What is a good deal for chocolate chips?

[Benichole]

Hey this is my first Christmas season since I started couponing. I have to buy alot of chocolate chips for fudge. I do cookie/candy/fudge plates every Christmas for all my relatives.

They are on sale this week for 2 for $4. I have a $.50 off coupon on one and a $.50 cent doubler which would make them $1.00 a piece. Is that the best I can do? Or should I wait a week or two. Of course I only have three coupons but maybe I can scrounge somemore up. I need to buy 15 packages so I need a good deal.

[mom2lucas]

$1/pack or less is a good deal for me. I found some Tollhouse chips on clearance at Walgreens last year that worked out to be .75 after coupon, but that was the first time I had ever found them that cheap. I'm using my last few bags of chips this week from last year's sales.

[JaneRads]

Don't forget about Baker's Chocolate Bars. You can find tear pads or booklets with Qs for them in the store (I have found them on the Kraft endcaps w/ jello and other baking goods). Bars will work the same as chips for melting recipes - just get the same variety (ie semi-sweet). You might be able to find more coupons available for these than the chips.

Good Luck! I need cheap brown and powdered sugar - holding out and hoping for <$1 .

[Cynthiabutterfly]

I got them for $1 each this year and last year, plus after Christmas I got some red/green ones for .50 on clearance.

[MrsPinecone]

$1 each would be fabulous for me.

You can also get creative and chop up some of that leftover Halloween candy to use in baking projects.

[isis]

I shoot for $1/bag or less too.
Walgreens had them $1.79 a few weeks ago with 7-day q. After the .50/1 q and RR (I bought some marshmallow creme too), everything came to about .50 each.
This week, I got 2 more bags at Winn Dixie. Bogo @ 2.50 less 2 .50 q's makes them .75 each.

eta - this is for the Nestle Toll House morsels

[Sculpture Widow]

I think .99/bag is great for Nestle chips.
I stocked up big time at this price recently, then wouldn't you know they went on sale somewhere else where it worked out to $0.88/bag (w/Q)....of course!!!

But, I would not count on getting them for less than $1/bag.

[Liz]

It depends--are you brand specific? I've had disasters with Baker's and Toll House, and now only use Ghirardelli or Guittard. Recently Safeway had a store coupon for $1.89 for the 12 oz Ghirardelli chips limit 6, and there were $1/3 coupons, so about $1.50 per bag.

[trus4me]

I too make a lot of fudge around this time of year. Week before last Publix had Nestle chips BOGO for around 2.50 (for two bags), or 1.25 per bag. I had .50 coupons that doubled, so I got 12 bags for .25 per bag. That was a smoking deal that I haven't seen anywhere else. Wish I had had more coupons and could have bought more.

[sharimomo5]

Originally Posted by trus4me I too make a lot of fudge around this time of year. Week before last Publix had Nestle chips BOGO for around 2.50 (for two bags), or 1.25 per bag. I had .50 coupons that doubled, so I got 12 bags for .25 per bag. That was a smoking deal that I haven't seen anywhere else. Wish I had had more coupons and could have bought more.

this is the same deal I got...they did this deal last year, too (but last year, there was a blinkie involved, also).
If you cannot find them for $1 or less, head to Sam's...that's what I do. It's $7 and change for a 72 oz. bag (I think)...this is the equivalent to 6 12 oz. bags.