Weekly Grocery Shopping Results
I tried an experiment this week. I don't generally do my shopping at Wal-Mart. It's just too much hassle and takes too long to get around to make it worth my while. But, seeing how many people posted great deals over at the Grocery Gathering, I decided to give it a try. I don't guess I did too badly, but I'll have to consider how good next week's deals are before I give it another try.
Here are this week's results:
Wal-Mart
*Regular Price: $40.68
*Total Paid: $19.45
*Total Saved: $21.23
*%Saved: 53%
Kroger
*Regular Price: $110.63
*Total Paid: $41.78
*Total Saved: $68.85
*%Saved: 63%
Publix
*Regular Price: $18.71
*Total Paid: $3.193
*Total Saved: 15.52
*%Saved: 83%
Total Weekly: $105.60
Total Savings: 62%
Kroger Register Coupons Printed:
$1.50 off Black & Mild Cigars
$2.50 off any 3 Johnson's or Desitin products
$1.00 off any Uncle Ben's Ready Rice
Kroger Register Coupons left by previous customers that I grabbed:
$1.00 off any 2 bags of Eight O'Clock Coffee
$3.00 off any one box of Nice n Easy Root Touch-Up
$3.00 off any one Perfect 10 by Nice n Easy Haircolor
$3.00 off any one box of Nice n Easy Gray Solution
Fabulous deals I got:
Publix
Yoplait Gogurt - On sale BOGO ($1.45 each) and had 3 coupons for $1.00 off 1. Total price, $.45 each. To take advantage of this deal, go to Money Saving Mom and click the Coupons toolbar on the right. This is the last day of Publix sale this week though!
Kroger
*Tennessee Pride Sausage - 2.5 pound boxes of pre-sliced sausage. On sale for $5.99 per box, with coupons for $.50 off any Tennessee pride products(Found in 05/18/08 Red Plum insert), doubled = $1.00 off. $4.99 each box, which is great for Wes and I because we're low-carbing it these days. *NOTE: Kroger has Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy on sale for $10 for 10. If you use the coupons on those, you get them for free!
*Zantac Cool Mint - Box of 8 for $4.59 with $5.00 off coupons. Made $.41 overage on each box. Total overage = $1.23 To take advantage of this, get the coupons here (page 3). Thanks again Money Saving Mom!
*Johnson's Buddies soap for $1.00 and had 2 $1.00 off coupons, so got two for free. You can get those here.
Note on using coupons at Wal-Mart: The Customer Service Manager told the cashier not to accept my internet coupons. However, I printed a copy of Wal-Mart's coupon policy to take with me, just in case! As soon as I showed them the policy, they shut up and scanned my coupons. It never hurts to go prepared. Wes was in awe of my coupon-fu this week.
How'd you do this week?
Here are this week's results:
Wal-Mart
*Regular Price: $40.68
*Total Paid: $19.45
*Total Saved: $21.23
*%Saved: 53%
Kroger
*Regular Price: $110.63
*Total Paid: $41.78
*Total Saved: $68.85
*%Saved: 63%
Publix
*Regular Price: $18.71
*Total Paid: $3.193
*Total Saved: 15.52
*%Saved: 83%
Total Weekly: $105.60
Total Savings: 62%
Kroger Register Coupons Printed:
$1.50 off Black & Mild Cigars
$2.50 off any 3 Johnson's or Desitin products
$1.00 off any Uncle Ben's Ready Rice
Kroger Register Coupons left by previous customers that I grabbed:
$1.00 off any 2 bags of Eight O'Clock Coffee
$3.00 off any one box of Nice n Easy Root Touch-Up
$3.00 off any one Perfect 10 by Nice n Easy Haircolor
$3.00 off any one box of Nice n Easy Gray Solution
Fabulous deals I got:
Publix
Yoplait Gogurt - On sale BOGO ($1.45 each) and had 3 coupons for $1.00 off 1. Total price, $.45 each. To take advantage of this deal, go to Money Saving Mom and click the Coupons toolbar on the right. This is the last day of Publix sale this week though!
Kroger
*Tennessee Pride Sausage - 2.5 pound boxes of pre-sliced sausage. On sale for $5.99 per box, with coupons for $.50 off any Tennessee pride products(Found in 05/18/08 Red Plum insert), doubled = $1.00 off. $4.99 each box, which is great for Wes and I because we're low-carbing it these days. *NOTE: Kroger has Tennessee Pride Sausage Gravy on sale for $10 for 10. If you use the coupons on those, you get them for free!
*Zantac Cool Mint - Box of 8 for $4.59 with $5.00 off coupons. Made $.41 overage on each box. Total overage = $1.23 To take advantage of this, get the coupons here (page 3). Thanks again Money Saving Mom!
*Johnson's Buddies soap for $1.00 and had 2 $1.00 off coupons, so got two for free. You can get those here.
Note on using coupons at Wal-Mart: The Customer Service Manager told the cashier not to accept my internet coupons. However, I printed a copy of Wal-Mart's coupon policy to take with me, just in case! As soon as I showed them the policy, they shut up and scanned my coupons. It never hurts to go prepared. Wes was in awe of my coupon-fu this week.
How'd you do this week?
Labels: Coupons, Food, Grocery Game

3 Comments:
At June 11, 2008 at 3:22 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Thanks for sharing your results! My kids love GoGurt, so I'm heading out to Publix later today to get them. You can't beat that price.
I can't wait to see what you come up with next week!
At June 12, 2008 at 11:52 AM ,
Amy @ The Q Family said...
Wow! Great results. I am trying 2 weeks shopping experiment. I shopped for our grocery last week and try to make it last for 2 weeks. But I know that I will have to hit a grocery this week again for milk. I haven't been to Walmart for a while. And now I bought Kroger gift card for the $300 get $330 deal. I guess I will be visiting Kroger more often. I always find good deals at Kroger for Manager Special deal especially Organic Bread.
-Amy @ The Q Family
At June 12, 2008 at 12:26 PM ,
Ida said...
@anonymous
Glad I could help! :)
@ the q family
I try to stock up on milk and eggs at Costco and just freeze the milk. I shop every week just to get the really awesome (almost free) deals that I can but then pick up the staples only once a month.
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