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Weekly grocery deals 5-12

This week you will find good deals on corn, lots of $1 per pound or less produce, free pasta at Lowes Foods, many good yogurt buys at all the stores and .84 Pepsi 2 ltrs at Kroger. It's definitely a good week to buy groceries!

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Faye Prosser

There are lots of great deals on many product categories this week. Corn is a good price at .25 - .29 per ear at Lowes Foods and Kroger. There are a number of good yogurt deals at many stores. You will find lots of produce deals at $1.00/lb or less. There's a new promotion at Harris Teeter that will save you bunches on Betty Crocker baking products. There are also some really good cheese and meat sales this week. Please share any other deals you may find in your shopping travels.

The links to any printable coupons mentioned are in the box to the left. Please note that there are 2 pages worth of printable coupon links and to see all the links, click the MORE button at the top of the box.

 

Lowes Foods

May 12 – May 18

3-Day Sale, Friday, May 14 – Sunday, May 16

Large cocktail shrimp, 2 lb bag BOGO, limit 4 with additional $25 purchase

Vidalia Onions, 3 lb bag $1.99 (a good price per lb for yummy vidalias!)

Gwaltney smoked center cut ham slice, $2.49/lb, Limit 4 with $25 additional purchase

BOGO 12 count cookies Bogo for $1.49

CapriSun fruit drinks, 10 pack $1.77, Limit 4 - $1.00/1 CapriSun Sunrise variety coupon from 4/25 SS insert = .77 each (very good price for CapriSun)

Lowes Foods soda 2 ltr .48 each (a very good buy for 2 ltrs)

Land O Lakes white or yellow American cheese from deli, $3.99/lb

Natural beer, 24 pack, 12 oz cans $9.99, limit 2

Regular Weekly Sale

Produce

Yellow or white corn 8 ears for $2 (.25/ear – a pretty good buy)

Better Value Red Delicious Apples, 5 lb bag $3.99 (.80/lb – a good deal)

Better Value Russet Potatoes, 10 lb bag $3.99 (.39/lb – a good deal)

Meat

All natural pork baby back ribs $2.99/lb

Boneless sirloin steak $4.99/lb

Dairy and Frozen

Sargento Shredded cheese, 5-8 oz on sale $1.88 - .75/1 coupon from 4/18 SS printable coupon for low sodium varieties = .38 (a great deal!)

Stonyfield yogurt, 6 oz .50 each - .50/3 printable coupon (click on coupons and offers at the top of the Stonyfield home page) = .50 for 3 (.16 each – a great deal!)

Trix or GoGurt 6 pack $2 each - .80/2 printable = $1.20 each

Other Trix/Gogurt coupons available include: .75/2 coupon from 4/18 SS, $1.00/2 from 5/9 SS, .35/1 from 4/18 SS

Yoplait Yo Plus Yogurt, 4 pack $1.50 - .50 coupon from 4/18 SS = .50 each – a very good price

Fiber One Yogurt Multipacks $1.50 - .50 coupon from 3/21SS (expires 5/15) = .50 – a very good price

Cheemo pierogies BOGO for $1.47 - $1.00 coupon from the frozen food display in stores in March (shaped like a penguin) = .47 each (the spinach and feta variety is really good)

Red Baron Pizza $3.99 (the Pan pizza variety is NOT on sale so if you buy the pan pizza and use the $1.50 off Pan Pizza coupon it is not as good a deal as I originally posted on Wednesday. Sorry!

Breyers Ice Cream BOGO for $2.49 each

Weight Watchers Smart Ones entrees or desserts $2.00 each - $1.00/5 printable coupon = 1.80 each

Kahiki Eggs Rolls BOGO for $1.85 - $1.00/2 coupon from 3/7 = $1.35 each

There are also .55/1 coupons that were inside packages a couple months ago. If you actually have them (and I do!) the total = .75 each

Fresh Rewards Deal: Stouffer’s Frozen dinners on sale 4 for $10 AND buy 8 and earn $4.00 Fresh Rewards Cash
MQ: Use coupons for $1.00/1 Corner Bistro Toasted Sub from 4/11 SS (the subs are included in the sale)
Total paid for 4 with 4 coupons = 4 for $6 and then earn $4 FRC

Total after 4 coupons and FRC = $2.00 (.50 each!)

