There is a new Gold n’ Plump Chicken up on Smart Source. Use zip 84123 if you don’t see it.
-$1/1 Package of Gold n’ Plump All Natural Chicken HERE

Welcome to the Knorr Report- my little weekly report of my adventures at Target. So this week I had to chuckle at a couple things. For starters I was curious about the Natural Instincts Bonus Packs told you about last week that come with a Free Cover Girl Lash Exact Mascara for $6.99. I had found them on a backside endcap at my store and they are still there and still priced at $6.99. I even scanned one to check, so if you can find them- with the right coupons it’s a pretty good deal. BUT… back in the regular Hair Color aisle – if you are absolutely against geting a free Mascara with your hair color, then you will have to pay $7.99.

I was very tempted to head off to the arts and crafts aisle, and make a big poster to hang by the hair color that said- “THERE’S A BETTER DEAL AROUND THE CORNER” with a huge arrow on it, but I decided to fight the urge and move forward. There are also Mascara Bonus Packs for the same price on the Nice ‘n Easy too, and if you find them- you have through this week to take advantage of the following deal since the P&G Qs will expire at the end of the week:

Clairol Natural Instincts OR Nice n Easy Bonus Packs $6.99 (regular price)
-$5/2 Clairol Hair Colors 6-27-10 Target Regional Insert x7/31 x8/30
-$5/2 Clairol Natural Instincts hair color 7-11-10 RP x8/31
-$2/1 Nice ‘n Easy  hair color product  7-4-10 PG x7/31
Natural Instincts: Buy 2 use both Qs and pay $1.99 each after Qs wyb 2
Nice n’ Easy: Buy 2 and use the TQ and two $2/1 to pay $2.49 each after Qs wyb 2

I also noticed that now that the Price Cut of $5 is over on the Finish Quantumatic, I can pick them up for a penny less at my store since they are back at $4.99. If you find the same- there was a coupon on 7/18 aside from printables available. It is a better deal to buy 2 starter packs which will give you 2 refills, than to just buy the refill pack alone which I believe is at least $9.99 and has no coupons available to use on it.

Finish Quantumatic Starter Kit $4.99 (low price for some)
-$3/1 Finish Quantumatic Dispenser System 7-18-10 SS x9/5
-$3/1 Quantumatic Starter Kit HERE OR Finish Site HERE
= $1.99 each after coupons

Also- many of you report finding the Hunts Snack Pack 12 packs for $2.48
so your $1 Off Snack Pack (1) 12 pack or (3) 4-packs TQ alone will go further spent on those:
$2.49 – $1 = $1.48 for a 12 pk or 12 cents a cup.
If you have the All You Q, it is a penny cheaper per cup to buy (4) 4-pks and use both Qs:
-$1/1 Hunt’s Snack Packs Pudding 12 Pack OR (3) 4-Packs Target Store Q PRINT x8/28
-$1/4 Snack Pack Pudding (4-Packs), Any – All You, August 2010
Buy (4) 4-Packs (.95 each) = $3.80 – $2 (use both Qs) = $1.80 for 16 or .11 cents a cup.

I was happy to find the Pure Fitness included in the Crystal Light sale at $1.97. I know many of you have that price regularly, but I don’t so, I was happy I waited to use my Vocal Point Mailer Qs and got them for free. And the Pedigree sale includes several varieties of treats, including Dentastix, and there are both Target Insert coupons and MQs to pair them with too. 

There’s a couple Short-Term Price Cuts I noticed at my store good through 7/31 too. Several varieties of Colgate Toothpaste are priced at $2. This even included some of the Total varieties. There were some not marked that were scanning at $2 anyway. Unfortunately, none of the special bonus packs though. And I also saw Kandoo Flushable Wipes 50 ct. Tubs on Price cut for $1.99 and the 42 ct. Refill packs were $1.49.

Well, that’s it for now folks- hope y’all are having a good week!

