Festival Foods Deals 7/31 - 8/6

Festival will be having a one day meat sale this Thursday, so keep an eye out for that ad on Wednesday. I'll let you know if there are any awesome deals (I wasn't too impressed with the last one).

GBPG Online only Festival coupon (with $5 purchase): 
Heinz Family Size Ketchup $.99

Website Reward Coupon:

Flavorite Large Eggs $.48

Weekly Coupon Items (limit 1 unless otherwise stated):
Dole Classic Iceberg Salad $.68
Homestyle Hot Dog Buns $.98
Flavorite Cheese Singles $.98
Flavorite Butter $1.98
Lay's Chips, various $1.98 (limit 3)
Hillshire Farms Lunchmeats $2.88 (limit 2) - $1/2 (7/10/2011 RP) = $2.38
Wonder Hamburger Buns $.99
Festival Napkins $.99
Festival Bath Tissue $2.99
Festival Paper Towels $2.99
Sara Lee Breads $1.98 (limit 2)
Old Dutch Tortilla Chips $1.98 (limit 2)

Weekly Sale and Green Sheet Items:
Split Chicken Breasts $.98 per lb.
Red or Green Grapes $1.48 per lb.
Banquet Meals $1 - $0.50/2 printable (use code 63829877) = $.75
Hamburger Helper $.98 - $0.75/3 (7/17/2011 SS) = $.73
Pasta or Rice-a-Roni $1
Edy's Shakes or Smoothies $1 - $1/3 (6/12/11 SS) = $.67
Van Camp's Pork & Beans $.66
Stacy's Pita Chips $2 - $0.75/1 (6/26/2011 SS) = $1.25
Smucker's Grape Jam/Jelly $1.79
Barlett Pears $.98 per lb.
Bar S Franks $.69
Suave Shampoo/Conditioner $.99

Green Sheet COUPON Items:
Gulden's Spicy Mustard $.99 - $0.35/1 printable = $.64
Lipton Tea Bags $2.99 - $0.60/2 (7/31/2011 RP) = $2.69
Bisquick Shake N Pour Pancake Mix $.99
Kleenex Tissue $.89 - $0.50/3 (7/17/2011 SS) = $.72
Palmolive Dish Liquid $.99 - $0.25/1 (7/24/2011 SS) = $.74
Pepsi Products, 24 pk  2/$11 ($5.50 each)

The items you'll find on this list are what I consider to be good prices either because of the sale or a coupon match up. If you see a deal in the ad or in the store that I missed please feel free to leave a comment (or email me) and I'll add it to the post!

Read the shopping guide and coupon policy for Festival Foods here. Please note if you are outside of the GB area a few prices may be different, check your local Festival ad to verify prices.

Piggly Wiggly Deals 7/27 - 8/2

Don't forget about the two day Piggly Wiggly Produce Sale this Thursday and Friday ONLY.

Weekly Coupon Items (with $10 purchase, limit 1): 
Nabisco Oreos $1.99
Dean's Ice Cream $1.99
Xtra Detergent $1.69
Dole Bananas $.39 per lb. (limit 1 bunch)

Meat
Boneless Sirloin Tip Roast $2.99 per lb.
Chicken Leg Quarters $.69 per lb.
Chicken Wings $.99 per lb.
SunChef Boneless/Skinless Chicken Breasts, 3 lb. bag $4.99
Spare Ribs $1.99

Oscar Mayer Wieners, 3 lb. box $3.99
- $1/2 (6/19/2011 SS) = $3.49

Produce
Bing Cherries $1.99 per lb.
Peaches $1.49 (less during the 2 day produce sale)

Dairy/Bread
PW Gallon Milk $2.29 or $.99 with 3000 Pig Points
ValuTime English Muffins, 12 ct. $1.99

