Weekly Grocery Savings

Fred Meyer Shopping

I was pleasantly surprised to find such great deals on Organic food at Fred Meyers today. I couldn't believe how many items I found for clearance. If you want to know prices on items or where to find a coupon please leave a comment and I can tell you. Also, I got the Laura Lean (Organic) Beef on clearance & was able to use that $1 printable here!

Total before coupons: $54.23

After Fred Meyer In-ad Coupons & Manufacturer coupons: $37.09!

Portland Fruit Co.

I love Portland Fruit Co. and their great costumer service. They don't always have Organic but sometimes they do. The manager was kind enough to give me 4 bundles of Basil he was going to throw out.

All this for: $13.15!

With the food I bought today will be for my menu this week and next. Here are a couple of highlights of what I will be making this week. BTW, this is a step up for me to actually plan and make new meals.

Christina's Menu Plan

Tuesday (tonight) : Asian Chicken Wraps $5 Dinner Mom! + salad!
Wednesday: Crockpot Thai Curry + salad.
Thursday: Red Lentil Dhal (Vegan) FM Naturally Preferred Mag.
Friday: Rice Noodles with Chicken + salad.
Saturday: Rachel & Felicity's Minestrone (Vegan) FM Naturally Preferred Mag.
Sunday: Meatballs & Pasta! +salad.

Also, I love to make PW's Pizza dough but I cook it at 375 degrees for 17-20 minutes. I can use all these fresh veggies, chicken I bought today, and Cheese from the Fred Meyer Kraft Promo this last Sunday to make healthy Pizza that is not expensive!

Christina

Safeway Shopping!

I spent $25.56 for all this at Safeway, except for the Honeycrisp Apples. I got those for $.99lb at Portland Fruit Co.

Trans#1
2 Coca Puffs $5
2 NV Granola Bars $5
4 NV Clusters $10
1 Doritos $2.50
1 Mission Tortillas $2
2 Newman Lemonade $4
1 Chocolate Milk $1.99
2 Yo Plus Yogurt $4.50
2 Lean Natural Ground Beef $6.22
3.97lbs Grapes $3.49

Total: $44.70

Coupons used:
-(2) $4 off GM Cereal Event
-(3) $.75 ecoupons + (2) $.75 IP's Coca Puffs
-(2) $.40 mfq NV Bars
-(2) $1 ecoupon, (2) $.40 ecoupon, (2) $1.60 IP & (2) $1 mfq NV Clusters
-(2) $.50 Newman's
-$1 ecoupon, (2) $1 IP's Yo Plus
-$2 DBL
OOP: $18.15 for a 71% Savings!!

Trans#2
3 Capri Suns $7.50
4 Ziploc $9.96
1 Garlic Bread $2.29

Total: $19.75

Coupons used:
-$.55 ecoupon, $1/3, & free SFWY Capri Sun Cat $2.50
-(2) $1/2 mfq, (2) BOGO's $2.19 ea. Ziploc
-$2 DBL

OOP: $7.41 & 71% Savings!!

Christina

Weekly Grocery Shopping & Albertsons Scenario

A friend and I trade babysitting every week, and today I did some power shopping during my free time. I wouldn't normally go to this many places, but I had other errands I was doing near these stores and I won't be able to do shopping like this in a few weeks for a while!

In total, I spent $51.87 and have $15 in cats from Albertsons to spend. The highlight of all the shopping was definitely Albertsons. The spend $30, get $15 promo (paricipating items starred) that just started is really hot combined with double coupons!


Albertsons
*3 Vaseline lotions
*3 Men's Vaseline lotions
*6 Nature Valley nut clusters
6 packs Bic pens

Used:
-6 $1.25 Vaseline mfq
-6 $1 Nature Valley printables
-3 $1/2 Bic printables
-$5 DBL
Final Total: $11.50 & I got back $15 in cats off my next purchase! I basically got all that for free plus $4.50 in overage!


