Copp's Coupon Match-ups

Don't forget - Double Double Daze is this Saturday!

Dole Pineapple, Mandarin Oranges or Tropical Fruit
Catalina Deal: Buy 4 cans 8oz pineapple or 15.25oz tropical fruit get 50¢ YourBucks or 11-15oz mandarin oranges get 75¢ YourBucks. (YourBuck coupons are like cash back but will double just like regular coupons!)


Buy 4 pineapple or tropical fruit for $6.64 (reg. $1.66) Use 2 - 50¢/2 (SS 3/28) = $4.64 + 50¢ catalina ($1 doubled later) = like paying $3.64 + 2 free = 6/$3.64 or 60¢ each (64% off)
OR
Buy 4 Mandarin Oranges for 6.36 (reg. $1.59) Use 2 - 50¢/2 (SS 3/28) = $4.36 + 75¢ catalina ($1.50 doubled later) = like paying $2.86 + 2 free = 47¢ each (70% off)


Creamette pasta - Buy 2 get 1 free = 93¢ each



Crystal Light Drink Mix (10ct) - Buy 2/$4 (reg. $2.68) Use $1/2 (SS 3/18) = $1 (63% off)


Cool Whip
Buy 2/$1.98 (reg. $1.59) Use 50¢/2 (SS 3/28) = 49¢ each (69% off)


Edward's or Mrs. Smith's Frozen Pies
Buy 1/$5 (reg. $7.29) Use $1/1 (SS 3/28) = $3 (59% off)


Stella Cheese
Buy 1/$2.50 (reg. $3.79) Use printable coupon  40¢/1 = $1.70 (55% off)


Fantastik Cleaner
Buy 1/$2 (reg. $2.89)  Use printable coupon 50¢/1 = $1 (65% off)


Pillsbury Sweet Rolls
Buy 2/$3.32 (reg. $2.79) Use printable coupon 40¢/2 = $1.26 (55% off)


Land O Lakes cage-free eggs
Buy 1/$3.19 (reg. $3.65) Use 50¢/1 (SS 3/18) = $2.19 (40% off)


Frigo ricotta cheeses
Buy 1/$2.69 (reg. $2.89) Use printable coupon 40¢/1 = $1.89 (35% off)


General Mills Deal
Buy for $1.98 each WYB 8. Use $1/2 Kid's Cereal printable coupon  or 75¢/1 Multi Grain Cheerios printable coupon or 50¢/1 (SS 3/25 or 2/26) Nature Valley Protein bars or 40¢/1 Fiber One Bars printable coupon for up to 70% savings on participating GM products!


Huggies wipes
Buy 1/$2 (reg. $2.99) Use 50¢/1 (SS 4/1) = $1 (66% off)


Velveeta Cheesy Skillets
Buy 2/$2.85 each get 1 free. Use 75¢/1 (SS 3/18) = $1.40 each (50% off)

Roundy's Butter (reg. $3.79) Use coupon in store flyer = $1.49 (60% off) - Limit 1. Don't forget you can price match without limits at Walmart!




Nestle Morsels
Buy 2/$4 (reg. $2.69) Use 75¢/2 (SS 3/28) = $1.25 (53% off)

Kraft Miracle Whip
Buy 2/$3.29 each (reg. $4.85) Use 75¢/2 (SS 3/28) = $2.54 (48% off)
OR
Kraft Mayo 
Buy 2/$3.29 each (reg. $5.12) Use 75¢/2 (SS 3/28) = $2.54 (50% off)

Roundy's Milk
$2.29 (reg. $3.79) Use coupon found in store flyer. (39% off) Can also price match at Walmart!

Hot Walgreen's coupon - TODAY ONLY!

TODAY ONLY at Walgreen's! Printable coupon 15% off eligible purchases and 20% off Walgreen's brands!

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Also, on Walgreens.com, spend $50 or more and use coupon code "easter20" and get 20% off of your entire order, including sale items!

Couponing for Preppers

If you've ever watched the TLC show "Extreme Couponing," you'll notice that they have stockpiles that could rival those of emergency preppers. The difference is, preppers store items like bulk flour, water and beans and couponers often have lots of condiments, Hamburger Helper and boxed cereal!

I started couponing to stockpile and save money, however, I've found that is a perfect compliment to emergency preparedness stockpiling and you don't have to spend thousands of dollars on MREs, buckets of flour or #10 cans of green beans. Here are some ideas of sales and coupons to watch for that can become a working emergency stockpile. As the experts say, "Store what you eat and eat what you store." That's a lot easier to do with everyday-sized products than with bulk items.

