Deals of the Week for October 13, 2009

Hello, Super-Couponers! A big welcome to our new readers from Batavia, Shorewood, Lake Villa and Elburn. Ready for this week’s best deals?

If you’re new to the site, 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 from both Wednesday and Sunday 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 (many are FREE!) and easy instructions on how to start using coupons effectively!

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

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

Jump to: Jewel | Dominick’s | Meijer | Target| Hilander | Walgreens | CVS | Free

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Grocery Deals

Starting at Jewel, cheap or free toothpaste is on the horizon! Crest toothpaste is on sale for $1 a tube. With the .75 coupon from 10/11 PG, it’s just a quarter! And, if you have the $1 coupon from the P&G $120 Year Of Savings book (mailed out in January) … it’s FREE!

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When it’s COLD outside, I love a nice hot bowl of chili. If you do too, here’s a great deal! Hormel Chili Master Chili is on sale for $3.99 a jar, Buy One, Get One Free. With the $2 coupon from October All You, pay $1.99 for two! If you have done the Jewel Preferred Card update, there’s also a coupon inside the update book for $1 off Chili Master. With both of these, pay just .99 for two big jars, or under .50 each! A special thanks to my beautiful mom for spotting this great deal :)

UPDATE: The Thursday flyer (in Wednesday’s paper) has a manufacturer coupon for “Buy 2 Chili Master, get free Saltines” – clip this and you can get free crackers with your cheap chili too!

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Here’s a steal of a deal that doesn’t even require a coupon! 5lb. bags of potatoes are just .88! They’re limit 2 — so you can get ten pounds of potatoes for under $2!

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Now, the big Jewel deal of the week is the “Spend $10, Save $3 Instantly!. These are great, easy, and FUN sales to do. For every $10 you spend, you save $3 immediately at the register. There’s no limit to what you can spend or save (spending $20 will save $6, etc.)

Here is your list of products and coupon matchups!

$1 each – .70 each when purchased in amounts of $10

7-Up, Dr. Pepper, A&W Root Beer or Squirt 2 liters
Blistex Lip Balm or Lip Ointment
Bush’s Beans
Daisy Sour Cream
Duncan Hines Brownie or Cake Mix
– .55 off 2 – 10/11 SS (.43 each if you buy 2, w/coupon)
McCormick Grill Mates Marinade, Gravy, Taco, Chili or Seasoning Mix
Nursery Water
– $1 off 4 (.45 each if you buy 4, w/coupon)
Playtex Disposable Gloves
– $1.00 off – 5/3 SS (FREE with .30 overage, w/coupon)
Pop-Secret Microwave Popcorn
– $1 off 2 (.20 each if you buy 2, w/coupon)
Ronzoni Healthy Harvest or Smart Taste Pasta
– $1 off 2 (another link) (.20 each if you buy 2, w/coupon)
Scotties Facial Tissue
– $.50 off 3 – 8/9 RP, 9/13 RP (.54 each if you buy 3, w/coupon)
Softsoap 7.5 oz. hand soap pumps
Sparkle Big Roll paper towel (single rolls)
Ultrabrite toothpaste
Zatarain’s Rice Mixes
– $.75 off 2 – 9/13 RP (.65 each if you buy 2, w/coupon)
Wet Ones wipes – 15 count
– $1 off (FREE with .30 overage, w/coupon)

$2 each – $1.40 each when purchased in amounts of $10

Blistex Lip Care
Colgate Wisp disposable toothbrushes
– $.50 off 1 – September All You (.50 off 1) (.90 each w/coupon)
Glad Cling Wrap
Hershey’s baking chips
Hormel Compleats
– $2.00 off 1 – October All You (FREE with .60 overage, w/coupon)
– Buy One, Get One Free – August All You ($.70 each if you buy 2, w/coupon)
Irish Spring 3-packs bar soap
– $.50 off 2 – 9/27 SS ($1.15 each if you buy 2, w/coupon)
Mott’s applesauce
Sargento Shredded Cheese
Sunsweet Pitted Prunes
Emerald Dry Roasted Peanuts
– $1.00 off 1 ($.40 each w/coupon)
– $1.00 off 2 ($.90 each if you buy 2, w/coupon)

