Planning the Next Grocery Run

Here is the list from Pocket Your Dollars...I have put in BOLD what I am looking at getting the next time I hit the store. I will fill my basic $25 purchase with some of the FREE Oscar Meyer hot dog coupons from my party pack (our party is next weekend!)

A few notes:
- -> I will get 2 grapes and 1 strawberries for the fruit deal
- -> I target my cereal to be $3/box or less SO, 6 boxes = $18. Take off the instant $10 and you are at $8. Take 3 coupons for $1 off 2 boxes (doubled) and that gives me 6 boxes of cereal for $2 AND a coupon for a FREE gallon of milk~! That makes my cereal $.33 or so a box - GREAT price!
- -> I will be getting 12 boxes of Mac N Cheese for $1.20 - I had seen the $.55 off 2 boxes coupons and grabbed 5 of them a few weeks ago at the store SOOOO they become $1.10 off 2 and we have a BOGO deal on them too! buy 5, get 5 free and take $5.50 off! I also have one Kraft coupon for a freebie so I will b1g1 and get them free!
- -> I don't usually have potato chips/etc around but we have a few more cookouts this summer, the Chex Mix is almost free and the chips a great deal too!

Misc Deals
Buy $100 in participating gift cards to major retailers, Get $10 off your next grocery order (please leave comments with which stores’ gift cards you love to buy in advance with these types of deals)
If you shop online, these are a great way to triple the savings. 1) Buy a discounted gift card, 2) shop online sales or with online coupon codes, 3) shop through cash back sites like Ebates, Cashbaq or Shop at Home to earn a percentage back.

Produce
Green Beans $0.99/lb ($0.99/lb is my buy price for fresh produce)

Buy any combination of 3 packages of strawberries, blueberries or grapes & receive a coupon on your receipt for $2.00 off your next produce purchase.

Strawberries $1.50

Blueberries $1.99

Grapes $1.29/lb
*** Deal idea***
Buy 3 one pound bags of grapes at $1.29/lb
Spend $3.87, get $2.00 off your next grocery order
Final price: $0.62/lb after coupon for future purchase (this beats Aldi’s price of $0.75/lb this week)

***Deal idea***
Buy 3 strawberries at $1.50 each
Spend $4.50, get $2.00 off your next grocery order
Final price: $0.83 each after coupon for future purchase (this is an unbeatable price on strawberries)

***Not-so-great deal idea***
Buy 3 Blueberries at $1.99 each
Spend $5.97, get $2.00 off your next grocery order
Final price: $1.32 each after coupon for future purchase (Aldi’s price on blueberries is better this week)

Meat Deals
Klement’s Pork Links $2.50
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 5/23 Smartsource insert
Final price: $1.50 after doubled coupon

**UPDATE** Hillshire Farm Cheddarwurst Links $3.00
Use $0.55/1 Hillshire Farm printable (no more prints available) or $0.55/1 Hillshire Farm printable (new link)
Final price: $1.90 after doubled coupon
(Thanks, Julie!)

Ball Park Beef or Cheese Franks $3.50
Use $0.75/1 Ball Park printable or $0.55/1 from 5/2 Red Plum or 6/6 Red Plum
Final price: $2.00 after doubled coupon**
**Not the best price, but this time of year you might need them anyway

Hillshire Farm Smoked Sausage $3.00
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 5/16 Red Plum insert or 6/6 Red Plum insert
Final price: $2.00 each after doubled coupon

Bob Evans Fresh Breakfast Links, Patties or Roll Sausage $3.00
Buy 2 and use $0.75/2 from 5/16 Smartsource
Buy 1 and use $0.35/1 Bob Evans printable, $0.35/1 Bob Evans printable or $0.35/1 Bob Evans printable
Final price: As low as $2.25 after doubled coupon

Lloyd’s BBQ Beef, Pork or Chicken $3.99
Use $1.00/1 from 5/16 Smartsource insert
Final price: $1.99 after doubled coupon

Oscar Mayer Sliced or Fully Cooked Bacon $3.00 (Limit 2)
Use in-ad coupon to receive sale price
Final price: $3.00 after coupon

**NEW** Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon $2.50 (reportedly on special at some stores)
Use $1/1 Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon printable
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon
(Thanks, Kim!)

