Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Bad News on Doublers at Albertsons
Great! So much for spending so much time shopping! I had to put a lot of it back because some of my coupons said "do not double." Normally I probably would have bought it anyway but I was a little ticked off. The fact is that I don't understand WHY. It is not the manufacturer that doubles the coupon, it's the store that does. Unless I am somehow mistaken. When they scan the double coupon, it acts as a store coupon. The cashier then writes in the amount to be doubled. At the end of the night when they are settling their drawers and their coupons, there is no way of telling WHICH coupons were doubled. There is simply an amount on the doubler. So my question is WHY can't it be doubled?? I could totally understand if it were the manufacturer doing the doubling but it's the store.
As you can see, I am a little frustrated. I just wanted to give you all the heads up so that you don't waste the time I did just to be turned down. So next time you are in Albertsons, check your coupons carefully and then talk to the store manager, not just the cashier, and see what he has to say about this. I am going to when I go in because it just doesn't make any sense!!!
High Value Pillsbury Coupons
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Walgreens 9/25
Friday, September 25, 2009
Smiths Trip 9/24
- 3 Kroger butter $5.00
- 2 eggs $1.98
- 2 Deli Creations clearance $2.58
- 2 Kroger diapers $11.92
- 2 Diet Cokes $2
- $2 Reeses cups $2
- 4 DiGiorno pizzas $17.88
- 2 Pringles clearance $1.98
Then I used:
- $1.92 DiGiorno Fred Meyer coupon
- $2/2 DiGiorno tearpad in store
- (2) $1 DiGiorno Flat Bread pizzas 8/23 SS
- (2) $1 off candy WYB Coke tearpad in store
- $1/2 Pringles 8/30 P&G
- **should have saved $.50/2 Pringles ecoupon but it didn't come off for some reason :(
Total OOP $31.65
Total Savings $39.51 or 55%
I saved 91% at Albertsons This Week!!!
- 4 boxes Frosted Mini Wheats $10
- 1 Cinnabon Bar $2.50
- 2 Nutrigrain Bars $5.00
- 3 packs Keebler Crackers $7.50
- 1 package Craisins $3.19
- Bananas $2.64
Then I used:
- $10 Kelloggs instant savings
- $2.00 off fresh fruit Kelloggs Fuel for School coupon book
- $2.00 off Craisins Kellogs FFS coupon book
- (3) $.55 off Keebler crackers
- (3) $1 doublers
- $2 survey coupon
Total OOP: $5.43
Total Savings: $38.70
- Jet Dry $3.49
- (2) Campbells Soup at Hand $1.00
- $1.25 in doublers
Total OOP: 1.99
Total Savings: 5.48
But....I also received TWO $1.25 catalinas from the Jet Dry and $1.25/3 Soup at Hand coupon!
- 2 Frosted Mini Wheats $5
- 8 Keebler cookies $20
- 1 gallon milk $1.99
Then I used:
- $10 Kelloggs instant savings
- $2.50 catalinas from Jet Dry
- $2 off milk w/ purchase of 2 cookies from FFS coupon book
- (2) $.75 off Mini Wheats from the back of some boxes I already had
- (5) $1.00 off Keebler cookies coupons (no longer available)
- (3) $.55 off Keebler cookies coupons (no longer available)
- $3 doubler coupons
Total OOP: $1.34
Total Savings $41.73
So, I spent $8.76 for everything pictured, and saved $85.91 for a savings of 91%!!
Thursday, September 24, 2009
FREE Ice Cream at Cold Stone Today!
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
New Cellfire Coupons Available
LOVE This Coupon Book!!!
FREE Taste of Home Cookbook Downloads
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Albertsons Trip 9/22
Smiths trip 9/22
Nalley Pickles $.12!!!
