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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Star News vs News and Observer

Good morning! Well, technically it's the first of the month (since the first will fall before next Sunday). That means one thing- lots of coupons!

Today both the Wilmington Star News and the Raleigh News and Observer had all three major coupon insert packets- a Red Plum, a Smart Source and the monthly Proctor and Gamble.

Proctor and Gamble is the same regardless of which paper you buy, so let's compare the Red Plum and Smart Source inserts.

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Smart Source Insert Raleigh Newspaper Only- Black; Both Papers- Blue Wilmington Only- Red

Planters NUTrition Energy Mix Peanut Butter, Systane, ICAPS Eye Vitamin and Mineral Product, Dole Fruit Bowls, Dole Gels or Dole Parfaits, Dole Parfaits or Fruit Crisps, Fiber One, Yoplait Simplait, Fiber One, Yoplait Fruplait, Pace, New York Brand Frozen Product, Nathan's Frozen Fries or Onion Rings, Checkers Famous Fries, Maruchan, Arbys Curly Fries, Waggin Trail Dog Treats, Danimals Crunchers 4 pack, Hershey's Syrups or Toppings, Mighty Dog Meals, Zegerid, Hormel Premium Chicken Breast, Purina Be Happy Cat Food and Dog Food, Wholly Salsa, Wholly Guacamole, Chiquita Bites, Alouette Cheeses, Chavrie Products, Mt. Olive Pickles, Peppers or Relish, House-Autry Sauces, Planters NUT-rition, Kraft Homestyle, Johnsonville Burgers, Scrubbing Bubbles, Fantastik, Sargento Natural Sliced Cheese, Sargento Natural Cheese Snack, Olive Garden Coupons, Ghirardelli Bag or Bar, Pyrex Glass Bakeware, Prepware or Storage, Kaboom products (3 different coupons), Brookwood Farm BBQ products, White Castle Burgers, Dole All Natural Fruit Jars, Chock Ful o Nuts, Dole Real Fruit Bites, Mrs. Cubbinson's Salad Toppings, Stayfree Product, Carefree Product, OB Tampon, Glade Products (8 different coupons), Colgate Toothpaste, Damp Rid, Kerasal Nail fungal Treatment, Claritin (3 different coupons), Ball or Kerr Lids, Ball or Kerr Case of Jars, Chuck E Cheese, Smithfield Bacon or Lunchmeat, Smithfield Marinated Loin or Ham Product, BIC Flame Disk, BIC Multi-Purpose Lighter, Kersasal Nail Fungal Renewal Treatment


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Red Plum Insert


Honeybaked Ham Store coupons, Target Coupons for Tide, Downy, Downy Unstoppables, Mars Candy Bags, Tic Tac, Kibbles n Bits, Milo's Kitchen Dog Treats, Loreal Paris Skincare, Loreal Paris Shades of Preference, Dove Men Antipersperant, Marcal Small Steps, Temptations Cat Treats, Advil, Thermacare, Centrum, Robitussin, Dimetapp, Chap STick, Preparation H, Jimmy Dean Products, Jimmy Dean Snack Size Sandwich, Sorrento Stringsters String Cheese, Krave, Frosted Mini Wheats, Pop Tarts, Keebler Club Crackers, Rhodes Warm n Serv Rolls, Zatarain's Mixes, Zatarain's Frozen Entrees, Butterball Turkey Dinner Sausage, Poligrip, Dermasilk, Tums, Tums Freshers, Kings Hawaiian 12-pack Dinner Rolls, Kings Hawaiian Sub Rolls, Sandwich Buns, Hotdog Buns, or Mini Sub Rolls, Subway Coupons


Overall, Raleigh had more coupons and a better selection, however, I found it interesting that Wilmington Smart Source had a few random coupons that were not in the Raleigh paper, such as Smithfield Bacon or Lunchmeat and Marinated Loin or Ham.  

The Red Plum insert was definitely better for Raleigh, as the Wilmington Red Plum was loaded with ads. 

Until next week!

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