Seagate FreeAgent here. Would love one of these!

Mellisa (check out sidebar) has a yummy Frito-Lay Party Pack giveaway over at Getting all my Ducks in a Row.

A Daily Dose of Toni has a beautiful Black Akoya Pearl bracelet up for grabs here. Check out the sponsor, Pearl Paradise as well. There are lots of beautiful things on their site.

Who doesn't need cereal, right? Mommygaga is giving away three vouchers for free General Mills cereal here.

Need a DVD Player? Real Simple Saving Methods is giving away a Memorex DVD Player plus three other things you might win. Check out the details in this post.

Leave a comment telling Mrs. Moneysaver what you would do with a $25 Marshalls gift card for a chance to win one here.

"Cents"able Mama has a mouth watering Domino's Pizza giveaway that you can enter here.

Visit cnet to download a free copy of Mario Forever 4 for PC.
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Click here to print a coupon for a free lip item with ANY purchase. The last time I went, they had $1 candles.
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Freebiz Mag will e-mail you a 10% off coupon for Target when you fill in your information here.
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Visit here to get a free download of the Colplay Left Right Left Right album!
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Click here and fill in your info to get a free tampon sample.
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Use the code TOY25 on The Discovery Channel Store to receive an extra 25% off toy purchases.
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Aeropostale Christmas bears are back. Not sure if this is in stores or just online, but apparently they have 2,000 left as of this morning and you can get a free one with your $100 purchase.

Here's the fine print from the website:
With a total Aeropostale merchandise purchase of $100 a customer is eligible for one free Aeropostale bear while supplies last. Limit one Aeropostale bear per purchase. Bear will automatically be added to your shopping cart once your order reaches the qualifying order total. Offer redeemable in store of purchase only. Gift Cards or gift certificates may not be part of the total for qualifying purchases for the free bear promotion. Previous purchases are not eligible. Bulk purchases (purchases in excess of 50 units in a single day) are not eligible for free bear. Bears may be purchased at the current promotional price while supplies last. No other discounts may be applied. Employees are not eligible to purchase bears with their employee discount. If an employee makes a purchase and meets the minimum dollar requirement after all discounts have been applied they will be eligible for a free bear (see above). P.S. from Aeropostale products are not valid for this promotion.

Kudos if you caught the X-Files reference. ;) I got this idea from the new Family Circle with the oh-so-cute snowman on the cover. I modified it for dollar store standards and this is what I came up with. I got the plastic bowl and two tubes of ornaments for $1 each and it makes a pretty nifty centerpiece for our table.
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Mucho fun go 'round this week!
Magazines:
Black Book
Watch
Sound & Vision
(not pictured) Family Circle with the pretty snowman!

Millstone coffee sample with $1/1 coupon
Always Sample
Kotex Overnight Sample

My favorite:
Free Bonnie Photobook

Checks:
$10 Toluna check
$1.78 Egg Noodle Rebate Check

Thanks A Frugal Friend for hosting! :)

I've had this American Eagle gift card for over two years now. I love their clothes, but I'm not the biggest fan of the store in my town and their prices are a bit expensive, but I went in there on a whim on Friday.
Whenever I do visit the store, my ever-frugal heart drives me in the direction of the back. I can't remember ever paying full price for something. Turns out everything that was already on clearance was an extra 30% off! I tried on several jackets and decided on a dark purple corduroy jacket that was originally $49.99 that was marked down to $39.99. The extra 30% off made it $27.99 and after my $20 gift card and tax, I paid $8!
Looks like this clearance is going on online too and I think you can get free shipping. Check out the clearance items here.
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Looks like Newegg has a good video game sale going on. Check out a few of the titles below.

TimeShift Xbox 360 $7 + free shipping!
Silent Hill: Homecoming Xbox 360 $12 + free shipping!
Madworld Wii $11 + free shipping!
Check out Newegg for other great Holiday deals!
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This is the first Christmas I've tried to be frugal, and I must say, I'm never going back!
I have easily saved over $100 in Christmas presents this year, and the best part? I haven't had to sacrifice quality! I haven't had to compromise on gifts for my loved ones and get them something they won't really use because it's cheaper. I've used Paypal money, Mturk points, survey money and good, old-fashioned bargain hunting to get a lot of great presents that won't put me into debt at the beginning of the year when money is tight anyway.
I would like to thank all of you out there in blogland for teaching me the value of saving money, for teaching me that a little time can yield a lot of savings.
I still have a lot to learn but I am definitely a much smarter shopper than I was a year ago.
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Need a cookware set? I did! Amazon is offering a $30 rebate on selected Farberware purchases through 12/31/09. Buy any of the cookware sets on this page and submit the rebate form on this page> along with a receipt (or proof of purchase) and the UPC to receive $30 back by mail.

