Kraft Promotion

Before you run to do your Kraft special.... wait! I'm trying to call our area Albertsons and find out when it starts. On other blogs people are saying it has started, it won't start till next Wednesday, or they know nothing about it. Don't go spend your 25.00 till we find out for sure! If you've already done it.. let us know!

Kids Eat Free at IKEA

Sounds like ( though I can't find any written proof FROM Ikea) that kids (under 11) eat free until August 16th from 11am - 8pm. Meal includes 3 kids size items including any of these:
meatballs, chicken strips, mac&cheese, PBJ sandwiches, yogurt, 2 cookies, chocolate milk and more!

Many are saying they took part in the deal, so I'm assuming it must be true. No coupon necessary, just head to the cafeteria and order up!

Double Catalinas

I haven't tried this yet, but plan to today. Looks like you can get double catalinas on these items; they all are part of the buy $30 get $15 and also the 'beautiful savings deal' of buy $30 get $12. If you have a total of 30.00 of the following products, in one order, you'll get $27.00 back in catalinas. Let's give it a try. Hope it works.


7940020680 DOVE GO FRESH THERAPY COOL MOISTURE SHAMPOO CUCUMBER & GREEN TEA 25.4 OZ 1 CT
7940020680 DOVE GO FRESH THERAPY COOL MOISTURE SHAMPOO CUCUMBER & GREEN TEA 25.4 OZ 1 CT
7940020681 DOVE GO FRESH THERAPY COOL MOISTURE HAIR CONDITIONER CUCUMBER & GREEN T#1 25.4 OZ 1 CT
7940020681 DOVE GO FRESH THERAPY COOL MOISTURE HAIR CONDITIONER CUCUMBER & GREEN T#1 25.4 OZ 1 CT

7940099800DOVE DAILY MOISTURE THERAPYSHAMPOOREGULAR25.4 OZ1 CT
7940099800DOVE DAILY MOISTURE THERAPYSHAMPOOREGULAR25.4 OZ1 CT
7940099810DOVE DAILY MOISTURE THERAPYHAIR CONDITIONERREGULAR25.4 OZ1 CT
7940099810DOVE DAILY MOISTURE THERAPYHAIR CONDITIONERREGULAR25.4 OZ1 CT
7940099820DOVE DAILY MOISTURE THERAPYSHMP AND CNDR IN ONEREGULAR25.4 OZ1 CT
7940099820DOVE DAILY MOISTURE THERAPYSHMP AND CNDR IN ONEREGULAR25.4 OZ1 CT

30521001047 VICL INTSE RESC PRTCT CLNCL LOTION 6.8 OZ
30521001047 VASELINE INTENSIVE RESCUE CLINICAL THERAPY SKIN MOISTURIZER FRAGRANCE FREE 6.8 OZ 1 CT
30521001293 VICL INTSVE RSCUE CLNCL PRTC LOTION 6.8 OZ
30521001293 VASELINE INTENSIVE RESCUE CLINICAL THERAPY SKIN MOISTURIZER LIGHTLY SCENTED 6.8 OZ 1 CT

30521013016 VASELINE SKIN MOISTURIZER COCOA BUTTER 6.8 OZ 1 CT
30521013016 VASELINE SKIN MOISTURIZER COCOA BUTTER 6.8 OZ 1 CT

Q-tips...double dip!

30521017900 Q TIPS COTTON SWAB VALUE NOT AVAILABLE 300 CT 1 CT
30521017900 Q TIPS COTTON SWAB VALUE NOT AVAILABLE 300 CT 1 CT
30521039935 Q TIPS COTTON SWABS 500 CT
30521039935 Q TIPS COTTON SWAB VALUE NOT AVAILABLE 500 CT 1 CT
30521500700 Q TIPS COTTON SWABS 500 CT
30521500700 Q TIPS COTTON SWAB VALUE NOT AVAILABLE 500 CT 1 CT

Kraft Promotion Starts Today

The newest promotion at Albertson's starts today and runs through the 23rd.
Buy $25.00 of qualifying product and get your money back!!
From what I'm seeing, it is before coupons, but I'll watch and see if that changes as people use it!