Beef Tenderloin $5.88/lb
Final price: $5.88/lb after sale**
**If you’ve read Pocket Your Dollars long you know I don’t like to pay more than $1.99/lb for meat, but beef tenderloin (aka filet mignon) and fresh fish are my exceptions. I will buy a tenderloin, then cut it into steaks at home. I lay the steaks on a greased cookie sheet, freeze, then when solid I transfer them into a Ziploc bag. Yum!

Dairy Case/Refrigerated Deals
Kraft 100 Calorie Packs Cheese $2.00
Use $1/1 Kraft 100 Calorie Packs Cheese printable, $1/1 Kraft 100 Calorie Packs Cheese printable, $1/1 Kraft 100 Calorie Packs Cheese printable, or $1/1 Kraft 100 Calorie Packs Cheese printable
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Yoplait Delights $2.00
Use $1/1 Yoplait Delights Yogurt Multi-pack printable or a second $1/1 Yoplait Delights Yogurt Multi-pack printable or 0.50/1 from 4/25 Smartsource insert or 5/16 Smartsource insert (both printable coupons say “do not double”)**My store still doubles these so mine would be FREE!!!!!!
Final price: $1.00 after coupon or doubled coupon

8th Continent Soymilk $2.00
Use $1/1 from 6/6 Red Plum insert
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Welch’s Juice Cocktails $2.00
Use $0.75/1 from 3/14 Smartsource insert or 6/6 Smartsource insert
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon

Yoplait 32 oz Yogurt $2.00
Use $0.55/1 Yoplait Yogurt 32 oz printable, $0.55/1 Yoplait Yogurt 32 oz printable, $0.55/1 Yoplait Yogurt 32 oz printable or $0.50/1 from 4/18 Smartsource insert
Final price: As low as $0.90 after doubled coupon

Smart Balance Milk $2.99
Use $0.75/1 from 5/23 Red Plum insert
Final price: $1.49 after doubled coupon

Shedd’s Spread Country Crock – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Buy 2 and use one $0.50/1 from 5/23 Red Plum insert or $0.40/1 Shedd’s printable (Roundy’s policy prohibits using a coupon on a free item)
Final price: $1.50 each after doubled coupon

**UPDATE** Buitoni Pasta or Sauce $3.00 (ravioli lasagna time!)
Use $1.50/1 Buitoni Frozen Product printable from May All You Magazine or $1/1 Buitoni printable after registering
Final price: As low as $1.00 after doubled coupon

Frozen Food Deals
Lean Cuisine Meals $2.00
Use $1/1 Lean Cuisine Casual printable or $1/1 Lean Cuisine Casual Cuisine printable
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Lean Cuisine Entrees printable
Buy 3 and use $1/3 Lean Cuisine Casual Cuisine Entrees printable
Buy 5 and use $1/5 from 5/2 Smartsource insert
Final price: As low as free with doubled coupon

Kemps IttiBitz Cups $1.00
Buy 4 and use $1/4 from 5/16 Smartsource insert
Final price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon

Texas Garlic Toast or Bread Sticks $2.50
Use $0.40/1 from 5/23 Smartsource insert or $0.50/1 New York Product printable (click on “Special Offers”)
Final price: As low as $1.50 after doubled coupon

Morningstar Farms Meat Alternatives $3.50
Use $1/1 Morningstar Farms New Lasagna with Sausage-Style Crumbles Or New Sweet & Sour Chik’n printable
Final price: $1.50 after doubled coupon

DiGiorno Pizza $4.33
Use $1/1 from 5/16 Smartsource insert (if Deep Dish is included in sale)
Final price: $2.33 after doubled coupon

California Pizza Kitchen Pizza $4.33
Use $1/1 from 5/2 Smartsource insert
Final price: $2.33 after doubled coupon

Chung’s for 2 Meals $3.99
Use $0.75/1 Chung’s printable
Final price: $2.49 after doubled coupon

