Just one of the awesome tools here at PYP…ready-made shopping lists.  We scour grocery ads to find the best deals at many of your favorite stores, and match them with available coupons.   Check the list below and see if you find your favorite store!

Click here to sign up for Chili’s email club and receive a coupon valid for a free Chips & Queso.

Buy a dozen donuts at Krispy Kreme and receive 12 Free Valentine’s Cards.  Each card contains a coupon valid for a Free Donut.  Click here for a list of participating stores.

Dirty Dorm Clean Up Kit
Item#B0027I4ALS
List: $50.00
Now: $12.50
Save: $37.50 (75%)
+ Free shipping on $50

Kit includes Mr. Clean Magic Eraser 2-pk., Swiffer starter kit, Bounty basic white paper towel roll, 19-oz. Dawn lavender dishwashing liquid, 50-oz. Tide 2x liquid laundry detergent, 80-ct. Bounce outdoor fresh dryer sheets, 9.7-oz. Febreze spring and renewal air affects spray.

To Your Health Wellness Kit
Item#B0027I2E7K
List: $50.00
Now: $12.50
Save: $37.50 (75%)
+ Free shipping on $50

Kit includes 12 caplets of Vicks DayQuil with Vitamin C, 8-oz. bottle of Pepto Bismol liquid, Oral-B toothbrush with medium bristles, 4-oz. Crest ProHealth mint toothpaste, Glide whitening floss with Scope, Crest ProHealth mouthwash, Puffs Plus tissue cube (60 two-ply sheets) and PUR 2-stage CR 6000 oval pitcher.

Big Man on Campus Grooming Kit
Item#B0027I6AZM
List: $50.00
Now: $12.50
Save: $37.50 (75%)
+ Free shipping on $50

Kit includes 6.2-oz. Crest Scope mint toothpaste, 44-mL Scope mint mouthwash, Oral-B 40 soft bristle toothbrush, 12-oz. deep cleaning shampoo, 11.5-oz. hydrating conditioner, styling gel mess constructor, 6-oz. styling gel flex, 7-oz. Fusion Hydra moisturizing gel, Fusion razor, 2.6-oz. Gillette clear shield invisible solid antiperspirant and 8.4-oz. Gillette dry skin hydrator and body wash

Pretty Fabulous Beauty Kit
Item#B0027I80IC
List: $50.00
Now: $12.50
Save: $37.50 (75%)
+ Free shipping on $50

Kit includes Oral-B 40 soft bristle toothbrush, 6.2-oz. Crest Scope mint toothpaste, 44-mL Scope mouthwash, 2.7-oz. Secret solid powder fresh deodorant, 4-oz. Olay Complete All Day UV lotion, Cover Girl Lash Blast black mascara, 10-oz. Olay Body Butter Ribbons body wash, 22-oz. Herbal Essence Volume Body shampoo and conditioner, Venus Embrace razor and 7-oz. Satin Care shave gel.

Target.com LINK

Ronco Dehydrator
Item No. WW22-52896
WAS $39.99
Now Only $29.99
+ Ships FREE
+ $2.99 order processing
– additional $10 off with code G5C4-4721
= $22.98 shipped

HeartlandAmerica.com LINK

Freezing vegetables usually requires blanching in boiling water, cooking, or steam blanching prior to freezing. After blanching, cool in ice water for 1 1/2 times the blanching time.
Start counting your blanching time as soon as the vegetable is placed in hot water or a steamer. Use the best quality freezer bags or containers to prevent freezer burn. I use my Food Saver. Squeeze as much air as possible from your bags before freezing. You can stack bags in a box before putting into the freezer. Make sure you label your bags with the vegetable name and the date. Use the vegetables within 8-12 months.

