Wednesday, June 2, 2010

6/1/10 Food Lion Trips

Again...Hubby and my Dad were with me so we were able to stock up on the 12-packs of FL sodas for $1.25 each. I'm just going to combine all of our transactions together to make it easier:

(6) 12-packs FL sodas @ $2.25 each = $13.50
(6) Texas Pete Chili Sauce (hot dog chili)@ $.50 each = $3.00
(1) Mini Pizzas = $2.00
(2) Steakums @ $3.50 each = $7.00 (No...I still don't consider them meat.)

Total Before Coupons = $25.50

Coupons Used:

(6) $1.00 off 12-pack FL sodas = $6.00
(3) $.50/2 Texas Pete Chili Sauce = $1.50

Total Amount of Coupons = $7.50
Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $18.19

6/1/10 Publix Trips

I had my dad and hubby with me so we were able to split the orders up to maximize our coupons. Here are the transactions:

Daddy's Transaction (The best one of the bunch):

(5) Uncle Ben's Rice B1G1 Free @ $1.49 = $3.73
(6) Chobani Greek Yogurts @ $1.00 each = $6.00
(2) Heluva Dips @ $1.00 each = $2.00
(7) Yoplait Go-Gurts @ 2/$2.79 = $9.77
(1) Roasted Peanuts = $2.49

Total Before Coupons = $23.99

Coupons Used:

(3) $1.00 off Uncle Ben's Rice = $3.00
(1) $1.00/2 Uncle Ben's Rice = $1.00
(2) $.50 off Heluva Dip = $2.00 (doubled)
(3) $1.50/2 Yoplait Go-Gurts (Target) = $4.50
(2) B1G1 Free Chobani = $2.00
(1) $5.00 off $20.00 Rite Aid Coupon = $5.00
(1) $.80/2 Go-Gurts = $.80
(2) $.35 off Go-Gurts = $1.40 (doubled)
(3) $.40 off Go-Gurts = $2.40

Total Amount of Coupons = $22.10
Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $2.11
Total Savings (from bottom of receipt) = $36.02


My Transaction:

(3) Kleenex Hand Towels @ $2.49 each = $7.47
(1) Smart Water = $1.69
(1) OM Shaved Turkey Breast = $5.89
(1) Deli Italian Bread = $1.59
(2) Kraft American Cheese B1G1 Free @ $2.79
(1) OM Deli Creations = $2.50
(1) OM Honey Ham = $2.50
(1) OM Mesquite Turkey Breast = $2.50
(1) Publix Coleslaw = $1.29

Total Before Coupons = $28.22

Coupons Used:

(3) $1.00 off Kleenex Hand Towels (Target coupon) = $3.00
(3) $1.00 off Kleenex Hand Towels = $3.00
(1) $1.00 off Publix Bottled Water wyb OM Deli Creations (Publix coupon) = $1.00
(1) $1.50/2 Kraft Cheese (Target coupon) = $1.50
(1) B3G1 Free OM Lunchmeats (Target coupon) = $5.89
(1) $2.00 off Kraft Singles wyb Publix Italian Bread (Publix coupon) = $2.00
(1) $1.00 off Publix Coleslaw wyb OM Lunchmeat (Publix coupon)= $1.00
(1) $1.00/2 OM Lunchmeats = $1.00
(1) $5.00 off $25.00 Rite Aid Purchase = $5.00

Total Amount of Coupons = $23.39
Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $5.25
Total Savings (from bottom of receipt) = $28.85


Hubby's Transaction:

(1) G2 8-pack Grape = $6.99
(3) Lawry's Marinades B1G1 Free @ $2.79 = $4.19
(3) Luigi Italian Ice B1G1 Free @ $2.99 = $4.49
(4) Planter's Flavor Grove Nuts B1G1 Free @ $2.99 = $5.98
(3) New York Style Bagels B1G1 Free @ $2.69 = $4.04

Total Before Coupons = $25.69

Coupons Used:

(3) $.50 off Lawry's Marinades = $3.00 (doubled)
(2) $1.00/2 Planter's Flavor Grove = $2.00
(1) B3G1 Free Planter's Products (Target coupon) = $1.50
(3) $.75 off NY Style Bagels = $2.25
(1) $5.00 off $25.00 Rite Aid = $5.00
I had 3 Luigi Coupons that I forgot to give Hubby so I "lost" $3.00.

