Northern and Central California Grocery Store Deals Thread
 

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official place to post Norcal store deals
Savemart/Lucky/Raley's/Bel Air/Nob Hill and other local chains welcome

We're not too rigid, any deals of NORCAL interest welcome

Been recommended that I tell people to play nice, just post deals and no fighting

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INFO FOR BEGINNERS:

Acronyms
Forum Related
1/2, 2/3, X/Y - X dollars of the purchase off Y (Y can be #items, amount spend, ect)
B1G1, B2G2, ect - Buy One Get One, Buy Two...
B1G$1, B2G$2, ect - Buy One Get 1 Dollar Buy Two...
CAT - Catalina [they have machines at the registers that print out store and/or manufacturer's coupons called CAT's--sometimes random CAT's print from the machines (like when you buy a competitor's product), other times a $ off ONYO will print when you do a certain deal like the ones at the bottom part of the wiki. Some CAT's are Safeway Q's, while others are MQ's.]
CSR - Customer Service Representative (cashier)
DH - Dear Husband
HH - Happy Hunting
HTH - Hope This Helps
IP - Internet Printable (coupon)
MM - Money Maker
MQ - Manufacturer's Coupon
ONYO - On Your Next Order (in reference to a $ amount CAT coupon that prints to use on your next purchase)
OOP - Out Of Pocket
OP - Original Poster
PM - Private Message
Q(s) - Coupon(s)
RAOK - Random Act of Kindness
RC - Rain Check
SD - Slick Deal(s)
SQ - Safeway Coupon
SW - Safeway
SCO - Self Check Out
TIA - Thanks In Advance
TLOD - The Land of Doubles
WYB - When You Buy

Current Food Deal Related
BE - Birds Eye
ER - Eating Right
HH - Heart Healthy
MA - Michael Angelo's
M/M or M&M - Mix and Match (Buy 10 participating items, get $5 off instantly)
RTS - Race To Saving (see above)
WFB - Water Front Bistro (aka WTF )

Phrases
Roll - usually refers to using a CAT on the next transaction and having a CAT still print for that transaction that you can use on the next one again

Useful threads:
Printable Manufacturer coupons thread link to printables

List of Unexpired newspaper coupons (YMMV - NorCal sometimes gets different values, sometimes we don't get a coupon in our region, and sometimes we get extra coupons! LINK



SALES AD FOR, RALEY'S/BEL AIR/ NOB HILL (and any others that people want to post :lol:)

RALEY'S/NOB HILL/BEL AIR

Raley's EZ-Pic has been discontinued

coupon codes for SCO
Expiration dates given were on the coupons that individuals received.
There is a very good chance they will work after that date.
If you get one with a later date, feel free to update


exp 9/17
46567-59046 1.50off household cleansing product

Save $1.00 off your next shelf stable juice purchase of $3.00 or more
Exp 10/7
46567-59055-4

Save $1.50 off your next bath tissue purchase
Exp 10/7
46567-59052-3

Thanks, missusg! You think they will allow mq + store Q despite the fine print??

YMMV, but it will not beep!

Here is the link [raleys.com] to next week's coupons!

Ad isn't up yet, but got a copy in today's paper
Chex 3/$6, buy 3 get $3 off at checkout
Use $3/3 peelies - free!
If you don't have peelies, $1/2 IPq here:
http://coupons.smartsource.com//i...ZUA6PWPEPO
My ad is Nob Hill but so far has been the same as Raleys
Hacked your link to get this week's coupons:
http://www.raleys.com/tabletalk/081203_cert.htm

I found no Dentyne and Celsicius Q's in Sac Bee either. By the way, any deal for Ducolax right now. I remember few months ago, there was RR deal at WAGS but I didn't buy any, and now, I need it badly for a member of family. Anyone in Sac has it ? I can pay PP. Thanks

I PMed you :)

There are some good Raley's eQ. To name a few:
Free garlic bread with $10 purchase
Doritos 0.99 (limit 2)

HTH

Dulcolax comment - I used to get it from Pharmaca pharmacy but got the generic straight from the pharmacist. 100 pills of 250 MG Ducosate Sodium for about $6, fully half price from the Dulcolax brand in the store, people just don't know to ask for it from the pharmacist.

At Lucky's yesterday, they had the large box of Pampers Cruisers on clearance for $21.99, about the same price that folks here on SD are freaking out about for the Amazon Subscribe and Save deal. I was so sad that they only had size 3 left and I need size 4 :( The person in front of me at the SCO paid and left his $3/1 any Pampers Cruisers CAT - what a tease! Totally YMMV but wanted to mention it. These were the Cruisers WITHOUT the Dry MAx which I'm desperately looking for as my baby was one of the babies that got the hideous rash from the new Dry Max kind.

prescription Qs

Are there any $GC w/ new prescription Qs out there? Any pharmacy (CVS, RA, Wags, Target) I'm not picky. I thought target had one but I can't find it.....arrgggghh I need to get better organized! TIA!

Sure! I'm quoting from my receipt here.

The deal in the ad is to buy one package at $3.99 and get two free.

I bought nine packages at $3.99 each, total of $35.91
I received a card savings of $23.94 for the advertised B1G2F deals
I also received a discount of $9.00 for the J4U price. What it did was to take $1.50 off of each package of strawberries.

So my total ended up as $35.91- 23.94 - 9.00 == 2.97.

I think the answer is yes. Their coupon policy is vague but their blog is more clear.

The blog [safeway.com] says (on 2/7/11) "Yes, you can use a store coupon with a manufacturer coupon for the same item."

The coupon policy is here. [safeway.com] It doesn't address stacking store and MQ and doesn't talk about the J4U program at all.

Does it work on any brand?
Do you remember which ones you got? (sometimes they have the Driscoll's and some other ones).
Thanks:)

The brand was Berrylicious. A couple posters on the My Frugal Adventures blog said that it worked for them on Driscoll's.

I don't think this will work for me, I did not get this J4U pricing on strawberries, under my personalized deals.

so this may be ymmv.

:sadwalk:

I'll try it. Worst that can happen is that I leave them at the checkout if it doesn't work, right?

I think it is the personalized deals. That's how I understand it.

Yeah, this price for strawberries was only available back when they first introduced the program, I think.

the Driscoll's worked for me too i got 3 for a total of $0.99 and of course the overage from 2 heinz coupons was used into the grapes that i bought in the same trans..:)

thanks a lot, just got 6 of them for $1.98

I am quite bummed myself :( My kids eat Strawberries like they are candy!! :yummy:: Oh well, there will be another (better?) deal to come along for us :lol:

Yea, it's really weird on my receipt, but I KNEW not to try 2 Q's on 2 on a BOGO deal (the other Q usually doesn't go through IME due to the J4U and SW's latest Q policy).

Yeah, no idea how that one really works, but the answer is that if you buy 3 packages, they end up being 0.99 total! Sale continues through Sunday, 4/23 (Easter), from what I'm seeing/hearing.

The J4U Q's are largely MQs NOT store Q's. SO, what happens is that the J4U Q usually will not be credited to your account, or rather, it is added once the store card stuff is applied, but will fall off (not unlike some of Raley's website Q's) when you scan over a "second" MQ that overrides the J4U Q. Really not good if you are not planning properly.

BUT, these personal prices DO stack with MQs. So that is nice. Even nicer with BOGO sales!!!

My store had Driscoll's AND Legacy Farms, so if you have Driscoll's IPQs left, you can use at least 2 of the 0.50/1, likely. I'm also aware that some stores have $1/$5 produce purchase Q's at the courtesy desk? I think it works, since it takes off the total BEFORE the Safeway card? I guess that doesn't make sense, though, unless you buy enough strawberries to make the after card discount price $5. I haven't personally tried it, but a blogger has mentioned it. And I did buy the Legacy Farms ones and it worked.

My store had Dole strawberries and they worked fine with the deal. I was able to purchase 6 for $1.98,

I found out about this yesterday, maybe you all know abt it already:
http://www.kraftfirsttaste.com/

Joined using my kraft account (or you can create a new one if you don't have one) and on the left side when you click on 'My Offers' you might see option to get coupon for FREE Kraft touch of Philly shredded cheese value upto $3.99

Raley's Friday Freebie is TWO FREE Reusable bags with $20 purchase :) Hope they are not too cheapie :lol:

I have been trying to get this for TWO days now!! Everytime I get an ERROR message :( Oh and our puppy shredded my FREE jello temptations coupon from First Taste :mad: Guess I will keep trying on this one

Do you see the image for shredded cheese in 'My offers'? When you click on the image it will ask for name/address etc.

Raley's nob hill:
There is Free 2 Avocados Q with $10 purchase.

And there is 2 for $5 Bonne Maman preserves. I love their Plum preserves and have bought them before for a lot more than 2 for $5!

Was just going to post this :D

Free Avocados if your grocery preference is wine, beer and spirits.

This bag looks sooo much nicer than the stupid Target bag I got...the color bleeds on that too!

