My Shopping Trip 1/29/12 - Price Chopper

Well, it's been a dog's age since I posted a trip...  :)  Here's this past Sunday's rundown for Price Chopper. I did the Pepsi deal with the Bonus Coupon plus a $2/4 mani q from GU, the BOGO boneless ribs with the $1 off Hannaford coupon, the celery with the FB coupon, the Hellmann's deal (of course, we all know what a Hellmann's fiend I am LOL) with a $1/3, the PC pretzels with the FB coupon, the Knorr sides with two of the $1/3 with my doublers, the Kellogg's cereal with the free Minute Maid with two $1/2, the Eggland's Best eggs with the $.50/1 (got two since they ended up only $.99 ea! I was worried I would get the $.35/1 in my inserts), 1/2 lb of the hard salami on sale this week and used the $2 off from Hannaford, and hubby has been bugging me for some cheese and crackers to go with the pepperoni in the freezer from the last BOGO deal, so I did the Ritz/Cracker Barrel FB coupon too. Then I used the $3 off $40 or more from Hannaford. Final tally was this:

Total before AdvantEdge and Coupons: $138.71
Total items: 38
AdvantEdge savings: $40.28
Coupon Savings: $31.68
Total Savings:  $71.96
Bag credit - $0.15

Final OOP: $66.60

I did grab quite a few other things, only one item I bought didn't have a coupon. LOL Onions. Oh no, TWO items. I noticed they had the RubyKist apple juice for $1 again at my store, so I grabbed one on my way to the register. Love it when I save more than I spend!  :-D

My PC Trip 4/10 - $150 worth of groceries for $58

So much for skipping shopping this week! LOL After doing the GDA I just couldn't resist the freebies! I also finally picked up some PC reusable bags with their 5/$2 deal this week, awesome deal! Only $.40 a bag! I've been waiting for them to have a deal as my last reusable bags were getting pretty ragged. Plus I jsut love how much more you can carry in those bags over those silly plastic bags! hehe Ok, on to the deals I snagged! I got:


Kellogg's Fruit Loops - BO@ $3.79 GO Free
Kellogg's Frosted Flakes - BO@ $3.79 GO Free
used $1/2 X2 doubled
**$.90 per box AND got the FREE MILK Catalina at checkout

Dole bag salad - BO@ $3.99 GO Free
used $1.50/1 X2 coupons on package
**$.50 ea

My Grand Union Trip 4/3/11

I've really been enjoying the 5/$19.99 meat deals at GU these past weeks.  I've been picking up my 5 every week (give or take) and have quite the stock in the freezer!  I love the steaks, stew beef and 90% hamburg I can get for much cheaper than I would pay even on sale.  They had a few other good deals this week too, so here's what I got:

Tropicana Pure Premium orange juice - $1.99 X2
$1/2 doubled
final price - $.99 ea

V-8 V-Fusion juice - 2/$5
$1/2 doubled
final price - $1.50 ea

My Price Chopper Trip 4/3/11

Went for my weekly trip on Sunday and just so happened to need some things on the P&G $10 Mastercard WYB $30 so I figured I'd give it a whirl!  LOL  Also used the $5/10 PC products printable, and a couple of the FB coupons, and even an iSave coupon!  Here's the run down:

Jell-O gelatin or pudding 6 pk - $2.99
$1/1 doubled
final price - $.99

Goya canned beans - $1.09 X5
$1/5 doubled
final price - $.69 ea

PC can mushrooms - $.89 X5
PC can green beans - $.59 X5
used the $5/10 PC brands printable
$.50/3 PC green beans iSave q
final price - $.19 ea

My Shopping Trip 12/31/2010

Wow, shopping today took FOREVER!! I hit three places, Discount Foods, Price Chopper and Grand Union, had some expiring coupons to get used up. Here's the deals and steals at each:

Discount Foods:
Spent quite a bit of time here as I had a bunch of expiring coupons and I was hungry, so that combo made for lots of deals on snacks. LOL

Crisco canola oil - $2.49 X2
used $1/2
total - $.99 ea

Nonni's Biscotti - $.99 X4
used $1/2 X2
total - $.49 ea

Triscuits - BO@ $1.49 GO Free
used $1/2
total - $.25 ea

My Shopping Trip 12/26/2010

My day after Christmas venture in for groceries... oh my. Only went two places this week, Walmart and Price Chopper. Here's the rundown of each:

Walmart:
Metamucil Apple Crisp cookies - $4.72
used $1/1
total - $3.72

Metamucil original - $7.92
used $2/1
total - $5.92

Beaudreax Butt Paste - $4.88
used $2/1
total - $2.88

Huggies Pull Ups - $8.97
used $1/1
total - $7.97

Also got instant oatmeal, big jug of apple juice, new All You magazine, and regular diapers. Total OOP was $40.79. High, but had to get the Metamucil for poor DD, been having the potty-training constipation blues with her for a while. :(

Price Chopper:
Went to a young kid checker here on this trip and wow, we was out in the ozone somewhere. He stared somewhere over my shoulder the whole time and TOTALLY forgot to deduct my coupons. How frustrating. I had to go to customer service to get reimbursed for the coupons. It all was fine in the end, but what a hassle.

Dole salad blends - BO@ $3.99 GO Free

PC tall kitchen trash bags - BO@ $2.59 GO Free

Country Crock spread - $2.69
used $.50/1 doubled
total - $1.69

Gogurt - $2.99 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $1.99 ea

Hood sour cream - $1.99
used $1/1 doubled
total - FREE

Herbal Essences shampoo - $2.69 X3
used $1/1 X3 doubled
total - $.69 ea

Gerber prunes 2 pk - $1 X2
used $.75/2 doubled
total - $.25 ea

ChiChi's flour tortillas - $2 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $1 ea

Got some other produce, meat, and non-deal items also, oh and I had a $5 OYNO and a $1 OYNO that I used this trip also.

