This week of 5/19/13: Two SmartSource and one Red Plum.

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Sunday Coupon Preview.
• 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?

• $1.00/1 4-pack Activia. These go 3/$5.00 pretty often.
• $.55/1 crumbled Alouette. The Gorgonzola is $2.00 at Pete’s this week, and the feta also goes on sale often.
• $.50/1 Hormel Natural Choice sandwich meat. This is $2.50 at Jewel this week.
• $2.00/1 Johnsonville Grillers. These are $5.00 at Dominick’s and you can extend that price on JFU through Sunday.
• $1.00/1 La Victoria tortillas and $1.00/2 La Victoria products.
• $.75/2 Nabisco cookies or crackers.
• $1.00/2 Pillsbury refrigerated baked goods products. If it’s good on “any,” we see the cans go on sale for $1.00 pretty regularly.
• $.50/2 Sargento natural slices. These are 2/$5.00 at Ultra this week.
• $1.00/2 Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce. Hopefully we will get this one this time — it’s $1.00 at Jewel and $.99 at Tony’s and $1.00 at Angelo Caputo’s and $.99 at Ultra this week.
• $.55/2 Barilla blue box pasta. This is $.75 on the buy ten save $5 instantly sale at Jewel this week, and goes $1.00 all the time.
• $.25/1 Heinz ketchup. Low value, but rare.
• $2.00/1 Infusium.
• $.50/1 Maruchan bowl or Yakisoba. These go $1.00 regularly.
• $.55/1 Morton Kosher salt. If you don’t have any Kosher salt, get some — it’s great for cooking!
• $1.00/1 Star olive oil.
• $.75/1 Vlasic pickles.
• $1.00/1 and $3.00/2 Banana Boat, same for Hawaiian Tropic. We’re starting to see sunscreen deals…
• $1.00/1 pint Ben & Jerry’s. Need I say more?
• A couple BOGO Clear coupons, which we have seen drugstore deals on galore. That was not a sentence, but you know what I mean. I also see a couple of Clear offers on Ibotta again to stack!
• $.75/1 Jack’s pizza. This goes on sale for $2.00 regularly.
• $.40/1 Lipton to go. This is $.98 on the buy ten save $5.00 sale at Ultra this week.
• $.50/1 Snuggle dryer sheets. Are the small boxes still $1.00 at DG?
• $1.00/1 Wet n’ Wild eye, lip, nail. More free makeup.
• $.75/1 Welch’s 100% juice.
• $7.00/1 24 ct+ Zyrtec. At Jewel through Wed: Zyrtec 25-30 ct, $17.98. Stack this $7.00/1 with the $5.00/1 store coupon in the allergy relief booklet and get it for $5.98.

So, how many?

Lots of food coupons this week — that’s a change! I’m getting six.

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, and stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 5/12/13: A SmartSource and a Red Plum — and a little surprise mid-month P&G!

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Sunday Coupon Preview.
• 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?

• Covergirl $3/2 products excludes accessories.
• Gain $.25/1 dishwashing liquid. This goes on sale for $.99.
• Gillette $2/1 disposable. Often useful for drugstore deals.
• Venus $3/1 refillable razor. Useful on the single razor when there is a CVS ECB deal.
• Balance Bar $1/2 singles (6/22). These go on sale for $1.00.
• Hillshire Farm $1/1 smoked sausage links (6/23) DND.
• Alive! $2/1 multivitamin product (8/31). These sometimes show up on RR deals at Walgreens.
• Classico $1/3 pasta sauce (6/30). At Dom’s this week, buy two get a free Barilla pasta.
• Colgate $.50/1 toothpaste 4oz+ (5/25). If this is good on “any,” the regular paste goes as low as $.88 at Ultra (and the FreshMax is at my Dollar Tree).
• Frank’s $.75/1 Redhot sauce (8/15). Little bottles are $1.00-ish at Dollar General.
• French’s $.50/1 classic yellow mustard (7/15).
• Garland Jack’s $1/2 secret six barbecue sauce (7/7). This is $1.00 at Jewel this week, and at Dollar General is $1.50 but on the buy five Kraft products save $2.00 instantly sale.
• Kikkoman $2/3 products (5/31) DND.
• A bunch of Schick coupons — these are on CVS deals all the time.
• Smart Balance $.50/1 spreadable butters or blended butter sticks (6/26).
• Starbucks $2/2 coffee bags 11oz+ (7/12).
• Yardley $1/4 bar soaps, 4 single packs, 2 double packs or 1 4pk or 1 shower gel or body wash 16oz (7/7). The single bars go on sale at CVS and Walgreens.
• Yopa! B1G1 free 5.3oz cup (7/31). These have been going on sale for $1.00, off and on.
• Zevia $1.50/1 6pk (7/15). $2.99 with in-ad coupon at Dominick’s this week.

