Deals of the Week for September 13, 2010

Super-Couponers, it’s Deal Day! Get your scissors in hand and your inserts ready, because it’s time to plan another great shopping trip for yourself!

This week’s newspaper contained a whopping four coupon inserts: two SmartSource (SS), one RedPlum (RP) and one General Mills (GM.)

Now… ready for your Deals of the Week? You may enjoy a fabulous Catalina sale that can net you .19 frozen vegetables and inexpensive Pillsbury Grands, another great Kellogg’s Catalina that knocks cereals around .42 a box, .49 Ragu, FREE Scrubbing Bubbles, .19 Mission tortilla chips, FREE Colgate, $1 DayQuil and Nyquil, FREE multivitamins, FREE air fresheners… 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. At 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, there’s a LOT going on again this week!

First off, the big General Mills instant-savings deal… wait until you see the double-dipping Catalina insanity going on here! :)

“Buy 10, save $5 and get 50 Box Tops” instant-savings sale Buying any 10 participating products will automatically give you $5 in instant savings, as well as 50 Box Tops for school fundraising. Here are your products and matchups. All prices shown are POST-instant-savings (they’re assuming you are buying TEN participating items. Shelf prices will be .50 higher per item without instant savings.) Betty Crocker Fruit By the Foot or Fruit Gushers fruit snacks – $1.50 – $1 off 3 – printable – .50 off 2 – 9/12 GM, 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable Betty Crocker Hamburger, Chicken, Tuna Helper – $1 Double-dips with national Catalina deal on Hamburger Helper: Buy three, get $1.50 Catalina – buy four, get $2 Catalina – buy five or more and get $3 Catalina. – $1 off 3 – printable, printable – .75 off 3 – 9/12 GM, 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable Betty Crocker mashed potato mixes – .50 – NOTE: Coupons.com and Smartsource printables currently available are NOT for this size product. Betty Crocker Ready-to-Spread frosting – $1 – .75 off frosting AND cake mix – 8/8 GM – .50 off – printable Betty Crocker SuperMoist cake mix – $1 – .75 off frosting AND cake mix – 8/8 GM – .50 off – printable Bisquick Shake n’ Pour pancake mix – .50 – NOTE: .50 Bisquick coupon in the August GM insert is NOT for this size product – it is for the 10.6 ounce. (Would have been a nice deal though, but these are still a good price at .50, especially if you like them for camping, etc.) Bugles – $1 – $1 off 2 – printable – .50 off caramel or chocolate flavors – 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable Chex Mix – $1 – $1 off 2 – printable Fiber One bars – $2 – .50 off – printable – .50 off 2 – 9/12 GM General Mills cereals – $1.50 – $1 off 2 – printable, printable, printable – $1 off 2 Reese’s Puffs – printable, printable – $1 off 3 – 9/12 GM Green Giant canned vegetables – .50 Green Giant frozen boxed vegetables (boil-in-bag) – .75 Double-dips with national Catalina deal on Green Giant: Buy four, get $1 Catalina – buy 6 get $2 Catalina – buy 8 or more get $3 Catalina! – $1 off 3 – printable, printable – .60 off 3 – 9/12 GM, printable, printable Green Giant frozen 12-ounce vegetables (Steamers no sauce varieties) – $1 – $1 off 2 – printable – .40 off – printable, printable – .50 off 2 – printable Nature Valley Granola Thins – $2 – .75 off – 9/2 GM, 8/8 GM – .50 off – printable, printable – $1 off 2 – printable – .50 off 2 – printable Old El Paso dinner kits (taco shells, sauce) – $2 Double-dips with national Catalina deal on Old El Paso: Buy three Old El Paso, get $1 Catalina for future beef or chicken purchase – buy six, get $3 Catalina for future beef or chicken purchase. Old El Paso Heat & Serve rice and bean pouches – $1-$1.49 Double-dips with national Catalina deal on Old El Paso: Buy three Old El Paso, get $1 Catalina for future beef or chicken purchase – buy six, get $3 Catalina for future beef or chicken purchase. – .50 off – 8/22 SS Pillsbury Big Crescent rolls – $2 Double-dips with national Catalina deal on Pillsbury: Buy any Pillsbury refrigerated crescent rolls, cookies, sweet rolls, Grands biscuits or cinnamon rolls, breadsticks, loaves, pizza crusts (and others!) – buy four, get $1 Catalina – buy five, get $2 Catalina – buy six or more and get $3 Catalina. – $1 off 2 – printable – .50 off 2 – printable, printable – .40 off 2 – 9/12 GM, 6/27 SS Pillsbury Breadsticks, Loaves or Pizza Crust – $1.50 Double-dips with national Catalina deal on Pillsbury: Buy four, get $1 Catalina – buy five, get $2 Catalina – buy six or more and get $3 Catalina. – .40 off 2 – 9/12 GM – .30 off 2 – printable, printable, printable Pillsbury Cookie Dough – $2 Double-dips with national Catalina deal on Pillsbury: Buy four, get $1 Catalina – buy five, get $2 Catalina – buy six or more and get $3 Catalina. – .55 off Simply Cookies – 9/12 GM – $1 off 2 – in dispenser near product – $1 off 2 – printable Pillsbury Grands rolls – $1 Double-dips with national Catalina deal on Pillsbury: Buy four, get $1 Catalina – buy five, get $2 Catalina – buy six or more and get $3 Catalina. – $1 off 2 – printable – .30 off 2 – printable, printable – .40 off 3 – 9/12 GM Pillsbury Sweet Moments – $2 – $1 off – 8/8 GM, printable, printable Pillsbury Toaster Strudel or Toaster Scrambles – $2 – .50 off 2 – 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable – .75 off 3 – 9/12 GM Progresso Traditional Soup – $1 – .50 off 2 – 8/8 GM – $1 off 4 – 9/12 GM, printable, printable, printable, printable Suddenly Salad – $1 – .50 off 2 – printable Totino’s Pizza Rolls 15ct. – $1 – $1 off 2 – printable – .40 off 2 – 9/12 GM, 8/8 GM, printable, printable, printable Yoplait Delights – $2 – $1 off – 7/25 SS, printable – .50 off – 9/12 GM, 8/8 GM, printable Yoplait Splitz, Go-Gurt or Trix yogurt – $1.50 – $1 off 2 Go-Gurt or Trix – printable – .75 off 2 Go-Gurt or Trix – 9/12 GM, 8/8 GM, 7/25 SS – .50 off Splitz – 9/12 GM, 8/22 SS

