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OUR TOWN AND ALL AROUND COUPON BOOK
The 2022 Our Town Coupon Book is now available for $28 with FREE shipping!
The new book is much smaller this year partly after they condensed the book, but still packed with savings!
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The NEW 2021 Our Town coupon book has hundreds of coupons for Northeast Ohio area restaurants, fast food, drug stores, movies, golf courses, pizza, dry cleaning, wineries, entertainment, stores, and more! The BEST coupon book available in the area! It’s like getting hundreds of Groupons, but all for only $28! Some restaurant coupons are good for up to $36 off! The book can pay for itself with just one coupon! The coupons are good through Dec. 1, 2022! A great bargain! Keep a book in each car.
* RESTAURANTS – Get over 100 offers for dining! Some of the buy one get one free Restaurant coupons include Legends Sports Bar and Grill, Great Scott Tavern, Chagrin River Diner, Spirits in Willoughby, Don Tequila Bar & Grill Mexican Restaurant, Paws, Oriole Café, Cowboy Food & Drink, Chesterland Tavern, Chocolate Martini Bar, Mallorca, Shula’s 2 Steak & Sports, Burgers 2 Beer, Corso’s Italian Restaurant, Frankie’s, Fiesta Jalapenos, Tomo, Burger IM, Houlihan’s, Mahle’s Restaurant & Lounge, Mama’s Boy BBQ, Ballantine, Kleifeld’s Restaurant, Local Tavern, Nora’s and more!
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* FINE DINING – Dozens of Fine Dining Restaurants with almost all with savings of $10 or more. Most offer half off dinners for those dining alone! Some are valued up to $36 off!
* ENTERTAINMENT – Coupons for museums, local attractions, sport-related attractions, game rooms, and much more! Deals for Atlas Cinemas, Dave & Busters, Fun ‘n’ Stuff, Memphis Kiddie Park, The Jump Yard, and more!
* LITTLE ITALY – Find coupons for Little Italy restaurants such as La Dolce Vita Bistro, TOLI, and Trattoria on the Hill.
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* FAST FOOD/PIZZA/CASUAL RESTAURANTS – There are tons of “two for one” or “50% off” offers at fast food restaurants, pizza restaurants, and neighborhood favorites. Find coupons for Arby’s, Burger King, Cinnabon, Hardees, Long John Silver’s, Orange Julius, Peace Love and Little Donuts, Sonic, Taco Bell, Around the Corner Saloon & Café, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, IHOP Restaurant, Muldoon’s Saloon & Eatery, Rusty Barrel, Spats Café, TJ’s on the Avenue, the Well and tons more!
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* MISC. COUPONS – Find coupons for IGA (five $5 off $20 purchase coupons), Quick Change, and Dunhams! Get a $25 gift card at Discount Drug Mart with a new or transferred prescription coupon in the book or $15 gift card for a transferred prescription at Marc’s (have them honored as competitors coupons at other pharmacies).
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SAVVY SHOPPER BOOKLET
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ENTERTAINMENT BOOK
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CLASS SCHEDULE
Learn how to save a ton of money at one of my classes! All classes are free unless otherwise noted. Be sure to register for libraries that require registration as some have waiting lists. I hope to see you there! To view my upcoming class schedule please go to: https://www.joethecouponguy.com/schedule/index.htm
At my Couponing/Savvy Shopper class learn how to consistently save 70% and more through couponing, sales, and rewards programs on groceries and toiletries. Find out new ways to save money on restaurants, utilities, cell/smart phones, travel, gas, prescriptions, clothes, and much more! Discover the psychological aspects of shopping and saving money. Find out how to save too much money!
At my Travel Affordably class learn how to get the best deals on car rentals, flights, cruises, lodging, and transportation. Find out how to save on entertainment and restaurants at your destination. You’ll learn where to find flights to Hawaii and Europe for around $300, bus trips to Chicago for $2 round-trip, Cruises for 80% off or more, free flights, the best places to economically travel, and travel saving secrets.
At my Cutting the Cord class find out your options to getting rid of cable. Learn ways to cut costs. Discover how to get free TV, including using an easy-to-install antenna or free streaming video services. Find out your options for streaming video devices, including Roku, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, or Amazon Fire TV Stick and what shows you can access with them, including live TV and sports. Find out which of the many streaming video services from Hulu, Sling, Netflix, to Disney+ and many more are best for you. Make sense of all the confusion of switching from cable to another service and the technical parameters needed to do so. Find out how much you can save!