Safeway
1 gal. Organic milk
1 4 pack Eating Right yogurts $2 (had 2 $.75 stickers so I got for $.50!)
1 Skippy peanut butter
1 Mission tortilla (free after super coupon & mfq!)
1 Dreyer's frozen yogurt
2 Butcher's Cut lunch meat
1 turkey breast
~2 lbs. bananas
~1.25 lbs. vine ripened tomatoes

Used:
-SFWY Skippy super coupon
-$.75 Skippy catalina
-SFWY Mission tortilla super coupon
-$1 Mission tortilla blinky
-SFWY Dreyers super coupon
-2 $1 Butcher's Cut printables
-SFWY turkey breast super coupon
-$2 DBL
Final Total: $18.05


Portland Fruit Co.
2 jalepenos
1 red pepper
cherry tomatoes
6 corn
lettuce
yellow onion
red onion
3 limes
3 lemons
3 cucumbers
Final Total: $9.67


Winco
Bulk: cumin
peppercorns
dill
coconut
dried cranberries
swiss cheese
6 Lucerne yogurt
1 cantaloupe ($.33!)
Final Total: $12.65


Erika

Save Money at Portland Fruit Co.

I really love shopping at the Portland Fruit Co. on 82nd & Se Foster. The employees are friendly, they get fresh produce every day and it's a local business. Some of the fruit is local, especially the berries right now and it helps our economy to support local businesses. The prices are incredible and they have an ad usually at the Cashiers counter with coupons that can be used on their products. If you live in the area you will receive a flyer in your mailbox at least once a month. In addition, they sale Spices for $1.99, some dairy i.e. milk, eggs etc...and other random things.


Here's what I got:
3.08lbs Blackberries $1.50
2.75lbs Organic Banana's $1.03
6 Fuji Apples $1.90
1 Pineapple $1.99
1 Yellow Onion $.28

2 Roma Tomatoes $.59

Total: $7.29

Christina

Safeway Shopping

Wheew! I've done more grocery shopping in the last two days than I have in weeks! At least I've snagged some great deals and am stocking my freezer back up. It was getting pretty empty in the meat category.


Today I stopped at three different stores for all these groceries. Grand total for all of it......$53.85!
Not bad since I only used one manufacturers coupon at Safeway. I had planned on buying some Mission corn tortillas and bringing my total lower, but they were out so I substituted with some clearance items.


Safeway
12 bags fishy crackers (yes, stocking up since you only see them at $1 maybe 3x a year)
1 gallon O organic milk
2 Jenny-O ground turkey - reduced to $2 each
1 bottle seasoned rice vinegar - reduced to $2.95
24 pack Frigo string cheese - reduced to $2! (Too bad I didn't have my coupons w/ me to go w/ this great price!)
20 Lucerne yogurt
1 pint half & half
3 Filone french bread
1 Fransisco hoggie rolls
~1 lb. deli ham
1 head lettuce
1 pack Kraft American cheese (free after coupon & DBL!)


Used:
-$10/$50 SFWY coupon
-Franscisco in-ad coupon
-SFWY Kraft super coupon
-$.50 Kraft mfq
-$.50 DBL
Final Total: $40.65!


Fred Meyer
5 Santa Cruiz organic juices
18 eggs

Used:
-5 $.75 juice printables (no longer available)
-Fred Meyer egg in-ad coupon
Final Total: $2.75!


Portland Fruit Co.
apples
cucumbers
red onions
yellow onions
red pepper
tomatoes
celery
lemons
jalapeno pepper
cherries

Final Total: $10.45!


Honestly, I am hoping I can make my grocery money stretch through July (today's purchases came out of July's cash budget since I work Wednesday and we leave Thursday for the beach).

I've needed to stock up on a lot of items plus we have a big BBQ planned for ~20 people this month. Also, my husband hasn't been as strict on his diet and has been drinking beer again. That takes a huge chunk when you are looking at such a limited budget. I used to have a separate alcohol budget each month so I may go back to that again. What do you guys think?


Erika

Weekly Grocery Savings Under $50!

Safeway Trip

I got all these groceries at Safeway for $40.94. This includes my 10% discount, coupons, doubles, and 2 transactions. Without coupons & 10% discount the total was $66.65

If you have Q's about prices or what coupons I used, please feel free to leave a comment.

Highlights:

Tyson Breaded Chicken Nuggest BOGO $7.99

-(2) $1 mfq

-$1 DBL

Final price: $4.99 for 2! & get a $2/2 Tyson coupon from the catalina machine

Natural Kraft Shredded Cheese $1.99

-$.50 blinkie or from $.50 mfq from SFWY coupon booklet

"Add Dairy to your backyard adventure" found at Customer Svc.