$2.50 each – $1.75 each when purchased in amounts of $10

7-Up, RC, Hawaiian Punch, IBC or Canfield’s 6-pack bottles
Angel Soft Bath Tissue 4-roll
Ball Park Franks
BirdsEye Streamfresh
Breyers Disney yogurts
– $.75 off – 9/13 SS, 10/11 SS ($1 each, w/coupon)
Clorox Anywhere
– $1 off – Jewel Avenu – www.myavenu.com ($.75 each w/Avenu)
Sargento Finishers
– $.75 off – 8/16 SS, 9/27 SS ($1 each, w/coupon)
Clorox Disinfecting Wipes
– $.50 off – 10/4 RP ($1.05 each, w/coupon)
Colgate Toothpaste
– $1.00 off – 9/27 SS ($.75 each, w/coupon)
Dinty Moore canned stew
Eggo Bake Shop Twists, Pancakes, Sticks, Muffins
– $.55 off – 10/4 RP ($1.20 each, w/coupon)
Formula 409
– $1.00 off – 8/30 RP ($.75, w/coupon)
Glad Freezer Bags, Glad Press and Seal, Glad Ware
Hartz Crunch n’ Clean dog biscuits
– $2 off (FREE with .25 overage, w/coupon)
Hormel pepperoni 5-8 oz.
– .55 off ($1.20 each, w/coupon)
International Delight coffee creamers
KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce
Kozy Shack Pudding
– $.55 off – June All You and August All You ($1.20 each, w/coupon)
– $.35 off – 10/4 SS ($1.40 each, w/coupon)
Log Cabin syrup
– September All You, .50 off ($1.25 each, w/coupon)
Motts Apple Juice or Motts for Tots
Nestle cookie dough
– $1.00 off – 9/13 RP, 10/11 SS, November All You ($.75 each, w/coupon)
Nivea Lip Balm
– $1.00 off – 8/30 RP ($.75 each, w/coupon)
Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce
– $.50 off – 8/23 RP ($1.25 each, w/coupon)
Ocean Spray Cranenergy
– $1.00 off Jewel Preferred Update book ($.75 each, w/coupon)
Ocean Spray 100% Juice
Palmolive Dish Detergent
-$.25 off – 9/27 SS ($1.50 each, w/coupon)
Pepperidge Farms frozen garlic breads
– $.50 off – 10/4 SS ($1.25 each, w/coupon)
Smart Balance spread
– $1.00 off 2 – 9/13 RP (another $1 off 2) ($1.25 each when you buy 2, w/coupon)
Smart Balance oil blend
– $1 off 2($1.25 each when you buy 2, w/coupon)
Smart Balance peanut butter
– $1 off (.75 each, w/coupon)
Softsoap Premium hand soap
Spam
Super Pretzel
– $.50 off – 8/16 RP, 9/27 RP, (.50 off) ($1.25 each, w/coupon)
Sue-Bee Honey Squeeze
Valley Fresh Chunk White Chicken
Welch’s Strawberry Spread
Wet Ones (larger)
– $1 off (.75 each, w/coupon)
Yo-Crunch 100 calorie
– $.50 off – July All You ($1.25 each, w/coupon)
– $.75 off – 8/2 SS, 9/13 SS ($1 each, w/coupon)

$5 each – $3.50 each when purchased in amounts of $10

Barber Stuffed Chicken Breasts
– $1 off ($2.50 each, w/coupon)
Birds Eye Steamfresh Meals for Two
– $1.50 off- 9/13 SS ($1.50 off) ($2 each, w/coupon)
CLR Calcium Lime Rust cleaner
Colgate Power toothbrush
Gortons Fish Sticks, Fillets & seafood
– $.40 off – 9/13 SS ($3.10 each, w/coupon)
– $1.00 off – March All You ($2.50 each, w/coupon)
– $1.00 off 3 ($3.16 each when you buy 3, w/coupon)
– $1.00 off 2- Jewel Preferred Update book ($3.00 each, w/coupon)
Infusium Shampoo or Conditioner
– $2.00 off – 9/20 SS, October All You, November All You ($1.50 each, w/coupon)
Nivea Body Wash
– $1.00 off – 8/30 RP ($2.50 each, w/coupon)
Schick disposable razors
– $2.00 off -10/11 SS ($1.50 each, w/coupon)
– $1.00 off – 9/13 SS, 9/27 SS ($2.50 each, w/coupon)
Snapple 12 packs tea
– $1 off ($2.50 each, w/coupon)
Splenda Sweetener
– $1.50 off 2 – 8/30 SS ($2.00 each, w/coupon)
– $.55 off – October All You ($2.95 each, w/coupon)
Woolite carpet cleaner
– $1.00 off – 9/20 SS ($2.50 each, w/coupon)

