Screamin Coupons! Offers $5 Sign Up Bonus for So Simple to Save Readers!

I'm so excited about this offer!  As the word gets out about So Simple to Save, I'm being approached by different companies with special discounts to share with you!  Have you heard of Screamin Coupons yet?  If not, you're in for a treat!  They offer great deals on many fun activities, restaurants and more!  Most deals are over 50% off!  Check out the rafting tour discount for today!  What a fun thing to do with the family or to give as a gift!  The Provo River is absolutely beautiful, and I bet rafting there would be so much fun!  And when you sign up through this offer, you won't pay $14--you'll only pay $9!  That's right!  Each person who sets up an account with Screamin Coupons gets a $5 credit!  You don't have to use it right now, but it's only available for a few days, so set up your account so that when you're ready to buy, you can use the credit.  Just go here to check out all details and to see how easy it is to get your $5 credit!  And check back each day for the new deal.  This should be fun!

Mega Swag Bucks Friday!

Mega Swag Bucks Day!

Today's the day!  Make sure to use either the Swag Bucks website or the Swag Bucks toolbar for all your internet searches today!  You'll have a better chance at earning even more Swag Bucks!  Each Friday is Mega Swag Bucks day!

What do I mean by internet searches?  Well, any time you are going to open a specific website or do an internet search, just type the words (not the complete website) into the search area, and you could get Swag Bucks!
Don't worry about doing anything new or different, just use the internet as you normally would, but conduct your searches through Swag Bucks.  You'll start watching those Swag Bucks pile up!  Then you can redeem them for the prizes you want!  Happy searching!

Get Your Car Cleaned for FREE!

Is your car dirty?  Mine has been filthy for a few months, it seems!  We always have it on the list of things to do each weekend, but there's never enough time.  Well, if you are out and about anywhere near 10400 S. and Bangerter before August 1st, you'll be in luck!  There's a brand new car wash called Star Wash there that is holding an awesome grand opening special!  Right now, you can take your vehicle (or vehicles) as many times as you want before August 1st for a FREE WASH!  We went today, and it was great!  The facility is totally state-of-the-art!  The car wash is a drive-thru, but you put the car in neutral and are pulled through on a track.  It takes three minutes.  The wash and tire shine normally cost nearly $12.00, but you get it for free right now!  My minivan came out cleaner than it ever does at drive-thru places!  And one more thing--all their self-serve vacuums are also free for the grand opening!  So what are you waiting for?  Go get that car clean and spread the word!

A Few Freebies Worth Your Time

If you spend any amount of time checking out online deal blogs, you probably know that some are full of offers for free items, trial samples, and all kinds of goodies (and not-so-good goodies!!).  If you're like me, you probably look at most and have no desire to add your name and contact info to another list.  My sister-in-law and I were talking about this today, and I decided that it was time that I tell you about two offers that really are worth your time and effort.  I only recommend them because I am an enrollee in both, and by the way, I don't receive any commission or referral credit for sharing these with you.  I've just come to enjoy the benefits of both very much, and I think you just might too!

The first great freebie site is Kraft First Taste.  I've been a member of their site for about six months now, and I've received well over $100 in freebies from them.  Now, I'm not talking about useless dryer ball samples, toe fungus gel, or anything like that!  Kraft First Taste sends awesome stuff!  And they don't really even send "stuff".  They send COUPONS!  And so far, almost every coupon I've received from them has been for FREE PRODUCTS!  (All from Kraft, of course!)  I've gotten Oscar Mayer Turkey bacon, Kraft cheese, Kool Aid products, DiGiorno pizza and more for FREE!  You'll love what you get from them--products your family can actually use.  After you try the products, they just ask that you log onto their site to complete a brief survey of your thoughts.  It's simple and so worth the tiny effort for such great free coupons.  Check it out here.  The one trick to keep in mind with Kraft First Taste is that you need to check the website every month or two for new offers.  (I'll give you a heads up here when I notice new offers too!) Any offers available for you will be listed under "My Offers" after you log in.  You select that you want the offers available, and they mail them out to you!  (Once in awhile there are printable offers too.)  That's it!  Give it a try!

The second place for great freebies is Vocal Point.  I've been signed up with Vocal Point for about a year, and their promotions come automatically by mail as they are available.  The great thing about Vocal Point is that they send you a sample of the item (all Proctor & Gamble products) along with great coupons.  There is usually one very high value coupon for you and three or four other great coupons to share with friends and family.  I've been able to get Puff's tissues for almost free, Pantene hair care products, Crystal Light, feminine hygiene products and more.  Their offers always come in neat little packages and are more like gifts than propaganda!  So go here to check them out.  They have lots of forums and areas to check out, but I normally just use Vocal Point for the great offers.

So those are two resources that you may not have considered to get more great deals.  Check them out, and let me know what you think! 

Winners!

Congrats to our winners of the rebate contest!  The winners are:
Grandma Bert, Julesandbri, and Anne J!  Shoot me an email at sosimpletosave@hotmail.com with your mailing info, and I'll get your envelope right out!

Best Deals of the Week

Here are the best prices I found for this week.  These are fairly common grocery items that we often use.  You can print the list and visit each store, or price match at Walmart or Super Target.  I always recommend bringing your ad along just in case.  And remember that Walmart is usually very willing to allow substitution of store brand for store brand.  Items with a "*" are at stock up prices.  Use this list to make it So Simple to Save!

