Shopping Results--Giant Eagle & Kuhn's

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle & Kuhn's plus My Monthy Report!

Today's shopping trip went great!  Everything went as planned and amounted to great savings!

Take a look at today's trip:

At Giant Eagle, I spent $30.22 for $74.46 worth of groceries for a savings of over 59%!

Here's the breakdown:

(1) Florida's Natural Orange Juice(not pictured) $3(Reg. $3.79

-(1) 50¢/1

Final Price: $2

(2) Sargento Sliced Cheese $2.50(Reg. $3.29)

-(2) 55¢/1

Final Price: $1.40 ea

(2) Country Time Half & Half Mix $2(Reg. 4.39)

(2) $2/1

Final Price: FREE!

(1) Schwebel's Whole Wheat Flatbread $2.89(Not on Sale)

-(1) 35¢/1 (DND)

Final Price: $2.54

Giant Eagle Turkey Breast 1/2lb $2.69

Garlic 38¢

Vidalia Onion 67¢

(2)Honeymaid Graham Crackers $3.00(Reg. $4.09)

-(1) $1/2

Final Price: $2.50 ea(Note: This is not a good price for these! However, I need them for tonight's S'Mores & Fireflys Fun with the kids & friends)

(2) Reynold's Baking Cups $1.49(Not on sale)

-(2) 35¢/1

Final Price:  79¢ ea

(4) Chi Chi's Salsa $2(Reg. $3.69)

-(4) 50¢/1

Final Price: $1 ea

(2) Lay's Potato Chips $2.14 ea(Reg. $4.28)

BOGO FREE Deal

-(2) 55¢/1 (DND)

Final Price: $1.59 ea

(1) Lindt Excellence 70% Cocoa Bar $2.50 (Not on Sale)

**This is a special chocolate bar for my son.  He is allergic to dairy products.**

Baby Carrots $1.50

(5) Hersey Bar 69¢ ea(Reg. $1)

-(5) Buy one Hersey's Bar and get 1 Air Delight Bar FREE

(5) Hersey's Air Delight=FREE

Final cost for 10 chocolate bars: $3.45 or less then 35¢ each!

Total After all Coupons: $30.22

Foodperks Savings: $2.27(These were about to expire)

Total Savings: $44.24

Fuelperks earned: 0 

At Kuhn's, I spent $17.73 for $55.89 worth of groceries for a savings of over 68%!

Here's the breakdown:

(2) Kuhn's Hamburger Buns .88 each

(2) Deerpark 12pk 8oz Water 1.88 ea

-(1) $1/2

Final Price:$1.38 ea

(4) Kraft Shredded Cheese $1.88

-(2) $1/2 Target Coupons

Final Price: $1.38 ea

(2) Jet Puffed Marshmallows $1.25 ea

(2) Jell-O 6oz $1.00 ea

(2) Country Time Pink Lemonade $1.99 ea

-(1) $1/2

Final Price: $1.49 ea

(2) Joy Ice Cream Cones $1.50 ea

-(2) 55¢/1

Final Price: 40¢ ea.

(3) Sugardale Bacon $2.49 ea

-(3) 55¢/1

Final Price: $1.39 ea

In ad Coupon:  $5 off 10 select Kraft Items!(Cheese, Jello, Marshmallows, Country Time) This basically made each item 80¢ after all coupons!!!

Total after all Coupons: $17.73

Total Savings: $38.16

Monthly Savings Report

For the month of June, I budgeted $375.00 for all groceries & household items.  I'm so happy that I came in under budget again!  It wasn't as much under budget as May but that doesn't matter to me much.  The extra money will be added to our fun jar, which collects spare coins & left over money from our cash envelopes.

Here's my Shopping Stats:

Budgeted Amount: $375.00

Total Shelf Cost: $777.12

Total Coupon Savings: $180.45

Total Discounts: $246.44

Total Savings:  $431.81

Amount Paid(after rebates): $345.23

Savings Rate: 55.58%

As you can see, we came in $29.77 UNDER Budget!!!  Woohoo!  I'm going to do the happy dance now!

Live Frugal. Live Happy.

