Buy a 20-pack of AA or AAA Duracell batteries for $12.99 from Staples, get back $12.99 in Staples Rewards. Just sign up for their Rewards card online or in store. This deal can be done twice per week per customer and is good now through December 26.

Thanks, Balancing Beauty and Bedlam!

Get a one-year subscription to Real Simple magazine for just $5 from Amazon.com. This is one of my favorite magazines, so I was very excited to see it so cheap! You can also get a subscription to Southern Living or House Beautiful for $5 each.

Thanks Money Saving Mom!

You can order a free 8x10 photo collage at Walgreens for today only (Friday, November 27, 2009). Create your 8x10 photo collage and then use coupon code FINDJOY. If you choose in-store pickup, there is no shipping charge.

Thanks Free Snatcher!

Print a coupon for 50% off any one item under $30 at Ace Hardware Store. This coupon is valid on Saturday 11/28/09 ONLY.

Free After Rebate Items- November 27-29 only

• 38 Pc. Ratcheting Screwdriver Set - $4.99
  $4.99 Mail-in Rebate
• Stanley® Staple Gun - $4.99
  $4.99 Mail-in Rebate

Check out their full ad for inspiration.

In the market for a photo-editting program? Until November 30, Costco has PhotoShop Elements 8 on sale for $49.99 after their $30 instant rebate. Then use this $20 mail-in-rebate to get the program for only $29.99. Rebate expires October 2010 and cannot be used if PhotoShop is purchased at Best Buy, OfficeMax or Walmart, but CostCo works. As a digital scrapbooker & former graphic designer, I've been using Photoshop for years. I have found Photoshop Elements to have all the most-used features of Photoshop but with more simplicity and at a more reasonable price. I'm really excited to get in on this deal!

Thanks, Fistful of Coupons!

With Black Friday just 2 days away, we are all gearing up to find some great deals. But beware, don't let "great deals" charm you into buying things you had not intended to buy. Freebies4Mom has a great article on her blog on how to Avoid Shopping Frenzy that I wanted to pass on. Sound advice!

Here are the best deals at Walgreens for November 26-28. Lots of free after Register Reward items, so please be courteous to other shoppers and don’t clear shelves. Check out their ads here.

Thanksgiving Day Toy Sale

Walgreens is having a Toy Sale on Thanksgiving Day from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can choose from 130 different toys that will marked at 1/2 off.

3 Day Sale Deals - November 26-28

Johnson’s Melt Away Body Wash - $5.99, Earn a $5.99 Register Reward WYB one
Free after Register Reward

Dove Smooth Deodorant - $3.99, Earn a $3.99 Register Reward WYB one
Use $1/1 coupon from 10-04-09 RedPlum insert
Free plus $1 in overage after coupon and Register Reward

Nivea Men’s Shave Gel 7 oz - $2.49, Earn a $2.49 RR WYB one
Use $1/1 coupon from 10/11/09 RedPlum insert
Free plus $1 in overage after coupon and Register Reward

Right Guard Solid - $2.49, Earn a $2.49 Register Rewards WYB one
Free after register reward

Aquafresh 8.2 oz - $1.99, Earn a $1.99 RR WYB oneFree after register reward

Infusium 23, 8 oz or 16 oz - $4.99, Earn a $4.99 RR WYB one
Use $2/1 any Infusium 23 coupon from ALL YOU Magazine October and November issues
Free plus $2 in overage after coupon and register reward

Crayola Crayons w/Sharpener 64ct. - $1.99, Earn a $1 RR wyb one

Black Friday Deals Only - November 27 only

Ben & Jerry Ice Cream $1.99 Limit 2

Red Baron Pizza $1.99 Limit 2

M&Ms 12.6oz - 2/$3, Earn a $1 Register Reward WYB 2

Thanks to Common Sense with Money for her help compiling these deals!

Here are the best deals for the three day sale going on at Rite Aid from 11/26-11/28. Be sure to print this $5/$25 coupon before you go! Check out the complete Rite Aid Black Friday ad.

