I love grocery shopping at Publix. They have a very liberal coupon policy: they double manufacturer’s coupons with a face value of .50¢, they accept competitor’s coupons, and they let you stack coupons.
The Publix I go to also has the most awesome cashier – Lori – who has the patience of a saint with us crazy coupon people. Lori is so great that I will actually stand in line to check out through her register rather than go straight to the checkout at someone else’s register.
I planned a pretty big shopping trip today. I walked out a few items shy of what I had wanted, but I still had a buggy full of groceries. I also had rain checks for the items that Publix was out of. The groceries that I did purchase today included:
(2) Coke 12 packs
(1) jar T. Marzetti’s Dressing
(1) 5 lb bag apples
(2) box Band-Aid’s – 60 cnt
(2) tubes Neosporin
(2) bags Publix corn chips
(1) Raspberries (pint)
(1) Blueberries (pint)
(1) Strawberries (quart)
(1) dozen eggs
(1) gallon soy milk
(1) container sour cream – 8 oz
(1) box Cheezits
(1) Lays wavy chips
(2) bags Laughing Cow Baby Bell singles
(3) bottles Lawry’s Marinade
(1) jar Hellmann’s mayo – 30 oz
(2) boxes Success boil-in-bag rice
(1) bag Toufayan pita bread
(3) packages Betty Crocker cookie mix
(1) can Vigo artichoke hearts
(1) block Kraft cheese – 8 oz
(1) 8 cnt hotdog buns
(1) gallon sweet tea
(1) bakery donut
(1) deli salsa – 16 oz
(2) tomatoes
(4) ears sweet corn
(2) pkgs. Ball Park beef hotdogs
(4) pkgs. Barber stuffed chicken breasts – 2 cnt/each
(1) pkg boneless skinless chicken breasts – 1 lbs
(1) pkg chicken wings – 1.75 lbs.
My grocery total before advertised specials and coupons would have been $149.01, but my actual total after specials and coupons came to $42.71. That is a savings of $106.30, or almost 71.5%.
I bought plenty of fresh produce for the week, enough dairy to stretch what I have on hand for a couple of weeks, a little bit of meat to compliment what is already in the freezer, some snack and beverages (that I would probably be better off without). I also purchased a respectable amount of stockpile items to round out meals over the course of the next few months.
After two days of shopping, I’ve spent $57.71 for $302.80 in groceries, toiletries and cosmetics, school supplies, pet food, and more. My coupons have netted me a savings of $245.09 this week, and I have an absolutely obscene amount of food to show for it. I am over my $50 a week budget by $7.71, but I will probably be able to come in under budget over the next two weeks so I am not too concerned about the overage. (See posts for Target, Walgreens, Walmart, and CVS)
Don’t look for any more shopping trips from me until the end of the week. In addition to being over budget, I am tired of shopping for the time being and I have other things that need to get done.
Be sure to check back tomorrow for Lesson 2 in Couponing 101. I will also be posting the “Best Of” deals as soon as possible.
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