Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Ready to start saving?

Thanks Karen & Eileen for letting me post on your blog.

With the economy the way it is, what better time than now to start saving money, right? And using coupons with sale items is a GREAT way to start! Most coupons can be found in the Sunday paper, but there are TONS of other great coupons on the Internet. You need to download a program on to your computer so that the bar-code can print correctly & scan correctly at the store, but after that, the savings are ENDLESS.

You can generally print 2 coupons PER computer. After the coupon prints, just hit your back button a few times & another one will print. Each coupon will have a unique code printed under the expiration date. So, if you have more than one computer at home, that will increase the number of coupons you can print. Here is a list of websites that frequently change the coupons they have:

***Word of caution…if you think you *might* use a certain coupon; print it because they might be gone when you want it. Generally, the expiration date on the printed coupons will be one month from the date you print them.

Printable coupon sites:
http://www.coupons.com/
http://www.couponbug.com/
http://www.boodle.com/
http://www.redplum.com/
http://www.smartsource.com/
http://www.bettycrocker.com/
http://www.eatbetteramerica.com/
http://www.eversave.com/
http://www.everydayeating.com/
http://www.boxtops4education.com/Promotions/

Nestle coupon sites:
http://www.verybestcoffee.com/
http://www.verybestkids.com/
http://www.verybestbaby.com/
http://www.verybestbaking.com/


Safeway Deals 5/6 – 5/12
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dfr34dmr_66c22wmshk

Info on Safeway:

* Safeway.com has Proctor & Gamble (PG) coupons you can load right onto your Club Card. You can use these WITH manufacturer coupons to save even MORE money! You can check that out here: Click here

*Safeway.com also has printable coupons on their site. Some are even Safeway specific. Go here to check them out: Click here

*Each week in their flyer they have a “double” coupon that will double up to 4 manufacturers (mfg) coupons up to $.50 ea, so a maximum additional savings of $2.
Example:
$.40 mfg coupon + double = savings of $.80 ($.40 + $.40 double)
$.50 mfg coupon + double = savings of $1.00 ($.50 + $.50 double)
$1.00 mfg coupon + double = savings of $1.50 ($1 + $.50 double)

Here are some highlights from this week’s ad

Juice Promo:
Buy any 5 Save $5 Mix & Match
Participating brands include Ocean Spray, Capri Sun, Capri Sun Roarin' Waters, Mott's, Langers, V8, V8 V-Fusion, Izze, Crystal Light, Propel and Gatorade Powder Drink Mix

Possible scenario:

$5.98 – 2 V8 Vegetable juice (use 2 of the $1/1 IP found here: Here or Here)
$6.98 – 2 V8 Fusion (use 2 of the $2/1 IP found here: Here)
$3.49 – 1 other juice
$16.45 Total
-5 (instant promo with club card)
-2 (2-$1/1 V8 Veg IP)
-4 (2-$2/1 V8 Fusion IP)
-2 (double coupon)
$3.45 out of pocket (OOP) for 5 juices!!
OR…if you bought a $2.49 juice instead of the $3.49, you'd pay $2.45 OOP
OR…if you bought a $2.99 juice instead of the $3.49, you'd pay $2.95 OOP

So, for the price of ONE of the above juices, you’ll get 5 bottles!!


Ice Cream Promo:
Earn a $5 Reward Coupon from 5/6 to 5/19 when you buy and FOUR (4) of the following:

Haagen-Dazs Ice Cream 14oz. or bars 3-pk. or larger
Dreyer's Branded Products 1.5 qt.
Dreyer's Fruit Bars 6-pk. or larger
Dreyer's Dibs Frozen Snacks 60-ct. or 10-ct.
Nestle Drumstick Frozen Dairy Dessert Cones 4-pk. or larger
Eskimo Pie Frozen Dairy Dessert Bars 6-pk. or larger
The Skinny Cow Frozen Treats 4-pk. or larger

Not sure what the price of these items will be, but there were some coupons in the 4/26 Sunday’s insert:

$1/2 Haagen Daz bars
$1/2 Dreyers Dibs 10ct
$1/2 Drumstick & Eskimo pie


Other good deals:

Asparagus $1.48/lb
Strawberries or Blackberries Buy one Get one (BOGO) at $3.99
Gatorade or Propel $.88/ea
Oscar Mayer Lunchables 10/$10 (or $1 ea…don’t have to buy 10)
18ct Lucerne eggs $1.99 w/in-ad coupon (this is better at Albertsons this week, though…you can get a dozen eggs there for $.99 limit 3)

Tropicana OJ 2/$6
-$1 IP (Here)
-$.50 double
=$1.50 ea!