-$.50 DBL

Final price: $.99 ea!

Guerrero Tortillas $1.69 ea.

-$1 Printable

-$.50 DBL

Final price: $.19 ea!

Planters Peanuts $1.99

-$1 Printable

-$.50 DBL

Final price: $.49 ea., reg price. $3.99!

Portland Fruit Co.

I paid $8.84 for these fruits & veggies at the Portland Fruit Co.

Overall, I spent: $49.78 OOP!


Christina

Weekly Grocery Savings!!

Safeway

Here is my Safeway Trip today. Total Spent: $28.58!!
I did 2 transactions, 1 Living Well items, and 1 non-LW items. I went over the $30 needed to get the $10 Cat but there were such great deals I couldn't pass up.

Trans#1 (Living Well Promo)
2-SFWY Pasta Free wyb 2 Classico Sauce
2-Alfredo Classico $4
3-Hunts Tomatoes $3.89
4-Orville Popcorn B1G1F $6.98
2-Hansen's Natural Soda 2/$5 + $.60 bottle deposit
2-No Yolk Pasta 2/$3
4-S&W Black Beans $4
3-Capri Sun Sunrise $5.97
1-Bright Green Paper Towels $4.99
2-Bright Green TP $7.98

Total: $46.41

Coupons used:
-$10 LW Cat
-(4) $1 Bright Green mfq/sc
-$.50 SC & (3) $1 Capri Sun mfq
-$3.58 10% off club card
-$2 DBL
-$1/2 IP Classico
-(2) $1/2 Orville
-$2.50 Bogo mfq Hansen soda
-(2) $.50 IP No Yolk

OOP: $16.83 & received $10 cat (76% savings!!)

Trans#2
2-SFWY Pasta Free wyb 2 Classico Sauce
2-Classico Pasta $4
1-SFWY Fruit Snacks $1.88
1-Sunchips $3
2-Kellogg Froot Loops $3.98
2-Elpato salsa $1
1-Lucerne Butter $2.49
1-MH Yogurt $3.29
2-SFWY Bread $3.58
3-English Muffin $3
Ground Beef $3.07
1-Organic Carrots $1

Total: $11.75

Coupons used:
-$10 LW Cat
-$1 Sunchips
-$2.03 10% off club card
-$2 DBL
-$.50 Yogurt
-(2) $1.50 Kellogg's

OOP: $11.75 (75% savings!!)

Portland Fruit Co.

Portland Fruit Co. $11.23!

Total Spent: $39.81

Christina

Awesome Safeway Trip & Other Groceries

I made a quick run for some groceries for the week. I still need a few more items like cheese and coffee, but am hoping for some good sales on those items starting on Wednesday. I think we have enough to get us through at least until then.


Portland Fruit Co.

Mustard powder
Thyme
3 containers strawberries ($1.50 each!)
bananas
mushrooms
1 red pepper
tomatoes
1 lemon
2 onions
3 zucchini
2 sweet potatoes
grapes
Darigold half & half

Total $17.37



Safeway

3 Kraft dressing
4 Fresh Express salads
1 2 lbs. baby carrots
2 Dreamfields spaghetti

Used:
4 $.75 FE salad mfq
3 $1.50 Kraft mfq
$.50 SFWY carrots IP
2 $1 Dreamfields IP

Total $2.50 for a 92% savings!!!! Love it!

If only they had included a double coupon this week to really get the total down...


Erika

Quick Shopping Trip

Walgreens Shopping

I stopped at Wags (82nd & Holgate, BTW they had tons of Hunts 8oz) to get a few Rebate items. Not completely sure if the Energizer items I got will apply to ESC Rebate #19, Buy 3 & Get $15.

Here's What I got:

8- Hunts sauce (Conagra deal) $6.40

1-Pam Spray (Conagra deal) $3.99

2-Energizer AAA Batteries (needed them) clearance $1.99 ea. ($3.98)

1-Rechargeable Energizer AA Batteries $10.49

3-Stride Gum $3.87

Total: $28.73

Coupons used:

-$3.28 in-ad Hunts coupon

-$1.50 in-ad Stride coupon & $2/3 mfq Gum

-$10 RR

-$6 RR

OOP: $5.95 + $5 MIR Conagra deal & possiblyy $15 wyb 3 Energizer batteries!

