Deals of the Week for March 7, 2011

Gorton’s Fish Portions (24.5oz.) – $3.64. With coupon, $3.04

Particularly with the larger packages, these are good buys. Benchmark-wise, anything under $4/lb. for seafood is a deal!

And if you buy 3 Gorton’s products, you can send in 3 UPCs and your receipt for a free electronic Gorton’s Sudoku game.

Carefree panty liners are on sale for .99. Use the .50 coupon from 1/9 SS2 and pay .49!

Some varieties of One A Day Vitamins are on clearance for $5.30. (Clearance may vary by store.) Use the $2 coupon from 1/2 SS2 and pay $3.30 – not bad for vitamins.

Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps (7.2oz.) are on sale for $3.49, Buy One Get One Free. Print two $1 Facebook coupons, buy two bags and pay $1.49 for two, or about .75 each!

Kellogg’s cereals are on sale for $1.88 a box. Use the $1 off 3 coupon from 2/13 RP or a printable, buy three and pay $4.64 for three, or about $1.55 a box. Not crazy-cheap, but okay if you like Kellogg’s.

(You may be able to print another $5-$10 worth of Kellogg’s coupons at this link. Note that this second link is a limited-access offer with a daily cap, so if the offer hits its daily print limit, it is pulled by Kellogg’s until the next day.)

Jewel is running a “Buy 4, Save $4 instantly” on Axe and Suave products. The only thing I saw here that was even semi-cheap were the Suave Men Deodorants. They’re on sale for $2.29. Buy 4, save $4 and pay $1.29 a deodorant. I would only take advantage of this if you are completely out of deodorant, as we’ll see deodorant deals that are better than this.

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

18-24oz. packages of Fisher Boy seafood (fish tenders, strips, sticks) are on sale for $3.99. Use this .75 printable and pay $3.24.

Ronzoni Garden Delight Pasta is on sale for $1. Use the $1 coupon from the 1/23 SS,and it’s FREE!

And, if you don’t have a lot of pasta in your stockpile, clip both of the other $1-off-2 Ronzoni coupons on the same page — Ronzoni Smart Taste and Ronzoni Healthy Harvest are also all on sale for $1 a box. You can stock up on even more with these coupons for .50/box.

Reader Blackvanilla found more $1-off-2 printables too! Click “Promotions and Coupons” after printing the first coupon you see for even more $1-off-2s.

“Spend $20, get $5” P&G Catalina Sale Buying $20 worth of any of these items will generate a $5 Catalina. CHECK YOUR AVENU! Many people are reporting Bounty, Charmin, Swiffer, Febreze, Pringles and other P&G discounts on their Avenu ecoupons! Here are your products and matchups: Always Infinity Pads – $6.99 – $1 off – 2/27 PG, 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book Bounce Fabric Softener 105-120ct. – $4.99 – .50 off – 2/27 PG, 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book Bounty 8ct. Giant Roll paper towels – $10.99 – $1 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book – .25 off – 2/27 PG Cascade Dishwashing Detergent liquid, powder or Action Pacs – $4.49 – $1 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book – .50 off – Home Made Simple “Organize in Style” coupon book (home mailer) – .25 off – 2/27 PG Charmin Ultra Bath Tissue 9-18ct. – $10.99 – $1 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book – .25 off – 2/27 PG Crest Toothpaste – $2.50 – $1 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book – .75 off – 2/27 PG Dawn Dishwashing Liquid – $2.49 – .50 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book, Home Made Simple “Organize in Style” coupon book – .25 off – 2/27 PG Downy Fabric Softener – 41-51oz. liquid – $4.99 – $1 off – 2/27 PG, 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book Iams Dog Food 15.5-20lb. – $17.49 – $1 off – 2/27 PG, 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book Ivory Dishwashing Liquid – $2.49 Oral B Advantage / Advance Toothbrush – $2.50 – $1 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book – .75 off – 2/27 PG Pampers Big Pack diapers or Easy Ups – $19.99 – $2 off – 2/27 PG – $1 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner – $3 – $1 off – 2/27 PG – $1 off 2 – 1/30 PG (EXPIRES TODAY, 2/28), 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book Pringles – $1.50 – $1 off 2 – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book – $1 off 2 – 1/30 PG – Note that several readers have reported the Multigrain and Fat Free and Light are not working for the Catalina – a disappointment, as I like them too..! Swiffer Dusters and Refills (Dry 32ct.; Wet 24ct.; Dusters 10ct.; 360 Duster Refills 6ct.) – $8.59 – Buy Wet or Dry Refill, Get One Free – 2/27 PG – Buy Starter Kit, Get Refill Free – 2/27 PG, Home Made Simple “Organize in Style” coupon book – $1 off Duster or Sweeper – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book – $1 off Duster Starter Kit – Home Made Simple “Organize in Style” coupon book – .50 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book Tampax Pearl Tampons – $6.99 – $2 off – 2/27 PG – $1 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book Tide Laundry Detergent – 100oz. liquid or 113-116oz. powder – $9.99 – $1 off – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book – .35 off – 2/27 PG

