My Favorite Deals - 7/7/10 edition

It's the week of cheap milk everywhere!

ALL COUPONS AT SAFEWAY & FRY'S ARE WORTH $1.00!

CHEAPEST GALLON OF MILK: 1.67 at Albie's (limit 2)

CHEAPEST EGGS: .89 AA dozen at Albie's

CHEAPEST BREAD: 1.99 Nature's Own at Fry's

For complete coupon match-ups, click here to view Pinching Your Pennies.

Albie's accepts manufacturer's coupons at face value

10% senior discount Wednesday, July 7th!

View Albie's coupon policy here

View weekly ad here!

1.00 7-Up 2 liter bottle

-1.00/2 tearpad MQ found at Circle K

.50 each wyb 2

1.00 Breyer's Ice Cream (pint size)

-1.00/1 pint tearpad MQ found at Circle K

FREE

OTHER AWESOME DEALS:

.99 fresh blueberries (limit 4)

1.67 Albie's gallon milk (limit 2)

Bashas doubles coupons up to $1.00 every day

10% senior discount Wednesday, July 7th! $15 minimum purchase required

View Bashas' coupon policy here

View weekly ad here!

Pretty slim pickings at Bashas this week, but I like that price on grapes!

1.50 Crest Toothpaste

-.50/1 MQ 6/6 PG, 6/27 RP, or 7/4 PG

.50

OTHER AWESOME DEALS:

.88/lb. red or green seedless grapes

.88/lb. California peaches & nectarines

.88/lb. black or red plums

.88/lb. large slicing tomatoes

.59/lb. cantaloupe

1.77 Bashas gallon milk (limit 2)

1.77/lb. Sanderson Farms boneless, skinless chicken breast

All coupons under $1 equal $1 again this week!

Bring your reusable bags for a 5 cent discount per bag!

10% senior discount Wednesday, July 7th!

View Fry's coupon policy here

View weekly ad here!

1.00 Hunt's Ketchup

-.20/1 MQ 6/20 SS

FREE

1.00 Dial Bar Soap

-.35/1 MQ 6/13 RP

FREE

1.00 Listerine Pocket Paks, 24 ct.

-.50/1 MQ 1/3 RP, 3/7 RP, 4/11 RP, or 5/16 RP

FREE

1.00 Reach Toothbrush

-.50/1 MQ 4/11 RP

FREE

1.00 Reach Basic Floss

-.50/1 MQ 4/11 RP

or -3.00/3 4/11 RP

or -1.00/1 1/3 RP, 3/7 RP, or 5/16 RP

FREE

1.00 Cattleman's BBQ Sauce

-.50/1 IPQ - print here after joining Team Cattleman

FREE

1.99 Nature's Own bread

-.75/1 IPQ - print here Already out of prints! Thanks for the heads up Anon!

.99

1.99 Challenge Butter

-.55/1 IPQ - print here

or -.50/1 IPQ - print here

.99 - an okay price if you need butter

2.00 Yoplait yogurt, 32 oz.

-.50/1 IPQ - print here

-.55/1 Shortcuts EQ - load here

.45

2.00 Yoplait Go-Gurt or Trix yogurt

-.35/1 MQ 4/18 SS (buy 2, use 2 coupons)*

-.75/2 IPQ - print here

-.75/2 MQ 5/30 GM or 6/13 SS

.75/1 Shortcuts EQ - load here*

.62 each wyb 2 using *'d Qs

OTHER AWESOME DEALS:

.88 strawberries

1.68 Fry's gallon milk (limit 2)

All coupons under $1 equal $1 again this week!

View Safeway's NEW coupon policy here!

View weekly ad here!

