Saving at Schnuck's

In addition to watching for weekly sales, here are some ways to save money at Schnuck's:

1.  Bring your coupons.  Okay, you would probably do that anyway.  But the nice thing about Schnuck's is that most of the stores double double manufacturer's coupons up to 50 cents.

2.  Check your weekly circular that comes in the mail.

• Not only will you be able to see what sales and specials are running that week, but you will also get coupons good at your local store that weekend.  Note that you cannot get these coupons from the circulars at the front of the store.  They are only on the ones mailed to your house. 
• Additionally, you get a heads up if they are running a "meal deal" that week.  With the meal deals, you purchase one item and then get some others free that are meant to go together for a meal.   For example, this past week if you bought smoked sausage, you got a free noodle side dish, a package of frozen veggies, and a brownie mix.

2.  "Like" the Facebook page.  This will give you access to special deals that you can't get otherwise.

• Every Wednesday around 8 am, the Wednesday WOW coupons are published.  The WOW coupons are four coupons that can be printed and redeemed until Sunday of that week.  Note that even though they can be redeemed until Sunday, you must print them on Wednesday.  One of the nice things about the WOW coupons is that they are frequently for fresh meat, produce, or bakery goods whereas most manufacturer's coupons are for processed foods.
• Every Friday, the Drive Time Specials are posted at around 11:30.  The Drive Time Specials are a bundle of items for a reduced price, intended to make your Friday night supper.  An example of Drive Time Special would be spaghetti noodles, garlic toast, spaghetti sauce, and a bag of salad.  You must redeem the Drive Time Special coupon between 3 and 8 on Friday evening.  We are hit and miss about redeeming the Drive Time Specials because they often feature convenience food and soda and I try to avoid both in the house.  But, if they feature food that you would purchase anyway, they can be a really good deal.  I was really happy with the one last week that had ground turkey, cheese, and bread crumbs, along with a recipe idea for meatloaf that used all three.
• Sometimes there are random things that show up as well.  When the Cardinals were in the playoffs, there was a Game Night special for party food.  Once there was a coupon for a free 2-liter of soda.  I also won Cardinal's tickets and vouchers for two free hot dogs and sodas at the game.

3.  Sign up for "Schnupons" and have texts with coupons sent to your smart phone.  Unfortunately, I don't have much detail on those because we only have a TracPhone that we keep for emergencies.  

4.  Sign up for the weekly newsletter.  You get a copy of the circular, menu ideas, and a coupon.