Publix, Costco & BJ's Shopping 6/8/09

Had a few stops to make this week.  I went and checked out a local produce stand this weekend so most of my produce was purchased there - Can't remember what all I got, but I spent just over $10 and got TONS of produce for the week - strawberries, honeydew, pineapple, pears, oranges. Prices were not a huge difference from Publix, but every little bit helps.

Acronyms:

MC- Manufacturer Coupon

SC - Store Coupon

BOGO - Buy One Get one free

Then today I hit BJ's Wholesale club and got

1 50-pk Frito Lay's snack packs - $10.69 less $1 MC

1 large pack of Perdue Chicken Thighs - $0.99/lb less $1 MC, $8.46

2 20-oz pepsi - shopping is thirsty work! lol, $1.29 each

1 HUGE bag Chex Mix - $5.99 less $0.50 MC

1 variety pack of BJ's soda - FREE ($4.99 off) with purchase of Chex mix

1 Salsa - $5.99 (this is a big bottle)

Hamburger Patties - $15.99 for 15 burgers

2 dozen eggs - $1.89 total

5 lb bag of apples $5.99

1 Rotisserie Chicken $4.99

Total before coupons - $83.93,  total spent $76.44

Now Costco:

1 Pkg Rice Crackers - $7.79

2 2lb packages of cheddar cheese - $4.55 each (these are over $6 at BJ's!)

1 pkg Veggie Straws (we were really low on snack food!) - $5.39

1 pkg Spinach Raviolis - $9.89

1 5lb pkg shredded cheddar $9.75 (cheaper to buy shredded than block!)

And of course Costco doesn't take coupons unless it's their own, so total was $41.92

Now Publix:

15 cans of Kids Campbells Soup - On sale for $1 each less 3 MC for $0.50/5, so $0.90 each

2 Breyer's ice cream - BOGO for $4.99 less $1/2 MC so $2 each

2 Publix Choc Milk 1/2 gallon - BOGO for $2.49, less $1 off dairy SC (courtesy of a friend from the Publix Babies Club) or $0.75 each.

Hunts Ketchup, 24 oz - $1.75 less a coupon for FREE from Conagra Foods mailer

2 14 oz Hunt Ketchup - BOGO for $1.39, less MC for $0.50 off 2 or $0.44 each

16 boxes of South Beach Living Granola Bars FREE!!! - on sale as BOGO for $2.99, less 16 MC for $1.50 each, so they paid me $0.01 each to take them.

1 pkg organic romaine - $3.99 less SC for $1 off produce (Publix Baby Club)

1 Nature's Own Bread - $2.89 less MC for $2.69 (emailed them w/a problem on a product and they sent free coupons) - $0.20

2 pkg Lipton Onion Soup Mix - $1.49 each less MC for $0.75/2 so $1.11 each

1 pkg powdered sugar - $0.85

1 Duncan Hines Fudge Brownies -  on sale for $1 less $0.35 MC - $0.65

Publix Sweet ham - sale for $3.99/lb less $1 SC from Publix Calendars - $2.95

4 Taco Seasoning packets - $1.19, no sale

1 pkg Success Rice - $2.39 less $1 MC

Smuckers Grape Jelly - sale for $1.99

Bottom Round Roast - on sale for $1.97/lb - $4.26

Receipt total before sales & coupons - $127.84

AFTER                                                   $42.99!!!!!

And better yet, several people were watching my total go down, down, down and wanted to know how much I saved. So, I had an opportunity to pass out a bunch of postcards about my book!

It's always nice when others are happy for your savings instead of being irritated that it took so long to scan the coupons!

Most of this shopping will last 2 weeks, so $161.35 for 2 weeks for a family of 4!  Some will last longer, some less, so that's a pretty good average of my cost!