APRIL
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 – Couponing/Savvy Shopper Class – Barberton Library – 6:30 pm – FREE!
If you’re interested in booking a class for your organization whether it be a PTA, Senior Center, Business, Church, or Library, please contact me at joe@joethecouponguy.com or 440-227-6223. I can tailor the topics to your organization.
If you’d like for me to teach a class at your local library, feel free to contact your library and request me. Have them get a hold of me at joe@joethecouponguy.com to book me. Thank you!
DINING DISCOUNT PASS
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Here are just a handful of some local restaurants of the thousands available:
7 Cravings in Cleveland
Angela’s Family Restaurant in Cleveland
Annie B. and Earl’s Place in Cleveland
Annie P’s Restaurant & Black Wall Street Cafe in Cleveland
Bogside Pub in Willowick
Burg NGo in Mentor
Cocos Locos in Willoughby
DeGaetano’s Village Square Pizza in Woodmere Village
Garden Grill and Bar in Mayfield Village
Greedy’s in Cleveland
Harvard Express in Cleveland
Jackie’s Sports Bar and Grill in Painesville
Karl’s Inn of the Barrister’s in Cleveland
Mallorca in downtown Cleveland
Omar Grill in Cleveland
Paws in Aurora
Rebol in downtown Cleveland
Quisqueya La Bella in Cleveland
R. Ribs BBQ in Euclid
Snappy’s Kitchen in North Ridgeville
Spats Cafe in Concord Twp
Spice Train Indian Cuisine Catering in Westlake
Stadium 3 Bar & Grille in Cleveland
Stray Dog Cafe in Akron
The Ivy in Cleveland
The Pitt Boss BBQ and Gamers Lounge in Warren
Thirst & Ten in Cleveland
Vermilion Country Club in Vermilion
Wayback Burgers in Wadsworth
Wilson’s Grill in Cleveland
Yemen Gate Restaurant in Cleveland
ZamZem Market & Grill in North Olmsted
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• Fleece Ear Muffs – 2 Pack for $8
• Indoor Motion Sensor 6 LED Light for $8.49
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BEST DEALS O’ THE WEEK
I post so many deals that sometimes it’s too much and the best ones get drowned out. Here is this weeks Best Deals:
CVS – 75% off same day scalloped edged cards
DISCOUNT DRUG MART – Rikalof Vodka – 1.75 liter – .49 after $6 rebate – GREAT DEAL!
FRESH THYME – Haas Avocados – .50
MARCS – Marcs Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen – 100 ct – $1.99
TJ MAXX – Clearance on top of Clearance is happening ONLINE NOW. Shop even bigger savings on 1000’s of items just marked down!
BAKERS SQUARE
$2 off any whole pie January 21-23. No coupon required for discount-just ask cashier. Valid only at participating locations, while supplies last. Varieties may vary by location. Discount valid on multiple pie purchases. Not valid with other offers, promotions or discounts. Tax and gratuity not included.
STARBUCKS FREEBIE
Free Drink at Starbucks for You & a Friend. Text Hi to 78887 and respond with the number that corresponds with your vibe. Starbucks will send you one ‘good vibes’ text each day. On the 4th day, they’ll send you a text with 150 Bonus Stars! That’s enough to redeem for a free Starbucks drink! The text after that will offer you the chance to send a friend 150 Bonus Stars, so they can get a free drink too! No purchase necessary! Limited time only!
FREE COVID TESTS
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 4 free at-home COVID-19 tests. The tests are completely free. Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days. With free stock at libraries being scooped up quickly, best to get these freebies before you need them!
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FREE N95 MASKS
N95 masks will be available from the government’s Strategic National Stockpile to every American. Three masks per person. The masks will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers across the country. Details on where they can be picked up will be revealed on Wednesday, 1/26.
CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
The Cleveland Museum of Natural History will offer free Sundays for Cleveland and East Cleveland residents beginning this week on Jan. 23rd. The new program is in tandem with other inclusive offerings, including $1 entry for SNAP recipients.
GET IT RITE
So I was checking out the Rite Aid ad in the PD last week and was looking for some Rite Aid coupons in it that were match-up deals. I couldn’t find them and thought maybe it was missing a page. I noticed the date of the ad was the same one from the previous week! Yep, the PD had the old Rite Aid ad in the inserts. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen that happen before.
