It’s bad enough when you see a driver swerving along the road because they’re busy texting or watching a video. But look out – now there’s a new road hazard out there. That driver who’s about to hit you might be busy looking for coupons.

Root Insurance has released the results of its second annual “Holiday Distracted Driving Report.” And for some determined deal-seekers, it seems that even hurtling down the highway at a mile a minute isn’t enough to stop them from searching for savings.  Here’s the Coupons in the News article.

Why waste time going to the store and picking out groceries, when you can just download an app that will do it all for you?

As apps and online shopping have made grocery shopping easier, a French startup has taken things to their logical conclusion. It’s created an app that will decide what you need, fill your cart, and have everything ready to be delivered to you or picked up at the store – and you barely have to lift a finger.  Here’s the Coupons in the News article.

A Kroger cashier in West Virginia has been arrested for allegedly double-dipping on coupons, by giving her coupon-bearing customers a discount, then using the same coupons to give herself a discount – in the form of cash.

36-year-old Danielle Catron of Beckley, West Virginia was charged with embezzlement last Wednesday. Over a two-month period beginning in September, police say she reused hundreds of coupons that she had accepted from customers, rescanned them, removed the equivalent amount of cash from her register, and pocketed it.  Here’s the entire article from Coupons in the News.

We’re supposed to get one SmartSource insert in this Sunday’s paper (12/15). Remember, not all papers carry the same coupons or even have the same value.  I see Kemp “crab” and “lobster” packs on markdown all the time, so a sale + reduced sticker + coupon = free or possible money maker with a rebate, especially since the coupons are good through May!

SmartSource

Afrin $2/1 any product (1/3)
Airborne $1/1 any product (3/15)
AirWick $3.50/1 Freshmatic Twin Refill Pack (12/29)
Alka Seltzer $2/1 Plus Power Max Gels product 10ct+ (1/3)
Alka Seltzer $1/1 Plus product 10ct+ (1/3)
Bausch + Lomb $2/1 Lumify 2.5 ML product (2/8)
Bausch + Lomb $4/1 Lumify 7.5 ML product (2/8)
Citracel $4/1 product 70ct+ (exc. 100ct petites) (1/12)
Claritin $4/1 Non-Drowsy D (15+) (1/12)
Claritin $4/1 Non-Drowsy (30ct+) (1/12)
Claritin $8/1 Non-Drowsy D (15+) (12/22)
Claritin $10/1 Non-Drowsy and Children’s Claritin Chewables (60ct+) exc. Claritin D (12/22)
Corcidin $2/1 HBP product (1/3)
Curel $1.50/1 Moisturizer 6oz+ ETS (1/26)
Curel $3/1 hydra therapy or dry skin moisturizer ETS (1/26)
Digestive $1/1 advantage product (3/15)
Drano $1/1 any product (1/25)
General Mills $1.50/4 cereal boxes: Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Reese’s Puffs, Trix, Chex, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Golden Grahams, Kix, Fiber One, Wheaties, Raisin Nut Bran, Total, Basic 4, Oatmeal Crisp, Nature Valley Granola (pouches) (1/25)
Jergens $3/1 Wet Skin Moisturizer (10 oz +) (1/13)
Jergens $1/1 Moisturizer (5oz+, includes Jergens Firming Neck and Chest Moisturizer, exc. Jergens Wet Skin Moisturizer) (1/13)
Lipton .50/1 Iced Tea 128oz jug (any flavor) (1/31)
Louis Kemp $1/1 Crab Delights or Lobster Delights (5/31)
MagOx $3/1 400 Master of Magnesium (3/14)
MegaRed $1/1 any product (3/15)
MiraLax $5/1 product 20ct + (1/12)
Move Free $1/1 any product (3/15)
Nature Made $2/1 any product (12/15-1/15)
Neuriva $5/1 30ct + product (3/15)
One A Day $4/1 multivitamin product (exc. 60ct) (1/12)
Pillsbury $1/3 Refrigerated Baked Goods Product (3/7)
TheraTears $3/1 any product (3/14)
TheraTears $4/1 Sterilids Antimicrobial Eyelid Cleaner and Facial Wash (3/14)
Tide $1/1 PODS exc. Tide liquid/powder laundry detergent, Tide simply, tide simply pods and tide pods 9ct and below ETS (12/28)
Tide $1/1 Detergent or Tide pureclean or Tide Antibacterial Spray exc. studio by tide, tide pods, tide rescue, tide simply, tide simply pods and tide detergent 10oz and ETS (12/28)
Wonderful Halos .50/1 size 2lbs or larger (1/15)

Short post and then back to deals.  I was in the hospital on the condemned floor from Monday through yesterday, and it was impossible to get online with anything over dial-up speed – honestly, they should call it WI-IF.  I call it condemned because the floor is being closed down within the next ten days and has never been modernized or updated; luckily FirstBorn had a screwdriver handy to tighten the light switch plates back to the wall, but the heat lamp timer???? well, that was completely pulled away from the wall and my suggestion of throwing water on it wasn’t seconded by my family 🙁  It literally took 20 minutes for the water in the shower to reach wash temperature (yeah, I timed it).  Maybe more later, but all the employees were super.

