Deals of the Week with iPriceMatch.com

UPDATE!! 2/7/2012 

 iPriceMatch is going offline for the foreseeable future :( 

 I will start blogging the ad deals starting in March.

I just received an email from iPriceMatch giving me the top deals of the week!  Click here to view it.  On the upper left of the screen is a "Subscribe To List" that you can click and get the same weekly newsletter delivered to your inbox or phone!

Grocery Deals with iPriceMatch

UPDATE!!  2/7/2012

iPriceMatch is going offline for the foreseeable future :(  

I will start blogging the ad deals starting in March.

iPriceMatch is a website that lists all the great grocery deals in Las Vegas/Henderson!  I will not be listing the "Grocery Deals of the Week" anymore since this wonderful site is now FREE!!

Click here to sign up!

If you would still like to do your own price matching, here is a current list of stores that have their own websites with local ad deals.  Most sales run from Wednesday to the following Tuesday, any exceptions are listed below. There are other stores that you can price match from, however they do not have online websites.

• Albertsons
• Buylow Supermarket
• Cardenas Market (Ads runs from Thursday to Wednesday)
• El Super
• Food for Less
• Fresh & Easy
• Glaziers Food Market
• La Bonita Supermarket
• Liborio (Ads runs from Thursday to Wednesday)
• Mariana's Markets (Ad runs from Tuesday to Monday)
• Marketon (ad runs from Tuesday to Monday)
• Smart and Final 
• Smiths
• Sunflower Market (Ad runs from Wednesday to Wednesday)
• Vons

Grocery Deals of the Week - 11/16 to 11/22

Not all Walmarts will price match from the Spanish Markets. That is why I have included other stores higher prices for fruits and vegetables.

Albertsons (Ad runs from Wednesday 11/16 to Thursday 11/24)

• Betty Crocker Cake Mix - .99 each (with coupon and $10 purchase)(limit 4)
• Campbell's Soups (select varieties) - .67 each (with coupon and $10 purchase)
• Del Monte Vegetables - .67 each (with coupon and $10 purchase)
• Swanson Broth - .67 each (with coupon and $10 purchase)
• Foster Farms Fresh Turkey - $1.39 lb
• Honeysuckle Turkey - Buy one get one free

Buylow Supermarket

• All are Good to Great Deals!!
• Norbest or Valchris Farms Whole Turkey - .79 lb
• Fuji Apples - .50 lb
• Russet Potatoes 5 lb bag - $1.00 each
• Celery - .25 each bunch
• Persimmons - .50 lb
• White Squash - .33 lb
• Limes - .33 lb
• White Onions - .25 lb
• Carrots - .33 lb
• Red Grapes - $1.00 lb 
• Kiwi - .25 each

Cardenas Market (Ad runs from Thursday 11/17 to Thursday 11/24)

• Grade A Fresh Turkey - .99 lb (limit 1)
• Pineapple - $1.49 each
• Russet Potatoes 10 lb bag - $1.50 
• Green Limes - .33 lb
• Brown Onions - .20 lb
• Green Beans - .79 lb
• Collard, Mustard, Texas Turnip Greens - .50 each
• Bosc Pears - .50 lb
• Yams - .33 lb
• Castilla Squash - .33 lb
• Mexican or Italian Squash - .50 lb
• Golden or Granny Smith Apples - .79 lb
• Mexican Green Onions - .33 each
• Oranges - .15 lb (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Yams - .20 lb (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Fairchild Tangerines - .50 lb (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Verdolagas - .20 each (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Rome Apples - .33 lb (Thursday 11/17 only)

Food for Less

• California Young Turkey 10-15 lbs - $6.00 (WITH $35 purchase)
• California Young Turkey 16-20 lbs - $8.00 (WITH $35 purchase)
• Mustard, Collard, Turnip or Curly Greens - .49 each
• Red Yams - .25 lb
• Green Beans - .78 lb
• Kroger Canned Vegetables - .58 each
• Betty Crocker Cake Mix - .98 each
• Celery - .33 each bunch
• Navel Oranges - .58 lb
• Granny Smith Apples - .88 lb
• Broccoli Crowns - .78 lb
• Green Bell Peppers - .33 each
• Russet Potatoes 5 lb bag - $1.50 each
• Large Hass Avocados - .98 each
• Green Cabbage - .33 lb

