Giant Food and Stop & Shop run very similar adds. Please check your circular to compare prices in your local area. Giant doubles coupons everyday up to .99¢. For B1G1 free items at Giant you must buy both items to get the discount. The deals below are based on a Giant ad in Central Virginia.

There are FOUR Dollar Doubler Coupons in the Central Virginia ad this week! That means that a $1 coupon will become $2. Minimum $15 purchase required.

Produce

White Seedless Grapes, $0.99/lb.

Watermelon, $3.88

Dole Coleslaw Kite, $1.50

Dole Iceberg Salad, $1.29

Eggplant, $0.99/lb.

Zucchini, $0.99/lb.

Plum Tomatoes, $0.99/lb.

Meat

Hormel Natural Choice Lunchmeat, $2.50
$0.55/1 Hormel Natural Choice Deli Sandwich Meat, exp. 9-27-10 (SS 08/01/10)
$1.40 ea. after double coupon

Porterhouse or T-Bone Steak, $4.99/lb.

Whole Chicken, $0.99/lb.

B1G1 Free Nathan’s Franks

Snow Crab Clusters, $4.99/lb.

Country Style Pork Ribs, $1.69/lb.

Grocery

Skippy Peanut Butter (15-16.3 oz.), $1
$0.40/1 Skippy Peanut Butter, exp. 8-29-10 (RP 08/01/10)
$0.20 ea. after double coupon

Cap ‘n Crunch Cereal, $2.50
$0.50/1 Cap’n Crunch Cereal, exp. 10-31-10 (RP 05/16/10)
$1.50 ea. after double coupon

B2G1 Free General Mills Cereal
$1/1 Wheaties Fuel Cereal printable
$0.55/1 Cheerios Cereal, Original printable
$0.75/1 Kix Cereal, Berry Berry Kix or Honey Kix printable
$0.55/1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal printable
$0.50/1 Cheerios, Original Yellow Box, exp. 8-7-10 (SS 06/27/10)
** More General Mills Cereal Coupons
Final price varies

Wish-bone Salad Dressing, $2
$1.50/2 Wishbone or Wishbone Western Dressing, exp. 8-29-10 (RP 08/01/10)
$1.25 ea. wyb 2 after coupon

Ragu Pasta Sauce, $1.67
$0.75/2 Ragu Pasta Sauces, exp. 8-29-10 (RP 08/01/10)
$0.92 ea. wyb 2 after double coupon

Nature Valley Chewy or Crunchy Granola Bars
– Save $4 wyb 4
$0.75/2 Nature Valley Granola Bars printable
$0.40/1 Nature Valley Granola Bars printable
Final price varies

**Save $10 off your next shopping order wyb 10 participating Kellogg’s items in one transaction.**

Kellogg’s Cereal, $2.50
– Frosted Mini Wheats, Raisin Bran Extra and Select Special K
$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Cereal printable
$1/2 Select Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereals printable
$1/2 Kellogg’s Special K Cereals, exp. 9-5-10 (RP 07/25/10)
$1/2 Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats Cereal, exp. 8-22-10 (RP 07/11/10)
$2 ea. wyb 2 after coupon wyb 2

Kellogg’s Cereal, $2
– Froot Loops, Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, Corn Flakes
$1/2 Select Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereals printable
$1/2 Select Kellogg’s Raisin Bran Cereals, exp. 9-19-10 (RP 07/25/10)
$1/3 Kellogg’s Cereals, exp. 9-12-10 (RP 08/01/10)
$1.50 ea. wyb 2 after coupon

Kellogg’s Pop Tarts (12 ct.), $3
$1/2 Kellogg’s Pop Tarts, exp. 8-8-10 (RP 06/13/10)
$2.50 ea. wyb 2 after coupon

Eggo Waffles, $2
$1/2 Kellogg’s Eggo or Cinnabon Frozen Item, exp. 9-19 (RP 7/25/10)
$1/2 Kellogg’s Eggo Frozen Product, exp. 8-15-10 (RP 06/20/10)
$1.50 ea. wyb 2 after coupon

Nutri-Grain Bars, $3
$0.75/1 Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars, exp. 9-5-10 (SS 07/11/10)
$1.50 ea. after double coupon

Kellogg’s Cinnabon or Fiber Plus Granola Bars, $2.50

Keebler Crackers, $2.50
– Right Bites, Toasteds, Wheatables, Special K Crackers

**Buy 3 Kashi items in one transaction and $3 off your next shopping order.**

Kashi TLC Bars, $2.99
$1.50/2 Kashi TLC Bars printable
$2.24 ea. wyb 2 after coupon

Kashi Pizza, $5.49
$0.75/1 Kashi All Natural Frozen Entree or Pizza printable
$0.75/1 Kashi Frozen Entree or Pizza, exp. 8-31 (ALL YOU June ‘10)
$3.99 ea. after double coupon

Kashi GoLean Bars, $1

There are several other Kashi items included. See circular.

