Deals of the Week for October 18, 2010

Hello, Super-Couponers! I feel like we haven’t had a minute to breathe between sales! Jewel’s great ConAgra Catalina ended, and bam! Right after it comes a fabulous $25/$10 General Mills Catalina. Might as well park yourself in the checkout lane at your favorite Jewel store again! Everyone who’s been waiting for cereal deals will be happy this week, and if you like a little “reward” for all your smart shopping, I see many free Pillsbury Sweet Moments brownies in your future..!

The photo at right is my little guy sitting in $13.08 worth of groceries. Yes, you read that right..! A breakout of those shopping trips is here. Ready to do your own? :)

A big welcome to everyone from my Plainfield, Oak Brook, and Bolingbrook classes 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%! Next week’s Super-Couponing class is taking place in Palatine. Learn more!

This week’s newspaper contained two inserts: SmartSource (SS) and RedPlum.

Now… ready for your Deals of the Week? You may enjoy yet another wonderful Jewel Catalina sale (this time it’s a General Mills $25/$10 that can net you FREE Progresso soup, FREE MultiGrain Cheerios, FREE Green Giant vegetables, FREE Sweet Moments brownies, FREE Totino’s pizzas, .09 Betty Crocker brownie mixes, .03 Grand biscuits, and much more;) .24 Crest toothpaste, FREE Mentos gum, FREE Gain dish detergent, FREE Purina dog treats, FREE Del Monte fruit smoothies, cheap Kraft cheese, FREE Blistex lip balm, FREE Nivea body wash, and FREE Schick Hydro razors… so let’s get started!

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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. 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. Also, look for promotional/seasonal coupon books in your local stores — I’ll reference these too when applicable.)

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Grocery Deals

Starting at Jewel, it’s going to be another crazy week! But before we hit the General Mills deal, let’s run through the other good, easy coupon deals you can grab when you’re making your GM Catalina trips…

Crest toothpaste is .99 a tube, limit 10. Use the .75 coupon from 10/10 PG and pay .24!

Longtime reader BlueDemon20 spotted a great deal on Grande Tortilla Chips. They’re on sale for $2 a bag (through 10/30.) Use the $1 coupon from 9/26 SS and pay $1! Also, look for peelies on the bags for “Buy 2, get free 2-liter soda” and grab yourself a bottle of pop too…

Staying with the snack theme, Popchips are also on sale for $2. Use this $1 coupon and take them home for a dollar too!

EDIT: Coupon’s now gone!

We’ve seen this deal many times before, but it’s always a fun one… Fisher Fusions mixed nuts are on sale for $1.50. If you didn’t use your coupons during a past sale, the 6/20 SS has a $1 off. Take these home for .50 a bag!

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.

AND NOW… General Mills. Get ready to camp out in the check-out for the second week in a row…

