With the holidays come many get togethers with our friends. It seems like we are always going somewhere for an open house or dinner. We like to arrive with something in hand so we often bring a bottle of wine as a hostess gift. I stock up a few times a year on wine to make sure we have enough in the house for such occasions. The great thing about this time of year is Safeway's wine sale - 30% off bottles that are $20 or more (excludes champagne and sparkling wine). And, if you buy 6 or more bottles (at any price) you get another 10% off - that's a 40% discount on some great wines! What I love about this is it gives me the chance to buy & give wines that are typically outside of my price range. I love great deals like that! 
Here's some great news, many of the coupons you print from our website, and brought to you by Coupons.com are now available to electronically download to your club card. Not all the "print from home" coupons have the download option yet, but more and more will eventually have it and we just couldn't wait to bring this new feature to you! Just like the Shortcuts, Cellfire, and P&G eSAVER coupons - no more printing and cutting, simply download the savings right to your card and when you make the purchase the savings will automatically be applied to your bill! Once you download your coupons, don't forget to go back to the "print at home" area in the Coupon Center to pick up any additional coupons you may want to print (the ones you've downloaded will automatically show up as "added"). Super Price Coupons will still be available in the weekly ad, and of course there are still the manufacturer coupons that come in the Sunday paper - plenty of ways to save!
If you haven't seen this past Sunday's ad, you should take a look. It's loaded with Super Price Coupons, 33 to be exact, across a wide range of products. Family favorites like peanut butter, and mac & cheese, cereal, snacks, frozen foods, dairy, personal care, bath tissue, and laundry! There's even a coupon for deli meat and diapers too! With so many coupons I just had to do the math on the savings - it was nearly $40!
We have a great sale on Halloween candy right now, prices good through Tuesday, October 27th. Buy any four bags of Hershey’s or Mars fun size candy and it’s just $2 a bag! I have to confess, Max and I use Halloween as an excuse to buy our favorite treats, since we rarely buy candy during the rest of the year (too tempting to keep in the house!). The fun size bars are perfect for portion control, one is just enough to satisfy a craving without putting you over your calorie count for the day. What are your favorite Halloween treats?
There are some great deals in the ad this week, prices good through Tuesday the 20th. Beverages, breakfast sausage, rice & pasta side dishes, canned beans, and toothpaste, all for $1 or less! And did you catch the Kraft Macaroni & Cheese 48 hour sale this past weekend (5/$2)? I took advantage of that price to restock my pantry, a favorite comfort food for the girls now that the weather is cool and the rain has started. They love it topped with Romano cheese, sometimes we’ll add in steamed broccoli too. What creative twists and recipes using mac and cheese do you have?
Have you become a fan of Safeway on Facebook yet? Well if the savings, online coupons, blog posts and discussions with fellow fans weren’t enough, we are now featuring Facebook exclusive offers too! Like the one last week for a one pound loaf of Safeway Select Artisan French Bread, just $0.25 cents with a coupon that you could get only on Facebook! The bread was amazing, we warmed it up and ate it plain, no spreads of any kind and it was delicious! And, did you know that it’s baked from scratch in our stores every day? No wonder it tastes so fresh!
There are a lot of staples in the 10 for $10 promotion that I wanted to make sure you took advantage of – rice, pre-packaged salad, tuna, O Organic Beans, mac & cheese, fresh chicken leg quarters, canned tomatoes, and some fresh produce items too! And just in case you were unsure, you actually don’t have to buy ten to get the $1 each price. Check it out; you won’t want to miss this opportunity to stock up!
Ok, I’ll admit the name is a mouthful but there’s a lot going on in the cleaning aisle over the next week or so. There’s a new promotion called “Clean it Like You Mean it” featuring over 100 items in the cleaning aisle from brands like Clorox, Swiffer, Hefty, Febreze and Lysol. Participating items are being offered on a “buy one get one free” deal AND you choose the items to mix and match (look for the special tag). The promotion runs through September 29th. I’ve put garbage bags, air fresheners, and disinfecting wipes on my list. With cold and flu season coming up I’m going to be even more vigilant about cleaning the surfaces in our home and car – kids toys, telephones, and door knobs/handles. I probably should bring some disinfecting wipes to the office as well.
Hard to believe, but September has been crowned National Coupon month (and National Life Insurance Awareness month, who comes up with these things?). Anyway, in honor of this “observance” the Promotion Marketing Association’s Coupon Council released a study which had an interesting fact that I thought I’d pass along in the hopes of nudging you non-couponers to the other side – those who spend 15-20 minutes a week clipping and organizing their coupons save on average, $5 - $10 a week! And, now there are so many more ways to get coupons. In addition to the manufacturer coupons in the Sunday paper and the Safeway Super Price Coupons in our store flyer you can also go online to our website and print out coupons and/or download them directly to your club card. The downloadable coupons (P&GeSaver, Shortcuts & Cellfire) automatically redeem at the store when you buy the products, so you don’t have to remember to bring paper coupons to the store! If you haven’t had the time to clip or click coupons, give it a try, in honor of National Coupon Month!
I wanted to make sure you noticed the latest development in our Super Price Coupons. Starting last week there are higher limits on some of the coupons! Look carefully though, there are still limits, it’s just that in some instances it’s 2, 3, or more items. Last week for example; the Safeway Trash Bags 20-30ct Super Price Coupon had a limit of 4, the Super Price Coupon for StarKist Canned Tuna had a limit of 3, and the Crisp Iceberg Lettuce Super Price Coupon had a limit of 2. Hurray! In previous weeks the limits were always “Limit 1”. Now we can get even more value with the Super Price Coupons!
There was a great super coupon for O Organics 1lb salad greens so I took advantage and bought two (purchasing the 2nd package with a coupon when I went back midweek for a 2nd produce run). Having so much fresh spinach on hand encouraged me to be more creative about working it into our meals – more salads for Max and I (Gabby would try a little too, particularly if I put in roasted walnuts) and sautéed spinach and garlic as a side dish. Wanting a little variety, I pureed fresh spinach in my food processor and added into my new favorite pasta sauce (also had a super coupon for this a week or two ago) – Safeway Select Four Cheese. That sauce is really good and while the spinach made it a little darker than usual the girls ate it right up! Next up, turkey burgers with spinach and feta. What are your favorite recipes that use spinach?
I wanted to make sure you saw this week’s “special event”, good through Tuesday, June 30th, many items throughout the store for just $0.99 (an item or pound)! Great items to stock up on – frozen vegetables, rice & pasta side dish mixes, bread, tuna, snacks, and condiments, as well as meat items like hot dogs, ribs, and chicken! Make room in your pantry/freezer and come check it out!
There’s a “meal deal” running in the Deli this week (ends Tuesday or Wednesday depending on where you live) that I want to make sure you’re aware of. A whole roasted chicken (if you’re in Phoenix it’s a Signature Café main dish or entrée salad instead), two Signature Café Side Dishes (like mashed potatoes or broccoli au gratin), and a four-pack of King’s Hawaiian rolls for just $9.99! Perfect for those nights when there’s just no time (or energy) to cook and a bargain compared to restaurant take out. Check it out!
