Cub shopping trip yesterday

I finally made it to Cub yesterday. Mom was nice enough to take Noah and I, plus bend and lift all the various things I was getting.

We were able to do ten rounds in just over an hour and a half. I was pretty pleased with that being it usually takes much longer then that with this type of deal. We did a set of 3 transaction, 4 transaction, and then another 3 transactions.

The one thing I was disappointed in was that when my coupons came in the mail yesterday the fruit snack coupons were only good on Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-up Fruit Stackers fruit snacks. I had read the description on the website wrong and thought that they would be good on Betty Crocker Fruit Roll-ups, Fruit Stackers, or Fruit Snacks. Not a huge issue, but a I was looking forward to some Gushers and thought Noah would have had fun picking out different types of fruit snacks.

Round #1
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Frosting $1.69
Total before coupons =$17.69 +$.69 sales tax for fruit snacks =$18.38
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
$.50/1 Fruit Stackers= -$.50
4 $1.10/1 Progresso= -$4.40
$.50/1 Frosting = -$.50
Total after coupons $10.98
Recieved $10 OYNO + $3.50 OYNO

Round #2
3 Grands Biscquits $1.67 x3=$5
1 Pillsbury Cinnimon rolls $2
6 Cresents $2 x6=$12
Total before coupons $19
3 $1/1 Grands= -$3
1 $1/2 Any Pillsbury IP= -$1
4 $1/1 Various Cresent homemailer coupons= -$4
1 $1/1 Any Regular or Grands Cinnimon rolls= -$1
-$10 OYNO
Total $0
Recieved $10 OYNO

Round #3
10 Betty Crocker Premuim Brownies $2 x10=$20
Total $20
5 $1/2 MF= -$5
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total after coupons $1.50
Received $10 OYNO


Round #4
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Chex Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
1 $2/4 Progresso= -$2
$1/1 Chex Mix= -$1
-$10 OYNO
Total $3.69
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO

Round #5, #6, #7
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Chex Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
1 $2/4 Progresso= -$2
$1/1 Chex Mix= -$1
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total $.19
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO

Rouns #8, #9
5 Fruit Stackers $2 x5=$10
4 Progress Soup $1.50 x4=$6
1 Cheerios Mix $2
Total before coupons $18 +$.69 in tax =$18.69
2 $1/2 Fruit stackers=-$2
2 $1/2 Progresso= -$2
$1/.20Cheerios Mix= -$.50
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
Total $.69
Received $10 OYNO and $3.50 OYNO

Round #10
1 Chex Chocolate Mix $2
2 Chineese Dinner Kits $3.99 x2=$7.98
1 Gardettos $2
4 Betty Crocker Cake mix $1.29 x4= $5.16
2 Grands Biscquite $1.67=$3.34
1 Sara Lee Soft and Smooth Bread $2
1 Cub twin pack milk $$5.58
Total before coupons=$28.06 + $.14 sales tax =$28.20
$1/2 Any Pillsbury IP= -$1
$1/1 Dinner Kit= -$1
$1.10/1 Dinner Kit = -$1.10
$1 Off milk WYB Sara Lee Soft and Smooth bread= -$1
$2.30 off milk, Cub coupon= -$2.30
-$10 OYNO
-$3.50 OYNO
-$3.99 Free Chex Chocolate Mix (Coupon should have been for $2, but register too off $3.99 max value automatically so cashier could not change it.)
Total $4.30

In the end my total OOP was $22.42 and I still have a $10 OYNO coupon left, so my final total for everything is $12.42. The really sad thing is that $4.97 of this is sales tax on the fruit snacks. If it wasn't for that my total would have been $7.45 Either way it was a great deal!

I think that I am going back tonight for some more soup. Other then that I am done.