General Mills “Spend $25, get $10” Catalina sale Buying $25 or more worth of included General Mills products will generate a $10 Catalina! Here are your products and matchups (UPC list is here.) Betty Crocker bar mixes (Supreme, like “Lemon Bars”) – $2 Betty Crocker brownie mix (Traditional) – $1 Betty Crocker brownie mix (Premium) – $2 – .75 off 2 – printable Betty Crocker cake mix (SuperMoist) – $1 – .75 off Cake Mix AND Frosting – 10/3 GM – .50 off Cake Mix AND Frosting – printable, printable Betty Crocker cookie mix (pouches) – $2 – $1 off 2 – printable – .40 off – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM – .40 off – printable, printable, printable, printable Betty Crocker frosting (Ready-to-Spread) – $1.50 Double-dips with national Catalina deal: Buy 2, get $1; buy 3 get $2; buy 4 or more get $3 – .75 off Cake Mix AND Frosting – 10/3 GM – .50 off Cake Mix AND Frosting – printable, printable Betty Crocker fruit snacks – $2 Double-dips with national Catalina deal: Buy 3, get $1; buy 4, get $2, buy 5 or more get $3 – .50 off 2 – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM – .50 off 2 – printable, printable, printable Betty Crocker Helpers – Chicken, Hamburger or Tuna Helper – $1 $1 off 3 – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book “Better At Home” $15 coupon book (*found in stores) – .75 off 3 – 10/3 GM – .75 off 3 – printable, printable, printable, printable Betty Crocker mashed potato pouches – $1 – All current potato coupons specify NO pouches… Betty Crocker muffin mix (boxed) – $1 – .50 off – 10/3 GM – .50 off – printable, printable, printable, printable, printable Bugles – $1.69 – .50 off Caramel or Chocolate – printable, printable, printable, printable Chex Mix – $1.69 – .50 off – 9/12 SS2 – .50 off – printable, printable, printable, printable – .50 off 2 – 9/12 SS2 Fiber One bars – $2.50 Note that double-dip Catalina on Fiber One bars is NOT working at the time of this writing… – .50 off – printable, printable, printable – .50 off 2 – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM General Mills Cereals (Selected) – $2 – $1 off Cinnamon Toast Crunch – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book – $1 off 2 Cheerios – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book – $1 off 2 Cheerios, Multigrain, etc – 9/19 SS – $1 off 2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch, etc – 9/19 SS – $1 off 3 – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM – $1 off 3 – printable, printable, printable – .75 off Selected Cheerios – printable, printable, printable – .55 off Cheerios (yellow box) – Que Rica Vida “Otono” coupon book (GM Spanish coupon mailer) – .55 off Reese’s Puffs – printable, printable – .65 off Cinnamon Toast Crunch – printable – .55 off Cinnamon Toast Crunch – printable, printable Gold Medal Flour (4.25-5lb.) – $2.50 Green Giant canned vegetables – $1 Green Giant frozen bagged vegetables (Steamers) – $1.50 – .50 off 2 – printable, printable – .40 off – printable – .50 off 2 – 10/3 GM Green Giant frozen boxed vegetables – $1 – $1 off 2 – Dominick’s $70 “Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated” coupon book – .50 off printable – .60 off 3 – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM – .60 off 3 – printable Pillsbury Crescent Rolls – $2 – $1 off 2 – Dominick’s $70 “Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated” coupon book – $1 off 2 – Blinkie dispenser near product – .50 off 2 – printable, printable, printable – .40 off 2 – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM – .75 off 3 – 10/17 SS Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough – $2.50 – $1 off Pillsbury Simply Cookies – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book – $1 off 2 – Dominick’s $70 “Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated” coupon book – $1 off 2 – Blinkie dispenser near product – $1 off 2 – printable, printable – $1 off 2 – 10/3 GM – .55 off Simply Cookies – 10/3 GM – .55 off Simply Cookies – printable, printable Pillsbury Refrigerated Cinnamon Rolls (Grands) – $2 – $1 off 2 – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book – $1 off 2 – Dominick’s $70 “Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated” coupon book – $1 off 2 – Blinkie dispenser near product – $1 off 2 – printable – .75 off 3 – 10/17 SS – .40 off 2 – 10/3 GM – .40 off 2 – printable, printable, printable Pillsbury Refrigerated pie crusts – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – Blinkie dispenser near product – .50 off 2 – printable, printable Pillsbury Refrigerated Rolls (Grands) – $1.25-$2.50 ($1.25 rolls will be FLYING!) – $1 off 2 – Dominick’s $70 “Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated” coupon book – .75 off 3 – Blinkie dispenser near product – .75 off 3 – 10/17 SS – .30 off 2 – 10/3 GM – .30 off 2 – printable, printable, printable Pillsbury Sweet Moments – $2.50 – $1.50 off – printable – $1 off -“Better At Home” $15 coupon book – $1 off – Blinkie dispenser near product (expect these to FLY this week!) – $1 off – 9/12 GM, 8/8 GM – $1 off – printable, printable, printable – .75 off – 10/17 SS Pillsbury Toaster Strudel – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – Dominick’s $70 “Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated” coupon book – .50 off 2 – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM, 8/8 GM – .50 off 2 – printable, printable Progresso bread crumbs – $1.50 – .50 off – printable Progresso Vegetable Classics Soup – $1 off 3 – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book – .50 off 2 – Que Rica Vida “Otono” coupon book – $1 off 4 – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM – $1 off 4 – printable, printable Totino’s Party Pizza – $1 – .50 off – 10/17 SS – $1 off 4 – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book – $1 off 5 – printable, printable, printable – $1 off 5 – 8/8 GM – .50 off 3 – 9/12 GM – If you buy the pizzas, look for boxes with $1-off-2 coupons for BC Fruit Snacks! (Do not remove the coupons without buying the pizzas…) Totino’s Pizza Rolls – $1 – $1 off 2 – Summer Que Rica Vida Sampler (home mailer) – $1 off 4 – Blinkie dispenser on freezer door – $1 off 4 – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book – .40 off 2 – printable, printable – If you buy the pizza rolls, look for boxes with $1-off-2 coupons for BC Fruit Snacks! (Do not remove the coupons without buying the pizza rolls…) Yoplait Delights yogurt – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – Dominick’s $70 “Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated” coupon book – .50 off – 10/3 GM Yoplait Fiber One Yogurt – $2.50 – .50 off – printable, printable – .50 off – 10/3 GM Yoplait Go-Gurt – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – “Better At Home” $15 coupon book – $1 off 2 – Dominick’s $70 “Frozen, Dairy and Refrigerated” coupon book – .75 off 2 – 9/12 GM – .75 off 2 – printable Yoplait Splitz Yogurt – $2 – .50 off – 10/3 GM, 9/12 GM, 8/22 SS – .75 off 2 – printable, printable

