This I had to post, because how often do you see a Zombie Apocalypse clearance event? Well, ThinkGeek has one for you…

Don’t buy the LED LEGO knockoffs — oh my eyes! Free ship at $75.

Carter’s is having an online Super Duper Clearance Sale — $3.99 and up through 7/17! $6.00 flat rate shipping.

Look what’s on Groupon — the 14 disc Superman Ultimate Collector’s Edition for just $19.99 shipped.

• Superman the Movie – Special Edition
• Superman II – The Richard Donner Cut
• Superman II – Special Edition
• Superman III – Deluxe Edition
• Superman IV: The Quest for Peace – Deluxe Edition
• Superman Returns – Special Edition
• Three documentaries

• Note: On the subscribe & save items here, the prices shown are assuming the 5% off when you have five or fewer qualifying subscriptions. If you have the 15% off for more subscriptions, your prices will be that much better!

Peanut Butter & Co. Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate Dreams, 16-Ounce Jars (Pack of 6), $23.06 shipped with subscribe & save, or $3.84 a jar. This is the best.

Lundberg Farms Rice Assortment Pack, (8 products) 7.5-Pound (Pack of 8), $25.80 shipped after the 20% off coupon on the page. That’s $3.23 per product.

Mr. Clean Extra Power Carton Magic Eraser, 4 Count, $2.83 shipped with subscribe & save, or just $.71 each. That’s a good price for the extra power ones.

Schick Hydro 5 Blade Razor, $5.59 shipped with subscribe & save + the $2.00 coupon on the page.

Angel Soft, Double Rolls, [4 Rolls*12 Pack] = 48 Total Count, $20.50 shipped with subscribe & save + the $1.00 coupon on the page. That’s about $.21 shipped per single roll equivalent.

Sparkle Paper Towels Giant Rolls Pick A Size White (24 Rolls) (Packaging May Vary), $21.71 shipped with subscribe & save + the $1.00 coupon on the page. 24 giant rolls = 36 regular rolls, so this is about $.60 per regular roll equivalent.

Angel Soft Facial Tissue, 4-Boxes, White, 75ct. each, $2.47 with the $2.00 coupon on the page, or $.62 a box. This is an add-on item, so ships free with qualifying $25 purchase.

Quilted Northern Ultra Facial Tissue 65 tissue Cube, 4 Count, $3.50 with subscribe & save + the $2.00 coupon on the page, or $.88 per box.

Cascade ActionPacs Dishwasher Detergent, Fresh Scent, 85-Count, $14.19 shipped with subscribe & save + the $.50 coupon on the page or $.17 a load.

Bounty Select-A-Size Paper Towels, 12 Huge Rolls (Packaging May Vary), $22.38 shipped with subscribe & save + the $7.00 coupon on the page. 12 HUGE rolls = 30 regular rolls, so this is like $.75 per regular roll equivalent.

Nutiva Organic Coconut Manna, 15-Ounce (Pack of 2), $17.08 shipped with subscribe & save.

Mederma, Skin Care for Scars, Topical Gel 1.76 oz, $7.00 with free shipping.

Barilla Mini Farfalle, 16-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 4), $3.66 shipped with subscribe & save + the 20% off coupon on the page, or $.92 a box.

Annie Chun’s Rice Express Sprouted Brown Sticky Rice, 6.3-Ounce Microwavable Bowls (Pack of 6), $10.34 shipped with subscribe & save + the 25% off coupon on the page, or $1.72 each.

Martinson Coffee Capsules, Breakfast Blend Package compatible with Keurig K-Cup Brewers, 48 Count, $20.00 shipped with subscribe & save + the 15% off coupon on the page. Other flavors at this price, too — just switch them around in the middle of the page. That’s $.42 per cup.

Nutiva Organic Chia Seeds, 12-Ounce Bag, $8.54 shipped with subscribe & save.

Ragu Pasta Sauce, Old World Style, Traditional, 45 Ounce Bottles (Pack of 4), $10.83 shipped with subscribe & save. These are huge jars, too.

Betty Crocker Supermoist Cake Mix, French Vanilla, 15.25-Ounce (Pack of 6), $7.52 shipped with subscribe & save, or $1.25 a box.

Notes

• See previous grocery and household roundups, and other Amazon deals, here.
• Note that prices on Amazon can change quickly. While those listed here are current as of the time stamp and date of this post, they are not guaranteed to be current when you read this.
• On the subscribe & save deals, you can cancel those subscriptions at any time under your account; you are not locked in forever. You can also skip a shipment and continue the subscription, if you just want to skip one. If you subscribe to five or more qualifying subscribe & save items arriving on the same day of the month, you get 15% off instead of the normal 5% and your prices will be that much better than those shown above.
  
