When I attended yesterday’s VIP Blogger Event, I had the opportunity to learn in-depth about Safeway’s new savings program, Just4U. We watched a presentation from Tamara Pattison, Director of Loyalty Product Management and were able to chat with Mir Aamir, President of Customer Loyalty and Digital Technologies, so it was a rare chance to speak directly with the creators of this program, ask them questions, and share our feedback. I have a ton of information to share with you, so I’m going to break it down point-by-point.
What is Just4U? Just4U is a new digital savings program which Safeway is introducing. This program will allow you to use the Safeway website to load e-coupons and special offers to your club card to be redeemed at checkout. Just4U also allows access to a variety of organizational tools that will allow you to look up prices and make lists.
Just4U is a supplement to existing programs, not a replacement. Safeway will still offer its club card prices, accept paper coupons, offer catalinas, and provide weekly circulars – Just4U is not meant to replace anything, but rather provide additional savings on top of existing programs.
What Does Just4U offer?
Just4U is an all-digital program, so by logging on to the Safeway website, you will be able to access the following feature:
e-Coupons: Just4U will provide a centralized hub of all e-Coupons available on partner websites from around the web, such as Cellfire. You will be able to add these e-Coupons to your club card with the click of a button. As Just4U is rolled out nationwide, Safeway will become the exclusive access point for these e-Coupons; so in the future, instead of going to Cellfire’s website to load coupons to your club card, you’ll be going to Safeway’s website to load those Cellfire offers. This is to eliminate confusion of consumers attempting to load the same coupon on two different websites. They also hope that by offering e-Coupons from partner sites around the web, it will streamline the process by allowing you to visit one website for those offers instead of multiple. e-Coupons can be displayed by order of relevance (Which ones match your shopping history the closest) or by category.
Personalized Offers: These are special offers which Safeway will customize based on your purchasing history. Some of these may be offers for totally free products, while others are “Price Point Offers”, which are essentially special club card prices that are available only to you. For example, when I used my account for the first time yesterday, I had a price point offer for a 24-pack of Safeway Softly Bath Tissue for $8.99. The shelf price on this was $10.99, so my personalized price saved me $2.00. Each customer will have different personalized offers in their account based on their purchasing history and zip code. You must log in to your Just4U account to see which offers are available to you and you must be sure to add the offers you are interested in to your club card before you go shopping. This is done by simply clicking the “Add” button.
Your Club Specials: This section of the website will allow you to look up what club card specials are available in your store. This will allow you to do some price-checking online for items that may not be listed in the weekly circular. This will be filtered by your purchasing history.
Create a Shopping List: You can print out a list of all the Just4U offers added to your club card to keep track of what’s on there, and add your own items as well. You will also be able to use a mobile app to create a custom shopping list – which lead us to:
Safeway Just4U Mobile App: This app brings Just4U functionality to smartphones, so that iPhone and Android users can navigate their account, add offers, and create a shopping list from their phone. During the presentation, it was revealed that at some point in the future they plan to add a function where your list could be sorted by aisle according to your store’s layout in order to maximize efficiency – so there are a lot of developments in the works to continue improving the Just4U program and mobile app and offer more tools to save customers time.
Just4U was introduced in the Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana markets yesterday, May 16th. This program will be rolled out nationwide by mid-August, and will also be available at Safeway affiliates such as Von’s.
Here is a sheet of frequently asked questions which we received at the event – click on the thumbnail to view it full size.
How do you register for Just4U? Simply visit Safeway.com, click on the “Just4U” tab, and click on “Register now”. You’ll be prompted to input some basic information, such as your email address and club card number. You will then be able to log into the Just4U landing page and see what offers are available to you. By registering, you will automatically receive an offer for free eggs!
Just like Safeway’s other sale cycles, Just4U personalized deals will be updated every Wednesday. e-Coupons will be updated as new ones become available throughout the week, so for optimal deals, you’ll want to check your account prior to shopping.
