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Wednesday deals...

Well, it’s a pretty decent deals week out there… Halloween candy is obviously on sale. There’s a deal at Walgreens where you can pay $1 a bag after rebate and coupons. Harris Teeter is also having some of those great buy two get THREE free sales this week. And the 10 for $10 sale at Kroger has some great deals that will make the items free after coupons. There are also a fair number of free-after-rebate items at the pharmacies this week, and there are even a few deals that can make you money!

Deal of the week: Since Halloween is right around the corner, I think I need to go with the aforementioned candy deal at Walgreens. Buy four bags of candy for $10 and get $4 back via Walgreen’s mail-in rebate program called EasySaver. Then, if you happened to buy all four bags of Mars brand candy (including Snickers, Milky Way, etc), you could use two of the $1 off two coupons from Oct. 12, which would make it a final price of four bags for $4.

Click “Read more” to see the list! And remember, if the store has a loyalty card, you’ll need it to get the sale price.
 
At Lowes Foods (These prices good through Tuesday, Oct. 28):
 
*Tombstone pizzas are BOGO (buy one get one free) this week, and I know there’s been a Tombstone mail-in rebate floating around. If you have one, this will be a good opportunity to make your qualifying purchase.

*Deer Park water 12 packs are BOGO and there was a $1 off two coupon on Oct. 5.

*Gain laundry detergent is $3.99 (or $2.99 if you cash in 1,000 greenpoints). You can use the 25-cent coupon from Oct. 12, and it will double to knock 50 cents off your price.

*Pillsbury Crescent Rolls are $1.69 and there was a 25-cent coupon Sunday that will double.

*Fiber One yogurt is $2.50 and there was a $1 coupon on Sept. 7.

*Buitoni pasta is $3 and there was a $1 coupon on Oct. 12.

*Jose Ole Taquitos, Quesadillas or tacos are $4.99 and there was a 75-cent coupon, which will double, on Aug. 10.

*Campbell’s Select Harvest soups are $1.50, but you can make that 50 cents a can with the 50-cent coupon from Oct. 5 doubled.

*Hunt’s pasta sauce is $1.25 a can and Hunt’s tomatoes are $1 a can. There was a 40 cents off two Hunt’s products coupon on Sept. 21, which will double.

*Tyson frozen bagged chicken is $8.99 and there was a $1 coupon on Sunday.

*Also, note Lowes Foods is running a special Greenpoints promotion through Dec. 9. The more you spend, the more greenpoints you earn, up to 10 times the amount you earn.
 
At Harris Teeter (prices good through Tuesday, Oct. 28):
 
*Prego pasta sauce is buy TWO get THREE free. That’s a heck of a deal. And, if you use two of the 50 cents off two coupons from Oct. 5, they will both double and that will be an awesome deal.

*Mueller’s pasta is also buy TWO get THREE free. No coupons, but still an excellent deal.

*Campbell’s Chunky soup is two for $3 and there was a 50 cents off four coupon on Oct. 12.

*Buddig deli lunchmeat is $2.50 and there was a $1 coupon on Oct. 12.

*New England Coffee is BOGO and there was a $1.50 coupon on Oct. 5. That should be a pretty good deal.

*Keebler Deluxe Grahams cookies are BOGO and there was a 55 cents off two coupon on Sept. 28. That should be a good deal.

*Schick disposable razors are $5.99 and there was that great BOGO coupon Sunday.

*Spot Shot cleaner is BOGO and there was a $1 coupon on Aug. 10. That should be a good deal.

*Blue Bunny ice cream is BOGO, and if you’ve managed to hang onto any of those $1 coupons from June, that’s a good deal.

*Mrs. T’s perogies are BOGO and there was a $1 coupon on Sept. 28, which will make those a great deal.

*Jose Ole Empanadas are $5 and there was a 75-cent coupon on Aug. 10, which will double.
 
At Food Lion this week (prices good through Tuesday, Oct. 28):
 
*Blue Bunny Ice Cream is BOGO and if you have any of those $1 coupons from back in June, that’s a good deal.

*Cheerios and Lucky Charms are BOGO and there was a $1 off three General Mills cereals coupon on Oct. 5.

*Dole fruit bowls are four for $9 and there was a $1 off three coupon on Aug. 10.

*Quaker Instant Oatmeal is $2.99 and there were coupons on Sunday (not sure if High Fiber is included in the deal or not, but that’s the best coupon to use if you can).

