I first have to say that I’m getting majorly pissed with the Chicago Tribune’s lack of professionalism when it comes to coupon inserts. Of ten papers from Dollar Tree, TEN were missing one of the red plums, while THREE were also missing the other red plum. These are bundled papers, which means I henceforth will have to check each and every friggin’ paper for the correct number of inserts. And again I ask: Why can’t I ever get extra COUPON inserts instead of multiples of sales ads?

This picture should be captioned “The Dark Side of Photos!” Been running around most of the day, scoring whatever freebies and moneymakers I can – – been pretty successful, too! Dollar Tree (several of them so far) has the South Beach bars back in stock! Use the $1 coupon from 1/4 S2 (EXP 2/15) for the Snack Bars. While they have lots of the Good-To-Go bars, the coupon will not scan for this product. And do you really want to have a non-scanning coupon at Dollar Tree??? Even if you don’t like/use this product, it’s low tax and a great food pantry donation.

Don’t forget to grab your FREE Tabasco sauce at Walmart. Don’t like or use Tabasco sauce? Again, low tax and excellent donation item. The tax write-off ain’t bad, either!
VO5 men’s body wash! Use the 50/2 coupon from 1/25S for cheap body wash…tide you over until the next round of freebies.

Not all Dollar Trees carry the same merchandise – often stores within blocks of one another will be different! Having said that, I found the L’Oreal at two Dollar Trees and the Lime-a-Way at a different store! Use the $2 Preference coupon from the 1/11 rp and this $2 L’Oreal Preference printable; Dollar Tree allows four LIKE coupons. The 1/11 rp insert also contains a $5/2 coupon but the coupon makes a loud noise and won’t be accepted by the register so don’t even bother (tried it at a couple stores), whereas the $2 coupon automatically scans and adjusts down to $1. Use the 50¢ Lime-A-Way coupon from 1/043 S1 and pay only 50¢.

Rachel and I walked the aisles of another Dollar Tree this afternoon and lookie what they had – not only the L’Oreal Feria variety, but also this Preference Ombre Touch!  Lots of Infusium 23, but alas, the coupon expired 12/31.  ain’t that always the way…

Yes, that’s right – grab L’Oreal hair color for only one buck! I make it a point to check Dollar Tree at least once a week because it’s amazing what turns up! I found a few $1 Reach coupons in my coupon stash and used them for dental floss. These were sheets of coupons I picked up at my dentist’s office. I mean, do we really need small tubes of toothpaste and toothbrushes? Puhleez – hand over those high-value coupons!!!