Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! A note about last week’s and this week’s deals… traditionally, these weekends around Christmas and New Year’s are really slow and low on deals. In fact, many of the big coupon sites don’t post deals at all for these days. But, I’ve been working on a list of the LAST deals for 2008! So let’s get to them…
Jewel’s got Snapple on sale for $1 a bottle again. The 12/14 SS has .75 off one, so if you didn’t pick this up last week, grab it again for just a quarter! (And don’t worry about the coupon stating it’s good at Walgreens — this is a Manufacturer coupon, and Jewel accepts competitor’s manufacturer coupons too.) Want more? The 12/7 SS has a coupon for $1.00 off 2, so your next two will be just .50 each…
Green Giant Steamers vegetables are on sale again for $1 too. Use the $1 coupon from 11/16 SS to pick these up for FREE, or the .50 coupon from 12/7 to pick them up for just .50…
Like Pillsbury refrigerated holiday cookie dough? I like it a LOT better after the holiday, when it’s on clearance! (It freezes well too!) The 12/7 SS has .75 off 2, so clip that and carry it with you! Clearance prices on the Christmas cookie dough can vary by store, but at my store, it’s usually clearanced for $1.50 a pack. With this coupon, you can pick up 2 for $1.12 each! Or, look near the cookies for a blinkie coupon dispenser. You may find $1.00/2 blinkies, which would make these just $1 each..! Note that the cookie dough is still regular price today (the day I’m writing this, 12/28) — it should drop over the next few days though.
Over at Meijer, Stouffer’s red box entrees, paninis or pot pies are on sale 5 for $11 ($2.20 each.) There are quite a few coupons out for these if you like them:
Nov. All You: $1.00 off 1
11/2 RP – $1.00 off 3
12/7 SS – $1.00 off 2
Also at Meijer, 8″ DiGiorno pizzas are on sale 3 for $9! That’s cheap for these, even without coupons :)
Walgreens has some good deals this week too!
Gillette Fusion razors are on sale for $8.99 with a $3 Register Reward. 11/30 PG and 12/28 PG both have coupons for $4 off, making these razors just $1.99!
(Note: This is a great ad to hang on to for everyone who has written to tell me their cashiers/managers say “You won’t get a RR if you use a coupon.” Yes, you will — and this ad even has text under the photo of the razors TELLING you “Coupon savings in Sunday papers!” They’re telling you not to forget to use that coupon :)
Listerine is on sale 2/$8, with a $4.50 RR if you buy 2. 9/28 RP has a $1.00 off coupon. After coupon and RR, you’ll pay just $2.50 for 2! If you happen to get 2 papers and have 2 coupons, you’ll pay $1.50 for 2 bottles..! Cheap!
Walgreens also has a wonderful “Spend $20, get $10 in RR” sale going on Vicks & Nyquil (check flyer page 16 for details.) If you need these products, it’s $20 BEFORE coupons:
11/30 PG: $1.50 off any NyQuil or DayQuil
12/28 PG: $1.00 off Vicks Vapo Rub
11/30 and 12/28 PG: Buy any 2 Vicks, get 1 Puffs free
OR, go for the big unadvertised Dimetapp and Robitussin sale. Remember, as this is an unadvertised Catalina deal, you will have NO recourse if it doesn’t print… but if you like to save big and take a chance, it’s a good one…
Buy $20 worth of Robitussin or Dimetapp and get $20 in RRs (1 $10 and 2 $5s.) They’re on sale for $4 each, so buy 5! Use coupons with this to make it a moneymaker..! This RR was -supposed- to be a single $10 RR. I’m guessing it may actually be a mistake that it’s giving you $20 back, so don’t be surprised if this changes with no notice. But hey… you can TRY. (No complaints if it doesn’t work though..!)
$2 off Robitussin and Dimetapp
11/2 and 12/14 RP – $1 off Robitussin
9/21 and 11/2 RP – $1 off Dimetapp
With two $2 coupons and three $1 coupons, you’ll pay $13 for your five bottles… and make $20! WOW!
A note on the Revlon Walgreens EasySaver rebates for the month… they are limit ONE Revlon per household. This week’s flier shows lipstick, blush, eyeliner or eyeshadow as qualifiers. But you will only receive the rebate on ONE, so choose which you’d like..!
