Good Deals - Thanksgiving Week

Well, there are some good deals out there this week for a bunch of Thanksgiving dinner items. Most have been on sale the last week or so anyway, so there isn't much that is new. If you are looking for deals on all the ingredients to make your Thanksgiving dinner a success, be sure to check out the PYP/GS lists to see where you can get the best deals. It may take some running around, but if you have the time and energy, you can really get some great deals by making it to more than just one store. I'm lucky in the fact that we are having Thanksgiving dinner at my Mom and Dad's this year, so I'm not in the scramble to put on an entire dinner on my own (in fact, my saint of a mother assigned us chips and dips to bring - how sweet was that? Thanks Mom!).

Since almost 100% of the focus will be on Christmas gifts for the next week or two, I may not be posting much grocery-wise. And I'll leave it up to you find the best deals on all those Christmas gifts. I'm more of a shop early and get a pretty good deal rather than get up before 3am to make it to the store by 3:30am, to stand in line cold and freezing to MAYBE get a slightly better deal the day after Thanksgiving. So needless to say, my Christmas shopping is all but complete and I'll be sleeping in on Friday! Not to knock any of you who relish in the excitment of the beginning day of the holiday shopping season - I'm well aware that sometimes it's more about the experience than the prizes. So I'm saying good luck to all of you who brave the cold and the crowds, I wish you tons of success in your shopping excursions. Me, I'll be cuddled up cozy and warm in my bed and probably won't make it out until some of you have hit at least 4 or 5 stores. To each his own and may we all have a wonderful day, however we decide to enjoy it. :)

Good Luck One and All!

Batteries

Sorry for the lateness of this post, it's been another crazy week. Seems like I always have good intentions about getting around to this earlier, but with the craziness of the holidays upon us, it seems like there's so much competing for my time. But I wanted to make sure I got this deal posted on here before the sale is over (tonight). Smith's has Duracell batteries on sale for $1.88 each for the 4-pks of AA and AAA batteries this week. If you combine that with the coupon from the 11/1 P&G packet ($.75 off 1 pkg), you can get them for $1.13 - or just over $.28 a battery. There is also a catalina going on at Smith's:

Duracell Batteries
Spend $10 get $2 OYNSO
Spend $20 get $5 OYNSO
11/8/09 - 12/5/09

I bought 5 pkgs and got the $2 catalina, even though I didn't reach the $10. I saw someone else post that they bough 6 pkgs and got the $5 catalina.

Anyway, if you are in need of batteries this is a great price for Duracell! I wasn't in immediately need, but I stocked up for Christmas since we are ALWAYS in need of batteries then for all the new gifts.

UPDATE: I just looked through the Smith's ad for the coming week and batteries are on sale next week as well, so no rush getting out right away. Catalina and coupons are also good for another week as well. Love Smith's and their two week ads - sure makes life easier sometimes!

There are a few other great deals this week as Smith's, Albertson's, Fresh Market (new Associated Store that bought out most Albertson's), other Associated Stores, etc. Take a look at the PYP/GS lists and see what's available! Also, just a heads up that the Smith's turkey deal is starting tomorrow, here are the details:

Private Selection 12 - 14 lb. frozen Hen Turkey $6 each
Private Selection 16 - 20 lb. frozen Tom Turkey $8 each
Butterball 16 - 20 lb. frozen Tom Turkey $12 each
Limit (1) with minimum $25 purchase

Walmart also has a pretty good deal on turkeys, check out the Walmart 2009 thread under Screaming Deals Around Town for more details.

Good Luck and Happy Shopping!

Good Deals for the Week 11/4/2009 - 11/10/2009

Sorry for the late post on this week's sales. I've been doing a ton of Christmas shopping and haven't had much time to concentrate on groceries. That being said, there are some good deals this week that are worth mentioning:

Albertson's:
Again, remember that most of the UT stores have been sold and are no longer Albertson's, but there are a few in the SL and Orem areas that will be Albertson's until after the first of the year. Here's a list of the stores that are still Albertson's and supporting the following deals:
915 Redcliffs Dr. Washington UT
745 N. Dixie Dr. St. George UT
835 S. Bluff St. St. George UT
740 N. Main, Tooele UT
25 W. Center St. Orem UT
1585 N. State St. Orem UT
1653 W. 9000 S. West Jordan UT
6950 S. Redwood Rd. West Jordan UT
3871 W. 5400 S. Taylorsville UT
Deals/Promos Available at Above Listed Stores:
- General Mills Promo: Save $15 on your NEXT shopping trip when you spend $30 on participating items. Great deals on a bunch of items!
- Great deals on a bunch of other items not in the promo, check out the PYP/GS lists for details.

Smith's:
- Good deals on produce items: grapes, potatoes, salad
- Good deals on dairy items: milk, eggs, OJ, dips
- 2nd week of Mega Event: Buy 10 items, receive $5 off. 1/28-11/10. New items added this week - great deals on a lot of things! Check out PYP/GS lists for more details.

Walgreen's:
- I'm not usually a big fan of Walgreen's since most of their good deals involve register rewards and since they are VERY PICKY on how, when, and how many register rewards you can use in different situations, I've decided that personally it's not worth it for me to shop there. That having been said, there are a bunch of great deals this week on baking products - most, if not all, of which do not involve any register rewards. So if you're in need of some baking products, it may be worth it to take a look at the Walgreen's list to see if any of it is worth a trip in.

Associated Food Stores:
- A few random good deals such as dairy, lunchmeat, GM cereal, and pop. Check out PYP/GS lists for more details.

Keep in mind that with Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up, a lot of the stores will be putting on sale a majority of their baking products. This is a great time to stock up on a bunch of these items to use throughout the year. Also, Smith's typically runs a turkey promo (spend so much get a turkey for cheap), so keep that in mind as you're looking to buy products for your Thanksgiving dinner.

Also, I wanted to let you know that if you're interested in some great online and in-store deals for Christmas this year, PYP is a great resource to find out about deals. If you go to their website, click on Forums, then Screaming Deals Online or Screaming Deals Around Town, you can find some wonderful deals! I've been checking quite often and have stocked up on almost half of my Christmas in the past week just by watching for deals on the items I need for presents. Most of the posts out there for the online deals also share percentage off or free shipping codes as well, so you can really get some great deals.

Good Luck and Happy Shopping!!