Boy, it's hard to just jump right back in after not following EVERY single little thing for a week and a half! Slowly but surely, I am getting the deals together from many various sites like Jill Cataldo's, Hot Coupon World, Couponers Wanted.
First, let me say that I do not do any of the Cyber Monday deals since I really do not shop online because I really like to see the items and make sure they are going to work for my gift recipient. I find that I can find a lot of things on sale and on clearance and do pretty good without having to shop online. I have a lot of my Christmas shopping done since I have been buying things that I have seen in the last few months. I usually start around September keeping my eye out for items that will work for my friends and family.
Here are the Walgreen's deals I did tonight:
2 Toblerone Candy bars - $1.50 each - used 2-$1 coupons from 11/22SS - I should have also used the $1/2 coupon from the December coupon booklet to make these free but I forgot about that one and ended up paying $.25 each. Oh well! :-) This deal goes through 12/27 so you have time to gather more coupons if you can.
6 Nivea lip care - $.99 each and 1 Nivea lotion - $7.99. I used 3 BOGO coupons from 11/1RP for the lip care and I had 2 lotions I tried to buy and use 2 buy 3 lip care items, get 1 lotion free coupon from 11/1RP but the cashier said I would have to buy 3 more to use both so I just had her take off one of the lotions and just used 1 coupon. I must still be tired from vacation because I just did not feel like explaining it. 6 lip care and 1 lotion for $2.97 is still a good deal so again, oh well.
Revlon eyelash curler - $4.99 - used $1 coupon from 11/15SS and tried to use the $3 coupon from the Wags December coupon booklet like a lot of sites have been reporting. Well, the coupon beeped and the cashier told me that the price is rung up taking the coupon into consideration but that is not true. I really didn't feel like standing there trying to make her understand and I needed the curler because I had to throw mine out due to the pink eye I got so I just let it go. At the very least, they need to let you use the $1 coupon from that booklet so give it a shot and see if you get a friendlier cashier and are able to use the coupon.
2 Walgreen's Antibiotic ointments - BOGO
1 Complete Multi-purpose solution - $7.99 - used $1 coupon from 10/25RP and got back $8 RR. This worked out REALLY well because I found a BOGO package - it's actually 2 singles shrink wrapped together, not the 2 pk box so I got 2 of them and made $1. :-)
All in all, with the coupon problems with the cashier it was just an ok trip.
Other things that I have read about but haven't done:
Olay deal: Get 1 Olay Ribbons body wash - $2.99 & 1 Olay Quench lotion - $7.99 & 1 Olay In Shower body lotion. The In Shower body lotion will be free for buying the Quench lotion (in Wags ad). Then use the coupon from 11/29PG insert for a lotion when you buy the body wash. You will get all 3 for $2.99
Ecotrin is $1.99 with Walgreen's ad. Use the $10/3 coupon or $7/2 coupon from 10/11RP and it will be a money maker! Be sure to give the manufacturer coupon before the Walgreen's coupon.
Glade candle products - 2/$4 after $1 RR
There are several coupons you can use in the 11/1SS for several different products or the $3/2 coupon from 11/22SS.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 28, 2009
I'm back................
Well, we are back from vacation and really - I don't want to be! :-) It was a great week but I guess back to reality it is! I've posted some pictures here (sorry about the quality - for some reason they do not transfer well from the iPhone on here) to let you see why it's hard to be back. The first one is of Alex and Papa getting coconuts out of a palm tree, second - the kids in the pool at my parents place, third - Amanda and Grandma on the beach 1 minute away from the house and last is the view from my mom & dad's front yard! We will definately be saving to try to get back there soon! :-)
Tomorrow I will spend some time going through whatever deals there are to be had this week - probably not too much since it's after Black Friday but we will see..........
Normally after a holiday, there are not coupon inserts in the Sunday paper - tomorrow there will be a P&G insert though so you may want to pick up a paper if you don't get it delivered. It doesn't look like there are a ton of great coupons in there but those P&G coupons do come in handy sometimes so you want at least one insert. There is a P & G deal at Jewel that I see and will post more info on it tomorrow. We have "nothing" in this house to eat or so I am told by my daughter so I will have to make a Jewel run tomorrow.
Here's a funny story - If you have been stockpiling for a while, you know that you run to the store with your list - get what's cheap or free (how many depends on how many coupons you have) and whatever else you need that is necessary and that's it - no impulse buys, etc. Well, since we had been running around site seeing or at the beach or pool from Friday to Wednesday of last week - we needed to go to the grocery store and get the last items for our Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday. It was absolutely nuts - WAY worse than any pre-holiday grocery shopping I have ever done here. The parking lots were FULL and thousands of people shopping (they do not open stores at all on Thanksgiving in Puerto Rico my mom said) but we had no choice so we parked in the strip mall parking lot next door and went in. We got everything we needed and then some and at the check out, Amanda says to me with a huge smile on her face, "this is SO much fun! We NEVER go shopping like this at home!" I just started cracking up as she told Grandma how we just stick to the list and she doesn't get to just buy things unless it's a deal or I have a coupon. Now, I am not THAT bad (sometimes I let them get stuff!) but she is about 98% right! Well, $70 later - we know why! :-)
Hope you got some good deals yesterday and today if you went shopping!
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Well, it has been absolute paradise here in Puerto Rico! We have had an amazing trip - it's been great to visit with my parents and see that they are really enjoying their retirement life! :-)
We are staying at an amazing hotel - El Conquistador for one night, which is why I have Internet access and can write this post. Blogging from my iPhone did not work as well as I expected - the last post I had to send to my friend and she put it up for me - thanks Cindy! This hotel has it's own beach on it's own little island that they take you to. We are getting ready to go do that this morning so I am getting this post in.
My mom was right (again), they do NOT coupon here! There were NO coupons in the paper - any day of the week! I went to Walgreen's and bought a few things which totalled to around $16, I had some RR's with me so I thought I would use them. I gave her $10 in RR's and she had to call a manager to make sure it was ok to use them all! I had more items than RR's so I knew I was ok but yeah, they are not coupon friendly around here. Oh well, I thought I could teach my mom a few things but I guess not! The Walgreen's ad was very similar to ours though - some things that were in our ad were a bit more expensive than at home but in general, things are a bit more expensive. I have included a picture I took of the ad, looks a lot like ours but with a few more local items thrown in. It's hard to see in the picture (sorry for the quality) but the crackers on top are $.79 here and in our ad they were $.50 - same spot in the ad and everything - I just found this funny. They do give RR's here too though for the same items as home - the Ricola cough drops and Aussie products had RR's on them. Later tonight we are going to Ralph's (grocery store) to get the last items we need for our Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow so I will be able to see how they might be able to work out some better deals there. :-)
I hope you have been keeping up with Jill Cataldo's website - I can see that I am missing some good shopping deals! Not that I am complaining - deals will always be around at home, this paradise - definitely not! I have been going through her site and Mashup Mom's site this morning and boy - there sure are ways to get a GREAT but CHEAP Thanksgiving dinner on the table!
This is the first year in a very long time that I will not be getting up at the crack of dawn to go shopping on Friday with my sister - not that I couldn't (well, not with my sister but with my mom) - they do the whole Black Friday thing here too but that would be absolutely nuts since we will be flying home that afternoon and where would I put the stuff anyway?!?!?! :-) It's funny - the mall and store parking lots here are FULL all the time - it's like the recession hasn't hit here - of course, it has but even in the non-tourist areas, you wouldn't know it!
I'm gonna head out to the beach now - I wish everyone a Happy and Blessed Thanksgiving tomorrow! I know I will be so happy to spend mine with my parents, just like I have done EVERY year of my life! I truly am lucky to be able to do that this year - I am really big on traditions and so to be able to have my mom's sweet potatoes tomorrow will be one of my biggest joys of the year (some things just bring you right back to childhood). I know that the way I have shopped, saving a lot of money over the last year has made it possible for us to be here so I will continue so that maybe we can come again next year!
