Great Deals at Albertson's

Albertsons 12-09-09 to 12-15-09

They’re still doubling, tripling, and quadrupling coupons, by the way. That basically means that all your coupons under $1 will be multiplied up to $1, and coupons $1 or more will be redeemed at face value.

I can only see two good deals there this week:

All Laundry Detergent (50 oz) $2.99Use $2/1 insert coupon
Net cost at checkout: 99¢

Pillsbury Brownie Classics $1Use $1/2 insert coupon
Net cost at checkout: 50¢ each

So Busy Getting My Deals

I'm seriously so busy getting deals that I have completely forgot to update here. But I am going to try and update at lease once a week. I really wish people, especially on a fixed incomes, would learn how to do this. I hate to see families in the grocery store and they have 3 items in their baskets and I have a cart full and they are going to pay the same $7 that I am going to pay.

$7 is funny because when ever I look at my receipts I think I always spend $7. So I will hit all my stores (King Soopers, Albertsons, Safeway, Target and Walgreens) all in one day and each place will cost around $7. So $7 X 5 = $35 and my trunk is full of stuff. Not bad at all.

Newbie at Walgreen's Senario! May 20 & 21

Hey, do you want to NEVER pay for health and beauty items again? Here is a great way to start with the Walgreen's RR system.

Walgreen's has released a $5 off any $25 purchase coupon HERE It's only good may 20 & 21st. If you are a newbie this is a great way to get some Register Rewards to use and learn the fine art of "rolling" RR's for FREE stuff!

The fine print reads total must be $25 before taxes and AFTER all manufacturer and Walgreen's coupons. But that doesn't mean this can't be a great deal maker but it does mean you'll have to shell out $20 plus tax minimum at the register.

Best Deal Scenario for maximizing your register rewards:
Colgate Visibly White $4.49 - $1 off printable HERE = $3.49
Dry Idea critical complete roll on $5.99 use $2 off HERE = $3.99
Skintimate Shave lotion $1.99 use .75 cents off from 4/26 Smart Source = $1.24
Bayer Quick Release crystal 4 count $2.49
Band Aids ( J & J ) buy 4 @ $2.50 each use (4) $1 off from 4/26 Red Plum = $6
Bic multi purpose lighter bonus pack $2.99 use $1 off from or HERE = $1.99
OFF clip on protection buy 2 @ $8.99 use $2 off from 5/17 Red Plum and bogo HERE = $6.99

Total $26.19 before taxes / after all coupons use $5 off = $21.19 before tax. You will get back these register rewards: $4.50 Colgate / $5 dry idea / $1 skinitimate / $2.50 Bayer / $4 Band Aids / $3 OFF

Total back: $20 in register rewards net cost after rewards $1.19 + tax.

Now you save these for next week and if you can successfully "roll" these onto the next deal you are only paying tax for the items on sale next week. And new RR's will print from certain items next week. So you spent $20 to get started and it stretches on for as long as you can keep it going/rolling.

Here's a quick lesson about RR's:

What are RR's?

RR are coupons from the Catalina machine that print after you make a qualifying purchase. Most RRs are "On Your Next Order" (OYNO) which can be used like cash on your next order. (Sometimes you may receive a Catalina for $ off a particular item or an advertisement for an rr deal.)


How do I get RR's?

Buy the exact items advertised to receive RR. Using coupons on these items should not affect whether your RR prints. If you complete more than one register rewards deal in one transaction, one reward for each different RR deal should print, but you will not receive more than one RR for the same deal. If you purchased the right items and didn't get RR, you can return the items on the spot or call the catalina company @ 888-322-3814. Have your receipt in front of you, they need some key info from it, and they'll be able to see if the machine was working and if you bought the right products. It does tend to take a few minutes for the call, and then you have to wait to get the RR, which takes 6 - 8 weeks.

How Do I Use RR's?

Generally, you can use your RR like cash on your next purchase, but of course there are exceptions. Most RRs explicitly say that they can not be used on tobacco, alcohol, tax, lottery tickets, money orders, stamps, dairy, or any gift cards or pre-paid cards.

