Last Post

I have decided that this will be my last post. I have really enjoyed blogging over the past year but I can't give the blog all of the time that I would like, so it's time to give it up. Thanks for checking in for good deals and local updates. I will still be teaching Grocery Tutor classes, but can't commit the time to blog. Have a great summer. Hope to see many of you at Rainbow Foods!

Thanks!

Walgreens Deals

Walgreens has a couple of good deals this week.


Nivea for Men Active 3 Bodywash 16.9 oz.

• Regular Price $5.99
• Register Rewards $5.99
• Final Price FREE

Schick Hydro 3 or 5 Blade Razor System

• Regular Price $7.99
• Register Rewards $4.00
• Use $5/1 SS 6/13
• Final Price $1.01 MoneyMaker

I went to one of the Walgreens in Eden Prairie tonight and did the following:

• 3 separate orders:
• 2 orders of (1) bodywash and (1) razor
• 1 order of (1) bodywash

I spent $26.43 and received $26 in Register Rewards! Remember that you can use these RR at Rainbow Foods or Cub Foods. Rumor has it that Target will also accept these, but I haven't tried it yet. I plan to use these RR at Rainbow to enhance my grocery savings.

FREE at CVS

Here are 2 great opportunities at CVS this week:

Schick Hydro $8.97
Extra Care Bucks $4.00
$5/1 6/12 SS coupon
Final Price: $.03 Money Maker (limit one per ECB card)

Gillette Body Wash $4.00
Extra Care Bucks $4.00
BOGO Gillette Body Wash 6/6 PG
Final Price: 2 FREE with ECB

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Old Spice Body Wash $4.00
Extra Care Bucks $4.00
BOGO Old Spice Body Wash 6/6 PG
Final Price 2 FREE with ECB

FREE Snapple!

Hurry! Print these coupons before they're gone! Snapple is offering BOGO coupons on their Facebook page. Click HERE for your coupons. Click "LIKE" and you will be able to print 2 coupons.

Vitamins and Supplements!

This is a great time to be stocking up on vitamins and supplements!

• This week Rainbow Foods has their Nature's Bounty Your Life Multi Vitamins on sale BOGO. This is a new women's vitamin. Price is $10.79. Use (2) $3/1 coupons from SS 6/6 or (2) $2/1 from Grocery Game 1 Get these for as little as $2.40/each. Most of the Nature's Bounty supplements are BOGO this week as well.
• This week Rainbow Foods also has Sundown Naturals Children's Vitamins BOGO. This is for the Marvel Hero's Gummy vitamins. Use (2) $1/1 coupons from Grocery Game 1 to get these for as little as $1.85/each. This is assuming that you are shopping on Sat. and doubling your coupons.
• Next week (6/13-6/19) CVS has Nature Made Vitamins and supplements on sale BOGO limit 6. Use (2) $3/1 coupons from SS 6/6 or (2) $2/1 coupons form Grocery Game 1 to make this a great deal. These vitamins/supplements start at $4.29.

Rainbow Foods Catalina Coupons

I noticed a change in the way Rainbow prints some of its catalina coupons this week. The current Kellogg's cereal promotion includes an instant $10 off and a coupon for a gallon of FREE milk up to $3.00. Typically this milk coupon would print out of the catalina machine upon the completion of your checkout. This week it printed out in the form of a coupon at the bottom of the receipt similar to the CVS ExtraCareBucks. It doesn't look like a coupon so you have to look carefully. This would be easy to miss if you weren't looking for it. I'll keep my eyes open to see if this continues to be the way this type of coupon is presented. Don't let any of these end up in the trash!

Why does Cub Foods accept expired coupons?

I had the chance to visit with a woman who has worked closely with Cub Foods in the past. She shared with me that the reason Cub can accept expired coupons is because they own their own coupon clearinghouse which allows them to reimburse themselves for coupons. This answers the question as to whether Cub gets reimbursed for the expired coupons or not. This also explains why the cashiers at Cub never check the expiration date to see if it's within the 5 mo. period or not. One more piece of local shopping information to tuck away!

