Smart & Final: Cheap Eats!

 

A reader, Denise, says the following:

At Smart & Final if you spend a $15 minimum purchase you can get Ragu Pasta Sauce for 50 cents and the 2 pound First Street Pasta for 50 cents. Limit 2 per item. 25 cents back on Ibotta also.

Also, with Easter being next Sunday, you may want to look at buying your spiral hame at Smart & Final to help reach your $15 threshold for the Ragu and pasta!

Thanks, Denise!

You Absolutely need a filler for the Gatorade deal💰

 

I am so glad I trusted my instincts for the FOUR (4) FREE+MM Gatorade Less Sugar in Fruit Punch because I went to a store that I don't often go to but as soon as I got into the store, I walked to the beverages aisle and there were no Gatorade Less Sugar in Fruit Punch on the shelf.  However, I walked around to the end cap and lo and behold more drinks and I moved a lot the drinks until I found four.  

Initially, when I found just one drink, I was prepared to grab three other Gatorade red drinks and I'd scan the Gatorade Less Sugar in Fruit Punch it 4 times at self checkout to trigger the coupons to come off on my receipt but I didn't have to do that today!

As luck would have it, I needed to pick up some other grocery items and I'm glad I did because instead of trying to cover $2.26 in overage, I needed cover $5.02 in overage on my transaction.  

The drinks are on sale for $0.99 each or $4.96 in total so the register took off $16.99 in coupons because I had enough items in the transaction to absorb the overage. HOWEVER, even though I had activated the $3.99 pricing for Best Foods Mayo, the register ignored the pricing on the mayo but on MTN Dew Baja Zero 20 oz which is normally $2.99 but on sale for $0.99.  The other two food items I bought were not on sale.  

I bought 5 drinks and 2 food items (sour cream & fresh mushrooms) for under $5.

I would recommend that you do the FOUR (4) FREE+MM Gatorade Less Sugar in Fruit Punch today because they are going to catch that there's a problem with their numbers by Monday morning.

Go back and read the original post because you must activate the four (4) digital coupons and the only flavor that works is Gatorade Less Sugar in Fruit Punch.

Also, as a side note, when I uploaded the receipt in the Fetch app, it's software caught the purchase as -$6.03 and I did not feel like going back and forth  with the Fetch customer service folks on a Sunday. I got more than I was expecting so I'm good.

Vons/Albertsons: FOUR (4) FREE+MM Gatorade Less Sugar in Fruit Punch

 

t_rockstarr on IG posted this freebie shown above and she says the following:

Get up to 4 FREE Gatorade Lower sugar!
This week Gatorade are part of "Pick 4" Sale for $0.99 each
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There's also 4 Mfr digitals that seems to apply only to the Fruit punch flavor.
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Depending on how many you can find in stock, here are some options you can do.
There may be some overage, make sure to get items to coverage any overage
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Sprouts: THREE (3) FREE/Cheap Culture Pop Drinks 🥤

 

I did the Aisle offer back in June 2025 but I especially like the Culture Pop in the orange can, therefore, I'll be picking my Culture Pop up!

Buy 3*$2.29 = $6.87

$2.29 BOGO Digital Coupon

$2.29 Aisle Buy 3, Get 1 Free - (Text "offer" to 1-985-336-2349)

.50 Ibotta (.25*2… Limit 2)

$1.80 Fetch (.60*3…Limit 3)

$6.88 Savings

= .01 MM for 3

My transaction will look as follows:

Buy 3*$2.29 = $6.87

-$2.29 BOGO Digital Coupon

$2.29 Aisle Buy 3, Get 1 Free - (Text "offer" to 1-985-336-2349)

-.50 Ibotta (.25*2… Limit 2)

-$0.80/2 Fetch 

$3.59 Savings

= .$3.28 or $1.09 ea

Source Reddit

CAVA is offering free pita chips for National Pita Day

 

CAVA is offering free pita chips for National Pita Day on March 28 and 29, 2026, for CAVA Rewards members. The reward for one free order of pita chips (any flavor) is added directly to user accounts, valid through March 29, 2026. You must download the app and sign up for rewards to redeem. 

Key Details for Free Pita Chips:

• When: March 28–29, 2026.
• Who: CAVA Rewards members (valid in-app/online).
• How: The reward is automatically added to the app.
• Restriction: One-time use; cannot be combined with other offers. 

The promotion is part of a celebration for National Pita Day, featuring a "Peter Chip" theme and special menu items like sumac sour cream & onion pita chips.

Thanks, Gavin!

The Sally Hansen Gel Nail Polish worked for at Dollar Tree!

 

I had to stop by two Dollar Tree stores to find the FREE+MM Sally Hansen Gel Nail Polish in the pouches. The store only had three on the peg and the Ibotta offer had a limit of 3. I also had a $0.10 Any Receipt Ibotta Bonus.

Grandma's Noodles Wide Egg Noodles is in the Freezer

 

I assumed that the FREE+MM Grandma's Noodles Wide Egg Noodles was with all the other dry pastas but at Albertsons, it's actually in the freezer section of the store below the Siete tortillas...where they have the pizzas!  I think I am going to make beef stroganoff with Grandma's noodles.

I another two of the FREE+MM Breyers Sundae Swirls and I'll give that to my son when he comes over. We had the ice cream, last night, and I highly recommend.