So a few hours after my 100% savings trip, I checked the Safeway forum on Hot Coupon World, and read about a great catalina deal with Bertolli pasta sauce. I couldn’t wait to check it out, and since I’m only three minutes away from Safeway, I went back again to see what new goodies I could score:
$39.04 worth of groceries for $4.98; but I walked away with $10 in catalinas!
Here’s how I did it – my first transaction looked like this:
Total spent: $4.97 – but I got back $10 in catalinas!
Total before coupons: $20.00
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I also earned one Power Pump reward during this trip.
Got:
10 Bertolli pasta sauce pouches – on sale for $1.50 each after the “Buy 10, Save $5” promo. There is a coupon machine right next to the Bertolli sauce at my store, containing coupons for $1 off one pouch. So I used ten of these $1/1 coupons, making the final price .50 cents per pouch. And, there’s a catalina deal going on now where you get a $2 catalina back for every two pouches that you buy! For those of you just joining us, “catalina” is a nickname for coupons that print out at the register – and this type are dollar off coupons that can be used towards anything on your next purchase (with narrow exclusions for alcohol and lotto tickets). For more info about catalinas, check out my articles here and here.
So with $10 worth of catalinas in my wallet, I went back for round two:
Total spent: .01 cent – and I got $6 in catalinas back!
Total before coupons: $19.04
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Got:
7 Bertolli pasta sauce pouches – used seven more $1/1 coupons from the in-store display. Final price: .50 cents each.
2 bags of Fresh Express salad – I needed a few more items to qualify for the “Save $5” promo, and I’ve been enjoying this salad and wanting to pick up more. I used one $1/2 Fresh Express salads coupon that I found in a “blinkie” dispenser at Fred Meyer. After the “Save $5” discount and this coupon, the final price came to .25 cents per bag.
1 can of corn – this was also included in the promo, and I needed one more item to qualify. I like having canned stuff on hand, so this worked just fine! Final price: .75 cents.
1 pint of half and half – it was on my list anyway, and I needed a filler item. Final price: $1.29.
After my .03 cent bag credit, the total came to $6.01. I then paid with one penny cash and the $6 in catalinas that I had just earned – and I got back another $6 worth! So I walked out of the store with all these items plus $10 worth of catalinas to use next time. I plan to keep rolling this deal with the pasta sauce as many times as I can!
Also, for my local readers: someone on Hot Coupon World mentioned that they found the same $1/1 Bertolli coupons at Fred Meyer. So check there as well! This is a fantastic deal, and it’s really easy to do!
