The Daily Digest Wednesday, 4/28

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Update 11/01: I’ve changed the format of this a bit to make it easier for you to QUICKLY see the NEWEST Deals for the day (or Weekend Wrap-Ups.) I was struggling with how best to keep some of the previous deals around that were still good, without making it cumbersome to find that day’s New Deals. It seemed a shame to just delete some of the deals after a day that were still really good and long-term. But, I also want you to be able to quickly check on the newest ones, too! So, deals from the SAME day (or weekend wrap-up for 3-days) will be at the very top. Deals that you may want to reference later will follow.

In my Penny Pantry Facebook Group, I post many deals & info. throughout the day including freebies, deal updates & changes, Amazon Deals, meals & recipes, food discounts I run across + more! Some are more timely than others: the Amazon Warehouse Deals tend to come and go quickly, so Facebook is a good platform for me to let you know about those deals quickly.

Posts here on my website take longer to write and deliver, so I primarily use it for Weekly Grocery Deals, and other deals I think you may want to reference later. But, I’d like to bridge that gap as not everyone is on Facebook. Plus, it may be nice to have the Daily Deals together, as the Facebook feeds don’t run exclusively chronologically.

So, I’ll try this out and see how it goes! Please let me know if you think this will be useful as a companion to my Facebook posts. And, if you’re on Facebook and haven’t joined our group yet, I hope you will join and become part of our active, supportive vegan community! <3 Amy

Note on photos: Some may be illustrative of a product, but not the actual product. For example, I may use a general photo of apples I took to report on a sale on apples.

Happy Saving!

NEW Deals – Quick List!

The Daily Digest Wednesday, 4/28

All NEW Grocery Deals Start Today! 

• Sprouts NEW May Monthly Booklet is now available online to view. I’ll go thru soon and add any that look good to our Weekly Post, too. A few things caught my eye: Just Egg Bottles $3.99 (we have additional savings too), BOGO Cauliflower Rice, Enjoy Life 20% off, Alpha Foods that we can stack with Ibottas, and a few new plant-based items. You can see the entire booklet here
• Whole Foods New Weekly Deals – Starts Wed. We have some repeats form last week, and some new ones. Just Egg as low as $1.15 again, Kite Hill Yogurt as low as FREE, Save on Beyond Burgers, Cascadian Farm, Mangos + More!
• Whole Foods: Good Deals starting today on Just Egg, Chao Cheese and Kite Hill Yogurts. Many sales are also available for Online Orders or Pickup (in certain areas).

• Grocery Outlet All NEW Weekly Deals – Starts Wed.! Don’t Miss Lots of Produce Deals, $.59 Veggie Bowls, $.50 Naked Juice, $1.99 Miyoko’s Cheese + Much More for Less!

• Reminder: FREE Chipotle Burritos for Healthcare Workers tomorrow! Feel free to tag your favorite healthcare worker and make their day with a FREE burrito.
• BK Impossible Burger Deals Update: I’m not seeing the $2 deal we had for the past couple of Wed. However, there is still a Buy 1, Get one for $1 deal:
• Coupon to clip on these makes for a great price per each! Other scents also included. Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Multi-Surface Cleaner Spray, Everyday Cleaning Solution for Countertops, Floors, Walls and More, Peony, 16 fl oz – Pack of 3 Spray Bottles I’m going to order some, and I usually go with Lemon Verbena. Wanting to try another, what is your favorite?
• Nice discount on this Set of Willow & Everett Stainless Steel Salt and Pepper Grinder Set -Tall Shaker, Adjustable Coarseness, Refillable -Sea Salt, Black Peppercorn Mill. e have a similar set at our table, love it! We will never go back to using regular salt and pepper for our meals.
• I’m seeing many sales on rugs on Amazon right now. This one is a great price for such a large size: Artistic Weavers Odelia Updated Traditional Rug Orange/Navy 6’7″ x 9′.
• Need some Rug Runners? There’s a great deal on these right now. We got similar ones as our greyhound slips on our hardwood floors. They look nice and also function well.

