Cathy's Super Triple Shopping Trip

Readers Shopping Trip - March 2013

Cathy's  Schnucks Shopping Trip
1 pork sausage $2.07
2 oats fit $2.78
2 bisquick $3.58
2 freches fried onion $ 3.98
3 maruchan yakisoba noodle $3
2 wheaties $4.94
2 kix honey $4.94
3 franks thick hot sauce $6
- $4 instant savings on cereal
subtotal $25.29
- $25.61 in coupons
paid $0.39!!
I think my noodle coupons tripled with the overage???? Very happy with my trip!!!

I would love to show off your shopping trip, too. Email me at couponstl (at) gmail (dot) com with your picture, or post your picture on the Coupon STL Facebook page, and I'll make sure to get them posted.

If you haven't got in on Schnucks Super Doubles yet, see Schnucks Super Triples coupon match ups.

Thanks for sharing, Cathy!

Janet's Shop 'n Save Pictures

As anyone who reads the comments on my Shop 'n Save posts knows, Janet is an expert when it come to Shop 'n Save. She was so kind and took pictures of her purchases from last Thursday and sent them to me to post. You can click on the picture to see it in a larger size.

Thank you Janet for sharing your pics and knowledge with all of us.


9/2/10 SNS trip

I am going to try and keep it simple, list all the basics and then maybe we can discuss any questions that come up. Knowing that Labor Day brings good sales, I started planning last month and with the last minute deals that came up some plans changed.






I am going to list all items purchased then each transactions total. This was seven (7) trips and each beginning total was a little over $50.00 each time. I heavily stocked up on some items and was able to get other items that I actually needed now (kitty litter, etc).

10 20 oz Cokes
32 Cans of Progresso Soup
15 Bags Kraft Shredded cheeses
5 blocks Kraft cheese
7 Betty Crocker Potato Pouches
6 Libby's Green Beans
3 Libby's Sweet Peas
4 Johnsonville Smoked Cheddar Brats
9 Toaster Strudels
3 Pillsbury Sweet Moments
1 pk Celery Hearts
1 jar Taco Bell Sauce
3 pks Ribs (6.21, 5.75 & 5.58)
1 pk Ribeyes (13.42)
1 pk Ground Beef(4.98)
1 jug Tidy Kitty Litter
6 cans Purina kitty food
10 Purina Friskies kitty treats
1 pk Dixie bath cups
1 box Quaker oatmeal
1 box Entemanns donuts
1 Almond Snicker Bar
AND 60 12 pks Varies soda (Coke, Pepsi, Sprite etc.)

Transaction #1 $1.57
Transaction #2 $1.04
Transaction #3 $1.79
Transaction #4 $1.70
Transaction #5 $3.07
Transaction #6 $7.85
Transaction #7 $5.16

Started with $23.00 in Cats
OOP: $22.18 (7.76 was tax)
Have $17.00 in Cats left to roll and play over the next week =)

Picture #1 (Back of truck) shows transactions 1-5
Picture #2 (kitchen counter) shows transactions 6 & 7

Almost every item had a coupon to go with it. I have only been couponing since 2008 and only within the last year I have been able to make the most out of my Shop n Save trips when they have a -$10 off $50 Thursday. I buy one newspaper a week, get a few from people I know and I trade for others.

Also some of you might be able to go outside the box and barter for items you need. In picture #3 there is 15 lbs of ground beef and six dozen farm fresh eggs that I was able to barter my extra items (ziplock bags, conditioner, cheese nips and Emerald peanuts) to a lady we know who owns a farm. =)

My plans are by far not perfect but they work for my families needs.

Readers Pics

Shop 'n Save deals were so good this week, lots of readers left comments on how they did. I love to see how much others saved, and mentioned if anyone wanted to send pictures, I would post them. A couple of readers took me up on the offer.

Even though Melissa and Staci are different types of shoppers than I am (healthier and not as coupon crazy) they still saved a ton of money. I think everyone can save tons of money no matter what type of shopper they are.

Thanks, Melissa and Staci for sharing your pics!

Melissa's Pics and Totals

"All told, I did 3 transactions after work on Thursday night for a total of $68 out of pocket. The price before savings was $234!!! What’s most impressive is that many of the items I purchased were not necessarily on sale, but rather some decent staples (rice, beans, tomatoes, etc.) that I needed. And, I know I could have done MUCH better than this had certain items (TP for instance) been in stock; I had a lot of improvising (without corresponding coupons) to do on the fly. Couple that with the fact that I only get one Sunday paper. I’m sure with multiple papers this total could have been greatly reduced, but it’s simply too much for me to juggle being new to couponing! So, for coupon-naysayers that say results like this aren’t possible without going “coupon crazy” stockpiling thousands of coupons...sorry, folks-you’re mistaken!

Just had to share. It took me forever to fall asleep last night after this major coupon high! "

Staci's Pics and Totals

"Here’s two shots of my two trips from this morning. For what I bought, I feel pretty good about it. Would have been better with Entertainment Qs, but I haven’t bought any of the new books yet. I ended up spending $45.06 and have $15 in catalinas for my next shopping trip. I tend not to buy a lot of prepared foods/meals."