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I have been in Utah for the past week and will be here for the next month so I'm kind of out the loop when it comes to great sales in Texas!! If anybody hears of anything good, or sees any good coupons let me know!! I would love to hear any comments from my readers concerning ways to improve this blog or any great ideas on how to get the word out on all these fabulous sales that we see!!

Blogging!!

I am so sorry it has been so long since I posted anything!! My computar's internet has not been working and now it is finally fixed!!
Albertson's
Albertson's is having a really good sale going on for the next two weeks (August 5) There are a ton of items from the price of $0.50 to $2.00!! (which with their coupon policy will be very cheap, if not free!) A couple of my favorite buys are French's mustard for $0.50. Check your coupons for a $0.35 off coupon, with this coupon tripled it's free plus a $0.55 credit!! Powerade is also $0.50. So much cheaper than going to the gas station and buying it for over a dollar!! There are so many things to write about, I'll just let you check out the ad yourself!! Also at Albertson's it is Hawaiian Luau days, so the fruit (mango's, pineapple, and watermelon) are really cheap!!

Deals

Albertsons (7/16-7/22)
1. General Mills cereals & Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks-6 for $10.00 (making them $1.66 each, there are always coupons in almost every paper for at least $0.50 off this cereal, and also coupons for fruit snacks)
2.Albertsons Chuck Cheese(8 oz)-$1.99 each (limit 4, this sale is a three day sale July 18-July 20)
Brookshire's (7/16-7/22)
Brookshire's is having their moonlight madness slae on July 17, 4pm to 10 pm, there are lots of $1.00 off coupons in their ad that can be used during this sale only. More good news about Brookshire's is they are doubling and tripling coupons now!! (for a limited time only, which I'm not sure how long that will be)
1.Starkist Chuck Tune-2 for $1.00 (limit 4)
2.Buy 1 Get 1 Free Boneless Pork Chops
3.Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns are $0.69 this week.
Super 1 Food (7/16-7/22)
1.Food Club Canned Vegetables 3 for $0.99 (limit 12)
2.Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts-$1.47 lb
3.Boneless Bottom Round Roast or Steak-$1.97
4.Bing Cherries-$2.98 lb
Kroger(7/16-7/22)
There is a big 10 for 10 sale going on right now at Kroger, to many things to list, but a lot of really good savings!! Check your coupons, match them to these items and don't forget to triple or double your copons for ALOT of savings!! Also the big Buy 3 Save $3.00 sale from last week with all of the toiletries is still going on this week, read my post from July 10th to get the coupon details and don't delay because when I went last week I got the last 10 Herbal Essence shampoos and conditioners in the whole store!! (that were on sale, maybe it was because they were free!!)

Office Depot Sale

Office Depot is having their big sale on school supplies. 12 pack eraser caps, semicircular protractors, 2 pocket paper folders, and rulers are only 1 penny!! There is a limit of 5 on everything except the folders, which is a limit of 20. This weeks free item is a 6 pack of colored writing pad. (They are actually $7.49, free after a $7.49 mail in rebate)

Coupons

Did you get your Sunday coupons? This are the coupons that I wait for!! All of my favorite "luxery" items are in here and I can't wait for the big Albertsons's sale so that I can get alot of free goodies!! Tomorrow I will post the good sales of the week, and don't forget that today is the last day of the big Kroger sale, so if you haven't stocked up on free shampoo and $0.39 deoderant and toothpaste, (with last weeks coupons, of course) go check it out!!

Kroger

I just got back from Kroger. I bought most of the items I talked about in the previous post (buy 3 save $3.00 sale) spent around $40.00 and saved over $120.00!! I think I got enough toiletries to last us a whole year!! There was one thing I noticed today that I posted wrong. The disposable razors weren't $2.00 in the ad they were $2.00 off in the ad. So they cost about $2.39 after ad sale and coupon. Sorry

Kroger's Buy 3 Save $3 Sale!!

