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April 8th, 2009
Total spent: $2.79
Total before coupons: $4.79
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Got:
1 quart of half & half – price: $2.29
1 bag of mini-eggs – as you can probably guess by the ripped-open bag, I was in the mood for some chocolate! These are my favorite, I wait for them to come out every year. Price: $2.50
I used my last $2 catalina from the Bertolli deal to bring the final price down to $2.79.
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April 7th, 2009
Click here to sign up for the “Simple And Delicious” coupon booklet, which contains a variety of great coupons – including one good for a free bottle of Hunt’s ketchup! Thanks for the tip, Money Saving Mom.
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April 6th, 2009
We drove down to Portland this weekend, and were able to snag some great deals on our way home!
First, we stopped at a Fred Meyer in Portland to grab some Starbucks coffees. While our drinks were being made, I noticed a newspaper that someone had left behind on a table, which happened to be full of inserts. Free coupons! Hooray!
Then we stopped in Beaverton so that I could visit a K-Mart store. You see, I entered the Score Great Prizes sweepstakes at the beginning of the year, and ended up winning a $50 K-Mart gift card. I was excited to use my prize, and I knew exactly what I wanted to get – a new vacuum. Mine has been on the fritz for months, and I’ve been shopping around for a new one. I kept thinking, “There’s got to be a better deal than what I’m finding,” so I patiently used a broom while I looked for a bargain. And I’m so glad that I did!
Total spent: $4.99 in cash, put $50 on my K-Mart gift card
Total before coupons: $59.99
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I picked out this awesome Eureka vacuum, which was priced at $59.99. I had a coupon good for $5 off a $50 purchase that I received by signing up for their email list, which brought the total down to $54.99. I then used my $50 gift card prize, which left me with a grand total of only $4.99!
Right next to K-Mart was a Grocery Outlet “Bargain Market” store. I’ve always loved these outlets, so I thought I’d pop in and have a look after I got my vacuum. I needed to pick up a few pantry staples anyway, and even though I didn’t use coupons, the shelf prices were pretty low.
Total spent: $11.26
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Got:
1 lb. of bacon – price: $1.69
8 oz brick of cheese – price: $1.99
1.5 lbs of coffee – price: $5.99
Half a gallon of milk – price: $1.59
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April 3rd, 2009
So we’re heading into Portland this weekend, and I plan to stop at K-Mart because I have a $50 gift card to use. Do you guys have any deal tips for me? Are there any unmissable sales I should know about? I just signed up for K-Mart’s email newsletter so that I can get a coupon for $5 off a $50 purchase. If you know of any other offers or coupons, please share them in the comments!
Happy Friday, everyone! Hope you get some good deals this weekend!
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April 3rd, 2009
Click here to sign up for the Home Made Simple coupon booklet, which contains $30 worth of coupons. They frequently put out new versions of this free booklet, so even if you’ve signed up for one of these in the past, you may still register for the latest copy. It seems like I get one of these every few months, and each time it’s come with a coupon for a free bottle of Cascade Rinse Agent – so it’s definitely worth signing up for. I have 4 bottles of Cascade in my stockpile thanks to this booklet!
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April 2nd, 2009
I made a quick stop at Safeway while I was out running errands yesterday:
Total spent: Zero!
Total before coupons: $5.79
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Got:
1 package of Trix yogurt – on sale for $3.00, used one free product coupon. I was invited to write a review of this yogurt for my other blog, and I received this coupon with my review materials. (Psst…I’ll be giving these away, too, so if you want to win yogurt, check Contest Corner tomorrow.)
1 bottle of Suave hairspray – on sale for $2.79, used one free product coupon that I received by signing up for a special promotion on Suave’s website in January. The coupon was about to expire, so I wanted to make sure that I used it!
When the cashier rang me up, both of these coupons took off their maximum value instead of the actual price, so the register ended up being negative $1.23; the cashier then added $1.23 to the total in order to balance it out to zero. So in case you’re trying to figure my receipt out, that’s what the $1.23 “Grocery” item is!
