Deals of the Week for August 16, 2010

Hello, Super-Couponers! If you’re ready to save big, it’s a great week… there are sales all over town! Grab your scissors and your coupon inserts and get ready to buy lots for little!

This week’s Sunday newspaper contained two inserts: SmartSource and RedPlum. The Parade magazine also has some manufacturer coupons – $1 off any Cinnabon product and $1-off-2 Fruit of the Loom products, so grab and file those too if you’d like.

Now… ready for your Deals of the Week? You may enjoy .50 Bisquick pancake mix, .50 Bugles and Chex Mix, FREE Pillsbury Sweet Moments brownies, FREE Pillsbury Simply Cookie dough, FREE Tide Stain Release, .49 Glad resealable bags, $1 Dannon Activia, $1 Yogurt GoGurt, FREE Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion, FREE or .24 Fruit Roll-Ups, FREE Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters… a P&G $25/$10 Catalina deal, .34 Reese’s Puffs and Kix cereals, .49 Multi-Grain Cheerios and Fiber One cereals, $2.74 Freschetta frozen pizzas, FREE Smart Balance milk, $2 Contessa frozen meals, .75 Keebler Town House crackers, FREE Stride Gum, FREE Right Guard or Dry Idea deodorant, FREE Sobe Lifewater (again,) FREE Blink tears, FREE Zegerid, FREE Dawn Hand Renewal … so let’s get started!

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If you’re new to my blog, take a quick minute to read Using this site and bring yourself up to speed on all the coupon lingo and abbreviations.

It’s a good idea to save the grocery and drugstore flyers each week to have on hand & refer to too as you go through the deals! And, if you’re new to couponing in general, check out my Super-Couponing® website for a list of coupon classes (most are FREE!) and easy instructions on how to start using coupons effectively!

A note to my non-Midwest readers: While my weekly deals focus on Illinois stores, the Target, Walgreens and CVS deals apply nationally. And, if you’re shopping at a SuperValu, Safeway, or Kroger-owned store, you may find similar sales to our Jewel, Dominick’s, and Hilander deals. Welcome, and enjoy!

AND… my Super-Couponing® class is now available on DVD! Own the 72-minute video and watch it whenever you like! Click for a video preview & learn how to order!

Unless otherwise noted, GROCERY store deals run through WEDNESDAY of this week,
and the drugstore/general merchandise store deals run through Saturday.

(Also, if you’re new, you may not have some of the coupon books that I refer to for some deals. At the bottom of each week’s deals, I list free coupon books that you can request to be mailed to you — register for all of them, as I’ll reference them in future weeks. Also, look for promotional/seasonal coupon books in your local stores — I’ll reference these too when applicable.)

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Grocery Deals

Starting at Jewel…

Whiskas Temptations cat treats are on sale for $1.67. Use this $1 coupon and pay .67 a bag…

o.b. Tampons are a pretty good price this week. They’re on sale for $2.99. Use the $1.50 coupon from 6/27 RP and pay $1.49! There’s also a $1 printable if you don’t mind a slightly higher price.

“Buy 10, save $5 and get 50 Box Tops” instant-savings sale If you’re a UPC list person, you can find it here. NOTE THAT everything on the spreadsheet is NOT included in the instant savings deal. The spreadsheet products will trigger the 50 box tops, but the in-ad products are what you’ll receive instant savings on. Confusing enough for you?! :) The prices shown are AFTER your $5 instant savings. You MUST buy in quantities of 10 to receive the prices shown, and of course you’ll want to cut the prices even more with coupons. Here are your products and matchups: Betty Crocker Cake Frosting – $1 – .75 off cake mix AND frosting – 8/8 GM – .50 off cake mix AND frosting – printable Betty Crocker Fruit Gushers or Roll-Ups – $1.50 DOUBLE DIPS with national Betty Crocker Catalina. Buy 3 boxes, get $1 Catalina. Buy 4 boxes,get $2. Buy 5 or more, get $3 – .50 off 2 – 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable (Note – Dominick’s has these priced .51 lower per box this week, plus with the right coupons, they’re FREE there. If you’re looking for a fruit-snack stock-up, they will be a better bet pricewise.) Betty Crocker potato mixes – .50 Note: good price even without a coupon, and a good choice for a “filler” to get up to 10 items if you need it Betty Crocker Super-Moist Cake Mixes – .75 – .75 off cake mix AND frosting – 8/8 GM – .50 off cake mix AND frosting – printable Bisquick 20oz. pancake mix – $1 – .50 off – 8/8 GM – ABSOLUTE STEAL AT .50 a BOX! :) STOCK UP! Bugles – $1 – .50 off – 8/8 GM Chex Mix – $1 – .50 off – 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable – .50 off 2 – 8/8 GM Chex Mix Bars – $1.50 – .50 off – 8/8 GM Fiber One Yogurt – $2 – .50 off – 8/8 GM, 7/11 SS, 6/20 , printable, printable General Mills Cereals – $1.50 Note: 8.9 oz. Cheerios, 10.7 oz. Cocoa Puffs and 11.5 oz. Lucky Charms are varieties included in instant savings deal – $1 off 2 – 7/18 SS, 7/11 SS, printable, printable, printable Green Giant canned vegetables – .49 Note: good price even without a coupon, and a good choice for a “filler” to get up to 10 items if you need it Green Giant frozen bagged or Just For One portion vegetables – $2.50 Hamburger, Chicken Helper – .75 – .75 off 3 – 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable Nature Valley Granola Bars – $2 DOUBLE DIPS with national Nature Valley Catalina. Buy 3, get $1.50 Catalina. Buy 4, get $2.50. Buy 5 or more, get $3.50 – .50 off Sweet & Salty – printable, printable, printable – .75 off 2 – 8/8 GM Note: Again, .51 a box cheaper at Dominick’s this week, plus Catalina is running there too Old El Paso Taco Kits – $2 Old El Paso Taco Sauce – $1.50 Pillsbury Big Crescent Rolls – $2 – .50 off 2 – printable, printable, printable – .40 off 2 – 6/27 SS Pillsbury Breadsticks or Loaves (refrigerated can kind) – $1.50 Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough – $2 – $1 off 2 – 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable Note that this is FREE at Dominick’s this week also with an expired coupon/stack deal Pillsbury Grands – $1 – .30 off 2 – 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable Pillsbury Savorings – $2.50 Pillsbury Sweet Moments – $2 – $1 off – 8/8 GM, printable, printable Note that these are FREE at Dominick’s this week too if you prefer to pay… nothing :) Pillsbury Toaster Strudel or Scrambles – $2 – .50 off 2 – 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable Progresso World Recipe Soups – $1 – .50 off 2 – 8/8 GM, printable, printable Totino’s Pizza Rolls 40ct. – $2.50 – .40 off 2 – 8/8 GM, printable, printable Yoplait Delights – $2 – $1 off – 7/25 SS – .50 off – 8/8 GM, 7/11 SS, 6/20 SS Yo-Plus Yogurt – $2 – .50 off – 8/8 GM, 7/25 SS, 7/11 SS, 6/27 SS, 6/20 SS, printable Yoplait Go-Gurt, Trix, or Splitz Yogurt – $1.50 – $1 off – Que Rica Vida “Regreso a Clases” (Back to School 2010 issue) – [General Mills’ free Spanish coupon magazine] – .75 off Splitz – printable – .75 off 2 – 8/8 GM, 7/25 SS, printable, printable – .50 off – printable

Ready for some scenarios?