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Shopping on Friday! :-)
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Un update....from far far away
What a great week this has been! I turned 41 (yes, I said it!) on
Wednesday and my friends at work made it a great day. Thursday we
took off for Puerto Rico! Before we did though, I ran to Walgreen's &
CVS to do some last minute deals. At Wags I got the free Ricola cough
drops and Aussie hairspray. I used a $1 coupon on the hairspray,
making that free too after the RR. At CVS, I found some Dry Idea
Clinical Strength roll on that was on clearance for $2.50! I had a $2
IP coupon from a while ago and the $1 coupon from the Minute Clinic
coupon book so money maker! I don't use roll on but it's worth a try
when they pay you to take it. I also used the $1 coupon from the
booklet to get free Kleenex- they are on sale for $.99! While at CVS,
I decided to visit the Minute Clinic - no line and I woke up with a
lot of pressure in my sinus area. Since I was leaving, and my friend
Kim has been after me to go to the doctor for xrays or something for
my cough, I figured I better have it checked out. Good thing I did - I
still have my sinus infection! The Nurse Practitioner said my sinus
cavity was VERY swollen. So, another round of antibiotics and some
Flonase for me - yay! Actually I do feel a ton better!
Puerto Rico is incredible - beautiful, clean and everyone is very
friendly. I have not been here for 17 years and it's as pretty as I
remember it. My parents retired here last year and they love it -
they are very happy and active. They are in a resort type area that
has pools, club houses, the beach, the Sheraton hotel with casino
right on the property. There are villas, condos, small homes and VERY
large homes in this gated community. It's great!
My mom says they don't use coupons here in PR - can you imagine?!?!
I told her that they must and she just doesn't know it. Ha ha. I will
be buying a paper tomorrow and Sunday to see if there are coupons or
not! Doug, my dad and the kids ran to Kmart to buy a few things and
paid $4.59 for a box of Frosted Flakes!! Yikes! I don't know if I
could have done it - considering I haven't paid more than $.50 for a
box of cereal in over a year! Of course I'm kidding - I would have
since we are on vacation but ugh - do you realize how many boxes $4.59
would buy during a good cat deal at Jewel? :-)
There is all kinds of shopping here - big malls with Sears, JC
Penny's, Macy's, etc. Also, Kmart, Walmart, Home Depot, Marshalls,
etc. everywhere. The main grocery store seems to be Ralph's. I plan
to hit a Wags tomorrow and look at their flyer and see how it
compares. I'll let you know what I find.
I hope you are getting some good deals back home. Happy Shopping!
Wednesday and my friends at work made it a great day. Thursday we
took off for Puerto Rico! Before we did though, I ran to Walgreen's &
CVS to do some last minute deals. At Wags I got the free Ricola cough
drops and Aussie hairspray. I used a $1 coupon on the hairspray,
making that free too after the RR. At CVS, I found some Dry Idea
Clinical Strength roll on that was on clearance for $2.50! I had a $2
IP coupon from a while ago and the $1 coupon from the Minute Clinic
coupon book so money maker! I don't use roll on but it's worth a try
when they pay you to take it. I also used the $1 coupon from the
booklet to get free Kleenex- they are on sale for $.99! While at CVS,
I decided to visit the Minute Clinic - no line and I woke up with a
lot of pressure in my sinus area. Since I was leaving, and my friend
Kim has been after me to go to the doctor for xrays or something for
my cough, I figured I better have it checked out. Good thing I did - I
still have my sinus infection! The Nurse Practitioner said my sinus
cavity was VERY swollen. So, another round of antibiotics and some
Flonase for me - yay! Actually I do feel a ton better!
Puerto Rico is incredible - beautiful, clean and everyone is very
friendly. I have not been here for 17 years and it's as pretty as I
remember it. My parents retired here last year and they love it -
they are very happy and active. They are in a resort type area that
has pools, club houses, the beach, the Sheraton hotel with casino
right on the property. There are villas, condos, small homes and VERY
large homes in this gated community. It's great!
My mom says they don't use coupons here in PR - can you imagine?!?!
I told her that they must and she just doesn't know it. Ha ha. I will
be buying a paper tomorrow and Sunday to see if there are coupons or
not! Doug, my dad and the kids ran to Kmart to buy a few things and
paid $4.59 for a box of Frosted Flakes!! Yikes! I don't know if I
could have done it - considering I haven't paid more than $.50 for a
box of cereal in over a year! Of course I'm kidding - I would have
since we are on vacation but ugh - do you realize how many boxes $4.59
would buy during a good cat deal at Jewel? :-)
There is all kinds of shopping here - big malls with Sears, JC
Penny's, Macy's, etc. Also, Kmart, Walmart, Home Depot, Marshalls,
etc. everywhere. The main grocery store seems to be Ralph's. I plan
to hit a Wags tomorrow and look at their flyer and see how it
compares. I'll let you know what I find.
I hope you are getting some good deals back home. Happy Shopping!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Monday, November 16, 2009
Jewel
First, I hope you didn't throw away your Sunday Tribune yet (or that you can get it out of the recycling bin)! On page 17 of the first section, there is a Jewel-Osco ad. There are a few coupons on it but most importantly, there is one for $10 off any 14-28 lb. Jennie-O, Farm Fresh, Jewel, Perdue or Butterball Fresh or Frozen turkey with a $20 purchase. Go to http://www.smartsource.com/ and print up a $2 Butterball coupon. If you are going to be buying either Stove Top stuffing or Heinz gravy (which would go towards your additional $20 purchase requirement) you can also print the coupon on there for $2 off a Butterball turkey when you buy 5 Stove Top or Heinz. You can use both coupons because the first is off the turkey itself and the second is off the turkey because you are buying additional products. Plus the $10 Jewel coupon, this could make your Thanksgiving turkey super cheap! :-)
Second, I picked up the Spotlight booklet from Jewel when I was there earlier. There is an ad about a special sampling this Saturday, November 21st, from 10am-4pm at many different Jewels. There are many that are participating including the South Elgin & Bartlett stores - unfortunately, not any of the Elgin stores. It shows that they will be giving out samples of Mega Mighty bites, Pillsbury brownie minis and Pillsbury Easy Frost. You can also enter to win a $250 Jewel-Osco gift card.
Ok, onto the new Pillsbury/Smuckers Cat deal. It's not an incredible deal like last week but if you need some of the items then it works out well.
For us, it's the Jif peanut butter that makes it worth it. Amanda only likes Jif and takes a sandwich to school everyday so I will spend the extra money to buy it if I need to but try to stock up if it's on sale. I bought 6 of them (they rang up at $3.39 each at my store for a "sale" price) but were only $2.29 Preferred price so they cost me $13.74 and I received a $5.00 cat so for me, this was a good deal. I could have combined it with the Smuckers so that I could use the coupon from 11/8RP but I didn't have my coupons with me (it was a quick run into Jewel to get something that Amanda needed for school tomorrow) so I just got the Jif. With trying to get ready to leave on vacation in a few days, I don't know if I will make it back to Jewel so I figured I better get them now and I had to use the last of my cats from last week because they will expire while we are gone. Don't forget to check your expiration dates on those!
I have also read about a lot of problems with some of the Hungry Jack potatoes - people have reported that the mashed potatoes are not working. I don't use boxed mashed so I don't know myself but there have been lots of reports on this.
Here are the coupons that match up for the items in the deal:
Crisco oil - 11/8 RP
Eagle sweetened condensed milk - 11/18 RP
Hungry Jack pancake mix - 11/8 RP
Crisco oil cooking sprays - 11/8RP
Crisco extra-virgin olive oil - 9/13 RP, 11/8 RP
Dunkin Donuts coffee - 11/15 RP
Jif peanut butter - $1 off Jif AND Smuckers topping in the 11/8 RP
Smuckers jam, jelly - 9/13 RP, 11/8 RP
Pillsbury frosting - 9/27 RP, 11/8 RP
Pillsbury brownie mixes - 9/27 RP, 11/8 RP
Remember, you can do this deal (it does NOT stack by the way!) using the "sale" price - which is the price that the item rings up before the Preferred discount is taken. These prices vary at different stores so be sure to use the price checker in your store to see what the item rings up at YOUR store. If you CHOOSE to do the deal this way, you are taking a risk and if you do not get your catalina coupon, please do not go to Customer Service and complain! Either, take the hit since you are risking it or return your items right away and you can try again. Sometimes it's a simple thing like picking up the wrong size box or can or the UPC not being the right one (such as the problem with the mashed potatoes) or Catalina's system being down for a minute. Remember to check for the solid green light on the Catalina machine too. I know that repeat these rules each time but it is because there are always new people reading the blog and are doing these cat deals for the first time.