I called up the PD to have them send out the right one. They said they would get it to me. I waited all week and nothing. Then today, they deliver the extra Sunday paper after already delivering todays paper. I got an extra of todays newspaper and not last weeks paper. Yeah, now even if they delivered last weeks newspaper today it would be expired again. As they say, timing is everything.
STORE GRADES
Covid did a doozy on store sales. Ads were limited, if there was one at all. Deals were reduced. Finding stock was difficult. Hours were cut because of staffing issues. Nonetheless, some stores did try to offer some value to shoppers.
So after analysis of all the main stores in the area I came up with the best to worst stores to shop and graded them accordingly. Grades dropped for most every store, mostly because stores limited their deals and rewards programs. I expect that to change once supply chain issues get resolved. I don’t see labor issues changing as we are now seeing the effects of the Baby Boomer generation retiring in droves without an equal amount of new workers entering the workforce to replace them.
The grades are weighted most on which have the best deals, but also take into consideration service, staffing, rewards programs, coupon policies, and other factors that help your pocketbook. In years past I have given stores an A grade, but the reduction in freebies and tightening couponing rules have dropped grades, so none earned higher than a B. Gone are the double coupon days and that brought grades down too.
A large hodgepodge of stores earned a C-. They each have their strengths and weaknesses. Giant Eagle has gas discounts with Fuelperks/Advantage Pay and the Warehouse Clubs have discounted gas while the other stores don’t. Other C- stores like Walgreens have a rewards program while the others don’t. Heinen’s has quality products and a clean store, but limited deals and a minor rewards program. Marc’s has closeout deals while the others don’t. They all have their own niche.
Without further adieu here are this year’s Store Grades:
CVS: B
Pros:
Good amount of Extrabucks deals, especially during Black Friday.
Usually a good handful of items can be purchased for 70% off or more every week.
Clearance holiday deals go up to 90% off.
Extra coupons given at in-store coupon kiosk.
Kiosk or register sometimes prints coupons of $X off $X purchase.
Prescription Extrabuck rewards.
Earn 2% in Extrabucks rewards on most purchases (given after each quarter).
10% Beauty Club Saving reward.
Scan card 3X each week at kiosk to get extra coupons
Usually can find clearance items at 75% off.
CVS ExtraCare Pass includes $10 ExtraBucks each month plus other perks for only $5 per month.
Cons:
Not as many Extrabucks freebies as in years past.
Not as many $4 off $20 purchase kind of coupons as in years past.
Extrabucks expire quickly.
They have stopped taking expired Extrabucks.
The regular price on most items are way over-priced.
Extra Bucks deals involve buying too many items. For instance, buy $30 to get $10 in Extra Bucks.
Cashiers can’t manually enter legit coupons that don’t scan.
Coupon Kiosks often not working or run out of paper.
Register has issues with coupons at times.
Ads no longer in newspapers.
ALDIS: B-
Pros:
Awesome produce sales.
Organic foods at decent prices.
Super fast cashiers – do they give them free Red Bull?
Great everyday prices on sour cream, cream cheese, cheese, and other dairy products.
Great guarantee program
Stores are sized for easy in and out.
Clearance deals.
They take credit cards now!
Savings coupons with grand-openings.
Located all around town.
Ham prices during holidays are low.
Cons:
Stores look low end.
Have to pay for bags.
They don’t take coupons.
Limited variety.
Limited stock.
Have to pay for cart.
Mostly store brand.
Run out of sale produce quickly.
Price of milk and eggs jumped.
MEIJER: C+
Pros:
Great grand-opening deals.
Clearance deals up to 90% off.
11 for $10 sales are decent, especially for tropical fish.
MPerks loyalty rewards programs offers additional savings when a certain amount is spent in certain departments.
Decent meat and rotisserie chicken sales.
Good variety of items and stores are well-stocked.
Some great produce deals.
Coupons mailed to homes, including some that are freebies.
Decent clearance deals.
Big sales ads.
Sushi deal once a week.
Great deals on clothes and shows with an additional percentage off deals.
Lots of eCoupons.
Cons:
After initial grand-opening, the deals tapered off.
Bonus savings only trigger in a limited time when enough is spent.
Limited to two like coupons.
No double coupons.
Deal match-ups with coupons are minimal.
RITE AID: C+
Pros:
BonusCash program offers many deals.
I like that you can get more than one offer on most of the deals.