FREE Pro-X wrinkle cream
Walgreens 9/21
Welch's grape jelly sale $1.59
used $.75 coupon
final price $.84 each
Crest was on clearance for $.74 each
used $.50 Crest coupon from 8/30 P&G insert
final price $.24 each
All Small and Mighty clearance for $1.76 ea
used $1.00 All coupon from 8/2 RP
final price $.76 each
Aussie hair product sale price $2.99
used $1 Aussie coupon from something I got in the mail (?)
final price $1.99
also received $2 register rewards so ended up being FREE
Glade candle holder sale price $2.50
Glad candle refills sale price $2.50
used FREE refill with holder purchase coupon from 9/20 SS
final price $2.50 for two
received $1 register reward so ended up being $1.50 for both
(I repeated just the Glade deal 2 more times)
I used $8 in rr to pay
Paid $12.70 out of pocket
received $5 more dollars in rr
including rr received, it's like paying $7.70 out of pocket for everything.
It was late and I was tired so I could have done better at this. In hind sight, I should have added some small "filler items" so that I could have used more register rewards to pay, but like I said, it was late and I was tired! Next time I'll do better! :)
**It has taken me a little bit to get the hang of Walgreens. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Why wasn't I able to use more rr to pay for my purchase? Well, the register sees the rr as coupons. So, if you buy 6 items and you have 5 coupons for those items, then the register is only going to let you pay with one rr. That's why you add "filler items" to your purchase. A filler item can be anything cheap that you don't have a coupon for that will bring up your total number of items being purchased. For instance, if I had added in a couple candy bars or something to the above transaction, I would have been able to use a couple more rr and brought my total out of pocket price down. That's why its best to go without children, and with a brain that isn't as tired as mine was last night! **
rr=register rewards (these are store coupons that print when you purchase a qualifying item. The ad will show which items receive rr)
Monday, September 21, 2009
FREE Cereal!!
This week at Smiths, you save $6 instantly when you buy any four General Mills cereals.
Pair this with the 2 for $3 Fred Meyer General Mills coupon in the Freddy's ad and your cereal will be FREE!!!!
Earlier today, I purchased 2 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios, 2 boxes of Cookie Crisp, 1 gallon of milk and a bagel......Total OOP: $1.89!
Smiths sale ends Tues!
Fred Meyer 9/20-9/26
Sunday, September 20, 2009
New Special K coupon!
This week at Albertsons, when you buy 5 Special K products in a single transaction, you save $5 instantly. HERE is a great $1 off any Special K cereal coupon to pair with that sale!!
also, check out coupons.com for other Special K coupons to use as well.
Use a few double coupons with these and get Special K for cheap or even free!!
Unlimited Quaker Granola Bar Coupon Prints
Saturday, September 19, 2009
My Smith's Trip With Ecoupons
- Trix $3.79 -$.55 shortcuts.com coupon, -$.55 manuf coupon
- Cocoa Puffs $3.69 - $.75 cellfire coupon, -$1.00 manuf coupon
- Cocoa Puffs $3.69 -$.75 shortcuts coupon, -$1.00 manuf coupon
- Cheerios $3.99 - $.55 cellfire coupon, -$.75 manuf coupon
I didn't need anymore cereal but I thought I'd give the ecoupon thing a try while it was all on sale. You can load ecoupons on your Smiths card from either cellfire.com, shortcuts.com , p&g.com or unilever. Just enter your phone number or Fresh Values card number and then select the coupons that you would like on your card. By the time you get to the store your coupon should be loaded on your card. When you check out, the ecoupon will be deducted from your total and show as cfire or scuts next to the item name.
The benefit? As you can see above, you can use the ecoupon with a manufacturer coupon for twice the savings!!
The downside? You can only load one coupon per item. But since there are 2 different sites you can load one coupon per site (like I did with the Cocoa Puffs). Then when you come home, load it on there again!
Don't have a Smiths? There are other stores that participate too (Fred Meyer). Once you get the coupons loaded onto your card then you can print a shopping list so you know what coupons you have loaded. There is a 50 coupon limit per site, but there are 3 sites so you can load up to 150 coupons on your card! There is an expiration date for these coupons too, but it will let you know when you print your list or visit the site when this is.
Give this a try and let me know how you like it or how it works for you!!!
Albertsons Deals 9/18/9
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Pepsi Coupons!!!
