I’m back after an unexpected week off. Sorry about that. Frugal Fairy Baby is a Danger Boy and loves to climb, so we spent the better part of last weekend in the ER after a particularly bad fall and head injury. He’s fine and a total trooper, but it messed up my entire schedule and prevented me from getting my list out in time to be useful.

I want to say thank you to the people who took the time to ‘buy me a coffee’ last week through the link in my Instagram bio. You really made me feel appreciated. Sometimes it is hard to know if I am having any impact, but it really meant a lot to me. After a really stressful week, it’s awesome to know people are rooting for me.

This week there’s some good stock up prices and some decent deals, but the best ones seemed to be gone before I could get them written down to share. I’m sorry, there’s no free hummus and you won’t get to make 10$ buying period products, unless you already got those deals on your own. Don’t worry, there will always be more deals, though I suspect things will get a little sparse as we get closer to the holidays. Stores know that people are spending money regardless of the cost so they don’t need to have huge incentives to get customers into the stores. I’ve detailed the best of the remnants below. Have a lovely weekend and see you next week as long as the little man doesn’t dive off of anything again!

You can find deals, links to referrals with sign up incentives, coupons, tips, and recipes on my Instagram (www.instagram.com/frugalfairygodmother). I try to post new content everyday. If you’re interested, Flashfood has upped their sign-up referral bonus to 8$ when you use my code and spend 10$ on the app.

Best Deals of the Week

FREE Yogurt: Longos has Astro Original Balkan Yogurt on sale 5.99$/12. There are 50¢ tear pad coupons that are good on ANY size Astro products which will make them free if you use 12.

86¢ Avocado bags: No Frills has a buy 4, get 4000 PC Optimum points (4$ value) offer when you mix and match Avocados 5 count bags, Apples 4lb bags, Clementines 3lb bags, and Mushrooms 454g. Buy 4 bags of avocados and price match Food Basics price of 1.86$ to get them for 86¢ each. If 4 bags of 5 avocados sounds like too many for you to eat before they go bad, make up a big batch of guacamole. Guac freezes really well. I like to freeze guac until it sets in muffin tins, then remove them from the tin and store in a freezer bag. That way I have little individual servings of guacamole that I can take for lunches or quick snacks.

99¢ Hot Chocolate: Longos and Shopper’s Drugmart have Carnation hot chocolate tubs on sale for 4.99$. There is a 4$ off printable coupon that will make these 99¢.

1$ Dozen Krispy Kreme doughnuts on Monday, December 12 only.’

There are a few PC Express order promo codes are available to try, valid until December 31:

1$ off Reeses Pilsbury Cookies – Code: REESE

1.50$ off Family Sized Cheerios – Code: CHEERIO22

2$ off Liberte Yogurt – Code: LIBERTETUB

1.50$ off Betty Crocker Muffin Tops – Code: MUFFIN22

Buy 1, get 1 free Annie’s Mac and Cheese – Code: MAC22

Buy 2, get 1 free Yop – Code: YOP22

I find that these codes don't always work in the PC Express app, but they tend to work on the web browser. So, try that if you are interested in this offer and it won't work in the app. If neither work, you can place the order and contact PC Express customer service and they should be able to adjust the order after pick up. I personally, could not get BAKING22 or MUFFIN22 to work.

There is a new Unilever promotion running until December 22, 2022. Spend $20 or more in one transaction on Dove, Dove Mens+Care, Axe, Tresemme, SheaMoisture, St. Ives and Vaseline products and upload your receipt to receive your $5 reward. Limit of 1 reward per receipt, but you can claim the reward multiple times.

Good prices on staples:

Farm Boy

• 1.99$/bunch Spinach

• 5.99$/lb Top Sirloin Roast

• 5$/3 Raspberries, blackberries, or blueberries ½ pint

• 2.50$/3 Radishes or green onions. If you have not roasted radishes yet, you are missing out! Super quick, and they are much milder when cooked. A great cheap side dish.

Food Basics

• 91¢/lb Eggplant or zucchini

• 91¢ Mangoes

• 1.86$ Blackberries, pineapples, or avocados (bags)

• 99¢ Irresistibles Chips

• 4.69$ Lactancia Purfiltre Milk

• 3.28$/lb Ground beef

• 5.43$ Smoked Boneless Half Ham

• 3.98$ Goat Cheese or Deli Meats. Check the best before date, they should be good for a few weeks. This is a great price if you’re doing a holiday charcuterie board. 25¢ cashback rebate from Eclipsa on cheese.

