Scolari's Deals (6/16-6/23)

Here are the deals I see for this week at Scolari’s.

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.

Seedless Watermelon - $2.99

Ball Park BEEF Franks, select variety - $2.50
$0.75 printable coupon (Jumbo variety)
Final price: $1.00

Bull's Eye BBQ Sauce, select variety, 18 oz. - $1.99
$1.00 printable coupon AND printable coupon (regional varieties)
Final price: FREE

Keebler Wheatables - $2.50
$1.00 printable coupon
Final price: $0.50

California Pizza Kitchen Pizza, select varieties - $1.99
$1.00 from 5/2 SS
Final price: FREE

Knudsen Sour Cream - $1.99
$1.00/2 from Safeway dairy coupon booklet
Final price: $0.99 each WYB 2

Morning Star Vegetarian Meals - $3.49
$1.00 printable coupon
Final price: $1.49

Leaf or Romaine Lettuce - $0.79

Limes - $0.20 each

As always, let me know if I've missed anything!

Summer Fun - Reno Philharmonic: Four FREE Events

The following is an email received from the Reno Philharmonic:

There is a holiday weekend coming up. What do you have planned?
Four days. Four Events. All Free. Grab some friends and we'll see you there.

Pops at the Ranch
July 3, 8:00 p.m. Pops at the Ranch - FREE
The Reno Phil kicks off the summer season with a free community concert for Saturday, July 3 at Bartley Ranch. “Pops at the Ranch” will feature the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra. This concert will present patriotic music to get the crowd ready for the 4th of July weekend. The orchestra will be lead by Jason Altieri, the conductor of the Reno Philharmonic Youth Orchestras and the UNR orchestra. NO TICKET IS REQUIRED FOR THIS SHOW.

Pops in the Park
July 4, 4:30 p.m. Pops in the Park, presented by the Sierra Philharmonic League - FREE
Mormon State Park, Genoa NV
The Reno Philharmonic Orchestra has performed at “Pops in the Park” in Genoa to capacity crowds for over 25 years, and could be a best kept secret up north in Reno. The Sierra Philharmonic League organizes the family friendly event with clowns, strolling musicians, along with silent and live auctions. The Philharmonic Orchestra with Dr. Jason Altieri caps off the day performing at Mormon State Park at 4:30 p.m.

Discover Percussion
Monday, July 5, 9:30 a.m. Discover Percussion - FREE
McKinley Arts and Culture Center
Explore music through the instruments and the musicians! The Discover Music Program is comprised of musical ensembles of two to five musicians, who perform interactive child-friendly music programs. These are designed to give elementary school children a close-up look at symphonic musicians, music, and instruments through performances, demos, and participatory activities. Fun for all.

Young Musician’s Showcase
July 6th at 6:00pm Young Musician’s Showcase - FREE
Trinity Episcopal Church, Reno, NV
This is a rare opportunity to experience the region’s most elite young musicians, up close and personal. Many of the featured musicians have served in principal positions in the award winning Reno Philharmonic Youth Orchestras. With six top-notch performances, solo and ensemble, its first ‘Young Musicians Showcase’ will feature soloists violinist Andy Shao, violinist Claire Evans, cellist Robyn Niedhold, and violinist Dennis Wei, along with the Amaranth String Quartet and City Strings Quartet.

See all the events here.

Reno Philharmonic Association
925 Riverside Dr. #3 • Reno, NV 89503 • 775-323-6393 • fax 775-323-6711
renophil@renophil.com • renophil.com

(Thanks, Shirley!)

Safeway Dairy Recipe/Coupon Booklet

I know that the Safeway Dairy coupon booklet has been hard to come by. (Why a store would advertise a booklet in their ad, have signs for it in the store, and then not actually have it anywhere is beyond me.)

Luckily, my suppliers (thanks, Mom, Dad, and Sister!) delivered and I have some to share. If you would like to come by and pick up a booklet or two (or three) let me know.

