Coupon Insert Preview: 10/5/08

When I did this post and this post, I received comments and many emails thanking me for explaining the reasoning behind buying multiple copies of the newspaper each week. 

With that in mind, I thought that I would start a weekly feature where I provide a link to what coupons will be in the newspaper, point out the best coupons and let you know how many newspapers I would be buying if I were still building my stockpile…and why.  Even though I am in “stockpile maintenance mode”, I still buy as if I am building, since I just donate any excess non-perishables.

All I ask is this:  if this is a feature that you would like me to continue to do each week, please leave me a comment and let me know (since Thursday-Sunday are already crazy for me with trying to get the grocery posts up….and this would be another post that I could only do during that time period).  Thanks!

Here’s the link to the coupons that will be in the newspaper this week.  While the value of the coupons I receive in the Philadelphia Inquirer are occassionally different (they change the values of the coupons according to which part of the country they release them), it is usually a very accurate listing.

Coupons of note:

Arm & Hammer Essentials Rebate (up to $3.50):  this will be limit 1, I’m sure

Fleischmann’s Yeast (strip):  $.45 (I do quite a bit of baking in the Fall & Winter and after doubling this coupon gets me yeast strips for about $.60)

Kleenex Lotion Facial Tissue:  $.40 (Kleenex will likely go on sale 10 for $10 before the expiration date)

Karo Syrup:  $.40 (back to me being a baker…coupons on corn syrup are rare and corn syrup has a long shelf life)

Playtex:  $1 (haven’t been a whole lot of coupons for this recently)

Ronzoni Smart Taste:  $1 (it’s been going on & off sale at 4 for $5 since it came out…this coupon translates in to $.25 pasta)

Campbell’s 25% Less Sodium Condensed Soup:  $.40/2 (Campbell’s always likes to exclude the cream soups from coupon deals and now is the time that soup is going on sale.  I always like to keep the creamed soups on hand for last-minute meals/casseroles)

Betty Crocker Warm Delights:  $.50 (my husband loves these and these go on & off sale at 3 for $5, which means $.66 each after doubling….They are almost ALWAYS part of GM/Betty Crocker catalina deals)

Betty Crocker Potatoes:  $.35 (my oldest can eat a whole box by himself.  these go on & off sale at 10 for $10 which makes them $.30 after doubling)

Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers:  $1 (these are fabulous – both the ones with and without sauce.  Local stores have put them on sale at 10 for $10 lately, which makes them free.  Even if they don’t go 10 for $10 before it expires, they are $1.66 at Acme this week, making them $.66 each)

Totinis Pizza Rolls:  $.35 (Acme puts these on sale 10 for $10 all the time!)

The rest of the coupons in the Betty Crocker/GM insert are pretty good (except the cereal one – better cereal coupons are found online) and, as I mentioned, Betty/Crocker/GM is very generous with the Catalina/Instant Savings deals at the stores.  I get more free stuff with this insert each month than any other (and I get lots of Box Tops in the process!)

Knorr Rice or Pasta side Dish:  $.72/2 (these go on sale for $1 frequently, which makes them $.25 each after doubling)

L’Oreal Bare Natural Mineral Makeup:  $5 (since this is new, CVS & RIte Aid will probably have an ECB or SCR rebate deal on this.  A $5 coupon will almost certainly turn the purchase in to a moneymaker!)

Skippy Peanut Butter:  $.40 (usually the peanut butter coupons require you to buy 2, so if this is off 1 in my local paper, this can be combined with a 3 for $5 sale for $.86 peanut butter)

Those are just the highlights.  As you can see, if you are able to find the newspaper at your local Dollar General (and your version of the paper has all 4 inserts), just the Green Giant & Ronzoni coupons justify buying multiple copies.

So how many copies would I buy if I were in “stockpile building mode”?: 

anywhere from 7-10 copies

Note:  This should be obvious, but I just want to mention this:  PLEASE RECYCLE  your newspapers!