Ready for some scenarios?

An all-Green-Giant scenario

Buy 10 Green Giant boxed vegetables (.75 each.)
Use two $1-off-3 printables and one .60-off-3 printable.

Pay $4.90 and get $3 Catalina back! $1.90 for 10 boxes is .19 a box.

If you have access to multiple computers, with three $1 coupons, you’ll pay $4.50 and get $3 back – .15 a box.

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A Grands-and-Green-Giant scenario

Buy 6 Pillsbury Grands rolls
Buy 4 Green Giant boxed vegetables

Use two $1-off-2 Grands coupons and one $1-off-3 Green Giant coupon.

Pay $6 and get $3 Pillsbury Catalina and $1 Green Giant Catalina – $2 for all.

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An all-Hamburger-Helper scenario

Buy 10 Hamburger Helper ($1 each)
Use three $1-off-3 printables

Pay $7 and get $3 Catalina — that’s $4 for 10, or .40 a box.

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An all-Pillsbury Grands scenario

Buy 10 cans of Pillsbury Grands ($1 each)

Use two $1-off-2 printables and three .30-off-2 printables

Pay $7.10 and get $3 Catalina – $4.10 for 10 is .41 a can!

With access to multiple computers, use more $1-off-2s instead of the .30-off-2s. With five $1-off-2s, you’d pay $5 and get $3 back – $2 for 10 cans is .20 each!
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An all-Pillsbury-cookies scenario

Buy ten Pillsbury refrigerated cookies ($2 each)

Use 5 $1-off-2 coupons

Pay $15 and get $3 Catalina – $12 for 10 cookies is $1.20 each. (We’ve seen better prices in the past, but if you need these, this isn’t a bad price.)

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An Old El Paso Heat & Serve Side Dish scenario

Buy 10 Old El Paso Heat & Serve dishes ($1 each)
Use as many .50 coupons as you have

With one coupon, pay $9.50 and get $3 Catalina for beef or chicken
With five coupons, pay $7.50 and get $3 Catalina for beef or chicken
With ten coupons, pay $5 and get $3 Catalina for beef or chicken.

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An “As many Catalinas as possible” scenario
(This involves stacking up the deal to 20 items, which works fine – you’ll get the instant savings on all.)

