Deals of the Week for December 20, 2010

26oz. canisters of Morton Salt are .78 each.

12oz. 12ct. Jewel Brown N’ Serve rolls are .77 – SUPER CHEAP.

19oz. Nestle Abuelita chocolate is $1.50. Use the .50 coupon from the Dominick’s $60 Thanksgiving coupon book and pay $1! I know we all need more hot cocoa like a hole in the head, but those of you that are hot chocolate lovers need to try this stuff… Nestle Abuelita is made with Mexican chocolate, which is slightly sweeter with a cinnamon undertone. It’s divine. More work to make (you melt solid chunks of it IN milk on the stove to make “real” hot chocolate) but it’s so good I occasionally pay for it when it’s on sale. And it is now.

MUY CALIENTE! I’m not a huge rebater (honestly, a rebate has to be double-digits [$10 or more] to catch my interest.) But did you see the $25 Jewel Gift Card rebate for the Spanish Jewel stores this week? Their “Que Bueno es ser Madre y Mujer” (“It’s good to be Mother and Woman”) promotion on the second-to-last page of the ad offers a rebate for a free $25 Jewel-Osco gift card with a $25 purchase of ANY Kimberly-Clark paper products! (View the offer in this week’s Spanish ad.)

Prices were collected at the Huntley (not Spanish) and Elgin/Larkin (Spanish) Jewel locations on 12/17. This price list may not be reposted without credit to JillCataldo.com.

Products, coupon matchups and prices:

Cottonelle toilet paper
* 4-roll – $3.99
* 12-roll – $8.99
* 18-roll – $13.99

Cottonelle wipes
* Plastic tubs – $3.19

Depends
* Underwear: $5.99 (sale price through 12/24)
* 18ct: $11.99-$12.99
* 26ct: $19.99
– $5 off 2 – Peelie on product
– $3 off underwear – 12/12 SS
– $2 off underwear – 12/12 SS, 10/17 SS
– $1 off underwear – Peelie on product

GoodNites
* 15ct: $9.99
* 33ct: $19.99
– $3 off 2 – printable

Kleenex
* cube 3-packs: $6.49
* rectangular 3-packs: $3.99
* single cubes – $1.79
* single boxes, 130ct.: $1.79
* single boxes, 78ct. with lotion: $1.19 – The $1.19 Kleenexes double-dip with a Catalina: Spend $10 on select Kleenex, Dial or Tylenol, receive $3 Catalina
– Buy 3, Get 1 Free – 11/7 SS
– .50 off 3 boxes or 1 multipack – 12/5 SS

Kotex
* 22ct. maxi pads: $2.99
* 48ct. maxi pads: $5.99
* pantiliners: $2.99
– No current insert/printable coupons

Huggies Diapers
* giant box: $29.99
* big box: $19.99
* jumbo packs: $9.99
– Look for $2 peelies on big boxes
– $3 off Pure & Natural diapers – 12/5 SS
– $2 off Little Snugglers or Little Movers – $12/5 SS

Huggies Wipes
* big refill wipes: $6.49
* plastic tubs: $2.99
* single refills: $2.49
* travel-size wipes: $1.99
– $1 off 180ct+ wipes – 12/5 SS

Poise
* 24ct. thins: $6.19
* 42ct. pads: $13.99
– $1 off – 12/12 SS, 11/14 SS
– $1 off thins – 12/12 SS, 11/14 SS

Pull-Ups
* jumbo packs – $9.99
– Look for $1 peelies on product

Scott Paper Towels
* single rolls: $2
* 6-8ct. rolls – $7.99
– $1 off – printable
– $2 off 4-roll or larger paper towels – printable

Scott Toilet Paper
* single rolls: .99
* 4-packs: $4.49
* 12-roll: $12.99
* 6ct. big rolls: $9.99
– $1 off – printable
– $2 off 8-roll or larger toilet paper – printable

Viva
* 2-roll packs: $4.29
* 6-roll packs: $7.99
* 6-big-roll packs: $9.99

The wording on this one is a little confusing regarding using coupons on the products. The terms state “Total net price (excluding taxes, coupons or any other discounts) of purchased Kimberly-Clark products must be $25.00 or more.” However, “net price” usually means AFTER all discounts (“gross” would be before any discounts.)

