No need to clip this weekend!

According to several sources I could find, there will be NO coupon inserts this Sunday due to the holiday weekend. So take the time off from clipping those coupons, kick back, and relax with your family!

If you are interested in learning how to start a multiple-Sunday paper subscription, I have some information for you….

• Local (Tacoma News Tribune): If you’re local and have not taken advantage yet of the TNT couponers special – you might want to consider this newspaper subscription special on getting multiple copies of the News Tribune delivered to your door for just $1.25 each!
• CA, IDA, NV, UT: Please check out my Discounted Newspapers page for the offers.

Do you like when we have weekends off like this, or do you miss having coupons to clip?

There are some new toy coupons available to print this morning…

Save $2 off 1 Barbie Fashionistas Doll. These are usually pretty reasonably priced to begin with.

Save $2 off 1 WWE Elite Collection Figure.

Save $1 off 1 UNO Card Game.

Save $3 off Laugh & Learn Love to Play Puppy.

Save $7 off 1 newborn Rock ‘n Play Sleeper.

If you spot any deals where these coupons would pair nicely, let us know! I’m thinking Fred Meyer might be a good option, where they frequently offer home coupons that apply to the toy department. Other thoughts?

Head on over to print a coupon for $1 off Barilla Tri-Color Penne or any Barilla Blue Box Pasta Cut. This week, the Barilla pasta is priced at $0.75 at Albertsons as part of a mix and match sale. It often goes on sale for $1 at many other grocery stores too. This one could go incredibly fast.

As a final heads up, some of Hip2Save’s readers are reporting difficulty printing it. If this happens to you, try another browser.

Thanks, Hip2Save!

Here are the best deals I could find at Albertsons for the week. Remember to check out the ecoupons available on their website now – and they will continue to ramp up as the weeks progress, too.

Also, remember that the Sizzlin’ Summertime Giveaway is in progress. I’ve noted below which items will trigger extra game pieces for this giveaway. You’ll want to keep a lookout for that HOT coupon booklet too – there are some great coupons in it. Of note, a $1 off any Essential Everyday item priced $1 or more. I’ve given you a few ideas in today’s matchup post for how you might want to use it!

My favorite deals have been highlighted in red.

Memorial Day Sale (Thurs – Sun ONLY)

Pork Loin Back Ribs
$2.99/lb

Kraft Cheese Singles, American or 2%
$1.77
Bonus game Piece Item!

Dole Salad Kits $2.50
$0.50/1 printable coupon (Salad Circle – Facebook)
Bottom line: $2

Bar-S Meat Franks
$0.88

Albertsons Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns
$0.88

Pepsi Soft Drinks, 12 pack, 12 oz cans
$2.50 each when you buy 4

7-Up, A&W, or Sunkist Soft Drinks, 12 pack, 12 oz cans
$2.50 each when you buy 4

Coca-Cola Soft Drinks, 12 pack, 12 oz cans
$2.75 each when you buy 4

Snyders of Hanover Pretzels $2.50
Buy one, get one free
$1/2 coupon from 5/20 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1 each

Deals Good All Week

Strawberries, 1 lb
$2.50

Strawberries, 4 lb
$7.99 ($1.99/lb)

Blackberries, 6 oz
$1.99

Fresh Mini Watermelon
$1.99 each

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
$1.99/lb

Fresh Atlantic Salmon Portions
$2.99 each (5 oz)

Falls Brand Boneless Ham
$1.99/lb (5 lb average size)

Johnsonville Bratwust or Italian Sausage $3.99
$1/2 coupon from 5/6 SmartSource
Bottom line: $3.49 each

Heinz Ketchup, 36 oz $1.67
$0.25/1 coupon from 5/20 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1.42

Sparkle Paper Towels, 8ct $5.99
$1/2 coupon from 5/6 Red Plum
Bottom line: $5.49 each

Lay’s Potato Chips $4.29
Buy one, get one free
Bottom line: $2.14 each

KoolAid Jammers $1.99
$0.75/3 coupon from 5/6 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1.74 each

King’s Hawaiian Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns $2
$1/1 coupon from 5/20 Red Plum
Bottom line: $1

Ball Park Franks $3.50
$0.75/2 coupon from 5/6 Red Plum
Bottom line: $3.13 each

Shoppers Value Chicken Breast, Steak or Pork Chop
$1

Albertsons Chicken Drumsticks or Thighs
$1.29/lb

Wild Harvest Organic Tortilla Chips or Salsa
$2
(This seems like a great price for organic salsa to me!)