Yep. My name and address are already in there, I click submit and get an error message every time. I tried in FF and IE and keep getting the same error :( I guess it was not meant to be :sadwalk:

I got 6 packages for $1.98 this morning. I have the J4U price of $2.49 and I received a $6.00 discount for my J4U
Here is what I think is going on.
The system is taking $1.50 off each of the FREE packages instead of taking off $1.50 for the one you pay for.
I got 6 packages - 4 of them were free. 4x$1.50 = $6.00

thanks for explaining the deal since I couldn't figure out how to get the free avocados.
Great deal!
:hug::woot::wave:

My store had both Dole and Seabest strawberries... I bought 3 seabest and it did not work... My bad for not reading the posts correctly. I didnt feel like leaving them at the checkstands so i just bought them. The JFU pricing did not work so it was 3.99 for 3 packets of strawberries

I found April Fresh ideas Mag [tonytantillo.com] at Safeway today. This is the first time I have seen one! Got quite a few.

I also found a few of the dental/oral pamphlets at RA today that someone mentioned in RA thread.

THANKS to Koya98 :worship: I was also able to get 6 packages for $1.98!!! :woot::woot: My kids are going to be in strawberry heaven!! :lol:

I forgot to mention this the other day... the Tastee Basmati from Gross Out is really GROSS! :vomit:
The uncle ben's is light and fluffy but the Tastee was really pasty. For the extra 10c a pack I paid for the Uncle Ben's I considered it money well spent :nod:

Also can someone break this strawberry deal down for me "Hooked on Phonic's Style" i feel like I'm not getting it but I'm not familiar with the J4U term either :dontknow:

Oh I also forgot to mention this....
When I was on my trip around NorCal I noticed the Propel Zero Bottles were on Rollback at Walmart for .58c there were $1.00/2 Q's in the 2/13 and 1/13 SS's (I don't have any but they were there none the less)
With the Q it brings it down to .08c a bottle plus CRV and that's a pretty great price if it's something people drink :heart:

I am glad you got in on it:woot:

I think that Safeway has caught the glitch though.I just got back and it didn't work, no J4U pricing no discount.I guess it was a good thing I forgot my wallet at home;) My teen son sat in the car while I ran in, and when I got back in the car he asked me why I looked so sad:lol:

OMGosh.. now I feel really bad that you did not get it :( I just did it at around 3pm today. Were you able to get it at all (at least one time)? I hope it was not a one time thing and I ruined it for you :shake:
I do owe you BIG TIME... so please let me know if there is ANYTHING you need :wave:

Okay.. now that I am COMPLETELY hooked on Safeway :lol: how often does the JFU personal pricing change?! or does it? I know I can go to the SF thread, but it just seems soooo overwhelming to me :P

My FIRST trip to SW with the JFU did NOT work out so well though :lol: for some reason my JFU pricing would not work :confused: Spent about 1/2 hour with Robert (SM who is AWESOME BTW) and on the phone with CS til we could get it worked out. Apparently I have TWO SW club cards :confused: associated with my phone # so the JFU pricing would not work until she combined both the cards and had them both associated with my #. Well, before that, my total was $105 :eek: after my MQ's and SF club card pricing it brought it down to $82 (which I thought was still kinda high) Well, AFTER the CS phone call, my total went down to $54 with the JFU pricing :woot: So from $105 down to $54 I was a happy camper!!! :D

No.no.no - you didn't ruin it AT ALL :hug: It wasn't a one time thing and I got some last night and this morning.I was freezing them and saving them for smoothies.I got more than my fair share.
.I just wanted to give everyone a heads up that Safeway may have caught the glitch so they can ditch the self checkout if need be, or at least have an excuse ready.

I still have no clue what this JFU thing is??? :confused:

Oh good!! As soon as I spread some REP around, I owe you alot more :lol:

Sorry, wasn't trying to ignore you.

J4U (Just 4 You) is a program that Safeway is running.You can go to their website and sign up for the program with your Safeway club card number.Once you do that you can add coupons from the site to your card, and they will also have personalized deals (guessing based on your purchasing history) that you can load to your card.The personalized deals change every so often. I see the one time personalized deals loaded about once a week.These are the ones they advertise at the top of their weekly ad.The other personalized deals are unlimited use ( like the berries ) and I am not sure how often they change these out.My current ones are set to expire on 5/04, so they should be adding some new ones soon.

Just For U :)

You get the Safeway club card at the store.
You go on the SW website and create an account with your card #
They will have: coupons that you can load to your card, special pricing on certain items, sale price or free items that you can also load to your card.
Print out the shopping list and take with you to the store. Shop.

You need the shooping list because many times your loaded coupons and/or prices are not working correctly :( I usually take my receipt and shopping list (showing the coupons and/or prices loaded on my card) to CS to get my cash back.

HTH

No worries and thanks to you both :grouphug:
Reps all around for the info :heart:
I'm going to have to get a new Safeway Card since our card # is MIA and Csvc couldn't help us with it. We're just too used to using our phone # :sadwalk:

When you register online and provide your phone number and safeway membership number you get access to electronic coupons that you can pre-load on your card before you go shopping. Sometimes you get a personalized price for certain items and you can also use MQs with that price which sometimes makes for sweet deals. Some people got a personalized low price for strawberry. So when they checkout the system takes of the difference between the sale price and J4U price. THe system was doing that for all items (including free items with B1G2 free Q). Unfortunately I did not have that strawberry personalized price so could not get on this Strawberry deal :mad: HTH

BTW, new Q for Frank's hot sauce [facebook.com] that we can use at Raley's & NobHill. They are $1 Q, are there any deals for Sweet chili or thick sauce that we can use this on, or this $1 will be sort of wasted on the .50 hot sauce !

I think the thick and sweet chili are around $2.00 at Target. The Sweet Chili is the best and the thick are nice to dip nuggets in :yummy:
I've got a "Few" bottles so I know what I'm talking about :teehee:

too bad wasn't online today- left house at 2pm and hit SW right b4 SCO closed tonight
tried Dole and Berrylicious, 2 cards
:shake:

I've got a few extra inserts with the Nivea's in them if anyone is interested. It's not a ROAK but rarely do I have extra's on a good week. I know some people in here didn't get them so if you're interested PM me :heart:

Our Fresh & Easy store opened a month and a half ago (Pacifica). I was really excited for the opening, but now...meh. They gave away free (cheap) canvas bags with any purchase on their grand opening day, so I was happy to get a new bag. Like a previous poster said, the store is small and has limited national brands. Almost all of their produce is pre-packaged which I still find weird, but their strawberries are the most freshest I've ever found. They've had coupons every week so far in the circular (and will give extras out the first week they are opened) so don't worry about the ones you received expiring. So far I'm not impressed. I'll go for good specials like Smithfield ham this week for .77/lb but probably won't buy anything else. Their store brand fresh made salsa is really good. Also their boneless, skinless chicken breast is always $1.99/lb (or cheaper if on sale), but they are HUGE! One breast feeds both my DH and I. I actually prefer to get the SW Eating Right chicken breasts on sale for the same price that are a more normal size. You can also sign up your e-mail on their website to get their newsletter and the first one will have a coupon for a free canvas bag. Be careful, the coupon will expire within 7 days, so don't sign up until they open. Also, it takes quite a few hours for it to show up in your email inbox, so don't request it as you're ready to walk out the door (I learned my lesson!).


I've heard about others combining their SW cards. You may want to get a new card using the same phone number your old card had that you've been using, then call customer service and have the two accounts combined. The reason this is beneficial is that your old card has your buying history on it and you will get better deals if it is linked to the new card. For example, I get lots of free item personalized prices offered with my card since I use it for everything, but my father (who rarely shops) signed up his card and does not get the free offers. So it's good to link a new card to the old one (if your old one is missing) so your history will benefit you.

Hi guys!

I've been away for awhile but slowly making a comeback. Baby is 5.5 months old and I'm back at work!

There's a $10/20 kohls sticky on today's SF examiner. Usually when it's on the Examiner, it's also on the Chronicle and the Sac Bee. If you're in need, let me know, I'll try to score a few more today.

Nice to see you back!

Awesome! I'll know I'll be in the recycle bin tomorrow morning looking for these! :whee:

Has anyone seen these today on the Sac Bee?! I am not feeling too well today, but would be willing to go out to get the paper if it is on there :lol: (anything for a coupon, right?) :lmao:

I heard it was but the source wasn't that reliable so it's probably a 50/50.
It's worth the drive... those Q's are like gold :heart:

I didn't see any ones at the Grocery store unless someone peelied them already...

We had them on our Sac Bee up here today but I didn't get any... I'll wait for them to hit the recycle bin tomorrow :nod:
Also I'm not a big Safeway shopper but those .99c Pineapple's are a great deal this week and the Wheat Thins Stix are $1.88 and there are $1.00 off Q's.

OMGosh.... the Wheat Thins Stix Chipolte Pepper are soooooo yummy :drool: Wish I would have gotten some more when I was at Safeway :(

I :heart: the honey wheat ones :yummy:
They are on sale thru next Tuesday so you should have plenty of time :comfort:

Strawberry deal seems to be over now. They rang up 3 for $3.99 for me. I put them back, but got my .99 pineapple.

