I'm Such A Lazy Shopper!

Other than a trip to Sprouts, it had been 2 weeks since I grocery shopped. I mainly just needed dairy and some chips/snacks. We have a stocked pantry and freezer otherwise!! I headed to Alberstons yesterday morning, before the ad arrived at the house, so I had to just wing it this trip.

I spent $29.39 and saved $23.45.

This week at Albertsons Kraft Cheese is 5/$10 ($2 each). Now this wasn't tagged of course, but here's there catalina deal:

Buy 3 (6 oz or larger) Kraft Cheeses and get $2.00 off your next order (oyno, or a catalina)
Buy 4 get a $3.00 catalina
Buy 5 or more get a $4.00 catalina

I was bummed this wasn't tagged in the store since I bought 2 Kraft Cheeses. I would have got at least one more, darn it! This deal runs 6/19 until 7/12.

I also saw catalina tags on Jello Pudding 6 packs, buy 2 get a $1.00.

Another deal, I used my 2 Kool-Aid/Sugar coupons from a few weeks back. Kool-Aid is priced at Albertsons 8/$1.00 ($.12 each). So I purchased 20 packets and 2 C&H sugars at $2.19 each. That's $6.78 for Kool-Aid and sugar. But I used the 2 $2.00 off sugar coupons plus 2 $.35 off C&H sugar coupons that were tripled...calculator sounds......okay, that $.68 total for 20 packets of Kool-Aid and two 4 pound bags of C&H. But wait, there's more!! I'll list the Kool-Aid on eBay (to sell internationally most likely) and make about $10 back. So, free sugar plus a small profit! :)

For example, here's an eBay listing that has ended, 50 Kool-Aid packets sold for $24.95! Which is amout right, $.50 a packet on eBay.

Be sure to visit the Albertsons website, there's a Coke/Disney matching game you can play for a chance to win a Disney Resort vacation. Good luck!

Power Shopping Friday!

I hit 3 stores in an hour and a half this morning with the kids!

First stop, CVS:

Swiffer Dusters $7.00
Febreeze $3.00
2 Dawns $4.00
2 Listerines $7.98

minus

$2.00 off Swiffer coupons from inside of a Swiffer box
$1.00 Febreeze coupons from mailed P&G book
(2) $.50 off Dawn coupons from mailed P&G book
(2) 2.00 off Listerine Total Care printable coupon
$9.00 in Extra Care Bucks

Total OOP = $2.98 and I got back $6.00 in Extra Care Bucks. I would have done better, but I gave hubby some ECB yesterday and it's unblogged. Yikes! :)

Next stop, Kroger:

I did the Dinner Deal this week. I paid $8.99 for a Kroger Take and Bake Pizza and got Pudding Cups, Salad Mix, Soda and a French Baguette for FREE.

I also picked up 2 of the Velvetta Easy Mac cups. I stacked a $.55/1 coupon with a B1G1 FREE printable from Kraft First Taste = $.32 each

Strawberries are $.99 a pound and bananas are $.33 a pound!

I spent $29.88 (darn chicken breasts and pizza!) and saved $24.36. I didn't use any this trip, but remember to load your eCoupons before you shop at Kroger.

P&G eSaver
Shortcuts eCoupons
Cellfire eCoupons

I loaded the cold stuff into a cooler and headed to our last stop, Albertsons:

Swiss Sweet Tea $.99 with Albertsons coupon - $1.00 newspaper coupon = FREE

Pop Tarts $.99 with Albertsons coupon - $.55 newspaper coupon from last Sunday = $.44 each

Milk = FREE with coupon from last week's Kellogg's deal

OJ $.99 with Alberstons coupon

Total OOP = $14.51 and I saved $27.44.

So overall, this morning, I spent $47.37 and saved $75.26. I'd say that was a good use of my time. :)

We Have LOTS Of Cereal After A Trip To Albertsons!