Many of the typical prepper storage "essentials" can often be purchased cheaper per unit with coupons and sales. Items like flour, oatmeal, dried milk, dried beans, rice, pasta, shortening, vegetable oil, mayonnaise, salad dressing, peanut butter, dried soup mix, sugar, honey, jam, powdered juice mix, salt, baking powder and yeast. It may seem that buying in bulk is cheaper, but consider that a 50 pound bag of all-purpose flour can cost 96¢ a pound from some prepper web sites and a 25 pound bag from Sam's Club is a whopping $1.93 a pound. A good coupon and sale combo can get you a 5 pound bag of flour for just $1.28 (that's just 26¢ per pound!) Shop smart and get pasta for 50¢/lb, mayo for $6 a gallon and peanut butter for free! The key to stockpiling smaller packages is rotating (using older items first) and using what you buy. Items bought and stored in larger amounts - such as flour, sugar, rice sand pasta - should be repackaged and stored in the same way as those which were bought in bulk by using storage solutions such as sealed mylar bags, food-grade buckets and oxygen removers.

Here are some great long-term or extended shelf-life food items to consider stocking up on while couponing:
Canned tuna (5 years)
Spam (5+ years)
Mashed potato flakes (5+ years sealed pouch)
Coffee (2 years)
Complete Pancake Mix (2+ years sealed pouch)
Canned vegetables and tomatoes (2-4 years)
Canned fruit (3+ years)
Canned beans (2+ years)
Tomato sauce (12 months)
Hard cheeses (Indefinitely if waxed)
Canned chunky soup (1-3 years)
Bisquick (1 year)
Evaporated Milk (18 months - 2 years)
Beef Stew (Indefinite)
Velveeta (up to 1 year)
Sports drinks (5+ years)
Canned beef hash (Indefinite)
Spaghetti sauce (2 years)
Ramen noodles (5 years)
Canned chili (Indefinite)
Hormel Completes meals (18 months)
Betty Crocker Helpers Complete Meals (4 years)

And don't forget the meal enhancement products such as Campbell's Great for cooking soups, Knorr seasoning packets, McCormick seasoning and Lipton Recipe mixes.

Deals this week

I did a store walk-through and checked the flyer today to find these "bundle" and catalina deals - don't forget to grab the new Copp's Coupon Booklet, too!

Buy 5 Kelloggs items and pay only $1.88 each. this is a great deal on the larger boxes of crackers. Even though $ off deals work out better with smaller boxes, this deal makes them $1.88 (46% savings) for either the small or large box - so get the bigger ones this time! You can mix and match products or use the coupon match-up below:

Buy 5 Cheeze-its or Keebler Crackers ($1.88 each reg. $3.49) Use 2 - $1/2 (RP 1/29) = $1.08 (69% savings)
Watch for "Child Hunger" hang tag items this week. Buy $15 worth and get a $3 catalina off your next transaction. Items like Hunt's Ketchup (reg. $2)  and Banquet Heat & Eat Breakfast sausage (reg. $1.79) end up being only $1 and the 10/$10 items on the list end up being only 70¢ WYB 15 items! (See store flyer for details on items offered)

Another great deal on Clif, Luna or Mojo Bars needs the current Copp's coupon booklet. The store tag lists 20/$20 (reg. $1.29), but use the coupon and get an additional $5 off, making them 75¢ (42% savings).

Finally, buy $15 worth of Bayer products - including Alka Seltzer products, Aleve and vitamins - and get an additional $5 catalina good for your next transaction. Match ups for coupons add to the savings and you can mix and match to get to a $15 total before coupons:

Alka Seltzer products $3.99 (reg. $4.99) Use $1/1 (RP 3/18/12)  + $5 catalina =  like paying 74¢ each (85% savings)

Flintstones or One-A-Day Vitamins $5.99 (reg. $7.99) Use $1/1 (SS 3/18/12) + $5 catalina = like paying $2.32 (71% off)

Bayer $4.99 (reg. $7.29) Use $1/1 (SS 3/18/12) + $5 catalina = like paying $1.74 (76% savings)

Aleve $4.99 (reg. $5.99) Use $2/1 (SS 3/18/12) + $5 catalina = like paying $1.74 (71% savings)

Those are some of the bundle and catalina deals - will post other match-ups and great deals next!

Robitussin Double Coupon Deal

Robitussin Peak Cold Nasal relief or Cold Multi-Symptom

Buy 1/$5.99 (reg. $6.49) Use doubled coupon = $3.99 (38% off)

Alka Seltzer Plus Coupon Deal

Cold Formula, Effervescent Tablets, Orange Zest 
Buy 1/$4.29 (reg. $4.79) Use coupon = $2.29 (52% off)



or 


Cold Formula, Night, Maximum Strength, Effervescent Tablets, Lemon
Buy 1/$5.49 (reg. $5.99) Use coupon = $3.49 (42% off)

Disney/Marvel Vitamin Double Coupon Deal

Buy 2/$6.99 (reg. $6.99 each) Print and use 2 doubled coupons = $1.50 (79% off)