• If there is an Amazon coupon for an item, you need to be logged in to Amazon to see and clip it. These are one per account, and come off on the last screen of checkout.

(Thanks, Yo Free Samples)

Get a free one night Redbox DVD rental through June 23 at Safeway and affiliate stores only (so should include Dominick’s!) with code SAFEWAYJ4U.

(Thanks, Hip 2 Save)

This cool retro-looking Emerson toaster oven is on clearance for $19 with free in-store pickup at Walmart! Note this is a refurb.

Emerson 0.7 cu ft 6-Slice Toaster Oven, Refurbished, Silver/Red:

• Spacious interior fits 12″ pizza or 6 slices of bread
• Non-stick interior
• Bake, broil and toast
• Includes enamel baking tray, wire rack and removable crumb tray
• 60-minute timer with auto shutoff and end-of-cooking bell
• Adjustable temperature: 150-450 degree Fahrenheit
• 1400 watts of cooking power
• 1-year AceElectronix warranty
• Auto shut-off
• Cleaning: wipe clean
• Dimensions: 9.0″L x 18.9″W x 13.6″H
• Model# RBTOR59

(Thanks, Time 2 Save)

Here’s another new customer offer from York Photo — this one for two free 8×10 photo prints (you just pay shipping). Use code MYEIGHTS. Plus if you scroll down a little and look on the right, they are still also offering 40 free prints with registration. So get all of that for just shipping.

Here are some of the deals (and heads up!) YOU found recently — Thanks! How do you share your own deal?

• Email Rachel.
• Comment on any post where it seems to fit.
• Post on the Facebook Wall.

Big favor: If you mention other sites, online coupons, etc, please include the link. Disclaimer: All of the deals below come straight from readers.

Coupons

• One that letsshop found on Hip2Save: High Value $1/1 Bisquick Bakery Refrigerated Dough Product Coupon = Awesome Deals “HOPE WE HAVE THESE OUT OUR WAY”
• Anne on the new $.75/2 Barilla coupon: “This printed for me without any Walmart logos or text with an expiration of 12/31/13!! There is also a $1/2 Barilla whole grain there (8/16 expiration), but for some reason, I was limited to one print on that one.”

Dominick’s

• Something to check for if you want to get Barilla, from Outlander: “I have 10% off on dry pasta on J4U too.” I used it on Whole Grain and it came out to $.29/box after the $1.00/2 printable.

Groupon

• Sara likes Bakin’ & Eggs: “This place is really good!”

Jewel

• Matt is wondering: “On the Jewel transferred prescription deal, does anyone know how they handle the number of prescriptions? For example I have one script with 4 medications. Does that count as 1 prescription or 4? Also if I get a refill does that count towards the 5?”
• A report from Kari O.: “Just got back from Jewel in Fox Lake. The larger Ice Mountain sport packs were $3.99 a case. And the mini to-go packs were empty on the shelves, but I asked and found they were in a display behind aisle 1, near meats and seafood. Was super excited! I did 4 transactions (got 12) and their were tons left. So if you go tonight and they appear gone, ask! The stock boy said there were even more in the back too.”

Meijer

• Kim comments: “On the Kraft 8/8 deal, I had $1 off 2 off oscar mayer hot dogs, 75c off string cheese and $1 off 2 kraft dressing in mperks. 49c hot dogs and salad dressing.”

Target

• From kim on the cereal deal: “Went last Night and the honey nut medley crunch rang up at $2.75 and produced the gift card. Extra $1 savings!”
• Ashley got Tidy Cats: “Just want to let you know the tags are up and this is working today and some of the containers had $2/1 peelies and others had peelies for free 3lb bag of friskies cat food with purchase making it an even better deal ”
• But her Yes to Cucumbers luck wasn’t as good: “I went to four target stores today, and they all said the same thing, this product was clearanced out and not carried anymore. They also called several other stores (at least 20) and were told the same thing by the managers there. So good luck to anyone who finds them ”
• SK had similar luck: “Heads-up this sale might be regional. My store (west chester, OH) had the deals only the Yes to Tomato stuff but that line does not have the face masks! Good thing it wasn’t the only thing I wanted to buy or else would have been a disappointing trip luckily the cereals were in stock and got a good deal on them.”
• But Pam’s was better: “at the Target I was at today, they DID have a Yes To Tomatoes mask for Acne for $1.97. It WAS part of the promotion.”

