Grocery Store deals for the week of 9/28 - 10/4/11

Cantaloupes, $2.00

Carrots, 1 lb bag, .89

Yellow Onions, 3 lb bag, $1.99

Gala or Gold Apples 3 lb bag, BOGO 

Mangoes, .99 ea 

E-VIC Special:

Viva 4 rolls, $4.99, Limit 2
Use the .50 from the August ALL YOU magazine
= $3.49
I know this is a little steep, but these are my favorite papertowels.  Maybe I will pick up a pack to use during a special occassion - like when I am cooking/baking during Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Weekly Specials:

Green Seedless Grapes, $1.49 lb
Eastern Apples or Barlett Pears, .99 lb
Courtland, Rome or Empire Apples, .99 lb
Navel Oranges, .44 ea
Mini Carrots, 1 lb., .99

Fresh Whole Fryer Chicken .59/lb, Limit 4
It's chicken cookin' time!!  Check out this post for how I save tons of time on future meals when chicken is on sale.

New York Style Bagel Chips, 5.5-6 oz, BOGO at $2.49 per bag
Use the .75 printable, Link: NYBC
= .99

Goldfish Snacks, 6.6 oz, BOGO at $1.19
No coupons, but a decent deal.

Kruncher's chips, BOGO $1.89 ea.
Use the .75 from the 9/11 SS
= .39

Minute Rice Steamers, $1.25
Use the .50 from the 9/11 RP
= .25

Smucker’s Magic Shell 7.25oz.m $1.25
Use the .55 from the 8/28 RP
= .15

Better Valu Carrots, 2 lb bag, BOGO at .84
Russet or White Potatoes, 5 lb bag, BOGO at $1.99
Better Valu Yellow Cooking Onions, 3 lb bag, BOGO at $1.49

Sanderson Farms Boneless Chicken Breast, value pack, $1.88 lb
Pork Chops, 5 ct. assorted, BOGO at $1.99 per pack
Sanderson Farms Boneless Chicken Breast, $1.88 lb

Plumrose Bacon, 16 oz, $2.99

Lowes Foods Eggs, 1 dozen, .99, Limit 2

Blue Bird Pecan Spins, 6 ct., at .64
Ohhhhh, how I love these things!

Drug Store deals for the week of 9/25 - 10/1/2011

I am doing an extra fantastic job on the matchups this week since I was unable to do the drug store matchups last week.  The hangover from Harris Teeter's Triple event is a distant memory, so let's go shopping!

Thermacare Back and Hip Heat Wrap 1ct., $3.79, get $3.79 ECB, Limit 1

= FREE

Excedrin Extra Strength, PM or Migraine 8ct, .99, get 99 ECB , Limit 2
= FREE

Bausch & Lomb Re-Nu Sensitive 12oz $8.99, get $7 ECBs, Limit 1
Use the $2 printable, Link: Bau
= FREE

Softsoap Body Wash 15-18 oz, Bar Soap 4 pk., Liquid or Foaming hand soap, 8 - 8.5 oz, $3, get $4 ECBs WYB 2, Limit 1
use the .75 kids printable, Link: SS
OR the .75 from the 9/25 SS (not confirmed)
= .25 ea

Schick Quattro for Women Razor, 1 ct., or Cartridges, 4 ct., $8.99, get $4 ECBs, Limit 1
Use the $5 printable from coupons.com
OR the $4 from the 9/25 SS (not confirmed)
= either .99 or FREE

Sobe Lifewater, 20 oz, .99
This is another item that my family is hooked on. I was getting them free for a while, but not now...oh my......

Crest Pro Health Clean Mint Toothpaste 4.2 oz, or Oral-B 3D White Vivid Manual Toothbrush, $2.69, get $2.69 UP Rewards, Limit 2
Use the .50 Crest toothpaste from the 8/28 P&G
= .50 MONEYMAKER

Similasan Computer Eye Drops and Dry Eye Relief, $6.99, get $6 UP Rewards
Use the $1 printable, Link: Sim
= FREE

The Doctor’s NightGuard or G-U-M PerioBalance starting at $24.99, get  $20 UP Rewards, Limit 1
Use the $5 off The Doctor’s Night Guard dental protection printable, Link: GUM
OR the $5 off GUM PerioBalance printable, Link: GUM
= FREE




