Monday, June 18, 2012

6/17 - 6/23 Tops deals: trip #2

I made my second Tops trip of the week and came away with many of the same items from yesterday, plus a few different deal:
4 boxes Betty Crocker fruit snacks - $0.40 each, see note
On sale 4/$4 (must buy quantities of 4 to get this price), used 2 $0.60 off 2 coupons (double to $1.20) printed from here (there is also a $0.50 off 2 coupon here)
Note: Before shopping, make sure to activate the $0.50 off 2 eCoupon at SavingStar. After the eCoupon amount gets refunded, the final cost will be $1.10 for all 4, or $0.28 each.

3 boxes (10-pack) Kool-Aid jammers - $1.50 each
On sale 5/$10, used a $0.75 off 3 coupon (doubles to $1.50) from the 5/6 SmartSource coupon insert

2 boxes Silver Palate Grain Berry crackers - $0.99 each, see note
On sale for $1.99 each, used 2 $0.50 coupons (double to $1) from boxes of Silver Palate products previously purchased
Note: Like the oatmeal I bought yesterday, the crackers have a bunch of Silver Palate coupons inside the box that can be matched up with sales the week. Or, you can wait on them because these coupons have no expiration date (rare!). Inside the box is also a mail-in-rebate offer for a free product coupon when you send in the purchase requirements.

2 seedless cucumbers - $1.35 each
On sale BOGO ($2.69), no coupons

2 pints grape tomatoes - $1.99 each
On sale BOGO ($3.99), no coupons specifically for these but I did use a $2 Catalina coupon from yesterday's shopping trip which helped pay for these

2 cartons (1/2 gallon) Silk Almond milk - $1.80 each
On sale 2/$6, used 2 $0.60 coupons (double to $1.20) from here (there is also a $1.25 off 2 coupon here and a $1 off 1 coupon here)

20 cartons Yoplait yogurt - $0.48 each, see notes
On sale 20/$12, used 2 $0.60 off 8 coupons (double to $1.20) printed from here (there is also a $0.50 off 8 coupon here)
Notes: Buying 20 Yoplait yogurts earned me both $2.00 and $1.50 Catalina coupons. I'll be using these on other trips to help bring down my out-of-pocket costs, which is especially helpful for things without coupons (like fresh produce).  Make sure to activate the $0.40 off 6 eCoupon at SavingStar before shopping, which will make the net cost even less.

The retail cost of this transaction was $65.65 and I paid $26.44 after coupons and discounts, for a savings of approximately 60%.  Along with the $2 and $1.25 Catalina coupons earned today to use towards a future shopping trip, I still have the $1.25 Catalina from yesterday.  My gas discount is now at $2.50 per gallon.

There will be another shopping trip tomorrow along with another breakdown of what I bought and what I spent.

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