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $97.38
Total items - 40
AdvantEdge savings - $10.25
Coupon savings - $19.25
Total savings - $29.50

Total OOP - $67.70

Meh, at first I wasn't too impressed with this trip, but now that I'm looking it over again, I didn't do too bad all in total. I think it jsut gave me a bad feeling to have that full $87 deducted from my account, they did honor and credit the coupons after, but that gave me a uneasy feeling right from the get go.

My Shopping Trip 12/18/10

Now that I finally got last week's shopping posted, I can do this week's! LOL Hit four places today, Discount Foods, Walmart, Price Chopper and Grand Union. I was the spreader of holiday cheer and the coupon fairy all rolled into one today! Read on to see why I say this... Got some great deals at all stores except Walmart, so here's the rundown for all but that one stop:

Discount Foods:
Halls cough drops, 30 ct bag - $.89 ea
used $1/2
total - $.39 ea

Colgate 2 pk adult toothbrushes & Colgate kids toothbrush - $2.99 and $1.49
used $1/2
total - $1.74 ea

Old Spice deodorant - $1.69 X2
used $1/2
total - $1.19 ea

Fleishman's yeast 4 packet strip - $.49 X4
used $.40/1 X4
total - $.09 ea
**this was such a deal last week that I had to get more! :)

King Arthur flour - $1.99
used $.55/1
total - $1.44

Tetley tea bags - $1.99 X2
used $1/2
total - $1.49 ea

Beneful dry dog food - $2.49
used $2/1
total - $.49

Cover Girl pressed powder - $2.99

Christmas cards - 3/$1

Hershey's Pot Of Gold chocolates - BO@ $3.99 GO Free
used $1/1 (they wouldn't let me use a second coupon)
total - $1.50 ea

Heinz ketchup - $.99

Total OOP here was $20.50. I thought it was good for all I got. Loved the $.49 dog food! LOL Also really loved the super cheap boxes of chocolates, and they are pretty good sized boxes too. :) I also gave a woman that was shopping here two coupons for stuff in her cart, dog food and the Swanson stock cartons. She looked at me funny at first, but accepted and was truly thankful. Then I ended up being in checkout behind her and the cashier tried to refuse the dog food coupon and she was going to take it back, but I piped up and told them to check the description and they ended up putting it through.

Price Chopper:
Jones frozen breakfast sausage links - 2/$3

London Broil - BOGO - I got 2 HUGE steaks for $10.78

Arizona Arnold Palmer half and half - 2/$5

Celestial Seasonings tea - $2.99 X2
used $1/1 doubled X2
total - $.99 ea

Bestlife butter spread - $1.69
used $1/1 "doubled" to $1.69
total - FREE

McCormick gravy mix - $1 X3
used $1/3 doubled
total - $.33 ea

Land O Lakes butter quarters - 2/$5
used $1/2 doubled
total - $1.50 ea

Central Market Classics Mandarin oranges - $1.19 X5
**I did this to get the $5 OYNO... plus DD adores these. LOL

Campbell's cream of mushroom soup - 5/$4
used $1/4 mani coupon doubled
used $1/4 store coupon
total - $.20 ea

Nabisco Wheat Thins and Triscuits - 2/$4
used $1/2 doubled
total - $1 ea

Betty Crocker specialty potatoes - 4/$5
used $1/2 doubled X2
total - $.25 ea

White potatoes, 5 lb - $.88 w/in-ad coupon

Also got some other things that weren't sale or coupon items. Also had a $5 OYNO from last week's trip that I almost overlooked for this trip, glad I found it before I left to go shopping! LOL

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $102.79
Total items - 46
AdvantEdge savings - $29.05
Coupon savings - $23.80
Total savings - $52.85

Total OOP - $49.94

WOOT! My savings is higher than what I actually spent! Too funny! I was again the coupon fairy here, as well as spreading cheer to one of my favorite employees there. I was standing in the frozen aisle when two women came by price cheking and comparing chicken nuggets for their kids, and one said to go look in the meat case for the Price Chopper brand ones on the trays. I piped up and said that the Tyson Anytizer chicken dippers were really good, that my DD loves them, and I had coupons for them if it would help. So we chatted for a while, I explained a bit about couponing, and I gave them two coupons for the chicken, a couple others for items in their cart, and the website address for weusecoupons.com! LOL They were very thankful for all my help and were amazed at how far off their perceptions of couponing were. Then I trotted off to finish my shopping. In the dairy aisle I finally saw the employee I had been searching for. This lovely woman that I see just about every Saturday that is so nice, kind, helpful, and is ALWAYS smiling and talking to people, she really stood out as an outstanding employee. So as she buzzed by to put something away, we exchanged hellos as usual, then I told her I had something for her. Grabbed my coupon bag and dug out that star thing from the center of the Price Chopper magazines for customers to give to employees that make their shopping experience wonderful, and gave it to her and thanked her for being such a sweet and helpful person. She gave me a big hug and wished me happy holidays. I left there feeling so good! :D

Grand Union:
Hood egg nog - $2.99 X2
used $1/2 (ND)
total - $2.49 ea

Hormel pepperoni slices - 2/$6
used $1/2 doubled
total - $2 ea

Heluva Good block cheese - $1.88 X4
used $.50/1 X2 (ND)
used $1/2 (ND)
total - $1.38 ea

Best Yet milk gal - $1.99 X3

Total OOP here was $21.27. I originally went for just the deal on the milk and cheese, but had to grab the pepperoni for Hubby and the egg nog for me! hehe

That's it for this week, won't be shopping next Saturday, it being Christmas and all... ;) Unless I see some amazing deals I can't pass up in this weeks flyer and I have to buzz over during the week this week, I won't be shopping again until Sunday after Christmas. Happy Holidays everyone!

