Good morning!
Last day to vote! We had a long conversation over dinner last night about democracy and what it means. I explained to my 5-year-old son how lucky we are to live in a country where we get to vote! I then said, that dinner time at our house was not a democracy and he needed to eat his broccoli. Ha! I encourage you to get out and vote today. But thankfully it’s a FREE country so you can do whatever you want.
I cannot believe Black Friday is just 2.5 weeks away. Crazy. Here on Queen Bee I decided that I’m not going to type up deals for every stinkin’ store (so there). I’ve done this in the past and I spend the whole week before Thanksiving glued to the computer. To preserve my sanity and focus on QUALITY versus QUANTITY I’m only posting the very best deals from my favorite stores. You can expect Black Friday deals for Fred Meyer, Kohls, Target, Walmart, Toys R Us, Babies R Us, Ace Hardware and any others that I get the fancy for. I guarantee I’ll be a resource for your Black Friday shopping, but for me to try to be THE ultimate Black Friday resource is just ridiculous, there are already too many other sites out there doing that and too many stores to cover.
My big focus this year will be Amazon deals and Cyber Monday. Love it or hate it, you’ll be seeing lots of Amazon deals for the next several weeks. This way I’m spending my energy on deals you might actually get, instead of deals that you might possibly get if you wake up at 3 a.m. and trample over a dozen other people. 🙂 And you can just plan to spend all day Cyber Monday (November 26) here, because I’ll be out of my turkey coma and my mother-in-law is watching the kids (yay!) and I’ll be watching for deals. It should be HOT! As I promised before I will only post REAL deals (meaning I’ve checked other places online to verify it’s truly a savings). The weekend after Black Friday is also a great time to find online sales.
And my commitment to grocery deals and other important savings won’t waiver – so don’t worry about that!
What is your favorite Black Friday destination? What are your Black Friday plans? Give me some suggestions and I’ll possibly add a couple more.
COUPONS
New printable coupons popped up last night, including $1 off any one PediaCare product and $1 off any Sudafed or Sudafed PE product and $1 off any one Dial Liquid Hand Soap refill (size 52 oz or larger).
Head over to the Gold Medal Facebook page and print a coupon for $0.25 off any Gold Medal All-Purpose flour 5 pounds or larger! I’ve also heard lots of reports of peelies on flour at Safeway.
Stop by the Hallmark Facebook page to print your coupon for $5 off a $10 purchase (in-store only, coupon expires 11/18). There have also been reports of finding these in magazines!
FAVORITE DEALS
Head over to Rue La La and create an account and you’ll automatically get FREE shipping for the next 30 days. They have some great sales for brand name items. Shipping is a flat $9.99 (which gets you FREE shipping all month) – so this is a great deal!
We posted yet another hot QFC deal yesterday with $0.24 Jell-O packages after catalina!
I picked winners for the Roosevelt Hotel (Seattle), $25 Grocery Outlet gift card and the $25 Olive Garden gift card yesterday. Congratulations to the winners! Keep entering – it only takes one entry. You can still enter my giveaway for a FREE night at Great Wolf Lodge
RECIPES & MEAL PLANNING
Last night our entire dinner came out of the freezer, but it wasn’t out of a box. We had slow cooker baked potato soup reheated on the stove top (sprinkled with shredded cheese we had frozen), along with fresh broccoli that we had blanched then froze (just reheat on the stove). It was really easy and quick because everything only had to be thawed out.
What’s on your menu plan this week?
FOR THE LOCAL NW FOLKS
I got a heads up from reader Sarah about this sale! The email she forwarded says prices start at 25 cents.
Toysmith Warehouse sale, 3101 West Valley Hwy East, Sumner, WA 98390 – Saturday – November 17 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cash only. Have you been before? Any tips for people who haven’t been before?
Adriatic Grill – Tacoma – Seasonal Italian Cuisine and Drinks for Dinner (Half Off). Three Options Available. This is a fantastic restaurant, right off the freeway near the mall.
Skamania Lodge – Stevenson, WA – One- or Two-Night Stay for Two in a Superior Forest-View Room or Superior River-View Room. Combine Up to Four Nights. Amazing hotel, awesome location. Lots of parks and landmarks to check out in the vicinity.
ONLINE DISCOUNTS & PROMO CODES
Toy Story Trilogy [Blu-ray 3D] – $48.99 (reg. $100)
The North Face Atmosphere Jacket – Men’s – 2012 – $39.93, pick up FREE at REI store or FREE shipping with $50 purchase.
6pm.com is advertising a Holiday Blitz deal of the day – that will go live everyday at 6 a.m. PST. I have no idea what that will be, since it’s only 5 a.m., but check the link above after 6 a.m. and see if it’s good. 6pm.com has FREE shipping on all orders, no minimum.
What are your plans today?
Clairissa says
I dont usually shop at Walgreens, but they have some great black friday deals. And sometimes Bartells does too. Just a thought for your matchups. Love this posting every morning! Thank you!!!
Heather says
Oh I do love Bartells, I’ll add that one to the list!
Dyron says
I’m excited for Cyber Monday! I can’t wait to see all the wonderful deals online. Oh, and this will be my first year actually shopping at CVS on Black Friday. 😀 I’m excited. teehee
I look forward to your Black Friday posts Heather. I’m already excited just thinking about it. EEEEEKKK! YAY ELECTIONS! (YAY!! NO MORE CAMPAIGN ADS ON TV!)