Workin' The Deals: Oct 4, 2009

20% coupon for Big Lots 10/5 thru 10/10

HERE! Might be a good time to get Halloween candy or costumes or fall decor because they always have great stuff for cheap. They even have the Guitar Hero Playstation bundle 2 for 20 bucks (before 20% off!!! so $16!!!) That is the cheapest I've ever seen that!

Holy peanut butter deals batman! Walgreens Skippy deal starting 10/11 may be the best depending on what coupons you have!!!

Thanks to dandelion on hcw:

Walgreens 10/11 - 10/17 RR Deals:

$8 RR wyb eight (8) participating Unilever products
Bertolli Meal ($5.99)
Hellmann’s Mayonnaise (2/$5)
Ragu Pasta sauce (26oz; 3/$5)
Skippy Peanut Butter (3/$5)

8 skippys ($3 for 5 dollars sale so 1.66 cents each) = $13.28. Use 8 .40/1 coupons (10/4 RP) (-3.20) pay $10.08 get 8 rr so technically after rr you are paying $2.08 which is .26 cents a jar.

8 skippys = $13.28 Use 9 .75/1 (10/4 RP) 6.00 = pay $7.28 get an 8 rr so basically a mm of .72 cents LOL!!!

So the question is, which coupons do you have? Would you rather work the deal at Target (I blogged about the Target Skippy deal HERE) and possibly have to do all separate transactions lol. Would you rather roll a RR at Walgreens (they would have to have 8 or more in stock for you to be able to work the deal unless you combined it with other unilever products and I'm sure there will be some good senarios to come) or would you rather get peanut butter at Publix and use a Target competitor coupon OR do the jiff/publix brand deal and get free white bread with the penny item 10/5?!

Cheap peanut butter @ Publix

Publix is running their 'buy theirs get ours' promotion again. If you buy a jar of Jif peanut butter, you get a jar of Publix peanut butter free. In last month's yellow flyer there is a manufactures coupon for .55/1 Jif that is still good.

The other buy theirs get ours include Del Monte no sugar added slice peaches and Del Monte fresh cut green beans get Publix version free.

(The Target peanut butter deal is better though. Skippy reportedly pricing at 2.04. Use the 1/1 target ip and the .75/1 or .40/1 from today's RP to get cheap peanut butter. Course if you get it at Publix you can rack up your $$ to get the penny item.)

More freebies from Artscow photo company!

I got an email from artscow.com for a free 40 page 5 x 7 photobook using code Free7x5book40p. I have until 10/10 to redeem that offer.

Right now new members are getting 1200 free prints credits & 3 8"x8" photo books & other great photo gifts credits HERE! Because they are in Hong Kong shipping can take 5 weeks so do your holiday shopping now. I wonder if you have to fulfill any requirements to get all of that stuff?

Free Visine this week at Walgreens!

Visine is $3.99 at Walgreens. There is a $2 off Visine coupon in this week's ad. Use the $2/1 from the Wags ABC coupon book found in front of the pharmacy for free visine! Thanks frugalmom!

CVS senarios for this week's sale

Thanks hcw and afc posters:

Dial, Tone or Coast bar soap 2-3pk $1.88
Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste 4oz or 360 Acti Flex toothbrush $2.99
Schick Quattro Men's, Titanium cartridges 4ct. $10.99
Schick Quattro Men's, Titanium cartridges 4ct. $0.00
Schick Quattro Men's, Titanium cartridges 4ct. $10.99
Schick Quattro Men's, Titanium cartridges 4ct. $0.00
Subtotal $26.85
- $5/$25
- $4 (Schick)
- $4 (Schick)
- $4 (Schick)
- $4 (Schick)
- $1 (Tone)
- $1 (Colgate)
= $3.85 oop Earn $1 ECB, $2 ECB

Or you could break the J&J purchases into 2 transactions and use the $5/$25 coupons to your advantage:

