Today's Quick Trip to Hannaford and Walmart

That's right, I did some non-Shaw's couponing today.  

Nothing huge, but it was super fun!

Hannaford:

4 Ling Ling Potstickers
Priced at $2.89 each
Used 3 $3/1 Ling Ling Product Coupons (NLA)
All 4 were FREE!!!!  (No overage at Hannaford...don't get me started on that)

Walmart:

2 Enfamil Toddler Drink 4-packs
Priced at $6.47 each
Used 2 $5/1 Enfamil Toddler Drink Product Coupons (NLA)
Final Price $1.47 each, only $2.94 for both!

Schick Hydro Razor
Priced at $8.47
I got a coupon in the mail this week for a FREE Schick Hydro razor up to $10.99
So...FREE!!!

3 Hidden Valley Ranch Packets
Priced at $1.42 each
I had a tearpad coupon for a free 16 ounce store brand sour cream WYB 3 Dressing Packets
The maximum value of the coupon is $3.00 and the cashier couldn't figure out how to override it to the actual $1.48 that the sour cream was priced at, so I got the full $3.00 savings!
My total for all three dressing packets and the sour cream was $2.74

Total Retail Value $35.82
I Paid $5.68 for a savings of $30.14...that's 84%!!!  My goal is always to save at least 70%, so I love it when I blow that out of the water!

Say Cheeeeeese!

There is a definite theme to today's trip, and ironically enough it's quite Super Bowl centered!  Great snacks to be had this week at Shaw's...let's get right to the deals!

Kraft $5 Instant Savings WYB 5 items (each item reduced by $1.00):

4 Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs (Windham was out of Wieners, and when I asked if they had more the manager said I could choose any OM participating product.  He honored the Wiener price AND said I could use the coupon!)
Regularly $3.99
Price Overridden to $2.50
Don't ask me why, but my receipt shows "other savings $1.99"...sounds good to me!
After Kraft Instant Savings $.99
Used 4 $.55/1 OM Wieners Coupons, doubled
Final Price FREE plus $.44 OVERAGE!!!!!!

4 Kraft Shredded Cheeses
Regularly $3.49
Sale Price $2.49
After Kraft Instant Savings $1.49, only $5.96 for all four!

2 Kraft Singles
Regularly $3.79
Sale Price $2.50
After Kraft Instant Savings $1.50, $3.00 for both!

4 Tostitos Chips (one went to a Superbowl party, but there really were four)
Regularly $3.99 each
On Sale B2G2
Final Price $7.98 for all four, only $1.99 each
PLUS I had coupons for a free Tostitos (max of $3.69) Dip WYB 2 Chips, so I got two queso dips regularly priced at $3.99 for $.30 each!

4 Stretch Island Fruit Co. Fruit Leathers
Regularly $.69
Sale Price $.59
Used 4 $.75/1 Stretch Island Fruit Co. Product Coupons, doubled (use zip code 84121, thanks Ashley for the heads-up on this one!)
Final Price FREE plus $3.64 OVERAGE!!!!!*

4 Duncan Hines Cake Mixes (Windham was out of the Red Velvet flavor, and the manager let me choose any ones I wanted while still using the coupons for the Red Velvet!)
Regularly $1.89
Sale Price $1.25
Used 4 $.50/1 Duncan Hines Red Velvet Cake Mix Coupons, doubled
Final Price $.25 each, only $1.00 for all FOUR!!!!!!

6 Chi-Chi's Salsas
Priced at $2.99 each
On Sale B1G1 Free
Used 3 $.55/2 Chi-Chi's Salsa Coupons, doubled
Final Price $5.67 for all 6, only $.95 each!

2 Frank's Red Hot Sauces (One thick and one sweet chili)
Priced at $2.99 each
Used 2 $.75/1 Frank's Red Hot Thick or Sweet Chili Sauce Coupons from 1/20 SS
Final Price $1.49 each

Full Retail Value $87.70
After sales and coupons $23.11
I used my $3.00 Catalina from my last trip
Final Price $20.11, for a savings of $67.59 or 77%!!!!

Note: This coupon will go through for only the $.69 regular price, however Shaw's does give overage so you are entitled to the full $.75.  If you're lucky, when the cashier enters the coupon manually it will double.  They do however have the right to reverse the doubling because overage is only meant to give you the full value of the coupon, not overage from doubling, but it could happen.

Kraft Deal: Take One!