Corn on the Cob
$0.50 each

Granny Smith Apples
$0.99/lb

Navel Oranges
$0.99/lb

Vegetable Kabobs $5.99
Buy one, get one free
Bottom line: $2.49 each

International Delight Coffee, 64 oz $3.50
$1/1 coupon from 5/13 SmartSource
Bottom line: $2.50

Essential Everyday or Albertsons Biscuits $1.79
$1/1 Essential Everyday coupon in Albertsons Booklet
Bottom line: $0.79

Yoplait Greek Multipack Yogurt $2.50
$0.75/1 – $1/1 coupon from 2/5 SmartSource
Bottom line: as low as $1.50

Pure Leaf Tea, 59 oz $2
$1/1 coupon from 5/13 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1

Culinary Circle Signature Recipes Pizza $6
$1/1 coupon from Albertsons Booklet
Bottom line: $5
Bonus Game Piece Item

Smuckers Ice Cream Toppings $1.67
$1/2 printable coupon (Direct link – Coupons.com)
Bottom line: $1.17 each

Dean’s Dips $2
$1/2 printable coupon (requires registration)
Bottom line: $1.50 each

Essential Everyday or Albertsons Salsa, 16 oz $2
$1/1 Essential Everyday coupon from Albertsons Booklet
Bottom line: $1

Country Time Lemonade Canister $2
$1/2 coupon from 5/6 SmartSource
(It also looks like they may be doing some game on Facebook that involves coupons…huh)
Bottom line: $1.50 each (maybe lower, depending on Facebook coupon)

Hormel Chili with Beans $1.25
$1/2 coupon from 4/1 SmartSource (exp 5/28!)
Bottom line: $0.75 each
(I don’t know that you’ll find a better deal before that coupon expires!)

Essential Everyday Specialty Mustard $1.25
$1/1 Essential Everyday coupon from Albertsons Booklet
Bottom line: $0.25
(Another reader recently shared she found a small mustard for $1 – in which case, FREE)

Ocean Spray Fruit Snacks or Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks $1.49
Must buy 4 to get the price!
$1/1 Ocean Spray printable coupon (previously shared!)
$0.50/2 Betty Crocker printable coupon (Smartsource.com)
DEAL IDEA: Buy (2) Ocean Spray & Fruit Snacks
Bottom line: $3.46 for all four!

Kellogg’s Small Sized Cereals or Pop-Tarts $2
(Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Cocoa Krispies, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops)
$1/3 Pop Tarts coupon from 5/13 Red Plum
$1/3 Cereals coupon from 5/13 Red Plum
$1/3 Cereals printable coupon (register at Kelloggs.com)
$1/3 Pop Tarts printable coupon (register at Kelloggs.com)
$1/2 Froot Loops printable coupon (register at Kelloggs.com)
Bottom line: as low as $1.50 each

Pepperidge Farm Cookies $2.79
$0.75/1 coupon from 5/6 SmartSource
Bottom line: $2.04

Milo’s Kitchen Dog Treats $2.50
$1/1 – $2/2 coupon from 5/13 Red Plum
Bottom line: $1.50 each

S’mores savings
Nabisco Honey Maid Grahams $3.49
Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows $0.99
Hershey’s Candy Bars $3.49 (Bonus Game Piece item!)
Save $2/3 with in-ad manufacturer coupon
Bottom line: $5.97 for all three items

Instant Savings Spotlight

Save $5 instantly when you buy any 10 participating items. Remember that you can buy more than one multiple of 10 in a single transaction – just make sure you have exactly 10, 20, 30, etc.

