Coupon Booklet at Giant Store Entrance - $32 in Savings!

Some are store coupons, some are manufacturer coupons (ergo redeemable anywhere as long as they don't explicitly say, "Redeemable only at Giant."). Grab yours!

7/18 Washington Post: Coupon Spotting!

Heads-up if you got the Sunday 7/18 Washington Post! Coupon Spotting!

There are several items of note in the stack of circulars:

• In the 7/18 PARADE Magazine, page 13 on a McDonald's ad: coupon for a FREE any flavor 12 oz. McCafe smoothie or frappe. I've been wanting to try the new smoothies! Yeah!
• The Giant circular has a coupon on the front page for a package of FREE Giant Pie Crusts, 15 oz. pkg. Valid July 18-22. Limit one coupon per customer per order when you scan your Giant Card Coupon. Not redeemable at Peapod by Giant.
• The Safeway circular has 9 additional Super Coupons on the last page. Valid July 18-20(today!). Items are $1.49 Classico Pasta Sauce, $.79 Barilla Pasta, $1.99 Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats, $.99 Betty Crocker Helpers or Suddenly Pasta Salad, $1.99 Planters Peanuts, 2 for $3 Dare Crackers, $2.49 Hormel Natural Choice Lunchmeat, $.99 Ball Park Meat Franks, and $8.99 Perdue Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast (3 lb. frozen). Don't forget that manufacturers coupons can be combined with Super Coupons!
• In the 7/18 PARADE Magazine, page 3: MFC for Save $1 on any 2 packages of Kellogg's FiberPlus Cereals and/or Chewy Bars (6.3 oz. or larger, any flavors, Mix or Match)

Reader Emails - Stealth Coupons for Giant!

Fellow blogger (and Giant shopper!) Holly of RedBerryDeals emailed us a great scoop (bolding ours):

"I wanted to mention that I got several copies of the SmallVictories magazine at my Giant in Lorton, VA a week or so ago. I believe at customer service they still have some. They have about $16 worth of coupons.

Plus, to make it a better deal you mentioned the Nature Promise products are buy $15 get $3 back in a Catalina deal, and there is a FREE coupon for any Natures Promise canned beans. That will make the deal even sweeter. The canned beans are $1.

I know you have mentioned this book in a past post but thought with this week's deals this might be an even better deal! Since, Giant allows you to stack coupons too.

All expire 3/18/10 All of these can be stacked! I was able to do this at the self-check out yesterday.
$1.50 off General Mills Chex Cereal All Varieties 12 oz - 14 oz pkg (I used it with the $.75 Chex coupon that doubled to $1.50)
$1.00 off Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers All Flavors 6.6 oz Pkg (Regular price at my store is $2.19) This week 33% off regular retail.
$1.00 off 2 New Lunchables Lunch Combinations Subs Assorted Varieties 3.3 oz - 3.9 oz pkg
$1.00 off Hormel Pepperoni Snack Packs All Varieties & sizes (Regular price at my store $3.59)
$4 off Caribou Coffee All Flavors 12 oz Bag (Regular price at my store $8.99)
$1.50 off Swiss Miss Hot Chocolate Milk Chocolate with Marshmallows 26 oz canister
$1 off 2 Kraft Cheese Singles or Natural Shredded Cheeses All Varieties & Sizes
FREE Nature's Promise Canned Beans All Varieties 15.5 oz Can
FREE Giant Frozen Vegetables All Varieties 16 oz bag
$1 off Ground Beef All Varieties 1 lb or more
$1 off Tropicana Orange Juice All Varieties 64 oz carton
$1.50 off Perdue Short Cuts Chicken Carved Breast Strips All Varities 9 oz package"

Wow, Holly! Thanks for the email. This could be very interesting; I had a trip to Giant planned today anyway. :) Wonder if I can find that booklet...