Reser Salads or Coleslaw, 3 lb. containers $4.99
- $1/1 printable = $3.99

Frozen Foods
Orv's Pizza $2
ValuTime Frozen Veggies $.69 

Grocery Items
Food Club Pasta Sauce $.99

Kellogg's Cereals, Family Size 4 for $9 ($2.25 each before coupons)
$1/2 Rice Krispies Cereal printable

$1/2 Special K printable

$1/3 any Kellogg's Cereal 7/24/2011 RP
 
General Mills Cereal $2 (before coupons)

$1/1 Total printable

$1/2 Cheerios printable

$1/2 Cheerios (7/17/2011 SS)
$1/2 any General Mills Cereals (6/19/2011 SS)

Barilla Pasta $1.09
- $0.55/1 Piccolini only (6/26/2011 SS) = $.54

Ronzoni Pasta $.99
- $1/1 Garden Delight only (5/15/2011 SS) = FREE

Lipton/Knorr Rice or Pasta Sides $1
- $0.50/2 (5/22/2011 RP) = $.75

Keebler Townhouse or Cheez-Its $1.99 (must buy 2)
-$1/2 Townhouse printable
-$0.70/1 printable

Pringles $1.33
- one FREE can (see store coupon below)
-  $1/3 (6/26/2011 RP)  this coupon expires 7/31 = $1
-  $1/4 (7/31/2011 P&G) = $1.08

Household Items/Toiletries
ValuTime Toilet Paper, 12 ct. $3.99 (limit 2) What's a good price for TP?
ValuTime Paper Towels, 8 ct. $3.99 (limit 2)
ValuTime Facial Tissue $.89

Exclusive Facebook Coupon (w/ $10 purchase) this week:
This week the exclusive coupons are only available on Facebook. Larry's Facebook here and Olsen's Facebook here (hopefully Olsen's will get their coupon up faster this week!).

• FREE Pringles, select varieties

Click here for more helpful information about using coupons and shopping at Piggly Wiggly. Remember, Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and their ads occasionally don't match up, check your store ad for prices.

Piggly Wiggly Produce Sale 7/28 and 7/29 ONLY

One of my boys meets the fruit at the Pig :)

ALL locations will have a bouncehouse for the kids & Mr. Pig will be there from 11:00-1:00 and 2:00-6:00.

Here are the published deals from Olsen's Piggly Wiggly. I haven't been able to get a list of what's available at Larry's Piggly Wiggly, but it could very well be the same items and prices. I'll update when I know for sure. UPDATE: Got the flyer from Larry's the sale items and prices are indeed the same at both locations.

Large & Sweet Washington Bing Cherries- $1.99/lb
California Raspberries- 2/$4.00- 6 oz.
Large Sweet & Golden Pineapple- 2/$4.00
Ready to Eat California Peaches- $.99/lb
Premium Juicy Strawberries- 2/$4.00
Sugar Sweet California Cantaloupe- 2/$4.00
Sweet & Plump Blueberries- 2/$5.00- pint
Locally Grown Sweet Corn- $3.99- dozen
Fresh & Snappy Green Beans- $.79/lb
Yellow or Zucchini Squash- $.89/lb
Beefsteak & Roma Tomatoes- $.99/lb
Fresh Green Asparagus- $2.99/lb
Fresh Slicing Cucumbers- 2/$.78
Sweet Vidalia Onions- $.69/lb
Wisconsin Russet Potatoes- $1.99- 5 lb. bag
Jumbo Sweet Honeydew Melon- 2/$5.00
California Blackberries- 2/$4.00- 6 oz.
Large Seedless Red Grapes- $1.59/lb
Large Seedless Green Grapes- $1.59/lb
Kiwi Fruit- 3/$.99
Ready to Eat California Nectarines- $1.49/lb
Ready to Eat California Black Plums- $1.49/lb
Crisp Granny Smith Apples- $.99/lb
Fresh Lemons & Limes- 3/$.99
Sweet Tropical Mangoes- 2/$1.00
Winter Hardy Rudbeckia Daisies- 2/$11.00 or $6.00 each


Not sure why this included in the produce sale but they also have...
Orv's Tasty Toppings Pizza- 5/$10.00 or $22.00 for a case of 12!

