I spent $57 and saved $100.46 today at HT. I got so much free yogurt, it isn't funny. I also took advantage of a couple of other non-coupon deals. Printable cpns are typically found at coupons.com
Free Items:
** Deal of the WEEK! Kraft 100 calorie cheese cubes - orig. 2.99 - printable coupons for $1 off = 99 cents each PLUS Harris Teeter mailer coupon for BOGO. You can stack these two coupons. which I thought would make this 49 cent each. However, the checkout person took off 2.99 (original price) from the total order. So, I made a buck! K. will love them for lunch.
Oikos Greek Yogurt - orig. 1.89 per 5.3 oz cup - coupons are on tearpads on the Penguin Cardboard Cutout guy in the freezer section. They are for $1 off so the yogurt is FREE. I <3 greek yogurt.
Yo Plus Yogurt 4 pack - orig. 2.59 - sale 2.00 - printable cpn for $1 off x2 = FREE
Yoplait Fiber One 4 pack of yogurt - orig. 2.59 - sale 2.00 - printable cpn for $1 x2 = FREE
Cheap Stuff:
Ken's Steakhouse Dressings - orig. 3.45 - sale BOGO or 1.72 each - $1 off 2 coupon in = 72 cents each
Rhodes Rolls 12ct. (frozen section ) - orig. 2.25 - cpn for $1 off in = 25 cents
Philly Cream Cheese tubs - orig. 1.95, sale 1.65 - cpn for $1 off 2 on Penguin tearpad (coupon is for Kraft items including Philly cream chese) = 65 cents each
Kruncher Chips - orig. 3.79 - sale 2.50 - cpn for $1 off in = 50 cents
Other Deals:
Cottonelle toilet paper 12 pack double rolls - orig. 9.29 - eVIC special 4.99 - cpn for 50 cents off x2 = 3.99
Pepsi brand 12 packs are buy 2 get 3 free this week - bonus, Cheerwine is part of the sale! D. loves that stuff.
Terra Chips (aka snooty veggie chips) are still BOGO
Red Bell Peppers are 1.29 each (and they're really big!)
HT Dog Biscuits are BOGO
Scotch Brite sponges (3 pack) are BOGO
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Monday, June 21, 2010
Rainchecks and Strategery...
I feel like getting a rain check is much like eating one potato chip. You can't stop with just one, and once you pop, you can't stop (thanks, Pringles). I just wanted to share the importance of getting rain checks when your store is out of a sale item and how you might use them strategically to save BIG.
It's not hard to get a rain check. If your store is out of a sale item, you simply go up to the customer service desk and let them know the EXACT kind of what they are out of (e.g., 12 oz thick cut harris teeter bacon), and they will give you a rain check for up to 3 of that item. The rain checks DO NOT expire. Ever. If the sale price is BOGO, they will give you a rain check for up to 3 "sets" of that item, meaning up to six items total. When you use the rain check later, you do not have to buy all 6 if you don't want, but you will have to do the BOGO thing, it won't ring up as half price if you just want one. Usually if I only get 2 instead of 3 items, they just keep the rain check, but once I had a lady give it back to me and mark "one left" on it. I'm not sure what the typical policy is on that though.
Now, save your rain check for one of two situations (or, occasionally, these two situations combine to create a "dream" rain check situation - hang on to your hats folks). First situation: you get a great coupon for that item that either is about to expire or can be used during doubles or triples. You can use your raincheck to get the item for the sale price, then use your doubled or tripled coupon on top of it. Second situation: mixing a BOGO with another type of sale. If you can add coupons to this situation, it can become a dream situation. Here's an example:
Months back, there was a BOGO sale on chuck roast. Great for stews and carnitas and they freeze really well. My store was out, so I got a rain check for up to 6 of them. A few weeks later, the same chuck roast was on sale for 50% off. So, imagine that the 2lb chuck roast was originally $10. During the 50% off sale, it was $5. Then, using my BOGO rain check I got them for $2.50 each. Now THAT is a great discount.