Freschetta Pizza $5.00
Use $1/1 Freschetta printable
Final price: $3.00 after doubled coupon

Palermo’s Pizza – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Palermo’s printable (if your Roundy’s store will allow you to use a coupon requiring purchase of two items when one is free through a Buy 1, Get 1 Free promotion)
Final price: $2.99 after doubled coupon (estimated)

Grocery Deals
Kraft Mac & Cheese Boxes or Cups – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Use $0.55/2 Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinners printable or
Use Free Kraft Cheesy Explosion coupon from recent Kraft summertime sampler box that some received at home
Final price: $0.15 each after doubled coupon (or two free with free product coupon)***1.29 each at our store so, after double coupons, they come to less than $.10 a box!

Sweet Baby Ray’s Barbecue Sauce – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Buy 2 and use $1/2 coupon from 5/23 Smartsource insert
Final price: $0.20 each after doubled coupon (I got two free a few weeks back, but I’m smacking my lips anyway…yum!)

Kraft 8 oz Dressing $1.39
Use $0.55/1 Kraft Salad Dressing printable
Final price: $0.29 after doubled coupon

Lay’s Kettle Cooked Potato Chips $2.50
Use $1/1 Lay’s Brand Kettle Cooked Potato Chips from June All You Magazine
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon

Knorr Lipton Pasta and Rice Side Dishes $1.00
Buy 3 and use $0.75/3 from 5/23 Red Plum insert
Final price: $0.50 each after doubled coupon

Wish-Bone Dressing – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Buy 2 and use one $0.50/1 Wish-Bone Dressing printable (Roundy’s coupon policy prohibits using a coupon on a free item in a Buy One, Get One Free deal) or $1.25/2 from 5/23 Red Plum insert
Final price: As low as $1.20 each after coupon (not the greatest deal on salad dressing)

Aquafina FlavorSplash $2.75
Use $1/1 Aquafina FlavorSplash printable
Final price: $0.75 after doubled coupon

Orville Redenbacher’s Gourmet Microwave Popping Corn $2.25
Buy the cheese flavored popcorn and use $0.75/1 from 5/16 Smartsource insert or $1/1 Cheese Flavored Popcorn printable
Final price: $0.75 after doubled coupon

Chex Mix – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Buy 2 and use $0.50/2 from 4/18 Smartsource insert or $0.50/1 Chex Mix printable
Final price: $0.93 each after doubled coupon

Old Orchard Juice Cocktails $2.00
Use $0.50/1 Old Orchard Juice Product printable or $0.50/1 Old Orchard Juice Product printable
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon

Hershey’s Pieces Candy $3.00
Use $1/1 from 4/18 Smartsource insert
Final price: $1.00 after doubled coupon

Pringles Super Stack Potato Chips $1.50
Buy 4 and use $1/4 from 5/23 Red Plum insert
Final price: $1.00 each after doubled coupon

Special K Meal Bars or Protein Shakes $4.50
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 5/2 Red Plum insert or $1/2 Special K Protein Products printable
Final price: $3.50 after doubled coupon

**UPDATE** Buy 6 boxes of Kellogg’s Cereal at regular price and get $10 off instantly at checkout and a coupon on your receipt for a free gallon milk on a future shopping visit (up to $3 value)

A few notes about this deal that hopefully help and don’t confuse you more:

— Here’s the easiest way to think about this deal, since I don’t know the full price of these items and can’t put together any deal scenarios. Work backwards. First, establish what the most is you want to pay per box (for me that’s $1 per box or $6 total for the six boxes). Then, add in the $10 that will be discounted when you buy 6 boxes (in my example, that brings my total to $16 – the $1 per box plus $10). Then, add in the value, or doubled value if applicable, of any coupons you plan to use; for instance, if I was going to use three $1 off 2 boxes of cereal coupons that are eligible for doubling, then I’d add in another $6 ($3 worth of coupons doubled is $6, which brings my total to $22). Now, I know that the total value of my 6 boxes of cereal has to be $22 or less in order for it be a good enough deal for me to buy it. I hope that makes sense and helps.