Walgreens

• Goddess says: “The Walgreens desktop calendar has a $5.99 shipping charge (they aren’t produced at your local store); still a great deal.”
• Julie reports: “The Fiber Smart RR is printing as “Redeemable at Walgreens, not “Redeemable Only at Walgreens”, meaning you can use them at Jewel.” Nevermind, she updates: “argh, one side of mine reads redeemable at Walgreens, but the other side reads Redeemable only at Walgreens. Sorry about the false alarm”

Here’s a free sample of Prilosec OTC for frequent heartburn sufferers who qualify. This stuff is expensive, and you have to take it daily, so any little bit helps, right?

Pick up TWO years of Parents magazine for just $7.99, which is just $4.00 a year. My favorite part of this magazine anymore is that some months — not always, but sometimes — they have little tear out coupon inserts. The “free bonus gift” is an ULTIMATE BIRTHDAY PARTY PLANNER. Oh my!

Here’s a tip: Don’t wear a white shirt while eating. Because inevitably you’ll spill spaghetti or watermelon juice or coffee or… OK, do I win this Resolve sweepstakes now? Or maybe that’s just a tip for me, cause I’m clumsy. Click the banner above to enter. It won’t show up through email or on i-devices because it is Flash, so sorry — so if you are in email, click the title of this post to see the purty banner on the web.

These top Family Dollar coupon matchups and deals for the week of 6/16/13 – 6/23/13 come to us courtesy of Dollar Store Deals.

Old Spice Body Wash or 6 bars of Soap $4
$0.50/1 Old Spice Body Wash, exp. 6/30/13 (P&G 06/02/13)
$1/1 Old Spice Product, exp. 6/30/13 (P&G 06/02/13)
FInal Price $3

Gillette Good News or Daisy Razors 12 pack $6.50
$2/1 Gillette Disposable, exp. 6/30/13 (P&G 05/12/13)
Final Price $4.50

PowerAde 32 oz or Vitawater 20 oz $1
Family Dollar Store Coupon Found in Ad $.50 off 3
Final Price $.82 each WYB 3

Pampers Cruisers or Swaddlers $9.50
$1.50/1 Pampers Cruisers Diapers printable
$1.50/1 Pampers Swaddlers Diapers printable
Final Price $8

Here’s a half price Rio Beach Portable Sun Shelter, just $19.99 and eligible for Prime or free super saver shipping over $25.00. Could be handy!

(Thanks, Nifty Thrifty Savings)

Here are a few items that are free with coupons right now — no Catalinas, no Register Rewards, just straight up free. In IL, grocery store sales now generally run through Tuesday 6/18 (except for a few stores like Ultra Foods, whose sales change on Thurs.), and drugstore, Target, Walmart sales through Saturday 6/22. So, let’s shop for free!

Did I miss anything? Comment here.

Coupons for free products

• In the 3/17 SS, there was a coupon for a free Duncan Hines flavor creations packet, up to $1.00. Free frosting flavoring.

CVS

• Depend Right Here starter kit, $3.99. Print $3.00/1 CVS coupon here. Stack with $1.00/1 in the 6/16 SS to get a free Depends kit.

Dollar General

• Head & Shoulders (small bottles), $2.50. Use the $5.00/2 in the 6/16 RP for two free shampoo.
• Glade scented oil warmer, $1.00. Print $1.00/1 here for a free warmer unit.
• Kiss easy fit natural nails, $1.00. Print $1.00/1 here for free nails.
• RepHresh tampons, $1.00. Print $1.00/1 here for free tampons. Also, look in your free boxes for $1.00/1 coupons to get more free tampons.

Dollar Tree

Note that items and brands carried varies greatly between stores.

• Playtex tampons 4 ct, $1.00. Use $1.00/1 in the 6/9 SS for free tampons.
• Campbell’s Slow Kettle Style soup (looks like only crab & sweet corn chowder), $1.00.Use $1.00/1 printable for free soup.
• Garnier hair treatment, $1.00. Use $1.00/1 in the 6/2 RP for free hair treatment.
• Rimmel eye shadow, $1.00. Use $1.00/1 in the 4/7 or 4/28 RP for free makeup.

Dominick’s

• Muller Corner or FrutUp yogurt 5.3 oz, $1.00 minus $1.00 e-coupon = FREE limit 1. Load your coupon on JFU for free yogurt.