Purchase $25 of participating items and get: $5 off your next purchase & $20 via mail-in rebate *OFFER VALID: 8/7/09 - 8/23/09. All purchases must be made in a single transaction. Coupon for $5 will print at register valid on your next shopping trip. Coupon expires 2 weeks after date of purchase. Limit one $5 coupon per transaction. $20 rebate form will print at register. Cash register receipt must be dated between 8/7/09 - 8/23/09. Allow 6-8 weeks for shipment of rebate check. Limit one rebate per address/household. Offer ends 8/23/09. items listed for the deal o CAPRI SUN Juice Drink (10 ct.) o CRYSTAL LIGHT Drink Mix (any variety) o KRAFT Natural Shredded or Chunk Cheese (8 oz) o MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee (33 - 34 oz) o STARBUCKS Coffee (12 oz) o KRAFT Singles (10.5 - 12 oz) o CHIPS AHOY! Cookies (12 - 15.25 oz) o RITZ Crackers (13 - 16 oz) o KRAFT EASY MAC or VELVEETA Cups (2.05 - 2.39 oz) o JELL-O Gelatin Snacks (6 pk) o KRAFT String Cheese (12 oz) o KRAFT Mayo or MIRACLE WHIP Dressing (18 oz) o KRAFT Natural Cheese Slices (7 - 8 oz) o OSCAR MAYER DELI CREATIONS Complete Sandwich Kits (4.9 - 7.1 oz) o PLANTERS Trail Mix (4 - 6 oz) o OSCAR MAYER LUNCHABLES Fun Packs (4 - 4.5 oz) o OSCAR MAYER Deli Fresh Shaved Meats (7 - 9 oz) o OSCAR MAYER Meat (10 oz) o WHEAT THINS or TRISCUIT Crackers (7 - 10 oz) o NABISCO Toasted Chips (6 - 8.1 oz) o CRACKERFULS Crackers (6 oz) o TEDDY GRAHAMS Graham Crackers (8 - 10 oz) o KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Crackers (6 oz) o CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN & DIGIORNO For One & Flat Bread Melts (5.3 - 6.2 oz) o CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN & DIGIORNO Pizza (12 in) o KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (7.25 oz) o PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese (8 oz) o NILLA Wafers (10 - 12 oz) o YUBAN Coffee (33 oz) o NABISCO 12 packs o RITZ BITS Crackers (7.5 oz) o TOMBSTONE Pizza (17.5 - 29 oz)

It's Friday... Free Chocolate Time

Just a few more weeks of this... go here to sign up for your free chocolate bar.

Whats in Season?

Are you taking the time to can and fill up your freezer? When winter rains hit, the produce prices will be going up, now is the time to buy cheap and stock up for later. This month there are lots of blueberries, raspberries (nearing the end), blackberries, melons, cucumbers, lettuce, squash, peaches, beans, peas, and tomatoes. Go here to our previous post on what fruits to freeze.

Go here to find the list of local farmers who sell these items in bulk.

For freezing vegetables, you normally want to blanch them (go here, here, or here for instructions) then use freezer bags to store in serving size portions.

When reheating vegetables, you'll want to be sure not to overcook them or they can turn to mush quite fast! We never liked frozen green beans until I realized they'd been partially cooked already and if I just heated them through before serving they still retained a little of their crispness. I like to let them thaw for maybe 10 minutes before putting in a skillet with just a few Tablespoons of water. Once that water has steamed them lightly, I drain the water off, add about 1 teaspoon of oil and my seasonings, stirring just long enough to coat the beans before removing from pan and serving.

Free Honey Nut Cheerios

Need another coupon for Honey Nut Cheerios? Go here to sign up for a free sample and a $1.00/1 coupon. Cheerios have always been a kid favorite, but when they came up with Honey Nut Cheerios, they won me over! I'm happy to see them on sale this week at Albertsons!

Albertsons Spreadsheet

Krazy Coupon Lady has gone one step further to help us! She's made up a spreadsheet for this weeks deals. Go here to print it off and put it to good use! Too bad for us, there are only 2 doubles, whereas many of the other websites are talking about up to 7!! We'll get good deals, just not AS good. Have fun!

