Ralphs love

I am not the *biggest* Ralphs fan. It has a lot of great deals to be had, but on the whole....not so much.

The one thing that has me showin' them some love is the fact that, they don't limit the amount of like coupons that can be doubled. For example, if I have two coupons for fruit snacks, that are good for .50/2. If I buy 4 boxes and use 2 coupons, they only take $1.50 off, not the whole 2 dollars.

However, Ralphs doesn't place limits (unless the coupon states it).

Thanks to some high value coupons, I got these cakes for .99 each and the appetizers free!

They have a promotion (which is actually still going on) where if you buy 10 of a huge list of items, you get an automatic $5 off your order. This also isn't limited, as long as you have the first 10, you can get as many as you want.

So, before coupons my total was $127.xx and afterwards? $37! Not too shabby!

I finally feel like a real couponer, with a nice stockpile of mustard!

Not everything fit in the picture. But I got:

2 pineapple upside down cakes .99 each

1 chicken tornado appetizers = free

2 Digiorno pizzas = .99each after coupons

6 regular French's mustards = .40 each

6 French's honey mustards = .50 each

2 Spicy French's mustards = .50 each

2 Dijion mustards = .50 each

4 Skintimate shave gels = ?? I can't remember but they were between .50-$1

4 Edge shave gels = same deal as the Skintimate

4 bags of Goldfish = .50 each (had a coupon from a cereal box! (:

a clearanced 6 pack of applesauce = .75

a pkg of clearanced kettle corn= $1 ( I was so happy to find this because I love kettle corn and my husband &  kids love butter. So I normally buy butter.

Did you get any great deals this week? I would love to see/hear about them!

SUPER DOUBLES!

Sure tires a little boy out! Mason had had enough of hanging out at stores today!

We made a very quick trip to Rite Aid for a pkg of diapers. I am such a dork and only brought one of my Huggies coupons! Hello? What was I thinking. Don't worry, I am going back for more! Using a $2.50/1 Huggies coupon and previously earned Up rewards I paid $1.24 for a pkg of diapers!

Then we headed to Target. I had heard some great news about the Tag Reading System being only $5 after coupons. I also had a coupon good for $5/1 2. I was very excited about my purchases but because they are for Christmas gifts, I will leave it at that!

On to Ralphs. I had planned to make a trip Friday evening but just was not prepared. I spent the weekend cutting, sorting, organizing. On Sunday as I was busy putting my trips together, I was so DELIGHTED to see that Ralphs was offering SUPER DOUBLES!

Mason is teething and has a cold and was a total PILL. But I still managed to bring a total of $287 down to $64! It was so much fun and I am not done yet. This is just the "so far" picture!

I LOVE COUPONS PART 2!!

(Ralphs)

(Ralphs)

(Vons trip)

(those yummy eclairs)

(Albertsons trip)

Oh, have I mentioned that I love coupons. Seriously, I forgot the high that comes from going to the check out and just watching your total drop! It is amazing!

Tuesdays are the last day for weekly sales ads at my stores. I don't know if that is the same for everyone else but...

That means I go to my coupon stores on Tuesday evenings. You will notice in these pictures a lack of bread, meat and produce. There is a good reason for this. I buy my bread at a bakery outlet, and meat and produce (except for rrrrreally good sales) at the commissary on Saturday mornings.

Anyway, my first stop was Ralphs. I am really starting to love that store. They don't place limits on how many like coupons you can use. My cashier was not very nice though. Normally I have great ones but whew! She sighed, she huffed, she noted many times how many coupons I used. Ugh. But my total before coupons and rewards card was $222.66. After- $92.71! My total savings was $129.95! Score. Plus I had a fun coupon to get rewards points when you spent a certain amount. So I earned a $5 coupon on my next purchase!

Next was Vons. I love Vons, except you can only use 2 like coupons per transaction. So I had to seperate them. But my cashier was FABULOUS! She told me that her husband had just been laid off and was using coupons to make ends meet. She was so nice. Anyway, I did have to buy formula there ($16.99) so it threw my totals off a little bit. Oh yeah...and some insanely yummy eclairs from the deli. My weakness (:
Total before coupons was 91.43. After rewards card and coupons $32.72! (Did I mention I had a $17 can of formula?!)

On to Albertsons. This cashier was nice but seemed really ready to be home! Before coupons my total was $97.08. After: $29.70. I saved $67.38! I did buy granola bars that were a GREAT price but that I didn't have coupons for. So that upped my total!

While there are lots of coupon queens who have much better totals, I am still trying to rebuild my stockpiles. Eventually I will get to a point where I don't "need" much. But I am proud of my totals! And the kids have been lovin' all the breakfast foods.

I LOVE COUPONS!!!

Guam is not a coupon users paradise. However, CA has been! I have been having a BLAST. I am having so much fun and saving a ton of $$. I am going to start sharing photos of my good deals. Here is my picture from last night's shopping trip. I stopped at our local Ralph's and purchased:

4 pkgs. of Oscar Meyer hot dogs
2 pkgs. of Kool Aid Fun Fizz
1 bag of Dibs
2 bags of Rhodes dinner rolls
4 boxes of Green Giant vegi's
2 bags of Green Giant steam fresh vegi's
2 boxes of Stouffers pannini's
2 toothbrushes
4 packs of gum
1 French's mustard
1 Ken's salad dressing
2 pkgs of q-tips
1 pkg of Pampers baby wipes

Are you ready for this? Before coupons and Ralph's card my total was $88 and some change. After? $19.66!!! Less than $20!

I have heard people say that they don't use coupons, because they can't find coupons for the things they use. I can tell you that every single one of those items will be used. This was such a fun trip. Tomorrow is Target and CVS. Friday, Wal Mart and Walgreens. I love saving money!