Electronic coupons can be loaded to your card from their site.
Some gift card deals with their BonusCash program.
Additional discounts with each reward level reached
Decent amount of deals during Black Friday week.
Can find 75% and 90% off deals on clearance items.
Store coupons on some items that are close to expiration date.
$10 off $40, $15 off $50 coupons in ad.
Sometimes $3 off $15 coupons print at register.
Can match ad coupons with manufacturer coupon.
Cons:
Very few freebie deals with BonusCash, especially when compared to past reward programs (Up rewards, Plenti Points, etc.).
The regular price on some items are way over-priced.
Restrictive coupon rules (one coupon on BOGO deals).
Must purchase a lot of items for some deals to trigger. For instance, buy $50, get $20 in BonusCash.
Number of great deals each week has tapered off.
Stores shelves are very bare with full sections missing any stock.
BUEHLERS: C-
Pros:
Good quality, similar to Heinens.
Rewards program offering points for purchases that can get redeemed for rewards.
Fuel rewards with Speedway where available.
Ace Hardware stores located in-store.
Cons:
No more double coupons.
Everyday prices are high.
Limited number of locations.
DISCOUNT DRUG MART: C-
Pros:
Locally owned.
They pack a lot of a variety of items into a small store.
Sometimes offer surprisingly great deals, some on laundry product deals.
Ticket discounts.
Good movie rental deals.
Pay some bills at their customer service counter.
Frequently have P&G gift card deals.
Great wine deals with rebates.
Cons:
Minimal amount of deals.
No real Rewards program.
Grocery selection is minimal.
DOLLAR STORES: C-
Pros:
Most all now take coupons.
Clearance items can be very low priced.
They have $5 off $25 (or other amounts) coupons at times.
Some offer rewards savings.
Some discounted newspapers, including $1 papers on Sunday.
Can find a store everywhere.
Great prices on cards.
Great sale deals on clothes.
Most have online coupons.
Some staple products like bleach for a dollar are great deals.
Cons:
Items can be cheap, but also cheaply made.
Limited selection.
No loyalty rewards program.
Items now priced $1.25 or higher.
Stores tend to be messy.
FRESH THYME: C-
Pros:
Online eCoupons.
Sometimes offer $X off $X deals.
Good clearance deals.
Some great deals on produce, meat, and seafood.
BOGO deals every week.
$X off coupons on package at times.
Thursday $5 sushi.
Rotisserie chickens are the best – sometimes on sale at $5.99
High quality and healthy foods.
Great deals on salmon.
Cons:
Prices can be high.
Sometimes run out of stock of the best deals.
Not many stores around.
GIANT EAGLE: C-
Pros:
10 cent Fuelperks with every $50 purchase.
20, 30 or 40 cent (2X, 3X, or 4X) Fuelperks at times with gift card purchases.
Fuelperk deals when purchasing certain items.
Register coupons, some for dollars off your next shopping trip.
They offer tons of eOffers (electronic coupons – some can be used multiple times).
Sometimes offer eAdvantage offer – usually a freebie item, sometimes multiple items.
BOGO deals where only one item can be bought at half price.
Beer and wine rebates in store.
Fuel savings with transferred prescription coupons.
Some free prescriptions.
Accu-scan Guarantee – get first item free if item rings up with the wrong price
If you forget to use a coupon they will take it up to 10 days after the date on the receipt with a loyalty card.
Free cookie/fruit/snack freebie for kids club for $1 a year.
New Curbside Pickup program
Half off sushi on Wednesdays.
At times they have 75% off clearance deals.
New Advantage program saves up to 30 cents on gas (ties into your bank account).
Can scan your orders as you go with provided scanners.
Some free after eCoupon deals.
$5 off 5 deals.
Cons:
No more double coupons!
Some prices on non-sale items still high. Lots of people still feel their overall prices are high.
Eliminated price-matching.
Fewer super deals combining coupons and sale items.
Restrictive coupon policy (https://account.gianteagle.com/policies)
Limited like coupons to 5.
Limited like internet coupons to 2.
Limited total coupons per checkout to 20.
Self scans limit coupons.
Regular price on meat is high. Even sale prices on meat are high, even with BOGO deals.
EOffers can’t be stacked with a manufacturer coupon anymore.
No more babysitting at Eagle’s Nests.
Have closed/consolidated some stores in the Cleveland area in recent years.
GetGo gas Perks program is confusing – how much does 3X perks save, etc.?