My Shopping Trip 12/11/10

I know, no ad post or matchups for last week, just too busy lately. Sorry!

Will post my shopping trip later...

Edited 12/18 -

FINALLY!! I never got a chance to post this over the last week, so here's the rundown, a little late, but better late than never! :)

Went to the Discount Foods store, Dollar Tree, Walmart, and Price Chopper. Only going to list three as there were no coupon items at Dollar Tree. Here's the rundown:

Walmart:
The only coupon item here was Huggies wipes, they were on rollback for $1.97, and I got 4 and used two $1/2 coupons, so they ended up being $1.47 each. Other than that, no real steals here other than my usual staples I get here.

Discount Foods:
Dole fruit cups 4 pk - $1.59

Cabbage - $.49 lb

Fleishman's yeast packets, 4 envelope strip - $.49
used $.40/1 X2
total - $.09 ea

Folgers instant coffee single serve packets - $2.59
used $1/1
total - $1.59

Rachael Ray dry dog food - $4.99
used $3/1
total - $1.99

Kit & Kaboodle dry cat food - $2.49
used $1/1
total - $1.49

New York bagel crisps - $.69 X2
used $1.25/2
**I'm noticing that I only seemed to be charged for one of these, maybe they were BOGO, they do that alot here
total - $.07 ea

Old London snacks - $.79 X2
used $1/2
**same thing happened with this one as the bagel crisps, must be a BOGO
total - $.29 ea

Total OOP here was $9.35. Not bad for all that stuff! The best deal was the yeast... $.09!?!?! What a steal! The snacks were super, super cheap too. Heck, everything here on this trip was super cheap! LOL

Price Chopper:
Land O Lakes margarine sticks - BO@ $1.99 GO Free
total - $1 ea

Over The Moon milk, half gallon - $2.99
used $1/1 doubled
total - $.99

Betty Crocker cookie mix - $1.79 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $.79 ea

Country Crock tub margarine - 2/$3
used $1.25/2
total - $.88 ea

Breakstone sour cream - $1.99 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $.99 ea

Sunsweet prunes, bag - $2.99
used $1/1 doubled
total - $.99

Country Crock mashed potatoes - $3
used $1/1 doubled
total - $1

Danimals Crush Cup yogurt - $2 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $1 ea

Apple & Eve Fruitables juice boxes 8 pk - $2.50
used $.55/1 doubled
total - $1.40

Gold Medal flour - $.99 w/ in-ad coupon

Krusteez cookie mix - $1.99 X3
used $1/1 doubled X3
total - FREE

Also got two of the $.77 per lb whole chickens that were on sale. Got a few other non-coupon items as well.

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $77.49
Total items - 29
AdvantEdge savings - $10.51
Coupon savings - $21.33
Total savings - $31.84

Total OOP - $45.65

Not too bad, loved the free cookie mix, super cheap chicken, and $.99 half gallon of milk. I'm happy. :)

My Shopping Trip 12/4/10

Wow the stores were busy! It was nuts out there. I went quite a few places today, and it took me forever! I decided to check out the two dollar stores in town, it was interesting. I hit Dollar General, the discount foods store, Walmart, Dollar Tree, Price Chopper and Grand Union. Whew! I'm tired all over again just reading that list! LOL Here's the rundown of each:

Dollar General:
Got us a little Christmas tree for $5! hehe
Play rings for DD - $1
Tea set for DD - $5
Franks Red Hot sauce - $1 X2
used $1/2
total - $.50 ea
Raisins 8 pk - $1.35
Notebook for me - $1.25
Canned veggies - $.50 X6

Total OOP here was $18.34. I thought the canned veggies were a pretty good deal as PC and GU store brand are usually $.67 to $.69. Also loved the deal on the Frank's, hubby has been wanting some, and it was a good price. :)

Discount Foods:
Goya rice mix - $.69 X2
used $1/2
total - $.19 ea
Decorating sugar - $.59 X2
Apples, 5 lb - $1.89
Onions, 2 lb - $1.19
Green pepper - $.60
Yesterday's News kitty litter - $4.99
used $1/1
total - $3.99

Total OOP here was $9.47. I really just went here for the Goya and kitty litter, but found a few other good deals so I snagged them!

Walmart:
No real steals or deals here. Diapers for DD, apple juice, Goldfish crackers, and litter box liners. Total OOP was $21.40. If I didn't need diapers I probably would have skipped Walmart this week.

Price Chopper:
Plumrose ham steaks - BO@ $5.99 GO Free
total - $3 ea
Eggs, dz - $1.79 X2
used $.55/2 dz IP and a tripler
total - $.97 ea
Betty Crocker cookie mix - $1.79 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $.79 ea
Italian bread - $1.99
PC wheat bread 2 pk - $2.99
Ground beef 5 lb - $9.99
Hamburger Helper - $1.59 X3
used $1/3 and a tripler
total - $.59 ea
Chicken, whole - $1.29/lb - $6.33
(I know, this goes on sale tomorrow for like $.77/lb, but I really, really didn't want to go back out tomorrow!)
Kibbles & Bits dog food - $4
used $1.50/1
total - $2.50
Hershey's mint and caramel Kisses - $3 X2
used $1/2 and a tripler
total - $1.50 ea
Potatoes, 5 lb - $2.99
Bar S hot dogs - $1 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - FREE
Nabisco Ritz pretzels - $2.79
used $1/1 doubled
total - $.79

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $70.68
Total items - 20
AdvantEdge savings - $13.44
Coupon savings - $14.60
Total savings - $28.04

Total OOP - $42.64

Meh. I mean I got good deals on stuff and all, but I still wasn't thrilled with the final OOP. Not to mention that I actually had two sets of three tripler coupons and I just couldn't go back in there again to use the second set. :( Kinda bummed, but I sat in the car for a while trying to think what else to really get that we needed and I couldn't come up with a thing! So I left. LOL

Grand Union:
Marcal Small Steps napkins - $1.99 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $.99 ea
Milk 1 gal - 2/$5
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter - $2.79 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $1.79 ea
Chex cereal - $1.79 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $.79 ea
London Broil - $8.90

And I actually just noticed that I got some clearance bakery apple bites that were $1.99 with a $1 off coupon and they didn't ring them up. I have them, they must not have scanned them. Oh well. Total OOP here was $21.23.

