Does anyone have a Sav-A-Lot close by?  If so, you can score Kraft BBQ sauce for .77 this week.  If you use the 1.00 off 2 Kraft BBQ in this last Sunday's SS, you can get them for .54/2 or .27 each.

You can also price match at Walmart if it is closer.

I picked up enough for quite a few for backyard BBQ fun this summer with my friends.    I won't tell how little they cost if you won't? 

HAPPY CATURDAY!

Just got my Target giveaway with pretty cosmetic bag, samples and Target coupons!  Hope you all got yours.  If not, I think it's still available to sign up for ....

There are some great freebies coming up at Walgreens and CVS starting Sunday, I noticed.  Also, a month long deal for the free toilet paper holder with a free role inside at CVS!    Can't beat that one. 

Have a fun weekend!

WOOOHOOOOO.  These containers are AWESOME!  I got a bunch of them the last time they were on sale and BOGO 50% off!  Stock up time!  Use them all the time!

25 cent Snapware containers at Meijer

BOGO 50% off at Meijer (prices start at 2.99)

Use the 2.00/1 coupon found in the 4/29 SS insert

Scenario:

Buy 2 Snapware 2.99

Buy 1 Snapware 1.50 (50%) off

= (2) coupons from the 4/29 SS = .25 each

Snapware containers are located in the Kitchen/Housewares department.  Trust me, I know since I went to 4 different Meijer in our area to try to find them when they had the 3.00 coupon.      Gonna get more - they are THAT good! 

Just popping in to say hi! Sorry I've been awol, work is crazy busy and kitten season is heating up

I've been doing less couponing but still trying to maximize my weekly regular stuff.  I did get 20 cans of coffee this week for the pantry with Meijer's $8 off 8 sale.  They ended up being $1 each and I know will be much appreciated.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Thanks for pointing out the 8 for 8 deal at Meijer!  I didn't catch that one!  Great savings, FF!!

This coming Sunday is P&G week, I read!  Hope it's a good one!

LOL @ Tulip Time!  Too funny.  It's always a congested mess around here, too. 

Let us know how your "kalettes" grow and how they taste.  I don't think I've ever tried it.    Always willing to try a new vegetable. 

Meijerlings -Many Paws word ....

I was just reading this this morning .... The new Meijer Coupon Policy allows competitor coupons to be used as store coupons.  Also, I read that some Walmarts are accepting Target coupons, too.  Make sure to print out a copy of the store's coupon policy, highlight that part in red and keep it handy at check-out.  From my experience, it's well worth having each store's coupon policy on hand.    Cashiers can't argue with their own store's coupon policy.

LOL FF.  I have two brothers .... they were something else growing up    .... so I think I might know what you mean.  And, I thought my 2 sisters were bad. 

Your dinner (as always) sounds excellent!  Still writing down your recipes in my recipe book.  I'm planning on making a pizza this afternoon.  1/3 ready pizza dough - topped with mozz. cheese, green pepper, mushrooms, onions, then sprinkled with parm. cheese.  Can't be expensive at all, I'm thinking ....

hahahaha @ Today's "garden slug" could be tomorrow's "escargot"........

....if there's enough booze in the liquor cabinet.

Too funny!    Have you ever been to the Kentwood Station in Grand Rapids?  Years ago, I used to order escargot as an appetizer there all the time.    The dish was sooooooooooo, soooooooo good sopped up with their garlic toast.  Gotta run and make my pizza - tummy is growling at me now.  LOL!

I just saw this on the Meijer Madness site for all you Meijer peeps ....

Woo-hoo this Catalina promotion didn’t end on Sunday! The trial size Pantene Shampoo, Conditioner & Hairsprays are still working on the $5.00 OYNO Pantene Deal at Meijer until April 28th:

Buy (1) Pantene Shampoo or Conditioner, trial size $1.00
Buy (1) Pantene Hairspray, trial size $1.00
- get $5.00 OYNO = $3.00 Money Maker!

The hairspray counts as a ‘styler’ so this will not work if you buy 2 shampoos, you’ll need the hairspray to make it work! This is a ‘store’ Catalina coupon so it will not “roll” but there are some super great deals at Meijer this week so this is a quick & easy way to get some FREE groceries!

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I could certainly use some 3.00 moneymakers for groceries as well as the 2.00 mperks that everyone is getting!  Hope you all get yours.  FREE GROCERIES!

LOL about the quarter at Aldi's.  I always have to rummage around the car for one. 

YIKES about your target store.  A little chortle at "turtleheads."   I asked our Target on 54th Street if they were going that way after you posted about it, and they said they will.  I'll be looking forward to all that chaos! 

In our area, Target is right across the street from Meijer and Aldi is just around the corner.  I'm still preferring Aldi at this point - for produce freshness and price - oh, and convenience.  It's so easy to breeze in and out.  Oh, and the phenomenal customer service.  Although, Meijer has strawberries this week for less than Aldi.

You have an impressive list of credentials!  Hopefully, you will share some of your artwork in the future with us?  A few years ago, an eBayer (artist) painted a portrait of one of my kitties.  She did a really beautiful job.  It's one of my favorites of all times. 

You also have an impressive culinary background.  That's where all your great and inexpensive ideas stem from!

