You can make money buying Old El Paso products at Kroger (and possibly elsewhere) with the catalina deal that’s currently running. Here are the details:
Through February 21, 2010, when you purchase any 3 packages of Old El Paso Taco Shells, Dinner Kits, Seasoning, Refried Beans, or Heat & Serve Side Dishes, you’ll receive a coupon for $1 off your next order. When you purchase any 6 packages, you’ll receive a coupon for $3 off your next order.
The Heat & Serve Side Dishes are priced at around $1.25 at many stores, so you could do the following deal:
Buy 6 Heat & Serve Side Dishes at $1.25 each
Use 6 $0.50/1 coupons from the 1/10 SmartSource insert (doubled)
Spend $1.50 plus tax out of pocket, Get a $3 coupon off your next order
Free plus $1.50 money-maker after coupons and catalina (For those of you who are new here, the coupon which prints for $3 off your next order is called a “catalina”.)
You’ll also want to be on the lookout for peelies on the Heat & Serve boxes for free Old El Paso seasoning when you purchase two Heat and Serve products. If you find these, you could do the following deal:
Buy 4 Heat & Serve Side Dishes at $1.25 each
Buy 2 Old El Paso Seasoning packets at $0.60 each
Use 4 $0.50/1 coupons from the 1/10 SmartSource insert (doubled)
Use 2 free seasoning coupons
Spend $1 plus tax out of pocket, Get $3 catalina
Free plus $2 money-maker after coupons and catalina
It has been verified that this catalina deal is running at Kroger. However, usually catalina deals run at multiple stores. So if you discover it’s also running at another store, let us know.
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We don’t have a Kroger here, so the Catalina deal doesn’t work for me, but I received a $1 coupon in my paper, and they are priced at $1 at Walmart, so I got it for free–not bad! Thanks!
I know Biggs is also running the Old El Paso cat deal. Thanks!
Are the green chilies included in this deal? I know there was a coupon floating around the blogosphere awhile back for the chilis.
I wasn’t able to find the coupon at the provided link. I also looked on the Old El Paso site and wasn’t able to find it among their coupons. ? They may no longer be available.
I couldn’t find the coupons? I tried no zip, 14414, and 45780.
The Dillons stores are also running this deal, but the catalina states it is $1.00 or $3.00 your next purchase of beef or chicken.
I couldn’t find the coupon either….any ideas?
This is also working at Harris Teeter! The Old El Paso products are part of the GM buy 15 items, save $5 deal that ends today too.
I couldn’t find the coupons either.
My Wal-Mart has these for 60 cents each right now, paired the the 50 cent coupon I got 6 for 10 cents each! We had 2 of them (0ne rice, one beans) with dinner last night, they are pretty good!
Shoprite has a similar deal.
The difference is that the CAT is $1 or $3 off next Meat Purchase.
The prices on the Heat N Serve are still $1.99, so I’m hoping they might go on sale next week, to sweeten this deal!
who has 6 qs? do you buy many papers each week???
just a note… My kroger will only double up to 3 of the same coupon, so keep that in mind!
My family & I love their Heat & Serve Mexican Rice. When I was at Kroger on Sunday they were out so I just held on to my coupons. Sadly – I accidently left my reamaining coupons in my cart!!! It had started to rain & they must have slipped down to the bottom of the cart when I was unloading my groceries & I missed them. I was bummed about it but now seeing this – I am really disapppointed! lol! I had 5 of those Old El Paso coupons! Well i’ll have to do some tracking down of new ones now!
Winn Dixie is doing this deal. 1/25-2/21
$1 off next chicken or beef purchase when you buy 3 pkgs
$3 off next beef or chicken purchase when you buy 6 pkgs
The catalina states it is $1.00 or $3.00 your next purchase of beef or chicken.
Unless you plan on donating these I would try each flavor to see if you like them. We tried all three types last night and HATED the fiesta rice (that is pictured). It was disgusting! The beans are okay, as is the mexican rice but I would’t even donate the fiesta rice it is so bad.
You can load 0.50 off any Old El Paso product from Cellfire onto your card. I don’t shop at Kroger, but if it works like Dominicks, the ecoupon comes off automatically and you can use another manu. coupon along with it.
And Meijer is running this same catalina deal as well.
The coupon was in my 1/3 SS instead of 1/10. Maybe some of you got it that week, too.
There is also a 50 cent discount on Old El Paso products at CellFire!
Our Kroger only doubles the first three identical coupons, so the scenario you thought up would cost $3 out of pocket, with a $3 catalina printing. Still a great deal, but I wish Kroger would double all 6 coupons!
http://www.savvyspending-meghan.blogspot.com
Forgot to give my link.
I’ll be going to Kroger today to try this… maybe I’ll get lucky and more than three will double!
Most Krogers have a limit on how many like coupons they will double in one transaction, so this wouldn’t be a money maker at most store. At my store they will only double up to 2 like coupons, so for me the cost would be 3.50 OOP & then get the $3 catalina back. Still not a bad deal!
