Kroger deals for the week of 5/26

May 26, 2010 by


Don’t forget to load your coupons to your Kroger card:
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**For more information about loadable coupons and how they work check out this post!

This ad is based on the Texas/Louisiana market. My Kroger stores double three “like” coupons with a face value up to $.50 and triple three “like” coupons with a face value up to $.39. Your market may be different. Check with your store for details!

Save $3 instantly when you buy $15 worth of Huggies products using your Kroger Plus card (valid 5/16/10-6/5/10).  Purchases must be made in a single transaction.  Limit one reward per transaction.

*Huggies diapers, Pull-Ups, or training pants big box – $19.99
*Huggies diapers or Pull-Ups jumbo pack – $8.99
$3/1 Huggies Little Movers or Little Snugglers printable
$3/1 Huggies Snug ‘N Dry diapers printable
$2/2 Huggies baby wipes tub (64 ct+)
$2/1 Huggies Pull-Ups – 5-16 SS

*Wipes tubs are $1.99/each

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Huggies jumbo packs – $8.99

Use 2 $3 Huggies printables
$3 instant savings

Spend $8.98 OOP ($4.49/jumbo pack)

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Huggies jumbo pack – $8.99
Buy 4 Huggies wipes tubs – $1.99/each (if this is the actual price)

Use 1 $3 Huggies diapers printable
Use 2 $2/2 Huggies wipes printables
$3 instant savings

Spend $6.95 OOP

FREEBIES:

Dove or Degree deodorant – $1.99
$2/1 Dove deodorant printable

OTHER DEALS:

*Hebrew National Beef Franks – 2/$5
$.75/1 Hebrew National beef franks – 5-23 SS
Final Price = $1.75/each

*Hot House tomatoes – $.87/lb

*Juicy peaches – $.97/lb

*Kroger bar or shredded cheese – 4/$5

*Kroger sandwich or hot dog buns – 10/$10

*Nabisco snack crackers – $1.88/each
$1/2 Nabisco snack crackers – 5-16 SS
Final Price = $1.38/box

*Oscar Mayer wieners – $.99/each
$1/2 Oscar Mayer wieners printable
Final Price = $.49/each

*Split chicken breasts – $.97/lb

*Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce – 10/$10
$1/2 Sweet Baby’s Ray’s BBQ sauce – 5-23 SS
Final Price = $.50/each (when you buy 2)

CATALINA DEALS:

*Cool Whip topping – 10/$10 – purchase dates 5/21-7/11/10

Buy 3, get $1 OYNO
Buy 4, get $2 OYNO
Buy 5+, get $3 OYNO

*Kraft salad dressing – 2/$4 – purchase dates 5/21-6/27/10
$.55/1 Kraft dressing – 5-2 SS
$.55/1 Kraft dressing printable

Buy 2, get $1 OYNO
Buy 3, get $2 OYNO
Buy 4, get $3 OYNO

*Ozarka or Nestle Pure Life spring water – $2.99 (24 pack, .5 liter) – purchase dates 4/23-6/2/10 $1/2 Nestle Pure Life Purified water printable

Buy 2, get $2 OYNO
Buy 3, get $3 OYNO
Buy 4, get $5 OYNO

All items must be purchased in one transaction

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Menu Planning Monday: My menu for the week of 5/23

May 24, 2010 by

For those of you who may be doing Weight Watchers, I have included the points per serving calculations for most of my recipes this week (we had lots of family things going on this weekend, so I didn’t have time to calculate all the recipes – I will try to have the points added in for the others by the end of the day). I used the “Recipe Builder” feature on the WeightWatchers.com e-Tools program to input all of the ingredients and calculate the points, so it should be pretty accurate.

You can read more about my $40 weekly budget in this post here.

SUNDAY ~ Pizza (at my kids request) and banana pudding – the banana pudding is a family favorite and my husband told me last night that I never make it often enough. To be honest, I just forget about it, but we love it every time we have it!

INGREDIENTS

* 8 ounces sour cream (I use “light”)
* 1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed (I use “light”)
* 1 (5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
* 2 cups whole milk (I use “skim”)
* 1 (16 ounce) package vanilla wafer cookies (I use “reduced fat”
* 4 bananas, peeled and sliced

DIRECTIONS

In large bowl combine sour cream, whipped topping, pudding mix and milk. Stir well. In the bottom of a trifle bowl or other glass serving dish, put a layer of cookies, then a layer of pudding mixture, then a layer of bananas. Repeat until all ingredients are used. Refrigerate until serving.