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March 30th, 2009
As many of you already know, I am an English ex-pat living in America. I go back to visit as often as I am able, especially since half my family live there. Well, last week I found a great deal on flights, so Jai and I will be in England from May 1st through the 14th! Hooray!
I am looking to compile some guest posts to run during the two-week period that I’ll be gone, so if you would be interested, drop me a line! Maybe you’ve got some great frugal tips to share? Or perhaps you’d like tell us your personal savings story? I’m all ears, so get in touch!
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March 27th, 2009
I had to run over to the next town for (yet another) visit to the podiatrist today. There is another Safeway near the doctor’s office, so I stopped by after my appointment to see what kind of deals I could get. I did alright, although I goofed up on one of my scenarios.
I got $28.27 worth of groceries for $2.27, and I have one $2 catalina left:
My first transaction:
Total spent: $2.00, and got $8 back in catalinas
Total before coupons: $22.00
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I was hoping that this Safeway would also have the $1/1 Bertolli blinkie machine, but it was nowhere in sight. I still had 4 blinkies left over from my last trip, so I used those in conjunction with some other items in the promo. I had read on Hot Coupon World that there was a catalina deal on the Aquapods, but I messed it up – I thought that I would spend $1.50 per 8-pack, and get a $2 catalina back for every one purchased. But I was mistaken – the promo actually gives you a $2 catalina for every two 8-packs that you buy. Oh well!
So here’s what I got:
4 pouches of Bertolli pasta sauce – $1.50 each after the “Save $5” promo, used four $1/1 blinkies. Final price: .50 cents each, and I received $4 in catalinas back for the purchase.
1 bottle of Kraft salad dressing – one of the “Save $5 promo” items. This was $1.50 after the promo discount, and I had a $1/1 coupon that another customer had left on the shelf. Final price: .50 cents
5 eight-packs of Aquapod water – on sale for $1.50 after the “Save $5” promo; I received $4 back in catalinas for the purchase.
I then used the $10 in catalinas that I had earned on my last trip, bringing the total down to $2 and receiving $8 back in catalinas. Not the greatest use of my catalinas, since I misunderstood the promo and thought I’d be getting $14 back, but hey, the water will be good for my emergency stockpile.
Once I got back home, I ran over to my local Safeway to see if I could do better. Sadly, the blinkie machine there has been removed! I’ve heard before that these machines get rotated out about once a month, so I’m guessing that they’re changing the marketing around since March is almost over. This would explain why my readers have had such a hard time finding these!
But I still needed a few things, and since it looks like I won’t be able to roll these catalinas, I decided to spend them:
Total spent: .27 cents
Total before coupons: $6.27
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Got:
2 gallons of milk – milk is normally $2.49 a gallon, but if you buy two gallons at a time, you save $1. We always need milk, so this seemed like a good investment. Final price: $1.99 each.
1 quart of half and half – price: $2.29.
I then used three of the $2 catalinas from the last trip, bringing the total to .27 cents; and I have one $2 catalina left over for next time.
Did anybody else manage to get in on the Bertolli deal before the blinkies disappeared?
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March 25th, 2009
So a few hours after my 100% savings trip, I checked the Safeway forum on Hot Coupon World, and read about a great catalina deal with Bertolli pasta sauce. I couldn’t wait to check it out, and since I’m only three minutes away from Safeway, I went back again to see what new goodies I could score:
$39.04 worth of groceries for $4.98; but I walked away with $10 in catalinas!
Here’s how I did it – my first transaction looked like this:
Total spent: $4.97 – but I got back $10 in catalinas!
Total before coupons: $20.00
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I also earned one Power Pump reward during this trip.
