The Thrifty Shopper

Dillons MEGA EVENT!!

2008-11-04T12:54:00.002-06:00

WOW!! There is a great deal starting tomorrow at Dillons. Make sure that you grab an ad and look for yourself. There will be some major opportunities to stock up on some things at a great price. I am including a link that will take you to one of my other favourite sites for great deals. There is already a thread started that is discussing this event. Not only will you find the deals listed out for you, but other people will tell you what they have found.......it's at Hot Coupon World, and the link is here.

Super 3 Day Deal at Dillons

2008-11-03T07:59:00.005-06:00

I spotted this in Sundays paper. There are some great deals to be had! The sale is good for Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.

Assorted nuts (1 lb) B1G1F
Kroger/Private Selection Spices & Extracts 50% off WOW!!!
Kroger Cheese 6-8 oz bars or shreds $1.58
Kroger Value Sugar 4lb $1.48
Kroger Butter $1.88/lb
Kroger Cottage Cheese/Sour Cream 24oz $1.98
Kroger Batteries 10 for $10.00 ($1.00 each)

Free Mystery Shampoo/Conditioner Sample

2008-11-03T07:55:00.002-06:00

WalMart is introducing a new shampoo/conditioner on November 24. They are giving away trial sized samples here.

Wal-Mart: Some great deals!

2008-10-29T11:23:00.002-05:00

There are some great deals at Wal-Mart right now! By combining with their everyday low prices with some great coupons (many of which are internet printables), you can score some fabulous deals!! I am linking a post to Money Saving Mom, where she a wonderful post of all the current deals, complete with coupon match-ups. Have fun!!

Free Chex Mix Turtle Bar

2008-10-28T21:05:00.001-05:00

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Dillons highlights for the week of Oct 29 - Nov 4

2008-10-28T17:00:00.003-05:00

Milk 2.99/gal
Pilgrims pride froz. chicken breasts 1.99/lb in a 3/lb bag for $5.97/bag
Kroger russet potatoes 5/lb B1G1F
Libbys veggies, kroger beans, tomatoes, or broth 2 for 1.00
Pillsbury crescents or sweet rolls 3 for 5.00 (that makes them 1.67 each)
Purex ultra concentrate liquid detergent 1.99!!!
Kroger frozen veggies 1.00 a bag
Apples (gala, red or gold delicious, or jonathan) 1.49/lb

MIDNIGHT MADNESS SALE
October 30th only from 4:00 PM to Midnight
"Bring your kids and enjoy Ghoulish Games, Freaky Fun, and Frightening Food"

Big K soda 2 liters .39 (limit 4)
Halloween candy (Hershey's Mars or Nestle Fun size selected varieties) 1.47 (limit 4)
Dillons Hot Dog Buns .66 (limit 4)
Oscar Meyer Hot Dogs 1.99
Tombstone Pizza 1.99 (limit 4) WOW!!!
Hormel Party Tray 1.75 lbs 7.99
Fritos or Cheetos 8-10 oz bags 1.27 (limit 4)

Free Sample Betty Crocker Potatoes

2008-10-26T14:00:00.002-05:00

If you haven't already signed up for the Dinner Made Easy newsletter, click here and get a free sample of Betty Crocker Potatotes. Very nice!

A few more Dillons deals

2008-10-21T18:42:00.002-05:00

Ok, so I began looking closer, and I have a few more things that are worth pointing out.

Mentos gum and Extra gum is also 10/$10.00 (remember, you don't have to buy 10!)
This is worth mentioning since we have coupons for the Mentos gum (.55 off 2)
and the Extra B1G1F. These coupons take them to .50 each. I will be buying all of these and keeping them for my hubbys Christmas stocking.

Brut Antiperspirant/Deodorant is 1.00 too. We have 1.00 of coupons....making these free!!!
I got a bunch of these the last time this deal was out (this spring, I think). My hubby loves this deodorant....and that they were free!!