(After calculating the points, I think I realized WHY I hardly every make this – it’s 6 points per serving even with all the reduced fat stuff!  This makes 10 servings)

MONDAY ~ Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops – I found this recipe on Unfinished Mom, who posted it on Menu Planning Monday on orgjunkie.com last week.  It sounds yummy!

Here’s the recipe complete with the Unfinished Mom’s revisions:

Ingredients:

* 3/4 Cup grated Parmesan* (we use reduced fat)
* 2 large eggs, whisked
* 1 Cup Italian style bread crumbs**
* 4 porkchops (1/2 – 3/4″ thick) – bone-in or boneless***
* salt & pepper to taste
* 6 Tbsp olive oil (we’ll use 3)

Directions:

1. Lay out 3 pie plates (or other similar size container with sides). Place Parmesan cheese, whisked eggs and bread crumbs in 3 separate pie plates (one ingredient in each container).
2. Sprinkle pork chops with salt & pepper on both sides.
3. Coat pork chops with parmesan cheese on both sides; pat to adhere.
4. Dip chops into eggs, turn to coat both sides.
5. Dredge pork chops in bread crumbs; turn to coat both sides. Pat to adhere.
6. Heat 3 T oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add chops in batches if necessary; cook until golden brown and center reaches 150° (~6 minutes per side; longer for thicker chops). (DO NOT try to “hurry” this up by raising the heat; the pork chops will scorch on the outside and be underdone inside.)
7. Transfer to plate; serve.

Notes:
* The original recipe calls for freshly grated Parmesan, but I rarely use it because of the expense; the recipe is wonderful either way.

** Regular bread crumbs with 1 Tblsp Italian seasoning mixed in works fine.

*** I’ve used both bone-in and boneless pork chops with great success.

My digital probe thermometer and my long-handled tongs are essential tools for this recipe. The recipe is easily cut in half for our family. We find 2 pork chops is more than enough meat for 2 adults and 2 young children and often have about 1/2 pork chop for leftovers.

WW points = 9 points per serving (makes 4 servings), serve with green beans and cantaloupe slices

TUESDAY ~ French dip sandwiches (slow cooker) – This is a family favorite and I love it because it is SOOO easy to make!

Ingredients:
beef roast
2 cans beef broth
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp garlic powder
4-6 hoagie buns
(we also add some swiss or provolone cheese)

Place roast in a greased slow cooker. Pour broth over the top of the roast. Add spices. Cover and cook on low heat 8-10 hours (or high heat 5-7 hours). Remove roast and save extra juice. With a fork, break the meat apart and serve on hoagies. Use excess juice for dipping sandwiches.

WW points = 6 points per serving (this does not include the cheese or the buns)

WEDNESDAY ~ Taco salad – This is a pretty basic recipe that my mom used to make all of the time when I was a kid – it sounds a little bit strange, but when you mix it all together, it’s yummy!

Ingredients:
Iceberg lettuce, shredded
Tomatoes
1 can light red kidney beans, drained
Ground beef, browned (I use 1/2 lb and mix mine with a little bit of taco seasoning as I cook it, I use 93/7)
Corn tortilla chips (crushed)
Shredded cheddar cheese (8 oz bag)
Thousand Island salad dressing (chilled, we use the “light” variety)

Mix all ingredients together and serve.

WW points = 7 points per serving (makes 6-8 servings)

THURSDAY ~ Honey glazed “dump” chicken – I saw this posted on the Orgjunkie.com Menu Planning Monday last week (unfortunately, I can’t remember which blog it was posted on)

  • 1/4 cup butter, Melted I’ll use “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter”
  • 1/8 cup soy sauce
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 1/2 lbs chicken pieces (breasts, thighs, or wings, I’ll use breasts
  1. For immediate cooking: Pre-heat oven to 350°F Place all ingredients into a large baking dish, turn chicken to coat. Bake until chicken juices run clear (45-60 minutes for chicken pieces, or 20-30 minutes for chicken breasts).
  2. For freezing: Place all ingredients into a 1 Gallon freezer bag. Lay flat in freezer.
  3. To thaw and cook: Take the bag out of the freezer the night before, make sure the bag is sealed completely.
  4. For the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F Empty the contents of the bag into a large baking dish and bake until the juices run clear (45-60 minutes for chicken pieces, or 20-30 minutes for chicken breasts).
  5. For the crockpot: cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4-6 or until done.
  6. On the grill: cook over medium heat until juices run clear. Be sure to watch carefullly or these will burn!

