Winco Info

My friend Lisa just called me to tell me about some info that she got while shopping at Winco this morning. She spoke with a checker who has worked for Winco for 14 years and she said that they only do an ad for the Grand Opening but after this there will be no ads or in store coupons. Hopefully PYP will keep a running thread where people can post the latest deals they find at Winco. And I will try to keep a list on my blog as well so let me know when you go to Winco what great deals you find and I will post them. The checker also told Lisa that if she thought the price for chicken was good this week, just wait until Christmas and see how cheap you can get Prime Rib! She said that there is a competition between all the Winco stores to see who can sell the most. I know my husband will LOVE LOVE LOVE it if I can stock up on Prime Rib!! (thanks Lisa!)

I also found this on PYP. If you don't want to brave the crowds at Winco this week then Smiths has some comparable deals:

There is a separate ad for certain Smith’s locations this week again (likely competing with Winco).

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts $1.29/lb
Chicken Breasts sold in 40lb cases .99/lb
Kroger Deluxe Ice Cream .99 (limit 4)
Asparagus $1.50/lb
Wonder Bread 20oz .99 (limit 4)
Hostess Cupcakes or Twinkies 3 for $5 (limit 6)
use coupon: Hostess snack cakes, any family-size .50/1 DND (12-31-09) RP-10/11
John Morrell Meat Franks 16oz .49
Pepsi products 2 liter .89 (limit 8)
Sunny D .83
use coupon: SunnyD Original or SunnyD Smoothies Product, any .25/1 (11-29-09) SS-9/27
Country Potato or Macaroni Salad $1.09/lb
Café Valley Bundt Cakes $1.99

Also, it looks like some of the prices from last week’s ad are still good. I noticed a couple of things but didn’t check any other items:

Russet Potatoes 10lb .99
Granny’s Pride Bread 5 for $5
Red Grapes .89/lb

Good only at these participating Smith’s locations:
Murray 665 W 5300 S
Magna 8055 W 3500 S
West Valley City 5620 W 4100 S
West Valley City 4643 S 4000 W
Midvale 980 E Fort Union
West Jordan 7061 S. Redwood
West Jordan 1820 W 9000 S

Winco

I had heard that Winco was just a madhouse since they opened on Monday so I thought that if I waited a couple of days it would get a little less busy. Wrong! I went there around 11:30 this morning and it was still crazy. You had to follow someone to their car to get a cart and it was so crowded inside. But I do have to say, everyone was so friendly. The staff was so nice and helpful and everyone just seemed to be okay with the wait. And there were some really good deals to be had like $.18/lb bananas and other items some of which I listed HERE. You DO have to take the ad that you got in the mail last week with you to get the coupon prices. You didn't have to the first 2 days but now you do. The line to check out went to the back of the store but they move you through pretty quickly. I think it will be a great store to have here in Utah. They are open 24 hours so you could always try to go really late or really early and avoid some of the crowds.

Winco Opening in Utah tomorrow

I got this info off of PinchingYourPennies:

Winco is opening in Utah on October 19th at 9 am! There are two Utah locations:

7020 South 700 West, Midvale
2572 South 5600 West, West Valley City

Here are the deals for the Grand Opening! There are some HOT deals!

In-Ad Coupons:
Pepsi 12-packs $1.98 (limit 2)
Del Monte Speghetti Sauce .48 (limit 3)
Capri Sun Fruit Drinks 10-pack .98 (limit 2)
Green Giant Canned Vegetables .28 (limit 4)
Kelloggs Cereal (18 oz Corn Flakes or 14 oz. Frosted Flakes) .98 (limit 2)
Tillamook Medium Cheddar Cheese 32 oz. $3.98 (limit 1)
Bar S Sliced Bacon .98 (limit 2)
American Falls Water 24-pack .5 liter $1.98 (limit 1)
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese .38 (limit 3)
Northern Bath Tissue 12-pack double rolls $2.98 (limit 1)

Bakery:
Large Muffins 6 pack $1.98
Large Cookies 18 count $2.98

Bulk Foods:
Pinto Beans .38 lb
Raw Whole Almonds $1.98 lb

Meat:
Raw Shell-On Shrimp 2 lb. bag $5.76
Ocean Eclipse Wild Pacific Salmon Filets 1.5 lb package $3.48
Fresh Val Best Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Family Pack .98 lb. HOT!
Pork Spareribs In-the-bag .98 lb. HOT!

Produce:
Bananas .18 (limit 10 pounds)
Russet Potatoes 10 lb bag .68 (limit 1 bag)

Deli:
Deli Sliced Turkey Breast or Virginia Ham $1.98 lb
Deli Sliced Deli Rite Roast Beef $1.98 lb
Big Cut Mild Cheddar Cheese $1.78 lb

Grocery:
Chex Mix, Gardettos, or Bugles .98
Bear Creek Soup Mixes $1.98
Kashi Cereal (Go Lean or Go Lean Crunch) $2.38

Health and Beauty:
White Rain Shampoo and Conditioner 18 oz .78

NOTE - They DO NOT accept credit cards. Cash, Check, Debit, and EBT transactions are welcome.

I tried to find some more info on Winco. I know that AThriftyMom posts Winco deals so I checked out her site. Looks like they do accept Internet Printables (at least at the Idaho stores) so long as there is a barcode and it scans. So hopefully that will be the case here. If you go, let me know what you think.