I think the coupons were regional to us, so thought I'd post this here...

Robert Mondavi Private Selection wines are on sale this week at SW for $6.99. If you buy 6 you get an extra 10% off thru SW's usual program, making it $6.30 a bottle. There is a MIR on the last page of this week's CVS ad where you get $30 back wyb 12 bottles. There were coupons for $1.50/1 in the 4/10 inserts. There's also a $1.50 bricks printable on Mondavi's website.

6.99 x 12 = 83.88
- 10% bulk discount = 73.80
- 1.50 x 12 = 55.80
- $30 rebate = 25.80 or 2.15 each

I've had the cab and the Chardonnay and they're both pretty good. Much better than a bottle of two buck chuck IMHO. Hope that helps some of you who like wine with dinner.

I would love to have the Kohls coupon. I checked all my nearby stores but they were all out of the SF Chronicle.

Thanks so much

Kohl's q was on the Press Democrat and the Marin IJ today.

Thanks for the easy breakdown. I only have one insert MQ, and can't find the printable Q on the website. Could you give me more details on what I need to click to find it? TIA.

Thanks for posting!! The SacBee has it today too! ......I was so sad yesterday when I got some stupid car dealer stickie on the Bee. Now I need to hope Raleys has some left when I go to get the free bags and avocados!

I'm at work, so winery sites are blocked :lol: but if you google "robert mondavi private selection coupon" it is the top result. If you end up with fewer than 12 coupons, the rebate also works when buying 3 or 6 bottles -- you just get a little less back per bottle. HTH!

Thank you! I was able to find it. I had tried just "robert mondavi coupon" the first time, and didn't think about adding the "private selection' part! I have to spread the love and will catch you again when I can!!

:cheers:

I am pretty sure I have those insert Q's if you want them. I know I saw some wine ones this morning while going through my inserts. PM me if you want me to send them to you. I should have 5-10 of the inserts :)

And THANK YOU for letting us know about the Kohl's coupon today. Off to Raley's, RA and SaveMart. Hope the stores aren't too crowded :wave:

I also think I have those Q's in my inserts if someone needs them :heart:

I found some Kashi booklets at Nob Hill yesterday. They were in a display standing in the aisle of the natural foods section.

They have 6 coupons in them for $1/1 of:

Kashi GOLEAN Cereal
Kashi Crackers
Kashi TLC Cookies
Kashi Organic Biscuit Cereal
Kashi TLC Bars
Kashi Frozen Item

All have an expiration date of 9/30/11.

Just saw $1/1 Robert Mondavi hangtags at Raley's - not as good as the inserts/IPs but better than nothing. These were on the Merlot, but are good for "any".

Today at Lucky pharmacy I found tearpad for $1 off any variety of Dannon Activia 4-pack or larger exp 3/1/12. The dessert 4-pack strawberry cheesecake, peach cobbler and blueberry were 2/$4. With these Qs they are $1 each OOP. The sale is on till 4/25

Since I am in sharing mood today, please PM me if you like Activia and want 10 of these wonderful qs. First PM will get it ! :drool: I will mail them out tomorrow and since the address will be local (hopefully) you should get it by Monday and should be able to use them

For those of you that were able to print the $1/1 ANY Kikkoman soy sauce, they are .99 at Savemart :)

Also the Frank's Red Hot sauce at Raley's is .50 until 04/26 :) Will have to dig out my coupons and head back over there before the sale ends. Got my free bags from Raley's today. Nothing special. :( Was hoping they would be a bit nicer, but for free I guess I cannot complain :lol:


BTW.. Anyone else notice we reached maximum posts today?! LOL

Actually at our local chain Scolari's they have it at $4.94 a bottle so after rebate it would be a little over $1.00 each! Since they do double's up to $1.00 it would be a better deal with the hangtags then with the $1.50 printables.

Also in yesterday's Sac Bee there was a Target Easter Insert that has a free Coke 2 Liter WYB $25.00 in Grocery and $1.00 off Cuties. They are both TQ's.

I checked the mfg listing of q's and it pointed me to a SS but it wasnt in my SS for that date listed (which I don't have handy). Was it in a different week of qs here in the bay area or are you talking about the printable?Thanks

We didn't get them up here either so don't feel bad :sadwalk:

Frank's hot sauce should be in the 03/13 SS. Some areas got FREE Frank's (NOT us :( ) and some got the .50/1 (which is the one I got) HTH

Thanks. I thought I saw the free q .. but alas .. I'll check again.

We didn't get either :sadwalk:

Has anyone seen 8-9 oz Ken's dressing?
I have a dozen bogo Qs exp 4-30.
saw it mentioned on WM thread but didn't see that size
also willing to RAOK if someone I can mail it to in time has it in a store I don't

Here's a good Q, Found today at Raleys stuck on the mission chip bags. Its two part,

1. $1.50 Q off 2 mission products with the purchase of corona 12 pack. Mission chips are $1.99 right now, so about $1.25 a bag after sale price and Q
2. $10 rebate on the purchase of meat, chicken, beef, seafood, with the purchase of corona 12 pack or bigger.
So, about $10 for beer, $2.50 for 2 chips, and $10 free meat after rebate. Rebate is one per household.

It's all good.

CVS-
had expiring 7ecb so thought I'd roll it with $1mq and 7.99 blink
all the blink had $4 peelies :eek:
nothing else looked promising.
PF still had 40% off tags so I didn't think 3ecb wyb $10 would work
Clean & Clear bw not tagged for sale and 6.99 ea. Cheapest other C&C item I found was 5.89.
So I burned it but found nice little filler
.99 b2g1 Milky Way x 6 - ad lmt
-3 x bogo blinkie (I found @ WAGs)
-3 x .25/2 snicker et al CRT
=.24/6

PB snickers would work too. Not quite the savings as Q is b2g1

found display with Revlon peelies. Not very big display- maybe 6 of each type of item and each peelie was specific to that product. But since our inserts don't include Revlon:rolleyes:, liberated a couple

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made un-planned stop @ NH and couldn't find my printed Qs :doh:but best price -here anyway- for Knudsen Sour Cream.
1.50 - .55 Real CA IP
Had 1/10 Produce CATq exp tonight. No fuss when I got Marzetti with free Q as part of it.
Marzetti Q exp 4-30!

hoppy easter!

sw: 1ltr perrier water sale price + hangtag coupon = .66/liter

also, sw back of receipt coupon:

Freidman's Pay No Sales Tax, exp 7/24/11

Not sure if you ladies and GENTS heard about this AWESOME deal at Kmart yet!! (Yeah, I know... I don't normally shop there either, but could NOT pass this up :lol:) Anyway....

Capri Sun and Kool Aid 10 pack juice pouches are on sale at Kmart for $2 each (not great, I know, but keep reading :D ) There is a BOGO K-mart coupon in the ad on the back page!! If you buy in increments of TWO, they are ONLY $1.00 for a 10 pack of juice :woot: So if you buy 10 of the 10 packs, it will be $10!! I went and bought 20 :lol: No, I did not clear the shelf. Limit per coupon is 5 free (so 10 all together) I asked if I had to come back tomorrow to get more and he said NO, just go back and get more and get another coupon!! These are great for my daughter to take to school snack and for camping this summer!! This is the CHEAPEST I have EVER found these!!

Hope this helps some of you out!! :wave:

So basically if you buy 2, use the BOGO K-mart Q it will be $2.00 If you buy in odd increments OR more than 10 in one transaction they will ring up $2.00. Only need ONE coupon her each transaction. Lady tried to tell me I needed 5 coupons, but I corrected her and she still did not believe me :(

SMart ad:
attached a section on the back page announcing upcoming insert Qs- doing their own match ups:lol:

Not many ad Qs
front page:
.59/lb chix leg quarters
2.97 3# cuties clementines

3 day f-s-s sale:
3.99/lb raw shrimp 2# bag 41-50ct/lb
3/.99 mangoes
1.99 oreos or nutter btr lmt4

nestle CAT deal 5wyb 20
ETA: some nestle Qs coming out this weekend-preview link
"participating items"
pictured
choc chips 2.99
cookie dough2.99
drumstick 8-10ct 4.99
24pk water 2.98
purina cat/dog fd 8.49
32oz coffeemate 3.49
juicy juice 2.99
nescafe classico instant coffee5.99
no prices listed:
skinnycow
stouffers./LC
butoni
diGiorno
Hot Pockets

"victory lane" overwrap
Lays chips bogo (not Kettle chips - those are 2.50)
sev. con agra items $1ea
Star olive oil 17z 3.99

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posted in WM thread about TV newsstory I saw about WM to go delivery
Test market is San Jose!
not my part -Cambrian seems to be
couldn't access help section w/o address in that area
(zip 95124 if anyone wants to make up/find address)
Can't find any info about coupon use...yet
anyone who tries it - love to hear report on your experience :)

Pretzel crisps/tribe:

There is a BOGO Q for pretzel crisps on Facebook [facebook.com] exp 5/31/11

I got 5 Tearpad Qs exp 5/31 from Nobhill for "Score 1 free tub of tribe hummus when you buy 2 bags of pretzel crisps" max value 5.00 (should work for bigger sized tub). I can share 3 of these Qs with someone who wants them.