• 1.99$ Flour 2.5kg (App offer)

• 6.99$ Selection Chocolate Chips (App offer)

• 1.88$ Carrots or Yellow Onions, 2lbs. 25¢ Eclipsa cashback rebate for carrots.

• 1.88$ Broccoli Crowns

• 1.99$ Maple Leaf or Zabiha Halal Chicken Dogs

• 1.99$ Instant Potatoes and Canned Cranberries

• 88¢ Hershey’s Chocolate Bars. Good price for stocking stuffers

Foodland

• 1.88$ Dare Breton Crackers. There are printable 1$ coupons and 1$ cashback rebates available from GoCoupons.ca.

• 5.50$/2 Dempster’s Bread. Use the printable 2$ off coupons available through my Instagram bio.

Sign up for their emails and get 5$ off your first purchase of 40$ or more. I like to have a couple of email accounts that I use specifically for these types of email subscriptions so they don't clog my main account.

Fortinos LOBLAWS

• 1.79$/lb PC Turkey

• 99¢/lb Sweet Potatoes

• 99¢ Carrots 2lb bag. 25¢ cashback rebate from Eclipsa.

• 3.99$/18 Eggs

Freshco

• 2.88$ Nestle Parlour Ice Cream

• 1.49$ Mushrooms 227g

• 1.88$ Sugar 2kg. Scene+ member price. Scan your card!

• 2.99$ Dempster’s Bread. Use 2$ printable coupon that is available through my Instagram. Buy 2 Dempster’s bread and get one FREE Sara Lee Little Bites. If you use the two coupons, you get 2 loaves of bread and 1 box of muffins for 1.98$!

• 1.99$ Bunch of Spinach

• 1.49$ Hershey’s King Size Bars. Buy 3, get 100 Scene+ points (1$ value)

• 1.69$ Aylmer Accents. There’s some 50¢ tear pad coupons available in some stores right now. I haven’t seen them yet, but some people have them.

• 5.99$ Purex detergent. Buy 2 and get 100 Scene+ points (1$ value). There is also a 1.50$ cashback rebate on Checkout51.

Giant Tiger

• 1.97$ Cranberries or Dole Salad Kits

• 88¢ Carrots or Onions, 2lbs. 25¢ cashback rebate from Eclipsa.

• 4.44$ Black Diamond cheese bricks and shreds. 25¢ cashback rebate from Eclipsa.

• 4.47$ Becel Bricks. There’s a tear pad coupon for 1.25$. There’s also a 1$ cashback rebate

on CheckOut51.

• 1.97$ Celery and Iceberg Lettuce. The return of cheap lettuce!

Longos

• 5.99$/12 Astro Original Balkan Yogurt tubs. There are 50¢ off tear pad coupons which will make these FREE.

• 4.99$ Carnation Hot Chocolate. Use the 4$ printable coupon to make this 99¢.

Metro

• 2.99$/12 Eggs

• 99¢ Stuffing mix, or gravy mix

• 6$ Gran Padano Cheese (Metro App offer). 25¢ cashback rebate from Eclipsa.

No Frills LOBLAWS

• 10$ Ground Beef 2.5kg

• 4.99$ Quality Street or Turtles (Member price)

• 19.99$ Butterball Turkey Breast. Get 5000 PC Optimium points (5$ value).

• 4.49$ Armstrong Cheese. 25¢ cashback rebate from Eclipsa.

• 1.87$ Blueberries, Raspberries, or Blackberries

• 99¢/lb Squash

• 99¢ Mangoes

• 88¢ Colgate Toothpaste or Toothbrushes

• 7$/2 Ziggy’s Fresh Pasta or St. Hubert Fresh Pies. Get 500 PC Optimum points (50¢ value) for each. At my local NF these pies are often 30-50% off, so have a look for a reductions to pair with points and the sale price.

• 4.69$ Orville Reddenbacher Microwave or Jar popcorn. Get 1000 PC Optimum points (1$ value).

• 3.29$ Breyers Ice Cream or Klondike bars

• 4.99$ Johnson’s baby lotion or wash. 1000 PC Optimum points (1$ value).

• 3.99$ Irish Springs body wash. Buy 2, get 3$ cashback from CheckOut51.

• 5$/4 Oasis Juice. There’s a printable 50¢ coupon available, print up to 4 times a month. Use 4 coupons, get the juice for 75¢ each.

• 89¢ Hershey’s Chocolate Bars. Great price for stocking stuffers.

Real Canadian Superstore LOBLAWS

• 3$ Hershey’s Chocolate 4 pack. Another great price for stocking stuffers.

