Click HERE for the Grocery Smarts shopping list for Idaho, and HERE for the Grocery Smarts shopping list for Utah.  The General Mills promo is near the bottom of the list.

General Mills Promo: Save $5.00 instantly when you spend $20 on these participating products.
Prices shown are BEFORE/AFTER $5.00 instant discount. Discount is essentially 25% per item.

 Nature Valley granola bars are $2.50 before instant discount.
Betty Crocker fruit snacks are $2.00 before instant discount.

Scenario:
Purchase 5 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks for $10.00
Use 2 1.00/2 printables from this link, and 1 .40/1 printable from this link. (.40/1 coupon only valid on fruit shapes.) (.50/2 coupon also available at this link.)
Purchase 4 Nature Valley Granola bars for $10.00
Use 2 1.00/2 printables from this link.  (.40/1 also available at this link.)
Subtotal – $20.00
Get $5 off instantly at checkout.
Get a checkout coupon for $3.50 off anything in your next shopping order.
Get a checkout coupon for $2.50 off anything in your next shopping order.
Final price is essentially $4.60 for 9 items.

Catalina offer details: 

*Buy Nature Valley Granola Bars
Purchase between 12/28/09 – 1/24/10
Buy (3) & Get $1.50
Buy (4) & Get $2.50
Buy (5 or more) & Get $3.50

*General Mills
Betty crocker fruit snacks
Purchase between 12/28-1/24/10
Buy 3 get $1.50
Buy 4 get $2.50
Buy 5 or more get 3.50 OYNO
Fruit Shapes, Fruit By the Foot,
Fruit Gushers, Fruit Roll-ups, Fruit Stickerz

Task Force 8-Piece Starter Tool Set
Item #: 314845 | Model #: 61603
Was $9.98
Now: $4.98
(Save 50% thru 01/31/2010)
Use coupon code FREESHIP for FREE shipping!

Task Force 37-Piece Socket and Screwdriver Set
Item #: 314844 | Model #: 61456
Was $9.98
Now: $4.98
(Save 50% thru 01/31/2010)
Use coupon code FREESHIP for FREE shipping!

Task Force 9-Piece Precision Tool Set
Item #: 314846 | Model #: 53593
Was $9.98
Now: $4.98
(Save 50% thru 01/31/2010)
Use coupon code FREESHIP for FREE shipping!

Task Force 4-Piece Tape Measure Combo
Item #: 314837 | Model #: 61170
Was: $12.98
Now: $4.98
(Save 61% thru 01/31/2010)
Use coupon code FREESHIP for FREE shipping!

Kobalt Quick-Change Folding Lock-Back Knife with Bits
Item #: 314836 | Model #: 53931
Was: $14.98
Now: $4.98
(Save 66% thru 01/31/2010)
Use coupon code FREESHIP for FREE shipping!

I discovered this deal yesterday on Olay Regenerist at Walgreens! I was wanting to get these at Rite Aid (since they work for the P&G promo going on there right now) but my store was out. Instead I got them at Walgreens. Here is how it works:

Buy 2 Olay Regenerist cleansers (they were $7.29 each at my store)

• Use (2) Olay Regenerist or Definity Facial Moisturizer or Facial Cleanser, any except trial size $3/1 (2-28-10) PG-1/17
• Pay $8.58 out of pocket
• Then submit for the $15 Olay Regenerist Rebate
• Final Price after rebate: $6 overage!

Have you found a place to get a deal on the Regenerist rebate yet? You have to make your purchase by January 24th, so don’t delay!

Buy one, get one FREE box of Sunbelt Granola Bars

Link to printable coupon (from their Facebook page)
Expire 2/18/10

Store Locations (Smith’s, Walmart, Assoc. Foods, etc.)

Just one of the awesome tools here at PYP…ready-made shopping lists.  We scour grocery ads to find the best deals at many of your favorite stores, and match them with available coupons.   Check the list below and see if you find your favorite store!

