Oopsie.. bad redner's trip

Just keeping it real. Trip to Redner's from 10/27

Spent - $51.55 Saved , $2.00 in Qs (no store card here) Gatorade - 4 @ $3.29 ($13.16)

Got :
4- lipton 1.5liters sale $1 each
2 hidden valley ranch dressing - $3.25 each
3 bags hershey kisses, sale for $2.99 used $1/3 coupon
3 cans cambel's gravy -two rang up $1.25 and one rang up .50c - used $1/3 Q
1 lb turkey breast - $4.30
pringles - .89c
Gatorade - 4 @ $3.29 ($13.16)
Lemon juice - .99c
Pepper - $1.75
38 count box of coffee singles $6.99 (ouch! cheaper then buying 2 small boxes tho.)
juice boxes - $1

Juice boxes and pringles were for DD who wasn't feeling well and chose to hang out in the car with my mom. Gravy and hershey kisses are for thanksgiving/christmas. I've got almost everything now (other then perishables) for thanksgiving cooking and baking. I will probably pick up the rest in the next week or two. The lemon juice and pepper, well it's the cheapest place around here I've seen them and I have none in my stockpile.

Lazy blogger!

Stopped at Aldi's the other day to pick up a few things. Spent $56.30

Some of the things I got..
5- 2lb boxes of spaghetti - $1.69 each
2 boxes boxes popcorn shrimp - $1.89 each
size 6 snow pants - $9.99 (yeahhhh! These should also fit for 2 years.)
2 5lb bags of sugar - $2.14 each
2 5lb bags of flour - $1.99 each
3 lb bag of onions $1.49

Christmas apparently comes early around these parts. Yesterday, my washer came! No more dragging stuff to the laundromat and wasting all my quarters! (Except blankets as there is no way they'd fit in my itty bitty washer.) Last night I used 1/4 cup of liquid detergent and the clothes came out great. They also did not dry stiff, except for one pair of Mercedes jeans. I will start adding some vinegar as a fabric softener when I wash jeans. I have a bottle or two of laundry detergent left and then I will be making my own using the following recipe. I will probably continue using 1/4 cup of detergent.

2 cups washing soda
2 cups borax
1 bar grated fels-napa laundry soap


Now.. I've never liked laundry, and I've always got baskets of clothes around the house that never seem to be put away. I'm going to try and change this habit. I now have no excuse, other then room for things to dry, not to be keeping up with laundry. The small load size is perfect for being able to wash every day. I can also fit about two loads of clothing from the washer onto the drying rack I have. I'm going to get another rack so it will be easier when big things like sheets or towels get washed.

I was also recently gifted with a lot of craft materials for free. This will definitely help the Christmas budget this year as I should be able to make at least a few more things. Not that I have any idea what to make! Later tonight I plan on working on two calendar kits I bought on clearence at Joann's awhile back. I paid less then $2 each for them and it will make a nice little gift for my mom and MIL. I've got both of them about half finished. I'm also knitting a scarf for SIL, but I'm really not liking the way it's comming out. I may start over, I just can't find the time to knit lately. I am also planning on making a few throw pillows for Mercedes' room. I should be able to get 2 or 3 out of the material I purchased for a few bucks in the remanant bin.

Price Chopper, Walgreens, Redners

I went back out today to pick of some of this week's sale items. I'm running out of room to put my goodies!

Walgreens -
Spent 20.96 Saved 36.43

8 country crock margarine - sale 2/$3 used $1/2 coupons
4 rolls bounty basic - .39 each after Qs
Purse - $2.50 clearance
2 rolls wax paper was supposed to be .89c ea but she never took off the in ad coupon.
2 wag paper plates - .99c each
4 bottles pert plus - .51c overage each after Qs and ESR Q
2 Jane makeup B1G1 - used $2 Q, $1.49 for both

It really annoys me when there are mistakes on my receipt! It is always super busy in there and it happens all the time. (Unless my friend checks me out, 'cause she usually notices if something rings up wrong.) I'm not happy to have to go back and deal with the managers over $2, but I will because it's $2 I shouldn't have spent in the first place.