FRC Deal: Palermo’s Pizza on sale $5.99 AND buy 2 and earn $3 FRC
MQ: $1.00/1 coupon from 3/14 SS
Total for 2 with 2 coupons = $9.98 and then earn $3 FRC

Total for 2 after 2 coupons and FRC = $6.98 ($3.49 each)

Miscellaneous Food

Wacky Mac Pasta .99 - .50 printable coupon = FREE

Hunt’s ketchup 24 oz. on sale for .99 - $1.00/2 coupon from All You Magazine, April 2010 = .49 each

Nature's Own Premium Specialty Bread $2.49 - .75 printable coupon = .99 ( a very good deal for multigrain bread with 3 grams of fiber per slice!)  The coupon can be found at www.coupons.com. Click the link in the box for the Sargento coupon and it will take you to coupons.com.

Ken’s Salad dressing, 16 oz. BOGO for $1.58 - $1.00/2 from 5/9 = $1.08 each

Pepsi products, 6 pack of 16-24 oz bottles $1.57, limit 4

Mott’s Apple Juice 64 oz BOGO for $1.21

Lowes Foods marshmallows BOGO for .63 each (time to stock up for smores season!)

Lowes Foods potato chips, 5 oz BOGO for $1.00

Italian 5 Grain Bread at the bakery BOGO for $1.49

Sub Rolls at the bakery, 4 count BOGO for $1.39

Non-Food
FRC Deal: Dial bar soap, 3 count on sale $2 each AND buy 4 and earn $2 Fresh Reward Cash
MQ: Use coupons for .35/1 from 3/7 RP insert
Total for 4 after 4 coupons = $5.20 then earn $2 FRC

Total for 4 after 4 coupons and $2 FRC = $3.20 (.80 each 3 pack = .26 per bar)

Lowes Foods Laundry Detergent, liquid, 38-42 loads BOGO for $2.48 each

Lowes Foods Fabric Softener, 40 count BOGO for .89 each

Lowes Foods, 250 count BOGO for $1.04

Paws Chunk Dog Food, 34 lb bag $11.99

Paws dry cat food, 3.5 lbs BOGO for $1.74 each

There is also something called Drunken Goat on sale at the deli for $15.99/lb. I am really not sure what it is, but it looks like cheese. Now I don’t know about you, but I am wondering what booze they are giving the goat to make it drunk and does the cheese then taste like that alcohol? I don’t really think I would want pina colada flavored cheese……. :-)


Harris Teeter
May 12 – May 18

 

The big news at Harris Teeter this week is the Shrek-Tacular Savings Promotion: Save $4 instantly when you buy 10 participating products. Basically, you get .40 off each product and you can couple the sale and promo with manufacturer coupons to bring the out of pocket cost even lower. The $4 discount comes off at the register and is applied to that transaction (not a coupon for a future transaction). Participating products include:

Cheerios, Reese's Puffs, Multigrain Cheerios, Apple Cinnamon Cheerios on sale for 2/$5 - $1.00/1 Multigrain printable or .55/1 Cheerios printable

Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Golden Grahams, Cookie Crisp, or Trix Cereals on sale 2/$4 - $1.00/2 coupon from 5/2 SS or .55/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal printable

Betty Crocker Cake Mix on sale for .89 - .75/2 coupon when you buy cake mix and frosting from 3/28 SS

Betty Crocker Frosting on sale 2/$3 - .50 printable coupon

Betty Crocker cookie mix, pouch on sale 2/$3 - .40/1 coupon from 3/28 SS or .40/1 printable coupon

Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix or Muffin Mix on sale 2/$4 - .75/2 brownies coupon or .50/1 muffin mix coupon from 3/28 SS

Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes on sale 4/$5 - .25/1 coupon from 3/28 or .40/1 printable (was available but not seeing it now – hopefully you already printed it)

Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Gushers, Roll-Ups, Shapes, or Stickerz on sale 2/$4

Gold Medal Flour on sale 2/$3 - .55/1 Peelie coupon found on some packages

Totinos Party Pizza on sale 4/$5 - $.50/3 from 4/18 SS

Fiber One Chewy Bars or 90 Calorie Chewy Bars 2/$5 - $.50/1 coupon for 90 cal bars from 5/2 SS or .50/2 any bars from 5/2 SS

Chex Mix, 15 oz on sale 2/$5 - .50/1 printable or .50/2 coupon from 4/18 SS

Yoplait Gogurt 2/$5 - .80/2 printable coupon, .75/2 coupon from 4/18 SS, $1.00/2 from 5/9 SS, .35/1 from 4/18 SS

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls 5 ct. BOGO for .89 each - $.75/2 coupon from 3/28 SS

Totinos Pizza Rolls 40 ct. on sale 2/$5 - .40/2 from 4/18 SS PLUS there is a Catalina register coupon deal on the Totinos Pizza Rolls:
Buy any 2 Totinos Pizza Rolls 40 count and get $2 OYNO coupon (coupon that prints out at the register that you can use on your next order)
Buy 3, get $3.50 OYNO coupon

Buy 4, get $5 OYNO coupon

Apparently there is also a Shrek-tacular Savings Booklet available in stores, but I have not seen it yet. The booklet has a number of coupons for these products as well.If you find them - please let us know where they are!

