GIVEAWAY!!! Just Dance Kids Wii!

Miss A and I were one of the lucky few who were chosen to host a Just Dance 2 House Party this coming Saturday.  House Party surprised us with a bonus game - Just Dance Kids and we're giving it away!  There are a few ways to enter.  Check them out below and once you've completed one, come back and leave me a comment letting me know!  You get one entry for each item below.  Contest closes on Saturday, November 20th at midnight PST.  I will use random.org to generate a winner sometime on Sunday,  Good luck!!

1. "Like" The Ritzy Life on Facebook
2. Follow me on Twitter
3. Tweet this giveaway (@RitzPark is giving away Just Dance Kids for Wii! Check it out - http://theritzylife.blogspot.com/)
4. Blog about this giveaway (leave me a link to your blog!)
5. Suggest my FB page to your friends
6. Follow my blog

Don't forget to leave me your email address so I can get a hold of you if you are the lucky winner!

Last Minute Turkey Deal at Target

This week at Target, get a FREE $15 Target gift card when you buy any 10-24lb turkey AND Oster Roaster OR 3-Tray Buffet Server.  Make this deal even sweeter with a Butterball turkey!  Here's how to get the most bang for your buck!

Oster 18qt Roaster OR 3-Tray Buffet Server - $27
Butterball Frozen Turkey - .88/lb (12lb turkey = $10.56)
A Christmas Carol DVD - $16.99
- $1/1 Butterball Product HERE
- $5 Mail-in-Rebate wyb Butterball Turkey HERE OR 11/14/10 SmartSource insert
- $10 Mail-in-Rebate wyb Butterball & A Christmas Carol DVD
- $15 Target Giftcard
FINAL PRICE = $23.55 for all 3 items!

Safeway Thanksgiving Coupon Book - In Stores NOW!

The new Safeway (Vons if you're local) Thanksgiving Coupon Book is out!  I got a few of these yesterday and they are totally worth picking up!  Most of them are manufacturer's coupons so even if you don't shop at a Safeway store its worth it.  Click here for a peek at the cover.  I found the books towards the front of my store by the Thanksgiving food display.  Hurry over and grab a few for yourself!  Here is a list of what's inside...

Manufacturer Coupons (expire 12/31/10)
$1.00/1 Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets
$1.00/4 Swanson Broth
$1.00/1 Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa
$0.75/1 Orville Redenbacher’s
$2.00/1 Reddi-Wip AND 1 Claim Jumper Frozen Pie
$1.00/1 Wesson Oil 48oz or larger
$1.00/1 Pam No-Stick Spray
$2.00/1 Hebrew National Beef Franks in a Blanket
$2.00/1 Banquet Chicken 24 oz bag
$1.00/1 Truvia
$1.50/1 Starbucks Via Ready Brew
$0.50/1 Coffee-Mate
$1.00/3 Grand or Slow Churned Dreyer’s
$0.75/2 Nestle La Lechera
$0.50/1 Nestle Abuelita
$1.00/1 Nestle Toll House morsels AND 1 Carnation Evaporate Milk AND 1 Diamond Walnuts
$0.50/1 Fleishmann’s Yeast
$0.50/1 Kingsford or Argo Cornstarch
$1.00/2 Spice Islands
$1.50/2 Gladware Containers
$1.50/2 Hidden Valley Dressing
$1.00/1 Splenda
$1.00/2 Progresso Soup
$1.00/1 Progresso Broth
$1.50/1 Starbucks Natural Fusions Coffee
$1.00/4 Jell-O
$1.00 wyb 1 Jet-Puffed and 2 Baker’s Chocolate Bars
$1.00/2 Ziplock Bags
$1.00/1 Ziplock Containers
$1.00/1 Glade 4oz Candles
$1.00/1 Barilla Tortellini
$1.00/2 Ragu
$1.00/2 Wish-Bone Dressing
$1.00/1 Tyson Frozen Breaded Chicken or Any’tizers Snacks
$1.00/2 Green Giant Veggies or Steamers
$1.00/4 Green Giant cans
$1.00/1 Betty Crocker Cake mix AND 1 Frosting
$1.00/2 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix
$1.00/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza or Bread
$1.00/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Rolls or Crescents
$1.00/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
$1.00/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Biscuits
$1.00/2 Betty Crocker Brownie Mix
$1.00/1 Pillsbury Savorings
$1.00/1 Bisquick
$1.00/1 Sierra Mist Natural or Cranberry Splash
$2.00/1 Hefty Waste Bags
$1.00/1 Hefty OneZip, cup or plate
$1.00/1 Morton Pure Vanilla
$1.00/1 Welch’s Essentials
$1.50/1 McCormick Pure Vanilla
$1.00/1 McCormick Black Pepper

