Target Shopping List 9/20 – 9/26/09

These are the best deals I see this week at Target.  Please leave comments with other deals you find.

Some readers have had issues with Target accepting both a Target-issued coupon and a manufacturer-issued coupon on the same product, while others have had issues with $1 off coupons used on trial-sized items that are priced less than $1. If that’s you, print out and bring Target’s official coupon policy with you on your shopping trip. As always, remain polite, share what you know and consider emailing or calling Target’s corporate office to let them know of your experience – whether good or bad.

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Your turn: A reader emailed me last week saying her Target (Maple Grove, MN) told her that they are now accepting expired coupons. Can you ask about this at your Target and let us know what you find out.  Is it just this one store or are all stores accepting expireds?

Week-Long Gift Card Offer

Buy 2 Arm & Hammer Cat Litter at $9.99,
Get $5 Target Gift Card
Buy 2 and use two $1/1 printable here
Spend $17.98, get $5 gift card back
Final price: $6.49 each after coupons and gift card

Week-Long Sales

Pop Tarts $2.00
Use $1/1 Target-issued printable here and stack with
$1/1 from 9/13 Red Plum #2 or $.55/1 printable here
Final price: As low as free after coupons**
**Qualifies for $10 Kellogg’s Fuel for School Rebate when you purchase 10 Kellogg’s items in a single transaction

Healthy Choice Meals $2.50
Use $2/1 printable here
Final price: $0.50 after coupon

Earth’s Best Baby Food $0.69
Buy 10 and use $1/10 printable after registering here
Final price: $0.62 each after coupon

Skintimate Shave Gel $1.89
Use $1/1 from 8/2 Smartsource #1 insert
Final price: $0.89 each after coupon

Nutri Grain Bars $2.00
Buy 2 and $1/2 from 8/2 Kellogg’s insert and stack with
$1/1 Target-issued printable here; Target coupon says limit one per transaction, although some stores may allow you to use 2
Final price: $1.00 each after coupons**
**Qualifies for $10 Kellogg’s Fuel for School Rebate when you purchase 10 Kellogg’s items in a single transaction

Edge Shave Gel $1.89
Use $.75/1 from 8/2 Smartsource #1 insert
Final price: $1.14 each after coupon

General Mills Cereal $2.50
Buy 2 and use $1/2 Target-issued printable here and stack with
Two $.75/1 on select varieties printable here
Final price: $1.25 after coupon**
**Personally I don’t pay more than $1 per box, but this is still much better than full price

Bic Soleil Razors $3.99
Use $3/1 from 9/20 Smartsource insert
Final price: $0.99 after coupon

Silk Soymilk $2.50
Use $.75/1 from 9/13 Smartsource #1 insert or printable after registering here
Final price: $1.75 after coupon

Scotch Lint Roller $3.99
Use $1/1 from 9/13 Red Plum #2 insert
Final price: $2.99 after coupon

CoverGirl Cosmetics—on sale 10% off
Use $1/1 Target-issued coupon from 9/20 Red Plum insert and stack with
$1/1 manufacturer-issued coupon from 8/30 PG insert
Final price: Varies, but hopefully you can get something almost free

Kotex products—select products on sale
Use $2/1 Target-issued coupon from 7/26 Smartsource insert and stack with
$1/1 8/23 Smartsource insert
Final price: Varies, but you will get pantiliners if nothing else free

Week-Long Toy Sales

Buy Lego Bionicle Glatoriamn at $11.99, get Bionicle Agori set free ($5.99 value)

Buy Battle Strikers starter pack at $13.99, get Reload set free ($4.49 value)

Buy K’Nex large Collect & Build $18.99, get small K’Nex set free ($8.99 value)

Buy a select board game at $15, get Doritos and Pepsi 2-liter free
Select games include Monopoly Championship Edition, Hungry Hungry Hippos, Connect 4
 Final price: $15.00 at sale price

Ongoing Deals (New to the list)

Crystal Light To-go $1.00 (in checkout lanes)
Buy 2 and use $2/2 from 9/13 Smartsource #1
Final price: Two free after coupon

Chef Michael’s Dog Food $4.26
Use $2.50/1 printable here and stack with
$1.50 Target-issued printable here
Final price: $0.26 after coupon

Purina Dog Food 8 lb bag $9.99
Use $3/1 from 9/13 Red Plum #1 insert and stack with
$2/1 Target-issued printable here
Final price: $4.99 after coupons

Ongoing Deals (Previously listed, but still active)

Canine Bistro Entrees (price check??)
Use “buy one, get one free” Target coupon from 8/16 Red Plum insert (exp 10/31) and stack with
Manufacturer’s buy one, get one free coupon after registering here
Final price: 2 free after coupons

Johnson’s Buddies $0.99
Buy 1 and use $1/1 from 9/13 Red Plum #2 insert (exp 11/22) or
Buy 3 and use $3/3 coupon here-IE or Firefox
Final price: Free after coupon

Palmolive Clean and Clear
Pay full price, then submit for “Try Me Free” rebate from 9/13 Smartsource #1 insert
Final price: Free after mail-in rebate

Freshpet Select Homestyle Product
Use “Try me free” from 9/13 Smartsource #1 insert (exp 12/31)
Final price: Free after coupons

Chef Michael’s Dry Dog Food $4.49
Use $3/1 in 8/23 Red Plum insert (we did not get this in Minneapolis, but other readers may have) and stack with
$1.50/1 Target coupon here
Final Price: Free after coupons

Select Pepperidge Farm Crackers
Select packages have a “Try me free” mail-in rebate on the package
Final price: Free after mail-in rebate

Market Pantry String Cheese $0.50
Buy 2 and use  $1/2 Target printable cheese coupon (Thanks Common Sense with Money)
Final price: Free after coupon