Scenario (there are tons of scenarios, but here is one that will result in low out of pocket cost)

2 Betty Crocker Frosting (using 2 of the .50/1 coupons)
2 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix (using 2 of the .40 coupons)
2 Betty Crocker Cake Mix and 2 Frosting (using 2 coupons for .75/2 on both)
2 Betty Crocker Muffin Mix (using 2 coupons for .50/1)

Total for 10 products after coupons (which are all doubled) and $4 instant rebate = $2.18 (21 cents each)

E-Vic Special: Aquarius Water, 24 pack, .5 ltr bottles $1.99 (non-member price $2.99), limit 1

Regular Weekly Sale

Produce

Jonagold or Empire Apples .99/lb

Yellow or Zucchini Squash $1.59/lb

Celery $1.49

Blueberries or Blackberries BOGO

Sweet Corn 5 ears for $2 = .40 each (.25 each at Lowes Foods this week and .29 at Kroger)

Meat

London Broil, top round roast, round cubes steak, lean stew meat BOGO for $2.64/lb for London Broil, $1.99/lb for stew meat – both good deals

Perdue Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast, 3 lb bag frozen BOGO for $6.49 each ($2.16/lb.)

Whole boneless pork tenderloin BOGO

EZ Peel white shrimp, 2 lb bag BOGO

Oscar Mayer Meat Franks Bun Length Only Buy 2 Get 3 FREE. Regular price $3.39. Buy 2 for $6.78 and get 3 free. Must buy 2 to get 3 free.
Total for 5 = $6.78 ($1.35 each)

Limit 10 total

Dairy and Frozen
Harris Teeter Shredded Cheese, 8 oz Buy 2 Get 3 FREE. Regular price $2.65. Buy 2 at $2.65 each and get 3 free. Must buy 2 to get 3 free.
Total for 5 = $5.30 ($1.06 each – a very good price)

Limit 10 total

Kraft 100 Calorie Cheese Bites, 5 oz $2 - $1.00 printable coupon = $1

Dannon Yogurt fruit on the bottom, 6 oz .50 each - .40/6 from 5/9 SS = $2.20 for 6 (.36 each – a good price)

Yoplait Greek Yogurt Cups $1.00 - .30 coupon from 3/28 SS = .40 each

HT Orange Juice, 64 oz $2.00

Green Giant Frozen Boxed Veggies $1.00 each - .60/3 from 3/28 SS or .50/1 printable

Lean Cuisine Entrees $2.50 each - $1.00/5 coupon from 5/2 SS = $2.30 each PLUS buy 6 entrees and receive a FREE Skinny Cow FREE

Miscellaneous Food

Kellogg’s Special K Cereal BOGO for $1.56 - $1.00/2 coupon from 5/2 RP = $1.06 each

Krunchers Potato Chips, 9.62 oz $2.50 - $1.00/1 coupon from 4/18 SS = $1.50 each

White House Apple Juice, 64 oz BOGO for $1.44

White House Apple Sauce, 6 count BOGO for $1.17

Ruffles Potato Chips Buy 2 Get 3 FREE, Limit 10 total

HT Whole Grain Breads (picture shows 100% whole wheat bread and honey wheat bread), 20 oz on sale for .99 – a good buy for 100% whole wheat bread!

