Shopping cart Show & Tell

I have been so, so, so behind in my coupons. They seem to be piling up and it feels like I haven't made a dent in them!

So even though I put these trips together very quickly, I still managed to save over 50%. Here we go...

sorry, fuzzy phone photo!

Albertsons:
2 bags of Fresh Express salads (on sale for .99 and used 2 coupons for .55/1) making them .44 each!
2 Lean Cuisine Salad Additions (on sale 2/$6 minus two coupons good for $1/1)
2 Heinz ketchup (on sale 2/$4 no coupons though)

2 jars of Best Foods mayo (on sale for $1.99)
4 cans of tuna fish (.50 each)
2 bags of chips ($1.88 each)
2 pkgs of Charmin Basic tp ($4.88 each)
2 boxes of Capri Sun (on sale 2/$3 used 2 coupons for .30/1)
4 Tyson grilled & ready meat strips (2 chicken & 2 steak)
5 Hamburger Helpers

I can't remember how much I spent exactly but it was around $40. I saved 53%. Not great. Not bad but not great...

Vons:
6 cans of Progresso Recipe Starters (store coupon made them $1.25 and I used 6 coupons good for .50/1)
2 jugs of store brand apple juice ($1.67)
4 jugs of Welch's juice (on sale for $1.79 and I used four coupons good for .75/1)
2 Little Debbie snacks (regular price $1.79 and I had coupons good for .75/1)
2 Sun chips ($2.49 each)
1 box of Kelloggs fruit snacks (sale for $1.99 and used a digital coupon for .50/1)
Rise of the Guardians Blue Ray combo pack ($24.99) and it came with a free 6 pack of Motts Apple Juice and a free pkg of  Keebler cookies

I spent $39.xx and saved 55%. Once again, not great. Not bad, but not great.

Time to get those coupons organized...I am tired of not getting all the great deals that I want!

shopping cart show & tell

You know, I try to never go shopping with my kiddos.

I always end up buying more than I had planned. Falling for their pleas and begging. Please tell me I am not the only one who gives in!

Yesterday I ended up taking Mason to the store with me, and it worked in my favor! While he was still in his car seat, I wanted to do a double check on a deal I wanted. While sitting there, using my Vons app, I checked my "personal deals" and was excited to see THREE free offers!

A free cafe salad, a Knorr Roaster (new product) and a packet of Guacamole mix!

Once I got home, I realized I forgot the guacamole packet! Oh well, I will get it next time. I am there a lot...

So here is what I got for $30:
-3 salads (1 was free, but they had a deal that if you buy 3 or more they were only $2.99. I got two more, so my hubby could have one)
-Knorr Roaster (a roasting bag which includes the seasonings. Normally $3.xx and I got it for free.)
-DVD of Veggie Tales, The House that Stood ($9.99 less a $4 coupon= $5.99)
-Wreck it Ralph DVD/Blu Ray combo ($26.99 less a $7 coupon = $19.99)
-box of Jolly Time popcorn (free with puchase of Wreck It Ralph)
-box of Fiber One Chewy bars for kids (free with purchase of Wreck it Ralph)
-box of squeezable apple sauces (free with purchase of Wreck it Ralph)
-a bunch of bananas (just because we needed some)

While I don't remember how much the bananas were but after all coupons (including $6.50 in Catalinas) I paid a mere...$30.05 for a savings of 58%!

Have you had any good deal lately? I would love to hear them!

Show and Tell Friday

I haven't been on this blog since last Friday! I have been trying to limit my time on the computer, because I feel like it really limits my productivity! Blogs are so addictive! But I knew I wanted to participate in Show and Tell so here goes...


Living on an island, can make it hard to get in the Autumn/Fall spirit. But after visiting lots of show and tells last week, I was truly inspired. I had read in a Country Living magazine that rooster decor was "hot" right now. So I was thrilled when I went to our Navy Exchange store and found this cute little wire rooster! I placed two glass pumpkins that I found at Ross ( $2 each)on either side. They are placed on a cloth napkin, on top of a matching tablecloth. Now that I look at the pictures though, I think it blends in a little too well,and am going to use a solid colored cloth napkin/placemat. I was not born with a decorating gene so you have to bare with me!

This week I have been feeling really under the weather. A nasty cold that has just left me feeling blah. I can't think of a better cure, than laying under a blanket and reading a good book. This quilt is special to me for many reasons. My Grandmother was always working on a quilt. I remember going to her teeny apartment where she would have a quilting frame up that took over the whole living room!Our home was always full of quilts that she lovingly made for each of my siblings and me. When she died, my mom and her sister, went through all her fabric, and quilt remnants. My Mom had decided to finish three (one for my two sisters and I). Being the youngest girl, mine was the last one to be done, and for some reason I can't remember why it didn't get done. My Mom asked if instead I would "mind" having this yellow wedding ring quilt. Did I mind? I have loved that quilt since I was a little girl I had this grand scheme to sneak it off to college with me but I never did. I was so happy to recieve it. It stayed on my bed for a long time, but there were too many accidents. My kids left a marker on it, a sippy cup spilled etc. I didn't want it to get ruined ( I would love to pass it down to my daughter some day.) Now it resides at the end of my bed. Every evening I lay under it and read. Or snuggle with my husband or my children. It comes out for movie nights and many other times.

Thanks for taking a walk down memory lane with me! If you want to participate in Show and Tell you can go to Kelli's