Week in Review

We have not been good this week.

Dinners out. THREE random trips to the grocery store for non-pregnant people cravings…fresh mozzerella for a homemade margherita pizza, a box of cream puffs, and soda/milk/pumpkin pie/popcorn. The pizza would have turned out OK if I hadn’t made the crust WAY too thin, which resulted in us eating piles of baked cheese with basil and a sprinkling of dough. We forgot the popcorn. The cream puffs, however, we demolished in about 10 minutes.

Hopefully this week we’ll swing the other way…and with the bajillions of sales, we should!! I cannot wait…I love it when stuff is down to cents and major, major saleage. These are the weeks I long for half the time, so I shall most certainly be stocking up.

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New England Saving, Hannafords, Nov. 9-15, 2008

Frozen Marvel Turkey $0.47/lb.

Hormel Half Spiral Sliced Ham $1.99/lb.

Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops $2.49/lb.

Freihoffer Family Sized Bread $1.99
Buy 2 and use with $1.00/2 coupon for
2/$2.98

Campbell’s Chunky Soup 2/$3.00
Buy 4 and use with $1.00/4 coupon for:
4/$5.00

Cortland Apples $0.69/lb.

Ocean Spray 32-oz Cranberry Bag $1.99

Red/Russett Potatoes $0.89/lb.

Lemons 3/$2.00

Italian Bread $1.29

Fage Greek yogurt $2.09

Knorr Pasta Sides 5/$5.00
Use with $1.00/3 coupon for
5/$4.00

Nestle Hot Cocoa Mix 2/$3.00
Use with $1.00/2 coupon for
2/$2.00

Hannford Sour Cream $0.99

Nestle 40-oz Tub of Cookie Dough $4.29
Buy 2 and use with $1.50/2 coupon for:
2/$7.08

Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice 2/$5.00

4-pack Dole Fruit Bowls $2.13
Buy 2 or 3 and use with $1.00/2 or $1.00/3 coupons

Triscuits/Wheat Thins 2/$5.00

Pillsbury Quick Bread Mix 3/$5.00
Use with $1.00/3 coupon for
3/$4.00

Duncan Hines Frosting 2/$3.00

Duncan Hines Cake Mix 4/$5.00

Use with $1.00/Cake mix and Frosting coupon.

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New England Saving, Stop & Shop, Nov. 14-20, 2008

Fresh Turkey: $0.69/lb.
Frozen Shady Brook Farms or Butterball Turkeys $0.99/lb.
They will match competitors coupons & advertisements!

NY Strip Steak $4.99/lb.

Betty Crocker Cake Mix 10/$10.00

Kellogg’s Frosted Flakes, Apple Jacks, Rice Krispie’s, Froot Loops $2.22/box
Use $1.00/1 Rice Krispies Coupon and $1.00/1 Apple Jacks coupon for $1.22 a box.

Ocean Spray Cranberries 2/$4.00

S&S Boxed Vegetables 10/$10.00

Shwepps Ginger Ale 10/$10.00

Utz Chips 2/$5.00
Use with $1.00/2 coupon for
2/$4.00

Apple Sauce 25 oz. 10/$10.00

Nestle Toll House Morsels 2/$5.00
Buy 4 and use with $1.00/3 coupon for
4/$9.00

French’s Fried Onions $2.99
Use with $1.00/1 coupon for
1/$1.99

Campbells Gravy 10/$10.00
Use with $1.00/3 coupons

Stop & Shop Cranberry Sauce 10/$10.00

Mrs. Smith’s 8″ pies $2.99 each (better deal at Shaws)

Progresso Chicken Broth Cartons 2/$4.00
Use with $1.00/1 coupon for
2/$3.00

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New England Saving, Shaws, Nov. 14-20, 2008

Shaw’s is also huge on sales this week–some all its own, some the same as Market Basket, some worse. Still, a great grocery week is ahead!

Jennie-O or Shady Brook Farms Frozen Turkey $0.48/lb. after $25.00-purchase (limit 2). Price without purchase is $0.99/lb.

Land O Lakes Butter 2/$5.00
Use with $1.00/2 coupon for
2/$4.00

3 12-packs of soda (Pepsi/Cherry Pepsi/Mountain Dew/Shweppes) for $8.88

California Red Seedless/Globe Grapes $1.99/lb.

Pomegranates 2/$3.00

New England Coffee 4/$10.00
Use with as many $1.50/1 coupons as you have for at least
4/$8.50

Fresh Salad Express 9 Varieties 2/$5.00 (2/4 @ MB)
Check to see specific varieties, and if appropriate use with either $0.75/1 Tender Leaf Salad or $1.00/2 Complete salads coupons.