Buying $25 worth of any of these items, pre-coupon, will generate a $10 Catalina.

* NOTE: The “Better At Home” $15 General Mills coupon book will be worth its weight in gold if you’ve got one or more to use with this sale. Unfortunately they did not get distributed at the major grocery stores in Chicagoland — I found mine at Schnuck’s, and readers have also reported finding them at Butera, Ultra, Strack & Van Til. Here’s what’s inside.

If you are a “Black Belt” coupon shopper, you may like these Black Belt Scenarios for the GM $25/$10. This is another one of those crazy sales that even new couponers will 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 so many FREE groceries!) if you choose to, PLEASE, please read and abide by all of the warnings I’ve posted. These sales are crazy enough for the store associates without people becoming demanding in the lane when things don’t quite go your way. If you are willing to assume ALL risks, head on over…

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Just in time for fall, here’s a deal combo on caramel apple dip and apples! 16oz. T. Marzetti caramel apple dips are on sale for $3 each. Buy two and save $2 instantly on a 3lb. bag of Granny Smith, Gala, McIntosh or Jonathan apples! (The apples sell for $2.99.) So, you’re at $6.99 for two dips and 3lbs. of apples.

Make this better with coupons… 9/19 SS has $1 off T. Marzetti caramel dip, and the October issue of All You has a .75 coupon too. With one of each, pay $5.24 for all. With two $1 coupons, pay $4.99 for all.

Here’s a little Catalina deal on McCormick Spices and Extracts. Buy two and get a $1.50 Catalina, or buy three and get a $3 Catalina (through 10/31.) Reader Letsshop notes that there are $1-off-3 McCormick tearpads in the aisle too. Most spices and extracts range from $1.50-$4.99. The 10/3 RP has a $1 off vanilla extract coupon too. If you bought three $1.50 spices and used a $1 tearpad coupon, you’d pay $3.50 and get a $3 Catalina back… .50 for three spices! Not bad :)

TWO DAYS REMAINING ON FREE 8-PIECE COOKWARE SET CONTEST! Jewel is running a contest in which you can win one of five complete sets of the new cookware… free! It ends on October 20th, so enter NOW if you’d like a chance at winning!

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 booklets currently found at Jewel
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.

Secrets of our Flavor – $7 worth of Coca-Cola, Nabisco and Kraft coupons – here’s what’s inside

Jewel meat deals:

• Perdue fresh chicken drumsticks or thighs are $1.69/lb.
• Hormel Always Tender bone-in pork country style ribs are $1.79/lb.
• Hormel Always Tender fresh assorted pork chops are $1.79/lb.
• Hormel Always Tender fresh pork rib or loin chops are $1.99/lb.
• Hormel Always Tender fresh pork shoulder roast is $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 to drop these great pork prices even more!
• Fresh Italian sausage or bratwurst are $1.99/lb.

