Wednesday, May 6, 2009

May Already



Boy's Day and Cinco De Mayo have already passed and Mother's Day is coming up. While you are thinking of the perfect gift for your Mom why not do pondering it with a deal on an ice cold coffee. Now until June 29, you can enjoy a Grande (16 fl oz) Iced Coffee with Milk for just $1.95!



Zippy's current offer of 20% all menu items comes to an end tomorrow. If you want to get in on this deal make sure your "Next Stop" is here.


Try L&L's NEW $2.99 Super Value Bowls! Enjoy Tasty L&L Barbecued Chicken, Beef or Chicken Katsu with hot vegetables on a bed of rice in a convenient bowl! Only $2.99 with the purchase of any L&L Pepsi Fountain Drink!








Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Wednesday Deals



Just a reminder, Macy's Friends & Family which kicks off today, April 29th and goes through May 4th 2009. Use the coupon for an extra 25% off regular, sale and clearance women's, men's and kids' apparel and accessories and more. Extra 10% off regular, sale and clearance electrics, electronics, area rugs, mattresses and furniture.


Check out your current Midweek for a Jack in the Box insert. Four coupons for offers on their Mini Sirloin Burgers and Tropical Smoothies. Just in time as the weather starts warming up!



This week's Time's ad in your Midweek has a coupon on the front page for free reusuable shopping bag. There is no purchase necessary but check out the ad for great savings. Use your new bag to get $.03 off your purchase and help the environment.


Time for ice cream! Tonight from 5-10 pm, you can get a 2.5 oz scoop of ice cream for 31 cents. Find a participating BaskinRobbins.


Are you a friend of Zippy's? If you are, get 20% off the entire menu during May 4-7, 2009 with the coupon. They will also have a new promotion in May...Mini Zip Pac and Grab n' Go Breakfast Bento. Check them out on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.


Sunday, April 26, 2009

Ready, Get Set, Sunday!

I always look forward to lazy Sunday mornings and of course reading through my Sunday edition of the Honolulu Advertiser. The newspaper of course is my bread and butter for couponing and sale searching. This week consisted of two coupon inserts as well as two special coupons. On the top left corner of the cover page was a sticky coupon for $1 off any Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf beverage. Will be using it to treat myself to a small Iced Blended drink. Not sure when they added the 12 oz. size but it works for me. The other coupon can be found in the USA Weekend section. Inside you will find a coupon for one free piece of Kentucky Grilled Chicken at KFC. The website also offers a free piece on April 27 at participating restaurants. Another food freebie!
Let me know what you think of the grilled version.

Just a quick recap of my weekend shopping adventure. As an avid reader of other savings blogs I am astounded by the saving scenarios being posted. Unfortunately we here in Hawaii don't have double or triple coupon days or next to nothing prices like the mainland but there are ways to save. Currently, Safeway has a promotion called, "Living Well. Feeling Great." Purchase $30 worth of groceries (before manufacturer's coupon) and get a $10 coupon at checkout for your next visit. Check out the website to see which brands are participating and remember this offer ends May 5! Okay this brings me back to my shopping trip. After reading expert shopper blogs, in order to get the most of this deal you should try to spend exactly $30 before manufacturer's coupons. The logic being you spend $30 get $10 back or saving 33% of your grocery bill. If you spend $40 get $10 back your savings drops to 25%. So with that in mind I tried to plan accordingly and searched the store for items with the white tags and hoped I had a coupon. Luckily, I had time to spare as it turned out to be much more of an effort than I imagined. I was able to put together $30.46 worth of participating items and got the following items using the corresponding coupon shown in parenthesis; OreIda Steam n' Mash Sweet Potato ($1), Kashi frozen dinner ($4.09), Paul Newman pizza ($1.00), 2 Yoplait Yo Plus ($3.00), Haagen Daaz ice cream ($4.25) and Starbucks ice cream ($1.00.) I also ended up buying two products that weren't part of the promotion but were on sale on Saturday; Ground beef 80% Lean @ $1.99/lb. and Wishbone dressing for $1.99 ($.75). After $14 worth of coupons, I spent $17 on "Living Well" products and got my $10 coupon.