Got:
10 Bertolli pasta sauce pouches – on sale for $1.50 each after the “Buy 10, Save $5” promo. There is a coupon machine right next to the Bertolli sauce at my store, containing coupons for $1 off one pouch. So I used ten of these $1/1 coupons, making the final price .50 cents per pouch. And, there’s a catalina deal going on now where you get a $2 catalina back for every two pouches that you buy! For those of you just joining us, “catalina” is a nickname for coupons that print out at the register – and this type are dollar off coupons that can be used towards anything on your next purchase (with narrow exclusions for alcohol and lotto tickets). For more info about catalinas, check out my articles here and here.
So with $10 worth of catalinas in my wallet, I went back for round two:
Total spent: .01 cent – and I got $6 in catalinas back!
Total before coupons: $19.04
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Got:
7 Bertolli pasta sauce pouches – used seven more $1/1 coupons from the in-store display. Final price: .50 cents each.
2 bags of Fresh Express salad – I needed a few more items to qualify for the “Save $5” promo, and I’ve been enjoying this salad and wanting to pick up more. I used one $1/2 Fresh Express salads coupon that I found in a “blinkie” dispenser at Fred Meyer. After the “Save $5” discount and this coupon, the final price came to .25 cents per bag.
1 can of corn – this was also included in the promo, and I needed one more item to qualify. I like having canned stuff on hand, so this worked just fine! Final price: .75 cents.
1 pint of half and half – it was on my list anyway, and I needed a filler item. Final price: $1.29.
After my .03 cent bag credit, the total came to $6.01. I then paid with one penny cash and the $6 in catalinas that I had just earned – and I got back another $6 worth! So I walked out of the store with all these items plus $10 worth of catalinas to use next time. I plan to keep rolling this deal with the pasta sauce as many times as I can!
Also, for my local readers: someone on Hot Coupon World mentioned that they found the same $1/1 Bertolli coupons at Fred Meyer. So check there as well! This is a fantastic deal, and it’s really easy to do!
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March 25th, 2009
There are some fantastic deals to be had at Safeway right now. Yesterday, I paid zero for my groceries – actually, they paid me .06 cents to take them!
Total spent: ZERO – they paid me .06 cents in bag credit!
Total before coupons: $19.00
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In order to best utilize my double coupons, I split this into two transactions. The first time, I got:
4 bags of No Yolks noodles – on sale for $1.25 each, used four .75/1 printables, which doubled, making them all free! And, whenever you bring your own bag to Safeway, you get a .03 cent bag credit – and since my total for the pasta was zero, they actually owed me .03 cents!
For the second transaction, I did another deal with the “Buy 10, save $5” promo:
2 packages of Dreamfields spaghetti – these come to $1.50 after the “Buy 10” promo, so I used two $1/1 printables, which doubled. Final price: free!
4 bags of Halls cough drops – these are .75 cents per bag after the promo, so I used two .75/1 printables and two “Buy One, Get One Free” tearpad coupons that I found at Safeway a few months back. Final price: free!
4 Del Monte fruit cups – on sale for .75 cents each after the promo, used two $1/2 printables, which doubled. Final price: free!
And, because I had brought two reusable bags, I was paid another .03 cents in bag credit! (Note the six pennies in the photograph.)
The cashier had trouble ringing my second transaction up, so a manager came over and ended up re-ringing my items at customer service. She keyed some of the coupons and doubles in differently than I had expected because of some weirdness with the “Save $5” promo, but the math still worked out to be the same so it didn’t make a difference to me (I just thought I should point it out for anyone trying to make sense of my receipt). Also, she rang my .03 cent bag credit refund in a separate transaction from my groceries, and I did not get a receipt for that transaction.
Most of the employees at this Safeway know me, and as I was leaving one of them quipped, “So did you get $100 worth of stuff for $5?” to which I replied, “Actually, I made six cents!” (This is the same store where I was christened “Super Coupon Girl”.)
But this was only the start of my good deals at Safeway yesterday. Check back later today for part two – local readers take note, because I found an awesome new catalina deal that you won’t want to miss!
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