HyVee: *HOT* General Mills Cereal Deal!

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Through August 31st, all you lucky HyVee shoppers can score super cheap General Mills cereal using the $10/6 in-ad coupon found on page 11 of the weekly ad. Plus, you’ll snag a $6 Catalina coupon at checkout good for your next purchase, so this means you’ll save a whopping $16 which should make your cereal purchase FREE!!!

Check out this deal scenario to get ya thinking…

Buy 6 General Mills cereals for $2.49 each
(keep in mind that this price may vary depending on your location and cereal selection)
Total $14.94
Use the $10/6 in-ad coupon
Use 6 $0.75/1 MultiGrain Cherrios coupons found here, here or here (or use the $0.55/1 Cocoa Puffs or Trix cereal coupons found here or use 3 $1/2 coupons from the 7/11 SS or 8/22 SS or found here or here)
Pay as low as $0.44
Get back a $6 Catalina coupon
Final Cost FREE plus $5.50+ moneymaker!!!

*Even without any manufacturer coupons, the cereal still ends up being FREE plus a $1 moneymaker…what a SWEET deal!

(Thanks, Matt!)

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Comments 59

  1. Sun

    Hi Collin,

    I did this deal twice this week in Madison, WI. I might go again!

    Cereals that are priced at 2.50
    – Cinnamon Toast Crunch
    – Golden Grahams
    – Cookie Crisp
    – Original Cheerios

    Cereals that are 2.49

    Count Chocula
    Boo Berry
    and the other monster cereal, I forget the name

    I didn’t make money on it, but I got the cereals that I wanted.

    • Mandy

      Frankenberry…

  2. Brianne

    Love the HyVee deals! Thanks Hip!!! I have lots of $1 off Qs for Cheerios from diapers….yay!!! 😀

  3. Amanda

    I did this earlier today- got two boxes of apple cinnamon cherios, 2 of the multigrain cherios, kix and golden grahams. After coupons spent $3 oop and received $6 back!

  4. Brianne

    I just noticed that Musselman’s applesauce cups are on sale 2/$3 this week too…paired with the $1 Q that makes for cheap applesauce!!

  5. Lynn

    Just saw the deal last night!! Cherrios are on sale for $1.88!

  6. bali

    Woohoo, sweet! I wonder how much the Honey Nut Cheerios are…

  7. Amy

    This is AWESOME!!! I wasn’t aware of this so a big THANK YOU!!

  8. Lisa

    This is awesome! I also noticed that Ball Park franks are on sale at Hy-Vee for $.99, so better than free after the $2 facebook coupon!

  9. Amanda H.

    Finally a good grocery week! Woo Hoo! I drive 45 mins to get to HyVee but it is so worth it!

  10. Karin

    I have free boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios coupons from their instant win game, so maybe I can score free cereals plus moneymaker!? Woo hoo!!

  11. julie

    Awww… I remember shopping at a Hy-Vee in Iowa in college. “Where there’s a helpful smile, in every aisle!”

    • ali

      I’m in Iowa, too, and I get that jingle song stuck in my head every time I shop at HyVee. Too funny!!

      • Jenny

        I live in Iowa too I love HyVee!!! They have an awesome 3 day sale going on this weekend too! Check it out in the ad when you go in!

        • IAMomma

          Hyvee has the best sales. When things are not on sale, they are pretty expensive, but their sales rock! I can’t wait for every Wed. when their new ad comes out! Another great thing- they are ope 24 hrs so I can go super early before work, and no crowds or lines!

          • Jenna

            For even better deals…take your coupons to Fareway. Prices are already less than Hy-Vee and they take competitors coupons. 🙂

          • Jenny

            Haha, I agree, when its not on sale I usually don’t buy much else from Hyvee, but their sales kick butt! I love Fareway too, didn’t know they took competitors coupons, will have to remember that!

  12. faitcam

    Thanks Collin, I really needed to stock up on
    Cereal the HyVee catalinas have been pretty good lately!!!!