Click here to sign up for Chili’s email club and receive a coupon valid for a free Chips & Queso.

Buy a dozen donuts at Krispy Kreme and receive 12 Free Valentine’s Cards.  Each card contains a coupon valid for a Free Donut.  Click here for a list of participating stores.

Dirty Dorm Clean Up Kit
Item#B0027I4ALS
List: $50.00
Now: $12.50
Save: $37.50 (75%)
+ Free shipping on $50

Kit includes Mr. Clean Magic Eraser 2-pk., Swiffer starter kit, Bounty basic white paper towel roll, 19-oz. Dawn lavender dishwashing liquid, 50-oz. Tide 2x liquid laundry detergent, 80-ct. Bounce outdoor fresh dryer sheets, 9.7-oz. Febreze spring and renewal air affects spray.

To Your Health Wellness Kit
Item#B0027I2E7K
List: $50.00
Now: $12.50
Save: $37.50 (75%)
+ Free shipping on $50

Kit includes 12 caplets of Vicks DayQuil with Vitamin C, 8-oz. bottle of Pepto Bismol liquid, Oral-B toothbrush with medium bristles, 4-oz. Crest ProHealth mint toothpaste, Glide whitening floss with Scope, Crest ProHealth mouthwash, Puffs Plus tissue cube (60 two-ply sheets) and PUR 2-stage CR 6000 oval pitcher.

Big Man on Campus Grooming Kit
Item#B0027I6AZM
List: $50.00
Now: $12.50
Save: $37.50 (75%)
+ Free shipping on $50

Kit includes 6.2-oz. Crest Scope mint toothpaste, 44-mL Scope mint mouthwash, Oral-B 40 soft bristle toothbrush, 12-oz. deep cleaning shampoo, 11.5-oz. hydrating conditioner, styling gel mess constructor, 6-oz. styling gel flex, 7-oz. Fusion Hydra moisturizing gel, Fusion razor, 2.6-oz. Gillette clear shield invisible solid antiperspirant and 8.4-oz. Gillette dry skin hydrator and body wash

Pretty Fabulous Beauty Kit
Item#B0027I80IC
List: $50.00
Now: $12.50
Save: $37.50 (75%)
+ Free shipping on $50

Kit includes Oral-B 40 soft bristle toothbrush, 6.2-oz. Crest Scope mint toothpaste, 44-mL Scope mouthwash, 2.7-oz. Secret solid powder fresh deodorant, 4-oz. Olay Complete All Day UV lotion, Cover Girl Lash Blast black mascara, 10-oz. Olay Body Butter Ribbons body wash, 22-oz. Herbal Essence Volume Body shampoo and conditioner, Venus Embrace razor and 7-oz. Satin Care shave gel.

Target.com LINK

Ronco Dehydrator
Item No. WW22-52896
WAS $39.99
Now Only $29.99
+ Ships FREE
+ $2.99 order processing
– additional $10 off with code G5C4-4721
= $22.98 shipped

HeartlandAmerica.com LINK

Freezing vegetables usually requires blanching in boiling water, cooking, or steam blanching prior to freezing. After blanching, cool in ice water for 1 1/2 times the blanching time.
Start counting your blanching time as soon as the vegetable is placed in hot water or a steamer. Use the best quality freezer bags or containers to prevent freezer burn. I use my Food Saver. Squeeze as much air as possible from your bags before freezing. You can stack bags in a box before putting into the freezer. Make sure you label your bags with the vegetable name and the date. Use the vegetables within 8-12 months.