Jewel produce deals:

• 2lb. bags of Valencia oranges are $2.48 – that’s .62/lb.
• Hard shell squash are .79/lb.
• Red or Golden Delicious apples are $1.28/lb.
• Fresh green beans are $1.49/lb.
• Zucchini or yellow squash is $1.49/lb.
• Bosc, Anjou or Red pears are $1.49/lb. – Organic Anjou pears are $1.99/lb.
• 1lb. bags of Wild Harvest organic baby carrots are $2 each
• Organic Gala apples are $1.99/lb.
• Honeycrisp apples are $1.99/lb.
• Strawberries are $3.99, Buy One Get One Free for a 1lb. package — that’s about $2/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.

First off, Barilla Pasta is $1 a box. Pick it up cheap with the .55 coupons in 8/29 SS and 3/7 SS (exp,) the $1-off-2 in 9/26 SS or 8/29 SS (exp) or a printable!

Mentos Gum is free again! It’s on sale for .99 a package. Use the $1 coupons (there are two!) from 10/3 SS and get two FREE!

UPDATE: MANY people have reported their Catalinas NOT printing at Dominick’s today (Monday) – proceed with caution…

Del Monte Canned Fruit is $1 too, and it’s also part of a national Catalina deal: Buy 6 cans and get a $2 Catalina. There’s a $1-off-5 coupon in 9/19 RP. Buy 6, pay $5 and get $2 back… $3 for 6 cans is .50 a can!

Wolf Chili is also on sale for $1 a can. Use the .50 coupon in 9/12 SS and pay .50!

Blog reader Outlander spotted a deal on Hallmark greeting cards. Buy any 3 cards and get a $5 Catalina (through 10/31!) You cannot buy .99 cards, but you CAN buy $1.99 cards. Three of those costs you $5.97 and you get $5 back… NICE!

I also saw a sign in the store advertising another instant deal when you buy FOUR cards. Again, they can’t be the .99 cards, but a fourth card will get you a free small package of Godiva chocolates! Another yummy reward for being such a smart shopper…

Fuze beverages are $1 each as well. Use the $1-off-2 from October All You and pay $1 for both, or .50 each…

Dannon Activia yogurt is $1.99 per 4-pack. Use any of many $1 coupons to drop this to just .99 a 4-pack: 9/12 SS2, 8/29 SS, 8/8 SS, 7/18 SS, 6/6 SS, 5/2 SS, 3/28 SS, 2/28 SS (all exp.) Here’s a .75 printable too.

Ordinarily, this would be a very blog-worthy yogurt deal, but with the yogurt INSANITY going on at Jewel this week with their GM deal, if you’re not brand-specific, you might want to pick it up cheaper there.

CapriSun is on sale for $1.99 for a 10ct. box. If you didn’t use it during a past sale, use the $1 coupon from 4/25 SS (exp) and pay .99 for the box!

Dominick’s is running a “Buy 4, Save $4” instant-savings sale on Jimmy Dean products. Your best buys here? Jimmy Dean Sausage Roll, Fully Cooked Sausage and Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bowls. Remember, you must buy 4 to get these prices. Use coupons to drop them even more: 12-16oz. Sausage Roll – $2.49 when purchased in quantities of 4. – $2 off 2 – 6/13 RP (exp) -[$1.49 each after coupon] – $1.50 off 2 – 10/10 RP – [$1.74 each after coupon] – $1 off 2 – 3/28 RP (exp) – [$1.99 each after coupon] Fully Cooked Sausage – $2.49 when purchased in quantities of 4. – $1 off – 4/11 RP (exp) – [$1.49 after coupon] Breakfast Bowls – $1.50 when purchased in quantities of 4. – .75 off – 5/2 RP (exp,) 3/7 RP (exp) – [.75 after coupon] – .55 off – April All You (exp) – [.95 after coupon] – $1 off 2 – 8/1 RP – [$1 each after coupon]

Dominick’s is running a DIFFERENT “Buy 4, Save $4” instant-savings deal on groceries too. Best buys are shown below. Remember, you must buy in quantities of 4 to get these prices. Use coupons to drop them even more: Bertolli Pasta Sauce – $1.49 each when purchased in quantities of 4 – .60 off – 4/25 RP (exp) – [.89 after coupon] Lipton Tea (72-100ct bags or 18-20ct. pyramids) – $1.99 each when purchased in quantities of 4 – .50 off – 8/1 RP1, 5/23 RP, 3/28 RP (all exp) – [$1.49 after coupon] Wish Bone Dressing – $1.49 each when purchased in quantities of 4 – $1.25 off 2 – 8/1 RP1, 6/27 RP, 5/23 RP, 3/28 RP (all exp) – [.87 each after coupon]

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?