WW points = 7 points per serving (makes 4 servings)

FRIDAY ~ Black bean and chicken burritos (slow cooker) – This is another family favorite that is SUPER easy to make!

Ingredients:
1 taco/fajita seasoning packet
2 cans black beans, drained
2-3 chicken breasts
1 can green enchilada sauce

Place chicken breasts in bottom of the crockpot and then add remaining ingredients. Cook on low 6-8 hours. Shred chicken before serving and serve in tortillas. We add cheese, sour cream, etc. to the tortillas. We sometimes add rice (cooked rice to the mixture once we’re ready to serve, not in the crockpot!). This is also really good if you use beef instead of the chicken!

Side:  Cilantro Lime Rice (this recipe also comes from Marci’s blog!)

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter (I use I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter)
1 1/2 cups rice
2 cups chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 large lime (juice and zest)
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Directions:
In a skillet, melt butter and add rice. Let cook for 1-2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients (except cilantro) and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and cook for 18-20 minutes. Add cilantro with a few minutes before done. Fluff with fork and serve.

WW points = 3 points per serving (makes 4 servings)

SATURDAY ~ Tator tot casserole

Ingredients:
1/2 pound ground beef
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 (14.5 ounce) can French style green beans
1/2 (32 ounce) package tater tots
shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large skillet over high heat, brown the ground beef and drain fat. Stir in condensed cream of mushroom soup, water, garlic salt, cheese, and green beans. Pour the mixture into a medium-sized casserole dish and layer with the tater tots. Bake in preheated oven for about 30 minutes, or until tater tots are browned and crispy.

WW points = 8 points per serving

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Walgreens deals for the week of 5/23

May 22, 2010 by

Here are the Walgreens deals for the week. Some scenarios are mixed in with the match-ups. If you are new to shopping at Walgreens, make sure you read the FAQs at the end of the post!

FREEBIES:

Buy Colgate Total Advanced or Enamel Strength – $2.99, get a $2 RR
$1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste – April 2010 All You Magazine
$1/1 Colgate Total Toothpaste – Walgreens Diabetes & You magazine
$.75/1 Colgate Total printable
$.50/1 Colgate toothpaste – 5-23 SS
Final Price = Free-.49 after coupons/RR

Buy Complete Multi-Purpose solution – $7.99, get an $8 RR
$2/1 Complete Multi-Purpose Solution – 5-16 RP
Final Price = $2.01 moneymaker after coupons/RR

Buy Goody Ouchless barette or Flex Tip headband – $2.99, get a $3 RR
Final Price = free after RR!

RR DEALS:

*Spend $15 or more on these participating products, get a $5 RR:  Dove Men’s body wash, Caress body wash, Dove or Degree antiperspirant/deodorant, Degree Fine Fragrance body mist – 2/$7, Dove/Degree Clinical Protection, Dove lotion, Caress/Dove/Lever 2000 bar soap, Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion, 30 pack Pond’s towelettes – $5.99, Dove hair care, Q-tips, Vaseline intensive care lotion, Suave shampoo or conditioner, 2 pack Caress or Dove bar soap – 2/$6
$1.50/1 Dove Men+Care body wash – 3-28 RP
$1/1 Dove Men + Care product – April 2010 All You Magazine
$.50/1 Caress body wash – 5-23 RP
$3/2 Dove Ultimate Go Fresh deodorant printable
$3/2 Dove Ultimate Sensitive Care deodorant printable
$1.50/1 Dove Antiperspirant/deodorant printable
$1/1 Dove Body Misty or deodorant – 4-25 RP
$.75/2 Degree Men or Women deodorant – 4-25 RP
$1/1 Lever 2000 printable
$1/1 Lever 2000 – 5-23 RP
$2/1 Vaseline Sheer Infusion lotion – 5-23 RP
$1.50/1 Ponds Towelettes printable
$2/1 Dove deodorant printable (good on any)