Portland Fruit Co.

My husband took the list with him to the Portland Fruit co. (82nd & Foster) and here is what he got:

1-Romaine Lettuce $1.50

3-On Vine Tomatoes $.79

1-Red Bell Pepper $.79

1lb Strawberries $1.50 (I'm going to go back to get more!)

4-Honeycrisp apples $1.42

5-Banana's $.85

Bag of Potatoes $.99

4-Lg Navel Oranges $1.82

OOP: $9.66

Total Spent: $15.61

Christina

Shopping

Since I have been tight on grocery money this month, I made up my menu for the week on Saturday then did my "needs" shopping at Winco, Trader Joes and the Portland Fruit Co. I really hate shopping at Winco, but it was the cheapest way to go for the random items I needed. I decided that what I have left will be the money I use to stock up on the sale items at Safeway and Albertsons. I'll be posting my menu for the week soon!

Winco
~ 1 lb. Hickory smoked turkey lunch meat
1 pack pork sausage links
.25 lb. slivered almonds
3.25 lbs. white rice
1 pack cream cheese
1 box Mortons kosher rock salt (what can I say, I'm a salt snob! lol)
syrup

-$.55 lunch meat mfq
-$.06 bag credit
Total $15.84


Trader Joes
1 bottle red wine
1 bottle white wine
goat's cheese
Total $10.47


Portland Fruit Co.
bananas
cilantro
lettuce
2 limes
green onions
yellow squash
tomatoes
Total $5.83


Safeway (all in italics are part of the Buy 10, Get $5 Off Promo)
10 Lucerne yogurt
2 Del Montie super fruits
1 pack thin sliced pork chops - 50% off
3 Rosarita refried beans
3 Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce
2 Jimmy Dean sausages
1 Fresh Express lettuce
1 pack Capri Sun

Used:
- 2 $1 Del Montie mfq
- $1/3 Rosarita mfq
- $.75 Fresh Express mfq I found a long time ago
- $.55 Capri Sun mfq
- $5 instantly
- $2 SFWY double
Total $14.72 for a 72% savings!!!


Albertsons

3 Trop50 juice

Used
- 3 $1 mfq
- $3 Albies doubles
Total $1.50!



Erika

Super Shopping Saturday

Whew! It feels like I did more shopping today than I have in months! I did get to go shopping to all but one place by myself. Love that!

Safeway
12 pk Pepsi One
1 Tostidos Lime Chips
2 Classico pasta sauces
1 Misson flour tortillas
1 Mission corn tortillas
2 Lucerne ice creams
1 Tillamook cheese
1 gal. Organic milk
4 lbs. frozen chicken breasts
2 SFWY bratwursts (both marked down to $2)
1 lb. deli sliced ham
6 pk. Corona

Used:
- SFWY chips coupon
- SFWY Tillamook cheese coupon
- SFWY Classico coupon
- 2 $1 Mission IP
- $1/2 Classico IP
- $1 SFWY chicken breasts IP
- $10/$50 SFWY coupon
- $2 SFWY doubles

Total $37.18 with a 55% savings.


Franz Bread Store
6 pk. Hogie rolls
Total $1.09


Portland Fruit Co.
~1 lb. asparagus
~2 lbs. mushrooms
2 lbs. cabbage
1 lemon
1 lime
1 yellow pepper
1 bunch lettuce
~1.5 lbs. tomatoes
~1 lb. onions
Total $10.42


Walgreens
4 Sambucol
7 Dove soaps
1 Dove trial sized deodorant
1 Colgate toothpaste
1 Axe shampoo FAR
1 Wal-Zyr FAR
1 Vaseline lotion
3 Lindt chocolates

Used:
- 2 $4 Sambucol IP
-Dove in-ad coupon
- $1.25 Vac. mfq
- WAGS Sambucol easy saver coupon

Total $31.81 - I paid with a $25 check I got from transferring a prescription and paid $6.09 on my rebate gift card. I got back $3.50RR, $2RR & $6RR and will get $9.98 in rebates.

I was expecting a $10RR from the Dove. I'm not sure what happened with that, but we can use the soap anyway.