• Kellogg’s Pop Tarts are $1.88 for the 12-count box, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Use $1-off-2 coupons from 7-11 RP or 6/13 RP (both exp) and pay $2.76 for two, or $1.38 a box. 3/29 RP also has a $1.25-off-3 (exp) and 8/29 SS has a $1-off-3.
   
• Mission Tortillas are $1.29 each, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Use the .75 coupon from 8/1 SS or 3/7 SS (both exp) and pay .54!
   
• Margaritaville 8-10oz frozen shrimp are $4.99 a box, limit 2, with Super Coupon. Use the $1 coupon from 4/25 RP (exp) and pay $3.99. Per ounce, still not super-cheap, but these are a guilty pleasure of mine! :)
   
• Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is .69 for a single box, limit 10, with Super Coupon. Not a bad price in the absence of any other deal, if you need it. And, reader onceuponacoupon notes that in the Fall Into Savings coupon books from Jewel there’s a $1-off-3 manufacturer coupon to stack here! With that, buy three and pay $1.07 for three, or .36 each!
   
• If you somehow missed the cheap toilet paper insanity over the past couple of weeks at Jewel, Cottonelle 12-roll toilet paper is $4.99, limit 2, with Super Coupon. There have been blinkies out for $2 off the multipack, which would knock this to $2.99. April and July issues of All You also have $1 coupons (exp.) NOW, here’s where this one gets fun. Cottonelle is also part of a national Catalina deal — buy two and get a $2 Catalina! So, with two blinkies, pay $5.98 and get $2 back — $3.98 for two is $1.99 per 12-roll pack of Cottonelle!
   
• Dominick’s also has Super Coupons for $1.99 MultiGrain Cheerios, $1.99 Pillsbury Cookie Dough and Sweet Moments and .88 Progresso. There is only one place in town you should even think about buying these this week, and… it’s not here. Sorry, Doms..!
   

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Mott’s Apple Juice is $1.99 a bottle. If you have any of the Dominick’s “Make a Muscle” coupon books from earlier this summer, there’s a $2-off-2 inside — use it for .99 Mott’s apple juice! The Jewel “Fall Into Savings” coupon book has a $1.50-off-2 for $1.24 juice — also cheap!

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! OR look for them at Meijer, where they’re on sale for $1 each again… FREE with the same coupon.

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.

$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.

October Coupon Booklet – small yellow square book released monthly.

Dominick’s meat deals:

• Fresh whole fryer chickens and split chicken breasts are .99/lb.
• Perdue Process Verified chicken drumsticks or thighs are $1.69/lb. Use the .75 coupon from 8/29 RP and pay even less!
• Rancher’s Reserve boneless cross rib roast is $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:

• 10lb. bags of Safeway russet potatoes are $1.99 each – that’s an incredible .20/lb!
• Sweet yellow onions are .99/lb.
• Green, red or black seedless grapes are .99/lb.
• 8oz. packages of whole or sliced white button mushrooms are .99 each
• Fresh Express salads are .99 each. If you have any old tearpad coupons for “Buy 2 Fresh Express Salads, get 2lbs. bananas free” use them here for super-cheap produce!
• Large navel oranges are $1.49/lb.
• 1lb. bags of Eating Right baby-cut carrots are $1.50 each
• Large hothouse tomatoes are $1.99/lb.

*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:

 

Reader MomOf4 spotted a deal if you have multiple $1 Gain dish detergent coupons from the 10/10 P&G inserts. When you purchase 3 Gain products, you’ll receive a $3 Catalina. The BIG 26-30oz. Gain dish detergent bottles are currently on sale for $2 each. If you have three coupons, buy 3, pay $3, and get a $3 Cat back… making ALL 3 bottles free!

