THE FEBRUARY 2011 GROCERY CHALLENGE THREAD

[shelly527in]

Feb 24, 2011 22:06:50 GMT -5 @4hatsandfrugal said:

Thanks for the link to the scenarios, pubbler!

Anyone want those pampers coupons that are coming out 2/27? We don't use pampers diapers here. I'll even include whatever pampers coupons that are already out. PM me

I have a co-worker that could use them!

[shelly527in]

Feb 24, 2011 17:14:25 GMT -5 misspt said:

shelly: Did you get your target coupons?

misspt Nope, not yet.

[dancinmama]

Feb 24, 2011 20:30:23 GMT -5 constanz22 said:

Glad you guys were able to find decent stock. Neither of my stores restocked the Neuragen after the first week

dancin I think you'll be fine on the Motrin. The ad says "Motrin IB 20ct." even though the picture is the PM. I'd bet they will both be on sale with RR. I'd rather have the regular Motrin but the $6/2 MC's look like they are only good on the PM.

constanz: Bummer about the Neuragen. I don't think anyone at my store knew about the Neuragen or the Arnicare. I had a lot of OOP in sales tax this month at WAGs, but I was able to pick up several items that we needed which seems to be getting harder and harder to do.

I think the IB will be included as well, but I'll have them scan the item for the sale price before I buy as the tags are never up first thing on Sunday morning. Since the $6/2 Q says ANY (I know it's a stretch), I think I'm going to try it.

[debinwa]

Feb 25, 2011 1:27:51 GMT -5 dancinmama said:

Feb 24, 2011 20:30:23 GMT -5 constanz22 said:

Glad you guys were able to find decent stock. Neither of my stores restocked the Neuragen after the first week

dancin I think you'll be fine on the Motrin. The ad says "Motrin IB 20ct." even though the picture is the PM. I'd bet they will both be on sale with RR. I'd rather have the regular Motrin but the $6/2 MC's look like they are only good on the PM.

constanz: Bummer about the Neuragen. I don't think anyone at my store knew about the Neuragen or the Arnicare. I had a lot of OOP in sales tax this month at WAGs, but I was able to pick up several items that we needed which seems to be getting harder and harder to do.

I think the IB will be included as well, but I'll have them scan the item for the sale price before I buy as the tags are never up first thing on Sunday morning. Since the $6/2 Q says ANY (I know it's a stretch), I think I'm going to try it.

Hi all,
Been kind of out of my shopping mode this week, but ready to recharge!

I think the wording on this coupon is very ambiguous. It only pictures a few items, but it says 'any 2 participating products'. My theory is that there could be a number of other participating products beyond what are pictured. I have heard that the coding on this coupon makes it work on the IB. I'm hoping so, because I need some and plan to hit Wags on Sunday too.

[mercee]

Feb 25, 2011 1:27:51 GMT -5 dancinmama said:

I think the IB will be included as well, but I'll have them scan the item for the sale price before I buy as the tags are never up first thing on Sunday morning. Since the $6/2 Q says ANY (I know it's a stretch), I think I'm going to try it.

I txt'd my friend who works at WAGs (why she doesn't get into this stuff or tell me about how COOL this is, I'll never know!!) about the Motrin IB words vs PM picture. She said "if it says motrin IB it should mean all of them". Not that she's a "WAGs" authority or anything, but it was reassuring to me. I also don't want 4 boxes of PM. My coup says "zyrtec 25 ct or larger, pepcid, Motrin, Motrin PM, precise cream or patch from makers of tylenol". Is there a diff between Motrin & Motrin IB? If not, I am looking forward to stocking up some regular motrin for FREE! If so, I guess I'll stock up on the PM...for free!

Someone had mentioned using $1/1 vaseline coups on clearance vaseline - I did that twice this week. THANK YOU FOR THAT TIP!!

1st - the lotion is YUMMY smelling - I love it! 2nd - one store had it for $1.89 (4 bottles, I only got one - D'OH) and other had it for $2.19 (only 1 bottle). The 2nd bottle was labeled as 7.99 original price!!! So I got $16 worth of lotion for $2.08 (plus tax)!! Woo-hoo! When I do my Colgate scenario on Sunday (coup expires), I'll have to look at that store & see if they have any of the lotion! May check at local groc store for any Vaseline lotion on Saturday since they double coups - figure if the lotion is under $3 & my $1/1 doubles, $1 or less OOP is a decent deal.

