Saturday, November 1, 2008

Internet coupons for the Cub foods sale Novemer 2-8

I've been working on the Cub ad for next week all day long. There are two great promotions so I am been trying to find coupon match-ups. Below are some IP coupons for items that are part of the sale.

I know that many of the coupons have the same link to coupons.com. I'm not sure if you are able to print them one at a time or if you will need to select all the coupons you are looking for and them print them all together.

I'll be working on a write up of coupons and final prices for the two promotions, but for now these are some coupons that will be great for the sale.

$1/1 Orville Redenbacher's

$1/1 Orville lime and salt

$1/2 Wesson, Pam, Peter Pan, Orville,

$1/2 Any hunts

$1/2 and $2/4 Progresso Soup

$.50/1 Green Giant Boxed veggis

$1/1.25 Pillsbury frozen Grands cinnamon rolls

$.50/1 Pillsbury Frozen Grands, Mini Cinnamon rolls, Cinnamon rolls or dinner rolls

$.50/1 Pillsbury Frozen Grands, Mini Cinnamon rolls, Cinnamon rolls or dinner rolls

Betty Crocker boxes Potaoes $.40


$1/1 Pillsbury Toaster Strudel

$1.50/1 Yoplait Gogurt, trix, drinkable, kids multi pack

$.75/1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix

Thursday, October 30, 2008

More IP coupons

IP-Internet Printable coupon.
I think I forgot that one in the list that I posted on Tuesday. I'll add it later.

I've found a few more Internet coupons that seem to be worth the time to print them.

Sign up for the Cheerio challange and they will email you 6 $1/1 coupon for Cheerios


BOGO Glade Scented oil candle. Use with the B4G$5 Gift card deal at Target. Trying to find more coupons to make them free or a money maker.

$1.10/1 Pregresso Soup

5 free sheets of cardstock at Archiver's

$3/5 SoyJoy bars. I think these are 4/$4 with a $4ECB this week at CVS. If so it would be a $3 Money Maker

$1/1 Barilla Piccolini

$1/1 Malt-O-Meal

$1/1 Gold Medal whole wheat flour. On Sale this week at Rainbow for $1.99 before coupon

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

What is she saying?

It's been brought to my attention that I use my own vocabulary, but haven't ever made a post explaining what I'm talking about. Sorry. Sometimes I think that most of you already know what I mean.

I'll try to make a list of common abbreviations that I use so that you can tell what I am saying. I'll label it Abbreviations and it will be on the right hand side of the blog so that you can you check it any time.

I'll try to remember all the ones that I use, but I might made a couple of posts as I add new ones or remember that I forgot something.

OYNO-On Your Next Order
Commonly refers a coupon that prints at check out. Usually this is a reward for purchasing a specific items or amount of items. It is for $X and can usually be used for any item you wish. Some restrictions do apply, but they differ slightly by store. Read the fine print on your coupon to make sure you know what it is good on.

MF-Manufacture coupon

TC-Target coupon
Usually found at Target.com. Occasionally there are Target coupons found in store on items. Target.com coupons are good for 4 weeks. They will be on the Target web site for 2 weeks before they are replaced by new coupons. Hotcouponworld.com and AFullCup.com both have coupon generators with all unexpired target coupons. You should be able to print out as many coupons as you like.

Blinki
Coupon found at a store, located in the little black boxes that blink

Peelie
Coupon found in store, on a specific product. Can be peelied and used on your purchase or saved for another day.

RR-Register Reward
This is a Walgreens specific name for OYNO coupons. One thing to note with register rewards is that you can not use them on the same product they printed out on and receive another register reward.
--I.E.
Buy toothpaste for $4, receive a $4 RR. If you take the $4 RR from the toothpaste and use it to pay for a second tub of the same toothpaste you will not receive a RR on your second purchase.

Catilina
Name of company who produces and manages the little coupon machines found at registers in most stores. This is the machine that prints the OYNO and RR coupons. At times it will also print out different coupons or ads for new products. People often interchange Catilina with OYNO when talking about a deal with a print out for money off your next order.

BOGO-Buy One Get One
When I only write BOGO I am referring to by one get one free. If it is anything other then free I will list if after the BOGO.
--I.E BOGO 50% off=Buy one get one 50% off. Most of the time it isn't a good deal unless it is free because BOGO 50% means each item is only discounted 25%.

ECB-Extra Care Bucks
These are the coupons you get at CVS for buying specified items. They are good towards anything in the store except gift cards and prescriptions. Some people have talked about being able to use them on gift cards, but I have never tried so until I know for sure I will say, no gift cards.

IVC-Instant Value Coupon
This is a coupon in the Walgreens ad. Usually only good for one week.