I LOVE it when Shaw's has Kraft Instant Savings deals.  That's right, if you're new to this whole couponing thing, this is not a fluke, it happens about twice a year!  You will soon find that you can smell a sale coming, just like you might sense when it's going to snow like I can.  This works both ways too; either coupons that come out are a pre-cursor to a sale, or as in this case, as soon as I saw there was a Kraft deal starting yesterday, I knew that since it aligned with the first of the month we would have a TON of new coupons to go with it...and we do! 

This sale is marketed as $5 off WYB 5 participating products, but I prefer to look at it as an extra dollar off each item.  That way you can make a better decision as to what items you are choosing by deducting the dollar as well as the value of any coupon you have!  It is required that you buy in increments of 5 since the register reflects the sale price, then takes the $5 off when it sees five items have been purchased.  Here we go!!!

4 Oscar Mayer Wieners 
Regularly $3.49
Sale Price $2.50
After Kraft Instant Savings $1.50
Used 4 $.55/1 OM Wieners Coupons, doubled
Final Price $.40 each, only $1.60 for all 4!!!

4 Cracker Barrel Cheeses
Regularly $3.99
Sale Price $2.49
After Kraft Instant Savings $1.49
Used 4 $1.00/1 Cracker Barrel Cheese Coupons
Final Price $.49 each, only $1.96 for all 4!!!

2 Kraft Mayos
Regularly $4.55
Sale Price $2.99
After Kraft Instant Savings $1.99
Used 2 $1.00/1 Kraft Mayo Coupons
Final Price $1.98 for both!

Keep in mind, even though the wieners are the best percentage savings of the items participating in this deal, the value is in getting what you need and what's best for you.  I do like to stock up on hot dogs, and will be getting more and freezing them.  The cheese is a no-brainer for me, and as long as you check your expiration dates, this is a great chance to stock up on mayo for summer BBQ salads!  There are other deals to be had this week as part of this promotion; and I will be mixing it up over the course of the week!

Ok...here's the rest!

4 Capri Sun: 1 of which is the Roarin' Waters variety
Regularly $3.19
Sale Price $1.99
Used Free Roarin' Waters WYB 3 Classic Varieties Coupon from 1/6 SS2
Paid $5.97 for all 4, plus earned $3.00 Catalina on my next order!

4 Wheat Thins
Regularly $3.29
Sale Price $1.99
Used 4 $1.00/1 Wheat Thins Coupon (look in the lower left hand corner for the coupon)
Final Price $.99 each, only $3.96 for all 4...that's practically the regular price for ONE!

8 Tuttorosso Pasta Sauces
Regularly $1.99
Sale Price $1.39
Used 4 $1.00/2 Tuttorosso Products Coupons
Final Price $.89 each, only $7.12 for all 8!

2 Heluva Good Dips
Regularly $2.29
Sale Price $2.00
Used 2 $.75/1 Heluva Good Product Coupons, doubled
Final Price $.50 each, only $1.00 for both

4 RedPack Canned Tomatoes
Priced at $1.19 each
On Sale BOGO
Used 2 $1.00/2 RedPack Canned Tomatoes Coupons
Final Price $.38 for all four!  That's less than $.10 each!!!

Essential Everyday Cereal
Priced at $1.99
Used a coupon for a FREE EE cereal with any $10 purchase I received with my last shopping trip.  That's right, I actually got this myself.  My mother usually gets great catalinas for free products because she buys very little at a time, but this was all me!

Total Retail Value $92.11
After sales, coupons and instant savings I paid $23.97 and earned a $3.00 catalina for my next order!  That's a savings of $68.14, or 74%!!!!!!  I LOVE that I have that $3.00 to offset the already great prices of even more Kraft items this week...I might have to go back today!  

I Love a Good Soup Deal While Recovering From the Flu!

Yep, I did this much shopping while still getting over the flu...but coupons are my medicine!  This was my biggest trip in a long time, which may not have been a great idea considering how I've been feeling, but I got it done.

Here we go!!!