The Daily Digest Tuesday, 4/27

• Safeway All NEW Weekly Deals – Starts Tomorrow! Corn just $.25, Save on Melons, Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Ice Creams, Cheap Daiya Pizza + Much More!
• Safeway – Corn, just $.25 ea.! Our 1st good sale of the year on Starts Wed. This sale is part of a Cinco De Mayo special, and will go an extra day. I like to put tofu sour cream on mine, what is your favorite way to eat corn on the cob?
• Safeway: I’m seeing a new $1.50/1 app coupon for these organic salad paks. These are my favorite, after trying many brands I find they stay fresh longer than others. Pay just $3.49 ea. for a one pound container, great price! Check if you got the coupon here.
• Our Ibotta for Beyond Burger has reset! I’ll add it to our new Safeway sale that starts tomorrow.

• Sprouts ALL NEW Weekly Deals – Starts Tomorrow! $5 OFF Coupon, $.98/lb. Apples & Oranges, Buy 1 Get 1 FREE Deals + Much More! I’ll be adding even more deals when the New Monthly Booklet comes out (likely today), so keep checking back!
• Sprouts Sneak Peek Highlights: There will be a NEW $5 off $30 purchase coupon, and a Buy 1, Get 1 FREE Sale on Starlite Vegan Taquitos, Rolled Tacos and Enchiladas! Deals start Wed.

• FREE Chipotle Burritos for Healthcare Workers! This Thursday, Chipotle will be giving out 250,000 coupons for FREE Burritos! Even though that sounds like a lot, I would try for it as soon as it goes live. Their past promos have run out quickly.
• FREE Bag of Snyder’s Twisted Pretzels with Ibotta rebate! You’ll have to be quick on this one, ends in 19 hours. The offer is for $3.98 back, so a moneymaker if you find them cheaper. Get Ibotta and a Welcome Bonus here:
• Speaking of pastry mats, here’s my recipe for biscuits, inspired by the one on my Tupperware mat:

• WOW! This one is CHEAP! Even comes with a dough scraper. Silicone Baking Mat Non Slip Pastry Mat with Measurement Non Stick BPA Free Baking Mat Sheet for Rolling Dough Counter Cookies Pie, 24 x 16 Inches Red (with 1 Dough Scraper).
• Discount on this Large Silicone Pastry Baking Mat with Measurements,16 x 26 Inch Silicone Fondant Sheet, Non-Slip Mat Sticks to Countertop for Rolling Dough ，Pie and Baking Mat By Folksy Super Kitchen (16×26, Red). Reminds me of my vintage Tupperware mat!
• This is a decent price for 12 packs of silken tofu if avoiding the stores. I would consider this a store’s sale price. If you have a Grocery Outlet and are shopping in stores, I often find this for $.99 there, too! I use this type for my tofu sour cream.
• Clip a coupon for a good deal on this Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Multi-Surface Cleaner Concentrate, Use to Clean Floors, Tile, Counters, Lemon Verbena Scent, 32 Oz.- Pack of 2.

The Daily Digest Monday, 4/26

• Safeway: After seeing those huge jackfruits at my local store last night, I felt veganism has really gone mainstream. Curious, too, if we could order whole jackfruit online for delivery. Looks like we can!

• WOW! “To promote the restaurant launch, Nathan’s Famous will offer one free vegan hot dog to customers who wish to try it for a limited time”.
• FREE Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Today! You’ll need their “Pretzel Perks” app. They do spray them with butter, I’ve been able to have them spray with water before baking.
• Sprouts: The Monthly Sales will end Tues. On Wed., we should have a new Monthly Booklet. These are in addition to the advertised Weekly Sales, and I add my favorites to my posts. See them throughout my post.
• There’s still time to get My Very Best Grocery Deals from last week! We have thru Tuesday.
• WOW! CVS Shoppers: Get SIX FREE Rolls of Tree Free T.P. thru 5/01! I just added this to my Weekly Deals, scroll down to CVS
• Lucky Stores $1 Sale: Not a store I usually cover, but I was checking out their Weekly Ad and noticed a $1 Sale. There are a few really good deals that stood out to me: $1 frozen juice (looks like regular o.j. is included, great deal!), sandwich bread, hamburger and hot dog buns, tortillas, snacks, condiments + more! The sale is thru Tuesday 4/27, and it’s advertised in CA.
• Silk Oatmilk: NEW $1.25/1 Printable Coupon! I noticed at Safeway that there were some new oatmilk cartons, different from the Oat Yeah ones. You can print two coupons.