I'm telling you, if you have not bought coupons this week, GO!! I bought 5 sets this week and am so glad that I did!! I just recieved my Kroger ad and in matching the P&G coupons that were in it this week's paper (with the Buy 3 Save $3.00 Sale, (just check out the add if it doesn't make sense)) let me tell you the great savings.
1.Bounty paper towels (8 pack), $6.99-$1.00 coupon=$5.99 each (not the cheapest I have seen them, but still, not bad!!)
2.Herbal Essences Shapoo & Conditioner $1.50-$3.00 off 2 coupon=FREE
3.Secret Deoderant $1.39-$0.50 off coupon (doubled)=$0.39
4Old Spice Deoderant $1.39-$1.00 off coupon=$0.39
5.Crest Toothpaste $1.59-$1.00 off coupon=$0.59 (also a $0.50 off coupon in the adds (doubled) making them once again $0.59
6.Pantene Shampoo & Conditioner $2.34-$2.00 off coupon=$0.34
7.Charmin Toilet Paper (12 rolls) $5.50-$1.00 off copuon=$4.50
8.Tide Laundry Detergent $4.99-$1.00 off coupon=$3.99
9. Pampers Diapers (jumbo pack) $8.99-$1.00 off coupon=$7.99
10.Duracell Batteries (4 pack)$2.00-$0.75 off coupon=$1.25
11. Venus Disposable Razors (3 pack) $2.00-$2.00 off coupon=FREE

Watermelon, Coupons, and CVS

At Sprouts this week the watermelon is only $1.99 each!! Can't beat that!! Also the coupons this week we're pretty good, All P&G products, which are things like dish soap, laundry detergant, toothpaste, etc... CVS is having a pretty good sale on a lot of things this week.
1.Dawn dish soap is 2 for $2.00 with an extra buck reward on 2 so your really only paying 0.50 each, Then this week with the P&G coupons there is a coupon for $1.00 off the same soap, so with 2 soaps you can use 2 coupons and the store actually pays you 0.50 per soap!! (limit is 5)
2.Playtex Tampons are $4.99 with $3.00 extra bucks back (so $1.99) and once again check your coupons for a $1.00 off, and now they only cost you 0.99!!(limit 1)
3. Dole fruit in a cup is B1G1 free, (regularly $2.99) I had coupons that added another 0.50 off two packages, making them $1.25 each. (my kids love these, so I stocked up!!)
There are alot more sales at CVS (the add is in the Sunday paper) and almost all of them have a coupon to coorespond with it. The trick to this is go buy your tampons first, get the $3.00 bb(bucks back.) Then go buy your 5 soaps which will be free using your coupons amd bb, leaving you with 0.50 bb plus another $2.00 bb. (you don't acutally have to leave the store just do mulitple transactions). Then go back and buy your fruit and you'll get two packages for absolutely free. So you just paid $4.99 for a box of tampons, 5 bottles of Dawn dish soap, and 2 four packs of Dole fruit. Not bad!!

Free Food!!

Don't forget that if you go to Chick-Fil-A on July 11th you can get free food!! Did I forget the fact that you have to be dressed as a cow? Some suggestions were to cut out black dots and tape them to your face, hands, and body, I think that sounds good to me!!

Good 4th of July Weekend Sales!!