Fresh & Easy

• Young Whole Turkey - $1.19 lb (limit 2)
• Farmer John Half Ham - .97 lb (limit 2)
• Spiral Sliced Ham - $1.47 lb (limit 2)
• Russet Potatoes 10 lb bag - .98 each
• Yellow Onions - .49 lb
• Baby Carrots - .98 lb
• Pineapple - $1.49 each

Glaziers Food Market (Ads runs from Wednesday 11/16 to Tuesday 11/29)

• All are Good to Great Deals!!
• Norbest Premium Fresh Turkey - $1.88 lb
• Foster Farms Turkey - $1.98 lb
• Norbest Turkey up to 14 lbs - $4.88 (with $25 purchase)
• Norbest Turkey 14-20 lbs - $6.88 (with $25 purchase)
• Norbest Turkey 20 lbs & up - $9.88 (with $25 purchase)
• Jenny-O Whole Frozen Turkey Breast - $1.98 lb
• Red or Green Leaf Lettuce - .74 each
• Romaine Lettuce - .74 each
• Red or Yellow Onions - .33 lb
• Jumbo Russet Potatoes - .50 lb
• Eggplant - .98 each
• English Cucumbers - .98 each
• Red Radish - .33 each
• Carrots - .33 lb
• Broccoli Crowns - .93 lb
• Garnet or Jewel Yams - .88 lb
• Jersey Sweet Potatoes - .88 lb
• Honey Crisp, Red Delicious, Fuji, Red Rome, Gala or Granny Smith Apples - .96 lb

La Bonita Supermarket
**I do not get this ad in the mail.  The print is so small on some of the online pages, that sometimes I cannot make out all the deals. Those ones I do not list, so if I miss any please add them in the comments section for me!**

• Green Limes - .20 lb
• Bosc Pears - .33 lb
• Jalapeno Peppers - .33 lb
• Roma Tomatoes - .50 lb
• Celery - .50 each bunch
• Mexican Onions - .33 each
• Carrots - .33 lb
• Russet Potatoes 10 lb bag - $1.99 each
• Oranges - .25 lb
• Cucumbers - .25 each
• Cilantro - .25 each
• Italian Squash - .33 lb
• Red or Rome Apples - .50 lb
• Brown Onions - .20 lb
• Green Cabbage - .25 lb

Liborio (Ad runs from Thursday 11/17 to Wednesday 11/23)

• Website is NOT working!!  If anyone has the deals, please list them in the comments for me or email them to me :)

Mariana's Markets (Ad runs from Tuesday 11/15 to Monday 11/21)

• All are Good to Great Deals!!
• Plums - .25 lb
• Pasilla Peppers - .33 lb
• Brown Onions - .13 lb
• Mexican Squash - .50 lb
• White Potatoes - .50 lb
• Carrots - .33 lb
• Castilla Squash -.33 lb
• Red Seedless Grapes - .99 lb
• Medium Hass Avocados - .33 each (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Chayote Squash - .17 each (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Mexican Pickles - .25 each (Saturday 11/19 only)
• Fuji Apples - .33 lb (Saturday 11/19 only)

Marketon (ad runs from Tuesday 11/15 to Monday 10/21)

• All are Good to Great Deals!!
• Oranges - .17 lb
• Russet Potatoes 10 lb bag - $1.49
• Yams - .33 lb
• Celery - .33 each
• Onions - .25 lb
• Cabbage - .25 lb
• Peruvian Beans - .89 lb
• Red Grapes - .99 lb
• Jalapeno Chiles - .50 lb
• Squash - .50 lb
• Loose Carrots - .33 lb
• Watermelon - .18 lb (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Avocados - .25 each (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Strawberries - $1.50 lb (Thursday 11/17 only)
• Beans - .59 lb (Thursday 11/17 only)

Smart and Final 

• First Street Frozen Young Turkey 12-22 lbs - $.47 (limit 1)(with $50 purchase)
• Russet Potatoes 5 lb bag - .89 each (limit 2)
• Navel Oranges - .39 lb

