Anatomy of a Grocery Trip

This is a sample of my grocery trip from this morning.

1 dozen large eggs-regularly $1.29, on sale for .99
Hefty Easy Grip cups, needed for rebate-regularly $2.39, on sale for $1.50

• $2.00 off Hefty product WYB 2 Toasteds crackers.

Brownberry Bread-regularly $3.49, on sale for 1.98 (what? need to go back and get more)
Kraft Cheese, 10 various 8 oz packages-regularly $2.49 each, on sale 3/$5

• $5.00 off, used 5 $1/2 coupons

2 Old Wisconsin Turkey meat sticks-regularly $12.99, on sale 9.99
2 Jell-O Pudding-regularly .89, on sale 2/$1
Honey Graham Crackers-regularly $3.29, on sale 2.47
2 Pilsbury Sugar Cookies-regularly (I don't know, don't buy), on sale 2/$5

• $1.50 off 2 coupon

2 Keebler Club Sticks-regularly $2.99, on sale 1.97

• $1 off 2 coupon

2 cream cheese-regularly (not sure) 1.19 each
1 garden veggie FF cream cheese-1.89

• $1 off 3 coupon

Geisha Crab Meat $2.19
Geisha Shrimp $2.19 (these weren't on sale, but I needed for a party dip)
Shrimp sauce $1.19
2 Mission Multigrain tortillas $2.79 (not on sale, but the only kind we use)
2 Toasteds-regularly $2.99, 1.79 each
2 Popcorn seasonings, needed for rebate-2.59 each
2 chicken broth-regularly $1.09, .59 each
8 Del Monte (various, in fruit juice) regularly $1.39 each, 1.18 each

• $1 off 8 Del Monte coupon

Applesauce-not on sale $2.29 each
2 prunes (kids love them)-$1.99 each

• $1 off 2 Sunsweet coupon

Hilshire Farms Turkey-$3.29

• .35 off 1 coupon
• $1.00 off lunchmeat WYB 2 Toasted crackers

Clementines-regularly $7.99, on sale 5.99
Milk, gallon-$2.59
Whole spiral ham $1.88/lb (don't know regular price, but this is low) $17.90 (2,99/lb @Hyvee, so $28.46)

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Total before sales and coupons=$153.61
Total before coupons=$121.58
Total after coupons=$107.53

30% savings, also $10 worth of rebates from the cups and popcorn.

A lot of these products are not ones we normally buy, but we are making snacks for a party this weekend and taking items for Thanksgiving dinner. The cheese, being on sale and with the coupons about to expire, can be frozen and saved for later. The canned fruit is another item that I am stockpiling for later.

I know that a lot of people use store brands, and I am willing to do that for many products. Fastco makes good cheese, but if I can get Kraft cheaper, I will. There are some products that I spend more money for because they are a healthier option. The Del Monte fruit is a good example, as many canned fruits are in heavy syrup (or light syrup with artificial sweeteners). This brand is packaged in 100% fruit juice, so is a better choice for us. I also have a limited choice of breads, because I don't buy bread made with HFCS, and I prefer multi-grain.