Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Stocked and Fully Loaded

I took advantage of Albertson's Sale that they have going on. Call me crazy, but I got up at the crack of dawn to beat the rush. It was great! Not a soul in the store. Had it all to myself. I guess going shopping at 6 a.m. is the way to do it. Note: I do not normally shop at 6 a.m. EVER! The last time Albertsons had a sale like this, the shelves were bare and I had to restrategize my shopping scenarios. Somewhat of a pain. And the lines were long. So I thought I would try to bypass all of that, and I did. Here's what I ended up with.

10 pancake mixes & 4 muffin mixes
4 boxes of granola bars & 4 boxes of toaster pastries

28 boxes of fruit snacks

13 boxes of gogurt-(which I'll freeze), 10 things of yogurt

45 boxes of cereal
5 bags of cheerios snack mixes
and........15 toaster strudels

The Results:
Paid out of pocket: $94.47
No. of items purchased 139
Paid roughly .68 per item
Did 10 different transactions
Total of Manufacturer coupons used: $78.00
Total Store Sale Savings: $209.08
Total Store Savings and Manufacturer coupons: $287.08
Total Savings Percentage: 75%
*Update: So I forgot how to do math, and figured my percentage of savings out wrong. I saved not 67%, but 75%. For the equation to figure out how much you saved, find it on my sidebar.
I have to say, I do feel a sense of security knowing that I am well on my way to stocking up on my 3 month food supply.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very practical approach to shopping--That is useful in these times. Cheers.

Clayrn Darrow
The Guild of Motley

Mrs. Olsen said...

You suck in an awesome way. I went to Albertson's today after seeing the ad and nothing was left. If I'm starving at the Apocalypse, I'll come calling:)

khepworth said...

Mrs. Olsen-
I've heard that Albertsons restocks their shelves on Sunday's. So you might try again on Monday morning. Or just call and ask when they will be getting a new shipment in.

~Kanani
Centsible Shopper

The Bradfields said...

Kanani-
I've heard from Rachel that you are just the coupon expert! Now that I've found your blog I love it! I went to Albertsons today and bought $90 worth of food and only paid $9.89! I was so proud! Thanks for the encouragement... Our Albertsons in Rexburg restocks every other day or so... and their deal on diapers is amazing!!! 3 packs of diapers (with tax) for $14- the jumbo Pampers size!
Jessica (Greene) Bradfield

khepworth said...

Hi Jess! Glad you found the blog. And happy to hear that you got in on some good deals!

~Kanani
Centsible Shopper