Ran some transactions to test various scenarios.  First one is the Hamburger Helper deal.  Buy 10 for $10, use 3 of the $.75/3 coupons from 7/17S (other regions got $1/3 :() to drop $2.25 and out spits $5 and $2 catalinas.  You have now paid .75 for ten boxes!  This double dip only works with the HH (all the ones on sale) because they’re GM products.

I was amazed, frankly, at the wide variety of offerings in the HH line – I remember nasty cheese things from years past.  Even if you only use them as sides (as I plan to do), we’re talking about .075 per box.  Oh, I also got two bonus Box Tops catalinas:  a 25 and a 10.

Had read that the Dreyers ice creams were triggering cats off shelf price (like the good old days).  Since Dreyers is the name other regions have for Edy’s, decided to test this out.  Bought two for $6.  rock.  Bought three for $9.  rock.  Bought four at $12.  score!  Not as good as I’d like (free), but run it this way and pay $1.50 for each carton of Edy’s:  four cartons are $12;  use two $1/2 coupons from 6/12 S and you’re down to $10.  Get back $4 cat, or $1.50 each.

The Totino’s pizza rolls are also part of the promotion, so if you want these nasty pizza-ish rolls, buy 10 for $10, use 10 of the .35/1 from the 8/7 GM insert.  Pay 6.50 and get back $5, making these net .15 a box.  and worth the price!  Update:  I have only been able to find crappy .60/3 and .40/2 in the 8/7 GM insert and a whopping .50/4 in the 5/22 S.  Chicago really gets the shaft when it comes to coupon values.  That said, if you want/like these rolls, you’re gonna pay $8 and get back $5, so .30 a box.  life sucks and then you die (even faster eating this stuff — just sayin’).

The only Progresso soups that are part of this promotion are the Vegetable Classics. Buy 10 for $10, use the $1/4 from the 8/07 GM and you pay $8 and get back $5 or .30/can.  This is a very good price (when it’s not free) if you prefer Progresso to HC soups.

I don’t see anything really great here, folks:  the cereals would only come down to a buck a box; the breakfast strudels and sandwiches are too high to start with and the coupon values are too low.  If you see other things you need, throw a couple in and use the cheapie 10/$10 items to keep your costs low.  Remember that cats at Jewel always roll, so use the prior deal’s cats to keep your subsequent totals down.

Happy hunting – ’cause it’s a war out there!