Deals of the Week for December 18, 2011

Hello, Super-Couponers! Christmas is ONE WEEK away. To help you get everything done, I worked on getting Deals up as quickly as possible today! And, December 18th is also a special day around here as it’s my oldest son’s birthday. Rather than write deals all day, I crammed overnight, enjoyed a nice day with the family, then finished up after lunch! I can’t wait to spend the rest of his “big 7” day with him, so happy shopping to you all, and happy birthday to Ben (who actually does read Mom’s blog at times.)

Once again, I have so many things to give away before the end of the year that I am running two giveaways this week. First, enter to win an opportunity to shop, snack, and save with a fantastic spoil-yourself-and-relax gift pack in SavingStar’s “Holiday Snacks, Soups, Skincare and Savings” Giveaway! And, two readers will each win a free bottle of Country Bob’s All-Purpose Sauce, great for burgers, poultry, seafood and more!

Want to learn to save with coupons? Attend a Super-Couponing workshop, or order your copy on DVD and learn in the comfort of your own home… at your own pace! Don’t forget that Super-Couponing DVDs make a GREAT gift this holiday season too! New this season: $5.95 flat shipping, no matter how many items you order! (This is your chance to give the gift of savings to friends and family… and to answer their endless questions of “how did you learn to save so much money with coupons?!” :) THE LAST DAY TO ORDER SUPER-COUPONING DVDs and GUARANTEE DELIVERY BEFORE CHRISTMAS IS DECEMBER 20th! The USPS has posted that Priority Mail shipments sent after December 21st are not guaranteed to arrive before the holidays… so order soon!

As always, it’s time for Chicagoland’s Deals of the Week. I’ve got all the best supermarket and drugstore deals of the week written just for you… all in one place, on one page! As always, grab your scissors and coupon inserts, and get ready to start clipping this week, as bunches of bargains and freebies are heading your way!

This week’s newspaper contained NO coupon inserts. (Why? Weeks on and around holidays typically have little to no coupon inserts, so this is normal.) But today’s Chicago Tribune does contain a nice bonus – another $10 off $10 coupon for Fannie May stores! Find it on page 38 of the “Nation and World” section (the actual newspaper part.) It’s good through 12/24, so hop to it.

(Fun and easy math lesson for your kids? Give them a paper bag, a $10 Fannie May coupon, and turn them loose on the bulk candy wall of your Fannie May if your store has one. Bulk chocolates, caramels, and other Fannie May treats are $14.99/lb. when purchased by the bag. There’s a scale near the display to weigh your bag on. 11 ounces of candy puts you right around $10.30, and your child can pay with change. My kids loved picking out whatever they wanted from the candy store and weighing their bag to see how much more they could add! Fun treat for the birthday boy too :)

To our NEW blog readers: If you’re interested in learning to save on almost everything you buy at the grocery store, why not attend a live Super-Couponing workshop? Many are FREE, and you’ll learn how to cut your grocery bill 50-70%! You can also learn at home with my Super-Couponing DVD workshops… and in about one hour, you’ll be saving with coupons like a pro! Learn more!

Now… ready for your Deals of the Week? You may enjoy FREE Ocean Spray Cranberry Naturals, .49 Homelife bleach, FREE Homelife holiday paper towels, FREE Reach dental floss, Beech-Nut baby food jars for .07-.23 each, $1.12 Domino sugar, FREE SnapWare food storage containers, $1.50 Land O’Lakes butter, .59 Smart Balance milk, $1.25 Juicy Juice, $3.49 Maxwell House coffee, $8 Kung Fu Panda 2 on DVD, FREE Glade Holiday plugins, candles, and sprays, FREE Bayer Low Dose aspirin, .99 Cream of Nature haircare, .25 or FREE Ricola cough drops, $1.99 Arm & Hammer SpinBrush, .67 Hershey’s Kisses, .49 Band-Aids, FREE Duck Tape… 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 terminology and abbreviations.

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

AND… my Super-Couponing® class is available on DVD! Own the 70+ 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. Some coupon books can be found at the grocery store during seasonal promotions — look for them, as I’ll reference them when applicable. And, throughout the year, companies issue free coupon books that you can request to be mailed to you — register for them if you’d like, as I’ll reference them in future weeks’ deals.

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“Deals of the Week” is written assuming you are using the inserts from the Chicago Tribune (or, if reading from outside Chicagoland, the largest newspaper serving your market area. That largest paper has the most, highest-value coupons. The content, coupons, and dollar amounts of the coupons in the RedPlum and SmartSource inserts differs by paper, so to coupon effectively, it’s best to subscribe to the paper that contains the highest-value coupons.)

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Grocery Deals

Starting at Jewel-Osco… View weekly ad | Load Jewel Avenu ecoupons | Load SavingStar ecoupons

Once again, there’s a coupon for $10 off any brand bone-in spiral, shank, or butt portion ham at Jewel-Osco with a $25 purchase in Sunday’s ad! If you’re spending $25 anyway, throw in a cheap $10-$12 ham and pay very, very little! (Between last week’s Buy One Get One Free Hormel ham deal, and this coupon… do you even want to guess how many hams I have “acquired” over the past week?)

Other notable coupons in the Sunday Jewel ad:

– Oscar Mayer bacon (12-16oz.) – 2 for $7, limit 4.
– Culinary Circle pizzas (12-36oz.) – 2 for $8
– Jewel Butter Quarters (16oz.) are $1.99 each, limit 4.

Here’s a great deal on Old Orchard Cranberry Naturals juice (64oz.) It’s on sale this week for $2 per bottle. If you’re a Facebook user, head on over to Facebook and print a $2 printable, making this FREE! (The coupon is on HyVee’s Facebook wall, but it’s a manufacturer coupon.) If you’re not on Facebook, here’s a .50 printable, making this $1.50.

Now, if you don’t mind sending an ecard to a friend (and in turn, your friend doesn’t mind receiving one!) click and “Say Happy Holidays with a Buy One Get One Free Coupon!” When you send an e-card, both you AND the recipient will get a B1G1F coupon!

So, if you do the deal this way, use a $2 coupon on your first bottle, a B1G1F coupon on your second… and BOTH will be free! If you used the .50 coupon and the B1G1F, you’ll pay $1.50 for two bottles after the deal, or .75 each!

Readers are having fun with the $1 off any Homelife Cleaning Product coupon in Jewel’s December “Freshly Made Holiday” coupon book (available in stores.) Readers are reporting Homelife cleaning sponges at $1.34 and Homelife Bleach at $1.49, just .34 and .49 after coupon. And, in the 12/15 ad, Homelife Oven Cleaner, Glass and Surface Wipes, or Lemon Furniture Wipes are all $1.99 – they’ll be .99 after coupon. AND, I noticed this week that the holiday designs of Homelife paper towels are included too, so there’s still time to get some festive snowmen or gingerbread guys on your paper towel holder before next weekend… FREE!

