Great Grocery Deals

There are some great websites you can use to get a breakdown of the available grocery deals each week, along with some ideas for coupon use, in order to maximize your savings by taking advantage of sales and coupons in conjunction with one another. I use Stretching a Buck, which goes through the ads for Giant Eagle, Kroger, Meijer, Target, and a number of other stores, as well as links to other deal/coupon ideas. Be sure to check the comments -- other readers also add suggestions that come in handy! Since everyone has different shopping habits/product preferences, that can be especially useful. Remember, it's not a good deal if you wouldn't have bought it anyway!

So I will not be using these types of posts to reinvent the wheel, but, instead, to highlight some of the greatest grocery deals that I have found (see link above) or developed after going through the ads and coupons myself (I still like to go through ads myself).

Things to remember: Different stores have different "weeks." For example, Meijer is Sun-Sat, Kroger is Mon-Sun, and Giant Eagle is Thurs-Weds. Sales vary from store-to-store, even within the same city, so carry all your coupons with you in case you get an unexpected deal (i.e. my 99 cent Kashi frozen entrees from Target last week!) <-- Target is a big one that constantly has different deals at different stores. That said, let's $ave! (p.s. On Double Coupons ~ I am erring on the side of caution with my price estimates and assuming they won't get doubled. So if they do, you are in even better shape!! Reportedly, Meijer, Giant Eagle, and Kroger all double coupons regularly, but this varies based on location and store.)

Kraft Singles - 1/2 price at Meijer - reportedly, this should be about $1.50 per package.
Buy 2 sale packages and use your $1 off 2 packages Kraft coupon and a $1 off 2 packages Meijer Mealbox coupon to get each package for 50 cents.

Philadelphia Cream Cheese - 4 for $5 at Meijer or Giant Eagle ($1.25 each)
Buy 2 sale packages and use your $1 off 2 packages Kraft coupon to get each for 75 cents.

Jell-O Gelatin - 6 for $3 at Meijer (50 cents each)
Buy 6 sale packages and use (2) $1 off 3 packages Kraft coupons and the 50 cents off 5 packages Meijer Mealbox coupon to get all six for 50 cents.

Breyer's 1.5 qt Ice Cream - 4 for $10 ($2.50 each) at Meijer
Use your $1 off coupon from the 5/17 Sunday newspaper to get it for $1.50.

Triscuits and Wheat Thins - 3 for $5 at Meijer ($1.67 each)
Use $1 off Kraft coupon for Triscuits to get it for 67 cents
and/or Use $1 off Kraft coupon for Wheat Thins to get it for 67 cents
An additional question that I do not currently know the answer to (if you do, let me know!) is whether this deal includes the Triscuit Thin Crisps. If it does, and you were also one of the people who received the Kraft apology coupons last week, use your $2 off Triscuit Thin Crisp to get it for free! So for now, I would recommend carrying the coupon with you to Meijer, just in case! Debbie reports that the Thin Crisps DID work at her Meijer, so Use the $2 off Triscuit Thin Crisp coupon, if you got it from Kraft last week, to get it FREE. They did not do overage, but free is still most excellent!

Cool Whip - 99 cents each at Meijer or $1 each at Kroger or Giant Eagle
Use $1 off 2 Kraft coupon to get each for 50 cents.

Ragu Pasta Sauce - 4 for $5 at Meijer ($1.25 each)
Buy two and use the 60 cents off two Ragu coupon from the 5/17 Sunday newspaper and the $1 off two Meijer Mealbox coupon to get these jars for 45 cents each.

Heluva Good Dip - 2 for $3 at Giant Eagle ($1.50 each)
Use the 75 cent coupon from the 5/17 Sunday newspaper and the dip will be 75 cents.

Smucker's Ice Cream Toppings - 2 for $4 at Giant Eagle ($2 each)
Use the $1 coupon from the 5/17 Sunday newspaper for a yummy topping at just $1.

Hefty Plates - 2 for $3 at Giant Eagle ($1.50 each)
Use the 50 cent coupons from the 5/17 Sunday newspaper to get 20-80 (it's selected varieties) plates for $1.

Kraft Salad Dressing - 3 for $5 at Giant Eagle ($1.67 each)
Use the 55 cent coupon off one 16 oz ranch dressing from Kraft to get it for $1.12 or the Kraft $1 off any salad dressing to get it for 67 cents.

Skinny Cow Truffle Bars - 3 for $10 at Giant Eagle ($3.34 each)
Use the $1 off coupon to get one for $2.34. (Coupon info thanks to Stretching A Buck).

Meijer also has its beans on sale for 5 cans for $3 again (60 cents a can). That is the cheapest I have found canned beans (I regularly buy black beans, kidney beans, and garbanzo beans) in my area, so I like to stock up at this sale.