Top 10 Deals of the Week

This is a long, rambling post, not just a Top 10 Deals list. I'm trying to better explain this to those of you who haven't done this before. Read and post questions if you have any! I saved about $50 last week because of Price Matching!!! You can REALLLLLY save money doing this!

Okay, as I've said before, these are PRICE Matching deals. If you haven't price matched before, here's how it works. First, you need a Sunday paper. That's where you're going to get your sale bills and coupons! I don't like to go to several different stores. I like to go to Wal-Mart. Most of their prices are MUCH cheaper than EVERYONE else, other than Aldi. I don't really like to shop at Aldi's, because I don't like to use a lot of generic cooking supplies. However, I don't think the Wal-Mart brand is bad at all. Wal-Mart's policy is that they will match any competitior's ad. They will not honor percentage discounts and will not honor buy one get one deals. So, if Meijer has 40% off of something or a Buy 3 boxes of cereal, get a FREE milk, they WILL NOT honor it. However, if milk is $2 at Meijer's and it's $3.50 at Wal-Mart, you have to tell the cashier that milk is $2 at Meijer's and they give it to you for $2. At a lot of Wal-Marts you have to bring your flyers. You DO NOT have to bring flyers to Savoy Wal-Mart, which is the ONLY Wal-Mart I shop at. In general, their checkers are nicer and I know the store like the back of my hand, which makes my trips much easier. They also keep the sale bills in their registers for your reference if you need them!

If you are interested in some great coupon deals, read the post before this one called "Price Matching". My friend Alicia posted some AWESOME Tips for using coupons. I am very excited to use my coupons tomorrow and see how much I can save!!!

The best price matching deals are at the first of the month. For example, the Dollar Store does a flyer at the first of the month, but not throughout the month. Also, County Market doesn't put a flyer in my paper, but you can go to www.countymarket.com and see their flyer.

So, here are my Top 10 Price Matching Deals of the Week!!! (There are more than 10, but it's my list so I can do it :)

1. Milk is $2 at Meijer's.
2. Red or Green seedless grapes are $1.18/lb at Meijer's.
3. Tony's Pizzas are 10 for $10 at County Market
4. Green Giant Steemers are 10 for $10 at County Market
5. Totino's Pizza Rolls are 10 for $10 at County Market
6. Hamburger Helper and Chicken Helper are 10 for $10 at County Market (I have enough stocked up from last time :) But, it's an great deal!
7. Iceburg Lettuce heads are $0.88 at County Market.
8. 5 Lb. Bag of red potatoes is $1.50 at County Market.
9. Nabisco Snack Sacks (up to 8oz) are 10 for $10 at County Market.
10. Betty Crocker Potatoes (Scalloped or AuGratin) are 10 for $10 at County Market.
11. Valentine's stuff is 40% off at Hobby Lobby. They have candy, treat sacks, cards, etc. Hobby Lobby's flyer is not in with the other flyers, it's at the bottom of one of the pages of the paper.
12. Chocolate Milk is $1.50 for a half gallon at Meijer's.
13. Lubriderm Lotion (16 oz) is $6.49 at Meijer's. This is about $8.50 at Wal-Mart, so if you use this, that's a pretty good savings.
14. Oreos, Double Stuff Oreos, Large Triscuits or Wheat Thins (12-16 oz) are $2.69 at Meijer's.
15. Pepsi 2 Liters are $1.25 at Meijer's.
16. Ruffles are $2.19 at Meijer's (up to 10 oz)
17. Post Cereal is $1.69 at Meijer's (see ad for sizes)
18. Kellog's 10 Ct. Fruit Snacks or Fruit Yogos are 3 for $5 at Meijer's.
19. Lay's chips are $2.50 at Target (11 oz)


The 10 for $10 items are MIX AND MATCH this week. That means you can tell them they are $1 each as long as you have 10 of them. Sometimes, they don't make you have 10, but if this is your first time doing it and you don't know the checker, I would play by the rules and get 10 of them, mix or match.

The County Market flyers is TOO GOOD this week for you to not go to their site and read it. There are LOTS of other things listed on the flyer, these were just a few of the things I would use! Valentine's Candy is listed at the bottom of pg 3 on the flyer with some pretty good prices! www.countymarket.com

Part of the trick of Price Matching is knowing your prices in your Wal-Mart. For example, County Market has Imperial butter sticks on sale 10 for $10, which sounds good, but they are regularly $0.67 at Wal-Mart, which would be 10 for $6.70. Don't take the County Market deal. However, if you prefer Country Crock sticks, the 10 for $10 deal is a good one!!! They also have Weight Watchers yogurt at 10 for $6 and that's more than Wal-Mart. It's usually $0.50 there!

Sale bills like CVS and Walgreen's are great for beauty product price matching. However, keep in mind that they don't honor percentage discounts. Also, a lot of the CVS or Walgreen's prices are "with coupon" and Wal-Mart doesn't accept competitor's coupons.

Last, but not least, don't be suprised if you go to Wal-Mart and some of their things are marked down! Lots of times, if Meijer's having a big sale, Wal-Mart will mark their items down $0.10 cheaper than Meijer and you won't have to price match. Keep your eyes open, that's the best thing.

GOOD LUCK and let me know about your successes!!!!!