The RR's also say in the small print that you cannot use more RRs and coupons than number of items you are buying. So as long as you are buying as many items as you have RR & coupons, you should be able to use more than one RR's. This is where a small "filler" item is needed. It's something on clearance or super cheap. Or I would get something I needed or wanted if it's a reasonable price. (my usual include: a $.99 Diet Pepsi, $1 nail polish remover, $.29 pack of Walgreen's purse pack tissue, $.10 knee high stockings, $.20 breath fresh drops)

You cannot "roll" RR's into the same deal. For example, if you use an RR from Kellogg's to purchase more Kellogg's items, you will NOT get another RR. The best way to "roll" is to use your Kelloggs RR to complete another RR deal. You can then use the RRs from the 2nd deal, to purchase more Kelloggs.

You also will not get cash back for RR's, so if it's a $2.50 RR and your item is $2.49 you will have to buy a piece of candy or something to put the total over $2.50. RR's will not cover tax. You have to pay tax on your items even if they are ultimately FREE.

Once you get the hang of RR's you will never pay for things like deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, shave cream, soap, lotion, or body wash again. Well.... except for tax and a buck here or there. This whole Walgreen's RR thing took a while for me to finally understand and master, but it has been SO worth it. You'll see..........

Safeway May 20-26

Super Coupons valid 5/20 -5/26 minimum $20 total purchase required to use any or all supercoupons highlights include:

*Pepsi or Coke 12 pack with in ad coupon $2.25 each. This is the best price in town right now! If you have $1 off coupons for Coke from My Coke Rewards, Coke is $1.25 for a 12 pk
*Best Foods Mayonnaise $1.99 use $1 off HERE or $1 off light version HERE = .99 cents or .50 cents off one from 5/17 Red Plum LIMIT 1
*Lays potato chips $1.69 LIMIT 1, best price in town
*Oscar Mayer wieners 2 for $1.98 use $1 off 2 from 5/10 Smart Source = .98 cents for 2 /.49 cents each, best price in town as well.
*Little Debbie multi packs snack cakes .99 cents LIMIT 1, I still cry that these are not regularly price at .99 cents anymore.

Super coupons from 5/17 Sunday Insert valid thru 5/24 $20 minimum purchase required to use any or all Supercoupons

*Kraft singles .99 cents limit 1 - Kraft cheese coupon is useless because of the Limit 1 thing)
*Oscar Mayer wieners 2 for $1.99 Use Kraft $1 off 2, 2/.99

Best Buys / Coupon matches

*Foster Farms split chicken breast, thigh or drumsticks $1.88. Very decent price
*Hormel always tender pork tenderloins 50% off use $1 off from 5/17 Smart Source Unk Price
*Kraft Salad dressing $1.34 use $1 off HERE = .34 cents
*Fresh Express salads buy one at $3.99 get one free use (2) $1 off coupons available on display at the produce department = $1.99 for 2
*Vitamin Water 10 .88 cents use $1 off from 4/5 Smart Source = FREE
*Nabisco crackers and Toasted Chips $1.88 use $1 off Ritz, Triscuits and Wheat thins HERE = .88 cents
*Ritz Bits $2.50 use $1 off HERE = $1.50
*Safeway brand bread .99 cents
*Yoplait yogurt .50 cents each when you buy 10 use $1 off 8 HERE = .40 cents each
*Freschetta pizza $4.99 sue $1 off from 3/1 Smart Source = $3.99
*Bar S franks .99 cents use $1 off 2 from 5/10 Red Plum = .49 cents each
*Wet Ones 15 count wipes $1 use $1 off printable HERE = FREE
*Joint Juice .88 cents use $1 off from 4/26 Smart Source = FREE

Safeway's Official Internet Printable coupon policy is finally available on their site HERE but they don't always follow their own rules. I have finally received an email from Safeway.com Customer Service that says they DO accept Internet Coupons after having a problem with them denying IP’s for a few weeks now. Now I just show them my email and they seem to take them then. Strange that different days have different results.

King Soopers Deals this week May 20-27

I see a few good deals in general grocery and household, but not much in the way of hot sales like I was hoping for. Keep in mind that we’re just starting the summer barbecue season - most of the “picnic” type items will go on sale again and again this summer, and probably for better prices.

