If you haven’t noticed, things have been pretty quiet here on STS this afternoon and evening and I wanted to give you guys an update on what has been going on.

This afternoon around 1:00 I saw on Facebook (where we all get our most important news these days!) that there was a storm system headed into the Dallas/Fort Worth area that would likely be producing tornadoes.  We’ve had this happen before in the past 5 years that we’ve lived here so I wasn’t too worried, but I still called Ryan and asked if he would consider going ahead and coming home.  He came home right away and we watched on the DFW news as tornadoes swept through Fort Worth, Arlington, Lancaster, Dallas, and Mesquite.

We thought the worst of it was over, but Ryan came out of the bedroom where he was watching the news and said that we had to hurry and get in the bathroom because there was a tornado heading right in our direction within the next 15 minutes.

I tried to be as calm as I could so that the kids wouldn’t panic as I herded them into the guest bathroom (our only room without a window), put blankets in the tub for them to sit, and turned on Ratatouille for them to watch.

This whole time I’m checking Facebook in between everything to watch the status updates of my local friends and I see that yes indeed, there is a tornado coming right through our town on the edge of Dallas.  Ryan and I make sure the kids are okay and then look out our front window and see this…

So… as one of my friends said on my Facebook wall today… instead of Surviving The Stores today we were Surviving The STORMS!

I am so so thankful that even though there was a lot of structural damage all across the metroplex, there have been NO fatalities reported!

We will be back to updating the site a little later this evening after the kids head to bed, but some things will definitely have to wait until tomorrow.

We will be praying for those of you in the north Louisiana and Arkansas areas too as this crazy storm heads your way.

If you feel like you would like to donate to help, PLEASE be aware of scam artists that come out of the woodwork during times like these.  Donate only to local churches, or relief efforts that you know are trustworthy (we typically will give to Samaritan’s Purse since they have a great US disaster relief ministry).

I will keep you guys updated (most likely on Facebook) and if you know of any churches in the areas that were affected that are accepting donations, please let us know in the comments below!

There are several great diaper deals this week!  Here are the best ones I’m seeing right now:

:: Target ::

Buy TWO Huggies Big Packs @ $19.79, Get a $5 Target Gift Card
Use (2) $2/1 Huggies SlipOns coupons from the 3/18 SS
or use $3/2 Huggies SlipOns Printable Coupon
Pay $35.58 out of pocket, Get a $5 Target Gift Card
$15.29 each after coupons and gift card

Buy TWO Pampers Big Packs @ $19.79, Get a $5 Target Gift Card
Use $1.50/1 Pampers Printable Coupon
Pay $36.58 out of pocket, Get a $5 Target Gift Card
$15.79 each after coupon and gift card

:: CVS ::

Pampers Super Pack Diapers – $24.99
Use $1.50/1 Pampers Printable Coupon
$23.49 each after coupon (about $7.65 per Jumbo Pack)

:: Rite Aid ::

Pampers Jumbo Packs – $10
Use $1.50/1 Pampers Printable Coupon
$8.50 each after coupon

:: Walgreens ::

Buy TWO Pampers Jumbo Packs @ $10 each
Use $1.50/1 Pampers Printable Coupon
$8.50 each after coupons wyb 2

:: ONLINE Deals ::

AMAZON: Get 15% off your diapers/wipes order when you are signed up with Amazon Mom! You’ll always get free shipping with your subscribe & save order!

Luvs (234ct – Size 3) – $35.99
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
Final Price = $28.79 (12.3¢ each)

Huggies Snug & Dry (156ct – Size 3) – $34.25
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
-Click $1 Huggies Snug & Dry Coupon
Final Price = $25.40 (16.3¢ each)

Pampers Baby Dry (222ct -Size 3) – $47.19
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
-Click $1 Pampers Coupon
Final Price = $36.75 (16.5¢ each)

Seventh Generation (140ct – Size 3) – $39.99
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
Final Price = $31.99 (22.8¢ each)

Pampers Cruisers (160ct – Size 4) – $47.17
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
-Click $1 Pampers Coupon
Final Price = $36.74 (22.9¢ each)

Huggies Little Movers (128ct – Size 3) – $34.75
-Save 5% with Subscribe & Save
-Save 15% with Amazon Mom
Final Price = $27.80 (24.8¢ each)

More Diaper Deals & Coupon Match-ups!

Finding great deals when you have a gluten allergy in your home can be tough, so hopefully this post each week can help you save some hard-earned $$ on the gluten-free items that you want to buy!

Obviously most meat and dairy products are going to be gluten-free (at least hopefully!) so in this post we’re focusing on products that are specifically “gluten-free”!

