Good Deals Made Even Better

I did my major grocery shopping this weekend, and I found several deals were made even better because of coupons. If you've been clipping coupons regularly, you should be able to take advantage of some of these:

Food Lion

Voila bagged frozen dinners are BOGO at $4.99. There was a coupon for $1.50 off 2 in the Sunday paper within the last 3 weeks, bringing the price to 2/$3.50. These serve 2 generously, 3 if you add sides (like bread & a salad). If you need to serve 4 or more, you'll need 2 bags.

Harris Teeter

This week's meal deal is a Hormel ready-to-serve entree, plus various side dishes, for $7.99. A recent coupon for $1 off any Hormel entree makes this deal even sweeter - basically, you pay full price for the entree and get the mashed potatoes, salad and green beans free.

New York brand frozen garlic bread is BOGO. There are 55 cent peel-off coupons on some boxes of their Pizza Dipper Sticks (garlic breadsticks with a cup of marinara sauce). After sale + doubled coupon, these are .90/box.

Many Harris Teeters are out of the Maxwell House coffee that is $4.99 a can. Be sure to get a raincheck at customer service for up to 6 cans at this price and keep yourself in cheap coffee for months! (Do this even if you've already bought your coffee but see they're out of it on a subsequent visit. This particular raincheck is GOLD.)

Post Shredded Wheat and Grape Nuts are on sale this week 2/$4. Coupons were in this Sunday's paper for .55 off both varieties (1 coupon for each). Doubled coupons + sale price brings these cereals to .90/box. (Get rainchecks if your store is out. Coupons are good through November.)

Grands Biscuits are BOGO and there's been a recent coupon for .40 off 3. When the coupon is doubled, you'll pay $2.20 for 3 of the 8-ct. cans.

I didn't buy Hamburger Helper this week (I have many boxes in my pantry from previous sales), but I have a coupon for .75 off 3. With the BOGO sale + double coupon, this should bring the price to somewhere around .50/box.

Lowes Foods

Found a coupon for .60 off 3 Green Giant boxed vegetables to go with their 10/$10 sale. Doubling coupon brings price to $1.80 for 3 boxes, or .60/each.

A coupon for $2 off 2 boxes of select Kelloggs cereals brought my price to $1 per box when combined with 2/$4 sale. Unfortunately, that coupon is now expired.