store tricks: they don’t know me, do they?

Stopped at a different Jewel today for something that was supposedly on the shelf – it wasn’t and had been OOS for over three weeks.  According to this article in Coupons in the News, I would have then rolled through an aisle or two and picked up something else.  I walked through the coffee aisle and saw they had more of this coffee marked down to $2, but rings up at $1.50.  Way too flavored for us as-is, but mixed with 75% unflavored coffee it tastes great.  Also picked up 2 Cheep Chicken bags with the never-ending $10 deli coupon.  Am I going to hell for this?  Probably, but at least I’ll know most of the inhabitants.  See you there 🙂

Flavor Adventure & clearance coffee

Pita found the coffee in the regular coffee aisle, both varieties marked down to $2!  When I checked out the 8 cans actually rang (after discounts) at $1.50.  Mott’s was a freebie as was a tiny can of Pringles and the taco seasoning.  I picked up 11 Nathan’s hot dogs as my contribution to a block party, but even though they rang as deli, the $10 deli coupon from Flavor Adventure didn’t come off – customer service refunded the amount plus tax to me.  Total for everything was $13+ (subtracting the $10 deli), so I’m pleased.

Saturday Sampler: Ultimate Coke

“Be sure to add this deal by Sunday, July 23, and redeem it by Monday, July 24.”The Jewel Saturday Sampler this week is a 20 oz bottle of Coca-Cola Ultimate or Zero Sugar Ultimate.  Add to your U™ account by Sunday and redeem by Monday.

Flavor Adventure coupon shopping

Quick run to Jewel to use a few Flavor Adventure coupons – I really don’t trust digital coupons to work in my favor since there have been too many times in the past when they disappeared.  Gimme a paper coupon any day of the week!  Bought two sale Puffs packs to use the $15 paper coupon, then Pringles and Cheez-Its with the $1 chips coupon, $1 spices coupon brought two seasoning packets into the fold and I threw in the frozen Snickers bar.  OOP was about $6.50.  I ran one chips and seasonings in a second transaction because I never know if more than one will work.  I used three $5 floral coupons on clearance plants, but only one of the $1.50 pork tenderloin coupons came off when I bought two a few weeks ago.  Better to be safe.

Oh, and the clearance cart was out – lots of empty space where 75% off coffee had been, while the rest was only 50% off, so easily passed 🙂

monthly freebie for U™ members

We’d like to thank you for being a Jewel-Osco for U™ member. Here’s a FREE item you can add to your account today!

My U™ account is supposed to give me one freebie per month – this just appeared.  Keep checking your account ’cause you never know. The previous one appeared July 7th.

Flavor Adventure jizzles out

So this is what I got today when I completed the last land on Jewel’s Flavor Adventure game.  They already cheated me out of a $10 bakery coupon when it “logged out” while I was clicking.

Jewel has $1 Nathan’s today – yum!

If you’re like me, those Saturday Nathan hot dogs are hard to resist – it’s cheaper to have them steam ’em and serve with the bun than taking the pack + buns home and cooking ’em.  and so much lazier!  This is a screenshot from the Jewel APP – – it doesn’t appear in the ad I got with today’s paper.

Jewel shopping: $1.49

Saturday Sampler Violife, Fresh Express monthly freebie for U™, pork tenderloin on sale less a $1.50 Flavor Adventure coupon and lastly, a bag of avocados on sale for $1.99 less a $1 Flavor Adventure coupon.

That said, I then drove over to Amazon Fresh for eggs because they’re consistently ~ $4 cheaper (Vital or OV-type brands); a mile drive is worth it, especially if I’m grabbing half and half which is $1.50 cheaper.  Loyalty doesn’t extend to my wallet.