CVS and Walgreens

I don't post the weekly deals for CVS and Walgreens because there are so many other blogs that do! I mostly post the local deals that aren't found as readily on other blogs.

If you are interested in this week's CVS and WAG's deals:

Abundant Food Savings has a CVS matchup for our ad (which is different from the rest of the nation this week...)

Saving with Shellie has a nice Walgreens matchup.

Have fun!

Save Mart Deals (3/10-3/16)

There are a couple good deals to note this week at Save Mart with their in-ad coupons.

Fritos, Cheetos, Rold Gold, 16 o.z, Munchies - $1.25 with store coupon (limit 4)
$0.55 Rold Gold coupon from 2/28 SS
Final price: $0.70

*I paid $5.29 for my 6 lb. bag of pretzels at Costco...$0.88/lb.

Grab and Go Grape Tomatoes - $0.69 with store coupon (limit 1)

*I could not find these ANYWHERE so I asked the produce man. He said they were having a hard time getting them because of the earthquakes (?) and didn't have any. He gave me a bigger container of grape tomatoes as a substitute at the same price. I got a $3.99 container of tomatotes for $0.69! If you don't see any at your store, it might be worth asking.

Rung #3, Natural Disasters

It's March already? These months are just flying by. This month I am focusing on preparing my family for natural disasters. For example, earthquakes and wildfires could be potential threats in this area.

So far in my preparations (see my Food Storage Plan, page 2), I haven't geared up to leave my house. BUT it is often common for evacuations to occur alongside natural disasters.

This video got me thinking about how my family would respond to an evacuation. We have a lot of work to do. I'm not even sure we can get the whole family in the van and seat belted in ten minutes!

The Red Cross has a great Earthquake Checklist that I'm planning on going through and seeing what else we need to address for our family.

I also liked this Family Emergency Plan put out by ready.gov. We need to have a family plan set up.

These are a few of the things I'll be working on for the month of March. Feel free to join in or share any thoughts/experiences!

Safeway (3/10-3/16)

It looks like Safeway is the place to be this week!

Check out the coupon match-ups over at Abundant Savings. (No need for me to reinvent the wheel, right?)

My favorites are the FREE fruit snacks, FREE granola bars, and FREE salad dressing!

The only thing I would note in addition to the list at Abundant Savings is our lovely $3.00/5 coupon that was in the Scolari's ad awhile back.

Quaker Oatmeal Squares/Cap 'n Crunch - $1.00 (WYB 5)

$3.00/5 from past Scolari's ad

Final price: $0.40 each!

(Thanks, Abundant Savings!)

Scolari's (3/10-3/17)

Here are the deals I see for this week. It looks pretty S-L-O-W.

Scolari's will double coupons (as long as the coupon doesn't say "do not double") up to and including $1.00! View official coupon policy HERE.

Remember, Wednesdays are “double ad” days where both the current and previous week’s ad are honored.

Kikkoman Soy Sauce, select varieties - $2.99
$1.00 printable coupon (still working?)
Final price: $0.99

Kozy Shack Pudding, 6 pk. or 22 oz. - $1.99
$0.55 printable coupon (enter contest)
Final price: $0.89

Let me know if you see anything I've missed!

My Shopping Today

I got to have the morning to myself to run some errands and do some shopping. Nine stops and a few hours later:First, I needed to take my hubby's pants to the dry cleaner. JJ's Cleaners (by Raley's on Vista) is having a grand opening for their new location and is offering 25% off. No coupon needed! Woo-hoo!!

Next, I hit up a few stores. Here's what I purchased:

Raley's - $2.00
FREE hot chocolate (It was yummy!)
1 Bag of pistachios-$2.00
(I also found tearpad coupons for Cheezit crackers and Keebler crackers on end display near deli area.)

Walgreen's - $18.56 OOP send in for $6.99 rebate
1 Renpure shampoo - $6.99 (MIR $6.99)
5 WG diapers - $2.29 each
3 Kotex - $0.66 each
2 Nivea lip - $2.00 overage

Safeway - $34.99
24 roll Charmin tissue - $6.24
12 roll Bounty paper towels - $6.74
Tide Powder Stain - $2.00 (found in clearance section)
Shout Gel - $0.95 (found in clearance section)
2 Sargento cheese - $0.99 each
6 Yoplait Whips Yogurt - $0.12 each
2 Gogurts - $1.20 each
1 Pampers diapers - $2.49
1 bag chicken breasts - $5.96
3 apples - $2.69 (I was suckered into buying these...)
(They were out of the apples. The produce manager said to get a raincheck.)

