Free Fun Fridays: Free Admission to Old Sturbridge Village, Plimoth Planation & More! (8/28)

Thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, you can get free admission to a bunch of local area exhibits on Fridays during the summer.

Here are the freebies for Friday 8/28

Old Sturbridge Village
Plimoth Plantation
Clark Art Institute
MASS MoCA
Ecotariam
Griffin Photography Museum
Cape Cod Museum of Natural History



For further details, check out the website here.


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Free Photo Cards from Shutterfly #ShutterflyTreats

Shutterfly is offering a pick one deal. Choose between 12 free thank you cards or 10 free cards and just use the promo code REFRESHING at checkout.

You do have to pay shipping and handling and cannot combine it with another offer or coupon, but this is a great way to defray the cost of cards you were already planning to buy!


*Offer expires August 23, 2015 (11:59 P.M. PT). Offer is good for 10 free 6x8, 5x7, 5x5, 4x8 flat, 5x7 folded, 5x7 trifold, 3/4 folded, square trim, signature cardstock cards, 12 3x5 folded or 12 4x5 flat cards through shutterfly.com or our mobile-friendly site. Must select one of the nine card sizes listed. Offer cannot be redeemed more than once per account and/or billing address. Taxes, shipping and handling will apply. Other trim options and paper types will incur extra fees. Not valid on foil-stamped, photo paper cards, wedding suite cards, other sizes, mix and match cards, calling cards, other products, prepaid plans, cards sent using mailing services, prior purchases, orders placed for in-store pick up and purchases made on the Shutterfly apps. Cannot be redeemed for cash or combined with other offers or credits. Not valid for resale.


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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40% Off Purses & Accessories at Savers Mon. 8/24

I LOVE SAVERS!

Savers recently rolled out with a new savings program that includes special savings on Mondays. Savers Club Card Members get special access to savings every Monday.

Monday, August 24, there will be a 40% off sale on ALL purses and accessories. Accessories include purses, backpacks, bags, wallets, scarves, pantyhose, socks, belts, suspenders, tires, hats, baseball hats, visors and kids' accessories. This sale does not include jewelry or red-tagged new merchandise. It also is not valid with any other coupon or discount.

And for whatever strange reason, this offer is not valid in HI, CA, NV, AZ, NM, TX and AR. Sorry!

If you're not a Savers Club Card Member, what the heck are you waiting for?! You can't get this deal without the card, so sign up now! It's free!

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Planters Flavored Peanuts $.75 at Shaw's

Shaw's has Planters flavored peanuts (6 oz) on sale for 2/$3 ($1.50 each). Clip the MyMixx coupon worth $.50 off 1 (can only be used once). And print the coupon for $1/2 here.

Buy 2 Planters flavored peanuts 6 oz.
-use $1/2 printable coupon
-$.50 will be deducted for using MyMixx
=$1.50 wyb 2 or $.75/each

This is actually a better deal than what I got today because I didn't have the printable coupon!


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Starkist Tuna Only $.54 at Shaws - 3 Day Sale

Starkist tuna is on sale as part of Shaw's 3-Day Sale. Get each can or pouch for 88 cents each. Knock that price down with coupons!

I had a coupon for $1/3 from the Smart Source insert published 7/26. This dropped my price down to 54 cents per pouch!

But you can print the coupon for $1/4 and still get a great deal. Always check the database to see if there's a better, higher-value coupon than one you might already have.

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Free Fun Fridays: Free Admission to Franklin Zoo, Freedom Trail, Discovery Museum & More! 8/21

Thanks to the Highland Street Foundation, you can get free admission to a bunch of local area exhibits on Fridays during the summer.

Here are today's (8/21) freebies:

Franklin Park Zoo
Freedom Trail Foundation
Museum of African American History
The Discovery Museums
Buttonwood Park Zoo
Emily Dickinson Museum
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival


For further details, check out the website here.

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Word on the Street: K-Mart Double Coupon Event Back?

This is just a "heard it through the grapevine" notion at the moment, but word on the street is Kmart will be having a Double Coupon event coming up starting 8/30.

So be on the lookout for more information. I'll post it as I get it.

Typically during these events, your first 5 coupons valued up to $2 (that do not say "do not double") will double... This means a $2 coupon would be worth $4!! This is the ONLY store I know of to do this.

You can only double 5 coupons - so give your highest valued coupons first.

And your overall purchase must be $25 before using your coupons. So considering buying stuff you need anyway if your couponed order doesn't reach this minimum.

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Free Magazines: Parents, Scuba Diving & Men's Health

All of these subscriptions are 100% free. And when we're done reading them, we drop them off at a local nursing home so the residents always have fresh reading material. They are also great for school collage projects, so consider donating them to a classroom!

Parents

Men's Health

Scuba Diving

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Printable Coupon Roundup

In addition to the printable coupons in the Coupon Savings Center, I found a few additional ones that you may find useful.

