Vote ☑Yes for Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs for L.A.!

I just came across an Ad in the Sunday paper from September 19th. Its an full page dedicated to making the Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs the OFFICIAL hot dog of Los Angeles. It was accompanied by a coupon ($2 wyb (1) package of Farmer John Hot Dogs and (1) of Farmer John Bacon x10/24).

If you're from Los Angeles or even if you've been to downtown (especially the Santee Alley) you have smelled them from blocks away. They truly are delicious! You'll find them alongside any of those taco vendors on the streets or the taco trucks. L.A. doesn't have an official hot dog :(

For every vote these scrumptious dogs get to be L.A's official hot dog, Farmer John will donate one pound of food—up to 25,000 pounds—to local food banks, including the Union Rescue Mission Food Bank in downtown Los Angeles. So far, they have 15,898 votes and it ends on November 2nd.

So get to voting! Us Angelinos need an official hot dog and you'll help a great cause!

CLICK HERE TO VOTE or CALL 1-877 LA-DOG-YES

Hasbro "PlaySaver" Coupon Insert for 9/26

Hasbro is releasing a coupon booklet insert (found in your Sunday 9/26 newspaper) full of some great coupons for Hasbro toys and games like Monopoly, Marvel, Strawberry, and more. These will help as I know a lot of you are early Christmas shoppers! :) My little brother is a HUGE Iron Man fan (he want an Iron Man costume for Halloween); These Iron Man Qs will be great for me!

The coupons found in this insert are:

•$5/1 My Little Pony Rainbow Dash Plane (94819 or 25659) or Mommy and Pony Vehicle (93238)

•$10/1 Strawberry Shortcake Berry Cruiser RC or Strawberry Shortcake Berry Sweet Styles

•BOGO - Select Littlest Pet Shop Collectible Pet (Up to $5.99) x10/18

•$5 Off (1) Rocket Boost Iron Man x11/15

•$5 Off (1) Super Hero Squad Headquarters x11/15

•$5 Off (1) Spider-Man Triple Battle Truck x11/15

•$10/1 Chuck's Stunt Park Playset x10/18

•$5 Off Sit 'n Spin Toy or Musical Gear Center x10/18

•BOGO - Weebles Figure 2-Pack (Up to $5.99) x10/18

•$4 Off (1) Monopoly Electronic Banking Edition x10/18

•$4 Off (1) Any U-Build Game (Monopoly, Connect 4, Battleship or Mouse Trap) x10/18

They also have some more coupons available online at PlaySaver.com

Target Ad for 9/26 - 10/2

Here is a partial list of deals for the Target Weekly Ad of September 26, 2010. I don't list the whole ad, just Grocery, Pets, Beauty, Household and/or Patio/Outdoor. Mainly, only things that can be matched with coupons. Remember, Ads may vary, I'm located in the Los Angeles Area in Southern California.

New to couponing at Target? Check out the Target 101 starter post for info and policies. 

If you ever need extra coupons or didn't get regional coupons, try CouponClippers.com.

Groceries:

Lean Cuisine Frozen Entrees $2
$1/3 Any Lean Cuisine Entrees (printable coupon)
$1/2 Lean Cuisine Varieties Manuf. Coupon on Target Site Q

Large Grade A Eggs (1-doz.) $1

Hot Pockets or Stouffer's Frozen Meals $2
$1/2 Hot Pockets Breakfast Sandwiches 9 oz All You September 2010 x9/30 

DiGiorno Frozen Pizza 12" 2 for $9
$1/1 DiGiorno Pizza 12″ or larger from 9/12 RP

Bertolli Frozen Meals (21 to 24oz.)
$1.50/1 Bertolli frozen meal 21- to 24-oz. Target Q x9/30

Green Giant Frozen Vegetables (19 or 24oz.) 2 for $5
$0.40/1 Green Giant Frozen Bagged Vegetables  (19 - 24oz.) (printable coupon)

Progresso Canned Soup (18.5 to 19oz.) 2 for $3

$0.50/2 Progresso Soup Manuf. Q on Target Site Q

Sara Lee Soft & Smooth Bread (20oz.) $2

Fiber One Oats & Chocolate Bars (7oz.) $2

$.50/2 Fiber One Chewy Bars from 9/12 GM SS

Tostitos Chips 2 for $6

Archer Farms Chips (8oz.) 2 for $5
$1/3 Archer Farms Chips 8 oz. or larger Target Q PRINT x11/1

Archer Farms Cheddar & Asiago Crackers (4.5oz.) 2 for $5

General Mills or Post Cereal (11.25 or 25oz.) 2 for $5
$1/2 General Mills Select Cereals (printable coupon)