Note that this coupon is limit one per transaction.

There’s an instant-savings deal running on Nestle Ice Cream products. The ad shows Edy’s 1.5-quarts, Haagen-Dazs treats and cups. Buy 3 and save $3! I’m not quite sure though if this one is an instant or a Catalina, because while the ad says “Save $3 instantly,” it also says “Limit 1 coupon per transaction. Coupon issued at checkout.”

Well, either way, the only item with a price in the ad are the Edy’s 1.5qt. ice creams. They’re on sale for $5.99, B1G1F. An all-Edys deal would look like this: Buy 4 Edys ($11.98.) Get $3 off one way or another and pay $8.98 for four, or about $2.25 each!

If any of the small, cheaper ice cream CUPS are included (like those Edy’s singles that often go on sale for $1) the deal could be even better, as buying two B1G1F Edys count as two items toward your three. And I headed to my store to go gather prices, but none of the items were tagged yet..! Hmm.

Use-it-or-lose-it deal: If you haven’t used all of your $1 Reach dental floss coupons up from the 4/17 SS, Reach is on sale again for… you guessed it… $1. FREE Reach!

Here’s a deal on Beech-Nut baby food jars! Baby food deals are pretty rare (usually it’s the most expensive food, ounce per ounce, you’ll ever buy) so if you like jarred food, you may want to jump on this. Beech Nut Stage 2 1/2 foods (for 8 months and up) are .65 each at most Jewel stores.

There’s a national Catalina running on Beech-Nut Stage 2/12 – buy 20 and get a $3 Catalina. There’s also a $1.10-off-4 printable with a nice high print limit of SIX available!

So, let’s put the deal together. Buy 20 jars ($13.) Use five $1.10-off-4s (now $7.50.) Pay $7.50 and get a $3 Catalina back… that’s $4.50 for 20 jars, or about .23 per jar. For baby food, this is a good price.

NOW… make the deal better. Look for CLEARANCE jars of Beech Nut. I spotted some varieties for .49 per jar (expiration dates were mid-2013 too.) Doing the deal with these looks like this: Buy 20 ($9.80.) Use five $1.10-off-4s (now $4.30.) Pay $4.30 and get a $3 Catalina! That’s $1.30 for TWENTY jars, or about .07 per jar!

Note too that because this is a national Catalina, it’s also running at Dominick’s, Meijer, and Kroger too! Print the coupons and do the deal wherever you’d like, or wherever you find the jars cheapest! (My beautiful mom checked in from Meijer and said that they are .63/jar there.)

Jewel’s weekly flyer has a bunch of store coupons in it that can be stacked with manufacturer coupons for additional savings! Best bets?

– 16oz. Jewel Butter Quarters are $1.99 each, limit 2, with coupon.

– 32oz. (big bottles!) Coffee-Mate creamers are $2.49 each, limit 4. Use this .75 Facebook printable and pay $1.74! That’s not a bad price for these giant bottles, which are double the size of the little ones. It would work out to paying .87 each for two 16-ouncers.

“Buy 10, Save $5 – Mix, Match and Save Instant-Savings Sale” Buying any 10 of the following items will generate $5 in instant savings! Prices shown are after the Buy-10 savings. You must buy 10 to receive these prices. (Also, if you have ANY store coupons for these from the “Wish Big, Win Big” holiday game pieces, use them here for additional savings!) Here are your products and matchups: Bertolli Pasta Sauce (15-24oz.) – $1.49 Betty Crocker Boxed Potatoes (4.5-7.2oz.) – .99 Cool Whip Topping (8oz.) – .99 Crisco Oil (48oz.) – $2.99 – .50 off – 11/6 RP Crosse & Blackwell Cocktail Sauce (12oz.) – $1.50 Del Monte Fruit (14.5-15.25oz. cans) – .99 Green Mountain Coffee K-Cups (12oz.) – $6.49 Kraft Chunk or Shredded Cheese (5-8oz.) – $1.99 Kraft Easy Cheese (8oz.) – $3.49 Kraft Marshmallows (10-10.5oz.) – .75 Hellmann’s Mayonnaise (22-30oz.) – $2.99 HyDrive Energy Drink (15.5oz.) – .50 Ice Mountain Water (24ct. 16.9oz. bottles) – $3.49 Java Delight Ground or Whole Bean Coffee (10-12oz.) – $5.49 Jewel Olive Oil (25.4oz.) – $5.49 Jewel Sugar Free Drink Mix (makes 12qt.) – $1.99 Langer’s Juice Cocktail (64oz.) – $1.99 Lysol Disinfecting Wipes, Spray or Toilet Bowl Cleaner (56-80ct., 19oz., 48oz.) – $3.49 Malt O Meal Cereals (18-22oz.) – $1.99 Mio Liquid Water Enhancer (1.62oz.) – $3.49 Mott’s Applesauce (23-24oz.) – .99 Nabisco crackers (Ad shows Triscuit, Ritz, Ritz Bitz, 5.5-16oz.) – $1.99 – $1 off 2 – 11/13 SS, printable Nabisco Honey Maid graham crackers (12.2-14.4oz.) – $3.49 – $1 off 2 – 11/13 SS, printable Nabisco Newtons (8-16oz.) – $3.49 Nabisco Oreo cookies (11.3016.6oz.) – $2.49 New York Texas Toast Croutons (5oz.) – .99 – .40 off – 11/13 SS Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls and Crescents (8-13.9oz.) – $1.49 – .50 off 2 Crescents – printable, printable, printable – .40 off 2 Crescents – 12/11 SS, 12/4 SS, 11/20 SS, 11/13 GM, 11/6 SS, 10/23 SS, 10/2 GM – .40 off 2 Cinnamon Rolls – 12/11 SS, 12/4 SS, 11/20 SS, 11/13 GM, 11/6 SS, 10/23 SS, 10/2 GM, printable, printable, printable Progresso Rich & Hearty, World Recipes or Traditional Soups (18.5-19oz.) – $1.29 – $1 off 2 – Que Rica Vida (GM Spanish home mailer) – $1 off 4 – 12/11 SS, 11/13 GM Quaker Quick or Old Fashioned Oats (42oz.) – $2.49 Ragu pasta sauce (24oz.) – .99 Resolve Pre-Wash Treatments (12-30oz.) – $2 – .50 off – printable Rice a Roni or Pasta Roni (3.8-7.2oz.) – .79 – $3 off 10 – SavingStar ecoupon DEAL IDEA: Buy 10. After SavingStar ecoupon, you’re at $4.90 for ten, or .49 each! Schick Disposable Razors (Quattro 3ct., Xtreme 4ct., or Slim Twin 8-12) – $5.49 – $2 off – 12/4 SS Scott 1000 sheet bath tissue (4ct. rolls) – $3.29 – Overlaps with Scott Catalina – Buy 2 from different categories (i.e. TP and paper towels, or TP and wipes) save $3; buy 3 different caregories, get $3. Snapple (6-pack 16oz. bottles) – $4.49 Snapple Tea (64oz. bottles) – $1.49 Stove Top Stuffing (6oz.) – .99 Sunny Delight (16oz.) – .50 Super Chill Nutrient Enhanced Waters (20oz.) – .49 – Again, check your game piece coupons here. I have BUNCHES of .25 coupons for these – will make for cheap fillers to get to 10… Wild Harvest Ground or Whole Bean Coffee (10-12oz.) – $5.49 Wish Bone Salad Dressing (16oz.) – .99

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Holiday Tablecloths (ad shows disposable kinds, green and white) are $1 each

6.4oz. Brown N’ Serve Breakfast Sausage is $1.

