Back to School Shopping

Back to School shopping is a whole new concept to me.

Yes, when I was in school I had my list of items that I had to purchase, but now I am faced with the reality that MY daughter needs to do some school shopping, as she will be starting pre-school this year! my baby!

I know that there are alot of sales and deals out there, but I want to hear from you. I've been hearing about "The LIST", that list you get with all the supplies you must purchase for your child. What do you think about the LIST? Do your children really use all the supplies they say you MUST buy?

I would LOVE to hear all of your tips on Back to School shopping as this is all new to me :)

Stock Up Prices for Produce & Meats

Have you ever wondered...

"Is this really the best price?"

Well The Krazy Coupon Lady has answered that question for us!!!

Here is the Krazy list of "Stock Up" Prices for Fruits & Veggies and Meats

I have adapted her list for us in NorCal :)

If you find even better prices, let me know. I'd love to keep building these lists!

I'd love to hear the Farmers Market prices as well, there's nothing better than produce right from the farm! (by the way, not only is it fresher, but usually cheaper, because there is no mark up or stocking fees!)

Produce

Fruits:

Strawberries - $0.50-.70/lb

Grapes - $0.99/lb

Apples - $0.49/lb

Oranges - $0.25-.50/lb

Mangos - $0.25 each

Raspberries - $1.49 small flat

Watermelon - $3.00 (seedless)

Cantaloupe - $0.99 each

Lemons - $0.20 each

Limes - $0.07 each

Plumbs -

Peaches - $0.49/lb

Cherries -

Blueberries - $1.99/lb

Veggies:

Lettuce - $0.49 per head

Peppers, green & red - $0.50 each

Onions - $0.69/lb

Tomatoes $0.99/lb

Corn on the Cob - 8/$1.00

Cucumbers - $0.50 each

Celery -

Carrots -

Zuchinni -

Squash -

Asparagus -

Also, for Veggies...

GROW YOUR OWN!!!

Meats

Beef:

Top Sirloin Steak - $2.99/lb

Ground Beef, 90% or better - $1.99/lb

Ground Beef, 85% - $1.69/lb

Chuck Roast - $1.99

Pork:

Boneless Pork Chops - $1.49

Pork Loin, Boneless - $1.99/lb

Pork Roast - $1.49/lb

Pork Ribs - $1.67/lb

Chicken:

Boneless Chicken Breasts - $1.69/lb

Bone-In Chicken Breasts - $0.79/lb

Whole Fryer Chickens - $0.79/lb

Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks - $0.79/lb

Organic

If anyone knows of the best Organic prices we can start a list for that as well!

FREE Milk Catalina at Safeway

There is a great catalina that is printing up at Safeway right now, purchase 4 of the following items and receive a catalina for Free Milk! (up to $4)

Kellogg's Cereals, $1.99

Kellogg's Special K Cereals $2.99

Kellogg's Mini-Wheat Cereal $2.99

Pop-Tarts $1.99

Kellogg's Snack Bar Rice Krispie Treats $2.50

There are more items listed HERE as well as the coupon matches that go along with all of these.

Here is what I am going to do:

Transaction #1: Buy 4 Kellogg's Cereals $1.99 ea

use (2) $1/2 coupons

Final Price: $5.96

receive a FREE Milk Catalina!

Transaction #2: Buy 4 Pop-Tarts $1.99

use (2) $1/2 coupons

buy 1 Milk $3.50

use FREE Milk catalina

Final Price: $5.96

plus another FREE Milk Catalina!

you can roll this as many times as you want - I plan on doing a few transactions and saving most of the catalinas, we don't have enough fridge or freezer space to stock up on milk. But it'll be nice to get milk for free for the next month!

I heard about this deal from The Krazy Coupon Lady, HERE is the post she did that has all the details and coupon links :)

Dove Deodorant Coupon

Here is a great coupon for Dove Deodorant!

Save $2.oo on any Dove Deodorant or Body Mist

Print this coupon and hold onto it for a good sale.

Expires 7/22/10 so we have some time :)

i LOVE safeway!!!

The Buy 8 Save $4 Prom is my friend!!!

Here are a few of the deals that I've taken advantage of...