Buy 6 Hamburger Helper ($1 each)
Buy 6 Pillsbury Grands rolls ($1 each)
Buy 8 Green Giant boxed vegetables (.75 each)

Pre-coupon total: $18.00

Use two $1-off-3 Hamburger Helper coupons, two $1-off-2 Grands coupons, one .30-off-2 Grands coupon (OR another $1-off-2 if you have it) and two $1-off-3 Green Giant vegetables coupons.

Pay $11.70 and get $3 Hamburger Helper Catalina, $3 Grands Catalina, and $3 Green Giant Catalina, for a total of $9 back. All that for $2.70! WOW!

There’s a coupon in the weekly Jewel ad for $2-off-2 American Greeting cards. Buy two $1.99 cards and pay $1.98 for both!

“No Coupon Needed” Deals

Minute Maid 89-ounce orange juice is $2.99, and Jewel 64-ounce orange juices are $2 — both good prices.

Mentos gum is $1. Use this .55 printable and pay .45… the 7.18 SS has a $1-off-2 coupon that will net you more cheap gum at .50 a package…

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Kellogg’s “Buy 10, Save $10” Catalina sale We saw this sale all over town a few weeks ago, and now it’s at Jewel! Buying any 10 included items generates a $10 Catalina! If you’re a UPC list person, here’s your list. And, here are your products and matchups: Eggo Waffles – $2.49 – $1 off 2 – 7/25 RP Keebler cookies (Chips Deluxe, Sandies) – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – 8/15 RP – $2 off a gallon of milk when you buy 2 Keebler Cookies – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book – $2 off a gallon of milk when you buy Keebler or Sunshine Multi-Packs or Gripz – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book – $2 off fresh fruit when you buy 2 Keebler or Sunshine Right Bites – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book Keebler snack crackers (Toasted, Town House, Toppers, Special K, Wheatables) – $2.50 – .75 off Flatbread Crisps – 7/11 RP – $1 off 2 sandwich crackers – 8/1 RP – $2 off a gallon of milk when you buy Keebler or Sunshine Multi-Packs or Gripz – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book – $2 off fresh fruit when you buy 2 Keebler or Sunshine Right Bites – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book Kellogg’s Cereals (Cocoa Krispies, Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran shown) – $2.50 – $1.50 off 2 kids’ cereals – printable – $1 off 2 – printable, printable – $1 off 2 Kellogg’s Mini Wheats – printable, printable – $1 off 3 – cereals – printable – .75 off corn flakes – 8/8 RP, printable – $2 off store-brand sandwich bags when you buy 2 Kellogg’s Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, or Frosted Flakes – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book – $2 off Ocean Spray Juice or Craisins 100-calorie packs when you buy 2 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book – $2 off store-brand water 12 to 24 pack when you buy Kellogg’s Special K, Special K Protein – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book Kellogg’s Cinnabon Bars – $2 – $1 off any Cinnabon – Parade Magazine (Tribune insert) 8/16 – .75 off any Cinnabon – 8/8 RP Kellogg’s Fruit Snacks – $2 – $1 off – printable – $1 off 2 – 8/29 RP – Look for “Buy 2 Fruit Snacks get $1 off juice boxes/pouches” tearpads (and work those into the Capri-Sun Kraft Cat deal – see beautiful scenario below!) Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Bars – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – 8/29 RP Kellogg’s Mini-Wheats – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – 8/29 RP Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts – $2 – $1 off 3 – printable – $1 off 2 – printable – Look for $1-off-2 peelies Morningstar Farms – $3.50 – $1 off – Dominick’s “Make a Muscle” coupon book, printable – .50 off – tearpads on cooler near product Rice Krispie Treats – $2 – $1 off 2 – 8/15 RP – $2 off store brand bread when you buy 2 Rice Krispie Treats – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book Sunshine Cheez-It crackers – $2.50 – $1 off 2 – 8/29 RP – $2 off school supplies when you buy 2 Sunshine Cheez-Its – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book – $2 off a gallon of milk when you buy Keebler or Sunshine Multi-Packs or Gripz – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book – $2 off fresh fruit when you buy 2 Keebler or Sunshine Right Bites – Kellogg’s “Fuel for School” coupon book

There are so many ways to work this deal! Want some scenarios?

