Store Score

I coupon shop. Mostly just for fun, and to build food storage.

It can be a lot of fun. The best time of year is fall and winter.

The spring and summer have some deals, but mostly I take a break from coupon shopping around then. We eat pretty healthy around here, so a lot of the "deals" aren't the greatest for us (I don't really WANT all the prepackaged foods if I can help it). But they store really well, and are fun for treats here and there.

Anyhow... I had a good trip last night, so I thought I'd blog about it.

Here's a shot of my living room when I got home:

I went to Albertson's and Fry's last night.

Here is what I got:

11 bags Nature Valley Clusters

11 boxes Fiber One Granola bars

6 Boxes Chex Granola bars

10 Boxes Nature Valley Granola Bars

2 Boxes Cheerios

1 Box Apple Cinnamon Cheerios

6 boxes Fiber One shredded wheat cereal

6 boxes Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks

4 packages Wholly Guacamole

2 64oz Hanson's Apple Juice

2 Propel waters

9 boxes Uncle Ben's rice

6 bags Uncle Ben's Ready Rice

2 packages GE lightbulbs (4 packs)

1 box 75 ct bread bags

2 bottles 32oz (I think that's the size) Kikkoman Soy Sauce

3 cans 11oz mandarin Oranges

10 cans Del Monte tomatoes

2 gallons milk

6 packages Keebler Cookies

3 packages Pepperage Farms cookies

3 boxes ghirardelli brownie mix

6 boxes Cheez-its

10 boxes Betty Crocker potatoes (like Scalloped etc)

3 bottles 40load Snuggle Fabric Softener

2 pair Platex gloves

3 boxes Gogurts

1 16oz tub spreadable Land O Lakes Butter

5 packages Simply Pillsbury cookies

2 bottles Sunny D

2 16 packages bacon

4 Lunchables

1 Hormel ready meal

1 Hormel Chili (bottled type)

8 boxes Lucky Charms Cereal (they also had coupon codes for every two you get a free movie ticket)

Store Savings: $319.59

Coupon Savings: $158.95

Total Savings: $478.54 (that includes coupons and store sale savings)

Total Out of Pocket: $61.11

I also have a few coupons totaling $4.75 off my next shopping order

So, essentially, I got $539.65 worth of groceries for $56.36

So, yeah... there's some not as healthy treats in there, but there are a LOT of necessities, and items that are awesome for food storage. And it's fun to get stuff for free -- even if I'll probably end up giving some of it away.