CVS Dec. 7th

Well there isn't much this week, but if you are looking for a way to "burn" some of those extra bucks you "made" from black Friday there a few deals you might be interested in. Below are the best deals I see:

Powerade 32 oz. select varieties=1.59
Get $1.59 back in EB=FREE!!! Limit 1

Buy $20 in Energizer batteries, get $10 EB back, limit 1
Prices start at 5.99
Use 1.25/1 coupons from recent inserts or 1/1 coupon here

• Deal Idea:
• Buy 4 packs at 5.99=23.96
• Use 4 1.25/1 coupons=-$5
• Total=18.96 and get $10 EB back=8.96 for 4 packs of batteries! Might come in handy for Christmas gifts!

Spend $25.00 and get $5 in EB back on Huggies products, limit 1
Jumbo pk. diapers or pull ups (excludes overnights)= $10.00
Huggies wipes or wash= $3.00
Use 1/1 or 1.50/1 diaper coupons

• Deal Idea:
• Buy 2 packages of diapers=$20
• Buy 2 wipes/wash=$6
• Total=$26
• -2 1.50/1 coupons
• total=$23, and you get back $5 in EB=$18 for 2 jumbo packs and wipes/wash. Remember you can turn the diapers in to caregiver's marketplace for $1 each. So your total will actually be $16 after EB and rebates. Not a great deal but if you need to burn bucks this is the way to go.

I don't have a plan yet but if I buy anything it will be the Powerade and diapers. Please alert us to any other great deals you might see. Don't forget to check out the December EB deals here!

Dillons: Gerber Catalina deal

Starting 12/5 and running through 12/28 you can get $/your next order catalinas from Dillons just for buying Gerber products. The items included in this are baby food, baby juice and Graduates items. Here is how this works:

• Buy $10 in Gerber get $1.50/off your next order catalina
• Buy $15 in Gerber get $2.00/off you next order catalina
• Buy $20 in Gerber get $3.00/off your next order catalina

Make sure you go here to maximize this deal with printable coupons or use any MF coupons you have received form Gerber!

Any other Dillons catalina promotions going on?

Walgreens: $5 RR plan

From now until the end of the day Saturday you have the chance to gain a $5 RR from Walgreens when you spend $25 on ANYTHING in the store. There are conflicting comments about this RR and how it works. Some say your subtotal has to be $25 after coupons and other reports deny this to be true. The ad says nothing about the use of coupons. So I have created a "safe" plan that should work regardless and you are only spending 1.99 OOP! Here it is:

• Buy 1 Colgate total or Max Fresh toothpaste=2.99 (get $2 in RR back)
• Buy 1 FAR bald guys item=5.99 (FAR, 5.99 back in monthly rebate)
• Buy 2 Reach products=$6 (get $6 in RR back)
• Buy $15 worth of coke products=$15 (get $5 in RR back) (I will be buying 3 12 packs and 4 2 liters)
  

Total=29.98
-1/1 colgate coupon
- 3 1/1 Coke coupons (printed from coke rewards)
New total=25.98

I will get back $5 RR for purchasing $25 worth of stuff, $2 RR for Colgate, $6 RR for reach, $5 RR for Coke and a 5.99 rebate for the monthly product=23.99 back, which means I only spend 1.99 OOP for all that!

I like to look at this as getting 3 12 packs of Coke for only 1.99 or .66/1!

What is Walgreens up to?

Did you get the 4 day ad for this week? I just heard about it from a friend. I guess you will get a $5 RR when you purchase $25 of ANYTHING in the store. The great thing about this is that this works different than a $5/$25 coupon... your subtotal does not have to be $25 after coupons. You can actually spend less than $5 out of pocket and still get your $5 RR! You can see more details about this deal here. You can also see the Walgreens ad running this here. Be sure to check back later in the day for the deal I cook up- you won't want to miss it!

Hy-Vee for 12/3-12/9

Not much at Hy-vee this week but a few deals worthy of note!

• Dole Iceberg lettuce=1.88/1
• Butter Kearnal canned veggies=.48/1
• 1lb. ground beef roll=1.89/1
• Mrs. Grimes canned Chili/Kidney beans=.48/1 (Aldi price)
  
• Pillsbury brownie mix=10/10 (use $1/2 coupon to get these for .50/1)
• Hunt's tomato sauce=.33/1
• Skippy peanut butter=1.88/1 (use .40/1 coupon to get this for 1.48/1)
• 24 oz. cottage cheese=1.88/1 (beats Dillons and Aldi this week)
• Keebler fudge shop or E.L Fudge cookies=2/$4 (use this 1/1 coupon to get these for $1)
• Knorr Pasta sides are 10/10 (use .60/1 coupon from widget on this site to get this for .40/1)
• Hy-Vee shredded cheese=1.88/1 (this is for a 2 cup bag and beats the Aldi price!)
• 3 pack of Red Star Yeast=.99

Be sure to check out other great deals at Dillons and the Apple Market this week! If you would like to see deals at other grocery stores be sure to visit the Grocery Gathering here!

Dillons 12/3-12/9

Dillons is having some great sales this week! Remember I am always looking for the BEST deals and try to note what the Aldi price is if I know it. My goal is to always buy lower than the Aldi price since they are the "cheapest" grocery store. Dillons also doubles coupon up to $1! If you would like to read more abou that do so here.