• 18$ Dove or Axe Holiday Gift Bags. Get 1$ cashback rebate from CheckOut51. Spend 20$ on Unilever products and submit the receipt to the Unilever Winter Essentials promo for a 5$ gift card.

• 6000 PC Optimum points when you spend 15$ on Axe deodorant, body wash or hair care, Degree deodorant, St Ives body wash, skin care or lotion, or Vaseline products. CheckOut51 has 1.50$ cashback rebates on Degree deodorant. Claim up to 5 times for each, men’s and women’s. Price match Shopper’s Drugmart’s price of 3.99$ for extra savings. There is also a loadable 1$ off coupon for Vaseline lotion from RCSS. Link via Instagram. Spend 20$ on Unilever products and submit the receipt to the Unilever Winter Essentials promo for a 5$ gift card. Buy any 2 Axe or Degree Men’s products and submit the receipt to the Starting Line Up contest for a chance to win Raptor’s prizes. If you don’t win, you get a coupon for Axe. I have won twice, once a Raptor’s hat and once a 50$ NBA store gift card. I think I have these links via my Instagram bio. If I don’t, let me know and I'll update.

• 4000 PC Optimum points (4$ value) when you spend 15$ on Uncle Ben’s. Food Basics has the Bistro Express 5$/2 or Fast & Fancy 5$/4. No Frills has Bistro Express 10$/4.

• 9.49$ Mazola oil. Get 2500 PC Optimum points (2.50$ value) for each bottle. Price match Walmart’s price of 7.47$ for more savings.

• 2000 PC Optimum points (2$ value) when you buy 2 Cheez It’s or Town House Crackers. Price match Walmart’s price of 2.97$ for Town House crackers and use 1$ off printable or the 1$ cashback rebate from Websaver.ca. There’s also a 1-2$ cashback rebate from CheckOut51 for any kind of Cheez It’s. Claim up to 5 times. Cheez It crackers are 2.99$ at Fortinos and 2.97$ at Walmart. There’s also a 1$ off loadable coupon for Cheez Its available for RCSS. Link via Instagram. This coupon says it can’t be combined with other coupons or price matching but try your luck and see if it works.

• 2000 PC Optimum points when you buy 2 Pringles. These are 2.49$, but there are 50¢ off printable coupons and cashback rebates from Websaver.ca.

• Spend 50$ on baby items and get 10000 PC Optimum points (10$ value).

Shopper’s Drugmart LOBLAWS

• 4.99$ Kraft Peanut Butter or Hazelnut Spread (Sat/Sun only)

• 3.29$ Eggs (Sat/Sun only)

• 4.99$ Purex Detergent. Use the 1.50$ cashback rebate from CheckOut51.

• 1.99$ Lay’s Chips, PC Kettle Chips or No Name Cheesies

• 3.99$ No Name Bacon (Sat/Sun only)

• 2.99$ No Name/PC Peanut Butter

Sobeys

• Buy a 150$ Sobey’s gift card, get 10$ in Scene+ points. This is great if you’re doing a full grocery shop at Sobey’s as you will easily spend that in store.

• Buy 3 Jumbo sized Kelloggs cereals and get 400 Scene+ points (4$ value).

• 4$ Pearl Milling pancake mix and pancake syrup. Use 1$ off tear pad coupons that should be found in store for each. Buy 6 and get 10$ worth of Scene+ points. Works out to 1.33$ each after coupons and points. I’m going to do this as a donation to our local food bank.

• 3.99$/5 Avocados. Get 50 Scene+ points (50¢ value) when you buy 1 bag.

• 99¢ Cabbage

• Buy any 5 items of the following: Dempster's bagels, buns, rolls, fruit bread or English muffins, Sunmaid, Orowheat, Stonemill, Villagio, Villagio Artesano, Vachon, Hostess, or Takis in a single transaction and get 4$ AND 300 Scene+ points (3$ value). There is a 1$ off printable coupon for Villagio Artesano bread. Link via Instagram. There’s a 2$ off Dempster’s bread coupon that I don’t think will work with this offer, but you can always try that too.

• 5.49$ Kraft Peanut Butter or Hazelnut Spread. Get 300 Scene+ points (3$ value) when you buy 2. There’s also a 1$ off Kraft peanut butter or a 1$ off hazelnut spread tear pad coupon in some stores. I haven’t seen one in person yet, but I have seen others use them for their deals. If you have that, you get even more savings.

• 14.99$/12 Kraft Dinner. Get 750 Scene+ points (7.50$ value) when you buy 2. Not the best deal, but it works out to 94¢ a box. I will only buy KD for under 1$ a box.

