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Hello everyone, just a gentle reminder that our contest for a $50.00 Safeway Gift Card ends TONIGHT (March 7, 2010) at 11:59PM PST.

To find out how to enter, please read my original post from March 2, 2010.

If  you do not have a Safeway in your area, don’t despair, because the Gift Card is also accepted at: Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, or Genuardi’s

Even if you don’t have any of those stores in your market, maybe a relative does.

Good luck to all those who enter.

How far could you make $50.00 Safeway Gift Card last at either Safeway or any of these stores: (Which the card is also valid at) Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, or Genuardi’s.

You could be the lucky person to find out by entering our contest. The winner will receive a $50 Safeway gift card that you can use to stock up on Fiber One yogurt and enjoy the everyday values that Safeway or the other stores has to offer.

If you want to enter the contest for the $50.oo Safeway Gift Card, provided to us by Safeway, (Dominick’s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi’s) and Fiber One through MyBlogSpark here are the few simple steps you need to take:

In an effort to make entering our contests as easy as possible all we need you to do are two things. The first and only way to be officially entered is to leave a comment on this page, then do any ONE of these steps (you do not need to do all four):

1. Become a fan of FrugalFloridan on Facebook, and leave a comment. If you are already a fan of FrugalFloridan on Facebook then just leave a comment.

2. Subscribe to our feed via email (using Feedburner) and leave a comment.

3. If you have a blog, post an entry this giveaway on your blog and email us your direct link to the blog post.

4. Follow us via twitter.com/FrugalInFla (must have at least 10 followers) then tweet the following: “@FrugalInFla is having a $50 Safeway GC Giveaway. More info: http://bit.ly/cyinPr”

Don’t forget to leave a comment ON THIS POST only. If you are at a loss for what to comment about, maybe you can tell other readers how you use Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt as part of your meal planning, or something as simple as what you favorite yogurt flavor is. The other direction to go, if you like shopping at any of the above stores, what is your most cherished memory, that involved of the above stores.

This contest will end at 11:59pm PST on Sunday, March 7, 2010 with the winner (as determined via Random.org) being announced on Monday, March 8, 2010.

Goodluck.

Disclosure: The $50.00 gift card which we are giving away, and information were all given to you from Safeway (Dominick´s, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Vons, Genuardi´s) and Fiber One through MyBlogSpark.). All comments and opinions are my own.

From the Swagbucks Twitter Feed:

“Happy Monday! Enter the Swag Code, (found at twitter.com/Swagbucks) on Swagbucks before 12:30PM PST for 5 Swag Bucks! Go! Go! Go!”

For those that have no idea what swagbucks is, it is a search engine that pays you to use it. No, NOT EVERYTIME you search, but you will be surprised how often you will gain “SwagBucks” just for typing a few characters into their search bar.

Here is the painless method to join:
1. Go here and register.
2. They give you 30 points just for registering.

Starting last week, in honor of their 2nd Birthday, the swagbuck point system has been multiplied by 10. Of course, the redemption value to get stuff that you want has gone up also. Swagbucks wants to be able to do varying point values, which I guess under the former points system was not as easy is it is now.

Just so you know, the 60 points mentioned above is only for new members, and ends on March 4 at 9am Eastern.

I do have to admit that the new look to the site (swagbucks.com) is nice on the eyes.

Here is the old SwagBuck compared to the new and shinier one introduced today:

Both Kathy and I have enjoyed searching via SwagBucks, and like telling people about the company.

The contest to win the $25.00 Publix Gift Card
ends at 11:59PM Eastern TONIGHT (2/23/10).
No entries will be accepted after that.
For more info, please read the original post about the contest.

If you are waiting to enter to win a $25.00 Publix Gift Card, in honor of the Italian Days Sale at Publix, provided to us by MyBlogSpark and General Mills, the contest will be ending on February 23, 2010 at 11:59pm Eastern.

To enter this contest, please read this post.

Here is what greeted me in the mailbox today. After scanning it, I opened it and on the last page is a coupon for $5.00 off your purchase of $30.00 or more. Expires March 3, 2010.

These types of coupons alone are reason enough for Kathy and I to subscribe to every publication and program that Publix offers. If you are expecting a child or know someone who is, you really need to sign up for their baby/preschool clubs. Our daughter is 7 and she is still receiving coupons and freebies that are age appropriate, though not advertised for children her age. Our son is 4 and he receives his own batch of age appropriate coupons.

