Ralph's Creams Sale

10.56 - 12 cans @ $.88 each this week
-6.00 - 4 of these coupons $1.50/3 (HERE)
-1.00 - loaded coupon (I think from shortcuts)
-1.50 - loaded coupon (shortcuts.com)
$2.06 Total ($0.17 each!)

So stock up!

$0.77 Strawberry's in the 16 oz Container!

This week, if you haven't seen the Ralph's ad, they are selling their 16 oz Strawberries for 77 cents a piece! I got 3 today just for the next couple of days.

Remember...you can freeze them! If you cut the stems off first and maybe halve them, you can just throw them into the blender for some smoothies! YUM!

Free Bounty @ Ralphs

I'm not sure how long this will last. I found it yesterday. If you received a P&G coupon booklet...there are 3 $1/1 Any Bounty Paper towels. They are on sale for $1 ea. =) Free!

The Flipz...covered pretzels are free too! They are $1 ea and the coupon is for $.50/1 which will double at Ralphs.

Also...the Dawn Natural Elements are on sale for $2.50 ea...if you use the June P&G coupon from earlier this month for $1.50/1...makes them $1 ea for the big one! Great price!

I ended up getting 3 papertowel rolls, 7 flipz and 2 dawn elements (the big ones) last night for $2.70! (I had to do sep. transactions for the flipz b/c they will not double more than one like coupon.)

Clearance Products @ Ralphs

I was in there this last week and found they brought back their clearance baskets.

I happened to notice the Right Guard Men's Deodorant marked from $2.99 to $1.49. I also had a $1/1 Right Guard Q making them $0.49 ea. I picked up 4. This is about as good of a deal that you can get at Kmart when they do Super Doubles.

I also saw some Gerber Graduates Finger Foods marked from $2.15 to $1.09. I didn't have my Gerber Q's, but got them anyway.

Last Thanksgiving...I found some organic canned pureed sweet potatoes that I used for my lil man as baby food. The work was already done for $0.75 ea! (I also got some Organic Pumpkin too!)

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN SHOPPING CLEARANCE:

Always check the expiration dates!!!
**If it's meat, use or freeze right away**

I always check to make sure it hasn't been tampered with...
like the box is fully sealed (w/out tape!)
I took the cap off the deodorant and check!

I learned my lesson one time buying a deodorant for me. I didn't check it before I left CVS and when I went to use it, you could tell someone had used it prior! EWW! So always, I repeat always look under the cap!!!

Correction: Angel Soft TP for FREE!

Saw on The Thrifty Mama (kroger store), but Ralphs should be the same...Angel Soft TP on sale for $0.99. The coupon yesterday's inserts for $0.50 would double to make it free!!! Enjoy some Free TP!

MY TRIP TODAY:
I got 9 today. I had to do separate transactions to get them to double...but the clerk, Hector, was wonderful and didn't mind. NOTE: I went to the self checkout lane.

9 - 4pk AngelSoft TP
2 Skippy PB
4 Quaker Snacks (sale for $0.99, use $1/1 to get them for FREE)

$3.32 OOP!

Verified Total Savings of $31.69!!!

Ralphs' Trip ~ Spent 98 cents, saved $61.82!

So, we had an impressive Ralph's trip today. Here's what happened (I was possibly expecting a $1.50 from esaver to come off...but 6 did = $9...so crazy!) Here's the breakdown:

$10.00 - 1 box Quaker life, 2 boxes Quaker sq.s cereal, one box Quaker delights
- 6.00 - Quaker promo
- 4.00 - $1/1 from Quaker instant oats from last month (box is labeled "savings inside")
= FREE!

$10.00 - 8 Tubes of Crest Toothpaste
- 9.75 - 6 $1/1 crest, 1 $0.75/1 doubled to $1, and one $0.75 no double
- 9.00 - esaver (i have never had it pull like that before! 6 X 1.50)
= FREE

$3.00 - 3 Renuzit's 10 for $10
-1.00 - $0.55/3 doubled..thought this would catch the overage if it did pull once
= Ideally Free!