Regular Sale items

• Kroger 24 oz. cottage cheese, deluxe ice cream or 4 ct. cones are all 1.98/1 (the Aldi price for these items is 1.99 and up)
• Big Bag Fruit Sale: Washington Red Delicious or Texas Rio Red Grapefruit, 5 lb or 4 lb California Navel Oranges=2.99! (GREAT PRICE!)
• Sara Lee classic wheat or white bread=BIGI (last time these were priced at 2.12/1 so BIGI at that price is actually a GREAT deal!)
• 1 liters of BK soda=2/$1
• Kroger canned veggies=.50/1 (Aldi price is .49/1)
• Keebler crackers=2.18/1-use $1/2 coupon to get these for 1.68/1 (doesn't beat the Aldi price but this is a great price for name brand crackers!)
• Kroger single cups of yogurt are 10/$4 or .40/1 (beats Aldi price of .43/1)
• Farmland rolls/links of sausage=2/$3 or 1.50/1 (use any coupon from Farmland mailer to get these for .50/1!!!)
• Farmland hot dogs are 3/$4 or 1.33/1 (use any coupon from Farmland mailer to get these for .33/1!!!)

10/10 SALE!

• 2 liters of Coke products
• Kroger Saltines
• Healthy choice soups (use .75/1 coupon to get these for .50/1!!!)
• Kroger frozen veggies
• Kroger frozen fish sticks
• Kroger 6 ct package of bagels
• Kroger bars of cream cheese (beats the Aldi price of 1.09/1)
• Kroger cans of jumbo biscuits (beats Aldi price)
• Kroger canned fruit
• 1 pint selections of Hagen Daaz or Private selection ice cream
• Bounty Paper Towels (use .25/1 coupon to get these for .50/1!!!)
• Kroger bags of pretzels or tortilla chips (Aldi price is .99/1)

8 HOUR SALE- Dec. 4 from 4p.m.-11p.m.

• Tostitos=1.88/1
• Selected bags of candy=1.68/1 (nestle and M&M's)
• 12 oz. cans of Kroger peanuts=$1! (beats Aldi price!)
• Kroger deluxe ice cream=1.58/1
• Oscar Meyer deli shaved lunch meat=2/$4 (Great price for this!) (use 1/1 coupons found in scanners around meat section to get these for $1!)
• single cookies=.10/1
• 50% Christmas decor and selected stuffed animals

That is all for this week. Please let me know what I missed. Remember one great way to continue to support this blog is to print your coupons from the coupons.com widget I have on this site. You can also be sure to spread the word to friends and family that share our same Dillons ad in these great cities: Topeka, Lawrence, Winfield, Arkansas City, Hutchinson and Wellington.

***Be sure to also check out cellfire.com and shortcuts.com for great E-Coupons that can be added to your Kroger card!

If you don't live in this region or are looking for an ad for another store I hope you visit The Grocery Gathering found here. Be sure to check out the Apple Market deals here!

Later Today

Hi all! I will have the weekly Dillons and Hy-vee posts up later today. See you back here then!

Have a great morning!

Cheeseburger Pie: Price break down

You can access this wonderful recipe here! I love this recipe because it is so easy and so cheap! Most of all my family really enjoys it so we eat it often.

Cheeseburger Pie: Serves 6

• 1 lb. of ground beef (I never pay more than 1.99/lb.)=1.99
• 1 large onion (1 cup) of chopped onion (bag of 5=1.20 ish at Aldi)=.24
• 1/2 c. Bisquick mix (I use Aldi brand and the box=1.70 I think and there are about 20 1/2 cup servings in a box)=.10 cents
• 1 cup of milk=.20 cents
• 1 cup of shredded chedder cheese (This week I payed 1.67 for a 2 cup bag)=.84 cents
• 2 eggs (I payed 1.55/dozen this week)=.25 cents
• 1/2 tsp. salt=pennies

All together this meal totals 3.62 or .60 cents a serving! I combined this with a bag of frozen veggies I got for .27 cents and we had a meal under $4!!!

I hope you enjoy it!

Huggies: $2/1 Coupon!

If you love Huggies you will love this coupon! This coupon is good for $2 off any 2 jumbo packs or 1 big pack of Huggies! If you hit your back button during printing you can get 2 coupons!

K-Mart: Super double coupons!

Our local K-mart stores are participating in the Super Double coupon days this week! The way this works at OUR STORE is that any coupon manufacturer coupon will be doubled up to $2!

This site here as put together some coupon match ups that might make a good deal for you!

Let us know if you score any great deals yourself!

Menu Plan Monday

I am still not quite back on track after Thanksgiving but I managed to throw together a quick plan in my head. We will see if this is what really happens this week or not:) Remember all my meals are based on a grocery budget of $40/week or less.

Sunday: left overs (still!)
Monday: Chicken and bacon quesadilla, chips and salsa and orange slices
Tuesday: Beef and been burritos, corn, and fruit
Wednesday: Cheeseburger pie, steamed broccoli, apple slices
Thursday: Chicken Tortilla soup, bread
Friday: Pizza as always!
Saturday: ????

I will post the price break down for cheeseburger pie tomorrow. See you then!