Groceries 2.25.09

I'm a day late, and a dollar short, but that's the way this week has been. I was less organized this week than usual, so not only did I miss out on some great deals, but I was running all over town needlessly. I'll do better next week.

Here is what I purchased (at Smith's, Albertsons, and Maceys):

• 4 - 12 oz pkgs Buddig Deli Cuts sandwich meat - $1.19 ea
• 2 - 16 oz pkgs WF Jumbo Franks - $.99 ea
• 1 - 2 lb bag baby carrots - $1.69
• 1 - Reese's peanut butter cups - $.39 (treat for 4-year-old being good while shopping)

• 1 - 16 oz Nabisco Saltines - $.97
• 6 - 7 oz Banquet pot pies - 3/$1.00 (freeze for Hubby's lunch when there are no leftovers)
• 2 - 1.9 oz granular Splenda sweetener - $.85 ea (essential with a diabetic husband)
• 2 - dozen large eggs - $.99 ea
• 1 - 14 ct. Crystal Lite on the Go - $1.75
• 1 - 20 oz Nabisco Oreo cookies - $1.75 (required to provide 1 pkg of cookies to preschool each month)

• 3 - gallons milk - $1.49 ea
• 3 - 10.75 oz Campbell's Soup at Hand - $.80 ea
• 1 - 12 oz Hawaii's Own juice blends - $.70
• 3 - 10.75 oz Albertsons chicken noodle soup - 3/$1.00
• 4 - 8 oz pkgs cheese (cheddar, mozzarella, mexican blend) - $1.48 ea
• 1 - Oral B Pulsar toothbrush - $3.50 (to help 4-year-old improve his teethbrushing)

The total I spent on all the above is $38.60, saved $54.41 (58.5%). (Technically, I only spent $18.60 because I used 2 $10/purchase Catalina coupons, but I factor those into the totals on the day I receive them, so I'm considering it $38.60.) Unfortunately, I also had several items I needed for the week that weren't on sale at any of the other stores, so I also jumped over to Walmart after dropping my son off at preschool.
There, I bought:

• 1 box Carnation Essentials - $2.92
• 1 bottle vinegar - $.84
• 1 bottle grated parmesan - $2.74
• 2 cans pinto beans - $.62 ea
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro - $.30
• 2 eggplant - $2.97
• 1 red onion - $.55
• 1 pkg Life Balance whole wheat tortillas - $2.03
• 1 4-pack BeneFIT high fiber yogurt - $1.78

Walmart total: $15.88.

THEN, I had a coupon for a free loaf of french bread at Albertsons, but their bread comes out of the oven fresh and hot at 4 pm. So, at 4, I ran back over to Albertsons (only 3 blocks away) to grab a couple more dozen eggs ($.99 ea) and received my free loaf of french bread, which we ate with our dinner that night. :)

Total: $2.04, saved $3.09 (60.2%)




GRAND TOTAL for the day's shopping: $56.52 (over budget again!!! )
Grand savings: $57.50 (50.4%)
Okay, but not fantastic. It was not an extremely successful, feel-proud-of-myself shopping days. I didn't save as much as I normally can, I was all over the place (4 stores!!!), and I was just generally disorganized. Ugh.

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