Today I went on my first shopping trip of 2011! I went to Rite Aid, CVS, Stop & Shop, and Shaws. In the future I hope to take the time to post pictures of my purchases, but for now I'll just track how much I spend OOP and saved.
CVS
- (2) Milky Way Bars 2/$1.oo or $0.50 ea on sale
- (1) Wisk Detergent 2/$10.00 or $5.00 ea on sale
- (4) Kleenex $0.88 ea on sale
I used the following coupons and ECB:
- -$2.00/1 Wisk
- -$1.oo /4 Kleenex
- -$0.50/2 Milky Way Bars
- -$0.50 ECB from past purchases
I paid $6.09 OOP and saved $12.71 today according to my receipt or 68%Rite Aid(1) Xtra Laundry Detergent reg 3.49 on sale for 1.88
I wanted to purchase a colgate toothpaste but they were sold out (would have been free). Will try again later this week!
RiteAid total OOP: $0.88(before tax), I saved $2.62 (used $1.00 coupon) or 75%!
Stop & Shop
Purchased to many items to list so I will just recap my savings below:
Total Before Savings: $76.96
Total After Savings: $49.41
Total Savings: $27.55 or 36%Shaws
- (4) Vitamin Waters on sale at $0.99 each
- (5) Chef Boyardee on sale at 10/$10
- (2) Fresh Express Salads on sale at B1G1 orig 3.59 ea
- 3 pk paper towl (can't recall brand) on sale for $2.99
- Marcal 12 toilet paper on sale for $5.99
- Calise Bulky Rolls 2.99
- Ground beef round pattys 0.75 lbs for 3.69
- 80% Lean Ground Beef 2.02 lbs for 4.02
used the following coupons:
- -$1.00/5 Chef Boyardee
- (2) BIGI vitamin waters
- -$1.00 Marcal
- -$0.50 fresh express salad
- -$0.55 fresh express salad
Total before savings and coupons was $47.34.
Saved $19.19 or 41% bringing my total down to $28.15 before tax.
Overall I saved a total of $61.o7 or 42% on todays shopping expedition.
I would of course like to see my savings be a little bit higher but I'll take it.
Not too bad of a start in 2011!
How did you do on your weekly shopping?