Deals of the Week for November 1, 2010 (…but really October 31, 2010)

Happy Halloween, Super-Couponers! My TREAT to you? Deals one day early! (Who doesn’t need a little more planning time with all the trick-or-treating happening tonight?) And, with the end of the month falling on a Sunday, many coupons for this week’s deals are also expiring 10/31. You didn’t want to miss out on some good deals by one day, did you? Get those scissors ready and hit the stores before the kids go out later :)

A big welcome to everyone from my Palatine class last week. And, to my new readers, if you’re interested in learning to save on almost everything you buy at the grocery store, why not attend a Super-Couponing workshop? Many are FREE, and in one hour you’ll learn how to cut your grocery bill 50-70%! This week’s Super-Couponing class is taking place in Bolingbrook. Learn more!

This week’s newspaper contained three inserts: SmartSource (SS,) RedPlum (RP,) and Procter & Gamble (PG.)

Now… ready for your Deals of the Week? You may enjoy bargain-priced Fuze beverages, .42 RedGold tomatoes, .99 Glucerna cereal, $1.49 Xtra laundry detergent, $1.32 Tombstone pizzas, .99 Juicy Juice, $1.99 O Organics milk, .20/lb. Russet potatoes, $2.99 bagged Tyson chicken, .49 Chi-Chi’s salsa, $6.49 Friskies 16lb. cat food, FREE and a moneymaker Zarbees cough syrup, FREE Ricola cough drops, $1.32 Tide Stain Release, FREE Oral B power toothbrush, FREE Dawn Hand Renewal dish detergent… so let’s get started!

And, before we really get into groceries, this week many readers are anxiously awaiting the release of Toy Story 3 on DVD on November 2. If you’re one of them, head over to www.toystorycoupon.com and print the $8 coupon off the Blu-Ray DVD release of Toy Story 3. Even if you don’t have a Blu-Ray player, the Blu-Ray release also includes a regular, non-Blu-Ray copy of the movie. And with the coupon, you may find it cheaper to buy it this way than to buy the “regular” non-Blu-Ray copy. Last year around the holidays, we saw a LOT of Blu-Ray movies cheaper with the high-value coupons out for them vs. the non-Blu-Ray versions. There are also a lot of rebates and other deals tied into Toy Story 3, and my readers are keeping track of all of them, as well as the best prices on the set in the Forum at this link.

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

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

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

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

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

(Also, if you’re new, you may not have some of the coupon books that I refer to for some deals. Some coupon books can be found at the grocery store during seasonal promotions — look for them, as I’ll reference them when applicable. And, st the bottom of each week’s deals, I list free coupon books that you can request to be mailed to you — register for all of them, as I’ll reference them in future weeks too.

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Grocery Deals

Starting at Jewel…

Here’s a little deal on Fuze beverages! They’re on sale for $1. When you buy 10 bottles, you’ll get $3 in instant savings (through 11/3.) Use coupons to drop this even more… There are $1-off-2 coupons in 10/24 SS or October All You. With two coupons and $3 in instant savings, buy 10 and pay $5 for all, or .50 each. The more $1-off-2s you have here, the better… with five coupons, you’d pay $2 for all 10, or .20 each.

RedGold canned tomatoes are on sale for .75 per 14.5-15oz. can. Buy 3, use the $1-off-3 coupon from 9/26 SS or a printable and pay $1.25 for three cans, or about .42 each! (If, like me, you were hoping canned tomatoes were going to be included in the last ConAgra sale [but they weren’t…] this is a pretty good price in the absence of another deal. The 10/24 SS insert also has a $1-off-4 for more cheap tomatoes…

Krunchers Kettle Chips are on sale for $2.50 a bag. Use the $1 coupon from 9/26 SS and pay $1.50 – pretty cheap for these…

If you haven’t used your Fisher Fusions nut mix coupons up yet, Fusions are on sale again for $1.50 a bag. Use the $1 coupons from 6/20 SS and pay .50!

Glucerna cereal (low sugar for diabetics) is on sale for $3.99. Use this $3 printable and pay .99 a box – a steal for this! The 9/12 SS also has a $1.50 coupon, and the 10/31 SS has a $2.50-off-2.

Need laundry detergent? Xtra 39-48 load bottles are pretty cheap again. They’re on sale for $1.99 a bottle. Buy two, use the $1-off-2 from 10/17 SS and pay $1.49 per bottle!

Carefree Panty Shields (22ct.) are on sale for .99. Use the $1-off-2 from 9/26 RP, buy two and pay .98 for two, or .49 each!