Ronzoni Smart Taste Pasta 14.5 oz 2/$3.00
Use with 2 $1.00/1 coupons for
2/$1.00

Kraft Cream Cheese 4/$5.00
Use with $1.00/3 coupon for
4/$4.00

Sargento Shredded Cheese 2/$5.00

Sorrento 12 oz Mozzarella or 32 oz Ricotta Cheese 2/$7.00
(For perspective, the mozzarella normally is $4.19. I know, since I had to run out and buy it last week. Meh!)

Green Giant Vegetables (boxed) 10/$10.00
If you didn’t use them up 2 weeks ago, use with $1.00/2 coupons

Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers 10/$10.00
Use with as many $1.00/1 coupons as you have!

Nestle Toll House Morsels 2/$5.00
Buy 4 and use with $1.00/3 coupon for
4/$9.00

Nestle Carnation Evaporated Milk 10/$10.00
Use with $0.50/2 coupon for
10/$9.50

Shaw’s Brand Crusts or Cranberry Sauce 10/$10.00

Campbells Chunky Soup 3/$5.00
Buy 6 and use with $1.00/4 coupon for
4/$8.00

Campbells Condensed Cream Soups $0.88
Buy 8 and use with $1.00/8 coupon for
8/$6.04 ($0.75/can. You can get it for $.25/can at Market Basket!)

Cambells Gravy 4/$2.00
Use with $1.00/3 coupon for
4/$1.00

Swanson 5/$3.00
Use with $1.00/2 coupon for
5/$2.00 ($0.40/can. $0.38/can at Market Basket)

Arm & Hammer Baking Soda $0.69

Hood EggNog $4.89/Gallon
Buy 2 and use with $1.00/2 coupon for
2/8.78
(If this is WAY too much eggnog for you, Market Basket has half-gallons on sale for $2.99. Not as good per-ounce, but no good buying it if you can’t drink it!)

International Creamers 3/$5.00
Use with $1.00/2 coupon for
3/$4.00

BOGO:

Shaw’s Bagels
Lay’s Chips
Blueberries
Edy’s Ice Cream
Pepperidge Farm Natural Whole Bread
Cedar’s Tzatsiki Greek Strained Yogurt
Cia Bella Gelato/Sorbet
Mrs. Smith’s Fruit Pies ($4.99 each, so 2/$4.99)
24-Pack Nestle Pure Life Water
Prince Pasta
Milano Cookies
Shaw’s Sparkling 1-ltr.
Kleenex
Hershey’s XL Candy Bars
Franceso Rinaldi Pasta Sauce
Buitoni Fresh Cut Pasta (Use with $1.00/1 coupons) *edit* I didn’t realize what a good deal this was till I saw it in the store…each package is normally $3.19, for a total of 2/$6.38. They’re B1G1, and add in 2 $1.00/1 coupons, and I got 2/$1.19!
Shaws Italian Style Meatballs
Russell Stover or Whitman’s Sampler Boxed Chocolates (Use with $2.00/1 Whitmas Sampler Coupon)
Del Monte Tomatoes
Shaw’s French Bread
Farm Stand baby carrots *edit* These are $1.99/1-lb. bag. Not too bad!
Crystal Farms better’n’eggs
Arm and Hammer Ultra Max Deodorant
Arm and Hammer Complete Care toothpaste
Shaw’s homelife ultra strong paper plates

Save $5.00 when you buy 10 listed products (see flyer online for all possibilities). The best deal I found:
Pillsbury Cake Mixes 10/$10.00

Buy 6 Pillsbury Reduced Sugar Cake Mixes (provided they’re included)
and use with 2 $1.00/3 coupons for
6/$4.00 Not included–they’re $2.19 each.

Buy 4 Regular Pillsbury Cake Mixes
use with 2 $1.00/2 coupons for
4/$2.00

Total OOP pre-coupon: $6.00
after in-flyer coupon: $1.00 OOP

Buy 10 boxes of cake mix and use as many $1.00/2 coupons as you have!

What I’m personally going to do is:

2 Eagle Brand Condensed Milks 2/$5.00
Use with $1.00/2 coupons for:
2/$4.00

4 Regular Pillsbury Cake Mixes
use with 2 $1.00/2 coupons for:
4/$2.00

4 Pillsbury Brownie Mixes at 2/$3.00
Use with 2 $1.00/2 coupons for:
4/$4.00

Total OOP pre-Coupon: $10.00
With coupon, OOP: $5.00

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New England Saving, Market Basket TWO WEEK SALE, Nov. 16-29, 2008

There are some excellent sales this week! Plus, we have a two-week window with Market Basket–nice for someone like me who’s perpetually short on time!

Frozen Jennie-O Turkey $0.59/lb. (limit 1)
Fresh Shadybrook Farm Turkey $0.79/lb. (limit 2)

Boneless Center Cut Pork Chops $2.49/lb.