Finally: The Campbells Condensed Soups are on sale again for 1.00 each this week, if you missed it last week, you have another chance to stock up this week. I have 5) .40/3 coupons that I will not be using, if you are in my local area, give me a call, or email me, and I'd be happy to let you have them. Also, I have 3) .75/3 Hamburger Helper coupons I will not be using....you may have those as well. (They are 1.00 a box, you could get 3 boxes for 2.00, that's a great deal if you use the"helpers")

Dillons highlights for the week of Oct 22-28

2008-10-21T18:12:00.002-05:00

There is a big 10 for $10.00 Mix and Match Sale going on, all of these things are 1.00 each:
Hamburger/Tuna/Chicken Helper
Pepsi 2 Liters
Kroger Frozen Veggies
Kroger 8 count Fish Sticks
Betty Crocker Brownies
BC Cake Mix
Gatorade 32oz
Cambells Condensed Soup
Kroger fruit snacks
Kroger poptarts
Kroger bleach
Goldfish
Ok, so you get the idea. There is ALOT of stuff for 1.00 this week. You may use coupons and get this down even lower!! Could be a good stock up week. (you don't HAVE to buy 10....but they sure want you to!!) :)

Grapes (red and black) are 1.00 a pound!

A Few Friday Freebies!

2008-10-17T16:48:00.002-05:00

Don't you all love those Mr. Clean Magic Erasers? They clean everything. I love them!! Get one free here

Free Snuggle fabric softener here

Wal-Mart has some great free samples here

Visit Refund Cents for Free!!!

2008-10-16T08:05:00.004-05:00

Refunding Makes Cents!!!

Long before the internet was even a thought on the horizon, (like in the early 90s) I was subscribing to this great, wonderful, fabulous newsletter. As a newsletter, it was filled with all sorts of encouraging stories of women (and a few men) who would get 200.00 worth of groceries for just a few dollars. They would tell their story, complete with pictures, and their enthusiasm would jump through the pages out at me! I spent many a late night pouring through the newsletter looking at the different rebate offers that were out, and trying to assemble as many of these as I could. There were pages and pages of ads of people wanting to trade or even sell coupons. You would send your list of coupons that you were looking for, along with a few dollars, and in a week or so, you'd have an envelope filled with coupons that were exactly what you were hoping for.

OK, so fast forward to 2008, Michelle Easter (the owner and creator of Refunding Makes Cents! (RMC), has been online for several years now, and though I no longer subscribe to her written newsletter, I do belong to her online site. It is ABSOLUTELY the best site I have ever seen for free samples, deals, bargains, support, and stories for couponing, and digging up the best deals. I highly, highly, highly recommend RMC to anyone interested in jumping on the savings/deal bandwagon. Michelle runs her member only site, for a small members fee.......by small, I mean I pay 1.00 a month......
So anyway, why am I telling you all of this? Because for today and tomorrow (Thursday and Friday), she has opened her site up for free to everyone to come take a look.
Seriously, check it out! She does a great job of compiling all the best deals online and putting them into one place, making it super easy to find all the best bargains!!

Click here to go to Refund Cents. You won't be sorry!!!

Meridian Grocery

2008-10-15T11:08:00.003-05:00

Ok, so this is for all the gals in my local area that have been following my blog... (thank you!).

Have you ever heard of Meridian Grocery? It's in Newton. It's located at 101 S. Meridian, on Newton's west side. It's across the street from Caseys General Store. It's a discount/salvage grocery store. They sell items that have had their packaging damaged, or items that are close to expiration (ok, sometimes past the expiration - you just have to kind of watch that!). They often carries foods or flavours that have been discontinued. Their stock often changes, as sometimes boxes are damaged, sometimes they are not. For example, my son loves "Dinosaur Eggs" instant oatmeal. Now, aside from the fact that I don't like feeding him instant oatmeal, a box is 4.00 in the grocery store. However, at Meridian Grocery, when they have this on the shelf, it is priced at 1.29. Sometimes they have them, sometimes not. I go ahead and buy lots of boxes of them when I see them on the shelf.
The store is owned and operated by Holderman Mennonites. They sell much of their homegrown produce as well. We enjoyed the best watermelon this summer purchased at their market.
You won;t be able to do all your shopping here, but I recommend at least going in and seeing what they have....it's worth the effort!

Dillons highlights for the week of Oct 15 - 21

2008-10-15T10:53:00.003-05:00

Milk is 2.77 a gallon again.

Strawberries are B1G1F (1 lb packages), the thing that really grabbed my attention was that organics are included in this!!

If you love Honeycrisp apples as much as I do, you will be interested in knowing that they are 1.99/lb this week. I know, really expensive, but they were over 3.00 a pound last week.....and I've been drooling over them since they hit the stores... I'll be buying a few this week!

