Shaws sale and coupon matchup 1/15-1/21

Not overly impressed with Shaw's sale this week, the meat prices weren't very impressive but you can pick up a few good deals with coupons! Here's what caught my eye...

Russet potatoes 5lb - $1.49
Navel Oranges - $0.88/lb

Shaw's frozen vegetables 16oz - $1
Bird's Eye SteamFresh veggies - 2/$3
use $1/3 coupon from 1/10 SS

Kelloggs pop tarts or cereal - $1.88
use $1/3 printable
use $1/2 cereal coupon from 12/13 RP
use $1/3 cereal coupon from 1/10 RP
Shaw's Giant Bread - $1

Prince Pasta - $1
Tutturosso Pasta Sauce 26oz - $1
Zatarain's Rice Mixes - $0.99
Campbells Condensed soups - 5/$5
use $1/4 printable

Swiss Miss cocoa mix - $1
Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew - $1
Hood Ice Cream - $2.22
use $1/2 printable






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Shaws sales and coupon matchups - 12/11-12/17

You may have noticed that the Shaw's circular this week includes a coupon for the "Pick 4 for $19.99" sale - I just want to say how much I DISLIKE this promotion when it happens, it's so rare that the stuff included in the sale is actually worthwhile. Here's the thing: you are paying $5 per item - so unless you're getting at LEAST 3-5 pounds of meat, it's not really a deal. If you decide to go for it, here are the guidelines I'd use:
**Perdue Roasting chicken - 5lbs or more only (avg $1/lb)
**Fresh ground beef - 2.5 lbs or more (avg $2/lb)
**Fresh Ground turkey - 3lbs or more (this says it's for 3lb package - $1.66/lb)
**Frozen Chicken leg quarters - 10 lb bag ($0.50/lb - GREAT DEAL)
**Perdue Breaded chicken - 32 oz bag use $1/1 Perdue coupon from 10/18 RP

Nothing else on their list meets my criteria - I'd suggest stocking up on the leg quarters and ground turkey.

UPDATE: Went to my store today - when I asked where the Perdue chickens were, they showed me but said they weren't stickered with the "pick 4" label because they were "over the weight limit" and the register would just take $5 off my total order. WHAT??? I asked to speak with a store manager, who said they would honor the sales flyer regardless of the price (apparently they received the wrong chickens, but as he said, "that's our problem, not yours"). BUT YOU MAY RUN INTO A PROBLEM. If you do, have a sales flyer with you and point out the following:
- The exact wording states "pay only $19.99 for 4 packages in a single transaction REGARDLESS OF INDIVIDUAL PACKAGE PRICE". They cannot impose their own rules about weight limits or price caps.
- The flyer makes NO mention of restrictions, "while supplies last" or "limited quantities". So if they don't have the product you want, you CAN ask for a rain check.


They also have a P&G catalina deal - buy $15 worth and get $5 OYNO (about 33% off the list price). Here are some coupon matchups to sweeten that deal:

Progresso classic soup or bread crumbs - $0.99
-use $1/2 bread crumbs printable
-use $1/2 bread crumbs printable
-use $1/3 soups printable
-use $0.75/3 soups printable
-use $1/4 soups coupons from 10/25 SS, 11/8 SS, 12/6 SS
Green Giant frozen boxed veggies 7-10 oz - $0.99 (limit 6)
-use $0.60/3 coupon from 11/15 GM (may double, YMMV)
-use $0.50/2 Boxed veggies printable
-use $0.50/2 boxed veggies printable
Gold Medal Flour - $1.99
Chex Mix - $1.69
-use $0.50/1 printables here, here, and here
-use $1/2 coupon from 10/25 SS
-use $0.50/2 coupon from 11/15 GM

Other deals this week:

Boneless Chicken breast - $1.79/l

Dannon Light&Fit yogurt - 10/$4

Prince Pasta - 10/$10

Swanson broth - $0.69
-use $1/6 coupon from 11/8 SS

Chex Cereal - $1.50 each WYB 3
-use $1/2 printable here and here
-use $1/2 coupon from 11/15 GM






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Woot-off at Kids.woot.com!

Ever been to a Woot-off? Bring your spurs 'cause it's a hootenanny! :) There appears to be a woot-off going on RIGHT NOW at Kids.Woot.com!