A “Cheap possible mix of inexpensive products” scenario

Buy 1 Bisquick pancake mix
Buy 1 Yoplait Splitz yogurt
Buy 1 Bugles
Buy 1 Chex Mix
Buy 1 Betty Crocker cake mix
Buy 1 Betty Crocker frosting
Buy 4 Betty Crocker potatoes and/or Green Giant canned vegetables (your choice, mix and match four)

Pre-coupon total: $8.25

Use .50 Bisquick coupon, .75 Splitz coupon, .50 Bugles coupon, .50 Chex coupon, and .75 cake/frosting coupon. You’ll pay $5.25 for ALL this!

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A cheap “All Snacks, All The Time!” scenario

Buy 10 Bugles and/or Chex Mix

Use ten Bugles and Chex coupons (the links above will give you six Chex coupons alone [print each twice] – with access to another computer or multiple inserts, you’ll easily get 10.)

Pay $5 for 10 bags – that’s .50 each!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Athenos Hummus dips are on sale for $3.99, Buy One, Get One Free. Use this B1G1F coupon, buy two, and get BOTH free! Scheduled to run through September 22!

Mini Super-Couponing lesson: Why does this work? When you use a B1G1F coupon during a B1G1F sale, you will buy none and get two free. Here’s why… and remember, it’s important to think of your coupons AS cash. If you walk into the store and give them $3.99 in cash, how many packages of Athenos will that pay for? Two — because the store is selling you two for $3.99. Now, look at your B1G1F coupon. What is its value? Up to $5.49. Think of coupon as stating “up to $5.49 off two packages of Athenos,” and when the price of two packages of Athenos is $3.99… the coupon’s up-to-$5.49 value pays the entire price. You WILL pay tax on the pre-coupon price, as always… but both item will be free.

It’s important to note too that you do not get coupon overage with a free or B1G1F coupon when the value is “up to $5.49.” Legally, the cashier must enter the price of the first item, which in this case is $3.99. The store’s B1G1F sale makes the second item FREE. If you like learning coupon tips like these, check out my Super-Couponing workshop or DVD!

Are you on the Jewel-Osco email list yet? If not, you’re missing out on some GREAT coupons! Jewel has been making coupons available for everything from meats to party trays to free bread and free produce over the past few weeks. I’m impressed with the nice coupons Jewel has been sending to their email subscribers lately & would highly recommend getting on their list if you shop there.

Coupon booklets currently found at Jewel

Fall coupon book – $18 worth of manufacturer coupons – here’s a list of what’s inside.

Kellogg’s Fuel For School $20 coupon books – on a school-bus cardboard display at many stores — here’s a list of what’s inside.

Jewel meat deals:

• Perdue fresh chicken thighs, drumsticks or whole fryers are $1.49/lb.

Jewel produce deals:

• Wisconsin green cabbage is .59/lb.
• California green or black seedless grapes are .99/lb.
• Sweet onions are .99/lb.
• Roma tomatoes are $1.99/lb.
• Golden Delicious apples are $1.49/lb.
• Michigan eggplant is $1.49/lb.
• Michigan green beans are $1.49/lb.
• Vine ripe tomatoes are $1.49/lb.
• Peaches or nectarines are $1.99/lb.
• “Dinosaur Egg” pluots are $1.99/lb.
• Wild Harvest organic celery hearts are $1.99 for a 16oz. package
• 1lb. containers of strawberries are $3.99, B1G1F (works out to $2/lb.)

(Anytime meat is under $1.99 a pound (no matter what it is — beef, pork, poultry) it’s a buy in my book, because $1.99 is a cycle low and a good benchmark for meat prices — ditto for most produce. Seafood, by its nature, is more expensive per pound, but a good “buy” benchmark is $4 per pound or less for fish or shrimp.)

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Let’s go to Dominick’s…

Note to my Safeway shoppers reading from outside Chicagoland: In Chicago, Dominick’s currently accepts expired coupons up to one year past the expiration date, so my coupon matchups for Dominick’s deals will include expired coupons. If an expired coupon matchup is provided, it will be noted with (exp) after the date. Also, in Chicago, Dominick’s does not double coupons (as other Safeway stores do) – if your store doubles, you’ll do even better with many of these deals.

If you haven’t been loading electronic coupons from Cellfire, Shortcuts and PGEsaver lately, take a minute to go load a bunch of them up, as there are some good freebies this week with electronic and manufacturer coupon stacks, like…

FREE Pillsbury Sweet Moments refrigerated brownies. They’re on sale for $1.99 with Super Coupon. Head to Cellfire and load the $1 ecoupon, then stack it with a $1 manufacturer coupon from 8/8 GM, or a printable (another printable here too, in case the first link hits its print limit sometime this week.) $2 in coupon value on a $1.99 item equals… FREE!

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FREE Pillsbury refrigerated cookie dough. It’s also on sale for $1.99 with the same Super Coupon as the Sweet Moments. Head to Cellfire again and load the $1 ecoupon for $1 off 2 Pillsbury cookie dough. Then go to Shortcuts and load another $1-off-2 Pillsbury cookie dough ecoupon. Finally, cut some manufacturer coupons to work in here too! By far, the very best one to use, if you’ve got it, is the $1 off Pillsbury Simply Cookie dough from 12/13/09 GM (exp) and 9/13/09 GM (exp). If you have these, buy 2 packages of cookie dough. With TWO of these coupons, both packages are FREE!

With one $1 manufacturer coupon, you’ll ultimately pay .98 for two, or .49 each!

If your insert collection doesn’t stretch back quite that far, here are some other coupons to use… $1-off-2 Pillsbury refrigerated cookie dough in 2/7 GM (exp,) 12/13/09 GM (exp,) 12/6/09 SS (exp) or printable, printable, printable. With the electronic coupons and one $1-off-2, you’ll pay .98 for two packages, or .49 each!

Note that the $1.99 Super Coupon does NOT include the Pillsbury Holiday (Back to School) cookies — I tried them just to make sure. Stick to the blue and white bagged kinds.

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And, repeats from last week….

FREE Tide Stain Release (again!) It’s on sale for $5.99 with Super Coupon. Use that, plus the $3 ecoupon at www.pgesaver.com and stack it with the $3 manufacturer coupon from 8/1 PG, 7/4 PG (exp) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/28 RP (exp,) or 1/10 RP (exp) or a printable — you’ll have $6 savings on a $5.99 item, making this FREE!

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.49 Glad resealable bags. They’re on sale for $2.49 (through Oct. 31! No Super Coupon needed.) If you have the “Make a Muscle” coupon book currently available at Doms, load this $2-off-2 ecoupon from Cellfire, and stack it with the $2-off-2 manufacturer coupon in the “Make a Muscle” book. Buy 2 and pay .98 for BOTH, or .49 each!

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Most of these sales involve Dominick’s store Super Coupons from the weekly flyer too, so I’ll post those deals in the Super Coupon spot below, as I do every week — but these are too good to be missed, and I wanted to make sure everyone saw them, so I put them right on top!

Reader Jewelover spottted a deal on Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon. It’s on sale for $1.99 a package when you buy 5 at a time. Use a combo of $1 printables and .75 coupons from 3/21 SS (exp) to cut this to .99-$1.24 a package! Also look for $1 peelies on the product itself.

Here’s a little yogurt deal! Dannon Activia is on sale for $2. Use $1 coupons to cut these down to $1 for the multipack:

$1 off Activia: 8/8 SS, 7/18 SS (exp,) 6/6 SS (exp,) 5/2 SS (exp,) 3/28 SS2 (exp,) 2/28 SS (exp,) 2/7 SS (exp,) 1/10 SS (exp.) This sale runs through October 20th!

Another yogurt deal! Go-Gurt is also on sale for $2 a multipack. Load the .75-off-2 ecoupon from ShortCuts. Stack this with a $1-off-2 from 5/9 SS (exp,) 2/21 SS (exp,) or 1/3 GM (exp,) and pay $2.25 for 2, or $1.13 each!