These are the blanching times for vegetables that I have previously frozen.:

Asparagus – Blanch medium stalks 3 minutes; large stalks 4 minutes

Bean Pods – Blanch 3 minutes

Broccoli/Cauliflower – Remove tough leaves; Remove ends; Slice stalks lengthwise; blanch 3 minutes or steam 5 minutes

Brussels sprouts – Soak in salt brine* for ½ hour; Blanch small for 2 minutes; medium for 4 minutes; large for 5 minutes

Cabbage – Blanch wedges for 3 minutes; shredded for 1 ½ minutes

Carrots – Trim, wash and scrape the carrots; dice or slice them; blanch for 2 minutes

Corn on the Cob – Blanch small ears 7 minutes; medium 9 minutes; large 11 minutes

Herbs – Wash and drain, but don’t blanch; wrap sprigs or leaves in foil, or seal in a plastic bag; put inside a carton or glass jar in your freezer

Peas – Green 1 ½ minutes; Sugar Pods, Blanch for 1 ½ to 3 minutes depending on size; Remove the strings from pods before blanching.

Green and Red Peppers – Cut in two and remove seeds; Blanch halved peppers 3 ½ minutes – these work great for stir fry or fajitas.

Squash – Wash, cut into pieces, remove seeds, and bake until tender; After cooling, scoop out the pulp from the rind and freeze

Potatoes – Don’t freeze well unless prepared as food first, such as French fries, hash browns; for new potatoes, wash and scrape skins off, then blanch 4 minutes for very small up to 10 minutes for very large – eat frozen new potatoes within one month for best flavor and texture

Zucchini/Yellow Squash– Cut into pieces, then blanch for 3 minutes

Tomatoes – Wash and core your tomatoes; cut them up; Don’t blanch, cook until soft

When I have an abundance of avocado I make guacamole and then just freeze it. Make sure you add lemon or lime juice to help minimize darkening.

Here is the link to my post on freezing fruit for storage.

Bounty towels or napkins, any size .25/1 (1-31-10) PG-12/27

I love grapefruit but I have also been annoyed by how much I have felt was wasted in the way that I have always ate them. In my family growing up we always just cut them in half and scooped out what we could with a spoon. I think my grandma even had special little spoons that the had jagged edges.

So I set out to find a way to not waste any edible part of a grapefruit. Maybe everyone else already knew how to do this — but I want to share anyway.

Put a pan of water on to boil. When the water is boiling remove the pan from the heat source and put your unpeeled grapefruit in the water. Let it sit for about 5 minutes. Carefully remove the fruit from the water and as soon as you can touch it begin to peel. You will be able to easily removed the thick white stuff… I don’t know what it is called. Once you have that removed you will be able to easily break apart each section and remove all of the section casings.

I cannot believe how easy this was! Oh yeah and the inside of the fruit really doesn’t get hot when you do this.

Here are the best deals at Rite Aid this week. Maximize your savings by watching Rite Aid Video Values and earn a $5/$20 printable coupon, as well as other brand coupons.

But these are not all the deals this week! Be sure to check out the Rite Aid thread on PYP for lots more deals this week plus discussion.

*Note that this list was made using the Idaho Rite Aid ad. There may be different sale prices in your area. Check your ad online at RiteAid.com or in your Sunday Rite Aid ad to verify prices in your area.

Crest Toothpaste, select varieties $2.99
Use Crest Premium Toothpaste, any 4 oz. or larger MultiCare, Extra Whitening, Whitening Expressions, Whitening plus Scope, Vivid White Sensitivity, Pro Health or .85 oz. Weekly Clean $1/1 (1-31-10) PG-12/27 OR Crest toothpaste, any 4.0 oz or larger, .75/1 (2-28-10) PG-1/17
Get a $1.25 Single Check Rebate
Final Price: $.74-$.99 cents after coupon and rebate!

DayQuil or NyQuil 6 oz or 12 ct $3.99
Use NyQuil or DayQuil, any $2/1 (2-28-10) PG-1/17
Get a $1 Single Check Rebate
Final Price: $.99 cents after coupon and rebate!

Bayer Asprin $1.99
Use $2/1 Video Values Coupon
Final Price: FREE after coupon!