Transaction # 1
Zyrtec $19
Dial, Tone or Coast bar soap 2-3pk $1.88
Colgate Total Advanced toothpaste 4oz or 360 Acti Flex toothbrush $2.99
J&J To Go Kit $.99
J&J To Go Kit $.99
J&J To Go Kit $.99

Subtotal $26.84

- $5/$25
- $4.00 (Zyrtec)
- $1.00 (Tone)
- $1.00 (Colgate)
- $2.97 (J&J To Go Kit)

$12.87 oop Earn $1 ECB, $2 ECB

Transaction #2

Sudafed 24-hour 10ct, nasal decongestant 48ct, 12-hour 20ct, PE 20-26ct or OM sinus spray .5oz $7
Revlon Nail $3.99
Revlon Nail $3.99
Schick Quattro Men's Titanium cartridge $10.99
Schick Quattro Men's Titanium cartridge $0.00

Subtotal $25.97

-$5/$25
-$2.00 (Sudafed)
- $1.00 (Revlon)
- $1.00 (Revlon)
- $4.00 (Schick)
- $4.00 (Schick)

$8.97 pay with ECBs from Transaction #1
$5.97 oop Earn $6 ECB, $10 ECB
You'll basically pay $2.84 after coupons/ECBs for everything.

#1
1- sudafed PE $7
1- sudafed OM $7
1- childrens motrin $6
2- revlon polish $7.98
total $27.98
minus $5/$25= 22.98
minus $2.50/$10 pain reliever crt= 20.48
minus $1 motrin (9/13RP)= 19.48
minus $2 sudafed (8/2SS)= 17.48
minus $4 sudafed OM wyb another sudafed (10/4RP)= 13.48
get $10 and $6 ebs-profit 2.52 (even better with $1 revlon which I don't have!)

#2
1- sudafed PE $7
1- sudafed OM $7
1- childrens motrin $6
1- tone soap 1.88
1- colgate 2.99
1- 13¢ filler to get to $25
total 25.xx
minus $5/$25= $20
minus $2.50/$10 pain reliever crt= 17.50
minus $1 motrin= 16.50
minus $2 sudafed pe= 14.50
minus $4 sudafed OM wyb another sudafed= $10.50
minus $1 tone soap= 9.50
minus $1 colgate= 8.50
get $10, $1 and $2 ebs- profit 4.50

Sudafed .73 cents at Publix!

Thanks to Liz for this:

Sudafed Nasal 18 ct is $4.73.
There is a $2/1 in the 8/2 SS.
Stack with 2/1 from Green Advantage Flyer (10/3-10/30)
= .73 cents pkg of Sudafed !

(This could be a great way to get your total over $10 and get the penny item!)

Good deals @ Kroger reported this week

Barilla whole wheat pasta has been reported to be 1.00, so free after double coupons.

Hefty 1 zips still 1.00 each, so free after coupons.

Febreeze Noticeables: $7.49 - $3 P&GEsaver q - $4 P&G 9/27 q = $.49

Swiffer Dust and Shine Spray (must buy 2 for this deal to work as shown here): $3.99 ea. X 2= $7.98 - $1 P&GEsaver q - $.50 off one P&G 9/27 q (use two of these, my Kroger doubles up to $.50 so goes to $1) - B1G1 P&G 9/27 q= both for $.99!!

Healthy Choice entrees are just over $2. Use the 2/1 printables form their website if you haven't printed them already.

Free Kleenex reported @ Safeway

(I don't live near a Safeway, but I know people who do! Thanks My Frugal Adventure for this:

Buy 3 boxes of .99 Kleenex at Safeway (these are 110 ct boxes) = $2.98
Get a $3 catalina back for your next transaction (or all three boxes free!)
.
You want to look for the UPC code: 0 36000 28110 1 .
.
You can use the .50/3 coupon from 8/2 SS through today only for this to be a .50 moneymaker. Many stores also have blinkie machines with .50/3 coupons in front of the Kleenex. This promotion runs through 10/3 and was advertised in the 9/27 SS.