So, how many?

It’s an OK week. Lots of coupons for drugstore deals. I’m probably doing four.

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, and stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 5/5/13: A SmartSource and a Red Plum.

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Sunday Coupon Preview.
• 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?

• $1.00/1 Atkins Bar and $1.00/1 Atkins shake. These are on sale at Ultra Foods, and also part of the spend $20 get $5 Catalina at Jewel.
• Aveeno $2/1 hair care or body wash product (6/30).
• BIC $3/1 Soleil disposable razor (6/2). Also part of the Catalina deal at Jewel, plus they go on sale at Ultra and elsewhere.
• French’s $1/1 dijon or honey dijon mustard (7/31).
• Hormel $1/1 Compleats microwave meal (7/1). If you like these, they go on sale for $2.00 all the time.
• Johnsonville $.75/1 breakfast sausage (6/30). Goes on sale at Ultra Foods for as low as $2.00 on occasion, or $2.50 elsewhere.
• Ken’s $1/1 16oz dressing (6/30). Inevitably, free or near-free dressing at some point.
• Kraft $1/2 natural cheese slices (6/5).
• Pasta Prima $1/1 pasta or sauce (6/30). These go BOGO at Jewel.
• Seattle’s Best Coffee $3/2 12 or 20oz bags (7/7). This keeps going on sale for $5.00 at Dominick’s.
• So Delicious Dairy Free $1/1 purchase (7/31).
• VanCamp’s $.40/1 baked beans (6/15). These go on sale for what, a dollar?
• all $1/1 liquid, powder or mighty pacs (6/16).
• Bayer $1/1 Aspirin Regimen product 20ct+ (8/15). The low dose goes on sale near $1.00 on occasion.
• Sally Hansen $4/1 nail color minimum $4.99 purchase excluding Hard as Nails and Hard as Nails Xtreme Wear (6/5). Might be useful on a CVS deal.
• Sparkle $1/1 6pk roll+ (6/15).
• Weight Watchers $3/10 Smart Ones frozen products (6/16). Sale doing at Dominick’s right now.

So, how many?

It’s a decent, if not start the car! week. I’m thinking maybe four.

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, and stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 4/28/13: A P&G, a SmartSource, and a RedPlum.

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Sunday Coupon Preview.
• 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?