Meijer is running another “Buy 10 for $10, get the 11th FREE” sale this week. This one doesn’t seem as exciting as previous sales, as many of the items (Green Giant vegetables, Pizza Rolls) are MUCH cheaper at Jewel this week. Best bets here?

Land O Lakes spreadable butter – use this .50 printable and pay .50…

Old Orchard 100% juice frozen concentrates – use this $1-off-4 printable and pay $3 for 4, or .75 each.

Meijer is also running a Catalina deal on Levi’s jeans and casual pants! (I love when Meijer runs Catalina deals on clothing..!) Buy 2 or more pairs of Signature by Levi Strauss jeans or casual pants and receive a $10 Catalina for your next grocery purchase at Meijer.

The ad shows boys and girls’ Signature Levis on sale for $12.99 a pair, so if you bought two at $25.98 and got a $10 Cat back, you’ll pay $15.98 for two pairs of jeans, or $7.99 each – a steal for Levis.

Misses jeans are $17.99 in the ad – plus size $19.99. Unfortunately the ad doesn’t show prices for the men’s jeans.

This deal does exclude jeans and pants on clearance.

Many people in our Forum were excited about a deal on the Lysol No-Touch Hand Soap Dispenser at Menards over the weekend. If you missed it, the soap dispenser is pretty cheap at Meijer this week too. It’s on sale for $6. Use the $3 coupon from 9/19 SS and pay $3!

Note that this coupon expires on 10/19 – shop soon!

Purina Cheweez dog treats are on sale for $1 again at Meijer! Buy 4, use the $4-off-4 coupon from 9/12 RP and pay… NOTHING! Dogs love free treats, don’t they? (And if you don’t have a dog, food pantries and animal shelters would love to accept your free dog treats :)

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.

Right now, you’ll also get a $2-off-$5 off your next shopping trip bonus for signing up for Mperks!

Meijer meat deals:

• Grade A chicken drumsticks and thighs are .99/lb.
• Center cut half boneless pork loin is $1.59/lb.
• Frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts are $7.99 for a 4lb. bag – that’s about $2/lb.

Meijer produce deals:

• Ten different varieties of Michigan apples are .59/lb
• Organic Golden Delicious or Royal Gala apples are $1.29/lb.
• Greenhouse tomatoes on the vine are $1.49/lb.
• Jack-O-Lantern pumpkins are $3.49 each – about the cheapest I’ve seen them this season

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…

Del Monte Ready-to-Blend Smoothies are on sale for $1 each. Use the $1 coupon from 8/15 RP and it’s FREE!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Barilla pasta is FREE again with a coupon! On sale for $1, use the .55 coupons for both whole wheat and Piccolini varieties from 8/29 SS, which double to $1, making two boxes FREE!

Hilander’s running a “Buy 10, Save $5” instant-savings deal. Buy any 10 of the products featured in the ad and get $5 in instant savings! Best bets?

Jello 6-packs are .79 each with “Buy 10” savings. Buy two and use the .50-off-2 coupon from 10/17 SS, which doubles to $1. You’ll pay .58 for two, or .29 each!

Tidy Cat Litter – 10lb. bags are $1.49 with “Buy 10” savings. Use the $1 coupon from 9/12 RP and pay .49!

Kellogg’s fruit snacks are $1.38 with “Buy 10” savings. Buy two, use the $1-off-2 from 8/29 RP and pay .88 each!

Nestle Toll House cookie dough is $1.99 with “Buy 10” savings. Use $1 coupon from 10/3 RP and pay .99!

Ritz Pretzel Thins are $1.99 with “Buy 10” savings. Use $1 coupon from 8/29 SS and pay .99!

Kraft salad dressing is $1.49 with “Buy 10” savings. Use .55 coupon from 8/29 SS, which doubles to $1.10, and pay .39!

Kraft barbecue sauce is .49 with “Buy 10” savings. Great price, and a good “filler “item too if you need to get up to ten items.

Remember, you MUST buy in quantities of 10 to receive the instant savings prices.