Meat, Produce, and Dairy:
*Ribeye Steak, Bone-in $5.99/lb
*Pork Baby Back Ribs $2.99/lb
*Bar-S Sausages and Hotdogs 99¢/lb - First off, note that these are 99¢ per pound, and several of the packages are more than one pound. It’s not nearly as good of a deal to use a $1/2 coupon (insert or printable) on a 3 lb package ($2.97) as it is to use it on a 1 lb package, so definitely go with the smaller package if you’re using a coupon. Additionally, if you’re buying meat franks, they are much cheaper at Albertsons this week - 59¢ each there, making them 9¢ after coupon at Albies and 49¢ at King Soopers. 49¢ would be a decent price for beef franks (which will not typically go as cheap). I am definitely waiting on better hotdog sales to stock up.
*Oscar Mayer Meat Weiners $1.50 - You can use $1/2 to get for $1 each. Better deals at the other stores
*Pork Spare Ribs $1.99/lb - This should go down to 99 cents eventually this summer
*Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage BOGO Free - Use 55¢/2 to get them for $1.85 each
*Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts $2.49/lb -Better price at the other stores this week
*Chicken Leg Quarters 66¢/lb - Great price
*Whole Chicken Fryer 78¢/lb
*Eggs (1 dozen) 88¢ - Best price in town for eggs
*Fleischmann’s or Parkay Margarine $1 - If you have the $1/2 coupon from All You magazine, Parkay would be 50¢ each.
*Turkey Hill Iced Tea $1 (half gallon) - Use $1/2 to get for 50¢ each.
*Minute Maid Lemonade 99¢ - A good price, we should see this frequently this summer. Here’s hoping we get a coupon to make it go cheaper!
*Smart Balance Buttery Spreads $1.99 - This seems like a pretty good price, especially if you have a $1/1 coupon
*Kroger Cream Cheese 91¢ - A good price, though I definitely wouldn’t stock up on this. I’m hoping we get a sale on Philadelphia soon so we can use those great $1/2 coupons!
*King Soopers/Kroger Sour Cream or Dips $1 - Good, frequent sale price. No need to stock up, it will come around again soon (and occasionally it goes a little cheaper).
*Totino’s Pizza Rolls $1 - It’s been a really long time since we’ve seen this price. And for once, there don’t seem to be any coupons out!
*DiGiorno or California Pizza Kitchen $5.49 - Depending on what varieties are included in this sale, there are coupons for $1 to $2 off.
*Dove, Snickers, or Mars Novelties $2.99 - A good price, though there are no coupons out.
*Dreyer’s Ice Cream $2.39
*Cool Whip $1 - Use $1/2 to get for 50¢ each, good price.

Produce:
*Strawberries: 1 lb for $1.59, 2 lbs for $2.99, 4 lbs for $5.88
*Red or Golden Delicious Apples 99¢
*Mangos 99¢
*Lemons and Limes 25¢ each
*Cherries $2.99/lb
*Sweet Corn 25¢ each
*Seedless Watermelon $3.99 - This is the price for a whole watermelon, so it all depends on how big they are as to how good of a deal it is.