12-packs of Coke, Pepsi, and Dr. Pepper products are $2.50 each when you buy 4. You must have an additional $20 grocery purchase to get this price.

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Freebies/Cheapies from the “Freshly Made Holiday” coupon book currently found in Jewel-Osco stores

If you have the December “Freshly Made Holiday” coupon book found in stores, there’s a coupon inside for $1 off any Homelife cleaning product. Single rolls of Homelife paper towels are on sale for $1! After coupon, get them FREE! Readers are also reporting Homelife cleaning sponges at $1.34 and Homelife Bleach at $1.49, just .34 and .49 after coupon too. And, in the 12/15 ad, Homelife Oven Cleaner, Glass and Surface Wipes, or Lemon Furniture Wipes are all $1.99 – they’ll be .99 after coupon. Note that this coupon is limit one per transaction.

Reader Prea writes that Essential Everyday Toaster Pastries are $1.69 at most Jewel locations. In the same “Fresh Holiday” coupon book, there’s a $1 coupon for any Essential Everyday item that will net you a box for .69! Again, this store coupon is also limit one per transaction.

BlueDemon20, spotted some more great buys with the same $1 off any EE item coupon. Everyday Essentials small, old fashioned oatmeal is $1.89 — just .89 after the Everyday Essentials $1 coupon. And, the EE Shredded Wheat is $2.29 — just 1.29 after the coupon.

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Taste of Home FREE Cookbook, 5-cup Rice Cooker and 12-quart Tamale Steamer P&G Promotion

Jewel is running an “A Taste Of Home” mail-in promotion on P&G products. Buy $25 worth of P&G products in one transaction and receive a 2-piece cookware set and one cookbook of your choice via mail (view ad here.)

The cookware is a 12-quart tamale steamer, a 5-cup rice cooker, and one of the following cookbooks: “Fresh Mexico,” “Latin Grilling,” or “Cocina Cubana.” $25 worth of goods must be purchased in the same transaction, and you must submit a receipt from the same store you found the forms in (must be from Jewel – cannot use a Dominick’s receipt, etc.)

The offer runs through 4/30/12, so we have lots of time to line this up to Catalina sales too. Look for the forms for this rebate in Spanish/Latino Jewel locations.

The form for this offer is online too on another store’s website. Several readers called the number on the form and were told that printable versions would be accepted.
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Here’s a $5-off-$25 printable coupon…
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Jewel launched a huge contest called “Wish Big, Win Big!” They’re giving away over $30,000,000 in prizzes and money-saving offers, including two $250,000 cash prizes, four new cars, 12 dream vacations, 100 iPads, 75 LED flat-screen TVs, and many other items. This giveaway runs through February 1, 2012. You will earn a Game Ticket each time you make a qualifying purchase at Jewel-Osco between October 27th and February 1, 2012. Open the Game Ticket to reveal special coupon offers and four game markers. You’ll place your game markers on the Official Game Board, which you can pick up in the store. You an also earn bonus Game Tickets by purchasing specially-marked items in the store.

Jewel-Osco information:

Are you on the Jewel-Osco email list? At times, Jewel sends out coupons to match with their current sales, and often they’re store coupons that can be stacked with manufacturer coupons!

Jewel-Osco meat deals:

• Jennie O fresh hen or tom turkeys are $1.99/lb.
• Perdue split chicken breasts are $1.99/lb.
• Hams are cheap with the $10 off ham coupon in the ad. You must also have a $25 purchase that doesn’t include the price of the ham to use the coupon.

Jewel-Osco produce deals:

• 5lb. bags of Idaho russet ptatoes are $2.49 – that’s about .50/lb.
• 4lb. bags of navel oranges are $2.49 – that’s about .62/lb!
• 3lb. bags of onions are $2.49 – that’s .83/lb.
• Sweet potatoes are .79/lb.
• Hard shell squash are .99/lb.
• 5lb. boxes of Cuties Clementines are $5.99. Use the .75 coupon from 12/4 SS and pay $5.24 – that’s about $1.05/lb.
• Fresh broccoli crowns or cauliflower are $1.29/lb.
• 1lb. bags of radishes are $1.49
• Bartlett pears are $1.49/lb.
• Cucumbers are .79 each
• Gala or Granny Smith apples are $1.29/lb.
• Sleeved celery bunches are $1.49 each ($1.99 for organic)
• Chiquita whole golden pineapples are $1.99 each, limit 3

(Anytime meat is under $2 a pound (no matter what it is — beef, pork, poultry) it’s a buy in my book, because $2 per pound is a cycle low and a good benchmark for meat prices. This is also true for most produce. Seafood, by its nature, is more expensive per pound, but a good “buy” benchmark is $4 per pound or less.)

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Let’s go to Dominick’s… View weekly ad | Load Dominick’s Just For U ecoupons

Note to Safeway shoppers reading from outside Chicagoland: 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. Also, in Chicago, support for previously-available ecoupons (Cellfire, ShortCuts and PGEsaver) have been discontinued. Ecoupons are now available in the “Just For U / Coupon Center” section of electronic coupons available at Dominicks.com.

Dominick’s is also offering Deal Match, where you can load price-matching offers from Jewel and Target to your Fresh Values Card. Load these offers at www.Dominicks.com.

Dominick’s Super Coupons:
These are store coupons found in the weekly Dominick’s flyer, which (in the case of the name-brand products) means they can be stacked with manufacturer coupons for even bigger savings. You can also load some of these Super Coupons to your Fresh Values card via Dominicks.com and not have to clip them. Best bets this week?

In the December 15-December 21 flyer – “Hot Deals Just For U” on cover:

• There’s a coupon on the cover for $10 off a Safeway spiral sliced ham, Safeway bone-in whole shank half or rump half ham with a minimum $35 purchase.
   
• Safeway frozen waffles (12.3-14.1oz.) are $1.99, limit 4, with Super Coupon.
   