That's all she wrote! It was a loooong day. I got a late start to begin with, then the stores were an absolute zoo... made for a very un-relaxing shopping trip. LOL

My Shopping Trip 11/27/10

Mellow shopping day today, only hit Price Chopper and Walmart for necessities for the week. Rundown of the steals and deals as follows:

Price Chopper:

Jones sausage roll - BO @ $3.99 GO Free X4
used BOGO Free
total - $1 ea

Newman's Own iced tea/lemonade - $2.29 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $1.29 ea

Kibbles & Bits dog food - $4
used $1.50/1
total - $2.50

Hood sour cream - $1.99
used $1/1 doubled
total - FREE

Nabisco Ritz pretzel munchables - $2.79
used $1/1 doubled
total - $.79

Lipton tea bags, 16 ct - $1.39 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $.39 ea

Top Care lotion - $4
used $1/1
total - $3

Pepsi 12 pk - 4/$10 w/ in-ad coupon
used $2/4 from Grand Union flyer
total - $2 ea

Also got 2 gallons of milk, Hunts spaghetti sauce for $1 a can, Kool Aid lemonade, two 18 pks of eggs, bakery Italian bread, whole chicken, apples on sale for $1/lb, Hillshire Farms smoked sausage for 2/$6, and stew beef.

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $97.52
Total items - 32
AdvantEdge savings - $18.38
Coupon savings - $22.44
Total savings - $40.82

Total OOP - $56.70

Walmart wasn't really any deals. Went for the $1.97 apple juice and diapers for DD and that was it.

Didn't think I did too bad all in all. Got some extra stuff for the freezer, free sour cream and the great deal on the soda, so not complaining! I hear there are triplers in next week's flyer, so plan on using them wisely! :)

My Shopping Trip 11/20/10

Whew! Whirlwind of shopping today. Hit 4 stores total, deals at some, not at others. Decided to pick up all my Christmas baking stuff now as there are sales on and coupons out. So spent a little more than usual, but other than shopping for DD and hubby, all Christmas shopping is done! Yay!! Here's the rundown of each:

Discount foods:
Pillsbury quick bread mix - $1 X4
(used my coupons for these last week at PC, but still a good deal)

Goya rice mix - $.69 X4
used $1/2 X2
total - $.19 ea

Betty Crocker muffin mix - $1.49 X3
used $1/2 and $.50/1
total - $.99 ea

Pillsbury brownie mix - $1.49 X4
used $1/2 X2
total - $.99 ea

Green beans, can - $.49 X2

Carolina rice - $1.59
used $.50/1
total - $1.09

Betty Crocker cookie mix - $1.29 X2
used $.40/1 X2
total - $.89 ea

Jello pudding mix - $.39 X4

Puppy Chow dog food - $2.29
used $2/1
total - $.29

Yesterday's News cat litter - $4.99
used $1/1
total - $3.99

Total OOP for everything was $21.66! Very happy with this stop! :)

Walmart:
No coupon deals here this trip, diapers for DD and a few other things we needed at the house that I knew were better priced here. Total OOP here was $31.56.

Price Chopper:
Brown & Serve sausage - BO @ $2 GO Free
total - $1 ea

Oscar Mayer bologna - BO @ $3.99 GO Free
total - $1.99 ea

PC large eggs - $1.68 X3

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter - $1.66 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $.66 ea

Betty Crocker specialty boxed potatoes - $1 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled
total - FREE

Kraft shredded cheddar - $3.19 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $2.19 ea

Betty Crocker cookie mix - $1.79 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled
total - $.79 ea

PC split top wheat bread - 2/$3

Wesson oil - $3.29 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $2.29 ea

Betty Crocker cake mix - $1 X3
Betty Crocker frosting - $1.79 X3
used $1/2 (when you buy both) X3 doubled
total - $.40 ea

Pepperidge Farms Goldfish - $2.19
used $.55/1 doubled
total - $1.09

PC orange juice - 2/$5
used $1/1 PC coupon
total - $2 ea

Gerber prunes, 2 pk - $1 X2
used $.75/2 doubled
total - $.25 ea

Betty Crocker gingerbread mix - $1.99

Nature Valley granola bars - $3 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $2 ea

Nestle morsels - $2 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled
total - $1 ea

Junior bananas - $.99

Hillshire Farms kielbasa - 2/$6

Cooks boneless ham steaks - 2/$7

Lucky Charms cereal - $2
Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal - $2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $1 ea

CV milk, gallon - $2.39 X2

Pepsi, 2 ltr - $1.50 X4
used flyer coupon for 4/$4
total - $1 ea

PC cola, 12 pk - $2.99

Loved getting the free potatoes, wasn't thrilled with paying for butter but still a good price, and great deals on the baking stuff as well as other items!