SO when I buy 2 pretzel crips and one hummus I still have to pay for 1 bag of crisps. Is there any other MQ for Pretzel Q to go with this deal, are they on sale someplace?

I've already been doing this deal at Walmart. The Pretzel Chips are $1.97 a bag there and they do carry the Hummus so it's a go with the larger size package.
$1.97 for 2 Pretzel Chips & the Large Size Hummus is a great price :heart:

Thanks a lot, owe you a rep!

To all:
The 3 Qs for free hummus are claimed but when I go next time I will check if the tearpad is still there.

If anyone is desperate for those Q's I can probably pick up a couple more here in town locally too :heart:
Just shoot me a PM.

Thanks for this info. I tried to rep you, but said I needed to spread the love around (maybe someone else can do it for me). Just did the deal this morning and it worked perfectly. We are now set for snacks for the the rest of little league season. :bounce:

I have one, so I'm guessing it was from Chron
my .xx ones expired

posted in Feb re: RA
today they went 90% on clearance - mostly holiday (H-ween costumes!). Easter already gone :eek:
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posted this in the CVS clearance thread also.

All Free Clear Allergen Fighter 40 load is on clearance at my CVS for $2.00. There is $1/1 All MQ in the 04/10 RP :) Not free, but makes for some really cheap laundry soap :lol:

Just checking out next week's sales and at Safeway Kraft dressing is .99 each Wed-Sat. There are some MQ for $1/2, making them .49 each :)

:bulb: depends :lol:, if one locates expired product in CA (and PA too) @cvs, you receive a $2 courtesy q, no expiry

I know I have read about that, but is it for EVERYTHING in the store or only food? I was at my local CVS last week and found a BUNCH (brought 3 up to the register) of expired sunscreen :eek: I gave them to the cashier and she just took them and did not say anything. Should I have said something? Is it written somewhere so I can have a copy to take to the store with me?

Does Laundry soap expire?!? I don't see an expiration date anywhere :confused:

check the cvs wiki...settlement ca attny general's office or read here:

http://ag.ca.gov/newsalerts/print...hp?id=1752

q is good on all things except 'scrips & tobacco

just bring the expired stuff, request $2 q, may need mgr assistance. good luck

Thank you. I am out of reps, will get you tomorrow :)

Hi Neighbors,

I need a little help with some questions about what day the following papers get inserts:

Sac Bee
Fronteras
Milpitas Post
Sentinel
Rio Vista Beacon

TIA

I know the Bee is Sunday. I live in Butte Co, but that is one of the 3 papers we can get off the newsstand here.

Thanks

Does anyone know the price for Skinny Cow 4-12 ct, cost at Lucky? I wonder if the $1.00 coupon is worth it to use with the $5 Catalina promo, buy $20 and get $5.

thanks a ton ....in all got 4 for free and easy check out via the SCO..:)

I meant the $0.50 Frank's Hot Sauce

NH has 3 freebies this week
FE lettuce
Jif omega 3 pnut butter
Smucker's Snack'n Waffles 2 oz.

liquor preference produces Q for free salsa wyb chips

lots of other printables. I like hormel lunchmeat 1.99 lmt 4
(can't find Qs in HCW db. I think there are some peelies -came with 2 others on one fold out..)

last time I tried an omega3 pnut butter, could taste the fish :annoyed: :vomit: :yuk:
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have 5crt exp today for Beauty 360. is anything $5ish?

I have never used multiple coupons like this ... can I buy $20 and get all 3 items free? Or is it one item per $20. The last time they had a similar deal, I couldn't get a basket with $20 in it, so I never tried to use both coupons.

what's worked for me is $20 worth of items, scan freebie item, scan Q. then next freebie, then Q.
basically, as long as you have $20after SQ/b4 MQ you qualify to use any Qs with $20 min.
HTH:)

Did my Raley's run today since I wasn't planning on getting my $20 transaction with freebies... and NEED HOMEMADE SALSA!!! Lots of great deals for upcoming Cinco de Mayo. I love this time of year!

In addition to the $0.69 Knudsen SC (16 oz, store EQ with 0.60 IP), I got the 0.69 Padrinos chips ($1/1 MQ), and broke down and bought one package of Mission tortillas (0.99 each with EQ). I would have bought more if I had some MQs for the Mission tortillas. Even if I freeze them, I don't seem to stock up enough when they are super cheap.

A happy find was that the Dickinson's Witch Hazel is down again to $2.49 (it seems to have fluctuated the past couple of months) and I had the PDF $3/2 MQs that were available awhile back. PLUS, they have the TMF hangtags on them. So, OOP was $1.98 for 2 and if I get one rebate for the full price, I'll have come ahead. Plus Witch Hazel is so good for so many uses... It made me happy my transaction went from $15 to $7 (and less with the rebate)! I figured if I save 60% or more at Raleys with Q's, I'm having a good day :)

Have any of you got Splenda at Raley's and got the cats? My wag are all out :(

how much is it at Raley's?

I have no idea. :dontknow: I was at SW earlier and the 80ct box is $5.xx somthing :eek:

80 and 100 count are $5.99
200 count is $9.99

I know free is free, but really?!? THAT bad? :lol: I just may skip this one.

Went in tonight with my Rain Check for my 2 free bags and still NOTHING :( they have no idea when they are getting them in :confused: I normally bring in my paper bags to reuse but the baggers are always thrashing them and tearing them :( I really want my bags :nod:

it was a different brand, so even I'll give Jif a chance as a freebie :nod:

thanks to both of you to answer my question.
I know it's usually pretty expensive, the deal was great at Walgreens but now they're gone
:wave:

I have next weeks Northern California (obviously :lol:) RA ad IN HAND if anyone has any questions on anything :nod: Just let me know :wave:

New Raley's eQ: $10/75, $15/100, or $20/125. Good Thurs,, Fri, Sat only.

Maybe with the chicken on sale ($1.97/lb) I could stock up on that and use this eQ, but $75 is pretty high....

Heads up- Grocery Outlet has 16 oz. packages of strawberries and 3 lb. pound bags of apples for $1.00

HU - I just used this thinking I would get $10/75 and it took off $20! My total was $77 before Q's. My friend had the same thing happen. If you have any of the free salad dressing Q's ( they expire Saturday) it's a good way to get your total up. Also the Friday Freebies total about $9.50.

I'm posting this here b/c the items seem to change by region and I'm guessing this one is regional...

Whole Foods' one-day sale item tomorrow is 1 lb of organic strawberries for $1.99. :bounce:

I'm planning to stock up and freeze some!

This deal is posted for the Sonoma whole foods as well. I'll be freezing some as well!

I'm not seeing any crazy good deals on avocados for this cinco de mayo like I have in the past. Anyone see cheap ones? I like to freeze homemade guac too!

I do not know the price at Lucky's, but I'm thinking that Safeway with the $5 cat for buying $15 would be better? They are $3.99 at SW.

So you are saying that before Q's your total was $77 and the coupon brought it down to $57?!? :omg: that is one awesome Q if it is taking of $20 instead of $10!!! :nod:
Do you shop at Raley's, Nob Hill or Bel Air?!? TIA

Has anyone else used this Q yet?! would like to hear of other reports before I head out this weekend :lol:

3.99 x 4 = 14.96 so you'd need 5 to get to 19.96. same as 20/5
I'm doing 20/5 @CVS on Sat. when turn on ad (if they have 5 @ $4ea) for their 20/5. Rather spend ecbs and someone sent me 4/20:woot:
I went to print my NH Qs and saw this!!
so you used freebies as part of your $75?in thepast they auto-voided if post SQ total dropped below minimum

I have a couple of Marzetti Qs and last time I tried similac it didn't work but maybe some formulas are "dairy" &some aren't. Or just depends on store and programming

1.99 for Hormel Lunchmeat is good price - .50 (insert Q exp 5-2 and some peelies)
Cereal deal 1.49 ea wyb 4. GM Includes cheerios, chex , trix, cinn. toast crunch, I have cheerios $1 peelie exp 5/2 (check your stash)

waiting for hubs to bring car home so I can hit grand opening of RA with my30% off Qs . Only good 6-8pm and have to make up my own scenarios and have all qs I might need with me-no 2nd chances!!
by the time I can get to NH I'm sure 75/10 will be fixt...

Does the min $20 total on the NH freebie Q include the free item(s) price? Or does it need to be $20 without those?

I am getting my first smartphone (android) courtesy of another deal here on SD. Are there any great shopping apps that I need?

I just got back from my run to Raley's this morning and it was AWESOME!

