Today I headed over to Safeway to take advantage of some great deals and wanted to share how I spent less than $3.00 out-of-pocket on all of the items pictured below!
They key is waiting for good sales/promotions and combining with coupons (printable or inserts) and manufacturer eCoupons from ShortCuts.com and CellFire.com. In my experience you can use manufacturer’s coupons on products and still have the e-coupon savings appear on your receipt. I first found out this tip a few months ago from MoneyWise Moms and Holly’s Savings. Thanks Gina and Holly for helping me learn how to maximize my Safeway shopping trip savings!
Here’s what I bought, split into 2 different transactions:
TRANSACTION #1
(6) Hershey Chocolate Bar (1.45-1.55 oz.) on sale Buy 3 Get 3 Free (reg. price $0.89 each)
– (3) B1G1 Coupon (SS 1/10/10 Buy one 1.45-1.55 oz. Milk Choc. or Milk Choc. w/ Almonds, Get one 1.45-1.55 oz. Special Dark Choc. or Special Dark Choc. w/ Almonds Bar FREE)
= FREE for all 6
I repeated the above chocolate bar deal 2 more times because I happened to have 9 B1G1 coupons total. So I got 18 chocolate bars for free. The store has a TON of these single candy bars in each of the check-out aisles.
(1) International Delight Coffee Creamer, 16 oz. $2.19
– (1) FREE 16 oz. Coffee Creamer from FaceBook Fan Offer (mine) NO LONGER AVAILABLE
= FREE
(4) Fruit by the Foot @ $2 each
– $3 Promo (Buy 3, Get $3 Off Automatically)
– (2) $0.50/2 IP Doubled here or here
– (1) $0.50/2 Manufacturer eCoupon (CellFire)
– (1) $0.50/2 Manufacturer eCoupon (ShortCuts)
= $2
SUBTOTAL BEFORE TAX = $2.00
GET CATALINA FOR $2.50 Back (you make $0.50 profit!)
TRANSACTION #2
(3) Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (there are a variety of these, look closely at the tags on the shelf to make sure you buy a qualifying item) @ $2 each
– $3 Promo (Buy 3, Get $3 Off Automatically)
– (3) $0.40 IP Coupon Doubled here or here
– $0.40 Manufacturer eCoupon (ShortCuts)
= $0.20 for 3
(1) International Delight Coffee Creamer, 16 oz. $2.19
– (1) FREE 16 oz. Coffee Creamer from FaceBook Fan Offer (my husband’s) NO LONGER AVAILABLE
= FREE
(2) Pepperidge Farm Gold Fish bags @ $0.88 each (sale only good Sat. 1/23/10 & Sun. 1/24/10)
(1) Canada Dry 2-liter @ $0.77 each
SUBTOTAL = $2.73
USED $2.50 CATALINA FROM TRANSACTION #1
TOTAL = $0.23 plus Tax
GET BACK $1.50 CATALINA FOR NEXT PURCHASE
In hindsight, if I had done the fruit snacks in transaction #2 first (the 3 Betty Crocker fruit snacks) instead of the 4 Fruit by the Foot, I could have spent less out-of-pocket by paying only $0.20 for the first transaction, then using my $1.50 catalina toward the second transaction. Here’s a deal scenario for you:
SCENARIO #1
(3) Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks (there are a variety of these, look closely at the tags on the shelf to make sure you buy a qualifying item) @ $2 each
– $3 Promo (Buy 3, Get $3 Off Automatically)
– (3) $0.40 IP Coupon Doubled here or here
– $0.40 Manufacturer eCoupon (ShortCuts)
= $0.20 plus tax
GET BACK $1.50 CATALINA TOWARD NEXT PURCHASE
SCENARIO #2
(4) Fruit by the Foot @ $2 each
– $3 Promo (Buy 3, Get $3 Off Automatically)
– (2) $0.50/2 IP Doubled here or here
– (1) $0.50/2 Manufacturer eCoupon (CellFire)
– (1) $0.50/2 Manufacturer eCoupon (ShortCuts)
= $2
USE $1.50 CATALINA FROM SCENARIO #1
= $0.50 plus tax
GET BACK $2.50 CATALINA
SCENARIO #3
(2) Pepperidge Farm Gold Fish bags @ $0.88 each (sale only good Sat. 1/23/10 & Sun. 1/24/10)
(1) Canada Dry 2-liter @ $0.77
SUBTOTAL = $2.53
USE $2.50 CATALINA FROM SCENARIO #2
= $0.03 plus tax
GET EVERYTHING FOR LESS THAN $0.75 OUT-OF-POCKET BEFORE TAX
Did anyone else have a great shopping trip recently? Any new deals you found? If, so please leave a comment!
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