Frozen

Smart Ones Entrees, $1.25 (must buy 8)
$3/10 Weight Watchers Smart Ones Product printable
$3/6 Select Smart Ones Frozen Products, exp. 7-31-10 (ALL YOU June)
As low as $0.87 ea. wyb 8 after coupon

Freschetta Pizza, $5.99
$1/1 Freschetta Pizza printable
$4.99 ea. after coupon

Haagen-Dazs, Edy’s or Skinny Cow Single Cups, $1
$1/3 Edy’s, Skinny Cow or Haagen-Dazs, exp. 8-31 (ALL YOU July ‘10)
$0.67 ea. wyb 3 after coupon

Refrigerated

Breyers Disney Yogurt (6 pk.), $2.50
$0.50/1 Breyers Swirled Lowfat Yogurt Disney Multipack, exp. 10-24-10 (SS 5/23 or 08/01/10)
$1.50 ea. after double coupon

Beverage

Tropicana or Trop 50 Orange Juice, $2.50
$0.50/1 Tropicana Trop 50, exp. 8-20-10 (RP 06/06/10)
$1.50 ea. after double coupon

Turkey Hill Chilled Drinks, $1.67
$1/2 Select Turkey Hill Drinks, exp. 9-13-10 (RP 06/13/10)
$1.17 ea. wyb 2 after coupon

Chock Full o’Nuts Coffee, $2.50
$0.75/1 Chock Full O’Nuts, exp. 8-31-10 (SS 06/27/10)
$1 ea. after double coupon

New England Coffee, $4.99
$0.50/1 New England Coffee printable (regional)
$3.99 ea. after double coupon

Pepsi Product (12 pk.), $2.40
– Must buy 5, 1 must be Diet

Household

Lysol All Purpose Cleaner, $2
$0.50/1 Lysol All Purpose Cleaner Trigger printable
$1 ea. after double coupon

Health & Beauty

Pantene Hair Care, $3.50
– Get $2 OYNO wyb 2 catalina
$1/1 Pantene Hairspray, Styler or Treatment, exp. 8-31-10 (P&G 08/01/10)
$1/1 Pantene Styler, Treatment or Hairspray, exp. 7-31 (P&G 07/04/10)
$1/2 Pantene Product, exp. 7-31-10 (Parade 06/27/10)
$2/1 Select Pantene Products, exp. 7-31-10 (Parade 06/27/10)
As low as $1.50 ea. after coupon

Other Deals

Save $5 instantly wyb $25 of participating Proctor & Gamble items in one transaction. See ad for items. A new P&G coupon insert will be in this Sunday’s paper!

Madame Deals is a proud contributor to the Grocery Gathering at BeCentsable.

Some Winn Dixie stores require that you buy both buy one, get one free items to get the discount. Check with your store regarding their policy. Thanks to My Baton Rouge Mommy for the following deals. For the full list of deals, go HERE.

Smart Ones desserts 5/$10
Printable Coupon save $3.00/10
Final Price, $1.70 each

Select General Mill cereals 2/$4.00
Printable Coupons save $0.55/1 and $1.00/2
Final Price, $1.45 or $1.50

B1G1 Free Ritz Crackerfuls $3.99
(06/06 SS) save $1.00/1 (regional)
Look for tearpad coupons save $1.00/1
Final Price, $1.00 each

B1G1 Free Fillippo Berio olive oil $7.99
Printable Coupon save $1.00 (use 2)
Final Price, $3.00 each

*Special P&G Offer*
Get $4 Instantly wyb $25 worth participating P&G products (in one transaction – with your reward card) *note* most current coupons expire on 07/31/10 but there will be another P&G insert in this Sunday’s paper so look for coupons

There is a new mail in rebate that will pair great with the back to school deals! Buy $20 in 3M Permanent Labels or Post-It Removable Labels and get $10 back. Offer expires 12/31/10.

