Great Deal Hunting

Great Albertson's Deals for 1/7 to 1/13

2009-01-06T13:15:00.000-08:00

I Am Frugal has a blog entry about the great deals that start tomorrow at Albertson's. Check it out here.

I can see some items that I will definitely be stocking up on. I will post later this week after I do my shopping. Remember to check my coupon bar for coupons to print!

My Walgreens Deals

2009-01-06T10:25:00.000-08:00

At Walgreens, I purchased

(1) box of Electrasol gelpacks - 20 count.....................................$3.49
(1) box of 20 ft. Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil...........................$0.99 (with Walgreens coupon)
(4) boxes of Quaker Instant Oatmeal..........................................$1.99

Total before Manufacturer's coupons - $12.44

Manufacturer's coupons used:

(1) $2.50 off Electrasol gelpacks
(1) $1.50 Mail-in rebate in Walgreens EasySaver Catalog
(4) $1.00 off Quaker Instant Oatmeal
(1) $1.00 off Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil

Price after coupons - $3.44

Total with tax.........$4.19

I used a Walgreens gift card that I had gotten for my mail-in rebates (instead of getting a check) so my out of pocket was $0.00.

By the way, there is a great deal to get Garnier Fructis shampoo for absolutely free this week (you actually come out with an overage of $0.01). I will be going later in the week to get my shampoo. The shampoo is $2.99. There is a $2.00 off coupon in the January EasySaver catalog from Walgreens. There is also a $1.00 off manufacturer's coupon making the shampoo free! I am using about 10 of each type of coupon so that I can get 10 shampoos for free. Great deals at Walgreens this week! For a list of all the deals, visit The "Cent"sible Sawyer here.

11/23 Sunday Newspaper Coupons

2008-11-24T11:55:00.000-08:00

Wondering if buying the newspaper this week is worth it? Here is a list of the coupons that you can get from this week's coupon inserts. The only coupon insert available this week was Smart Source.

2/$5 Like It Create Your Own @ Cold Stone Creamery
$3 off any Signature Cake @ Cold Stone Creamery
$.55 off Jelly Belly Cold Stone Creamery jelly beans 6.5 oz. or larger
$.50 off two (2) any flavor Progresso Soups
$1.00 off four (4) any flavor Progresso Soups
$1.50 off two (2) Nalley Elites 16 oz. or larger pickles
$1.50 off one (1) GoodNites Sleep Pants Jumbo pack or larger
$1.00 off two (2) packs of Rayovac Alkaline or Hearing Aid batteries
$1.00 off one (1) 8 oz. bag of Reese's Select Clusters
B1G1 on any one Oust Air Sanitizer
$1.00 off any two (2) Softlips products
$1.00 off on one (1) Softlips PURE
$1.50 off any Sucrets product
Various coupons for $.75 to $1.00 different Chinet products
Walmart portrait studio coupons
$4.00 off any adult Zyrtec or Zyrtec-D
$2.00 off any children's Zyrtec product
$2.00 off Airborne product

Not much in the way of coupons this week. Hopefully next week will be much better! Don't forget to check out the printable coupons in my right sidebar!

Yet Another Great Money Saving Article

2008-11-14T13:17:00.001-08:00

Head on over to Money Saving Mom for this guest post about using your freezer and cooking from scratch to save money.

Looking to Earn Extra Cash?

2008-11-14T13:13:00.001-08:00

In the economy that we are currently facing, I think that we will all be taking a look at our finances and how we can save and cut back. I know that we are in our house!

Money Saving Mom has a great post about how we can all earn a little bit of extra money. Read about her great ideas here.

Free Coupon Booklet

2008-11-14T12:52:00.000-08:00

"Home Made Simple" is offering a free coupon booklet with over $27 in savings. It looks like the brands included are pictured in the picture above.

Click here to fill out the form. It says that it will arrive via mail in about 6-8 weeks.

Thanks to Being Frugal is Fabulous for sharing this great deal!

This Week's Deals

2008-11-14T12:42:00.000-08:00

Here is a link to this week's deals at all the different stores. I have included links to stores that we don't have in our area just in case someone reading this blog has one of these stores near them. Sorry I am a little late in getting this post done this week. I promise to have next week's out earlier!

Deals at Hen House, click here.

Deals at Price Chopper, click here.

Deals at Hyvee, click here.

Deals at Raley's/Bel Air, click here.

Deals at Safeway, click here.

Deals at Rite Aid, click here.

