Money Maker at Safeway

If you haven't done the McCormick Grinder money maker at Safeway, there's still time. The cat expires 4.10.11, but I cannot recall when the Grinders go off sale.
McCormick Catalina
Buy 2 Get $1.50
Buy 3 or more Get $2.50
the details can be seen in the picture (ETA: sorry--my pic is too small to read)
Every blog has mentioned this cat mid-March. I finally pulled my head out of my...well nevermind...and made it to Safeway. The deal is buy 3 McCormick grinders on sale for $2 each, use $1/1 from Red Plum 3.13.11, doublers, pay $1.50, and get back a $2.50 cat.
I like my deal better: pay 27 cents and get back $2.50.

Steakhouse Seasoning Grinders are reduced for quick sale to $1.59 until 6.30.11. The deal only works if you like this kind (my husband loves it) and you have to be able to find it. The Safeway on Mill Plain and 136th, does not have any more. If you find any other flavors reduced for quick sale, snatch them up!

Breakfast at Safeway and other deals

I was in Safeway the other day for something minor and the clerk said she hadn't seen me in awhile. I replied that there were no good deals lately. That has changed!

Quaker Oatmeal Squares $1.49 when you buy 4
Use $1/1 Quaker Oatmeal Squares Cereal Red Plum #2 1/30/11
Use a doubler for free cereal

Quaker Instant Oatmeal $1.77 with in-ad coupon; limit 4 and you must buy a minimum of $10
Use $1/1 Quaker Instant Oatmeal, Quick or Old Fashioned Oats Red Plum #1 1/2/11
~Instant oatmeal is 2/$5 this week and 4 boxes will get you to $10 after SW club card and before applying coupons. You can use doublers to get each box for 27¢.

Quaker Oatmeal Catalina 1/21/11 – 3/6/11
Buy 3 & Get $1
Buy 4 & Get $2
Buy 5 & Get $3
coupon off your next shopping order

**The best deal would be to buy 4 instant oatmeal, use the in-ad coupon and spend $1.08 and receive a $2 cat.**

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks, including Simply Fruit roll-ups 99¢ when you buy 4 or more
Use
~50¢/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks General Mills 2/13/2011
~50¢/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Shapes, Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Gushers or Fruit Roll-Ups Smart Source 3/6/11 coming this weekend
~50¢/2 are also available on bettycrocker.com
Use a doubler for a total of $2/4 or $3/6 and you pay the same when factoring the catalina (hint: free!)

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Catalina 2/21-3/20
Buy 3 & Get $1
Buy 4 & Get $2
Buy 5 & Get $3
coupon off your next shopping order


My trip tonight included two orders of 4 boxes of Quaker Oatmeal Squares and 4 boxes of Quaker Instant Oatmeal. After all coupons and doublers I paid $3.04 for the first order and rolled the cat into the second order and paid $1.04 and still have a $2 cat for later. I could have done 4 orders and made money in cats, but my store has gotten serious about handing over the doubler and they no longer have ads available thanks to a bunch of piglets who took all the ads by Friday of Super Bowl weekend and left the store with no ads Saturday through Tuesday.

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!