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{Not Pictured: (3) additional bags of Kitty Litter and (1) additional 8-pk of Sparkle Paper Towels, you are not “seeing things’ that one pack is super-imposed after the fact, I forgot the kids left them in the garage for the picture. Humph!}
You all should know by now that I am a realist. I only like shopping trips that CAN EASILY be duplicated. We are a family of 6, which includes 4 *growing* kids, and we (actually) spend money on our groceries. But we spend WAY LESS than we would if we didn’t use coupons! I have found that we usually spend between $60 – $80 weekly. Before couponing we spent $150/$200 per week. I have also found that some weeks we spend more (such as this week, when I was stocking up on summer snacks), but then the following weeks (or the week before) will be less than $80, so that, on average, we spend only $300 per month! That’s realistic, and doable! Here’s what I got today at Publix:
(3) Boxes of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes (we are officially so fed up with Fiber One…that I am willing to pay $1.67/box! I am also praying for a sale to come up soon!) $1.99
Used $1/3 Kellogg’s Printable = $4.97
(2) Sparkle Paper Towels 8-pack, $4.99
Used (2) $1/1 from All You March ’12 = $7.98
(2) M&M Snack Mix, 2/$5 ($2.50 each)
Used (1) $1/2 M&M’s over 8 oz Target SQ printable
Also Used (2) $1/1 M&M’s over 8 oz All You May ’12 = $2.00
(2) Silk Almond Milk Half-Gallons, $3.49
Used $2/2 Silk Printable = $4.98
(1) Philadelphia Cooking Creme, 2/$4 ($2 each)
Used (1) $1.50/1 Cooking Creme First Taste Printable = $.50 (yes, I still have a few in the fridge from when tehy were free, but my Q was about to expire, and at $.50 I couldn’t resist.)
(1) Kraft Pepper Jack Cheese, 8 oz bag, $3.79
Used (1) $1/1 Kraft/Publix Printable = $2.79 (wanted shreds for dinner, not the best price)
(2) Publix Butter 2/$5 ($2.50 each)
No Coupons available = $2.50
(6) Stoneyfield Yogurt Singles 10/$6 ($.60 each)
Used (2) $2/3 Stonyfield Yogurt printable = -$.40 Overage
(1) Vidalia Onions, 5 lb bag, $2.99
Used (1) $.50/1 Vadalia Facebook Printable = $2.49
(2) Fresh Express Salad Mixes BOGO $3.99 ($2.00 each)
Used $1/2 Peelie Found on the Vidalia Onions = $2.99
(12) Hunts Diced Tomatoes Cans BOGO $1.45 ($.73 each)
Used (4) $1/3 PQ from SS 4/15 = $4.76
(9) Capri Sun Drinks $1.79
The coupon only worked if you bought the “V”, so no coupon used = $16.11
(2) Rico Long Grain Rice, 3 lb bag, 2/$3 ($1.50 each)
No coupon available = $3.00
(4) Klondike Bars BOGO $3.45 ($1.73 each)
No Coupons available = $6.92
(6) Lenders Refrigerated Bagels BOGO $1.85 ($.93 each)
No Coupons available = $5.58
(2) Stouffer’s Frozen Family Meals $3.99
Used (2) $1.50/1 Stoffer’s Multi-Serve Entrees from All You May ’12 = $4.98
(4) Publix Cat Litter, 10 lb bag $1.69
No Coupons, have cats, need litter = $6.76
(6) Pepperidge Farm Potato Crisps, BOGO $3.49 ($1.75 each)
Used (6) $.75/1 Pepperidge Farm Baked Snacks = $6.00
(2) Kikkoman Marinades (coupon distraction…saw this Q in the All You when pulling my other coupons…had to check it out), $1.89
Used (2) $1.25 from All You Magazine = $1.28
(10) Hidden Valley Ranch Salad Dressing BOGO $3.45 ($1.73 each)
Used (10) $1/1 Farmhouse MQ from SS 5/13 = $7.30
(2) Bakery Hoagie Rolls $2.59
Used (2) $2 Bakery Coupon from 5/6 Newspaper = $1.18
(4) All Laundry Detergent, $3.50
Used (4) All Liquid Detergent from RP 4/1 = $10
(3) Pepsi Next 2 Liters $1.89
Used (3) $1/1 Publix Yellow Adv SQ and (3) $.55/1 Pepsico Moments MQ = $1.02
Grocery Grand Total: $264.76
Minus (1) WinnDixie $5/$30 from Enjoy the City Booklet
So I only used (2) Competitor coupons on this entire order, the $1/2 Target M&M’s and WD $5/$30 and sales tax was $4.51. Plus, as I dissected my receipt, turns out the cashier failed to ring up my second Kikkoman coupon, which cost me an extra $1.25. Hey, it happens to the best of us!
Final Outcome:
Total # of Items: 88 Spent oop: $111.75 Total Saved: $153.01 Savings %: 58% Price per item: $0.79/item Ut Oh! I miscalculated, it is actually $1.27 per item!
I hope you take from this that anyone is capable of saving big on their regular shopping! It doesn’t always have to be crazy low out-of-pocket to be a good deal! You can do this!!
~Happy Shopping!
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