Kroger has good deals this week on mangoes, avocados, organic Fuji apples, Smart Ones frozen meals, Kroger frozen vegetables, Chicken of the Sea tuna (free) and General Mills cereals.

If some of these deals sound familiar that's because Kroger is repeating some -- but not all -- deals from last week.

Keep reading for all the top deals at Triangle Kroger stores this week -- with coupons and without.

The News & Observer's  coupon database has been updated with Sunday's new coupons.

The home-delivered Final Edition of The News & Observer contains one coupon book, a Red Plum, with 40 coupons totaling $90 in face value.

Parade magazine also contains one coupon this week.

And be on the look out for a one-page P&G insert with four healthy and beauty coupons, including a BOGO offer on Pantene products. This insert may have been zoned according to address so no guarantees that you received it.

Not familiar with the coupon database? You can access it on the right-hand side of the blog. There's a button at the bottom right to view it as a full-size page.

Or, you can download it as an Excel spreadsheet by clicking on the attachment at the bottom of this post.

It's a handy tool, giving you the most timely and detailed list of coupons in the Triangle.
For a detailed how-to post on the database, read my Coupons 101 post HERE.

Documents:

Look for one coupon insert, a Red Plum, in this Sunday's home-delivered Final Edition of The News & Observer.

The insert contains 43 coupons with a face value of $90.

Also be on the look out for a coupon in Sunday's Parade magazine and, depending on where you live, you might receive a one-page P&G insert with four coupons for health and beauty items.

There are lots of great deals at Triangle grocery stores this week:

Among the best deals at Harris Teeter: free Chicken of the Sea tuna, free Old El Paso seasonings, 10-cent Liberte yogurt, 31-cent Pillsbury rolls, 49-cent Gorton's fish and Mrs. Butterworth's syrup for 89 cents.

Lowes Foods is offering a deal on discounted gift cards, a gasoline rewards promotion, and a 10 for $10 sale with coupon match-ups that drop prices on many items to 50 cents.

Food Lion has great deals this week on Gala apples, limes, Fresh Express or Dole bagged salad, Roma tomatoes and avocados.

At Aldi, the deals on fresh fruit are fantastic: pineapple and cantaloupe are 99 cents each, as are 16-oz. packages of strawberries, 6-oz. packages of blueberries and 2-lb. bags of lemons. If you've been on the fence about trying Aldi, this is the week to go.

Keep reading for a long list of this week's top deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi -- with and without coupons.

The drugstores have several good deals this week, including bargains on Charmin toilet paper, Coke, Planters and Hershey's products, Hall's and Ricola cough drops, John Frieda hair care and Dove and Degree products.

It's also a great week for freebies:
You can snag free Colgate toothpaste at both CVS and Rite Aid;
free Lindor Truffles, Zyrtec, Skintimate and Edge shave gel, Tresemme hair products and GE CFL light bulbs at Rite Aid;
and free Mitchum and Chlorospetic Spray at Walgreens.

Keep reading for all the top deals at CVS, Rite Aid and Walgreens this week -- with coupons and without.

Kroger has good deals this week on Cheerios and other General Mills cereals, Planter's Peanuts, split chicken breasts and Kroger frozen veggies.

Also take note of Kroger's Valentine Fuel Rewards offer: Buy any restaurant gift card and get four times the fuel rewards points. That means a $25 gift card will get you 100 fuel points, which translates to 10 cents off a gallon of gasoline at Kroger and Shell gas stations. The promotion runs through Feb. 16.

Keep reading for all the top deals at Triangle Kroger stores this week -- with coupons and without.

Look for two coupon inserts -- one hefty Smart Source and one Red Plum -- in this Sunday's home-delivered Final Edition of The News & Observer.

There will be a total of  129 coupons with a face value of more than $170 -- and that's before every-day double coupons, which we're fortunate to have at Kroger, Harris Teeter and Lowes Foods.



I'll have the coupon database updated and the best Sunday deals posted early Sunday morning, about the same time your paper hits the driveway. That way, you'll have the most complete and up-to-date coupon information for the Triangle at your finger tips.

Please note: Single-copy and State Edition papers may not contain all coupon inserts.

Kroger made big news in the coupon world last week when it announced it will end double coupons in the Cincinnati, Dayton and Northern Kentucky markets.

And it's not the first time Kroger, based in Cincinnati, has pulled the plug on doubling coupons.

The grocery chain, the nation's largest, previously halted double coupon promotions in parts of Texas and California, leaving coupon shoppers wondering if double coupons will eventually become a thing of the past at Kroger-affiliated stores nationwide.

Lent is just around the corner and so are Shrove Tuesday pancake suppers and Friday night fish fries.

Here are two that popped up on my radar:

• Wake Forest's Hope Lutheran Church will serve an all-you-can-eat pancakes and sausage dinner Tuesday night. The meal costs $7 for adults, $4 for children 4-13, and free for children 3 and under. The maximum cost for a family is $22.
  The church is at 3525 Rogers Road. For more information, call 919-554-0412 or hopelutheranwf.org.
• The Knights of Columbus Council 7186 will serve fried fish Feb. 15, March 1 and March 15 at St. Mary Magdalene in Apex. The dinner is offered, dine-in or take-out, from 5:30 to 7:45 p.m. There is free babysitting while parents enjoy the meal. The church is at 625 Magdala Place. Diners can pre-order their meals online at www.lentfishfry.com.
• St. Michael the Archangel Church in Cary is hosting its annual Lenten fish frys every Friday until March 22. Lunch is served 11 a.m.-1 p.m and dinner is served from 5-7 p.m. Both dine-in and take-out are available. The menu includes fried or baked fish, roasted potatoes, green beans, hush puppies, dessert and a choice of beverage. Childrens' meals include fish sticks, macaroni and cheese, hush puppies, dessert and a beverage. The prices are $8 for adults and $4 for children for lunch, and $10 for adults and $4 for children for dinner. Or you can order a family special for $28, which includes two adult meals or three or more children's meals.
  If you are a fan of polka, the Polka Plus Band will perform during the March 8 dinner service. The church is at 804 High House Rd., Cary. Call in a take-out order at 919-468-6126 or order online at spicecubed.com/fish.

And if you know of any more, please share them in the comments below!

Each of the Triangle's grocery stores has its share of excellent deals this week.

Harris Teeter has free Smart Balance Spread and South Beach Diet bars, along with great deals on organic yogurts, Earthbound Farm organic salad, Jolly Time popcorn, Johnsonville Chicken Sausage, Steamfresh veggies and Sea Pak frozen seafood.
You can also pick up milk for $2.97 per gallon, a very nice deal.

Lowes Foods has a gift card promotion that rewards you with a $5 discount off your next shopping order and a nice deal on Hallmark greeting cards. You'll also find good deals on strawberries, Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix for just 25 cents, split chicken breasts for 99 cents per pound and Eggland's Best eggs for $1.30 per dozen.
The Fresh Rewards E-Offer is especially good this week: $2.99 after coupon for 12 rolls of Scott's Extra Soft toilet paper.

Food Lion also has a gift card promotion running this week, giving you a $10 discount on $50 in gift cards. You must purchase an additional $10 in groceries to get the deal but a 20 percent discount on gift cards is a very generous offer.
Food Lion has also got good prices on cantaloupe, spiral sliced ham and bone-in chicken breasts.

At Aldi, you'll find some great prices on produce -- $1.29 for pineapple and cantaloupe, strawberries for $1.49 per pound and a five-pound bag of grapefruit for just $1.69.

Keep reading for a long list of this week's top deals at Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods, Food Lion and Aldi -- with and without coupons.