Almost Free Dishwasher Tabs

This week at Costco 108 Finish dishwasher tabs are on for $15.99. Finish has 3 online rebates available right now at www.rbsmartsaver.ca  One of them is $15 off dishwasher tabs. The ones on sale at Costco this week qualify. So, you buy them, take your receipt and upload a picture of it(circle the purchase price and write the UPC code on the receipt first). Then you put in your mailing info and they mail you a check. You can do all three rebates. I did the $8 one for the dishwasher tabs and received my check in 10 days. They sent me $8.96 so they added taxes on top of the rebate amount! If that happens with this rebate it will have cost .99 for 108 loads of dishes! I encourage you to try this one as it's easy and doesn't require you mailing anything.

As an aside these online rebates are great because you can combine them with say a mail in one and a points deal at Shoppers if you are so inclined. :)

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Mail In Rebates and Making Money

The insert that came in our free paper yesterday was filled with new mail in rebates(MIR). I love to use these to get free products and to make money. Here's some tips. Right now there are 7 free product MIRs and 2 B1G1 MIRs. How do you get these if you don't get the inserts? There are several ways. One is to buy your local paper with the inserts inside. The other is to see if there are online printable forms. Click on the name of the rebate to go to the form.

Lysol No Touch 

                                                                    Air Wick                                                                                                                      

Finish

 To start it's important to read all the fine print. 

1.Date of purchase: When does it start and end. Some MIR come out a few days before the purchase date. So double check. Sometimes I hang onto MIR for awhile waiting for a good deal to combine them with, 20X the points at Shoppers or an Airmiles deal so it's important to see when they are expiring too. The Lysol, Finish,Durex and Veet need to be purchased by May 10. 

2. How much is the maximum you can spend?

Veet $23.55 (covers product,taxes and postage)

Durex $27.29 and $18.09 (covers product,taxes and postage)

Lysol No Touch $17.90(covers product,taxes and postage)

Air Wick $12.50(covers product,taxes and postage)

Finish $8 (covers product,taxes and postage)

Resolve Gold Oxi-Action $7(covers product,taxes and postage)

3.Do you need to circle the purchase price? Do you need to write the UPC code on the receipt or cut it off and attach it?

4. Don't forget to fill in the MIR form.

5. Photocopy you receipt and filled in form for your records

6. Mark on your calendar the day you mail it and how much you should receive back. There are lots of apps to keep track of MIRs if you prefer this method.

Now a few extra notes. Most MIRs want your original receipt so you can only do one MIR per receipt. Also, some MIRs repeat many times a year. For example the Lysol No Touch, I do it every time it comes out and have not had any problem. It looks like the Finish rebate is 3 seperate offers for $8 back as you can see the mailing addresses are all different.(one is box 13444, 13437, 13450) so you should be able to do this three different times. I have often used coupons in combination with MIRs. Again be sure to read all the fine print.

Next to make the best use of your MIR why not combine them with a points event? This weekend Shoppers is having their spend $50 get 20X the points. The VEET MIR could possibly be almost half that! The way I figure out how much points are worth is: I use the maximum redemption which these days seems to have fallen to $200=95000 points $21.05 if I spend $50. So, if I were to spend $20 on the Veet I would get $8.42 back in points. Rexall has a spend $50 get 80 Airmiles this week. The coupon is here   I use Airmiles cash so this is worth. $8.42. There is a grand opening points event at our new Independent store, if you spend $60 you get 6000 in PC Points($6). So, as you can see there are many ways to make your MIR go further. Do you do MIR?

Mail In Rebates

We went picture taking Sunday afternoon. We ended up in Guisachan Gardens and took these pictures! Happy Easter!
 Below are some new MIRs.
 Oxi Clean has one for a Stain Remover Powder(1.36kg/1.28kg) and one OxiClean Spray or MaxForce Gel Stick and receive up to $7.50 to cover cost of product plus taxes and postage.Available April 19-July 31. MIR form is available at www.oxiclean.ca
 Air Wick has one for a free Air Wick Starter Kit up to $12.25. March 19-Aug 31. You can find these forms at Superstore on their coupon board. Or on their Facebook page.
There are $3 and $5 coupons out there that I know of.
 Finish has one for 16-20 count dishwasher detergent. Up to $8 off Quantum Power and Free or Powerball. There is a $2 off coupon from the inserts. The form is available from inserts and on their Facebook page.