Dominick’s has more good “Just For U”-only sales running this week. Head over to www.dominicks.com and load ecoupons for:

– Pantry Essentials Gallon Milk – $1.97 each, limit 2
– Lucerne Half-Gallon Milk – $1.17 each, limit 2 (UPDATE: As of 12/5, Lactose Free are NO LONGER working at this price for quite a few readers.)
– 10lb. bags of Safeway Russet Potatoes are .99, limit 2 – that’s .10/lb!
– Chobani Greek yogurt (6oz.) is .77, limit 4
– Kraft Shredded Cheese (8oz.) is $1.88, limit 2

SUNDAY ONLY DEALS: Post Pebbles cereal (11oz.) is on sale for $1.88. If Marshmallow Pebbles are included, use the $1.50 coupon from November All You. You’ll pay .38!

Domino Brown or Powdered Sugar (2lbs.) is on sale for $1.50. Buy two and use the .75-off-2 coupon from 12/4 RP or 10/16 RP. You’ll pay $2.25 for two, or about $1.12 each!

Gold Medal Flour 4.25-5lb. bags are $1.99, limit 3. Use this .25 printable and pay $1.74.

Lucerne Butter Quarters (16oz.) are $1.99.

MONDAY ONLY DEALS: Hass Avocados are .77 each.

Wish Bone Salad Dressing (16oz.) is .99, limit 3. I have a $1 ecoupon in Coupon Center at Dominicks.com, but sometimes the manufacturer ecoupons don’t come off at the register for me when there’s overage involved. You may wish to print your Coupon Center page if it doesn’t show up when you’re at checkout.

12-packs of Coke products are on sale Buy 2 Get THREE Free. If you have two free coupons for 12-packs from Coke Rewards (they just offered these again, so if yours show up before the end of this sale, you can do this!) take them over and buy FOUR 12-packs. Your coupons will cover the first two cases, and the other two will be FREE with the store’s sale.

Now, you’d think that would be FIVE free cases of Coke, but Dominick’s puts their 12-packs notoriously high during this sale at $5.99 each. Usually the Coke Rewards freebies are good up to $5, so you’ll pay .99 each for your first two packs, then get the other two free. That’s $1.98 for five 12-packs, or about .40 per case.

Rosina Meatballs (32oz.) are $5 – that’s $2.50/lb. Reader Bookmaven points out that there are $1 coupons in the December and January All You, which makes this $4, or $2/lb! Great price for meatballs!

TUESDAY ONLY DEALS: 4lb. bags of Safeway Boneless Skinless chicken breasts are $6.76. That’s a fantastic $1.69/lb.!

Dominick’s is having a Holiday Beverage Destination Sale. Buying 8 or more participating beverages and save .50 off each. Honestly, most of these things after-instant-savings prices are still not terribly hot.

The best of what’s in the ads, after instant-savings:

– 7-Up 2-liters are .79
– Refreshe 2-liters are .49
– Mott’s Apple Juice (64oz.) is $1.99. If you printed the $1 Mott’s coupons when they were available, use them here for .99 Mott’s!
– Ocean Spray Cranberry drinks (64oz.) are $1.99
– 12 packs of Refreshe pop are $1.99

That’s about it deal-wise. (As I said… not much Seriously, $2.49 AFTER instant-savings for Capri-Sun? No thanks.)

Nabisco crackers (5.5-10oz.) are on sale for $1.99 when you buy four. Use two $1 off 2 coupons from 11/13 SS or printables. You’ll pay $5.96 for four, or $1.49 each!

12-packs of Coke products are on sale Buy 2 Get 2 Free. If you have two free coupons for 12-packs from Coke Rewards (they just offered these again, so if yours show up before the end of this sale, you can do this!) take them over and buy FOUR 12-packs. Your coupons will cover the first two cases, and the other two will be FREE with the store’s sale.

Now, you’d think that would be FOUR free cases of Coke, but Dominick’s puts their 12-packs notoriously high during this sale at $5.99 each. Usually the Coke Rewards freebies are good up to $5, so you’ll pay .99 each for your first two packs, then get the other two free. That’s $1.98 for four 12-packs, or about .50 per case.

The O Organics Catalina is back! This time, dairy items are NOT included, but it’s still good if you like things like organic maple syrup, honey, or other organics that are more difficult to coupon at times. Buy $5-$7.99 worth of O Organics and get a $1 Catalina; Buy $8-$9.99 worth of O Organics and get a $1.50 Catalina; or, buy $10 or more worth of O Organics and get a $3 Catalina. Through 12/31.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Safeway Select Pizza Dough Balls are $1.49

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

“Buy 4, Save $2” Mix and Match Instant-Savings Sale Buying any 4 of the following items will generate $2 in instant savings! (Through 12/21.) Dominick’s has again, as usual, included no prices in the ad. Prices shown are from Safeway’s online pricing guide, which is usually accurate to the prices at Dominick’s during these sales. Check store tags at the store too to verify prices. Here are your products and matchups: Cheese Nips (7.5-12oz.) – $1.49 Chicken In A Biskit (8oz.) – $1.99 – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 11/13 SS, printable Honey Maid Grahams (12.2-28.8oz) – $2.50 Oyster Crackers (9-10oz.) – $2 Premium Saltines (8-32oz.) – $2 – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 11/13 SS, printable Red Oval Farms Stoned Wheat Thins (10.6-11.46oz.) – $2.49 Ritz Chips (8.1oz.) – $1.99 – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 11/13 SS, printable Ritz Crackers (9.5-16oz.) – $1.99 – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 11/13 SS, printable Ritz Crackerfuls (6-6.25oz.) – $2.49 – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 11/13 SS, printable Triscuit (8.5-9.5oz.) – $1.99 – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 11/13 SS, printable Wheatsworth Crackers (11.5oz.) – $2.49 Vegetable Thins (8oz.) – $1.99 Wheat Thins (8oz.) – $1.99 – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 11/13 SS, printable

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Dominick’s has launched an iPhone app, which you can learn more about at this link. If you are one of the first 100,000 to download the app, you’ll get an ecoupon for a FREE jar of Ragu pasta sauce.

If you haven’t yet signed up for the “Just For U“ electronic discounts that you can load to your Dominick’s Fresh Values card, you may want to. For registering your card, you’ll receive an ecoupon for a FREE 12-ct. Lucerne large eggs! You’ll also activate a set of electronic discounts that are tied to your card for the next 90 days. Each person’s discounts are different, and they’re based on past purchases made with your Fresh Values card at Dominick’s.

Dominick’s meat deals:

• Jennie-O fresh turkey is $1.49/lb.
• 4lb. bags of Safeway boneless skinless chicken breasts are $7.96 – that’s $1.99/lb.
• Tyson Hot & Spicy fully cooked chicken wings are $1.99/lb.