Yes, the free items can be included in your $20 total to get them free. I purchased $86 in product, used the $10/$75 in store Q and it took of $20 just like everyone was saying! After Q's, I paid $10 oop! Woo-hoo!

Hi guys, my DH and I go through a lot of soy milk (he's allergic to regular). I was wondering if you guys know whether Silk soy milk Q's are regional b/c I don't see them in our inserts here. Thanks for any confirmation.

:) 04-10 S exp Apr 30 Silk Half Gallon $1.00/1

04-10 S exp May 13 Silk Half Gallon any $1.00/1

Can you share what you bought besides the freebies?
Thanks!

I purchased:

8 boxes of GM cereals = $1.49 wyb 4 or more
2 Hidden Valley Farms dressings = $3 each
1 Jello Temptations = $3.29 (Used my free q from Vocalpoint)
4 Jolly Time Popcorns = $4 (Used $1/2 q's)
1 KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce = $2 (Used $.50 q)
*4 Knudsen Sour Cream = $1.29 w/e-coupon (Used $.60/1 q)
4 Magnum Ice Cream Bars = $2.49 ea wyb 4 or more (Used $1/1 q)
*8 Baby Swiss Cheez It's = $1.79 w/e-coupon (Used $1/1 q)
2 Single Donuts (Used as bribery to make my kids behave during my haul!) = $1.38
1 Mission Tortilla = $.99 w/e-coupon
1 International Delight Breve Cream = $1.99 (Used my free q from Vocalpoint)

*Please note that I was negligent in reading the fine print on these two items as to how many you can purchase in a transaction to receive a discount. On these items, you can only purchase TWO to get the discount; however, my store managers ROCK and they went ahead and gave me the discount anyway. I suppose they want to move the product vs. keeping it on the shelf so they were super helpful. Even if I didn't have those additional items, I would have been over the $75 limit and my out of pocket would have been even lower. Somewhere in the $2-$3 range?

Happy shopping!

I'm guessing she bought some of the Simply Dressed with the free Q's... that's what I'm going to do :nod:

Does your family use Rice Dream? I've got the $1.00 off's for those but I don't think we got the Silk Q's. I'll check a little later though :hug:

:crying2: My Raley's total was over $80 and the Q only took off the $10. I went through regular checkout lane. Has everyone else been using SCO?

I know I was only supposed to get the $10, but when I hear everyone else getting a killer deal and I miss out on it.....well that stinks! I'd better go do a good deed or something and get some good karma back cuz' my shopping luck as been the suck lately.

I'm also now wondering if everyone used the $off$$ at SCO. I've got to make 2 trips to Raley's tonight and MUST go thru regular checkout and not SCO. I really don't want to be out the extra $10.00 if it does or doesn't take off the $20.00.
Blahhhhhh!!!! What to do... What to do :confused:

Ugh, I've gotten lazy lately (I clip and file all my inserts) and I KNOW I've thrown some away since no one I know uses them! I guess I'll have to hang onto them from now on. Same thing happened to Splenda Q's. Thankfully, I was able to resurrect some from the trash ;)

I forgot to mention this but yesterday at Target I found the Kraft Homestyle Mac and Cheese (only 2 varieties 4 Cheese and Cheddar) on TPC for $2.04. I know we got a regional Q in some of our 4/17 inserts for $1.00 off any Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese. Great price at $1.04 a bag with MQ :nod:

We LOVE these!! Have not been able to find them at SW OR my Target :( Were they by the regular Mac and cheese stuff?!? TIA

Yea they were beside the regular Mac & Cheese. We :heart: them too!
Every Target that we were at yesterday had them in stock!

thank you for sharing, repped! :)

Yes, we do, we haven't so far but I know we can drink Rice milk, we've just been drinking Silk b/c I trade some awesome q's from a SD lady last year ($2 Silk Almond milk q's), I'd be very grateful to get some of those, I can send you stamps, coupons, etc.

Did you get some splenda from Walgreens? I think the deal is still going on. Thank you if you can find any Silk Q's, please let me know, I can send stamps, coupons, etc. :) Thanks again for sharing, repped!

Thanks again for sharing, repped! :)

Just got back from Raley's and a couple decent deals I noticed.
On the Fresh Express Salad it doesn't exclude any of the Kits and I actually grabbed the Chicken Caesar one plus used the .50c MQ with beeps or issues.
Also the FUZE is $1.00 a bottle and there are $1.00/2 Q for it. .50c a bottle isn't half bad ;)

BTW my total was $108.00 Before Q's and got it down to $22.00 plus I've got a Snapple MIR for $7.00 of that! I think this is my best run at Raley's ever! Guess I know where I'm using the rest of my Simply Dressed Q's at and I'll be able to get free Salad, Peanut Butter and Waffles!

A few other things I noticed while shopping at my second Raley's tonight.
The Olay 2 bar packs are on markdown for $2.45 and there were $2.00 off Q's (expiring tomorrow) in April's P&G that are good on any Olay Body Wash, or Bar soap. Tomorrow's the last day for it but .45c for 2 bars isn't too shabby.

Also all the "Dream" milk product's (Rice, Soy, Almond) are on sale for $1.99 combined with the $1.00 MQ makes them .99c a carton. They are shelf stable so to me that's a good stock up price. The MQ that matches for it is good on any Dream brand product and not just for the Rice Dream (like I previously though). I'm anxious to try the Vanilla Hazelnut :yummy:

NH is hot!
TY for the other ideas hidnprincess. Used all my marzetti's Qs & my one free Red Hot Q tonight. Also found TP @ Lucky for free 1L Dasnai wyb 4 fuze. Works with $1/2 MQs :)
I had catQ for $50 with new/trans. prescription. Hubs was doing the $4/WM generic deal but price checked@ NH-only 5.49. AND have punch card for $100GC after refill 6 times!!
So I started @ $79 and got it down to $17, covered by GC:D
Taking out for the co-pay, I'm up $35+:bounce:
Flashbacks to Joint Juice deal days:teehee:

$79 was before any Qs. $4 was sour cream - didn't test to see if dairy worked.
scanned x/xx 1st (only took off $10)
then adQs/printables/store CatQs
last MQs, saving freebies for last when the clerk had to come over and clear something anyway

Haven't tasted the fishpnt btr yet
my free FE= baby spinach

Grabbed but didn't end up getting Splenda brown sugar- 4.99ea.
x 2 - $3mq x2 - -would end up $1 ea if it qualifies for $3/2 CAT

Clerk gave me back Store CAT Qs
$1/10 cereal and
$1 any bath tissue-there's a 4pk for $1.18
he said as long as they have code entered, it's valid :scratchh: - could mean we could share those CAT Qs via PM I guess:scratch:

WOW.. Raley's/NH/Bel Air seem great this week!! :) too bad my cupboard is sooo full that there is literally stuff falling out when we open the pantry :lol: I do think hubby may kill me if I came home with anything from ANY store :lmao: I am just not sure if I can stay away though!! My friend has been getting FREE dozen EGG CATS and $1/$4 produce CATS and a bunch of other nice ones (she is on Food stamps, so not sure if that is what is triggering it)

MUST. STAY. AWAY. Although if I just do the $20 worth to get the freebies, that would be OKAY, right?! ;) they do still owe me two reusable bags so I do have a reason to go there... :rolleyes:

Hi Everyone!! :wave: I just got back from vacation and now I see all the great deals! :D
I'll have to read up! I hope everyone is having a great week!

Okay, so I was sooo excited for the MOMENTS TO SAVE coupon insert this weekend. And I must say that I am quite dissapointed with it :(

$2/3 Quaker Oatmeal Squareas, Cap n Crunch, Tropicana ($2 off THREE :eek:)
Free 32oz gatorade WYB 1 gatorade prime AND one Gatorade recover
Free Pepsi Max 2 liter WYB Tostitos chips AND tostitos dip
$1/1 Tostitos chips OR dip (this one isn't so bad)
$2/2 18, 20 or 24 pack soda
$2/2 Lipton 12 packs
42/2 Starbucks 4 packs
.55/2 quacker rice snacks
$1/1 Propel 6 pack
$1.50/5 Sobe 20 oz
$1/4 AMP energy 16oz
$2/2 Lay's Kettle chips, sunchips or Rold Gold pretzels
Free Sierra Mist natural WYB sunchips or lays kettle chips (maybe can be combined with above coupon?)

