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Jewel – bye, bye HC mixers

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Trotted out in the frigid air to get the final deal of the Avenue week.  Here’s the breakdown:  8 HC mixers; 2 Pam sprays; 2 Swiss Miss, used 8 HC coupons, 2 $1 Pam coupons from the Dom’s book, 2 $1 Swiss Miss coupons from Dom’s book to bring me down to $10.28…WTF?  The $5 instant came off, but the $1 HC Avenue discount did not.  I knew that the Avenue site had been down since last night (figured it was WikiLeaks supporters).

Good news is I brought yesterday’s receipt with me so they could see the discount I should have had – bad news was explaining why I was using a Dominicks card … ouch …

Jiggity jiggity home

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Today was a slow day for shopping, a nice day for gabbing:  my delivery of the desktop aquarium giveaway turned into 2 1/2 hours of couponspeak.  We met at a 24 hr. Dominicks Starbucks cafe area.  A very nice change of pace.  Afterward we strolled up to customer service to ask about any orphan Thanksgiving Day coupon booklets.  Score! The lady opened a fresh carton of books and handed us each 2 of them, so even though the holiday is over, ask at CS if you don’t see any books.  You’ve got nothing to lose but your dignity (but then you knew that going in)…

I stopped at CVS to pick up the Sierra Mist and Bliss bars.  Remember, I called over there last night to confirm that 1) they were on sale as part of the 2/$1 sale and 2) they had plenty in stock.  Well, I hunt all over and can’t seem to locate any Bliss bars.  I ask the cashier, who points to the Dove bars…ah, no, those aren’t Bliss.  He says “Aren’t they the same?”  Well, bucky, if you want to give ’em to me for the sale price and take my coupon, I’ll bite.  Sadly, no.  If anyone has seen these Bliss bars recently in their CVS and can ask if they are on sale, please comment.  I’m not that desperate for chocolate (hello, Snickers) that I’m going to drive or call the various CVS stores.  I’ll return tomorrow to pick up the batteries, Olay, etc., but today, just wanted OUT!

Better luck at Jewel.  My coupons came in today (five days, what’re they doing?  going back to pony express?), so sorted all my receipts, stapled the appropriate coupons and headed out to pick up some more HC mixers and Eagle milk.  I had read on CW that certain varieties of the Ronzoni Garden Delight pasta were on sale for 10/$10 .  Well, the 10/03 S insert just happens to have a $1/1 Garden Delight pasta.  woot!  woot!  Note that the rotini is not part of the sale, although they are all together on the shelf.

So my OOP for 14 boxes of pasta, 7 HC mixers and 3 Eagle milk?  Just under 5 bucks, but remember that I still have to return with the $1.65 in Eagle coupons when I get them.  So actually less than $3.50.

Jewel

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A sad day, only one card left with HC mixers!  And only a buck!  I’d light a candle in church but 1) it wouldn’t do any good, 2) don’t do church, which leads to  3) why waste a perfectly good candle?

Got a message that the Lisle Jewel (not sure about others) had split chicken breasts for .99/lb.  Combine this with the current BOGO promotion and you’re looking at .50/lb for chicken breasts, definitely a stock-up price to me.  They had already run out, but substituted and repriced four packages for me.  That’s something everyone should be doing.  If you don’t see an item, ask for it:  if it’s sold out or otherwise unavailable, ask if they’ll substitute something of equal value.   Note that phrase because even I know not to ask for filet mignon when you’re trying to score cheap round steak.  I picked up 2 cases of the Clementines because we need to eat more fruit and, frankly, I’m tired of monkey breath.

I’ve stopped waiting around for the pan stickers and will get them when I redeem my coupons.  PITA scored 7 from someone who didn’t want them.  Go, PITA!

Total OOP was $32.85, a lot I know!  I’ll be getting back $7 for the HC coupons and $1.65 for the Eagle coupons.  I used BOGO chicken coupons, BOGO coupons on the clearance meat and a $5 Stockman & Dakota coupon when you spend at least $25 (pre-coupon).

Jewel is messing with us

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Warning here, peeps! Jewel has dropped the Healthy Choice Fresh Mixers from some/most of the preferred cards.  I just checked and I’ve lost a $2 and a $1 discount – only a $1 left on a single card.  And who knows how long that one will remain.  Considering I have 100 coupons ordered, yes, I’m majorly pissed about this.

If a store offers a discount through a certain date, it isn’t fair or honorable to yank it without notice.  Want our continued loyalty, Supervalu?  Show us some first, or it’s guerilla warfare time…

reJeweled

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First of all a sidetrip to Hallmark (my first), where I have only one thing to say:  Keep the hell away from the Butter Almond Toffee.  you have now been warned.  but boy it’s goooood

Made it over to Jewel for the $2 HC card run.  Pictured is 7 HC mixers, 3 Eagle milk for the buy 10 deal, then 3 dozen eggs and a 2 lb bag of organic basmati brown rice to use up the overage.  I’m stocking up on the staples for the next week; basmati rice is great but pricey, so this is a great time to stock up those items you love, but hate to spend cash on!

