My family and I love this FREE event that my local Giant Eagle puts on each year!   Even if you don’t love in my local area, you may want to be on the lookout for flyers or promotions that will be promoting this event at your store.

At this event, kids can come dressed in costume (or not) and are given a goodie bag.  Parents then walk with their children to different stations around the store to grab different treats.  What I like the best is that in past years they have not just given candy away.  We have gotten everything from juice boxes, to small toys, to string cheese!

As you can see in the flyer they also offer an area where you can take a picture, with your own camera.  One piece of advice is to not get there right at the beginning, when it is the busiest.  We will usually wait until around 7:00 pm. when there is no line.

The above flyer is for the Elyria, Ohio store.  Call your store for more details and to confirm participation and dates.

I headed to Giant Eagle today to grab some great deals!  Did you know that they are having a BOGO FREE event through Wednesday?  There are a lot of items that are a great price even without a coupon.  Remember BOGO FREE at Giant Eagle means things ring up at 1/2 price.  You do not need to buy in groups of two.  Here are some of the things that I bought.

Note:  Not ALL of the items that I bought actually made it to the table.
Betty Crocker Casserole or Potatoes  (bought 10)
+1 FREE Instantly wyb 10
50¢/2 from 9/9 SS
= 45¢ each

$2 oyno wyb 20 Yoplait Yogurt Cups – 50¢ each (bought 20)
$0.30 off ONE Yoplait Simplait™ Yogurt or from 8/26 SS
$0.40 off six Yoplait Yogurt or from 9/9 SS or 8/5 G
$1/8 Printable Coupon or Giant Eagle eOffer
50¢/8 from 9/9 SS or 8/5 GM
40¢/6 SavingStar Deposit
= awesome price + get back $2 OYNO

Tuttorosso Tomatoes $1 (bought 6 cans – they are huge cans!)
$1/2 from 9/9 SS
= 50¢ each

10¢ Fuelperks  wyb 4 participating products below: ($3 value wyb 30 gallons)
——> I bought 8 Crescent rolls for a total of .20¢ (x 30 gallons) in fuel perks

*Crescent 4ct  $1.50
40¢/2 Pillsbury Crescent Dinner Rolls or from 9/9 SS
$1/2 Printable Coupon 50¢/2 SavingStar Deposit
= 13¢ each wyb 4 after fuel perks and SavingsStar deposit

*Pillsbury Golden Layers $1.50
= 75¢ each wyb 4 after fuel perks

*Grands 5ct $1.50
40¢/3 Pillsbury Refrigerated Grands
$1/3 Printable Coupon
30¢/2 from 9/9 SS
40¢/3 SavingStar Deposit
= 35¢ each wyb 4  after fuel perks and SavingStar deposit

*Cinnamon Rolls 5ct  $1.50
40¢/2 Pillsbury Sweet Rolls
$1/2 Printable Coupon
40¢/2 SavingStar Deposit
= as low as 15¢ each wyb 4 after fuel perks and SavingsStar deposit

Giant Eagle Pizza BOGO FREE – $3.24 each (bought 9)

Cole’s Garlic Bread or Toast B1G1 FREE – $1.49 each (bought 4)

GE buns .99 each (bought 2)

Giant Eagle Long Grain Rice 16oz BOGO FREE – 64¢ each (bought 2)

Kahns Franks BOGO FREE
-.75/2 coupon in the 9/16 RP
= as low as $1.24 each if  you buy the $3.98 packages

Top Care Tampons (18-20ct.) BOGO FREE – 1.59 each (5 boxes)

I spent over $5o dollars so I used this $5 competitors coupon that I found in a local coupon magazine!!   Yipppeee!

I’m just going over my shopping list for Giant Eagle tonight and I found a great deal on Pop-Tarts with this NEW .70/1 coupon!  Check out this deal, it’s a stockup price since it’s on the 12-count boxes not the smaller 8-count.  If your store is out of this specific type, ask for a raincheck!

Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts $2.50/box
– .70/1 Kellogg’s Cupcake Pop-Tarts (doubles)
= $1.10/box (12 count)

Oops! While reviewing the video from today’s New Day Cleveland show I noticed I misspoke.  Yes, even a “coupon queen” makes mistakes 🙂

Giant Eagle DOES take printable competitors coupons but does NOT take them if they are over $3.  I think I must of tripped myself up when I started talking about the $5 off $25 coupon.  I’m sorry for the confusion.

Here is Giant Eagle’s policy on competitor and printable coupons.  Head over here to read their whole policy.

Competitor Coupons

• We accept competitor coupons provided they are from a grocery, convenience store or pharmacy retailer.  We will not accept restaurant coupons.
• Must be for dollars or cents off a total order or a specific product.  We are not able to accept % off competitor coupons.
• All competitor coupons must comply with the overall coupon policy above in terms of valid expiration dates, stacking, item limits, printed coupons, photocopies, etc.
• Competitor coupons will not be accepted through self-checkout register lanes.
• Competitor coupons are not subject to doubling.
• Management reserves the right to refuse any competitor coupon that appears to be fraudulent.

Printed Internet coupons

• The coupon must be obtained from a legitimate site.
• Maximum of two (2) “like” coupons will be accepted.
• “FREE with no purchase necessary” and “Buy One Get One Free” coupons will not be accepted.
• We reserve the right to refuse any coupons that we believe to be photo copied, counterfeit or invalid for any other reason.
• Any coupon with a value over $3.00 will not be accepted except where advertised by Giant Eagle for a specific promotion.