• Buy 1 Clairol Natural Instincts color product, get 1 Pantene product free up to $4.99. This has some good potential for drugstore deals.
• Crest $1/1 4oz+. Always makes for free toothpaste at some point.
• Ivory/Safeguard $.50/1 personal cleansing product excludes Ivory 1-bar and Ivory Dish & Laundry. The three-packs of Ivory bar soap go on sale as low as $.99.
• Pantene $3/2 products. Use on the next $1.88 sale at Ultra, etc.
• Tide/Downy/Bounce $3/3 Tide detergents, Tide boost, Downy or Bounce excludes PODS. Hey, maybe another Target coupon will pop up in the next month!
• Colgate $.50/1 toothpaste 4oz+ (5/11). If it is for “any” — regular paste goes $1.00 all the time.
• Johnsonville $1/1 new premium cooking sausage (6/14) DND. OH! This is $2.00 at Ultra Foods through Wed. so just $1.00 after coupon — and it freezes really well.
• Nestle $.60/3 single bars 1.5-21oz (5/31). Walgreens is forever having sales on Nestle single candy bars.
• POM Wonderful $.50/1 8-48oz bottle (5/31) DND. The little 8 oz bottles go on sale for $1.00 sometimes at both Jewel and Dominick’s.
• Post $2/1 shredded wheat 10oz+ (6/9). If it is really $2.00/1, use on this unadvertised Target gift card deal — pick up your papers on Saturday, and go SHOPPING!
• Revlon $1/1 beauty tool (5/28) and Revlon $1/1 color cosmetic (5/26). Lots of CVS Extra Bucks deals on these.
• Schick B1G1 free disposable razor pack up to $10.50 excludes 2ct, 10+2ct, Hydro 5 or Hydro Silk disposables (5/26). Get your papers on Saturday and do this CVS deal with the new printables that popped up yesterday!
• Skinny Cow $1/1 multi-pack product 4.65-6oz (7/31).
• Speed Stick B1G1 free mens or lady antiperspirant/deodorant up to $2.99 (5/18).
• Zyrtec $6/1 5ct (5/5). FREE Zyrtec at CVS, Walgreens, possibly Walmart…
• Advil $3/1 Congestion Relief, Allergy & Congestion Relief, Cold & Sinus or Allergy Sinus product (5/12). The 10 cts go on sale for $4.99 pretty often and sometimes show up on drugstore deals.
• al fresco $1/1 dinner sausage (6/30). Chicken sausage is $3.99 at Valli this week (and this is the all-natural stuff).
• Dial $.35/1 liquid hand soap, foaming hand soap or 3-bar pk+ soap (5/25). 3-ct Dial bar soap is $1.88 at Ultra this week, and Dial liquid hand soap is $.99 at Dominick’s.
• M&M’s $1.50/2 9.9oz+ (6/9) DND

So, how many?

It’s a pretty decent week. If you take Zyrtec, go nuts and go shopping as early as possible Sunday morning before everyone runs out. I’m probably getting six papers, because this is the best week we have seen in a while. Maybe four. But probably six, lol.

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, and stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 4/21/13: Just a SmartSource!

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Sunday Coupon Preview.
• 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?

• Arm & Hammer $1/1 Spinbrush Kid’s or Tooth Tunes product (6/30). These go on ECB deals.
• Brookside $1/1 smooth dark chocolate covered real fruit juice pieces 7oz+ (6/16). If you ever find them in stock, there have been good CVS deals.
• Crystal Light $1/2 drink mixes (6/30).
• Dreyer’s $1/1 multi-pack fruit bars, Outshine fruit bars or Outshine Coconut Waters bars 6ct+ (6/16). In our area, this should be Edy’s.
• Huggies $2/1 Little Movers, Little Snugglers diapers or Overnites diapers (5/18).
• Ortega $.50/2 products (6/30).
• Schick $2/1 Hydro Power Select, Hydro 5 or Hydro 3 razor (6/2). Plus many other Schick coupons for the deal coming up at CVS on Sunday.
• Zyrtec $7/1 regular or D product 24ct+ (4/28). Stack with the $5.00/1 in the Jewel allergy relief booklet.

So, how many?

Well, there are again some good coupons for drugstore deals but not a lot of food coupons. For my needs, I’m just getting two. If you do a lot of the drugstore game or are getting Zyrtec, you might invest in more.

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, and stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 4/14/13: A Red Plum and a SmartSource.

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Hot Coupon World here.
• 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?

