As I mentioned, there is a *hot* Kraft Cheese Catalina going on now at all the stores.  Here are 2 more stores where you can find some great deals on Kraft Cheese:

QFC:

Buy 10 Kraft Shredded Cheese Bags – $1.89/ea
*Get $5 back instantly when you buy 10 as part of their Mega Promo – makes them $1.39/ea
Use {5} $1/2 blinkie coupons (found by the cheese – if you’ve collected these from other stores or if there’s plenty at your store)
Pay $8.90, Receive 2 $5 off catalinas (total of $10 off your next order)
Final Price  : $1.10 moneymaker for 10 bags of cheese (after figuring catalinas to use on a future purchase)

Thanks Life of a Couponaholic!

Safeway:
Buy 5 bags of Kraft Shredded Cheese – $1.99/ea
Use {2} $1 off 2 Kraft cheese blinkie coupons (found by the cheese)
Pay  $7.95, Receive $5 on your next order catalina coupon
Final Price: $2.95 for 5 bags of Kraft Shredded Cheese or $.59/ea

{FYI – I checked my Safeway store yesterday & no sign of the $1/2 blinkies. Let me know if you find them in any NW stores}

QFC is definitely the best place to go if you live near a store & they have enough blinkie coupons!  The QFC sale should be going on thru August 20th, too (thanks Coupon Connections NW)

Safeway has just made a change to their new coupon policy which I mentioned HERE.  The policy had said that Safeway would accept valid Catalina coupons issued by another retailer -#9 on the policy (which were including Register Rewards from Walgreens).  However, their policy has now changed to exclude Walgreens Register Rewards & any catalina coupons from other stores that do not specify a specific item (such as $5 off coupons from Albertson’s, Walgreens, etc).

Here’s the change they made which you can find HERE:

#9. Safeway will accept valid Catalina manufacturer coupon that is issued to a customer by another retailer only if such coupon is for a specific item.

Make sure to print a copy of this latest coupon policy for Safeway to keep in your coupon binder in case you have any questions or issues at the store.

Thanks The Frugal Find!

Safeway is reported to have a catalina deal on  half gallons of Fat Free Smart Balance Milk,  resulting in FREE milk after your initial purchase.  I’m not sure how long this catalina deal will last, so you’ll want to check it out right away.

Transaction #1:

Buy half gallon of Smart Balance Fat Free Milk  - $3.99
Use $.75/1 printable coupon or  $.75/1 Smart Balance milk from 5/23 Red Plum (RP) insert
Pay  $3.24, Receive a catalina for FREE Smart Balance milk (up to $3.99)

Transaction #2:

Buy 1/2 gallon of Smart Balance Fat Free milk – $3.99
Use catalina for FREE Smart Balance milk
Final Price: FREE

*This deal is reported to be “rolling” (meaning you can keep buying more milk & using the catalina to pay for it, making it free & the catalina should keep printing each time.

*There are reports that this may be working for regular 1/2 gallons of Smart Balance milk, as well as the Smart Balance Buttery Spread (tub) – let us know if you try it & find those are working, too. (You’d want to start with the butter, though, as you’ll receive the catalina for the free milk)

*This also appears to be working at other stores around the country such as Meijer (as confirmed by Give Me Neither), possibly Kroger & more! Check out this link for more information.

Thanks Maybe Frugal!

Guess what – Safeway has just updated their coupon policy & there are some new changes in the policy which should make it easier for you to use printable coupons at Safeway.  You  can find the full Safeway Coupon Policy HERE – make sure to print off a copy of it & stick it in your coupon binder/folder so you have it on hand in case you have any problems (it does say that the policy should  also be posted at the Customer Service desk) ! This policy is in effect from June 7, 2010. Thank you to Maygan from Maybe Frugal for alerting me to the change!

Here are the highlights:

#5: Coupon amount may be reduced so that any combined discounts and coupons do not exceed the value of the item. See number 12 below. This means that you cannot get overage on an item – but  they must reduce the coupon down. Ex: If the price of the item is $1.99 & you have a $2 off coupon – they just adjust the coupon to $1.99.

#8: Safeway will accept valid manufacturer coupons that display another retailer’s logo or name. – This could include those manufacturers coupons that you can print from the Target website or that Albertson’s has had recently can be used at Safeway, as long as it’s a manufacturer’s coupon (not a store coupon).

#9:  Safeway will accept valid Catalina manufacturer coupons that are issued to a customer by another retailer. Wow, this is a big change – so, if you get a catalina from Albertson’s, Fred Meyer, etc- you should be able to use it at Safeway. I’m not sure if this includes Register Rewards from Walgreens, but I would  think it would – you’d have to ask your store specifically or email Safeway corporate.