“No Coupon Needed” Deal:

Kroger dozen eggs are .88 each…

Half-gallons of Kroger fresh apple juice are $1 each…

Gallons of Kroger orange juice are $3.29 each…

Hilander meat deals:

• Whole Boston Butt is $1.17/lb.
• Pride of the Farm Turkey Breast is $1.17/lb.
• Chicken wings are $1.99/lb.

Hilander produce deals:

• Red seedless grapes are .97/lb.
• Pears are .99/lb.
• Tomatoes on the vine are $1.48/lb.
• Tangerines are $1.99/lb.

Remember too 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…

Ooh! 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. And, with the printables, print them NOW as they will likely hit their print limits once word of this sale spreads…

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
– 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 this week’s 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.

If you haven’t done a Kraft deal involving the great $5-off-5 Kraft coupon that you can print here, print two and start putting a deal together this week. Kraft Deli Slices are on sale for $2.25 each. Buy 5 and use the $5 off manufacturer coupon. Stack it with the $1-off-2 Target store coupon for Kraft. You’ll pay $5.25 for 5 packages, or about $1.05 each!

Kraft Singles are on sale for $2.50 each. You can do the same deal with the same two coupons, and you’ll pay $6.50 for 5, or $1.30 each.

The, um, “big kids” in my household also noticed the special, seasonal 12ct. Pumpkin Pop-Tarts on sale for $2.50 at Target this week. This is not a great price as far as “normal” Pop-Tarts go, but if you’re tempted to try them, use the $1-off-3 from 8/29 SS, buy 3 and pay $2.17 a box.

Here’s a non-grocery deal on an item that I LOVE and rely on to bring you the Deals every single week… Target has the Logitech V220 cordless notebook mouse on sale for $12! These usually sell near $30 — I was thrilled to get mine for around $20 over a year ago. If you need one, this is a great little, portable wireless mouse.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Archer Farms organic milk is $2.99 a carton…

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

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 produce deals:

• Green seedless grapes are $1.49/lb.

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Drugstore Deals

Heading to Walgreens…

Blistex medicated lip ointment is $2.59 with $2.59 back in Register Rewards! And when you get back exactly what you just paid for something… it’s FREE!

Mucinex Nasal Spray is free after Register Rewards too. It’s on sale for $7.99. Pay it and get it right back in Register Rewards… FREE too!

Nivea Men’s Body Wash is on sale for $2.50 each. Use the $3 coupon from 10/17 RP and take it home FREE! (Note that some stores may allow the coupon overage — others may adjust it down — both options are correct and up to the store.

Coffee-Mate Coffee Creamer is on sale for $2.69, Buy One, Get One Free. If you have the Dominick’s $70 coupon book, there’s a $1 coupon inside. And if you have TWO coupon books, use two coupons (one for each bottle) and pay .69 for TWO, or about .35 each!

Coffee-Mate.com also has a .75 printable and a $1.50 printable – with two $1.50 printables, you’re looking at two free with possible overage.

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 Free Schick Hydro Razor deal is back! Schick Hydro 3 and 5 razors are on sale for $8.99. When you buy one, you’ll get $5 back in Extra Care Bucks. Use the $4 coupon from 10/3 SS, pay $4.99 and get $5 back! Your razor is FREE!

And, look for peelies on the razors for “Buy Razor, get Shave Gel Free!”

Here’s another little “smart shopper” reward for you! Hershey Bliss candy bars are on sale for .50 each. Use the .55 coupon from 9/26 SS and pay… NOTHING!

If you didn’t use your $1 Mentos gum coupons already, you may want to use them at CVS this week. Mentos Gum is on sale for $1.29, B1G1F. Use the $1 coupons (there are two!) from 10/3 SS and get two FREE!

And lastly, a Halloween candy deal! We typically do NOT see very good prices on Halloween candy prior to the holiday, but this one’s pretty good. CVS has snack size bags of Mars, Nestle or Hershey’s candies on sale for $2.50 each. Scan your CVS card at the price scanner/coupon center machine in the store, and it will print a $1-off-2 store coupon for you! Stack this with the $1-off-2 coupon from 10/17 SS. You’ll pay $3 for 2 bags, or $1.50 each!

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

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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)

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 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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