Lots of deals-even without coupons!

Store #1: Snyder's Bakery Outlet

Saturday is THE DAY to shop at the outlet, everything on the reduced wall is either 2/$1.00 or 3/$2.00!!

1 loaf of Sourdough French bread
1 Package of BBQ buns
1 Package of Sandwich Thins
1 loaf of Whole Wheat pan style bread
1 loaf of Double Fiber Whole Grain Bread
Total OOP = $3.00.

I don't know how much I saved dollar wise, but I did notice that the Double Fiber was $4.79 alone at Safeway.

Store # 2: Safeway

Just ran in for milk and didn't have my coupons with me but still scored. Tons of stuff in the Dairy Dept. was reduced 50%!

1 half gallon Organic Milk = $3.29
- 50% reduction (1.64)
= $1.65

2 Tropicana OJ @ $3.49 = $6.98 (gave one to my girl before I took the photo)
- Club Card Discount ($1.98) = $5.00
- 50% reduction ($1.25 x 2 = $2.50)
= $2.50 for both

1 Eat Right Vanilla Yogurt = $2.00
- 50% reduction ($1.00)
= $1.00

4 Pillsbury Crescent rounds = $9.16
- Club Card Savings ($1.16) = $8.00
- 50% reductions ($1.00 x 4 = $4.00)
- .50/2 Cellfire e-coupons x 2
= $3.00

Total OOP = $9.14


Store #3: Safeway (again)

4 Lucern Coffee Creamers = #7.16
- Club card Savings ($3.20)= $3.96
50% reduction
= $1.98

Claussen Spears = $3.99
- Club card savings (.99) = $3.00
- 50% reductions
= $1.50

1 box of Raspberry Jello = $1.59

Total OOP = $5.05


Store #4: Yokes

2 Pillsbury Toaster Strudels @ $2.59 each = $5.18
- store savings (.59 x 2 = $1.18)
= $4.00

1 Lindsay sliced olives = $1.69
- store savings (.30)
= $1.39

2 KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce @ $2.09 each = $4.18
- store savings (.84 x 2= $1.68)= $2.50
- $1.00 MFR PRINTABLE x 2 +$2.00)
= .50 cents for both

3 Gillette Shave Cream @ $2.29 each = $6.87
- store discount ($1.31 x 3 = $3.93) = $2.94
- $1.00 Gillette Shave Cream MFR (5/2 PG)taken at .98 cents x 3 (=$2.94)
= FREE

1.03 lbs. Tomatoes@.98/lb = $1.00

2 bunches of leaf lettuce @ $1.00 each = $2.00

Subtotal = $8.89
- $5.00 OYNO from Albertsons

Total OOP = $3.89

I also spent $18.30 (Yikes!) at the Rainbow Grocery Outlet for some nice produce and lovely cheeses for company we are having this weekend. Rainbow doesn't take coupons but the reciept says I saved $15.11.

Total spent this week = $39.38

Total saved this week = $55.05

That isn't too bad considering I used very few coupons :)

Great stockpiling day

Today was a great day for doing the stock-pile shopping.  My mom and I went the the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, and then knocked over the Albertsons on Indian Trail :)

Our first stop was the Grocery Outlet.  Here we purchased:

• 1 box of eggs, 5 dozen ct. @ $4.99
• 3 lbs. Yellow Onions @ $1.50 
•  2 bottles of Hunts Ketchup @.99 cents each = $1.98
• 1 Lemon@ .50 cents
• 2 Packages of Martha White Pizza Crust mix @ 2/$1.00 = $1.00
• 5 Garlic Bulbs @ .99 cents
• 2 boxes of Cinnamon Graham Crackers @ $1.39 each = $2.78
• 1 bag of Salad mix @ .99 cents
• 1 canister of Hills Bros. Coffee @ $6.99
• 3 lbs of Yams @ $2.49

Total Spent = $24.21

Total Saved = $15.86 (according to the receipt, I actually think this might be a little on the low side this time but I haven't been able to do a price comparison to another store yet)

Then we headed over to the Albertsons on Indian trail, where we ran into Michele, who has Doubler madness this week.  She is ripping it up big time Ladies so keep an eye on her blog!    My mom and I did 3 transactions.