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $139.37
Total items - 55
AdvantEdge savings - $31.80
Coupon savings - $33.60
Total savings - $65.40

Total OOP - $73.97

Not bad at all! Definitely more OOP than usual, but like I said, this will cover pretty much ALL our family and friends for Christmas, so I'm not complaining! Also restocked the pantry a bit for our own use. $10 shy of 50% savings, I'm good with that! :)

Grand Union:
Pretty much just stopped here to hit the liquor store, but they had a sale on the Dole fruit bites for $2.99 ea. I got 3 and used 3 $1/1 that were doubled, so I got the fruit bites for $.99 ea. DD loves these, so I try to grab them when they are cheap.

All in all not a bad week. Super happy to have gotten all the baking stuff bought and ready to go. That will take a little pressure off as we get closer to the holidays. Sure, I spent a bit more, but I FILLED the back of the car, and then some. Ready to start baking!! LOL

My Shopping Trip 11/13/10

Another budget shopping trip this week. The total budget for food this week was $50, and for once I came in under! LOL Hit two places, the Discount Foods store and Price Chopper. Here's the deals and steals at both:

Discount Foods:
2 lb bag of onions - $1.19
2 pk garlic cloves - $.79
King Arthur flour, 5 lb - $1.99
used $.55/1 - total: $1.44
Masa corn flour, 5 lb - $1.09

So total out of pocket was $4.51. YAY!! LOL I was a little worried that the flour was going to be cheaper at PC with a doubled coupon, but it wasn't, so I made the right call. Oh, and $1.09 for the Masa is fantastic!! Mix the Masa with water and make your own tortillas. I can say I've never bought about 3 - 4 dozen tortillas for $1.09! :)

Price Chopper:
Hood sour cream - $1.99 X2
used $1/1 X2 doubled
total - FREE

Kibbles & Bits dog food - $4 X2
used $1/1 X2 doubled
total - $2 ea

Pillsbury quick bread mix - $1.66 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled
total - $.66 ea

Meow Mix cat food - $4
used $1/1 doubled
total - $2

SunSweet bite size prunes, bag - $2.99
used $1/1 doubled
total - $.99

Also got 2 gallons of milk, 2 dozen eggs, 2 pouches of Betty Crocker brownie mix, 2 jugs of PC apple juice, a package of chicken legs and thighs ($.99/lb!), 4 Empire apples ($1/lb!), and 5 lb bag of PC white potatoes.

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $57.94
Total items - 21
AdvantEdge savings - $9.39
Coupon savings - $15.98
Total savings - $25.37

Total OOP - $32.57

Not bad if I do say so myself! :) A whole week of dinners for under $40! Granted I have pork chops left over from last week's $1/lb sale, and a beef smoked sausage that we will be using this week for dinners, so that helped. And ANOTHER week I'm really looking forward to all our meals. Soup and grilled cheese, pork chops withe rice and a veg, red beans and rice with sausage and eggs (and homemade tortillas!!), bean soup with rice and more tortillas (I LOVE the tortillas, can you tell? LOL), egg salad sandwiches, fried chicken with mashed taters and a veg, and gallo pinto. YUMMY!!!

My Shopping Trip 11/6/10

Hit Price Chopper twice this week! Those tripler coupons came in handy. :) This week's trip was another budget trip for dinners, but still did ok. Here's my deals and coupon items for today's trip:

Price Chopper pie crust - $2
used $.50/1 PC coupon
total - $1.50

Kraft american singles - $2.79 X2
used $1/2 and a tripler
total - $1.29 ea

Kraft shredded cheese - $2.99 X2
used $1/2 and a tripler
total - $1.49 ea

Del Monte can veggies - $.99 X5
used $1/5 and a tripler
total - $.39 ea

BestLife butter spread - $1.69
used $1/1 doubled
total - FREE

Apple & Eve Fruitables juice boxes - $2.50
used $.55/1 doubled
total - $1.40

Price Chopper applesauce 6 pk - $1.50
used $1/1 PC coupon
total - $.50

Zatarain rice mixes - $1.99 X3
used $1/3 doubled
total - $1.32 ea

Betty Crocker cookie mix - $1.79 X2
used $1/2 doubled
total - $.79 ea

Pepperidge Farms Goldfish - $1.53 ea
used $1/3 PC coupon
total - $1.20 ea

Hillshire Farms smoked sausage - 2/$6
used $.75/2 doubled
total - $2.25 ea

Pork Chops - $1/lb so I grabbed another pkg this trip, great deal!

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $103.28
Total items - 46
AdvantEdge savings - $14.37
Coupon savings - $19.79
Total savings - $34.16

Total OOP - $69.12

The final OOP was pretty high for me, but I also got a bunch of produce and some meat, so all in all not bad for what I got. We also have great dinners this week! :) Carne Tapada, chicken soup from scratch, pork sazon w/ ensalada de repollo, shepherd's pie and oven emenadas. Mmmmm, I'm looking forward to ALL the meals, yummy!

My Shopping Trip 10/31/10

Like I said in an earlier post, I skipped last week and we are on a limited food budget this week also, so really loved getting the tripler coupons in this week's flyer. I only hit Walmart and Price Chopper this week, no really great deals at Walmart, needed diapers for DD, Q-Tips and cat litter liners there and no coupons. :( Here's the rundown of my Price Chopper trip today:

Price Chopper:

Price Chopper tall kitchen bags - BO @ $2.49 GO Free
total - $1.25 ea

Price Chopper soda 12 pk - $2.99 ea X2

Frigio string cheese 12 pk - $3.99 X2
used $1/2 with tripler
total - $2.49 ea

Bestlife butter spread - $1.69 ea X2
used $1/2 "doubled" X2
total - FREE

Mento gum 15 pc - $1.69 ea X3
used $1/1 "doubled" X3
total - FREE

Over The Moon milk 1/2 gal - $3 ea X2
used $1/1 with tripler X2
total - FREE

Price Chopper fruit snacks - 2/$3

Clear Value milk 1 gal - $2.58

Price Chopper apple juice - $1.88 X2
used $1/2 breast cancer awareness packaged PC brand items
total - $1.38 ea

Price Chopper eggs 1 dz - $1.59

Junior bananas - $.99

Price Chopper Best Friends Naturals dog food - $3.99
used $1/1 PC coupon
total - $2.99

Price Chopper steamable frozen veggies - $1.49 X3
used $.75/3 PC coupon
total - $1.24 ea

Cook ham steak - 2/$3

Hillshire Farms Kielbasa - 2/$6
used $.75/1 doubled
total: $2.25 ea

Ground Beef - $8.16

Pork Chops - $4.67 (this was the $1 per lb one, got a big pack for that price!)