.99 Nivea Lip Care

-2.00/2 IPQ - print here

.02 overage wyb 2

1.50 Morton Seasoned Salt

-.55/1 MQ 6/20 RP

-.55/1 Cellfire EQ - load here

.05 overage

.99 Farmer John sausage

-.75/1 Shortcuts EQ - load here

.24

1.99 Safeway Select Artisan Garlic Bread

-1.00/1 Safeway EQ - load here

.99

1.99 Welch's Juice Cocktail (with in-ad Q, limit 4)

-.75/1 Refrigerated Fruit Juice MQ 6/6 SS

or -.75/1 Refrigerated Juice Cocktail IPQ - print here

.99

1.99 Lucerne Cheese Slices (with in-ad Q, limit 3)

-.55/1 MQ 5/23 RP

or -.55/1 IPQ - print here

.99

2.49 Lucerne Snack Cheese, 16 oz string or 12 oz stick (with in-ad Q, limit 3)

-.55/1 IPQ - print here

or -.55/1 MQ 5/23 SS

1.49

Here's a great scenario to get you started with this Febreze $10 wyb $20 rebate:

4.99 each wyb 3 Febreeze Fabric Refresher

-BOGO Febreeze Fabric Refresher (MQ found in 6/27 Parade)

-Free Febreze Air Effects wyb a Febreeze Fabric Refresher 7/04 PG

-1.00/1 Febreeze Fabric Refresher PG EQ - load here

-1.00/1 Febreeze Air Effects PG EQ - load here

Pay 2.99 for 2 Febreeze Fabric Refreshers & 1 Febreze Air Effects (or .99 each)

This transaction will get you 14.97 towards the $20 needed for the rebate, maybe more depending on how the "wyb 3" discount deducts on the receipt.

Thanks Sheryl!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY ONLY-

.77 7-Up 2 liter bottles

-1.00/2 tearpad MQ found at Circle K

.27 each wyb 2

OTHER AWESOME DEALS:

.99 strawberries

WHAT OTHER DEALS ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEK?

Mail Call Tuesday!

I had all kinds of awesome things in my mailbox waiting for me after the holiday weekend!

FREE MAGAZINES: Surfer, OK, Forbes, & Bloomberg Businessweek

COUPONS: I got a P&G insert included with my grocery ads today - woo hoo!

REBATE MONEY: I got my $10 Kraft rebate check!

SAMPLE: I received a Cottonelle sample from Walmart with coupons inside!

GROCERY ADS: I've got my grocery ads in hand, working on my favorite deals for you. At a quick glance, Albie's is not tripling and quadrupling coupons this week. Fry's & Safeway still are. It looks like a quieter week than last week with all the July 4th deals, but then again, I haven't really started digging into it yet.

I'll have "My Favorite Deals" list up tomorrow as soon as possible!

Thrifty Tidbits - 7/6/10 edition

I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July! We enjoyed the cool weather in Southern California and got to sepnd lots of time with our family. My favorite part of the long weekend was watching my almost 2 year old's face lit up by the glow of the fireworks and to see the wonderment and awe in her innocent little face. What did you guys do for the 4th of July?

Here is a fun video I found online for all of us grocery shoppers to enjoy. It was made for a home economics class and is a primer on sensible food shopping. In the video, we learn to read canned food labels and get a glimpse at the mysterious grading system for various foods (and may understand why food grades are no longer advertised unless they are Grade A). Many of this films messages are still poignant today, especially since supermarkets are designed to encourage impulse buying. Either way, it's entertaining. I didn't have home economics at my high school, so this is fascinating to me.

PRINTABLE COUPONS:

Today, I've been catching up on printing out some rare fresh produce coupons made available in the past few days. Here are two of my favorites:

1.00/2 California avocados

.50/1 Del Monte fresh pineapple - new link!

MY FAVORITE DEALS: Since there was no mail yesterday, "My Favorite Deals" list may be a bit delayed tomorrow morning. I will be working furiously on them tonight, but I've lost a day with the holiday weekend, so bear with me!

MAIL CALL MONDAY: I will post on my mail this evening as soon as I get home. I'm sure its packed from being gone all weekend. Can't wait to see what's waiting for me! Except for the ugly SRP electric bill that should be coming any day. That one can just get lost in the mail.

GIVE AWAY: I will be hosting a fun give away this week, so make sure to check back in for that!

Happy Fourth of July!

Happy 4th of July!

I am out of town with family enjoying our nation's birthday, but I'll be back posting on Tuesday, July 6th!

If you need any last minute BBQ supplies, make sure to check out "My Favorite Deals" list for an outline of the best July 4th deals.

Also, I'll be hosting another "Guess My Vacation Destination" contest on Facebook while I'm gone! You can guess as many times as you want by leaving a comment on my Facebook page. The first person to guess correctly will get an envelope full of coupons!