Mail In Rebates

Mail In Rebate I found at Extra Foods, click on it to make it bigger.
Between Aug 1- Sept 30, 2013 buy 3 Quaker Bars and a 18 Count Lays Multi pack and get up to $8.99 back. 

I bought this at Extra Foods on Customer Appreciation Day. My total after discounts and MIR is $5.82!

Are you signed up with Shopper's Voice? This was something they sent me recently. There are coupons out there for $2 off. There is also an Air Wick one the link is through Facebook. The link is here. 

At Walmart you can pick up this free magazine. Inside is a MIR for Lysol No Touch Systems. There is a $5 off coupon out there, I am not sure where it was from. These systems were $9 this week at Walmart. I ended up making $4.92 on this one.
Today I got a check for $10 from PPFD. There wasn't any paperwork with it, just the check inside the envelope. I went through my list of MIRs I am waiting for and it looks like it's the MIR from the Monsters Inc/Brita one. I sent that one July 10 and received it today.
It seems there have been quite a few MIRs lately. More than usual. I try and combine them with coupons and 20X the points days at Shopper's if possible. Otherwise, Customer Appreciation Days are another way to make the most of them. I keep a detailed list in my planner. When I sent it, what MIR it was, and then when I received it. Right now I am waiting for $10 gift card from General Mills, I mailed it July 12. $5 gas card from Kellogg's, this was fun as it was a Checkout 51 offer and I did it on 20X the points day and I get the $5 gas card(can be used for anything, not just gas).I mailed this one Sept 3. 

Energizer Max MIR

Starting Friday at RCSS there is a MIR for a $5 gas MasterCard (you can use it for anything, not just gas). The deal is buy a package of Energizer Max batteries, they are $7.97 this week, and get a $5 MasterCard  You can combine that with this week's Checkout 51 offer for $2 cash back on Energizer Max Batteries as well as this printable coupon.
It seems you could order more than one per household, you just need to mail the redemption cards in separately, so you'll need separate receipts.  There are 500,000 cards available.
$7.97(plus tax)
-$5 MasterCard
-$2 Checkout 51
-$1 coupon
You pay for the tax and a stamp.
The fine print is here.
We use rechargeable batteries at our house, except for 9V. They aren't part of this deal.


Energizer® Max AA 8, Max AA 12, 
Max AAA 4, Max AAA 8, Advanced Alkaline AA 8, Advanced Alkaline AAA 4, 
Advanced Lithium AA 4, Advanced Lithium AAA 2, Ultimate Lithium AA 2, Universal 
Rechargeable AA 4, Universal Rechargeable AAA 4, Power Plus Rechargeable AA 4 and 
Power Plus Rechargeable AAA 4

Windex Update

Just an update on the Windex Rebate. It was super easy! I just took a picture of my whole receipt and sent it to them. They emailed me a confirmation code which I entered on their site with my mailing address. They emailed me back to say it would be here in 4-6 weeks!
 I bought 2 Antibacterial Windex at Safeway. 
 (plus tax)                                                              
  Total cost                                                         
$5.98
   .72
$6.70
 I used a buy one get one coupon                                   
 I got 15 Air miles which when used as cash are worth 
 I will get a  Mastercard                                                  
 Total made   
-$2.99
-$1.58
-$10
$7.87!
                                                                   
 Go get yours! :)

Windex MIR Money Maker

Windex has an interesting MIR. 

Buy 2 of the 765 ml Windex products and then text or email your receipt here to receive a $10 Mastercard(they call it a SPA card). 

Fine Print:

 All requests must be received by the Sponsor on or before July 15, 2013 or while supplies last

 There are 14,400 SPACASH CARDS available on a first-come, first-served basis with submission of a valid request. SPA CASH CARDS expire on November 30, 2013

Read all the fine print here

There are buy one get one free coupons in the latest coupon insert. safeway has Windex advertised for $2.99 and Buy 2 get 15 Air miles. So, for $2.99 you would get a $10 Mastercard and 15 Air miles. Not bad! And, it doesn't even cost you a stamp! I like the antibacterial spray myself! :)