Total Amount of Coupons = $13.75
Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $12.12
Total Savings (from bottom of receipt) = $32.37

6/1/10 Bi-Lo Trip

Sometimes when you go on the last day of a sale, the shelves have been re-stocked and you are able to find the sale items with no problems. Not the case at Bi-Lo. They were out of the French's Worcestshire and the Pet Milk. I got rain checks for both. Here's what I did get:

(4) 4-Packs Dole Fruit Cups @ $1.88 each = $7.52
(2) Vlasic Pickles B1G1 Free @ $3.17 = $3.17
(1) Mentos Gum = $.99
(1) Pet Skim Milk = $2.88

Total Before Coupons: $14.56

Coupons Used:

(2) $.75/2 Dole Fruit Cups = $1.50
(2) $.55 off Vlasic Pickles = $2.20 (doubled)
(1) $.55 off Mentos Gum = $.99 (doubled to cost of gum)
(1) $.05 Bag Credit

Total Amount of Coupons = $4.74

Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $9.95

6/1/10 Walgreens Trips

I really like it when someone is working the cosmetics register. It makes it so much easier when I need to do multiple transactions.

Transactions #1-4:

(1) Ecotrin = $2.00
Used $2.00 Ecotrin printable
Tax: $.16
Received: $2 RR (for a total of $8 RR for the 4 transactions)



Transaction #5:

(4) Hershey's Pieces @ 2/$5 = $10.00
(5) Arizona Tea @$.99 each = $4.95

Total Before Coupons = $14.95

Coupons Used:

(4) $1.00 off Hershey's Pieces = $4.00
(4) $2.00 RR from Transactions 1-4 = $8.00
(5) In-ad coupon for Arizona Tea @.49 each = $2.45

Total Amount of Coupons = $14.45

Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $.75

Received: $5 RR for Hershey's


Transaction #6:

(2) Campbell's Chunky Soup @ $2.75 each = $5.50
(3) Pop-Tarts @ $1.99 each = $5.97
(2) Starbucks Coffee @ $2.99 each = $5.98
(4) Arizona Teas @ $.99 each = $3.96

Total Before Coupons = $21.41

Coupons Used:

(2) Starbucks Coffee @ $1.00 each = $2.00
(4) In-ad coupon for Arizona Tea @ $.49 each = $1.96
(1) $5 RR from Transaction #5 = $5.00

**It wasn't until I got home that I realized that the cashier didn't scan the in-ad coupon for the soup that would have taken off an additional $3.00.**

Total Amount of Coupons = $8.96

Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $12.20

6/1/10 Target Trips

Target was again quite pleasant. I'm not sure why, but I'm not going to question it! I did split my items into 2 transactions because I wanted to use the gift card I earned from transaction #1 to help pay for transaction #2.

Transaction #1:

(10) SoBe Waters @ $1.00 each = $10.00

Coupons Used:

(3) $.50 off SoBe Water (Target coupon) = $1.50

Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $8.57

Earned: $5.00 Target Gift Card


Transaction #2:

(2) Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-Clean @ $8.69 each = $17.38
(2) Shout Laundry Spray @ $1.97 each = $3.94
(3) Eggo Waffles @ $2.14 each = $6.42
(1) GE Reveal 4-pack Light Bulbs = $2.00 (These were $2.34 last week.)
(2) 3-pack STP Gas Treatments @ $3.49 each = $6.98
(2) Suave Professionals Hair Products (1 shampoo and 1 conditioner) @ $1.67 each = $3.34

Total Before Coupons = $40.06

Coupons Used:

(2) $3.00 off Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-Clean (Target) = $6.00
(2) $5.00 off Scrubbing Bubbles Extend-Clean = $10.00
(2) $1.00 off Shout (Target) = $2.00
(2) $.55 off Shout = $1.10
(3) $1.00 off Eggos (Target) = $3.00
(1) $1.50 off GE Reveal (Target) = $1.50
(2) $2.00 off STP (Facebook) = $4.00
(2) $1.00 off Suave = $2.00
(1) $1.00 off 2 Suave (Target) = $1.00
(1) $5.00 Gift Card from Transaction #1 = $5.00

Total Amount of Coupons = $35.60

Total OOP After Coupons and Taxes = $6.27