Acme Ad-Take 2!

Ok, I might be a day late, but definitely not a dollar short! This morning after CVS I quickly ran into Acme to get an ad. I have a few things to pick up tomorrow anyway (milk, bread, and NO! not because of the snow, because we’re out) and I wanted to see if there was anything else there worth my attention. What I posted last night was a compilation of various things I found online, but I really don’t get enthusiastic about it until I have the ad. So here goes:

Dannon cups 10 for $5, $1 coupon in last week’s inserts, $0.40 each, stock up price!

The favorite 4 for 19.99 is back. I like this deal as you can combine it with coupons and I always look for larger packages that will be $6 or $7 before being reduced to $5. Don’t forget at the entryway there are booklets with $1 coupons for any Lancaster Brand meat. Pick up four of those and your Favorite 4 just became $15.99.

Cherries are 2.99/lb. This piqued my interest only because we were watching Iron Chef last week and it was Battle Cherry.

Tastykakes are 1.99, definitely a stockup price, for as long as the expiration dates anyway. I’ve never tried freezing these.

I pick our lunch meat based on what is on sale, this week it will be the D&W turkey for 6.99 and the Hatfield VA baked ham for 5.99.

Nature Made vitamins are bogo. Coupons in last week’s paper, remember you can use two coupons on a bogo sale.

The Nature Sweet Cherry tomatoes are $2.50, usually 3.99. This is really the only grocery store tomato, imo, that is tolerable. Except for these, we will only buy PA farmed tomatoes in the summer. We just do without when they’re not in season. Raw anyway, still use canned & sauces for cooking stuff.

McCain potatoes are 2.50 and my kids like the smileys. I like them because they are about half the cooking time of the usual tater tots. Eight minutes makes a difference with hungry kiddos!

Some Kraft shredded cheese is 2.59. If the Philly mixed kind is included, there are $1 coupons out for it.

Lots of Acme brand products on sale, in that same coupon booklet I told you about, there’s a $2 off $10 purchase of Acme brand products.

Some Planters things on sale for 3.99 and there was a $1 coupon last week. Emerald nut stuff is 3.50, $1 coupon last week. I’m really trying to grasp the “nuts are healthy” thing and eat more of them, I just can’t get into it.

Lots of Special K stuff on sale, coupons last week.

Swiss Miss is $1 if you still have any of the $1 coupons kickin’ around. Kraft mac & cheese is .89 and I haven’t seen it under a dollar in quite some time. Halls cough drops are 0.99 and there were 0.35 coupons last week (will double!).  Lots of Lysol stuff on sale, in this week’s inserts. Aveeno stuff is 15% off and coupons in this week’s paper.

Mott’s 6 packs of applesauce on sale for $2. I don’t have any coupons for this, but that’s the cheapest I’ve seen it since the Target deal last fall.

The back page of the ad is all about a Mega Meat Sale. Split chicken breasts are 0.99/lb. This is my stock up price but I won’t be stocking up as much, because we don’t grill as much this time of year. These are so much better than the boneless, skinless breasts. Pork Tenderloin is 4.99/lb, usually $7 plus a pound, so I’ll get some. The Simply Tender chops are 1.99/lb and we like those. Lots of other cuts of meat to choose from, make sure you check it out.

Enfamil and Good Start formulas are giving a $5 catalina when you buy 2. Can be combined with coupons or formula checks. Luvs are 7.99 if you have any of the 2.50 home mailer coupons, good deal.

The Finish/Quantum dish detergent is 2.99, use the 2.25 coupon from last week.

And lastly, there’s a coupon on the back for 0.70 beverages when you buy 10. Fuze, Powerade, vitaminwater, that kind of stuff.

Happy Shopping!

CVS-*Hot* freebie or small mm–ends today!

I needed a little bit of me time this morning, so I grabbed my coupon binder and told hubby “I’m going to CVS.” His response was “What do you do there for so long?”