Another good deal is the Sara Lee/Breyers deal - buy one Sara Lee pie for $3.49 and get a tub of Breyers ice cream FREE (like we need more ice cream after the last couple of weeks!) but there is a $.75 coupon in the 10/18RP for the pie and if you didn't use your coupon for the Breyers deal already from the same insert, use it here too to get $1.50 off both - super cheap dessert for Thanksgiving! :-) There is no limit on how many you can buy.
Through Wednesday Mangos and Avocados are $.68 each. That's a great price! 7-Up, Dr. Pepper or Squirt is only $.79 for a 2 liter.
Jewel Boneless Skinless Chicken breasts, Stockman & Dakota boneless chuck roast or Pork roasts are BOGO.
I can't imagine needing any more Pillsbury rolls, pie crusts or cookies after the last month or so of deals, but if you buy 5 participating products, you get 1 lb. free Jewel butter.
Cool Whip is $.99 a tub
Claritin D is not on sale (I don't think - it's not in the ad anyway) but some people have a $3.50 off on their Jewel Avenu so check yours. Also use the $4 coupon from 11/15SS and it will be really cheap!
Happy Shopping!
Second, I picked up the Spotlight booklet from Jewel when I was there earlier. There is an ad about a special sampling this Saturday, November 21st, from 10am-4pm at many different Jewels. There are many that are participating including the South Elgin & Bartlett stores - unfortunately, not any of the Elgin stores. It shows that they will be giving out samples of Mega Mighty bites, Pillsbury brownie minis and Pillsbury Easy Frost. You can also enter to win a $250 Jewel-Osco gift card.
Ok, onto the new Pillsbury/Smuckers Cat deal. It's not an incredible deal like last week but if you need some of the items then it works out well.
For us, it's the Jif peanut butter that makes it worth it. Amanda only likes Jif and takes a sandwich to school everyday so I will spend the extra money to buy it if I need to but try to stock up if it's on sale. I bought 6 of them (they rang up at $3.39 each at my store for a "sale" price) but were only $2.29 Preferred price so they cost me $13.74 and I received a $5.00 cat so for me, this was a good deal. I could have combined it with the Smuckers so that I could use the coupon from 11/8RP but I didn't have my coupons with me (it was a quick run into Jewel to get something that Amanda needed for school tomorrow) so I just got the Jif. With trying to get ready to leave on vacation in a few days, I don't know if I will make it back to Jewel so I figured I better get them now and I had to use the last of my cats from last week because they will expire while we are gone. Don't forget to check your expiration dates on those!
I have also read about a lot of problems with some of the Hungry Jack potatoes - people have reported that the mashed potatoes are not working. I don't use boxed mashed so I don't know myself but there have been lots of reports on this.
Here are the coupons that match up for the items in the deal:
Crisco oil - 11/8 RP
Eagle sweetened condensed milk - 11/18 RP
Hungry Jack pancake mix - 11/8 RP
Crisco oil cooking sprays - 11/8RP
Crisco extra-virgin olive oil - 9/13 RP, 11/8 RP
Dunkin Donuts coffee - 11/15 RP
Jif peanut butter - $1 off Jif AND Smuckers topping in the 11/8 RP
Smuckers jam, jelly - 9/13 RP, 11/8 RP
Pillsbury frosting - 9/27 RP, 11/8 RP
Pillsbury brownie mixes - 9/27 RP, 11/8 RP
Remember, you can do this deal (it does NOT stack by the way!) using the "sale" price - which is the price that the item rings up before the Preferred discount is taken. These prices vary at different stores so be sure to use the price checker in your store to see what the item rings up at YOUR store. If you CHOOSE to do the deal this way, you are taking a risk and if you do not get your catalina coupon, please do not go to Customer Service and complain! Either, take the hit since you are risking it or return your items right away and you can try again. Sometimes it's a simple thing like picking up the wrong size box or can or the UPC not being the right one (such as the problem with the mashed potatoes) or Catalina's system being down for a minute. Remember to check for the solid green light on the Catalina machine too. I know that repeat these rules each time but it is because there are always new people reading the blog and are doing these cat deals for the first time.
Another good deal is the Sara Lee/Breyers deal - buy one Sara Lee pie for $3.49 and get a tub of Breyers ice cream FREE (like we need more ice cream after the last couple of weeks!) but there is a $.75 coupon in the 10/18RP for the pie and if you didn't use your coupon for the Breyers deal already from the same insert, use it here too to get $1.50 off both - super cheap dessert for Thanksgiving! :-) There is no limit on how many you can buy.
Through Wednesday Mangos and Avocados are $.68 each. That's a great price! 7-Up, Dr. Pepper or Squirt is only $.79 for a 2 liter.
Jewel Boneless Skinless Chicken breasts, Stockman & Dakota boneless chuck roast or Pork roasts are BOGO.
I can't imagine needing any more Pillsbury rolls, pie crusts or cookies after the last month or so of deals, but if you buy 5 participating products, you get 1 lb. free Jewel butter.
Cool Whip is $.99 a tub
Claritin D is not on sale (I don't think - it's not in the ad anyway) but some people have a $3.50 off on their Jewel Avenu so check yours. Also use the $4 coupon from 11/15SS and it will be really cheap!
Happy Shopping!
I have set up mobile blogging access (I think) so this is a test to see if I can blog from my iPhone.
Success! I will now be able to blog from anywhere which will make it much easier to post things when I see them in the store or will be away from home for a while (like when I am on vacation next week). Very Exciting!
Success! I will now be able to blog from anywhere which will make it much easier to post things when I see them in the store or will be away from home for a while (like when I am on vacation next week). Very Exciting!
Walgreens
There are some decent deals at Walgreen's this week. Here is what I see that may be worth going for:
Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce - $.79 w/ Walgreen's coupon
French's French Fried Onions - $.99 w/Wags coupon plus use the $.50 coupon from 11/8SS
Air Wick e-motion or Freshmatic is 50% off - I don't know what these go for but there is a $5 coupon in the 11/15SS
Ajax - $.50 with Wags coupon
Wags aluminum foil - $.59 with Wags coupon
L'Oreal Hip cosmetics - BOGO - there are coupons for L'Oreal products in 8/30RP, 9/13RP, 9/20RP, 10/18RP, 11/2RP & 11/8RP
Cover Girl cosmetics - Buy 1 Get 1 50% off - coupons in 10/11PG & 11/1PG
Neutrogena - Buy 1 Get 1 50% off - coupons in 9/20RP, 10/11RP & November All You magazine Unilever deal - buy 4 or more get $2 RR - coupon matchups - Dove products - 10/4RP, 10/18RP and there are coupons for the Degree Deodorant in the 9/13RP
Gillette deal - Buy 1, get a RR for same free product - Gillette shave gel - $.55 11/1PG, Nice & Easy touch-up hair color - $2.00 11/1PG
Bic Soleil - $5.99 - get $3 RR - use $2 coupon in 11/115SS
Tums - 11/15RP has a $2 coupon
Ricola Mixed Berry Cough drops - $1 - get $1 RR - FREE
Maybelline cosmetics are Buy 1, get 1 50% off - coupons in 11/1RP & 11/8RP
Puffs tissues - $.89 with Wags coupon - use $.25 coupon from 11/1PG
Aussie Hair Care - $2.99 - get $2 RR - use the $1 coupon in 10/11PG
Ocean Spray Jellied Cranberry Sauce - $.79 w/ Walgreen's coupon
French's French Fried Onions - $.99 w/Wags coupon plus use the $.50 coupon from 11/8SS
Air Wick e-motion or Freshmatic is 50% off - I don't know what these go for but there is a $5 coupon in the 11/15SS
Ajax - $.50 with Wags coupon
Wags aluminum foil - $.59 with Wags coupon
L'Oreal Hip cosmetics - BOGO - there are coupons for L'Oreal products in 8/30RP, 9/13RP, 9/20RP, 10/18RP, 11/2RP & 11/8RP
Cover Girl cosmetics - Buy 1 Get 1 50% off - coupons in 10/11PG & 11/1PG
Neutrogena - Buy 1 Get 1 50% off - coupons in 9/20RP, 10/11RP & November All You magazine Unilever deal - buy 4 or more get $2 RR - coupon matchups - Dove products - 10/4RP, 10/18RP and there are coupons for the Degree Deodorant in the 9/13RP
Gillette deal - Buy 1, get a RR for same free product - Gillette shave gel - $.55 11/1PG, Nice & Easy touch-up hair color - $2.00 11/1PG
Bic Soleil - $5.99 - get $3 RR - use $2 coupon in 11/115SS
Tums - 11/15RP has a $2 coupon
Ricola Mixed Berry Cough drops - $1 - get $1 RR - FREE
Maybelline cosmetics are Buy 1, get 1 50% off - coupons in 11/1RP & 11/8RP
Puffs tissues - $.89 with Wags coupon - use $.25 coupon from 11/1PG
Aussie Hair Care - $2.99 - get $2 RR - use the $1 coupon in 10/11PG
I swear, I haven't deserted you - it has just been a very full week! Now, I am back with the deals. :-)
First, I would like to let you know about something my brother Rick asked me to pass along. His church is hosting a Craft & Bake sale this weekend to benefit Providence Baptist College which is where he is studying to become a Pastor. Some of the proceeds will go to help students with their tuition. Here are the details:
Providence Christmas Market Craft & Bake Sale
held at Northwest Bible Baptist Church
9N889 Nesler Road, Elgin
847-931-7222
located near Randall Road & Route 20
Friday, Nov. 20th from 4:00pm-8:00pm and
Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9:00am-5:00pm
FREE parking and admission
Items available:
Jewelery
Stationary
Pet Items
Crochet, quilts
Christmas decorations
lots of Baked goods
I am writing up the CVS, Walgreen's, Jewel and Dominick's items I see as a good deal right now and will post them shortly so keep checking back!