Here's a dream scenario from last week. MBA Smart Organic Ground Chicken. Normally sells for 5.99 per pound. It often goes on sale for BOGO, and once when it was on sale they ran out, so I got a rain check. Then, a couple weeks ago, it went on sale for 4.99 per pound. So, with the raincheck, they were about 2.50 per 1 pound package. But wait, there's more. Add $1 off printable coupons, which, they did take one coupon per package (this isn't always the case since one rings up as "free"). That brought it to $1.50 per pound. But wait, there's more! I got the ones that were expiring that day, which had $1.50 off coupons on the packages. Therefore, I got these packages of organic ground chicken for FREE! They were tasty in tacos, too.
One tip for using the rain checks - Make sure you tell the checkout person at the very beginning before they ring anything up that you have a raincheck (or checks) and what they are for. They have to do some different things at the check out to make sure you get the appropriate discounts. You can then wait until the end to provide your coupons.
It's not hard to get a rain check. If your store is out of a sale item, you simply go up to the customer service desk and let them know the EXACT kind of what they are out of (e.g., 12 oz thick cut harris teeter bacon), and they will give you a rain check for up to 3 of that item. The rain checks DO NOT expire. Ever. If the sale price is BOGO, they will give you a rain check for up to 3 "sets" of that item, meaning up to six items total. When you use the rain check later, you do not have to buy all 6 if you don't want, but you will have to do the BOGO thing, it won't ring up as half price if you just want one. Usually if I only get 2 instead of 3 items, they just keep the rain check, but once I had a lady give it back to me and mark "one left" on it. I'm not sure what the typical policy is on that though.
Now, save your rain check for one of two situations (or, occasionally, these two situations combine to create a "dream" rain check situation - hang on to your hats folks). First situation: you get a great coupon for that item that either is about to expire or can be used during doubles or triples. You can use your raincheck to get the item for the sale price, then use your doubled or tripled coupon on top of it. Second situation: mixing a BOGO with another type of sale. If you can add coupons to this situation, it can become a dream situation. Here's an example:
Months back, there was a BOGO sale on chuck roast. Great for stews and carnitas and they freeze really well. My store was out, so I got a rain check for up to 6 of them. A few weeks later, the same chuck roast was on sale for 50% off. So, imagine that the 2lb chuck roast was originally $10. During the 50% off sale, it was $5. Then, using my BOGO rain check I got them for $2.50 each. Now THAT is a great discount.
Here's a dream scenario from last week. MBA Smart Organic Ground Chicken. Normally sells for 5.99 per pound. It often goes on sale for BOGO, and once when it was on sale they ran out, so I got a rain check. Then, a couple weeks ago, it went on sale for 4.99 per pound. So, with the raincheck, they were about 2.50 per 1 pound package. But wait, there's more. Add $1 off printable coupons, which, they did take one coupon per package (this isn't always the case since one rings up as "free"). That brought it to $1.50 per pound. But wait, there's more! I got the ones that were expiring that day, which had $1.50 off coupons on the packages. Therefore, I got these packages of organic ground chicken for FREE! They were tasty in tacos, too.
One tip for using the rain checks - Make sure you tell the checkout person at the very beginning before they ring anything up that you have a raincheck (or checks) and what they are for. They have to do some different things at the check out to make sure you get the appropriate discounts. You can then wait until the end to provide your coupons.
Super Doubles Starts THIS Wednesday 6/23!