Rainbow Match-Ups June 6-12

Click HERE for this week's Rainbow Foods Coupon Match-Ups from Minnesota Coupon Adventure.

Remember that tomorrow is Double Double Coupon Day. Double 10 coupons with every $25 grocery order. This is a great chance to stock up on those things for summer!

$10 Target Prescription Coupon

There was a $10 Target GiftCard coupon in this week's Target ad. It expired on 6/21. Clip this like you would any other coupon and hold on to it in case you need it! If you find that it's getting close to the expiration date and you haven't used it, surprise someone in the pharmacy line with an extra $10! I love paying this kind of thing forward. I am a huge believer in what goes around comes around. Try it and see how grateful a stranger can be!

Gillette Fusion Razors $.89

Here's a great opportunity to pick up a razor for next to nothing! My husband and brother-in-law love these so I pick them up whenever I can. Makes a great stocking stuffer or donation to the local food shelf as well!

Walgreens has the NEW Gillette Fusion ProGlide Manual or Power razor system on sale this week for $9.89 with a $5 Register Rewards bringing the price down to $4.89. There is a $4 coupon in this week's Proctor&Gamble supplement bringing the price down to $.89.

Remember to split your order at the register if you plan to purchase more than one of these. If you buy several in one order then you will only get one $5 Register Reward. If you split your order you will get (1) $5 Register Reward for each one you purchase separately.

Target RedCard Holders MUST READ

Here is a MUST READ if you are a Target RedCard holder.

New program scheduled to start before the holiday season!

MINNEAPOLIS, Jun 03, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) announced today that beginning this fall guests will receive 5 percent off at check-out every day when they use a REDcard at any Target store or on Target.com.

Target’s REDcards include the Target Credit Card, Target Visa Credit Card and Target Check Card debit product.

“We’re excited to offer this outstanding value to our REDcard holders across the country,” said Gregg Steinhafel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Target Corporation. “We believe guests will appreciate the simplicity and compelling value of this program, which will lead them to choose to shop more often at Target. As a result, we expect this new program to drive profitable incremental sales, which will more than offset the cost of providing this everyday discount to our cardholders.”

Target has tested this program in Kansas City since October 2009 and guest response has been overwhelmingly favorable, leading to meaningful incremental sales and profits. The response has been particularly strong among our existing better and best retail guests.

This new Rewards program will replace the current Rewards program in which new account holders receive an initial 10-percent-off coupon and existing cardholders earn coupons for 10 percent off a future day of shopping. Guests participating in the current program will continue to earn points until the new program begins.

Target today also announced a change to its Pharmacy Rewards program. Beginning this fall, guests will receive a coupon good for 5 percent off a future day of shopping every time they fill five prescriptions at a Target pharmacy with a Target REDcard. Guests in the program currently receive a coupon good for 10 percent off a future day of shopping every time they fill 10 prescriptions at a Target pharmacy with a Target REDcard.

Thanks Ginger from AttentionTargetShoppers!

Lunds/Byerly's BOGO Sale

Lunds and Byerly's are having a great BOGO sale from June 3-16th. Check your local paper for an insert with lots and lots of items included in this sale. Some highlights include:

• Minute Maid OJ
• General Mills Cereals
• Salad Bar
• 1 gallon annuals from Bachmans
• Wine

Click HERE for the Lunds/Byerly's website so you can see all of the items included in this sale.

Rainbow Foods Update

The word is that Rainbow Foods will be having Double Double Daze on Wed. June 9th. That means that you can double 10 coupons with a $25 order. This is awesome!

Remember that the FuelPerks Program with BP is scheduled to change in July. It's not too soon to begin watching the Sunday ad carefully for details about this. You'd be amazed by the information you can find in the ad if you look through it very carefully.

