Deals of the Week for September 26, 2011

Hello, Super-Couponers! I’m finding it hard to believe that this is the last week of September. (Where has this year gone?) Hope you’re ready to enjoy another week of shopping and saving!

This week, I’ve got TWO blog giveaways! One features a Gold Medal White Whole Wheat Flour Fall baking prize pack, which includes a 5lb. bag of FREE Gold Medal flour, a ceramic cookie jar, and a recipe card set! The other is a Bounty Teacher Wish List giveaway, where you can win $25 towards school supplies for your favorite teacher! Head over to the links if you’d like to enter.

Want to learn to save big with coupons? Attend a Super-Couponing workshop, or order your copy on DVD! This week’s Super-Couponing live workshops are taking place in Woodstock, Aurora, and Northfield (Winnetka) Ilinois. Or, order your own Super-Couponing DVD and learn at home, at your own pace!

Now, it’s time for Chicagoland’s Deals of the Week once again. I’ve got all the best supermarket and drugstore deals of the week written just for you… all in one place, on one page! As always, grab your scissors and coupon inserts, and get ready to start clipping this week, as bunches of bargains and freebies are heading your way!

This week’s newspaper contained two coupon inserts: SmartSource (SS) and RedPlum (RP.) There is also a third, CVS-specific coupon insert that’s separate from their weekly flyer (CVS.)

To our NEW blog readers: If you’re interested in learning to save on almost everything you buy at the grocery store, why not attend a live Super-Couponing workshop? Many are FREE, and you’ll learn how to cut your grocery bill 50-70%! You can also learn at home with my Super-Couponing DVD workshops… and in about one hour, you’ll be saving with coupons like a pro! Learn more!

Now… ready for your Deals of the Week? You may enjoy bargain pizza deals all over town, FREE Everyday Essentials pasta, .49 Mission Artisan tortillas, $1.49 Pillsbury cookie dough, $1.47 Pillsbury Crescent or Sweet Rolls, .07 Kool-Aid, Disney vitamins for around $2, Sally Hansen nail polish for around $1, FREE Mentos Up2U gum, FREE Balance bar, FREE W maxi pads, FREE Zarbee’s cough drink, FREE Remington razor, FREE Schick razors, FREE Thermacare wrap, FREE Softsoap body wash, .30 Softsoap pump soaps, .49 Colgate toothpaste, a CVS diaper deal, .33 Trident gum… 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 terminology and abbreviations.

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 Schnucks store, you may find similar sales to our Jewel, Dominick’s, and Hilander deals. Welcome, and enjoy!

AND… my Super-Couponing® class is available on DVD! Own the 70+ minute video and watch it whenever you like! Click for a video preview & learn how to order!

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

(Also, if you’re new, you may not have some of the coupon books that I refer to for some deals. Some coupon books can be found at the grocery store during seasonal promotions — look for them, as I’ll reference them when applicable. And, throughout the year, companies issue free coupon books that you can request to be mailed to you — register for them if you’d like, as I’ll reference them in future weeks’ deals.

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Current home-delivery subscription deals on the Chicago Tribune: Code OCNP: .38/week Sunday Delivery. Code X277 or X542: .50/week Sunday Delivery or $1/week W, TH, F, Sun delivery. Call 800-311-8500 or visit www.chicagotribune.com.

“Deals of the Week” is written assuming you are using the inserts from the Chicago Tribune (or, if reading from outside Chicagoland, the largest newspaper serving your market area. That largest paper has the most, highest-value coupons. The content, coupons, and dollar amounts of the coupons in the RedPlum and SmartSource inserts differs by paper, so to coupon effectively, you do need to be getting the paper with the “best,” highest-value coupons.)

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Grocery Deals

Starting at Jewel-Osco… View weekly ad | Load Jewel Avenu ecoupons | Load SavingStar ecoupons

Coupon books to look for at Jewel:

– Pack to Go Back: Back-to-School snack and beverage coupons
– Fresh For Fall: New manufacturer and store coupons for Jewel
– Single-card coupons for .55 off 1/2lb. Di Lusso deli meat or cheese found at deli counter (exp. 10/20/11)
– Single-card coupons for FREE DiLusso mustard when you buy 1lb. DiLusso deli meat or cheese (exp. 9/24/11)
– If you get a flu shot at Jewel, you’ll get a $45 coupon book plus a free goodie bag of health products.

