Grocery Store Roll Call week end 01/08/2010

Here are my transactions.  I will post a summary later.  Now that I have my excel spreadsheet which I can't access currently at home (will have to do it at work!) I am too lazy to add it up myself.

CVS #1
1 Accu Check Compact Kit $14.99 Saved $5.00
1 Box BD Ultra 1 CC short syringe needles $29.24
$18.99 in ExtraCare Bucks

Total Spent: $26.02
Total Saved: $23.99
Percentage Saved: 47.9%
Received $10 in ECBs
(Note this comes out of my Flexible Spending Account and will not be counted in my final out of pocket expenses, since the number that I show in my 2009 summary is after I have used up all my flexible spending account money.  This comes directly out of my check to lower my adjustable gross income and is somewhat invisible as far as my expenses are concerned. I do run out of this fairly quickly at times and as soon as the FSA dollars are gone pharmacy and medicine will then become an out of pocket expense.  But I do want to show what I save as it is a way to stretch my FSA dollars.)

CVS#2

1 Aquafina Water 12 pk $2.49 saved $1.00
1 Nivea Body Wash $6.99
2 Nivea Lipcare products $2.99 each

1 $2.00/1 Nivea Women's Body Wash
1 B1G1 Coupon Nivea Lip Care
$7.50 in Extracare bucks
Used remaining $1.71 from free CVS gift card

Total out of pocket spent: $1.66
Total Saved: $15.20
Percentage Saved: 90.2%

(CVS & Kroger above detailed below about $18 spent)
Kroger (Grand Blanc Kroger that doubles 3 coupons up to $1)
Number of Items: 28
Total Spent: $15.36
Total Saved: 28.55
Percentage Saved: 65%

CVS #3
2 V8 Splash 2/$6.00
2 Colgate Toothpaste 2/$5.00
1 Crest Toothpaste $4.89
2 GE Light Bulbs B1G1 Free $6.99

2 $.75/1 Colgate Toothpaste
1 $1/1 Crest Toothpaste
1 $1/2 Light bulbs
2 $1/1 V8 Splash
Used $16 in extracare bucks

Total Spent: $2.39
Total Saved: $30.47
Percentage Saved: 92.7%

Rite Aid
2 Niva Lipcare Products $2.99 B1G1
Used 1 B1G1 Coupon

Total Spent: $.18 (tax only!)
Total Saved: $5.98
Percentage Saved: 97.1%

(VGs & Meijer pictured above detailed below about $30 spent)

VGs
Number of Items: 10
Total Spent: $2.65
Total Saved: $12.00
Percentage Saved: 82.9%

Meijer
Number of Items: 26
Total Spent: $26.70
Total Saved: 28.04
Percentage Saved: 52.2%
Received coupon for $5 off next transaction

Target
2 Lean Cuisines
10 Smart Ones Entrees
1 Smart One Dessert
1 6 pack of Pepsi
2 Coupons $1/5 Smart Ones
2 $1/1 Lean Cuisine Target Coupon
1 Buy 5 Smart Ones Entrees get 1 Dessert Free Coupon
1 $1/1 Pepsi 12 pack cans or 6 pack bottles coupon
Used 14.65 in gift cards and received a $5 gift card for next transaction

Total Spent: $5.88
Total Saved: $16.38
Percentage Saved: 75.8%

(I got a call that I needed to bring desserts to a party tomorrow and I already planned to get some fruit cups from Aldi's so I made a larger trip to Aldi's.)
Here's what a $20 trip to Aldi's looks like:

So you can judge for yourself if you agree you save about 50%.  I have a 5 lb. bag of flour 6 fruit cups which in themselves cost $2.99 - $3.49.  I think that would be the $20 right there at another store.