Jet-Puffed Jumbo Marshmallows $2.99/$2.49
$0.50/2 coupon from 5/6 SmartSource
Bottom line: $2.24 each

Oreo Cookies $2.99/$2.49

Ritz Bits or Snack Crackers $2.99/$2.49
$1/2 Nabisco Crackers printable coupon (SmartSource.com)
Bottom line: $1.99 each

Best Foods Mayonnaise, 22-30 oz $2.99/$2.49
$1/1 coupon from 5/20 Red Plum (no more than 2 like coupons)
Bottom line: $1.49

Lipton Tea or Tea & Honey $2.99/$2.49
$0.40/1 – $0.50/1 coupon from 5/20 Red Plum
Bottom line: as low as $1.99 each

Grey Poupon Mustard $2.99/$2.49

Pepsi Soft Drinks, 2 liter $1.50/$1

Duncan Hines Cake Mix $1.49/$0.99
Bonus Game Piece Item!

McCormick Grill Mates Spices $1.49/$0.99
Bonus Game Piece Item!

French’s Mustard (Yellow or Brown) $1.49/$0.99
$0.30/1 coupon from 5/13 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.69
(Not at all a bad price if you need it)

Lawry’s Marinade $1.49/$0.99

Lindsay Olives $1.49/$0.99
$1/2 coupon from Albertsons Booklet
Bottom line: $0.49 each

Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce $1.49/$0.99
$1/4 coupon from 5/20 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.74 each

Gatorade or G2 Sports Drink $1.29/$0.79
Bonus Game Piece Item!

Ragu Pasta Sauce $1.49/$0.99

Taco Bell Creamy Sauce, Small Shells, Taco Sauce $1.49/$0.99

Hershey’s Syrup $1.99/$1.49

Twizzlers $1.99/$1.49
$1/3 coupon from 5/20 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1.16 each

Wish-Bone Salad Dressing $1.99/$1.49
$0.25/1 coupon from 5/20 Red Plum
Bottom line:  $1.24

Oscar Mayer Meat or Turkey Hot Dogs $1.69/$1.19
$1/2 coupon from 5/6 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.69 each
Bonus Game Piece Item!

Bertolli Meals or Soups or PF Chang’s Meals for Two $6.49/$5.99

Kraft Velveeta Shells or Deluxe Mac & Cheese $2.29/$1.79

Mt Olive Kosher or Spears Pickles $2.29/$1.79

A1 Steak Sauce $3.49/$2.99

7-Up, Sunkist, or A&W $3.49/$2.99

Oscar Mayer Meat or Turkey Bologna or Cotto Salami $1.99/$1.49

CATALINA ALERT:
Buy Oscar Mayer Cold Cuts between 5/14  - 6/10, Earn Catalina Coupon (what’s a Catalina?)
Buy 3 and get $2 off-your-next-order coupon
Buy 4 and get $3 off-your-next-order coupon
Buy 5 and get $4 off-your-next order coupon
More information on this Catalina at CouponNetwork 

DEAL IDEA:
Buy 5 Oscar Mayer Cold Cuts at $1.49 each*
Get a $4 Catalina coupon at checkout
Bottom line: like getting for $0.69 each!
* Just remember you’d need to buy 5 more participating items to get this low price

Klondike Bars or Sandwiches $2.99/$2.49

Popsicle or Yosicle Novelties $2.99/$2.49
$1/2 Popsicle printable coupon (recently shared)
$1/1 Yosicle coupon from 5/20 Red Plum (limit 2 like per trip)
Bottom line: as low as $1.49

Jell-O Pudding or Gelatin $1.25/$0.75
$0.50/2 coupon from 5/6 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.50 each

Pasta Roni Easy Salads, Rice-a-Roni, Pasta Roni $1.25/$0.75
Bonus Game Piece Item!