Meat

*Boneless Ribeye (YUMMY!!!) $3.99 lb. (Ream's)

*Top Sirloin Steak $2.98 lb. (Fresh Market)

Stone's 80% Lean Ground Beef Patties 3 lb. bag $4.98 (Fresh Market)

*Snow Crab Clusters $5.99 lb. (Fresh Market)

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast $1.79 (Associated Foods)

T-Bone Steak $4.49 lb. (Smith's)

Tyson Whole Chicken $.99 lb. (Smith's)

Bar S Franks 12 oz. $.69 (Smith's)

Produce

*Limes 10/$1 (Ream's)

Roma Tomato $.79 lb. (Ream's)

Grapes, red & green $.98 lb. (Associated Foods)

Cauliflower $.79 lb. (Ream's)

*Kiwi 5/$1 (Ream's)

Large Mango 2/$1 (Ream's)

Cello Lettuce Head $.99 each (Ream's)

*Corn on the Cob 10/$1 (Sunflower Market)

*Red Cluster Tomato $.69 (Fresh Market)

*Oranges $.25 lb. (Rancho Market)

*Peaches $.33 lb. (Rancho Market)

*Plums $.50 lb. (Rancho Market)
*Cabbage $.20 lb. (Rancho Market)
*Green Onions $.33 lb. (Rancho Market)
*Cilantro 6 for $.99 (Rancho Market)
*Serrano Peppers $.50 lb. (Rancho Market)

Dairy

*Large Dozen Eggs $.79 (Ream's)

*Sour Cream (store brand) 16 oz. $.88 (Harmon's)

*Gallon Milk (store brand 1%, 2%, skim) $1.79 (Harmon's)

16 oz. Kroger (store brand) Cottage Cheese $1 (Smith's)

*Gallon Orange Juice Kroger (store brand) $1.99 (Smith's)

Bakery

*Wonder Smart Bread 20 oz. 2/$3 (Ream's)

Home Pride Bread White/Wheat 20 oz. 2/$3 (Ream's)

*Wonder 12-count Hamburger or 16-count Hot Dog Buns 3/$5 (Harmon's, Fresh Market)

Miscellaneous

Western Family 7 oz. Spray Whipped Topping $.99 (Associated Foods)

Capri Sun, Kool Aid Jammers 10 pack, 3/$5 (Fresh Market with in-ad coupon)

Post Cereals 5/$8 (Harmon's with in-ad coupon)

Kool Aid Bursts, 6 count $.69 (Harmon's)

Creamies, 6 count 4/$5 (Harmon's with in-ad coupon)

***FREE ITEMS  These are at Smith's This Week

1.  Oral B Indicator Toothbrush, single (Use $2/1 or any two Indicator or Cavity Defense Toothbrushes, exp. 7/31/2010, from Proctor & Gamble insert Dated 7/4)

2.  C & H Sugar, 5 lb. (Use Kool Aid Regular Unsweetened Packets, save $2.00 on C & H sugar 4 lbs. or larger when you buy 10, exp. 7/31/2010, from Smart Source insert dated 6/20) *Part of Smith's Mega Event Sale

3.  Mentos Gum (Use Mentos Gum, any bottles $1/2, exp. 9/30/2010, from Smart Source dated 7/18 or 4/25) *Part of Smith's Mega Event Sale

4.  Rolaids, asst. 12-48 ct. (Use Pepcid, Rolaids, Mylanta, Dramamine, Lactaid, Imodium or Tucks products, except trial size $4/2, exp. 9/30/2010, from the Red Plum insert dated 6/6) *Part of Smith's Mega Event Sale

Smith's is the Place Tomorrow!

If you want to get some great deals this week, Smith's should be on your short list of stores!  I'm going to work on more details tomorrow (I have to get to bed!!!), but I wanted to give you fellow night owls (and early birds) a heads up.  Thanks to another great Utah-based savings blog, I found a very helpful list of sale items that include links for printables.  That means even if you just started couponing today, you can still take advantage of the great sale!  Check out the list here, and a HUGE THANKS to Joani at Coupons4Utah

And just to get you all worked up (when you need to go to bed too), how about starting off with Kraft 12 oz. Singles (16 pack, I think) for only $.29???  Yep, you read that right!  Now is a great time to stock up!  It freezes great if you let it thaw in the fridge before using.  Here's how you get the deal:
1.  Check out the area around the cheese and lunchmeat at your Smith's.  I've seen $1/2 coupons for Kraft singles all over that area at several different Smith's.  Grab a couple (at least two for this deal).
2.  Get FIVE packages of cheese (priced at $1.79 each).  The coupon makes them $1.29 each.
3.  Receive your catalina coupon good for $5 off your next store purchase at checkout!  That means you spend $6.45 and get back $5!

***Grand total:  $1.45 for FIVE packages of Kraft Singles!
Cheese slices are not something I can stomach in generic, so I'm so glad to get the good stuff for almost free!

So I hope this deal will tide you over until tomorrow!  I almost have the "Best Deals This Week" list done, and we'll have a separate Smith's Mega Event list too!
Buenas Nachos! (That's how I like to say good night!)