It’s been a while since I’ve gone to the store, because I’ve been sick for two weeks. Fortunately my lovely fiance filled in for me, and on Wednesday I was feeling well enough to re-stock on produce and the other necessities that we were out of!
I headed to Safeway on Wednesday and got $59.72 worth of groceries for $10.97.
Transaction #1:
Total spent: $9.43
Total before coupons: $52.18
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Got:
1 bag of Mahatma brown rice – regularly $2.89, used a .75/1 coupon from the 4/25 Red Plum newspaper inserts, which doubled; final price: $1.64
5-lb. bag of sugar – price: $2.99
10 packages of Mission flour tortillas (10 count each) – regularly $2.29 each, used a coupon from the Safeway sales flier to bring the price down to .99 cents each – $9.90 total for all ten. The coupon was limit ten per customer – the reason I decided to get that many was because this is a very low price for tortillas, and they are a staple in our household. They also freeze beautifully, so I stuck all but one in the freezer for future use!
1 dozen eggs – price: $1.69
2 lb. bag of cheese – on sale for $3.99
4-pack of Yo Plus yogurt – regularly $2.50, used one free product coupon that I got through the Psst…Network. Final price: Free!
4-lb bag of chicken thighs – regularly $3.99, used one $3/1 poultry wine tag that I got through trading; final price: .99 cents
2 avocados – on sale 2 for $1.00
6 ears of corn – .66 cents each, $3.96 total for all six.
1 bunch of cilantro – price: .99 cents
2 mangoes – on sale 2 for $1.00
2 lb bag of Bolthouse carrots – regularly $1.29, used a .50/1 coupon that I received after writing to the manufacturer; final price: .79 cents.
A little over half a pound of ham from the deli – I asked for $3 worth of ham, and after my club card discount, the price for this came to $2.99. I used one $3/1 ham wine tag that I got through trading, which made the final price free plus one cent overage.
The cashier also doubled both wine tags and my carrot coupon, although they said “Do not double”. I’ve noticed that this happens from time to time, so I’ll be alert when I have “Do not double” coupons next time so that it doesn’t happen again. This deducted another $1.50 from the total, but I’m putting the receipt aside so that I can take it into customer service and give them the $1.50 back – I’ll post an update once I do.
I then used the $18 worth of catalinas that Jai earned during his awesome shopping trip, which brought my final total down to $9.43. Those Lunchables paid for the fresh produce and other staples that I bought on this trip!
Transaction #2:
Total spent: $1.54
Total before coupons: $7.54
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Got:
4-lb bag of chicken thighs – regularly $3.99, used one $3/1 poultry wine tag that I got through trading; final price: .99 cents
1 Cook’s Ham steak – regularly $3.55, used one $3/1 ham wine tag that I got through trading, which made the final price .55 cents.
I had no idea you could freeze tortillas!! Thanks for the tips.
Hi…I am in the middle of a dispute with Safeway regarding their doubling policy. According to them, they will not double any coupon that says "do not double," because doing so (according to them) would be fraudulent. According to every single manufacturer I have spoken to, however, the reason they put "do not double" on coupons is so that a customer does not use multiple manufacturer's coupons to pay for a single item. None of the manufacturers care if Safeway provides their own additional store discount, which is what the "doubling" coupon in their weekly flyer is. Has anyone else had this problem?
What awesome savings. Good job!
wow!! great shopping 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, everyone!
Anon: Those are some interesting points you brought up. I'm not sure what the answer is, but my thought would be to email the manufacturers explaining Safeway's stance, ask what their policy is, then forward their response on to Safeway's corporate office and see what they say. Keep us posted, I'm really interested to hear what you find out.