Join Jewel-Osco’s email list and receive a $5-off-$25 coupon for your next trip to the store…

Dannon Activia Selects (5.3oz. cups) are $1 each. Buy three and use the $1-off-3 from the 9/11 SS2. You’ll pay $2 for three, or .67 each.

PIZZA DEALS!

We don’t see a lot of deals on these, and I know that Tombstone Pizzas have their fans..! Tombstone and Tombstone Brick Oven pizzas (14-27oz.) are on sale for $4 each. Buy three and use this $1.50-off-3 printable. You’ll pay $10.50 for three, or $3.50 each.

Palermo’s Primo Thin Pizzas (14.5-19.1oz.) aren’t bad this week either. They’re on sale for $7.99, Buy One Get One Free. Buy two and use this $1-off-2 printable. You’ll pay $6.99 for two, or about $3.50 each.

And, if you’re a fan of Jewel’s Take & Bake Pizza Fridays (think pizzeria-style big pizzas that you take from the deli and bake at home) there’s a special on those too! The Friday Take & Bake Pizza price is still $6, but this week you’ll get another $1.50 off when you buy the pizza AND a 2-liter of Coca-Cola. The Coke 2-liters are likely under $1.50, so you can basically get “free” Coke when you do the Friday pizza deal!

Essential Everyday Pasta (16oz.) is on sale again for $1. Use the $1 coupon from the Jewel “Fresh For Fall” coupon book and it’s FREE!

“Buy 10, Save $5” Instant-Savings Sale! Buying any 10 of the items featured in the ad will generate $5 in instant savings! Prices shown are after the Buy 10 discount. You must buy 10 to receive prices shown. Here are your products and matchups: Crystal Light Drink Mix (10-12qt.) – $2.49 Jell-O Pudding or Gelatin (.6-6oz.) – .75 Kraft Cheese Singles (10.7-12oz.) – $1.99 Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip (22-30oz.) – $2.99 Kraft Salad Dressing (14-16oz.) – $1.49 – $1 off 2 – 8/28 SS (EXPIRES 9/25/11!) – $1 off 2 – 8/28 SS Kraft Shredded or Chunk Cheese (5-8oz.) – $1.99 Maxwell House Coffee (31.5-24.5oz.) – $8.49 Nabisco Crackerfuls, Ritz, Ritz Bitz or Snack Crackers (Wheat Thins, etc.) – $1.99 Nabisco Oreo Cookies (11.3-16.6oz.) – $2.49 Nabisco Snak-Saks (5-5.8oz.) – $1.49 Oscar Mayer Carving Board, Lunchmeat or Lunchable Fun Packs (6.7-11.7oz.) – $2.99 Oscar Mayer Meat or Turkey Hot Dogs (16oz.) – $1.99 Planters Peanuts (14-16oz.) – $3 Velveeta Cheesy Skillets, Kraft Deluxe or Velveeta Shells & Cheese (9.4-15.5oz.) – $1.49

L’Oreal “Spend $20, Save $5” Catalina sale Buying $20 worth of participating L’Oreal products will generate a $5 Catalina! Here are your products and matchups: L’Oreal Cosmetics – 30% off – $2 off powder, blush, concealer or primer – 9/18 RP – $2 off face cosmetic – 9/18 RP L’Oreal Facial Skincare Products – $2 off Revitalift – 9/18 RP – $1 off – 9/18 RP L’Oreal EverPure, EverStrong, EverCreme or EverSleek Shampoo or Conditioner (5.1-8.5oz.) – $5.99 – $1 off – 9/18 RP L’Oreal Excellence, Excellence To Go, or Root Rescue Haircolor – $6.99 – $2 off Excellence or Excellence To Go – 8/14 RP – $2 off haircolor – 8/14 RP

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Essential Everyday Toaster Pastries (6ct.) are $1.69 (regular price at most Jewel locations.) Use the $1 off coupon in the new Jewel Fresh For Fall coupon book and pay .69! Note that these coupons are limit 1 per transaction.

Jewel-Osco information:

Are you on the Jewel-Osco email list? Jewel regularly sends out coupons to match with their current sales, and often they’re store coupons that can be stacked with manufacturer coupons!

