My Haul - $484.48 Retail Cost!!

Huge Saturday Haul!

So today I did another shopping trip. I almost forgot how long couponing takes since I haven't been to the store in over 3 weeks.. almost. I spent around 9 hours between yesterday and today matching up the coupons and shopping at the store. The combined retail price of my weekend haul was $708.47!!! This is by far the biggest haul I have ever done in 2 days!!! Yesterday I scored over $222 worth of groceries for only $55 dollars. 

Today I picked up TONS of stuff for my stockpile and BBQ tomorrow worth retail value of $484.48 !!! Check out the breakdown of what I bought below and make sure to read the game instructions below!!!

• 1 Arm & Hammer Baking Soda
• 1 Garlic
• 1 Market Pantry Apple Sauce 6 pack
• 1 Winn-Dixie crushed pineapple 8 oz can
• 1 Market Pantry Pecans 8 oz
• 2 Large Onions
• 3 Lemons
• 1 Green Cabbage
• 1 Iceberg Lettuce
• 2 Romain Hearts 3 pack
• 2 Tuf Paper Towel 8 pack
• 3 Photo Frames
• 12 Powerade 32 oz
• 2 Just The Basics Water 24 pack
• 3 Kaiser Roll 6 pack
• 1 Hoagie Roll 6 pack
• 2 Nature Own 8 pack Hot Dog buns
• 20 Limes
• 2 Red Peppers
• 2 Green Peppers
• 2 Lbs of Carrots
• 4 Armour Hot Dogs
• 2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese 8 oz
• 5 Bananas
• 8 Progresso Soups 19 oz
• 1 Winn Dixie Milk
• 3 Minute Rice 14 oz
• 1 Champions C9 shorts
• 1 Merona Floppy Hat
• 2 Colagate Max Toothpaste 6 oz
• 6 Gillette Series Shave Prep 2.5 oz
• 2 Bengay pain reliever cream 2 oz
• 5 Got2B Pomade 2 oz
• 3 Got2B Dry Shampoo 4.3 oz
• 2 Got2B 2 Sexy Mousse 7.2 oz
• 4 Nutter Butter 5.25 oz
• 4 Oreo 5.2 oz
• 4 Oreo Double Stuffed 5.6 oz
• 4 Chips Ahoy Chewy 5.12 oz
• 4 Chips Ahoy 6 oz
• 4 Wheat Thins 4 oz
• 8 Lbs Chicken Drumsticks
• 7 Lbs Springer Chicken Breasts
• 7 Lbs Ground Beef
• 3.5 Lbs Skirt Steak

GAME RULES

-- I figured we could play a game for an envelope full of coupons or 4 $5/$30 Winn Dixie coupons- Winner's choice.

Comment below with your guess of what I spent for TODAY's haul ($484.48 retail value worth). Everything is in the photo above. Everyone gets 2 guesses and the closest guess wins. I will close the game Sunday at midnight!!

The most amazing cashier ever!!

My Amazing Shopping Trip at Publix!!!

Today I got to experience the best shopping trip to date. I felt so exhausted after a long week of working (sometimes until 9:30 at night) but couldn't wait to get back from Publix to blog about this! We have had nothing in our house for about 3 weeks and I have been running the stockpile low since I haven't been to the store in almost a month. Today, I finally sat down and gathered all my coupons for Publix since I knew the flyer sale was ending tonight. After about 2.5 hours of me matching the coupons, printing/ cutting them all out and organizing them into a nice stack... I set out for Publix. This is something I have come to dread since the cashiers there can be somewhat rude. (I have experience being insuted in another language and have heard lots of talking under the breath from cashiers when they thought I wasn't listening or couldn't understand them). 

I spent about 45 minutes shopping at the store and got over $222 worth of groceries. When I came up to an open belt, I had no idea that the cashier was going to completely make my night. Matthew, a cashier I got for the first time, was by far the most amazing cashier I have ever gotten while couponing ( I have been doing this for about 20 months now). He was so kind and very patient. I did have my coupons organized but as you all know, the checkout process can be quite long. We talked about my BBQ I have planned for Sunday and he even told me not to worry about other customers getting agitated. I felt very at calm when checking out- something I never am during checkout!!! At one point, a female manager came up and she didn't have the nicest attitude towards me or my coupons. I was scared that Matthew was now going to change his composure with his manager standing right there talking under her breath but he never skipped a beat!!! He did an amazing job and I could not have asked for a better outcome.

I am about to email Publix headquarters and let them know they have an AMAZING employee working for them (at the Publix in Dadeland, Miami) and I hope to see him when I go again. After reading my email, I hope he gets the recognition he deserves for being an All Star. Matthew, I hope you get to read this. I want to say thank you for making my night and making checking out with coupons actually enjoyable rather than a complete nightmare.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!

P.S. I saved over $164 dollars this trip and only paid $58.62 for all the items I have in the photo above. This will be great to stock up my pantry and feed everyone at the BBQ.  Find the breakdown of what I bought below!!

What I purchased: 4 Hormel Chicken cans, 2 Old En Paso Tortillas, 2 Old El Paso Refried Beans, 2 Old El Paso Enchilada Sauce, 4 Ristorante pizzas, 1 12 pack Cottenelle, 6 Ore-Ide Potato items, 2 Smuckers Uncrustables, 4 Armour Meatballs, 4 Breakstone Cottage Cheese & Fruit Cups, 2 Lean Cuisine Items, 12 Pillsbury Crescent & Biscuit packs, 3 32 oz Heinz Ketchup, 4 Doritos, 10 Idahoan Instant Potato, 2 3- pack Brita Replacement Filters 

** Comment below with your amazing (or terrible) cashier stories!!**

My haul!

Finally!

