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A very awesome $25.70 shopping week

I bought a lot of stuff today for $25.70. I went to four stores, and it took me maybe 2.5 hours from shopping list planning to the end.

Walgreens:
-2 boxes 16-ct. Playtex Sport regular price $9.58
-On sale for BOGO = $4.79
-Used two $2.50 coupons = $0

Shop ‘n Save:
-Five boxes of fruit snacks at $1 each
-Bunch of bananas at .49/lb. $1.17
Total: $6.16

Kuhn’s:
This was a little special. I transferred a prescription to Kuhn’s and I had a coupon for a $20 store gift card when I did that.
-Celery $1.29
-40yards foil $1
-3 jars Hunt’s tomato sauce on sale for .20 each =$0.60
-Hunt’s tomato paste .56
-Beef broth $.59
-Half pound of chipped ham from the deli $1.03
-Sour cream $1.39
Dannon natural yogurt 4-pack, used $1 off coupon $1.19
-Some other yogurt pack with a $1 off coupon $1.59
-Disposable pie pans (church bake sale this weekend, I’m making coffee cake) $1.29
-Muffin pan $5.53 (can you believe I didn’t have a muffin pan until now? sheesh)
-Vitamins $2.29
-3lb. bag of yellow onions $1.50
-Two bulbs of garlic .89

Total before coupons: $22.74
After coupons: $20.74
After $20 gift card, plus .48 tax: $1.22

Giant Eagle
-Gallon of milk $3.62 (it went up a penny this month)
-Frozen bag of chicken breasts for $1.99/lb. Paid $5.97
-Four boxes of General Mills cereal $2.50 each
-Roll of parchment paper $3.49

There’s a deal on the cereal. When you buy four boxes, you get $4 off instantly. I did that and used a $1/off 3 boxes coupon, making it four boxes for $5.
Total: $18.32

Grand total for the week: $25.70

If I didn’t have the Kuhn’s $20 gift card, I still could have gotten my groceries for under $35. I would have skipped the muffin pan, parchment paper, and 3 boxes of fruit snacks. That would have put me at $33.68 or so (tax would make it a little different).