  13. Marissa

    If any midwesterners have a Copps or Pick n Save, they are doing an almost identical promo. The only difference is that the Catalina are actually two coupons, one is good for up to $3.50 off a gallon of milk and the other is for up to $1.80 off a carton of eggs. At my Copps the lowest priced GM cereals were Cheerios, Cocoa Puffs, and Cinnamon toast crunch which were $2.89 a box. Copps also doubles coupons on Wednesdays, so I got a pretty good moneymaker there yesterday.

  14. Kim

    At my local Hy-Vee, one size of Original Cheerios had a $1 peelie on each box. So look for those and you’ll get $1 off every box in addition to the $10 instant savings.

  15. Brittany Zachary

    There building a HyVee here right now….WHY CAN’T IT BE OPEN FOR ME TO GET CEREAL?! WWWAAAAAAAAA:(

    • Stephanie

      I’m with ya! Springfield, MO?

  16. Jessica

    Are you going to post Hy Vee deals now too? Woot woot if you are – I LOVE Hy Vee – they have the BEST sales and when you combine with coupons it’s amazing!!!!!!!! Thanks for this!

    • Mandy

      Ditto to Hy-Vee weekly ads! We just got a new Hy-Vee a month ago and I’d like to go check it out!

    • mkw

      Would love to see Hy-Vee deals posted at this site. . .

    • Anonymous

      If Collin doesn’t feel up to posting weekly HyVee deals, you can find them at penny pinchin mom. None of our stores double either. I hope there’s still some cereal left by the time I get to the store!

  17. dr_beanz

    I don’t know if all Hy-Vee’s do, but mine in Missouri doubles all coupons up to $1, so the 0.75 coupons are actually better than the $1 off when doubled up to $1.50. They also credit you 0.10 for every fabric bag you use.

    • Angel

      which city in MO?? Mine doesn’t double here and I am in MO but maybe I don’t go to the right store

    • Angie

      I live in Columbia MO and we have 3 stores…not one doubles. I have heard of one in KC MO that does, though. It would be to their advantage, considering all the other grocery stores here do double.

      • Anonymous

        I live in CoMo and the best prices are at the HyVee on Grindstone (they have a general manager’s special that made some of their cereal $2 a box)… When it was all said and done the cereal was free with $6 Catalina to boot!

        • Angel

          I live in the KC area but I don’t know any that double would love to know.

    • drbeanz

      I know the Trenton, Chillicothe, Bethany and Liberty stores do

  18. Sarah

    Not all HyVee’s dbl. I have been trying to get 1 of the 3 around here to start. They said it is up to each manager to decide if they want to double or not. I have to drive 20 to 30 miles each direction, but they do have pretty good deals. Figure I can use my Unilever cat from a week or so ago!!!

  19. onelove1819

    aww i dont have an HyVee =(

  20. mary g.

    THANK YOU very much for posting this Hy-Vee deal!! You’re the best!!

  21. Jennifer S

    Woohoo I don’t even need cereal but I’m going tonight to stock up! I didn’t realize HyVee was more than KS and MO. LOL!

  22. Kristi Durbin

    WOW! What a great deal! Does anyone know if I can roll the $6 catalina into another deal??

  23. Angel

    Did it at mine over lunch. Only cereal at mine that was teh $2.50 price was Cheerios and the “monster” cereals. But I got 4 cheerios and 2 coco puffs (kids love this) which was $3.09 and my total was $3.08 since I only had the $1.00/2 x 2 and $.55 x 2 q’s. And I got the $6 catalina. Wish we knew if it would “roll”. Going again and again and again…….

  24. Tebble

    It will roll, I have done it many times now.

    • bali

      awesome, thanks!

    • Kristi Durbin

      Thank you so much! I was wondering!!

    • angi

      So does rolling mean you buy the 6 boxes of cereal, give them 6 manufacturer coupons, and then the total equals like say $3.00. Pay and get a $6 catalina. Then buy 6 more cereal and something else so the total is greater than $6 after the manufacturer coupons, and then pay with the previous catalina and it will still print out another $6 catalina? I thought that if you paid with one it won’t print another one out. HELP!!

      • Angel

        that is what rolling means. I have not tried yet. I hope it really will roll.

      • Collin (Mrs. Hip)

        I have done this deal 4 times now and the $6 catalina does roll!!