The Tillamook cheese deal at Scolari's ends tomorrow, 6/16! There are also a few coupons I'm eyeing for the upcoming week like Knudsen sour cream at Scolari's and Popsicle treats at Save Mart.

I also have a few extra $1.00/2 Welch's jam coupons (making them $1.00 each for 32 oz. at Scolari's, ending 6/16) that I bought if anyone is interested in picking those up too.

Safeway: Buy 8 Save $4 Promo

I know this is a bit late but I'm just now sitting down to take a look at all the deals at Safeway this week (through 6/15).

There is an ENTIRE list of deals going on with the Buy 8 Save $4 Promo posted over at The Krazy Coupon Lady.

Some of the deals that personally caught my eye that I am planning on doing include:

Bullseye BBQ Sauce, 17.5-18 oz $0.99
$1.00/1 printable coupon (See Krazy Coupon Lady for link)
Final Price: Free

Buy 2 Arrowhead Sparkling Water, 1 Liter $0.49
$1.00/2 Arrowhead Sparkling Mountain Spring Water from RP 5/16*
Final Price: Free

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, 7.25 oz $0.49
$0.55/2 – printable coupon (kraftbrands.com)
Final Price: $0.21 each, when you buy 2

General Mills Cheerios, 8.9 oz $1.49
$1.00/2 – General Mills Cereal – (coupons.com)
$1.00/2 – General Mills – (bricks.coupons.com)
$0.55/1 – Cheerios, Original – (coupons.com)
$0.55/1 – Cheerios, Original – (bettycrocker.com)
$0.55/1 – Cheerios, Original – (boxtops4education.com)
$0.55/1 – Cheerios, Original – (pillsbury.com)
$1.00/1 – Cheerios, Original – (cheerios.com)
$1.00/2 Cheerios Cereals from SS 6/6
And load $0.55/1 – Cheerios, eCoupon – (shortcuts.com)
Final Price: as low as $0.05 Moneymaker!

Buy Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters $1.99
Use $1.00/1 – Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters – (coupons.com)
Or $1.00/1 – Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters, manufacturer coupon – (target.com)
And Load $1.00/1 – Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters – (cellfire.com)
Final Price: Free

Girards Salad Dressing – 12 Fl. Oz. $2.49
$2.00/1 – Girard’s Salad Dressing – (coupons2.smartsource.com)
Final Price: $0.49

Kraft Salad Dressing, 14-16 oz $1.49 Oregon & Washington
Kraft Salad Dressing, 14-16 oz $1.99 CA
CATALINA: Buy Kraft Salad Dressing through 6/27
Buy 2, Receive $1.00 Catalina ($0.50 savings per item)
Buy 3, Receive $2.00 Catalina ($0.67 savings per item)
Buy 4, Receive $3.00 Catalina ($0.75 savings per item)
Buy 4 Kraft Dressings $1.49
Use 2 $1.00/2 Kraft Dressing from SS 5/2
Pay: $3.76, Receive $3.00 Catalina
Final Price: $0.19 each, when you buy 4

Trix Cereal, 10.7 oz $1.49
$1.00/2 – General Mills Cereal – (coupons.com)
Load $0.55/1 – Trix Cereal – (cellfire.com)
And load $0.55/1 – Trix Cereal – (shortcuts.com)
Final Price: $0.11 moneymaker, when you buy 1 Trix and 1 other GM cereal

Tostitos Tortilla Chips 9-13 oz $1.77
watch for $1.00/1 peelie coupons
Final Price: $0.77

Rolaids Multi-Symptom Tablets $1.49
Use $4.00/2 Pepcid, Rolaids, Mylanta, Dramamine, Lactaid, Imodium or Tucks, excludes trial size from RP 6/6
Final Price: $1.02 Moneymaker, when you buy 2!

Remember to buy in groups of 8 at least 8! (Thanks, Kristi.)