Normally, Woot is one product offered all day - but during a Woot-off, the fine folks at Woot pull out the stops and offer a different product every time one sells out - usually at FANTASTIC discounts. I've seen products for all age ranges at Kids.Woot.com, so it's worth checking back several times during the day. As of this posting, they were offering a fun shooter game for ages 5+, but I've seen Didj units, Halo sleep sacks, infant mobiles, puzzles, board games - it all depends on what's sitting in their warehouse.

Happy Wooting!




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Cleanup in the cereal aisle!

Man, I have a hard time when a good deal comes along! I had read Deal Seeking Mom's post about the Kellogg's cereal deal at Target this week and had to see what I could make of it.

According to the deal, selected Kelloggs cereals were $2.66 and ALL Kelloggs cereals are buy 3, get one free. There are several links to Kellogg's Mfr coupons on the post, plus a Target store printable for $1/1 Kelloggs cereal that can be stacked! I also found a Target printable for Chex mix that could be combined with a couple of Chex mix printables from Coupons.com, and a free Pop Tarts coupon I had from an old campaign.

As it turns out, the cereals under the sale price were VERY limited - the Raisin Bran was the only one I had coupons for (my store didn't carry the Corn Flakes Touch of Honey, and the Special K cereals weren't at the sale price). But I still managed to get all of the cereal for an average price of $1.05 per box after coupons, so I'm satisfied :) Here's how it worked out:

13 Boxes Kellogg cereals (2 Corn Flakes, 1 Rice Krispies, 1 Special K Blueberry, 2Special K Cinnamon Pecan, 3 Raisin Bran, 4 Frosted Mini Wheats) - $40.83
used 10 $1/1 Target Printables
used $8.25 in various mfr printable coupons
Received 3 free boxes as part of promotion
Final cost: $13.64, or $1.05 per box!

2 bags Chex Mix, on sale for $1.75
used $1/2 Target Printable
used 2 $0.50/1 mfr printables
Final Cost: $1.50, or $0.75 each!

1 box Blueberry Muffin Pop Tarts, $2.29
used mfr coupon for a free box
Final Cost: FREE!

1 bag Goldfish crackers $1.89 (The Boy Wonder and I got a snack attack)
1 DVD Cat in the Hat animated $5.00

Grand Total: $22.03!!!




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A little extra shopping...

I did a little extra shopping this week, we needed formula and I wanted to hit a few sale items at Shaw's. Before today my total spending for the month was at $119, including diapers and paper goods. I'm loosening up on my goal amount because of the need to buy formula - my new aim is for $200-$250 monthly (still a pretty good target!) I still have $80-130 for the next two weeks, based on the new goals.

When determining my budget for sale/stockpile items, I figured out what I'd need to get through the rest of the month (2 loaves bread - $2.40, 5 gallons milk - $12.00, 1 can formula - $19.99, 8 bottles soda (for hubby) - $9.12, 1 pack TP - $4.99, $10 per week allowance for fruit and veggies), which came to just under $70. That leaves me with $10-60 to play with. What I bought today includes some items on the necessity list (milk and soda were under my budgeted amounts!) and some stockpile stuff, so I'm on track to meet my goal!

I hit Shaw's, Stop & Shop and BJ's, and here were my totals (amt saved doesn't factor in BJ's regular lower prices):

Total OOP: $56.57
Total saved: $29.15
Total left for the month: $24-$74

BJ's
Gallon milk - $2.28 (actually cheaper than Price Rite!)
3 lb bananas - $1.44
Diaper Genie refill - $4.99
BJ's formula - $19.99

Total: $29.01

Stop & Shop
Reusable Grocery Bag - $0.99
free reusable bag reward loaded on my Rewards card!
Quilted Northern 9 Mega roll - $5.99
used $1/1 coupon from 10/11 RP
Stop & Shop sugar cookies - $1.00 (had a craving!)

