Do you like to eat out but wish you could save a little money in the process?! Well now you can but you must hurry if you want to take advantage of this deal because it ends on March 1, 2009. And please note that it is a one offer per party, per visit. Print a B1G1F coupon for TGIFridays. I wish they had more offers like this! This is definitely a sweet deal!!

Here is some very important information on some popular food items. On January 16, 2009 the FDA posted the following press release http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/kellogg201_09.html. You can go to that link for all the details but I just wanted to post a quick list of the products that are included in the recall.

Products impacted by the recall were produced on or after July 1, 2008, including:

• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter - all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese & Peanut ButterSandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods PB & J Cracker Sandwiches – all sizes
• Austin® Quality FoodsSuper Snack Pack Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality FoodsCookie/Cracker Pack
• Austin® Quality FoodsVariety Pack
• Keebler® Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & PB’n J Flavored Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Famous Amos® Peanut Butter Cookies (2- and 3-ounce)
• Keebler® Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies (2.5-ounce)

*The products listed have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No other products are involved in this recall.*

I don’t know about all of you, but all of these recalls are really starting to scare me. I mean we have food for humans, food for animals, children’s toys, etc that have been affected by recalls. There definitely needs to be a better way of controlling this. When will it end!

Products impacted by the recall were produced on or after July 1, 2008, including:

• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter - all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Cheese & Peanut ButterSandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Mega Stuffed Cheese Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods PB & J Cracker Sandwiches – all sizes
• Austin® Quality FoodsSuper Snack Pack Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Chocolate Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter – all sizes
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality Foods Reduced Fat Toasty Crackers with Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
• Austin® Quality FoodsCookie/Cracker Pack
• Austin® Quality FoodsVariety Pack
• Keebler® Cheese & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & PB’n J Flavored Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Keebler® Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers – all sizes
• Famous Amos® Peanut Butter Cookies (2- and 3-ounce)
• Keebler® Soft Batch Homestyle Peanut Butter Cookies (2.5-ounce)

*The products listed have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. No other products are involved in this recall.*

I don’t know about all of you, but all of these recalls are really starting to scare me. I mean we have food for humans, food for animals, children’s toys, etc that have been affected by recalls. There definitely needs to be a better way of controlling this. When will it end!

Do you use coupons? Here is another great way to get coupons on some of your favorite products. I don’t know about you but I use coupons ALL the time!! I hate to pay regular retail price for anything and the good thing is most of the time I don’t! 

What I do to save loads of money is I match the sale ads for the week and pull my coupons for those same products that are on sale and combine for the best possible savings. There are some weeks that I do much better than others. Some weeks the sales might not be that great or else maybe I don’t have a coupon for the items that are on sale. Sometimes you can really hit the jackpot if your store accepts store coupons and manufacture coupons, then you can use a store coupon along with your manufacture coupon to get even more savings!! You could end up getting the item free or even make a profit…yes I did say profit!!! 

It really does pay to plan ahead! Sure it takes a little time and effort but just think of all the money you’ll be saving. And with the economy as bad as it is right now, I know I can use all the help I can get. And all that money that you’re saving on groceries can be used to pay bills, gas for your car, a nice dinner out, or maybe a new outfit!

So check out these coupons and start saving yourself some money!