Single Check Rebate Deals: 11/26 to 11/28 only

Phillips in-Ear Headphone or 3-Device Remote - Get a $4.99 SCR wyb 1 at $4.99
Total: FREE after SCR

Tampax Pearl (18 or 20ct) - Get a $3 SCR wyb 1 at $3.99
Use the $1 from the P&G $120 Home Mailer
Total: FREE after coupon & SCR

Scope Outlast: Get a $3.99 SCR wyb 1 at $3
Use the $1 from the 11/1 or 10/11 P&G insert
Total: FREE after coupon & SCR

Oral-B CrossAction Manual Toothbrush - Get a $2 SCR wyb 1 at $2.99
Use the 75¢ from the 10/11 or 11/1 P&G inserts
Total: 24¢ after coupon & SCR

Herbal Essences Shampoo, Conditioner or Styler - Get a $2 SCR wyb 1 at $2.99
Use the BOGO coupon from the 10/11 P&G insert
Or use the FREE coupon from the Facebook promotional
Total: 2 for 99¢ with first coupon or $2 moneymaker with FREE coupon

Other Deals: 11/26 to 11/28 only
Huggies Baby Wipes - $2
Use the $2 “Diapering Product” printable coupon (IE) or (FF)
Or use the 50¢ from the 10/25 & 11/15 SmartSource insert
Total: FREE after $2 coupon

Wet Ones Wipes: $1.88
Use $1.50/1 printable coupon
Total: 38¢

Bic Soleil Razor: $5.99
Use the $4 in-ad coupon and the $2 from the 11/15 SmartSource insert
Total: FREE after both coupons

Schick Quattro or Titanium: $1.99
Use the $2 coupon from the 11/22 SmartSource insert
Total: FREE after coupon

Schick Disposable Razors: 99¢
Use the $1 from the 11/22 SmartSource insert
total: FREE after coupon

Hot Wheels Cars: 50¢

Thanks to Moms Need to Know for her help compiling these deals!

Sign up for a free Betty Crocker 2010 calendar.

If you haven't done it yet, be sure to sign up for Vocal Point now! They are currently accepting new members and I highly recommend you sign up. It's easy to sign up and in return they then send you free samples and coupons in the mail very regularly. And when I say free samples, I don't mean a teeny, tiny packet of shampoo. I frequently get coupons for a free full-sized items, such as a box of Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal. Not only that but they often come with several high-value coupons as well. Just yesterday I received in the mail a bunch of Del Monte Fruit $1/1 coupons and a 'Buy One, Get One Free' coupon. This mailing also included a free jar opener. Sign up and you will love the samples, coupons and freebies!

Here is my mail haul from yesterday, including the envelope from Vocalpoint for Del Monte. I got a free TLC bar, a chew bone from Nutri-Dog with a $3 off coupon, a coupon for a free box of fruit leather from FruitaBu & free eyeshadow from GloMinerals along with a 30% off coupon for being a fan on Facebook. It's so fun to get freebies in the mail to counter all the bills!

My kids are eagerly awaiting the release of Santa Buddies ever since they saw it on advertised TV so I was very excited to come across this coupon for $10 off the BluRay/DVD combo pack. This combo pack will be available at Target for $19.99 starting tomorrow at Target and comes with a digital download of the movie as well.

Thanks Alaska Coupon Diva!

Below are the deals worth noting at Fred Meyer. Go here to see the complete ad for all the sale items this week. If they run out of a sale item, be sure to get a rain check. You can also get rain checks for their in-ad coupons!

Items are sorted by catagory with the page number of their location in the ad in parenthesis.