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Homelife napkins (120ct.) are .99…

“Buy 10, Save $5” Instant-Savings sale Buying any ten of these items, mix or match, will result in $5 worth of instant savings. Prices shown are AFTER “Buy 10” discount. Remember, you must buy ten items in the same transaction to receive the discount. UPC list is here. Coffee-Mate creamers 32oz. – $2.99 – $1 off – Dominick’s $70 Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated coupon book (in stores) Gerber Graduates, Puffs, Snacks or Entrees – $1.49 – Check Gerber home mailers for possible coupons Haagen-Dasz ice cream 14oz – $2.49 Haagen-Dasz ice cream bars 3ct. – $2.49 Hot, Lean or Croissant Pockets or SideShots – $1.49 – .50 off – Dominick’s $70 Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated coupon book Ice Mountain 24-pack 16.9oz bottled water – $2.99 Juicy Juice 64oz. – $1.49 – $1 off 2 – 8/1 RP2 (expires 10/31!) – .75 off 2 – October 2010 Family Fun magazine, p. 80 Keebler Vanilla Wafers, Chips Deluxe, EL Fudge or Fudge Shoppe cookies – $2.49 – $1 off Coconut Dreams Fudge Shoppe – printable Nabisco Nilla Wafers, Oreos or Ritz Crackers – $1.99 – $1 off 2 – 9/26 SS Nabisco Snack Crackers, Premium Saltines or Teddy Grahams – $2.49 – $1 off 2 – 9/26 SS Nestle Dibs ice cream snacks 140ct. – $2.49 Nestle Cookie Dough – $1.99 – $1 off – 10/3 RP – .75 off – printable $1 off 2 – October 2010 Family Fun magazine, p. 80 Nestle Morsels 10-12oz. – $1.49 $1 off 3 – October 2010 Family Fun magazine, p. 80 Purina Beggin’ Strips Dog Treats 25oz – $9.99 – $4 off 4 – 9/12 RP – $1.50 off 2 – 9/12 RP – $1 off 2 – 9/19 SS, 8/22 SS Purina Dog Chow 18-20lb. – $9.99 – $1.50 off – 10/24 SS – $1 off – 10/24 SS Purina ONE Dog Food 8lb., $9.99 – $2 off – 10/17 SS Stouffer’s Family Size Entrees 28-38oz. – $6.99 – $1 off – October 2010 Family Fun magazine, p. 80 – .75 off – 9/26 RP Stouffer’s Single Serve Entrees 6-21oz. – $1.99 Tidy Cats scoop litter 20lb. – $5.99 – $1 off – 9/12 RP Tombstone Original or Brick Oven pizza 16-29.5oz. – $1.99 – $1 off – printable Double dips with National Catalina – Buy 4, get $2 Catalina; Buy 5, get $3 Catalina; Buy 6 or more, get $4 Catalina – Catalina BEGINS 11/1! *Note that I don’t always list coupon matchups for Family Fun magazine — they don’t usually HAVE manufacturer coupons! But because I noticed these in a past issue, they’re included this week. Want a couple of easy scenarios? Buy 6 Tombstone pizzas and 4 of anything else in the deal. For the pizzas, pay $11.94 and get a $4 Catalina back – $7.94 for 6 Tombstones is $1.32 each. Another? Do an all-Juicy-Juice scenario. At $1.49 a bottle, it’s VERY cheap, and if you do the deal on Sunday with the coupons expiring 10/31, you’ll pay .99 a bottle!