Order #1

• 4 Progresso Beef Broth@ $2.00 each = $8.00
• 2 Progresso Chicken Broth@ $2.00 each = $4.00
• 2 - 5 lb. Gold Medal Flour at $2.00 Each = $4.00
• 4 Yo-Plus Yogurt @ $2.50 each = $10.00

Subtotal = $26.00

Minus:

• 6 -  .50 cents off Progresso Broth PRINTABLE MFRs = $3.00
• 2 - .50 cents off Gold Medal Flour PRINTABLE MFRs = $1.00
• 4 - $1.00 Yo-Plus Yogurt PRINTABLE MFRs = $4.00

Total Coupons = $8.00

Subtotal = $18.00

Minus:

• 3 Albertsons Twice your value coupons @ $1.00 each = $3.00

Total OOP for first order = $15.00

And I got my $10.00 OYNO.

Order # 2

• 3 boxes of Betty Crocker Potatoes@  $1.67 each = $5.01
• 1 box of Betty Crocker Potatoes @ $1.66
• 3 cans of Progresso "High Fiber" Soups @ $1.67 each = $5.01
• 1 Can of Progresso "High Fiber" Soup @ $1.66
• 2 - 5lb Golg Medal Flour @ $2.00 each = $4.00
• 3 boxes of Green Giant Frozen Vegetables @ 1.67 each = $5.01
• 1 box of Green Giant Frozen Vegetables @ $1.66
• 1 Green Giant Steamers Vegetable = $2.00

Subtotal = $26.01

Minus:

• 4 - .25 cents Betty Crocker Potatoes MFRs = $1.00
• 2 - .50 cent Gold Medal Flour MFRs = $1.00 (Link to print above)
• 4 - $1.00 off 1 Progresso Soup PRINTABLE = $4.00
• 2 - .50 cents off 2 any Boxed Green Giant Vegetables PRINTABLE = $1.00
• 1 - .40 cents off 1 Green Giant Steamer = .40 cents 

Total Coupons = $7.40

Subtotal = 18.61

Minus:

• 3 - Albertsons Twice your value coupons @ $1.00 = $3.00
• 1 = $10.00 OYNO from previous transaction = $10.00 

Subtotal for store coupon = $13.00

Total OOP = $5.60

 And, we got another $10.00 OYNO to roll with!

 Order #3

We used this last OYNO to buy some things we needed but didn't have coupons for.  We did not have any more Doublers, and store did not get any this week either.

• 1 gallon of Milk = $2.19
• 1 gallon of Albertsons White Vinegar = $2.59
• 1 - 2 lb. package of C & H Brown Sugar = $2.79
• 2 boxes of Farmhouse Pasta, in the reduced cart @ .50 cents each = $1.00
• 1.91 lbs. of Bananas @ .56 cetns per lb = $1.07
• 1.17 lbs of Red Delicious Apples @ .78 cents per lb - .91 cents 

Subtotal = $10.75

Minus:

• 1 - .35 cents off 1 C & H any 2 lb sugar = .35
• $10.00 OYNO from previous transaction = $10.00

Total coupons = $10.35

Total OOP = .40 cents

Our total spending and savings from all 4 transaction:

•  Spent = $45.22
• Store Savings = $40.00
• MFR coupon Savings = $35.75

It was a bit more then I am used to spending in 1 day, but we did get a years worth of flour, 6 months worth of broth, several meals in side dishes and a months worth of yogurt.  So, it wasn't really that much, if you look at it that way.

Favs of the week 10/7 - 10/13 sales

October 7, 2009

I decided a couple days ago that I am going to try something new. Instead of doing individual posts about sales at specific stores, Im going to make a list of my favorites from each store, since I shop at several different ones anyway. I have been finding alot more deals in the stores thanks to notes and comments from readers (Thank you all!) and also, now that my son has started pre-school I have a little more time to spend in each store I go to, and Im finding more deals that way too. So, here goes, my first "Favs of the week" post!

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market

This is the first time I have received a weekly flyer from this store. Its important to remember that this market chain does NOT accept coupons. But, you can still find some great deals there.

Arm and Hammer Essentials cleaners, 2 for $1.00. I dont think I could beat that even with a coupon. I bought 10, enough to get me through the winter. These are the ones that come with an empty spray bottle and a little container of concentrated cleaning solution that will make 32 oz. of cleaner. There are 3 kinds, Cleaner/Degreaser, Glass Cleaner and Multi-surface.

Yellow Onions, 3 lbs. for .99 cents.

