I’m usually not a huge advocate of buying store brand or generic items. I can usually do much better on price with coupons and stacking deals, and, I’m kind of a snob when it comes to some things. I really feel that most generic items are a bit inferior in quality and/or taste than name brand items.

But occasionally I do find a store-brand-something that I really like, and I will buy generic items for staples like canned beans, flour, chicken broth, stuff like that. If it’s cheaper and I need it.

And, this week Acme certainly made their store brand items much more interesting with the 15% off coupons that are out. If there are deals to be stacked, I definitely have to check it out!

First, I went to the Pike Creek store because I also wanted to hit Kmart and I wanted to return my $10 cheese and that is where I got it. Cheese returned, no hassles! And, at the courtesy counter there, they have the 15% off coupons–sheets of four of them! There for the taking! So if you missed out on the printable when I posted it (no longer available) you can still score some of the 15% off coupons. Ask at your local store. (Locals, if you know me, contact me, I have some that you could get from me.)

Before I left the house, of course I loaded my Acme card with my e-savings (center of page/personalized savings).

Here are some of the Acme brand items that were on my card, also on sale, and I used the 15% off coupon.

Acme brand shake & bake-on sale for $1; e-savings $0.50 per box! Plus another 15% off. Not something I’d normally buy, but for around $0.40, I’ll try a few boxes and me & the boys can eat it the nights hubby works late.

Acme Bread & Butter pickles-$2.59 a jar, $1.75 off each jar with e-savings, plus 15%; a MUCH better price than the $4 Vlasics, definitely worth a try.

Acme brand sandwich bags, 150ct-on sale 3 for 5 or $1.67 each; I got $0.75 off each with e-savings, plus the 15%; the highest price I will pay for these is about a penny per bag, so this falls well under it.

That’s all I used from my e-savings, even though I had more items. The other just wasn’t a good enough price or I didn’t want the items. I was bummed because I got $2 off ABSORBENT paper towels, but they are $8.99. It’s the AWESOME ones that are $4.99. Still $4.99 is a decent price minus 15% for paper towels, if they work ok. If it was the others that were $4.99, then minus $2 and 15%–that would have been great! Which is why I was bummed it didn’t work that way.

Other items that were on sale, just got the 15%, no e-savings:

Java Delight coffee-4.99 (we really like this, it’s still a 12 oz bag while others have downsized to 10 or 11 oz; I just refuse to pay 9.49 for a 10 oz bag of Starbucks. That would be $60 a month for my husband & I to drink coffee! Seriously!?!)

Acme chicken broth-$0.50 can (smaller can)

Big cans of black beans-1.09

Apple juice-$2; this is actually $0.25 higher than the Dollar General price for Mott’s; but at $1.70 with the 15% off, I got a few and it will save me a trip to DG.

I also checked out the Acme brand waffles, since I got $0.70 off on my e-savings. With the $0.70 off, they’d be about a buck per box, then take another 15%. I am STILL swimming in Eggos from last summer’s deal, and I just can’t justify spending even $0.85 on a box of waffles. I was disappointed that the frozen pancakes were significantly higher in price (also included in e-savings) as I would have gotten some of those.