So as you can see, nothing spectacular. Oh and they all also expire 05/21 :omg: 2 week before Memorial Day weekend. Hoping the other inserts we get are better :nod:

Has anyone got the "extra" $4 cat wyb 6 Hallmark cards at SW? I wasn't going to try it, but someone just posted this coupon to get dove chocolate for "free" wyb any card.....I can't resist chocolate:yummy:

from sW thread, sure looks like West Coast only getting $5 hallmark CAT
but I got CAT announcement of the 4 wyb $6/tracking one
wonder if that would work in requesting from Catalina? :scratch:

I couldn't help myself doing round #2 @ NH. $38 this time but got 3 big packs of chicken and some luxury items

SW JFU .49 price on yoplait greek yogurt ended last night so I made my way over there.
I also had a free bag of chex mix on that card and lo & behold, came off:lol:
didn't see any purse caddies
the Cheez ITs are 1.49-there is a $1IP for baby swiss variety but
didn't see any product or tag for that variety in the size on sale. bigger pack @ 4xx.
:sadbye: white FF Q books

@ CVS I had my typical experience. I found plenty of Skinny Cow to do the new Nestle deal and use my expiring Qs. One item was clearance and didn't get my ECB. Had to re-ring and manually print and my ice cream was getting pretty soft. Had to replace one:rolleyes: I swear, if there's one weird or non-participating item in any promo, I will find it:lol:
All the time I spend in CS I'm amazed I still do this.

no 3/$1 bags of chips. anyone spot them in norcal yet?

Don't forget to get your Nabisco [facebook.com] FB $1/1 wyb milk coupon today!! Chips Ahoy are BOGO this week at SW, too. Enjoy!

RA this week has Jolly Time popcorn singles for 50c each, free with today's insert q.

But

NH/Raleys/Bel Air - Had Jolly time 4 pack $10/10 aka $1.00 each box. so 50c after q

so either 50c at Raleys (w/ tons of flavors including SUPER Kettle :drool:) or free at RA.

PS. RA thread talks about Red Vines (16 oz)for .50 c.
Reg price 2.79 on sale for 1.50 and get +1 UP Snack time for me!!!

I love to open a package of Red Vines and let them get stale! :lol:

Vent - TLC and the stoopid economy (and maybe a few greedy people,too) have ruined my shopping!!!! :(

I stopped CVS a few months ago because the deals had started to dry up and my 2 stores rarely had the stock to do the deals anyway. I was still doing ok with Wags and just learning RA. Well, both of my Wags have started to run oos on most items recently, so I actually went in yesterday (granted it was at 2pm, not 8am) and they were already out -- I used to be able to get even the *HOT* deals as late as Wed! There was another couponer there with her binder and her empty cart and her frowny face....it was so sad! Then I went to my only RA and was able to get 2 revlon and 2 red vines, but that was it. What a crummy day of shopping.

I think it's time for me to cash out what I have and enjoy the California sunshine this summer instead of racing around town trying to get these deals. I already have a nice stock pile of most HBA items so that's the good part of it. The bad part is now I'll no longer have an excuse for not cleaning my house!!!! :lol:

WARNING : Long rant ahead with no useful info

I feel your pain :( Things are very quickly getting out of control where I live as well. I used to be able to hit up a few Walgreens, and they would have stock a few days into the sale even longer if the deal was "complicated" and required lots of coupons.Now all the stores except one are running out of the deals alarmingly fast.My closest Rite Aid looked like an episode of Supermarket Sweep after the show started airing , with people with their carts filled to the farking brim , and I am not exaggerating one bit :shake: It has gotten a bit better with the limits, but not much.I am there at 8 am sharp if I want to get my items.

This is a new development for my area for sure.I used to have very little competition Now I find empty tearpads all the time.I think people are taking all the coupons and not even leaving ONE .I grocery shop for my work , and have for several years so I know what days the merchandisers are at the store and putting out tearpads.If I dont go that day there are none to be found.

I have also noticed that all my coupons are being scrutinized now- all across the board at all stores.I dont misuse coupons so I know they are not targeting me , but someone out there has to ripping them off for their attitude to change so quickly, I mean literally overnight.

I have been so sick all weekend so yesterday all I did was lay in bed and play on the internet ( after Rite Aid for Revlon of course ;) ) There is another site which now has a welcome banner on their main page welcoming TLC extreme coupon watchers and encouraging them to join.I swear I had to stop reading posts for my blood pressures sake.TONS of Im here new posts, cant wait to go extreme like I saw on the show , bla,bla bla.

They have no concept of going into couponing for the long haul.They just want to go clear shelves.It takes time to build relationships with stores so you can do multiple tranactions at once without pi$$ing the store off.No concept of moderation.I have been couponing for a few years and have not worn out my welcome at any of my stores because I am not greedy.Dont bite the hand that feeds you.This should not be that difficult to understand.

I have a good stockpile but I am almost scared to stop at this point.Inflation is getting bad, coupon values are getting lower in some cases,and this TLC obession is getting out of control, I am worried it is just a matter of time until the situation implodes on itself.I dont know what would happen then.I am not usually a chicken little, the sky is falling kind of person but I am getting more and more concerned.

This is just opinion and no deals posted if anyone would like to skip :heart:

We've been having this discussion in my Publix Chat thread since the first pilot and here are some of my thoughts on it. They are based primarily on my 8+ years of shopping in Florida and my more recent couple of years shopping in Nor Cal.

Originally when the show came out and showed the ridiculous staged shopping of Nathan I think we all became kinda scared and nervous. The truth is though that it's not something that a normal non-couponing novice is going to be able to easily replicate. Also since the show I've bumped into ton's of new coupon shopper's when I'm out. They all are happy to score some toothpaste for .50c or some razor's for about $2.00. Since they are new what they consider a good deal and what I consider a good deal are not the same thing.
I'm not going to focus on the negative things with the show since I can't fix those and it's only going to make me angry thinking about it. The reality of the situation is though that most of those "New" blogger's are going to go 2 ways, they are going to use a 50c Carefree Q or a .25c off their Bounty Paper towels and be thrilled with their purchase or they are going to go all crazy and try to replicate a huge order with incorrect Q's. If the first scenario happens then I'm thrilled! It get's more consumer's Q shopping and makes stores more aware. If situation 2 happens then more than likely the store will NOT let them use large amounts of incorrect Q's and will shut them down. The new Q shopper will get frustrated and just think it's a bunch of hype and give it up. Overall the legit Q shoppers win.
Also if people are new Q shopper's then they rarely stick with it... they grab a very small amount of items and then consider they have a stockpile and move on to the next new shiny fad that they feel is appealing.
Truthfully I think stores need coupon shoppers more now then ever before. The economy isn't great... people are not shopping like they used to and this is a great way to generate sales and profits for stores. Kohl's is a great example. They wouldn't be putting out 10/20 Q's unless they were making money. Kohl's is also one of the only Department store's expanding while other stores like Macy's or JCP sales have been in the Toilet.
I also personally don't think that Walmart would have been motivated to totally revamp their Q policy if it wasn't in part for the show. Their policy is a huge feather in the cap for us Q shoppers. Walmart needs us and is willing to show it with their more liberal policy now. They also would not implement said policy unless they expected it would help make them money.

As far as the sale items being wiped out early and whatnot all I can say is count yourself lucky if you haven't had to deal with this before. In Florida where I grew up coupon shopping it's been like this since the beginning for me. You basically have to make a choice if you want to get up early and go out and get it or just get out of the game. It's like this is most metro area's. Maybe Norcal wasn't like this since they previously didn't have CVS's and RA deals's weren't that hot until recently but this is how it's been in every other market since about 2006 or 2007. It's just a fact of life.

I hate the show.. I hate what it's teaching but also hope that it's bringing awareness to retailers about proper Q use and also that Q shoppers are going to be a fact of life in this new economy. Also I'm not an advocate for using Q's for incorrect items but the fact of the matter is that retailers will get reimbursed for those Q's too... so all around they will make money which is all they care about anyways.! The only Q's they won't get reimbursed for are actual fake Q's. Stores and Manufacturers wouldn't be doing this unless it was about profits. Obviously coupons bring income into the store and I don't see anything seriously changing anytime soon.

Coupon shopping is a LOT of work...to be a true "Extreme Coupon Shopper" (which I classify myself as) you really have to bust your butt for it and have the drive within yourself. Most people who just catch the show and thinks it looks neat won't have the time and effort, drive, or desire to actually put forth the work on a weekly basis.

It's the same thing as a person who has a job where they work 80 hours a week with as much overtime they want all the time. People will see that person with nice things and say "I'd love a job like that" but the truth is that they wouldn't! They'd do the job for a few paychecks and get enough money so they'd feel kinda rich and then the first time they wanted to be home with their family or watch a game on TV or something they'd just give it up! It's the people who work 60 to 80 hours a week for years who stay in it for the big picture. Coupon shopping is the same thing... most dedicated shoppers will not be affected by fly by nighters in the long run.

Was looking for Sonicare heads Qs and found $1 off half gallon Silk Qs in the same insert- have 5 expiring 5/13. Send me your address if you need them. I also might have some pamphlets I got from SFO when they were giving out samples, those expire end of the year - if I can find them I will send you a few of those as well..

hi guys, just wondering if you guys have seen the Jolly Time Microwave Pop Corn at Rite Aids around here in Sac? I can't seem to find them. Is this a food item that RA for sure stocks?

Thanks!

Thank you, will PM you shortly. :thanks:

Excellent points. The new EC stuff seem greatly driven by instant gratification, something old timers have largely gotten beyond. I actually appreciate being able to get RCs and then in later weeks putting together scenarios that better fit my needs. The new ECers won't be willing to wait and will therefore move on to the next fad.