Jewel meat deals:

• Jewel chicken leg quarters are .99/lb.
• Jewel chicken drumsticks or thighs are $1.49/lb.
• Perdue whole fryer chickens are $1.69/lb.
• Aaron’s Kosher frozen turkey (10-20lbs.) is $1.79/lb.
• Jewel is running its “Fav 4” meat sale again. Four packages of selected meats cost $12, or $3 each. Your best bets are items that will work out to around $2/lb here. The ad shows 20-32oz. jars of Claussen pickles included as well for this deal.

Jewel seafood deals:

• 4oz. single portions of salmon, tilapia, and other varieties of fish are $1 each – that’s $4/lb.

Jewel produce deals:

• Yellow or white onions are .99/lb.
• Hard shell squash is .99/lb.
• Golden, Red Delicious or Granny Smith apples are $1.29/lb.
• Bartlett pears are $1.49/lb.
• Plums or yellow flesh nectarines and peaches are $1.99/lb.
• 1lb. bags of Farm Stand celery hearts are $1.99
• Cantaloupes are .99 each
• Green kiwis are .50 each

(Anytime meat is under $2 a pound (no matter what it is — beef, pork, poultry) it’s a buy in my book, because $2 is a cycle low and a good benchmark for meat prices. This is also true for most produce. Seafood, by its nature, is more expensive per pound, but a good “buy” benchmark is $4 per pound or less.)

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Let’s go to Dominick’s… View weekly ad | Load Dominick’s Just For U ecoupons

Note to Safeway shoppers reading from outside Chicagoland: In Chicago, Dominick’s does not double coupons (as other Safeway stores do) – if your store doubles, you’ll do even better with many of these deals. Also, in Chicago, support for previously-available ecoupons (Cellfire, ShortCuts and PGEsaver) have been discontinued. Ecoupons are now available in the “Just For U / Coupon Center” section of electronic coupons available at Dominicks.com.

Dominick’s is also offering Deal Match, where you can load price-matching offers from Jewel and Target to your Fresh Values Card. Try it at www.Dominicks.com.

Dominick’s Super Coupons:
These are store coupons found in the weekly Dominick’s flyer, which (in the case of the name-brand products) means they can be stacked with manufacturer coupons for even bigger savings. You can also load some of these Super Coupons to your Fresh Values card via Dominicks.com and not have to clip them. Best bets this week?

In the September 22-28 flyer – “Get Your Flu Shot Here” on cover:

• O Organics half-gallons soymilk are $2.49, limit 3, with Super Coupon.
   
• Imperial 16oz. Margarine Quarters or Spread are .89, limit 4, with Super Coupon.
   
• Safeway Select Pizzas (14.25-32.7oz.) are $3.49 each, limit 3, with Super Coupon.
   

In the September 25-28 flyer – “4 Day Sale” on cover:

• Kleenex (50-200ct.) are .99 each, limit 2, with Super Coupon.
   

Coupon books to look for at Dominick’s:
“Make a Muscle, Make a Difference” ($39 worth of coupons)
Freezer frozen food coupon book ($5 off $15 frozen food)

Don’t forget to check Just For U for exclusive ecoupons.

On Facebook? Request a FREE carton of Open Nature natural ice cream from Safeway, while supplies last. These coupons were available on their Facebook page a few months ago too, and if you got one from the earlier promotion, this would likely be a good week to use it at the store too. (Read on…)

MONDAY ONLY: DiGiorno Pizzas (14.8-36.8oz.) are on sale for $5. Use the $1 coupon from 9/11 RP and pay $4!

Cascade (45-75oz., 16-20ct. Action Pacs) are on sale for $3.49 each. Use the $1 coupon from 8/28 PG and pay $2.49!

Dominick’s is running a “Mix and Match” sale. Buy any 8, and you’ll receive .50 instant savings on EACH item. The ad states over 3,000 products are included in the sale, so I’m showing what I feel are the best of what’s in the ad..!

You must buy 8 or more to receive the extra .50 savings. Prices shown are -after- instant-savings.

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (4.5-8oz.) – $1.49

Driscoll’s Red Raspberries (5.6oz.) – $1.49
– Use .50 printable (must register) and pay .99!