• Safeway Monopoly: **ALL instant win prizes AND coupons MUST be scanned into the app, just the same as you scan in the “Match 3” codes**. If you’ve been playing and redeeming prizes, likely you already know this. I wanted to give a heads up though if you’ve been collecting your “instant win” tickets to redeem later all at once. This differs from past years when you could just bring the paper to the store and they would scan it. You will not get your coupon, instant win prize unless you scan it 1st. Be sure to also redeem your tokens! You can get up to a $25 gift card, I’m at the $10 level right now.
• Safeway Sneak Peek – I see a Buy 1, Get 1 FREE Sale on Ben & Jerry’s non-dairy in my crystal ball! Starts Wed., 4/28. PLUS if you printed the $1/1 coupon we had earlier and haven’t used it yet, pay just $1.99 ea.! You may also have a $.50/1 in the Safeway app. Pictured are some of the new flavors I found recently at my local Safeway.
• Safeway Sneak Peek – Starts Wed.! Breyer’s will also be on a Buy 1, get 1 FREE Sale! We really like the Oreo cookie one. You’ll just need to use your Safeway card (ph#), deal may also be online too for delivery/pickup.
• Sprouts: Skinny Pop Kettle Corn Sweet & Salty Just $1.50 for a full-sized bag! Exp. 7/30 There’s a new high-value $1.50/1 Sprouts app coupon. I’ll add this to my Weekly Sprouts Post.
• Prefer to make your own cookies, and perhaps a WFPB one without processed sugar or oil? I’ve been making these for years, and they really satisfy my sweet tooth. They pack really well, too, and I often brought them on trips in the past. This is also the post that gets the most views on my website every month. I think these would be amazing as an ice cream sandwich made with banana nice cream. It’s on my to-do list.

• Sunday Newspaper Coupon Update: There were inserts this week, but nothing vegan! You can see past lists here, I keep my inserts for 6 months in case a sale comes up down the road
• Whole Foods: Cedar’s Hommus (their spelling) is on sale this week, and I spotted this oil and tahini free one. Great if you are avoiding oil and nut butters. When I make homemade hummus w/o tahini, I add some fresh rosemary. The extra flavor really adds a lot, I’ve had people say they prefer that one in a side by side with one that has tahini. If you have Whole Foods Delivery in your area, can order online for delivery or pickup
• FREE! I’m hearing confirmed reports that folks are getting the regular Kindle Version of this FREE right now, not just Kindle Unlimited. I think I have this one in hardcover, I’ve lost track of how many vegan cookbooks I have LOL. Forks Over Knives: Flavor!: Delicious, Whole-Food, Plant-Based Recipes to Cook Every Day.
• Outlet Deal on Garden4Ever Potato Planter Bags 3-Pack 7 Gallons Grow Bags Aeration Tomato Plant Pots with Flap and Handles. There are many different bags like these on Amazon, I liked this style as it seemed sturdier than others.
• Discount on this Survival Garden 15,000 Non GMO Heirloom Vegetable Seeds Survival Garden 32 Variety Pack by Open Seed Vault. There’s a 5% off coupon to clip, too. It’s not too late to start your Summer veggie garden!
• Need some new gardening hand tools? Limited Time Deal on this set: Codirom Garden Tools Set 5PCS Gardening Tools Planting Trowel Garden Shovel Garden Rake Transplant Tools.
• NEW Coupon! Nice Deal on several 3-piece Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day Kitchen Basics Sets, Includes: Multi-Surface Cleaner, Hand Soap, Dish Soap, 3 Count Pack. Be sure to clip the coupon, I’m seeing it for BOTH one-time and S&S. Just click the offer you want as it usually defaults to S&S in initial view. Lemon Verbena, Lavender & Basil Scents also included.