Thanks Spend Less & Save More!

Bath & Body Works is offering 20% off entire purchase! Use coupon code 20FS40 at checkout. Plus if you spend $40 or more you will get FREE shipping!

Bath & Body Works has a few items on sale this week:

Hand Soap is 5 for $15 or 7 for $20

Handibac Spray, Lotion or Foam- B1G1 Free

Signature Body Collection- B2G1 Free or B3G2 Free

The Albertsons Deals vary by region. Below you will find the California & Southwest Albertson’s deals. Thanks to Tia’s Saving Cents and Saving for Someday.

California Albertsons

Limes 10/$1

Red Bell Peppers 2/$1

Chicken Breasts boneless skinless $1.99 lb

Tilapia or Swai Fillets $2.99 lb

Guerrero Riquisimas Flour Tortillas 10-ct. $1.49

Pepsi, Diet Pepsi or Lipton Tea 2 ltr bottle or 1.5 ltr tea bottle 10/$10

Sara Lee Bagels 20-22oz $1.99

Albertsons Ice Cream $2.50

Prego Pasta Sauce 23.5-24oz 99¢ Limit 2 Total
-$1/2 Printable coupon
Price after coupon= 49¢

Lean Cuisine Entrée frozen 5-11.5oz 3/$5
-$1/5 Lean Cuisine SS 05/02
Price after coupon= $1.47 each

Eggo Waffles $2.00
-$1/2 Eggo RP 7/25
Price after coupon= $1.50 each

Snyders Pretzels $2.50
-$1/1 Snyders SS 6/27
Price after coupon= $1.50

General Mills products $1.88 each
PLUS GET (2) FREE One Night Redbox Movie Rentals WYB any (4) participating General Mills products.
**Coupon with code will print at register at time of purchase. All products must be purchased in 1 transaction with your Preferred Savings Card. 2 free rentals per transaction.

Fiber One Bars
-$1/2 Fiber One Bars SS 7/18
-.50/2 Fiber One Bars SS 7/18
Price after coupon= as low as $1.38 each

Honey Nut Cheerios
-$1/2 GM Cereals SS 7/11
Price after coupon= as low as $1.38 each

Trix
-$1/2 GM Cereals SS 7/11
Price after coupon= as low as $1.38 each

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
-$.50/2 Printable coupon
Price after coupon= as low as $1.68 each

For more California Albertsons deals go HERE.

Southwest Albertsons

Blueberries, 18 oz jumbo pack $1.88 ea

Herdez Salsa, 16 oz $2.00 ea
Extra Promo: Buy 2 Get 2 Mi Ranchito Tortilla Chips (9 oz) FREE!
Limit 1 reward per transaction
2 for $4.00 + FREE chips

Smuckers Strawberry Jam, 32 oz $2.99 ea
Extra Promo: Buy 1 Get 1 Jiff Peanut Butter & 1 Albertsons Sandwich Bread FREE!
Limit 1 reward per transaction.
$1/3 Smuckers Jam, Jelly, Preserves or Fruit Spread products, any RP-5/23
$2.66 + FREE peanut butter and bread

$10 instantly wyb $40 of participating P&G products
Prices listed are BEFORE/AFTER discount is applied
Use the BEFORE price to get to $40.
Offer comes out to a 25% discount on each item
No rain checks.
All products may not be available in all stores

Old Spice Deodorant, 2.6-3.25 oz $1.99/$1.49
$1/1 Old Spice Products, any 1.7 oz or larger EXPIRES 7-31-10) PG-7/4
$0.49

Secret Deodorant, 2.6-3.25 oz $1.99/$1.49
$0.75/1 Secret Deodorant (excludes trial size) EXPIRES 7-31-10 PG-7/4
$0.74

For more Southwest Albertsons deals go HERE.

Over the last few weeks we have been working on encouraging our kids to take part in a summer reading program. I have loved hearing all of your tips for getting your kids involved in reading!

