Good Deals for the Week: 10/28/2009 - 11/3/2009

I didn't post anything last week because there really wasn't anything to post about. I didn't even go out shopping for anything other than milk and some produce. This week, however, is much different, so I figured I'd tell you about a few things and share what I bought.

First of all, no ad for Albertson's this week - at least for areas where the local stores have been sold to Associated. I found out that the switch-over was delayed and didn't happen last weekend as planned. I've heard that it will be this weekend, but no guarantees since it's been postponed twice now. There are a few stores in the Salt Lake and Provo areas that didn't get sold and have some pretty good deals this week, but only those stores will be honoring the sale prices. From what I've heard, these stores will continue to be Albertson's until sometime around the first of the year and then close completely. You can check out the PYP/GS lists to see the location of those stores and what the deals are. Honestly, I didn't see anything that hasn't been on sale recently, but check it out if you live near one - it might be worth the trip!

The good deals I wanted to share this week are at Smith's. They are having one of their Mega Sales Events for the next two weeks - basically buy 10 participating items and get $5 off instantly. There are a ton of items in the sale and a bunch of great deals! Again, check out the PYP/GS lists for further details. Also, they are having a Halloween sale tomorrow and Saturday (10/30-10/31) where a bunch of halloween decorations, costumes, and food are on sale for great deals. So be sure to make note of those deals as well.

My family and I (yes, I took the whole clan with me) went to Smith's yesterday to buy our cart full of items from the Mega Sale. I didn't get a chance to get a picture (sorry about that), but here are the details of my purchase:

Items Purchased:
- 9 cans of Hormel Chili
- 5 bottles Gatorade
- 8 bottles Propel
- 2 12-pks Quilted Northern
- 2 pkgs Stayfree Maxi Pads
- 3 Danimals Crush Cups Yogurt
- 4 Tombstone Pizzas
- 2 Lays Potato Chips
- 2 Fritos Corn Chips
- 3 boxes Cheez It Crackers
- 5 12-pks Pepsi (not included in the Mega Event, but my husband was going through Wild Cherry Pepsi withdrawals!)

Coupons / Promos Used:
- Mega Sale Event: bought 40 items, saved $20 instantly
- 3 $2 off 3 cans Hormel Chili (made them $.12 each)
- 2 $1 off 1 12-pks of Quilted Northern (made them $4.49 each)
- 1 $2 off 2 pkgs Stayfree Maxi Pads (made them $1 each)
- 3 $1 off 1 pks Danimals Crush Cups Yogurt (made them $.49 each)
- 2 $1.50 off 2 Tombstone Pizzas (made them $1.24 each)
- Pepsi Promo: Buy 4 12-pks Pepsi, get 1 12-pk free (made them $2.60 each)

Total Spent = $49.50
Total Saved = $78.74
Plus I got a $.10 fuel reward to fill up our car with gas!

So if you're in need of some of the items included in the Smith's Mega Event Sale, now's a great time to stock up! Also, if you go to the PYP Smith's Forum for this week, there is a post that contains all of the items included in the sale (as you know, there's always more than listed in the ad), so be sure to check out that post for more details! Good luck and Happy Shopping!

Good Deals for the Week

Week 10/14/2009 - 10/20/2009

If you opened up your Albertson's ad yesterday or today and were sorely disappointed in the amount of items on sale, you weren't alone. I was shocked that this week's ad for the northern Utah region consisted of one page and the items on sale were mostly meat and produce. I knew this day would eventually come. It's obvious that the switch-over is happening, but I guess I was living in denial and hoping it would get postponed forever. No such luck - in fact, I'm hearing rumors that the weekend of the 24th and 25th is the official switch-over weekend. From what I've heard, there are some good things about this switch-over from Albertson's to Associated Food Stores. The first being that no shopper card will be required to get the "good deals" at the store. That will sure make it nice in shopping, I know I almost always forget to give the cashier my keys when I pull up to the checkout. Secondly, I've heard that the prices are supposed to be significantly lower. Now I'm not sure if that means the regular prices will be lower than Albertson's regular prices or if the sale prices will be lower in comparison, but lower is lower right? One bad thing I have heard is that they are rumored to be getting rid of the catalina machines - that's sad news I think because it means all of those tremendous deals (sale+promo+coupon) probably won't be as great as they have been in the past. But for those of us who hate having those little coupons floating around that we always forget to roll or use before the expiration date, maybe this isn't such a terrible thing.