• One-Day Sale: $100 off this Shark Cordless Pet Vac! Shark IZ363HT Anti-Allergen Pet Power Cordless Lightweight Stick Vacuum with Self-Cleaning Brushroll PowerFins, Removable Handheld, Crevice, Dusting Brush, Pet Multi Tool, Flex, 50 min runtime, Blue.
• In Today’s Deals: Deal on Primula Burke Deluxe Cold Brew Iced Coffee Maker, Comfort Grip Handle, Durable Glass Carafe, Removable Mesh Filter, Perfect 6 Cup Size, Dishwasher Safe, 1.6 Qt, Blue. We drink a lot of iced coffee at our house, does anyone use one of these?
• Not our coveted Warehouse Deal, but a good deal on this flavor right now! Califia Farms – Nitro Cold Brew Coffee, Oat Milk Latte – XX Espresso – 7 Oz (12 Cans). Compare to the prices on the other flavors!

Weekend Wrap-Up Fri., Sat. & Sun. 4/23-4/25

Grocery Stores

• Sprouts: Rare $5 off $15 Produce Coupon! Coupon is in the app, required for discount. Good thru Tuesday. Can use in-store or online. Check my Weekly Deals List to maximize your savings.
• Sprouts: Good Produce Deals This Week to stack with the above coupon!
• Beyond Burgers: as low as $1.49 at Sprouts.
• I’m going to take the plunge and buy our 1st watermelon this year at Safeway! Hubby’s birthday is Wed., and he doesn’t like cake (crazy, I know!) so I always get lots of fruit for him and he loves watermelon. One year I spelled out “Happy Birthday Scott” with cut out fruit using alphabet cookie cutters. One year LOL. These large personal sized watermelons are on sale thru Tuesday at Safeway for $3.99.
• Safeway: We have a great stock-up deal this week on Nature Valley Bars, Buy 2, Get 4 FREE! You’ll likely find peelie coupons on the boxes, too. My store doesn’t allow coupons on “free” items, so I would just use one coupon. Many, but not all are vegan, check ingredients!
• Having some Saturday Night Fun at Safeway! Lots of great Weekly Deals are landing in my cart.
• Safeway Early Preview – Starts Wed. Large Fuji Apples will be on sale for $.98/lb.! Please note this is advertised for the SF Bay Area in CA, sales can be regional.
• Safeway Early Preview – Starts Wed. Ooooh, we’re having our 1st good corn sale of the year, $.25 ea.! Please note this is advertised for the SF Bay Area in CA, sales can be regional.
• Kite Hill Yogurt Deal at Whole Foods got even better: I’ve updated with an Ibotta, making them FREE for Prime members! ($.12 without).

Online Shopping

• Whole Foods: Big Discount on Plant Snacks Brand this week, in-store and online. Has anyone tried these? I see there’s also a vegan goat cheese one! Can order online if that’s available for you
• Need some new clothing for the new season? Target is having an Online-Only Deal to get a $10 Gift Card with $50 Women’s Clothing & Shoes purchase

Target

• Target All NEW Weekly Deals – Starts Sunday 4/25. $5 Primal Kitchen Gift Card Deal, 50% off MANY plant-based Dips & Dressings, cheap Silk & Almond Breeze Milk, 3 FREE Drinks + Much More!
• Target: New Circle offers made for some great deals on juice & sparkling water! AHA Sparkling water now only $1.84/8 pack and Ocean Spray Growing Goodness Juice just $1.49. Scroll to the end of my post here under “Beverages”
• Target: Country Crock Plant Butter Tubs Just $1.49!
• Crunchmaster Crackers Just $.79 ea. at Target! These are hubby’s favorite crackers. We have a new coupon to stack with an Ibotta and a Circle offer to get this price.
• Target: WOW! 50% off Many Plant-Based Dips/Dressings. This is in my new post, but can even do today.
• Mother’s Day Gift Idea: Target has some affordable cute mugs, most from $5-$10. (I saw one for $3). This one says “Cat Mom”.

Drugstores

• Drugstores All NEW Weekly Deals – Starts Sunday, 4/25. Save on Pantry Items, Coffee, Snacks, Nuts, Beverages + More! FREE bai Boost at all 3 stores!
• CVS Sneak Peek – Starts Sunday! Yuban Coffee Just $4.99, just use your store card. Look for all my NEW Weekly Deals Post for the Drugstores tomorrow on my website.

