Great Deals, Tips for Grocery Shopping

Before going in to the great deals at this week, here are some pointers for you who are new to using coupons and some reminders for those of you who have been doing it forever. 

Publix offers buy one, get one free items each week. Shoppers do not have to buy two of the items. If just one is purchased, the price will be half off. Shoppers can and should use two coupons if they are buying two items, even if it is a part of this sale. 

If you print coupons, use your back button and print the coupon twice. Rarely are you allowed to do it more than two times per computer. 

If you see an item that you use a lot of and want to stock up on it but need more coupons, there are ways to get them. There are coupon service website that you can use as well as eBay. Just be sure to find one that is local so you get the coupons before the sale ends. 

Buy what you need and can reasonable use. If you can get a bunch of free items, that's great. Share them. Donate them. If you have 200 tubes of toothpaste in your basement that have an expiration date of 2012, they will go to waste. This makes for fascinating TV, but in real life, its excessive. 

Just because a store advertises that an item is on sale does not mean it is a good price. Part of saving money at the market is knowing what the good prices are for items. Patch does this work for you. We go through all of the sale ads and look at many websites and compare prices to keep track of the good deals worthy of stocking up on. These stock up worthy items are the ones we list on Patch. 

Watch for manager specials on meat and refrigerated items. Often these are just a few days from expiring and marked half off. As long as you use or freeze it by the date, the food is fine, just costs less. 

When you see a coupon online that you can print but are not ready to use it yet, print it anyway. These internet coupons come and go quickly and we have no idea when they will change or get pulled. You are better off printing it now than missing it next week when you try to find it and see it is gone. 

Buy a newspaper every Sunday. If you can get to the store early on Sunday, you may be able to get a double newspaper. These specially marked papers have two sets of coupons in them but the price is just for one newspaper. Keep the newspaper inserts with the date of the newspaper written on the outside cover. When you read Patch, you will see the dates of where the coupons you need are located and it will take you just a moment to locate the exact coupon you need. 

Come back to Patch and tell us how much you saved by using coupons and sales. We would love to hear from you. 

Here are the best deals at from Thursday until Wednesday. 

Hunt’s 100 percent Natural Tomatoes are buy one, get one free at $1.27. 

Hunt’s Tomato Sauce is on sale for five for $2.

Nabisco Toasted Chips are buy one, get one free at $3.39. Use the coupon from the newspaper on Aug. 7 and save 75 cents off of two. This makes them $1.32 each. 

Barilla Pasta in select varieties is buy one, get one free at $1.23. There were coupons for it in the newspaper on June 26 for additional savings depending on the variety that you choose.. 

Betty Crocker Supermoist Cake is buy one, get one free at $1.93. There was a coupon in the newspaper on Aug. 7 for an additional 75 cents off cake  and frosting. 

 Emerald Dry Roasted Peanuts are buy one, get one free at $3.59. Print a coupon here for an extra $1.50 off of two. This allows shoppers to buy two for $2.09. 

Luzianne Tea Bags are buy one, get one free at $2.29.

Luzianne Decaffeinated Tea Bags are buy one, get one free at $3.69.

Mentos Gum is buy one, get one free at $3.29. There was a coupon in the newspaper for $1 off on July 10. This makes them $1.46 each.

Pepperidge Farm Baked Naturals are buy one, get one free at $3.49.  use the coupons from the newspaper on June 12 to save an extra $1 off of each one.  This makes them about 75 cents each.

 Materne GoGo Squeez Applesauce on the Go is buy one, get one free at $2.49. Print a coupon here for 75 cents off.  This makes them around 50 cents a piece.

Silk Soymilk is two for $5. there were cupons in the newspaper on July 10 and July 24 for extra savings. 

Dannon Activia Yogurt, sold in the four-packs, are $2 each. There is a Target printable coupon that you can use to save an extra $1 off each pack. 

Nestle Coffee-Mate Non-Dairy Coffee Creamer is three for $5. There were coupons in the newspaper on July 14 as well as July 31 and there is a Target printable coupon that you can use as well. 

Edward’s Singles Pie Slices are buy one, get one free at $2.95. Print coupons here for $1 off of each one. This allows shoppers to buy two for 95 cents total. 

9Lives Cat Food is buy one, get one free at $4.29. Use the $1 off of one coupon from the July 10 newspaper and get each one for $1.29. 

Purina Beggin’ Strips Dog Snacks are buy one, get one free at $5.29. There were various coupons in the newspaper on June 26 and July 24. 

Degree Anti-Perspirant & Deodorant is buy one, get one free at $2.07. There were coupons in the newspaper on July 31 and a printable coupon here  that will make each one less than 30 cents.

Resolve Spray’N Wash Laundry Stain Remover is buy one, get one free at $2.99. There is a $2 off two coupon in the yellow Publix flyer inside the store called Back To School. There are  coupons from the newspaper on July 17 or Aug. 14. You can also print a coupon here  for an additional $1 off of each one.