PS - I love all of you & how sharing you are with your tips, etc.

[mawmawandlovingit]

Shelly: I sent you a pm

[momof2]

This message has been deleted.

[mizbear]

mommy- You have pm- apparently some of my posts and pms are not going through. Grrr.

[momof2]

LoL mizbear I didn't get a PM. Do you mind trying to email me at kristenmerrill at msn dot com and we'll see if that get's through? Thank you so much for replying so quickly!

[mawmawandlovingit]

Feb 25, 2011 9:04:32 GMT -5 momof2 said:

Morning all! Does anyone happen to have any of the huggies in last weeks SS that they aren't using? If so, would you mind sending them to me? Pubbler posted a good deal for Huggies next week at WAGs and I'd like to get as many as I can before we head out for vacation! PM me! Thanks!!

Mom: It looks like there will be Huggies coupons in this weekends SS inserts. I usually don't get the good Q's but I am hoping I will get these so I can do a few free diaper deals at WAGS next week.

[momof2]

Sorry - I thought the huggies were in last weeks (I got my dates mixed up). My bad...I'm getting a little ahead of myself!

[momof2]

mawmaw - I'm hoping the same thing. Just irks me to have to buy a bunch of papers at $1.50 when I only want the $2.00 coupon...just a waste of paper I guess! Oh well, its well worth it though! We're heading on vacation on Thurday morning so I have 4 days to get my deals in! Hoping to see if I can find some extra inserts at the stores or something, sometimes WAGs will let me just take them and sometimes not.

[mizbear]

momof2- I'm sorry- I meant mommy2twoal- I forget we have lots of Mommies on this board! It's like yelling MOM! at my grandmother's at Christmas- 15 people speak up.

[dancinmama]

Feb 25, 2011 7:29:50 GMT -5 mercee said:

Feb 25, 2011 1:27:51 GMT -5 dancinmama said:

I think the IB will be included as well, but I'll have them scan the item for the sale price before I buy as the tags are never up first thing on Sunday morning. Since the $6/2 Q says ANY (I know it's a stretch), I think I'm going to try it.

I txt'd my friend who works at WAGs (why she doesn't get into this stuff or tell me about how COOL this is, I'll never know!!) about the Motrin IB words vs PM picture. She said "if it says motrin IB it should mean all of them". Not that she's a "WAGs" authority or anything, but it was reassuring to me. I also don't want 4 boxes of PM. My coup says "zyrtec 25 ct or larger, pepcid, Motrin, Motrin PM, precise cream or patch from makers of tylenol". Is there a diff between Motrin & Motrin IB? If not, I am looking forward to stocking up some regular motrin for FREE! If so, I guess I'll stock up on the PM...for free!

PS - I love all of you & how sharing you are with your tips, etc.

mercee: And we love you too!! Sharing tips, hidden deals, glitches, and coupons in addition to providing moral support when it comes to life in general is what we're all about. I'm so glad that you found us.

Thanks for the info from your WAGs cashier. Is your Motrin coupon one of the printables? If so, would you mind giving the bar code from it? I'm assuming it is the same as the insert Q, but I'd like to check it out. TIA

[bluecluessubtlety]

Feb 25, 2011 0:30:23 GMT -5 shelly527in said:

Feb 24, 2011 11:11:18 GMT -5 bluecluessubtlety said:

I can usually print Target Qs. Send me a PM with a link if you can (or I'll find it) and your email address.

I tried to print it, but couldn't find it...maybe they are all gone. My email is on here if you need it.

I can't find them on the site.

[dancinmama]

Feb 25, 2011 3:40:59 GMT -5 debinwa said:

Hi all,
Been kind of out of my shopping mode this week, but ready to recharge!

debinwa: It's just been kind of a slow week. I went to RA and CVS on Sunday and WAGs on Tuesday and was done for the week.

I know that things have been slow at CVS due to the lack of $/$$ (except through email), but it has been good for me. It has freed up some time to do the great deals that Rite Aid has had lately on things that we ACTUALLY NEEDED (ha ha ha) AND make some money on SCRs.

For a while there I had sooooo many CVS EBs that it seemed like I was in CVS ALL THE TIME. Now, I have my EBs down to a more manageable level (on average < $20/card vs around $50/card), so shopping there has been A LOT more laid back.