FREE Stuff

• FREE Auntie Anne’s Pretzel Tomorrow! Monday, 4/26. They do spray them with butter, I’ve been able to have them spray with water before baking to make vegan.
• Big Lots: TWO FREE Spices this Weekend! If you’re a Reward Member, this will be in your acct.
• Safeway: Got some app rewards to use? Three will get you a FREE Starbucks drink right now! I wrote a little post about the Safeway app and how to get some great deals & freebies with it
• Got my FREE Dave’s Bread last night! This was an offer I posted previously, hope many of you got it. My coupon expired end of May. The bread was priced at $6.50 and the coupon took off $7. This is some pricey bread!

Recipes

• What’s for Dinner? I’m going the easy instant pot route and making my Black Bean Soup. Note: If you previously made or printed/saved the recipe, I added bay leaves to it today. We’ll have it with FREE French Bread I won in Safeway Monopoly. Please feel free to share any of your vegan food, simple like mine, or not!

• Enjoying my 2 cent glass of brewed iced tea! It’s easy and super cheap to make iced tea with tea bags. I got a box of “pitcher size” Lipton tea bags at the Dollar Tree. If using regular sized tea bags, I use 10 per 2 qts. Just boil in a few cups of water, steep 5 minutes. Discard bags, add tea to pitcher then fill up with water to make 2 qts.
• Prefer to make your own veggie burgers? Back when I was vegetarian, I enjoyed Garden Burgers. This was before the deluge of burgers we see now in the stores. I came up with this vegan version of Garden Burgers. They hold together really well, and we’ve made them as sliders too which were fun! They taste delicious, and at a cost of about $.25 each to make, a good choice for a cheap burger.

Amazon Finds

• In regular Amazon: Bulk buy on Angie’s BOOMCHICKAPOP Gluten Free Sweet and Salty Kettle Corn, 1 Ounce Vegan Snack Pack Bags (Pack of 24).
• In regular Amazon: Save on SkinnyPop Original Popped Popcorn, 100 Calorie Individual Bags, Gluten-free Popcorn, Non-GMO Vegan Snack, 0.65 Oz (Pack Of 30) in a bulk box.
• Decent price in regular Amazon on Pirate Brands Pirate’s Booty, Sea Salt Flavor Healthy Kids Snacks, 5oz Grocery Sized Bags (Pack of 6), Veggie Sticks, 30 oz. These and the berry flavor are both vegan. Their Corn Tings are, too, but difficult to find.
• I have a 47% off promocode to share on this cute decorative pineapple flag. Use code 47G99ZAX Did you know pineapples are a symbol of hospitality? And also delicious!
• Outlet Deal on Newtons Fig Original Fruit Chewy Cookies, 6.5 Ounce (Pack of 12). In the past, these weren’t vegan but this changed a while back. I’m seeing lots more grocery items in the Outlet, some are good deals, some aren’t. Many are equivalent to store sales. You can see more Outlet Deals for Groceries here, please check ingredients.

The Daily Digest Thursday, 4/22

• Oooh…I’ve got a nice Freebie for Prime Members: Get a FREE 1st Virtual Experience, up to $50 value! There’s an Argentine Vegan Empanada Cooking Class you may like. LOTS of other choices, too. Details at the top of My Freebies Post HERE, requires a promocode.

• Safeway $5 Friday is Tomorrow! Save on Avocados, Magnum Ice Cream and More! Bagels should also be $5 per dozen although not advertised. See all the vegan deals included at the end of this post.
• Safeway: Magnum non-dairy Ice Cream Bars & talenti as low as $2 tomorrow.
• Be sure to check out all my Favorite Grocery Deals for the Week!
• Possibly FREE Cruelty-free & vegan Liquid Eyeliner! Apply to try.
• Natural Grocers Stores: FREE Reusable Grocery Bag, plus more contests and such for Earth Day
• New Ibotta for $1/1 on Daiya slices! I’m seeing Whole Foods & Sprouts included.
• Cream Ice Cream Shops – Check your e-mails for a Buy 1, Get 1 FREE Offer! (for Rewards Members). I have two of these in my area, they always have vegan ice cream and cookies, sometimes gluten-free vegan, too!
• Ike’s Sandwiches: NEW Limited Edition Vegan Earth Angel Sandwich! Debuts 4/22 and will be available for a week. You can also enter to win prizes.
• There’s a NEW Vegan Marshmallow in Town! I don’t see them available to order online yet, but I’ll keep checking.
• Taco Bell’s NEW Cravetarian Taco with veggie meat is being tested out in Tustin, CA
• We have thru Saturday on our Target Deals, it’s a good week for deals!
• We have thru Saturday on our Drugstore Deals. I’ve added more deals since I posted this, including $.25 Tree Free T.P.!
• Deal of the Day on Tom’s of Maine Products! Lots more included.