(Thanks, Krazy Coupon Lady!)

Summer Fun - $1 Movies

Cinemark movie theatres are showing 10 weeks of family-friendly (G or PG) movies this summer for $1.00 per show or $5.00 for all 10 shows if you purchase a punch card in advance.

The two theatres that are participating locally are the Cinemark theatres at the Summit (13965 South Virginia Street) and the Cinemark theatres at Parklane (210 E. Plumb Lane).

The schedules vary at each location (all of the same movies are being shown just on different dates), but here's the schedule at the Summit to give you an idea.

Summit Sierra Schedule, all shows start at 10:00 a.m. -

June 16- Veggie Tales: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything (G)
June 23- Aliens in the Attic (PG)
June 30- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG)
July 7- Monsters vs Aliens (PG)
July 14- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (PG)
July 21- Planet 51 (PG)
July 28- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (PG)
August 4- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (PG)
August 11- Charlotte's Web (G)
August 18- The Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (G)

View the schedule/flyer for Century Parklane HERE.

View the schedule/flyer for Summit Sierra HERE.

View all participating theatres HERE.

Save Mart Deals (6/9-6/15)

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

Roma Tomatoes - $0.47/lb.

Red Seedless Grapes - $0.77/lb.

Frito Lay Variety Snacks, 22 count - $3.99 (with in-ad coupon)
$1.00 from 5/16 SS
Final price: $2.99

Bag O Pops Popsicles, 18 ct. - $0.99 (with in-ad coupon)

Scolari's Deals (6/9-6/16)

Here are the deals I see for this week at Scolari’s.

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.

Whole Beef Top Sirloin - $1.99/lb.
(I’m having mine cut into steaks!)

Tillamook Cheese, 2 lbs. - $5.99
$1.00 from Safeway dairy coupon booklet
Final price: $3.99

Bar S Bologna, 16 oz. - $1.50
$1.00/2 printable coupon
Final price: $0.50

Popsicle Ice Pops, select varieties - $1.50
$1.00/2 from Safeway dairy coupon booklet
Final price: $0.50

Sierra Gold Potatoes, 5 lbs. - $0.99

Baby Carrots, 1 lb. - $0.99

As always, let me know if I've missed anything!

Summer Fun - Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Northern Nevada is offering a summer family membership for $20.00.

This will cover a family admission (family of 6) from June 1st - September 30th. They are located at 813 North Carson Street, Carson City, NV, and are open daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

More information is available HERE.

I have never been to this museum. Have you? Any input for us?

June Group Order: Freeze Dried Strawberries

This month's group order is freeze dried strawberries!If we can get an order of 12 cans or more the price will be $13.00 a can. View product information HERE.

Please let me know by Friday if you are interested in ordering and how many #10 cans you would like. Payment will be due when the order arrives.

Summer Fun - Free Fishing Day!

(One of my little fishermen...)

June 12, 2010 is free fishing day in Nevada!

At the Sparks Marina there will be a day of free trout fishing for youth (ages 7-17) from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.

The flyer we received also states:

• Fishing pole provided for those who don't have one, while supplies last.
• Volunteers will help you cast out your fising line.
• The Sparks Marina has been especially stocked.
• Free hotdogs, drinks, and other treats for registered children only.

More details available HERE.

Smith's: Strawberries and Cream - $0.45 each!

I was reading blogs from ladies in Utah that the strawberry containers had $1.00 Cool Whip peelies at Smith's. I thought surely that had to be a Utah-only thing but low and behold...there were peelies on all of the strawberry containers at my Smith's (Baring and Sparks) too.

This makes for a smokin' hot deal on strawberries and Cool Whip.

Buy 5 Strawberries, 1 lb - $1.50 each
Buy 5 Cool Whip, 8 oz. - $1.00 each
Use (5) $1.00/1 strawberries wyb Cool Whip peelies
Final price: $7.50 OOP and receive $3.00 Catalina back (for buying 5 Cool Whip)

It's like paying $4.50 for all 10 items or $0.45 each!

