Safeway 5/12-5/18

AWESOME Deals at Safeway this week!! I looked at http://www.frugallivingnw.com/ and found several things I was interested in. Headed to the store to snag great deals BUT there were some things that weren't as cheap as listed on the blog. Since I brought my Excel calculations with me I knew what prices to expect to be paying and avoided some purchases I had originally planned on making. Here's what I did today:
(See http://www.frugallivingnw.com/ for the cereal coupon links)

BUY 4, SAVE $4 PROMO
Receive $4 savings for every 4 items you buy. If you buy 5 items, only $4 savings. Savings comes off of the purchase price directly.

TRANSACTION #1 & 2 (Just combined to avoid the confusion of coupon removals by cashier and missed merchandise):
$6.00   ($2 each) Frosted Mini Wheats Bite Size  (3)
$1.50   Frosted Flakes (1)
$4.00   Frosted Cheerios (2)
$3.00   Golden Grahams (2)
SUBTOTAL: $14.50
-1.50/2 mf coupon
-1.00/2 mf coupon
-1.00/2 mf coupon
-1.00/2 mf coupon
-$2 double coupons
TOTAL: $8.00 for 8 boxes + (2) $3 CATS printed!!! (To get the 2 CATS you have to do every 4 boxes in separate transactions)
FINAL COST: $2 for 8 boxes of cereal... .25/each!

TRANSACTION #3:

$1.50  Honey Smacks
$1.50  Apple Jacks
$1.50  Cocoa Krispies
$1.50  Fruit Loops
$1.00  Wacky Mac Pasta
$4.99  Star Extra Light Olive Oil
SUBTOTAL: $11.99
-$1.00/2 any Kelloggs Cereals mf coupon
-$1.00/2 any Kelloggs Cereals mf coupon
-$.50 off Wacky Mac Pasta mf coupon
-$2.00 Star Olive Oil Hang Tag from previous olive oil purchase
-$2.00 DOUBLES
TOTAL: $5.49 after coupons and doubles + $3 CAT

FINAL COST: $2.49 for 4 boxes cereal, 1 pkg noodles, 1 bottle olive oil!!

TRANSACTION #4:
Buy 2 Classico Pasta Sauces, Get 2 boxes Safeway Pasta free!
$8 (4) Classico Pasta Sauces + (4) Safeway Pastas
$13.98 (2) Scrubbing Bubbles Extend Power Sprayer
$3.50 (1) Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer Refill
SUBTOTAL: $25.48
-$1.50/2 Classico Pasta Sauces mf coupon (NLA)
-$1.00/2 Classico Pasta Sauces mf coupon
-$3.99 Buy One Sprayer, Get Refill free mf coupon
-$5.00 Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer mf coupon 4/11 SS
-$5.00 Scrubbing Bubbles Power Sprayer mf coupon 4/11 SS
-$2.00 DOUBLES
TOTAL: $6.99 after coupons & doubles + $3 CAT for sprayer + $1 for refill

FINAL COST: $2.99!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In summary, I bought 12 boxes of cereal, 4 boxes of pasta, 1 bag of pasta, 4 jars of pasta sauce, 2 bathroom cleaner, 1 bathroom cleaner refill, and 1 bottle of olive oil for $7.48. In other words, the cost of A BOTTLE OF OLIVE OIL alone! 30 CENTS PER ITEM!!!!! Seriously, RUN to Safeway this week!