I headed over to Safeway yesterday to pick up some necessities and get in on some great catalina deals that Money Saving Mom alerted me to. I ended up with $60.83 worth of groceries for $3.81:
If you’re new here and not sure what a “catalina” is, check out my articles “Catalinas 101” and “How To Find Catalina Deals” for a full explanation!
First transaction:
Total spent: $2.00, and got a $2.50 catalina back
Total before coupons: $8.00
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Got:
2 boxes of Fruit By The Foot
2 boxes of Fruit Roll-Ups
Regularly $2.00 each, I received an automatic $4 discount for purchasing 4 boxes, making them $1.00 each. I then used two $1/2 printable coupons to make my final cost $2.00 – and then I received a catalina back for $2.50 off my next purchase, because I bought four Fruit By The Foot/Fruit Roll-Ups; so I made a .50 cent profit.
Second transaction:
Total spent: .50 cents, and got a $2.50 catalina back
Total before coupons: $8.00
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Got:
4 boxes of Fruit By The Foot – regularly $2.00 each, I received an automatic $4 discount for purchasing 4 boxes, making them $1.00 each. I then used two .50/2 printable coupons and the $2.50 catalina that I earned during the previous transaction, which brought my final total to .50 cents. I then received another $2.50 catalina back!
Third transaction:
Total spent: $1.00, and got a $2.50 catalina back
Total before coupons: $8.00
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Got:
4 boxes of Fruit Roll-Ups – regularly $2.00 each, I received an automatic $4 discount for purchasing 4 boxes, making them $1.00 each. I then used one .50/2 printable coupon and my $2.50 catalina earned during the previous transaction, bringing my total to $1.00 – and I received another $2.50 catalina back.
Fourth transaction:
Total spent: Zero, and got a $2.50 catalina back!
Total before coupons: $8.50
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Got:
1 head of Garlic
4 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – these are also included in the “Save $4” and catalina deal – regularly $2.00 each, I received an automatic $4 discount for purchasing 4 boxes, making them $1.00 each. I then used two $1/2 printable coupons and my $2.50 catalina from the previous transaction. I added a head of garlic to this transaction, because it was exactly .50 cents and I needed it anyway, which made my final total zero – and I received another $2.50 catalina back!
Fifth transaction:
Total spent: .30 cents, and got a $2.50 catalina back
Total before coupons: $8.00
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Got:
4 boxes of Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks – regularly $2.00 each, I received an automatic $4 discount for purchasing 4 boxes, making them $1.00 each. I then used three .40/1 printable coupons – which can be found here and here – and my $2.50 catalina from the previous transaction, bringing my total down to .30 cents. And of course, I received another $2.50 catalina back for purchasing the fruit snacks!
Sixth and final transaction:
Total spent: .01 cent
Total before coupons and bottle return slips: $20.83
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I had a ton of cans and bottles that I needed to return, so I did that before I went shopping. When you return cans at Safeway, you get a voucher for the amount of your bottle refund which can either be cashed out at the checkstand or used like a coupon towards your shopping trip, which is what I did.
Got:
1 12-pack of bath tissue (double rolls) – price: $5.99
1 2-lb bag of cheese – price: $4.49
2 gallons of milk – on sale for $1.99 when you buy two gallons, final price: $3.98 for both
1 half gallon of chocolate milk – on sale for $1.99, used one printable coupon for one free half gallon of chocolate milk when you buy two gallons of white milk – final price: Free!
2 pints of International Delight coffee creamer – on sale for $2.19, used two free product coupons that Jai and I signed up for during one of their promotions on Facebook last month. The coupons took off $2.49 each, so they were free plus .60 cents overage.
I then used my $11.35 in bottle return vouchers (told you I had a lot of cans to take back!) and my $2.50 catalina from my previous transaction, which brought my final total to .01 cent.
The fruit snack catalina promotion runs through the 24th, so if you shop at Safeway, be sure to stop by this week so that you can get in on the good deal!
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