Shopping Trip..Thursday 12/15

Started out at Petsmart..my friend Dianna gave me a Pet Supermarket Coupon for $5 off of $25 (which Petsmart takes) ...Got my organic dog food, Milk Bones a couple of puppy gifts and saved $7.50 with coupons and another $3.48 with my pet perks card. On to AC Moore...saved nothing there, everything I bought was already on sale! The nerve and the audacity!

Publix was next...Celery was bogo .99 each, Totino's Pizza Rolls were bogo, had some chinsy .40 off 2, they cost me $1.79 each, I thought they would be good for our Christmas Eve Shindig, Breakstone Sour Cream was bogo at $1.34 each, had coups for $100 off 2 making them .84 each, Ocean Spray Cranberry Juices were bogo and there was a Target Coupon that if you bought 2, you could get a 4 pack of the new Sparkling Cranberry Juice...the freeby was normally $3.99, Zephyrhills Sparkling Waters 1Lit. were .99 bogo, so .49 each, MFG Coupon on FB Zephyrhills site for $1 off 1, got 2 for free. Kraft Philly Cream Cheese was 4 for $5, I had a MFG coupon out of the Deliciously Simple Holidays Recipe book I picked up in the store, it had a coupon that if you bought 3 of several named products, you got $1.25 off...those ended up costing me .93 each, Gold Medal Unbleached Flour Publix coup for $1 off made it $2.09. Glory Foods fresh bags of greens were $2.99, there was a Publix Coup in the yellow advantage flyer for .55 off 1 bag and we had a .75 off 2 Glory Products, they ended up at $2.06 each. Breath Right Nasal Strips were $12.79, I had a Publix Coupon for $2 off 1 and a MfG coup for $2 off 1 making those $8.79...I know they're pricey, but I can't sleep without them or my throat feels like it's been cut during the night! I have a cheesecake recipe that calls for Graham Crackers, so I had a Keebler Coupon or $1 off 2, so Billy got the other cookies. Dixie Crystals Powdered sugar was $2.55 for the big bag, I had coups one Publix and 1 MFG giving me $1.10 off 1, making that $1.45. Solo Cups, I had a coupon for $2.50 off 2, they were $3.29 each, but came down to $2.04 after coups. Not bad all in all, $128.77 in goods for $68.54.

On to Winn Dixie...I was on a roll! I have to tell you, I spent more here, but got good value on the things I bought. We are making Ginger Bread Houses on Christmas Eve with 5 of the grand kids...so...I had to buy some candies and things to go on those and of course, I had no coupons for those! Egglands Best eggs were $3.19 per dozen, I had coups for .55 off each one. Man, after having chickens for so long, I hate to buy eggs! Benefiber Sticks were $13.49, I had a coupon for $2 off 1. Another expensive item that my doctor won't let me live without! No Yolks noodles were bogo, no coupon but a good deal at $1.59 each. Kraft Cracker Barrel Cheese were $3 each, I had a coupon from FB for $1 off 2, making those $2.50 each...another thing for Christmas...Cuties Clementines were 5 lbs for $6.99, we have coups for $1 off, Jif Peanut Butter was $2.50 each..no coupon but needed it for Peanut Butter Fudge, Nestles morsels were $2.50 each, had $1 off 2, making those $2 each, Lucky Leaf Cherry Pie filling (for my cheesecake) was $3 each, I had a coupon for $1 off 2, making those $2.50, bought some other things with no coupons 1 & 1/2 gal Organic Milk etc...ended up at $142.97 in goods for $110.41...not great but better than nothing....all stuff I had to have.

That's my complete story and I'm stickin to it! God Bless and don't forget to be nice to these stressed out cashiers and sales clerks. God Bless and send me your Savvymoneysaver stories! Rg