Shop Cheap

There's a lot going on this week, shoppers. 4-day sale at Safeway; 3-day sale at Save Mart and some great coupons at Raley's. We're going to cut right to the chase 'cause time's a wastin'.

Starting out at Raley's, you've got to love the coupons for Aquafina water - $2.99 a case; General Mills kids' cereal - $1.99 a box and Dannon Light & Fit yogurt - 40-cents a cup. Ragu pasts sauce is 99-cents and Golden Grain pasta is 99-cents, too.

Baby back ribs are $2.97lb; split chicken breasts are $1.17lb. Strawberries and blackberries are BOGO; red onions are 77-cents a pound and fresh tomatoes on the vine are $1.27lb. Jazz apples are 87-cents a pound and asparagus is $1.97lb.

Skinny Cow ice cream treats are $3.99; Beryer's, Ben & Jerry's or Starbucks ice cream is 2/$6. French bread in the bakery is $1.88 and sandwich rolls are 4/$1.79. A 4-pack of filled croissants is buy 2, get one free.

And Raley's is now taking orders for their Nob Hill Trading Co. fire glazed ham. It's $39.99 and serves 8-10. If you'd rather have the entire meal, glazed ham is $59.99 and includes mashed potatoes, green beans, carrots, rolls and apple pie. If you'd rather have lobster ravioli, it's the same price but comes with apricot-stuffed Brie, salad, asparagus, rolls and cheesecake.  Order online and save $5.

Movin' on to Save Mart, the 3-day (Fri-Sun) sale includes fresh snapper for $3.88lb; a package of Romaine hearts for 87-cents and Minute Maid OJ for $1.88

All week long you can get Bohemian Hearth bread for $1.88 a loaf; London broil for $2.77lb and fresh spareribs for $1.59lb. Jennie-O ground turkey breast and turkey bacon are BOGO.

In produce, blackberries and grape tomatoes are BOGO; radishes, green onions and cilantro are 50-cents a bunch and baby lemons and limes are 10/$1. Medium sized artichokes are 69-cents each.

For $1 you can get Rice A Roni, Rosarita refries; Crystal Geyser sparkling water. For less than $1, you can get S&W tomatoes; Sunny Select canned veggies or soups. Michelina's frozen dinners are 79-cents each.

Buy 4 boxes of General Mills cereal and pay $1.49 a box. If you're clipping coupons, Johnsonville Italian sausage is $2.99; Jif peanut butter is $1.49; International Delight coffee creamer is 99-cents and Quaker instant oatmeal is BOGO.

Safeway's 4-day sale includes Seattle's Best coffee for $5.99; a 4-lb bag of boneless, skinless chicken for $1.99 a pound and jumbo cantaloupe for 39-cents a pound.

Trimmed boneless tri tip is $3.99lb; whole Foster Farms chicken is 99-cents a pound and in the Seafood dept., Alaskan cod, snow legs or cooked shrimp are all $5 a pound.

If you are into healthy eating, check out Fage yogurt for $5.88 for a 35 oz. container or a case of Dasani water for $3.33. In produce, there's a 10 for $10 sale. It's either 10 items or 10 pounds of oranges, pears, cucumbers, baby carrots, onions, zucchini, mangos or fruit cups. If you like Safeway soups, they are $2.99 (with coupon). Red seedless grapes are 99-cents a pound and jumbo 'chokes are 2/$3

This week's Friday Only $5 sale includes whole roasted chicken; waterfront BISTRO meals; Safeway coffee and a dozen cupcakes.

Shop Cheap got her hands on a Nugget Market ad this week and has a few recommendations. Free range chickens are 99-cents a pound; Quaker Life and General Mills cereal is $1.99 a box; Dole juice blends are $2 a carton and Cascade yogurt cups are 3/$1. {rp[e; fotmess water os 2/$1; Nature's Pride bread is $2.50 a loaf and Lay's chips are $1.99 a bag. They also are featuring 2-day sales that run from April 13-April 19.

Come back on Thursday as we get hoppin' with some holiday brunch suggestions.