Food 4 Less

• Schick Extreme 3 or Hydro Disposable Razors  3-12 Count, $1.98 (limit 2). Use $5.00/2 or $3.00/1 or $4.00/1 Hydro in the 6/9 SS or $4.00/1 Hydro Silk in the 5/12 SS. Print $6.00/2 Xtreme3 here. Free razors!

Target

Unadvertised pricing can vary by store and by region.

• Campbell’s Go Soup, $2.00. Stack the $1.00/1 printable Target coupon here with the $1.00/1 manufacturer printable here or here for free soup.
• Tide to Go stain eraser pad 1 ct, $.99. Use $1.00/1 Target coupon in the 5/12 RP for free stain remover.
• Folgers 6-7 ct instant coffee, $1.00. Print $1.50/1 ANY Folgers Product here for free coffee.
  
• L’Oreal Advanced shampoo or conditioner 1.7 oz, $.99. Use $1.00/1 in the 4/28 RP or 5/19 SS for free hair product.
• Duncan Hines flavor creations packet, $.84. Print $1.00/1 here for free frosting flavoring.

Walmart

Note that unadvertised prices at Walmart vary by region and by store.

• Black Flag fly swatter or fly paper, $.98. Use $1.00/1 printable here or find it in your 6/16 RP for free fly stuff.
• Head & Shoulders (small bottles), $1.97. Use the $5.00/2 in the 6/16 RP for two better than free shampoo.
• Folgers 6-7 ct instant coffee, $1.00. Print $1.50/1 ANY Folgers Product here for free coffee.
  
• L’Oreal Advanced shampoo or conditioner 1.7 oz, $.97. Use $1.00/1 in the 4/28 RP or 5/19 SS for free hair product.
• Duncan Hines flavor creations packet, $.94. Print $1.00/1 here for free frosting flavoring.

Five free Kindle books and five cheap Kindle books for 6/17/13

A couple of things to keep in mind about Kindle e-books:

• Free Kindle books are generally only free for one or two days — if they no longer say “Kindle price: $0.00″ when you click through, the freebie period has ended.
  
• If you don’t have a Kindle, you can read any of these Kindle e-books on their FREE reading apps for PC, Mac, Android, iPad, iPhone and more.

Let’s start with free Kindle e-books!

Here are five free Kindle books for 6/17/13:

• Almost a Bride (Wyoming Wildflowers Book 1)
• Trailersteading: Voluntary Simplicity In A Mobile Home (Modern Simplicity)
• A Soft Place to Fall (Shelter Rock Cove)
• To Catch a Bad Guy (Book One) (Janet Maple Series)
• Chia Seeds: The Ultimate Collection – Over 50 Healthy & Delicious Recipes

Want more Kindle e-books? Not free but cheap!

Here are five cheap Kindle books ($2.99 and under) for 6/17/13:

• Garfield…Recipes with Cattitude! Cookbook (Everyday Cookbook Collection), just $.99!
• The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (P.S.), $1.99.
• Someone Else’s Fairytale, just $.99.
• Somebody Like You: A Sugar Shack Novel (Sugar Shack Novels), also just $.99.
• Betty Crocker 20 Best Gluten-Free Bread Recipes, again just $.99.

*** Find more Kindle e-book bargains on the Kindle daily deals site here. As with the Kindle freebies, some of these prices are only good today or for a limited time.

(Thanks, Northern Illinois Couponing)

I already told you about the Right Guard Xtreme deal at CVS, but here is one at Walgreens, too.

• Right Guard Xtreme is buy one, get one free. Prices vary by store, but in Chicagoland mostly $4.79.
• Use two $2.00/1 printables or $2.00/1 from the 6/16 RP.
• Pay $.79 for two, or just $.40 each!

(Thanks, deranged.me)

Here’s a new $3.00/1 AmeriGas purchase or exchange coupon!

• And if you didn’t do it the last time this one was around, the $3.00 AmeriGas rebate is also still available, for a total of $6 off your propane.

Also stopped by ALDI today for the cheap berries — and look! Mine still had portobello caps at $.99 a pack, left over from last week’s sale. They still looked good, so these three kind of accidentally fell into my cart. Been eating portobello sandwiches all week; I’m kind of on a kick here, lol.

2 strawberries, $2.58.
Blueberries, $1.49.
Raspberries, $1.29.
Bananas, $.76.
3 packs Portobello mushrooms, $2.97.