Deals at Walgreens, click here.

Deals at CVS, click here.

Deals at Fred Meyer, click here.

Deals at Albertsons (this list is for Utah stores but I assume the deals are the same), click here or in another layout, click here.

Deals at KMart, click here.

Deals at Walmart, click here.

Deals at Kroger (Smith's), click here.

Deals at Giant Eagle, click here.

Deals at Food Lion, click here.

Again, my apologies that I got these out so late in the week!

Free Magazine Subscriptions Anyone?

2008-11-14T12:37:00.000-08:00

I love getting magazines in the mail. Problem is, I can't justify the money to pay for the subscriptions. A Frugal Friend has a great post about how you can get magazine subscriptions for FREE. Check out this great information here.

She also has a series entitled Mailbox Monday where she posts about all the things that she got for free over the last week in her mailbox. Read her most recent Mailbox Monday post here.

I recently signed up to get a couple of free subscriptions. I signed up for Islands and also the Smithsonian (love this magazine!!). I may have signed up for one more but I can't remember right now.

Walgreens Coupon

2008-11-14T12:34:00.000-08:00

Walgreens has a coupon that is good for today (November 14th) and tomorrow (November 15th). It is for $5.00 off your purchase of $20.00 or more. Remember, with this coupon, your total has to come to $20.00 after you use all of your coupons!

You can print this coupon from my printable coupons sidebar!

Rite Aid Transactions

2008-11-13T17:33:00.000-08:00

At Rite Aids this week I purchased -

(1) Bounty Basic paper towel - $.99 sale price
used $.25 off coupon
(1) Crest Pro Health Toothpaste - $2.69 sale price
used $1.00 off coupon

Subtotal - $ 2.43
Tax - $ .22

Total OOP - $2.65

The greatest part is that this month Rite Aid is having a rebate on their Crest Pro Health Toothpaste for up to $2.69. So after I get my rebate check, I will have made $.04! Not alot but better than nothing!!

Walgreens Transactions

2008-11-13T17:31:00.000-08:00

Great week at Walgreens! I transferred one of my prescriptions from Paul's to Walgreens and got $25 to spend in the store which made all of my purchases this week FREE! Rite Aid also offers $30 if you switch your prescription over to them.

(4) Boxes of Kleenex Tissue - 2/$2.19
used one $.50/3 and one $.40/1 coupon
(2) Deerfield Farms Baking Soda - 2/$1 Walgreens coupon
(6) Renuzit Air Fresheners - $.99 Walgreens coupon
used two $.55/3 coupons
(6) Foil Pans Multi-Packs - $.79 Walgreens coupon
(2) Jif Peanut Butter - 3/$5.00 Walgreens coupon
used two $.35 off coupons
(2) Smuckers squeeze jelly - 3/$5.00 Walgreens coupon
used two $.25 off coupons

I also had a Walgreens coupon for $3 off a purchase of over $10.00 that I used. I ended up buying the kids a box of Cheez-its ($1.79) for a snack and Joseph two Red Bull (2 for $4.00)

Subtotal - $22.03
Tax - $1.52
minuse $25.00 gift card=

Total OOP = -$1.45 (still on the gift card)
Total Savings = $18.57 (not counting gift card)

I would have had more left on the gift card had I not purchased the Cheez-its or the Red Bull!

Albertsons Transactions

2008-11-13T17:26:00.000-08:00

I officially love Albertsons's!!! They have great deals and take all kinds of coupons! Coming either later today or tomorrow will be the first post in a series that I am calling Great Deal Hunting 101. I will share tips about how to get the best deals. The first will be about basics. Hope you will all tune in to the new series.

Anyways---on with the deals that I got this week. Technically, these deals are from last week. Albertson's runs their sales from Wednesday to Tuesday instead of the "normal" Sunday through Saturday. I will be posting links to this week's deals for Albertson's, Walgreens, and Rite Aid later today!

Transaction #1

Albertson's had a great deal last week where if you purchased $30 in participating items, you would get $15 in catalinas (coupons off your next Albertson's purchase). I had gone Saturday night and gotten my first $30 worth and so I already had $15 to spend on this this transaction.