6 DiGiorno Pizzas
Regularly $7.29
Sale Price $5.00
Used 2 B2G1 Free DiGiorno Pizza Coupons
Final Price $20.00

6 Coke Product 2-Liter Bottles
Regularly $1.69
Promotion Price $.01 each WYB 2 DiGiorno Pizzas
Final Price $.06!!!

8 Orville Redenbacher Pop Corns
Priced at $3.19 each
On Sale B1G1 Free
Used 4 $1.00/2 OR Pop Corn Coupons from the 1/20 SS (this is what I got instead of the $.75/1 some areas have)
Final Price $8.76

8 A&W Root Beer 2-Liters
Regularly $1.69
Promotion of two FREE WYB 2 OR Pop Corns, one of which is also FREE!!!!

8 Campbell's Soup Cups
Regularly $1.99
Sale Price $1.00
Used 4 $.50/2 Campbell Soup Cups Coupons, doubled
Final Price $4.00, only $.50 each!

2 Lean Cuisine Salad Additions
Regularly $3.99
Sale Price $3.00
Used $1.00/2 LC Salad Additions from February All You Magazine
Final Price $5.00 for both

Fresh Express Lettuce
Regularly $2.79
FREE WYB 2 LC Salad Additions

Bananas $1.09

Shopper's Value Pretzels and Cheese Snacks
Regularly $1.89
Sale Price 2/$3.00

2 Joy Ice Cream Cups
Priced at $1.49
Used 2 $.55/1 Joy Ice Cream Cups Coupons, doubled
Final Price $.78 for both!

Birds Eye Bagged Vegetables
Regularly $1.79
Sale Price $1.00
Used 4 $1.00/1 Birds Eye Vegetables Coupons (NLA, that one went fast!)
Final Price FREE!!!!!!

4 Campbell's Skillet Sauces
Regularly $2.69
Sale Price $2.00
Used 4 $.75/1 Campbell's Skillet Sauces Coupons, doubled
Final Price $2.00, only $.50 each!

4 Duncan Hines Frosting Creations
Priced at $.99 
Used 4 $.50/1 Frosting Creations Coupons, doubled
Final Price FREE plus $.04 OVERAGE!!!!

2 Pepsi 6-Pack Bottles
Regularly $3.69
Sale Price $2.75
Used $2.00/2 Pepsi Multi-Packs Coupon
Final Price $3.50, only $.29 per bottle!

Essential Everyday Shredded Cheese
Regularly $3.19
Sale Price $2.50
Used $1.00/1 Shaw's Brand Cheese Email Only Coupon
Final Price $1.50

Total Retail Value $159.91
After Sales and Coupons $49.65
With bottle deposits my total was actually over $50, so I was able to use a $5 off $50 Recyclebank Coupon
Final Cost $44.65, a savings of $115.26, or 72%!!!!!!

One Last Shot at the Web Exclusive Coupons!

I am really going to miss the Web Exclusive Coupons...the Gotta Love Great Deals promotion got a little stale this week, but it was rejuvenated by the new Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Coupon!!!  I made this last shot as the store brand coupons a good one!

4 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
Regularly $2.99 
Sale Price $1.67
Used 4 $.50/1 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Coupons, doubled
Final Price $2.68, only $.67 each!

Diet Pepsi 2-Liter 
Regularly $1.79
Sale Price $1.25
This means I have 5 of the Gotta Love Great Deals items so I could get...

Essential Everyday "Oreo" Cookies
Regularly $2.69
Sale Price $1.99
Used $1.50/1 EE Product Coupon (NLA)
Final Price $.49

Equaline Men's Bodywash
Priced at $3.65
Used $2.50/1 Equaline Product Coupon (NLA)
Final Price $1.15

Culinary Circle Entertaining Crackers
Priced at $2.29
Used $2.50/1 CC Product Coupon (NLA)
Final Price FREE plus $.21 overage

Wild Harvest Tortilla Chips
Priced at $1.99
Used $2.00/1 WH Product Coupon (NLA)
FREE Plus $.01 overage

Now for the rest of the deals!

4 Kikkoman Seasoning Packets
Regularly $.89
Sale Price $.79
Used 4 $1.00/1 Kikkoman Product Coupons
Final Price FREE plus $.84 OVERAGE!!!!

4 Stretch Island Fruit Co. Fruit Leathers
Priced at $.69
Used 4 $.75/1 Stretch Island Fruit Co. Product Coupons, doubled (use zip code 84121, thanks Ashley for the heads-up on this one!)
Final Price FREE plus $3.24 OVERAGE!!!!!*

4 Milford Valley Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Regularly $3.99
Sale Price $1.99
Used 4 $.75/1 Milford Valley Product Coupons, doubled (use the code MVJan2013)
Final Price $1.96, only $.49 each!!!