Remember, you can mix and match the items above any way you like, but make sure your end total is a multiple of $10. You can buy $10 worth, $20 worth, and so on, and get an instant $3 savings off everything.
HAPPY SHOPPING, and please feel free to post some of your scenarios too — they help everyone learn and spot more deals :)

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Over at Dominick’s… is there much of anything going on? (Hey Dominick’s… we are LONG overdue for a GOOD Catalina or instant-savings deal. Dominick’s hasn’t stepped it up since the Frozen Food $25/$10 in March and the Living Well $30/$10 in May..! What gives?)

Anyway, if you must go to Dominick’s this week, they have a sale running on Barilla pasta and Classico pasta sauces. Buy 2 Classico at $2 each and get 2 free boxes of Barilla instantly at the register.

Make this better with coupons – with a $1 off 2 Classico from 10/19/08 SS. And, if your Dominick’s will allow you to use a coupon on the Barilla too (some won’t, because it’s going to be “free” & Dominick’s allows their cashiers a lot of latitude in “interpreting” their policy) – use the $1 off 2 from 8/23 SS. Then you’ll pay just $2 for 2 sauces and 2 pastas…

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Lastly for Doms… if you have the 2009 Entertainment Book, remember that there’s a $5 off $50 coupon in there too that you can work into one of your Dominick’s trips before the book expires at the end of this year. If you use this, always give the cashier that coupon FIRST, before the rest of your coupons, as your total will probably (hopefully!) dip under $50 after the rest of your coupons. And, if you’re interested in the 2010 Entertainment Book, it’s got FOUR $5-off-$50 coupons for Dominick’s in it, valid this fall and throughout the next year. Nice!

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At Meijer, Ideal no-calorie sweetener continues to be FREE with a coupon! Grab the 9/13 RP insert and clip your Ideal coupon!

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BirdsEye frozen vegetables are also a good deal this week. They’re $1.25 each. Use the Mealbox coupon for $1 off 2, and stack this with the .35 BirdsEye manufacturer coupon from 9/13 SS. You’ll pay just $1.16 for 2, or .58 each! If you have a second .35 manufacturer coupon for the second bag, you’ll pay .80 for 2, or .40 each…

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Meijer shredded or chunk cheeses (5-8oz.) are also on sale for .99 each, limit 4. Even without coupons, that’s a good price…

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And, Cook’s Smoked Shank Ham is on sale for .89/lb. That’s a steal for any meat..!

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. This is why I don’t blog too many Meijer deals…

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Over at Target, if you remember the Chef Michael’s dog food deal from a few weeks ago, it’s back again, and the price is almost as good as last time! Bags of Chef Michael’s are $4.49 at Target. Use the $3 manufacturer coupon from 10/11 SS and stack it with the $1 Target coupon from 8/30 SS. You’ll pay just .49 a bag!

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Continuing again this week at Target, you could potentially take home some CHEAP mascara! Rimmel “Extra Super Lash” is marked down to $2.29 at many Target locations. Pair this with the $2 coupon from 8/23 RP and take it home for just .29 — this variety is the only kind I’m aware of being marked down, so check with the price scanner to make sure you’ve got the right one.

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For my Rockford-area readers, Hilander the good deal on Totino’s pizza rollscontinues … they’re .99 a box. With the .35 coupons from 8/9 SS and 9/13 SS (which will double to .70) you’ll pay just .29 a box!

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Nature Made vitamin supplements are cheap this week too. They’re $3.79, Buy One, Get One Free. Let’s drive the price of both down with some good coupons – use two $1 coupons from 8/2 SS, 9/27 SS, and/or 10/4 SS. With 2 coupons, pay $1.79 for 2 – or about .90 each!

