Money Saving Mom

Chick-fil-A: Dress Like a Cow Day--share your pictures!

Today (Friday, July 10, 2009), is annual Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-fil-A. If you dress head-to-toe like a cow you'll receive a free combo meal at and if you wear a cow accessory you'll receive a free entree item. More details here.

Now for the fun part... Because I love Chick-Fil-A and because I like to keep things exciting, we're celebrating "Dress Like a Cow Day" here today. If you have a Chick-Fil-A nearby and you aren't ashamed of doing something a little goofy in order to get free food, here are the details:

::Dress up in some way, shape, or form like a cow. There are lots of ideas here and here to get your creative juices flowing. The only stipulation is that you use materials you already have on hand to make your cow costume; do not go out and buy something to make your costume otherwise it ruins the whole concept of the food being free! Get your whole family in on the act, if possible.

::Take pictures of your whole clan dressed up and ready to head out the door to Chick-fil-A. (Or get extra points for taking the pictures at Chick-fil-A!). Post pictures of your cow-adorned selves on your blog and leave your link below.

::Enjoy your free food, make an unforgettable memory with your children and/or friends, and have a blast while other people look at you like you've lost your mind. Oh the things we frugal folks will do when there is free food involved!

I can hardly wait to see what crazy costumes you all come up with!

Unfortunately, we don't have a Chick-fil-A here, but we went last weekend during our Kansas City trip, so I share a few pictures from that outing for our family's contribution to "Dress Like a Cow Day"!

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Did you participate in Dress Like a Cow Day? If so, post about your experiences on your blog, with pictures, and then leave your link below!

Walgreens, Target, Kroger: Keebler cookie deals

I posted the $1/1 Keebler Fudge Shoppe coupon yesterday and some of you left some great deal ideas in the comments section that I wanted to highlight in a separate post. You'll need to have access to more than one computer to do these deals:

******Walgreens Deal******

Buy 4 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies at $2.50 each
Use 4 $1/1 coupons
Spend $6 out of pocket
Get $5 Register Reward
$0.25 per package after coupons and Register Rewards

Thanks, All Things Frugal 4 You!

******Target Deal******

Buy 5 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies at $2.54 each
Use 5 $1/1 coupons
Spend $7.70 plus tax out of pocket
Get $5 Target gift card
$0.68 per package after coupons and gift card

If you have access to five different computers, this could actually be a money-maker:

Buy 10 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies at $2.54 each
Use 10 $1/1 coupons
Spend $15.40 plus tax out of pocket
Get 2 $5 Target gift cards
Plus, submit for the Kellogg's Fuel for School rebate and get a $10 check back
Free plus overage after the coupons, gift cards and rebate

Thanks, Karen!

Or, here's another way to make this a money-maker:

Buy 5 Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies at $2.54 each
Buy 5 Eggo BakeShop products at $1.50 each
Use 5 $1/1 coupons
Use 5 $1/1 Eggo coupons here, here, here (here), or here
Spend $10.20 plus tax out of pocket
Get 1 $5 Target gift card
Plus, submit for the Kellogg's Fuel for School rebate and get a $10 check back
Free plus overage after the coupons, gift cards and rebate

******Kroger Deal****** (I'm not sure that all Kroger stores are running this deal. Check your local ad.)

Buy 3 Keebler Fudge Shoppe cookies at $2.69 each
Use 3 $1/1 coupons
Get $3 off instantly at checkout
$0.69 per bag after coupons and instant discount

Thanks, Saving and Giving!

Free or almost-free LaVictoria Salsa

Sign up here for the La Victoria Rewards Program and you'll have a chance to win a free jar of salsa.

I just signed up and immediately won a coupon for a free jar of salsa! If you don't win immediately, try logging back in again and you might win on your second try.

Also, after you sign up, submit the following codes:

LaVicBestSalsa
LAVICCLUBBONUS

They are running a double point special through today (July 10, 2009) so the above codes will give you 64 points which is enough to get a free $4 coupon off any 2 La Victoria products 16 oz. or larger. You should be able to get two jars of salsa for close to free at Wal-Mart and elsewhere with this coupon (you can print it twice).

If you have LaVictoria products in your cupboards, be sure to enter the codes on them today as you'll get double points for them and can earn more coupons for more free or almost-free products.

Thanks, The Freebie Blogger!

Freebies for today

Go here to get a free sample of Bodycology Hand and Body Lotion in either Cherry Blossom or Raspberries and Cream.

More freebies:
Free GoodNites underpants sample
Possible free vitamins at Weis markets

CVS: Free Bic Soleil Razors

It is being reported that the Bic Soleil Razors with 4 bonus refills attached are ringing up at $2.99 at many CVS stores. Use the $3/1 coupon from the 6/28 coupon insert to get these free!

These are likely not priced at $2.99 on the shelf, so you'll want to scan them at the price-checker to see if they are clearanced to $2.99 at your store before purchasing.

Thanks, Char!

Free Chocolate Friday: Free candy bar to the first 250,000

Don't forget! It's another Free Chocolate Friday today!  The first 250,000 people to go here and sign up will get a coupon for a free single-size package of M&M's, Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix, or Dove.

There is a limit of four coupons per household for this promotion.

Don't forget! It's another Free Chocolate Friday today!  The first 250,000 people to go here and sign up will get a coupon for a free single-size package of M&M's, Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix, or Dove.

There is a limit of four coupons per household for this promotion.

Don't forget! It's another Free Chocolate Friday today!  The first 250,000 people to go here and sign up will get a coupon for a free single-size package of M&M's, Milky Way, Snickers, 3 Musketeers, Twix, or Dove.

There is a limit of four coupons per household for this promotion.

7-Eleven: Free Slurpee Day (July 11, 2009)

Tomorrow (July 11, 2009--or 7/11!), you can stop by any 7-Eleven store to get a free Slurpee of your choice. More details here.

As always, I recommend calling your store ahead of time to verify they are participating in this promotion.

Thanks, The Money Jar!

Rite Aid: New $5/$25 coupon

For those of you who have been wondering where to get another $5/$25 coupon at Rite Aid, go here to print a new one. This coupon does not expire until July 31, 2009 and will help to further sweeten all the great deals you can get at Rite Aid right now.

Thanks, Coupon Cravings!

Whole Foods: O.N.E. Coconut Water for $0.25 each

Whole Foods has O.N.E. Natural Coconut Water on sale for $1 this week. Use the $0.75/1 coupon on The Whole Shopper (a magazine you can pick up at Whole Foods) to get these for $0.25 each.

Thanks, Beth!

Rainforest Cafe: $10/$25 purchase

Go here to print a coupon for $10 off any $25 purchase at Rainforest Cafe. See locations here.

Thanks, Coupon Cravings!

Target: Free Sobe Life Water

In addition to all the other freebies and great deals you can get at Target this week, here's another excellent deal:

Buy 10 Sobe Life Waters at $1 each
Use 5 B1G1 coupons (you can only print two per computer, so you'll need three computers to print this many)
Spend $5 plus tax out of pocket
Get a $5 gift card back
Free after coupons and gift card!

Thanks, For The Mommas!

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