This is a post with some transaction ideas for the General Mills Catalina deal going on at Jewel-Osco right now. See some pointers on this deal here, and if you don't know what Catalinas are or why they so often result in free food, get up to speed with my Catalina primer.
So, my 13 cans of soup rang up at $26 + tax, then when I scanned my card it dropped to $13. I used three $1/4 coupons from inserts, bringing the total down to $10.23. My two $5 Catalina coupons printed as expected so ... free soup. I paid the 23 cents tax.
Imagine me throwing a little handful of confetti. Hooray!
Intrepid reporter that I am, I walked into the store with no pen and paper or even my phone to record more pre-card prices for you. But I did manage to check out the Cheerios and Golden Grahams, both tagged for the deal, with pre-card sale prices listed at $2.75. Here's how a transaction would work with those:
10 boxes Cheerios @ $2.75 = $27.50 before card
scan card and price drops to $20
Use three $1/3 coupons from inserts, plus one $.75/1 printable
I pay $16.25 and get a $10 coupon back
Final cost: $6.25 for 10 boxes cereal, or 63 cents a box
You could lower your cost a smidgen with that scenario by dropping it to 9 boxes cereal plus one cheaper item like one can of soup. Or you could have better coupons -- like if you have access to enough computers to print nine or ten $.75/1 coupons!
Any of you do any Catalina transactions today? Planning any? Please share your scenarios here.
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Noah said:
Is Chex part of the GM cereals that the Catalina offer includes? If so, it'd be a great time for me to stock up.
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