5 Reasons to Visit Giant (aka Stop and Shop) This Week (04-10-04/16)

Here are the top five deals we saw in the ad:

1. General Mills Granola Bars are 4/$6 (must buy 4). There might be a $1.35/1 Mocha Chewy Fiber One bars printable coupon, which would make them $0.15. There was a $0.50/box of Fiber One bars in the 03/08 SS, which doubled - would make them just $0.50/box!
   
2. Duncan Hines Brownie Mixes are 4/$5 ($1.25/each). Use the $0.35/1 (02/01 SS insert) to get them for $0.55 each, and as Crystal of Money Saving Mom mentioned, when you buy five, you can mail in for a $5 coupon booklet! 5 x $0.55 is $2.75...so you'd end up at least $2.25 to the good if you eventually used all of those coupons in the booklet.
   
   
3. Knorr Pasta Sides are 10/$10. Use the $0.60/2 from the 01/18 RP insert to get them for $0.40/each, or the $0.75/2 from the 03/29 RP to make an even better deal, for $0.25/each!
   
   
4. Zatarain's rice mixes are 2/$4. Use the $0.75/2 from the 02/08 RP to get them for just $0.25/each.
   
   
5. Sorrento Ricotta Cheese (32 oz. big cup) or 1 lb. cubes of Sorrento Mozarella are $2.99. Use the $1/1 Ricotta or Mozarella coupons, issued in the 02/08 SS and the 03/22 SS, to make these cheeeeap at $1.99. Lasagna or stuffed shells, anybody?

And here are other Giant coupon matchups and deals that we spotted:

• For Easter, $1.39/lb. honey spiral sliced ham.
  
  
• Asparagus, $1.69/lb. Sauté or grill it with salt, pepper, and rosemary. Yum!
  
  
• $1.66/lb. Strawberries.
  
  
• $0.49/lb. Sweet potatoes. They won't be this cheap again for a long time, we're betting, with spring and summer fare taking center stage in the coming weeks.
  
  
• Half price beef rib roast, $4.99/lb. (save $5.00/lb).
  
  
• Coke 12 packs are 4/$10, or $2.50 each. This is about as low as grocery store discounts get on soda 12 packs unless you have peelie or tearpad coupons that apply.
  

• Land O'Lakes Butter is $1.99/lb., save $1.30/lb. Butter is oh-so-freezable, so if you bake a lot, you can stock up.
  
  
• 80% Lean Ground Beef is $1.99/lb., a price lower than we've seen in ages. Freeze, please!
  
  
• Pepperidge Farm Whole Grain Breads are BOGO.
  
  
• Lay's Potato Chips (Excludes Baked, Light, or Kettle) are BOGO.
  
  
• Oscar Mayer Sliced Bacon is BOGO - or $2.75/each. A dozen large eggs are BOGO, too! Bring on the brunch!
  
  
• Thomas' English Muffins 6-packs (Original or Whole Grain White) are BOGO.
  
  
• Philadelphia Cream Cheese is BOGO.
  
  
• Breyers ice cream is BOGO. It normally is priced around $5, SO $2.50-$3 each is probably your price point. The $0.75 coupon in the 04/05 insert will double, making it around $1-$1.50 each. Nice.
  
  
• Rondele Cheese Spreads or Pub Cheeses are BOGO, and so are Simply Enjoy Water Crackers. Sabra Hummus is 2/$7 - here is a potentially working $1.50/1 printable for Sabra. That would make the hummus just $2/10 oz. package. All of these would make great appetizers on Easter!
  
  
• Freschetta Pizza is $5.99. For maximum savings, use the $0.75/1 coupon from the 02/08 SS insert - doubled to $1.50 off, to get the pizza for $4.49/each. There was also a $1/1 coupon in the 03/01 SS that would make them $4.99/each.
  
  
• Weight Watchers and Boston Maket Entrees are 4/$10. Go here to get a $1/5 Weight Watchers Smart Ones coupon, which would net you 5 entrees for $11, or $2.20/each.
  
  
• Jimmy Dean D-lights are $4.99. Use the $1/1 or the $0.55/1 (doubles to $1.10) from the 02/22 SS.
  
  
• Coffee-Mate creamers are 2/$4. Go here to get a $1/1 printable, making the creamer $1.
  
  
• Breakstone's Sour Cream is 2/$3. There was a recent Sunday insert with a $1/2 coupon (expires 04/29) that would make these $1/each.
  
  
• Nestle cookie dough is $2.99. There might be a printable coupon available by registering here.
  
  
• Cascadian Farm Organic Granola Cereals are 2/$6. The last time that I was in Giant, I saw a $1/2 peelie on some of the granola boxes. You're better off using the $1/1 printable available at Eat Better America, and you can get the cereal for $2/box, pretty food for organic cereal, which is normally more like $4+/box! (I thought initially these might be combinable, but now I'm pretty sure that they're both manufacturer coupons, ergo not stackable.)
  
  
• Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream is 2/$6. Use the $0.50/1 manufacturer tearpad coupon from the ice cream fridge at Wawa to double, making the ice cream $2/each.
  
  
• Bumble Bee Tuna is 3/$2, or $0.66/each. Stock up on this cheap tuna price!
  
  
• Classico Pasta Sauces are 2/$5, and you might be able to get a $1/2 printable coupon by registering here.
  
  
• All 2x liquid detergent is 2/$9. If you were lucky enough to snag one of the $2/1 printables earlier this week, you can get it for $2.50 each (though we suspect a BOGO deal in the future some place that would make it near-free for two!). Or follow Crystal's advice, and get the All Small & Mighty at Target for just $0.99.
  

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