my shopping day recant..warning could put you to sleep

**sahm2boys** · 10-13-2010, 08:52 AM

so yesterday i druggg my self back out of the bed..wont admit want time to you good people..lol

and spent several, long hours clipping and sorting and organizing coupons from last sunday..my lazy tukis never went out this sunday to get coupons and my printer is not recongizing my ink cartridges..BBBUUMMMEERR... i love love love printing the target coupons and going there to shop n loose my mind

anywho..finially finished around 2..times to rush and meet my oldest at the bus stop..who was extremely disappointed to be going to the store..again..(its been a week i think)

so i first hit martins/giant used to be ukrops..but not anymore =(

i got $121.00 for 71.00..was disappointed and maybe even a bit shocked at how much..plus couldnt find my $3 off print out..bummed yet again..but still i saved..and i got quite a bit..i got 9 bags of steamfresh veggies (really good by the way) for $6.00 after sale and coupons, red barons pasta bake macaroni n cheese w bacon looks yummy i got for $4 with sale n coupon, grapes, bananas, i got 2 packs of boneless pork shops for $2.00 ea, 2 packs of bratwrust for $1.58 ea, and a chuck roast for $4.50, 2 glade candles, trash bags, 2 lysol wipes..2/$4 with $1 off, o! i got huge cans of hunts tomato sauce 29oz 10/$10 with $1 off 3 so i got 3..great buy, san giorgio quick past i got for $.39, some cute little drinks for my sons lunch $.39 lots of soups cambells, great for cooking, chunky, and like homestyle noodle and the character soups, spagettios with meatballs

am i boring you yet?..lol i m a coupon dork!

ronzoni spaghettie noodles $.84, egg noddles $.79 (marked down from $2.69!)
wow i got 3 packs of ge light bulbs..b2g1 @ $2.99 with 3 $1.00 coupons..got a little high off that one..lol small lunchables, tgif skillet meal for $3.99..total savings were only $55

not bad i guess

kroger though has the buy 10 participating items get $5 off
had some sweet deals..literally

i got 3 pks of jello puddings in the refrigerated section for $.99 ea
(one whole pack is missing already and it was the one i got for me..hmmm...mint chocolate too!)
2 pks of nestle cookie dough with chocolate filling $.99 ea..$1.00 off on package plus on sale $1.99 4 pillsbury dinner rolls canisters marked down to $.79 with $.40 doubled off 2..basically b1g1, sunndy dee was on sale 10/10, milk, o m deli meats $2.49 with $1.00 off 2, box drinks on sale $1.49, fruit snacks, pop tarts, 2 kraft easy macks $.49

are you still with me?..

mm.. my favorite bagelfuls were on sale $1.99 got 2 sister something or another frozen biscuits $1.99 with $.50 doubled off.. and 1 stuffed with little sauges, texas toast garlic sticks $1.49 with $.40 doubled off bought 2, hamburger helper 3 boxes 10/10 with $1.00 off 3, 7 cans of libby veggies $.85 with 1.50 off 2 and $1.00 off 3..bread, buns, manhatten yellow rice $.89 with $.75 off 2 got 4 bumble tuna in a pouch 10/10 with $.55 off, dry beans 10/10 butter $.54 and the pampers flush-able wipes $1.79 with $1.00 off (bought 20 of those coupons on ebay for $2.00 cant wait to stock up) and swifter pads had a $1 off those

so i saved $46 looks like more though and i think they may have left off a $5 kick off savings..so im going to go back up there and get that..so i got all of that for $57 technically $52

my real bummer of the day was when i realized at kroger i had a $10 off for martins, get back to martins..its expired...

but my kitchen looks full

**ImEmile** · 10-13-2010, 09:13 AM

I'm tired just reading that! lol

I went Monday to do my weekly grocery shopping and then found a site for couponing. I'm floored by how much you can save when you get into it! I was going to check for old Sunday papers last night but will try today. If I don't find any, I'll check today's paper. Wednesdays are also good insert days around here. Or at least used to be.

You didn't put me to sleep though...just got me psyched up!

**mamamia** · 10-21-2010, 08:16 AM

WOW! you didn't bore me at all! I can read these kinda posts all day, and be very happy about it! you got some awesome deals there, and the prices for the brats and boneless pork chops is unheard of anymore....at least down here.

But you're right! That was ALOT of shopping, but your stocked for a long while. That makes it ALL worth-while. I know I can get pretty stressed with it all, and almost always make some sorta mistake. But after all is said and done, you just can't beat those numbers no matter what! Even store brands seem to cost too much after you get other things with coupons. And as long as I can keep my stock-pile from dwindling too much, it will always be this way. I know you agree when i say it's just an excellent way of beating the high prices!

Enjoyed your post!

Theresa

**druthb00** · 10-21-2010, 08:43 AM

You did really good. Btw, do you use sites like: Giant Food Store Coupon Matchups 03/14 or I Heart Kroger for your matchups? Or do you do them yourself? I've found that using those sites saves me SO much time. Plus they list out what Sunday inserts the coupons are from, so instead of clipping coupons every Sunday, I just take a permanent marker and write the date on the outside cover of the insert. Keep them in a file and then each week you can just go in and clip the coupons you actually need that week...after looking at the match-ups from one of the sites of course

Or if you need a coupon for an item you buy that doesn't go on sale, you can use something like http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthr...49998&t=722144, which keeps a running list in ABC order of unexpired Sunday insert coupons.

Just thought it might save you some time!

We had a Kroger back in Indiana, and I have to say I really miss their 10/$10 deals and their store brands are the best I've ever had. Do you load electronic coupons on your store card? If you don't you can go to their site to create an account with the number on the back of your card. There's a coupon section and you can load any and all coupons you think you might use. Just be sure to have them scan your Kroger card AFTER they scan all of your groceries, or the coupon values won't come off your total.

**sahm2boys** · 10-21-2010, 09:16 AM

i match my self..but i mainly just take my binder in and i can usually remember what coupons i have =) then when i see something im like HEY i have that coupon...

i like hip2save alot ..

**ohio47** · 10-21-2010, 09:29 AM

Great deals, sahm. You did a terrific job. Bet you're glad it's over.

Yesterday I went to Drug Mart with a bunch of coupons. For $34 I got:

4 regular size Cheer
2 big Downy
1 Gain fab. softener
2 Edy's ice cream(1 is pumpkin- Delicious)
2snack size bags Butterfinger
2 snack size Nestles Crunch
2 snask size bags Kit Kats
2 bags Tootsie Pops

The candy is for Trick or Treat if I can stay out of it. I thought I did pretty darn good!