Hadn’t heard about anyone actually receiving extras in their bank account – did you get a surprise deposit? Those who filed tax returns for 2018 or 2019 with direct deposit could likely see payments come in between Monday and Wednesday, as most banks were closed for Easter and would begin processing payments after the weekend. Most banks also closed early on Friday.
Someday, this coronavirus emergency will end and we can all go back to life as normal. But will our grocery shopping habits return to normal?
Maybe you’re worried about money and have had to cut back on your typical purchases. Maybe you couldn’t find your preferred brands, and actually kind of liked the ones you ended up with. And maybe you stockpiled so much toilet paper that you won’t need to buy any more for years. Here’s the Coupons in the News article. I think people losing brand loyalty is very important because only sales and coupons will bring them back into the fold, imo.
We might be poor couponing fools, but the eating’s good, and that’s the most important thing, right? Bread from yesterday’s batch, a nice ripe Camembert, local tomatoes and fresh basil from our AeroGarden (told you it was great).
Most stores are still limiting how much toilet paper you can buy. You can only grab one or two cleaning or sanitizing products, if you can find any at all. But many stores are still limiting purchases of dairy products like milk – even though dairy farmers are pleading with them to let shoppers buy as much as they’d like. Here’s the article from Coupons in the News – I’ve read on other sites about farmers being forced to dump this perishable product and that’s just horrible.
Is your local grocery store still running low on the essentials? Do you need to restock, but don’t want to risk going into the store, and can’t manage to secure a delivery or pickup window?
Then why not head to your local fast food joint? Not for burgers and fries – but for bread, milk, veggies and more. Here’s the Coupons in the News article. Note that this is a new program and has a limited roll-out at present.
Just about everything that started as one retailer’s response to the coronavirus pandemic has quickly become commonplace. A few weeks ago, someone came up with the idea of senior shopping hours, stricter return policies, plexiglass cashier shields and stripped-down (or no) weekly circulars – now, it seems nearly everyone has followed suit. More recent quickly-adopted trends have included floor decals promoting social distancing and limits to the number of people allowed inside a store at one time.
Could roped-off sections of the store, forbidding you from buying certain items, be the next trend to catch on? Here’s the entire article from Coupons in the News. Reminds me of a zillion years ago when a brother lived in Missouri and their Sunday laws allowed alcohol and food sales, but prohibited brooms and the like. but figured, hey, it’s Missouri…
It’s difficult saving money during a pandemic. It’s also difficult if your entire business model is based on helping people to save money, when people are trying to avoid shopping as much as possible.
So some of your favorite rebate and rewards apps are having to get creative to keep you engaged, and keep their businesses up and running. Some are offering more ways to earn from home, while others are offering special rewards on items they otherwise wouldn’t. Here’s the Coupons in the News article – see what money you might be missing with all your online purchases.
While I would never take delight in this COVID situation we are all in, I do feel a sense of vindication of my stockpile buying habits – I’ve only had to shop for milk, oat milk (for Pita) and half and half since the middle of March, although honesty compels me to admit Pita surprised me with a bag of organic potatoes because she knew I’d be too cheap to buy them 🙂 I make a loaf of bread every two days ’cause that’s the one thing we’re all nuts about; the chili used quite a few cans of beans (still have cases) plus tomatoes and Beyond Meat from the freezer (sale, rebate APP and reduced sticker purchases). If we keep bingeing The Great British Bakeoff I might start in on the fancy stuff …
We’re supposed to get three inserts in this Sunday’s paper (4/5), 1 SmartSource and 2 RetailMeNots. Sometimes you’ll find your paper has divided them differently and not all papers will carry the same coupons or even have the same values.
