My Shopping

I was welcomed home from our family vacation by a fridge full of moldy left-overs. We had no milk, eggs, bread, or bananas. I figured since I had to go buy some essentials anyway I might as well try to do some couponing too.

Bad move. I wasn't prepared at all to coupon and forgot to print my coupons before I left! Needless to say, this wasn't the best shopping trip. It happens.

At Safeway I got:
Dozen eggs - FREE for signing up at Just 4 U
Chicken Nuggets - $2.99
Bananas - $0.37/lb.
Nivea lip stuff - FREE
TOTAL: $5.03
(These were last week's deals. For the deals this week go HERE.)

At Smith's I got:
2 Hungry Man meals - FREE
1 Banquet meal - $0.78
2 Banquet meals - $1.28 each
4 Healthy Choice meals - $1.18 each

1 Steamfresh veggies - $1.45

1 Pack hamburger buns - $1.00

1 Loaf of bread - $1.00

2 Gallons of milk - $2.50 each

4 Idahoan potatoes - $1.00 for all 4 (got $1 Catalina back)

1 candy corn - $1.00 (for preschool)

3 Kid's Crest toothpaste - $0.25 each

Total: $19.03 (plus $1 back for buying 4 Idahoan)

(The frozen food deal is still going on this week. I like to buy these for my husband to take to work! See this week's Smith's deals HERE.)

GRAND TOTAL: $24.06 (plus $1.00 Catalina back)

Strawberry Freezer Jam

I've tried several different recipes for strawberry freezer jam. I've loved them all. In fact they are all so yummy, I can't really tell a difference between them. Thus, I go for easiest.

This is a NO COOK freezer jam pectin made by Ball. Just add sugar (or Splenda) to the pectin and stir in with crushed fruit.

Don't judge me. If this isn't real jam making, don't tell me. I've done the whole cooking thing. I like this method.

• Crush 4 pounds of strawberries. (I wash, hull, and cut them in half to make mushing easier. I just use a potato masher to crush them up.)


• Stir 1-1/2 cups of sugar and pectin packet together in a bowl.


• Stir fruit and pectin/sugar together for 3 minutes.


• Ladle into containers and thicken for 30 minutes.
  
  The end.
  
  If this isn't hard enough for you, I have tried the recipe on the regular pectin package and it's yummy. This recipe HERE is good, too.

Scolari's One-Day Sale - 10/10/10

This Mormon girl wants to know why, oh why, is this sale on a Sunday?! (OK, I just got it...10 for 10 on 10/10/10...but still. )

Dozen Large Eggs - $1.00

Bohemian Hearth Bread, 24 oz. - $1.00

Kraft Salad Dressing, 16 oz. - $1.00 (limit 10)
$1.00/2 from 8/29 SS
Final price: FREE

Kraft Cheese Singles, 12 oz. - $1.00 (limit 10)
$5.00/5 printable coupon (back arrow to print two)
Final price: FREE

Oscar Mayer Lunchmeats or Meat Wieners, 16 oz. - $1.00
$1.00/2 printable coupon (lunchmeat)
$1.00/2 from 9/26 SS (lunchmeat)
$1.00/2 from 9/26 SS (hot dogs)
$1.00/2 from 8/22 SS (hot dogs)
Final price: FREE

Coca-Cola Soft Drinks, 2 liter - $1.00
$1.00/4 from Enjoy Summer booklet previously found at Raley's
Final price: $0.75 each WYB 4

G.E. Lightbulbs, 4 pack - $1.00

Colgate Toothpaste, select varieties - $1.00
$0.75 from 10/3 SS (any)
Final price: FREE to $0.25 (depending if doubles)

Farmer John Sausage Links, 8 oz. - $1.00

Hass Avocades - $1.00

I'm drooling over the free salad dressing and free cheese. Sigh.

Find the other deals at Scolari's this week HERE.

My Shopping at Save Mart

I ran to Save Mart during a piano lesson today... 20 pounds of potatoes - $1.94!
Hot Dog buns - $0.50 each (clearance basket)
Chocolate milk - $2.79 (yum...)
Bananas - $1.09 (we needed them, no sale)
Lettuce - $0.37
2 Salami - $0.99 each
1 Pepperoni - $1.49 each
GRAND TOTAL - $10.66

Cost without sales/coupons - $29.52

See Save Mart deals HERE if you're interested in details.

My Shopping

In preparation for a coupon class I was teaching I went shopping yesterday. There really are some great deals this week and I thought I'd share.