COUPON DATABASE
If you are looking for a coupon that I haven’t mentioned- try checking the Coupon Database. It will tell you what insert or magazine you can find it in, or if there is a printable, there will be a link to the Q.

Coffee-Mate has a great program for fans.  Just go HERE to fill out a short application to join the Coffee-Mate Brew Crew- a select group who assist in giving their input about Coffee-Mate products to their marketing team.  Members also help spread news about Coffee-Mate products.  If accepted you can receive all kinds of benefits including free promotional items, samples and coupons!  You will also be able to do simple weekly activities to get points that can be redeemed for rewards on the online store. 

-Thanks Mojo Savings!

There is a great new Target Coupon mailer that some of you may have found/or will find in your mailboxes. It is called  ”Welcome Back to School” with over $50 worth of coupons and an offer of a $5 Target Gift Card wyb $50 or more.

Many of the coupons are identical to the online printables, so I don’t feel too shortchanged that I didn’t get one. I am still finishing the matchup for this one and the Extraordinary Savings Mailer, since everyone seems to have received the same one and will get them posted up on the Target Coupon Page soon.

-Thanks so much Christine in S. Florida for the pic and for tyoing up the list of coupons!

.50/1 Papermate product Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$1 off Crayola purchase of $2 or more Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$2 Off wyb Crayola Beginnings AND Johnson’s Baby Bubble Bath or Shampoo HERE
$1/1 Tums Kids digestive aid 36 ct. Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1.00 off any Tums product (24ct or larger) PRINT
-$1/1; $1/2 Tums, 24 ct. +, Any – 05-23-10 RP x8/31
$1/1 BIC Stationary product Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/2 Bic Stationary Products from the 8-09-09 SS x9/30
$1/1 Mead FiveStar poly binder 1.5” Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$5 off kids apparel purchase of $30 or more Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$5 off Cherokee school uniform purchase of $30 or more Target Q Back to School Mailer x8/28
.75/1 Kraft String Cheese 12-ct. Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
.50/1 Capri Sun juice pouches, 20-pack Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$1/1 Juicy Juice boxes, 8-pack Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1 off any two Nestle Juicy Juice products HERE
$1/1 Hunts pudding snack packs (one 12 pack or three 4 packs) Target Q Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/4 Snack Pack Pudding (4-Packs), Any – All You, August 2010 x10/31
.50/1 Chef Boyardee food product Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/6 Chef Boyardee, 15 Oz. Cans, Any – All You, August (Newstand) 2010 x10/31
-1.50/4 Con Agra Products (Chef Boyardee Included) PRINT
$1/1 Kid Cuisine frozen meal Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/2 Kid Cuisine, any – All You, June 2010 x8/15
.50/1 Aquafresh kids pump toothpaste, 1 4.6 oz Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/1 Aqua Fresh Kids Bubblemint HERE
.50/1 Aquafresh Cavity Protection toothpaste 6.4 oz Target Q Back to School Mailer x8/28
$1/1 Sensodyne ProNamel toothpaste 4 oz Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/1 Sensodyne ProNamel Toothpaste, Any 4-25 OR- 05-02-10 RP Both x8/31
-$1 off any Pronamel Product (4 oz or larger) HERE
$3 off Dora the Explorer purchase of $15 or more Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
.50/1 Dora the Explorer bandages 25 ct Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-.50/1 Neosporin or Band-Aid Product ETS 06-20-10 RP x8/31
-$1.50/2 Neosporin & Band-Aid Product, ETS- 06-20-10 RP x8/31
$5 off Leap frog toy purchase of $30 or more Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$5 off VTech toy purchase of $35 or more Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$10 off Fisher price iXL Base learning system Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$.50/1 Sponge Bob ACT Kids anticavity fluoride rinse 16.9 oz Target Q Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/1 Act Mouthwash Bottle 16.9 Oz. +, Any – 06-06-10 SS x7/31
$1/2 Kellogg’s cereal Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals 11.4 oz. or + Any Flavor, PRINT
-$1/2 Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Crunch, Extra! or Raisin Bran Cereals 14 oz. + PRINT
-$1.25/3Kellogg’s Cereals (10 oz. or larger, any flavor, mix or match), on 3 – 06-27-10 RP x8/8
$1/1 Simply Juice refrigerated juice 59 oz Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$.75/1 Gatorade or G2 8 or 12 pk Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$1/1 Del Monte fruit cups 6 pk (no 6 pk in stores?) Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$1/1 Snyder’s of Hanover pretzels 8 oz+ Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/1 Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzel Sandwiches 7-25-10 SS x10/31
-.75/1; $1/2 Snyder’s Flavored Pretzel Pieces or Nibblers, any 8oz. or + – 05-23-10 SS x8/30
-$1/1; $1/2 Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels, any 8oz + – 05-23-10 SS x8/30
-$1/1 Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels, Any 8 Oz. Or Larger – 06-27-10 SS x8/31
$1/1 multipack Nature Valley granola bars Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-.50/1 Nature Valley Granola Bars PRINT
-.75/2 Nature Valley Granola Bars PRINT
-.75/2 Nature Valley Granola Bars 07-11-10 SS 9/4
.50/1 Yoplait Splitz yogurt, 4pack Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
.50/1 Kraft Mac & Cheese Cups (Easy Mac or Velveeta), 4pk Target Q Back to School Mailer x8/28
.50/1 Kraft Lunchables product Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
.50/1 Campbell’s Soup (Select Harvest or Chunky) Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/2 Campbell’s ChunkySoup Facebook COupon HERE
$1/1 Bagel Bites frozen snacks, 9 or 40 ct. Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-$1/1; $1.50/2 Bagel Bites snacks, any two. – 06-13-10 SS x12/31
-$1/1 Bagel Bites (9 ct Package included) HERE
$1/1 Bertolli frozen meal for two, 21- to 24 oz. Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
$1/2 Betty Crocker Helpers, 5.2 to 9.2 oz. Target Coupon Back to School Mailer x8/28
-.75/3 Hamburger, Tuna or Chicken Helper Meals, any flavor – 06-20-10 SS x8/21