Your phone number is important – make sure you have the right one tied to your account. If you’re not sure which phone number is associated with your account, it’s important to find out and make sure that all your information – especially your zip code – is accurate and current. If you have any issues, you can call Safeway customer service at 1-877-723-3929 and they can get everything up-to-date. For example, my club card was a bit of a mess because I had no idea which phone number (Landline or cell phone) was attached to it, and I lost my physical club card recently. When I tried to punch in my phone number, it would bring up my dad’s club card. When I spoke with Safeway customer service, I found out what had been causing the confusion. You see, I inherited my house after my mom passed away in 2003, and the primary phone number I use is the same landline number which has been in use by my family for 20 years. So when Safeway pulled up my account, they found that my parents were still listed in their files as having club cards with that number. The mystery has been solved! Safeway removed those club cards from my account and input my correct phone number. They also linked Jai’s club card with mine, so as far as I understood it, we should accumulate savings on the same account now.
And since your phone number is important – don’t let others use it! Ever been in the store without your club card, and punched in a friend’s phone number instead? Well, you won’t want to do that anymore. Since offers are now customized specifically to you, if another person uses your phone number, they will get your deals – many of which are one-time use only. This is also why it’s important to update your information if your phone number changes.
You may stack paper coupons with personalized Just4U price point offers. For example, let’s say that Tide detergent is on a club card special for $8.99 at your store. When you log into your Just4U account, you see a personalized offer that makes Tide detergent available to you for $5.99. You also have a paper manufacturer’s coupon in your binder for $1 off. You could then add the personalized price to your club card AND use your coupon to make your final cost $4.99. You can think of personalized price points as a sort of club card special that is only available to you. Since they work just like club card prices, you can definitely use coupons with them. On the flip side, personalized offers for free items CANNOT be stacked with other coupons, as these are essentially a digital Safeway store coupon versus a personalized club card price.
Just4U e-Coupons cannot be stacked with paper coupons. That is because these are digital manufacturer’s coupons, and you cannot use a manufacturer’s e-coupon with a manufacturer’s paper coupon.
What happens if I forget that I have an e-coupon on my card and use a paper coupon for the same item? If you have an e-coupon and a paper coupon for the same dollar amount off the same item, then the cashier will accept the paper coupon and the e-coupon will be left on your card for future use. If you have an e-coupon and a paper coupon for different dollar amounts off the same item, the system will accept whichever coupon will give you the largest discount. So in theory, if you load a $1.00/1 Tide coupon to your club card, forget about it, and then try to redeem a paper coupon for .50/1 tide, the register should beep and prompt the cashier to hand you back the paper coupon as the system should automatically take off the e-coupon with the higher value.
No computer? No problem. Every Safeway store is going to be equipped with a computer that patrons may use to set up and access their Just4U account. This way, customers who do not own a computer can still take advantage of Just4U. We heard of multiple instances where customers were assisted by Safeway employees in creating an email account and registering for Just4U in-store; those customers then come in every week, use Safeway’s computer to check out the Just4U offers and load them on to their card, and then go on to do their shopping.
Alright, so we’ve gotten the program facts on how Just4U works. So what does Super Coupon Girl think of the program, its practical application, and its savings potential?
I must admit that I was a little trepidatious of this new program before I had any details on it, as I was concerned that other programs would be phased out and replaced with this. However, I think one of the most important things to note about this program is that it does not replace anything – it is a compliment to all existing savings programs. I remember when the Safeway Club Card was introduced years ago, and everyone I knew was concerned that they would stop accepting coupons in favor of club card prices. But as we know now, club card prices and coupons are meant to be used together – and now, Just4U can be combined with these programs for additional savings.
