It's That Time Of Year Again

Thanksgiving is here. Which means Christmas is around the corner.

While most people will wait till AFTER Thanksgiving for sales, stores are starting their discounting this weekend!

Here's a printable coupon for Lord & Taylor department stores.

Print out multiple copies of this coupon and when you go to the mall you'll get 20% Off clothing at Lord & Taylors.

That's a decent discount.

Advanced Discount Shopping Tip: Buy the clothes you want this weekend before the crowds with this printable coupon. And then if the same merchandise goes on sale afterwards, you can get a price adjustment. So there's no risk!

Printable Popcorn (or at least a printable coupon for free popcorn)

Everybody loves popcorn....and especially if it is free.

Here's a printable coupon for free popcorn at AMC Lowes Movie Theaters:

PRINTABLE COUPON LINK

Printable Coupon: 40% Off Borders Books and Music

This month, pick-up any book for 40% off the retail price!

That's kind of a crazy savings. Perhaps it's the perfect reason to start your Christmas shopping with a stocking stuffer or two (print out more than one!)...

Click to get the full-size, printable coupon
for Borders Books or Waldenbooks stores.
Coupon code is also valid for borders.com purchases!

Staples 10% Off Printable Coupon

Staples offers printable coupons from time to time. Usually they are 12% off, intended for their best customers.

This time around the pumpkins have taken up 2% worth of space I guess since it's only 10% off for this printable coupon for Staples. . .

At least they are appreciating their customers this Fall! This printable coupon is good till October 25th.

We'll use it to get some Sharpie markers to draw the faces for our pumpkins, which we've found much safer than giving our toddlers a knife each year!


LINK: STAPLES DISCOUNT COUPON

$100 Off Amazon.com Purchase Promotion

mp3 downloads are to iTunes as ebook downloads are to Amazon.com -- At least that's what Jeff Bezos wants you to think.

The new Amazon Kindle ebook reader device is a big hit so far with the geek squad.

But to get the masses excited about this product, Amazon and Chase are running a promotion that gives you an extra $100 off the promotional price of the Kindle reader.

I haven't yet seen the Kindle in person, but it's gotten rave reviews:

It looks like there's 2 parts of this discount for the Kindle Reader Device. $70 promotion code + $30 Amazon Chase Visa card promo. Don't know if they are mutually exclusive or must be used in combination....but here's the fine print -- which looks like the $70 can be used separately.

$70 Discount Coupon Code for Amazon Kindle:

• Each promotional offer claim code ("offer") can be used only once : VISACARD

• Limit one offer per customer account.

• Offer valid only on purchases made between 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time on August 19, 2008, and 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on September 8, 2008.

• Offer must be redeemed at our Web site, http://www.amazon.com, and may only be applied towards the purchase of a Kindle sold by Amazon.com. Offer may not be used to purchase any other products sold by Amazon.com or by any third party. Offer cannot be redeemed at any other site operated by Amazon.com or its affiliates (including Amazon.ca, Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, or Amazon.co.jp.), or third-party merchants sites.

• Offer must be redeemed through the Amazon.com shopping cart. Does not apply to orders placed with 1-Click®.

• Offer cannot be used to pay for taxes, or shipping and handling charges.

• Offer may not be combined with any other claim-code based offers.

• Offer is not for resale and is not redeemable for cash.

• Offer cannot be applied to orders already placed with Amazon.com.

• If you return items purchased using a claim code, you will not receive a refund for the amount of the offer.

• When you redeem an offer, Amazon.com can tell that you are part of a group of customers. For more information about data that Amazon.com collects from our customers, read our privacy policy.

• If you return items purchased using a claim code, you will not receive a refund for the amount of the offer.

• Chase is not responsible for order fulfillment related to the offer.

• Amazon.com reserves the right to terminate the offer or change or modify these terms and conditions from time to time in its discretion.

Printable Coupon: Staples 12% Off July / August 2008

FYI, Staples is running a promo where you get a $15 Staples Rewards credit when you recycle an HP inkjet cartridge - the flyer said 3rd party cartridges are ok too. The catch is that you need to make a $25 purchase in HP ink.