Smiths

• Private Selection Turkey 12-14 lbs - $7.00 each (limit 1)(with $35.00 purchase)(limit 1)
• Private Selection Turkey 16-20 lbs - $9.00 each (limit 1)(with $35.00 purchase)
• Butterball Turkey 16-20 lbs - $12.00 each (limit 1)(with $35.00 purchase)
• John Morrell Spiral Sliced Half Ham - $1.99 lb
• Broccoli - .89 lb
• Cauliflower - .89 lb
• Kroger Vegetables - .50 each can
• Dole Mandarin Oranges or Pineapple 16-20 oz can - $1.00 each

Sunflower Market (Ad runs from Wednesday 11-16 to Wednesday 11/30)

• All are Good to Great Deals!!
• Fresh All Natural Turkey - $1.47 lb
• Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast - $1.77 lb
• Navel Oranges - .50 lb
• Green Onions - .50 each
• Radishes - .50 each
• Red Bell Peppers - .88 each
• Bartlett & Anjou Pears - .99 lb
• Russet Baking Potatoes - .50 lb
• Green or Red Cabbage - .50 lb
• Red or Green Leaf Lettuce - .88 each
• Braeburn & Jonagold Apples - .99 lb
• Jewel or Garnet Yams - .47 lb
• Beefsteak Tomatoes - .88 lb
• Green Beans - .88 lb
• Broccoli - .88 lb
• Baby Peeled Carrots - .88 lb
• Winder Squash - .88 lb
• ORGANIC Garnet or Jewel Yams - .99 lb
• ORGANIC Bunched Broccoli & Snow White Cauliflower - $1.77 lb
• ORGANIC Mild or Red Onions - .99 lb
• ORGANIC Red, Golden Delicious or Granny Smith Apples - $1.77 lb

Vons

• Safeway Turkey 8-12 lbs - $7.00 (limit 1)(with $25 purchase)
• Safeway Turkey 16-20 lbs - $10.00 (limit 1)(with $25 purchase)
• Butterball Turkey up to 16 lbs - $11.00 (limit 1)(with $25 purchase)
• Butterball Turkey 16+ lbs - $13.00 (limit 1)(with $25 purchase)
• Lucerne Milk 2%, 1% or Fat Free - $2.89 each
• Red or Orange Skin Yams - .48 lb

We would love for you to share this information with your friends & family, but please put a link back to this original post. Also, I can only give the "good deals" on things that I normally buy for my family. So this is NOT a complete list of all the good deals this week in Vegas. If you know of any good deals that I haven't added to this list, please feel free to add a comment on this post!

Albertsons "Double the Value" Coupons!!

***Please note these pictures are from the June ad***
***Current Double Coupons run from 9/7 to 9/20***

In this weeks grocery ads, Albertsons has a "Book of Savings".  

On the back cover are two "Double the Value" coupons!!  

Sarah from A Thrifty Mom shows her Albertsons "Double Deals" on her website.  Although her deals are only for the Idaho area and from weeks previous, this is a great idea of what you can do.  Towards the bottom on the post are the "Doubling Guidelines" that apply to all Albertsons.  She also lists Albertsons Coupon Policy as well.

Double Coupons are valid from 9/7 to 9/20

Grocery Stores to Price Match From **Updated**

Here is a list of some of the grocery stores in town, their websites and what days their ads run.  Most sales run from Wednesday to the following Tuesday, any exceptions are listed below. In addition many Spanish Markets run specials on Wednesdays that I do not list on the "Grocery Deals of the Week".  There are other stores that you can price match from, however they do not have online websites.

• Albertsons
• Buylow Supermarket
• Cardenas Market (Ads runs from Thursday to Wednesday)
• El Super
• Food for Less
• Fresh & Easy
• Glaziers Food Market
• La Bonita Supermarket
• Liborio (Ads runs from Thursday to Wednesday)
• Mariana's Markets (Ad runs from Tuesday to Monday)
• Marketon (ad runs from Tuesday to Monday)
• Smart and Final 
• Smiths
• Sunflower Market (Ad runs from Wednesday to Wednesday)
• Vons

More Grocery Stores to Price Match From!!

