Toilet Paper Extravaganza

The pickings have been slow at Jewel and Dominick's lately, but Meijer has been satisfying my coupon cravings.  Here is what I picked up on Friday the 15th for a total of $56.13 OOP.

I had to do two transactions to utilize all of my q's and the people behind me in the self-checkout were none to pleased.  In all fairness, I did give fair warning....it's not my fault if they don't take them seriously.

Transaction #1

• 8-6 packs Angel Soft Double Rolls $18.96.  Used 8 .50/1 q's = $14.96...that's only $0.31/roll!!!
• 1-2 pack Viva Paper Towels $ 2.03. Used .50/1 = $1.53
• Bunch of bananas $1.30
• Dozen extra large eggs $1.74
• 1 quart whole milk $1.74
• 2 Chi-Chi's tortillas $3.78.  Used 2 .50/1 q's = $2.78
• 1 Hormel Naturals Lunchmeat $2.98.  Used mPerks q buy 2 Chi-Chi's tortillas, get 1 Hormel Lunchmeat free = FREE
• 3 boxes Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats w/ Fruit In The Middle $8.82.  Used 3 $1/1 vocalpoint q's = $5.32
• 1 box Keebler Granola Bars $2.99.  Used printable .75/1 = $2.24
• 3 packages Fruit of the Loom socks $11.97.  Instant $10 savings when you purchase any combination of Keebler or Kellogg's items over $10.00 = $1.97
• 1/2 Dozen peaches $1.90
• 3 lbs butter $7.50
• 3 Loaves Wheat Bread $3.00
• 1 International Delight Creamer $1.50.  Used Vocalpoint q for free creamer = FREE

I also had an mPerks q for $2/$2.00 purchase.  My total for this transaction was $46.88.  I saved a total of 56.19 in store q's, manufacturer q's and store promotions.  I picked up all the butter, eggs and milk to whip up some cupcakes for a family bridal shower.  They turned out superb:)

Transaction #2:

• 4 boxes Keebler Granola Bars $11.96.  Used 4 printables .75/1 = $ 8.96
• 3 packages Fruit of the Loom socks $11.97.  Instant $10 savings when you purchase any combination of Keebler or Kellogg's items over $10.00 = $1.97

I had another mPerks q for $2/$2.00 purchase that brought the total down to $9.25.  I saved a total of 18.60 in store q's, manufacturer q's and store promotions.

I had a total savings of $74.79...almost 60%...YAY...especially because I was able to stock up on socks and picked up a couple of boxes of my new favorite cereal (the mixed berry ones are AWESOME) and I stocked up on Angel Soft toilet paper...another one of my brand loyalties.  

Stay tuned for an office freebies extravaganza over at the Target...I just cannot seem to turn down free tape! 

Bribes (Snack) Stock-Up

I just love when Catalina deals come along and allow me to stock up on items I would normally never buy for very little OOP.  The lure of new goodies makes for excellent leverage in the bribe department.  If I had gotten to the store and done the deal before they ended on Wednesday, I would have picked all of this up for the same price plus 5 free gallons of milk.  It's true what they say, You snooze, you lose. 

Anyways, here is what I picked up over two days at my favorite Jewel for a grand total of only $13.32 after all my cats and q's plus I had $7.00 left over in cats to buy some butter and buttermilk for another round of cupcakes and some fried chicken from the deli for dinner since my stove was temporarily out of service...that's a long story that ended up with two 911 calls to the fire department, a Carbon Monoxide meter, a cleaning and tuning of the stove and a new carbon monoxide/fire alarm.

Here was my first trip to the Jewel...I had to do three transactions:

Transaction #1:

• 4 boxes Nature Valley Granola Thins $10.00.  Used 4 .75/1 = $7.18.  Got back $7.00 in cats.

Transaction #2:

• 4 boxes Nature Valley Granola Thins $10.00.  Used 1 .75/1 and 3 .50/1 plus the $7.00 in cats from the previous order = $0.93.  Got back $7.00 in cats.

Transaction #3

• 4 boxes Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies $10.00.  Used 4 .75/1 printables and $7.00 in cats from the previous order = FREE.  Got back $7.00 in cats.
• 2 bags Jay's potato chips $4.00.  Used $1/2 = $3.25

I had to go back to the Jewel to pick up the butter, buttermilk and chicken for dinner, so I did the deal two more times:

Transaction #1:

• 4 boxes Nature Valley Granola Thins $10.00.  Used 4 .60/1 printables plus the $7.00 in cats from the previous day's order = $0.78.  Got back $7.00 in cats.

Transaction #2:

• 4 boxes Fiber One 90 Calorie Brownies $10.00.  Used 4 .50/1 printables and $7.00 in cats from the previous order = $1.18.  Got back $7.00 in cats.

Transaction #3:

• 2 lbs unsalted butter = $7.38
• 1 pint buttermilk = $1.39
• 8 piece fried chicken = $5.99

Used $7.00 in cats from the previous order and $1.00 cat left behind at the register that the cashier gave to me and allowed me to use (super nice of her as they can just as easily throw them away) for a total of $7.36 OOP.

Overall, I spent $10.07 on 20 boxes of granola thins and fiber one brownies...that is only an average of $0.50/box.  My overall including the chips and other misc items was $20.68.  With all my q's and card savings, I saved a grand total of $73.55.

Here is what my cupcakes for the 4th of July turned out like:

Have a happy and safe 4th of July!

A Trip Down Randall Road....

I had a bunch of errands to run in preparation for the upcoming Father's Day celebrations.  I had already accomplished most of my shopping at the Meijer on the Friday before...but there is always a coupon in my organizer dying to be used so I made a few ore stops in between my party preps.

I stopped back at the Meijer, Doms and Jewel.  Here is what I picked up for a total OOP of $25.88.

First stop, Meijer:

• 3 1lb packages of butter $7.50
• 3 Dannon Danimals yogurt $5.67.  Used 3 $1/1 q's and the $2 OYNO I picked up the other day from a previous Dannon purchase = $0.67

Total at Meijer with tax was $8.41.  I needed all the butter to whip up some Mint Julep cupcakes for my hubs, brother-in-law and father-in-law on Father's Day. They were a big hit and looked good too:)

Back to the shopping...next stop, Dom's:

• 2 boxes cat litter $13.98 with in store q.  Used 2 $3.50/1 e-q's I had loaded on my Fresh Values card = $6.98.
• 7 Lunchables Cracker Combos $8.75.  Used 7 $1/1 q's = $1.25
• 1 Febreze Flameless Luminary $0.99.  Used J4U promotion I had loaded on my card the week before for this awesome price.
• 1 Febreze Flameless Luminary refill $4.69.  Used B1 Febreze Flameless Luminary and G1 refill free = FREE
• 1 Frebreze Noticeables starter kit $0.99.  Used J4U promotion I had loaded on my card the week before for this awesome price.
• 1.88 lbs seedless red grapes $1.86

Total OOP at Dom's was $13.51.  

Last stop was the Jewel for some  more hummus....Jax was just craving it...LOL

• 2 Tribe Hummus $3.99.  Used 2 $1/1 q's = $1.99
• .94 lbs Tomatoes on the Vine = $2.81

Total OOP $3.56.  I saved a total of $41.98...finally a savings of over 50%....it has been rough for me lately....but I keep truckin' on...LOL