Mary went shopping at Albertsons this week. She did an AWESOME job–I just get so giddy when you guys share your shopping trips with me…We don’t need any Extreme tactics here..we just love saving money!! 
Here is what Mary did:
My $30.51 Albertsons trip
(Item prices already include any automatic preferred savings)
Transaction #1:
2 14-count Zyrtec $9.99 each
1 Theraflu $5.99
1 Ready-pac Spinach lettuce pack $3.49
Used:
$3.25/1 Zyrtec printable (12-count or higher; only one of this exact coupon per transaction allowed)
$2/1 Zyrtec printable (any, ETS)
$2/1 Theraflu with Lipton tea SS 09/25/11 (exp 12/3/11)
1 TTV doubler coupon (took off $1)
Paid $22.22 (including tax of $2.01)
Got back:
$10 store Catalina, and 2 $3 Zyrtec catalinas, and 1 free Ready-pac lettuce coupon ($3.49 value), and 3 Game Tickets for the Wish Big Win Big
**Bonus**: The customer in front of me earned 18 Game Tickets from her transaction and didn’t want them so she happily handed them back to me! How nice!
Transaction #2:
1 Ready-pac mixed lettuce $3.49
1 Nature Sweet cherry tomatoes $3.00
2 Hormel Always Tender pork tenderloins $9.99 each
5 Bestlife margarine tubs $1.00 each
2 Minute Maid orange juice 59 oz, $3.79 each
1 bag 5 lb Klondike Gold potatoes, and 1 bag 5 lb Klondike Rose potatoes, BOGO-free on sale, $3.99
4 bananas, $1.07
2 garlic, $.39 each
2 Carlita 8-pack large tortillas, $1.69 each
1 $1 donation to military for Veteran’s Day
Used:
free Ready-pac lettuce catalina, $3.49 off, from transaction #1
$2.00 off when you buy Ready-pac + Nature Sweet tomatoes (coupon on lettuce in-store)
Hormel tenderloin BOGO coupon from Albertsons Book of Savings, $9.99 off
$2.00 off Hormel tenderloin MQ from Albertsons Fresh for Fall book
$1.00 off any pork store coupon from Albertsons Fresh for Fall book (wish I had 2 books’ worth of coupons to use for even better deal, but I only had 1 book)
(4) $1/1 Bestlife printables
1 $.50/1 Bestlife from SS 10/30 (exp 12/11/11)
2 $1/1 Minute Maid printables
Minute Maid 2 for $5 coupon from Albertsons Book of Savings, ($1.29 off and $1.29 off — though I do not see this anywhere on my receipt, but the total math works out to include it, I think…)
1 TTV doubler, $1 off
$10 catalina from transaction #1
$3 catalina from transaction #1
$3 catalina from transaction #1
Paid $8.29 (0 tax)
Got back:
1 Ready-pack $3.49 free catalina on my next purchase, and 6 Game Tickets
**Bonus**: There was in in-store demonstration with a guy demonstrating knives. My daughter and I watched the presentation, and that netted us 3 free paring knives and 2 free juice extractors.
Grand total spent $30.51
Grand total saved $80.66
(Savings of 73%)
And after opening up the 27 game pieces I received, my game card is lookin’ good!
Seriously guys?! Don’t you lovvveee coupons?!
If you want to share your trip with us don’t hesistate to email me southerncalisaver @ gmail . com
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My Name is Josie and I live in sunny Southern California and I am a stay at home mom to three beautiful boys. We all know that living in California is a task of it's own and saving in California IS possible! I started this blog mainly to share all the awesome deals out there and show others how to save in any area of life. Even though you may make the commitment to be frugal and pinch your pennies doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice!
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Thanks! And yes, serious lovvveee for coupons, and for all that you do here to help us make the most of them! Thank you, Josie.
Nice job! What was the $10 Catalina for? I saved 80% this week at Albertson’s – I think that was the most I ever saved on groceries.
@Heather – the $10 catalina was for buying two Zrytec
That is so AWESOME! I might try and do a similar deal this Sunday…….is the $3 catalina for the Zyrtec a southern catalina promo….or is it a national thing?
it is national
I’m not sure when it ends though.
@Heather – Thanks! As Josie said, the $10 catalina was due to me buying the Zyrtec but also the Theraflu with it — the store ad shows that if you buy $15 worth of select medicines, you’ll get a $5 catalina good on your next purchase OR you can maximize your savings and buy $25 worth of the same select medicines and you’ll get a $10 catalina. I went for the maximum!
@Mary – I went thru that Fresh for Fall book not 4 days ago, very carefully and threw it away as all the q’s in it had expired on 10/31/2011….??????
Great Job! And I love your kitchen!!!
@Deborah – Oh, no, not that one. This is a different small booklet, with just 5 coupons in it. It’s a Fresh For Fall little booklet, but the title at the top reads “Pork Simple & Flavorful”. One coupon for Culinary Circle side dishes did expire already on 10-31, but the other 4 pork-related coupons don’t expire until 11-15. I found it a few weeks ago at the entrance to my store, right next to the weekly ads. Hopefully you can find one or two at your store, still!
@Candace – I don’t know about the Zyrtec catalina specifics and didn’t see any info for it online anywhere. Maybe Josie knows? I wonder how long it will be running.
@Briana – Thank you.
@Mary – oh, okay, ty, i’ll see if they still have some at mine…..:)