$8.00 - Mentos gum 10 for $10
-8.00 - $1/1 mentos gum (the daughter was happy!)
= FREE

$1.73 tax

$6.98 OOP!

Then I realized that the Crest didn't pull off the $6. The promo was buy 4 @ $2.50 get $6 off to make them 4 for $4!

So I just asked him if it took of the $6 for the crest. It didn't. (I wasn't going to even complain that it didn't pull twice as it should've. I'm okay with getting out of there for $1 for everything! So he refunded me $6 cash!

$6.98 card
-6.00 cash back
$0.98

Receipt says $61.82 Savings!

The woman behind me was so sweet and didn't mind that it was taking all day! I am going to say an extra prayer of blessing for her!

Ralphs Deals this week!

1 offer per household on the following:
4 for $4
Quaker Cereal or Chewy Granola Bars
Quaker Fiber or True delights
(selected varieties)

Use four of any $1/1 and get all 4 for FREE!
3/1 RP for $1/1 True Delights
$1/1 Quaker Life inside box of oatmeal
3/8 RP $1/1 Chew Granola Bars
$1/1 True Delights IP (here)*
*thanks Hotcouponworld.com

$1 off coupon for Maple & Brown Sugar Life (here)**
**Thanks to JENJUNUM!

3 offers per household for the following:
4 for $4
Crest Toothpaste
Oral B Indicator Toothbrush
Indicator Floss

Use 4 of any of the below and get them FREE (times 3!):
$1/1 Any Crest paste or gel from 3/15 PG
$1/1 Any Crest from 3/1 PG


Other Deals:
Fresh Express Salads or Slaws ~ $0.99 ea
Strawberries 16 oz ~ $0.99 ea
Ralphs 18 count eggs ~ $2.49

Rumored that Mentos Gum is 10 for $10
if you have the $1/1 = FREE
the $0.50/1 will double = FREE

Ralphs Trip 2/15

Headed to Ralphs today for a couple of items while the deals were still on. Plus...totally scored in the Valentine's section, which is 50% off! Here is what I got:

$16.47 - 3 Disney Princess Dolls (Scored the ones we didn't have yet) org. 10.99 ea!!
$ 2.99 - 2 (12 count) Ralphs eggs BOGO
$ 3.89 - 2 Gallons of Milk 2/$3.98
$ 2.00 - Loaf of Bread
$ 1.67 - 1 MultiGrain Cheerios
- 1.00 - Homemailer Q
- 0.75 - Cellfire Q ($0.08 overage)
$ 1.34 - Zatarans Spanish Rice
$ 1.33 - Zatarans Spanish Rice
- 1.00 - $0.75/1 doubled Zatarans (making them $0.84 ea)
$4.00 - 4 Campbells Tomato Soup 10/$10
- 0.80 - $0.40/4 doubled Tom Soup
$7.00 - 4 Ragu Pasta Sauce
-1.00 - $0.75/2 doubled Ragu
-1.00 - $1.00/2 Ragu (making them $1.25 ea.)
$0.63 - Head of Broccoli
$1.21 - Zucchini Squash
$1.65 - White Onions (2)
$1.15 - Bananas (4)
$1.05 - Yellow Squash
$1.50 - Strawberries
$3.00 - lunchmeat
-1.00 - $1/1 deli lunchmeat
$1.00 - 1 Dial hand soap (found one more Q)
-0.70 - $0.35/1 dbled
$3.28 - 2 pink ribbon rubbermade 4 count containers
-1.00 - $1.00/2 rubbermade
$1.61 tax
$48.52 OOP

Saved $51.38
Total Grocery $32.05

Ralphs Deals 2/11-2/17 (Work-In-Progress)

Here's what I see...

8 HOUR SALE (on Friday):

$0.99 Kelloggs Corn Flakes (limit 2)
Scenario:
$1.98 - 2 boxes
-1.50 - $1.50/2 Kelloggs (1/18 RP)
=$0.48 for both boxes!

$0.99 Motts Apple Juice


WEEKLY DEALS:
$1.99 - 1 Gallon of Ralph's Milk!