Kraft Promotion

Jane, at Alltogetherbeautiful, tells us that the Kraft promotion starts tomorrow. Be sure to check back!

More Free Tacos

Jack In The Box really wants you to try their tacos! Here is another coupon for 2 free tacos on the 11th. We enjoyed ours on our way down from Seattle this week. Be sure to print them off before you head to town.

School Supplies

Getting ready for school? ( Did I really say that? It's only August... so I must be kidding!)
If you're looking for inexpensive supplies, Saving Like Crazy has put together scenarios of the best deals for the week here. Check them out!

BOGO Lunch Meat

Here's a coupon for John Morrell lunch meat. BOGO. Go here to sign up and print your coupon. It's a new line for them and it looks good!

Barnes and Noble Coupon

Here is a 10% off coupon for Barnes and Noble.. good until 8/16/09.
For you home schooling moms, in case you didn't know, if you bring in some proof of home educating, (HSLDA Membership card, intent to homeschool form, etc) you'll get a card and can use it all year long for 25% off most everything in the store.

Albertsons Great Savings

Get out the coupons, buy the newspaper and print online coupons and you can get your family some really GREAT deals this week at Albertsons. Thanks to General Mills! Buy $30.00 worth of selected items and receive $15.oo off your next shopping trip, this sale ends Saturday!.

Here is one of my scenerios so far:

Buy (4) Lipton Tea Boxes $2.50

-1.00/2 IP

-1.00/2 IP

Buy (4) Klondike Bars $2.50

-1.00/2 IP

-1.00/2 IP

Buy (2) Honey Nut Cheerios $2.00

-1.00/1 IP

-1.00/1 IP

Buy (1) Chex Mix Cereal Bars $2.50

-.75

Buy (1) Yoplait Yogurt $2.50

-1.oo/1 IP (coupons.com)

Buy (1) Popsicle Juice Pops $2.50

*I did not have an individual coupon for this BUT I had a $4.00 off purchase of 5 Klondike/Breyer/Popsicles. Check to see if you have this catalina from Albertsons, I have received one everytime I have gone the last few weeks.

So $31.50 - 11.75 (coupons) - 3.00 (doublers) = $16.75 OOP and received $15.00 off next order.

NET TOTAL AFTER COUPONS & CATALINAS = $1.75

Prime on a Dime Shoppers

This General Mills deal is just about ridiculous! Last week Ragu spaghetti sauce was .17 per jar!.. just about anything on the list can be under .25 each if you use your coupons and doubles right.

How about sharing your scenarios here with us this week. I know that there are more and more of you saying you've got to get into coupons 'again'... well, this week IS the week to do it! If you can get your hands on more papers from Sunday, check out the printables and see what you can do!

I'm going to sit down and figure out what my first run will be and will share it with you. Will be waiting to see what you do!

Albertsons Deals Aug. 5-11

I am proud to be a part of The Grocery Gathering over at BeCentsable, posting the Albertsons deals for Washington.
I love your comments and feedback. Did you find any unadvertised deals that you want to share with the rest of us? Please leave a comment! :)

Current Catalina Deals/Promotion:
Unilever Catalina, 7/22-9/9/09
Velveeta Shells and Cheese 7/17-8/0/09
Honey Bunches Cereal 7/17-8/9/09
Snapple 7/13-8/9/09
HUGE Kraft Promotion 8/7-8/23/09

Lingo Definitions:
BOGO or B1G1-Buy one get one free
Peelie-Coupons on package
WYB-When you Buy
Exp-Expires
MIR-Mail in Rebate
Catalina-Thin paper coupons that print at register
OYNO-On your next order
IP-Internet Printable Coupon

To view the Ad this week, click HERE.