SmartSource
Allegra Allergy 24HR 24ct+ or Children’s Allegra Allergy Product $4/1 (4/25)
Almay Eye Cosmetic $3/1 (4/18)
Almay Face Cosmetic $4/1 (4/18)
Almay Lip Cosmetic $2/1 (4/18)
Almay Makeup Removers $3/2 (4/18)
Aquaphor Product 1.7oz+ or Aquaphor Baby product ETS $2/1 (4/18)
Aquaphor Lip Product $1/1 (4/18)
Aquaphor Body Spray product ETS $2/1 (4/18)
Bausch+Lomb Lumify Product 7.5ML $4/1 (6/6)
Bausch+Lomb Lumify Product 2.5ML $2/1 (6/6)
Butterfinger Crunch, or Baby Ruth Single Bars or Share Pack (1.9oz-3.7oz) .50/2 (5/14)
Butterfinger Crunch, Baby Ruth Fun Size or Minis 10oz or larger $1/1 (5/31)
Capzasin-HP Cream 1.5oz product $2/1 (4/19)
Carefree Breathe Liners or Carefree Breathe Pads (exc. 16ct liners) $2/1 (5/3)
Carvel Oreo, Disney Frozen 2, Reeses, or Heath Ice Cream Cake 32oz+ $3/1 (7/5)
Coppertone Any Product $5/2 (5/2)
Coppertone Any Product $2/1 (5/2)
Efferdent product 90ct+ $2/1 (5/17)
Energizer batteries or Flashlight .75/1 (5/16)
Ensure Multipack $3/1 (5/17)
Glucerna Product of your choice $3/1 (5/18)
Halls Products 10ct+ any variety $1/2 (5/16)
Huggies Pull-Ups Training Pants 7ct+ $2/1 (5/2)
Hydroxycut Product Valued at over $17.88 $5/1 (7/5)
International Delight Creamers (16 oz or 32 oz) or 1 48 oz or 64 oz $1/2 (5/16)
Jergens Natural Glow Product ETS $1.50/1 (5/3)
Mitchum Antiperspirant & Deodorant (exc. twin packs and ETS) $2/1 (4/18)
Nasacort Allergy 24HR 120 Spray $4/1 (4/25)
Ocean Spray Growing Goodness 8pk $1/1 (5/5)
Ocean Spray 60oz or 64oz Juice or Juice Blends $1/2 (5/5)
Pillsbury Refrigerated Baked Goods Products $1/3 (6/27)
Playtex Simply Gentle Glide Tampons (36 ct OR Larger) OR O.B. Tampons $2/1 (5/3)
Playtex Sport OR Simply Gentle Glide Tampons (exc. 3, 4 and 8ct) or O.B. Tampons $1/1 (5/3)
Quaker Life Cereal, Quaker Oatmeal Squares or Quaker Simply Granola $1/2 (5/17)
Revlon Total Color $3/1 (4/18)
Revlon Hair Color $1/2 (4/18)
Revlon Root Erase $2/1 (4/18)
Sargento Reserve Series Shredded Natural Cheese .75/1 (5/31)
Sargento Reserve Series Natural Cheese Slices .75/1 (5/31)
Silk Half & Half or Heavy whipping Cream 15 or 32 oz or So Delicious Dairy Free coco Whip $1/1 (5/16)
Similasan Eye Care Product $5/1 (5/26)
Stayfree pads (exc. 10ct) or Carefree Liners or Carefree Breath Pads or Liners (exc 16, 18, 20 or 22ct liners) $2/2 (5/3)
Windex Refill Product ETS $1.50/1 (5/16)
Windex Products $1.50/2 (5/16)
XYZAL Allergy 24 HR 35ct+ or Children’s Xyzal 5oz $4/1 (4/25)
RetailMeNot
Colace 60ct product $5/1 (4/19)
Colace any product $2/1 (5/17)
Covergirl Face product (exc. Cheekers and accesspries and ETS) $3/1 (5/2)
Covergirl Eye Product (exc. 1-kit shadows and accessories) $3/1 (5/2)
Covergirl Lip Product (exc. accessories and ETS) $2/1 (5/2)
Crave bag of dry dog food or dry cat food any size $5/1 (5/31)
Degree Men Advanced Protection Dry Spray Antiperspirant (ETS) $2/1 (4/19)
Degree Men Original Protection Antiperspirant or Deodorant Stick (ETS) .50/1 (4/19)
Degree Men Motionsense Antiperspirant, Deodorant Wipes, Dry Spray Antiperspirant or Clinical Protection product (ETS) $1.25/1 (4/19)
Degree Women Advanced Protection Dry Spray Antiperspirant (ETS) $2/1 (4/19)