All this being said, there are a few stores in the area that are participating in a General Mills Promo this week. You can find details about which stores and what the deals are at the PYP Albertson's thread for this week. Please be considerate and not "clean them out" of items if you decide to go shopping - the rumor is that they will not be restocking or providing rain checks, so let's make sure everyone gets a chance to pick up a few of these last minute deals. Also, keep in mind that the GM promo is a catalina and I would seriously consider picking up some non-promo items or perishables to use up your catalinas right away - there's been no guarantee that catalinas received this week will be honored at the store once the switch-over has taken place.

I'm not bothering to make the trip to one of these stores that's participating in the GM promo. One reason is that none are really close to me anyway, the second is that since I've heard about the Albertson's buyout, I've been carefully stocking up as much as possible on things I use and since a lot of the GM items on sale have been in recent promos, I'm pretty much stocked (plus some) on all of them. I have to admit that I'm extrememy jealous of any of you who are lucky enough to have your local stores remain Albertson's (Idaho, Nevada, Southern Utah, and other surrounding states). I may just have to do a road trip every once in a while to take advantage of the great deals!

As far as good deals at the other stores, here's a few worth mentioning:

Smith's:
- Same promo as last week: Mega Event: Buy any 10 participating items, get $5 off - again, not a whole ton of stuff, almost all of it frozen.
- Kroger Cheese - 8 oz for 99 cents, also some good deals on milk, eggs, produce.
- No other promos, but some good deals on sale items. Check out the PYP list for deails.

Associated Food Stores:
- No promos, but again, good deals on sale items with coupons. Nothing really fabulous jumped out at me, check out PYP list for details.


As far as my shopping goes, I'm planning to just head to Smith's this week. I haven't made it out yet since it's raining cats and dogs down here right now, but at some point I'm planning to pick up some milk, cheese, and whole pork loins (we like to cut this up into boneless pork spare ribs). I won't post a picture since it's a pretty boring list, but thought I'd mention what I was picking up this week in case anyone was interested.

Have a great week and Happy Shopping!

Good Deals for the Week and My Purchases

Week 10/7/09 - 10/13/09

Ever have one of those weeks where you seem to forget things? Well, I had one of those week this last week. I swear I had typed up a post about last weeks sales, but looking the blog, I can see that I never did. Sorry to everyone on that! But I'm not forgetting this weeks deals - there are some good ones! Here's a few things to be aware of:

Albertson's:
- Quaker sale: Save $5 instantly when you purchase 10 participating items. Great deals on Pancake mix, syrup, cereal, granola bars, oatmeal.
- Mix or Match promo: Save $3 instantly when you spend $10 on participating items. Great deals on a ton of products!
- Mix or Match - 4 for $19.96 or 4 for $9.96. Not a ton of great deals.
- Also check out the deals on potatoes, Hamburger Helper, Red Baron Pizza, Health & Beauty Aids, etc.

Smith's:
- Mega Event: Buy any 10 participating items, get $5 off. Not on a ton of items, but the ones that are there are a pretty good deal.
- Also check out the deals on potatoes, tomatoes, OJ, etc.

Associated Food Stores:
- Good deals on Yoplait yogurt, Kellogg's cereal, BIC shavers, and produce

This may one of the last times we see the Quaker items for such a great deal at Albertson's - they only have this sale once a year and with the buyout from Associated Foods, I'm not sure what will happen in the future. I would seriously consider stocking up if you're in a position to be able to do so.

I definitely took advantage of the Albertson's promos this week (I didn't need anything at Smith's, so I didn't go there), here's what I got:



Items Purchased:
- 10 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
- 40 McCormick County Gravy Mix
- 2 Nestle Refrigerated Cookie Dough
- 3 Colgate battery powered toothbrushes
- 2 Barber Stuffed Chicken

Promos/Coupons Used:
- 4 $1.00 off 2 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
- 1 $.75 off 2 Quaker Chewy Granola Bars
- 2 $1.00 off 1 Nestle Refrigerated Cookie Dough
- 3 $1.00 off 1 Colgate toothbrush
- 2 $1.00 off 1 Barber Stuffed Chicken
- Quaker Promo: Buy 10 items, saved $5 instantly - purchased 10 items, saved $5
- Mix & Match Promo: Spend $10 in participating items, saved $3 instantly. Purchased $60 in participating items, saved $18

Total Spent = $50.59
Total Saved = $98.40

Even though the gravy wasn't listed as more than a 3 star deal, my family loves this and it hasn't been on a promo for over a year, so I decided to stock up big time. The regular price for these packets is over $1.00 at Walmart, so I decided it was good enough of a sale for me to pick up a bunch (especially since Albertson's is transitioning to Associated Foods in the next few weeks). Just an example of how even though they might not rate it as a 4 star or above deal, I do still buy things I think are a good deal.

Good Luck and Happy Shopping!