Saturday, June 11, 2011

Albertsons: Buying $100 in Gas Cards Helped Me Save 94% on Groceries!




By prepaying my gas by purchasing $100 in Gift Cards at Albertson's, I was able to save 94% on my groceries! 


in Southern California....
....where we don't have doubles...  (I'm so excited about this :)


I would have spent that $100 in gas either way...why not get a $20 Catalina that I can apply towards my grocery bill? So that's what I did.

My first transaction
(2) $50.00 Arco Gas Gift Cards x 2 = $100.00
no coupons
Total OOP $100.00
And I received a $20 Catalina on my next purchase!

Next Transaction:
(2) Diet Cokes 20oz bottles $1.69 x 2 = $3.38
I used (2) $1.00 off Facebook coupons (no longer available)
Total paid $1.38 or $0.69 each!

(2) Mars Single Candy Bars $0.69 x 2 = $1.38
no coupons
Total paid FREE (Albertson's promotion Buy 2 Cokes, Get 2 Mars Candy FREE!)

(1) Albertsons 2% Milk $1.79
no coupons

(1) Minute Maid Cherry Limeade $1.00
no coupons

(1) CoolJuice $2.49
I used FREE coupon from mfr
Total paid FREE!

(5) Oscar Mayer Lunchables with Fruit $2.79 x 5 = $13.95
I used (5) $1.00 off  Oscar Mayer Lunchables with Fruit coupons
I received $5.00 off for buying 5 Oscar Mayer products
Total paid $3.95 or $0.79 each!

(2) Oscar Mayer Beef Franks $3.99 x 2 = $7.98
I used (1) $1.00/2 Oscar Mayer Franks coupon
Total paid $6.98

(2) Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon $2.99 x 2 = $5.98
I used (1) $1.00/2 Turkey Bacon
Total paid $4.98!

(2) Oscar Mayer DeliFresh Luncheon Meat $3.99 x 2 = $7.98
I used (1) $1.00/2 Oscar Mayer DeliFresh Coupons
Total paid $6.98
*******here I received another $5 off for buying 5 Oscar Mayer items******

2.32 lbs of Bananas @ $0.79/lb = $1.83
no coupons

1.08 lbs of carrots @ $0.59./lb = $0.64
no coupons

1.08 lbs Red Onion @ $1.29/lb = $1.39
no coupon

(1) Celery Hearts $1.99
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Total product $51.78
I used $12.49 in mfr coupons
Albertson's special offers = $11.38
I used $5/$25 Albertson's Email Coupon
I used $20.00 Catalina for purchasing Gift Cards
Total OOP $2.91!

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