If you are a “Black Belt” coupon shopper, you may like these Black Belt Scenarios for the P&G $20/$5. New couponers may be tempted to jump in and try playing the price spread in the “Black Belt” way to take home much for little. (It IS hard to resist taking so much home for so little!) If you choose to, PLEASE, please read and abide by all of the warnings I’ve posted on the following page. If you are willing to assume ALL risks, head on over…

“No Coupon Needed” Deals

Minute Maid orange juice is $2.50 per half-gallon carton.

Old Orchard 100% Juice Blends or Healthy Balance juices are $1.79 each.

Redi-Serve breaded chicken strips or nibblers are $1.50 for a 9-10oz. package.

Godshall’s Turkey Bacon (12oz.) is $2.50.

4lb. bags of Shoppers Value granulated sugar are $2.99.

Shoppers Value spice shakers are $1 each.

Homelife aluminum foil (25 sq. ft.) is .99 a box.

Jewel 6ct. English Muffins are $1.

Jewel-Osco information:

Jewel-Osco has a Facebook page. If you have questions directly for corporate, you can ask them there (and they answer promptly!)

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.

Coupon books currently found at Jewel:

Value Your Heart – $35 worth of coupons, including one for a free 8-pack of Coke when you buy 3 12-packs

Jewel meat deals:

• Chicken drumsticks or thighs are $1.49/lb.
• Reuben Corned Beef is $1.69/lb.
• Hormel Always Tender pork country style ribs are $1.99/lb.
• Hormel Always Tender assorted pork chops are $1.99/lb.

Always a deal: Jewel-Osco has 1lb. chub packs of Carolina Ground Turkey in the freezer case for around $1.69, every day, at most locations.

Jewel produce deals:

• Sweet potatoes are .79/lb.
• Green beans are .99/lb.
• White onions are $1.29/lb.
• Red seedless grapes are $1.49/lb.
• Anjou or Bosc pears are $1.49/lb.
• Jazz and Pacific Rose apples are $1.79/lb.
• Mangos are .58 each, limit 9 – GREAT PRICE!

(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 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, previously-available ecoupons (Cellfire, ShortCuts and PGEsaver) have been discontinued. Ecoupons are now available in 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 Mar. 3-Mar. 9 flyer – “Dominick’s Simple Nutrition” on cover:

• Quaker Instant Oatmeal s on sale for $1.77 a box, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Use $1 coupons from 1/2 RP2 and February All You and pay .77!
   
• Lysol Wipes or toilet bowl cleaners are on sale for $1.49, limit 2, with Super Coupon. Use the $1-off-2 coupons for either wipes or toilet bowl from 2/6 SS (BOTH EXPIRE MARCH 8TH, Tuesday!) and pay .99 each! This is a GREAT PRICE for both wipes and toilet bowl cleaner!
   
• Kozy Shack rice pudding (6-packs or 22oz. tubs) are on sale for $1.99, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Use the .75 manufacturer coupon from 1/23 SS and pay $1.24! There’s also a .40 coupon in the 3/6 SS for $1.59 pudding.
   
• Dannon Danimals Yogurt is $1.77 a 4-6 pack, limit 3, with Super Coupon. Stack this with the $1 manufacturer coupon from 2/27 SS and pay .77!
   
• Formula 409 Cleaner (32oz.) is on sale for $1.99 a bottle, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Use this .50 printable and pay $1.49.
   
• Ragu pasta sauce is .99 a jar, limit 2, with Super Coupon. Unfortunately no current manufacturer coupons available to stack with this.
   
• Artisan Angel Food Cakes are $1.99 each with Super Coupon.
   
• Safeway apple juice is $1.49 a bottle, limit 3, with Super Coupon. (Strangely, the Sunday ad is advertising this on a Just For U deal for… $1.77. New math?)
   

In the Mar 6.-Mar. 9 flyer – “4 Day Breakfast Sale” on cover:

• Arm & Hammer Scoop Cat Litter (20lb.) is $5.99 with Super Coupon. Use the $3 coupon in September 2010 All You and pay $2.99, a great price! There is also a $2 ecoupon you can load at Dominicks.com if you do not have the coupon from All You – you’ll pay $3.99.
   
• Loaves of Beefsteak Rye bread are $1.69 each with Super Coupon.
   
• 4lb. bags of Safeway boneless skinless chicken breasts are $7.96 each, limit 2, with Super Coupon. That’s $1.99/lb.
   