Double Coupons at K-mart

GB Savers reader Jessica wanted me to let everyone know that our Green Bay Kmart (on Lombardi Ave.) is doing double coupons up to $0.99 til from July 25th to July 31th. 

Here are the rules:

• Manufacturer Coupons up to and including $0.99 value are doubled no matter what the retail price of a single item is, but they will not create an overage
• In-store Activation must be tied to your Shop Your Way Rewards card-offer is only good when the Shop Your Way Rewards card card is swiped first 
• Does not include Kmart Store Coupons or Pharmacy Store Coupons 
• Limit 5 total coupons per customer per day 
• First 5 coupons provided by customer will be doubled 
• Coupon doubles on everything in store

If you want clarify or have any questions I recommend calling the store. If you find any really great deals please leave a comment!

Reminder: $2 Marcus Theatres Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Judy Moody for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Free Fun Tomorrow Night!!

Tomorrow, Tuesday July 26th, the Outagamie County Fair will have FREE admission from 5pm to close. It's $2 to park on the grounds, but this would make for a cheap, fun outing.
Our family loves the Outagamie County Fair. They have several livestock barns and authentic Wisconsin Cream Puffs! It's located in Seymour, just a short drive from Green Bay.
For more info click here.
See you at the fair!

Fetsival Foods Deals

Once again I am going to send you over to Jennifer the Green Bay Consumer for the Festival Foods Deals and coupon match-ups. It's been crazy at my house this week...

Piggly Wiggly Deals 7/20 - 7/26

Weekly Coupon Items (with $10 purchase, limit 1): 
Food Club Large Eggs BOGO

Meat
Oscar Mayer Cooked Bacon Buy ONE Get TWO Free (limit 2 offers) = $1.43
Natural Whole Fryers BOGO = $.80 per lb.
Boneless Pork Sirloin Roast BOGO = $1.50 per lb.
Pork Shoulder Roast $1.99 per lb.

Oscar Mayer Wieners BOGO ~ $1.50 each
- $1/2 Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs 6/19/2011 SS =  $1

Produce
Strawberries, 1 lb. pkg. BOGO = $1.50 each
Plums $.99 per lb.
Roma Tomatoes $1.29 per lb.

Dairy/Bread
Italian Bread BOGO = $.99 each
Village Hearth Cottage Bread BOGO = $1.70 each
Food Club American Singles BOGO = $1.15 each
Kraft Chunk or Shredded Cheese BOGO = $1.68
Blue Bonnet BOGO = $.63 each
Dannon Yogurt $.50

Beverages
Powerade BOGO = $.65 each
7 Up or Dr. Pepper, 6 pk bottles BOGO = $1.95 each
Minute Maid Punch or Lemonade $1.49
Deans or Swiss Valley Chocolate Milk (half gal) $1.49

Swiss Iced Tea $2.29
- $0.75/1 Swiss Premium Tea 6/26/2011 SS = $1.54

Frozen Foods
Food Club Veggies (16 oz) BOGO = $.65 each
Roma Pizza $1.67

Grocery Items
Henri's Dressing BOGO = $1.30 each
Tostito's Chips BOGO = $2 each
Rice-a-Roni $1
Nabisco Crackers $2.49
Del Monte Ketchup BOGO = $.80

Nabisco Crackers $2.49
-$1/2 (6/19/2011 SS) = $1.99

Ronzoni (Healthy Harvest and Garden Delight) Pasta BOGO = $.83
-$1/1 Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta 5/15/2011 SS = FREE

Cap'N Crunch Cereal BOGO = $1.85
- $1/2  (4/17/2011 RP) = $1.35

Kellogg's Cereal $2.49
- $1/3 any printable
-$1/2 Raisin Bran (6/12/2011 RP)

Malt O Meal Cereal $1.59
- $1/2 printable = $1.09

Household Items/Toiletries
Food Club Facial Tissue $.99

Exclusive Facebook Coupon (w/ $10 purchase) this week:
This week the exclusive coupons are only available on Facebook. Larry's Facebook here and Olsen's Facebook here (hopefully Olsen's will get their coupon up faster this week!).