Pedigree Dentastix are $3
- $2.50 IP here (Here & Here)
- $.50 double
=FREE!

Wet Ones $2.79
-$1 IP here (Here)
-$.50 double
= $1.29

Pillsbury Catalina on your next order (OYNO) thru 5/17:
When you buy 3 participating products you get a $3 OYNO catalina coupon (cat). I’ve done the following & have gotten it:

Buy 3 of the $1.50 Pillsbury 4pk Crescent rolls
$4.50
-$1.00/3 from 4/26 SmartSource (SS)
$3.50 OOP & get back a coupon for $3 OYNO (these can be use for ANYTHING in the store) You can also use it to buy more of the same item to make your OOP lower the next time (it’s referred to as “rolling” your cat)

Buy 3 of the $1.99 Pillsbury 5ct Cinnamon rolls
$5.97
-$1.00/3 from 4/26 SS
$4.97 OOP & get back a coupon for $3 OYNO



Albertsons deals 5/6 – 5/12

In-ad coupons:
Franz Premium White Bread is $1.37 Limit 4
Albertsons Chunk Cheese is $3.99 Limit 2
Fresh Baked Cinamon Rolls $.99 Limit 6
Nabisco Ritz Crackers $1.88 Limit 4
Jennie-O Ground Turkey $1.88 ea, Limit 6
Braeburn Apples 5 lb. Bag $2.99 Limit 2
Yuban Ground Coffee or Maxwell House Ground Coffee $4.99 Limit 2

Other Deals
Albertsons Large Eggs $.99 doz. First 3
Breyers Ice Cream (use $.75 mfq from 4/5 Unilever insert)
Nabisco Family Size Snack Crackers are $1.99
Kellogg’s cereal 50% off (various $1 cereal coupons at Here & Here)

Get a $5 OYNO cat wyb $15 in Clorox bleach or cleaning items, Viva, Glad, Scott or Cottonelle in a single transaction w/your Preferred Card
-FREE Clorox wipes wyb 2 Clorox products up to $3.49 (Here)
-Cottonelle coupons (Here)


Kraft promo…Save $3 WYB $10 automatically with your club card

10/$10 or $.75 ea wyb 10
Kraft Easy Mac cups (use BOGO IP Here)
Kraft bbq sauce (use $.75 mfg 5/3 SS)
**Also, possible OYNO cat deal with this item (not confirmed)
Buy Kraft BBQ sauce 18oz.+ between 5/1-5/24
Buy 4 get $2 or
Buy 5 get $2.50 or
Buy 6 or more get $3 coupon off your next shopping order.


4/$10 or $1.75 ea wyb 10
Velveeta Shells & Cheese (use $1.50/2 IP Here)
South Beach Living Fiber Fit bars (use $1 IP Here)
Tree Top Apple Juice (use $1/2 IP Here)
Kraft Bagel-fuls (use $1 IP Here)


5/$10 or $1.40 ea wyb $10
Kraft Mayo (use $1 mfq from 4/26 SS insert)


Possible scenarios:

$5 – 2 South Beach Fiber Fit Bars
$5 – 2 Kraft Bagel fuls
$10 Total
-$3 instant savings wyb $10
-$2 (2-$1 South Beach IP)
-$2 (2-$1 Kraft Bagelfuls IP)
OOP $3 for 4 boxes or $.75/ea

$10 – 4 Tree Top Apple Juice
Total $10
-$3 instant savings wyb $10
-$2 (2-$1/2 Tree Top IP)
OOP $5 for 4 juices or $1.25/ea

$10 – 4 Velveeta Shells & Cheese
Total $10
-$3 instant savings wyb $10
-$3 (2-$1.50/2 Velveeta IP)
OOP $4 for 4 boxes or $1/ea


Hope some of these coupon match-ups will help you save your family some money this week. Looking forward to posting again next week with more!

1 comment:

Karen said...

Pam, I went to Safeway last night and used your coupon method. From the newspaper I used a $10.00 off coupon straight off my total, then I bought a Coke feature BOGO and got 2 "free" 12 packs and a free 24pack of Dansani water. By switching brands on pasta, sauce and juice I received a $10 off of my next visit and a wad of great coupons for future visits. I did get deals on many of the flyer items too just by taking a few minutes to read the insert in the car before I ran in. Thank you sweet daughter for saving me about $30.00! This can be a fun game of how much can you save every week! I hope that other readers will be able to comment on their successes. I would really like to hear! Personal stimulus package!!