For my HP Photosmart C7250 printer, I need 3 ink tanks at $10 each usually. $30 total, minus $15 = $5/ink tank. That's 50% off for OEM HP brand ink.

You can stack this printable coupon on and get 12% off as well:

Printable Coupon for 12% Off Staples

Exclusive 10% Off Dell coupon code

I recently bought a bunch of 2GB Kensington USB flash drives from dell.com for $7.99 + free shipping (YES!) and today they emailed me with a promotional offer to buy some more stuff...

The offer was for 10% off my next electronics, software and accessories purchase. But I'm sharing it here with you.

For your exclusive 10% savings, just enter coupon code
0$G8LTJM47SBCZ at checkout.* Online only.

Expires 04/25/08.


*I believe this is a one-time use coupon code, so first come first serve to dell.com. However, all I ask is that you leave a comment back here when you use it so others will know it's gone.

Thanks & enjoy!

How To Get A LEGAL Copy of Microsoft Office 2007 for $59

The great part about software is that there is almost no cost to the actual product -- which means unlimited profit for the software company.

But what this means for the consumer is that if you are savvy enough, you can probably find some really good deals out there for the same exact thing. RIght now, Office Ultimate is available for $697 at Staples. NO JOKE.



For example, student versions of software are ridiculously cheap if you have a valid student id at a college, university or sometimes even primary schools (keep reading to find out about the Home & Student Editions of Microsoft Office for about 100 bucks).

But Microsoft has come up with a super enticing offer to get legal copies of its software into the hands of students across campuses to cut down on piracy and get some actual profits along the way.

Here's the ultimate deal for Microsoft Office 2007 ULTIMATE EDITION which includes nine different Microsoft programs.

Microsoft Office Ultimate 2007 includes Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook, Groove, OneNote, Publisher, Access, and more.

You need a valid university or school email address that ends in .edu. Once you buy it, you'll download the product and install it as a trial. And you simply enter the registration key that you purchase and it "unlocks" and becomes a fully licensed legal copy of the Microsoft office suite.

Now that is a sweet deal! At $59.95 for 10 programs, that's under $10/program! Compare that to the full price for MS Office 2007 Ultimate which is $457!

What's Included

* Access™ 2007
* Accounting Express 2007
* Excel® 2007
* Groove® 2007
* InfoPath® 2007
* OneNote® 2007
* Outlook® 2007 with Business Contact Manager
* PowerPoint® 2007
* Publisher 2007
* Word 2007


Secure your discount now before you regret that you missed the deadline (end of this month).

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BUT WHAT IT I AM NOT A STUDENT with a student ID + .edu email address?

Microsoft still loves you. Ok, that's a stretch, but they love the benjamin's in your wallet... There's a little known version of Office that is generally available to the public which is legal for home and student use. In fact, it's called just that - Microsoft Office HOME & STUDENT 2007 -- and the full price is only $119 (free shipping!)

You are allowed to install in on up to 3 computer in a non-commercial setting.

This version doesn't have all 10 programs included in the Ultimate edition, but you'll get the most used programs: Word 2007, Powerpoint 2007, Excel 2007, and OneNote 2007. That's still a bargain at $119.

Best Buy Printable Coupon for 10% off & 20% Off

If you're going to buy something at Best Buy like a TV or projector for that all-important SuperBowl game, don't forget to bring along a coupon for 10% off that major purchase! For a $1000 projector, that's $100 off the price! At least it will cover the tax...

This printable coupon expires in February 2008, so you have some time.

Click to enlarge to full-size for printing

Here are some more printable coupons to BestBuy:

Best Buy Printable Coupon for 20% off (AAA discount)
$10 off gaming printable coupon
Sattellite Radio Installation 20% Off Printable Coupon

Printable Staples 12% Off Coupon

Here's the latest coupon for 12% of most items at Staples.

Just print out the full version and bring it with you to the store!




There's some really good deals at the brick and morter stores right now in the clearance section. Some are reporting that a $200 glass top computer desk is on clearance and can be bought for $10! And it's always a great time to buy some ink for your printer.