First, I would like to let you know about something my brother Rick asked me to pass along. His church is hosting a Craft & Bake sale this weekend to benefit Providence Baptist College which is where he is studying to become a Pastor. Some of the proceeds will go to help students with their tuition. Here are the details:
Providence Christmas Market Craft & Bake Sale
held at Northwest Bible Baptist Church
9N889 Nesler Road, Elgin
847-931-7222
located near Randall Road & Route 20
Friday, Nov. 20th from 4:00pm-8:00pm and
Saturday, Nov. 21, from 9:00am-5:00pm
FREE parking and admission
Items available:
Jewelery
Stationary
Pet Items
Crochet, quilts
Christmas decorations
lots of Baked goods
I am writing up the CVS, Walgreen's, Jewel and Dominick's items I see as a good deal right now and will post them shortly so keep checking back!
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Remember tomorrow 11/11 is the last day for the Jewel cat deal is tomorrow! It is 9:40pm and I am thinking about doing a quick Jewel run because I did want to get some of those Pillsbury Savorings and have a ton of coupons for those. I also want to get some more soup for the canned food drive next week at one of the schools and some cereal for the food pantry. Hmmmm........
I will resist though because we have to get up super early to make it down south by 9am for college visit for Amanda and it's about a three and half hour drive. There is always tomorrow night. :-) I will get whatever is left and consider myself lucky to be able to donate what I can.
Here are a few deals for Walgreen's and CVS. I have done a few of these and others, I am telling you about in case they are something of interest to you.
Walgreen's
Of course, first I need to mention the $5/$25 coupon on the front wrap of the ad. The best way to use this would be to use it with as many things that will generate RR's. The way these coupons work at Walgreen's is that your total must be $25 AFTER any other coupons (Wags or mfg) then the coupon is applied. So, your oop will be $25 minimum but if you buy things that generate RR's you can get a lot if not all of your $$ back! You can also use this to buy things that you need anyway. I am using one of the coupons to refill 3 ink cartridges that I have sitting here and I will use the Wags coupon in the ad making these $10 each (black or color). So, instead of $30, they will be $25 - savings are savings! :-)
Buy 2-100 count Rolaids (reported as $4.99 ea). Use the $4/2 coupon in 10/4RP and you will get $5.00RR.
Almay Pure Blends Foundation is $9.99 and you will get a $10.00 RR
Halls are $.99 - use the $.35 coupon from 9/27SS
Kleenex is on sale for $1.09 using the Walgreen's coupon in the ad. There is also a Walgreen's $1 coupon in the November Healthy Savings booklet. Since these are both Wags coupons but since they are for two different discount amounts, you can use both - that is their policy. Of course, there are cashiers out there that will argue with you but it is their policy. There is also a $.50/3 mfg. coupon in the 10/4SS or 11/1SS. Hand over the mfg. coupon first then the Wags coupons. This will get you all 3 for free plus some overage so grab a filler item to use up the overage.
Cheez-It's are BOGO and there is a $1.50/2 coupon in the 10/4RP.
Cover Girl lip color is BOGO. Use the $2.50/2 coupon from 11/2PG
Rimmel foundation, concealer, powder, blush or eye make up is BOGO. Use 2 $1 coupons from 9/13RP.
Buy 2 DayQuil or NyQuil for $12.00. Use 2 of the $1.50 coupons from 11/1PG and you will get $5 RR.
CVS
Not too much going on at CVS but here are a few:
Candy (do we need more?) - spend $15 of selected candy and you will get $5 ecb's. Good maybe if you have some gifts to give for the holiday's and get the Russell Stover or Whitmann's Sampler maybe.
Rimmel Mascara is $6.99 and you will get $4.00 ecb's. Use the $2 coupon from November All You magazine or $1 coupon from 9/13RP. When I scanned my CVS card at the price checker, I received a $2 off any Rimmel cosmetic product coupon! With my $2 All You coupon, this made it a money maker!! Don't forget to scan that card!
Garnier Nutritioniste products will give you $7 ecb's when you buy 2. Use 2 coupons from 9/13SS or 10/11RP.
Nova Max blood glucose monitoring system is $9.99 with $9.99 ecb's which will make it free. I meant to get this on Sunday to take to my dad next week when we go visit them but forgot - I hope there are some left at the store!
Have a great day tomorrow and don't forget to remember all of the men and women who have served our country and those currently serving and putting their lives on the line for our freedom! Happy Veteran's Day!
I will resist though because we have to get up super early to make it down south by 9am for college visit for Amanda and it's about a three and half hour drive. There is always tomorrow night. :-) I will get whatever is left and consider myself lucky to be able to donate what I can.
Here are a few deals for Walgreen's and CVS. I have done a few of these and others, I am telling you about in case they are something of interest to you.
Walgreen's
Of course, first I need to mention the $5/$25 coupon on the front wrap of the ad. The best way to use this would be to use it with as many things that will generate RR's. The way these coupons work at Walgreen's is that your total must be $25 AFTER any other coupons (Wags or mfg) then the coupon is applied. So, your oop will be $25 minimum but if you buy things that generate RR's you can get a lot if not all of your $$ back! You can also use this to buy things that you need anyway. I am using one of the coupons to refill 3 ink cartridges that I have sitting here and I will use the Wags coupon in the ad making these $10 each (black or color). So, instead of $30, they will be $25 - savings are savings! :-)
Buy 2-100 count Rolaids (reported as $4.99 ea). Use the $4/2 coupon in 10/4RP and you will get $5.00RR.
Almay Pure Blends Foundation is $9.99 and you will get a $10.00 RR
Halls are $.99 - use the $.35 coupon from 9/27SS
Kleenex is on sale for $1.09 using the Walgreen's coupon in the ad. There is also a Walgreen's $1 coupon in the November Healthy Savings booklet. Since these are both Wags coupons but since they are for two different discount amounts, you can use both - that is their policy. Of course, there are cashiers out there that will argue with you but it is their policy. There is also a $.50/3 mfg. coupon in the 10/4SS or 11/1SS. Hand over the mfg. coupon first then the Wags coupons. This will get you all 3 for free plus some overage so grab a filler item to use up the overage.
Cheez-It's are BOGO and there is a $1.50/2 coupon in the 10/4RP.
Cover Girl lip color is BOGO. Use the $2.50/2 coupon from 11/2PG
Rimmel foundation, concealer, powder, blush or eye make up is BOGO. Use 2 $1 coupons from 9/13RP.
Buy 2 DayQuil or NyQuil for $12.00. Use 2 of the $1.50 coupons from 11/1PG and you will get $5 RR.