Coupons to use with these:
8/24 SS, 9/14 SS – $2 off Revlon cosmetic
10/12 SS, 11/16 SS, 12/7 SS – $1 off Revlon cosmetic
Rumor has it Kmart will be kicking off 2009 with another double coupon sale 1/1-1/4. This time, they’ll double up to $1 in value and 25 coupons per person, per day… more on this when the flier hits! :)
Most Jewel and Walgreens locations have Christmas items 75% off this week. This is a good chance to pick things up for next year… cheap! I grabbed an artificial, lighted Christmas palm tree for $2.49. (Yes, I love delightfully tacky, tropical stuff..!)
When you’re going through Sunday’s paper, don’t forget to peek inside Parade Magazine and/or USA Weekend, depending which paper(s) you get. Both had manufacturer coupons inside this past Sunday, 12/28:
Parade Magazine:
$1 off Viactiv Soft Chews – exp. 3/31/09
$1 off Viactiv Flavor Glides – exp. 3/31/09
.25 off Bounty – exp. 1/31/09
.25 off Puffs – exp. 2/28/09
.25 off Charmin – exp. 1/31/09
$1 off Febreze Air Effects – exp. 3/31/09
USA Weekend:
$1 off Pampers Jumbo pack or larger – exp. 3/31/09
This Sunday’s paper, 12/28, wasn’t scheduled to have ANY coupon inserts, but we got the bonus of another P&G! P&G has really stepped things up lately, I’m guessing in response to the economy. We typically saw P&G just once a month, but over the past couple months, we’re seeing extra P&Gs that aren’t scheduled. So don’t forget to pull that insert..!
And speaking of P&G, I have gotten a lot of mail about the $50 P&G coupon deal in the 12/14 P&G insert. In this insert, there’s a form to mail to P&G once you’ve collected $50 in P&G product receipts. When you do this, they’ll send you a coupon book worth $120! Not a bad deal since many of us buy P&G anyway… and remember, those are pre-coupon totals. Plus, there are a lot of things that are P&G products that you might not think of — Duracell batteries? Iams pet food? So… while I’m not a huge rebater, this should be a pretty easy one to take part in, as we have until 1/31 to collect receipts! Keep that in mind as you’re shopping :)
And lastly, a mini-coupon lesson refresher in conjunction with this deal…
A month or so ago I posted a link for a free bag of Iams dog food. My coupon came last week, and take a look at it..! Given the choice between a free 17lb. bag of dog food or an 8lb. bag, which do you think I picked up? Plus, the receipt for this big bag of Iams also puts $19.99 towards my P&G coupon book too!
I had yet another example of this today. In my classes, many of you have heard me talk about my Jewel freezer from their once-a-year deal. This being the last week of the year, I had a few coupons still in my wallet from that deal that expire on the 31st. I redeemed them today, and one of them was for a frozen lasagna of my choice – 16 ounce to 96 ounce. HMM. Which size lasagna do YOU think I picked up?? :) With coupons like these, always go for the largest size possible!
With that, I’ll wish you happy shopping for the week… and HAPPY NEW YEAR! On another note, I have another holiday this week to celebrate too…
Back in the 1970s, I missed being a New Year’s baby by about 3 hours..! So, on Friday, I’ll also be celebrating my thirty-(cough cough, insert other number here)th birthday. :)
Have a great rest of 2008!
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julie0331 says
Hi Jill – I got this coupon also and I read it to mean 1(one) 7lb or 8lb bag of dog food – guess we’ll see how petco reads it……..I like how you read things better…ha ha
JOAN CASTILLO says
I am a little early , But want to wish you the best birthday ever for our queen . You were pretty fast with the sales this week!
Guess you are not getting older just better :) So happy 30??
You are a super lady !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ilikehearts says
Well we share a birthday week (mine is today) – I wasn’t due until January and I’ve always joked that I was helping my parents out by coming early so they could take the tax deduction for the year – you got it squeaked in with just a few hours left!
elvisgirl says
I know for a fact –Iams makes bags for 17lbs as Jill is mentioning. last nov when P&G had the promo at jewel to spend $20 and get 5 back plus the Redbox codes.. I did this deal using the 17lb Iams bag..at that time they were on sale for $16.99 .. I had never bought this size before because I have 2 huge dogs (almost horses) We buy the 48lb bag from Costco but I wanted to do the P&G deal and it worked great. The little bags 17lbs worked just fine.
makrita says
Just came back from doing the ROBITUSSIN & Dimetapp deal mentioned above, but also did this one I heard about:
Register Rewards Deals
Gillette Fusion Razor, $8.99*
Get $3 RRs
$4/1 Gillette Fusion Razor, any, exp. 1-31-09 (P&G 12/28/08)
Gillette Body Wash FREE wyb Fusion, any, exp. 1-31-09 (P&G 12/14/08)
Gillette Shampoo FREE wyb Fusion, any, exp. 1-31-09 (P&G 12/14/08)
$1.99 for both after coupons and RRs!
