Free Grocery Smarts Class in Utah

She Shops Smart is having a FREE class for ANYONE! Many of our readers have been invited to a class and couldn't make it, or would like to attend a class without hosting one! This is your chance!

The class will be on Tuesday, December 8th at 7pm near South Jordan.

There is limited seating, so e-mail us now to get your ticket!

In our class we will teach you to:

• Shop at only one grocery store- no running around town!
• Buy all your families’ groceries, household, and personal care items (including diapers) all for about $200 for a family of four- while building massive food storage at the same time!
• No clipping and filing individual coupons- Quick and easy! A HUGE way to save money!
• Eat a healthy, well balanced diet, and have ease in meal planning!
• Use the FREE website- There is no cost to attend and no cost to use the website
• Get a newspaper subscription at a great price

In addition we are going to be having door prizes and raffles during the class. The class is going to be a ton of fun and it will help you start saving money for the upcoming holidays!

E-mail sheshopssmart@gmail.com to reserve your seat! We will e-mail you the directions and a ticket to bring with you.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Just want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you all have a great week and weekend!

Packaging tape for CENTS!

Michellyn from PYP found a sweet deal on packaging tape at Walmart. You can use it to help seal up the packages you may be shipping off to family for Christmas.

She says: "Walmart has 1.88 inches x 50 yard rolls of Duck brand packaging tape for $1.08." Use this coupon: Duck brand packaging tape, any $1/1 (1-31-10) SS-11/22 

Final cost is only $.08! If you want a dispenser for the tape, they have 30 yard rolls in refillable dispensers for $2.44. I bought one of those with the coupon, and three of the plain rolls to refill it--together they cost $1.68 plus tax".

Sweet find Michellyn!, Thank you to her and PYP for the info.

Coupons in Sundays Paper

In the Daily Herald Sunday Paper you should have recieved:

1 Smart Source

No Red Plum Insert this week.

In the Salt Lake Tribune and Desert Morning News you should have received: 

1 Smart Source Insert 

*If you ordered the paper and you didn't receive your paper or didn't get the correct number of papers please call the newspaper company first and let them know. Their numbers are on the left side of the blog.

Want to know what to be expecting next week? Check out the coupon insert schedule column on the lower left hand side of the blog. 

For Everybody Sale

For Everybody Candles is having a BIG sale from November 19-21.

"Recession-Proof Giving For Every Body offers up to 75% off on their soy-based specialty topper candles in customer favorite fragrances -- Sugar Cookie, Pumpkin Pie, Holiday Pine, Gingerbread and more – and on candle accessories like warmers as well as everything from Halloween to Christmas home décor items and gifts. Prices start at .10 cents with all candles under $9. Please visit either the new For Every Body holiday location in the University Mall in Orem or the For Every Body Geneva road outlet in Lindon. "

For more information about new store or about For Every Body products, please call

(801)443-1961

Plus be sure to use this 83% off coupon when you go! I was reading about this sale and yesterday they had a family come in who was able to buy everyone on their 17 person Christmas gift list a gift at For Every Body and it cost them under $82! Be sure to check out the story here!

See you there!

Mega Swag Bucks Friday

A few weeks ago I shared with you about a new way to search the internet called Swagbucks. You get paid in "swag bucks" to search the internet the same way you already search for things. After you earn your swagbucks you can redeem them for gift cards and other prizes from the swag store. You can read my post about swagbucks here for all the details.

As if it was already sweet enough to get rewarded for doing something you are already doing, how about having a MEGA swag buck day!

"Every Friday, Swagbucks gives you a chance to win huge, gargantuan, oodles, tons of....Mega Swag Bucks with your searches. From 3 to 100 Swag Bucks, we give away up to 10,000 Swag Bucks in Mega Bills every Friday!"
Taken from Swag Bucks official blog

So, make sure on Friday's you do some MEGA searching to win MEGA swag bucks! Be sure to check out our Swag Bucks tips here.

If you don't already have Swag Bucks go here to sign up. After you sign up check your e-mail and they will let you start searching!

Check out the SwagBuck store and share with us what you are saving up for! I can't believe how fast my account is growing!

Best Prices for Thanksgiving Foods

A GIANT Thank you to Ducklette from PYP for compiling this list for us! Now you can decide where you would like to shop based on prices!