Total: $9.98
Total Saved: $3.99 ($1.00 coupon, $2.00 store savings, $0.99 reward)
Total OOP: $6.30

Shaw's
Hotel Style turkey breast - $8.30 (on sale $0.99/lb, 8-10lb avg weight)
8 bottles soda - $7.44 (all the soda we'll need for the month!)
2 boxes Barilla Whole grain pasta - $1.76
used $1/2 coupon from 8/23 SS
2 boxes Barilla Piccolini pasta - $1.76
used $1/2 coupon from 8/23 SS
***Barilla pasta for $0.38 per box!!!
2 Coffeemate creamers 16 oz - $4.00

Total: $46.42
Total saved: $25.16 ($2.00 coupons, $23.16 store savings)
Total OOP: $21.26




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Price Rite shopping trip

Ok...so this week SHOULD have been a nearly-free week...all of the week's meals were straight from the stockpile, or so I thought. Then I realized the celery was gone, and I didn't have enough potatoes to double the Sausage Potato Soup recipe...and the bread-and-milk run turned into a wee bit more. I had to get bread flour from Shaw's too (for $3.79 - OUCH!) - if anyone has suggestions for finding bread flour in bulk I'm all ears! Seems like I can only find it at the major grocery stores.

Last night hubby decided to make chocolate chip cookies with the Boy Wonder and ended up buying a pound of butter and a bag of semi-sweet chips for $3.18 - not really on the game plan but they had fun baking so I can't really complain :)

Here's what my nearly $23 got me:

1 Red pepper - $0.90
4 bottles Pepsi - $4.56 (Hey SodaStream - need another reviewer???)
4 cans biscuits - $1.52 (craving monkey bread!)
Worcestershire sauce - $0.99
Soy sauce - $0.99
1 gallon milk - $2.39
5 lb bag potatoes - $1.89
1 bunch celery - $0.99
Wheat sandwich bread - $1.19
5-pk garlic sleeve - $1.49
5 lb bag all purpose flour - $1.79
2 lb unsalted butter - $2.98
20 oz bag frozen corn kernels - $1.29

Total OOP: $22.97
Bread flour - $3.79
Cookie stuff - $3.18

Total spending for the week: $29.94
Total spending for October: $83.80

Target run - cheap applesauce and PB!

Tara over at Deal Seeking Mom posted about a great Target deal on Skippy Peanut butter this week, so I had to check it out! Between hubby and the Boy Wonder we go thru a LOT of peanut butter :) While I was there I also checked into the Mott's applesauce deal (buy 5, get a $5 gift card) to see if it was worthwhile.

The Skippy was priced at $2.04 per 16oz jar, a little higher than what other areas are finding. We also didn't get the $0.75/1 coupon in RedPlum, we had a $1/2 instead. But I usually pay $7.50 for two 40OZ jars at BJ's (about $0.09/oz) which makes a 16 oz jar about $1.50 - with the coupons I'd be paying $1 or less at Target so it was definitely worth it!

The Mott's deal was pretty great too! The sale includes the more expensive flavored/no sugar types which usually cost about $2.70 for a 6 pack, so picking those up at $1.75 (before the gift card) made for a great deal! There were also some packages marked at $1.69 but still part of the gift card promo!

Here's what I got for $25.98 (and yes, I spoiled my Boy just a wee bit, but with sale prices I can afford to!)

Transaction #1:
5 Motts applesauce 6-packs - $8.69

Total OOP: $8.69
got $5 gift card

Transaction #2
5 Motts applesauce 6-packs - $8.75

used $5 GC
Total OOP: $3.75
got $5 gift card

Transaction #3
6 Skippy 16 oz peanut butter - $2.04
used 6 $1/1 Target coupons
used one $1/2 coupon from 10/4 RedPlum
2 Toddler plates - $2
2 Toddler flatware sets - $2
2 Coffeemate 16 oz - $3.74
1 Bob the Builder DVD - $5

used $5 GC
Total OOP: $13.54




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BJ's, Price Rite and Shaws Trip

I *heart* buying diapers. Really I do. I forgot how fast a newborn blazes through them, and had to run to BJ's before hubby needed to leave for work on Saturday - so I packed up the Boy Wonder and we had a fun mommy/peanut excursion! I wasn't going to hit the Shaw's but the siren song of good deals got me again :)

The Shaw's Catalina deal with Old El Paso products ($3 off meat purchase WYB 6, $1 off meat purchase WYB 3) IS still active, and includes the seasoning packets! You can buy those for about $1 apiece, making this a SWEET deal. (see my transactions below)

