Safeway--big time money maker!

It's been a month since my little one was born--but I'm ready to get back in the action now. It's been a long month of a week in the NICU, boys with stomach viruses, a wicked ear infection and a seizure and subsequent ambulance ride for my 21 month old. Hopefully things will settle down now!

I'm back because I HAD to post about a serious money maker at Safeway. Fannie tipped me off to it.

Here's how it works.

Buy 1 Joint Juice for $1.39 (there were $1/1 printables on their site but I can't get them to print.) You will receive a catalina coupon for $5 off 7 bottles of Joint Juice.



Buy 7 bottles of Joint Juice. Total: $9.73 - $5 coupon = 4.73 plus tax, earn a $10 catalina. So you total oop is $6.12 (before tax) and you earn a $10 catalina.

So now you've made $3.88--but wait--there's more. You can now continue to "roll" this $5 coupon and $10 catalina. Each time you use do the deal from this point on you can get $5 in free stuff--and still end up with another $5 coupon and $10 catlalina to use.

In each subsequent deal you'll buy 7 bottles of Joint Juice and $5 worth of fillers. I did it today and bought 2 boxes of Quaker Instant Oatmeal and my oop expense was only 10 cents each time I did it.

NOTE: The $5 Joint Juice coupons DO BEEP and require a manager's key or the self service person's key to override, but there's no stated limits anywhere on how many times you can do the deal.

The SD's page says you need $5.27 in fillers--but I did it with $5 in filler just fine today.

Money Maker Cheese at Harris Teeter!

Kraft shredded cheese is a MM at HT!

Right now it is on sale for $1.47/bag.
There are 50c/1 Kraft 2% Qs out there (I got mine from a tearpad at HT a few weeks ago). There are also $1/1 printables on the kraft website here and a $1/1 Q in the June 2009 Family Circle Magazine.
The 5oc Q doubles, so either Q brings you to 47c/bag.

Kraft is also running a Catalina promotion right now (through 7/12/2009): when you buy 3 bags you get a $2 OYNO Cat back, buy 4 bags get $3 OYNO Cat, and 5 (or more) bags get $4 OYNO Cat!

Transaction 1: 3 bags.
1.47 x 3 =4.41 - $3 in Qs = 1.41 + tax and earned a $2 OYNO cat

Transaction 2: 5 bags.
1.47 x 5 = 7.45 - $5 in Qs = 2.45 - $2 CAT = .45 + tax and earned $4 OYNO cat

Total OOP for two transactions = $1.86 plus tax, But I ended up with $4 to spend on my next trip.
This is like getting paid $2.14 to take 8 bags of Kraft shredded cheese home!

This sale ends June 23. Enough time to ask friends and family to print extra IPs for you!

FOOD LION - my shopping trip 6/18

Here's my FL run from today:

I bought:

1 DiGiorno Pizza

2 boxes Ritz crackers

2 boxes Wheat thins

1 FL elbow macaroni

10 FL chunk light tuna in water

2 large boxes MultiGrain Cheerios

2 large boxes Kix cereal

1 Kraft shredded cheese

1 5lb. bag red potatoes

6 bananas (1 not pictured - 20 month old ate it!)

I used 4 FLIPs and 8 mfr Qs

I also used a $4 OYNO catalina from purchasing FL brand items.

I paid $10.95 OOP.

I received 2 OYNO CATs:

a $1 OYNO from DiGiorno and a $2.75 OYNO because I bought 11 FL products.

I saved:

$17.25 in MVP savings

$6.00 in FLIPS

$4.00 using OYNO CATs and

$16.23 in mfr. Qs

I paid $10.95 for $54.43 in groceries and earned another $3.75 in future groceries.

Food Lion Private Brand Super Sale 5/27-6/23

I received this email from FL.

Current Promotions: Food Lion Private Brand Super Sale!
-May 27 - June 23, 2009
-Save up to $10
-Purchase a minimum of 4 (maximum of 40) Food Lion Brand brand products in one shopping visit
-Receive up to $10 in Food Lion Coupons (catalina's) at checkout. Coupons are redeemable on your next shopping order (OYNO)

4 products= $1.00
6 products = $1.50
8 products= $2.00
10 products= $2.50
20 products= $ 5.00
40 products= $10.00

The fine print: All Food Lion Brand items are eligible except fresh meat, produce, and random weight deli/bakery items. Coupon expires 2 weeks from date of issue.

Go to HCW to read the deal talk to make the most of this offer.

Safeway 5/6 - 5/12

This weeks ad includes:

1 free lb. of strawberries with a printable Q at Safeway.com. This Q is on p. 2 of the printable coupons page. You can print up to two of each Q.

Duncan Hines cake or brownie mixes, buy 2 get 3 free.
The HCW Coupon database lists a $1/2 or 35c/1 DH brownie mix in the 2/1 SS insert.

For more great deals check out moneywisemoms.

There are several catalina promotions going on:
Pillsbury
Kraft BBQ
Sarah Lee
Deer Park
Kikkoman sauce
McCormick Grill Mates
Kool Aid/Crystal Light
Cottonelle TP
and more

for details and deadlines on these promos check SD's Safeway forum.

Safeway LW -- my last trip for this promotion

Tonight I made my last purchases for the LW promotion at Safeway.

Here is what I bought (in three separate transactions):

15 packages of Ball Park Franks (a $5 Cat prints when you buy 5 items)

10 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

5 Chinet Casuals lunch plates

2 Deer Park Waters

My OOP was $4.81

I used the following Qs:

15 $1/1 Ball Park Franks

5 $2/1 Chinet Casuals lunch plates

1 $1/2 Deer Park water

1 75c/1 Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (doubled to $1.50)

5 B1G1 Free Mr. Clean Magic Eraser

I earned $47 in Catalinas.