Balance Bar Cookie Dough or Yogurt Honey Peanut Butter, $1.59, get $1.59 RRs
= FREE

Bausch & Lomb Renu Sensitive Multipurpose Solution, 12 oz, $6.99, get $5 RRs
Use the $2 printable, Link: Bau
= FREE

Colgate Optic White Toothpaste, 4 oz, or Toothbrush, $3.99, get $6 RR WYB 2
Use the $1.50 from the 9/11 SS
= $1.02 MONEYMAKER

Remington KOS Azor 5 Blade Razor System, $4.99, get $5 RRs
= FREE

Schick Razors (Men and Women's) $8.99, get $5.00 RRs
Use the $5.00 printable from coupons.com
= $1.01 MONEYMAKER

Zarbees Nighttime Cough or Sleep Drink Grape, 2.47 oz, $5.99, get $6 RRs
= FREE

W Maxi Regular Unscented, 24 ct., or Overnight with Wings, 14 ct., $2, get $2 RRs
= FREE

Theraflu, $5, get  $5 RRs WYB 2
Use the $2 printable, Link: Thera
= .50 ea

Grocery Store Deals for the week of 9/21 - 9/27/2011

Food Lion is having the private brand sale this week:

Buy 4 Save $1

Buy 6 Save $1.50
Buy 8 Save $2
Buy 10 Save $2.50
Buy 20 Save $5
Buy 40 Save $10

Yellow or White Peaches, $1.27 lb
Red Grapes, $1.49 lb

Holly Farms Bone-In Chicken Breasts, 50% off
93% Ground Beef, Value Pack, $2.99 lb Red Baron Pizza, 12 inch, BOGO at $2.84 ea

Pictsweet Seasoned Vegetables, 10 oz, $1
 
Arm & Hammer Liquid Detergent, 50 oz, B1G1 at $2.49 ea
Use the $1/2 from the 7/24 SS OR the 9/18 SS
= $1.74 ea

Farmer’s Market Jumbo Cantaloupe BOGO at $1.74 ea

Fruit 2 Day Juice $1
Use the .45 printable, Link: Fruit
= .10
Fresh Foods Market Pre-Sliced Meats and Cheeses, Buy 2, get 4 free at  $4.79 ea
= $1.91 ea

Harris Teeter Small Pack Boneless Chicken Breast, BOGO at $2.50 lb

Hormel Black Label Bacon, 16 oz, BOGO at $2.89 ea

Old El Paso Taco Seasoning, .79
Use the .60 printable, Link: OEP
= FREE

Ragu Sauce, 16-24 oz, Buy 2, get 3 free at  $2.19 ea (limit 10)
Use the .75/2 from the 9/11 RP
The coupon policy states:
•We accept one coupon per item purchased.
•We do not accept coupons on items not purchased.
This is where it in unclear for me.
Is it a "purchase" if the item is being rung up? If the answer is yes, then you can use a coupon for all 5 items.
When I have a raincheck for a BOGO item, the cashier rings the first item up as the full amount and the second one as zero.  I am still able to use two coupons.
It also depends on how your store views this.  In a perfect world, you should be able to purchase 10 and use 5 x .75/2 coupons, which would make your total $1.26 for 10 jars of pasta = .13 ea.
YMMV!!!

Cheerios  8.9oz BOGO at $1.59 ea
Use the .50 printable, Link: Cheerios or Cheerios
= .59

Gold Peak Iced Tea, 59 oz, $2
Use the .75 Facebook printable, Link: GP
OR the .75 printable from coupons.com
= .50
Just in case you got hooked on this tea last week, when it was free during triples. I CERTAINLY did not.....oh wait, maybe I did.

Wanchai Ferry Dinner (frozen), 21.5 oz, $2.49
Use the $1.50 printable, Link: Wan
= .99

3 Day Sale, Friday thru Sunday:

Sanderson Farms Boneless Chicken Breast $1.67 lb
Lowes Foods Milk, 1 gal., $2.77, Limit 2
Russet Potatoes, 5 lb bag, $2
Lowes Foods Paper Towels, 6 rolls, $3.49, Limit 3
Lowes Foods Bath Tissue, 12 rolls,$4.50, Limit 2

Weekly Sale:
 
Eastern Apples, Macintosh, Gala, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious , .88 lb
Premium Iceberg Lettuce $1.28

Boneless Chuck Roast, $2.79 lb

Berio Olive Oil, 50.7 oz, BOGO at $7.39
Use the $1 printable, Link: Berio
= $6.39
(.13 per oz)

Drug Store deals for the week of 9/18 - 9/24/2011

Sorry to let you guys down this week, but there was nothing that was outstanding or fantastic at the drug stores. Triples at HT has me running, so I have not put the effort into the drug store matchups.