@Ashley, In my area the limit is 9 like coupons. And the register only enforces the limit if you buy more than 9 identical products with more than 9 identical coupons. If you have different flavors or varieties, it treats each as a different product/coupon combo. For example, if I have 10 identical coupons, I can buy 9 beans and 1 rice and they’ll all double. Might be worth an experiment to see if the registers work that way in your area too.
This is running at SuperFresh and Acme out East!
Any idea if the Cat would also work at Kroger Affiliates? I have a Fred Meyer and QFC in my area. Might have to swing by Fred Meyer today and see if it’s working.
Thanks for the heads up!
This is working at Giant Eagle also.
You get the catalina but it is for Giant eagle brands only
My Kroger will only allow one double/triple coupon per item per transaction, so only one of the $.50 coupons will double for me. Still a decent deal, though.
Winndixie in Clanton, AL is running this same deal. I got a print out when I checked out this morning.
Just FYI. My coupon insert coupon was in the 1/3 SS. I couldn’t find one in the 1/10 but knew I had seen it. So, if you don’t see yours in the 1/10, try the 1/3. I get the Richmond, VA paper.
There is also a $0.50 off ANY Old El Paso eCoupon on Cellfire!
The same deal is going for Krogers in the TX/LA region, but the catalina is good off your next purchase of beef or chicken so it is not really a true “money-maker” still a good deal though. Final price on the deal is $1.50 for 6 sides and a $3 worth of beef or chicken. http://thriftyjenny.blogspot.com/2010/01/kroger-great-deal-on-old-el-paso.html
Also good at Meijer.
Same deal at my local store Hornbacher’s in MN/ND. There is also a pillsbury deal going on until 2/21. Buy 4 get $2, buy 5 get $3, buy 6 get $4.
what zip code do you use to get the El Paso coupons on the link?
I went to Kroger and the Heat & Serve Side Dishes did not have the tag on them that said $1 after 3… so I went to Customer Service and asked, and she said No, only the one’s with the tags beneath them with produce the Catalina. I already had them all in my cart, so I checked out anyways and still got the Catalina. yay. Only problem, the Cellfire coupon did not work at all, so I ended up spending $3 more than I planned on for food that I don’t know we will even like. I guess I can open a complaint on Cellfire, but it says “Not valid with any other offers” – would this be considered another offer?
@Cassie, the cellfire coupon is for 50c and only comes off once, no matter how many you buy, so it would only have made a 50c difference, not 3.00.
The Old El Paso heat & serve sides were regular price ($1.99) at my Kroger tonight (Gainesville, GA). They were on sale for $1.25 last week, but not anymore. It’s not worth it to me to pay several dollars oop to get back a $3 catalina.
Oh well.
This is working at Shaw’s, too. Right now Shaw’s has the heat and servers for 1.00 and doubles up to 6 coupons.
I completely agree with Brandy. We tried the seasoned black beans and fiesta rice last night. The beans are okay, but the fiesta rice is TERRIBLE!! I don’t know who product tested this, but it has an aftertaste that is truly awful!
Also, my Cellfire coupon didn’t work either when I bought these last week (before I knew about the Catalina). I filed a complaint with Cellfire including all the information they ask for, UPC, receipt info, etc. and they sent me a ‘thank you’ coupon for $.50 to my account.
One thing to point out is that the Cellfire coupon is a “one and done” coupon. You do not get credited with a $.50 coupon for each product purchased, as it appears Cassie thought above.
Do u need to buy them all at once? I noticed that you doubled all of the coupons on the serino, my Kroger will only double the first on the same product. Do you now something that I don”t?
It works on the taco shells also. I bought 4 boxes of the taco shells (sounds like a lot, but we have six kids), 1 heat-and-serve black beans, and one taco seasoning, and got the catalina.
p.s. Kroger didn’t have these, but Meijer had peelies on the taco shells—buy two, get a free seasoning. If the catalina deal really does work there, that would be a pretty good deal.
At Acme (mid-Atlantic states) starting Friday, the OEP sides are $1.00. Acme will double an unlimited number of identical coupons (within reason, of course), so you can purchase 6 sides using 6 $.50/1 coupons for a ZERO oop cost, receiving a $3.00 catalina for meat or chicken. I will be donating the sides to the food bank and using the $3.00 catalinas for my family.
For the previous poster wondering where to find 6 identical coupons without buying 6 newspapers, you can find more coupons in many ways—begging friends/family/coworkers for their inserts, checking recycling areas or free local papers, trading for them on couponing discussion forums, or though coupon clipping sites.
This cat deal is also running at Price Chopper — the $1 OYNO cat is advertised in their Checkout Rewards flyer, but i bought 6 things and got the $3 OYNO cat (for beef or chicken). There were b2g1 seasoning peelies too
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