Jewel-Osco Deals of the Week: 11/28/14 - 12/2/14

Here are your Jewel-Osco coupon matchups and grocery deals for Chicagoland:

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Note: I refer to coupon inserts found in the Chicago Tribune, as it is the newspaper with the largest quantity of high-value coupons for Chicagoland.
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Top deals:
.79 7-Up 2-liters, $1 Crest toothpaste, $1 Halls cough drops, $1.54 Ortega taco sauce, $1.74 Ortega taco shells and flats, $2 Cabot cheese, $2.75 Steak-Umm sandwich steaks, $2.99 All laundry detergent, $3 Palermo’s Pizzeria pizza, $3.99 Farmland bacon and free eggs, $5.99 Dutch Farms breaded chicken and free fries, $40 alcohol rebate

Jewel-Osco Grocery Deals

.79 7-Up 2-liters

7-Up, Dr. Pepper, Canada Dry and Canfield’s 2-liters are .79 each when you buy four. You must buy four to receive this price.

$1 Coke & Pepsi 2-liters

Coke & Pepsi 2-liters are 5-for-$5. You must buy 5 to receive this price.

$1 Crest toothpaste

6.4oz. Crest toothpaste is on sale for $2. Use the $1 coupon from the 10/26 PG and pay $1.

$1 Halls cough drops

17-30ct. Halls cough drops are $1.50. Buy two and use the $1-off-2 from the 11/2 SS and drop these to $1 each.

$1.54 Ortega taco sauce

8oz. Ortega taco sauce is $1.79. Buy two and use the .50-off-2 from the 9/28 SS to drop these to $1.54 each.

$1.74 Ortega taco shells and flats

4oz. Ortega 25% larger taco shells and 12ct. Fiesta Flats (kind of a boat-shaped taco shell) are $1.99. Buy two and use the .50-off-2 from the 9/28 SS to drop these to $1.74.

$2 Cabot cheese

8oz. Cabot chunk cheeses are $2.50. Buy two and use this $1-off-2 printable and drop the price to $2 each.

$2.99 All laundry detergent

All 50oz. detergent and 20-24ct. pacs are $3.99. Use the $1 coupon from the 11/2 RP and pay $2.99.

* $3 Palermo’s Pizzeria pizza

19.1-23.4oz. Palermo’s pizzas are $7.99, B1G1F. Buy two and use two $1 printables. Pay $5.99 for two, or about $3 each.

$3.99 Farmland bacon and free eggs

16oz. Farmland bacon is $3.99. Buy two and get a dozen carton of Jewel large eggs FREE.

$5.99 Dutch Farms breaded chicken and free fries

48oz. Dutch Farms breaded chicken is $5.99. Buy one and get a 19-30oz. bag of Essential Everyday frozen potatoes FREE.

Buy $50 worth of baby, save $5 instantly

The 11/12 ad says “Every Day is Baby Day! Save $5 instantly every day when $50 or more in participating baby products are purchased in a single transaction. It doesn’t say whether or not this is a promo for this week only — I’m thinking it’s ongoing from the “every day” wording. Plus, I’ve seen signs in my store in the baby aisle advertising this too with no end date.

Cuisinart cookware promo

Cuisinart Chef’s Classic stainless cookware is part of a new stamp-saving promo at Jewel. Get one stamp for every $10 you spend in store. The ad says:

Pure aluminum in base heats fast and evenly
• Stainless handles stay cool on the stove top
• Rims are tapered for drip-free pouring • Dishwasher safe
A variety of pourpans, stockpots and pans are available. Plus, 4 non-stick skillet sizes to choose from!

The Jewel-Osco Cuisinart Cookware program runs through December 26th so stop in soon and start earning your Saver Stamps today!

* Score Great Deals promo

Some sale items are part of a “Score Great Deals” game. Here’s how it works:
• Look for products displaying the SCORE GREAT DEALS tag
• Buy $10 in participating products and your entry code will automatically print at the checkout register.
• Register at www.JEWELSCOREGREATDEALS.com
• Winners will be selected from qualifying entries.

I’ve marked Score Great Deals products in this week’s Deals writeup with an asterisk (*).

