My Shopping for the week

Yep – that is right you are looking at all of the groceries that I bought this week.  The beauty of having a stockpile is that if it is an “off” sales week or you just have a busy week and can’t get to the store you don’t have to.  I primarily ran to the store tonight to get the Bambi DVD/Blu-Ray (I am holding it until Easter to give to my girls) and the fruit.  I scanned my BONUSCARD and got a coupon for $1 off any $10 meat purchase.  I have a freezer full of ground beef, several roasts, barbeque pork,  a whole chicken, and lots of boneless skinless chicken breast.  I wasn’t planning on buying any meat this week.  I walked through the meat department and spotted these nice beef tenderloin steaks marked down from $13.43 to $10.75 with a sell-by date of Tuesday.  That is quite a splurge for my grocery budget, but I knew Steve would enjoy them and I was able to use the $1 off $10 coupon towards so they were less than $10.  I know we can’t get even one steak dinner at a restaurant for less than $10.  I picked up the Kedem sparkling juice after a tip I got from a friend from church.  She found them on sale for $1.99 each and they have a tag attached for a $1.50 mail in rebate.  You can submit up to 6 rebates per household.  These are kosher for Passover and I found them on an end-cap with a display of Passover foods. 

So here is the breakdown:

• (2) Kedem Juice
• Bambi DVD/Blu-Ray
• 2.93lb. Bananas
• (2) 16oz. Strawberries
• 0.84lb. Beef Tenderloin Steaks

Shelf Total (before sales, coupons, and tax): $52.96

Final Total (after sales, coupons, bag credits, and before tax): $29.32

Total Savings: $23.64 (44%)

I saved $20.91 with my MARTIN’S BONUSCARD and I saved $2.68 by purchasing the steaks on manager’s special.  I didn’t use any manufacturer coupons.  I also saved $0.05 by bringing my own bag to MARTIN’S.  I will get $3 back when I submit the rebate for the juice.