Stock up sale on Cheese, Lunch meat and Salad dressing

If you have a little room, and want to stock up on cheese, lunch meat, or salad dressing, this week is the time to do it. Right now at Meijer, there is a "Save $8 when you buy 8 items" sale that is making for some sweet deals, if you'll combine it with the NEW KRAFT coupons. Here's a rundown on the basics, thanks to www.bargainstobounty.com for posting these:

Meijer Matchups: Buy 8, save $8 instantly

Mix and match 8 of the products shown below, save $8 instantly at checkout. Limit TWO groups of 8 per transaction.

$2.29 Kraft Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese Bowl, 3.6-4.1 oz
-$1.00 when you mix/match 8 participating items
-$1.00/1 Kraft Homestyle printable coupon
$0.29 after instant savings
Ibotta Reward: Earn $0.75 when you buy Kraft Homestyle Mac & Cheese Bowl
FREE after Ibotta reward

$1.99 Oscar Mayer Meat Bologna, 14-16 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
$0.99 after instant savings
Bonus: Buy 3 Oscar Mayer Lunchmeats, 6 oz or larger, get $2.00 checkout coupon valid on your next order. Buy 4, get $3.00. Buy 5 or more, get $4.00. (5/20-6/16)
As low as $0.19 each after checkout coupon savings

$2.49 Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh Lunchmeat or Selects, 7-9 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/2 Oscar Mayer Deli Fresh printable coupon *NEW*
$0.99 each when you buy 2 with coupon
Bonus: Buy 3 Oscar Mayer Lunchmeats, 6 oz or larger, get $2.00 checkout coupon valid on your next order. Buy 4, get $3.00. Buy 5 or more, get $4.00. (5/20-6/16)
As low as $0.24 each when you buy 4 with 2 coupons

$2.29 Kraft Velveeta Dinners, Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese or Homestyle Dinners
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/1 Kraft Homestyle printable coupon *NEW* OR
-$1.00/2 Velveeta Dinner Kit printable coupon or $1.00/2 Velveeta Shells & Cheese printable
$0.29-$0.79 each after coupon

$1.99 Oscar Mayer Lunchables Fun Packs 8.5-10.7 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/2 Lunchables printable coupon *NEW*
$0.49 each when you buy 2 with coupon

$1.99 Oscar Mayer Meat Franks, 14-16 oz 
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/2 Oscar Mayer printable coupon *NEW*
$0.49 each when you buy 2 with coupon

$1.99 Crystal Light Drink Mix, makes 10-12 quarts
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/2 Crystal Light coupon (from 4-21 SS or *NEW* printable)
$0.49 each when you buy 2 with coupon

$1.99 Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese, 8 oz tub or brick
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/2 Philadelphia printable coupon *NEW*
$0.49 each when you buy 2 with coupon

$2.49 Kraft American Cheese Singles 14.7-16 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$0.50/2 Kraft Singles printable coupon *NEW*
$0.99 each when you buy 2 with coupon
Note: Readers have reported a $1 instant savings when you buy 2 16 oz Kraft Singles, making them $0.49 each after all savings

$1.99 Kraft Salad Dressing, 12-16 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/2 Kraft printable coupon *NEW*
$0.49 each when you buy 2 with coupon

$2.49 Kraft Natural Cheese Slices
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
$1.49 after instant savings
Bonus: Buy 2 Kraft Natural Sliced Cheese, get a $1.00 checkout coupon. Buy 3, get $2.00; buy 4 or more, get $3.00.
As low as $0.74 each after checkout coupons

$2.99 A.1. Steak Sauce, 10 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/1 A.1. printable coupon *NEW*
$0.99 after coupon

$2.99 Maxwell House 10.5-11.5 oz or Yuban Ground Coffee 12 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/1 Maxwell House printable coupon *NEW*
$0.99 after coupon

$3.49 Kraft Miracle Whip or Mayo, 22-30 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$1.00/1 Kraft Mayo/Miracle Whip printable coupon *NEW*
$1.49 after coupon

$2.49 Claussen Pickles 20-32 oz, Kraft Chunk or Cracker Cuts Cheese, 5-8 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
$1.49 after instant savings

$3.49 Kraft String Cheese 9-12 oz or Parmesan Cheese 7-8 oz
-$1.00 on each when you mix/match 8 items
-$0.75/2 Kraft String Cheese printable coupon *NEW*
$2.12 each when you buy 2 with coupon

You can find the coupons over at www.coupons.com as the copied links above probably don't work. Please remember that you can only do 2 WYB8 deals in one transaction. 

Local Gardening Classes

If you're really interested in learning about gardening, this summer is the perfect time to attend some classes. Here is a list of several that caught my eye, from the Metroparks:

Basic Gardening for Beginners (FREE) June 8 10am-12pm

Compost Kitchen Series (FREE)
     Building Better Soil June 12 10am-12pm
     Backyard Composting June 19 10am-12pm
     All About Worms June 26 10am-12pm
(If you attend all three, you'll receive a free composter)

How to Plan a Garden (FREE) June 15 10am-12pm

Garden Boot Camp
     Building A Garden ($10) June 29 10am-1pm You'll learn how to build a regular garden, lasagna garden      
     and raised bed garden. Hands-on
     Composting and Mulching ($10) July 6 10am-1pm How to make and use your own compost and how
     to mulch
     Pruning ($10) Sept. 14 10am-12pm How and when to prune

Water and Fertilizer (FREE) July 27 10am-12pm

What Would Marie Do? Solving Garden Problems Sept. 7 10am-12pm

Hoophouse on a Budget (FREE) 10am-11:30am

Landscape for Life Series ($60) Sept. 19-Oct. 17 10am-2pm

Canning Club
Strawberries ($15) June 1 10am-12pm
Pickled Vegetables ($15) July 6 10am-12pm
Tomatoes ($15) Aug. 3 10am-12pm
Apples ($15) Sep. 7 10am-12pm
End of Season Harvest ($15) Oct. 19 10am-12pm

You can register for most of the classes online at www.metroparks.org. Visit their website for more class options!