Weekly Shopping Trips 9/25-9/30

This week's shopping trips was my major shopping for this pay period. Despite the sale ads not being that great I was able to get several things for cheap or free and use coupons that were going to expire.

I did two trips to Meijer this week and did very well. I got some free candy bars, cheap taco seasoning and taco sauce, along with some cheap cottage cheese and breaded fish.

Along with my Meijer trips, I went to Walgreens, Target, Family Fare, and Duthler's.

The Walgreens and Target trip were to get some non-grocery items that were on sale there that I could use a few of my expiring coupons.

Walgreens:

• 2 bottles OxiClean spray 
• 2 tubes Aspercreme 

Total OOP: $7.74

Total Savings: $13.65

Target: 

• 1 Cascade PowrPacs
• 2 bottles Clorox bleach
• 20 ct. Tide Stain Release
• 1 bottle Aussie shampoo = Free after cpn
• 1 bottle Herbal Essence shampoo = Free after cpn
• 1 tube Neosporin
• 20ct Bandaids

Total OOP: $12.63

Total Savings: $12.22

Family Fare: 

• 8pk Bounty paper towels
• 24 cups Yoplait yogurt
• 6 lbs apples
• 6.95 lbs ground beef
• 1 dz. eggs

Total OOP: $34.04

Total Savings: $30.44

Duthlers: 

• 2 half gallons Chocolate Milk

Total OOP: $2.66

Total Savings: $2.70

Grand Total OOP: $57.07

Grand Total Savings: $59.01


This post is linked to:

• Shopping Round-up at The Grocery Cart Challenge!

Meijer Shopping Trips (9/25-9/30)

1st trip:

• 8 candy bars
• 2 Pepsi 2 liters 
• 2 bags Chex Mix 
• 4 boxes Pizza Rolls 
• 2 boxes Eggo waffles 
• 1 jar Dole Peaches 
• 3 Warm Delight Brownies 
• 1 Juicy Juice 64 oz  

I used a $2 off next shopping order Cat that I had along with coupons that were going to expire today and MPerks.

My total out of pocket: $15.60
My total savings: $22.08

Here is one scenario from my 1st trip to Meijer:

2 Hershey Bars $1.58
2 Hershey Aerated $1.58
4 Reeses $3.16
Total $6.32
I used 2- B1G1 coupons(8-28 Smartsource insert) for the Hershey Bars/Aerated so that knocked $1.58 off or what would be equal to 2 free bars and then got 3 bars free due to the deal of Buy 5 get 3 free. So I got 8 bars of chocolate for the price of 3 bars which equals $2.37.

2nd trip(the bigger of the 2):

• 1 head of lettuce 
• 2 Ortega seasoning mixes
• 2.18lbs apples 
• 6 dozen eggs 
• 4 bags frozen corn 
• 2 loaves Texas Toast 
• 1 box onion soup mix 
• 4 cans tomato sauce 
• 2 small bottles Ortega taco sauce 
• 2 containers cottage cheese 
• 2 boxes brownies 
• 2 bags Gorton's fish fillets
• 2 bags BC cookie mix 
•  4 boxes Gogurt 
• 2 boxes pie crust 
• 2 bags Tostitos 
• 2 bags Tyson chicken nuggets 
• 4 bags Ore Ida potatoes 
• 4 boxes GM cereal 
• 4 Tombstones pizzas 

My total out of pocket: $76.97
My total savings: $74.03

Just to give you a couple of scenarios from the 2nd trip:

2 Ortega taco seasonings $1.32
2 8oz bottles Ortega taco sauce $2.82
Used 2-$1.00/2 internet printable 
Used 1-$1.00/4 Mealbox cpn 
Total: $1.14 for all 4 items! or 29 cents/item!

2 bags Gorton Fish Fillets $9.98
Promo buy 2 get $2.00 off instantly
used 2- $1.00/1 peelie Q (found on Ortega products back along the way)
Total: $5.98 for 2 bags

2-24 oz Daisy Cottage cheese $4.98
used 2-65¢/1 tearpad Qs(found those a few weeks ago)
used $1.00/2 Mealbox cpn
Total: $2.68 for 2 or $1.34 each!

Grand Total OOP: $92.57
Grand Total Savings: $96.11

I am very pleased with my results this week.