Kuhn's Deals & Matchups 6/27/12-7/3/12

Kuhn's Deals & Matchups 6/27/12-7/3/12

Thanks to Maureen at Save and Share with Coupons for this week's Kuhn's Matchups!

Kuhns Doubles Coupons Up To .99

Except on coupons that say DO NOT DOUBLE

There is a limit of 1 coupon per items(s) purchased as stated on the coupon, with a maximum of 4 coupons per same 4 items purchased.

Click Here to see Kuhn's Updated Coupon Policy You can see the full Ad HERE Remember - Coupons are regional, you may or may not have the ones listed. And check with your local Kuhn's to see if they take printables. The prices and deals are from the Pittsburgh, PA area ads. Final Cost is based on double coupons up to .99

Kuhn's is now taking competitors coupons, there was a sign hanging on the cash register. _______________________________________

Kuhn's Best Deals 6/27-7/3/12

SAVE $5 WYB 10 OF THE FOLLOWING KRAFT FOODS ITEMS WITH THE IN AD COUPON ( See flyer for more products)

Kraft Miracle Whip or Mayo $2.49
$0.55/1 Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip Dressing SS Insert 06/17/2012 (exp 07/15/2012)
$0.25/1 Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip Dressing SS Insert 06/17/2012 (exp 07/15/2012)
Final Cost: ala $1.39

Kraft Salad Dressing 14 - 16 oz 3/$5 ($1.67 ea)
Kraft Salad Dressing, 16 oz, TARGET coupon $1/2 06/04/2012 Target.com (exp 07/07/2012) 
Final Cost: $1.17 ea wyb 2 16 oz btls

Kraft BBQ Sauce $1.00

Planter's Peanut Butter, Natural, Creamy, Crunchy $2.50

Jell-O Large box gelatin or Pudding 4.2-6.62 oz $1.00

Jell-O Pudding or Gelatin Mix, TARGET coupon B3G1 06/04/2012 Target.com (exp 07/07/2012) 
Final Cost: $0.75 ea wyb 4

Kool Aid Unsweetened Drink Mix 6/$1.00 ($0.16 ea)

B10G5 Kool-Aid Unsweetened Envelopes SS Insert 05/06/2012 (exp 06/30/2012)
Final Cost: $1.60/ 15 packets ($0.11 ea wyb 15)
 

To see the full list visit Save and Share With Coupons

Live Frugal. Live Happy.

Giant Eagle Matchups 6/28/12-7/4/12

Giant Eagle Matchups 6/28/12-7/4/12

Thanks to Tammy at Lady Savings for this weeks Giant Eagle Matchups!

Key: *** Good Deals, **** Great Deals, ***** Stock Up Deals

$3 Off Instantly wyb 2
Pepsi or Mt. Dew 24pks 2 for $13 (-$3) = 2 for $10
*my price for buying 12pks of pop is $2.50 or less, but I don’t grab too many since they are always going on sale. 

$3 Off Instantly wyb 4
Pepsi or Mt. Dew 24oz 6pks or 12oz 8pks 4 for $13 (-$3) = 4 for $10

1 FREE Instantly wyb 4
Coke or Sprite 2L 4 for $5 (+1 FREE) = 5 for $5

$2 Off Instantly wyb 4
Sunshine Cheez-Its 4 for $10 (-$2) = 4 for $8

Keebler Townhouse Crackers 4 for $10 (-$2) = 4 for $8
$1/2 Town House Flatbread Crisps Crackers (if included) Printable
Final Price: As low as $1.50 each!

Club Crackers 4 for $10 (-$2) = 4 for $8

10¢ bonus fuel perks ($3 value wyb 30 gallons) wyb 3 participating products below:
Snyder’s of Hanover Pretzels 3 for $9
$1/2  or $1/1 Flavored Pretzel Pieces or Pretzel Sandwiches from 5/20 SS (IF included)
Final Price: As low as $1 each wyb 3 with(3) $1/1 coupons & after fuel perks IF the coupon matches the sale items
*Pitt area received the $1/2 coupon. Just recently we were able to score these for Cheaper!

