Post your grocery savings!

[itsahumanzoo]

I made a thread of my own savings, but I thought I'd make one for everyone to post in.

Here's mine for today.

I made a last minute trip today to use up my coupons before the sales changed tomorrow and this is what I got:

Total Spent: $9.54

What I got:
2 boxes of quaker chewy granola bars
1 jar of rice select couscous
3 cans of chef boyardee ravioli
6 bottles of ken's marinade
10 packages of farmer john hot dogs
4 bags of tostitos tortilla chips
6 bottles of lawry's marinades
2 bottles of wishbone dressing

My total savings was $107.42...91%


I got a lot of marinades because we eat chicken a lot, and I figured the best way to make it different is to use different marinades so we don't get bored of it.


Anybody else get some good deals?

[Scattymum]

i box choc cip mueli bars - was 1.28 paid 0.70
bag of 12 quavers crisps - was 199 paid 1.64
10 Snax bars - was 1.85 paid 1.02
6 satsumas - was 0.80 paid 0.39
2 box cauliflower cheese was 4.14 Paid 2.08

total spent 5.83
Saved 4.28 (42%)

[frugalfriend]

itsahumanzoo ~ I'm in Orange County too! Please tell me what store you're shopping in, because I can't figure out what store is allowing that many coupons per order of the same item! lol Vons and Ralphs both only allow ONE coupon of each item per order. They are the only double coupon stores here. Am I missing something?

[cebsme]

Way to much actual items to post. Some of the notables 6 months worth of coffee, cat treats, dog treats and cleaners. A big thing of hamburgers, and 12 big pork steaks along with other staple items.

Before savings $185.53
Savings $86.88
Total Paid $98.65

Most notables where the $8.99 bag of coffee i got free for buying the 2 i would have bought anyways. The 10 dollar off coupon for getting new savings cards. 10 (total) bogo items bought with coupons. and combining store and manufacturer coupons on the same items.

[itsahumanzoo]

itsahumanzoo ~ I'm in Orange County too! Please tell me what store you're shopping in, because I can't figure out what store is allowing that many coupons per order of the same item! lol Vons and Ralphs both only allow ONE coupon of each item per order. They are the only double coupon stores here. Am I missing something?

I do seperate orders for each coupon. That's how I get them to double them all. I try to go to the store early in the morning or late at night so I don't hold up the line, and then I just put my items into seperate orders. What part of Orange County do you live in?

[i.m.cheap]

I did well at Homeland this morning. They double up to $1.00 coupons. Here is a list of what I got for $9.94 ($1.65 of that was tax!)

(2) 44 ct. Chinet Casuals paper plates
(1) loaf of Earth Grains 100% whole wheat bread
(1) 4 double roll pack of Charmin Basic TP
(2) boxes of Triscuit Thin Crisps crackers
(3) packages of Lipton/Knorr rice and/or pasta sides
(1) box of New York Brand garlic bread slices
(2) 8 oz. bags of Kraft shredded cheese (one Mexican, and one Italian)
(1) bottle of Ken's marinade (FREE)
(2) bottles of A-1 marinade (FREE)
(2) bottles of KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce (FREE)
(2) bottles of Ken's salad dressing

My total savings, with coupons and store card was $43.62, or 84%

[nuisance26]

~Tonight at Rite Aid I got
~ a Carefree hair removal cream
~ a full sized Carefree slow-grow lotion
~ 264 Carefree pads
for......$3.62 Saved $27.38 (88%)
At Walgreens I got
~200 cone filters
~2 gallons of milk
~NutriOil body wash
~Reach clean paste floss
for....$6.44 Saved: $13.10 (67%)
Coupons and rebates are my friends!~

[heystopthatnow]

I wish NorCal would double coupons as well...

Where are you guys getting GOOD coupons? I'd probably use coupons if I knew how to use the system to my advantage...

In our paper, we seem to only get coupons for items that I normally don't buy or new items that even with the coupon would be too expensive to buy.

[DonnainME]

Today at the store:

Food City
5 Aquafresh Toothpaste $1.99 - .75 mcoup that doubled = .49 each
1 gal milk - sale $3.49
Crunch & Munch box $1.29 - .30 mcoup that doubled = .69

Subtotal $14.73
mfg coupons $4.05
mfg dbl coupon $4.05
subtotal $6.63
Tax . 31
Total paid $6.94
47% savings (from what I figure)

Shaw's
8 - 16ct Lipton Tea bags - .89 - 4 .75/2 mcoups dbld= .14 ea box
Del Monte Fruit chillers $2 - $1 mcoup = $1
2 bags Doritos - B1G1 Free $3.49
Grill Mates seasonings $1.50 - .35 mcoup dbld = .80
6 - Act II 3ct Popcorn - sale $1 - .35 mcoup dbld = .30 ea box
3 Dynamo Waterfall liquid laundry detergent - $5.99 B1G2 free and used 3 .50 mcoups = $4.49 for all 3
Paid $12.92 (.22 of it was tax)
Preferred (card) savings $23.10
Mfg coupons $7.95
Dbld coupons $5.45
Total savings $36.50

74% savings (from what I figure)

[TomsMom]

And here I thought I was doing good getting 55% savings!

[jlaporte]

well yesterday i saved 50% at stop and shop.i needed coffee we go threw 2 of those huge tubs a week!!!anyway folgers was on sale for 5.99 had a 1.00 off coupon.
ice cream was on sale for 2.00 bought all four. with the heat my kids love ice cream...well me too!
capri sun was 1.49

[jlaporte]

well yesterday i saved 50% at stop and shop.i needed coffee we go threw 2 of those huge tubs a week!!!anyway folgers was on sale for 5.99 had a 1.00 off coupon.
ice cream was on sale for 2.00 bought all four. with the heat my kids love ice cream...well me too!
capri sun was 1.49. already starting my summer stock pile.
and grapes were finally 99 cents a pound. with my little guy sick i was getting him a treat. thats what i went in for and thats all that i bought in the end i saved half of what i would have spent.

[GMA21]

I didn't save much this time but any savings is a saving.
At safeway I saved $26.64 or 13% and at fred meyer I saved $10.02.

[tammy88]

where do you get all your coupons??

[TomsMom]

from coupon swaps, coworkers, neighbors, the sunday paper... hang tags in the store, magazines, mail inserts, in freebies, gosh all over the place!

Yesterday I took a tip I learned here and got 3 tubes of toothpaste for the tax (that would be 18 cents) at the dollar general That's a 94% savings!