*Gillette shampoo is $3.99 and there was a $2 coupon on Sept. 28.

*Land o Frost lunchmeat is $3.99 and there was a 55-cent coupon on Aug. 10.

*Hillshire farm smoked sausage is two for $5 and there was a $1 off two coupon on Oct. 5.
 
At Kroger stores this week (prices good through Saturday, Oct. 25):

 
Kroger has a great 10 for $10 sale this week:

*Green Giant boxed vegetables are $1 a box and there was a 50 cents off two coupon on Oct. 5. That will double and basically turn that into a BOGO.

*Hamburger Helper is $1 a box and there was a 75 cents off three coupon on Oct. 5 (but at Kroger, that won’t double).

*Nesquik single bottles are $1 and if you still have the 50-cent coupon from Sept. 14, that’s FREE!

*As I mentioned here earlier this week, Celestial Seasonings tea is $1 and the $1 coupon from Oct. 5 makes that FREE.

*Del Monte Fruit Naturals cups are $1 and there was a 55-cent coupon in the Sept. 21 Parade Magazine. That won’t double but 45 cents is still a good price.

*Campbell’s condensed soups are $1 and there have been a ton of soup coupons over the past three weeks.

*Tennessee Pride sausage and gravy is $1. I’m not sure on this one, but if that qualifies as a fully cooked product, you can use the $1 coupon from Aug. 24, which would make it FREE. Anyone know if you can do this?

*And there are a number of produce items, including onions, avocados and Fresh Express salad bags.

At Walgreens this week (good through Saturday, Oct. 25):

*Sundown, Nature’s Best and Osteo Biflex products are all BOGO, and there were also coupons for all of them on Oct. 12 (I know they say Kroger, but they also say manufacturer’s coupon, which means you can use them anywhere.)

*DEAL OF THE WEEK: There’s a good deal on Halloween candy this week. Buy four bags of candy for $10 and get $4 back via Walgreen’s mail-in rebate program called EasySaver. (If you’re not familiar with Walgreens’ EasySaver program, click here.) Then, if you happened to buy all bags of Mars candy, you could use two of the $1 off two coupons from Oct. 12, which would make it a final price of four bags for $4.

*Russell Stover boxed chocolates are $5.99, and there’s a $1 coupon in this month’s Easy Saver booklet (you can get one in the store, in the racks where they keep the sales fliers). If you have the $2 coupon from way  back in May, you could make that $2.99.

*Air Wick Freshmatic Ultra kits are $5.99 and there was a $4 coupon on Sept. 21.

*Air Wick Lumin Air candles are $7.99 and there was a $3 coupon on Sunday.

*Sun Light dishwashing liquid is BOGO, two for $1.79 with the store coupon from page seven of this week’s flier. Then you can use two 25-cent coupons from Sept. 21 to make that two for $1.29.

*There are a number of deals this week on L’Oreal products where you get item A free when you buy item B. See page 13 of this week’s flier for details. But if you used some of the coupons from the past two weeks, that should be a good deal.

*Cetaphil lotion bonus packs with a free bar of soap is $6.99 and there was a $1 coupon back in March if you still have it.

*Gillette Fusion razors are $8.99 with a $4 instant Register Rewards rebate. (To read more about Register Rewards, click here.) Then if you use the $4 coupon from Sept. 28, that’s a good deal.

*L’Oreal VivePro and Studio Line products are three for $10 and there were $1 coupons this weekend.

*Pert Plus is $3.49 and there’s a $2.50 coupon in this month’s Easy Saver booklet. Pair that with the $1 coupon from Sunday and that is FREE.

*Schick Quattro razor cartridges are $17.99 with a $4 coupon in this month’s Easy Saver booklet. Then there were $2 coupons on Oct. 5, which will make the final price $11.99.

*Listerine bonus packs (the big bottle with the bonus little bottle) are $4.99 and there’s a 50-cent coupon in this month’s EasySaver booklet. Then you can also use the 50-cent coupon from Oct. 5 to make it $3.99.

*Always Infinity pads are $4.99 and there’s a $1 Register Rewards instant rebate. Then you can also use the $2 coupon from Oct. 12 to make your final price $1.99.

