Harris Teeter Trips and third of the month review

My parents are going to be visiting during the middle of the month so I know that it will be likely that I can't give you a middle of the month update this month so I thought that I would give you a third of the month update.

I went to the store and I was on a mission to do the General Mills promotion and roll it to the next transaction.  I wasn't 100% successful but it worked out okay after a quick return.

My first transaction was one Barilla meal which was free after coupon and zvr coupon.  I got two bags of corn and one green beans which were free after coupon.  I grabbed the Oscar Mayer Protein pack which was a money maker because they are $1.99 and I have the printable coupon for $0.75 and there was a $0.75 zvr coupon so I made a quarter and got a great treat for my husband's lunch.  I added the 6 Yoplait yogurt to fill the General Mills promotion.

My second transaction was 2 Fiber One Cereal (which I later learned was the wrong one which is why my deal didn't work and my zvr didn't come off).  I got the Progresso Recipe starter which was free after coupon and zvr and part of the promotion...sadly it didn't matter because I only got 6 things and two were the wrong cereal.  I grabbed the Liberte yogurt which I didn't have any coupons left for but it was $0.90 and there was a $0.40 zvr and I am supposed to get back $0.50 through saving star so it will work out to free eventually.  I got two of the Yoplait Gogurt which my son likes for his lunch.  It was a little bit of splurge because it was over my spending amount but I figured that I needed to get to $3.50 to use my promotion and needed two more things to get the General Mills promotion.  It didn't give me the promotion but it only worked out to cost $1.72.  I returned the cereal the next day and got $5.13 back so I made money even though the transaction didn't work out how I had planned.

My next transaction was the big one where I got 2 boxes of Golden Grahams for $1 each, 4 Hamburger Helper for $0.66 each, 4 Twix Candy Bars for $0.09 each, 4 Snickers PB for free, 2 Crisco Baking Sticks for $0.19 each, 3 bags of corn for free, 2 Oscar Mayer Bologna for free, and Land O Lakes Simply Turkey.  The promotion was supposed to come from the previous transaction and that didn't work correctly so I missed out on the $3.50 credit that I was expecting.

My last transaction was to get the two milks that were on special.  I did earn the General Mills promotion on the big transaction but it didn't come off the milk which isn't totally surprising but I thought that I would try. All four transactions are pictured here.  One of my zvr evic coupons didn't come off so I did get that back too!

Total Retail $88.57
Total Savings $76.99
Total OOP $11.58

I went back to Harris Teeter and returned the Fiber One Cereal and then went around  the store to find everything that I needed.  I got four bags of the frozen corn which was fully stocked.  I really wanted to get the edamame but I couldn't turn down free so I will have to go back and get them later.  I got one bag of Kraft Shredded Cheese because we need some later in the month for our chicken tacos.  I got 6 more yogurts to roll the General Mills deal.  Then, I came to a problem!  There were no Kings Hawaiian rolls on the shelf and no tags.  I walked around until I found where they moved them too and it was empty.  It was the last day of the Kings Hawaiian Roll cash back through Saving Star and the shelf was empty!!!  WHAT?!  I decided to ask someone for help.  They sent me to the bakery/deli.  The person there went into the walk in freezer and found a whole box of them.  YES!!!  I got my one and the total for the order was high enough to use the $3.50 credit so I was on the way to check out.

I got a surprise when $1 zvr came off that I wasn't expecting so my total was longer then I thought it was going to be and I still got the $3.50 credit to use for the next time that I got to the store!

Total Retail $18.03
Total Savings $17.86
Total OOP $0.17

I know that I will get a little bit back from Saving Star, Checkout 51, and maybe even Ibotta.  I have to figure out my receipts and scan them in to the programs to see what I am expecting.  I also picked up a pile of catalinas that were sitting by the register and there was a $1 off any order!!!  Super excited that I get to use that too instead of it ending up the trash where the cashier was going to put it.  I don't even know what I am going to get but I love this General Mills promotion.  If you haven't gone out and done it, the sale is on for two more days!!

I am about one third through the month and I have spent $12.35 so far this month.  I am going to do at least one if not more trips to the General Mills promotion before it is over and get a bunch more bargains to stock the fridge with.  I love the free veggie deal too so I am going to try to use all my coupons before it is over and I am super sad that I didn't look at this promotion and sale ad before Saturday!  I knew that Picsweet coupon was going to be hot when I cut it out the other day so I am super excited to have all my papers to be able to fill the freezer. I wish that I had more but I probably don't have time to use them.

I was hoping to get some baking done on Tuesday and Wednesday while my son was in school to prepare for my parents visit but it turns out that I just agreed to work on both those days so I guess I will have to make things with my extra time.  I am thinking about some cinnamon bread and blueberry strudel muffins so we will see if I get them made.  The great news is that I think that we have most of the items that we need to make our meal plan for the month with these last trips to the store.  I wonder what other deals the month will bring but hoping for a low out of pocket total with the addition of the items that are still on our list:  Glass cleaner, paper towels, and cheddar cheese.

How is your month going?  I am pretty excited about mine and would love to hear about yours!