Jewel – trip 1

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I need to hit Jewel at 5 ’cause that’s 24 hrs after my last visit with this card! This one has the magic $2 off HC Mixers on it and we certainly don’t want to do anything to screw it up.  So stopped earlier and picked up two duplicate orders:  7 HC mixers and 3 Eagle condensed milks.  Total was high because I still have not received my coupons so only had the six .55 Eagle coupons.  With them I would have had an OOP of $3.07 all for the condensed milk, so that’s not bad. I’m pissed about the mail because they keep screwing with the route.  We’ve gone from one mailman every 7 or 8 years to increasing the size of the route, then having three mailmen in six months, then throwing substitutes into the mix.   Is it any wonder that the new mailmen confuse our street with ones with completely different names and locations? So yes, I’m pissed about it and I want my coupons!

Jewel

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Still no sign of my coupons mailed early Wednesday (substitute mailman with 3 pieces of mail – grrrrr, dammit!  gimme my coupons!)

Basically, I just ran the deal with 7 HC mixers, one Eagle milk and two Marie Callender’s Steamers.  Since I will return with $7 in HC coupons, I needed something to use up the overage, so decided to pick up some meat tortellini for my son.  No coupons, no sales.  I tell you, my hands were shaking.   Total OOP was $9.27.  Subtract the $7 in HC coupons and we’re paying $2.27.  and i’m ok with that…

Jewel tripping (and a side trip to Wags)

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Literally ran in and out of Wags (decided at last minute to pick up PITA at school and left with 5 minutes to spare) – got 12 more Snickers for .29 tax.  damned high tax!

Even though my 100 HC coupons haven’t yet arrived (mailed out Wed am), decided to pick up 7 for stockpile (remember – one less than limit), 3 Eagle milk (with .55/1 qs – to make up 10 items), two Ziplocs (with BOGO q) ’cause we’re out and these zoo plates for which we have no earthly use, but they’re purty.  Plus a small yogurt to use as starter for my homemade stuff.  Total OOP was $8.60 which was way high for me!  No clearance roasts (remember the use the BOGO store coupons this week).

Yee doggies! update

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The Jewel ad starting the 9th is showing The Return of the Buy 10 get $5 off Instantly.  I have an aversion to this type of “discount” (see prior posts for my philosophy), but this one’s a killer.  In almost a exact repeat of the last dealio, the HC fresh mixers are once again going to be $1.99 after discount.  Here’s the killer part:  Check your Avenue cards (read prior posts about “other” cards), people; it’s showing up there as a limit 8, in varying amounts off ($1, 1.25, and my personal fav, $2).  So what does this mean, grasshopper?  Lots and lots of overage towards other stuff you might actually be forced to pay for otherwise.  i know, i know, it gets to me, too. Personally, I’d check out the clearance meat section – they’ve certainly been giving Dominick’s a run for their money (pssst, the Stockman & Dakota bottom roasts are BOGO).  If you used up all your $1 insert coupons from 10/24 S, Coupons by Dede (right sidebar) had about 1500 left with an .08 “handling charge” for each.   I’m looking to buy at least 50 from her, since I’ve got the mixers through the 13th on a couple of cards with a few more cards resetting at midnight.  Since these are products are shelf-stable, I won’t even have to play freezer tetris.  And most important?  The PITA loves them.  IF YOU HAVEN’T YET ORDERED YOUR COUPONS, DON’T WORRY.  BUY THE ITEMS AND RETURN WITHIN THE NEXT 60 DAYS WITH YOUR COUPONS TO GET YOUR CASH.  JEWEL ROCKS! Aahhh!  Almost forgot:  Do not use up the maximum limit showing on your Avenue card, usually 6 or 8.  If you do, it disappears forever.  Scary, huh?  Instead, buy one less and then wait 24 hours before buying more.  Example:  HC Fresh Mixers are $2.00, limit 8; buy 7 at one time and get the hell out of Dodge (with that card, anyway) for the next 24 hours.  Next day, you’ve got all 8 still showing.  it’s a miracle!

Another thing to note is that Pillsbury brownie mixes, cookie mixes and frostings tie in with the 11/7 rp for either .40 off frosting/brownie or .50 on cookie mixes.  So either .09 for brownies or .49 or .59 for the cookies and frosting.  For those of you with the Dominick’s Thanksgiving booklets, there are coupons for:  $1/1 Pam spray; $1/1 Hefty one zips or foam plates and probably other stuff, but I just can’t look any more.

If you see some match ups, please comment and let us know… In unity there is strength!


Jewel and Wags

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Ran to Jewel with a friend (she wanted moral support ’cause she was bringing in receipts with coupons worth about $70!  So don’t think you can’t go back and save).  Nothing really special for me, but I did pick up some clearance skirt steak for about two bucks each.  The trick, obviously, is to get the smallest package with the largest dollar amount off.

Now…Wags.  Figured I get a few more of the Quaker Oats while it was still on sale.  Or rather, on sale, with a coupon and the Breathe Right MM!  Ran this deal three times:  two oatmeal and two Breathe Right.  Hand over the two $1 Quaker mfr coupons and the $1.50 Breathe Right mfr coupon.  Then hand over the Wags coupon reducing the Breathe Right from .99 to .49.  The way the Wags registers work is that you use one coupon less than the number you are purchasing, otherwise the damned thing beeps and game over.  By buying the 2, you are “paying” .99 each (or 1.98) and the $1.50 mfr coupon goes in like Flynn.

Using my method means you only get .52 overage, but it goes through smoothly – worth it to me.  Each order came to $2.64 with $2 back in RRs.