Police in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new, state media reported. Here’s the article from CNN – and you think you have a rough job …
Using counterfeit coupons to get groceries for free is so last decade. The latest criminal craze is using fake coupons to get free gift cards that you can use to buy anything you want. But it only works if you don’t get caught.
And three accused coupon criminals have just been caught.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced the arrests of 25-year-old Kenya Morris (pictured above, at left) and 26-year-old Thelma Flint (pictured at right), both of Rivera Beach, Florida, and 45-year-old Ramona Foster of Gardendale, Texas. The three are accused of taking part in a counterfeit coupon scheme that scammed Walgreens stores across Florida out of more than $30,000. Frankly, I’m amazed they could get that many Walgreens registers to accept any coupons! Here’s the Coupons in the News article.
You think nothing of buying food alongside all the clothes, household goods, electronics and other items sold at a store like Walmart and Target. So why not buy shoes at the grocery store?
As odd as it sounds at first, it might make perfect sense.
The Midwestern grocery chain Hy-Vee is jumping on board the store-within-a-store trend, by opening its first DSW shoe shops in two of its Minneapolis-St. Paul area grocery stores. Four more will open in the next couple of weeks, and “several more” are planned over the next year in the eight states where Hy-Vee operates. Okay, then, here’s the Coupons in the News article.
Three years after RedPlum coupon insert publisher Valassis and RetailMeNot were united under the same corporate umbrella – and RedPlum was subsequently renamed RetailMeNot Everyday – the coupon insert could soon be in need of another rebrand, as the two coupon companies may be uncoupling.
Bloomberg is reporting that MacAndrews & Forbes, the holding company that controls Vericast, the owner of RetailMeNot and Valassis, is considering a sale of RetailMeNot. A sale may not have a great effect on RetailMeNot’s operations, but it would leave Valassis’ coupon offerings without a name, without a website and without its more well-known corporate partner. Here’s the article from Coupons in the News.
We are supposed to get three inserts in this Sunday’s paper (9/20): one SmartSource, one RetailMeNot and a stand-alone Unilever. Sometimes papers divide them differently and not all papers will carry the same coupons or have the same values.
SmartSource
2000 Flushes Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner .55/1 (12/26)
Acuvue RevitaLens Contact Lens Solution 10oz or 20oz $5/1 (10/19)
Airborne Product $1/1 (10/24)
Airwick Scented Oil Twin Refill $2.50/1 (10/18)
Allegra Allergy 24HR 24ct+, Allegra-D or Allegra Children’s Allergy 8oz or 24ct $5/1 (10/3)
Allegra Allergy 24HR Tablets 70ct or Gelcaps 60ct $10/1 (9/19)
Allegra Children’s or Allegra Allergy 12HR Product $3/1 (10/3)
Allerlife Product 20ct $3/1 (10/3)
Allerlife Product 60ct $5/1 (10/3)
Alaway Antihistamine Eye Drops Packs or ONE Twin Pack $8/2 (11/14)
Alaway Antihistamine Eye Drops $4/1 (11/14)
Atkins Bars 5pk, Treats 5pk or Shakes 4pk $1/1 (12/15)
Bausch + Lomb Ocuvite product $3/1 (11/14)
Biotrue Multipurpose Solution 10oz Twin Packs $6/1 (10/4)
Biotrue Multipurpose Solution 10oz+ $1/1 (10/4)
Butterfinger Bags or Baby Ruth or 100 Grand 9oz+ bags $2/3
AmLactin Product ETS $3/1 (10/11)
