It was a pretty good day at the grocery stores. I had a $ 5.00 King Soopers Gift certificate that DH had gotten for subscribing to the newspaper, and that more than paid for two 20 oz. boxes of Kellogs Raisin Bran, and a large fresh pineapple. I had a $1.00 off coupon for the cereal, and it was on sale for $1.67 a box, so they cost only $1.17 each. They have coupons for free DVD's on them too! The pineapple was a loss leader at only a dollar. Total saved was $7.51, and total spent was $3.34, so it was all free, and I still have credit.
At Albertsons, I got six cans of Kuner's chili beans for 44 cents each, and five cans of Campbell's tomato soup for 34 cents each, with a coupon and the sale price. I spent $4.34 and saved $5.43.
This is how I shop, and I can save quite a bit of money combining loss leader prices and coupons. I don't use a lot of coupons, and don't spend much time on collecting them. It is the Sunday papers, only. I buy Wal-Mart's store brands much of the time.
Most of my grocery list revolves around loss leaders, and meat that has been marked down.
I spend very little on groceries this way.
One store is on the way to where my mom lives , and the other is close by. I go to visit her twice a week, and hit the sales on the way.
So, today, I saved $12.94 which I will add to my challenge money.
Free food today
March 23rd, 2007 at 04:52 pm
March 23rd, 2007 at 06:05 pm 1174673129
I too plan my shopping around the loss leaders and the sale items. I generally stock my pantry this way.
Yesterday I bought three packs of butter because they were on sale for $1.68. (I don't do margarine.)
I also bought fresh pineapple... but mine was $2.48. I'd love it if they were a dollar! The only time I buy fresh pineapple is if it is $2.50 or less.
March 23rd, 2007 at 11:41 pm 1174693277
If you have Kroger stores in your area, they probably have the same specials as King Soopers. Kroger is the parent company of KS.
I don't do margarine either. $1.68 is a great price for a pound of butter.
Isn't it amazing how much you can save on food with a little effort?
March 24th, 2007 at 02:17 pm 1174745833
I'm limited to HyVee, Walmart, Fareway and Aldi.
I don't ever go to Walmart or Fareway.
I also have to deal with the fact that the Smartsource and Vlassis coupon inserts in my area aren't nearly as good as what other people get in other parts of the country ... or even other parts of the state.
My mom lives about two hours away and she gets more coupons in her paper than I get.