A Couple of High Value Coupons

I was just looking through the coupons at coupons.com and came across a couple that I thought you guys might be interested in.



There is a coupon for $0.50 off Stove Top Stuffing Mix. It seems like these go on sale around Thanksgiving (of course), but it seems like last year they also went on sale around Easter. I've seen these go on sale for under a $1.00 at Albertsons, so with doubles we might be able to get these for free. I've also see them go on sale for $0.88 at CVS. I encourage you to print the coupon and watch different ads to see if you come across any great sales.



The other new coupon is for $0.75 off any Smucker's Fruit Spreads. I don't know of any great sales on this right now, but this is definitely a high value coupon for jelly. I'm going to be printing this one off!!

Wal-Mart Updated Coupon Policy

Wal-Mart recently updated their coupon policy...with some GREAT changes for us!! I would really encourage you to print off the new policy (found here) and keep it with your coupons. There have been several occasions when I have been told by cashiers that they would not accept certain coupons from me. When that happens, I pull out the coupon policy to show them what their store policy says about using coupons.

Some of my favorite changes to the policy:

NO limit on coupons per transaction.

If coupon value exceeds the price of the item, the excess may be given to the customer as cash or applied toward the basket purchase. (This means OVERAGE, and not just overage. If I went in the store and picked up a $1.00 product and I had a $2.00 coupon for it they are supposed to give me the $1.00 difference in cash back...if I didn't have any other purchases that would absorb the $1.00)

Can now use Catalina coupons that print from other stores. This does NOT include Register Rewards...but it does include the catalina coupons we sometimes receive at HEB or Albertsons for a dollar amount off a specific item. Example...I have a $0.75 off Tyson Anytizers that printed for me at HEB (has HEB logo on it), can now use it at Wal-Mart...there is fine print related to this, so be sure to read the new policy.

They will accept competitors' coupons for a specific item for a specific price

What do you think of this new policy? I went to Wal-Mart today and was able to get overage on several items with no problem at all...it was just a few cents here and there, but it helped lower my overall cost.

Deals at Wal-Mart

I went to Wal-Mart today to see if I could find any good deals. I bought everything pictured below and spent...



$11.02

4 bags of Quaker Oatmeal Quick Oats $1.00
-used 4 coupons for $1.00 off 1 (found in 1/2 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: FREE

4 boxes of Gain Dryer Sheets $3.12
-used 4 coupons for $3.00 off Gain Sheets (found in 2/13 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: $0.48 ($0.12 each)

2 bottles Gain Dish Detergent $0.97
-used 2 coupons for $1.00 off Gain Dish Detergent (found in P&G coupon booklet)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.06 overage)

3 tubes of Crest Kids' Toothpaste $0.97
-used 3 coupons for $1.00 off Crest Kids Toothpaste (found in 2/27 Proctor and Gamble inserts...some regions got coupon for $0.50)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.09 overage)

Revlon Nail Clippers $1.97
-used coupon for $2.00 off Revlon Beauty Tool (found here)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.03 overage)

Revlon Tweezers $1.87
-used coupon for $2.00 off Revlon Beauty Tool (found here)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.13 overage)

McCormick Taco Seasoning Packet $0.50
-used coupon for $1.00 off McCormick Seasoning (found in 3/13 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: FREE (plus $0.50 overage)

2 Kikkoman Soy Sauce $1.42
-used 2 coupons for $1.00 off Kikkoman (found here)
Final Price: $0.84 ($0.42 each)

Danimal Crush Cups $1.96
-used coupon for $1.00 of Danimals Product (found in 2/27 SmartSource insert)
Final Price: $0.96

Danimal Coolision $1.96
-used coupon for $1.00 off Danimals Product (found in 2/27 SmartSource insert)
Final Price: $0.96

2 gallons of milk $2.50
(price matched Lowe's ad)
Final Price: $5.00

Earthbound Farm Organic Carrots $0.88
Earthbound Farm Organic Red Potatoes $1.98
-used coupon for $2.00 off 2 Earthbound Farm Products (I received these from Recycle Bank)
Final Price: $0.86 ($0.43 each)

Bananas $1.65

Wheat Bread $1.08

Price Matching at Wal-Mart

Lowe's usually has several good prices in the ad each week, but I never shop there. Instead, if I find a great price I will take the ad into Wal-Mart and price match it there. This week there are several prices that you might want to take advantage of. Remember that if Lowe's store brand is on sale, Wal-Mart will price match their store brand for the same price.