Roasting Chicken - $5.79 (this was the $.88 per lb deal)

Price Chopper instant coffee - $4.99
used $1/1 PC coupon
total - $3.99

Price Chopper raisins 6 pk - $1.99

Onions 2 lb - $1.99

Apples - 1.69 lb at $1.29 per lb - $2.18

I had a $5 OYNO to use and a $2/$15 meat purchase also, so that helped!

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $101.93
Total items - 35
AdvantEdge savings - $10.25
Coupon savings - $29.70
Total savings - $39.95

Total OOP - $61.98

Not as good a savings as I had hoped for, to be honest, but the $5 OYNO and the $2 off meat helped. Not to mention that I got milk, butter and Mentos gum for FREE!!! :-D And the pork chop and whole chicken deal was really good too. I actually got two flyers in my Sunday paper today too, so I got two sets of tripler coupons. I may have to send Hubby back for another trip this week if I can scrounge up any more great deals!

My Shopping Trip 10/16/10

This is a little late, been ANOTHER one of "those" weeks this week. I seem to be having alot of them lately! LOL Hit 3 places this week, Walmart, Price Chopper and Grand Union. Here's the deals and quick rundown of each:

Walmart:
Had to stop here for diapers for DD, so figured I'd get a few freebies and cheapies while there!

Gain dish soap - $.97 X3
used $1/1 X3
total - FREE plus $.09 overage

Tic Tacs - $.96 X2
used $1/1 X2
total - FREE plus $.08 overage

Mentos gum - $1.28 X3
used $1/1 X3
total - $.28 ea

Like I said, got diapers for DD, and a couple pasta bowls for lunches for her, total OOP was $18.73. Not bad for all that.

Price Chopper:
Not a "great" trip here this week, unfortunately. My really good deals here are as follows, but not going to list all the coupon items this time:

Ben & Jerry's single serve cups - $1 X12
used $1/4 X3
total - $.50 ea

YoCrunch yogurt parfait - $1
used FREE catalina
total - FREE

Johnson's baby shampoo & wash - 2/$5
used $1/1 X2
total - $.50 ea

That's about it for really good deals, here's the final total and savings:

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $117.20
Total items - 35
AdvantEdge savings - $24.20
Coupon savings - $16.00
Total savings - $40.20

Total OOP - $77.00

Grand Union:
Meh, going to not break this one down as there were no really amazing deals here. I got two apple juice, corn dogs that were on sale and I had 2 coupons for (no doubling though, that didn't make me happy), Apple & Eve Fruitables juice box 8 packs that I had a $1/2 coupon for (this one was doubled), so final OOP was $13.00 for all that though, so it was ok.

That's it for last week's trips... on to this week's posts... and I'm behind on that too! LOL

My Shopping Trip 10/2/10

Trip this week was a whirlwind trip at the crack of dawn! LOL We had plans to go to a family cider press on Saturday and the only way I was going to get shopping done was to go as soon as I got up at 5:30 AM, or do it when we got home that night. Needless to say, I knew I would be waaaay too pooped after a long day pressing cider outside, so I went as soon as I got up. LOL Since Grand Union doesn't open until 7, I only hit Price Chopper (24 hour store for me here), and Walmart (opened at 7 AM), yesterday then raced home to get the family ready to head out. I'm only listing the PC trip this week as Walmart was just diapers, wipes, bottle liners and Goldfish crackers, no coupons or deals. Here's the Price Chopper run down:

Captain Crunch cereal - BO @ $4.19 GO Free
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.10 ea

PF Chang's dinners for two - $7.99 X2
used $2/1 X2 - minus $4
total - $5.99 ea

Carolina rice - $2.89
used $.50/1 doubled - minus $1
total - $1.89

PC steambag veggies - $1 X5
PC apple juice - $1.88 X3
CM Mandarin oranges - $1.09 X2
used $5/10 PC or CM products - minus $5
total - $.78 ea

Danimals Crush Cup yogurt - $2 X3
used $1/1 X3 doubled - minus $6
total - FREE

Grande tortilla chips - 2/$5
used $1/1 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $.50 ea

Arnold breads - 1/2 off ($2.09 ea) X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $1.09 ea

Dole fruit bowls - $2.69 X3
used $1/3 doubled - minus $2
total - $2.02 ea

Stouffers toasted subs - 4/$10
used $1/1 doubled - minus $2
total - $2 ea

Kraft salad dressing - $2 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $1 ea

Kibbles n Bits dry dog food, 20 lb bag - $9.99
used $2/1 and pet doubler - minus $4
total - $5.99

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $188.74
Total items - 55
AdvantEdge savings - $37.50
Coupon savings - $37.00
Total savings - $74.50

Total OOP - $114.24

Final OOP was higher than usual, but I also didn't split it between 2 stores this week. There were some better deals on things we needed at Grand Union this week, but since I skipped them due to not having enough time, I think it all comes out in the wash. Also got a few items that I usually don't get at PC, like beer and dog food, and I also got the chicken drumsticks deal for $1.39/lb and the ground beef deal for $1.99/lb, so there was more meat this trip as well. But we'll get at least two meals out of the chicken, and SIX meals out of the hamburg. It all comes out in the wash! :)