General Mills Cereals – Cinnamon Toast Crunch (12.8oz.) and Cheerios (8.9oz.) – $1.89
– $1 off 3 – 9/11 GM, printable

Knorr Homestyle Stock (chicken or beef broth concentrate, 4ct) – $2.99
– $2 off – 9/11 RP

Kozy Shack Rice Pudding (22oz.) – $2.49
– $1.25-off-2 – 9/11 SS2

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese (7.25oz.) – .69

Mission Artisan Tortillas – $1.49
– $1 off – printable

Mott’s Apple Juice (64oz.) – $1.99
– $2 off 2 – Dominick’s “Make a Muscle” coupon book

Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough (24ct.) or Pillsbury Pizza Crust – $1.99
– $1 off 2 cookie dough – printable
– .40 off 2 pizza crust – printable

Safeway cotton balls (100ct) – $1.29

Safeway frozen potatoes (16oz.+) – $1.79

4lb. bag of Safeway Navel Oranges – $3.99

Safeway Softly Bath Tissue or Thirsty Paper Towels (9-12-roll tissue or 6-8-roll towels) – $5.49

Starbucks Coffee (12oz.) – $7.49
– $1.50 off – 9/11 SS2

Sunshine Cheez-It Crackers – $1.99
– $1-off-2 – 9/18 RP

Yoplait Frozen Smoothie (2ct.) – $2.49
– .75 off – 9/11 SS1, 8/7 GM

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

12oz. Lucerne String Cheese is $3.49.

If you haven’t yet signed up for the “Just For U“ electronic discounts that you can load to your Dominick’s Fresh Values card, you may want to. For registering your card, you’ll receive an ecoupon for a FREE 12-ct. Lucerne large eggs! You’ll also activate a set of electronic discounts that are tied to your card for the next 90 days. Each person’s discounts are different, and they’re based on past purchases made with your Fresh Values card at Dominick’s.

Dominick’s meat deals:

• Fresh chicken drumsticks, thighs or leg quarters are .99/lb.
• Fresh Safeway whole chickens are .99/lb.
• Fresh Perdue chicken drumsticks or thighs are $1.49/lb.
• Beef back ribs are $1.49/lb.
• Rancher’s Reserve 10)% USDA Choice Beef Whole Flat Bottom Round is $1.79/lb. – GREAT PRICE!

Want FREE marinade? Many Dominick’s will marinate your fresh meat free at the meat counter.

Dominick’s produce deals:

• Large navel oranges are .99/lb.
• Yellow nectarines are .99/lb.
• Bartlett pears are .99/lb.
• Sweet yellow onions are $1.49/lb.
• Kiwis are .33 each
• Cucumbers are .79 each

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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:
View weekly ad | Load Meijer Mperks ecoupons | Print store coupons from Meijer Mealbox

 

Large bags of Campfire Marshmallows are on sale for $1. Check Meijer Mperks as you may have a $1 ecoupon. If you do… FREE marshmallows!

6-roll packages of Brawny Paper Towels are on sale for $4.99, limit 4. Use the .50 coupon from 8/14 RP and pay $4.49! Meijer also has 12-double-roll packs of Northern Bath Tissue for $4.99, limit 4 – even without a coupon, this is a pretty good price.

Here’s a deal on DiGiorno Pizzas and Edy’s Ice Cream! Buy any two DiGiorno Pizzas (13.6-34.2oz.) or Stouffer’s Family entrees (28-40) at $5 each.

There’s a $1 DiGiorno coupon in 9/11 RP. With two $1 pizza coupons, pay $9 for 2 pizzas and an ice cream!

Pillsbury Crescent Rolls (8oz.) are on sale for $1.67 per tube. Buy two and use this .50-off-2 printable. You’ll pay $2.84 for two, or $1.42 each! There are also .40-off-2 coupons in the 9/11 GM and the 8/7 GM which will net you more Crescents at $1.47 each.

Pillsbury Sweet Rolls (12.4-13.9oz.) are also on sale for $1.67. Use the .30 coupon from 9/11 GM and pay $1.37! Or, buy two and use a .40-off-2 printable (another printable here.) You’ll pay $2.94 for two, or $1.47 each.

Green Giant Boxed Vegetables (7-10oz.) are on sale for $1. Buy three and use the .60-off-3 from 9/11 GM. You’ll pay
$2.40 for three, or .80 each!

Meijer is running a Catalina sale on Meijer-brand cheeses. Buy 3 Meijer cheeses and get $1 off your next cheese purchase; buy 4 and get $2 off; or buy 5 or more and get $3 off your next cheese purchase. Unfortunately this deal excludes the deli cheeses, as well as “Markets of Meijer” cheeses and cottage cheese. This offer is good through 10/8/11.