[mercee]

Feb 25, 2011 11:16:51 GMT -5 dancinmama said:

mercee: And we love you too!! Sharing tips, hidden deals, glitches, and coupons in addition to providing moral support when it comes to life in general is what we're all about. I'm so glad that you found us.

Thanks for the info from your WAGs cashier. Is your Motrin coupon one of the printables? If so, would you mind giving the bar code from it? I'm assuming it is the same as the insert Q, but I'd like to check it out. TIA

Unfortunately, she's not a cashier (she's a pharm tech) so I'm not 100% confident in her answer.

Yes, the coups I have are printable ones. The bar code is:
5 00045 99200 6 there's another number on it also: 030045-022857 It's a SmartSource coupon.

Where is the insert Q at? Not that I need any more than 4 boxes of Motrin.

[dancinmama]

Feb 25, 2011 12:44:29 GMT -5 mercee said:

Feb 25, 2011 11:16:51 GMT -5 dancinmama said:

mercee: And we love you too!! Sharing tips, hidden deals, glitches, and coupons in addition to providing moral support when it comes to life in general is what we're all about. I'm so glad that you found us.

Thanks for the info from your WAGs cashier. Is your Motrin coupon one of the printables? If so, would you mind giving the bar code from it? I'm assuming it is the same as the insert Q, but I'd like to check it out. TIA

Unfortunately, she's not a cashier (she's a pharm tech) so I'm not 100% confident in her answer.

Yes, the coups I have are printable ones. The bar code is:
5 00045 99200 6 there's another number on it also: 030045-022857 It's a SmartSource coupon.

Where is the insert Q at? Not that I need any more than 4 boxes of Motrin.

mercee: Thanks for the info. My barcode is 5 00045 99200 6 with the additional barcode of 030045-022561, so I think the insert Q will be good for the IB also. I think it can be used on ANY Zyrtec, Pepcit, Tylenol Precise, or Motrin. They just happened to picture the PM on the insert Q.

The insert Q is in the 1/9 SS.

[saveinla]

Deal Alert - dancinmama, murphath, CA hounds and all others who have a SW chain, keep your eye out for this Sunday's papers and check out "the centsable shoppin".
SW will have a special ad with 5$ off 15$ frozen food purchase. She also shows deals for Skippy PB (.49) and Kens dressing (.19).

[4hatsandfrugal]

shelly,

shoot me an e-mail with your address so I don't forget on Sunday lol

my screen name at gmail

[herekittykitty]

Feb 25, 2011 10:48:27 GMT -5 mizbear said:

momof2- I'm sorry- I meant mommy2twoal- I forget we have lots of Mommies on this board! It's like yelling MOM! at my grandmother's at Christmas- 15 people speak up.

Funny, If I yell "Mom" in a store, everybody BUT my Mom looks...I always have to yell "Jan"! Of course, maybe it's because she knows who is looking for her!!

[pubbler]

P&G to increase prices!! Just read an article regarding this. So for those with babies or who are Tide/Gain lovers. Stock up when there's good deals. We all know that the Q values keep shrinking, but prices keep increasing. So stock up on the lovely diaper deals at WAGS next week. Babies especially are very expensive, so stock up on diapers & toiletries (RA). I've been doing this with groceries too. Because I know Meijer prices, I've been noticing changes in prices on many of my favourite items. So I'm stocking up on whatever has a long shelf life. With the turmoil in the middle east (rising fuel prices), things are gonna get even more expensive.
RE: Infant Care Huggies Q. I don't think that Qs gonna work on the Jumbo packs. But even without it, the deals are still a MM. My stores have tons of Neuragen (I'm pleasantly surprised). So I've been doing that deal. Now I can use those RRs to roll into Vicks/Motrin next week.

[constanz22]

mawmaw, herekitty Got your envies! Thank you!

[mercee]

Questions -

Is $0.78 / can Campbell’s Condensed Soup a good price or no? We usually use the various "cream of" varieties for slow cooker meals.

Is $3.97 for 3 (or $1.32 each) for Prego a good price? We don't like Ragu.

Thanks!

[mommax4]

If you stick to brand name for your "cream of" soups it's probably an ok price, but not rock-bottom. I usually get generic for <0.50/can regular price and (I think) about 0.33/can on sale.

For Prego, I think that's a pretty good price. I usually only buy Ragu if it's $1/jar, but Prego doesn't usually go that cheap.