$3.97/lb Rib Eye Steak

$9.99 - Huggies Jumbo Pack
-1.50 Manufacture's Q
-1.50 Shortcuts.com Loadable
$6.99 Final Price (note: you can only use loadable Q's once, I believe!)

BOGO - Ralphs Dozen Eggs

Ralphs Deals (Last Day!) **Edit: My trip highlights

4 (50% more Bonus) Dial Hand Soaps (4 diff. transactions @ $0.18 each) = $0.72
1 Soft Scrub (Closeout price) - $0.50/1 doubled = $1.49
note: these totals are w/out tax

The Dial Soap was originally $2.49 each! Saved $9.24 with all 4 including doubled Qs! 92% savings
The Soft Soap was originally $4.99 each! Saved $3.50 w/ closeout & Q! 70% savings

NOTE: Take your cleaning Q's with you to Ralphs/Krogers...most of the cleaning supplies are on Closeout Clearance! Good luck!
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Huggies "big pack" are $19.99 @ Ralphs
minus $1.50/1 from
minus $1.50/1 from shortcuts.com
=$16.99 a big pack (I'm assuming its a box!)
The size 4 say they have 88 in them...works out to $0.19 per diaper @ this price! Excellent!

2 for $3 Select General Mills Cereals
Multi-grain Cheerios
minus $0.50 (1/18 SS) that doubles to $1
minus $0.75 from shortcuts.com or cellfire.com-must save tonight (possible overage!)
Buy one = FREE
Buy two, with two manuf Q and the shortcuts = $0.75!!
Use, $1.00/2 (1/18 SS) and loadable =$1.25 for 2!

Gala & Granny Smith Apples $0.88 per pound

$2.99 Oroweat Bread (this makes it cheaper than Costco!)
minus $1.00/1 from 1/18 SS
=$1.99 a loaf

$0.88 Dial Handsoap
minus $0.35/1 (01/04 SS) doubles to $0.70 (make sure it doubles! Mine didn't, I said something!)
=$0.18 per soap (GREAT PRICE!)

Ralph's Super Mega Sale thru 1/27

Mix & Match Beef Roast Sale....BOGO

**Jennie-O Ground Turkey**
$1.99 for 20 oz! Great Price...STOCK UP!

The Super Mega Mix & Match....there are tons of Q's available to match up..
The only catch is...that you can only get one like Q doubled and the rest will be taken at face value!

Here is one of my recent transactions:
(note: prices before $5 off, taken at the end of receipt)

$6.00 - 4 boxes of kleenex
-1.00 - Kleenex Q Doubled $0.50/3
-0.80 - Kleenex lotion Q Doubled
$3.00 - Coffee Mate Creamer
-1.50 - IP $1.50/1
$1.50 - Franks Hot Sauce (FREE)
-1.00 - Franks Q Doubled
$1.50 - French's Yellow Mustard (FREE)
-1.00 - French's Q Doubled
$7.00 - 2 Country Crock Tubs of Butter (we were out!)
-1.00 - Country Crock $1 off 2 tubs
$6.00 - 3 steamers @ $2 ea. Steamers
-1.00 - 1 steamer Q Doubled
-1.00 - 2 $.50/1 that were face value
$2.59 - Milk (2 for $4.89! pretty good)
$2.30 - Milk (we needed milk too!)
$4.50 - 6 cans of Organic Pumpkin/Sweet pot/Squash - clearance @ $0.75 ea!
$9.95 - 5 Jennie-O Ground Turkey
$9.99 - Pullups
-2.00 - Huggies Pullups Q
-2.00 - Shortcut Q for Pullups
-5.00 - Mega Event
$1.17 tax
$38.20 OOP

Verified Total Savings = $58.94
Total MF/loadable Q savings = $12.30

Mega Sale Breakdown: (MS = Mega Sale taking $0.50 off ea. item per ea. 10 qualifying items)
$2.20 - 4 boxes of Kleenex ($6-$1.80 Qs -$2 MS)
$1.00 - 32 oz Creamer ($3.00- $1.50 Q - $0.50 MS)
FREE - French's Mustard ($1.50- $1.00 Q -$0.50 MS)
FREE - Frank's Hot Sauce ($1.50- $1.00 Q -$0.50 MS)
$2.50 - 3 Steamers ($6 - $2 Qs -$1.50 MS
$5.70 for 10 products = $0.57 ea.