Based on what I have learned, I’m now extremely happy about Just4U as it provides me with one more tool in my coupon arsenal for savings. Just4U will offer me special savings by providing me with free offers and lower prices on select items. I can then combine those price point deals with coupons for further savings. I’m also really excited to check out the “Your Club Card Specials” section – it’s not available on my account at the moment (The program only launched yesterday, so it’s a temporary glitch), but from what I learned at the event, I will be able to access a price list for current club card specials in my local store. This is really handy to me, as I’ve actually been using the “Grocery Delivery” section of the Safeway website for years as a price reference. I like to plan deals and my budget by checking prices online, as it saves me time tromping through the store; so I think this will be another great tool for helping me plan my shopping trips at Safeway.
There’s just no downside that I can see thus far to this program, judging by what I’ve learned and my brief experience with it. Later today, I’ll be sharing a full recap of my shopping trip during this event so you can see Just4U in action and get a little more detail on how it worked for me in-store, how it rang up on my receipt, and so on. And of course, I will continue to update you as I learn more about it. Bottom line: If you’re a major coupon user like me, you’ll have another way of snagging deals and augmenting your savings. On the flip side, if you’re busy and you don’t want to spend any time clipping coupons, you can simply load the website, click a few buttons, and save money on things you were going to buy anyway. The only critique I can think of so far is that the mobile shopping app is not compatible with first-generation iPhones – Apple only allows first generation users to update to OS 3.1, so I’ve found that my iPhone is not compatible with a lot of new apps.
Other Coupon Policy Information/Notes:
Double coupons: If you live in one of the few Oregon markets where Safeway doubles coupons (Like me), you’ll be glad to know that they do not have any plans to discontinue it. However, they are unlikely to roll it out to areas that do not have it already. Previously, you could double 4 coupons per transaction; in recent times, this was changed to 4 per household per week. We were told that it is unlikely to be changed back to 4 per transaction. Honestly, I don’t know how changing the wording to “4 per household per week” will help cut down on “Unethical couponing”, because it’s practically impossible to enforce, so those who would do things unethically will continue to do so while those who are honest and honor this policy, such as myself and my readers, will have our savings reduced. Naturally, there are a lot of factors that go into deciding coupon policy, so as always I like to point out what I determine in my research and experience in order to educate my readers as well as provide feedback to the stores.
FoodDay Coupon Schedule: For Oregonians wondering when to check their paper for the coveted Safeway FoodDay coupon, those should be available on the first Tuesday of each month.
Other notes: During this event, Safeway provided us with lunch, took us shopping, and provided us with gift bags to say “Thank you” for our time. I very much enjoyed meeting everyone at Safeway and appreciate their kindness. However, you should know that I was not asked or obligated to write nice things. I always look to coupons with a critical eye, since my aim is simply to find the best ways to save money. I’ve always been analytical in my opinions of Safeway, from what I like to what I don’t like; this recap details my genuine opinions, as always.
OK, readers: What are your questions/comments on this new program? Feel free to leave a comment or email me and I will answer anything that I may have neglected to cover here; I can also check with my contacts at Safeway regarding any questions or issues that arise with the program.
Yesterday, I traveled to the Safeway Portland Division Office for a special VIP blogger event. During this event, we would receive an inside look at Safeway’s newest savings program and have the opportunity to meet other local bloggers. With as much time as I’ve spent dissecting Safeway’s coupon policies, I was excited to have the chance pick the brains of the people behind these programs. I also couldn’t wait to meet some old blogger pals and make some new ones!
The event started in the morning and lasted until mid-afternoon. Safeway provided us with a large breakfast and lunch buffet during the event, including the best pasta salad I’ve ever tasted. As we joked, you will never go hungry at a Safeway event!
After breakfast, we watched an in-depth presentation outlining the Just4U program and were able to ask questions pertaining to Just4U and Safeway coupon policy in general. I have a wealth of information to share with you from this event, which I’ll be detailing in a separate post later today.
After the presentation, we got on our laptops and loaded up the Just4U portion of the Safeway website in order to load coupons and sales to our club cards and create a list for a shopping expedition to a local store. This was my first time using Just4U so it was a fun challenge to get to grips with it in a short time period and create a shopping list on the fly!
