This week's deals...

Yeah, I'm really starting to get into the couponing thing.  Now, I will never be one of the "shelf-clearers", but I'm enjoying saving lots of money :)
Harris Teeter is tripling coupons this week, which is AWESOME and I've gotten some great deals!  For my first trip, I made the mistake of going on Thursday when the triples started on Wednesday.  There were several things that I almost couldn't find, but luckily, since the items I had coupons for were also on sale, there were endcaps with extra product.  Here were my best deals from trip number one:

• Grapes were on sale for $0.99/lb.  No coupon for that, of course, but you can't beat that price with a stick!
• Pop Secret Popcorn for $0.84/box ($0.28/bag)--Normally priced at $3.19/box, on sale for BOGO @ $3.19 (~$1.60/box), I had 3 coupons for $0.50 off 2 boxes which was tripled, resulting in the $0.84/box price!  That's a 73.7% savings per box!
• Krunchers Kettle Cooked Potato Chips for $0.25/bag ($0.026/oz)--Normally priced at $3.79/bag, they were on sale for $2.50/bag.  I had 2 coupons for $0.75 off 1 bag, which were tripled, which resulted in 2 bags for $0.25 each.  That's a 93.4% savings per bag!
• Fiber One Bars for $1.30/box--Normally priced at $3.69/box, on sale for $2.50/box.  I had 2 coupons for $0.40 off 1 box, which tripled, and resulted in the $1.30 per box.  That's a 64.8% savings per box!

Overall, I saved about 54% total on my groceries.  I had to buy some things like milk and butter that I didn't have coupons for, which brought the percentage down, but that's still not bad!

I went again today because there were a few deals I hadn't noticed on Thursday (and I also realized that I had forgotten my Honey Nut Cheerios coupon on Thursday and, thus, bought a box at almost full price---the horror!!!!---so I wanted to get my deal before the price went back up).  Of course, with the Harris Teeter being less than a mile from the apartment, and me not having a job until Tuesday, I still have the time to do this.  Starting next week, though, I'll have to make sure I do my research more thoroughly :)

• Honey Nut Cheerios (17oz box) for $0.75--Normally priced at $4.69, on sale for $3.00.  I had a coupon for $0.75 off 1 box (that I got by requesting a free sample of HN cheerios from General Mills) which was tripled, resulting in the $0.75/box price.  That's a savings of 84%!
• Mitchum deodorant for $0.74/stick--Normally priced at $3.99, on sale for $2.99.  I had 2 coupons for $0.75 off 1 stick, they were tripled, resulting in the $0.74/stick price.  That's a savings of 81.5%!
• Gain dish detergent for $0.49/bottle--Normally priced at $2.39, on sale for $1.99.  I had 2 $0.50 off 1 coupons, tripled, resulting in the $0.49/bottle price.  That's a savings of 79.5%!

All in all today, I saved a total of 79.2%!  Or, to spell it out, I paid about $3.75 for all of that, which is less than one of the sticks of deodorant on a regular day!  Granted, I've never tried Mitchum deodorant or Gain dish detergent, but since I'm not terribly brand-loyal in either of those categories, I figured it's worth a shot!  And if they don't work out, we can donate them.  I don't feel bad at all spending a few quarters to donate something.  :)

The only thing I wasn't able to find today were the toothbrushes I had coupons for.  Either they weren't in stock, or my store doesn't carry them.  But I did see something cute when I was in the toothbrush/toothpaste aisle...apparently the "Coupon Fairy" made a visit, and left a few coupons on the shelves.  They expire today, and I reckon the "fairy" wasn't going to use them, so she left them for others.  I checked them out, and didn't need them, so I left them there.  I hope someone who needs them finds them, cuz that was just sweet :)


ETA @ 12:12 ET--I should also note that I got some good deals on clothing this week, too!  I went shopping on Tuesday evening to get a shirt for my interview on Wednesday, and found 2 shirts that I liked on the sales rack at the store.  One was on sale for $25 and the other ended up only being $10 (even though the sticker said more, score!!) so I got 2 work shirts for less than $40.  (And we're talking about a name-brand store, not Wal-Mart or Target, which would normally be a shopping place for me, but I decided to give this store a shot to see if there were any good deals)


At the end of that transaction, they gave me a coupon for $25 off my next $50 purchase.  What?  Really?  Ok!  Since I got the job, I went back tonight and got 2 long-sleeved dress shirts (Charlotte will have a winter eventually) again for under $40.  The shirts were buy one, get one for $10, which brought the total to around $57, take off the $25 and that leaves us at $34 (after tax, that's why the math is off).  Totally awesome.  I'm a happy girl.  :)