Grocery Trips (Who Says Couponing Isn't Worth It?) REVISED

Here's the breakdown from my Schnuck's trip on Wednesday:

Shelf cost: $111.13 (total amount I would have paid had I bought everything for it's shelf cost)

Discount:   $27.59 (total amount of savings due to "sales")

Coupons:   $21.75 (total amount of coupons)

Out of Pocket: $61.79 (pre tax) 

SAVINGS:  44.4% 

Plus, I got a $5 Catalina to use on my next trip to Schnuck's!

My best buy here was probably the 8 roll Sparkle pack.  On sale for $4.99 plus I had a $.50 coupon!  That's only $.56 a roll for name brand paper towels!  WOOT!  And I have been completely out of paper towels since the weekend.  I was waiting for a "deal" to arrive before buying more! 

Breakdown of Country Mart trip on Wednesday:

Shelf cost: $62.29 (total amount I would have paid had I bought everything for it's shelf cost)

Discount:   $9.46 (total amount of savings due to "sales")
Coupons: $17.16 (total amount of coupons)
OOP:       $35.67 (pre tax)
SAVINGS: 42.74%

I also bought two 15 lbs bags of potatoes for $2.99 each that wouldn't fit into this picture! 

I shop at Country Mart on Wednesdays because this is the day they double coupons up to $.50; however, I didn't use any $.50 coupons, so I didn't double any.  And, I bought 10 boxes of Nabisco products toward my Nabisco $20 Mail In Rebate.  I still have to purchase 5 Capri Suns and 5 Mac n Cheese bowls to qualify, but I'm waiting for a coupon/sale combo to score these for cheapo like the 100 Calorie boxes were.  They were only $1.50 after sale/coupon!  I love these for my kids' school snacks, but NEVER buy them because they are TOO expensive.  These were definitely my best purchase at Country Mart considering I'll get $20 back in MIR!

ADDITION:  

 

Holy Crap!  Was I super excited after my Shop N Save trip this afternoon!  Here's the breakdown:

Shelf cost:              $78.65

Discounts:              $18.13

Manufacturer Qs:   $20.50

Q Thursday:           $10.00

OOP:  $30.02

That's a savings rate of 62%!

I think my best deal was the Wanchai Ferry dinner kits.  The SRP is $4.88, on sale for $3.50, Q for $1/1 for a total of $2.50.  

In case you're wondering why I bought so many...I shop for two houses.  Joe works in Chicago, so when I see an outrageous bargain I pick up as many as I can for him too.
So all-in-all, I had some amazing shopping trips this week!  My total savings for these three trips was

Shelf Cost: $252.07
OOP:         $127.48
TOTAL SAVINGS:  50.57%

Since my Pantry Challenge last month, this is the first major grocery trip since December!  I'd say I did pretty well!