I got the 13 pc. classic set. Original price was $89.99. I used all my Mturk points, $20 in Swagbucks gift cards and a $10 Lightspeed Amazon gift card which took off $41.17. My total was $48.82, making this set only $18.82 after the rebate! That's 79% savings! Plus, that $48.82 will earn me 144 rewards points on my Amazon Rewards Chase card! Too excited about this purchase. Now, to finish my shopping for OTHER people. ;)

I've personally never had good luck with Sears and don't shop there much anymore, but they do have some awesome online deals this week. Here are a few examples:
Women's Covington Sport Short Sleeve Henley $1.99
Junior's LL Cool J Strip Rib Tank $1.99
Apostrophe Oval Drop Earring - Black/White/Silvertone $3.99
Check out all the clearance items available here!
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Not sure how long it will last, but Best Buy's website is offering $0.99 shipping on smaller items. As long as it can be shipped standard mail, it ships for $0.99!

There are 21 movies under $6.99 listed here.
You can find another 1100 DVDs (mostly TV shows?) listed here for under $6.99.
Plenty of CDs listed here on the cheap.

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I just got around to looking at some of the Sunday inserts today and K-Mart has some good stuff this week. They have a 9pc. Farberware cookware set on sale for $39.99 down from $54.99! We've had some of our Farberware pans for many years now.
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Amazon has six games listed on this page that you can buy 2 get 1 free.
Yay Amazon deals!
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Lots of giveaways going on this week. Check out some below!
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Fabule$$ly Frugal Mom has a couponizer! I've been wanting one of these for a while. Click here

You could win a Wow! Floor Cleaning System over at The Frugal Find. That would definitely make cleaning easier!

Cutting Coupons in KC has a $25 Amex gift card that would help with last-minute Christmas shopping here.

Head over to Real Simple Saving Methods for a chance to win a giveaway from The Popcorn Factory. Yummy! Details here.

Ladybug Soup has a giveaway has a pampering Ayelet giveaway here. Some of these things looks good enough to eat!

My mom and I watch Dancing With the Stars every Monday when it's in season. I came across this DVD on Netflix and thought I'd give it a whirl. I used to dance a lot and I consider myself to be in decent/OK shape. This thing kicked my butt! It's three sections, swing, jive and quick step. I made it through the first two workouts but haven't tried the quick step with Dimitri yet. Gonna try that on Wednesday.
The workout is 54 minutes total, but there are some extras I haven't checked out yet.
Try working this into the Netflix queue for an intense but fun workout!
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Happy week for me. I got lots of magazines! I got both pictured here plus a Metropolitan Home magazine and another Islands magazine (I read it and passed it on to a friend).
Got a trial-sized (full bottle) of the Redkin
Tempur Pedic sample
Freezer Bread Bag
Floss sticks
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Thanks A Frugal Friend for hosting!

If you haven't printed several of Free Travel Item coupons from Bath and Body, do it now.
I had to run to the mall today and they had the itty bitty candles on sale for $1. Since the coupon doesn't specify, I got the candle and got a free travel sized bottle of lotion!
This coupon doesn't expire until the 16th and there doesn't seem to be a print limit, just one per transaction/visit.
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Need any electronics? Head on over to Newegg.com and check out their 72-hour sale. They have tons of items on sale.
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Today and Tomorrow, GoGamer is having a 48-hour madness sale. According to Dealmein.net, some of these games are priced at $1.90.
Check out the sale here.
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Get 10% off your order and free shipping with orders of $25 or more at Gamestop. Check out the details on Deal Me In.
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If you're a Sam's Club member, click here for your free sample of Excedrin. This is the only over the counter medication that can take some of my bad headaches away.
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Visit here and fill in your info for a free 10 in. Christmas tree. It says allow 6-8 weeks for delivery, so if it doesn't arrive in time, you can always put it out next year!
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Click here and complete the two steps to get your free conifer seeds from TreeDazzled.
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Visit Allure to get your free sample of Elizabeth Arden's Pretty scent.
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Visit Pet Maxi to get your free sample of their pet detangler.
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Visit this page and fill in your info for a free envelope sample.
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Click here to download Christmas Tree by Lady Gaga free from Amazon.
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Amazon has over 100 album downloads for just $5 right now. Visit this page to check them out.
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I had a few make-up coupons that expired yesterday, so I ran to Target to pick up a few staples. While there, I found a stray $1/1 batteries coupon and took advantage of a couple of the Cat Treat deals. My cats don't need treats for about a year now, hehe.

Used $2.50/2 Cover Girl MF and 2 Buy one foundation, get a face product free coupons.
Used the $2/2 MF and $1/2 Target coupons for all the cat treats.
Not pictured-found a $1/1 MF for the batteries in the $1 spot.
Original Total: $35.04
Paid: $10.28
Total Savings: 71%
Not bad for my expensive makeup. The foundations are $7.99 each normally.

Long, stressful day for being my day off yesterday, haha. So, I had no time to log on and post my freebies this week. Haven't gotten a chance to peel through all the magazines yet but I'm excited! :)
This is what I got:
Family Circle (one free one down, one to go so I get to look forward to another issue)
Metropolitan Home
Shape
Dove Hair Care Sample with a coupon
Seventh Generation Laundry Detergent Sample
Kashi Cereal (these samples are always yummy)
Organic Family Fun Pack (this came with a slew of stuff I can do with my favorite kids, hehe)
Thanks, A Frugal Friend for hosting!
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