Paid $9.25. Hmm, let’s see. Now I have produce, yogurt, and bacon… what else do you really need?

I forgot that Barilla pasta is $.88 at Dominick’s through tomorrow 6/18. Well,

We have a new $.75/2 Barilla pasta this morning. Buy two for $1.76, use the $.75/2, and pay $1.01 for two boxes, or just $.51 each. Also: $.55/2 in the 5/19 SS. $1.00/2 whole grain here, if included.

Here’s $10 for $20 at Bakin’ & Eggs in Lakeview.

And there are lots more restaurant deals today — I will let you browse them for yourself, here.

Heads up — Even though this is tagged, several of you have reported that it didn’t print today!

Next time you’re in Target, see if the .5 oz Yes to Cucumbers calming mask treatments are tagged for a gift card deal! (These are sometimes regional.) If so:

• Buy two at $1.97 each = $3.94.
• Get back a $5.00 gift card.
• Make $1.06!

At Target sometimes your total has to be over the gift card value for it to trigger, so try this as part of a larger trip and put these items last on the belt.

(Thanks, Free Tastes Good)

Meijer trumps Jewel again on this one, lol. So you know the national Yoplait Catalina deal I just did at Jewel this morning to get yogurt for net $.24 a cup? It’s also running at Meijer, and double dipping with a store Catalina deal they have going. Here’s the scoop — deal goes through Wed. 6/19 in Thursday market stores.

• Yoplait yogurt cups 6/17-7/14/13: Buy 15-19, get $1.00 OYNO. Buy 20+, get $2.00 OYNO.
• Meijer store Catalina: Spend $10 on Yoplait yogurt, get $3.00 OYNO.

Here’s the deal

Yogurt cups are on sale for $.50 this week, so:

• Buy 20 for $10.00.
• Use two $.40/6 from the 6/9 SS or $.40/6 printables here and a $.50/8 from the 6/9 SS = $8.70.
• Get back a $2.00 manufacturer Catalina AND a $3.00 store Catalina for a net cost of $3.70 for 20, or just $.19 a cup.

Someone build me a darn Meijer already, lol…

(Thanks, The Shopper’s Apprentice)

So this morning I had to pick up my Zaycon bacon order — and confusingly, this time it came in frozen cryovac-ish packages of about 3lbs each!

But, we will deal. Anything, for bacon! Still on the fence about their upcoming ground beef event, since I still have pub burgers from Jewel — how about you guys? Now my freezer is full of BACON, and my fridge is full of… yogurt.

Stopped at Jewel since we were driving right by on the way home, and tried the Yoplait yogurt deal — worked great, for $.24 a cup yogurt!

20 Yoplait yogurt cups, $8.00. Used two $.40/6 from the 6/9 SS and a $.50/8 from the 6/9 SS.
2 avocados, $1.58.

Used a $2.00 Catalina from yesterday’s water deal and paid $6.45. Got back $2.00 for Yoplait, for a net cost of $6.45 for all 22 items.

Today only, subscribe to Cosmopolitan Magazine for only $9.99 per year (33% off)! You can get up to 2 years at this price! Just enter coupon code MASHUPMOM at checkout to get the discount.

• Save 20% on most other magazines with code MASHUPMOM

We have a new $.75/2 Barilla pasta this morning. Don’t let the gratuitous Walmart logo annoy you — both Jewel and Dominick’s will take this, since it is a manufacturer coupon, and both put Barilla on sale for $1.00 pretty often. Update Anne comments that it prints with NO Walmart logo with a loooong exp. date of 12/31!

Here’s a new Pampers code for your 6/17! If you’re not yet signed up with Pampers Gifts to Grow, get 100 points for signing up here. Enter codes from products for points, earn rewards. Even if you don’t have a little one, they often release free codes online if you still want to play, such as this one:

• Ten free points with FBPA6XW7KRU8J13. (Enter through 6/20)

And, they even have non-baby-related rewards.

(Thanks, Freebies 4 Mom)

Today only, subscribe to Entrepreneur Magazine for only $4.50 per year That’s 62% off! You can get up to 4 years at this price! Just enter coupon code MASHUPMOM.

• Save 20% on most other magazine titles with code MASHUPMOM

Enchanted Castle in Lombard is on Groupon this morning. Mr. 10 loves this place, so it’s kind of too bad this package includes pizza he… can’t eat. Oh well!

• $26 for an amusement package for two (a $53 value)
• $52 for an amusement package for four (a $106 value)

In both packages, each person receives their choice of two premium attractions, 40 game tokens, and a personal pizza with one topping.

