In keeping up with the sales to maximize my savings, our family went grocery shopping together on the last day of the sale. (Hey, we still get the sale prices even if I wait until the last day of the sale. :-)) Here are the results of our trip:
Bi-Lo Purchases:
2 salad dressings
2 bags of chicken fries
2 X-14 toilet bowl cleaners
Subtotal: $22.24
Used the following coupons:
2 – $.50 off salad dressing (doubled to $1 off for each)
2 – $1 off chicken fries
2 – $.55 off X-14 products (doubled to $1.10 off for each)
New Subtotal: $4.90
Tax: $.02
Total: $4.92
On this trip, we received $22.24 worth of groceries for $4.92 which is a savings of 78%. I also received a rain check for the out-of-stock Orville Redenbacher popcorn to be used on a later purchase at the sale price. 🙂
Publix Purchases:
2 salad dressings
1 yogurt 4-pack
3 Bagel bites
2 sponges
Subtotal: $16.83
Used the following coupons:
2 – $1 off Publix coupon for salad dressing – (If I had had a manufacturer’s coupons, I could have stacked them. This means I could have used a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon together to maximize my savings. But I only had the store coupon to use.)
$.50 off yogurt that doubled to $1 off
$1 off Bagel bites
$2.21 off Bagel bites from Publix coupon (buy 2 and get the 3rd for free)
2- $1 off sponges
New subtotal: $4.18
Tax: $.12
Total: $4.30
For this transaction, we received $16.83 in product for $4.30 which is a savings of 74%. I also requested a rain check for the Welch’s yogurt snacks for a future purchase since the shelves had been cleared.
There is a downside to shopping on the last day of the sale with some items being out of stock. However, the rain checks allow you to still grab that deal at a later time. If you are short on coupons, then the rain check is a great option. You can get the rain check for the sale price and then wait for coupons to maximize your savings.
These are my shopping results. How are your savings adding up? Leave a comment sharing your savings.