If you have two of the ShrekTacular coupon books (again, available in stores back in May) there are $1 off ONE Go-Gurt coupons inside. With two of these, pay $1.25 for 2, or .63 a multipack! The Que Rica Vida “Regreso a Clases” (Back to School 2010 issue) – [General Mills’ free Spanish coupon magazine] has a $1 manufacturer coupon inside too!

Many readers have written to say that 6.8oz. bottles of Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion are on sale for $1.99. With the $3.75 coupon from 4/11 RP (exp) it’s FREE! Note that I visited three different Dominick’s in my deals research trips this week and only found this size stocked at one location… but if you can find it… nice!

There’s a little deal running on Almond Breeze almond milk and cereal. Buy ANY one box of cereal AND Almond Breeze (which is on sale for $3.29 at most stores) and get a $3 Catalina. Use a $1 coupon from 5/23 SS or from current coupon dispensers at Jewel or a printable to knock down the price of Almond Breeze to $2.29, and it’s even better! And, if you read down to the Super Coupons section of the Doms Deals, you will find plenty of FREE and cheap GM cereal to work into this little deal.

This deal is scheduled to run through 8/31. Almond milk lovers, have fun — but remember to split your transactions up with cereal/almond milk, as I am hearing it does not stack up (buying 2 does not generate $6 in Catalinas, etc.)

“Buy 4, Save $4” instant-savings sale Oh, this one is HOT. Buy in quantities of 4 and receive $4 instant savings. You can buy up to 20 items in the same transaction. Prices shown are post-instant-savings for these items IF you buy in quantities of FOUR. Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – .99 each DOUBLE DIPS with national Betty Crocker Catalina. Buy 3 boxes, get $1 Catalina. Buy 4 boxes, get $2. Buy 5 or more, get $3 $1 off Mini Fruit Roll-Ups – ShrekTacular Savings coupon book (found in stores in May, now expired) $1 off 2 – 8/8 GM, 3/7 SS (exp,) 1/3 GM (exp,) 9/13/09 GM (exp,) 8/9/09 GM (exp,) printable, printable, printable – .50 off 2 Cellfire ecoupon, ShortCuts ecoupon SUPER HOT NOTES: If you have two of the ShrekTacular coupon books, buying 4 boxes of Mini Fruit Roll Ups will cost you $1.96 after two $1-off-2 coupons, and you’ll get a $2 Catalina back. FREE fruit snacks! Buying 4 boxes with two .50-off-2 coupons will cost you $2.96 and you’ll get a $2 Catalina back. .96 for 4 boxes is .24 a box! And if you load the and stack the .50-off-2 ecoupons, they are totally FREE! BUT IT GETS EVEN HOTTER: This is the first fruit snack deal I’ve seen in YEARS in which the Fruit Roll-Up “Simply Fruit” varieties are also included AND priced the same as the regular varieties! Simply Fruit is the healthier, “fruit leather” kind that is all natural, with 90% fruit and no corn syrup or corn syrup solids. That variety is usually much more expensive — getting these for .24 a box is a stock-up-worthy deal. Fiber One bars – $1.49 – .50 off – printable – .40 off – 1/3 GM (exp) – .50 off 2 – 5/2 SS (exp,) 4/18 SS (exp,) 3/7 SS (exp,) 1/31 SS (exp,) – .50 off – Cellfire ecoupon, ShortCuts ecoupon NOTE: FREE with manufacturer coupon and 2 ecoupons! General Mills Cereals – $1.79 Ad shows Cheerios (yellow box,) Chex, Golden Grahams, Trix – $1 off 2 – 7/18 SS, 7/11 SS, printable, printable, printable – $1 off 2 Cheerios – current Dominick’s blinkies (in coupon dispenser) Nature Valley Granola Bars – $1.49 DOUBLE DIPS with national Nature Valley Catalina. Buy 3, get $1.50 Catalina. Buy 4, get $2.50. Buy 5 or more, get $3.50 – .50 off Sweet and Salty variety – 8/8 GM, 5/30 GM (exp,) 2/7 GM (exp,) printable, printable, printable – .40 off – 4/18 SS (exp,) 3/7 SS (exp) – .75 off 2 – 8/8 GM, 7/11 SS, 5/30 GM (exp) – .70 off 2 – 2/7 GM (exp) – .75 off 2 – Shortcuts ecoupon Buying 4 Sweet and Salty boxes of bars with four .50 coupons will cost you $3.96, and you’ll get a $2.50 Catalina, which works out to $1.46 for 4 boxes, or .37 a box. Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters – $1.49 DOUBLE DIPS with national Nature Valley Catalina. Buy 3, get $1.50 Catalina. Buy 4, get $2.50. Buy 5 or more, get $3.50 – $1 off – 8/8 GM, 2/21 SS1 (exp,) 9/13/09 GM (exp,) printable, printable, printable, printable – .50 off – 4/18 SS (exp,) 1/3 GM (exp) – $1 off – ShortCuts ecoupon SUPER HOT NOTES: Buying four NV Granola Nut Clusters with four $1 coupons will cost you $1.96 and you’ll get a $2.50 Catalina back! With the ecoupon loaded, you’ll pay .96 and get $2.50 back! Hello there, FREE and MONEYMAKER Granola Clusters! :)

Ready for a great scenario?

A “Yes, it’s REALLY ALL FREE!” scenario

Buy 4 boxes Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
Buy 4 bags Nature Valley Granola Nut clusters

Use two .50-off-2 manufacturer coupons on fruit snacks, plus two .50-off-2 ecoupons. Use four $1 manufacturer coupons on granola clusters, plus $1 ecoupon.

You’ll pay $2.92 and get a $2 Catalina and a $2.50 Catalina back, for a $1.58 moneymaker… and it’s all FREE!

(If you have the $1-off-2 fruit snack coupons instead, you’ll pay $1.92, get the same Catalinas back, and ultimately have $2.58 moneymaker! Just in time for school lunchbox season…

To the Dominick’s managers reading this… stock as many Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters and the Simply Fruit variety of Betty Crocker fruit snacks as you can on your shelves/displays … both will fly through Wednesday.