Procter & Gamble “Spend $20, Save $5” Catalina sale Buying $20 worth of participating products will generate a $5 Catalina. (We just saw a higher-value $30/$10 P&G less than a month ago, so this one’s not quite as crazy/exciting. UPC list is here Here are your products and matchups. Note that the Home Made Simple “Decor Done Right” coupon book (home mailer) has duplicates of the Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupons, but the “Decor” book’s coupons expire 10/31… use them fast, if you’re going to use them at all :) Bounce Fabric Softener Sheets 105-120ct. – $4.99 – .75 off – P&G “Because of You” coupon booklet (home mailer) – .25 off – 10/10 PG Bounty Paper Towels 8 giant roll pack – $10.99 – $1 off – P&G “Year of Savings” coupon book (home mailer) – .50 off – P&G “Because of You” coupon booklet – .50 off – 10/31 PG – Check your Avenu for possible ecoupons to stack Bounty Premium Napkins – $2.99 – $1 off – P&G “Year of Savings” coupon book – .50 off – P&G “Because of You” coupon booklet – Check your Avenu for possible ecoupons to stack Cascade Dishwasher Detergent 75oz. gel or powder, 16-20ct. actionpacs – $4.49 – .50 off – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book (home mailer) Charmin Bath Tissue 12 big roll or 6 mega roll – $6.99 – $1 off – P&G “Year of Savings” coupon book – .50 off – P&G “Because of You” coupon booklet – .25 off – 10/31 PG, 10/10 PG Crest toothpaste 6.4oz. – $1.99 – .75 off – P&G “Because of You” coupon booklet – .75 off – 10/10 PG – Check your Avenu for possible ecoupons to stack\ Dawn or Dawn Foam Dish Detergent – $2.49 – .25 off – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book (home mailers) – $1 off Hand Renewal – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book – .50 off Hand Renewal – 10/31 PG Downy Fabric Softener 41-51oz. – $4.99 – $2.50 off – September Vocalpoint mailer – $1.50 off – 8/22 SS, September Vocalpoint mailer – $1 off – P&G “Year of Savings” coupon book – .75 off – P&G “Because of You” coupon booklet – $1 off – 10/31 PG Febreze Reed Diffuser – $8.99 – $1 off – 9/26 PG, Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book – $2 off – 10/31 PG – Check your Avenu for possible ecoupons to stack Mr. Clean 32oz. spray, 40oz. pourable, or 2ct. Magic Erasers – $2.50 – .75 off – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book – .75 off Magic Erasers – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book – .50 off liquid or spray – 10/10 PG – .50 off Magic Erasers – 10/10 PG Pampers Big Pack diapers – $19.99 – $1 off – P&G “Because of You” coupon booklet – $1 off – 10/31 PG Prilosec 42ct. – $24.99 – $3 off – 10/31 PG, 10/10 PG Puffs Facial Tissue 60ct. cube – $1.29 – .25 off 3 – P&G “Year of Savings” coupon book – .25 off 3 – 10/31 PG Swiffer Disposable Cleaning Cloths 32ct. dry or 24ct. wet – $7.99 – $1 off – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book – Buy starter kit, get refill up to $7 free – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book Swiffer Dusters handle starter kit or 6-10ct. refills – $7.99 – $1 off – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book – Buy starter kit, get refill up to $7 free – Home Made Simple “Organize In Style” coupon book Tide Laundry Detergent 141-146 powder or 100oz. liquid – $10.99 – $2 off liquid and/or regular Tide – October issue of Parents, Good Housekeeping, Oprah “O” and Redbook magazines – $1 off – 10/31 PG – .75 off – P&G “Because of You” coupon booklet Tide Stain Release 34ct. pacs or 68oz. liquid – $10.99 – $2 off – 10/31 PG

I did not write scenarios for this sale because, again, we JUST saw a much higher-value one with better deals. But, please feel free to post anything you come up with if you put a good scenario together :)

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Several readers have written to say they’ve spotted Cesar dog treats are on clearance for $1.99 at their stores. Use the $2 coupons from 10/3 RP to take them home… free! Here’s a $1 printable if your dog wants more cheap treats.

Jewel-Osco has launched 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:

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

Jewel meat deals:

• Hormel Always Tender sirloin or blade chops are $1.69/lb.
• Split bone-in chicken breasts are $1.79/lb.
• Boneless skinless chicken breasts are $1.99/lb.
• Hormel Always Tender pork rib or loin chops are $1.99/lb.
• Look for coupon booklets in the meat department called “Go Hog Wild – Celebrate National Pork Month” with $1 off fresh pork coupons inside (exp. 11/15/10) to save on pork…
• Jewel is running their “Fav 4” meats sale again too. Buy any 4 meats included in the deal and they’ll automatically price themselves at $19.99 for the four packages. As always, look for meats where the per-pound price comes out around $2/lb. or less.

Jewel produce deals:

• 3lb. bags of yellow onions are $1.49 – that’s about .50/lb.
• Hard shell squash are .79/lb.
• Organic 2lb. bags of Wild Harvest carrots are $1.99 – that’s about $1/lb.
• Black, red or green grapes are $2.49/lb., Buy One Pound, Get One Free (look for coupon in produce department.) Buy two pounds of grapes and pay $2.49 for both, or about $1.25/lb.
• Bartlett or red pears are $1.49/lb.
• Gala or Fuji apples are $1.49/lb.
• Tomatoes on the vine are $1.99/lb.
• Organic Honeycrisp apples 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…

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.

O Organics half-gallon cartons of milk are $2.99 each. If you have any of the $1 off any O Organics product coupons (they’ve been available throughout the year in the store) pay $1.99 a carton — great price.