ESC-Easy Saver Coupon
Coupon located in the monthly Walgreens book. Usually the dates do not run all month long, but instead can be a little under a month or a little over. They tend to put the expiration date at the end of a week instead of the end of a month. Check the coupons for the exact dates

OOP-Out of Pocket
The total amount of cash that it took or will take to purchase items. This is usually after all coupons and discounts. If it is different I try to explain in the post

$X/Y
Amount of money a coupon is for and how many items need to be purchased to fulfill the coupon requirements.

Y/$X
How many items can be purchased for a specific amount of money after coupons and discounts.

Price match
Taking an ad for one store and being able to purchase it for that price at another store. Walmart will price match competitor's ads. I often being my Aldi ad to the Super Walmart in town. I have found the produce is higher quality. It also saves a lot of gas not having to drive all the way over to Aldi.

This is also a great idea for Black Friday is you don't think you will be able to get to a specific store before the amount of products is gone. I will worn that that few Walmart employees know how to price match and it does take a while to get it taken care of. If you are willing to wait you can save a lot of money.

Black Friday-The day after Thanksgiving
I'm sure there is some long explanation, but I'm not sure totally what it is.

MM or $M-Both can be used for Money Maker
This is when you combine different offers so that not only is the item free, but the store will end up owing you money. Rarely will they pay you cash out of the register. Often what you will need to do if you know you will have a money maker is get a filler to add to your order so that your balance is not below $.00 after all coupons and discounts.

Occasionally you will find a MM that prints out an ECB, RR or OYNO coupon so that you can use that money later on something you really want.

Filler
A filler is anything you need or want that you throw into your order so that your balance is not below $.00 after all your coupons have been scanned.

Overage
Pretty much the same as a money maker. After the sale, and coupons you will have a discount that is more then the cost of the item. You will need to add a filler so your order isn't under.

It helps to total your order before you go so you know how much overage you have and can get something you really want. When I started I would often have an overage, but not realize the correct amount so I would just grab candy at the checkout instead of something I could have really used.

$X/OYO-Money off on your order
Occasionally there are in ad MF for a specific amount off your order when you buy X amount of qualifying products. It has always been explained to me that being the coupon if off your total order you can still use MF for the specific products you are buying to qualify for the coupon. The Shakopee Cub has started to argue this point in the last few months, but this is the only store I have had a problem at.


Monday, October 27, 2008

Menu for the week

So here is what the Gudim household is eating this week. Like I said some times I feel a little stupid putting this out there.

I feel kind of dumb that everything we eat is so cheap. I guess that's not a bad things, but sometimes I feel like because it is so cheap it must not be that healthy. Probably just my imagination, hopefully.

Everything this weeks seems to be "instant" food. Nothing is really homemade. I just don't feel too creative this week and didn't see anything great on sale that cried out for me to make something special for dinner.

Monday
Egg salad sandwiches
-Bogo bread from Cub last week, $1
-5 eggs $.50?
Apples $.98 per lb a couple weeks ago at Cub
Carrots Free from Target

Tuesday
Pulled beef sandwiches--never used the meat two weeks ago
-Buns $.79
-Curly's pulled beef, free after MF and sale at Cub
Cheetos $1 per bag after TC last month
Carrots Free at Target

Wednesday
Simple Supper-hot dogs

Thursday
Fettuccine
-Burtolli? pasta, free + overage last month at Target after TC and IP
-Veggi, -Free after Cub sale and $1/1 MF
-Garlic bread?

Friday
-Digiorno pizza, $2.67 after Target sale, Target gift card for buying 3, and 3 $1/1 MF

Sunday, October 26, 2008

List for this week

I'm working on the list for this week. I don't have a lot done, but I wanted to write out what I have because I know some weeks I get it all written out on paper, but never get it onto the computer.

Target
Carrots $1.69, -$1/1 TC=1/ $.69
Archer Farms mini french bread $.99, -$.50/1 TC=1/$.49
Archer Farms 32oz juices on clearance for $1.48, -$1/1 TC=1/$.48
Archer Farms cookies $.50?, -$1/2 TC=Free (The single cookies are found at Food Avenue)
4pk Lipton to go $.99, -$1/1 any Lipton TC=Free (found in the check out isle)
1lt bottles of Lipton tea $1.25, -$1/1 TC =1/$.25
Sobe Life Water $1.25?, -$.50/1 TC=1/$.75 Better deal if there were MF
Suttons and Dodge steak or roast, Price varies -$2/1 TC (small packages run $3. Look for ones with the extra coupon on the package. You can use both coupons together)
Tyson frozen chicken 20oz or large. ??, -$1/1 MF, -$1/1 TC= 1/???(last time these were running around $4.50 before coupons)
Digiorno 12" Pizzas 3/$16, -3 $1/1 MF, -$5 Gift Card WYB 3=3/$8 after gift card
--This deal can be made sweeter with a rebate form found at Cub foods. It is a Bud Light rebate, found with the beer, but there no beer purchase rerquired. Buy $15 on Deli, Pizza or Chicken and send in your reciept and the form. No UPC required. It will be a $7 Money Maker after the rebate.