Reader Amy posted a comment that Giant shoppers may also find useful:

"I just checked my mail today and found coupons from Giant. There is a RedPlum flier with a Pizza Boli's ad on the front. One of the fliers inside is a 2 page spread of coupons for frozen items from Giant totaling $19. Some of these aren't great (must buy 2 or more to use them) but they are all $1 or more coupons, which is great for anyone who hasn't used their coupon doublers this week. Some of the brands included: Birdseye, Bryers, Bertolli, Healthy Choice, Edy's and several more. I thought I'd let you know because this is the kind of mail that often gets tossed in our house. "

Amy, this RedPlum flier usually gets tossed at our house, too, because it usually doesn't have these types of coupons. THANKS so much for passing along your tip!

I love it when readers and fellow bloggers send us intel from the field! :-D Thank you, ladies!

Super Savings Saturday: CVS and Target

I scored some super savings at CVS and Target this week that are worth sharing!

I haven't been shopping much at CVS since my toddler moved out of diapers. But this week I wanted to try to get some Huggies wipes because I keep a stash of diapers & wipes for baby shower gifts. I read that ECB holders were finding Huggies wipes coupons on the coupon printers in-store. It was true for me! A $2 Huggies wipes coupon AND a $5/$15 coupon printed. Score! I used a $3 Sensodyne toothpaste coupon, the $2 wipes coupon, a $1 off any Johnson & Johnson baby product coupon, & the $5/$15 coupon. Check out the picture above to see what I got for $3.42!

I needed a few things at Target, and I wanted to see if I could work a Kraft cheese deal I read about. It worked! I spent $1.75 on the items in the picture below. Here is what I used:
3 $2/2 Right Guard deodorant coupons
3 $1 off any Johnson & Johnson baby product manu coupons
1 $1/2 Kraft cheese coupon
2 Target $1/1 Kraft cheese coupons (only prints 1 per computer; we have 2 computers)

Where did you find savings this week? Leave us a comment and do tell!

Report from the Field: Gorton's Deal at Giant This Week!

Ooooweeeee it's a good time to buy yourself some frozen seafood at Giant! The Gorton's Deal going on this week is as follows:

Gorton's Seafood, HALF PRICE
Deal: Buy $10 worth of Gorton's items in one transaction and $4 will be instantly deducted from your order. Limit 1 offer per transaction.
$1/2
$1/2
Grilled Shrimp item, $0.50/1, 01/03
Grilled item, $0.50/1, 01/03
$1/any 2, or $0.40/1, 01/24

I did two rounds of the Gorton's deal this morning since I had a few of the $0.40/1 01/24 SS coupon - and while harvesting from the freezer I overheard two employees talking about how the Gorton's was sure to be raided this week. If you can make it to your Giant today, I recommend doing so, because this deal is HOT!

I should note that the checkout automatically credited me my $4 in one transaction, and strangely didn't for the other. You can learn from my experience: check your receipt carefully before you leave the store to make sure that you get your $4 instant deduction.

The three main Gorton's items I focused on:

Two-fillet boxes (pollock or other white fish): $1.84 (retail $3.69)
Two-fillet salmon: $2.19 (retail $4.39)
14 oz. bags of popcorn shrimp: $2.99 (retail $5.99)

There are a lot of ways that these can be combined for a $10 total.

Here are just a couple of ideas:

$ 2.19	salmon		$ 2.19	salmon
$ 2.19	salmon		$ 1.84	other
$ 2.19	salmon		$ 2.99	popcorn shrimp
$ 1.84	other		$ 2.99	popcorn shrimp
$ 1.84	other
$ 10.25	subtotal		$ 10.01	subtotal
$ (4.00)	instant deduction		$ (4.00)	instant deduction
$ (4.00)	coupons		$ (3.20)	coupons
$ 2.25	total		$ 2.81	total
$ 0.45	each		$ 0.56	each

In the first scenario above, you're paying just $2.25 for $20.55 retail-valued seafood! That's an 89% Savings. ;-D

Are you working the Gorton's deal this week? What scenarios did you do? Share the details! :-D
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P&G Catalina Deal at Giant Even Better than Advertised!

