{"id":56,"date":"2012-05-01T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-01T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frugalchicks.nwlens.com\/?p=56"},"modified":"2012-05-01T15:26:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-01T15:26:00","slug":"our-food-bank-shopping-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frugalchicks.nwlens.com\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Our Food Bank Shopping Trip"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n<\/a> Being volunteer shoppers for the White Center Food Bank can be a daunting task sometimes, especially for couponers like us.\u00a0 The Kiwanis Club of White Center donated $400 to be used in the 2012 15th Annual $1 Million Dollar Giveaway to Fight Hunger.\u00a0 <\/span>Created by Alan Shawn Feinstein, <\/span>a nationally known philanthropist and humanitarian and <\/span>founder of the Feinstein Foundation<\/a>, this challenge divides up one million dollars among participating hunger fighting agencies March 1st through April 30th, 2012.\u00a0 Based on the weight of the donations, last year the White Center Food Bank received $933.35.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

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We wanted to get the most we could for the $400 so Suzanne and I and my daughter Kelly set off for Winco.\u00a0 First we went up and down every aisle to see what was on sale – Winco doesn’t publish weekly sales fliers so you don’t know what’s on sale until you get there.\u00a0 Kelly had her i-phone so she logged onto www.couponmom.com<\/a> to use the coupon database to see if there were coupons available to match up with the sale items.\u00a0 We made a huge list and then went to the nearest McDonald’s and set up shop (and had lunch).\u00a0 <\/span><\/div>\n
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We brought all of our coupon bins in and started clipping.\u00a0 A few people asked us what on earth we were doing and if we were extreme couponers!\u00a0 Once we had all of our coupons clipped and organized, we headed back to Winco.\u00a0 We grabbed two carts and filled them to the brim.\u00a0 Here’s what we got:<\/span><\/div>\n

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10 Totino’s Pizzas<\/span><\/div>\n
9 Yoplait 4pks of yogurts<\/span><\/div>\n
10 Lawry’s marinades<\/span><\/div>\n
57 Tuna Helpers<\/span><\/div>\n
9 Stove Top Stuffings<\/span><\/div>\n
32 cans of chili<\/span><\/div>\n
18 cans of pineapple<\/span><\/div>\n
8 kielbasas<\/span><\/div>\n
16 boxes of Jello<\/span><\/div>\n
24 Pillsbury pizza crusts<\/span><\/div>\n
99 cans of Progresso soup<\/span><\/div>\n
20 Yakisobas<\/span><\/div>\n
11 jars of pickles<\/span><\/div>\n
15 cans of tuna<\/span><\/div>\n
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We spent $341.76 and saved $143.66.\u00a0 We were a little disappointed in the savings, until we priced out the exact same items at Safeway just to see what we would have spent at another grocery store.\u00a0 If we had bought the same items at Safeway and used the exact same coupons, we would have spent $655.37!\u00a0 By shopping at Winco we saved $313.61 over Safeway.<\/span><\/div>\n
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\nSuzanne spent the remainder of the money on 10 bags of chicken at .69\/lb and 30 Ken’s salad dressings at Safeway just yesterday.\u00a0 She spent $48 and saved $153.<\/span><\/p>\n

Check out the post on the White Center Foodbank’s facebook page<\/a> about our shopping trip! <\/span>\n<\/div>\n


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