The Double Coupon Saturdays are also scheduled to end in July. This was extended from the April deadline if you recall. Not a bad idea to begin watching the ad and instore flyers for informaiton about this as well. Wouldn't it be great if this continued? If find it really convenient to stop in early on Sat. for a few items if some of what I need is out on Wed.

Please Rainbow???

FREEBIE at CVS

I first tried this new product last summer when I was camping with the Girl Scouts. Either the mosquitoes weren't very bad, or this worked really well! I have also used this clipped to my camping chair on the soccer field. There were so many great coupons out that you could really try it for free, which is the best way to try new products!

CVS has the personal clip-on device on sale this week for $7.99. The refill packs are on sale for $.2.99. On the CVS website there is a $3 coupon for the purchase of one clip on mosquito repellent product at CVS. You can print 2 of these coupons.

Here are your choices:

• Purchase 2 of the clip-on devices using 2 of the $3 coupons. OOP $10+tax
• Purchase 2 of the refill packs $5.98 OOP only a portion of the tax
• Purchase one clip-on device and one refill OOP $5+tax

Now. . . I went to the CVS in Eden Prairie today. They had the Off display in 3 different places. The first place I looked was next to the sunscreen. The refills that I wanted were out. I found a second display on the endcap. It was nicely stocked. A third location was a few aisles back where these items seemed to be displayed with other miscellaneous items. So. . . the moral of the story is that if you don't find these items in the first location you look, keep looking!

JCP $10 Off $10 Purchase

JCPenney has this offer available from time to time. $10 off a $10 purchase with the code DADROCKS. Click HERE for the JCP website.

$50 Barnes & Noble Gift Card

Here's a great idea for Father's Day! For a limited time Barnes&Noble is offering a $50 B&N gift card with the purchase of a NOOK. What an awesome gift that would be! The NOOK is currently selling for $259. FREE shipping with a $25 online purchase to boot!

Register Rewards Now Accepted at Rainbow and Cub

Here's some interesting news! Walgreens Register Rewards are now being accepted at Rainbow Foods and Cub Foods. Remember that these are Manufacturer's Coupons and need to be used as such. That means that they must match up with an item being purchased. One Manufacturer's Coupon per item is the universal policy. Remember also that these do have expiration dates. Rainbow Foods will not accept expired ones but Cub Foods will! Cub Foods in Eden Prairie will accept these expired for up to 5 months as they do with all other coupons. This is a new policy at Cub Foods, so if the cashier isn't aware of it, be sure to have the store manager fill them in. One more thing to factor in while planning your weekly savings strategy!

Have you ever used your Register Rewards any place other than Walgreens?

Neutrogena Clinical Coupons

Click HERE for 2 Neutrogena Clinical coupons

Gorton's Printable Coupon

Click HERE for a $.50/2 Gorton items coupon

FREE Jr. Frosty from Wendy's

Click HERE for a printable coupon for a FREE Jr. Frosty with any purchase.

Kotex Coupon

Click HERE for a link to a $1 Kotex coupon good on pads, liners or tampons. This is a site that you can visit once a month for this coupon.

Rainbow Foods Matchups 5/30-6/4

Happy June 1st! I'm so excited that summer is almost here!

There are some great deals at Rainbow Foods this week. Free items include:

• Marcal Small Steps Napkins
• Red Baron Pizza by the Slice
• Popsicles
• DanActive Yogurt
• Crystal Light Drink Mix
• Blue Diamond Almond Breeze
• Kix Cereal
• Total Cereal

Great deals include:

• Chicken of the Sea Tuna 47% off
• General Mills Cereal many $1 or less when coupons doubled
• Arrid or Arm & Hammer deodrant 67% off
• Reynolds Wrap Foil $.99 when coupons doubled
• Dawn, Joy, Ivory Dish Liquid 56% off
• Chiquita Smoothies 63% off

I get my grocery deals from The Grocery Game where I can easily personalize my printable grocery list, match up coupons, print coupons and get information about where items are at in the sales cycle. Click HERE to check it out for yourself. Try it for 4 weeks free! Please use me as your referral by entering my email: bmccoy@usinternet.com

Minnesota Coupon Adventure and PocketYourDollars put together weekly lists also. They do a great job of linking items up with internet generated coupons. What you won'd find here is the information about where items are in the sales cycle and the ability to personalize and print your list.