Dominick’s produce deals:

• 3lb. bags of yellow onions are $1.99 – that’s about .66/lb.
• 5lb. boxes of Cuties Clementines are $4.49. Use the .75 coupon from 12/4 SS and pay $3.74 – that’s about .75/lb! Great price for Clementines!
• Russet potatoes are .79/lb.
• Broccoli crowns or cauliflower are .88/lb.
• Tomatillos are .99/lb.
• Bosc or Bartlett pears are $1.29/lb.
• Braeburn or Red Delicious apples are $1.29/lb.
• Large navel oranges are $1.49/lb.
• Honeycrisp apples are $1.99/lb.
• Cucumbers are .79 each
• Hass avocados are $1.99 each

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Heading over to Meijer, here are your best deals for Meijer stores in in Algonquin, Aurora, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Elgin, McHenry, Oswego, Plainfield, Rolling Meadows, St. Charles, and the Indianapolis area:
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Sunday’s Meijer ad has a bunch of Santa Bucks coupons that are good through Tuesday! They are things like $3 off any item priced at $14.97, $10 off any item priced at $49.97, and so on. They exclude grocery, alcohol, tobacco, baby wipes and diapers, prescriptions, giftcards, and the other usual subjects.

Many readers have spotted a great deal on SnapWare food storage containers! Reader Sebrugger posted that they are on sale at Meijer half-off through much of January for 50% off their normal prices of $1.99-$3.99. Use the $3 coupon from 10/16 SS, or this $2 printable, and pick up some FREE SnapWare!

Land O’ Lakes butter (15-16oz. spread or quarters) are $2.50 each. Use the $1 coupon from 12/11 SS or 10/23 SS and pay $1.50! Great price!

Smart Balance Milk is cheap again at Meijer! Half-gallons are on sale for $2.59. There’s a $1-off-2 store coupon on Meijer Mealbox. Stack this with two $1.50 coupons from the 11/20 SS. You’ll pay $1.18 for two, or .59 each!

Or, buy two and use this $1 printable (print 2!) You’ll pay $2.18 for two, or $1.09 each!

TGI Fridays Entrees (12oz.) are pretty cheap this week. They’re on sale for $2 each. Use the $1 coupon from the 12/4 SS2 or a printable and pay $1!

Here’s a deal on Juicy Juice! 8ct. juice boxes of 64oz. bottles are on sale for $2.50 each. When you buy four, you’ll get $3 in instant savings! There’s a $2-off-4 store coupon at Meijer Mealbox. After coupon and instant, pay $5 for 4, or $1.25 each! Great price for this.

If you’re on Facebook, Juicy Juice has a Facebook game in which you have to upload a photo and put a disguise on it. If this interests you, you’ll be rewarded with a .55 manufacturer coupon at the end that you can stack into this deal.

Ritz Crackers are pretty cheap this week too! Ritz, Crackerfuls and Toasted Chips (6-16oz.) are all on sale for $1.99. There’s a .50-off-2 store coupon on Meijer Mealbox. Stack this with the $1-off-2 coupon from 11/13 SS or a printable. You’ll pay $2.48 for two, or $1.24 each!

Oscar Mayer Meat Wieners or Bologna or Fun Pack Lunchables (16oz., 9.5-10.8oz. Lunchable) are on sale 3 for $5, or about $1.67 each. When you buy 3, you will get the 4th FREE! This essentially drops each one to $1.25 each, a good price for the hot dogs and bologna.

Note that you are limited to two FREE items per transaction (meaning you can buy 8 Oscar Mayer items in each transaction.)

Kellogg’s cereals are on sale this week too. Frosted Flakes (14oz.), Corn Flakes (12oz.), Crispix (12oz.), or Raisin Bran (15oz.) are on sale for $2.50 each. Buy four and get $2 in instant savings, which knocks these to $2 per box. Use this $1-off-3 printable and pay $7 for 4, or $1.75 each. (And, there’s still time to submit the $10 Kellogg’s rebate if you’re buying the Corn Flakes or Raisin Bran and have UPCs from previous sales.)

Coffee deal! Maxwell House Ground Coffee (32.5-34.5oz.) is on sale for $7.49. Buy two and get $5 in instant savings! That works out to $9.98 for two, or $4.99 each! And, if you have any $1 printables from previous weeks, use them here for an even better deal.

UPDATE: Momof4 writes that you’ll also get a $3 STORE Catalina when you buy two Maxwell House. That really sweetens this even more — $6.98 for two, or $3.49 each – with NO coupons!

Meijer’s running a “Spend $50, Get $12” sale on any Purina Cat or Dog Food, Treats, or Tidy Cat Litter. Keep in mind that during these sales, every Purina food item in the store’s typically included, though they don’t show all of the prices in the ad. Here IS what’s in the ad, with matchups: Purina Beggin’ Strips Treats (6oz.) – $2.50 – $1.50 off 2 – 12/4 SS – $1 off 2 – 10/30 RP, 10/16 RP Purina Beneful Dog Food (15-15.5lbs.) – $14.29 – Buy Beneful bag, get 1 Prepared Meals FREE – printable Purina Beneful Prepared Meals (10oz.) – $1.50 Purina Beneful Snackin Slices Dog Treats (11oz.) – $3.99 – $1.50 off 2 – 12/4 SS – $1 off 2 – 10/30 RP, 10/16 RP Purina Busy Strips or Busy Dental Bone Treats (5oz.) – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – 9/18 SS (EXPIRES 12/18!) – $1 off 2 – 10/16 RP Purina Cat Chow (16lbs.) – $9.99 Purina Dog Chow – no price in ad – Buy Purina Dog Chow, get Beggin Strips FREE – printable Purina Fancy Feast Appetizers (2oz.) – $1 Purina Fancy Feast Gourmet Cat Food (3oz.) – .50 Purina Friskies Cat Food (6.3oz.) – $3.50 – .50 off – 10/30 RP Purina Friskies Party Mix, Crispies or Indoor Crunchies Cat Treats (2.1oz.) – $1.25 – B1G1F Crispies treats – 9/25 RP Purina Mighty Dog Food (5.5oz. cans) – .65 – $2 off 12 – 10/30 RP Purina One Dog, Puppy or Cat Food (16-18lbs.) – $17.99 Purina One Beyond Dog Food or Cat Food (3-3.5lbs.) – $5.99 – $4 off – 10/9 SS Purina Tidy Cats Scoop Litter (20lbs.) – $7.99 – Buy Tidy Cats, get Friskies Party Mix treats FREE – printable Purina Tiny T-Bonz Filet Mignon Treats (10oz.) – $2.50 – $1.50 off 2 – 12/4 SS – $1 off 2 – 10/30 RP, 10/16 RP DEAL IDEA: It would be difficult to pull off unless you’re a mega-newspaper-getter, but if you happened to have nine of the 10/9 SS inserts, buy nine Purina One Beyond dog or cat foods ($53.91). Use nine $4 coupons (now $17.91.) Pay $17.91 and get a $12 Catalina, netting you nine bags of pet food for $5.91, or about .58 each! More realistic: If you had four coupons, you’d pay $37.91 and get $12 back. That’s $25.91 for nine, or about $2.88 per bag.