WOW! The P&G Catalina deal is even better than advertised in this week's Giant ad. Gina of Moneywise Moms left us a great comment alerting us to the sweetness of the Catalina deal - Thanks so much, Gina!

Apparently the $30 minimum to get the $10 Catalina is good for shelf prices, not the sale prices, so you can get $30 in retail prices to get the Catalina, saving even more. Check out this week's Giant deals (including P&G Catalina product matchups) here!
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HOT: new $5 Healthy Choice coupon

Healthy Choice posted a new coupon for $5 off a purchase of 5 Healthy Choice frozen meals. If you're looking for something to have in the freezer for quick dinners, click here to print your coupon.



We probably won't be buying any this month because of our commitment to the "Eat from the Pantry" challenge, but it's a good one to print and file.

PARADE Magazine: Tag Book/Leapster Game coupon spotted!

In the Jan. 3, 2010 edition of PARADE magazine, I just spotted a couon on page 9. It's a manufacturer coupon for $4 off any Leap Frog Tag Book or Leapster Game. Expires 1/31/10.

If you received or gave a Leap Frog Tag or Leapster Game for Christmas like we did, this might come in handy!

Coupon Geek blogged about some other printable Leap Frog coupons here.

Tuesday Deals Roundup: FREE Gillette Razor, Johnson's Baby Shampoo, and Proctor and Gamble coupons!

Here are some of the hot deals we've seen lighting up the frugality blogosphere:

Get a coupon for free kids' meal with adult meal purchase at Friendly's (or a $5/$25 coupon!). Thanks to Mommy's Wish List for this one! Mommy's Wish List also recently shared a post with a smokin' hot $10/$25 coupon for Yankee Candle Company.

Bath and Body Works has a $10/$40 coupon out, which could make holiday clearanced items even cheaper! Thanks, Jodi!

Frugal Coupon Living has a phone number to call to get your FREE Gillette Fusion razor - good for one per household while supplies last! Thanks, FCL!

Christy of The Bargain Jargon has the scoop on where to sign up for a Proctor and Gamble coupon booklet featuring $15 worth of coupons. Thanks, Christy!

Money Saving Mom's Crystal shared (thanks!) how to score free Johnson & Johnson's travel-size baby shampoos. Great for diaper bags and overnight bags - and not just for babies!

Merry Christmas (Ex-Post Facto)

We're not sure about you guys, but both of our houses were jam packed yesterday! A. had eight adults and two kiddoes, and Mel had even more! Needless to say, we were a tad busy - and are betting that you were similarly occupied. This morning, while surveying the fridge, the main thought in my head was: Horray for leftovers! We hope that you had a terrific day and were able to spend it with loved ones making warm memories.

With all of our holiday shopping obligations in Christmas past for the moment - we look toward the New Year and all that comes with it. You may recall from our previous post on seasonal sales that the New Year's coupon and sale offerings are health-oriented, so it's a great time to combine coupons with sale prices to stock up on low-fat yoghurts (which have a fairly long shelf life) and much more! Remember that out of season sales on Christmas candy and the like will also prove useful - you can separate green M&Ms from red ones, and freeze for St. Patrick's Day and Valentine's Day, respectively. Finally, don't forget to stock up on clearanced wrapping paper and holiday decorations in the coming days - and stash them in your holiday storage for next year. You'll be thanking yourself around November 2010 that you did. :)

This Sunday's paper (12/27) has a P&G insert worth keeping around, and the 01/03/2010 paper ("New Year, New You!') will have two SmartSource inserts and two Red Plum inserts. Get your hands on as many copies of this particular 4-insert paper as possible as it will be a great boost to your coupon file, especially given how many currently-out-there manufacturer coupons are set to expire on December 31, 2009.
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PARADE Magazine: Huggies coupon spotted!