First up was Safeway. (Find details of Safeway deals HERE. Beauty and the Beast deals HERE or HERE.)I got -
8 pounds of strawberries - $1.00/lb. (Stock-up price for me. More strawberry freezer jam!)
2 Barilla pasta sauces - $2.00 each
2 Barilla pastas - Free WYB 2 Barilla sauces
Beauty and the Beast DVD - $15.00 (plus $10.00 coming back in rebates)
Jolly Time Popcorn - Free with DVD
Princess water bottle - Free with DVD
Pumpkin - Free with DVD (should have been a medium pumpkin but I couldn't find them)
TOTAL - $27.59 (will receive $10.00 back in rebates)

Next stop was Smith's. (Details on Smith's sales HERE.)
I got -
5 Philidelphia cream cheese - FREE
4 Soda - $0.54 each
1 DiGiorno pizza - $2.99
1 loaf of bread - $0.99 (because we needed it)
Total - $5.98

Last stop of the day (because I had four wonderful helper boys with me) was Kohl's. I got-
#1, 1 little boy tie - FREE
#2, 2 women's T-shirts - $0.85 for both!
#3, 1 woman's shirt and one Melissa and Doug lacing shoe - $1.28 for both!
Total - $2.13

The deal here was I used my $10.00 Kohl's coupons and bought things on clearance that were just over $10.00.

I had received one coupon in the mail and purchased two newspapers ($0.75 each) when I heard the was a coupon/sticker on the front page for $10.00 off a $10.00 purchase at Kohl's. I figured paying $0.75 for $10.00 was a good deal.

Since I had three separate coupons I had to do three separate transactions. (The coupons can't be used together to get $30.00 off.) The cashier didn't mind one bit and rung my groups up separately without a problem.

GRAND TOTAL - $37.93 (plus $10.00 back in rebates)
If I hadn't purchased things that were (1) on sale and (2) used coupons, my total for everything would have been $208.45, which I never would have paid for those things!

Scolari's Deals (10/6-10/13)

Here are the deals I see this week at Scolari's. S-L-O-W. Let me know if I've missed something!

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.

**UPDATE**
Thanks to Heidi for letting us know a couple things she found at the store:

Bush's Grillin' Baked Beans - $1.99
$1.00 from recent insert
Final price: FREE

California Olive Ranch Olive Oil, 25 oz. - $6.99 (reg. $11.99)
$1.00 from recent insert
Final price: $4.99

California Pizza Kitchen for one (includes flatbread) - $1.99
$1.00 from recent insert
Final price: FREE

Oscar Mayer Deli Creations - $1.99
$1.00 printable coupon (has target logo, but had no problems)
Final price: FREE

(THANKS, Heidi!)

FREE Redbox code at Scolari’s: 1SC6LAR4

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.

Pork Tri-Tips, in the bag (limit 2) - $1.29/lb.
Recipes to use with these HERE and HERE

Jonagold, Granny Smith, Fuji & Gala Apples - $0.88/lb.

Scolari's Deals (9/29-10/6) TODAY ONLY

Yes, these are a week late. Life is busy, right? These prices end 10/6...just in case you want to overlap anything with the new ad.

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.

Freschetta Pizza - $4.99
$1.00 printable coupon
Final price: $2.99

And that's all I'm seeing. See, you didn't miss out on anything.

Smith's Deals (10/6-10/12)

Here are the deals for Smith's!

This week there's a promo where you'll save $5.00 WYB 10 participating items. The prices listed below reflect the purchase of 10.

Philidelphia Cream Cheese - $0.99

$5.00/5 printable coupon (use back arrow to print twice)

Final price: 10 FREE

Arrowhead Water, 3 liter - $0.49

(Good price if you're stocking up on drinking water for your food storage! This would be about the same cost as getting a 24-pack of 16.9-oz. water bottles for $2.00.)

Coca-Cola Soft Drinks, 2 liter - $0.79

$1.00/4 from Enjoy Summer booklet previously found at Raley's

Final price: $0.54 each

DiGiorno Pizza - $3.99
$1.00 from 9/12 RP
Final price: $2.99

See more Smith's deals HERE and HERE! (Thanks, Utah Deal Diva!)

Save Mart Deals (10/6-10/12)

Looks like some good deals this week.

Russet Potatoes, 10 lbs. - $0.97 each!

Iceberg Lettuce - $0.37 each

(Time for me to start buying lettuce again. I'll miss my garden!)