• FREE Food Club Easy Steamin' Veggies (12 oz)
  

Click here for more helpful information about using coupons and shopping at Piggly Wiggly. Remember, Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and their ads occasionally don't match up, check your store ad for prices.

Reminder: $2 Marcus Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Rio for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

BIG News from Swag Bucks!

First, good news from Swag Bucks this week! You can now have more than one Swag Bucks account per household. In the past this was a big Swag Bucks no, no! So refer your spouse and older children who might enjoy earning some free gift cards! Be sure to have them sign up through you so you can get their referral bucks (up to 1,000 bucks per new user).

Second... it's Friday!! You know what that means... it's Mega Swag Bucks day. If you search on Fridays there is a greater chance to earn high value Swag Bucks.

If you haven't already joined Swag Bucks... it's an easy way to "earn" gift cards by searching the internet. You'll get 30 Swag Bucks just for signing up. 450 Swag Bucks will get you a $5 Amazon gift certificate, but if Amazon isn't your thing they have lots of new gift card options!

To learn more read: What is Swag Bucks? 

Source: Swag Bucks Blog

Copps Coupon Booklet

There was a Copps coupon booklet in today's paper. Prices are effective Thursday, July 14 through Wednesday, July 27. Limit of one unless otherwise specified. Extra special thanks to GB Savers reader Dolly who is kind enough to take time to type this up for us!

$5.98    Pepsi, Diet Pepsi or Mountain Dew 24 pk.

$3.28    Tropicana Pure Premium Orange Juice 89 oz.

$2.38    Kraft American Singles 16 oz.

$1.98    Sara Lee Wide Pan Bread

$2.48    Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream or Edy's Fruit Bars 14 oz. or 6-12 ct.

$4.48    Roundy's Ice Cream or Sherbet 140 oz.

$0.98    Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers

$1.68    Keebler Cookies

$1.58    Langer's Juice 64 oz.

$2.78    Kellogg's Cereal

$1.98    Butterball Turkey Breast 9 oz. Oven or Honey Roasted

$1.48    Ball Park Franks

MC $0.55 off one loaf of Country Hearth bread

MC $1.00 off 2 dozen Eggland's Best Eggs

MC $1.00 off one Axe Shower Gel or Axe Hair Care product

MC $1.00 off Zest Aqua Bar Soap or Body Wash

$0.98    Roundy's Baby-cut Carrots 1 lb. bag

2/$3.00 Sliced White Mushrooms  Limit 2

$4.98    Hand Breaded 8-piece fried chicken

$1.98/lb.    German Yellow Potato Salad

MC $1.50 off two Crest Pro Health or Oral B Health products

$3.48    Act Restoring or Total Care Mouth Rinse    Limit 4

$4.48    Bayer 100 ct. or 120 ct. Genuine Aspirin

$2.78    Always 14-24 ct. Pads, 34-60 ct. Liners or Tampax 20 ct. tampons

$9.68    Pampers Jumbo Diapers, Baby Dry, Swaddlers or Cruisers or Luv's Mega Diapers

$1.78    Mennen Speed Stick, Lady Speed Stick, or 24/7 Antiperspirant

$3.88    Head & Shoulders Shampoo or Conditioner

$0.98    Suave Shampoo or Conditioner

$5.98    Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent 50 oz.