Libby's pumpkin

General Mills cereal

Zero Frizz

Scott Bath Tissue

Wise variety pack
Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Need School Supplies? Get Them FREE in Seekonk, MA

Running low on funds? Still need school supplies for your child?

Check out the Stuff a Backpack event

When: Sun. August 23 from noon - 2pm
Where: Radio Remote in the Seekonk Square
Who: Students K-12 (students must be present)
What: Receive a free back and then follow clues to scavenge for free school supplies


The Southcoast Health Wellness van will be there from 10am - 4pm for free health screenings and you can stick around for some great entertainment from Coast 93.3, B101-FM and Seekonk's School of Rock.

Can't make the event? Sign up to win a $500 shopping spree!


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Ocean State Job Lot Coupons & Sale

OSJL has some notable coupons in their inventory this week. Some are even for items that have manufacturer's coupons available. You CAN stack coupons at OSJL!

Colgate Sensitive toothpaste 4oz is $2 with the printable OSJL coupon
-use $.50/1 any Colgate toothpaste 3 oz+ (8/16/15 SS)
=$1.50

Charmin 4-pk Ultra Soft Bath Tissue is $2.80 with the printable OSJL coupon
-use $.35/1 any Ultra Soft or Ultra Strong
= $2.45

There's also some manufacturer's coupons floating around for Dawn that pair well with the OSJL coupon for $2.25 for Dawn Ultra 20 oz.

I highly encourage you to peruse their online flyer and head out to OSJL this week to get in on all these inexpensive goodies! And while you're at it, check out their printable coupons.



As I said before, don't forget you can use manufacturer's coupons at OSJL too! Here's their coupon policy.

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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What's Cookin' Wednesday: Birthday Shots

Oh. My. God.

My baby brother turned 21 last week?! He's all grown up.

Can you say "awww!" Look at how little he was!

His awkward long-hair, grungy, I'm angry at the world phase.

Not a baby anymore!

To celebrate, I had the family over for a small cookout. But since he turned the big, ol' 2-1, we celebrated with something extra special: pudding shots!

You may have heard of jello-shots before. But I'm not a huge fan of jello to begin with, so adding alcohol doesn't make me like it anymore. But pudding shots? You've got to be careful with those suckers because they taste like an indulgent mousse dessert.

There are so many different combinations of pudding and alcohol that can be used to make pudding shots. I'll leave you with the general recipe and then what I used to make my delicious Rum Chata pudding shots.

General Ingredients:

Small package of instant pudding
8 oz package of Cool whip or whipped topping
1 C milk
1 C alcohol

My Ingredients:

Small package of chocolate pudding
8 oz package of whipped topping
1 C 1% milk
1 C Rum Chata rum cream

Mix the milk, alcohol and pudding together until thoroughly mixed. Fold in whipped topping. Scoop or pour into dixie cups or plastic shot cups. If you want to be fancy, you can scoop the mixture into a piping bag and pipe it into the shot cups so you don't make a mess like me. But I don't mind mess - it makes it look "rustic."

Chill in the fridge for several hours before serving. These are meant to be eaten with a spoon, not swallowed like a shot. Although it was funny to watch my mom try. :-)

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Tuesday Travels: The Royal Ripoff of King Richard's Faire

Fall is fast approaching. And with fall comes all sorts of great family-friendly events. King Richard's Faire in Carver, MA is one "family-friendly" event my husband and I checked out a few years ago after years of begging on his part. I thought our experience was worth a Tuesday Travels share.

You'll soon see why I can't in good conscience call this event family-friendly.

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts


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Free Bloomin' Onion at Outback Steakhouse

Another win for Kevin Harvick means another free Bloomin' Onion for you at Outback Steakhouse on Monday 8/17. Just mention it to your server!

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

Win $50,000 Scholarship and VIP Red Carpet Experience #StaplesforStudents

I know from experience that most teachers spend more than $400 of their own money each year to provide supplies and materials for their classrooms and many students do not have the access to the equipment or tools they need.

Staples is building on its decades-long support of teachers, students and education with a $10 million pledge to support Think It Up™. Think It Up, a program launched by The Entertainment Industry Foundation, is a new movement created to inspire students to pursue their passions through student-powered, teacher-led learning projects with support from Staples for Students.

As a lead donor, Staples has teamed up with multi-talented recording artist, actor and Think It Up Ambassador Nick Jonas to help raise awareness of the need to support learning projects in classrooms across the country. The public awareness campaign encourages students to collaborate with their teachers on projects that will help innovate their classroom experience.

Customers can help support Think It Up by donating at their local Staples store.

Win a $50,000 Scholarship and VIP Red Carpet Experience

For a chance to win a $50,000 scholarship and a VIP Red Carpet Experience, fans can enter the #StaplesforStudents Sweepstakes. Fifty lucky winners will fly to Los Angeles with a friend to attend a star-studded Think It Up event. Winners will receive a VIP package which includes walking the red carpet, front row view of celebrities as they arrive, VIP tickets to the event and VIP after-party passes. One lucky grand prize winner will win the VIP Red Carpet Experience and a $50,000 scholarship.