BJ's:
**264-count Luvs size 1 diapers - $29.99 (this works out to about 11 cents per diaper, actually BETTER than the BJ's brand size 1-2's!)
**Diaper Genie refill - $4.99
**Twin pack 40 oz Skippy Peanut Butter - $7.49
**Milk - $2.33 (anyone else notice milk prices going up again? Price Rite milk was expensive last week!)
**12-lb bag Arm & Hammer Baking Soda - $5.69 (This is actually cheaper than buying the 1-lb boxes of Price Rite brand for $0.50 each! I use it in cleaning around the house so I need a LOT)
**Coffee Mate flavored creamer 32 oz - $2.99

Total OOP - $54.09 (curse you, diapers!)

Shaw's:

Transaction #1
-Old El Paso Taco Shells - $1.50
-OEP Gordita Kit - $2.00 (Had a peelie for free seasoning WYB 2 kits!)
-2 OEP Taco seasoning - $0.67 (got one free!)
-2 OEP Salsa - $2.90

Total: $12.64
Total after sale price: $7.84
Total Coupons: $1.09
Total OOP: $6.75
Got $3 off meat purchase Catalina!

Transaction #2
-Shaw's 10 oz fresh spinach - $0.99
-5 lb tote of apples - $3.04
-2 lb yellow onion - $0.99
-5 lb Maine Potatoes - $1.99
-1 lb carrots - $0.69
-3 lb beef roast - $9.18
**used circular coupon for free Onions, potatoes and carrots with roast purchase
**used $3 off meat purchase Catalina
-Lipton Tea 100 ct - $3.49
**used free Lipton Tea coupon
-10 Gatorade 32 oz - $10
-5 Propel water 24 oz - $2.50
**used circular coupon for 5 free Propel WYB 10 Gatorade
-5 Francesco Rinaldi sauces - $5.00
-4 Ronzoni Healthy Harvest pasta - $4.00
**used 2 $1 off 2 printables
-Philly Cream Cheese - $0.99
-Coffeemate Creamer 32 oz - $3.00
-Spray N Wash stain remover - $2.99

Total: 83.15
Total Store savings: $34.30
Total Coupons: $17.16
Total OOP: $31.69

Price Rite
-Milk - $2.39
-Sugar Free Strawberry Jam - $2.49
-Butter Spread - $1.49
-Shredded cheddar 2lb - $3.99
-Wheat bread - $1.19
=3lb bananas - 1.63
-1lb broccoli crowns - $1.17
-1 green pepper - $0.50
2.2lb zucchini - $1.74

Total OOP: $18.13

That puts my monthly spending at $195.69! That included diapers for both boys and some formula, but since we were eating freezer meals those were groceries we didn't have to buy - I'm THRILLED we are under goal for the month but next month should be more typical since I'm out of OAMC meals!






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Shaws sales & matchups 9/25-10/1

This could be a good stock up week for chicken and beef roast, especially if you snagged the $3 catalina from the Old El Paso deal (buy 6 get $3 OYNO, buy 3 get $1 OYNO). That catalina is still active until 10/4 so you can make this a GREAT buy!

Here are my picks for best sale items (compiled with help from Slickdeals.net):

-Split chicken breasts - $0.99/lb (3lb or more)
-use $1 off 3lb or more store printable coupon
-Bottom round roast, chuck roast, or seven rib pork roast - $2.99/lb
use circular coupon for free potatoes, onions & carrots with roast - a $4 value
(if used with a 3-4lb roast the per-pound price is $2 or less)
-Eastern apples - $0.59/lb
-Shaws Marketfresh Spinach 10 oz - $0.99
-Shaws yellow onions - $0.99
-Hood Ice Cream - $1.99
-Philadelphia Cream Cheese - $0.99/ea
-GM cereals & cereal bars, Betty Crocker fruit snacks - 4/$10
use $4 off 4 circular coupon
use $1/3 GM cereals coupon from 9/13 SS
use $0.55 off Trix printable (check for other participating GM cereal coupons at Coupons.com!
-Ronzoni Healthy Pasta - 10/$10
use $1/2 printable
-Hamburger Helper - 10/$10
use $0.75/3 printable
-Francesco Rinaldi sauce - 10/$10
-Sara Lee Deli Meat - $3.99
only $0.99 if you got the $3 coupon from earlier this month!
-Gatorade 32oz - 10/$10
use circular coupon for 5 free Propel waters WYB 10 Gatorade - 15 drinks at $0.66 ea!