If you still have the November 29, 2009 edition of PARADE Magazine, pull it out!

We just spotted a high-dollar Huggies coupon on page 19. It's a manufacturers coupon for $2 off any one Huggies diapers (48-count or larger). Expires 12/31/09.

PARADE Magazine: Hostess CupCakes Coupon Spotted!

PARADE magazine has done it again. If you look in the October 18, 2009 edition on page 21, you should find a $.50 manufacturers coupon to be used on Hostess Multipack CupCakes.

Hubby loves these, so I'll be clipping this and looking out for a deal in the near future.

PARADE Magazine: Uncle Ben's Rice Coupon Spotted!

In the Sunday, October 11, 2009 edition of PARADE Magazine, we spotted a coupon on page 9.

It's a MFC to save $1 on any Uncle Ben's Whole Grain Brown Rice product.

This is a big coupon, but if you wait for the next round of Giant's dollar doublers, you'll score even more savings!

Giant Followup: Philadelphia Cream Cheese at $0.58/each! Also, Cheap Snack Packs Pudding, Cheap Sugar, and FREE MILK!

On a trip to Giant this weekend I noticed that Philadelphia Cream Cheese retailed for much less than I previously estimated. Since it's BOGO this week, and an 8 oz. block normally goes for $2, this is how you can work a deal:

Pick up 6 Philly Cream Cheeses
Use 2 of the manufacturer coupons found in the in-store holiday dessert coupon booklet described in this past blog post
(These are for $1.25 off of any three particular items, including Philly Cream Cheese)
This coupon was also recently found in-store at Shopper's Food Warehouse!

3 x $2 (since they're BOGO) = $6
Coupons = ($2.50)
Total for six 8-oz. blocks = $3.50, or $0.58/each

This is definitely a stock-up opportunity if you can get your hands on this coupon! Cream cheese has a relatively long shelf life, but can also be frozen.
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Another deal spotted was the Hunts Snack Packs 4-packs of pudding down from the normal price of $1.33/each to $1 each. Use the $1/4 coupon from the October All You to get these for $0.75/each, or less than $0.20 per pudding cup. The August All You also had a B3GO (buy 3 get 1 free) on Snack Packs, which would work out nicely with this deal to the same price point.

Finally, Gina pointed out a Catalina deal (through 10/15) that is out for FREE milk at Giant. This deal wasn't mentioned in my Giant ad, but it was on a teensy weensy shelf label on an aisle end display (go figure). Do go yourself a favor and check out Gina's scenario for working this offer buying Keebler crackers for less than the cost of a gallon of milk - and walking away with the free gallon of milk to boot! Nice.

Gina also mentioned that her Giant ad had 5 lb. bags of sugar priced at $1.49, a price I have not yet seen in my Giant ad or Giant store, but it probably applies to much of Northern VA Giants!

Click here see our listing of this week's sales and matchups at Giant, including how to get FREE Hot Pockets and Lean Pockets.
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Today's Giant Trip: FREE Hot Pockets and Lean Pockets Breakfast Versions

As our Giant coupon matchups listings for this week mentioned, Hot Pockets and Lean Pockets (almost all varieties) are BOGO! What we didn't know for sure yet was:

a) the coupon values (varied widely regionally, from what we can discern at AFullCup), and

b) the typical retail prices of Hot Pockets and Lean Pockets at Giant.

Well, my 09/27 Red Plum insert had coupons for $0.75 off any breakfast version of Hot Pockets or Lean Pockets (expires 12/20).

Since almost all 2-packs are $2.99 at Giant, these were FREE when you get two packages and two coupons are used (and double automatically). One of the breakfast meals displayed on the coupon is for a meal whose box doesn't specifically say "Breakfast" in the picture OR on the package in the freezer case - the applewood bacon, egg, and cheese meal. (The other version pictured on the coupon is labeled a "Breakfast Quesadilla" meal.) So, I was left with the frustrating conclusion: is it up to us to determine what constitutes a "breakfast" meal? Some are obviously not meant to be breakfast - brocolli, chicken, and cheese. Others - like ham and cheese in a croissant crust - don't have breakfast on the box but might qualify as breakfast.

