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Jewel $5.03 ahead

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Once again I was stuck in the house until about 4:30 due to construction, but at least I had my beloved internet!  Since the construction crew has already whacked the gas, water, sewer and phone, I figure the electric’s next.

Here’s a quick run down of my late afternoon Jewel run: 2 SB milk – ’cause that’s all they had ($2/1- 3/27 S2); 10 Mrs. T’s BOGO sale ($1/1- 3/6r); 6 Purex Crystals ($2/1- 3/13r); 8 oz Jewel cheese; artisan bread; sauerkraut.  The bread and cheese were both free, thanks to cats PITA found.  Five of the Purex were rung up individually, so as to generate the $1 OYNO for each transaction, I used $10 in expiring RRs and one $1 OYNO from previous Tostitos purchases and $1.97 in CASH.  But I got back $7 in cats through the kindness of people too busy to take them from the machine.  that PITA is a sharp one…

Last minute shopping

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Since I was pretty much restricted to shopping my stockpile today (see prior post), I was only able to escape the monkey house after 4 pm.  Naturally, I had to head to Jewel to snatch up nine more Tostitos using those expiring wts.  I saw a few more of those Old Wisconsin snack bites, so tossed them in the cart, too.  Two of those $1.29/lb corned beef and one lonely Smart Balance milk completed the order.  SB is on sale 2/$5 through, I believe, the 17th, but they only had the one, so I’ll hit them up later in the week using the $2/1 from 3/27 S2.  So what did I end up paying?  I used wts for the four snack bites and nine Tostitos.  Found two $1 corned beef wts, so those went into the mix.  I used two expiring $2 RRs and ended up $1.98 OOP.  Dates on the chips are 6-8 weeks away – THE BOY and I ate one whole bag this afternoon...it was not one of my atkins days…

Headed on over to the Woodridge Dominicks, but stopped first at Wags to check out the Tasters Choice or lack thereof.  You guessed it, lack thereof.  But I ended up rolling quite a few of my RRs using a combination of the Luster White toothpaste, Similac cans of formula and gel pens.  I ran six transactions, using varying amounts of formula and toothpaste, ending up rolling five $4 RRs and one $2 RR expiring today.  Note that the Luster White is $5.99 this week (next week is $4.99), but I needed to roll those RRs.  Total OOP was $13.06 (high tax toothpaste); I got back six $4 RRs.

Last stop was Dominicks to score the .99 asparagus – we loves us our asparagus!  Added three of the Girard’s dressing, large bunches of bananas, two Fresh Express, red seedless grapes and a 50% off package of 7% fat premium burgers with blue cheese and pepper (and no snarky comments about my eating habits, if you please).   Last time I shopped here I was able to use three RRs – this time one.  Had I known, I would have broken down the transaction.  I ended up using just one $5 RR and two $2 coupons on the Girard’s.  Just4U prices were:  bananas at .48/lb; red grapes at .79/lb and the Fresh Express salad was .99.  My OOP was $13.02.  ouch

 

Jewelling – OOP .76

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is that even a word?   guess it is now.  Goddess hath so decreed!  And it is…

Reality check…Here is a quick run to Jewel.  The Purex was marked down to $1.75, so I took 14. I’ll return with the 14 $1 coupons from 2/20f.  I left a couple of the small ones and all the $2.75 ones – do I look rich?!  3 of the milks, using my last Kellogg’s cats (thank you, Rachel), 2 doz. eggs.  The six Tostitos and two Old Wisconsin snack bites were courtesy of the wts which PITA was kind enough to find for me.  Dates on these are June and July, so not much likelihood of their going stale before being consumed.  Used a $3/$30 cat which PITA found on the floor, 3 $1 cats that printed out from the Tostitos and $7 in expiring RRs.  Left me at $10.76, but I’m returning with the $10 in Purex coupons, so final amount is .76.

a friendly heads up –  don’t bother looking for wts at the Lisle Jewel…

Dumping inserts

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Well, I finally did it:  Admitted in my heart of hearts that Dominicks was as dead to me as their coupon policy.  In other words, since 3/31 was the deadline Western Springs set for accepting expired coupons and said deadline has now come and gone, I decided to dump everything earlier than 2011.  Now I’m down to three containers and a view out the window.

You can piss and moan about how difficult it is getting to be to get deals.  You can decry the extreme couponing shows and sites that are killing it for you.  You can have wet dreams about the double-dipping cats in August 2009 (or 06, or 1915, for pete’s sake).  But the one thing you have to do is adapt.  In all honesty, having Dominicks take coupons expired back a year was not that much of a turn on; quite frequently, when I went to clip the coupons, I’d find I had clipped and used them back when they were current.  If you only had a couple of inserts, I suppose, it would be an advantage, but otherwise?  Not so much.

I guess I’m sad because it’s over, but we will all survive.  Jewel, until May, 2009 (I think) took expired coupons; Ultra used to take six months back.  We just modify our game plans and go on.  My advice is to stock up on inserts from any and everyone, from the Trib, the Sun Times, the Butthole Bugler…take ’em if they’re offered to you.  With a sufficiently large stock of current inserts, it won’t matter if a deal only comes along every six months or more – we’re covered.

Remember, we shop in bargain basements – ours.

Jewel

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Boring old groceries, so I’ll just list them.  I ran three transactions, because they had the Frosted Mini Wheats with touch of fruit boxes with Try Me Free on them.  Needed separate receipts, but was able to use the .70/1 coupon, bringing it down to .34 after a $2 RR.  I’ll immediately put them out in the mail before the receipts get lost.

