As a reminder, when I list the number of newspapers that I will be buying, I take in to account that I am able to get them at the Dollar Tree for only $1/copy. To find a Dollar Tree near you, click here. Don’t have a Dollar Tree? Check out your local dollar store. Many supermarkets even discount the Sunday paper. I also live in an area where all of the stores double up to $.99 (so a $.75 coupon is actually worth $1.50). If your newspapers are more expensive or you live where they don’t double coupons, you may not find the inserts of the same value as I do!
Make sure that you check your papers before buying extra copies! There should be 2 SmartSource, 1 RedPlum and a Proctor & Gamble!
Click here and here to see what the coupons are this week! Hot Coupon World seems to be becoming my new regular source.
Coupons of Note
Progresso Light Soups: $.25 wait for a 10 for $10 sale
Yoplait Yogurt Cups: $.40/6 Acme has a sale Buy 10 Get 10 Free this week. Get 20, use 3 coupons and pay only $7.60 for 20 yogurts!
Totinos Rolls Snacks: $.40/2 not as good as the last coupon ($.35/1). Wait for another 10 for $10 sale to use it
Warm Delights Bowls: $.50 these go on & off sale at 3 for $5 which makes them $.66 after doubling
Betty Crocker Cookie Mix: $.40 these go 3 for $5 as well and are often part of a Catalina deal!
Betty Crocker Frosting: $.50 goes as low as 10 for $10 (but more frequently 3 for $5 or 4 for $5).
Huggies Diapers: $1.50 watch for the next time Kmart has their Double coupons, because this should double (they have special weeks when they double $2 & $3 coupons – varies by region)
Mentos Gum: $.55 you should be able to use this to pick it up for free, after doubling
Crush (2 liter): $1/2 I’ve seen this 10 for $10 fairly often
Ronzoni Bistro Item: BOGO (depending on your store and the mood of your cashier, you should be able to combine this with a BOGO sale to get both free.)
Glass Plus: $.50 it’s 1/2 off at Acme this week, making it a great time to use it!
Campbell’s Soup Coupons: we are still deep in the middle of “soup season” and I’ve seen the Select Harvest Soups at 10 for $10
Schick Disposable Razor: $2 there is a package at WalMart that is $1.97, making them free with coupon
Freschetta Pizzas: $1.25/2 these are a little pricey, but they go BOGO all the time
Olay Coupons: CVS has ECB deals on Olay all the time
Crest: $1 wait for a “free after ECB” deal at CVS to turn this in to a moneymaker
Crest Kids Toothpaste: BOGO this is much better than the typical $.50 coupon!
Gillette Fusion Razor: $4 CVS has an ECB deal starting on Sunday that makes this razor free after ECB & this coupon
Crsico Olive Oil $1 there should be a sale on this as we get closer to Easter (it’s a “Holiday Cooking” sale item)
Del Monte No Salt Added Diced Tomatoes: $.40 I think it’s great that Del Monte came out with and are really promoting their no-salt version (another coupons can be found here). These should go 10 for $10 soon and all you need to do is add a few spices, warm them up and toss them with some whole wheat pasta for a nice dinner!
Garnier Hair Care: $1 if you’ve been cutting coupons for a while, you probably have a ton of these already. However, Rite Aid has a Single Check Rebate Deal where you get it for free after SCR. This coupon turns it in to a $1 moneymaker
L’Oreal & Maybelline Coupons: not as good as recent ones, but save them for a BOGO sale at CVS/Rite Aid/Wags
Purina coupons: a whole bunch of them!
Quaker Instant or Quick or Old Fashioned Oats: $1/2 good deals will continue on these as long as it is cold out. I’m not a big fan of the instant versions (too much added sugar), but the Old Fashioned variety can be used for so many things (breakfast, baking, ground up in the food processor and used in place of store-bought bread crumbs)
Zatarain’s Rice & Pasta Mixes: $.75/2 If your area actually gets this a coupon with this value (last time we got a $1.50/4), then it will be a good one after doubling. These don’t go on sale that often. (Just get the reduced sodium version because the “regular” version is pretty high in sodium!
So How many Copies of The Newspaper Would I Buy?
If I were building a stockpile: 3-4
Now that I am in stockpile maintenance mode: 2-3
Why so few? While the General Mills coupons are pretty good, the rest of the insert is fairly boring (and the P&G insert borders on the pathetic). There are a few coupons that can turn a purchase in to a moneymaker at CVS/Rite Aid, but those stores have been limiting people to 1 per customer. It’s just not that exciting of a week!
Note: it’s now been about 5 weeks since I have seen an insert schedule where I could say “Run out and get a whole bunch!”. I’m hoping that the lack of good coupons isn’t yet another side effect of our problem economy!
my paper didn’t even carry the general mills insert! i’m wondering if they are putting some of the inserts in wednesdays paper? another newspaper here has been doing that lately to bolster their sales…it makes me sooo angry!!!!!