To be on the safe side, I would go over $25 AFTER coupons. With the gift card, you’re still getting the $25 back regardless, but if you use coupons, you’re bringing more products home for your $25, if that makes sense. People looking for diaper deals will love this — free or crazily cheap diapers! (You could buy that $29.99 diaper box too with the $2 peelie, pay $27.99 and get $25 back — that’s a lot of diapers for $2.99.)

Or, stock up on what you need. $25 worth of toilet paper or paper towels may seem like a lot to bring home at once, but if it’s FREE? Go for it!

It is also not clear from the giveaway text whether or not your purchases must be made at a Spanish Jewel store. But, this offer is only IN the ad for the Spanish Jewels, and on the back page of the flyer, it does state that these offers are “good only at the following stores:” (list of stores). To be on the safe side, I purchased my products at one of these Spanish locations. (I want the best odds of getting the rebate back!)

Note too that this rebate is valid through 1/15/11 while supplies last. If you don’t jump on this one right away, there is a chance you may not receive the card, as we don’t know how many gift cards are actually allocated to this promotion.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

12-packs of Coca Cola, Pepsi, or 7-Up/Dr. Pepper products are 4-for-$10. You MUST buy 4 to get this price.

16oz. packages of Jewel Bacon are $2.99 ( – $2.48) not terrible prices if you need it and missed last week’s bacon sales.

64oz. bottles of Jewel Apple Juice are $1.79 each – again, not super-cheap but also not terrible if you need it. (My usual price benchmark for a 64oz. bottle of 100% juice is $1.50 or less.)

Competitor Coupon Deals

Did you know Jewel-Osco also accepts competitor coupons IF they’re for a competitor’s house brand? They sure do — it’s right in their coupon policy, but many shoppers aren’t aware of it!

If you have the Dominick’s Big $60 Thanksgiving Coupon Book, there are coupons that line up nicely to sales on the same Jewel-house-branded items:

Jewel’s Shoppers Value brand spice shakers are $1. Use the .50 coupon from the $60 Thanksgiving book and pay .50!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Canned 20oz. Dole Pineapple is .99. Use the $1-off-3 from the “Deliciously Simple Holiday Recipes” book, buy three and pay $1.97 for three, or about .66 each!

In the Dominick’s $60 Thanksgiving coupon book, there’s a coupon for $1 off Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa. Swiss Miss is on sale for $1 too through the end of the year – FREE with this coupon!

Nature’s Farm natural, hormone-free milk is on sale for $2.99 a half-gallon carton (through 1/2.) Look in the refrigerated case near the milk for a tearpad of $2 coupons. With coupon, you’ll pay .99 a carton!

Note that while this milk does not state “organic,” it seems to be similar in taste/quality as organic — and for the price, I’ll happily make the switch for a few weeks! I also noticed that at one store, the tearpad had $2 coupons on top, and midway through they switched to $1 coupons. Just a heads-up. Tearpad coupons expire 12/31/10.

Jewel-Osco has a Facebook page. If you have questions directly for corporate, you can ask them there (and they answer promptly!) They’ve also got the free cookware promo under way, so save your stickers from qualifying receipts to earn free pots and pans.

Are you on the Jewel-Osco email list yet? Jewel has been making coupons available for many different products over the past few months, and they’re usually store coupons that you can stack manufacturer coupons with too. I’d recommend getting on their list if you shop there.

Coupon books currently found at Jewel:

Deliciously Simple Holiday Recipes – here’s what’s inside

Share Something Delicious – here’s what’s inside.

$50 Kellogg’s “Your Ultimate Holiday Guide – here’s what’s inside.

Jewel meat deals:

• HAM DEAL! There’s a coupon for $9 off a ham when you spend $20 at Jewel. It can be found in the weekly Jewel flyer on the front cover, or on page 10 of the 12/12 Chicago Tribune, section one.
• Fresh-cut pork shoulder roast is .99/lb.
• Jewel whole fryer chickens are .99/lb.
• Choice Beef fresh-cut beef shanks are $1.79/lb.
• Jewel boneless, skinless chicken breasts are $1.99/lb.
• Jennie-O fresh turkeys are $1.99/lb.