$1.98    Fresh Baked Cookies    12 ct. varieties

Piggly Wiggly Deals 7/13 - 7/19

Weekly Coupon Items (with $10 purchase, limit 1): 
PW Gallon Milk $1.69
Save $.10 per gallon of gas with $50 purchase

Meat
T-Bone Steaks $2.99 per lb. (**price varies by store!)
Klement's Brats or Sausage (16 oz pkg) $1.99 (limit 4)
Food Club Hot Dogs $.99 or FREE with 2100 Pig Points
Chicken Leg Quarters $.99 per lb.

Produce
Cherries $1.99
Peaches $1.49
Tomatoes, various $1.29 per lb.

Dairy
Yoplait Original, 32 oz. container $1.99
- $0.60/1 printable or $.50/1 (6/19/11 SS) = $1.39

Trix or GoGurt $1.99
- $0.75/2 printable or (7/10/2011 SS) = $1.62

Heluva Good! Dips $1.29
- $0.75/1 or $.50/1 (6/19/2011 SS) = $.54

Weight Watchers Yogurt $.50
- $1/5 (6/26/2011 SS) = $.30

Beverages
Honest Tea $1
- $1/1 from Recyclebank (if you have points) = FREE

Ocean Spray Blueberry Cocktail $2.50
- $.55/1 (5/15/11 RP)= $1.95
plus buy 2 and you'll get a pint of blueberries free

Frozen Foods
Food Club Rainbow or Juice Pops $.99 (limit 2)
Lynden Farms Shoestring Potatoes $.79

Pizza Rolls $1.33
- $.40/2 printable or $0.50/4 (5/22/2011 SS) = $1.13

Banquet Frozen Entrees $1
- $0.50/2 printable (use code 63829897) = $.75

Grocery Items
Rinaldi Pasta Sauce $.99 (limit 2)
Piggly Wiggly Split Top Bread $.89 (limit 2)
Food Club English Muffins $.79 (limit 2)
Indian Summer Apple Sauce $1
Food Club Cereal $1.79
Food Club Baking Chips $1.69
Food Club White Vinegar, 128 oz. bottle $1.49

Keebler Deluxe Cookies $1.67 (must buy 3)
- $1/2 printable = $1.17

Krunchers Chips $2.99
- $1/1 (6/26/2011 SS) = $1.99

C&H Granulated Sugar, 4 lb. bag $2.29
- $0.50/1 (6/26/2011 RP) or printable = $1.79

Household Items
Puffs Tissue $1
Dial 3 pk. bar soap $1
Renuzit $1

Bandaids $1.79
- $0.50/1 (6/12/2011 RP) = $1.29

Herbal Essences or Aussie Hair $2.69
- $1/1 (6/12/2011 RP) = $1.69

Exclusive Facebook Coupon (w/ $10 purchase) this week:
This week the exclusive coupons are only available on Facebook. Larry's Facebook here and Olsen's Facebook here (hopefully Olsen's will get their coupon up faster this week!).

• FREE Food Club Toaster Pastries (6 ct)

Click here for more helpful information about using coupons and shopping at Piggly Wiggly. Remember, Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and their ads occasionally don't match up, check your store ad for prices.

Summer Fun: Pink Flamingo Tournament

Have you ever heard of the Pink Flamingo Charity Softball Tournament? It's an annual July favorite for our family. The festivities run from July 15th to July 17th at Legion Park in East De Pere. You can go cheer on teams while they play and eat some tasty food (for reasonable prices) at any time throughout the tournament. There are plenty of other fun things to do too...

Run a 5K on Saturday morning at 8:30am.




Our favorite is the parade that starts at 9am. It runs from DePere High School to Legion Park. You can literally fill bags or buckets with the candy that they throw. The teams are always VERY generous! If you have older kids or tweens who aren't that excited about parades anymore you can have them bring water guns. Some of the floats are moving water fights! We always try to create a dry zone and a wet zone so the little kids don't end up crying over soaked candy. :)

This year there will be a free concert featuring Big Mouth on Saturday at 7pm.