• BIC $3/1 Flex4, Flex3, Comfort 3 Advance, Hybrid Advance 3 or Hybrid Advance 4 (5/12/13) and BIC $3/1 Soleil disposable razor ets (5/12/13) — these go on sale for $3-ish.
• Campbell’s $1/1 skillet sauces (6/30/13) — use with the $1.49 JFU pricing at Dominick’s through Wed. for cheap skillet sauces.
• Claritin $7/1 24ct+ (4/21/13)
• Lysol Buy disinfectant spray 12.5oz+ get wipes free up to $3 (5/14/13) — maybe useful for drugstore deals.
• Allegra $7/1 Allergy 30ct or 45ct excludes D (4/21/13)
• Aquafresh $.75/1 Kids or Infant toothpaste (6/14/13) — these sometimes go on sale as low as $1.00.
• Nivea $1/1 lip care product .17oz stick-.3oz tube or .59oz tin (4/28/13) — these go on sale for $1.00-$1.50.
• Nutella $1/1 jar 13oz+ (7/31/13) — this goes on sale at Butera.
• Tide/Downy/Bounce $3/3 laundry care items; Tide detergent, Tide Boost Duo Pacs, Downy softener, Downy Unstopables, Bounce sheets or Bounce dryer bar excludes PODS and trial TARGET coupon (5/11/13) — you remember what happened with this one last time, right?
• Venus/Daisy B1G1 free disposable razor ets up to $11.99 (5/31/13) — maybe Jewel will have another BOGO sale.

So, how many?

It’s another week with decent coupons for the drugstores but not a ton of food coupons. So look at what your family needs and how heavily you play the drugstore game. I might only get two because I’m not doing the drugstores as hard core anymore, and am more looking for grocery coupons. You?

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, and stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 4/7/13: Two Red Plum and a SmartSource.

• See the full preview list at We Use Coupons: SmartSource, RedPlum 2, Red Plum 1.
• 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?

• Planters Peanut Butter $1.00/2 jars (5/5/13). These go on sale at Ultra. Also, some previews are showing $1.00/1, so hopefully we’ll get that here. Nutrition is supposed to be free after RR at Walgreens week of 4/21, too.
• Poise Feminine wellness product (roll-on cooling gel, body cooling towelettes, personal lubricant, panty fresheners or feminine wash no trial $3.00/1 (5/18/13). Should make ‘em free again.
• Softsoap Body Wash 12oz or larger or Bar Soap $1.00/1 DND (4/27/13). Save for drugstore deals.
• V8 Splash beverages 64oz $1.00/2 (5/12/13). These are $2.00 at Jewel right now.
• Stayfree/o.b. $1/1 product (6/30/13).
• Visine $2/1 Visine-A or Visine with Hydroblend moisturizer 1/2floz+ ets (6/30/13). We often see CVS deals.
• MET-Rx $2/2 bars (5/25/13)
• Venus $3/1 refillable razor ets (5/31/31). We have seen lots of free deals after coupon + ECB with this at CVS.
• Wet n Wild $1/1 product (4/20/13). Free nail polish, etc.

So, how many?

For those of you that play the drugstore game, there are lots of good coupons in here. For those of you looking for, say, food coupons, this is a less exciting week. Since I’m well-stocked on drugstore items, I’m thinking I might just get two, personally. You?

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, and stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 3/31/13: One lonely P&G.

• There is a preview up on We Use Coupons, but as always, values sometimes vary by area.
• 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?

• Crest $1.50/1 458mL+ Rinse . Sometimes makes for a good drugstore deal.
• Crest $1/1 4oz+ toothpaste excludes Cavity, Baking Soda and Tartar. We usually get $.75/ or $.50/1 in Chicagoland, though.
• Dawn $.50/1 Hand Renewal, Power Clean, Bleach Alternative or Oxi. Makes for $.50 Hand Renewal on drugstore sales.
• Iams B1G1 free wet cat food up to $1 and Iams B1G1 free wet dog food up to $1.50
• Olay $1/1 bath bar, body wash or in shower body lotion excludes Simply.
• Pantene $3/2 products. Good for drugstore deals or when they go on sale for $1.88-$2.00 at Ultra Foods.

So, how many?

Urgh. Usually I like to get four on a P&G week, but there are NO other inserts and this is kind of a zzz P&G week. I’m doing two.

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 3/24/13: A Red Plum and a SmartSource.

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Sunday Coupon Preview.
• 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?

