Darlene Michaud

These shopping trips are part of my $12 Challenge (see here). To save time, I’m bunching the transactions together.

at Shaw’s on 1/21, 2 transactions
1 box Silver Palate Oatmeal, reg $3.29, on sale $2.00
2 Fresh Lemons, $.59 each
Used (1) $2/1 Silver Palate Oatmeal coupon
Used (2) FREE Lemon coupons
Value before sales discounts and coupons was $4.47
After discounts and coupons I paid ZERO

at Hannaford on 1/21, 3 transactions
9 Egg Rolls, reg $.79, on sale $.69
Used (3) $2 OFF Deli coupons
Value before sales discounts and coupons was $7.11
After sales discounts and coupons I paid $.21

at Shaw’s on 1/22, 2 transactions
2 Hood Creamer, reg $2.29, reduced $1.00
1 Hood Pineapple Cottage Cheese, reg $3.29, reduced $1.00
2 Sorrento Mozzarella Cheese, reg $3.99, reduced $1.00
2 Fresh Lemons, $.59 each
Used (2) $.50/1 off Hood Creamer coupons
Used (1) $1/1 Hood Cottage Cheese from insert
Used (2) $1/1 Sorrento Cheese coupon from insert
Used (2) FREE Lemon coupons
Value before sales discounts and coupons was $17.03
the tax did a funny thing and deducted $.05
After discounts and doubled coupons I paid ZERO plus $.05 overage

at Hannaford on 1/24, 2 transactions
asked for $2 worth of swiss cheese, total was $2.00
asked for $2 worth of swiss cheese, total was $2.00
Used (2) $2 OFF Deli coupons
Value before sales discounts and coupons was $4.00
After coupons I paid ZERO

at Shaw’s on 1/24
2 boxes Taster’s Choice 6-pack, $1.29 each
2 fresh lemons, $.59 each
Used (2) $.75/1 Taster Choice (only doubled to $1.29) (NLA)
Used (2) FREE Lemon coupons
Value before sales discounts and coupons was $3.76
After discounts and coupons I paid ZERO

at Shaw’s on 1/25
4 packages Sun Bird seasonings, reg $.99, on sale $.89
2 fresh lemons, $.59 each
1 can tomato sauce, $.39
Used (4) $1 off Sun Bird seasonings (NLA)
Used (2) FREE Lemon coupons
Value before sales discounts and coupons was $5.53
After discounts and coupons I paid ZERO plus got $.01 overage
I also found a dime on the ground, so add $.10 to the pot! :O)

at Hannaford on 1/25, 2 transactions
asked for $2 worth of deli turkey pastrami, total was $2.02
asked for $2 worth of deli muenster cheese, total was $2.04
1 package olive loaf from meat dept, $.99
1 package pickle loaf from meat dept, $.99
Used (2) $2 OFF Deli coupons
Used (2) $1 OFF Meat coupons
Value before sales discounts and coupons was $6.04
After coupons I paid $.04

Here’s where I stand with my $12 Challenge after these transactions:

Total value of purchases so far before tax is $333.16
Total OOP so far including tax is $7.80
I started with $12.00.  I still have $4.20 cash plus $3.00 ExtraBucks for CVS, so I have $7.20 total left to spend!

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