$1/2 General Mills Select cereals (list) Manuf. Q on Target Site Q
$0.55/1 General Mills Cocoa Puffs Cereal Manuf. Q on Target Site Q
$0.55/1 General Mills Trix Cereal Manuf. Q on Target Site Q

Kraft Cheese Blocks or Shredded (7 or 8oz.) $2

$.75/1 Kraft Natural Cheese (Shreds & Chunk) MQ on Target Site Q

$1/2 Kraft or Cracker Barrel Natural Cheese Shredded or Chunk from 9/26 SS
$5 on (5) Participating Kraft Cheese or Dairy Products (printable coupon) 

Tyson Fully-Cooked Crspy Chicken Strips Family Pack $6

Dreyer's Ice Cream (1.5qt.) 2 for $6
$1/2 Dreyer’s products All You September 2010 x9/30 

FREE $5 Gift Card wyb any (2) 40.3 - 45.8oz. Mars Halloween Bagged Candy;

Mars Mixed (42.2oz.) or Fun Size Bags (41.6oz.) $10

Market Pantry Fruit-Flavored Rolls (6ct.) 2 for $3

Trident Gum (3pk.) 2 for $5
$2/3; $4/6 Asst. Products (Dentyne, Trident Included) 8/8 SS

Snickers Fun Size Bags (11.1oz.) 2 for $5
$1/3 Bags of Select M&M, Snickers [Snickers Fun Size included], etc. from 9/26 RP 

M&M's (12.6oz.) Mixed Bags (10.5oz.) 2 for $5
$1/2 M&M’s Bagged Candy 9.9 oz+ Target Q x10/31
$1/2 M&M Chocolate or Peanut Chocolate Candies (12.6oz +) 8/29 RP x10/31

Hershey's Mixed Candy Bags (50pc.) $6
$1/2; $1/3 Hershey’s Reese’s or Kit Kat Snack Size Bags 9-22 oz 9/26 SS
$1/1 Hershey’s Special Dark Candy 11 oz+ 9/19 SS

Gatorade (32oz.) $1

Vitamin Water (20oz.) $1

Simply Juice (59oz.) $3

Arrowhead Water Bottles (24pk., 16.9oz.) 2 for $7
Buy 2 Arrowhead Mountain Spring Water 24 pk, Get 1 Gallon Jug Free 8/29 RP 

Coca-Cola Cans (12pk.) or Bottles (.5liter, 6pk.) 3 for $9

Beauty/Health:

Suave Shampoo & Conditioner (2pk., 10.5oz.) $3
$.75/1 Suave Shampooo, Conditioner, Hairspray or Styler ETS  Target Q x9/30
$1/2 Suave Professionals Hair Care (printable coupon)

Garnier Fructis Shampoo or Conditioner (13oz.) 2 for $5

Old Spice High Endurance Body Wash (24oz.) 2 for $7

$1/2 Old Spice Products, 1.7oz. or larger from 9/26 P&G

BOGO - Old Spice Body Wash (up to $3.99) from 9/26 P&G

Gillette (1.7oz.) or Secret (1.6oz.) Clinical Strength Deodorant $7

$1/1 Gillette Deodorant from 9/26 P&G

$0.50/1 Secret Deodorant ETS from 9/26 P&G

Clean & Clear Oil-Absorbing Sheets (50ct.) $4
$1/1 Clean & Clear Product, any ETS (printable coupon)
$1/1 Clean & Clear Product, any ETS from 9/26 RP

L'Oreal Visible Lift Liquid Makeup $13

Aveeno Ultra-Calming Moisturizer with SPF 15 (4oz.) $14

Colgate Aquafresh Iso-Active or Crest Toothpaste 2 for $7
$1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste ETS Target Q from 9/26 SS

$0.50/1 Crest Toothpaste 4.0oz. or more or liquid gel from 9/26 P&G

$1/1 Crest 4.0oz.or more or Liquid Gel (Ex: Crest Cavity, Baking Soda, Tartar) from 9/26 P&G

Crest 3D White Multi-Care Whitening Rinse $5

$2/1 Crest Rinse 946mL or larger from 9/26 P&G

Bio True Multipurpose Solution (10oz.), Boston Simplus Multiaction Solution (3.5oz.) $8
$1.50/1 Biotrue Multi-Purpose Solution, 10oz+  from 8/15 SS
$2/1 Biotrue Multi-Purpose Solution, 10oz+ (printable coupon)

Band-Aid Fabric Bandages; Dry Fit (30 or 17ct.) 2 for $5 

Up & Up Ibuprofen Tablets (100ct.) $3

Up & Up Cetirizine Allergy Tablets (30ct.) $12

Nicorette Gum (100ct.), NicoDerm Patches (14ct.) $39

Home:

