Coupon Insert Preview: 11/9/08

This looks to be a very boring week for coupons!

As a reminder:  the values of the coupons in the provided link are not “set in stone” and many will change from area to area.  Additionally, when I list the number of papers that I will be buying, I take in to consideration that I am able to get it at the dollar store and only pay $1 for each copy of the paper.  If your paper is more expensive, you may not find the coupons of the same value as I do.

Heres the link to the coupons this week.

Coupons of note

Cheerios Snack Mix:  $.50 (this goes on sale fairly cheap and is usually part of a Catalina deal)

Duncan Hines Carrot Cake:  $1 (cake mixes have been going on sale here everywhere for $1 or under.  Carrot Cake mix can be substituted for Spice Cake mix in my favorite pumpkin muffin recipe)

Hamburger, Tuna or Chicken Helpers:  $.75/3 (this goes on sale 10 for $10 all the time and is often part of Catalina Deals which makes it a nice one after doubling- although the last few times it was listed, my area ended up getting a $1/3 which doesn’t double)

Hershey’s Chocolate Bar:  B1G1 (who doesn’t like free chocolate bars?)

Hershey’s Miniatures, Kisses or Special Dark Nuggets:  $1 (either pair it with a BOGO sale or hold on to it until the day after Christmas when red-wrapped Hershey Kisses go 50-75% off to score some cheap chocolate)

Kotex Pads:  $1 (there is a size at WalMart that is only about $1-$1.25. Even if you don’t use pads or Kotex, this makes a great freebie/cheapie to add to your charitable donations)

Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls:  $.25 (hold on to these until you can hit a 10 for $10 sale…which should be more common as we appraoach holiday entertaining season)

Reynolds Parchment Paper:  $1 (this is one of the few times a year that there are coupons for this AND it goes on sale.  If you are a baker then you know how wonderful parchment paper is.  If you have never tried it – try making cookies on parchment paper instead of a plain cookie sheet…you’ll never go back!)

Totinos Rolls Snacks:  $.35 (we just HAVE to be due for another 10 for $10 sale on these at Acme…it’s been so long!  When that happens it means they are $.30 each!)

Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk:  $.55 (it says “Do Not Double” [or DND], but if it is coded with a “5″ registers will automatically double it.  Combined with the holiday baking sales that are starting now, it makes it pretty cheap!)

JIf Peanut Butter:  $.35 (any peanut butter coupon that is under $1 appeals to me since it will double.   Wait until Jif puts the smaller jars on sale 3 for $5 to get $.96 peanut butter after doubling)

Kelloggs cereal coupons:  $1/2 for All-Bran and $1 for select others: Kelloggs doesn’t put out many cereal coupons.

Kelloggs Pop Tarts:  $.55 (these go on sale all the time 3 for $5 which makes them $.56 each after doubling)

Pillsbury Brownie Mix or Frosting:  $.75/2 (once again – it says DND but if it is coded with a “5″ and you can pair it with a 10 for $10 sale, you can get $.25 brownie mix)

Smuckers Jam, Jelly or Preserves:  $.25 (there haven’t been a whole lot of jelly coupons recently that weren’t for that vile sugar-free stuff)

Tylenol (several different ones):  $1 (CVS likes to make Tylenol a freebie after ECBs…this turns it in to a moneymaker) 

How many papers would I buy?

If I were building a stockpile:  3-4

Now that I am in stockpile maintenance mode:  1-3

(although truthfully?  I’ll grab 2 newspapers this morning and check out the values of the coupons as soon as I get in my car (including the Parade magazine which often has good ones).  If they are as listed in my area, I might bump it up to 4-5 copies.  If more than a few of the coupons are not as good as listed, I’ll likely just stick with the two)