There is a new $10-off-$50 ecoupon on Dominicks.com at Just For U. (It also appeared in the paper over the past week.) Clip or load it if you’re planning a big trip… and with all the sales this week, you just may be!

Dominick’s has some new Just For U ecoupons that are quite good this week. Head to www.dominicks.com to load an ecoupon for Safeway Sweet Potato Fries (20-32oz.) for $1.49. (You can apparently get as many bags as you want at this price, as long as they are purchased in the SAME transaction — I bought 3 and all rang at $1.49.)

Also, look for a bonus “free item with $10 purchase” ecoupon — I loaded a FREE Coca-Cola Zero (2-liter) with a $10 minimum purchase, and others are reporting FREE Healthy Choice Steamers, also with a $10 minimum purchase.

THROUGH MONDAY ONLY: If you like these offers, jump on them today:

Oscar Mayer Bologna or Deli Creations Cracker Combos are .99. For the Deli Creations, print this $1-off-2 coupon and pay .98 for TWO, or .49 each!

StarKist Solid White Tuna is .88 a can.

Lay’s or Lay’s Kettle Chips (8.5-11oz.) are $1.99 a bag.

18-24oz. packages of Fisher Boy seafood (fish tenders, strips, sticks) are on sale for $2.99. Use this .75 printable and pay $2.24 – a very good price for seafood.

SUPER fruit snack deal! Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks are on sale for .99 WHEN YOU BUY 4 OR MORE boxes. They’re also involved in a double-dip Catalina sale: Buy 3 get $1 Catalina; Buy 4 get $2 Catalina; Buy 5 or more, get $3 Catalina.

(I love this deal because the Simply Fruit Roll-Ups are also included, which are “true” fruit leather vs. fruit-flavored snacks, and this is a great price for them!)

There are lots of coupons available for this deal! Find .50-off-2 coupons in the 3/6 SS, 2/13 GM printable, printable, printable, printable (Target manufacturer coupon.)

So, buy 5 boxes of fruit snacks ($4.95.)
Use two .50-off-2 coupons ($3.95)

Pay $3.95 and get a $3 Catalina – .95 for 5 boxes of fruit snacks is .19 a box!

Some people are reportedly receiving additional .50. $1, or $1.50 fruit snack coupons at checkout from the Catalina machine after buying a round of fruit snacks. (I did not when I shopped on Sunday.) But, if you receive some, and they’re higher value, work them into your next round and stock UP!

GOOD CEREAL DEAL! Dominick’s is running a “Buy 4, Save More” sale on cereals. You must buy four or more to receive the prices shown in the ad.

Here are your products and matchups:

General Mills Cheerios (14oz.) – $1.49 (.74-.99 a box after coupon)
– .75 off Cinnamon Burst – 2/13 GM, printable, printable
– .55 off Honey Nut – printable
– $1 off 2 – 2/6 SS, Que Rica Vida, Primavera 2011 (GM Spanish coupon mailer,) printable, printable, printable, printable (Target manufacturer coupon)
– $1 off 3 – 2/13 GM

General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch (12.8oz.) – $1.49 (.94-.99 a box after coupon)
– .55 off – printable
– $1 off 2 – printable, printable, printable
– $1 off 3 – 2/13 GM

General Mills Golden Grahams (12oz.) – $1.49 (.74 a box after coupon)
– .75 off – printable
– $1 off 3 – 2/13 GM

Kellogg’s Froot Loops (17oz.) – $1.99 ($1.66 a box after coupon)
– $1 off 3 – 2/13 RP, this link. Note that this is a limited-access offer with a daily cap, so if the offer hits its daily print limit, it is pulled by Kellogg’s until the next day.

Kellogg’s Rice Krispies (18oz.) – $1.99 ($1.66 a box after coupon)
– $1 off 3 – 2/13 RP, this link. Note that this is a limited-access offer with a daily cap, so if the offer hits its daily print limit, it is pulled by Kellogg’s until the next day.

Post Honey Bunches of Oats – $1.99
– Note that Raisin Medley is $3.99 at Dominick’s this week and evidently not part of the “Buy 4” promo

Quaker Mills Cap N’ Crunch – $1.49

Quaker Life (15oz.) – $1.49

Quaker Oatmeal Squares (15oz.) – $1.49 (.49 a box after coupon!)
– $1 off – 1/30 RP2

Athenos Greek Yogurt (5.3oz.) is on sale for .99. Use the .75-off-2 coupon from January All You, buy two and pay $1.23 for both, or about .62 each!

Several products are involved in a “Buy 10, get 2 Free” sale. Snack Saks of Nabisco crackers and cookies are on sale for $1 as part of this sale. Use the $1-off-2 coupon from 1/30 SS and pay .50 each… and if you’re buying 10 items featured in this section of the ad, two more will be FREE after your tenth item.