I hope everybody had a good 4th of July !! I wanted to collect all the ads before I posted this weeks good sales. With it being the holidays most of the stores have the same things on sale so here is a list of your Fourth of July weekend essentials and where you can find them. (or you can just take the ads to Wal-Mart and get it all at once!!)
Brookshire's(7/2-7/8)
1.Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs 16 oz pkg- 0.99 (Limit 3, check your coupons there is one for 0.35 off making the hot dogs only 0.64!!)
2.Vine Ripened Cantalope-0.99 each
3.Kraft BBQ sauce 0.59 (limit 3)
Albertsons(7/3-7/6)
1. Rib Eye Steak $3.99 lb (limit 1 with a $20.00 additional purchase. This Wal-Mart will not price match, so you will have to go to Albertsons to get this good deal!!)
Super 1 Food(7/2-7/8)
1.Country Style Pork Ribs 0.97 lb (I always like to throw a pound of ribs into the slowcooker with a bottle of Kraft BBQ sauce and cook it on high for 4 hours or so, eat it over white rice with some corn on the cob-which is 0.25 a cob at Wal-Mart- there's an excellent summer meal that feeds 5 for less than $4.00!!)
2.Fryer leg quarters-(Sold in 5lb bags) 0.37 a lb
3.Kraft Salad Dressing-2 for $3.00
4. Lawry's Marinade-$1.77 (check your couons, there should be one for 0.50 off any one bottle, making them actually $1.27!!)
5.Kingsford Charcoal Briquets-$4.98
6.Kraft Macaroni and Cheese-2 for $1.00
Big Lots(6/29-7/5)
1.Hanes little boys underwear (3 pack)-$2.00
Kroger(7/2-7/8)
1. Coke, Dr.Pepper, or Sprite 2 liter bottle-0.70
2.Breyer's Ice Cream-$2.27 ( Brookshire's has it "on sale" for $4.49, so this is definitely a good buy!!)

4th of July!!

Let's take a break from coupons and price matching policies for a minute!! Has anybody heard of or been to any good sales for the Fourth of July holidays? Let me know, for, I'm in the mood to SHOP!!

This Weeks Coupons

To be quite honest I've been dragging my feet with this weeks coupons, because there just isn't anything too exciting !! Although I found myself buying 4 papers just because there is a coupon for my husbands favorite tuna fish. Buy 2 get $1.00 off. (Starkist Flavor Fresh Pouch Tuna, it is soooo much better than the canned stuff but about twice as expensive!!) A General Mills cereal coupon, Betty Crocker brownie coupon, Pop Secret popcorn coupon, and Betty Crocker suddenly salad mix coupons that if used during the correct sale all of these items will be less than 50 cents if not free when you buy them. There are a couple of good sales at CVS and Walgreens....
CVS(6/29-7/5)
1. buy 1 get 1 free Shick Intuition Plus (razor kit). In this weeks coupons there is a $4.00 off coupon for these also, so take two coupons in a get 2 razors for about $1.00!! (regularly almost $10.00 each, not on sale of course).
Walgreens(6/29-7/5)
1. Pringles chips- .79, coupon this week for .30 off 3.(limit 3)
2.Van Camps Pork and Beans 0.39 (limit 3)

A Few Good Buys...

Super 1 Foods (6/25-7/1)
1. Broccoli-0.88 lb
2 Whole Chicken- 0.77 lb
3 Sunbeam Texas Giant Bread (24 oz)-0.98
4 Green Grapes-0.98 lb
Albertsons(6/25-7/1)
1. Dr Pepper, Pepsi, Sunkist, or Mt. dew 5 for $11.00 (limit 5)
2 Hot Dog or Hamburger Buns-0.50
3.C&H Pure Cane Sugar (4 lb) 0.99
(this is a 3 day sale 6/27-6/29) with a limit of 1. So bring you guests!! In this weeks newspaper there is a 0.30 off coupon (triple it) which makes it only 0.09 a bag!! or 0.69 at Wal-Mart. I checked today and it is originally $2.14 at Wal-Mart)
4. 1 dozen large eggs 0.99 (limit 1)