A couple of sites to check out if you really need something is:

• Southernsavers.com
• Couponkeri.com

I hereby give you permission to take the shopping week off - with pay. Better yet, double your salary. 

You have worked hard and deserve it!

First Triples run for the week of 9/14/11

OH MYYYY....

Have I mentioned lately how much I dislike the Extreme Couponing show?  Usually, there are two or three ladies waiting outside the doors during a HT "event", but today, there were about 20 there.  Not a problem, though.....I put on my game face and took off. 

I recruited my partner-in-crime (P-I-C) to go with me and he did very well (as usual).  We kicked some major butt.  We walked into the store at 7:00, shopped, checked out and loaded the bags into the car by 7:22.

As usual, I had my coupons pulled, my list ready and executed my strategy.

Sorry to toot my own horn, but this is a perfect example of how quickly you can get in and out in a minimal amount of time. All you have to do is stay focused and don't stop to talk.  You can speak while shopping and walking, but whatever you do, don't stop. (yea, right - I need to take my own advice.)

Both transactions were identical.

Retail Value: $44.46
VIC Savings: $8.92
Coupons: 32.05
OOP: $3.49
Savings of: 92%
Times 2 = $88.92 worth of groceries for $6.98

As usual, when I didn't expect it, the P-I-C blurts out something funny.  While in the store, I spoke to several ladies and he says "I think I've seen most of these people in my house" (coupon classes).

I hope you have a fantastic first day and an even better shopping week!

CHEAP Cake Mix and Frosting at Lowes Foods

I cannot believe I am writing this post because Lowes Foods has really ticked me off (see rant at the bottom of this post). I normally would not "recommend" a store that doesn't treat me like a valued customer, but I know you will benefit from this sale, so I'm taking one for the team. Just don't expect to get good customer service from the University Parkway, Summit Square location in Winston Salem. (There, I feel better.)

Lowes Foods has their three week coupons in September 7th's ad.  If you are reading this post after Sept. 7th, you will need to go to customer service and ask for a copy of the three week in-ad coupons (expires 9/27/11).

There are two in-ad coupons that are of special interest:

• $2.00 off instantly wyb 4 Betty Crocker cake mix or frosting
• $2.00 off instantly wyb 4 Betty Crocker brownies or dessert bars

The cake mix and frosting is on sale for $1.25 $1.50 ea (sale ends 9/26).  Use the .75 wyb both cake mix and frosting coupon from the 8/7 GM = FREE .25 ea
 
The dessert bars are on sale for $2.00 (sale ends 9/26).  Use the .75/2 from the 8/7 GM OR the 8/28 SS
= .75 ea
Normally, I would not pay .75 for a box mix, but my daughter (as well as her friends that sit with her at lunch during school) LOVE the cookie brownies, and yes, they are as good as they sound.
 
This is where I ran into problems. 
I purchased 4 cake mixes, 4 frostings and 4 boxes of cookie brownies, all Betty Crocker.  Used 4 coupons for the cake mix/frosting and 2 coupons for the cookies brownies.  I paid a little over $6.00. I thought that was a little high, so on the way out, I checked my receipt.  The last two coupons did not double so I went to customer service. They tried to tell me that since ALL of the items and coupons were for the same manufacturer, that only 4 would double.  I asked again, and the customer service manager confirmed this.
 
NOOOOOOTTTTTT
 
I called Lowes Foods Corporate Offices and filed a complaint, so hopefully, you will not have this problem. For the record, Corporate agreed with me (no surprise there) and was very apologetic and helpful.
 
 It was easy for me to catch this error by purchasing only 12 items.  Can you image how much money that customers are loosing if they are brand loyal and use more than four coupons for the same manufacturer in one transaction when they do their weekly grocery shopping?