We all loaded on to a shuttle bus headed for a brand new Safeway store in Oregon City.
Once we arrived at the store, we attended a press conference with Steve Frisby, President of the Portland and Seattle Safeway Divisions. After that wrapped up, we began a shopping excursion courtesy Safeway, using the list we had printed earlier. Another blogger and I joked that it felt a little like “Supermarket Sweep” – which used to be one of my favorite shows, by the way! During my shopping trip, I had a camerman from KOIN 6 news (Hi Justin!) following me through the store and interviewing me as I worked out my coupon deals on the spot – more on that later!
Once all the bloggers had finished shopping, we loaded up our groceries and headed back to the Portland Division Office. Steve insisted on helping us carry all our groceries, so it was pretty surreal to have the president of our local Safeway division loading toilet paper into my car for me!
After our shopping trip was finished, we went back inside for a wrap-up Q&A. Afterwards, we were each given a lovely gift bag as a “Thank You” from Safeway for attending. Included was food, coupons, gift cards, and some neat Safeway promo items, such as lip balm shaped like Refreshe soda!
Here’s a group shot of all of us who attended – I know it’s blurry, but I swear I’m in there somewhere!
It was an awesome day – very informative and fun. I really enjoyed meeting everyone at Safeway as well as all the fantastic bloggers who attended!
Tomorrow, May 16th, I will be heading into Portland to attend a special Safeway blogger event called #Safewayj4U. This event will give me the opportunity to get a sneak peek at a new savings program that Safeway is unveiling as well as the chance to meet other local bloggers. Since I’ve already spent so much time researching Safeway’s various discount and coupon programs in order to maximize my savings, I’m excited to get a first look at the new program which they’ll be rolling out and have the chance to ask the Safeway team questions about it. Perfect opportunity for a coupon nerd like me to pick their brains, right? Plus I can’t wait to meet other amazing coupon bloggers in the area! It’ll be a lot of fun, and once I come back I’ll have a full recap for you with info about the program.
As I mentioned in my last post, we’ve been eating a lot from the pantry for the last month or so, and we haven’t bought much at the store as a result. Today, I sent Jai to the store to pick up some milk, return some cans, and use a few free coupons:
Total spent: $6.70, put onto a gift card
Total before coupons/bottle return slips: $25.81 View receipt
1 can of Dole pineapple – regularly $1.79, used one free product coupon which I received through a Twitter party. Final price: Free!
2 large bottles of Coffee-Mate – regularly $3.59 each, used two free coupons that Jai and I received from Coffee-Mate’s Free Flavor Friday promotion. Final price: Free!
1 gallon of milk – price: $2.69
2 packages of Stayfree – price: $3.49 each
Jai then used $5.60 in bottle return slips to bring the total down to $6.70.
Over the last two weeks or so, we’ve been doing an unofficial “Eat from the pantry” challenge to use up what we have on hand. This is a great way to both save money and clear out space. With what we have in the pantry, we’ve been making dishes like pasta, chili, burritos, sandwiches, etc. As a result, we’ve only stopped by the store to get milk & coffee creamer. Now that reserves are running a bit low, I sent Jai to the store this morning to take advantage of some sales and use some free product coupons. Here’s what he got:
Total spent: $7.37
Total before coupons: $29.63 View receipt
Got:
Three 4-lb bags of sugar – price: $1.99 each. This was a 24-hour sale good today only, so Jai stocked up on three bags because of the good price.
1 can of Libby’s pickled beets – regularly $1.99, used one free product coupon. Final price: Free. This coupon had no expiration date and has been in my stash for a long time – I got it through a Twitter party that I attended ages ago.
2 dozen eggs – regularly $1.59 each, used one .55 cents off two dozen coupon, which doubled. Final price: $1.06 and $1.07 each, respectively.
