by Rachel on September 2, 2010
Albertsons has some amazing deals this week. I usually shop on Monday or Tuesday so that I can include the new Sunday coupons in my shopping but these deals are so good on their own that I’m probably going to make several trips to Albertsons this week. Be sure and pick up the Albertson’s Fall into Good Things coupon book available in the store.
The Kraft Huddle to Fight Hunger promotion has some great coupon matchup possibilities that will let you get several things for free. I’m especially excited about the cheese because mozzarella cheese freezes just fine (you don’t even have to thaw it before putting it on a homemade pizza). You do have to buy 5 items in order for the catalina to print. You will have to do these in separate transactions but you can use a $5 catalina from one transaction to pay for the next one as long as you have enough items in your cart to make sure the store won’t owe you money.
Kraft Cheese – Sale price $2
Final Price – FREE
Cool Whip 8 oz – Sale price $1.00
- Receive a $5 catalina back wyb 5
Final price – FREE
Oscar Mayer Meat Wieners, 16 oz. – 2/$3
- Use $1/2 SS-8/22 or $1/2 online coupon
- Receive a $5 catalina back wyp 5 (or 4 hot dog packages and 1 cheese or cool whip)
Final Price – FREE
by Rachel on August 31, 2010
California Pizza Kitchen is one of my favorites (although ironically I discovered it while living in DC) and their frozen pizza’s are a good substitute. Albertsons has a California Pizza Kitchen catalina offer going on right now. If you’re lucky, you may be able to find some peelie coupons on the pizza box. a catalina is a coupon that prints from the register after you pay and can be used just like cash on your next purchase.
- Buy 2 get $1
- Buy 3 get $2
- Buy 4 or more get $3
This catalina offer will from from 8/30/10 – 9/26/10
by Rachel on August 31, 2010
I love weeks when I can go grocery shopping and I don’t need to buy anything that is on sale. For our family of 5, I try and keep our monthly grocery bill under $300. We’ve been working on restocking our pantry since we moved but now we have a pretty good store of food so we typically don’t need to buy much.
Albertson’s had some great deals this week. I’m still keeping my fingers crossed that the extra arrowhead water coupons I bought off ebay will be here today so I can take advantage of the sale. You can’t see them well in this picture but there are 6 cases of water hidden in there that I got for $0.25 each.
Buying Non-Perishables in Bulk
With the exception of the cantaloupe and steak in this picture, everything I bought was non-perishable so while it does still have to be rotated, it has a long shelf life. Buying non-perishables in bulk is a great way to stock your pantry and keep a stockpile of food in case of an emergency or to tide you over until the next sale cycle.
I’ve changed my thinking about bulk food. When I used to think about buying food in bulk, I thought of going to Costco or shopping the bulk food aisle of the local grocery store (you know, where you find the enormous cans of tomato paste that promise to go bad before you can ever possibly eat the whole thing). Now, when I think of bulk food shopping, I primarily look to my Sunday coupon inserts. I use Costco pricing as a guide and try and beat it by combining coupons with sale prices. Once I find a good deal, I then buy enough of each item to get me through the next several months (or longer) until I can count on the item going on sale again. If you play the game the right way, it ends up being much cheaper shopping with coupons than it is buying in bulk from Costco or another discount warehouse.
Pay attention to prices as you shop. I now know that there are several items I usually can’t beat Costco’s pricing on (for ex. maple syrup). For those things, I stop by Costco every month or so and stock up, knowing that I won’t be able to get a better deal anywhere else.
My Albertson’s Shopping Trip
Everything purchased above can be found in my Albertson’s grocery deal matchup for this week. There were a few things on my list that I couldn’t find at my local store but I was still able to stock up on some basics. Included in this trip were 2 packages of steaks, 1 cantaloupe, 1 box of cereal, 4 boxes of pancake mix, 6 cases of water bottles, 3 tubes of toothpaste, 4 jars of salsa, 2 packs of applesauce, 4 boxes of mac & cheese, 4 packs of goldfish crackers, 12 boxes of pasta, and 3 cans of diced tomatoes.
Grand Total: $41.62
That is a savings of $92.18!
by Rachel on August 29, 2010
Albertsons has some great deals this week, especially when combined with the new coupons from today’s paper. New grocery deals come out every Wednesday but shopping after the next set of Sunday coupons comes out can save you quite a bit of money if new coupons come out for the sale items.
I took a gamble and ordered some extra coupons from ebay for the Arrowhead Aquapods deal. Most coupons I’ve purchased before have come fairly quickly and sometimes deals carry over onto another week so I’m taking my chances as a way to stock up on my water storage and have them on hand for school lunches.
