*Update* – You may need to add another inexpensive $2-3 frozen food item in order to bring the total up high enough for the $10 minimum on the $5 catalina, because some are reporting it’s not working. It is likely that the Parchment Bake is seafood and therefore excluded. Maybe try and get a second Steamfresh? Sorry if the deal didn’t work for you – let me know if it works with another inexpensive item – and let me know what you added to make it work.
Original post:
I received an email from Queen Bee reader Jessica about two catalinas that are running concurrently at Safeway which made for an amazing transaction of usually expensive products – for next to nothing!
Catalina #1 – Between March 7 to April 19, buy (1) Van de Kamp’s or Mrs. Paul’s Parchment Bake, and (1) Birds Eye Voila, and (1) Birds Eye Steamfresh or C & W in a single transaction and get a $3 catalina, good off your next order.
Catalina #2 – Buy $10 worth of frozen foods in your transaction, get $5 catalina off your next order!
She did the following transaction:
Bought one (1) Van de Kamp’s Parchment Bake for $3.99
and one (1) Birds Eye Voila 5.99
and one (1) Birds Eye Steamfresh $2.49
Subtotal = $12.47
She then used these coupons:
Buy one (1) Van de Kamp’s/Mrs. Paul’s ParchmentBake get one Birds Eye Steamfresh FREE (deducts 2.49 max $2)
and $1.85/1 Birds Eye Viola product (deducts $1.85)
Paid out of pocket = $8.13 $8.62
Received a catalina for $3 off her next order from Catalina offer #1 and $5 off her next order from Catalina offer #2. So $8 in catalinas!
Like paying = $0.13 $0.62 cents for it all!
In case you’re wondering – this is a *stock up* price! I haven’t personally verified the deal – but it looks like it should work per the guidelines on the catalinas. Read my post on “What are Catalinas?”
(Thank you so much Jessica! I love getting deal scenarios and deals from readers. It makes for much more exciting deals around here, because I can’t be everywhere all the time!)
Joella says
I did this deal and added $1.52+ more to make up for the Parchment Bake being seafood. I got 4 icee 4 packs for .49 each. I got both of the $3 & $5 catalina. I would love examples of how to use the $5 coupon. They say you can only use it on items marked new, but everytime I pick something marked new it doesn’t work.
Anne says
If you talk to a manager, they will give you a list of products that you can use the $5.00 catalina on. They do not have very many of them marked in the store.(kinda shady) There are hundreds of products that qualify. I have the list but am so computer stoooopid, can’t figure out how to post them. Good Luck
Dee says
It worked for me and I got really lucky. I bought the parchment bake, 2 steam fresh (on sale anyway), and the viola. I actually got 2 $5 cats and a $3 cat. So excited. I went to the Marvin Rd, Oly location.
Heather says
Wow! That’s awesome! Did you buy any other frozen food products? That would be a money maker, no?
Paulette says
did you use a $5 off on your original transaction?
Andrea says
I am wondering if anyone has come up with any ideas for this week or the upcoming week on how to use the $5.00 “new” frozen foods Catalina. Might make a good post.
Andrea says
I am wondering if anyone has come up with any scenarios for the current shopping week or the upcoming week on good ways to use the $5.00 “new” frozen food Catalina. Would make a good post.
Paulette says
I did this deal twice this morning as well and it did not work for me. I had a $5 off coupon from my last purchase that I tried to use to get the balance down from $8.62 to $3.62 and no such luck. The $5 off coupon can only be used towards “new frozen item” which in this case none of these were marked as new 🙁 I ended up using my $4 off cat from my previous KRAFT purchase so still wasnt a bad deal. I got a $3 CAT back so essentially, I paid $4.62 for all 3 items!
Kelli says
So will this deal work?
Byron says
I just returned from Safeway and this deal did not work for me. I purchased the same parchment bake and steamfresh, but had a different voila. I received the $3 coupon but not the $5. Most items were not marked at my store as to which items were included.
Heather says
I’m wondering if we don’t need to add in another inexpensive frozen food item – like another Steamfresh to get the total above $10 without the parchment bake?
Brent says
I did this deal yesterday and the $5 frozen food cat did not print.
Maybe because the Van de Kamp’s Parchment Bake is seafood and not included in the cat promo.
Steph says
Yeah, it didn’t work for me either. It’s an ok deal without the cat but I was really looking forward to a hot deal.
Heather says
Darn. I’m so sorry Steph! I am thinking we need to add another frozen food item into the scenario to get it to work because the Parchment bake is excluded because it’s a seafood.
Heather says
Sorry Brent! I’m wondering if we don’t need to add in another inexpensive frozen food item – like another Steamfresh to get the total above $10 without the parchment bake?
Brent says
No problem Heather, thanks for all you do.
Heather says
That’s awfully gracious of you. Thank you! 🙂
calder says
The $5 catalina is $5 off next purchase OR “next purchase of frozen food items” ??
Beatriz says
Next purchase on frozen foods and it’s only on participating items.
calder says
Can you roll the $5 / $3 coupon in the next transaction ??
Alisha says
I thought the “Spend $10, Get $5” catalina didn’t include seafood?
Brent says
Just printed the Buy one (1) Van de Kamp’s/Mrs. Paul’s ParchmentBake get one Birds Eye Steamfresh FREE coupon and the free item has a maximum value of $2.00.
Candace says
they’ll just make you pay the $0.49 difference, so you end up paying $8.62 out of pocket, and receive $8 back in catalinas. $0.62 for all 3 items, still a great deal! 🙂
Brent says
Yes it is a great deal!
Marissa says
I thought Seafood items didn’t count towards the $5 Off Frozen Food catalina???
Jessica says
I wasn’t sure if by seafood they meant the seafood that was packaged by Safeway, or if that was included. So to make sure I bought a small item (the total without the seafood was $8.48) to make it over $10. I am thinking about trying it tomorrow without the extra item to see if it works that way.
Jessica says
Oops, I guess I didn’t look close enough at the coupon.