Snyder’s of Hanover Tortilla Chips 3 for $9
Final Price: $2 each wyb 3 after fuelperks

Cape Cod Potato Chips 3 for $9
Final Price: $2 each wyb 3 after fuelperks

 

Please visit Lady Savings for a complete list of matchups!

Live Frugal. Live Happy.

The Drugstore Game: CVS

The Drugstore Game: CVS

Once you have gotten the hang of couponing at your local grocery store, it's time to step it up a notch and try what's known in the couponing world as The Drugstore Game. 

Oddly enough, drugstores are the best place to buy most paper products, healthy and beauty items and cleaning supplies!  Drugstores like Rite Aid, Walgreens & CVS offer rewards programs that can be used to stack savings to get some extremely great deals.

It took some time for me to learn how to play this game.  It can become confusing at times but I'm going to explain it as simply as possible to help you get started.

Working the deals at CVS

CVS has a rewards program that uses a card called an Extra Care Card.  You can sign up for a card at any CVS store or online.  I do recommend getting on in store because you can start using it right away.  If you sign up online, expect to wait about 2 weeks for your card to come by mail.  You will need an Extra Care Card to get these unbelievable deals.

Each week CVS puts out an ad that can be found in the Sunday paper or in store.  Some sale items will show 2 prices.  One is the sale price and the other is the price after Extra Care Bucks(or ECB's, as they'll be referred to as from now on).  You pay the sale price and the ECB's print out on the bottom of your receipt.  These ECB's can be used as "cash" on your next purchase! 

Here's a sample of what an ad looks like:

Let's go over this ad real quick.  Colgate Sensitive toothpaste is on sale for $4.99.  You will receive $4 ECB's when you purchase one.  The cashier will need to scan your Extra Care Card to get this price & the EBC's.  In fine print at the bottom of the ad, it will show the number of times(limit) you can receive EBC's on this item.  The scan is kind of hard to read, but it states "extrabucks rewards offer limit of 2 per household with card".  This means you can buy 2 tubes of Colgate Sensitive and receive 2 ECB's for $4 each.  If you buy more toothpaste, you will get it at the sale price but will not get ECB's. 

ECB's aren't always that generous.  Sometimes it can be buy $30 and receive $10 ECB's or buy $10 and receive $3 ECB's.  The key to to really maximizing your savings at CVS is to use coupons and "roll" your ECB's.

So let's apply coupons to our example:

So we know that Colgate Sensitive is $4.99.  There's a 50¢ off 1 coupon for it.  CVS does not double coupons.  You will pay $4.49 out of pocket(OOP).  You will receive $4 ECB's.  Tear the ECB's off the bottom of your receipt carefully, leaving the bar code intact. 

Now here's were you'll see massive savings.  Buy 1 more Colgate Sensitive toothpaste. Your total will be $4.99.  Use another 50¢ off 1 coupon & $4 ECB's.  You will only pay 49¢ OOP AND you will receive another $4 ECB's!  

So for 2 Colgate Sensitive toothpastes you paid $4.98 OOP.  You received a total of $8 in ECB's, making this deal a $3.02 moneymaker(MM)!!!

 (Please note: You will not be actually “making money". The store will not be paying you cash for shopping there.  However,  you will be “making money” in that you will be spending less out of pocket than you get back in ECBs.)

Now you can buy more items that give ECB's back, spend your ECB's on something you really need or save them for another sale.  ECB's do expire so be certain to check that.  You don't want to lose them or let them expire.  That would be the same as throwing $4 in the trashcan!

Things to know about shopping at CVS

1. Scan your card at the kiosk every time you go to CVS. This machine is fondly called "Magic Coupon Machine" in the couponing community.  And that's exactly true.  Everyday you can scan your card and the machine will print out coupons.  These are CVS coupons, not manufacturer coupons.  Scan your card until the machine says "No more offers available today".

2. Register your Extra Care Card at the CVS website.  Occasionally you will receive an e-mails with money saving coupons.  I believe you get $4/$20 just for signing up! If you get one of these, make sure your PRE COUPON total is over the total needed to use the coupon. Give the cashier the $4/$20 coupon FIRST. Then give your coupons.