#16:  We gladly accept internet printed coupons. The same manufacturer and store coupon rules above apply to all internet printed coupons. This changed so that they no longer have the rule that the coupon has to be 50% or less of the product’s value (I know some of you had stores that enforced this rule,  so glad it’s gone! ).

#20. We will not accept “free product” internet printed manufacturer coupons.

E-Coupons & Paper Coupons:

Safeway’s new coupon policy does not specifically address the use of paper coupons with e-coupons (electronic coupons), except in the state of Hawaii, where it says you cannot use a paper coupon & e-coupon on the same product.  However, check out this post from Coupon Connections NW – a reader emailed Safeway to find out what their policy is in regards to using paper & e-coupons together.  You could print off that email, too – although I think it would be better to email Safeway directly & get them to send the policy to you, since it’s not part of their online coupon policy.

Thanks again Maygan!

Here are the highlights for this week at Safeway! These store deals & coupon matchups are courtesy of Frugal Living NW. Make sure to head to Frugal Living NW to see the complete list of Safeway store sales & coupon matchups!

Note: When looking at the coupon matchups at Frugal Living NW, Safeway stores in SW WA/OR allow 4 Safeway doubles up to $.50 – so you may see these in her matchups.  However, WA & other areas do not have doubles, so just re-adjust the price w/o doubles!

Quick Review on Abbreviations:

RP – Red Plum insert in Sunday Paper
SS – Smart Source Insert in Sunday Paper
P&G – Proctor & Gamble Insert in Sunday Paper
BOGO – Buy 1 Get 1 Free

4 Day Sale Deals (Friday – Monday only)

Sweet Yellow or White Corn on sale $.25 each
*Awesome price – just in time for Memorial Day BBQ’s!

Lay’s Kettle Chips on sale $1.77
Use $1/1 coupon from June All You Magazine
Final Price: $.77

Weekly Deals

Tide Stain Release on sale $5.99 with weekly ad coupon
Use $3/1 coupon from 5/2 P&G insert
Use $3/1 P&G eSaver eCoupon
Final Price: FREE

Wish-Bone Salad Dressing on sale $1.39
Use $.75/1 coupon from 5/23 RP insert
Final Price: $.64

Vlasic Pickles on sale BOGO
Buy 2
Use (2) $.55/1 coupons — goes straight to print after you click “Coupon”
$1.10 off after coupons
Final Price: Varies

Buddig Deli Thin Sliced Lunchmeat on sale $.59
Use $1/1 coupon*
Final Price: FREE
*You’ll need to look at the specific wording on the coupon to see if it will work.

Oscar Mayer Meat Franks on sale $.99 with weekly ad coupon
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon or $1/2 from  5/16 SS insert (Thanks Jada)
Final Price: $.49 each when you buy 2

Kingsford Charcoal Briquets on sale $5.99 with weekly ad coupon
Buy Hidden Valley Dressing, Glad Storage Bags or KC Masterpiece
Use “FREE Hidden Valley Dressing OR FREE Glad Storage OR FREE KC Masterpiece when you buy Kingsford Charcoal” coupon
Final Price: $5.99 for briquets + one additional item

Darigold Sour Cream on sale $1.88
Buy 2
Use BOGO coupon from 3/28 SS insert
Use $.40/1 coupon
Final Price: $.74 each when you buy 2

Buy 10 lb bag of potatoes ($1.48), Get Marie’s Potato Salad Dressing FREE with weekly ad coupon
Use $1/1 Marie’s peelie coupon
Final Price $.48 (after in-ad coupon & manufacturer’s coupon)

Motrin PM on sale $2.99
Use $3/1 coupon from 4/18 RP insert
Final Price: FREE

Make sure to head over to Frugal Living NW for the rest of this week’s deals!

Don’t forget about the Ziploc container deal going on at Safeway right now, too, thru sometime in the beginning of June.  You can get Ziploc containers for just $.24 each (or even FREE if you’re in the SW WA/Portland, OR area).

Here are the highlights for this week at Safeway! These store deals & coupon matchups are courtesy of Frugal Living NW. Make sure to head to Frugal Living NW to see the complete list of Safeway store sales & coupon matchups!

Note: When looking at the coupon matchups at Frugal Living NW, Safeway stores in SW WA/OR allow 4 Safeway doubles up to $.50 – so you may see these in her matchups.  However, WA & other areas do not have doubles, so just re-adjust the price w/o doubles!