(10) Swiss Miss Cocoa Mix - 10 for $10 (I had a rain check for this on a prior sale)
(2) Cottonelle Ultra 12 double rolls- $5.49 (Fred Meyer coupon)
used 2 coupons on Cottonelle, one for .25 and one for .50

Subtotal - $20.23
Tax - $1.26
minus $15 in catalina coupons=

Total OOP (out of pocket) - $6.49
coupons tendered (including preferred savings and catalinas) - $26.75

Transaction #2

(3) Cheerios - 2.50 each

used coupon for $1.00/3 for General Mills cereal
(3) Progresso Chicken Broth - 3/$5.00
used three .50 off coupons
(4) Best Foods mayonnaise - $2.50 each
(1) Betty Crocker Muffin Mix - $2.50 each
used one .45 off coupon
(3) Suave Kids 2 for 1 Shampoo/Conditioner - 3/$5.00
used one .50 off coupon

Subtotal - $26.53
Tax - $1.80
minus $15 in catalina coupons=

Total OOP - $13.33
coupons tendered (including preferred savings and catalinas) - $36.93
PLUS I qualified for $15 more in catalinas (the total purchase price was over $30 before my coupons)

Transaction #3

(18) Hamburger/Chicken/Tuna Helper - 3/$5.00
used three .80/3 and three .75/3 coupons

Subtotal - $25.35
Tax - $1.80

minus $15 in catalina coupons=

Total OOP - $12.15
coupons tendered (including preferred savings and catalinas) - $38.07
PLUS I qualified for $15 more in catalinas.

Transaction # 4

(12) Rice/Corn Chex - $2.50 each
used five $1.00/2 and on $2.00/5

Subtotal - $23.00
Tax - $1.80
minus $15 in catalina coupons=

Total OOP - $9.80
coupons tendered (including preferred savings and catalinas) - $39.88

PLUS I qualified for $15 more in catalina coupons.

Transaction #5

(8) Rice/Corn Chex (I forgot one in the picture) - $2.50 each
used four $1.00/2 coupons
(3) Hamburger/Chicken/Tuna Helper - 3/$5

used one $.80/3 coupon
(1) Best Foods mayonnaise - $2.50 each
(3) Lipton dry soup mix - $1.00 each
(3) Suave Kids 2 for 1 Shampoo/Conditioner - 3/$5

Subtotal - $30.68
Tax - $2.13
minus $15 in catalina coupons=

Total OOP - $17.81
coupons tendered (including preferred savings and catalinas) - $43.24
PLUS I qualified for $15 more in catalina coupons

Other Money Saving Blogs

2008-11-11T15:06:00.000-08:00

I subscribe to a number of blogs that blog about great deals. Here's a list of the ones that I subscribe to. I will be linking to these blogs when I post about the different deals at different stores, so if it is too overwhelming to keep up with these blogs yourself, don't worry! I will be keeping up with them for you.

A Frugal Friend

BeCentsAble

Being Frugal is Fabulous

Boise Deals & Steals (Even if you don't live in Boise, she posts about awesome FREE online deals and samples that are valid no matter where you live)

Coupon Cravings

Fabulessly Frugal

Hooray For Freebates

I Am Frugal

Money Saving Mom

Saving Our Cents

Stretching A Buck

You will also be able to find links to these great money saving blogs on the right sidebar! Please email me at greatdealhunting (at) gmail (dot) com if you know of any other great money saving blogs.

My Deal Hunting Journey

2008-11-11T14:16:00.000-08:00

My husband, Joseph, and I have been married for 5 years. We have two beautiful daughters, ages 4 and 1 1/2. In September of 2007, we decided to start on an exciting, fun, and stressful journey of being self-employed. Let me emphasize the STRESSFUL part. Being your own boss has many great benefits but with it comes a lot of stress.

We have been incredibly blessed over the last year, however, we still have a lot of kinks to work out to really get up and going and lessen the stress a little bit. About six weeks ago, while I was looking through blogs, I read (for the second time) about something called The Grocery Game. I had no idea what it was and so I googled it. It is a website that helps you match sales and coupons to get the best deals possible. I was amazed at what kind of deals you could get. Where in the world had this information been the last 5 years of my married life????

Since I started doing this, I have learned a ton about using coupons and finding great deals. In my opinion, information is even better when you share it with others. I decided to start this blog to help others out there who are hunting for a great deal. I will post about the deals that I get every week, information for finding coupons and deals, and also link to other blogs who post about weekly deals at different stores. I would love for this blog to be interactive, so I hope that in time other people will share the deals they find and help spread the information about great deals.

If you know of any deals or would like to contribute to the blog, please email me at greatdealhunting (at) gmail (dot) com. I look forward to hearing from you!

Happy deal hunting!!