Triples & a comparison...

This past week Harris Teeter tripled coupon values up to 98cents (x3). Here's what I got...
(item, pre-price, sale price, coupon tripled, final cost)

1) Skintimate Shave Gell - $2.99, $2.36 - $1.65 = 0.71
2) Luigi's Italian Ice (x2) - $3.49, $3.49/BOGO - $1.50 = $1.99/2 = 0.99ea
3) Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie mix - $2.79, $2.00 - $1.50 = 0.50
4) Colgate Wisp 4ct - $2.39, $2.39 - $2.25 = 0.14
5) Orville Redenbacher pop up bowl popcorn 6ct - $5.25, $4.89 - $2.25 = $2.64
6) Finish Powerball - $5.79, $4.99 - $2.25 = $2.74
7) Kleenex 200ct (x2) - $2.49, 0.97+$1.47 = $2.44 - 1.50 = 0.94/2 = 0.47ea
8) Reynolds foil wrap 55' - $4.19, $4.19 - $2.25 = $1.94
9) Country Crock Spread (x2) - $2.59, $2.59 - $1.20 = $1.39 (x2)
10) Kraft BBQ sauce - $1.55, $1.55 - $1.35 = 0.20
11) Yo Crunch Fruit Parfait 4pk - $2.99, $2.99 - $2.25 = 0.74
12) Dole Fruit Crisp - $2.75, $2.75 - $2.25 = 0.50
13) Tropicana 50 (x2) - $1.99, $1.99 - $1.50 = 0.49 (x2)
14) Tetley Tea (x2) - $3.65, $2.99 - $1.50 = $1.49 (x2)
15) Pint of blueberries (x2) - $4.99, $4.99/BOGO - $3.00 = $1.99/2 = 0.99ea
16) Lysol wipes (x4) - $3.39, $2.99/BOGO - $1.00 = $1.99/2 = 0.99ea (x2)
17) Pepsi products 12pk - Buy 2 get 3 FREE - $5.99 x 2 = $11.98/5 = $2.39ea
**PLUS I had a HT $10 off $40 or more purchase. :)

Presale & coupons cost: $112.60
After sales & coupons: ~$28.00

Ok now onto the commissary comparison. For those who are not military the commissary is a military grocery store. I do the bulk of my shopping there because the prices are lower. In between I will shop ads & match up my coupons. It has to be a good deal or something I really need to go to the grocery stores around here. Of course if I only need a gallon of milk or just a few things between time & distance it's "cheaper" just to go up the road. I start twitching if I have to buy meat at the grocery store because it's so much more expensive. The only time I will get meat is if frozen chicken breasts are BOGO at the grocery store. With that said, I took my list from above & wrote down prices at the commissary today.

(HT price/commissary price, what I paid with triple coupons/what I would have paid at the commissary which does not double or triple.) *Note: this would be neater looking if I knew how to insert a table.

1) ) Skintimate Shave Gell - $2.99/$1.59, 0.71/$1.04
2) Luigi's Italian Ice - $3.49/$1.25, 0.99/0.75
3) Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie mix - $2.79/$1.85, 0.50/$1.35
4) Colgate Wisp 4ct - $2.39/$1.63, 0.14/0.88
5) Orville Redenbacher pop up bowl popcorn 6ct - $5.25/$2.69, $2.64/$2.14
6) Finish Powerball - $5.79/$5.29, $2.74/$$4.54
7) Kleenex 200ct (x2) - $2.49/$1.49, 0.47ea/$1.24ea
8) Reynolds foil wrap - $4.19 (55')/$4.23 (75'), $1.94/$3.48
9) Country Crock Spread (x2) - $2.59/$1.99, $1.39/$1.59
10) Kraft BBQ sauce - $1.55/0.88, 0.20/0.43
11) Yo Crunch Fruit Parfait 4pk - was not in stock
12) Dole Fruit Crisp - $2.75/$1.50, 0.50/0.75
13) Tropicana 50 (x2) - $1.99/$2.30, 0.49/$1.55
14) Tetley Tea (x2) - $3.65/$2.69, $1.49/$2.19
15) Pint of blueberries (x2) - $4.99/$2.50, 0.99ea/$2.50 (coupons would not have matched up here.)
16) Lysol wipes (x4) - missed this on my list to price.
17) Pepsi products 12pk - $5.99/$3.98, $2.39ea/$19.90

My total if I bought these products at the commissary using the same coupons but not tripled would have been: $50.97+
(I'll have to add in the missed & not stocked products at a later time)

While the commissary is cheaper it still pays to shop sales & match up coupons. I think I did pretty well this round! Later this week or early next week I have a sale & some good coupons I am working on for a trip to the commissary. Stay tuned!