Jill Cataldo

Is anyone tired of shopping yet? Whenever I hear the words "March Madness" in the news, I think of what shopping's been like for the past few weeks! I love a great deal, but this run of great sales has almost been exhausting! (Can there really be too much of a good thing?)

This week's newspaper contained three inserts: a SmartSource, a RedPlum, and a P&G. The Parade magazine also has manufacturer coupons in it, and the Wheatables coupon figures into this week's deals...

Ready for Chicagoland's best Deals of the Week? You'll be taking home more FREE shampoo, FREE pasta sauce, FREE milk, FREE bread, FREE deodorant, FREE pasta, FREE crab meat, FREE breakfast sandwiches, cheap fruit snacks, FREE popcorn, FREE soup, cheap hot cocoa, FREE Swiffer and refill, FREE Cascade, FREE Crest, cheap Kraft cheese, cheap Old Orchard and Ocean Spray juices, cheap Pillsbury, cheap brand-name, "expensive," pizzas... (should I keep going? I told you it was an insane week!) FREE Band-Aids, FREE body wash, FREE soap, FREE cough drops, FREE Puffs, FREE Post and cheap Kellogg's cereal, FREE toothbrushes ... Let's get started!

This week's deal writeup has so many simultaneous Catalina sales running that you might want to upgrade your coupon wallet to hold them all!

After a semi-sort-of lull in Catalina sales (which give us money back for our next in-store purchase,) the Cat deals are back with a vengeance. And we LOVE these sales, as they have us stocking up on lots of products for very little out of pocket!

This week's newspaper contained one insert: a SmartSource. But don't be dismayed by the meager insert week -- if you're a Super-Couponer, you've been saving all of your coupon inserts each week, and you've got a nice library of coupons to draw from on lighter weeks.

Ready for Chicagoland's best Deals of the Week? You'll be taking home FREE toothpaste, FREE shampoo/body wash/deodorant, ridiculously cheap cereal in the under-a-quarter range, FREE pasta, .29 juices, .25 hot breakfasts, CHEAP frozen foods, FREE toothbrushes, FREE dental floss, cheap and FREE laundry detergent ... Let's get started!

What a great week of sales all around town! Prior to writing the deals, I did a Jewel/Meijer/Dominick's run on Sunday afternoon that still has me smiling! No matter where you decide to shop this week, you'll be taking home lots of products for very little cash. And yes, if you have ever considered getting a Swiffer sweeper, this is the week to do it! More on that in a bit...

This week's newspaper contained three inserts: a SmartSource, a RedPlum, and a P&G.

If you're a rebater, you might want to know about two that work nicely into some of this week's deals. The $100 P&G Year of Savings coupon book is running again this year (get free coupon book by sending in P&G receipts) and there's also a $15 Olay rebate (yes, those FREE body washes from the past few weeks qualify!)

Ready for Chicagoland's best Deals of the Week? You'll be taking home cheap eggs, free chicken, free pasta, cheap Swiffers, free soap, as many FREE potato mixes as you can physically carry, cheap seafood, free Excedrin, and cheap razors (again!) Whew! Let's get started!

Hope everybody had a great Valentine's Day yesterday! Of course, now that the holiday's passed, keep your eyes open for deals on Valentine's candies and products...

This week's newspaper contained one insert: a RedPlum. (But don't worry -- next week we're scheduled to have four inserts! And of course, if you've been Super-Couponing for any length of time, you've got a nice library of coupon inserts to work with :)

If you're a rebater, you might want to know about two that work nicely into some of this week's deals. The $100 P&G Year of Savings coupon book is running again this year (get free coupon book by sending in P&G receipts) and there's also a $15 Olay rebate (yes, those FREE body washes qualify!)

Ready for Chicagoland's best Deals of the Week? You'll be taking home free bread, free breakfast sandwiches, .38 Kellogg's cereal, free deodorant, free mouthwash... and much more! Let's get started!

In the summer of 2008, longtime Chicago radio personality Jonathon Brandmeier asked if I'd come on the air to talk about grocery deals on 97.9 The Loop ... and "Deals of the Week" quickly became a popular, recurring segment in Chicagoland. In 2009, Johnny and the Loop parted ways, and I can't wait until he's back on the air again, as he's truly missed on Chicago's airwaves. Until then... here's an archive of my Deals of the Week segments, as well as additional radio features.