Dominick’s is running a “Buy 3, Save $3, Buy 4, Save $4, Buy 5, Save $5” sale on Fresh Express and Eating Right salads, Marie’s dressings, Pom tea, and salad tomatoes and mushrooms. All are priced at $2.49, so as long as you buy 3 or more, it will knock the price of these to $1.49 each.

Catalina coupons for $1 and $2 off Bright Green cleaning products have been printing recently at Dominick’s. (Bright Green is Dominick’s house brand of natural cleaners.) If you get some, don’t be too quick to toss them out — you can score some good deals with them. Bright Green spray cleaner is $1.99 (free with $2 Catalina coupon) and Bright Green Toilet Bowl cleaner is $2.49 – just .49 with $2 Catalina coupon. Even with the $1 Catalina coupon, these are good prices. I bought the toilet bowl cleaner, and at the checkout, another Bright Green Catalina printed too. Love it!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Dominick’s is running a frozen food sale again – $5 off ANY* $15 Frozen Food Purchase with the coupon in this week’s Dominick’s flyer! Buy $15 worth of ANY* FROZEN ITEMS, Save $5 Note that this is a COUPON instant-savings deal — you will need the $5-off-$15 frozen coupon from the current 2/27 Dominick’s ad. *** And about that word “ANY”… this time around, the coupon states “Frozen Meat & Seafood Items Excluded,” so it’s actually not a deal on ANY frozen foods. (The last time we saw this sale in November, all frozen was included, which netted some great deals on frozen shrimp.) It’s difficult to say what frozen meat items would not be included — from the ad, Stouffer’s Meat Lasagna is in the deal, but it looks like frozen chicken strips or nuggets would likely not be. Deal ideas: 3/7 UPDATE: MEAL DEAL IDEA! If you have the new Dominick’s $42 frozen food coupon book, take a look at the first coupon right inside the cover. It’s offering a $9.99 Meal Deal that includes: 1 Safeway Select Appetizer (8oz.) 1 Safeway Select Skillet Meal (24oz.) or Family Size Lasagna (32-38oz.) 1 Safeway Select Dessert (9-14.8oz.) If you do this deal, you’re already very close to the $10 mark. Throw in just over $5 of ANY other frozen foods, use the $5 off $15 Frozen Food coupon and pay around $10. This is a good price for the deal, as the lasagnas alone usually sell for $7.99-$8.99. The lasagna also is going to give you the most ounces of food for your bucks. California Pizza Kitchen pizzas are $5.49 each. Buy 3 ($16.47.) Use three $1 coupons (new $42 Dominick’s Frozen coupon book) plus the $5 frozen coupon. Pay $8.47 for 3 pizzas… and get a $1.25 Catalina back for every pizza you bought! With $3.75 coming back to you, you’re ultimately paying $4.72 for three, or about $1.57 a pizza! UPDATED 3/7: Another way to do the deal. Purchase six personal-size California Pizza Kitchen pizzas ($2.50 each.) Use the $5-off-$15 coupon. Pay $10 and get $7.50 back, making your six pizzas just $2.50 for ALL, or about .42 each! California Pizza Kitchen Catalina reportedly now running through 3/15/11. UPDATED 3/7 WITH NEW, LOWER WANCHAI PRICE: Wanchai Ferry frozen meal kits are $5.99 each. Buy two ($11.98) and, in keeping with the Chinese dinner theme, add a box of Safeway Mini Egg Rolls ($2.50) for a total of $14.48. If you’ve got the $1.49 Safeway Sweet Potato Fries ecoupon loaded to your Dominick’s Fresh Values card, toss that in too to get you over the $15 mark (now $15.97.) Use two $1.50 Wanchai coupons from the 3/6 SS or printables (there are $1 coupons in the 2/13 GM insert and the new $42 Dominick’s Frozen coupon book too) plus the $5 frozen coupon. Pay $7.97 for TWO meals, ($3.99 each!) PLUS a “free” box of egg rolls and “free” sweet potato fries! Jack’s Frozen Pizzas are $3 each. Buy 5 ($15.) Use the $1-off-3 coupon from the 1/30 RP2 insert plus the $5 frozen coupon. Pay $9 for 5 pizzas, or $1.80 each. (But really – during a sale in which the “expensive” California Pizza Kitchen costs less than good old, reliable Jack’s Pizza, why not “splurge…” Safeway frozen juice concentrates are $1.69 each. Buy 9 ($15.21.) After $5 coupon, pay $10.21, or $1.13 each. Note that prices of items not advertised in this week’s flyer were gathered at the Carpentersville Dominick’s.

“No Coupon Needed” deals:

Fresh donuts in the bakery are .33 each.

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.

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.

