Woodman's: Wine Tags and Organic Lollipops

On Tuesday, my frugal friend Dawn let me try some Yummy Earth Organic Lollipops that she picked up.  These are delicious!  Of course, one just wasn't enough so I went in search of them today while I was out and about.  Dawn had found them at Woodman's, so I decided to start there.  My Woodman's store (Rockford, IL) had just got them in their stock and put them out, they were so new that they weren't even in the register system with pricing yet.  They charged me $6.99 for this container of lollipops, which has about 125 suckers in it. 

That makes them about .05 each.  I didn't have any coupons, and I don't think there are any.  At .05 each, that's not a bad deal.  I am sure they are right around the same price as DumDums, and they are much better for you.  I highly recommend giving these a try, the flavors are great!  Wet-face Watermelon, Tooberry Blueberry, Sour Apple Tart, Pomegranate Pucker (my fave!), Mango Tango, Strawberry Smash, Very Very Cherry and Googly Grape.  These are certified organic and a serving size is 3 lollipops so when the kids ask for seconds and thirds, you can approve!  In three pops there's only 70 calories, and 17g sugars which is 6% of the DV.  No chemical dyes, real fruit extracts, no corn syrup - only the good stuff!  I found them on an end cap at the end of the organic aisle.  Wouldn't these be great Easter basket stuffers?!?  This brand also has organic gummy bears that Woodman's also had, those are pretty tasty too!

While I was at Woodman's I went in search of wine tags (not familiar with wine tags? start here).  Last time I was in my store, the liquor department was in the midst of a remodel so everything was a-miss and there were NO WT's.  Today I struck gold!  Here's the tags that I scoped out:

These are all general WT's such as $1.00 off your next grocery purchase of $5 or more, $1.00 off produce of $2 or more, $1.00 off chicken, $1.00 off pork or ice, and $1.00 off seafood.  Some of them worked out nicely for me to use right away today.  These were at the Rockford, IL store, so if you are in another area it could be hit or miss. 

Coffee deal at Hilander and Walgreens

If you happened to have found any of the $4 off coffee/ice wine tags, mentioned here, there is a good deal at Hilander and Walgreen's for cheap coffee.

Walgreens is currently selling Dunkin Donuts coffee for $5.99, with a $1 RR, making it $4.99. Use your wine tag and it's now 99cents.
Note---some cashiers will not accept your coupon. I did have luck using it in Cherry Valley today, but the manager was hesitant.

If you prefer not to go through the hassle of trying to use your wine tag at Walgreens, Hilander has Copper Moon coffee on sale for $4.99. Again, use your tag and pay 99cents. I used 4 of these today (all in the same transaction) with no issues.

WT Alert: $3.00 off Any Juice or Mixer

Here's a new WT that you are going to want to keep a look out for.  I just love finding these - sometimes I think it's more about the hunt than the prize!! :)

This one is for $3.00 off any Juice or Mixer - Minimum purchase of $3.01 or more required.  This one states right on the front "No purchase of alcohol required".  These expire 3/1/11 so there's plenty of time to find these and use them.  These were on Ketel One Vodka @ Woodman's. 

Remember, you can use this on ANY juice or mixer, and since it's a manufacturer Q you can stack it with any store coupons for these items also.  Some ideas for mixers: bottled water, lemonade, sodas, frozen concentrates, tomato or vegetable juice.

Cheap Folgers @ Hilander

I stopped by Hilander this morning to take advantage of the great battery deal that Renea pointed out here and found another super deal to work into my transaction.  If you scored any of the $4.00 off coffee WT's I mentioned here you can get some CHEAP coffee right now.  Hilander has the containers of Folgers coffee on sale for $5.99 each (270 cups).  If you use these WT's you can grab these for $1.99 each.  I think the sale ends TODAY, so hurry and get these while you can - this is pretty low for coffee and definitely a stock up price indeed. 

*HOT* New Coffee WT!

If you are a coffee drinker you are going to want to watch for this one! 

This WT was around last year going into the holiday season and I was able to stock up on coffee for the WHOLE YEAR with it.  Yes, this is one of those deals that won't get much better so if you can get these WT's in your hot little hands grab as many as you need to stock up until next year at this time.  This WT will give you $4.00 off coffee or ice (min. purchase of $4.01 required).

This is an easy one to use because it states right on the front "no purchase of alcohol required".  It doesn't expire until 1/2011 so you have plenty of time to watch for a great sale to pair it with.  Make sure to scan the Baileys bottles at all the stores that you go to, you shouldn't have a hard time finding it because last year there were plenty to go around.  I found these at Woodmans today, but last year I remember finding them at Wal-mart and some small local "mom & pop" type grocery stores also.   

If you are new to couponing and aren't familiar with WT's check out my tutorial here.

Additional Deals: Jewel 6/17 - 6/23

I stopped at Jewel today since I was right in the area picking up my purchases from The Radio Shopping Show and I wanted to highlight a few deals that I grabbed while I was there since it's such a slow week with Catalina promos.

* Driscoll's Strawberries are $3.99/lb. B1G1 - look for WT's on Ketel One Vodka for $2.00 off produce or any mixer to make these $1.99 for TWO (or give it a try using TWO WT's and get both FREE if your store lets you use TWO WT's).  I stocked up because I am making more strawberry freezer jam!