“Spend $25, get $10 for the Gift Card Mall” Procter and Gamble Catalina sale Note that the Catalina you get must be spent at the DOMINICK’S Gift Card Mall (kiosk in store) and cannot be spent on a Safeway/Dominick’s gift card. The Catalina produced is also a store coupon, so unlike the last Gift Card Mall Catalina, you can’t take it to Jewel and get a Jewel gift card with it (as many did with their Gift Card Mall manufacturer Catalina from the last Jewel gift card deal, converting it to a Dominick’s gift card.) If you want to convert it back to something close to “cash,” your best bet is a Shell gasoline card.) Honestly, if not for the exception of being able to use expired coupons on this sale, this deal would be a yawner. Many other blogs are sitting this deal out too due to the gift card “force.” But if you’d like to go for it… read on. I collected prices and products for this at the Lake in the Hills and Carpentersville locations. Other sites are welcome to repost this list if JillCataldo.com is credited. Thank you! Also note: The Catalina alert that’s printing for this sale also shows some Duracell, Iams, Mr. Clean, and Oral B brand products, but after visiting two different Dominick’s stores and finding none of these brands tagged for the sale, I did not list them in my matchups, because I had no way of knowing which items were actually included. If you find tags on these brands and would like to post products/prices in the Comments, I’ll add matchups for them. Again, NOTE THAT PRICES CAN VARY AT YOUR STORE. One reader has already written to say that their local store has Old Spice body wash at a different price. Always, always verify that you’re over the $25 mark before coupons! Always maxi pads and liners – $5.99 – $1 off liners – 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp) – .50 off liners – 8/1 SS – Buy 68-120ct. pantiliner, get 34-60ct. FREE – 4/4 PG (exp) – $1 off pads – 8/1 PG, 7/4 PG (exp,) 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp) – Buy 24-54ct. pads, get 12-22ct. FREE – 4/4 PG (exp) Bounce 105-135ct. fabric softener – $5.99 – .25 off – 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 12/27/09 PG (exp,) 11/1/09 PG (exp,) 10/11/09 PG (exp,) 8/30/09 PG (exp,) 8/2/09 PG (exp) Bounty 12-roll paper towels – $6.99 – $1 off – P&G $100 Year of Savings coupon book (home mailer in January 2010) – .25 off – 7/4 PG (exp,) 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 2/7 PG (exp,) 12/27/09 PG (exp,) 11/29/09 PG (exp,) 11/1/09 PG (exp,) 9/27/09 PG (exp,) 8/30/09 PG (exp) 8/2/09 PG (exp) – $3 off ecoupon at PGEsaver Charmin 12-roll toilet paper OR Charmin Basic 16-roll toilet paper – $6.99 – $1 off – P&G $100 Year of Savings coupon book – .25 off – 8/1 PG, 7/4 PG (exp,) 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 2/7 PG (exp,) 12/27/09 PG (exp,) 11/29/09 PG (exp,) 11/1/09 PG (exp,) 9/27/09 PG (exp,) 8/30/09 PG (exp) 8/2/09 PG (exp) – $3 off ecoupon at PGEsaver Cheer 25-load liquid laundry detergent – $5.99 – $2 off – 7/25 RP – $1 off – 4/25 RP (exp) – .35 off – 11/15/09 SS (exp,) 10/18/09 RP (exp) – $2 off any Cheer ecoupon at PGEsaver Cheer 64-load liquid laundry detergent – $9.99 – $2 off – 7/25 RP – $1 off – 4/25 RP (exp) – .35 off – 11/15/09 SS (exp,) 10/18/09 RP (exp) – $2 off ecoupon at PGEsaver Clairol Nice & Easy Haircolor – $5.99 – $2 off – 7/4 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 4/18 RP (exp) – $1 off – 2/7 PG (exp) – $5 off 2 Nice & Easy Root Touch Up ecoupon at PGEsaver Crest toothpaste – 6 oz. whitening varieties $3.49; Kids Crest $3.49; 3D White $2.99 – $1 off – 4/4 PG (exp,) 2/21 PG (exp) – .75 off – 3/7 PG (exp,) 2/7 PG (exp,) 1/17 PG (exp) – .75 off 3D White ecoupon at PGEsaver Downy 1.53 liter fabric softener – $5.99 – $1 off – 8/1 PG, 5/2 PG (exp,) 4/4 PG (exp,) 2/7 PG (exp,) P&G $100 Year of Savings coupon book – .50 off – 6/6 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp) – .25 off – 2/21 PG (exp,) 12/27/09 PG (exp,) 11/1/09 PG (exp,) 10/11/09 PG (exp,) 8/30/09 PG (exp,) 8/2/09 PG (exp) – $2 off liquid OR sheets ecoupon at PGEsaver Downy 105ct. fabric softener sheets – $5.99 – $1 off – 8/1 PG, 5/2 PG (exp,) 4/4 PG (exp,) P&G $100 Year of Savings coupon book – .50 off – 6/6 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 2/7 PG (exp) – .25 off – 2/21 PG (exp,) 12/27/09 PG (exp,) 11/1/09 PG (exp,) 10/11/09 PG (exp,) 8/30/09 PG (exp,) 8/2/09 PG (exp) – $2 off liquid OR sheets ecoupon at PGEsaver Febreze Air Effects – $3 – $1 off – 3/7 PG (exp,) 11/29/09 PG (exp,) 11/1/09 PG (exp,) 8/30/09 PG (exp,) Home Made Simple “Decor Done Right” coupon book (home mailer) – $1 off any Febreze product – 2/7 PG (exp) – .50 off – 5/2 PG (exp,) 1/17 PG (exp) – Buy Febreze Candle, get Febreze Air Effects FREE – 9/27/09 PG (exp) – $1 off ecoupon at PGEsaver Febreze candles – $6.49 – $2 off – 11/29/09 PG (exp,) 11/1/09 PG (exp,) 8/30/09 PG (exp) – $1 off – 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 1/17 PG (exp,) Home Made Simple “Decor Done Right” coupon book – $1 off any Febreze product – 2/7 PG (exp) – Buy Febreze Candle, get Febreze Air Effects FREE – 9/27/09 PG (exp) Febreze Noticeables refills – $3 – $1 off – 8/1 PG, 6/6 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 11/1/09 PG (exp) – $1 off ecoupon at PGEsaver Gain 120ct. fabric softener sheets – $4.99 – $1 off – 3/21 RP (exp,) 10/18/09 RP (exp,) 9/13/09 RP (exp) Gain 48-load liquid laundry detergent – $5.99 – $1 off – 4/25 RP (exp,) 3/21 RP (exp,) 10/18/09 RP (exp,) 9/13/09 RP (exp) – .50 off – 2/7 PG (exp) – $1 off any Gain detergent ecoupon at PGEsaver Gain 64-load liquid laundry detergent or 63-load powdered detergent – $9.99 – $1 off – 4/25 RP (exp,) 3/21 RP (exp,) 10/18/09 RP (exp,) 9/13/09 RP (exp) – .50 off – 2/7 PG (exp) – $1 off any Gain detergent ecoupon at PGEsaver Gillette disposable razors (Custom Plus, Good News, Daisy) – $7.99 – $2 off Custom Plus – 3/7 PG (exp) Hefty 18ct. 39-gallon black trash bags – $5.99 – .55 off – 8/1 RP2, 1/3 RP1 (exp,) 8/30/09 RP (exp) – $1 off 2 – 11/15/09 RP (exp) Hefty 45ct. kitchen trash bags – $5.99 – .55 off – 8/1 RP2, 1/3 RP1 (exp,) 8/30/09 RP (exp) – $1 off 2 – 11/15/09 RP (exp) Herbal Essences shampoo, conditioner or stylers – $2.99 – $1 off shampoo or styler – 5/16 RP (exp,) 4/4 PG (exp,) 3/14 RP (exp) – Buy shampoo, get styler free – 2/7 PG (exp) – Buy Herbal Essences product, get styler free – 8/1 PG Joy 30 oz. dish detergent – $2.49 – .30 off – 2/7 PG (exp,) 10/11/09 PG (exp) Olay facial cleansers – $8.99 – $1 off – 4/4 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 2/14 RP (exp,) 1/17 PG (exp) – $1 off ecoupon at PGEsaver Old Spice bodywash – $3.49; deodorant – $2.99 – $3 off 2 bodywash – 2/21 PG (exp) – $1 off 2 – 7/4 PG (exp,) 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 2/21 PG (exp,) 12/27/09 PG (exp), P&G $100 Year of Savings book – Buy deodorant, get $2 off body wash – 2/21 PG (exp) – Buy body wash, get $2 off deodorant – 2/21 PG (exp) – Buy body wash, get another body wash free – 4/18 RP (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) P&G $100 Year of Savings book – Buy deodorant, get another deodorant free – 4/18 RP (exp,) P&G $100 Year of Savings book – Buy deodorant, get body spray free – 5/2 PG (exp) – note body spray NOT tagged/included in deal – Buy 2 deodorant, get body spray free – 6/6 PG (exp) – note body spray NOT tagged/included in deal – Buy body wash OR deodorant, get deodorant free – 7/4 PG (exp,) 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp) – Buy body wash OR deodorant, get body wash free – 7/4 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp) – Buy body wash, get deodorant free – 3/7 PG (exp) – Buy 2 deodorants, get free Secret – 12/27/09 PG (exp) – $1 off fresh deodorant ecoupon at PGEsaver – $2 off 2 Red Zone or Odor Blocker body washes ecoupon at PGEsaver – $2 off 2 body washes, deodorants or body sprays ecoupon at PGEsaver Pampers jumbo packs diapers – $9.99 – $1.50 off – 7/4 PG (exp,) 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 4/4 PG (exp,) 2/7 PG (exp) – $2 off Cruisers – 6/20 RP (exp,) 2/21 PG (exp) – $2 off Swaddlers – 6/20 RP (exp,) – $2 off Swaddlers, Cruisers, or Extra Protection – 7/4 PG (exp,) 3/14 RP (exp) – $1.50 off Extra Protection – 2/7 PG (exp) – $1.50 off Easy Ups – 2/7 PG (exp) – $2 off Diapers AND wipes – 5/2 PG (exp) – Buy Diapers, get 72ct Wipes free – 8/1 PG – note small tub of wipes NOT tagged/included in deal Pampers large refill wipes (216 ct.) – $6.49 – $2 off – 6/6 PG (exp) – $1 off – 6/20 RP (exp) – .50 off – 7/5 PG (exp,) 2/7 PG (exp) Pantene 25oz. shampoo and conditioner – $5.99 – $1.50 off – past Vocalpoint mailer – $3 off 2 – 3/7 PG (exp) – $2 off 2 – 2/7 PG (exp) – $1 off 2 – 8/1 PG, 7/4 PG (exp,) 6/23 SS (exp,) 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 4/4 PG (exp,) 2/21 PG (exp,) 1/17 PG (exp) Scrubbing Bubbles aerosol bathroom cleaner – $2.50 – $2 off 2 – SC Johnson $30 coupon book (found in stores last month) – $3 off 3 – SC Johnson $30 coupon book – .75 off – 3/21 SS (exp,) 1/10 SS (exp) – .50 off – March All You Secret – $2.99 – .75 off – 7/4 PG (exp) – .50 off – 6/6 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp,) 1/17 PG (exp) – .25 off – 12/27 PG (exp) – Buy 2 Old Spice deodorants, get free Secret – 12/27/09 PG (exp) Swiffer Duster Starter Kit – $4.49 – $2 off starter kit – 5/2 PG (exp,) 8/2/09 PG (exp) – $1 off starter kit – 3/7 PG (exp,) 9/27/09 PG (exp,) Home Made Simple “Decor Done Right” coupon book – Buy any starter kit, get refill FREE – 2/7 PG (exp) Tampax 40ct. tampons – $5.99 (note Pearl varieties are NOT tagged or sale) – $1 off – 8/1 PG, 7/4 PG (exp,) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/7 PG (exp) – Buy 36-60ct. tampons, get FREE 18-20ct. Tampax – 4/4 PG (exp)