Have you entered to win the $25 Publix GC that we are giving away?
If not, please read my post about it.

As part of the Italian Days Sale at Publix (have you entered our contest to win a $25 Publix GC? If not, go here) here is a flier I found this morning at a SW Orlando Publix.

The flier has 5 store coupons, which expire on 3/3/10 and are:
$1.00 OFF ANY 4 (four) Progresso Products.

$1.00 OFF ANY 3 (three) Pillsbury Rolls, Squares, Breadsticks, Pizza Crust, Crescent, or Loaf, asst’d varieties, 8-13.9oz.

$1.00 OFF ANY 2 (two) Muir Glen products.

$1.00 OFF ANY Green Giant Mushrooms, Asparagus, or Speciality Corn, all sizes.

The 5th coupon is a nice added high value coupon:
$5.00 OFF when you purchase 20 (twenty) Participating General Mills Products, all of which are covered by the above coupons.

The Participating Products are:
Progresso® Soup, 100% Natural Broth, Beans & Artichokes, Bread Crumbs, Vinegar & Seafood Sauce, Pillsbury® Crescent Rolls & Breads, Totino’s® Party Pizza®, Muir Glen® Soup, Tomatoes, Pasta Sauce, Green Giant® Mushrooms & Asparagus, Frozen Vegetables, Canned Vegetables.

If you can not find this flier in your local Publix, you can print the flier out:
With the $5.00 coupon here

OR

Without the $5.00 coupon, but more info on the Italian Days Contest here.

What could top enjoying a home cooked Italian meal with your family? How about enjoying the same delicious meal without breaking the bank!

With Italian Days at Publix, you can take advantage of valuable offers on some of your favorite General Mills brands such as Progresso, Green Giant, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Muir Glen, and Totino´s.

To make it even more exciting, you can also enter to win $10,000 worth of groceries!

From February 18th through March 3rd, 2010, visit your local Publix to shop and save during Italian Days. There, you can also enter the Publix Italian Days Sweepstakes, sponsored by General Mills, for a chance to win one of four grand prizes of $10,000 worth of free groceries or one of the 200 $100 Publix gift cards being given as prizes.

There are three easy ways to enter for a chance to win the Sweepstakes. Enter via phone, mail or at ClickCallMail.com – a convenient one-stop website. Not only can you participate in the Sweepstakes at ClickCallMail.com, you´ll also be able to download great coupon savings on some of your favorite General Mills brands and other great offers at Publix.

Here´s how it works:
1. Click – Stay up to date with the latest General Mills promotions happening at Publix, by visiting ClickCallMail.com. Once you´re registered and logged in, you can participate in any the current promotions.

2. Call – If you´d prefer to enter the sweepstakes and participate in other promotions via telephone, feel free to call the General Mills/Publix hotline, at 1.800.627.6059, and be sure to say that you want to enter the Publix Italian Days Sweepstakes. Please be sure to provide your complete contact information (Full name/address/zip code/phone #).

3. Mail – If you prefer to participate via mail-in entry, print and mail your complete contact information (Full Name/address/zip code/phone #) to P.O. Box 2347, Norcross, GA 30091-2347 and be sure to write, “Publix Italian Days Sweepstakes” on the outside of the envelope.

To enter to win the $25.00 Publix Gift Card provided to us by MyBlogSpark and Publix, DO ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING + LEAVE A COMMENT ON THIS PAGE:
1. Become a fan of FrugalFloridan on Facebook, and leave a comment.

2. Subscribe to our feed via email (using Feedburner) and leave a comment.

3. Post about this giveaway on your blog and email us your direct link to the blog post.

4. Follow us via twitter.com/FrugalInFla (must have at least 10 followers) then tweet the following: “@FrugalInFla is having a $25 Publix GC Giveaway. More info: http://tinyurl.com/ylrum6q”

Don’t forget to leave a comment about (or a tip on) how to use your favorite Italian Days item ON THIS POST only.

The contest for the $25.00 Publix Gift Card will end at 11:59pm on February 23, 2010.
The winner will be announced on Wednesday, February 24, 2010.