For more information and times click on the Pink Flamingo page here.

Festival Foods Deals

I had hoped to get the Festival Foods deals done by now, but since I haven't I'll send you over to my buddy the Green Bay Consumer. You can find the best deals and coupon match-ups here!

Reminder: $2 Marcus Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Hoodwinked Too 2D for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Target Deals

It's been awhile since Target has had some good deals but this week it might be worth your trip. Here's what I'll be getting:

• Print a 0.75/1 Up &Up First Aid item coupon from the Target website to get these items cheap:
  *Hydrogen Peroxide (0.52-0.64)=FREE
  *Isopropyl Alcohol ($1.02= 0.27
  *Witch Hazel ($1.49) = 0.74
  *Bandaids (0.97)= 0.22
• Print $2/1 pillow Target coupon- I'm told some of their pillows are only $2.50!
• Hefty Storage Bags ($1.97 22ct box)- Print a $1/2 Target coupon and stack with $1/2 manufacturer coupon from the Smartsource insert to get them for 0.47 each!!
• Shout wipes- 0.97 for package of 3 shout wipes in the Travel Size section-if you printed the $1/1 Shout item coupon (no longer available) you could get them for free!
• Up & Up Pantiliners 0.89- Print a 0.75/1 Up & Up feminine hygiene item here to get them for 0.14
• Colgate Max ($2.50)- Print a $1/1 Target coupon and stack with the 0.75/1 Manufacturer coupon that was in the Smartsource insert a couple weeks ago to get it for 0.75
• Sharpie marker 2 pack ($1)- print a $1/1 Sharpie Item Target coupon to get it for FREE!
  

Mega Swag Bucks Friday

It's Friday!! You know what that means... it's Mega Swag Bucks day. If you search on Fridays there is a greater chance to earn high value Swag Bucks. You can also pick up a buck for taking the quick "daily poll" or earn a few by watching a video or taking a survey.

If you haven't already joined Swag Bucks... it's a really easy way to "earn" gift cards by searching the internet. You'll get 30 Swag Bucks just for signing up. 450 Swag Bucks will get you a $5 Amazon gift certificate, but if Amazon isn't your thing they have lots of new gift card options! It's a great way to supplement you gift giving budget!

To learn more read: What is Swag Bucks?

Piggly Wiggly Deals 7/6 -7/12

Weekly Coupon Items (with $10 purchase, limit 1): 
Vidalia Onions, 5 lb. bag $1.99
Save $.10 per gallon of gas with coupon and $50 purchase

Meat
Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon $1.69 (limit 3)
Oscar Mayer Bologna $.99 (limit 2)
Whole Fryer Chickens $.99 per lb.
Sunchef Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, 3 lb. bag $4.99
Food Club Hot Dogs, 3 lb. pkg. $2.99
Farmland Cooked Sausage Links or Patties $2 - $.55/1 printable or here = $1.45

Produce
Blueberries $1.49 (limit 3)
Strawberries, 2 lb. container $2.99
Driscoll's Raspberries or Blackberries $2.50 - $0.50/1 printable or here = $2
Roma Tomatoes $.99 per lb.
Romaine Lettuce $.99
Mangoes $.79 each

Dairy
Food Club Yogurt $.48
Reser's Salads, 15-16 oz. $1.99 - $1/2 printable = $1.49

Beverages
Fuze $.99 - $1/2 (4/10/11 SS) = $.49
Honest Tea $.99 - $1/1 from Recyclebank (if you have points) = FREE

Frozen Foods
Classics by Palermo's Pizza $1.67 - $1/2 printable = $1.17
Smart Ones $2 - $2/5 printable = $1.60

Grocery Items
Nabisco Chips Ahoy $2.49 - $1/2 (6/19/11 SS) = $1.99
Food Club Spaghetti Sauce $.69
Food Club Tomato Sauce $.33
Food Club Spaghetti $.89
Western or Wishbone Dressing $1.49
Hunt's Tomatoes $.99
Kool-Aid $.20 - B2G1 (All You Jul 2011) = $.13
Synder's Pretzels $2.99 - $1/1 (5/22/11 SS) = $1.99
Food Club Ketchup $.99
PW White Bread $.89 (limit 2)
Quaker Life $2.79 - $.75/1 (6/19/11 RP) = $2.04
Food Club Cereal $1.67 each, plus get a free gallon of milk when you buy 6!