Does anyone need any $2 off Revlon face product Qs? IF yes please PM me how many. The limit this week at RA for revlon foundation is 1 UP per card and one SCR

Yup :nod: I've always seen them in the snack area w/chips (not food area) towards the bottom shelf sold in singles.

I'll take a photo next time I'm at RA.

I do hope you guys and gals were able to get in on the AWESOME Duracell deal at RA that I posted!! 20 packs of duracell AA and AAA (some reporting D, but did not work for me) are ringing up at $3.49 AND giving the $1UP!! If you have $1/1 RA duracell peelies and $1/1 from the p & G saving booklet, then after UPS they are ONLY .49!! I would RUN.. not walk to your nearest RA and get batteries :lol: I just did the deal again about an hour ago!! There are on sale for $9.77, but again are ringing up as $3.49!!! :nod: Hope you all are able to get some :wave:

THANK YOU!!! I got five, used the four P&G coupons I had and a $3/$15 survey coupon. Worked out to 5 packed for 5 bucks, pretty much. And I got there before the smash and grab college students.:bounce:

FYI, I tried C and they did not work.

Glad you got it!! :)

Yeah, C, D and 9 volt did NOT work for me :( Although others have posted that the D are working :confused:

TLC etc my 1.5cents
 

we don't get TLC

but I've lived long enough to see some economic climates and always always when economy is good, rebates & promos are being offered like mad
but the cool :cool: :cool:kids eschew them and :lol: at anyone who doesn't buy the stuff with highest price tag, even if it isn't the best stuff
Gotta have the right jean's name on your butt and right label on your water bottle
Then economic slide down and frugal is chic, there is more of a leveling off in prices and deals.
Freebies dry up

I'd seen this cycle& my was born late in life so my parents had been thru rich/poor- got into Qing when I found SD even tho economy wasn't quite to toilet yet & family thought I was :crazy: Got a Saturn b/c had the only decent gas mileage when :cool::cool: were buying SUVs. And the dealer thought I was :crazy:

this generation of young people may be like those that grew up during the Depression
& I hope the cool kids attitude is gone forever. Frugal is generally better for the earth

stopped at a store 7am
out of AA so before took off for another store,price checked AAA.
9.77 :(

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the ads didn't thrill me

only thing struck me is Horizon Organic 64oz milk 2.99 @ smart/final
they also have a deal on their house brand $5 off wyb 10 items
saladdressing and froz waffles listeed $1 ea

NH has movie tix wyb 4 Kelloggs 2.99ea

Thanks, I actually found them yesterday (finally) and I don't have that many q's.

CVS:
had 10ecb expiring so burned on :heart:Okabashi:heart: sandals
these never seem to be on sale but when I price checked them, friendly red machine indicated they are BOGO with other footwear/sandals this week.
So got 2 for 12.99-style below.
The Dogz were $10 but saw the made in china label- whereas Okabashi are made in USA. And they cover my toes:P (not into toenail polish & they get beat up working on our hill. Okabashi flats let me flex my sole so I can keep traction while working up there too)

Other card had 2/10Grocery CRT & Main thread had report Sobe working for Pepsi 5/15 deal. :shake:

RA- the 10pk Duracell price was still in effect at 7pm

Hmmmm... anyone else thinking FREE Honest Tea at Raley's starting tomorrow? The ad states buy 10, get 5 free and one of the bloggers posted the price is $1 each?!!! How can that be true? There are lots of $1/2 TP Q's and a few other Q's like the $1/1 RecycleBank and the SS had a BOGO IP awhile back. If they are truly $1 each, that is stellar, but I don't see any mention of the price in the ad I got tonight in my mailbox... I think regular price is $1.59 or $1.69, but I will check tomorrow. Good deal if you like this stuff and I did stock up last year about this time. Kept me in tea for at least a couple of months ;)

If you look under the Buy 10, Get 5 free yellow bubble, it says SINGLE ITEM $1 + CRV CA ONLY so that would make me think they are going to be ringing up $1.00 :)

Is it also the Ade kind too or just the tea? I don't personally like the Tea's very well but wouldn't mind some Raspberry Lemonade's :yummy:

Gosh, I MUST BE tired!!! Totally missed that and it's not like it's in tiny print. Thanks! Now, how many do you think I can buy at a time without people getting ticked :S Is 20 unreasonable? I'm pretty sure my store will be stocked, since they were decently stocked last year and I know they've been on the shelves in several aisles...

Cranberry-Lemonade, you mean? I like their berry juice, too. Don't remember what it is called. Even though I am not a huge tea drinker, I like their honey tea and some stores (can't remember if my local store has it) have a lemonade-tea? Different chains carry different types, so I may be missing the mark and Thriftymomof has already pointed out tonight I cannot read!! :bounce:

ETA: The ad states "Honest Tea" 16.9 oz. SO, who knows? The Ades are usually included in all of those sales...

Safeway has $1 off 5 produce Q on facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Safeway?s...4213407116

For those of you that buy/want/need beer :lol: Was at RA today buying a 12 pack of coors light and they have a TP for save $3 WYB 12pack or larger Coors AND a bag of ice AND/OR a 24 pack of water. So basically, you buy the beer and get the ice and/or water for free :) not a bad deal really, especially if you are going to be buying beer anway :lol: Beer for the hubby and free water for the kids :nod:

Update: Yes, the Teas/Ades are $1 each and BOTH are included in the promo. I guess I was thinking if I bought 10, half of THOSE would be free, but the deal is buy 15, 5 of which are free. My store was about down to half of their stock. I bought a mixture of teas and cranberry lemonade. No problem with my Q's. I didn't have any of the Recyclebank $1 ones... may have to look into that. SO, with 7 BOGO or $1/2 MQs, you end up paying $3.75 OOP for 15 teas or 0.25 each (0.05 of that is CRV). If I had some of the RB Q's, I could have gotten the price down more, of course.

NH/raleys freebies;

Spend $20, get one 12-Pack Pepsi Max 12 oz. cans
FREE with this coupon. Limit 1


Spend $20, get one Santa Clara Salsa 12 oz. FREE with this coupon. Limit 1

Wine/spirits -

4 Limes FREE with $10 purchase

could be interesting:
Buy one Tia Rosa Flour Tortillas 42 oz., get one Nob Hill Trading Co Green Chiles 7.2 oz. FREE!

2.29 Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Créme Original, Italian Herb or Savory Garlic 10 oz.(is that 1.50 Q still around?)

2.99 Margherita Hard Salami, Genoa Salami or Pepperoni with Cheese 5 oz. to 8 oz

1.49 Raley’s Fresh Salsa Mild, Medium or Hot 16 oz. with this coupon Limit 4

TY for Honest Tea deals!
Most of my tp Qs expired 3-31. Where are the more recent ones being found?
I also have one for a free shopping bag wyb 4. I think found on display @ Lucky. It's for an HT bag so I'm sure if you find the bag, you find the Q

Yeah, wish I had price checked the tortillas. 42 oz, though? That seems like a lot for me. I prefer corn, too. Love chiles, though.

Hmmmm.... I *think* I found a tearpad at FoodMaxx? It's been a week or so and I can't remember, but the Q's are good to 9/30/2011 and look like the usual black and white TP for Honest Teas. And they need to be verified (entered manually?) like the old ones, too. Thankfully, for ONCE, I got an unflappable cashier at my local Raley's.

I found the Honest Tea Q's on a display in the Deli department today and I did the deal. Here's what I found out.
It's buy 10 at $1.00 each and get 5 free... I went thru SCO and the 1/2 Q's (exp 9/30/11) came up "Minimum Item Requirement Not Met" or something like that :confused: The cashier wouldn't enter them since they couldn't figure out what the 1 per each item purchase meant :doh:
Finally she called over another cashier who entered them for me. It ended up costing me about $5.00 (with CRV) for 15 bottles which is a great deal! I also found a few cat's in the garbage can that were good thru 5/18... one was for 1 Dozen Large Egg's Free when you purchase $10.00 in groceries, another was for a free loaf of French Bread... there were also some for $1.00 off produce wyb $8.00 (I think) and $1.00 off $7.00 or more in Cereal.

Interesting on the error message. All of the other HT TP MQs I have that issue with at Raley's. Weird. Don't remember if they do that at all the stores and haven't checked the Q coding yet.

I think I figured out the BEST deal is to buy 15 and use 5, $1/1 IPs (if you can get them) and 5, $1/2. That would make your total $0. The CRV is 0.05 each, so it would be $0.75.
I'm gonna try to dig up some more of the $1/1 MQs and do a Friday transaction to get the weekly freebies when I get a bit of produce.

