And the winners among this week’s supermarket fliers are . . . Shaw’s and Market Basket. Frankly, it’s rare when a chain that seems to focus on a few specials (like Shaw’s, Stop & Shop or Hannaford) can top the deals at Market Basket, where the specials run from cover to cover of the flier. But this week Shaw’s has some good deals, too.

From today-Thursday (Aug. 23-29), all area Shaw’s have boneless center cut pork chops for $1.79 a pound, large cantaloupes for 99 cents, market brand butter for $1.66 a pound (limit 4), 5-pound bags of red potatoes for $1.99 (and there’s an extra $1 off if you use Printacoupon at Shaws.com). Also, 12-big rolls of Charmin Basic or Bounty Basic are $4.99 (plus an extra $1 off two from Printacoupon), Maxwell House coffee in 34.5-ounce containers is $5.77 (limit two, plus there’s a flier coupon for a free box of General Mills cereal). Finally, Tostitos salsa, dip or tortilla chips are $2.50 each but there’s a buy one salsa, get one free coupon in the flier, too.

From Sunday-Saturday (Aug. 23-29), Market Basket has 85% lean ground beef for $2.29 a pound (in any size package), schrod haddock fillets for $3.99 a pound, market brand rare roast beef for $3.99 a pound, Uno pizzas (cheese or pepperoni) are $3.33, live lobsters are $4.99 a pound, farm-raised salmon steaks are $5.59 a pound, Breyers yogurts in 6-ounce cups are 40 cents each, Sargento cheese shreds in 8-ounce bags are $2, California Bartlett or Bosc pears are 79 cents a pound and yellow cooking onions in 2-pound bags are 99 cents. Finally, oh Canada, 12-packs of Labatt Blue or Molson Canadian beer are $7.99.

From Sunday-Tuesday (Aug. 23-25), CVS has store brand 100-sheet composition books free after 99 cents back in Extra Bucks. From Sunday-Saturday, you’ll get $5 back in Extra Bucks if you spend $15 on Energizer batteries, including rechargeable AAAs or AAs. Also get $5 back in Extra Bucks if you spend $15 on Biore, Jergens, Curel skin care or John Frieda hair care (and look for manufacturer’s coupons in the Sunday paper). Finally, Carefree Ultra Protection pantiliners in 16-count packages are free after $3.79 back in Extra Bucks (limit four).

From Sunday-Saturday (Aug. 23-29), Walgreens has Angel Soft bath tissue 12 double rolls for $4.99, and Geisha chunk light tuna in water in 5-ounce cans is 59 cents (limit three) with the flier coupon. Chicken of the Sea pink salmon in 14.75-ounce cans is on a buy one at $3.49, get one free (limit four) with the flier coupon. Zyrtec allergy relief 30-tablet containers are $11.99 with $7 back in Register Rewards, and Dawn dish liquid in 10.3-ounce containers is 99 cents (limit three) with a flier coupon.

Always try to use manufacturers coupons to save even more.

Sherman Smith, Telegraph copy editor, can be reached at 594-6420, or at ssmith@nashuatelegraph.com.