Rite Aid
2 newspapers
1 Novitra FAR
1 Snore Stop FAR
1 Soothe Eye Drops FAR

Used:
-$5/$25 purchase IP
-$3 Novitra IP
-$3 eye drops mfq

Total $17.47 that I paid with last month's rebate check, and I will get back $24.47 in rebates!

All in all, I think I did pretty good. So far I have spent $86.72 on groceries for the month. I am really working hard to keep it within the $250 I have budgeted. It's been tough lately!

Erika

Grocery Shopping

We are spending the weekend at the beach with our family so I was mostly buying for the weekend. I am still not doing much thinking ahead about meals although I do feel like I am turning a corner this week in the fatigue and nausea. I am 13 weeks along now!


Portland Fruit Co.

2 lemons 2/$.89
3 avocados $3.45
2 bunches green onions 2/$1
tomatoes $.69/lb.
broccoli $.69/lb.
bananas $.49/lb.

Total $8.79


Safeway

1 bag Mission chips
2 cans SFWY refried beans
4 boxes Betty Crocker fruit snacks
14 Lucerne yogurt $.50 each
1 can SFWY olives
1 jar Cara Mia artichoke hearts
1 Lucerne sour cream
1 Hormel pork tenderloin

Used:
SFWY Mission chips super coupon
SFWY BC fruit snacks super coupon
SFWY artichoke super coupon
SFWY Hormel super coupon
- 2 $.50 fruit snacks mfq
- $1 Hormel mfq
- $1.50 SFWY double
- $.06 SFWY bag credit
- $3.37 SFWY 10% off

Total = $17.81! That was a 62% savings, and I got a $2.50 CAT for buying 4 of the Betty Crocker fruit snacks!



I don't normally buy fruit snacks for the kids because of the dyes, but with the great deals and the fact that we are having a Batman birthday party in a couple months that I am already planning, I couldn't pass them up this time. I think I may go back for more chips and $5.99 Starbucks coffee over the weekend as they are the best deals I have seen in a long time for those products.

Erika

Monday Grocery Shopping

Safeway
24 pack Cottonelle TP
9 pack Viva paper towels
1 mega pack Hugglies baby wipes
2 SFWY 3.5 lb pancake mix
2 boxes Wheat Thins
2 boxes Triscuits
2 Tropicana Premium Orange Juice
1 Organic milk
1 pt. half & half
1 qt. Mt. High yogurt
1 lb. Lucerne butter
1.70 lbs. green grapes
10 lbs. potatoes

Used:
- $10/$50 SFWY coupon
- 2 $2 Nabisco mfq
- $1/2 Tropicana OJ mfq
- $.75 Huggies wipes coupon found in box of wipes
- $.35 Viva mfq
- $.50 Cottonelle mfq
- $.50 Mt. High mfq
- $2 SFWY double
- $.06 bag credit

Total OOP: $39.09 and got $5 back on gift card for spending $25 on the Kimberly-Clark product promo (the products I bought are above in italics). This promo didn't work for me so I took my receipt and the ad advertising the promo to the customer service desk. They gave me a $5 GC since the cat didn't print out.


Portland Fruit Co.
1 head Romaine lettuce $1.50
cilantro $.79
organic oranges $.59/lb
peaches $.99/lb
sweet potatoes $.79/lb
honey crisp apples $.69/lb

Total OOP: $9.26



Erika

Shopping

I finally pushed myself out the door on Friday and Saturday to do some shopping. Brace yourselves, I went to quite a few places! Of course, now I'm paying for it, I feel pretty sick today.
Sorry about the first picture being so small. I don't know why one is small and the others are normal??

Albertsons
1 2 liter Cherry 7-Up
8 bags Fishy crackers $1.50 each
1 dozen Albies eggs $1.29
1 large Albies cottage cheese $3.29


Used:
- Free 7-up coupon
- 4 $1/2 fishy cracker peelies
- $2 SFWY double
Total $10.83


Safeway
1 Sunday newspaper
1 gallon Horizon organic milk
5 boxes Quaker granola bars
1 bag Eating Right baby carrots
4lbs. SFWY frozen chicken breasts
1 pt. whipping cream


Used:
- 2 $1/2 Quaker mfq
- $.50 Eating Right IP
- $1 SFWY chicken IP
- 3 $.75 milk mark-down stickers
- $1 SFWY double (the IP didn't double so no free carrots, although still a great deal)
Total $17.57 on a gift card I got from transferring a prescription



