Bzzz....Agent and my first campaign

Guess what?? I'm a Bzzz Agent!! What's that you ask...well, I'll tell you. 
A few years back I was once a Bzz Agent and then my computer crashed and I lost my login info and I just never went back. I did have the opportunity to try a Glade product (which I loved and bought plenty more of) but I never did anything else with it. But....I am happy to report that I now have a trustworthy computer and I am even more eager to be involved as a Bzz Agent because there are more social media outlets that I am a member of that will allow me to Bzz more people about the awesome things I get to try.

So here is everything you need to know:

What is BzzAgent? It's a word-of-mouth program that allows people like you and me to try a variety of products and services for FREE!!

What's a Bzz? It's what we all do everyday - communicate, talk, share our honest opinions about the product or service that we try with two or more people.

What do I, as a BzzAgent do? I get to try products and services and share my opinion about them with people I know (and people I don't know, like when I blog).

It's a great website, program and service that allows people like you and me to experience top brands, share thoughts about them, have live conversations with friends and family and others via Facebook, Twitter and blogs. I love that I get to try awesome products and my friends get to learn about the awesome products that I get to try (and they even sometimes send you coupons for your friends and families to have! The more I participate, the better the products I get to try. I say that's a sweet deal if I ever heard one!!

Best thing about it, is that it doesn't cost anything and it doesn't really take up that much of your time. You are already Facebooking and blogging and tweeting anyway, right? So why not actually get something out of it. You also get to sign up for campaigns that best fit you and things that you actually want to try - they never make you sign up for anything that you don't want to. Are you thinking that this is too good to be true?? Well, it's GREAT! And it's true so have I convinced you yet to become your own BzzAgent?

If so, head on over to BzzAgent and sign up...it only takes a few minutes.

I have just signed up for my first campaign and I am soooo excited to tell you about it. I get to try an 11X14 Meijer Gallery Wrapped Canvas Print for FREE!!! I'm really excited because Mark and I don't have too many really good photos of us in our home so I'm excited to be able to have this in our home!

I even have pass along coupons for my friends so that ya'll can transform your photos into works of art for 10% off! This coupon can be used for any sized Canvas Photo Print. It can also be combined with in-store promotions, but not with other discount coupons and it's valid from 11/27-12/31 - just in time for a great Christmas present for someone special. Leave me a comment if you would like a coupon!

I'll be sure to share with you all what the canvas looks like when I order it. Until then, I'll be bzzing!

Love & Laughter,
J

Meijer Match-Ups 9/25-10/1

Meijers has some good sales this week:

Eggs - .99
Apples - .99/lb.
Grapes - .99/lb.
3 lb. bag yellow onions - .99
5 lb. bag white potatoes - .99
Organic baby carrots - .99
Dole salad mixes - .99
Fresh Express spinach - .99
Colored peppers (green, red, yellow) - .99/each
Greenhouse cucumbers - .99/each
Chicken drumsticks/thighs - .99/lb.
Meijer Frozen Blended Vegetables 16 oz. - .99
Meijer Soft Tortillas - .99

I feel like they should have called this the .99 cent sale. After I got to page 14 of the ad, I realized they do have a such thing as a .99 cent sale.

Now onto the coupon match-ups:

Gorton's Fish Sticks, Battered or Breaded Fillets or Tenders or Premium Fillets - $4.99/each
Buy any 2 Gorton's frozen items get $2 off instantly
Use two .50 off any one Gorton's Item
Final Price after coupons and instant coupon - $5.98 for 2 or $2.99 each

Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough - $2.00/each
Buy 2 per coupon
Use one .75 on TWO any variety Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
Final price after coupon - $3.00 for 2 or $1.50 each

Ore-Ida Frozen Potatoes - 3 for $8
Buy three get one FREE
Use one $1.00 off with the purchase of THREE Ore-Ida Products
Final price after coupon and free bag - 4 for $7 or $1.75 each

Yoplait Yogurt Single Serve Cups - 10 for $6
Use .50 off EIGHT cups or
Use .40 off SIX cups
Final price wyb (when you buy) EIGHT - $3.80 or .48 each
Final price wyb SIX cups - $2.80 or .47 each

Daisy Cottage Cheese 24 oz. - $2.49
Use one .35 off any Daisy Brand Cottage Cheese
Final price after coupon - $1.79

Barilla Pasta Sauce - $2
Use one .55 off when you buy one jar of Barilla Pasta Sauce
Final price after coupon - $1.00

Archway Cookies - .99
Use one .45 off any one Archway brand cookie variety
Final price after coupon - .09

Ice Mountain 6 pk./.5 liter Drinking Water - .99
Use one $1.00 off any one .5 liter 6-Pack of Ice Mountain Brand Water
Final price after coupon - FREE

Milk-Bone Dog Biscuits, Flavor Snacks, Healthy Favorites or Essentials Plus - 2 for $5 or $2.50 each
Use one $1.00 off any one Milk-Bone Healthy Favorites dog snacks
Final price after coupon - $1.50

Once again, I know that I may have missed some deals and coupon match-ups, this reflects the current coupons I have in my possession. Also, don't forget that Meijer doubles coupons up to  .50 and coupons above .50 doubles to $1. They only double 2 of the same coupon so multiple transactions may be needed. If you need any further assistance about Meijers coupon policy, you can find that here.

