Albertsons 1/21-1/27

Decent Deals:
*Cantaloupe $.48/lb
*Iceberg lettuce $.88 (use in-ad coupon)
*Whole Frying Chicken $.69/lb (last year the best price I found was $.59/lb)
*Boneless beef chuck roast $1.99/lb.
*Shoppers Value milk 2%, 1%, or skim $2.19
*Albertsons large eggs dozen $1.25
*Cherry 7UP 2 liters FREE on Saturday only (use in-ad coupon)
*Albertsons tomato sauce 8 oz. - limit 8 8/$1.00 (use in-ad coupon)
*Beech-Nut stage 2 baby food 4 oz. $.40 Use coupon:Beech-Nut Jars, any $1.50/8 (1-31-09) SS-10/26 to get 'em for $.21
*1 Spring! natural spring water 24 ct. $7.79 use $5.00/1 in-ad store coupon, to get it for $2.79
*3 Old Orchard 100% juice 64 oz. bottle 3/$7.00 use $3.00/3 in-ad store coupon, to get them for 3/$4.00

Also a General Mills sale...buy $20 of stuff save $5, the only good deal I see is for *Yo+ yogurt. I love this kind (so smooth and no HFCS). If you buy 10, they come to $1.50 a piece then use the coupon: Yo-Plus Yogurt, any flavor 4 Pack $1/1 (3-14-09) SS-1/18 or printables, to get them for $.50---now I just need to find more coupons.

Last but not least, Kelloggs Promo, spend $10 and save $3...
*Kellogg's cereal 9.5-20 oz. - Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites $2.50, after promo and this coupon:
*Kellogg’s Frosted Mini Wheats Cereals, any flavor 14.5 oz or larger $1.50/2 (3-1-09) RP-1/18 they come to $1.00
*Kellogg's cereal 9.5-20 oz. - Frosted Mini Wheats Little Bites $2.50, after promo and this coupon:
*Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats or All-Bran Cereal, any 11.4 oz. or larger $1/1 (1-25-09) RP-12/14, they come to $.75
*Kellogg's cereal 9.5-20 oz. - Raisin Bran or Raisin Bran Extra $2.50, after promo and this coupon:
*Kellogg’s Smart Start, Rice Krispies, Crispix, Raisin Bran Crunch, Corn Flakes and/or Raisin Bran Cereals, any flavor 11.2 oz or larger $1.50/2 (3-1-09) RP-1/1 they come to a $1.00
Kellogg's cereal 9.5-20 oz. - Special K Blueberry $2.50, after promo and this coupon: Kellogg’s Special K or Smart Start Cereal, any 11.4 oz. or larger $1/1 (1-25-09) RP-12/14 they come to $.75
(For every 4 boxes of Kelloggs cereal you buy, $3 will be deducted from your grocery total)

I should buy a cow

Last year I purchased 197 gallons of milk.

LDS Church Cannery Prices

I was wondering about the price of oats at Albertsons (42 oz for $1.50-when you buy 4), and how that compared to the LDS church cannery price. I couldn't get it off my mind, so for you all this is what I found.

Here is a current cannery PRICE SHEET

Looks like Albertsons is about $.03 an ounce, whereas the cannery is $.05 to $.07 and ounce.

Macey's Food Storage Sale 1/14-1/20

If you need any of the following I think they are pretty good deals:
*Western Family Olive Oil, 17 oz. pure $3.99
*Western Family Table Salt, 26 oz. .44
*Western Family Apple Juice, 12 oz. frozen .91
*Glade Air Freshers, 9 oz. aerosol $1.00 Use coupon:Glade Sprays, any excluding air infusions $1/2 (2-21-09) SS-1/11 to get them for $.50 ea
*Dannon Drinking Water, 24 pk. $2.50
*Food Storage Bucket, 5 gallon with lid $2.99 (I paid like $5.00 for these last summer)
*Western Family Apple Sauce, 15 oz. original (Case of 24 = $14.16).59
*Western Family Corn or Beans, 11-15.25 oz. can (Case of 24 = $11.76, Tray of 12 = $5.88).49
*Western Family Mandarin Oranges (Case of 24 = $9.36).39
*Western Family Tomato Paste, 6 oz. regular (Case of 48 = $18.72).39
*Western Family Tomato Sauce, 8 oz. regular (Case of 48 = $12.96).27

While you are there pick up some:
*Leaf Lettuce bunch, Red, Green or Romaine .89 ea
*Gold'n Plump Chicken Thighs or Drumsticks, 24 oz. pkg. $.91
*Pork Picnic Roast $1.29/lb
*Shur Saving Gallon Milk, 1%, 2% or Skim $2.00
*Western Family Marshmallows, 10-10.5 oz. regular or mini .69

Albertsons-Quaker Sale 1/14-1/20

According to my notes from last year, a big Quaker sale happens at Albertsons 2 times a year. Tomorrow the first one of the year starts. If you have enough coupons and can afford it, buy a lot. The good news is that on this one you just buy in increments of 4 to get an "automatic" discount. None of this counting mixed price points and multiples and catalina print outs and other nonsense.