Jewel produce deals:

• 3lb. bags of yellow onions are $1.29 – that’s about .43/lb.
• 2lb. bags of Farm Stand carrots are .88 – that’s .44/lb.
• 5lb. bags of Farm Stand Idaho russet potatoes are $2.49 each – that’s about .50/lb.
• 5lb. bags of premium red or gold potatoes are $2.99 – that’s about .60/lb.
• 4lb. bags of California navel oranges are $2.99 each – that’s .75/lb. ( – $1.98 – that’s .50/lb.)
• Acorn, Butternut Squash or Rutabagas are .79/lb.
• Sweet potatoes or bulk greens are .79/lb.
• Jalapenos, poblanos or white onions are .88/lb.
• Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith or Gala apples are $1.29/lb.
• Anjou, Red, Bartlett or Bosc pears are $1.29/lb.
• Dole pineapples are $2.49 each ( – $1.98)
• Tomatoes on the vine are $2.49/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 (View weekly ad)…

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. Also, in Chicago, previously-available ecoupons are being rolled into the “Just For U” section of electronic coupons available at 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 now load these Super Coupons to your Fresh Values card via Dominicks.com and not have to clip them. Best bets this week?

In the Dec. 16-22 flyer – “Great Traditions, Low Prices” on cover:

• DiGiorno pizzas (12.6-32.7oz.) are $3.99 each, limit 3, with Super Coupon. Use the $1 coupons from 11/14 RP1, 9/12 RP (exp,) or 5/16 SS (exp) and pay $2.99! Reader Lesliemfischer writes that buying 3 pizzas also generates a $2 Catalina – making one of your DiGiornos just .99!
   
• Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough is $1.99, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Use the $1 coupons from 10/3 RP or 8/22 SS (exp) and pay .99! The September All You has a .55 coupon too (exp) for more $1.44 cookie dough.
   
• 32oz. Lucerne coffee creamers are $1.69 each.
   
• Safeway Select Appetizers are $1.99 each, limit 3, with Super Coupon. (I had to add this because I really love their “Apple Blossoms” – they’re fabulous apple turnover kinds of things.) There are 4 in the box, so that’s about .50 each.
   

This week, there’s a new ecoupon on Just For U (Dominicks.com electronic coupons) for a FREE 2-liter bottle of Pepsi Max. Load it, buy it, enjoy it!

There are some Holiday Daily Deals on the front page of the weekly ad. Best prices with these?

MONDAY, DEC. 20: Whole golden pineapples are .99 each – that is a STEAL!

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 22:Waterfront Bistro medium cooked shrimp are $3.99/lb. – $4/lb. is a good cycle low price point for shrimp. They’re sold in a 2lb. bag for $7.98, limit 2.

Canned 20oz. Dole Pineapple is $1 Use the $1-off-3 from the “Deliciously Simple Holiday Recipes” book, buy three and pay $2 for three, or about .66 each!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