This Week's Sales

This week at 
Superstore
The gas coupon is on again! Happy dance, our gas is 141.9!!!!
 Watermelons $3.96 
Corn on the cob .39 when you buy groups of 5
La Grille Spices are $2.87(Checkout 51 is giving $2 cash back)
Family Size Rice Krispies are $6.98(Checkout 51 is giving $2 cash back)
Iceberg Lettuce is $1
20lbs russet potatoes are $4.98
Tomatoes are .86/lb
I did almost all my shopping at Superstore today. My cashier was amazing! She took coupons, price matched(even produce) and let me separate  orders for my Checkout 51 accounts! Then, she went above and beyond and saved me a lot of hassle!!! So, nice to have happy shopping stories!
 Below is a picture taken of Superstore's price for this Veet system. The company is offering $15 MIR and there is a $10 coupon on smartsource . I noticed that Shoppers has this system on the front page of their flyer for next week. They are 20% off and you get 5X the points. Might be something to use this weekend with the surprise points offer???

Save On
This weekend only Armstrong Cheese 700g $6.99 limit 2(there are $1 coupons from a  magazine and .75 coupons on the SmartSource site.
Rexall
This weekend only Alcan foil 25" is on for .99(Checkout 51 is offering .50 cash back)
Safeway 
Corn on the Cob 5/$2
Reactine 3s $3.29(Checkout 51 is offering $3 cash back)there are coupons to print also here . This is a money maker.

Walmart 
Honeydews $2
Iceberg Lettuce $1
Old Town Market
Zucchini .59/lb
Quality Greens
Spartan Apples .59/lb
Green Cabbage .49/lb

 

Some Deals This Week and a MIR

Save On and Coopers have cases of Campbell's tomato and cream of mushroom soups for  $5.98 this week.
If use the 3 of Campbell's buy 4 save a $1 coupons, you can get a case for $2.99! That's less than .25 a can! Olden day's prices!

Old Town Farm Market has cucumbers 3/.99!!!!!
Bananas are .59/lb(or ripe ones are .50/lb)

Superstore has
Vine tomatoes .88/lb
Watermelons $4.96
Romaine 3 pack $1.96
The stewing beef was marked down making it $2.80/lb!
The strawberries were also marked down. Working out to 94.5/lb!! I didn't find one bad  one!

This plain yogurt was $1.24 for 750g!

Walmart had mushrooms 1.5 lbs for $3.33
See below regarding the deodorant.

Costco
Stone Wheat Crackers are $5.79
Yogurt is 2Kg for $4.99(sales on until May 12th if I remember correctly!)

Want to go to the movie cheap? Do you buy Lady's or Men's Speed Stick?
At Walmart there is a MIR form in the aisle display of Lady Speed Stick. They have  Lady Speed Stick on for $2.50 this  week, however if you have the Shoppers flyer you could price match their lower price of $1.99. Even better do you have the coupon for buy 2 Speed stick and get $2 off? So for $2.45(at 12% tax) you get 2 large deodorant and a free movie ticket!
Purchases must be made between May 1, 2013 and Sept 15, 2013
UPDATE!!!! My submission was returned! Seems on the back where it says THIS OFFER CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFER that means no coupons can be used.
:(

Deals, Deals and More Deals!

Finally found the free Vileda Kitchen scrunge! At Walmart! Seems most stores have pulled them off completely?!
The Crest Mouthwash was $1 and there are $1 off coupons. I saw them at Superstore today.(Since writing this I have seen them at IGA and Rexall, the coupons, that is)  So, 9, 36 ml bottles = tax only or  $1.08 for a total of  3.24 L of mouthwash!
Grand total at Walmart $1.44

Jackpot in the clearance at Superstore!
The Sunlight dish washing liquid were $1.52 for 1.2L
The Sunlight dishwasher tabs were $4.82 and I had a $2 off coupon, plus I am doing the MIR from Shoppers Voice for it. So, I was paid $2.61 to buy it!
The Lysol No Touch was $4.97 and I had a $5 off coupon, so .57!
Dr Oetker pudding was .99-.50 coupon=.49
The sliced mangoes were .25 a can!!!!
The tums and the right guard are explained below.
So, grand total after MIR and tums points is $9.15!!!

