Starting this week, you can say goodbye to coupons and promotional blitzes at J.C.Penney.

As of Wednesday, Feb. 1, the department store chain has announced it's doing away with its endless barrage of sales and gimmicks in favor of lower prices across the board.

Interestingly, the chain is using social media and text messaging to promote the revamped strategy, even going so far as to poke fun at its former self:

"ON 2.1.12 THE MADNESS ENDS," its Facebook page declares.

The new strategy, which the company is calling "Fair and Square" pricing, comes after an apparently lackluster holiday season.

What does all this mean for you, the consumer, the next time you wander into a J.C. Penney during a shopping trip to the mall?

Starting Wednesday, shoppers will see:

A coupon on a brand-name soda is unusual enough. But a soda coupon for 99 cents off a single product? Rare, if no unheard of.

So print this .99/1 Coke Zero coupon while it lasts.

Here's a nice freebie for the winter months: Get a free sample of Eucerin Calming Itch-Relif Treatment.

Click here to go to the Eucerin Facebook page. You must click the "like" button and watch a short video to get the free sample, which will be mailed to you.

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You can snatch up a great freebie at CVS right now that would be perfect for a last-minute stocking stuffer.

From a sample of 100,000 iPhone users worldwide over 90 days, software company Onava has a compiled a list of apps used most on the iPhone, and analyzed how much monthly data each consumes on average.

It's Friday so it's time for a few freebies before the weekend begins. Enjoy.

If you missed out last week, the coupon for a FREE $10 Target gift card is back.

You must spend $50 at Target between now and Dec. 10 to get the deal.

Click here to get your coupon.

If you have Target shopping on your list of things to do, print this coupon now before it's gone.

It's good for a free $10 Target gift card when you spend $50. The coupon expires Dec. 3.

Click here to print.

If you're a fan of CiCi's Pizza, you can score coupons for FREE pizza by joining the restaurant chain's "Pizza Perks" club.

Click here to sign up and you'll receive emails about special deals and promotions AND coupons for free pizza.

The first email you get includes a BOGO coupon for the CiCi's buffet.