 3. Become familiar with CVS's coupon policy.  Print your copy here.

Here are the key points to keep in mind:   

• CVS/pharmacy accepts one manufacturer coupon and applicable CVS/pharmacy coupon(s) per item, unless prohibited by either coupon offer.  This means you can use 1 manufacturer coupon and 1 CVS coupon per item, often called stacking. 

• Two coupons may be used on a Buy One, Get One Free promotion as long as it does not exceed the item total
  o Ex. Suave Shampoo is on sale for $2.00 Buy One, Get One Free and the customer is purchasing two shampoos; customer may use two coupons for $1.00 each and pay the applicable tax. 

  Buy One, Get One Free promotions may be combined with Buy One, Get One Free Coupons. Customers are responsible for paying applicable tax
  o Ex. Suave Shampoo is on sale for $2.00 BOGO and customer has a MFG coupon for Suave BOGO. Customer will receive both items for free but will need to pay any applicable tax.

CVS Accepts the following coupons:

1. Manufacturer Coupons (this includes both coupons from newspapers / magazines / other print sources ans well as manufacturer online printable coupons)
2. Store Coupons (this includes CVS store coupons found in their weekly fliers, in-store coupon booklets, CRTs and purchase based coupons)
3. Competitor Pharmacy Coupons (they do not, however, accept any other type of competitor coupon)
4. Extra Care Bucks (called ECBs for short, they are like a Catalina from the grocery store that is printed out at the cash register on the bottom of your receipt)

Okay, it sounds confusing.  I admit it! But shopping at CVS is one of the best ways to get free razors, hair care, cheap diapers, cleaning products and more.   Please leave a comment with any questions!

Live Frugal. Live Happy.

Shopping Results--CVS

Shopping Results--CVS

Shopping at drugstores, such as CVS, Rite Aid & Walgreens can save you a ton of money, if you know how to work the deals.  I have a post planned for tomorrow titled The Drugstore Game: CVS.  Since that post isn't complete yet, I figured I'd show you my shopping results from my quick trip to CVS today.

I didn't buy a lot, however I saved a ton!  For those of you with small children, particularly ones still in diapers or training pants, you'll like this one!  Take a look:

I spent $21.00 for $57.75 worth of toddler items for a savings of nearly 64%!

This was done in 2 transactions

Here's how it worked:

Transaction #1  

Special Promo: Spend $30 on select products, Get $10 ECBs (Limit 1)

(3) Huggies Pullups $10 each(Reg. $13.39 ea)

-(2) CVS coupons $2/1

-(3) Manufacturer coupons $2/1

Final Price $20

Total after all Coupons: $20.00

Total Savings: $20.17 (50%)

Earned: $10 Extra Care Bucks or ECB's

Transaction #2 

(2) Huggies Baby Wipes 184ct $6.00 each(Reg. $8.79 ea)

-(2) Manufacturer coupons 50¢/1

-$10 ECBs from transaction #1

Final Price: $1

Total after all Coupons: $1.00

Total Savings: $16.58(over 94%!)

Earned: No ECBs Left

I buy 95% of all my family's H&B items at drugstores.  As you can see from today's transaction, there's a good reason why I take the time to go there.  It can yield much larger savings then this!  At first it can be a bit confusing to work out the drugstore deals, but I'm going to coach you through it the best I can.  Look for my post tomorrow covering CVS!

Live Frugal. Live Happy.

Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

Bread Machine Cinnamon Rolls

I love my bread machine!  It was a hand me down from my mom a few months back.  She never used it and offered it to me.  I was so excited about making bread at home!  The original recipe can be found on Money Saving Mom.  This recipe has been adapted to fit my son's dairy free diet.  These cinnamon rolls are so yummy!  Plus they are easy and cheap to make!

Ingredients 

Dough:  

• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened almond milk
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 egg, plus 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 4 cups of flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Filling: 

(I double this because we love the filling!)

• 2 tablespoons Best Buttery Sticks or Butter, melted
• 2/3 cup Brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon

Icing:

• 2 teaspoons unsweetened almond milk
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons Best Buttery Sticks or butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions:

Put all the dough ingredients into the bread machine in order listed.  Run on the dough cycle.

