Deals Found at the Piggly Wiggly in Manchester, Georgia

There is a tearpad of coupons on a display of Kool-Aid Sugar-Free Drink Mix Canisters; the coupon is $1 off one can, which, when they are 2 for $4, makes it $1 apiece. Remember, it is only good etiquette to take two coupons per store visit so that other consumers have a chance.

Also, Double Luck Cut Green Beans are $0.50 a can, which is pretty much the lowest price without coupons that one can get.

ConAgra foods, such as Hunt's Ketchup (10 for $10, but you DO NOT have to buy all 10 to get sale price), Chef Boyardee canned pastas ($1 apiece, several varieties), Hunt's tomato sauce ($1/2 cans) and Hunt's Snack Packs ($1 apiece) have been on sale for awhile. However, here is a deal idea for beginners:

Buy: 10 total items from ConAgra (Hunt's Ketchup, Snack Packs, Chef Boyardee, Hunt's Pasta Sauce, etc.)
2 boxes fruit snacks (up to $2.00 in value)

Use: 2 - Coupons from In-Store Circular "Buy 5 ConAgra items get 1 Fruit Snacks Free" (since you may ethically use two such coupons if you retrieve them on this trip; found next to shopping baskets in front of store)
- several Qs from 8/1/10 newspaper for Snack Packs ($0.30/2, which will double to $0.60 per two Snack Pack purchases, making them $0.70 apiece)

(It would actually be cheapest to purchase 10 cans of tomato sauce @ 50 cents apiece, but you may not need/want to have that many cans of tomato sauce.)

Get: staple items that you need for cheap (I'm thinking lunchboxes). If you combine this deal with a few other things here and there, you will be spending more than $25, which means that you will also receive a *FREE* item at Piggly Wiggly. On Tuesday, 8/10/10, this was a box of Kraft Mac & Cheese, although they have also given a loaf of bread, a 2-liter Coke, and a dozen eggs.

Some of you may be rolling your eyes and saying, "Fruit snacks? Macaroni? What am I, five years old?" As always, you may not eat it, but perhaps the food pantry would gladly accept your donation....maybe your local church's Children's Ministry (ahem) would accept fruit snacks....maybe the church's youth group could use some nonperishable items for their next trip. All of the above items are at low prices, and a little coupon-clipping that results in nothing more than kindness or compassion toward a fellow human being is worth it, in my book.

Also, save your receipts. ConAgra did a cool coupon book when you buy $10 in their products twice this spring. I have the feeling they may come out with another offer like that fairly soon.

New Coupons Found at Piggly Wiggly!

Since Piggly Wiggly grocery stores are independently owned and operated, the coupon flier found here may not be found in your store. This was found in the Manchester, Georgia Piggly Wiggly, next to the shopping baskets on the right side of the store (beside the doors). Please call your store to see if they have it. (Also, please note the varying expiration dates before you plan your shopping--they are all over the place!)

"Back to School" Coupon Flier--"Over $25 in Coupon Savings"
(It states that the offer is good at this location only, but the coupons printed are all manufacturer coupons. The only coupons that are only usable at Piggly Wiggly stores are the ones which refer to their store-branded items, called Best Choice.)

$1 off when you buy (wyb) any 2 Vlasic items (exp 9/13/10)

$1 off any package Carl Buddig Deli Cuts (good from 8/1/10-10/31/10)

$1 off any Axe Deodorant or Bodyspray product (exp 9/13/10; these go on sale at Rite Aid and Kroger fairly often)

$1 off any Blue Bunny Novelty Carton (exp 9/30/10)

$1 off wyb any 2 Breyers Ice Cream products (exp 9/13/10)

$0.55 off wyb any 2 Campbells' Spaghetti-O's canned pasta (exp 8/31/10)

$0.55 off wyb any 2 V8 Splash Beverages (exp 8/31/10)

FREE Clorox Regular Bleach (96 oz) wyb any two participating products (exp 9/13/10):
Includes Clorox Regular Bleach, Clorox Clean-Up Cleanser with Bleach, Clorox Disinfecting Bathroom Cleaner, Pine-Sol Brand Cleaner 48 oz, Clorox Disinfecting Wipes 35 ct, Tilex Mold and Mildew Remover, Glad Trash Bags.
(*Rite Aid has a sale on Glad Trash Bags week of 7/24; Piggly Wiggly has the Disinfecting Wipes for 2/$4--just in time for school! Clorox Bleach is on sale at Piggly Wiggly for 2/$3, so you could get 3-96 oz. jugs of bleach for $3.00, if you needed it.)

