Many Ways to Save at Safeway

So today, I ventured out with my Sis in Law and my 9 mo old nephew to Safeway.  We have been trying to get together forever for a "girls day" and she is new to couponing and so we planned our trips and headed out.  An hour and an half later we were done.  She saved 55% off her bill and I saved 59% off mine.  I think we ROCKED the store.  No, it was not Extreme Couponing, but for small town mommies, anything above 50% is great (our stores don't double every coupon - only up to 4 coupons at 50 cents each - so only up to $2 per shopping trip).

I did manage to get quite a few FREE items on my trip and thanks to different ways to save, I was able to save more than half on my food bill.

1.  Store Card - Automatically gives sales prices to card members; a must have!

2.  E Coupons - Loaded coupons directly to my Store Card; I go to my store's website to do this and as some coupons via their site are better than others out there.  I also use www.shortcuts.com which is another way to load E Coupons to my store card. Unfortunately, and I am not the first one, to experience the E coupons coming off at time of transaction at the store.  Today, some of mine did not come off and I did not notice until already out in the car.

3.  Paper Coupons - Found in Sunday Newspapers, Magazines (my fave is All You), peelies (coupons found on packaging),  tear pads (coupons attached to shelving near products), Catalinas (those coupons that print out with your receipt at the store that you can use at a later time) & Company promos (get on a companies mailing list (like Tums or Cottonelle and they will send you high value coupons or even coupons to try a product for FREE) to name a few...

4.  In Store Sources - A.  Store flier that has In Store Coupons (that can be uses with the current sale and any coupons you have - called STACKING) B. Produce or Pharmacy Promos - my store has a display of Simple Nutrition  flyers and inside is a $1 off any purchase of $5 or more of produce.

So with all sources at hand, here is a break down of how the magic happened.

2 Ritz Crackers on sale @ $2.99 ea w/card
2 Nabisco Crackerfulls on sale @ $2.99ea w/card, minus (2) $1 off coupons & (2) FREE Crackerfulls when you buy Ritz or Wheat Thins makes this a $2 MONEYMAKER
4 Progresso Soup on sale @ $1.29ea w/card = $5.16 for 4
3 Betty Crocker Fruit Snacks on sale @ $1.49 ea w/card, minus (1) $1 off coupon when you buy 3 = $3.47 for 3
2 Pillsbury Bread Sticks on sale @$1.99 ea w/ card, minus (1) $.40 off when you by 2 = $3.48
2 Tums 72 count on sale @$3.99 ea w/card, minus (2) $3 off 1 catalinas = $1.98 for 2 (GREAT DEAL!)
1 Country Crock 45 oz tub on sale for $2.99 w/card & store coupon minus (1) $1 off 1 coupon = $1.99
1 Yoplait Yogurt on sale @$.70 w/card, minus (1) try me free manif. coupon = FREE
1 Cottonelle 45ct. wipes reg. priced at $2.49, minus (1) try me free manif. coupon = FREE
2 Gallon Milk on sale w/card @ $2.49ea = $4.98
2 Nabisco Cookies on sale BOGO @ $4.19 w/card, minus (2) $1 off when you buy 1 gal. milk = $2.19 for 2! (GREAT DEAL!)
2 La Victoria Salsa @ $2.99 w/ card, minus (1) $1 off when you buy 2 = $3.98 for 2
2 Korr Rice/Pasta on sale @ $.75ea w/card, minus (1) $.50 off when you buy 2 = $1 for 2
4 Dixie Paper Products reg. priced at $3.19 ea = 12.76
2 Hunts Ketchup @ $2.99 on sale w/card, minus (1) $1 off when you buy 2. I also used (2) 1 FREE ketchup when you buy 2 Dixie Paper products, giving me -$1.00 (MONEYMAKER!)
2 Green Onions @ $.50 ea w/ card = $1
2 Raddishes @ $.50 ea w/ card, minus (1) $1 off $5 produce purchase = FREE
1 Bunch Bananas @ $.69/pound w/card
1 Bunch tomatoes on vine @ $1.99/pound w/ card
3 Chicken Helper on sale @ $.99 ea w/ card minus (1) $.75 off when you buy 3 =  $2.22 for 3 (GREAT DEAL!)
3 Betty Crocker Frosting @ $1.99 ea w/card = $5.97
3 Betty Crocker Cake mix @ $.89 ea w/card - (3) $.75 off when you buy mix and frosting = $.42 (GREAT DEAL!!)
2 KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce @$.88 ea w/card & E coupon, minus (2) $1 off 1 coupons = -$.24 (MONEYMAKER!)
1 Aveeno Sun Lotion (found on clearance rack for 50%off) @ $6.50, minus (1) $1.50 off 1 coupon = $5 (GREAT DEAL!)
I also used an in store doubler giving me an additional $2 off.

I spent a total of $62.xx and saved $89.xx, a total of 59% using my resources! I encourage everyone to do the same! :-)