I was going to do my run down of what is worth buying at Weis Grocery Stores this week, but this Week is a Holy Week at Weis it turns out and I can't be bothered with regular old what's cheap or free this week.
There are FOUR, COUNT ' EM FOUR CATALINA DEALS!!!
Of course, they aren't Fabulous though.....alot of the products don't have any coupons currently available and some of them are specialty items like baby food, diapers and pet stuff, so if you don't have a 2 legged or a 4 legged baby in your home, you don't need/want to do some of the Cat Deals. Take out the unhealthy stuff(cake mix, frosting, ice cream, etc.)and the high price point items(big bags dog food, boost nutrition drinks, paper towels and adult diapers..lol)and you are left with barely enough stuff to pull together a decent scenario.
Here are the Catalina Deals with the shelf prices/sale prices from my local store(your store may be a bit higher or lower so be sure to check before working your scenarios). I spent Sunday afternoon reconnoitering at my local store to get the prices.
Remember the SHELF PRICE is what you need to get to, not the sale price! Then deduct your coupons to get to your OOP.
CAT ONE Nestle/Purina/Gerber Products
Buy $25/Get $5 Cat or Buy $35/Get $10 Cat
Items....
Stouffers Entrees(limit of 10) $3.39/$1.99
Hot/Lean Pockets $2.50/$1.99
Nestle Hot Cocoa Mix $2.19/$1.00
Nestles Toll House Morsels $2.59/$2.00
Nestle Crunch or Butterfingers(8 pack) $1.59/$1.25
Deer Park Aqua Pod(8 ct.) $2.50/$1.00
Tasters Choice Sticks $2.99/$2.50
Nestle Fun Size Bag $3.59/$3.00
Nestle Raisinets 11oz. $2.69/$2.50
Gerber 2nd Foods $1.19/$1.00
Carnation Evap. Milk $1.29/$1.00
Boost 6ct. $8.99/$5.99
Purina Dog Chow 15.5-20lb. bags $12.65-$10.99/$10.49
Chef Michael 1.5lb Dog Food Bag $3.99/$3.50
Chef Michael Wet Dog Food Can $.75/$.70
T-Bonz Dog Treats $2.85/$2.00
Whisker Lickin's $1.25/$1.00
Fancy Feast 3oz. cans $1.25/$.50
Friskies Dry Cat Food $4.55/$3.50
Friskies Indoor Variety Pack 12ct. $7.99/$7.19
Tidy Cats Cat Litter 25lb. $4.59/$3.00
CAT TWO-Pillsbury/Betty Crocker/Progresso/Green Giant/Old El Paso
Buy $20/Get $4 Cat or Buy $30/Get $8 Cat
Items....
Green Giant(Lg. Bags/Create a Meal/Just for One)$3.50/$3.50
Totino Pizza Rolls $3.59/$3.00
Toaster Strudel or Pancakes $2.39/$2.00
Nature Valley Granola Bars or Nut Clusters $2.50(bars)$3.39(clusters)/$2.50
GM Cereals....various
Cheerios $3.49/$2.50
Reese's Puffs/Cookie Crisp/Lucky Charms $4.29/$2.50
Wheaties Fuel $4.35/$2.50
Choc. Cheerios/Cinnamon Toast Crunch $3.99/$2.50
Valley Fresh Steamers 12oz. $2.50/$2.00
Fiber One or Yo-Plus Yogurt $2.79/$1.50
Pillsbury Crescent or Cinnamon Rolls $2.29/$1.67
Pillsbury Cookies Refrig. $3.19 Simply Variety $3.49/$2.50
Betty Crocker Cake Mix $1.79/$1.00
BC Cookie Mixes $2.19/$1.67
BC Muffin Mix or Brownie Mix $2.79 Muf. $2.49 Brown./$2.00
BC Frosting $1.99/$1.50
Old El Paso(EOP)Taco Dinner Kits $2.50/$2.39
OEP Shells $1.95/$1.25
OEP Salsa $2.39/$1.50
OEP Taco Seasoning $.89/$.62
OEP Refried Beans 16oz. $1.45/$1.00
Progresso light or high fiber Soup $2.19/$1.33
BC Potatoes Value Size $2.49/$2.00
CAT THREE-Unilever Items
Buy $15/Get a $3 Cat or Buy $30/Get a $7 Cat
Items.....
