Tuesday's Totals 2/7/12

Well I have decided to start a weekly post about my shopping adventures. This is for two reasons, one I need to start posting more and having scheduled posts may help, and two, I don't want to only talk about my grocery trips so if I keep it to just one day a week, I won't bore you with it.

So here we go.

This week was a first for me since I started couponing one whole month ago. I had to buy every day necestity items such as milk and bread. As you may know, these items hardly ever go on sale and even more rarely have coupons.That being said, my totals this week aren't the greatest, but in the end I did save a lot of money while buying items that our family needs.

My first shopping trip was to our local grocery store (starts with an H). Since they accept Publix coupons and also double Manufacture coupons (up to $.50, which Publix here doesn't) I decided to use a few of my coupons to get some great deals.

Due to the Super Bowl I was able to snag a few deals on party type items.

(2) Stouffer's Party Size Lasagna- $7.98 ea (saved $7.61ea)

(6) OreIda Bagel Bites- $1.33 ea (saved $1.46 ea)

(4) Digiorno Rising Crust Pizza- $3.50 ea (saved $4.09 ea)

(1) Silk Almond Milk- $3.59 ea (no coupon)

(4) Dean's Ranch Dip- FREE (saved $1.99 ea)

(1) 18 ct eggs- $2.99 ea (saved $.20 ea)

(1) Chobani Greek Yogurt- $5.35 ea (no coupon)

Total Paid: $49.87 Saved: $48.50

Saving of 49%

The next day I went to Publix to be sure to catch some great deals.

(2) Publix Wheat Bread- $1.79 ea (no coupon)

(2) Smithfield Bacon- $1.83 ea (saved $3.98 ea)

(4) Aunt Jemima Waffles- $.63 ea (saved $1.62 ea)

(10) Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies- $.50-.75 ea (saved $1.49-1.74 ea)

(6) Beech Nut Stage 2- $.28 ea (saved $.28 ea)

(1) Gallon Publix Milk- $3.79 (no coupon)

(2) Apple & Eve Fruitables- $1.20 ea (saved $2.29 ea)

(2) Swanson Broth- $.50 (saved $2.19 ea)

(2) Sominex Sleep Aid- FREE +$.31 ea (saved $3.81 ea)

(1) Hawaiian Bread round- $1.99 ea (saved $2.20 ea)

(9) Muir Glen Organic Tomatoes- $.60 ea (saved $1.09 ea)

Total Paid: $30.61 Saved: $60.67

Savings of 66%

While I was at Publix I saw a few deals that I knew I had coupons for but didn't have on me during my trip, so I decided to go back two days later while I was already planning to go to town (so no extra trip needed).

(16) Beech Nut Stage 2- $.15 ea (saved $.40 ea)

(2) Sambazon Juice- FREE (saved $2.99 ea)

(5) Swanson Broth- $.55 ea (saved $2.14 ea)

(2) Kraft Olive Oil Mayonaise- $1.60 ea (saved $3.59 ea)

(12) Birds Eye Steamfresh Veggies- $.50-.75 ea (saved $1.49-1.74 ea)
(1) Ruffles Potato Chips- $3.50 ea (saved $.79 ea)

Total Paid: $18.78 Saved: $68.78

Savings of 73%

You may notice that some of the prices change for a few of the items bought at Publix between trips. That's mainly due to the coupons available to me for the trip. Oh, and I feel like I should mention that I do NOT buy a dozen newspapers to get deals like these. I buy only two a week and mainly print most from online. Also, Publix has so many store coupons available right now that you can use with Manufacture coupons from the newspaper.

** amount saved is based upon individual store's retail value at time of purchase**