Remember to fly your American flag this weekend, fire up those grills with all your free food, & relax with your family members!

Albie's & Fry's = 3.69 cost

ALBIE'S

I had rainchecks I was hoping to cash in for Butterball Bacon & Simply Potatoes Hash Browns, but they were out of the hash browns I wanted and I realized my coupon for the Butterball was 1.00/2, not .50/1. Boo. Oh well... still a good run.

1.47 Wheat Thins

-1.00/1 Facebook IPQ - print here

.47 each

1.00 Rayovac Batteries (4)

-1.00/1 IPQ (2) - print here

FREE

1.00 Nesquick Chocolate Milk
-.35/1 tearpad MQ from Circle K
FREE
*I thought this coupon would only double, but it was multiplied up to $1.00- yay!

 .94 subtotal + .36 tax = 1.30 cash paid OOP

ALBIE'S SUMMARY: 1.30 COST

FRY'S #1
.88 Popsicles (4)
-1.00/2 MQ from Safeway Dairy Adventure Booklet (2)
.38 each

.99 Cool Whip (4)
-.20/2 MQ 6/27 SS (2) - make sure to have your cashier verify this coupon multiplies to $1.
1.96 paid OOP, earned $2 OYNO
.01 profit each
*This coupon only quadruples to .80 off for each coupon. Make sure to have the cashier adjust it to $1 as their sales ad advertises - "Every coupon equals one dollar!"

2.59 Purina Cat Chow (3)
-Free MQ 5/2 SS (3)
FREE

3.48 subtotal + .78 tax = 4.26 paid on Fry's gift card
Earned $2 OYNO
2.26 cost

#2
2.08 Fry's milk

Paid with $2 OYNO from first transaction
.08 subtotal + .05 tax = .13 paid on Fry's gift card

FRY'S SUMMARY: 2.39 cost

FINAL SUMMARY: 3.69 cost

Happy Friday! Earn Some Swagbucks!

It's Mega Swagbucks Friday! You can earn a ton more Swagbucks today, 30 to 1000 Swagbucks in a single search! Simply by searching the internet on a Friday! Did you know 400,000 Swagbucks are given out on Fridays? Wowza.

For you non-Swaggers out there, you have no doubt seen Swagbucks discussed in the blogosphere - but what is it? Swagbucks is an online search engine (like Google or Yahoo) that rewards you with Swagbucks when you search on their site. Swagbucks can be redeemed for all kinds of awesome things like books, magazines, & gift cards! If you're like me, you are probably skeptical and think it's a scam. It's not! It only takes 450 Swagbucks to earn a $5 Amazon gift card. Sounds like a lot, but you will be amazed how quickly those Swagbucks rack up.

Ready to sign up yet?

If you're on the fence, today is a great time to sign up. Each Friday, Swagbucks are multiplied, so instead of earning 5 or 10, you can earn 50, 100, or even 1000 Swagbucks on a single search!

All you have to do is click here to get started!

What are you waiting for? Start swaggin' it up!

CVS Trip - A PMS Dream Trip!

Sorry for the title - I couldn't help myself! Look at that picture. And for the record, I am not PMSing, these are just the deals that presented themselves this week. Ok, enough on that...

3.99 Stayfree (8) BOGO sale

-BOGO MQ 6/27 RP (4)
8 FREE

.89 Pretzel M&Ms (8) BOGO sale
-BOGO MQ 6/27 RP (4)
8 FREE
*Be aware- the max value of these coupons is .79. Luckily, my cashier entered .89 each, so I got all 8 free. You may have to pay 10 cents for each pair.

19.99 Huggies Diapers box - raincheck price & EB deal
-3.00/1 IPQ - print here
-3.00/1 CRT Q from CVS coupon kiosk
13.99 paid OOP
Earned $10 EB
3.99 cost

13.99 subtotal + 2.63 tax (yuck) = 16.62 total
Paid with 8.97 EBs (that were all expiring today) + 7.65 on CVS gift card
Earned 10 EB from Huggies and 1 EB from Green Bag Tag
SUMMARY: 5.62 cost

I had to use all those Extra Bucks today, so I was happy to use those to get that huge box of diapers for less than a normal pack would have cost. Have you guys tried those Pretzel M&Ms? They are addicting! I love them straight out of the fridge - yummy!