As you've probably noticed, I've been busy lately so I haven't been posting much (sorry!) - I wanted to give you all a heads up about Harris Teeter Super Doubles coming up Wednesday (that's where coupons $1 to $1.99 will double in addition to their usual "up to 99 cents" coupons). Also there was a peelie stand in the frozen food section of my HT that had a ton of $1 off coupons that could be used next week. I especially liked the Oikos Greek Yogurt ones - $1 off a 5.3oz cup! They will be free next week if that cpn doubles. They say "not subject to doubling on them" but the serial number starts with a 5, which usually means they will double anyway. If the serial number starts with a 9 they usually won't double. There are some great deal lists going on Sue Stock's blog, Hot Coupon World, and Savvy Dollar (links to the left) so enjoy!
One thing I haven't thought to do which apparently everyone but me does is to check the typical price of items but using the "online shopping" feature on HT's website. You can then see how much you will save with your coupon. Food for thought... I'll probably try to hit HT on the way to work Wednesday to get some of the free stuff.
One thing I haven't thought to do which apparently everyone but me does is to check the typical price of items but using the "online shopping" feature on HT's website. You can then see how much you will save with your coupon. Food for thought... I'll probably try to hit HT on the way to work Wednesday to get some of the free stuff.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
mega-cheap eggs this week at HT!
Eggland's Best Eggs will likely be around 40 cents for a dozen this week at Harris Teeter if you have the right coupon! I haven't been shopping yet, but I came across this great deal that I had to share.
In this month's issue of Cooking Light there is a 50 cents off Eggland's Best coupon. Harris Teeter is having a BOGO sale on Eggland's Best Eggs. At my HT they are usually $2.79 per dozen. So, half of that is about $1.40. The 50 cent coupon doubles and voila, 40 cents for a dozen vegetarian fed hen eggs with extra Omega 3 (don't know how they do that?).
Remember, at HT if you buy one BOGO item, you can get it at half price, you don't have to buy 2.
In this month's issue of Cooking Light there is a 50 cents off Eggland's Best coupon. Harris Teeter is having a BOGO sale on Eggland's Best Eggs. At my HT they are usually $2.79 per dozen. So, half of that is about $1.40. The 50 cent coupon doubles and voila, 40 cents for a dozen vegetarian fed hen eggs with extra Omega 3 (don't know how they do that?).
Remember, at HT if you buy one BOGO item, you can get it at half price, you don't have to buy 2.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Super Doubles 5/19 at Harris Teeter
I stopped by this morning on the way in to work - spent $21, saved $44. This is my lunch break post :-) I got the following FREE items - remember, even if you don't use the FREE items you can get them and give them to charity. Just make sure you're not taking the last one - someone who actually needs it might be right behind you.
Unless otherwise noted, these coupons were from the newspaper. You can look up which circular on Sue Stock's database. If printable, you can probably find it at coupons.com unless otherwise noted.
FREE deals:
McCormick Chili Powder 1.14oz size - orig. 1.89, $1 off cpn x 2 = FREE
Uncle Ben's Chicken Rice - orig. 1.74, sale 1.25, $1 off cpn x 2 = FREE
Starkist Tuna Pouches - orig. 1.50, sale 1.00, $1 off 2 cpn x 2 = FREE (Family Circle magazine)
Kotex liners - orig. 1.49, $1.50 off 2 cpn x 2 plus I had 2 of these coupons so = 4 boxes for FREE
Carefree liners - orig. 1.59 - $1 off cpn x 2 = FREE
Reach mint floss - orig. 1.79 - $1 off cpn x 2 = FREE (- plus pre-cpn amount counts toward Healthy Smile points)
Sure deodorant - orig. 2.89 - $1.50 off cpn x 2 = FREE (or $1 off cpn x 2 = 89 cents)
For more free deals, see Sue Stock's Blog and Hot Coupon World in the links to the left.
Cheap deals:
Trident gum - orig. 1.55 per pack, $1 off 2 cpn = 55 cents each when you buy 2
Reynolds Foil - orig. 4.49, sale 3.49, $1 off cpn x 2 = $1.49
Lea and Perrins Worchester sauce - orig. 3.55, sale 2.50, $1 off cpn x 2= 50 cents
KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce (16oz) orig. 2.19, $1 off cpn x 2 = 19 cents
Caribou Coffee - orig. 9.99, sale 6.99, $1 off cpn x 2 = $4.99 each (printable coupon)
Melita Coffee Filters - orig. 4.35, sale 3.75, $1 off cpn x 2 = $1.75 - since the sale and cpn and super doubles almost never lines up for these, this is the cheapest I've seen them!
