I continued to take advantage of the Safeway Hallmark deal today, and got some more goodies!
First transaction:
Total spent: .69 cents
Total before coupons: $22.43
And I received a coupon for $3.50 off my next purchase!
I got:
4 Halloween cards
5 boxes of Nature Valley bars
3 boxes of Hamburger Helper microwave singles
Safeway is running some great promos on General Mills items right now. If you buy 5 boxes of Nature Valley bars, you receive $5 off your purchase. I combined this with the coupons that appeared in the 8/10 inserts, and got a great deal – especially because you get a $3.50 catalina for every five that you buy! Fantastic, especially because we love these bars anyway. I believe this deal runs through tomorrow, so hurry in if you want a good deal on this! ETA: I read on Hot Coupon World that this promo is actually running through 9/23! Yay!
Also, the Hamburger Helper is on sale for $1.99, and there were coupons in the same 8/10 insert for $1 off. As you can see, there were peelies on the box that I didn’t use, because my coupon was better!
Second transaction:
Total spent: -.72 cents!!
Total before coupons: $8.65
So after the Hallmark card discount, my total was about $2.78. I have all those Glade ONYOs for $2 off, so I proceeded to hand one to the cashier. “Ok, so, you get 72 cents back!” she said cheerfully. “How’s that?!” I said, bemused. “Well, this coupon is for $3.50 off…” OOPS! I grabbed the wrong coupon out of my wallet! “Oh, I’m so sorry, I thought I handed you a $2 coupon! Here, let me get the right one,” I replied apologetically. “Oh, that’s OK,” she said. “You can use it. It’s a store coupon. You’ll just get change back.” Uh, OK then, works for me! As far as I was aware, Safeway ONYOs usually state “No change will be given”. I didn’t have a chance to look at the fine print on the $3.50 off coupon, so I don’t know if it was different, or what. Anyway, this effectively paid for my previous purchase, with a 3 cent profit to boot!
This time, I got:
4 Halloween cards
1 pair of washing up gloves
half a pound of sugar snap peas
Third transaction:
Total spent: .06 cents
Total before coupons: $5.62
And I still had that 3 cents left over in profit from the last transaction…so essentially, all of today’s groceries were only 3 cents. Nice!!
I got:
4 Halloween cards
1 Ramen Yakisoba bowl – one of the most delicious ways to spend overage!
2 Betty Crocker corn muffin mix – these are reduced to .33 cents each, which is a great price even without coupons, and makes them a good filler item.