Degree Women Motionsense Antiperspirant, Deodorant Wipes, Dry Spray Antiperspirant or Clinical Protection product (ETS) $1/1 (4/19)
Dial Body Wash 12oz+ (ETS) $2/1 (4/19)
Dove Beauty Bar 4ct+ .75/1 (4/19)
Dove Foaming Hand Wash 13.5 oz product (ETS) $1/1 (4/19)
Dove Body Polish WYB any 1 Dove Body Wash 22oz+ product (ETS) $2/1 (4/19)
Gray Away temporary root concealer spray or one gray away root touch up magnetic powder or one root touch up quick stick $2/1 (7/5)
Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise Jar 24oz or larger or Squeeze 11.5oz poduct .50/1 (4/18)
Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling products (exc. bio:renew, color and body wash and ETS) $2/2 (4/18)
Lipton Tea Bags, K-Cup, Liquid or Powdered Iced Tea Mix products .75/2 (4/19)
Maille any product $1/1 (4/18)
Old Spice Buy One Old Spice Body Wash – Get One Old Spice Dry Spray FREE up to $5.49 B1G1 (4/18)
Persil ProClean Laundry Detergent (exc. 6 loads or less and ETS) $2/1 (4/19)
Persil ProClean 15 or 16ct discs laundry detergent $2/1 (4/19)
Right Guard Xtreme Buy One, Get One FREE Right Guard Xtreme Defense and Dry Idea Antiperspirants and/or Deodorants B1G1 (4/19)
Schwarzkopf hair color product $4/1 (4/19)
Soft Scrub Abrasive products $1/1 (5/5)
Soft Scrub Duo Cubes In-tank toilet cleaners $1/1 (5/5)
Splenda Sweetener products $4/2 (5/10)
Splenda Naturals Stevia product $2.50/1 (5/20)
RetailMeNot
Angel Soft any size toilet paper 12 roll plus or Mega Roll pack 6 roll+ $1/1 (5/5)
Angel Soft pack toilet paper with fresh scent 12 roll plus or Mega Roll pack 6 roll+ $1/1 (5/5)
Breathe Right any product $2/1 (4/18)
Country Crock any product $1/1 (4/19)
Equal any product $1.50/1 (5/24)
Equal plus product $2/1 (5/24)
Fancy Feast 1.1oz trays appetizers, wet cat compliment or .99oz pouches fil, wet cat compliment, any variety any combination $1/6 (6/5)
Fancy Feast broths wet cat compliment, any variety $2/12 (6/5)
Flonase 120ct or larger product $10/1 (4/12)
Flonase 60ct or larger product $5/1 (4/18)
Jimmy Dean all items $1/2 (5/2)
Jimmy Dean refrigerated items $1/2 (5/2)
Konsyl 402 gram canister or gusset of daily psyllium fiber or original formula $3/1 (7/1)
Nivea Body Lotion, In- Shower Body Lotion or Crème Product (ETS) $1.50/1 (4/18)
Nivea Body lotion, In shower body lotion or crème product (ETS) $4/2 (4/18)
Pataday Eye Allergy Itch Relief Drops $5/1 (5/2)
Pellegrino Essenza Flavored Mineral Water (11.15 oz 8pack cans or 16.9 fl oz 6pack bottles) $1.50/1 (5/31)
Pellegrino Sparking Natural Mineral Water (8-pack 11.15fl oz cans, 250 ml, .5l, 750ML, 1L bottles) $1/2 (5/31)
Purina 3 lb or larger bag Bella dry dog food any variety $3/1 (5/5)
Purina 3.5oz trays or 1- 12 ct variety pack Purina Bella wet dog food, any variety $4/12 (5/5)
Sprayaway product 15 oz+ .75/1 (6/30)
Wright packaged bacon, all varieties $1/1 (5/29)
Just got the text: COD has announced all Summer classes will be held online to ensure the continued safety of their students and staff. Guess that’s it for my dance and activity classes, which really don’t translate well to an online-only format.