Let's start with the bad news since the good can help cushion it a little bit afterwards. Ok, the bad news is that yesterday Associated Food Stores purchased 29 of the Utah Albertson's stores. What does that mean for us couponers? Well, we're not sure. As a whole, Associated Food regular prices are lower than Albertson's regular prices. So for those of you who only live near an Albertson's, this may be good news. For those of you like me who only pick up the sale/promo items, then this may be bad news. Typically, Albertson's exceeds almost all stores in the amount of good deals you can get with sales+promos+coupons and Associated Food Stores don't seem to run as many promos as Albertson's does. It could be that they will step it up a bit since they are purchasing a chunk of the Albertson's stores, but then again, they may not. We'll just have to wait and see. On the whole, I'm taking it as bad news and am really keeping that in mind the next month or so and stocking up on items as much as possible.
The good news is that despite the bad news above, there are some great deals at the stores this week! Albertson's has a few different promos running on cool treats, Kellogg's items, and a few others. Smith's has a great promo on P&G products, in addition to some other great sales. Take a look at the PYP/GS lists to see further details. Here's what I got today:
Albertson's:
Items Purchased:
- 2 lbs red seedless grapes
- 2 can Chef Boyardee Pasta
- 5 Kellogg's Pop Tarts
- 2 bags Lays BBQ Potato Chips
Coupons/Promos Used:
- 2 $1 off of 1 can of Chef Boyardee Pasta
- 5 $.55 off of 1 box of Kellogg's Pop Tarts
- Store Promo (Buy 5 Pop Tarts, get them each for $1 - takes off $.50 per box)
- 3 doublers (2 redeemed at $1 and 1 redeemed at $.55)
Total Spent = $6.42
Total Saved = $24.44
Smith's:
Items Purchased:
- 1 bag Kroger Frozen Chicken Breasts (4 lb)
- 3 Dannon Activia Yogurt (4 pk)
- 4 gallons milk (not pictured above)
- 2 pkgs Smith's Hamburger Buns
- 2 bags Fritos
- 2 bags Santita's Tortilla Chips
- 1 Aussie Conditioner
- 5 Herbal Essences Shampoo/Conditioner
- 5 Herbal Essences Styling Products
- 5 Tampax
Coupons/Promos Used:
- 1 $2 off e-coupon for Aussie
- 5 $0.50 off of 1 box Tampax
- 3 $1 off of 1 Dannon Activia Yogurt
- 1 $1.50 off 1 bag Kroger Frozen Chicken
- 5 $1 off Herbal Essences Shampoo/Conditioner
- 5 Buy 1 Herbal Essences Shampoo/Conditioner, get a styling product for free
- P&G Promo (save $4 instantly for every 4 participating items purchased)
Total Spent = $39.13
Total Saved = $58.06
Take a look at the lists and get out there and SAVE!
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