You can prepare the filling when dough cycle is near complete.  Mix melted butter, brown sugar & cinnamon together in a bowl.

After the dough cycle is finished, place dough on a flowered surface.  It helps to flower your hands as well.  Roll dough into a large rectangle with a flowered rolling pin.  Spread dough with filling mixture.

 

Roll dough up and cut into 12-16 pieces, depending on how large you want them.  Place rolls into 2 greased cake pans, giving them space to grow.  Bake at 325° for 20-25 minutes or until browned.

(Sorry I didn't get a picture of this step because I was covered in flour.  Riley had fun helping Mommy roll the dough!)

While the cinnamon rolls are baking, prepare the icing.  Mix softened butter, powdered sugar, almond milk and vanilla together until smooth.  You can start with one teaspoon of milk and add more if you want it thinner.  We prefer ours thinner like a glaze.

Here's what they look when they come out of the oven.

Top with icing and enjoy!  

You can also cover unbaked rolls with plastic wrap and store them in the refrigerator overnight and bake them in the morning.

I'm not sure if you can freeze these unbaked or not.  I haven't tried yet.  I plan to give it a go soon and I'll let you know how they come out.

Recipe adapted from Money Saving Mom.

Live Frugal. Live Happy.

Rite Aid Deals 6/24/12-6/30/12

Rite Aid Deals 6/24/12-6/30/12

Thanks to Tammy at Lady Saving for this weeks Rite Aid deals!

Bayer Aspirin Product – $3
$2.50/2 Bayer Aspirin Product from 4/29 RP
or $1/1 Bayer Aspirin Product from 4/29 RP
or $3/1 Bayer Aspirin product from 6/24 SS
Final Price: as low as FREE

Gain Dishwashing Liquid 88¢
50¢/1 Gain Dishwashing Liquid from 5/13 PG
Final Price: 33¢ ea

Schick 3 Razor or Refills, Quattro for Men or Women razor or refills – $8.99
$4/1 Schick Hydro Power Select or Hydro 3 or 5 Blade Razor from 6/10 SS
or $2/1 Schick Intuition Razor or Refill printable or from 6/24 SS
or  $2/1 Schick Quattro For Women Razor or Refill from 6/24 SS
or $2/1 Schick Hydro 3 or 5 Refills from 6/10 SS
Pay: as low as $4.99 & Get Back $3 +Up (limit 4)
Final Price: $1.99

Pampers Cruisers or Baby Dry Diapers – $9.99
$1.50/1 Pampers Cruisers or Baby Dry Diapers Printable
or $1.50/1 Pampers Swaddlers or Swaddlers Sensitive Diapers Printable
or  $1 off Pampers Diapers Bags or Pants Box from 6/3 PG
Pay: $8.49, Get Back $2 +Up (limit 2)
Final Price: $6.49

Schick Hydro Shave Gel, Edge or Skintimate – $2.49
75¢/1 Schick Hydro Shave Gel from 6/10 SS
or 55¢/1 Skintimate Shave Gel or Cream Shave from 6/24 SS
Pay: $1.74 & Get Back $1+Up (limit 4)
Final Price: 74¢ for Schick

Please visit Lady Savings for a complete list of matchups!

Live Frugal. Live Happy. 

CVS Deals 6/24/12-6/30/12

CVS Deals 6/24/12-6/30/12

Thanks to Tammy at Lady Savings for this week's CVS deals!

 

Bayer Advanced Aspirin 20-ct $3
$3/1 Bayer Aspirin Product from 6/24 SS  )
$2.50/2 Bayer Aspirin Product from 4/29  RP
$2/1 Bayer Advanced Aspirin Product printable
$1/1 Bayer Advanced Aspirin Product printable, here
Final Price:  as low as FREE  

Xtra Laundry Detergent $1.49
$1/2 Xtra Laundry Detergent from 5/6 SS
75¢/2 Xtra Laundry Detergent from 5/6 SS
Final Price:  as low as 99¢

Hellmann’s Mayonnaise 22-30-oz 2/$6
$2/2 Hellmann’s Mayonnaise from  6/24/12 RP
Final Price:  $2 each

