Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Food Lion's MVP Big Deal Promotion Got Me $63 Worth Of Groceries For Only $24.40

Most of you won't be familiar with the grocery store Food Lion. Those of you who are, know that they are not the best store to get great deals on a regular basis. They do run some great sales here and there. This month they were running their big deal promotion. If you buy 10 participating items, you get $5 off your bill instantly at the register. Buy 20 items, get $10 off, buy 30 items, get $15 off. I did my best to buy only things we needed and as many things I could with matching coupons. I got everything in the pic below for $24.40. They are worth about a total of $63!


Here is the list of the items and quantities I bought:
1 box Frosted Flakes
1 box Special K
4 boxes Cheerios
12 Yoplait Greek yogurts
2 boxes Eggo Waffles
4 boxes Pillsbury Toaster Strudels
6 Single Rolls Brawny papaer towel

The retail price for these items are:
Frosted Flakes $3.29
Special K $3.29
Cheerios $3.89 (4 boxes) $15.56
Yoplait Greek 5/$5 (12) $12.00
Eggo Waffles $2.59 (2 boxes) $5.18
Toaster Strudel $2.59 (4 boxes) $10.36
Paper Towel $1.50 (6) $9.00

Total if I paid retail $59.38 + tax


The sale prices were:
Frosted Flakes $3.00
Special K $2.50
Cheerios $2.50 (4) $10.00
Yoplait Greek 5/$5 (12) $12.00
Eggo Waffles 2/$4 (2) $4
Toaster Strudel 2/$4 (4) $8.00
Paper Towel 10/$10 (6) $6.00

Total if I paid just sale prices $43.50 + tax

I had the following coupons:
$1 off 2 boxes of Kellogg's cereals (Frosted Flakes and Special K)
(2) $1 off 2 boxes of Cheerios
(6) 50 cent of 2 Yoplait Greek  (Food Lion doesn't double Q's either...booo)
(2) 50 cent off 2 boxes of Toaster Strudel

Total in coupons $7

So I can deduct the $7 in coupons and the $15 off instantly cause I bought 30 participating items. $22 off the $43.50 sale prices before tax
Total $21.50 + tax = $24.40

Now in the coupon world, that makes each item about 82 cents!!!!!

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