Visit staplesforstudents.org to learn about different ways to earn entries and increase chances of winning, including making an in-store purchase, sending a tweet, signing up for e-mail and more. Entries must be submitted before 11:59PM ET on Aug. 22 and participants must be 13 years or older.

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

40% Off Shoes at Savers on 8/17

If you're a Savers Club Member card holder, you can get 40% off all shoes on Monday, 8/17! If you're not a card holder, hurry up and sign up now, it's free!

The "40% OFF Shoes For The Family" offer is only valid in US Savers stores on Monday, August 17. Super Savers Club Card required. Includes Sandals, Shoes & Boots. Excludes new merchandise (red tags). Not valid with any other coupon or discount.


Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

Ocean State Job Lot Coupons & Sale on Sun Care, Spices, Batteries & More!

From 8/13 - 8/19, Ocean State Job Lot is having an incredible 30% off sale on all sun care items. Considering stocking up for next year!

OSJL is my one-stop shop for all of my spices. I love cooking and baking but the cost of spices in the grocery store is sheer highway robbery. This week, over 60 varieties of spices are 30% off their already-low prices. My husband is going to have to monitor me or I'm going to end up a spice hoarder. I guess it could be worse, right?

And I wish they had their 30% off batteries sale BEFORE I went camping! This includes generic AND name brand batteries. Hurry, hurry, hurry!

I highly encourage you to peruse their online flyer and head out to OSJL this week to get in on all these inexpensive goodies! And while you're at it, check out their printable coupons. Save a whopping $2 on walnuts! I'm in! Want to learn to paddleboard? Save $50 off a 10'4" paddleboard!

Don't forget you can use manufacturer's coupons at OSJL too! Here's their coupon policy.


If you're an educator, this is a reminder that you can also score 30% off classroom-related, educational supplies (there are exclusions). 

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

Thrifty Thursday: Shopping Using Unit Price

You're out of milk. Again! You head out quick to the store, run towards the dairy aisle and grab the cheapest bottle - a half gallon of Hood for $2.49. You'll probably be back by the end of the week when you run out again. Did you realize you're probably spending more money by buying the "cheaper" milk, especially if you'll end up buying more in the longer run?

That gallon of milk on the shelf is only a dollar more. Yes, out of pocket, it's more money, but if you consider the unit price, then you're actually paying less per ounce for the bigger bottle than for the smaller one.

$2.49 divided by 64 oz (half gallon) = $.038 per ounce
$3.49 divided by 128 oz (gallon) = $.027 per ounce

If you end up buying two half gallons of milk in a week, that's $4.99. You could have saved $1.50 by buying one gallon!!

I carry a calculator in my coupon binder and if I'm not carrying my binder, I use my phone's calculator to figure out the unit price when buying items that don't have the unit price listed on the price tag. Seems silly, but over the course of several weeks, you could save yourself a bunch!


Quiz Time!!

Put what you learned to the test... Which is a better deal? Comment with your answer!

40 oz jar - $5.29

16 oz - $3.49 - buy 1 get 1 free sale

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

Save 15% Off Boston's Classic Harbor Line Cruises

See Boston like you never have before on this 2-hour sail aboard the Adirondack III, a wooden 8-foot pilot schooner. Within five minutes of departing the dock, you'll forget the mayhem and noise of the City and you'll feel the relaxing breeze of the Boston Harbor!

Give your child an experience that is safe, fun and unique! Join Harbor Line Cruises for a Day Sail! My readers save 15% off Classic Harbor Line Cruises. Just use the promo code Mom2015



Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts

What's Cookin' Wednesday: Healthy Eggplant Lasagna

Another gorgeous summer week means another bagful of fresh, garden-harvested veggies and herbs. My neighbor stopped by with the biggest bag of basil I've ever seen in my life and I stopped by a local gardener's roadside stand and picked up a huge eggplant for only $1. I had no idea what I was going to do with this harvest, but after some online research, I found a fantastic recipe for Eggplant Lasagna.

I made a few modifications, using what I had on hand at my house and what needed to be used up.
-I used tomato sauce/pasta sauce in lieu of the tomatoes
-I only had 1 eggplant but it was a pretty big guy
-I added ground chicken Italian sausage for protein
-I used fresh grated paremesan and now my right arm hurts
-I only had fat free ricotta on hand

Layering

Yum!

And of course I had to make it in one of my beloved vintage Pyrex dishware - my beautiful yellow desert dawn cake pan I just received in a trade via a Facebook Pyrex collectors group.


Head on over and check out the original Eggplant Lasagna recipe from Real Simple.

Happy Couponing!
-Coupon Mama Massachusetts