UPDATE: You can print this $1/1 Purex Natural Elements coupon — it may or may not be included in the sale. And be sure to get a raincheck if your store is out. The catalina prints until March 7. Thanks, Frugal Chic Living!
I updated the Fred Meyer weekly post with this deal, but it really needs its own post! This week you can get FREE Purex laundry detergent:
Purex Laundry Detergent on sale $1.99 with weekly ad coupon
Buy (2) 50 oz bottles (NOT the 60 oz ones)
Use (2) $.35/1 coupons from 1/10 RP insert
Pay $3.28, Get $4 Catalina
FREE with $.72 overage after coupons & cat
This catalina will roll to a second transaction:
Buy 2 bottles
Buy $.72+ worth of additional items
Use (2) $.35/1 coupons
Use $4 Catalina from transaction #1
Pay $0+, Get $4 Catalina
FREE with $4 overage after coupons & cats
This is a fantastic deal even if you don’t have the manufacturer’s coupons!
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Catherine says
February 19, 2010 at 3:42 pmBummer about the deal being pulled. I had wondered as I tried this today and was not able to get any Catalina’s out of the transaction. 800 bottles is a bit much. Oh well. I guess I should concentrate on Safeway this week
kate says
February 17, 2010 at 2:08 pm800 bottles !!!! That is ridiculous. That is definitely a “bad apple”. Thanks for letting us know!
Rebecca says
February 17, 2010 at 1:37 pmATTENTION: PUREX CATALINA DEAL PULLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just read that this promo has been pulled. Several sites are reporting it and here’s a quote from one:
“Well I just spoke with Advertising at Kroger Corporation at the Corporate offices in Cincinnati. The woman was very kind and did track down the information so I do thank Krogers for the customer service offered in tracking down the truth in the halt of this promotion. The woman in Advertising called me back promptly to inform me that as of Saturday it had been reported to the company of fraudulent purchases being made by convenient store owners and flea market stands who were clearing shelves in multiple stores by purchasing and using the coupons to receive the product for free. Under the preface of fraud, they did remove the Catalina promotion, as stated “One Bad Apple can spoil it for all” by the company. I did question if it would be turned back on after the sales end for what was the remainder of the promotion and was told probably not.”
**Apparently, there was a couple in Cincinnati who cleared out 800 bottles of Purex from 20 stores!!!!
Very aggravating… I hadn’t purchased my Purex yet and was just about to head out…. TOTAL BUMMER.
Katie says
February 17, 2010 at 12:56 pmDo I need to have more than one Fred Meyer in ad coupons to get the deal on purex?
Flo says
February 17, 2010 at 11:04 amIf you get the ones that have 20% more free…the “CAT” will not print.
Laurie J. says
February 17, 2010 at 12:14 amI did this 3 x at the Newberg, OR Fred Meyer on 2/16 and bought the 50 oz. Free and Clear, hypoallergenic kind. I used 2 of the $0.35/1 from the 1/10 RP the first time also. I added one banana the 2nd and 3rd time for my filler item. I went out to my car after each trip and used a different cashier each time. I assumed that the limit 2 on the coupon meant per transaction not per day. The cat. printed with no problem all three times.
Ruth says
February 16, 2010 at 6:33 pmHow many times can we do this in one trip at the same store and howmany times with the cat. roll? Anyone know?
Tina says
February 16, 2010 at 5:37 pmI bought four bottles today. Both worked beautifully. Here are the UPCs:
0 24200 04788 7
0 24200 04785 6
Rachel says
February 16, 2010 at 4:38 pmWorked great for me at the Tualatin Fred Meyer. Got 6 free bottles of the 50 oz. hypoallergenic kind. Too bad it’s not HE compatible, but my mother can use them.
Elizabeth says
February 16, 2010 at 4:27 pmWorked like a charm at the Fred Meyer on 224/212. Purchased two 50 oz of the hypoallergenic kind, got the CAT. Nothing simpler than that!
Kelly says
February 16, 2010 at 2:32 pmJust tried this at the FM on Burnside/21st with the 50 oz hypoallergenic kind. No cat printed. Returned them. It didn’t look like it was HE compatible anyway.
fabiola says
February 16, 2010 at 11:57 ami just did mine 4 times and it worked at the mill plain one close to 205 in vancouver
Melinda says
February 16, 2010 at 10:54 amI just did this deal at 148th and Division FM and they had lots of detergent left. I used the in store coupon on the first transaction and got my $4 cat. Then I did the transaction 2 more times without using the in store coupon (since it is limit 2) and rolled the cat and only paid $1 out of pocket each transaction. The y were on sale for 2/$5 anyway so it was still a pretty good price. That way I didn’t have to travel to so many stores and I still got a good deal. Oh and I bought the hypoallergenic each time so I don’t know if other ones work.
Christy says
February 16, 2010 at 8:49 amSounds like you just need to make sure you buy the 50 oz, not the 64 oz for the catalina to work. Thanks for the info, we needed laundry detergent!
annette says
February 16, 2010 at 7:27 amDo I need a filler item if I only use the store coupon and that cat.?
wendy says
February 15, 2010 at 9:10 pmI did this transaction three different times on the hypoallergenic, and it worked every time. I went to three different stores in the Beaverton area.
April says
February 15, 2010 at 6:55 pmCats are printing until 3/1/10 I believe. I did the transaction 7 times today at various Fred Meyer’s and it worked every single time! YAY!
carolyne says
February 15, 2010 at 6:27 pmdoes anybody know how long the catalina is going on?
Emily says
February 15, 2010 at 5:59 pmThe hypoallergenic kind worked for me at two separate Freddy’s. If you don’t have more coupons for your second transaction both my stores had conversation hearts for 14 cents a box which made for an easy cheap filler.
Crystal says
February 15, 2010 at 4:25 pmI just did this deal twice today & it worked both times. I bought 1) 50 oz ultra purex w/softner & 1) 50 ox ultra purex w/color safe bleach & received $4.00 cat. It was at the Fred Meyer in Beaverton.
Carrie says
February 15, 2010 at 3:58 pmI also bought these – and it didn’t print! I called to Catalina and they are reviewing why! hopefully they’ll be sending me 8.00 worth of free coupons soon!
there is a whole other section on Krazy Coupon Lady that talks about this (under the comment section!)
annette says
February 15, 2010 at 3:51 pmI bought the ultra concentrate plus fabric softener, It worked
kelsey says
February 15, 2010 at 3:50 pmI tried this transaction twice this morning with two different kinds of the Purex and with both attempts no catalinas printed 🙁 the check out clerk said she’d only had one print the day before and it was with the brand I had purchased. Bummer!
Becky says
February 15, 2010 at 3:42 pmI bought the natural elements one and it did not print….does anyone know which ones it will work on?
April says
February 15, 2010 at 3:13 pmgood to know…thanks! Anyone know if it works on the hypoallergenic kind?
Elizabeth J. says
February 15, 2010 at 3:10 pmI bought the concentrate kind this morning (still the 50 oz) and the cat didn’t print… it must only be certain varieties.