Ready for some scenarios?

A “Paper products and more” scenario

Buy 1 Bounty 12-roll pack ($6.99 – use $1 manufacturer coupon and $3 ecoupon)
Buy 1 Charmin 12-roll or Charmin Basic 16-roll pack ($6.99 – use $1 manufacturer coupon and $3 ecoupon)
Buy 1 25-load Cheer ($5.99 – use $2 manufacturer coupon and $2 ecoupon)
Buy 1 Febreze Air Effects ($3 – use $1 ecoupon and $1 manufacturer coupon)
Buy 1 Crest 3D White toothpaste ($2.99 – use $1 manufacturer coupon and .75 ecoupon)

Pre-coupon total: $25.96
Post-coupon total: $10.21

Pay $10.21 and get $10 Catalina for the Gift Card Mall kiosk – .21 for ALL of those paper products, laundry detergent and bonuses too? That’s a deal!

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A “Clean Laundry, Clean Hair, Clean Air” scenario:

Buy 1 25-load Cheer ($5.99 – use $2 manufacturer and $2 ecoupon)
Buy 1 Downy fabric softener liquid OR sheets ($5.99 – use $1 manufacturer and $2 ecoupon)
Buy 1 Gain laundry detergent ($5.99 – use $1 manufacturer and $1 ecoupon)
Buy 1 Herbal Essences shampoo OR conditioner ($2.99 – use $1 manufacturer coupon)
Buy 1 Herbal Essences styling product ($2.99 – use “Buy shampoo, get styler free” coupon)
Buy 1 Febreze Air Effects ($3 – use $1 manufacturer and $1 ecoupon)

Pre-coupon total: $26.95
Post-coupon total: $11.96

Pay $11.96 and get $10 Catalina for the Gift Card Mall kiosk – $1.96 for all of this!

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A “You too can smell just like the Old Spice Guy!” scenario

Buy 1 Old Spice Fresh Collection deodorant ($2.99 – use $1 ecoupon)
Buy another Old Spice deodorant of your choice ($2.99 – use “Buy 1 deodorant, get 1 free” manufacturer coupon)
Buy 2 Old Spice Red Zone or Odor Blocker body washes ($6.98 – use $3-off-2 body wash manufacturer coupon and $2-off-2 ecoupon)
Buy 2 more Old Spice body washes of your choice ($6.98 – use $1-off-2 manufacturer coupon and $1-off-2 ecoupon)
Buy 4 MORE Old Spice body washes of your choice ($13.96 – use FOUR “Buy 1 body wash, get 1 free” manufacturer coupons — yes, you will have that many if you’ve been saving your inserts!)

Pre-coupon total: $33.90
Post-coupon total: $8.95

Pay $8.95 and get $10 Catalina for the Gift Card Mall kiosk – ALL free and a moneymaker!

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A “Girly stuff” scenario
Note that some of the items in this scenario don’t count toward your $25 (wrong sizes for the deal) but they are FREE with other coupons in the deal, so you take lots of things home for a little price.

Buy 1 Tampax 40ct. ($5.99 – use $1 manufacturer coupon)
Buy 1 Tampax 18-20ct (Price does not matter, as you will use “Buy 40ct, get 18-20ct. Tampax FREE manufacturer coupon)
Buy 1 Always pads OR liners ($5.99 – use $1 manufacturer coupon for whichever you choose)
Buy 1 Always smaller-count pads OR liners (Price does not matter, as again you will use “Buy large count, get small count Always pads or liners FREE manufacturer coupon)
Buy 2 Herbal Essences shampoo OR conditioners ($5.98 – use two $1 manufacturer coupons)
Buy 2 Herbal Essences styling products ($5.98 – use 2 “Buy shampoo, get styler free” coupons – you’ll have two in your coupon library if you’ve been saving your expireds)
Buy 1 Febreze Air Effects ($3 – use $1 manufacturer and $1 ecoupon)

Pre-coupon total: $26.94
Post-coupon total: $14.96

Pay $14.96 and get $10 Catalina for the Gift Card Mall kiosk – $4.96 for LOTS of feminine stuff, hair products, and a bonus air freshener spray.

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A “Pampers Only” Scenario

Buy 2 jumbo packs Pampers ($19.98 – use two $2 manufacturer coupons)
Buy 1 72ct. Pampers wipe tub (use “Buy Pampers, get Wipes Free” manufacturer coupon. These wipes do not count to $25, but is FREE with deal. If you have multiple coupons, buy a SECOND tub and use a second manufacturer coupon here too, as you’re buying 2 packs of diapers.)
Buy 1 large Pampers wipes refill ($6.49 – use $2 wipes coupon)

Pre-coupon total: $26.47
Post-coupon total: $20.47

Pay $20.47 and get $10 Catalina for the Gift Card Mall kiosk – $10.47 for all this works out to about $5.24 for each pack of Pampers, plus several packages of “free” wipes. Thanks to Okesson for pricing info on the wipes and the deal idea!