The rest of the Smith's deals can be found HERE.

(Thanks, Krazy Coupon Lady!)

Scolari's: Nestle Ice Cream Treats - $0.50!

This week (through 6/9) the Nestle Ice Cream Treats are on sale for $2.50 at Scolari's. The 4-count Drumsticks and smaller-sized Dibs are included. Use the $1.00 coupons from the 5/2 SS to score these for $0.50 each.

Nestle Drumsticks or Dibs - $2.50
$1.00 from 5/2 SS
Final price: $0.50

Woo hoo!

Couponing 101

Photo credit

I was able to participate in a couponing class last night and it was so fun! For any of you new to couponing or looking for a place to start, Money Saving Mom is doing a series entitled "31 Days to a Better Grocery Budget." It is FABULOUS and full of great tips.

My top three tips for just starting out would be:

1. Set up a coupon email address. For example, mine is nat.save@hotmail.com. I use this email address when a website asks for my information before I print a coupon or when requesting free samples . This helps me avoid having my personal email inbox full of coupon-related information.

2. Start SLOWLY. Trying to get every deal at every store is exhausting and you will get burnt out. Be selective in the deals you decide to go after. Make sure it is something you can use or donate. Remember, deals always roll around again. Prayerfully evaluate your family's situation and decide what you (and your family) can handle.

When I first started couponing, I started with the drugstores and I only did one store. Once I got my feet wet and felt a little more confident, I started learning the ropes at the second drugstore. After about a year I had an ample supply of free toiletries and nonfood items and branched out to grocery stores. I did not start couponing the way I do now from the very beginning. I eased into it and every once in awhile I ease up a bit and take little breaks.

3. Use a feed reader to see many blogs/websites at a time. This will limit the amount of time you have to spend on the computer. You will not have to check multiple blogs multiple times a day to see if there are new posts! Select a handful of money-saving blogs (see my favorites on the sidebar) and add them to your google reader (or other feed reader). Don’t have a google reader account?
· Go to www.google.com/reader.
· Click on “Create an Account.” You will need an email address (see above!) and then create a password. Finish filling out the short form and accept the terms.
· Once your account is created, you can add a subscription by clicking on the “Add a Subscription” button at the top left. Copy and paste in the address of the website you would like to add to your Google Reader. You will be able to see all of these sites now at one location.
· Instead of scrolling through each post there are “next” and “previous” buttons to quickly scan any new posts. If you see a post you are interested in (and want to read it later) you can click “add star” and it will be waiting for you when you click “starred items.” You can even “search” your google reader by typing in key words in the search box at the top.

Scolari's (6/2-6/9)

Here are the deals I see for this week at Scolari’s.

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.

*Updates for TODAY (6/2) only (new deals for last week’s ad)

*Kikkoman Sauces, 10-12 oz. - $1.99
$1.00 printable coupon
Final price: FREE

*Snyder’s Pretzels - $1.99
$1.00 from 5/23 SS
Final price: FREE (Thanks, Tressa!)

*Almond Breeze Milk – found on clearance for $1.29
$1.00 from 5/23 SS
Final price: FREE (Thanks, Tressa!)

*Update*

Nestle Drumsticks or Dibs - $2.50
$1.00 from 5/2 SS
Final price: $0.50

Strawberries, 2 lbs. - $2.99 ($1.50/lb.)

Smuckers Topping, 7.25-20 oz. - $1.99
$0.55 from 5/16 RP
Final price: $0.89

Energizer Batteries, AA or AAA, 4 pack - $2.50
$1.00 printable coupon (no longer available)
Final price: $0.50

Oscar Mayer Meat Franks, 16 oz. - 2/$3.00
$1.00/2 from 5/16 SS
Or $1.00/2 printable coupon
Final price: $0.50 each WYB 2

Cucumbers - $0.50 each