Wal-Mart

I know I have mentioned Wal-Mart and their price matching program in here in a few different places, but I just wanted to put together a post about the whole program and if there are any questions just let me know!! First of all, price matching is in Wal-Mart's policy which means it is in every store, don't be afraid to use this, because it will save you alot of money if you shop the sales and stock up for future use. The cashier's are pretty good about it as long as you have things in order, one suggestion was to circle (in your ad) the things you want to price match so that you won't hold up the line to much. Wal-Mart is very strict on some things, make sure the picture of the product is the same in the ad as what you are buying. The weight and brand have to be the same also. They will substitute store brands, for instance, Albertsons's cheese they will substitue it for Great Value (Wal-Mart's instore brand) cheese, but not Albertsons's cheese for Kraft cheese. A few things they will not accept is buy 1 get 1 free, % off (ex. 35% off make-up at Kroger) or other stores coupons. (Like if CVS has coupons in their ad, at CVS you can use these coupons plus the coupons from the Sunday paper) at Wal-Mart they only accept manufactures coupons. They will accept printed coupons off the internet, but everything has to be very legible, Wal-Mart will also accept ads printed off the internet as long as the date is show on the ad. Wal-Mart does often lose money by price matching but they bank on the fact that you aren't just buying those few price matched items. It took me a few tries to get everything right and not feel so nervy, but trust me, it is definitely worth it!!

Doubling or Tripling Coupons

Usually Albertson's and Kroger (Smith's) will triple the value of your coupons up to .39 and double coupons up to .50.(only on items that are on sale in the ad) For example, a box of fruit roll-ups are on sale for $1.00, and you have a coupon for .35 off. Albertsons's will triple this coupon and you will get the fruit roll-ups for free plus a .05 overage. I love this because if you stock up on coupons and then wait for the sale you can get alot of free stuff!! Things like cereal, toothpaste, fruit roll-ups, toaster struddles, (lots of name brand stuff) I could go on and on!! If you don't see any signs in the store ask the cashier!! Let me know if the stores in your area double or triple coupons.

Deals, Deals, Deals

Sorry, I've been out of town for a few days and could not access a computer!! There are a few really good deals out there this week.
1. Kellogg's Cereal- Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, and Wild Animal Crunch for .98!! (Super 1 Food) There is a limit of three, so if you want to stock up bring some guests!!
2.Coke, Sprite, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, or Fanta 5 for $11.00. Limit 5 (Albertsons)
3. In the newspaper I saw some good Quaker granola bars coupons-buy 2 get $1.00 off. May not seem like a good deal right now, but Albertsons has a big Quaker sale a few times a year where everything (quick oats, oatmeal, granola bars, etc.) is $1.00, actually making them only .50!! I love this sale!!
4. Ads come out on Wednesday, (one of my favorite days of the week) so let's cross our fingers for some great deals!!
5. I had a few questions on the Wal-Mart price matching and printed ads, as far as price matching, it is in the policy so if they deny you ask to speak to the manager. Wal-Mart will take ads if you print them off the internet, only if the date is shown on the ad.

Save-A-lot

I just called to request my ad for Save-A-Lot and it turns out they do not mail these out, they only come out in the Greenville newspaper. (because they are locally owned) So if anybody recieves this ad and sees any good deals we would love to hear about them!!

Sprouts Sale

Sprouts (www.sprouts.com) is having a really good sale on alot of fruit. The sale is ending Wednesday, so don't delay!!
*Strawberries-.99 lb
*Raspberries-4 for $5.00 (6 oz.)
*Apricots-.99 lb
*Grapes (red or green seedless)-.99 lb
*Broccoli Crowns-.99 lb
And many more fruits and vegetables!!
Does anybody know how to make homemade jam? With prices like this I would love to make some!!

Just a Few Things

Here's just a few more places that I like to look for coupons, they usually have a lot of the "luxery" coupons that I like and also alot of free stuff. (Check out to get a free Frutista Freeze at Taco Bell)
*info@ppgazette.com
*SmartSource.com
There are also a few new stores I was told about over the weekend.(located in the DFW area.) Don't forget that if you don't have these ads you can get them off the internet, but they must have the date on them, or the cashier won't take them.
*Minyards
*Carnival
*Sack-n-Save
*Sprouts
I will ad these numbers to the list so you can all get your ads!!
On a sad note, my purse got stolen over the weekend so I lost my toothbrush and snuggle coupons...sigh, so if anybody was able to cash in on these good deals, I would love to hear about it!!

Did You Buy Coupons Today?