• Angel Soft $.45/1 4pk+ double roll bathroom tissue (4/30). This is always going on sale, lol.
• Several AXE coupons, for those of you who like this or have folks in your house that do.
• Dawn $.50/1 dish detergent (4/30) ETS TARGET coupon. This will probably be regional, but if we get it, what a great thing to stack with this $.50/1 select Dawn or $.25/1 Dawn ultra coupon, right?
• Dove $.75/1 6pk+ bar excluding Men+Care and trial (4/21). There are additional Dove coupons, for those drugstore deals!
• I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! $.75/2 spread products (4/21). This is often $1.99 at Dominick’s.
• Lipton $.75/1 Recipe Secrets soup & dip mix packets (5/5). Don’t these go on sale for $.99 sometimes?
• Weber $1/1 seasoning bottle, BBQ sauce bottle or 2 marinade packages (5/31). Should be useful when the marinade packets go on sale around Memorial Day.
• Wisk $1/1 45oz+ laundry detergent (5/5).
• Birds Eye $.50/2 Steamfresh (4/30). On sale for $1.00 at Jewel this week.
• Brut $1/1 2oz+ antiperspirant/deodorants (4/24). On sale at Walgreens starting Sunday 3/24 for $1.99 with 1000 BR points. Some Dollar Trees also carry the 2 0z size. Either way: FREE.
• Cuties $.50/1 2, 3 or 5lb product (4/24) DND. Produce!
• Fast Fixin $1/1 20oz+ regular or restaurant style item (5/31). I have seen these go super cheap at Ultra before.
• Schick $4/1 Hydro Silk razor or refill excludes 1ct single razor pack (5/5). Useful for CVS deals.
• Seattle’s Best Coffee $1.50/1 12 or 20oz bag (5/24). This runs around $6.00 regular price at Target and sometimes is on $5 Friday at Dominick’s.
• Smart Balance $1/1 spreadable butter or blended butter sticks (5/8). The spreadable butter was recently on sale for $1.50 at Meijer, so maybe they will do that again.
• Sure $1/1 2.6oz+ deodorant (4/24). This is also on the deodorant Walgreens deal Sunday 3/24: $1.99 with 1000 BR points, so FREE after coupon + points.

So, how many?

There are some decent food coupons this week. I’m picking up at least four papers.

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.
3. eBay — Be careful with eBay, though. I recommend that you stick to insert coupons, and stay away from FREE coupons, which are sometimes not legit, and avoid sellers that look fishy.

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.

This week of 3/17/13: A Red Plum and a SmartSource. There are a whole ton of Hasbro coupons, so I’m wondering if they’ll be in their own insert again or in the SmartSource as shown — will let you know Saturday in Notes from the Chicago Tribune!

• See the full list of what’s supposed to be included at Sunday Coupon Preview.
• 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?

• Aveeno $3/2 products excluding cleansing bars, trial sizes and 2.5oz body lotion sizes (4/30). Always useful on drugstore or Target deals.
• Bic $3/1 disposable razor (4/14) ETS. Sometimes Ultra puts them on sale for $2.00.
• Claussen $.55/1 pickles (5/12). Needs no explanation!!
• Cracker Barrel $1/1 6oz+ block, cracker cuts or snacking bars (5/15). Hee, maybe Dominick’s will have another $1.99 sale, as that was awesome.
• Duncan Hines Free frosting creations flavor mix up to $1 (6/30). Well, it’s free.
• Fisher $.55/1 10oz+ baking nut item (5/31). If Jewel has another good sale — maybe with Easter coming?
• French’s $.75/1 french fried onions (6/15).
• Hershey’s $2/3 8oz+ Hershey’s Kisses, Reese’s, Hershey’s Miniatures, Hershey’s Eggs, Cadbury, Jolly Rancher or Whoppers bags (3/31). Did you get the CVS store coupon for Whoppers that has been printing out this week? Hold onto it for a sale Sunday!
• Hungry Jack $.50/1 premium hashbrown potatoes (5/12). These go BOGO at Jewel sometimes.
• La Victoria $1/2 12oz+ salsa or taco sauce products (5/5).
• Maxwell House $1/1 product (4/13).
• Mitchum $1/1 regular or for women product excludes trial and multipacks (4/21).
• Wonderful Pistachios $.50/1 5oz+ package (5/17) DND. Although these used to be $1.00/1…

So, how many?

It’s an OK week. I’m probably doing four. You?

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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