Campbells Condensed Soups are 1.00 a can. If you've been getting coupons the last few weeks, you should have some great coupons (.40/3 and .40/2 kids soups). Dillons doubles these, so you can get some inexpensive soups to stock up in your pantry.

I wish I had more to report, but that about covers it......have fun shopping!

3 coupon inserts for October 12th

2008-10-11T18:58:00.002-05:00

It sounds like this will be a great coupon weekend. I understand that there will be three inserts, and I am also hearing that Walgreens will have some great deals too....I'll look into that and be back with you later...

Free General Mills Fruit Roll Up Sample

2008-10-08T06:43:00.003-05:00

Free Fruit Roll Up Sample here. It looks like you also sign up for the Box Tops for Education Newsletter to support your school. For those of us with kids in school, this looks like a nice thing to sign up for, not to mention a decent freebie!!

Dillons highlights for the week of Oct 8-14

2008-10-07T14:15:00.002-05:00

Apples for $.99 a pound, several varieties to choose from
Kroger Cheese. Bars, shredded, or sliced $1.77
Kroger sugar. 4 lb $1.48 (I think that's as good as it's gonna get!)
Kroger flour. 5 lb $1.78
Kroger butter. $1.98 lb
Boneless pork loin chops (or whole loin) B1G1F
Tyson chicken breasts, also B1G1F
2-liters .79 when you buy 5 (A&W, RC, Welchs, 7UP)
Kroger corn flakes .99 a box

That's really about it. I wish I had more to report!

Free Betty Crocker coupon book

2008-10-07T14:05:00.003-05:00

Go here for a coupon book from Betty Crocker with $10.00 in savings. This is new to me, as I just came across it in the coupons on Sunday. It looks like it has coupons, and recipes to make with Betty Crocker ingredients. It looks very similar to the one that Kraft offers here.

Proctor and Gamble....

2008-10-06T22:42:00.003-05:00

Kroger has added 39 P&G coupons that you can load up on your Kroger (Dillons) card. You simply go here and load up a maximum of 25 electronic coupons on your card. Simply swipe your card, and the electronic coupon is taken off of your total. The really great thing about this, is you can also use paper coupons in conjunction with the electronic coupons. The electronic coupons will not be doubled, but the paper coupons you use still will be.

SuperTarget: Free Grapes and organic milk!

2008-10-01T13:26:00.003-05:00

I have heard that grapes are on sale for 1.00 a pound this week at SuperTarget. Go here and you will find a coupon for 1.00 off of bagged grapes. You may print off as many of these coupons as you wish. Buy your grapes in as close to 1 pound sized bags as you can, and you will be able to enjoy free, or nearly free grapes!
Also, go here (yes, I realize that it's the same site as the grapes coupon) and you will also find 1.00 off of Horizon organic milk. The single 8 oz size is .99, so you can enjoy some free organic milk as well.
You may print off as many of those coupons as you wish, as well as any others you see on that page. Remember, you may use those in addition to any manufactures coupons.
Have fun!!

Dillons highlights for the week of Oct 1-7

2008-10-01T10:34:00.004-05:00

Hi all!!
I took a look at the Dillons ad for the week and here are the highlights:
Milk is 2.88 a gallon again...I am shocked!
A 10 lb bag of potatoes is 2.99, so potatoes should be going on your menu this week.
Kroger cheese is 33% off, so this would be a good week to stock up on cheese (yes, it freezes well!)
I can't believe that I am going to say that this is a "good" price, but eggs are 3 dozen for 4.00.
Kroger canned tomatoes and veggies are 4.99/case for 12 cans. That makes them .42 a can.
Kroger soups and broths are 25% off
Honeysuckle 93% lean ground turkey packages are B1 (at 3.49) G1F. They will be 1.75 for a 1.2 lb package. Ground turkey is great in any recipe that uses ground beef. If you've never used it before, try it with something like spaghetti or chili first.
There are other "decent deals", but these are the highlights. Grab an ad as you go into the store to see if anything else appeals to you.. (like Betty Crocker cake mixes for 1.00)

My computer is back home - where it belongs!!!

2008-09-29T14:23:00.003-05:00

My new best friend is the FedEx man!! hehehe My computer was returned back to me today after being out of commission for about 2 weeks. HP has fixed it all up (I hope) and all is well!

