**See my example of How to Use a Restaurant.com Gift Certificate.

If you’re not familiar with Restaurant.com, you’ll find it’s a great way to try a new local restaurant with 13,000 participating restaurants nationwide! The gift certificates are valid for one year, so you have plenty of time to use them! *Don’t forget, restaurant.com also offers actual gift cards which make great gifts!

Have you used a restaurant.com gift certificate? Care to share your experience in the comments?

Reminder:  There are no coupon inserts on holiday weekends, so no need to buy extra copies of the newspaper!  Print or order more coupons below if you want them.

To get more coupons:

• You can always see what’s available to print on coupons.com or Red Plum.
• If there are specific coupons you’d like more of, order them from The Coupon Clippers.

Want a look ahead? Check out the 2010 Coupon Insert Schedule.

Get more golf in before it gets cold!! (This deal expires at the end of this year.)

Today’s Groupon deal is $28 for 18 holes of golf with a cart for 2 people at Arrowhead Golf Course ($64 value) in Lowell, MI.

Sign up to receive the daily Groupon deal for YOUR city here.

Today’s Seize the Deal: Get 56% off a Stay-n-Play package at the Radison Hotel Grand Rapids Riverfront on Ann St.  Stay in a suite and get a $40 restaurant credit all for just $89! ($200 value!)  I’m thinking of an overnight during Art Prize?!?

If you haven’t used Seize the Deal yet, I definitely recommend it! Basically, the deal is available for one day only and when the minimum number of people have “seized” it, your card is charged and you get a voucher via email to print. I’ve purchased 3 great deals so far and plan to grab this one, too! Let me know if you have any questions.

Get $6 worth of coupons back by mail when you buy any two (2) Band-Aid, Neosporin, or Purell products (ETS) with this rebate form valid until 11/30/10. See the rebate form for details and instructions.

Note:  You could use the $3/3 coupon from the 8/1 SS insert if you wanted to buy 3 products instead of 2.

Thanks, Autumn at Oak Hollow!

What is your comfort level with this mainstream GF stuff?

Save the date!

What: Grand Rapids Coffee Roasters – 3rd Anniversary Open House

When:  Saturday, September 18, 2010 from 9am to 3pm

Where: 1111 Godfrey Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI | Website | Facebook

Why:  FREE samples of locally roasted coffee and “Awesome Chocolates” from Wayland, MI.

If I’m brewing coffee at home, I guarantee it’s Grand Rapids Coffee Roasters.  Craig does this Saturday morning experience every week, so if you can’t make it down to the open house then stop in another time!  Congrats to GRCR on your success!

Use the coupon below (print 2 per computer) at Family Fare and D&W Fresh Market this week to get a steal on participating Kraft dairy products!!

Savvy Scenario:

Buy 6 Kraft Dairy products @ $1.99 ea
Get $3 instant savings at Family Fare/D&W
Use this $5/5 Kraft products coupon
Final Price $0.66 each wyb 6

Who do you know that will print extra coupons for you?  Perfect time to stock up!

• Baby coupons: Huggies, Goodnights, Enfamil/grow, more!
• Listerine (3) $1 coupons
• $5 off wyb Schick + Banana Boat products
• $1/1 Chi-Chis products
• $5/2 Cold Stone Creamery coupon is still available!
• and many more!

Be sure to print them now if you want them!

Today’s Groupon deal is $5 a Super wash at Joymar Car Wash ($10 value) in Cascade, Jenison, or Greenville, MI.

Sign up to receive the daily Groupon deal for YOUR city here.

Final reminder to print this coupon as it won’t be available after tomorrow, 8/31/10!

Print a $0.55/1 coupon for Morton Season-All seasoned salt. Coupon expires 9/30/10. (Simply enter your coupon email address to print the coupon.)

Morton also carries sea salt, kosher salt, and canning/pickling salts among soooo many others.

Just a bit of housekeeping and end-of-the-month reminders:

• Rite Aid: August Single Check Rebates have ended – submit your receipts.

• Rite Aid Video Values (RAVV): New September videos have arrived so watch the short ads to earn stackable coupons and purchase coupons! August coupons don’t expire until 9/25/10.

• Printable Coupons: Print the coupons you haven’t printed yet from Coupons.com and Red Plum. Coupons reset the first of the month.

If you have a Murphy USA gas station near you, you can get a FREE Dr. Pepper when you “like” the Murphy USA Facebook page.

While you’re there, please “like” Savvy Chic Savings on Facebook as I often post deals there that don’t make it here on the blog!

Today’s deal is $12 for personalized hand-stamped jewelry from Love Stamped ($25 value) an Etsy shop.

Sign up to receive the daily Groupon deal for YOUR city here.

SOOO excited about this deal.  I had something like this in mind as a special commemorative gift for a friend and I’m so glad I waited because I was able to purchase this deal!  What a nice, inexpensive Christmas or birthday gift!!

Get a coupon for a FREE Chips and Queso appetizer at Chili’s just for signing up for their email newsletter.

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