The Biggest Savings I see this week at Albertsons is with the General Mills Promotion. You can find out more about this promotion and coupon match-ups HERE on a recent post I wrote, and make sure to also check out the list of coupon match-ups over at Krazy Coupon Lady. This is a HUGE promotion and you won't want to miss the great savings!!
****I want to take this opportunity to encourage you to stock up on these items, even if you are not going to use them yourself. These items are great to stock up on or send to your local Food Bank where your donations are greatly needed. Your out of pocket cost for these items after the Catalina can be as low as $4, and most of the items have FREE internet printable match-ups, so you don't even need a newspaper subscription. So, go for it! :)

Produce:
Strawberries, $1.49 per # , sold in packs of 4#

Del Monte Fruit Natural Cups, on sale for $1
(In the Produce section)
Use the recent $1/2 coupons from inserts or this $1/3 IP
Use a Doubler
=2 FREE, or 3 for $1.00 (These are so Yummy!!)

Farm Stand Carrots, 1# on sale BOGO
=2# for $1.79

Other:
3 Day Sale, August 7-9th
Asparagus, $1.88 per #
Pork Loin Assorted Chops, $1.49 per #
King Crab Legs or Colossal Raw Shrimp, $8.99 per #
Arrowhead Water, 24 pack, $2.77 limit 2
Albertsons Butter, $1.47, limit 2

Mrs. Cubbison's Croutons, on sale $1.39
Use recent coupon from inserts for BOGO
=2 for $1.39 or 70 cents each

Kellogg's deal: (Thanks HCW for this round-up!)
Ad mentions a $10 rebate available in store. Waiting to see if this is the Fuel for School brochure or something different.
There are many coupon matches for these items that came out in the recent Red Plum insert. I started getting mine in the Tuesday mail with my food ads.
$1.67/ea
Kellogg's fruit snacks
Yogos bits
Sunshine cheez-it crackers, Use this $0.75/1 IP
$1.97/ea
Pop-tarts 8 ct
Frosted flakes, 14 oz
Froot loops, 8.7 oz
Apple jacks 8.7 oz
Corn flakes, 12 oz
Honey corn flakes, 12 oz
Corn pops 9.2 oz
Keebler cookie crunch 10.5 oz
Rice Krispies, 9 oz
Raisin Bran 15 oz
Assorted fun pack 8.56 oz
Chips deluxe cookies
Club crackers
Vienna Fingers cookies
Special K bars 6 ct, $0.75/1 IP
2/$6
Eggo waffles 19.8 oz
Morningstar farms 8-11.2 oz

$1 Deals:
Fuze drinks
PUffs facial tissue cubes
Bisquick shake n pour
Kashi go-lean or power bar single bars
Dole pineapple, 8 oz can
Hostess donettes
S&W beans
Minute maid lemonade or limeade cartons
Banquet brown n serve sausages
Wild Harvest ready-to-drink tea

Special Grand Opening!
If you live in the Renton area, you probably know about the remodel that has been going on at the Petrovitsky and 140th store. There is a grand opening sale going on this weekend (Friday-Sunday) at this location only. Here are the deals for this special sale:

Platter Style Bacon, $1.99 per #, limit 5 #
Russet Potatoes, 10# bag, $1.78
Santitas Corn Chips, $1.47, limit 4
Super Chill Soft Drinks 12 pk, 2/$3
Tillamook Cheese, 2#, $4.99 limit 2
Charmin Bath Tissue, 9 rolls $2.50
8 piece fried chicken, $4.99
Albertsons Chocolate Chip Cookies, $1.99
Fresh Lean Ground Beef, $1.88 per pound
Cherries $1.49 per pound
Milk, Shopper's Value, 3/$5, limit 3
Red Baron Classic, Thin, or Stone Hearth Pizza $2.99

Thank you Jane! Visit her website at Alltogetherbeautiful.blogspot.com
She's got a good eye for good deals.. be sure to visit!

Free Tacos!

Today there's 2 free taco's at Jack in the Box. Head over here, to Freebies for Mom to read the details and get the link to print your coupon.