$42 Frozen Food Coupons – Just as the title says, it contains $42 worth of coupons for frozen food :)

Live Whole Heartedly – $20 worth of coupons

Dominick’s meat deals:

• Fresh Safeway whole chickens are $1.29/lb.
• Pork loin rib half sliced bone-in chops are $1.49/lb.
• Fresh Safeway split chicken breasts are $1.79/lb.
• 80% lean ground beef is $1.99/lb.
• Fresh Perdue chicken drumsticks or thighs 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:

• 5lb. bags of Idaho Russet potatoes are $2.99 – that’s about .60/lb.
• Fuji, Jonagold or Red Delicious apples are .88/lb.
• Navel oranges are $1/lb.
• Broccoli crowns are $1.49/lb.
• Green asparagus is $1.99/lb.
• Whole pineapples are $1.99 each.

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Meijer is running its “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th item FREE!” sale again this week. Best bets?

Old Orchard 100% juice frozen concentrates – $1
– $1 off 4 – printable

Bar S franks or bologna – $1
– $1-off-2 – 1/30 RP1

Wolf Chili (15oz.) – $1
– .75-off-2 – 1/23 SS

Hunt’s Ketchup (24oz.) – $1
– $1-off-2 – ConAgra Winter $35 coupon book “Enjoy More Moments Together” (home mailer)

Note that WHATEVER the 11th item scanned by the cashier happens to be will be the one that rings up as FREE at the register. At times, some readers have had issues using a coupon on the free item. You may want to adjust the order in which items are scanned depending on the coupons you’re planning to use.

How about some .10 Country Crock? Country Crock spread is on sale for $1 a tub. Buy two and use the $1-off-2 store coupon at Meijer Mealbox, and stack that with two .40 printables. You’ll pay .20 for TWO tubs, or .10 each!

Post Honey Bunches of Oats Raisin Medley (17oz.) is on sale for $1.99. Use the $1 coupon from 2/27 SS and pay .99!

Dannon Danimals and Dan-O-Nino yogurts are on sale for $1.88 per 4-6 pack. Use the $1 coupons from 2/27 SS (TWO coupons in each insert) and pay .88!

Cascade dishwasher detergent (75oz. or 20ct. action pacs) are on sale for $3.99. Use the $1 coupons from the 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book and pay $2.99.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Meijer gallons of milk are on sale for $2.

Aunt Millie’s loaves of bread, hamburger buns or hot dog buns are on sale for $1 and also part of the “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale.

Meijer reclosable zip bags and sandwich bags are on sale for $1 and also part of the “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale.

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

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:

• Center cut half boneless pork loin is $1.89/lb.
• Fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts are $1.99/lb.
• All-Natural semi-boneless leg of lamb is $4.99/lb. – this is a very good price for lamb.
• Always a deal: Meijer has 1lb. chub packs of Meijer Ground Turkey in the freezer case for around $1.59, every day, at most locations.

Meijer produce deals:

• 3lb. bags of yellow-flesh potatoes or yellow-flesh red potatoes are $1 each and also part of the “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale. That’s about .33/lb.
• 5lb. bags of California Navel oranges are $2.99 – that’s about .60/lb. (Organic 4lb. bags are also $2.99 – about .75/lb.
• 1lb. bags of Bolthouse Farms baby-cut carrots are $1 and also part of the “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale.
• 12oz. packages of Nature Sweet cherry cocktail tomatoes are $1 and also part of the “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale.
• 10oz. bags of NewStar baby spinach are $1 and also part of the “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale.
• Avocados are $1 each and also part of the “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale.
• Mangos are $1 each and also part of the “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale.

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 oter 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)…

Pillsbury pizza crusts (refrigerated dough kind in the can) are on sale for $1.50. Use the .35 coupon from 1/30 SS, which doubles to .70 and pay .80!

Bar S smoked sausage or bologna is on sale for $1. Use the $1-off-2 coupon from the 1/30 RP1, buy two and pay $1 for both, or .50 each!

Yoplait Kids Yogurt (6ct.) is on sale for $1.99. Use any of many .50 coupons, which will double to $1, to knock these down to .99 per multipack: 2/13 GM, 1/30 SS, printable, printable, printable, Facebook printable

Totino’s Pizza Rolls are on sale for $1 a box. Use the .40-off-2 coupon from 1/30 SS and buy two boxes. The coupon doubles to .80, and you’ll pay $1.20 for two boxes, or .60 each!

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks are on sale for $1.99. They’re also involved in a double-dip Catalina sale: Buy 3 get $1 Catalina; Buy 4 get $2 Catalina; Buy 5 or more, get $3 Catalina.

There are lots of coupons available for this deal. Find .50-off-2 coupons in the 3/6 SS, 1/2 GM, printable, printable, printable, printable (Target manufacturer coupon.) And, there’s a .50-off-2 ecoupon on Hilander/Kroger’s site.