Tide Laundry Detergent $11

100oz. liquid, 63 or 80-load powder detergent

$1/1 Tide Detergent, any size 9/26 SS

Tide Stain Release Duo Pacs (34ct.) or Liquid (68oz.) $11
$3/1 Tide Stain Release 25-50oz. Powder, 15-34ct. Duo Pac or 36-68oz. Liquid 9/26 SS

Charmin Mega (12pk.) or Double-Roll Bath Tissue (24pk.) $12
$1/2 Charmin Products from 8/29 P&G x9/30

Bounty Giant-Roll Paper Towels (8pk.) $10

$1.00/1 Bounty 6 roll towels or two towels or napkins from 8/29 P&G x9/30

Bounty Napkins or Dixie Cups, Plates & Bowls 2 for $5
$1.00/1 Bounty 6 roll towels or two towels or napkins from 8/29 P&G x9/30

Palmolive Dish Soap (10oz.) $1

Clorox Bleach (82 or 96oz.) 2 for $5
$0.25/1 Clorox Bleach from 8/22 SS

Windex Spray (32oz.) or Wipes (28ct.)  2 for $5

$1/2 Windex Glass Cleaners from 9/26 RP

$0.55/1 Windex Multi-Surface Cleaner or Wipes from 9/26 RP

Mr. Clean or Scrubbing Bubbles or Soft Scrub (40oz.) 2 for $5
Scrubbing Bubbles Fantastik All Purpose Cleaner .55

Hefty Trash Bags (30 gallon, 60ct.; 13 gallon, 100ct.) $11
$1/2 Hefty Waste Bags from 8/1 RP

Glad Trash Bags (13 gallon, 84 or 100ct.; 30 gallon, 55ct.) $11

Up & Up Sandwich Bags (3pk., 100ct.) $5

Up & Up Laundry Detergent (150oz.) $11

Up & Up Facial Tissue (Regular 200ct., Ultra 130ct.), or Uprights (85 or 100ct.) 2 for $4

Up & Up Trash Bags (drawstring 13 gal, 120ct.; 30gal., 70ct.; or flaptie 13 gallon, 200ct.) $11
$0.50/1 Up & Up Trash Bags 70 – 200 ct. Target Q x10/9

Babies:

Value-Pack Diapers (Selected Pampers or Huggies) $29

$3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers 50 ct. or Larger  Target Q x10/13
$3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers (printable coupon)

$2/1 Huggies Little Snugglers Diapers $2 from 9/26 SS

$3/1 Huggies Pure & Natural Diapers $3 from 9/26 SS

Pets:

FREE $5 Gift Card wyb any (2) of the following pet items:

Fancy Feast (24ct.) $11
$0.75 wyb ten Fancy Feast cat food cans Target Q

Purina Cat Chow (16lb.) $11
$1/1 Purina Cat Chow 3 lb+ 8/1 RP x10/1

Beneful Dog Food (15.5lb.) $14

Review - Flat Iron Experts (Corioliss Flat Iron)

I am a big fan of curling my hair for special events. My hair is thick and naturally straight and wavy with some occasional amazing curls. My sister just straightens the living life out of her hair. Straightening hair has its repercussions if you don't take necessary precautions; using treatments to hydrate your hair, products that are made to protect your hair from heat styling and others. Thanks to Flat Iron Experts, we were able to review one of their flat irons.

We were sent the Corioliss Pro Fix Tourmaline Ceramic Flat Iron in pink. This flat iron has 1" tourmaline coated ceramic plates which help seal in moisture and eliminate frizz when styling your hair. It uses something called Far Infrared (FIR) which are electromagnetic waves of energy that penetrate the hair shaft allowing it to dry it from the inside out, resulting in less damage to hair and retained moisture.

I occasionally curl my hair for special events, I was extremely surprised to learn that a straightening iron could do that. After viewing the video provided by Flat Iron Experts on the flat iron's product page, it opened up a whole new world to me. I did just as instructed on the video and got some really nice soft curls in. Who knew a flat iron could curl? I sure didn't. My sister, the straightener, proceeded to apply some Hana Shine Shield to protect her hair before heat styling. She straightened her entire head of hair in less than 10min. Something that would take me well over 30min.  She loves that it doesn't dry out or burn her hair. Her hair looked extremely soft and silky after straightening it. After straightening her hair she said, and I quote, "Wow, its not frizzy anymore". lol.