Schick Intuition, Quattro Men/Women, Cartriges 3-4ct, Gillette Venus, ProGlide or Power Fusion $9.99
Get $4 ECB | Limit 1
$4 off Schick Quattro Titanium Razor wyb Refill from 6/24 SS
$2/1 Schick Intuition Razor or Refill printable
$2/1 Schick Intuition Razor or Refill from 6/24 SS
$1/1 Schick Quattro Titanium Disposable Razor from 6/24 SS
$2/1 Schick Quattro For Women Razor or Refill from 6/24 SS
$4/1 Gillette Venus & Olay Razor from 6/17 SS
$3 off Venus Razor web Cartridge from 6/17 SS
$3 off Gillette Fusion Proglide Razor wyb Fusion Proglide Cartridge or Disposable from 6/17 SS
Final Price:  as low as $1.99 after coupon

Pantene Shampoo, Conditioner 12.6-oz or styler 5.7-11.5 oz 2/$6.97
$3/2 Pantene Product from 6/24 SS
$3/2 Pantene Product from 5/13 PG
Final Price:  2/$3.97 after coupon

Please visit Lady Saving for a complete list of CVS deals!

Live Frugal. Live Happy.

Sweet & Spicy Bacon Chicken

Sweet & Spicy Bacon Chicken

I found this recipe on Pinterest about a month ago.  The first time I made it in the oven.  It was really tasty.  However, the bacon didn't get very crisp and that's how I prefer my bacon.  Also there was a ton of grease from the bacon that the chicken was sitting in.  

I was trying to think of different way to fix these issues.  I revisited Diary of a Recipe Addict and read that she had grilled the chicken.  Fantastic!  

The hubster took the chicken out and grilled it as usual, using medium heat.  Some parts of the bacon burned.  But it was still delicious!  I'm wondering if rolling it brown sugar before wrapping the bacon around it will help?  Maybe medium heat is too high for this recipe?  We're going to try it again if  few weeks and I'll let you know how it goes.  But for now, here's an amazing recipe!

Ingredients

• 4-5 chicken breasts, cut in half or in thirds(12 pieces)
• salt & pepper to taste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon of chili powder(more or less depending on how spicy you want it)
• Brown sugar(I didn't measure it...just poured some into a bowl)

 

 Directions

Trim & cut chicken into strips.

Season on both sides.

Wrap 1 piece of bacon around each chicken strip.

Roll in brown sugar.  If baking in the oven, place in an oven safe pan. You may want to lightly coat the pan with cooking spray first.

If baking:

Bake at 400° for 30-40 minutes until chicken is cooked through and bacon is crisp.  I found that it did need turned after about 25 minutes.

If Grilling

Grill on medium heat(or lower) for 5-7 

minutes on each side.

Tonight we served it with corn on the cob and stuffing(as requested by my son).  I think sweet potatoes or mashed potatoes would be great sides as well!

Recipe adapted from Diary of a Recipe Addict.

Live Frugal. Live Happy.

Shopping Results--Gaint Eagle & Kuhn's

Shopping Results--Giant Eagle & Kuhn's 6/23/2012

I left the house by 10am this morning to go shopping.  I usually try to get going by 9, but I was slow to wake up today.  We all deserve days like that, right?

Anyways, the shopping trips went well.  There were a few things I had on my list that I didn't end up getting, but that's ok.  I ended up with 8 FREE packages of Bounty Napkins!  

There was some debate this week on several blogs if the Bounty deal would work or not.  The Giant Eagle ad states "trail" sized napkins & paper towels are on sale for $1.  The coupon states 50¢/1 Bounty Napkin(excluding trail size).  However, I inspected the package thoroughly and no where did it say "trail size" or "trail package".  So I think the deal is legit.  I see no issue with using the coupon for the napkins.  The register accepted it without issue.  

In my opinion, it was just poor wording in the ad.  These things happen sometimes.  Just always check the packaging & your coupon to be certain you are buying the correct item that the coupon states.

 Take a look at this week's shopping trip:

 At Kuhn's, I paid $6.84 for $14.30 worth of groceries for a savings of over 52%!

Surprisingly, I did not use any coupons at Kuhn's.