So, buy 5 boxes of fruit snacks ($9.95.)
Use two .50-off-2 coupons ($8.95)

Pay $8.95 and get a $3 Catalina – $5.95 for 5 boxes of fruit snacks drops them to $1.19 a box.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

20oz. packages of Kroger breaded shrimp are $3.99 – a great price.

2-liters of Pepsi products are .95.

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Hilander meat deals:

• There aren’t any advertised meat deals below the $1.99/lb. price point at Hilander this week, strangely. The best I saw in the ad was corned beef at $2.99/lb.

Hilander seafood deals:

• Tilapia and perch fillets are $2.99/lb. – great price!
• Catfish fillets are $3.99/lb.
• Whole cooked lobsters are $5 each – A STEAL!

Hilander produce deals:

• Jazz apples are $1/lb.
• 3lb. bags of Cuties mandarins are $4.48. Use the .75 coupon from 2/27 SS and pay $3.73 – that’s $1.24/lb.! GREAT price!
• 1lb. bags of Kroger mini carrots are $1.50
• Peaches, nectarines and plums are $1.68/lb.
• Red seedless grapes are $1.68/lb.
• 1lb. containers of Driscoll’s strawberries are $2.
• Organic avocados or mangos are $1.50 each
• Dulcinea personal watermelons are $2

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)…

Here’s a crazy little Tide deal that you could do if you’re not buying Tide this week as part of the P&G Catalina at Jewel…

Target is running a deal this week on 75oz. liquid Tide and C9 running apparel (yes, this sounds a little strange, but keep reading.) The Tide is on sale for $9.99. You’ll get a $5 Target gift card back when you buy both the Tide and any C9 clothing item. Page 4 of this week’s Target ad has the clothes involved in the deal, but the least expensive item to work in are the $6 C9 Women’s cotton running shorts.

So, grab a pair of shorts and a 75oz. bottle of Tide — the kind with “Febreze Sport” shown in the ad. But don’t leave the laundry aisle yet, because you’ll also want to pick up a package of Tide Stain Release (10ct. Duo-Pacs, 20oz. liquid, 14oz. powder or the 21oz. pretreater.) It’s $3.99, but that doesn’t matter, because it’s going to be FREE with a coupon.

Ready to put the deal together?

Here are the coupons you’ll need:

– $1.50 off Tide + Febreze Sport detergent (Target Store Coupon) – 2/13 RP
– $1 off Tide (manufacturer coupon) – 2011 P&G Everyday Savings coupon book (or use the .35 coupon from 2/27 PG if you don’t have the book)
– Buy Tide, Get Tide Stain Release free – 2/27 PG
– BONUS that makes this deal even better if you can find it: Look on bottles of Tide for a hangtag for $2.50 off any C9 apparel when you buy Tide

So here’s the deal:

Tide: $9.99
Tide Stain Release: $3.99
Pair of C9 shorts: $6

Pre-coupon total: $19.98

Minus $1.50 Tide store coupon and $1 Tide manufacturer coupon ($17.48,) minus FREE Tide Stain Release coupon ($13.49,) minus $2.50 off C9 Apparel coupon ($10.99)

Pay $10.99 and get a $5 Target gift card back = $5.99 for EVERYTHING! This deal knocks the Tide down to a reasonable $5.99, plus FREE shorts and FREE Stain Release!

UPDATE: Check your Catalinas that you may have received at Target recently too! Reader Mjheinzer got a Catalina for $5 off C9 Apparel when you buy Tide. Using this instead of the hangtag, it will knock this down to an incredible $3.49 for all THREE items!

Here’s a decent diaper deal on Huggies Big Packs. They’re on sale for $19.99 a box. When you buy two, you’ll get a $5 Target gift card back.

Print the $2.50 off 48-or-larger Huggies store coupon AND the $2 off Huggies Snug & Dry diapers store coupon from Target.com.

The 2/27 SS insert has lots of Huggies manufacturer coupons too:

– $3.50 off Huggies Snug & Dry 60ct. or larger
– $2.50 off Huggies Pure and Natural
– $2 off Huggies Little Snugglers or Little Movers
– $2 off Huggies Snug & Dry

Let’s put the deal together.

So, buy two boxes of Huggies ($39.98 – ouch.) Make sure ONE box is a Snug & Dry Huggies.

Use the $2 off Snug & Dry Target Store coupon AND the $3.50 off Huggies Snug & Dry manufacturer coupon.
Use the $2.50 off 48ct. Huggies Target Store coupon and another Huggies manufacturer coupon of your choice.
For this example, I’ll use the $2.50 manufacturer coupon off Huggies Pure and Natural.

The post-coupon total is now $29.48. Pay $29.48 and get a $5 Target gift card back.

Now, you’re at $25.48 for TWO big boxes of diapers, or $12.24 each! That’s a nice drop in price for the big boxes.