Safeway Coupons (expire 12/31)
$0.50/1 Safeway Marshmallows
$0.50/1 Safeway Select Salsa
$0.50/1 O Organics Broth
$0.50/1 Safeway Baking Chips or Nuts
$0.50/1 Safeway Brown, Powdered or Granulated Sugar

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All you have to do is pay the shipping cost!  Hurry on over if you want any of these deals!  This is a limited time offer!

And The Winner Is....Heart Pendant Giveaway!

Congratulations Heidi!  Please email your mailing address to mritzpark@yahoo.com

On a side note...my 4-year old has super excited to pick a name out!  Yes, he's topless.  He has this weird thing with stripping down to his undies as soon as he steps foot into our home.  Dad and I have to constantly be after him to put clothes but he always manages to sneak them off again.  I hope he grows out of this phase soon!

GIVEAWAY!!! Avon's Heart Pendant Necklace

I will be giving away this necklace when I reach 25 "likers" of The Ritzy Life on Facebook!!  Go like me now for updates on blog posts, special giveaways, and much more!  For each additional 10 likes, I will throw in an extra prize!  Suggest The Ritzy Life to all your friends!

My 1st Walgreens Shopping Trip

Ok so that's a little bit of a lie.  I bought a bottle of Zarbee's cough syrup for kids last week at $5.99 and got a $6 Register Reward that I used towards my out of pocket costs this week.

Here's what I got on my first transaction (shopping trip):

2x Reach Toothbrush
1x Reach Floss
1x RevitaLens Contact Solution
1x Renuzit Cone
1x Similasan Childrens Cough Medicine
3x Libby's Canned Pumpkin
4x M&M Pretzel Bags  



Here's the price and coupon breakdown:

.99 Reach Floss or Reach Toothbrush (limit 3) Walgreens in-ad coupon
- $1/1 Reach Floss HERE
- $1/1 Reach Toothbrush HERE x2
Final Price = FREE

.89 Renuzit Adjustable Cone (limit 4) Walgreens in-ad coupon
- $1/1 Renuzit Cone HERE
Final Price = FREE

.99 Libby's Canned Pumpkin 15 oz. (limit 3)
Final Price = $2.97

M&M Pretzels 9.9 oz. - $3.49 x4
- $1/1 M&M Pretzels HERE x4
- $5 Register Rewards
Final Price = $4.96 ($1.24 ea)

RevitaLens Multi-purpose Solution 2pk 2 fl oz - $3.99
- $3.99 Register Rewards
Final Price = FREE

Similasan Children's Cough Medicine 4 fl oz - $5.99
- $5.99 Mail-in-Rebate
Final Price = FREE


I went back for a second transaction:

3x Reach Floss
1x Similasan Chidlrens Cough Medicine
1x Kodak Disposable Camera

I used the same coupons as above...no coupon on the Kodak.  (I know it was a total impulse buy BUT Miss A said she needed it for a project).  I tried to use the $4 RR from the first RevitaLens to buy a second one but you cannot use the RR to pay for the same item and get a second RR.  I didn't know that until the end of my transaction so I had already forfeited the $4 RR.  Instead I had the manager exchange the RevitaLens for the Kodak and I paid the $2 difference.  

I paid $28.93 out of pocket and received $20.97 back making my final cost for both shopping trips $7.96.  Not as good as I had originally thought but it was my first attempt at rolling RRs at Walgreens.  

What I would have done differently...held off on buying the M&Ms.  The $5 RR offer is good through the end of November so I could have waited for a better sale.  I read they were on sale a few weeks ago for less than $2 each.  But I have no patience so after buying them anyway, I should have used the $5 RR from these to buy the second RevitaLens or towards the Kodak.

Let me know if you tried any of there and how they worked out for you!  Lets learn how to coupon together!