— The full priced value of your cereal is what counts toward the $25 threshold for doubling. If your cashier says something different, I’d politely ask them to scan the coupons anyway and you’ll be amazed that they double. This works because the $10 off is actually paid for by Kellogg’s so it is technically a manufacturer’s promotion, although we can use other manufacturer’s coupons alongside this deal so it functions more like a store promotion, and the rules for the $25 threshold for doubling must be met after store coupons, but before manufacturer’s coupons.

—With past Kellogg’s offers the milk coupon only takes off the exact value of the milk you buy, not the full $3. I imagine soymilk (which is free after doubled coupon) counts as milk too, although I’ve never personally bought it with one of these coupons.

Available Kellogg’s coupons include (leave a comment if you become aware of others):
Use $1/2 from 6/6 Red Plum insert, $1/2 Kellogg’s printable, $1/2 Kellogg’s printable, $1/2 Kellogg’s printable, $1/2 Kellogg’s printable, $1.50/3 from 5/23 Red Plum insert, $1.50/3 Kellogg’s printable, $1/3 Kellogg’s printable, $1/2 Frosted Mini-wheats printable, $1/2 Special K printable and $1/2 from 5/2 Red Plum insert
Final price: Varies**
**Plus, look for specially-marked boxes with a “Toy Story” promotion that gives you a free movie ticket with xx number of boxes purchased OR the ones that let you get a free DVD with 5 coupons!.(Thanks, Karyn, Lisa, and Patrick!)

Household Product Deals
Roundy’s 1000 Sheet Bath Tissue $0.33 (Limit 3)
Buy 3 and use in-ad coupon to receive sale price
Final price: $0.33 each after coupon**
**This is my buy price for toilet paper

**NEW** Febreze Air Effects $2.50
Use $1/1 from the Home Made Simple coupon booklet (if you previously requested and received this)
Final price: $0.50 after doubled coupon
(Thanks, Kjirsten!)

Ajax Laundry Detergent $2.79
Buy 2 and use $1/2 from 5/23 Smartsource insert
Final price: $1.79 each after doubled coupon

Scott Bath Tissue or Paper Towels $6.49
Use $1/1 from 5/23 Smartsource insert, $1/1 Scott Natural Bath Tissue printable or $1/1 Scott Extra Soft Tissue from May All You Magazine
Final price: $4.49 after doubled coupon

Health and Beauty Deals
Suave Shampoo or Conditioner $1.66
Use $0.50/1 from 5/23 Red Plum insert or $1/2 Suave Professionals printable
Final price: $0.66 after doubled coupon

Act Rinse $2.99
Use $1/1 from 6/6 Smartsource insert
Final price: $0.99 after doubled coupon

BIC Soleil or Comfort 3 Advance Razors $4.00
Use $3/1 from 5/2 Smartsource insert
Final price: $1.00 after coupon

Opti-Free Twin Pack Contact Lens Solution $13.99
Use $4/1 from 4/18 Red Plum insert
Final price: $9.99 after coupon

John Frieda Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling Product – on sale for 25% off
Use $3/1 or $2/1 from 6/6 Smartsource insert or $3/2 John Frieda Luxurious Volume Product printable
Final price: ??? after coupon

Nature’s Bounty Vitamins and Supplements – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Use $1/1 or $3/1 from 4/25 Red Plum insert, $1/1 or $3/1 from 6/6 Smartsource insert, $1/1 Nature’s Bounty Vitamin printable, $2/1 Nature’s Bounty Product printable or $2/1 Nature’s Bounty Your Life Multivitamin printable
Final price: ??? after coupons

Osteo Bi-Flex – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Use $1/1 or $5/1 from 6/6 Red Plum insert, $1.50/1 or $5/1 from 5/16 Red Plum insert, $1.50/1 Osteo Bi-flex Joint Liquid Aid printable or $1/1 Bi-flex Joint Liquid Aid printable
Final price: ??? after coupons

Ester-C – Buy 1, Get 1 Free
Use $2/1 from 6/6 Red Plum insert
Final price: ??? after coupons

Buy $30 of the Proctor & Gamble products below and get a coupon for $8 off your next shopping order. ($30 must be purchased in a single order with your Roundy’s Rewards Card.)