CVS
Not too much going on at CVS but here are a few:
Candy (do we need more?) - spend $15 of selected candy and you will get $5 ecb's. Good maybe if you have some gifts to give for the holiday's and get the Russell Stover or Whitmann's Sampler maybe.
Rimmel Mascara is $6.99 and you will get $4.00 ecb's. Use the $2 coupon from November All You magazine or $1 coupon from 9/13RP. When I scanned my CVS card at the price checker, I received a $2 off any Rimmel cosmetic product coupon! With my $2 All You coupon, this made it a money maker!! Don't forget to scan that card!
Garnier Nutritioniste products will give you $7 ecb's when you buy 2. Use 2 coupons from 9/13SS or 10/11RP.
Nova Max blood glucose monitoring system is $9.99 with $9.99 ecb's which will make it free. I meant to get this on Sunday to take to my dad next week when we go visit them but forgot - I hope there are some left at the store!
Have a great day tomorrow and don't forget to remember all of the men and women who have served our country and those currently serving and putting their lives on the line for our freedom! Happy Veteran's Day!
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Do as I say, not as I do.................
Sometimes with my crazy life - driving kids everywhere, PTO stuff, work, keeping up the house, blogging, etc., I write what to do and then don't remember to follow it myself! I just now finally remembered to go onto http://www.coupons.com/ to print out some coupons (mainly the cheese & milk one but more on that in a minute). Well, I realized that there are some coupons for the $30/$15 deal at Jewel that are of a higher value than the insert ones! The Chex Mix is $.50/1 instead of $.50/2, there is a Progresso soup one that is $1.10/3 instead of $.50/2, there is a $1/2 coupon for the Progresso bread crumbs (which I still can't find any of), the BC potatoes coupon is $.40 instead of $.25! I really should listen to myself more often!
Ok, now about the dairy coupons. Go to http://www.coupons.com/ and do not enter a zip code. There should be (I just printed them) a coupon for $1.50 off 2 lbs. or more of any brand cheese, a coupon for $1.00 off any 1/2 gallon chocolate milk when you buy 2 gallons of milk (plan to use when I "buy" my Dean's milk using my free milk cat and get my free Swiss iced tea - now this makes it an even better deal) and a $.75 off 6 cups any brand yogurt! You can print 2 of each. The cheese coupon will work very nicely with the Target coupon (http://www.target.com/) for $1.50 off 1 lb or more bulk cheese in the deli department. Buy 2 - 1 lb. pkgs of cheese (even if you are just buying 1 kind of cheese, have them separate them into 2 pkgs) and use 2-$1.50 Target coupons and 1-$1.50 mfg. coupons and that should be some really cheap cheese! :-)
Sometimes with my crazy life - driving kids everywhere, PTO stuff, work, keeping up the house, blogging, etc., I write what to do and then don't remember to follow it myself! I just now finally remembered to go onto http://www.coupons.com/ to print out some coupons (mainly the cheese & milk one but more on that in a minute). Well, I realized that there are some coupons for the $30/$15 deal at Jewel that are of a higher value than the insert ones! The Chex Mix is $.50/1 instead of $.50/2, there is a Progresso soup one that is $1.10/3 instead of $.50/2, there is a $1/2 coupon for the Progresso bread crumbs (which I still can't find any of), the BC potatoes coupon is $.40 instead of $.25! I really should listen to myself more often!
Ok, now about the dairy coupons. Go to http://www.coupons.com/ and do not enter a zip code. There should be (I just printed them) a coupon for $1.50 off 2 lbs. or more of any brand cheese, a coupon for $1.00 off any 1/2 gallon chocolate milk when you buy 2 gallons of milk (plan to use when I "buy" my Dean's milk using my free milk cat and get my free Swiss iced tea - now this makes it an even better deal) and a $.75 off 6 cups any brand yogurt! You can print 2 of each. The cheese coupon will work very nicely with the Target coupon (http://www.target.com/) for $1.50 off 1 lb or more bulk cheese in the deli department. Buy 2 - 1 lb. pkgs of cheese (even if you are just buying 1 kind of cheese, have them separate them into 2 pkgs) and use 2-$1.50 Target coupons and 1-$1.50 mfg. coupons and that should be some really cheap cheese! :-)
Wow - what a beautiful weekend! I hope you have time to enjoy the last couple of nice days of the year. I am so glad we have a relaxing weekend and that Doug is not working so that we can all spend time together. First, church then who knows.......... I know my day will include a trip to Jewel with my sis so I will report on that later.
I wanted to let you know that I just ordered my Home Made Simple booklet. It is a coupon booklet that comes out a few times a year and is FULL of good P&G coupons! Go to this link and ask for yours. You can uncheck the little Home Made Simple box if you don't want to receive emails but they send coupons and offers via email so it's well worth it!
http://www.startsampling.com/sm/100880/quickQuestion.iphtml?item=100880&source=__522
I wanted to let you know that I just ordered my Home Made Simple booklet. It is a coupon booklet that comes out a few times a year and is FULL of good P&G coupons! Go to this link and ask for yours. You can uncheck the little Home Made Simple box if you don't want to receive emails but they send coupons and offers via email so it's well worth it!
http://www.startsampling.com/sm/100880/quickQuestion.iphtml?item=100880&source=__522
Saturday, November 7, 2009
I am LOVING Jewel!! :-)
Ok, two more transactions today!
Transaction #1
I went to the Elgin store to see if they had any paper towels but no such luck! I ended up with
10 bags of Chex Mix - used 5 - $.50/2 coupons
1 Pillsbury Savorings - used 1 - $.55 coupon
1 BC cake mix - no coupon
3 half gallons of Dean's Over the Moon milk - used 3- $1 coupons
3 Strawberry Mini Wheats - used $1/3 coupon (11/15RP) - these were $2.50 a box which is WAY more than I ever pay for cereal! The most I will usually pay is $.50 a box. The only reason I did is because my daughter has been asking for them and I had the $1 coupon which brings it to about $2.17 per box - still way more than I pay but when you buy 3, you get a cat for a free gallon of milk. I have a coupon for a free Swiss Tea when you buy a gallon of Dean's milk so guess which milk I am going to "buy" with my cat? This way, for $6.50 I have 3 boxes of Amanda's favorite cereal, 1 gallon of milk and an iced tea. :-)
I used $25 in cats and paid $3.31 oop. I received $15 back in cats.
Transaction #2 - this was at my South Elgin Jewel
4 Chex Mix - used 2-$.50/2 coupons
4 BC cookie mixes - used 4-$.40 coupons
10 Progresso soups - used 5-$.50/2 coupons
1 Fiber One bars - used 1-$.40 coupon
4 BC potatoes - used 4-$.25 coupons
1 Kleenex - no coupon
1 Pillsbury Savorings - used 1-$.55 coupon
I used $30 in cats and paid $7.70 oop. I received $30 in cats. The soup, cookie mix and potatoes are going to the food pantry. All in all, it's been a great shopping day!
Transaction #1
I went to the Elgin store to see if they had any paper towels but no such luck! I ended up with
10 bags of Chex Mix - used 5 - $.50/2 coupons
1 Pillsbury Savorings - used 1 - $.55 coupon
1 BC cake mix - no coupon
3 half gallons of Dean's Over the Moon milk - used 3- $1 coupons
3 Strawberry Mini Wheats - used $1/3 coupon (11/15RP) - these were $2.50 a box which is WAY more than I ever pay for cereal! The most I will usually pay is $.50 a box. The only reason I did is because my daughter has been asking for them and I had the $1 coupon which brings it to about $2.17 per box - still way more than I pay but when you buy 3, you get a cat for a free gallon of milk. I have a coupon for a free Swiss Tea when you buy a gallon of Dean's milk so guess which milk I am going to "buy" with my cat? This way, for $6.50 I have 3 boxes of Amanda's favorite cereal, 1 gallon of milk and an iced tea. :-)
I used $25 in cats and paid $3.31 oop. I received $15 back in cats.
Transaction #2 - this was at my South Elgin Jewel
4 Chex Mix - used 2-$.50/2 coupons
4 BC cookie mixes - used 4-$.40 coupons
10 Progresso soups - used 5-$.50/2 coupons
1 Fiber One bars - used 1-$.40 coupon
4 BC potatoes - used 4-$.25 coupons
1 Kleenex - no coupon
1 Pillsbury Savorings - used 1-$.55 coupon
I used $30 in cats and paid $7.70 oop. I received $30 in cats. The soup, cookie mix and potatoes are going to the food pantry. All in all, it's been a great shopping day!