Albertsons Produce Deals
Cantaloupe – $0.69 each
Albertsons Meat Deals
Buy 2 La Victoria Salsa
Sale Price – 2/$4
Use $1/2 SS 8/15
Final Price – $1.50 Each
then . . .
Buys 1 lb Albertsons Beef Top Sirloin Steaks
Sale Price – $2.99/lb
Use $1/beef with purchase of 2 La Victoria Salsa SS 6/13
Final Price – $ 1.99/lb
Ball Park Beef Franks – Sale Price 2/$3. Use $0.75/2 RP 8/1. Final Price $1.13 each and free Doritos chips with purchase
Albertsons Dairy Deals
Dannon Activia Yogurt – Sale Price 2/$4. Use $1 coupon from SS 8/8. Final Price $1 each
Dannon Danactive Yogurt – Sale Price 2/$4. Use $1 SS 8/8. Final Price $1 each
Dannon Danimals – Sale price 2/$4. Use $1 SS 8/15. Final Price $1 each
Albertsons Grocery Deals
Ken’s Salad Dressing – Sale Price $1. Use $1/1 SS 8/15. Final Price FREE
Arrowhead Aquapods water – Sale Price $1. Use $1.50/2 RP 8/29. Final Price $0.25
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars – Sale Price $1.99. Use $1/2 RP 7/25. Final Price $0.89 each
Aunt Jemima Pancake Mix – Sale Price $1.99. Use $1/2 RP 5/2. Final Price $0.89 each
Aunt Jemima Syrup – Sale Price $2.49. Use $1/2 RP 5/2. Final Price $1.39 each wyb 5
Act II Microwave Popcorn – Sale Price $0.88. Final Price $0.88 each
Quaker Oatmeal Squares Cereal – Sale Price $1.99. Final Price $1.39 wyb 5
Quaker Cap’n Crunch Cereal – Sale Price $1.99. Use $0.50 RP 5/16 or 8/29. Final Price $0.89 wyb 5
Malt o Meal Mini Spooners or Frosted Flakes – Sale Price 2/$1. Final Price $0.50 each
General Mills Total Cereal – Sale Price 4/$8. Use $1/2 SS 8/22. Final Price $1.50 each
Quaker Life Cereal – Sale Price $1.99. Final Price $1.39 wyb 5
Padrinos Tortilla Chips – Sale Price 2/$4. Use $1 SS 6/27. Final Price $1
Barilla Whole Grain Pasta – Sale Price $1. Use $1/2 SS 8/29. Final Price $0.50 each
Barilla Piccolini Pasta – Sale Price $1. Use $1/2 SS 8/29. Final Price $0.50 each
Quaker Rice Snacks – Sale Price $1. Final Price $1
Healthy Choice Soup – $0.88 each
Gulden’s Brown Mustard – $0.88 each
Betty Crocker Brownie Mix – Sale Price $1 each
Pepperidge Goldfish Crackers – Sale Price $1 each
Mott’s Healthy Harvest Strawberry Applesauce – Sale Price $1.89. Use $1.50/2 from store coupon. Final Price $1.14
Hunt’s Canned tomatoes – Sale Price $0.88 each. Use $0.45/3 SS 8/1. Final Price $0.73 each
Kraft Mac & Cheese – Sale Price $0.99 each. Use $1/3 (store coupon book) & Buy 3 Get 1 Free SS 8/22. Final Price $0.49 each
Albertsons Hot dog or Hamburger buns – Sale Price $0.99
Albertsons Non-Food Deals
Colgate Toothpaste – Sale Price $0.99. Use $0.75/1 SS 8/29. Final Price $0.24
Bic Pens – Sale Price $1. Use $1/2 SS 8/1. Final Price $0.50
Wisk Liquid laundry detergent – Sale Price $4.99. Use $3/1 RP 8/29. Final Price $1.99
Nexcare Bandages – Sale Price $1.99. Use $1/1 SS 6/6 or 6/20. Final Price $0.99
Earth Options by Raid – Sale price $5.99. Use $2/1 SS 5/9 & BOGO Free SS 7/11. Final Price $2 each
Oral B Stages Toothpaste – Clearance Price $1.49. Use $0.50 PG 8/1. Final Price $0.99
Oral B Stages Toothbrush – Clearance Price $1.74. use $0.50 PG 8/1. Final Price $1.24
Listerine Agent Cool Blue – Clearance $3.24. Use $1/1 SS 8/1 or RP 5/16. Final Price $2.24
Albertsons has some amazing deals this week. I usually shop on Monday or Tuesday so that I can include the new Sunday coupons in my shopping but these deals are so good on their own that I’m probably going to make several trips to Albertsons this week. Be sure and pick up the Albertson’s Fall into Good Things coupon book available in the store.