* Aqua Pods are part of the 10 for $10 sale - use the 5/16 RP coupon for $1.00 off TWO and get these for .50 each.

* Oreo Fudge Cream cookies are on sale for $1.69 - use the $1.00 off coupon in the May AY to get these for .69.

* Goldfish crackers are part of the 10 for $10 sale - ALL varieties of the Goldfish are part of this so if you printed the .75 off coupon for the Grahm Goldfish from Coupons.com that was available you can get these for .25 each, if you printed the .35 coupon for the regular Goldfish also available at Coupons.com you can get these for .65 each. 

* Scotch Brite sponges are on sale for .99 each - use the $1.00 off .pdf coupon to get these FREE.  If you need the coupon send me a note, I have it saved and can e-mail it to you.

* Coke 2 L bottles are part of the 10 for $10 sale - use the tearpads that I mentioned here to get these for FREE.

* Cole's breadsticks and garlic bread are one sale $3.49 each/B1G1 - go here and sign up to print TWO .50 off coupons to get TWO packages for $2.49.  If you printed these before you should be able to print them again, it reset.  Just enter all your info again and it will take you to the coupon.

* Dannon Dan-o-nino yogurt is on sale 2/$4 and part of the June Dairy Month Catalina Promo - use the $1.50 off coupon from 6/6 SS to turn this into a MM.  Buy 5 for $2.00 each, use 5 $1.50 off coupons, pay $2.50 and receive back a $5 OYNO Catalina. 

* Dean's dips are part of the June Dairy Month Catalina promo even though they are not on the UPC list.  They are on sale for $1.99 each.  There's a $1.00 off TWO coupon here.   Make sure you buy a combination of 5 dairy items to get the Catalina.

* Land-O-Lakes spreadable butters are part of the June Dairy Month Catalina promo.  Go here to sign up and print .55 coupons for this butter.  The coupons make the butter a great deal, remember you need to buy 5 items to get the $5 OYNO Catalina coupon.

* Jewel e-mailed out a coupon for $2.00 off any purchase of fresh pork of $4.00 or more (valid 6/17-6/23).  If you don't have this coupon send me a note and I can e-mail it to you.  There are WT's out on Paso Creek wine for $1.00 off beef or pork ribs and a $3.00 ribs rebate WT on Gnarly Head wine.  The pork back ribs are on sale for 4.99/lb - not that great of a sale on it's own but when you combine the $2 store coupon, the $1.00 WT and the $3.00 rebate you can get a slab of ribs pretty cheap.

Don't forget to get rainchecks if your store is out of stock on any of the sale items!

One last bit of info that I found out today, Jewel will no longer be allowing the use of coupons when the value is greater than the value of the item.  They will no longer reduce the value of the coupon to the price of the item.  You won't be able to use the coupon on that item.  As an example, today I used the $1.00 off Scotch Brite coupon on .99 sponges.  This will no longer be allowed.  One of the really nice customer service reps was helping me at the USCAN today and told me that just came out in a memo to all the stores yesterday.  She let my coupons fly today, but it won't be allowed any longer.  Go quickly and get those sponges before all the cashiers get the memo!!  :)  (I almost felt like I was in Wal-mart instead of Jewel!)

WT's @ Wags??

While I was cruising the aisles of my local Walgreens store today I noticed something...they are now carrying alcohol.  They sell cold beer and a pretty large selection of bottled wines.  When I first noticed this, my first thought was this could potentially be a new source for wine tags/hang tags!  There were no hang tags on any of these new bottles on the shelf, but I am going to keep my eyes on these - there may be tags hanging on these bottles sometime soon.  When liquor reps visit the stores, they add the hang tags to the bottles. 

Getting Started: Hang-tags/Wine-tags

Hang-tags or wine-tags are a great source for coupons.  They are just as their name states -  they hang on bottles, usually liquor of some kind, and more often than not, they hang on wine bottles.  They are manufacturer coupons, sometimes on a specific product or sometimes as a general dollar amount off a category, such as "$1.00 off fresh produce" or "$4.00 off ground coffee".  There are even rebates for certain items on hang-tags, for example "$3.00 off any whole turkey".  A lot of the more serious couponers use hang-tags, I didn't learn about them until I had been couponing for quite a long time.  They are a hot item to get your hands on. 

With hang-tags, one would assume that you have to purchase the bottle of liquor that the coupon is hanging on in order to obtain it.  In the state that I live in, Illinois, it is illegal to make a customer purchase alcohol to use these coupons and it usually states it right on the coupon.  It usually says something like "No Wine Purchase Necessary" or in the fine print on the back it excludes IL as having to purchase alcohol by wording something like "No wine purchase necessary in IL".  So, while at first you may feel a bit uncomfortable cruising the aisles of the liquor department collecting coupons from bottles, it's perfectly legal to take them.  If a cashier tries to tell you that you have to purchase the wine/liquor in order to use the coupon, you can politely point out that in IL there's no restrictions for alcohol purchase.

Next time you are shopping at a store with a liquor department, stroll down the aisle and see what you find!