Sales + Clearance + Coupons = Successful Safeway Trip!

Safeway paid me 2.85 to take all this home!

I went to a different Safeway on my way home from work and found the most amazing clearance section ever! It was as if they took all the items from my shopping list and put those wonderful little orange clearance stickers on each one! What's AWESOME about using clearanced items with sales is the clearance sticker takes 50% off the price and all of your Store Qs, EQs, and MQs deduct as usual. This just gave me tons of overage and made me a happy Safeway shopper!

1.49 Cinnamon Toast Crunch
-.55/1 Cellfire EQ - load here
-.55/1 IPQ - print here
.06 overage

1.49 Honey Nut Cheerios - clearanced
-.75 50% off orange clearance sticker
-.55/1 Shortcuts EQ (2) - load here
-1.00/1 MQ from sample in newspaper - print an IPQ here
2.36 overage

3.49 Bisquick - clearanced
-1.75 50% off orange clearance sticker
-.60/1 MQ 3/28 SS
-.75/1 Cellfire EQ (2) - load here
-.60/1 Shortcuts EQ - load here
1.36 overage

2.49 Capri Sun (5) - clearanced
12.45 subtotal
-1.25 50% off orange clearance sticker (5)
-5.00 store discount "Buy 5, Save $5" event
-1.00/1 MQ from Maxwell House MQ booklet (5)
3.80 overage

2.49 Oscar Meyer Deli Meat (2)
-in-ad Q (deducted .50 for each one)
-2.00/1 Facebook IPQ (2) - no longer available
.49 each

1.68 Dairy Glen milk (2)
-.55/1 Real CA dairy product IPQ (2) - print here
.68 each
I checked the label & guess what? It's produced in Pleasanon, CA! I checked with the manager on these Real CA IPQs and he said it was fine with him.

.89 Reese's PB cups - Dark Chocolate
-.55/1 MQ
.11 overage

.89 Hershey's chocolate bars (8) Buy 2, Get 2 sale
-BOGO MQ 4/18 SS (4)
All 8 free
The manager let me substitute regular for dark chocolate because they didn't have any up front and they were super busy.

1.89 Betty Crocker frosting (2) Buy 2, Get 3 Free Sale
0 Betty Crocker cake mix (2)
0 Betty Crocker cookie mix (1)
3.78 subtotal
-1.00 wyb frosting & cookie mix Cellfire EQ (2) - load here
-.75/1 cake mix Cellfire EQ (2) - load here
-.75 wyb cake mix & frosting MQ 3/28 SS (2)
-.40/1 cookie mix MQ 3/28 SS
2.72 overage

1.59 Farmer John sausage
-.75/1 IPQ - print here use zip code 90210
-.75/1 Shortcuts EQ (2) - load here
.91 overage

1.49 clearanced Easter sprinkles

1.49 18 ct. eggs (2) - with in-ad Q

.88 blackberries - overstock sale

.99 Fresh Express spinach
My .50/1 Safeway EQ didn't come off :(

.79 Hillshire Farms ham - clearanced
-.55/1 MQ 5/2 RP
.21 overage

My subtotal would have been -2.85, so I added in a $10 Safeway gift card and paid with 7.00 in OYNOs and .15 on another Safeway gift card. From an accounting perspective, I just moved my Safeway money around with a small profit of 2.85. And took home almost $100 in groceries for free. :)

I know clearance items vary from store to store, but remember to always peruse your clearance section. Some of my best shopping trips have included clearanced products. And really, who cares if my box of Bisquick has a smashed corner? It's good until April 2011!

Check out the rest of my favorite Safeway deals here!