Note: If you have multiple inserts, use another $3.50 Huggies manufacturer coupon for that second box and knock it to $23.48 for two, or $11.74 per box.

Reader Momof4 spotted a great deal on the Swiffer WetJet and its refill. The Swiffer WetJet is currently $18.99 at Target. As with the other great deals above, after a nice set of coupon stacks, it’s going to come way, way down…

The 2/6 RP has a $5 Target STORE coupon for the Swiffer WetJet.
The 2/27 PG has a $5 MANUFACTURER coupon for the Swiffer WetJet.
The 2/27 PG also has a coupon for “Buy Swiffer WetJet Starter Kit, get Refill Free”

Use these three coupons and pay $8.99 for the Swiffer WetJet AND its refill! Nice!

And, another great find from reader Momof4… 3.5 lb bags of New Pedigree Dog Food are on sale for $4. Use the $3 coupon from from 3/6 RP or a printable and pay $1!

16lb.-17.6lb. Kibbles N’ Bits Dog Food is on sale for $9.99. Use the $2 coupon from 2/20 RP and pay $7.99.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals

Dozen cartons of Market Pantry eggs are $1.29. (Make this into a coupon deal by printing this coupon for .55 off 2 dozen eggs, any brand. Buy two cartons and pay $2.03 for two, or about $1.02 per carton.

Several varieties of Rimmel mascaras and other Rimmel products are priced at $2.24. Print this $2 off ANY Rimmel coupon and pay .24!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Target.com has some good printables for their Up & Up house brand… $1 off any Up & Up cleaning product and $1 off Up and Up Healthcare. I used these to buy bottles of bleach ($1.27 = .27 after coupons) and $1 Up & Up ibuprofen = FREE! Note that regular prices (meaning, non-ad, non-sale) may vary a few cents here or there depending on which store you’re at.

Quaker Easy Express oatmeal cups are .97 each at most Target stores. Use the $1 coupon from February All You and it’s FREE! (Through 3/31.)

SuperTarget meat deals:

• Market Pantry frozen turkey breast is .99/lb.

SuperTarget produce deals:

• 5lb. bags of Market Pantry oranges are $2.49 – that’s about .50/lb.

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. 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)…

Is there ever a week without FREE stuff at Walgreens? Not often. This week’s no exception, so we’ll kick things off with FREE PediaCare cold medicine. It’s on sale for $7.99 at most stores. Use the $5 off coupon in the Walgreens flyer, and stack it with this $3 manufacturer coupon… and guess what? Your PediaCare is FREE!

Edit: Coupon hit its print limit on Sunday evening.

Selected varieties of Always Pads and Pantiliners are on sale for $2.99. You’ll get a $2 RR when you buy a package. There’s a $1 Always manufacturer coupon in the P&G 2011 Everyday Savings coupon book. Pay $1.99, get $2 back, and they’re FREE! There’s also a .50 manufacturer coupon in the 2/27 PG that will net you .49 pads or liners after the stack.

Coffee-Mate coffee creamer is on sale for $2.49, Buy One Get One Free. Print two .75 coupons (yes, you can use one on EACH bottle according to Walgreens’ coupon policy) and pay .99 for TWO, or about .50 each!

If your Walgreens carries 3-packs of Cream of Wheat, they’re reportedly on sale for $1. Use the $1 coupon from 1/9 SS1 and they’re FREE! Thanks to Rachel at Mashup Mom for spotting this deal.

Ricola Cough Drops are .99 a bag with the store coupon in this week’s Walgreens flyer. Stack that with the $1-off-2 in the 1/16 SS, buy two and pay .98 for two, or .49 a bag!

Store Coupon Deals:

26oz. Morton Iodized Salt and 16oz. Deerfield Farms Baking Soda are both on sale for .50 with the store coupon in the current weekly Walgreens flyer – good prices for both.

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14oz. Ajax Cleanser is .34 a can with the store coupon in the weekly Walgreens flyer.

Walgreens Clearance Sales to watch for:

Reader Outlander spotted a great deal on Garnier Herbashine haircolor! Some varieties of Herbashine are on clearance for $3.99. Use the $3 coupon from 1/9 SS1 and pay .99! (As with any clearance, clearance items will vary by store.)

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Some varieties of Febreze Luminaries are on clearance for $3.74. Use the $4 Febreze Luminaries coupon from the P&G “Home Made Simple” coupon mailer (home-mailed book) and it’s FREE! Reader Cathy705 points out that using the “Buy Febreze Starter Kit, Get Refill Free” coupon from the 2/27 PG will net you a FREE refill for your FREE Luminarie!

Dawn dish detergent is on sale for .99. Use the .50 coupon from the P&G “Home Made Simple” coupon book and pay .49! (Yes, we’ve had a LOT of free dish detergent deals lately, but just in case you missed them… this isn’t a bad price.)