REMEMBER that all of the PGEsaver ecoupons are one-shots — once you use them, you can’t use them again until their limits reset next month. So, if you’re doing several deals, you will only get the electronic discounts once.

As usual, there are Dominick’s Super Coupons* in this week’s ads too. These are store coupons, which (in the case of the name-brand products) means they can be stacked with manufacturer coupons for even bigger savings. Best bets?

• Several varieties of General Mills cereals are $1.49 each, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Best bet here? Reese’s Puffs and Kix. Load the .55 ecoupon for Reese’s Puffs from Cellfire and load the .75 off Kix ecoupon from Shortcuts. If you buy one box of each, use a manufacturer coupon for $1 off 2 (7/18 SS, 7/11 SS, printable, printable, printable). You’ll pay .68 for BOTH boxes, or .34 each!
   
  Not a Reese’s fan? Do the deal a different way. Load ONLY the Kix .75 ecoupon and stack it with this .75 printable. That’s a total of $1.50 off your $1.49 Kix… making it FREE!
   
• Multi-Grain Cheerios, along with Banana Nut, Fruity or Chocolate Cheerios are $1.99 each, limit 4, with Super Coupon. But you’ll likely want to go with the Multi-Grain here because it’s a hot coupon buy! Load the .75 ecoupon for Multi-Grain Cheerios from Shortcuts and stack it with this .75 printable. You’ll knock that box of MultiGrain Cheerios to .49!
   
• Fiber One Cereal is $1.99 with Super Coupon, limit 4. Buy 2, load the .75 off ecoupon from Shortcuts and stack it with the .75 coupon from 4/18 SS (exp.) After the coupon stack, you’ll pay .49 for your box of Fiber One!
   
• Large Freschetta pizzas are on sale for $3.99 each, limit 3, with Super Coupon. Use the $1.25 manufacturer coupon from 3/7 SS (exp) and pay just $2.74 for a nice BIG rising-crust or brick oven pizza! YUM! I have been waiting for a cheap pizza deal…
   
• Progresso Traditional or Rich & Hearty Soups are on sale for .99 each with Super Coupon. Use coupons to bring this down even more… use .50-off-2 coupons from 8/8 GM, 2/21 SS (exp,) 2/7 GM (exp,) 1/3 GM (exp) or a printable. And, load a .50-off-2 ecoupon from Shortcuts. Soup’s getting cheaper! And, Progresso soups are also part of a national Catalina deal: Buy 4 Progresso, get a $1 Catalina; buy 6, get $2, or buy 8, get $3 Catalina. SO… your best deal here is to buy eight cans of soup ($7.92) – use four .50-off-2s ($5.92) and the .50-off-2 ecoupon ($5.42.) Pay $5.42 and get a $3 Catalina back, which ultimately works out to .37 a can.
   
• Knorr Rice and Pasta Sides (bagged pouches) are on sale for .88 each, limit 10, with Super Coupon. If you received the Spanish SmartSource insert from 5/2 SS [not all areas received this] there’s a manufacturer coupon inside for .45 off any Knorr product. With this coupon, pay .43 each. The 5.23 RP (exp) has a $1-off-3 manufacturer coupon too, and the 1/31 RP (exp) has a .60-off-2.
   
• Tide Stain Release is on sale for $5.99, limit 2 with Super Coupon. Use the $3 ecoupon at www.pgesaver.com and stack it with the $3 manufacturer coupon from 8/1 PG, 7/4 PG (exp) 5/2 PG (exp,) 3/28 RP (exp,) or 1/10 RP (exp) or a printable and it’s FREE!
   
• Wish Bone salad dressing is on sale for .99 a bottle, limit 3, with Super Coupon. Use the $1.25-off-2 coupon from 8/1 RP1, 6/27 RP (exp,) 5/23 RP (exp,) or 3/28 RP (exp) and pay .73 for two, or .37 each!
   
• Dominick’s breads are $1.69 a loaf with Super Coupon. Stack this with the $1 off store-brand bread from the new Dominick’s “Serve up a Sandwich” coupon book and pay .69!
   
• 16oz. bags of Safeway frozen vegetables are .99 each, limit 4, with Super Coupon.
   
• Boxes of Safeway pasta are .59 each, limit 6, with Super Coupon.
   
• Lucerne 18ct. large eggs are $1.49 each, limit 2, with Super Coupon.
   

Coupon booklets currently found at Dominick’s

Make a Muscle, Make a Difference” – $39 worth of coupons inside (full list)

Serve Up A Sandwich – $6 worth of manufacturer and store coupons (full list)

Kellogg’s Fuel For School $20 coupon books – on a school-bus cardboard display at many stores — here’s a list of what’s inside.

Get Out and Grill / Simple Summer Seafood – Lots of great store coupons for grilling, condiments and other products that you can stack with. Full list here. All expire 9/7/10.

O Organics – brochure card with “$1 off any O Organics Item” coupons in the store, expiring 12/31/10. These are GREAT coupons for products like organic milk and produce.

August Coupon Booklet – small yellow square book released monthly.

Dominick’s meat deals:

• Fresh whole fryer chickens are .99/lb.
• Rancher’s Reserve Beef Chuck 7-bone steak is $1.79/lb. If you buy a large steak, or several, use the $2 off a $10 Rancher’s Reserve coupon on Dominicks.com (can be printed or loaded to your card) and save even more!
• Fresh 93% lean ground beef is $1.99/lb.
• Fresh Safeway boneless skinless chicken breast is $1.99/lb.
• Cornish game hens are $1.99/lb.

Want FREE marinade? Many Dominick’s will marinate your fresh meat free at the meat counter, so depending on what you’re buying, you may want to take advantage of that.

Dominick’s seafood deals:

• Fresh farm-raised catfish fillets are $3.99/lb.

Dominick’s produce deals:

• Large yellow peaches are .99/lb.
• Black seedless grapes are .99/lb.
• Jumbo Vidalia sweet onions are $1.29/lb.
• Large hothouse tomatoes are $1.69/lb.
• Large navel oranges are $1.69/lb.
• Whole seedless watermelons are $2.99 each

*A note on Dominick’s Super Coupons:

What does “minimum $10 (or $20) purchase required” mean? To use store coupons that include a minimum purchase requirement, you must spend a minimum dollar amount on that shopping trip. You will reach the minimum purchase amount based upon total purchases after your Club Card discount is applied. For example, the regular retail price of a box of Cheerios (after Club Card discounts) will count toward the minimum purchase required in order to use the Cheerios coupon.

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Heading over to Meijer, here are your best deals of the week for Meijer stores in in Algonquin, Aurora, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Elgin, McHenry, Oswego, Plainfield, Rolling Meadows, St. Charles, and the Indianapolis area:

 

The white-hot deal this week? Smart Balance Milk. Half-gallons are on sale for $1.99 each, and look… there’s a $2 coupon in the 7/11 RP! FREE milk! Oh, but let’s not stop there. Meijer Mealbox has a $1 STORE coupon to stack with this! So, you’re potentially looking at free milk with overage, but overage doesn’t always work at Meijer. Longtime reader BlueDemon20 posted a great way to pretty much ensure you’ll get the overage though… buy more Smart Balance milk with it.. So, if you had two $2 manufacturer coupons and printed two $1 STORE coupons, buy THREE cartons of Smart Balance. Your two $2 manufacturer coupons make the first two cartons free, and the $2 in overage from the store coupons makes the third free. So smart! Enjoy that free milk!