A “Lots of Kellogg’s Stuff” scenario

Buy 2 Cinnabon bars ($2 each)
Buy 2 Pop-Tarts ($2 each)
Buy 2 Rice Krispie Treats ($2 each)
Buy 4 Kellogg’s kids’ cereals ($2.50 each)

Pre-coupon total: $22.00

Use $1 and .75 Cinnabon coupons, two $1-off-2 Pop-Tart coupons, one $1-off-2 Rice Krispie Treats coupons, and two $1.50-off-2 kids cereal coupons.

Pay $14.25 and get $10 back! $4.25 for all of this is .42 a box.

If you have the Fuel for School coupon books, work the $2 off bread when you buy Rice Krispies and $2 off store-brand bags when you buy cereals in here too for more free stuff!

AND, a note about the $1 Cinnabon coupons… each one of those you have is netting you a FREE box in the deal. They’re $2 – with a $1 coupon, you pay $1 and get that $1 right back in the form of your Catalina. :)

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

Fall Into Savings coupon book – $18 worth of manufacturer coupons – here’s a list of what’s inside.

Tastes of a Winning Season – $5 worth of Kraft coupons

Kellogg’s Fuel For School $20 coupon books – here’s a list of what’s inside.

Jewel meat deals:

• Perdue fresh chicken or drumsticks, thighs or whole fryers are $1.49/lb. If you’re on the Jewel email list, you got a GREAT $2-off-$4 store coupon for Perdue chicken recently that ties in nicely with this sale!
• Fresh Italian sausage or bratwurst is $1.99/lb.

Jewel seafood deal

• Fisher Boy breaded seafood (fish sticks, tenders) are $3.49 for a 24-ounce package. But with a .75 printable coupon, you’ll pay $2.74 – good price!

Jewel produce deals:

• Quartered and half-cut watermelon portions are .69/lb.
• Navel oranges or red grapefruit are .77/lb.
• Sweet onions are .99/lb.
• Roma tomatoes are $1.29/lb.
• Tomatoes on the vine are $1.49/lb.
• Broccoli crowns or cauliflower are $1.49/lb.
• Bartlett pears are $1.49/lb.
• Gala apples are $1.59/lb.
• Picked ripe peaches or nectarines are $1.99/lb.
• Farm Stand russet potatoes are $1.99 for a 5lb. bag

(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, Dominick’s is running a 3-day sale that ends TODAY, Monday, so head on over soon if you’d like to take advantage of the following deals…

Red Baron Pizzas are on sale for $2.99 each. Use coupons to knock the price down even more… 1/31 SS has a $1-off-2, and if pan varieties of pizza are included (I haven’t been to the store to check!) there’s a $1.50 coupon in 4/25 SS (exp) and $1 coupons in 8/29 SS and 1/31 SS (exp) to knock that price down even more…

Nabisco Oreo or Nutter Butter cookies are $1.99, limit 5. Use coupons to make them even cheaper! There’s a $1-off-2 coupon in Jewel’s Fall Into Savings coupon book. If you have any of the (now-expired) Nabisco back-to-school coupon books from LAST year (2009) there are a bunch of $1-off-2 coupons inside. 8/8 SS has a .75-off-2 (exp.) The May issue of All You has a $1 coupon for Oreo Fudge Cremes if that variety is included too.

2 liters of Pepsi or 7-Up are .77 each. If you still have the “Score More Savings” coupon books from Jewel (in-store book from earlier this summer) there’s a $1-off-3 2 liters of 7-Up coupon inside. Buy 3, use coupon and pay $1.31 for 3, or .44 each.

Large Hass avocados are .99 each. If you have any of the now-expired $1-off-2 California Avocado coupons (printables from earlier this summer,) buy 2 and pay .49 each.

Ragu pasta sauce is CHEAP this week, but you’ll need to buy a lot to do the deal. It’s .99 a jar (alfredo or red sauce) when you buy SIX bottles at a time. Use coupons and make this a real deal… there are $1-off-2 coupons in the new 9/12 RP, the 8/1 RP1 (exp,) and the 5/23 RP (exp.) With three coupons, pay $2.94 for six jars, or .49 each!

Doms is running a “Spend $15, get $5” sale on cleaning products — we’ve seen similar sales over the summer. The best deal this week though is on Scrubbing Bubbles in the can. They’re $2.50 each. The blinkie dispenser near the product has $2-off-2 coupons inside. Buy 6 cans ($15) – use three $2 coupons, pay $9 and get a $5 Catalina back. Not bad… but here comes the fun part! There’s a second double-dip Catalina on Scrubbing Bubbles, and you’ll get a $2 Catalina for every 2 cans you buy. With three more $2 Catalinas, you’re looking at another $6 coming back to you — so you pay $9 and get $11 back! MONEYMAKER Scrubbing Bubbles… 6 cans they pay you to take home!

