Posts under ‘weekly grocery challenge’

$120 in Groceries for $33- A Marathon Shopping Trip

I mentioned over on the Saving with Amy facebook page earlier that I had a marathon grocery run today and I wasn’t kidding! I went to 4 different stores because I have totally been procrastinating these last few days.
Anywho- I was able to get a ton of groceries for just $33. I couldn’t [...]

Quick Food Lion Trip 93% Savings

I made a quick stop into Food Lion today to pick up some more Capri Sun and came across a few other nice deals.
Here’s what I got:
1 Food Lion Zero Cola 12 pk $2.50- Used $1/1 FLIP- Final Price= $1.501 Capri Sun 10 pk $2.07- Used $2/1 FLIP- Final Price= $.071 Planters Flavor [...]

My Trip of 90% Savings at Target

I haven’t stepped foot in Target for a week and I was having withdrawals so I made my way over there last night to save what I could. And here is how it all went down…
4 Sobe Lifewaters $1.00- Used (2) $.50/1 Target qs and (2) BOGO coupons- Final Price= $.25 each1 Olay Total [...]

My HOT Food Lion Trip 91% Savings!!

As most of you know, there are a lot of amazing deals this week at Food Lion. I had some issues doing the deals yesterday because apparently they were ringing up correctly. The manager assured me that they were fixing the issues and I could do the deals the next day with no problem. [...]

My Harris Teeter Trip 83.9% Savings

Let me first preface this by saying that I hardly ever attempt Harris Teeter coupon events. One reason is because they aren’t really close to me, both are at least 15 miles away. And the other reason is that they are just about ALWAYS cleared out of everything that’s a good deal.
I decided to go [...]

My Target and Publix Trip: 87.2% Savings!

I have been hard at work today trying to get a lot of shopping into one day so that I don’t have to make trips all week long. So I made a couple stops at Target and Publix. This picture is of all of it together.
I had 2 marvelous runs and wanted to share them [...]

My Target Trip Today: 79.7% Savings

I made a quick trip up to Target today to take advantage of the Fiber One and Sobe Deals. I also took part in the Olay deal! I still had 2 gift cards from previous shopping endeavors so I used those to make my OOP even lower.
I also purchased some pieces to make an office [...]

My Publix Trip: 79.6% Savings

I want to preface this post by having you understand that my trip tonight was with my 3 year old. Not just any normal everyday 3 year old, but with one that had a HORRIBLE diaper rash. And I hope that isn’t TMI, but for some reason I feel extra specially proud of my trip [...]

My $5 Walmart Challenge: 93.9% Savings

The other day I received one of those FREE $5 Walmart gift cards in the mail. Walmarts all over the country are giving these out, so you’ll want to watch your mailbox. They are for specified locations, so you’ll need to make sure and use them at that location.
I took this card as a challenge. [...]

My Quick Publix Trip: 94.9% Savings

I made a quick stop into Publix tonight to pick up a few things that were free this week and walked out pretty happy. They were out of a few things that I was interested in, but I got most of what I went for so I was happy all the same.
Here is what I [...]

My Recent Savings at Publix- $107 in Groceries for $27!

I have made a few trips snagging some of these hot deals here lately and thought I would share them with you. Most all of these deals are still available through the week. I also stopped into Wags and CVS along the way.
Here’s a look at what I picked up.
Publix
2 Lays Kettle Cooked Chips $3.29
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Walmart: Free Mighty Dog Canned Food

I told you about how you can get FREE Mighty Dog Canned Dog Food recently. But I wanted to remind you about this deal because I did it myself last night with flying colors!
Here’s what I did:
Transaction #1
Bought 6 Cans Mighty Dog Canned Food $.57×6= $3.42
Used (6) Free coupon from 3/28 SS
Final Price= FREE plus [...]

Shopping with Amy (Vlog)- My Trip to Publix

I’m slowly working on improving my vlogging skills and I realize that its going to take time. I’m no professional on camera yet I am trying to point out little things that I pick up on at the store while helping you understand how to get these things cheap. This video was actually [...]

Publix and Kroger Trip (My First Vlog!)

I documented my Publix and Kroger journeys last night with my very first ever vlog! I got this handy little Flip Camera on Amazon for only $86 shipped! There are so many times that I am out and about and wish that I had a video camera handy to talk to you about things. Now [...]

My 83% Savings at Publix

I had one amazing run tonight at Publix! I really do love that store.
I do want to point out that my store (Antioch, TN) has stopped taking Target coupons. You might want to check with your store to see if they are all following suit.
Here is what I picked up.
4 All Small and Mighty 50 [...]

My Grocery and Drug Store Runs

Its only Monday and I boy have I been busy! After being out of town last week, I had to make up for some lost time
I ended up at a couple drug stores and of course I made a Publix trip! Here is all that I got!
Walgreens
1 Glade Fragrance Collection Reed Diffuser $5.99
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My 86% Savings at Target

We were out and about today, so I made a quick run into Target. I got a quite a deal. Check it out!
2 Scotch Fur Fighters $3.99- Used 4/1- FREE
2 Gillette Body 8.4 oz Body Washes $1.99- Used the 4/2- FREE
1 Chef Michael’s Dog Food $4.49- Used 2/1 and 2/1 Target q CRT- $.49
1 Kids [...]

My Savings at Target and Publix

I made a run to Target the other night and did pretty well! And my Publix run wasn’t bad either. Check them both out below.
Target
3 Scotch Fur Fighters $3.99- Used the 4/1- FREE
3 Contadina Tomato Sauces $.54- Used the .75/3- $.29 each
2 Starkist Pouches $1.33- Used the 1/1 & BOGO q- $.16 each
3 Peas of [...]

My WALMART Run

You read that right! In an attempt to prove that you CAN use coupons at Walmart and still save even more money, I took myself down to my local store and proceeded to use coupons.
Unfortunately, it didn’t all work out as planned. I ended up arguing with the manager (like I always do) about something [...]