Easter Dinner

• I made: vegan glazed ham, asparagus, roasted potatoes with rosemary, coleslaw, rolls (or purchased sourdough) and fresh pineapple and cherry cobbler with ice cream for dessert.

More Deals & Meals:

• Purple Carrot: You can use the promocode carrot30 to get $30 off! This is better than the offer on the website for only $20 off.

See Inside the Mystery Box!

• Were you wondering what was in the “Mystery Box” in our contest? You can see inside now – our winner Daniel made a video opening it! Thank you so much Daniel Vasquez I also put the link here at the top with the other contest stuff:

Current Weekly Grocery Deals:
See all Current Weekly Deals HERE for Whole Foods, Sprouts, Safeway, Grocery Outet, Food Maxx, Smart & Final, Target, Walgreen’s, CVS & Rite Aid

Amazon Deals:

I’m now sharing the longer-term deals in the quick-lists above. Be sure to check my Facebook Group for lots of deeply discounted faster-moving deals throughout the day, too!

Coupons & Rebates:

• Safeway Shoppers: Be sure to check your rewards often and use them! I just cashed in mine for a $5 reward. Check the app for “bonus” multipliers like 4x rewards, or extra rewards when you buy in Produce Dept., etc. Here’s more info. on all this:

• Ibotta Bonus: Don’t have Ibotta? Get it here and get a $10 Welcome Bonus when you redeem your 1st offer.

Freebies:

• I now have a NEW post dedicated just for Freebies! I’ll be posting all the freebies there now. Link HERE:

Holidays:

I’ve been putting Easter posts under this Holiday heading

We are starting to see some of our yearly sales on baking items. The best price I’ve found for baking items is usually in bulk large 25 lb. bags. My local Warehouse store, Smart Foodservice is where I tend to get the best price per lb. However, this time of year, flour, sugar and more will be on sale in regular stores, too. Sometimes this will beat my Warehouse store prices.

I’m starting to add more to the “Holiday” Posts on my website. Take a peek!

Other Online Deals:

• $15 off Walmart on Instacart! I’m excited to offer you an Exclusive Promocode for $15 off Walmart Orders via Instacart! They recently teamed up with Walmart, but only in certain areas so far. This includes:

• San Francisco / Bay Area, CA
• Los Angeles/ Orange County, CA
• San Diego, CA
• Tulsa, OK

You can use the promocode SPARKSTORE15 Instacart gave to me to share with you! You’ll get $15 off a $50 order, and get your order in as soon as 2 hours.

• Safeway: Get $20 off and FREE Delivery on your 1st Online Order. Use promocode SAVE20

• Whole Foods Delivery: If you use Whole Foods Delivery, the sale prices I post in my Weekly Deals are the same online! True, you can’t use coupons, but some of the deals are still really good. Prime Members also get the extra 10% off regular “Sales” like you do in-store. Use my posts as a guide to save money on the items on your list!

Get $30 Off Purple Carrot with promocode CARROT30. You can also view their weekly meals & recipes for FREE inspiration and ideas!

Vegan Meal Delivery Options:

• Grubhub: Grub Hub Deals: I’m seeing lots of FREE Vegan Delivery Options in my area! (No special code required). Offers tend to be regional, but you should have some FREE offers for delivery, too. Fast Food tends to offer Free Delivery, like Taco Bell and Burger King. Some even have additional $ off discounts.
  

Veestro Vegan Meal Delivery: I have a new promo code to share: New customers get 30% off subscription with code CONTACTLESS. 

Purple Carrot: The $30 promocode is still good, use this code: carrot30. The one on the site is only for $20 off.

Update: Looks like the NEW Pinterest setting is working well on my site, pin away! 🙂 You can now pin any of my recipes

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