Safeway:

Friday, Saturday and Sunday Only:

Tillamook Cheese, 2lb loaf, $3.99

Wishbone Salad Dressing, .99 cents each

NV Nut Clusters (of course!), 2 for $5.00 - see the previous post :)

Happy2bFrugal has all the killer coupon match-ups at Safeway this week.

Yokes:

81% Lean ground beef, $1.67 lb.

Chiquita Bananas, .28 cents lb.

Halloween Candy, $1.88 a bag

$1.00/1 Nestle coupons HERE

$1.00/3 Hersheys, Reeses or Kit Kat MFR (9/27 ss) exp. 10/17 - not a great coupon but it could be better if Albies has doublers on Sunday.

Rosauers:

Rosauers is having a 13 hour Meat Sale on Thursday.

Thursday only:

Beef T-bone steak, $4.99 lb.

Large Wild Shrimp, 36 - 40 ct (thats considered large?) $3.99 lb.

Weekly ad:

Fresh Express Iceburg Garden Salad, .99 cents each

C & H Pure Cane Sugar, 5 lb. bag, $2.69 each

.35 cents MFR (8/30 rp) exp. 11/30

Albertsons:

This week Albertsons is doing another "Save $5 when you buy 10" on Quaker Products. There is a $3.00 off 5 MFR coupon in the Yokes Monthly Sales booklet (usually found at the customer service booth). Happy2bFrugal has great Quaker coupon match-ups HERE. Thanks Michele :)

Cheap is good...

September 16, 2009Yesterday, my neighbor gave me a huge bowl full of ripe cherry tomatoes so Royce and I decided to make some Salsa and we needed some Cilantro and tortilla chips. Since I had the $5.00 Grocery Outlet Bargain Market coupon nagging on me to already get spent I decided to run over there and see if they had what we needed. And they did! Sometimes you get lucky there. The place is similiar to Cosco in that some products are only carried for a short time and when they are gone they are gone.

I got:

2 cans of Black Beans @ .59 cents each = $1.18

2 cans of sliced olives @ .79 cents each = $1.58

2 bunches of Cilantro = .33 cents

1 bag of Tortilla Chips = .99 cents

1 personal seedless Watermelon = .99 cents

Total = $5.07

So I gave the cashier my $5.00 off coupon, 2 pennies and a nickel and walked out to my car, where I found a penny in the parking lot so I picked it up. I figure, .06 cents for all this stuff ain't bad :)

$5.00 off Any Purchase coupon at the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market

September 16, 2009

Almost missed this in the email. Click HERE to participate in a survey by the Grocery Outlet Bargain Markets for a $5.00 coupon off any purchase (excluding dairy and alcohol). The survey takes about 10 minutes and at the end you will be able to print out the coupon, which is valid through 10/10/09. But, if you want to take advantage of this you better do the survey today as it wont be around much longer.

Weekly Shopping tally

First off, check out my new "Calling Card". I got 250 for just the shipping at Vista Print. If you find one around town, let me know!

Ok, Weekly Shopping breakdown for 6/8 - 6/13

I spent:

$3.67 at Albertsons

$9.95 at Yokes

$8.94 at Rainbow

Total Spent: $22.56

I saved:

$41.79 at Albertsons

.30 cents at Yokes

$10.10 at Rainbow

Total Saved: $52.19

That was just for groceries, I also shopped at Walgreens this week but most of the stuff I bought there were cleaning products. At Walgreens I spent $20.36 but I saved $41.76. Over twice as much as what I spent.

Even if I count the Walgreens, Im still under the $50 'guideline" this week.

Leah

Sure is getting hot

I had planned on working in my yard this morning but its already hot outside! It is suppose to be close to 90 degrees today. I know that my Texas visitor's are probably laughing but you got to remember, we still had frost not even 3 weeks ago so going from freezing to 90 in such a short period is rather hard to assimilate too. Shout out to my 4th step-cousin twice removed (I think) down there in Lubbock, TX! I appreciate you stopping by :)

Im not even going to talk about my weekly shopping this week cuz we blew it bigtime. The hamburger on Monday and then yesterday my husband brought home a case of chickens that he picked up cheap. Luckily I was able to get my neighbor across the street to go in on it so that helped but we still went over the $50.00 "guide line" by about $40.00. Good news is, we wont have to buy ground beef or chicken for a LONG, LONG time....

