Head's Up: Meijer Deal 12/15 and 12/16

Meijer is havnig a 2 day sale 12/15 - 12/16. I got an ad in my mail today (it was stuck in the middle of the junk ads with pizza coupons and stuff) that had a coupon for 10% off a general merchandise transaction of $19.97+. These ads may also be available in the store, but I don't know for sure.

What I am thinking is that you can maximize this 10% off by stacking it with coupons and sales. Here are some ideas:

U-Build Battleship game is on sale for $12 - use the $5/1 printable from Hasbro - pay $5.80 after 10% off.

It's possible Meijer could carry the travel size Hungry Hippos game and you could use the $5/1 printable for that to get it for free or very cheap. I am also going to check the price on the full size version to see if it would be decent with coupons.

If you are in the market for games, I suggest checking prices for all the games listed on the Hasbro coupons and you might score a decent deal.

There is a $3/1 printable for the 500 count Bendaroos on Coupons.com. Last time I checked this was priced at $19.99, so it would be $15 after Q and 10% discount. Maybe we will get lucky and this will be on sale for cheaper.

There are several DVD printables on Coupons.com as well. Check the prices on those and see if matching Qs will bring you a good deal.
If you want the Shrek Forever DVD, there is a printable for that, as well as a rebate here.

There is also a $5 rebate available for Beauty and the Beast DVD.
And if you buy that you can get a free charm bracelet here.

Or a $5 rebate for Toy Story 3.

There's a $5/1 Tinkerbell Great Fairy Rescue coupon here.

I don't know what the Meijer prices are for these DVDs, but if you want any of them, take a look and see if it is a worthwhile deal when you combine the 10% coupon, MFQs, and rebates.

I'm sorry I can't go check the prices for these things and report back, but I won't be able to make it to Meijer until late on Thursday, and by then the sale will be almost over, so pointless to report back here.

Meijer Trip 8/1

2 flashlights @ 1.69 ea. (clearance)
1 convoluted foam mattress pad @ 13.99 (on sale from 15.99)
1 pack muenster cheese @ 2.59
2 packs Bar S hotdogs @ 1.00 ea. - one was FREE b/c it was my 11th sale item
3 Hamburger Helper @ 1.00 ea. - used $1/3 MFQ = .67 ea.
2 Warm Delights @ 1.00 ea. - used $1/1 MFQs = FREE
1 Hormel Pepperoni pack @ 1.00 - used $1/1 MFQ = FREE
2 Aunt Millie's hotdog buns @ 1.00 ea. - used .35/1 MFQs (dbls to .70) = .30 ea.
1 Dole Salad bag = 1.00
2 Kashi waffles @ 2.00 ea. - used $1.50/1 IPs = .50 ea.

OOP = $26.69
saved $20.20 ($11.80 in sales and $8.40 in Qs)

This is the trip I sent Jon on and he did a stand-up job!

even sweeter deal

I mentioned the .50 Electrasol after Q at Meijer. Well, the deal just got even sweeter with a $1/2 Meijer Mealbox coupon. These can be stacked with manufacturer's Qs. In this case, the items become FREE! Yay!

To see all the other AMAZING deals at Meijer this week, check out Cincinnati Cents blog.

ETA: It seems as this price does not apply everywhere. In NKY the price is .50 more, but if you use the MQs and the MMQs, you will only pay .50 each.

.50 Electrasol at Meijer starts Sunday

Heads up folks! In this Sunday's paper there will be a $2.50/1 Q which paired with Meijer's sale starting Sunday for Electrasol for $3 a box, makes each box only .50 each after Qs! Now that is a stock up price! This product usually runs about $6 a box!!
Last time this Q and sale match-up came around, I only had enough for 4 boxes. This time I am going to make sure to either buy more papers, or buy some extra Qs on Ebay or a coupon clipping site.
Does "buying" coupons sound crazy to you? No worries, it did to me too at first. But I have now learned that purchasing coupons can actually be a vital tool in the couponer's arsenal. You can buy bunches of 10 or 20 Qs for a dollar or two on Ebay and sites like Coupons by Dede. You can even buy whole inserts (what they call the coupon books stuffed in newspapers) if you want. It can still be very economical to do this b/c the coupons will tend to save you waaay more than the couple of dollars spent procuring them. And sometimes it is better than buying many multiple Sunday papers yourself b/c there are times when there are only a few Qs that you will actually use out of an insert one week, so you are better off just spending the $1.75 on a bundle of 20 Qs you will definitely use, rather than on a whole paper with only a few Qs you will use. Make sense?
And while I am on the subject of buying Qs on Ebay, I should also direct you to a site called Ebates where you can make money back on your online purchases. Everytime you want to shop Ebay, start your venture through the Ebates site and you will earn 3% back on all your Ebay purchases. Yeah, 3% of $2 is not much, but it adds up. And if you are like me, you buy a lot more than just coupons on Ebay, especially around Christmas time. Oh, and Ebates has a ton of other sites where you can earn higher percentages back as well.
It's all about stretching that dollar like a rubberband!