Free Color Safe Clorox bleach

Yesterday I had a fun find. I took my mother in law to Kmart to get prescriptions and other items. She wanted to buy 4 gallons of Clorox bleach, which was on sale. Next to the bleach there were coupons for a free regular bleach if you bought a Color Safe Clorox bleach. But Color Safe was $7.99, so it didn't seem worth it. BUT - I saw the Color Safe bleaches had tags on them with Free After Rebate certificates on them. So we each bought a Clorox Color Safe bleach that will be free after rebate, then got a free regular Clorox on the spot. Almost $10 worth for the cost of a stamp. Not bad! Go get yours today!

Free Toothpaste at Rite Aid

Just thought I would mention that today I got Crest ProHealth Enamel Shield toothpast (4.2 oz) Free after rebate at Rite Aid. However, it didn't ring up at the $2.69 it was supposed to (it rang up at $3.69). Another gal there was also buying the same thing, so we mentioned the discrepancy to the cashier, the manager called someone, and they agreed to ring it up at the sale price. Worth asking for, cuz now it is FREE. I will add it to the eight toothpastes on the shelf in my basement food storage area, and when we run out of toothpaste upstairs, we can just go down to our "store" and get a FREE one. The sale is only good until the end of the week, so get yours right away!

Comparison shopping

Last week our accounting software went on the fritz. We have gotten this software free after rebate every year since we started our first company in 2004. This year I saw it free after rebate, but we decided we didn't need it because the software lasts two years. I thought we bought ours last year, but apparently it was . . . (wait for it!) 2 years ago. So when wouldn't load, and customer support was of no value, we realized we had to splurge and by a new 2009 edition. We found a great deal online at Staples and bought the software. THIS week, I saw the same product, same price, same free add-on payroll software, but with a free $20 gift card too at Office Depot.

Boring details, but it's to illustrate the way I think. I know both stores do price matching, so I called Staples customer service to see what they could do. They pleasantly offered to send me a free $20 courtesy coupon via email as a way to match Office Depot's price - works for me! A five minute phone call, and I made $20. Not bad. It pays to read the Sunday paper. BTW, Office Depot also has a free calculator, free t-shirt printing kit, and free digital scrapbooking software this week. That's what I love to see!! In 2007, I got about $2100 worth of stuff for free via rebates, coupons, etc - I've been slacking lately (only about $650 in 2008), but I'm trying to get back on track. For example, I haven't paid for toothpaste or toothbrushes since Julian and I got married almost 10 years ago - we always get them when they are free after rebate. Same with body wash, his shampoo (I'm too picky about mine), cleaning supplies, even most of my makeup. It's almost a game for me to figure out how to get stuff for free. And it's a great way to build your home storage on a budget. I get stuff even if I don't need it yet because I have a big basement. Then when I need things, I just go downstairs to my personal "store" and I know that I got it on sale or even free. This might sound boring to you, but that is MY kind of FUN!!