Here's what I bought at Albertson's this week:
- 2 boxes Multigrain Peanut Butter Cheerios (on sale $2.50 each, used a $1 off 2 coupon). Cost = $2 per box
- 1 box Dulce de Leche Cheerios (on sale $2.50, used a .75 off coupon) Cost = $1.75 per box
- 3 boxes Barilla Pasta (on sale B2G1 free, used a $1 off 2 coupon) Cost = .66 per box
- 2 Classico pasta sauces (on sale 2/$4 - no coupon but still cheaper than the ones I had coupons for) Cost = $2 each
- 2 Ken's Italian salad dressing (on sale $2 each, used 2 $1 off coupons) Cost = $1 per bottle
- 2 Sun Bird Asian seasoning packets (on sale $1 each, used BOGO Free coupon) Cost = .50 per packet
- 2 boxes Skinny Cow Candy (on sale 2/$7. No coupons for this, so it was a splurge, but at least it was on sale!) Cost = $7 for 2
- 2 Yoplait Greek Yogurts (used $1 off 2 coupon) Cost = $1.20 each
- 2 boxes Boca Frozen Chik'n Patties (on sale 2/$7, used $1 off 2 coupon) Cost = $3 per box
- 1 Large pack of blueberries (on sale $2.99) Cost = $2.99
- 1 Aveeno Baby Wash (on sale $5.99, used $1 off coupon) Cost = $4.99
I also used one Albertson's Doubler Coupon which deducted $1 from my total (you can only use one per transaction).
Total Paid: $37.22
Total Coupon Savings: $8.50
Total Store Sale Savings: $26.84
Total Savings: $35.34 or 49%
I paid a little more than half the full price value of these items! On "Extreme Couponing," they often have over a 90% savings. Keep in mind though that most of the stores they visit have more lax coupon policies, including doubling every coupon no matter the value. Stores in California rarely do this. And the "extreme couponers" are buying the cheapest things in the store, no matter what they are. I'll write another post about the myths and facts of Extreme Couponing later! But hopefully this gives you an idea of how I do my "moderately extreme" coupon shopping!