I did notice that the Velvetta Cheese is also part of the Mega event...tag was $4.99! So with $1 off...I think I saw an IP for it...that's a great price. We make ton of HM mac-n-cheese with that! Love it!

Did you see anything else noteworthy?

Ralph's Sale ~ 9 days 12/17-12/25

4 for $10 ~ Coca-cola products

$0.99 ea ~ Sweet Tropical Pineapple

$3.97/lb ~ Boneless New York Steak

$0.99/lb ~ Granny Smith, Red or Golden Delicious Apples

BOGO ~ Fresh Raspberries or Blackberries (4.4 oz-6 oz)

2 for $4 ~ Nabisco Snack Crackers & Keebler Town House Crackers

$1.79 ~ C&H Baking Sugar - Confectioners or Brown (32 oz/2 lbs)
-$0.35/1 11/16 RP doubles to $0.70
=$1.09 for 2 lbs

$2.50 ~ Rice Krispies & Corn Chex
-$1.00/1 12/14 RP Rice Krispies or Crispix
-$1.00/1 11/09 RP Rice Krispies
=$3 for 2 Rice Krispies

-$1.00/2 any Chex Cereal 11/09 RP
=$4 for 2 Corn Chex

$2.49 ~ Kellogg's Pop Tarts - 12 count

2 for $4 ~ Eagle Brand Condensed Milk
-$1.00/2 11/09 RP Eagle Brand Canned Milk
-$0.55/1 11/09 RP Eagle Brand Canned Milk, dbls to $1
=$3 for 2 with 1st Q
=$1 for 1 with 2nd Q

2 for $7 ~ El Monterey Quesadillas
-$1.00/1 09/14 SS El Monterey Nat. Soft Tacos or Quesadillas
=$2.50 ea

4 for $10 ~ Healthy Choice & Marie Callender's Entree
-b5g1 free Healthy Choice Entrees 10/19 SS
=$10 for 5

2 for $3 ~ Philadelphia Cream Cheese
-$1.00/3 12/07 SS Phil. Cream Cheese = $3.50 for 3
-$0.55/2 12/07 SS Phil. Cream Cheese = $2.00 for 2
-$0.20/2 12/07 SS Phil. Cream Cheese= $2.60 for 2

$0.59 ea Ralphs Corn, Peas or Cut Green Beans

4 for $3 ~ Campbell's Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Soup
-$1.00/4 11/09 SS any cooking soups = $2 for 4
-$0.35/4 11/09 SS any cooking soups = $2.30 for 4
**check coupon bar on bottom right of page...might be more Campbell's Q's!**

$9.99 ~ Huggies Diapers
-$1.00/1 any Huggies 12/07 SS = $8.99 per pack
(might be able to load up from Shortcuts.com another $1. I have to check and get back to you!)

Ralph's 12/10-12/16 * In progress

FREE Items this week:

(10 for $10 Mix & Match)

$1 Sure deodorant $1/1 IP (here)
(Make sure to hit the back arrow to print out the 2 you are allowed to print!)

$1 LifeSavers ~ 10/19 SS $1/1 bag

$1 Daisy Sour Cream ~ 11/16 SS $.50/1, will double to $1
note: if you have more than one Q, you will have to do multiple transactions to get the Q to double. If you try to buy 2 or more, only the first Q will double and the rest will just be $0.50 = face value.