SCENARIO:
Buy 5 Dove deodorants – $3.50/each

Use 5 $2 Dove printables

Spend $7.50, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $2.50 after coupons/RR ($.50/each)

*Buy 12 pack, 12 oz Coca Cola or Dr. Pepper products – 4/$15, get a $3 RR
Final Price = 4/$12 after RR

*Spend $10 or more on participating Colgate toothbrushes, get a $5 RR (Colgate toothbrushes are 25% off this week)
$.75/1 Colgate adult or children’s toothbrush – 5-23 SS
Final Price – varies

*Buy 2 or more participating HP ink cartridges, get a $10 RR

*Buy Huggies jumbo pack diapers, Pull-Ups, or GoodNites – 2/$18, get a $3 RR
$3/1 Huggies Little Movers diapers printable
$2/1 Huggies Pull-Ups training pants – 5-16 SS 


SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Huggies Little Movers diapers – 2/$18

Use 2 $3 Huggies printables

Spend $12 OOP, get a $3 RR
Final Price = $9 after coupons/RR ($4.50/pack)

*Buy Iron Man muscle rub or spray – $5.99, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy Just for Me! or Soft & Beautiful Botanicals – $4.99, get a $4 RR
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy Kellogg’s or Keebler cookies or crackers – 4/$10, get a $5 RR (8 pack Kellogg’s Rice Krispies treats, Keebler cookies 11.5-16 oz, or Cheez-It 7.5-9 oz)
$.55/1 Keebler cookies – 4-18 RP
$.55/1 Keebler Pecan Sandies – 4-18 RP
$1/1 Keebler Pecan Sandies printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 4 Pecan sandies – 4/$10

Use 4 $1 printable coupons

Spend $6 OOP, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $1 after RR

*Buy Omeprazole acid reducer (42 ct) – $18.99, get a $5 RR
Final Price = $13.99 after RR

*Buy Pantene hair care (shampoo/conditioner or styling products) – 2/$7, get a $2 RR
$1/2 Pantene products – 5-2 PG
$1/1 Pantene styler, hairspray, treatment – 5-2 PG
Final Price = 2/$3 (after coupons/RR) when you buy stylers or 2/$4 when you buy shampoo/conditioner

*Buy 2 or more participating Poise or Depend products – $11.99, get a $3.25 RR
$1/1 Poise product – 5-16 SS
$1/1 Poise printable
$1/1 Depend Guards for Men – 5-16 SS$1/1 Poise printable
Final Price = $18.73 after coupons/RR

*Buy Prilosec – $18.99, get a $4 RR
$3/1 Prilosec – 5-2 PG
Final Price = $11.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-A-Clean – $7.99, get a $2 RR
$5/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Extend a Clean – 4-11 SS
Free refill WYB Scrubbing Bubbles Extend a Clean printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Scrubbing Bubbles Extend a Clean – $7.99
Buy 1 Scrubbing Bubbles Extend a Clean refill

Use $5/1 coupon
Use free refill WYB Extend a Clean coupon

Spend $2.99 OOP, get a $2 RR
Final Price = $.99 after coupons/RR

*Buy Tide laundry detergent – $13.99, get a $4 RR
$1/1 Tide laundry detergent – 5-2 PG
Final Price = $8.99 after coupons/RR

FILLER ITEMS:
*Big roll bathroom tissue – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Comet cleanser – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)*Encore Gourmet spices – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Geisha mushrooms or Madam Mandarin orange – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*G-U-M dental care
*Household gloves – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.25/each
*Jell-O regular or sugar free – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon) – limit 4
*Morton iodized salt or Deerfield Farms baking soda – 2/$1 (w/ in ad coupon)
*Nestle candy – $.49/each