This give away is being sponsored by General Mills and MyBlogSpark. They provided the information, and the $25.00 Publix Gift Card to give to the winner of this contest and one for our use. All comments and opinions are my own.

As I was going though the day of tweets via TweetDeck, one from TheThriftyDivas really caught my eye. FREE Pop Tarts. After I arrived at their site and looked for the FREE Pop Tarts info.

Found the post, and started kick myself because Pop Tarts have been part of my life since the 1970′s or just a tad earlier, but I was too young then to remember.

Here is the run down of what the program offers (from TheThriftyDivas.com):
Samples of their newest flavor Pop Tarts (I got 2 different packages at 2 different times) and the package included high dollar coupons. The samples were 2 Pop Tarts each time. It was a great way to test the product before buying! Of course my kids loved the flavors!

1/2 birthday celebration kits for her kids. Pop Tarts celebrated my kids 1/2 birthday by sending me more samples of Pop Tarts plus a cute card, banner and more high dollar coupons. My kids loved this. I got 2 packages because their birthdays are 1 month apart.

I have already signed up for the program.
If you would like to also, just click either of the images or here to register.

Thanks: TheThriftyDivas.com

Here are some of the high points from the new yellow advantage flyer.

Yellow Advantage Store Coupons.
(Store Coupons are dark red, Manuf coupons to go with them are light red.)

Gorton’s Medium, Tender or Grilled Frozen Entrees, 6-11oz, $1.00/2
$.50    from    SS 1/3  (use one store coupon and 2 manuf coupons for best deal)

Cascadian Farm Organic FRozen Fruit, Vegetables or Potatoe, 8-16oz, $2.00/3
$1.00    from PRINT (use one store coupon and 3 manuf coupons for best deal)

Quorn Meatless and Soy-Free Chik’n Cutlets, Nuggets, Patties, 9-10oz, $1.00
$1.00 from Whole Foods/Whole Flyer (competitor coupon)

Jello Sugar Free Gels or Pudding, 12pk, $1.00
$.35         from   SS 1/10
$1.00/2 from   SS 12/13
$.60         from   Blinkie

Rotel Diced Tomatoes, $.75/2
$1.00/4    from    Dec All You Magazine
Conagra Offer Eligible see HERE

Banquet Chicken, $1.00
Conagra Offer Eligible see HERE

Manwich, $1.00/2
B3G1    from   Jan All You Magazine
Conagra Offer Eligible see HERE

Healthy Choice Frozen Entrees, $1.00/2
$5.00/5     from    PRINT
$1.00/2     from    PRINT
$1.00/2     from    SS 1/3

Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers, $1.25/2
$1.00/2    from   SS 1/3
$1.00         from   Jan All You Magazine
$1.00         from   PRINT

Powerade 32oz, Buy 10 Get 5 FREE
$1.00/5    from   PRINT (Target Competitor coupon)

HIllshire Farm Lit’l Smokies Cocktail Links, 14oz – 2lb, $1.00
$1.00/2     from    RP 12/6
$.55             from    PRINT

Hillshire Farm Summer Sausage, 9oz, $1.00
$2.00/3    from   Share Holiday Traditions

Scotch Brand Tape, $1.00
$1.00/2    from    RP 12/6 (pop up tape)
$.50            from    RP 12/6 (packaging)

Hormel Microwave Ready Bacon, 12oz, Get Publix Large Eggs Free
Breakstone Butter, 8oz, $1.00/2
Pam Cooking Spray, $1.00
Gatorade or G2, multipack or 64oz, $.55
Publix Fresh Ground Beef, $1.00 wyb 2lbs
Candle-lite Essential Elements Candle, 14oz, $2.00

Yellow Advantage Sale Items
Dannon DanActive, 4 pk, $2.00
$1.00    from   SS 12/6, 1/10

Weight Watchers Premium ice Cream Cups, 2 pk, $2.00
$.55    from   PRINT

Chobani Non-Fat Greek Yogurt, 6oz, $1.00
$1.00    from    SS 12/13 (FREE!!)
B2G1      from    PRINT
(Follow us on twitter AND leave a comment & we’ll send you 5 coupons, while supplies last)

Barilla Plus Pasta, 14 oz, $1.97
$1.00/2    from    SS 1/3

Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta, 14oz, $1.25
$.75     from    SS 12/6 ($.50 ea!!)

