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Scenario Sunday: Hot Deal on Water At Randalls/Safeway

March 22, 2009 by


I would have totally missed out on this deal if it weren’t for Fannie’s post on her blog.

Here’s the scoop: The Aquapod waters are 2/$4 and they are a part of the Buy 10, save $5 Mix and Match promotion (more details can be found here). There is also a catalina promotion to go along with this deal.

Here’s how it works:
Buy 10 waters at $2/each

Save an instant $5 (from the Mix & Match promotion)
Save $2 (if you have the 10% discount on your card)
Save $1 (if you have the $1/2 coupon from the 2/8 RP insert)

Spend $12 OOP, get FIVE $2 off your next purchase catalinas back (these do work like manufacturer’s coupons so if you are using them, you will have to have enough items to match up).

*You can “roll” these and do the deal over and over again…

Here’s my plan: (I’ll get $55+ worth of groceries for $22.50)

Transaction #1: Follow the “water” deal above

Transaction #2: do the “Chill out at Home” promotion
Buy 2 Safeway brand southern style hashbrown potatoes – $1.99/each
Buy 2 Eggo waffles – $1.77/each
Buy 1 Dreyer’s ice cream – $4.49/each
Buy 4 Tai Pei entrees – 2/$5 (use 2 $1/2 manufacturer’s coupons)
Buy 1 Tony’s pizza – $1.99
Buy 1 Hawaii’s Own juice – $1

Total before coupons = $25 – use 5 $2 off Ozarka catalinas, use 2 $1/2 Tai Pei coupons, $2.50 off for 10% discount

Spend $10.50 OOP, get a $10 OYNO catalina

Transaction #3: Buy other groceries I need (fruit, vegetables, milk, etc.) and use the $10 OYNO catalina

**Yes, I have done back to back transactions before when I am doing similar deals. My suggestion if you are going to do this is that you go at an “off” time (either really early in the morning or late at night). Also, if other people do come into the line, please be courteous and allow them to do their transaction before you complete your next one.

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Target Deals and Scenarios for the week of 3/22/09

March 22, 2009 by


Don’t forget to enter my $10 Target gift card giveaway here.

WEEKLY AD GIFT CARD OFFER:

Buy 2 Schick Intuition Plus, Quattro for Women, or Quattro Titanium razors (priced at $6.99), get a $5 Target gift card

Here’s a scenario for you:
Buy 1 Schick Intuition Plus and 1 Schick Quattro razor – $6.99/each

Use $4 Schick Intuition Plus manufacturer’s coupon
Use $4 Schick Quattro manufacturer’s coupon
Use $5 Target gift card (if you have one….I always keep one on hand to “roll” into deals like this!)

Spend $.98 OOP, get another $5 Target gift card

**You can keep doing this deal over and over again if you have extra coupons. The Coupon Clippers still has Schick Quattro coupons available, but they are out of the Schick Intution coupons. They still have Schick Intution coupons available on eBay.

Here are the new coupons that are available on Target.com: (these expire 4/11/09)

*$1 off Archer Farms® artisan bread Bakery Dept.
There are small “artisan breads” priced at $.99 in the bakery area, so they are FREE with the coupon!

*$1 off 5-lb. bag Green Giant Russet Potatoes Excludes organic

*1.50 off 1-lb. or more Archer Farms® bulk deli meat Deli Dept.

*50¢ off Hostess snack cakes
.50/1 Hostess Snack Cakes, Any Family Size Package – 02-22-09 RP
.50/1 Hostess 100 Calorie Packs, Any – 01-11-09 RP
.50/1 Hostess 100 calorie packs printable here

*50¢ off Ming Tsai frozen meals

*$1 off 40-ct. Bagel Bites
$1/2 printable coupon here

*$1 off With purchase of two Eggo frozen waffles

*$1 off Cheetos snack
Buy the small bags by the registers. They are priced at $1.19 at my stores, so $.19 after coupon!

