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Recently, I was able to get just over $100 worth of Duracell batteries for free from Staples. Stop drooling, HL…

In the month of December, Staples was offering a 20 pack of AA or AAA batteries for $12.99, but you’d get $12.99 back in Staples rewards. You could purchase up to 10 packs and get the $12.99 back. I ended up getting 8 packs of batteries.

So, I spent $103.92 on the batteries and I recently got my Staples Rewards voucher in the mail for that amount.

Then, I used that $103.92 voucher plus a coupon to buy items that were nearly free after rebate. This will allow me to turn the Staples Rewards voucher into a series of actual rebates checks that I will be able to take to the bank and deposit.

Here’s how I did it.

160 AA & AAA Duracell Batteries : $103.92
American Express 5% Cash Back : -$5.19
Brother 575 Fax Machine : $59.99
Rebate : -$50.00
Brother PT1090 Label Maker: $34.99
Rebate : -$25.00
Brother PT1090 Label Maker: $34.99
Rebate : -$25.00
$25 off $100 Coupon (purchased from ejunkie.com) : $0.93
Coupon : -$25.00
Staples Reward Voucher : -$103.92
TOTAL: 71¢

And, if I can make a few dollars selling the fax machine and label makers on eBay, I will have actually made money by purchasing those batteries.

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Got some stuff almost free after rebate & coupon savings at staples.com that I will end up selling on eBay.

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Since we’re traveling soon with the Baby, we’ve been on the hunt for a small, light and collapsible stroller frame that the car seat will snap into.

Our current stroller, which I call the SUV, is just too big to take on the airplanes.

We found one we liked at Babies R Us for $70.

Then, we found it on amazon.com for $60. So, I ordered it.

But, the last night, Target had it on clearance for $49. So, I called Amazon from my cell phone and canceled the order I had with them and bought it from Target instead.

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Target.com recently had a pretty sweet deal on baby products.

If you bought three items, you’d get 20% off. And, if you spent over $50, you’d get free shipping. But, I also had a link through AAA which provided an additional 10% off.

Check this out:

• 6 boxes of Pampers Swaddlers
  Regular Price : $41.99/ea
  Sale Price : $29.40/ea
  $251.94 – $50.38 (Target 20%) - $25.19 (AAA 10%) = $176.37
• 3 boxes of 512 count Pampers Sensitive Wipes
  Regular Price : $12.99/ea
  Sale Price : $9.09/ea
  $38.97 – $7.79 (Target 20%) - $3.90 (AAA 10%) = $27.28
• 3 containers of Similac Sensitive Infant Formula
  Regular Price : $23.79/ea
  Sale Price : $16.65/ea This is crazy cheap for formula.
  $71.37 – $14.27 (Target 20%) - $7.14 (AAA 10%) = $49.96

I also attempted to combine these purchases with the 10% cash back offer from bing.com. If that proves successful (I’m doubtful), that will bring down the prices even further …

• 6 boxes of Pampers Swaddlers : $25.20/ea
• 3 boxes of 512 count Pampers Sensitive Wipes : $7.79/ea
• 3 containers of Similac Sensitive Infant Formula : $14.27/ea

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Staples is having a decent sale on some stuff with a lot of it free after rebate. I made money today shopping at staples.com. It’s always fun to get paid to shop.

• Casio KL-60L Labeler $19.99 – $5 Instant Savings = $14.99
• Battery Pencil Sharpener $15.99 – $5.99 Instant Savings = $10
• Norton Internet Security 2009 $69.99 – $10 Instant Savings = $59.99
• Staples ‘Box of Supplies’ = $25
• Staples $25 off $75  Coupon (purchased from e-junkie.com) = $1.89
• Sales Tax = $3.90

Subtotal = $115.77

• Free Staples ‘Box of Supplies’ Promotion = -$25
• $25 off $75 Purchase = -$25
• EasyRebate on Casio Labeler = -$15
• EasyRebate on Pencil Sharpener = -$10
• EasyRebate on Norton = -$40
• Mail-In Upgrader Rebate on Norton = -$20
• American Express Cash Back = -$3.19

Net Total = $-22.42

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