Sunday Savings

COLORADO TIPS ON DRUGSTORE DEALS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT.25, PLUS COUPON SPREADSHEET
Walgreens: Robitussin To Go, Chapstick Fresh Effects, Dulcolax Balance, Beano to Go and Super Poligrip are all FREE through Register Rewards. Tip: I found the Robitussin near the registers, not in the medicine aisle.
Rite Aid: GE 2-pack light bulbs after FREE through the Single Check Rebate program. Vaseline Sheer Infusion body lotion is $.99 through SCR, or FREE with the $1 coupon from the 10/18 Red Plum newspaper insert. Kotex pads, tampons or liners are also $.99 through SCR. There are Kotex coupons from the 10/4 SmartSource insert, but you have to buy two products. If you got this route, with the SCR and coupon you can get 2 for $.99-1.25 each.
This week I am adding a new feature to Sunday Savings -- my coupon spreadsheet. One tab has coupons just from this week's paper, the other tab has all coupons since Sept. 20. While I haven't clipped all these coupons, I do use this spreadsheet as a quick way to see if there is a coupon out there on an item I want. For example, I used the auto filter to go to "V" and quickly find that there was a coupon for the Vaseline lotion on sale at Rite Aid. I try to point out when there are good coupon matches to sales, but usually only search the things I am interested in. I don't like anything seafood related so you'll never find me looking to see if there is a Starkist tuna coupon. So, if Starkist is on your grocery list, now you can check for yourself to see if there are additional savings to be had. I hope it helps!
The photo shows my freebies from the previous week. Quantity is smaller than usual, but I definitely think the items are quality, with a few of them retailing for $10+. I like FREE better!
Please leave me a comment if you like the coupon spreadsheet. Or, please share how you organize your coupons!

What to Do this Weekend in Colorado

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN COLORADO WITH KIDS
It's that spooky time of year when there is a pumpkin fest, trick-or-treat street or other fall-themed event every weekend. The Denver Post has a nice festival guide. Additionally, the City of Fort Collins is hosting Treatsylvania Trick-or-Treat Street at The Farm at Lee Martinez Park. There will be a petting zoo, hayrides, pony rides, a not-t00-spooky haunted house, cookies and trick or treating. Kids are $5, adults are FREE. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Treatsylvania is open today from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. If the weather turns poor tomorrow, head to Pump it Up of Littleton for FREE bouncing, trick-or-treating and prizes.
If you're not ready for Halloween yet, you can spend the day looking at books at Barnes and Noble and have some quality time with your little one while enjoying FREE hot cocoa and a cookie when you print the fifth coupon down from this link. Special thanks to reader Monica for this tip!

COLORADO TIPS - WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN DENVER
With the beautiful weather today, it might be nice to take a stroll downtown, stopping for tastes of local microbrews. The Denver Microbrew Tour starts at 3 p.m. at the Great Divide Brewing Co. The tour continues for 1.5 miles and features several stops, microbrew sampling and beer fun facts. Tickets are $20.

COLORADO TIPS - WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN COLORADO
Head to Weld County for a Haunted Hay Ride. The ride will take you through an old mine and a ghostly field, then walk through a corn maze where you might just get spooked by a surprise "boo" or two. Tickets are $7 and rides run from dark until 10 p.m.

Sunday Savings (on Tuesday)