*the 2 sour creams I got free*

Other Deals:
$1 - Fresh Express Garden, Shreds or Coleslaw
-$0.55/1 Fresh Express Salad Blend 12/07 SS (says do not double, not sure if it would!)
= $0.45 each

$2 - Kraft Cool Whip
-$0.75/1 Cool Whip, dbl to $1 12/07 SS
=$1 each

$1 - Hunts (variety) tomatoes

$1 - Steamfresh Frozen Veggies

Ralphs 12/3-12/9

Finally another ad! I've been waiting all weekend =) Looks like Ralphs is joining the 8 hour sale bandwagon that Albertsons does....Here are the Deals


Weekly Deals

$3.97 / lb Rib Eye Steak

$1 ea. ~ Lg Tropical Mangos

$1 ea. ~ Cottonelle TP or Bounty Basic Paper Towels (10 for $10)
~Load $.50 from Shortcuts.com on your card and combine with.
+ $0.25/1 Cottonelle 4 pk 11/16 SS (dbs $.50 plus above = FREE)
~Load $0.25 from P&G eSaver on card
= $0.75

$2 ea ~ Kraft Salad Dressing (2 for $4)
~ $1/2 Kraft salad dressing 11/16 SS
=$3 for 2

$1.25 Philadelphia Cream Cheese (4 for $5)
~$0.50/2 (still looking for it) Philly Cream Cheese (dbls to $1)
=$1.50 for 2

$2 Nabisco Snack Crackers (2 for $4)
~$1.00/2 IP here Nabisco crackers

$3 Challenge Butter (16 oz)
~$.50/1 IP (here) - should dbl to $1/1

4 for $8 Post or Quaker Cereals

$2.59/gal Milk

UNADVERTISED DEALS from Couponmom.com

$1.50 Betty Crocker Frostings
~$0.50/1 = $1 (11/16 SS)
=$0.50 each

$2.00 Kelloggs Poptarts
~$0.55 /1= $1 (11/09 RP)
=$1 each

$2.00 kingsford Corn starch
~$0.55/1 = $1 (11/02 SS)
=$1 each

Thanksgiving Sales! **UPDATED**

I have compared the grocery ads...I found two places that have the cheapest Turkey ~ Stater Bros. and Ralphs. Both of these have a minimum $25 purchase to get the price per pound...so I have noted some deals that I saw in the ad that you might want to pick up if you plan on getting a turkey! Here goes:

Stater Brothers:
$0.37/lb Frozen Turkey w/ $25 purchase
$1 off Honeysuckle Frozen Turkey (IP HERE)
$0.99/lb Fresh Turkey
$0.59 Celery
$0.50 /lb Yams
$10/10 Large Hass Avacado
$4.99 Folgers Coffee
4 for $11 Pepsi 12 pks (w/ in ad Q)
5 for $3 Swanson's Broth (14 oz)
$0.99 Farmer John Sausage Roll
$0.99 Dole canned Pineapples
2 for $1 Green Giant canned veggies
$1.99 Kraft Mayo
$0.69 McCormick's gravy mix
2 for $7 Kraft Velveeta Cheese
2 for $5 Sara Lee Pies (37 oz)
$3.99 Pumpkin or Apple Pie
$1.99 Nabisco crackers

Matching Q's:
$0.55/1 inside liner of some coffee Folgers
$0.25/1 any Folgers 11/2 PG
$1.00/6 any can Swanson Broth 11/9 SS
$0.25/4 any can Swanson Broth 11/9 SS
$0.35/4 any can Swanson Broth 11/9 SS
$1.00/2 IP (here) Nabisco Crackers
$0.25/2 mc cormick 11/2 RP

Ralphs:
$0.37/lb Frozen Turkey w/ $25 purchase
$1.19/lb Fresh Turkey
$0.50 ea. Celery
$0.50/lb Yams
$1.00/lb Apples
$1.99 Oscar Mayer Bacon
4 for $10 Coke & Diet Coke products 12pks
4 for $11 Pepsi & Diet Pepsi products 12 pks
$2.00 ea. Nabisco Snack Crackers
$1.00 ea. Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce
$1.25 ea. Swanson canned Broth
$1.00 ea Dole Pineapple or Tropical Fruit
$1.00 ea. Stove Top Stuffing
$1.00 ea. Ralphs/Steamfresh/Green Giant Frozen Veggies
$2.00 ea. Reddi-wip
$2.00 ea. Knudsen's Sour Cream
$4.99 (9 in) Pumpkin or Apple Pie
3 for $5 Pillsbury Crescent/Sweetrolls/Grands Buscuits
$0.75 ea. Campbells Creams
$3.49 French's French Fried Onions (6 oz)
$0.99 Mc Cormick gravy mix

