Saturday, March 21, 2009
How many Sunday papers do I need?
This is often asked by new couponers. The answer varies. Part of it depends on the size of your family, it is also partially determined by your goals and how quickly you'd like to see your stock pile grow. I regularly buy between 3 and 5 and get inserts from friends for 2-3 more. As I've posted before, you can buy the Saturday edition with all the inserts for $1 from Woodmans and Dollar Tree. Jewel occasionally has a double pack for $2 but I've only seen it occasionally. If you KNOW there's a good coupon coming, (Taylortown Preview has a list), you would want to buy accordingly.
Jewel Deals this week
I chuckle inside when I overhear others say how cheap groceries are at other stores. Don't be fooled by shelf prices. If you're willing to put a little effort into the cause, Jewel is the best bang for your buck.
Time to stock up on Kellogg's cereals (and milk). There are 2 promotions running right now (through Wed) on Kellogg's cereals.
Promotion 1 (ends Wed):
Buy 10 and get and instant $10 deduction. The cereals involved are plainly marked at the store. There are some other items that work for this promotion as well. Nutrigrain bars and Rice Krispie treats are among them. They are on sale for $2.50 a box. When you buy 10, you receive a automatic $10 deduction, so now they are $1.50 a box. Add in some coupons from the 2/22 RP ($1.50 off 2, $.70 off 1) and your total drops. Assuming you have 5 of the $1.50/2 coupons, you would pay $7.50 for 10 boxes of cereal.
Promotion 2 (this one actually runs longer - through 4/12):
If 7 of those 10 boxes of cereal are 12 oz or larger, you will get 3 coupons for 1 gallon of milk (up to $4.69). So you have just paid $7.50 for 10 boxes of cereal and 3 gallons of milk. The cheapest I've seen milk lately is $1.99, so factoring that price in, you are paying about $.15 a box for the cereal. You want to make sure you get 7 cereals but you could get pop-tarts, nutrigrain bars, cheez-its or a variety of other things (just look for the signs) as your other 3 items.
The milk catalinas are generated by 7 or more so while this deal does stack, in order to maximize your milk catalinas, you will want to do it one deal per transaction. This is a good price for cereal - you'll want to stock up for at least a couple of months. Keep in mind, the milk catalinas expire in 2 weeks so assuming you have enough coupons, you'll at least want to do enough transactions to cover your milk needs for two weeks.
Time to stock up on Kellogg's cereals (and milk). There are 2 promotions running right now (through Wed) on Kellogg's cereals.
Promotion 1 (ends Wed):
Buy 10 and get and instant $10 deduction. The cereals involved are plainly marked at the store. There are some other items that work for this promotion as well. Nutrigrain bars and Rice Krispie treats are among them. They are on sale for $2.50 a box. When you buy 10, you receive a automatic $10 deduction, so now they are $1.50 a box. Add in some coupons from the 2/22 RP ($1.50 off 2, $.70 off 1) and your total drops. Assuming you have 5 of the $1.50/2 coupons, you would pay $7.50 for 10 boxes of cereal.
Promotion 2 (this one actually runs longer - through 4/12):
If 7 of those 10 boxes of cereal are 12 oz or larger, you will get 3 coupons for 1 gallon of milk (up to $4.69). So you have just paid $7.50 for 10 boxes of cereal and 3 gallons of milk. The cheapest I've seen milk lately is $1.99, so factoring that price in, you are paying about $.15 a box for the cereal. You want to make sure you get 7 cereals but you could get pop-tarts, nutrigrain bars, cheez-its or a variety of other things (just look for the signs) as your other 3 items.
The milk catalinas are generated by 7 or more so while this deal does stack, in order to maximize your milk catalinas, you will want to do it one deal per transaction. This is a good price for cereal - you'll want to stock up for at least a couple of months. Keep in mind, the milk catalinas expire in 2 weeks so assuming you have enough coupons, you'll at least want to do enough transactions to cover your milk needs for two weeks.