General Grocery and Household:
*Weber Grill Creations Seasonings $1 - Use 50¢/1 to get them FREE (only in Denver or Colorado Springs paper, I think)!
*Pepsi or Coke 12 Packs $2.40 Each (must buy 5) OK price for Pepsi, we’ve seen it cheaper.
*Lay’s Potato Chips or Tostitoes $1.88
*Van Kamp’s Pork and Beans 60¢ each - A decent price, but I’d guess we’ll see this price, if not a better one, all summer long, so I wouldn’t stock up yet.
*King Soopers Hamburger or Hot Dog Buns 88¢ - Great price; if you’re lucky and got a 55¢/2 home mailed coupon from King Soopers they’re even cheaper!
*French’s Yellow Mustard $1.49 - We should be able to get free mustard yet this summer (usually do, anyway!), but if you need it now, you can use 50¢/1 to get for $1. These are slightly larger bottles than the ones we get free - but remember, FREE IS ALWAYS CHEAPER! :)
*Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip $2.50 - Use $1/1 to get for $1.50; good price, but I would *probably* wait to stock up.
*Bush’s Baked Beans $1.66 - I wouldn’t stock up at this price, if nothing else, we should see if frequently this summer and it will very likely go cheaper.
*Best Foods or Hellman’s Mayo $2.50- Use 50¢/1 to get for $1.50. Another price that should come around frequently this summer, buy if it you need it.
*Mentos Gum $1 - Use 55¢/1 to get for FREE!
*Kool-Aid Drink Mix 99¢ - Use $1/2 printables to get for 50¢ each
*Kraft Salad Dressing $1.66 - Use $1.50/1 to get for 16¢ or $1/1 to get for 66¢.
*Carefree Liners $1 - Use this 50¢ printable coupon to get it FREE!
*Energizer Batteries $2 (AA or AAA 4-pack, C and E 2-pack, 9V 1-pack) - Use $1/1 to get them for $1, a great price!
*Dixie Tableware $2.50 - Use 50¢/1 to get for $1.50, great price, might go cheaper. There’s also a 35¢/1 coupon out.
All Laundry Detergent $3.99 - Use 40¢/1 to get for $3.19. Buy it if you need it or are extremely brand-loyal, it should go cheaper and if not, this price will come around again. (We recently got it for around $2 at Safeway.)
*Wisk Laundry Detergent $3.99 - Use $1/2 to get two for $3.49 each. Same as above, buy it only if you need it or if you have to have this brand.

****Also check the meat department for Gold foil wrapped Cooks Spiral bone-in hams. They also have the glaze inside the pack. They are $.99 lb. I bought a couple that were originally markde at $30 for $10 each*******
So guess what we had for dinner tonight? Delicious Ham!

Albertsons Deals this week May 20-26

First off, Albertsons is doubling and tripling coupons this week! Coupons 50¢ to 99¢ will be doubled up to $1 and 33¢ to 49¢ is tripled to $1. Coupons $1+ are redeemed at face value. Sometimes they quadruple 25¢ coupons, but there’s no mention of it in the ad so I don’t know for sure if they’re doing that.

Also, there’s a $10 off $100 purchase coupon in the Albertsons ad. It says very clearly that $100 purchase comes after manufacturer’s (and store) coupons. I cannot think of any way this would be a good deal, unless you’re buying a lot of Pepsi or Coke, or maybe a lot of meat. A LOT. :)

I’ve only listed the best deals that I see, and there are many more items in the ad, so don’t forget to check the entire weekly ad online. All of the coupons I mention are from newspaper inserts, or printable coupon websites, unless otherwise stated, and the net price after coupons reflects doubling if applicable.

Here’s the deals!

Meat, Dairy, and Frozen:
*Pork Baby Back Ribs Buy 1 get 2 Free with in-ad coupon - This works out to $2.33/lb. I'd wait some more.
*Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts $1.88/lb - Great price, this one comes around frequently.
*Moran’s Big Patty Bags (5 lb) Buy One Get One Free - Works out to $1.29/lb, which is an OK price
*BarS Jumbo Meat Franks (1 lb) 59¢ - Use $1/2 (insert or printable) to get for 9¢ each when you buy two!
*Johnsonville Sausage $3.99 - Use 55¢/1 to get for $2.99 - OK price if you need it.
*Blue Bunny Ice Cream $2.50 - Good price for this brand, though you can get Breyer’s cheaper.
*Blue Bunny Novelties $3.50 - You can buy select varieties this weekend and submit this rebate to get them FREE! Make sure you read the rebate terms carefully, the receipt must be dated certain days.

Produce:
*Sweet Corn 4 for $1 (25¢ each) - I bought some, but there will be better deals this summer.
*Russet Potatoes 10 lbs for $2.99 - A good price, but I’ve seen 10 lbs for 98¢ at King Soopers on the Southside

*Green Bell Peppers 88¢ - Decent price, I wouldn’t pay more!
*Nature’s Sweet Cherub Tomatoes $2.99 - Use 55¢/1 to get for $1.99, decent price for these.

