If I seem a bit non-chatty lately, that is because I just got back from celebrating Thanksgiving with my family in Texas!! (Thanks to the wp-calendar plug-in, I was all “miss organized” with my scheduled blog posts! Woot!) I am composing a blog post in my head about the whole Texas adventure, so stay tuned. Teaser: Some crazy things happened in the airports involving a hidden razor blade, a bearded man, and chocolate scented toes.
We arrived back home on Saturday, and I was so thankful for my nicely stocked pantry and the milk I had picked up on my free vegetable run to Albertson’s before we left. But, alas, I needed sandwich bread and fresh produce. Thankfully, this was the week to buy these things at Safeway!!
Let me break it down for ya:
Transaction #1 -
5 Honey Bunches of Oats @ $1.69/ea with in-ad coupon (last week’s ad, I think, and it expires tomorrow) = $8.45, and I earned a $4 Catalina (coupon to use on the next purchase just like cash). Honey Bunches of Oats people!! For only 89¢ a box after Catalina savings!! Okay, yeah, that is a bit above my cereal target price, but this is HONEY BUNCHES OF OATS! Only rich people eat this stuff! Well, rich people and couponers . . .
I applied that Catalina into Transaction 2. And, by the way, I did these back to back and told the cashier what I was doing. She was cool with that. (Hometown gals, I love Dyana, don’t you?)
Transaction #2 -
I bought a bunch of produce. The good deals were mangos 2/$1, green onions for 50¢ and bell peppers 2/$1 (and now I remember that I have a year’s supply of bell peppers in my freezer thanks to my friend’s overly productive summer garden. Argh. It was a total impulse buy. That’ll teach me!) Grapes are also $1.49/lb, which is decent.
I bought some crescents so I could make another Turkey & Cranberry Ring. YUM! I didn’t take advantage of the Catalina promotion (because Pillsbury isn’t exactly the best food for you, and if it is in the refrigerator we WILL eat it), so I only bought what I needed for the recipe. They were on sale for $1.49 each and I used the $1/2 coupon from the Thanksgiving coupon book + doubler so I ended up paying $1.48 for both (74¢ each).
The Green Giant Peas are part of a Buy 3 Save $3 promotion, which makes them $1 each when you buy them in increments of 3. NOT a good deal unless you have coupons . . . and I do. 6 @ $1 each = $6 - (3) $1/2 MCs (from Thanksgiving book) - doubler ($1.50) = $1.50 for 6 or 25¢ each. That’s better.
Eggs = 99¢
Milk = $1.99/ea (time to make more yogurt!!)
Egg Nog is close to the sell by date, so I got it for 99¢! The boys love it mixed into milk, and of course we love our egg nog lattes!
Safeway Bread is on sale with an in-ad coupon for 99¢ each, so I bought 6 loaves and will freeze them until I need them. This is weird. The 5 Seed Bread rang up at 99¢, but the Whole Wheat and the Potato Bread rang up at $1.09. WEIRD. But, I’m not gonna freak over 30¢.
My grand total for both transactions was $25.18!
Not bad for a fairly last minute trip to Safeway!
Ah, yes. It feels good to be home!
Did I miss any good deals??
Hey Kelleigh! Glad you are back!
I went this morning to Safeway, and I am pretty sure Dyana was my cashier (she is great!).
I used the $10 off $50 coupon.
I got chicken nuggets both Tyson $3.99 with in-ad Q and Banquet $3.99 with Buy 3 Save $3. There were $1 Tyson and $2 Banquet coupons in the Thanksgiving booklet. I also had a DiGiorno coupon so I got Banquet nuggets, DiGiorno pizza and some ice cream with the Buy 3 Save $3. I know it isn’t good stuff for you, but I like to do nuggets once a week for lunch and pizza helps me with dinner on bad days…you know what I mean!
I also got “free” tub margarine. The Gold n Soft is $.99. I used the $1.50 off 2 tubs Q from an insert (can’t remember which). The double makes them free!
I did the Keebler crakers, too. I love those “Flip Sides,” so with the $1.99 in-ad Q and the $1 off 2 Q, they aren’t a horrible price. I can’t seem to stay stocked up on crackers between the boys and the husband!
With the $10 off $50, my $10 produce was “free.” At least that is how I like to think of it!
I got $87.33 worth of stuff for $39.30! Not super duper awesome, but I feel good about what I got. Now I need a General Mills cereal deal because I am ALL OUT OF CEREAL!! AH! The boys are okay without it, but I need my Reese’s Puffs, Cinn Toast Crunch and Lucky Charms.
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Kelleigh Reply:
December 6th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Wow Kristin! You totally scored!!
Yeah, Mitch is feeling a little stressed because we were so low on cereal. He likes having about 20 boxes in reserve!! When are they going to have another cereal stock-up!?!
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If you go through a lot of ranch, they had Hidden Valley on sale for $1.49 (limit 3) and you can use the $1.50/2 from the Safeway coupon book plus a double making 2 bottles for $1. We go through so much of it, I am stocking up!
They were all out of Honey Bunches of Oats at McMinnville which is a bummer b/c it’s my husbands’ favorite kind of cereal and he has a limited kind he likes! I am hoping Newberg still has some.
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