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Arm & Hammer dental care
*Banana Boat oil or lotion
$1/1 Banana Boat suncare – 5-23 SS
*Blue Diamond almonds (PSA $3.49)
$1/2 Blue Diamond almonds – 5-23 SS
*Flex-a-min joint health
*Hair styling products – FX or Salon Grafix (PSA $5.99)
*Hawaiian Tropic
$1/1 Hawaiian tropic product – 5-23 SS, 4-25 SS
*Kodak Funsaver camera*Nature’s Bounty Heart Health supplements
*Nature Made vitamins
*Noxzema razors or shave cream
*Organix or Renpure shampoo or conditioner (PSA $6.99)
*Oscar Mayer meat wieners – PSA $2.99
$1/2 Oscar Mayer wieners printable
*Osteo Bi-Flex joint health
*Sunglasses
*Walgreens alkaline batteries (PSA $5.99)
*Walgreens allergy, cold, or sinus relief
*Walgreens digestive relief (anti-diarrheal, gas relief, acid controller)
*Walgreens Gold Seal vitamins
*Walgreens hair care (shampoo/conditioner or styling products)
*Walgreens multi-purpose solution
*Walgreens mouthwash

OTHER DEALS:

*Huggies Little Swimmers – $6.99 – $2 Walgreens instant value coupon = $4.99
$1.50/1 Huggies Little Swimmers printable
Final Price = $3.49 after coupons

*Oscar Mayer lunch meat – 2/$5
$1/2 Oscar Mayer lunch meat printable
Final Price = 2/$4 after coupons

The following scenarios are for those are just starting to shop at Walgreens and who have few, if any, RR to spend: $28.44 in merchandise for $5.45 OOP, $7 in RR left to spend

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 1 Colgate Total toothpaste – $2.99

Use $1/1 coupon

Spend $1.99 OOP, get a $2 RR

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy 1 Goody hair accessory – $2.99

Use $2 Colgate RR

Spend $0 OOP, get a $3 RR

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 1 Complete Multipurpose contact solution – $7.99
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.25

Use $3 Goody RR
Use $2 Complete coupon

Spend $3.24 OOP, get an $8 RR

TRANSACTION #4:
Buy 1 Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-a-Clean – $7.99
Buy 1 Colgate toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 1 Goody hair accessory – $2.99
Buy 1 Hunt’s tomato sauce – $.25

Use $5 Scrubbing Bubbles coupon
Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use $8 Complete RR

Spend $.22, get a $2 RR (Scrubbing Bubbles), $2 RR (Colgate), and $3 RR (Goody)

Here’s my plan (I’m starting out with 2 $4.50 RR and 2 $2 RR):
Buy 1 Complete Multipurpose solution – $7.99
Buy 1 Goody hair accessory – $2.99
Buy 1 Colgate toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 1 Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-a-Spray – $7.99
Buy 3 Hunts tomato sauce – $.25/each

Use $2 Complete coupon
Use $1 Colgate coupon
Use $5 Scrubbing Bubbles coupon
Use 2 $4.50 RR
Use 2 $2 RR

Spend $1.71, get an $8 RR, $3 RR, $2 RR, and $2 RR

*Then I will follow the scenarios in the “newbie” section above to roll my RR back and forth

Some helpful tips:
*At Walgreens, you can use ONE manufacturer’s coupon and ONE store coupon per item

*At Walgreens, you cannot do a promotion more than once in a transaction and earn Register Rewards. (for example, if you buy 2 Colgate, you will only earn RR for one)

*You also typically cannot use the Register Rewards earned from a promotion on the same promotion and earn Register Rewards again. For example, if you buy the Colgate razor and use the RR from that to buy another one, your RR will not print. 

*Register Rewards are considered to be “manufacturer’s coupons” and you can only use one manufacturer’s coupon per item. You will have to add “filler” items. The in ad coupons often have good, inexpensive filler items. (there are LOTS of great filler items this week – check out the weekly match-ups for ideas)

*If you are using more than one RR in a transaction, always give the RR with the highest value FIRST. Sometimes strange things happen with coupons and taxes and even if you think you have planned out your scenario very well, you will end up with more overage than you planned for.

*If you are buying items that would result in a “free” item or “overage” when combining a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon, give the manufacturer’s coupon FIRST, and the store coupons LAST to avoid beeping/issues at the register! Make sure that you are purchasing enough items in your total transaction to “cover” the overage. You will not get cash back and you will have to add items to cover the overage or they will not take the coupon.