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. Best bets?

• Welch’s Healthy Start juices are $1.99 each, limit 4, with Super Coupon. There are some $1.50 printable coupons out here and here — with coupon, you’re looking at .49 juice! Note that Dominick’s coupon policy states that they will not accept a printable coupon for over 50% of the value of the item, but I’ve learned that this refers to the ORIGINAL price of the item, so this coupon should be accepted, as the regular price is $3.
   
• Hormel Chili is .99 a can, limit 6, with Super Coupon. Even with no other coupons to stack, this is a pretty good price.
   
• Mission Tortilla Chips are $1.29 per 14-ounce bag, limit 4, with Super Coupon. Bring that already-good price down even more… load this .55 off ecoupon and stack it with the .55 manufacturer coupon in the “Make a Muscle” coupon book found in Dominick’s stores last month. You’ll pay .19 for your bag!
   
• Safeway apple juice is $1.29 for a 64-ounce bottle, limit 4, with Super Coupon — a good price. (A price benchmark for 64-ounce bottled juices is under $1.50/bottle.)
   
• O Organics half-gallon cartons of milk are $2.99 each, limit 2, with Super Coupon. If you have any of the $1 off O Organic coupons found in stores, you may be able to stack them and drop this great price even more.
   

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Dannon Activia is on sale for $2. Use $1 coupons to cut these down to $1 for the multipack:

$1 off Activia: 8/8 SS, 7/18 SS (exp,) 6/6 SS (exp,) 5/2 SS (exp,) 3/28 SS2 (exp,) 2/28 SS (exp,) 2/7 SS (exp,) 1/10 SS (exp.) This sale runs through October 20th!

Coupon booklets currently found at Dominick’s

Make a Muscle, Make a Difference” – $39 worth of coupons inside (full list)

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.

September Coupon Booklet – small yellow square book released monthly.

Dominick’s meat deals:

• Safeway chicken drumsticks, thighs or leg quarters are $1.49/lb.
• Boneless whole pork loin is $1.99/lb. — very good price
• 93% lean ground beef is $1.99/lb.
• Rancher’s Reserve boneless chuck steak is $1.99/lb. — another good price
• Cornish game hens are $1.99/lb.

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

Dominick’s seafood deal:

• Waterfront Bistro medium cooked shrimp is $4.88/lb with Super Coupon in ad. Anything near $4/lb. for shrimp is a good price.

Dominick’s produce deals:

• Bananas are .50/lb. – great price. If Dole bananas are included, use the coupons for .50 off 2lbs. Dole Bananas currently found at Jewel in the coupon dispensers near the Dole juices to drop this great per-pound price even more.
• Bartlett pears are .77/lb.
• 3lb. clamshells of red or green grapes are $5 each — that’s $1.67/lb.
• Navel oranges are $1.49/lb.
• Eating Right peeled baby-cut carrots are $1.50 for a 1lb. bag
• Zucchini or yellow squash are $1.69/lb.
• Yellow peaches are $1.99/lb.
• Jumbo cantaloupes are .99 each with Super Coupon in ad.

*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 of the week for Meijer stores in in Algonquin, Aurora, Bloomingdale, Bolingbrook, Elgin, McHenry, Oswego, Plainfield, Rolling Meadows, St. Charles, and the Indianapolis area:

 

Canned Chef Boyardee pastas are $1 each this week. When you buy 5, you’ll get two microwave cups of Chef Boyardee FREE. Use the coupon for “Buy 4 Chef Boyardee, get FREE Snack Pack pudding” from the current Jewel “Fall into Savings” coupon book and you’ll pay $5 for ALL of these things…

“Non-coupon” deals:

Gallon jugs of Meijer milk are $1.98…

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Meijer’s offering a program called MPerks. It delivers weekly store coupons to your cellular phone. Sign up at the link if you’re interested…

Meijer meat deals:

• Fresh chicken drumsticks or thighs are .89/lb.
• 64oz. bags of frozen boneless skinless chicken breasts are $6.49 – that’s $1.62/lb.

Meijer seafood deal:

• 16-bags of frozen Tilapia fillets are $3.50.