Swansons broth 14-14.5oz
Use: Swanson Broth Can, any 14 oz. or larger .25/4 (12-20-09) SS-11/8
Walmart - .45/.39 wyb 4
Maceys - .48/.42 wyb 4
FreshMarket - .48/.42 wyb 4
Smiths - .50/.44 wyb 4
Winco - .58/.52 wyb 4
Reams - .59/.53 wyb 4
Harmons - .69/.63 wyb 4
Albertsons - .79/.73 wyb 4

StoveTop stuffing mix 4-6oz
Walmart - 1.50 for 2pk, making them .75 each
Walmart - .78
Albertsons - .87
FreshMarket - .98
Maceys - .98
Harmons - .99
Smiths - 1.00

Mrs. Cubbison's dressing or stuffing 10-12oz
Use: Mrs. Cubbisons Stuffing or Dressing, any .55/1 (12-31-09) RP-11/8
Maceys - 1.59/1.04
Reams - 1.59/1.04
FreshMarket - 1.88/1.33
Albertsons - 1.99/1.44

Russet potatoes
Albertsons - .88 for 10# bag (limit 2) [.09/lb]
Reams - .98 for 10# bag [.10/lb]
Maceys - 1.98 for 15# bag [.13/lb]
Harmons - 1.48 for 10# bag [.15/lb]
Smiths - 1.50 for 10# bag [.15/lb]
Winco - 1.78 for 10# bag [.18/lb] (this one may have changed this week)
FreshMarket - .99 for 5# bag [.20/lb]

Celery
Smiths - .50
Reams - .50
Albertsons - .50
Maceys - .58
Harmons - .48/lb ???

Meadow Gold whipping cream 8oz
Maceys - .48
Harmons - .50
FreshMarket - .50
Albertsons (store brand) - 1.49

Ocean Spray canned cranberry sauce 14oz
Maceys - .78
Winco - .88
Walmart - .88
Harmons - 1.00
Smiths - 1.00
Albertsons - 1.19

Generic/store brand canned cranberry sauce (most were 16oz)
Albertsons - .57
Reams - .79
FreshMarket - .88 (Western Family)
Maceys - .88 (Western Family)

Ocean Spray fresh cranberries 12oz
Walmart - 1.67
Harmons - 1.98
Albertsons - 1.99
Smiths - 2.00 (unknown if OS or store brand)
FreshMarket - 2.50

Philadelphia cream cheese 8oz
Use: Philadelphia Cream Cheese, any $1/3 (12-31-09) RP-11/15
Harmons - 1.00/.77 wyb 3
Walmart - 1.18/.85 wyb 3
Albertsons - .88 (with in-ad coupon, limit 2) [without MQ coupon]

Generic/store brand cream cheese 8oz
Reams - .79 (Western Family)
Maceys - .87 (Western Family)
Winco - .88 (HyTop)
Smiths - .88 (Kroger)
Harmons - .99 (Western Family)

Butter, 1lb quarters
Harmons - 1.50 (Meadow Gold)
Harmons - 1.50 (Western Family)
Walmart - 1.50 (Great Value)
Maceys - 1.58 (Western Family)
Albertsons - 1.69 (Albertsons)

Campbell's cream soups 10-10.75oz
Use: 1.00/4 printable from http://www.campbellskitchen.com/
Walmart - .58/.33 wyb 4
Maceys - .65/.40 wyb 4
FreshMarket - .69/.44 wyb 4
Smiths - .75/.50 wyb 4
Albertsons - .79/.54 wyb 4
Reams - .79/.54 wyb 4
Harmons - .88/.63 wyb 4

Heinz gravy 12oz
Walmart - .75
Smiths - 1.00
Harmons - 1.25
Albertsons - 1.49

Campbell's gravy 10.25-10.5oz
Use: 1.00/4 printable from http://www.campbellskitchen.com/
Albertsons - .47/.22 wyb 4
Reams - .59/.34 wyb 4
Maceys - .59/.34 wyb 4
FreshMarket - .69/.44 wyb 4
Harmons - .79/.54 wyb 4Yams
Walmart - .25/lb
Reams - .50/lb
FreshMarket - .59/lb
Maceys - .68/lb
Albertsons - .69/lb
Harmons - .88/lb
Maceys - .89/lb (sweet potatoes)
Smiths - 1.00/lb

Canned yams 29oz
Winco - 1.28 (Princella)
FreshMarket - 1.29 (Western Family)
Maceys - 1.29 (Western Family)
Smiths - 1.50 (Kroger)
Harmons - 1.67 (Bruce's)