General Grocery and Household:
*Pepsi 6 or 12 packs 5 for $12 ($2.40 each, must buy 5) - A good price, though we’ve seen it as low as $2 at this store.
*CocaCola 12 packs 4 for $8.88 ($2.22 each, must buy 4) - This is a great price for Coke, and if you have any of the $1/1 printables that were available from MyCokeRewards, it’s an awesome price - $1.22!
*Lays Potato Chips $1.88 - Great price!
*Nabisco Snack Crackers $1.88 - Use $1/1 printables from Coupons.com and KraftFoods to get for 88¢ each.
*Gatorade 69¢ - Good price, this one comes around frequently so I would only buy enough to last a few weeks - it’s gone as low as 50¢ before.
*Kraft BBQ Sauce $1 - Use $1/1 printables from Coupons.com and KraftFoods or 75¢/1 insert coupons to get for FREE
*Kraft Salad Dressing $1.66 - Use $1.50/1 to get for 16¢, or $1/1 printables from Coupons.com and KraftFoods to get for 66¢. Cheaper at Safeway this week.
*Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip 2 for $2 - The ad says that there is an in-store coupon, so unfortunately, you won’t be able to use any other coupons to bring the price down more (Albertsons doesn’t allow “stacking” store and manufacturer coupons). It’s cheaper elsewhere.
*Planters Peanuts 2 for $4 - Same as above, it requires the in-store coupon which means you can’t use any of those great printables! :( Still a decent price.
*Kraft Deluxe or Velveeta Dinners $2 - Use $1/1 from Coupons.com and KraftFoods to get for $1 - great price!
*Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ Sauce $1.50 - There don’t seem to be any coupons out for this, so I’d wait unless you have to have it this weekend.
*Capri Sun $2 - Use $1/1 to get selet varieties for $1 - I’ve gotten this free or much cheaper recently, so I wouldn’t rush out to buy this.
*Hefty Foam Plates or Bowls $1.50 - The coupon database says there is one out for $1/1, but I don’t seem to have one and I know I haven’t used it, so our area may not have gotten it.

Deals from Walgreens and New Coupon discussion 05/17/09

This coupon is for a dollar off Carl's Jr orange cream shake

This coupon is for $4 off 2 Olive Garden Dinners



If you can wait until Wednesday to stock up on pop, ribs, and other picnic type stuff, I believe there should be awesome sales for Memorial Day. I'm wishing and have hope that Pepsi will be around $2 a 12 pack. It's possible, we'll see. This will also probably be a good time to get out all your ketchup, mustard, barbecue sauce, relish and pickle coupons out. There will most likely be good sales on those items.

There were $1/1 Hefty One Zip bags in this Sunday Denver paper. I found the 17 count bags for $1 on rollback so they were FREE. But go to the South side, I bought all 5 from the north side.

Also at Walmart, use the $1/1 Baglefull from Kraftfoods.com to get them for $0.88
Use the $1/3 jello from Kraftfoods.com they will be $0.17 each

Don't forget to go to Albertson's/Grocery Warehouse and get some chicken for $.77lb. This includes split chicken breasts. (This is my favorite for barbecued chicken) This sale will end on Tuesday night so you got 2 days.


The best coupons to clip and save from this Sunday:

1)Wishbone dressing (will be free) eventually

2)$1 off two Oscar myers hot dogs. There is a coupon from the Safeway insert that you could use together with this and get 2 packs of hot dogs for $0.99.

3)Print two Total toothpaste coupons for a sale at Walgreen's next week for free toothpaste here and gather any Speed stick coupons you have for FREE deodorant next week. This is of course if you have RR's from this weeks sales. Otherwise you have to spend a little money to start.

4)The Mrs Dash coupons are actually for $$'s off of meat when you buy cheese or Mrs Dash. If you have two coupon sets, you can use 2 $0.50 off Mrs Dash coupons and the $1 off meat coupons together. If you go to King Soopers or Safeway the $0.50 will double to $1. So I don't know how much Mrs Dash is but I will be checking.


Here's the deals at Walgreen's this week:

Walgreen's deals run from Sun to Saturday, so you have all week for these deals.