Here’s a deal on Beech-Nut baby food jars! Baby food deals are pretty rare (usually it’s the most expensive food, ounce per ounce, you’ll ever buy) so if you like jarred food, you may want to jump on this. Beech Nut Stage 2 1/2 foods (for 8 months and up) are .63 each at Meijer.

There’s a national Catalina running on Beech-Nut Stage 2 1/2 – buy 20 and get a $3 Catalina. There’s also a $1.10-off-4 printable with a nice high print limit of SIX available!

So, let’s put the deal together. Buy 20 jars ($12.60.) Use five $1.10-off-4s (now $7.10.) Pay $7.10 and get a $3 Catalina back… that’s $4.10 for 20 jars, or about .21 per jar. For baby food, this is a good price.

Note too that because this is a national Catalina, it’s also running at Dominick’s, Jewel, and Kroger too! Print the coupons and do the deal wherever you’d like, or wherever you find the jars cheapest!

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

1lb. Meijer butter quarters are $2, limit 4

Mott’s applesauce (23-24oz. jars or cups) are 3-for-$5, or $1.67 each

1lb. Blue Bonnet spread quarters are .50

Are you a Meijer Mperks member? Mperks is a different set of electronic Meijer coupons. They’re attached to your cellphone number, but aside from one text message to activate your account, you do not need to use text messaging to continually use them. Once you register with Meijer Mperks, you log into the Mperks website and click the electronic coupons you’d like to load to your account. Then, when you’re at the checkout, type your cellphone number into the keypad at the register, and your coupons come off automatically.

Meijer meat deals:

• Meijer split chicken breasts are $1.19/lb.
• Cook’s shank or butt portion hams are $1.29/lb., limit
• Cook’s or Hormel spiral sliced half hams are $1.47/lb., limit 2
• Sugardale whole boneless ham is $1.59/lb.
• Center cut half boneless pork loin is $1.99/lb.
• 4lb. bags of Meijer frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts are $7.99 – that’s about $2/lb.

Meijer produce deals:

• 10lb. bags of russet potatoes are $2.88 – that’s about .29/lb.
• Broccoli bunches are .39 each — the ad notes that this is equivalent to .27/lb.
• Cauliflower bunches are .60 each — the ad notes that this is equivalent to .27/lb.
• 4lb. bags of seedless navel oranges are $3 – that’s .75/lb. (Organic 4lb. bags are $3.29)
• 2lb. bags of Bolthouse Farms baby-cut carrots are $2.50 – that’s $1.25/lb.
• Greenhouse tomatoes are $1.69/lb.
• 10lb. bags of russet potatoes are $2.88 – that’s about .29/lb.
• 4lb. bags of seedless navel oranges are $3 – that’s .75/lb.
• 5lb. boxes of Clementines are $5.99. – that’s about $1/lb.
• Pineapples are $1.99 each

Note that Meijers in other states are on different schedules. The Illinois Meijers are about a week behind on the sales vs. most of 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 or ORLAND Meijer locations, they typically haven’t been following the same sale flyer as the other Illinois Meijers.

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Nabisco snack crackers (5.5-10oz.) are on sale for $2. Buy two and use the $1 off 2 coupon from 11/13 SS or a printable. You’ll pay $3 for two, or $1.50 each!

Ore-Ida potatoes (19-32oz.) are on sale for $2 per bag. Buy two and get the 3rd free! You’ll pay $4 for three, or about $1.33 each!

Kroger is running a “Buy 4 General Mills, Get FREE Milk” deal this week. The GM cereals are priced at $2.50 each, so I don’t think this is terribly hot, but there are $1-off-3 coupons online here and here. There are $1-off-2 Chex coupons in the 12/11 SS, 12/4 SS, or use a printable.

“No Coupon Needed” deals:

16oz. packages of Kroger butter are $2.50

4lb. bags of Kroger sugar and 5lb. bags of Kroger flour are $1.98, limit 2.

18ct. Kroger eggs are $1.88

Kroger Brown & Serve or Restaurant Style rolls are $1

Close-Up and Aim Toothpastes are .88 each

Kroger meat deals:

• Sugardale ham is .97/lb.
• Kroger spiral sliced ham is $1.98/lb.
• Perdue whole roasters are .99/lb.
• Jennie-O turkeys are .99/lb.
• Honeysuckle turkeys are $1.69/lb.
• Cumberland Gap semi-boneless ham is $1.99/lb.

Kroger produce deals:

• 8lb. bags of oranges are $3.77 each – that’s about .47/lb!
• 8lb. bags of Texas Star grapefruit are $3.99 – that’s about .50/lb!
• 5lb. bags of Idaho potatoes are $2.49 – that’s about .50/lb.
• Sweet potatoes are .69/lb.
• 3lb. bags of Cuties Clementines are $3.99. Use the .45 coupon from 12/4 SS, which doubles to .90, and pay $3.09, or $1.03/lb.
• Northwest pears are $1.49/lb.
• Honeycrisp apples are $1.99/lb.

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Here are your Hilander deals (also running at Logli and Schnucks)… View weekly ad

The Rockford-area Logli stores share the same ad as Hilander (Schnucks) now, so these deals apply at the four Rockford-area Logli stores as well. I have had some readers from DeKalb write and ask if these deals will also apply to their store. In looking at both ads, SOME of the deals are the same, but Rockford at times has a Hilander-specific wraparound that isn’t a part of the DeKalb Schnucks ad. Remember too that the DeKalb store does not double coupons.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: The Schnucks ad cycle is a WEDNESDAY to TUESDAY ad. These deals run through TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24th.

16.3oz. jars of Planters Peanut Butter are on sale for $2. Buy two and get a FREE box of Nabisco Premium Saltines!

Coffee-Mate coffee creamers (16oz.) are on sale for $1.88 each. Use this .75 Facebook printable and pay $1.13.

3.15lb. bags of Friskies Cat Food are on sale for $4.99, Buy One Get One Free. There’s a .50 coupon in the 10/30 RP, which doubles to $1. With one coupon, pay $3.99 for TWO bags, or about $2 each!

