Wednesday, July 27, 2011

In-store coupons! What the heck is that?!

If your family goes through half as much cereal and milk as mine does, you will appreciate all the deals on cereal this week. Not all sales are created equal, though. The best two I see are at RiteAid and Smith's. RiteAid's sale price is $1.88. Other stores are offering this price or lower but with an in-store coupon. This is not to be confused with an in-ad coupon. My understanding is that "in-store" coupons are manufacturer coupons and generally cannot be combined with other manufacturer coupons (meaning the ones you spent precious time cutting out). I was told by a clerk at Macey's that they just don't have enough room to print manufacturer on the ad. Therefore, it is shortened to "in-store."

(By the way, it would not be ethical to try to price match an ad that states that you are getting an in-store coupon and then try to add your own coupon on top of that. That is why I do not list them here.)

Smith's has a great deal that includes Nature Valley Granola Bars. Buy four boxes of participating General Mills cereal or Nature Valley Granola Bars (4 for $10) and you get TWO FREE gallons of Mountain Dairy milk! If you add a couple coupons in with the mix, you could end up doing pretty well on that deal. And who couldn't use a couple gallons of FREE milk?

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