I made a trip to Albertsons yesterday to take advantage of the cereal and milk deal. It also got back on my Thursday/Friday grocery routine. Anyway, If you purchase 4 boxes of select Kellogg's cereal you get 3 FREE. Plus, after your purchase you get 3 coupons for FREE milk. There is also a store coupon for $.99 Pop Tarts if you do the cereal deal.

Highlights:

Tyson bacon ($5.99) B1G2 Free = $2.00 each

Blue Bell qts $1.00

Dr Pepper 2 liter $1.00 each - $1.00/2 mailed mfg. coupon (from Kroger) = $.50 each

Community Coffee $4.99 - $1.00 Albertsons coupon from circular - $1.00 coupon on bag = $2.99

Butter $1.50

I saved a total of $55.27 on this trip and left with 3 coupons for FREE milk. Yay!

P.S. They stagger the expiration dates for the milk coupons clear into mid July.

A Quick Trip In To Alberstons As Well

I couldn't resist a few deals at Albertsons this week, here's what I got:

Kool Aid Burstin' Waters (I'm such a sucker!!) $.88

Community Coffee $3.99 - $2.00 newspaper coupon = $1.99

Korr's Sides $.88 - $75/2 newspaper coupon = $.51 each

Teddy Grahams $1.88 - $1.00/2 newspaper coupon = $1.38 each

Strawberries $1.88

I spent $11.59 cash OOP and saved $18.59. I got 5 game pieces, but none of them I needed. Better luck next time, I guess. :)

Weekly Shopping At Albertsons For A Change

I wasn't too excited about Kroger's sale this week (or lack there of), so I thought I'd show some love to Albertsons for a change of pace. They are having a Mega Sale, where you purchase 10 participating items and get $5 off. Lots of store label stuff, but a few things mixed in where you might have a coupon.

Some of my highlights:

Fiber One "pop tarts" $1.50 - $.50 coupon doubled = $.50 each

Campbell's Chicken Noodle soup $.50 - $.30/3 coupon tripled = $.20 each

Lipton tea $1.29 - $.50 coupon doubled = $.29

Ragu $.99 - $.50/2 coupon doubled = $.50 each

C&H Sugar $1.50 - $.35 coupon tripled = $.45 each

Duncan Hines brownie mix $1.00 - $.50 coupon doubled = FREE

1 pound Butter $1.39

Hershey's Easter candy $1.88 - $1.00/2 coupon = $1.38 each, I'm saving these for Easter.

Today's total was $29.08 and I saved $46.71. I also got 8 Monopoly game pieces....I'm off to see if I won. Has anyone won anything playing Monopoly at Alberstons?

Wrapped Up The Grocery Shopping At Albertsons

A trip to Albertsons finished up my grocery shopping for the week. I'll even break it down for you. :)

3 Schepps 1/2 gallon milks $3.00 - $1.00/3 Schepps cpn = $.67 each

7 Totinos Pizza Rolls - $.35 cpn tripled (up to purchase price) = FREE

2 Ragus - (2) $.25 cpn tripled = $.25 each

C & H Sugar $1.50

2 Pop-Tarts $3.34 - (2) $.55 Pop Tart cpn (thanks to The Thrifty Mommy!!) = $1.12 each

Albertsons bread $1.00

2 Albertsons butters (1/2 pound) = $2.00/pound

3 Bird's Eye Veggies $3.00 - .35 Bird's Eye newspaper cpn tripled = FREE

2 Progresso Soups $2.00 - (2) $1.10 Progresso cpn = FREE, no overage given

Grapes $2.26

3 Betty Crocker Mashed Pots $2.97 - (3) .25 newspaper cpn tripled = $.24 each

2 Toaster Strudels $4.00 - (2) $.35 newspaper cpn tripled = $.95 each

Bar-S hot dogs $1.00

Total OOP = $18.07 and I saved 47.80. Combine that with the $10.12 cash OOP I spent at Kroger the day before and I only spent $28.19 on groceries this week. How did you do?