LNT.com Linen N Things / Bed Bath & Beyond Printable Coupon

Here's a couple of printable coupons that you can use at:

• Linens 'N Things
• Bed Bath & Beyond
• Harmon Discount Supply

Don't forget to take advantage of the competitor's coupon acceptance policies. Most stores don't even blink when you present a coupon from the other stores!

These coupons are good till the end of this year, so print a couple and keep using them over and over!

PRINTABLE COUPONS FOR LINENS AND THINGS, BED BATH & BEYOND AND HARMON DISCOUNT:

• $10 off $50 or more
  
• 10% discount no minimum
  
• 20% off any 1 item

Listing of Printable Coupons for Borders Books and Music or Waldenbooks

I'm off to Borders Books to buy some books like The Gospel According To Starbucks by Leonard Sweet, and of course, I never want to pay retail (even if the book is worth it)!

So here's a quick list of some coupons you can use at Borders Books & Music stores:

• $1.00 off a select list of romance novels and books:
• A Cold Day in Hell by Stella Cameron
• Suspect by Jasmine Cresswell
• Payback by Jasmine Cresswell
• The Courtesan's Daughter by Claudia Dain
• Never Say Never by Geralyn Dawson
• A Touch of Minx by Suzanne Enoch
• The Séance by Heather Graham
• One Last Breath by Laura Griffin
• Lessons of Desire by Madeline Hunter
• Chasing Midnight by Susan Krinard
• The Dangers of Deceiving a Viscount by Julia London
• Highlander Unchained by Monica McCarty
• Witch in the House by Jenna McKnight
• Devour by Melina Morel
• Phoenix Unrisen by Kathleen Nance
• Sealed with a Kiss by Carly Phillips
• Behind Closed Doors by Tara Taylor Quinn
• Your Coffin or Mine by Kimberly Raye
• Cut Throat by Sharon Sala
• Ice Storm by Anne Stuart
• Confessions of a Werewolf Supermodel by Ronda Thompson
• Overhexed by Vicki Lewis Thompson
• Lord of the Fading Lands by C. L. Wilson
• Servant: The Awakening by L. L. Foster
• Secrets of a Proper Lady by Victoria Alexander
• 20% Off List Price of 1 item
• 30% Off List Price of 1 item if purchases is over $10

The most photographed time of the year

Did you know that Halloween is the most photographed holiday of the year where people upload photos to photo sites and get them printed/developed?

Here's a fantastic way to get a picture-perfect shot of your kids in their costumes -- get one done professionally at Picture People -- Free. No sitting fees and this printable coupon gives you a free 8x10 or 10x13 print for free too. Just get that and there's absolutely no fees you have to pay (and don't feel guilty about it either!).

click on thumbnail above to get full-size printable coupon and print away!

Do you know of any other friends or family that would want this offer? Just use the email option (click on the envelope icon below) and send it to your spouse, friends, neighbors, etc!

Kodak Moment: Back to School is Priceless & Free at the Same Time

Back to School is one of the most exciting times of the year for any family with kids. Now you can capture that excitement with a professional photo portrait from The Picture People. They are giving away free Portrait Sittings and a Free 8x10 or 10x13 Portrait Print.



Here's the printable coupon - just click to get the full-size coupon and bring the print out to The Picture People studio near you.

How to Get 10% Off at Home Depot Over and Over Again

One of the best parts of any competitive industry is that the players are just that - competitive.


Here's a shopping tip that will allow you to basically get 10% off of your purchases at Home Depot over and over and over and over again. Of course, this this is helpful since anyone that's doing a home improvement project knows that you'll probably be visiting the Home Depot a couple of times before you finish the job. Little odds and ends that you forgot the first time, exchanges for different sizes or parts, and even going back to buying a new tool or two that you find you actually need to finish the job right can be pretty routine.


There are various ways of getting printable coupons to both the Hope Depot and Lowe's Home Improvement stores on the web. If you do a quick search on Google or eBay, you'll find a couple of options to get and print a coupon.

