August 17 – 23
Just a few thoughts:
1. Safeway had (and I stress had) a reputation for being over-priced. That is in the past and you'll often find Safeway more than competitive especially when you include the average value of AirMiles offered on heavily discounted manufacturers weekly specials. In fact sometimes it is possible to get more in value in AirMiles than it cost to buy the product.
2. The average value of an AirMiles to the consumer is approximately $0.11. Using an average value helps one determine a comparative value to the same product in other stores. The most popular method of valuing AirMiles I find is to take a product and determine how much it cost to buy an AirMile with it.
This could lead to two products: A costing $0.20 and Airmile and B costing $2.00 an Airmile.
To my mind valuing AMs this way just encourages people to buy as much a product A rather than B. People could end up buying for the sake of getting AirMiles rather than products they use at good prices or can donate to charity cost effectively. But how do you know if A is a good deal.
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August 17 – 23
In the following first number is sale price. Second number is effective value based on $0.105/AM). If there is a multiple offer, ie, B3G15 & B6G45 a third number corresponds to the value of the extra offer.
With effective valuing you can compare the relative prices of a product after accounting for the AirMiles against the same product in another store. For example,
If Coca-Cola is $2.00 with 10 Airmiles it has an effective value of $0.90 [$2 - (10 x $0.11)]. If another store is selling the same product for $1 you know the effect of the AirMiles beats that price.
Print off a copy of the following to take comparison shopping.
SS = Safeway Select
Saf = Safeway
Sig =Signature
Sch = Schneider's
GMS = Gourmet Meat Shop
OO = O Organics
ER = Eating Right
ML = Maple Leaf
BC = Betty Crocker or Bakery Counter
NPG = No Price Given
OK, so it looks like Safeway is continuing to shrink the number of AirMiles offered on many products (see Irish Spring below).
You might find some value in Lysol products if you have BOGO coupons.
The only other thing I see that may have value is the Red Rose tea. Fairway has it on for $4.99 this week which is the same price as Safeway which has bonus AMs. However, if you can get Red Rose elsewhere for less than $4.11 do not buy it at Safeway.
August 17 – 23
P. 1
Kraft Cheez Whiz B5G40 5.49/4.65
P. 2
Marc Angelo Chicken Souvlaki B2G20 6.99/5.94
Marc Angelo Chicken Breast B2G20 3.99/2.94
P. 3
GMS Beef Burgers B2G25 9.99/8.68
GMS Mini Sliders B2G15 7.99/7.20
GMS Corn Dogs B2G20 10.49/9.44
Butcher’s Cut Beef Patties B2G15 8.99/8.20
P. 4
Europe’s Best Fruit B3G30 5.99/4.94 (I’m Passing as this was 4.99/3.94 two weeks ago)
P. 5
Cottonelle TP B2G40 5.99/3.89
P. 6
Smucker’s Event B5G50:
Folger’s Coffee 7.99/6.94
Jam 4/2.95
Robin Hood Flour 6.99/5.94
Bick’s Pickles 3/1.95 (Look for $0.50 coupons)
Crisco Oil 4.99/3.94
Crisco Shortening 2.99/1.94
Dairy Event B5G40: (Don’t know if P. 1 Cheez Whiz is part of the same offer yet)
Kraft Shredded Cheese 7.49/6.65
Philadelphia Cream Cheese 4/3.16
Astro Greek Yogurt 3.99/3.15
Lucerne Coffee Creamer/Astro Yogurt 3/2.16
Kraft Singles 8.29/7.45
P. 7
Mennen Speed stick B3G25 2.49/1.61
BD 32G Needles B1G20 28.88/26.78
Reactine B2G50 24.99/22.36
Gillette Shave Gels B2G15 3/2.21
Nivea Event (Not Mix & Match):
Skin Care B3G25 6.99/6.11
BW B3G20 3.99/3.20
Soap B3G15 2.49/1.96
Face Care 20% OFF NPG -1.75
Anti-P B3G20 3.50/2.80
Home Care Event (Not Mix & Match):
Mr. Clean Cleaners B2G20 2.99/1.94 ($1 P&G Coupons make it $1.99/0.94)
Method Cleaners B3G40 3.99/2.59
Lysol Wipes (70) B2G20 3.99/2.94
Drano B2G25 4.99/3.68
Affresh Cleaner B2G30 6.99/5.41
Vileda Mops & Brooms 20% OFF NPG -2.10
P. 8
BC Pies B2G15 3.49/2.61
There is also a 4 page Insert but no prices are given except on the front page which lists 2 Extreme Bonus items. As in the past I expect the “Extreme Bonus” includes a heavily increased price to offset the AirMiles offered so be careful:
Nabob Coffee B2G50 13.99/11.36 (Contrast that with page 6’s Folger’s Coffee 7.99/6.94). I know some people swear by Nabob but the price difference is ridiculous to me.
Dad’s Cookies B4G50 4.50/3.19
Also they’re starting another scratch and sniff promo so make sure to ask for your cards if the teller forgets to give you any. I recall I got 4 free products last time.
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Also, if you do use your AMs for flights instead of products in all likelihood you can set the effective prices lower. However, it is always a good thing to cross reference with an Airlines website prices to make sure. Don't forget you pay the taxes extra.
Finally, to all of you who have thanked me for this thread, thank you back as well.