The big order included 12 Kelloggs cereal, various types and 6 Pop Tarts.  On the cereals, I chose those with the $1 peelies for fresh fruit (which explains all the bananas) or M&Ms ($2.99).  Grabbed a handful of the free Small Changes bags (a bag for every 2 cereals).  Threw in another 2 dozen eggs and some organic Romaine hearts.  Got my 6 FREE gallon of milk cats and a $2.50 OYNO from McCormick, which someone kindly left in the machine.  My subtotal was $34.98, but when you subtract all the fruit, candy, cereal and pop tart coupons ($16.98), you get down to $18 and tax, which I paid with RRs.  Since the milk I buy tends to be expensive, my 6 Free gallons of milk pretty much paid for all the above.

Jewel freezer match up

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Palermo’s pizza (FREE up to $8.49)  hand-tossed style or naturally rising (BOGO 3/31-4/6)

If you see anything else, please comment.

Coffee

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While at Jewel a short while ago (picking up my HC mixers, dontchaknow), I checked out the 8 o’clock coffee, reason being that I just got my four bags from Amazon delivered today.  Same bag of coffee at Jewel was $7.79.  And what did I pay?…..$11.24 – four bags – delivered.  If you are looking for deals, check out any of the 8 o’clock flavors/grinds/whole beans.  If you don’t like that brand, then check on some of the other ones on sale.  Remember, your cheapest price will be with the Subscribe and Save (which gives you free shipping AND which you can cancel at any time) and the code SOLOCOF5 I might just place another order, since I actually didn’t pay anything using Swagbucks.

Just tried another flavor (Mocha Ground) and it was even less:  $11.15.  scary….

Jewel and Avenue

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It’s been so long since Jewel had anything even worth checking for on their Avenue card program.  And let’s face it, the Buy 10 deal this week sucks donkey balls.  Having said that, check your Avenue cards and see if there is the Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers on any of them.  I have three cards with $2.50/1 Limit 5 on them.  woot!  So, you run three transactions of FOUR each.  If you don’t use up the limit, it resets the next day (well, it has for years).  They are currently $2.49 (if you buy ten it’s $1.99), so FREE.  Why anyone would buy ten is beyond me, though, when you can run three sets of 4 for free.  Make sure to leave enough time for the deal to reset the next day.

I only wish I’d looked on the cards earlier in the week… remember, it’s not the deals you make that you remember, it’s the ones you blow…

No more double-bagging?

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You can tell it’s a slow news day when I’m hitting the Sun Times.  Must be because all those sites have stopped sending me deals… Anyhoo, this tiny article says, well, it’s tiny enough to reprint:

Will Jewel-Osco’s checkout changes leave shoppers holding the bag?

Mar 24, 2011 06:59AM

Jewel-Osco baggers are being trained to stop double-bagging, refrain from bagging an item with a handle, and never ask, “Paper or plastic?”

The rules are aimed at saving money — to the tune of $4 million to $6 million yearly — with each 2-cent plastic and 5-cent paper bag left unused at the checkout counter.

Every cent counts for Jewel-Osco’s parent company, Supervalu of Eden Prairie, Minn., whose Jewel, Acme and Albertsons stores collectively use 1.5 billion plastic and paper bags a year. Supervalu has suffered 11 straight quarters of falling sales as shoppers defected to discount grocers during the recession.

I try to always bring my own bags, just because I get tired of hauling them back for recycling.  The plastic bags are crap; so thin that I’ve had them rip when I put in tissue paper, so how comfortable do you think I’d feel with eggs?  It’s easier for me to leave most stuff unbagged and transfer them from the cart to a banana box in the trunk.  Bring in the box, empty and return to trunk.  Nothing rips, rolls around, etc.

Jewel 3/24-30

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Note: I had updated this post much earlier today and thought it was saved. Unfortunately, the save never went through, so here it is and I hope you will all forgive me.

A quick look at the newest Buy 10 get $5 off instantly list (prices shown are after the .50 discount). I’ll update with more details as I learn them.

Oreos $1.99
Kraft salad dressing $1.49
Pillsbury Brownie mix $.99
Juicy Juice 64 oz $1.99
Powerade $.50
Kraft mayonnaise or Miracle Whip $1.99
Kraft cheese: chunks, shreds, singles $1.99 ($1/2 shreds 3/13 S; .55/1 singles 2/13 S)
Fig Newtons $2.79
Triscuits or Wheat Thins $1.99 ($1/2  1/30 S)
Velveeta or Kraft Deluxe Shells 1.49
Vitaminwater $.75
Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers and Marie Callender Homestyle Creations $1.99
Starbucks coffee $6.99
Dannon 4-pks: Light & Fit; Activia; Danimals drinkables or crush cups $1.49 ($1/1  3/06S; .40/1; $1/2   1/30S) check before ordering coupons
Hillshire Smoked Sausage ropes or links $2.99
Fresh Step cat litter $5.99
cello bag of baby carrots .99
refrigerated Jello or pudding 1.99
Reddi whip 1.99
Hebrew National beef franks selected varieties 2.49

I have added the coupons currently available; don’t know yet what might show up next week.  So far this appears to be pretty much a snoozer week at Jewel.

There will also be a mini-promotion (mini in my eyes, anyway) on Johnson & Johnson products. Spend $20 on selected products, get $5 OYNO. I am not 100% certain of the latter of this group as the ad shows many Osco products mixed in.

Aleve 40-50 ct $5.99
Aveeno
Zantac acid reducer $8.99
Listerine $4.49
Zyrtec Allergy Relief $18.99
Bayer aspirin 100-120 ct $5.99
Band aids $3.89
Ex lax $5.99
Stay Free $1.99
OB products
Carefree

Barb on CW has posted the entire UPC list, but at 214 items, it’s a little too long for a post, dontchathink? If I get enough requests for it, though, I’ll definitely post.  Will also add  other prices when I get them.