Total Retail Value $46.65
After sales, coupons, overage, and even some negative tax (so strange, but I'll take it) I paid $2.55!!!  That's a savings of $44.10 or 95%!!!  I definitely did my happy dance on this one! 


Note: This coupon will go through for only the $.69 product price, however Shaw's does give overage so you are entitled to the full $.75.  If you're lucky, when the cashier enters the coupon manually it will double.  They do however have the right to reverse the doubling because overage is only meant to give you the full value of the coupon, not overage from doubling, but it could happen.

Got Chicken? I Sure Do Now!

Alright, I am home with power and my receipt so I can post yesterday's shopping trip for you all!  I am very happy with this one!!!

As you likely know by now, you have to purchase five Gotta Love Great Deals items in order to use the four Web Exclusive Savings coupons.   My past trips included a lot of Chex Mix and Fruit Snacks, but I am all out of coupons for those items, so I went with another staple in my house; Diet Pepsi!!!  That's right, my name is Michelle, and I am addicted to Diet Pepsi.  

5 Diet Pepsi 2-Liters
Regularly $1.79
Sale Price $1.25
Final Cost $6.25

Essential Everyday Pancake Mix
Priced at $1.99
Used $1.50/1 EE Product Coupon
Final Price $.49

Culinary Circle Entertaining Crackers
Priced at $2.29
Used $2.50/1 CC Product Coupon
Final Price FREE!

Wild Harvest Organic Animal Crackers
Priced at $2.19
Used $2.00/1 WH Product Coupon
Final Price $.19

Equaline Conditioner
Priced at $2.99
Used $2.50/1 Equaline Product Coupon
Final Price $.49

4 Milford Valley Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Regularly $3.99
Sale Price $1.99
Used 4 $.75/1 Milford Valley Product Coupons, doubled (use code MVJan2013)
Final Price $1.96, only $.49 for each box of two!!!

2 Fast Fixin' Chicken Nuggets
Regularly $5.49
Sale Price $2.99
Used 2 $1.00/1 Fast Fixin' Product Coupons (enter 90210 as the zip code and search for the brand in the drop-down)
Final Price $3.98 for both, only $1.99 each!

5 Lean Cuisine Frozen Dinners
Regularly $3.49 
Sale Price $2.00 
Used 1 $1/5 Lean Cuisine Dinners Coupon from the 1/6 SS
Final Price $9.00 for all 5
Normally I would get these at Walmart, but by adding them to my existing Shaw's list which was right around $15.00, I was able to get my total above $25 after coupons and sales so I could use a $4/$25 Email Savings Program Coupon.

2 BeechNut Stage 5 Fruit Purees
Regularly $.99
Sale Price $.89
Used 2 $1.00/1 BeechNut Stage 4 or 5 product coupons
Final Price FREE plus $.22 OVERAGE!!!!

2 McCain Sweet Potato Fries
Regularly $3.19
Sale Price $1.99
Used 2 $1.00/1 McCain Sweet Potato Fries Coupons
Final Price $1.98, only $.99 each!

Christmas Clearance Finds!!!

2 25-Count Bags of Bows
Regularly $1.29
Reduced by 75% to $.32 each

Crayola Mini Monster Dot
Regularly $8.99
Reduced by 75% to $2.25

Bingo Game (I have a soft spot for this one because my grandparents used to play almost nightly)
Regularly $4.99
Reduced by 75% to $1.25

Total Retail Value $87.72
After store promotions and coupons $28.26
I used my $4/$25 Email Savings Program Coupon to bring my total down to $24.26.  That's a savings of $63.46...72%!!!!!!  This is with a ton of great chicken products for dinners for myself and my kids!  

Saturday Shaw's Success! With One Exception...

Per my usual strategy, I managed to get a perfect mix of amazing deals, household staples and party recipe ingredients in this trip!  One challenge was that the Gotta Love Great Deals (GLGD) items weren't in this week's ad.  They really haven't changed over the last few weeks so I do know which ones are the best deals for my needs.  They are listed on the Shaw's website and my store had them posted at the front, just in case you need the list!

GLGD Items

2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks
Regularly $2.99
Sale Price $1.67
Used 1 $.50/2 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks Coupon, doubled
Final Price $2.34 for both, only $1.17 each!