Hope all you super couponers have a great day!  I plan on picking up some deals and steals from CVS and Meijer tonight.  Still waiting on those coupons .... can we say DISAPPOINTED with my very first eBay coupon purchase experience???  LOL.  At the very least, the seller could have answered my last email .....  I was very polite. 

FF, another one I thought about is that we rarely get the beauty coupons in our newspapers, such as Revlon, Physician's Formula, Nivea, etc.  Do they think we don't use/need those items in West Michigan??    I thought about ordering them when they come out periodically, but now I'm somewhat hesitant.      Coupons and weekly promotions are time sensitive. 

We have two Aldi stores in Holland......I don't shop there much because (1) I buy such "oddball" things & they don't carry them (2) I never seem to have a quarter with me for the "cart corral"

The Target store I work in is in total chaos with this remodel.....the whole floorplan is changed around (you can't find anything), the "turtleheads" from the construction company always seem to be right where I'm working and, well........some of the "guests" (and team leaders) are being p---y enough that there may be a "accident" happening soon

To me, trying to run a business while you're tearing the place apart is the equivilent of having your house remodeled while planning an "at home" wedding....& hey, while we're at it, let's have a Tupperware party & a book club meeting too.

Target will be competing with Meijer (full service supermarket right next door) & an Aldi down the street ( cheap prices) for the produce market.....& we won't have the selection that Meijer has. Plus, since much of it will be "pre-packaged convience" produce, people aren't going to get to "Squeeze The Charmin" .....which in Holland seems to be a form of recreational activity.

Oh, & I was informed by some of the executives at my store that I was casting "negative comments" out when they asked me what I thought about it....& that I didn't have enough experience with consumers.

Let's see........

Been in retail (off & on) since I was 17.

25 years of experience in the produce business (raising, marketing, selling wholesale/retail....last 10 years dealing with "agritourism" business)

Before that.....

10 years doing art shows/festivals for a living.

18 months working for a catering business ( I left when the owner/chef threw a saucepan at me...& I noticed all the knives/cleavers on the wall. BuhBye).

......not to mention being a "consumer" all my life....as well as someone who watches people shop.

The average age of our executives at the store? 28.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

I'm trying to recover from spreading the last 400 lbs. of fertilizer on the baby fruit trees......but at least the little buggers are done.

ALERT.....

since Michigan is a major producer of juice grapes (& the 2012 crop is considered a wipeout)........be informed that the price of grape juice will be rising. If you use grape juice & see it at a decent price, you may want to stock up. Same with grape jam/jelly.

Also, MSN just had an article about how the price of American-made wine will also be going up.....again, if you can get a good case deal, you might want to put some aside. European wines will go up even more.

My neighbor across the street has 40 acres of grapes contracted to Welch's.....& so far, he's lost about 90% of the crop. I'm not very hopeful for the apples & peaches at our place. Yet, the trees still need to be fertilized, sprayed, pruned & the grass mowed. What a bite.

Today I bought a bottom round beef roast for around $7. Now, since it was on sale, I saved about $3.50.

But......after I cut it into: 2-3 thin steaks (stuffed steak rolls in Italian gravy), stew meat, some stir-fry steak strips & a small roast.....I will have saved about $16 over buying it all "pre cut".

Did anyone get their free children's toothpaste this week at Walgreens?

I got the shampoo awhile ago, but thought these items along with the heavenly smelling chocolate teddy bear would be cute in a birthday gift basket - and put a smile on a little one's face? 

I just saw this Target deal at Krazy Coupon Lady.  Who couldn't use one of these - and for free?    I've been meaning to get one for several years! 

19.99 FoodSaver Handheld Vacuum Sealing System 19.00

Use 10.00/1 coupon from that coupon site.

Stack with  10.00/1 Target coupon = FREE

You can also get the Foodsaver bags or rolls real inexpensively by stacking manufacturer coupons with Target q's.  Deal!  I heard they are going real fast.  

Night all!

Target "Heads Up"........

Well, the store has been on a massive markdown on items (due to the remodel).

BOOTS & BARKLEY cat litter

Pet food (mostly bagged) & toys

(almost an entire big rolling tub full.)

In Bath/Domestics.....

Throw Rugs/Runners/Doormat Rugs.

Shower Curtains

Hamilton Beach RED Slow Cooker

'Ove' Glove

'Perfect Brownie' Pan (check your coupon stash, there was a coupon for $3 off purchase)

"Pajama Jeans".....for all of you who went & found all of the....

Smuckers "Special Edition" Hot Fudge Topping

.....& now the pants don't fit.

In Health/Beauty.....

Toothpaste

Fixodent (guess they didn't want to leave anyone out)

Benefiber (in case things are a little backed up from the clearance Easter candy & Smuckers Hot Fudge)

aaaaaaaaaaannnnnnndddd (saving the best for last).....

KY "Date Night"

......let's see if Sunny posts pictures of her "special stash" THIS week.

Got back from my special order (woohooo) at Walgreens and just HAD to get another choklit smelling bear - can't beat the price. 

Used my new(er) camera to take this pic .... Not sure if I really like it so far??

Nala and Gordy lounge waaaayyyyy up on my stockpile cabinet even though I put baskets up there to keep them off. They moved them around themselves. They say .... baskets, smaskets - we're unstoppable. ;)

Have a great evening!  I'm ready to dream about sweet deals!