Unless otherwise noted, these coupons were from the newspaper. You can look up which circular on Sue Stock's database. If printable, you can probably find it at coupons.com unless otherwise noted.
FREE deals:
McCormick Chili Powder 1.14oz size - orig. 1.89, $1 off cpn x 2 = FREE
Uncle Ben's Chicken Rice - orig. 1.74, sale 1.25, $1 off cpn x 2 = FREE
Starkist Tuna Pouches - orig. 1.50, sale 1.00, $1 off 2 cpn x 2 = FREE (Family Circle magazine)
Kotex liners - orig. 1.49, $1.50 off 2 cpn x 2 plus I had 2 of these coupons so = 4 boxes for FREE
Carefree liners - orig. 1.59 - $1 off cpn x 2 = FREE
Reach mint floss - orig. 1.79 - $1 off cpn x 2 = FREE (- plus pre-cpn amount counts toward Healthy Smile points)
Sure deodorant - orig. 2.89 - $1.50 off cpn x 2 = FREE (or $1 off cpn x 2 = 89 cents)
For more free deals, see Sue Stock's Blog and Hot Coupon World in the links to the left.
Cheap deals:
Trident gum - orig. 1.55 per pack, $1 off 2 cpn = 55 cents each when you buy 2
Reynolds Foil - orig. 4.49, sale 3.49, $1 off cpn x 2 = $1.49
Lea and Perrins Worchester sauce - orig. 3.55, sale 2.50, $1 off cpn x 2= 50 cents
KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce (16oz) orig. 2.19, $1 off cpn x 2 = 19 cents
Caribou Coffee - orig. 9.99, sale 6.99, $1 off cpn x 2 = $4.99 each (printable coupon)
Melita Coffee Filters - orig. 4.35, sale 3.75, $1 off cpn x 2 = $1.75 - since the sale and cpn and super doubles almost never lines up for these, this is the cheapest I've seen them!
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Super Doubles Starts WEDNESDAY 5/19!
Harris Teeter is doing Super Double coupons starting next Wednesday! (Thanks, Rachel!) This means coupons $1 to $1.99 will double (and so will the usual coupons up to 99 cents). Have fun planning! Check out some of the sites to the left like Taking Stock, Southern Saver, Savvy Dollar, and Hot Coupon World to learn about the possible deals in advance!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Harris Teeter this week 5/8/10
Spent $155, saved $128 this week! I got a little nervous when I saw the original total amount before sales and coupons, but I had to trust my couponing skills :-)
reminders - at HT, if an item is BOGO, you can buy only one for half price if you want. If an item is buy 2 get 3 free, you have to buy all 5 to get the deal. Cpns up to 99 cents double, and you can double up to 20 coupons per day. You can use more than 20 coupons in a transaction, it's just that only 20 will double. Printable coupons can be found at coupons.com or by looking at the "printables" section at Couponing 101 - sometimes you can get cpns on the manufacturer's website too. I'll note if that's the case. You can usually print each printable coupon twice.
Some deals:
Orville Redenbacher popcorn is BOGO and I still had that 75 cent cpn for the cheddar variety since my HT hasn't carried it until now. Orig. 3.15, sale 1.57 (half-price if you buy only one) - 75 cent cpn x2 - final price = 7 cents! It's tasty, too.
