Hilander/Logli vs. Aldi

Here is, as promised, the price comparison chart between the Hilander/Logli and Aldi ads this week. I have bolded the better prices. As you can see, this week is pretty good at Hilander. Oh, and not on this chart is frozen turkey other than Butterball. With any additional $25 purchase, Schnucks brand is $0.37/lb and Honeysuckle is $0.57/lb.

Aldi vs. Hilander? Are you interested?

Something I'd like to start doing is posting some weekly price comparisons of Rockford Aldi vs. Hilander prices . . . but only if that's going to be helpful to you our readers. Would you take the time to comment and let us know if that's something you would like? I want to make sure that if I'm going to put the time into it, it's at least going to be beneficial to some people. Thanks!

As a general rule, Aldi's everyday prices are better than Hilander's . . . this has never been as true as since Schnucks bought Hilander and the prices went up. I have been encouraged this week, however, to see some good prices at Hilander/Logli, so I'll post the price comparison in a subsequent post.

A few things to keep in mind:
1. Unless otherwise noted, the prices at Aldi are for their store brand.
2. Sometimes it is worth paying $0.25 more for an item at one store instead of running to different stores to get the best price.
3. Some of these prices that I'm noting at Aldi are from my "everyday price list" from a few weeks ago. Aldi does have some price drops and sales, and those are usually noted in their flier.
4. Please bear with me as I try to figure out the best way to set up the price comparison. I may experiment with different colors or formats before I choose what works best.
5. If you live outside of Rockford, these prices are probably different . . . and our Hilander prices are actually out of the Schnucks/Logli flier, not Kroger.

Please comment away! I will do a post this week, and depending on the response, this may become a weekly post!

HOT Hilander deals to be had!

I guess it was just announced in Rockford this morning that Hilander was bought out by Logli. This makes me sad because I have a feeling the prices and sales will not be as good as they used to be . . . but we'll see. Hilander will still be called Hilander, but they will now carry the store brand Shnucks instead of Kroger. Apparently they are planning on hiring back 95% of the current workers there, although each worker must "re-apply" for their job. Glad to hear that at least.

All that to come to this: Hilanders around the city are crazy busy. They are selling all their Kroger brand items for 50% off and anything else for 25% off (except for any alcohol, and vendor items such as brand name chips and pop). This sale will last until Sunday after which they will close down then re-open on Thursday.

Things are flying off the shelves, and at my store there was hardly any meat left. Carts were hard to find and the lines were long. BUT the deals to be had are great. Among other things, I was able to get Kroger brand wipes for 50% off, making them a penny a wipe! I also got some nice "fancy" rice (jasmine, basmati) for a great price.

So, if you haven't already, head to Hilander but expect to have a hard time finding a cart and expect long lines (I waited about 20 minutes in line - not awful, but longer than usual). I can't guarantee what will be left, but it might be worth a trip there!

Mega Event Sale at Hilander!

There is a Mega Event Sale going on at Hilander starting today! Buy 10 items (mix and match) get $5 off instantly at checkout. There are lots of items that are at their stock up pricing!

Check out the deals here!

*Hot* Goldfish Coupons

Go here to print two (per computer) $.75 off 2 Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers! There are on sale at Hilander right now for $1!

That is a great coupon and a great sale = stock up price!!

Print them before they are gone!

A few Hilander deals starting today!

Here are a few deals that start today at Hilander:

Pepperidge Farm Goldfish Crackers - $1

Kid's Crest or Regular Crest Toothpaste - $1
Use $1 off or $.50 off coupon from P&G insert
FREE

Kraft 2% Milk Cheese Singles - $1.79
Use $1 off printable here
$.79

Reach Toothbrushes - $1
Use MANY $1 off or .50 off coupons from recent inserts (about 6 of them)
FREE

Listerine Pocket Paks - $1
Use $.50 off coupons from recent insert (3 of them)
FREE

I will post a link later in the week when it is updated with deals for our area!

Hilander and Special K Deal!