These are the blanching times for vegetables that I have previously frozen.:

Asparagus – Blanch medium stalks 3 minutes; large stalks 4 minutes

Bean Pods – Blanch 3 minutes

Broccoli/Cauliflower – Remove tough leaves; Remove ends; Slice stalks lengthwise; blanch 3 minutes or steam 5 minutes

Brussels sprouts – Soak in salt brine* for ½ hour; Blanch small for 2 minutes; medium for 4 minutes; large for 5 minutes

Cabbage – Blanch wedges for 3 minutes; shredded for 1 ½ minutes

Carrots – Trim, wash and scrape the carrots; dice or slice them; blanch for 2 minutes

Corn on the Cob – Blanch small ears 7 minutes; medium 9 minutes; large 11 minutes

Herbs – Wash and drain, but don’t blanch; wrap sprigs or leaves in foil, or seal in a plastic bag; put inside a carton or glass jar in your freezer

Peas – Green 1 ½ minutes; Sugar Pods, Blanch for 1 ½ to 3 minutes depending on size; Remove the strings from pods before blanching.

Green and Red Peppers – Cut in two and remove seeds; Blanch halved peppers 3 ½ minutes – these work great for stir fry or fajitas.

Squash – Wash, cut into pieces, remove seeds, and bake until tender; After cooling, scoop out the pulp from the rind and freeze

Potatoes – Don’t freeze well unless prepared as food first, such as French fries, hash browns; for new potatoes, wash and scrape skins off, then blanch 4 minutes for very small up to 10 minutes for very large – eat frozen new potatoes within one month for best flavor and texture

Zucchini/Yellow Squash– Cut into pieces, then blanch for 3 minutes

Tomatoes – Wash and core your tomatoes; cut them up; Don’t blanch, cook until soft

When I have an abundance of avocado I make guacamole and then just freeze it. Make sure you add lemon or lime juice to help minimize darkening.

Here is the link to my post on freezing fruit for storage.

Bounty towels or napkins, any size .25/1 (1-31-10) PG-12/27

I love grapefruit but I have also been annoyed by how much I have felt was wasted in the way that I have always ate them. In my family growing up we always just cut them in half and scooped out what we could with a spoon. I think my grandma even had special little spoons that the had jagged edges.

So I set out to find a way to not waste any edible part of a grapefruit. Maybe everyone else already knew how to do this — but I want to share anyway.

Put a pan of water on to boil. When the water is boiling remove the pan from the heat source and put your unpeeled grapefruit in the water. Let it sit for about 5 minutes. Carefully remove the fruit from the water and as soon as you can touch it begin to peel. You will be able to easily removed the thick white stuff… I don’t know what it is called. Once you have that removed you will be able to easily break apart each section and remove all of the section casings.

I cannot believe how easy this was! Oh yeah and the inside of the fruit really doesn’t get hot when you do this.

Here are the best deals at Rite Aid this week. Maximize your savings by watching Rite Aid Video Values and earn a $5/$20 printable coupon, as well as other brand coupons.

But these are not all the deals this week! Be sure to check out the Rite Aid thread on PYP for lots more deals this week plus discussion.

*Note that this list was made using the Idaho Rite Aid ad. There may be different sale prices in your area. Check your ad online at RiteAid.com or in your Sunday Rite Aid ad to verify prices in your area.

Crest Toothpaste, select varieties $2.99
Use Crest Premium Toothpaste, any 4 oz. or larger MultiCare, Extra Whitening, Whitening Expressions, Whitening plus Scope, Vivid White Sensitivity, Pro Health or .85 oz. Weekly Clean $1/1 (1-31-10) PG-12/27 OR Crest toothpaste, any 4.0 oz or larger, .75/1 (2-28-10) PG-1/17
Get a $1.25 Single Check Rebate
Final Price: $.74-$.99 cents after coupon and rebate!

DayQuil or NyQuil 6 oz or 12 ct $3.99
Use NyQuil or DayQuil, any $2/1 (2-28-10) PG-1/17
Get a $1 Single Check Rebate
Final Price: $.99 cents after coupon and rebate!

Bayer Asprin $1.99
Use $2/1 Video Values Coupon
Final Price: FREE after coupon!

Wet Ones $1.99
Use $1.50/1 printable
Final Price: $.50 cents after coupon!

