70% SAVINGS at Vons

O.K. this past week has been torture for me with my computer mess. I really thought it was fixed but...it turns out when you lose your hard drive and get a new one you have to replace EVERYTHING and I do mean everything to get it up and running to the way it was before it crashed. I am still missing the ability to download pictures to my PC. Frustrating! So I'm not able to post any pics of my shopping trips or what Red Plums & SmartSources we have. Trust me I'm working on it. Anyway, I had a good trip to Von's today. I went EARLY (like right after 12am) to cash in on the 48 hour sale prices and stock up on other great deals. Here's my breakdown:

Total bill/value: $75.78

Savings: $53.20

Total spent: $22.58

70% SAVINGS

I purchased 23 items including a cantaloupe & bananas. (that averages out to $0.98 each!) The 48 hour sale ends Sun 3/8/09 and any other sale items end Tues 3/10/09.

Sunday Paper COUPONS!

Sunday was an AWESOME day for those of us who subscribe to the RJ! Why? Two inserts: SmartSource and a P&G Brandsaver. It was seriously like Christmas for me with the P&G in my papers. These are much sought after coupons which usually show up in our junk mail so we are limited to one insert. (for those of us who are lucky enough to even get them in the mail) Now I have 4 P&G inserts!!! Yippee! The only other time I had a P&G insert in my RJ Sunday paper was back in November. Now we really need to use up those coupons and then maybe P&G will get the hint we really need their insert in our papers instead of the junk mail.

Computer Down

Sorry for the lack of posting. My computer "crashed" last week and it was finally up and running (thanks to my computer expert cousin) late Sunday night. I'm still trying to get everything back to the way it was so just bear with me a little bit longer...

Albertsons Trip #2 = 85% SAVINGS

I did some more damage at Albertsons.

I had these 42 items separated into 4 transactions. Here's the breakdown:

Total bill/value: $109.42

Saved: $93.67

Spent: $15.75

85% SAVINGS!

WOW! Basically, I paid $0.37 each for 42 items and I have another $10 voucher left to use on my next trip. If you factored that in I'd have spent only $5.75. This sale has been so fun! I hope you had a chance to cash in on it. I'd love to hear how you did.

91% SAVINGS at CVS!

Yes--that's right--I saved 91% at CVS today.
I bought 18 items (one box of cereal is not pictured) on this trip.

Total value/bill: $69.80

Saved: $63.93

Spent: $5.97

91% SAVINGS

By using my coupons & ECBs I was able to roll all those savings into the diapers and pay very little. It's really a thrill to shop like this and save so much!

Albertsons Teaser

So far I have completed 4 transactions at Albertsons. I'm not going to post my picture and totals yet (I'm saving that info for the ladies at my class tonight and letting them be the first to see) but I will tell you that I'm at 74% savings and I still have a $10.00 voucher to use. Tune in for more details later...
***UPDATE***2/23/09***So...I still haven't been back to use my remaining $10 voucher and finish getting the rest of what I need/want to get. (tomorrow!) Here's the breakdown for the 4 transactions so far.

Total bill/value: $134.10

Saved: $99.65

Spent: $34.45

74% SAVINGS

If you haven't shopped this sale yet, tomorrow is the LAST day and it's totally worth your time to go to Albertsons and get some of these deals.

This Week's Sales

I'm actually excited to go to Albertsons this week! Check out the Grocery Smarts lists for the buy 10 GM items and get a $10.00 voucher good for your next shopping trip. This is a good one to get your feet wet if you are just starting and to stock up if you are already smart shopping. Remember to separate your transactions into 10 GM items. You can only earn one $10 credit per transaction but you can then roll that credit into the next transaction. Lots of fun!
If you have a chance to go to Target the Valentine's merchandise is now 75% off! I bought my kids Valentines they can use next year and I have seriously stocked up on my tissue, gift wrap & bags for super cheap! I also bought bags of chocolate candy (Dove, Snickers) for under $1 that I can just stick in my freezer for later. Here's a peek at some of my stash: Yes I said SOME of my stash...I did buy lots more. If you know me--you know I'm totally a sucker for hearts, pink, & red. I will use this stuff all year long. Awesome deals for 75% off!