*$1 off Pop Secret popcorn
$1/2 Pop Secret microwave popcorn, any boxes – 03-08-09 SS
$1/2 Pop-Secret Microwave Popcorn, Any Boxes – 02-08-09 GM
$1/2 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn, Any – Eat Better America booklet (click on the link to get your free coupon book in the mail – mine came really fast!)

*$1 off 5.5-oz. Febreeze candle
Febreze Candle (1) And Get (1) Febreze Air Effects Free – 03-01-09 PG

*$1 off Pledge furniture care product
$3/2 Pledge products, $2 off Pledge multi-surface cleaner, $2 off Pledge Fabric sweeper for pets printable coupons here

These printables expire on 3/28/09: (These coupons are no longer available for print on Target.com, but you can print them from the Target coupon generators on A Full Cup or Hot Coupon World)

.50/1 Archer Farms All Natural lunch meat

.50/1 Archer Farms cookies from the bakery department (6 ct)

.50/1 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-ups OR Fruit Roll-Ups, Fruit Stickerz Fruit Flavored Snacks, Any – 03-08-09 SS

.50/2 Market Pantry soups

$1/1 Motts single serve applesauce (4 or 6 pk) – These are $1.67 for all varieties at my stores. There is a $1/1 Target printable coupon and a .55/1 printable coupon here. This makes them .12 each!

.75/1 Pepperidge Farm 100 calorie packs

$1/1 Planters NUTrition

.50/1 Rice Krispies treats
$1/2 Kelloggs Rice Krispies Treats, 2 – 03-15-09 RP

$1/1 Shout stain remover, excludes trial size

.50/1 Silk soymilk

$1/1 Soft Scrub cleanser (24, 26, or 36 oz)
.50/1 Soft Scrub Product, Any – 01-04-09 SS

$2/1 Sutton & Dodge steakhouse quality choice Angus beef steak or roast – Look for smaller packages of meat ($4-5) and get some very cheap beef!

Other deals:

Gillette Men’s Body Wash/Shampoo – Target carries a smaller size (8 oz) that is $2. use the $2/1 coupons from the 3/1 PG insert and get them for free! (my husband LOVES this stuff)

Huggies Gentle Care wipes – If you have the “original” Huggies Gentle Care coupon, it says good on “ANY” Gentle Care item. The bags of wipes are priced at $5.99 at Target making them $.99/bag with the $5 off coupon. I was almost out of my stash from the Target December 2007 wipes deal, so I am loving all these new great deals! Also, the Coupons.com Huggies $5 and $3 coupons have been reset, but now they specific on “diapers” only.

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Scenario Sunday: CVS deals for the week of 3/22

March 22, 2009 by

If you are just learning how to shop at CVS, start here for some helpful tips.

The coupon match-ups for the weekly deals are here.

Overall, this looks like a pretty slow week at CVS, so it’s probably not the best time to get started or to use your ECBs unless you have some that are expiring that you need to “roll.”

The following are scenarios for people who are “new” to shopping at CVS or who have very few ECBs to start with: (these are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not need them or don’t have the coupons that match up with them) – get $12.48 in merchandise for $3.99 OOP

Transaction #1:
Buy Crest Pro-Health Enamel Care – $3.49

Use $1 manufacturer’s coupon

Spend $2.49 OOP, get $3.49 ECB

Transaction #2:
Buy Schick Quattro for women or Intuition Plus razor – $8.99

Use $4 manufacturer’s coupon
Use $3.49 ECB from Crest

Spend $1.50, get $3 ECB

My Transactions for the week: $20.47 in merchandise for $0 OOP
Buy Crest Pro-Health Enamel Care – $3.49
Buy Schick Quattro for women or Intuition Plus razor – $8.99
Buy Excedrin Migraine – $7.99

Use $1 Crest coupon
Use $4 Schick coupon
Use $2 Excedrin coupon

Total before coupons = $20.47
Total after coupons = $13.47

Spend $13.47 (pay w/ ECBs), earn $8.49 (I will be losing some ECBs, but these are all things I need)

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Walgreens scenarios for the week of 3/15-3/21/09

March 16, 2009 by


The weekly ad match ups are here. If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, be sure to read the tips at the end of the match ups post.