Well, I can’t afford regular retail therapy, ha ha. So this is my time. I love just wandering around the store seeing what really cheap and free stuff I can get with coupons. And here’s what I found–

It ends tonight, but there’s a Revlon deal, get $7 in Extra Bucks when you buy any two cosmetics or tools. That’s right, my favorite word-ANY. And, so, looked at the tools and sure enough there are several options to choose from that are $2-$3. I didn’t have any Revlon coupons, but it will be an even better deal if you do. I chose two pairs of the nail clippers at $2.99 each and did get $7 back. This was at the Landenberg store.

Makeup: My main reason for going was that I wanted to check out the makeup clearance. Getting free makeup and hair stuff with coupons is actually what got me started couponing almost 20 years ago and it’s still my favorite. Revlon had the most markdowns and much was 75% off. The best part……….PEELIES! Some of the clearanced makeup had $2 and $3 peelies on it. I did the math in my head and the lipgloss will be $0.35 after clearance and peelie. I didn’t care for any of the colors but they had several options. I got four or five different things for about 90% off. Neutrogena is marked down 50% and there is a $2 coupon in today’s (tomorrow’s) paper.  Many of the Olay items were marked down 75% and I had $5 coupons that were home mailers, but I’m pretty sure there were $2 and $5 coupons in the 12/26 inserts. And…don’t forget to join the new beauty club that CVS has to offer. The Landenberg store has a little tearpad near the register; you just tear one off, hand it to the cashier with your extra care card. She scans both and it automatically enrolls you and then it spits out a 10% off all cosmetics coupon. Do that first as a separate transaction before you purchase your clearance makeup. It did take the 10% off of clearance, as I got $3.30 off with that coupon, which means I had $33 worth of makeup which would be about correct. Of course I didn’t pay $33, but that’s the fun of it.  I had a great time and getting new makeup is a sure way to brighten a blah winter day, imo.

Excedrin: Today is also the last day of the Excedrin Extra Bucks deal, spend $20, get $10 back. Is reported to work on $19.96, not $20. If you didn’t get your freebie/5.99 coupons yet in the mail, I had several $2.50 coupons in my binder from an insert-they are in the 12/05 inserts and today’s (tomorrow’s) paper. Excedrin is my otc pain reliever of choice, so I got some.

Between the small moneymaker, the almost free makeup and free excedrin, I had a great hour wandering the store.

Totsy-check out these socks!

I’ve never purchased anything from Totsy, but I am a “member.” Totsy is a website that sells baby/kids’ things, usually the high-end brand names. They offer special deals to their members and you have to be a member to purchase anything. But it seems all you have to do to be a member is sign up. It also works on a groupon/livingsocial type premise, where something is on a deal only for a limited time. And like other sites, you can earn credits for referrals. You will get daily email alerts for deals.

I’m actually pretty excited about these socks:

Look at the little loops at the top–how ingenious! I’m going to share this deal with all my special needs mom friends, because this will help me teach my kiddo how to pull his socks up. Only $2.99 a pair, I haven’t yet checked on S&H and whether or not they’re on Ebates.

So  for all you parents and grandparents out there, Totsy might be something you’re interested in.

Snapfish Deals

Have lots of pictures stuck in your camera or computer that you don’t know what to do with? Snapfish has several deals going on right now.

First, they are offering a “penny a print” deal. Except that you do pay S&H which brings up the cost to 6 or 7 pennies per print. Still a good deal as generally the best deals I see in the stores are 9 or 10 cents each. This deal is only good through tomorrow, January 9 and you must purchase 99 prints for 99 cents. Use the code 2011PENNY when you order.

Never used Snapfish before? Even better. New Users get 50 free prints.

And Disney fans, check out this link on Snapfish to see how to get a free Disney calendar.

Around here it’s supposed to be an icky weather day anyway. Good day to stay indoors and go through digital photos.