*If your Register Reward doesn’t print for some reason and you have fulfilled all of the obligations for the “deal” (including not using RR from the same parent company to pay) DO NOT let them tell you it is because you used coupons! Chances are they didn’t print because the catalina machine is not working. You have two choices: you can return your items and try again or you can contact the catalina company by doing the following:
*The store will give you a form to fill out and mail in to catalina
*Call 1-888-8coupon, option 3
*Use the online form to contact them: Contact Catalina Marketing (when I have tried contacting them this way, my results have not been very good….your best bet is to call)

This post is part of Becentsable’s Grocery Gathering. 

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CVS deals for the week of 5/23

May 22, 2010 by

If you are new to shopping at CVS and would like some tips, check out this article here.

Tag your reusable bag: Buy a Greenbag tag for $.99 at the register, get $1 ECB every 4th visit – limit 1 use per day, per household

If you haven’t already, register your CVS Extra Care card here and you should receive a $4 off a $20 purchase coupon in your e-mail. This also registers you to receive other e-mail coupons!

 

**Earn double bucks on diabetes products – CVS is now offering exclusive benefits for those with diabetes (Double Bucks on 100 products you need and special ExtraCare rewards and offers – you can find the details on cvs.com/diabetes and check out the participating products here)

FREEBIES:

Gillette or Old Spice body wash – $4, get a $4 ECB (limit 2 per household)
BOGO free Old Spice body wash – 4-18 RP
Buy One Old spice fresh collection deodorant, get one body wash free – 5-2 PG
BOGO free Gillette body wash – 5-2 PG

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Gillette or Old Spice body wash – $4

Use BOGO free Old Spice or Gillette coupon

Spend $4 OOP, get an $8 ECB
Final Price = $4 moneymaker! ($8 moneymaker if you have an ECB to “roll” into the deal!)

**Note:  You may also be able to use the Buy one Old Spice deodorant, get one body wash free coupon in addition to the BOGO free Old Spice body wash coupon, so you would pay for the deodorant and get both body washes free (this will be a YMMV)

Sobe Lifewater – BOGO free (limit 6)
BOGO free Sobe Lifewater printable
Final Price = Free after coupons

ECB DEALS:

*Buy 2 American Express prepaid gift cards, get a $5 ECB (limit 2 per household)

*Buy Claritin Non-Drowsy 24 hour, Liqui-gels – 24 ct, 24 Hour Tablets, 12 hour RediTabs, or Claritin D 30 ct – $19.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$5/1 Claritin Non-Drowsy – 5-9 SS
$3/1 Claritin D non-drowsy (15 ct+) printable
$3/1Claritin Non-drowsy (20 ct+) printable
$4/1 Claritin D Non-Drowsy 5-2 SS
$2/1 Claritin Non-drowsy (10 ct+) – 5-2 SS

SCENARIO:
Buy 1 Claritin Non Drowsy – $19.99

Use $5/1 Claritin coupon

Spend $14.99 OOP, get a $5 ECB
Final Price = $9.99 OOP

*Buy Crest or Oral B 3D White Vivid toothpaste or 3D White Advantage toothbrush – $2.99, get a $1 ECB (limit 2 per household)
$.75/1 Crest toothpaste – 5-2 PG
Final Price = $1.24 after coupon/ECBs

*Buy Crest Whitestrips 3D White Vivid 10 ct ($31.99), 3D White Professional Effects 20 ct ($55.99), or Advanced Seal 14 ct, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$10/1 Crest 3D White  Professional Effects Whitestrips – 5-2 PG
$5/1 Crest 3D Advanced White Vivid
Final Price = $16.99 after coupons/ECBs (when you buy 10 ct)

*Buy CVS Pharmacy Omeprazole – $7.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $5.99 after ECBs

*Buy Depend underwear, briefs, or shields – $10.99, get a $2 ECB (limit 5 per household)
$1/1 Depend Guards for men – 5-16 SS
Final Price = $7.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy dinner and a movie $50 gift card, get a $10 ECB (limit 2 per household)
Final Price = $40 after ECBs

*Spend $20 on any Garnier Nutritioniste skin care, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Garnier Nutritioniste or Moisturizer – 3-7 RP
Final Price – varies

*Spend $35 on any Healthy Skin products, get a $10 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final price – varies