Not only is it a BEAUTIFUL day outside but I made another VERY successful trip to Jewel!
Here is what I bought:
3 Culinary Circle pizzas - used $5 off 3 Jewel coupon (exp. today) and 1 FREE coupon from the Preferred card update booklet
6 Tombstone Garlic Bread pizzas - these are 4/$10 right now and they are generating a $5 cat when you buy 6 plus I had a coupon for one Free from the Freezer deal last Feb.
1 Wild Harvest Organic milk - Free coupon from Pref. card book
1 bag red apples - Free coupon from Pref. card book
1 Romaine Lettuce
1 pkg. grape tomatoes
1 organic cucumber
Bananas
1 Nestle 24 pk water - used a Free item coupon mailed to me from Nestle for sending in 5 UPC a few months ago
2 24-pk Diet Coke - used $1/2 coupon that I found at Jewel over the summer
GM/Unilever/Kimberly Clark cat deal items:
2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel - used 1 $.55/2 coupon
3 Totino Pizza Rolls - used 1 $40/2 coupon
2 BC Scallop potatoes - used 2 $.25 coupons
5 BC cake mix - no coupons
7 Fiber One Bars - used 7 $.40/1 coupons
3 cans Progresso Traditional soup and 1 can Rich & Hearty soup - used 2 $.50/2 coupons **Remember that the Traditional soup rings up at a cheaper "sale" price than the Rich & Hearty soup**
2 Wish Bone salad dressings - used 2 $.75/1 coupons from a link on an email from Wishbone - go to their website and sign up and you may be able to get them too.
4 Progresso chicken broth - used 4 $.50/1 coupons
8 Scott paper towels - used 4 $1/4 coupons
Now, I stacked the deal x 3 only so that I could get over $100 to use the coupon that Doug found for $10 off of $100. I also used some of my Free item coupons to get to over $100 without really being over $100. I hand over my coupons to the cashier with that one on top so that it would be deducted first. He scared me because he set it aside! I thought, "oh no - he's going to scan everything and then I will be under the $100 and not able to use it!". Well, I guess he saw the Free item coupons that I had under that one and wanted to scan those first. He deducted all of Free items first and luckily I had enough to buy today outside of the cat deal that I was still just over $100 and then he scanned the $10 coupon. Anyway, the whole point of this long story is that they normally will scan those coupons before your manufacturers coupons so put any coupon like this on top of your coupon pile before you hand them over.
My total before Preferred savings was $182.45. After Pref. savings, $132.30, after coupons it was $83.71. I used $45 in cats that I had from before and so my oop (out of pocket) was $38.71 and I got back $50 in cats!! $45 from the $30/$15 cat deal and $5 from the Tombstone pizza. So, all in all I got all of that stuff for $33.71! CRAZY!
I need to go make my next list! :-) Both of the kids schools are doing food drives so I am gathering a ton of stuff for them as well as for the food pantry. Since we don't have a lot of extra money, it feels so good to be able to help those that are in need in these tough times for next to nothing! I have always given to the food pantry but in the last year, I have been able to help out so much more as well as share with lots of friends and family. It is such a blessing! I am taking my sister shopping tomorrow - last time a deal like this was going on, she got over $500 worth of groceries for next to nothing. My sister-in-law has done 6 transactions and her oop has been $50 and has gotten $90 in cats and that's without a ton of coupons.
Good luck and keep shopping! :-) Enjoy this Beautiful day we have been blessed with!
Here is what I bought:
3 Culinary Circle pizzas - used $5 off 3 Jewel coupon (exp. today) and 1 FREE coupon from the Preferred card update booklet
6 Tombstone Garlic Bread pizzas - these are 4/$10 right now and they are generating a $5 cat when you buy 6 plus I had a coupon for one Free from the Freezer deal last Feb.
1 Wild Harvest Organic milk - Free coupon from Pref. card book
1 bag red apples - Free coupon from Pref. card book
1 Romaine Lettuce
1 pkg. grape tomatoes
1 organic cucumber
Bananas
1 Nestle 24 pk water - used a Free item coupon mailed to me from Nestle for sending in 5 UPC a few months ago
2 24-pk Diet Coke - used $1/2 coupon that I found at Jewel over the summer
GM/Unilever/Kimberly Clark cat deal items:
2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel - used 1 $.55/2 coupon
3 Totino Pizza Rolls - used 1 $40/2 coupon
2 BC Scallop potatoes - used 2 $.25 coupons
5 BC cake mix - no coupons
7 Fiber One Bars - used 7 $.40/1 coupons
3 cans Progresso Traditional soup and 1 can Rich & Hearty soup - used 2 $.50/2 coupons **Remember that the Traditional soup rings up at a cheaper "sale" price than the Rich & Hearty soup**
2 Wish Bone salad dressings - used 2 $.75/1 coupons from a link on an email from Wishbone - go to their website and sign up and you may be able to get them too.
4 Progresso chicken broth - used 4 $.50/1 coupons
8 Scott paper towels - used 4 $1/4 coupons
Now, I stacked the deal x 3 only so that I could get over $100 to use the coupon that Doug found for $10 off of $100. I also used some of my Free item coupons to get to over $100 without really being over $100. I hand over my coupons to the cashier with that one on top so that it would be deducted first. He scared me because he set it aside! I thought, "oh no - he's going to scan everything and then I will be under the $100 and not able to use it!". Well, I guess he saw the Free item coupons that I had under that one and wanted to scan those first. He deducted all of Free items first and luckily I had enough to buy today outside of the cat deal that I was still just over $100 and then he scanned the $10 coupon. Anyway, the whole point of this long story is that they normally will scan those coupons before your manufacturers coupons so put any coupon like this on top of your coupon pile before you hand them over.
My total before Preferred savings was $182.45. After Pref. savings, $132.30, after coupons it was $83.71. I used $45 in cats that I had from before and so my oop (out of pocket) was $38.71 and I got back $50 in cats!! $45 from the $30/$15 cat deal and $5 from the Tombstone pizza. So, all in all I got all of that stuff for $33.71! CRAZY!
I need to go make my next list! :-) Both of the kids schools are doing food drives so I am gathering a ton of stuff for them as well as for the food pantry. Since we don't have a lot of extra money, it feels so good to be able to help those that are in need in these tough times for next to nothing! I have always given to the food pantry but in the last year, I have been able to help out so much more as well as share with lots of friends and family. It is such a blessing! I am taking my sister shopping tomorrow - last time a deal like this was going on, she got over $500 worth of groceries for next to nothing. My sister-in-law has done 6 transactions and her oop has been $50 and has gotten $90 in cats and that's without a ton of coupons.
Good luck and keep shopping! :-) Enjoy this Beautiful day we have been blessed with!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Jewel
Transaction #2
4 Chex Mix - used 2 $.50 coupons
2 Yoplait Delight yogurt - used 2 $1.00 coupons
4 Progresso soup - used 2 $.50 coupons
2 Gold Medal flour - used 2 $.50 coupons (printed from internet)
Paid - $16.68 plus tax and got back $15.00
I'm in the process of figuring out my 3rd deal and am planning on going in just a bit so hopefully I can find things on the shelves. Our store was pretty well stocked except for the Scott paper towels and Progresso broth. Last week when Doug was at Jewel he picked up a $10 off of $100 purchase cat that someone had left so I am going to stack this deal x 3 and add some other groceries that we need to get to the $100 before coupons. I hope I get my $45 in cats! Wish me luck! :-)
4 Chex Mix - used 2 $.50 coupons
2 Yoplait Delight yogurt - used 2 $1.00 coupons
4 Progresso soup - used 2 $.50 coupons
2 Gold Medal flour - used 2 $.50 coupons (printed from internet)
Paid - $16.68 plus tax and got back $15.00
I'm in the process of figuring out my 3rd deal and am planning on going in just a bit so hopefully I can find things on the shelves. Our store was pretty well stocked except for the Scott paper towels and Progresso broth. Last week when Doug was at Jewel he picked up a $10 off of $100 purchase cat that someone had left so I am going to stack this deal x 3 and add some other groceries that we need to get to the $100 before coupons. I hope I get my $45 in cats! Wish me luck! :-)
Thursday, November 5, 2009
One down, many to go..........
