Genuardi’s: $203.86 for -$5.36

If you have any Bertolli coupons, RUN, don’t walk to your nearest Genuardi’s or any Safeway-owned store.  There is a huge double-dip with Catalina deals and because of that, I was able to walk out of the store with $203.86 worth of groceries and $26 in Catalinas for only $20.64 out-of-pocket

How?

First, there is the Living Well, Feel Great Catalina Deal going on where you get $10 OYNO wyb $30 in participating products.  There is also a “get $2 OYNO wyb 2 Bertolli pouches”.   They are on sale for $2 each and the Catalina deal is not limited per transaction (so if you buy 16 pouches in 1 transaction, you get 8 $2 Catalinas!).  The Bertolli Catalina deal is good through 4/22.  Bertolli pouches are part of the Living Well Catalina deal!

(note:  I probably could have done this with less out-of-pocket, but I had a crappy day and wasn’t in the mood to pull out my calculator and be more creative.  I should also note that the $203 is based on the “regular prices” and that I would never actually pay those prices, but I know that many people would and do!  I have a whole bunch of other coupons that match up for the ongoing deal, but this is what I came up with for a quick trip to Genuardi’s.  Will post more deals and scenarios as I do them this week)

Here are my transactions

Transaction 1

8 Finish/Electrasol at $3.99 each (regular Price:  $47.97)

Coupons:  8 $2.50/1 from the 4/19 SS

Total after sale and before coupons:  $31.92

Total OOP:  $13.84

received a $10 catalina

Transaction #2

16 Bertolli Pouches at $2.00 (regular Price:  $50.40)

Coupons:  11 $.60 from the 4/5 Unilever (all doubled) and 5 $1 from the 4/5 Unilever and the $10 Catalina from transaction #1

Total after Sale and before coupons:  $32

Total OOP:  $3.80

Received a $10 Catalina and 8 $2 Catalinas

Transaction #3

6 Bertolli Pouches at $2, Skippy Peanut Butter at $2.50, 8 Capri Sunrise at $1.99 (regular Price:  $42.09)

Coupons used:  8 $1 Capri Sunrise from the 4/19 SS, 1 $.40 Skippy from the 4/5 Unilever, 1 $.50 Genuardi’s Skippy coupon from a home mailer, 6 $1 Bertolli coupons from the 4/5 Unilever, $10 Catalina from transaction #2, 2 $2 Catalinas from transaction #2

Total after sale and before coupons:  $30.42

Total OOP:  $1.10

Received:  10 Catalina and 3 $2 Catalinas

Transaction #4

Kashi Frozen Meal:  $4.49, 9 Breyers Ice Cream at $3 (regular Price:  63.40)

Coupons used:  9 $.75 Breyers from the 4/5 Unilever, 1 Free Kashi Entree coupon (home mailer from about 3 weeks ago, but the maximum for the coupon was $4.09), $10 Catalina from Transaction #3 and one of the $2 Bertolli Catalinas

Total after sale and before coupons:  $31.49

Total OOP:  $1.90

Received a $10 Catalina (actually, it didn’t print out but I confirmed with CS that everything I got was part of the deal.  The manager there didn’t know what to do, so she wrote “did not receive Catalina” on my receipt and I will go in to talk to my “regular manager” there and will get my Catalina or a gift card then!  I’ve confirmed that what I got matched the list, so if the Genuardi’s manager doesn’t give me the Catalina, a quick call to the Catalina company will!)

I am still a bit behind on my clipping and the Living Well Feel Better Catalina deal is still going on for a few weeks.  My children LOVE Capri Sun and I can always use dishwashing detergent, so I am debating going back to the Dollar Tree in the morning to get more copies of the 4/19 paper.  With the Electrasol coupon and Electrasol being included in the deal, it makes for a good deal! (edited to add:  after sleeping on it, I’m not getting more papers…..so my local readers don’t have to worry about racing me to the Dollar Tree!)

To see more scenarios for this deal, check out the posts in the Mr. Linky here

Don’t forget to share any scenarios that you have come up with for this deal!  Post them in the comments!