Target - $6.55 send in for $5.00 rebate
1 Clorox toilet wand - $4.69 (MIR $5.00)
2 bags Kraft cheese - $0.59 each
1 Crest kids' toothpaste - $0.22
1 travel Renu contact solution - $0.48 overage

Smith's - $2.46
1 box freezer bags - $0.39 (clearance section)
2 bags Gold Medal flour - $0.75 each
1 Sunny Delight - $0.54
(Need to return a bag of flour, expiration date is 03/2009!)

Scolari's - $6.96
3 Life - $0.89 each
2 Capn Crunch - $0.89 each
1 16 oz. Lucky Charms - $1.38 (St. Pat's Day breakfast!)
1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch - $1.38
1 Cheerios - $0.38
1 Beechnut biscuits - $0.49
2 Kellogg fruit snacks - FREE
2 Beechnut meals - FREE
1 Instant Quaker Oats - FREE
Redbox movie rental - FREE
(The cereal blowout was not all I dreamed it would be...)

Save Mart - $1.93
1 bag baby carrots - $0.69
3 oranges - $0.57
1 bag salad - $0.69
2 packs hot dogs - $0.02 overage

GRAND TOTAL: $73.45 and $11.99 MIR

This trip would have cost $246.59 without coupons/club cards!

If you are interested in getting any of these deals, the grocery store deals are available until Tuesday. Check these links to see the new deals this week at Walgreen's and CVS.

Smith's Game and $4.00 off WYB 8

Today I won a bag of Kraft cheese at the Smith's March to Savings Game! Woo-hoo!

I also found this list of items that when you mix & match any 8, you get $4.00 off. In store savings available 3/14/2010 - 3/27/2010. Thanks, Smith's!

*It looks like several of the items you can win for free are included in the $4.00 off items!

Raley's Deals (3/3-3/9)

Here are the deals I see at Raley's this week. Let me know if I've missed anything!

Tri Tip Roast - $1.97/lb.

Navel Oranges - $0.37/lb.

Pears - $0.88/lb.

Wonderful Pistachios, 10 oz. - $3.00
$1.00 from 11/15 SS
Final price: $2.00

Also, take a survey about Raley's Brandtastic Meal Planner HERE and get a coupon for a Free Cafe drink. I just printed mine, and I'm thinking a hot chocolate right about now sounds fabulous!

Has anyone won a gift card yet? I'm still waiting to hear that I've won the $750.00. (Ha!) You can enter daily HERE! My fingers are crossed...

Safeway (3/3-3-9)

Safeway Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast - $1.49/lb.
(Frozen in a 4-lb. bag @ $5.96 each)

Tree Ripe Yellow Peaches - $0.99/lb.

Tree Ripe Nectarines - $0.99/lb.

Red Delicious Apples - $0.59/lb.!

Yoplait Yogurt - $0.50 each
$0.50/6 Cellfire ecoupon
stack with $0.60/3 Whips variety printable coupon (use 2)
Final price: $0.12 each WYB 6

Yoplait Go-Gurt or Trix Yogurt - $2.00
$0.80/2 Cellfire ecoupon
stack with $0.40 printable coupon (use 2)
Final price: $1.20 each WYB 2

Pampers Cruisers - $7.99 (in-ad coupon from Sun. paper, expires 3/6)
$2.50 off P&G esaver coupon (load onto Safeway card)
stack with $2.00 from 2/21 P&G
Final price: $3.49

Sargento Cheese - $1.49 each WYB 2
$0.50 from 1/31 SS (use 2)
Final price: $0.99 each WYB 2

BIG SIZES, BIG SAVINGS PROMO. (2/28-3/6)
Buy 2 or more participating larger packages for $9.99 each

Charmin 24 big rolls - $9.99
$3 off P&G esaver coupon (load coupon onto Safeway card)
stack with $0.25 from 2/7 P&G
Final price: $6.74

Bounty Paper Towels 12 big rolls - $9.99
$3 off P&G esaver coupon (load coupon onto Safeway card)
stack with $0.25 from 2/7 P&G
Final price: $6.24

PILLSBURY $4.00 OFF 4 PROMO.
Save $4 instantly WYB any 4 participating Pillsbury products with your Club card.
The only problem is I don't know what products are participating!