”How Do I get a Home Mailer?”… Unfortunately I do not have a concrete answer for you. There truly is no guaranteed way to get one. But if you want to read about all the theories you can click HERE. This will sort the blog by the category “Home Mailers” and you can read through all the posts and comments about this topic.

Raising Cane’s is giving out 100,000 chicken fingers to Caniac club members today, 7/27.  You can go HERE to get more information.  If you aren’t a member, you will need to visit a Raising Cane’s location to get a card and then register it online.   As a member, you get some great benefits including a free box combo for joining, free food on your birthday, anniversary and special Raising Cane’s holidays.  They also have drawings and giveaways.  Not sure if there is a Raising Cane’s near you?  Just go HERE to find a location.

-Thanks Combat Clippers!

I have noticed that my Target is starting to carry more and more Newman’s Own Organic products. And reasonably priced too. They sell assorted varieties of the 24 oz Pasta Sauce for $1.89. I have also noticed Popcorn and other snacks, and recently they started carrying a 6-pack of Organic Raisins priced at $1.69. There are a couple printable coupons available good on ANY Newman’s own products to bring them down to $1.19 after the coupon. I think that’s a pretty good deal for Organic Raisins.

-.50/1 Any Newman’s Own Product HERE
-$1/2 Any Newman’s Own Organic Product HERE

*Regular price can vary by region, you may find it higher or lower at your store.

Okay, so if I had music on my blog, this post would begin with some real soap opera kind of music, as I know many of you have experienced quite the drama from doing the Unadvertised Schick Disposable Gift Card Deal. Thanks to Karen who wrote her thoughts to me in an e-mail, I am now fairly convinced that at many stores, the register is seeing the gift card as a MANUFACTURER’S coupon and creating overage of not just $5 but $10. It’s almost like it is crediting the Gift Card twice in your transaction. But not in a good way.