*There’s a deal this week on Theraflu, Triaminic, Excedrin, Maalox, Gas-X, Ex-Lax, Keri, Zaditor and Benefiber. Buy any two, get $4 back in Register Rewards. Buy any three and get $8 back. With the coupons on those products this week and the Theraflu Warming Liquid mail in rebate, you should be able to score a pretty decent deal there.

*There’s also a deal where you get $5 back in Register Rewards when you buy three participating Tylenol, Motrin, Sudafed, Benadryl, Mylanta, Rolaids, Imodium and Pepcid products. Again, there are lots of coupons on those items, so it could be a pretty good deal.

*Alka-Seltzer Plus Cold is $4.99 but comes with a $4.99 Register Rewards rebate, which means it is FREE after rebate.

*Visine eye drops are two for $8, and when you buy two, there’s a $2 Register Rewards rebate. Then you could use two of the $1 coupons from Sept. 28 to make your final cost two for $4.

*Kleenex are three for $4 with a $1 Register Rewards rebate on three. Then you can use the 50 cents off three coupon from Oct. 5 to make it $2.50 for three, which is a decent price.

*Quilted Northern is $4 for a nine-roll pack and there was a 50-cent coupon on Sept. 21.

*And L’Oreal Natural Match or Feria hair color is $8.99 and there’s a $2 coupon in the Easy Saver booklet this month. Pair that up with the $2 L’Oreal hair color coupon from Sunday to make your final price $4.99.

At Rite Aid this week (good through Saturday, Oct. 25):

*There’s a deal on Huggies this week where you get $10 back via Single Check Rebate when you buy three for $33. (To read about Rite Aid’s Single Check Rebate program, click here.)  If you have three of the $1 coupons from Sept. 28, that’s three packs for $20 total.

*Serenity Tena underwear is $10.99 but FREE after $10.99 Single Check Rebate. If you have the $1.50 coupon from Aug. 3, that would make that a money-maker.

*Schick disposable razors are $4.99 and there was that great BOGO coupon on Sunday.

*Right Guard Professional Strength is $5.99 with a $3 Single Check Rebate. Then you can use the $1 coupon from Aug. 10, which will make your final price $1.99.

*Stayfree and Carefree products are two for $5 and there were coupons for both on Sept. 28. There’s also a Single Check rebate on those this month to get $1 back when you purchase two, so that could wind up being a really good deal.

*There’s a deal on L’Oreal cosmetics and skin care products this week where you buy one and get a second one at half price. Then there’s a Single Check Rebate where you get $5 back for buying $20 worth or $10 back for $30 worth. If you match all that up with some of the coupons on L’Oreal from the last two weeks, you could come out with quite a deal!

*L’Oreal Vive Pro and Studio Line products are two for $7 and there were $1 coupons for both on Sunday.

*Pert Plus is $3.19 with a 70-cent Single Check Rebate and the $1 coupon from Sunday. That would make it $1.49.

*Aussie products are $3 and there was a $1 coupon on Sept. 28.

*Nivea products are 25 percent off, and there’s also a Single Check Rebate to get a $5 Rite Aid gift card when you buy $15 worth of Nivea, Eucerin and Aquaphor. If you use the $1 Nivea coupon from Sunday, that would work out to a decent deal.

*L’Oreal ColorSpa Moisture Actiif Hair Color is $5.49. There’s a $1.50 coupon on page seven of this week’s flier that you can pair with the $2 L’Oreal hair color coupon from Sunday to make the final price $1.99.

*Soy Joy bars are 50 cents and there was a buy two get one free coupon in the Sept. 7 Parade Magazine.

*Boost nutritional drinks are buy one get one 50 percent off and there were Boost coupons on Sept. 14.

*Zicam products are BOGO and there was a $1 coupon on Sept. 28.

*Friskies canned food is three for 99 cents and there was a $1 off 15 coupon on Sept. 14.

*Prilosec OTC 28 count is $18.99 with a $3 Single Check Rebate. You can use the $1 coupon from Oct. 12 or if you have it, the $3 coupon from the July 27 Parade Magazine.

*Crest Pro-Health is $3.19 but FREE after Single Check rebate. If you have the $1 coupon from Sept. 28, that’s a money maker.

*L’Oreal Preference hair color is $8.99 and there’s a $2 coupon on the back page of this week’s flier. Then you can also use the $2 coupon from this weekend on L’Oreal hair color to make it $4.99.

*And there’s a big sale on Rite Aid brand products this week. A lot of them come with Single Check rebates to make them an even better deal. Check out this week’s flier for more details.

