Albertson's Deals (06/30/2010- 07/06/2010)

Albertson’s is doubling, tripling, and quadrupling coupons this week up to $1. This makes for a few free items but not a whole lot less. The free sour cream is nice though! I’m going to make apple muffins.


Meats

USDA Choice Petite Sirloin Steaks: Buy 1, Get 2 Free
= $2.33/lb (if you get 3 of equal weight) B

Charlie’s Pride Italian Roast Beef, Corned Beef, or Pastrami: $4.99/lb B-

Nathan’s Hot Dogs: Buy 1, Get 2 Free
= $2.16 ea C

Ball Park Meat or Turkey Franks (16 oz): Buy 1, Get 2 Free with in-ad coupon
-$1/2 RP coupon
= $.66 ea B-

Buy (1) Hormel Black Label Bacon, Get (3) Little Sizzlers Sausage Free
= $1.50 ea C

Dairy

Daisy Sour Cream (16 oz): $1
-$.50/1 IP HERE
= FREE A+

Grocery

Cool Whip: $1 ea
-$.20/2 SS coupon
=$.60 ea B-

French’s Mustard: $1 ea
-$.50/1 IP HERE or SS coupon
=FREE A+

Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce: $1
-$1/1 SS coupon
= FREE A+

Nabisco Snack Crackers (5.5-10 oz): $1.47
-$1/2 SS coupon
=$.98 ea C

Chex Mix (8.75 oz): $1.25 ea
- $.50/1 IP HERE
= $.25 ea A- (we get these for free pretty frequently)

Sunflower Deals (06/30/2010- 07/07/2010)

Not much this week at Sunflower. The sausage price is calling to me though! Remember, Sunflower has "Double Ad Days" on Wednesday, meaning everything that was on sale last week is still on sale tomorrow along with this week's sales (list below). View the entire ad HERE.


Green Seedless Grapes: $.99/lb B- (if you've got a Rancho Liborio near you, grapes are $.87/lb this week there)

Pork Sausage (all varieties): $1.97/lb A

California Apricots: $.99/lb A-

Large Canteloupes: $.50 A

Red or Black Plums: $.99/lb B

Seedless Watermelon: $2.00 ea A- (depends on the size though)

Free Lettuce Wraps!

I love P.F. Chang's. It's totally yummy. And I love how often they send out coupons! Along with the Warrior Card which will score you 10% off your purchase, it's a great and cheap lunch.

Head on over HERE, give them your email address, and they'll email you a coupon for a free order of Lettuce Wraps when you buy an entree! Yay!

Walgreen's Deals (06/27/2010- 07/03/2010)

Again, I must warn you of the trials and tribulations of shopping at Walgreens. Their "rules" are so irksome! I went shopping there again and was told I could not use a buy one, get one free coupon paired with a buy one, get one free sale. You get reimbursed by the manufacturer, people! Why is that so hard to understand! Plus, none of my items produced Register Rewards when I thought they would. But that was mostly my fault. I didn't notice that some of the sales don't start till Wednesday of this week. So, it's back to Walgreens tomorrow to return all of it. I just wasted my coupons though. That annoys me.

Here's this week's deals if you'd like to give it a go. I'm still only reviewing things that are free or really cheap. I've heard rumors that Safeway has retracted their policy on taking other companies catalinas but it has not come to pass for me yet. My local Safeway has still said it's fine. I even asked the manager! If I come to find that it's true eventually, I'll probably stop reviewing Walgreens. It's just not worth the hassle to me.



Dentyne Gum (9-12 piece): 3/$1.98
-(3) $1 MQs (6/13 SS)
-$.99 IVC found in the July Coupon Booklet (these are Walgreen’s coupon books. They can be found at the front of the store)
=$2.01 Money Maker!

$3 RR wyb Blistex Fruit Smoothies Lip Care (3-4 pack): $2.99
=FREE!

$3 RR wyb Airplus Ultra Moisturizing Socks for Her: $3.00
=FREE!

$5RR wyb Flexitol Blistop (1.1oz): $5
=FREE!

Johnson & Johnson Floss (55yds), Listerine Mouthwash (3.2oz), or Reach Crystal Clean Toothbrush: $.99 with in-ad coupon
-$1 RP coupon for Listerine or BOGO toothbrush RP coupon
=FREE at best!

Royal Gelatin 5/$1 with in-ad coupon (a good filler item)

Act II Mini Popcorn Bags (3 Pack): $1
-$1/2 IP HERE
=$.50 each

Walgreens 4 Day Sale 6/30/10 - 7/3/10

$4RR wyb The Natural Dentist Healthy Gums Daily Oral Rinse (16.9oz): $4.99
=$.99

$1RR wyb Sure or Burt Antiperspirant/Deodorant: $1.99
-$1.50 or $1 Sure SS coupon (these expire on 06/30!)
= FREE - $.49 Money Maker!

$3RR wyb Celsius Green Tea (4pk): $3.99
-$3 SS coupon
=$2.01 Money Maker!

$3RR wyb Noxzema Triple Blade Disposable Razors (4pk): $3.99
-$2 RP coupon
=$1.01 Money Maker!