In this week’s ad, Meijer 16oz. cheese singles are $2.49 each and your best bet for a deal. Buying 5 at $12.45 will generate a $3 Catalina off your next cheese purchase. That drops this to $9.45 for 5, or $1.89 each.

Meijer Chunk Cheeses (24oz.) are also $4.99 in this week’s ad.

Jell-O boxes are on sale for .50 each. Buy 3 and use this .50-off-3 Meijer Mealbox printable. You’ll pay $1 for 3, or about .33 each!

Kool-Aid Packets are on sale for .10 each. Buy three and use the Buy 2 Get One Free from July All You. You’ll pay .20 for three, or about .07 each!

You may also find a Buy 5, Get 5 Kool-Aid FREE packet on Meijer Mperks.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals:

1lb. bags of Meijer frozen vegetables are .99

10ct. Meijer Tortillas are .99

14oz. 12ct. Meijer Brown & Serve white rolls are $1.25

The Works toilet bowl cleaner (32oz.) is $1.25

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

Check out this deal on Ice Mountain Bottled Water. 1-liter bottles of Ice Mountain bottled water are .79. Buy 3 and get a $1 Catalina, or buy 6 and get two $1 Catalinas!

Here are your coupons:
– $1 off – Facebook printable
– $1 off 2 – 8/28 RP

Now, Meijer will typically adjust down a coupon that exceeds the price of the item. But, with two Facebook printables and two $1-off-2s, the deal looks like this:

Buy 6 1-liter bottles of Ice Mountain: $4.74
Minus two $1 printables and two $1-off-2s: .74
Pay .74 and get two $1 Catalinas back. ALL FREE and a moneymaker!

If you’re not on Facebook, but you have more insert coupons, do the deal this way:

Buy 6 1-liter bottles of Ice Mountain: $4.74
Minus three $1-off-2s: 1.74
Pay $1.74 and get two $1 Catalinas back. STILL ALL FREE and a moneymaker!

This deal runs through 10/1/11.

Are you a Meijer Mperks member? Mperks is a different set of electronic Meijer coupons. They’re attached to your cellphone number, but aside from one text message to activate your account, you do not need to use text messaging to continually use them. Once you register with Meijer Mperks, you log into the Mperks website and click the electronic coupons you’d like to load to your account. Then, when you’re at the checkout, type your cellphone number into the keypad at the register, and your coupons come off automatically.

Meijer meat deals:

• Tyson fresh boneless skinless chicken breasts are $1.79/lb.
• Sugardale whole boneless ham is $1.89/lb.
• Fresh pork spareribs are $1.99/lb.
• Tyson fresh boneless skinless chicken thighs are $1.99/lb.

Meijer produce deals:

• 5lb. bags of round white potatoes are .99 – that’s about .20/lb.!
• 3lb. bags of yellow onions are .99 – that’s .33/lb.
• 5lb. bags of Idaho russet potatoes are $2 – that’s .40/lb.!
• Acorn, Butternut, Buttercup or Spaghetti squash are .49/lb.
• 5lb. bags of red potatoes are $2.49 – that’s about .50/lb.!
• Green peppers are .79/lb., a GREAT PRICE!
• Bartlett or Red pears are $1.18/lb.
• Red, black, or green seedless or red seeded grapes are $1.18/lb. ($1.49/lb. for organic)
• Red or Golden Delicious, Royal Gala or Granny Smith apples are $1.28/lb.
• Michigan Honeycrisp apples are $1.69/lb.
• Cantaloupes are $1.50 each

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

AND, if you shop at the Illinois NILES or ORLAND Meijer locations, they typically haven’t been following the same sale flyer as the other Illinois Meijers.

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Here are your Hilander deals…

Last week, Schnucks bought Hilander, so the national Kroger ad that began on Thursday of last week is no longer in effect. The Hilander stores have closed over the weekend and will reopen this week as Schnucks on a staggered rollout of new opening dates.

As the stores are closed for the majority of this week’s sales ad, I am not posting deals for Schucks or Hilander today. Schnucks will reopen the Hilander Roscoe, Cherry Valley, Mulford and 11th Street locations at 8:00am on Wednesday, September 28. The Hilander Main, Rural and Alpine stores will reopen at 8:00am. on Thursday, September 29th.