“Buy 5, Save $5” Nabisco/Kraft Crackers Instant-Savings Sale (through 12/22) Buying any 5 boxes of crackers will give you $5 instant savings at the checkout! Prices shown are AFTER $5 instant savings. You must buy 5 to receive the discount. Some prices changed this week since last week’s sale… they got LOWER! This sale was already phenomenal last week. Now, bunches and bunches of these crackers will be .49 a box after coupons! Better Cheddar – $1 – $1 off 2 Better Cheddar – “Jingle in your Holidays” coupon book (in-store from Christmas 2009, exp) Cheese Nips – .99 – $1 off ANY Nabisco cracker – 11/14 SS (FREE with coupon) – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 9/26 SS (exp,) 5/16 SS (exp,) printable – .75 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 8/8 SS (exp) – $1 off 2 SpongeBob Cheese Nips – printable Chicken In A Biskit – $1 – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 9/26 SS (exp,) 5/16 SS (exp,) printable Honey Maid Graham Crackers – $1.99 – $1 off ANY Nabisco cracker – 11/14 SS – $1 off 2 Honey Maid – “Jingle in your Holidays” coupon book – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 9/26 SS (exp,) 5/16 SS (exp,) printable – .75 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 8/8 SS (exp) Premium Saltines -.99 – $1 off ANY Nabisco cracker – 11/14 SS (FREE with coupon) – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 9/26 SS (exp,) 5/16 SS (exp,) printable – .75 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 8/8 SS (exp) Ritz (Ritz, Ritz Toasted Chips) – $1.49 – $1 off ANY Nabisco cracker – 11/14 SS – $1 off Crackerfuls – 6/6 SS (exp) – $1 off Ritz Toasted – Dominick’s “Serve up a Sandwich” coupon book (exp, in stores this summer) – .75 off any Ritz – Jewel “Score More Savings” coupon book (exp, in stores this summer) – $1 off any 2 Ritz – Jewel “Fall into Savings” coupon book (exp, in stores this fall) – $1 off 2 Any Ritz – “Jingle in your Holidays” coupon book – $1 off 2 Ritz Toasted – “Jingle in your Holidays” coupon book – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 9/26 SS (exp,) 5/16 SS (exp,) printable – .75 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 8/8 SS (exp) Sociables – $1 – $1 off 2 Sociables – “Jingle in your Holidays” coupon book Stoned Wheat Thins – $1.99 – $1 off 2 Stoned Wheat Thins – “Jingle in your Holidays” coupon book Triscuit (Triscuit, Triscuit Thin Crisps) – $1 – $1 off ANY Nabisco cracker – 11/14 SS – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 9/26 SS (exp,) 5/16 SS (exp,) printable – .75 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 8/8 SS (exp) Vegetable Thins – $1 Wheat Thins (Wheat Thins, Wheat Thins Flatbread) – $1 – $1 off ANY Nabisco cracker – 11/14 SS – $1 off Wheat Thins Crunch Stix – 9/19 SS (exp) – $1 off 2 Wheat Thins Toasted – “Jingle in your Holidays” coupon book – $1 off 2 Any Wheat Thins – “Jingle in your Holidays” coupon book – $1 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 9/26 SS (exp,) 5/16 SS (exp,) printable – .75 off 2 Nabisco crackers – 8/8 SS (exp)

Purina Cheweez dog treats currently sell at Dominick’s for $1.25 a package. Buy 4, use the $4-off-4 coupon from 9/12 RP and pay $1 for FOUR bags! Your dog likes good deals too!

If you haven’t yet signed up for the new “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. Learn more here.

Coupon booklets currently found at Dominick’s
Note that this is a listing of what you MAY find. Coupon books tend to move very quickly once they become available! Look on displays throughout the store to find them. Some Dominick’s are now keeping these coupon books behind the Customer Service counter, so you may want to ask at your store.

The Big Thanksgiving $60 Coupon Book – here’s what’s inside.

Share Something Delicious – here’s what’s inside.

$50 Kellogg’s “Your Ultimate Holiday Guide – here’s what’s inside.

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.

Fall Savings $25 Coupon Booklet – small yellow square book released quarterly.

Dominick’s meat deals: (Note that Dominick’s is having a $1.99/lb meat sale this week too, which is the price point we love!)

• HAM COUPON: There’s a coupon for $10 off a ham with a $20 purchase at Dominick’s. Go for a smaller ham and make it close to FREE. Remember the $20 minimum purchase is AFTER store coupons and Fresh Value prices and does not include anything they consider to be “fluid dairy.”
• Jennie-O fresh turkeys are $1.29/lb.
• Fresh Safeway chicken drumsticks, thighs or leg quarters are $1.29/lb.
• Boneless pork top loin roast 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 produce deals:

• Sweet potatoes and garnet yams are .48/lb.
• 5lb. boxes of clementines are $3.99 – that’s about .80/lb.
• Broccoli crowns are .88/lb.
• Fresh green beans are .99/lb.
• Jumbo navel oranges are $1.49/lb.
• Bartlett or Bosc pears are $1.49/lb.
• 16oz. bags of brussel sprouts are $1.99

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This week’s Meijer sales run through FRIDAY, December 24th. The front page of Sunday’s ad has a bunch of Santa Bucks coupons good for larger items you might be buying this week (last-minute gift shopping?)

Like Smart Balance milk? Lately it seems this stuff is crazy-cheap every other week or so! This week, half-gallon cartons of Smart Balance are on sale for $1.99. Print this .75 manufacturer coupon and stack it with the $1 store coupon on Meijer Mealbox. You’ll pay .24 a carton for milk!