Household Items
White Rain Shampoo and Conditioner $.69

Exclusive Facebook Coupon (w/ $10 purchase) this week:
This week the exclusive coupons are only available on Facebook. Larry's Facebook here and Olsen's Facebook here (hopefully Olsen's will get their coupon up faster this week!).

• FREE Food Club Ketchup, 36 oz. bottle
  

Click here for more helpful information about using coupons and shopping at Piggly Wiggly. Remember, Piggly Wiggly stores are independently owned and their ads occasionally don't match up, check your store ad for prices.

Cheap and Green Clean: All Purpose Cleaner

For those of you who don't know me... I can be a little bit of clean freak, but I don't like to spend a lot on cleaning products. Well, except for Magic Erasers. With five messy little boys in the house, I've found those things to be worth every penny!

A couple years ago when I was looking for a kid-friendly cleaner for my children to clean with, I came across this frugal recipe. We have been using it ever since and I am very pleased with the results. It's basically an all-purpose cleaner (similar to Formula 409). I have used it on just about everything. [Disclaimer: I do not have stainless steel appliances or granite counter tops so I'm not sure how it'd work on those.]

All Purpose Cleaner Recipe:
2 T. white vinegar
1 T. Borax
2 T. Dawn dish soap
1 cup hot water, plus water to fill rest of container
Triggered Spray Bottle (got ours at the Dollar Tree)

Mix vinegar, borax and hot water in spray bottle. Fill bottle almost to the top with water. Then add Dawn dish soap. Gently rotate the bottle to mix. If you shake it you'll make lots of suds!

If you're not cleaning a really dirty or greasy surface, I've found that you can dilute this even a little bit further. I usually make a double batch in a recycled 64 oz. plastic juice container and it still works great. I just refilled the spray bottle as needed. Although the ingredients are all non-toxic, I did mark the spray bottle with the ingredients just in case.

Reminder: $2 Marcus Movie

This week Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 10am you can see Hop for just $2! Get more details and see the summer schedule here.

LOCATIONS:

Bay Park Cinema - Green Bay

755 Willard Drive in Ashwaubenon (920) 497-2430

Green Bay East Cinema - Green Bay

1000 Kepler Drive (920) 468-6500

Just wanted to say...

Festival Foods Deals 7/3 - 7/9

GBPG Online only Festival coupon (with $5 purchase): 
Flavorite Dozen Eggs $.48

Website Rewards Coupon:

FREE Festival Hamburger Buns (8 ct)

Weekly Coupon Items (limit 1 unless otherwise stated):
Barq's, Mello Yello, or Fanta 2L $.78 (limit 3)
Flavorite American Singles $.98 (limit 2)
Morning Glory Milk, gallon $1.88
Flavorite Mandarin Oranges $.38 (limit 4)
Flavorite Specialty Pasts $.68 (limit 3)
Flavorite Ketchup $.68
Flavorite Yellow Mustard $.68
Flavorite Peanut Butter $.98 (limit 2)
Flavorite Grape Jelly $.98 (limit 2)
Ultimate Brownie Cookies $2.48 (limit 2)
Bad Boy Brownies $2.98 (limit 2)
7Up, Dr. P, A&W, or Crush, 6 pk. bottles $1.88 (limit 3)