Wet Ones $1.99
Use $1.50/1 printable
Final Price: $.50 cents after coupon!

Pantene hair care 2/$6
Use Pantene product, any excluding trial size $3/2 (1-31-10) PG-12/27
Final Price: $1.50 each!

Always Pads & Tampax Pearl $6.99 (buy 2 to use the coupon)
Use Always Pad, Clean or Feminine Cleansing Cloth, Buy one 24-54ct Get one 12-22ct FREE (1-31-10) PG-12/27 OR Tampax, Buy one 36-60ct Get one 18-20ct FREE (1-31-10) PG-12/27
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate
Final Price: $4.99 for both boxes after coupon and rebate!

Now….beginning today there is a P&G rebate available at Rite Aid. Here is the skinny:

Buy $25 Worth of Select P&G Products, Get $5 back
Buy $50 Worth of Select P&G Products, Get $15 back
Buy $100 Worth of Select P&G Products, Get $35 back

The rebate is in the form of a Visa Rewards Card that will be mailed separately from your Rite Aid Rebate check.

Products include:

Always, Aussie, Bounce, Bounty, Braun, Cascade, Charmin, Cheer, Clairol, Clear Blue, Cover Girl, Daily Definitions, Daisy Razors, Dawn, Downy, Dreft, Duracell, Era, Fibersure, Fixodent, Gain, Gillette, Head & Shoulders, Herbal Essences, Infusium, Ivory, Joy, Luvs, Max Factor, Metamucil, Mr Clean, Oil of Olay, Olay, Old Spice, Oral B, Pampers, Pantene, Pepto Bismol, Prilosec OTC, Pringles, Puffs, Safeguard, Scope, Secret, Swiffer, Tag, Tampax, Tide, Vapo Steam, Vaporub, Venus, Vicks (excludes Vicks Vaporizer), Vitality, Wetjet Cleaner, Zest, Zooth.

You can purchase items in separate transactions. GO HERE to read more.

Here is a possible scenario on this deal! I’m sure there are several so if you come up with a good one, let us know!

BUY:

6 Pantene @ $18
2 Always packs @ $13.98
Total: $31.98

Use:

• $5/$20 Video Values Coupon
• (3) Pantene product, any excluding trial size $3/2 (1-31-10) PG-12/27
• Then use this coupon to get your 2nd pack of Always for free! ($6.99 value)
• Always Pad, Clean or Feminine Cleansing Cloth, Buy one 24-54ct Get one 12-22ct FREE (1-31-10) PG-12/27

Total out of pocket cost: $10.99

THEN:
Get a $2 Single Check Rebate from the Always
Get $5 P&G Visa Check Card

FINAL PRICE after coupons and rebates: $3.99 + tax for 6 Pantene AND 2 Always! Great deal, huh!

*This scenario would also work with Tampax Pearl. It is the same price as the Always and there is a B1G1Free coupon for it too!

Tampax, Buy one 36-60ct Get one 18-20ct FREE (1-31-10) PG-12/27

Have you been wondering how you can help the people of Haiti?  There are numerous options for donating to the cause.  These are two we recommend:

LDS Humanitarian Services – 100% of funds donated are used for humanitarian services and programs – the Church uses other funds to cover administrative expenses for the humanitarian program.

Donate to LDS Humanitarian Services online at THIS LINK.

Red Cross –  .92 of every dollar donated is used for humanitarian services and programs. The public can also help by texting “Haiti” to 90999 to send a $10 donation to the Red Cross, through an effort backed by the U.S. State Department.  Funds will go to support American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.

You can also help by spreading the word that PinchingYourPennies.com will be donating .10 for each new Facebook fan, up to a maximum of 20,000 fans, or $2000.00.  As of this posting, we have 18,777 fans.  We’ll donate .10 for each new person that becomes a fan of PYP on Facebook in the next 48 hours.  We will make the donation through LDS Humanitarian Services, where 100% of donations are used for humanitarian services.