• 600 points (6$ value) when you buy 3 Band-Aid premium bandages or Polysporin. Pair this with the 1.50-2$ cashback rebates on CheckOut51 for Band-Aid products for more savings. Voila had the character Band-Aids for 5.49$ a box, less 1.50$ cashback for each, less the points, works out to 1.99$ per box when you buy 3.

Sign up for emails and receive 5$ off your purchase of 40$ or more

T&T LOBLAWS

• 98¢/2 bags of 3 Garlic

Walmart

• 84¢ Cucumbers. This is a STOCK UP price. 25¢ cashback rebate from Eclipsa.

• 2.97$/lb Ground Beef. This is a STOCK UP price.

• 74¢ Stove Top Stuffing. This is a STOCK UP price.

• 1.97$ Redpath Brown Sugar or Icing Sugar.

• 1.27$ Del Monte Sliced Peaches. There is a 1.50$ off tear pad coupon when you buy 2.

Zehrs/ Loblaws/Independent LOBLAWS

• 2.99$ Clementine Oranges 2lb. 25¢ cashback rebate from Eclipsa.

• 34.99$ PC/No Name coffee pods 72-100 count. Get 10000 PC Optimum points (10$ value) when you buy 2. The points make them 25¢ each, which I think is a good deal for pods?

• 2.99$/lb Ground Beef. This is a STOCK UP price.

• 5$/2 Blackberries or Raspberries. Buy 2 and get 1000 PC Optimum points (1$ value).

• 2.99$ PC Frozen Fruit.

• 1.99$ Cream 1L or Whipping Cream 473mL

• 99¢ Green Giant Canned Veg

• 8.99$ Starbucks Ground or Whole Bean Coffee. Get 2000 PC Optimum points (2$ value) for each, plus there are 2$ off tear pad coupons in store for more savings.

• 4.99$ Armor All Winter Washer Fluid. Get 2500 PC Optimum points (2.50$ value) for each. For LOBLAWS and ZEHRS ONLY: Pair this with the spend 100$ on general merchandise, get 30000 PC Optimum points (30$ value). Buy 20 jugs (and one small 1$ item to get to the 100$ spend requirement. You will earn 80$ in points for the 100$ spend, making each jug 1$.

Easy Cashback Offers:

Eclipsa app (https://www.eclipsa.com) cashback 25¢ for each of the following items (limit of 1):

• Apples
• Oranges
• Cheese
• Steak
• Cat Food
• Olive Oil
• Cucumbers
• Genuine Health supplements

Upload your grocery receipts to Caddle for 10¢ cashback. Link via Instagram.

Did I mention CheckOut51 has rebates on beer and wine? (https://www.checkout51.com/)

Extra savings on food can be found by using the Flashfood app, which sells near expiry groceries for large discounts. This week, I got 2L of Egg Nog for Frugal Fairy Husband for FREE! Any item priced at 49¢ or less (if you checkout with just one item at a time) will not charge your card. So you get it FREE. For multiple items, do multiple transactions

And you will get everything for FREE.

Coupon Freebies and Gift Card Offers

FREE! Every 6 months you can request a coupon for a free product from Henkel Canada. They make laundry detergent, Purex, Pursil and Snuggle, etc. Fill out their contact form and select the request coupon radio button. They will send a free product coupon. Link via Instagram.

Free Ice Cream! 

You can request a coupon for 4$ off any Chapman's ice cream products once a year by filling out a quick online form. Coupon will be mailed in a few weeks. Link via Instagram.

Free Poise pad sample pack available. Link via Instagram.

Free sample of Affresh dishwasher cleaner. Link via Instagram.

Price match tips:

• Most stores won't price match Rexall or Shoppers Drugmart.

• Loblaws owned stores limit price matching to 4 items per UPC. Different flavours will have different UPCs. Some cashiers don't know their policy and will try to limit purchases to 4 items only.

• Showing a virtual flyer like the Flipp app links included in this post is sufficient for price matching. You don't need to find a physical flyer. 

• Download the Flipp app and long press the price matches to "clip" them. You can find these clippings in the Lists section for easy reference at checkout.

• Not all stores will price match every store. Each store will determine their own local competition. They should have this info posted somewhere or ask at the cash and they can tell you.

Frugal Tip of the Week:

Did you know that every week you need to log into your PC Optimum app to load your points offers for the week before you shop? Otherwise, you don’t get any points. New offers appear on Thursdays with the new flyers. You can save offers on Wednesday, and they will carry over to the next week (I.e. Thursday’s flyer). You can save the same offer multiple weeks in a row. I have been holding on to an Always offer for months waiting for the perfect sale and I’m using it tonight to get pads for under 1$ a box.