Soup, anyone?

Submitted by Coupon Maven on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 11:04am

I love featuring photos of my readers' favorite stock-ups. Here's CouponKingKevin and his 280 cans of soup!

He and his lovely wife have each been making a trip to Jewel every day after work this week to buy soup for their local food pantry, which has been hit hard lately. They stressed that this was bought at several different stores, 10 cans at a time, and they did not clean out any one store. So many people will be able to eat meals because of their generosity! And it did not cost them a thing. :)

This deal is over?

Submitted by Jenerben on Wed, 02/18/2009 - 7:43pm.

I know the popcorn isn't on sale right now...does anyone know if it's coming back, or the soup as well? Thanks!

This is the fun of it all!

Submitted by couponkingkevin on Sun, 02/15/2009 - 12:46pm.

Thank you to everyone for your great comments. We feel a little like Robin Hood - taking from the rich to feed the poor. The best part is, we aren't really taking anything at all! We purchased all of it; it just didn't cost us anything. We never had a problem with the catalina printing. We were able to roll the cats over from one transaction to the next. My wife did 3 back to back transactions on the lane (not self-check) and the checker told her she didn't have to get back in line, just to separate them with the bars on the belt and she could do them all right there! Our food pantry was SO thankful when I delivered 280 cans of soup, 40 boxes of popcorn, and 20 packages of salsa. They said they need pasta and tuna, so we're on the look out for deals on that next. All it took was a little of our extra time and patience to do the transactions, and our community will benefit. There is no better feeling. Jill really inspired us to get involved in helping our community and we couldn't be more grateful to her. Even if you only deliver a few items at a time, you are making a difference.

On a side note, we quickly disassembled the soup tower after the photo. My wife got very tired of steering our cat and dog away from it for fear they would knock it down.

You inspired me....

Submitted by stretchingabuck on Sun, 02/15/2009 - 6:58pm.

Thank you for posting this and thank you to Jill for teaching her classes and having this terrific forum where we can communicate these deals to eachother. I went to Jewel and purchased lots of soup for our local food pantry, too. All it took was my time and energy. However, I never would have known to do this or how to do this if it hadn't been for this forum and the original post, so thank you and keep the tips coming!

You guys are awesome!

Submitted by lovevigilante on Sun, 02/15/2009 - 3:28pm.

That's all :)

Dumb Question

Submitted by antnym5 on Sat, 02/14/2009 - 12:10pm.

How do you go about doing this? I understand you buy 10 cans ($1 per) and you get $10 back in cats, but when you go to buy the next 10, you can't use that catalina or in most cases it doesn't print for the next batch of 10 you buy. That would then mean you're continuing to pay $10 each transaction...

Maybe I've missed something, but that's how my Jewel (Npvl) works.

Regardless, GREAT JOB!! And more importantly congrats to your Soup Kitchen.

Rolling

Submitted by trying to save on Sat, 02/14/2009 - 1:15pm.

Whenever I have done deal after deal I "roll" the catalina back into it. Some cats, like the Proctor and Gamble one said couldn't be used on the same product but I don't think that this Congra deal has that stipulation on it.

In this particular catalina deal I have used my soup cat to buy popcorn and gotten another cat. Last one with the GM cereal I used cat after cat to buy more and more cereal.

I think if your Jewel is not taking them in this case they are wrong.

Yes

Submitted by Coupon Maven on Sat, 02/14/2009 - 2:10pm.

You can roll this deal. Take the $10 from the first 10 cans, and use it to pay for the next 10, and that will produce another $10 Catalina, and so on.

Great job to you! You should

Submitted by LuluD318 on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 7:54pm.

Great job to you! You should be very proud!!!
On a side note, I'd be the dork that accidentally bumped into that.

Go for it!!

Submitted by CouponClipper on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 7:41pm.

Go ahead and empty the shelves! You will hear no complaints from me. I think this is fantastic!! You guys are awesome people.

BUY THEM ALL IF YOU CAN (no pun intended)!!!

Submitted by blah1977 on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 11:11pm.

I also think it is fantastic. I wouldn't complain either. God bless you guys. You are angels here on Earth.

Teary

Submitted by smykwins on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 7:29pm.

I have to admit this made my eyes teary. Especially, with the way our economy has been hit, I think it is wonderful you have provided us with tools to be able to continue to give to others who are needy even though we may not be so well off.
Thanks again, Jill. And CouponKingKevin - you and your wife ROCK!!