Quick recap of my super double coupons week last week at Meijer. My goal was $1000 of groceries for no money, and I am sorry to report that I failed on both counts. Still, I had a pretty good week, with $871.16 of groceries for $2.54. I was negative for most of the week, but I messed up a couple of things on Saturday that caused me to pay for some stuff. All in all a good week. What I bought can be broken down in a few categories:

Stuff I had to buy with no coupons ($23.92):

• 1 dozen eggs
• .71 lb tomatoes
• 1 lb strawberries
• 1.96 lb peaches
• 1 bottle of astringent
• 4 gallons of milk
• Also $10.44 of sales tax

Stuff I had coupons for, but still had to pay a bit for ($10.80)

• 9 Nexcare bandages
• 8 boxes of Huggies wipes
• 6 boxes of Tyson chicken nuggets
• 9 Crest Toothpaste

Stuff I got for free (not including tax)

• 40 cans of Red Gold Tomatoes
• 20 Scrubbing Bubbles cleaner
• 19 Fantastik Cleaner (this should have been 20 – I might have miscounted)
• 13 Dannon 4-packs of yogurt
• 12 Mott’s applesauce
• 11 Ban Deodorant
• 8 Bisquick 96 oz
• 8 Cinnamon Toast Crunch
• 8 Golden Grahams
• 4 Aunt Jemima French Toast
• 4 Cheerios
• 4 Lucky Charms
• 2 Ken’s Ranch Salad Dressing
• 2 Nature Valley Granola Bar
• 2 Pillsbury Strudel
• 1 Bic Shaver 4-pack

Stuff I got paid to take (-$32.18):

• 10 Open Pit BBQ Sauce (made $4.85)
• 12 Sargento Bistro Cheese ($3.96)
• 10 Chi-Chi’s Fiesta Dips ($3.55)
• 10 Krusteaz Low Carb Brownie mix ($3.31) – these are not very good
• 5 Choice Protein bar 4-pack ($3.05)
• 4 Colgate Toothbrushes ($2.13)
• 4 Speed Stick 24/7 deodorant ($2.04)
• 8 Peanut Butter Crunch Cereal ($2.00)
• 10 Land O Lakes Spread ($1.55)
• 40 Martha White Pizza Crust ($1.48)
• 30 Suave Conditioner ($1.40)
• 20 Old El Paso Dinner Kits ($1.11)
• 20 Suave Shampoo ($0.75)
• 1 Revlon Nail Clipper ($0.51)
• 1 Cascade Dish Detergent ($0.21)
• 19 Purell Hand Sanitizer ($0.19)
• 2 White Rain Shampoo ($0.08)
• 1 Mt. Olive Peppers ($0.01)