2 Chex Mix
Regularly $2.99
Sale Price $1.50
Used 2 $.50/1 Chex Mix Coupons, doubled
Final Price $1.00, only $.50 each!

1 Pepsi 2-Liter
Regularly $1.79
Sale Price $1.25

Since I purchased 5 participating GLGD items, I was able to use the four Web Exclusive Savings Coupons on Shaw's major store brands.  

I wish I could use more of the $1.50/1 Essential Everyday product coupons because there are so many things I need.  Today I got several items, all for my Buffalo Chicken Dip recipe...yes, it's amazing, and all my friend wanted for her birthday!

EE Blue Cheese Dressing
Regularly $2.19
Sale Price $2.00

EE Shredded Cheddar Jack Cheese
Regularly $3.19
Sale Price $2.50

2 EE Cream Cheese Blocks
Regularly $1.99
Sale Price $1.69

I used my $1.50 EE coupon to save even more!

Culinary Circle Goat Cheese Crumbles
Priced at $4.49
Used $2.50/1 CC Product Coupon
Final Price $1.99

Wild Harvest Organic Tortilla Chips
Priced at $1.99
Used $2.00/1 WH Product Coupon
FREE!!!

Equaline Conditioner
Priced at $2.99
Used $2.50/1 Equaline Product Coupon
Final Price $.49

Now for even more amazing deals!!!

4 Ocean Spray Grapefruit Juices
Regularly $3.59
Sale Price $2.00
Used 4 $2.00/1 Grapefruit Juice Coupons (Use FL zip code 33233)
Final Price FREE!!!
Plus, I got two 5-pound bags of Grapefruits free for purchasing the juices!!!

2 Fast Fixin' Chicken Nuggets 
Regularly $5.49
Sale Price $2.99
Used 2 $1.00/1 Fast Fixin' Product Coupons (use zip code 90210 and find Fast Fixin' in the brand drop-down)
Final Price $3.98, only $1.99 each!!!

2 McCain's Sweet Potato Fries
Regularly $3.19
Sale Price $1.99
Used 2 $1.00/1 McCain's Sweet Potato Fries Coupons
Plus, I loaded the $1.00/1 McCain's Sweet Potato Fries eCoupon to my SavingStar Account
I paid $1.98 OOP and will get $1.00 back, making my final cost only $.98 for both!

2 Joy Ice Cream Cones
Priced at $1.49
Used 2 $.55/1 Joy Ice Cream Cones Coupons, doubled
Final Price $.39 each, only $.78 for both!

6 Swiss Miss Hot Cocoa 6-packs
Regularly $1.39
Sale Price $1.00
Used 2 $1/3 Swiss Miss Coupons
Final Price $4.00, only $.67 each!

Bananas, 3.26 lbs @ $.49/lb (this was $.57 for the longest time, I like this new price!)
Final Price $1.60

Shopper's Value Tortilla Chips $1.89

4 Kikkoman Seasoning Packets
Regularly $.89
Sale Price $.79
Used 2 $1.00/1 Kikkoman Product Coupons
and 2 $1.00/1 Kikkoman Product Coupons (2 prints per computer on each link)
Final Price FREE plus $.84 OVERAGE!!!!

2 BeechNut Stage 5 Fruit Pouches
Regularly Priced at $.99
Sale Price $.89
Used 2 $1.00/1 BeechNut Stage 4 or 5 coupons
Final Price FREE plus $.22 OVERAGE!!!!

Total Retail Value $84.65
Total after sales and coupons $24.93, with bottle deposits my total was over $25 (I don't count this in my cost since I will get the money back when I recycle my bottles) so I was able to use a $4 off $25 Email Savings Program Coupon bringing my total down to $20.93.  I will also get a $1.00 refund in my SavingStar account, so my final OOP will be $19.93, that's a savings of $64.72 or 76%!!!!!!

This trip was so much fun, and many of the items I got two of because I wasn't patient enough to take the time for my second computer to print all of the coupons.  Well, I think it's worth it to make that happen today!  I'm thinking more BeechNut, Kikkoman, Ice Cream Cones, Sweet Potato Fries and Web Exclusive Savings items are in my future.  How will I do that now that I have no more Chex Mix and Fruit Snacks coupons you ask???  I'm thinking Pepsi products all the way!  Think about it...spend $5.00 on soda, and get $8.50 in free products!  Plus, Windham was all out of the Milford Valley Stuffed Chicken...at $.49 a box, I'm not surprised, so I have to go back for that!