Another Trip with my Coupons

Today I ventured out for my second coupon shopping trip. There was no way that I thought that I was going to do as well as I did last week, but I still did get some great deals and filled my cart and pantry with tons of food (that we actually eat!).

Today was also my first time shopping at Giant Eagle. I was actually surprised at what a nice store it is and at their amazing produce. They double coupons up to $0.99, so you do better there than Safeway, and they had a lot of good deals on our favorite foods this week. Some of the things you would have seen in our shopping cart include 3 boxes of cereal, 4-12packs of soda (we are hosting Easter dinner this week), 2 Thomas' English muffins, 2 pks. strawberries, broccoli, milk and soy milk, sour cream (for only $0.20), and four boxes of steamer frozen veggies ($0.50/each).

Though I knew that I wouldn't make miracles happen with this trip, I was happy to see my $100.58 bill come down to $66.73! That really is pretty amazing!

I then ducked into Giant Foods on my way home quickly to pick up a few great deals over there. Bread, more frozen veggies (spinach to make spinach dip with that sour cream), Bagel Bites, All detergent ($3.99), Classico Spaghetti Sauce, and water chestnuts (again...for that spinach dip).

It was fun to watch my $23.70 bill drop to $11.62, saving me $12.08. It was cool to save more than I paid.

So the final totals are $124.28 worth of groceries for $78.35. Not spectacular, but I usually spend between $60-$100/week on groceries. The big change that I notice is that in the past aftetr spending $70+ for groceries, I could come home and look in my pantry and fridge and say, "Didn't I just go shopping? What did I buy?" Now, my fridge and pantry are stocked full, and we have so many lunch and dinner options!