Pantene hair care 2/$6
Use Pantene product, any excluding trial size $3/2 (1-31-10) PG-12/27
Final Price: $1.50 each!

Always Pads & Tampax Pearl $6.99 (buy 2 to use the coupon)
Use Always Pad, Clean or Feminine Cleansing Cloth, Buy one 24-54ct Get one 12-22ct FREE (1-31-10) PG-12/27 OR Tampax, Buy one 36-60ct Get one 18-20ct FREE (1-31-10) PG-12/27
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate
Final Price: $4.99 for both boxes after coupon and rebate!

Now….beginning today there is a P&G rebate available at Rite Aid. Here is the skinny:

Buy $25 Worth of Select P&G Products, Get $5 back
Buy $50 Worth of Select P&G Products, Get $15 back
Buy $100 Worth of Select P&G Products, Get $35 back

The rebate is in the form of a Visa Rewards Card that will be mailed separately from your Rite Aid Rebate check.

Products include:

Always, Aussie, Bounce, Bounty, Braun, Cascade, Charmin, Cheer, Clairol, Clear Blue, Cover Girl, Daily Definitions, Daisy Razors, Dawn, Downy, Dreft, Duracell, Era, Fibersure, Fixodent, Gain, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Infusium, Ivory, Joy, Luvs, Max Factor, Metamucil, Mr Clean, Oil of Olay, Olay, Old Spice, Oral B, Pampers, Pantene, Pepto Bismol, Prilosec OTC, Pringles, Puffs, Safeguard, Scope, Secret, Swiffer, Tag, Tampax, Tide, Vapo Steam, Vaporub, Venus, Vicks (excludes Vicks Vaporizer), Vitality, Wetjet Cleaner, Zest, Zooth.

You can purchase items in separate transactions. GO HERE to read more.

Here is a possible scenario on this deal! I’m sure there are several so if you come up with a good one, let us know!

BUY:

6 Pantene @ $18
2 Always packs @ $13.98
Total: $31.98

Use:

• $5/$20 Video Values Coupon
• (3) Pantene product, any excluding trial size $3/2 (1-31-10) PG-12/27
• Then use this coupon to get your 2nd pack of Always for free! ($6.99 value)
• Always Pad, Clean or Feminine Cleansing Cloth, Buy one 24-54ct Get one 12-22ct FREE (1-31-10) PG-12/27

Total out of pocket cost: $10.99

THEN:
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate from the Always
Get $5 P&G Visa Check Card

FINAL PRICE after coupons and rebates: $3.99 + tax for 6 Pantene AND 2 Always! Great deal, huh!

*This scenario would also work with Tampax Pearl. It is the same price as the Always and there is a B1G1Free coupon for it too!

Tampax, Buy one 36-60ct Get one 18-20ct FREE (1-31-10) PG-12/27

Have you been wondering how you can help the people of Haiti?  There are numerous options for donating to the cause.  These are two we recommend:

LDS Humanitarian Services – 100% of funds donated are used for humanitarian services and programs – the Church uses other funds to cover administrative expenses for the humanitarian program.

Donate to LDS Humanitarian Services online at THIS LINK.

Red Cross –  .92 of every dollar donated is used for humanitarian services and programs. The public can also help by texting “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross, through an effort backed by the U.S. State Department.  Funds will go to support American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.

You can also help by spreading the word that PinchingYourPennies.com will be donating .10 for each new Facebook fan, up to a maximum of 20,000 fans, or $2000.00.  As of this posting, we have 18,777 fans.  We’ll donate .10 for each new person that becomes a fan of PYP on Facebook in the next 48 hours.  We will make the donation through LDS Humanitarian Services, where 100% of donations are used for humanitarian services.

 Western States Equipment and Albertsons have partnered together for ‘Dump Hunger’, a post-holiday food drive reaching five states in the Intermountain West: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington. The partnership lasts ten days, kicking off January 15th, ending January 24th.

