My first REAL couponing excursion

Well, I recently had my first REAL "extreme couponing" excursion.This past Saturday was my day to go grocery shopping, so regular groceries were included, not just the things I could get screamin' good deals on. I went to 6 different stores, and while some would say that the gas, and the time weren't worth it, I couldn't find those deals at my regular stores, so yes, I thought it was worth it. So. I spent a few hours, more that I would personally have liked, but as I said... worth it. So first of all, my total that I spent was $91 and change. The amount I saved was $59 and change. So $150 worth of groceries for $90. Not too shabby. Not nearly so good as $4 a week for groceries, but hey, I need to build up a stockpile first. So, here are the stores I went to, and the deals I got there.

Walgreens:
-Coglate Max Fresh Toothpaste (pd $2.25)
$0.75 Mfr coupon
got a $2 register reward (RR) 

-3 boxes of Kleenex (pd $0.05)
$0.50/3 Mfr coupon
$2 RR
ended up spending a total of  $2.30 on all 4 of those

Maceys:
-2 Yoplait Smoothies (pd $1 ea)
$1/2 In ad coupon
2 $1 Mfr coupon

-12 Western Family Yogurt (pd $0.75 total)
sale for $0.25 ea
3 $0.75/4 Mfr coupons

-2 lb shredded mozzarella cheese (pd $4.99)
$1 mfr coupon
-5 Quaker Life Cereal (pd $1 ea)
sale, 5/$8
In ad coupon $3/5
-Carl Budding honey ham tub (pd $1.99)
$1 Mfr coupon

Harmons:
-2 quilted northern 12pk toilet paper (pd $4.48 ea)
sale $5.48 ea
2 $1 mfr coupons

Albertson:
-2 lb Tillamook cheddar cheese (pd $2.99)
$3 in ad coupon
$1 mfr coupon
-2 Hot pockets (pd $1.39 ea)
2 $0.49 preferred customer savings

Target:
-Wonka Gummies (pd $0.59)
$1 mfr coupon
-Daisy sour cream (pd $1.39)
$0.50 mfr coupon
-2 Yoplait fiber 1 (pd $0.50 ea)
2 $1 mfr coupon
-softsoap ensembles refill (pd $1.49)
$1 mfr coupon
-Garnier Conditioner (pd $1.99)
$1 mfr coupon
-Aussie Shampoo (pd $1.99)
$1 mfr coupon
-2 cascadian farms cereal (pd $1 ea)
$1 mfr coupon
$1/2 target coupon
-2 Special K bars, 1 Special K crisps (pd $0.92 ea)
sale, buy 2 bars, get crisps free
2 $1 target coupons

Walmart:
-2 Bar S hot dogs (pd $0.33 ea)
$1/2 mfr coupon
-Post-It notes (free)
$1 mfr coupon
-Chef Requested Bacon Wrapped Steaks (pd $0.68)
$3 mfr coupon
-weight watchers cream cheese (pd $0.84)
$1 mfr coupon
-Huggies diapers (pd $5.97)
$3 mfr coupon

So yeah. Lots of coupons, lots of time. Not all of them were almost free or anything like that, but those that weren't were more likely to be things I needed. However, while it wasn't as good as I will get once my stockpile is built up, it was enough to give me $30 to work with this week, though I will probably spend some of that to get a Sunday paper so that I can get more coupons. Hopefully next time I go full on grocery shopping, I'll also be able to do it with fewer stores, and less time.