Couponing Adventure $465.29 for $109.08

Last week I spent more on groceries than I have in any one week since December, but I got
A LOT of stuff!
WARNING: THIS IS A VERY LONG POST
Here's how it went down:

*Remember: I learned about most of these deals on www.athriftymom.com*
MONDAY

Walgreens:

Right Guard $4.29 B1G1 free

• used 2 $2 off 2 printables
• Final Price: $1.14 ea.

Purex $5.79 B1G1 free

• used B1G1 free coupon
• Final Price: FREE!

Peeps $0.99 used as a filler
Paid with a $3 Register Reward from last week
Total OOP: $3.94

These two photos show 4 transactions at Albertsons.
At Albertsons there was a General Mills/NASCAR promotion: Buy $20 get a $7 catalina on your next order (ONYNO). I took advantage of that but I also had some rainchecks from the Quakers promotion last month. There were also double coupons! Please visit www.athriftymom.com for good instructions about using double value coupons.
Before sales, coupons or promotions this would have cost $230.72. I got it all for $49.34!

Transaction #1
6 Progresso Soups $1.50 ea.

• Used 3 $1.10 off 3 printables
• Final price $1.13 ea.
  

3 Nature Valley Nut Clusters $$2.50 ea.

• Used 3 $1.00 off printables
• Final price $1.50 ea.

2 Chex Mix $2.50 ea.

• Used 2 $0.50 off printables
• Final price $2.00 ea.

Total OOP: 16.69
Recieved $7.00 Catalina

Transaction #2
6 Pop Secret Popcorn $1.00 ea

• Used $. 50 off 2 coupon
• Used 3 double coupons
  
• Final price: $0.50 ea

3 Betty Crocker Brownie Mix $2.00 ea

• Used $0.75 of 2 printable
• Final price $1.50 ea

2 Betty Crocker Cookie Mixes $1.69 ea

• Used $1.00 off 2 printable
• Final Price $1.19 ea.

10 Betty Crocker Cake Mixes $1.00 ea

Used $7.00 catalina from transaction #1
Total OOP: $15.15
Received $7.00 Catalina


Transaction #3

4 Pop Secret popcorn $1.00 ea.

• Used $. 50 off 2 coupon
• Used 2 double coupons
  
• Final price: $0.50 ea

4 Best Foods Light Mayo $2.00 ea.

• Used a rain check from February
• Total price $8.00

1 Kettle Chips $3.00

• Used $1.00 off 1
• Used double coupon
• Total price: $1.00

Paid with $7.00 Catalina from transaction #2
Total OOP:$4.78


Transaction #4 (This is were I used $1.00 Quaker rain checks from February)

5 Quaker Oat Squares $1.00 ea
10 Captain Crunch (Crunch berries and Peanut Butter) $1.00 ea
5 Quaker Oatmeal Pancake Mix $1.00 ea.
5 Oatmeal To Go bars $1.00 ea

• Used 5 $3/5 Quaker Products coupons that we found on e-Bay
• Total price: $.40 ea! Can you believe that?!

2 Cake Mixes $1.00 ea.
Total OOP: $12.72

After those crazy transactions, I ran over to Smith's for one more crazy deal.
Before sales, coupons or promotions this would have cost $37.50 I got it all for $13.80!

4 Kellog's cereals $2.50 ea.

• Used 2 $1.00 off 2 coupons
• Final price $2.00 ea

2 Mountain Dairy milk FREE!

• There was a Buy 4 Kellogs cereal, get 2 gallons FREE!
• Final price: FREE!

4 Nabisco Cookies $2.99 ea

• Used 2 buy 1 milk get cookies B1G1 free from Facebook (but I already had the 2 milks from the cereal)
• Also on two of the cookies there were $1.00 off peelies
  
• Final price $0.99 ea.