COLORADO TIPS ON GETTING FREE STUFF AT OFFICE SUPPLY AND DRUGSTORES
I had to work at the Denver Marathon on Sunday and didn't get a chance to write my weekly Sunday Savings post. However, when I did have a chance to look through the newspaper, I found some deals so good I absolutely had to share them -- even if two days late.
Office Max: A five-pack of multi-purpose paper, a set of banker's boxes (those ones you fold and use to store files), file folders and a two-pack of Sharpies can be yours for FREE. To get the deal, you must be a MaxPerks member. If you're not, it is free to join and you can sign up in the store. Your purchase price will be credited back to your MaxPerks account in about a month. The Office Max I went to yesterday was starting to run out of these items, but expected a new shipment on Wednesday, so call your nearest Office Max and find out what they have. Remember, even if you don't need these free items, they still are worth picking up and then donating to a nonprofit organization. My favorite is the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado! If you are going to Office Max, bring your old toner cartridges. They'll recycle them and credit your MaxPerks account with a $3 credit per cartridge.
Rite Aid: As usual, the Rite Aid ad didn't come in my paper, but I stopped in tonight and found lots of items you can get FREE through the Single Check Rebate program. The freebies are: Zantac, various NeilMed nasal spray products, Zucol Coldcare lozenges, various Kids Chloraseptic sore throat products, Children's Coldcalm Pellets, various Little Colds products, Blink Tears, Little Allergies, Sambucol Immune System Booster, eos lip balm and Cepacol Fizzlers.
The photo shows my freebies for last week.
What was your best shopping deal from last week? Please leave a comment below to let me know.

Brunswick Zone Offers Free Bowling

COLORADO TIPS - HOW TO BOWL FREE IN DENVER AND COLORADO SPRINGS

I'm passing along a "tip" from my very favorite Denver Examiner. Word is that now through Nov. 24, Brunswick Zone is offering a free game of bowling when you bring in a printable coupon. The Examiner article provides the link to the coupon and more details. Do note that while the Examiner only mentions Denver locations, I checked the Brunswick Zone web site and found there are also a couple of Colorado Springs locations.

Sunday Savings

COLORADO TIPS ON GETTING DEALS THIS WEEK AT GROCERY AND DRUG STORES

• King Soopers - I matched the current KS ad against current coupons and really didn't find anything to rush out for. The best deals are Campbell's tomato or chicken noodle soup 2 for $1. Add a 10/4 coupon for $.40 off 4, doubled to $.80, and you can get four cans for $.30 each. Dove deodorant is on sale 3 for $7. Add a 10/4 coupon for $1 off and you can get 1 for $1.33.


• Rite Aid - If you need to stock up on medicines, be sure to head to Rite Aid today. With the Single Check Rebate program, all of these items are FREE: Comtrex, Sucrets, Breathe Again, BodiHeat, Children's Throat Cooler, Coldwar, Simply Saline, Bee M.D., Allergen Block, Carmex, Sinus or Allergy Buster. As a reminder, the Rite Aid rebate program is easy. You just go online, enter some data from your receipts for all your purchases for the prior month and Rite Aid does the rest. Proofs of purchases are not needed. Another good deal is Mars candy on sale for $1.88. Pair it with $1 off 2 coupons from the 9/27 or today's paper (Red Plum insert) and you can get two bags of candy for your trick-or-treaters for $2.76.


• Sunflower Farmers Market - All natural chicken breast is on sale for $1.67 a pound when you buy a family pack. Stock up! As always, there are great produce deals as well. Cantaloupe is 3 melons for $1 and various apples are $.77 a pound. These deals are good through Wednesday (most grocery stores sales change at the end of the day Tuesday).

The photo shows my freebies for the week.

Did you get an Office Max, Office Depot, or Staples ad this week? I didn't so if there are deals out there, please share by leaving a comment below.

COLORADO TIPS - WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN COLORADO

Right now it looks like it might be partly sunny on Sunday. If so, consider going "leaf peeping." We went to Breckenridge Oct. 24-27 and saw some beautiful colors, with plenty of leaves still waiting to change. We also saw bighorn sheep on the drive back down I-70. Get out and enjoy before snow is here to stay!

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN THE DENVER AREA

According to my husband, the thing to do this weekend in watch football. But if you do want to get out, try Historic Golden's Knock Your Boots Off Beer Tasting & Chili Cook Off on Saturday from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tickets are $20, kids are FREE.

WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND IN THE DENVER AREA WITH KIDS

Historic Arvada is hosting the Festival of Scarecrows on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The FREE festival features scarecrow and giant pumpkin contests, a pumpkin patch, hay rides and a costume parade for kids. If you're not in the Halloween spirit yet, try something a bit more educational: Dino Discovery Day. Sixty experts will on hand at Dinosaur Ridge to point out fossils and answer questions on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is FREE.