Consumers buying a new Lincoln Continental in 2020 can thank a cup of coffee at McDonald’s for the improved fuel efficiency of the Ford luxury vehicle.

On Wednesday, McDonald’s and Ford Motor Company said they are joining forces to turn McDonald’s coffee bean waste into vehicle parts. Specifically, headlamp parts from Lincoln cars coming off the assembly line later this month will be made with chaff, skin waste created after roasting coffee beans.

Is your Family Dollar store a little… unkempt? A Colorado woman says hers is, even though the company’s management has promised to tidy up. So she’s become the latest shopper to sue Family Dollar to try to force it to clean up its act.  Here’s the full article from Coupons in the News.

We’re supposed to get two inserts in this Sunday’s paper (12/8), a SmartSource and RetailMeNot. Sometimes your paper might divide them differently and not all papers carry the same coupons or even have the same value.

SmartSource

Acuvue $3/1 10oz RevitaLens Mutli-Purpose Disinfecting Solution (1/13)
Acuvue $5/1 20 oz Revita Lens Multi-Purpose disinfecting solution (1/13)
Aleve $2/1 or Aleve Back and Muscle Pain or Aleve PM 40ct or larger (12/15)
Allegra D $5/1 Allergy Congestion product (12/28)
Biosteel $5/1 5oz product (1/18)
Blink $3/1 Tears Lubricating Eye Drops, Blink Gel Tears Lubricating Eye Drops or Blink Tears Preservative Free Lubricating Eye drops (1/13)
Blink $3/1 Contacts Lubricating Eye Drops or Blink-n- Clean Lens Drops (1/13)
Blistex $1/2 Lip Care Products (1/5)
Colgate .50/1 kids mouthwash 250ml+ (12/21)
Colgate .50/1 Kids Toothbrush (12/21)
Colgate .50/1 toothpaste 3.0 oz+ exc. 2.8, 2.8oz bonus and ETS (12/21)
Colgate $1.50/1 Adult or Kids Battery Powered Toothbrush (12/21)
Colgate .50/1 Kids Toothpaste 4.4oz+ (12/21)
Covergirl $2/1 Foundation or Powder exc. Cheekers and accessories and ETS (1/4)
Covergirl $2/1 Mascara exc. accessories and ETS (1/4)
Covergirl $1/1 Lip product exc. accessories and ETS (1/4)
Delysm $3/1 12 hour adult product (1/19)
Delysm $3/1 Cough + Adult product (1/19)
Delysm $3/1 Childrens product (1/19)
Depend $5/2 Real Fit Silhouette or Night Defense Products 8ct+ (1/4)
Depend $3/1 Products 8ct+ (1/4)
Duracell $1/1 Battery Product (1/4)
Edge $1/1 or Skintimate, Schick Hydro or Schick Xtreme gel, foam or cream exc. 2oz and 2.75oz (12/28)
Ensure $8/4 Max Protein or ensure high protein multipacks (12/31)
Ensure $5/2 multipacks (12/31)
Finish $1/1 Quantum or Finish Max in 1 Automatic Dishwasher Detergent (1/5)
Finish $1/1 Jet Dry Rinse Aid or Finish Machine Cleaner (1/5)
Fisher .55/1 recipe nut item of any variety 10oz+ (1/4)
Fleischmann’s .40/1 yeast product (2/17)
Glucerna $3/1 product of your choice (1/4)
Gold Bond $1.50/1 Ultimate Neck and Chest, Age Defense, Overnight, Eczema, Psoriasis, Diabetics, Rough and Bumpy, Dark Spot Minimizing, 13oz Strength and Resilience or Men’s 5 in 1 Face exc. hand creamns or 1oz serums (1/6)
Gold Bond $1.50/1 Ultimate lotion 13oz+ (1/4)
Gold Bond $1/1 Ultimate Cream or Lotion 2.4oz-8.1 or or cracked skin exc. 1oz serum and mens facial lotion (1/4)
Kikkoman $1/2 Panko Bread Crumbs (3/31)
Kikkoman $1/2 Teriyaki Sauces (3/31)
Merci $1/1 box of chocolates (6/30)
Mucinex $2/1 12 hour product (1/19)
Mucinex $2/1 any product (1/19)
Poise $2/1 product (pads, liners or poise impressa bladder supports) exc. 14-26ct liners or 10ct pads (1/4)
Rachel Ray $3/1 12oz bag or larger of Rachel Ray Nutrish Dog Treats (2/20)
Rachel Ray $4/1 Nutrish Dry Dog Food (2/20)
Rachel Ray $3/1 Nutrish Dry Cat Food (2/20)
Rachel Ray $3/1 Nutrish Wet Dog Variety pack or Wet cat variety pack (2/20)
Rachel Ray Buy 1 bag of Rachel Ray Dry Dog Food, GET 1 4.3OZ bag or smaller of Rachel ray Nutrish dog treats free (2/20)
Ragu .60/2 Pasta Sauce (1/2)
Schick $3/1 Intuition or Intuition f.a.b, hydro silk or hydro Silk5, Quattro for women razor or refill or Schick hydro silk or intuition f.a.b disposable razor pack (exc. Schick Intuition & Quattro for women disposable and men’s razor or refill) (12/28)
Schick $3/1 Hydro or Schick Quattro Titanium Razor or Refill exc. Schick disposables and women’s razor or refill (12/28)
Wonderful Pistachios $1/1 product 12oz+ (3/7)
Wonderful Pistachios .50/1 product 4.5-8oz (3/7)