IT DOESN'T PAY (more than once) TO USE HOME DEPOT COUPONS

If you use a coupon from Home Depot at Home Depot, you'll have to surrender it when you checkout and you won't be able to use it again -- especially if you're using a one-time-use coupone with a serial barcode that gets invalidated after use.

[One last resort for Home Depot coupons is at the post office. Within the "Moving Guide" packet which has the USPS Mail Forwarding form, you'll find a bunch of coupons and other sponsored offers -- Home Depot's 10% for "movers" discount is usually available within that packet. Sometimes it's an actual coupon, other times you'll have to fill out and send back a postcard to request one. Regardless, when you use a Home Depot coupon at Home Depot, you can only use it once.]

TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF LOWES WHEN YOU'RE IN THE HOME DEPOT STORE

But a little known fact by Home Depot shoppers (almost every time I've done this, the person behind me line makes a comment that they never know this) is that they accept competitors' coupons -- including printable coupons off the web. This is the holy grail for cheapo shoppers!

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS, THEN REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT

If you use a Lowes printable coupon from at Home Depot, they have no way of validating the coupon if it's a one-time-use coupon! Which just means that after you get your 10% off at Home Depot, you can head home and just print out another competitor's coupon and use it again the next time you go back to Home Depot. Your only limitation is the expiration date!

The clerks are all usually educated on how to process a competitor's coupon so your checkout is not held up. Even at the self-checkout lanes at Home Depot, I just scan all my items, and then hand the printout to the checkout assistant and they quickly key in the discount so I can finish my transaction at the self-checkout terminal.

And as a bonus, you can still use that coupon at Lowes for yet another purchase.

If you're doing any kind of large home improvement project, this can save you tons of money at the Home Depot.

Six Flags $9.99 Admission Ticket Promotion Extended To September 2007

Six Flags has many loyal customers. In fact, over 2 million people took up the offer to buy season passes this year. WOW.

Now here's another benefit for Six Flags Season Pass holders -- buy an additional ticket for $9.99, an unlimited promotion that you can use everyday this summer.

You just have to print out this page and bring it to the season pass office to get the extra discounted admission tickets to Six Flags, but it's worth the trip!

This offer used to be valid only through the end of July 2007, but Six Flags just extended this discount until September 3, 2007 (through Labor Day).

Capture The FUN You're Having This Summer - Free Photography Printable Coupon

Headshots
Pet Photos
Family Portraits
Summertime Fun

THIS is the time of the year where so many childhood and family memories are made!

Here's the deal of the week. Print out the coupon and bring it to The Picture People. Get your sitting fee waived, take some professional portraits taken. Come back in 1 hour. Select ONE 8x10 to take home for free and frame it.



PICTURE PEOPLE TIP: Don't succumb to buying a package or even just a sheet more than you need! Here's a secret option they don't advertise while you review your photos from the sitting session: You can buy single 8x10 sheets for only $18 each, so if you buy one or two and get your free 8x10 (or any smaller size) sheet, you'll be getting a very very good deal on professional photography.

How To Buy Books At A 10 % Discount Off Amazon.com Prices

NEWSFLASH: AMAZON.COM IS GREEDY!

There's a little known shopping tip that shows why marketing and branding work even when it's not in the best interest of the customer. . . Almost everyone "knows" that Amazon.com is the place to go for buying books cheap online.

Unless you're in a rush and need to pick up the book locally at Borders Books, Barnes and Nobles, or other local bookseller, you know that you can get the same exact book for the lowest price by ordering online at Amazon.com, right? NOPE.

AMAZON.COM DOES NOT PASS ON THE MAXIMUM SAVINGS TO IT'S CUSTOMERS

Amazon.com is NOT the cheapest place to get books online. And I'm not talking about "sales" on select books or categories, or temporary price cuts. I'm talking about everyday pricing, where you can consistently find the cheapest prices for books. But you CAN go to another reputable online bookseller that's consistently cheaper than Amazon.com on over 900,000 books in the catalog.

Would You Like To Know Who Is The Cheapest Source For Books Online and Offline?

