What I'm Buying - Smith's 1/31

I managed to squeeze in a trip to Smith's earlier this week. They are having another Mega Event - buy 10 participating items and save $5 instantly. Because it was a Tuesday, there were a few things on my list that were out of stock. Here's what I was able to find in stock though:


(1) Mountain Dairy whole milk, on sale 2.49
(4) Johnson's baby shampoo, on sale 2.99 (2.49 after promo, 1.49 after coupon)
(22) Pepperidge Farms goldfish crackers, on sale 1.49 (.99 after promo)
(4) Post Fruity Pebbles cereal, on sale 2.49 (1.99 after promo)
(4) Post Cocoa Pebbles cereal, on sale 2.49 (1.99 after promo)
(8) Post Honey Bunches of Oats cereal, on sale 2.49 (1.99 after promo)
(1) Ragu spaghetti sauce, on sale 1.62 (1.12 after promo, .57 after coupon)
(1) Ragu alfredo sauce, on sale 1.62 (1.12 after promo, .57 after coupon)
(4) Armor turkey meatballs, on sale 1.99 (1.49 after promo, .99 after coupon)
(4) BumbleBee chicken salad kits, on sale 1.49 (.99 after promo)
(8) SunnyD, on sale 1.49 (.99 after promo, .72 after coupon)
(6) Snow chopped clams, on sale 1.00

I used (4) 1.00/1 coupons for the baby shampoo [see SS-1/8], (4) .55/2 coupons for the SunnyD [see SS-1/8], (2) .50/1 coupons for the Ragu sauces [see RP-1/29] and (2) 1.00/2 printable coupons for the meatballs [see GroupA at GrocerySmarts].

Total: $86.10

Not too long ago I would have been able to get all of this for about $50ish, so I am definitely noticing and feeling the raising food costs...and the lower coupon values with shorter expiration periods...guess it is just a sign of the times.