After looking at the ad, it is a slow week for deals; however they did just finish a long line of cool promotions, so that is to be expected. If you are new to couponing, this is a good week to just get started with some simple sales. No need to go crazy and try to order a gazillion coupons from Ebay!
The smoking hot deal of the week is still the Ballpark Meat Hot Dogs! They are on buy one get one free sale this week, with a price of $3.49 each. There is one coupon out there that would work nicely:
$0.75/2 Ball Park Product, exp. 5/13/12 (Red Plum 04/15/12)
Albertson's DOES accept coupons on an item that is made free buy a buy one get one free sale. The last 3 cashiers (not all at the same time) tried to deny the coupons at first. A check of the coupon policy in the binders at their registers revealed the details. Yes you can use a coupon on the free item, just as long as you don't end up getting money back on that part of the transaction. So if something were on sale buy one get one free @ $1.99, I wouldn't be able to use 2 - $1.00 off coupons, because then they would owe me a penny. $3.98 - $1.99 free one - $1.00 coupon - $1.00 coupon = $-.01.
On this deal you'd be fine because it isn't THAT good haha! If you plan on doing this deal, then wait until 04/29 to do it. That is when a Catalina starts for BallPark hotdogs.
More In-Ad deals:
Nature Valley Granola bars on sale at $2.50Buy 5 boxes receive $5.00 coupon good on your next purchase.
It's like paying $1.50 per box if you factor in your $5 cat.
Check the boxes for either $1/2 or $2/2 peelies to increase the savings.
Platter Style bacon (from the butcher block) $2.99/lb
Old El Paso Dinner Kits $1.69
Select Dole Salad packs $.88
The back page ad promo is looking pretty lackluster to me. I am planning on doing some Tidy Cats transactions. There is a $1/1 manufacturer's coupon that expires 04/29/12. There is the 27 lb. in the plastic bucket on sale for $11.99. Also, there are the 20 lb. bags on sale for 2/$10.
When you spend $20 in back page products, you receive a $5.00 coupon good on your next purchase. You can use your $5 to purchase any other groceries or products (for the most part), but I like to try and roll them onto my next deal.
For example, if I want Nature Valley Granola Bars and Tidy Cats, then I would do this:
Transaction #1
Buy 5 boxes of Nature Valley @ 2.50 each = 12.50
Buy 1 bucket and 2 bags of Tidy cats (11.99 + 10.00) = 21.99
- 3 $1/1 Tidy Cats coupons
Total: 31.49 get back 2 $5 off next order catalinas
Transaction #2:
Buy 5 boxes of Nature Valley @ 2.50 each = 12.50
Buy 4 bags of Tidy Cats @ 5.00 each = 20.00
- 4 $1/1 Tidy Cats coupons
- 2 $5 catalinas from prev transaction
Total: 18.50 get back 2 $5 off next order catalinas
Transaction #3:
Buy 4 bags of Tidy Cats @ 5.00 each = 20.00
- 4 $1/1 Tidy Cats coupons
- 2 $5 catalinas from prev transaction
Total: $6.00 get back 1 $5 off next order catalina
So in the end, after three transactions (does not have to be done all in the same day), you will have spent $55.99 and came out with $5 off your next order catalina and:
1 bucket of Tidy Cats, 10 bags of Tidy Cats, and 10 boxes of Granola Bars, which comes out to $2.43 per item purchased.
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