Weekly deals - July 14th-30th 2011

I've been on vacation for the last two weeks, which greatly reduced my shopping. I even missed a 20x the points event, the first since I started couponing. However, I took the time to organize my coupon binder and to pick up a few items. Here's what I picked up:

July 18th 2011 - Metro
2x Delverde pasta: 1.98 - $1.00 WUB2 coupon (from gocoupons.ca) = $0.98 (saved $1.00)
Tax: $0.00
Total paid: $0.98
Total saved: $1.00

July 20th 2011 - Canadian Tire
Greenworks Cleaner: $2.00 - $1.50 coupon (from websaver.ca) = $0.50 (saved $1.50)
Tax: $0.26
CT Money: $0.25
Total paid: $0.51
Total saved: $1.75

July 22nd 2011 - Food Basics
Golden Oreo Cookies: $1.88 - $0.75 coupon (from What's Cooking Magazine) = $1.13 (saved $0.75)
Tax: $0.00
Total paid: $1.13
Total saved: $0.75

July 22nd 2011 - No Frills
Mango Chipotle Kraft Dressing (475 mL): $1.99 - $0.75 coupon (from What's Cooking Magazine): $1.24 (saved $0.75)
Tax: $0.00
Total paid: $1.24
Total saved: $0.75

July 22nd 2011 - Metro
2x Catelli Smart Pasta: $3.34 - 2 $0.75 coupons (from websaver.ca) = $1.84 (saved $1.50)
Tax: $0.00
Total paid: $1.84
Total saved: $1.50

July 29th 2011 - Guardian
2x Sunlight GreenClean Detergent: $5.54 - 2 $1.00 coupons (from save.ca) = $3.54 (saved $12.44)
Tax: $0.83
Total paid: $4.37
Total saved: $12.44


July 30th 2011 - Zellers
3x Pepsi (6x710 mL): $5.97 (price matched Lawtons) + $1.80 (deposit) = $7.17 (saved $8.40)
Tax: $0.81
SPC Discount: $0.60
Total paid: $7.98
Total saved: $9.00

During my trip, I revealed my couponing to my sister and mother. My sister made fun of me at first, but got to profit from my couponing a bit: I gave her a coupon for almond milk, a Meow Mix FPC, and told her about the LaRoche-Posay deal at SDM. She got 3 kits for the price of 1 so far. My mother has said that she'll start saving coupons for me.

One of the best things about going away for vacation is the pile of mail waiting when you return. It was huge!! I should have taken a picture of it, but I was too excited to open all of the envelopes and get my coupons organized!

My total saved for the last two weeks was $27.19, bringing my total saved so far to $696.58! I hope this week will bring bigger savings.