There are lots of coupons available for Pillsbury products. I'll update when I find out what in included in the sale.

Available at coupons.com:
$.55/2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel
$.40/2 Pillsbury Loaves, Breadsticks, Dinner Rolls…
$.75/2 Frozen Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
$.30/2 Refrigerated Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
$.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls
$1/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough

Available at smartsource.com:
$.75/2 Frozen Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
$0.40/2 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
$1/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
$0.75/2 Holiday cookies
$1.00/2 Savorings
$0.55/2 Toaster Strudels
$.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls

Available at Pillsbury.com
$.75/2 Frozen Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
$0.40/2 Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
$1/2 Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookie Dough
$0.75/2 Holiday cookies
$1.00/2 Savorings
$0.55/2 Toaster Strudels
$.40/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls
$0.40/2 Italian Meal Breads

$0.95 off Pillsbury Grands printable coupon (REALLY hoping this one is included!)

PLUS on top of paper coupons you can stack coupons from Cellfire and Shortcuts onto your card! Both sites have several Pillsbury discounts. I loaded them all on just in case.

Scolari's Deals (3/3-3/10)

Yeah! This week is looking a little more promising. The cereal deal Friday and Saturday looks like it may have potential for some good prices. My target price for cereal is typically under $1.00/box...the bigger the box the better.

Here are the deals I see for this week. Let me know if I’ve missed anything!

Scolari's will double coupons (as long as the coupon doesn't say "do not double") up to and including $1.00! View official coupon policy HERE.

Remember, Wednesdays are “double ad” days where both the current and previous week’s ad are honored.

FREE Redbox code at Scolari’s: 3SCLARS3

To use the code, do the following: on the first screen select “Rent With Promo, enter the code, choose your movie and swipe your debit or credit card (this is in case you don’t bring the movie back. They will put a $1 charge on your card to hold the movie, but if you return the movie by 9 pm the next day, the charge will be removed).

You can use 1 code for each debit/credit card that you have, so to rent multiple movies, just do the above process with each card.

Kellogg’s Fruit Snacks - $2.00
$1.00 printable coupon
Final price: FREE

Pepperidge Farm Goldfish - $1.69
$0.75 printable coupon (no longer available, still have some?)
Final price: $0.19

Coca-Cola Soft Drinks - $1.50
$1.00 any Coke product from Recycle Bank
Final price: FREE

Crest Toothpaste - $2.00
$0.75 from 2/7 P&G
Final price: $0.50 (If you don’t shop drugstores and get it for free…)

Dreyer’s Ice Cream - $3.49
$1.00 from 1/31 SS
Final price: $1.49 (I’m having a hard time paying more than $0.49!)

*CEREAL BLOWOUT SALE (Fri. and Sun. 3/5 & 3/6 ONLY)
All cereal will be 25% off these two days. Some of the prices listed include:

Cap’n Crunch, 16 oz. - $1.49
Life Cereal, 21 oz. - $1.49
$3.00/5 coupon from past Scolari’s ad (remember?)
Final price: $0.89 each
(Let me know if you need a coupon and we’ll see if I can get one to you!)

Quaker Instant Oatmeal, 15 oz. - $1.88
$3.00/5 coupon from past Scolari’s ad (remember?)
Final price: $1.28 each
(Let me know if you need a coupon and we’ll see if I can get one to you!)

Also can be used with $3.00/5 coupon (take $0.60 off per item):
Quaker Oatmeal Squares (unknown price)
Quaker Quick and Old Fashioned Oats (unknown price)
Quaker Old Fashioned Grits (unknown price)

Cheerios, 14 oz. - $1.88
$1.00 printable (no longer available, still have some?) (DND)
$0.75 from home mailer (will double)
Final price: $0.38-$0.88

Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Toast Crunch - $1.88
$1.00/2 printable coupon (good on Boo Berry, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, Cookie Crisp, Count Chocula, Dora, Franken Berry, Golden Grahams, Kix, Lucky Charms, Reese’s Puffs, Trix) (no longer available, still have some?) (DND)
Final price - $1.38

