Make sure to check unusual places for the monkey. I know that I found an amazing deal on stuffed animals one time - at Justice. I have all boys but got a 40% coupon from Justice in the mail. Got to the mall and they were having a 20% off everything in the store sale I walked in thinking I'd get an inexpensive present for cousin but walked out with stuffed animals for my kids stockings.
ETA - I wasn't just thinking of Justice but other unusual places as well such as Barnes & Noble, CVS, Walgreens, the grocery store, etc. Many of them will have spend x save y coupons or x% off coupons and they sell these items randomly.