As a reminder, the value of the coupons that you find in your newspaper may vary from the value in the provided link! In addition, all of the stores in my area double coupons up to $.99 (so a $.75 coupon has a value of $1.50). If the stores in your area don’t double or your paper is more expensive, you may not find the coupons as valuable as I do!
Check out Sunday Coupon Preview to see the coupons this week. There should be 3 inserts this week: 2 SmartSource inserts (1 of which will be all General Mills products) and a RedPlum insert!
Don’t understand the terms or abbreviations that I use? Be sure to read my Coupon Lingo post!
Coupons of Note
Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $.40: goes on sale for about $1.25-$1.66, making it super-cheap after doubling
Betty Crocker Potatoes $.35: goes on sale for $1, making it $.30 after doubling
Bisquick $.60: goes on sale for as low as $2, but more frequently for $2.50
Chex Cereals $1/2: they go on sale for about $1.50 to $2 all the time (they are on sale for $1.50 at Acme and probably most Albertson Family of stores this week)
Chex Mix $.50/2: goes on sale for $1 to $1.66 all the time
Green Giant Frozen Boxed Vegetables $.60/3: goes on sale for $1, making them $.60 each after doubling
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls $.25/1 and $.50/2: these are going on & off sale everywhere for about $1 through the Holidays
Breakstone’s Sour Cream $.55: goes on sale for $1.25-$1.66
Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Noodle or Tomato $.40/4: the tomato goes on sale for as low as $.50
DiGiorno Ultimate Toppings 12″ Pizza $1.50: use this at Genuardis (or probably any Safeway store)
Frank’s Red Hot Sauce $.50: goes on sale for $1-$1.50. Look for the best sales as we get closer to New Years Eve and the Super Bowl (coupon doesn’t expire until 2/7/2010)
French’s French Fried Onions $.50 & $.75: I think I’m the only person in the country who thinks that this product is the cause of the worst side dish ever created….but if it will be showing up at your Christmas dinner, the coupon will come in handy (yes – I’m feeling a little snarky this morning)
Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips $1/2: NOW we’re talkin’! I love this stuff and you can find it on sale for about $1.50
Kraft Mac & Cheese B3G1F: coupons don’t come out for this very often.
Marcal Small Steps FREE roll: free is good
Maxwell House $1/2: goes on sale for as low as $2.50
Nabisco Crackers $1/2: there are just a TON of sales on Nabisco crackers these days (and don’t forget about the $10 rebate!)
Seapak Item $1: Can’t remember the last time I saw a coupon for this and Acme/Albertsons likes to put Seapak on BOGO pretty frequently
Starbucks Coffee $1.50: yum!
DVD/Bluray coupons: several $3 coupons. Don’t forget to stack them with the $5 Target coupon!
Rimmel coupons – 2 $1 coupons: Walgreens and CVS are always running RR/ECB deals on Rimmel
Pup-peroni, Jerky treats and Snausages coupons – 3 $1 coupons: goes on sale for as low as $1.50..I think I have even see the Jerky treats for $1 (I don’t have pets so I don’t follow those prices as closely as other products)
Dickinson’s Product $1: if you are making Thumbprint Christmas cookies, you HAVE to try the lemon curd in them. It is to DIE for!
Olay coupons: CVS has Olay on ECBs deal all the time
Duracell coupons: lots of sales on batteries right now (don’t forget about the Staples Rewards deal!)
Rolaids tablets $1: get the small rolls for FREE at Walmart & Target (and some grocery/drug stores)
M&Ms, etc $1/2: lots of sales on chocolates these days!
Kellogg’s Cereals – 3 $1/2 coupons: they only put out coupons about once every 6 weeks, so grab them while you can!
So how many copies of the paper would I buy?
If I were building a stockpile: 6-10
Now that I am in stockpile-maintenance mode: 6-10
After a few boring weeks, this is a really great week for coupons!
Not a Green Bean Casserole lover?
French Fried onions go really well on Tuna Noodle casserole and Hashbrown hotdish. Plus I think there’s a chicken recipe that uses them too. Many options for the non-green bean casserole lover! Thanks for the coupon preview!!
I never understood the appeal of green bean casseroles, either.
oh I so dispise that green bean casserole….I can eat the can of fried onions like a bag of potato chips, and love green beans, but something about that creation just doesn’t appeal to me at all!
I made a couple of casseroles using the leftover turkey and stuffing from Thanksgiving, threw in some frozen veggies and cream of mushroom soup, and topped with those fried onions…..yum!
I’m new to all this. Could you please explain how coupon doubling works? Would a store — Genuardi’s, for example, double any coupon that I present to them (that does not specify that it cannot be doubled), whether it is a store or manufacturer’s coupon? Do they double only at certain days/times? Do I have to request doubling at the register? Thanks so much!