My Savings This Week - 12/09/09 Follow Up

This is how I did it, in detail:

Transaction #1
4 boxes of cereal
6.5 lbs of bananas
2 bags of frozen veggies
1 box of brownie mix

Total Before Coupons: $18.17

I had five coupons doubled for $10.00 off, plus another $2.15 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: 6.02

***I earned a coupon for free milk on my next order because of the four boxes of cereal on this order***



Transaction #2
1 gallon of milk
3 bottles of salad dressing
4 cans of soup
2 bags of frozen veggies
1 quart of ice cream

Total Before Coupons: $17.72

I had five coupons doubled for $7.50 off, plus another $2.29 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $7.93

***I earned a coupon for a free box of chicken stock on my next order because of the four cans of soup on this order***



Transaction #3
1 box of chicken stock
1 bottle of canola oil
2 boxes of pancake mix
1 bottle of extra virgin olive oil
1 box bread mix
1 can of sweetened condensed milk
1 bag of ground coffee
1 quart of ice cream

Total Before Coupons: 25.21

I had five coupons doubled for $7.20 off, plus another $2.49 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $15.52

*** I earned a coupon for $5.00 off my next order for purchasing $20.00 worth of specific brands in a promotion on this order ***



Transaction #4
1 bag of chocolate chips
2 bottles of mayo
5lb bag of flour
2 bags of frozen veggies
1 beef chuck roast

Total Before Coupons: $17.54

I had three coupons doubled for $6.00 off, plus another $5.51 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $6.03

*** Ireached the requirement for the "Free Food" promotion Rainbow has been running this fall, so I received a $10.00 gift card for my next order ***



Transaction #5
1 bag of chocolate chips
4 boxes of cereal
4 cans of soup
5lb bag of flour

Total Before Coupons: $17.39

I had five coupons doubled for $10.00 off, plus another $1.26 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $0.00 (used gift card received after transaction #4. However, the total after coupons that I otherwise would have spent OOP was $6.27)

***I earned a coupon for a free box of chicken stock on my next order because of the four cans of soup on this order***
***I earned a coupon for free milk on my next order because of the four boxes of cereal on this order***



Transaction #6
1 box of chicken stock
1 gallon of milk
1 box of pasta
1 beef chuck roast
2 1/2 lbs of apples
2 tubs caramel apple dip
3 pints of fresh half & half

Total Before Coupons: $21.08

I had five coupons doubled for $7.40 off, plus another $5.85 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $4.10 ($3.73 was covered with the remaining balance of the gift card received from transaction #4)


As I was walking out of the store, there was stand setup right by the exit featurning another promotion being put on by Rainbow, together with the Pioneer Press. If I got paper subscription, I received a Rainbow gift card. Now, I was literally just that day going to call a paper to start a subscription and had non-grocery money set aside for this. So far, I have been driving to a store each Sunday morning to buy my paper, but was tired of this, so starting a newspaper subscription was already in the plans and budget. But, by doing it here with the Rainbow promo, I not only received another Rainbow gift card, I also got a discount on the cost of the subscription. So I saved on both ends. Then I continued with my last transaction:



Transaction #7
1 bag of mini marshmallows
1 bottle of salad dressing
5lb bag of flour
1 bottle of canola oil
1 box of pasta
1 beef chuck roast
3 cartons of fresh orange juice

Total Before Coupons: $21.93

I had three coupons doubled for $4.60 and another $3.51 in non-doubled coupons.

Total OOP: $0.00 (used gift cards from newspaper promo. Otherwise would have been $13.82)

Total Value of All Groceries (before sales or coupons): $217.17
Total Discounts from sales and coupons: -$153.75
Total Discounts from promotion gift cards: -$23.82
Total Savings: $177.57

Total OOP: $39.60

Please let me know if anyone has any questions on any of this!

Jennifer