Breakstone’s Cottage Cheese, 4 pk, $2.00
$1.00    from    Healthy Wallet Happier You Booklet

Planters Nuts, 9-10 oz, $3.99
Rebate from HERE
$1.00/2    from   SS 12/13

Del Monte Tomatoes, 28 oz, $1.50
$1.00/4    from   PRINT

Morton Season All, 8 oz, $1.99
$.60    from    PRINT

McCormick Black Pepper, 4 oz, $2.99
$.75    from   RP 1/3

McCormick Garlic Powder, 3 oz, $1.99
$.75    from    RP 1/3

McCormick Grill Mates, 2-3 oz, $1.50
$.75    from    RP 1/3

McCormick Grill Mates Rub, 3 oz $2.99
$.75    from    RP 1/3

Campbell’s Chunky Fully Loaded Soup, 18 oz, $2.50
$.40/2     from   SS 1/3
$1.50/3   from   PRINT

Swanson White Premium Chunk Chicken Breast, 4 oz, $1.50
$.50/2    from   SS 12/13

Campbell’s V8 Soup, 18 oz, $2.50
$.50     from   SS 11/1
$1.00  from   SS 1/3

Swanson Stock, 26 oz, $2.50
$.75     from   Blinkie

Mentos Gum, 15 ct, $1.00
$.55     from    SS 10/11

Tabasco Sauce (Pepper, Chipotle, Green), 5 oz, $2.50
$.50    from   PRINT

Jolly Time Microwave Popcorn, 4-9 oz, $1.00
$1.00    from    Nov or Dec Weight Watchers Magazine
$.50      from    SS 1/10

Terra Chips, 6-7 oz, $3.99
$1.00    from    SS 12/6

Marie’s Refrigerated Dressing, 11-12 oz, $2.00
$1.00     from    SS 1/3

Energizer MAX AA, 16 pk, $9.79
$1.00      from   SS 1/10

Chinet Casuals Lunch Plates, 36 ct, $2.00
$1.00     from    SS 11/2
$1.00    from    PRINT

Chinet Casuals Dessert Plates, 35 ct, $2.00
$1.00     from    SS 11/2
$1.00    from PRINT

Cinet Dinner Napkins, 40-90 ct, $1.50
$1.00    from PRINT

Chinet Dinner Plates, 32-72 ct, $4.99
$1.00    from    SS 11/2
$1.00    from   PRINT

Purina Mighty Dog, 12 ct, $6.99
$1.00    from    RP 1/10

Purina Beggin Strips, 25 oz, $9.99
$1.50    from   SS 11/15
$1.00    from  PRINT ( TArget competitor coupon)

Purina Tidy cats, 20 lb, $7.99
$1.00    from  PRINT (Target competitor coupon)

Gardein Frozen Meals, 9-10 oz, $3.50
Peet’s Coffee, 12oz $7.99
Musselman’s Regular or No Sure Apple Sauce, 46-48 oz, $2.00
Pepperidge Farm Light Style Bread, 16 oz, $2.50
Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce, 12 oz, $1.50
Mission Tortilla Chips, 22 oz, $2.50
Odwalla, 15 oz, $2.50
Calorie Free Crystal Bay, 1 liter, $.75
Wrigley’s Gum (Doublemint, Juicy fruit, Big Red), 15 stick, $1.00
Borden Single Cheese slices, 8-12oz, $2.00
Kettle Brand Chips, 9 oz, $2.50
Campbell’s SpaghettiOs with meat, 15 oz, $1.25
Hormel Chili with Beans, 15 oz, $1.25
Ghiradelli Stand Up Bags, 4-5 oz, $3.00
Success Rice, 14 oz, $2.00
House Autry Seasoned Fish or Chicken Fry, 11-12 oz, $1.50
French’s Chili-O Mix, 1-2 oz, $.70
Kraft Bagel-fuls, 10 oz, $2.00
Pirate’s Booty, 4-6 oz, $2.50
McCormick Bag N Season, 1 oz, $1.50
Tostitos Dips, 23-24 oz, $3.50
Tropicana Orange Juice, 89 oz, $3.99
Propel Lemon or Grape Water, 24 oz, $1.00
Disposer Care, 4 oz, $2.00
Diswasher Magic, 12 oz, $2.00
Polly-O Mozzarella Twists or String Cheese, 9-12 oz, $3.79
South Beach Living Diet Cereal or Snack Bars, 5-6 oz, $2.50
South Beach Living Dressing, $2.50
Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Chicken Strips or Cuts, 6 oz, $3.00
Bush’s Chili/Pinto BEans, 16 oz, $.75
Contadina Tomato Paste, 6 oz, $.59
Bush’s Kidney Beans, 16 oz, $.75
Contadina Tomato Sauce, 15 oz, $.99
McCormick Taco or Fajita Mix, 1-2 oz, $.67
Fancy Feast Dry Cat Food, 3 lb, $5.99
Fancy Fest West Cat Food, 24 ct, $1.69
Voortman Sugar FRee Cookies, 8 oz, $2.00
Eskimo Pie, 6-12 ct, $2.99
Nestle Push-Ups, 9 ct, $3.34
Old Orchard 100% Juice, 12 oz frozen, $1.25
Crosse & Blackwell Zesty Shrimp or Cocktail Sauce, 12 oz, $2.00
Purina ALPO Wet Dog Food, 22 oz, $1.00

