Albertsons deals 10/14 – 10/20

Phew! Did everyone have fun shopping at Albertsons last week? I sure did! This week's deals are looking a bit lighter (except for a General Mills promotion which I'll delve into later in this post). I've learned that often you'll see the big promotions during the first couple weeks of the month when manufacturers' marketing budgets renew. Which means you'll often find stores filling in the gaps by promoting their store brands during the second part of the month. This seems to hold true this week. Remember last week's Ronzoni Pasta and Aunt Jemima syrup deals? This week, Albertsons is highlighting their brand of pasta and syrup. Interesting.

Wondering how I learned all these cool "inside" tips? Just by following Hot Coupon World's great e-newsletter. I know I hype it up all the time, but for good reason. Just by taking a couple minutes out each week to read this enewsletter, you will learn to see things from a bigger picture.

Doublers?  I am uncertain if we'll see doubles this week. Apparently some areas received doublers last week, but not mine. If I had a guess, I'd say there will be. My suggestion as always is to simply wait and see…

Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Red Delicious Apples
$0.78/lb

Prego Pasta Sauce $1.49 
$0.75/2 coupon from 10/04 SmartSource
Bottom line: $1.12 each

Healthy Choice Frozen Entrees $1.88
$2/1 printable coupon
Bottom line: FREE – overage

Crest Toothpaste $1
$0.75/1 coupon from 10/11 P&G
Bottom line: $0.25

Dozen Large Eggs
$1.59

Coca-Cola products, 2 ltr.
$0.77 each with in-ad coupon (limit 2)

Albertsons Butter
$1.49 each with in-ad coupon (limit 2)

Homelife Awesome Paper Towels (8-roll)
AND/OR Soft Choice Bath Tissue (24-single, 12-double)
$3.99 each with in-ad coupon (limit 2)

Nabisco Oreo Cookies
$1.99 each with in-ad coupon

Albertsons Sugar (4 lb)
AND/OR Albertsons Flour (5 lb)
$1.49 each with in-ad coupon (limit 2)

Hormel Fully-Cooked Entree $4.99
$1/1 coupon from 10/11 SmartSource
Bottom line: $3.99

Tyson Frozen Breaded Chicken $4.99
$1/1 coupon from 10/11 SmartSource
Bottom line: $3.99

Crunch n' Munch $1
$1/2 coupon from 9/20 SmartSource
Bottom line: $0.50 each

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups $0.50
$0.55/1 coupon from 8/23 SmartSource
Bottom line: FREE – overage

Powerade
Buy 5 at $0.83, get 2 free
Bottom line: $0.59 each

Maybelline Cosmetics
40% off entire line this week
$1/1 eye shadow or liner coupon from 10/11 Red Plum
$1/1 mascara coupon from 10/11 Red Plum
$3/1 pulse perfection mascara coupon from 9/13 Red Plum
Bottom line: will vary. I'm guessing the eye shadows could be a good bet.

For every $25 you buy, receive a $10 off-your-next-order coupon (AKA "Catalina coupon"). As a reminder, the $25 is totalled before coupons. In other words, so long as your pre-coupon total is $25, you should receive your $10 Catalina coupon.

Here are your price categories & coupon matchups. Read below for an idea how you might piece together a deal. Note, I think just about all the printable coupons are from Coupons.com, which you can also access via the widget on my left-hand sidebar. You may want to note which ones interest you and then print off all your coupons at once.

$0.75 Cateogory
Green Giant Canned Vegetables

$1 Category
Betty Crocker Traditional Brownie Mix

$1.67 Category
Betty Crocker Warm Delights (Singles or Minis) ($0.50/1 printable coupon)
Betty Crocker Cookie Pouch ($0.40/1 printable coupon)
Progresso Traditional, Rich & Hearty, High Fiber Soups ($1.10/3 printable coupon)
Betty Crocker Specialty Potatoes ($0.40/1 printable coupon)
Chex or Cheerios Mix, Gardettos, Bugles ($0.50/1 Chex printable coupon)
Green Giant Box Vegetables ($1/2 printable coupon)
Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits ($0.30/2 printable coupon)
Pillsbury Crescent Rolls ($0.50/2 printable coupon)
Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls ($0.75/2 printable coupon)

$2 Category
Fiber One Toaster Pastry/Cereal
Progresso 100% Natural Broth ($0.50/1 coupon from 10/04 SmartSource)
Gold Medal Flour (4.25-5 lb)
Betty Crocker Muffin Mix
Green Giant Valley Fresh Steamers No Sauce Vegetables (supposedly $0.50/1 coupon in 10/04 SmartSource, though I can't seem to locate mine…)

$2.50 Category
Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks ($0.40/1 printable coupon)
General Mills Granola or Snack Bars
Pillsbury Cookie Dough or Pie Crust ($0.50/1 Cookie Dough printable coupon; $0.50/2 Pie Crust printable coupon)
YoPlait Go-Gurt, Multi-Packs, Kids Yogurt Drinks, or Yo-Plus ($0.40/1 printable couponfor kids' varieties; $1/1 Yo-Plus printable coupon) 

$3.49 Category
Totino's Pizza Rolls ($1/2 coupon from 9/13 General Mills)

$3.99 Category
Cascadian Farm Natural Organic Cereal

Overlapping Catalina Alert!

Krazy Coupon Lady is reporting that there are two additional Catalina promotions running on top of this. What does this mean? It means you can receive EACH off-your-next-order coupon so long as each individual deal criteria is met. Have I lost you? Let me explain the deals, then I'll piece it together for you.

Pillsbury Refrigerated Baked Goods Catalina deal
Products included: crescents, cookies, sweet rolls, grand biscuits, cinnamon rolls, pie crusts, dinner rolls, pizza crust, or breadsticks
Deal dates: 10/05/09 – 11/01/09

Buy any 3 items, get a $2 off-your-next-order coupon
Buy any 4 items, get a $2.50 off-your-next-order coupon
Buy any 5 items, get a $3 off-your-next order coupon

Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Catalina deal
Products included: fruit shapes, fruit by the foot, fruit gushers, fruit roll-ups, fruit roll-up stickerz
Deal dates: 10/09/09 – 11/1/09

Buy any 3 items, get a $1.50 off-your-next-order coupon
Buy any 4 items, get a $2 off-your-next-order coupon
Buy any 5 items, get a $3.50 off-your-next-order coupon

Here is a deal idea that I came up with. I looked at the above list and made sure my items totalled $25. Then, I made sure my items met the criteria of the promotions. It really only took a matter of minutes!

Buy:
4 Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls @ $1.67 ea
1 Pillsbury Cookies @ $2.50
2 Yo-Plus Yogurt @ $2.50 ea
3 Progresso 100% Natural Broth @ $2.00 ea
3 Progresso Soups @ $1.67 each
Subtotal: $25.19

Then, use the following coupons:
(2) $0.75/2 printable cinnamon roll coupons
(1) $.50/1 printable cookie coupon
(2) $1/1 printable yogurt coupons
(3) $0.50/1 Progresso coupons
(1) $1.10/3 printable Progresso coupon
Pay at the register: $18.59

Then, receive the following:
$10 off-your-next-order coupon (for purchasing $25 or more in qualifying products)
$3 off-your-next-order coupon (for purchasing 5 Pillsbury refrigerated products)

Bottom line: $5.59 for everything!

As always, you can find more great Albertsons deals over at Krazy Coupon Lady and BeCentsAble's Grocery Gathering. Happy shopping!