Grocery Savings

Ok, so I've been cutting a ton of coupons & thought I'd try them at the grocery store today. I made out my list by looking at the ads. I went to Cashwise today where I normally don't shop. Just wanted to pick up the items I had coupons for ONLY. And I did just that!! When does a person ever just stick to their *list*?!

So today I got $25.85 worth of groceries for $11.36!! That is over 50% savings!! Yeah me! Ok, here is what I bought today:

Bagel Bites on sale for 1.88, bought 5 = $9.40
Yoplait Yougart on sale for .50, bought 6 = $3.00
Westpac Veg on sale for 3/$4.00 = $4.00
Golden Plump Chicken on sale 2/$7.00 = $7.00
Nestle Baking chocolates $2.29

Coupons used:
Nestle, buy $25 in groceries, get them FREE ($2.29) (Just BARELY made it! LOL)
Westpac .35 x 3 = <1.05>
Bagel Bites .75 x 5 and Cashwise had a $5 coupon on 5 = <8.75>
Yougart <.40>
Chicken 1.00 x 2= <$2.00>

Total = $25.85 Less Coupons $14.49 = $11.36

Then I went to Hy=Vee to pick up a few more sale items & things I needed: Here I got $33.17 worth for 16.67. So again I did a 50% savings! Here I got:

Pillsbury Sweet Rolls 2/$3.00
Banquet Honey & Mustard Chicken $6.99
Marie Cal. Crock Pot Meal $5.99
Farmland Ring Sausage 2/$5.00
Oxiclean Toss Ball $5.49
Bananas .66
Farmland Sausage Links 1.18 x 2
Farmland Ham 3.68

Total: $33.17

Coupons:
Pillsbury <.40>
Banquet MIR <6.99>
Marie Cal <1.00>
Farmland Sausage <1.00>
Oxiclean <5.49>
Farmland Links <1.00>
Farmland Ham <1.00>

Total Coupons: 16.88

$33.17- $16.88 = $16.29