Publix!

I got a short trip together to hit Publix on their penny item day! Since I procrastinated during the day and wasn't able to head to the store until 6 pm, the hot dog penny item was all out! But they had a good substitute! Ken's salad dressing for a penny! I got the Raspberry Pecan, that just sounds delicious!

Here's what I got:
(2) Philadelphia Cooking Creme
      Retail Price: $5.98 ($2.99 each), Sale Price: $4.00 ($2.00 each)
      Coupons Used: (2) $1 off MFG, (2) $1 off Target
      Final Price: $0.00
(4) Nestle Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
      Retail Price: $11.16 ($2.79 each), Sale Price: $5.58 ($1.39/1.40 each)
      Coupons Used: (4) $1 off MFG
      Final Price: $1.58 ($0.39/0.40 each
(1) Ken's Salad Dressing
      Retail Price: $2.15, Sale Price: $2.15
      Coupons Used: Penny item coupon!
      Final Price: $0.01
(2) Sundown Vitamins
      Retail Price: $7.98 ($3.99 each), Sale Price: $7.98 ($3.99 each)
      Coupons Used: (2) $1 off MFG, (1) $6 off 2 Publix
      Final Price: -$0.02 (-$0.01 each)
(2) Nestle Chocolate Chips
      Retail Price: $6.30 ($3.15 each), Sale Price: $3.15 ($1.57/1.58 each)
      Coupons Used: (1) $0.50 off 2 MFG
      Final Price: $2.15 ($1.07/1.08 each)
(1) Allegra Allergy, 5 ct.
      Retail Price: $6.49, Sale Price: $6.49
      Coupons Used: (1) $2 off MFG, (1) $4 off Publix
      Final Price: $0.49 
(1) Arnold Bread
      Retail Price: $4.29, Sale Price: $2.15
      Final Price: $2.15 
(2) Domino Brown Sugar
      Retail Price: $2.58 ($1.29 each), Sale Price: $1.98 ($0.98 each)
      Coupons Used: (2) $0.50 off MFG
      Final Price: -$0.04 (-$0.02 each) 
(2) Lucky Charms Cereal
      Retail Price: $6.38 ($3.19 each), Sale Price: $3.19 ($1.59/1.60 each)
      Coupons Used: (2) $0.50 off MFG
      Final Price: $1.19 ($0.59/0.60 each) 
(1) Spring Water, 1 gal.
      Retail Price: $0.59, Sale Price: $0.59
      Final Price: $0.59
Total: $53.90 (retail price)
Total: $37.26 (sale price)

Coupons Used:
(2) $1 off Philadelphia Cooking Creme
(2) $1 off Philadelphia Cooking Creme, Target
(4) $1 off Nestle Cookie Dough
(1) Penny item coupon
(2) $1 off Sundown Vitamins
(1) $6 off 2 Sundown Vitamins, Publix
(1) $0.50 off 2 Nestle Chocolate Chips
(1) $2 off Allegra
(1) $4 off Allegra, Publix
(2) $0.50 off Domino Sugar
(2) $0.50 off Lucky Charms
(1) $5 off purchase of $25 or more, Save-A-Lot
Subtotal: $3.12
Tax: $2.35
Spent: $5.47
Saved: $50.78
That's a savings of 90.2% after tax!

One important thing to remember is that you almost always will have to adjust your shopping trip once you get to the store. I had planned on also getting 2 gallons of milk, but they were all out. If they were in stock, we would have added 2 gallons of milk to this order, and our subtotal would have been $1 LESS. But, I will be making a trip again this week, and getting *a few* more boxes of Lucky Charms since it turned out to be a better deal than I was expecting! Love our stockpile!

I should probably add that there is a lot of sweet stuff here! But it is holiday baking season! We're going to see a lot of baking items on sale! ;o)

It's Good To Be Back!!!

As many of you know, we recently moved to a bigger and better home! But with the chaos of a summer vacation and a big move comes no time for couponing! I will start off by saying that if you do not organize your coupons for a while, it can be extremely overwhelming doing it all at once. I have not had the opportunity of clipping and sorting my coupons since JULY! Meaning I haven't even been couponing since then... But my "vacation" has come to an end and I must say that it's good to be back! I took some time out of unpacking this week to get my coupons back into some sort of organization. For the time being, I am using the accordion file method with only a few coupons clipped and sorted in my binder, which is my preferred method. Yesterday I was able to get a short list ready for CVS, Publix and Kroger. First I headed to CVS.