We love the fact that the Corioliss doesn't burn either of our hair and that it heats up very quickly. I have had about 3 weeks to use it and I am very content with the flat iron. I have used it to straighten my little sisters hair as well. She is only 4 and after a quick add of Dove, her hair straightens very quickly. Its not something she gets done daily, just on some rare occasions like family portraits or our picture sessions.

Overall, I love the Corioliss. The only con i find is cosmetic. I am not fond of the color pink, especially the fact that the entire flat iron is in this color. That aside, we have enjoyed it very much. Thanks to Flat Iron Experts for the opportunity to review their product :) 

Disclaimer: I was NOT paid for this post, however I did receive the product in question to review. All opinions are my own and I have provided a fair and honest review. I received no other compensation for my review nor was I under any obligation to give a positive review.

WUC - Coupon Preview Wednesday For 9/26

Every Wednesday I will be posting EARLY PREVIEWS available through (WUC) WeUseCoupons.com. I will be highlighting the best deals from (2) particular stores; CVS and Walgreens. Don't worry though, you guys will still have your Target Ad + Coupon Match-Ups too! So make sure to drop by Wednesdays and check the early previews here at StudentSavingBucks. I will have an individual post for each store. This main post will be used to direct you to early coupon insert previews.

This upcoming week you will have (1) SS, (1) RP, & (1) P&G

Coupon Previews from WUC:

•Smart Source (SS) 9/26

•Red Plum (RP) 9/26

•Proctor & Gamble (P&G) 9/26

• There are some great coupons this week so make sure you guys get multiples. Especially for the P&G, there are bound to be some great deals this month with these coupons! :)

Target coupons in 9/26 SS:*

•Free $5 Target Gift Card wyb Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer AND Refill x10/10 
•Free $5 Target Gift Card wyb Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Cleaner Kit AND Refill  x10/10
•$1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste [Excludes Travel Size] x10/16

•$1/1 Colgate 360 Manual Toothebrush x10/16

•$1/1 Colgate ProClinical or Sensitive Toothpaste [Excludes Travel Size] x10/16

•$1 Off wyb Cottenelle Toilet Paper (18-30pk.) AND Cottonelle Fresh Flushable Moist Wipes ETS x11/26

*Target Coupons may be regional

WUC has a pay-per-click Affiliates Program. If you're interested click here to join. New sign ups get a $3 bonus! If you do, please list "SSBucks" as your referrer and let me know you did. Thanks.

WUC - CVS Early Preview + Deals

CVS Deals on WeUseCoupons Early preview of the CVS Ad for 9/26 with coupon match-ups. The full Ad scan is available.

Here are a few highlighted deals from the CVS Ad 9/26 - 10/2

Oral-B Vitality Floss Action Rechargeable Toothbrush - $23 Get $13 ECB Limit 2
$10/1 Oral-B Viality Floss Action Rechargeable Toothbrush P&G 9/26

Total: FREE

Tampax Tampons (18-20ct.) - $2.99
$2/1 Tampax Pearl (18ct and up) x9/30 from 8/29 P&G
$2/1 Tampax Pearl or Compak Pearl (18ct. or higher) P&G 9/26

Total:$0.99

Welch's Grape Juice 64oz. - 2/$6 Get $1 ECB wyb 2 Limit 1
$1 Welch's Grape Juice 64oz 9/12 SS

Total: $3 wyb 2

To view the full CVS Ad + Deals, click here

WUC - Walgreens Early Preview + Deals

Walgreens Deals at WUC - Early preview of Walgreens Ad for 9/26 with coupon match-ups. The full Ad scan is available. 

Here are a few highlighted deals from the Walgreens Ad 9/26 - 10/02  
  

Vaseline Sheer Infusion Lotions 6.8oz. (Get $5.99 RR) - $6.99
Total: $0.99 after RR 

Vicks Sinex (Get $2 RR) - $6

$4/1 Sinex Product, Any P&G 9/26 exp 10/31

Total: $0.99 after RR

Hylands Cold N Cough Kids 4oz. (Get $4.99 RR) - $4.99

Total: FREE after RR 

Fullbar Fit P/B Choc Crisp/ Chewy Brownie 1.76oz.  (Get $1.99 RR) - $1.99

Total: FREE after RR 

Emergen-C Orange/Raspberry 10's  (Get $3.49 RR) - $3.49

Total: FREE after RR

To view the full Walgreen Ad + Deals, click here

Student Saving Bucks Is Changing? Maybe?

Hey guys! I hope you don't all run off, as I will be changing my layout in the upcoming week (or maybe later). I HATE having a blog that looks cluttered, although I don't think mine does, I honestly would prefer a different layout with 3 columns instead of 2. Stick around and if you happen to drop on by and everything seems different, do NOT panic! lol.