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Have you seen the electronic coupons for Hilander/Kroger stores? SoftCoin recently added support for Kroger stores (including Hilander) for their new electronic coupons for Unilever products! Click here to check them out… they load to your card the same way that Cellfire/PGE/ShortCuts do, meaning we now have FOUR sets of electronics we can stack with at Kroger stores. WOW!

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Drugstore Deals

Heading to Walgreens, the good deal on Gillette Fusion MVP razors continues! They are $8.99. Use the $4 coupon from 9/27 PG, pay $4.99… and get $6 back in RRs! FREE razor and a MONEYMAKER!

More RR freebies…

ChapStik Fresh Effects are $2.99 with a $2.99 RR! FREE!

EmergenC energy boost is $3.49 with a $3.49 RR. FREE!

Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion is $6.99 with a $6.99 RR! FREE!

Dentek dental floss picks are $2 with a $2 RR! FREE without coupons. With the $1 coupon from 10/11 or a printable, pay $1 and get $2 back! MONEYMAKER!

Halls Refresh cough drops are $1 with a $1 RR! FREE without coupons. With the .75 coupon from 9/27 SS, pay a quarter and GET $1 BACK! MONEYMAKER!

Remember, you can only buy ONE of each item per transaction (2 lotions will only give you one RR, etc.) And, don’t roll RRs over on the same kinds/brands of products or you will not receive the next one…

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Did you see the $8 RR deal running this week when you buy selected products? The best deal this week is on Skippy peanut butter and Ragu pasta sauces! They’re 3 for $5, or $1.67 each, and if you buy 8 or more, get $8 back.

10/4 RP – $1 off 2 Skippy
9/13 RP – $1 off 2 Ragu

If you buy 4 Skippy and 4 Ragu, your pre-coupon total is $13.36. With the 2 coupons above, pay $11.36 and get $8 back! Four peanut butters and four pasta sauces for $3.39! That works out to just .43 each!

If you’re a multiple insert person who gets two (or more) newspapers, use two of each of those coupons shown. Pay $9.36 and get $8 back! You will pay just $1.36 for your eight jars… that’s a whopping .17 each…

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There’s also a pretty decent diaper deal going on Huggies this week at Wags. Huggies jumbo packs of diapers are on sale for $9 a pack. When you buy 2, you get $4 back in Register Rewards.

Use coupons to bring this down even more. June All You has a $2 coupon for Huggies. Huggies often mails high-value coupons out in the postal mail as well – use them if you’ve got them! And, if you printed any of the $2 Huggies coupons from the Natures Goodness baby food web site last week (coupon is now no longer available) use those here too. With two $2 coupons, pay $14 for 2 packs and get $4 back – that works out to $5 a pack.

If you have the current Walgreens activity book (found in coloring book section of some stores – book is .99 and has $1 store coupon inside for Huggies) – stack that in here. With the $1 coupon taking an additional dollar off EACH pack, pay $12 and get $4 back – works out to $4 a pack.

And, if you prefer Pullups, stack this Walgreens store coupons for $2 off each pack of PullUps with your $2 Huggies coupons. With $4 off each pack, pay $10 and get $6 back… that’s $3 a pack..!

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And over at CVS, they have some Halloween freebies through Tuesday (TODAY) only! Pick up a 4-in-1 pumpkin carving tool for $1.99 and get a $1.99 ECB! And, you can also grab a nylon Halloween treat bag for .99… with a .99 ECB!

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FREE coupons that are still current:

8/30 SS – FREE roll of Marcal toilet paper, paper towels, or facial tissue (exp. 10/15/09)

10/4 RP – FREE Super Poligrip denture adhesive (exp. 10/18/09)

9/13 SS – $1 off ANY purchase at a store that takes coupons when you use your Discover card (exp. 10/31/09)

9/27 SS – FREE Friskies Natural Sensations Cat Treats
(exp. 11/30/09)

8/2 SS – FREE jar Beech-Nut Stage 3 Fruit baby food (exp. 12/31/09) [regional insert for NON-Tribune newspapers – a rarity]

9/13 SS – FREE Freshpet Select Homestyle refrigerated pet meal (exp. 12/31/09) [regional insert for NON-Tribune newspapers – another rarity]

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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 :)

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* (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 20-30 of them. Many websites are now tracking the All You coupons and matching them to deals, just as they do with the newspaper coupon inserts. 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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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!

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