Let it not be said that Redemption Unlimited didn't dig up some answers for y'all. If you have the 09/27 insert coupon, you can use it legitimately to buy these breakfast varieties:

Hot Pockets
Sausage, Egg & Cheese
Ham, Egg & Cheese
Applewood Bacon, Egg & Cheese

Lean Pockets
Breakfast Quesadilla
Applewood Bacon, Egg & Cheese
Ham, Egg & Cheese
Sausage, Egg & Cheese

Basically, the rule is that the box must have "Breakfast" or "Egg" in the title.

Some varieties may go as high as $3.79 retail, which could mean that you'd pay $0.79 for two 2-packs (not bad still!) - but my Giant's shelves were already well-raided by the time I made it there around 5 p.m. today, so it was harder to tell what price labels went with what varieties. We still managed to dig 4 of breakfast varieties out - they rung up at $2.99, BOGO.

So I spent $0.08 tax on four 2-pack boxes of Lean Pockets Applewood Bacon, Egg, and Cheese - $0.02 of tax per box. Sweet! I'm hoping that if I return to Giant at a less chaotic time later this week, it will be restocked, and I'll score some more free with my remaining breakfast variety coupons.

What discount values and specifications are on the other regional Hot Pocket or Lean Pocket coupons that you are using to work this BOGO deal? Post your comment - 'cause knowledge = savings for us all!
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PARADE Magazine: more coupons

Our June 28, 2009 edition of PARADE Magazine has a handful of manufacturers coupons inside.

Look in yours for coupons for CoverGirl, Cottonelle & Olay products. These might work well with CVS deals in the near future.

Free Home Made Simple Coupon Book

Calling all coupon clippers:
Get your Home Made Simple Coupon Books here.

What is a Home Made Simple Coupon Book, you ask?
It's a series of coupons put out periodically by Procter & Gample. Over $30 in coupons will include brands like Cascade, Dawn, Mr. Clean, Febreze & Swiffer. Takes 6-8 weeks for delivery.

I sign up for these every time they're available. There has always been a coupon for a free bottle of Cascade dishwasher rinse aid, and I never buy dishwasher rinse because of it. There are other higher dollar coupons in this booklet. Sign up here today.

First Day of June = Time to Load Your uPromise eCoupons!

I just loaded my June uPromise coupons - over $47 dollars' worth of potential upromise account credit, if you add them all up - and it's now linked to my loyalty cards, just in case I snag some coupon deals with them. It can be worth more than $47 if I happen to buy multiples of qualifying products.

If you have store loyalty cards (CVS, Giant, Safeway, Shopper's Food Warehouse, Wegmans, Harris Teeter, Food Lion, anybody?) - then you can tie your loyalty card to your upromise accounts. Just sign into upromise.com, make sure that your loyalty card numbers are tied to your upromise accounts, and go to 'Earn Rewards' in the top menu bar, and click 'e-Coupons'. You can select all of the coupons and load them for June.

You do not get the discounts right away for having loaded these coupons - the 'savings' is loaded instead to your upromise account when you purchase selected items with the store loyalty cards whose numbers you've added to your upromise account. The coupons are very often for the same items heavily promoted in Sunday inserts and store weekly ads, so if you are a couponer, odds are good that you may find yourself buying items that are on the upromise monthly e-Coupons lineup. (Among the June e-Coupons: Johnsonville Sausage, Post Cereal Coupons, Huggies...sounding familiar?) In fact, you get $1.50 credited to your account for each package of Huggies bought - not too shabby!

If you haven't hit Shopper's Food Warehouse yet this week for double coupons, load your June uPromise coupons first. Wacky Mac, No Yolks, and other popular doubled/tripled products are on the list for this month, so make sure you get some credit for it.

