Bargain Grocery Shopping

With some help from my sister (using her advise on megansrecipesandmore.blogspot.com), and my crazy math skills acquired at Arlington High School, I've learned how to get MORE food for LESS money. It's a good idea to take advantage of the weekly sales at grocery stores. It's also a good idea to look for coupons on Coupons.com, manufacurer's sites (bettycrocker.com, pillsbury.com, kraftfoods.com, etc), or even on eBay!

... But it's BEST if you can find coupons to match those items that are included in the weekly sales at the grocery stores. For example, if you have two computers and a printer, you can complete the following steps to spend only $5.00 on $41.89 worth of groceries...SAVE $36.89!!!

1. Go to the following site and find a coupon for Cheerios Snack Mix: http://print.coupons.com/couponweb/Offers.aspx?pid=13306&zid=iq37&nid=10. Select "<<< Clip", then click "Print Now" at the bottom of the page. If this is your first time to Coupons.com, you'll need to install their coupon printer software. Follow the prompts to do so and eventually a coupon will be sent to your printer. Click the "Back" button on your Internet browser (the page will probably not load). Click the "Refresh" button and another coupon will be sent to your printer.

2. Go to this site and download a Juicy Juice coupon (you might have to register with the website if it's your first time): http://www.juicyjuice.com/Coupon/Default.aspx?CouponId=58A75813-1F55-4D0C-9F85-686C57DC6BB7. Follow the prompts to download or print the coupon and the coupon will be sent to your printer. Click the "Back" button on your Internet browser (the page will probably not load). Click the "Refresh" button and another coupon will be sent to your printer.

3. Go to the following site and click the button that says "Get $2 Off", the coupon will be sent to your printer (you can't use the back/refresh buttons to print another one here): http://www.kraftfoods.com/honeybunchesofoats.

4. Repeat steps 1 - 3 on your next computer.

You should now have 10 total coupons for 4 Juicy Juice, 4 Cheerios Snack Mix, and 2 Chocolate Honey Bunches of Oats. Albertsons is having a deal where you get $5 off these items if you buy 10 of them, so take your 10 coupons to Albertsons and you'll be able to get the following discounts:

Cheerios Snack Mix: $2.99(reg price) - $.99(sale discount) - $1.00(coupon) = $1.00 each / Get 4 for $4.00
Juicy Juice: $4.49(reg price) - $1.99(sale discount) - $1.00(coupon) = $1.50 each / Get 4 for $6.00
Honey Bunches of Oats: $3.99(reg price) - $1.99(sale discount) - $2.00(coupon) = $0.00 each / Get 3 for FREE!!

Your total is now $10.00 but since you bought 10 of the promotional items, you get $5.00 off so you spend only $5.00!!! TOTAL SAVINGS: $36.89