2.58 lbs of carrots – price: $1.52
1 bag of Ocean Spray Craisins – regularly $2.00, used one free product coupon. Final price: Free, plus the coupon appears to have taken off its maximum value, resulting in overage of $1.25. This came through a free sample offer on their Facebook page (Now expired) – I received a sample of Craisins plus the free coupon for another bag. I had no idea that the free sample came with a free coupon too, so that was a really nice surprise!
3 tubs of Sabra Hummus – regularly $4.99 each, used three free product coupons. Final price: Free. These coupons have also been in my stash for some time – I received them as part of a project I did on Contest Corner.
It also appears that the cashier doubled two other coupons in the transaction as well – I’m not sure why, since I wasn’t there.
Has February been as crazy for you guys as it has been for us? It’s been one of those months where everything breaks down at once. We kicked off February 1st with a broken furnace, which had me wringing my hands envisioning what it would cost to replace. Luckily for me, Jai figured out what was wrong and how to change out the part himself – and the best part? It only cost $44. How’s that for frugal? Almost as soon as that emergency was dealt with, my desktop PC got hammered by a nasty rootkit virus that resulted in having to reload everything, leaving it down for the count for almost a week. Luckily, we haven’t had any disasters occur so far this week!
But despite all this, I’ve actually managed to do several coupon shopping trips – hooray for healing kneecaps! Since I have many to report, I’m just going to give you a quick overview of each one. I don’t have all the receipts in front of me since my work area is torn up (Jai has also been working on additions to a custom desk he built for me amidst all this chaos!) so I’ll just give you a summary.
Safeway, January 27th:
I used a $1/1 Activia coupon from the 1/15 SmartSource insert to get the yogurt for .38 cents after doubles, and a .50/1 Carefree coupon from SheSpeaks to get the pantiliners for free.
Our Safeway did not have one of the items I needed in stock, so we headed up to Astoria and bought milk, half and half, and Bertolli Meal Soup, which was free after coupons provided by the company for the purposes of writing an article on Contest Corner.
Dollar Tree, January 27th:
We stopped by Dollar Tree on the way home from Astoria to pick up a variety of supplies for $1 each. I liked to stock up on rice, beans, and canned tomatoes whenever I’m there in order to make chili. It’s actually cheaper to buy canned tomatoes than fresh at the moment!
Safeway, February 2nd:
Jai went to the store on my behalf and picked up milk, half and half, 4 boxes of Barilla pasta, and 2 packages of Stayfree. The pasta was free plus .20 cents overage after using four .55/1 coupons which doubled; one of the Stayfree packages was also free using a “Buy One, Get One Free” coupon. I received these coupons through trading (More on that below).
Safeway, February 6th:
This was another trip that Jai did on my behalf because I wasn’t feeling well. I gave him a detailed list with many coupons, and he did great! He got a paper, a gallon of milk, 4 quarts of half & half, 4 boxes of pasta, 1 bag of 6 turkey burger patties, and one Fresh Express Salad Kit. The turkey burgers were $3.99 after a printable coupon paired with an in-store coupon (More on that here), and the pasta was free plus .20 cents overage after using four .55/1 coupons which doubled. The salad kit should have been free, because it was on sale for $2 and he had a $2 off coupon. However, when he was assembling his coupons at the checkout, the salad coupon accidentally got sucked under the conveyor belt!! Oh, the crazy mishaps that can occur when you use coupons! Oh well, I was still super happy with the deals he got. The instructions I have him were somewhat complicated and he did a fab job following it to a T!
Safeway, February 14th:
I bought 4 packages of Stayfree and used two “Buy One, Get One Free” coupons and two $1/1 printable coupons, which I got while signing up for a free sample. My final cost for all four was $3.98.