Lowe's Milk (gallon) $2.50
-Okay, this isn't a really great deal. The cheapest milk at Wal-Mart right now is $2.55 a gallon, but it's worth the 2 seconds to show the cashier the ad to save $0.05 to me. :)

The prices on the following items are ONLY good on the days indicated, and are limited to 1 per person.

Wednesday (March 23) Bar S Meat Bologna (12 oz.) $0.29

Thursday (March 24) Lowe's White Sandwich Bread (24 oz.) $0.09

Friday (March 25) Russet Potatoes (5 lb. bag) $0.49

Saturday (March 26) Lowe's Ice Cream (48 oz.) $0.99

Sunday (March 27) Lowe's Drinking Water (24 pack) $1.77

Monday (March 28) Lowe's Flour Tortillas (10 ct.) $0.29

Tuesday (March 29) Apples (Washington Extra Fancy Red or Golden Delicious) (3 lb. bag) $0.59

I think I'll be taking advantage of the deals on potatoes and apples...$0.59 for a 3 lb. bag of apples...that is an AMAZING deal. I just might have to talk my husband into going with me so he can pick up a bag as well. :)

Albertsons Trip (March 23)

I went to Albertsons today to see what sort of deals I could find with the General Mills Promotion. I bought everything pictured below and spent...



$17.54 and saved $76.77

4 Ronzoni Pasta (raincheck to make them $0.50 each)
-used 2 coupons for $1.00 off 2 (found in 1/23 SmartSource insert)
Final Price: FREE

2 Mentos $0.99
-used 2 coupons for $0.50 off Mentos (found in 2/6 SmartSource insert) (doubled)
Final Price: FREE

10 Dannon Yogurt Cups $0.50
-all 10 had price cut stickers to take $0.30 off each one...$0.20 each
-used coupon for $1.00 off 10 Dannon Cups (found in 1/30 SmartSource insert)
Final Price: $1.00 ($0.10 each)

4 Hunt's Tomatoes $0.79
-used coupon for $1.00 off 4
Final Price: $2.16 ($0.54 each)

2 Purex Detergent $1.99
-used 2 coupons for $1.00 off Purex (found in 3/13 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: $1.98 ($0.99 each)

4 Nature Valley Granola Bars $1.50 each after GM promotion
-used 4 coupons for $0.50 off Nature Valley (found here and here)(all doubled)
Final Price: $2.00 ($0.50 each)

1 Nature Valley Trail Mix Granola Bars $1.50 after GM promotion
-used coupon for $0.50 off (found in 2/13 General Mills insert (doubled)
Final Price: $0.50

2 Cheerios (1 Apple Cinnamon and 1 Banana Nut Crunch) $1.50 each after GM promotion
-used 2 coupons for $0.75 off Cheerios (found here)
Final Price: $1.50 ($0.75 each)

6 Lucky Charms $1.50 each after GM promotion
-used 2 coupons for $1.00 off 2 General Mills Cereals (found here)
-used 2 coupons for $0.55 off Lucky Charms (found here)
Final Price: $5.90 ($0.98)

1 Yoplait Delights $1.50 after GM promotion
-used coupon for $0.50 off Delights (found in 2/13 General Mills insert)(doubled)
Final Price: $0.50

2 Go-Gurt $1.50 each after GM promotion
-used coupon for $0.75 off 2 (found in 2/13 General Mills insert)
Final Price: $2.25 ($1.12 each)

I also used my own bags, so had a few cents taken off the total for those. How have you guys been doing shopping sales with your coupons?

Other Albertsons Deals

Albertsons will:
-double coupons up to and including $0.50
-triple coupons up to and including $0.39
-only double/triple up to 4 like coupons per transaction
-accept TWO coupons during a Buy One Get One Sale (as long as each coupon is for $X.XX off ONE product)
-allow you to combine a manufacturer's coupon with a store coupon

Tropicana Orange Juice $1.99 (limit 2)
-use coupon for $1.00 off 2 cartons of Tropicana Orange Juice (found in 3/6 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: $2.98 for 2 ($1.49 each)
(I think this is a pretty good price for orange juice)

Peter Pan Creamy Peanut Butter $0.99 (limit 3)
-use coupon for $1.00 off 2 Peter Pan (found in January All You magazine)
Final Price:$0.98 for 2 ($0.49 each)

Purex 2X Liquid Laundry Detergent $1.99 (limit 2)
-use coupon for $1.00 off Purex Laundry Detergent (found in 3/13 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: $0.99