Look at all the new thirsty coupons this morning! This link is just to the “beverages” category, so scroll through there to find:

• $1.00/1 Mott’s for Tots.
• $.75/1 Simply Lemonade 59 or 89 oz.
• $.65/2 Dole canned juices.
• $1.00/2 Welch’s summer sparkling.
• Under 06607 I also see BOGO cans Nawgan and buy two get one cans Nawgan.

• Buy two for $23.98.
• Use 5% off on Cartwheel = $22.78.
• Use $5.00/2 Target store coupon in the 5/19 RP (regional) = $17.78.
• Use two $1.00/1 manufacturer coupons from the 4/28 SS = $15.78.
• Get $5.00 back for a net cost of $10.78 for two, or $5.39 each.

That’s a good price for 35 lbs of clumping litter!

(Thanks, Pocket Your Dollars)

Here are some updated high value coupons for the cereal gift card deal at Target this week! Here again is the deal: Get a $5 Target gift card when you buy four select new at Target cereals, $2.99 each.

• $1.00/1 Kashi GoLean vanilla graham clusters.
• $.75/1 Hershey’s Cookies n’ Creme cereal (ZIP 77477 then reload).
• $.75/1 Vanilla Chex (ZIP 77477 then reload).
• $.75/1 Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch.
• $.85/ Honey Nut Cheerios Medley Crunch.
• $.75/1 Fiber One cereal.
• $.75/1 Nature Valley protein granola (ZIP 03103).
• $1.00/1 Post Honey Bunches Greek or granola TARGET coupon in the 6/16 SS.
• $.75/1 Kellogg’s Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory cereal TARGET coupon. Stack with $1.00/3 Kellogg’s in the 6/2 RP.

So — mix/match however you like. Any four participating cereals with four $1.00/1 coupons = $7.96 with $5.00 back for a net cost of $2.96 for 4, or $.74 each. Any four participating cereals with four $.75/1 coupons = $8.96 with $5.00 back for a net cost of $3.96 for four, or $.99 each.

(Thanks for word on the participating cereals to Totally Target)

Radio Flyer has been releasing such fun stuff lately — moving well beyond the little red wagon! What’s a Ziggle, you might ask?

Well, apparently if you are six, it is a BATMOBILE! But then most everything is, really… The point of Ziggle is to “harness the wiggles and jiggles of little children and turn them into giggles!” No pedals on this; it works on the power of wiggle.

Six or no, this is cool. Plus, it is a full body workout — look at him go! They should make these in grownup sizes, because it would be much more fun than the gym, right?

Ziggle works on four caster wheels, and allows kids either to glide or to tap into the twisting motions for drifts or do 360° spinouts. Yeah. He mastered that pretty quickly! Its adjustable seat lets it grow with your child between the recommended ages of 3-8, and it has padded handlebars for comfort.

(I didn’t realize quite how fast this thing went, and he should probably be wearing a helmet next time!) My Ziggle videos are above, but here’s their official one — which is almost as cute.

Ziggle from Radio Flyer has an MSRP of $49.99. It was very easy to assemble, and took MashupDad less than 10 minutes to put together. Mr. 6 is having a ball with this, and it’s a great way to get kids out and moving.

On to the giveaway

Look– it’s fun even before it’s assembled!

Wait, what can you win?

• One lucky Mashup Mom reader will win their very own Ziggle for a deserving 3-8 year old in your life.

How do you enter?

• Comment here and let me know what you think of Ziggle — and who you know that would love one!

One entry per comment; one comment per person; each comment is an entry. Enter through 11:59 PM Central on 6/21/13. U.S. residents only. If you are reading this through email or Facebook, please click on the title of this post (up at the top where it says “Ziggle from Radio Flyer”) to go back to the blog. Scroll down to the bottom of the post and you will see a box to enter your comment; just comment there to enter.

Email and Facebook entries will not be counted. If you are reading the Mashup Mom homepage on the web, look at the bottom of this post where it says “___ comments.” Click on that to get the box to enter your own comment.

The fine print

Prizing and information for this giveaway has been provided by Radio Flyer. Radio Flyer provided me with a product for review; however, all opinions here are my own. The winner will be chosen on or around 6/22/13 through random number generation at random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to notification email; Mashup Mom reserves the right to choose a runner up if no response is received in that timeframe.

No purchase necessary. The number of eligible entries receives determines the odds of winning. Void where prohibited.