There are tons of sales out there for all types of diet foods. So now is the time to stock up! One great deal is at Hilander through Wednesday (probably again the next week too). Buy 4 Special K cereals get $4 off instantly. That makes the 12 oz boxes $1.99 each.

Go here and register with Special K, pick a plan, and print a coupon for Buy one Get one FREE! My cashier took off the price that boxes rang up at which was $2.98. So that ended up being $.50 a box!

Make sure you read the coupon to see what boxes you have to buy - I believe your free box has to be original flavor. My Hilander has several locations for Special K right now so if the cereal aisle is out check around the end caps or get a raincheck!

Sad news from Hilander

I have sad news . . . for weeks (maybe even a few months now) I have seen small signs at my Hilander that only coupons up to $0.50 will be doubled. So far, even my $0.55 coupons have doubled - until yesterday. When I asked why my $0.55 coupons did not double, I was told that only coupons up to $0.50 are doubled. I've also looked on their weekly ad, and the "double coupon" part of it is no longer on there.

The deals to be had out there are fewer and farther between as we're sure you have noticed by the lack of posts on our blog. Because of the lack of "great deals" like we were seeing just a year or two ago, we're re-thinking this blog to include a broader scope than just posting great deals. Thanks for your great patience as we try to figure this out!

Hilander Savings!

I made a QUICK trip to Hilander for some 7up for a sick little girl and ended up getting all of this for about $6.50 and notice the 1lb of whole bean coffee in the back which is usually about that price alone!

Hopefully, I will have time to make a real trip to the store before this sale is over.

Checkout the links from my previous post on this sale. All the coupons I used were printable coupons except for the salsa!!

Rozoni pasta coupons here or here also - .04 a box

Campbell's soup coupons here - .50 off Chunky - $1 off 2 Campbell's Select - 1.50 off 3 Creamy soups - FREE - .50 a can depending on which coupons used and which soups purchased

Honest Tea - FREE

Eight O'Clock Coffee - were on coupons.com gone but must be gone - you can get a $2 off 2 bags here - $3.99 a bag after coupons

Kroger Mega Event!

There is a Kroger Mega Event sale that starts today. Buy 10 participating items and get $5 off instantly. I wanted to get this out to you so you have plenty of time to get in on the good deals! There are over 190 participating items and lots of items under $1! I haven't gone to Hilander yet, but browsed the ad and it seems to match up with these sites.

Southern Savers has the most comprehensive list and coupon match up printable and newspaper! I love her site because you just check the boxes of the items you want and create a shopping list all categorized for you. There is no way I have the time to recreate this for you so that is why I am sending you to her!

In case her site is overwhelming, here is My Good Cents - she did a quick short trip.

Deal Seeking Mom also has a great list compiled AND a list here of Unadvertised deals too.

I would suggest picking one and just taking your time to go through it. There are lots of FREE to almost FREE items - soups, toothbrushes, cough drops, etc.

One tip I learned while shopping a Mega Sale is to take reusable shopping bags and put 10 items in the bag then close it up. This way you just count the bag once and you are done then start a new bag. It really helps you focus and go faster when you are shopping with kids or just plain need another cup of coffee and don't want to keep track.

Also, this sale goes through Tuesday. Odds are it will run again the next week too.

Hilander Mega Event & Candy!

Just wanted to let you know that if you still plan on taking advantage of the Mega Event going on at Hilander until tomorrow, there is another great deal going on.

The Willy Wonka 12 oz Laffy Taffy and Nerd packages are part of the Mega Event making them $1.49 each ($1.99 regularly) when you buy 10 participating items. I bought 4 today along with 6 other products and was able to use the $1.00/2 coupon from this past Sunday's Red Plum insert (I only had one, would have been a sweeter deal with 2 coupons). To my surprise, a Nestle catalina for $3 printed, which I used for my next transaction!

So 4 packages of candy = 4 x $1.49 = $5.96
Take away $1.00 from coupon = $4.96
Take away the $3.00 catalina = $1.96

Not too shabby for over 130 pieces of candy!