Hefty one-zip bags - orig. 2.99, sale BOGO (or 1.49 for one) - printable cpn for $1 off two makes them $1 per box
Sunchips orig. 3.79, sale $3 - 55 cents cpn (5/2 smart source) x 2 = $1.90
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars - orig. 2.99, Sale $2 - 75 cents off two cpn (5/2 Red Plum) x2 = $1.25 per box for two
Dawn Detergent hand renewal or plus - orig. 2.99 - sale $1.99 - 50 cent cpn (5/2 P&G saver) x2 = $1 per bottle (or the small bottle is 99 cents on sale, with the 25 cents coupon that makes the small one 50 cents)
Bounty 8 roll package - orig. 10.49, sale 6.99 - 50 cent cpn (5/2 P&G saver) x2 = 5.99
Cascade Action pacs - orig. 5.69, sale 3.99 - 25 cent cpn (5/2 P&G saver) x2 = 3.49
Furmano canned tomatoes (great to have on hand for quick chili!) - orig. 1.45 per can, sale $1 per can, cpn for $1 off 3 = $2 for 3 or 66 cents each (good price!)
Ken's steakhouse dressings - orig. 1.99, sale $1 each (or eVIC price is 77 cents - limit 2) - cpn in TODAY's smart source for $1 off two, would make the final = 54 cents for 2 or 27 cents each
Mighty Dog - I think the cpns for this expired yesterday, sorry! orig. 79 cents per can, sale price 60 cents per can - cpn for $3 off 5 cans = 5 free cans, plus there was a coupon for a free can , so I got 6 free cans to give to the animal shelter!
Grande Tortilla chips - orig. 2.49, sale 2.50 - no coupon for these, but there's a peelie coupon on the package that you get $1.50 off your produce purchase when you buy two bags. If you were planning on buying produce anyway, it's like getting them for 1.75 a bag.
Caribou Coffee - orig. 9.99 - finally on sale again for 6.99 - printable cpns for $1 off and $1 off cpn in 3/28 smart source makes them 5.99 a bag.
Also, Organic coffee company is on sale BOGO. (no cpns)
Mahi Mahi fillet's are 5.99 a lb and there was a wine tag out there for a $5 mail in rebate on seafood
Nature's Own Whitewheat - orig. 2.19 - sale 1.99, printable cpn for 75 cents x2 = 49 cents (cpn says it's for premium bread but it words for any nature's own bread product. I've been getting a lot of free bread or bread for 50 cents or less lately)
Lean Cuisine frozen meals - orig. 3.45, sale $2 each - peelie cpns for $1 off 4 or 5/2 smart source) = final price of 1.75 each
Jello Pudding - orig. 3.35, sale 2.50 - 60 cent cpn (4/11 smart source) x2 = $1.30
Danactive - orig. 2.50, sale 1.99 - cpn for $1 off (3/28 or 5/2 smart source) = 99 cents each
YoPlait greek - orig. 1.25 each - printable cpn for 30 cents off x2 = 65 cents each
Yoplait delights parfaits - orig. $3 - sale $1.50 - 50 cents cpn x 2 = (3/21 and 4/25 smart source) = 50 cents per 4 pack
Perdue Short Cuts chicken - orig. 3.99, sale $3 - 75 cent cpn (5/2 red plum) x2 = $1.50
Oscar Meyer bacon - orig. 5.49 - BOGO (or 2.75 for one) - 75 cents cpn (3/21 smart source) x2 = $1.25
Also, Buy 2 Get 3 free deals on Green Giant canned veggies and on Breyer's Ice Cream
Happy Mother's day
reminders - at HT, if an item is BOGO, you can buy only one for half price if you want. If an item is buy 2 get 3 free, you have to buy all 5 to get the deal. Cpns up to 99 cents double, and you can double up to 20 coupons per day. You can use more than 20 coupons in a transaction, it's just that only 20 will double. Printable coupons can be found at coupons.com or by looking at the "printables" section at Couponing 101 - sometimes you can get cpns on the manufacturer's website too. I'll note if that's the case. You can usually print each printable coupon twice.
