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Top 10 Grocery Store Deals for January 22-28
Here are this week's top 10 deals at Safeway, Albertsons and Fred Meyer. SAFEWAY Nature Valley Crunchy Granola Bars on sale $1.67 Buy 5, Get $3 Catalina Buy 5 Use (5) $.50/1 coupons from 1/5 SS insert or $.50/2 coupon Use (4) Safeway doubles (-$2) Pay $3.85, Get $3 Catalina $.17 each after coupon & Catalina *Valid Friday (1/24) only Kraft Mayonnaise (30 oz) on sale $1.99 Use $.75/1 coupon from 1/19 SS insert Use Safeway double (-$.50) $.74 each after coupon & double La Victoria Salsa (16 oz) on sale $1.50 Buy 2 Use $.55/1 coupon - direct link $.95 each after coupon Safeway deals run through Tuesday, Find more Safeway deals Keep Reading
How much should you pay for diapers?
I received this question from Jane, a reader looking for advice on diapers: Hello! I was wondering if you could help me figure out a good stock up price for diapers. My husband and I are planning on having kids pretty soon and I'd like to start stocking up. I realize diapers come in many different sized packages, so I'm not positive how you determine stock up price. I'd assume you cost per diaper. I found some diapers on the clearance rack the other day that worked out to be $.07 each, but this was for the store brand. Help!! Here's the short answer: You start buying diapers when you can get the name brand for less than the generic equivalent at Keep Reading
The Ultimate Guide to Couponing in the Northwest: Know the coupon strategies {STACKING}
Now that you have the basics down, it's time to move on to explaining the various couponing strategies that we employ to get the vast majority of our groceries and household items for free or nearly free. Today I will be discussing stacking coupons. STACKING: Using a store coupon with a manufacturer’s coupon on one item Remember, you can only use one manufacturer's coupon on each item, but you can use a manufacturer's coupon with a store coupon. In fact, at Safeway, you can use multiple store coupons on each item! Here's an example of how we use stacking to our advantage at Fred Meyer: Ricola Cough Drops (19-24 pk) on sale $.99 with weekly in ad Keep Reading
Fred Meyer: Oretega Taco Sheels just $.25
Susan let us know that her store was carrying Ortega tacos for just $1.25 but all the packages has $1/1 peelie coupons on them. The tacos were stored on a free-standing cardboard display. Let us know if you find them in your store. Find more Fred Meyer deals here. Get the exhaustive list of Fred Meyer coupon match-ups with a printable list feature here. Keep Reading
$4 in Newman’s Own coupons!
Newman's Own Coupons Print off these new Newman's Own coupons. It's rare to see this many coupons released at one time. Make sure you print them off now before they are gone. All are direct links. $1/1 Newman’s Own Frozen Pizza $.50/1 Newman’s Own Pasta Sauce $.50/1 Newman’s Own Ranch Dressing $.50/1 Newman’s Own Salad Dressing $1/1 Newman’s Own Complete Skillet Meal $.50/1 Newman’s Own Salsa Remember, you can typically print two coupons per computer. Find more printable coupons here. Looking for a specific coupon? Search the Frugal Living NW Coupon Database! Thanks, Growing Up Natural! Keep Reading
Albertsons Deals for January 22-28
Here are the best deals at Albertsons this week. The Albertsons ad runs Wednesday-Tuesday in the Pacific Northwest. Find the full list of this week's Albertsons deals, including a printable list feature, here. Fresh Ground Beef (93/7) on sale $3.99/lb with weekly ad coupon Albertsons Grade AA Large Eggs (12 ct) on sale $1.25 with weekly ad coupon - limit 4 Essential Everyday Sugar (4 lb) on sale $1.99 with weekly ad coupon - limit 2 Use $.75/1 coupon from 1/26 RP insert $1.24 after coupon *This comes out to $.31/lb and is a good price for this time of year. Essential Everyday Bacon (16 oz) on sale $3.49 with weekly ad coupon - limit Keep Reading