The Grocery Game list and the blog lists are both useful resources when searching for the best deals at the store. I find myself always using The Grocery Game and then adding regional sale items from a blogger list to round out my shopping list.

What do you use for your weekly deals?

Weekend Coupon Inserts

There will be no coupon inserts this weekend due to the holiday on Monday. It's sort-of liberating to have a week off! Watch for a Proctor & Gamble insert on June 6th. Looks like it will be a good sized insert. You might have seen commercials about this running throughout the day today. Happy Memorial Day Friends!

Coupons At Cub

I stopped by Cub Foods in Eden Prairie today and here are the coupons I picked up:

• Save $1 when you buy 1 package of Nabisco Cookies (4.05 oz-26 oz) and 1 gallon of milk. I found this peelie on a box of Nabisco cookies near the entrance to the store where they have all of the weekly specials. Expires 9/30/10 States Do Not Double (DND)
• FREE 2 liter of Mountain Dew when you purchase 1 Doritos (11.05oz-12oz) and a Tombstone Pizza. This tearpad was found in the frozen food section alongside the Tombstone pizzas. Expires 7/25/10
• Save $1 on bottled water (6 pack or larger, excludes flavored waters) when you purchase Two packages of these featured Keebler and/or Sunshine snack crackers: Cheez-It, Club, Toasteds, Town House, Wheatables and FlipSides. This tearpad was found near the crackers. Expires 8/15/10
• Save $1 on any (1) Honey Maid Grahams (14 oz. or larger) plus (1) Kraft Jet-Puffed Marshmallows (10 oz. or larger) AND (1) Hershey Milk Chocolate (6 pack). This tearpad was found near the display of these 3 products. DND
• Save $1on any (2) Popsicle products. I found this tearpad on the outside of the freezer case where the popsicles are located. POPSICLES WILL BE $1/BOX AT RAINBOW NEXT WEEK. GET SOME OF THESE NOW AND YOU WILL GET 2 FREE BOXES WITH EACH COUPON NEXT WEEK AT RAINBOW. I have extra of these so if any of my teacher friends at CR want some, contact me and I'll drop them off for you. Expires 7/31/10
• Snapple Rebate. Tearpad rebate form found next to the Snapple products. This is for a FULL rebate of the purchase price of any Snapple 6 pack (up to $6.99) with receipt dated between 5/1/- 7/7. Snapple at Cub is 2/$10.
• Kingsford Charcoal coupons. A coupon booklet peelie can be found on the charcoal display in the meat department. Save $3 when you purchase any (2) Kingsford or Kingsford Match Light Charcoal (6.7 lb. or larger) Save $1 when you purchase any Kingsford or Kingsford Match Light Charcoal (6.7 lb. or larger). Both expire 7/31/10.
• $5 off a 2 lb. bag of Arctic Shrimp 26-30 count. Click HERE to print this coupon. I was able to use the Arctic Shore $5 shrimp coupon today at the Cub Foods in EP. There isn't a 2lb package with 26-30 pieces in it, but there is a 1 lb package priced at $6.99. The manager was a little suspect about the coupon because there are no numbers under the barcode, but she keyed it in and accepted it. 2 1lb bags of shrimp for $1.99/ea is not bad! She said that someone else had recently been in and used the same coupon. No guarantees on how this one will be accepted, but it is from Cub corporate as the email clearly shows. Also, this coupon can be printed multiple times. It is not regulated like most other coupons are.
  

Of course I get these coupons at Cub Foods but I redeem almost all of them at Rainbow Foods on a Wednesday or Saturday. You can always get a better deal overall at Rainbow because of the double coupon opportunity.

Coupon Alert!