I’ve got a $10 RR from the Huggies deal last week that I want to “roll” into some other deals this week. Here are my plans:

Transaction #1:

Buy 8 Dove body bars – $1.19 each at my stores
Buy 1 Cadbury egg – .50 (use in ad coupon)

Use $10 RR from Huggies deal

Spend .02, get $10 RR

Transaction #2:
Buy Reach floss, Reach toothbrush, Listerine antiseptic – 3/$9
Buy Gillette Fusion Gamer – $8.99 (reportedly working as a monthly deal)
Buy 1 Cadbury egg – .50 (use in ad coupon)

Use $3/3 Reach/Listerine coupon
Use $4 Gillette Fusion coupon
Use $10 RR

Spend $1.49, get $4 RR for the Gamer and $6 RR for the Listerine

or:
Buy Reach floss, Reach toothbrush, Listerine antiseptic – 3/$9
Buy Wet Wipes – $1.99 w/ in ad coupon
Buy Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste – $3.49
Buy 1 Spring Water 24 pk – $2.99 w/ in ad coupon
Buy 1 Easter mini sticker book – .33 w/ in ad coupon

Use $3/3 Reach/Listerine coupon
Use .75/1 Wet Wipes printable here
Use $2.50/1 Colgate Easysaver catalog coupon
Use $1.50/1 Colgate Total All You magazine coupon (remember to give the manufacturer’s coupon first)
Use $10 RR

Total OOP = .05, get $6 RR back

You can repeat these scenarios over and over again if you choose to!

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Walgreens deals for the week of 3/15-3/21/09

March 16, 2009 by


RR deals: (Register Reward deals)
*Buy Aries 12 inch fan – $15.99, get $3 RR

*Buy Aries 16 inch fan – $19.99, get $5 RR

*Buy Aries fan tower – $24.99, get $5 RR

*Claritin allergy relief – $19.99, get $5 RR (good on 24 ct. Liqui-gels – 10 mg, 30 ct tablets or Redtabs, 10 mg)
$5/1 Claritin, Non-Drowsy, Any 24 Ct. + – 02-22-09 SS
$2/1 printable on claritin.com

*Dove products (deodorant, skin, bath, or hair care) – 25% off: buy 8, get $10 RR (the ad says $8, but it is confirmed that it is printing $10), buy 6, get $6, buy 4, get $2 – this is reportedly working on the single body bars
$1.50/2 Dove Anti-Perspirants/Deodorants, any – 03-15-09 RP
$1/1 Dove Anti-perspirant/deodorant – 03-15-09 RP
$1/1 Dove Body Wash (10oz+) OR Beauty Bar (6pk+), any one – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Dove Cream Oil Body Wash(10 oz or larger, any one – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Dove Cream Oil Body Lotion or Hand Cream (includes 8.5 oz., 13.5 oz., and 2.5 oz. sizes) – All You, March 20, 2009
$1/1 Dove hair care printable here
$1.50/1 Dove body wash printable here
Satisfaction guaranteed MIR form here

*Dove Easter chocolates (8.5-9.5 oz) – 2/$7, get $2 RR

*Lady Speed Stick or Speed Stick – $1.99, get $1 RR

*Listerine or Reach – 3/$9, get $6 RR (participating products = Reach Ultraclean toothbrush or floss – 30 yds, 2 pack advanced design toothbrushes, Listerine original, Fresh Burst, Cool or Vanilla mint mouthwash – 500 ml)
$1/1 Listerine Total Care Anticavity Mouthwash 500mL or larger, any – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Listerine Antiseptic 500mL or larger, any – 03-15-09 RP
$1/1 Reach Floss or Reach Toothbrush or Listerine Antiseptic 500 ml or larger – 03-15-09 SS
$3/3 REACH floss, REACH Toothbrush, and LISTERINE antiseptic 500mL+ (must buy 1 of each) – 3/15 SS

