My Trip to Albertsons today - 9/18/09

8 boxes of Ritz Crackers @ $2.50 each = 20.00
8 boxes of Ritz Crackerfuls @ #2.50 each = $20.00
4 V8-Splash @ 2/$4 = $8.00
2 Campbellls Tomato Soup @ 20/$10 = $1
2 Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup @ 20/$10 = $1
4 Campbells Select Harvest Soup @ 4/$5 = $5.00

Minus-
4 $1/2 Nabisco Cookies or Crackers (from the Nabisco Throughout the School Year Coupon book - Q's cannot be doubled) = - 4.00
8 Free Crackerfuls WYB Ritz Crackers = -20.00
2 $1/2 V8 Splash = - 2.00
1 40¢/4 Campbells Chicken noodle or Tomato soups = - 0.40
2 50¢/2 Campbells Select Harvest Soups = - 1.00
1 $5.00 Catalina (Campbell's & Pepperidge Farm) = - 5.00
4 $3.00 for every four nabisco crackers = - 12.00
2 $1.00 double coupons = - 2.00
1 50¢ double coupon = - 0.50

Total Out Of Pocket: $8.10
Received a $5.00 OYNO Cat.

How to use Free Coupons.

I saw this on www.UtahDealDiva.com today and thought that my readers should have this info too!

Thanks Utah Deal Diva!!



We all love getting coupons for free products, who wouldn't? For this week's Thrifty Thursday tip, I want to show you a couple ways you can maximize your savings using coupons for free products.

Some of you might be confused. If you're already getting the product for free, how is it possible to save even more?! I'll show you!

Use your free product coupon during a Buy-One-Get-One-Free sale.
{BOGO} We all can agree, although getting one item for free is great, getting two for free is even better! With a BOGO sale, the store is proving the one free item, and the free coupon is essentially you're "payment" for the other item. The store is reimbursed full value of the coupon and you walk out with 2 free product! Only thing is, keep an eye on the value of your free product coupon. Oftentimes stores mark up items with a BOGO sale {like the Smith's John Morrell lunch meat for $5!} In some cases, the price of the item might exceed the value of the coupon, so you may end up paying a small amount. However, it's usually still worth it!

Use your free product coupon during a promotion. Both Smith's and Albertson's often have catalina promotions where you purchase certain items and get a catalina for a certain amount back. It's always good to use coupons during catalina promotions as it lowers your out-of-pocket costs. Using a free item coupon is even better! If you happen to find an instant savings promotion, like the ones Smith's often runs, then again, it's even better as it lowers your out-of-pocket costs even more! Check out the example here at Target this week!

Use your free product coupon for a rebate item. Talk about lowering your out-of-pocket costs! If you happen to have a coupon for a completely free item that also has a full rebate being offered, then you've just hit the jackpot! I recently found a deal like this here. Although this example isn't using a free product coupon, the Fuel for School rebate through Kellogg's is another way to get items for free then submit for a rebate!

So next time you happen to receive a coupon for a free product, don't rush out to use it! Hold on to it and see if you can further maximize your savings!

Internet Printable coupon

Go to www.tryV8.com and print a $1.00 off 1 46ounce V-Fusion Juice.

Free Betty Crocker Potatoes!

Wow! Just what we all need, Free Food! And I've been craving Au Gratin Potatoes lately too!

Get a free sample of Betty Crocker Potatoes when you sign up for the Dinner made easy newsletter. Choose from either Au Gratin or Garlic Mashed Potaotes. Click here: http://freesample.bettycrockerpotatoes.com/BCPotatoesII/Default.aspx

3 Double Coupons this week at Albertsons!

This week we have 3 Double Coupons from Albertsons.

Right now I'm looking at the back page and contemplating how I'm going to use my double coupons.
Purchase $15 of participating Campbell's or Pepperidge Farms products and get $5 off your next grocery order. These items include:
Campbells Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup (20/$10)
Campbell's Spaghetti O's or 2 oz. Carton of Gold Fish Crackers (10/$10)
Campbell's Kids Soups (4/$5)
Campbell's Select Harvest or Chunky Soup or 6.6 - 8 oz. Bag GoldFish Crackers (4/$5)
Prego Italian Sauces, V8 Splash Juice, or Pepperidge farm cookies (2/$4)

There is also another deal going on this week at Albertson's:
Snack Mania!
$1.75 for every 4 you buy! Individual Price 2/$5.00
Items include:
Nabisco snack crackers
Nabisco Chips Ahoy! Cookies
Nabisco Ritz Crackers
Nabisco Ritz Crackerfuls
Nabisco Premium Saltine Crackers
Nabisco Toasted Chips
Nabisco Oreo Cakesters


Hmmm. So here's what I'm thinking right now:

Transaction #1
V8-Splashes.
Buy 8 = $16.00
Minus 4 Man. Q from last sunday = $1/2 = $4.00
Minus 3 double Q's = $3.00

$9.00 Out of pocket, Get $5.00 Back

Transaction #2
Campbell's Chunky or Select 12@1.25 each= 15.00
Minus 3 coupons ($1.00 off 4) = $3.00
Minus 3 doublers = $3.00
Minus $5.00 from Transaction #1 = $5.00

Total OOP=$4.00, Get $5.00 Back

Transaction #3
Ritz Crackerfuls
4 Crackerfuls @ 1.75 each = $7.00
Minus 4 Man. Q's ($1/1) = $4.00
Minus 3 Double Q's = $3.00
Total OOP = Free

Albertson's 9/15/09

My shopping trip today consisted of 3 trips through the check out line with 3 transactions each. All totaled I got:
2 Tony's Pizza's
1 Lifesavers pack
1 Ground Cloves
6 Packages of Kashi TLC Bars
1 package Ocean Spray Craisins
18 Del Monte Fruit Naturals Fruit Cups
2 Kashi Go Lean Crunch Cereal
2 Kellogg's Strawberry Mini Wheats Cereal
2 Kellogg's Jumbo Krispies Cereal
1 Kellogg's Rice Krispies Cereal
6 Cans Albertson's Brand Creamed Corn
4 Cans Albertson's Brand Green Beans
4 Cans Albertson's Brand Small Sweet Peas
4 Cans Linday Olives
10 Bottles Kens Salad Dressing

My Total Out Of Pocket was $25.99, BUT the total cost before coupons (and after sales) was $104.48. That's a savings of 78.49 OR about 75% Off!!!