*note: You will likely only be able to use one free coupon per razor purchase.
Bargain Babe says
It worked! After trial and error on the products included in this deal (my Wags didn’t tag the shelves with the sale prices & not all 4 oz. varieties were included in the deal), my $20 worth of elixirs kicked out $20 in RR! I’m still wondering why, though.
That is, the DayQuil/NyQuil deal on the same page of the ad has a similar deal in which you get $10 if you spend $20 and $5 if you spend $15. If the Robitussin deal spit out double, why didn’t the DayQuil? Is the Robitussin RR deal overlapping with one from a few weeks ago to trigger the double rewards and in turn, freebies/money makers with coupons?
I’m not complaining that the DayQuil didn’t give more – just trying to understand why the Robitussin one did!
teacherk says
I was at Jewel today and they would NOT accept my Wags-Snapple coupons. I went through the self check-out & spoke with the supervising cashier & manager about Jewel’s coupon policy (how they accept competitors’ coupons and how this coupon is a manufacturer coupon) & they told me that the Jewels that are accepting these are not supposed to and are going to start getting into trouble for doing so.
The cashier I spoke with also said she almost lost her job before because she tried to use one of the Wags $10 off next purchase coupons there. She said that Jewel is going to be strict w/ this in the future. Has anyone else run into this? Needless to say, I had them take the Snapple back because I was really only buying it for the great deal.
I was able to use slimfast internet coupons successfully, but she was telling me about how people are copying them, how everything is traceable back to your computer, etc. I assured her that mine were perfectly legitimate, but I thought I’d just reiterate what Jill wrote in a previous thread regarding this issue. DO NOT MAKE COPIES!
teacherk says
If you go to the Slimfast website, you should be able to print up some coupons for $2/1 & $3/2. I was able to print the set of three out three times. I also received a $5 off your next purchase catalina at Jewel for purchasing NEW YEAR reSOLUTIONS items. I don’t know much about what those are, but I’m assuming it’s from the slimfast boxes I purchased. So, I got 18 cans of slimfast (they didn’t have the bonus boxes) for $5.50 total!
On another catalina I read these new year’s cats are printing out in $3, $5, & $10 increments. Great for those of us planning to slim down in the new year!
mygoldcloud says
hi,
Someone posted catalina’s phone number a while back.I tried to seach for it but I couldn’t find it.
Can anyone help me with that number?
Thanks.
jenschopp says
Can I use the target coupon for Palmolive $1 off at Jewel? I am in need of the soap and can’t see going to target just for that. Basically what I am meaning is..Is this what a store Manufac. coupon is? Or do I really have to go to target?
moneill2167 says
Jill – We can send in multiple receipts for the P&G deal – it doesn’t need to be one purchase, correct? When I read the instructions on the form, I see ‘receipt’ – not ‘receipt(s)’. I have bought plenty of P&G stuff since the 14th. I don’t want to make a separate $50 purchase, ya know?
Thanks, MO
krissylizzy says
Just wanted to let you know I was in KMart yesterday and asked if they were honoring double coupons. They said no. The kid I spoke to said he usually knows about a month in advance, and he has not heard anything about Double Coupons coming up.
Happy New Year!
newbie2couponing says
At Jewel (until Jan. 11th, I think) they have 15 ct. Totino’s Pizza Rolls on sale for $1 (with preferred card). Combine that with some $1/2 coupons and you have pizza rolls for .50 a box! I found 6 of these coupons online-2 at smartsource, 2 at pillsbury, and 2 at coupons.com
raineybird says
I just started filling out my liquor rebate for the Holiday cheer “buy any 3 receive $10 back, buy any 6 receive $25 back”. I’m new to the rebate thing and noticed the expiration is 12/31/08. Is this the purchase date only or the send in for rebate request expiration also? I would hate to loose all this money. We are not big drinkers and it was definantly a deal but will probably keep a couple years or more around here. Okay price but really only worth it to us with the rebate. Thank you to anyone who can help.
hspiggy79 says
I am confused which prices I am circling to get the coupon book for P & G…for example Tide at Jewel this week is $11.47 on sale. Do I go on that price or the $15.99 price? I know it is based on pre-coupon totals, but what about preferred card prices?
Michelleplew says
Did that sale end yesterday, 1/4?