Missoula “Save It” Club

Check here for all of Erin Turner’s periodic updates and tips on how to save money in Missoula!  And be sure to check ALL of her weekly “Save It” blogs where she addresses topics such as couponing, living a frugal lifestyle, ways to save with menu planning, and more!

SAVE-IT UPDATE  11/15/11

With Christmas approaching, you may be inclined to make a special piece of jewelry for someone on your list!  Check out this link for 40% off at the Crystal Limit (across from CVS).  I love this Missoula store…it has some super cool and unique items plus the owners totally “rock”!  (Sorry for the pun, Seiberts!)

 

SAVE-IT UPDATE  11/4/11

Today is Rosauer’s 13 hour sale for Baking items!  It runs for 7am-8pm today (11/4).  I’m heading out for butter that is $1.79 and brown sugar for $0.99!!  See you there!

 

SAVE-IT UPDATE 11/2/11

We use a lot of Soy Sauce in our house so I always stock up when these coupons come around!  And matched up with Walmart’s price, it makes it a real winner of a deal!

Kikkoman Soy Sauce, 10 oz $1.44, Regular Price
Use $1.00/1 – Kikkoman Product, Any – (smartsource.com)
Final Price: $0.44

Thanks to Hip2Save.com for this match-up!

SAVE-IT UPDATE 10/12/11

Have you heard?  Two days ago the Wallstreet Journal posted an article about the increasing cost of Peanut Butter in the next few weeks.   My husband had heard this last week on National Public Radio, so I ordered a case (6 jars) of it from Amazon.com last week.  After arranging it on my shelf today, I thought I should maybe get another case of it but when I went online to order, it had gone up from $11.75 to $25.05!  Guess I’ll be choosy on how much peanut butter I use in the next few months!  I did hear CVS has peanut butter for $2 and Target has an online coupon for 75 cents off Planters’ Peanut Butter which is priced at $1.99 each.  You may want to hurry and stock up before the end of the week!  Spread the word since many moms depend on peanut butter as a major food group!!

 

SAVE -IT UPDATE 10/11/11

I posted this because I loved the original post introduction which was: “The best part of waking up, is cheap Folgers in your cup!”  Made me smile!

There are a couple of Folgers printable coupons available right now:

$0.35 off Folgers Instant Single Serve Packets

$1.00 off any Folgers Filter Packs Coffee

You can grab the following deal at Walmart:

Buy Folgers Single Serve Packets 7ct $1.00
Use $0.35 off Folgers Instant Single Serve Packets or
Use $0.35/1 Folgers Instant Single Serve Packets, exp. 11/2/11 (RP 10/2/11)
Pay $0.65 after coupon

Thanks, I Heart the Mart!

 

 

SAVE-IT UPDATE 10/8/11

Here is a helpful article about saving money when you are buying Gluten-Free.  I like the reminder that things won’t be as cheap as the non-gluten free counterparts but at least you don’t have to always be paying full price!  Read about it here.

 

SAVE-IT UPDATE 10/7/11

If you want to stock up on Nivea lip balm for winter, here’s a deal not to miss:

Safeway has Nivea lip balm 10/$10 this week.  Use Nivea $3.00/2 coupon from this Sunday’s Redplum insert.  Final price? $1.02 moneymaker!

 

SAVE-IT UPDATE 9/27/11

Where did this month go to?  Sorry for the neglect…guess all that corn I’ve been picking distracted me from sharing some deals with you!  Anyway, here’s a great deal in preparation for the dry winter coming up…my family goes through a lot of lip balm in the winter so I love this deal!  I haven’t verified if our CVS has these specially marked packages yet or not.  Let us know if you find them!

Look for specially marked packages of Carmex Moisture Plus and then submit this rebate form.   This is a CVS rebate   This offer is good until 12/11 but you’ll want to start looking now.  Even if you can’t find specially marked packages yet, you many want to print the rebate form as they can disappear at anytime!

Thanks to Passion for Savings for the heads up on this deal!

 

 

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Erin Eisenman-Turner is proud to be a native Missoulian.  Along with her husband and three sons, they raise chickens, pigs, rabbits, and vegetables at Turner Family Farms in the Orchard Homes area. When the farm chores are done, the coupons clipped and the blog written, you can find Erin exploring Montana, collecting antiques and trying to maintain a well-run, happy and organized home for her family.

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3 Responses to “How to Score with Albertson’s Double Coupons”

  1. robinkaye says:

    i miss albertsons. having been raised in Boise & a graduate of College of Idaho (then changed to Albertson College of Idaho and then back to College of Idaho), i appreciate what Joe & Kathryn Albertson wanted their business to do for working families. Glad the company still has a heart and compassion for the working families trying to put food on teh table. there are no double coupons near me so I take advantage of the store brands or local two day sale….which are just as good of deals. 50% off all kellog cereal last week w/ my coupons….I scored good healthy snacks.

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  2. Ashley says:

    Does anybody know which stores in Missoula take multiple coupons. I read in one of the blogs that Albertsons only does 3 coupons per transaction. So do any of the stores take like 100 coupons at a time like they do on Extreme Couponing?

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    • Erin Turner says:

      Ashley,

      What I was referring to in the blog about Albertsons is they only take 3 DOUBLE coupons plus 3 Manufacturer coupons when they offer those specials. Now most stores will accept how ever many coupons you offer them. Just a heads up about Walgreens though, they will only accept as many coupons as items. But most stores like Safeway, Albertsons, Target, etc will accept an abundance of coupons. At Walmart, they need to call the manager if you have over 50 coupons, I believe. If you have 50 + coupons, I would highly suggest letting the checker know beforehand so she can either call a manager and/or close down her line so she can just focus on your transaction. Thanks for your inquiry!!

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