Matching Q's (ralphs doubles most Q's)
$1.00/6 any can Swanson Broth 11/9 SS
$0.25/4 any can Swanson Broth 11/9 SS
$0.35/4 any can Swanson Broth 11/9 SS
$1.00/2 IP here Nabisco crackers
$1.00/3 Dole Tropical Fruit or Mandarin Oranges 11/09 SS
$0.55/2 Dole Tropical Fruit or Mandarin Oranges 11/09 SS
$1.00/2 Reddi-wip 11/16 SS
$0.50/1 Reddi-wip 11/16 SS
$1.00/2 Loadable Q (here) Shortcuts.com (hint: use this and manf. Q's combined)
$0.50/1 Knudsen sour cream..not in database, but I have the Q, not sure org. insert.
Tons of Pillsbury Q's from 11/16 SS & 11/9 SS
$1.00/1 Grand biscuit IP (here) - you should get at least 2!
$0.75/1 French's 11/09 SS
$0.50/1 French's 11/09 SS
$0.50/1 French's IP here
$0.25/2 mc cormick 11/2 RP

**Let me know if I've missed something. Albies has some good deals on some things. I will post them if I get time today! ** One more week until Thanksgiving!

My Ralphs and Albertsons Scenarios

There are not a ton of coupon match-ups this week to Albertsons and still some stragglers for me for Ralphs. Here is what I plan to do:

Albertsons:
transaction #1
(taking advantage of the cereal deal & get free milk & $15 OYNO)
4 Cinnamon Toast Crunch($3 ea) $12.00 - $1/2 Q - $1/2 Q = $10.00
2 Honey Nut Cheerios ($3 ea) $6- $1/1 - $1/1 = $4.00
4 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks ($2.50 each) $10 - $.50/2 - $.50/2 = $9.00

The BC fruit snacks Q, one was from Sept. issue of Parents and the other I thought was from this last week's insert.

$23.00 Subtotal

(15.00) Catalinas from last week
$8.00 OOP, get $15 in Cats and should get free Milk Q also!

transaction #2
20 Cans of Hunts diced Tomatos (14.5 oz cans) ($1 each)

**could not find any IP's for this and I used all my MF last month**
I know it's an insane amount of cans, but they have whole, stewed and diced listed in the ad. I love having them in my pantry for adding to rice, casseroles, chilis, soups, crockpot dishes...whatever)

$20.00 subtotal
(15.00) from 1st Transaction
$5.00 OOP, get $10 in Cats

Total OOP $13.00 and will have $10 in Cats & Free Milk Q!
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Ralph's

Mix & Match deal...and I have a $5 off $75 purchase that I want to use

(note prices are before the $5 off mix and match)

$10.50 - 7 Hunt's 28 & 29 oz Tomatos (bigger cans than above)
$ 6.00 - 4 (18 oz) Quaker Oats
$ 6.00 - 4 Dial Hand Soaps
$ 6.00 - 4 Hefty zip bags
$ 8.00 - 4 Viva Paper towels
$ 2.50 - 1 Dan Active
$ 2.50 - 1 Activia ( I like these!)
$ 2.00 - 1 eagle brand milk
$ 3.00 - 1 Lysol spray (use them for sanitizing the trash cans!)
$ 5.00 - 2 Smuckers apricot Preserves
$ 2.50 - Pam spray
$ 5.00 - 2 (24pks) of water
$10.00 - Beef purchase (to use $2.50 off ralphs)
$ 6.00 - Fresh Veggies/Fruit - To get total to $75.00
$75.00 Subtotal

