Absolutely awesome produce score!!

20 January 2011 1,625 views 6 Comments

I haven’t been posting my couponing deals lately, but that would be because the ol’ cash envelope ran out of money. Ugh. Hate it when that happens. As a result, I didn’t do a whole lot of couponing last week.

However, last week I took advantage of the FREE items. Colgate toothpaste was free at Safeway, so now we are stocked up for the year, PLUS I “bought” a bunch of packs of free Oil of Olay 2-pack bar soaps throughout the week. I know that some of you might be groaning if you missed those deals, however I just want to remind you to read the comments under store deals on your favorite coupon blogs!!! I go back to my regular coupon blogs and check out the comments under the Safeway post a few times before I go to the store. Okay, maybe more than a few times. A lot. And, last week I did mention the Oil of Olay soap deal in the comments on the Frugal Living NW Safeway post, which I heard about from the comments under the previous week’s Safeway post. I LOVE it when couponers help one another out!!

Remember that one of the grand rules of extreme couponing is to make sure you are consulting your coupon blogs to find great deals. They do ALL the work: They tell you what is on sale, when to stock-up, what coupons to use (and where to find them), and how much you should expect to spend. LOVE those ladies!!

If you are looking for some new coupon blogs (especially for those of you who live in the Western U.S.), you should go check out the comments under my Quaker coupon giveaway post (which is over, by the way)! I know that I’ve added a couple more blogs to my reader!

Now to my trip this evening:

Score!!

Okay, so it’s not a terribly exciting week at Safeway. The only things that I can really get excited about are the Hefty plates for 50¢ a piece, and the Kraft cheese for 49¢ a piece, which Mitch LOVES on his breakfast sandwiches.

Other decent deals: Carrots and Spinach for 99¢ with no coupon required. We are big spinach salad eaters (and Grant will just munch on spinach the way Cole munches on carrots. weird.), but I’m actually more excited to try out the green smoothies my friend Steph has been feeding to her family over at The Cheapskate Cook.

Minute Maid Orange Juice @ $1.25 each by using the BOGO coupon that is no longer available to print. See! It pays to print when the coupon blogs tell you to print!!

The meat was $3.49, but I used the $2 off Safeway coupon located in the new football coupon book, PLUS the one that I loaded to my card came off on the same trip. That usually doesn’t happen, as they override one another. We didn’t notice this at the checkout stand, and I just saw that on my receipt. Kinda cool, but totally random and probably not something you want to try to duplicate. Oops!

However, I feel better because it looks like they overcharged me on my onion. Argh. We’re even, Safeway.

Medium naval oranges are cheaper than the large ones that are advertised. Plus, the skin is thinner, so you get about the same amount of pulpy insides!

Otherwise, I used the $1 off produce coupon, plus my free milk Catalina, and my $3 Catalina that I earned from the fruit snack deal, which brought my total way down.

I’m really looking forward to going to Albertson’s to pick up some oatmeal on Monday!!! Hopefully (still crossing fingers!), there will be doublers. I’m starting to doubt it, but you never know!

Did I miss anything at Safeway this week??

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Jess said:

I just started shopping at Safeway (Vons) this week. After reading all of the coupon blogs, I figured I could do better there than at the “discount” store I used to shop at, Winco, because so many of the brands that the coupons are for are not offfered at Winco. After going there, I noticed there are some things at Winco that are significantly less expensive, but for the most part, I got a much better deal at Vons. I guess I will have to make note of which items are cheaper where and split my shopping. Not like I don’t go to enough stores already with all the deals to be had at the drugstores! Yikes!

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# 21 January 2011 at 7:36 am

Kelleigh (author) said:

I used to shop at Winco, too! Of course, that was before coupons. I think I have been back there twice since October 2009, and it was to get bulk yeast and spices! My closest Winco is 15 minutes away, so I decided that I didn’t want to waste the gas money or risk getting sucked in to buying a good deal that I didn’t really need. Thankfully, I can stick with one store (sometimes two) with all of the money I’m saving! Take this trip, for instance. I probably could have gotten all of the produce cheaper at Winco, but I was saving so much on the rest that I don’t really care if I have to pay full price for the produce.

I guess I’m writing you this to encourage you that after a while you will find yourself calming down a bit and settling into just couponing your favorite or most convenient stores. In the beginning, I ran all over the place, but now I just stick to stores in my small town.

Of course, it is definitely fun chasing the coupon high!!

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# 21 January 2011 at 8:54 am

Krista S. said:

Oh, so bummed about missing the soap deal! But I’m sure another one will be around soon! Thanks for posting your great deals. I found the football coupon book so I was excited about that . . . was the $1 off produce in that one or another one? I always throw in a couple produce items we need when I shop Safeway deals. The $1 coupon would come in handy. Thanks again for posting your finds, giving away coupons and brightening my day

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Kelleigh Reply:
January 21st, 2011 at 11:34 am

The $1 produce coupon is in the sandwich book. I saw a couple at my Safeway a couple of weeks ago, but then when I asked at the customer service desk, they said they have no idea what I’m talking about. The coupon expires on the 31st.

You might want to check on the soap the next time you are at Safeway. I have no idea, but the sale might still be going on!

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# 21 January 2011 at 11:09 am

Tracy said:

Not sure if you are a silk soy milk drinker, but it ends up being $.49 each 1/2 gallon with the safeway coupon, mc printoff from coupons.com, and a doubler…

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# 21 January 2011 at 11:13 am

Steph (The Cheapskate Cook) said:

Way to go on the couponing fun! I love that you found such great deals on the fresh produce.
Definitely let me know what your family thinks of the green smoothies (even if it’s a big fat flop )! I had to stop giving my one year-old the smoothies (too much citrus), but whenever I make them he still asks for some. Talk about a guilt trip. My kid is practically begging for spinach, and I have to say no.
Well, I may or may not give him a little bit anyway…