Friday, April 24, 2009

Planning for the Weekend

If you're ever in the mood for pancakes, now would be the time to indulge! IHOP locations in Hawaii are offering a $4.99 "all you can eat" pancake special. If eating just pancakes doesn't quite satisfy you, they also offer the "all you can eat" deal for free if you order a regular entree. No coupon necessary from a friendly staff member at the Pearl City location, just ask for the Ohana Special. To be notified of monthly offers join the Ohana Club Membership.


"I LOVE KAILUA " Town Party will be happening on Sunday, April 26. This afternoon block party will be held in the center of town with live entertainment, food, arts, crafts and plant sale. Proceeds benefit the continued beautification effort by its loving community. Admission is $3 and parking is available in the structure behind Longs Drugs.

34th Annual New Product Show will kick off from 5-10 p.m tonight at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall and continue over the weekend. Saturday from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. General admission is $3 but go to Times and ask for $1 off coupon.


Last chance to get your free sample Mini Sirloin Burger from Jack in the Box, offer ends tomorrow 4/25. Use the link to get $1 off their Mini Sirloin Burger. Dinner for my better half was just $3.13 for 4 sliders along with a homemade salad.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Happy Earth Day!


Savings Alert!! We've all seen national fast food chains advertise with incredible deals only to find out that it doesn't apply to our 50th state. After watching the commerical for Popeye's 8 pieces for $4.99 deal on Earth Day, I decided to call one franchise here on the island and just as I suspected...the 8 piece deal will be $7.50 on April 22. Still a good bargain. You gotta "Love that chicken from Popeyes."

Here is our dinner or what is left of it. We scored! Normally they give you 4 thighs and 4 drumsticks but today there was 5 thighs and 3 drumsticks! I guess it makes up for yesterday's smaller portion. Check out other deals and Hawaii locations information for Popeye's.

Walgreen's also celebrated Earth Day with a special printable coupon for 15% off and a free reusable bag. When you combine the discount with the weekly sale for 7up (3/$11) and use 3 printable internet coupon ($1 each) after registering at 7-up...it results in a great deal!! I ended up with three 12 pack for $2.12 each, that is before the HI-5 deposit, bottle fee and sales tax. To top off this bargain you get a $5 coupon with your purchase for your next Walgreen trip! Just a few more hours left to get in on this deal.

Cloudy Tuesday

Every Tuesday and Friday you will find the Fort Street Open Market bustling with business from the early morning hours till about 2 pm. Fresh fruit and produce, prepared food and baked goods, crafts and jewelry, orchids and plants are on display along the Fort Street. Come early for best selection. There are various open markets around the island during the week sponsored by City and County of Honolulu.

The sun began to shine in the afternoon and combined with my plan to pick up dinner at Sugoi's, I was anxious to get off work. Thanks to another Hawaii Blog site, Wow Grinds, I was able to use the following Sugoi coupon. With my 15% off coupon in my hand, I scanned their menu board and decided on the Yakisoba with Garlic Chicken ($7.16.) I watched as the cook fried up my noodles and topped it with their signature dish. While I was tempted to just open up my styrofoam container when I got to the car, I fought through my cravings, the afternoon traffic and waited till I got home. My meal was still nice and warm and as I anticipated, it was enough for two. Splitting it with my better half, we both enjoyed the sweet, garlicky fried chicken and the shiny, chewy fried noodles with its slightly sweet and hint of dashi flavor.
The yakisoba contained char siu, kamaboko, cabbage, onions and green onions. There were three pieces of chicken on top although initially I thought it was four. Turned out it was a piece of skin, a bonus for my other half. This was definitely a great deal and I plan to print another coupon before it expires at the end of the month.

Monday, April 20, 2009

Happy Monday





A mini sirloin burger is being offered for free this week till Saturday, April 25 at locations in Hawaii however, if just one small slider isn't enough for you there is also a coupon for $1.00 off the ala carte or combo. This one expires May 20, 2009.


P.F. Chang's located in the Hokua Building (1288 Ala Moana Blvd.) and the Royal Hawaiian Center (2001 Kalakaua Avenue) also has special promotions. Use the following link to sign up for their Lucky Cat Club. Current subscribers were sent an e-mail coupon for a buy one, get one free Traditional Lunch Bowl.