Happy couponing (and shopping) and don't forget to stop in and tell me how much you saved!!

Love & Laughter,
J

where did the weekend go?

My weekend was spent doing nothing. Okay, well I did something just not want I wanted. I was supposed to be spending the weekend celebrating my boyfriend's 25th birthday but he had another agenda - Cincinnati with his grandma. So I spent the weekend relaxing, surfing the web and cleaning. Lucky me, right.

And tonight, I sit clipping coupons after a 30 minute walk to the gas station for some newspapers, indulging in some Sunday night TV and working on Kroger and Meijer coupon match-ups. Stay tuned.

What did you do this weekend?

Love & Laughter,
J

Meijer + books = awesome weekend for me!

Once again, Meijer has proven their awesomeness. Yesterday, Meijer had a gluten free day where you could sample many gluten free items, pick up some coupons for gluten free food (and the coupons are actually for things that I buy so that makes me a happy girl) and I also picked up a booklet that gives me ALL gluten free Meijer brand foods!

The library also gets a big shout-out for being awesome! Mark, my sister and I are all going to the Dayton Metro Library's Fall Book Sale today which means $1 for all the books that I can carry...which doesn't necessarily mean all that I can carry in my arms. People bring wagons, dollies, boxes, crates, anything that moves on wheels to this event because it's literally a buck for all that you can carry out (or wheel out). This is my second time going and my book collecting gene that was passed down to me loves it! It's fun and I can get all sorts of books that the library once owned or patrons donated for next to nothing. It's kind of like hitting the book jackpot! Last year I think Mark and I came away with 50-75 books (we didn't keep them all but after sorting, we were able to donate what we didn't want). I'll let you know if I score some really good stuff (and of course how many books I get for one George Washington). Happy Sunday!

Peace, hugs & smiles,
J

mPerks

Meijer is one of my all time favorite stores. Even when I was younger it was my favorite store to go to with my mom. I remember when they had a lot of fun activities for kids - and they still do. They have lots of sample Saturdays and they even hand out coupons and have things for kids. I even got a free goldfish when I was little and last summer, Mark won 2 Reds baseball tickets from Meijer. I didn't think this store could get any better but it does. I'm pleased to let you know that they have a program that allows you to use digital coupons at the store. That's right, no clipping coupons, no wasting paper or time. All you have to do is sign up here, "clip" the coupons that you want, then redeem them at the checkout. They just need your basic information and your cell phone number which becomes the number that you input at the checkout BEFORE you pay. It's easy as that. No card to carry, and you definitely won't forget your phone number, and there are no pins to remember either. They have a really awesome coupon right now that gives you $2.00 off a purchase of $5.00. They update their coupons weekly which is really awesome. I was so excited (and eager) to see how this program works, how easy it is and how user friendly it is so my lovely boyfriend and I ventured to Meijer the other day to check it out. We purchased some chicken and 2 Purina kitten chow in which I will donate to the animal shelter since I don't have a kitten, or a cat. My transaction looked like this:

Purina Kitten Chow $1.99
Purina Kitten Chow $1.99
Meijer Family Size Chicken breasts $8.52
________
Total $12.50
- $1.99 (Purina Kitten Chow FREE coupon)
- $1.99 (Purina Kitten Chow FREE coupon)
________
Total $8.52

I then hit the mPerks button on the check out card machine and it took my $2.00 off coupon since I purchased more than $5.00 which took my total down to $6.52. Add in .23 for tax and I only paid $6.75 for 5 lbs. of boneless chicken breasts. For me, this program comes at a great time seeing as how I am unemployed and have very limited funds. I've never had a bad experience at Meijer - they have friendly greeters, awesome cashiers, very helpful employees on the floor, fast pharmacy workers and now they have this amazing time and money saving program. My cashier that I had today even said "I'm gonna have to sign up for that thing (meaning the mPerks program) because it really does save money." Yes!! It does and that's what I love to do --- save money! And I can, thanks to Meijer!!!

Peace, hugs & smiles,
J