Participating items that have corresponding coupons are listed below:

Old Spice, Gillette, Zest, Ivory or Olay Body Wash or Bar Soap $3.50
Use Buy One, Get One Free coupon from 4/18 Red Plum insert or 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert, $0.50/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert, or $4/1 Olay from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert (if variety is included in sale)

***Deal idea***
Buy 1 Olay Total Effects body wash (if included in sale)
Buy 1 Ivory Body wash or bar soap pack
Use Buy One Olay, Get Ivory Free coupon from 6/6 P&G insert
Plus, use $4/1 Olay coupon from 6/6 P&G insert
Final price: Both free after coupons (although the full price value of both counts toward your $30 threshold to receive the $8 off your next order coupon)

Pampers Wipes $2.50
Use $2/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.50 after coupon

Crest Clean Mint Pro Health Rinse $2.98
Use $1/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $0.98 after doubled coupon

Pantene or Gillette Shampoo, Conditioner or Styling Products $3.29
Use $1/1 or $1/2 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $1.29 after doubled coupon

Gillette Deodorant $3.50
Use Buy One Get One Free coupon from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $1.75 each after coupon

Dawn Dish Liquid $2.39
Use $0.25/1 or $0.50/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $1.89 after doubled coupon

Scope Outlast Mouthwash $3.50
Use $0.75/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $2.00 after doubled coupon

Fixodent $3.50
Use $0.50/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $2.50 after doubled coupon

Secret Deodorant $3.50
Use $0.50/1 from 5/2 Proctor & Gamble insert or $0.50/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $2.50 after doubled coupon

Always Pantiliners $5.00
Use $1/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $3.00 after doubled coupon

Tampax Tampons $5.00
Use $1/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $3.00 after doubled coupon

Downy Liquid Fabric Softener $4.49
Use $0.50/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $3.49 after doubled coupon

Tide Liquid Laundry Detergent or Stain Release $8.98 (Limit 1)
Detergent: Use $0.35/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert, Plus use in-ad coupon to receive sale price
Stain Release: Use $1/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert, Plus use in-ad coupon to receive sale price
Final price: As low as $6.98 after coupons

Prilosec $9.98
Use $1/1 or $3/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: As low as $6.98 after coupon

Metamucil $9.98
Use $3/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: $6.98 after coupon

Pampers Diapers $8.98 (Limit 1)
Use $1.50/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert plus in-ad coupon to receive sale price
Final price: $7.48 after coupons

Charmin Big or Mega Roll Bath Tissue $8.98 (Limit 2)
Use $0.25/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert plus in-ad coupon to receive sale price
Final price: As low as $8.48 after coupons

Bounty Giant Roll Paper Towels $8.98 (Limit 2)
Use $0.25/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert plus in-ad coupon to receive sale price
Final price: As low as $8.48 after coupons

Cover Girl Eye Makeup – on sale for 30% off
Use $2/1 or $1/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: ?? after coupons

Clairol Hair Color – on sale for 25% off
Use $1/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert
Final price: ?? after doubled coupon

**UPDATE** Olay Skincare – on sale for 15% off
Use $1/1 from 6/6 Proctor & Gamble insert or $1/1 or $3/1 from 5/16 Smartsource insert
Final price: ?? after coupons**
**Olay Daily Cleansing Cloths are $4.41 and Olay Eye Makeup Remover is $5.77.
(Thanks, Amanda!)

Pet Deals
Hartz Crunch ‘n Clean Dog Biscuits $1.99
Use $1/1 from 4/11 Smartsource insert 6/6 Smartsource insert or $1/1 Hartz Crunch ‘n Clean from May All You Magazine
Final price: Free after doubled coupon

Hartz Puppy Training Pads $3.99
Use $1/1 from 4/11 Smartsource insert
Final price: $1.99 after doubled coupon