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Off to Target…
View weekly ad | Print store coupons from Target.com …

Disney Gummy Vitamins (60-70ct.) are on sale for $3.99-$4.08. Use the $1 coupon from 8/28 RP and stack it with the $1 store coupon on Target’s site. You’ll pay $1.99-$2.08!

Cascade 16-20ct. Action Pacs are on sale for $3.50 each. Use the $1 coupon from 8/28 PG and pay $2.50!

Sally Hansen nail polishes are $1.99-$2.04 at Target. Use the $1 coupon from 9/25 RP and pay .99-.$1.04!

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

LAST WEEK! Revlon Beauty Tools (nail clippers, tweezers, scissors, more) are FREE after a coupon stack! Many of these items are on sale for under $2, while others are in the $3-4 range. There’s a $5-off-2 Target store coupon in the 8/21 SS. Stack that with the $1 Revlon manufacturer coupon from 7/31 SS. You may pay nothing but FREE! (Through Oct. 1)

SuperTarget produce deals:

• 3lb. bags of Clementines are $3 – that’s $1/lb.
• 1lb. containers of strawberries are $2 each

Target Notes:

Target has launched mobile Target coupons which you can load to your phone. They are Target store coupons that you can stack manufacturer coupons with. Load coupons here. You can also print these offers by going to www.target.com/save and entering your phone number.

Remember too that you get .05 off your total at Target for each reusable bag you bring and use. If you pay with the Target credit card, you receive another 5% off.

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Drugstore Deals

Heading to Walgreens (View weekly ad)…

Coupon books to look for at Walgreens: Walgreens Infant Care (has a $2 coupon inside for Walgreens brand diapers, which often go on sale. All expire 12/2011.)

AARP Members will receive an extra $5 RR with a $20 in-store purchase when they show the AARP card. This offer is limit ONE for the dates between 9/25-10/29/11.

Mentos UP2U gum (14ct. pack) is free after a triple coupon stack! It’s on sale for .99 a pack with the store coupon in this week’s Walgreens ad. Buy two and stack this with the $1-off-2 coupons from either the 9/11 SS1 or the 8/14 SS inserts. Now you’re down to .49 a pack…

… but, the new October Walgreens coupon booklet (available on racks in front of the store) has another store coupon in it too – a $1-off-2! When this coupon is scanned last, it drops the price of your two packs of gum to… nothing! They’re FREE!

UPDATE: The coupon in the Walgreens October book apparently isn’t in the register/system yet as it isn’t scanning. You may want to wait on this one, unless you have an understanding cashier who can manually key it in.

Balance Bars (1.76oz) are on sale for $1.59. Buy one and get $1.59 back in Register Rewards! Use the .55 coupon from 9/11, pay $1.04… and get $1.59 back! FREE and a little moneymaker!

W Maxi Pads (14ct. overnight or 24ct. regular) are on sale for $2. Buy a pack and get $2 back in Register Rewards, making these FREE!

Zarbee’s Cough & Sleep Drink (6ct. 2.4oz.) is on sale for $5.99. Buy it and get $5.99 back in Register Rewards, making this FREE too!

The Remington King of Shaves Azor 5-blade razor (yes, it really is spelled “Azor!”) is on sale for $4.99. Buy it and get $4.99 back in Register Rewards, making it FREE too!

If you were hanging around the Forum on this blog last week, you may have printed several $5 Schick Razor coupons when they became available. (And if you didn’t, check in on the blog forum during the week to stay on top of these offers!) These $5 printables are no longer available, but they do figure into this week’s Walgreens and CVS deals quite nicely.

Schick Quattro Razors or 4-pack cartridges are on sale for $8.99. Buy one and get $5 back in Register Rewards! With your $5 coupon (again, last week’s printable,) you’ll pay $3.99 and get $5 back in RRs, making the razor FREE and a moneymaker!

No printables? You could do a deal on the women’s Quattro Cartridges. The 9/25 SS has a $4 coupon. Use it, pay $4.99 and get $5 in RRs, making these FREE!

You’ll also find $2 coupons for the men’s and women’s Quattro razors in the 9/25 SS, which will net you $1.99 razors after the deal.

Reader orynjeff2010 spotted a deal on Theraflu! Theraflu is on sale for $5. Buy two and get $5 back in Register Rewards! There’s a $2 coupon for Theraflu in the 9/25 SS.