(6) Girard's Salad Dressing - $2.94

(4) Crystal Light - $1.96

(1) Cheerios - $0.49

(1) Trix Cereal - FREE

(1) Honey Nut Cheerios - $0.89

(1) Nature Valley Nut Clusters - FREE

(8) Sun Rype 100% Fruit Source Mini Bites - $7.92

I've had the fruit stripes and bars so I was really excited to get these... perfect little snacks for the kids!!! *I'm going to use some for little gift bags at Eloise b-day party too! Keep all the parents happy :) not lots of sugar.

(4) Barilla Whole Grain Pasta- $3.56

(2) Arrowhead Sparkling Water, 1 Liter Free!

*Another item to keep Vincent happy! It's so nice when I can do it for FREE!!!

(2) Tostitos Tortilla Chips - $1.54

(2) Jimmy Dean Premium Bacon, 12 oz $2.99

$1.00/1 – Jimmy Dean Product – (facebook.com)
Final Price: $1.99

Claussen Pickles - $3.00

Submitted the Kraft Rebate - Spend $30 get $10 back!

Broccoli Crowns $1.27

Used Buy 2 Tostitos Chips get $1.oo off produce * This was a Tear Pad on a display at the store.

Final Price $0.27

Pepsi $0.88

Sierra Mist $0.88

(2) Bread $2.60

I went to buy Orowheat because it was b1G1 Free... but this was a better deal!

To find all the coupon matches take a look at THIS post

Oh yeah,

What did I pay????

Well my total started at $135

Scanned my Club Card and the price dropped down to $73

Handed over my massive stack of coupons for a grand total of....

$34 and some change!!!

to put this in perspective... the salad dressing alone...

6 bottles would have cost me $26!

I bought them all for less than ONE would normally cost!!!

And my hubby is HAPPY! it's his ALL time favorite and we don't buy it all the time because... we'll we've never found coupons for it before :)

Cheap Deodorant @ Target!!!

I was at Target last night and I checked out the clearance section and I noticed that the Double Pack of Dove Deodorant is marked down to $2.50!

If you use the $1.50/1 coupon - Dove.com you can get them for $1.00 (.50 each!)

If you printed the $1.00/1 coupon - Target.com you can get them for FREE!!!

*note, I am not sure that the Target coupon is still available.

Other Target Deals:

Listerine Mouthwash - $1.98 (clearance)

Print up the $1.00/1 coupon - coupons.com

Final price: $0.98

Nivea Mens Bodywash - $2.74 (clearance)

Use the $3.00/1 coupon from 5/2 RP

Final price: Better than FREE!!!

*they didn't adjust my coupon down so the extra $0.26 came off my other items!

This is a clearance item so they might be gone already, but if you are heading to Target you mine as well check it out!

Reveal Lightbulbs - $2.00

There are a couple different coupon combinations here you can use.

Use $1.50 Target.com coupon

And use $1.00 coupons

or use $1.50/2 Coupons

Final Price: Free

Shout - $1.97

$1.00/1 Target.com coupon

use $0.55 coupon from 5/2 SS

or $0.55 peelie on bottle

Final Price: $0.42

There are many other deals out there, but these are a few that I've taken advantage of recently.

Free KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce @ Walmart!

During the summer our house can't have to much BBQ sauce... it seems like we BBQ every other day! So I LOVE when these deals happen! I STOCK UP!

At Walmart KC Msterpiece BBQ Sauce is - $1.00

Use these coupons and you can get it for FREE!!!

$1.00/1 - Hidden Valley Ranch, KC Masterpiece or Glad Food Storage Product

OR

$1/1 - KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce (meyoubbq.com)

Hidden Valley Ranch Mixes are $1.23

So if you don't really need 4 bottles of BBQ Sauce....

You can grab a Hidden Valley Ranch Mix for $0.23

These are great for dressings, in hamburgers, dips.... Lots of stuff for the summer!

So to recap - You can get

FOUR (4) Free KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauces if you print both of these coupons twice!

Or

TWO (2) BBQ Sauces & TWO (2) Hidden Valley Ranch Mixes and only spend $0.46 (plus tax)!