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I am so excited about this because this is my first giveaway on my blog! Thanks to My Blog Spark I don’t have just one but TWO Trix Swirls gift baskets to giveaway. The two lucky winners of this giveaway will receive the following:

***  swirl colored kids size apron  ***
***  set of watercolor pencils  ***
***  watercolor paints  ***
***  set of paint brushes  ***
***  a HUGE sketchbook  ***
***  art supply box to hold your goodies  ***
***  a box of Twix Swirl Cereal  ***

If you want your chance to win simply leave a comment below telling me what your favorite things to swirl together are.  To gain additional entries you can do the following:

• Leave a comment with your thoughts on how you and your children think Trix Swirls were created (i.e. Did they run into one another? Dance around? Spin with one another too quickly? etc.).
• Follow my blog and leave a comment letting me know you did.
  • If you are already following my blog simply leave a comment letting me know that you are.
• Blog about my giveaway on your blog. Leave a comment with the link to your post.
• Follow me on Twitter and leave a comment with your @address.
  • If you already follow me on Twitter leave a comment letting me know.
• Twitter about this giveaway. Be sure to add @freegroceries to the tweet.
• Email at least 5 of your friends about this giveaway and send me a copy of the email at ashley@getgroceriesfree.com and then leave a comment below telling me you did so.
• Add me to your blogroll and leave a comment below with your link.

That is a possible 8 entries for this giveaway! This contest will run until Friday, August 7 and the winners will be announced Saturday, August 8. Winners will have 48 hours to get back to me with your email address and shipping address. If the winners do not respond back in time new winners will be announced. Winners will be picked by a random generator. Good Luck!

I popped in to Walgreens today to pick up a prescription and while there I did a few deals. I am very excited about what I got because I needed these items badly and did not want to pay full price for them.

Transaction 1
Conair hair dryer – 14.99
Tax – 1.01
Total OOP – 16.00
Got back a $10 Cat.

Transaction 2
1 skirt – clearance – .49
(2) sleep shorts – clearance .49/ea – .98
1 Mead Binder (not pictured) – reg. 15.99 – sale 7.99
1 Revlon emery board (needed to go over $10) – 1.06
Subtotal – 10.52
- $10 cat from first transaction
Subtotal – .52
Tax – .71
Total OOP – 1.23

Transaction 3
Conair hair dryer – 14.99
Tax – 1.01
Total OOP – 16.00
Got back a $10 Cat.

Transaction 4
(2) Space Bags Jumbo – sale BOGO – 9.99
(1) Emery board pk – 1.06
Subtotal – 11.05
Tax – .75
Subtotal – 11.80
- $10 cat from third transaction
Total OOP – 1.80

Total OOP – 35.03
Retail Total – 61.57
Total Savings – 42.08

I am very excited about the deals I got. We desperately needed the blow dryers (4 girls in the house can really do damage to a blow dryer) and to get them for $5 a piece is an awesome deal! I have been trying to organize the house and needed the space bags. When I went to Walmart they were on sale for $10 each so to get two for $10 is a great deal. I definitely could not pass up the .49 shorts and skirts for my daughter, in fact I may go back tomorrow and get several more. I hope you have found many great deals too!

Beginning today, July 22 and running until July 28 Harris Teeter will be doing their Super Double coupon promotion! They will double coupons valued up to $1.98! That means your $1.50 coupons will be worth $3.00! I plan to make a few trips myself. I will post here my results. It has taken me a while to get back into things but slowly I am building my self back up. I am currently wearing a 30 day heart monitor (which is driving me CRAZY!) but hope to learn more about what is going on with my heart when all is said and done. Here are a few places you can visit to see what is a good deal with the Super Doubles:

Hot Coupon World Super Doubles Hot Deals List

A Full Cup Harris Teeter Forum

and for my North Carolina Folks:

Savvy Dollar Harris Teeter Match-Ups

Here are a couple of things that stick out to me:

