This week, I had a personal best for overall savings in one grocery trip. At Albertson's, I spent $18.80 and saved $47.80, a savings of 72%. I got 3 boxes of Cocoa Puffs Combos, 10 Lean Cuisine frozen pizzas, and 2 10-packs of Papermate pens. The pens were my best item of the week; they were originally $2.79 and I got them for 25 cents a package, for a 91% savings. We go through those things like water during the school year. In addition to the sale prices, I had a $2.00 off Catalina coupon (the kind you get at the checkout stand) for the Lean Cuisines, and 3 coupons for 75 cents off the Cocoa Puffs. I also, somehow, qualified for a Mega Event savings of $5.00. Being out of town last week, I didn't get their sale flyer so I have no idea what that was all about. I'll take it, though!
This is why I spend the extra $5.00 every 8 weeks to get the Grocery Game for Albertson's in addition to Safeway (where I do the bulk of my shopping).
What I really need to do now is go through the pantry, the freezers, and my storage areas in the garage and make an inventory to be sure I know what all I have. I've got groceries stuffed in a lot of places, thanks to all these great deals. I also need to do the same thing for toiletries...I just picked up 8 bottles of Suave shampoos and conditioners (which the boys use) at Safefway for 49 cents apiece and realized I really had nowhere to put them.