“Buy 3 or more and they’re $3.99” sale ALL of these items are $3.99 each when purchased in quantities of 3 or more, mix or match. California Pizza Kitchen 11.9-14.3oz. Double-dips with National Catalina deal: Buy 2, get $1 Catalina; Buy 3, get $2 Catalina; Buy 4 or more, get $3 Catalina – Catalina BEGINS 11/1 – $2 off – printable – $1 off – 9/26 SS, 6/20 SS (exp,) 5/2 SS (exp) Contessa Meals 24-36oz. – $1.50 off – 6/20 RP (exp) – $1 off – 5/16 RP (exp,) August All You (exp,) July All You (exp,) June All You (exp,) May All You (exp,) April All You – $1.50 off 2 – 3/28 RP (exp) DiGiorno Pizza 12.6-32.7oz. – $1 off – 9/12 RP (exp,) 8/15 SS (exp,) 5/16 SS – $1 off Pizza and Breadsticks (if included) – 10/10 RP, 4/11 SS (exp,) September All You (exp) Edy’s Dibs Value Pack 22.7oz. – $1 off – 5/2 SS (exp) El Monterey Taquitos or Tamales 24oz. – $1 off – 10/17 SS, October All You, 4/18 SS (exp,) 3/7 RP (exp) Jimmy Dean Frozen Breakfast 13.04-18.4oz. – $1 off – 10/31 RP, 10/24 RP, 9/12 RP – $1 off sandwiches – 10/31 RP 10/3 RP, 4/11 RP (exp,) 3/7 RP (exp,) April All You – .75 off sandwiches – 8/1 RP (exp,) 5/2 RP (exp) – $1 off 2 sausage rolls – 3/28 RP (exp) – $1.50 off 2 sausage rolls – 10/10 RP – $2 off 2 sausage rolls – 6/13 RP (exp) – $1 off 2 breakfast bowls – 10/31 RP, 8/1 RP (exp) – .75 off breakfast bowl – 5/2 RP (exp) – $1 off pancakes and sausage minis – July All You (exp) – $1 off skillets – 10/31 RP, 6/6 RP (exp,) 3/7 RP (exp) Haagen-Dasz Snack Size 6ct. Nestle Lil’ Drumsticks 10ct. – $1 off – September All You (exp,) May All You (exp,) 5/2 SS (exp) Sara Lee Cakes (Coffee, Pound, or Cheesecake) 11.5-19oz. – .75 off – printable Sara Lee Frozen Pies 37oz. – .75 off – printable Skinny Cow 4-6ct. – $1 off – May – .75 off – All You (exp)

Easy pizza scenario: Buy 4 California Pizza Kitchen pizzas ($3.99 each = $15.96.) Use a $1 coupon on each pizza (now $11.96.) Pay and get a $3 Catalina. You’re looking at $8.96 for four, or $2.24 each — pretty good price for CPK!

As usual, there are Dominick’s Super Coupons* in this week’s ads too. These are store coupons, which (in the case of the name-brand products) means they can be stacked with manufacturer coupons for even bigger savings. NEW! You can also now load these Super Coupons to your Fresh Values card via Dominicks.com and not have to clip them! Best bets?

• Safeway apple juice is .97 a 64-ounce bottle, limit 3, with Super Coupon
   
• Lucerne Milk half-gallons are .99 each, limit 2, with Super Coupon.
   
• Cheetos (Fritos too!) are $1.49, limit 4, with Super Coupon. If Cheetos Zingers are included, use the $1 coupon from 5/9 SS (exp) and pay .49…
   
• Sorrento String Cheese 13.3-16oz. packages are $2.49 each, limit 3, with Super Coupon. Buy two and use the $1-off-2 coupon from the Dominick’s $70 Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated book and pay $1.99 each…
   
• Hot or Lean Pockets are $1.69 a box, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Drop that even more with a manufacturer coupon… the Dominick’s $70 coupon book has a .50 coupon; September All You has a $1-off-2 (exp), which would bring these to $1.19 a box. 4/25 RP (exp) has a $1-off-3.
   
• Keebler Sandies (Chips Deluxe too) are $1.99, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Use the .55 coupon from 4/18 RP (exp) and pay $1.44. The 8/15 RP (exp) has a $1-off-2 too, or print one here.
   
• Duncan Hines Brownie Mix and cake mixes (does ANYONE need brownie mix right now after the .09 sale 2 weeks ago?! is on sale for .88 a box, limit 6, with Super Coupon. Use the .55-off-2 brownie mix from 3/28 SS1 (exp) and pay $1.21 for two, or about .61 a box.
   
• Safeway Select pizzas are $2.99 each, limit 3, with Super Coupon. Use the $1 coupon in the $70 Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated book and pay $1.99 each.
   
• Quaker Chewy Granola Bars are $1.49 a box, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Use the .75-off-2 coupons from 9/19 RP, 7/25 RP (exp) and 5/2 RP (exp,) buy two and pay $2.23, or about $1.12 a box.
   
• 10lb. bags of Russet potatoes are $1.99, limit 2, with Super Coupon – SUPER CHEAP! That’s about .20/lb! Log into www.dominicks.com and load the ecoupon for .50 off the 10lb. bag of russet potatoes to drop this even more… to .15/lb!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Dominick’s “Buy 3, Save $3” instant-savings sale It’s in the ad again, with a smaller product listing, but we’ll assume nothing’s changed pricewise from the previous week. Buying 3 of these products at a time will give you $3 in instant savings. Here are your products and matchups. Prices shown are AFTER the “Save $3” instant-savings discount is applied. Again, you must buy 3 to receive these prices. Eating Right Cut Vegetables 12oz. – $1.49 Eating Right Salad Blends – $1.49 Fresh Express Salad Blends – $1.49 – If you have any “Buy 2 Fresh Express, get 2lbs. bananas free” older tearpads, can use them here – $1 off – older Jewel Heart Health book (February, with strawberry on cover) Marie’s Salad Dressings 12oz. – $1.49 – BEST BET if you have 3 coupons – $1 off – 1/31 SS (exp,) printable Monterey Mushrooms 10oz. – $1.49 Ocean Spray Craisins – $1.49 Sunkist Almond Accents – $1.49 – .50 off – 5/2 SS (exp)

If you have any “Buy One, Get One Free” Sobe coupons left from the online printable game earlier this year (no longer available) this would be a good week to use them up at Dominick’s! Sobe and Sobe Lifewater are on sale for $1 each. When you buy 10, you’ll get a $5 Catalina back (through 11/4!)