Weekly Sale and Green Sheet Items:
Powerade $.50 (limit 8)
Flavorite Honey Grahams $.98
Whole Mushrooms $.98
Peaches or Nectarines $1.48 per lb.
Plums $1.28 per lb.
Orv's Pizza $1.88 (limit 10)
Yoplait Greek Yogurt $1 - $.50/2 (6/26/11 SS) = $.75
Blue Bunny Ice Cream, 4.5 qt. pail $3.99
Flavorite French Fries, 2 lb. bag $1.49
Bar S Franks $.69 - $1/2 (5/22/2011 RP) = $.19 each!!
Chi Chi's Salsa $2 - $1/2  or $.50/1 (6/12/2011 SS) = $1.50
Sunny D $1.49 - $.25/1 (5/15/2011 SS) or $0.55/1 printable = $.94
Koop's Yellow Mustard $.88
Van Camp's Pork and Beans $.67
Hostess Snack Cakes $1.98
Smuckers Ice Cream Toppings $1.66 - $1/2 printable or $1/2 (5/15/2011 RP) = $1.16
Chips Ahoy $2.49 - $1/2 (6/19/2011 SS Insert) = $1.99
Festival Napkins, 250 ct. $1.49
El Monterey, assorted varieties $4.98 - $1/1 (5/1/2011 SS) or $1/1 printable = $3.98
Buddig Deli Cuts $2.88 - $1/1 printable = $1.88

Green Sheet COUPON Items:
Reese Croutons $.99
Riley Ice Cream Cones $.99
Eggo Waffles $1.88
Country Crock Spread $1.48 - $0.40/1 printable = $1.08
Cruz Flour Tortillas $1.49

The items you'll find on this list are what I consider to be good prices either because of the sale or a coupon match up. If you see a deal in the ad or in the store that I missed please feel free to leave a comment (or email me) and I'll add it to the post!

Read the shopping guide and coupon policy for Festival Foods here. Please note if you are outside of the GB area a few prices may be different, check your local Festival ad to verify prices.

Holiday Treat: $1 Root Beer Floats at Culver's

Got this in an email from Culver's:

Celebrate summer with a tasty Root Beer Float from Culver's. Stop in Monday, the Fourth of July and recieve a short Root Beer Float for only $1!

Heads Up! No Coupon Inserts (Maybe?)

UPDATE: GB Savers reader Melissa and Lisa from Couponing Central both let me know that there will, in fact, be a P&G insert in this Sunday's paper! Guess there is nothing more American than coupons... besides apple pie and baseball, of course!

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 Since it is a holiday weekend there are no coupon inserts scheduled to be in the paper this weekend. If you buy papers just for the coupons... you can take a week off! Maybe. I say maybe because... there have been a few rumors that there may be a P&G insert this weekend. I haven't been able to find out for certain, so if you might want to check before buying a paper.

If you ever want to take a sneak peek at what inserts are scheduled just head over to Sunday Coupon Preview.

Another friendly reminder, even though Dollar Tree no longer carries the Green Bay Press Gazette you can still get if for only $1 at the following stores:

Tracy's Groceries 832 S. Military Ave. (Sunday hours 10am and 6:00pm). If you can't make it in on Sunday, give her a call at 920-498-0926 and she will save copies for you! She is a GB Savers reader, so tell her Shelly sent you. :)

Uncle Buck's Dollar Store 1390 Bellevue St # 100 in Green Bay.

Mega Swag Bucks Friday!!

It's Friday!! You know what that means... it's Mega Swag Bucks day. If you search on Fridays there is a greater chance to earn high value Swag Bucks. You can also pick up a buck for taking the quick "daily poll" or earn a few by watching a video or taking a survey.

If you haven't already joined Swag Bucks... it's an easy way to "earn" gift cards by searching the internet. You'll get 30 Swag Bucks just for signing up. 450 Swag Bucks will get you a $5 Amazon gift certificate, but if Amazon isn't your thing they have lots of new gift card options!

To learn more read: What is Swag Bucks?