Super Savings!

Look what I got at Meijer today for $2.25 (saving $23.17!).

It would have been the same total with 2 half-gallons of Smart Balance milk as well (with a savings of over $27) had they not been sold out of it.  But I can check again another time this week and if they're still out, I'll get a raincheck and use it with my coupons to get them for free later.

Here are the deals I took advantage of today at Meijer.

Coffeemate creamers (16 oz) are $1.50.  Print this $1.50/1 twice and get two of them for free!
Kraft Philadelphia cream cheese is $1.25.  Print this $5/5, buy 5 packages and get them for $.25 each! (the ones I bought today don't expire until the end of January and cream cheese can be used for all kinds of recipes for holiday gatherings!
Frank's hot sauce--$.99.  Use the $.50/1 coupon from the Smart Source 10/3/10 newspaper insert, or print a $.50/1 coupon here.  Our Meijer doubles coupons up to $.50, so this was free!
Mrs.T's Pierogies--$1.68. Buy 3 and get one Mrs. T's Spinach/Feta Pierogies.  Print this and this twice and get $1 off each one, making them $.25 each!

Other Meijer deals this week:
Meijer milk--$2/gallon
Grapes--$.97/lb
Apples--$2/ 3 lb bag
Asparagus--$1.99/lb
Pineapple--$2.99 each
Meijer boneless, skinless chicken breast--$1.89/lb
Hungry Man frozen dinners--$2.  $2/1 here = free!
Meijer pastas--$.69 each

Check out the Meijer ad from your Sunday paper or online for more deals.


Kroger

Don't miss the General Mills cereal deal going on at Kroger through Wednesday!  Brand name cereals for under $1 a box!  Here's how it works:
If you buy 4 of the selected varieties of cereals (look carefully at the shelf labels to make sure you're getting ones that are included), they are $1.49 each.  Then use some of the coupons below to lower the price to under $1!

Look for 3 GM coupons here and print each one twice.
Kroger e-coupons (they don't stack e-coupons anymore, but it's better than nothing!)

More Kroger deals:
Lay's potato chips--$1.99
Kroger medium eggs--$.50
Ball Park franks--$1.28
Kroger buns and bread--$.88

Check out their website for more deals.

Best Store Deals 10/24/10

Walgreens

• Colgate Sensitive Toothpaste--$3.49, with a $3.49 Register Reward.  =Free!
• Contac Cold & Flu--$6, with a $6 Register Reward.  =Free!

Pay for your items that have Register Rewards first, then use the Register Rewards to buy whatever else you need!  Just remember you can't have more coupons/catalinas than the number of items you have, so you may have to add a cheap little item or two to your order, but you'll still be saving big bucks! :)

Other good Walgreens deals this week:
Trident Layers gum--$.99 with in-ad coupon.  Print this twice and get 2 packs for $.24 each!
Royal gelatin--5/$1 with in-ad coupon (think upcoming holiday recipes!)
Various carpet cleaning products--buy one get one free!
Rolls of Scotch tape--$.49 with in-store coupon (stock up for Christmas!)

Many other deals--look online for the ad if you didn't get a Sunday paper.

Meijer

• Wheat Thins or Triscuits--2/$5.  Go here for a $1/2 coupon = 2/$4.  This isn't the best deal ever, but we were in need of some healthy-ish crackers, and I think it's a savings of over $1/box.
• Tyson boneless, skinless chicken breast--$1.99/lb
• Kraft cheeses--$1.88. Get a $5/5 coupon here, and get them for $.88 each (if you buy 5).
• Nestle cookie dough--$2.  Print of two of these and get two for $1 each!
• Meijer milk--$2
• Quaker cereals and granola bars--$1.99.  Buy 5 and get a gallon of Meijer milk free!
• Apple cider--$2.99/gallon

Check out their online ad or check your Sunday paper for more deals!

Kroger (Wednesday is the last day to take advantage of these savings!)

Many items are $1!
Kroger bagels, cream cheese, tortilla chips, sour cream, bread, hot dog and hamburger buns, Del Monte fruit, Manwich, Betty Crocker cake mixes, 2 liter Pepsi products, avocados, Bumble Bee tuna and Dawn dish detergent, to name a few!

Plus, they're having a frozen food Mega Event where, if you buy 10 of the included items, already at sale prices, you save an extra $5.00.  Check out their ad, but you can get 2 Hungry Man "TV dinner" type things for free if you print this coupon twice.  Tombstone pizzas are $1.99.  Print this coupon and get Jose Ole appetizers for $1.49.  Eggo waffles--$1.49.  10-28 oz Birds Eye or Freshlike veggies are $1.49.

Other good Kroger deals:
Idahoan potatoes are $1.  Print this $1/1 coupon and get them free!
Post cereals $1.88
Gala apples (our fave!)  $3.99 for a 5-lb bag.
Fresh raspberries $2/6 oz

Cheap Snacks for the Road :)

I didn't need many groceries for my household this week, but when I saw these deals, I thought immediately of our upcoming, very long (and fun!) road trip.  Everybody knows how ridiculously-priced snacks are at gas stations, so I thought I might as well stock up on items like this while I can get them for a song.  I paid just over $9 for the above items, and saved just under $19, all at Meijer.  Here's how:

The Nature Valley granola bars, Sweet & Salty bars, and Fiber One bars are on sale for $1.99 a box this week.  Go here and print out $.40 and $.50 coupons (you can print 2 for each brand).  Meijer doubles coupons that are $.50 or less, so each box is $.99-$1.19.

