Baskin-Robbins® is back with their annual 31 Cent Scoop Night on April 28th from 5 to 10 p.m. at all stores.

Total Retail of Groceries\Merchandise: $575.77
Total Out-of-Pocket: $173.63
Rebates submitted: $19.49

Total Saved: 69.8%

I also didn’t do much drugstore gaming in February (I was a little burned out, especially with the pain that Walgreens has become.) My goal is to get back in the “game” and work on those moneymakers in March!

I LOVE QuikTrip and buy my gas exclusively from there, as well as donuts for work and quick snacks.  Awhile back, I signed up to be a member of their QuikTrip Web Group and every month they send me a link for a FREE product of some kind.  This month, it’s a FREE hot dog!

If you have a QuikTrip in your area and would like to sign up to get the same deals, just go here.

(Coupon Policy: doubles coupons with face value up to $0.49 every day)Apple Market doubles coupons with a face value of up to $0.49 every day; however, my local store will NOT accept printable Internet coupons. I’ll go ahead and list the printable coupon matchups for you anyway, in hopes that your store does accept them!

• Pork steaks, $1.49 per lb
• Green cabbage, $0.29 per lb
• General Mills cereals, $2.00
  Use the $1.00 printable coupon for MultiGrain Cheerios (must register) or
  Use the $1.00 printable coupon for regular Cheerios or
  Use the $0.55 printable coupon for Chocolate Cheerios or
  Use the $1.00 off 2 coupon from the 2/21 SS or 3/7 SS or peelie coupon for any GM cereal previously found at Hyvee or printable coupon
  Use the $1.00 off 3 coupon for General Mills cereals from the 1/3 GM or 2/7 GM
  AND
  Use the $3.00 off any orange juice WYB 2 General Mills cereals coupon found previously at Hen House
  Final Price: $1.00 to $1.67, depending on coupon + cheap to FREE orange juice!
• Musselman’s apple sauce 4-packs, $1.00
• Betty Crocker potatoes, $1.00
  Use the $0.40 printable coupon from here or here (doubles to $0.80)
  Final Price: $0.20
• Bar-S jumbo franks, $1.00 (3/10 through 3/16 ONLY)
  Use the $1.00 off 2 printable coupon
  Final Price: $0.50 each when you buy 2
• Bertolli frozen meals, $5.00
  Use the $1.00 coupon for Bertolli meals from the 3/14 RP (this weekend’s inserts) or printable coupon AND
  Use the in-ad store coupon for FREE Dole salad and New York garlic bread wyb 2 Bertolli meals AND
  Use the $1.00 tearpad coupon for Dole salad found previously at Price Chopper AND
  Use the $0.50 coupon for New York products from the February All You magazine or printable coupon
  Final Price: $6.50 for 2 Bertolli’s, garlic toast and salad!
• Colgate toothpaste, select varieties, $1.00
  Use the $1.00 coupon for Max Fresh or Max White from the January All You magazine or
  Use the $1.00 printable coupon for Total Advanced Whitening or
  Use the $1.00 printable coupon for Sensitive toothpaste or
  Use the $0.75 coupon for Max White, Max Fresh, Total, Sensitive or Kids toothpaste from the 2/21 SS or
  Use the $0.75 printable coupon for Max White or
  Use the $0.75 printable coupon for Total toothpaste
  Final Price: FREE to $0.25, depending on coupon
• Colgate Plus toothbrushes, $0.99
  Use the $1.00 coupon from the February All You magazine
  Final Price: FREE
• Right Guard deodorant\antiperspirant, $1.00
  Use the $2.00 off 2 printable coupon from here or here
  Final Price: Both for FREE!

Thriftway doesn’t double coupons and I’ve had trouble with them accepting Internet coupons, so your mileage may vary!

Thriftway stores often have the exact same deals as Price Chopper or Apple Market, so I’m only highlighting the Thriftway-specific deals for you here.