Even without coupons, you could buy ten for $10 and get $5 back, knocking these to .50 each. Any B1G1F coupons you’ve got will work nicely here. With 5 coupons, pay $5 and get $5 back… all FREE.

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.

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

$3 “Get Your Holiday Party Started

$70 “Frozen foods and Dairy Savings” – 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.

November Coupon Booklet – small yellow square book released monthly.

Dominick’s meat deals:

• Fresh Perdue whole chicken is .99/lb.
• Butterball frozen turkeys are .99/lb. for an 8-24lb. turkey. Limit 1 with $25 purchase. Use this $1 printable or the .75 coupons from 6/27 SS (exp) or 5/9 SS (exp) to drop this even more. November All You has a $4-off coupon when you buy gravy, rolls and stuffing with the turkey.
• Fresh chicken drumsticks or thighs are $1.69/lb.
• Safeway spiral sliced half ham is $1.99/lb.
• Safeway frozen chicken breasts or wings are $1.99/lb., sold in a 3lb. bag.

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

Dominick’s seafood deals:

• Waterfront Bistro Mussels are $3.49 for a 16oz. bag (prepared in garlic butter or tomato garlic sauce.)
• Medium raw shrimp are $3.99/lb. – very good, cycle-low price
• Fresh Catfish fillets are $3.99/lb.

Dominick’s produce deals:

• Fuji apples or Bartlett pears are .77/lb.
• Iceberg lettuce is .77/lb.
• Eating Right baby carrots are $1.50 for a 1lb. bag
• Tomatoes on the vine are $1.99/lb.
• Pomegranates are $1.50 each (they’re $1 each at Meijer though, for comparison’s sake)

*A note on Dominick’s Super Coupons:

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

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

 

Tyson bagged chicken nuggets, strips and shapes are $3.99 for a 25-29oz. bag. Use the $1 manufacturer coupon from the Dominick’s Make a Muscle coupon book and pay $2.99, a great price. Note that this coupon expires 11/1! Go, go, go!

The Jewel “Fall Into Savings” book also has a $1 coupon that doesn’t expire until the end of the month, so with that, you’ve got a little more time to shop :)

Chi-Chi’s Salsa is cheap too this week. It’s on sale for .99 a jar. Buy two and use the $1-off-2 coupon from 10/24 SS, and you’ll pay .98 for two, or .49 each!

Here’s a deal on kids’ vitamins! Disney 60ct. vitamins are on sale for $5.99, Buy One, Get One Free. Buy two and use two coupons, one for each bottle… 10/3 RP has a $1 coupon, or use printables — you’ll pay $3.99 for two, or about $2 a bottle.

Need a dog food deal? Kibbles n’ Bits 17.6lb. bags are on sale for $9.99, already a good price. Use the $2 coupon from 9/26 RP and pay $7.99 – a STEAL. The ad notes no rainchecks on this one, so shop early…

Here’s a deal on Kellogg’s cereal. I’ll warn you that it is NOT the kind of super-cheap sale that we couponers love to jump on, but as we have new readers joining the blog every week, cheaper cereal is better than full-price cereal any day…

This week, Kellogg’s cereals (Frosted Mini Wheats, Raisin Bran, Rice Krispies, or Frosted Flakes) are on sale for $2.50 a box (definitely, not a deal.) But, when you buy four boxes, you’ll get $2 in instant savings!

Use coupons to drop this even more…
– $1 off 2 Rice Krispies – 10/17 RP, printable, printable
– $1 off any peanut butter when you buy two Rice Krispies – printable
– $1 off 2 Frosted Mini Wheats – printable
– $1 off any 3 Kellogg’s cereal – printable, printable

With two $1-off-2 coupons, buy 4 boxes ($10.) Save $2 with instant savings and $2 with your coupons, and you’ll pay $6 for 4 boxes, or $1.50 each.

Note that Pop-Tarts are included in this too, but with no current coupons, they’re not much of a deal…

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Meijer 64oz. bottles of apple juice are $1.33 each…

24-packs of Coke or Pepsi products are $5… about the cheapest we’ve seen in awhile…

2lb. bags of Meijer brown or confectioners sugar are $1.29.

One-dozen cartons of Meijer grade A large eggs are .88 each – great price.