The items are $2.00 a piece, but when you buy 4 you get a $2.00 discount, making them $1.50 a piece.

Here are some good deals:
Quaker Breakfast cookies 10.1 oz. $1.50 (I actually think these are gross, but to each his own)
Quaker Cap'n Crunch cereal 14-16 oz. $1.50 use coupon: Quaker Cap’n Crunch Cereal, any .50/1 (3-31-09)RP-1/4 to get them for $1.00
Quaker Chewy granola bars 7.9-8.4 oz. $1.50 use coupon: Quaker Chewy Granola Bars, any variety boxes $1/2 (2-28-09) RP-1/4 to get them for $1.00 (last sept these were on sale with a final price of $.40 after coupon and I still have a ton left-stocking up is so fun)
Quaker High Fiber instant oatmeal 11.5-15.1 oz. $1.50
use coupon: Quaker High Fiber Instant Oatmeal, any $1/1 (3-31-09) RP-1/4 to get them for $.50
Quaker High Fiber instant oatmeal 11.5-15.1 oz. $1.50
Use 1.00/1 printable at thisLINK to get them for $.50 or use this coupon: Quaker Instant Oatmeal, any .70/1 (3-31-09) L’OrealRP-1/4 to get them for $.80 or this LINK to get them for $1.00
Quaker Life cereal 14-15 oz. $1.50 use this coupon: Quaker Life Cereals, any $1/2 (2-28-09) RP-12/7 RP-1/4 to get them for $1.00
Quaker Morning Minis 7.6 oz. $1.50 (again not my cup of tea)
Quaker oats 42 oz. $1.50 use this coupon: Quaker Old Fashioned or Quick Oats, any 18 oz. or larger .60/1 (3-31-09) RP-1/4 to get them for $.90
Quaker Simple Harvest oatmeal 11.8 oz. $1.50 use coupon: Quaker Simple Harvest Instant Multigrain Hot Cereal, any $1/1 (1-31-09) SS-11/9 to get them for $.50

I know you're thinking, "Why would I buy more cereal when I just got a bunch for cheaper this last week?" Well, if Life is your favorite cereal now is the time to get it. You won't find it cheaper. Same for Captain Crunch, though there is a generic of this, and there isn't for Life.

While you're there use your In-ad coupon to score some cheap apples ($1.86 for 3 lbs)
$1.00/lb for roma tomatoes (decent price)
Kelloggs Frosted Flakes, if you don't have enough sugared cereals, for $.25 with this coupon: Kellogg’s Corn Pops, Frosted Flakes, Frosted Flakes Gold, Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Cocoa Krispies or Cereal straws any 8.8 oz. or larger $1/1 (1-25-09) RP-12/14
Mission Tortillas - use printable LINK to get 'em for $.99

and anything else you need: PYP grocery list

Some Albertsons help

To make this sale work you need to buy items in $30 increments.

Let's say you want to buy some diapers. Buy 3 jumbo size Pampers diapers. This will equal a little more than $30 depending on the type you buy (Cruisers cost $10, baby dry are $10.69). Give the cashier any manufacturers coupons you have. After you pay you would get your receipt and 3-$5 off coupons. These are called "catalinas." You would also receive a $5 off coupon "catalina" to use on another baby purchase.

Having fun? Now you could buy 2 Pampers wipes refills (2 x $5 =$10.00), 4 Bisquicks (4 x $2.50=$10.00) and 4 muffin mixes (4 x $2.50 = $10.00). Hand your cashier any manufacturers coupons you have, your 3-$5 off catalinas, and your $5 off any baby purchase coupon. After all the coupons your total would be under $10!! The cashier will give you your receipt and 3 more $5 off catalinas.

If you don't need baby items, there are a ton of other items that are part of the promotion. For instance fruit snacks and cereals are $2.00. You could buy 7 fruit snacks and 8 boxes of cereals to get to $30. If you have manufacturers coupons, hand those to the cashier, along with your "catalinas." After you pay, the cashier should give you your receipt and 3 more $5 off coupons. You can keep going by using those 3 $5 off coupons or save them for another day. They do expire though, so if you save 'em be sure to use them.

My Albertsons Results

WHAT A PAIN! My baby woke me up early, so I took care of her then headed off to Albertsons. I would have done better to wait until later this morning as it was a zoo. A lot of the stuff was already gone and waits at the check stand were over an hour long.

This is what I bought:
3 bags Pampers Diapers
2 wipes refills
4 muffin mixes
4 Bisquick
3 Toaster Pastries
5 fruit snacks
7 GM cereals
4 Fusion Razors
1 Tide
1 puffs tissue
9 Pantene shampoo
2 Butter
3 gallons milk
1 doz eggs
1 M-o-M cereal
1 French bread
2 2lb cheese
TOTAL: $61.00---with $20 to use on my next shopping order, so $41.00 for this stuff.
coupons used:$238

I broke up my transactions so that I could use my $15 coupon that prints out on my next order.