My trip to Hilander

WARNING: This is a LONG post . . . but I wanted to post in detail so you can see what good deals can be gotten at Hilander's Mega Deal Event! Apparently it's going on next week too, and often the same deals repeat: so check it out and see what available!

Went to Hilander today to take advantage of the Mega deals going on (buy 10 items, get $5.00 off your total). I went through the self-checkout line because I wanted to do my 5 separate transactions and not have people waiting in line behind me. The help guy at the self-checkout was so nice - even went and got me a cart to transfer my purchases to. I would scan my 10 items, hand him the coupons, pay, and go on to the next transaction.

Well, here are my spoils of the day. Please note that instead of taking the $5.00 off the total, I am taking $0.50 off each of the 10 items to reflect what the actual price per item is.

First transaction: No coupons used.
- Ricola Cough Drops (x2) - $0.50 ea
- Del Monte canned tomatoes (x4)- $0.50 ea
- Scotch Brite spunge - $0.50
- Land-O-Lakes spreadable butter - $0.99
- Zesta saltine crackers (Keebler brand) - $0.99
- Heinz Ketchup 36oz - $1.49
Total OOP (including tax) - $7.07
(there were coupons for Ricola in 10/11SS and for Scotch Brite in 9/20RP but I didn't have them)


Second transaction: One coupon
Armour meatballs (x2) - $1.99 ea
Tombstone pizza (x2) - $1.99 ea
Lays (x2) - $1.78 ea
Fritos (x2) - $1.49
Ore Ida fries (x2) - $1.99 ea ($1.26 ea after $1.50/2 coupon from 9/27 SS)
Total OOP (incl. tax): $17.16


Third transaction: Six coupons
- Pepperidge Farm Natural Pretzel thins - $1.99 ($0.99 after $1 printable coupon - no longer available)
- Pepperidge Farm Sesame Snack Sticks - $1.99 ($0.99 after $1 printable coupon)
- Pepperidge Farm cookies - $1.99 ($0.99 after doubled $0.55 coupon from 9/27 SS)
- Welch's Grape Juice - $2.49 ($1.49 after $1.00 printable coupon here or here in Safari)
- Kleenex aloe and ultra soft (x6) - $0.99 ($0.66 after 2 doubled $0.50/3 coupons from 11/01 SS or here)
Total OOP (incl. tax): $9.01


Fourth transaction: Nine coupons
- Kraft Natural Mozzarella Cheese 16oz - $2.49 ($1.74 after $1.50/2lb any cheese coupon here)
- Kraft Natural Sharp Cheddar 16oz - $2.49 ($1.74 after above coupon)
- Chex Mix (x2) - $1.49 ea ($0.49 ea after doubled $0.50 coupon here, here, or from recent inserts)
- DanActive 4pk - $1.49 ($0.49 after $1.00 coupon from recent insert)
- Activia 4pk - $1.49 ($0.49 after $1.00 coupon from recent insert)
- Yo-Plus 4pk - $1.49 ($0.49 after $1.00 coupon from recent insert)
- Danimal Crush Cups 4pk - $1.49 ($0.49 after $1.00 coupon from recent insert)
- Nestle Chocolate Chips - $1.99 ($0.99 after doubled $0.50 from recent insert)
- Pillsbury Simply refrigerated cookie dough - $1.99 ($0.99 after $1.00 coupon from recent insert, or a better deal for you: a double $0.55 coupon from recent insert or here)
Total OOP (incl. tax): $8.56


Fifth Transaction: Ten coupons
- Chex Mix - ($0.49 ea after doubled $0.50 coupon here, here, or from recent inserts)
- Snuggle fabric softener - $2.99 (more than FREE after $3.00 coupon from 10/04RP)
- Bumble Bee Tuna pouches (x3) - $0.49 ($1.52 overage after 2 $1.00 printable coupons from ?? and one double $0.55 coupon from recent insert - only doubled to $0.99 retail price)
- Land-O-Lake spreadable butter - $0.99 (FREE after doubled $0.55 printable coupon here or $0.19 after doubled $0.40 coupon from recent insert)
- Keebler Fudge Shop Cookies (x2) - $0.99 ea (FREE after two $1.00 printable coupons from a LONG time ago)
- Betty Crocker boxed potatoes - $0.99 ea ($0.19 after doubled $0.40 coupon from recent insert, and $0.49 after double $0.25 coupon from recent insert) Total OOP (incl. tax): $0.15 (the total was actually $-0.19 + $0.34 tax)

So the total for all of the 50 above items was $41.95! Not too shabby! If I had just bought the items without coupons or the mega event (so still shopping sales), my total would have been around $95.00 (hard to figure out the exact amount with tax). If I had shopped retail price, no sales, I would have spent over $145.00!

One more note (as if this isn't long enough): I think if I'm going to post grocery deals, I better switch my grocery day to Thursday instead of Tuesday. Posting deals on Tuesday night when the sale ends on Wednesdays is a bit of short notice for you the readers! Better go rework my weekly schedule!