Pompeiian Olive Oil is a steal again this week! 16oz. bottles are on sale for $2.99. Print the $2 store coupons on Meijer Mealbox and it’s yours for just .99 a bottle! (There have been $1 manufacturer coupons available too earlier this year, both printable and in store over the past few months. If you have them, stack them here for FREE olive oil.)

Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta is on sale for .99 this week. Use the $1 coupon from 10/3 SS and it’s FREE! Print a .75 coupon here for more .24 pasta!

Shedd’s Spread Country Crock is on sale for .99. Use the .40 coupon from 11/14 RP or a printable and pay .59 a tub!

Your cat likes good deals too! Purina and Whisker Lickin’s cat treats are on sale for $1. Use the $1 coupons from 11/14 RP1 and 9/12 RP and they’re yours… FREE!

Dozen cartons of Meijer eggs are .88 each, limit 3. Buy two and use this .55 off 2 cartons of eggs printable. You’ll pay $1.21 for TWO dozen cartons, or about .61 each! That’s a STEAL!

Here’s a deal on Pillsbury cookie dough AND milk! Pillsbury cookie dough (ready to bake, chub, or Simply Cookies) is on sale for $2. Buy four of them, and you’ll get a gallon of Meijer milk free.

Buy four packages of cookie dough AND the milk. Use two $1-off-2 coupons for the cookie dough (look in coupon dispenser near the product, or 10/3 GM, or a printable.) After coupons, you’ll pay $6 for everything — and you’ll also get a $1 Catalina for buying four Pillsbury cookie dough. Now you’re down to $5 for everything

If you were buying the milk anyway ($2), you’re now paying $3 for 4 cookie doughs, or .75 each.

(Jewel has also had $1.25-off-2 coupons in the dispensers near the product recently too to make this deal even better. Note that the free milk deal is only for white, non-organic milk.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

64oz. bottles of Mott’s apple juice are 3-for-$5, or $1.67 each.

12-packs of Coke or Pepsi products are $2.50 each, limit 4.

Meijer butter 16oz. packages are $2.39 each, limit 4.

16oz. packages of Plumrose bacon are $2.50.

Loaves of natural French bread are $1.50.

Gallon jugs of Meijer milk are $2.

Are you a Meijer Mperks member yet? 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 smoked ham is $1.19/lb.
• Cook’s or Hormel spiral sliced half ham is $1.38/lb. with an additional $15 grocery purchase.
• Sugardale whole boneless hams are $1.59/lb.
• tyson fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts are $1.79/lb.
• Center cut half boneless pork loin is $1.79/lb.
• 64oz. bags of frozen Meijer boneless skinless chicken breasts and tenderloins are $7.99 – that’s about $2/lb.
• Pilgrim’s Pride Southern-Style chicken breast strips (32oz.) are $3.99 – that’s about $2/lb. But with this .50 printable, you’ll pay $3.49 for the bag. (Another .50 coupon here.

Meijer seafood deals:

• Gorton’s fish sticks, battered or breaded fillets or tenders are $3.99 for a 24.5oz. package – that’s about $2.60/lb.

Meijer produce deals:

• California broccoli are .39 each, which the ad states is about .27/lb.
• California cauliflower are .60 each, which the ad states is about .27/lb.
• 10lb. bags of russet potatoes are $2.77 – that’s about .28/lb.
• 3lb. bags of carrots or onions are $1.50 each – that’s .50/lb.
• Many varieties of apples are .99/lb. (organic Golden Delicious or Gala are $1.19/lb.)
• 5lb. boxes of clementines are $4.99 – that’s about $1/lb.
• Green or white asparagus is $1.99/lb.
• Whole pineapples are $2.50 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 haven’t been following the same sale flyer as the other Illinois Meijers, under the convoluted reasoning that because the stores are newer, people will shop there -without- as many products being on sale. O-kay.

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Here are your Hilander and Kroger deals (View weekly Hilander ad | View weekly Kroger ad)…

Reddi Wip whipped cream (7oz.) is on sale for $1.50 a can. Use the $1 coupons from the ConAgra “Season to Celebrate” book and pay .50 each! There’s also a .35 coupon in the SS 11/14, which will double to .70 off — with this, you’ll pay .80 a can.

