Friday, November 6, 2009

Groceries This Week

It had been almost three weeks since my last "big" grocery trip, so yesterday I took Remy with me while Ollie stayed home with Barry and Jackson (who stayed home sick from school). I saved 37%, or $125.22, by shopping sales and using coupons.
The best deals:

Two pounds each of shredded cheese, on sale for $4.99-$1.50 coupon=$3.49 each. I usually buy the smaller 2 cup packages; at this price they would be $0.87 each.
Betty Crocker cake mix and frosting:

Cake was $0.97 each, frosting was $1.49-$0.50 coupon=$0.99 each. If you buy 5, you get $2 off, so each cake mix=$0.57 and frosting=$0.59.
Bagels, English muffins and tortillas (Jackson likes bagels for breakfast quite often):

Bagels were $0.99 each; English muffins were $0.50 each, tortillas were $0.99.
Crackers:

Townhouse crackers were $1.97 each-$1.50/2 coupon=$1.22 per box; Dare Breton crackers were $1.99-$0.50 coupon=$1.49.
Baking ingredients:

General Mills whole wheat flour=$1.99
Fisher peanuts were $2.22-$1 coupon=$1.22
Nestle chocolate chips were $1.49-$0.50 coupon=$0.99
Cheap lunches:

Hormel Chili Masters were buy 1 get 1 free for $3.49-$2 coupon=$0.75 each.
Geisha tuna=$0.50 each
Coffee:

Caribou Coffee beans were $7.97-$2 coupon=$5.97
Not pictured:
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, free with a huge jar of Skippy peanut butter
More Fisher sunflower seeds for $0.29 after $1 coupon
Yoplait yogurt: 12/$5, used $0.50/6 and $0.40/6 coupons=$0.34 each
E.L. Fudge cookies: Buy 1 get 1 free at $3.49=$1.75 each
Angel Soft toilet paper, 12 double rolls: $4.94-$0.40 coupon=$4.54
Sparkle paper towels, 8 pack: $4.94-$1 coupon=$3.94
5 pounds potatoes: Buy 1 get 1 free at $2.47=$1.24 each
Milk: $1.97 each (very unusual to see milk under $3 up here!)
At the end of all that, I did succumb to the "Hunter's Pack" of donuts--it was getting close to lunch time, I was hungry!

2 comments:

Tiffany said...

Where did you shop?

Jenny said...

Super One Foods--found in North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and UP of Michigan. Thanks for stopping by!