Safeway, February 16th:
Finally, we have yesterday’s shopping trip. This was for a project I am working on over at Contest Corner to assemble a cold & flu kit. I will be reimbursed for what I bought and compensated for the project. All told, my total was $36.03. I got Florida’s Natural orange juice, Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, AirChews, Caltrate chews ($8.99 after using a $1/1 printable coupon – that’s my referral link, FYI.), the new issue of Rolling Stone, a tub of yogurt that was on 50% markdown, a gallon of milk that was on 50% markdown, two boxes of Kleenex which were .99 cents each after using a coupon from the store circular, and three bottles of International Delight, which were $1.44 each after using three .75/1 coupons, which doubled. These coupons also came through a trade.
Part of this project was to create a Google+ photo album documenting my shopping trip. If you’ve ever wondered what it looks like when I go shopping and how I organize it, it might be of interest to you to check out. You can view the photo album here.
Phew! That was a lot of trips to cover! As you can see, I’m getting back into the swing of things little by little. It’s hard dealing with limited mobility, but when I stop and look at all those shopping trips it’s a reminder of how far I’ve come from even a few months ago. As I mentioned earlier in the post, I’ve even had a chance to start coupon trading again – if you don’t know what that is, click here to read my article about it. I got the Stayfree BOGO coupons, .55/1 Barilla coupons, .75/1 International Delight coupons, and a few others in exchange for three Forever stamps. Normally, I factor in the cost of the stamps when figuring out how much I’ll save through trading, but this time the stamps were actually free. You see, I recently began participating in a program where I report on mail that I receive. They send me catalogs and other periodicals, and I call an automated hotline to report what date I received them on, to help them track their promotions, work out their mailing schedule, that sort of thing. It only takes a few moments to do when the mail comes in, and to thank me for participating, I receive 10 Forever stamps each month. Occasionally, the periodicals I receive include manufacturer’s coupons, which is an added bonus! For the time it takes me to do, I consider it a good investment since these stamps can in turn can be traded for coupons that get me great deals. The program which I participate in is invite-only and has specifically asked for its info not to be posted online, which is why I’m not linking to them.
Oh, and if you’d like to get an idea of what we’ve been eating, you can click here to check out my crockpot chili recipe. I’ve been chopping the turkey burgers into pieces to stretch them and bulk out the chili. It’s such a frugal, easy, and tasty dish – in fact, I have some of this chili in the slow cooker as we speak!
Total spent: Nothing out of pocket, put $7.34 on a Visa gift card
Total before coupons: $11.84 View receipt
Got:
3 packages of Carefree Acti-Fresh pantiliners, 22-ct – on sale for .99 cents each. Used three coupons, each good for .50 cents off, which doubled; final price for all three: Free plus .03 cents overage. I received these coupons through SheSpeaks, which is a product testing community. It’s free to join, and I was able to participate in a product testing campaign for Carefree. Not only did I receive a free product in exchange for taking a survey and sharing my thoughts, but it also came with a nice stack of product coupons!
1 package of Stayfree pads, 16 ct. – regularly $2.79, used a $1.00 off coupon, which doubled; final price: $1.29. I received this coupon through the same SheSpeaks package mentioned above.
2 quarts of half & half – price for both: $3.58
1 Sunday newspaper – looking forward to re-building my coupon stash this year! Price: $2.50
Oh, and in case you were wondering about the name on my receipt…while I was transferring items between purses last year, I ended up misplacing my Safeway card. I found it again the other day – or so I thought. Turns out, this is actually my dad’s old Club Card! I guess mine is still MIA!
Last Friday, I went through my coupon stash so that I could redeem any coupons that were expiring at the end of the month and purge anything that wasn’t going to be used. Jai then headed to Safeway with a handful of coupons in tow and got the following:
Total spent: $0.00 – Nothing!
Total before coupons: $20.68 View receipt
Got:
5 boxes of Fiber Plus bars – regularly $2.50, used five free product coupons. I received these coupons as a surprise thank-you for hosting the Kellogg’s FiberPlus giveaway.
1 bottle of Trop50 Lemonade – regularly $3.69, used one free product coupon. I received this coupon in order to write an upcoming review for Contest Corner.
