Ruby Tuesday and Food Lion Gift Card Deals

Father's Day is coming up fast (Sunday, June 17th). In honor of Father's Day, many companies and restaurants offer gift card deals. These deals can be used to your advantage, either for your personal use or to give as a gift. Graduation gifts are another idea for using these cards.


Check out the deals below and take advantage of them soon!


Food Lion:


Buy $50 in participating gift cards and get $10 off instantly at the register. Participating cards are:


Bass Pro Shop
Lowes Home Improvement
Mastercard (*I'm not too thrilled about their $4.95 activation fee)
I Tunes
Belk


If you planned on shopping at any of these establishments anyway, it makes sense to get the gift cards ahead of time, as you will pay $40 but get a $50 gift card. 

You have until Tuesday, June 12th to do this at Food Lion.

Ruby Tuesday:

Buy $50 in gift cards online at www.rubytuesday.com and get a free bonus $15 gift card.

I LOVE Ruby Tuesday! They have an awesome salad bar and great menu. Since my husband and I like to eat there, I will probably buy $100 in gift cards and get back $30 in bonus cards. PLUS you can use coupons when you eat there, thus saving even more. Ruby Tuesday is always mailing out coupons to my postal mailbox and also to my e-mail. Sometimes the coupons are for 20% off or B1G1 free meals, so that is a great way to stretch the gift card.

Let me know if you hear of other gift card deals!

Free Lifejackets at Kolhs this evening!

Each year Kohl's participates in a summer safety event. The event is held in the Kohl's parking lot here in Wilmington and features summer safety games, info and lifejacket giveaways to each child (child must be present to receive).


This year's event is sponsored by New Hanover Regional Medical center and Sunny 104.5. Drop by this evening from 4-7 p.m. and check it out!

Buy Groceries; Earn a FREE Personalized Lawn Chair and Towel!

I love these promos that Proctor and Gamble does ever so often. The promos require you to buy usually $30 worth of Proctor and Gamble products and in return, you earn a free gift or gift card or money off. Normally, the bonus that you receive is fairly generous and definitely worth the effort, especially if you needed the products anyway.


This week's promo is a little random but I like it! You can do it at either Harris Teeter or Lowes Foods. Buy $30 worth of P&G products and get a free, customized spectator chair (lawn chair) and fleece blanket! They will even pay the shipping for you. The shipping, customization, chair and blanket alone are worth $35 so I think it's great that you can earn them by simply purchasing your groceries.


I would not advocate that you over pay for items just to earn a free chair, but many of these items are on sale anyways PLUS there are matching coupons both from the P&G insert in the Sunday paper and in your Harris Teeter EVIC coupons e-mail. By the time you use the sales plus both types of coupons, you get a pretty good deal on your groceries PLUS you earn the free gift.


Even better is that as long as the sales prices total at least $30, it doesn't matter what coupons you use; you will still earn the prize! So in the end, you don't really end up paying $30 if you add in coupons.

The gift will print out as a catalina coupon at register, and you then have to mail it off to Proctor and Gamble along with your original receipt. So, save both and my advice is to do it right away! You know how it goes with rebates- if you put it off you may forget later and these don't give you a very long window to mail them in.

As to which store it's best to do the promo, I'm not sure. Both are running sales on P&G products this week; I found good prices at both stores. However, Harris Teeter does offer lots of additional P&G coupons via EVIC digital coupons which could make it a little more advantageous to buy at Harris Teeter. Also, I'd wait for the Saturday specials to see if any P&G products go on Saturday special, too.


Let me know if you get this promo this week and what combination of products you buy to get it!

Star News vs. News and Observer

Happy June!


This morning both the Raleigh and Wilmington newspapers had all three major inserts- Red Plum, Smart Source and Proctor and Gamble. Let's take a closer look to see exactly what coupons came inside!