$3RR wyb Crest Extra White Plus Scope Outlast Toothpaste (5.8oz) or Oral-B Advantage Toothbrushes (2-pack): $3 each
=FREE!

How to Eat Out Frugally

I've entered this grocery challenge that started last Sunday. In this challenge, I only have $100/week to feed our family of 4. Not that big of a deal for me who spends less than half of that on groceries but that total also included eating out, parties, and anything involving food throughout the week. Herein lies the challenge for us! How do we eat out on the cheap? Our family can easily spend $50 to eat out. So, here's some ideas I've learned recently on how to cut that restaurant tab.

1. Buy an Entertainment Book: When they first come out, these books cost $35. That sounds like a lot to me, even with all the coupons and discounts it comes with. But I learned that if you wait till like February or March, that price gets cut in half! I bought one the beginning of March and paid only $15, plus I just got next year's book for only $20! There are dozens and dozens of coupons and what's really great is the online coupons. Not only do they have more local coupons, but also coupons for all over the country! So if you're going on vacation, be sure to look and see what's available.

2. Restaurant.com: I love this website! It makes pricier dinners way more affordable. Our favorite sushi place is on here and we wait for the first of the month to grab $25 gift certificates for $3-$5 (depending on the sale going on). Check it out! Maybe your favorite restaurants are there too!

3. Restaurants Facebook Pages: Yesterday, I did not feel like cooking. It was hot and sticky and heating up the house to make dinner was not an option in my mind. But I didn't want to spend much money either. Then I remembered Del Taco sent me an email saying there was a coupon on their Facebook page. Bingo! Buy any item, get a Taco del Carbon for free! Not only was my mom and I able to get dinner for $2.15 total (Bought 2 nachos, got 2 tacos for free), but it was within my calorie target range. Problem solved. Be sure to look up some of your favorite restaurants on Facebook! There's always coupons out there.

4. Visit a restaurant's website: I think I've blogged about this one before. Almost every chain restaurant that I know about now has an e-club you can join to get free or really cheap food. I just joined Culver's last week and they sent me a Buy 1, Get 1 free dinner. My brother and I love Culver's! We'll definitely be visiting soon! IHOP sends out a completely free breakfast or dinner coupon if you join their club.

So, there's a few ideas. Can you think of any other ones?

Here's what I got :)

I wasn't going to shop this week. We don't really need anything and I had all my meals planned out already. But I couldn't resist stopping in to Albertsons for their free and really cheap items :) So here's what I got. They were out of Popiscles today and I was only allowed to get 2 Purex Laundry Detergent so I may venture back next week. You've got till Tuesday to get these too!

3 Simply Potatoes

2 Purex Laundry Detergents

1 Chips Ahoy Cookies

2 boxes of Wheatable crackers

2 Yoplait Greek Yogurts

1 Libby's Oraganic Canned Corn (Needed to be their Facebook fan to get a coupon)

1 jar Mezzetta Banana Peppers

= $3.22

Total Spent for All You's Grocery Challenge= $36.03

Safeway Deals (06/23/2010-06/29/2010)

Not a lot at Safeway this week. Here it goes…

Meat

Pork Loin Chops: $1.49/lb B

Ball Park Franks $1.50
-.75/2 RP coupon
=.50 B

Dairy

Lucerne Cream Cheese (8oz): $.99
-$1/2 Coupon found in the Add Dairy Adventure Booklet (Previously available)
= $.49 A

Grocery and Household

Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers: $.88 ea (Saturday and Sunday Only)
-$.50/1 IP HERE
= $.12 Moneymaker! A+

Nabisco or Barnum Snak-Sacks (1.5-8oz): $.99 ea
-$1/2 SS coupon
=$.49 A-

Barilla Pasta: $.99 ea
- $1/2 IP HERE=
= $.50 ea A-

Kraft Salad Dressing (14-16oz): $1.49
Buy 2, Get $1 catalina, Buy 3 Get $2, Buy 4 Get $3
Buy 3 Kraft Salad Dressings (14-16oz): $1.49 ea
-(3) $1 SS coupons or $.55/1 IP HERE
-$2 Catalina for buying (3)
=.53 Money Maker! A+

Gorton’s Large or Value Pack Selections: $2.99 (Saturday or Sunday Only)
-$.50/2 IP HERE
=$2.49 B

Freschetta Pizza: $3.99 (Saturday and Sunday Only)
-$1/1 IP HERE
= $2.99 B- (Cheaper at Albertsons)

Sunny Delight (64 oz): $.99
-$.25/1 IP HERE
= $.50 ea A-

Lean Cuisine Meals (6-12oz): $1.99 with in-ad coupon
-$1 IP HERE
=$.99 each B-

Soft Scrub Cleanser (26oz): $1.99 with in-ad coupon
-$.75/1 IP HERE
=$.99 B

Ivory Soap (3-ct): $.99 ea
-$.50/1 P&G coupon
= FREE A+

Softsoap Liquid Soap (7.5 oz): $.99 ea
-$1/1 IP HERE
= FREE A+

Arm & Hammer Toothpaste: $1.99
-$2.50/2 MQ (3/21 SS)
=$.74 each C- (unless you're brand loyal)