Weekly Shopping Trip--Savings $111.04

This week I was adventurous and took my 2yo shopping with me! I did that because I shopped in the morning hours rather than waiting for naptime. He actually was very well behaved until we got to the checkout and was wanting the candy off the shelves. He only asked a few times and he didn't go into a temper tantrum so all was fine and dandy!

This was payday week so I stocked up on getting some more meats in the freezer and in doing so I successfully in using my Catalina coupon for $5 off $20 or more of meat at Meijer!. I was down to just chicken in the house and the family was hollering that they didn't want chicken for the 4th day in a row! So I have a round steak, ground beef, and pork to round things out around the chicken for dinner meals.

Here is a breakdown of what I purchased this week:

Meijer:

• 5.66 lbs ground beef from round $11.32
• 2.47 lbs family pack top round steaks $7.41
• 4.03 lbs pork loin $8.06
• 2.68 lbs ground beef from chuck $4.28 (manager's markdown to $1.60/lb!)
• 1 pkg Bob Evans maple sausage links $2.54(manager's markdown plus 25/1 paper insert cpn)
• 2 Snicker bars FREE!(used 2-Mars free chocolate friday cpns)
• 3 boxes Kraft pasta salad 95¢ (used a peelie $1/2 coupon on a box plus used $1/3 Mealbox cpn)
• 6 boxes Kleenex $8.54(used 50/3 printable cpn & 50/3 paper insert cpn)
• 1 box M&M ice cream bars $1.19(used $1/1 paper insert cpn)
• 1 box Snicker ice cream bars $1.49(used $1/1 paper insert cpn)
• 1 carton Dean's ice cream $2.74
• 2 bags Gorton frozen fish $7.00(used $1/2 printable cpn)
• 4ct bag Chicken cordon bleu $4.99
• 2 pkgs Motts applesauce $2.33(used $1/2 Mealbox cpn)
• 2 bottles Motts apple juice $2.34(used $1/2 Mealbox cpn)
• 1 loaf Aunt Millies bread 90¢(used 35/1 paper insert cpn)
• 6 tubes Pillsbury cinnamon rolls $8.25(used 75/3 paper insert cpn)
• 2 tubes Pillsbury crescent rolls $3.00
• 2 boxes Chex Mix bars $3.32(used 60/1 printable cpn & 75/1 paper insert cpn)
• 2 boxes Poptarts $2.60(used $1/2 paper insert cpn)
• 1 box Electrasol dishwasher tabs 50¢(used 2.50/1 paper insert cpn)

Total OOP: $86.46

Total Savings: $78.41(includes the $5 off $20 meat Catalina cpn)

Total without coupons & sales: $164.87

Family Fare:

• 6.37 lbs boneless/skinless chicken breasts $11.98
• 4 pints blueberries $3.52(88¢ each)
• 1/2 gallon buttermilk $2.59
• 15 Yoplait yogurts 6.00(40¢ each--used 40/6 paper insert cpn & 50/6 printable cpn & 60/3 printable cpn)
• 1.64 lbs zucchini squash $1.62

Total was $25.71 used $4.80 bottle refund

Total OOP: $20.91

Total Savings: $32.63 with the bottle refund included!!

Total without sales, coupons and refund: $53.54

Grand Total OOP: $107.37

Grand Total Savings: $111.04

Grand Total without sales & coupons & bottle refund: $218.41

This post is linked at:

• Super Savings Saturday at MoneySavingMom!
• Weekly Shopping Round up at The Grocery Cart Challenge!