Fred Meyer ~ Weekly Ad: 01/22/12 - 01/28/12

[iwik]

Highlights:
General In-ad coupons:
Home coupon 10% off 7 day Bonus Coupon
Bath & Bedding 20% 7 day coupon (may be combined with Bonus coupon)
Furniture & Home Decor 20% 7 day coupon (may be combined with Bonus coupon)
Apparel coupon 15% off 7 day Bonus Coupon

Coupon link on their Home Page (all print on one page as pdf):
Home coupon 10% off 7 day Bonus Coupon
Bath & Bedding 20% 7 day coupon (may be combined with Bonus coupon)
Furniture & Home Decor 20% 7 day coupon (may be combined with Bonus coupon)
Apparel coupon 15% off 7 day Bonus Coupon
Men's Levi's Jeans b1g 1/2 (may be combined with Bonus coupon)

Current Extra Savings Booklet 01/04/12-01/28/12

Weekly Ad:
Broccoli Crowns/Cauliflower 78c/lb
Mangoes $1
Green peppers/cucumbers 58c each
Organic Kiwi 3/$1
Tyson Anytizers $5.99 use $1/1 1/22/12 SS Buy 4 get $10 Sporting Goods cash MIR from dispensers or 1/22/12 SS
Milk/OJ 1/2 gallon 4/$5 with store Q 1st 4
Country Oven bread/buns 3/$4 with store Q 1st 6
Bandon medium cheese 2lb $4.99 with store Q 1st 2
Mini Carrots 5/$5 with store Q
Kroger bandages $1 with store Q
Flatout bogo

Save $5 wyb 10 items (final price noted)
Arrowhead water 24pk .5L $3.49 (Note Cat below, expires Sunday)
Select Marie Callender and Healthy Choice $1.99
Kraft Easy Mac/Velveeta cups 49c
Ragu $1.39 75c/2 Best Customer Cat Q
Balance Bars 49c
Capri Sun $1.49
Yuban $8.49 use $1.50/1 FM e-coupon
Hormel chili 99c use 55c/2 Hormel Chili, any - 01-15-12 SS or IP
ICBINB $1.69 use $1/1 IP or FM e-coupon
Pepsi 2L 99c
Dreyers 48oz $2.99 use $1/2 IP
Axe products $2.99 use $2/2 Best Customer Cat Q or
$1/1 Axe 4 Oz. Bodyspray, 2.7 Oz. Anti-Perspirant and Deodorant, or 3 Oz. Deodorant, Any (Excludes Trial Size) (Limit 4 Like Coupons in Same Shopping Trip) - 01-08-12 RP

Watch for holiday clearance deals, including holiday teas, coffees and air fresheners

Some decent e-coupons (FM e-coupons cannot be combined with paper MCs):
Some of these may no longer be available
$2.50/1 Spice Islands spice or extract x Apr 16, 2012
$1/1 All detergent
$1/2 Armor Meatballs x Mar 31, 2013 <-- these are 2/$5
$2/1 Excedrin Extra Strength 20ct+
$3/1 Huggies Slip-ons size 3,4 or 5 x Jan 31, 2012
$3/1 HUGGIES diapers Giant Pack size 3, 4, 5 or 6 x Feb 15, 2012
$2/1 PULL-UPS® Training Pants x Feb 15, 2012
$2/2 Dove Men's x Feb 29, 2012
$2/1 Natural Instincts or Nice 'n Easy
$1/1 Torani syrup x Feb 28, 2012 (sometimes the holiday flavors get marked down)
$5/1 Sarna anti-itch lotion x Dec 31, 2012
$1/1 Ferrero 5.5oz+
A lot of store brand items (especially useful if you do the Tuesday senior discount)
$1.50/1 Hillshire Grilled Essentials x Jan 31, 2012
$1/1 Pacific foods 12oz or 17.6oz soup x Mar 31, 2012
$2/1 Jergens Moisturizer (16.8oz or larger) x Jan 31, 2012
$1.25/1 Nature's Bounty Vitamins x Feb 12, 2012
$6/1 L’Oréal Paris Moisturizer x Feb 28, 2012
$5/1 Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaner Starter Unit x Feb 28, 2012
$2.50/1 Cottonelle 12pk+ x Feb 11, 2012
Seattle Best coffee $1.50/1 exp. Jan 31, 2012
Mrs. Butterworth's Syrup (24 oz. or larger) $1/1 exp. Mar 10, 2012
PLANTERS Peanut Butter, any variety and size $1.50/2 exp. Feb 19, 2012
MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee or Yuban Coffee (31.5 oz or larger) $1.50/1 exp. Feb 18, 2012
Multi Grain Cheerios® cereal 75c/1 exp. Feb 27, 2012
12oz. 8 packs of any Coca-Cola product $1/2 exp. Feb 17, 2012
Breyers® Ice Cream product $1/1 exp. Mar 31, 2012
GEVALIA Coffee, 12 oz. bag, any variety $1.50/1 exp. Feb 4, 2012
32 oz. bottle of any variety of GlenOaks drinkable yogurt $1/1 exp. Feb 25, 2012
alli product $10/1 exp. Apr 2, 2012
Nescafe® Dolce Gusto® Single-Serve Coffee Machine $20/1 exp. Feb 14, 2012 (still haven't seen these yet)