Libby's canned pumpkin 29oz
Reams - 1.59
Harmons - 1.67
Winco - 1.98
Albertsons - 2.49
Western Family canned pumpkin 29oz
Maceys - 1.08
FreshMarket - 1.29

Generic/store brand brown 'n serve rolls 12ct
Walmart - .75
Maceys - .88
Smiths - 1.67
Albertsons - 1.69
Canned veggies 14-15oz
Albertsons - .47 (DelMonte)
FreshMarket - .48 (Western Family)
Winco - .48 (Green Giant)
Walmart - .50 (Green Giant)
Harmons - .59 (Green Giant)
Smiths - .67 (Green Giant)

Libby's canned veggies 14-15oz
Use: Libbys Vegetables, any cans $1/4 (12-31-09) RP-9/27
FreshMarket - .59/.34 wyb 4Maceys - .59/.34 wyb 4Harmons - .79/.54 wyb 4

Buy One Get One Free Del Taco

Click here to print off your coupon.

Thank you to She Shops Smart reader, Whitney for letting us know about this coupon.

Fun Christmas Projects

One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is all the fun that is packed into that one day. After our turkey feast the boys go outside and play football and the girls whip out a Christmas project to kick off the holiday season.

One of She Shops Smart readers, Cammi, has an incredible website called Scribble It. She does a lot of work with Vinyl lettering,and just launched a new Craft Kits section on the website. I need to pick out a project for our girls Thanksgiving Day activity, but there is no way I am going to be able to narrow it down to one! Check out these amazing projects.

My favorite kit is the Nativity Scene....


Emily loved the temple squares. ...

And we both loved the Christmas Count Down blocks.....

Right now Cammi is offering She Shops Smart reads a FREE 8 inch JOY decal when you place an order and you tell her that you are a She Shops Smart reader. This deal is good from today until Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 26th. You HAVE to tell Cammi you are a She Shops Smart reader to get the decal with your purchase.

Thank you Cammi for letting us share your creative ideas with our readers!

A Lot for Less

I got so busy putting my groceries and things away last week that I forgot to post my show and tell and show how much I was able to buy with coupons, and using Smiths Mega Event that was going on. Here is what I came home with last week.

1 Tylenol

10 Gatorades
2 V-8 Juices

1 Welches Juice

2 Heinz Ketchups

6 Boxes of Kleenex

3 Boxes Swiss Miss

8 Carnation Evap. Milk

4 Boxes Uncle Bens Rice

6 Cans Del Monte Tomatoes

6 Tombstone Pizzas-husbands fav

4 Boxes Zesta Crackers

2 Bags of Fritos-another one of hubbys fav

2 Duncan Hines Frostings

Spent 51.50

Saved 91.21

I also had to buy a couple of things that were not all on sale but we had to have like:

milk, bread, and some fruit and veggies. That night my total including those things (which are not in the above picture) came to 68.09 and savings of 98.45. I get so excited every week that I shop when I see that I was able to save so much money on the things that I was buying for my family! I love it!

Real Savings

Where are your savings? No, I dont want you tell me where you do you banking or hide your cash. ;) I mean, are the savings just numbers on your receipt in the "you saved" section or are you putting it away? When I started using grocery smarts I was accustomed to spending much much more at the grocery store. When my budget first started to cut down, I was very excited and would take the money that normally would have been spent on groceries and save it for something else. Then recently I was looking over some of my more recent receipts and realized that after I looked at how much I have saved, I don't always remember to take that "saved" money out of the wallet and into the savings account. This means that I havent actually saved the money. I purchase something for less than full price but the savings are real till the money that would have been spent is used on something else. We all know that you havent really "saved" $100.00 unless you take that money out of the wallet and put it into savings. So, here is my question... are your saving tangible? or are they just another line on the reciept? What are you doing with the money saved?

HOT deal on Demdaco Nativity

Want to score this 6 Piece Nativity for $34.98 with shipping! Follow these directions: Go to here to Family Christian Stores

Add the Nativity to your cart (the total will be $67.99)

Use this code to take half off, 1256899

Shipping is .99

Your total will come to only $34.98

Thank you to PYP for sharing this deal!

*Update, it appears this deal is over now. These offers usually go VERY quickly. I know several of us ended up being able to purchase one. We will let you know if we ever find another deal like this.

