I made my husband run to Safeway to test the deal I told you about this morning.
He bought 2 packs of Charmin- these were actually priced at $13.99 at my store. When you buy 2 get them for $9.99 each.
He did not have the (2) .25/1 coupons but my $3 off Charmin e-coupon did come right off (I loaded it last night)
So the grand total was $18.63 after tax and he got the catalina for $10 off your next trip back. So the net was $4.31 per pack and I got .50 into my U Promise account.
NOW one new thing. I was thinking of going back to get Bounty and Charmin but the catalina says in very fine print- not to be used on Proctor and Gamble products. This is an exclusion I have not seen before so it looks like you can’t roll these catalinas into another purchase. You can save it for your next shopping trip though and just pay cash if you want to buy more TP or Paper Towels.
If you do not have ANY coupons at all you will pay $19.98+ tax and get a $10 catalina back. That is $9.98 for 48 rolls of TP or .21 per roll. So this is still an excellent deal.
We have a great cheese sale coming up anyway so these catalinas will come in handy! Don’t forget the catalina offer ends TODAY 3/2.
Jennifer P says
when did you load your P&G coupons onto your card? The problem we are having is the issue with P&G and Safeway, the $3 are not loaded yet because of a system issue.
brenda says
I went to Safeway this morning and also was able to get the Charmin and Bounty. I did two separate transactions and both printed out the catalina. I used the first catalina on the second transaction. I hope it continues working for everyone else!
Charlene says
Brenda I had a feeling it would work but I want to respect the wishes of the coupon. I have seen too many programs vanish because of abuse so this morning we simply didn’t know but if anyone else is intending to do this please do not roll the catalina as it does very clearly say not intended for use on P&G purchases.
Charlene says
As I said I loaded them last night around midnight or so when I posted this. My husband went to Safeway around 11am. If the ecoupons are an issue than my advice would be to just pass on this deal.
barbara says
Is this good for all the other P & G items still like the Tide.
Charlene says
Barbara can you clarify what you are asking? Are you asking if you can take the $10 catalina and buy Tide? If so than no you can not because the catalina excludes other P&G items. If you are asking if the Tide will prompt the catalina and the $9.99 sale I am not sure. Try it and if it works yeah and if not you can just return the Tide at Customer Service to get your money back.
jehna says
on the 10 dollar cantina is there a purchase limit or can you purchase something that is 10 dollars & get it free?
barbara says
Is this still the catalina deal with the P&G cleaning items that started on 2/23 it included Tide Dawn Bounty & Charmin?
Jeannine says
I did the deal for the Bounty and the Charmin for $19.98 but my PGEsaver didn’t kick in. Have you tried to go to PGEsaver and get it posted after the fact? Just curious to see if that has worked for you in the past..
I was running low on toilet paper so your post totally helped me!! thx
Charlene says
No. If it doesn’t work your only option is to go back to the store tonight and try again then return what you got. I think $10 for 2 big packs is a sweet deal so either way you scored.
Charlene says
Yes.
Charlene says
No purchase limit. Spend $10 on anything except the normal exclusions and get it free. Buy $10 in produce for example, pay with your cat and pay nothing.
Kelly says
I loaded the P&G coupons this morning and went a few hours later. They did not work but this is still an excellent deal! Thanks for sharing I was in need of TP!
Natalie says
I just called P&G and they said the system was down for 6 hours. They said that computer is playing catch up and it may take a while before all the coupons load. Hopefully by tonight she said!
Tina says
Thanks for posting this ,(we were in desperate need of paper towels)I caught it last night and got my e-coupons last night. I bought one charmin and one bounty at my local Vons and they worked . Grand total after $6.00 coupons was $15.93 and got my catalina !! I checked the bottom of my catalina as well and it says ” not intended for the purchase of Proctor & Gamble. I dont know if thats the same , but to me it sounds like you dont have to buy a proctor & gamble product if you dont want ! Any way Thanks alot your a life saver!!
Susan says
Thanks for posting this!