So, did everybody buy their coupons today? I usually notice the dollar amount that the coupons are worth (It's in the upper left hand corner), this week it was $126. Not bad, but nothing fantastic. So I opened them and there was only one insert (usually there are 2-3) but while going through the coupons I was pleasantly surprised!! There are a few "luxery" coupons that I saw, but did anybody notice the Oral B Cross Action Power toothbrush coupon(Buy 1 Get 1 Free)? At Wal-Greens the same toothbrush is on sale for $5.50 with $5.50 in register rewards on your next purchase. I have not ever done the register rewards at Wal-Greens, but I'm thinking it means alot of free toothbrushes. (If you buy multiple papers!!) If anybody knows about this deal let me know. Another good buy at Wal-Greens that I had my eye on is the snuggle fabric sheets for $1.99. Try the peach blossom & sunshine swirl scent paired with Gain's apple mango tango detergent and it has an absolutely, fabulous, fresh laundry smell!! (Oh and I have 6 $1.00 off coupons from last weeks coupons, which makes my favorite dryer sheets only .99!! That, I'm definitely going to stock up on!!) Everybody remember that Albertsons and Kroger(Smith's for you Utahns) differ from region to region but the Wal-Greens and CVS ads are the same nationally.

Saving ALOT of Money With Coupons!!

When I first say the word "coupon" you're probably thinking "It is such a pain to clip these coupons everyweek and only save 25 cents!!" Am I right? I'm going to tell you a way that you will get tons of free products by clipping these 25 cent coupons.
Every Saturday the Sunday paper is delivered to you're local grocery stores.(doesn't make sense I know!!) I usually go Saturday evening and get one paper. (I know I have alot of Utah readers, so let me warn you, in Utah you can only buy the Sunday newspaper on Sunday, in Texas the newspaper are for sale until they run out.) The cost is $2.00 per paper, but in most (big) towns they will give you the option of buying two papers for $3.00 (our first savings!!) So anyways, check out the coupons and see if there are any coupons for 1.items you purchase the most. 2. Those "luxery" items that you can't always afford to buy but love when they are in your house. (like fruit snacks, toaster struddles, Lucky Charms etc.). If I really like the coupons I will buy 6-10 papers, clip the coupons,organize them and wait for the sales. Alot of times there will be some coupons for free stuff, so look for these also. The biggest way to save is at Albertsons and Kroger.(Smiths) Theses stores will double a coupon that is worth up to 50 cents, and triple a coupon that is up to 35 cents. So in most cases if a product is $1.00 you can actually get it for free!! So on Saturday go buy your newspaper and start your collection!! I will also do this and post the best deals I find both in price matching and using your coupons. I'm really excited for this blog, because I love to justify buying a ton of food and not paying hardly anything for it!!

Bath & Body Works Sale

I just got back from Bath and Body Works and they are having a fantastic sale!! The classic scents (apple, peach, pear, plumeria, etc...) are 6 for $20.00. Which include the body spray, body wash, and lotion. Making them around $3.35 each. There are also a couple of new scents that are 75% off. Leaving the price $2.37!! Also wall flowers are on sale for $5.00, if you have never used them, they smell wonderful and last a long time too. WOW!! I think I will go back tomorrow and spend some more of my husbands money!!

Let's Save!!

My name is Jamie, I love to clip coupons and find good deals!! I used to dream of the day when I would have 10 kids and grocery shop at Costco. Filling up an entire handcart and spending $1000.00!! Recently I went to Costco and found myself thinking about every price and if I could buy that for a better deal using coupons. Almost everything I needed I could buy cheaper using in store ads and coupons.
I live in a small town with nothing but a Wal-Mart and Brookshires, not alot of ways to save money there. My husband is in graduate school and our income is minimal which makes our food budget minimal too. Here's the easiest way I found to save money. I started out by calling the various stores and having them send me their ads. (stores and phone numbers are listed on the side) they come once a week in the mail. From there I find the best deals and off to Wal-Mart I go!! But by price matching and using coupons you can actually save a lot of money.