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Free Groceries, Intro to Coupon Use

Here are the best deals at local grocery and pharmacy stores this week.

Saving money on groceries is the easiest place to cut back on the family budget. Taking just a few minutes before you head out to the market each week to plan and grab coupons will save you a lot of money. Simply save your coupon inserts from the newspaper each Sunday with the date written in the outside and come back to Patch before you shop to hear about the best deals at local stores. Not all of the sale items are listed. Patch knows that just because an item is on sale does not make it a good deal. We go through all of the local ads and search several bargain and coupon using websites to make sure we are telling you about the best bargains available each week. Using coupons and saving money is worth the time to save 50 percent of more every week n groceries. 

Shoppers who wish to get more of the items that use the most at a discounted price have options to get more coupons. There are coupon cutting services that will mail you the coupons that you want more of for a small fee. Ebay is also an option. Just be sure that you order coupons from people who are local and have a high rating. It would not be a good thing to order the coupons for a sale this week but not get your coupons until after the sale had ended. 

is still having their Mega Sale. When you buy 10 participating items, you will get $5 off of your total bill. Be sure to buy these mix and match products in multiples of 10 for maximum savings. All of the prices below are assuming that you will take advantage of this deal. Here are the best items that I see that are on sale at Kroger this week. These are the items worth buying extra of this week because they are at rock-bottom prices. 

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General Mills cereals, in select varieties are on sale at various prices depending on the cereal you choose. Combine the sale with coupons found in the newspaper on Aug. 28 or Sept. 11 or use the printable coupons found here or here

Pillsbury Frosting is 89 cents this week without coupons. 

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Mahatma Rice is on sale for $1.09. Use the coupon from the September 11 newspaper and pay 9 cents for it. 

Kraft Easy Mac and Velveeta Shells and cheese are a part of the mega Sale so when you have 10 participating items, your final price on these will be 49 cents each. 

Yoplait Yogurt will be 49 cents each for the four packs when you use the coupons from the newspaper on Sept. 11. 

Jamba Juice smoothies are on sale for $1.49 as part of the buy 10 deal. Use the coupon from the Sept. 11 newspaper and pay 74 cents for each bag. 

Carolina Pride items are buy one, get one free. This is already half off. Add the coupons from the Sept. 11 newspaper for even more savings. 

Milk Bone dog treats are a part of the Mega sale and qualify for a discount when you buy 10 participating items. Save more by using the coupon from the Aug. 14 newspaper.

Disney Vitamins are buy one, get one free. Use the coupons from the newspaper on Aug. 7 Aug. 28 or the printable one here for extra savings.

Brut Deodorant is on sale for $1. Use the $1 off coupon from the Aug. 14 newspaper and it is free. 

The best bargains at Target this week include the following deals. 

Pediasure Sidekicks are $4.99 right now. Use the coupons from the newspaper on June 19, July 24, Aug. 7 or Sept. 18 for additional savings. 

Balance Bars are around $1. Use the coupon from the newspaper on Sept. 18 for get an additional 55 cents off. 

Walmart has some items that are worth picking up this week. 

Febreeze Noticeables Warmers are $2.97 each. Use the $3 off coupon from the Aug. 28 newspaper and get it for free, plus a profit. 

Dawn Dish Soap will be 47 cents after the coupon from the Aug. 28 newspaper insert.

The free items are include the following items.

Gold Emblem candies are on sale for 99 cents. Shoppers will get 99 cents back in Extra Care Bucks when they buy it, making it free. Even if you are not a candy corn eater, pick these up. Pour them in a tall glass container with a candle and it makes a cute decoration for the fall season. 

Prevacid is free at CVS after you use the $4 off coupon and the mail in rebate found in the Sept. 18 newspaper.

The free items at include the following products.

Revlon cosmetics are 40 percent off. Shoppers will get $3 back in Register Rewards when they buy $10 worth of products. Combine this with the coupons from the Sept. 18 newspaper and shoppers should be able to get free make up.

Hyland's Cold And Cough is $4.99. Shoppers will get $4.99 back in Register Rewards good off of their next purchase of anything at Walgreens when they buy it, making this product free. 

Prevacid is also free here after the coupon and rebate form found in the Sept. 18 newspaper. 

Get a great deal on Trident gum when you combine the Walgreens store coupon with the newspaper coupon from Sept. 18. 

Aussie or Herbal Essence products are on sale and when you buy two, you get $2 in Register Rewards good off of your next purchase at Walgreens. Combine this with the coupons from Aug. 7 or Aug. 28 for a great deal on hair products.

If you are looking for the best deals at Publix this week, see this . Their sale run Thursday through Wednesday.

Special thanks to Refundcents, Couponmom and AFullCup.

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