I wanted to say "thanks' to all of you that have called me, sent me emails, or have had a chance to talk with me about how much you love my blog and the tips that you have found here. That is really encouraging to me, thanks.

This week is the last week to submit your Walgreens Easy Saver purchases that you made last month. I know that lots of you have been making the free after rebate purchases. Don't forget to submit them this week, or they won;t end up being free. That would be a bummer, would it not?

I'm going to give you a few freebies that I found quickly, and them I am off to discover all that I have missed in that last few weeks:

A free pack of Stride gum here (this is a silly little game, but the end result is a free pack of gum!)

A free Schick Quattro razor here (really nice one too!)

Free Head & Shoulders shampoo here

I'm SO glad to be back online, I'll be back as soon as I can uncover some more great deals!

YEA!!! My computer should be here soon!

2008-09-21T17:55:00.005-05:00

Wow! You just really don't have any idea how much you depend on your computer untill you are forced to go without it. My laptop has spent the last week in the hands of HP! They are paying for everything....even the overnight shipping back and forth. So while I appreciate that they have taken care of my computer for no charge, it's really REALLY frustrating having to go without your computer!
I should be up and running later this week...I hope!

Check it out: **See the new October Easy Saver Rebate booklet here **

Sign up here for a free sample of Bertolli's Premium "sauce in a pouch"

I'll see you all soon!!!

My computer crashed...AKA My house is REALLY clean!

2008-09-14T19:00:00.003-05:00

I haven't left you, I haven't gone anywhere. I'm still here, staring at the empty spot where my computer usually sits. My house is really REALLY clean!

My computer began giving me indications that it might have a problem a few weeks ago... but I ignored it...here's a tip: DON'T DO THAT!!

So it's getting sent off to HP to get a new "mother board" installed (whatever that means!). Apparently HP has had quite a few issues with my system, so they are taking care of it, with no expense to me, at least that's what they say now. We'll see how it turns out in the end!

So here I sit borrowing my hubby's work laptop to let you know what's going on. I probably won't be around much for awhile..but PLEASE don't leave me forever! If you post a comment at the end, I'll send you a note letting you know when I am back up and running.

I'll leave you with this bit of Walgreens news for the week: They are having Rimmel makeup BIGIF (buy one get one free). If you have your dollar coupons from the paper a few weeks ago, this should be super cheap makeup. I plan on stocking up.

Some REALLY great deals at Walgreens this week

2008-09-08T09:11:00.002-05:00

I have an EXTREMELY busy next few days coming up, but I cannot go with0ut tell you about a few amazing deals at Walgreens:

#1. Dimetapp and Robitussin are on sale for $3.99 each this week. Go here to print a 3.00 coupon off of Robitussin, and go here to print a 2.00 coupon off of Dimetapp. When you buy 3, you get a Register Reward for 10.00!! That's 10.00 off you next purchase.
3.99 x 3 = 11.97
-3.00
-2.00=6.97
-10.00 RR = a profit of 3.03!!!
I'm thinking with winter coming up, we could all use free cough syrup!!!

(I suppose you could actually print multiples of these coupons, thus making your profit higher...but that begins to be a "fuzzy area" in the coupon world........)

#2. Take your 10.00 RR from the cough syrup deal and next buy Excedrin for 3.99 that is free after rebate, and a Chemistry hair care product for 7.99 that is free after rebate.
3.99 + 7.99 = 11.98
-10.00 = 1.98 oop (out of pocket)
But wait - you get the 11.98 PLUS 1.20 (10% extra for putting your rebate on a gift card.
Grand total profit of 11.20!! (WOW!!! did I figure that right???)

#3 Crest Pro Health Mouthwash is on sale for 4.49, you get a 4.49 RR coupon for your next purchase!!

Make sure you pick up the Easy Saver Rebate booklet at the front entrance to see these, and lots of other great deals!!!

Have fun!!

Huge coupon Sunday coming up!

2008-09-05T13:08:00.002-05:00

This weekend is going to be a HUGE coupon weekend! There will be 4....count 'em, FOUR inserts in your paper this weekend!! It's worth mentioning that there will be a coupon for $2.25 off of Electrosol tabs or gelpacs. This one coupon itself will pay for the paper! This is the time to get extras.....I know I will be!

~I probably should mention that not every single area gets every single coupon, so before you buy ten papers, look to make sure that your paper has this great Electrosol coupon.