Welcome back to Sunday Scratchups — AKA: Grocery matchups cooking from scratch.

This week, whole seedless watermelon is $1.98 at Ultra, and avocados are $.48 at Ultra and $.79 at Jewel, while tomatoes on the vine are $.89/lb at Jewel, roma are $.79/lb at Tony’s, or grape tomatoes are $.99/pint at Pete’s. Limes are 15/$.99 at Pete’s, 12/$.99 at Tony’s — OK, let’s just say: It’s summer, so buy produce, people!

So, I thought it would be fun to throw together a watermelon avocado salad today to take advantage of some of the summer produce sales in a sweet but savory way, and here it is:

Watermelon feta avocado salad

Ingredients

5 cups watermelon, seeded and cubed. (This was about 1/4 of the smallish seedless watermelon I have here.)
1/2 small red onion
2 avocados
1 medium vine ripe tomato
1/2 cup feta cheese crumbles
3 Tbsp olive oil
1 1/2 Tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp dried basil
juice of 1/2 a small lime

Directions

Slice half a small red onion into thin rings, then quarter those into triangles. Add to a medium container with tightly fitting lid. (You’ll refrigerate this at the end, so it’s easiest to just make it up in its own storage container rather than messing up another dish, lol.) Cut your tomato into decent size chunks and add.

Cube two avocados, add. The easiest way to do this, if you have a decently ripe avocado, is to halve your avocado and remove the pit. Then, just score your avocado into roughly equal sections, then turn over and squeeze them out gently into your salad.

Isn’t it pretty? I started with one avocado here, then added a second later when the proportions seemed off. Now, dice up 5 cups of watermelon into chunks about equal in size to your avocado and tomato, add, and toss gently to combine.

One thing to note about this salad is that the balsamic dressing will really mute the vibrant colors you see above. If you are making this for “company,” you might wish to add all ingredients except the dressing, chill, and then let guests dress to taste at the table.

Now, let’s make our dressing. In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lime juice, and basil. Add feta crumbles to watermelon salad mixture, pour on dressing, and toss gently to coat. Refrigerate at least an hour before serving.

• And yes, I still do love these Stainless Steel Magnetic Measuring Spoons!

There you have it

Watermelon feta avocado salad! This is a pretty versatile and adaptable recipe. You can, for instance, add cucumber for extra crunch, or serve over baby spinach for a heartier dish. You can add some black pepper at the end if you want to punch it up a bit, or use cilantro instead of basil for a different flavor. You can use grape or cherry tomatoes instead of a regular tomato. Adapt for your own family’s tastes, but overall, this is a nice and different mix of sweet and savory, soft and crunchy.

Want more affordable and easy recipes?

• That’s the only kind I post! Check out more recipes and Sunday Scratchups here.

Easy print version

Watermelon feta avocado salad

 

Print

Author: Rachel at MashupMom.com

Recipe type: side

Ingredients

• 5 cups watermelon, seeded and cubed.
• ½ small red onion
• 2 avocados
• 1 medium vine ripe tomato
• ½ cup feta cheese crumbles
• 3 Tbsp olive oil
• 1½ Tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp dried basil
• juice of ½ a small lime

Instructions

1. Slice half a small red onion into thin rings, then quarter those into triangles.
2. Add to a medium container with tightly fitting lid. (You’ll refrigerate this at the end, so it’s easiest to just make it up in its own storage container rather than messing up another dish, lol.)
3. Cut your tomato into decent size chunks and add.
4. Cube two avocados, add. The easiest way to do this, if you have a decently ripe avocado, is to halve your avocado and remove the pit. Then, just score your avocado into roughly equal sections, then turn over and squeeze them out gently into your salad.
5. Now, dice up 5 cups of watermelon into chunks about equal in size to your avocado and tomato, add, and toss gently to combine.
6. In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, lime juice, and basil.
7. Add feta crumbles to watermelon salad mixture, pour on dressing, and toss gently to coat.
8. Refrigerate at least an hour before serving.

3.2.1230

Here are some of the deals (and heads up!) YOU found recently — Thanks! How do you share your own deal?

• Email Rachel.
• Comment on any post where it seems to fit.
• Post on the Facebook Wall.

Big favor: If you mention other sites, online coupons, etc, please include the link. Disclaimer: All of the deals below come straight from readers.

Coupons

• A tip from letsshop: “If you print Reach coupon make sure to watch printer and stop as soon as coupon ends Lots of wasted unnecessary ink in advertisement .I printed on a laser and couldn’t stop it.”
• Another option from Jane: “Or just put in about 1/3 of a sheet of paper and it just spits it out as soon as the paper runs out and before the ad gets printed!”