Harris Teeter Triples Shopping List September 14 - 20, 2011 - Updated 9/14

It's a LONG list this go around! The list is sorted by where the item in located in the stores.  The layouts vary.

Here's a hint.  If you organize your coupons like I do (don't clip them until I am ready to purchase the item and file the coupons by date), click Ctrl F (find) and search by date - aka if I am looking for all of the items with the coupon matchups from 9/11, I would click Ctrl F and put the date of 9/11 in the box.  Click next.  You will be able to go through the list and pull all of the coupons that you need in one insert without pulling the insert out more than once.

Good Luck everyone!!!
Updates for Wednesday, 9/14 are in BLUE
Nasoya tofu $2.19
Use the .75 printable, Link:  Nas
= FREE

Morningstar Farms $4.49
Use the .75 from the 8/28 RP
= $2.24

Sara Lee Iron Kids $2.49

Use the .55 from the 8/28 RP
= .84

Planters Peanut Butter $2.69

Use the .75 from the 8/21 SS
= .44

Mariani Banana Chips, $1.99

Use the .75 from the 8/07 SS

= FREE

Dole Parfait $2.59

Use the .75 from the 8/28 SS
= .34

French’s Worcestershire $1.99

Use the .75 from the 08/21 SS
= FREE

Frank’s Hot Sauce $1.39
Use the .50 printable, Link: Frank's
= FREE

Tabasco $1.95
Use the .50 printable, Link: Tab
= $.45

French Honey Mustard Dipping $2.29

Use the .75 from the 8/21 SS

= .04

Betty Crocker potatoes $1.25

Use the .50/2 from the 9/11 GM
= .50 ea

Mahatma rice $1.55
Use the .50 from the 9/11 RP
= .05

Spaghettios .88

Use the .40/3 from the 9/11 SS
= .48 ea

Ragu Pasta Sauce $2.79
Use the .75/2 from the 9/11 RP
= $1.67 ea

Prego Sauce $2.00
Use the .75/3 from the 9/11 SS
= $1.25 ea

Stove Top $1.99

Use the .50 from the 9/11 SS
= .49

French's Dijon Mustard $2.79

Use the .75 from the 6/05 SS
= .54

Heinz Ketchup $2.19

Use the .50 from the 8/21 SS
= .69

Mt Olive Dill Relish $1.89

Use the .50 from the 8/28 RP
= $.39

Margaret Holmes, .95
Use the .35 from the 5/8 SS
= FREE

Campbell’s Tomato or Chicken Noodle soup, .60

Use the .40/3 printable, Link: Camp
OR .40/3 from the 9/11 SS
= .20 ea

Hormel Pepperoni $1.99

Use the .55/2 printable, Link: Horm
= $1.17 ea

Land O Frost bistro premium lunchmeat $3.00

Use the $1 printable, Link: Land
= $2.00

Hillshire Farm Lunchmeat, $3.33
Use the .35 from the 8/14 RP
= $2.28

Bob Evans links or patties $2.50

Use the .75 from the 8/21 SS
= .25

Swanson Chicken $1.79

Use the .75/2 from the 9/11 SS

= .67

This is a great donation item!!

Hormel Compleats $2.47

Use the .55 from the 8/07 SS
= .82
(Not a fantastic deal - we were getting these free a couple of months ago)

Hamburger Helper $1.00

Use the .75/3 from the 9/11 GM
= .25 ea

Did you get the E-VIC coupon? I didn't, but double check your account.
Also, there is a ONYO catalina for this.
Hamburger Helper Home-Cooked Skillet Meals (including Hamburger, Chicken, and Tuna)

Valid 9/5 to 10/2
Buy 3 and get a $1.00 off your next order Catalina coupon
Buy 4 and get a $1.50 off your next order Catalina coupon
Buy 5 or more and get a $2 off your next order Catalina coupon
The OYNO is good on chicken or beef.

Taster's Choice Instant Coffee - On The Go Packets $1.45

Use the .65 printable, Link: TC
= FREE

Chock Full O' Nuts $4.99
Use the .75 from the 8/28 SS
= $2.74

Betty Crocker Fun-da-middles $2.99

Use the .75 from the 9/11 GM

= .74

Betty Crocker cake mix .99 and Betty Crocker Frosting $1.67

Use the .75 off both from the 8/07 GM
= .41 for both items


Bisquick $2.49
Use the 0.50 from the 8/07 GM
= .99
Check your E-VIC to see if you have this coupon.