Buy.com. While it's better known for cheap electronics, Buy.com actually has a huge catalog of books that are priced at 10% off Amazon.com prices on almost 1 million books. So there's no reason to buy from Amazon.com anymore, unless you like giving your money away.

Yes, A Way To Get 10% Off Amazon Prices + ADDITIONAL Discounts!

And as an added bonus, if you want to search a little, you can usually find online coupons and promo codes for Buy.com that you can apply which really makes leaving Amazon.com sensible.

Here's a sampling of current promotions that you can use to create bigger discounts and save more money on books.

• $5 off $50 All Products INCLUDING BOOKS & TEXTBOOKS Coupon

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Penny-Pinching, Money-Grubbing College & Grade School STUDENTS Can Save Hundreds of Dollars

The other BIG fact that most online shoppers don't know or forget is that these online booksellers also sell all the major textbooks too. In fact, they sell both new AND USED Textbooks!

So you don't have to be ripped off by the campus bookstore anymore. I remember one year, I paid over $1000 for books at the campus bookstore (yes, yes, it was my parents who "paid", but I still signed that credit card receipt!). Imagine keeping more than $100 in my pocket to spend on other things...Just don't forget about Buy.com and Amazon's textbook store when you're doing your drop/add of classes each semester!

Like this shopping tip? Bookmark this site so that you can come back and grab one of the coupon code links when you're ready to buy your next book!

Printable 20% Off Borders / Waldenbooks Coupon

Just click on the coupon below to get the full size image and print away to enjoy

20% off at Waldenbooks or Borders Books & Music stores.

Usually if you have more than one item, you can use more than one coupon and just have the cashier ring them up separately at Borders - don't forget the free gift wrapping service at Borders Books!

20% Off Borders Books - expires 6/24/07

The latest 20% Off Borders Books & Music coupon available. . .

Click to expand to full size and print it out before you head to Borders or Waldenbooks!

In order to redeem the 20% off coupon, you'll need a Borders Books Rewards membership, but it's free and pretty much easy to sign-up instantly at checkout. They give you a keytag and you just sign the form and provide your email address to the Borders clerk.

Deal Alert: Six Flags Great Adventure Promo Code - Pay Child's Price, Get Adult Admission $29.99

The last 50% off Six Flags discount is now expired and you can't use the Home Depot employee discount anymore. And if you're reading this past June 20th, you can't get in for free anymore either.

Here's the latest Six Flags discount promo code details - you just pay the Six Flags Child Admission Ticket price of $29.99 and get a full Adult Admission Ticket to Six Flags - like my local Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ.

Normal Adult Admission price is $44.99. But now you can get in for $29.99. That beats any Coke Can discount promotion or coupons you get at Burger King, etc.

And you can bypass the lines by buying online and printing the tickets before you go - just use promo code: coldstone or NEVIP

20% Off Oprah's Book Club Selection at Borders Books

Read an excerpt from this month's selection from Oprah's Book Club: "Middlesex",
ISBN: 0312427735

Spanning eight decades and chronicling the wild ride of a Greek-American family through the vicissitudes of the twentieth century, Jeffrey Eugenides' witty, exuberant novel on one level tells a traditional story about three generations of a fantastic, absurd, lovable immigrant family -- blessed and cursed with generous doses of tragedy and high comedy.

But there's a provocative twist. Cal, the narrator -- also Callie -- is a hermaphrodite. And the explanation for this takes us spooling back in time, through a breathtaking review of the twentieth century, to 1922, when the Turks sacked Smyrna and Callie's grandparents fled for their lives. Back to a tiny village in Asia Minor where two lovers, and one rare genetic mutation, set our narrator's life in motion.

Middlesex is a grand, utterly original fable of crossed bloodlines, the intricacies of gender, and the deep, untidy promptings of desire. It's a brilliant exploration of divided people, divided families, divided cities and nations -- the connected halves that make up ourselves and our world. Justly acclaimed when it was released in Fall 2002, it announces the arrival of a major writer for our times.

Click to enlarge and then print out the Borders Books / Waldenbooks 20% off coupon.