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Join in the LEGO Store Monthly Mini Model Build! Visit your local LEGO Store on the first Tuesday of every month and you can learn how to build a cool mini model, and take it home for free! Quantities are limited and offer is good while supplies last only. A new model will be available every month and will be specially themed to that month ask a Store Associate for details! Models are not for sale and cannot be purchased. One free per child. Event is open to children ages 6 to 14 only. Click here more details.

I wish I could say this is the answer for those of you that just can’t stand the “hurt-factor” in regular Listerine, but it’s not. I know the new Listerine Zero states “mouthwash” versus “antiseptic” on the bottle with zero alcohol, but store-brand mouthwashes have more going for them than this stuff. I would say it’s like Scope Light, if there was such a thing, but that’s insulting to Scope, so just imagine you took your freshly used toothbrush out of your mouth after brushing your teeth, rinsed it in a cup of water and that’s basically what you get with Listerine Zero.

Now, I’m not going to lie, I do come from the camp of “I want to feel my mouthwash working” so that may have a lot to do with my opinion. But put that aside for the moment because the worst part of Listerine Zero I haven’t even gotten to yet. If you do like to gargle while using mouthwash, forget it. Because every time I’ve attempted to with this “mouthwash” my mouth turns into a bubble machine with bubbles all over my face — not the place I’m looking for them to “fight the germs.”

Forget it! This stuff runs around $2.99 – $3.99 and even that’s too expensive. Unless you get it like I did — which was through am ECB deal at CVS a couple of weeks back which made it free — don’t bother.

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In addition to all the new web coupons, there are also 10 new mobile coupons. Here are coupons and matchups:

$3/1 any Merona item
$.50/1 Target cafe purchase
$.50/1 Archer Farms Simply Balanced item
$.75/1 7- to 9-oz. Market Pantry Lunch meat tubs
$1/1 8- or 12-pack Up & Up paper towels

$.50/1 Oreo cookies
B2G1 MFRC one-day-only Nabisco Facebook printable coupon

If you don’t have the B2G1, check your coupon organizer for a $1/2 peelie, tearpad or printable

$1/1 Ziploc food storage items
$1.00/2 MFRC 08-08-10 SS
$1.25/2 MFRC 08-08-10 SS
$1.50/2 MFRC 08-29-10 SS
$1.50/2 MFRC 08-08-10 SS

$1/1 Pilot Plumix fountain pen
$1/1 MFRC Pilot printable coupon

$3/1 14-ct. or larger Zyrtec
$3/1 MFRC 24-ct. or larger 08-29-10 RP
$2/1 MFRC any size 08-08-10 RP

$1/1 L’Oreal Paris hair color
$2/1 MFRC, any hair color product printable coupon

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Today is the first Monday of the month so head over to the Nabisco Facebook site to to print a coupon for a FREE package of Nabisco cookies when you buy one package of Nabisco cookies and one gallon of milk. Remember the coupon is only available to print today!

One of my Target garden centers are closing Sept. 30, it’s possible more or all of them are closing the same day. There are some decent deals on furniture, rugs, pots, outdoor rugs and more, some as much as 50% off. Keep an eye out for hopefully deeper discounts as the closing date gets closer.

In an earlier post I told you about all the new web coupons Target added to their website.  Since these are Target coupons, stack with manufacturer coupons for maximum savings.

$1 off 1.23- to 7.4-oz. Quaker Life Soft-Baked nutrition bar
$.55/1 MFRC, booklet from Fuel for Life cereal

FREE $5 Target GiftCard® With purchase of three 7-oz. Glade Premium soy candles
$1/2 Glade jar candle 08-22-10 SS

$1 off with purchase of two Green Works cleaning items
B2G1 Publix Q, Greenwise paper towels 3 pack FREE wyb 2 Green works natural cleaning products (ymmv, but Publix usually takes competitor Qs so do this deal there if you still have this B2G1 from the spring Greenwise magazine)
$1.50/2 MFRC buy coupon

$1 off With purchase of two 7.94- to 9.5-oz. Dove chocolates
$1/1 MFRC, any 8.5 oz.-9.5 oz. 08-15-10 RP

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It’s another Restaurant.com deal. This time its $3 again — very nice! Basically go to Restaurant.com, search in your area code for a restaurant that is offering a $25 gift certificatethen when you decide which restaurant gift certificate you want to buy go to check out and type in SAVORY in the promotional code area and you’ll ring out at $3. You can buy multiple gift certificates.

Do it soon, this offer ends on Tuesday, Sept. 7.

My sister is at it again, she’s got another great deal on Miller Lite, Bubba Burgers and a sweepstakes that can win you a trip to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game:

Albertsons has the best deal I have seen when using the Miller Lite/Bubba Burger coupon found at Publix ($5 tearpad when you buy 12-pack of Miller Lite).  When you buy one 12 pack or greater of Miller Lite you can get $5 off of Bubba Burgers.  Well Albertsons has Bubba Burgers on sale for $6.99.  It made the total cost $11.98. That’s usually the price of one 12-pack!

But that’s not all. When you’re done go to www.Buccaneers.com/MillerLite enter the code H969W to win a LCD TV, a grill, or to go to the Bucs game. How’s that for a great day of Sunday football?

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There may be no inserts today, but while reading the Orlando Sentinel I caught a BOGO coupon for Ruby Tuesday. If you purchase a seafood, steak & chicken, ribs & platters, pasta or brunch entree you will recieve any entree of your choice free of equal or lesser value (up to $10). For those of you that live in the Central Florida area, the coupon is on A13 and is valid through Sept. 12

If you live outside the Central Florida or Florida area, let me know if you have the same one in your paper too!

Here are some great sweepstakes taking place all around the theme of the upcoming football season, including a Pepsi sweepstakes where you can win a trip to the Superbowl.

Pepsico Prep Like a Pro Sweepstakes – Begins 8/30/2010 and ends At 11:59 PM on 10/3/2010 to win a trip to Superbowl XLV in TX!  Call to enter 1-800-391-5404.

Velveeta – Enter for a chance to win 52 weeks of Groceries and a trip to a college football game of your choice.  Visit www.VelveetaRoTel.com.  No purchase necessary   Promotion ends 11/30/2010

Publix -  SAVE SERVE SCORE – Enter for a chance to win a  $250 gift card and NFL tickets.  Enter at www.cookingwithkraft.com No purchase necessary and ends 10/6/2010 @ 11:59 PM.