  25. Sheila

    I remember that same sale last year. I was visiting family in KS, where I always find a few good deals at HyVee. Last year, there a few included cereals priced at 6/$10. I remember just standing in the aisle showing people the in-ad coupon for $10/6. Even though it’s easy math, it didn’t make sense to most people… Plus, then the $6 coupon would print. It was awesome! Let’s just say I drove home to ND with LOTS of cereal in the trunk!

  26. Jen

    I just went to Hyvee and not only is the deal great, but when it prints the catalina it printed a coupon for $2 off of 5 boxes of GM cereal so I could go back through and do it again with that coupon. I got 90 boxes of cereal for $7!!! Don’t worry, I’m going to donate a bunch.

    • Jenny

      wow hope there is some left for other customers

      • Jen

        I made sure there was plenty. I play nice. 🙂

        • Jenny

          LoL thats awesome, sometimes people don’t. I am very impressed that you are donating lots of that cereal, kudos to you for sharing the love! =D

    • ali

      THIS IS A GREAT DONATION OPPORTUNITY…JUST GET A STACK OF ADS WHEN YOU WALK IN AND DO IT AGAIN AND AGAIN. iT MAKES MONEY FOR YOU AND HELPS A LOT OF PEOPLE. 🙂

  27. Julia

    Went this morning and “bought” 24 boxes after coupons, I was paid $7.93 to buy cereal! I love great deals! Thanks so much for posting this deal….the lady behind me even asked me how much I was paying per box and I told her actually they just paid me to buy the cereal!

    • Jenny

      That is hilarious, its like hey, you paid me to take these off your hands. I will gladly lol

  28. bali

    Woot! I just went & got 6. I got:
    Golden Grahams 2.88
    Reeses Pieces 2.50
    Cocoa Puffs 2.88
    and Honey Nut Cheerios, 3.79 (those are the only ones I actually like 😉

    Got the $6 catalina and a $2/5 coupon (in KCKS). Plus, lo and behold, I got overage on the $2 Ballpark coupon 😉

    • Jenny

      I got overage too! I couldn’t believe it!!! Never happens like that usually…felt like it was my lucky day!

      • IAMomma

        I ended up getting $1 overage, plus the $6 cata, but not w/out an ordeal. I have never encountered such terrible service like today. I asked when I walked in the store if they’d price match a local comp. for 2/$4 GM cereals. And they said of course they price match. Long story and an hour later- 2 checkers would not do it, then asked some manager who said they dont’ price match, but would this time. I price match at Hyvee all the time. So after being treated like a thief, I asked to speak to the manager and he said of course they do. So I got my cereal and 4 free bottles of ken’s salad dressing. I emailed them, and this local store director said it is up to the manager on duty if they will price match an ad. I have not responded to the email, but that is ludicrous- one day they will, then if the next manager doesn’t want to I can’t that visit? Any ideas how to respond? That is not a good policy. That is really and no policy policy.

  29. IAMomma

    Went to Hyvee this a.m. The cheapest cereal was 2.50, but nothing we’d eat, only one kind. Most all cherrios, and somewhat healthy cereals are all 3.49. I wish they were on sale, but I guess that is how they do it, leave prices high, and offer the $10 back. I am going to have to work out some price match from some other stores, and work hard to find the right coupons to make this work. Will be worth it for free cereal!

  30. Jenny

    Today after I got my cereal and some other stuff from the 3 day sale (bananas are 38 cents a lb) I was very pleased to find at the grill outside they were giving away free hot dogs in a bun!!! I had my 4 yr old daughter with me and they gave us each one! I was like wow, free cereal, free lunch, what a day! =D Can’t beat that!

  31. RNHellokitty

    I took advantage of this deal with a couple of other coupons and really thought I scored pretty well. Not sure what I paid per cereal but had some GM and flavor-specific coupons I used and did pretty good. My total was $24.09 but I got 1 box of Kashi cereal, a tub of Blue Bunny ice cream, a bag of Halloween candy, Crackerfuls, package of refrigerated Jell-o snacks, a Yoplait yogurt, and a package of Tollhouse drop and bake cookies as well as the 6 boxes off GM cereals… and then I got my $6 Catalina coupon. I think I did okay. 🙂

  32. Rachel

    I just did this and I didn’t get a $6 Catalina printed back! 🙁

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