On Tuesday I went to Safeway and got to redeem some coupons for the first time in a while! My knees are slowly getting better so I’m starting to have more mobility. Although I was pretty sore navigating through Safeway, I’m hopeful that I will be able to slowly resume my shopping trips now!
I had 10 free coupons to redeem for Slim-Fast, because I am working with the company on a review over on Contest Corner. (You can check out my review here if you’re interested – I’m also running a gift card giveaway alongside it!) As you can imagine, shipping coupons for free items is much less expensive than shipping heavy samples of a product, so companies often send me free coupons as a way to try their items when I’m putting together an article for them. So here’s what I got:
Total spent: $3.49
Total before coupons: $64.89 View receipt
Got:
1 canister of Slim-Fast drink mix
3 boxes of Slim-Fast bars
6 four-packs of Slim-Fast shakes
1 package of Stayfree
What kind of deals have you been getting lately, readers?
Since I’ve been gone for almost four months, we’re a little low on food, so I’ve been re-stocking our supplies over the last week. I made a trip to Dollar Tree and Safeway yesterday – first up, Dollar Tree:
1 package of napkins – Price: $1.00 2 bags of rice – Price: $2.00 2 bags of pinto beans – Price: $2.00 2 bags of kidney beans – Price: $2.00 2 two-packs of chandelier light bulbs – For the chandelier in my living room – great price! Price: $2.00 3 boxes of quart bags, 22-count – I will need these for freezing all the onions I bought last week! Price: $3.00 2 packages of gallon-size freezer bags, 12-count – Price: $2.00 1 phone coupler and 1 USB cable – Jai picked these items up for his computer business – Price: $2.00 1 roll of foil – Price: $1.00 3 packages of tortillas – Price: $3.00 1 large can of crushed tomatoes – Price: $1.00 1 package of ant traps – Good price, so I’m planning ahead with this purchase since we seem to need these every summer! Price: $1.00 1 bottle of dish soap – I actually received a gallon of dish soap for a review last month, and we needed a smaller bottle to keep by the sink since the gallon container is unwieldy. We decided that the best thing to do would be to grab a bottle of this inexpensive dish soap, and then re-use the bottle once it is empty! Price: $1.00 1 package of Jalapeno cheese slices – I thought these would be good to cut up and melt in burritos or chili – Price: $1.00
Next stop, Safeway, where I did two transactions and got the following items:
Transaction #1:
Total spent: $8.10
Total before coupons & promotions: $11.20 View receipt
Got:
Four boxes of General Mills cereal – on sale for $1.99 when you buy four boxes, and I used two coupons for $1.00/2 GM cereals that came from a coupon booklet that I found in the store. These coupons also doubled, making the final price $4.96 for all four, and I received a catalina for a free gallon of milk for purchasing the cereal. (Thanks for Frugal Living NW for this tip!) 1 Carefree sample – This sample is free with your Safeway club card (Or .10 without a club card) – you can find the display with it in the feminine care aisle. Price: Free! 1 bottle of wine – Price: $3.14
Remember the crazy receipt I received last time I was in Safeway? Well, unfortunately it looks like they are keeping that format. On this receipt, you will notice that one of my coupons is not even mentioned on the receipt, even though I saw it scan correctly, and I know it deducted from the total because the final price is correct. This is going to be a pain, since it will make it trickier to ensure that everything scans correctly at checkout going forward. Has anyone else noticed their Safeway receipts have changed format, or is it just this store?
Transaction #2:
Total spent: $2.50
Total before coupons: $5.39 View receipt
Got:
1 gallon of milk - Regularly $2.89, used the free milk catalina that I received during the first transaction. Final price: Free! 1 Sunday paper – I forgot to get one the day before, but I lucked out and got the very last one that they had! Price: $2.50
Plus I can’t wait to meet other amazing coupon bloggers in the area! It’ll be a lot of fun, and once I come back I’ll have a full recap for you with info about the program.