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Smart Source Insert

Raleigh Newspaper Only- Black; Both Papers- Blue Wilmington Only- Red

Ball Real Fruit Pectin or Food Mix, Ball or Kerr Canning Jars, Chicago Cutlery, Pediasure Sidekicks Freebie Rebate, Kikkoman Sauces, General Mills Cereals, Bugles, Chex or Gardettos, Hamburger Helper, V8 Vegetable Juice, V8 Splash, Almond Accents, Chiquita Apple Bites, Goodnites Underwear, Enfamil or Enfagrow Formula, Sticky Fingers BBQ Sauce, Totally Light Sticks, 4C Beverage, Ensure Clear 4-pack, Ensure Multipacks, Belivita Breakfast Biscuits, Eight o Clock Coffee, OFF Botanicals Products, Colgate Toothpaste, Colgate Toothbrush, French's Dijon Mustard, French's Honey Dijon or Horseradish Mustard, Smart Balance Milks, Smart Balance Spreadable Butter and Canola Oil Blend, Gold Bond Medicate Anti-Itch Lotion, Bold Bond Powders, Gold Bond Friction Defense, Resolve All Stains Spray n Wash Rebate, Air Wick Coupons, Air Wick Flip and Fresh, Scotch-Brite Sponges and Scour Pads, Nexcare Band-aids, MiraLax, Aveeno Hair Care or Body Wash, BIC Disposable Razors, DampRid, Kerasal Nail Fungal Renewal Treatment, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze or Almondmilk, Dole Canned Juice, Chuck E Cheese Coupons, One-Stop Plus Clothing Coupon

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 Red Plum Insert

Raleigh Newspaper Only- Black; Both Papers- Blue Wilmington Only- Red

Subway Coupons, Sweet Tomatoes Coupons, Loreal Shades of Preference, Meow Mix, 9 Lives, Frush Fruit and Yogurt Shakes, Ball Park Buns, Ball Park Flame Grilled Patties, Ball Park Franks, Dove Hair Care, Dove Anti-persperant, Dove Body Wash, Dove Beauty Bar, Dove Men Body Wash, Dove Men Body and Face Bars, Dove Men Antipersperant or Deoderant, Pup-Peroni, Dermasilk, Nature's Bounty Supplements, Deer Park 8oz mini Multipacks, Deer Park  700ML Multipacks, Deer Park 1-Liter Bottles or .5 Liter 6-packs of Sparkling Waters, Kelloggs Cereals, Disney Vitamins, Domino Light or Amber Organic Agave Nectar, Purina Alpo, Gaviscon Antacid, Centrum, 8th Continent Soymilk, Daisy Cottage Cheese, Simply Potatoes, Welch's 64 oz Cocktail or 59 oz Healthy Start 100% Juice,  Organic Valley Butter, All Laundry Detergent, Black Flag Products, Newman's Own Salsa, Newman's Own Salad Dressing, Newman's Own Thin and Crispy Pizza, Paseo Bath Tissue, Paseo Products, Adams Flea and Tick Control

In both cases- with Smart Source and Red Plum, the Raleigh paper had a far better selection of coupons.

Proctor and Gamble

Proctor and Gamble is the same for all papers, so I won't list the coupons. I thought they were average; nothing to get too excited over but the good news is that we just got a Proctor and Gamble a few weeks ago, so this one is simply a bonus. There is a $1.00 off Pantene Coupon that's good to use at Food Lion this week; it makes both a Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner and a Pantene Styler only $2.49 plus tax for both, so if you like Pantene products, this is an opportunity to get a pretty good deal on them at Food Lion.

Until next week!

Delly's Deals Weekly Radio Show Notes

Thank you to our show sponsors, I Am Salon and Day Spa, Indoor Mechanical Service, and Tutoring Solutions. Please support these local businesses as they help make the Delly's Deals Radio Show possible! Check out the May specials from I Am Salon and Day Spa. All May they are offering B1G1 half off gift cards. Tutoring Solutions is offering 10% off if you mention my name. Also, Indoor Mechanical Service is offering a $45 tune up special for your heating and air unit, which is an awesome deal, so be sure to call them and mention Delly!