A Few Deals At Albertsons This Week

It's been ages since this as happened, but I did all my weekly shopping at Albertsons. No picture, sorry!! It had been about a week and half since I shopped. I spent $ 36.03 total OOP and saved $34.94.

Some sale highlights:

Albertsons Butter (2 stick pack) $.79, this is a 3 day sale that ends Sunday

Schepps Milk or Good Day OJ 1/2 gallon $.99

Grands Biscuits $1.00
use $.25/1 (tripled) or $.50/2 coupon (doubled) = $.25 or $.50 a can

Softsoap hand soap $1.00
use $.35 coupon (tripled) for a $.05 overage

Crest Glide Floss $2.00
minus $1.00 P&G coupon = $1.00 each

I also went to Sprouts for bulk peanuts, bananas, apples, strawberries and grabbed 2 potatoes for $6.75. The organic Braeburn apples are $.77 a pound this week....and are so delicious!! The strawberries are $2.50 a 1 lb pack and are also yummy. I saved ?? there. I'd guess a buck a two, but I won't track that amount.

Overall, my total for groceries was $41.69. It was 10 days since I'd shopped, so that breaks down to $4.17 a day which i a good deal lower than my $5 a day goal. Yay!

Free Milk At Albertsons-Dec 29

After I made a $12.22 profit at Walgreens and picked up a free movie rental at Redbox, the kids and I stopped into Albertsons. Schepps 1/2 gallon milk is on sale for $.99. What a deal!!

Here's what I got:

2 Schepps 1/2 gallon milk $1.98
Royal Doulton place-setting $29.99
Totino's Pizza, on sale $.88

minus

(2) $.50 Schepps 1/2 gallon milk coupons doubled(from the newspaper a while back, expire in a few days)
Card full of stickers for place-setting (making it FREE)

Total OOP = $.88 for pizza (lunch). What a big spender I am for the kids lunch treat!! :)

P.S. In a few months I plan to sell the place-settings on eBay. I'm always thinking of ways to make money!! Haha!

Sugar At Albertsons-October 10

Super quick run into Albertsons today...

2 Royal Doulton 3Pc Placesettings $59.98
3 4lb. C&H sugars on sale $5.00

minus

2 full Albertson/Royal Doulton saver cards thanks to my family!!!!
(2) $.30 C&H coupons from paper, tripled
$.35 C&H coupon from newspaper, tripled

Total OOP= $2.15 (and I saved $65.30, haha)

P.S. The going rate for a full "savers card" on eBay is $14.99. :)

Albertson's-Sept 22

I headed to Albertson's for Helpers and Klennex. They were out of Kleenex (well, at least the ones to work my dirt cheap deal!). Oh well, serves me right for waiting until Monday to shop. Here's all I got:

6 Helper's on sale $1.00 each - (2) $.75/3 Helper cpn = $.75 each

1 French Bread free with coupon, it was a survey on my receipt from my last trip to Albertson's.

Total OOP, $4.50 and I "saved" $10.14. I also got a free Redbox movie on the way out.

Click here for Redbox codes anytime and click here to sign up at Redbox. You get your first rental free and can sign up for free rental codes on Monday and Wednesday, via text message. You can also reserve your movie online and the Redbox will hold it for you. That's pretty cool, since it's such a gamble to rent from a machine. You never know what is available. Can you tell I'm a big fan of Redbox? I thought they were so odd a year ago, I kept wondering why anyone would ever rent from it. Because it's FREE! That's why!

