What deals are you finding at the 50% off Dominick’s stores?

We were in town today, and upon hearing that the Dominick’s locations that are 50% off for many non-grocery items included candy, my entire family insisted we go back to Dominick’s today for a candy run. We went to the Lake in the Hills/Algonquin Dominick’s, and here are some of the things we found…

• All candy IS indeed 50% off. The medium-sized bags of M&Ms are $3.69, so $1.85 after the discount. Just .85 with the
  $1 coupons from the 10/27 RP (exp. 12/8!) There are also $1-off-2 coupons in the 12/8 insert, 11/24 RP and 11/10 RP, and a printable for the holiday varieties. This store was out of Christmas M&MS already, but guess what else I found? 4th of JULY M&Ms, red white and blue, also for $1.85. (Hey, the $1-off-2 coupons are for HOLIDAY M&Ms, but they don’t say which holiday..!) Those M&Ms don’t expire until 3/14, so we’ll be celebrating our nation’s independence all winter long…
• My son needed two bags of gumdrops for a school gingerbread house-making project. The Safeway brand was $1.50, so .75 after the discount. So were their gummy bears and jelly beans…
• Kids’ chocolate advent calendars are $1.49 – .75 each after the discount. My kids already have theirs for this year, but these don’t expire until March 2015, so I got some for next year…!
• All of the Good Cook cooking tools, utensils, cake pans and baking pans are 50% off too, and there were a lot of people in this aisle! Many of the cake pans were in the $3-4 range after discount, and a lot of the hand kitchen tools (spatulas, basters, whisks) were $1.50-$2.50 after the discount.
• The hardware aisle is also 50% off, and this includes things like light bulbs, car care products, shoe polish, Rit dye, and sewing supplies. I grabbed some sewing needles, shoe polish, and a few packs of extra-long skate laces, as those can be hard to find when you need them (if you skate, that is!)
• There is a sign in the bakery at our store saying all the fresh baked goods are 50% off too. The kids picked up a $3.99 box of frosted sugar cookies, which did not ring up 50% off at the register. (Always a good idea to watch everything scan!)

I was excited about these Bright Green stainless steel water bottles! They were on sale for $2.50, down from their original price of $9.99. With the extra 50% off, they were $1.25 each! My kids have to take these kinds of spillproof stainless bottles for school, so I was happy to pick up a few more today. There are a bunch of these at the LITH store in the seasonal aisle.

We also found these hot-and-cold thermal plastic cups:

My husband loves to use his Keurig to brew over ice, but we only have one of this style of cups that can sustain hot or cold use. For $2.25 each, he was happy to pick up two more cups.

Also, one of the freezer cases was also 50% off at our store:

We picked up a Marie Callender pecan pie for $2 – with the .75 coupon from the 11/10 SS, it was $1.25! (I had that coupon with me, luckily!) We also picked up two Amy’s Organic frozen pizzas (spinach and white cheddar) for $2 each.

Other notes: The laundry/cleaning/pet aisles are not part of the 50% off yet, nor are the Hallmark cards and products. The baby aisle at our store is wiped clean (no pun intended!) Not much left there. There are still a lot of vitamins and supplements, and the Safeway brand of these are both Buy One Get One Free AND 50% off the price of the first bottle, so some of those could be good buys.

If you’re out shopping, feel free to share any of your good 50% Dominick’s deals too!