Rite Aid
1 Oral-B electric toothbrush
1 Safeway newspaper
2 pack GE light bulbs (FAR)


Used:
- $5/$25 coupon
- $5 gift certificate from last month's "gift of savings" promo
Total $16.99 - paid with prior month's rebate money, so nothing out of pocket and will get $2 back in the form of a rebate







Tin Seing Asian Market
7 cans coconut milk $.69 each!
3 limes 3/$1
5 heads garlic $.39!
bean sprouts $.29/lb
1 bag of 5 spice powder $1.19
1 bag seseame seeds $.79
1 package tofu $1.19
1 jar chili paste $2.19
1 bag Asian cookies $1.79
1 package seafood & veggie stuffed buns (yum!) $2.49
1 bunch green onions $.59
Total $16.79


Portland Fruit Market
mushrooms
ginger
1 head lettuce
roma tomatoes
Total $5.37






Franz Bread Store
4 loaves whole wheat bread
1 loaf sourdough bread
1 loaf raisin bread
1 loaf cinnamon swirl bread
1 bag bagels
1 jar raspberry jam
Total $11.63


So basically, the only place I didn't go was Walgreens this week. I'm going to try to make it there next week because I haven't purchased the FAR items yet for this month, and I'm pretty sure it's the last week for that. Plus, cheap toilet paper and garbage bags are always good to stock up on!

Also, if you've never been to an Asian market and cook Asian foods, I highly recommend that you check one out. This was the first time I took the kids with me, and they loved it. There was a huge tank of live crabs and lobsters that they were facinated with. I like to spend time just walking the isles checking out all the different things they have for sale. Plus, they have great prices.

Erika

Weekly Grocery Savings!!

Today was a busy day getting the house cleaned, running errands to grocery stores, and making dinner for our family tonight (4 adults, and 5 kids). I do have to say that the Ablies deals can be a hassle at times. I'm hoping to take next week off of their deals, but we will see...

My Albertsons Trip!

The back of the Special K cereals I got had these coupons on them.

I did 2 transactions at Albies and for some reason the Buy $20 Get $5 off instantly did not come off & had to be manually taken off. Not sure why?? The manager was really nice about it but he said it's b/c I used coupons. Also, the $3 Kelloggs deal didn't come off on the Froot Loops, the cashier had to manually do it. It was really confusing which cereals were part of the $1.75 wyb 4 deal.


8-kellogg's cereal $19.16 (-$8 mfr & (2) save $6 from Thriftway ad)
1-Progresso Broth $1.88 (-$1 mfr)
2-Gold Medal flour $3.76
2-Muffin Mix $3 (-$1/IP)
2-BC Potatoes $2.30 (-$1/2 mfr)
8-Pillsbury Pizza Crust $12 (-$3.80 mfr)
2-Yoplait Yo Plus $3 (-$2 mfr)
4-Totino Pizza Rolls $4.60 (-$3 IP)
1-BC Fruit Roll Ups $1.88 (-$2 SFWY MFR Cat)
3-NV Granola Bars $5.64 (-$1.70)
1-FO Bar $1.88 (-$1 IP)
2-Bulls Eye BBQ Sc $3.38
5-Quaker Rolled Oats $7.50 (used rain check & $3 mfr)
1-Albies Half 'n' half $1.99
8-Albies Tomato Sc 8/$1 (in-ad coupon)
1-Johnsonville Sweet Italian Sausage $5.49 (-$2.50 in ad coupon & $1 mfr)
Albies French Bread $1.69 (free with receipt survey)
Cilantro $.69

-(2) $5 instant
-$5 DBL
-$4 DBL

Total: $91.71
OOP: $22.97


My Safeway Trip!

Here is what I got at Safeway & the Portland Fruit Co. Can I just say, that Safeway is by far more expensive than Albies.

3-Rosarita Beans $3 (-$.50/3)

4-McCormicks Taco Seasoning $2 (-2 $.25/2 mfr)

4-S&W Beans $2.76

2-Ziploc Qrt.bags 2/$5 (-$1/2 mfr)

1-Horizon Organic milk $3.69 (-$1 IP)

1-SFWY English Muffin 10ct $1.50

2-Ranchers Reserve Flank steak pinwheels $13.21 (-30% off both $3.96)

1-Book of Stamps $8.40

-$.06 bag credit

-$2 DBL

Total: $39.56

OOP: $6.02 (paid $24.77 on GC)

Portland Fruit Co.