FREE Clorox Disinfecting Wipes (35 ct.) wyb any two participating products:
See above.

FREE GreenWorks Naturally Derived Cleaning Product wyb any GreenWords Naturally Derived Laundry Detergent (45 oz or larger, exp 9/13/10)

FREE Glad Food Bags wyb any 2 Glad Food Storage or GladWare products (exp 9/13/10)

$1 off wyb any 2 Shedd's Spread Country Crock Spread Products (45 oz indicated; exp 9/13/10)

$1 off any 2 All Natural Dole Salad Kits (exp 9/30/10)

$1 off wyb any 2 Dove Body Wash or Beauty Bar products (exp 9/13/10)

FREE Best Choice pudding cups wyb any 2 Hormel Compleats microwave meals (exp 9/14/10; there are coupons out there for the Hormel meals, and it is perfectly appropriate to use them, since the free coupon is attached to the free item, the pudding cups)

FREE Country Crock side dish wyb any 1 Hormel Refrigerated Entree (exp 9/14/10)

$0.75 off wyb any 3 Hamburger Helper, Tuna Helper, or Chicken Helper boxed Skillet Meals (exp 9/30/10; there are constantly deals running in various stores to put these items at $1.00 apiece, so this coupon would make 3 boxes of Hamburger Helper cost $0.75 a box)

FREE bagged salad (up to $2.50) wyb any 1 Hormel Cure 81 boneless quarter ham AND any Country Crock Side Dish (exp 9/14/10)

$2 off Milk wyb any 5 Kellogg's cereals, 12 oz or larger, any flavor, mix or match (exp 9/15/10)

$1 off any 2 Velveeta Shells and Cheese Dinners (exp 9/13/10; Piggly Wiggly has these on sale now, so it would make for a cheap side dish or donation to your local food pantry)

$0.75 off any 2 Luzianne Tea Products (exp 9/13/10; there are two kinds of Luzianne tea pictured, but remember: when it says any, it means any)

$1 off wyb any 2 Planters Cocktail or Dry Roasted Peanuts (exp 9/13/10)

$0.75 off any 1 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Sandwiches (exp 9/13/10; goes on sale at Kroger, Ingles, etc. fairly often, and can also be found on markdown, which makes for a cheap or nearly free lunch)

$1 off wyb any two 64 oz bottles of Ocean Spray CranEnergy, Blueberry, or Fruit and Veggie Juices and Juice Drinks (exp 9/30/10)

$1 off wyb any 3 Skippy Peanut Butter products (exp 9/13/10)

$1 off wyb any 2 Suave Professionals Shampoo or Conditioner products (exp 9/13/10)

FREE fruit snacks (up to $2.00) wyb any 5 participating ConAgra Foods products (exp 13/10):
Includes Manwich 15.5 oz, Snack Pack pudding 4 pack, Chef Boyardee Canned Pasta 15 oz and Microwaveable Cups 7.5 oz, Hunt's Pasta Sauce 26-26.5 oz, RoTel Diced Tomatoes 10 oz, Orville Redenbacher's Gourmet Popping Corn 3-pack, Peter Pan peanut butter 13-18oz and Kid Cuisine. (Snack Packs are constantly on sale for $1 a pack, and if your kids like them for school lunches, it is not a bad deal.)

Remember that the key to great couponing is to save coupons for when the store has a sale and/or they are also providing rebates (as with Rite Aid) for a certain amount of purchasing. Happy shopping!