This week on the Delly's Deals Radio Show we gave away a $20 gift card to any grocery store. Our winner was Susan, so congrats to her!

I shared my Food Lion shopping trip details where I saved 64%. My total was close to $64 and I paid $22.73 after sales and coupons which I thought was awesome! Be sure to see my post to get the $5 off $25 coupon from Food Lion's website.

Other mentionable deals for this week:

Food Lion

Buy 2 Ragu, Get 16 oz pasta noodles free
B1 Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner; Get Styler Free
Red Grapes- $1.27 per pound
Holly Farms Chicken Breasts and Tenders- 50% off

Harris Teeter

Sat. Special- $1.97 for 12 pack Cokes, limit 2 and $1.77 Lance Cracker 8 packs. Use coupon on those and they become only $.67 each
Cheerios- depending on the value of your coupon they can be as low as $.19!
Kelloggs Crunchy Nut- $.34 after $.70 off coupon
Hunts 24 oz Ketchup- $1.00 each or $.30 if you can find the $.35 off coupons attached to some bottles

Lowes Foods

Lowes has some awesome deals this week to earn gas money off. I was going to talk about this on the radio show today but ran out of time. I will post about it before the weekend is over! Check out their flyer for details.

Food Lion Trip- Saved 64%!

 Pictured: 2.3 pounds of red seedless grapes, 5 pound bag of Gala Apples, 3 pound bag of Yellow onions, 2 Velveeta Shells n Cheese, 2 Hormel Dinner Entrees no preservatives, Chicken Legs Pack, Chicken Thighs Pack, 2 Pantene Shampoos, 2 Pantene Styling Products, 2 Ragu Pasta Sauces, 16 oz Spaghetti Noodles, Food Lion brand.

I decided to take advantage of the $5 off $25 coupon at Food Lion this week, especially since Food Lion had some meat and produce sales that I wanted to take advantage of. 


In the end, I spent $22.73 and before coupons or MVP discounts the total was $63.27. Total saved was 64%, which I think is great, especially for a grocery store that doesn't double coupons.


The Pantene Deal was good (thank you, Sheila M!). Pantene Pro-V is on sale for B1G1 Free. I had a B1G1 free coupon that expired on May 31st, so after using the B1G1 free sale plus coupon they both came out free. Those alone were worth about $16. Although the coupon has expired, if you need Pantene, the sale is still a good one and you can take advantage of the B1G1 sale through Tuesday night. Also, fingers crossed that there may be a Pantene Coupon tomorrow in the Sunday paper.


Food Lion has a sale right now where if you buy two Ragu Pasta Sauces, then you get the 16 oz Food Lion brand Spaghetti noodles for free! I had a Ragu Coupon that made that deal even better.


Holly Farms Chicken legs and thighs are 50% off, so this is a good week to get chicken.


Finally, there are produce sales right now that are pretty good, in particular the $1.29 red seedless grapes. Grapes can be so expensive, so I always get them when on sale. I got some on Thursday and will get more on Tuesday evening, to help last us through the next week.

Keep in mind that you can download coupons from Food Lion's website. Go to www.foodlion.com and look at the top left. Click "Savings and promotions" and then click "Coupons." Follow the simple instructions and you can download to your Food Lion MVP card.


If you shop Food Lion this week be sure to print the $5 off $25 coupon. It may also be accepted at some Harris Teeter locations. HT policy says they don't accept internet printed compettitor's coupons but Cheryl S. from the Delly's Deals Facebook page says they took it at her Harris Teeter. So it's certainly worth a try!

National Free Doughnut Day Today!

I posted this on Facebook about a week ago but just wanted to remind everyone to stop into Krispy Kreme or Dunkin Donuts for your free doughnut.


Today is National Doughnut Day and both places are offering a free doughnut to those who stop by. Krispy Kreme requires no purchase however at Dunkin Donuts you do have to purchase any drink.


Hope you enjoy and don't eat too many doughnuts!