Barilla Pasta $1.25/$0.75
Bonus Game Piece Item!

FUZE $1.25/$0.75
Bonus Game Piece Item!

Kraft Chunk or Shredded Cheese $2.49/$1.99
Bonus Game Piece Item!

Truvia Natural Sweetener or Sugar Substitute $5.99/$5.49
$0.75/1 coupon from 1/8 Red Plum (exp 5/31)
$0.75/1 printable coupon (SmartSource.com)
Bottom line: $4.74

Planters Nut-rition, Pistachios $5.99/$5.49 

PF Chang’s Appetizers $5.99/$5.49

Banana Boat Sunblock Products $6.99/$6.49
$1/1 – $2/1 coupon from 4/22 SmartSource
$1/1 coupon from 5/13 SmartSource
Bottom line: as low as $4.49

Hawaiian Tropic Sun Care Products $6.99/$6.49
$1/1 – $2/1 coupon from 4/22 SmartSource
$1/1 coupon from 5/13 SmartSource
Bottom line: as low as $4.49

Dixie Plates, Cups, or Bowls $2.49/$1.99
$1/2 coupon from Albertsons Booklet
Bottom line: $1.49 each
Bonus Game Piece Item!

Vanity Fair Plates, Cups or Bowls $2.49/$1.99
$1/2 coupon from Albertsons Booklet
Bottom line: $1.49 each
Bonus Game Piece Item!

Taco Bell Dinner Kits $2.49/$1.99

Propel Fitness Water $1/$0.50
Bonus Game Piece Item!

Maxwell House or Yuban Coffee $8.99/$8.49

MiO Liquid Water Enhancer $3.99/$3.49

Oscar Mayer Carving Board or Deli Fresh Shaved or Selects $3.99/$3.49
(Refer to the Catalina above!)

Kraft Grated Parmasan Cheese $3.99/$3.49

Snapple Tea or Fruit Drinks $4.99/$4.49

See anything I’m missing? Please leave a comment!

In honor of the Kids Bowl Free program I recently shared (which by the way, you need to sign up for if you haven’t yet!), I decided to take my kiddos bowling yesterday. They’ve bowled a few times now, so they’re old pros, and they thought they’d show you how it’s done.

Tip One: bowling is fun, so no sad faces! Make sure to find the closest participating alley so you can enjoy the fun that much sooner, too.

Tip Two. Learn proper bowling technique. It will help you improve your bowling score. (And if that doesn’t work, make sure to request a lane with gutter bumpers.)

Tip Three. While waiting for your ball to make contact with the pins, do a cha-cha. It’s a great way to pass the time and you’ll look pretty cute, too.

Tip Four. Don’t cross the foul line! You might end up biting your nails in suspense as you watch your little sister take the lead….

Tip Five. Always bowl with pizzazz. It might make that ball feel inclined to knocking down just a few extra pins.

Tip Six. Remember, it’s just a game. Whether you win or lose, you’ll have a great time. And because you can bowl free all summer long, you’ll have plenty of time to improve your game.

How Kids Bowl Free Works

All silliness aside, if you missed my earlier post, I just want to state what an awesome program Kids Bowl Free is! As the name implies, it’s a free program that allows your children aged 15 and under to bowl two free games every day this summer!

Here’s how it works:

• Find a local participating bowling alley and register for a free account.
• If you wish, sign up for a family pass ($24.95) – this will allow up to four adults (or teens over 15) to play two games everyday too!
• Watch your email each Sunday for the bowling pass coupons. You will need to print and bring these with you.
• Please note that you will still have to pay for shoe rentals (or bring your own bowling shoes).

To help one lucky Coupon Project family out there, today I’m giving away a family bowling pass! Here’s how…

Enter the Giveaway

I’m pleased to offer one lucky Coupon Project reader a family bowling pass valued at $24.95! This means that you’ll be able to join your kids this summer and up to 4 adults (or teens over 15) will be able to play 2 free bowling games everyday at the participating bowling center of your choice.