Meat

• (1) Private Selection Premium Turkey with in-ad coupon
  If You Spend: $150 = Free (your first)
  59¢/lb if you spend $100
  69¢/lb if you spend $50
• (1) $5 off a turkey of your choice with in-ad coupon
  Foster Farms Fresh All-Natural Turket 10-23 lbs.
  Norbest Refrigerated Tender-Timed Turket 10-23 lbs.
  Foster Farms Fresh Free Range Turket 10-20 lbs.
• (2) Oscar Mayer Bacon - 2 for $5 with in-ad coupon
  Use 75¢/1 Oscar Mayer Bacon from SmartSource 11/15/09
• (2) Jimmy Dean Sausage Roll - 2 for $4 with in-ad coupon

Produce

• (1) Clementines or Satsuma Mandarins 5 lbs - $4.77
• (3) Broccoli Crowns or Cauliflower - 78¢ a lb.
• (3) Yams or Sweet Potatoes - 57¢ a lb.
• (4) Fred Meyer Frozen Vegetables 12 oz - 5 for $5

Dairy

• (2) Fred Meyer 1/2 Gallon Milk or Orange Juice - 4 for $5 with in-ad coupon
• (4) 12-pack Fred Meyer Extra Large Eggs - 99¢ each
• (4) Mountain Dairy Egg Nog 64 oz - 2 for $5
• (4) Fred Meyer Whipping Cream - 3 for $5 with in-ad coupon
• (4) Tillamook Butter - 2 for $3 with in-ad coupon

Pantry

• (4) Nabisco Snack Crackers - 3 for $5
  Use $1/1 Nabisco Crackers or Easy Cheese from the SmartSource insert 11/8/09
  Or use $1/2 Printable coupon
• (4) Dole Pineapple - 10 for $10
  Use 50¢/1 Printable Coupon
  Or use 35¢/2 Dole Canned Pineapple from the SmartSource insert 11/8/09
  Or use $1/3 Dole Pineapple from the RedPlum insert 11/8/09
• (4) Mrs. Cubbison's Stuffing Mix - 3 for $5
  Use 55¢/1 coupon from the Red Plum insert from 11/8/09
• (4) Best Foods Mayonnaise - 2 for $4 with in-ad coupon
  Use $1/2 Printable coupon
• Swanson's Broth or Campbell's Cream of Mushroom or Cream of Chicken Soup - 2 for $1 with in-ad coupon
  Use 35¢/4 Swanson Broth Cans from SmartSource 11/8/09
  Or use 25¢/4 Campbell's Condensed Cream Soups SmartSource 9/20/09
  $1/2 Swanson Stock Cartons Printable coupon
  $1/4 – Campbell’s Condensed “Great for Cooking” Soups Printable coupon
  $1/4 Campbell's Condensed "Great for Cooking" Soups Printable coupon

Baking

• (4) Fred Meyer Brown & Serve Rolls - 4 for $5
• (4) Jell-O Pudding or Gelatin - 10 for $10
• (4) Mrs. Smith's Pumpkin Pie - 3 for $5 with in-ad coupon
  Use 75¢/1 Mrs. Smith's Bakery Product from the SmartSource insert 9/27/09
  Or use $1/1 Mrs. Smith's or Edwards Whole Pies from SmartSource insert 11/15/09

Miscellaneous

• (3) Suave Shampoo or Conditioner - 88¢ each with in-ad coupon
• (3) Ricola Cough Drops - 10 for $10 with in-ad coupon

This post is part of BeCentsAble's Grocery

Amazon is giving away $3 worth of free MP3s. Just go here and follow the directions to add $3 to your MP3 account. That will get you 3 songs for free. I think I'll be trying out some new Christmas tunes.

There are a couple of craft shows going on in the area this weekend to kick off the holidays. This is a great way to get handmade, unique Christmas gifts.

Coeur d'Alene

• Christmas Bazaar - 11/21 - 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Lutheran Church of the Master - 4800 North Ramsey Road, CdA

Spokane

• Spokane Christmas Arts and Crafts Show - 11/20 - 11/22
  Spokane Fair & Expo Center

Print a coupon for $1/1 Holiday Coffee-Mate Creamers. Apparently these will be on sale 'Buy 1, Get 1 Free' at Walgreens next week so hang onto them! That will make them 25¢ each when you buy 2 and use (2) $1 off coupons.

Thanks My Sweet Savings!