I feel like the last week has been SO crazy for me but now I'm back and ready to blog just in time for black Friday ;) This is my haul I was able to score on Sunday!! Make sure to check it out and comment with how you did this week so far!

Here is what I bought:

• 16 Covergirl tools
• 1 Snausages
• 1 Office Max clear packing tape
• 1 Efferdent
• 1 Hot Wheels
• 1 Playdoh
• 1 Carmex
• 2 Lady Speedstick Deodorants
• 1 Nips
• 4 Glade candle Holder
• 2 Glade oil candle refills
• 4 Glade candles
• 2 Burt deodorants
• 2 Right Guard Deodorants
• 2 Tyson Chicken Nugget Bags
• 2 24 ct Water 
• Green beans
• celery
• cranberries
• tomatoes
• oranges
• Fresh Apple Pie
• 3 Frenchs Fried Onions
• 8 Idahoan Potatoes
• 4 Swanson Chicken Broth
• 2 Sparkle Single Rolls
• 1 Charmin single roll
• 1 Cupcake tin
• 1 9x13  tin
• 1 Kraft Mac & Cheese
• 1 Scooby Doo Snacks
• 6 Pam 
• 1 Nature Valley Protein Bars
• 1 South Beach Protein Bars
• 2 Philadelphia Cream Cheese
• 2 Triscuits
• 1 Confectioners Sugar
• 1 Large Mailing envelope
• 1 Street King energy shot 2 pack
• 1 Loofa
• 1 glade plug in warmer
• 1 U by kotex liners
• 1 Command single hook
• 1 Cepacol
• 1 Childrens Advil
• 3 Advil PM
• 1 Advil 10 ct
• 1 Thermacare
• 1 Ariwick Warmer
• 1 Powerade
• 1 Easy Feet
• 2 Cream of Mushroom Campbells soups
• 1 Sprite
• 2 Lipton Ice Tea
• 1 LA Looks Gel
• 3 Walgreens Mandarin Orange cans
• 1 Starbucks Expresso Double Shot
• 1 Starbucks Refreshers
• 2 I Cant Believe it's not Butter 4 Stick Packs

Whew that was a long list to type up! I saved over 75% and still have $6 CVS ECB to use next time! I spent $56.62 and saved $239.85! That's what I call a job well done. Some of those things will make awesome Christmas gift baskets and gifts! Woo Hoo!

Check out my Haul!!

Haul time!!

So here are my haul details since the flash giveaway is over! I shopped at Family Dollar, Target, GNC and Publix. Keep in mind no store in Florida doubles coupons. Here is a list of what I got: 

• 2 Packages of Spritz Tissue Paper
• 1 journal
• 1 package of asparagus
• 1 package Oscar Mayer Selects Turkey Breast
• 24 packages of ID gum
• 14 Powerade bottles
• 1 package Bear Naked Cereal
• 7 Covergirl tools
• 2 Reach toothbrushes
• 1 double pack of sink sponges
• 6 Nivea lip care
• 4 Advil PM 4 count
• 2 Beggin Strips Packages (6oz)
• 2 Lindt Lindor Truffles Packages (6oz)
• ReBody Chews (30ct)
• SAFSlim 16oz
• Glade Expressions Spray Starter Kit
• Glade Expressions Spray Refill
• 2 Suave Lotions (18oz)

Out of pocked I spent: $3.37 and saved $207.56!!! Check out the winners of the giveaway below and comment with your recent hauls or upcoming trips.

Winners: 

Angela Simms

Barbra Wolfe

Mary Winwall

Vikki - OOP

Lizzie - Savings

My shopping Haul 9/26!

Check it out!!

Here is my haul from today! It took me what felt like forever!! I haven't been shopping since I started the blog so had some catching up to do!!

Here is the breakdown!

Spend: $54.04 and I still have $3 Walgreens Money (RR) and $5 CVS Money (ECB) to use next time so its like spending 46.04 after coupons and register rewards/ecb!

Saved: $385.92

What I bought:

• 4 Digiorno Rising Crust Pizzas (30.5oz)
• 2 Edys Ice Cream (1.5 qt)
• 6 Cottonelle Toilet Paper (12 large rolls)
• 2 Cocoa Puffs Cereal (11.8oz)
• 1 Honey Nut Chex (13.8oz)
• 1 Cinnamon Toast Crunch (12.2oz)
• 3 Halloween tumblers
• 2 Halloween pencils
• 6 Daily Razors (12ct + 1 Bonus Simply Venus)
• 6 Venus Sensitive (3ct)
• 2 Venus Razor + Refill
• 8 Gillette Custom Plus (4ct)
• 2 Gillette Mach Sensitive (3ct)
• 6 Glade Expressions Oil Diffuser Starter Kits
• 6  Glade Expressions Oil Diffuser Refills
• 1  Glade Expressions Spray Starter Kits
• 1  Glade Expressions Spray Refill
• 4 Hershey's Simply Pleasures (5.6oz)
• 1 Charmin Ultra Soft (6 Double Rolls)
• 2 Duncan Hines Brownies (10.5oz)
• 3 Olay Body Bar
• 1 Sandwich Bags (20ct)
• 1 Vanilla Chapstick
• 1 Tissue Box (130ct)
• 2 Filippo Berio Extra Virgin Olive Oil (16.9oz)
• 2 Scope Dual Blast/Outlast (750ml)
• 1 Post Select Maple Pecan Crunch (16oz)
• 4 Herbal Essences Conditioner (700ml)
• 8 Herbal Essences Shampoo/conditioner (300ml)

How do you guys think I did?? Let me know how your trips went this week!!

P.s. I also scored an awesome present for my great man ;) I have been waiting to buy this for him for over 2 years and finally got it! And on sale =D I was SOOO excited!