Blink Tears or Blink Gel Tears Lubricating Eye Drops $3/1 (10/19)
Blink Contacts or Blink-N-Clean Drops $3/1 (10/19)
Digestive Advantage Product $1/1 (10/24)
Geritol Product $2/1 (12/31)
Irwin Naturals Product $2/1
John Frieda Extra Strength Serum ETS $3/1 (10/11)
John Frieda Product ETS $2/1 (10/11)
John Frieda Products ETS $3/2 (10/11)
MegaRed Advanced Product $5/1 (10/3)
MegaRed Base Krill Product $3/1 (10/3)
Nasacort 240 sprays $8/1 (9/26)
Nasacort 120 sprays $4/1 (10/3)
Natrol Product $2/1 (11/14)
Natrol Relaxia Product $5/1 (11/14)
Neuriva Product $5/1 (10/3)
Opcon-A Allergy Eye Drops 15ml $2/1 (11/14)
Preservision Product $3/1 (12/11)
Preservision 1ooct+ Product $7/2 (12/11)
Quaker Oatmeal Express Cups $1/3 (11/1)
Quaker Oatmeal Squares or Simply Granola .50/1 (11/1)
Quaker Old Fashioned, Quick or Instant Oats $1/1 (11/1)
Red Gold or RedPack, Sacramento and/or Huy Fong Tomato Products 10oz+ .60/3 (10/31)
Renu Twin pack $6/1 (11/14)
Renu 12oz+ $3/1 (11/14)
Russell Stover Sugar Free Candies 2.4oz+ DND $1/2 (10/25)
Russell Stover Sugar Free Baking Chips 8oz DND $1/1 (10/25)
Skintimate or Schick Disposable Razor Pack or Schick Xtreme5 or Schick Hydro Silk 3 Razor or Refill (exc. Schick Xtreme2 1ct, Schick Xtreme2 and Skintimate Disposable 2ct & 5ct) $3/1 (10/3)
Soothe Nighttime Product $3/1 (11/20)
Soothe Product $4/1 (11/20)
Spot Shot Instant Carpet Stain Remover $1/1 (12/26)
SmartyPants Product $3/1
Visine Product $1/1
Vivarin Tablets 16ct .50/1 (12/31)
Vivarin Tablets 40ct $2/1 (12/31)
Wonderful Pistachios Product 11oz+ $1/1 (12/13)
Wonderful Pistachios Product 4oz – 8oz .50/1 (12/13)
Xyzal or Children’s Product 10ct $3/1 (10/3)
Xyzal Product 35ct or 80ct $8/1 (9/26)
RetailMeNot
T-Relief Extra Strength and Regular Strength Products $5/1 (11/30)
Benadryl or Topical Benadryl or Visine Product ETS $1/1 (10/3)
Dunkin Coffee Product $1/1 (10/31)
Dunkin’ Donuts Hot Coffee DUNKIN’ DONUTS RESTAURANT COUPON – Buy ONE, Get ONE Classic Donut FREE (exc. Mobile App Orders) B1G1 (10/31)
Frank’s RedHot Sauce or Thick Sauce 12oz+ DND $1.50/2 (11/1)
Gray Away Temporary Root Concealer Spray, Touch-Up Magnetic Powder or Root Touch-Up Quick Stick $2/1 (12/20)
Lipton Tea Bags, K-Cup, Liquid or Powdered Iced Tea Mix Product ETS .75/1 (10/3)
MidNite Product $2.50/1 (11/30)
Persil ProClean Laundry Detergent ETS $2/1 (10/4)
Persil ProClean Laundry Detergent Discs 38ct or Liquid 100oz or larger (exc. 100oz/38ct or less) $3/1 (10/4)
Purex Laundry Detergents 43.5oz – 50oz $1/2 (10/4)
Purex Laundry Detergent 65oz+ or 4-in-1 PACS $1/1 (10/4)
Purex Crystals In-Wash Fragrance Booster 39oz $1/1 (10/4)
Purex Crystals In-Wash Fragrance Boosters $1/2 (10/4)
Renuzit Adjustables Air Freshener Cones – Buy FOUR, Get TWO FREE up to $2.20 B4G2 (10/4)
Renuzit Snuggle Oil or Oil Diffuser $2/1 (10/4)
Secret Fresh or Outlast Twin Pack .50/1 (10/3)
Snuggle Products ETS $1/2 (10/11)
Suave Men Hair Care Product (exc. Twin Packs and ETS) $1.50/1 (10/3)
Sundown Product $2/1 (10/31)
Whole Earth Sweetener Co. Product $1.50/1 (11/1)
Zyrtec Adult 90ct or Rhinocort Adult Allergy Spray Product $10/1 (9/26)
Zyrtec Adult Product 24ct – 60ct $4/1 (10/3)
Unilever Super Saver
Caress Body Wash 18oz+ or Beauty Bar 6pk+ ETS $1/1 (10/3)
Degree Men Motionsense Antiperspirant, Deodorant Wipes, Dry Spray Antiperspirant or Clinical Protection Deodorant Product ETS $1/1 (10/3)
Degree Men Original Protection Antiperspirant Deodorant Product ETS .50/1 (10/3)