Sales ads much smaller.
Very few eAdvantage deals.
Stopped sending coupons via mail.
HEINENS: C-
Pros:
Decent dollar sales
If you want to feel elite, this is the store.
New downtown store!
Locally owned.
High quality.
Valet grocery program.
Half off sushi on Wednesdays.
Clean.
They’re doing something right to be around 90 years.
BOGO deals are frequent.
Cons:
Everyday prices are high.
Limited deals.
No double coupons.
No gas rewards.
They are all about quality, but a box of Cheerios is the same at Marcs, Giant Eagle, Dollar Stores, etc. Aside from the bakery, prepared foods, and meats, the rest of what they sell for the most part is just like any other store. But if you did a blind taste test on even those items, could you figure out which store they came from?
Valet grocery program doesn’t allow carts out of the store. Can slow down leaving store. However, valet service can be a plus.
MARCS: C-
Pros:
Ok everyday low prices (used to be better).
Ok produce prices (used to be better).
2% off on gift cards.
Great closeout deals. Never know what ‘made in China’ deal you’ll find!
Locally owned.
Discounted newspapers.
They now take credit cards.
Some hot deals in ad.
eCoupons on site.
Some freebies with eCoupons.
Usually have good cheese deals.
Decent flower prices.
Cons:
No super deals on a consistent basis.
No real weekly sales, just everyday prices.
No Rewards program.
Meat quality questionable.
No double coupons.
Some stores need spiffying up.
No more Speedway gift card deal.
WALGREENS: C-
Pros:
Their Register Rewards offers freebies or decent deals at times.
Balance Points Rewards program offers additional savings (now MyRewards).
Everyday rewards offer additional savings.
Bonus offers like an extra $5 reward with a $20 purchase are offered most weeks.
Beauty Enthusiast rewards offer additional savings.
Monthly in-store Coupon booklet offers additional savings (can use the store coupon along with a manufacturer coupon).
Can now redeeem up to 50,000 Balance Points rewards.
Can find 75% and 90% off clearance items every so often.
Lots of eCoupons.
Clearance make-up up to 90% off.
Cons:
Hardly any great deals.
Very few Register Rewards deals unless you need toothpaste.
Can’t earn Balance Rewards points and redeem them at the same time.
Register Reward is considered a manufacturer coupon.
Coupons beep frequently at the register due to issues with their computer system reading coupons.
No Register Reward or additional Balance Reward deals for Thanksgiving week/Black Friday deals.
Register Rewards expire too quick.
The regular price on items are way over-priced.
They don’t put ads in the newspaper or in store.
Balance Rewards program no longer offers bonus amounts.
WAL-MART: C-
Pros:
Coupons can earn overage (credit).
They price match their Walmart.com prices.
Have just about everything you need sold at the store.
Great for people watching.
New Wal-Mart+ program offers perks for shoppers that don’t want to go into the store.
Cons:
Although their score improved, Walmart has consistently placed last among department and discount stores in the American Customer Satisfaction Index. So it’s no wonder customers are upset about shelves not being stocked and not enough cashiers at Wal-mart.
No real weekly sales, just everyday prices.
Everyday low prices not as good as it used to be.
Very high produce prices.
They don’t double coupons.
Their fuel reward program isn’t very good.
No other reward programs.
Shelves are usually not fully stocked.
Not enough employees at registers, etc.
Behemoth stores are way too big – if you forget something you have to take a commuter plane just to get to the other side of the store
Too much of what they sell is from China when it used to be mostly U.S. products.
They did away with ad price matching.
Rarely put ads in newspapers .
No more Savings Catcher program.
WAREHOUSE CLUBS: C-
Pros:
Decent quality, especially the Kirkland brand.
Lots of freebie food stations.
Costco treats their employees right.
Good deals on non-grocery items like tires and some on travel and other items.
Some offer store coupons.
Some offer a rebate after the year that ends up covering the cost of your membership.
Can always find Groupon membership deal.
Gas stations with prices lower than competition.
Cons:
You have to pay to shop there.
You have to buy in humongous bulk sizes, much of which may get thrown out because it spoils before getting used. Great for the Octomom and the Waltons, but not single people.
Most don’t take manufacturer coupons (BJ’s does).
No ads in newspapers.
DAVES SUPERMARKET: D+
Pros:
Stores are sized for easy in and out.
Buy $100 in gift cards, get $10 Dave’s gift card.