Here's the breakdown:

  

Red Seedless Grapes $1.78(1.80lb)

These are on sale for 99¢/lb which is a great price!

  

(2) Red Bell Peppers $1.08(1.09lb)

These are on sale for 99¢/lb!  Awesome price!  I see them as high as $3.99/lb!

(2) Domino Sugar-4lb. $1.99 ea.

Not sure of the regular price of these.  However, sugar has gone up in price in recent months so this is a great deal!

If you have the April issue of Food Netword Magazine, there's a $1/1 coupon in it to make this deal even sweeter!  I'm bummed because I threw mine away a few weeks ago :(

At Giant Eagle, I paid $56.72 for $119.57 worth of groceries for a savings of over 52%!

I had to separate this order into 2 transactions due to Giant Eagle's limitation on IP(internet printable) coupons.  They only allow 2 like IP coupons per transaction.  There was also a limitation on the Bounty coupons, 4 like coupons per transaction.

Here's the breakdown:

Transaction #1 

(4) Bounty Napkins-50 ct.  $1(Reg. $1.79)

-(4) 50¢/1

Final Price: FREE!

(2) Bailey's Coffee Creamer $1.50(Reg. $2.50)

-(2) 55¢/1

Final Price:  40¢ ea.(These can be frozen!)

(2) Quaker Soft Bake Bars $2.50(Reg. $3.25)

-(2) 75¢

Final Price: $1 ea 

Total after all coupons: $3.90

Total Savings:  $14.76(over 79%)

Transaction #2

10 ears of Corn $2  

Bananas 86¢

(2) Giant Eagle White Bread $2.38($1.19ea)

Eckrich Bologna-1lb  $3.08

Land O'Lakes 4 Cheese Italian Blend-1/2lb $3.35

-(1) $1 off 1/2 pound

Final Price: $2.35

(2) Large Eggs $1.98(99¢ ea)

(2) Lay's Kettle Chips $2.50 (Reg. $3.49)

-(1) 75¢/2

Final Price: $1.75 ea

Almond Breeze $3.39(Not on Sale)

-(1) 55¢/1

Final Price: $2.29

Giant Eagle Whole Milk-1 Gallon $3.69

(2) Heluva Good Cheese $1.69 (Reg. $3.38)

Special Promo: BOGO FREE

-(2) 50¢/1

Final Price: 69¢ ea.

(2) Heluva Good Cheese $1.69 (Reg. $3.38)

Special Promo: BOGO FREE

-(1) $1.50/1 Giant Eagle Catalina Coupon

Final Price: 94¢ ea

(2) Bailey's Coffee Creamer $1.50(Reg. $2.50)

-(2) 55¢/1

Final Price: 40¢ ea

(2) Eight O'Clock Coffee $5.00 ea

Special Promo: $2 Off Instantly WYB 2

-(2) $1/1

Final Price: $3 ea

(2) Sugardale Bacon $3(Reg. $3.99)

-(2) 55¢/1

Final Price: $1.90 ea

(2) Dei Fratelli Pizza Sauce $1 (Reg. $1.69)

(2) Kellogg's Ceral $1.99 (Reg. $3.49)

-(1) $1/2

Final Price: $1.49 ea

(2) Nabisco Crakers $2.50 (Reg. $3.19-$3.49)

-(1) $1/1

Final Price: $2 ea

(2) Quaker Soft Bake Bars $2.50 (Reg. $3.25)

-(2) 75¢/1

Final Price: $1 ea

(3) Poptarts $2.00

Special Promo :$1 Off Instantly WYB 3

-(1) $1/1

Final Price:  $1.33 ea

(4) Bounty Napkins-50 ct.  $1(Reg. $1.79)

-(4) 50¢/1

Final Price: FREE!

Total after all Coupons: $52.82

Total Savings: $48.09

FuelPerks! Earned Today: 20¢

I also got another Catalina for $1.50 off 2 Heluva Good Cheese.  I believe this prints out every time you buy 2 cheeses.  I might head back before Thursday and grab 2 more for the low price of 94¢ each!  This cheese freezes beautifully so it's a time great to stock up on it!

Live Frugal. Live Happy.