This week at CVS (good through Saturday, Oct. 25):
 
*Progresso Light Soups are BOGO and there was a 25-cent coupon on Sept. 7.

*Nature Made vitamins and supplements are BOGO and there was a $1 coupon on Aug. 10.

*NutriGrain bars are two for $5 and there was a $1 off two coupon on Sept. 7.

*Glade Plugins scented oil refills twin packs are $3.99 and you can probably use the BOGO coupon from Sept. 28 to get two.

*Tidy Cats litter is 25 percent off and there was a $1 coupon on Sept. 14.

*Air Wick scented oil refills, Windex, Scrubbing Bubbles and Xtra laundry detergent are all two for $5 and there are coupons out there for most of those items.

*L’Oreal Beauty Tubes are $9.99 with a $2 instant Extra Bucks rebate. (If you are unfamiliar with the ExtraBucks program, click here.) Then you can use the $1 coupon from Oct. 5 to save $1 on any L’Oreal cosmetic product to make your final price $6.99.

*Maybelline Extensions  mascara is $7.99 and there was a $1 coupon for any Maybelline mascara on Sept. 21.

*There are some interesting deals this week on L’Oreal skin products like Revitalift and Pro-Calcium. They are mostly buy product A and get a free product B. With the L’Oreal coupons from Oct. 5, that could be a good deal. See page 10 of this week’s flier for all the deals.

*Cetaphil cleanser, lotion or moisturizer is $9.99 and there was a $1 coupon on March 30, if you happen to still have it.

*There’s a deal that I mentioned on Saturday involving Pert and Sure. When you buy $10 worth, you get $5 in Extra Bucks back. With the coupons from Sunday’s paper, you should be able to save 60 or 75 percent easily between the rebate and the coupons.

*L’Oreal Studio Line and Vive Pro products are $2.99 and there were $1 coupons for both on Sunday.

*L’Oreal Feria is $9.49 with a $2 Extra Bucks rebate. Then you can use the $2 Feria coupon from Aug. 24 or the $2 on any L’Oreal hair color coupon from Sunday to make your final price $5.49.

*Always Infinity pads are $4.99 and there’s a $1 Extra Buck rebate. Then you can also use the $2 coupon from Oct. 12 to make your final price $1.99.

*Huggies diapers are $9.99 and there was a $1 coupon on Sept. 28. But there’s a deal this week where you get $10 in Extra Bucks back when you buy $25 in qualifying products… that includes Qtips, Similac (there was a $1 coupon on Oct. 12), Gerber baby food, cereal and juice, and Johnson’s baby items (there were coupons on Sept. 14). All in all, that could be a really good deal!

*Sensodyne and Pronamel toothpastes are $4.49 and there were 75-cent coupons for both on Aug. 17.

*Nivea for Men items are buy one get one 50 percent off and there was a $1 coupon on Oct. 19.

*Gum toothbrush twin packs are $3.99 but FREE after Extra Bucks rebate. Then if you still have one of the 75-cent coupons from Aug. 3, that’s a money-maker.

*Just for Men Touch of Gray is $7.99 but FREE after Extra Bucks rebate.

*And Schick Quattro for Women razors are  $9.99 with a $3 Extra Bucks rebate. If you use the $2 coupon from Oct. 5, that’s $4.99.

*Dove Ultimate Clear deodorant is $1.99 and there was a $1.50 off two coupon on Oct. 12, which is almost a BOGO.

*Schick disposable razors are buy one get one 50 percent off. If you use the BOGO coupon from Sunday, you could wind up paying just 50 percent of the price of one for TWO! That’s a good deal.

*Crest Pro-Health Rinse is two for $8.98 and there was a $1 coupon on Sept. 28.

*Crest Weekly Clean is two for $6.98 and there was a $1 coupon on Oct. 12.

*Oral B Pulsonic toothbrushes are $59.99 with a $20 Extra Bucks rebate. Then you can also mail in the $15 mail in rebate from Oct. 12 and make your final price $24.99.

*Listerine Whitening Pen is $9.99 with a $5 Extra Bucks rebate. Then you can also use the $3 coupon from Sept. 28 to make your final price $1.99.

*Listerine Agent Cool Blue is $4.49 with a $3 Extra Bucks rebate. Then you can also use the 50-cent coupon from Oct. 5 to make your final price 99 cents.