**disclaimer-I'm not a coupon hound, so I just go with sale prices and if I happen to have a coupon, so much the better.**

[constanz22]

Feb 25, 2011 15:58:35 GMT -5 mercee said:

Questions -

Is $0.78 / can Campbell’s Condensed Soup a good price or no? We usually use the various "cream of" varieties for slow cooker meals.

Is $3.97 for 3 (or $1.32 each) for Prego a good price? We don't like Ragu.

Thanks!

I'd try to get Campbell's Cream of soups for .50 or less. If you're using them in cooking, have you tried generic? I used to use Aldi brand all the time and they are cheap, definitely under .50 a can. There were tons of sales around the holidays on Campbell's and I totally stocked up. I got a bunch at Target and Walgreens for really cheap, like .30 a can. There were IP's out at the time too...from Campbell's website. Not sure what is currently out.

Not sure on a good price for Prego. Do you like Bertolli? There was/is a Target Q for $1/2 and last week's inserts had 1.50/2 MC. They were 1.94-2.14 at my store, depending on variety, so, ended up around .80 each. I think someone here mentioned them being really cheap this week/last week at Publix too.

[hopetoberich]

Prices sound ok to me too. If you need it now then thats the price! lol

P&G price going up, I am thinking about the Tide from Rite Aid this coming week. I think its $5.99 & $1UP. I have a crappy coupon, they are worth less and less but it will help and i can burn some UP's. Tide and Gain are the ones i really like to use.
I am keeping my oop low again this month. My spreadsheet is very helpful and keeps me on track.

[saveinla]

Feb 25, 2011 16:34:49 GMT -5 constanz22 said:

Feb 25, 2011 15:58:35 GMT -5 mercee said:

Questions -

Is $0.78 / can Campbell’s Condensed Soup a good price or no? We usually use the various "cream of" varieties for slow cooker meals.

Is $3.97 for 3 (or $1.32 each) for Prego a good price? We don't like Ragu.

Thanks!

I'd try to get Campbell's Cream of soups for .50 or less. If you're using them in cooking, have you tried generic? I used to use Aldi brand all the time and they are cheap, definitely under .50 a can. There were tons of sales around the holidays on Campbell's and I totally stocked up. I got a bunch at Target and Walgreens for really cheap, like .30 a can. There were IP's out at the time too...from Campbell's website. Not sure what is currently out.

Not sure on a good price for Prego. Do you like Bertolli? There was/is a Target Q for $1/2 and last week's inserts had 1.50/2 MC. They were 1.94-2.14 at my store, depending on variety, so, ended up around .80 each. I think someone here mentioned them being really cheap this week/last week at Publix too.

mercee,
Campbells usually goes on sale for almost free or close to it at Kroger and so .78 is usually a little bit high.
I have not seen Prego lower than 1.25 since the past year, so I would say it is a good price. But give Ragu a try maybe once more. They have some sauces now with veggies and it tastes good even though it's sweeter than all the other sauces. I just use one bottle of ragu with a can of crushed tomatoes, to compensate for the sweetness. HTH

[misspt]

Feb 25, 2011 16:34:49 GMT -5 constanz22 said:

Feb 25, 2011 15:58:35 GMT -5 mercee said:

Questions -

Is $0.78 / can Campbell’s Condensed Soup a good price or no? We usually use the various "cream of" varieties for slow cooker meals.

Is $3.97 for 3 (or $1.32 each) for Prego a good price? We don't like Ragu.

Thanks!

I'd try to get Campbell's Cream of soups for .50 or less. If you're using them in cooking, have you tried generic? I used to use Aldi brand all the time and they are cheap, definitely under .50 a can. There were tons of sales around the holidays on Campbell's and I totally stocked up. I got a bunch at Target and Walgreens for really cheap, like .30 a can. There were IP's out at the time too...from Campbell's website. Not sure what is currently out.

Not sure on a good price for Prego. Do you like Bertolli? There was/is a Target Q for $1/2 and last week's inserts had 1.50/2 MC. They were 1.94-2.14 at my store, depending on variety, so, ended up around .80 each. I think someone here mentioned them being really cheap this week/last week at Publix too.

Mercee: Constanz is "right on" about the campbell's soup price. Walgreens puts this on sale all the time at this price and usually a cheaper price with IP or MC.

[misspt]

I also agree with saveinla on the Ragu. We use the Garden Combo or Sauteed mushrooms/onions flavor and even then, I will add some Hunts flavored diced tomatoes to it (fire roasted flavor,etc).