CVS

• BethP comments: “If you got a sheet of coupons for new products with your Dominicks ad on Wed, there is a $0.25/1 Fruitwater 16.9 oz manufacturer coupon (exp 7/1)”

Dollar Tree

• A recommendation from linda: “I buy the dollar tree equivalent to oxi clean and am very happy with it worth a try for 1 dollar”

Dominick’s

• Sarah comments: “Went to Dom’s today after I saw that they are price matching Target’s 3/$8 price on Oscar Lunchmeat. (Today is the last day to get the cat, I believe.) Recieved an alert that’s pertinent to this week’s Classico sale: ‘Buy 3 or more Classico Pasta Sauces between 6/17/13 and 7/14/13 and save up to $3 off your next purchase on a future order with coupon.’ ‘Buy 3 & get $2, buy 4 or more, get $3 coupon off your next shopping order.’”

Reader requests

• Outlander shares: “you know that Kids Bowl Free thing? For that option to sign up 4 adults for $24.95, here is a code for 15% off- DAD15. I signed up kids yesterday (3 of mine and 3 of my friend so I can take them all), and later they emailed me that code so I ended up signing up my DH and me and my friend and her DH so we can go together too. I signed up for Bowlway place in Elgin and we went there yesterday. When you open the Q it says to show on the device, but the guy wanted a printout, and was TOTALLY clueless about anything, but I said that I won’t print and showed him my phone. He let us bowl anyway and I’ll be definitely taking kids again, especially on rainy days. We only paid for shoes $3 each. Anybody have any other experience?”
• A question from nancy: “Did anybody order [Zaycon] bacon that would like to sell me some? I am around the Highland Park or Skokie area but could meet anywhere local. Thanks!”
• And also on the topic of Zaycon, Cheryl asks: “Does anyone know what “grain” they are talking about (once the cattle reach 700 lbs)? It could very easily be pesticide-laden or GMOd. If nobody has asked already, I will.”
• BM is wondering: “Is Almay still BOGO50 tomorrow [at Walgreens]? Anyone know?” This was posted yesterday, so she means today .

Jewel

• For the $1.00/1 in today’s RP, VB noticed: “The Weber real molasses bbq sauce is on sale at jewel 2/$4 thru July 7 if any one needs it this weekend.”
• A price comparison to the Frigo Cheese Heads from Allison: “String cheese is $2.49 at Aldi in Yorkville.  We go through a lot of string cheese so I got 4 packs today.  I thought $1.75 was a good price.”
• Sharon asks: “Does anyone know what the prices are for the [Ice Mountain] 1 litre bottles or the sport packs? Trying to decide if it is worth re-routing my day to get to Meijer. Thanks!”

Meijer

• Joy says: “At Meijer in Bolingbrook (Weber & Boughton), I found a tearpad of coupons for $1 off beef when you buy one bottle of A1 sauce. A1 sauce is part of the $8 off 8 items sale: $1.99 after instant savings, plus there’s a $1/1 printable on coupons.com. My understanding is you can use both since the tearpad is off the beef and the printable is off the sauce, so essentially free A1 if you were buying beef already. No quantity limits listed on the tearpad coupons, which expire 5/14/2014.”
• Pam reports: “The [Ice Mountain] sports bottles are $2.00 at Meijer.”
• Outlander noticed: “at Meijer new Oz Great and powerful DVD is on sale $16.99 + free baggie Pirate’s Booty chips or something. It’s still $19.96 on Amazon.”

Target

• An idea from JEN C: “ToysRUs.com has the Lego City Fire Plane Reg $69.99 for $19.99. It’s sold out online and in all the stores in the area. Luckily, Target price matches ToysRUs.com. Manager approved at the Rockford Target.” Looks like this is gone from the site now so it may have been a price error.

White Castle

• Sent over by feelgood: “White Castle Sliders 4/$1 this weekend offer here coupon here“

Whole Foods

• Some tips from Dinahmite: “I love shopping at Wholefoods! My tips to share, I usually go to the closest line to the customer service desk. Because when you use manufacture coupons with Wholefoods coupons, the manager needs to enter their code to approve the coupons. Plus I buy when the item is also on sale, buy by the bulk 10% off and on top of it…I bring my own bags $0.10 off! One time I shopped for a bulk sale and I saved over 80% off! Both the cashier and myself said…WOW!”