Smokin' hot Giant Eagle deal on Tombstone pizza

**Edited to add: There has been a change to this deal. Still a good one, but just tweaked.

My first real post. *yay*

Giant Eagle is running two promotions this week that include Tombstone frozen pizzas. Luckily for all of us savvy shoppers, it turns out that when you buy the right quantity of pizzas you get to "double dip" both promotions.

To get in on the deal:

1. Choose your favorite 3 Tombstone pizzas that are on sale this week 4 for $10. (So $7.50 worth.)
2. Purchase your pizzas.
3. After your transaction is completed and while your receipt is printing, that fun little Catalina coupon machine should spark to life and print out a total of ONE $4 and ONE $1 coupons for your next shopping order. You should also get a coupon with a free Redbox movie rental code.

The Math:

3 pizzas at $2.50 each = $7.50 paid
1 coupon for $4 each  and 1 coupon for $1= $5 back
Net out-of-pocket purchase: 3 pizzas for $2.50 ($0.83 each!)

AND this deal can get even better. I have read on other sites that if you use the self-checkout, a manufacturer's coupon will print after you've scanned the 2nd or 3rd pizza. This coupon is for $1.50 off of 3 Tombstone pizzas and if you get it you can use it immediately for the pizzas you're buying. This coupon did print for me after I scanned the 2nd pizza, so when it came time to scan coupons (before I paid), I used it. It brought my total down to $6.00, and thus my net out-of-pocket (after Catalinas) down to $1! That's only a $0.33 a pizza!

Why it works:

1. The Tombstone pizzas are included in the "March is Frozen Food Month" month-long (obviously!) promotion shown on page 3 of this week's ad. As part of this promo, you receive a $1 Catalina for your next shopping order when you spend $15 on qualifying items. For some reason this is working on the shelf price (2 for $11) of the Tombstone. When you buy 3, that puts you over the $15 threshold, earning you a $1 coupon.

2. The pizzas are also included in this week's Kraft promo on page 5 of the ad: buy $15 worth, get $4 OYNO (Off Your Next Order). Since this one is also working on shelf price, buying 3 pizzas puts you over the $15 threshold twice. Thus, you earn one $4 OYNO Catalina.

Don't ask me why it works that way. It doesn't always work on shelf price, but this week it does! Yay for us!