For my neighborhood we do NOT get these ads in our Tuesday mail. I had no idea some of these store exsisted, so I was very excited to find out they had printable weekly ads! Not all Walmarts will take ads printed off your computer, but I haven't had any problems with them.

Buylow Supermarket

Glazier's Food Market Place

Liborio

Los Compadres (click on "Especiales")

Mariana's Markets

Smart and Final (click on "Store Savings")

These will be added to the price matching list I post weekly. Let me know if there are any other online ads that I am missing!

King Ranch Market Ad - Now Printable

The King Ranch ad is now printable online. Go to their weekly ad page, click on any of the red "view ad" links. Click on "Download Printable AD", and it will open up the ad in Adobe format so that you can print the ad and take it to your local Walmart for price matching. Make sure your printing options are set to "fit to printable area" and (if you have a color printer) print your ad in black and white. Don't waste your color ink!!

You ad should print on 2 pages like this

Here's my closeup

If you don't have Adobe Reader you can get it here for free.

Couponing 101

For those of you interested in couponing, here are some helpful blogs and websites. These are all FREE sites! Please DO NOT sign up for any paying site or subscribe to the newspaper until you have researched this for yourself and want to pay the extra money for someone to tell you what to buy and when to buy it. Remember not to buy anything that you don't use. Even if it's on sale, it's still wasting money if you don't ever use it! One mom paid $85 for multiple subscriptions to the newspaper for 3 months! That would require a LOT of couponing to make up for this cost!

If your grocery bill is high, I would recommend shopping sales (such as the Case Lot sale at Smith's) and price matching at Walmart FIRST. After mastering these, I would try couponing :)
Try just buying a single Sunday paper for a couple of weeks. A lot of the Sunday coupons that come aren't for food items, so keep that in mind. Most of the grocery coupons are found online at Grocery Smarts. These are also FREE to print!

Kira from the Greenway Self-Reliant Sisters says:

"I would like to point out one thing, a lot of the coupons & great deals mentioned on the shop smart in Vegas coupon really aren't always good deals. Sometimes it takes rolling lots of transactions & lots of coupons to get the same kind of deal that I normally go for (ie - 10 cents an ounce on cereal) and sometimes a lot of the things that they are buying aren't things I normally would want to stock up on a ton of in the house (warm delights/brownie mixes, pre-made chex mix, etc.)."

Here is a great article called "How Much Are Your Coupons Costing You". It gives great ideas on how to get coupons, not just from the Sunday paper.

At Coupon Mom she has 3 FREE e-books that you can download to explain that basics of couponing.

Couponing/Frugal Websites

• Living on a Dime
• Like Merchant Ships
• A Thrifty Mom
• Frual Living (About.com)
• Shop Smart in Vegas
• Couponing 101
• Coupon Mom
• Northern Cheapskate

Printable Coupon:

• Grocery Smarts
• Betty Crocker
• Pillsbury

Most coupons can be printed twice. If you have multiple computers, you can print these twice from each computer!! Be smart with your money & good luck!!

Price Matching & Case Lot Sale (SRS Meeting - March 5, 2009)

Price Matching Rules

• Walmart is the only grocery store (currently) that will Price Match.
• You must have your ads with you.
• Walmart will price match grocery ads & Sunday newspaper ads (Best Buy, Walgreens, CVS, Office Max, etc).
• Item must be identical to the sale item in the ad (meaning same brand, size, type, etc).
• Walmart WILL price match Store Brands. For example - Walmart will match Kroger/Smiths bread on sale for Walmarts "Great Value" Bread.
• Walmart will only price match printed (not online) ads.
• Walmart will take manufacturers coupons, but not other stores coupons.
• If a printed ad says (limit 2), then you will only be able to price match 2 of that item. Of course you can always buy 2 more the next day...
• Walmart will not price match "Buy one get one Free" or any other type of BOGO sales.
• Walmart will not price match items that come with an instant rebate/savings, or other such item.
• Walmart will not price match meats and chicken if it comes from the Smiths/Albertsons butcher shop. Well, sometimes (very rarely) they will, but I wouldn't count on it!
• Each Walmart manager sets the limits on which stores they will price match from. Walmarts will NOT price match ads from stores that are MILES away. So don't expect to bring an ad from Utah (to Nevada) and get those prices :)

Price Matching Guidelines

Holly is the queen of price matching. Here she shares her tips on price matching.