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

If you didn’t yet use (or print) this great $5-off-5 Kraft coupon, this would be a good week to use it at Meijer. Kraft bagged shredded cheeses, cubes, crumbles or cheese bites are on sale for $1.88 each. Buy 5, and with coupon, you’ll knock the price to just .88 a bag!

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:

• Butterball frozen tom turkeys are .85/lb. (average 16-24lbs.) Use this $1 printable and pay even less…
• Fresh pork spareribs are $1.89/lb.
• Meijer frozen chicken wings or thighs are $5.99 for a 64oz. bag – that’s about $1.50/lb. – good price!
• Tyson fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts are $1.99/lb.
• Meijer ground chuck is $5.97 for a 3lb. flavorseal roll — that’s about $2/lb.

Meijer seafood deals:

• SeaPak frozen breaded fish is $3.99 for a 22oz. package. Use the $1 coupon from 10/3 SS and pay $2.99 – a great price.

Meijer produce deals:

• 5lb. bags of Klondike Rose, Yellow or Red potatoes are $2.50 – that’s .50/lb.
• Many varieties of apples are .88/lb. (organic $1.19/lb.)
• Many varieties of pears are .99/lb. (organic $1.19/lb.)
• Red or black seedless grapes or red seeded grapes are $1.28/lb. ($1.69/lb. for organic)
• Tomatoes on the vine are $1.69/lb.
• Pomegranates are $1 each

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

AND, if you shop at the Illinois NILES 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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For my Rockford-area shoppers (and Kroger shoppers too!) here are your Hilander sales for the current week…

Other than the new meat and produce deals, there isn’t a whole lot going on at Hilander this week… BUT, many of the same great sales from LAST week have been extended, so we’ll get to those again here in a bit.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

One dozen Kroger medium eggs are .50 a carton – great price

Pepsi 24-packs AND Frito 22-ct. packs are $4.99 each when you purchase TWO 24 packs and ONE Frito multipack. You must purchase all three together…

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

48oz. bottles of Sunny Delight juice drink are on sale for $1. Use the .25 coupon from 8/8 SS, which doubles to .50, and pay just .50!

Now, let’s get some FREE toothpaste! Crest toothpaste is on sale for $1 a tube. Use the $1 coupon from 9/26 PG and it’s FREE! And, there’s a .50 Crest coupon in the same insert. Clip it, because it will double to $1 and give you a second tube free… that’s TWO free tubes of Crest!

Kids’ Crest is also $1 a tube, and the 10/10 PG has a .75 coupon for it. If you’ve got kids, they might like some .25 toothpaste! :)

And, in staying on the “bathroom stuff” theme, Dial bar soap or liquid pump soaps are on sale for $1. Use the .35 coupon from 10/10 RP, which will double to .70, and take it home for just .30!

Wholly Guacamole‘s a great buy! It’s on sale for $2.50, Buy One, Get One Free. While some supermarkets’ Buy One, Get One Free sales require you to buy BOTH items, others don’t, instead charging half price for each item. Kroger does this. And so, you can buy just one package at $1.25, if you’d like. And if you like Guac, buy one and use the $1 coupon from the 10/10 SS. You’ll pay just .25 for it!

If you have more coupons, certainly, you can buy as many as you’d like… but if you only get one paper a week, this is a nice way to work those sales.

If you do want more, here’s a $1-off-2 printable too…

Dawn dish detergent is also on sale for $1 a bottle. Use the .50 Dawn coupon from the Home Made Simple booklet (home mailer), which doubles to $1, and it’s FREE!

Hilander “Buy 10, Save $5 Instantly: instant-savings sale Buying 10 of these products at a time will give you $5 in instant savings. Here are your products and matchups. Prices shown are AFTER the “Save $5” instant-savings discount is applied. Again, you must buy 10 to receive these prices. Amy’s Natural entrees – $2.49 Banquet entrees – $1.99 Bird’s Eye Vegetables – $1.49 Eggo Waffles – $1.49 Freschetta Pizza – $4.49 – .75 off – 10/10 SS, 9/12 SS2 Freshlike Vegetables – $1.49 Gorton’s Fish Fillets or Sticks – $3.49 Healthy Choice Entree – $1.78 – $1 off 2 – 10/17 SS Healthy Choice Naturals or Steamfresh – $1.39 Hungry-Man Entrees – $1.99 Jose Ole appetizers – $2.49 – $1 off – 10/10 SS, printable Kashi frozen pizza – $3.99 Marie Callender Entree – $1.78 – $1.50 off 4 – 9/26 SS Pepperidge Farm dessert cakes – $1.99 Pepperidge Farm frozen garlic bread – $1.99 – .50 off – 10/17 SS Quom Natural entrees – $2.99 Red Baron Pan Pizza or Pasta – $4.49 – $1 off – 10/24 SS, 8/29 SS TGI Fridays appetizers – $2.49 – $1.50 off 2 Quesadillas – 9/26 SS Tombstone Pizzas – $1.99

Hilander meat deals:

• Tyson split chicken breasts, drumsticks or thighs are .97/lb.
• Danish pork spare ribs are $1.59/lb.
• Pork chops are $1.67/lb.