With one coupon, pay $8 for two and get $5 back in RRs. With two $2 coupons, pay $6 and get $5 back in RRs… that’s $1 for two, or .50 each!

Yardley Bar Soap (4.25oz.) is .69 per bar, limit 3, with Wags store coupon. Use the .25 coupon from the September All You and pay .44!

Walgreens store coupon deals:

Butterball canned chicken broth (14.5oz.) is .50, limit 4, with Wags store coupon.

Nice! spices and seasonings (.5-5.25oz.) are .79 each, limit 3, with Wags store coupon.

Tuf 12-double-roll paper towels or 8-roll Real Soft bath tissue are $3.99 each, limit 2, with Wags store coupon.

Deals continuing from previous weeks:

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And finally, over at CVS (View weekly ad)…

Thermacare Back and Hip Heat (1ct.) wraps are on sale for $3.79. Buy it and get $3.79 back in Extra Care Bucks, making this FREE!

Schick Quattro Razors are on sale for $8.99 at CVS this week too. Buy one and get $5 back in ECBs! With your $5 coupon (again, last week’s printable, noted above in the Wags deals) you’ll pay $3.99 and get $4 back in ECBs, making the razor FREE!

You’ll also find $2 coupons for the men’s and women’s Quattro razors in the 9/25 SS, which will net you $1.99 razors after the deal.

Softsoap Body Wash (15-18oz.), bar soap 4-packs and liquid or foaming hand soap pumps (8-8.5oz.) are all on sale for $3 each. Buy two and get $4 back in ECBs. But of course, we’re going to want to add some coupons too…

– $1 off body wash – 9/25 SS
– $1 off 2 body wash – 8/28 SS, 8/14 SS, September All You
– .70 off Softsoap (pumps) – printable
– $1 off 2 bar soap – 8/28 SS, September All You
– .50 off bar soap – 9/25 SS

With two $1 body wash coupons, buy two body wash. Pay $4 and get $4 back… and two are FREE!
With two .70 printables, buy two pump hand soaps. Pay $4.60 and get $4 back… that’s .60 for two, or .30 each!

Dean’s Tru Moo half-gallons of chocolate milk are $2.19, limit 4. Use the .55 coupon from 9/25 SS and pay $1.64! This is a new product, and the insert ad notes that it is high-fructose corn syrup-free.

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Dean’s Milk gallon jugs are $3.19. Buy one and get $1 back in ECBs, making them $2.19! This deal is limit 2 per CVS card.

Colgate Optic White Toothpaste (4oz.) is on sale for $2.99. Buy it and get $1 back in ECBs! Use the $1.50 coupon from 9/11 SS2. You’ll pay $1.49 and get $1 back, making this .49! This offer is limit 2 per CVS card.

DIAPER DEALS:

CVS is running a “Spend $30, Get $10 in ECBs” deal on diapers and baby products.

Here are your diaper matchups:

Luvs Jumbo Packs – $7

Huggies Pull-Ups or GoodNites – $13.99

Pampers Big Boxes – $20
– $1 off – 8/28 PG

Pampers Jumbo Packs – $9
– $1 off 2 – 8/28 PG

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Keep in mind that the jumbo packs are also part of CVS’ “Buy 6 jumbo packs of CVS, Luvs, Pampers or Huggies diapers, get your 7th pack FREE” deal. You could buy two Pampers Jumbo packs and two Luvs jumbo packs ($32.) Use the $1.50-off-2 Pampers, pay $30.50 and get $10 back. That makes your four packs $20.50, or about $5.13 each. You’ll also get credit for 4 packs toward the “Buy 6, get 7th free” diaper deal.

Keep racking up more cheap diapers with this one… CVS Supreme Diapers or Training Pants jumbo packs are on an ECB deal too. Buy a pack at $6.99 and get $2 back in ECBs. That drops them to $4.99.

Again, with both of these deals, you’ll also get credit for another pack of diapers toward CVS’ “Buy 6 jumbo packs of CVS, Luvs, Pampers or Huggies diapers, get your 7th pack FREE” deal. (This deal is cumulative and keeps track of your purchases for you.)

Trident Gum packs are on sale for $1 each. Buy three and get $1 back in ECBs! Use the $1-off-3 coupon from 9/18 SS, pay $2 for three and get $1 back! That’s three for $1, or about .33 each!