Marcal Toilet Paper
Use “Try me free” coupon from 8/30 Smartsource insert (exp 10/15) (has anyone found this at Target?)
Final price: Free after coupon

Tide (travel size) $1.00
Use $1/1 from 8/30 Proctor & Gamble insert (exp 9/30)
Final price: Free after coupon

Hefty One Zip (with travel size items) $1.00
Use $1/1 from 8/30 Red Plum insert (10/31)
Final price: Free after coupon

Renu Contact Solution (travel size) $1.67
Use $2/1 printable after registering here
Final price: Free after coupon

Schick Quattro Razor $6.99
Use $4/1 Target-issued coupon from 8/30 Smartsource (exp 10/15) insert and stack with
$4/1 from the 8/23 Smartsource insert (exp 10/4)
Final price: Free after coupon

Crest Whitestrips (sample size in or near dental care or clearanced on an end cap) $4.99
Use $5/1 from 8/30 Proctor & Gamble insert (exp 9/30)
Final price: Free after coupon

Tide/Bounce Dryer Bar $3.69
Use $ 2.50/1 from Vocalpoint mailer if you received it or $1/1 from 8/30 Proctor & Gamble insert (exp 9/30) if you didn’t and stack with
 $1.50/1 Target coupon from 8/23 Red Plum insert (exp 10/4)
Final price: As low as free after coupons

Bic Pens $1.00
Use $1/2 Target coupon here (exp 9/30) and stack with
 $1/2 from 8/9 Smartsource insert (exp 9/30)
Final price: Free each after coupons

Beech Nut Stage 3 Homestyle Fruit
Use “Try me free” coupon from 8/2 Smartsource #2 insert (exp 12/31)
Final price: Free each after coupon

All Small & Mighty $1.00 (travel size)
Use $1/1 printable after registering here
Final price: Free each after coupon

Joint Juice $1.00
Use  $1/1 coupon here
Final price: Free each after coupons

Up & Up Glass Cleaner (Target’s new generic) $1.12
Use $1/1 any cleaning supply from “Say Hello to Up & Up” Home Mailer (exp 10/10)
Final price: $0.12 after coupon

***Glade Scented Oil Candle deal idea***
Buy 1 Glade Scented Oil Candle Holder $1.66
Buy 1 Glade Scented Oil Candle Refill $2.50
Use “Buy candle holder, get refill free” from 8/23 Smartsource (exp 10/03) and stack with
 $1/1 Glade Scented Oil Refill from 8/23 Smartsource (exp 10/03) or look under lid of tin for $1.50/1 coupons
Final price: As low as $0.16 for both after coupons

Edwards Pie Singles $1.19 (clearance price)
Use $1/1 from 8/30 insert (exp 11/7) or printable here (IE) or here (FF)
Final price: $0.19 after coupon

Schick Disposable Razors (travel-sized) $1.29
If you can find these use $1/1 from 9/13 Smartsource #1 insert (exp 9/27)
Final price: $0.29 after coupon

Cutter Bug Spray—on clearance 50% off (if you can still find some)
Use $2/1 from 7/12 Smartsource insert (exp 10/1)
Final price: $0.30 (approximately) after doubled coupon

Degree Deodorant (travel size) $1.07
Use $.75/1 from 8/2 Red Plum insert (exp 10/25)
Final price: $0.32 after coupon (Thanks Joanie)

Tide Stain Release (20 oz liquid) $3.49
Use $1/1 in the 8/16 Smartsource insert (exp 10/4) or $1.50/1 in the August and September issues of Oprah, Parents, Parenting and Good Housekeeping Magazines and stack with
 $1.50 Target Coupon in the 8/23 Red Plum insert (exp 9/30)
Final price: As low as $0.79 each after coupons. (Thanks Common Sense with Money)

Rimmel Mascara $2.99
Use $2/1 from 8/23 Red Plum (exp 10/31)
Final Price: $0.99 after coupons

Del Monte Fruit Chillers $2.00
Use $1/1 printable here
Final price: $1.00 after coupon

Venom Energy Drinks $2.00
Buy 2 and use “Buy one, get one free” printable here
Final price: $1.00 each after coupon

Cheez-it Crackers $2.50
Use $0.75/1 printable here
Final price: $1.75 after coupons**
**Qualifies for $10 Kellogg’s Fuel for School Rebate when you purchase 10 Kellogg’s items in a single transaction

Kellogg’s Cinnabon Bars $2.79 (or bring in a Cub Foods ad and have their $2.50 price matched at Target)
Use $1/1 printable here
Final price: $1.79**
**Qualifies for $10 Kellogg’s Fuel for School Rebate when you purchase 10 Kellogg’s items in a single transaction

Columbia DVDs $5.00 (select titles)
Use $3/1 printable after registering here
Final price: $2.00 each after coupon

***SC Johnson Cleaning Products deal idea***
Buy Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel at $3.94 and
Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush Starter Kit at $6.29 and
Windex Multi-surface at $2.54 and
Any shout product except trial size (Advanced Action Gel is $2.79)
Use “Buy Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel, get Scrubbing Bubbles Starter Kit free” coupon from 8/2 Smartsource insert (exp 9/27) and stack with
$1/1 Windex from the 8/2 Smartsource (exp 9/27) insert and stack with
$1/1 Scrubbing Bubbles from the 8/2 Smartsource insert (exp 9/27) and stack with
$2.50/1 Target coupon for Shout from the 8/30 Smartsource (exp 10/31) insert
Final price: $4.77 for all 4 products after coupons (like $1.19 each)

Pocket Your Dollars is part of BeCentsable’s Grocery Gathering, a compilation of shopping lists for stores nationwide. If you want a shopping list for a store not covered by Pocket Your Dollars, then check out the Grocery Gathering.