Cub
Twin pack milkd $4.98 with in ad coupon
Cub eggs $.99
Sweeheart Roses 15 stem bunch $5
Doritos $1.87 limit 6
2lb bag yellow onions $1.99, -BOGO in ad coupon=2/$1.99
Arnold Country bread $1.47
Mott's apple sause $1.19, -$.55/2 MF=2/1.83
Kemps Ice Cream $3.99
Glade Scented Oil Warmer--See post labled Gambling to find out more on this money maker

Aldi/Walmart
10lb russet potatoes $2.49
3lb bag yellow onions $.79
2lb bag carrots $.79
ButterBall turkey $.99 per lb
32oz Light corn syrup $1.69
2oz Pure Vinalla extract $2.19

Snyders
Puffs 108ct $.73, -$.25/1 MF=1/.48 Limit 4

Rainbow
Mars Fun Size candy $2.99, -BOGO, -$1/2MF=2/$1.99
4lb bag Roundy's granulated Sugar $.99 Limit 1
Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta $1.75, BOGO, -2 $1/1=2/.$25 overage
Grapes $.99 per lb

...time for noah's bath will update more in a couple of hours

Budget Update

Friday
Cub
Philly cream cheese $1.89
Mushrooms $2.49
-Free cream cheese MF
Total OOP $1.89

Saturday
Cub
2 Country Hearth wheat bread $3.49
-BOGO Cub coupon
Total OOP $3.49

Walmart
3 Limes $.15
16oz Sour cream $1.06
4 grape fruit $.29
8 Pears $2.10
Total OOP$4.73
I know the prices and the OOP are a couple of cents off. Not really sure what happened. I was trying to price match to the Aldi ad and there were some problems.

Total OOP this post $10.11
Total Spent This Month $101.32
Total to Recieve from Simple Supper $54.67
Total Left for the Month $38.35 + $5 OYNO and $5 on meat at Rainbow

Gambling

So I think we all can agree that at times I am a little crazy with my coupons. Not as much lately as in times past, but maybe today changes that.

Here is my confession:

I just ordered 50 coupons for Glade Plug-In Scented Oil Warmers. They are BOGO coupons. Here is the kicker though. I actually paid $.50 per coupon. Yep, that's right, I just spend $25 on coupons. $34.28 actually, but that's not part of the story right now.

Now, why is this post labeled gambling instead of confessions? Because I am playing the clock and betting against time that the coupons will get here on Thursday and I will be able to find 100 of the warmers before November 2.

This is the deal that I am wanting to get in on. I've been told that it is working at both Cub and Rainbow although only Cub has it listed.

Buy one Glade Plug-in Scented Oil Warmer for $4.57 + tax get $4 OYNO. With the BOGO coupon it would look like this.

2 Glade $4.57x2=$9.14
+ tax on $9.14=$.59
-BOGO coupon=-$4.57
Totall OOP $5.16
Recieve 2 $4 OYNO coupons
Total profit $2.84

It seems the best senario would be be to buy them in sets of 8. That would maximize the $4 OYNO coupons and make for the least amount of actual cash I would be paying.

I think 8 at a time would look like this
8 Plug-ins $4.57x8=$36.56
+ tax=$2.38
Total=$38.94
-4 BOGO coupons $18.28
Total $20.66
Use 5 $4 OYNO coupons
Total OOP $.66
Recieve 8 $4 OYNO coupons
Net profit $11.34

If everything works right I will end up with $141.80 worth of OYNO coupons to spend between Cub and Rainbow. It's a great payout on $25, but like I said, not sure if it can be done. We are going to Rockford this weekend. I think I counted 6 I could go to on the way there and then the on in Buffilo, plus a couple others I could hit on Sunday. That still means each store would need to have about 10 of them for this to work. It seems really stupid, but at the same time it turned out so well last month with the other Glade coupons that I wanted to try it again.

If anyone is interested in joining me in my addiction the coupons can be found at couponsandforms.com. I would order no later then Monday night/EARLY Tuesday morning in order to give you a little time to shop around. I have ordered as late as Tuesday night from here and have always gotten them by Saturday or before. I'm hoping my order will get here my Thursday if not Wednesday. It will just depend on what time they get mailed out in the morning.