Non Food

Chore Boy Scrubbers 2 pack $1.00 - .55 printable = FREE

Lysol Wipes $1.67 - $1.00 printable coupon = .67

Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner $1.44 - .50/1 from 4/25 SS = .44

Purex, 50 oz BOGO for $2.99 - .35/1 coupn from 4/18 RP (expires 5/15) = $2.29 (a good price)

Purina Dog Chow, 17.6 – 20 lb BOGO for $7.99 to $8.24 - $1.50/1 from 5/2 = $6.49 (regular price is $15.99)

Tidy Cats Litter, 20 lb bag BOGO for $2.49 - $1.00/1 coupon from 5/2 SS = $1.49

Nature’s Bounty or Osteo Bi-Flex Vitamins BOGO - $1.00/1 Nature’s Bounty coupon from 4/25

Angel Soft Bath Tissue 12 double rolls, $5.99 - .50/1 from 2/18 (expires 5/14) = $4.99


Food Lion
May 12 – May 18

 

Food Lion is having a 3-Day sale starting Friday at 8:00 am including:

PopTarts $1.50 each

Tide 50 oz $4.88 - $1.00/1 coupon from 5/2 = $3.88 ( a good price for Tide), Limit 4

Charmin 9 large rolls $3.88 - .25/1 from 5/2 P&G = $3.63

Bounty Basic Paper Towels, 6 big Rolls $4.88 - .25 from 5/2 P&G = $4.63

Regular Weekly Sale

Produce

Red seedless grapes .99/lb – great price for grapes!

Dole Iceburg lettuce salad or Fresh Express Garden Salad, 12 oz bag .78

Gala Apples $1.29/lb

Peeled Carrots, 1 lb .99

Green Bell Peppers .99 each

Corn .44 each (.25 each at Lowes Foods this week and .29 at Kroger)

Meat

Country style pork ribs, value pack $1.57/lb

Boston Butt Steaks, value pack $1.67/lb

Boneless chuck roast $2.18/lb

Jumbo Food Lion Shrimp, 16 oz BOGO for $5 - $7.50/lb

Fresh Deli Cooked Ham $2.88/lb (good deal for deli meat)

Dairy and Frozen

Breyers Yogurt Cups .50 each - $1.00/10 coupon from 3/28 = .40 each

Food Lion Ice Cream, 48 – 56 oz, $2.50

Food Lion Orange Juice $2.00

Miscellaneous Food

Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Golden Grahams BOGO - .55 Cheerios or Cinnamon Toast Cereal printable coupon

Hunt’s ketchup 24 oz. on sale for $1.00 - $1.00/2 coupon from All You Magazine, April 2010 = .50 each

Betty Crocker Suddenly Salad BOGO - .40/1 printable

Pepsi Products 2 liters .99

Smart Option Sodas 2 ltr $1.00


Kroger
May 9 – May 15

 

Produce

Sweet corn .29 per ear

Slicing Tomatoes .99/lb (great price)

Fuji Apples $1.00/lb

Mangoes 2 for $1.00

Kroger mini peeled carrots, 1 lb bag, $1.00

Whole or sliced white mushrooms, 8 oz, $1.50

Fresh Artichokes $1.50 each

Strawberries, 1 lb $1.88

Whole Pineapple $2.50 each

Meat

Tyson Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $1.99/lb (a good price)

Tyson drumsticks and thighs for .99/lb

Kroger value pack boneless skinless chicken thighs $1.79/lb

Kroger value pack chicken leg quarters, 10 lb bag for $5.90 = .59/lb (a good price)

Assorted bone in pork chops $1.99/lb

Dairy and Frozen

Kroger gallon milk $2.49 (a good price)

Tropicana Orange Juice $2.38 - $1.00/2 from 4/25 = $1.88 (good price for Trop OJ)

Kroger shredded or bar cheese, 16 oz $2.50 (same as $1.25 for 8 oz – a good deal)

Yoplait Yogurt .44 each - .40/6 from 4/25 = $1.84 for 6 (.30 each – a good deal)

Lean Cuisine 5 for $10 - $1.00/5 coupon from 5/2 SS ($1.80 each)

Michelina’s Budget Gourmet .49 each

Miscellaneous Food

Pepsi 2 ltrs .84 each when you buy 6 (if you buy less, they are $1.25 each) If you are a pepsi drinker – this is a good stock up price! Includes Dr Pepper, Sierra Mist, Pepsi or Diet Pepsi

P & G Deal: $4 off instantly at checkout when you mix and match any 4 participating P & G products. There is a whole page of items and there were coupons for most in the 5/2 inserts. The Pampers are a pretty good deal. They are on sale for $8.99 - $1.50 coupon from 5/2 AND get $4 off at register when you buy 4. Total for 4 after sale, 4 coupons and $4 instant savings = $27.96 ($6.99 each). You can also submit the purchase for the P&G Year of Savings Rebate. When you buy $50 worth of P&G items by May 31, submit rebate form found at link in box above and receive a coupon book with $100 in savings.

http://www.thankyoumom.com/coupons.jsp

 

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