Albertsons Mega Event

So, I kept my promise and returned the Redbox movie and ran into not only Albertsons but also CVS yesterday. Here's how I did at Albertsons:

2 Six Packs of Water $2.00
2 Powerades $2.00
1 Planter's Peanuts $2.50
3 Kool-Aids $.50
3 Pictsweet Veggies $3.00
2 Hormel Chili $2.00
1 Loaf of French Bread $1.50

MINUS
$5.00 Mega Event Savings (you must get 10 qualifying items)
$1.00/1 Powerade cpn from paper
$3.00 Planters IP cpn, ($.50 overage even after Kool-Aid)
$.55/2 Hormel Chilis coupon from a magazine
Free French Bread Cpn (one the spits out with your receipt, save these!!!)

$2.82 OOP....pretty good, huh? I usually don't waste money on bottled water, but for a final price of $.50 each I'm hoping to hide them in the pantry for guests or something. My receipt savings was $20.35, but I always take that number with a grain of salt!

No Groceries for 3 Weeks!

I went "grocery" shopping finally yesterday for the first time in 3 weeks! No, we weren't starving and, yes, I did go shopping the past 3 weeks. I went to Wal-Mart, we had to buy milk ($3), I went to CVS here and here, then I went to Target and finally I went to Target and CVS. See, I shop a lot. If you'll notice the pictures I usually picked up milk, bread or fruit while I was "free shopping".

I added up all my misc. trips and spent only $32.44 OOP. Now, my budget is about $35 a week. So over the past 3 weeks I would have $105 to spend. Subtract the $32.44 and I could have spent $72.56 to catch up.

Yesterday's total???? $64.28..........that's $8.28 under budget! I am pleased with myself. My average for the past 3 weeks has been $32.24 a week. That's for groceries, diapers, TP, you name it for a family of 4.

First, I went to Kroger and spent $26.46. Some highlights: I found the Land O' Frost free lunchmeat, but only got 2. I finally found some cat food I had a free coupon for, so I got 3 more bags of free cat food, a free yogurt (it was on sale for $1.25 because it expired soon, I stacked a $.40 e-coupon with a $.50 regular coupon that they doubled, so I really made $.15 on it), Totino's pizzas are only $.70, that's about all that was super exciting.

I had loaded a cooler with ice in the car before I left, so I packed all the cold stuff up and off we went to........ Albertson's.

"Helper's" are on sale for $1, but be sure to print a coupon from my coupon bar ($.80/3)! I stocked up on those and Betty Crocker mixes ($1/2 cookies and $.40/1 brownies is on my coupon bar at left). Blue Bell is $2.67 with coupon, click here. I also took advantage of a fun deal with Cool Whip/Jello and free cookies. I used $1 coupons on each the Cool Whip and Jello. Then for me it was just a bunch of staples (bread, eggs, rice...boring!). Be sure to get the free Kraft Singles coupon from the Parade last Sunday. I got free cheese for purchasing 3 Kool-Aids. Can you believe my kids have never had Kool-Aid? I daughter carried them home she was so excited!

Starting today at Albertson's C&H sugar is $.99, purchase it with the $.30 coupon from the paper (tripled) and you will only pay 9 cents!! This is today through Sunday, limit one. Also, they are running a gas discount promotion if you spend $50 or $100 on groceries.

Don't forget, if you go to Albertson's (or Wal-Mart, etc) get a Redbox movie code before you leave the house. I used the code "SUMMER" and the kids got Alvin. I have never once paid for a Redbox movie!! Read here about how I keep a code with me at all times. Between the movie and the Kool-Aid, my daughter had a great time. :)

Happy shopping!

Albertson's April 9-15th

Albertson's has a few good items 10 for $10 this week. Combine them with the following coupons and you have yourself a really good deal.

Bar S Hot Dogs $1.00 minus $.25 off (tripled)=$.25 per pack

Diet Pepsi Max $1.00 minus $.50 (doubled)=FREE

Little Debbie Snacks $1.00 minus $.25 off (tripled)=$.25 per box

Other good 10 for $10 items:

Blue Bell and Haagen Dazs pints
Cantaloupes
Equaline Mouth Wash

Please let me know of anything good I missed. I'm waiting a few days until I head over.