I bought, veggies, fruit, and spices.

OOP: $14.81


Total spent: $43.80!

Christina

Weekly Grocery Savings, 2nd Trip!!

I needed to stock up on fruits, veggies, and cheese. I usually, go to the Portland Fruit Co. once a week (they have the best produce and prices), and once a month I will go to Trader Joe's.
Plus they give balloons to little kids & Ava loves that.

Portland Fruit Co.
Banana's 4.53 lbs $2.17
2-Red Bell Peppers $1.38
2-Pre-packaged Romaine salad $2
1-yellow onion $.32
1-red onion $.37
1-cucumber $.50
3-Limes $.30
1-bunch cilantro $.59
Honeycrips Apples 2.73lbs $1.88

Total: $9.51

Trader Joe's
2-Feta chz $4.58 ($2.29 ea. better than SFWY, FM, or Albies)
1-Gorgonzola $3.37
1-Fresh Cranberry sauce $3.49 (for sandwiches)

Total: 11.44

Total Grocery Weekly OOP: $46.85
You can go here, to check out my Safeway & Albies deals I did yesterday.

Christina

Weekly Grocery Savings!!

**Revised** 12/20/08

Today my husband wanted to brave the snowy weather here in Oregon to finish some last minute Christmas & Grocery shopping. We went to the Gresham area and hit the Albertson's on SE Stark in Troutdale. BTW, they don't take Thriftway coupons or doubles.

Albertsons
4-Glad Trash $23.56
1-Albertsons Salsa $1.67
2-Tillamook Butter 2/$5
2-Tillamook Sour Cream 2/$3
5-Coca Cola $20.50 (includes deposit) Go here for Coke Rewards to get Coupons!

Total: $53.73

-(4) $1 mfr Glad & B3G1F -$5.89
(FYI: Blinkie for Glad B3G1F at Albies exp: 12/31/08)
-(4) $.50 Tillamook Butter/SC
-$3.50 Coke Albies Instant Savings
-$10.50 SFWY B2G3F
-$2 mfr Coke from Thriftway ad (but actual mfr)
-$2 SFWY DBL

OOP: $23.84 (would have been $20.82 with the Thriftway DBL & Store Coupon)

Portland Fruit Co.

Peppers $2.01
Banana’s $1.37
Cilantro $.59
3-Bluberries $.75
2-Honeycrisp apples $.94
1-Mango $.40

OOP: $6.06

This is just a pic to show you how snowy it is here and how crazy my husband is for wanting to drive in it. But, we had a fun time and surprisingly there were quite a few people out shopping too!







I didn't do a lot of grocery shopping this week because next week is Christmas and we will be away and I have a good stockpile (milk, eggs, & pantry items...) to choose from. I may get some fresh produce at Portland Fruit Market. I will add it to this post when I do.
I won't break down all my several transactions I made, but if you have questions please feel free to ask. So here is what I got!


Safeway
8-Glade Candles $20 (wyb 4 you get a $3 CAT)
2-Airbone travel Size $4.38
2-Olay Regenerist $12.78
1-Oven Joy Bread $.99
1-Foster Farms Chicken Teriyaki $9.30
2-Foster Farms Chicken Tenders $16.42
2-Ranchers Reserve Top Blade Steak $11.03

Total: $74.90

-(8) $1 Glade & 2-$3 CAT
-(2) $2 Airborne
-(2) $5/1 Olay Reg.
-(2) $1 Foster Farm Chx mfr
-(5) 30% off Meat & Chx $11.02
-(3) $2 DBL
-(2) $3 CAT's
-$9.28 on SFWY GC (New Rx & had Store Coupon from awhile back)
-$.06 Bag Credit

OOP: $18.54 + $15 Olay Reg Gift Card w/MIR!

