Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Triple and Super Doubles, Oh My!

First of all, I would officially like to welcome my sister, Ali, back to her own blogspot ;-). I'll be visiting from time to time when I get good deals though! Today is one of those days.

Craziness started two weeks ago. Harris Teeter offered triple coupons up to .99c, then this past week Bloom opened a new store and had their own Super Double coupon event. Tomorrow, Harris Teeter will be offering Super Doubles again. WOW! I'm trying to take advantage of all the deals, because these things don't happen everyday! Three solid weeks of GREAT couponing! My freezer is overflowing, but onward we march ;-)

I was only able to hit up Harris Teeter once before I left for Ohio, and just got back on Saturday. So who couponed for me in my absence? Hubby OF COURSE! He even took some pictures! How sweet is that? Here are my pics and totals:

Harris Teeter:


Total OOP (out of pocket): $4.35
Total Saved: $46.34
Free: Viva Paper towels, dawn detergent, french's french fried onions, UTZ pretzels, Skippy peanut butter, uncle bens rice, Curious George bandages
Less than $1: dial handsoap, organic chicken tenders, earthgrains bread


This is from Mitch's trips!!
Total OOP: $11.15
Total Saved: $59.07
Free: viva pt, lipton tea, unc. ben rice, wacky mac, toothbrushes, bandages, dawn, solo cups.
Favorite cheapies: organic juice boxes, ricotta, earthgrains bread, canning lids, eggland's best eggs.


Bloom:

Total OOP: $9.56
Total saved: $47.70
Free: Paper towels, room spray, plastic baggies, foil, candy bars (for halloween!).
Cheap: cookie dough (.09c), all natural salad dressing (.49c), chicken (.30c).
Splurges!: Whole fruit strawberry popsicles $1, organic juice $1.50, malt vinegar $1.40 (I never even see this around, let alone get a coupon! They had a coupons around the neck)


Total OOP: $8.03
Total Saved: $33.29
Free: lunchmeat
Cheap: natural blu cheese dressing ($1), avocados (.50c), cereal (.74c), strip steak (.58c), chicken, crabcake (.50c)

There you have it! I will do another special coupon day when I'm done with Harris Teeter Super Doubles! What a blast ;-)

Monday, August 24, 2009

ALL YOU Grocery Challenge Finalist!!

I found out last week while I was out of town that I am one of the 10 ALL YOU Grocery Challenge Finalists!!! I read somewhere that over 7000 people signed up, and I could tell there were over 500 people blogging the first week. Its SO CRAZY that I'm a finalist! I have better odds of winning than I did of making it this far- So I feel super privileged and excited.

We find out today who the winner is! Cross your fingers for me please!!

There will be a webpage that highlights all the finalists, along with their pictures and maybe a recipe that we sent in. When I find out the link, I will certainly pass it on!

Thanks for the support everyone!

Here's to living- Happier, Healthier, more FRUGAL lives!

~FrugalMegan~