*Spend $10 in Lipton, Ragu, or Hellman’s products, get a $3 ECB:  Ragu pasta sauce – 3/$5, Lipton tea bags – $2.49, or Hellman’s mayonnaise – $2.99 (limit 1 per household)
$1.25/3 Ragu pasta sauce – 5-23 RP
$.40/1 Lipton tea bags or To go packets – 5-23 RP
$.75/1 Hellmans printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 6 Ragu pasta sauce – $10

Use 2 $1.25/3 Ragu coupons

Spend $7.50 OOP, get a $3 ECB 
Final Price = $4.50 OOP

*Spend $10 on L’Oreal cosmetics, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 L’Oreal Paris cosmetic product – 3-7 RP, 3-21 RP, 4-25 RP
Final Price – varies

*Spend $10 on any Neutrogena cosmetics, get a $3 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$3/1 Neutrogena Cosmetics product –  June 2010 All You
Final price – varies

*Spend $15 on any Nivea body wash, lotion, cream, or serum, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Nivea body wash for women – 5-2 RP
$1/1 Nivea body wash for women – 4-11 RP
BOGO free Nivea for women body wash – May 2010 All You

SCENARIO:
Buy 3 Nivea for women body wash – $5.99

Use $4/1 Nivea body wash coupon
Use $1/1 Nivea body wash coupon
Use BOGO free Nivea body wash coupon

Spend $6.98 OOP, get a $5 ECB 
Final Price = $1.98 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Olay or Olay Total Effects body wash, $7, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/1 Olay body wash – 5-2 PG
Final Price = $4 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Pantene Pro-V shampoo, conditioner, or styler – 2/$6.97, get a $2 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$1/2 Pantene products – 5-2 PG
$1/1 Pantene styler, hairspray, treatment – 5-2 PG
Final Price = $3.97 after coupons/ECBs (when you buy shampoo/conditioner) or $2.97 after coupons/ECBs (when you buy stylers)

*Buy Prevacid 24 Hour (42 ct) – $23.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
$4/1 Prevacid 24 Hour – 4-25 SS, 5-23 SS
Final Price = $14.99 after coupons/ECBs

*Buy Quick Trim burn & cleanse 2 part system – $29.99, get a $5 ECB (limit 1 per household)
Final Price = $24.99 after ECBs

*Buy 2 Thermacare heat wraps (excludes 1 ct), get a $5 ECB:  ThermaCare – $5.99/each
$2/1 Thermacare (2 ct) – 3-28 RP
$3/1 Thermacare printable

SCENARIO:
Buy 2 Thermacare heat wraps – $5.99/each

Use 2 $3/1 printable coupons

Spend $5.98 OOP, get a $5 ECB 
Final Price = $.98 for both after coupons/ECBs

BOGO FREE DEALS:
*Arm & Hammer liquid laundry detergent or 2-in-1 dryer cloths
*CVS Pharmacy pain relief (Ibuprofen, acetaminophen, naproxen)
*Kodak Power Flash camera
*Lays potato chips (excludes Baked Lays)
*Nature Made vitamins or minerals
*Smooth Away or Strap Perfect

OTHER DEALS:

*Huggies Little Movers Jeans diapers – $9.99 (limit 3)
$3/1 Huggies Little Movers diapers printable
$1/1 Huggies Little Movers Jeans diapers CVS printable
Final Price = $5.99 after coupon

The following scenarios are for people who are new to shopping at CVS and have few (or no) ECBs to start with. (These are just ideas….you do not have to follow this exact order and you can skip some items if you do not want/need them): $43.12 in merchandise for $5.20 OOP, $5 ECB left to spend

TRANSACTION #1:
Buy 2 Gillette body wash or Old Spice body wash – $4/each
Buy 2 Sobe Lifewater

Use BOGO free Gillette body wash coupon
Use BOGO free Sobe Lifewater

Spend $4 OOP, get an $8 ECB

TRANSACTION #2:
Buy Crest White Vivid toothpaste – $2.99
Buy 2 Thermacare heat wraps – $5.99/each

Use $.75 Crest coupon
Use 2 $3 Thermacare coupons
Use $8 Gillette ECB

Spend $.22 OOP, get a $1 ECB and a $5 ECB

TRANSACTION #3:
Buy 3 Nivea for women body wash – $5.99

Use $4/1 Nivea body wash coupon
Use $1/1 Nivea body wash coupon
Use BOGO free Nivea body wash coupon
Use $5 and $1 ECB

Spend $.98 OOP, get a $5 ECB

Frequently asked questions:
Do you really do multiple transactions at your stores?