Highlights:

Carefree Pantiliners on sale $.99
Use $1/1 coupon from 4/25 SS insert
Final Price: FREE

Vitamin Water on sale $.88
Buy 2
Use $1/2 coupon from 4/25 SS insert
Final Price: $.38 each {when you buy 2}

Fresh Express Salad on sale $1
Use $.50/1 Safeway eCoupon
Final Price: $.50

Buy (2) Coke 12-packs and get 2 FREE 12-packs and 2 boxes of Nabisco Crackers (Coke varieties, Canada Dry, Minute Maid Lemonade, Barq’s Root Beer, Tab)

Scenario:

Buy (4) 12-packs @ $5.29/each (Buy 2 12pks, get 2 FREE 12pks) = $10.58
Buy 2 boxes of Wheat Thins crackers (Free when you buy 2 12pks)
Use (2) Wheat Thins coupons from Facebook (click on “Coupons” tab) or use $1/2 from 5/16 Smartsource Insert
Final Price: $8.58 for (4) Coke 12 packs & 2 boxes of Wheat Thins

And don’t forget the awesome scenarios for the super cheap (or even FREE) Ziploc containers deal going on now!

There is a great Ziploc catalina deal going on now thru sometime in June. Thanks to Angela from Frugal Living NW for these scenarios! You’ll be able to get super cheap, or even FREE, Ziploc containers for the next few weeks! Definitely a time to stock up & maybe throw out a few old ones (or mismatched ones -we have way too many of those!)

Ziploc Catalina Deal: Buy 2 Ziploc containers & get a $2 catalina (multiple catalinas will print, too)  *Info on catalinas at the bottom*

Transaction #1:

Buy 4 for $1.99/ea = $7.96
Use (2) $1.50/2 coupons from 5/16 Smartsource insert (-$3)
Pay $4.96, Get (2) $2 Catalinas
Final Price: $.24 (including coupons & catalinas  when you buy 4)

Transaction #2:

Buy 4 containers for $1.99/ea  = $7.96
Use (2) $1.50/2 coupons (-$3)
Use (2) $2 cats from transaction #1 (-$4)
Pay $.96, Get (2) $2 Catalinas

Now if you live in Oregon or SW Washington where your Safeway store doubles coupons – then you can get these containers for FREE! Check out all the details over at Frugal Living NW (you will use a different coupon so you can double).

For beginners – what is a catalina? A catalina is a coupon you will get after you have paid at the register (there is a little box right next to the register which prints these coupons). You can then use this on a future transaction, along with your manufacturer’s coupons.

Here are the highlights for this week at Safeway! These store deals & coupon matchups are courtesy of Frugal Living NW. Make sure to head to Frugal Living NW to see the complete list of Safeway store sales & coupon matchups!

Note: When looking at the coupon matchups at Frugal Living NW, Safeway stores in SW WA/OR allow 4 Safeway doubles up to $.50 – so you may see these in her matchups.  However, WA & other areas do not have doubles, so just re-adjust the price w/o doubles!

Highlights:

Weekend Sale – Sat & Sun:

Cheetos on sale $1.29
Use $1/1 coupon from 5/9 SS insert
Final Price: $.29

Breyers Ice Cream on sale $2.50
Buy 4
Pay $10, Get $4 Catalina
Final Price: $1.50 each after catalina (when you buy 4)
(haven’t confirmed this catalina at Safeway, but  it is printing at Fred Meyer so should work!)

Weekly Deals:

Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-a-Clean Shower Cleaner on sale $5.99 when you buy 2
Buy 2
Use (2) $5/1 coupons from 4/11 Smartsource insert
Pay $1.98, Get (2) $3 Catalinas (the catalinas will print through 5/16)
FREE with $4.02 overage (after coupons & catalinas)

*This catalina will roll to a second transaction (meaning you can do the identical transaction again & pay with the catalina you received the 1st time – and you’ll still receive another 2 catalinas!)

Classico Pasta Sauce on sale $2; Buy 2, Get 2 boxes of Safeway Pasta FREE
Buy 2 Classico Pasta Sauces
Use BOGO IP coupon (No longer available from Coupons.com) or $1.50/1 coupon from 4/25 SS insert or $1/2 coupon
Final Price: As low as $1.00 for 2 jars of pasta sauce + 2 boxes of pasta (depends on the coupons you have)

McCormick Grinders on sale $1.50
Use $1/1 coupon from 4/25 RP insert
Final Price: $.50

HOT Kellogg’s Cereal Deal:

Make sure to go HERE to check out Frugal Living’s hot cereal deal.  Safeway is running a promotion for  Buy 4 participating products, Save $4 instantly  on cereal.

There are also 2 catalina deals currently printing for Kellogg’s & Post cereals.

When you combine the Buy 4, Save $4 promotion & the catalinas with manufacturer’s coupons at Safeway – you could end up with FREE cereal (or even make some money!).

There is a similar deal on Kellogg’s cereal going on at Fred Meyer this week as well that I posted on Facebook – check out all the details over at Frugal Chic Living!!

We still have quite a bit of cereal from the Albertson’s sale in March – but we eat a lot of cereal & it’s nice to add more variety. So, I’ll definitely be heading out to get some this week!