Meijer produce deals:

• Red, white or sweet onions are .88/lb.
• Red, green, or black seedless grapes are .99/lb.
• 3lb. bags of carrots are $1.50

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…

Dannon yogurts are at great prices this week! Dannon DanONino, Danimals, DanActive and Activia are all on sale for $1.88. Use $1 coupons for Danimals, DanActive and/or Activia from 9/12 SS and pay .88! There’s a .50 coupon in the 8/15 SS for DanONino… with it, you’ll pay $1.38.

Quaker instant oatmeal is on sale for $1.98. Use the $1 coupon from 9/12 RP and pay .98!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Reach toothbrushes are free after a doubled coupon! They’re on sale for $1. Use any of many .50 coupons (8/1 SS, 5/16 RP, 4/11 RP, 3/7 RP, 1/3 RP and they’re FREE!

Gum toothbrushes are on sale for $1. Use the .75 coupon from 8/8 RP and pay just a quarter!

Hilander meat deals:

• Tyson split chicken breasts, drumsticks or thighs are .97/lb.
• Boneless pork loin is $1.77/lb.

Hilander produce deals:

• Chiquita bananas are .39/lb.
• 1lb. containers of strawberries are $1.67/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…

Here’s a fun deal on Ore-Ida Steam and Mash frozen potatoes. They’re on sale for $2.50 a bag, buy 2, get the third free (see in-store signs — price in store is lower than in ad.) So, buy 3, and print two $1 coupons to use on the first two bags — the third will be free. You’ll end up paying $3 for all 3, or $1 a bag!

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!

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Drugstore Deals

Heading to Walgreens…

Colgate Total Advance toothpaste is on sale for $2.99 with $2 back in Register Rewards. Use the $1 coupon from 9/12 SS2, pay $1.99 and get $2 back! FREE toothpaste!

Here’s a deal on Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil. They’re on sale for $5 each. When you buy 2, you’ll get $5 back in RRs. Use a $1.50 coupon on each from the 8/29 PG, pay $7 and get $5 back! That works out to just $1 each!

Chex Mix is a good deal too. It’s on sale for .99 a bag. Use a .50 printable coupon (another here!)

Coupon booklets currently found at Walgreens

August 2010 Coupon Book – Over $400 worth of Walgreens store coupons. All expire 8/28/10.

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…

CVS has some FREE after Extra-Care-Bucks deals running this week on…

Alive! multivitamin 50 or 60 counts – On sale for $9.99, buy them and get $9.99 back in ECBs! FREE!

High Octane Chews – On sale for $1.99, buy them and get $1.99 back in ECBs! FREE!

Brach’s candy corn, pumpkins or Autumn Mix candy – On sale for .99, buy them and get .99 back in ECBs! FREE!

Want some free body wash? Nivea for Men Active3 body wash is also free-after-ECB. Buy it for $4.99 and get $4.99 back! But make this one a moneymaker with the $1 coupon from 7/25 RP – pay $3.99 and get $4.99 back!

Here’s a nice CVS deal on air fresheners! Lysol Neutra Air spray and Air Wick Aqua Mist are on sale for $2.50. When you buy any 4 Lysol or Air Wick items included in the deal, you’ll get $5 back in Extra Care Bucks! There are several ways to do this deal:

With multiple inserts: If you have two 8/8 SS inserts, you’ve got two coupons for Buy One Air Wick, Get One Free. Buy 4, use two coupons — pay $5 and get $5 back in ECBs. FREE Air Wick!

With one set of inserts: Buy one Lysol Neutra Air and three Air Wick Aqua Mists. Use the $1 Lysol coupon from 9/12 SS1 and the B1G1F coupon from 8/8 SS. For the third can of Air Wick, this $1 printable will work well. With all 3 coupons, pay $5.50 and get $5 back in ECBs! All that for .50!

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:

8/29 PG – $1 off ANY size Tide – Dominick’s and Target sell single-load travel-size Tides for under $1 (exp. 9/30/10)

8/22 SS – $1.50 off ANY Liquid Tide – Target and Jewel sell single-load travel-size liquid Tides for under $1.50 (exp. 9/30/10)

8/15 SS – FREE 6oz. Purina One dog or cat food – (exp. 9/15/10)

8/15 SS – $1 off any Post-It Super Sticky Notes – Wal-Mart and other stores sell these often for $1 (exp. 9/30/10)

8/29 PG – $1 off Gain dish soap – Wal-Mart sells for .97 (exp. 9/30/10)

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)

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 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.)

 

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!