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There are some big deals going on this week that equal stock up time! Not just at one store but several, so whether you shop at the specific stores or price match at Wal-mart get out there and save some money!

Here are the highlights of what I will be purchasing:

Hy-Vee

• Lay’s Kettle Cokked Chips $2.49 – MQ $1/2  =$1.99 each when you buy 2
• YoPlus yogurt 2/$3 -IP $1/1 (no longer available),  MQ $.50/1  =as low as $.50
• Starbucks Coffee 12oz $6.99 – MQ$1.oo/1    =$5.99
• Hy-Vee Whole Wheat Pasta $.88
• Mangos $.79 each
• Red Seadless Grapes $1.48lb
• 5lbs Bag Russett Potatoes $.88 each

Thursday-Saturday Only

• Bananas $.37 lb

Bag ‘N’ Save

• Pop Tarts 8ct 3/$5 MQ $1.25/3 (I found this in a box of nutrigrain bars)   =$3.75 for 3
• Marcel Small Steps paper towels and 4pk of Toilet paper $.99 MQ Free up to $1.00 off (Expires Sunday so get out there quick!) =FREE
• Always Infinity Pads $5.79 MQ BOGO FREE + $2/1 (For the one you are paying for)   =$3.79 for 2

Baker’s

• Keebler Fudge Shoppe Cookies $1.99 -IP $1/1   =$.99
• Nutrigrain Bars 2/$5
• Dr. Pepper $1.00

Saturday Only

• Kellogg’s Cereal 50% off $1.45-2.05 (There are numerous Kellogg cereal coupons out there)

No Frills

• Mission Tortillas $1.78 – MQ $.75/1   =$1.03

I am super excited about the Marcel Small Steps deal! I already have four coupons but I have ordered 20 more for $3.00 plus $.94 shipping (I ordered 20 other coupons so shipping is spread out some). They shipped yesterday so cross your fingers that they come by Saturday! It was my first time ordering coupons from a clipping service, so far it was easy enough. I’ll fill you in on the entire experience after I get them.

We’ll see how ambitious I am Tomorrow. We are moving the rest of the furniture for our room from the house in the morning, however I will only have Sammie since my wonderful mom is watching Emma at the farm for us!

Friday Joel and I had a much needed date night. Before we headed to the resturant we stopped by Hy-Vee to use the $5 off meat coupon. I haven’t really bought meat from a store in years. My parents/grandparents buy beef and whole chicked for the freezer so I just get my meat from them. So needless to say I was not familiar with meat department terminology. I went my the picture on the coupon-bad idea. I had no idea that a bundle was in reference to a larg package of meat-like $50 worth. The picture showed small packages of meat “bundled” in butcher paper. We picked up two packages of london broilers for $5 each. When we got to the check out they promptly informed us that we could not use the coupon on our meat purchase. We probable could have told them we no longer wanted the meat, but it was already wrapped for us, we were already in the check out line and Joel had never had a londin broiler so we went ahead and bought them anyway. I will say that they were on sale 3/$5 which is a pretty good deal. I will wrap the six of them individually and freeze them giving us 3 meal.

You win some ou lose some. On the up side I had 2 $5 OYNO catalina’s to use so the meat was paid for with that.

During the “Red Hot Weekend” Hy-Vee was handing out customer appreciation coupon booklets when you check out good today through the 24th. I wouldn’t be surprised if they still had some. Check out the floral department. They had them sitting right on the counter.

Here’s a list of the coupons included in the booklet:

• $5 off your next order of $50or more (not sure if this is before or after coupons)
• Hy-Vee Macaroni and cheese $0.19
• Hy-Vee White bread $0.68
• Any Hy-Vee Salad mix $0.50 off
• Skondra’s Ice Cream $1.99
• Bar S Franks 16oz $0.39
• Hy-Vee Fresh meat bundle $5.00 off
• Copy Paper (500ct) $2.79
• Susan G. Komen Coupon Book FREE ($19.99 value-while supplies last)
• Buy an “I am green” reusable bag for $0.99 and receive 15% off all of the health and beauty care items you can fit inside.
• Hy-Vee Dietitian service FREE (1/2 service)
• Buy any Hy-Vee Kitchen breakfast, receive a 12oz coffee FREE
• Hy-Vee Kitchen chicken pack ½ price
• All you care to eat salad bar $4.99 (Dine in only-Limit 2)
• Buy a Hy-Vee Homestyle pie 10in receive a Hy-Vee ice cream Free (56oz square)
• Buy 2 Twizzlers, Whoppers or Milk Duds candy get one FREE (9-16iz)
• Hallmark Greeting Cards 25% off
• Redbox movie rental code FREE
• Hy-Vee online Photo prints (20 count 4×6) FREE

There are some great coupons in the booklet. Also online they said that there will be an even hotter 2-day sale in February!

Let us know if you score any great deals using the coupon booklet!

Joel and I made a trip to Hy-Vee today to stock up during their 2-day red hot sale. I put most everything away when I got home before I remembered I hadn’t taken a picture and I wasn’t about to haul it out again. I do have the break down though. We did four transactions. The ad said “one ‘on your next order’ (OYNO) per customer” for the cheese. Though I think I could have done both transactions myself without Joel but I wanted to follow what the ad said. Joel and I each did two transactions. The first was the shredded cheese and the second was everything else so we could use the two $5 OYNO on the rest of the items we were purchasing. Though I am not due for another 3 weeks, I didn’t want to chance delivering early and not being able to use them before they expire.

