Penny Experiment 1 | Donated $245, spent $3

by Lynn on March 17, 2010

Yesterday I told you about my participation in the Penny Experiment.  Here are the results of my first few shopping trips and delivery to the local food pantry.

I know you all remember my BIG Hunts catsup and Kraft cheese runs at Shaws last week.

14 Hunts Catsup (25.06) $11.06
- $1/3 Hunts
final = $10.06, get $10 cat = $0.06!!

I did this one twice and then this one…

13 Hunts Ketchup (25.87) $10.27, get $10 catalina = $0.27!!

NOW I kept (11) some for friends and family, but 30 Hunts catsup went to the food pantry (59.70) net $0.30!

THE CHEESE was awesome!  Now I did purchase some coupons online (paying for the service, not the coupon) because this deal was just TOOO GOOD!  I got a ton for myself, but here is what I got for the food pantry -


8 Kraft Shredded Cheese (30.32) $15.92
- $4 using (4) $1/2 Kraft blinkies
- $1 Stop & Shop dollar doubler
final = $10.92, get $10 cat = $0.92

8 Kraft Shredded Cheese (30.32) 15.92
- $4 using (4) $1/2 kraft blinkies
final = 11.92, get $10 cat = $1.92

8 Kraft Shredded Cheese (30.32) $15.92
- $4 using (4) $1/2 Kraft blinkies
- $2 using (2) Stop & Shop doublers
final = $9.92, get $10 cat = $0.08 moneymaker

For the food pantry – 24 Kraft Shredded Cheese (90.96) net $2.76

This run was taking advantage of Shaws P&G Buy $30, get $10 catalina and CHILL Buy 10, get $10 last week

4 Oscar Mayer Bologna ($4.49 psp = 17.96) $7.96
2 Pantene Shampoo/Conditioner (8.18) 5.98
1 Pantene styler (4.29) $2.99
total = (30.43) 16.93
- $2 using (2) $1/2 Oscar Mayer
- $3/2 Pantene
- $1/1 Pantene styler
final = $10.93, get $10 cat = $0.93!!
I held onto the shampoo, so for the food panrty – 4 Oscar Mayer Bologna (17.96)FREE

10 Jose Ole Chimichangas $9.90, get $10 cat = $0.10 moneymaker!! – we tried 2 of them, so 8 Chimichangas (7.92) FREE to the food pantry.

Finally is yesterdays haul from Roche Bros. They were having double dollar coupons on Tuesday.  I was lucky enough to have gotten a bunch of extra inserts from a convenience store the week of 2/7.  I actually got up at 5am to get them and was wondering why I had bothered as nothing great had come of them yet – UNTIL NOW!  I had 15 coupons!!

Cains Mayo (4.59) $1.99
$1/1 Cains mayonnaise 30 oz. or any jar, exp. 4-10-10 (SS 2/07/10)
final = FREE on Tuesday when coupon doubles!

There was 5 doubles per person, so I went to 2 stores and enlisted the help of my sister in law.

See, it really was ZERO!!  So 15 Cains Mayo (68.85) FREE
So have you ever been to your local food pantry, do you even know where it is??
This is my local food pantry – I will have more pictures next week – IT WAS POURING out and everyone was fleeing so I could not get many shots.  They were VERY happy to get all the food and I am actually attending their monthly meeting tonight to talk about coupon training for the volunteers and the patrons.
THIS WEEKS DONATION: $245.39
SPENT: $3.06
SAVINGS: 98.8%
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