Savings period ending Oct 25

I was so excited that Henry's had a lot of BOGO (Buy One Get One) sales this week. I couldn't help myself. It was as if I was Nathan Noland in a Sprinkles cupcake shop. I simply went crazy and ate everything in site. Not really, but you get the point. Here are the deals I scored.

Henry's

Henry's sales
$2.49 off Wasa crackers (Buy one get one free)
$2.49 off Popchips (Buy one get one free)
$0.75 off Gala apples
$1.12 off Bosc pears
$0.27 off Roma tomatoes





Coupons
$3.00 off 2 boxes of Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal
$1.00 off Popchips
$0.75 off Wasa crackers
$0.05 bag credit

Total coupons: $4.80
Total sales: $7.12

Total Savings: $11.92

Borders Books
This week I had go buy a book for a book club I joined. I used their 30% off one list price coupon on the paperback "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao".

Savings: $4.20






TOTAL SAVINGS THIS WEEK: $16.12

CUMULATIVE SAVINGS since Aug 15, 2009: $228.32

Savings period ending Oct 16

So very behind on posting these savings. Lots of great deals as always. I love pairing coupons with reward savings. I have a lot of Kashi coupons to use before 10/31! I have now saved over $200 since Aug 15. Not bad for only 2 months of tracking this!

Ralphs

Reward savings
$6.04 off 2 boxes Kellogg's Special K cereal

$3.00 off Oscar Meyer chicken slices
$1.40 off 2 pouches Bumble Bee white tuna
$0.80 off Yoplait Triple Berry Smoothie Pouch
$0.49 off Mozzarella shredded cheese
$0.59 off Chex Mix

$0.29 off tissues


Coupons
$3.99 off (free) Light Silk milk
$1.00 off Chex Mix
$1.00 off Yoplait Triple Berry Smoothie Pouch
$1.00 off Special K Blueberry cereal
$1.00 off pouch Bumble Bee white tuna
$1.00 off pouch Bumble Bee white tuna
$1.00 off Jenny O ground lean turkey
$1.00 off Yoplait yogurt

Total coupons $10.99
Total Reward savings: $12.61
Total savings: $23.60


Trader Joe's

Coupons

$2.00 off Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal
Total savings: $2.00

Kroger

Rewards
$2.00 off 2 boxes of Mom's cereal
$1.00 off Barbara's Puffins

Card savings: $3.00
Total savings: $3.00

TOTAL SAVINGS THIS WEEK: $28.60

CUMULATIVE SAVINGS since Aug 15, 2009: $212.20

Target and Ralphs Savings week ending Sept 18

Target: Lots of great deals this week combined with coupons. I spent more than I wanted to, but I need a lot of non-food items like shaving cream and soap. I usually go to Target once or twice a month. I never buy health/beauty items in a grocery store unless it's a really good sale and I have a coupon. The prices at Target are just so much lower. For example, Gillette Series shave gel is a $1 less at Target than compared to Ralphs. That's just the beginning.

Target Sales
$0.61 off Kashi TLC Crackers
$0.61 off Kashi TLC Cereal bars
$0.61 off Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal (Reg price was $3.49 so it was really $2.88, way lower than Ralphs' reg price of $4.99!)
$0.50 off Gillette Series shave gel
$0.50 off 4-pack of Danactive Probiotic drinks

Target savings: $2.83

Coupons:

$1.50 off a box of Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal (I still have a many $1.50 coupons left that expire 10/31)
$1.50 off Kashi TLC Cereal bars
$1.00 off Kashi TLC Crackers
$1.00 off Oral  B Precision Clean replacement brush
$1.00 off Reach Floss (reg price was $1.04, so this ended up being just $.04!)

$0.55 off Gillette Series shave gel
$0.35 off Zest bar soap

Coupon savings: $6.90

Total Target Savings: $9.73

$0.99 off Bran Flakes
$0.59 off Chex Mix 
$0.50 off Kelloggs Cinabon bars
$1.49 off Dannon Activia Light
$0.99 off Nature Valley Honey Nut Clusters
$2.00 off Triscuits

$0.44 off Bumble Bee Tuna
$0.44 off Milk
$0.88 Granny Smith apples

Ralphs Savings: $8.32


$1.50 off  Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal (Reg price was $4.99 not on sale so not such a great deal)
$1.00 off Nature Valley Honey Nut Clusters
$1.00 off Dannon Activia Light
$1.00 off Chex Mix 
$1.00 off Kelloggs Cinabon bars


Coupons: $5.50

Total Ralphs Savings: $13.82


TOTAL SAVINGS THIS WEEK: $23.55

CUMULATIVE SAVINGS since Aug 15, 2009: $154.49

Henry's, Ralphs and Pavillions Savings week ending 9/6/09

Henry's Farmer's Market: Lots of great sales this week including $0.87/lb for Gala apples, $0.77/lb for Bartlett pears and $0.97/lb for Roma tomatoes.

Henry's Savings
$1.45 off Roma Tomatoes
$2.46 off 5 ears of white corn on the cob
$0.66 off Bartlett pears
$1.47 off Gala apples
$1.49 off Lifeway Kefir

Henry's savings: $7.53

I used some great coupons this week:

$1.50 off a Kashi Honey Sunshine cereal
$1.00 off two 6 packs of Diet Hansen's Natural soda
$1.00 off a bag of parmesan and garlic Popchips
$1.00 off Lifeway Kefir
$1.00 off a bar of Green & Black's organic chocolate
$0.50 off Clif Builder's bar

Coupon savings: $6.00

Henry's Savings: $13.53

I didn't do a large shopping here since I got so much at Henry's.



$0.20 off a quarter gallon of milk
$1.10 off a 2-liter of Diet Sprite.

Ralph's Savings: $1.30

Pavillions (a Vons store) - I picked up a few things here. Really it was just an ice cream run.

$0.70 off Sobe Lifewater
$2.00 off Dreyer's Slow Churned frozen yogurt

Vons card savings: $2.70

Coupons:

$0.59 off Sobe Lifewater


Pavillion's Savings: $3.29

TOTAL SAVINGS: $18.12

CUMULATIVE SAVINGS: $107.94

Ralphs Savings Week Ending Aug 30, 2009

Sorry this is late. It has been a busy week and I have been so lazy. This week I got some great deals at Ralphs combined with their Rewards program.

I used the following coupons:
$0.50 off 1 Think Thin Brownie Crunch bar that was already on sale for $1.25
$1.00 off 2 boxes of Special K bars that were already on sale  - 2 for $5.00.
$1.59 off a bottle of Sobe Zero Calorie Lifewater. It was a buy one get one free coupon and the bottles were already on sale for $1.29 each.
$4.99 off (free) box of Kashi Honey Sunshine Cereal already on sale for $4.00.
$0.89 off (free) 3 Musketeers bar.
$1.00 Lightlife Smartdogs

TOTAL Coupons: $9.97

$2.00 off Life Cereal

$0.54 off 1 Think Thin Brownie Crunch bar.
$2.36 off yellow peaches  - on sale for $0.59/lb
$1.78 off Granny Smith apples - on sale for $0.59/lb
$0.99 off a box of Kashi Honey Sunshine Cereal
$0.50 off a kitchen sponge
$0.30 off a bottle of Sobe Zero Calorie Lifewater.

Ralphs Rewards Savings: $11.17

TOTAL SAVINGS: $21.14

CUMULATIVE SAVINGS: $89.82