I’m hoping to learn from more experienced couponers here. I was wondering,
how long does it take after loading an e-coupon for the e-coupon to work? In other words, do you try to wait 11 hours or 1 hour before you can use it or is it instanteous–there ready to go right after you load it? What has been your experience with PGesaver, or even cellfire or shortcuts as to the time it takes for the coupons to become ready to use? What is the minimum amount of time you’ve waited to use the coupons and still have them work?
Sheila says
I got the bounty and charmin today and feel like I hit the jackpot! 14 something with $10 back!! I did not read the Cat (b/c I used it to buy 4 Michael Anglo’s lasagna with 2 B1G1 MQ) which then generated a $10 cat for the frozen foods deal…I used that to buy two more charmin paid 11 something and got back another $10 cat!! YAY!
–So if you’re in need of lasagna or TP, this is a super steal IMO!!!
Chantel says
Just did this and it worked out great! And I am using the $10 tomorrow with the 10 off 50 from todays paper. Perfect timing b/c we need to stock up on some more meat!
Tina says
P.S I wasn’t going to roll over my catalina, I too want to see them in the future .
Robin says
My Safeway store the tag said that the catalina deal runs through 3/7. Not sure if that is for everyone.
Charlene says
Yeah you can buy anything you want they just don’t want you to buy their stuff with it. I haven’t the foggiest why that is but OK 🙂
Carla Magee says
I’m so annoyed… I went into Safeway and my infant started screaming as we walked it. So I was going to “quickly” do a deal, leave and go back later when dh got home. So I did 1 ea Bounty and 1 ea Tide, then 1 ea Charmin and 1 ea Tide – First, my ecoupons did not come off. Second, I did not get a CAT. The cashier said it’s because the price comes down to 9.99 and I said no, other people are getting CATs and because the original price is $12.99 + $13.99. But with a screaming infant, I just left… I think I’m going to go back later and take everything back, but that irritates me because now I lost my high value coupons. 🙁
Jolene says
I did the deal with Bounty and Charmin this afternoon at Safeway in DE. It came out to $1.98!! ($19.98- $1 man. q for Bounty – $.50 (doubled) q for Charmin – $3 ecoupon for each and then rec’d the $10 cat.) Yay!!! I was so excited.
LeAnn says
My ecoupons did not come off the price. Grrr! I emailed P&G so we’ll see what happens. The status on their website has shown “Validating coupon with store” for hours now. I too had a screaming child with me so negotiating with customer service was not an option.
Roni says
I paid $14.98 with tax and $10.00 back…great deal…Thanks Charlene!
Jennifer P says
Ok, Just got back from Safeway, I had called Safeway cust serv and they had arranged with the manager to take $6 eCoupons off, but they came off automatically, well, one did. I did get the Catalina too.
BUT….they were totally out of stock on the Charmin, so I had to get 2 Bounty’s. I will have to exchange one tomorrow, then I should get my additional $3 off the Charmin. fingers crossed…
I also saw some fellow couponers…hope they had success too!!
Marie says
I did this today but unfortunately the ecoupons never would load for me. Still $5 for 24 double rolls of TP is still a great deal!
Christina says
I scored BIG! I was able to download $3 off Charmin and $3 off Bounty from the P&G ecoupons and got a 24 roll Charmin and a 12 big roll Bounty, both included in the $9.99 each if you buy 2 promo, plus I got the $10 catalina, so I got them both for a total of $3.98 after the catalina!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amritha says
Hi charlene
if your ecoupon worked then your total should be 12.68 right after 6 off,howcome it’s 18.68?I’m puzzled .
Thanks for the info .i too did the transaction and my total came to 18.58 without ecoupons and I got 10 Catalina from my store genuardi’s.
Danette says
So excited! I am very new to this, but I did this deal as you posted buying 2- 24 pks of Charmin. My $3 eCoupon did not work, but the cashier took it off anyway. I then bought the Huggies diapers that were on sale for $7.99 with 2 MQ for $2 which made them 5.99ea which I then used the catalina on for a grand total of 1.98 (+tax)!!! AWESOME! Thanks so much for your blog!
Charlene says
No I didn’t buy Bounty so I only used one $3 coupon. I didn’t use any paper coupons either. That total also included tax of $1.65 or so.