Check Out My Shopping Trip This Week!
I don't usually get the time to photograph my shopping trips, but this week I made it a point to shop early on Thursday morning in order to have enough time to create this post so you will still have time to score some deals in this weeks sale too! The only time sensitive item that will expire tomorrow is the Axe deal and it is not even that great (I am using it as a stocking stuffer for 2 of my boys). I hope this trip inspires you to get on out there a SHOP!!
Here are the details of what I got this week at Publix:
(10) Breakstone's Sour Cream BOGO $2.59 (not the MM like I had hoped for)
Used MQ: (10) $1/1 Breakstone's Product from SS 11/10 = $.30 each = $2.95
(2) Celery BOGO $1.99
no coupons used: = $1.99
(4) Sargento Shredded Cheese BOGO $3.99
(2) Publix Large Eggs 2/$4
I was going to use $50/2 from SS 11/3, but when I got to the product I found $.40/1 Peelies on them instead!
Used MQ: (4) $.40/1 Sargento Cheese Peelies
Also Used SQ: (2) Free Publix Large Eggs wyb Sargento (Family Winter Savings books or printable)
Cheese = $1.69 each, Free Eggs = $6.78 total
(4) Immaculate Baking Company Cookies $3.29
Used SQ: BOGO coupon (All the Trimmings booklet or printable) = $1.65 each = $6.60
(4) Heluva Good Dips $2.19
Used SQ: (4) $1/1 Heluva Good Publix Green Adv Flyer
Also Used MQ: (4) $.75/1 Heluva Good from SS 11/10 = $1.76
(4) Publix Butter BOGO $2.99
no coupons used = $5.98
(2) Reddi-Wip 2/$5
Used MQ: (2) $0.25/1 Reddi-Wip from SS 11/10 = $4.50
(2) International Delight Coffee Creamer BOGO $2.19
Used SQ: (1) $.75/1 International Delight Creamer (one coupon per customer)
Also Used MQ: (2) $0.65/1 International Delight (All the Trimmings booklet or printable) = $0.14
(3) Simply Potatoes 2/$4 (yes, I missed them for FREE last week)
Used SQ: (1) $1/2 (All the Trimmings booklet or printable)
Also Used MQ: (3) $.75/1 printables (need two computers, see list for individual links) = $2.75
(2) Whole Cranberries BOGO $1.99
Used MQ: (1) $1/1 printable = $0.99 {I had printer errors, so only got 1 print}
(4) Philadelphia Cream Cheese 2/$3
Used SQ: (1) $1/4 Green Adv Publix SQ
Also Used MQ: (1) $1/2 Blinkie (this is when having a shopping buddy along helps…my friend Lauren had this extra coupon she shared with me 🙂 ) = $4
(2) Wishbone Salad Dressing BOGO $2.65
Used SQ : (2) $1/1 Best Meals Happen at Home Emailed Printable
Also Used MQ: (2) $.50/1 printable = $.35 overage
(2) Nature's Own Butterbread BOGO $2.95
Used MQ: $0.55/1 printable (Use Zip 64055) = $1.85
(4) Kellogg's Krave Cereal $1.99
{I missed out on the FREE Milk printable, but this is a special treat cereal for my kiddos…so I just skipped the milk and still got the deal}
Used MQ: (4) $.75/1 printable = $1.24 each = $4.96
(4) General Mills Chex Cereal BOGO $3.69
Used SQ: (2) $1/2 (All the Trimmings booklet or printable)
Also Used MQ: (2) $1.10/2 Chex Cereals printable (tons of links see them all here) = $3.18
(6) Dreamfields Pasta 3/$5
Used MQ: (6) $1/1 sent in by a reader (we will be giving away a prize pack of these coupons next week) = $4.02
(1) Covergirl Powder Puff $2.59
Used SQ: $2/1 Publix Stock Up booklet (mailed to your home monthly, sign up here to get them next month)
Also Used MQ: $1.50/1 Covergirl Product SS 10/27/13 = $0.91 overage
(4) Duncan Hines Cake Mix BOGO $1.75
Used SQ: (4) $1/1 Duncan Hines Cake Mix (All the Trimmings Booklet, NLA to print) = $.25 overage
(2) Axe Shampoo $4.99
Used SQ: (1) $2.50/2 Purple Advantage Publix SQ (EXPIRES 11/22)
Also Used MQ: (2) $2/1 Axe Hair Care = $1.74 each = $3.48
(1) Ceiling Fan Light Bulb 2-pack $2.79
Used Target SQ: (1) $2/1 Light Bulb Target printable
Also Used MQ: (1) GE light bulb SS 11/03 = $0.21 overage
(5) Kikkoman Fried Rice Mix $0.99
Used MQ: (5) $.75/1 Kikkoman Product printable (tons of links see them all here) = $0.24 ea = $1.20
(2) Sabra Hummus BOGO $3.99(several links see them all here)
Used SQ: $1/1 Sabra Hummus (All the Trimmings booklet or printable)
Also Used MQ: (1) $1/1 Sabra Hummus printable (I had printing issues, I printed two but my printer malfunctioned and the register would only take one) = $0.99 {would have been FREE}
Used (1) Target Competitor $10/$50 {minus $10}
Used (1) Publix $5/$40 {minus $5}
Grand Grocery Total = $205.05 (includes $1.08 sales tax)
Amount Paid after Coupons = $42.54
Final Outcome:
Total # of Items: 67 items (excluded CG puffs & Fried Rice packs)
Spent Total OOP: $42.54
Total Saved: $162.51 Savings: 79% Price per item: 63¢
Have you downloaded the TrueCouponing App yet? I knew what I was going to spend BEFORE I even got into the checkout lane!! Get it for Android HERE and Apple HERE. {must you even ask…YES, of course it’s FREE!}
I like to call this Reasonable Coupon Shopping…not extreme. My grocery budget is $80 for the week. I spent $43. That means I have $37 to either save for Christmas or put the extra towards my monthly meat shopping (I buy most of my meats at a meat market and my produce at local produce stands). Nay-sayers will probably email that I should have split up my order more times in order to utilize more Total-Dollar-Off coupons ($5/$40 etc), but I had children in toe and I didn't have time to separate the 75+ coupons I was using…and I knew I was spending less than $50 to begin with…so I lumped it all in together. I hope you can understand, for my family, as long as I am under budget, I have to challenge the value of the time factor too.
~Be inspired to do this too! It is not as hard as one would think! Happy Shopping!
