Stop & Shop Cereal Deal too hot to pass up!

Stop&Shop has a pretty exciting cereal deal going on this week. When you buy 4 boxes of Kelloggs cereal (any size, not to-go cups), you get $6 instant savings and you get a $4 coupon for a gallon of milk on your next purchase!.

Not only do they have this phenom cereal deal, but they also have three $1 Doubler coupons on the front page of their weekly circular. You'll only find these doubler coupons in the circular that is delivered to your house- not on the ads at the entrance to Stop&Shop.

If you've read any of my previous blog entries, you should know that the majority of grocery stores will double manufacturers coupons up to .99 cents. If you have a .75 cent coupon, you will get $1.50 off that item. The only time they do not double is if the coupon explicitly states "Do Not Double" (most Couponers will abbreviate this DND). Also, it's wise to check the store's coupon policy prior to shopping (ShopRite will only double 4-like coupons per/person/day).

What about $1.00 Coupons? While normally a $1 coupon seems great.. they never double, so when Stop&Shop advertise special additional coupons that will DOUBLE $1.00 Coupons, it's an early Christmas present! I figured I would use my $1 Doublers to help score an even better deal on my cereal purchase. (Note: you must spend $15 before coupons in order to use all 3 $1 Doublers in a transaction)

Here is what I did:

Special K w/ red berries $3.99

Special K w/ blue berries $3.99

Raisin Bran $3.39

Raisin Bran $3.39

=14.76 before any discounts

Coupons:

(1) $1/2 Boxes of Special K - **Used my $1 Doubler**

(2) $.70/1 Box of Raisin Bran - Regularly Doubles

Coupon Discount: $4.80

Instant Savings: $6.00

Out of Pocket Cost for 4 boxes of Cereal: $3.96 + $4.00 Coupon for 1 Gallon of Milk!

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I took further advantage of my other two Doublers and additional sales and coupons.

My entire bill should have been $83.27

After Sales/Coupons/Doublers I saved: $48.66

Out of Pocket Cost: $34.61 That's a savings of 58.4%

What did I buy?

(5) Bottles of Honest Tea Iced Tea - FREE ($1 each, (5) $1 off coupons)

(4) Bottles of French's Mustard - FREE (2/$3, (4)$0.75/1 Coupon doubles)

(2) Pints of Blackberries - BOGO $3.99 each..technically with BOGO 2/$4

(1) Dole Pineapple - $2.99

1lb Beef Sirloin for Stirfry - $4.04

(2) Bags Sargento Shredded Cheese -$2.99 each, used $0.75/1 doubles -OOP-$1.50 each

(1) Pillsbury Cookie Dough - $1.79, used $0.55/1 doubles

(2) Loaves Fiber One Bread - $1.99, used (2) $0.55/1 doubles.. sweet $0.89 cents/loaf!!

1 lb Boars Head OverGold Turkey Breast - $9.35 (on sale)

1 lb Land O Lakes American Cheese - $5.29 (on sale), used $1.00/1lb coupon, $1 Doubler

(1) Bag Dole Salad Blends $2.99 - $1.00 Stop&Shop Coupon

+ Cereals from above!

The moral of this grocery store tale; you can save money on anything... I had cereals, processed foods, deli meat, fresh produce and fresh meat within my grocery cart! Pair up the items that are On Sale in your weekly circular with coupons that you clip and you'll be amazed with how much you will save food.