Free Tomato Seeds from Campbell's
Campbell's soup is helping you get you garden started! Click here to request your free seeds. And while you're there, help donate seeds to FFA. If you don't have a can of Campbell's on hand, the code for Tomato soup is:
First code: CU
Second code: 01
First code: CU
Second code: 01
Friday, March 13, 2009
Kraft deal still going strong at Jewel
The Kraft deal is still going strong, but there are new things on sale this week. The cheese is still a great buy and if you pair it with some of the other things on sale, it's free.
4 Kraft 2% cheese shreds or chunks
4 Planter's trail mix
sale prices equal $13.00
You will get back $13.00 in coupons - I've done this one MANY times. Tax on $13.00 is about $.23 - that's all you'll pay. The expirations on the cheese are June and July so stock up as much as you can that you will use by then.
Here are a few other scenarios:
Kraft deli creations. There are Ham, Turkey and Roast Beef varieties. These are ringing at $3.95, but are on sale for $2.50. Buy 4 (use the $1/2 blinkies in the case) Buy 2 Kraft South Beach Living salad dressings (these are on everyone's Avenu for $1 off. Just remember to activate your Avenu) and an Easy Mac (on sale for $1)
Here's the math:
4 Deli creations $15.80 / $10.00
2 South Beach $ 8.00 / $ 5.00
2 Easy Mac $ 2.16 / $ 2.00
$25.96 / $17.00
2 Deli Creations coupons - $2.00
Avenu savings on dressing- $2.00
Total: $13.00
Get $10 coupon back. If you already have a $10 coupon, you'll pay only $3 OOP and get the $10 coupon back.
Nabisco variety tray packs are on sale for $4.50. Normally $7.25.
2 trays $14.50 / $ 9.00
4 Planter's trail mix $11.00 / $ 5.00
$25.50 / $14.00
1 peelie on trays - $ 1.00
2 tearpad coupons for mix - $ 2.00
Total: $11.00
Get $10 coupon back. If you already have a $10 coupon, you'll pay only $1 OOP and get the $10 coupon back.
4 Kraft 2% cheese shreds or chunks
4 Planter's trail mix
sale prices equal $13.00
You will get back $13.00 in coupons - I've done this one MANY times. Tax on $13.00 is about $.23 - that's all you'll pay. The expirations on the cheese are June and July so stock up as much as you can that you will use by then.
Here are a few other scenarios:
Kraft deli creations. There are Ham, Turkey and Roast Beef varieties. These are ringing at $3.95, but are on sale for $2.50. Buy 4 (use the $1/2 blinkies in the case) Buy 2 Kraft South Beach Living salad dressings (these are on everyone's Avenu for $1 off. Just remember to activate your Avenu) and an Easy Mac (on sale for $1)
Here's the math:
4 Deli creations $15.80 / $10.00
2 South Beach $ 8.00 / $ 5.00
2 Easy Mac $ 2.16 / $ 2.00
$25.96 / $17.00
2 Deli Creations coupons - $2.00
Avenu savings on dressing- $2.00
Total: $13.00
Get $10 coupon back. If you already have a $10 coupon, you'll pay only $3 OOP and get the $10 coupon back.
Nabisco variety tray packs are on sale for $4.50. Normally $7.25.
2 trays $14.50 / $ 9.00
4 Planter's trail mix $11.00 / $ 5.00
$25.50 / $14.00
1 peelie on trays - $ 1.00
2 tearpad coupons for mix - $ 2.00
Total: $11.00
Get $10 coupon back. If you already have a $10 coupon, you'll pay only $1 OOP and get the $10 coupon back.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Jewel - the GEM of grocery stores!
if you had told me last summer that I would shop almost exclusively at Jewel I would have laughed. Jewel is too expensive! Well yes they are - unless you know how to shop there.
There are SO many deals right now at Jewel, it's hard to know where to start. There is a Spend $25 or More when you Buy Select Kraft, Starkist, Arnold, Brownberry or Oroweat products between 3/4 and 3/22 and get $10 back. This is in the form of a catalina - but those are just like cash.
Some of the products are: Cheese (currently on sale for $2), Planter's trail mix (Currently on sale for $1.25), and South Beach Living cereal bars (also on sale - and possibly on your Avenu). Sashafras did a great job of outlining the cheese deal here.
