Acme ad-$1 catalina offer, April 8-15

Ok, here’s the deal. In the middle of the ad, it says that you will receive “$1 on your next shopping order” if you purchase any of the items listed below. I have no idea how this will work, this is new to us Acme veterans. If I buy ten items, will I get ten $1 catalinas, or one $10 catalina? Who knows. It also says that we can redeem as many as we want, I’m not so trusting. There have been other catalina offers, and the week after the deal, I’ve been hit with the “you can only redeem two of those at a time” that cashiers sometimes pull out of their butts. If I have to do my weekly shopping trip in two weeks in $2 increments, then this deal is not really worth it to me. I’d love to offer to be the guinea pig, but I do have plans for Fri/Sat/Sun. So if someone else tries it, please post on the fb wall or on a comment here. Here is the list of items with some matchups. As always, check your e-savings.

Super Chill 12 packs 2/$4
Oscar Mayer Fun Pack Lunchables 2/$5
Tostitos Salsa or Tortilla Chips 2/$5, 2/27 inserts (if that variety is included)
Purex Complete Crystals or Liquid Laundry Det 72oz $2.99, 2/20 3/13 inserts (will be free with that $2 coupon)
Gatorade or G2 Sports Drink 8pk 2/$10
Knorr Sides 3/$3
Classico Pasta Sauce 2/$4, 3/6 inserts, but must buy beef with item
Dannon Activia, Danimals Crush Cup, or Light & Fit 6pk, Danimals Coolision or Drinkables 6pk 2/$4, will be free with $1 coupon from 2/27
Bounty Basic 8ct $4.99 In last week’s inserts?
Charmin Basic 12ct $4.99, last week’s inserts

San Giorgio Pasta 3/$3
Tropicana OJ 89oz $3.99, 3/6 inserts
Welch’s Essentials 2/$5,
Bakery Fresh Iced Lofthouse Cookies 2/$7
Tyson Fully Cooked Entrees $3.99 
Johnsonville Bratwurst or Italian Sausage $3.99
Johnsonville Breakfast Sausage $2.99
Hormel Natural Choice Lunch Meat $2.99
Tyson Breaded Chicken $4.99, 1/23 and 1/30 inserts
Boursin Gourmet Cheese Spread $3.99, look for $1 peelies, I always see them
Nabisco Snack Crackers 2/$6
Starbucks Coffee $7.99, I keep finding banners for printables when I’m online
Pasta Prima Pasta $2.99
Wesson Oils 48oz $2.99, 4/3 inserts
Lipton Iced Tea 12pk 2/$10 
Huggies Diapers Big Pack $19.99 (get a $5 coupon) use the coupons dot com toolbar on here to get the $3 printable!
Malt O Meal Cereal 2/$5
Mott’s Apple Juice 2/$4
Mott’s Apple Sauce 2/$4
Kettle Potato Chips 2/$5, $1 coupons last week
Pop Secret 3pk 2/$3
Allegra 12 hr Allergy 12 ct $8.99, coupons for this everywhere, I’ve seen tearpads in every store
Blue Diamond Almond Breeze 2/$5
Hershey’s Baking Chips 2/$4
Hershey’s Package Chocolates 10/17oz 2/$6
Welch’s Grape or Reduced Sugar Grap Jams or Jellies 2/$4
Garnier Fructis Shampoo or Conditioner 2/$6, 3/6 inserts
Energizer 2-10ct AA, AAA, C, D, 9vlt $6.99 (get $2 coupon), 3/27 inserts
Swiffer Wet Jet Starter Kit $19.99 (get $5 coupon), coupons last week, home mailers
Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing $2.99, 3/13 inserts
Emerald Nuts Premium & Sweet n Salty 2/$8, 3/13 inserts
Dr. Pepper 4/$4, must buy four
Welch’s 100% Grape Juice 2/$6, 2/13, 2/27 inserts
Colgate Toothpaste/Toothbrush 2/$6, coupons last week
Beneful Dog Food 15.5lbs $16.99
Tidy Cats Litter 20lb $3.99, 1/30 inserts

Acme-$1 catalina offer

I’m looking at my ad and still trying to digest it. Dozens of items are offering a $1 “off your next purchase” when you buy them. I see lots of useful items and some great deals. But I need to digest it–I mean, if I buy 30 items, do I really need to wait for 30 $1 catalinas to print out? And what if the cashiers go to the “Only can redeem 2 per transaction” rule when I try to redeem them?

I am loving Acme this week, but I’m done.

I decided to go today instead of Thursday, and I think I’m done for this week. It was fun. Today I got: 10 boxes of various Kellogg’s cereals, 2 dozen eggs, 3 gallons of milk, 5 tote bags, 2 bags of M&Ms, bananas. After all coupons & catalinas, my out-of-pocket was $4.84 and I got three new catalinas for free milk. I’m done submitting rebates too, since not too many of the rebate varieties overlap with the sale varieties, and I prefer the sale items. I’d post a photo but I just grabbed the camera & it needs to be recharged.

This week at Acme, just keeps getting better!

Don’t forget to check your e-savings! In addition to the $1 printables I posted the other day for Marie Callender & Healthy Choice, it’s showing up on e-savings too. I got the $1 off of Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers. My friend Chris got $1.25 off of the Marie Callender. Combine that with the $1 printables, and that is what we couponers call a moneymaker! I don’t know if you Healthy Choice thing is the $1.25 one or the $2.25 one, but for free or a moneymaker, I’ll try it.