Monday, August 1, 2011

A Successful Shopping Trip!

I thought I'd share my successes this weekend. I managed to save 50% on my grocery bill. Considering I purchased mainly meat, cheese, and fresh produce, that's pretty good, if I do say so myself. Here's what I did, in case you're wondering.

WinnDixie
3 boxes SnackWell Bars $2.00 each (I had 3 $0.75/1 coupons and a $3 Catalina printed for the first 2 boxes, run as a separate order, and a $1 ran after the third box.) Total $0.75 for all 3 boxes.
3 pkgs Oscar Mayer Bun Length Hot dogs $2.50 each (1 $1/2 and 1 $1/1 coupon, printed a Catalina for $2) Total  $3.50 for all 3
1.5 lbs Bananas off the reduced rack $0.96
1.5 lbs green beans off the reduced rack $0.99

2 Tyson chicken breast packages $3.49 (2 $1/1 coupons) Total $5.98 for both
2 Dole Cesar Salad kits $2.50 (2 $0.75/1 coupons plus free salad kit with Tyson purchase) Total -$1.50

WinnDixie total spent $10.68 plus a $23.72 credit towards my $50 in fuel perks for 5 cents off/gallon

Food Lion
8 32 oz Gatorade bottles $1 each (I should not have purchased these. I should have purchased the ones at Publix, 64 oz BOGO $2.50. We all make mistakes.)
40 oz Frozen Chicken Tenders BOGO $12.99 (I couldn't find the ones at WinnDixie BOGO $10.99)
2 Red Baron pizzas $3.33 each (2 $1/1 coupons) Total $4.66 for both
3 lbs Food Lion cheese $1.67/8oz pack
Food Lion total spent $35.13 (If I had purchased chicken at Winn Dixie and Gatorade at Publix, I would have saved $5)

Hitchcocks
3 pkgs Hungry Jack pancake mix $0.99 each (B2G1 coupon) Total $1.98 for all 3
2 bags 48 oz frozen chicken wings $4.98 each
10 lb frozen chicken leg quarters $4.90
Country Style Pork Ribs $1.98/lb $9.13
Boston Butt Pork Steaks $1.48/lb $6.80
2.1 lbs Roma Tomatoes $0.88/lb $1.85
128 oz Sunny D $3.00 (I forgot my coupon. Free with $20 purchase Facebook coupon.)
12 oz bacon $3.50 (Free with $20 purchase Facebook coupon.)
1 dozen eggs $1.85 (Free with $20 purchase Facebook coupon.)
I had a Save A Lot coupon for $5 off a $25 purchase. Hitchcocks takes competitor coupons.
Hitchcocks total spent $29.62

Weekend total $75.43
for 1 doz eggs, 3 gallons of drinks, 5 lbs fresh veggies, 2 pizzas, 3 lbs of cheese, 18 cereal bars, 35.45 lbs of meat.

A note on the Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs... If I had checked the Catalina offers, I would have known to purchase 5 to get $4 in catalina coupons. Then I would have spent $5.50 for 5 instead of $3.50 for 3 (although in reality I would have only saved another 18 cents.)

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