Sunday, August 28, 2011

Visiting the Public Library and Weekend Coupon Shopping

Jakob and I went to the Public Library Saturday morning to get him more Level 1 and Level 2 books to read.  I am trying really hard to make sure we read a minimum of one book a day which is about fifteen to twenty minutes for him to get through those levels.

After the library, we went to Kroger to pick up the weekly groceries to work with our menu planned and turn in our pennies into the Coinstar.  We had $12.17 worth of pennies collected and our change jar is much lighter now.  I recently learned you can turn in change to the Coinstar locations and receive e-gift certificates toward specific locations depending on the location of the Coinstar.  I thought the one I went to would let me put it toward Kroger, but it was not an option.  I decided it was not a big issue and selected for the Amazon.com e-gift card.

At Kroger, I spent $42.35 and saved $25.29 or 37%.  Here's the break down of everything I purchased today at Kroger. Items in red are the coupons and Kroger still triples coupons that are 35 cents (or less) to a $1.00 and doubles coupons that are 40-50 cents up to a maximum of $1.00.

Spent $42.35 and saved $25.29 or 37%

Mega Event:
2 - Nutri-Grain Bars $2.49
-$1/2 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain cereal bars, 6 ct +, RP 8/07
2 - Cheetos $1.99
Fritos $1.99
Jimmy Dean Sandwiches $3.99
-.75/1 Jimmy Dean Jimmy D's product, RP 7/31
2 - Sunny D $0.99
-.25/1 SunnyD product, SS 8/07
-.25/1 SunnyD product, SS 8/07 
2 - Neslte Pure Life Water $2.99
-$1 off Nestle Pure Life water, 5 gal or (2) .5 L 24 pk printable
-$1 off Nestle Pure Life water, 5 gal or (2) .5 L 24 pk printable

Produce:
Bananas $0.49/lb - $1.43
Apples $1.69/lb - $4.23
Grapes 0.99/lb - $3.24
Potatoes $2.48

Fridge or Frozen:
3 - Oscar Mayer Lunchables $1.00
2 - Silk Milk $3.22
-$1 off Silk soymilk, half gal., SS 7/10
-$1 off Silk soymilk, half gal., SS 7/10

Groceries:
Tortillas $1.50
Campbell Cheddar Cheese Soup $1.50
Skinner Spiral Pasta $1.59
Kroger Pretzels $1.25

After church on Sunday, I went to Walgreen's for a few specific items and ended up doing good overall but it took some work this week.  I really should just bring my coupon book with me to Walgreen's, but luckily I live nearby and made it work where I was able to use all of my leftover Register Rewards.  There was a pretty good deal on P&G products and we were running low on the items.  If you spent $30.00 (pre-coupons), you would get $10 back in RR.  I then was able to turn around and purchase the other items below.  Overall, I spent $26.45 and saved $52.34 or 66% today at Walgreen's.  I spent more out of pocket today than I normally do, but I decided before buying everything it was still a really good price.

Spent $26.45 and Saved $52.34 or 66%


Transaction #1 - Buy $30 of P&G, Get $10 RR
4 - Cascade $4.00
-$1 off Cascade product, PG 7/31 (exp 08/31)
-$1 off Cascade product, PG 7/31 (exp 08/31)
-$1 off Cascade product, PG 8/28
-$1 off Cascade product, PG 8/28  
2 - Downy $4.00
-$1.50/2 Tide detergent or stain release or Downy product, PG 8/28
1 - Tide $6.00
-$1 off Tide detergent, PG 7/31 (exp 08/31)
Total Due: $25.44
Get Back: $10.00 RR

Transaction #2
2 - Vitamin C $6.99 (Buy 1 Get 1 Free)
-$1 off Nature Made products, SS 8/14
-$1 off Nature Made products, SS 8/14 
2 - Crest Complete Toothpaste $2.50 (Get $3.00 RR WYB 2)
-$1 off Crest toothpaste 4 oz + or liquid gel, excl Cavity, Baking Soda or Tartar, PG 8/28
-$1 off Crest toothpaste 4 oz + or liquid gel, excl Cavity, Baking Soda or Tartar, PG 8/28 
1 - Carmex Lip Gloss $1.50 (Get $1.50 RR WYB 1)
1 - Chicken Noodle Soup $0.59 w/in-ad coupon
-$10.00 RR
Total Due: $0.08
Get Back: $4.50 RR

Transaction #3
1 - Cottonelle Toilet Paper $5.00
-.75/1 Cottonelle toilet paper, 12 pk + or (2) 4 pk, SS 8/14
2- Chicken Noodle Soup $0.59 w/in-ad coupon
-$3.00 RR
-$1.50 RR
Total Due: $0.93

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