Here are some other cereal coupons available…I just don’t know what the prices are!
$1.50 Kashi Heart to Heart printable coupon (DND)
$0.75 Malt O Meal Honey Graham Squares & $0.75 Malt O Meal Honey and Oat Blenders & $0.75 Malt O Meal Hot Wheat Cereal printable coupons (will double)
$0.75 ANY Malt O Meal printable coupon (will double)
$0.75 Wheaties Fuel & $0.75 Chex & $0.75 Reese’s Puffs printable coupons (DND)
$1.00/3 any Kellogg’s cereals from 2/7 RP (will double)
$1.00 Quaker Oats printable coupon (no longer available, still have some?) (will double)
$1.00 Quaker Instant Oatmeal from home mailer (will double)
$0.55 Trix printable coupon (no longer available, still have some?) (DND)
$1.00 Kellogg’s Special K, Raisin Bran Extra, Mini-Wheats Little Bites printable (no longer available, still have some?) (will double)
$2.00/2 Kellogg’s Special K, Raisin Bran Extra, Mini-Wheats Little Bites printable (no longer available, still have some?) (DND)
$1.50/2 Kellogg’s All-Bran, Crispix, Rice Krispies, Frosted Mini-Wheats, Corn Flakes, Raisin Bran printable (no longer available, still have some?) (DND)

My Save Mart Trip

I made a quick run to Save Mart this morning (3/3) to pick up hot dogs, oranges, and carrots. There was also a cart of clearanced bread right as you walk through the front doors (next to a cart of fake Tupperware). All the bread was marked $0.50!I got:

3 bags of hot dog buns

1 bag of English muffins

1 loaf of bread

2 packs of hot dogs

1 bag of baby carrots

4 oranges

GRAND TOTAL: $3.84!I was hoping the all-beef variety of hot dogs was included but it wasn't. The turkey, chicken, regular hot dogs, and bun length hot dogs are included and are marked $0.79.

I'm not sure if it matters, but I handed the cashier the manufacturer's coupon first and then the store coupons. No beeps, no problems, good deals! Can you guess what we're having for dinner tonight? (Sorry, Sofia...I know how you feel about hot dogs!)

Save Mart (3/3-3/9)

There are some good deals at Save Mart this week. Let me know if I've missed anything.

Boneless Cross Rib Roast - $1.99/lb.

Large Navel Oranges - $0.25/lb.!!

(This is the lowest price I think I have ever seen on oranges.)

Store Coupons

Bar S Jumbo Meat Franks, 16 oz. - $0.49 (limit 2)
stack with $1.00/2 printable coupon (no longer available)
Final price: FREE!!

Fresh Express Iceberg Salad, 12 oz. - $0.69 (limit 1)

Grimmway Farms Whole Peeled Baby Carrots, 1 lb. - $0.69 (limit 1)

Don't forget to fill out the mail-in form found in the ad for your chance to win a refrigerator/freezer or $300 gift card. I could use both of those prizes!

Smith's Deals (3/3-3/9)

Here are the deals I see at Smith's for this week. Let me know if you see something else!

Gold Medal Flour, 5 lb. - $1.50

$0.75 printable coupon

Final price: $0.75!

Green Giant Steamers, 12 oz. - $1.28

$0.50 printable coupon (wrong size)

Final price: $0.78

Sunny D, 64 oz. - $0.79

$0.25 from 2/7 SS

Final price: $0.54

Tennessee Pride Roll Sausage, 16 oz. - $2.00

$1.00 from 1/21 RP

Final price: $1.00

Smith's (Kroger) also has a fun instant win game online. I won a $5.00 credit loaded onto my card! Sign in or register your Smith's card and then play the March to Savings Instant Win Game. You can play once a day and win things like store credit, cheese, pizza, and other grocery items.

Ragu at Raley's

Here is a new coupon that can be used through tomorrow (3/2) for a good price on Ragu and pasta at Raley's:

Ragu Pasta Sauce - $1.50
Store promo. FREE Golden Grain Pasta (12-16 oz.) WYB 2 Ragu Pasta Sauce
$1.00/2 Ragu printable coupon
Final price: $2.00 for 2 Ragu and one pasta ($0.67 each)!

Find the other Raley's deals for the week of 2/24-3/2 HERE.