Showing kids that reading can be fun is one of the many challenges of parenting – especially during the summer, when school is out and kids want to play. VTech, creator of the V.Reader e-book for kids, asked TheMotherhood.com, an online community of moms, to provide their ultimate tip list for encouraging kids to read. Moms came through with hundreds of suggestions, and here are the top ten:

• Integrate Reading into Real Life: Show children that reading can be both practical and fun. Try reading recipes and creating goodies together, or read a story and then re-enact a favorite scene for other family members, complete with props and basic sets.
• Ask Your Pet to Lend an Ear: Encourage your children to read aloud to the family dog or a favorite stuffed animal. Your youngsters will get to practice their reading, and pets make great listeners!
• Create an Intimate Space: Make reading exciting with indoor “campouts.” Use sheets and chairs to help your kids make tents, pile blankets and pillows inside, and bring snacks and a stack of books. Reading with a flashlight will add novelty to the activity.
• Reward Reading Comprehension: Set aside one night each week for a “quiz night,” when you can read to your kids and give them rewards, such as money to set aside for more books, for answering comprehension questions correctly.
• Throw a Book Party: Make reading a social activity. Invite a few of your child’s friends to your house and ask them to bring a favorite book. Provide snacks and games that incorporate reading.
• Get Involved Locally: Check area libraries, bookstores and even bank branches. They will often host story hours or summer reading programs for kids, offering incentives for reading a certain number of books.
• Think Outside the Box – or Book: You don’t need to use books alone to encourage kids to read. Ask your child to read things like street signs and menus when you are out and about, or put closed captioning on the TV so he can see as well as hear the words of his favorite shows.
• Give Them a Choice: Set aside an hour or two of quiet time during the day, and tell your kids they can either read or take a nap during that period. Letting them choose to read will remind them that they can choose reading at other times, too.
• Write Stories Together: Reading and writing go hand in hand. Write stories with your kids one word at a time – you write one word, they read it and write one word of their own – until you have a story you created together.
• Play to Their Interests: Let your kids read about subjects they already enjoy. From Pokemon to ponies, if they are fascinated by a topic, they will love reading about it.

One of the contributers that provided a tip above will win the Grand Prize of a V.Reader and three storybook cartridges. I want to thank all of my readers who participated by providing a reading tip! Unfortunately, none of the tips provided were picked for the Ultimate List- although I see that similar tips were mentioned.

Lastly, Mason and I shot a quick video demonstrating the V.Reader for you!

Whole Foods deals vary per region. There are store coupons located in the Whole Deal in stores or available to print online. Some locations allow you to stack a manufacturers coupon with a store coupon. The following deals are based on the Central Virginia ad.

Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs, $2.99/lb.

Bone-In Pork Loin Chops, $4.99/lb.

Organic Green Grapes, $1.99/lb.

Annie’s Homegrown Macaroni  & Cheese, $1.33

Kids Essential Multi-Vitamin (90 ct.), $6.59

Nature’s Path Organic Granola Bars, $3
$1.50/2 Nature’s Path Bars printable
$2.25 ea.  wyb 2 after coupon

EnviroKids Organic Crispy Bars, $3
$1.50/2 EnviroKids printable
$2.25 ea.  wyb 2 after coupon

Friday Deal of the Day

Coho Wild Caught Salmon Filets, $9.99/lb. (reg. price $16.99/lb.)

Aldi is a unique store that offers low prices on produce, grocery items and household goods. They do not accept coupons. You will have to pay $0.25 for a cart, but it will be returned when you return the cart! You will also want to bring your own grocery bags as Aldi will charge you to use their bags. The Special Purchases start on various days around the country. Find out more about your Aldi HERE.

Special Purchases

Blue Motion Boys’ or Girls’ Socks, $3.99
Blue Motion Girls’ Two-Pack Camis, $5.99
School Memories or School Years Books, $3.49
Reference or Reading Workbooks, $3.49
Sharp Scientific Calculators, $6.99
Sea Queen Sea Scallops, $6.99
Old Bay Seasoning, $2.99
Lunch Mate Tub Lunchmeat Refills, $2.29
Savoritz Crackers, $1.49
Friendly Farms Rice or Tapioca Pudding, $1.99
Sundae Shoppe Mini Ice Cream Squares, $1.99

Better Oats is offering a coupon for a FREE box of Better Oats Oatmeal. Just fill out the short form and they will mail you a coupon! This offer may not last long, so request now!

The best way to save money at the grocery store is to be knowledgable in what a good price is. If you know what a good price is, you will know when to stock-up. Remember that just because the sign says sale, does not not mean that it is a good price. If you are just joining us, I have posted the good buy prices for Meat, Dairy and Beverage items and pantry items. When I get all of the prices gathered, I will make a master list for you all!