Celestial Seasonings Tea is on sale for $2 a box (20ct.) Use the $1 coupons from 12/12 SS and 11/7 SS and pay $1 per box!

Birds Eye Steamfresh vegetables are on sale for $1 a bag. Use the .50-off-2 coupon from 12/12 SS, which doubles to $1, and pay $1 for TWO, or .50 each!

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

1lb. boxes of Kroger butter quarters are $1.99.

12-packs of Coca-Cola, Pepsi, or 7-Up are 4-for-$11 — you MUST buy four to get that price.

Kroger or Private Selection bacon is $2.99 for a 16oz. package.

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

There are some HIGH VALUE ecoupons available on Hilander (and Kroger’s) site – head over via this link to load:

– $5 off 5 Kelloggs, Keebler, or Sunshine Cookies/Crackers – exp. Jan 30, 2011
– $5 off 5 Keebler Wholesome Breakfast Snack Items (shows Special K bars, Rice Krispie Treats) – exp. Jan 30, 2011

Hilander meat deals:

• Tyson roaster chickens are .99/lb.
• Cook’s shank portion hams are $1.17/lb.
• Honeysuckle fresh turkeys are $1.49/lb.
• Honeysuckle turkey breast is $1.69/lb.
• Cumberland Gap semi-boneless ham is $1.89/lb.
• Kroger spiral sliced ham is $1.99/lb.
• Boneless half pork loin is $1.99/lb.

Hilander produce deals:

• 5lb. bags of Idaho potatoes are $1.99 – that’s about .40/lb.
• Organic bananas are .59/lb.
• Sweet potatoes are .67/lb.
• 3lb. bags of Cuties Clementines are $3.88 each. Use the .55 coupon from 12/5 SS and pay $3.33, or about $1.11/lb.
• 2lb. bags of Kroger mini carrots are $2.99 – that’s about $1.50/lb.
• Pears are $1.48/lb.
• Premium apples are $1.77/lb.
• Tomatoes on the vine are $1.88/lb.
• Small golden pineapples are $1 each

Remember 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
(View weekly ad)…

Target’s kind of quiet this week, but here’s a little deal on Lysol NeutraAir fabric spray. It’s on price cut at many stores for $2.50 a bottle. Print thhis $1 Target store coupon and stack it with the $1 manufacturer coupon from 12/5 SS or a printable. You’ll pay .50 each!

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Market Pantry Orange Juice (64oz. cartons) are on sale for $1.99. (The 96oz size is $2.99.)

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Over the past few weeks, several varieties of Airwick candles have been on sale for $2.99 at Target. Use the $3 coupon from 11/14 SS and they’re FREE!

Buy any 5 Glade Holiday items and get a free $5 Target gift card. This sale runs through December 26th.

Glade Air Freshener sprays – $2.50
– $1 off – “Right At Home” $30 coupon book (available in stores earlier this year) (exp. 12/31/10)
– $1 off – printable
– $1.50 off 2 – 11/7 SS

Glade Jar Candles – $2.50
– $2 off 2 – Glade “Wonderful New Ways” $14 coupon book (home mailer) (exp. 3/31/11)
– $1 off – Dominick’s “Big $60 Thanksgiving Coupon Book” (exp. 12/31/10)
– $1.50 off 2 – September All You (exp. 12/31/10)
– $1.50 off 2 – printable
– $1 off 2 – 12/5 SS, 11/7 SS, “Right At Home” $30 coupon book (exp. 12/31/10)

Glade Plug-Ins
– $2 off 2 twin refills – Glade “Wonderful New Ways” $14 coupon book (exp. 3/31/11)
– $1 off 2 Plug-Ins or refills – “Right At Home” $30 coupon book (exp. 12/31/10)
– $1 off any Scented Oil refill or two single refills – 11/7 SS, printable
– $1 off 2 Scented Gel Plugins – printable

Glade Scented Oil Candles
– $1 off scented oil candle holder – 12/5 SS, 11/7 SS
– $2 off 2 candles or refills – Glade “Wonderful New Ways” $14 coupon book (exp. 3/31/11)
– $1.50 off 2 candles or refills – printable
– $1 off 2 candles or refills – 12/5 SS, 11/7 SS, “Right At Home” $30 coupon book (exp. 12/31/10)
– $3 off Lasting Impressions scented oil holder – printable

Glade Reed Diffusers
– Buy one, get one free – 11/7 SS

DEAL SCENARIO: Buy 5 Glade Jar Candles and/or 5 Glade Air Freshener Sprays (mix and match) at $2.50 each ($12.50.) Use five $1 coupons ($7.50.) Pay $7.50 and get a $5 gift card back — $2.50 for 5 candles or sprays is .50 each! Super cheap!

