Lovin' the coupons

I am really lovin' this coupon stuff. I made a trip to Albertson's on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. If you plan your trip, use coupon, and heed the advice of people like Coupon Clippin' Cutie, A Thrifty Mom, and Pinching Your Pennies, your can really get a lot of stuff for your pantry/food storage.

I'm still pretty much a beginner, but my trip on Tuesday had me giggling by the end. It's so fun watching the total drop, and drop, and drop, with all the coupons and discounts.

Here's what I got....

TUESDAY

5 LBS braeburn apples
mascarra (clearanced)
foundation makeup (clearanced)
4 boxes of Bagelfuls
2 lbs chunk cheese
4 boxes Krusteaz muffin mix
4 bags Sara Lee bread
12 pack of Cherry Diet Dr Pepper
4 bottles Kraft bbq sauce
1 bag fritos
6 Kraft easy mac & cheese
2 boxes ritz crackers
2 glade air freshener kits

payed $40.60
saved $77.12

WEDNESDAY

3 boxes Cinnamon Toast Crunch
2 boxes Albertson's brand Cereal
1 box Frosted Mini Wheats
3 boxes Frosted Flakes
6 pack of Yoplait Yogurt
2 packs of Kraft American Cheese
2 bags Albertsons shredded cheese
12 oz Albertsons chunck cheese
2 Green Giant steamers -corn
4 lbs Chicken

payed-$27.50
saved-$55.03

The saved price includes coupons, store sales, and manufacturer promotions for buying a specific number of specified items. For example, on Tuesday, there was a kraft promotion going on. Buy $10 worth of participating products, get $3 off. I bought 4 boxes of bagelfuls for $2.50 each to equal $10. Minus $3 makes it 4 boxes for $7. Minus four $1 off manufacture coupons (mq)making it 4 boxes for $3 dollars. And when you are trying to build food storage, I think it's better to have food your family will actually eat. I have a LONG way to go to get to the 90% savings that I've seen others do. But it's fun, and our food storage is growing!!!