Thursday, October 25, 2012

More 10/21 - 10/27 Tops shopping

I didn't get a chance to update last night on yesterday's shopping trip to Tops, so here is a rundown from both yesterday and today.  First, here are the deals I took advantage of yesterday:
4 boxes Barber Foods chicken - $2.25 each
On sale BOGO ($5.49), used 2 $1 off 2 coupons printed from here (there is also a $1 coupon in the October issue of All You magazine)

6 cartons Breyers ice cream -  $1.83 each, see notes
On sale 3/$10, used 6 $0.75 coupons (double to $1.50) printed from their Facebook page
Notes: The coupon linked above is valid on the Breyers Blasts varieties only, so keep that in mind if you use the coupon.  Tops' coupon policy is to double only 4 like coupons, so I was expecting to pay a bit more for these.  However, the cashier did double all 6 of my coupons.  Also, these are part of a store promo where you earn an extra 200 gas points when you buy 6 select items.  Lastly, if you buy these make sure you head over to SavingStar and activate the Unilever eCoupon (receive $5 back when you buy $20 in Unilever products) before shopping so you can get some money back and lower your final cost even more!

2 YoCrunch yogurts - $0.10 each
On sale 10/$6, used 2 $0.25 coupons (double to $0.50) printed from here

The retail cost of this trip was $59.60 and I paid $20.18 after discounts and coupons, for a savings of 66%.

And here are today's purchases:

6 boxes Hamburger Helper - $0.50 each, see note
On sale 10/$10, used 2 $0.75 off 3 coupons (double to $1.50) printed from here
Note: Each of these earned 5 points in the Tops Free for All game

1 pouch Betty Crocker cookie mix - $1.00, see note
On sale 2/$4, used a $0.50 coupon (doubles to $1) from here (it seems to be no longer be available, but there is also a $0.60 coupon here )
Note: Be sure you activate the $0.50 eCoupon at SavingStar before you shop, so you can have some money refunded back to you!

1 loaf Tops bread - FREE, see note
On sale for $0.99, cashed in 100 available points from the Tops Free for All game to get a free loaf
Note: If you are going to redeem any of your points for free items, you need to make sure to tell the cashier before the item is rung up.

4 bags Farm Rich appetizers - $4.24 each, see note
On sale for $4.99 each, used 2 $1.50 off 2 coupons from the 9/30 SmartSource coupon insert
Notes: Each of these earned 5 bonus points in the Tops Free for All game.  Also, I know there have been better deals on these in the past but I needed a quick dinner for tonight, and these fit the bill and were cheaper than hitting a drive-thru.

8 YoCrunch yogurts - 4 @ $0.10 each, 4 @ $0.35 each
On sale 10/$6, used4 $0.25 coupons (double to $0.50) printed from here and a $1 off 4 coupon also printed from the same link

The retail cost of today's trip was $50.08 and I paid $22.76 after discounts and coupons, for a savings of approximately 55%.  As of today, I have earned a gas discount of $3.00 per gallon.

I may or may not make 1 more trip to Tops this week.  It will depend on if there are any other good coupons I want to use to increase my gas points, since Saturday is the last day of the current earning period.  If I go back, I'll be sure to update with any other good coupon finds!

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