IN OTHER NEWS - I wrote a post the other say about some updates of mine and mentioned I want my blog to be a bit more personal. I love variety, and that is what I plan on bringing here :) I not only enjoy saving money (and helping others do the same), I love cooking, gardening, being creative, long walks on the beach and other things. :) Thanks to the Blog Hops i join I have found some of the most interesting crafting blogs that inspire me to make things. I don't know if I'm good with a needle, but I sure as hell am going to try. These bloggers make the cutest things and some have tutorials on how to make them.

Also, its no surprise I love me some food/cooking blogs! I see people with family recipes on their blogs and I'm inspired to share some of my families recipes too. So all of you that aren't afraid to TRY NEW THINGS, I hope you'll keep an eye out for a new post I'll be working on. Its a dish (well more of an appetizer or desert) called Buñuelos, which is popular in many countries (especially in Latin America). (Sneak Peek at finished product [picture] to the left). I will be sharing with the way we make it in Nicaragua, my gorgeous and beautiful country located in Latin America :)

Winn-Dixie Weekly AD 9/22 - 9/28

Thanks to Tabitha, over at $avingTowardsABetterLife, here are the weekly Winn-Dixie deals. You'll be able to follow on to her blog for the rest of the AD. I don't have one near me, but I'm sure a lot of you guys do. If you're a beginner to couponing at Winn-Dixie, be sure to check this guide.

Customer Reward Card needed for all deals.
BOGO deals - must buy both products to get sale price

Coupons up to 50c double everyday (most areas, excluding Florida)  

These matchups reflect doubled coupons.

Can use two coupons on a BOGO deal (one coupon for each item)

Winn-Dixie for the week of 9/22 - 9/28:

 

Buy One, Get One Free:

(price listed is for both items - bogo meat deals are listed at price per 2 lbs)   

Ronco Pasta or Ragu Pasta Sauce - up to $2.79

-$1/2 Ragu Pasta Sauces 

=$1.79 for 2 Ragu

State Fair Corndogs - $3.99

-55c off State Fair Corn Dogs (2/14 RP)

-75c off State Fair Corn Dogs (9/12 RP)

=$2.69 for 2 with both coupons or $2.19/2 with two 75c Qs!  

Taco Bell Dinner Kits - $2.99

-$1/2 Taco Bell Dinner Kits 

=$1.99/2

For the full ad, visit: $avingTowardsABetterLife  

If you have a baby, or one on the way, check out Winn-Dixie Baby Club for extra and instant savings, free products, etc. For joining you get a coupon for $10 off $50 purchase, a free pack of diapers and a free pack of wipes.

 

Weekly Blog Hops 9/20 - 9/26

Another week of Blog Hops nicely organized into a NEW convenient post :) lol. Join us, make new friends, and find new blogs! This is my 11th week :)

Make sure you enter my current giveaways. You can find them on the sidebar to the right under "quick links". So go ahead and enter :) 

Also, Feel free to visit and vote for me at Latina's Top 100 Blogs below:  ^_^

Click on "Read More" (below) to access the whole page.

Ai Mei's Random Updates

Hey guys! Remember my post about Coupon Organization I posted a little while ago? I'm so glad to say that its holding out wonderfully (See picture above as proof, lol)! I have my coupons nicely organized in there by date, they are NOT cluttering up my room like before. Although, i DO have to go through the older ones (i have some as far back as May). 

Another great thing was that I'm very grateful you guys recommended the accordion filer found at the Target Dollar Spot. I bought one and it has been working out great too (see picture to the right as proof ahah)! Nice and compact, fits it my bag, isn't cluttered and is organized. :)

My College classes started last month in August and so far, I'm doing ok on managing time for school, school work, family, friends, and my blog :) I don't know why I insist on keeping so busy. It makes me more aware and allows me to be more productive, but it can stress me out here and there. 

The only unfortunate thing is that my laptop (Sony Vaio) is in its last months. :'( I turn it on, it goes straight to the infamous blue screen of death (BSoD), off the charger (after being fully charged) it lasts less than 30min. before it shuts down. And that is on "power saver" mode. Hopefully I can save up for a new one, but I doubt I'll be able to afford a new one. The only "opportunity" I have is Black Friday. BUT I don't know if I want to sit outside of the store for 2-3 days just to get a laptop that will break down in a years time. What a shame, it only lasted about 3 years :(

Other than the unfortunate laptop thing, I'm doing well! My blog was meant to be simply a deal blog but I'm planning on turning that around. I don't want to have about 2-3 different blogs just to blog about other things than saving. You can expect more personal posts on my part. ;)