Scentsy Giveaway Winner Announced

Thank you so much for everyone who commented in our Scentsy Giveaway this week! Our winner is

"Infertility Goddess said...
Too many good smells to choose from. I think I would have to pick two, key lime cookie and baked apple pie."

You have won a FREE Scentsy plug in and a bar of your choice!

Please e-mail us at sheshopssmart@gmail.com with your contact info so we can send your info over to Erin.

Be sure to place your Scentsy orders in time for your holiday gifts! I can't wait to give my Scensty warmer to my mom this year. She will love it. It is also a great time to stock up on all the new holiday scents for your own home. There is nothing better than walking into a sweet smelling home. It makes such a good impression on your guests too!

Thank you Erin for hosting this awesome giveaway!

Thanksgiving Day Projects

This may come to a surprise, but I do like to do other things besides using coupons =) In preparation for Thanksgiving here are a couple projects I am starting on.

Corny Cookies

For this project I will I end up using my FREE cookie mix,my FREE Reese's pieces (I knew these would come in handy for something), and I stocked up on frosting during the last General Mills sale for .17. All I need to complete this project is green fruit leather!

Thankful TurkeyThis project will require a trip to the craft store (of course with a coupon), but my kids will LOVE this!

Do you have any fun Thanksgiving projects planned?

Free Postal Boxes

Do you need to mail Christmas gifts long distance this year. I have a brother serving a mission in Micronesia Guam and we are constantly sending him packages. One way that makes it affordable is flat rate shipping boxes from USPS that you can request for FREE. You can even print off postage and request FREE pick-ups. If you have gifts that need shipping be sure to request your FREE boxes by December 10th to receive them in time for Christmas shipping. If you print your own labels online you also get discounted postage prices.What a smart deal! Free boxes and you don't even have to leave your house to ship your Christmas gifts!

Campbells Printables

Save $1.00 on any four (4) Campbell's Condensed "Great for Cooking" soups.
Save $1.00 on any two (2) cartons of Swanson Stock.
Save $0.50 on any one (1) French’s French Fried Onions.
Save $1.00 on any two (2) bags of Pepperidge Farm Stuffing.
Save $1.00 on any four (4) Campbell’s Gravies.
Save $1.00 on any one (1) Pepperidge Farm Cookie Collection, Holiday Cookie Bites or Pirouette® Rolled Wafers.
Save $1.50 on any three (3) can or microwavable bowl varieties of Campbell’s Chunky soup.
Save $1.50 on any three (3) can or microwavable bowl varieties of Campbell’s Select Harvest soup.
Save $1.00 on any two (2) packages of Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Turnovers.
Save $1.00 on any two (2) packages of Pepperidge Farm Frozen Bread.
Save $1.00 on any two (2) 64 oz. V8 100% Vegetable Juice or V8 Splash beverages.
Save $1.00 on any one (1) 46 oz. variety of V8 V-Fusion Juice.
Save $0.50 on any two (2) cans of Campbell’s Condensed Tomato soup.
Save $0.50 on any two (2) Campbell’s Condensed soups (excluding Tomato, Chicken Noodle & Creams).
Save $1.50 on any three (3) Campbell’s Healthy Request soups.

Go here to start printing.

Free Kashi Granola Bar

Go here to request a FREE Kashi Granola bar. A lot of the times these FREE offers seem so frivolous, but can be worth it when they come with high valued coupons. My kids LOVE getting treats in the mail and sometimes I just throw my freebies into my 72 hour kits.

The ABC lists

We have had some people comment wondering why the ABC lists have been. Dont worry, they are still out there for you to use! The lists are super helpful for keeping track of what coupons you have used. We LOVE helping our readers, so if you have been missing those lists then this info should help! We would get those wonderful lists from a site called Taylor Town Preview. Click here to check it out and print off the alphabetical list to help you stay organized!

Maceys Preview 11/18 - 11/24

The Maceys Preview list is up! Click here to see it. Thank you to PYP for the list early. It looks like some of the things that you will need to make a tasty Thanksgiving dinner are going to be on SALE! McCormick Gravy packets end up being a GREAT deal, as well as the potatoes you will want to put it on. The sale will run 11/18-11/24.

$10 off a $30 Purchase at Bath and Body Works

Here is a coupon for $10 off $30 at Bath and Body Works.

Right now their classic antibacterial soaps are on sale for 3 for $10.

