This week's grocery shopping trip

For the past couple of weeks, I've been able to stock up on meats, eggs, and bread....those items that we always seem to need! If you can believe it, we're still using meat from the Ukrops meat sale that occurred 4 weeks ago! Today, I only went for those items that were cheap or close to FREE that I could stock up on and add to our pantry. Its Wednesday, so I took advantage of double coupon day at Ukrops. Between Kroger and Ukrops, I only spent $24.20 out of pocket for the items above and received a $2 credit to Kroger for my next shopping trip. Here are the highlights from my trips:

Kroger:

(1) Kraft cheese @ .99 (March Madness deal)

used .50 mfc from mailer

FP: FREE

(4) Birds Eye Steamers @ $1.68 (March Madness deal)

used 3 .50 mfc (3/21 insert)

FP: .68 ea...one of these didn't qualify for the March Madness deal (unsure why)

(1) Powerade @ .49 (March Madness deal)

(1) Vitamin Water @ .75 (March Madness deal)

used FREE coupon from Facebook

FP: FREE (cashier took off $1.25..50 cent overage!)

(1) Smart Taste pasta @ .49 (March Madness deal)

used .75 printable

FP: FREE, plus .26 overage

(1) Bumblebee Tuna @ .49 (March Madness deal)

used .55 mfc

FP: FREE, plus 6 cent overage

(1) Quilted Northern @ $4.29

used .50 mfc

FP: $3.29

(4) Grands biscuits @ .98 ea

used $1 mfc from home mailer & .35/3 mfc

2 .30 from shortcuts.com

FP: .40 ea (plus received a $2 Kroger coupon from catalina machine for buying 4)

(2) Oscar Myer bacon @ $5.99 BOGO FREE

used 2 $1.50 printable

FP: $1.49 ea

(1) Gatorade @ $1.10

used .50 mfc

FP: .10

(1) Hot Wheels car @ $1 ea (my son was with me today!)

.10 bag credit

Total after coupons: $11.28 (.71 tax) = $11.99...76% savings

Ukrops:

(6) Dole can fruit @ $1 ea

used 3 .55/2 (doubled) mfc from 3/21 insert

FP: .45 ea

(2) Nature's Own bagels @ $2.59

used 2 .75 printable (doubled)

FP: $1.09 ea

(2) Success Rice @ $1.59 ea (for my Princess & the Frog rebate!)

used $1/2 mfc from 3/21 insert

FP: $1.09 ea

(3) Lunchables @ $1 ea

used $1 mfc from 3/21 insert

FP: FREE

(2) Nestle Crunch bar @ .50 ea

used BOGO FREE mfc from 3/21 insert

FP: .25 ea

(3) American Greeting cards @ .50 ea (50% sale this week)

(1) envelopes @ .49 ea (clearance item)

(1) index card @ .29 ea (clearance item)

(1) donuts @ $1.99 (weakness!)

.10 bag credit

Total after coupons: $11.60 (.61 tax) = $12.21