Quite the motherload, if I do say so myself...

I have not REALLY gotten groceries in...quite a while. My last big grocery bill was 75.00 on -- get this, January 12th!!! I of course have been places to get some groceries, but nothing major. Needless to say, I needed to get food.

Meijer has a great 10/10 sale this week with tons of coupon matchups. If you want more details on this check out www.bargainbriana.com. I will try my best to give you an accurate picture of how I did on my next post, without typing everything out.

First, I went to Kroger while monkey boy was at a football clinic. I only went for the sale items, and I had planned most of this out ahead of time. They have a mega event going, so when you buy 10 participating items 5.00 will be taken off at checkout. Basically, you end up paying 0.50 less than the sale price for each item.

What I bought:
2 Quaker Rice Cakes 0.99 each
8 Land o Lakes Buttery Taste Spread 0.99 each
Q-Tips 2.00
Dannon Light and Fit 6 pack 2.50
2 Kroger 1/2 gallon milks 0.88 each
2 Ritz Crackers 2/5.00
Yo Plus Yogurt 4pk 2.49

Coupons used:
5.00 Mega Event (came off at checkout)
2 1.00 Quaker
8 0.50 Land o Lakes (doubled)
0.30 Q-Tip (doubled)
1.00 Light and Fit
2.00/2 Ritz
1.00 Yo Plus E Coupon

Total OOP 8.16

My receipt said coupon savings was 15.30, bonus coupon savings 4.30, and Plus Card savings 13.17. That's an 80% savings!

I'm not sure how one family can use all of this margarine without inducing a massive coronary, but I will give it my best shot! So, using the coupons along with the sale worked out great today! The 8 tubs of margarine were all free, as were the rice cakes. The yogurt was a good price, and I was completely out. Not to mention the price of the milk!

Chief Sales 2/12 through 2/18

I know I am posting WAY too much in one day, but I am on a roll! I get Chief's flier via email the afternoon before the new sales start, and I was just glancing at it instead of doing my homework. I am really, really proud of myself for figuring out a General Mills deal for only 1.60. Read on to see what I am talking about. I'll highlight some other sales first.

Reiter Milk Gallons 1.99

Strawberries 1 lb pkg 1.99

Betty Crocker Cake Mix 0.99

Aunt Millie's Butter Top Wheat Bread 1.69
Use 0.35 off any Aunt Millie's
Final Cost: 0.70

Eggland's Best Eggs 3/5
Use 0.35 Coupon
Final Cost: 0.96 per dozen

Various General Mills, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, and other items are on sale, and are included in a Chief special. When you buy ten items included in the sale, use the 4.00 coupon in the Chief ad. Here is a deal that I thought up.

Buy:
3 Betty Crocker Warm Delights at 3/5.00
3 Betty Crocker Cookie Pouches at 3/5.00--These are actually pretty good!
4 Chex Mix at 4/5.00
Total=15.00

Coupons:
Use 4.00 Chief in-ad coupon
4-0.50 Chex Mix
3-0.40 Cookie Pouch
3-0.50 Warm Delights
Final Cost: 1.60 for 10 items!

I am sure there are many more scenarios to think up. Please leave a comment with your ideas if you come up with any others!

K Mart Rocks!

I've been reading quite a bit on K Mart's double coupon days. K Mart is doubling coupons up to 2.00! Tonight we stopped at Walgreens to use expiring Register Rewards, skipped CVS, and headed on over to K Mart. Talk about huge savings! The offer is good at the Bryan, OH and Adrian, MI K Marts until Saturday November 1st.

Walgreens

Loreal Age Perfect Procalcium Moisturizer 19.99

Almay One Coat Mascara 6.99

Hair ties for the girl 1.99 and 5.99

Total 34.96

Used 10 RR

Amount put on Gift Card 27.41 with tax

Will get back:

Loreal 19.99

Almay 6.99

10% bonus for putting this on a Walgreens GC!

K Mart

Purchased:

Dove Hand Cream 4.99

Almay Eye Shadow 3.89

3 Gilette Shampoo 10.50

Dove Shampoo 3.79

Dove Conditioner 3.79

Herbal Essences 3.79

2 Endust 6.58

Endust Free 3.29

2 Gain Fabric Softener 7.58

7 Bags of Candy for Halloween 11.67

Water 3-1 Liter Bottles

I used a coupon for every item I purchased, many being 2.00, which then doubled to 4.00.

Subtotal 62.87

Tax 1.86

OOP 10.09

My coupon savings = 54.64!