Hilander produce deals:

• Red seedless grapes are .97/lb.
• 3lb. bags of seedless mandarin oranges are $3.88 – great price
• 1lb. containers of strawberries are $2.50 each
• 5lb. bags of russet potatoes are $1.99
• 5lb. bags of Gala apples are $3.99
• Pomegranates are $1.25 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…

Please read this supplemental post about the way coupons are scanning at Target, particularly with regard to the gift card deals noted below. There is a serious glitch in the way Target’s registers currently scan coupons for multiple items and coupons involved in gift-card transactions. BE AWARE before doing any coupon deals at Target until this is corrected. The Chicago Tribune did a great writeup this week on the issue which was picked up by papers around the country too.

Target has a gift card deal running on 16lb. Friskies cat food and 25lb. Fresh Step cat litter. Both are $9.99, and when you buy two, you’ll receive a $5 Target gift card. Use coupons to drop this even more… 7/18 SS (expires 10/31!) and 9/12 RP have $1 Friskies coupons, and there are no coupons currently available for Fresh Step. But, if you do the deal with two bags of Friskies, you’ll pay $17.98 and get a $5 gift card back — paying $12.98 for two 16lb. bags, or $6.49 each, a great price.

Just make SURE your coupons scan correctly at the register!

Target is running another $5 gift card deal on P&G products. Honestly, nothing here is a great deal at all.

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

In the 10/24 SS, there’s a coupon for a free $5 Target gift card when you buy a 12-roll package or two 8-roll packages of Viva paper towels. October All You has a .75 manufacturer coupon to work in here. I wasn’t able to get to Target this week prior to posting the Deals, but this may be one to watch.

One of my favorite annual Target deals is back! My longtime readers will remember the crazy deal that seems to come around each fall on Glade holiday air freshener sprays, candles, Plug-Ins, and scented oils!

The deal is this… Buy any 5 Glade Holiday items and get a free $5 Target gift card! We’ll be watching this one for the next two months (!) as it runs through December 26th, and many Glade items will go on and off sale prices during that time. The jar candles are currently $2.50 each — we will likely see better prices over the weeks ahead, so this is more of a big heads-up to the sale kind of post. I see some potential with the B1G1F and B2G1F coupons too if anything happens sale-wise within the next two weeks.

At any rate, here are the coupons you’ll want to clip and carry, likely for the duration of the sale.

Glade Air Freshener sprays
– Buy One, Get One Free – 9/26 SS (exp. 11/6/10)
– $1 off – “Right At Home” $30 coupon book (available in stores earlier this year) (exp. 12/31/10)
– $1 off – printable

Glade Jar Candles
– Buy One, Get One Free – 9/26 SS (exp. 11/6/10)
– $2 off 2 – Glade “Wonderful New Ways” $14 coupon book (home mailer) (exp. 3/31/11)
– $1.50 off 2 – September All You (exp. 12/31/10)
– $1.50 off 2 – printable
– $1 off 2 – “Right At Home” $30 coupon book (exp. 12/31/10)

Glade Plug-Ins – Week of 10/31, the refill 2-packs are priced at $4.49 each.
– Buy one twin refill, get one free – 9/26 SS (exp. 11/6/10)
– $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 printable
– $1 off 2 Scented Gel Plugins – 9/26 SS (exp. 11/6/10)
– $1 off 2 Scented Gel Plugins – printable

Glade Scented Oil Candles
– Buy Two Refills, Get One Free – 10/3 SS (exp. 10/31/10)
– $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 – “Right At Home” $30 coupon book (exp. 12/31/10)
– $3 off Lasting Impressions scented oil holder – 9/26 SS (exp. 11/6/10)
– $3 off Lasting Impressions scented oil holder – printable
– $1 off glass scented oil holder – 10/3 SS (exp. 11/6/10)

Complete details of this sale are in the 10/17 SS insert. There’s A NICE long window of time to get in on this deal, as in previous years the shelves have gone bare off and on due to the sheer volume of coupons available for the deal (and the number of couponers taking advantage of it!) AND, we saw Glade become big moneymakers during certain weeks with good sale prices. It’s got the potential to be fun again.

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.

Target meat deals:

• Sutton & Dodge chuck roast is $1.99/lb.

Target produce deals:

• 1lb. bags of Green Giant baby carrots are $1.49 each
• 1lb. packages of strawberries are $2.49 each.
• 2lb. packages of green seedless grapes are $3.49

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Drugstore Deals

Heading to Walgreens…

Zarbees Children’s Cough Syrup is a moneymaker this week! It’s on sale for $5.99 a bottle. When you buy one, you’ll get $5.99 back in Register Rewards! Use this $3 coupon, pay $2.99 and get $5.99 back! Hello there, moneymaker!