• Go when the lines are not busy and without children if possible.
• Shop on the same day and try to go to the same cashier.
• Price match at the end of the order & let the cashier know you will be price matching. Separate them with a bar or a space on the grocery belt.
• Tell the person behind you that you will be price matching. This way they won't get irritated if you take a little longer than normal. (hopefully)
• Many Walmarts are MUCH friendlier at price matching than other Walmarts. Know your stores. The neighborhood Walmart at Stephanie/American Pacific & Warm Springs/Eastern are great to price match at. The Super Walmart is much stricter (and not as friendly).
• Bring your ads & have them ready!! Holly circles the items that she is price matching, so she is able to show the checker quickly if needed.
• Be Organized! On my grocery list I circle the items that I am price matching in green. That way, when the checker asks me what the price of milk is, I can quickly check my list for the correct price. I'm sure Holly doesn't need to do this, she has all prices memorize :)
• Be courteous! Don't demand that an item be price matched. If they say no, you can either buy it at regular price or try again at a different Walmart or another day with a different cashier.
• Know what dates the ads start and end.

Nevada's Grocery Ads run:

• Albertsons, Food 4 Less, Fresh & Easy, Kmart, Smiths & Vons: Wednesday - Tuesday
• Kings Ranch: Tuesday - Monday
• Sunflower Market: Wednesday - Wednesday

Price Matching Prices

Each week I feature our "Grocery Deals of the Week". These are a basic price guideline to follow on things like chicken, ground beef, fruits and vegetables. It is not a complete list of all the good deals that week, although I wish I was grocery savvy enough to do that for you. SO, here are some guidelines for YOU to follow in order to get the best deals with price matching.

• Know your prices. Sometimes the "Everyday Low Price" at Walmart is cheaper than the sale price at other stores.
• Know your price point. Holly will not pay more than .50 for fruit, .08 oz for cereal and $1.50 for boneless skinless chicken breasts & ground beef. My price point is higher than that, so set your price point and watch for your items to hit that price.
• Stock up when the items you regularly use hits it's lowest price. I usually buy 20 lbs of chicken/ground beef when it goes on sale. For dry/canned goods, I will buy as much I think we'll use before it hits the expiration date.
• Sales usually run in a 12 Week Cycle. So about every 12 weeks chicken/meat/etc. will be on sale again. If you can't afford to buy a ton of a sale item, try to buy enough to last you for 12 weeks.
• Seasonal Items. There are certain times of the year that items will hit their lowest price. Thanksgiving - turkey & baking items, August - back to school items, etc. For a more detailed list click here.
• Don't buy something just because it's on sale. At one of the Smiths sales I bought 45 cans of Campbell's Chunky Soup because it was on sale for .66 cents a can. We don't even eat Campbell's soup, so I ended up donating it to the food bank.

The Smith's (grocery store) has a case lot sale twice a year. This usually happens right around General Conference (April and October). The case lot sale has deep discounts on different grocery items when you buy them by the case. When the case lot sale comes out, we will be posting what the great deals are. Sometimes a few of the items on sale are a not a good deal.

CASE LOT SALE GUIDELINES

• Buy what your family will eat.
• Just because an item is featured in the case lot sale, does not mean it is a great price.
• Set extra money aside each month for the case lot sale.
• Be aware of your limits. (example: Limit 2 cases)
• Do not plan on rain checks. Go early and take friends.
  

Grocery Savings Every Week!!

Each Tuesday Night I will be posting the best deals* on groceries for the week.

Wal-Mart will price match (most stores) so you do not need to travel all over town to get these special prices. There are some restrictions so talk to Holly or Lisa about all the details.

Just a note - Los Comprades, Mariana's and Super King Ranch Market ads run from Tuesday to Monday. Sunflower Market runs from Wednesday to Wednesday. Other stores from from Wednesday to Tuesday.

*Disclaimer: I am only able to inform us of great deals on things that I normally buys for my family. There may be other great deals in your ad, so please keep an eye out for great prices on the things that you normally buy.