-5.00 $5 off $75 purchase
-1.00 Hunt's shortcuts.com e-coupon $1/5
-1.00 Quaker Oats ($.50/1 doubled) 10/19 SS
- .50 Quaker Oats $.50/1
- .50 Quaker Oats $.50/1
- .50 Quaker Oats $.50/1
- .60 Dial Soap ($.30/1 doubled) 10/05 SS
- .30 Dial Soap $.30/1
- .30 Dial Soap $.30/1
- .30 Dial Soap $.30/1
-1.00 Hefty One Zip ($.55/1 doubled) 09/28 RP
-1.00 Viva papertowels ($.50/1 doubled) 10/12 SS
- .70 Viva papertowels ($.35/1 doubled) 10/12 SS
- .50 Viva papertowels $.50/1
- .50 Viva papertowels $.50/1
-1.00 Danactive ($.50/1 doubled) 08/10 SS2
-1.00 Activia ($.50/1 doubled) 08/10 SS2
- .55 Eagle Brand (no doubling..boo!) 11/09 RP
-1.00 Lysol spray $1/1 11/9 SS
-1.00 Smuckers preserves ($.55/1 doubled) 09/07 RP
- .75 Pam (shortcuts.com) e-coupon
-2.50 off $10 beef purchase(Ralph's mailer)
$ 21.50 in Q's

$75.00 Orginal Total
- 21.50 Manu Q's
- 15.00 Mix & Match (auto Q)
+1.50 CRV
+ 1.78 Tax
$41.78 OOP (estimated due to CRV & fresh produce/meat purchases)

Lesson Learned - Ralph's Coupon Policy

We stopped by Ralph's yesterday to take advantage of the Purex and Coke Deal. (We plan to return for the other groceries we need on Tuesday, but really wanted the diet coke!) I got three of the Natural Element Purex Detergent. They smell great! I got to the line and gave them my 3 Q's thinking all of them would double ($.35 to $.70), but only one did. I was bummed. Then I was checking out Hotcouponworld.com last night and came across Ralph's coupon policy. They only double one of like kinds. SIGH! I was under the impression they doubled everything as long as it was under a dollar. In conclusion, if you plan on stockpiling an item and want to take advantage of double coupons, you have to make separate transactions.

Ralph's Deals 10/29-11/04 (work in progress)

Here's what I like:

***remember Ralph's doubles coupons under $1 ***
I'm noting the doubling amount as D=
**$1 coupons are not doubled, but are face value**

Advertised Deals!

Large Creamy Hass Avocados ~ $.88

12 pk Coke, Diet Coke, CC Zero ~ 4 for $11 plus CRV

Tree Top 100% juice ~ 2 for $4
~Q $1/2 (exp 12/31)
= $3 for 2, $1.50 ea.

Purex Liq. Laundry Det. ~ $1.99
~ Q $.35/1 D=$.70 (exp 11/30)
= $1.29 each - awesome deal!
(I'm getting 3!)

International Delight Creamer (32 oz!!) ~ $1.99
~ Q $.55/1 D=$1 (i believe)
= $.99 each (great price for the size)

Campbell's Soups (includes Cream of Mushroom in the picture) ~ 10 for $10
~ Q $.40/2 any condensed soups (excludes ck noodle, tomato or creams) D=$.80/2
= $1.20 for 2, $.60 each
~ Q $.25/3 Creams D=$.50/3
= $2.50 for 3

If you like the sweets!!

Pop-Tarts ~ 2 for $4
~ Q $.55/1 D=$1.00 (exp 12/7)
= $1.00 each

Pillsbury Cressent or Sweet Rolls ~ 2 for $4
~ I think there are internet Q's out there bigger than $ amount I have
~Q $.30/1 D= $.60 (sweet rolls - exp 1/3/09)
~Q $.50/1 from shortcuts.com (loadable Q) I think you can only use once.
= $.90 for one
~Q $.35/1 D=$.70 (crescent dinner rolls - exp 11/29)
= $1.30 each

Betty Crocker Pouch Cookie Mix ~ 2 for $4
~Q $.40/1 D=$.80 on 17.5 or larger
= $1.20 each

Don't forget to check your Clipper Magazine for $5 off a $75 purchase!
~This could be used before all your other coupons!