Buy 9 of them, use the $10 of coupon and you will end up with 9 antibacterial soaps for only $20 or only $2.22 a piece! Talk about shopping smart!

Free Toilet Paper

"Go here to print a coupon for a FREE 4-pack of White Cloud Green Earth toilet paper wyb a 12-pack or 24-pack regular White Cloud tissue! Hurry! Only the first 50,000 get this HOT coupon! {Click the "Promotions Page" link under number one!}
Also, you can pair that FREE product coupon with the $2 off 24-pack coupon they have on the site as well! Nice!"

Thank you Utah Deal Diva!

Scentsy Giveaway

Just a reminder that our Scentsy Giveaway ends tonight! Be sure to enter here!

Thanksgiving Checklist

Turkey day is just around the corner! Have you started to notice the items you need for your feast are going on sale at the stores! Couple these sales with coupons and you have yourself an inexpensive dinner for the whole family!

This year I am in charge of dinner for my parents, grandparents and aunts and uncles. I have been a little nervous and have been trying out some of the recipes on my family for dinner. I have also started buying some of the ingredients I will need for that special dinner! I thought it might be fun to see how much it will cost us to make our Thanksgiving Feast by SHOPPING SMART! Below I have started a "list" of the things I need for my dinner. I am going to share with you where I picked up the ingredients and for how much. Before Thanksgiving we will see the total cost, but to make this more interesting I want you to comment with how much you think the cost will be! The person who comments with the closest guess will win a prize! You must comment by Wednesday to be eligible to win the prize.

Turkey: This week at Fresh Market I was able to buy my 18lb Turkey for $6.84, I also walked away with 2 bottles of 7-UP for free!
Stuffing : N/A
Chicken Broth: Coupon available: Swanson Broth Can, any 14 oz. or larger .40/3 (12-20-09) SS-11/8
Mashed Potatoes: N/A
Gravy:At Fresh Market I ended up pay .58 for an envelope of McCormicks gravy

Corn : Coupon available: Libbys Vegetables, any cans $1/4 (12-31-09) RP-9/27
Candied Yams: N/A
Marshmallows: N/A
Cranberry Sauce: N/A
Green Beans: Coupon available: Libbys Vegetables, any cans $1/4 (12-31-09) RP-9/27
French's Onions: Coupon available: French’s French Fried Onions, any 6 oz. .50/1 (1-3-10) SS-11/8
Cream of Mushroom Soup: N/A
Sparkling Cider: Coupon available: Welchs Sparkling Juice Cocktails, any flavor, any package $1/2 (1-31-10) SS-9/27
Rolls: I purchased Pillsbury Crescent rolls at Fresh Market for .75
Butter: Coupons available: Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter products, any .40/1 (12-12-09) SS-10/18
Pumpkin Pie:N/A

Be on the lookout for an updated list on Wednesday when the new sales start at the store.

She's in the Spotlight

The blog I want to spotlight this week is called Mymuffinthursdays.blogspot. I love this blog, and not just becasue she and I have the same name. :) She makes the kind of dinners that I would like to make more often. hahaha. The recipes she post (with pictures to show how delicious) all look great! I found her blog one day, and fell absolutely in love with this idea-click here to view the cutest cupcakes I have ever seen! I had no time to make them for Halloween but plan on making them next year. I have even thought about a variation on the color scheme to use them for Valentines day so that I can make them sooner than next Halloween! I don't know what it is about fall/winter but it always makes me want to try new recipes. When I found this blog it made my list of "need to try" recipes grow even longer.

Deals on Roasters

Did you catch the GREAT deal on the Rival roaster oven on the front of the Target ad yesterday?

The rival 18 qt. roaster oven included with removable buffet server and lid is on sale for $27.

If you buy a 10lb-24lb fresh or frozen Turkey and this roaster you get a $15 Target gift card.

Here is a scenario worth checking out if you need a roaster this year.

Rival roaster: $27

Frozen Butterball Turkey: 10lbs@.88lb= $8.80

Minus this $2/1 coupon for the Turkey= $6.80

Get a $15 Target Gift Card

With the gift card factored in you end up spending $18.80 for the Turkey and the roaster!

If you already have your Turkey or maybe you live too far from a Target consider this roaster at Smith's Marketplace:

Elite 18 qt Stainless Steel Roaster over with Buffet Server and you get a bonus FREE electric knife. On sale for $39.99. There is also 3 day Bonus Coupon for 10% off that looks like it can be used as well!