Price Chopper - Why do I spend so much money here? :(
Spent $55.78, Saved 20.73

Worth mentioning:
Ragu B1G1 + some coupons (I had a few different ones.)
Swanson Broth B1G1 and used $1/6 Q
Crystal light $1.99, used 50c Q (doubled)
squash, .69c lb

Redners
Spent - $48.19 Saved $5.72 (Qs only) Gatorade - $16.45 (5 gallons)

Worth Mentioning:
Cascade rise- used free item coupon
Swiss miss hot chocolate - 10/$10 sale
4 boxes of poptarts - .75c each after sale and Qs
nearly 5lb apples, .68c/lb

Price Chopper and Redners, doing some stocking up

Price Chopper -

Spent - $72.09 Saved $53.19

The loot worth mentioning -
14 green giant boxed veggies - $1 a box after coupon
18 knorr lipton sides - 66c each after coupon
1 roll marcel tp (used free item Q)
3 bags green giant steamers - 79c a bag after coupon
2 Top care alcohol wipes .29c each after store coupon
3 packages reduced produce, 2 of bananas 1 of green peppers about $3.30 for all
3 whole chickens 88c/lb
box of whiskas cat food pouches - $1.99 after doubled pet Q

Redners

Spent - $65.31 Saved - $8 (Qs only) Gatorade - $13.16 (four gallon)

Deals worth mentioning

Yesterdays News Litter - .59 (used free item Q, but they only take up to $5 at this store)
cooking onions -69c/lb
2 gallons vinegar $1.89 each
2 large pumpkins at $3.98 each
smuckers uncrustables - used free item Q
turkey breast $4.98/lb

Now, I'll explain about the gatorade. I buy mass quantities of it unfortunately. I've decided to stop counting it with my spending/savings unless for some reason I find more coupons for it. I feel it really makes my savings inacurate. From now on I will be listing when, how much and the total price for all gatorade purchased.

Kmart and Price Chopper from last week

Yes, I'm a little behind. These were from Oct. 3rd.

Price Chopper
2 boxes of gogurt - used 2 $1/1 store Q (close to sell by date), 1 $1/2 Man Q
6 boxes stove top stuffing - b1g1
I can't believe its not butter - used free item Q
2 fruit cups, used 2 55c/1 Qs ( doubled up to $1) so free
something else for $1.77 that I can't remember what it was..

Spend $9.43, saved $13.54

Kmart

circular knitting needles - marked down to $2.50
sneakers for DD (in a couple years) $3

1 tank for me, 2 shirts, 1 dress and a pair of shorts for DD - all $1.99 each from the summer clearance. I love fitting in kid's sizes, they are cheaper. :)

Spent $15.60 including tax

The clothes should fit her next summer, but it will be several years on the sneakers. I didn't realize they were 4 sizes bigger until I got home and actually thought about it.

I took some non-food stockpile pics tonight and will be posting those soon.

Walgreens and Redners

Walgreens -
6 Blue diamond Almonds, b1g1, used 3 $1/2 Qs
domino sugar $1.99, used 55c Q

Clearance stuff - 2 pair slippers $1.99 each
5 t-shirts - they were all marked 62c!
2 packs of large die-cuts 80c each
large sticker book 80c

Spent 18.56, saved $18.59. I should get some money back from the almonds if MIL wants em.

Redners - spend $43.23, saved $23 in Qs. (No store card here.)
4 gallons of gatorade, used $3/1 Q. 29cents each! Sadly now I am out of gatorade Qs.. :(
3 whole chickens, on sale for 88c/lb.
purina yesterday's news litter - used free item Q, but they only take frees up to $5, so it was 59c
2 boxes whiskas pouches - used $2/1 Qs

Two days ago, Ryan's computer broke. :( This means we're sharing until we find out the cause of the problem. I will be very limited in online time until it's fixed.