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I am a stay at home mom with four wonderful kids. I have been married for over 10 years to my best friend. I am head over heels in love with him. He always supports my crazy "thrifty adventures". We have a lot of fun together.

I was raised on a small dairy farm. Where I learned very young, the value of hard work and how to be thrifty in all areas of life. Growing up our meals were made from scratch. Only on special occasion would we get name brand cereal, chips, or any other fancy treats. Now that I am a Mom with my own budget, the basic foods always comes first. I too make most of our meals from scratch and take pride in feeding my family a well balanced healthy diet.

I enjoy seeing how far I can make our budget stretch, and when I take the time to match sales with coupons I am able to get all those "fun & fancy" items that would other wise be out of my budget. Being thrifty has always been a way of life for me, but it has also become a real joy.

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Albertsons Double Ideas

albertsonsIn todays Sunday paper you should find a single page Albertsons ad, and on the bottom of it is 3 twice the value coupons. You can use 3 twice the value (double coupons) per family per shopping trip.  They will double any coupon up to the value of $1.00 making that coupon twice its value.  SO if you use a .75 cent coupon it will double up to $1.50 or if you use a $1.00 coupon it will double to $2.00.  They will not double a coupon for $1.01 or more. They will not double a coupon that says do not double, or not subject to doubling.

With 5 coupon inserts I am sure there are some VERY THRIFtY deals just waiting to be found!!! Please Pass along any other great ideas you find!

Dannon Light and Fit Yogurt, 6 oz .34 cents each

  • use the save .75 cents off 4 any yogurt coupon here ( not found in all zip codes)
  • or use the $1.00 off 6 Dannon Light and Fit coupon here
  • final price  .15 cents each
  • if you use a double coupon final price .1 cent or FREE

Litehouse Vegetable Dip 15.5-16oz $2.50

  • use the $1.00 off coupon from 12/13 smart source ( says not subject to doubling…so it won’t work)
  • or use the $1.00 off two coupon here ( But you can double  this one)
  • final price $1.50-$2.00
  • if you use a double coupon final price $1.50

Buy 4 of the following Special K products for $2.49….get the 5th one Free making 5 of them $1.99 each

  • Special K Crackers 8 oz
  • Special K cereal 12-14 oz- use the $1.00 off 2 coupon here
  • Special K Bars 3.8-4.86 oz – use $1.00 off 2 coupon here
  • Special K granola Cereal 19.5 oz
  • Kelloggs, Special K Blueberry Cereal, 11.4 oz or larger,- use $1.00 off coupon here
  • final price $1.49
  • or if you use a double coupon final price .99 cents each

Procter and Gamble promo spend $25 or more and get back a $10catalina good towards your next shopping trip

There are lots of items on the back page that are part of this promo..but I am only going to list the ones that I think are the best deals.

    Dawn Dishwashing Detergent, 10.1-28 oz $2.29 only $1.37 after catalina

    • use the .25 cent off coupon from the 12/27 P&G ( exp 1/31)
    • final price $1.12
    • With double coupon final price .87 cents

      Crest Toothpaste, 6.4 oz. $1.89 only $1.13 after catalina

      • use the  $1.00 off coupon from the 12/27 P&G
      • final price .38 cents each
      • If you use a double coupon final price Free

      Bounce Dryer Bar, 1.59 oz $3.99 only 2.39 after catalina

      • use the $.50 off coupon from 12/27 P&G ( exp 1/31)
      • final price $1.89
      • if you use a double coupon final price $1.39

      15 comments to Albertsons Double Ideas

      • Jen

        Mishelle-

        Those kind of transactions are the ones that leave you with a “coupon high”–way to go!!

      • Karissa

        Also in MOST of the Pampers boxes…are coupon books MANY of which you can use on this promo…My store was even letting the lady in front of me,,,OPEN the box and then use the coupon inside on that purchase…

      • Mishelle

        I went to Albertsons on Cherry Lane today and bought 2 Bounty paper towel 12 packs and 2 Pantene products and used (2).25 off coupons on the towels and (2) $1 off coupons on the Pantene and doubled 3 of them. I then got my $10 back for P&G Promo. I also bought several large Christmas candles for .69 and indoor extension cords for .69 with their 90% Christmas clearance carts.

        I then went back and got 6 Coke product 2 liters (which gave me an automatice $2 off or .86 each). I then headed to the meat counter and got (3) 1 lb. pkg. of hamburger and used 3 of the $1 off grilling meat coupons attached to the pop. I doubled those coupons. I also bought $3 worth of apples. At checkout, I used my $10 off from transaction 1 and spent $1.84 for 6 liters of pop, 3 lbs. of hamburger and apples. Plus I have enough paper towels to last for the next 6 months.

      • Stacey

        As far as the catalina goes it is not all proctor and gamble products only those listed in the ad…the crest toothpaste is only the 1.89 one the product and price must match the ad or it wont count.

      • Kendra yes….you can use them with the catalina

      • Monica…each store is a little different ….most of them have the rule they will not double it if it is over $1…..but each store is different

      • Tracey when I buy items for the $25 dollar catalina deal I always buy them sperate…that way it is easier to find the mistake if it did not print…they biggest problem is normally that you get to $25 but it is with tax you need to get to $25 BEFORE tax so your total over that. OR the other issue you you grabbed an item that is the wrong size or this too will cause the catalina to not print….hope this helps
        sarah

      • Tracey

        I just went shopping at Albertsons today. I used the Tide Stain Release $6.99, coupon for $1 off, Crest toothpaste $2.29, coupon for $1 off, Zest bar pack $5.39, coupon $1 off, three Pantene items, each $3.33, using a $3.00 off coupon and a $1 off, Tampax B1G1 free, $4.99 purchase. All of these items added up to more than $25, but I did not get a $10 catalina. I did purchase other items and redeemed a $10 catalina and an Albertsons preferred card customer coupon $4 off of purchase over $40. Is this why or is this a store error? Thanks for your help with this. I am new to this coupon thing! It is exciting to see how much money I am saving!

      • We have a slew of match-ups for this if you want to share anything with your readers!

      • I have a question. Can you use the Albertson’s coupon for the 2lb. cheese for $2.99 + the $1.00 printable Q + a doubler? I was wondering if anyone has tried that out. If you have more items (in the end)than Q’s, will they accept all Q’s for 1 product? Thanks

      • Monica

        While at Albertson’s this morning, one of the cashiers informed me that she could “Twice Value” a $2.00 coupon up to a $1.00. So I saved $3.00 dollars on the diapers I was purchasing. Not sure if she was suppose to do that but I made a second trip, had a different cashier, and she did the same thing. Is this something new or maybe depends on the store?

      • Kendra

        can you use the double coupons with the P&G catalina thats going on now?

      • Mel

        I can’t find the Special K cereal coupon on coupons.com.
        What zipcode did you use?

      • Samie ….they are both manf coupons so the register should have only taken one…Hope that helps

      • Samie

        At Albertson’s yesterday I was able to use Dannon Fit coupon AND the .75/4 coupon when I bought 6 yogurts. I was able to repeat it both times. The cashier didn’t blink an eye and it didn’t beep. I think that made them .04 each!