Shopping Smarts

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

My Albies Shopping Trip this week!

Well, this sale was a little bit more difficult than the norm. Having to add items up to $25 then seperate transactions isn't too fun. But, I have found out that the harder the sale is to follow instructions, the more you will save. Today's trip was worth the preparation and sweat! Here is my breakdown for this weeks sale...
Total Value of purchase $378.93
Total amount saved $238.05
Total spent $140.88
Total Percentage saved 62%
Now for the even better news... I get an extra $20.00 mir (mail-in rebate) from unilever! See the instructions at grocerysmarts.com

My favorite buy this week? Has to be my $40.00 of free meat!!! This trip was worth it!!!

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Preview Albertsons sale 4/8-4/14

Click HERE to preview Albertsons Hot sale tomorrow! There is some great deals but make some room in your freezers for all your meats that you'll stock up on! Please leave a comment if you have any questions. I've given heads up to all the Albies managers down here in St. George to stock up for this sale. If you live elsewhere make sure you complain to the Manager of your store when they're out of sale items! Remember, the squeaky wheel gets the oil!

Okay ladies, let's get ready to SAVE!!!

Monday, April 6, 2009

Savings, Savings, Savings!

This morning I scheduled a few hours to run to Smiths and Albertsons for a few stock up items. I saved a ton! I went to Albertsons last wednesday but they were out of the items shown above. So today I ran by and, Hooray! they were stocked up! Plus, gotta love all the free eggs for Easter! Combining my earlier receipts and todays receipt I scored big time this week at Albies!! Here is my breakdown for my two trips combined...

Total Value of Purchase $190.38

Total Amount Saved $131.05

Total Spent $ 59.33

Percentage Saved 68%

Smiths was good but I got quite a few perishables and items I needed for homemade pizza tonight which never helps my percentage saved. My favorite buy was CHEESE! Grocerysmarts told me that Schreiber shredded cheese 5lb bag was on sale for $7.99. When I got there I couldn't find any so when I asked they told me to substitute 3 bags of 2lb Kroger cheese instead. So I got each bag for $2.66 which means I got an extra pound of cheese for free! Shredded cheese is great to freeze! Also, not pictured is my Case of Kroger Apple juice (forgot to include in my picture). I didn't feel like the case lot sale was too wonderful but for those just starting to stock up, I think its a great way to start! So here's my breakdown...

Total Value of Purchase $106.83

Total Saved $29.79

Total Spent $77.04

Total percentage saved 27%

Yes, even I have low numbers once in awhile! But it doesn't discourage me because it saved me a trip to Wal-mart where is seems I always spend too much!

Sunday, April 5, 2009

Coupons Galore!

WOW! Gotta love all the inserts in todays paper! Hundreds of dollars worth of coupons! Wondering why you got 2 Smart Sources? We usually get 2 smart source inserts the week before a holiday weekend because...get ready for this...no coupon inserts on Holiday weekends. So next week being Easter we won't get any. I definitely check just in case, because in times past there has been other inserts. Anyway, enjoy these coupons while we can!!!

Also check out other stores sales this week such as Target, K-mart, Wal-mart, etc. There's some great sales on Easter stuff. Remember to match your own coupons to these stores through the alphabetical coupon index on the home page of Grocerysmarts.com!

Friday, April 3, 2009

Want more coupons?

If you want more inserts than you are already getting, and you live in St. George, you can go down to the Spectrum on the Boulevard Monday morning. Whatever extras they have left over from the Sunday before they will sell to you for $0.75. Of course it's first come first serve and you'll want to make sure all the inserts are there! It is definitely worth it to get your own subscription but for those that are waiting for their papers to start, or simple want to get a few more, it might help you out temperarily! Thanks to Harmony for this tip!

Thursday, April 2, 2009

Smiths Case Lot Sale!!!

This week Smiths is having their big Case Lot Sale!!! We could all use a little more food storage, right? Make sure you check out the Grocery Smarts website to know if your items are a good deal or not. Usually you can't use coupons with cases because it's just one lump price for the whole case, but I was told that they will pull out individuals for you to use coupons with so for sure bring them all! I would love any feedback (comments) from anyone who has gone to Smiths yet! Let us know of your experiences. We can all learn from each other, right?