This Week's Coupon Adventure - Shaw's Supermarket & Walgreens!

Good Morning & Happy Monday!
    ...Let's hope this week turns out to be a good one!

My weekend was great. For the first time in a LONG time I was able to accomplish all that I had on my to-do list. There is NOTHING better than starting a new week feeling as if my life organized and my house is clean!
    ...I am one happy girl today!

To make things even better, I saved some BIG BUCKS this weekend.

Thanks to a bit of prep work and some great coupons, I was able to score a boat load of groceries well within our $50 per week budget. WINNING!

Shaw's Supermarket:

Transaction #1: Re-stocking my baking supplies & frozen vegetables!
Betty Crocker Cake Mix*
Chex Mix x2*
Better Crocker Potatoes (Scalloped & Mashed) x4*
Fiber One 90-Calorie Brownies x2*
Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix x2*
Betty Crocker Muffin Mix x2*
Betty Crocker Chocolate Whipped Frosting*
Pillsbury Grand Biscuits x3*
Green Giant Boxed Vegetables (Brussel Spouts, Asparagus, & Corn) x3*

Subtotal: $47.34
Coupons & Savings:
     $1.00 Off One Betty Crocker Cake Mix with Purchase of One Frosting
     $1.00 Off Two Chex Mix Packages
     $1.00 Off Four Betty Croker Boxed Potatoes
     $1.00 Off Two Fiber One Bars/Brownies
     $1.00 Off Two Cookie Mixes
     $1.00 Off Two Betty Crocker Muffin Mixes
     $1.00 Off Three Pillsbury Biscuits
     $1.00 Off Three Green Giant Boxed Frozen Vegetables
     $16.34 Off In Preferred Savings
Total: $23.00
Earned $10.00 Coupon For Next Shaw's Purchase

Transaction #2:
Olive Oil Cooking Spray
Keebler Cookies x2*
Oral B Cavity Toothbrush x2*
Colgate Whitening Toothpaste x2*
Shaw's Pretzels
Dark Brown Sugar
1% Milk
Tropicana Orange Juice x2*
Eggland's Best Eggs
Stoneyfield Activia
Sliced Mozzarella Cheese*
Bananas
Minced Garlic
Two Gala Apples
One Tomato*
Two Green Bell Peppers*
Odawalla Strawberry Protein Juice*
3 lb. Potatoes
Italian Bread

Subtotal: $58.79
Coupons & Savings:
     $1.00 Off Two Keebler Cookies
     $1.00 Off Two Oral-B Cavity Toothbrushes
     $1.00 Off Two Colgate Toothpastes
     Free Bag of Shaw's Pretzels
     Free Loaf of Italian Bread
     Free 4-Pack of Stoneyfield Activia Yogurt
     $1.00 Off Two Tropicana Orange Juice
     Free 1 lb. Bananas
     $.50 Off Eggland's Best Eggs (Coupon Doubled)
     $.55 Off One Odawalla Juice (Coupon Doubled)
     $13.17 Off In Preferred Savings
     $10.00 Off Coupon From Transaction #1
Total: $26.03

Total Products Purchased: $106.13
Total Spent: $49.03
Total Saved: $57.10
* indicates sale item prior to usage of additional coupons.

TOTAL PERCENTAGE SAVED THIS WEEK @ SHAW'S= 53.80%

Walgreens:

Transaction #1:
Suave Bodywash x3
Suave Deodorant x3
Dove Deodorant x2*

Subtotal: $17.98
Coupons & Savings:
     $1.00 Off Three Suave Deodorant
     Buy Two Suave Bodywash & Get One Free
     $1.00 Off Two Dove Deodorant
     Dove Deodorant 2/$4
Total: $12.00
Earned $4.00 In Register Rewards For Next Purchase

Transaction #2:
Walgreen's Tissues
Head & Shoulders Shampoo/Conditioner
Old Spice Deodorant*

Subtotal: $12.78
Coupons & Savings:
     $1.00 Off One Head & Shoulder's Shampoo/Conditioner
     $1.00 Off One Old Spice Deodorant
     Buy One Head & Shoulders Get One Old Spice Deodorant 1/2 Off
     $4.00 In Register Rewards From Transaction #1
Total: $3.87

Total Products Purchased: $30.76
Total Spent: $15.87
Total Saved: $14.89
* indicates sale item prior to usage of additional coupons.

TOTAL PERCENTAGE SAVED THIS WEEK @ WALGREENS= 48.4%

TOTAL SAVED THIS WEEK = $71.99

Other Recent Miscellaneous Savings:
Shaw's Supermarket On 10/08/2011: $19.06
Target On 10/08/2011: $10.91

Nothing feels better than saving money!
     ....Have you scored any great deals lately?