As of right (12/30/09) now we have no confirmation of what coupons are, or what their values are, and don’t worry, as soon as we do, we will post them here, and send out a tweet letting our twitter followers but if you go here, you can sign up to receive a booklet with $17.00 in coupons for Conagra products.

This week we had two runs to Publix. One for some weekly needs and the other was for stocking stuffers and water for Kathy to take to work, instead of spending $1.25 per bottle at the machine.

PLEASE SHARE YOUR DEALS OF THE WEEK WITH YOUR FELLOW READERS. THANKS.

This is the family trip:
Spent: $40.38     Saved: $68.53     A 63% SAVINGS!

This is the stocking stuffer trip, and the one I mentioned on twitter (are  you following us?).
Spent: 16¢    Saved: $17.96     A 99% SAVINGS!

Here is how I did this deal:
4 FREE Publix Water Coupons
10 $1.00 Off ANY Toy or Game $19.99 or Less Publix Coupon (Winter of Savings Booklet).
3 pieces of candy from the Brach’s selection so that I could use the 10th. coupon.

Albertson’s:
Spent: $5.92     Saved: $27.51     A 82% SAVINGS!

Walgreens: (Not shown, 2 gift bags)
Spent: 73¢     Saved: $23.30     A 97% SAVINGS!

Throughout the month of December, you can catch your favorite holiday flicks for free every Friday and Saturday night in St. Petersburg’s North Straub Park. Just bring your beach chair, your blanket and your season’s cheer.

Make a whole day of it by getting in some shopping in the many cute boutiques along Beach Drive. Grab a bite in one of the many eateries and watch the sun set over beautiful Tampa Bay — all before you take in a movie that reminds us of the reason for the season.

Here’s the schedule so you can save the dates.

Because FrugalFloridian.com likes to give our readers a bit more than basic info, clicking on the movie title will open a new window showing you the IMDB.com info.

Dec. 4: Prancer

Dec. 5: White Christmas

Dec. 11: A Christmas Story

Dec. 12: Polar Express

Dec. 19: It’s a Wonderful Life

Dec. 20: Miracle on 34th Street

Enjoy the FREE movies under the stars.

Portions courtesy VisitFlorida.com.

The next five people to follow FrugalInFla on twitter, will receive a package of discounts for many businesses in the I-Drive area of Orlando (not ticky tack t-shirt places, but REAL PLACES that the locals enjoy going to,). PLUS we will include one of these $10.00 off $30.00 Whole Foods coupons. The coupon is valid in the Central Florida area only. In case you are new to couponing, remember Publix Supermarkets will take competitor coupons. The coupon expires on 11/30/09 (which means you can use it for Thanksgiving shopping).

Via our twitter feed at frugalinfla:

The Philly Connection in Altamonte Springs, FL:
BUY ANY REGULAR SIZE SUB AND GET A SMALL SUB FREE…
Hurry in!! Expires when this is replaced with a new offer…

Ashby Square Shopping Center
520 West Highway 436, Suite 1120
Altamonte Springs, Florida