Pringles are 3/$4 this week.  I had a manufacturer coupon--$1 off 3.  So, of course, that made them $1 each**

Chex mix is $1.25.  Go here and print off two $.50 coupons, each of which will be doubled, and you pay $.25 each!!!!

**Plus, I had a $3 catalina toward my purchase, which I received with last week's Kraft salad dressing deal, so it was basically like getting the 3 cans of Pringles for free!

Go here to see all of the deals Meijer is having this week, and don't forget to check and see here if Meijer is offering coupons you can stack with the manufacture coupons you have!  Leave comments here if you have any great deals you want to share.  I'm pretty sure you can even comment anonymously if you don't have a Google account. :)

Deals

I really have wanted to get on here and blog about some great savings this week, but I've just been swamped with so many things going on!  If you see this in time, though, you might still have another day to take advantage of these deals.

I'll start with Walgreens and CVS, since most people have those around (I think) in the US.  Meijer and Kroger are having some deals as well, so I will include those at the end.

Walgreens

I paid a total of $37.27 for the above items.  That probably seems like a lot for that number of items, but 2 of them would normally be $40 each.  I saved a total of $77.46.  Not my very best deal ever, but it worked out okay.  Plus I have $8 in Register Rewards to spend next time.

Once again, I did the multiple transaction thing, and it worked out okay.  I started with the Complete contact solution, which is $7.99, with an $8 Register Reward.  Also in that transaction, I purchased an "ourchless" headband, that was $2.99, with a $3.00 Register Reward.  I had a $1 off coupon from the box of Contact solution and my $4.50 Register Rewards from last week.

Second Transaction included the two bottles of Osteo, 1 pkg of Carefree ($.99 with coupon from ad) and a box of first-aid gauzy things I got from the clearance aisle because I thought I was going to need an extra cheap item to balance the number of coupons I was using.  My *aging* hubby (ha ha--I get to tease him now and then 'cuz he's 4 years older than I) likes to take, as part of his vitamin regimen, Osteo Flex or whatever it's called (or other brands of the same thing).  Walgreens had them Buy-One-Get-One Free.  These bottles would have been $40 each, but with the BOGO, and two $5 off coupons I had, AND the $8 Register Reward from my first transaction, I got both bottles for more like $22 (or $11 each).

Transaction #3:  I bought another Complete contact solution and 2 Oscar Meyer deli meats.  The OM meats were on sale for 2/$5.00, plus I had a $1 off 2 coupon, and I used the $3 Register Reward from my first transaction.  I received another $8 RR from the Complete, and I will use that next week.

CVS

This picture isn't especially clear--sorry!  For these items, I paid $20.27, which is less than the regular price of the cooler alone.  I saved $37.63, and received $8 in Extra Care Bucks for next time.

I did this in 2 transactions:

The Garnier Nutritioniste products weren't on sale, but if you bought $20 worth, you got $10 back.  It was right when I was looking for facial products with SPF, so it was perfect timing for me.  Plus, I had $2 off coupon for one of the products.  The toothpaste was $2.99 with a $1 Extra Care Buck, plus I had a $1 off coupon for that.  I also used my $12 ECBucks from last week.

For my second transaction, I took the ECBs from the 1st transaction and used them toward this cooler, which was already on sale for $14.99.  We're taking a long road trip this summer and I was thinking about all the bottles of water we could fit in that thing! :)  The men's body wash was a money-maker.  They were on sale for $4.00 each, with an ECB return of $4.00 (limit: 2 of these deals per household).  I also had a coupon for $4 off 2. So, I bought 2 and ended up making $4.00 (not including the ECBs).  And now I have $8 ECBs for next time.

Meijer

Here are just some of the deals I got at Meijer this week!

The Kraft salad dressings are $2 each, and if you buy 2, you get a $1 catalina coupon toward your next shopping trip.  Buy 3 and you'll get $2, buy 4 and you'll get $3.  Plus go here to print off $.55 off 1 coupons and here to print Meijer coupons, $1.00 off 1, which you can stack with the $.55 ones.  I bought 4 bottles, $2 each, had $4 off in Meijer coupons, and $1.65 in manufacturer coupons.  With the $3 catalina I received back, it's like getting them for free, plus a little overage.

The Hellman's mayo is on sale for $2.50.  I bought 2.  Here, I got a $1.50 off 2 coupon from Meijer, which I stacked with two $.75 off 1 coupons, making each jar $1.  I'm sorry, but the $.75 coupons appear to be gone now!

Country Time and other drink mixes are $1 this week.

The Bertolli  pasta sauce is $1.67 this week.  Here, you can get $1 off 2 coupons.  I also used $1.50 off 2 coupons that appear to be no longer available!  You can do some searching on your own and see if you can track down something I'm missing, if you wish. :)  But, anyway, I paid $.22 for each.

The Raisin Bran I got for $.69 (a giant box!), using the $2 coupon they wouldn't take at Walmart. :)

Not pictured:  Ball Park Franks are $.89 this week.
Skippy Peanut Butter is $1.67.  Coupons here and here make them about $1 each.

Kroger:
Kroger has Nestle bottled water on sale--3 for $10 (24 packs).  If you buy 3, you receive $3 back.  I bought 6 cases (stocking up for summer and our trip!) and used coupons, making the price $2 per case, or about 8 cents per bottle.  Sure beats paying $1 or more at gas stations! :)

This is all I've got time for right now, but I'll bet there are tons more deals out there.  If you know of some, post them in the comments section for others to see! :)