AND my wonderful aunt and uncle that hosted the cider press we went to have an AMAZING garden at their house that they are trying to clean out before frost hits and destroys everything, so we left there with not only 2 big jugs of fresh cider, but a big bag of winter squash, tomatoes, jalepenos, serranos, cukes, celery... all for free! We had a truly wonderful time visiting with family, great potluck meal with all kinds of delicious offerings, and incredible smoked ribs and beef brisket from my uncle. It was an out of this world, perfect fall day in Vermont! :D

My Shopping Trip 9/25/10

I know this is horribly late, but it's been another hell week this week and I am soooooo behind! I only hit 3 places this week, Walmart, Price Chopper and Grand Union, and I'm only going to post the final OOP this week as I still haven't even done my matchups for the week. Ugh! Ok, so here's the rundown (abbreviated version):

Walmart:
Only got diapers, dog food and more FREE razors here. Used 3 of the $2/1 Schick razors coupons and got the overage. Final OOP was $19.26 for everything.

Price Chopper:
Did ok this week at PC, got alot more meat and fresh produce than usual, but had coupons for pretty much everything else, so all in all not too bad.

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $115.62
Total items - 32
AdvantEdge savings - $26.99
Coupon savings - $32.20
Total savings - $59.19

Total OOP - $56.43

My big score here was the store coupon for boneless skinless chicken at $1.69 a pound, and I also had another coupon that gave me another $2 off for buying two Hellmann's mayo, so I ended up getting an almost 4 pound package of chicken for $4.50. :)

Grand Union:
Nothing really major here this week, used a few expiring coupons I had set aside, and I got yogurt and sour cream for free. Total OOP was $42.86. And again, keeping in mind that $16 was beer for hubby, not bad.

Sorry so brief, but I HAVE to get my matchups posted tonight and I HAVE to give DD a bath tonight too. Just not enough hours in the day... :)

My Shopping Trip 9/18/10

Had some expiring coupons to get used up today, so hit 4 places this week. Dicount Foods store, Walmart, Price Chopper and Grand Union. Still working on cleaning out the freezer, so it was mainly shopping for deals this week and not really any dinner staples. Although I did pick up some stockpile stuff to add to our growing pile of backstock. :) Here's the rundown of the stores:

Discount Foods:
Feline Pine cat litter, lg bag - $4.99

Colgate toothpaste - $1.69 X2
used $1/1 X2 - minus $2
total: $.69 ea

Goya canned pickled jalepenos - BO $.89 GO Free
total - $.45 ea

That was it there for really good deals. Also got liquid hand soap, a big bottle of body lotion, frozen garlic bread and that was it. Total OOP was $13.81.

Walmart:
Schick razor 12 pk - $1.97 X2
used $2/1 X2 - minus $4
total - FREE plus $.06 overage

Maybeline Great Lash mascara - $4.24
used $1/1 - minus $1
total - $3.24

Cover Girl pressed powder - $5.94
used $1/1 - minus $1
total - $4.94

Children's Advil - $5.52
used $1/1 - minus $1
total - $4.52

Brut aerosol deoderant - $3.42
used $1/1 - minus $1
total - $2.42

Also got cat litter liners, diapers, and two new DVDs for DD's Birthday this Friday! :) Total OOP was $43.48.

Price Chopper:
Betty Crocker cookie mix - $2 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1 ea

Pillsbury Sweet Moments brownies - $3 X2
used $1/1 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $1 ea

Ziploc storage bags reg - $2
used $.35/1 doubled - minus $.70
total - $1.30

Ziploc Slider storage bags - $2 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1 ea

Hamburger Helper - $1 X3
used $.75/3 doubled - minus $1.50
total - $.50 ea

Betty Crocker fruit snacks - $2 X3
used $1/3 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.33 ea

Hunts Ketchup - $2.19 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.19 ea

Betty Crocker scalloped potatoes - $1 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - FREE

Polar soda 2 ltr - $1.19 X3
used $1/3 doubled - minus $2
total - $.52 ea

Juicy Juice - 2/$5
used $.75/2 doubled - minus $1.50
total - $1.75 ea

Welch's grape juice 64 oz- $3 X2
used $1/1 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $1 ea

Hormel chilli - 4/$5
used $1/2 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $.25 ea

Pepperidge Farms Milano cookies - $2.37 X2
used $1/1 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $.37 ea

Barber chicken cordon bleu - $3 X2
used $1/1 doubled - minus $2
total - $2 ea

Totinos pizza rolls - $2.99 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.99 ea

Airwick air freshener - $2.50 X4
used BOGO Free X2 - minus $5
total - $1.25 ea

Era laundry detergent - $2 X2
used $1/1 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - FREE

Also used a $1 OYNO and a $5 OYNO.

Picked up 2 gallons of milk, eggs, cake mix and frosting for DD's birthday, corned beef hash, Goldfish crackers, grapes, family pack of pork chops, and some Gerber prunes for DD.

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $155.15
Total items - 51
AdvantEdge savings - $45.30
Coupon savings - $50.55
Total savings - $95.85

Total OOP - $59.30

Holy savings Batman!! LOL I shocked myself with that total. I saved almost double what I spent. Very, very happy with this trip! :)

Grand Union:
Marcal Small Steps napkins - $2.19 X2
used $1/1 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $.19 ea

Tyson Any'tizers - $6.99
used $1/1 doubled - minus $2
total - $4.99

Keebler sandwich crackers 8 pk - $1.99 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $.99 ea

Nestle chocolate chips - $2.50 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $1.50 ea

Hefty Cinch Sack trash bags - $3.50 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $2.50 ea

Friskies cat food - $3.99
used $1/1 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.99

Also got a soda for the road, salt, sugar, limes, can mushrooms, beer for hubby and pineapple juice while I was there. Total OOP was $52.39. Combined Grand Savings and coupons savings were only $27.10. But again, considering $16.00 of that total is beer, not bad overall!