Now, since Schnucks took over Hilander, I’m not sure if they will allow you to use another coupon on the second back, or if it would double. IF they do, with a second coupon, you’ll pay $2.99 for two bags, or $1.50 each! If you do this deal, please let me know if it works. :)

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Schnucks butter quarters (16oz.) are $2.18

5lb. bags of Pillsbury All Purpose Flour are $2

Schnucks sliced, chunk or shredded cheeses (6-8oz.) are $1.67

Old Orchard Healthy Balance Apple Juice Blends (64oz.) is $1.67

Old Orchard 100% Apple Juice (64oz.) is $1.50

64oz. containers of Schnucks ice cream are $1.88

Betty Crocker cake and cookie Decors are $1

10-12oz. Birds Eye Steamfresh vegetables are .87 each

Hilander and Schnuck’s meat deals:

• Bone-in Cook’s shank portion ham is .79/lb. with an additional $20 purchase
• Frozen Schnucks turkeys are .99/lb.
• Frozen Honeysuckle turkeys are $1.19/lb.
• Schnucks fresh turkey is $1.39/lb.
• Schnucks spiral sliced ham is $1.79/lb.
• Whole boneless Kretschmar ham is $1.89/lb. with an additional $20 purchase
• Whole boneless Cumberland Gap ham is $1.89/lb.
• Honeysuckle frozen turkey breast is $1.99/lb.
• Boston pork roast is $1.99/lb.
• Salsiccia sausage is $1.99/lb.

Hilander and Schnuck’s produce deals:

• 10lb. bags of russet potatoes are $2.89 – that’s about .29/lb.
• Sweet potatoes are .58/lb.
• 3lb. bags of Sunburst tangerines are $2.99 – that’s about $1/lb.
• Sunsweet pears are $1.50/lb.
• Tomatoes on the vine are $1.50/lb
• 3lb. bags of Cuties Clementines are $3.99. Use the .45 coupon from 12/4 SS, which doubles to .90, and pay $3.09 – that’s $1.03/lb.!
• 5lb. boxes of Cuties Clementines are $5.99. Use the .75 coupon from 12/4 SS and pay $5.24 – that’s about $1.05/lb!

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Off to Target…
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Is Kung Fu Panda 2 on your kids’ Christmas list? It’s cheap this week at Target! The DVD is on sale for $13. Print this $5 printable, and it’s yours for $8!

Target’s running a gift card deal on Glade Holiday products! Glade candles, air sprays or plugins (all in holiday scents) are $2.50 each. Buy 5 and get a $5 Target gift card!

This offer got better this week with the addition of a $5 TARGET store coupon in the 12/11 SS! Buying any 5 Glade coupons and get a $5 Target gift card back on top of this deal…

Here are your coupon matchups (updated for 12/18)

Glade Jar Candles (4oz.) – $2.50
– $1.50 off 2 – September All You
– $1 off 2 – printable
– $1.50 off 3 Holiday fragrance Glade items – Target Store coupon

Glade Plug-Ins – $2.50
– $2 off double refill – printable (has hit its print limit)
– $1.50 off 3 Holiday fragrance Glade items – Target Store coupon

Glade Premium Room Spray – $2.50
– $1.50 off 3 Holiday fragrance Glade items – Target Store coupon
– .55 off – 12/4 SS, printable

Glade Scented Oil Candles – $2.50
– $1 off 2 – 12/4 SS, printable
– $1.50 off 3 Holiday fragrance Glade items – Target Store coupon

DEAL IDEA: We’ve got a bunch of new printables this week which have made new scenarios possible, particularly the $1.50 off 3 Holiday Glade items on Target.com and the $2 Grade Plugins printable coupon too.

Here’s an easy new scenario!

Buy 2 Glade Holiday Plug-Ins
Buy 2 Glade Jar Candles (make sure one is a holiday scent)
Buy 1 Glade Premium Room Spray
Use the $1.50 off 3 Glade Holiday Target store coupon, two $2 Plug-Ins printables, the $1.50-off-2 Jar Candles coupon from All You, and a .55 Glade Room Spray coupon. AND use the “Buy 5 Glade, get $5 Target gift card” coupon from 12/11 SS.

After all coupons, pay $4.95 and get TWO $5 gift cards back… ALL FREE and a $5.05 moneymaker!

Target meat deals:

• Butterball frozen turkeys are .97/lb.
• Market Pantry frozen turkey breast is $.99/lb.
• Archer Farms spiral-sliced ham is $1.89/lb.

Target Notes:

You get .05 off your total at Target for each reusable bag you bring and use. If you pay with the Target credit card, you receive another 5% off.

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Drugstore Deals

Heading to Walgreens (View weekly ad)…

For the past couple of years or so, Walgreens has run Register Rewards promotions around the holidays. Their “Jingle Cash” promo is back this year. If you received Jingle Cash last week, you must spend it THIS week (12/18 through 12/21) and you must use it on a $30 minimum purchase. The ad also notes that there are other exclusions that will be printed on the coupon itself. All things to consider before you go Jingle-Cashing. And now, on to the Walgreens deals…

Bayer Low Dose Aspirin (32ct.) is on sale for $2.25. Buy TWO and get $3 back in Register Rewards! You’ll find $1 coupons in the 10/23 RP and the 9/11 RP. With two coupons, pay $2.50 for two packages… and get $3 back in RRs! Your aspirin is FREE and a moneymaker!

If you’re not using your Glade Plug-Ins coupons for the Target deal this week, they’re free at Walgreens too! Glade Plug-Ins are on sale for $2.99. Buy one and get $1 back in RRs! Use this $2 printable, pay $1.99, and get $2 back… making this FREE!

Creme of Nature hair care products (foam lotion, Argan oil replenishing spray) are on sale for $5.99. Buy it and get $5 back in Register Rewards, making this .99!

All Yes To Carrots skincare products are on sale Buy One, Get One 50% Off. If you’re on Facebook, there’s a $3 printable good for any Yes To Carrots product.

The lip balms are $2.99, so free with coupon – and if you print two coupons, the second one will be free with another coupon anyway, as it’s half price. But if you like other Yes To Carrots items, using one coupon on each with the B1G150% sale is a great way to knock the price down, as there are rarely coupons on this. In the winter, we love the Super Rich Body Butter, which is $12.99 at my store (but truly, it’s fantastic and moisturizes all day long… and a tub of it lasts for ages.) With this deal, buying two for $19.49, minus two $3 coupons, drops it to $13.49 for two – or about $6.75 each. Good enough for me and all the other Cataldos who are hooked on this stuff.

“Walgreens Store Coupon” Deals:

Hot Wheels cars are .59 each, limit 5, with store coupon.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

50×60″ Fleece throw blankets are $1.99.

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And finally, over at CVS (View weekly ad) | Load SavingStar ecoupons

ALL Ricola Cough Drops are involved in an ECB deal. Buy 2 packages at $1.50 each and get $1 back in ECBs! There’s a B1G1F coupon in the 10/2 SS. With it, pay $1.50 for two and get $1 back, making these .50 for two, or .25 each!

If you’re on Facebook, there’s a $1 printable there too. With this, use the $1 coupon on your first bag and the B1G1F on your second bag. You’ll pay .50 and get $1 back, making this a moneymaker!