Earlier this week I went into the Rainbow Grocery Outlet, sometimes you can find really good deals there even though they do not accept coupons. I had a little time to kill and a notepad so I decided to write down some prices of random things in store and then compare it to Safeway since I had to there to get Milk anyway. Yes, I could have purchased Milk at the Grocery Outlet, but we recently switched to Organic Milk and Safeway actually had it on sale. Here is a list of different things around the store.

Folgers coffee, 41.8 oz.

Grocery Outlet Price = $6.99

Safeway Price = $8.99 for 33 oz. (the largest they had)

Jif Peanut Butter, 18 oz.

Grocery Outlet price = $1.99

Safeway Price = $3.45

Lia Maria Shredded Parmasan or Asiago Cheese, 5 oz.

Grocery Outlet Price = $1.99

Buttoni Shredded Ramano, 5 oz.

Grocery Outlet Price = $1.79

Safeway didnt have the same brands, but had:

Deli Creation Shredded Ramano, 6 oz., $4.49

DiGiorno, 6 oz. $5.79

Stella, 5 oz., $4.49

River Ranch Bag salad, 1 lb.

Grocery Outlet Price = .99 cents

Safeway had Fresh Express Bag Salad, 1 lb at $1.99

Pop-Eye Bagged Spinach 10 oz.

Grocery Outlet Price = $1.99

Safeway had Fresh Express Bagged Spinach, 6 oz. at $3.49

Fresh Artichokes

Grocery Outlet Price = 2/$1.00 (they did look a bit rough though)

Safeway Price = 2/$4.00 (they didn't look much better)

Avina Fresh whole Crimini Mushrooms, 8 oz.

Grocery Outlet Price = $1.99

Safeway Price = $2.99

Whole Fresh Pineapple

Grocery Outlet Price = 2/$3.00

Safeway Price = $2.99 each

Fresh Mangos

Grocery Outlet Price = 2/$1.00

Safeway Price = $1.50 each

Fresh Garlic

Grocery Outlet Price = 5/.99 cents

Safeway Price = 2/$1.00

Fresh Ginger Root, 1 lb.

Grocery Outlet Price = .99 cents

Safeway Price = $3.99

Kids Cuisine Chicken Tender Meal

Grocery Outlet Price = $1.29

Safeway Price = $2.49, unless you bought 5, then $1.99

Assorted Sarah Lee Bakery Products

Whole Grain White Bread

Grocery Outlet Price = .99 cents

Safeway Price = $3.39

Bagels, 13 ct. (mini)

Grocery Outlet Price = .99 cents

Safeway Price = $3.89

Hamburger Buns, 8 ct.

Grocery Outlet Price = .99 cents

Safeway Price = $2.99

Near East Long grain and wild rice

Grocery Outlet Price = $1.29

Safeway Price = $2.26

Cucina Tuscana Green Olives stuffed with Garlic, 13.54 oz.

Grocery Outlet Price = $1.99

Closest thing to it at Safeway was Mezzetta, 10 oz. at $7.19

Pepperage Farms Pretzel Thins

Grocery Outlet Price = .99 cents

Safeway Price = $3.49

Nabisco Lorna Doone 100 calerie 6 pk.

Grocery Outlet Price = $1.69

Safeway Price = $2.50

Nature Valley Granola Bars

Grocery Outlet Price = .99 cents

Safeway Price = $3.79

In general, I wasn't that suprised as I have been shopping at the Grocery Outlet for several years, used to go with my Mom when I was a kid, but I also know that you do have to be careful about what you buy there because they can be (in a few cases) actually higher then what you would pay somewhere else with a coupon. That being said, I always buy my Parmasan, Gorganzola and Gouda (my much beloved stinky fromages) there because it is considerably cheaper. Coffee is almost always a better deal there, even when compared to Cosco or weekly sale ads by other stores. As with any store you go too, watch the "best by" dates. Grocery Outlet does not sell expired items, but some of them are pretty close dated. But then again, Ive seen the same thing at Walmart so I guess its not here or there really.

Next week, Ginger and I plan on going on a Free Spree, we are going to hit every Walgreens, Right-Aid, Walmart and Target on the Northside and pick up any and everything we can get for free or near free with coupons. It should be a fun day, even if we dont find anything. There is this gal (not sure if she lives in Spokane or not) who does this and then sells it all at her yard sales, and making some good money. Very Clever!

Leah