Weekly Shopping Trip

Whew! I had quite a shopping challenge this week. I'm trying very hard to not go over my $50 dollar/week for groceries & household supplies budget. I aim for $40, but my actual budget is $50. My cupboards have been bare and so I'm also trying to stock up with that $50. Did I make it? Let's see....

CVS/BigLots/Aldi's


CVS
I had many ECB's built up from doing Survey's for CVS Advisor Panel. So, I used them to buy some things we needed now but there were no great deals or coupons for. That's why I LOVE CVS!

2 CVS Sandwich bags $2.99 & $1.50 (Buy one Get one 50% off)
1 CVS Super glue $1.97
1 CVS super size trash bags $7.49
1 CVS Antiseptic Mouthwash $5.49
1 Glade Soy candle $3.29

- $3.00/1 Glade Frangrance candle CVS Coupon from prior receipt
-$3.00 ECB
-$15.00 ECB

OOP w/ Tax: $2.44
and, all the CVS items earned 4% towards my CVS quarterly earned ECBs

Big Lots
I took advantage of the 20% Off coupon that is currently out.

1 Mop Bucket
Regular Price: $1.00
- 20% coupon
= .80

Dog Biscuits (big bag)
Regular Price: $3.50
- 20% coupon
= $2.80

Total OOP w/ tax: $3.93

Aldi's

Grape tomatoes .69
2 packs Bell Peppers .69 ea
Fruit Cocktail .85 ea
Tortilla Chips .99

Total OOP w/ tax: $6.20 Target:
I desperately needed some new socks, even my 4 year old said "Mommy, you should buy some new socks for yourself". We currently have no clothing budget, so this small purchase had to come from somewhere so it's part of the groceries this week!

1 six-pack of socks
Sale Price: $5.00
- .50/1 peelie
= $4.50 that's .75 cents per pair of socks!

2 Olay Regenerist Facial Wash
Sale Price: $5.49
- $3/1 P&G 1/17
= $2.49 Each
*submitted for Olay's $15 MIR, so this should be a moneymaker*

Total OOP: $11.00

Publix:
4 Knox Gelatine
Reg Price: $1.39
- $4/1 Any Knox Product RP 1/24
= FREE + Overage

20 Birds Eye Steamers
Sale Prices: .89 - $1.19
- .50/1 1/10 SS
= FREE or .19 ea

4 Kraft Salad Dressing
Sale Price: $1.60
- $1/50/2 Printable
= .85 ea

8 Dole Fruit Cup Packs
Sale Price: $1.34 ea
- .75/2 SS 1/10
= .97 ea
* Also will submit for Dole 30 Day Challenge Rebate and receive coupons for 4 free packs

Morning Star Veggie Burgers
Sale Price: 1.99
- $1/1 Printable
= .99 ea

5 lbs Idaho Potatoes
Sale Price: $1.99

2 Uncle Bens Rice 5lbs
Sale Price: 3.49
- $1/1 Blinkie
= $2.49 ea

Total OOP w/ Tax: $12.91

Kroger

Kroger is having a Mega Event this week. Buy 10 of the participating items ( a wide range of items) and get an automatic $5 off at checkout. The sale price listed is the price after the $5 off is subtracted.

1st Transaction:

5 Bars of Kraft Cheese
Sale Price: $1.49
- $1/2 Printable
= .99 ea

3 Packs of Kraft Shreds
Sale Price: $1.49
- $1/2 Printable
= .99 ea

2 Boxes of Nabisco Crackers
Sale Price: $1.70
- $2/2 Printable
= .70 ea

OOP: $10.51 + $5 off next Purchase Catalina (earned from 5 Kraft cheese bar purchase) only good on Sunday, Jan 24

2nd Transaction:

2 Philly Cream Cheese
Sale Price: .99
- $1/1 from Publix Grape Magazine
= FREE

Post Raisin Bran
Sale Price: $2.19
- $2/1 Printable (must register)
= .19

3 Hunts Canned Tomatoes
Sale Price: $.50
- .45/3 (doubled) 1/10 SS
- .45/3 Shortcuts E-coupon
= .05 ea

3 packs of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
Sale Price: $1.41
- $1/1 and .50/1 (doubled) 11/15 RP
= .41 ea

1 Quilted Northern 12 Pack double rolls
Sale Price: $5.49
- $1/1 1/24 RP
- $2/1 Softcoin e-coupon (no longer available)
= $2.49
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Non-Mega Event Items:

8th Continent Soy Milk
Reg Price: $2.99
- $2/1 Printable (no longer available)
= .99

Milk
Reg Price: $1.65

Bananas
Reg Price: 1.34

- $5.00 Catalina received from Transaction 1
Total OOP: $15.21

GRAND TOTAL OOP: $51.68. Didn't quite make it under $50, but I was close. And my total savings after sales and coupons was $181 dollars! And then there is the $15 rebate from Olay and the 4 free packs of Dole fruit cups coming. So, not a bad week.