Produce prices vary by region and season. One of the best ways to save money on produce is to buy items in season. For example, summer brings great prices on zucchini, tomatoes, peaches and watermelon and spring is a great time to buy asparagus and strawberries. Of course growing your own vegetables is a great way to save money as well!

I will give you some base prices to look for for fruits and vegetables. Remember that these prices will vary depending on the time of year that you are buying.

“Buy price” for Produce items: Prices below are in season prices without coupons. Produce coupons are rare- so if you see them, grab them!

• Seedless Grapes, $0.99-$1.99/lb.
• Peaches, $0.99/lb.
• Whole Watermelon, $2.99
• Strawberries (16 oz), $2
• Blueberries, blackberries, raspberries (6 oz.), $2
• Lemon, $0.25
• Apples, $1/lb.
• Mango, $0.33
• Cantaloupe, $2
• Pineapple, $2.50
• Bananas, $0.47/lb.
• Avocado, $0.88 (varies greatly by region)
• Tomatoes, $0.99-$1.99/lb.
• Corn, $0.17
• Baby carrots (16 oz.), $1
• Bagged lettuce, $2
• Cucumbers, $0.67
• Yellow squash or zucchini, $0.99/lb.
• Eggplant, $0.99/lb.
• Green Beans, $0.99/lb.
• Asparagus, $1.99/lb.
• Potatoes (5 lb.), $2.50

So how do I save the most on buying produce? I only buy what is on sale that week and plan my menu accordingly. The boys eat whatever fruit is at the rock bottom price for the week. I also have a garden and preserve fruits and vegetables for the winter.

What did I miss? I would love to hear your buy price for produce items!

If you are a blogger, write a post about your idea for making dollars out of change. It can be on any topic as long as it has to do with saving money. Please link directly to your post and not your homepage.

If you do not have a blog, we still welcome and encourage your participation! Please leave your thoughts in the in a comment below!

This post is linked at My Coupon Teacher.

Walmart prices vary by region. These coupon matchups should serve as a guide although the prices may vary in your area. Thanks to Passion for Savings for these deals. For the full list of deals, go HERE.

Chef Boyardee, $0.92
$1.50/4 Select ConAgra Products printable
$0.54 ea. wyb 4 after coupon!

Taco Bell Salsa, $1.54
$0.75/2 Taco Bell Home Originals printable
$1.16 ea. after coupon!

Taco Bell Seasoning, $0.56
$0.75/2 Taco Bell Home Originals printable
$0.18 ea. after coupon!

Sobe Lifewater, $1
B1G1 SoBe Product printable
$0.50 ea. wyb 2 after coupon!

Soft Soap Hand Soap, $0.98
$0.35/1 Softsoap Liquid Hand Soap, exp. 8-14-10 (SS 07/25/10)
$0.63 ea. after coupon!

Speed Stick Deodorant, $0.98
$0.50/1 Speed Stick or Lady Speed Stick, exp. 8-14-10 (SS 07/25/10)
$0.48 ea. after coupon!

Right Guard Deodorant, $2.50
B1G1 Right Guard or Dry Idea, exp. 8-31-10 (RP 07/25/10)
$3/2 Right Guard Total Defense 5 printable
$1.50/1 Right Guard Total Defense 5 Deodorant printable
$0.50 ea. after stacked coupons!

This week at Kroger the Proctor & Gamble Mega Event is occurring. Buy four participating Proctor & Gamble items in one transaction and $4 will be automatically deducted from your total. There are several unadvertised participating items that will result in great deals after coupons!

Febreze Set & Refresh, $1.50 (After instant savings)
$1/1 Febreze Set & Refresh (Kroger eCoupons)
$0.50 ea. after eCoupon wyb 3 other participating items!

Febreze Aircare $1.50 (After instant savings)
$1/1 Febreze Air Effects (Kroger eCoupons)
$0.50 ea. after eCoupon wyb 3 other participating items!

Secret Sheer Minerals Deodorant, $2.50 (After instant savings)
$2/1 Secret Sheer Mineral, exp. 7-31-10 (P&G 06/06/10)
$10 MIR Olay, Venus, Covergirl, Secret or Pantene Products printable
$.50 ea. after coupon wyb 3 other participating items!

Staples had released a new printable coupon for 15% off your entire purchase! If you are only buying one item, there is a 20% off one item coupon too. Make sure to look over the list of Back to School deals for this week at Staples. The coupon expires 7/31/10.