Just did my first deal at Jewel for this week (not counting the ice cream madness on Halloween!) and am sure there are many to go. Here is what I ended up with.
8 single roll Scott paper towels - 1.99 sale price/1.29 preferred price = 15.92/10.32
6 Betty Crocker yellow cake mixes - 1.49 sale/.99 pref. = 8.94/5.94
1 Betty Crocker scallop potatoes - 1.89 sale/1.69 pref. = 1.89/1.69
2 Betty Crocker frostings - 2.29 sale/1.69 pref. = 4.58/3.38
So I have $31.33 in "sale" price but am paying only $21.33 in preferred price. I did have 2 coupons with me for the Scott paper towels but did not have my coupons for the potatoes or frosting. These were purchased only because Amanda wanted to make something for dinner tonight using the potatoes and she just likes the frosting! :-) So, I paid $19.33 plus tax and got back $15 in cats! Good deal!
I ran around getting "sale" prices (at my store - make sure to check the prices at your store because it can vary!) on some of the items in the ad. Here is what I found along with any coupon match-ups (lots on http://www.coupons.com/, http://www.smartsource.com/, http://www.bettycrocker.com/, http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/, http://www.boxtops4education.com/ :
Knorr Side dishes - 1.59 - http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qkduamx15845969&bt=wi&o=58845&c=KR&p=FuYwznmO
BC cake mix - $1.49
Kleenex - $1.19
Progresso Broth - $2.99 - 10/4GM
Progresso Rich & Hearty soup - $2.79 -- Traditional Soup - $1.99 - 10/4GM, 10/25SS
BC specialty potatoes - $1.89 - 9/13GM
Bugles - $2.99
Chex Mix - $2.49 - 10/25 SS, 9/13 GM
Gardettos - $2.99
Hamburger, chicken, tuna helpers - must use price cut price of $1.79!!! - 9/13GM
BC cookie pouch - $2.29 - 10/25SS
BC frosting - $2.29 - 10/25SS
Cherrios & Cocoa Puffs -$2.99/Golden Grahams & Cinnamon Toast Crunch -$2.79/Trix -$3.09
Lipton Tea - $4.89
Lipton Cold Brew tea - $3.79
*** Beware if you are buying tea - there were some teas that were on sale for $2.99 but I don't think those are part of the deal because the ad shows $2.49 but double check the UPC list to see if they are on there! Also, there were some large boxes on clearance for $2.49 but this is the price that you would need to use because that will be the "sale" price that scans***
Yoplait yogurts - $3.39 - 9/13GM
BC Supreme brownies - $2.99 (do we need more brownies after the last deal?!?!?)
Toaster Strudel - $2.99
Breyer's - $5.99 - 10/18RP
Klondike - $3.99 - $1 coupon at https://ssl.unilever.com/whatsupwiththebox.com/box/default.aspx
Helmanns mayo = $3.39
Ragu - must use price cut price of $1.99!!!- 9/13RP
Pillsbury Savorings - $4.49 9/13GM
Totino's pizza rolls - $3.98 - 9/13GM
Scott Paper towels - $1.99 - 10/4SS, 11/1SS
Fiber One Granola Bars - $3.69
Here are some scenarios that I have read about people doing.
11 Progresso broths - pay $16.39 if you don't have coupons (there are some on http://www.coupons.com/, http://www.smartsource.com/ and 10/4GM) and get back $15. If you have coupons, it's a MM!!
16 single rolls of Scott paper towels. Use four $1 off 4 coupons (10/4 SS, 11/1 SS, or print at: http://print.coupons.com/alink.asp?go=14473wd2910. You will pay less than $2 for 16 rolls of paper towels! If you can find any at your store - you can always place an order. I may do that.
Buy 6 Hellmann's squeeze Easy Out Mayo 30 oz at $5.39 "sale", $2.99 preferred price. Pay $17.94 plus tax, get $15 -- $3.34 for 6 mayo's!
This deal does stack - meaning you can buy $60 worth of items (sale prices) and get $30.00 back in cats. Here is an idea for a stacking deal:
Buy 10 Breyers ice cream. At my store they are ringing up $5.99 so even with 10 you would only be at $59.99 and would need to add an item (paper towels, Kleenex) to get over $60 in “sale” prices. Even without coupons (10/18RP) you would pay $31.19 and get back $30.00!!! This is riskier than even the regular way but once you are ahead and have saved a lot of $$ - give it a shot!
Here are some other coupon match-ups too:
Skippy - 10/4RP
Pillsbury Toaster Strudels - 9/13GM
Fiber One Bars - 9/13, 10/4 GM
Various coupons for the cereals included in deal: 10/4SS, 11/1SS
Happy Shopping!!
8 single roll Scott paper towels - 1.99 sale price/1.29 preferred price = 15.92/10.32
6 Betty Crocker yellow cake mixes - 1.49 sale/.99 pref. = 8.94/5.94
1 Betty Crocker scallop potatoes - 1.89 sale/1.69 pref. = 1.89/1.69
2 Betty Crocker frostings - 2.29 sale/1.69 pref. = 4.58/3.38
So I have $31.33 in "sale" price but am paying only $21.33 in preferred price. I did have 2 coupons with me for the Scott paper towels but did not have my coupons for the potatoes or frosting. These were purchased only because Amanda wanted to make something for dinner tonight using the potatoes and she just likes the frosting! :-) So, I paid $19.33 plus tax and got back $15 in cats! Good deal!
I ran around getting "sale" prices (at my store - make sure to check the prices at your store because it can vary!) on some of the items in the ad. Here is what I found along with any coupon match-ups (lots on http://www.coupons.com/, http://www.smartsource.com/, http://www.bettycrocker.com/, http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/, http://www.boxtops4education.com/ :
Knorr Side dishes - 1.59 - http://bricks.coupons.com/Start.asp?tqnm=qkduamx15845969&bt=wi&o=58845&c=KR&p=FuYwznmO
BC cake mix - $1.49
Kleenex - $1.19
Progresso Broth - $2.99 - 10/4GM
Progresso Rich & Hearty soup - $2.79 -- Traditional Soup - $1.99 - 10/4GM, 10/25SS
BC specialty potatoes - $1.89 - 9/13GM
Bugles - $2.99
Chex Mix - $2.49 - 10/25 SS, 9/13 GM
Gardettos - $2.99
Hamburger, chicken, tuna helpers - must use price cut price of $1.79!!! - 9/13GM
BC cookie pouch - $2.29 - 10/25SS
BC frosting - $2.29 - 10/25SS
Cherrios & Cocoa Puffs -$2.99/Golden Grahams & Cinnamon Toast Crunch -$2.79/Trix -$3.09
Lipton Tea - $4.89
Lipton Cold Brew tea - $3.79
*** Beware if you are buying tea - there were some teas that were on sale for $2.99 but I don't think those are part of the deal because the ad shows $2.49 but double check the UPC list to see if they are on there! Also, there were some large boxes on clearance for $2.49 but this is the price that you would need to use because that will be the "sale" price that scans***
Yoplait yogurts - $3.39 - 9/13GM
BC Supreme brownies - $2.99 (do we need more brownies after the last deal?!?!?)
Toaster Strudel - $2.99
Breyer's - $5.99 - 10/18RP
Klondike - $3.99 - $1 coupon at https://ssl.unilever.com/whatsupwiththebox.com/box/default.aspx
Helmanns mayo = $3.39
Ragu - must use price cut price of $1.99!!!- 9/13RP
Pillsbury Savorings - $4.49 9/13GM
Totino's pizza rolls - $3.98 - 9/13GM
Scott Paper towels - $1.99 - 10/4SS, 11/1SS
Fiber One Granola Bars - $3.69
Here are some scenarios that I have read about people doing.
11 Progresso broths - pay $16.39 if you don't have coupons (there are some on http://www.coupons.com/, http://www.smartsource.com/ and 10/4GM) and get back $15. If you have coupons, it's a MM!!
16 single rolls of Scott paper towels. Use four $1 off 4 coupons (10/4 SS, 11/1 SS, or print at: http://print.coupons.com/alink.asp?go=14473wd2910. You will pay less than $2 for 16 rolls of paper towels! If you can find any at your store - you can always place an order. I may do that.