UPDATE: Reader Icoupon2 points out that Smart Balance milk has fish oil in it. Those with fish allergies should be aware of this, as well as those who… just don’t want to drink a milk/fish oil concoction, I suppose…

Still at Meijer, there’s another sweet deal running on Mott’s Applesauce. 6-packs of cups or 46-48 ounce jars are on sale for $1.67 each. Now, to do this deal well, you’ll need either the “Make a Muscle” coupon book currently available at Dominick’s or the Jewel Fall coupon book, which is just starting to hit Jewel locations. For each coupon you have, you’ll also want to print a $1-off-2 Mott’s applesauce store coupon from Meijer Mealbox.

If you have the Dominick’s book, there’s a $2-off-2 Mott’s coupon inside. If you have the Jewel book, there’s a $1.50-off-2 Mott’s coupon inside. Doing the math yet?

With the Jewel coupon, buy 2 ($3.34, minus $1.50 Jewel manufacturer coupon, minus $1 Mealbox coupon) and pay .84 for TWO, or .42 each!

Or…

With the Doms coupon, buy 2 ($3.34, minus $2 Doms manufacturer coupon, minus $1 Mealbox coupon) and pay .34 for TWO, or .17 each! Either way, that’s some cheap applesauce!

(And really, don’t you just laugh when non-couponers say silly things like “Why don’t you just buy the store brand?” Because the store brand is never selling for .17 a jar :)

Contessa frozen meals are half off this week, with many priced at $3.50. Use the $1.50 coupon from 6/2 RP and pay $2! Nice and cheap to have on hand for busy nights you don’t feel like cooking dinner :)

Keebler Town House and Club Crackers are on sale for $2 a box. Use the .75 off Town House Flatbread Crisps from 7/11 RP and stack it with the $1-off-2 crackers store coupon on Meijer Mealbox. Buy 2, and you’ll pay $2.25 for both, or $1.13 a box. If you get multiple papers/inserts, this deal’s even nicer… with two .75 coupons, you’ll pay $1.50 for 2, or .75 a box!

Skippy Peanut Butter is $1.67 a jar. With coupons, it’s even better… print a $1-off-2 coupon from Meijer Mealbox and stack it with the $1-off-2 from 8/1 RP. You’ll pay .67 a jar…

Reader BlueDemon20 also spotted small sizes of Cutter insect repellent on sale for $1.45. With the $1 coupon from 5/23 SS, it’s .45…

“No Coupon Needed” deals…

1lb. packages of Meijer butter are on sale for $1.79 each…

Half-gallon cartons of Meijer orange juice and orange juice blends are $2 each…

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Meijer is the only store I know of that actually runs instant-savings deals on socks and underwear! (Hey, we all need them.) We JUST finished the Kellogg’s/Fruit of the Loom deal, and the new deal is on Hanes! Buy $10 worth of Nabisco cookies and crackers (all sizes and varieties included!) and get $10 instant savings on 3 packages of Hanes Basics, including t-shirts, socks and underwear. Here’s a list of some products and matchups (remember, there are many more in-store as all varieties are included…) Chips Ahoy – $1 off – July All You – .75 off 2 cookies or crackers – 8/8 SS Crackerfuls – $1 off – 6/6 SS – .75 off 2 cookies or crackers – 8/8 SS Honey Maid Graham Crackers – $1 off 3 when you buy graham crackers, Hershey’s milk chocolate and Kraft Jet Puffed marshmallows – .75 off 2 cookies or crackers – 8/8 SS Nabisco multipacks – $1 off 2 – printable – .75 off 2 cookies or crackers – 8/8 SS Oreo – .75 off 2 cookies or crackers – 8/8 SS Ritz crackers – .75 off 2 cookies or crackers – 8/8 SS Teddy Grahams – .75 off 2 cookies or crackers – 8/8 SS Buying $10 worth of THOSE products will give you $10 instant savings off any THREE of these: Hanes boys or girls 6 or 7-packs ankle socks – $3.99 Hanes boys 3 or 4 packs underwear – $4.99 Hanes boys 5 or 6 packs crew T-shirts – $5.99 Hanes women’s 6 or 7 packs of socks – $5.49 Hanes women’s 6 or 7 packs panties – $5.99 Hanes men’s 10 or 12 packs socks – $7.99 Hanes men’s 3 or 4 packs boxers – $7.49 Hanes men’s 5 or 6 packs crew t-shirts – $8.49 Hanes men’s 4 or 6 packs boxer briefs – $8.49

Meijer meat deals:

• Fresh chicken drumsticks or thighs are .99/lb.
• Fresh pork spareribs are $1.79/lb.

Meijer produce deals:

• Vine-ripened tomatoes are .88/lb.
• Peaches and nectarines are .99/lb.

Note that Meijers in other states are on different schedules. The Illinois Meijers are about a week behind on the sales vs. Indiana/Michigan. If you’re in Illinois, these Meijer deals run through Wednesday. If you’re reading from another state, they ENDED Saturday at your store… Confusing? Yes.

AND, if you shop at the Illinois NILES Meijer location, they haven’t been following the same sale flyer as the other Illinois Meijers, under the convoluted reasoning that because the store is newer, people will shop there -without- as many products being on sale. O-kay.

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For my Rockford-area shoppers (and Kroger shoppers too!) here are your Hilander sales for the current week…

“No Coupon Needed” deals…

Dozen cartons of Kroger eggs are .88 each…

Hilander’s running a “Buy 8, Save $4″ instant-savings deal. There are a lot of items included in this sale (see back two pages of weekly ad for details.) Best bets here? Pillsbury Sweet Moments refrigerated brownies. They’re $1.99 when purchased in quantities of 8. Use the $1 coupon from 8/8 GM or a printable and stack it with the $1 ecoupon on Cellfire. You’ll pay… nothing! It’s FREE! Nature Valley Nut Clusters are $1.99 each when purchased in quantities of 8. Use the $1 coupon from 8/8 GM or a printable, printable, printable, printable. Stack it with the $1 ShortCuts ecoupon and it’s FREE! (Also DOUBLE DIPS with national Nature Valley Catalina. Buy 3, get $1.50 Catalina. Buy 4, get $2.50. Buy 5 or more, get $3.50…) Betty Crocker Warm Delights are .69 each when purchased in quantities of 8. Use the .75 coupons from 8/8 GM or 6/27 SS and they’re FREE! Stack with ecoupon from Cellfire for overage!

Speed Stick deodorants are on sale for .88 again. Use the .50 coupon from 7/25 SS, which doubles to .88, and it’s FREE!

Hilander meat deals:

• Pride of Farm turkey breast is $1.39/lb.
• Pork steak or Western-style ribs are $1.69/lb.
• Boneless pork loin is $1.97/lb.
• Tyson boneless skinless chicken breasts are $1.97/lb.
• Honeysuckle ground turkey is $2/lb.

Hilander produce deals:

• Michigan cabbage is .33/lb.
• Yellow California peaches are .88/lb.
• Zucchini or yellow squash is .88/lb.
• Seedless grapes are $1.28/lb.
• Tomatoes on the vine are $1.68/lb.
• Michigan eggplant is $1.99/lb.

Remember too that Hilander doubles coupons up to .55 face value every day! You are only allowed to double two of the SAME coupon per day though — additional coupons will ring at face value. (Split your trips if you’re stocking up!)

Readers outside Illinois will want to check with their local Kroger or Kroger-affiliated stores to determine how they handle coupon doubling.

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Off to Target…

If you haven’t printed the great $1 off produce and $1 off bread Target coupons yet, print them! We LOVE coupons like these. Get some cheaper produce (must be over $1) and also look for loaves of bread in the $1-$1.29 range. :)

Juicy Juice drink boxes aren’t a bad price this week. They’re on sale for $2 each. Use a $1 Target store coupon and stack it with the $1-off-2 manufacturer coupon from 8/1 RP or a printable. You’ll pay $2 for two, or $1 each!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Cesar dog treats are on temporary price cut at his store for $2.99. Use the $2 manufacturer coupon from 8/8 RP and stack it with the $1 Target store coupon from 5/23 RP! Your dog will enjoy his or her FREE treats!

