samples, deals, and a WARNING

FREE sample Gas-X
$14 for 3 DVDs...Father's Day gift?
FREE sample L'essance D'eau
FREE sample and coupons from L'Oreal
FREE sample Garnier Dandruff ShampooF
FREE Meguiar’s Tire Gel Sample just text message TIRE3 to 44567 – Standard text rates apply
FREE sample SebaMed Face Wash on Facebook
MojoSavings has a great photo tip:

Target has their 4×6″ prints on sale this week for just $.10 each. Combing with is $2/20 4×6 prints coupon and score 20 for Free

This Saturday, May 21, is Old Navy's $1 Flip Flop sale. (limit 5 pairs)
Michaels 40% Off one item coupon.
Get 6 free products from Vistaprint in time for Father’s Day. Select a photo flipbook, t-shirt, mug, mouse pad, magnets or calendar- all for free! The products are free, just pay shipping and processing.

Do you know a young animal lover? Get a year subscription to Ranger Rick or Your Big Back Yard magazine for $10 with this Mamapedia deal. 

Under the 2011 Barnes & Noble Summer Reading program kids earn one free book when they read 8 other ones.  The program provides them with a reading journal to record their progress.  When they turn in this journal they get to pick one free book from a list of options.  Plus parents are entered for a chance to win a Nook for each journal submitted. The submission period is 5/24-8/6.
Just a heads up on Vons! I went there the other day with a stack of manufacturer coupons for various snack foods and cereals, all on sale. I filled my cart! At checkout I was informed that Vons policy is now to accept only TWO of the same coupon. This was after all the items were rung up and bagged, so we had to dig through our bags and remove items. Thankfully, it was late at night and there was no one behind me in line!  the cashier would not let me use the the coupons for a second transaction, either!

I ended up visiting another store and purchasing more, but the 2 coupon limit is a real pain! It means if you really want to stock up and you have 5 of the same coupon, you are going to have to make 3 separate trips to the store. I really don't get it. The store gets paid by the manufacturer for the coupons, so they are not losing anything. Are they afraid someone will empty their shelves all at once? Highly unlikely, unless Extreme Couponing is planning to film in Escondido.

Now if you have 3 coupons for the same item, but they are different coupons (ie. one is a $1/1 and 2 are .75/1 coupons) you are OK. The limit is on identical coupons. Also, be warned that Vons will double your coupon up to $1 (if it's a .55 coupon, the computer will "double" .45 to equal $1) but only on the first coupon.

Couponing is getting more complicated. Stay on your toes!

Finally, here is some free stuff I got in the mail. I'm going to give the Wood magazines to my neighbor who has a woodworking hobby, and the Glamour for my daughter who is in beauty school. I love the cosmetic and laundry samples for traveling--and I will be traveling quite a bit this summer!