Current posted Cats active at Fred Meyer (posted in Kroger Family Cat forum)
Smart Balance $1 OYNO wyb $5 by invitation only? (updated) x 2/21/12
Time Inc magazines (by invitation) $2 OYNO wyb 2 x 5/13/12
Stouffer's single serve up to $3 OYNO 12/26/11-1/22/12 <--ends Sunday
Power Bars 1/8/12 to 1/31/12
Arrowhead 24 pk Water up to $5 OYNO 1/6/12-1/22/12 <--ends Sunday
Buy Crystal Light 1/9/12 to 2/5/12 save up to $4
Nature Valley Granols bars 12/26/11 to 1/22/12 <--ends Sunday

[iwik]

We are still recovering from last week's storm here, the Fred Meyer I went to today only had partial/emergency power and some things weren't working, like the Catalina machines. However the registers were working. Lots of trees down in the parking lot. Still no coupon exchange :(
Anyway I was able to determine there are a lot more items included in the wyb 10 items deal than listed in the ad. The tags said 'Game Day' or something, but I did not see a list of items anyplace. So I will start a list in the wiki so anyone can pitch in and add items and matchups. Last time they did a deal like this the price scanners showed 2 prices on participating items, one was 50c less than the other, so it was a good way to check.

[stwhite2]

Let me know if you hear anything about the catalina exchange. Im in the Portland area and the 3-4 stores I go to no longer have them either. I've heard that they removed them because people were getting receipts that were thrown in there that didn't have a reward card used and then go get an item(s) and return it for cash.

[iwik]

Well anyone could do that by grabbing receipts from the open trash cans, and paper recycling they recently added. What would make sense to me is to relocate the coupon exchanges someplace where they are less likely to be mistaken for trash receptacles. People would throw wet cart wipes in there too. Maybe like someplace not so next to the exits. Or do like they used to years ago and have it look different. Maybe they just think the recession is over people have lots of $$ now yeah right.

[Merczilla]

It's still gone at my store too. I'd find receipts, garbage, wipes, ads...all matter of crap in them. Ours was just a shopping basket attached to the bottom of a sign. It was awkward and sort of in the way being in the middle of the door/aisle...bank on one side and liquor store on the other. They'll probably just say they were tired of cleaning it out. It was a bummer to come in and find it empty. I haven't asked anyone yet about it.

[iwik]

The new QFC (online) ad has the Game Day Greats deal going too, so look there for more ideas. Sometimes they have a printed list in the store of participating items. Not sure I'll be going there though, and the prices look pretty much the same as FM.
A few items in the QFC ad:
Almond Breeze chilled $1.99 wyb 10 items (there are lots of blinkies around)
Propel 49c wyb 10 items
The Seattle Best is $1 cheaper there ($6.49 wyb 10 items)
Oscar Mayer lunchmeat $2.79 wyb 10 items (same price at FM) there were $1/2 01-22-12 SS & IPs on coupons.com

[iwik]

Marie Callender small fruit pies are $1.60 wyb 10 items - 50c/1 IP (coupons.com) = $1.10 if the size is right (coupon is for 10oz).
Some of the other Kroger forums have the Game Day Greats deal going too.

[iwik]

HU new ad has the Game Day Greats deal going another week, prices are probably the same. Ad has a coupon for eggs 3/$4, no bread or milk/OJ coupon.
The current Extra Savings book expires today, so we will probably get a new edition tomorrow (it used to always expire on a Tuesday).
Given the lack of coupon exchanges anymore, if anyone gets a Cat ad, please do post it on the Kroger family Cat forum, thanks.

[Merczilla]

I asked about the coupon thingy the other day. The one cashier said she didn't think they were going to put it back out. We should all mass-email them, I guess.

[iwik]

Maybe another Extreme Couponing backlash as well? Someone here improvised in one of the clear acrylic brochure holders on the ad holder. A bit small, but functional. I wonder how long that will last.