Today Erica came over and we braced the terrible weather to do some quick shopping. There was a great sale on pasta and I also needed to get some other foods as well, such as pumpkins, milk and cheese.

We hit the first store, Food Basics, and loaded up on pasta – only to be told the limit was 6. Yes sir, I know the limit is 6, but I have 2 different brands of pasta. It should be limit 6 per brand, it doesn’t state otherwise in the flyer. He looks at me as if I have three heads and says sorry. Yes, I’m sorry too. Sorry you are SO ANNOYING AND LAME. So. Erica gets 6, I get 6 – and then we go back through the store and to another cashier and we get more pasta. Ha. I win!

We stop at No Frills on the way home to pick up some of their sale items, including hamburger buns, yogurt, and 4 pounds of apples. On our way back to the car we see a sexy Escalade (my dream car – okay fine, SUV) and I just about fall over at the sight of it. It’s so pretty, I want one! Should we steal it? Come on, it’ll be fun! I promise I’ll give it back! Okay.. I can’t promise that. But come on, let’s DO IT! Yeah well, apparently this sexy vehicle has a not so sexy man in it and he is blocking traffic. His beautiful, massive SUV has the emergency lights on and he is just sitting in it. BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I mean yeah, we could drive around him, no big deal – but we shouldn’t have to. He was pretty much stopped in the middle of the parking lot. FIND A PARKING SPACE, THAT’S WHAT THEY’RE THERE FOR! Idiot.

Anywho, back to my fantabulous shopping. Here’s how everything came to be:

Food Basics:
11x Primo Pasta @ .88 each = $9.68 – 11/$1.00 coupons = +$1.32 (saved = $20.57)
8x Catelli Smart Pasta @ .88 each = $7.04 – 8/.75 coupons = $1.04 (saved = $13.28)
1x Natrel Milk @ $4.97 – 2/$2.00 coupons (stackable) = .97 (saved = $4.00)

Total Paid = .69
Total Saved = $37.85

No Frills:
1x Activia @ $3.95 – $3.00 coupon = .95 (saved = $3.00)

Total Paid = .95
Total Saved = $3.00

GRAND TOTAL PAID = $1.64
GRAND TOTAL SAVED = $39.85