Got lots of stuff today, back of the mama-wagon was full! Stocked up on lots of staples for the pantry, so I'm happy with that. :)

My Shopping Trip 9/11/10

Whew! Hit three stores this week and did AWESOME!! Got free stuff at every store and overages at Walmart too! :) Also saved more than I spent at Price Chopper, can't complain about that. hehe We're having a "clean out the freezer" week this week, so not a ton of dinner stuff, but still got some great deals. Here's the rundown of my three stops:

Walmart:
Curad bandages - $.96 X3
used $.50/1 X3 - minus $1.50
total - $.46 ea

Cinnabon cereal - $2
used $1/1 - minus $1
total - $1

Aveeno baby lotion - $7.97
used $1/1 - minus $1
total - $6.97

Gain dish soap - $.97 X3
used $1/1 X3 - minus $3
total - FREE plus $.09 overage

Post-It super sticky notes - $.50 X3
used $1/1 X3 - minus $3
total - FREE plus $1.50 overage

Schick razor 12 pk - $1.97 X3
used $2/1 X3 - minus $6
total - FREE plus $.09 overage

Also got diapers for DD, dog food, and Goldfish for DD and total OOP was only $34.50. Considering $13.97 of that is diapers, I didn't that was too bad!

Price Chopper:
Cap'n Crunch cereal - BO@$4.19 GO Free
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.10 ea

Super Pretzel soft pretzels - BO@$2.89 GO Free
used $.50/1 doubled - minus $1
total - $.95 ea

Era laundry detergent - $2 X3
used $1/1 X3 doubled - minus $6
total - FREE

Wisk laundry detergent - $4.99 X3
used $3/1 X3 - minus $9
total - $1.99 ea

Pillsbury cinnamon rolls - $2.29 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.29 ea

Pillsbury Grands rolls - $1 X2
used $.30/2 doubled - minus $.60
total - $.70 ea

Oscar Mayer Lunchables w/water - $3 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $2 ea

Kotex pads - 2/$5
used $2/2 - minus $2
total - $1.50 ea

BestLife butter spread - $1.50
used $1/1 "doubled" - minus $1.50
total - FREE

Ocello sponge - $1.79 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $.79 ea

Also used a $2 OYNO and a $5 OYNO with this trip.

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $106.28
Total items - 32
AdvantEdge savings - $28.64
Coupon savings - $37.10
Total savings - $65.74

Total OOP - $40.54

Also got eggs (forgot to print the coupon for them, grrr...), 2 gallons of milk, PC stuffing mix, PC fruit snacks, Brown n Serve sausage, straws, grapes, and plum tomatoes so I was really, REALLY happy with the final OOP for all that stuff!

Grand Union:
Trop50 orange juice - $1.99
used $1/1 doubled - minus $1.99
total - FREE

Top Sirloin - on sale for $2.99/lb

Turkey Hill iced tea - $1.89 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $.89 ea

Scott Mega Roll paper towels 6 pk - $5.69
used $1/4+ doubled - minus $2
total - $3.69

Here I also got a Pepsi for the road, and beer for Hubby ($16 of the total) and my OOP was only $34.50. Again, not too bad for all that stuff.

My Shopping Trip 9/4/10

Now on to THIS week! Only hit 2 stores this week, Price Chopper and Grand Union. It's been nice to have some extra stuff around so I don't have to hit all 3 places every week. :) Here's the deals for the week:

Price Chopper:
Orville Redenbacher popcorn - BO@$4.39 GO Free
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.20 ea

Dole bag salad - BO@$3.49 GO Free
total - $1.75 ea

Apple & Eve Fruitables - $3.99 X2
used $.55/1 X2 doubled - minus $2.20
total - $2.89 ea

Wishbone dressing - $2.50 X3
used $2/3 - minus $2
total - $1.83 ea

Hunts Snack Pack pudding - $1 X4
used $1/4 doubled - minus $2
total - $.50 ea

Pepperidge Farms Deli Flats - 2/$5
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1.50 ea

Pop Tarts - $2 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $1 ea

Oscar Meyer Lunchables w/water - $3.19 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $2.19 ea

Newman's Own Pizza - $5.99 X2
used $1/1 doubled - minus $2
total - $4.99 ea

Jimmy Dean Breakfast Bisquits - $4.50
used $1/1 doubled - minus $2
total - $2.50

Tyson Anytizers Chicken Dippers - $5.99
used $1/1 doubled - minus $2
total - $3.99

Whiskas cat food - $4.69
used $2/1 - minus $2
total - $2.69

Total Price Chopper trip before AdvantEdge and Coupons - $121.12
Total items - 35
AdvantEdge savings - $23.53
Coupon savings - $20.20
Total savings - $43.73

Total OOP - $77.39

Savings were not so hot this week I see. LOL I did much better at the next place...

Grand Union:
Turkey Hill iced tea 1/2 gal - 3/$5 X4
used $1/2 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $.67 ea

White Castle Hamburgers/Cheeseburgers - 2/$7
used $.50/1 X2 doubled - minus $2
total - $2.50 ea

Farm Rich Motzerella Sticks / Jalepeno Poppers - $5.99 X2
used $2/1 X2 - minus $4
total - $3.99 ea

Rice Krispies treats - $1.99 X2
used $1/2 doubled - minus $2
total - $.99 ea

Hood Cottage Cheese - $2.29 X2
used $1/1 X2 doubled - minus $4
total - $.29 ea

Got some good deals at GU this week. Looking forward to next week as the flyers I've seen so far look promising!