1)Bayer Quick release crystals 4 ct $2.49 get $2.49 RR
Use $1 Bayer Aspirin quick release crystals, from Wags display at the front by the checkout
=$1.00 MM (money maker)

2)Colgate visible white toothpaste 4 oz $4.49 get $4.49 RR
Use $1 Colgate visible white
or
Use $.75 Colgate Adult or Kids Toothpaste 4 oz + SS 2/22/09
=$1 or $.75 MM

3)Right Guard or Dry Idea Clinical Strength deodorant $5.99 get $5 RR
Use $1 Right Guard, Dry Idea or Soft & Dri SS 4/19/09
or
Use $1 off 2 Right Guard, Dry Idea, or Soft & Dri products SS 5/17/09
=$1 MM

4)off! Clip-on Mosquito Protection $8.99 get $3 RR (get two items but only one RR)
Use $3 off! clip on repellent
and
Use B1G1 free off! clip on repellent
=$2.99 for two

5)Skintimate or Edge Shave gel $1.99 get $1 RR
Use $.75 Skintimate Moisturizing Cream Shave or Shave Gel, any SS 4/26/09
or
Use $.75 Edge Shave gel 5/17 SS1
=$.25


Walgreens Scenario:

Remember, for this scenario I am starting it out like you have $0 in Register Rewards. If you are starting with Register Rewards from last week, then your out of pocket cost would be lower.

Transaction #1:
Buy Right Guard Professional Deodorant - $5.99
Use $1/1 coupon
Pay $4.99 out of pocket
Get $5 RRs back

Transaction #2:
Buy Colgate Visible White toothpaste - $4.99
Buy Skintimate or Edge Shave Gel - $1.99
Buy 4 Kraft Macaroni and Cheese - 69¢ each with in-ad coupon (I have to check if this was in Pueblo's Paper or Not?)
Use $1/1 toothpaste coupon
Use 75¢/1 Skintimate or Edge coupon
Use B3G1 Mac & cheese coupon (will take off $1.59 if you scan it before the in-ad coupon)

Pay with $5 RRs from Transaction #1
Pay $2.30 = tax out of pocket
Get $6 RRs back (a $5 RR and a $1 RR)

Transaction #3:
Buy TWO OFF! Clip-on Mosquito Protection - $8.99 each
Buy 2 cheap filler items (candy, pencil, school folders, etc... - school folders have been on clearance for 25¢ at my store)
Use $3/1 OFF! coupon
Use B1G1 coupon
Pay with $6 in RRs from Transaction #2
Pay 1¢ out of pocket + the cost of any filler items
Get back $3 in RRs to use for other things you need or to save for next week to make your out of pocket cost lower!
Total out of pocket: about $7.00 for $37.31 worth of products
Savings of 81%!
Plus, you have $3 in RRs leftover!

Remember that you cannot use RR on the same product for which you got it. I will cancel and you will not get another one. Also, the reason for a filler is that you cannot have more coupons than items at Walgreen's. RR's count as coupons. So you just buy something really cheap. I have found Walgreen's Tylenol caplets for $.25 or you can find the purse packs of Kleenex for $.39. Something cheap to make sure that you can use all your coupons on the items.

Walgreen's regular coupon deals

Ball Park Franks on sale buy one get one free or 2/$3.29
Use $1/2 coupon from 5/17 RP insert
= $2.29 for two

Splenda $2.99 after in-ad coupon
Use $3/2 coupon from 3/29 SS insert or April All You magazine
=$2.98 for two

Johnson’s Soft Lotion or Soft Wash 2/$7
Use $2/1 coupon from 4/19 RP inserts
=$1.50 each

BIC Soleil Disposable Razors $4.99
Use $3/1 coupon from 5/17 insert
=$1.99 after coupon

Sure for Men $1.99
Use $1.50/1 from 5/3 inserts
=$0.49 each after coupon

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner, on sale buy one get one or 2/$2.79
Use two $0.75/1 coupon from 4/26 SS insert
=$0.65 each after coupons

Apparent deals at Walmart

I have not been there yet, but I will go this weekend but here are the deals I'm buying this week.

