~Fountain Tire Coupons~

I received in the mail this week a set of coupons from Fountain Tire. One was for $25 off any mechanical or tire service and there was another for a friend worth $15 off. Since I am needing a wheel alignment it was a very timely coupon to come to my house! A wheel alignment is around $100 so it will be a nice 25% savings. These mailings come out frequently throughout the year and are sometimes for $$ off and sometimes for bonus airmiles.

I have had great luck with the service at my Fountain Tire, they always impress me! I purchased new all season tires last year and have enjoyed a few flat repairs and a recent tire rotation all for free with my purchase! Not to mention that I get airmiles with every purchase.

I plan on getting winter tires this year and asked when was the best time to buy them and the owner told me that they go on special around the end of September through November. So if you are needing new tires, consider Fountain Tire, hopefully you get the same great service that I do!

~Coupons and More!~

Well sorry folks, July got away from me and I elected to spend it outside with my family enjoying the sunshine. I live in far northern Alberta so warm sunshine only comes a few days a year and I want to enjoy it while it lasts!!!

So I'm back and have some quick little updates for this blog. While I was on hiatus from blogging London Drugs went and started an online weekly coupon distribution. You simply go to their site www.londondrugs.com and click on the link for coupon offers at the bottom of the page or follow this link: Coupon Offers Simply print off and gather up other coupons to stack and you are on your way to some serious savings!

This weeks best deal that I can see is on the Kashi granola bars. If you have any FPCs from Kashi from their promotion earlier in the year you can stack them with their own coupon and get three boxes of granola bars for free! (Well taxes of course)

My personal London Drugs best this week was on Herbal Essences Shampoo. I stacked 3 FPCs, 5 B1G1s plus a few $1 and $0.50 off with their in store promotion of buy any three Herbal Essences products receive a free styling product. I walked out of the store with 15 Herbal Essences Shampoo/Conditioners, 2 Hairsprays, and 3 bottles of Mousse for $13.41. Needless to say our hygienic needs will be met for the next little while!!!

I also picked up 2 cases of Pampers this weekend and paid $17.83 instead of over $80.00!!! Plus I'll pick up $2 in Futura UPCs and 14 Gifts to Grow codes which equate to around $2 in Futura transfer. Not too shabby if I say so!

Upcoming posts on Save a Loonie: Fun Summer Treats for kids, Cheap Entertainment, Home Decorating on a Budget and more money saving tips!!! Stay tuned!

~Buy Refurbished & Save!!!~

Am I a bit of a brand snob, only like stainless steel appliances, like all the bells and whistles? You bet!!! But you wouldn't know by looking at my kitchen that I shop smart. I make sure to research whatever I'm buying for a few weeks to months before hand. I get a feel for the cost of it, what types of promotions are ran for it, where it sells and what they can offer, etc.

When I'm ready to buy I put all that knowledge into action. So far this year I have purchased a 10pce set of Henckel Stainless Steel pots and pans, a Cuisinart Griddle, a Cuisinart Convection Bread Machine, a Stainless Steel Oval Crock Pot, a Cuisinart 4 slice Stainless Steel Toaster and all new silverware, glasses and coffee cups. It has been a lot to budget for but I feel that I've gotten some great deals based on my searching.

So just by watching for deals and maximizing retailer offers I had the following success with these purchases:

10 pce Henckels Pots & Pans: Reg price $899.99, Paid $299.99 less I got 2.1% cash back from Smart Canucks, and used a $10 online coupon code for Sears.ca.

Cusinart Griddler: Reg Price $149.99, Paid $109.99 less I got 2.1% cash back from Smart Canucks and used a $10 online coupon code for Sears.ca.

Cuisinart Convection Bread Machine: Reg Price $149.99, I bought Refurbished from XS Cargo for $69.99. I still have 90 days manufacturers warranty.

S/S Oval Crockpot: Reg Price $49.99, Sale price $24.99, I used Gift Cards for Walmart that I received from a rebate offer so I paid ZERO.

4 Slice Cuisinart Toaster: Reg Price $69.99, Bought at Costco for $47.99.

Bought my cups, silverware, and glasses at Walmart, on sale, using free Gift Cards from rebate offers.

So as you can see, watching for deals and items you want from stores like XS Cargo and Liquidation World can save you a tonne of $$$. Once you sit back and spend the time to look for the bargains you can save in this manner too!

~Great Deal Alert!~

Just checked out the Safeway Flyer for this week online at www.safeway.ca and saw that Tide laundry detergent is on for Buy One Get One Free. If you use 2 - $1 off coupons you could get both for a great price. I don't really know what the price of one is at Safeway but even at $9.99 regular, you would be paying $7.99 for two, which is a decent price for Tide. Plus if you combine it with the 10% off on Tuesday you'll possibly save another $1.98! (This depends if Safeway will take 10% off the free Tide, if not then it would be another 10% off the price of one before the coupons) *I hope this isn't confusing, LOL, it would be easier to explain if I knew the price of one Tide at Safeway!*

Another great deal for us Westerners is at Save-On Foods this week. They have Campbells cases of soup (mushroom, chicken noodle, vegetable and tomato) for $4.98. If you have any $1.00 off any campbells coupon that makes it a great deal at $3.98 for 12 cans! That's $0.33 a can!

So plan your trip out to pick up a few staples this week and save! Don't forget to use your FPC couposn at Safeway for a sweet bonus this week!