Some deals:
Orville Redenbacher popcorn is BOGO and I still had that 75 cent cpn for the cheddar variety since my HT hasn't carried it until now. Orig. 3.15, sale 1.57 (half-price if you buy only one) - 75 cent cpn x2 - final price = 7 cents! It's tasty, too.
Hefty one-zip bags - orig. 2.99, sale BOGO (or 1.49 for one) - printable cpn for $1 off two makes them $1 per box
Sunchips orig. 3.79, sale $3 - 55 cents cpn (5/2 smart source) x 2 = $1.90
Quaker Chewy Granola Bars - orig. 2.99, Sale $2 - 75 cents off two cpn (5/2 Red Plum) x2 = $1.25 per box for two
Dawn Detergent hand renewal or plus - orig. 2.99 - sale $1.99 - 50 cent cpn (5/2 P&G saver) x2 = $1 per bottle (or the small bottle is 99 cents on sale, with the 25 cents coupon that makes the small one 50 cents)
Bounty 8 roll package - orig. 10.49, sale 6.99 - 50 cent cpn (5/2 P&G saver) x2 = 5.99
Cascade Action pacs - orig. 5.69, sale 3.99 - 25 cent cpn (5/2 P&G saver) x2 = 3.49
Furmano canned tomatoes (great to have on hand for quick chili!) - orig. 1.45 per can, sale $1 per can, cpn for $1 off 3 = $2 for 3 or 66 cents each (good price!)
Ken's steakhouse dressings - orig. 1.99, sale $1 each (or eVIC price is 77 cents - limit 2) - cpn in TODAY's smart source for $1 off two, would make the final = 54 cents for 2 or 27 cents each
Mighty Dog - I think the cpns for this expired yesterday, sorry! orig. 79 cents per can, sale price 60 cents per can - cpn for $3 off 5 cans = 5 free cans, plus there was a coupon for a free can , so I got 6 free cans to give to the animal shelter!
Grande Tortilla chips - orig. 2.49, sale 2.50 - no coupon for these, but there's a peelie coupon on the package that you get $1.50 off your produce purchase when you buy two bags. If you were planning on buying produce anyway, it's like getting them for 1.75 a bag.
Caribou Coffee - orig. 9.99 - finally on sale again for 6.99 - printable cpns for $1 off and $1 off cpn in 3/28 smart source makes them 5.99 a bag.
Also, Organic coffee company is on sale BOGO. (no cpns)
Mahi Mahi fillet's are 5.99 a lb and there was a wine tag out there for a $5 mail in rebate on seafood
Nature's Own Whitewheat - orig. 2.19 - sale 1.99, printable cpn for 75 cents x2 = 49 cents (cpn says it's for premium bread but it words for any nature's own bread product. I've been getting a lot of free bread or bread for 50 cents or less lately)
Lean Cuisine frozen meals - orig. 3.45, sale $2 each - peelie cpns for $1 off 4 or 5/2 smart source) = final price of 1.75 each
Jello Pudding - orig. 3.35, sale 2.50 - 60 cent cpn (4/11 smart source) x2 = $1.30
Danactive - orig. 2.50, sale 1.99 - cpn for $1 off (3/28 or 5/2 smart source) = 99 cents each
YoPlait greek - orig. 1.25 each - printable cpn for 30 cents off x2 = 65 cents each
Yoplait delights parfaits - orig. $3 - sale $1.50 - 50 cents cpn x 2 = (3/21 and 4/25 smart source) = 50 cents per 4 pack
Perdue Short Cuts chicken - orig. 3.99, sale $3 - 75 cent cpn (5/2 red plum) x2 = $1.50
Oscar Meyer bacon - orig. 5.49 - BOGO (or 2.75 for one) - 75 cents cpn (3/21 smart source) x2 = $1.25
Also, Buy 2 Get 3 free deals on Green Giant canned veggies and on Breyer's Ice Cream
Happy Mother's day
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