Shopping Trip

I was a mad woman. I went to CVS, Darrenkamps, Giant & Weis in one night (I really needed to get out of the house)! Here is the breakdown (from last weeks sales).

Giant (I really wanted to get Greek Yogurt, but they were out, so I got a rain check):
Apples, Baby Wash, Kidney Beans, Pasta
Total before savings: $15.36
Total Coupons: $1.75
Total BC Savings: $1.43
Total OOP: $12.18

Weis:
Bread, Yogurt, Chicken, Wheat Thins, Tomato Sauce, Kashi Cereal, Baby Lotion, Baby Yogurt, Oatmeal
Total before savings: $44.27
Total coupons: 8.69
Total Club Savings: $12.78
Total OOP: $22.80

Darrenkamps:
Milk, Buttermilk, Bananas, Cheese, Whole Wheat Flour
Total before savings: $17.27
Total Coupons: $0.00
Total Club Savings: $4.16
Total OOP: 13.11

CVS: Isn't included in my grocery budget


Total Spent: $48.09

(I'm over $8.09 for the 1st week in February and I will try to make it up in the coming weeks!)

Grocery Trip

I went to Darrenkamps last Thursday night for some last minute birthday ingredients. I didn't have time to take a picture, but I spent $24.01 for the following (total before card savings...$40.58, I didn't use any coupons):

1 whole chicken (on sale at $.79 lb)

1 block of cream cheese

1 loaf of whole wheat bread

5 lb bag of sugar

2-2 lb bags of 10x sugar

bananas

6 blocks of cheese (1 lb each)

1 gallon of skim milk

I did OK given that I couldn't use any coupons for any of the items I purchased. I wish I could have gotten a few more chickens, but being already over budget, I didn't want to spend the money since we have plenty of meat in our freezer already.

So here is the run down for this month (remember, my budget is $40 a week):

Week 1: $44.55

Week 2: $41.28

Week 3: $24.01

3 week total: $109.84 ($10.16 under budget)

I have $50.16 for the rest of the month!

Pumpkin Shortage?

Update: Here is an article from a local newspaper about this...stock up now!

I've read that some parts of the country, we are experiencing a pumpkin puree shortage. I didn't believe it, but yesterday, I went to Weis and Stauffer's and they were both out of their store brand large cans of pumpkin. Has anyone heard about this? Ugh, I guess there won't be any coupons for it around the holidays :( I love pumpkin, it's great for soups, breads, muffins and my most favorite dessert right now, pumpkin upside down cake. Here is the recipe.

Grocery Deals this weekend

This weekend I hit Weis and Stauffer's (SKH) to shop for us and my parents. Here is the breakdown:



This was what I bought at Weis this weekend

Total before savings: $95.04
Total coupon savings: $17.40
Total club savings: $23.66

Total OOP: $57.98



This is my SKH trip.

Total before savings: 67.20
Total coupons: $18.90

Total OOP: $48.30

So, how did I do? Well, at both Weis and SKH, I spent $41.28, which is still over budget. Michael's 1st birthday is this Friday, so I know I had to buy a bunch of baking supplies that normally I don't buy, so I am over our budget by $5.83 this month, which stinks, but I will find a way to make it up! Maybe I will only buy diapers next week or something.......

(PS--the rest of the grocery money was what I bought for my parents)

Did you know?

Stores are hoping you will buy more when they limit the quantity you can buy? Don't get fooled into buying 4 of something if you really don't need it, just because the store has a limit. They want you to think you're getting the best deal, when sometimes you really aren't.

I know I have fallen for this a few times.

My Shopping Trips

Last night I took advantage of some of the sales at Giant and Weis. I also took a trip to Roots Market for some produce. Here is what I bought.

Here is the breakdown of what I spent and saved:

Weis: (Green Giant boxed Veggies, Campbell's Soup, Progresso Soup, Gum Toothbrushes, Tomato Sauce)

Total before coupons and Club Savings: $32.07

Total Club Savings: $13.31

Total Coupon Savings: $8.70

Total Out of Pocket: $10.06* PLUS, I got back $2.00 in catalina's to spend on my next trip

Giant: (Pasta, Ragu, Bread, Chips, Instant Pudding, Yogurt, Ground Turkey, Candy, Iced Tea--but I drank that on the way home!)

Total before coupons and Bonus Card: $40.01

Total Bonus Card Savings: $13.37

Total Coupon Savings: $11.35

Total Out of Pocket: $15.29*

Roots Market: (Bananas, Watermelon, Peaches, Apples, Peppers)

Total out of Pocket: $7.75

Grand Total OOP: $33.10

My weekly budget is $40 and under, so I did pretty good!

*I didn't go to the store organized with my coupons like I normally do, so I forgot to use some coupons that would have saved me another $6.00. Oh well, such is life!

Did you find any good bargains this week? If so, post them here!