Complete details of this sale are in the 10/17 SS insert.

Target Notes:

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 (View weekly ad)…

Revlon Top Speed nail polish is on sale for $5.99. Buy it and get $5 back in Register Rewards / Jingle Cash! Now, look for a coupon book at Wags called “Bright and Beautiful,” as there’s a coupon inside for $1 off Revlon! Use the coupon, pay $4.99 to buy it… and get $5 back in RRs! FREE!

Boxes of Rice Krispies cereal are on sale for $1.99, limit 4. Print this $2-off-2 coupon, buy two and get both for $1.98, or .99 a box.

Hot Wheels cars are .49 each. (Yes, I have sons. Yes, this is a good price.) They’re limit 10.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Mott’s Apple Juice 64oz. bottles are on sale 3-for-$5, or $1.67 each.

If you did Jingle Cash deals LAST week, remember that those Jingle Cash coupons must be spent by 12/23/10 this week.

Coupon booklets currently found at Walgreens

Everything Bright & Beautiful – coupons for makeup and beauty products

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

And finally, over at CVS (View weekly ad)…

Single-count ThermaCare Heat Wraps are on sale for $2.79. Buy one and get $2.79 back in Extra Care Bucks! When you pay and get your money right back at the register… it’s FREE. Now, use this $1 coupon, pay $1.79 and get $2.79 back. You just got paid to TAKE this out of the store!

Here’s a little deal on Pantene. Pantene shampoo and conditioner are 2-for-$6.97, or about $3.49 a bottle. When you buy two, you’ll get $2 back in ECBs. Best way to do this deal? Buy two and use the Buy One Get One Free coupon from 11/28 PG. That will take the price of one bottle ($3.49) off your bill. Pay the other half, $3.49, and get $2 back in ECBs! Now you’ve got two bottles for $1.49, or about .75 a bottle!

CVS Tip: Remember to always scan your CVS card at the Coupon Center scanner in the store — it prints bonus coupons for you! And, CVS is now advertising a Thursday preview of the coming Sunday’s ad at www.cvs.com/weeklyad, so check in on Thursday…

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FREE STUFF:

FREE coupons that are still current:

11/28 PG – $1 off ANY size Tide – Dominick’s and Target sell single-load travel-size Tides for under $1 (exp. 12/31/10)

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

FREE GROCERIES:

FREE Country Bob’s All-Purpose Sauce – request online

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 box of Kleenex tissues. The catch? You have to send it to someone else :) Surprise someone with FREE Kleenex!

FREE Nursery Water reusable shopping bag – 100 per day.

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

FREE COUPON BOOKS:

Free $25 ConAgra Winter coupon book PLUS $5 Wal-Mart gift card – must send in $25 worth (pre-coupon) of receipts for participating ConAgra products purchased by 1/2/11 and sent by 1/17/11.

P&G $110 Fall coupon book – must send in $50 worth (pre-coupon) of P&G receipts dated between 8/20/10 and 12/31/10, and mailed by 1/14/11. Form is also inside the 8/29 PG insert.

$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

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 is not a requirement for using the site, but if you like coupons, you will probably really enjoy it. It’s a cheap ($2.49 an issue) magazine that is absolutely filled with coupons each month — typically $50-$100 worth per issue! You can subscribe to All You online and save about $10/year off the cover price. And 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.)

Do you like these deals? Want to learn how to get deals like this on almost EVERYTHING that you buy? Attend one of my Super-Couponing® classes and learn all the tricks of the trade — or OWN the 72-minute class on DVD and learn in the comfort of your home, at your pace! You’ll be slashing your bills in no time!