Cinnamon Toast Crunch: $3.26 x 3 = $9.78 (BOGO -> -$3.26, -$1.63; Q -> -0.65, -0.65, -0.55 = -$6.74)..... $3.04 (~$1.02 each)
Shredded cheese: $2.79 x 2 = $5.58 (BOGO -> -$2.79)..... $2.79
Block cheese: $2.79 x 4 = $11.16 (BOGO -> -$5.58)..... $5.58
Sliced cheese: $2.19 x 4 = $8.76 (BOGO -> -$4.38)..... $4.38
TOTAL FOR KRAFT Products: $12.75 - $10 (2 - $5/5 q's) = $2.75 (~0.27 each)
TOTAL before BOGO & coupons: $35.28 (pre-tax)
AFTER: $5.79
SAVINGS: $84% savings
I have not been inspired at all with coupons & sales since moving out here. The local grocery store is over priced, imo. California is over-rated & over-priced but at least I could get a good deal on what I needed, fresh fruit that lasted long & wasn't over priced & there was no food tax (except fast food type food). I could get a gallon of milk for $2.50 or less (aimed for $1.99). It's just under $4.00 here. I had at least 6 different grocery stores in a 10 minute radius out there but here it's 1 then the commissary but that is our choice in location so I can't complain too much there. The commissary does have food cheaper & no sales tax (but a surcharge which usually comes out to about the same) but you can't get some of the same "stock pile worthy deals". Also, I wasn't going to really touch this blog until after Christmas to post deals I got. Today I was inspired & motivated. This is why...
(not pictured - bag of dog food)
Food Lion has started their free turkey promo (last week, I think?) & they are have BOGO right now on certain items (until tomorrow). It's an 8 week window for the turkey promo. You need to shop at least 6 of those 8 weeks & spend $45 (pre-deals & coupons). My total pre-deals & coupons was $$48.54 plus tax (2% for food, 8% for non-food, so $51-ish). After deals & coupons (pre-tax) total was $21.xx ($22.xx after tax). So a $20+ savings.
Beneful dog food (14lb bag ?): $15.49 on sale for $13.99 - $2q = $11.99
Campbells kids healthy soup: $1.69x5 = $8.45 (need 3 for Beauty & the Beast or Toy Story 3 rebate of $5.), -$1 off 3q, -0.40 off 2q, -$1 off 5 FL coupon = $6.05 ($1.21 each)
Kraft cheese BOGO (limit 2 free of each, You don't need to buy 2 at FL. They ring up at half price):
Shredded cheese: $2.79 x 4 = $11.16/2 (BOGO) = $5.58
Block cheese: $2.79 x 3 = $8.37/1.5 (BOGO) = $4.18
Sliced cheese: $2.19 x 3 = $6.57/1.5 (BOGO) = $3.28
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$13.04
Kraft q $5/5 x 2 - $10.00
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$3.04 (~0.30/each)
Here's a picture of freebies I got Friday & today in the mail. Just a little sample of my free magazine subscriptions. Spin, Maxim (for the Mr.), Soap Opera weekly, OK, & Kleenex tissues.
(Picture later)
Connect 4 -> on sale for $7 (regular $10.xx), -$4q = $3
Monopoly -> on sale for $7 (regular ? - lets say it was $10.xx, too), -$5q = $2
Toy Story 1 & Toy Story 2 (both Blu-ray combo packs) -> $22.99 each, buy both at the same time there is an automatic $10 off, plus -$10q for TS1, -$10q for TS2 (total -$30) = $15.98 total ($7.99 each)
Total before savings = $65.98 (before tax & possibly more.)
Total after savings = $20.98
Total savings of = at least 68%
Tired of numbers being fudged...
Tired of the flip flops...
Tired of the secrecy... (Didn't Obama say he wanted everything out in the open & nothing done behind closed doors??)...
Tired of sketchy business deals being done...
When will it stop? When will we, as Americans, stand up & say enough is enough??!!!