There are 3 Manufacturer's coupons in today's Parade Magazine:

Buy one Olay Total Effects Facial Moisturizer and get one Total Effects 7-in-one Anti-Aging Body Wash FREE (up to $7.99) excludes trial size
$1.00 off any 3 lb or larger Reser's Deli Salad (cole slaw, potato salad, macaroni salad)
$1 off one Pantene product excludes trial size

There is a Manufacturer's Coupon in today's Jerry's Ad:
Save $2 when you buy (4) 12-packs or 24 oz 6-packs of any product of the coca-cola company. Expires 5-28. It has Jerry's logo on it, but is a Manufacturer's coupon.

FREE Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce at Rainbow Foods!
Clip the $1 off (2) 18 oz or (1) 28 oz. SBR BBQ sauce any flavor. These are on sale this week at Rainbow for $.99. Double on Wed. or Sat and get 2 for FREE! I'm reading on at least one blog that you can get one free this week at Cub Foods also, but that's not the case when you read the fine print on the coupon. You must buy 2 of the 18 oz to get the $1 off, so it's $.50 each if you use this coupon at Cub.

Rainbow MatchUps May 23rd-29th

Karen from Minnesota Coupon Adventure does a great job every week putting together the coupon match-ups for Rainbow Foods. Click HERE to see the list for this week.

Target Ad Matchups 5/23-5/29

Ginger from Attention Target Shoppers does a great job of matching up coupons for the weekly Target ads. Click HERE for this week's list.

Thanks Ginger!

FREE Sweet Baby Rays at Rainbow Foods!

Rainbow Foods has 18 oz. Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce on sale this week for $.99. No limits listed in the ad. In today's SmartSource (on the front cover) there is a SBR coupon for $1.00 off on (2) 18 oz. bottles. Double this on Wed or Sat and you'll get both bottles for free!

FREE Ground Beef at Lunds/Byerlys

Lunds/Byerlys has a great deal running now through 5/26. Purchase $10 worth of items and get 1 LB of ground beef for FREE!

Here are some BOGO items that would make this a great deal:

• Bush's Baked Beans 22-28 oz. $2.19
• Heinz Ketchup 40 oz. $3.29
• Pepsi Products 4/$10 *must purchase 4 to receive this price
• Johnsonville Brats 19.76 oz. $5.99

Click HERE to print the coupon for the FREE ground beef. Expires 5/26

Arm & Hammer Coupons

Click HERE for $10.50 worth of Arm & Hammer coupons. You must register first to receive these.

Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner

Click HERE for a $7 coupon for Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Starter Kit. These kits generally run about $16 but I have seen them as low as about $9 at Walgreens.

Weekend Coupon Inserts

There will be 2 coupon inserts this weekend:

• SmartSource
• RedPlum

The cost of the Saturday Star Tribune Early Edition has gone up from $.50 to $.75. Still a deal for the early coupons!

Lillian's Educator Appreciation Night

Lillian's Educator Appreciation Night

June 2nd 4pm-7pm

School professionals enjoy a special appreciation Diva Party!

Complimentary Special Spa Services, Tasty Treats, Beverages, Prize Drawings, Special Deals and More!

Lillians Chaska

102 E. 2nd Street Suite 110A

lilliansshoppe.com/chaska

Show your school ID and receive a FREE pair of sunglasses with a $25 purchase

Land's End $10 Off $50 + Free Shipping

Land's End always appreciates teachers, and here's a special offer just for you!

Get $10 off any purchase of $50 or more PLUS get FREE shipping

This offer is good through June 15th

Promotion Code: TEACHERSPET

PIN: 12832159

3 Target Deals

Here's a link to 3 great deals at Target on Cottonelle, Bounty and Aquafresh.

Thanks Attention Target Shoppers!

Crystal Light Printables

Crystal Light has new printables on their FaceBook page.

• Save $1 on any one Crystal Light drink mix
• Save $3 on any 3 Crystal Light drink mixes
• Save $1 on any one Pure Fitness drink mix

I buy a lot of Crystal Light, so any kind of coupon is great for me! There should be some good sales on products like this with the summer season just around the corner.