Kelloggs Cereal Sale At Swensen's Markets
There are lots of coupons on Kelloggs boxes of cereal so if you have any in your house already you may want to check there for more. Also if you were able to snag a Kelloggs Fuel for School coupon book, or had one sent to you, there are more available there.
Other great Swensen's deals this week:
Boneless, skinless chicken breasts $1.69/lb!!
General Mills cereals 4 for $10, or $2.50 each. There are lots of GM coupons available out there! Check coupons.com and bettycrocker.com to find coupons to pair with this deal!
Welch's 32 oz grape jam or jelly $1.97
$.75 off Welch's coupon HERE
Pillsbury crescent rolls $1.89
$1.00/2 coupon HERE and HERE
Quaker granola bars $2.00
$1.00/2 HERE
and you can't beat Swensen's produce prices!
Bartlett pears $.49/lb ($15.99/40lb)
Yellow onions $.25/lb ($4.99/25lb)
Peaches $.69/lb
Avocados $.69 each
local corn $.25 each
Gala apples $.69/lb
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
$2.00 Off Huggies
Kelloggs and Keebler Coupons
Wanna Know Why I Love Coupons???
Monday, September 14, 2009
Doubles! Doubles!
The new Albertsons ad that runs 9/16-9/22 also has 3 double coupons in it!!
Where can you find some double coupons? Ask at the customer service desk, they will give you one copy each day. Also check in those free papers that get delivered on Monday and Tuesdays (you can pick up a free copy of this if you need another one at the Times News office as well) or buy a Wed paper.
Anyone have any great doubler ideas?? Let me know what you are going to double! I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to use mine!
$1.60 Off of Nut Clusters
Remember....print it twice!!!
Red Plum New Printable Coupons
Redplum.com just added some new printable coupons.
Here is a list of a few of them:
$.50/1 Angel Soft Toilet Paper
$2/1 Caribou Coffee (2-lb bag)
$1/1 La Crème Yogurt (4-pack)
$1/1 Sally Hansen Lip Color
$.50/1 Sally Hansen Nail Color
$.50/1 Sally Hansen Nail Treatment
$1/1 Sparkle Paper Towels
$1/1 Surf Laundry Detergent
$1/2 Uncle Ben’s Rice Products
thanks couponcravings
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Fiber One Sale at Target
School Lunches
$.55 off Wonder Bread Classic White HERE (bricks) and
$.75 off Welch's Jam or Jelly HERE (bricks)
$1/2 Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot or Fruit Snacks HERE (Box Tops for Education)
$1/2 Yoplait Go-gurt HERE (Box Tops)
Keebler Coupons
These $1 Keebler coupons are back!! Print them while they are still available.
$1 on one package of Keebler Fudge Shoppe cookies & $.55 off any Keebler cookie HERE
*if you are new to Bricks coupons, you can hit your browser back button twice, then the refresh button and the coupon will print again. There is a 2 print limit on almost all coupons. So don't forget to print it twice! :0)
Box Tops Coupons
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Restaurant.com 90% off!!!!
$2 Scrubbing Bubbles Auto Shower Cleaner
Pilsbury and General Mills Printable Coupons
Sign up to be a member at Pilsbury and get access to lots of coupons. This month's coupons are worth more than $33! There are a lot of coupons on here that can also be found on other sites like coupons.com as well but if you only have access to one computer, then this is a great way to print more coupons for the same products and pair them up with a great deal. This month there are lots of General Mills cereal coupons! So hurry up and sign up as these offers don't last long!
Smiths Case Lot Sale 9/9-9/15
Con Agra Coupons
Simple and Delicious just released these new Con Agra coupons:
$.75 off THREE (3) Hunt's® Diced Tomatoes 11-oz cans or larger
$1 off any FOUR (4) RO*TEL® 10-oz cans
$1 off any TWO (2) Act II® Popcorn Balls
$.50 off any ONE (1) Peter Pan® Peanut Butter
$1 off any FOUR (4) Snack Pack® 4-packs
$1 off any THREE (3) Kid Cuisine® meals
head on over and print yours now!!