$58.13 Shopping trip!

Here are all the details of our last grocery shopping trip:

Albertson's is having a sale when you purchase 10 participating items, you get a $10 off coupon good towards your next purchase, with no minimum purchase amount required! We split up our transactions, buying the most inexpensive foods first to start getting our first coupon and made our way up to the most expensive and ended up getting most items for FREE! All prices listed are the SALE prices, not regular price. Each item was more expensive before the sale. Prices that I paid OOP (out of pocket) are after sale prices and after all coupons and promotions.

1st transaction:
2 Betty Crocker cake mix (1.25/each = $2.50)
1 Betty Crocker frosting (1.67)
1 Betty Crocker cookie mix (1.67)
2 Pillsbury Grands biscuits (1.25/each = $2.50)
2 cans Progresso soup (1.50/each = $3.00)
2 Betty Crocker Warm Delights (1.67/each = $3.34)

Total before coupons: $14.68
Total after coupons: (-2.40) = $12.28 + $10/off next purchase!



2nd transaction:
4 Pillsbury Toaster Strudels (2.00/each = $8.00)
2 Betty Crocker frosting (1.67/each = $3.34)
1 Pillsbury Orange Cinnamon Rolls (2.00)
2 cans Progresso soup (1.50/each = $3.00)
1 Betty Crocker muffin mix (2.00)

Total before coupons: $18.34
Total after coupons: (-13.20) = $5.14 + $10/off next purchase!

3rd transaction:
2 Trix cereal (2.50/each = $5.00)
2 Lucky Charms cereal (2.50/each = $5.00)
6 cans Progresso soup (1.50/each = $9.00)

Total before coupons: $19.00
Total after coupons: (-15.20) = $3.80 + $10/off next purchase!

4th transaction:
6 Campbell's Soup at Hand (1.00/each = $6.00)
1 Old Orchard frozen pineapple juice (1.67)
24 Top Ramen (.15/each = $3.60)
2 cans Del Monte green beans (.79/each = $1.58)

Total before coupons: $12.85
Total after coupons: (-12.50) = .35!

Total groceries before all sales and coupons: $119.59
Total after sale and before coupons: $64.87
Total paid OOP with all sales and coupons: $21.57

After that, we made our way to Smith's, where we picked up:
3 Simply Orange juice on sale for 2.99/each = $8.97
Total before sales and coupons: $13.77
Total after coupons (-3.00) + tax = OOP $6.24

These juices are regularly $3.19 at Wal-Mart, I believe, and the cheapest I've seen them on sale for is the $2.99. So with our 3 $1.00 off coupons, I consider this a good buy!

At Harmons, we picked up fruits and veggies, all on sale plus:
2 Viva Cottage Cheese @ 1.25/each = $2.50
+ fruits and veggies and tax: paid OOP $30.32

I don't know how much the price would have been at regular price because it doesn't say on the reciept, but I am sure it would be almost double the $30 we paid.

Complete total before all sales and coupons: $183.36 ( I just guestimated that Harmons would have been $50 even before the sales)
Total spent on entire grocery shopping: $58.13
Total saved: $125.23