Used 2 Albertsons double coupons -$2.oo
Total OOP:$13.18

TUESDAY

Smuckers Sugar Free Jam $3.49
Adams Peanut Butter $2.79

• No Coupons for these, but I needed them for my "sugar free" 2 weeks (I'll blog about that later)
• Final price: $6.28

Diet Coke $1.25

• No Coupon, it was late and I was thirsty!
• Final price: $1.25
  

12 Dannon Light n Fit Yogurt $0.50 ea

• Used 1 $1.00 off 6
• Used 1 $0.75 off 6
• Used 2 double value coupons
• Final price: $.30 ea

4 Albertson's Lunchmeat $0.99 ea.

• On clearance in deli section
• Final price: $0.99 ea
  

Dog Food $12.99 (Not pictured, I HAAATE spending $$ on dog food...)

• Used $1.00 off coupon
• Used double value coupon
• Final price $10.99

Paid with $2.00 from a survey I took on Monday
Total OOP:$22.26

Walgreens: This was 2 transactions

Transaction #1

Register Reward Deal: buy 3+ products get $5 RR

4 Kotex feminine care $2.99ea

• Used 2 $1.50 off 2 printable Kotex pads coupons

Final Price: $2.29 each
Total OOP: $9.50
Revieved $5.00 Register Reward to use OYNO
Transaction #2

Computer paper $6.99
Paid with $5.00 RR from transaction #1
Total OOP: $2.40

Wednesday- Can you say "Fruit Snacks"?!?
So, starting on Wednesday there were several great promotions at Albertsons:

1. Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks 2/22 good till 3/21

• Buy 3, get back a $1.50 catalina
• Buy 4, get back a $2.50 catalina
• Buy 5 or more, get back a $3.50 catalina

2. Chill Promotion going on through March

• Buy 10 participating products, get $10 in catalina to use OYNO

3. Crystal Light

• Buy 3, get back a $2.00 catalina
• Buy 4, get back a $3.00 catalina
• Buy 5 or more, get back a $4.00 catalina

I made 2 trips to Albertsons on Wednesday:


Trip #1, Transaction #1:

5 Fruit Snacks $1.00 ea

• Used 2 $0.50 off 2 printables
• Final price $0.80 ea

8 Old Orchard Juices $1.29 ea

• Used 2 $1.00 off 4 printables
• Used 2 double value coupons
  
• Final price:$0.79 ea

2 Ore-Ida Steam & Mash $2.99 ea

• Used 2 $1.00 off printables
• Used 2 double value coupons
• Final Price: $1.99

Final OOP: $14.13
Received $3.50 Catalina from fruit snacks
Received $10 Catalina from frozen foods

Transaction #2:

5 Fruit Snacks $1.00 ea

• Used 2 $0.50 off 2 printables
• Used $3.50 Catalina from transaction #1
  
• Final price $0.10 ea

Total OOP:$0.80
Received $3.50 Catalina from fruit snacks

Transaction #3:

5 Fruit Snacks $1.00 ea

• Used 2 $0.50 off 2 printables
• Used $3.50 Catalina from transaction #2
  
• Final price $0.10 ea

Total OOP:$0.80
Received $3.50 Catalina from fruit snacks

Trip #2, Transaction #1:

Transaction #1:

5 Fruit Snacks $1.00 ea

• Used 2 $0.50 off 2 printables
• Used $3.50 Catalina from earlier in the day
  
• Final price $0.10 ea

3 Crystal Light $2.33 ea

• Used 1 $0.50 off 2 coupon
  
• Used 1 Double Value Coupon

8 Old Orchard Juices $1.29 ea

• Used 2 $1.00 off 4 printables
• Used 2 double value coupons
  
• Final price:$0.79 ea

2 Garlic Bread $2.59

Used $10.00 catalina from earlier in the day
Used $3.50 catalina from earlier in the day

Total OOP:$14.40

Received $3.50 Catalina from fruit snacks
Received $10.00 Catalina from frozen foods
Received $4.00 Catalina from Crystal Light