• Deer Park 6pk – Sale 5/$5 – $1/2 blinkie doubled = FREE! or use the Deer Park printable coupon for the same result.
• Mayfield Ice Cream BOGO 1.99/ea – Penguin $1/1 = FREE (this is a YMMV deal becuase the coupon starts with a 9 and won’t double. If your cashier pushes them through and they double then you will get the free otherwise they are .99/ea which is still not a bad deal if you need ice cream)
• New England Coffee sale BOGO $2.99/ea – $1 blinkie doubled = $.99/ea
• Danactive and Activia $1.99/ea – $1 q doubled = Free
• Mission Tortillias $1.99/ea – $1 q doubled = Free
• Grande Chips 2/$5 – $1 q doubled = .50/ea  Pair this with the buy 2 get $2 off beef peelies and you have a great deal on chips and beef!
• Blue Bunny Cones sale 2/$6 – $1.50 Blue Bunny Printable = FREE!
• Kellogg’s Mini Wheats BOGO sale - $1.50/2 Red Plum Printable = CHEAP
• Capri Sunrise $2.69 – $1/1 q doubled = .69/ea great for back to school!
• Bumble Bee Tuna Pouch  $1.99 – $1.00 q doubled = FREE!
• Cake Mate Decors $1.99 – $1.00 q doubled = FREE! Coupon was found in the All You magazine
• Buitoni Refrigerated Linguini & Fettuccini  $2.29 – $1.00 q doubled = $.29
• DiGiorno Flatbread Melts for One $3.49 – $1.50 q doubled = $.49
• Kashi Go Lean Waffles: $3.49 – $1.50 q doubled = $.49
• Rubbermaid Serving Saver Bottle $2.59 – $1.00 q doubled = $.59
• Kraft Singles $3.32/2 – $1/2 q = $1.32/2
• Starbucks Coffee drink $1.99 – $1 q doubled = Free
• Smart Balance Mayo $2.49 – $1 Smart Balance Printable = .49/1
• Smart Balance Cooking Spray $2.99 - $1 Smart Balance Printable = .99/1
• Coffee Mate 32 oz BOGO 1.39/ea – Buy 3 for $4.18 – (2) $1 Coffee Mate $1 printable coupon = .18/3

Have fun and I hope all of your trips are profitable!

Ok, I am sure you have noticed that my posting has gone down dramatically over the last month. The reason for this is I have had several medical issues come up which has required me to make 4 trips to the ER, 3 trips to my regular doctor and 2 trips to my local Urgent Care. I must go this week to my regular doctor to get referrals to a Neurologist and Cardiologist. I have been doing a lot of praying and hope this will be resolved soon.

What I am going to ask of you all is this, I am in need of guest bloggers until I can get my medical issues resolved. I would like for the posts to include subjects that go along with the theme of my blog.

• Grocery Savings Posts
• Money Saving Posts
• Coupons and/or rebates available
• Money Saving Events
• Recipes
• Ways to cut back around the house.
• ect.

I am also in search of someone that can do CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens match ups on Sundays. If this is something you would be interested in doing please contact me at ashley@getgroceriesfree.com and I will get back with you ASAP!

Thanks for being loyal readers and I look forward to hearing from you all!

Here are a few great freebies that I wanted to share with you today:

Saturday, July 11, 2009 is Free Slurpee Day at participating 7-11’s! From 7am until 11pm they will give away almost 5 million 7.11 ounce Slurpees at 6,000 stores in the US.  Free Slurpee Day!

Friday, July 10th is Cow Appreciation Day at Chic-fil-A. Dress like a cow from head to toe and receive a free meal. Visit Cow Appreciation Day to learn more about Chic-fil-A free meals!

If you are a member of Facebook every hour until July 19 Starbuck’s will be giving away 800 pints of ice cream.  I got lucky the other day and won a coupon! Visit Starbuck’s Free Ice Cream Facebook Page to learn more!

Sign up to receive a coupon for a free Yoplait Whips Yogurt cup. Simply sign up for Betty Crocker’s newsletter and as a thank you they will send you a coupon for a free Yoplait Whips. Free Yoplait Whips Coupon

Visit you local Redbox and enter the code: 4J7LF6 to get your free Redbox Movie!

I just received the following email from Food Lion:

Dear Valued Customer,

As an MVP card holder and as one of our customers who has indicated a desire for e-mail messages from us, we are sending you this alert regarding a powdered milk recall by one of our suppliers.  The manufacturer has recalled this product due to possible salmonella contamination:

The following Food Lion product is being recalled:

PRODUCT                                       UPC#               Size

Food Lion Instant Nonfat Dry Milk      35826-03577      9.6 oz.

We are asking customers to return this item to the store for a full refund.

We would like to assure you that Food Lion regards food safety as a top priority. Information regarding recalls can be found at www.FoodLion.com/Recalls.

Thank you for being a valued customer.

If you have this in your cabinet please take the necessary measures to prevent from becoming ill.

Hurry and get yours now! Kraft’s Pack a Smile Savings Booklet and Calendar contains $55 in savings. You will get (2) $20 rebates and $15 in coupon savings on Kraft favorites including Nabisco, Planters, Capri Sun, Ritz Bits,  and Easy Cheese.

Hurry before they are all taken!

Kraft Pack a Smile Savings Booklet and Calendar

This deal is a dead deal! I hope you were able to get your entry in before they pulled it!