My whirlwind tour of my favorite stores was so long, I broke the report into two posts.  I’ve already been to Sonic, Ihop, CVS, Academy Sports, Mrs. Baird’s, and Taco Bell – but I’m not through yet.

The big freebie score was at United.  I had hoped to only get free items when I was there just for the shock factor of the checker – I enjoy my shopping :) – but there was a long list of other things to get.  To spare you the minutiae I’ll highlight just the freebies and exceptional deals:
4 Nesquick 16oz. bottles, $1.39 each, 2 B1G1 coupons
2 cups of Yoplait yogurt, $.59 each, 2 FREE coupons
2 boxes of Jose Ole taquitos, $4.99 each, 2 $2.50/1 coupons
1 box of New York garlic toast, $3.49, FREE coupon
4 bottles of Excedrin, $2.99 (2), $3.19, and $4.29 each 3 FREE coupons and 1 $3.50/1 coupon
1 box of Hefty kitchen trash bags, $4.69, FREE coupon
1 box of Kashi Go Lean Crisp cereal, $3.99, $3/1 coupon
2 12pks of Coke Zero, $3.67 each, 2 FREE coupons
2 Renuzit cones, $1.07 each, 2 $1/1 coupons
1 bag of Planters Flavor Grove almonds, $3.49, FREE coupon
1 bag of Snyder’s pretzels, $2.99, FREE coupon
3 boxes of Lance cracker sandwich snack packs, $2.55 each, 3 FREE coupons
2 64oz bottles of Welch’s grape juice, $2.50 each, 2 $1/1 coupons
1 box of Glad pint storage bags, $2.09, $2/1 coupon
10 bottles of Fuze tea, $1 each, gym bag FREE with purchase
2 packages of Oscar Mayer Carving Board roast beef, $3.49 each, 2 $2.50/1 coupons
2 tubs of Philadelphia Cooking Cremes, $2.49 each, 2 $1.50/1 coupons
5 packages of Bar S hot dogs, $.99 each, $5 voucher
1 11″ non-stick grill pan, $89.99, FREE with bonus stickers*
1 11″ 4qt non-stick saute pan with lid, $99.99, FREE with bonus stickers
$26.59 for this list, $230.35 for the whole bill (164 items in all)
* Since November 3 United has given stickers for each $10 purchased – BEFORE coupons.  I had 253 stickers going in and spent 240 on the 2 pans.  The promotion ends March 15 and I hope to score at least one more pan.

Petsmart:
4 tubs of Beneful dog food, $1.60 each, B4G2 coupon
1 scoop for dry dog food, $1.99
4 Greenies single large treats, $2.49 each, 2 B1G1 coupons
2 Purina One dog food cans, $1.25 each
1 bag of Beggin’ Strips treats, $3
1 Jumbone treat, $3, FREE with Beggin’ Strips purchase
1 bag of Pedigree Good Bites treats, $3, $2/1 coupon
1 bag of Busy Bone treats, $3.33, $2/1 coupon
$25.99

Papa Murphy’s – there’s another story here for another day
2 family-size pizzas, $13.99 each
1 tub of cookie dough, $3.99, FREE code from receipt survey
$10 gift card for which I paid $5 through Plum District**
$22.98

Another receipt survey, this time for a Subway cookie: $0

On the way to town I happened to get a text from Carl’s Jr. for a FREE spicy chicken sandwich, no purchase required, so I stopped on the way out to get one for Chris: $0

Back at home: Dollar General:
2 refill packages of Purex 3in1 sheets, $4 each, $1/2 coupon
4 boxes of Gain softener sheets, $2 each, 4 $3/1 coupons
I tried to tell the cashier that she’d have to adjust the Gain coupons, but she took it upon herself to scan them as is, and the register accepted $3 off for each one: $3 total

12 stops, half a ton of groceries, 3 meals, total cost as rung $903.98.  After coupons I paid $354.99, a savings of 60.73%.

Stay tuned: there’s another shopping tour coming up soon.

**Plum District is a daily deals site.  If you sign up through links on this page I get a bonus if you make your first purchase within 7 days – and so do you!