Here are the best current gluten-free coupons available right now:

French Meadow Coupon - $1/1 French Meadow Bakery Gluten-Free Product
Glutenfreeda Coupon - $1/8pk Glutenfreeda Granola Cereal/Snack (Amazon)
Jovial Coupon -  $1/1 Jovial Gluten Free Cookies
Udi’s Coupon - $1/1 Udi’s Any Gluten Free Product
Glutino Genius Bread Coupon – $1/1 Glutino Genius Bread
Udi’s Gluten Coupon - $1/1 Gluten Free product (new users only)
Rudi’s Coupon - $1/1 Gluten Free product (Facebook)
San-J Coupon – $1/2 San J Gluten Free Brown Rice Crackers (Facebook)
San-J Coupon – 55¢ off San J Gluten Free Soy Sauce or Asian Cooking Sauce

And if you are looking for coupons for a specific brand, be sure to check out our Coupon Database where you can search for a specific brand or product!

If you have other food allergies in your household, take a look at our weekly Food Allergies Coupon Round-up too!

There is a rare buy 1 get 1 free Crush Soda coupon available to print right now!

Click to Print the Crush Soda Coupon!

Sort by beverages and use the zip 90210 if you have any trouble finding it.

NOTE: When I label a coupon as *HOT* it means that my best guess is that it will reach its print limit fairly quickly. I could be wrong (as always), but I usually recommend printing these *HOT* coupons as soon as you can.

For all of the latest hot deals, printable grocery coupons, store deals, restaurant & retail coupons, freebies, samples, and a lot more be sure to sign up for the Surviving The Stores Email Newsletter, Like STS on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter!

There is a new $1/1 Belvita printable coupon available, and when you stack that with the current $1/1 Belivita Target coupon you can get Belivita Breafkast Biscuits for 99¢ at Target!

Belvita Breakfast Biscuits – $2.99
Use $1/1 Belvita printable Coupon (Click to see the next coupon)
AND use $1/1 Belivita Target printable coupon
99¢ each after coupons

I’ve this to this week’s Target Coupon Matchups as well!

(Thanks, Living Rich with Coupons!)

You can get a completely FREE subscription for LIFE to Food On The Table when you sign up right now!

Food On The Table is a resource that normally costs $5 per month, but they are offering their basic plan completely free for LIFE if you sign up this month!!

There are a ton of great recipes on this site, and they actually match up the recipes with the meat and veggie deals that are on sale at the stores in your area. It’s a pretty awesome concept.

Here’s how to get your free membership:

1. Head over to Food On The Table.

2. Enter your email address in the top right corner, and then right underneath that enter the promo code “SPRINGFREE”

3. Then go through and add your local stores and they will give you several recipes that you can make with what’s on sale!

Keep in mind that they are very likely going to try to upsell you on their Premium membership, but you can just stick with this one if you don’t want to pay anything.

More great Freebies & Samples!

There is a high value $2/1 Kentucky Legend printable coupon available, and when you combine that with the current price of Kentucky Legend Bacon at Walmart you can get it for 99¢!

Kentucky Legend Bacon – $2.99
Use $2/1 Kentucky Legend printable coupon (use zip 30303)
99¢ each after coupon

Be sure to check out the rest of this week’s newly posted Walmart Coupon Matchups as well!

(Thanks, Couponing to Disney!)

Wow, there is a GREAT deal at Target on Green Giant Vegetables when you combine the price cut with the new Target printable coupon! Here’s how the deal would look:

Buy THREE Green Giant Boxed Vegetables, Select Varieties @ $1 each (Price Cut thru 4/7)
Buy THREE Green Giant Boxed Asparagus Cuts 9 oz @ $1.50 each (Price cut thru 4/7)
Use $1/2 Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables coupon from the 3/18 SS
OR use 50¢/2 Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables printable coupon (may NOT work for everyone)
AND Use 75¢/3 Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables Target printable coupon
As low as 42¢ each for Boxed Vegetables and 91¢ each for boxed asparagus wyb 3

I’ve added this to this week’s Target Coupon Matchups as well!

(Thanks, Totally Target!)

With Easter weekend fast approaching it looks like online stores are starting to mark their dresses down. Amazon has Sweet Heart Rose Girls dresses as low as $10 each plus you can get free super-saver shipping on orders over $25 or free 2-day shipping with Amazon Prime.

Click to See the Sweetheart Rose Dress Sale on Amazon!

When you get to the Amazon page, sort by “Price: Low to High” to see the best deals. There are TONS of really cute dresses at great prices, so you should be able to find something you like. Just make sure that whatever shipping option you choose you get the dresses in time for the weekend!

NOTE: The prices on Amazon can vary from one minute to the next. I can make no guarantees that the price will be the same as the one above when you click on the Amazon link. Let me know in the comments section below if the price changes and I will get the post updated as soon as possible.

More great Amazon Deals!