Buh-bye Acme, I’m headed to Superfresh this week for my weekly trip. The gift card deal could be decent, I’m just thinking it’s going to be more hassle than it’s worth. If I read some place that Acme gift cards are included, there are freebies to be had and we can stack the catalinas, then maybe I’ll head over there. Someone on the hcw Acme discussion board suggested getting the $10 catalina, then throwing in $5 to purchase the $15 gift cards for teacher gifts and such–not a bad idea!
Superfresh looks like it has much better deals next week. And it’s cloudy and dreary here, boys are sleeping, so I have time to look it over and write it up. First, on the cover of the ad, there’s a coupon–choose either 10% off a $100 order or 15% off $150. From past experience, this will be after you scan your card (sale prices) but before manufacturers’ coupons.
Also on front cover flap:
Tropicana Pure Premium or Trop 50-1.79. I found $0.50 coupons for this at Acme, near the service desk, and they’ll double. I think that there are current insert coupons out for this as well. This is usually $3 around here, so still a good price.
Eggo Waffles-still haven’t had your fill of Eggos? 4 for $5, use the $1/2 coupon from this past week’s paper to get yours for $0.75 a box.
Then we get to the catalina deals!
First, a get $10 wyb $40 from Procter & Gamble. On the front cover, advertising big bottles of Tide for 9.99 and bounty for 8.99. I’m positive that these have a shelf price of at least 14.99, maybe even 15.99 for the Tide. That is what price you use to get to the $40, then knock it down to sale prices, then take off any coupons you might have. The P&G website currently has a printable for $3 when you register there. So just with those two items, you’re over $30, then bumped down to $19 minus coupons. Another good item to add to the pile would be the Fusion razor, shelf price of 9.89, that should take you up over $40. If you still have the P&G coupon inserts (came out first weekend in June and July) use the $4 coupon in there. Pay about $20 for all three items, get $10 back.
If you need diapers–stack the deals. Buy $50 worth of baby, get $5 back. So get $50 worth of Pampers, get a $10 and a $5 back. Coupons were in the P&G coupon insert from first weekend in June and July, check your Cheerios boxes, and they do home mailers, maybe you have some laying around.
We use a ton of napkins here, my kids are so freakin messy. They have a shelf price of 3.99, sale 2.49.
Next is a buy $20 get $7 from SCJohnson (Fantastik, Windex, Ziploc). They usually have decent coupons on their website, check it out. I don’t know the shelf prices for any of these items, but after the whole use shelf price, pay sale price minus coupons–you should make out well after you get your $7 back.
There’s another Buy $20 get $5 back from SCJ and miscellaneous other items. Bandaids, zyrtec, immodium, J&J baby, Listerine, etc. Again, determine what you need, then you know the drill-use shelf prices to get to the $20, then pay sale price minus coupons, get your catalina back.
Not to be left out, General Mills is running a deal too. Purchase any 8 items from the flyer, get $5 back in Box Tops for Education. Lots of potential here for cheap stuff, I don’t see any freebies. But if you use the stuff and do BTFE, worth a look.
Gogurt is 2 for 4, there were coupons in last week’s paper. Actually, I think there were coupons in last week’s paper for just about all the items listed–Chex Mix, Brownie Mix, cookie mix, Nature Valley. Unfortunately this is a deal with a specific number of items, not based on a $ amount, so you’ll have to buy 8–not do the shelf price, sale price thing. Lots of printables for these items too, use the links on this page.
The whole Perdue line is 40% off, they’re usually pretty good about putting coupons on their website.
Sargento is $2, if you still have any of the $.50 or $.75 coupons out there, they’ll double.
Suave line is $1.49, lots of $0.75 coupons in recent papers, which will double.
Other things that are a good price, but not my stock up price: Ragu, Kraft Mac & cheese (cheaper at Acme this week), Dole & Tropicana refrigerated drinks (try mixing them with club soda, yum!) and GM cereals.
Superfresh also has a link to log in your card for extra savings.
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