This week of 2/24/13: Just a SmartSource.

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Sunday Coupon Preview. (Yes, this is a different site than usual, but the one I usually link to is having hosting issues and may not be back up for a bit.)
• Use this as a general guide, because coupons and values can vary regionally. This means that sometimes our papers will not include one or more of the coupons listed, or that one area will get one $ amount on their coupons, we will get another.

In Chicagoland, the Chicago Tribune generally has the most coupons in it — even if the Sun Times or the DuPage Daily Herald or the other smaller papers have the same inserts, they’re often thinner. (On rare occasions, the Sun-Times will contain a coupon not found in the Trib, but it’s rare enough that it’s worth remarking on when it happens.) If you are outside of Chicagoland, you will want to pick up the largest-circulation paper in your area.

So, what looks good to me?

• Better Oats $.75/2 excluding Mom’s Best varieties (4/30) DND. The oatmeal is $.75 on the buy ten save $5.00 instantly sale at Jewel through Wed.
• Cuties $.50/1 2, 3 or 5 lb product (3/24) DND. Yay, produce coupons.
• Schick $4/1 Hydro Silk razor or refill (4/7). Always good for a CVS deal at some point.
• Seattle’s Best Coffee $1.50/1 12 or 20oz bag (4/24). Mm. Coffee.

So, how many?

Um. Meh? Two? I like the cuties and coffee coupons, but there’s not much else. There are several Huggies coupons, for those of you in need of those, however.

Not getting inserts in your paper?

The Tribune is apparently no longer including inserts in some papers, the further you get from the city — and some people in Chicago and the southern burbs are also missing one or both inserts in both delivered and purchased papers. This decision is made by the inserts — they’ll decide not to distribute in certain ZIP codes, or only to distribute a certain number in given areas so not all papers have them.

Here are a couple of places you can get clipped coupons and/or whole inserts, if the Trib isn’t working for you:

1. Coupons & Things by Dede. Dede also has a loyalty program where you earn points for each order, and then can redeem those points towards $ off later orders. She ships fast.
2. WeClipUSave — some cheaper than Dede, and often more stock. They also have whole inserts available.

These are also good places to try if you just want a lot of a single coupon, as it can be more cost effective than buying multiple papers.

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