Earlier this week for "Works For Me Wednesday" at Rocks in My Dryer, Shannon posted about the the things she cleans in her dishwasher besides dishes. She received lots of comments from her readers and posted some of the more unusual things here.

My two favorites? Cleaning a computer keyboard and COOKING SALMON! What?! I don't have a dishwasher and I don't eat fish, so I won't be trying that one anytime soon. It certainly is interesting though!

Oh, and my parents didn't get a dishwasher until after I left home. Not that I'm bitter or anything. It built character. Or so they tell me anyway. :-)

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A couple near my hometown was out geocaching and stumbled upon a key in a plastic bag under a picnic table. They won a new car in a contest promoting Iowa's parks. Funny thing is...they didn't even know about that contest, they were just looking for an ordinary cache! You can read the full story here.

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My Publix had an in-store special of 99 cents for a bag of Malt-O-Meal cereal. A coupon for $1.00 off Honey & Oat Blenders with Almonds is available here. You can print the coupon twice.

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InvisibleSHIELD skins are the best out there for protecting your electronics from scratches! I have one on my iPod and plan to get one for my GPS too. I've taken my keys to my iPod (with the InvisibleSHIELD on!) and no scratches. They are made from the same material that protects military helicopter blades. (These would make great stocking stuffers for your hard-to-buy-for gadget lover!)




If your beloved iPod device already has scratches, I highly recommend using their Applesauce Polish. I had my doubts about it, but my friend badly scratched his screen so we tried it out and I was VERY impressed. It went from being a deep, highly noticeable scratch to being barely there and having to look for the scratch that still remained! (He now has an InvisibleSHIELD to protect his iPod!)

Applesauce Polish Applesauce Polish

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Publix  
(Publix specials change on Wednesday, so they're good until 10/21)

Smart Balance 50/50 Butter Blend Sticks (BuyOneGetOne, save up to $3.59) Buy only one and use the coupon below and get 16 oz of butter blend sticks for 80 cents! I have never tried this, but from what I read from people who have, it’s great for baking too.

$1 off coupon (Note – I went back to the site and was able to print a second coupon, so I’m buying 2!)

Kellogg’s Mini Wheats are BOGO (3.99) You can use 2 coupons when you buy 2 boxes, which makes them $1 each

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Corn Pops, Apple Jacks, or Froot Loops, 16.9 to 17.5-oz box Go to coupons.com and they have 6 different Kellogg’s coupons! One is for any and the others are different flavors of Mini Wheats. I haven’t tried yet, but heard you can print the coupons at least twice.

See the whole list of what’s on sale and what coupons are available at the Hot Coupon World Publix Forum

Remember, any of the BOGO sales at Publix – if you only have one coupon, you don’t have to buy 2 items to take advantage of the sales. (At least for the Publix stores I’ve visited in Greenville, SC)

Wal-Mart

There are some great deals at Wal-Mart this week! Visit Money Saving Mom for all the details about these. She has a lot more listed, but these caught my eye!

Free Honey Bunches of Oats Just Bunches (my store is usually a little higher, than $2, but it’s almost free!)

Money-maker Arm & Hammer Essentials Cleaners Starter Kit using $1 off coupon and rebate for full purchase price (note, MSM’s link for the rebate is currently incorrect. The correct link is here.)

12 cent Wet Ones trial size. I like to take these along on bike rides for quick cleanup after putting my chain back on or just feeling grimy after a ride!

27 cent Barilla Piccolini pasta

48 cent Nestle Toll House Morsels

60 cent Pillsbury Refrigerated Pizza Crust

I need to check my coupon stash to see about some of the other cheap or almost free items such as Powerade, Disposable Razors

Walgreen’s

Check out Money Saving Mom’s post on Walgreen’s specials for this week. There are lots of great free or almost free items!  I’ve listed a couple here for you

99 cents for Arm & Hammer Detergent

Free after rebate LypSyl LypMoisturizer Honey Berry 1 oz. (Winter and dry lips are coming!)

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