Today I made it to Target! It was a fun little adventure with a couple of sale surprises. Love when that happens! Here's a pic of the booty!
**A lesson learned: Watch the prices as they scan!! The bag of cheese sticks was marked for a dollar off the regular price and then I used a coupon. It rang up at regular price however and I didn't catch it till I got home and reviewed the receipt. Sadness... :( Granted I had the kids climbing all over the place at the time so that made it tricky, but whenever possible, watch those prices!**
Total Retail Value: $60.30 (includes tax)
Total Paid: $33.54 (includes tax)
Normally I would like to reach at least a little better than half off, but I found my Hidden Valley Ranch dressings on sale and we NEEDED them! There is sadly no current coupon for them available so I went ahead and grabbed 3 on the sale price. It was still a good deal and a great shopping trip!
I was happy to find the Handi Snacks pudding packs and was able to use a coupon I hadn't planned on. I would've liked to have gotten several more to restock our supply, but I didn't want to go over budget! Budget matters my friends!!
Another surprise: the Lipston soup mix at just $1.00. No coupon there either, but sometimes you just can't pass things up! I used one of the packets in tonight's meatloaf. I think it was meant to be as I was planning to prepare meatloaf anyway and the Lipton box had a convenient recipe printed on back. :)
The spices were not on sale but they were the lowest prices I have seen in the 5 stores I've checked. I was happy to use my -$.75/1 McCormick coupons! The best deal was the one of them for just $.69. Don't remember which, but I needed all of them. I have begun collecting spices and other ingredients now that I'm really working on improving my cooking skills.
**A lesson learned: Watch the prices as they scan!! The bag of cheese sticks was marked for a dollar off the regular price and then I used a coupon. It rang up at regular price however and I didn't catch it till I got home and reviewed the receipt. Sadness... :( Granted I had the kids climbing all over the place at the time so that made it tricky, but whenever possible, watch those prices!**
I will be skipping Walgreen's this week as I have hit my budget with those surprise sales I found today. I feel ok about it though, as the things I was planning to get at Walgreen's were not necessities. Trying to practice what I preach. :)
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