Degree Women Deodorant Wipes, Dry Spray Antiperspirant or Clinical Protection Product ETS $1.25/1 (10/3)
Degree Women Motionsense or UltraClear Antiperspirant Deodorant ETS $1/1 (10/3)
Dove Amplified Textures Hair Care Product $2/1 (10/3)
Dove Beauty Bar Product 4pk+ .75/1 (10/3)
Dove Body Wash 22oz+ or Shower Foam Product 13.5oz ETS $1/1 (10/3)
Dove Dry Spray Antiperspirant Product ETS $1.50/1 (10/3)
Dove Even Tone, Advanced Care, 0% Aluminum or Wipes Deodorant Product ETS $1.25/1 (10/3)
Dove Exfoliating Body Polish 10.5oz $1/1 (10/3)
Dove Hair Care Products (exc. Dove Men+Care and ETS) $3/2 (10/3)
Dove Men+Care Body Wash 13.5oz+ or Antiperspirant Deodorant Products ETS $4/2 (10/3)
Dove, Dove Men+Care, AXE, Degree or Degree Men Dry Spray Antiperspirant Products ETS $4/2 (10/3)
Lever 2000 Bar Soap Product 6pk+ $1/1 (10/3)
Nexxus Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling Product (exc. Masques Sachets, Products 5.1oz and ETS) $5/1 (10/3)
Seventh Generation Auto or Hand Dish Product .50/1 (10/17)
Seventh Generation Liquid Laundry Detergent 95oz+ $2/1 (10/17)
SheaMoisture Products (exc. Bar Soap, Single-Use Packets, Sheet Masks 0.5oz and ETS) $5/2 (10/3)
St. Ives Face Care, Hand & Body Lotion or Body Wash Product ETS $1/1 (10/3)
Suave Body Wash Product ETS $1/1 (10/3)
Suave Deodorant Product (exc. 1.4oz and Twin Packs) .50/1 (10/3)
Suave Professionals for Natural Hair Product – Buy ONE, Get ONE FREE up to $5.99 (exc. Gift and Twin Packs and ETS) B1G1 (10/3)
Suave Professionals for Natural Hair Product (exc. Gift and Twin Packs and ETS) $2/1 (10/3)
Suave Professionals Shampoo or Conditioner Products ETS $3/2 (10/3)
Suave Professionals Shampoo or Conditioner Products ETS $1/1 (10/3)
TRESemme Root Touch-Up Spray Product ETS $2/1 (10/3)
TRESemme Shampoo or Conditioner Products ETS $3/2 (10/3)
Vaseline Lotion 6.8oz+ ETS $2/1 (10/3)
Woo-hoo! Next week marks the return of The Great British Bake Off to Netflix, where they’ll be dropping one episode a week, concurrently with the British episode. No more bingeing an entire season 🙂 So many of the contestants have gone on to shows and cookbooks that it’s astonishing. Here’s a baking book that’s a pleasure to read – she really loves her subject and writes for all skill levels.
We are supposed to get three inserts in this Sunday’s paper (9/13): two SmartSource and one RetailMeNot. Sometimes papers divide them differently and not all papers will carry the same coupons or have the same values.
SmartSource
Afrin Any product $2/1 (10/11)
Aleve or Aleve PM product 40ct+ $4/1 (9/20)
Alka Seltzer Plus product 10ct+ $1/1 (10/11)
Alka Seltzer Plus Power-Max Gels product 10ct or larger or Alka-Seltzer Plus PowerFast Fizz 10ct+ $2/1 (10/11)
Bayer Aspirin product 200ct+ $2/1 (9/27)
Bayer Aspirin product 50ct+ $1/1 (9/27)
Blue Dry Dog or Cat Food 5lbs+ $5/1 (10/31)
Blue Wet Dog or Cat Food $1/2 (10/31)
Blue Bag of Dog or Cat Treats $1/1 (10/31)
Cacique Cheese or Cream 10oz+ $1/1 (11/1)
Cacique Queso Dip 16oz $1/1 (11/1)
Cacique Chorizo 8oz+ .50/2 (11/1)
Citracal product 70ct+ (exc. 100ct petites) $4/1 (9/20)
Clairol Temporary Root Touch-Up Color Blending Gel $2/1 (9/26)
Clairol Nice’n Easy, Toot Touch-Up Permanent or Natural Instincts Hair Color (exc. Natural Instincts Crema Keratina Hair Color) $5/2 (9/26)
Clairol Nice’n Easy, Toot Touch-Up Permanent or Natural Instincts Hair Color (exc. Natural Instincts Crema Keratina Hair Color) $2/1 (9/26)