Colgate Toothpaste or Toothbrush - 10/$10


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Price Rite Shopping trip 9/21

I wasn't terribly impressed with the sales this week at Stop & Shop or Shaws, if I have time in the next couple of days I may scour the sales for things we can stockpile but I was able to get everything we needed for the week at Price Rite.

Our Price Rite does not accept coupons, so all prices are everyday prices. Here's what we bought:

2.77 lb zucchini - $2.74
1 head lettuce - $0.99
2 heads garlic - $0.60
2 large green peppers - $1.45
3 lbs tomato on the vine - $4.58
1 container grape tomatoes - $1.50
1.5 lb bananas - $0.74
1 lb bag carrots - $0.69
Wheat bread - $1.19
4 cans Goya chickpeas - $2.67
2 cans Goya black beans - $1.33
Gallon milk - $2.39
5 bottles Pepsi - $5.45 plus $0.25 deposit
Dozen eggs - $1.29
Int'l Delight flavored creamer - $0.99

Total OOP = $28.84

This is everything we need to complete all meals for the week, any meat and other ingredients are already in the pantry or chest freezer! So far, we've spent 91.78 on groceries and paper goods, so we're doing great this month! I will probably need diapers again before the month is out, but we should be close to budget.





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$10 off $10 purchase at JCPenney.com

Thanks to Engineer a Debt Free Life for the heads up on this promotion!

Spend $10 or more at JCPenney.com and get $10 off your order by using the code ENJOY10 at checkout! In the Outlet section there are tons of items for $9.99 or less, which means FREE or super cheap stuff!

EADFL also mentioned that if you shop through Ebates.com you can get an ADDITIONAL 3% cash back on your purchase! I have only been using Ebates for a little while and already have about $10 in cash back racked up! If you are new to Ebates they are giving away $10 gift cards as a thank you when you sign up and make your first purchase!




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Target shopping - $0.16 Pop Tarts!

I finally got out to do some Target shopping, after getting wind of a few great deal scenarios from It's Hip to Save! I did pretty well considering it was a last-minute effort.

I didn't get the Special K bars deal, they were already sold out with no rainchecks - I also passed on the bigger 12-count pop tart boxes with the free milk (the coupons for Pop Tarts that I could print were for the smaller boxes not the big ones), and instead got the 8-count boxes for an absolute steal. Here's how it panned out:

Trans #1
Bought 5 Edy's Ice Cream 1.5 qt, on sale for $2.50
used 5 $1/1 Target printable coupons
Final Cost: $7.50
got a $5 Gift Card
Paid $7.50 OOP
saved $11.45 ($6.45 sale price, $5 coupons)

Trans #2
Bought 4 Special K Cereals, on sale for $2.39
Final Cost: $9.56
got a $5 GC
Paid $4.56 OOP
Used $5 GC from previous Transaction
saved $2.40 (sale price)

Trans #3
Bought 2 boxes Blueberry Muffin Pop Tarts (8-count), on sale for $1.46
Bought 1 bag Goldfish Grahams, on sale for $1.50
used 2 $0.75/1 Target Pop Tart printable coupons
used 2 $0.55/1 internet Pop Tart mfr printables
Final Cost: $1.82
used $5 GC from previous transaction
Paid $0.00 OOP
Saved $3.55 ($2.60 coupons, $0.95 sale price)

TOTAL OOP: $13.06
TOTAL SAVED: $17.40 (plus $3.18 remaining balance on my Gift Card!)






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50% off photobooks at Walgreens 8/22!

Thanks to Freebies 4 Mom for the heads up on this great deal from Walgreens

Today only (8/22) you can upload your photos at Walgreens.com and order 20 page photobooks for half off! After shipping it works out to 7 bucks a book - a great frugal holiday gift! Just enter the code PHOTOBOOK at checkout.





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Kraft Rebate promotion starts today!

Don't forget - today is the first day you can make eligible purchases for the Kraft rebate program! When you purchase $25 in participating products, Kraft will give you a $5 catalina OYNO at the register and you can send in for a $20 rebate for the rest!