Gluten Free FYI

Just wanted to let the Rockford area people know that the Hilander on S. Alpine is now carrying Udi Gluten Free products! It's expensive, but very hard to find and definitely some of the best gluten free breads, granola, and cinnamon rolls on the market! You'll find it on its own display rack in the bakery section. You can check out the online website for Udi here and sign up for their specials and coupons.

Hope this helps someone out there! Check out your Hilander (or other grocery stores) and post if your store carries Udi also. Thanks!

Two great copuons to use at Hilander this week!

Hilander is having a Mega Event sale! This is the sale where you buy 10 qualifying items and get $5 off instantly. Combine the sale with coupons that double and get some stock up prices!

Here are two coupons that will be free after sale and coupons!

$5 off 5 Kraft cheese products - Cream cheese (.99) will be FREE (wyb 10 mix and match)

$1 off 2 packages of Chips Ahoy Cookies - The snack cups are (.49) and will be FREE (wyb 10)

HOT Coupon Alert!

Here is a great coupon that hasn't been around awhile . . .

.50 off 1 Green Giant Frozen Vegetables! Doubled at Hilander with a good sale these could be free to cheap! Print two per computer now (lower right corner)

HOT Coupon!

Two posts in one day . . . nobody freak out! Here is a HOT coupon you can print twice . . .

$5 off 5 Kraft products! They should be around $2 at Walmart but I suggest holding on to it for a sale at Hilander usually around $1.50 and stock up on cheese for $.50 or maybe even FREE! Print it now before it's gone.

Go load some Hilander ECoupons

Go here and check out some new ecoupons from Hilander for store brand products. There is .20 cents off buns, .25 cents off chips, .25 cents off tortilla chips etc. Several of these are on sale for $1 this week making them really cheap after the ecoupons!! Also, there is a .60 off a 2 liter of Dr. Pepper.

You must sign up and register your card. Then you just select the coupons you want and click load your coupons! The ecoupons will automatically come off your total when you checkout.

Score some free SoBe water!

Have you been playing the Heads or Tails SoBe game? I've played pretty consistently and gotten at least a BOGO coupon every time! If you're like me and have gotten tons of those coupons printed, then you'll want to head over to Hilander this week! They have their SoBe drinks for $0.99, but if you buy 8 of them you get $4 off, making them $0.49 a piece. Use your BOGO coupons (4 of them) and you'll get them for free - well, you'll have to pay taxes.

I have 16 in my fridge! :) Enjoy!

Hilander Mega Event Going on now . . .

Right now there is a Hilander Mega Event going on! Purchase 10 marked items and get $5 off instantly. I love these sales it is a great way to combine coupons and get stock up prices. There doesn't seem to be much that is free this time around but there are still plenty of good deals.

**Kraft Easy Mac Cheese Cups - $.49
Use Buy2 get 1 FREE Printable
Makes them $.33 a piece or up to free depending on how it rings up (my cashier rang the coupon up at $1.49?!)

**Snyders Pretzels or Pieces $1.99
Use $1 off 1 coupon from recent insert or
Use $1 off 2 coupon from recent insert
$.99 - $1.49 each depending on coupon used

**Jell-O pudding/gelatin products - $1.99
Use various coupons - $1 off, $.60 off or $.35 off
$.99, $1.39 or $1.29 depending on coupons used

**Kraft or Sargento Cheeses - $1.88
There are lots of coupons out there for these from the newspaper - .50 off 1 or .50 off 2
$.88 - 1.38 depending on coupon used

**Green Giant Valley Steamers - $1.49
Use .50 off 1 printable print here in IE or here in Safari
.49 after coupon

**Tombstone Pizzas - $1.99
Use $2 off printable from Facebook (Like Tombstone and make a summer memory post)
FREE

**Boulder Canyon Chips - $.99
Use $1 off 2 printable
$.49

**Suave Deodorant - $1
Use $.75 off 1
$.25

**Band-Aids - $2/Neosporing - $3
Use .50 off 1 Dryfit
Use .50 off 1 Band-aid or Neosporin product
Use $1.50 off Band-aid AND Neosporin product
$1 for Band-aids and $3.50 for Band-aids and Neosporin

**Energizer Max Batteries - $2.50
Use $.50 off 1 coupon from recent insert
$1.50


There are lots of deals that are unadvertised too - I would recommend taking all your coupons in case you see something that is a good deal for your family.