Totally OT, and I do hope you all will understand... It has been almost a year that my dad died.. I just wanted to post this.. Hope it's okay. I am really missing him :( At this time last year, he was alive. 12 days from today will be one year since he has been gone. Still trying to deal with it. Again, I know it is sooooo Off topic, but I don't want him to be forgotten :) I don't know how to deal with it quite yet, but I LOVE this poem that was sent to us when he passed.. Dad died of cancer and we found out in July of 2009 and he died May 2010 so we did not have alot of time with him, but what we had was WONDERFUL. thanks for letting me share :)


God saw he wa getting tired, a cure was not to be. So He put His arms around him and whispered "Come with me" With tearful eyes we watched him suffer, and saw him fade away. Although we loved him dearly, we could not make him stay. A Golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands to rest. God broke our hearts to prove to us, he takes the very best. Love you and miss you Dad

Don't worry about being OT because personally I don't see this thread as a strict ON TOPIC type thread but instead a place where we all share deals and have become friends with each other :heart:

I'm so sorry to hear about your Father's passing... it's not an easy thing to go thru. It's seems like only yesterday when my Father passed away but very soon it will be turning 20 years since we lost him :sadwalk:
I'm not sure the loss ever goes away and I'm not sure it becomes easier either but as time goes on we all learn how to adjust. Just be happy that you had him for as long as you did. More than anything I wish I could have just had 3 more years with my Father to have him see me turn 16, Graduate High School, and start College. That would have been good enough for me. Most importantly though is not the time we have with them but all the memories we have to cherish :comfort:

Ditto hidnprncss. And, yes, nice poem. I see this thread as a "kinder, gentler" side of SD. As long as we're not clogging the threads with trivial ("What color should I paint my bathroom?") I have no issues with some chat. I think everyone here seems pretty respectful and this is a nice thread, both for the info I find as well as the helpers!

:hug: so sorry about your father, toally understandable that this is a hard time. Keep your chin up. Enjoy all the memories you had with him, his spirit lives on.
We are all friends here and I have no problem with OT :comfort:

Sounds like your dad was a great guy, and well-loved. :heart: I will be keeping you in my thoughts and prayers. :hug:

The Mercury news has a CVS $5/20 today. I get the e-edition and it was on page A3. Subscribers can pdf desired pages. The quality is quite good.

I'm so sorry about the loss of your father.:hug: It's true it doesn't get easier, it just gets different. It should also serve as a reminder to us all to live life to the fullest, like every day is your last. Life and the people we love are precious, make sure your loved ones know how much they mean to us:heart:
On another note, I want to apologize for not providing more details in my post last weekend or responding to yours re: Raleys X/XX eQ. We left to go out of town in a big whirlwind and I tried responding via mobile but I didn't have the patience to keep trying to log in.:shake:

We are with you :hug:

Hear. Hear.

:hug: Thank you for sharing. We're here for you. :hug: Cherish your memories of your dad and may all the great memories and pictures bring you peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

hi guys, just wondering what you guys plan to buy to get the freebies with $20. :) I usually buy Silk Soy ($3-$1 or $2 mq) but I have no room in the fridge for now and it's more OOP since I don't have $2 mq's anymore. But the free soda sounds pretty good. :) thanks!

ps - hidnprncess, I like your NH/Raleys and how you can find good CATs! :P

Great Cat finds! :)

2.29 Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Créme Original, Italian Herb or Savory Garlic 10 oz. with this coupon Limit 4

2.29 Kraft Philadelphia Cooking Créme Original, Italian Herb or Savory Garlic 10 oz. with this coupon Limit 4

Looks like there's a $1.50 MQ for this in the inserts, might help get the total up? :)

The kids love to go the movies in the summer, so I'm trying to stock up on movie ticket deals..."free" movie ticket deals are even better! Here's my plan: Buy 4 cereal @$2.99 get a movie voucher - Frosted Flakes are a favorite around here! That's about $12. Last week someone mentioned that the "freebies" can be part of the $20, so I'm going to try it and add those as part of the total. I figure with the limes, soda, and salsa it will be close. I'll throw in the Philly cooking sauce or some produce to make it to the $20.

Thanks!! The MQ is in SS 3/7 for those that file and don't clip.

There has also been many peelies on packages of chicken for $1.50 off Chicken WYB cooking cream. It may beep (since it's coded for the Cooking Cream) but I've bought quite a few of the Cooking Cream and Packs of Chicken at Target and used both $1.50 off Q's making for some cheap chicken and cooking cream. It's actually a great product too and really good in multiple dishes. I made a chicken Marsala the other night and used a dab of the cooking cream in it and it was fabulous :yummy:

Mmm... sounds yummy! :) Thanks for the heads up. :hug:

It's actually good in a lot of dishes especially mashed potato's too :yummy:

BTW when you come up this way LMK and we'll have to make a point to get together for lunch :heart:

Both of our local "Raley's" had the Kosher for Passover stuff on Clearance including the large jugs of the Kedeem grape juice and the complete chocolate cake mixes. They were down to $1.45 each and regardless of it's K status that's about half the price of any other Grape Juice around :omg:

I heard that CalTrans is closing 50 for repair. It will be a long way up Tahoe :(

Yep! I have to get a shopping trip down in Sac before they close it on the 11th (unless they postpone it again :rollseyes:)
There is still the 80 route for people heading to the North Shore but the Kirkwood detour isn't exactly a good option for us on the South Shore :sadwalk:

I will be very very happy when the road is repaired. The lack or side rails has been giving me nightmares for YEARS now :faint:

Update on my Raley's trip (and ideas for rejoyce):

Did the HT one more time--none of the Q's went through when scanned, including the Recyclebank ones, but I found (profiled) the BEST cashier that didn't blink an eye. Additionally, my Raley's Q's also had to be manually entered (as often happens). Checked the price on the Tia Rosa tortillas and they are $3.99 for the 42 oz size, so I nixed getting that deal for the free chiles (that are only worth $2-2.50 anyhow). Wasn't worth it when tortillas are usually SO cheap.

Did the Philly Cooking Creme and some other veggies to get to $20. With the HT deal being $15, I definitely spent more than $20, but I got stuff for dinner for Mother's Day. Before Q's, my transaction was at $34 and I only spent $11 OOP, so I was happy with what I got.

Also saw on one of the blogs there was a Raley's Q for BOGO Metromint water (limit 4) and apparently, there is an IP MQ, also. I would have liked to get that. Wish I had seen it! Maybe I'll get back tomorrow.

Edit:
Metromint Q link:
http://coupons2.smartsource.com/s...X6NKUUCXHM

Hmmmm... still looking for the Raley's Metromint EQ.... maybe I need to play with my preferences.

Edit again:
Yep, Natural/Organic department preference. Darn, Raley's seems to think we should be changing our preferences multiple times a week! Additionally, there is a BOGO Kettle Tias! EQ in that department. Some areas got $1/1 MQs 5/1 and the price was stated at $2.29, so 2 bags of chips for $0.29. I don't know that the Sac Bee got that Q, though. Will have to check later.

hi hidnprncss,

your mailbox is full... :)

Ouu, Dh loves mash potatoes, have to remember to try that. :)

and I'll have to go find some Kosher stuff here and see if they're on the clear too! :) thanks again

thank you for the great ideas! :) repped.

Sorry... I cleaned out my inbox... it's been a busy message day it seems.

This is completely OT but we just had 3 news crews and a Satellite truck outside our house... I was like WTF is going on :confused:

I guess this happened last night about 100 feet from our front door while we were out shopping :shocking:

http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/...ofile=1056

you guys were out shopping around 12:30 am? :omg:
:worship:

Walmart?

Well we left dinner at 10:30 PM and then we went to Winco and left there at about 11:15 PM, then drove 35 minutes to Walmart (roughly Midnight) and were stuck trying to check out there until 1am :rolleyes:
We had to get gas too and then the 45 minute drive home so we rolled in the drive way a shortly before 2am :faint:

I did this - not sure how kosher..
scanned 14HT, other stuff then freebie Qs
15 &16th HT last

$1/2 Qs had to be pushed thru

.05CRV per bottle counted toward $20

I think the Qs ALWAYS have to be pushed through. So, did you count on the HT being the full $15 in value, or did you have much more than the freebies? I think the Pepsi Max rang up at $5.99 (who the heck would pay that for a 12 pack of ANYTHING?), the salsa at $2.99, and the limes at $0.80. Oh, and I see you had 16 HT, so that would bring you to $25.78 anyhow if all the HT counted... $20.80 if the 5 free ones didn't count.

I wasn't sure if the free HT would count or not... I haven't done a lot of the Raley's EQ deals.

I also got the 1.49 fresh salsa (2.50 before SQ) & 1.79 tortilla
by my figuring, $14HT, $5 salsa, 1.79 tortillas.
20.79
didn't figure in freebies
oh- also grabbed 1.18 TP to use my $1off any TP CatQ one last time (exp 5-7)
scanned freebie Qs/SQs then the last 2 HT and $5 came off

the fact that not even one HT MQ scanned gave me some credibility & going thru SCO the clerk just saw I had 16 bottles so took 8 Qs

I didn't find the Q in my bee inserts but did find this IP for $1.00/2 http://www.kettlebrand.com/fun_stuff/tias/ . Hope this works. It's a bricks and prints an ad afterwards so be ready to cancel!