Unless you have some special tearpads to stack with the calendar coupons, we don’t see a whole lot of scenarios for this January shopping opportunity.

So we came up with a scenario for each dog and cat food as well as a few suggestions. Your lowest OOP however would be if you mixed Scenarios 1 and 2.

Scenario 1 cat food

Buy 1 bag of Proplan cat food 11.89 ea
Buy 20 cans Friskies at 0.50 ea (will ring up 0.5 wyb more than 20)
Buy 2 Whisker Licking  or Friskies Treats 1.99 each

= 25.87

use 5/25

and use

$ 5.15/1 printable Pro Plan coupon (not longer available had to be requeset by email before 12/31) or use 3/1 Purina Pro Plan Cat Food, Any 3.15 Lb. Or Larger – 12-08-13 RP
Petco Store Coupon 5/1 Purina Pro Plan dry cat  food any size bag through 2/28/14
Petco Store coupon B1G1 Purina cat treat or appetizer through 1/31/14
1/2 Purina Friskies Or Whisker Lickin’s Cat Treats, Any – 10-27-13 RP or 2x 0.50/1 Purina Friskies Cat Treats, Any – 11-17-13 SS
3x B5G1Purina Friskies Canned Cat Food, Any 5.5 Oz. – 12-08-13 RP – valid up to $0.60
FREE can of Friskies cat food through 1/15/14
FREE can of Friskies or Fancy Feast cat food through 2/15/2014 (use on a Friskies can)
FREE Purina Wet dog or cat food up to 1.99 through 1/31/14 (use on a Friskies can)

FINAL PRICE = 4.73 plus tax

You can get your OOP lower if you have other Friskies coupons to stack such as 0.50/6 peelies

Scenario 2 dog food

Buy 1 bag of ProPlan 11.89 ea
Buy 1 bag of Beneful 7.99 ea
Buy 1 Tub Beneful wet food 2.19 ea
Buy 3 Beggin Strips 5.29 ea on Sale B2G1 so will ring up 10.58 for the three

TOTAL $ 32.65 plus tx

use 5/25

and use

20% Purina dog or cat food any one item through 1/31/14 use on Pro Plan, will take off 2.38
$ 5.15/1 printable Pro Plan coupon (not longer available had to be requeset by email before 12/31)
2/1 Purina Beneful Dog Food, Any – 11-17-13 SS
Petco Store Coupon 5/1 Beneful dog food any size bag though 1/15/14
B1G1 Purina Beggin, Any 6 Oz. – 11-24-13 RP – valid up to $3.75 and stack with 2x  3/1 Purina treat coupon (not longer available had to be requeset by email before 12/31)
FREE Purina Wet dog or cat food up to 1.99 through 1/31/14 (will only take off 1.99)

FINAL PRICE = $1.38 plus tax or 4.38 if your store will only let you use one 3/1 Purina treat coupon

Other suggestions

2014 Petco Calendars may be on markdown. Our store was all out already, but keep an eye out for them.

Canyon Creek Ranch products are on clearance, this is a Purina Brand, so you can use the

20% Purina dog or cat food any one item through 1/31/14 together with any manufacturer coupons you may have (we know of 5/1 Tearpads and 9/1 coupons from writing to the company), there is also a 5/1 Store coupon in the 2014 Petco Calendar.

Ideal Balance and Science Diet dog and cat varieties are starting at 11.69 we have a 3/1 flyer coupon that can be found on the grooming postcards and the 2014 Petco Calendar has a 3/1 dog food store coupon as well as a 3/1 Petco coupon for Science Diet (not Ideal balance) to stack. There are also 5/1 peelies and Tearpads valid on either brand out (expiring in March), so you may score $8 off with the right coupons

Avoderm dog and cat varieties are on sale, starting at 12.59 for dogs and 14.29 for cats. There is a 5/1 avoderm printable manufacturer coupon and the 2014 Petco Calendar has a 5/1 coupon.

Merrick cat food starting at 15.29 and we have a 4/1 printable for any size bag Merrick purrect Bistro exp 1/31/2014, unfortunately the calendar coupon for this one is only valid after June.

Canidae dog and cat varieties are starting at 12.59 and we have a rare 4/1 store coupon in the 2014 Petco Calendar

Lot’s of other good brands on sale, Wellness starting at 16.19, Nature’s Variety starting at 8.99, Solid Gold 13.04, Blue 16.99, Instinct Raw 10.79, we hope we’ll come across some good coupons to stack with the calendar coupons soon.