“No Coupon Needed” Deals

Salma Hayek’s Nuance line of makeup, skincare and haircare products are on a “Spend $20, get $10 in ECBs” sale this week. No coupons available, but if you’ve wanted to try these, this would sweeten the deal.

When I attended BlogHer 2011 earlier this year, I attended a luncheon sponsored by CVS in which they debuted Salma’s product line, then sent us home with samples. Many of her skincare and haircare items have natural ingredients in them, and I’ve liked everything I’ve tried so far.

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

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Wrapping things up with Walmart…

I spotted some pretty good deals at Walmart this week after going over there to try to use up my $2 Purina Cat Food coupons before they expired.

1lb. boxes of Purina One Cat Food are $2.59. Use the $2 coupon from 8/21 SS and pay .59!

Travel-sized Connect 4 and Battleship Fun-on-the-Run games are $4.50. Use the $4 coupon from 9/11 SS1 and pay .50!

Card-game versions of Scrabble and Monopoly are $5.59. Use the $4 coupon from 9/11 SS1 and pay $1.59!

(Even if you do not “need” the games, these are great items to pick up now and donate to Toys For Tots later this year if you can afford to do so.)

Some Febreze Noticeables Warmers are on clearance for $3 (the ones I found were a “Limited Edition Decor” design with a pink shade with a red flower on it.) Use the $3 coupon from 8/28 PG and pay NOTHING! It’s FREE!

In Huntley, I found these in a clearance aisle near the greeting cards versus with the other (non-clearanced) Noticeables.

Policies to know:

• Walmart will price match any competitor’s advertised price. Bring the other store’s flyers with you to the store.
   
• With the new coupon policy, Walmart will also accept other store’s STORE coupons with an actual price listed on them. For example, a Dominick’s store coupon advertising “.99 Ragu Pasta Sauce” would be accepted. A Walgreens store coupon advertising “2/$1 Morton’s Salt” would be accepted. (A Target store coupon for “$2.50 off Huggies” would not, because it does not show the actual selling price of the item.)
   
• With the new coupon policy, Walmart will also accept competitor’s Catalina manufacturer coupons. You can get a Catalina for $1 off Snuggle and use it at Walmart.
   
• Walmart’s new coupon policy specifically addresses coupon overage. It says “Coupons may exceed the price of the item. Change may be given or applied toward the cost of the basket purchase.”
   

I would print a copy and carry a copy of the coupon policy with you if you anticipate any issues.

I do not blog Walmart deals each week unless there is a weekly ad with noteworthy deals. Every store location’s regular prices are different, and Walmart does not issue a weekly ad every week. I’ve listed Walmart at the end of each week’s Deals writeup, because if you see any deals above that you want, you’ll likely also be able to do them at Walmart.

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FREE STUFF:

FREE coupons that are still current:

$1 off any Cascade detergent – 8/28 PG. Target, Wal-Mart and other stores sell trial-sized 3ct. Cascade Action Pacs for .97-1.09 – FREE or .09 with coupon. (exp. 9/30/11)

$1 off any Marcal Small Steps product – 8/28 RP (exp. 10/15/11). Several stores (usually smaller-chain grocers) carry single boxes of tissue or single rolls of toilet paper for under $1 – FREE with coupon.

FREE Crave soft cat treats – 9/18 RP (exp. 10/29/11.)

$2 off one Tide or Gain powder detergent – 9/11 SS2 (exp. 10/31/11). Dominick’s sells single-loads of powder Tide for $1 in the trial/travel aisle.

FREE Idahoan Au Gratin, Scalloped, or Loaded Baked Potatoes – October All You(exp. 12/31/11)

FREE GROCERIES:

FREE Country Bob’s All-Purpose Sauce

FREE case of Aquafina water:
Crystal Lake, IL area and Wisconsin shoppers only: Open Pantry food marts offer this free 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 COUPON BOOKS:

$30 Home Made Simple “Gather Together” coupon book – has nice, high-value P&G coupons

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

FREE COUPON NETWORKS:

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

Vocalpoint

General Mills’ Pssst

Kraft First Taste

Frito-Lay Snacks

Pop-Tarts Sprinklings

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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: If you like coupons, you will probably really enjoy it. It’s an inexpensive magazine ($2.49 an issue) that is absolutely filled with coupons each month — typically $50-$100 worth per issue! Subscribing via the pink banner on the right drops the price to $1.67 per issue. 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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