Zaycon Foods: $1.59/lb Chicken coming to Vancouver!

Zaycon Foods is bringing their trademark event to select locations in late January and early February including Vancouver! LIMITED QUANTITIES of high-quality, boneless skinless chicken breasts are NOW AVAILABLE UNTIL SOLD OUT.

• 100% natural chicken with no added hormones, additives or artificial ingredients

• Comes fresh directly from the farm and has never been frozen

• Sold by the case — 40 lbs in each case ($63.60)

 NOTE: Each 40-lb case contains several small bags sealed in a larger bag inside the cardboard case

This is a great deal! I missed out the last time this deal came around since I could not get to Portland. They will have a drop off in Vancouver. 40 pounds of meat is a lot, but that's a screaming deal! Split a box with a friend or two! Go here for the details.

Vancouver Chicken Savings Event
Saturday, February 19, 2011
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Vancouver First Friends Church
2710 NE 65th Ave
South of NE Fourth Plain Road
Vancouver, WA 98661
Products Offered

* Breasts, Chicken (Fresh Boneless Skinless)
* Orders must be placed by Wednesday, February 16, 2011 (may sell out before then)

Portland Chicken Savings Event
Saturday, February 19, 2011
9:00 am - 10:30 am

Montavilla Baptist Church
9204 Southeast Hawthorne Boulevard
Portland, OR 97216
Products Offered

* Breasts, Chicken (Fresh Boneless Skinless)
* Orders must be placed by Wednesday, February 16, 2011 (may sell out before then)


disclosure: this post contains my affiliate link to Zaycon Foods, but I have NOT received a sample from Zaycon.

Free Hefty Plates and Bowls at Safeway

For those with the Joy of Football coupon book, now is a good time to use the $1/1 Hefty coupon. 50ct plates and 30ct foam bowls are on sale 2/$3 through 2/15. Bring your doubler and they are free. I am not a fan of disposable, but these are great to stock away for next years BBQ season, or, as I am hoping, a chili feed at  church.

Update on SW at Mill Plain and 136:
The ad is not available on the counter or in the bin. They are limiting them to one per family due to some greedy-greedy gumdrops last week. Apparently Pepsi products were a hot item and ad coupons were needed--and lots of them. Also, you need to hand over your doublers now. If this rule and the one ad per family stays in place, SW will cut down on multiple transactions. Oh well, RA is across the street and I turn my UPs into milk over there!

Albies Sale!

There is still time to get coupons for the upcoming Albertsons sale. Many of the coupons come from Smart Source 1/2/11--the denominations will vary by region and newspaper. The values I listed are ones I have seen available at clipping sites. The most I paid at a clipping site is 9¢ for the $1.50/2 Pam cooking spray.

Quick coupon match ups:

Chef Boyardee 35¢/3 SS 1/2
Healthy Choice Soup $1/2 SS 1/2
Hunts Tomatoes 45¢/3 SS 1/23
Hunt's Snack Pack* 60¢/3 SS 1/2
Ro*Tel $1/4 (from SW Joy of Football coupon booklet)
Peter Pan peanut butter 50¢/1 SS 1/2
Healthy Choice Frozen Meals B5G1 SS 1/2
Pam Cooking Spray 35¢/1 $1/2 $1.50/2 SS 1/23
Snapple $1/1 SS 1/30

*when searching on clipping sites, search "snack pack"

sites I have been using include



weclipusave.com
Dede

AND Twice the Value coupons this weekend! See you at Albies!

disclosure: this post contains an affiliate link: clicking through Manufacturers Coupons helps this site!

Gas up at Mill Plain Fred Meyer & Save 20¢ per gallon Fri-Sun

Fred Meyer is celebrating the Grand Opening of the Fuel Center by giving a 20¢ per gallon discount Friday, February 4 through Sunday, February 6. Scan your rewards card when you fuel up to save and be entered to win one of five $100 Fred Meyer Gift Cards. Also during daytime hours, there will be fun events including Fred Bear, food, giveaways and more.

The Mill Plain Fred Meyer is located at SE Mill Plain and SE Chkalov Dr. The price for a regular gallon was $3.159 when I drove by today. If the price remains the same for the weekend, prices will start at $2.959.

JCPenney Trip February 2: $34.49 (saved $429.43)

Many fantastic finds today. 

I went in today looking for something, but that item was still 60% off. So, I turned my attention to items that were 80% off or lower. I'm still in awe that a $60 purse was marked down to $2.97-95% savings! I had a 15% off survey coupon that stacked with a $10 off $50 coupon and I set off to see if I could find $50 worth of items that struck my fancy. I found 4 purses marked down to $2.97, 3 boy's tops, 1 pair of "comfy" pants for my daughter, 3 girl's winter coats, and, 2 Elmo sweatshirts. These 13 items came to $50.16. I used the $10 off $50 and 15% off survey coupons to save an additional $16.12. The total was $37.32 including tax (92% savings), or $2.87 per item.
How to stack JCPenney coupons here.

a little rant on spending vs saving

Clerks are irritating when they say, "You saved blah blah!" I know they are told to tell you what you saved and you walk away with that amount instead of what you spent as the last thing you hear before the clerk adds, "Don't forget the survey." Sometimes I even hear, "Nice job!" Really? Never would I spend retail on any item in this purchase. The purses were an absolute impulse buy. If I had not bought the purses, I would have bought a few more items for the kids, or maybe made it over to the men's section. For me, I must keep my eyes on the fact I spent $37.32 out of the clothing budget, which is $600 a year (with a little wiggle room here and there). As great sales continue this month (and they will) don't be suckered into a purchase that is out of your budget just because you will save xx dollars. If you don't have the money to spend don't spend it! It's not like I saved $429.43 and was able to put it in the bank--if I could, my husband's student loans would be paid off!

Effective Shopping: JCPenney

Did you know you can stack coupons at JCPenney? The most common stacking uses the 15% off survey coupon and a JCPca$h coupon. Survey coupons can be earned by completing a JCPenney survey. Survey access codes are found at the bottom of JCPenney receipts and are valid for 7 days; the coupon is valid for one month.
You can triple stack a survey coupon, JCPca$h, and a Rewards Certificate: 15% off survey can be stacked with $15 off $75 coupon or $10 off $50 coupon and a $10 off Rewards Certificate.
OR
15% off survey can be stacked with a $10 off Rewards Certificate and a percentage off email coupon or percentage off coupon sent to your mobile phone.

Here's what stacking will look like on your receipt (by the way--you will get some very long receipts if you buy lots of clearance items!).

My receipt contained 13 items and totaled $50.16 before coupons and tax. I used the $10 off $50 coupon and a 15% survey coupon for a savings of $16.12. The discounts do not come off at the very end; instead, the discount is applied to each item.

The item was originally $54: clearance for $2.97. Of the $10 I saved after spending $50, I saved 55¢ on this item. 15% off this item was 36¢. The total cost of this item was $2.06.

I love how JCPenney spells it all out. I know exactly how my discount was applied and if I need to return something, I know exactly how much I will get back.