Here’s a deal on the Arm & Hammer Spinbrush! The brush or the 2ct. heads are on sale for $6.99. (Kids’ designs are included too!) Buy it and get $3 back in ECBs! Use this $2 printable (print 2!) With a $2 coupon, pay $4.99 and get $3 back, making this $1.99! Or, use the $1 coupon from the 12/11 SS or 10/23 SS. You’ll pay $5.99 and get $3 back, making this $2.99. This offer is limit 2.

There’s also a rebate form in the 12/11 SS too – buy two Spinbrushes, get $2 rebate. Buy 2 Spinbrushes and any other Spinbrush, Orajel, or Arm & Hammer toothpaste products, get $3 rebate; Buy 5, get $5 rebate, and buy 8, get $10 rebate.

Hershey’s Holiday KISSes deal! 7.8-8.5oz. bags are on sale for $2.50 each. Buy two and get $2 back in ECBs! The 12/11 SS has a Buy 2 Get 1 Free coupon, but that means we need to buy three… so do! And use this $1-off-2 printable on your first two bags. The other coupon will make the third bag free, so let’s do the math! After all coupons, you’ll pay $4 for three bags and get $2 back. That’s $2 for three, or about .67 per bag! Merry KISSmas!

“I Love Olay and Don’t Want to Pay Full Price” deal: Olay Regenerist kits or treatments are on sale for $24.99. Buy two and get $12 back in ECBs! Buy two and use two $3 coupons from 12/11 RP or 11/27 RP. You’ll pay $43.98 and get $12 back, making these $31.98 for two, or $15.99 each. Not super-cheap, but decent for Olay…

… but wait! There are some other good coupons to work into this deal if you’re buying the Olay. The 11/27 PG has a “Buy Olay facial moisturizer and get Olay Body Wash FREE” coupon, and the 12/11 RP has “Buy Olay product, get $4 off Luscious Embrace or Silk Whimsy bar soap.” Add any of these into the deal, one coupon for each Olay, and you’re making it even better.

Band-Aid Decorative Adhesive Bandages (kids’ designs – ad shows 20-25ct. Toy Story, Barbie) are $2.99. Buy them and get $2 back in ECBs! Use the .50 coupon from 7/31 SS. You’ll pay $2.49 and get $2 back, making these .49!

CVS has a gift card promotion running. Through December 25, 2011, members of CVS/pharmacy’s ExtraCare Rewards program can earn $10 gift cards to Macy’s, Gap, Applebee’s, Shell Stations, American Express, Barnes & Noble or CVS/pharmacy each week simply by spending $30 on products clearly marked as part of the “Earn Free Gift Cards” promotion.

Your coupon(s) for free gift card(s) will print on your receipt immediately following qualifying purchase(s) of $30 or more. Gift card selections may vary by store. Limit 5 free $10 gift cards per cardholder per week.

(Did you catch that you can get CVS/pharmacy gift cards too? Perfect for rolling over into a future deal!)

What looks good to me this week?

Glade Sense & Spray or Plugins Lasting Impressions (.43-1.2oz.) – $5
– $2 off – September All You

Kleenex facial tissue (78-110ct.) – .99
– .50 off 3 – 12/4 SS

Seriously… that’s about it. There are some other things included, but nothing crazy-cheap this week.

CVS is running a “Spend $10, get $5 in ECBs” on Organix and FX haircare. Bottles usually run about $5.99, so you could potentially get two bottles for $6.98, or $3.49 each. If you like Organix, it’s not too cheap very often.

CVS/pharmacy is continuing a Gift Giveaway Event on Twitter this week too! To participate, follow @CVS_Extra for the rules. Then, all you have to do is chat with CVS using the hashtag #CVSgifts, as they ask questions about who you still have to buy for, your favorite Christmas gifts, whether you get gifts for your pets, and more! This could be a fun way to snag a great gift, totally free! It’s like having a Secret Santa monitoring your Twitter feed. :)

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

And, if you haven’t already, make sure your CVS ExtraCare card is registered for the CVS Beauty Club before you do any of these deals. It gives you $5 in ECBs for every $50 you spend on beauty products, and it is cumulative, meaning you don’t have to spend $50 in one trip. It keeps track for you and will automatically print ECBs on your next visit to the store when you reach a $50 threshold.

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Wrapping things up with Walmart…

Reader DealJunkie spotted FREE Duck Tape at Walmart. 50-yard Duck Packaging Tape is .97 at most Walmart stores. Print this $1 coupon and get it FREE!

Note that this coupon WILL print your first and last name on the coupon. For coupons like these, I like to use my lesser-known alias, “Valued Customer,” which is then what will print on your coupon too.

DealJunkie points out that this coupon has a hilarious disclaimer printed on it too:

“Please do not attempt to redeem this coupon against the purchase of any other product as refusal may cause embarrassment and delay at the checkout.”

Policies to know:

• Walmart will price match any competitor’s advertised price. Bring the other store’s flyers with you to the store.
   
• With the new coupon policy, Walmart will also accept other store’s STORE coupons with an actual price listed on them. For example, a Dominick’s store coupon advertising “.99 Ragu Pasta Sauce” would be accepted. A Walgreens store coupon advertising “2/$1 Morton’s Salt” would be accepted. (A Target store coupon for “$2.50 off Huggies” would not, because it does not show the actual selling price of the item.)
   
• With the new coupon policy, Walmart will also accept competitor’s Catalina manufacturer coupons. You can get a Catalina for $1 off Snuggle and use it at Walmart.
   
• Walmart’s new coupon policy specifically addresses coupon overage. It says “Coupons may exceed the price of the item. Change may be given or applied toward the cost of the basket purchase.”
   

I would print a copy and carry a copy of the coupon policy with you if you anticipate any issues.

I do not blog Walmart deals each week unless there is a weekly ad with noteworthy deals. Every store location’s regular prices are different, and Walmart does not issue a weekly ad every week. I’ve listed Walmart at the end of each week’s Deals writeup, because if you see any deals above that you want, you’ll likely also be able to do them at Walmart.

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FREE STUFF:

FREE coupons that are still current:

FREE Idahoan Au Gratin, Scalloped, or Loaded Baked Potatoes – October All You(exp. 12/31/11)

FREE Idahoan Hash Browns – November All You(exp. 1/31/12)

FREE PRODUCTS:

FREE Nursery Water reusable shopping bag – 100 per day.

FREE COUPON BOOKS:

$30 Home Made Simple “Gather Together” 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

Frito-Lay Snacks

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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!

 

* All You magazine: If you like coupons, you will probably really enjoy it. It’s an inexpensive magazine ($2.49 an issue) that is absolutely filled with coupons each month — typically $50-$100 worth per issue! Subscribing via the pink banner on the right drops the price to $1.67 per issue. Depending on the values, if you use 2 or 3 coupons alone from each issue, you’ve recouped the cost of the magazine, and you’re on your way to even bigger savings.)

 

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