Visit my post here for a complete list of participating grocery stores, and any coupons I've found that can be used!







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Shaw's Catalina Craziness!

So I did manage to get out for one final shopping hurrah before the baby comes, and decided to make the most of the Shaw's/Unilever Catalina deal (buy $30 worth of participating items - before coupons - get $15 catalina for your next purchase). I double-dipped the promotion and had one of my better shopping trips in a LONG while! My Shaw's gave out three $5 catalinas instead of one for $15, but according to my store manager you CAN use them all at the same time if you like. The only restriction is that they cannot give you cash back on a catalina.

The final totals over 3 transactions:
Total before sales: $129.51
Total after sale prices: $81.94
Total Coupons: $49.60 (includes $25 in catalinas!)
Total OOP: $32.34
75% savings!

Here are my scenarios:

Transaction #1

6 - Wishbone Dressings - used two $1.25/2 insert coupons, and two $0.75/1 coupons (doubled) Three of them had peelies for a free bottle of dressing WYB Chinet salad plates - I'll be saving those for later!
6 - Chex Mix bags - used Peelies for $0.50/2 (doubled) and two printable $0.50/1 coupons
2 - Betty Crocker Warm Delights Minis - used two $0.50/1 coupons
2 - Degree deodorant - used two $1/1 coupons

Total before sales: $47.37
Total after store sales: $30.47
Total Coupons: $11.50
Total OOP: $18.97
received $15 in catalinas OYNO

Transaction #2
10 - Honey Nut Cheerios - used four $1/2 coupons, and two $0.55/1 coupons
8 - Suave Shampoo/Conditioners - used four $1/2 coupons

Total before sales: $52.02
Total after store sales: $36.23
Total Coupons: $9.10 PLUS $15 in Catalinas from Trans #1 - $24.10
Total OOP: $12.13
received $15 in catalinas OYNO

Transaction #3

1 - Cantaloupe
6 - Del Monte Fruit Naturals - used three $1/2 coupons
4 - Shaw's brand chips/snacks - used $1/4 store printable
4 - Shaw's English muffins
3 - Cento Crushed tomatoes (large cans)

Total before sales: $30.12
Total after store sales: $15.24
Total coupons: $4.00 PLUS $10 in Catalinas from Trans #2 - $14.00
Total OOP: $1.24








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Stop & Shop sale & matchups 7/31-8/6

It's dollar doubler days again at Stop & Shop!! If you got your home mailer you should have FOUR dollar doubler coupons - so go through those high value coupons and make the most of the sale!

This is a great week for produce too - check out the National Center for Home Food Preservation for tips on freezing fresh foods.

Green seedless grapes - $0.99/lb
Sweet Corn - 12/$1.99
Green or yellow squash - $0.99/lb
Eastern Peaches - 10lbs/$10
Eggplant - $0.99/lb
Plum Tomatoes - $0.99/lb
Seedless Watermelon - $0.49/lb
Mangoes - 3/$2
Iceberg Lettuce - $0.88/ea

GM Cereals - 4/$6 (must buy 4, $1.50 each)
-use $1/2 printable
-use $1/1 Honey Nut Cheerios printable
-use $1/2 Cinnamon Toast Crunch printable
-use $1/2 coupon from 7/19 SS
-use $1/3 coupon from 6/28 SS

Crest toothpaste - 2/$4
-use $1/1 coupon from 8/2 PG

Yoplait Yo Plus Yogurt or Fiber One Yogurt - 2/$4
-use $1/1 Yo Plus coupon from 6/7 SS
-use $1/1 Yo Plus printable
-use $1/1 Fiber One printable
-use $1/1 Fiber one printable
-use $1/1 Fiber One coupon from 7/12 SS

Minute Maid Punch or Lemonade - 10/$10
Edy's Ice cream, yogurt or sherbert - $1.99/ea

Degree or Dove deodorant - 2/$5
-use $1.50/2 Dove coupon from 6/7 RP
-use $1.50/2 Dove printable
-use $1/1 Degree coupon from 5/17 and 6/28 RP

B&M Baked beans - 10/$10
-use $1/4 coupon from 5/17 SS









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