My Thrifty Albertsons Deals

Transaction #1

Before Sales, discounts or coupons this would have cost $38.18

But because I waited to match the coupons with a sale,

I was able to get it all for $18.74

PLUS I got back $16.50 in catalina coupons, so it is like paying $2.24

To view the full post of these weeks Albertsons deals click here

These items were all part of the spend $25 get back a $10 catalina promo going on this week.  I always split my transaction up into groups of $25 and buy only those items.  That way if I do have an issue with my catalina not printing it is easier to fix the issue.

General Mills Cereal $2.00 only $1.20 after catalina ( Cheerios 14 oz, Cinnamon Toast Crunch 12.8 oz, Golden Grahmas, Kix 12 oz, MultiGrain Cheerios 12.8 oz)

• use the $1.00 off 3 General Mills cereal coupon from the Sept GM insert
• I used the $1.00 off Cheerios coupon Here or Here
• or use $1.00 off 2 here or here, here
• or use the .55 cent off Cinnamon Toast Crunch here or here, here
• Final price .20, .70 or .87 cents

I bought 2 Pillsburry Cimmamon Rolls $1.67 each only $1.00 after catalina

• use the .40 cents off 2 coupon from the 10/4 GM smart source
• or the .75 cents off 2 coupon from here, here or here
• I used the  the $1.00 off here
• making them FREE

I bought 3 Pillsbury Crestcent Rolls $1.67 each only $1.00 after catalina

• use the .50 cents off 2 coupon from the 10/4 GM smart source
• Or the .50 cents off 2 from here, here or here
• I used the $1.00 off 3 coupon from the blinkie machine at the store
• Final Price  .67 – .75 cents

Plus I got back a $3 catalina for buying 5 Pillsbury items

PILLSBURY Crescents, Cookies, Sweet Rolls, Grands! Biscuits, Grands! Cinnamon Rolls, Pie Crusts, Dinner Rolls, Loaves, Breadsticks or Pizza Crust (price varies from ($1.67 to $2.50)

• Buy 3, Get $2 catalina
• Buy 4, Get $2.50 catalina
• Buy 5 (or more), Get $3 catalina

I bought 6 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks 4.5-9 oz $2.50 each only $1.50 after catalina

• use the .50 cents off 2 coupon from the Sept GM insert or here &here
• Or use the .40 cents off one here and here
• I used the  $1.00 off 2 peelies found the store
• Final price $1.10 or $1.25 only $1.00 for me

Plus I got back a $3.50 catalina for buying 6 fruit snacks

BETTY CROCKER Fruit Shapes, Fruit By The Foot, Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-Ups or Fruit Roll Up Stickerz (priced $2.50 each) have a catalina deal too:

• Buy 3 and Save $1.50 catalina
• Buy 4 and Save $2.00 catalina
• Buy 5 (or more) and Save $3.50 catalina

SO my subtotal was $26.34 PLUS tax it is very important to get to the $25 before tax.

I then paid with $7 in coupons and a $2 survey credit from my past receipt

which brought my total out of pocket to $17.34 Plus $1.40 in tax = $18.74

BUT then I got back a $10 catalina for the promo, a $3.50 catalina for the fruit snack and a $3.00 catalina for the Pillsury