Claritin Non-Drowsy or Children’s Claritin 60ct+ (exc. Claritin-D) $10/1 (9/20)
Claritin Non-Drowsy Claritin or Children’s Claritin 24ct+ (exc. Claritin-D) $6/1 (9/20)
Claritin Non-Drowsy Claritin or Children’s Claritin 24ct+ (exc. Claritin-D) $4/1 (10/11)
Claritin Non-Drowsy Childrens Claritin Chewables 20ct+ OR Reditabs for Juniors 20ct+ (exc. Claritin-D) $4/1 (10/11)
Claritin-D Non Drowsy product 15ct+ $6/1 (9/20)
Claritin-D Non Drowsy product 15ct+ $4/1 (10/11)
Colgate Mouthwash or Mouth Rinse 200ml .50/1 (9/26)
Colgate Toothpaste 3.0oz+ (exc. 2.8oz and 2.8oz bonus) ETS .50/1 (9/26)
Colgate Adult or Kids Manual Toothbrush (exc. Colgate Plus, Colgate Extra Clean or Colgate Classic Clean) .50/1 (9/26)
Covergirl Lip product $2/1
Covergirl Face product $3/1
Covergirl Eye product $3/1
Del Monte Fruit Cup Snacks 4-pack, any flavor $1/2 (11/13)
Del Monte Fruit and Oats, Fruit and Chia or Fruit Refreshers 2-pack, any flavor .75/1 (11/13)
Fiber One any flavor/variety OR Protein One Snack product $1/2 (11/7)
Flintstones or One-A-Day Kids Multivitamin product $3/1 (9/20)
General Mills Ceral Listed: Cinnamon Cheerios, Lucky Charms Honey Clovers, Cocoa Puffs Brownie Crunch, Minions Vanilla Vibe Cereal $1/1 (10/24)
John Frieda Extra Strength Serum (exc. wonder drop hair masks,appliances and tools) ETS $3/1 (10/11)
Liquid Collagen any product $2/1 (12/11)
One_A_Day or Flintstones Fuit Bites Multivitamin product $4/1 (9/20)
One-A-Day Multivitamin product 65ct+ OR any One-A-Day Prenatal product $4/1 (9/20)
Palmer’s Hemp Oil product ETS $1/1 (11/30)
Palmer’s product $1/1 (11/30)
Palmer’s Hair Care product $1/1 (11/30)
Panera Soup, Mac & Cheese, Chili, Stew, Pasta $1/1 (10/11)
Panera Soup, Mac & Cheese, Chili, Stew, Pasta $2/2 (10/11)
Phillips any product $1/1 (10/11)
Phillips Probiotic product $8/1 (9/20)
Pillsbury Refrigerated Baked Goods product $1/3 (11/7)
Replens product $3/1
Sargento Snack Bites Cheese Snack .75/1 (11/15)
Sargento Stick or String Natural Cheese .75/1 (11/15)
Sargento Balanced Breaks Snack .75/1 (11/8)
Trubiotics any product $5/1 (10/11)
Werthers Original Sugar $1/2 (11/7)
SmartSource #2
Acuvue Revitalens Contact Lens Solution 10oz or 20oz $5/1 (10/19)
Allegra Allergy 24HR 70ct tabl or 60ct Gelcaps $10/1 (9/19)
Allegra Allergy 24HRT 24ct+, Allegra-D or Children’s Allegra Allergy 8oz or 24ct $5/1 (10/3)
Allegra Children’s or Allegra Allergy 12hr product $3/1 (10/3)
Allerlife any product $5/1 (10/3)
Allerlife 20ct product $3/1 (10/3)
Atkins 5pk Bar, 5pk Treat pr 4pk Shake $1/1 (12/15)
Blink Contacts or Blink-N-Clean Drops $3/1 (10/19)
Blink Tears or Blink Gel Tears Lubricating Eye Drops $3/1 (10/19)
Dulcolax product (exc. 10ct or smaller and Stool Softener) $3/1 (10/10)
Huggies Packages of Diapers (exc. 9ct or less) $3/2 (10/10)
Mitchum Antiperspirant and Deodorant $1/1 (9/26)
Nasacort 240 Spray $8/1 (9/26)
Nasacort 120 Spray $3/1 (10/3)
Neutrogena Makeup Remover Cleansing Towelettes $1/1 (10/11)
Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair product $3/1 (10/11)
Pull-Ups New Leaf Training Underwear (exc. 6ct or less) $2/1 (10/10)
Revlon Eye Tool $1/1 (9/26)
Revlon Eyeliner $3/1 (9/26)
Revlon Face Cosmetic $4/1 (9/26)
Revlon Face Foundation $4/1 (9/26)
Revlon Eye Cosmetic $3/1 (9/26)
Rice-A-Roni or Pasta Roni $1/4 (10/25)
Rolaids Bottle 36ct or 28ct advanced $2/1 (10/10)
Selsun Blue product ETS $1.50/1 (11/12)