Although my $10 Cats didn't print in any of the 3 transactions. I went over all the items I purchased with a manager and he gave me a $10 store coupon credit to use on my second and third transactions and then $10 out of the till from the last transaction.

I used $18.25 in Catalinas (plus $20 credited as store Qs representing the missing Cats) + $4.81 to pay for these items.

Total Catalinas left from entire promotion to spend on groceries at Safeway $28 plus the $10 cash back.

My Safeway trip

I took advantage of the Living Well promotion for the first time yesterday. I purchased 16 packages of Bertolli Sauce.

$2.00 x 16 = $32.00

$32.00 - $19.20 in Qs (these were 60c/1 Qs that doubled) =$12.80 +tax

I used $13.00 in Catalina Qs from an earlier promotion to pay for these.

My cash OOP was 36c.

When my transaction was complete I received one $10 OYNO (on your next order Catalina) from the Living Well promotion and eight $2 OYNO from the Bertolli promotion.

I spent $13 in Catalina's and 36c in cash and I earned $26 in OYNO Catalina's.

Next, I purchased 4 bottles of the Pledge Multi Surface spray.

$3.99 x 4 = $15.96 - $8 in IPs = $7.96 + tax.

I used $7 in CATs I already had. I paid $1.76 for 4 bottles.

I earned a $5 Catalina for purchasing 4 qualifying items in one purchase, and 4 $1 Catalina's for buying Pledge Multi Surface spray.

I spent $7 in CATs and $1.76 in cash and I earned $9 in OYNO Catalina's.

Safeway Living Well, Feeling Well Promo

The spend $30, get a $10 catalina on your next order promo was advertised as beginning on Wednesday (4/15) but it looks like it started yesterday!

In a previous post you'll remember how we told you to make this a major money maker for your family!

Today I went and did the Bertolli deal at two different stores. At each store I did two transactions. Thankfully both stores had plenty in stock so I could buy 32 at each store and still leave some for other shoppers. (8isgreat said her store only stocks 6 at a time so she has asked her manager to order some and they will be in by the end of the week.)



What I got:
64 packets of Bertolli spaghetti sauce
1 package Mission spinach herb wraps
1 Life Water
3 cans soup (didn't need but I had all 4 kids with me and they were being so good and they asked!)
2 packs Oscar Mayer bacon
2.16 lbs bananas
1.58 lbs apples
1 avocado
1 Fresh Express baby spinach
2 lbs strawberries
1 lb VA Ham from deli

Coupons I had going into store:
$9 in catalinas I had leftover from the Pledge deal
60 $.60/1 Bertolli coupons (all doubles)
4 $1/1 Bertolli coupons
1 $1/1 Fresh express coupon
1 free Life Water coupon (catalina that printed out previously)

Total cost of everything I purchased: $269.67

Total oop expense: $19.54

And I still have $50 in catalinas to spend at Safeway (or Giant since they take Safeway's coupons now.)

So today I "made" $30.46 at Safeway!

I'll keep some of the spaghetti sauce for our family, but the overwhelming majority of it will be going to the local food bank! I spoke to the manager about ordering more sauce and he said he'd look into it. I told him it was on a good sale and part of a promotion so they probably want to stock up. (And I have 57 more coupons I'd like to use!)

*Also, I'll be able to use my receipts to get a MIR from Unilever for $20 off the purchase price of a ham!

Major Money Maker coming to Safeway!

Safeway will be running a Living Well/Feeling Great Promo 4/15-5/5. During that time if you purchase $30 in participating products you'll receive a $10 catalina good OYNO. (on your next order) Lucky for us the Bertolli sauce packets are a part of the deal and will still be running their own catalina promotions until 4/22. So for that first week of the promo you can make some serious money at Safeway (using either the $.60/1 which in many stores will double to $1.20, or the $1/ coupon--both came out in last week's inserts and are available on ebay if you want to order more.)

Here's 2 scenarios:
16 pouches Bertolli = $32
-16 $.60/1 (doubles to $1.20) 19.20
= $12.80
get back one $10 OYNO catalina for the Living Well Promo and 8 $2 OYNO catalinas
spend $12.80 oop, earn $26 in catalinas =$13.20 money maker for 16 pouches of Spaghetti sauce.

or if you have the $1/1 coupons it's $16 oop and earn $26 in catalinas = $10 money maker for 16 pouches of Spaghetti sauce.

To make this deal even better is that in the same insert for the Bertolli coupons there was a mail in rebate from Unilever. If you spend $40 on Unilever products (Bertolli is included) you can get a $20 MIR good on the purchase of any turkey or ham. Some people have been combining this with the Honey Baked Ham IP to save a ton on their Easter feast!

Safeway - free groceries!

Here's my trip to Safeway today.

Today was the last day to use the in store Qs to get the Life cereal for $.99 and the butter for $.99.

The Helman's is $2 through 4/12 with this store Q found in this week's flyer.

I also had a $1 IP (maufacturer's Q) I was able to use with the Safeway Q to drop the price of the mayo to $1. Find IP "here."

I bought 12 pouches of Bertolli pasta pouches on sale 2/$4. And used (12) $1 Blinkie Qs found right below the pouches. (Sale price of 2/$4 is reported to be ending in early May.)

I used $15 in catalina's and loose change to pay for my order. Catalina's were OYNO (on your next order) from purchasing the aquapods and pledge multi surface (more on this to come) last week.

When the cashier handed me my receipt she also handed me $12 in OYNO catalinas.

Catalinas are printing $2 OYNO when you purchase two. You can purchase multiples of two, as I did. This catalina is reported to continue to print through 4/22.