For example, Mitchell and many of you- I am guessing whoever was doing this deal and this deal only in one transaction bought 2 Schick Disposable Razors, and watched as their first $3/1 coupon scanned in at .98, and the second at $0. So here is what I think is happening- for some reason when you buy the Schick Disposables (and this may be true for any Gift Card Deal now with the new register software), the register attaches a $5 credit to each package of razors you buy:

Buy 2 Schick = $10.98, and before you hand over any coupons, the register has attached a $5 credit to each item and sees your total as being .98 cents. This is why when the first coupons scans, the register will only take off .98 cents since the system won’t let the register go into the negative. And as a result your 2nd coupon will scan in at $0. But the register still sees it as you owing the $10. after it took only one of your coupons and morphed it into a .98/1.

Now I think the varying amounts are due to those of you who threw some other things into the mix or perhaps found the razors priced higher. I was hoping that if you purchased a couple other small fillers that their cost would not matter, but all it did was give you more of your coupon value back. For example, today I asked Mitchell to do a little experiment. He bought 2 Schick Disposable Razors, and 2 paper folders for .15 cents each- and his total was now $10.98 + .30 = $11.28. He then used the first $3/1 Schick coupon and guess what? It took off $1.28 instead of only .98 this time. 

So then we did experiment 2, in which I thought you may have to have at least 2 items, but it appears that the amount is what matters, not how many items you have. So you just need 1 or more items in your transaction you aren’t using a coupon for- that cost enough in order to cover the coupons you want to use. Mitchell bought 2 Schick Razors & a Total Effects Body Wash to test this theory: $10.98 + $5.79 = $16.77, he only used 2 $3/1 Schick coupons and they went through fine.

So what’s a shopper to do? Is it that they are really trying to do away with accepting coupons on Gift Card Deals? Or is it just a glitch in the register. Are we really going to have to have enough overage made up of items with no coupons in our basket every time to absorb the $10 the register is considering coupons? And why is it $10 and not just $5 that the register seems to be crediting?  Feel free to add your thoughts, suggestions etc… I am starting to get dizzy

Don’t know what we’re talking about? See my posts and reader comments HERE, HERE and HERE.

-Thanks so much to Karen and to Mitchell for trying to sort this all out!

Don’t miss out on the Tax Free holiday to buy back to school items.  Listed below are the states and dates along with links for additional information.

-Thanks Carie at Saving Money in Missouri and Katie at Coupon Maximizer for the list! 

The Coke Offer is re-stocked with a fresh supply of coupons, so if you missed it last week, it is live again HERE. If you are unfamilar with this offer- you can become a Coca-Cola Ahh Giver on Facebook, and send a coupon and a personalized pick-me-up message to a facebook friend, courtesy of Coke.  Just go HERE to their facebook page, and allow the application to fill out the form. Once finished, you can preview the message and then click “post to wall”. The coupon is good for 99¢ off a 14 or 16 oz Coke, while supplies last. A fresh supply of coupons arrives every Monday at 3pm EST.

-Thanks for the reminder CouponKatarina!

So the Brita deal from the ad a while back is actually an extended Gift Card Deal. I don’t believe the Faucet Mounts are included, but I should have scanned it to check. Will do so the next time I am in.

  FREE $5 Gift Card wyb (1) Select Brita Item*
*Brita Grand 10-cup Pitcher (available in a variety of colors) or *6-pk Brita filters $27
Deal and prices valid through September 11, 2010.
- $5/1 Any Brita System Sign Up & Take the Pledge HERE 
-$2/1 Brita Filters (When you Sign up for Reminders at Brita) HERE
The pitchers will be $17 each after coupon and Gift Card.

*If you do not see signage in your store for the above deal- scan your items to be sure they are prompting gift cards. Some unadvertised and extended deals may have product inclusions that can vary from store to store or may be regional deals and unavailable at your store.