In the past, I usually had $20-30 ECB on hand, so I didn’t have to break up my transactions as much as I did when I first started, but now that I am starting over, yes, I am doing multiple transactions. If you are doing multiple transactions, I recommend that you let the cashier know up front that is what you are planning to do. If there are several people in line, let them go in between your transactions. This gives you time to clip your ECBs and get prepared for your next transaction.

My store was out of all the freebie items first thing this morning. Can I get a raincheck?

This all depends on your store. I have contacted corporate about this before because some stores in my area give rainchecks and others won’t. According to corporate, this is up to the individual stores.

I bought the wrong item or I bought the RIGHT item and my ECB didn’t print. What can I do?

If you bought the right item, show the store clerk your ad and your receipt. They should be able to manually print your ECB at the store. If they don’t know how, you can call customer service and they can add one to your account that will print within 48 hours (you have to wait 48 hours from your purchase time to do this so they can “see” your transaction in their computer).

If you bought the wrong item and didn’t receive ECBs, you can do a return and purchase the correct item. If you paid using ECBs, they will have to give you money on a gift card.

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Publix deals through 5/26

May 22, 2010 by


Thanks to Brittany from The Prudent Patron for the weekly Publix deals!  My Publix post is a bit late this week – sorry guys!  I decided to do all of my grocery shopping on Friday night and then I was gone literally all day yesterday for a work picnic, bridal shower, and church picnic.

Here are the highlights for the week. You can find all of the deals for the week at The Prudent Patron (this is based on the Florida/Southern Georgia market)

Here are some of the items that are free this week:

Carefree Liners 16 – 22 ct. $.99 (ends 5/21)
$1/1 SS 4/25
:: FREE
Fisher Fusion Snacks Regular Price $1.77 (possible unadvertised sale $1.00)
$1.00/1 SS 10/4, 11/15, 12/6, 12/13, 2/8
$.55/1 Upromise eCoupon
::FREE –  $.22  

McCormick Grill Mates Marinades, 0.71-1.25 oz., $.80
 $.50/1 4/18
 $1/1RP 4/25
:: FREE

Nivea Body Wash, 16.9 oz, Gel 8.4 oz, $3.99
$1/1 RP 4/18
$3 /1 Men RP 5/02
$4/1, $2/1 RP 5/02 ($4 Q was regional)
B1G1 May All You Magazine
:: FREE

Schick Hydro 3 Razor, $5.99
$1/1 Publix Green Advantage Flyer (store Q – exp. 5/21)
$5/1 SS 5/09
:: FREE

Schick Hydro Shave Gel, 8.4 oz, $2.00
$1/1 Publix Green Advantage Flyer (store Q – exp. 5/21)
$1/1 SS 5/09
:: FREE

These items are less than $1:

Emerald Honey Roasted Peanuts or Dry Roasted, 16 oz jar, $3.19 (BOGO free)
$1/1 Peelie
::$.59 each

Fresh Express Salad Blend, 4.5-12 oz bag, $4.23 (BOGO free)
$1/1 blinkie
$1/2 Publix Family Style Magazine
:: $.61 each
 
Hefty OneZip Bags, 13-22 ct pkg, or Fresh Extend, 12 ct. pkg, $2.43 (BOGO free)
$1/2 Printable
:: $.71 each
Herbal Essences Hair Care, 6.4-12 oz., or Aussie Hair Care, 6-14 oz., $2.39
$1/1 RP 5/16
$2/2 RP 5/16
$.50/1 Live Well Feel Beautiful (store Q)
:: $.89 

Idahoan Mashed Potatoes, 4 or 4.1 oz pouch, $1.25 (BOGO free)
$.75/3 Printable 
:: $.37 each wyb 6  

Yoplait Go-Gurt 8 pk $1.39$1.10/1 Printable (if included)
$1/2 SS 3/21, 4/18
$.40/1, $.80/2 Printable
:: $.29

Remember to check out The Prudent Patron for the rest of the weekly deals!   
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