Low-country store deals
Food Storage deals for the Low-country: week of November 14-19
Kroger: perks: fuel points, including fuel points on gift cards, customer card required for deals
General Mills cereal 4/10, when buy 4 get a free gallon of milk
2L pop .79 (generic brand)
Clorox bleach 96 oz 1.99 (not food, but good to have for cleaning and hurricane supplies)
Publix: (sale runs 11/17-11/23)
turkey .59/lb--yeah!
celery-B1G1 (1.79)
sweet potatoes .39/lb
butter 2/4 (good price for butter, usually over 2.50/lb)
Birds Eye frozen veggies 50% off
Hellmans mayo B1G1 (5.37)
Wesson veg oil B1G1 (4.49)
Chex cereal B1G1 (3.59)--under $2 a box
Piggly Wiggly: (sale runs 11/16-11/29)
PW canned veggies 2/1--canned veggies occasionally come on sale for better price, but right now & recently this is one of the better sale prices
Food Lion: this week a lot of the sales available at Food Lion are also at other stores, but the other stores have slightly better sales (in my opinion) sales run 11/16-11/24
Bi-Lo: sale runs 11/16-11/24
4lb Dixie Crystals Sugar 1.99
some good deals on perishables (cream cheese .99, meat-turkey .59/lb with $35 purchase, produce-celery .99)
Other deals this week:
Target: Stove top .89, cream soup .59, canned veggies .49, swanson broth .59
Grocery Shopping Tips:
- Basically the more you can stock up when things are on sale, the less over-time you will be spending on groceries. Stock up ONLY on things your family will eat and be able to use before the items go bad.
- Know what the prices of products are at your favorite stores, so when you get the ads, you can compare the price. Compare prices with Sams club, online prices, etc. Stock up when the sale price is less than the cheapest price elsewhere.
- Write (or type) the prices down so you have them available. Prices of produce can change quickly, but in general expect price changes every month or two on produce items that are seasonal. Other products, the prices do change (and sometimes by quite a bit), but usually they stay close to the same price over a period of months. As you keep a price list--both of regular prices and of sale prices, you’ll be able to see patterns in sales and prices--when things are cheapest, how often things come on sale, etc.
- Sales ads: some things are drastically on sale--called “loss leaders”--to get you in the store, other things aren’t necessarily marked down in price, they are simply “for sale” so just because it is in the ad does not mean it is on sale or even a good price. Remember a bargain is only such if you can and will actually use the item, it still costs money, but less than full-price.
- Meats & produce: set a per pound price that you are comfortable with paying and find deals that are at or below that price. Example: meats $2/lb or less; produce depends on the type, but in general $1.50/lb or less. For some more examples of produce see this post.
- Cereals, breads: set a price per unit (box, ounce, loaf) that you are willing to pay and then find the deals that are at or below that price. Example: cereal--$2/box or less; loaf of bread--$1.50/loaf or less.
- Menu Shop: In a previous post I mentioned how to save on grocery bills by making menus, see that post here. But in general, when making a menu follow these steps:
- First: what perishables do you have on hand that need to be used
- Second: what sales are available
- Third: Food Storage items to rotate into meals
- Fourth: Special Occasions--birthdays, holidays, potlucks, etc.
- Using coupons? For some things combining a coupon with the sale price at stores and pharmacies is a great deal (Walgreens, CVS). Sometimes the generic brand or another brand is still cheaper. But when using coupons with sales--Publix B1G1 free deals are a great way to use coupons. So are stores that offer double coupons: Kroger and some other store offer double coupons up to 50 cents. (ex. if you have a 50 cent off coupon on a cereal, you get the 50 cent then Kroger takes off another 50 cents automatically--yeah!)
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