Chicken of the Sea Chunk Light Tuna $0.50 (limit 2)

Hunt's Tomatoes $0.79
-use coupon for $1.00 off 3 Hunt's Diced Tomatoes (found in January All You magazine)
Final Price: $1.37 for 3 ($0.46 each)

Dannon Yogurt $0.50
-I ran to Albertsons today and found a LOT of the yogurt cups with quick sale stickers on them...some of these had stickers for $0.30 off.
-use coupon for $1.00 off 10 Dannon cups (found in 1/30 SmartSource)
Final Price: Will Vary...I picked up 10 cups with the $0.30 off stickers on them and used the $1.00 coupon to get all 10 for $1.00...just $0.10 each. It is definitely worth it to look for these.

McCormick Spices $1.50
-use coupon for $1.00 off McCormick (found in 3/13 RedPlum insert)
Final Price: $0.50

Dannon Danimals $2.00
-use coupon for $1.00 off Danimals (found in 2/27 SmartSource insert)
-use coupon for $1.00 off Dan-o-nino (found in 2/27 SmartSource insert)
Final Price: $1.00 (I also noticed a lot of these with quick sale stickers for $0.50 off, so if you find any of those your final price would be only $0.50)

General Mills Promotion Buy 4 for $1.00 and get $4.00 deducted at register. To read more about the coupons available for this and different scenarios read the post below.

These are the best deals that I see at Albertsons this week. Look through the ad and see if there are any other deals that will work for your family.

Albertsons--General Mills Promotion

Albertsons has a really great General Mills promotion going on this week.

Buy 4 select General Mills products for $10.00 and $4.00 will be taken off your total at checkout. This means that your price will be 4 for $6.00...or just $1.50 per item. Of course this deal gets a lot better when you include coupons.

Items included in sale:
Cheerios (14 oz.)
Apple Cinnamon Cheerios (12.9 oz.)
Banana Nut Cheerios (10.9 oz.)
Reese's Peanut Butter Puffs (13 oz.)
Cookie Crisp (11.25 oz.)
Lucky Charms (11.5 oz.)
Nature Valley Granola Bars (6 ct.)
Nature Valley Thins (10 ct.)
Nature Valley Clusters (5 oz.)
Fiber One Bars (6 ct.)
Yoplait Delights (16 oz.)
Yoplait Go-Gurt (18 oz.)

Coupons for Cereal:

-coupon for $1.00 off 2 select General Mills Cereals (found here and in 3/20 SmartSource insert)

-coupon for $0.75 off select Cheerios (found here)

-coupon for $0.55 off Lucky Charms (found here)

Coupons for Nature Valley:

-use coupon for $0.50 off Nature Valley Granola Bars (found here and here)(will be doubled)

-use coupon for $0.75 off 2 boxes of Nature Valley Granola Bars (found in 2/13 General Mills insert and 3/6 SmartSource insert)

Coupons for Fiber One Bars:

-use coupon for $0.40 off Fiber One Bars (found in 1/30 and 3/6 SmartSource inserts)(will be doubled)

Coupons for Yogurt:

-use coupon for $0.50 off Yoplait Delights (found in 2/13 General Mills insert and 3/6 SmartSource insert) (will be doubled)

-use coupon for $0.75 off 2 Yoplait Go-Gurt (found in 2/13 General Mills insert and here)

Remember when doing the General Mills Promotion, you must buy in groups of 4. You should be able to get some GREAT deals with the available coupons.

Example 1:

4 Nature Valley Granola Bars $6.00
-use 4 coupons for $0.50 (print 2 from each link) (all 4 will be doubled)
Final Price: $2.00 for all 4 (just $0.50 each!!)

2 boxes of Cheerios and 2 boxes of Lucky Charms $6.00
-use 2 coupons for $0.75 off Cheerios
-use 2 coupons for $0.55 off Lucky Charms
Final Price: $3.40 for all 4 (just $0.85 each!!)

4 Yoplait Delights $6.00
-use 4 coupons for $0.50 off (all 4 will be doubled)
Final Price: $2.00 for all 4 (just $0.50 each)

Of course you can mix and match and get any assortment of items that your family will eat, but I would encourage you to sit down with your coupons and write up several scenarios. If your family goes through these items pretty quickly then now is the time to stock up...I'd rather buy 8 boxes of granola bars now for $0.50 each than wait and spend over $2.00 for just one box next week. Remember the key to saving is to stock up when the item is at a rock bottom price. :)