Coupon Matchups: Mariano’s Deals of the Week 1/13/21 – 1/19/21

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1. assassin says

   January 15, 2021 at 7:17 pm

   i just last week posted about $0.50 final price Noosa li’l tubs 4.5oz / 127g at Jewel-Osco:
   “that’s equivalent to $0.89 for an 8oz tub, which would be the best price i’ve ever paid on the brand, or very close.”

   of course, in the interest of comic timing, Mariano’s promptly beats that. :P

   8oz tubs are on sale for $1.67. there’s a Limit 5x e-coupon (almost certainly Store) for $1-off-3, knocking it down to $1.34. also, there is still a “$1.00 OFF any TWO (2) noosa yoghurts” coupons.com manufacturer’s printable (no size specified, a full-sized and a li’l tub are shown in the picture) with 2/7/21 expiration date. it’s been available in both December and January, and looks to be entering its 3rd round now. while i often seem to be limited to 1 print per round instead of 2, you should have been able to rack up a good amount. if the 5x e-cpn is indeed Store, combine the two to pay $0.84 final!!

   besides being a slightly cheaper unit cost than the Jewel route, each paper coupon is taking you further: you’re getting 16oz @ $0.84/oz, versus 9.0oz @ $0.89/oz.

   now, the $1-off-3 5X e-coupon, new this week, is NOT to be confused with a $1-off-3 1X manufacturer’s e-coupon that’s been available for a couple or more weeks now. that may or may not be of use.

   the (store) e-coupon works in groups of 3, and the coupons.com in pairs of 2, so for full “coupon coverage”, you’ll want to buy in multiples of 6. e.g. buy 6 tubs, pay $10 – $2 – $3 = $5 total, using 3 paper coupons in the process. the next step up would have you using *6* identical paper coupons in one transaction. i think that’s against Mariano’s policy (Limit 4, iirc), and even if not, cashiers and managers might be stingy about it.

   this is where that $1-off-3 manufacturer’s e-coupon comes in, if you’re willing to pay a mildly higher average price. clip it, then buy 9 tubs, still use 3 paper coupons, and pay $15 – $3 – $3 – $1 = $8 total, or $0.89 per 8oz tub.

   if you also live near a Jewel-Osco, i’d be inclined to buy no more than 12 tubs at Mariano’s (@ $0.92 each), then switch to Li’l Tubs on $1 sale at the other chain to use your remaining paper coupons.

   finally, keep in mind that the local Mariano’s recently cleared out multiple kinds of Noosa (e.g. Peach, Apple, Blood Orange, and Strawberry & Hibiscus *or* Strawberry Rhubarb), so the selection’s not as good as the website suggests.

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2. assassin says

   January 15, 2021 at 8:52 pm

   “$1.88 Lean Cuisine or Stouffer’s entrees
   6-12.7oz. Lean Cuisine or Stouffer’s entrees are $1.88”

   plus, a $2-off-5 coupons.com printable (expiring 1/22/21), and they’re participating in a Catalina:
   https://jillcataldo.com/current-national-catalina-offers-january-2021/

   buy 5 and pay $1.08 each final effective price! there’s also an opportunity for cheap Life Cuisine, normally $4.29 and in a blah $3.99 sale. there are 2 further discounts:

   1) $0.75 Limit 5X e-coupon (presumably Store) for those (bowls, pizzas [cauliflower crusts], egg bites) or Fit Kitchen bowls.
   2) a $0.50-off-1 coupons.com printable, expiring 1/22/21, is still running.

   you’ll want to include them in your Lean Cuisine transaction for best Catalina benefits.

   so assuming you buy the 5 Lean Cuisines, your 6th item will be a Life Cuisine at $2.74, and the 7th (where i favor a Life Cuisine, but whatever) lets you qualify for the next tier ($3) in the Catalina rewards, so an *effective* price of $1.74 (or $0.88 if you go for a 6th Lean Cuisine).

   note that Lean Cuisine bowls, which are covered by the coupon and catalina, are on a so-so $2.50 sale these 3 weeks. (recently, they were included with the other lean cuisines in a $2.00 sale, which was nice.) but they are 20% larger than normal lean cuisines, so still a nice deal.

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   as for Stouffer’s, if any Mariano’s still carries Fit Kitchens, you’ve got the $0.75-off-1 (store) 5X e-coupon mentioned above, and a $1-off-1 manufacturer’s e-coupon. that’s a nice combined discount — from a regular price of i’ll guess $4? (Walmart is $3.48.)

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3. John W says

   January 17, 2021 at 8:53 am

   Some clearance items on sale: Chips Ahoy cereal is $1, and part of the $1 Post cereal (5x) coupon for Marianos, so it’s free through Tuesday. It was in stock at my Skokie store. Pop Tarts chocolate pretzel is $1.35. Carr’s entertainment crackers 10.6 oz. is $1.25. Some other sale items listed but not in stock at my store, Keebler maple creme cookies 75 cents,

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4. assassin says

   January 19, 2021 at 7:24 am

   “$1.49 Kellogg’s cereals
   14-19.2oz. Kellogg’s large size cereals are $2.99. Use the $1.50 Mariano’s 5X ecoupon and pay $1.49.”
   [specifically, this is for Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, or Frosted Mini Wheats (14.6-19.2 oz).]

   combine with a $1-off-2 manufacturer’s coupon for Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, Frosted Mini-Wheats or Rice Krispies Cereals, in following formats:
   – mariano’s e-coupon, Exp. Jan. 31
   – coupons.com printable (for 9+ oz.)

   or another $1-off-2 manufacturer’s coupon for Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes ,Froot Loops, Raisin Bran ,Frosted Mini-Wheats, Rice Krispies, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops and/or Corn Flakes Cereals, 9.8oz+ , again in two formats:
   – mariano’s e-coupon, Exp. Feb. 07
   – coupons.com printable

   pay $0.99 final.

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