Spiral Ham $1.89

Banquet Brown & Serve Frozen Sausages $0.99

Carando Prosciutto $3.99/lb. ($4.00 off!)

Willowbrook Farms Turkey Breast $2.99/lb. ($2.00 off)

Muenster Cheese $3.99/lb. ($1.00 off)

Philadelphia Cream Cheese 4/$5.00
Use with $1.00/3 coupon for
4/$4.00

Nabisco: Ritz/Triscuit/Whit Thins/Red Oval Stone Wheat/100 Calorie Packs/Fig Newtons/Teddy Grahams/Lu Le Petit E’colier snacks 2/$5.00

There was a tear-pad at Shaws with a recipe book and coupon for $1.00 off if you bought a Kraft/Cracker Barrell Cheese AND 1 Nabisco Cracker (Ritz/Triscuit/Wheat Thins). If you have this, use for an extra $1.00/off.

Cool Whip $0.99

Turkey Hill Ice Cream 2/$5.00
Use with $1.00/2 coupon for
2/$4.00

Delizza Cream Puffs $3.99 (compared to Shaws $6.29)

Mrs. Smith’s Pumpkin Pie 2/$6.00

BirdsEye Frozen Vegetables 8 oz. box 5/$5.00
BirdsEye Steamfresh 12-16 oz. bags 5/$5.00
Use with $1.00/3 coupon for
5/$4.00

Maxwell House Coffee 34.5 oz. $5.99
Use with $1.00/1 coupon (got this coupon from a free sample)
1 container $4.99

Kraft Grated Parmesan/Parmesan-Romano Cheese 8 oz. $3.99 (5-something at Shaws)

Jello Pudding, All Varieties 5/$4.00

Baker’s Chocolate 4-8oz bar 2/$4.00

Baker’s Bagged Coconut 7 oz bag $0.99

Bruces Whole Yams $0.99

Francesco Rinaldi Sauce 4/$5.00

Barilla Lasagna Pasta 4/$5.00

Morton’s Salt 2/$1.00

Nestle Morsals 2/$5.00
Buy 4 and use with $1.00/3 coupon for
4/$9.00 ($2.25/bag)

Carnation Evaporated Milk 5/$5.00
Use with $.50/2 coupon for
5/$4.50

Pepperidge Farm Bag Stuffing 2/$4.00

Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce 16oz. Can $.99

Diamond Chopped Walnuts 14 oz. Bag $4.99

French’s Fried Onions $2.99
Use with $1.00/1 coupon for
1/$1.99

McCormick Ground Cinnamon/Bay Leaves/Garlic Powder $2.99
(Honestly, I find the $0.99 ones at CVS to be just as good for garlic powder/cinnamon. I WILL be getting the bay leaves though.)

McCormick Sea Salt/Black Pepper Grinders 2/$4.00 (Often you can find better deals @ Rite-Aid, weirdly)

McCormick Brown/Turkey/Chicken Gravy Packets 2/$1.00

McCormick Assorted Food Coloring, Pure Vanilla (1 oz), Black Pepper $1.99 ($1.00 off)

Domino Sugar 5-lb. Bag 2/$5.00
Use with $0.50/2 coupon for
2/$4.50

King Arthur Flour 2/$5.00 (save $2.98)

Swanson Broth 32-oz boxes 2/$4.00
Use with $1.00/2 coupon for
2/$3.00

Swanson Broth 14 oz Cans 4/$2.00
Buy 8 and use with $1.00/6 coupon for
8/$3.00

Campbell’s Cream Soups 4/$3.00
Best Deal: Buy 8 and use with $1.00/8 coupon for 8/$2.00 ($0.25 each)
Option 2: Use with $0.30/3 coupon for 4/$2.70 ($0.68 each)

Splenda Sweetner 9/7 oz $5.99
Use with $0.50/1 coupon for
1/$5.49

Dole Pineapple 20 oz. Cans $0.99

Heinz Gravy 12 oz. Jars 3/$3.00

Rothbury Coupons $0.99

Pretzels $0.99

Coke/Canada Dry/Dr. Pepper 2-ltrs. $0.99
MB-Brand Sodas 2/$1.00

MB-Brand Paper Towels 420-Ct. 6-packs 3/$10.00 (save $3.47)

White Boiling Onions $0.99/lb.

Diamond Whole Nuts 16 oz bags (Walnutes/Filberts/Almonds/Mixed) $2.99

Imported Italian Chestnuts $3.99/lb.

Fresh Salad Express Blends, 9 Varieties 2/$4.00
Check to see specific varieties, and if appropriate use with either $0.75/1 Tender Leaf Salad or $1.00/2 Complete salads coupons.

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