Attention Axe fans! Here’s a good deal on Axe body products. Axe gift sets are on sale for $6.99 each at Target. The gift sets include either 3 body sprays, 2 shampoos (large and small sizes) or shower gel & detailing tool. When you buy 2, you’ll get a $5 Target gift card! Let’s add coupons…

– $1.50 off shower gel gift set – 8/1 RP
– $1 off shower gel gift set – 8/1 RP

With these two coupons, buy 2, pay $11.48 and get a $5 gift card — that drops the price to $6.48 for 2, or $3.24 each. With two $1.50 coupons, pay $10.98 and get $5 – $2.99 a set.

AND… if you use Target’s mobile coupons, there’s a bonus $1 Target store coupon to stack! With that, you’d pay $9.98 for two and get $5 = $2.49 each.

This is an unadvertised sale, so scan your Axe gift sets at the price scanner to see the details of the gift card promo. If the item you’re buying is included, the price scanner will show it as a qualifying item for the deal.

Sale runs through August 28th.

The Big Swiffer Deal

(This deal’s legendary! If you hold your coupons and play them right, it’s always cheaper to buy a Swiffer and a refill than buying the Swiffer or the refill alone. I’ve done this deal numerous times over the past few years in one form or another…)

You’ll need the Target store coupon for $3 off the Swiffer Starter Kit from the 6/27 Target insert (some editions of the Tribune did not receive this insert) and the “Buy a Swiffer Sweeper starter kit, get a FREE refill coupon from the Home Made Simple: Decor Done Right coupon book.

Buy a Swiffer Sweeper starter kit ($8.99 at most stores.) Your $3 coupon knocks this down to $5.99. Now, get the LARGEST Swiffer refill you can find, as the coupon does not specify a size or quantity for your refill. (I like the 36-count Swiffer wet floor wipes, which usually sells for $14! It comes in a large cardboard “case” as opposed to the plastic tubs, and I’ve only seen this size at Target.) Pay $5.99 for the Swiffer AND the wipes — that’s cheaper than buying the wipes alone.

Target has launched mobile Target coupons which you can load to your phone. They are Target store coupons that you can stack manufacturer coupons with. Load coupons here. You can also print these offers by going to www.target.com/save and entering your phone number.

Remember too that you get .05 off your total at Target for each reusable bag you bring and use!

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Drugstore Deals

Heading to Walgreens…

Stride Gum is free with a coupon! It’s on sale Buy One, Get One Free with the store coupon in the current Walgreens flyer. Stack this with the B1G1F manufacturer coupon in 5/16 SS, and get TWO free!

Lindsay canned/jarred olives are on sale for .99 with the store coupon in this week’s Walgreens ad. Stack that with this $1-off-2 printable and buy 2 — you’ll pay .49 for each!

Right Guard and Dry Idea deodorants are also on sale Buy One, Get One Free. Use the B1G1F coupon from 7/25 RP and get two free!

Coupon booklets currently found at Walgreens

August 2010 Coupon Book – Over $400 worth of Walgreens store coupons. All expire 8/28/10.

Vitamins and Supplements – $40 in Walgreens store coupons for vitamins and supplements. All expire 4/30/11.

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And finally, over at CVS…

Sobe Lifewater deal returns! Sobe Lifewater is on sale Buy One, Get One Free. Play the Sobe Game online until you win printable B1G1F Sobe coupons! For each coupon you print, buy 2 and get two bottles FREE! Remember to hit the Back button in the browser until the print limit is reached.

Blink Tears drops are on sale for $7.99, with $7.99 back in Extra Care Bucks. Already free after ECBs, but make it a moneymaker with the $1 coupon from the 8/15 RP or a $1.50 printable!!

Zegerid OTC Heartburn medication is also FREE after an ECB/coupon deal! It’s on sale for $9.99. Use the $3 coupon from 8/15 SS, pay $6.99 and get $7.99 back in ECBs! FREE and a little moneymaker too!

Dawn dish detergent is on sale for .97. If you haven’t yet used the $1 off Dawn Hand Renewal from the Home Made Simple coupon mailer, use it here and take this home FREE!

Purex 3-in-1 laundry detergent sheets are a good buy this week as well. On sale for $5.99, you’ll get $2 back in ECBs when you buy one. Use the $3 coupon from 8/15 RP, pay $2.99 and get $2 back! 20 loads of laundry for .99!

NOTE though that if you have a front-loading washing machine, you may not want to use these. While Purex says they’re safe for front loaders, there are many accounts on the internet of these getting stuck in the washer’s pump or mechanism, and it happened to one of my blog readers too. Just an FYI.

Also at CVS, Right Guard and Dry Idea deodorants are also on sale for $4.99, Buy One, Get One Free. Use the B1G1F coupon from 7/25 RP here, and you’ll pay .50 for two! (Why? The B1G1F coupon’s value only goes up to $4.49, so you pay the difference.) Still a cheap option if you need discount deodorant!

CVS Tip: Remember to always scan your CVS card at the price scanner in the store — it prints bonus coupons for you!

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FREE STUFF:

FREE coupons that are still current:

8/1 PG – $1 off ANY size Tide – Dominick’s and Target sell single-load travel-size Tides for under $1 (exp. 8/31/10)

8/15 SS – FREE 6oz. Purina One dog or cat food – (exp. 9/15/10)

8/15 SS – $1 off any Post-It Super Sticky Notes – Wal-Mart and other stores sell these often for $1 (exp. 9/30/10)

P&G $100 Year of Savings coupon mailer – 2 coupons for $1 off Bounty – Target sells single rolls of Bounty Basic paper towels for $1 or less. (exp. 10/31/10, 1/31/11)

5/2 SS – FREE 16-18 ounce Purina Kitten Chow – (exp. 9/1/10)

FREE GROCERIES:

FREE Palermo Classics Pizza:
Crystal Lake, IL area and Wisconsin shoppers only: Open Pantry food marts are offering a free Palermo Classics pizza when you register for their free Ring Thing keychain. The Crystal Lake, IL Open Pantry mart is inside the Shell at Rt. 14 and Rt. 31.

FREE PRODUCTS:

FREE pack of Extra Desserts-flavored gum – use promo code 353637.

FREE Nursery Water reusable shopping bag – 100 per day.

Free 2-pack Purex 3-in-1 laundry sheets

FREE COUPON BOOKS:

Free $25 ConAgra Fall coupon book – must send in $10 worth (pre-coupon) of receipts for participating ConAgra products purchased by 10/31/10 and sent by 11/7/10.

$30 Home Made Simple “Organize in Style” coupon book – has nice, high-value P&G coupons

Que Rica Vida – Spanish coupon magazine from General Mills – mailed quarterly throughout the year

FREE COUPON NETWORKS:

The following networks regularly send product samples and high-value coupons to your home for you to use and share. Each network may ask you for online feedback on their products via surveys or messageboards too.

Vocalpoint

General Mills’ Pssst

Kraft First Taste

Pop-Tarts Sprinklings

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As always, these deals are guidelines for shopping. I can make no guarantee that these items will be on sale, in stock, or available at your area store. I can also not guarantee your Catalinas will print, your cashier will smile at you while you check out, or that your shopping cart won’t have a broken wheel. But I CAN teach you how to save money :)

And, also, as always, a huge thanks to the many readers who posted and emailed deals that made it into today’s Deals of the Week! We’re all in this together, and I sincerely appreciate everyone who spots and passes along good deals that we can all enjoy :) Thank you… to YOU!

 

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