It's true. In October I began using The Grocery Game to help me shop and save some money. It is now an all-out addiction. I don't even wait for The List on Sundays... I'm scouring the ads on Wednesday and comparing my coupons to see what matches up. I have about 9 envelopes in ABC order, each full of coupons. I buy 2 papers on Sunday to get all the coupons, and some doubles, and the store coupons so I can save some cash.
Case(s) in point(s):
The week of August 12, Albertsons had Kelloggs items on sale. Each item was $2. Also, when you bought 10 items, you got $5 off. So, spend $20, get $5 off. Then I had coupons for each item. Since my receipt doesn't title the coupons, I'm guessing about $5 in coupons. So I'm down to spending $10. I'm sending in a rebate for $10 off the Kelloggs items. Total spent: $0. Shopping trip: (includes a $10 register check, bag refunds, four "buy 3 get $2.50 off" and other coupons.) Total savings: $87.40. Total spent: $36.60.
Today I ran in for their 3-day-only sale. Five more boxes cereal (insert embarassed face here), 8 bottles of juice, 2# of butter, 5# of ground beef, 1# of cheese, 2 boxes of PopTarts and 2 gallons of milk. Oh, and Oreos (they were only $1.50!) I spent $28.49 after a savings of $67.55. I even take my own bags so I get 5c back for each one used.
Pictures were taken on Tuesday.
This is dinner stuff. The veggies are all the way to the back. Libby's was 20/$10 and get $3 off. The dark red canning jars are nectarine jelly/jam Paul made this weekend
Our wardrobe in the back room now holds the cereal. 13 boxes/bags. Average cost each: $1.50 
Bathroom/kitchen stuff. About 6 tubes of toothpaste. that many brushes, 4 dish soap, and enough shampoo/conditioner to last the rest of the year. Also 8ish deoderant. What you don't see is what's under my bathroom sink: 5 boxes of hair color, more brushes and paste.
I have about 5 laundry detergents, 4 dishwasher detergents, 2 spray n wash, 50 rolls of TP and 2 dozen paper towel rolls.
The freezer is also full. We won't be going hungry, and "Please Lord, don't let the freezer go belly up!"
If you are curious, go to www.thegrocerygame.com and get a 4-week trial for only $1. If you decide to stick with it, it's $5 every month. They give you a detailed list of what's on sale, clearance items not in the ads, and how to shop for rebates. They also tell you when the coupons came out and from whom (SmartSource or Valassis, e.g.) I usually save 50% each trip. I get Pampers diapers for $.13 each! And, if you do sign up, use larisas @charter .net so I can get referral credit. ;o)
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