RetailMeNot

Aquaphor $3/1 Ointment Body Spray product exc. any other Aquaphor products and and ETS (1/4)
Aquaphor $1/1 lip product (1/4)
Aquaphor $2/1 body product or Aquaphor baby product (1/4)
Breathe Right $2/1 any product (1/4)
Country Crock $1/1 Plant Butter 16oz stick or 10.5 oz tub product (12/29)
Crest $5/1 3D White Whitestrips Kit exc. Noticeable White, Classic White, Original Whitening Kit, Gentle Whitening kit and express whitening kit and ETS (1/11)
Excedrin $1.50/1 any product (1/4)
Friskies $1/4 1.2oz cups of Lil Soups Wet Cat Food Complements, any variety (2/6)
Friskies $2/24 5.5oz cans or 1- 24 count Variety pack or 2- 12ct variety packs of Friskies Wet Cat Food, any variety (2/6)
Friskies $1/1 16lb or larger bag of dry cat food, any variety (2/6)
Gillette $5/1 Refill 4ct+ (1/4)
L’Oreal $2/1 Paris Superior Preference or exc. hair color product (1/4)
L’Oreal $2/1 Paris Skincare product ETS (1/4)
L’Oreal $5/2 Paris Superior Preference or exc. hair color product (1/4)
L’Oreal $2/1 Root Protection or Magic Root Cover Up product (1/4)
Nivea $1/1 Body Lotion and In-shower body lotion or crème product ETS (12/21)
Nivea $3/2 Body Lotion and In-Shower body lotion or crème products ETS (12/21)
Oral- B $5/1 Replacement Brush Heads 3ct or greater ETS (1/11)
Oral-B $5/1 Vitality OR Pro Series 500 or greater Rechargeable Electric Toothbrush ETS (1/11)
Theraflu $2/1 any product (1/4)
Theraflu $3/1 Large product (1/4)
Triaminic $1/1 any product (1/4)

What Do You Get When You Combine a Coupon And a Record-Setting Display?  The answer – really cheap guacamole!  Here’s the entire article in Coupons in the News.

It’s typically not easy to find coupons for fresh produce. But lately, it’s not hard at all to find coupons for avocados, thanks to an aggressive industry marketing group that offers plentiful coupons, ads, displays – and stunts like the one that it’s pulled off in New Orleans this week.

Avocados From Mexico has set up a Guinness world record-setting display of avocados in a Rouses Market grocery store. Overflowing boxes stacked nearly to the ceiling contain a total of 112,000 avocados. That’s plenty for everyone – and they’re plenty cheap, too. During “Avocado Fest,” avocados are on sale, three for a dollar, and Avocados from Mexico is offering coupons in store that bring the total price down to three for just 25 cents.

A Dollar General shopper in Florida got $2,125 worth of gift cards by using the same few coupons over and over again. Her cashier got a couple of bottles of hand sanitizer as a “thank you.” Now, the cashier has lost her job, has a felony conviction on her record and owes $1,452.50 – while her customer is in the clear.

Hope that hand sanitizer was worth it!

Nearly nine months after her arrest, 21-year-old Shatina McMullen of Leesburg, Florida has been convicted of grand theft, after entering a plea of no contest. She faced a potential prison sentence of five years, but instead has been sentenced to time served, plus $1,452.50 in court costs and fines.  Here’s the Coupons in the News article.