I Can't Believe it's not Butter or Brummel and Brown Marg. $2.49/$2.00
Klondike or Good Humor Ice Cream $3.99(no Good Humor in my store)/$2.50
Hellman's Mayo $3.69 or $4.25 for All Out Bottle)/$3.00
Ragu Sauce 45 oz. $2.50/$2.50
Skippy PButter $2.49/$1.67
Lipton Tea Bags $3.39(reg.)$2.19(decaf.)$3.29(cold brew)/$2.50
Axe Deodorant $5.19/$3.59
Axe Shower Gel $4.89/$3.99
Axe Shampoo $5.99/$4.99
Dove Bar 6pk. Soap$6.99 or Body Wash$6.89/$5.99
Suave Hair Care $2.29 or $2.49 Kid's Variety/$2.00
Dove or Degree Deodorant $3.19/$2.49
Vaseline Intensive Care Lotion 10oz. $3.69/$2.59
CAT FOUR-Paper Goods
Buy $10/Get a $2 Cat or Buy $20/Get a $5 Cat
Items....
Viva Paper Towels 6pk. $8.19/$6.49
Scot Naturals TP or Towels $7.99/$7.99
Poise $15.89 or Depends $13.59/$11.99
Huggies Big Pack Diapers $19.99/$19.99
Cottonelle Fresh Wipes $4.25/$3.99
Kotex assort. $3.49/$3.00
Huggies Baby Wipes $3.39/$3.00
Pull-Ups $16.99 or Goodnites $16.35/$14.99
My thoughts.....
Cat Deal #4 is junk....difference between shelf and sale prices are small IF THERE AT ALL. Most are high priced items and coupons don't bring it down enough for a low out of pocket.
Add in that the Cat is only $5 and the buy point is $20 which is a 1:4 ratio.
Bleh....
Cat Deal #1 has potential...especially if you have a cat and it eats Fancy Feast. $1.25 shelf to $.50 sale price plus there is a $1/24 cans Q for this stuff. IE--buy 28 cans(shelf price is $35). 28 cans at $.50=$14 OOP. Add in a $1/24 Q and you pay $13.00. Get a $10 Catalina. Buy 28 more cans...use another $1/24 Q and the $10 Cat and your second batch of 28 cans costs you $3.00 OOP and you get another $10 Cat to keep rolling. If you did this deal 5 times(and had 5 $1/24 Qs)you would end up paying $25 OOP total, have 140 cans of Fancy Feast and a $10 Cat leftover to roll into something else.
That's .178¢ a can plus $10 worth of Cat.
I see potential in the Chef Michaels Dog Food too. Buy 9 bags($35.91 shelf price)for $31.50 and use 9x $2/1 Qs=$13.50 OOP and get a $10 Cat.
Roll the deal.
Pay $3.50 for the next 9 bags and get another $10 Cat.
Roll it 5 times and you end up with 45 bags, $27.50 OOP and a $10 Cat left to roll into something else.
That's .61¢ a bag plus $10 worth of Cat.
Even the water deal, if you buy bottled water has merit.
Buy 14 Aqua Pod Packs($35 shelf price) at $1 a pack=$14 OOP. Get a $10 Cat.
Roll the deal again using the Cat and pay $4 OOP for the next 14 Packs.
5 Rolls and you have 70 packs of Water, OOP $30 and a $10 Cat left to roll into something else.
That's .428¢ a pack of 8(.053¢ a bottle) plus $10 worth of Cat.
Here is the BEST DEAL I see.....
In CAT DEAL TWO....there are 2 potential MINI CATS you can do inside this Deal!
Buy your $30 shelf price worth of items but be sure to include in these items....
6 Pillsbury(rolls/cookies) and 6 Old El Paso items.
Not only will you get an $8 Cat for buy $30 of items, you will get a $4 Cat for buying the Pillsbury items and a $3 OYN Meat purchase Cat for buying the Old El Paso items!
That's $12 in Cats to roll and a $3 Cat for buying meat.
I hope this gives ya'll some items.
Let me know if you see a particular scenario worth doing.
Dang, I wish I had some more OEP Qs!!!
Sluggy