Skintimate or Schick Disposable Razor Pack or Schick Xtreme5 or Schick Hydro Silk3 Razor or Refill (exc. Schick Xtreme3 1ct, Schick Xtreme2 and Skintimate 2ct and 6ct Disposables) $3/1 (10/3)
U by Kotex Pads or Liners (exc. 14ct-22ct) ETS $1/1 (10/10)
U by Kotex Tampons ETS $1/1 (10/10)
Visine any product $1/1 (9/19)
Vivarin Tabl 40ct $2/1 (12/31)
Vivarin 16-counts product .50/1 (12/31)
Wonderful Pistachios 11oz+ $1/1 (12/13)
Wonderful Pistachios 4oz-8oz .50/1 (12/13)
Xyzal 35ct or 80ct product $8/1 (10/3)
Xyzal 10ct OR Children’s product $4/1 (10/3)
RetailMeNot
Amberen Menopause Relief $7/1 (10/26)
Amberen Perimenopause Relief $7/1 (10/26)
Domino Golden Sugar .65/1 (11/7)
Garnier Nutrisse, Color Reviver or Express Retouch Haircolor products $4/2 (9/26)
Garnier Olia Haircolor products $5/2 (10/15)
Garnier Skinactive moisturizer products (exc masks) ETS $2/1 (9/26)
Garnier Skinactive Micellar Water or Cleanser product (exc. 100ml, 200 ml, micellar water and skin masks) ETS $2/1 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Revitalift ETS $5/2 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Skincare or Sublime Bronzer ETS $2/1 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Cosmetic Face Product (exc. Makeup Remover) ETS $2/1 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Superior Preference, Excellence or Feria Haircolor $5/2 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Superior Preference, Excellence or Feria Haircolor $2/1 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Elvive Haircare or Advanced Hairstyle products (exc. 1 oz, 3 oz shampoo and conditioner, twin or value packs) $3/2 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Root Precision or Magic Root Cover Up $2/1 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Age Perfect Cosmetic Product ETS $2/1 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Mascara $2.50/1 (9/26)
L’oreal Paris Lip product $2/1 (9/26)
Mrs. T’s Pierogies $1/3 (10/17)
Kohl’s ever-evolving loyalty program is evolving again, this time into something not too radically different from what it’s replacing, and with the same name as the program that the current program replaced. Here’s the Coupons in the News article.
At Five Below, everything is priced at $5 and below. At Dollar Tree, everything is priced at $1.
Except when it’s not. And now, more items at both discount chains are falling into the “not” category. Here’s the Coupons in the News article.
We are supposed to get one RetailMeNot insert this Sunday (9/6). Not all papers will carry the same coupons or have the same values.
RetailMeNot
BOOST Drinks Multipacks or Canisters $4/2 (10/31)
Centrum or Centrum Silver Multivitamin 50ct+ OR Centrum Multi+Probiotics Multivitamin 30ct ETS $4/1 (9/20)
Centrum MultiGummies 50ct+ $4/1 (9/20)
Equal PLUS Product $2/1 (11/1)
Equal any Product $1.50/1 (11/1)
Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling Products ETS $2/2 (9/19)
Kellogg’s All-bran, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Crispix, Mueslix, Rice Krispies, Special K, Smart Start, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and/or Raisin Bran Cereal 10.3oz+, Any Flavor, Mix and Match $1/2 (10/18)
Listerine Ready Tabs 8ct+ $1/1 (10/4)
Listerine Mouthwash 500ml+ $1/1 (10/4)
Nicorette Product 20ct-24ct $4/1 (9/26)
Nicorette Product 72ct+ OR ONE NicoDerm CQ 14ct+ $10/1 (9/26)
Zyrtec Adult product 90ct $12/1 (9/12)
Zyrtec Adult product 60ct $6/1 (9/19)
Zyrtec Adult product 24ct-45ct or Children’s Zyrtec 8oz product $4/1 (9/19)