There is a new coupon available for Mission Tortillas. It’s a $.75 off 1 Mission Tortilla coupon (any size).  You can use this coupon at either Safeway or Albertson’s this week for an awesome deal!! I already used mine tonight at Safeway to get tortillas for just $.24/each! But, you can get them even cheaper at Albertson’s this week – just 4 cents for a 10 pack of tortillas!  Definitely a stock-up price at both stores!!

*Remember you can print the coupons twice – hit the back arrow, refresh & print again! Make sure to check out the rest of the coupons as well. You’ll find similar coupons as Coupons.com (it’s Kroger stores’ version of Coupons.com) – but this means that you can print some of those great coupons multiple times.

Scenarios:

Safeway:

Mission Tortillas (10 count) – use Safeway in-ad coupon to make them $.99/ea
Use $.75/1 printable coupon
Final Price: $.24/ea

Albertson’s:
Mission Tortillas (10 count) – use Albertson’s in-ad coupon to make them $.79/ea
Use $.75/1 printable coupon
Final Price: $.04/ea

Thanks Jessica & Frugal Living NW!

Safeway is the next store to add to the list of stores that I will be featuring the highlights!  These store deals & coupon matchups are courtesy of Angela, my bloggy pal over at Frugal Living NW. Frugal Living NW is a wonderful Northwest blog, based out of Portland, OR, filled with detailed information all about the best grocery & drug store deals in the NW, as well as other great money-saving strategies & tips!

Head on over to Frugal Living NW to see the complete list of Safeway store sales & coupon matchups!

Note: When looking at the coupon matchups at Frugal Living NW, Safeway stores in SW WA/OR allow 3 Safeway doubles up to $.50 – so you may see these in her matchups.  However, WA & other areas do not have doubles, so just readjust the price w/o doubles! {We all wish they would do doubles up here!}

WEEKEND DEALS (Saturday – Sunday Only)

Cheez-It on sale $.99 (limit 4)
Use $.75/1 Sunshine Cheez-It Duoz Baked Snack Crackers 13.7 oz + Any
$.24 after coupon

Starbucks Coffee on sale $5.99
Use $1/1 coupon from 3/21 SS insert
$4.99 after coupon

WEEKLY DEALS

Barilla Whole Grain Pasta on sale BOGO (2/$2.49)
Buy 2
Use (2) $.75/1 coupons from 3/7 SS insert
$.50 each after coupons

Yoplait Yogurt Cups on sale $.50
Buy 20
Use (2) $.40/6 coupons & (1) $.50/8 coupon from 4/25 SS insert
Pay $8.70, Get $2 Catalina
$.44 each after coupons & catalina
*This catalina will roll to a second transaction.

Silk Soymilk on sale $1.99 with weekly ad coupon (limit 3)
Use $.75/1 coupon from 4/11 SS insert
$1.24 after coupons

Windex on sale $1.99 with weekly ad coupon — you may not need to use the coupon
Buy 4
Use (4) $1/1 coupons from 3/21 SS insert or here or here
Use $1/1 Safeway Coupon Link eCoupon
Pay $2.96, Get (2) $2 Catalinas
$.24 each after coupons & catalinas when you buy 4
*This catalina will roll to a second transaction (meaning you can use the catalina to pay for your next purchase of Windex)

Oscar Mayer Lunchables on sale BOGO
Buy 2
Use (2) $1/1 coupons from 3/21 SS insert
Use $1/2 Cellfire eCoupon
Not sure of regular price
Note that the $1 catalina will not print on these particular Lunchables

Sargento Shredded Cheese on sale $1.69 with weekly in-ad coupon
Use $1/1 coupon
$.69 after coupon

What is your favorite grocery store?

There has been quite a bit of discussion today on the Thrifty NW Mom Facebook Fan page regarding readers’ favorite grocery stores.  I have to say that my two main grocery stores to shop at are Safeway & Albertsons.  Although after reading all the comments of those of you who love Fred Meyer, I’m definitely going to have to start going to Freddies more often.

But, Safeway is my top choice (when they have the deals I want) because it’s the only store in my town & all other stores I have to travel at least 15 minutes to the store. That makes a big difference in my book when you have little ones! The cashiers all know me as I often head in there quite late at night – it’s nice to be able to run to a store a few blocks away after my hubby gets home late in the evening (which is typically the case these past 2 months as he’s been coaching high school baseball – thank goodness next week is the last week!!).  And my Safeway is very coupon-friendly – which I know is not the case at all Safeway stores unfortunately, as there have been more & more issues with using internet printable coupons at some Safeway stores.

Albertson’s is another favorite of mine because I love the Twice -the-Value coupons (doublers) that come every few weeks! And I absolutely love the cashiers at my local Albertson’s – they go out of their way to accommodate couponers!!

So, now I’m curious to find out from all of you – what is your favorite grocery store to shop at & why?