Ricola cough drops are FREE with a coupon stack! They’re on sale for .99 a bag. Grab one of the new November coupon books at the front of the store (on the rack with the flyers.) In it, you’ll find a .50 Walgreens coupon for Ricola. Buy two and stack that with the $1-off-2 coupon from 10/17 SS. With the store coupon taking .50 off each bag, and the manufacturer coupon also taking .50 off each bag… your two bags are FREE!

Carefree panty shields are .99 a package with the Walgreens store coupon in the ad. Buy two and stack this with the $1-off-2 coupon from 9/26 RP. You’ll pay .98 for two, or .49 each!

Clorox disinfecting wipes are on sale for $1.99 a canister. Use the .40 coupon from 10/3 SS and pay $1.59 – a good price for these.

Clorox toilet bowl cleaner is also $1.99. Use the .35 coupon from 10/3 SS and pay $1.64.

Trident Gum is .69/pack with the coupon in the Walgreens ad. Stack it with the $1-off-3 coupon from 9/12 SS1, buy three and pay $1.07 for three packs, or .36 each!

Walgreens is also running a “Buy $10, Get $2 in Register Rewards” deal on P&G products (see page 5 of ad.) I’m not seeing too many standouts here other than the 20oz. Tide Stain Release on sale for $3.99. With three $2 coupons from the 10/31 PG, you’d pay $5.97 and get $2 back — ultimately, $3.97 for three, or $1.32 a bottle.

While we enjoyed getting this product free for a long time during some great Dominick’s sales, I know many readers got hooked on it (I know I’m one of them… it works GREAT on so many things!) I’ll happily pay $1.32 to add more to my stockpile.

The 9/26 PG also has a $1 coupon for this size bottle, but it expires 10/31. Shop soon if you’re working that into the deal.

If you’re a member of Vocalpoint and got those $2.50 and $1.50 Downy coupons from their September mailer, you could do a Downy deal too. It’s also $3.99, and with two $1.50s and the $2.50, you’d pay $6.47 and get $2 back — $4.47 for all, or $1.49 a bottle.

There’s ALSO a “Buy $30, get $10” Register Rewards deal going on more P&G products (what a surprise… it’s just P&G’s big week, isn’t it? Use the same matchups listed above for Jewel products if you’re interested in doing this deal :)

“No Coupon Needed” deals:

Mott’s apple juice is $1.66 a 64-ounce bottle…

Domino 16oz. boxes of brown or confectioners sugar are .59 each with the coupon in the Walgreens ad. Note that the manufacturer coupons out for Domino’s are for the LARGER package, but this is still a good price per pound.

Coupon booklets currently found at Walgreens

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

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And finally, over at CVS…

The Oral B Pulsar power toothbrush is free after a coupon/ECB deal! It’s on sale for $4.99. Use the $3 coupon from 10/31 PG, pay $1.99 and get $2 back in Extra Care Bucks, making this FREE! This deal is limit 2 per CVS card.

CVS is running a “Spend $25 on P&G, Save $16 on Toy Story 3” P&G deal. Note that this is the REGULAR Toy Story 3 DVD, so you CANNOT use the $8 Blu-Ray Toy Story 3 coupon on it. (In fact, the ad also specifies that they’re selling the Blu-Ray version for $34.99 and the Blu-Ray version “is excluded from P&G offer.”

If you NEED any of these things, and you would have spent $28.99 on Toy Story 3’s regular DVD (that’s counting the $25 worth of P&G plus the $3.99 for the DVD) then this could be an okay deal. Use the same coupon matchups that are listed for the Jewel deal above, and www.coupontom.com can help you look up the rest :)

One easy P&G freebie, whether you do the P&G/Toy Story 3 deal or not? Dawn dish detergent. It’s on sale for .97 (again!) Use the $1 Dawn Hand Renewal coupon from the “Home Made Simple” coupon books to take this home FREE!

If you have makeup to buy this week, the Coupon Center machine is printing a $3-off-$15 cosmetic purchase… and other than that, it’s kind of a slow-ish week at CVS.

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:

9/26/10 – $1 off ANY size Tide – Dominick’s and Target sell single-load travel-size Tides for under $1 (exp. 10/31/10)

10/31/10 – $1 off ANY size Tide – Dominick’s and Target sell single-load travel-size Tides for under $1 (exp. 11/30/10)

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

8/22 SS – FREE can of Chef Michael’s dog food – Target store coupon (exp. 10/31/10)

10/10 PG – $1 off any Gain Dish Detergent – Wal-Mart sells Gain for .97 every day

FREE GROCERIES:

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

FREE PRODUCTS:

FREE 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.

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

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 Your Home” coupon book – has nice, high-value P&G coupons

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

FREE COUPON NETWORKS:

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

Vocalpoint

General Mills’ Pssst

Kraft First Taste

Pop-Tarts Sprinklings

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

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

 

* (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.)

 

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