Rainbow Foods Update

Here are a few things to note about Rainbow Foods:

• Rainbow Foods Double Coupon Saturdays has been extended until July 30, 2010. That means you can double 5 coupons with a face value of up to $1 with a $25 order on Saturdays as well as on Wednesdays. This really gives options for our weekly shopping. I find that if I am working on Wed., then early Sat. morning is a great option. The Rainbow Foods in Eden Prairie is open from 6am-11pm, so I try to get there by 6:30am on Saturdays so I can shop in peace and hopefully still find some of the good deals!
• Rainbow Foods has extended their FuelPerkps program with BP through July 10th, 2010. At that time there will be changes to the program, but at the store level they don't know what those changes will be yet. If you have a choice of where to shop, Rainbow Foods is the best choice when you consider that not only do they double coupons but they also subsidize your gas purchases!
• The Rainbow Foods in Eden Prairie no longer accepts internet generated BOGO coupons. Because of coupon fraud they will deny these coupons at the register. They will accept the BOGO coupons from the inserts or magazines.

Where Have I Been?

I know, I haven't posted anything for almost a month now. We had an unexpected family situation come up which forced me to slow down and reconsider things. I really do enjoy blogging. I have missed it and thought about it many days during the past couple of weeks. The downside of blogging is that it is time-consuming. What I have decided to do is resume the blogging but commit to updating only a couple of times a week or when there is an opportunity to save on an item that would only take minutes to post. So. . . thanks for not giving up on The Grocery Tutor blog! I'm here and looking forward to bringing you more good deals!

Thanks!

FREE/Cheap Bic Pens

Click HERE for a coupon for $1 off ANY Bic Stationery Product. You should be able to get these for FREE at Target or for sure at Rainbow on a Double Day!

Thanks Sue!

Target: Vaseline Sheer Infusion

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Here's a great stacking opportunity on Vaseline Sheer Infusion

Vaseline Sheer Infusion 6.8 fl oz. $4.99 (reg. price)

Use $3.75/1 Vaseline Sheer Infusion Product, exp. 5-9-10 (RP 04/11/10 RedPlum April 11th insert)

Use $1/1 Vaseline Skin Care Target printable (look under personal care)

Pay $0.24 after coupons

Readers are reporting this product to be $5.99 in some regions, so final price could range from $.24-$1.24

Roundy's FuelPerks Promotion To Continue!

Great News! The FuelPerks promotion between Roundy's and BP is going to continue through July! I told you several weeks ago that I had noticed the verbage changing in the weekly Rainbow Foods ad. It no longer mentioned the promotion ending, but it didn't mention that it was continuing either. Well. . . in this past Sunday's paper Roundy's did announce that the promotion will continue through July 2010. No mention of the program changing at all. It's not too late for you to get in on this deal! With gas prices inching towards $3/gallon, who wouldn't want to save a bit at the pump? This promotion doesn't cost you a thing but it does enhance your savings at Rainbow/Copps/Pick 'N Save. Here's how to get started:

• Go to Customer Service at Rainbow Foods and request a FuelPerks card.
• They will ask for your driver's license and phone number
• You will receive a FuelPerks card that looks like a credit card. You can also request a smaller keychain tag. **You can request 2 cards that combine your credits so that you and your spouse can work together towards your earnings**
• Each time you check out at Rainbow give the card to the cashier. They will swipe the card which will allow it to accrue credits toward gas.
• If you are at the checkout and you have forgotten your FuelPerks card, you can link your credits to your card by giving the cashier your phone number!
• Check the bottom of your receipt for your credit balance
• Purchase your gas at a local BP.
• Follow the prompts on the digital display at the pump and reap your instant rewards.
• You will not receive any correspondence via mail or email from Roundy's as a participant in this program. Do not be concerned about spam, etc.

Let me know if you are using this program and how it is working for you!