So I went to our local Brookshire’s to pick up a few extra baking items they had on sale this week. Armed with my $.50 coupons (which triple to $1.50) for Nestle Toll House Morsels, Duncan Hines Cake Mixes, and Carnation Evaporated Milk, I picked up my items and headed to the checkout. The cashier scanned my items, looked at my coupons and informed me that she couldn’t accept my Internet coupons. I asked why not and she said it was because it would make the items free and that they no longer triple Internet coupons. I asked since when considering I was just in that same store a few days ago and I had no problem using them and they all tripled as usual and per their coupon policy. She said they just received an email today about it and they no longer triple Internet coupons when it makes the item free, it will only take the face value. In a case where a coupon states you have to buy 2 items, it will take the face value plus only add enough to make 1 item free. She then scanned one of my coupons and it took $.50 cents off (the value of the coupon) plus .22 cents rather than the normal $1.50 it normally takes off.

I’m not sure what they’re doing or why, but first of all tripling the coupon would not have made my items free. I still would have paid a small amount plus tax if they had tripled them as usual. Secondly, I think they need to get their systems calculating correctly because $.50 + $.22 does not equal $.79 which was the sale price per item.

So there you go. I’m not sure if this has happened in all Brookshires stores across the country or if this is just my unfortunate luck. I have to say that I’m extremely disappointed since the majority of coupons I use are from the Internet to reduce my grocery bill. I don’t think I’ll be shopping at Brookshire’s much anymore because the main reason I shopped there was because they tripled coupons…I mean a girl’s gotta save, right? I pretty much only shop there when there is an item on sale that I have coupons for to maximize my savings. Besides that, I do the majority of my shopping at Kroger because I can stack my manufacturer coupons with my e-coupons loaded onto my loyalty card. It’s a shame though because I really liked my groceries being carted out to my car for me

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Here is this week’s notable items on sale at our local Brookshire’s. Remember that our Brookshire’s stores triple coupons up to and including $.60, so any coupon match-ups listed below are tripled unless the coupon specifically states not to. I’ve only listed any printable coupon, but there are more floating around out there from the coupon inserts, catalinas, and tearpads that you may have.

Get 50 Bonus Box Tops wyb 10 participating General Mills products below:

General Mills Cereals – 2/$5 – Get $1/2 printable coupon HERE

• Cheerios 14 oz
• Lucky Charms 11.5 oz
  Get $1/2 printable coupon HERE
• Reese’s Puffs 13 oz
  Get $.55/1 printable coupon HERE
• Trix 10.7 oz
  Get $.55/1 printable coupon HERE or HERE
• Cocoa Puffs 11.8
  Get $1/2 printable coupon HERE

General Mills Cereal Bars – 2/$4
Get $.60/1 Chex Mix Bars printable coupon HERE or HERE, and $.40/1 printable coupon HERE

Betty Crocker

• Suddenly Pasta Salad & Specialty Potatoes – 4/$5
  Get $.40/1 printable coupon HERE or HERE
• Cookie Mix – 2/$3 Get
  Get $.40/1 printable coupon HERE or HERE
• Warm Delights Desserts – 2/$3
  Get $.50/1 printable coupon HERE or HERE
• Fruit Flavored Snacks – 2/$4
  Get $.50/1 printable coupon HERE or HERE

Totino’s Pizza Rolls – 2/$6
Get $.55/2 printable coupon HERE

Pillsbury Toaster Strudel, Scramblers or Pancakes – $1.89 ea
Get $.55/2 printable coupon HERE

Green Giant Frozen Veggies – 2/$6

Old El Paso Taco Dinner Kit – $2.38 ea
Get $.60/2 printable coupon HERE

Your bonus Box Tops will print at checkout via a coupon.

Other items and coupon match-ups:

• Hamburger Helper – $.99 ea (includes Box Tops for Education)
  Get $.75/3 printable coupon HERE or HERE
• Armour Lunch Makers – $1 ea
• BOGO! Hillshire Farm Deli Select or Hearty Slices Lunchmeats – $3.99 and get one Ball Park Meat Franks FREE
• Bob Evans Brats – $3.99
• Kretschmar Ham (Deli) – $3.99 lb
  Get $.55/1 printable coupon HERE
• Kool-Aid Bursts 6 packs – 5/$5
• Pillsbury Cookies – 2/$5
  Get $1/2 printable coupon HERE
• Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent – 2/$9
  Get $1/1 printable coupon HERE
• Kleenex Facial Tissue – 2/$3
  Get $.50/3 printable coupon HERE
• FREE Boudreaux’s Butt Paste wyb Huggies Jumbo Diapers or Pull-Ups Training Pants for $8.99
  

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Post tags: Arm & Hammer, Armour, Ball Park, Betty Crocker, Boudreaux's, Box Tops for Education, Brookshires, General Mills, Green Giant, Hamberger Helper, Hillshire Farms, Huggies, Kool-Aid, Kretschmar, Old El Paso, Pillsbury, Printable Coupons, Totino's, Weekly Deals

Oscar Meyer Deli Creations, $2.50 ea
$1/2 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations Sandwiches, 06-14-09 SS, exp. 8/9
$1/2 Oscar Mayer Deli Creations, Any – Product Peelie, exp. 9/30
$2 ea after coupon

Febreze Fabric Refreshener, $3.99 ea
Febreze Fabric Refresher BOGO Free Febreze Air Effects, 07-05-09 PG, exp. 7/31
$3.99 for Fabric Refresher AND Air Effects

Febreze NOTICEables, $6.29 ea
$4/1 Febreze Noticeables Starter Kit – 07-05-09 PG, exp. 7/31
$2.29 after coupon

Community Coffee, $3.99 ea
$1/1 Community Coffee, Peelie, exp. 12/31
$2.99 ea after coupon

Blue Bell Ice Cream, $3.89 ea
$1.50/1 Blue Bell Ice Cream Printable
$1/1 Blue Bell Ice Cream - Must join Blue Bell Country Club (Under Extra Scoops)
$1/1 Blue Bell Ice Cream, Half Gallon, Peelie
$2.39 – 2.89 ea after coupon(...)
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