Sense and Spray Air Freshners $5 - $4 from 5/10 SS
=$1

Glade Plugins Scented Oil Lasting Impressions Holder $5 - $4 from 5/10 SS
=$1

Mr. Clean liquid $2.50 - BOGO from 5/3 PG
=$1.25 each

Kraft Barbeque sauce $0.97 - $1 IP here (print two)
=FREE

Chinette Lunch Plates $2.66 - $2 from 5/3 SS
=$0.66

Cool Whip $1 - $1/2 IP here
=$0.50 each (buy two)

Velvetta Shells N Cheese-$1.50 each - $1 here
=$0.50 each

Kraft Salad Dressing-$1.58 - $1.50/1 Kraft Dressing from 5/10 SS
=$0.08

Kraft Easy Mac Cups $0.82- $1/2 IP here
=$0.32 each (buy two)

For a complete list of Walmart Deals check out Deal Seeking Mom's website but some prices vary

Where do I get all the coupons?

Steps you should do to get the most coupons and the most savings

1) You should get the newspaper delivered to your house
A) The Pueblo Chieftain ($6.95/month for the 1st 6 months)
B) The Denver Post (weekends are only $2.75/month)

The coupons are slightly different in each one. The amount off is sometimes different and there are more coupons in one than the other sometimes. I can't really say either one is better but there are more coupons in the Denver Post than the Chieftain, but the Chieftain has higher value coupons sometimes. However, other times they are exactly the same. You never know.

2) You should buy extra papers at the Loaf N Jug or any other store if they're are good coupons. Just this last week there were coupons for .75 off of Kraft Barbecue sauce and $1.50 off Kraft salad dressing. From experience, I know that it will eventually amount to FREE Barbecue sauce and FREE salad dressing. So I would have bought an extra paper or two for $0.75 because the Free Barbecue sauce would offset the cost of the paper and I would ultimately get free salad dressing and some other things that I have not found a good deal on yet.

3) Ask friends, neighbors and relatives to save the coupon inserts for you if they do not use them. Even if they use a few coupons out of it, they will likely miss the deals that you will learn are still hidden in there. Also, I reward the people with things that are free that I know they will use. (like a co-worker that feeds stray cats, he will take any free cat food I get)

4) Either buy, at Walmart ($2.24/issue), or subscribe ($1.25/issue) to a magazine called "All You" it's the same concept as the newspaper. You will get the money back from the purchase if you even use just a few coupons it has inside. (2 months ago, there was a coupon for free mascara valued at almost $7) it was worth it. It comes out once a month about mid-month for the following month.

5) Download coupons to your Safeway and King Soopers Card. There are 3 websites:

A)PG & E saver

B)Shortcuts

C)Cellfire


You must have your Card number and you must sign up. These coupons will work in conjunction with real coupons. For example: I have downloaded a coupon from Cellfire to my KingSoopers card for $1 off Yoplait yogurt 4 pack. I then have a real coupon for $1.50 off the yogurt. The yogurt costs $2.50. When I swipe my card it will deduct the $1 then the coupon will take off $1.50, so my yogurt is FREE.

These coupons update every 3 weeks or so and you have to keep adding them every 3 weeks. Only one coupon will load and you can only use it once. But hey I got free yogurt right? With a few clicks of my mouse.

6) Print coupons from the Internet. There are several sites:
http://coupons.com/, http://couponbug.com/, http://redplum.com/, http://smartsource.com/, http://kraftfoods.com/, http://bettycrocker.com/, all grocery store web sites, the list goes on and on.

So far, Safeway, KingSoopers, Albertsons/GroceryWarehouse, Target they all will accept Internet Coupons (IP's). But sometimes, they will give you hassles because they do not understand their companies corporate coupon policies. And there has been a ton of fraud concerning people misusing these coupons. The company loses money on copied/reprinted coupons. So I understand their hesitation, but there are many reasons that I believe they should accept coupons from us honest people. I usually just ask them to take the item off my order and make sure to get the coupon back and either try another day or you can go to the service desk and talk to the manager.

You are allowed and can usually print two coupons per item. You just hit the back button until the coupon prints again. If you hit back a third time it will say something like "coupon print limit reached".