This was my Safweway shop. New at Safeway site has .50 off on the puddings. They are on for .99 this week. So, .49 per box. The Grillems were a buy one get one coupon, they were on for $5 and 10 Airmiles when you buy 2.
The IOGO yogurt worked out to .99 after coupon.
Grand total $8.93(plus about $1.05 in Air Miles)

Our Costco has Spiral Hams for $6 off.  This was the smallest one I could find.
$21.23-$6=$15.23 works out to $1.95/lb!
Havarti is also on sale. 454g, for $4.49!

This is the XSCargo flyer. It has Barilla pasta on for .88. Here's an coupon from an insert for .75. .13 for pasta is an awesome deal! I hoped to price match at Walmart or Superstore, but couldn't find any whole wheat Barilla.

The recent insert had this coupon for $1.50 off any right guard body wash or deodrant. Our  Superstore had them for $1.49. Since posting this I saw these for .99 at London Drugs.

Remember me talking about the Fresh Juice magazine coupons? Well, the 25 of Tums are  $2.29. There was a coupon from a mail out for $1 and you get $1 worth of points, so .29 for these Tums!

$5 off Internet Coupon used to get Lysol No Touch system at Superstore for .57.

The Reactine is a Checkout 51 deal this week. $2 Cash Back. There is also  $3 off coupon on Healthy Essentials,
or this one from the Reactine website.
I found the 3's for $3.29 at Safeway.
Combine these means you would make $1.48!

This is another Checkout 51 deal this week. They are offering $2 cash back. The Buy One Get One Free Glade Coupon expires today, so that would mean you would get 2 of these for $6.87-$2= $4.87 plus taxes. Or, you could use the $5 Websaver coupon off, it expires on the 27th. Using the $5 coupon you'd pay some of the taxes.(.69 in BC)

In the recent insert, there were $2 off coupons for dial. At Walmart  Dial is $2.50!

Air Wick MIR

Another Mail In Rebate. This time it's for Air Wick. You can print your official  MIR from Facebook , here's the link. If you don't want to spam your wall, you can always open another Facebook account for these things. :)

Purchases must be made from April 1-July 31.  Maximum rebate is $8.25 to cover the product and the taxes. Your  rebate needs to be sent in within 30 days of your purchase.Limit of one per family.

I have done several of these in the past. If you want to read about them the link is here. 

Deals....MIR...

Did you get this magazine in the mail? It's free and it's from President's Choice. If you didn't get it, I saw a stand of them by the produce in our store. Inside are these coupons. They are good for PC points IF you use your PCMC to pay. Earlier in the week I used one for nasal strips, along with a coupon :), to get 5000 points, or $5! Ended up being cheaper than Costco! There also is one for 3000 points if you buy the Spectro. That little bottle was .99 so you could make $2!

I like to drop into Safeway just after 9am as the guy who goes around marking things down is done about then. :) This last week's Checkout 51 had the Liberte yogurt $1.50 cash back. These were 50% off, so I got them for .99 each! The finish was marked down to $4.99 and I had $2 off coupons, so $2.99. The Yoptimal was $1.75-.50=$1.25 each. The whipping cream was $2.41. 
Grand Total was $15.06

Walmart had the Europe's Best on Clearance! $4.50/bag!
With a $1 of coupon and $2 from Checkout 51, that made it $1.50/bag!

$1.50 after coupon and Checkout 51.

I did this part of my shop as a MIR. President's Choice is offering a $10 gift card if you  Spend $20 on participating products. The form is in the coupon zone at the store. I am strange. I actually enjoy figuring these things out! So, I parked myself in front of a self scanner and tried different combos. I was wanting to try the Scrubbing Bubbles One Step system for awhile now, so this was good! Turned out it and a refill were in the 50% off stuff! When the scanner scans it, it gives you the price before discount.
One Step $7.24-3.62=$3.62
One Step Refill $3.54-$1.77-$1.50=.27
Kitchen Cleaner $3.57-$2=$1.57
Toilet Cleansing Gel $2.97(coupons inside for $3 and $2)
Toilet Bowl Cleaner $2.77-$2.77(free when you buy a toilet cleansing gel)=0
Shower Cleaner $2.97-$1.50=$1.47
Ziploc Freezer bags $3.27-$1=$2.27(2 sets of coupons worth total of $6 inside)
Total $12.17 plus tax $2.50= $14.67-$10 GC(hopefully, there were 5000 available)=$4.67