The trail mix (which would be a great 72 hour kit item) is normally $2.75, on sale for $1.25. Buy 10 and pay only $12.50. Get a $10 catalina back - if you already have a cat, you'll pay only $2.50 for 10 bags or $.25 each. Around Super bowl time, there were Kraft coupon booklets out with $1 off 2, if you have 3 of those - you'll have $.50 overage (Overage is my favorite word. Free is my 2nd favorite word).
This deal DOES NOT stack so limit your buying to $25 (scanning price) each transaction.
The $19.99 4-pack meat deal is back - again, watch for packages priced $4 and under for the best value here.
Ice Mountain water (the 6-pack 700 mL flip top bottle) is on sale for $2.50 each. For every 2 you buy, you get a $2 catalina back so $3 for 12 700 mL bottles, but throw in the $.75/2 coupon from the 2/08 RP and pay only $2.25 for 12 bottles of water - that's under $.19 a bottle! And after you scan the first 2, you will get a coupon for $1 off two which you can use on your next order - less than $.17 a bottle! The $1 coupon only prints for the first 2 so if you want to keep getting them, you need to break up your transactions.
Over at Walgreens, there is a great deal on Huggies this coming week. Spend $25 get $10 back. There are coupons for $5 and $3 at www.coupons.com - make sure you print 2 of each per computer you have access to. The jumbo packs of diapers are on sale for $10 so if you were to purchase 2 packages of diapers and one package of wipes and use 2 - $5 and 1 - $3 coupon, the scenario would look like this:
$26 diapers and wipes
-$2 store discount for purchasing 2nd package of diapers (may have to remind cashier)
-$13 2 - $5 coupons and 1 $3 coupon
=$11
-$10 Register Reward
=$1 for all that!
Remember, Walgreens Register Rewards don't roll or stack.
Happy shopping this week!
There are SO many deals right now at Jewel, it's hard to know where to start. There is a Spend $25 or More when you Buy Select Kraft, Starkist, Arnold, Brownberry or Oroweat products between 3/4 and 3/22 and get $10 back. This is in the form of a catalina - but those are just like cash.
Some of the products are: Cheese (currently on sale for $2), Planter's trail mix (Currently on sale for $1.25), and South Beach Living cereal bars (also on sale - and possibly on your Avenu). Sashafras did a great job of outlining the cheese deal here.
The trail mix (which would be a great 72 hour kit item) is normally $2.75, on sale for $1.25. Buy 10 and pay only $12.50. Get a $10 catalina back - if you already have a cat, you'll pay only $2.50 for 10 bags or $.25 each. Around Super bowl time, there were Kraft coupon booklets out with $1 off 2, if you have 3 of those - you'll have $.50 overage (Overage is my favorite word. Free is my 2nd favorite word).
This deal DOES NOT stack so limit your buying to $25 (scanning price) each transaction.
The $19.99 4-pack meat deal is back - again, watch for packages priced $4 and under for the best value here.
Ice Mountain water (the 6-pack 700 mL flip top bottle) is on sale for $2.50 each. For every 2 you buy, you get a $2 catalina back so $3 for 12 700 mL bottles, but throw in the $.75/2 coupon from the 2/08 RP and pay only $2.25 for 12 bottles of water - that's under $.19 a bottle! And after you scan the first 2, you will get a coupon for $1 off two which you can use on your next order - less than $.17 a bottle! The $1 coupon only prints for the first 2 so if you want to keep getting them, you need to break up your transactions.
Over at Walgreens, there is a great deal on Huggies this coming week. Spend $25 get $10 back. There are coupons for $5 and $3 at www.coupons.com - make sure you print 2 of each per computer you have access to. The jumbo packs of diapers are on sale for $10 so if you were to purchase 2 packages of diapers and one package of wipes and use 2 - $5 and 1 - $3 coupon, the scenario would look like this:
$26 diapers and wipes
-$2 store discount for purchasing 2nd package of diapers (may have to remind cashier)
-$13 2 - $5 coupons and 1 $3 coupon
=$11
-$10 Register Reward
=$1 for all that!
Remember, Walgreens Register Rewards don't roll or stack.
Happy shopping this week!
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