Saturday, February 27, 2010

i love food so much, i take pictures of it....


the well at shaw's has been VERY dry for the past few weeks. i didn't mind so much, as i had budgeted very little for groceries this month in an attempt to save some money for my big trip (yay!), and just to clear the cupboards a little for the next shaw's free-for-all. and boy, what a week this is adding up to be! my total cash spent on the items in this picture was $22.56. huh? did she say $22.56?

here's the breakdown with retail price each, then sale price, then price after coupons:

TRANSACTION 1: "the money maker"
this transaction generated $30.50 in catalina coupons, which i used in transaction 2.

6 kleenex (1.99, B1G1/.99, .83)
3 chex mix bars (3.49, 2.49, 1.49)
4 brownie mixes (2.89, 2.49, 1.74)
2 frosting tubs (2.19, 1.49, .49)
2 cake mixes (2.89, .99, .99)
4 ice cream (5.99, B1G1/2.99, 1.99)
6 fruit snacks (2.49, 2.49, 1.99)
6 frozen waffles (2.19, 1.49, 1.49)

TOTAL retail: 94.77
TOTAL sale price: 64.22
less clipped coupons: 22.00
less catalina coupons: 20.00
TOTAL SPENT: 22.22

TRANSACTION 2:
2 40 count tampax (5.99, 2.50, 1.50)
2 1/2 lbs bananas (1.68)
1 dozen eggs (2.19)
2+ pounds chicken (5.43)
2 bags baby carrots (2.00)
3 pounds beef (5.97)
1 iceberg lettuce (1.59)
4 pounds coffee (5.49, BIGI/2.75, 1.75)

TOTAL retail: 66.89
TOTAL sale price: 30.84
less catalina coupons: 30.50
TOTAL SPENT: .34

there you have it. nice and easy with a little help from my friends and the good folks at shaw's. stay tuned for more good deals next week...

chi-town!

i love it when a plan comes together! i am so looking forward to getting away to the windy city with the girls. of course, i wish we were going tomorrow. but the flight and the hotel are booked for april 30th, so i'll have to trudge through until then.

we have no definite game plan in place as of yet, but we're likely going to see a few sites, and laugh a whole lot.

i felt a bit guilty spending the money, but it will be SO worth it. and thanks to the fine folks at shaw's, i can save the cost of the trip in just a few months of grocery shopping. more on that later...