*Listerine Whitening mouth rinse is $5.49 and there’s a $2 Extra Bucks rebate. You can use the $1 coupon from Sept. 28 to make your final cost $2.49.

*Boost nutritional drinks are buy one get one 50 percent off, and there were coupons for those on Sept. 14.

*There’s an interesting deal on Children’s Zyrtec this week. Products are on sale for $5.99 or $11.99, and when you buy one, you get a free Magic School Bus book by mail. You can use the $1 coupon from Oct. 12 to save more!

*Excedrin Extra Strength Express Gels are $1.99 and there was a mail-in rebate Sunday that would make those FREE!

*Triaminic and Theraflu products are five for $10 and there were coupons for both on Sunday.

*There’s a special deal on Tylenol products, Mylanta, Motrin and Pepcid this week. Buy two qualifying products (see page 19 of the flier) and get $5 Extra Bucks back. There are coupons for most of those, too, so that could be a good deal.

*And finally, Powerade 32 oz. bottles are $1.69 but FREE after Extra Bucks rebate.

This week at Kerr Drug (good through Saturday, Oct. 25):

*Mucinex Maximum Strength is $9.99 and there was a $1 coupon on Oct. 12.

*Benadryl products are $3.99 and there were Benadryl coupons on Sept. 7 and Sept. 28.

*Muscle Milk four packs are $7.99 and there was a $1 coupon on Aug. 10 if you still have it.

*Benefiber products are $9.99 and there were $2 coupons on Sunday.

*Theraflu cough strips are $3.99 and there was a $2 Theraflu product coupon on Sunday.

*Breathe Right products are 20 percent off and there was a $1 coupon on Sunday.

*Gold Bond lotions are $1 off and there was a $1 coupon back in June if you still have it.

*L’Oreal skin cleansers are $1 off and there was a $1 coupon on Sunday that can help you double your savings.

*GenTeal eye lubricant products are $1 off and there was a $1.50 coupon Sunday.

This week at Target (good through Saturday, Oct. 25):

*Splenda sweetener packets or bags are $5.99 and there was a Splenda coupon on Sept. 7 for 55 cents.

*Yoplait Go-Gurt is $2 and there was a 75 cents off two coupon on Oct. 5.

*Folgers coffee Country Roast cans are $5 and there was a 25-cent coupon on Sept. 28. All other Folgers coffee is 10 percent off.

*Woolite is $6 and there was a $1 coupon on Oct. 12.

*Deer Park bottled water 24 packs are $4.50. There was a $1 off two coupon on Oct. 5.

*Gillette Fusion razors are $7.99 and you still have time to use the $4 coupon from Sept. 28.

*Dove shampoo is three for $10 and there was a $1.50 coupon on Oct. 12. Other Dove hair care products are also three for $10 and there were a bunch of Dove coupons on Oct. 12. And that deal also applies to Dove deodorant, for which there was also a coupon on Oct. 12.

*Aussie products are $2.89 and there was a $1 coupon on Oct. 12.

*Herbal Essences is $2.89 and there was a $3  off two coupon on Oct. 12 that makes that slightly better than a BOGO.

*Cover Girl mascara is $5.79, and other Cover Girl items are $10 percent off.  You could use the $1 coupon from Oct. 12 with any of those deals.

*And Lysol disinfectant spray 32 and 40 oz. are $2.14 and you can use the $1 coupon from Oct. 12 to make that a pretty good deal.

That’s it for this week. These are just the deals that stood out to me. Feel free to post your own good bargains in the comments spot so everyone can save!

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Tide 2X at HT

I had two HT generated coupons for Tide 2X detergent and was waiting for it to go on sale before they expired. Got two 100oz containers of 2X Tide and a total of $2.50 off in coupons, so, 200oz for $17.50. Pretty good deal.

Paul

Re: Wednesday deals...

Most Walgreens will give you a rain check if they're out of something... you should ask if you go back and they are out again.

Re: Wednesday deals...

My Food Lion email also has a deal of free FL english muffins when you buy any Shedd's Spread Country Crock between 10/22-10/28. I know there were coupons out there for Shedd's Spread not that long ago. There's an info page here.

Re: Wednesday deals...

At Walgreens chex mix is on sale for $1.50, and you can use the online printable chex mix coupoons for $1 off, making it 50 cents.
The Pert Plus has been out of stock every time I have visited, probably about 10 times this month since it is on my way home.

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