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Saturday, November 20, 2010

TURKEY Time!!!!


Got the last of my turkey points at Food Lion today & turned them in for this 24.64lb sucker for FREE! It'll feed us for a while even with having Thanksgiving guests. Mmmm!!

Transaction 1 (#6/final for turkey points - Spend $45/per transaction, once a week, get points.)
French's Fried Onions: $3.99x4 = $15.96; $1/ea for sale, -0.50/ea q = -$6 ($2.49/ea)
Ritz Crackers: $3.79x2 = $7.58; BOGO sale -$3.79, -$1/2 = -$4.79 ($1.39/ea)
Duncan Hines mix: $1.39x2 = $$2.79; BOGO sale -$1.39= $1.39 (0.69)
FL gallon milk: $3.99, FL q Free gallon milk
Roasting pan: $3.49 sale $2.99
Wisk: $6.99x2 = $13.98, sale $3.99/ea, $1qx2 = $5.98 ($2.99ea)
Marcal paper towels: $1.19, -$1q = 0.19

Total before discounts & tax: $48.98
Total after discounts (pre-tax): $23.28
Received FL q for $15 (aka free turkey & what ever else)

Transaction #2 (to get that turkey. Also, FL has some turkeys 0.39/lb if in the same transaction you spend $35.)

Oreos: $3.49, sale $2.99
Turkey: $36.71, sale 0.39/lb ($9.61)
Cesar wet dog food: 0.99x30 = $29.70, sale 10/$7.50x3 = 22.50 (0.75/ea)
Breyers ice cream: $5.19x2 = $10.38, sale BOGO = $5.19 ($2.59/ea)
Philly cream cheese block: 3/$5.65x2 = $11.30, sale 3/$4x2 = $8 ($1.33/ea)
**FL -$15q**

Total before discounts & tax = $91.58
After discounts (pre-tax) = $33.29

GRAND TOTALS!!!!!!!!!

Before discounts: $140.56
After discounts: $56.57
Savings of about 60%