I Made It to the Store...FINALLY!!!

It feels like it has been ages since I have been to the grocery store but looking at my handy notebook, it has really only been 11 days.  How often do you go to the grocery store?  Are you a once a week shopper?  I usually shop as needed (or as the sales happen) which means that I go once a week.  I wanted to go last week to Giant and Harris Teeter and just couldn't fit it into the week with all the appointments.  I missed the deal on Quaker oatmeal at HT and the chicken deal at Giant :(  So I decided that I would make it to the store during the weekend when my husband was home just in case!!!

First, I decided to go to Giant to check out the prices and deals and use my $10 monthly credit.  I used a rain check to get 5 Ocean Spray Cranberry Juices because the ones on sale this week were only the 100% Juice and my husband doesn't really like that kind :(  Then I grabbed two Chi-Chis Tortillas for $1.50 ($0.40 after printed coupon) and the Oscar Mayer Lunch Meat for $1 ($0.50 after printed coupon).

Total OOP $2.99
Total Savings $24.74

After I grabbed a few of the local papers from the check out that were still remaining (only 4 copies), I headed out to Harris Teeter to see what deals I could make there!!  I had a pile of coupons and a list of Evic specials written on a paper but I wasn't really prepared for a shopping trip.  I started with my rain check for 4 loaves of bread for $0.77 each which is perfect because we really prefer Harris Teeter bread so we are all going to be having lots of toasts and sandwiches. 

I was off to find the deals of the week!!  I got 3 boxes of Cascadian Farms Granola bars and after sale, evic, coupon and online coupon.... they were $0.02 a box!!!!  I got two boxes of Kashi cereal and after sale, evic, coupon and online coupon...they were $0.20.  I love getting healthy food that is normally $4.45 per box for such a good deal.

I had a Catalina coupon print awhile ago for a free bag of Idahoan Potatoes so I grabbed a bag for free.  I think that I might use this as a thickener in my potato soup which is why I got the one that had a little cheese and bacon flavor because it might add to the yumminess!!!

I heard that there were a lot of deals with hang tags on the shelf and I saw my first one on the Muir Glen tomatoes.  I had a bunch of coupons and I was planning on getting the tomato paste but the deal was tomato sauce and diced tomatoes were $2.15 each and if you bought 5 items, you got $5 off so with no coupons it was $5.75.  I used coupons and got all five cans for $0.30.  It would have worked out better but three coupons didn't totally double but that made it $0.06 per can.  More healthy food for nearly free!!!

I grabbed 4 boxes of Honey Nut Cheerios because I heard someone else say that they were a great deal but I was super surprised to see the shelf totally full so I did some quick calculations.  I bought 4 boxes at $2.50 each (normally $3.69 each!!) and then there was an instant savings of $6 so it was already down to $1 per box with no coupons!!!  Then I used coupons and online coupons and actually ended up making money on the transaction to get all my Honey Nut Cheerios for FREE!!!  I have to get some more coupons and go back to get some more ASAP!  It is my husband's favorite so he will be super excited to have more since he was down to eating the plain Cheerios and I know that it made him a little sad :(  He actually cheered when he saw me pull everything out of the bags so I guess I know what I need to stock up on!

I was headed back to look at the soup but I got distracted by the check out and forgot about the deal on the Progresso Soup until I was done checking out and it just came to me.  I told the cashier that I would see her again in a little bit when I went back for my soup :)

Total OOP $3.61
Total Savings $49.06

I put everything in the car and went back in to get the soup and I decided that I was going to get two Freschetta Pizzas at the $2.97 evic price so I grabbed only my coupons for those items and went back into the store.  I grabbed the pizza and went back to get the soup.  I was excited to find a light Baked Potato soup (only 2 points on WW) so I got 4 cans of that one and 1 of the full fat kind that was yummy the last time that I had it.  I wasn't sure about the deal because the shelf did not say that the light one was on sale but I got the cashier to ring them up with the backup soups in my cart just in case so I didn't hold up the line :)  I only used two coupons and an online coupon came off too!!

Total OOP $7.87
Total Savings $20.26

As always, Harris Teeter does not disappoint.  It wasn't even super doubles and I saved $69.32!!  I got a ton of good food that my family will love to eat (including some soup for me)!!!

I have to take another trip back out to Giant because even though my husband told me that my little man really wanted Frosted Flakes, I totally forgot the coupons when I went the first time.  I printed them out and I am going to head out and get a few boxes right now :)  Plus, I have to get gas and go to the library so one more run out and I am done for the day!! 

Update:  Stopped at the library to get newspapers, got gas and picked up Frosted Flakes, all with the help of my little man.  He was great listening to directions and we got in and out of the car at each stop without any trouble.  Back home in about 30 minutes!  It might be a world record for us!!!

Total OOP $4.01
Total Savings $12.10
That is one thing checked off my to do list and I am so happy that I got that done.  I hope that you have a great shopping trip this week too!!!  I can't wait to hear about it :)