Saturday's Savings 7/21/12

This week I wasn't up for grocery shopping much. I spent the majority of my time buying school supplies. Yes, you heard (read) me correctly. We're still a month out from the start of school, but I couldn't pass up the deals I found. I decided to make my list and head over to Walmart for all of it. There was just one problem (well, actually two), they now require you to have the ad with you and the ad I grabbed from Publix didn't have the item in it I thought it would have. So I missed out on $1.70, which doesn't sound like much, but when you only spend a few dollars on your total, that little bit adds up quickly. Also, many of the items I had planned to price match I found cheaper versions of them (most regular price/ not on sale) at Walmart. So, in the end, I only price matched two items.

So, here's my Walmart breakdown:

(2) Scotch 2pk Tape: $.90 ea (saved $.10 ea)

(4) Storage Box: $.86 ea (saved $.10 ea)

(6) 1 Subject Notebook: $.15 ea (saved $.02 ea)

(6) 3ct Glue Sticks: $.15 ea (saved $.02 ea)

(4) 1" Economy Binder: $.83 ea (saved $.09 ea)

(6) Folders with Prongs: $.14 ea (saved $.01 ea)

(4) Child Scissors: $.45 ea (saved $.05 ea)

(2) 12" Ruler: $.23 ea (saved $.02 ea)

(1) 10 pk pencils: $.23 ea (saved $.02 ea)

(2) 10 pk Pens: $.85 ea (saved $.09 ea)

(10) Elmer's 4oz Glue: $.45 ea (saved $.05 ea)

(8) Crayola 24pk Crayons: $.23 ea (saved $.27 ea)**

(4) 3x3 Post Its: FREE (saved $1.05 ea)**

** price matched items

Total Paid: $22.21  Total Saved: $8.56

28% Savings

I know it may not seem like much of a savings amount, but like I said, many of these items were Walmart's everyday price so there's no real saving, just a great deal! Also, I need to add that I saved a little on every item because we receive a 10% discount on everything.

After that long and tiring trip, I decided to put off my Publix shopping trip until Friday. Honestly, I was waiting on a few coupons to arrive in the mail, but they never came, so I went ahead and did my shopping. Thankfully, the coupons I was waiting for were available in the store (although I hadn't found them before that day... which was the day they expired!) so I didn't miss out on a great coffee deal.

Now here's my short Publix trip:

(4) Breyer's Blasts Ice Cream: $2.25 ea (saved $3.74 ea)

(2) Crunchy Nut Cereal: $1.99 ea (saved $2.00 ea)

(2) Fiber Plus Granola Bars: $2.50 ea (saved $1.19 ea)

(4) Caribou Coffee: $2.50 ea (saved $7.49 ea)

(6) Glade 4oz Candles: $1.16 ea (saved $2.33 ea)

(2) Nature's Own 100% Wheat Bread: $2.99 ea (saved $2.99 ea)

(1) Gallon Publix Skim Milk: $2.49 ea (saved $ 1.00 ea)

Used (1) $5 off  $30 Winn Dixie Coupon

Total Paid: $35.40  Total Saved: $74.29

68% Savings