Buy 6 Hellmann's squeeze Easy Out Mayo 30 oz at $5.39 "sale", $2.99 preferred price. Pay $17.94 plus tax, get $15 -- $3.34 for 6 mayo's!
This deal does stack - meaning you can buy $60 worth of items (sale prices) and get $30.00 back in cats. Here is an idea for a stacking deal:
Buy 10 Breyers ice cream. At my store they are ringing up $5.99 so even with 10 you would only be at $59.99 and would need to add an item (paper towels, Kleenex) to get over $60 in “sale” prices. Even without coupons (10/18RP) you would pay $31.19 and get back $30.00!!! This is riskier than even the regular way but once you are ahead and have saved a lot of $$ - give it a shot!
Here are some other coupon match-ups too:
Skippy - 10/4RP
Pillsbury Toaster Strudels - 9/13GM
Fiber One Bars - 9/13, 10/4 GM
Various coupons for the cereals included in deal: 10/4SS, 11/1SS
Happy Shopping!!
Meijer
Ran to Meijer before work this morning to check this out. If you buy 1 package of I Can't Believe It's not Butter baking and cooking sticks you will get a $2 cat good on your next purchase. At the Elgin store the sticks were $2.19. They did not have many left - maybe 10 or so.
The only coupon out there that I see is 9/13RP but you have to buy 2 and so it's not worth it because you will only get 1 cat per transaction so you are better off doing separate transactions with 1 package.
I have never used these - I have always only used real butter for baking and cooking so I can not say if these are good or not. For $.19 I am willing to try - much to my friend Cindy's dismay! :-)
The only coupon out there that I see is 9/13RP but you have to buy 2 and so it's not worth it because you will only get 1 cat per transaction so you are better off doing separate transactions with 1 package.
I have never used these - I have always only used real butter for baking and cooking so I can not say if these are good or not. For $.19 I am willing to try - much to my friend Cindy's dismay! :-)
I have copied and pasted a post from Jill Cataldo's blog that I think everyone needs to read! It is unthinkable that someone who is doing these deals and taking a RISK at getting the cats would treat anyone this way and use Jill's name! PLEASE, if you are going to do these deals using the "sale" prices, realize that there is a risk that you will not get your cats and that's that. There have been several times that it has not worked for me and I try to figure it out - did I actually have $30 in "sale" price? You can tell by what rang up before your preferred discount is taken. If I do, then maybe I picked up a wrong item - it must be exactly what was entered into the system by Catalina. It may have been a wrong UPC or a wrong size of the item. If I figure out that I have done everything right, well, then it may have been a glitch in the system, Catalina may have been down or interrupted for those few minutes. Whatever it is, I do not complain, I take my items and go home. I try again next time. Over the course of the last year, I have saved 1000's of dollars so if I don't get a cat from here to there, I'm still ok! Please, please, please either do the deal using the Preferred prices or if you use the "sale" prices and it doesn't work, then either return the items immediately or just take the hit for doing the deal a risky way! Now here is Jill's post:
MUST READ: If you are doing the $15/$30 deal at JEWEL...
Wed, 11/04/2009 - 11:49 — Coupon Maven
I just got a call from a local Jewel cashier telling me about a situation that happened at her store this morning.
Two women were in buying several rounds of paper towels and doing them back-to-back. I believe they may have done two orders too close together timewise, as the second set of Catalinas didn't print at the register (if you do your transactions too close together timewise, this can happen - spread them out a few minutes apart.)
These women laid into their cashier, telling her "JILL CATALDO said this would work," and they had this poor girl in tears because they threatened to go to the store manager and report her because their Catalinas didn't print.
Remember... I NEVER make anyone do these deals. I have always stated and overstated the risks involved with working these deals in the "black belt" way -- and if you do a deal and don't get your Catalinas, DO NOT bother your store's employees. It's a risk you must be willing to take if you are going to do a high-level deal differently than what the ad specifies you must purchase. (And remember... the ad is also not even active yet! Today, Wednesday, you still have NO recourse whatsoever if you do these deals and the cats don't print, as they're not even in the current ad.)
I do not like people throwing my name around in this way at the stores so loudly and abrasively. It goes against everything I try to do in teaching people to shop smarter with coupons -- and I've always stressed that we must coupon ethically and politely.
Off my soapbox for now, but truly, when I hear stories like this, it makes me seriously consider not blogging any further breakdowns and scenarios for these Catalina deals.
MUST READ: If you are doing the $15/$30 deal at JEWEL...
Wed, 11/04/2009 - 11:49 — Coupon Maven
I just got a call from a local Jewel cashier telling me about a situation that happened at her store this morning.
Two women were in buying several rounds of paper towels and doing them back-to-back. I believe they may have done two orders too close together timewise, as the second set of Catalinas didn't print at the register (if you do your transactions too close together timewise, this can happen - spread them out a few minutes apart.)
These women laid into their cashier, telling her "JILL CATALDO said this would work," and they had this poor girl in tears because they threatened to go to the store manager and report her because their Catalinas didn't print.
Remember... I NEVER make anyone do these deals. I have always stated and overstated the risks involved with working these deals in the "black belt" way -- and if you do a deal and don't get your Catalinas, DO NOT bother your store's employees. It's a risk you must be willing to take if you are going to do a high-level deal differently than what the ad specifies you must purchase. (And remember... the ad is also not even active yet! Today, Wednesday, you still have NO recourse whatsoever if you do these deals and the cats don't print, as they're not even in the current ad.)
I do not like people throwing my name around in this way at the stores so loudly and abrasively. It goes against everything I try to do in teaching people to shop smarter with coupons -- and I've always stressed that we must coupon ethically and politely.
Off my soapbox for now, but truly, when I hear stories like this, it makes me seriously consider not blogging any further breakdowns and scenarios for these Catalina deals.
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Jewel GM/Unilever/Kimberly Clark
Alright, the craziness with the ice cream on Saturday was the beginning of the new GM/Unilever/Kimberly Clark deal at Jewel. It has started a few days early as they usually do. It is not in the ad but should be on Thursday. This is the deal that I REALLY got started on last year with my stockpiling/couponing!
I found the best spreadsheet info on Couponers Wanted and have posted them below. I find it best to print it out (it is a big list though!) and then make my lists from there because not all items are included in the ad. I also put it in my iPhone so that when I am at the store - I can access it easily! Take the printed copy with you or at least write down some UPC's on your list before you go. Sometimes companies change the packaging which then gives the product a new UPC and it does not work with the deal (like the Smucker's Grilled Cheese a few months back). The deal is stacking (buy $60, get $30) but that is a bigger risk of not getting your cats. As you know, if you are shopping and using the "sale" prices, then you CAN NOT complain to customer service about not getting your cats because you are shopping against the ad. For those who have not done one of these deals using the "sale" price, please read the bottom of the post from 10/14/09 where I have explained it.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvCNA1X49cYgdHRUR2NMTjRaNW84TW85TWVIazZHVWc&hl=en
Here is an Excel file of the spreadsheet:
http://www.couponerswanted.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=323&d=1257178684
I found the best spreadsheet info on Couponers Wanted and have posted them below. I find it best to print it out (it is a big list though!) and then make my lists from there because not all items are included in the ad. I also put it in my iPhone so that when I am at the store - I can access it easily! Take the printed copy with you or at least write down some UPC's on your list before you go. Sometimes companies change the packaging which then gives the product a new UPC and it does not work with the deal (like the Smucker's Grilled Cheese a few months back). The deal is stacking (buy $60, get $30) but that is a bigger risk of not getting your cats. As you know, if you are shopping and using the "sale" prices, then you CAN NOT complain to customer service about not getting your cats because you are shopping against the ad. For those who have not done one of these deals using the "sale" price, please read the bottom of the post from 10/14/09 where I have explained it.
This will be a really good one and I will post scenarios - other than ice cream :-) - later. For now, look over the spreadsheet and figure out what items you would want and find your coupon matchups on Coupon Tom. There are some really GOOD deals with this one! :-)
As always,
Happy Shopping!
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvCNA1X49cYgdHRUR2NMTjRaNW84TW85TWVIazZHVWc&hl=en
Here is an Excel file of the spreadsheet:
http://www.couponerswanted.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=323&d=1257178684