I tackled Publix!

Urged on by my savings at Kroger and Walgreens last week, I gathered up enough Bravado to try it at Publix. I didn't have time to snap a pic, but here is what I got:
4 pkgs Green Giant frozen vegetables
2 cans Betty Crocker frosting
Cover Girl eyeshadow single
2 pkgs frozen dumplings
3 cans Muir Glen diced tomatoes
64 oz. Juicy Juice
3.5 bag Friskies catfood
one gallon of milk
2 cans Progresso soup
2 boxes Betty Crocker supreme brownies
one loaf white bread
2 lbs. bananas
2 boxes Kelloggs frosted flakes
Always panty liners-60 ct
Colgate Total Fresh toothpaste
a deck of playing cards in the clearance bin
one pkg Always feminine pads
a book about Spiritual warfare

(*note: the playing cards were on clearance for $1.50 and hubby had to have them, they were waterproof after all!!!! And the book was for him too. It was $13.99. I could have saved $15 if I had been alone! LOL!)

Retail price of all items: $87.00 (exactly!)
After coupons and store promos I paid....
Drumroll....
$43.34 for a savings of over 50%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO ME!!!!!!
And that includes the $15 bucks hubby spent LOL!

Walgreens coupon!

Trot over to the Fiddledeedee blog (use my link) and check out the deal Sarah posted today! Walgreens is giving $5 off of a $20 purchase this weekend. Check it out and go stock up! They also have some great deals on wrapping paper, bows, tape, ribbon, tissue paper....wonder if they are getting ready for something? LOL! I know they are a lot closer to ready than I am!

Kickin' It At The Kroger.....

Fueled by the butt whoopin' I handed out at Walgreens, I proceeded on to Kroger. My beloved and I had already done the super deal at Kroger earlier in the week, (see previous post) and had wanted to hit the sale before it ended last night at midnight.

We left the Princess with Grandma and trucked onto Kroger to do some serious dealing. I was disappointed that the entire General Mills cereal selection was wiped out, and that all of the hefty zip top bags were gone due to the overwhelming demand, but I asked for a refund and was almost cheerfully issued one. We shopped on, matching coupons with sale prices, using cellfire coupons and taking advantage of the buy-ten-save-$5 deal again. We had a total of 20 of the deal items so we knew we would save an extra $10, and we stealthily marched on, coupons clutched in our hot little hands.

After about 1 1/2 hours, we walked out with $126.16 worth of food for only $67.39. That is a savings of over 46%. I think I am gettin' the hang of this!!!

After the two butt kickin' shopping trips this week, we accumulated enough points to get gas at the Kroger gas station for 10 cents off per gallon, which made our price an unheard of %1.85 a gallon. My poor car didn't know what to do with a full tank!

I plan to head to Walgreens tomorrow to shop with the new ad, and the Kroger ad this week shows that the buy 10 save $5 deal is continuing, so I may hit that agian if some money rolls in. I will keep you posted!

Happy shopping!

Whoopin' It Up At The Walgreens!

I went over to Walgreens the other day to pick up my *FREE* 8x10 and I have to tell you it looks just beautiful! I am very impressed with the quality of their work. I saw a sign while I was waiting to pick up that described their "ultimate package". It has 3 8x10s, 3 5x7s, 20 4x6s, 24 wallets and a whole bunch of minis if I am remembering that part right. I know everything up until the minis was right....
Anyway, I thought the advertised price of $9.99 for the package was an EXCELEENT deal and told my beloved that he better get ready to pose for some backyard-staged- faux-professional photos to tuck in our Christmas cards this year. He agreed....knowing that it was senseless to argue....smart man!

Anyway, when I got my photo in it's protective envelope, I saw it had a coupon attached to it for $2 off the ultimate package. I was doin' the happy dance, I tell ya! Now if I can just get the Preteen Princess of Pout to cooperate, we will be in good shape!!!!

While at Walgreens, I also picked up 2 bottles of minced onion from the spice section, 8 Christmas votive candles, an extra 4x6 of the photo I had printed and some Dawn dish detergent. Combining the free photo, Walgreens coupons and sale prices and one manufacturer coupon gave me a grand total for my shopping experience of $$2.92. The regular price of my purchase would have been $10.35, so I saved over 71%!!!!! Even the cashier was impressed! (tee hee)

Here is a great money saving tip from one of the blogs I stalk. Go to Walgreens.com and upload your favorite digital picture. Select it in 8x10 size, enter coupon code "freepic" and pick up your free print at your nearest Walgreens store! Nifty huh?????
Big thanks to Denise over at The Centsible Sawyer!

I am so proud of myself!

I took the plunge!!!!
I carefully scoured the Kroger sale ad.....
I cut coupons from the Sunday inserts....
I printed online coupons from coupons.com......

I shopped.
OH BOY DID I SHOP!
Here is what I got:

Regular retail price of my loot......$76.90
After the whole double coupon, Kroger Plus Card, Cellfire deal, and the bonus buy 10 save $5 deal that Kroger has this week, my total was.....
Brace yaself Effie....
$31.60
WOOHOO! That's a savings of 60%
I did the happy dance all the way through the parking lot!
I am busy clipping, printing, uploading and planning for another trip later this week!
I am so proud of MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

Cereal Killers....

Ok you would have to know and appreciate my BFF Brenda for that title pun. Long story, made for another day!

Anyway, I saw in my Sunday paper that the Rite Aid drug store had selected Kelloggs cereal on sale, buy one get one free. I trotted over to see what crazy drug store sky high price they had on the cereal, and found it to be $4.79 a box. I decided to go for it and I paired this deal up with 4 of the one dollar off one box coupons from coupons.com printable coupons.

My beginning total was $19.16 for the cereal at regular price. The BOGO made it $9.58 for 4 boxes. Whipping out my four coupons made the total for the 4 boxes $5.58, or $1.39 per box. Not bad for the newbie! :)