Locally owned.
New Curbside Pickup program.
Own Lucky’s Market and family owns Sweetberry.
Cons:
Everyday prices can be high.
Minimal savings rewards programs.
Sales ad small.
No more double coupons.
OFFICEMAX/OFFICE DEPOT: D+
Pros:
Rewards program offers deals through the year, sometimes free after Rewards.
Allow multiple limits on Rewards deals.
Have $15 off $50 coupons or the like every so often.
Store personel are always asking if I need help.
Online additional discounts given such as percentage off deals.
Rewards members get 2% back in rewards on their purchases.
Some online coupons.
Frequent 100% rewards on Duracell batteries.
Usually always have rewards for toner purchases.
Cons:
Fewer Rewards deals than in the past.
The Rewards value gets adjusted if coupons or additional discounts are used.
No deals over Black Friday like there were in the past.
No more paper deals that were around $10 after rewards for a case of paper.
School deals were very limited this past year.
Less $X off $X deals.
Coupons very restrictive.
Clearance prices high.
SAV-A-LOT: D+
Pros:
Some decent deals..
Can find great deals on meat such as $3.99/lb for T-Bone steaks.
Similar to Aldi’ in format, but unlike Aldi, they take coupons.
Convenient.
They advertise 6 great deals each ad.
Cons:
Minimal sale items.
Mostly sell store brands.
No loyalty reward programs or other perks.
Selection is minimal.
Sales ads have shrunk.
STAPLES: D-
Pros:
Online coupons.
Coupons e-mailed every so often are sometimes freebies ($5 off a purchase of $5 or more)
Usually have rewards for toner purchases.
Cons:
A lot less deals again this past year, especially over Black Friday weekend.
School deals were minimal as compared to years past.
No more Staples Rewards deals and Easy Rebates.
No ads.
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ALDI
Sale through Tuesday.
Raspberries – $1.49
Pineapple – $1.69
Green Grapes – $1.29/lb
Cauliflower – $1.89 each
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CVS
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Sale through Saturday.
wyb = when you buy
Limits of 2 or more on some deals. Some deals you may have to purchase in two transactions as the coupons are a limit of 1. CVS “accumulates” purchases that qualify for Extra Bucks deals through the sales week.
For CVS deal breakdowns go to: https://www.couponmom.com/.
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DISCOUNT DRUG MART
Sale through Tuesday.
Get DDM ecoupons at https://discount-drugmart.com/esavings/
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Seniors save an additional 10% on Wednesdays. Exclusions apply.
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Maxwell House Instant Coffee 8 oz – $3.49
Good Health Veggie Chips – $2
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DOLLAR GENERAL
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Sale through Wednesday.
Blueberries – pint – $1.88
Haas Avocados – .50
Oranges 3 lb – $2.99
Clementines, Cara Cara, Blood Orange, or Lemons 2 lb – $2.99
Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast – $1.99/lb
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MACYS
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MARCS
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Sale through Tuesday.
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OFFICEMAX/OFFICE DEPOT
Sale through Saturday:
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PRODUCE PLACE MARKET
Formerly Sun Plum Market. Located next to Gale’s Garden Center in Willoughby Hills and in Lyndhurst.
Sale through Wednesday.
Bananas – .49/lb
Grape Tomatoes – .99
Tomatoes – .99/lb
Organic Bunch Beets or Bunch Carrots – .79 each
Micelli Provolone or Mozzarella – $3.99/lb
Paremesan, Romano, or Asiago – $4.99/lb
Weekend Only – Large Dozen Eggs – $1.49
RITE AID
Sale through Saturday.
Limit of 2 or more on some deals.
wyb = when you buy
For Rite Aid deal breakdowns go to: https://www.couponmom.com/.
WELLNESS+ REWARDS
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SAVALOT
Sale through Tuesday:
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Fresh Boneless Beef Ribeye Steaks – $6.88/lb
Fresh Boneless Beef Eye of Round Steak – $4.88/lb
Fresh Boneless Pork Chops – $1.88/lb
Applies 3 lb – $2.50
Pears – .50 each
STAPLES
Sale through Saturday.
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Upgrade to HP+. As low as $159.99 for select HP+ printers
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Up to 35% Off Select Office Supplies and Organization
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As low as $99.99 on select chairs & furniture
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TJ MAXX
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WALGREENS
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Sale through Saturday.
wyb = when you buy
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