*Buy 2 or more participating products, receive $3 in RR at check-out: Zyrtec – $12.99 (14 ct 24 hour tablets, 10 mg), Benadryl or Sudafed Sinus or Allergy Relief – $3.99, Tylenol Cold & Allergy – $4.99, Visine-A eye drops – $4.99$2.50/1 Zyrtec D 12 ct or larger – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Benadryl 48 count or larger – 03-15-09 RP
$1.50/1 Sudafed PE, Any Excluding Trial Size – 02-22-09 RP
$1.50/1 Sudafed PE or Sudafed, excludes trial size – 10-05-08 RP
$2/1 Tylenol Cold printable here
$1/1 Visine Product – 03-15-09 RP

*Vidal Sassoon Ecostyle Hair Dryer os straightener – $19.99, get $10 RR

ESR deals: (EasySaver Rebate deals)
*Pantene Nature Fusion shampoo or conditioner (12.6 oz) – 2/$8, get $3 ES MIR
$1/1 Pantene Nature Fusion product, Any Excluding Trial Size – 03-01-09 PG
*Revlon ColorSilk Hair Color – 2/$4, get $2 ES MIR
*TENA protective underwear (12-18 pk) – $9.99, get $5 ES MIR
$2/1 TENA Underwear, Any – 01-11-09 SS

BOGO free deals:
*Finest Natural organics vitamins or supplements
*Hanes or L’eggs sheer hosiery, tights, or socks
*Knox NutraJoint
*Move Free Advanced
*Nature Made vitamins or supplements
$1/1 Nature Made Vitamins, Any- 02-01-09 SS
$1/1 Nature Made Vitamins, Any – 01-04-09 SS
*Purex 2x laundry
.50/1 printable here
.55/1 Purex Soft Liquid Fabric Softener, Any – 03-08-09 SS
*Revlon cosmetics
$2/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product – 03-15-09 SS
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product – 03-15-09 SS
$1/1 Revlon Color Cosmetic Product, Any – 12-07-08 SS
*Rimmel face or eye cosmetics
*Scunci hair accessories
*Walgreens continuous spray sunscreen (6 oz)
*Walgreens Gold Seal vitamins or supplements
*Walgreens Ultra-Alkaline batteries
*Wal-Tussin or Wal-Tap cough relief

Other deals:
*Cadbury or Reese’s egg – 2/$1 w/ in ad coupon (limit 4)
*Carmex lip care – $.99 w/ in ad coupon
*Easter pencils – 5/$1 w/ in ad coupon) – this would make a GREAT filler if you are using RRs and coupons
*Easter M&Ms (9.9-14 oz) – 2/$5 (use ES catalog coupon -$1) = 2/$4
*Mini sticker books or puzzles – 3/$1 (this is another great filler if you are using RRs and coupons!)
*Neosporin – $3.99
$1/1 Neosporin Product, Any Excluding Trial Size – 03-15-09 SS
$1/1 Neosporin Product, Any Excluding Trial Size – 02-08-09 SS
*Spring water 24 pk (16.0 oz) – $2.99 with in ad coupon (the “brand” may differ by location) (limit 3)
*Walgreens aluminum foil or plastic cutlery – .59/each w/ in ad coupon (limit 3) – this is another great filler and great for 72 hour kits
*Walgreens Comfort Stretch or Premium Comfort Stretch diapers – 2/$9

Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. So, if you buy more than 8 Dove products in one transaction this week, you still would only earn one $10 RR.

*You also cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy Dove products, get a $10 RR and buy more Dove products, another RR will not print.

*Register Rewards are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” and you can only use one manufacturer’s coupon per item. You will have to add “filler” items. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items.

*If you are buying items that would result in a “free” item or “overage” when combining a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon, give the manufacturer’s coupon FIRST, and the store coupons LAST to avoid beeping/issues at the register!

*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” DO NOT let them tell you it is because you used coupons! Chances are they didn’t print because the catalina machine is not working. You have two choices: you can return your items and try again or you can contact the catalina company by doing the following:
*The store will give you a form to fill out and mail in to catalina
*Call 1-888-8coupon, option 3
*Use the online form to contact them: Contact Catalina Marketing (when I have tried contacting them this way, my results have not been very good….your best bet is to call)

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