This is a good one. Now through sometime in June, you can get unlimited FREE Ziploc containers at Safeway.
{Buy 2 Ziploc Containers, Get $2 Catalina}
Multiple cats will print.
Ziploc Containers on sale $1.99 when you buy 4
Buy 4 = $7.96
Use (4) $.55/1 coupons from 5/16 SS insert (-$2.20)
Use 4 Safeway doubles (-$2)
Pay $3.76, Get (2) $2 Catalinas
FREE with $.24 overage after coupons, doubles & cats
This is where it gets fun. Roll the catalinas to a second transaction:
Buy 4 = $7.96
Buy $.24+ worth of additional items = $.24+
Use (4) $.55/1 coupons (-$2.20)
Use 4 Safeway doubles (-$2)
Use (2) $2 cats from transaction #1 (-$4)
Pay $0+, Get (2) $2 Catalinas
You can roll these cats as many times as you want and get unlimited FREE Ziploc Containers.
If your Safeway does not double coupons (Puget Sound, Eastern Washington, Idaho, etc), you should use a different coupon:
Transaction #1:
Buy 4 = $7.96
Use (2) $1.50/2 coupons from 5/16 SS insert (-$3)
Pay $4.96, Get (2) $2 Catalinas
$.24 each after coupons & cats when you buy 4
Transaction #2:
Buy 4 = $7.96
Use (2) $1.50/2 coupons (-$3)
Use (2) $2 cats from transaction #1 (-$4)
Pay $.96, Get (2) $2 Catalinas
Since this deal runs for several weeks, there is no reason to go and clean your store out of Ziploc Containers tomorrow. Take it easy. You have tons of time to order additional coupons off ebay (about $.15 $.10 each including shipping) and give your store time to restock. You can also try special ordering product so other shoppers can take advantage of this deal.
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YAY!! I hosted a Ziploc House Party and we got the $1.50/2 coupons!! FINALLY, they will come in handy! Good thing I didn’t get rid of them!
I need containers so bad. . .mine have disappeared!!! I think they must be with all the socks that disappear in the laundry.
Anyone know if these have BPA in them?
They have a “BPA Free” label on them!
Just got back from Safeway! This worked perfectly!! Thanks Angela!!
Insert sigh of relief! I always get nervous when I post a deal I haven’t read about somewhere else first!
I’m wondering if you/anyone has had issues with using Catalina and coupons at Safeway? All of the Catalina’s that I’ve used say manufacturer’s coupon on them and the cashiers have held stead on the rule of one manufacturer’s coupon per item. I have not had the issue at Fred Meyer before though.
I’ve not had that issue here Josh. Such a bummer! But at least you can save your Catalina’s for other things.
These are perfect for storing freezer jam! And that season is fast approaching! Thanks!
Would Safeway take the $1.50 off coupon from the 5-16 SS? But they would not double it? Thanks
They took the coupon and doubled it (in Oregon) for me! No problems!
Hi! Just wanted to let you know if anyone needs extra coupons for this deal, I posted about a 1 day sale at Manufacturers Coupons where you can get them for $.05 ea.
http://savingsurvivingthriving.blogspot.com/2010/05/need-extra-coupons-1-day-sale-at.html
The $.05 coupons are sold out already. Seems like they are a hot item on Ebay as well!
I’m still showing that the $.55/1 ziploc coupons are still available for $.05 but it looks like the $1.50/2 are sold out.
they’re all sold out now.
I found a bunch on ebay! Thanks for the heads-up on this deal.
So you say at the beginning of the post “free ziploc til MID JUNE” they wont be on sale until then will they??
The tags at my store said June 10th! I’ll be there so many times between now & then. It’ll be so fun to pick them up here and there.
If we buy 8 at a time:
1- would the price remain 1.99 each
2- would four $2 catalina print
Scenario
Buy 8 for 15.92
Use 4 1.50/2 will deduct 6
Use 4 doubles will deduct 2
Pay 7.92 get 4 $2 catalina
.08 overage
Yes, four cats should print.
I was wondering that too. I was too scared to try it last night. I was good last night and only bought 4 to give others a chance! But it was so tempting to just keep going!
I’m a newbie…what is a Catalina?
thanks for your patience!
a catalina is an instore “coupon” that will print out and you will get money to buy anything you want on your next purchase. You can only use it at the store you got it from.
When I used my first ziploc cats on the 2nd transaction the 2nd cats didn’t print. Has anyone else had this problem? Does the machine not print additional cats if I use ziploc cats to pay with?
Went today & my catalina’s for the ziploc containers didn’t print out:-(
I do have the number to call, so know how to check on that.
Has anyone gotten them yet-there was a sign up by the items-of course just by one size, but I’ve found that often happens & doesn’t usually mean anything. Does anyone know is it on all sizes?
It only says you get the cats for buying the expensive $6 containers. Is it on any ziploc containers? It also says they are !.99 for buying 4. Will it just print the cats anyways?
there’s a SC Johnson rebate you can use the ziplock purchase for: here’s the link (hope it works, otherwise just google SC Johnson $5 rebate) to the form as i didnt’ see anyting about it in the other comments. it appears you can do up to three per household.
http://www.scjohnson.com/Files/afc-rebate-form.pdf?utm_source...
What do you folks store your coupons in when shopping??? I am newer than new and just starting and thought I had everything under control and wow…..did not
Elizabeth and I have a big binder. We go through and pull all the coupons we are going to use for the trip and put them into a sleeve in the front so that we have them all ready and don’t have to hunt for them. If we are going to make more than one batch, we use more than one sleeve.
I tried this today, June 16th and it didn’t work. I guess I’ll be returning them.
I don’t need them if they aren’t free.