Couponing at Hannaford. They said it couldn’t be done :)

I love a challenge so I have decided to see what deals I can get with coupons and sales at Hannaford.   It is a lot more work to save there, but the store is closer, the staff are friendly and I like the look and layout of the store. 

Some of the problems I have with saving at Hannaford are:-

1. The circular. It isn’t as detailed as the circulars for Shoprite and Stop & Shop so planning my shopping trips is a little more difficult. 

2. They don’t double coupons, both Stop & Shop and Shoprite fully double coupons under $1.00.  This often means some free or almost free items.

Some of the things that I can use to save with Hannaford are:

1.  Their website has a searchable database of all the products and prices.  This is a good tool for comparing their prices with those in other grocery stores.  Sometimes the sale prices at other stores aren’t much less than the everyday price at Hannaford.

2.  Their website has a list of their current buy and save deals.  These deals will give you a money-off-your-next-order coupon at the check out if you buy certain items.  Using coupons along with these can get you some good deals.

So with coupons in hand I headed to Hannaford to see if I could pick up a few things for a good price.

Here’s what I got and what I paid.

(2) V8 Fusion $3.49
(3) Oscar Mayer Selects $3.79
(2) Alexia Sweet Potato Fries $3.19
(2) Kikkoman Marinades $1.99
(2) Skinny Cow Chocolates $3.59

Total before Coupons $36.09

Coupons Used
(2) $1.00/1 V8 Catalina coupons from previous trips
(3) $1.00/1 Oscar Mayer Selects
(2) $1.00/1 Alexia Fries Printable
(2) $1.00/1 Kikkoman Marinade
(1) $1.50/2 Skinny Cow

Total After Coupons $25.59
Received
$1.00 Alexia
$1.00 Kikkoman
$1.50 V8

I was hoping for $2.00 for purchasing the Oscar Mayer Selects but it seems they aren’t included in the deal. 

Total after coupons and Catalinas $22.09

Saving $14.00

Using the current prices at Shoprite this trip would have cost me $0.80 more if I had gone there to buy the same items. 

I will continue to check the buy and save deals of the Hannaford website and look for good match-ups to coupons. 

One piece of advice.  The Catalina machine took a while to print my coupons.  I probably would have walked away without then if I wasn’t expecting to get them.  So take a few seconds to put your receipt away and watch the machine in case it prints a coupon for you.  It might also be a good idea to print the Hannaford web page that lists the buy and save deals, in case you don’t get the coupon you expect, I will be doing that in future. 

Tags: 5/13, buy and save, coupons, deals, Hannaford, savings