• Green cabbage, $0.29 per lb
• Washington, granny smith, Braeburn, Pink Lady or Red Delicious apples, $0.99 per lb
• Best Choice 5 lb potatoes, $0.99
• 80% ground beef, $1.59 per lb
• Frozen split chicken breast, $0.89 per lb
• Wishbone salad dressing, $2.00
  Use two $0.75 printable coupons for Wishbone AND
  Use the $1.00 tearpad coupon for Dole bagged salad found previously at Price Chopper AND
  Use the in-ad coupon for FREE bagged salad when you buy 2 Wishbone salad dressings (this is a MANUFACTURER COUPON!)
  Final Price: $1.50 for everything!
  Since the in-ad coupon is a manufacturer coupon that doesn’t expire until 4/30, you might hang onto it and see if there’s a better sale in the future.
• Ragu pasta sauce, 45 oz family size, $1.69
  Use the $1.00 off 2 coupon from the “Healthy Lifestyles” ad found at Price Chopper or Hen House
  Use the in-ad coupon for FREE pasta wyb 2 jars (this is a MANUFACTURER COUPON!)
  Final Price: $3.38 for 2 jars of sauce and pasta
• Kingsford charcoal, $6.99 and KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce, 18 oz, $0.89
  Use the $1.00 off KC Masterpiece wyb Kingsford charcoal peelie coupon found last week at Price Chopper
  Final Price: $6.88 for Kingsford and KC Masterpiece
• Old Orchard juice 64 oz, $1.50
  Use the $1.00 printable coupon for Healthy Balance (if included in sale) or
  Use the $0.50 printable coupon for any Old Orchard juice product
  Final Price: $0.50 to $1.00, depending on coupon
• Farm Rich appetizers, $2.50
  Use the $2.00 printable coupon (no longer available)
  Final Price: $0.50
• Stouffer’s family size entrees, $5.99
  Use the $1.00 printable coupon (no longer available)
  Final Price: $4.99
• Bird’s Eye veggies, including Steamfresh, $2.00
  Use the $0.35 coupon from the 2/28 SS or
  Use the $1.00 off 3 coupon from the 3/7 RP
  Final Price: $1.65 to $1.70, depending on coupon

As always, your coupons may differ because some coupons are regional – you might be a $0.55 off while I might get a $1.00 off 2 for some products. In addition, some newspapers are no longer including the RedPlum inserts (find out why by clicking here.)

I’m really excited about these coupons because they’re going to make for some great deals:

• FreeStyle Meter, $10.00 off (expires 6/30)
• Knox Powder or NutraMix for Strong Nails 5.5oz, $4.00 off
• Hershey’s, Reeses, or Cadbury Candy 8 oz+, $2.00 off (expires 4/4)
• Hershey’s Bliss Chocolate 8.6 oz+, $1.00 (expires 4/4)
• Lays Potato Chips 10 1/2 oz , $1.00 (expires 4/25)
• Bertolli Frozen Meals, $1.00 off
• Tropicana Trop 50 59oz+, $1.00 off

I can totally see the kids having fun with these FREE activities:

• FREE shooting gallery
• FREE sailboat races
• FREE crafts – paint your own wiggle fish (Sunday only)
• FREE photo of yourself on the front of Field and Stream magazine (by download)
• FREE casting game
• FREE fishing basics sessions

And…..if you complete each activity, you will get a Next Generation DVD FREE!

Hy-Vee’s official coupon policy states that they won’t accept coupons for FREE products (although my local store does), but Upbeat! is exclusive to Hy-Vee. I think that means they would accept the FREEbie coupon…

I’m starting to feel like the Queen of Oreo deals. And it’s a good thing, because my hunny is an Oreo-eatin’ fool.

For those of you who have your own cookie monster to deal with, here’s a good one for you. You’ll need the “FREE Cakesters wyb Oreos” tearpad coupon to do this, however. I found these at Hen House just a couple of weeks ago, but they’re also available on eBay if you can’t find them. I’m going to be giving some of these away shortly!

Anyway, Walgreens has a Register Rewards deal on Nabisco cookies right now where you’ll get a $5 RR when you buy $20.

• Buy 4 Oreos at $2.50 each = $10.00
  Buy 4 Oreo Cakesters at $2.50 each = $10.00
  Use four $1.00 off Oreos tearpad coupons (if you can find them) AND
  Use 4 “FREE Cakesters wyb Oreos” tearpad coupons (will subtract $10.00)
  Final Price: $6.00 and get back a $5.00 RR = $0.62 each!

You could also use the $1.00 off 2 coupons for Nabisco cookies from the Nabisco $55 Back to School Savings Booklet and pay just $3.00 after coupons and RRs.

Now that is about a year’s supply of yumm-o!