Jewel no longer requires Preferred Card, but…

You do not need to use your Preferred Card to receive sale prices anymore. But if you want to use SavingStar ecoupons and Jewel’s own ecoupons, continue to use your card. Don’t discard it if you intend to continue using ecoupons at Jewel! SavingStar has confirmed they will still continue their offers at Jewel. We have also noticed that you get many more Catalina coupons (the per-product kind that are for specific items, like “.75 off Prego pasta sauce”) when you use your Jewel card, as your purchase history is tied to it.

FREE Cookie Credit Card and Fruit Cards for kids at Jewel

Pick up a free “Cookie Credit Card” in the bakery, and your child can get a free cookie with every visit to Jewel. And, pick up a “Healthy Eaters” card at the customer service counter, and your child can get a FREE banana or Red Delicious apple when they shop with you. Through 12/31/14.

A note on overage and B1G1F sales

Jewel’s coupon policy allows shoppers to apply manufacturer coupon overage to other items in the same transaction. It also allows two manufacturer coupons to be used on a Buy One Get One Free sale. There have been register issues with this in the past, but many reports are coming in that the issues have been fixed. (Fantastic!)

Watch very closely with two coupons on a Buy One Get One Free. The second coupon will appear to scan fine, but it will show as $0.00 at the register. Be prepared to call on your cashier to manually adjust this for you immediately if they do not intervene.

If you anticipate any issues with this, I would recommend carrying a copy of Jewel’s coupon policy, which outlines both of these issues clearly.

“No Coupon Needed” Deals

$1 Bar S franks and bologna

12oz. Bar S franks and bologna are each $1

$1.25 Holiday gift wrap

45 sq.ft. rolls of holiday gift wrap are $1.25 each

$1.50 Aunt Millie’s bread and buns

Aunt Millie’s 24oz. bread and 8ct. burger and hot dog buns are $1.50

$1.50 Pearls olives

Pearls Ripe Olives or Pimiento Stuffed Olives 5.75-6 oz., are $1.50

$1.79 Essential Everyday sugar and flour

Essential Everyday 4lb. sugar and 5lb. flour are $1.79 per bag

$2 Cheetos, Fritos or Munchies

Cheetos, Fritos or Munchies Snack Mix
8-9.75 oz., Select Varieties are $2

$2.50 Donkey Chips

14oz. Donkey Chips tortilla chips are $2.50

$2.50 Dutch Farms cheese singles

12oz. Dutch Farms cheese singles are $2.50

$2 Essential Everyday fruit smoothies

7.6oz. Essential Everyday fruit smoothies are $2

$2.75 Steak-Umm sandwich steaks

9oz. Steak-Umm sandwich steaks are $5.49, B1G1F. Buy two for the best price.

$3.50 State Fair corn dogs

13.3-16oz. State Fair corn dogs are $3.50

$3.69 Wild Harvest organic milk

64oz. Wild Harvest organic milk is $3.69

$40 alcohol rebate

Get a $40 rebate when you buy any 6, 750 ml. or 1.75 ltr. bottles with manufacturer mail in rebate. Look for the rebate in store. There’s a $4-off-2 coupon too for many brands in the 11/9 RP.

Jewel-Osco Meat and Produce Deals

Jewel-Osco Meat Deals

73% lean ground beef is $2.49/lb. Sold in 3lb. chub.
Krakus ham is $4.99/lb. in the deli
Boneless petite sirloin steak is $5.99/lb.

Jewel-Osco Seafood Deals

Atlantic salmon fillets are $5.99/lb.

Jewel-Osco Produce Deals

Anjou pears are .99/lb.
Broccoli crowns are .99/lb.
Apples are .99/lb. Choose from Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Granny Smith, Braeburn, Gala, Fuji, Jonagold
Organic red and green leaf lettuce is .99/lb.
4lb. bags of Navel oranges are $3.99 – that’s about $1/lb.
Honeycrisp apples are $1.59/lb.
Organic kale is $1.99/lb.
Bunches of organic celery are $1.39
8oz. organic whole white mushrooms are $1.99