CVS Trip, Transaction 1:
(2) Thermacare Heat Wraps, 3 ct.
      Retail Price: $12.78 ($6.39 each), Sale Price: $11.98 ($5.99 each)
      Will receive: $5 ECB WYB (2)
      Coupons Used: (2) $3 off MFG
      Final Price: $0.98 ($0.49 each)
Total: $12.78 (retail price)
Total: $11.98 (sale price)

Coupons Used:
(2) $3 off Thermacare
$5.50 ECB
Subtotal: $0.48
Tax: $1.03
Spent: $1.51
Saved: $12.30
That's a savings of 89.1% after tax!
And I received $5 ECB.

CVS Trip, Transaction 2:
(2) Reach Toothbrushes, 2 ct.
      Retail Price: $12.58 ($6.29 each), Sale Price: $7.98 ($3.99 each)
      Will Receive: $4 ECB
      Coupons Used: (2) $2 off MFG
      Final Price: -$0.02 (-$0.01 each)
(1) St. Joseph's Aspirin, 36 ct. (Raincheck item)
      Retail Price: $2.37, Sale Price: $2.00
      Will Receive: $2 ECB
      Coupons Used: (1) $1 off MFG
      Final Price: $1.00 PROFIT

Total: $14.95 (retail price)
Total: $9.98 (sale price)

Coupons Used:
(2) $2 off Reach
(1) $1 off St. Joseph's
$4.98 ECB
Subtotal: $0.00
Tax: $0.90
Spent: $0.90
Saved: $14.95
That's a savings of 94.3% after tax!
And I received $6 ECB.

Then I headed to Publix:

(2) Barilla Whole Grain Pasta
      Retail Price: $2.34 ($1.17 each), Sale Price: $1.17 ($0.58/$0.59 each)
      Coupons Used: (2) $0.55 off MFG
      Final Price: $0.07 ($0.03/0.04 each)
(4) Ocean Spray Craisins (I love putting these on my salads!)
      Retail Price: $9.80 ($2.45 each), Sale Price: $4.90 ($1.22/1.23 each)
      Final Price: $4.90 ($1.22/1.23 each)
(2) Sundown Vitamins
      Retail Price: $7.88 ($3.89/3.99 each), Sale Price: $7.88 ($3.89/3.99 each)
      Coupons Used: (2) $1 off MFG, (1) $6 off 2 Publix
      Final Price: -$0.12 (-$0.06 each)
(1) Halls Cough Drops
      Retail Price: $1.45, Sale Price: $1.45
      Coupons Used: (1) $0.50 off MFG, (1) $0.50 off Publix
      Final Price: -$0.05
(4) Whiskas Temptations Cat Treats
      Retail Price: $7.16 ($1.79 each), Sale Price: $3.58 ($0.89/0.90 each)
      Coupons Used: (4) $0.50 off MFG
      Final Price: -$0.42 (-$0.10/0.11 each)
(1) Allegra Allergy, 5 ct.
      Retail Price: $6.49, Sale Price: $6.49
      Coupons Used: (1) $2 off MFG, (1) $4 off Publix
      Final Price: $0.49
Total: $32.12 (retail price)
Total: $25.47 (sale price)

Coupons Used:
(2) $0.55 off Barilla Whole Wheat Pasta
(2) $1 off Sundown Vitamins
(1) $6 off 2 Sundown Vitamins, Publix
(1) $0.50 off Halls Cough Drops
(1) $0.50 off Halls Cough Drops, Publix
(4) $0.50 off Whiskas Temptations
(1) $2 off Allegra
(1) $4 off Allegra, Publix
(1) $5 off purchase of $25 or more, Save-A-Lot
Subtotal: -$0.13
Tax: $1.80
Spent: $1.67
Saved: $32.25
That's a savings of 95.1% after tax!

An important reminder is that if there is an item on sale that can make you money by buying it, do so. I don't have a cat (Mr. Felix ran away last year), but I made $0.42 from buying the cat treats. I know the animal shelter would love gifts like this!

I went to Kroger last. They didn't have everything I needed, and with the mega event you have to buy in sets of 10. So I will go back another day this week to get what I need. I'll be stocking up on some organic vegetable/chicken broth and organic mac and cheese!