Here is the beakdown.

Transaction #1

5-Kraft shredded cheese  5/$6

Bag Refund    -$0.05

Total   =$5.95

Received    $5.00 ONYO

Transaction #2

Almond Bark Pretzels $4.99 marked down to   $0.99

Red & Green Pretzels $4.99 marked down to  $0.99

Hy-Vee Crinkle cut   $2.48

BC Blueberry Muffins $2.81-MQ $0.40= $2.41

8pc Chicken strips from deli  $8.99

Bananas  $1.80

Bag Refund  -$0.15

Used $5.00 OYNO  -$5.00

Total  =13.14

Transaction #3

5-Kraft shredded cheese  5/$6

Bag Refund  -$0.05

Total  =$5.95

Received  $5.00 ONYO

Transaction #4

6-2L Wild Cherry Pepsi  $4.62

3-2L Pepsi  $2.31

1-2L Sierra Mist  $0.77

Used $5.00 OYNO  -$5.00

Total  =$2.70

I had two bags for this transaction but she forgot to credit me for it. Oh well. There was a lot going on.

The cheese was 5/$6 – the $5 OYNO= 5/$1 Oh ya!!

Total for the day $27.74

We may stop in after church tomorrow and pick up some more cheese. We’ll just have to see.

I made a trip to Hy-Vee earlier this week and spent $23.06 I honestly don’t remember what all I got. I do remember getting Yoplus yogurt for $.50, sandwich meat and bread.

Total for the week $50.80

I am linking this to Super Saver Saturday!

Hy-Vee is having a BIG 2-day sale this Saturday and Sunday (January 16th & 17^th)

How big you ask? We are talking Kraft shredded cheese 5/$1 after $5 OYNO Catalina!! If you were lucky enough to print off the $1/2 Kraft 2% cheese coupon when they were available then this should be a money maker, barring the %2 cheeses are included.

Here is what’s included in the sale:

Dole Bananas $.28 lb

Kraft Shredded Cheese 5/$6 -$5/5 ONYO Catalina=5/$1 (Limit 1 catalina per customer)

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes $.99 (Limit 2) MQ $1/2 Frosted flakes or Pops (I don’t remember what wk this came out)

Fresh Ground Beef Roll 5lbs 73% lean $4.95 (Limit 2)

Hy-Vee Orange Juice Half Gallon Regular or with Calcium $.99

Jack’s Pizza 12” original or half and half $1.98

Pepsi product Select varieties-2 Liter $.77 (Limit 10)

Kitchen Fresh Tenderloin Sandwich $1.99 each

And don’t forget to pick up your customer appreciation coupon book while you are there shopping the great deals!

     Today I made my way through the rain to Hy-Vee’s double coupon event out at the Oakview Plaza. I had a stack of coupons and a determination to only snag the best deals. I went from probably 50 coupons to 10. It actually took less time than I had figured it would. The hard part is that unlike stores that double all the time, I was subjected to whatever jacked up prices they had that week. And since it is a slow sale week at Hy-Vee, it made it easy to not give in to the woo of double coupons. And since they were only doubling 10 coupons I was happy not to have to whittle down too much or make a run out to the car to drop off groceries and go back in for more.

Here is the breakdown of what I got:

5 Boxes of Jolly time popcorn @ $1 each – $.50 doubled= FREE

2 Cans of Dole Crushed Pineapple @ $.87 each -$.50 doubled = FREE +$.26 overage

2 Cans of Dole Crushed Pineapple @ $.87 each – $.55/2 =$.56 each

2 Cans of Dole Mandarin Oranges @ $1.08 each – $.50 doubled = $.08 each

1 Bottle of French’s Worcestershire Sauce $1.39 – $.50 doubled = $.39

2.5lbs Bananas @ $.69lb = $1.75

1-.59lbs Yellow Onion @ $1.29lb = $.76

Total Before coupons and Bag credit $13.54

- Manufacturer Coupons $5.55

-Doubled $5.95 (They way the doubling was entered he added up all the coupons and entered that amount as a deduction. Apparently he did not add correctly. I think he counted a coupon twice. I don’t mind though.)

-Bag Credit $.05 x 2 = $.10

Total after = $2.94

Savings =$11.66 or 78%

Below is a picture of the catalinas I got: Midus oir chang and tire rotation, $1/8 Dole Pineapple and $.75 OYNO.

October 28th & 29th Hy-Vee is having a double coupon event doubling coupons upto $0.50. This is so exciting because they haven’t had one since June and I was on my way out of town to go on vacation during the last event. I cannot find anything on their website but when I was at the Hy-Vee store on Oakview Dr. where they had a flyer at checkout advertising it. Right now it looks like this is the only store holding the event. If I hear anything new I will let you know.

*Please note that if the coupon says “do not double or triple” it will be taken at face value. The flyer also states that if the coupon exceeds the amount of the item it will not be accepted. I’m not sure if that means at all or if they know how to adjust down the coupon amount. Basically they will not give overage for sure.

I hope to post soon some coupon ideas for this sale. I don’t know prices but I’ll make an educated guess if it might be a great deal.

Have you heard anything or have any match up ideas?