Coupon Insert Link

Ever wonder if you should buy a paper this Sunday or not? Will it be worth the $2.00?
Here's a little help for you. Go here and see what inserts should be in the paper this week. Also you can see what weekends there will be no inserts,( some holiday weekends have no inserts at all) or the times when there will be 3 and it's worth buying 3 or 4 papers!
Thanks, Mercedes! at CommonSensewithMoney

Reducing Your Garbage Bill

The following was sent for publication. Jon has some good ideas for us all. With 9 in our family, even though we try, the garbage seems to just grow! This is an inspiration to cut back even more!

I've noticed that some of my neighbors put out as many as three trash
cans every week. My wife and I put out only one every month. That means
that my neighbors put out 12-15 times as much garbage as we do. I doubt
that there are 24 people living in the house! Well, maybe they don't put
out twelve times as much, but they probably pay twelve times as much for
garbage service. Here's how Alice and I keep it down to one can a month
and save money on our garbage bill and how you can, too.

The first, obvious step is to recycle as much as possible. Around here,
we have the big, blue recycling carts where you can put almost anything
in. Even if you have the three-bin system that doesn't allow as many
different types of recycling, you should be vigilant about recycling
everything you can. For information on what can be recycled in Clark
County, visit Waste Connections at www.wcnorthwest.com . (One big no-no
that we see on our Friday evening walks is pizza boxes. The recyclers
really don't like cardboard that's contaminated with food.) To encourage
recycling in our house, we've got a wastebasket designated for recycling
near the front door, right next to the shredder. Whenever we get the
mail, the junk mail is processed right here. It never goes in the garbage.

Step two is to begin composting. We compost all of our food waste. We've
got a bucket with a tight-fitting lid under the kitchen sink to receive
the waste so we don't have to go to the compost bin every few minutes.
We got a genuine compost bin for free off of Craigslist, but yours
doesn't need to be fancy. A garbage can with some holes drilled in it
for ventilation works, you can build one out of free scrap lumber, or
you can just pile it on the ground. We add our yard waste, too, but have
found that grass clippings don't compost well because they mat up and
take a very long time to decay. Meat & dairy products should only be
composted if you have a fully enclosed composting bin, as they will
attract insects and vermin. To reduce the stink of the compost, cover up
recently added waste with already-composted material.

Step three is to pack it down. Since our 32-gallon garbage can can weigh
up to 65 pounds, we take advantage of that and cram it in tight. Why pay
for two cans of loosely packed garbage when we can pay for just one of
tightly packed garbage?

Step four -- and this is where the lecture begins -- is to reduce your
waste stream. You can only do this by being less wasteful. Alice buys a
lot of bulk food that doesn't come with extra packaging. Almost all
leftovers get promptly put in single serving containers for lunch boxes.
We store a lot of stuff in our extra freezer which I inherited from my
grandmother, and you can often find them for cheap on Craigslist. Buying
prepared foods generates lots of waste -- which, incidentally, can be
mostly recycled (except for the frozen dinner trays). Containers like
yogurt, whipped topping, and peanut butter jars are washed and reused.
When things break, I try to fix them. I avoid buying the cheap things
that break easily; spending a little more for quality items that will
last a lifetime can save money in the long run as long as they're not
overpriced. Whatever we don't need anymore that is still serviceable is
donated to Goodwill, the Salvation Army, benefit garage sales, given
away, sold, or hoarded away in the attic.

If there are more than two people living in your house, you probably
need more than one can a month. Just give it a try and see if you can
cut your waste stream down to a more affordable level.

Jon & Alice Johnson
Battle Ground
Thank you, Jon!

The Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY August 3rd
Outside my window... A beautiful garden of a beautiful friend.

I am thinking...how God in His infinite wisdom created us for relationship.

I am thankful for...family and friends.

From the kitchen... dried fruit.

I am praying... for my dear mother in law.

I am creating... memories with my 15 year old son.

I am going... (I am gone) to Seattle for 3 days. Helping with mom's treatment trips.

I am reading... nothing! :(

I am hoping... that this last month would ssslllloooowww down!

I am hearing... no little feet running, how quiet compared to home! I'll enjoy it!

Around the house... oh, it would be fun to see.

One of my favorite things... a good, long walk.

A few plans for the rest of the week: be with Grandma till Wednesday, probably catch up the rest of the week.

Picture thought...



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