Just wanted to add that the only other grocerys this week were on Wednesday at Rainbow. Jason stopped for me on his way home and this is what he got

2 gallons milk $1.68
4 Roundy's cheese $.99
2 Chicken of the Sea $.39
5 Nesquick 20oz chocolate milk
Used 5 $.50/1 Nesquick coupons that doubled
After coupon total was $8.10

That means this week we spent $30.52
Total so far this month $81.37
Total left to spend $3.63 + $10 OYNO

I'm thinking that I will be just a bit over this month if I go back for more soup. I'm planning on getting at least 20 cans for a total of $5 after coupons. I'll probably grab one more two pack of milk if the date if far enough out. I have enough milk right now till mid March so they need to have a pretty good date on it for me to grab one.

Changes to Rainbow Doubles

I finally went to pull my coupons tonight and give the list to Jason so he could stop on his way home. My Sara Lee coupons are expired. I was sure they were good till April, but I was wrong. I had to rework my plan and this is what I came up with:

2 Roundy's Milk $3.36 ($6.58 regular price)
2 Chicken of the see $.78 ($1.58 Regular Price)
1 Fresh Express Spinach $1 ($2.49 Regular Price)
4 Roundy's 8oz cheese $3.96 ($11.96 Regular Price)
Total $9.10 ($22.61 Regular Price)

To this I'll either add
10 Barilla Plus Pasta $?.??, -$1/2 MF
or
5 Nesquik $1, -$.50/1

I'd rather have the pasta, but if it is more expensive then I am willing to pay, then Jason will get the chocolate milk and end up with a treat. My OOP is more then I was thinking, but I don't think I'd be able to find a lower price on any of the items so it will be alright. The free milk or pasta will just be a plus.

Rainbow Doubles Idea

It's not a full list, but at least this will give you an idea of some things that might be good to add to your doubles plan for Wednesday.

I wasn't going to do Rainbow this week after I added up the budget Friday and realized I had spent more then I was thinking. Amazing how that happens when your not paying attention.

I was just going to stick with Cub this week and work on the Buy 10 get $10 deal and maybe do one buy $25 get $10, but after I looked at the Rainbow ad I think I might do one or two rounds as follows.

It comes out to be a really good deal when you can work your doubles off of $25 for the regular price instead of the sale price.

2 Roundy's Milk $3.36 ($9.87 regular price)
2 Chicken of the see $.78 ($1.58 Regular Price)
2 Sara Lee Soft and Smooth bread $4 ($6.98 Regular Price)
1 Fresh Express Spinach $1 ($2.49 Regular Price)
1 Green Gaint Steamers $1 ($1.69 Regular Price)
2 Roundy's 8oz cheese $1.98 ($5.98 Regular Price)
Total $12.12 ($28.59 Regular Price)

-2 $1 off milk WYB Sara Lee soft and Smooth bread-doubled=-$4
-$.50/1 Green Giant Steamers-doubled=-$1
Total $7.12

I still have two coupons that I could double so maybe I'll be able to find a couple of things that would be free after the doubles. I think the Kraft Dressing might be one of them. I'll have to check my coupons.

I also noticed that it says "Kraft Specialty Sauce" is $1. I'm wondering if that is A1 or some type of marinade. If so I think there are $1/1 coupons out for A1. That would make it free and then $1 overage if it doubles. Through in two of those and it would bring the total down to $5.12. At that price I would do two rounds for sure if I can find enough of the coupons to make it work.

Free Fruit Snacks at Cub

Just wanted to let you all know that Betty Crocker fruit snacks are free this week at Cub. They are part of the Buy 10 get $10 OYNO deal. There is also a seperate Cat printing for $3.50 OYNO WYB 5.

The best way to make this deal work is to buy 5 fruit snacks at a time as part of the 10 items needed for the $10 OYNO.

5 Fruit snacks $2, -2 $1/2 MF=10/$8
-$1 per item for the OYNO deal=-$5
-$3.50 OYNO WYB 5 fruit snacks=-$3.50
Total $.50 overage on 5 boxes after you divide out the $10 OYNO coupon per item.

It seems like I work so hard to buy healthy items and then stores go and tempt me with yummy things that have no nutritional value, yet they will give them to me for free! It's pretty hard to resist sometimes.