Transaction 1
6 packages (12 double rolls) Cottonelle toilet paper - $5.99 each
On sale for $6.99 each, used 2 $0.50 coupons (double to $1) printed from here and 4 $1 coupons from the 9/11 SmartSource insert (2 were regular manufacturer coupons and 2 were manufacturer coupons that said "Redeem at Family Dollar". They are not store-specific coupons, but are indeed manufacturer coupons that can be used at any store.)
Note: These were part of a 'spend $25 in select products and get a $5 coupon good on your next trip or spend $40 and get a $10 coupon' store promo. Since my pre-coupon price hit the $40 mark, I earned a $10 Catalina coupon I applied to my second transaction.
I can't find this receipt (I think the retail price before tax might have been $59.94), but after discounts and coupons I paid $38.82 for a boat-load of toilet paper (and no, I don't have it stored under my kids' beds like the lady on Extreme Couponing!), plus I earned $10 towards my other groceries.
Transaction 2
4 bottles of Apple & Eve Fruitables juice - 2 @ $1.50 each and 2 @ $1.40 each
On sale 2/$5, used 2 $1.00 coupons printed from their Facebook page and 2 $0.55 coupons (double to $1.10) from here
Note: There is also a $1 off 2 coupon from the 9/18 SmartSource coupon insert, but it will only make the juice $2 each
1 jar Peter Pan peanut butter - $1.00
On sale 2/$4, used $0.50 coupon (doubles to $1) from the September issue of All You magazine
8 cans of Manwich - $1.25 each
On sale 4/$5. I had no coupons for these, but bought them because they were part of a store promo (see note below).
8 boxes of Swiss Miss hot chocolate mix - 5 @ $1.25 each and 3 @ $0.92 each
On sale 4/$5, used a $1 off 3 coupon. Again, not the greatest out-of-pocket cost, but they were part of a store promo, so I bought them.
Note: The Peter Pan, Manwich, and Swiss Miss were all part of a store promo this week -- spend $20 in select products and get a $5 coupon or spend $10 and get a $2 coupon. Since I had some coupons and they are all products my family uses, plus I could lower my other out-of-pocket costs on a future order, I bought those items even if they weren't necessarily the best prices I've found in the past. My total for those items qualified me for the $5 coupon, which I used on transaction 3.
My total retail cost of transaction 2 was $52.39 and I paid $16.42 after discounts and coupons (including the $10 Catalina coupon I earned from transaction 1), which is a savings of about 69%.
Transaction 3
6 bags of Mama Rosie's frozen pasta - $0.73 each
On sale BOGO free ($2.79 for 2), used 3 $1 off 2 coupons printed from here, plus a $1 off 2 Tops store coupon printed from here
Note: These are also part of a 2 store promos (at least at the Mt. Read store) -- get a $3 coupon and earn 200 points for every 6 select products -- that these qualified for, even though they are BOGO.
12 cans of Campbell's chicken noodle soup - $0.33 each
On sale 10/$6, used 4 $0.40 off 3 coupons (double to $0.80) printed from coupons.com
3 boxes Green Giant frozen vegetables - $0.67 each
On sale 10/$10, used $1 off 3 coupon from the 10/2 General Mills coupon insert
4 boxes Totino's pizza rolls - $1.27 each
On sale 3/$5, used 2 $0.40 off 2 coupons (double to $0.80) from here
The total retail cost of this transaction was $45.15 and I paid $10.44 after discounts and transactions (including the $5 Catalina coupon from transaction 2), for a savings of approximately 77%. Plus, I now have another $3 Catalina coupon I can use on my next shopping trip as well as a gas discount worth $1.30 off per gallon of gas!
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