Del Monte Save $5 instantly WYB $15 (limit 1 per transaction)

Del Monte Vegeteables - $0.70 each

Del Monte Tomatoes - $1.00 each

Del Monte Fruit Cups - $2.50 each

Deal idea:

20 veggies - $14.00

1 tomatoes - $1.00

-$4 (Use 4) $1.00/5 Del Monte from 9/19 RP

-$5 Instant savings

Final price: $6.00 or $0.29 each

Gallo Salame or Sliced Pepperoni, 8 oz. - $1.99 with in-ad coupon (limit 4)

$2.00/2 printable coupon

Final price: $0.99 each

See other Save Mart deals HERE. (Thanks, Abundant Food Savings!)

Old Navy Clearance

Just got an email from Chris about some clearance deals at Old Navy:

"Hey girls- I don't know if your interested, but I stopped at Old Navy last night and all their clearance was on sale, excluding big boy and big girl stuff. I found a lot of shirts in the 4T range for my boys for around $2.00 a shirt. Just in case anyone is interested! Chris"

If you're planning on stocking up, this printable coupon for $10.00 off $50.00 (expires 9/30) from facebook might come in handy.

(Thanks, Chris!)

My Shopping at Scolari's Tonight

I got:

4 Ritz crackers - $0.50 each
4 Soy Sauce - $0.75 each
2 Nestle Cookie Dough - $0.50 each
2 Coupon Organizers - $0.50 each (in clearance section)
2 Ortega Chilis - FREE
2 OM Beef Hot Dogs - $1.00 each
1 Knudsen Sour Cream - $0.79
2 Padrinos Chips - FREE
8 Corn - $0.16 each
8 Gala apples - $0.99/lb.
1 Watermelon - $2.99

Total before club card and coupons: $78.65
After card: $37.74 (NEVER shop here without a club card!)
GRAND TOTAL after coupons: $16.04

My cashier tonight (Veronica) was AWESOME. She told me their new policy is not to accept any internet coupons with the word "FREE" on them...even buy one get one free. Good to know.

I also noticed when you are using an in-ad coupon (like for the Ritz crackers) it has to be keyed in for each item you buy. The limit on the crackers was four and I got four, so she keyed the store coupon in four times. I've had times when it only came off once and I couldn't figure out why.

I've learned at Scolari's it's all about your checker. I have better luck at night when the store isn't so busy. I also like to "fly under the radar" so it's not so obvious that I'm getting great deals. It's not as suspicious when you buy lots of things (like the produce that is a decent price, as well as the coupon items) versus walking in and just trying to "buy" only the free stuff.

Smith's Case Lot Sale!

The case lot sale begins today at Smith's. This is a GREAT way to stock up when prices are low.

There is a price comparison on the sidebar (Northern NV Price List) that compares the prices of the Smith's case lot sale to Costco and Wal-Mart. {It hasn't been updated since Jan. and I'm curious to see if the case lot prices are the same as earlier this year.

Scolari's Deals (9/8-915)

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

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.

Nabisco Crackers - $1.50 each with in-ad coupon, limit 4
$1.00/2 printable coupon (previously available)
Final price: $0.50 each WYB 2

Padrinos Chips - $1.99
$1.00 from 6/27 SS
Final price: FREE

Ortega Chiles, 4 oz. - $0.99
$1.00/2 printable coupon
$1.00/2 from 6/27 SS
Final price: FREE

Red, Golden, Granny & Gala Apples - $0.99/lb.

Scolari's Deals (9/1-9/8)

We've been out of town, but I thought I'd post the past week's deals (end today) at Scolari's just in case you're planning on double dipping today!

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.

White or Yellow Corn - $0.16 each

Best Foods Mayonnaise - $1.99 with in-ad coupon, limit 2
$0.75 printable coupon (I don't know if it says DND)
$0.50 Safeway MDA booklet
Final price: $0.49-$0.99

Kikkoman Soy Sauce - $1.50
BOGO Free printable coupons (previously available)
Final price: $0.75 each WYB 2

Oscar Mayer Beef Franks - $2.00
$1.00/2 from 8/22 SS
Final price: $1.00

Knudsen Sour Cream, 16 oz. - $1.99
$0.60 printable coupon
Final price: $0.79

Oscar Mayer Deli Creations, select varieties - $2.00
$1.00 printable coupon (unknown if same variety)
Final price: FREE

Nestle Cookies (refrigerated dough) - $2.50
$1.00 printable coupon
Final price: $0.50

Seedless Watermelon - $2.99 each