Coupon booklets currently found at Walgreens

Spring Beauty Guide – $15 in Walgreens store coupons.

Walgreens Infant Care – has a $2 coupon inside for Walgreens brand diapers, which often go on sale. All expire 12/2011.

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)…

Wisk laundry detergent is a good buy this week if you happen to have two of the $2 coupons from the 3/6 RP insert. Wisk is on sale for $5 a bottle. Buy two and get $2 back in Extra Care Bucks. Use two $2 coupons, pay $6 for two bottles and get $2 back – that works out to just $2 per bottle!

This offer is limit 2 per CVS Card.

Revlon nail polish is on sale for $3.99. Buy it and use the $1 coupon from the 3/6 SS and 2/13 SS. Pay $2.99 and get $3 back in ECBs, making it FREE!

This offer is limit 1 per CVS card. On page 6 of the flyer, there’s also a 10% “Beauty Pass” coupon that takes another 10% off all cosmetics. Use that in conjunction with this deal and make it a small moneymaker!

If you’re a mega-multiple-insert-getter, there’s a decent deal on Planters Nut.rition bars (5ct.) They’re on sale for $2.50 a box. Spend $15 and get $5 back in ECBs. To save the most, you’ll need to have SIX .75 coupons from the 1/2 SS2 (which is a possibility for many Super-Couponers, as many of us stocked up on those New Years’ papers due to the sheer number of inserts and high-value coupons inside that week!)

So, buy 6 boxes ($15)
Use 6 .75 coupons (now $10.50)

Pay $10.50 and get $5 back, for a total of $5.50 for 6 boxes, or about .92 per box.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

24-packs of Just The Basics or Gold Emblem bottled water are $1.98 per 24-pack, limit 3. This is a GREAT price for bottled water if you like it.

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

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Wrapping things up with Walmart…

NEW THIS WEEK: Walmart is being added to my Deals of the Week writeup based on a revision to their corporate coupon policy that took place last week. I blogged about the new changes here if you’d like to read more.

In a nutshell, here’s what you need 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. Several readers have written to say that they are also now successfully using Walgreens Register Rewards 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 have heard from one reader who used a $3 Register Reward on a $2.49 copy of All You magazine and DID receive change, in cash.
   

These changes to Walmart’s coupon policy are nothing short of impressive. I would print a copy and carry it with you if you anticipate any issues.

What does this mean for coupon shoppers?

Well, probably 80% of the advertised deals I write about that involve store coupons can now be done at Walmart too if you’re willing to bring the competitors’ ads and coupons with you. The exception, of course, is anything involving a Catalina. For example, you could not do the current Dominick’s Betty Crocker fruit snack deal at Walmart. While they would match the .99 price per box, you would not receive a fruit snack Catalina BACK from the register at the end.

Will I blog Walmart in its entirety each week?

I will not be blogging entire writeups for Walmart each week. 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.

However, if there IS an ad with noteworthy sales or I’m aware of great coupon matchups, you’ll find those here too:

Walmart Coupon Deals

FREE or cheap Gain Fabric Softener Sheets: The 2/13 RP insert has a coupon for $3 off Gain Fabric Softener Sheets. Walmart sells 20ct. Gain fabric softener sheets for around $1.87 a box, which will be FREE with overage with this coupon. Or, get the larger, 80-count sheets for $3.26-$3.29 a box – under .30 with coupon. While not free, you get more dryer sheets this way at a bargain price!

FREE Gain Dish Detergent: The P&G $110 Everyday Savings coupon mailer contains two current coupons for $1 off Gain Dish Detergent. Walmart sells Gain for .97 (exp. 4/30/11, 6/30/11)

CHEAP Secret Clinical Strength deodorant: One of my readers spotted Secret Clinical Strength on sale for $2.47 in the travel-size section. Use the $2 coupon from 2/27 PG and pay .47!

FREE STUFF:

FREE coupons that are still current:

2/6 RP1 – FREE Marcal Small Steps Paper Towel, Bath Tissue or Facial Tissues (single roll/box, exp. 3/20/11) [Where to purchase Marcal]

P&G $110 Everyday Savings coupon mailer – 2 coupons for $1 off ANY size Tide. Target, Dominick’s, Meijer, and Walmart sell single-load travel-size Tides for under $1 (exp. 4/30/11, 6/30/11)

FREE GROCERIES:

FREE Country Bob’s All-Purpose Sauce

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 cup of Yoplait yogurt

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

FREE Nursery Water reusable shopping bag – 100 per day.

FREE COUPON BOOKS:

ConAgra post-holiday coupon book – mail $15 worth of ConAgra receipts by 3/31/11.

$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

Frito-Lay Snacks

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!