Yes - it is a small amount, but something is better than nothing, and this is a painless way to add some college savings in just a couple of minutes. Think about it: you'd kick yourself if you later realized that the CVS "Free After ExtraCare Bucks" item(s) you purchased would also have given you a couple of bucks in your upromise account just because your store loyalty card numbers and coupons would have been pre-loaded. And remember that purchasing certain participating products with your store loyalty card every day (even without e-Coupons!) will add slowly but surely to your upromise accounts, so go get your account up and running! :)
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Shopper's Food Warehouse Kellogg's Deal, 05/28-06/03

The Shopper's Food Warehouse ad for the coming week (deals start tomorrow) has a sweet deal for Kellogg's products. A Shopper's coupon (not a manufacturer coupon) offers $5 off a $20 purchase of Kellogg's products, and many major cereals go for 2/$5. I will try to add a picture of this section of the weekly ad (coupon nulled) to this post when it becomes available online tomorrow.

Strategy: Get yourself $20 worth of Kellogg's cereal, use the $5/$20 coupon, then as many Kellogg's coupons as you can.

Sample scenario, using the recent Frosted Mini Wheats coupons (One BOGO and four $1/1), along with other Kellogg's coupons from the 04/05 insert or past printable coupon campaigns:

5 MiniWheats
3 Other Kellogg's
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Subtotal: $20
Minus coupons:
$5/$20 store coupon
$2.50 coupon (BOGO)
4 x $1 coupon (MiniWheats)
3 x $1 coupon (Kellogg's)
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Total: $5.50 for 8 boxes of cereal, or $0.69/box. Not too shabby. This scenario assumes that there is no conflict between using a $1 coupon on a box which also gets you a free box with the BOGO coupon.

Another scenario with only Kellogg's coupons from the 04/05 insert or printables:

8 Kellogg's cereals
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Subtotal: $20
Minus coupons:
$5/$20
8 x $1
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$7 for 8 boxes of cereal, or $0.88/each.

How did you work this scenario? Post a comment to let us all know. ;) Do tell!
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Whew! Back to the Deals

We hope that you all had a relaxing Memorial Day weekend - and a chance to reflect on the sacrifices of our military families and those in our country's service.

Both of us were waist-deep in family-related activities and travel - kind of a challenge sometimes to switch gears to "deals". But now that the holiday weekend offers have disappated, some deals remain (with thanks to AFullCup):

BOGO Baskin Robbins Soft Serve 31 Below printable coupon

Kraft Cheese $1/1 shredded, sliced, or chunk. Print it now, 'cause it won't last long. :)

Three more days to get a year of All You magazine on Amazon.com for just $10 ($5 deduced automatically at checkout) - or $0.83 each. Nice! It's very rare to get a year's subscription for such a low per-issue price. Send this subscription to your fellow coupon clippers - who will undoubtedly love the $30-$50 worth of coupons in each issue, including high-value coupons for freebies. The offer expires May 29, so jump on it. ;)

Sign up here to get members-only coupons from Bisquick and other Betty Crocker products. Remember to use your junk email address to keep your personal email unclogged.

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Lastly, a news tidbit: Google recently announced its partnership with power companies in its foray into smart grid technologies - an initiative called Google PowerMeter. What does this mean for us consumers? If Google partners with your power company in the future and you do not elect to opt-out (meaning opting out of your information being shared by your power company with Google) - you can automatically check up on your energy usage in real-time, and even do continuous monitoring of your energy usage based on the appliances that soak up energy unnecessarily in your home (so-called "vampire applicances"). You can also see how your energy usage varies over the day, and day-to-day, to see your most egregious power-sucking hours. If you have no beef with your information being shared, you can get some useful information on your power usage, ergo lowering your energy bills, yet another cost-saving measure.

Happy deal surfing, y'alls. :-D
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