Check out Southern Savers as she has a HUGE list and coupon match ups. You can also create a shopping list to print on her site with coupon match ups too. She is not local but in general the coupons and sale items match up.

There are two great Catalina's going on now as well:
Kraft cheese. Combine this with the Mega sale as cream cheese is $.99 and shredded etc is $1.88 and stock up on some cheese.

7/19 - 8/15
Kraft Cheese and Dairy Products
Buy any 5, get $5 off your next order
Kraft will also donate 5 meals to Feeding America

Participating Products: Kraft Singles, Kraft Parmesan Cheese, Kraft Natural Cheese,
Kraft Natural Cheese chunks, shredded, crumbles, sticks, cubes, Kraft String-ums,
Kraft Cheese Cracker Cuts , Kraft Deli Deluxe Cheese, Philadelphia Cream Cheese,
Velveeta Cheese,Cracker Barrel Cheese 5 oz.+, Cheez Whiz Process Cheese,
Breakstone’s or Knudsen Sour Cream or Cottage Cheese 16 oz.+

For Hilander this week it makes for FREE Cream Cheese and 88¢.

School Supplies:
Includes: Papermate, BIC, Expo, Avery, Sharpie, Crayola, Planahead, Mead, Five Star, Carolina Pad.
::Valid 7/12/10- 8/8/10::
Buy $10 and receive a $2 Catalina;
Buy $20 and receive a $4 Catalina.
Hilander has a lot of great sales this week on School Supplies so check it out!


PS I am sorry if in here I say Kroger instead of Hilander . . . I am an Indiana girl and we grew up with Kroger so I always forget it is Hilander but I think I caught all the Krogers . . .

Catalinas at Hilander

Here are two good deals at Hilander with Catalinas:

**Kraft Salad Dressing - $1.50
Use .55 off 1 printable coupon here in IE or here in Safari
$.95 if your Hilander doesn't double internet coupons or $.40 if your Hilander doubles (like they should) THEN:
Buy 2 get $1 Catalina
Buy 3 get $2 Catalina
Buy 4 get $3 Catalina
(FYI - a Catalina is a dollar off coupon good on your next purchase)
So, if you printed 2 coupons and the coupons doubled you would pay $.80 and get $1 back!
The Catalina is good through 6/27 - I am sure during that time the price of the dressing will fluctuate.

**Nestle PureLife Water - $3.33 for a case of 24
Use $1 off 2 printable coupons here THEN:
Buy 2 get $2
Buy 3 get $3
Buy 4 get $5 - BEST DEAL!
So, if you print 2 coupons and get 4 cases of water you will pay $1.58 after coupons and catalina for a case of water!!
I am not one to purchase water - I am a big user of water bottles; however, when it comes to summer and all the activities we do it is nice to have a cooler full of CHEAP water rather than pay $2 for one bottle of water at the zoo or amusement park!
This catalina deal runs through 6/2.

**Oscar Mayer hot dogs - 2/$3
Use $1 off 2 printable here
$1 a package

**Airwick Airfreshener Spray - $2.20
Use $1 off blinkie coupons right by the sprays AND
Use BOGO coupon from the recent newspaper insert
Pay $1.20 total for 2

Cheap Huggies Wipes at Hilander

Check out all the Huggies coupons here. If you print the $2 off 2 Huggies wipes 64 ct or higher, Hilander has them on sale for $1.99. So buy 2 at $1.99 and get $2 off, that is $.99 each!

They are limited to one print per computer.