7) Look for coupons on packages in the store (peelies) you can take a coupon from the package and you don't have to use it on that item until you find a good deal. I will usually only take 1 or 2 at the most. These are put on the packages when the item is usually at it's highest price. You just file the coupon and wait for the sale. There are also things called wine-tags that are around the neck of bottles in the store. They are usually coupons or rebates or 'try me free' rebates. Same rules apply for these take a couple and wait.

8) Look for coupon holders in the isles that blink. Hence the name 'blinkies' same rules apply for these coupons take a couple and wait for the sale. I usually take 2 or 4 of these. One time I was at King Soopers and butter was on sale for $0.88 right in front of the butter was a blinkie for $.55 off so a pound of butter was $.33. The lady right next to me did not even notice until I pointed it out to her. Then a line started forming at the butter and the blinkie machine. I usually don't even have to look for these because the kids have little eyes that see them for miles around. They are on the job in a flash and they love to collect these coupons for me. These coupons do not double, usually. Only coupons that start with a 5 in the bar code double the ones with 9 do not double and it never matters if the coupon says do not double just look for the 5.

What the symbols in the blog mean

• OOP - Out of Pocket - actual cash paid
• Peelie - Peelable coupon located on packages
• RR - Register Reward - Walgreen's "money" printed on receipts to be used like cash in store
• Blinkie- coupon found in the aisle in front of like items
• BOGO or B1G1 or B1G2: Buy One Get One FREE!
• 2/$5: This means 2 items for $5 (of course there could be other numbers like 3/$10 means 3 items for $10).
• $1/2: This means $1 off of 2 items, in other words you must buy 2 items and then the coupon will work (of course it could be different numbers like $2/1 means $2 off 1 item).
• wyb: when you buy
• Catalina: thin paper coupon that prints out from a separate machine (like at grocery stores
• MIR: Mail in Rebate
• IP: Internet Printable coupon, printed from the internet
• SS: Smart Source (coupon insert in the newspaper)
• P&G: Proctor and Gamble (another coupon insert in the newspaper-once monthly)
• RP: Red Plum (coupon insert in the newspaper)
• exp: expires (usually followed by the date of expiration - like on coupons)

Also, please read a website like Couponmom to get the basics. She has a e-book that you can download to get a good start on how all of this coupon stuff works.

05/13/09-05/19/09 Grocery Deals King Soopers

For starters this week you have to print the coupons from: http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/registration/RegistrationStep1.aspx

You have to register first then print the coupons.

You can print each one two times by hitting the back on your browser. I have heard that you can also get more from: http://coupons.com/ and print out 2 more for a total of 4, but this did not work out for me. When I went to coupons.com they already said "print limit reached"
My home computer was being really slow so I gave up trying to print more from other sites such as http://safeway.com/, http://kingsoopers.com/, http://albertsonsmarket.com/, http://couponbug.com/, etc. The list of 'supposed' sites goes on and on. But I'm not convinced they work right.



King Soopers deals:

Oscar Mayer Bologna $0.99 - $1/2 from Kraftfoods.com
= 0.49 each

Oscar Mayer Wieners 2/$3 - $1/2 May All You Magazine
=$1 each

Wheat Thins and Triscut $1.88 - $1/1 from Kraftfoods.com
= 0.88 each

Kraft Salad Dressing 3/$5 = $1.67 each - $1.50/1 from 05/10/09 coupons in news paper
= 0.17 each

Healthy choice or marie callenders dinners $1.88 - $1 coupons I had from the May All You Magazine
=0.88 each

Hunt's Kethup $1 - $1/2 from the May All You Magazine
= 0.50 each

I also got some kitten food for free from coupons a couple of weeks back. I give this to a guy at work so he can feed strays that are around his house. He also supplies me with coupons from himself and his neighbors. So I of course don't mind picking up FREE cat food for him.

Anyway, I bought several of the items above. I really like the Healthy choice dinners for lunches at work. My original total was $61 and after coupons was $21, my savings was 66% although I would like to believe it was 78% (with Soopercard savings) like my receipt said.