Walgreens

BTW, wyb 2-Zooth Toothbrushes 2/$4 you get a $2 RR & this Rolls when you buy it again & use the $2 RR!
6-Zooth $24
6-DeMet's Turtles $5.98
2-Russell Stovers Private Reserve $9.98
2-Almay gloss $4.58 BOGO
2-Reach $7.98
1-Colgate Wave TB $2.99
1-Energizer Rechargeable Charger $7.99
1-Loreal Age Moisturizer $19.99
2-8x10 Picture $5.98

Total: $89.47

-(3) $1 mfr & $6 IVC Coloring book
-(6) $1.50 mfr DeMet's
Russell Stover $10 MIR from Wags
-(2) $1 mfr on Almay & $2.29 BOGO Wags
-$3.99 Reach BOGO mfr (I thought their was a 4-day store coupon, but it was the 7-day coupon & forgot to add it?)
-$1 mfr Colgate Wave & $2 Colgate Wags store coupon
-$1 mfr Energizer
-$2 Loreal mfr Wags (cashier wouldn't let me use the $1 mfr?)
-$5.98 Wag's 8x10 photo
-$7 RR's

OOP: $36.16 + $34.99 in Wags MIR & received 2-$2 RR's!
(so, actually $2.83 PROFIT!!)


Christina

Weekly Grocery Savings!!

Here is my Weekly Grocery Savings of $26.51 OOP for all this!!
I typically do my major grocery shopping Friday mornings or when my little one is sleeping. My husband is in Graduate school and is home Friday's.

So I am free to hit as many stores as possible. I typcially will go to SFWY, Wag's, & Albertsons.

SAFEWAY

Trans#1
5-Kelloggs cereal $11.85
1-Iams Healthy Cat Food $8.99
3-Foster Farm Whole Chx Fryers $10.13
1-Ranchers Reserve Boneless Chuck Roast $3.76
3-Fresh Express Salad $3

Total: $37.73

-$5 off instantly wyb Kelloggs
-$7.50 off Cat food wyb $50 & $4 mfr (SFWY CAT)
-$.09 bag credit
-5 $1 Kellogg's mfr/IP's
-3 $.75 Fresh Express Salad
-$2 DBL

OOP: $11.89

Trans#2
4-Airwick Lumin Air Candle $21.96

-4 $5/1
-$2 DBL
+$.04 so cashier didn't have to pay me.

OOP: FREE!!

Albertsons
Trans#1
1-Eggs Lrg $1
1-Half 'n' Half $1.79
3-Langers Apple Juice 64oz $5.07
4-Lean Cuisine $7.52
1-Country Farm Bread $1.89
2-Yoplait Kids $5
4-GG Steamers $5
1-Colgate Prof Toothbrush $1.88

Total: $27.26

-$4 Instantly for GM deal
-$.12 Thriftway coupon for eggs
-$1 Langers mfr & $1 Fred Meyer Langers
-4 $1 IP's Lean Cuisine
-2 $1.50 IP's Yoplait
-3 $1 mfr & $.60 IP for GG Steamers
-$1 Colgate
-$2 SFWY DBL & $2 Thriftway DBL

OOP: $7.43

Trans#2
2-Grands Biscuits $3.34
2-Yoplait Kids $5
2-GG Steamers $2.50

Total: $10.84

-$4 instantly GM deal
-2 $1 IP's Grands
-2 $1.50 Yoplait
-$1 Steamer
-$2 SFWY DBL & $1.50 Thriftway DBL

OOP: $.34 (the cashier couldn't pay me, so we took off a DBL)

Portland Fruit Co.
4-Bell peppers $2
1-ginger root $.40
4-zucchini $1.38
3.10lbs Banana's $1.80
3-navel oranges $.81

OOP: $6.39


Walgreen's (last, but not least)
2-Schick Razor's $13.98
4-Hallmark Tissue $6.06
1-Sure Deodorant $2.99
4-Maybelline gloss BOGO $11.58
2-Arm & Hammer 32 loads Free & Clear= $13.98
2-Reynolds Foil 20 ft. $3.38
1-Chapstick $.99

Total: $52.96

-$5 RR, 2-$2 RR
-4 $4/1 Maybelline
-$1.50 Sure IVC & $1 mfr
-2 $.50 mfr A&H & $10 A&H Wags mfr
-2 $2 Shick mfr & $6 Schick IVC
-2 $1 mfr Reynolds & $1.40 Wags mfr
-$.60 Hallmark tissue Wags mfr
& $3 in mfr but can't remember what??

OOP: $0.46 + $5RR back!!

Total OOP: $26.51

Christina