To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment on this blog. I’d love to hear what you like about this program, or a fun bowling tip or story you have. Leave only one comment per person, please.

Please note that the winner will need to sign up for a FREE Kids Bowl Free account, so I’d encourage you to do that now!

The winner will be randomly selected on Wednesday, May 30th 12pm PST.

Good luck!

Disclosure: a free family pass was provided to me and a lucky winner courtesy of Kids Bowl Free. No other compensation was provided in exchange for today’s post. As always, swing by my Disclosure Policy for more info on how this site makes (and does not make) money.

If you’re looking for a good excuse to pop by IKEA today, I have one for you!

Today only, they will be giving each customer a FREE blue bag! These are very large reusable bags that would be perfect for toting to the beach (that is, if the weather warms back up over here). As always, I highly recommend you make sure your store is participating before heading out the door.

For more information, head to the IKEA Facebook page. And if you need more reasons to head to IKEA, check out this post of cool items under $10 I recently found there.

Thanks, Hip2Save!

If you purchased or received a groupon between the dates of November 1, 2008, through December 1, 2011, you might be eligible to receive a small share of a settlement as the result of a class action lawsuit.

So here’s the deal: 17 Groupon subscribers over the past several years have filed lawsuits against Groupon for the way the expiration dates on their vouchers were advertised and/or sold. A California judge rolled all the lawsuits into one, hence the class action lawsuit. Groupon is denying any wrongdoing.

It’s unclear what sort of small settlement you’d actually receive as a result of this lawsuit, but you can submit a claim online if you’re eligible and if you so choose. You can also read more about the lawsuit at ABC Action News.

As for the original 17 Groupon users? They’ll walk away with $500 each at the end of the day. I wonder about their lawyers…

I’m in the smack dab middle of Albertsons matchups for you (they are coming – I promise!), but I found a great coupon while doing so I didn’t want to wait to share with you!

Head to Coupons.com to print a $1.50/1 Pull-ups printable coupon (that’s a direct link!). It seems to me that the Huggies and Pull-Ups coupons are slowly getting harder to come by, so I’d snag this one now if you’re interested.

My Grocery Outlet contact emailed me tonight with a sneak peak look at the ad that will be going live tomorrow – and she gave me permission to share it with you, too!

They will also be releasing $10 in printable coupons to pair with these sales. These should be good at all Grocery Outlets, but I do encourage you to watch for your ad tomorrow (May 24th) first.

Harris Lean Ground Burger Patties, 3 lb (73%) $8.99
$2/1 printable coupon in tomorrow’s ad
Bottom line: $6.99

Monterey Farms Chunk Cheese, 2 lb $6.99
$2/1 printable coupon in tomorrow’s ad
Bottom line: $4.99

Fresh Pork Spare Ribs $1.99/lb
$2 per package printable coupon in tomorrow’s ad
Bottom line: should be a good deal

Tim’s Cascade Kettle Chips $3.99
$2/1 printable coupon in tomorrow’s ad
Bottom line: $1.99

Strawberries, 1 lb $1.99
$1/1 printable coupon in tomorrow’s ad
Bottom line: $0.99!

Ocean Spray Grapefruit Juice, 64 oz $1.99
$1/1 printable coupon in tomorrow’s ad
Bottom line: $0.99!

These deals will be good May 24 – May 28 ONLY.

If you’ve not done so already, I’d recommend registering for their emails. As an email subscriber, you sometimes also get coupons that aren’t available anywhere else!

Spot any Grocery Outlet deals lately?

The winner of the Albertsons picnic giveaway is…

Michelle!

I’d take my husband and five daughters to the lake by our house, and enjoy watching the osprey fish while enjoying our prize pack!

Congrats Michelle! I will be emailing you shortly to coordinate the delivery of your prize – so keep an eye on your inbox.