Fiber One Cereal $3.00

Use the .75 printable, Link: FO

= .75

Welch’s juice $3.00

Use the .75 printable, Link: Welch
= .75

Nature Valley Granola Thins, $2.50

Use the .75/1 8/07 GM

= .25

Fiber One Brownies $2.50

Use the .75 coupon from the 8/7 GM
= .25

Check your E-VIC coupons for this.

Fiber One Bars $2.50

Use the .40 from the 9/11Gm
= $1.30

Nature Valley Trail Mix bars $3.19
Use the .50 from the 8/28 SS
= $1.69

Nature Valley Granola bars $2.50

Use the .75/2 printable, Link: NV

OR the $0.75/2 from the 8/07 GM

= $1.38 ea

Lucky Charms, Golden Grahams, Chex Mix Milk and Cereal Bars $2.50

Use the .50 from the 9/11 GM
= $1.00


Planters Nutrition bar $3.29
Use the .75 from the 7/24 SS
= $1.04


Snackwell Bars $2.50
Use the .75 from the 7/31 RP
= .25

Bugles $2.00

Use the .50 printable, Link: Bugles
= .50

Chex mix $2.00

Use the .50 printable, Link: Chex Mix

OR the .50 from the 8/07 GM

= .50

Chex Mix Muddy Buddy $2.99

Use the .75 from the 9/11 GM
or .75 printable, Link: Chex
= .74

Betty Crocker fruit snacks $2.00
Use the .50/2 from the 9/11 GM
= $1.25 ea
Check your E-VIC Coupon for this.

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls $2.00
Use the .50/2 from the 8/07 GM
= $1.25 ea
This is when rainchecks are handy. I have a raincheck for $1.00, so I will pay .50 for 2.

Pillsbury crescent rolls $2.00

Use the .50/2 printable, Link: Pills
OR the .40/2 from the 9/11GM
= $1.25 or $1.40 ea
Check your E-VIC Coupons for this.

Land O Lakes cinnamon spread $2.45

Use the .75 from the 8/07 SS

= .20

Shedd’s Spread $2.69

Use the .75 printable, Link: SS
= $.44

Did you get the E-VIC coupon for a free dozen Grade A large eggs with the purchase of (2) Country Crock Spreads (15 oz.) ?

Land O Lakes spreadable butter $2.25
Use the .40 from the 8/07 SS
= $1.05

Check your E-VIC coupons for this.

Silk soy milk $3.69
Use the .75 printable, Link: Silk or Silk
= $1.44

Smart Balance milk $3.99

Use the .75 printable, Link: SB

= $1.74

Yoplait Greek Yogurt $1.25

Use the .50/2 printable, Link: Yop
OR the .50/2 from the 9/11 GM
= .50 ea

Dannon Oikos $1.19

Use the 0.50/2 from the 8/21 SS

= $.44 ea

Gold Peak Tea, .59 oz $2.00
Use the .75 printable from coupons.com
= FREE

Pillsbury Pancakes $2.00

Use the .50/2 from the 9/11 GM
= $1.25 ea
Check your E-VIC coupons to see if got this one.

Rhodes Rolls $2.39

Use the .75 from the 8/28 RP
= .14

  

Kleenex hand towels $2.99
Use the .75 from the 8/14 SS
= .74

Cottonelle 12 pk $7.99

Use the .75 from the 9/11 SS
= $5.74

There is also a $5 promo, purchase $25 worth of select Kimberly Clark items, get $5, Link: KC

Solo Plates $2.99

Use the .75 printable, Link: Solo
= .74

Waverly Plates $3.69

Use the .75 printable, Link: Wav
= $1.44

Friskies 3.15 lb. Dry Food $3.50

Use the $1.50 from the 7/24 SS
= $2.00

Colgate 4 oz $1.49
Use the .50 from the 8/28 SS
= FREE

Duracell batteries $5.99

Use the .75 from the 8/28 P&G
= $3.74
Hopefully you got the .75 E-VIC coupon for the Duracell CopperTop, Ultra Advanced, Ultra Photo Lithium or Specialty Batteries
= $2.99