Donations will be accepted at participating ALBERTSONS stores in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon and Washington. A select number of ALBERTSONS stores will have CAT machines parked in their parking lots to draw attention to the cause.

In addition to customer food donations, ALBERTSONS will contribute $25,000 in food items to the participating food bank partners. The amount for each food bank will be determined by the amount of food collected in each area. The total will be a prorated amount based on the percentage of total pounds collected at each store.

Western States has set a goal of gathering 150,000 pounds of food, an increase over 116,000 from last year. ” Western States is committed to giving back to the communities in which we live and serve,” said Harris. “In addition to increasing our goal for gathering more food,  Western States will contribute $1 for every 5 pounds of food collected, up to a $17,000 dollar match.”

Participating ALBERTSONS Locations:

MONTANA:
Kalispell
Missoula

IDAHO:
Idaho Falls
Lewiston
Meridian
Pocatello
Twin Falls
Hayden

WYOMING:
Jackson

OREGON:
La Grande
Pendleton

WASHINGTON:
Pasco
Spokane

Source: https://www.pitchengine.com/free-release.php?id=41599

The following links can be used to access the GrocerySmarts Walgreens lists in the specified areas. Some sale prices may differ slightly from area to area, but all coupon information is specific for the areas listed below.

*Please note that these lists are created using the smaller version of the ad. You may find additional deals in your area. Feel free to share additional deals you find!

Arizona
Arizona Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
Arizona Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

California – North
California North Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
California North Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

California – South
Californa South Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
California South Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

Idaho
Idaho Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
Idaho Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

Nevada
Nevada Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
Nevada Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

Oregon
Oregon Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
Oregon Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

Utah
Utah Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
Utah Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

Washington – East
Washington East Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
Washington East Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

Washington – West
Washington West Walgreens PREVIEW List 1/17-1/23
Washington West Walgreens CURRENT List 1/10-1/16

Click here for additional deals and deal discussion for the 1/10-1/16 Walgreens ad.

Click here for additional deals and deal discussion for the 1/17-1/23 Walgreens ad. 

Xbox Live 12-Month Gold Card
MSRP: $49.99
Now: $30.00
+ Free Ship to Store

One of the amazing features here at PinchingYourPennies is the great shopping lists. These lists are prepared by smart shopping volunteers. “We scour grocery ads to find the best deals at many of your favorite stores, and match them with available coupons.” This saves you so much time in preparing for a great coupon shopping experience.

How to: Grocery Smarts shopping list
Open up your grocery Smart shopping list.

They are organized in a user friendly format.

1) Far left is a “Stock-up Scale:- indicates how good of a sale it is. 3 stars is on OK deal, 5 is the best deal!
2) Next column (second from the left) is the item. This has the item, brand, size.
3) Third column is the advertised sale price
4) Fourth will have any coupons, printable or insert, and any additional information; For instance “Requires in ad coupon”. If the coupon is printable you can click on the link, usually labeled “link” or “Group A” etc, and will be taken to the location of the coupon. There is a coupon printer you will need to download in order to print. These downloads are clean and fast. If the coupon is from an insert Here is a great resource to show you how to understand how to find it.
5) Fifth and last column is the price AFTER coupons. This is the price the stock-up scale is taken from.

You can print off the entire list, the Albertsons list is typically 9-11 pages.
OR you can shrink down the list to just the items your interested in. Personally I like printing off the promo items separately so I can work out scenarios.

To Shrink a list (this allows you to choose exactly what items you want to print, its a great way to customize the shopping list)
1) Click on the “Start” button on the top right corner, its just above the grocery smarts logo. That turns everything a light gray color
2) If you click on the large “stock up scale” star it will highlight everything that is a 4 to 5 star deals. And/ Or you can click on the items you want to highlight them.
3) Push shrink, and walla you have a custom shopping list. If you made a mistake, you can click “un-shrink” and fix it but remember to push shrink again before printing.
4) Now click “print.” There’s a great list you can take to the store.
If you forget these instructions while working on your list they are at the top of the grocerysmarts list.

These shopping lists are a great tool, even better when you know how to use them.